Patent ID: 6025555
Filing Date: 2000-02-15
Classification: B32B,F24S,H01L,H02S,Y02B,Y02E

Abstract:
A solar cell module comprising:a solar cell element;a rectangular metal plate, having two opposing longer sides and two opposing shorter sides;a filler resin; anda filler resin film, wherein the extensibility of said filler resin film is 250% or more;wherein said solar cell element is sealed by said filler resin and is sandwiched between said rectangular metal plate and said filler resin film which covers a light incident surface of said solar cell element;wherein said two opposing longer sides of said rectangular metal plate are bent to form bent portions;wherein a reinforcement member is provided on at least one of said two opposing shorter sides of said rectangular metal plate;wherein all of said bent portions of said rectangular metal plate are covered with said filler resin film on a side of said rectangular metal plate on which said solar cell element is mounted; andwherein said reinforcement member sandwiches said rectangular metal plate and said filler resin film which covers said rectangular metal plate at least at a planar portion thereof.