Solar cell module panel

• US 5,409,549 A
• Filed: 09/01/1993
• Issued: 04/25/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 09/03/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Mori, Masahiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Weisstuch, Aaron
• Application Number:
  US08/114,620
• Time in Patent Office: 601 Days
• Field of Search: 136/244, 136/251, 136/291, 52/91.3, 52/173.3
• US Class Current: 136/244
• CPC Class Codes: E04D 3/366 by closing the space between the slabs or sheets by gutters, bulges, or bridging elements, e.g. strips
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 2025/021 Sealing means between support elements and mounting surface
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 2025/804 U-, C- or O-shaped; Hat profiles
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 25/00 Arrangement of stationary mountings or supports for solar heat collector modules
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 25/615 for fixing to protruding parts of buildings, e.g. to corrugations or to standing seams
• CPC Class Codes: H02S 20/23 specially adapted for roof structures
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 10/10 Photovoltaic [PV]
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 10/20 Solar thermal
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/47 Mountings or tracking
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/50 Photovoltaic [PV] energy
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 136/291 Applications

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a solar cell module panel which is mounted on a roof of a building and united with roof rafters at low cost, whose installation and maintenance can be easily done, and which has long term reliability, especially with respect to protection of the solar cell modules. The solar cell modules of the solar cell module panel are mounted and fixed on the roof rafters, wherein at least one side edge portion of each solar cell module is held and fixed between the roof rafter and a solar cell module fastener member fixed to the roof rafter.

Claims

1. A solar cell module panel comprising:

a substrate;

a plurality of solar cell modules formed on said substrate;

connecting members for electrically connecting said solar cell modules with each other; and

fastener members for mounting said solar cell modules to a roof structure,

wherein said connecting members are contained in said fastener members, and edge portions of said solar cell modules are held between said substrate and said fastener members which are fixed thereto.

2. A solar cell module panel according to claim 1, wherein a cross-sectional form of said substrate has flat portions and rising portions, and said fastener members are fixed to said rising portions.

3. A solar cell module panel according to claim 2, wherein said solar cell modules are flexible and are fixed to both said flat portions and said rising portions of said substrate.

4. A solar cell module panel according to claim 1, wherein water proof sealing members are provided between said solar cell module fastener members and said solar cell modules.

5. A solar cell module panel according to claim 1, including magnets for assisting fixation of said solar cell modules to said roof structure.

6. A solar cell module panel according to claim 1, wherein said solar cell modules are adhered to said substrate, by means including double-sided pressure sensitive adhesive coated tape.