Solar panel folding mechanism for container

Abstract

The invention discloses a solar panel folding mechanism for a container, which comprises a plurality of sets of folding mechanisms which are independently arranged along the longitudinal direction of the container, and each set of folding mechanism consists of a lifting rotating device and a folding device which is driven by the lifting rotating device to lift and is used for supporting and mounting a solar panel; the lifting rotating device comprises a lifting rod, a movable support, a folding hinge and a folding telescopic rod. Each set of folding mechanism comprises two sets of folding devices which are installed and hinged to the two sides of a movable support of the lifting rotating device, and each set of folding device comprises two solar panel installation plates and an unfolding telescopic rod. And the two solar panel mounting plates form a folding structure which is parallel when being contracted and forms a plane when being unfolded. The solar panel folding mechanism can be completely folded in the container, and a plurality of solar panel folding mechanisms can be folded in a single container. The folding action of the solar panel folding mechanism is achieved through movement of a mechanical structure, the sun can be tracked through rotation, and multimodal transport can be carried out along with a container.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of mechanical design, in particular to the technical field of container design and manufacturing, and specifically relates to a solar panel folding mechanism for a container. Background Art

[0002] As solar energy is widely used, the solar photovoltaic industry is gradually becoming an emerging sunrise industry. Solar photovoltaic panel components are a type of power generation device that generates direct current when exposed to sunlight, but currently most solar panels are placed on top of a fixed base, which makes it difficult to transport and install them quickly and easily. Containers, as an important means of transporting goods in global trade, can participate in multimodal transport. In order to solve the problem of rapid use of solar panels, solar panels are arranged on containers, which can be easily transported to various places for power generation, eliminating the steps of installing solar panels, and at the same time the mechanical structure can track the movement of the sun. Summary of the invention

[0003] The present invention discloses a solar panel folding mechanism for a container in view of the deficiencies of the prior art. The present invention aims to provide a solar panel folding mechanism installed on a container which can be folded and lifted in time.

[0004] The present invention is achieved through the following technical solutions:

[0005] A solar panel folding mechanism for a container, characterized in that it comprises a plurality of folding mechanisms independently arranged along the longitudinal direction of the container, each folding mechanism being composed of a lifting and rotating device and a folding device for supporting and installing the solar panel driven by the lifting and rotating device;

[0006] The lifting and rotating device comprises: a lifting rod, a movable bracket, a folding hinge and a folding telescopic rod; the lifting rod is a telescopic support rod, the lower end of which is fixed on the longitudinal center line of the bottom surface of the container, and the upper end is hinged to the middle part of the movable bracket; the movable bracket is a crossbeam arranged along the longitudinal direction of the container, two sets of folding hinges are respectively arranged at both ends of the crossbeam, and two sets of folding telescopic rods are respectively fixedly arranged below the two ends of the crossbeam through supports;

[0007] Each set of folding mechanism includes: two groups of folding devices installed and hinged on both sides of the movable bracket of the lifting and rotating device, each group of folding devices includes two solar panel mounting plates and unfolding telescopic rods; the two solar panel mounting plates are hinged by unfolding hinges on one side of each solar panel mounting plate to form a folding structure that is parallel when retracted and forms a plane when unfolded; the other edge of the solar panel mounting plate installed close to the longitudinal inner side of the container is hinged to one side of the movable bracket through two folding hinges on the same side, and at the same time, the bottom surface of the solar panel mounting plate is driven and hinged with the two folding telescopic rods on the same side of the movable bracket.

[0008] Furthermore, the present invention drives two solar panel mounting plates hinged by an unfolding hinge to unfold and retract by two sets of synchronously operating unfolding telescopic rods; the bottom of each unfolding telescopic rod is fixed on the unfolding hinge, and the telescopic end is hinged to two identical connecting plates, and the other ends of the two connecting plates are respectively driven and hinged to the two solar panel mounting plates.

[0009] Furthermore, a rotating telescopic rod for driving the movable bracket to tilt and rotate is arranged between the lifting rod and the bottom surface of the movable bracket.

[0010] Furthermore, each set of folding mechanisms independently arranged along the longitudinal direction of the container is installed with four groups of foldable solar panels, and the four groups of foldable solar panels are supported and installed on a foldable and retractable solar panel mounting plate arranged along the transverse direction of the container.

[0011] Furthermore, when the lifting rod of the lifting and rotating device is retracted, each folding mechanism is in a retracted state and is located in the container and is retracted and fixed along the longitudinal direction of the container.

[0012] Furthermore, the lifting rod, folding telescopic rod, unfolding telescopic rod and rotating telescopic rod are all lifting or telescopic adjustment structures composed of a hydraulic cylinder, an air cylinder and / or an adjusting screw rod.

[0013] The solar panel folding mechanism of the present invention can be completely folded inside a container, and a single container can fold multiple solar panel folding mechanisms. The folding action of the solar panel folding mechanism is achieved through the movement of the mechanical structure, and can track the sun through rotation, and can follow the container for multimodal transport. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the container solar panel of the present invention in an unfolded state;

[0015] Figure 2 It is a front cross-sectional schematic diagram of the container solar panel of the present invention in an unfolded state;

[0016] Figure 3 It is a front cross-sectional schematic diagram of the container solar panel of the present invention in a retracted state;

[0017] Figure 4 It is a schematic cross-sectional view of the end face of the container solar panel of the present invention in the unfolded state;

[0018] Figure 5 It is a schematic cross-sectional view of the container solar panel of the present invention in a retracted state;

[0019] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the container solar panel folding device of the present invention in a retracted state;

[0020] Figure 7 This is a front view of the container solar panel lifting and rotating device of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram of the unilateral contraction state of the folding and lifting rotating device of the present invention.

[0022] In the figure, 1 is a folding device, 2 is a lifting and rotating device, 1-1 is an unfolding hinge, 1-2 is a connecting plate, 1-3 is a solar panel mounting plate, 1-4 is an unfolding telescopic rod, 1-5 is a folding ear plate, 2-1 is a lifting rod, 2-2 is a movable bracket, 2-3 is a folding hinge, 2-4 is a rotating ear plate, 2-5 is a rotating telescopic rod, and 2-6 is a folding telescopic rod; J is a container, and T is a solar panel. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] The present invention is further described below in conjunction with specific implementation methods. The specific implementation methods are further descriptions of the principles of the present invention and do not limit the present invention in any way. Technologies that are the same or similar to the present invention do not exceed the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0024] Combined with the attached pictures.

[0025] As shown in the figure, the container solar panel folding mechanism of the present invention includes multiple sets of folding mechanisms independently arranged along the longitudinal direction of the container, and each set of folding mechanisms is composed of a lifting and rotating device 2 and a folding device 1 for supporting and installing a solar panel driven by the lifting and rotating device 2.

[0026] The lifting and rotating device 2 comprises: a lifting rod 2-1, a movable bracket 2-2, a folding hinge 2-3 and a folding telescopic rod 2-6; the lifting rod 1 is a telescopic support rod, the lower end of which is fixed on the longitudinal center line of the bottom surface of the container, and the upper end is hinged to the middle part of the movable bracket 2-2; the movable bracket 2-2 is a crossbeam arranged along the longitudinal direction of the container, and two sets of folding hinges 2-3 are respectively arranged at both ends of the crossbeam, and two sets of folding telescopic rods 2-6 are respectively fixedly arranged below the two ends of the crossbeam through supports;

[0027] Each set of folding mechanism includes: two groups of folding devices 1 installed and hinged on both sides of the movable bracket 2-2 of the lifting and rotating device 2, each group of folding devices 1 includes two solar panel mounting plates 1-3 and an unfolding telescopic rod 1-4; the two solar panel mounting plates 1-3 are hinged by the unfolding hinges 1-1 on one side of each solar panel mounting plate 1-3 to form a folding structure that is parallel when retracted and forms a plane when unfolded; the other edge of the solar panel mounting plate 1-3 installed close to the longitudinal inner side of the container is hinged to one side of the movable bracket 2-2 through two folding hinges 2-3 on the same side, and at the same time, the bottom surface of the solar panel mounting plate 1-3 is driven and hinged with the two folding telescopic rods 2-6 on the same side of the movable bracket 2-2.

[0028] The two solar panel mounting plates 1-3 hinged by the unfolding hinge 1-1 are driven to unfold and retract by two sets of synchronously running unfolding telescopic rods 1-4; the bottom of each unfolding telescopic rod 1-4 is fixed on the unfolding hinge 1-1, and the telescopic end is hinged to two identical connecting plates 1-2, and the other ends of the two connecting plates 1-2 are respectively driven to hinge with the two solar panel mounting plates 1-3.

[0029] A rotating telescopic rod 2-5 for driving the movable bracket 2-2 to tilt and rotate is also arranged between the lifting rod 2-1 and the bottom surface of the movable bracket 2-2.

[0030] As shown in the figure, the solar panel folding mechanism for a container in this embodiment includes a lifting and rotating device 2 arranged on the container, and a folding device 1 driven to lift by the lifting and rotating device 2.

[0031] The lifting and rotating device 2 is arranged on the longitudinal center line of the container, and includes: a lifting rod 2-1, a movable bracket 2-2, a folding hinge 2-3, a rotating ear plate 2-4, a rotating telescopic rod 2-5 and a folding telescopic rod 2-6; the movable bracket 2-2 adopts a welded structure, and the center position of the movable bracket 2-2 is installed on the lifting rod 2-1 through a round pin and a cotter pin; two groups of folding hinges 2-3 are respectively arranged at both ends of the movable bracket 2-2 for installing the folding device 1; the lifting rod 2-1 and the movable bracket 2-2 are provided with rotating ear plates 2-4 at appropriate positions, and one end of the rotating telescopic rod 2-5 is hingedly installed on the rotating ear plate 2-4 of the lifting rod 2-1 through a round pin, and the other end is hinged on the movable bracket 2-2; the fixed end of the folding telescopic rod 2-6 is installed on the movable bracket 2-2.

[0032] The folding device 1 is installed on the lifting and rotating device 2 in an articulated manner, and includes an unfolding hinge 1-1, a connecting plate 1-2, a solar panel mounting plate 1-3, a telescopic rod 1-4 and an ear plate 1-5; two adjacent groups of solar panel mounting panels 1-3 are hingedly connected by the hinge 1-1; the telescopic end of the telescopic rod 2-6 is flexibly connected to the first group of solar panel mounting panels 1-3 at a certain angle through a circular pin, so that the first group of solar panel mounting panels 1-3 can be unfolded and rotated to track the sun; the fixed end of the telescopic rod 1-4 is installed between the two adjacent groups of solar panel mounting panels 1-3, and the telescopic end is flexibly connected to the solar panel mounting panels 1-3 on both sides at a certain angle through a circular pin by a connecting plate, so that the second group of solar panel mounting panels 1-3 can be unfolded.

[0033] As shown in the figure, the solar panel folding mechanism for a container includes a folding device 1 and a lifting and rotating device 2 .

[0034] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 , Figure 4 , Figure 5 , Figure 6 , Figure 8 As shown, the folding device 1 includes a hinge 1-1, a connecting plate 1-2, a solar panel mounting plate 1-3, an unfolding telescopic rod 1-4, and a folding ear plate 1-5. The two solar panel mounting plates 1-3 are folded and unfolded by the unfolding hinge 1-1. The bottom of the unfolding telescopic rod 1-4 is fixed to the unfolding hinge 1-1, and the other end is hinged to the two connecting plates 1-2 at the same time. The other ends of the two connecting plates 1-2 are respectively installed on the sides of the two solar panel mounting plates 1-3. The reciprocating motion of the unfolding telescopic rod 1-4 drives the hinge point to move, so that the folding and unfolding of the two solar panel mounting plates 1-3 are realized.

[0035] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 , Figure 4 , Figure 5 , Figure 7 , Figure 8 As shown, the lifting and rotating device 2 includes a lifting rod 2-1, a movable bracket 2-2, a folding hinge 2-3, a rotating ear plate 2-4, a rotating telescopic rod 2-5, and a folding telescopic rod 2-6. The lifting rod 2-1 is fixed on the container chassis, and the lifting rod 2-1 and the movable bracket 2-2 are connected by round pins and cotter pins. The rotating telescopic rod 2-5 is installed between the movable bracket 2-2 and the lifting rod 2-1. The movable bracket 2-2 rotates around the round pin through the telescopic drive of the rotating telescopic rod 2-5, so that the folding device 1 drives the solar panel T to rotate along the length direction of the container to track the sun. The folding hinges 2-3 are arranged at both ends of the movable bracket 2-2. The folding hinges 2-3 are respectively hinged to the sides of the inner solar panel mounting plates 1-3 in the two folding devices 1. The folding telescopic rod 2-6 is installed between the movable bracket 2-2 and the folding ear plate 1-5. Through the telescopic drive of the folding telescopic rod 2-6, the solar panel mounting plate 1-3 rotates around the folding hinge 2-3, so that the folding device is flattened and the container rotates in the horizontal width direction to track the sun.

Claims

1. A solar panel folding mechanism for a container, characterized in that: It includes multiple sets of folding mechanisms independently arranged along the longitudinal direction of the container, each set of folding mechanisms is composed of a lifting and rotating device, and a folding device driven by the lifting and rotating device to support and install the solar panel; The lifting and rotating device comprises: a lifting rod, a movable bracket, a folding hinge and a folding telescopic rod; the lifting rod is a telescopic support rod, the lower end of which is fixed on the longitudinal center line of the bottom surface of the container, and the upper end is hinged to the middle part of the movable bracket; the movable bracket is a crossbeam arranged along the longitudinal direction of the container, two sets of folding hinges are respectively arranged at both ends of the crossbeam, and two sets of folding telescopic rods are respectively fixedly arranged below the two ends of the crossbeam through supports; Each set of folding mechanism includes: two groups of folding devices installed and hinged on both sides of the movable bracket of the lifting and rotating device, each group of folding devices includes two solar panel mounting plates and unfolding telescopic rods; the two solar panel mounting plates are hinged by unfolding hinges on one side of each solar panel mounting plate to form a folding structure that is parallel when retracted and forms a plane when unfolded; the other edge of the solar panel mounting plate installed close to the longitudinal inner side of the container is hinged to one side of the movable bracket through two folding hinges on the same side, and at the same time, the bottom surface of the solar panel mounting plate is driven and hinged with the two folding telescopic rods on the same side of the movable bracket.

2. The solar panel folding mechanism for a container according to claim 1, characterized in that: The two solar panel mounting plates hinged by the unfolding hinges are driven to unfold and retract by two sets of synchronously running unfolding telescopic rods; the bottom of each unfolding telescopic rod is fixed on the unfolding hinge, and the telescopic end is hinged to two identical connecting plates, and the other ends of the two connecting plates are respectively driven to hinge to the two solar panel mounting plates.

3. The solar panel folding mechanism for a container according to claim 2, characterized in that: A rotating telescopic rod for driving the movable bracket to tilt and rotate is also arranged between the lifting rod and the bottom surface of the movable bracket.

4. The solar panel folding mechanism for a container according to claim 3, characterized in that: Each set of folding mechanisms independently arranged along the longitudinal direction of the container is installed with four groups of foldable solar panels, and the four groups of foldable solar panels are supported and installed on a foldable and retractable solar panel installation plate arranged along the transverse direction of the container.

5. The solar panel folding mechanism for a container according to claim 3, characterized in that: When the lifting rod of the lifting and rotating device is retracted, each folding mechanism is in a retracted state and is located in the container and is retracted and fixed along the longitudinal direction of the container.

6. The solar panel folding mechanism for a container according to claim 3, characterized in that: The lifting rod, folding telescopic rod, unfolding telescopic rod and rotating telescopic rod are all lifting or telescopic adjustment structures composed of hydraulic cylinders, air cylinders and / or adjusting screw rods.

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