Photovoltaic profile, photovoltaic roof tile module and photovoltaic roof mounting system

The photovoltaic profile and mounting system address the challenge of rainwater drainage by using frames with angled joints and drainage grooves, ensuring efficient water removal and a simple design.

JP7824980B2Active Publication Date: 2026-03-05TRINA SOLAR CO LTD
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Patent Type
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Filing Date
2023-05-08
Publication Date
2026-03-05

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Technical Problem

Photovoltaic roof mounting systems face challenges in effectively draining rainwater that seeps through gaps between modules, leading to potential damage and requiring complex processing of module frames.

Method used

A photovoltaic profile and mounting system with interconnected frames featuring specific joint angles and drainage grooves, allowing rainwater to be efficiently drained through interconnected channels.

Benefits of technology

The system effectively prevents water damage by efficiently draining rainwater while maintaining a simple and aesthetically pleasing structure.

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Abstract

The present application provides a photovoltaic profile, a photovoltaic roof tile module, and a photovoltaic roof mounting system. The photovoltaic profile includes a first frame, a second frame, a third frame, and a fourth frame, and the joint corners of the frames are connected in sequence, and the joint angle of the first joint corner and the joint angle of the third joint corner are all larger than the joint angle of the second joint corner and the joint angle of the fourth joint corner, and the first drainage groove of the first frame is connected to the second drainage groove of the second frame. The photovoltaic profile, photovoltaic roof tile module, and photovoltaic roof mounting system of the present application can effectively drain rainwater through the mutually communicating drainage grooves in the photovoltaic frame, avoiding rainwater from damaging the photovoltaic profile and the photovoltaic module, and improving the reliability of the waterproof performance of the entire roof. In addition, the photovoltaic frames are connected in sequence through the joint corners, and the joint angle has a special angle design, so that the photovoltaic profile of the present application has the advantage of being simpler in structure than processing.
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Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] This application relates primarily to the field of photovoltaic technology, and more particularly to photovoltaic profiles, photovoltaic roof tile modules, and photovoltaic roof mounting systems. [Background technology]

[0002] Photovoltaic roof mounting systems use multiple interconnected photovoltaic modules to form a photovoltaic power generation system installed on a roof. When it rains or snows, rainwater can seep into the photovoltaic modules through the gaps between the modules and into the photovoltaic profiles of the fixed photovoltaic modules. To avoid this problem, rainwater must be effectively drained from the photovoltaic modules and the photovoltaic profiles. While installing drainage channels on the photovoltaic profiles allows for rainwater to be drained, photovoltaic profiles with drainage channels currently lack the ability to effectively drain water seeping in through the gaps between the upper and lower roof tiles, and the processing of the module frame is generally complicated.

[0003] Therefore, providing a photovoltaic profile and a photovoltaic roof mounting system that is simple in structure and can efficiently drain rainwater is an urgent problem to be solved. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] The technical problem to be solved by the present application is to provide a photovoltaic profile, a photovoltaic roof tile module and a photovoltaic roof mounting system that have a simple structure and the technical effect of efficiently draining rainwater. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] The technology used by the present application to solve the above-mentioned technical problem is a photovoltaic member comprising: a first frame having first joint corners at both ends opposing along a first direction, and having a first mounting position and a first drainage groove opposing along a second direction; a second frame having second joint corners at both ends opposing along the second direction, and having a second mounting position and a second drainage groove opposing along the first direction; a third frame having third joint corners at both ends opposing along the first direction, and having the third mounting position toward the first mounting position along the second direction; and a fourth frame having fourth joint corners at both ends opposing along the second direction, and having the fourth mounting position toward the second mounting position along the first direction, wherein the joint corners of the frames are connected sequentially, the joint angles of the first joint corners and the third joint corners are both larger than the joint angles of the second joint corners and the fourth joint corners, and the first drainage groove is connected to the second drainage groove.

[0006] In one embodiment of the present application, the first frame has a first fixing plate, one end of which is connected to the bottom surface of the first frame and which extends away from the first mounting position.

[0007] In one embodiment of the present application, the first frame has a first stacking plate, the third frame has a second stacking plate, and the dimension of the first stacking plate along the second direction is equal to the dimension of the second stacking plate along the second direction.

[0008] In one embodiment of the present application, the fourth frame has a cover plate facing the fourth mounting position along the first direction, and the dimension of the cover plate along the first direction is equal to the dimension of the second drain groove along the first direction.

[0009] In one embodiment of the present application, the third frame has a second fixed plate, one end of which is connected to the bottom surface of the third frame and the other end of which extends in the second direction.

[0010] In one embodiment of the present application, the surface of the second fixing plate facing the third mounting position is an inclined surface.

[0011] In one embodiment of the present application, the third frame has a main body and a mounting engagement edge, and the main body and the mounting engagement edge are detachably connected to each other.

[0012] In one embodiment of the present application, the main body has a notch, and the notch is provided on a side surface of the third frame located outermost in the second direction and has a hook shape.

[0013] In one embodiment of the present application, the fourth frame has a third drainage groove facing the fourth mounting position along the first direction, and the first drainage groove communicates with the third drainage groove.

[0014] In one embodiment of the present application, the first mounting position, the second mounting position, the third mounting position, and the fourth mounting position all have a bottom surface and two side surfaces connected to opposite side edges of the bottom surface.

[0015] In one embodiment of the present application, the third mounting location has a bottom surface and a support plate having one end connected to the bottom surface.

[0016] In one embodiment of the present application, the third frame has an engagement groove provided on a side surface of the third frame that is away from the third mounting position along the second direction.

[0017] In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the present application further proposes a photovoltaic roof tile module comprising a photovoltaic profile as described above and a photovoltaic module connected to the photovoltaic profile via an attachment position.

[0018] In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the present application further proposes a photovoltaic roof mounting system comprising at least two photovoltaic profiles as described above, a photovoltaic module connected to the photovoltaic profiles via mounting positions, and a mounting base having a mounting edge for connecting to the roof and a pressing edge for pressing the third frame and the first frame of an adjacent photovoltaic profile.

[0019] In one embodiment of the present application, the mounting base extends in the same direction as the pressing edge and further has a protrusion having one end connected to the mounting edge, and the protrusion is pressed against the first drain groove.

[0020] In one embodiment of the present application, the mounting base further has a flange slope extending in the same direction as the pressing edge, one end of which is connected to the main body of the mounting base and the other end of which has a protrusion protruding toward the pressing edge, and the protrusion is hooked onto the third frame.

[0021] In one embodiment of the present application, the direction in which the attachment edge extends is the same as the direction in which the pressing edge extends.

[0022] The photovoltaic profile, photovoltaic roof tile module, and photovoltaic roof mounting system of the present application can effectively drain rainwater through interconnected drainage channels in the photovoltaic frame, preventing rainwater from damaging the photovoltaic profile and photovoltaic module. In addition, the photovoltaic frames are connected sequentially through joint corners, and the joint angles have a special angle design, so the photovoltaic profile of the present application has the advantage of being simple in structure.

[0023] In order to make the above objects, features, and advantages of the present application more clearly understandable, specific embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0024] [Figure 1A] 1 is a perspective schematic diagram of a photovoltaic member according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 1B] 1B is a schematic plan view of the photovoltaic member in FIG. 1A. FIG. [Figure 2] FIG. 1C is a partial enlarged view of a rectangular frame A portion in FIG. 1B. [Figure 3A] FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of a first frame according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 3B] FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view of the first frame in FIG. 3A. [Figure 3C]FIG. 10 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a first frame according to another embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4A] FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of a second frame according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4B] FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view of the second frame in FIG. 4A. [Figure 4C] FIG. 10 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a second frame according to another embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 5A] FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of a third frame according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 5B] FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view of the third frame in FIG. 5A. [Figure 5C] FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional schematic view of a third frame according to another embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 5D] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional schematic view of a third frame according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 6A] FIG. 10 is a schematic plan view of a fourth frame according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 6B] FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view of the fourth frame in FIG. 6A. [Figure 6C] FIG. 10 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a fourth frame according to another embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 7A] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a first frame and a third frame are superimposed on each other in an embodiment of the present application. [Figure 7B] FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing a state after the second frame and the fourth frame are superimposed on each other in an embodiment of the present application. [Figure 7C] A schematic diagram of a cross section along BB in FIG. 1B is disclosed. [Figure 7D] A schematic diagram of a cross section along CC in FIG. 1B is disclosed. [Figure 8] FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of a photovoltaic member according to another embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 9] 1 is a side schematic view of a photovoltaic roof mounting system according to one embodiment of the present application. FIG. [Figure 10A] FIG. 10 is a partially enlarged view of the circular frame portion in FIG. [Figure 10B] FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of the first frame and the third frame after being superimposed on each other in an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 10C] FIG. 10 is a schematic side view of the first frame and the third frame after being superimposed on each other in another embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 11A] FIG. 10 is a schematic front view of the mounting base in FIG. 9. [Figure 11B] Schematic front view of a mounting base according to an embodiment of the present application. [Figure 11C] FIG. 10 is a front schematic view of a mounting base according to another embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0025] In order to make the above objects, features, and advantages of the present application more clearly understandable, specific embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0026] In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present application; however, the present application may also be practiced in other ways than those described herein, and therefore, the present application is not limited to the specific examples disclosed below.

[0027] As used herein and in the claims, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, terms such as "a," "one," "one," "a kind," and / or "the" do not specifically refer to the singular but may also include the plural. Generally, the terms "comprising" and "including" only indicate the inclusion of explicitly identified steps and elements, and do not constitute an exclusive list of these steps and elements; a method or apparatus may include other steps or elements.

[0028] It should also be noted that the use of terms such as "first" and "second" to define components is merely to facilitate distinguishing between corresponding components, and that unless otherwise stated, the terms do not have any special meaning and therefore should not be understood as limiting the scope of protection of the present application. Furthermore, although the terms used in the present application are selected from well-known terms, some terms described in the specification of the present application have been selected by the applicant at his / her own discretion, and their detailed meanings will be explained in the relevant parts of the description of this specification. It is also required to understand the present application not only by the actual terms used but also by the meanings contained in each term.

[0029] Next, the photovoltaic member and the photovoltaic roof mounting system of the present application will be described using specific examples.

[0030] Fig. 1A is a perspective view of a photovoltaic panel according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 1B is a plan view of the photovoltaic panel shown in Fig. 1A. As shown in Fig. 1A and Fig. 1B, the photovoltaic panel 100 includes a first frame 110, a second frame 120, a third frame 130 and a fourth frame 140, each of which forms an enclosed area 10, and a photovoltaic module 20 can be attached to the enclosed area through each of the frames.

[0031] Specifically, refer to FIG. 3A, which shows a schematic plan view of the first frame, and FIG. 3B, which shows a schematic cross-sectional view of the first frame in FIG. 3A taken along a plane perpendicular to the first direction D1. The first frame 110 extends along the first direction D1, and each of its opposing ends along the first direction D1 has a corresponding first joint corner 111. As shown in FIG. 3A, the two first joint corners 111 each have a hypotenuse 111a. As shown in FIG. 2, which is a partial enlargement of a portion A in FIG. 1B, the first joint corners 111 have a joint angle α. The joint angle α is the angle between the hypotenuse 111a and a line parallel to the first direction D1, and the joint angle α is greater than 45° and less than 90°. The left first joint corner of the first frame 110 in FIG. 1B also has a joint angle α.

[0032] As shown in FIG. 3B, the first frame 110 has a first mounting position 112 and a first drainage groove 113 that face each other along the second direction D2, and the first mounting position 112 and the first drainage groove 113 are adjacent to two side surfaces (114a and 114b) of the corner bracket mounting cavity 114 that face each other along the first direction D1. As shown in FIG. 3A, the corner bracket mounting cavity 114 can be used to mount a corner bracket 150. Note that the corner bracket 150 in FIG. 3A is not part of the first frame 110, and this description also applies to the following description, so it will not be described below.

[0033] The first mounting position 112 has a bottom surface 112a, a side surface 112b, and a side surface 112c, the side surface 112b and the side surface 112c being opposite each other and connected to the bottom surface 112a, forming an opening 112d, which faces the third frame 130, as shown in FIG. 1B. The opening 112d can be used to mount a photovoltaic stack.

[0034] The first drainage groove 113 has a bottom surface 113a, one end of which is connected to the bottom surface 114c of the first frame, which is also the bottom surface of the corner bracket mounting cavity 114, and the other end of which extends away from the first mounting position 112. A protrusion 113b is provided on the end of the bottom surface 113a, which is away from the corner bracket mounting cavity 114. The bottom surface 113a, the protrusion 113b, and one side surface 114a of the corner bracket mounting cavity 114 collectively constitute the first drainage groove 113. The bottom surface 113a and the protrusion 113b also function as a fixing plate, and are used to connect the fixing plate to the roof using a fixing device when installing the photovoltaic member on the roof. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3B, the bottom surface 113a and the protrusion 113b collectively constitute the first fixing plate 115.

[0035] The first frame of the present application may be implemented as the structure of FIG. 3C.

[0036] Referring to the cross-sectional schematic diagram of the first frame of one embodiment shown in Figure 3C, unlike the first frame of Figure 3B, the first mounting position 112 is located to the left of the corner bracket mounting cavity 114 along the third direction D3, and the upper surface 114d of the corner bracket mounting cavity 114 simultaneously functions as one side of the first mounting position 112.

[0037] FIG. 4A is a schematic plan view of a second frame according to one embodiment, and FIG. 4B is a schematic cross-sectional view of the second frame taken along a plane perpendicular to the second direction D2 in FIG. 4A . As shown in FIG. 4A , second joint corners 121 are provided at opposite ends of the second frame 120 along the second direction D2, and each second joint corner 121 has a hypotenuse 121a. As shown in FIG. 2 , the second joint corner 121 has a joint angle β, which is the angle between the hypotenuse 121a and a line parallel to the second direction D2, and the joint angle β is greater than 0° and less than 45°. The lower second joint corner of the second frame 120 in FIG. 1B also has a joint angle β.

[0038] Here, the relationship between the joint angle α and the joint angle β will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the first joint corner 111 on the right side of the first frame 110 is connected to the second joint corner 121 adjacent to the second frame 120, and this connection can be made using, for example, a corner bracket. As shown in FIGS. 3A and 4A, the hypotenuse 111a of the first joint corner 111 and the hypotenuse 121a of the second joint corner 121 have the same length and are bonded to each other. After the hypotenuse 111a and the hypotenuse 121a are bonded to each other, the sum of the joint angle α and the joint angle β is preferably 90°. It should be understood that the sum of the joint angle α and the joint angle β may be 90±5°.

[0039] Next, as shown in FIG. 4B , the second frame 120 further includes a second mounting position 122 and a second drainage groove 123, which face each other along the first direction D1. The second mounting position 122 is provided on the side wall 124 a of the corner bracket mounting cavity 124 and is spaced apart from the bottom surface 124 b of the corner bracket mounting cavity 124. Like the first mounting position described above, the second mounting position 122 has a groove-like structure. As shown in FIG. 1B , the second mounting position 122 has an opening 122 a facing the fourth frame 140, which can be used to connect to a photovoltaic module. For further details about the second mounting position 122, please refer to the description of the first mounting position described above.

[0040] A bottom surface 123a of each second drainage groove 123 is adjacent to a bottom surface 124b of the corner bracket mounting cavity 124, and the bottom surface 123a is connected to a side wall 123b away from one end of the corner bracket mounting cavity, and a side wall 123c is provided between the side wall 123b and the corner bracket mounting cavity 124 along the second direction D1, thereby forming two adjacent second drainage grooves 123. Based on Figure 4B, it can be understood that the number of second drainage grooves 123 can be increased or decreased.

[0041] The second frame of the present application may be implemented as the configuration of FIG. 4C.

[0042] Referring to the cross-sectional schematic diagram of the second frame of one embodiment shown in Figure 4C, unlike the second frame of Figure 4B, the second mounting position 122 is adjacent to the corner mounting cavity 124 along the third direction D3, and the bottom surface 122b of the second mounting position 122 is formed by the side surface 124c of the corner bracket mounting cavity 124 extending upward along the third direction D3, and the top surface 124d of the corner bracket mounting cavity 124 simultaneously functions as one side surface of the second mounting position 122.

[0043] As shown in FIG. 2, in some embodiments, a method for connecting a first frame 110 and a second frame 120 includes using a corner bracket 150 to connect a first joint corner 111 and an adjacent second joint corner 121. Specifically, the corner bracket 150 has a first plug 151 and a second plug 152, and one end of the first plug 151 is connected to one end of the second plug 152. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3B, the first plug 151 is inserted into the corner bracket mounting cavity 114 of the first frame 110, and as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4B, the second plug 152 is inserted into the corner bracket mounting cavity 124 of the second frame 120. In this manner, the first frame 110 and the second frame 120 are connected to each other.

[0044] For convenience of explanation, corner brackets are depicted in Figures 1B and 2. It should be understood that, since the corner brackets are installed in the corner bracket mounting cavities, in a real situation the corner brackets located in the corner bracket mounting cavities cannot be seen from the outside of the photovoltaic mold.

[0045] 2, the dimension W1 of corner bracket mounting cavity 114 of first frame 110 along the second direction D2 is greater than the dimension W2 of corner bracket mounting cavity 124 of second frame 120 along the first direction D1, where W1 = W2 × tan?. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3B, the distance between opening 112d and side wall 114a along the second direction D2 is W3, and as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4B, the distance between opening 122a and side wall 124c along the first direction D1 is W4, whereby the distances W3 and W4 have the relationship W3 = W4 × tan?.

[0046] As shown in Figure 2, the first drainage groove 113 of the first frame 110 and the second drainage groove 123 of the second frame 120 are connected at the connection point of the two frames, and rainwater in the first drainage groove 113 flows through the second drainage groove 123 and is discharged from the photovoltaic member.

[0047] FIG. 5A is a schematic plan view of a third frame 130 according to one embodiment, and FIG. 5B is a schematic cross-sectional view of the third frame 130 taken along a plane perpendicular to the first direction D1. As shown in FIG. 5A, the third frame 130 has corresponding third joint corners 131 at opposite ends along the first direction D1, each of which has a hypotenuse 131a. As shown in FIGS. 1B, 2, and 5A, similar to the connection between the first frame 110 and the second frame 120, the second joint corner 121 of the second frame 120 closest to the third frame 130 is joined with the adjacent third joint corner 131, thereby achieving the connection between the second frame 120 and the third frame 130. In some embodiments, corner brackets 150 can be used to connect the second frame 120 and the third frame 130.

[0048] 5B, the third frame 130 has a second fixing plate 135, one end of which is connected to the bottom surface 133b of the third frame 130, which is also the bottom surface of the corner bracket mounting cavity 133, and the other end of which extends in the second direction D2. The second fixing plate 135 is used to fix the third frame, and this portion will be described in detail later.

[0049] As shown in FIG. 2, the joint angle α of the first frame 110 is larger than the joint angle β of the second frame 120, and the technical effect of the size relationship of the joint angles will be described here.

[0050] First, as shown in Figures 3A and 3B, the first frame 110 has a first double plate 116. As shown in Figure 3B, the first double plate 116 has an upper surface 114d of the corner bracket mounting cavity 114 and a side surface 112b of the first mounting position 112. As shown in Figures 5A and 5B, the third frame 130 has a second double plate 136. As shown in Figure 5B, the second double plate 136 has a second fixing plate 135 and a bottom surface 133a. In other words, the second fixing plate 135 and the bottom surface 133a function together as the second double plate 136.

[0051] Next, refer to FIG. 7A, a cross-sectional view of an embodiment after the first and third frames are overlapped. In this embodiment, two photovoltaic sections are installed on a sloped roof 40, with the third frame 130 of the right photovoltaic section positioned above the first frame 110 of the left photovoltaic section. The second overlapping plate 136 of the third frame 130 overlaps the first overlapping plate 116 of the first frame 110. As shown in FIG. 3B, the first overlapping plate 116 has a dimension W3 along the second direction D2 in a plane away from the corner bracket mounting cavity 114. As shown in FIG. 5B, the second overlapping plate 136 has a dimension W5 along the second direction D2, where W3 is equal to W5. As shown in FIGS. 3B, 5B, and 7A, when the first frame 110 and the third frame 130 are overlapped, the first overlapping plate 116 and the second overlapping plate 136 overlap, ensuring stable overlap between adjacent photovoltaic sections.

[0052] From the above description, it can be seen that the first double plate 116 of the first frame 110 is covered by the second double plate 136 of the third frame 130, and therefore the first double plate 116 of the first frame 110 cannot be observed. Returning to FIG. 2 , by making the joint angle α larger than the joint angle β, the dimension W3 of the first double plate 116 is increased and the visible dimension of the second frame 120 is reduced. Although the dimension W3 of the first double plate 116 increases, because the first double plate 116 is covered by the second double plate 136, increasing the dimension W3 of the first double plate 116 has little effect on the aesthetic appearance of the photovoltaic mold, and reducing the visible dimension of the second frame 120 improves the aesthetic appearance of the photovoltaic mold.

[0053] As shown in FIG. 5B , in one embodiment, the surface 135a of the second fixing plate 135 facing the third mounting position 132 is an inclined surface that slopes downward along the second direction D2. As shown in FIG. 7A , when overlapping adjacent photovoltaic sections, a mounting base 160 is used to secure the overlapped two photovoltaic sections. The mounting base 160 has an opposing mounting edge 161 for connecting to the roof 40 and a pressure edge 162 that presses against the surface 135a of the third frame 130 and applies pressure to the third frame 130 toward the first frame 110. In this way, the mounting base 160 achieves a pressure-contact effect between the first frame 110 and the third frame 130 of the adjacent photovoltaic section. The inclined surface 135a helps to press the third frame 130 into the gap between the pressing edge 162 and the first overlapping plate 116 along the roof slope direction D4.

[0054] As shown in Fig. 5B, the third frame 130 further includes a third mounting position 132. In Fig. 5B, the third mounting position 132 includes a bottom surface 132a, a side surface 132b, and a side surface 132c. The bottom surface 132a overlaps with one side surface 133a of the corner bracket mounting cavity 133, and the side surfaces 132b and 132c face each other to form an opening 132d. When connecting the photovoltaic module and the photovoltaic molded member, one side of the photovoltaic module 20 is inserted into the space between the side surfaces 132b and 132c through the opening 132d.

[0055] The third mounting position 132 is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. 5B . Referring to the cross-sectional schematic diagram of a third frame in another embodiment shown in FIG. 5C , the difference between FIG. 5C and FIG. 5B is that the third mounting position 132 in FIG. 5C has the side 132b of FIG. 5B removed, leaving the bottom 132a and side 132c. One end of the bottom 132a is connected to one end of the side 132c to form a mounting angle. When connecting the photovoltaic module to the third mounting position 132, the side 132c functions as a mounting angle used as a support plate to support the photovoltaic module. In FIG. 5B , a step 30 exists between the side 132b and the surface of the photovoltaic module 20, which can cause dust accumulation. In FIG. 5C, the side 132b of FIG. 5B is removed, thereby avoiding dust accumulation.

[0056] Another difference between Figure 5C and Figure 5B is that the third frame 130 in Figure 5C has an engagement groove 134. As shown in Figure 5C, two engagement grooves 134 are provided on both ends of the side surface 133c of the corner bracket mounting cavity 133, facing each other along the third direction D3. The engagement grooves 134 can be used to connect with a flap, which can function as a skin water plate and have a beautiful effect.

[0057] The third frame of the present application may be implemented as the configuration of FIG. 5D.

[0058] Referring to the cross-sectional view of an embodiment of a third frame shown in FIG. 5D , unlike the third frames shown in FIGS. 5B and 5C , the third frame 130 shown in FIG. 5D includes a main body 137 and a mounting engagement edge 138. As shown in FIG. 5D , the main body 137 and the mounting engagement edge 138 are engaged with each other by a snap structure 139, which can realize a detachable connection between the main body 137 and the mounting engagement edge 138. The main body 137 and the mounting engagement edge 138 may also be connected in other ways. The third mounting position 132 is provided on the main body 137, and the second fixing plate 135 is provided on the mounting engagement edge 138. Making the third frame a combination frame consisting of a main body and a mounting engagement edge is advantageous for processing the third frame.

[0059] As shown in Fig. 5D, the main body 137 has a notch 137a. The notch 137a is provided on the side surface 130f. The notch 137a is hook-shaped, and an opening is formed between the free end 137b of the hook-shaped structure and the side surface 130f. One end of the watertight seal strip 170 can be provided in the notch 137a through the opening.

[0060] Fig. 6A is a schematic plan view of a fourth frame of one embodiment, and Fig. 6B is a schematic cross-sectional view of the fourth frame on a plane perpendicular to the second direction D2 in Fig. 6A. As shown in Fig. 6A, fourth frame 140 has corresponding fourth joint corners 141 at opposite ends along the second direction D2, and each fourth joint corner 141 has a hypotenuse 141a.

[0061] 1B and 6A, two fourth joint corners 141 of the fourth frame 140 facing each other in the second direction D2 are joined to the left first joint corner 111 of the first frame 110 and the left third joint corner 131 of the third frame 130, respectively. As shown in FIGS. 3A, 5A, and 6A, after joining, two oblique sides 141a of the fourth frame 140 facing each other in the second direction D2 are attached to correspond to the left oblique side 111a of the first frame 110 and the left oblique side 131a of the third frame 130, respectively. The oblique sides of the third frame 130 and the fourth frame 140 have the characteristics related to the joint angle α and the joint angle β described above, and a description thereof will be omitted here.

[0062] As shown in FIG. 6B , the fourth frame 140 has a fourth mounting position 142, which has a configuration similar to that of the first mounting position, including an opening 142a through which a photovoltaic module can be inserted into the fourth mounting position 142. The fourth mounting position 142 is adjacent to a side surface 143a of the corner bracket mounting cavity 143, and as shown in FIG. 1B , the opening 142a faces toward the second frame 120. For further explanation of the fourth mounting position 142, please refer to the explanations of the first, second, and third mounting positions above.

[0063] 6B , in one embodiment, the fourth frame 140 has a cover plate 144 that faces the fourth mounting position 142 along the first direction D1. One end of the cover plate 144 is connected to the upper surface 143b of the corner bracket mounting cavity 143, and the other end extends away from the fourth mounting position 142. In some embodiments, the fourth frame 140 has several vertical plates 145 that extend along the third direction D3, and one end of the vertical plates 145 is connected to the cover plate 144.

[0064] The fourth frame of the present application may be implemented as the configuration of FIG. 6C.

[0065] Referring to the cross-sectional schematic diagram of the fourth frame shown in Figure 6C, the fourth frame 140 in Figure 6C differs from Figure 6B in the following respects: The fourth mounting position 142 is adjacent to the corner bracket mounting cavity 143 along the third direction D3, and the bottom surface 142b of the fourth mounting position 142 is formed by the side surface 143c of the corner bracket mounting cavity 143 extending upward along the third direction D3, and the top surface 143b of the corner bracket mounting cavity 143 simultaneously functions as one side surface of the fourth mounting position 142. The fourth frame 140 has a third drainage groove 146 facing the fourth mounting position 142 along the first direction D1. One end of the bottom surface 146a of the third drainage groove 146 is connected to the side surface 143c of the corner bracket mounting cavity 143, and the other end extends away from the side surface 143c. A protrusion 146b protruding in the third direction D3 is provided at the other end of the bottom surface 146a. The bottom surface 146a, the protrusion 146b, and the side surface 143c constitute the third drainage groove 146.

[0066] 7B is a cross-sectional view of the second and fourth frames after they are stacked in the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 7B, the fourth frame 140 is stacked on the second frame 120 along the third direction D3. The cover plate 144 of the fourth frame 140 covers the second drainage groove 123 of the second frame 120. The dimension L1 of the cover plate 144 along the first direction D1 is equal to the dimension L2 of the second drainage groove along the first direction D1. As shown in FIG. 7B, the vertical plate 145 of the fourth frame 140 is attached to the side surface 124c of the corner bracket mounting cavity 124 of the second frame 120. However, due to factors such as production technology and photovoltaic material mounting errors, a gap may exist between the vertical plate 145 and the side surface 124c. This allows rainwater on the surface of the photovoltaic material to penetrate into the interior of the photovoltaic material and potentially damage the photovoltaic material. The second drainage groove 123 in the second frame 120 of the present application can remove rainwater that has entered through the gaps, and can prevent the photovoltaic material from being damaged.

[0067] As shown in FIGS. 1B and 2, the first plug 151 and the second plug 152 of the corner bracket 150 are inserted into the corner bracket mounting cavity 114 at the first joint corner 111 and the corner bracket mounting cavity 124 at the second joint corner 121, respectively. In this manner, the first joint corner and the second joint corner are connected. As shown in FIG. 1B, similar to the connection method described above, the second frame 120 and the third frame 130, the third frame 130 and the fourth frame 140, and the fourth frame 140 and the first frame 110 can be connected via the corner bracket 150. In this manner, the four frames are connected sequentially, starting with the first. The connection method between the frames is not limited to the above-described method. For example, in some embodiments, the joint corners of each frame can be connected by adhesive bonding, plugging, welding, or other methods.

[0068] 1B and 5B, the opening 132d of the third mounting position 132 faces the first frame 110 along the second direction D2. In this manner, when the photovoltaic module is installed in the enclosed area 10, the first mounting position 112 of the first frame 110 and the third mounting position 132 of the third frame 130 are respectively connected to two opposing sides of the photovoltaic module along the second direction D2.

[0069] In the above embodiment, the first frame, the second frame, the third frame, and the fourth frame all have mounting positions, which are used to connect the photovoltaic modules and the photovoltaic profiles when assembling them, as will be described below.

[0070] FIG. 7C discloses a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B in FIG. 1B, and FIG. 7D discloses a cross-sectional view taken along line C-C in FIG. 1B. As shown in FIGS. 1B and 7C, the first frame 110 and the third frame 130 are arranged to face each other in the second direction D2, the first mounting position 112 of the first frame 110 faces the third frame 130, and the third mounting position 132 of the third frame 130 faces the first frame 110. As shown in FIGS. 3B and 5B, the opening 112d of the first mounting position 112 faces the opening 132d of the third mounting position 132. As shown in FIG. 7C, both ends of the photovoltaic module 20 facing each other along the second direction D2 are respectively provided in the first mounting position 112 and the third mounting position 132.

[0071] Next, as shown in FIGS. 1B and 7D, the second frame 120 and the fourth frame 140 are arranged to face each other along the first direction D1, the second mounting position 122 of the second frame 120 faces the fourth frame 140, and the fourth mounting position 142 of the fourth frame 140 faces the second frame 120. As shown in FIGS. 4B and 6B, the opening 122a of the second mounting position 122 faces the opening 142a of the fourth mounting position 142. As shown in FIG. 7D, both ends of the photovoltaic module 20 facing each other along the first direction D1 are respectively provided in the second mounting position 122 and the fourth mounting position 142. As described above, the photovoltaic module 20 is fixedly attached to the closed region 10 in FIG. 1B.

[0072] FIG. 8 is a schematic plan view of another embodiment of a photovoltaic panel. The difference between FIG. 8 and FIG. 1B is that the cross section of the first frame 110 in FIG. 8 is shown in FIG. 3C, the cross section of the second frame 120 in FIG. 4C, the cross section of the third frame 130 in FIG. 5D, and the cross section of the fourth frame 140 in FIG. 6C. As can be seen from the above description of FIG. 6C, the fourth frame 140 in FIG. 6C has a third drainage groove 146 compared to the fourth frame 140 in FIG. 6B. As shown in FIG. 8, when the first frame 110 is connected to the fourth frame 140, the first drainage groove 113 of the first frame 110 is connected to the third drainage groove 146 of the fourth frame 140. Also, similar to FIG. 1B, the first drainage groove 113 of the first frame 110 is connected to the second drainage groove 123 of the second frame 120. In this way, the first drain groove 113 in Figure 8 is connected at both ends along the first direction D1 to the second drain groove 123 and the third drain groove 146, respectively, so that rainwater in the first drain groove 113 can be discharged through the second drain groove 123 and the third drain groove 146, and the arrows in Figure 8 indicate the flow direction of the rainwater.

[0073] Another aspect of the present application also proposes a photovoltaic roof tile module. As shown in FIG. 1A , the photovoltaic roof tile module includes the aforementioned photovoltaic profile and a photovoltaic module 20. The first frame 110, second frame 120, third frame 130, and fourth frame 140 of the photovoltaic profile are sequentially connected to form an enclosed area 10, and the photovoltaic module 20 is installed in the enclosed area 10. The photovoltaic module 20 can be installed in the enclosed area 10 by connecting its periphery to the mounting positions of each frame. For further details about the photovoltaic roof tile module, please refer to the previous description of the photovoltaic profile, and further details will not be provided here. The photovoltaic roof tile module in the above embodiment of the present application has the technical effects of being simple in structure, easy to process, and capable of efficiently draining rainwater. The present application also proposes a photovoltaic roof mounting system.

[0074] Referring to the side view schematic of a photovoltaic roof mounting system in one embodiment shown in Figure 9, the photovoltaic roof mounting system 200 comprises at least two of the above-mentioned photovoltaic members, a photovoltaic module, and a mounting base, where the photovoltaic members are connected to the periphery of the photovoltaic modules, and the mounting base is connected to the photovoltaic members and the roof.

[0075] Specifically, as shown in Fig. 9, three photovoltaic members 211, 212, and 213 are laid on the roof 40 in sequence along the slope direction D4, and the vertical positions of the photovoltaic members 211, 212, and 213 increase sequentially. Three photovoltaic modules 221, 222, and 223 are connected to the photovoltaic members 211, 212, and 213, respectively. The photovoltaic members are connected to the roof 40 via mounting bases 230, and the outermost photovoltaic members 211 and 213 are further connected to the roof 40 via connecting structures 251 and 252, respectively. In some embodiments, the photovoltaic modules 221, 222, and 223 each include a photovoltaic stack and a stack frame for fixing the photovoltaic stack. The photovoltaic modules may be connected to the photovoltaic members via the stack frame. In other embodiments, the photovoltaic roof mounting system further includes a mounting keel 260. The mounting keel 260 is attached to the roof 40 and the photovoltaic section is secured to the mounting keel 260 via the mounting base 230 .

[0076] The overlapping method between adjacent photovoltaic profiles along the gradient direction D4 is as follows: referring to the enlarged partial views of the circular frame portion in Figure 9 shown in Figure 9 and Figure 10A, the third frame 130 of the photovoltaic profile 212 is pressed onto the first frame 110 of the photovoltaic profile 211, and the mounting edge 231 of the mounting base 230 is connected to the roof 40. For example, the mounting edge 231 can be bolted to the roof 40 by a bolt, and the pressing edge 232 of the mounting base 230 is pressed against the second stacking plate 136 of the third frame 130, and the pressing edge 232 applies pressure to the second stacking plate 136 toward the roof 40, thereby achieving the effect of pressing the first frame 110 and the third frame 130 together.

[0077] FIG. 11A is a front view of the mounting base in FIG. 9. As shown in FIG. 11, the mounting edge 231 and the pressing edge 232 are arranged opposite each other in the third direction D3 and are connected by the mounting base body 234. The mounting base 230 further includes a ridge 233, one end of which is connected to the mounting edge 232 and the other end of which extends in the same direction as the pressing edge 232. As shown in FIGS. 3B and 10A, the ridge 233 is pressed against the first drainage groove 113 of the first frame 110. This improves the stability of the connection between the photovoltaic profile and the roof. As shown in FIG. 10A, there is a gap 50 between the ridge 233 and the corner bracket mounting cavity 114. Therefore, even if the ridge 233 is pressed against the first drainage groove 113, the drainage function of the first drainage groove 113 is not affected.

[0078] The mounting base of the present application may be implemented as the mounting base shown in FIG. 11B. As shown in FIG. 11B, the same components of the mounting base 230 as those in FIG. 11A are designated by the same reference numerals, and their descriptions can be found in FIG. 11A without further explanation. The difference between FIG. 11B and FIG. 11A is that the mounting base in FIG. 11B further includes a flange 235 extending in the same direction as the clamping piece 232, one end connected to the main body 234, and the other end having a protrusion 235a extending toward the clamping piece 232. FIG. 10B is a schematic side view of connecting a photovoltaic profile to a roof using the mounting base in FIG. 11B. As shown in FIGS. 10B and 11B, the protrusion 235a of the flange 235 engages with the side surface 133c of the corner bracket mounting cavity 133. This enhances the stability of the connection between the third frame 130 and the roof.

[0079] 11B, in some embodiments, the mounting base 230 is provided on the main body 234 and further has a protrusion 236 that protrudes in the rear direction from the mounting edge 231. As shown in FIGS. 3C, 10B, and 11B, the protrusion 236 is crimped to the crimping edge 117 of the first frame 110, and the protrusion 236 applies pressure to the crimping edge 117 toward the third frame 130, which is advantageous in increasing the stability of the connection between the first frame 110 and the third frame 130.

[0080] The mounting base of the present application may be implemented as the mounting base shown in FIG. 11C. As shown in FIG. 11C, the difference between FIG. 11C and FIG. 11B is that the extending direction of the mounting edge 231 and the extending direction of the pressing edge 232 are the same. FIG. 10C is a side view showing a schematic diagram of connecting a photovoltaic profile and a roof using the mounting base of FIG. 11C. As shown in FIGS. 10C and 11C, the mounting edge 231 is attached to the roof 40.

[0081] As shown in FIG. 10A, in one embodiment, the photovoltaic mold further includes a waterproof seal 240 disposed between the first double plate 116 and the second double plate 136, as shown in FIG. 3B, to help prevent rainwater from penetrating into the photovoltaic mold through the gap between the first double plate 116 and the second double plate 136.

[0082] Continuing with FIG. 10A , in one embodiment, the photovoltaic roof mounting system further includes a watertight seal strip 170. As shown in FIG. 5D , the watertight seal strip 170 is provided in the notch 137a of the third frame 130. One end of the watertight seal strip 170 contacts the light-receiving surface of the photovoltaic module 221, which can further prevent rainwater from penetrating into the photovoltaic roof mounting system through the gap between the first double plate 116 and the second double plate 136. The photovoltaic roof mounting system in the above embodiment of the present application has the technical effects of being simple in structure and capable of efficiently draining rainwater.

[0083] Although the basic concepts have been described above, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the above disclosure is merely illustrative and not limiting of the present application. Although not explicitly stated herein, those skilled in the art may make various modifications, improvements, and amendments to the present application. Such modifications, improvements, and amendments are proposed herein and therefore fall within the spirit and scope of the exemplary embodiments of the present application.

[0084] At the same time, the present application uses specific terms to describe embodiments of the present application. For example, "one embodiment," "one embodiment," and / or "some embodiments" refer to features, configurations, or characteristics associated with at least one embodiment of the present application. Therefore, it should be emphasized and noted that "one embodiment," "one embodiment," or "one alternative embodiment" mentioned more than once in different places in this specification do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment. Furthermore, some features, configurations, or characteristics of one or more embodiments of the present application may be combined as appropriate.

[0085] In some examples, numbers are used to describe the number of components or attributes; however, it should be understood that the numbers describing such examples are, in some instances, modified using the modifiers "about," "approximately," or "approximately." Unless otherwise specified, "about," "approximately," or "approximately" means that the numbers allow for variation of ±20%. Accordingly, in some examples, the numerical parameters used in the specification and claims are approximations, and these approximations may vary depending on the characteristics required for a particular example. In some examples, the numerical parameters should be calculated using a given number of significant digits and common digit preservation techniques. In some examples, the numerical fields and parameters used to determine the breadth of their ranges are approximations; however, in certain examples, such numerical values ​​are set as precisely as possible within the ranges possible. [Explanation of symbols]

[0086] 10 Closed area 20 Photovoltaic Modules 30 steps 40 Roof 100 photovoltaic profiles 110 1st Frame 111 1st joint corner 112 First mounting position 113 First Drain 114 Corner bracket mounting cavity 115 1st fixed plate 116 First laminate 117 Crimping edge 120 2nd frame 121 2nd joint corner 122 Second mounting position 123 Second Drain 124 Corner bracket mounting cavity 130 3rd Frame 131 Third joint corner 132 Third mounting position 133 Corner bracket mounting cavity 134 Engagement groove 135 Second fixing plate 136 Second layer 137 Main Unit 137a Notch 138 Mounting engagement edge 139 Snap Structure 140 4th Frame 141 4th joint corner 142 4th mounting position 143 Corner bracket mounting cavity 144 Lid plate 145 Vertical board 146 Third Drain 150 Corner Bracket 160 Mounting base 161 Mounting edge 162 Presser foot 170 Watertight Seal Strip 211, 212, 213 Photovoltaic profiles 221, 222, 223 Photovoltaic modules 230 Mounting base 231 Mounting edge 232 Clamping edge 233 Convex strip 234 Main Unit 235 Flange Slope 236 Protrusion 240 Waterproof seal 251, 252 Connection structure 260 Mounting Keel

Claims

1. a first frame having first joint corners at both ends facing each other along a first direction, and having a first mounting position and a first drainage groove facing each other along a second direction; a second frame having second joint corners at both ends facing each other along the second direction, and having a second mounting position and a second drainage groove facing each other along the first direction; a third frame having third joint corners at both ends facing each other in the first direction and a third mounting position facing the first mounting position in the second direction; a fourth frame having fourth joint corners at both ends facing each other in the second direction and a fourth mounting position facing the second mounting position in the first direction; Equipped with The first joint corner is connected to one of the second joint corners and one of the fourth joint corners, respectively, and the third joint corner is connected to another one of the second joint corners and another one of the fourth joint corners, respectively, thereby the first frame, the second frame, the third frame, and the fourth frame are connected in sequence to form a closed loop structure, the first drainage groove has a first hypotenuse, the second drainage groove has a second hypotenuse, and the first hypotenuse is connected to the second hypotenuse, thereby connecting the first drainage groove to the second drainage groove, and the flow in the first drainage groove is discharged through the second drainage groove.

2. the first frame has a first fixing plate, The photovoltaic member according to claim 1 , wherein one end of the first fixing plate is connected to the bottom surface of the first frame and extends away from the first mounting position.

3. the first frame has a first double plate; the third frame has a second double plate; The photovoltaic member of claim 1 , wherein the dimension of the first laminate along the second direction is equal to the dimension of the second laminate along the second direction.

4. the fourth frame has a cover plate facing the fourth mounting position along the first direction, The photovoltaic member according to claim 1 , wherein the dimension of the cover plate along the first direction is equal to the dimension of the second drain groove along the first direction.

5. the third frame has a second fixing plate, The photovoltaic member according to claim 1 , wherein one end of the second fixing plate is connected to the bottom surface of the third frame and the other end extends in the second direction.

6. The photovoltaic member according to claim 5, wherein the surface of the second fixing plate facing the third mounting position is an inclined surface.

7. the third frame has a body and a mounting engagement edge; 6. The photovoltaic profile of claim 5, wherein the body and the mounting engagement edge are detachably connected.

8. the body has a notch; The photovoltaic member according to claim 7, wherein the notch is provided on a side surface of the third frame that is positioned outermost along the second direction and has a hook shape.

9. the fourth frame has a third drainage groove facing the fourth mounting position along the first direction, The photovoltaic member according to claim 1 , wherein the first drain groove communicates with the third drain groove.

10. The photovoltaic member of claim 1, characterized in that the first mounting position, the second mounting position, the third mounting position and the fourth mounting position all have a bottom surface and two side surfaces connected to opposing side edges of the bottom surface.

11. 2. The photovoltaic profile of claim 1, wherein the third mounting location comprises a bottom surface and a support plate having one end connected to the bottom surface.

12. The photovoltaic member of claim 1, wherein the third frame has an engagement groove provided on a side of the third frame that is away from the third mounting position along the second direction.

13. A photovoltaic material according to any one of claims 1 to 12; a photovoltaic module connected to the photovoltaic profile via a mounting location.

14. At least two photovoltaic profiles according to any one of claims 1 to 12; a photovoltaic module connected to the photovoltaic profile via a mounting location; A photovoltaic roof mounting system comprising: a mounting base having a mounting edge for connecting to a roof, and a pressing edge for pressing the third frame of one of at least two of the photovoltaic sections and the first frame of an adjacent photovoltaic section, the mounting base being provided relative to the roof.

15. The mounting base further includes a protrusion extending in the same direction as the pressing edge and having one end connected to the mounting edge, 15. The photovoltaic roof mounting system of claim 14, wherein the ridge is pressed against the first gutter.

16. The mounting base further has a flange slope extending in the same direction as the pressing edge, one end of which is connected to the body of the mounting base and the other end of which has a protrusion protruding toward the pressing edge, 15. The photovoltaic roof mounting system of claim 14, wherein the protrusion is hooked onto the third frame.

17. The photovoltaic roof mounting system according to claim 14, wherein the direction in which the mounting edge extends is the same as the direction in which the pressing edge extends.

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