US 12,074,559 B2
Photovoltaic module mount
Nathan Schuknecht, Golden, CO (US); and Benjamin C. de Fresart, Chandler, AZ (US)
Assigned to ARRAY TECH, INC., Albuquerque, NM (US)
Filed by ARRAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Albuquerque, NM (US)
Filed on Aug. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/816,692.
Prior Publication US 2024/0039459 A1, Feb. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. H02S 20/32 (2014.01); B23P 13/02 (2006.01)
CPC H02S 20/32 (2014.12) [B23P 13/02 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A photovoltaic module (PV) mounting system comprising:
a module clamp that includes:
a first side wall having a top edge and a bottom edge;
a second side wall having a top edge and a bottom edge; and
a connecting structure that couples at least portions of the top edges of the first and second side walls to form an elongated body having end sections and a central section that is positioned between the end sections, wherein a distance between the first and second walls at the central section is less than distances between the first and second walls at the end sections and wherein the bottom edges of the first and second side walls at the central section define at least a portion of an outer shape of a torque tube; and
a torque tube band coupled to the first and second side walls and configured to surround at least a portion of the torque tube.