Solar battery module installation structure and dwelling

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12199549-B2
Application number	US-202117995689-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 2, 2021
Priority date	Apr 8, 2020
Publication date	Jan 14, 2025
Grant date	Jan 14, 2025

Abstract

The present invention provides a solar cell module installation structure and a house that can reduce manufacturing cost and have good workability as compared with the related art.
A support member includes a rail part that extends substantially in a vertical direction and is longer than a length of the solar cell module. The solar cell module includes: a solar cell panel; and a frame member. The solar cell panel includes: a main body panel; a terminal box provided on a back surface of the main body panel; and a wiring part extending from the terminal box. The frame member includes: a holding recess; and a mounting part. The holding recess sandwiches a part of the main body panel and is in contact with a light receiving surface and the back surface of the main body panel. The mounting part is provided on a back surface of the main body panel and is attached to the rail part of the support member. The mounting part has a penetration part that passes through from an inside to an outside with reference to the terminal box when the light receiving surface is viewed from front. The wiring part passes through the penetration part.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A solar cell module installation structure comprising:
a solar cell module; and
a support member that installs the solar cell module on a wall surface of a building,
wherein the support member includes a rail part extending substantially in a vertical direction,
the rail part having a vertical length longer than or equal to a vertical length of the solar cell module,
wherein the solar cell module includes: a solar cell panel; and a frame member,
the solar cell panel including: a main body panel; a terminal box provided on a back surface of the main body panel; and a wiring part extending from the terminal box,
the frame member including: a holding frame having a holding recess; and a mounting frame having a mounting part,
the holding recess sandwiching a part of the main body panel, thereby being in contact with a light receiving surface and the back surface of the main body panel,
wherein the mounting part is provided on a back surface side of the main body panel and is attached to the rail part,
wherein the mounting part includes a penetration part that passes through from an inside to an outside of the mounting part with reference to the terminal box when the light receiving surface is viewed from front,
wherein the wiring part passes through the penetration part and further passes between the holding frame and the rail part.

2. The solar cell module installation structure according to claim 1 , wherein the penetration part is composed of a notch or a through hole.

3. The solar cell module installation structure according to claim 1 ,
wherein the support member includes a locking part,
wherein the mounting frame includes:
a panel-side wall part and a support-side wall part facing each other at an interval on the back surface of the main body panel; and
a connection wall part connecting the panel-side wall part and the support-side wall part,
wherein the support-side wall part is engaged with the locking part, and
wherein the penetration part is arranged on the connection wall part.

4. A solar cell module installation structure comprising:
a solar cell module; and
a support member that installs the solar cell module on a wall surface of a building,
wherein the support member includes a rail part extending substantially in a vertical direction,
the rail part having a vertical length longer than or equal to a vertical length of the solar cell module,
wherein the solar cell module includes: a solar cell panel; and a frame member,
the solar cell panel including: a main body panel; a terminal box provided on a back surface of the main body panel; and a wiring part extending from the terminal box,
the frame member including: a holding recess; and a mounting part,
the holding recess sandwiching a part of the main body panel, thereby being in contact with a light receiving surface and the back surface of the main body panel,
wherein the mounting part is provided on a back surface side of the main body panel and is attached to the rail part,
wherein the mounting part includes a penetration part that passes through from an inside to an outside of the mounting part with reference to the terminal box when the light receiving surface is viewed from front,
wherein the wiring part passes through the penetration part, and
wherein the holding recess and the mounting part of the frame member are composed of a single member.

5. A solar cell module installation structure comprising:
two solar cell modules provided side by side adjacent to each other; and
a support member that installs the two solar cell modules on a wall surface of a building,
wherein each of the two solar cell modules includes: a solar cell panel; and a frame member,
the solar cell panel including: a main body panel; a terminal box provided on a back surface of the main body panel; and a wiring part extending from the terminal box,
the frame member including: a holding frame having a holding recess; and a mounting frame having a mounting part,
the holding recess sandwiching a part of the main body panel, thereby being in contact with a light receiving surface and the back surface of the main body panel,
wherein the mounting part is provided on a back surface of the main body panel and is attached to the support member,
wherein the mounting part includes a penetration part that passes through from an inside to an outside of the mounting part with reference to the terminal box when the light receiving surface is viewed from front,
wherein the two solar cell modules include: a first and a second solar cell modules,
wherein the wiring part of the first solar cell module passes through the penetration part of the first solar cell module, passes between the holding frame of the first solar cell module and the support member, and further passes through the penetration part of the second solar cell module, and
wherein the wiring part of the first solar cell module is connected to the wiring part of the second solar cell module on the back surface of the main body panel of the second solar cell module.

6. The solar cell module installation structure according to claim 5 ,
wherein the terminal box of the first solar cell module is off-centered toward a side of the second solar cell module in a direction in which the two solar cell modules are provided side by side, and
wherein the terminal box of the second solar cell module is off-centered toward a side of the first solar cell module in the direction in which the two solar cell modules are provided side by side.

7. A house comprising:
a wall surface; and
the solar cell module installation structure according to claim 1 ,
wherein the solar cell module installation structure is installed on the wall surface.

8. A house comprising:
a wall surface; and
the solar cell module installation structure according to claim 5 ,
wherein the solar cell module installation structure is installed on the wall surface.

Assignees

• Sekisui House Kk
• Kaneka Corp

Inventors

• Fujiie Mitsuro
• Onomura Hiroshi
• Tani Naotaka
• Kokubo Takahiro
• Oe Hideki

Classifications

• E04F13/083

  Hooking means on the back side of the covering elements · CPC title

• E04F13/0816 Primary

  the additional fastening elements extending into the back side of the covering elements (E04F13/083 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H02S40/34

  comprising specially adapted electrical connection means to be structurally associated with the PV module, e.g. junction boxes · CPC title

• Y02E10/50

  Photovoltaic [PV] energy · CPC title

• Y02B10/10

  Photovoltaic [PV] · CPC title