# US 2017/0288069 A1 · Method of manufacturing solar cell module > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0288069 A1 - Document ID: US20170288069A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/469,961 - Filed: 2017-03-27 - Published: 2017-10-05 - Earliest claimed: 2016-03-29 - Assignees: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Haruhisa HASHIMOTO; Youhei MURAKAMI; Akimichi MAEKAWA - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170288069A1 ## CPC - H10F 77/315: {the coatings being antireflective or having enhancing optical properties} - H10F 71/00: Manufacture or treatment of devices covered by this subclass (patterning processes to connect thin photovoltaic cells in integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, having photovoltaic cells H10F19/33; manufacture or treatment of encapsulations or containers for integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, having photovoltaic cells H10F19/80; manufacture or treatment of integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, comprising at least one element in which radiation controls the flow of current H10F39/00) - H10F 71/137: {Batch treatment of the devices} - H10F 71/1375: {Apparatus for automatic interconnection of photovoltaic cells in a module} - H10F 77/48: Back surface reflectors [BSR] - H10F 77/488: {Reflecting light-concentrating means, e.g. parabolic mirrors or concentrators using total internal reflection} - Y02E 10/52: PV systems with concentrators - Y02P 70/50: Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product - 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 - Y02P: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS ## Abstract A method of manufacturing a solar cell module includes: placing a light reflection member across a gap between adjacent two solar cells set on a work table; and attaching the light reflection member to respective ends of the adjacent two solar cells, by thermocompression-bonding respective overlap regions of the light reflection member with the adjacent two solar cells using a compression bonding head that includes: a first thermocompression bonding portion and a second thermocompression bonding portion each having a contact surface that comes into contact with the light reflection member; and a non-thermocompression bonding portion interposed between the first thermocompression bonding portion and the second thermocompression bonding portion and not thermocompression-bonding the light reflection member. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of manufacturing a solar cell module, comprising: placing a light reflection member across a gap between adjacent two solar cells set on a work table; and attaching the light reflection member to respective ends of the adjacent two solar cells, by thermocompression-bonding respective overlap regions of the light reflection member with the adjacent two solar cells using a compression bonding head that includes: two thermocompression bonding portions each having a contact surface that comes into contact with the light reflection member; and a non-thermocompression bonding portion interposed between the two thermocompression bonding portions and not thermocompression-bonding the light reflection member. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of manufacturing a solar cell module according to claim 1, wherein in the attaching, the light reflection member is attached to the respective ends of the adjacent two solar cells by placing the compression bonding head in a state where, in a planar view of the adjacent two solar cells, the two thermocompression bonding portions overlap the respective overlap regions and the non-thermocompression bonding portion overlaps a region of the gap between the adjacent two solar cells. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of manufacturing a solar cell module according to claim 1, wherein each of the two thermocompression bonding portions further has a noncontact surface that does not come into contact with a corresponding one of the overlap regions, and in the attaching, each of the two thermocompression bonding portions thermocompression-bonds a part of the overlap region, while the non-thermocompression bonding portion keeps a remaining part of the overlap portion from being thermocompression-bonded. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method of manufacturing a solar cell module according to claim 3, wherein the contact surface in each of the two thermocompression bonding portions includes a plurality of contact surfaces, and in the attaching, the plurality of contact surfaces overlap the overlap region. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of manufacturing a solar cell module according to claim 4, wherein in the attaching, the plurality of contact surfaces overlap the overlap region at both ends of the overlap region. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of manufacturing a solar cell module according to claim 1, further comprising: setting a plurality of light reflection members including the light reflection member on a plurality of movable tables in a one-to-one correspondence, before the placing; and adjusting an interval between adjacent two light reflection members by adjacent two movable tables according to an interval between a plurality of placement regions each of which is situated across the gap between the adjacent two solar cells in the placing, after the setting and before the placing. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of manufacturing a solar cell module according to claim 1, further comprising, before the placing: forming a solar cell string by connecting a plurality of solar cells linearly arranged in a row direction by a wiring material, the plurality of solar cells including any of the adjacent two solar cells; and pressing each of the plurality of solar cells in the solar cell string formed in the forming, by a pressing portion, wherein the pressing is continuously performed between the placing and the attaching. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of manufacturing a solar cell module according to claim 7, wherein in the pressing, the plurality of solar cells are sequentially pressed by the pressing portion in the row direction of the solar cell string. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The method of manufacturing a solar cell module according to claim 7, further comprising stacking a light-transmitting substrate, a resin sheet, and the solar cell string in the stated order to form a stack body and thermocompression-bonding the stack body, after the attaching. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of manufacturing a solar cell module according to claim 1, wherein the compression bonding head has a suction hole for adsorbing the light reflection member, and in the placing, the light reflection member is adsorbed to the suction hole and placed across the gap between the adjacent two solar cells. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of manufacturing a solar cell module according to claim 1, wherein each of the two thermocompression bonding portions has an elastic portion that comes into contact with the light reflection member. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method of manufacturing a solar cell module according to claim 1, wherein the compression bonding head has a long shape, and has a groove portion formed by the non-thermocompression bonding portion with respect to the two thermocompression bonding portions. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The method of manufacturing a solar cell module according to claim 1, wherein the compression bonding head is a roller, and has an annular groove formed by the non-thermocompression bonding portion with respect to the two thermocompression bonding portions.