JP5432951B2 - Corner support member for solar cell module packaging - Google Patents

Description

  In order to protect and align the four corners of individual solar cell modules when a large number of rectangular plate-shaped solar cell modules with a rectangular plate are stacked and packaged horizontally, the present invention is interposed between upper and lower solar cell modules. The present invention relates to a corner support member.

  What was described in patent document 1 is known as a corner pad which protects the corner part of a solar cell module. This is a corner pad that is attached to the corner of each of the plurality of solar cell modules stacked during transportation or storage, and covers the top, side, and ground sides of the corner. A top surface portion covering the top side, a side wall portion connecting to the top surface portion and covering the side surface side at the corner portion, and a bottom surface portion connecting to the side wall portion and covering the ground side at the corner portion are provided. The bottom surface has an opening into which the top surface of the lower corner pad can be fitted when a plurality of solar cell modules are stacked.

JP 2006-32978 A

Since the conventional corner pad has a top surface portion and a bottom surface portion, it needs to be fitted to the solar cell module by being fitted in the lateral direction. In this case, before the stacking operation of the solar cell modules, the corner pads must be attached to the individual solar cell modules, and the stacking operation of the solar cell modules and the mounting operation of the corner pads thereon can be performed simultaneously. Can not.
Accordingly, an object of the invention according to this application is to provide a corner support member capable of simultaneously performing a stacking operation of solar cell modules and a mounting operation to the solar cell modules.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited thereto.
The corner support member 1 for packing solar cell modules of the invention according to the present application for solving the above-described problems is provided with a plurality of horizontally arranged rectangular plate-shaped solar cell modules P having a rectangular plate shape surrounded by a frame body 42. Are stacked between the four corners of the upper and lower solar cell modules P. The frame body 42 of the solar cell module P has an inward flange 45 at the bottom. The corner support member 1 is integrally formed of a synthetic resin, and is interposed between the outer wall 2 that contacts the corner outer surface 42a of the frame 42 of the upper and lower solar cell modules P and the upper and lower solar cell modules P. Further, an interposition piece 3 extending horizontally inward from an intermediate position in the vertical direction of the outer wall 2, and standing up so as to face the outer wall 2 in parallel from the inner edge of the interposition piece 3. The inner standing piece 4 that abuts the inside of the corner portion of the inward flange 45 of the P frame 42 and the inner end of the interposition piece 3, and the inward flange 45 of the frame 42 of the upper solar cell module P And an elastic engagement piece 5 that snap-engages with the inner edge 45a.

  According to the corner support member 1 of the invention according to this application, the stacking operation of the solar cell modules P and the mounting operation of the corner support members 1 to the solar cell modules P can be performed at the same time. The corner support member 1 is not detached from the solar cell module P when taken out from the laminated body.

It is sectional drawing of the use condition of the corner support member which concerns on this invention. It is a top view of the corner support member of FIG. It is the perspective view which looked at the corner support member of FIG. 1 from upper direction. It is the perspective view which looked at the corner support member of Drawing 1 from another upper angle. It is the perspective view which looked at the corner support member of FIG. 1 from the downward direction. It is explanatory drawing of the lamination | stacking state of the solar cell module using the corner support member which concerns on this invention.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, the solar cell module P includes a rectangular plate-like main body 41 and a frame body 42 that surrounds the four sides thereof. The frame body 42 has a pair of upper and lower clamping pieces 43 and 44 that clamp the outer peripheral edge of the main body 41 inside the upper part, and an inward flange 45 that is disposed on the support side when the solar cell module P is installed. It has. Here, “upper” means the light receiving surface side of the main body 41, and “lower” means the opposite side, and is synonymous with “upper” and “lower” when the solar cell modules P are stacked horizontally.

  Lamination for packing the solar cell module P is performed using a plurality of corner support members 1 interposed between the four corners of the upper and lower solar cell modules P.

  The corner support member 1 is integrally formed of a synthetic resin, and includes an outer wall 2 that is refracted at a right angle in a plan view so as to abut on a corner corner outer surface 42a of the frame 42 of the upper and lower solar cell modules P, and an outer side. Interposing pieces 3 extending horizontally from the wall 2 and interposed between the four corners of the upper and lower solar cell modules P are provided.

  The outer side wall 2 has vertical outer regulating surfaces 2 a and 2 b on the upper and lower inner sides with the horizontal intervening piece 3 as a boundary. The upper outer regulating surface 2a contacts the lower portion of the corner outer surface 42a of the frame 42 in the upper solar cell module. The lower outer regulating surface 2b contacts the upper portion of the corner outer surface 42a of the frame body 42 in the lower solar cell module P. In the illustrated embodiment, the lower outer regulating surface 2b is formed as a set of lower end surfaces of a large number of ribs 2d (FIG. 5). On the inner side of the upper end portion of the outer side wall 2, a guide slope 2 c that is lowered inward is formed.

  The interposition piece 3 interposed between the upper and lower solar cell modules P extends horizontally inward from the intermediate position in the vertical direction of the outer wall 2. Therefore, the upper surface of the interposition piece 3 is a horizontal mounting surface 3a for receiving the inward flange 45 of the frame body 42 in the upper solar cell module P, and the lower surface is the upper surface of the frame body 42 in the lower solar cell module P. It is set as the horizontal contact surface 3b which contact | abuts. In the illustrated embodiment, the contact surface 3b is formed as a set of lower end surfaces of a large number of ribs 3c (FIG. 5).

  The inner standing piece 4 rises from the inner edge of the interposition piece 3 in parallel with the outer regulating surface 2a so as to face the inner regulation edge 2a, and is inside the corner portion of the inward flange 45 of the frame 42 in the upper solar cell module P. While having the inner side regulation surface 4a contact | abutted to the edge part 45a, it has the guide slope 4b.

  The elastic engagement piece 5 rises from the inner end of the interposition piece 3 and snap-engages with the inner edge 45a of the inward flange 45 of the frame 42 in the upper solar cell module P. The elastic engagement piece 5 includes a leg portion 5a and a jaw portion 5b. The leg portion 5a stands vertically from the lower position of the interposition piece 3 to a height position exceeding the height of the upper surface 3a. The jaw 5b is formed at the upper end of the leg 5a, the upper end is located slightly inside the inner edge 45a of the flange 45, the lower end is outside the inner edge 45a of the flange 45 and The flange 45 has an inclined sliding surface 5c which is set so as to be at a height position separated from the thickness of the flange 45 and which is inwardly lowered.

Therefore, in the process of receiving the solar cell module P on the interposition piece 3, the inner lower edge portion 45a of the flange 45 slides with respect to the inclined sliding surface 5c of the elastic engagement piece 5 while the leg portion 5a is moved. When bent inward and passed through the jaw 5b, the jaw 5b snap-engages with the inner lower edge 45a. Two elastic engagement pieces 5 are provided opposite to the two outer regulating surfaces 2 a of the outer wall 2, and snap-engage with the perpendicular inner edge 45 a of the inward flange 45 of the frame body 42.

  As a result, the solar cell module P is vertically sandwiched between the interposition piece 3 and the jaw portion 5b of the elastic engagement piece 5. For this reason, the corner support member 1 can move together with the solar cell module P without being detached from the solar cell module P when the solar cell module P is taken out of the stacked body.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, when the solar cell module P is packed, the four corner support members 1 are arranged at positions corresponding to the four corners of the solar cell module P on an appropriate mount (not shown). In this case, a positioning member for the corner support member 1 can be provided in advance on the gantry, and the corner support member 1 can be arranged according to this.

  The solar cell module P is placed on the interposition pieces 3 of the four corner support members 1 placed on the gantry so as to arrange the four corners. The two outer surfaces 42a at the four corners of the solar cell module P are in contact with and opposed to the outer regulating surface 2a, and their horizontal positions are regulated. When the solar cell module P is pushed down along the guide slope 2c, the elastic engagement piece 5 automatically snaps to the inner edge 45a of the flange 45 in the frame 42, and the solar cell module P, the corner support member 1, Are integrated.

  When another solar cell module P is stacked thereon, the next-stage corner support members 1 are placed at the four corners of the frame body 42 of the solar cell module P. In the next corner support member 1, the bottom surface 7 is brought into contact with the upper surface of the corner portion of the frame body 42 of the solar cell module P, and the outer regulation surface 2 b is outside the corner portion of the frame body 42 of the solar cell module P. It abuts on the side surface 42a.

  The solar cell modules P to be stacked are aligned in the vertical direction by the intervening corner support member 1 and are not displaced.

  When the upper-layer solar cell module P is separated from the lower-layer solar cell module P, the corner support members 1 at the four corners of the upper-layer solar cell module P are moved upward with respect to the lower-layer corner support member 1. Can be easily removed. Since the upper layer solar cell module P to be moved is provided with the corner support member 1, it can be safely stored without attaching the corner support member 1 again.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Corner support member 2 Outer side wall 2a Outer side regulation surface 2b Outer side regulation surface 2c Guide inclined surface 3 Interposition piece 3a Horizontal mounting surface 3b Horizontal contact surface 3c Rib 4 Inner standing piece 4a Inner regulation surface 4b Guide inclined surface 5 Elastic engagement Piece 5a Leg portion 5b Jaw portion 5c Inclined sliding surface P Solar cell module 41 Solar cell module main body 42 Frame body 42a Corner side outer surface 43 of frame body Holding piece 44 Holding piece 45 Inward flange 45a Inner edge of flange

Claims (3)

A rectangular plate-shaped solar cell module with a frame surrounded by a frame having an inward flange at the bottom is placed between the four corners of the upper and lower solar cell modules when horizontally stacked and packed in multiple stages. Corner support member, integrally molded with synthetic resin,
And corner outer sides abutting the outer wall of the upper and lower solar cell modules of the frame, so as to be interposed between the upper and lower solar cell modules, horizontally extending from the vertical intermediate position of the outer wall to the inner An intervening piece,
An inner standing piece that stands up from the inner edge of the interposition piece so as to face the outer wall in parallel and abuts against the inside of the corner portion of the inward flange of the frame of the upper solar cell module;
A packaging corner of a solar cell module, comprising: an elastic engagement piece standing from an inner end of the interposition piece and snap-engaging with an inner edge of an inward flange of the frame of the upper solar cell module Support member. The outer wall has two vertical outer restricting surfaces joined orthogonally to each other so as to abut on the corner outer surface of the frame body of the upper and lower solar cell modules,
The interposition piece has an upper surface as a horizontal mounting surface for receiving an inward flange of the frame of the upper solar cell module, and a lower surface of a horizontal abutting surface that contacts the upper surface of the frame of the lower solar cell module. And
The said inner standing piece has an inner side regulating surface that faces the outer side regulating surface in parallel and abuts on the inside of the corner portion of the inward flange of the frame of the upper solar cell module. Corner support member for packing solar cell module. Two elastic engagement pieces are provided opposite to each of the two outer regulating surfaces of the outer wall , and snap-engage with the orthogonal inner edge of the inward flange of the frame body. The corner support member for packing of the solar cell module according to claim 1 or 2.

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