A terminal box for a solar battery module and a method for producing such a terminal box

An object of the present invention is to improve heat discharge characteristics. A terminal box for a solar battery module is provided with a plurality of terminal plates 30 juxtaposed in a box main body 10 and connectable with positive and negative electrodes of the solar battery module, cables 90 for external connection connectable with the terminal plates 30, a conductor piece 50 connected with one of two corresponding terminal plates 30 and extending from this one terminal plate toward the other, and a bear chip diode 70 held between the conductor piece 50 and the other terminal plate 30 to be connected with both. The conductor piece 50 is connectable with a P-area 72 of the bear chip diode 70 and the other terminal plate 30 is connectable with an N-area 71 of the bear chip diode 70.