Solar shingle

Abstract

The invention relates to a solar shingle comprising a solar shingle body (1) having a shingle surface (10), and a hook (2) which is connected to the solar shingle body (1) via a connecting means (6), wherein the hook (2) and the connecting means (6) are designed and configured such that the hook (2) can be mechanically adjusted between a transport position, in which the solar shingle is transported, and a mounting position, in which the hook (2) attaches the solar shingle body (1) to a roof batten beam (4).

Description

[0001] Solar shingle

[0002] The invention relates to a solar shingle for installation on building roofs. In particular, the invention relates to a solar shingle with a solar shingle body.

[0003] In addition to solar modules, which can be additionally installed on existing roof surfaces, there is currently also the option of constructing the roof surface with solar shingles. Solar shingles, also known as solar roof tiles, feature a solar shingle body designed as a roof tile with solar cell functionality. The advantages of solar shingles over solar modules are their unobtrusive appearance, which is not significantly different from roof tiles without solar functionality, and their ability to be integrated into a roof surface. This allows even angled and listed roofs to be equipped with solar cell functionality.

[0004] Solar shingles are typically screwed or nailed to a roof substructure, which is usually made up of roof battens and counter battens. Tools are required for installation.

[0005] However, there is a need for a solar shingle that can be securely fastened and, if possible, storm-proof and, if possible, mounted without tools on a substructure, which can be, for example, a roof supporting structure such as a supporting structure and / or a roof truss, which has roof batten beams and counter batten beams.

[0006] The present invention is therefore based on the object of providing a solar shingle that is secure in its fastening and, if possible, also storm-proof. At the same time, the solar shingle should be easy to transport, i.e., stackable, and pose as little or no risk of damage during transport as possible. This object is achieved by a solar shingle having the features of claim 1. Preferred embodiments are set out in the subclaims explained below.

[0007] The invention relates to a solar shingle, comprising a solar shingle body with a shingle surface and a hook which is connected to the solar shingle body via a connecting means, wherein the hook and the connecting means are designed and configured such that the hook is mechanically adjustable between a transport position in which the solar shingle is transported and an assembly position in which the hook fastens the solar shingle body to a roof batten beam.

[0008] The hook and the connecting means are preferably designed to be pushed over the roof batten beam from above for installation and to snap into place behind the roof batten beam. The hook serves to fasten the solar shingle body to the roof batten beam and also secures it against slipping. The solar shingle body can thus be securely and storm-proof fastened to the roof batten beam by moving the hook from the transport position to the installation position and can be installed without tools and - in the event that replacement is necessary - can also be removed without tools. The tool-free installation of the solar shingle to the roof batten beam is advantageous for an installer, simple and safe. In addition, the solar shingle can be easily transported because the hook is not or at least only slightly disruptive during transport and does not or at least only slightly impairs stackability.For packaging and transport, the hook can simply be moved aside, e.g. folded.

[0009] In a preferred embodiment, the solar shingle has a further hook connected to the solar shingle body via a further connecting means. The further hook and the further connecting means are designed and configured such that the further hook is mechanically adjustable between a transport position in which the solar shingle is transported and an installation position in which the further hook secures the solar shingle body, which is attached to a roof batten beam, against wind suction by means of another roof batten beam. This further supports the storm resistance of the solar shingle in the installation position.

[0010] In a preferred embodiment, the hook and / or the additional hook is pivotable between the transport position and the installation position, wherein in the transport position, the hook and / or the additional hook, together with the solar shingle body, occupies a minimum transport volume transversely to the shingle surface. The term pivotable refers to a translational and / or rotational movement. The term "pivotable" includes, in particular, foldable, rotatable, and pivotable.

[0011] Preferably, the hook and / or the additional hook in the transport position spans an imaginary surface that is oriented essentially parallel to the shingle surface. This ensures that a minimum transport volume is achieved.

[0012] In a preferred embodiment, the hook is designed as a wire hook. Preferably, the additional hook is designed as a wire hook. More preferably, the hook and the additional hook are each designed as wire hooks. Wire hooks provide a secure fastening option while simultaneously requiring minimal space.

[0013] In a preferred embodiment, the connecting means is designed such that, in the mounting position of the hook, it encloses a roof batten beam together with the hook in a clamp-like manner. This further supports the secure fastening and, if possible, storm-proof installation of the solar shingle body. Preferably, the hook is pivotally mounted in the connecting means. Preferably, the further hook is pivotally mounted in a further connecting means. More preferably, the hook in the connecting means and the further hook in the further connecting means are each pivotally mounted. The pivotable mounting provides simple and secure attachment of the hook to the connecting means or of the further hook to the further connecting means and further ensures easy movement for the hook or the further hook between the transport position and the mounting position.

[0014] In a preferred embodiment, the hook and the additional hook are arranged on opposite edges of the solar shingle body. This secures the solar shingle body to the roof batten beam and the other roof batten beam at opposite edges and protects it against wind uplift.

[0015] The solar shingle advantageously has a plurality of hooks and / or a plurality of additional hooks. The hooks and the additional hooks are preferably arranged on the opposite edges of the solar shingle body. The solar shingle body preferably has two hooks and two additional hooks, which are arranged on the opposite edges, preferably in corners or corner regions of the solar shingle body.

[0016] The solar shingle body preferably has a cuboid shape with longitudinal edges and short edges. Two hooks are preferably arranged on one longitudinal edge of the solar shingle body, and two further hooks are arranged on an edge of the solar shingle body opposite this longitudinal edge, so that the solar shingle body is attached to the roof batten beam along its longitudinal edges and secured to the other roof batten beam against wind uplift.

[0017] Further properties and advantages of the solar shingle according to the invention are explained in more detail in the preferred embodiments described below. It shows schematically and not to scale:

[0018] Fig. 1 is a partial side view of a roof section with a solar shingle according to the invention;

[0019] Fig. 2 is a partial perspective view of the solar shingle shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a further partial side view of the roof section shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is an enlarged detailed view of the roof section shown in Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a partial perspective view of the solar shingle shown in Fig. 3; Fig. 6 is a partial perspective view of the roof section shown in Fig. 3; Fig. 7 is a further partial perspective view of the roof section shown in Fig. 3; and

[0020] Fig. 8 is yet another partial perspective view of the roof section shown in Fig. 3.

[0021] Fig. 1 shows a partial side view of a roof section with a solar shingle according to the invention. The entire roof comprises a plurality of solar shingles, a single one of which is shown in this figure. The solar shingle shown is attached to a roof batten beam 4, which in turn is fixed to a counter-batten beam 5. The roof batten beam 4 and the counter-batten beam 5 are part of the substructure to which the solar shingle is attached and which forms a supporting structure for the solar shingle. The solar shingle comprises a solar shingle body 1 with a shingle surface 10, a hook 2, and a connecting means 6. The hook 2 is connected to the solar shingle body 1 via the connecting means 6.

[0022] The hook 2 and the connecting means 6 are designed and configured such that the hook 2 is mechanically adjustable between a transport position in which the solar shingle is transported, and an assembly position in which the hook 2 fastens the solar shingle body 1 to the roof batten beam 4. The assembly position is shown in Fig. 1. The hook 2 is pivotable in particular between the transport position, which is not shown here, and the assembly position. In the transport position, the hook 2 is oriented transversely to the shingle surface 10 so that, together with the solar shingle body 1, it occupies a minimum of transport volume. In the transport position, the hook 2 spans an imaginary surface that is aligned essentially parallel to the shingle surface 10.

[0023] The connecting means 6 is designed such that in the mounting position of the hook 2, it encloses the roof batten beam 4 together with the hook 2 in a clamp-like manner.

[0024] Fig. 2 shows a partial perspective view of the solar shingle shown in Fig. 1. The hook 2 and the connecting element 6 are shown in the installed position, while the solar shingle body and the roof batten beam are omitted for clarity. The hook 2 is designed as a wire hook and, together with the connecting element 6, forms a clamp-like closure in the installed position. The hook 2 is pivotally mounted in the connecting element 6.

[0025] Fig. 3 shows another partial side view of the roof section shown in Fig. 1. In contrast to Fig. 1, two solar shingles are shown. The solar shingles are identically designed, but one is only partially shown. Each of the solar shingles also has another hook 3, which is connected to the solar shingle body 1 via another connecting means 7.

[0026] The additional hook 3 and the additional connecting means 7 are designed and configured such that the additional hook 3 is mechanically adjustable between a transport position, in which the solar shingle is transported, and an installation position, in which the additional hook 3 secures the solar shingle body, which is attached to a roof batten beam 4, to another roof batten beam 4 against wind suction. The additional hook 3 is designed as a wire hook.

[0027] The further hook 3 is between the transport position and the

[0028] Mounting position pivotable, wherein in the transport position, which is not shown here, the further hook 3 transversely to the shingle surface 10 together with the solar shingle body 1 takes up a minimum of transport volume, in particular in that it spans an imaginary surface in the transport position which is oriented substantially parallel to the shingle surface 10.

[0029] The hook 2 and the further hook 3 are arranged on opposite edges of the solar shingle body 1.

[0030] Fig. 4 shows an enlarged detail of the roof section shown in Fig. 3. The two solar shingles are arranged one above the other like roof tiles. The hook 2 of one solar shingle and the hook 3 of the other solar shingle are mounted on the roof batten beam 4 in such a way that they are arranged like roof tiles, i.e., one above the other in certain areas.

[0031] Fig. 5 shows a partial perspective view of the solar shingle shown in Fig. 3. The additional hook 3 and the additional connecting element 7 are shown in the assembled position, while the solar shingle body and the roof batten beam are omitted for clarity. The additional hook 3 is designed as a wire hook and is pivotally mounted in the additional connecting element 7.

[0032] Fig. 6 shows a partial perspective view of the roof section shown in Fig. 3. Several roof batten beams 4 are shown, which are attached to a counter batten beam 5. The entire roof comprises the plurality of solar shingles, which are mounted in a roof tile-like manner, wherein each solar shingle comprises the solar shingle body 1 with the solar shingle surface 10, the hook 2, which is connected to the solar shingle body 10 via the connecting means 6, and the further hook 3, which fixes the solar shingle body 1 via the connecting means 7. Each solar shingle body 1 has the hook 2 and the hook 3 at opposite ends, so that the solar shingles are mounted in a roof tile-like manner to the roof batten beams 4. Fig. 7 shows another partial perspective view of the roof section shown in Fig. 3. Each solar shingle comprises several - here purely as an example, two

[0033] - hooks 2 and several - here purely as an example two - further hooks 3, which are arranged at equal intervals at opposite ends, in particular in corner areas of the solar shingle body 1.

[0034] Fig. 8 shows yet another perspective partial view of the roof section shown in Fig. 3. While the hooks 2 fasten the solar shingle body 1 connected to them to the roof batten beam 4, the additional hooks 3 secure the solar shingle body 1 connected to them against wind suction. This prevents the solar shingle bodies 1 from folding away from the roof batten beam 4, to which they are attached by means of their hooks 2, due to wind suction.

[0035] List of reference symbols:

[0036] 1 solar shingle body

[0037] 2 hooks

[0038] 3 more hooks

[0039] 4 roof battens

[0040] 5 counter battens

[0041] 6 connecting devices

[0042] 7 additional connecting means

Claims

Patent claims:

1. Solar shingle, comprising a solar shingle body (1) with a shingle surface (10) and a hook (2) which is connected to the solar shingle body (1) via a connecting means (6), wherein the hook (2) and the connecting means (6) are designed and configured such that the hook (2) is mechanically adjustable between a transport position in which the solar shingle is transported and an assembly position in which the hook (2) fastens the solar shingle body (1) to a roof batten beam (4).

2. Solar shingle according to claim 1, characterized by a further hook (3) which is connected to the solar shingle body (1) via a further connecting means (7), wherein the further hook (3) and the further connecting means (7) are designed and arranged such that the further hook (3) is mechanically adjustable between a transport position in which the solar shingle is transported and an assembly position in which the further hook secures the solar shingle body (1) fastened to a roof batten beam (4) by means of another roof batten beam (4) against wind suction.

3. Solar shingle according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the hook (2) and / or the further hook (3) is pivotable between the transport position and the assembly position, wherein in the transport position the hook (2) and / or the further hook (3) transversely to the shingle surface (10) together with the solar shingle body (1) takes up a minimum of transport volume.

4. Solar shingle according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the hook (2) and / or the further hook (3) in the transport position spans an imaginary surface which is oriented substantially parallel to the shingle surface (10).

5. Solar shingle according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the hook (2) and / or the further hook (3) is or are designed as a wire hook.

6. Solar shingle according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the connecting means (6) is designed such that, in the mounting position of the hook (2), it encloses a roof batten beam (4) together with the hook (2) in the form of a clamp.

7. Solar shingle according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the hook (2) is pivotably mounted in the connecting means (6) and / or the hook (3) is pivotably mounted in a further connecting means (7).

8. Solar shingle according to one of the preceding claims 2 to 7, characterized in that the hook (2) and the further hook (3) are arranged on opposite edges of the solar shingle body (1).

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