Patent Application
20190367129
This application is based upon and claims priority to Chinese patent application No. 201810571906.7, filed May 31, 2018, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
The present disclosure relates to the field of solar energy technologies, and in particular, to a fender with a solar power generation function.
Bicycles have been widely used as green travelling tools. In the long-term use of bicycles, they may be equipped with a power supply to meet the power consumption requirements of electronic systems such as smart bicycle-locks and alarm devices. In view of this, the solar cell is applied to a power supply system for a sharing bicycle as a suitable power supply source.
Since bicycles are often in a bumpy state, the performance of the solar cells provided thereon will be affected. Alternatively, the solar cells or the fasteners therefor are easily damaged due to the pressure of the weight on the solar cells. In the long run, the solar cells eventually fail to generate power normally.
According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a fender with a solar power generation function, including a fender body and a flexible solar cell module,
wherein the flexible solar cell module is fixed on the fender body and a shape of the flexible solar cell module is matched with a shape of the fender body.
It should be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the disclosure.
The accompanying drawings herein, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure.
Reference will now be made in detail to exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. The following description refers to the accompanying drawings in which the same numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise represented. The implementations set forth in the following description of exemplary embodiments do not represent all implementations consistent with the present disclosure. Instead, they are merely examples of devices and methods consistent with aspects related to the present disclosure as recited in the appended claims.
In the related art in which a solar cell module is used as a bicycle power source, the solar cell module may be mounted on a bicycle frame or a rear seat, thereby realizing energy conversion and supply. The installation method of the solar cell module determines that the solar panel is horizontally mounted, and for example, may be secured by plane screws, parallel rails, or adhesion. This installation method not only has a problem of large space occupation, but also, the solar panel or the fastener is easily damaged due to the pressure of the weight.
The technical solution provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure relates to a fender 10 having a solar power generation function, which may be applied to the bicycle provided with the fender as shown in
The securing manner includes two ways: the integrated securing structure and the separated securing structure for connection. That is, the fender body 101 and the flexible solar cell module 102 may have formed an integrated structure when leaving the factory, or may be a separated structure to be connected together.
By securing the flexible solar cell module 102 onto the fender body 101, the technical solution provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure not only saves space, but also effectively avoids the risk that the solar cell module 102 and the its mounting accessories are damaged under pressure.
In the present exemplary embodiment, the flexible solar cell module 102 and the fender body 101 may be secured by a connector.
In one implementation, as shown in
In another implementation, as shown in
Further, when the buckle 104 is not directly engaged on the fender body 101, the fender body 101 may further be provided with a lock member 111 fitting with the buckle 104, and the flexible solar cell module 102 may be snapped onto the lock member 111 of the fender body 101 through the buckle 104. For example, the lock member 111 may be two ribs arranged along the length direction of the fender body 101, and the buckle 104 may be integrated with the flexible solar cell module 102, so that the flexible solar cell module 102 may be secured by snapping the buckle 104 to the ribs. For example, the lock member 111 may also be a plurality of protrusions fixed on the fender body 101, and the buckle 104 may be integrated with the flexible solar cell module 102, so that the flexible solar cell module 102 may be secured by snapping the buckle 104 to the protrusions.
In the exemplary embodiment, the flexible solar cell module 102 and the fender body 101 may also be secured by their own structural design.
In one implementation, as shown in
The fender body 101 may be a hollow structure. That is, the fender body 101 includes a bracket and a hollow region located inside the bracket. In this case, the guide grooves 105 may be disposed at the edges of the bracket facing the hollow region and the openings of the grooves face the hollow region. The guide edges 106 of the flexible solar cell module 102 may be inserted into the guide grooves 105 to be fixed onto the fender body 101.
Alternatively, the fender body 101 may also be a non-hollow structure. That is, the fender body 101 has an integrated and continuously distributed bracket. In this case, the guide grooves 105 may be disposed at the edge of the bracket and the openings of the grooves face the central area of the bracket. Then, the guide edges 106 of the flexible solar cell module 102 may be inserted into the guide grooves 105 to be fixed onto the fender body 101.
In this way, in the embodiment, the guide grooves 105 are disposed on both sides of the fender body 101, and the guide edges 106 are disposed on both sides of the flexible solar cell module 102, so that the flexible solar cell module 102 may be inserted into the fender body 101 along the positions defined by the guide grooves 105 and may bend in the direction guided by the guide grooves 105. This can achieve cambered surface mounting of the flexible solar cell module 102, which has good fit with the cambered surface of the fender body 101. Therefore, it may effectively save space occupation area. In addition, the flexible solar panel assembly 102 of this embodiment adopts a push-pull mounting method, which not only can be easily operated, but also can avoid the risk of the solar cell module 102 and its mounting accessories being damaged under pressure.
In another embodiment, as shown in
As shown in
When one end of the mounting strip 107 is fixed on the fender body 101, the mounting strip 107 may be separately disposed along both side edges of the fender body 101. Alternatively, as shown in
In this embodiment, the number of the mounting strip 107 is multiple, a plurality of mounting strips 107 are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the fender body 101. That is, two adjacent mounting strips 107 are spaced apart by a certain distance. Thereby a plurality of mounting strips 107 distributed along the cambered surface are formed. The plurality of mounting strips 107 may be disposed in parallel or non-parallel with each other, which is not specifically limited in this embodiment.
Optionally, the mounting strip 107 may have a planar structure. In this case, the width of the mounting strip 107 having the planar structure may be relatively small to accommodate the transition of the cambered surface of the fender body 101.
Optionally, the mounting strip 107 may also have a micro-arc surface structure, i.e., a cambered surface structure with a small curvature. In this case, the curvature of the micro-arc surface structure may be matched with the cambered surface of the fender body 101 to accommodate the transition of the cambered surface of the fender body 101.
In this way, in the present embodiment, a mounting strip 107 is provided on the fender body 101 so that the flexible solar cell module 102 may be bent forward along the gap between the fender body and the mounting strip 107. The interval of the mounting strip 107 limits the flexible solar cell module onto the fender while guiding the curvature of the flexible solar cell module to be attached to the fender.
In this way, the cambered surface mounting of the flexible solar cell module 102 may be realized, which has a good fit with the cambered surface of the fender body 101, and thus may effectively save space occupation area. In addition, the flexible solar panel assembly 102 of this embodiment adopts a push-pull mounting method, which not only can be easily operated, but also can avoid the risk of the solar cell module 102 and its mounting accessories being damaged under pressure.
Based on the above embodiments, as shown in
In an exemplary embodiment, as shown in
In the present exemplary embodiment, as shown in
a flexible substrate 1021;
a solar cell module 1022 attached to a surface of the flexible substrate 1021 and including a plurality of narrow strip-shaped rigid solar cell modules or flexible solar cell modules; and
a transparent protective layer 1023 laid on an upper surface of the solar cell module 1022, i.e., a surface at the side of the solar cell module 1022 facing away from the flexible substrate 1021.
In this way, in the embodiment, the solar cell module 1022 is disposed between the flexible substrate 1021 and the transparent protective layer 1023, thereby providing a protective effect for the solar cell module 1022. When a plurality of narrow strip-shaped rigid solar cell modules are used to form the flexible solar panel 102, it has good adaptability to the conventional crystalline silicon solar cell process, and thus the process maturity is high. When the flexible solar panel 102 is formed by using the flexible solar cell module, since the solar cell module in the flexible solar cell module is also a flexible material and has good bending performance, the seamless connection of the flexible solar panel 102 may be realized, and can be adapted to a larger cambered curvature.
Other embodiments of the disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the disclosure disclosed here. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the disclosure following the general principles thereof and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice in the art. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the disclosure being indicated by the following claims.
It will be appreciated that the present disclosure is not limited to the exact construction that has been described above and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. It is intended that the scope of the disclosure only be limited by the appended claims.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201810571906.7 | May 2018 | CN | national |
