Patent ID: 8647009

Claim:
A securing member comprising: a flat plate-like base portion which is to be mounted on roof tile; a flat plate-like top board portion which is supported at a position higher than the base portion by a pair of top board supporting portions erected on the base portion; a long hole portion which penetrates through the top board portion and of which both ends are closed; a bolt which includes a shaft portion having such a size that the shaft portion passes through the long hole portion and a head having such a size that the head does not pass through the long hole portion, and of which shaft portion is inserted through the long hole portion in a state where the head is located at a position lower than the top board portion and is to be inserted through a supporting hole portion provided on a supporting member of a solar battery module; a head insertion hole which has such a size that the head of the bolt passes through the head insertion hole, penetrates through the top board portion, and communicates with the long hole portion at one end of the long hole portion; and two securing hole portions which are located on a line obtained by projecting a center axis line of the long hole portion on the base portion, and which penetrate through the base portion, wherein a first one of said securing hole portions is provided at a position directly under the head insertion hole, such that said one of said securing hole portions is accessible through said head insertion hole, and a second one of said securing hole portions is not provided at a position directly under the head insertion hole, such that said second one of said securing hole portions is not accessible through said head insertion hole, wherein each of the pair of top board supporting portions includes a first standing wall portion which extends upwards from the base portion, a flat plate-like step portion which extends to the side of the top board portion from a middle point of the first standing wall portion and is located at a position lower than the top board portion, and a second standing wall portion which extends upwards from the step portion so as to reach the top board portion, wherein the first standing wall portions reach the same height as the top board portion and include standing wall portion projecting pieces which extend to the side of the top board portion from upper ends of the first standing wall portions, and wherein the top board portion includes top board portion projecting pieces which extend to the side of the first standing wall portions from intersections between the top board portion and the second standing wall portions and are opposed to the standing wall portion projecting pieces.