Patent ID: 11962269
Assignee: ARRAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H  F  Y | IPC B  H

Claim 8:
9. A photovoltaic module support structure, comprising:
a module clamp, comprising:
a first wall that includes a first jog feature that offsets a portion of the first wall from the rest of the first wall, wherein one or more slots are included along the first jog feature and the first wall includes a first tab extending below a base surface of the module clamp;
a second wall that includes a second jog feature that offsets a portion of the second wall from the rest of the second wall, wherein one or more slots are included along the second jog feature and the second wall includes a second tab extending below the base surface of the module clamp;
the base surface connecting the first wall and the second wall, the base surface including a hole in the middle of the base surface;

a torque tube band coupled to the module clamp via the first tab and the second tab; and
a torque tube coupled to the torque tube band, the torque tube having a cross-sectional shape corresponding to a shape defined, at least in part, by the torque tube band, the first tab, and the second tab,
wherein, a module rail corresponding to a photovoltaic module that is coupled to the photovoltaic module support structure via a fastener disposed in each of the one or more slots along the first jog feature and the second jog feature is configured to be positioned between the first wall and the second wall of the module clamp without contacting the base surface of the module clamp.