Shingle assembly with support bracket

Almy, Charles

Title: Shingle assembly with support bracket

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A shingle system, mountable to a support surface, includes overlapping shingle assemblies. Each shingle assembly comprises a support bracket, having upper and lower ends, secured to a shingle body. The upper end has an upper support portion, extending away from the shingle body, and an upper support-surface-engaging part, engageable with a support surface so that the upper edge of the shingle body is positionable at a first distance from the support surface to create a first gap therebetween. The lower end has a lower support portion extending away from the lower surface. The support brackets create: (1) a second gap between shingle bodies of the first and second shingle assemblies, and (2) an open region beneath the first shingle assembly fluidly coupling the first and second gaps.

Inventors:: Almy, Charles

Issue Date:: 2007-01-02

Research Org.:: Powerlight Corp., Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1176048

Patent Number(s):: 7155870

Application Number:: 10/872,126

Assignee:: Powerlight Corp. (Berkeley, CA)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: E - FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS E04 - BUILDING E04D - ROOF COVERINGS

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

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E - FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS E04 - BUILDING E04D - ROOF COVERINGS
E04D2001/3473 - {fastening single roof elements to the roof structure with or without indirect clamping of neighbouring roof covering elements}
E04D2001/3447 - {the fastening means being integral or premounted to the roof covering}

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
Y02E10/50 - Photovoltaic [PV] energy

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F24 - HEATING F24S - SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS
F24S2020/13 - {Overlaying arrangements similar to roof tiles}

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02B - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
Y02B10/10 - Photovoltaic [PV]

E - FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS E04 - BUILDING E04D - ROOF COVERINGS
E04D1/29 - {Means for connecting or fastening adjacent roofing elements}

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02B - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
Y02B10/20 - Solar thermal

E - FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS E04 - BUILDING E04D - ROOF COVERINGS
E04D2001/3414 - {Metal strips or sheet metal}
E04D1/34 - Fastenings for attaching roof-covering elements to the supporting elements
E04D2001/3458 - {on the upper or lower transverse edges of the roof covering elements}

H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02S - GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRA-RED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES
H02S20/23 - specially adapted for roof structures

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F24 - HEATING F24S - SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS
F24S20/67 - in the form of roof constructions

E - FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS E04 - BUILDING E04D - ROOF COVERINGS
E04D2001/3494 - {made of rigid material having a flat external surface}

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F24 - HEATING F24S - SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS
F24S25/613 - in the form of bent strips or assemblies of strips

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
Y02E10/47 - Mountings or tracking

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Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 42 ENGINEERING

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