Patent ID: 11967920
Assignee: NEVADOS ENGINEERING, INC.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  F  G  Y | IPC F  G  H

Claim 17:
18. An outboard flexure bearing assembly comprising:
a plurality of bearings;
a shaft extending through the plurality of bearings and comprising a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the shaft having cross sections in an axial direction of the shaft of a same shape throughout an entirety of the shaft, the cross sections comprising a largest cross section of the shaft;
a first flex plate directly attached to the first end of the shaft and having a second cross section in the axial direction of the shaft that is greater in size than the largest cross section of the shaft;
a second flex plate coupled to the first flex plate without being in direct contact with the first flex plate, the first flex plate being in between the second flex plate and the shaft;
a third flex plate directly attached to the second end of the shaft and having a third cross section in the axial direction of the shaft that is greater in size than the largest cross section of the shaft, the shaft extending continuously between the third flex plate and the first flex plate;
a fourth flex plate coupled to the third flex plate without being in direct contact with the third flex plate, the first flex plate being in between the second flex plate and the shaft;
a first solar module mounting structure coupler coupled to the second flex plate and coupled to the first end of the shaft; and
a second solar module mounting structure coupler coupled to the third flex plate and coupled to the second end of the shaft.