Junction box for a photovoltaic solar panel

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9059350
APP PUB NO 20130276856A1
SERIAL NO

13915188

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A junction box for a solar panel having a housing, a lid, a first connector and a second connector. The housing comprises sidewalls and a top wall defining an interior space. The first coupling having a first contact element and the second coupling having a second contact element. The contact elements penetrate at least one of the sidewalls, so that the contact elements provide an electrical contact from external contact elements to internal contact elements, such as solder tails. Internal contact elements are arranged a, least partially in the interior space. The top wall having an opening extending only partially in the top wall. The opening is located such in the top wall that access to the solder tails in a substantially perpendicular direction to the surface of a solar panel for connecting the solder tail to the solar panel is provided.

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  • APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.;STAUBLI ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS AG

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Carver, Dustin Delmar Reede Windsor, US 3 33
Elgar, Yacov Sunnyvale, US 25 385
Lu, Danny Cam Toan San Francisco, US 24 375
Mills, Brian Wade Santa Rosa, US 3 33
Pratt, Ian McKay Ukiah, US 3 33
Street, Robert D Morgan Hills, US 2 30
Sullivan, Jeffrey S Castro Valley, US 37 432
Weatherley, Ian Worthington Santa Rosa, US 2 30

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