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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2010
Applicant:
Stephen P. Murphy, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Inventor:
Stephen P. Murphy, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Assignee:
First Solar, Inc., Perrysburg, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 11/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tool and a method for removing a cord plate or junction box from a surface of a photovoltaic laminated module, that is to be refitted, scrapped or recycled includes a first and a second arm of a clamp mechanism, that can operate like a claw, positioned on opposing sides of the cord plate, at the interface between the cord plate and the module surface. The arms can be pinched together to bring the moving arm closer towards the fixed arm, to apply an upward pressure that breaks the bond between the cord plate and the module surface.