IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0917938
(2010-11-02)
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등록번호 |
US-8109393
(2012-02-07)
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우선권정보 |
DE-20 2009 015 110 U (2009-11-06) |
발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
5 인용 특허 :
12 |
초록
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The invention relates to a holder for safely storing and/or transporting frameless PV modules or other flat, cuboidal bodies, the size of which is defined by three sides and the thickness of which is defined by the shortest one of the three sides, wherein the holder comprises a base body made from a
The invention relates to a holder for safely storing and/or transporting frameless PV modules or other flat, cuboidal bodies, the size of which is defined by three sides and the thickness of which is defined by the shortest one of the three sides, wherein the holder comprises a base body made from a first material, which base body has a first and second side wall, at least one first and second support element and at least one first and second securing element, and further comprises a buffer structure made from a second material which is softer with respect to the first material and has an adhering effect.
대표청구항
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1. A holder (400) for safely storing and/or transporting frameless PV modules or other flat, cuboidal bodies (500), the size of which is defined by three sides and the thickness of which is defined by the shortest one of the three sides, comprising: a) a base body (100) made from a first material, w
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A holder (400) for safely storing and/or transporting frameless PV modules or other flat, cuboidal bodies (500), the size of which is defined by three sides and the thickness of which is defined by the shortest one of the three sides, comprising: a) a base body (100) made from a first material, with i) a first side wall (110) that is connected along an intersection line (S) to a second side wall (120) so that a wedge-like shape of the base body (100) is defined,wherein each of the side walls (110; 120) has an inner surface (111; 121) that extends in each case along the intersection line (S) between a first border (114; 124) that is perpendicular to the intersection line (S) and a second border (115; 125) that is perpendicular to the intersection line (S),wherein between the inner surfaces (111; 121) of the side walls (110; 120), a right angle exists,and wherein each of the side walls (110; 120) has a first abutting surface (112; 122) that forms, at the first border (114; 124), a first edge with the inner surface (111; 121), and has a second abutting surface (113; 123) that forms, at the second border (115; 125), a second edge with the inner surface (111; 121); ii) at least one first support element (150) and spaced apart therefrom along the intersection line (S), at least one second support element (160),wherein the support elements (150, 160) are integrally formed onto the inner surface (111; 121) of at least one of the side walls (110; 120),wherein by the at least one first support element (150) and the at least one second support element (160) and a first inner surface region (111a, 121a) that extends between the first and second support elements (150, 160) over the inner surface (111; 121) of at least one of the side walls (110, 120), a gap (300) is formed; iii) at least one first securing element (170) that acts on the side of the first abutting surfaces (112, 122) and at least one second securing element (180) that is formed to oppositely fit to the first securing element (170) and that acts on the side of the second abutting surfaces (113, 123),wherein on the side of the first abutting surfaces (112, 122) and on the side of the second abutting surfaces (113, 123), the holder (400) is detachably connectable in each case to a correspondingly aligned further holder (400′) in such a manner that the intersection lines (S; S′) of the holders (400; 400′) lie in one common axis (A),wherein the at least one first and the at least one second securing element (170, 180) of the holder (400) are configured in such a manner that, by interacting with the respective oppositely fitting securing element (170′, 180′) of the further holder (400′), they secure the connected holders (400, 400′) against slipping transverse to the common axis (A) and/or against slipping along the common axis (A); and further comprisingb) a buffer structure (200) made from a second material that is softer with respect to the first material and that has an adhering effect,wherein the buffer structure (200) is applied onto the first inner surface region (111a, 121a) and in each case onto that surface (151; 161) of the at least one support element (150) and the at least one second support element (160) that faces the gap (300),wherein the gap (300) is configured to receive a corner region section of a flat, cuboidal body (500) to be stored and/or to be transported that is, with the side defining its thickness, aligned parallel to the intersection line (S),and wherein the buffer structure (200) is configured to cushion and to fix the corner region section of the flat, cuboidal body (500) in the gap (300) prevented that the thickness of the flat, cuboidal body (500) corresponds substantially to the width of the gap (300). 2. The holder (400) according to claim 1, wherein the first material of the base body (100) is a hard plastic or a metal, in particular die-cast aluminum,and/or wherein the second material of the buffer structure (200) is a soft plastic. 3. The holder (400) according to claim 1, wherein the buffer structure (200) is injection-molded in each case onto that surface (151; 161) of the at least one first support element (150) and the at least one second support element (160) that faces the gap (300), as well as onto the first inner surface region (111a, 121a)or wherein the buffer structure (200) is a separate body and can be inserted, glued or clipped into the gap (300). 4. The holder (400) according to claim 1, wherein the at least one first securing element (170) or, respectively, the at least one second securing element (180) is formed as pin or as key,and wherein the at least one second securing element (180) or, respectively, the at least one first securing element (170) is formed as open cavity for fittingly receiving the pin of a correspondingly aligned further holder (400′) or as groove for fittingly receiving the key of a correspondingly aligned further holder (400′). 5. The holder (400) according to claim 4, wherein the pin or the key is formed on at least one first abutting surface (112, 122) or, respectively, on at least one second abutting surface (113, 123),and wherein the open cavity or the groove is formed on at least one second abutting surface (113, 123) or, respectively, on at least one first abutting surface (112, 122). 6. The holder (400) according to claim 4, wherein the key is formed along at least one of the first edges or, respectively, along at least one of the second edges on at least one of the inner surfaces (111, 121),and wherein the groove is formed by a protrusion that is formed along at least one of the second edges or, respectively, at least one of the first edges on at least one of the inner surfaces (111, 121). 7. The holder (400) according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the support elements (150, 160) is integrally formed onto the inner surfaces (111, 121) of both side walls (110, 120). 8. The holder (400) according to claim 7, wherein the at least one support element (150, 160) forms an open or closed triangular wall between the inner surfaces (111, 121) of the side walls (110, 120). 9. The holder (400) according to claim 1, wherein the first borders (114, 124) are spaced apart from the second borders (115, 125) in such a manner along the intersection line (S) that the inner surfaces (111, 121) are wider than the width of the gap (300) and thus have a second inner surface region (111b, 121b) outside of the gap (300). 10. The holder according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the side walls (110, 120) has at least one cut-out (118, 128) between the first abutting surface (112, 122) and the second abutting surface (113, 123). 11. A modular stacking system for safely storing and/transporting frameless PV modules or other flat, cuboidal bodies (500), comprising at least one first, at least one second, at least one third and at least one fourth holder (400) according to claim 1, wherein the second holder with respect to the first holder, the third holder with respect to the second holder, and the fourth holder with respect to the third holder are arrangable in each case such that they are rotated by 90 degrees about the axis (A) of their intersection line (S) in order to be able to receive a section of one of the four corner regions of a flat, cuboidal body (500) to be stored and/or to be transported in the gap (300) of each holder,and wherein the at least one first, the at least one second, the at least one third and the at least one fourth holder (400) are detachably connectable to correspondingly aligned first, second, third and fourth holders (400′) such that the intersection lines (S, S′) of all first, second, third and fourth holders each lie in one common axis (A) and that by the interaction of their first and second securing elements (170, 180; 170′, 180′), each of the connected holders are secured against a slipping transverse to the common axis (A) and/or against a slipping along the common axis. 12. The modular stacking system according to claim 11, wherein the at least one first holder, with the outer surface (116) of its first side wall (110), and the at least one second holder, with the outer surface (126) of its second side wall (120), are arrangable on a horizontal underlayment in such a manner that the flat, cuboidal body (500) to be stored and/or to be transported is aligned such that the side defining its thickness is parallel to the horizontal underlayment. 13. A buffer structure (200) for a holder (400) according to claim 1, wherein the buffer structure (200) consists of a material that is softer with respect to the material of the base body (100) and that has an adhering effect,wherein the buffer structure (200) can be applied onto the first inner surface region (111a, 121a) and in each case onto that surface (151; 161) of the at least one first support element (150) and the at least one second support element (160) of the holder (400) that faces the gap (300),and wherein the buffer structure (200) is configured to cushion and fix the corner region section of a flat, cuboidal body (500) in the gap (300) of the holder (400). 14. The buffer structure (200) according to claim 13, wherein the buffer structure (200) is a separate body and can be inserted, glued, latched or clipped into the gap (300) of the base body (100) of the holder (400).
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