20110239453 | Method and a device for aligning the overlapping ends of metal strips - The invention relates to a device for aligning overlapping ends of metal strips, particularly contact bands for photovoltaic solar cells, wherein the end of one of the metal strips is bent back. The device has an advance, displaceable first alignment element for aligning the upper end of one metal strip and a trailing, displaceable second alignment element for aligning the bent end of the other metal strip, and a contact element for the first alignment element and a contact element for the second alignment element. In this manner, a rapid and simple mechanical automated alignment of the overlapping ends of metal is made possible. | 10-06-2011 |