Connecting piece for flexible support and photovoltaic system thereof

Abstract

The utility model relates to a connecting piece for a flexible support and a photovoltaic system thereof, and belongs to the field of photovoltaic technology, the connecting piece for the flexible support comprises an upper pressing plate and a lower bottom plate which are fixed together through a pressing plate bolt and a pressing plate nut, and a clamping device used for clamping a flexible rope, the upper pressing plate is provided with an upper groove and a first pressing plate, and the lower pressing plate is provided with a second groove. A first bottom plate is arranged on the lower bottom plate, and a photovoltaic module is clamped between the first pressing plate and the first bottom plate. The clamping device comprises a rope fastener, a first clamping block and a second clamping block, the clamping device is fixed on the lower bottom plate through the rope fastener, the rope fastener comprises a rope bolt and a rope nut, a square section is arranged on the rope bolt, and a bottom plate square hole and a clamping plate square hole which are matched with the square section are respectively formed in the lower bottom plate and the first clamping block. According to the utility model, the fixed connection between the photovoltaic assembly and the flexible rope can be rapidly realized, and the working efficiency is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of photovoltaics, and particularly relates to a connector for a flexible bracket and a photovoltaic system thereof. Background Art

[0002] Limited by terrain, the application of flexible photovoltaic systems has developed greatly. The photovoltaic modules of a flexible photovoltaic system are supported and fixed by flexible ropes, and the photovoltaic modules and the flexible ropes are connected and fixed through connectors. The connection and fixation between the photovoltaic modules and the flexible ropes is a weak link in the implementation of flexible photovoltaic systems. The existing fixing methods for photovoltaic modules and flexible ropes are inconvenient to install and have low efficiency. Summary of the Utility Model

[0003] The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to provide a connector for a flexible bracket and a photovoltaic system thereof, so as to realize the quick installation of photovoltaic modules and have high installation efficiency.

[0004] The utility model is realized as follows: a connector for a flexible bracket is provided, which includes an upper pressing plate and a lower bottom plate fixed together by a pressing plate bolt and a pressing plate nut, and a clamping device for clamping a flexible rope. An upper groove and a first pressing plate are respectively arranged on the upper pressing plate, a first bottom plate is arranged on the lower bottom plate, the pressing plate nut is arranged in the upper groove, and a photovoltaic module is clamped between the first pressing plate and the first bottom plate; the clamping device includes a rope fastener, a first clamping block and a second clamping block. The clamping device is fixed on the lower bottom plate through the rope fastener. An arc-shaped groove for placing the flexible rope is arranged in the middle of the first clamping block and the second clamping block. The rope fastener includes a rope bolt and a rope nut. A square section is arranged on the rope bolt, and a bottom plate square hole and a clamping plate square hole matched with the square section are respectively arranged on the lower bottom plate and the first clamping block. The rope bolt sequentially passes through the bottom plate square hole and the clamping plate square hole and is screwed and matched with the rope nut outside the second clamping block.

[0005] Further, an upper cushion block is arranged on the surface of the first pressing plate, and a lower cushion block opposite to the upper cushion block is arranged on the surface of the first bottom plate. The photovoltaic module is clamped between the upper cushion block and the lower cushion block.

[0006] Further, a first accommodation groove is arranged on the first pressing plate. The upper cushion block includes an upper limiting part, a top protection part and a side protection part. The top protection part is integrally connected with the upper limiting part and the side protection part respectively. The upper limiting part is placed in the first accommodation groove. The top protection part contacts the top surface of the clamped photovoltaic module, and the side protection part contacts the side surface of the clamped photovoltaic module.

[0007] Further, a second receiving groove is provided on the first bottom plate. The lower cushion block includes a lower limiting portion and a bottom protection portion that are integrally connected to each other. The lower limiting portion is placed in the second receiving groove, and the bottom protection portion contacts the bottom surface of the photovoltaic module to be clamped. An avoidance groove is provided between the side surface of the bottom protection portion and the lower bottom plate, and the side protection portion is located in the avoidance groove.

[0008] Further, a second pressing plate is further provided on the upper pressing plate. The second pressing plate and the first pressing plate are symmetrically located on both sides of the upper groove. A second bottom plate corresponding to the second pressing plate is further provided on the lower bottom plate. Upper cushion blocks are also provided on the surface of the second pressing plate, and lower cushion blocks corresponding to the upper cushion blocks are also provided on the surface of the second bottom plate.

[0009] Further, a third receiving groove is provided on the second pressing plate. The upper limiting portion of the upper cushion block is placed in the third receiving groove. The top protection portion of the upper cushion block contacts the top surface of another photovoltaic module to be clamped, and the side protection portion of the upper cushion block contacts the side surface of another photovoltaic module to be clamped.

[0010] Further, a fourth receiving groove is provided on the second bottom plate. The lower limiting portion of the lower cushion block is placed in the fourth receiving groove, and the bottom protection portion of the lower cushion block contacts the bottom surface of another photovoltaic module to be clamped.

[0011] Further, the pressing plate nut is a directional nut.

[0012] Further, an outer buckle is further provided on the upper pressing plate. The outer buckle protrudes from the bottom surface of the upper pressing plate. An inner buckle is provided on the lower bottom plate. The inner buckle and the outer buckle are buckled and connected to each other, and the outer buckle restricts the upward movement of the inner buckle.

[0013] The present utility model is implemented as follows. A photovoltaic system is further provided. The photovoltaic system includes a plurality of photovoltaic modules and a flexible bracket. The flexible bracket includes a flexible rope. During the erection process of the photovoltaic system, a flexible bracket connector as described above is used to fix a plurality of photovoltaic modules on the flexible rope.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the flexible support connector and the photovoltaic system of the present utility model. The flexible support connector includes an upper pressing plate and a lower bottom plate fixed together by a pressing plate bolt and a pressing plate nut, and a clamping device for clamping a flexible rope. An upper groove and a first pressing plate are respectively arranged on the upper pressing plate, a first bottom plate is arranged on the lower bottom plate, and a photovoltaic module is clamped between the first pressing plate and the first bottom plate. The clamping device includes a rope fastener, a first clamping block and a second clamping block. The clamping device is fixed on the lower bottom plate by the rope fastener. The rope fastener includes a rope bolt and a rope nut. A square section is arranged on the rope bolt, and a bottom plate square hole and a clamping plate square hole matching with the square section are respectively arranged on the lower bottom plate and the first clamping block. The rope bolt sequentially passes through the bottom plate square hole and the clamping plate square hole and is screwed and matched with the rope nut outside the second clamping block. The present utility model can quickly realize the fixed connection between the photovoltaic module and the flexible rope, improving the work efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment of the flexible support connector of the present utility model;

[0016] Figure 2 is Figure 1 a three-dimensional schematic diagram from another angle;

[0017] Figure 3 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of another embodiment of the flexible support connector of the present utility model;

[0018] Figure 4 is Figure 3 a three-dimensional schematic diagram from another angle;

[0019] Figure 5 is Figure 3 an exploded schematic diagram;

[0020] Figure 6 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the photovoltaic system of the present utility model. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

[0021] In order to make the technical problems, technical solutions and beneficial effects to be solved by the present utility model clearer, the present utility model will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present utility model and are not used to limit the present utility model.

[0022] Please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 5As shown in the figure, a preferred embodiment of the connecting piece for the flexible bracket of the present utility model includes an upper pressing plate 3 and a lower bottom plate 4 fixed together by a pressing plate bolt 1 and a pressing plate nut 2, and a clamping device 5 for clamping the flexible rope A. In this embodiment, the upper pressing plate 3 and the lower bottom plate 4 are fixed together by two groups of pressing plate bolts 1 and pressing plate nuts 2.

[0023] An upper groove 31 and a first pressing plate 32 are respectively arranged on the upper pressing plate 3, and a first bottom plate 41 is arranged on the lower bottom plate 4. The pressing plate nut 2 is arranged in the upper groove 31, and the photovoltaic module B is clamped between the first pressing plate 32 and the first bottom plate 41.

[0024] The clamping device 5 includes a rope fastener 51, a first clamping block 52 and a second clamping block 53. The clamping device 5 is fixed on the lower bottom plate 4 by the rope fastener 51. An arc-shaped groove 54 for placing the flexible rope A is arranged in the middle of the first clamping block 52 and the second clamping block 53. Anti-slip grooves are arranged on the surface of the arc-shaped groove 54 to prevent the flexible rope A from sliding in the clamping device 5.

[0025] The rope fastener 51 includes a rope bolt 55 and a rope nut 56. A square section 57 is arranged on the rope bolt 55, and a bottom plate square hole 42 and a clamping plate square hole 58 that cooperate with the square section 57 are respectively arranged on the lower bottom plate 4 and the first clamping block 52. The rope bolt 55 passes through the bottom plate square hole 42 and the clamping plate square hole 58 in sequence and is screwed and matched with the rope nut 56 outside the second clamping block 53. In this embodiment, the rope fastener 51 includes two groups of rope bolts 55 and rope nuts 56.

[0026] A square section 57 is arranged on the rope bolt 55, and matching square holes are arranged on the lower bottom plate 4 and the first clamping block 52, so that the rope bolt 55 will not rotate when the rope nut 56 is rotated, which is convenient for installation construction and improves work efficiency.

[0027] An upper cushion block 6 is arranged on the surface of the first pressing plate 32, and a lower cushion block 7 opposite to the upper cushion block 6 is arranged on the surface of the first bottom plate 41. The photovoltaic module B is clamped between the upper cushion block 6 and the lower cushion block 7. A first accommodating groove 33 is arranged on the first pressing plate 32. The upper cushion block 6 includes an upper limiting part 61, a top protection part 62 and a side protection part 63. The top protection part 62 is integrally connected with the upper limiting part 61 and the side protection part 63 respectively. The upper limiting part 61 is placed in the first accommodating groove 33. The top protection part 62 contacts the top surface of the clamped photovoltaic module B, and the side protection part 63 contacts the side surface of the clamped photovoltaic module B. The clamping direction of the upper cushion block 6 and the lower cushion block 7 in the utility model is perpendicular to the length direction of the flexible rope A.

[0028] The materials of the upper cushion block 6 and the lower cushion block 7 are soft materials such as rubber, which can prevent the surface of the photovoltaic module B from being bruised or scratched when contacting with the photovoltaic module B. Tooth grooves are respectively arranged on the surfaces of the upper cushion block 6 and the lower cushion block 7 in contact with the photovoltaic module B to increase the pressing force.

[0029] A second receiving groove 43 is arranged on the first bottom plate 41. The lower cushion block 7 includes a lower limiting part 71 and a bottom protection part 72 which are integrally connected to each other. The lower limiting part 71 is placed in the second receiving groove 43, and the bottom protection part 72 contacts the bottom surface of the clamped photovoltaic module B. An avoidance groove 73 is arranged between the side surface of the bottom protection part 72 and the lower bottom plate 4, and the side protection part 63 is located in the avoidance groove 73. By arranging the avoidance groove 73, on the basis of meeting the use function of the side protection part 63, the thickness of the clamped photovoltaic module B is not affected by the height of the side protection part 63.

[0030] Please also refer to Figure 3 , Figure 4 and Figure 5 As shown in the figure, as another embodiment of the connecting piece for the flexible support of the present utility model, a second pressing plate 34 is further arranged on the upper pressing plate 3. The second pressing plate 34 and the first pressing plate 32 are symmetrically located on both sides of the upper groove 31. A second bottom plate 44 corresponding to the second pressing plate 34 is further arranged on the lower bottom plate 4. An upper cushion block 6 is also arranged on the surface of the second pressing plate 34, and a lower cushion block 7 corresponding to the upper cushion block 6 is also arranged on the surface of the second bottom plate 44.

[0031] A third receiving groove 35 is arranged on the second pressing plate 34. The upper limiting part 61 of the upper cushion block 6 is placed in the third receiving groove 35. The top protection part 62 of the upper cushion block 6 contacts the top surface of another clamped photovoltaic module B, and the side protection part 63 of the upper cushion block 6 contacts the side surface of another clamped photovoltaic module B.

[0032] A fourth receiving groove 45 is arranged on the second bottom plate 44. The lower limiting part 71 of the lower cushion block 7 is placed in the fourth receiving groove 45, and the bottom protection part 72 of the lower cushion block 7 contacts the bottom surface of another clamped photovoltaic module B.

[0033] The pressing plate nut 2 is a direction nut, which can prevent the pressing plate nut 2 from rotating during the fastening process, facilitating the installation and construction.

[0034] An external buckle 36 is further provided on the upper pressing plate 3, and the external buckle 36 protrudes from the bottom surface of the upper pressing plate 3. An internal buckle 46 is provided on the lower bottom plate 4, and the internal buckle 46 is buckled and connected with the external buckle 36, and the external buckle 36 restricts the upward movement of the internal buckle 46. An anti-disengagement structure for buckling the internal buckle 46 and the external buckle 36 is provided to ensure that during the process of clamping the photovoltaic module B, the opposite movement of the upper pressing plate 3 and the lower bottom plate 4 is not hindered, and to prevent the upper pressing plate 3 from falling off after loosening the pressing plate bolt 1 during the installation construction process. At the same time, a certain lateral deflection angle is allowed between the upper pressing plate 3 and the lower bottom plate 4 to ensure that the photovoltaic module B with a certain thickness deviation can also be firmly installed.

[0035] The connector for the flexible bracket in this embodiment is suitable for being fixed to two photovoltaic modules B at the same time, while the connector for the flexible bracket in the previous embodiment is suitable for being fixed to one side of a single photovoltaic module B. The usage scenarios of the two connectors for the flexible bracket of the present invention are as Figure 6 shown.

[0036] Please refer to Figure 1 、 Figure 3 and Figure 6 shown at the same time. The present invention also discloses a photovoltaic system 8, and the photovoltaic system 8 includes a plurality of photovoltaic modules B and a flexible bracket. The flexible bracket includes a flexible rope A. During the erection process of the photovoltaic system 8, a connector for the flexible bracket as described above is used to fix the plurality of photovoltaic modules B on the flexible rope A.

[0037] Using the connector for the flexible bracket of the present invention, a plurality of photovoltaic modules B can be quickly fixed on the flexible rope A, and the working efficiency is high.

[0038] The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, and improvements made within the spirit and principle of the present invention shall be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A connector for a flexible bracket, characterized in that: It includes an upper pressure plate and a lower base plate fixed together by pressure plate bolts and pressure plate nuts, and a clamping device for clamping a flexible rope, wherein an upper groove and a first pressure plate are respectively arranged on the upper pressure plate, and a first base plate is arranged on the lower base plate, and the pressure plate nut is arranged in the upper groove, and is used to clamp the photovoltaic module between the first pressure plate and the first base plate; the clamping device includes a rope fastener, a first clamping block and a second clamping block, and the clamping device is fixed to the lower base plate by the rope fastener, and an arc-shaped groove for placing the flexible rope is arranged in the middle of the first clamping block and the second clamping block, and the rope fastener includes a rope bolt and a rope nut, a square section is arranged on the rope bolt, and a square hole of the base plate and a square hole of the clamping plate matching the square section are respectively arranged on the lower base plate and the first clamping block, and the rope bolt passes through the square hole of the base plate and the square hole of the clamping plate in turn and is tightened to match the rope nut outside the second clamping block.

2. The connector for a flexible stent according to claim 1, characterized in that: An upper pad is arranged on the surface of the first pressing plate, and a lower pad opposite to the upper pad is arranged on the surface of the first bottom plate, and the photovoltaic assembly is clamped between the upper pad and the lower pad.

3. The connector for a flexible stent according to claim 2, characterized in that: A first accommodating groove is arranged on the first pressure plate, and the upper pad includes an upper limit positioning portion, a top protecting portion and a side protecting portion, the top protecting portion is integrally connected with the upper limit positioning portion and the side protecting portion respectively, the upper limit positioning portion is placed in the first accommodating groove, the top protecting portion contacts the top surface of the clamped photovoltaic component, and the side protecting portion contacts the side surface of the clamped photovoltaic component.

4. The connector for a flexible stent according to claim 3, characterized in that: A second accommodating groove is arranged on the first bottom plate, and the lower pad includes a lower limit portion and a bottom protective portion which are integrally connected to each other, the lower limit portion is placed in the second accommodating groove, the bottom protective portion contacts the bottom surface of the clamped photovoltaic component, an avoidance groove is arranged between the side surface of the bottom protective portion and the lower bottom plate, and the side protective portion is located in the avoidance groove.

5. The connector for a flexible stent according to claim 4, characterized in that: A second pressing plate is also arranged on the upper pressing plate, and the second pressing plate and the first pressing plate are symmetrically located on both sides of the upper groove. A second bottom plate corresponding to the second pressing plate is also arranged on the lower bottom plate, an upper pad is also arranged on the surface of the second pressing plate, and a lower pad corresponding to the upper pad is also arranged on the surface of the second bottom plate.

6. The connector for a flexible stent according to claim 5, characterized in that: A third accommodating groove is arranged on the second pressure plate, the upper limit portion of the upper pad is placed in the third accommodating groove, the top protection portion of the upper pad contacts the top surface of another clamped photovoltaic component, and the side protection portion of the upper pad contacts the side surface of another clamped photovoltaic component.

7. The connector for the flexible support and the photovoltaic system thereof according to claim 6, characterized in that: A fourth accommodating groove is arranged on the second bottom plate, the lower limiting portion of the lower pad is placed in the fourth accommodating groove, and the bottom protection portion of the lower pad is in contact with the bottom surface of another clamped photovoltaic component.

8. The connector for a flexible stent according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pressure plate nut is a directional nut.

9. The connector for a flexible stent according to claim 1, characterized in that: An outer buckle is also arranged on the upper pressing plate, and the outer buckle is convexly arranged on the bottom surface of the upper pressing plate. An inner buckle is arranged on the lower bottom plate. The inner buckle and the outer buckle are buckled and connected with each other, and the outer buckle limits the inner buckle from moving upward.

10. A photovoltaic system, comprising a plurality of photovoltaic modules and a flexible support, wherein the flexible support comprises a flexible rope, characterized in that: During the erection of the photovoltaic system, a flexible bracket connector as described in any one of claims 1 to 9 is used to fix several photovoltaic components on the flexible rope.

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