Spiral Disc Adjustment Mount for Precise PV Assembly Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing assembly systems for photovoltaic structures, particularly open-air systems, face challenges such as complex and costly construction, uneven ground conditions, and tolerance issues, leading to difficulties in achieving precise alignment and self-locking, which increase construction costs and complexity.
Innovation Solution
An adjustment device featuring a spiral recess in a disc allows for continuous adjustment of the height or distance between components using a logarithmic spiral design, providing self-locking and positional displacement, enabling easy handling and assembly while compensating for system-related tolerances.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If traditional assembly systems with multiple discrete components are used, then structural integrity can be maintained, but assembly complexity and construction costs increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple discrete assembly components (support elements, adjustment mechanisms, and connection means) into a single integrated adjusting device. The disc with spiral recess and connecting means integrates what were previously separate components, simplifying the overall assembly system while maintaining structural integrity through the unified design.
Solution Approach 2:
The adjusting device serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides structural support, enables height adjustment, allows angular positioning, and ensures self-locking capability. This multi-functionality reduces the number of separate components needed in the assembly system, thereby reducing complexity while maintaining reliability.
2Manufacturing precision
If precise alignment and adjustment mechanisms are implemented, then assembly precision improves, but device complexity and manufacturing costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a disc-shaped component with a spiral recess, utilizing curved geometric forms to achieve precise adjustment. The spiral geometry naturally provides continuous adjustment capability through rotational movement, achieving high assembly precision without complex mechanical mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The adjusting device incorporates dynamic adjustment capability through the spiral recess that allows continuous positional change during assembly. The connecting means can be positioned at any point along the spiral path, enabling dynamic and precise alignment without requiring multiple discrete adjustment steps or complex mechanisms.
3Stability of the object's composition
If self-locking mechanisms are added to prevent positional drift, then assembly stability improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The adjusting device achieves self-locking automatically through the geometric configuration of the spiral recess and connecting means. Once the connecting means is positioned at the desired location along the spiral, the geometry itself provides the locking action without requiring additional self-locking mechanisms, buttons, or complex locking systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The spiral recess geometry inherently provides self-locking through its curved path. The connecting means, when engaged with the spiral at any position, is naturally locked by the geometric constraint of the spiral shape, eliminating the need for separate self-locking mechanisms while maintaining assembly stability.
4Manufacturing precision
If multiple discrete adjustment components are used, then adjustment precision can be achieved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to complex assembly procedures
Solution Approach 1:
By integrating the adjustment mechanism into a single disc component with spiral recess, the patent eliminates the need to assemble multiple discrete adjustment parts. The operator simply needs to position and secure the connecting means to the disc, significantly simplifying the assembly procedure while maintaining precise adjustment capability through the spiral geometry.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution enables cost-effective, precise, and easy assembly of photovoltaic systems by allowing infinite adjustment of component spacing and ensuring self-locking, thereby reducing construction costs and complexity while maintaining structural integrity.
Implementation Method 1
the recess is formed as a helical recess in the disc and the opening is located within the center of the helical recess
Implementation Method 2
The guideway of the spiral-shaped recess defines a distance curve from a minimum distance A 1 to a maximum possible distance A 2
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AI summary
The device (1) has a plate-shaped disk comprising an opening for a connection unit (40) and a recess for another connection unit (50). The recess is formed as a spiral-shaped recess in the disk with an inner side edge and an outer side edge. The opening is arranged within a central point of the spiral-shaped recess, which is formed in a shape of a logarithmic coil. The spiral-shaped recess is formed as a spiral-shaped elongated hole (42) with elongated hole breadth in the disk. The hole comprises an inner elongated hole edge and an outer elongated hole edge. An independent claim is also included for a mounting system comprising two components with fastening openings.