Patent ID: 6856496
Filing Date: 2005-02-15
Classification: H01L,H02S,Y02B,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A solar tile assembly comprising a removable outer panel that comprises photovoltaic means and a first electrical connector, and an inner support structure that comprises a second electrical connector, wherein bringing together the outer panel and the inner support structure causes the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector to be brought together into an electrical connection between said first electrical connector and said second electrical connector, and wherein the outer panel is slidably attached to the inner support structure by attachment means comprising a channel section formed to receive an attachment element and wherein the outer panel is adapted to be removed from the inner support structure by first sliding the outer panel in a direction that is substantially parallel to a plane of an outermost surface of the outer panel so as to align the attachment element with an access port provided in the channel section between distal ends of the channel section and by then lifting the outer panel in a direction perpendicular to the direction of sliding.