Apparatus for the manufacture of battery components
AssigneeTbs Engineering Limited
InventorChris Barge
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Abstract
An apparatus for separating battery plates includes a work surface for receiving a stack of battery plates, and an alignment mechanism for aligning the battery plates on the work surface. The work surface is movable between a first position in which it is angled with respect to a horizontal plane and a second position in which it is substantially aligned with the horizontal plane. When the work surface moves between the first and second position adjacent battery plates of the stack are displaced relative to each other.
Claims23
1-20. (canceled)
An apparatus for separating battery plates comprising:
- a work surface for receiving a stack of battery plates;
- a first displacement mechanism configured to shear the plates of the stack relative to each other in a first, substantially horizontal, direction;
- and
- an alignment mechanism for aligning the battery plates in a stack.
An apparatus for processing battery plates comprising:
- an automatic feed mechanism for transferring an individual stack of battery plates from a supply of battery plates;
- a battery plate separator apparatus for receiving the stack of battery plates, the apparatus including:
- a work surface for receiving in use at least one stack of battery plates,
- a first displacement mechanism configured to shear the plates of the stack relative to each other in a first, substantially horizontal, direction;
- and
- an alignment mechanism for aligning the battery plates in a stack;
- and
- a supply mechanism for transferring a separated stack of plates for subsequent processing.
(canceled)
A method of separating battery plates comprising:
- (a) moving at least one stack of battery plates with an automated feed mechanism from a supply station to a battery plate separator apparatus;
- the battery plate separator apparatus comprising:
- a work surface for receiving a stack of battery plates;
- a first displacement mechanism configured to shear the plates of the stack relative to each other in a first, substantially horizontal, direction;
- and
- an alignment mechanism for aligning the battery plates in a stack;
- (b) operating the battery plate separator apparatus to shear the plates of the stack relative to each other in a first, substantially horizontal, direction, thereby separating adjacent battery plates;
- (c) aligning the stack of battery plates;
- (d) moving the at least one stack of battery plates with an automated transfer mechanism from the battery plate separator apparatus to an end station for further processing.
42-47. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.