Solar roof member
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsToshihiko Mimura, Akiharu Takabayashi, Masahiro Mori, Takeshi Takada, Ayako Komori
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Abstract
In a solar roof member comprising a photovoltaic device encapsulated with an insulating material onto a reinforcing member, the reinforcing member has a joining portion at which an adjoining solar roof member is joined, and a curved portion which is so provided in the reinforcing member as to extend over at least part of the joining portion and through which a lead wire is led out. The solar roof member enables simple roofing without causing wiring mistakes.
Claims18
A solar roof member comprising a photovoltaic device encapsulated with an insulating material onto a reinforcing member,
- wherein the reinforcing member has a joining portion at which an adjoining solar roof member is joined, and a curved portion through which a lead wire is led out and which is so provided in the reinforcing member as to extend over at least part of the joining portion having a raised shape.
A solar roof member comprising a photovoltaic device encapsulated with an insulating material onto a reinforcing member,
- wherein the reinforcing member has a joining portion at which an adjoining solar roof member is joined, and a curved portion through which a lead wire is led out and which is so provided in the reinforcing member as to extend over at least part of the joining portion;
- and
- wherein the photovoltaic device is encapsulated with the insulating material also at the curved portion having a raised shape.
A solar roof member comprising a photovoltaic device encapsulated with an insulating material onto a reinforcing member,
- wherein the reinforcing member has a joining portion at which an adjoining solar roof member is joined, and a curved portion through which a lead wire is led out and which is so provided in the reinforcing member as to extend over at least part of the joining portion;
- and
- wherein the photovoltaic device comprises a flexible photovoltaic device that is encapsulated with the insulating material also at a curved portion having a raised shape.
A process for manufacturing a solar roof member, comprising the steps of:
- encapsulating a photovoltaic device with an insulating material onto a reinforcing member;
- bending at least part of the reinforcing member to form a joining portion for joining a solar roof member;
- and
- forming in the reinforcing member a curved portion so formed as to extend over at least part of the joining portion.
A solar roof member comprising a photovoltaic device encapsulated with an insulating material onto a reinforcing member, wherein;
- the reinforcing member has a joining portion capable of preventing rain from entering at which end an adjoining solar roof member is joined, and a curved portion through which a lead wire is led out and which is so provided in the reinforcing member as to extend over at least part of the joining portion having a raised shape.
A process for manufacturing a solar roof member, comprising the steps of:
- encapsulating a photovoltaic device with an insulating material onto a reinforcing member;
- bending at least part of the reinforcing member to form a joining portion capable of preventing rain from entering and for joining a solar roof member;
- and
- forming in the reinforcing member a curved portion so formed as to extend over at least part of the joining portion.
A roofing method for installing a solar roof member, comprising the steps of:
- installing a solar roof member having a photovoltaic device encapsulated with an insulating material onto a reinforcing member, wherein the reinforcing member has a joining portion at which an adjoining solar roof member is joined, and a curved portion provided in the reinforcing member as to extend over at least part of the joining portion having a raised shape;
- and
- leading out a lead wire through the curved portion of the reinforcing member of the solar roof member to a roof base member on which an adjoining solar roof member has not yet been installed.
A roofing method for installing a row of solar roof members, comprising the steps of:
- installing the row of solar roof members, each solar roof member having a photovoltaic device encapsulated with an insulating material onto a reinforcing member, wherein the reinforcing member has a joining portion at which an adjoining solar roof member is joined, and a curved portion provided in the reinforcing member that extends over at least part of the joining portion having a raised shape;
- and
- connecting lead wires between the solar roof members after the row of solar roof members has been installed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.