JPH0426019B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION FIELD OF INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION The present invention relates to an intermediate connecting member of a solar energy collecting device.

Prior Art The present applicant first disclosed a solar energy collecting device comprising metal roofing materials, a connecting member for connecting the metal roofing materials, a cover body inserted between adjacent connecting members, and related structures. Provided as No. 13850, 1982.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention The purpose of the present invention is to be able to easily and quickly attach a steel frame to a frame, and to absorb distortion due to thermal expansion with as little movement as possible. And the waterproof structure also provides a perfect intermediate connection member for solar energy collection device.

Means for Solving the Problems The intermediate connection member of the solar energy collecting device of the present invention is provided with a support groove extending in the longitudinal direction on the lower surface of the bottom of the main body, and a drain groove and a glass plate are formed upward on both sides of the support groove. Form the fixing bracket support groove in that order,
A horizontal part is provided in the upper part of the main body, and the support groove and the horizontal part are provided with a fixing round hole approximately in the center in the longitudinal direction and long holes at intervals on both sides thereof. It is something.

Embodiments Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of the solar energy collecting device in its completed state, where A is the intermediate connecting member and B is the cover body of the solar energy collector attached between these intermediate connecting members A and A. Lighting glass body: lower daylighting glass body B ₁ , middle daylighting glass body
It consists of _B2 and upper lighting glass body _B3 .
A' is a side connecting member, and the lighting glass body B is not attached to one side of this side connecting member A'. D is an intermediate connecting member cover, D' is a side connecting member cover, and the length of these covers D and D' corresponds approximately to the combined length of the lighting glass body B. The connecting member, the lighting glass body, and the connecting member cover are made of metal such as aluminum or synthetic resin. E is the lower end cap, G is the lower end cover, I is the upper end cover, L is the decorative cover, N is the upper end cover decorative attachment member, T is the upper end cover connecting member, and T' is the decorative cover connecting member. Also,
1 is a square pipe, 2 is a channel steel that serves as a groove base material disposed on the square pipe 1, 57 is a lower end decorative reinforcing plate, 94 is an adjustment effective plate formed on the upper leg of the upper lighting glass body _B3 It is a surface.

Figures 2a and 2b show side cross-sectional views of the solar energy harvesting device. Reference numeral 2 denotes a channel steel disposed on the square pipe 1 (not shown), onto which the intermediate connection member A is attached by a connection member attachment fitting 4, as shown in FIGS. 4a and 4b. The intermediate connecting member A is orthogonal to the channel steel 2 and is disposed laterally in sequence at a predetermined interval, and a lower end cover G is placed on the intermediate connecting member A from the lower end to the upper end. , the lower lighting glass body B ₁ , the middle lighting glass body B ₂ and the upper lighting glass body B ₃ are sequentially connected. E is the lower end cap, 21 is the lower end engagement fitting, P is the lighting glass body fixing fitting, K is the water pipe connected to the lighting glass snow melting cleaning device Q, 66 is the side notch, and M is the sliding connection. This is a member (hereinafter referred to as a connecting member).

The connecting member mounting bracket 4 has a thread 5a formed at the upper end of the rod-shaped main body, and a hook-shaped hook portion 5 at the lower end.
b is formed, and the hook-shaped hook portion 5
b is hooked onto the locking part 3 formed at the upper part of the notched groove 2a of the channel steel 2, and the nut 6 is screwed onto the male thread 5a, thereby attaching the intermediate connecting member A onto the channel steel 2. It is designed to be installed in

Reference numeral 94 indicates an effective adjustment surface formed on the upper leg of the upper lighting glass body _B3 , and an adjustment mounting portion 95 is provided near the upper end.
is provided. 100 is the adjustment effective surface 94
This is a side door plus/minus adjustment device attached to the top of the door.

FIG. 3 shows a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 2a,
Intermediate connecting members A are arranged on the channel steel 2 at predetermined intervals. Reference numeral B denotes a lighting glass body attached between the connecting members, and an energy collector S made of amorphous silicon, crystalline silicon, or the like is provided below the lighting glass body B. D is an intermediate connecting member cover. Reference numeral 151 denotes a freeze damage prevention section for incoming water that has a wide cross section.Due to its width, water that collects in the freeze damage prevention section 151 may accumulate only in a portion and damage the equipment due to freezing. It seems like there is no such thing.

A lighting glass body B is attached between the connecting members fixed on the channel steel 2. The lighting glass body B is composed of an upper beam, a lower beam, both vertical beams, and glass, and an L-shaped stepped portion is formed on its inner surface, where energy such as a solar cell made of amorphous silicon or silicon crystal is stored. Attach collector S. Then, as shown in FIG. 1, from the lower end to the upper end, a plurality of pieces are combined at the upper and lower ends with a predetermined interval maintained.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5a, the intermediate connecting member A has a hollow main body 10, and a support groove 11 extending in the longitudinal direction is provided at the center of the bottom of the main body 10. A discharge groove 12 and a glass body fixing bracket support groove 13 are formed in that order on the outside of the lower part of the main body 10 on both sides, projecting upward, and a horizontal part 14 is provided on the upper part of the main body 10,
A rising part 15 is provided on both sides of the upper part of the main body 10 to form an upper open part, a fitting convex part 15a is provided inside the rising part 15, and a fitting convex part 15a is provided in the support groove 11 and the horizontal part 14 of the main body 10. A fixing round hole 16 is bored approximately in the center in the longitudinal direction, and sliding attachment holes 17 made of elongated holes are bored at intervals on both sides of the fixing round hole 16.

P is a lighting glass body fixing metal fitting, which is placed so as to cover the glass body fixing metal fitting support groove 13 of the intermediate part connecting member A, and is fixed with a screw 18 using the glass body fixing metal fitting support groove 13. The lighting glass body fixing fitting P has an engaging stepped portion 19 at the top that opens toward the upper end.
, into which the lighting glass body B is fitted from above. Reference numeral 21 denotes a lower end engagement fitting, and the glass body fixing fitting support groove 1 is located near the lower end of the intermediate connecting member A.
3, and the lower end engaging fitting 21 has an engaging surface 22 on its upper portion for engaging the lower end cover G.

FIG. 5b shows an intermediate connecting member cover D that covers the upper open portion of the intermediate connecting member A, and a fitting convex portion 15a provided inside the rising portion 15 of the intermediate connecting member A on the lower surface of the horizontal body. Fitting recess 23a to be engaged
two hanging leg pieces 23 having two hanging leg pieces 23, a hanging water cut-off prevention piece 24 having one end protruding on both outer sides thereof and having a water cut-off piece 24a, and engaging pieces 25 provided at both ends of the lower surface of the horizontal body, respectively, near the lower end and at the upper end. Notch recesses 26 and 27 are provided near the portions, respectively.

FIG. 6a shows the attachment of the intermediate connecting member A to the base, and 28 is a hanging engagement support leg attached to the center of the intermediate connecting member A, and the main body 10 of the intermediate connecting member A It has a protrusion 29 that fits into the support groove 11 formed on the lower surface of the bottom of the
A mounting hole 30 is bored in 9, and a supporting leg portion 31 is formed at one end near the upper end of the mounting hole 30.
1 and the mounting hole 3 of the protrusion 29.
0 and the fixing round hole 16 and fixed with a nut 33, and as shown in FIG. Then, the intermediate connecting member A is attached so as to be adjacent to the hook portion 5b of the connecting member attachment fitting 4 that is attached to the channel steel 2.

The intermediate connecting member A has a mounting structure that absorbs thermal expansion (distortion) by sliding in the longitudinal direction against thermal expansion.
As shown in the figure, the bolt 5 of the connection member mounting bracket 4
a is located at the center of the sliding mounting hole 17 of the intermediate connecting member A and becomes a fixed position, and when the intermediate connecting member A expands more than the standard due to thermal expansion, the 7th b
As shown in the figure, the bolt 5 of the connection member mounting bracket 4
a is located closer to the center in the longitudinal direction of the intermediate connecting member A with respect to the sliding mounting hole 17, resulting in positive sliding mounting, and as shown in Fig. 7c, the intermediate connecting member A is more negative than the standard. When reduced, the bolt 5a of the connecting member mounting bracket 4 is positioned closer to the end of the intermediate connecting member A with respect to the sliding mounting hole 17, resulting in negative sliding mounting.

At this time, the intermediate connecting member A has a fixing round hole 16 near the center in the longitudinal direction that is connected to the male thread 5a of the connecting member mounting bracket 4 and the bolt 32 of the hanging engagement support leg 28.
The sliding mounting holes 17 on both sides of the sliding mounting holes 17 are inserted into the connecting member mounting bracket 4 and fixed with nuts.
It is slidably attached at point a, and both sides are equally slidable from the center.

Next, the lower daylighting glass body B ₁ , the middle daylighting glass body B ₂ , and the top daylighting glass body B ₃ will be sequentially explained.

The lower lighting glass body _B1 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 8 to 11.

The lower lighting glass body B ₁ has two vertical beams 60, 6.
0, a lower deck 61, an upper deck 62, and a glass plate 63. The vertical beam 60 is made of extruded material, has a stepped part on the inside into which the glass plate 63 and the energy collector S are fitted, has a water return waterproof wall 64 with a water section 64a on the upper part, and has a hanging leg piece 65 on the lower part. A side notch 66 is provided in this hanging leg piece 65 closer to the upper leg 62. The hanging leg piece 65 engages with the glass body fixing fitting support groove 13 of the intermediate connecting member A.

As shown in FIG. 10, the lower rung 61 is provided with an engaging drain 67 having a water section 67a with which the glass plate 63 serving as the cover engages, and the water of the lower end cover G is provided below the water section 67a. A drainage fitting recess 68 into which the return engagement wall 40 fits is provided. Reference numeral 69 denotes a lower end engaging drainage protrusion, and 70 denotes a drainage engaging protrusion provided at the lower part of the lower sill, which fits and engages with the lighting glass body fixing fitting P. The lower rail 61 and the vertical rail 60 are connected and fixed by screws 71.

The lower leg 61 is provided with fitting parts 61a, into which the cover body made of the glass plate 63 fits, only at both ends thereof, and there is no fitting part in the middle part thereof, and there is nothing protruding above the glass plate 63.

As shown in FIG. 11, the upper deck 62 has a groove 72 in which the glass plate 63 is fitted, and a waterproof wall 73 having an engaging protrusion 73a at its tip on the upper side opposite to the groove 72. An engaging drainage protrusion 74 is provided on the lower projecting part of the upper deck, and the engaging drainage protrusion 74 is connected to the middle lighting glass body.
It engages with the drainage engaging protrusion of the lower leg 81 of _B2 . An engagement protrusion 75 is formed below the engagement drainage protrusion 74 and engages with the lighting glass body fixing fitting P. The lower lighting glass body B ₁ is assembled by fitting and engaging the drainage engagement protrusion 70 of the lower ledge 61 and the engagement protrusion 75 of the upper ledge 62 with the engagement stepped portion 19 of the lighting glass body fixing fitting P. Attach and fix to the connecting member. In addition, when water leakage occurs, the drainage engagement protrusion 70 and the engagement protrusion 75 form a drainage groove 76, and the drainage groove 12 of the intermediate connecting member A
Contact the person and drain the leakage water to the bottom end. The upper arm 62 and the vertical arm 60 are connected and fixed by screws 77. 78
is a waterproof plate provided inside the lower part of the vertical beam 60,
It is attached to the vertical beam 60 with two screws.

Next, the intermediate lighting glass body _B2 will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 to 15.

The middle lighting glass body B ₂ has two vertical beams 80,
80, a lower deck 81, an upper deck 82, and a glass plate 63. Both vertical beams 80, 80 and upper beams 82
The structure is as follows: Both vertical arms 6 of the lower lighting glass body _B1
Since the configuration is the same as that of 0, 60 and Uesagi 62,
Identical parts are given the same reference numerals and explanations will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 14, the lower deck 81 is provided with an engaging drainer 83 that engages with the glass plate 63, and a drainage engaging protrusion 85 is provided at the lower part of the engaging drainer 83. 85 to form a drainage fitting recess 86, which is fitted and engaged with the upper leg 62 of the lower lighting glass body _B1 and the engaging drainage protrusion 74 of the overhang. and,
This lower arm 81 also has fitting portions 81a, into which the cover body made of the glass plate 63 fits, is formed only at both ends thereof, and no fitting portion is formed in the middle portion thereof.
Furthermore, a waterproof wall 73 having an engaging protrusion 73a at its tip is provided on the upper part of the upper deck 82.

Next, the upper lighting glass body _B3 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 16 to 19.

The upper lighting glass body B ₃ has two vertical beams 90,9
0, a lower arm 91, an upper arm 92, and a glass plate 63.

The configuration of both vertical beams 90, 90 is the same as the configuration of both vertical beams 60, 60 of the lower lighting glass body B ₁ and both vertical beams 80, 80 of the middle lighting glass body B ₂ ,
The structure of the lower rim 91 is the same as the structure of the lower rim 81 of the intermediate lighting glass body _B2 , so the same parts are designated by the same reference numerals and the explanation will be omitted.

The upper arm 92 has an engagement protrusion 93 formed at its lower portion that engages with the engagement step 19 of the lighting glass body fixing fitting P. Unlike the upper legs 62 and 82 of the lower and middle lighting glass bodies B ₁ and B ₂ , the upper surface of the upper beam 92 extends upward (toward the center of the upper cover) to form an effective adjustment surface 94 . An adjustment mounting portion 95 having a water return 95a is provided, and a surface door plus/minus adjustment device (not shown) is attached to the upper surface of the adjustment effective surface 94 so as to be slidable toward the lower end or the upper end.

Next, the attachment of each daylighting glass body B ₁ , B ₂ , B ₃ to the connecting member and the connection of each daylighting glass body B ₁ , B ₂ , B ₃ will be explained.

Figures 20 and 21 show the lower lighting glass body.
Figures before and after installation of B ₁ are shown. P
is the glass body fixing bracket support groove 1 of the intermediate connection member A.
The lighting glass body fixing fitting is fixed to the lower lighting glass body B ₁ and has an engagement step portion 19 that opens upward toward the upper end. Similarly, the engaging protrusion 75 of the upper leg 62 of the lower daylighting glass body B ₁ is fitted into the engagement step 19 of the daylighting glass body fixing fitting P from above, thereby lower daylighting glass body B ₁ is attached to the intermediate connecting member A.

Reference numeral G designates a lower end cover in which a water return engagement wall 40 having an engagement protrusion 40a is formed, which is fitted into a water cutout fitting recess 68 provided at the upper part of the lower rung 61. The upper surface plate is brought into contact with the lower end engaging drainage protrusion 69, and the protruding fitting protrusion 44 is brought into contact with the lower end cap E.
, and the top of one peak of the protruding engagement protrusion 45 presses against the lower surface of the intermediate connecting member A near the lower end in a straight line in the longitudinal direction.

E is a lower end cap, which has a water hole (not shown) on the lower surface of the lower part of the box-shaped body, and is fixed by the bolt 5a of the connecting member mounting bracket 4 near the lower end exposed in the upper open part of the intermediate connecting member A. Then, the lower end decorative reinforcing plate 57, which is slidably engaged with the upper part of the intermediate connecting member cover D, is slid to cover the cutout recess 26 of the intermediate connecting member cover D, and the lower end cap E is moved. engage within. The lower end cap E attached to the lower end is fitted on the front, back, left, right, top and bottom.
It has wind pressure resistance and is tightly fastened and fixed.

Figures 22 and 23 show the intermediate lighting glass body.
Figures before and after installation of B ₂ are shown. Drain fitting recess 86 formed by drainage engaging protrusion 85 provided on lower ledge 81 of intermediate lighting glass body B ₂
is fitted and engaged with the engaging drainage protrusion 74 of the upper leg 62 of the lower lighting glass body B ₁ , and the engaging protrusion 75 of the upper leg 82 is fixed to the lighting glass body fixed to the intermediate connecting member A. By fitting and engaging with the engagement step portion 19 of the metal fitting P, the intermediate lighting glass body B ₂ is connected to the lower lighting glass body B ₁ and attached to the intermediate connection member A.

The upper lighting glass body B ₃ is installed in the same manner as the middle lighting glass body B ₂ , as shown in FIGS. 24 and 25. In this way, the upper and lower legs of each of the lighting glass bodies B ₁ , B ₂ , and B ₃ are fitted and engaged to form a dustproof and waterproof structure.

Then, by attaching the lower lighting glass body B ₁ , the middle lighting glass body B ₂ , and the upper lighting glass body B ₃ , a freeze damage prevention part 117 is provided in the space between the engaging drains 67 and 83 and the drain engaging wall 73. Form. 76
is a drain groove, which communicates with the drain groove 12 of the intermediate connecting member A together with the engaging drain protrusion 74, and drains water from the water flow hole of the lower end cap E in case of water leakage from the outer surface of the combination of the solar energy collecting device. Discharge outside.

In addition, the vertical beam 64 of the lighting glass body B, the hanging leg piece 23 of the intermediate connection member cover D, and the hanging water drain prevention piece 2
4, the glass body fixing fitting support groove 13 of the intermediate connecting member A, and the drain groove 12 form a perfect waterproof structure.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the intermediate connection member of the solar energy collecting device of the present invention has a support groove extending in the longitudinal direction on the lower surface of the bottom of the main body, and drainage grooves extending upward on both sides of the support groove. and a glass body fixing bracket support groove are formed in that order, a horizontal part is provided in the upper part of the main body, and a fixing round hole is provided in the support groove and the horizontal part approximately at the center in the longitudinal direction, and a fixing round hole is provided at intervals on both sides thereof. By providing the respective elongated holes, the bolt of the hanging engagement supporting leg that engages the fixing round hole with the engaging part of the groove-shaped base material and the hook part of the lower end engage with the groove of the groove-shaped base material. By fixing the long holes to the groove-shaped base material using the connecting member mounting brackets, it is possible to attach the base member to a frame such as a steel frame, and the installation work can be carried out easily and quickly. The installation is also reliable, and the glass body fixing bracket support groove can absorb the thermal expansion strain by sliding evenly in the longitudinal direction from the center toward both ends against thermal expansion with the smallest possible amount of movement. The solar energy collecting member can be easily installed by attaching the glass body fixing metal fitting, and the watertight structure is perfect with the drainage groove and the glass body fixing metal support groove.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a solar energy collection device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 2a and 2b are enlarged side sectional views of the same, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 2a. , FIG. 4 is a plan view of the intermediate connecting member, FIG. 5a is a perspective view of the intermediate connecting member, FIG. 5b is a perspective view of the intermediate connecting member cover, and FIG.
Figure a is a perspective view showing attachment of the intermediate connecting member;
FIG. 6b is a side sectional view of the same as above, FIG. 7a is a plan view showing standard attachment of the intermediate connecting member, and FIG. 7b is a plan view showing positive attachment of the intermediate connecting member.
Fig. 7c is a plan view showing negative attachment of the intermediate connecting member, Fig. 8 is a plan view of the lower lighting glass body, Fig. 9 is a sectional view taken along line AA in Fig. 8, and Fig. 10
The figures are a sectional view taken along the line B-B in FIG. 8, FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along the line CC in FIG. Line A in Figure 12
-A sectional view, FIG. 14 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 12, FIG. 15 is a sectional view taken along line C-C in FIG. 12,
Figure 16 is a plan view of the upper lighting glass body;
The figure is a sectional view taken along line A-A in FIG. 16, and FIG.
The sectional view taken along line B-B in FIG. 16, and FIG.
20 is a side sectional view of the lower daylighting glass body before it is installed, FIG. 21 is a side sectional view of the middle daylighting glass body after it is installed, and FIG. 22 is a sectional view of the middle daylighting glass body. FIG. 23 is a side sectional view before installation, FIG. 24 is a side sectional view before the upper lighting glass body is installed, and FIG. 25 is a side sectional view after installation. . 1... Square pipe, 2... Channel steel, 2a... Notch groove, 3... Locking part, 4... Connection member mounting bracket, 5
a...Male thread, 5b...Hook part, 6...Nut, 10...Main body, 11...Support groove, 12...Drain groove, 13...Glass body fixing bracket support groove, 14...
...Horizontal part, 15... Rising part, 15a... Fitting convex part, 16... Fixing round hole, 17... Sliding mounting hole,
18...screw, 19...engaging step, 20...bolt, 21...lower end engagement fitting, 22...engaging surface,
23... Hanging leg piece, 23a... Fitting recess, 24...
... Drooping water cutting prevention piece, 24a... Water cutting piece, 25...
Engagement piece, 26, 27...Notch recess, 28...Descent engagement support leg, 29...Protrusion, 30...Mounting hole, 31
...support leg, 32...bolt, 33...nut,
40... water return engagement wall, 40a... engagement protrusion, 44
...Protruding fitting convex portion, 45...Protruding engagement protrusion, 57
...Lower end decorative reinforcement plate, 60...Vertical beam, 61...
Lower arm, 61a... Fitting portion, 62... Upper arm, 63...
... Glass plate, 64 ... Water return waterproof wall, 64a ... Water section, 65 ... Hanging leg piece, 66 ... Side notch,
67... Engagement water cutter, 67a... Water cutter, 68...
Drainage fitting recess, 69...lower end engagement drainage protrusion, 7
0... Drainage engaging protrusion, 71... Screw, 72...
Groove, 73...waterproof wall, 73a...engaging protrusion, 74
...Engagement discharge protrusion, 75...Engagement protrusion, 76...
Discharge groove, 77...Screw, 78...Waterproof plate, 80...
...Vertical arm, 81... Lower arm, 81a... Fitting part, 82
...Upper bar, 83...Engagement drain, 85...Drainage engaging protrusion, 86...Drain fitting recess, 90...Vertical bar, 9
1... Lower arm, 91a... Fitting part, 92... Upper arm,
93... Engaging protrusion, 94... Adjustment effective surface, 95...
...Adjustment mounting part, 95a... Water return, 97... Bolt, 100... Side door plus/minus adjustment device, 1
17,151...Frozen damage prevention part, A...Middle part connection member, A'...Side connection member, B...Lighting glass body, _B1 ...Lower lighting glass body, _B2 ...Middle part daylighting Glass body, B ₃ ... Upper lighting glass body, D
...Intermediate connection member cover, D'...Side connection member cover, E...Lower end cap, G...Lower end cover, I...Upper end cover, K...Water pipe, L
...Decoration cover, M...Sliding connection member, N...Top end cover decoration mounting member, P...Lighting glass body fixing fitting, Q...Cleaning device, S...Energy collector, T...Top end Cover connecting member, T′... Decorative cover connecting member.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A support groove is provided along the longitudinal direction on the lower surface of the bottom of the main body, a drainage groove and a glass frame fixing bracket support groove are formed in that order upward on both sides of the support groove, and a horizontal part is provided on the upper part of the main body. An intermediate connection member for a solar energy collecting device, wherein the support groove and the horizontal portion are provided with a fixing round hole approximately at the center in the longitudinal direction, and elongated holes at intervals on both sides of the fixing round hole.