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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Manfred Rinklake, Gross-Umstadt, DE;
Norbert Rosler, Oberursel, DE;
Assignee:
Braas GmbH, Oberursel, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
521733 ; 52518 ; 52547 ; 52551 ;
Abstract
A solar energy collection system for a pitched roof covered with roofing plates, with support elements that can be laid in the ridge-eaves direction. The support elements can be laid overlapping one another in the ridge-eaves direction, whereby plate-shaped modules having cells are located on the joist elements butted up against one another or adjacent to neighboring roof covering plates. The length of which modules can be greater than the greatest coverage length of a roofing plate, and the width of which can be greater than the system coverage width of the roofing plate.