CPC H02S 20/32 (2014.12) [F16H 57/029 (2013.01); F24S 30/425 (2018.05); F24S 40/10 (2018.05); F16H 2057/02039 (2013.01); F24S 2030/134 (2018.05)] | 11 Claims |
1. A device for securing an orientation of photovoltaic panels, comprising:
a stem for supporting an array assembly of the photovoltaic panels for producing an electrical current when exposed to sunlight, the array assembly further comprising eye blades positioned on a side opposite to a photovoltaic panel carrying side; and
a joint interconnecting the stem and the eye blades of the array assembly, wherein:
the joint comprises a hollow horizontal conduit and a bolting mechanism for adjustably coupling the eye blades to lateral ends of the hollow horizontal conduit;
the joint further comprises a vertical conduit coupled to the hollow horizontal conduit, and the vertical conduit carries a plate gear for cooperatively meshing with a stem gear carried at an upper portion of the stem; and
a side of each eye blade facing the hollow horizontal conduit carries an eye blade gear that cooperatively meshes with a conduit gear carried at or near each lateral end of the hollow horizontal conduit to secure the array assembly at a predetermined angle relative to a longitudinal axis passing through the stem.
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