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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2019
Applicant:
Sfs Acquisition, Llc, Boston, MA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
SFS Acquisition, LLC, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 30/20 (2014.01); H02S 20/30 (2014.01); F24S 30/48 (2018.01); F24S 20/50 (2018.01); F16M 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 30/20 (2014.12); F16M 13/02 (2013.01); F24S 20/50 (2018.05); F24S 30/48 (2018.05); H02S 20/30 (2014.12); Y02E 10/47 (2013.01);
Abstract
A swivel and fanning drive for solar panels, including a base support, a swivel plate mounted pivotingly about a horizontal axis, and a plurality of solar panels that can be fanned in and out about a fan-out axis. The swivel plate can be pivoted by at least one crank and connecting rod. Pivotal movement of the swivel plate about a vertical axis can cause the solar panels to be fanned-in or fanned-out. A brake can resist movement of the solar panels about the fan-out axis.