Modular conveyor belt integrating lane dividers

A conveyor belt module suitable for forming a conveyor belt having a plurality of lanes, comprising:

• a base module comprising a body, a plurality of first hinge elements extending from the front edge of the body and a plurality of second hinge elements extending from a rear edge of the body;
• and
• a lane divider coupled to the base module using a hinge rod, the lane divider comprising a body having a top wall extending from a top wall front edge to a top wall rear edge, a bottom wall extending from a bottom wall front edge to a bottom wall rear edge, a front wall comprising a first top curved wall extending from the top wall front edge and transitioning to a forwardly angled wall, the forwardly angled wall transitioning to a lower angled wall that angles inward to the bottom wall front edge and a rear wall extending between the top wall rear edge and the bottom wall rear edge, the body including at least one transverse opening to allow fluid flow therethrough, and a hinge element extending from the body for connecting the lane divider to the base module, the lane divider hinge element aligned with and inserted between two of the first hinge elements.

A battery formation table, comprising:

• a conveyor belt comprising plurality of hingedly connected conveyor belt modules forming a circuit comprising a carryway extending from an infeed to an outfeed and a returnway below the carryway;
• a tank surrounding the conveyor belt so that the carryway can be submerged in a cooling fluid;
• a plurality of lane dividers inserted every other row of the conveyor belt to divide the carryway into a plurality of lanes, each lane divider including a hinge element extending from a body for connecting the lane divider to the conveyor belt and a transverse opening through the body for allowing transverse fluid flow.