Forming of battery components
AssigneeTbs Engineering Limited
InventorMark Ormerod
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Abstract
A mould for forming battery components includes a first mould body having a first plurality of mould cavities and a second mould body having a second plurality of mould cavities. The first mould body and the second mould bodies are configured to be moveable between a moulding position in which the first plurality and second plurality of mould cavities are aligned, and a fill position in which the first plurality and second plurality of mould cavities are displaced from the aligned position and are proximal to a molten metal feed.
Claims15
1-15. (canceled)
A cast on strap machine comprising
- a molten metal delivery apparatus;
- a battery plate positioning device;
- a mould comprising a plurality of mould cavities;
- and
- a mould loading apparatus arranged to move the mould between an in use configuration and a configuration in which the mould is external to the cast on strap machine to allow access to the mould.
A lead delivery apparatus for a cast on strap machine arranged to deliver a predetermined volume of molten lead to a mould, comprising:
- a housing defining a lead reservoir having a lead outlet defined in its base and in communication with the reservoir;
- a runway beneath the base, spaced from the base and substantially parallel thereto;
- a block slideably mounted between the base and the runway, the block having a through cavity defining the predetermined volume for receiving lead from the outlet of the reservoir in a first position and for releasing the lead in a second position;
- and
- a mechanism for reciprocating the block between the first and second positions;
- and
- characterised in that the apparatus further comprises
- a clamp arranged to selectively secure an upper portion of the housing such that the housing and/or block may be removable.
29-35. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.