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Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2025

Filed:

Jan. 05, 2023
Applicant:

Nextracker Llc, Fremont, CA (US);

Inventors:

Jitendra Morankar, Telangana, IN;

Abhimanyu Sable, Hyderabad, IN;

Raghavendra Praveen Maddulapalli, Hyderabad, IN;

Assignee:

NEXTRACKER LLC, Fremont, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16M 11/00 (2006.01); F16B 2/06 (2006.01); F16M 13/02 (2006.01); H02S 20/32 (2014.01); H02S 30/10 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 30/10 (2014.12); F16B 2/06 (2013.01); F16M 13/02 (2013.01); H02S 20/32 (2014.12);
Abstract

A coupling system for use with a solar tracker includes a support rail defining a channel for receipt of a solar module therein, the support rail including an aperture defined therein that is in open communication with the channel and a clamp assembly selectively coupled to the support rail, a first portion of the clamp assembly configured to receive a portion of a torque tube therein and a second portion of the clamp assembly configured to selectively extend through the aperture of the support rail when the clamp assembly is transitioned from a first, unlocked position, to a second, locked position.


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