Photovoltaic module frame and photovoltaic module frame corner protector
By designing an L-shaped corner protector that snaps onto the outer corner of the photovoltaic module frame, the problem of sharp edges and corners is solved, enabling quick installation and disassembly, improving the aesthetics and stability of the photovoltaic module, and avoiding scratches and installation contamination.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-03-13
- Publication Date
- 2026-03-27
AI Technical Summary
When the existing photovoltaic module frames are not assembled with sufficient precision or are not installed properly, sharp edges are easily formed at the corners, resulting in scratches on the modules and poor aesthetics. In addition, the existing corner protectors are inefficient to install and cause a lot of pollution.
Design an L-shaped corner protector body, which is installed on the outside corner of the photovoltaic module frame by snap-fit. It includes a side plate and an end plate. The end plate is equipped with an anti-detachment flip edge to achieve quick installation and disassembly without falling off or shaking.
It improves the aesthetics and installation stability of photovoltaic modules, avoids frame scratches, simplifies the installation process, and reduces the risk of pollution.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to photovoltaic module technical field more specifically, relate to a photovoltaic module frame corner. BACKGROUND
[0002] The existing photovoltaic module frame is mostly aluminum alloy frame, and when assembling, due to insufficient assembly accuracy or improper installation, a relatively sharp cutting edge often appears at the corner, which can easily scratch the module or skin during the lifting and placing process of the photovoltaic module, and the corner misplacement of the frame not only affects the appearance, but also affects the overall appearance of the photovoltaic product.
[0003] For the photovoltaic module frame without coating, the sharpness of the frame corner can be reduced by polishing to avoid scratching the photovoltaic module or skin at the corner, but for the photovoltaic module frame with coating, polishing will affect the corrosion resistance and other properties of the frame, and result in unattractive appearance of the frame.
[0004] The frame corner can better solve the above problems, which can not only improve the overall appearance of the product, but also protect the photovoltaic module frame during the handling and installation, avoiding the problem of scratching the paint surface caused by the mutual friction between the frames. However, the existing frame corner is installed by adhesive, which requires curing time and has low installation efficiency, and the adhesive can easily cause pollution during the gluing process, and has certain requirements for the space of the storage site.
[0005] In summary, how to provide a frame corner that is convenient to quickly install and disassemble is a problem that needs to be solved by the technical personnel in the field at present. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS
[0006] Therefore, the utility model aims to provide a photovoltaic module frame corner, which is clamped outside the corner of the photovoltaic module frame, convenient to install, easy to disassemble, and the corner body does not fall off or shake after installation, stable and reliable to install.
[0007] In addition, the utility model also provides a photovoltaic module frame including the above-mentioned photovoltaic module frame corner.
[0008] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides the following technical scheme:
[0009] A photovoltaic module frame corner, including a corner body clamped outside the corner of a photovoltaic module frame, the corner body is L-shaped, the corner body includes a side plate for abutting with the outer wall surface of the photovoltaic module frame and an end plate for contacting with the upper and lower surfaces of the photovoltaic module frame, the end plate is provided with an anti-falling flange at one end away from the side plate, and the anti-falling flanges of the upper and lower end plates are provided with a gap.
[0010] Preferably, the outer edge of the end plate is provided with a rounded corner, the radius of the rounded corner is less than 1 / 2 of the width of the end plate, and the inner width of the end plate is greater than the outer width of the photovoltaic module frame.
[0011] Preferably, the inner width of the end plate is greater than the outer width of the photovoltaic module frame by 0.2-0.4 mm.
[0012] Preferably, a first transition rounded corner is provided between the side plate and the end plate, the radius of the first transition rounded corner between the side plate and the upper end plate is equal to the radius of the first transition rounded corner between the side plate and the lower end plate.
[0013] A second transition rounded corner is provided between the end plate and the anti-extraction flange, the radius of the second transition rounded corner between the upper end plate and the anti-extraction flange is equal to the radius of the second transition rounded corner between the lower end plate and the anti-extraction flange.
[0014] Preferably, the height of the anti-extraction flange, the thickness of the end plate, and the thickness of the side plate are the same, and the corner protector main body is an integrally formed structure.
[0015] Preferably, the corner protector main body includes a horizontal section and a vertical section, the end of the horizontal section is connected perpendicularly to the end of the vertical section, and the horizontal section and the vertical section are respectively used to cover the mutually perpendicular two sides of the photovoltaic module frame.
[0016] Preferably, the length of the horizontal section of the corner protector main body and the length of the vertical section of the corner protector main body are the same, and the horizontal section and the vertical section are symmetrically arranged about a vertical plane in which an angle bisector of the corner protector main body is located.
[0017] Preferably, the corner protector main body includes a thin-walled plastic piece, and the wall thickness of the corner protector main body is 1±0.2 mm.
[0018] Preferably, the corner protector main body includes an ABS corner protector main body, a PA66 corner protector main body, a PP corner protector main body, a PVC corner protector main body, or a PU corner protector main body.
[0019] A photovoltaic module frame includes a frame main body formed by concatenating two horizontal frames and two vertical frames end to end, the two ends of the horizontal frame and the two ends of the vertical frame are 45° bevels, and a photovoltaic module frame corner protector according to any one of the above is sleeved at the corner of the frame main body.
[0020] The photovoltaic module frame corner guard provided by the utility model is installed firmly and reliably, has high stability, and compared with the existing adhesive corner guard, the corner guard body and the photovoltaic module frame only need to be connected through clamping, and there is no need to install through gluing, so that the photovoltaic module frame corner guard is convenient to install and disassemble.
[0021] In addition, the utility model provides a photovoltaic module frame including the above photovoltaic module frame corner guard. DRAWINGS
[0022] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiment or the prior art description, and obviously, the drawings in the following description are only the embodiments of the utility model, and for the ordinary skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the provided drawings without creative labor.
[0023] Figure 1 The structural schematic diagram of the specific embodiment of the photovoltaic module frame corner guard provided by the utility model is shown in the figure.
[0024] Figure 2 The top view schematic diagram of the photovoltaic module frame corner guard is shown in the figure. Figure 1 The front view schematic diagram of the photovoltaic module frame corner guard is shown in the figure.
[0025] Figure 3 The front view schematic diagram of the photovoltaic module frame corner guard is shown in the figure. Figure 1 The front view schematic diagram of the photovoltaic module frame corner guard is shown in the figure.
[0026] Figure 4 The structural schematic diagram of the photovoltaic module frame provided by the utility model is shown in the figure.
[0027] Figures 1-4 The top view schematic diagram of the photovoltaic module frame corner guard is shown in the figure.
[0028] 1-corner guard body; 11-side plate; 12-end plate; 13-anti-drop flange; 2-frame body. PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0029] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model, and obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the utility model, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all the other embodiments obtained by the ordinary skilled in the art without creative labor belong to the protection scope of the utility model.
[0030] The core of the utility model is to provide a kind of photovoltaic module frame corner guard, it is clamped and connected in the corner of photovoltaic module frame, upper and lower anti-drop flange can effectively prevent the inside of photovoltaic module frame from outwardly falling out, installation is firm and reliable, stability is strong, and compared with the existing adhesive corner guard, the corner guard body and photovoltaic module frame only need to be connected through clamping, without gluing installation, it is convenient to quickly install and disassemble.
[0031] In addition, the utility model also provides a photovoltaic module frame including above-mentioned photovoltaic module frame corner guard.
[0032] The photovoltaic module frame corner guard provided by the utility model, including the corner guard main body 1 of the corner outside the photovoltaic module frame, the corner guard main body 1 is L-shaped, the corner guard main body 1 includes the side plate 11 for abutting with the outer wall surface of the photovoltaic module frame and the end plate 12 for contacting with the upper and lower surfaces of the photovoltaic module frame, the end plate 12 is provided with the anti-drop flanging 13 at one end away from the side plate 11, and the anti-drop flanging 13 between the upper and lower two end plates 12 is provided with a gap.
[0033] Please refer to Figure 4 The corner guard main body 1 is sleeved outside the corner of the photovoltaic module frame, in order to realize the effective limiting of the corner guard main body 1 to the photovoltaic module frame and prevent the photovoltaic module frame from coming out, the shape and size of the corner guard main body 1 need to be adapted to the shape and size of the photovoltaic module frame.
[0034] For example, the two sides of the corner guard main body 1 are L-shaped, the included angle α of the two sides of the corner guard main body 1 should be equal to the included angle β of the horizontal frame and the vertical frame of the photovoltaic module frame, or | α- β | ≤ γ, wherein γ is the maximum angle error value allowed for the smooth assembly of the corner guard main body 1, which can be determined according to actual production size, material and the like of the corner guard main body 1, according to actual test or simulation experiment, which will not be repeated here.
[0035] It should be noted that the cross-sectional shape and size of the corner guard main body 1 are only related to the cross-sectional shape and size of the photovoltaic module frame, and are not affected by the length and width of the photovoltaic module frame.
[0036] The length of the two sides of the corner guard main body 1 is determined according to the length of the sharp blade section in the actual assembly process, under the premise that the cross-sectional shape and size of the photovoltaic module frame are consistent, in order to reduce the model of the corner guard main body 1, the side length l of the corner guard main body 1 can be greater than the maximum sharp blade section length L.
[0037] In order to facilitate the clamping assembly of the corner guard main body 1 and the photovoltaic module frame, the corner guard main body 1 should have a certain elasticity to ensure the deformation ability of the corner guard main body 1 and facilitate the corner guard main body 1 to be sleeved outside the corner of the photovoltaic module frame.
[0038] The corner protector body 1 can be made of ABS (Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene), PA66 (Polyamide 66), PP (Polypropylene), PVC (Polyvinyl chloride), or PU (Polyurethane), or other rubber or high polymer materials, so as to ensure the service life of the corner protector body 1 and achieve a service life of the corner protector body 1 greater than or equal to that of the photovoltaic module.
[0039] Please refer to Figure 2 The corner protector body 1 includes a side plate 11 for abutting against the outer wall surface of the photovoltaic module frame and end plates 12 for contacting the upper and lower surfaces of the photovoltaic module frame. The end plates 12 are provided with anti-disengagement flanges 13 at the ends away from the side plate 11. The upper anti-disengagement flange is used for abutting against the top of the inner side surface of the photovoltaic module frame to prevent the top of the inner side surface of the photovoltaic module frame from disengaging, and the lower anti-disengagement flange is used for abutting against the bottom of the inner side surface of the photovoltaic module frame to prevent the bottom of the inner side surface of the photovoltaic module frame from disengaging.
[0040] The anti-disengagement flanges 13 can be perpendicular to the end plates 12 and abut against the inner side surface of the photovoltaic module frame. Alternatively, the anti-disengagement flanges 13 can be inwardly inclined relative to the vertical surface of the end plates 12, so as to further limit the disengagement and shaking of the photovoltaic module frame by the pressure of the anti-disengagement flanges 13.
[0041] The anti-disengagement flanges 13 of the upper and lower end plates 12 are provided with a gap therebetween. The size of the gap is determined according to the height H of the photovoltaic module frame and the height h of the anti-disengagement flanges 13 in actual production. It should be noted that the greater the ratio h / H of the height h of the anti-disengagement flanges 13 to the height H of the photovoltaic module frame, the more difficult it is to install the corner protector body 1, but the more secure it is after installation.
[0042] In the present embodiment, the corner protector body 1 is clamped at the corner of the photovoltaic module frame, and the upper and lower anti-disengagement flanges 13 can effectively prevent the inner side surface of the photovoltaic module frame from disengaging outward, so as to achieve firm and reliable installation, strong stability, and quick installation and disassembly without the need for gluing.
[0043] Preferably, in order to avoid the side plate 11 of the corner guard body 1 being too sharp at the outer edge and hurting the installer during assembly, the outer edge of the end plate 12 is provided with a fillet, and the radius of the fillet is less than 1 / 2 of the width of the end plate 12, so as to ensure the contact area of the end plate 12 with the upper surface of the frame of the photovoltaic module, and the inner width of the end plate 12 is greater than the outer width of the frame of the photovoltaic module, so as to ensure the smooth assembly of the corner guard body 1.
[0044] Considering the installation requirements and the stability after installation, the inner width of the end plate 12 is usually set to be 0.2-0.4mm greater than the outer width of the frame of the photovoltaic module, for example, in a specific embodiment, the inner width of the end plate 12 is 0.3mm greater than the outer width of the frame of the photovoltaic module.
[0045] Preferably, in order to reduce the stress concentration problem at the connection between the side plate 11 and the end plate 12 and alleviate the expansion friction problem at the connection between the side plate 11 and the end plate 12, a first transition fillet is arranged between the side plate 11 and the end plate 12, and the radius of the first transition fillet between the side plate 11 and the upper end plate is equal to the radius of the first transition fillet between the side plate 11 and the lower end plate.
[0046] At the same time, in order to reduce the stress concentration problem at the connection between the end plate 12 and the anti-extraction flange 13 and alleviate the expansion friction problem at the connection between the end plate 12 and the anti-extraction flange 13, a second transition fillet is arranged between the end plate 12 and the anti-extraction flange 13, and the radius of the second transition fillet between the upper end plate and the anti-extraction flange 13 is equal to the radius of the second transition fillet between the lower end plate and the anti-extraction flange 13.
[0047] On the basis of the above embodiment, in order to facilitate the processing and forming of the corner guard body 1, the height of the anti-extraction flange 13, the thickness of the end plate 12 and the thickness of the side plate 11 are the same, the corner guard body 1 is an integrally formed structure, and is produced by injection molding, injection molding, extrusion molding and the like, which is convenient for batch production and has high production efficiency.
[0048] On the basis of the above embodiment, the corner guard body 1 includes a horizontal section and a vertical section, the end of the horizontal section is connected perpendicularly to the end of the vertical section, and the horizontal section and the vertical section are respectively used to cover the mutually perpendicular two edges of the frame of the photovoltaic module.
[0049] Considering the processing accuracy of the frame of the photovoltaic module, the angle at the corner of the frame of the photovoltaic module can be regarded as 90°, and in order to ensure the smooth installation of the corner guard body 1, the angle between the horizontal section and the vertical section of the corner guard body 1 is preferably set to 90°.
[0050] Please refer to Figure 2The length of the horizontal section of the corner protector body 1 is the same as the length of the vertical section of the corner protector body 1, and the horizontal section and the vertical section are symmetrically arranged about the vertical plane where the angle bisector of the corner protector body 1 is located, compared with the non-equal length design of the horizontal section and the vertical section, the material and manufacturing cost are lower, and there is no directional directivity, and the installation is more convenient.
[0051] On the basis of the above-mentioned embodiments, in order to facilitate the installation of the corner protector body 1, the corner protector body 1 can be set as an elastic member made of an elastic material such as rubber, or the corner protector body 1 can be set to include a thin-walled plastic member, and the wall thickness of the corner protector body 1 is 1mm±0.2mm, and is usually set to 1mm, so as to balance the strength and deformation ability of the corner protector body 1.
[0052] In addition to the above-mentioned photovoltaic module frame corner protector, the utility model also provides a photovoltaic module frame including the photovoltaic module frame corner protector disclosed in the above-mentioned embodiments, and the photovoltaic module frame includes a frame body 2, the frame body 2 is formed by splicing two horizontal frames and two vertical frames in a head-to-tail mode, the two ends of the horizontal frame and the two ends of the vertical frame are all provided with 45° angle bevels, and the corner of the frame body 2 is provided with the photovoltaic module frame corner protector disclosed in the above-mentioned embodiments.
[0053] The frame body 2 is usually made of aluminum alloy material, has good processing performance, is light in weight and high in strength, and is convenient for splicing and forming, and of course, other materials used in the existing photovoltaic module frame can also be used, and details are not repeated here.
[0054] The two ends of the horizontal frame and the two ends of the vertical frame are preferably spliced through bevels, so as to increase the contact length of the splicing position and enhance the stability and reliability of the splicing position, and therefore, under the condition that the size, such as the outer size and the width, of the frame body 2 is consistent, the two ends of the horizontal frame and the two ends of the vertical frame are designed to be 45° bevels, the contact length of the splicing position is longer, and the splicing stability and reliability are the strongest.
[0055] It should be noted that the first and second in the first transition round corner and the second transition round corner mentioned in the present application file are only used to distinguish the different positions, and do not limit the order.
[0056] The various embodiments in the specification are described in a progressive manner, and each embodiment focuses on the difference from other embodiments, and the same and similar parts between various embodiments can be referred to each other.
[0057] The above has carried out the detailed introduction to the photovoltaic module frame and the photovoltaic module frame corner bead provided by the utility model. The principle and implementation mode of the utility model are described by applying specific examples in this paper, and the above embodiment is only used for helping to understand the method and core idea of the utility model. It should be pointed out that for ordinary skilled person in the art, without departing from the principle of the utility model, the utility model can be improved and modified in several ways, and these improvements and modifications also fall within the protection scope of the utility model claim.
Claims
1. A photovoltaic module frame corner protector characterized by, The corner protector body (1) is L-shaped, and comprises a side plate (11) for abutting against the outer wall surface of the frame of the photovoltaic module and an end plate (12) for contacting the upper and lower surfaces of the frame of the photovoltaic module.
2. The photovoltaic module frame corner guard of claim 1, wherein, The outer edge of the end plate (12) is provided with a round corner, and the radius of the round corner is less than 1 / 2 of the width of the end plate (12).
3. The photovoltaic module frame corner guard of claim 2, wherein, The inner width of the end plate (12) is greater than the outer width of the frame of the photovoltaic module by 0.2-0.4 mm.
4. The photovoltaic module frame corner guard of claim 1, wherein, The first transition round corners are arranged between the side plate (11) and the end plate (12), and the radius of the first transition round corner between the side plate (11) and the upper end plate is equal to the radius of the first transition round corner between the side plate (11) and the lower end plate. The second transition round corners are arranged between the end plate (12) and the anti-falling flange (13), and the radius of the second transition round corner between the upper end plate and the anti-falling flange (13) is equal to the radius of the second transition round corner between the lower end plate and the anti-falling flange (13).
5. The photovoltaic module frame corner of any of claims 1-4, wherein, The height of the anti-falling flange (13), the thickness of the end plate (12), and the thickness of the side plate (11) are the same, and the corner protector body (1) is an integral molding structure.
6. The photovoltaic module frame corner of any of claims 1-4, wherein, The corner protector body (1) comprises a horizontal section and a vertical section, the end of the horizontal section is connected perpendicularly to the end of the vertical section, and the horizontal section and the vertical section are used for covering the outer sides of two mutually perpendicular edges of the frame of the photovoltaic module.
7. The photovoltaic module frame corner guard of claim 6, wherein, The length of the horizontal section of the corner protector body (1) is the same as the length of the vertical section of the corner protector body (1), and the horizontal section and the vertical section are symmetrically arranged about a vertical plane in which an angle bisector of the corner protector body (1) is located.
8. The photovoltaic module frame corner of any of claims 1-4, wherein, The corner protector body (1) comprises a thin-walled plastic part, and the wall thickness of the corner protector body (1) is 1 mm±0.2 mm.
9. The photovoltaic module frame corner guard of claim 8, wherein, The corner protector body (1) comprises an ABS corner protector body, a PA66 corner protector body, a PP corner protector body, a PVC corner protector body, or a PU corner protector body.
10. A photovoltaic module frame, characterized by, The frame body (2) is formed by splicing two horizontal frames and two vertical frames end to end, the two ends of the horizontal frames and the two ends of the vertical frames are 45° bevels, and the corner of the frame body (2) is provided with the photovoltaic module frame corner of any one of claims 1-9.