Patent ID: 8166966
Filing Date: 2012-05-01
Classification: F24S,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A reflector dish assembly, for concentrating sun rays at a focal point, intended to be mounted in an adjustable manner with solar tracking mechanism that enables a central axis of said reflector dish assembly to remain directed to the sun and to follow movement of the sun, comprising: a quantity N of generally rectangular reflector panels, Y-axis oriented and arranged side-by-side to form a dish with a generally rectangular outline, each panel being pre-formed to provide a concave front surface in both X and Y axes, said reflector panels being shaped and mounted in a manner to collectively form a reflector dish having a shape closely approximating a symmetric revolution surface of a parabola about the central axis; each of said reflector panels being made of opaque non-frangible material with the concave front surface of each reflector panel being made highly smooth and reflective; and an overall structural framework comprising a quantity of N vertical subframes each having a pre-curved vertical rear structural member attached by front-to-back intermediate spacer members to a corresponding one of said reflector panels made and arranged to constitute a front structural subframe member thus forming a generally rigid overall dish structure suited for outdoor deployment as a solar reflector dish.