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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2021
Applicant:
Nextracker Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
Inventors:
Alexander W. Au, Oakland, CA (US);
Ricardo Delgado-Nanez, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
NEXTRACKER LLC, Fremont, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 20/32 (2014.01); F16M 11/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 20/32 (2014.12); F16M 11/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A solar tracker bearing and a solar tracker incorporating the bearing, the bearing including at least one rotatable part, the rotatable part including a notch for receiving a torque tube, a slot, formed in the rotatable part and extending below the notch, the slot defining an arc having multiple radii, at least one engagement member configured to be received in the slot, and at least one base configured to secure the engagement member in the slot and to secure the bearing to a pier.