Patent ID: 8136518
Filing Date: 2012-03-20
Classification: F24S,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A sun-tracking solar energy collector apparatus, comprising: a central cross shaft assembly, the central cross shaft assembly comprising an east-west driving shaft body, a south-north driving shaft body and bearings, two ends of the south-north driving shaft body being pivotally connected with the bearings respectively, the east-west driving shaft body and the south-north driving shaft body being crisscross connected; a base body, the base body having pivot holes, limit holes and an inlet portion, the pivot holes being adapted to accommodate the bearings at the two ends of the south-north driving shaft body of the central cross shaft assembly, two ends of the east-west driving shaft body of the central cross shaft assembly being movably inserted in the limit holes; a coupling frame, the coupling frame comprising an annular member, oblique beams and driving members, the annular member having a pair of ledges at a bottom thereof, the ledges having pivot washers therein, an outer end of each of the oblique beams being provided with a sphere seat, the driving members each including a driving rod, the driving rod having a movable spherical head at an upper end thereof, the pivot washers in the pair of the ledges of the annular member being connected with the two ends of the east-west driving shaft body of the central cross shaft assembly, the oblique beams being connected with the annular member, the movable spherical head of the driving rod of each of the driving members being movably inserted in the sphere seat of the oblique beam; and a holding rack assembly, the holding rack assembly comprising main beams, racks and solar energy collector modules, the racks being provided with a coupling post, respectively, the racks being aligned and coupled on the main beams, the solar energy collector modules being aligned and coupled on the racks, the main beams each having a bottom surface connected with the oblique beams of the coupling frame.