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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 1995
Filed:
Jun. 28, 1993
Hitoshi Toma, Kawasaki, JP;
Toshihiko Mimura, Nara, JP;
Nobuyoshi Takehara, Kyoto, JP;
Koji Tsuzuki, Kyoto, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sealing material exhibiting excellent sealing performance while keeping a satisfactory balance between a variety of characteristics is provided so that the sealing structure is simplified and the quantity of the sealing material is reduced. As a result, a solar cell, the cost of which can significantly be reduced and which can be operated stably for a long time while exhibiting excellent performance can be provided. A suitable resin composition for sealing contains at least a hardening resin and a thermoplastic resin which has a number average molecular weight larger than the number average molecular weight of the hardening resin and which is soluble in the hardening resin.