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Granted Patent B2
US 12,255,575 · App. 18/315,975 · Granted Mar 18, 2025

Mounting apparatus for photovoltaic modules

Inventors: Peter Clemente (San Rafael, CA); Brian Atchley (Parsippany, NJ); Brian West (Parsippany, NJ); Evan Wray (Parsippany, NJ); Daniel East (Parsippany, NJ); Mike Kuiper (Parsippany, NJ); Thierry Nguyen (Parsippany, NJ); Richard Perkins (Parsippany, NJ)
Assignee: GAF Energy LLC
H02S20/25E04D1/12E04D1/265E04D1/2918E04D1/2956E04D1/30E04D1/34H02S30/10E04D2001/308E04D2001/3408E04D2001/345E04D2001/3458E04D2001/3494
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Patent No.
US 12,255,575
App. No.
18/315,975
Granted
Mar 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system includes a plurality of photovoltaic modules, each having a mat with an edge and a spacer with an edge, the edge of the mat being attached to the edge of the spacer. The spacer includes a plurality of support members and a solar module mounted to the support members. Each of the support members includes a ledge. The solar module and the ledge form a space therebetween. The space is sized and shaped to receive an edge of a solar module of another of the photovoltaic modules. The spacer of one of the photovoltaic modules overlays the mat of another of the photovoltaic modules.

Claims (87)

1. A system, comprising:

a roof deck;

a plurality of photovoltaic modules installed on the roof deck,

wherein the plurality of photovoltaic modules is arranged in an array,

wherein the array includes

an upper side extending along the roof deck,

a lower side extending along the roof deck,

at least a first side extending between the upper side and the lower side, and

an upper surface,

wherein the upper surface extends in a first plane;

at least one trim element installed on the roof deck,

wherein the at least one trim element includes a first trim element,

wherein the first trim element is proximate to the first side of the array; and

a plurality of roofing shingles installed on the roof deck,

wherein each of the plurality of roofing shingles includes an upper surface,

wherein the plurality of roofing shingles includes a first roofing shingle,

wherein the first roofing shingle includes a first end,

wherein the first roofing shingle overlays the first trim element,

wherein at least a portion of the first roofing shingle extends in a second plane,

wherein the second plane is different from the first plane, and

wherein the upper surface of the array is above the upper surface of the first roofing shingle, and

wherein the first end of the first roofing shingle is adjacent to the upper surface of the array at the first plane.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first trim element includes an upper surface, and wherein the at least a portion of the first roofing shingle overlays the upper surface of the first trim element.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of photovoltaic modules extends substantially in the first plane.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second plane is oblique to the first plane.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first roofing shingle is an asphalt shingle.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of photovoltaic modules includes a first photovoltaic module, and wherein the first trim element is clipped to the first photovoltaic module.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the array includes a second side extending between the upper side and the lower side, wherein the at least one trim element includes a second trim element, and wherein the second trim element is located proximate to the second side of the array.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of roofing shingles includes a second roofing shingle, and wherein at least a portion of the second roofing shingle overlays the second trim element.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the second trim element includes an upper surface, and wherein the at least a portion of the second roofing shingle overlays the upper surface of the second trim element.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the second roofing shingle is an asphalt shingle.

11. The system of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of photovoltaic modules includes a second photovoltaic module, wherein the second trim element is clipped to the second photovoltaic module.

12. A system, comprising:

a roof deck;

a plurality of photovoltaic modules installed on the roof deck,

wherein the plurality of photovoltaic modules is arranged in an array,

wherein the array includes

an upper side extending along the roof deck,

a lower side extending along the roof deck,

a first side extending between the upper side and the lower side,

a second side extending between the upper side and the lower side, and

an upper surface,

wherein the upper surface extends in a first plane;

a plurality of trim elements installed on the roof deck,

wherein the plurality of trim elements includes a first trim element and a second trim element,

wherein the first trim element is proximate to the first side of the array,

wherein the second trim element is proximate to the second side of the array; and

a plurality of roofing shingles installed on the roof deck,

wherein each of the plurality of roofing shingles includes an upper surface and a first end,

wherein the plurality of roofing shingles includes a first roofing shingle and a second roofing shingle,

wherein the first roofing shingle overlays the first trim element,

wherein at least a portion of the first roofing shingle extends in a second plane, and

wherein the second plane is different from the first plane,

wherein the second roofing shingle overlays the second trim element,

wherein at least a portion of the second roofing shingle extends in a third plane,

and wherein the third plane is different from the first plane,

wherein the upper surface of the array is above the upper surface of the first roofing shingle and the upper surface of the second roofing shingle,

wherein the first end of the first roofing shingle is adjacent to the upper surface of the array at the first plane, and

wherein the first end of the second roofing shingle is adjacent to the upper surface of the array at the first plane.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein each of the first trim element and the second trim element includes an upper surface, wherein the at least a portion of the first roofing shingle overlays the upper surface of the first trim element, and wherein the at least a portion of the second roofing shingle overlays the upper surface of the second trim element.

14. The system of claim 12 , wherein each of the plurality of photovoltaic modules extends substantially in the first plane.

15. The system of claim 12 , wherein the second plane is oblique to the first plane.

16. The system of claim 12 , wherein the third plane is oblique to the first plane.

17. The system of claim 12 , wherein each of the first roofing shingle and the second roofing shingle is an asphalt shingle.

18. The system of claim 12 , wherein the plurality of photovoltaic modules includes a first photovoltaic module and a second photovoltaic module, wherein the first trim element is clipped to the first photovoltaic module, and wherein the second trim element is clipped to the second photovoltaic module.

19. A system, comprising:

a roof deck;

a plurality of photovoltaic modules installed on the roof deck,

wherein the plurality of photovoltaic modules is arranged in an array,

wherein the array includes

an upper side extending along the roof deck,

a lower side extending along the roof deck,

at least a first side extending between the upper side and the lower side, and

an upper surface,

wherein the upper surface extends in a first plane;

at least one trim element installed on the roof deck,

wherein the at least one trim element includes a first trim element,

wherein the first trim element is proximate to the first side of the array; and

a plurality of roofing shingles installed on the roof deck,

wherein each of the plurality of roofing shingles includes an upper surface,

wherein the plurality of roofing shingles includes a first roofing shingle,

wherein the first roofing shingle includes a first end,

wherein the first roofing shingle overlays the first trim element,

wherein at least a portion of the first roofing shingle extends in a second plane,

wherein the second plane is different from the first plane, and

wherein the upper surface of the array is above the upper surface of the first roofing shingle, and

wherein the first end of the first roofing shingle intersects the upper surface of the array at the first plane.

Continuity (4)
Continuation 17941934 · Sep 9, 2022
Continuation 17501606 · Oct 14, 2021
Provisional Application 63091428 · Oct 14, 2020
Related Publication 20230283225A1 · Sep 7, 2023
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