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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hideaki Zenko, Kanagawa, JP;
Ichiro Kataoka, Nara, JP;
Satoru Yamada, Nara, JP;
Hidenori Shiotsuka, Nara, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 3/105 ; H01L 3/1042 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 3/105 ; H01L 3/1042 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a photovoltaic device assembly comprising a plurality of photovoltaic devices connected with one another, wherein no rectangular corner part is formed in the peripheral parts of the photovoltaic device assembly itself and the shape of the peripheral parts of the photovoltaic devices is composed of straight lines and curved lines connecting the straight lines to one another, thereby preventing penetration owing to the effects of manufacture, installation, transportation, handling, and the state after installation of the solar cell module.