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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2015
Optimum Tracker, Meyreuil, FR;
Madyan Michotte De Welle, Marseilles, FR;
OPTIMUM TRACKER, Meyreuil, FR;
Abstract
The invention relates to a single-axis follower support system () for a solar collector () comprising a stationary structure () for anchoring to the ground; and a platform () suitable for supporting a solar collector, attached to at least one central horizontal beam () rotatably mounted on the stationary structure along a horizontal rotational axis inside at least one bearing () attached to the stationary structure; wherein the at least one bearing () comprises: a rotatable part () having a cavity () for receiving the central beam and a guide rail () in the shape of a circular arc centered on said horizontal rotational axis, wherein said guide rail extends below said cavity; and a base () retained on the stationary structure and onto which rolling members are attached which are rollingly mounted in the guide rail of the rotatable part.