Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Torque tube coupler
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Application No.: US17474148Application Date: 2021-09-14
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Publication No.: US11592046B2Publication Date: 2023-02-28
- Inventor: Lucas Creasy , Nikhil Kumar , James Fusaro , Kenyon Bradley , Daniel Smith
- Applicant: ARRAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Applicant Address: US NM Albuquerque
- Assignee: ARRAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Current Assignee: ARRAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US NM Albuquerque
- Agency: Maschoff Brennan
- Main IPC: F16B7/02
- IPC: F16B7/02

Abstract:
A first embodiment of a torque tube coupler may include an outer body that includes a first abutting surface and a second abutting surface adjacent to the first abutting surface. Set screws may be inserted into one or more channels of the first abutting surface. Tightening the set screws may force the abutting surfaces away from each other and the outer body to press against an inner surface of a torque tube. Another embodiment of the torque tube coupler may include a central ring sized based on a size of a torque tube. The torque tube coupler may also include a set of fingers that extend away from a first side of the central ring and are shaped to flex radially outward. The torque tube coupler may include a core disposed within the set of fingers that, when drawn towards the central ring, causes the fingers to flex radially outwards.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220082119A1 TORQUE TUBE COUPLER Public/Granted day:2022-03-17
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