Dual junction box for a photovoltaic device

- First Solar, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front plan view of a dual junction box for a photovoltaic device, including a lead-receiving first component and a lead-extending second component, in accordance with the present design.

FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of the first component of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a front plan view of the first component of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a left elevational view the first component of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a right elevational view of the first component of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a top elevational view of the first component of FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a bottom elevational view of the first component of FIG. 1.

FIG. 8 is a back plan view of the first component of FIG. 1.

FIG. 9 is a bottom perspective view of the first component of FIG. 1.

FIG. 10 is a back perspective view of the first component of FIG. 1.

FIG. 11 is a front perspective view of the second component of FIG. 1.

FIG. 12 is a front plan view of the second component of FIG. 1.

FIG. 13 is a left elevational view the second component of FIG. 1.

FIG. 14 is a right elevational view the second component of FIG. 1.

FIG. 15 is a top elevational view the second component of FIG. 1.

FIG. 16 is a bottom elevational view of the second component of FIG. 1.

FIG. 17 is a back plan view of the second component of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 18 is a back perspective view of the second component of FIG. 1.

The components shown together in FIG. 1 are shown separately in FIGS. 2-10 and 11-18 in order to show features in greater detail and to show details that would not be visible when the components are attached to the photovoltaic device. Placement of an exemplary 2D barcode is shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 9, by dot-dash-lines. The dot-dash-lines of the exemplary 2D barcode illustrates an exemplary barcode pattern that forms no part of the claimed design. The barcode placement forms a part of the claimed design. The broken lines shown in the drawings are for the purpose of illustrating the environment and portions of the dual junction box for a photovoltaic device that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a dual junction box for a photovoltaic device, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
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Foreign Patent Documents
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Other references
  • “Series 6: Gaining Ground—the Rise of Thin Film PV”, Webinar presentation, First Solar, Sep. 2017, pp. 1-29, http://www.firstsolar.com/en/About-Us/Press-Center/2017/09/The-Shape-of-Things.
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Patent History
Patent number: D1051853
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 8, 2020
Date of Patent: Nov 19, 2024
Assignee: First Solar, Inc. (Tempe, AZ)
Inventors: Michael Bauer (Perrysburg, OH), Julia Crutcher (Perrysburg, OH), Casimir Kotarba (Perrysburg, OH), Joseph Lindgren (Perrysburg, OH), Anthony Maher (Perrysburg, OH), Christina Moffett (Toledo, OH), Thomas Truman (Toledo, OH)
Primary Examiner: Rosemary K Tarcza
Assistant Examiner: Seth David Kumpf
Application Number: 29/730,763
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Junction Or Outlet Box (16) (D13/152)