EP 2588790 A4 20150107 - BEARING ASSEMBLY FOR A SOLAR COLLECTOR SYSTEM

Title (en)

BEARING ASSEMBLY FOR A SOLAR COLLECTOR SYSTEM

Title (de)

LAGERANORDNUNG FÜR EIN SONNENKOLLEKTOR-SYSTEM

Title (fr)

ENSEMBLE PALIER POUR UN SYSTÈME COLLECTEUR D'ÉNERGIE SOLAIRE

Publication

EP 2588790 A4 20150107 (EN)

Application

EP 11801366 A 20110629

Priority

US 36061210 P 20100701
US 2011042442 W 20110629

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2012003235A1] A solar collector system is provided including a bearing assembly comprising a plurality of wheels or rollers for rollingly engaging a large-diameter support element. Rotation of the large-diameter support element supports tracking of the position of the sun relative to the solar collector system. The bearing assembly may be pre-assembled to the large-diameter support element before the solar collector system leaves the factory, thereby facilitating assembly of the solar collector system in the field, even under adverse conditions.

IPC 8 full level

F16L 13/04 (2006.01); F24S 23/70 (2018.01); F16C 19/50 (2006.01); F24J 2/10 (2006.01); F24J 2/54 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F16C 19/50 (2013.01 - EP US); F24S 30/40 (2018.04 - EP US); F24S 30/425 (2018.04 - EP US); F24S 50/20 (2018.04 - EP US); F24S 2023/834 (2018.04 - EP US); F24S 2030/15 (2018.04 - EP US); Y02E 10/47 (2013.01 - EP US); Y02P 80/20 (2015.11 - EP US); Y10T 29/49355 (2015.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

[XYI] DE 102006058995 A1 20080619 - NOVATEC BIOSOL AG [DE]
[XYI] WO 2009108273 A2 20090903 - CBE GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC [US], et al
[XYI] US 4306540 A 19811222 - HUTCHISON JOSEPH A
[Y] WO 0202995 A2 20020110 - BAYER AG [DE], et al
See references of WO 2012003235A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2012003235 A1 20120105; BR 112012033459 A2 20171205; CA 2802104 A1 20120105; EP 2588790 A1 20130508; EP 2588790 A4 20150107; MX 2012015275 A 20130212; US 2013152915 A1 20130620

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2011042442 W 20110629; BR 112012033459 A 20110629; CA 2802104 A 20110629; EP 11801366 A 20110629; MX 2012015275 A 20110629; US 201113704349 A 20110629