# US 2012/0073221 A1 · Device for leading pipes of a solar cell through a roof > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2012/0073221 A1 - Document ID: US20120073221A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/264,260 - Filed: 2010-04-12 - Published: 2012-03-29 - Earliest claimed: 2009-04-15 - Assignees: SK Tuote Oy - Inventors: Saikkonen Eero - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20120073221A1 ## CPC - E04D 13/1476: {wherein the parts extending above the roof have a generally circular cross-section} - E04D 1/30: Special roof-covering elements, e.g. ridge tiles, gutter tiles, gable tiles, ventilation tiles (E04D3/40 takes precedence) - E04D 2001/307: {for passages in the roof surface} - Y02B 10/10: Photovoltaic [PV] - Y02B 10/20: Solar thermal - E04D: ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS (coverings of outer walls by plaster or other porous material E04F13/00) - Y02B: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS ## Abstract A device for leading pipes (6) of a solar cell through a roof, which device is characterized by a connecting sleeve having an upper end with an annular cross section, the connecting sleeve being mounted onto the straight-cut upper end of a dome-like collar (2a) of a conventional pipe duct (2) to surround the opening of the collar (2a), as well as by a cap (4) turnably installed on the upper end of the connecting sleeve (3) and provided with a sideward-facing receiving opening (5) for pipes (6) to be led from a solar cell into the building, whereby the receiving opening (5) is sealable around the pipes (6). ## Claims ### Claim 1 A device for leading pipes (6) of a solar cell through a roof, characterized by a connecting sleeve (3) having an upper end with an annular cross section, said connecting sleeve being mounted onto a straight-cut upper end of a dome-like collar (2a) of a conventional pipe duct (2) to surround the opening of the collar (2a), as well as by a cap (4) turnably installed on the upper end of said connecting sleeve (3) and provided with a sideward-facing receiving opening (5) for pipes (6) to be led from a solar cell into the building, whereby the receiving opening (5) is sealable around said pipes (6). ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the cap (4) is provided with a dome-like detachable cover (7), which is open towards the receiving opening (5), and a downwardly extending flange (7a) is arranged inside the opening in the cover. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The device according to claim 2, characterized in that the cover (7) is attachable to the lower part of the cap (4) by means of screws. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the cap (4) comprises a lower part, which in its lower end is formed to a cylindrical part (8) extending into the connecting sleeve (3) and in its upper end formed to a transversal chute (9), having one end (9a) closed and the other end (9b) open, defining the lower part of the receiving opening (5) of the cap, whereby a cover-like flange (9c) surrounding and covering the upper end of the connecting sleeve (3) is arranged between the cylindrical part (8) and the chute (9), as well as an upper part comprising a detachable cover (7). ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The device according to claim 4, characterized in that the upper part of the cap (4) further comprises a chute-like protecting flap (10) defining the upper part of the receiving opening (5) and one end of which being provided with an upwardly extending flange (10a), which in installed position is intended to be situated behind the flange (7a) inside the opening at the side of the detachable cover (7). ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the receiving opening (5) of the cap (4) is sealable by means of heat shrink rubber installed around the pipes (6) of a solar cell. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The device according to claim 2, characterized in that an aeration screw is arranged under the detachable cover (7) for aerating the pipes (6) of a solar cell. ### Claim 8 (depends on 2) The device according to claim 2, characterized in that the receiving opening (5) of the cap (4) is sealable by means of heat shrink rubber installed around the pipes (6) of a solar cell. ### Claim 9 (depends on 3) The device according to claim 3, characterized in that the receiving opening (5) of the cap (4) is sealable by means of heat shrink rubber installed around the pipes (6) of a solar cell. ### Claim 10 (depends on 4) The device according to claim 4, characterized in that the receiving opening (5) of the cap (4) is sealable by means of heat shrink rubber installed around the pipes (6) of a solar cell. ### Claim 11 (depends on 5) The device according to claim 5, characterized in that the receiving opening (5) of the cap (4) is sealable by means of heat shrink rubber installed around the pipes (6) of a solar cell.