In accordance with various exemplary embodiments, solar energy shade structures and methods of design and revenue generation are disclosed. These systems comprise structures capable of supporting solar panel at heights greater than 18 feet above their mounting surface. These systems may be installed in confined spaces. These systems also comprise structures that are customizable, allowing an installation to be configured with a desired lighting and environmental effect. The methods discussed herein describe processes for achieving desired design effects based on natural elements. Moreover, the methods discussed herein describe processes for reducing the costs of generating solar energy and/or reducing the costs of providing a solar structure.

In accordance with various exemplary embodiments, solar energy shade structures and methods of design and revenue generation are disclosed. These systems comprise structures capable of supporting solar panel at heights greater than 18 feet above their mounting surface. These systems may be installed in confined spaces. These systems also comprise structures that are customizable, allowing an installation to be configured with a desired lighting and environmental effect. The methods discussed herein describe processes for achieving desired design effects based on natural elements. Moreover, the methods discussed herein describe processes for reducing the costs of generating solar energy and/or reducing the costs of providing a solar structure.

To provide sunshade structure which hardly deteriorates its sun-shading performance even in time zones or seasons which are not time zones or seasons when sunlight is intense. A sunshade 80 including a plurality of sunshade blocks 52 having arranged thereto, in alignment in a certain direction, a plurality of sunshade members having a plurality of light-shielding surfaces and a plurality of gaps three-dimensionally arranged therein, and being structured so that, when observed from a predetermined light-shielding angle, the gaps are seen to be substantially shielded by respective light-shielding surfaces provided therebehind, and the sunshade members being formed by using a plurality of curved circular members 50 produced by curving circular or oval plate materials, arranging the curved circular members 50 such that the respective curved directions are aligned, and coupling the mutual ends with each other.

To provide sunshade structure which hardly deteriorates its sun-shading performance even in time zones or seasons which are not time zones or seasons when sunlight is intense. A sunshade 80 including a plurality of sunshade blocks 52 having arranged thereto, in alignment in a certain direction, a plurality of sunshade members having a plurality of light-shielding surfaces and a plurality of gaps three-dimensionally arranged therein, and being structured so that, when observed from a predetermined light-shielding angle, the gaps are seen to be substantially shielded by respective light-shielding surfaces provided therebehind, and the sunshade members being formed by using a plurality of curved circular members 50 produced by curving circular or oval plate materials, arranging the curved circular members 50 such that the respective curved directions are aligned, and coupling the mutual ends with each other.

A sandwich panel includes a first plate member and a second plate member, each of which is metallic, a spacer unit which is metallic and formed in the shape of a rectangular frame, and a core member. The core member is arranged in a region surrounded with the spacer unit between the first plate member and the second plate member. The spacer unit is made up of a plurality of spacers that are formed as separate members. The first plate member and the second plate member are bonded to the core member and each of the plurality of spacers.

A sandwich panel includes a first plate member and a second plate member, each of which is metallic, a spacer unit which is metallic and formed in the shape of a rectangular frame, and a core member. The core member is arranged in a region surrounded with the spacer unit between the first plate member and the second plate member. The spacer unit is made up of a plurality of spacers that are formed as separate members. The first plate member and the second plate member are bonded to the core member and each of the plurality of spacers.

A framework for modular furniture comprises a plurality of structural members interconnected by brackets. The brackets include at least one tubular socket to receive a respective one of the structural members. The sockets have at least one planar face, and an array of holes on the planar face of the socket to permit connection of an attachment to the bracket to support ancillary components. The array of holes is arranged as two parallel rows spaced apart to define a grid.

A framework for modular furniture comprises a plurality of structural members interconnected by brackets. The brackets include at least one tubular socket to receive a respective one of the structural members. The sockets have at least one planar face, and an array of holes on the planar face of the socket to permit connection of an attachment to the bracket to support ancillary components. The array of holes is arranged as two parallel rows spaced apart to define a grid.

A multi-function wind-directing rainwater-sealing automatic-multi-screen-raising-and-lowering multi-screen-securing fruit-drying-and-sorting truck-tonneau-covering rainwater-channeling-and-collecting leaf-filtering height-and-angle-adjustable louvered pergola comprises: opposing end caps, wind-directing-and-rainwater-sealing-louver-blade multi-screen-securing leading and trailing edges, and rainwater-and-wind-sealing rattle-preventing insulation strips, attached and/or molded to wind-directing-and-rainwater-sealing multi-screen-securing louver blades, which automatically raise and lower sun shade and video projection screens, control the duration of fruit-drying, provide fruit sorting function, and provide a full-content-viewing truck-bed tonneau cover, insertion axels are inserted into stanchions, cradle axels being inserted between cradle caps and rotation cradles, stanchions and rotation cradles screwed to first and second rainwater-channeling-and-leaf-filtering side gutter beams, with rainwater-channeling-and-leaf-filtering end gutter beams fit into gutter-beam cradles and are clamped to corner posts by gutter-beam-securing bars into securing-bar slots, corner posts are capped and protected by corner-post l-shaped caps, multi-louver-control bar rotatably connects to multi-louver-control axels and multi-louver-control linkage arm connected to transmission upper axel connected to worm-gear transmission connected to transmission lower axel connected to coupling loop, controlled by removable-collapsible-and-stowable automatic-multi-screen-raising-and-lowering multi-louver-control crank tool, discrete rainwater gutters filter rainwater and leaves through drain holes and are molded to first and second rainwater-channeling-and-leaf-filtering side gutter beams, within the corner posts, the discrete-leaf-filtering tubes, and spouts, rainwater-draining spout holes, base-plate covers secure to corner-post base plates, which are screwed to corner posts, height-and-angle-adjustable tube screws compensate for uneven terrain and are screwed into corner-post base plates, anchoring screws are inserted through anchoring-screw holes.

A multi-function wind-directing rainwater-sealing automatic-multi-screen-raising-and-lowering multi-screen-securing fruit-drying-and-sorting truck-tonneau-covering rainwater-channeling-and-collecting leaf-filtering height-and-angle-adjustable louvered pergola comprises: opposing end caps, wind-directing-and-rainwater-sealing-louver-blade multi-screen-securing leading and trailing edges, and rainwater-and-wind-sealing rattle-preventing insulation strips, attached and/or molded to wind-directing-and-rainwater-sealing multi-screen-securing louver blades, which automatically raise and lower sun shade and video projection screens, control the duration of fruit-drying, provide fruit sorting function, and provide a full-content-viewing truck-bed tonneau cover, insertion axels are inserted into stanchions, cradle axels being inserted between cradle caps and rotation cradles, stanchions and rotation cradles screwed to first and second rainwater-channeling-and-leaf-filtering side gutter beams, with rainwater-channeling-and-leaf-filtering end gutter beams fit into gutter-beam cradles and are clamped to corner posts by gutter-beam-securing bars into securing-bar slots, corner posts are capped and protected by corner-post l-shaped caps, multi-louver-control bar rotatably connects to multi-louver-control axels and multi-louver-control linkage arm connected to transmission upper axel connected to worm-gear transmission connected to transmission lower axel connected to coupling loop, controlled by removable-collapsible-and-stowable automatic-multi-screen-raising-and-lowering multi-louver-control crank tool, discrete rainwater gutters filter rainwater and leaves through drain holes and are molded to first and second rainwater-channeling-and-leaf-filtering side gutter beams, within the corner posts, the discrete-leaf-filtering tubes, and spouts, rainwater-draining spout holes, base-plate covers secure to corner-post base plates, which are screwed to corner posts, height-and-angle-adjustable tube screws compensate for uneven terrain and are screwed into corner-post base plates, anchoring screws are inserted through anchoring-screw holes.