US3597825A
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Battery burning and boxing machine
Assignee: Globelite Batteries Canada Ltd
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Filing: 1969-11-24
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Granted: 1971-08-10
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Expires: 1989-11-24
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus for the assembly of lead-acid storage batteries wherein all of the plate groups are assembled into pockets in the upper part of the apparatus so that the dimensional relationships between the plate groups are as they will be when assembled into a battery box. Jig plates secure the groups of plate lugs so that they may be burned to form bus bars and also so that intercell connectors and battery posts may be assembled to the plate groups and burned simultaneously therewith. The then completely assembled electrical components of the battery are pushed downwardly into a waiting battery box to which only the electrolyte and battery cover need be added to have a completely assembled and operative lead-acid battery.
Inventors
- 👤 Karl Heinz Meislitzer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 23:31
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01M; H01M10/00; H01M10/06; H01M10/12; H01M10/14; H01M50/00; H01M50/50; H01M50/531; H01M50/54; H01M50/541; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/10; Y02P; Y02P70/00; Y02P70/50; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/53; Y10T29/5313; Y10T29/53135; Y10T29/53265
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
279 words
In an apparatus for the assembly of lead-acid storage batteries, the combination comprising: means for receiving and releasably retaining groups of battery plates, each plate of each of said groups having a lug formed thereon extending above the top of said first-mentioned means; dam means having teeth means formed therein and comprising a pair of opposed plates on either side of and above said Firstmentioned receiving means, and adapted to move laterally in a direction across said first-mentioned receiving means so that the teeth formed in each of said dam means cooperate with said lugs formed on said battery plates; the height of said lugs on said battery plates also being sufficient to extend above the upper surface of said dam means, and all of the plates in any of said groups of plates being oriented so that the positive and negative plates are alternately phased, and so that all of the positive plate lugs are on one side of said group and all of the negative plate lugs are on the opposite side of said group so as each to cooperate with one of said dam means respectively; guide means swingably adapted to overlie said first-mentioned receiving means and to move laterally with said dam means against the inside edges of said groups of plate lugs; movable stop means associated with said first-mentioned receiving means to releasably retain said groups of battery plates therein, and to permit downward motion of said groups of battery plates therefrom upon actuation of said movable stop means; and means beneath said first-mentioned receiving means to accommodate a battery box positioned thereat, and to permit movement of said battery box through said apparatus.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
279 words
In an apparatus for the assembly of lead-acid storage batteries, the combination comprising: means for receiving and releasably retaining groups of battery plates, each plate of each of said groups having a lug formed thereon extending above the top of said first-mentioned means; dam means having teeth means formed therein and comprising a pair of opposed plates on either side of and above said Firstmentioned receiving means, and adapted to move laterally in a direction across said first-mentioned receiving means so that the teeth formed in each of said dam means cooperate with said lugs formed on said battery plates; the height of said lugs on said battery plates also being sufficient to extend above the upper surface of said dam means, and all of the plates in any of said groups of plates being oriented so that the positive and negative plates are alternately phased, and so that all of the positive plate lugs are on one side of said group and all of the negative plate lugs are on the opposite side of said group so as each to cooperate with one of said dam means respectively; guide means swingably adapted to overlie said first-mentioned receiving means and to move laterally with said dam means against the inside edges of said groups of plate lugs; movable stop means associated with said first-mentioned receiving means to releasably retain said groups of battery plates therein, and to permit downward motion of said groups of battery plates therefrom upon actuation of said movable stop means; and means beneath said first-mentioned receiving means to accommodate a battery box positioned thereat, and to permit movement of said battery box through said apparatus.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
54 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said dam means comprise first and second plate means having said teeth means formed in said first plate means and cutouts formed in said second plate means to conform to the dimensional limits of each of the areas in said first plate where said teeth means are formed.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The combination according to claim 2 wherein channel means are formed in said dam means to accommodate the flow of cooling liquid therethrough.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
The combination according to claim 1 wherein said guide means are swingably mounted with said dam means, and wherein each said guide means has indents formed therein to accommodate the foot portion of one of the group comprising battery posts and intercell loop-over connectors.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
104 words
The combination according to claim 4 wherein said first-mentioned receiving means comprises a plurality of vertically oriented jig plates to define a plurality of cells each adapted to receive one of said groups of battery plates, and wherein each of said vertically oriented jig plates has a slot formed from the top to the bottom thereof near one side thereof to accommodate the downward passage of a loop-over intercell connector joined from a first group of plate lugs in a first cell to a first group of plate lugs in a second cell on either side of any one of said jig plates respectively.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
The combination according to claim 5 wherein each of said loop-over intercell connectors is substantially V-shaped and is of substantially the same material as the plate lugs intended to be joined thereby.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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