US 12,476,581 B1
Solar panel bracket fastening device
Chun-Wei Chang, Tainan (TW)
Assigned to JY OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES CO., LTD.
Filed by Chun-Wei Chang, Tainan (TW)
Filed on Aug. 1, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/791,440.
Int. Cl. F16B 2/18 (2006.01); F16B 7/18 (2006.01); H02S 30/10 (2014.01)
CPC H02S 30/10 (2014.12) [F16B 7/187 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A solar panel bracket fastening device comprising:
a positioning frame (1) having two positioning parts (11) and a base (12), the two positioning parts (11) each having a first end and a second end, the two respective first ends of the two positioning parts (11) connected to two ends of the base (12), a width of the first end increasing towards the second end of each of the two positioning parts (11), the positioning frame (1) installed in a groove (200) of an aluminum frame (100), with the second ends of the two positioning parts (11) pressing against an opening of the groove (200), the base (12) resting against an inner bottom surface of the groove (200);
a locking block (2) movably installed within the groove (200) and located between the two positioning parts (11) of the positioning frame (1), the locking block (2) having a locking hole (21) defined therethrough, an opening of the locking hole (21) located corresponding to the opening of the groove (200), and
a screw (3) movably locked into the locking block (2) and including a screw head (31) and a shaft (32), the screw head (31) formed to one of two ends of the shaft (32), another one of the two ends of the shaft (32) passing through the opening of the groove (200) and locked into the locking hole (21) of the locking block (2), wherein the positioning frame (1) is installed in the groove (200) of the aluminum frame (100), the second ends of the positioning parts (11) press against the opening of the groove (200), a friction between the positioning frame (1) and the aluminum frame (100) is created such that the positioning frame (1) is prevented from detaching from the groove (200), the locking block (2) is confined between the two positioning parts (11) and does not slide or fall off.