Patent ID: 11955926
Assignee: ARRAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  H  Y | IPC F  H

Claim 9:
10. A bifurcated bearing housing for mounting photovoltaic (PV) modules to a support structure in a solar tracking system comprising:
an upper component including a first mounting flange and a first aperture defining portion;
a lower component including a second mounting flange and a second aperture defining portion, wherein the upper component is selectively attachable to the lower component and when in an attached configuration:
the upper and lower components define an aperture that is configured to house a rotating bearing, and
a bottom surface of the first mounting flange interfaces with a top surface of the second mounting flange on a plane that is below a centerpoint of the aperture defined by the upper and lower components; and

a first gusset at a transition between the first mounting flange and the first aperture defining portion, the gusset being shaped to provide additional structural rigidity at the transition between the first mounting flange and the first aperture defining portion.