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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 10, 1997
Ayako Komori, Nara, JP;
Takahiro Mori, Ikoma, JP;
Ichiro Kataoka, Kyotanabe, JP;
Satoru Yamada, Kyotanabe, JP;
Hidenori Shiotsuka, Nara, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A solar cell module includes a substrate, a photo-electricity generating device (i.e., a solar cell or a block of solar cells), a filler resin sealing the photo-electricity (generating device on the substrate, and a surface film covering the filler resin. An insulating film is inserted between the photo-electricity generating device and the substrate so as to be inside the substrate, and an inorganic fibrous sheet is inserted between the photo-electricity generating device and the surface film so as to be disposed inside the insulating film. The substrate is befit at a portion thereof free from the insulating film. The solar cell member thus provided can exhibit a long-term reliability for outdoor use because the moisture is affectively prevented from penetrating the solar cell.