System and method for manufacturing a thermal battery
AssigneeEaglepicher Technologies, LLC
InventorsGraham Dixon, Mark Hart, Ola Pettersson, Chad Sneath
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Abstract
An automated system and method for manufacturing a thermal battery is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, the system comprises a press system, a stacking system, and an enclosing system to automate the manufacturing process of thermal batteries. A method of manufacturing a thermal battery using the system is also disclosed. An automated tracking, storage, and retrieval system for pellets used in the manufacturing process and a pellet pairing system are also disclosed.
Claims20
A system to produce a thermal battery, comprising:
- a press system comprising a rail and shoe system to form pellets from a powder material;
- a stacking system associated with the press system, the stacking system configured to select pellets from a plurality of storage containers and to stack the selected pellets in a predetermined order;
- and
- an enclosing system associated with the stacking system, wherein the enclosing system is configured to hermetically enclose the stacked pellets, and wherein at least one of the press system, the stacking system, and the enclosing system is substantially automated.
A method of manufacturing a thermal battery comprising the steps of:
- pressing a plurality of pellets with an automated pellet press;
- stacking the pellets using a positive air pressure pellet carrier device, wherein the pellets are stacked in a predetermined order;
- and
- enclosing the stacked pellets to form a thermal battery.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.