Patent ID: 8286393

Claim:
Supporting frame for an electrically active module comprising a peripheral structure for receiving an electrically active module, the peripheral structure of which comprises: a framework consisting of tubular uprights, each tubular upright having a hollow interior extending substantially along its entire length and enclosed within the periphery of the tubular upright, the frame work delimiting an internal portion of the supporting frame, an internal electrical connector for connection to an electrically active module carried by the frame, said internal electrical connector extending through a peripheral wall of a tubular upright of said framework from the hollow interior of the tubular upright to the internal portion of the supporting frame, at least one first external electrical connector extending through a peripheral wall of a tubular upright of said framework, such that the at least one first external electrical connector extends from the hollow interior of said tubular upright to the outside of the supporting frame, and electrical links for electrically linking at least the internal electrical connector to at least the first external electrical connector, the electrical link extending inside the hollow interior of at least one tubular upright of said framework so as to be concealed inside the peripheral structure, wherein the uprights comprise a groove which extends along one of their generatrices, is oriented towards the interior of the framework and is intended to receive the edge of an electrically active panel, wherein at least one upright comprises, over its entire length, a fin extending toward the exterior of the framework parallel to a main face of the framework.