# US 2014/0196945 A1 · Terminal box, solar cell module with terminal box, and method for manufacturing solar cell module with terminal box > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0196945 A1 - Document ID: US20140196945A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/238,325 - Filed: 2012-06-26 - Published: 2014-07-17 - Earliest claimed: 2011-08-25 - Assignees: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha - Inventors: Shiro Kato - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140196945A1 ## CPC - H01R 43/005: {for making dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof connection, coupling, or casing} - H01R 13/521: {Sealing between contact members and housing, e.g. sealing insert} - H02S 40/34: comprising specially adapted electrical connection means to be structurally associated with the PV module, e.g. junction boxes - H05K 5/0247: {Electrical details of casings, e.g. terminals, passages for cables or wiring} - H05K 5/064: {sealed by potting, e.g. waterproof resin poured in a rigid casing} - H10F 77/939: {Output lead wires or elements} - Y02E 10/50: Photovoltaic [PV] energy - Y10T 29/49171: with encapsulating - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS - H02S: GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES (obtaining electrical energy from radioactive sources G21H1/12; light sensitive inorganic semiconductor devices H10F; light sensitive organic semiconductor devices H10K30/00; thermoelectric devices H10N10/00; pyroelectric devices H10N15/00) - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS - H10F: INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION - Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION ## Abstract A terminal box includes a terminal box main body (M), a terminal plate (3) to which a lead wire (2) introduced in the terminal box main body (M) is coupled, and a fixed portion (4) that secures at least the terminal plate (3) to the terminal box main body (M). The terminal box includes a filler (7) that seals a peripheral area of the terminal plate (3). The terminal plate (3) includes an opening portion (3b) that serves as a filler supply port and an air vent port. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A terminal box, comprising: a terminal box main body; a terminal plate to which a lead wire introduced in the terminal box main body is coupled; and a fixed portion that secures the terminal plate to the terminal box main body, wherein the terminal box includes a filler that seals a peripheral area of the terminal plate, and the terminal plate includes an opening portion that serves as a filler supply port and an air vent port. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The terminal box according to claim 1, further comprising a partition plate disposed upright on the terminal box main body, the partition plate being close to the terminal plate, wherein a space in the terminal box main body including the terminal plate surrounded by the partition plates is sealed with a filler. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The terminal box according to claim 1, wherein the opening portion is a hole. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The terminal box according to claim 3, wherein the hole is formed at a center portion of the terminal plate in a direction perpendicular to a direction that the lead wire is coupled. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The terminal box according to claim 3, wherein the fixed portions are disposed at least two positions, the terminal plate is secured to a plurality of the fixed portions, and the hole is disposed between the fixed portions. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The terminal box according to claim 1, wherein the opening portion is a cutout portion formed at a side end portion of the terminal plate. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The terminal box according to claim 6, wherein the fixed portions are disposed at least two positions, the terminal plate is secured to a plurality of the fixed portions, and the cutout portion is formed from a side end portion of the terminal plate to between the fixed portions. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) A solar cell module, comprising the terminal box according to claim 1. ### Claim 9 A method for manufacturing a solar cell module with a terminal box, the terminal box including a terminal box main body, a terminal plate to which a lead wire introduced in the terminal box main body is coupled, and a fixed portion that secures at least the terminal plate to the terminal box main body, the terminal box including a filler that seals at least a peripheral area of the terminal plate, the terminal plate including an opening portion that serves as a filler supply port and an air vent port, the method comprising: mounting the terminal box main body to the solar cell module; inserting the lead wire extracted from the solar cell module and introduced to the terminal box main body into an insertion hole of the terminal plate; coupling the lead wire and the terminal plate with a solder; and filling a filler to the terminal box main body and a filler from the opening portion to a rear surface side of the terminal plate to seal.