Patent ID: 8808126

Claim:
A driving device for an automatic tracking operation of a solar panel for a solar power generator, driving the solar panel to make the solar panel face the sun in accordance with a solar orbit, the driving device comprising: a housing shaped like a casing; a worm gear provided in the housing and secured to a support shaft; and upper and lower ring bearings, the upper ring bearing being mounted to an upper portion of the worm gear, the lower ring bearing being mounted to a lower portion of the worm gear, wherein the worm gear is coupled to a worm to engage with the worm mounted to a worm shaft, a rotary gear is connected to an end of the worm shaft, a drive gear mounted to a motor shaft of the drive motor engages with the rotary gear, and the worm and the drive motor are fastened to the housing via a fastening bracket, a thrust bearing is mounted on an upper portion of the upper ring bearing, and an anchor plate and an upper casing are installed above the thrust bearing, a support plate and a lower casing are coupled to a lower portion of the lower ring bearing, with first and second limit switches being securely coupled to the support plate, first and second stoppers are securely provided on a bearing body of the lower ring bearing to touch the first and second limit switches, and the solar panel is supported on an outer portion of the housing via a panel support bracket.