Patent ID: 11942894
Assignee: ARRAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  H  Y | IPC F  H

Claim 9:
10. A driveline joint, comprising:
a driveline shaft including one or more slots, the driveline shaft configured to be operatively coupled to one or more photovoltaic (PV) modules;
an outer housing configured to be attached to an end of the driveline shaft, the outer housing including a plurality of housing openings;
a shaft coupling positioned in an interior of the outer housing, the shaft coupling including one or more shaft openings, each of the shaft openings corresponding to a corresponding slot of the plurality of slots included in the driveline shaft and a corresponding housing opening of the plurality of housing openings; and
one or more fasteners, wherein each of the one or more fasteners extends through one of the slots of the driveline shaft, one of the housing openings of the outer housing, and one of the shaft openings of the shaft coupling so as to operatively engage a bearing surface of a bearing against the exterior lateral surface of the shaft coupling, the bearing surface compensating for a degree of angular misalignment between the driveline shaft and the shaft coupling.