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

Claim 17:
18. A bifurcated bearing housing for mounting photovoltaic (PV) modules to a support structure in a solar tracking system comprising:
an upper component, the upper component comprising:
a first mounting flange;
a second mounting flange; and
a first aperture defining portion spanning between the first and the second mounting flanges that is configured to house at least a first portion of a rotating bearing; and

a lower component that is selectively attachable to the upper component, the lower component comprising:
a third mounting flange;
a fourth mounting flange; and
a second aperture defining portion spanning between the third and the fourth mounting flanges that is configured to house at least a second portion of the rotating bearing,
wherein when the upper and lower components of the bearing housing are in an attached configuration and an aperture is defined by the first and second aperture defining portions:
a bottom surface of the first mounting flange interfaces with a top surface of the third mounting flange along a first plane and a bottom surface of the second mounting flange interfaces with a top surface of the fourth mounting flange along a second plane, and
the first and second planes are on a same side of the aperture.