Patent ID: 8273981
Filing Date: 2012-09-25
Classification: F24S,H02S,Y02B,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A solar cell module securing structure for securing to a predetermined supporting member a solar cell module including a plate-like solar cell panel and a frame supporting peripheral sides of the solar cell panel, by engaging a frame horizontally between a base unit and a top portion located on both sides of a shaft portion of a securing member, through the use of the securing member including the base unit, the shaft portion, and the top portion, the base unit having a securing unit for securing the solar cell module to a predetermined supporting member at a location decentered with respect to a center point in a horizontal direction, the shaft portion extending upward from a position on the opposite side of a horizontal-direction center point of an upper face of the base unit from the securing unit, the top portion protruding toward both sides from an upper end of the shaft portion and extending substantially parallel to the upper face of the base unit, the frame including: the securing member further including an inner protrusion placed on the same side of the shaft portion as the securing unit between the top portion and the base unit, the inner protrusion forming a narrower space than a space between the base unit and the top portion, and having an outer end portion extending along a shaft line substantially parallel to the shaft portion, wherein the base unit, the shaft portion, the top portion, and the inner protrusion are integrally formed, the contact portion of the frame engaged on the opposite side of the shaft portion of the securing member from the securing unit being fastened to the shaft portion with a predetermined fastening member from the same side of the shaft portion as the securing unit through the space of the inner protrusion, a predetermined space being formed between the contact portion and the shaft portion, with the contact portion of the frame engaged on the same side of the shaft portion of the securing member as the securing unit being brought into contact with the outer end portion of the inner protrusion to thereby prevent impaction of the frame, a predetermined amount of space being formed between the facing upper side faces of the frames engaged with both sides of the shaft portion of the securing member, whereby the predetermined amount of the space formed between the upper side faces of the frames facing each other is capable of absorbing a change in relative locations between the frames facing each other via the securing member, which change is caused by a deformation of at least one of the respective solar cell modules facing each other via the securing member.