Node, apparatus, system and method regarding a frame support for solar mirrors

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8627632
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13135137

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A node for a solar frame including an elongate portion having a channel extending through it in which a structural element is disposed or a solid elongate portion on to which a structural element is disposed. The node comprises a fin extending radially outward from the elongate portion where at least 5% of the volume of the fin is replaced by at least a single void extending essentially in parallel with the channel or the extrusion direction of the solid elongate portion. An apparatus for transmitting torque in a solar frame having structural elements and a support. A system for solar mirrors. A node for a solar frame. A method for connecting a structural element with a strut having a strut end piece of a solar mirror support frame. A method for producing a node for solar mirror frame.

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WERNER EXTRUSION SOLUTIONS LLC871 HOLDEN COURT LAKE FOREST IL 60045

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Funai, John Lake in the Hills, US 20 140
Palladino, Nicholas Chicago, US 7 69
Werner, Craig Roy Lake Forest, US 20 140

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