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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2017
Arcelormittal, Luxembourg, LU;
Paul Wouters, Liege, BE;
Lionel Fourdrinier, Saint-Gilles, BE;
Eftychios Xirakis, Schaerbeek, BE;
Renaud Vignal, Sevrier, FR;
Andreas Torma, Allschwil, CH;
ARCELORMITTAL, Luxembourg, LU;
Abstract
The present invention provides an electrical connection box for a panel of exterior cladding of a building equipped with at least one photovoltaic module including an electrical pole at one of its longitudinal extremities and an electrical pole of inverse polarity at the other extremity, the connection box including a first shell and a second shell which are interlockable, the first shell including a base including an aperture topped by a sealing chamber, a lateral wall surrounding the base and extending perpendicularly to it, the lateral wall including a removable hatch used as a wire passage, an electrical terminal attached perpendicularly to the base, the second shell including a base, a lateral wall surrounding the base and extending perpendicularly to it, the lateral wall including a wire passage, an electrical terminal of inverse polarity to that of the electrical terminal of the first shell, the electrical terminal being on a perpendicular axis to the base, attached to the base and positioned in such a way that it is plumb with the electrical terminal of the first shell when the first and the second shell are interlocked. The invention further provides a panel of exterior cladding of a building equipped with connection boxes according to the present invention, to the related roof, to the related connection kit and to the related electrical device.