Patent ID: 6506970
Filing Date: 2003-01-14
Classification: E04D,H02S,Y02B,Y02E,Y10S

Abstract:
A power-generating roof tile which is used as a roofing member for a building and performs solar-light power generation, comprising:a photovoltaic module having a reverse surface thereof provided with a terminal box, the box being connected to positive-side and negative-side output lead-out cables, each of the cables being a single-core cable; and a tile main body mounted on an inclined roof, and including a recess that receives the photovoltaic module, a terminal-box-receiving recess that is provided at a bottom of the recess and receives the terminal box, and a cable lead-out section that is provided at a portion toward a ridge of the roof, for leading the two output lead-out cables toward the ridge.