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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 1996
Filed:
Nov. 25, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Nobuo Kadonome, Kyogo, JP;
Takayoshi Yasuda, Kyogo, JP;
Jyunji Kumamoto, Toyooka, JP;
Nobuyuki Nishi, Sumoto, JP;
Yasuo Kishi, Hirakata, JP;
Assignee:
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ; E04D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
136251 ; 136291 ; 521733 ;
Abstract
A photovoltaic module comprises a photovoltaic panel having a top edge and a bottom edge. An exterior frame structure attached to edges of the photovoltaic panel defines an upwardly open groove extending along at least the top and bottom edges of the panel to direct rain water away from underside of the panel.