Patent ID: 8777176

Claim:
A device for mounting solar modules or solar panels, the device comprising: props that are introduced generally vertically into the ground, supports for the solar modules or solar panels, which supports are disposed on said props and can be connected thereto, and fastening means for achieving the connection between the props and the supports, wherein the fastening means allow for at least one of vertical compensation and lateral compensation for deviations of the introduced props from vertical relative to the ground, and wherein each fastening means comprises: a rail ( 3 ) that can be connected to a prop ( 2 ), with one rail provided for each prop, a T-shaped or L-shaped or U-shaped connecting flange ( 4 ) with at least one connection means ( 8 ) for connecting the flange ( 4 ) to one of said supports ( 5 ), and a rocker bearing ( 6 ) that allows a connection between the rail ( 3 ) and the connecting flange ( 4 ) to be established, wherein the rocker bearing ( 6 ) is a ball-and-socket joint, and wherein the T-shaped connecting flange ( 4 ) is designed as a forked flange with two webs ( 4 . 2 , 4 . 3 ) whose clearance is dimensioned such that each of the webs ( 4 . 2 , 4 . 3 ) reaches, on the face, over the ball of the rocker bearing ( 6 ) and can be connected to the ball.