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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2016
Zeon Corporation, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Masayoshi Yoshida, Tokyo, JP;
Kiyoshige Kojima, Tokyo, JP;
Yuki Hayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Midori Yamaai, Tokyo, JP;
Akihiko Yoshiwara, Tokyo, JP;
ZEON CORPORATION, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
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 ().