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US9862006B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9862006-B2
Application numberUS-201514983316-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 29, 2015
Priority dateDec 29, 2015
Publication dateJan 9, 2018
Grant dateJan 9, 2018

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A system for processing solar cells is disclosed which includes a separation module for separating a processing frame from solar cells that are fed along a conveyance line. The processing frame can be separated without requiring manual lifting of the processing frame by feeding the processing frame and solar cells into a magnetic roller system. The magnetic roller system can gradually lift the processing frame away from the solar cells and divert the processing frame to a separate roller system. The solar cells can remain on the main conveyance line for further processing.

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What is claimed is: 1. A system for processing solar cells, the system comprising: a roller frame comprising a first frame portion a second frame portion; a plurality of rollers arranged between and along the first frame portion and the second frame portion, the plurality of rollers for transferring a processing frame and a plurality of solar cells arranged within the processing frame, the plurality of rollers comprising: a plurality of lower rollers; a plurality of upper rollers arranged above a first portion of the plurality of lower rollers; a plurality of magnetic rollers arranged above a second portion of the plurality of lower rollers and adjacent to the plurality of upper rollers; and a plurality of separation rollers arranged above a third portion of the plurality of lower rollers and below a portion of the plurality of magnetic rollers. 2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of lower rollers and the plurality of upper rollers transfer the processing frame between them. 3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of magnetic rollers are arranged to incrementally increase in distance from the lower rollers for lifting the processing frame off of the lower rollers, and thereby separating the processing frame from the solar cells. 4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of lower rollers are arranged to carry the separated plurality of solar cells underneath the plurality of separation rollers. 5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the separation rollers are arranged to receive the processing frame after it has been separated from the plurality of solar cells. 6. The system of claim 1 , further comprising rinsing devices arranged above the upper rollers for rinsing the processing frame and plurality of solar cells. 7. The system of claim 1 , wherein each first and second frame portion carries a plurality of gears for driving the plurality of rollers.

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  • using magnetic elements · CPC title

  • Mechanical details, e.g. rollers or belts · CPC title

  • using mainly spraying means, e.g. nozzles · CPC title

  • Electricity · mapped topic

  • B08B3/022Primary

    Cleaning travelling work (B08B3/042 takes precedence) · CPC title

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What does patent US9862006B2 cover?
A system for processing solar cells is disclosed which includes a separation module for separating a processing frame from solar cells that are fed along a conveyance line. The processing frame can be separated without requiring manual lifting of the processing frame by feeding the processing frame and solar cells into a magnetic roller system. The magnetic roller system can gradually lift the …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Solarcity Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H10P72/3202. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 09 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 1 related publication on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).