US 12,170,503 B2
Distributor unit
Martin Hadlauer, Graz (AT)
Appl. No. 18/708,811
Filed by Martin Hadlauer, Graz (AT)
PCT Filed Nov. 9, 2022, PCT No. PCT/EP2022/081353
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 9, 2024,
PCT Pub. No. WO2023/083905, PCT Pub. Date May 19, 2023.
Claims priority of application No. A 60277/2021 (AT), filed on Nov. 9, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0333207 A1, Oct. 3, 2024
Int. Cl. H02S 20/32 (2014.01); H02S 20/10 (2014.01); H02S 30/10 (2014.01)
CPC H02S 20/32 (2014.12) [H02S 20/10 (2014.12); H02S 30/10 (2014.12)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tracking unit for a solar installation, the tracking unit comprising:
a housing with a housing interior, the housing configured to accommodate a distributor unit in the housing interior, the housing comprising a support frame and a cover detachably connected to the support frame, the distributor unit being for the tracking unit and comprising:
a first line section with a first rotational block, the first rotational block being configured to establish a fluidic connection between the first line section and a base element; and
a second line section with a second rotational block, the second rotational block being configured to establish a fluidic connection between the second line section and a first support arm of the solar installation;
at least a first gear for rotation about a vertical axis and a second gear for rotation about a horizontal axis;
wherein the first line section is rotatably connected to the first rotational block;
wherein the second line section is rotatably connected to the second rotational block;
wherein a gear housing of the first gear is connected to the support frame in a torsionally rigid manner and an output of the first gear is accessible from an outside configured to be connected to the base element; and
wherein a gear housing of the second gear is connected to the support frame in a torsionally rigid manner and an output of the second gear is accessible from the outside configured to be connected to a first support arm of the solar installation.