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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2011
Applicant:
Hyunrok Mun, Changwon-si, KR;
Inventor:
Hyunrok Mun, Changwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04D 13/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A photovoltaic module has a reinforcement beam for strength reinforcement. The photovoltaic module includes a solar panel having one or more solar cells, a frame surrounding an edge of the solar panel, and a reinforcement beam connecting two separate sides of the frame at the rear of the solar panel, which is opposite to a light receiving surface of the solar panel upon which solar light is incident, the reinforcement beam having a hollow space defined therein.