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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 22, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaishia, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
136251 ; 438 66 ; 257433 ;
Abstract
In a solar cell module in which a solar cell element is mounted on a four-sided metal plate, two opposite sides of the metal plate are bent, and a reinforcement member is provided on at least one of the two remaining sides. Thus, a solar cell module which is easily manufactured, lightweight, and inexpensive can be provided. Furthermore, the solar cell module of the present invention has excellent structural strength.