JP2013168477A - Alignment device and method, and manufacturing apparatus and method of solar cell module - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To avoid such a situation that a sealant is caught between a glass substrate and an alignment pin and folded, when alignment is performed while mounting a laminate, including a flexible sheet such as a sealant mounted on the glass substrate, on a conveyor in the solar cell module manufacturing process.SOLUTION: The alignment device of a laminate 8 including at least one flexible sealant 6a mounted on a flexible substrate 5 includes a plurality of pins 9a-9f arranged around a position where the laminate 8 is mounted and movable to approach a predetermined position, a pin drive mechanism 34 for driving the pins 9a-9f, a gas jet mechanism 35 for jetting gas so as to lift the outer edge 6a1 of the sealant 6a which droops when the pins 9a-9f approach the laminate 8 and the end face of the sealant 6a touches the surface of the pins 9a-9f or just before touching the surface, and a control unit 31 for controlling operation of the pin drive mechanism and gas jet mechanism. The sealant 6a is prevented from being caught between the substrate 5 and the pins 9a-9f.

Description

  TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for aligning a substrate to a predetermined position, and a solar cell module manufacturing apparatus and manufacturing method, and in particular, in a solar cell module manufacturing process, a laminated body constituting a solar cell module is aligned to a predetermined position. It is related with a suitable thing.

  There are various types of solar cell modules. Among these, for example, a crystalline silicon solar cell module (hereinafter referred to as a module) includes a solar cell matrix (hereinafter referred to as a matrix) in which a plurality of solar cells (hereinafter referred to as cells) are arranged in a matrix. , A laminated structure with a glass substrate, a sealing material, and a back sheet. In general, a laminate obtained by laminating such a laminate is referred to as a module, and a cell in which one row of cells in the module is wired with a conductive member is referred to as a solar cell string (hereinafter referred to as a string). .

  In module manufacturing, a sealing material is placed on glass before laminating, and a matrix is formed by placing a string on the glass, and then a sealing material and a back sheet are disposed thereon to form a laminate. To do.

  Thereafter, there is a step of arranging the laminated body at a predetermined position using a conveyor. In such a process, alignment is performed in order to accurately arrange the laminated body once placed at a predetermined position.

  First, the laminated body that has been transported is placed at an approximate position on the conveyor. By sandwiching the four sides of the laminate with alignment pins (hereinafter referred to as pins) that are movable around the conveyor in the vertical and horizontal directions, the laminate can be accurately positioned at a predetermined position. Be placed. In addition, by providing a plurality of pins on one side of the four sides, the conveyed product is arranged at a predetermined angle, usually an angle parallel to the traveling direction of the conveyor.

  However, conventionally, in a process in which the four sides of the laminate are sandwiched between pins, a flexible sealing material or a back sheet is sandwiched between the laminate including the non-flexible glass substrate and the pin, and sealed. There has been a problem that the stopper and the back sheet are bent.

  Further, when the sealing material or the back sheet is sandwiched between the laminated body and the pins, there have been problems such as loss of the aesthetic appearance of the module and displacement of the strings constituting the module.

  In view of the above circumstances, the present invention provides an alignment apparatus and method capable of preventing a sealing material, a back sheet, and the like from being sandwiched between a pin and a laminate, and a solar cell module. An object is to provide a manufacturing apparatus and a manufacturing method.

The alignment apparatus of the present invention
An alignment apparatus for performing alignment on a laminate in which at least one flexible member is placed on a substrate of a non-flexible member,
A stand on which the laminate is placed at a predetermined location;
A plurality of alignment members that are arranged around the predetermined location and are movable so as to approach at least the predetermined location;
An alignment member driving mechanism that drives the alignment member so as to approach and sandwich the alignment member when performing alignment on the stacked body placed at the predetermined location;
When the alignment member approaches the laminated body placed at the predetermined position, the flexible member hangs around the substrate immediately before or when the end surface of the flexible member contacts the surface of the alignment member. A gas injection mechanism for injecting gas so as to lift the outer edge of the flexible member;
A control unit for controlling the operations of the alignment member driving mechanism and the gas injection mechanism;
With
The flexible member is prevented from being sandwiched between the substrate and the alignment member.

  The manufacturing apparatus of the solar cell module of this invention is an apparatus which manufactures a solar cell module using the said laminated body, Comprising: The said alignment apparatus is provided, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

The alignment method of the present invention is a method of performing alignment on the laminate using the alignment device,
When the alignment member approaches the laminated body placed at the predetermined location by the alignment member driving mechanism, immediately before or when the end surface of the flexible member contacts the surface of the alignment member. The flexible member is sandwiched between the substrate and the alignment member by ejecting gas by the gas ejecting mechanism so as to lift the outer edge portion of the flexible member hanging around the substrate. It is characterized by preventing that.

  The method for manufacturing a solar cell module according to the present invention is a method for manufacturing a solar cell module using the laminate, and includes the alignment method.

  According to the alignment apparatus and method of the present invention, and the solar cell module manufacturing apparatus and manufacturing method, when the laminate is transported to a predetermined position using a conveyor in the solar cell module manufacturing process, a sealing material or It is possible to prevent the back sheet or the like from being pinched between the pin and the laminate.

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a configuration of a module to be aligned in the first and second embodiments of the present invention. FIG. 2A is a front view showing a state in which the sealing material is laminated on the glass substrate in the module, and FIG. 2B shows the sealing material, the matrix, the sealing material, and the back sheet on the glass substrate. It is a front view which shows the laminated body laminated | stacked in order. FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a state in which the laminated body is placed on the belt conveyor in the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a front view showing a state in which FIG. 3 is viewed from the longitudinal direction of the belt conveyor indicated by the arrow X. FIG. 5 is a front view showing a state in which FIG. 3 is viewed from a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the belt conveyor indicated by an arrow Y. FIG. 6A is a plan view showing the positional relationship between the stacked body before alignment and the pins in the first embodiment, and FIG. 6B shows the positional relationship between the stacked body before alignment and the pins. It is a front view. FIG. 7A is a plan view showing the positional relationship between the stacked body and the pins after the start of the alignment operation, and FIG. 7B is a front view showing the positional relationship between the stacked body and the pins after the start of the alignment operation. FIG. 8A is a plan view showing a state immediately before or in contact with the laminated body, and FIG. 8B is a front view showing a state immediately before or in contact with the laminated body. FIG. 9A is a plan view showing the positional relationship between the stacked body and the pin when alignment is completed, and FIG. 9B is a front view showing the positional relationship between the stacked body and the pin when alignment is completed. FIG. 10A is a plan view showing an operation in which the pins are separated from the laminated body after the alignment is completed, and FIG. 10B is a front view showing an operation in which the pins are separated from the laminated body after the alignment is completed. FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing the shape of the pin. FIG. 12 is an enlarged view showing a state in which gas is jetted from the pin to the laminated body. FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing a system configuration of the entire alignment apparatus in the first and second embodiments. FIG. 14 is a front view showing a state in which the pin in the second embodiment is in contact with or just before contacting the laminated body. FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing the shape of a pin in the second embodiment.

  Hereinafter, an alignment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for performing alignment on a laminate using the alignment apparatus, a manufacturing apparatus for a solar cell module including such an alignment apparatus, and a manufacturing method including an alignment method, This will be described with reference to the drawings.

(1) First Embodiment FIG. 1 shows a planar configuration of a module 1 that is an object when alignment is performed by an alignment apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In the module 1, for example, a total of 60 cells 2 consisting of, for example, 6 sheets vertically and 10 sheets horizontally are arranged in a matrix. One string 4 is constituted by 10 cells 2 in the horizontal direction, and six strings 4 are arranged vertically to form one matrix 3 as a whole. The cells 2 are wired and connected to each other by a conductive member (not shown).

  The structure of the module 1 will be described with reference to FIG. First, as shown in FIG. 2A, the first-layer sealing material 6 a is placed on the surface of the glass substrate 5. The alignment described later in the present embodiment is performed on the laminated body 8 including the glass substrate 5 on which the first-layer sealing material 6a is placed.

  As shown in FIG. 2 (b), the module 1 includes the sealing material 6a, the matrix 3, the sealing material 6b, and the back sheet 7 described with reference to FIG. It has a laminated structure. Among these, normally, the glass substrate 5 and the matrix 3 are non-flexible materials, and the sealing materials 6a and 6b and the back sheet 7 are flexible materials.

  In the present invention, the object to be aligned is not limited to one in which a single flexible sheet is placed on the glass substrate 5. For example, taking the configuration shown in FIG. 2B as an example, when only one sealing material 6 a is placed on the glass substrate 5, the sealing material 6 a and the matrix are placed on the glass substrate 5. 3 is placed on the glass substrate 5, the sealing material 6a, the matrix 3, and the sealing material 6b are placed on the glass substrate 5, and the sealing material 6a, the matrix 3 and the sealing material are placed on the glass substrate 5. 6b, all the cases where the back sheet 7 is placed can also be objects of alignment. As described above, an object to be aligned is a substrate in which at least one flexible sheet is placed on a non-flexible substrate.

  FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a state where the laminate 8 on which the sealing material 6a shown in FIG. 2A is placed on the surface of the glass substrate 5 is once placed at an approximate position on the conveyor 21. Shown as a diagram. In the process where alignment is performed, the conveyor is in a stopped state.

  In the figure, a plurality of rollers 23 are provided along the traveling direction on the surface of the conveyor 21 traveling in the direction indicated by the arrow X. The conveyor 21 is provided with a laminated body detection sensor 32, and the presence or absence of the laminated body 8 is detected. A plurality of alignment pins 9 a to 9 f are provided around the laminated body 8 placed on the conveyor 21. A direction orthogonal to the traveling direction indicated by the arrow X is defined as Y.

  In the first embodiment, two pins 9c and 9d along the direction along the upper side in the figure, and two along the direction along the lower side, in the laminate 8 composed of the glass substrate 5 and the sealing material 6a. Pins 9e and 9f, one pin 9a along the direction along the left side, and 9b along the direction along the right side. However, the arrangement of the pins is not limited to this example, and a plurality of pins are arranged in a direction along at least one of the four sides of the laminate 8, and at least one pin is arranged in the direction along the other three sides. If the pins are arranged, alignment can be performed.

  FIG. 4 shows a front view of the configuration shown in FIG. 3 viewed from the traveling direction indicated by the arrow X. The pins 9a and 9b approach the laminated body 8 along the direction indicated by the arrow A parallel to the direction indicated by the arrow Y on the pin moving bases 9a1 and 9b1 provided on the pin base 24, respectively. It moves in the direction or moves away from the laminate 8 along the direction indicated by the arrow B.

  FIG. 5 shows a side view of the configuration shown in FIG. 3 viewed from the direction indicated by the arrow Y. The pins 9c and 9d, 9e and 9f are moved in the direction indicated by the arrow C parallel to the direction indicated by the arrow X on the pin moving bases 9c1 and 9d1, 9e1 and 9f1 provided on the pin base 24, respectively. It moves so that it may approach the laminated body 8 along, or it moves so that it may move away from the laminated body 8 along the direction shown by arrow D. Further, the pins 9c and 9d, 9e and 9f move so as to rise in the direction indicated by the arrow E relative to the pin moving bases 9c2 and 9d2, 9e2 and 9f2, or indicated by the arrow F. Move down along the direction.

  In addition, the mechanism that supports the conveyor 21 and the table that supports the pins may be shared, or may be provided separately.

  The positional relationship between the laminated body 8 composed of the glass substrate 5 and the sealing material 6a and the pins 9a to 9f before the alignment is shown in FIG. 6 (a) as a plan view and FIG. 6 (b) as a front view. Shown in In a stage before alignment, the pins 9a to 9f are located away from the stacked body 8. As shown in FIG. 6B, since the sealing material 6a has flexibility, the outer edge portion 6a1 of the sealing material 6a hangs down.

  The laminated body 8 is first placed at an approximate position on the conveyor 21. Until this placement is performed, the tips of the pins 9e and 9f are positioned lower than the bottom of the laminate 8 by a mechanism (not shown) so as not to hinder the process of placing the laminate 8. is there. After the laminated body 8 is placed at an approximate position on the conveyor 21, the pins 9e and 9f are raised and the alignment operation is started. It should be noted that at least the tips of the pins 9e and 9f among the pins 9a to 9f may be at a position lower than the bottom of the stacked body 8 until the stacked body 8 is placed. Even if the tip portions of the other pins 9 a to 9 d are at the same height as the bottom of the stacked body 8, it does not hinder the mounting of the stacked body 8.

  The positional relationship between the laminate 8 and the pins 9a to 9f immediately after the start of the alignment operation is shown in FIG. 7A as a plan view and in FIG. 7B as a front view. At this time, the pins 9 a to 9 f are in a position separated from the stacked body 8. From this state, the respective pins 9 a to 9 f move so as to approach the laminated body 8. That is, the pins 9a and 9b move in the direction indicated by the arrow A, and the pins 9c and 9d, 9e and 9f move in the direction indicated by the arrow C.

  The pins 9a to 9f move so as to approach the laminated body 8, and the state immediately before or in contact with the sealing material 6a on the glass substrate 5 in the laminated body 8 is shown in FIG. As a figure, it shows in FIG.8 (b), respectively. In this state, the movement of the pins 9a to 9f is stopped or the moving speed is reduced. And gas is injected from the side of each pin 9a-9f from the lower side of the outer edge part 6a1 which hangs down in the sealing material 6a along the direction shown by the diagonally upward arrow G. Thereby, the outer edge part 6a1 of the sealing material 6a is lifted to a position higher than the highest part in the glass substrate 5 and the pins 9a to 9f. From this state, the pins 9a and 9b further move in the direction indicated by the arrow A, the pins 9c and 9d, 9e and 9f move in the direction indicated by the arrow C, and the respective pins 9a to 9f are moved to the glass substrate. 5 is brought into contact.

  The positional relationship between the laminated body 8 and the pins 9a to 9f in a state where the pins 9a to 9f sandwich the glass substrate 5 and the alignment is completed is shown in FIG. 9 (a) as a plan view and FIG. 9 (b) as a front view. Respectively. By lifting the outer edge portion 6a1 of the sealing material 6a, the sealing material 6a is prevented from being sandwiched between the pins 9a to 9f and the glass substrate 5.

  Thereby, alignment is performed by pinching the four sides of the laminated body 8 placed at an approximate position on the conveyor 21 by the pins 9a to 9f, and the alignment is accurately performed at a predetermined position. Here, two pins 9c and 9d, 9e, and 9f are provided along the Y direction orthogonal to the traveling direction X of the conveyor 21 among the four sides, so that the two sides travel of the laminate conveyor 21. Arranged in parallel with the direction X so that the remaining two sides are orthogonal.

  After completion of the alignment, the pins 9a to 9f move away from the stacked body 8 as shown in FIG. 10A as a plan view and FIG. 10B as a front view. That is, the pins 9a to 9b move in the direction indicated by the arrow B, and the pins 9c to 9f move in the direction indicated by the arrow D, respectively. Thereafter, the pins 9 c and 9 d are lowered to a position lower than the bottom of the stacked body 8 so as not to obstruct the conveyance of the stacked body 8. Of the pins 9 a to 9 f, at least the tips of the pins 9 c and 9 d may be lowered to a position lower than the bottom of the stacked body 8. Thereby, when the laminated body 8 is conveyed in the direction shown by the arrow X in FIG. Even if the tips of the other pins 9a and 9b, 9e and 9f are at the same height as the bottom of the stacked body 8, they do not hinder the transport of the stacked body 8.

  Here, the shape of the pins 9a to 9f is shown in FIG. 11 as a perspective view, and the state in which gas is injected from the pins 9a to 9f toward the outer edge portion 6a1 of the sealing material 6a is enlarged in FIG. Show.

  Inside the pins 9a to 9f, there is provided a path 10a through which a gas supplied from a compressor or the like included in a gas injection mechanism to be described later passes from below to above. From the path 10a, at least one path 10b provided in the direction indicated by the arrow G obliquely above the pins 9a to 9f is connected. The tip of the path 10b is an injection hole 10c on the side surfaces of the pins 9a to 9f.

  As the gas is injected from the injection hole 10c in the direction indicated by the arrow G, as described with reference to FIG. 8, the outer edge portion 6a1 of the sealing material 6a has the glass substrate 5 and the pins 9a to 9f. It is lifted to a position higher than the highest part of the pin and is prevented from being pinched between the pins 9a to 9f and the glass substrate 5.

  After alignment is performed according to the above procedure, the stacked body 8 is conveyed by the conveyor 21.

  FIG. 13 shows a system configuration of the entire alignment apparatus according to the first embodiment. The alignment apparatus includes a control unit 31, a laminate detection sensor 32, a conveyor drive mechanism 33, a pin drive mechanism 34, and a gas injection mechanism 35.

  As described with reference to FIG. 3, the laminate detection sensor 32 detects the presence or absence of the laminate 8 composed of the glass substrate 5 and the sealing material 6a.

  The conveyor drive mechanism 33 conveys the laminated body 8 mounted on the conveyor 21 by driving the rollers 23 provided on the conveyor 21 to rotate. However, the conveying mechanism of the conveyor is not limited to the rotational driving by the roller, and other driving mechanisms such as a belt may be used as long as the arrangement and driving of the pins are not hindered.

  The pin driving mechanism 34 moves up and down in the vertical direction of the pins 9c and 9d, 9e and 9f, that is, the direction indicated by the arrow E or the direction indicated by the arrow F, and the horizontal direction of the pins 9c to 9f, that is, the arrow C. Driving in the direction indicated by the arrow D or the direction indicated by the arrow D, and the movement of the pins 9a to 9b in the horizontal direction, that is, the direction indicated by the arrow A or the direction indicated by the arrow B. Do. Here, the pins 9c and 9d and the pins 9e and 9f are both provided with a mechanism for moving in the horizontal direction. However, it is sufficient that at least the pins 9e and 9f can move in the horizontal direction. When the pins 9e and 9f move the laminated body 8 in the direction indicated by the arrow A, the laminated body 8 can move and come into contact with the pins 9c and 9d. Therefore, the pins 9c and 9d are not necessarily movable in the horizontal direction.

  In order to perform the alignment described above, the control unit 31 controls the operations of the stacked body detection sensor 32, the conveyor drive mechanism 33, the pin drive mechanism 34, and the gas injection mechanism 35.

  According to the first embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the sealing material from being pinched between the pin and the laminate 8 when the laminate 8 is placed at a predetermined position on the conveyor.

(2) Second Embodiment Next, an alignment apparatus and an alignment method according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the component same as the said 1st Embodiment, and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The alignment apparatus according to the second embodiment is different from that according to the first embodiment in the shape of the pin and the gas injection mechanism.

  In FIG. 14, when the alignment apparatus according to the second embodiment performs alignment, the positions of the pins 49a and 49b of the six pins 49a to 49f and the laminated body 8 composed of the glass substrate 5 and the sealing material 6a. Show the relationship. This state corresponds to the state immediately before or in contact with the outer edge portion 6a1 of the sealing material 6a shown in FIG. 8 in the first embodiment in contact with the side surfaces of the pins 9a to 9f.

  By the way, various forms can be considered about the support member which supports the pin which injects gas from the lower part, and is not restrict | limited. Therefore, in the said 1st Embodiment, description was abbreviate | omitted about the supporting member which supports pin 9a-9f.

  In 2nd Embodiment, the injection hole 50c which injects gas is provided in the supporting member 50 which supports pins 49a-49f, and it demonstrates below.

  In FIG. 14, the positional relationship seen from the advancing direction of the conveyor between the laminated body 8 which consists of the glass substrate 5 and the sealing material 6a, and pins 49a-49b is shown. Also in the second embodiment, like the pins 9a to 9f of the first embodiment, pins 49a and 49b are arranged one by one at both ends along the conveyor traveling direction indicated by the arrow X, Two pins 49c and 49d, 49e and 49f are arranged at both ends along the direction indicated by the arrow Y orthogonal to the traveling direction.

  As described in the first embodiment, in FIG. 8B, the pins 9a and 9b approach the laminate 8 and the outer edge 6a1 of the sealing material 6a contacts the side surfaces of the pins 9a and 9b. The state just before or in contact is shown. In this state, gas is injected in the direction indicated by the arrow G obliquely upward from the injection holes 50c provided on the side surfaces of the pins 9a to 9f.

  FIG. 14 shows a state immediately before or after the pins 49a and 49b approach the laminated body 8 and the outer edge 6a1 of the sealing material 6a contacts the side surfaces of the pins 49a and 49b in the second embodiment. In this state, gas is injected in the direction indicated by the upper arrow H from the injection hole 50c provided on the upper surface of the support member 50 that supports the pins 49a to 49f.

  In the perspective view of FIG. 15, the supporting member 50 that supports the pins 49a to 49f is shown in an enlarged manner.

  Support members 50 are respectively connected in an L shape to the lower end portions of the pins 49a to 49f. Inside the support member 50, a path 50 a through which a gas supplied from a compressor or the like (not shown) passes along the longitudinal direction of the support member 50 is provided. At least one path 50b passing upward is provided from the path 50a, and the tip of the path 10b is an injection hole 50c on the upper surface of the support member 50.

  As the gas is injected from the injection hole 50c in the direction indicated by the arrow H, the outer edge portion 6a1 of the sealing material 6a is the most in the glass substrate 5 and the pins 49a to 49f as in the first embodiment. It is lifted to a position higher than the high part, and is prevented from being pinched between the pins 49a to 49f and the glass substrate 5. The subsequent alignment process is performed in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

  The paths 50a and 50b and the ejection holes 50c are formed so that the gas is ejected from the support member 50 in the direction indicated by the arrow H. However, the structure for injecting gas is not limited to this and can be variously modified. The gas ejection direction is not limited to the upward direction indicated by the arrow H, and may be any direction that can lift the outer edge 6a1 of the sealing material 6a upward, such as an obliquely upward direction.

  The configuration of the entire alignment apparatus in the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment described with reference to FIG.

  Although some embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the technical scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the technical scope and gist of the invention, and are also included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

  For example, in the first and second embodiments, the stacked body 8 in which one sealing material is stacked on the surface of the glass substrate as shown in FIG. explained. However, what is to be aligned is not limited to this configuration, and includes any one in which at least one flexible member is placed on the substrate of the non-flexible member. For example, in addition to a single sealing material on a glass substrate, a laminated body 8 in which a matrix, a sealing material, and a back sheet are sequentially laminated is also included. However, when a matrix is included, there is a possibility that the position of the matrix is shifted during alignment. For this reason, it is desirable to consider the amount and direction of gas injection so that the gas is injected to such an extent that the position of the matrix does not shift.

  In the first embodiment, gas passes through the inside of the pins 9a to 9f and is injected from the injection hole 10c. In the second embodiment, the gas passes through the inside of the support member 50 of the pins 49a to 49f. A mechanism for ejecting from the ejection hole 50c is used. However, the mechanism for injecting the gas is not limited to these, and any mechanism that can lift the sealing material on the glass substrate with the gas may be used. For example, a gas tube is provided on the side surface of the pin to seal the gas. Various modifications such as a mechanism for spraying toward the outer edge of the stopper can be made.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Module 2 Cell 3 Matrix 4 String 5 Glass substrate 6a, 6b Sealing material 7 Back sheet 8 Laminated body 9a-9f, 49a-49f Pin 10a, 10b, 50a, 50b Path | route 10c, 50c Injection hole 31 Control part 32 Laminated body Detection sensor 33 Conveyor drive mechanism 34 Pin drive mechanism 35 Gas injection mechanism 50 Support member

Claims (7)

An alignment apparatus for performing alignment on a laminate in which at least one flexible member is placed on a substrate of a non-flexible member,
A stand on which the laminate is placed at a predetermined location;
A plurality of alignment members that are arranged around the predetermined location and are movable so as to approach at least the predetermined location;
An alignment member driving mechanism that drives the alignment member so as to approach and sandwich the alignment member when performing alignment on the stacked body placed at the predetermined location;
When the alignment member approaches the laminated body placed at the predetermined position, the flexible member hangs around the substrate immediately before or when the end surface of the flexible member contacts the surface of the alignment member. A gas injection mechanism for injecting gas so as to lift the outer edge of the flexible member;
A control unit for controlling the operations of the alignment member driving mechanism and the gas injection mechanism;
With
An alignment apparatus that prevents the flexible member from being sandwiched between the substrate and the alignment member. The gas injection mechanism is
It has a channel which is provided inside the alignment member and allows the supplied gas to pass therethrough, and an injection hole which is formed in a surface portion of the alignment member and which jets the gas which has passed through the channel. The alignment apparatus according to 1. A support member for supporting the alignment member;
The gas injection mechanism is
2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a path that is provided inside the support member and allows the supplied gas to pass therethrough; and an injection hole that is formed in a surface portion of the support member and injects the gas that has passed through the path. The alignment apparatus according to 1.   4. The substrate according to claim 1, wherein the substrate is a quadrangle, and at least one alignment member is provided on three sides of the four sides of the substrate, and a plurality of alignment members are arranged on at least one side. The alignment apparatus according to one item.   It is an apparatus which manufactures a solar cell module using the said laminated body, Comprising: The said alignment apparatus as described in any one of Claim 1 thru | or 4 is provided, The manufacturing apparatus of the solar cell module characterized by the above-mentioned. A method of performing alignment on the laminate using the alignment apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
When the alignment member approaches the laminated body placed at the predetermined location by the alignment member driving mechanism, immediately before or when the end surface of the flexible member contacts the surface of the alignment member. The flexible member is sandwiched between the substrate and the alignment member by ejecting gas by the gas ejecting mechanism so as to lift the outer edge portion of the flexible member hanging around the substrate. An alignment method characterized by preventing this.   It is a method of manufacturing a solar cell module using the said laminated body, Comprising: The manufacturing method of the solar cell module provided with the alignment method of Claim 6.

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