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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1996
Masahiro Mori, Sora-gun, JP;
Kimitoshi Fukae, Nara, JP;
Yuji Inoue, Nara, JP;
Takashi Ohtsuka, Tsuzuki-gun, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A solar cell module comprising at least one solar cell element and at least a front surface covering material disposed to cover the light receiving face of said at least one solar cell element, said surface side covering material comprising a light transmissive resin and a light transmissive surface protective film situated on the outermost surface in contact with said light transmissive resin, characterized in that said front surface side covering material includes means for forming a desired display pattern on the light receiving face of said at least one solar cell element, said means comprising (a) a patterned surface region forming said desired display pattern and (b) another patterned surface region having a surface pattern which is different from that of said patterned surface region (a), and said patterned surface region (a) and said patterned surface region (b) being situated next to each other.