Patent ID: 11967924
Assignee: UNIRAC, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 10:
11. A solar panel mounting system to mount a first solar panel having a first thickness to a rail or a second solar panel having a second thickness different than the first thickness to the rail, the solar panel mounting system comprising:
a clamp assembly for electrically bonding the first solar panel having the first thickness to the rail upon installation of the first solar panel or electrically bonding the second solar panel having the second thickness different than the first thickness to the rail upon installation of the second solar panel, the clamp assembly including:
a first member having a first side opposite a second side,
a second member slideably disposed on the second side of the first member,
an actuator disposed with the first member and the second member, and
an anchor member having a T-shape fixed to an end of the actuator and disposed adjacent to the first side of the first member for inserting into the channel of the rail,, wherein, upon the installation of the first solar panel, and when the actuator is actuated:
the second member moves in a direction towards a bottom surface of the first solar panel such that a top portion of the second member comes into contact with the bottom surface of the first solar panel to electrically bond with the first solar panel having the first thickness, and
the anchor member of the actuator comes into contact with an inside surface of a channel of the rail to electrically bond with the rail, or, wherein, upon the installation of the second solar panel, and when the actuator is actuated:
the second member moves in a direction towards a bottom surface of the second solar panel such that the top portion of the second member comes into contact with the bottom surface of the second solar panel to electrically bond with the second solar panel having the second thickness different than the first thickness, and
the anchor member of the actuator comes into contact with the inside surface of the channel of the rail to electrically bond with the rail.