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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2007
Yoshiro Chikaki, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiro Chikaki, Tokyo, JP;
NPC Incorporated, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A tab lead soldering apparatus soldering a tab lead to a front face and a rear face of a solar cell has a first pressing mechanism pressing the tab lead toward the front face of the solar cell, a second pressing mechanism pressing the tab lead toward the rear face of the solar cell rear face, a heat member and a support member provided to the first pressing mechanism and/or the second pressing mechanism to contact with the tab lead, a heat member shift mechanism shifting the heat member between a contact position to contact an end of the heat member with the tab lead and a separation position to separate the end of the heat member from the tab lead, and a support member shift mechanism shifting the support member between a contact position to contact an end of the support member with the tab lead and a separation position to separate the end of the support member from the tab lead.