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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ichiro Nakazima, Nara, JP;
Teruki Hatsukaiwa, Otsu, JP;
Fumihiro Tanigawa, Settsu, JP;
Takuji Nomura, Otsu, JP;
Isao Yoshida, Tokushima, JP;
Kazuhito Hirai, Tokushima, JP;
Assignee:
Kaneka Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04D 1/318 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04D 1/318 ;
Abstract
The upper surface of a tile body for use as a roofing material for a building is provided with a depression that holds therein a photovoltaic cell module having a function to convert solar energy into electrical energy. An adhesive is applied to the whole or part of the base of the depression, and the photovoltaic cell module, which has a terminal box on its lower surface, is fixed to the base of the depression by adhesive bonding.