Solar cell module manufacturing apparatus and solar cell module manufacturing method

A solar cell module manufacturing method for manufacturing a solar cell module having a plurality of elongated solar cells that is arranged such that edge portions in longer sides of each of adjacent pairs of the cells vertically overlap with each other, the solar cell module manufacturing method comprising:

• moving a holding member forward to a predetermined position with respect to a stage in a movement direction of the holding member corresponding to a longer direction of the cell while the holding member which holds a portion of a solar cell to be placed on a top surface of the stage;
• and
• moving the holding member backward from the predetermined position in a state that an end portion in a front side of the cell held by the holding member that has been moved forward to the predetermined position is suctioned on the stage, and then the portion of the cell is released by the holding member, such that the cell is placed and suctioned on the stage from the end portion in the front side of the cell,
• the moving of the holding member backward further including a pushing member moving over the cell such that the pushing member pushes a lift portion of the cell down to the stage.