Patent ID: 8286627

Claim:
A solar collector comprising: an absorber, an insulating layer ( 2 ) beneath the absorber, a cover pane ( 4 ) spaced above the absorber, an outer frame having end- and side panels ( 1 ) surrounding the absorber and the periphery of the insulating layer ( 2 ), and a cover pane attachment ledge ( 1 a ) directed inwardly and/or outwardly from the end- and side panels ( 1 ) adjacent to their upper ends, a protective stripping ( 9 ) with a top ledge ( 9 a ) covering a peripheral zone of the upper side of the cover pane ( 4 ), said cover pane ( 4 ) being adhesively attached to said attachment ledge (l a ) by a layer of adhesive ( 8 ), said cover pane attachment ledge includes an attachment portion ( 1 a ) to which said layer of adhesive ( 8 ) is adhesively connected and said cover pane attachment ledge includes a shoulder portion ( 1 a â€²) on which said protective stripping ( 9 ) rests, a ridge at the transition between the shoulder portion ( 1 a â€²) and the attachment portion ( 1 a ) connects the shoulder portion ( 1 a â€²) to the attachment portion ( 1 a ) and the ridge between the shoulder portion ( 1 a â€²) and said attachment portion ( 1 a ) forms an abutment face facilitating the positioning of the protective stripping ( 9 ).