Zeon Corporation

Midori Yamaai

Masayoshi Yoshida

Yuki Hayashi

Kiyoshige Kojima

Takatoshi Matsuo

Naomi Shiga

Akihiko Yoshiwara

Disclosed is an electronic device which comprises: a first housing; a second housing; a support configured to couple the first housing and the second housing such that the first housing is rotatable with respect to the second housing; a spring configured to apply an elastic force to the first housing and the second housing such that one end of the first housing abuts against one end of the second housing; and a connector disposed within the first housing, wherein the first housing, the second housing, the support and the spring function as a clip capable of clamping an object between the one end of the first housing and the one end of the second housing, and wherein the connector is mechanically and electrically attachable to or detachable from a connector of an external energy harvesting module through an opening provided in a side surface of the first housing.

Electronic device

A connection unit includes: a body having peripheral edges; magnets, at least one of which being disposed on each side of the peripheral edges of the body; and electrode terminals, at least three of which being disposed on the each side of the peripheral edges of the body. An outer surface of the body has a curved surface. The electrode terminals are disposed along the curved surface or the surface having the polygonal cross section of the outer surface. The electrode terminals disposed on the peripheral edges of the body have either: one positive electrode terminal and two negative electrode terminals, or one negative electrode terminal and two positive electrode terminals.

Connection unit

An energy harvester, wherein it comprises: a flat plate-like energy harvesting part having a power generation region which generates electric power by utilizing an energy in the external environment and an internal wiring to which the electric power thus generated is supplied; a connector part connectable to an external device; a diode of which anode is electrically connected with the internal wiring; and a flexible wiring sub state on which the diode and a connection part for electrically connecting a cathode of the diode to the connector part are provided, wherein the internal wiring extends from the power generation region to a side edge portion of the energy harvesting part, and at least a portion of the flexible wiring substrate is provided in the side edge portion so as to overlap a portion of the internal wiring.

Energy harvester

Provided is an energy harvester having excellent portability. The energy harvester includes a flat plate-shaped energy harvesting section and a pair of connectors that are electrically conductive. The energy harvesting section includes an electricity generating region that utilizes energy in the external environment to generate electrical power and metal foils. The metal foils extend from the electricity generating region to a peripheral part of the energy harvesting section. The electrical power of the electricity generating region is supplied to the metal foils. The peripheral part includes a pair of holes that expose part of each of the metal foils. Each of the connectors includes a spring, a terminal part that is electrically connected to the spring and is connectable to an external device, and a flat plate part that overlaps with the energy harvesting section. The springs are electrically connected to the metal foils exposed via the holes.

Disclosed is a photoelectric conversion device that includes: a thin panel-shaped photoelectric conversion module; a first connection member that couples to an outer edge of the photoelectric conversion module at a joint so as to be electrically connected to the photoelectric conversion module; a reinforcing member that couples to a portion including the joint; and a main body that receives electric power supply from the photoelectric conversion module via the first connection member. The first connection member is mechanically and electrically attachable/detachable to/from the main body and has a thickness in vertical direction that is greater than a thickness in vertical direction of the photoelectric conversion module and less than or equal to a thickness in vertical direction of the reinforcing member at the joint.

Photoelectric conversion device

Disclosed is an energy harvesting apparatus which comprises: a flexible energy harvesting module having a flat plate shape; a connector which is mechanically and electrically connectable to an external connector; a rigid member having a flat plate shape; and an electric wiring constituting a part of a front surface of the rigid member, wherein an edge of a back surface of the energy harvesting module is disposed on the front surface of the rigid member, and the connector is disposed on the front surface of the rigid member at a position spaced apart from the energy harvesting module and is electrically connected to the energy harvesting module via the electric wiring.

Energy harvesting apparatus

The present disclosure aims to provide a power wiring apparatus that has improved portability and convenience. A power wiring apparatus of the present disclosure includes a plate-shaped wiring member, which includes a plurality of first connectors and is configured to conductively connect the plurality of first connectors to each other, and a plate-shaped external circuit element mounted on the wiring member and including a second connector mechanically and electrically attachable to and detachable from any first connector among the plurality of first connectors. The insertion and removal direction of the second connector with respect to the first connector is substantially parallel to the surface direction of the external circuit element. The external circuit element includes an energy harvesting element as a circuit element capable of outputting, from the second connector, power generated by energy harvesting.

Power wiring apparatus

A connection instrument includes: a cable including an electrical wire and two separated covering parts covering the electrical wire; a connection terminal connectable to a terminal of an external connector; a connection part; a flat plate-shaped wiring board; and a housing. The connection part electrically connects the connection terminal and the electrical wire exposed between the two separated covering parts. The connection terminal and connection part are arranged on the wiring board. The wiring board is located between the two covering parts. The housing allows insertion/extraction of the external connector and houses the wiring board. At least part of the wiring board is roughly in contact with or included in a space linking adjacent ends of the two covering parts.

Connection instrument

A solar cell module () includes: one or more cells that are enclosed by a barrier packaging material (A,B) and that include first and second base plates () and a functional layer; and first and second lead-out electrodes (A,B) that are respectively connected to electrodes () disposed at the sides of the respective base plates () via electrical connectors (A,B). The electrical connectors (A,B) are separated from the functional layer in a base plate surface direction. The lead-out electrodes (A,B) are disposed on an outer surface of the barrier packaging material (A,B). Gaps between the barrier packaging material (A,B) and the lead-out electrodes (A,B) are sealed by a lead-out electrode seal ().

Solar cell module

A solar cell module () includes: a barrier packaging material (A,B) that is sealed by a seal () and encloses a connected body including one or more cells; and lead-out electrodes (A,B). The solar cell module () includes a gap between the barrier packaging material and a periphery of the connected body in a base plate surface direction. A filling member () is present in at least part of the gap.

A solar cell module () includes: one or more cells that are enclosed by a barrier packaging material (A,B) and that include first and second base plates () and a functional layer; and first and second lead-out electrodes (A,B) that are respectively connected to electrodes () disposed at the sides of the respective base plates () via electrical connectors (A,B). The electrical connectors (A,B) are separated from the functional layer in a base plate surface direction. The barrier packaging material (A,B) includes lead-out electrode exposing parts (A,B) in an outer surface aligned with the base plate surface direction. These lead-out electrode exposing parts (A,B) are sealed by an exposing part seal (). The lead-out electrode exposing parts (A,B) and the electrical connectors (A,B) are separated in the base plate surface direction.

Provided is a photoelectric conversion module group that enables a balance of high levels of mechanical strength improvement and weight reduction when thin photoelectric conversion modules are used. The photoelectric conversion module includes: a plurality of photoelectric conversion modules (); a flexible linking portion () that mechanically and electrically connects two adjacent photoelectric conversion modules () among the plurality of photoelectric conversion modules (); a flexible protective member () that covers at least one of a front surface and a rear surface of the linking portion (); and one or more rigid reinforcing members () that partially cover the photoelectric conversion modules (). In a case in which a reinforcing member () is present at a rear surface of any of the photoelectric conversion modules (), the rear surface includes an exposed surface region that is not covered by the reinforcing member ().

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Tokyo, Japan

Midori Yamaai