US 4,283,164 AGranted

Battery mover

OwnerLawrence A. Reaneyinventor

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Abstract

A battery mover for use in horizontally moving batteries into and out of battery compartments in battery powered vehicles and battery powered machinery. The battery mover includes a horizontal support frame having a longitudinal axis, a plurality of rotatable elements positioned along the longitudinal axis for permitting movement of a battery disposed on the frame along the longitudinal axis, a vertical section joined to the horizontal frame, apparatus for aligning the frame with respect to a battery compartment and for preventing relative movement between the battery compartment and the frame during movement of a battery into and out of the battery compartment, a winch for reeling and unreeling a cable, a pusher slidably mounted in the horizontal support frame to permit movement between first and second positions, an extender joined to the pusher which may be positioned to project past the pusher toward the first longitudinal position, apparatus for selectively coupling the cable to the pusher for causing a battery to be moved along the horizontal support frame toward the first position during rotation of the winch and apparatus for selectively coupling the cable to a battery for moving a battery along the horizontal support frame toward the second position.

Claims10

Dependent claims

A battery mover comprising:

(a) a horizontal frame having a longitudinal axis along which are disposed a plurality of rotatable elements which permit a battery disposed on the frame to be moved along the longitudinal axis, the horizontal frame member having a section which is adapted to be disposed in contact with a battery compartment,
(b) a vertical section joined to the horizontal frame,
(c) a locating means for aligning the horizontal frame with respect to a battery compartment which contains a battery to be moved and for preventing movement of the horizontal frame with respect to the battery compartment when the section of the horizontal frame is disposed in contact with the battery compartment,
(d) a winch disposed on the vertical member for reeling and unreeling a cable,
(e) a pusher slidably mounted in the horizontal frame which is movable between first and second longitudinal positions along the horizontal frame, the pusher engaging the edge of a battery disposed on the horizontal frame during movement of a battery toward the first longitudinal position,
(f) means mounted on the battery mover for coupling the pusher to the cable for causing the pusher to move longitudinally along the horizontal frame member toward the first longitudinal position during rotation of the winch, and
(g) means for coupling the cable to a battery for causing a battery to be moved along the horizontal frame toward the section position during rotation of the winch.

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Facts

Application: 06/097,175Filed 26 Nov 1979
Granted: 11 Aug 1981
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification8 codes

B60K 1/04
Arrangement or mounting of electrical propulsion units: of the electric storage means for propulsion
B60L 53/80
Methods of charging batteries, specially adapted for electric vehicles; Charging stations or on-board charging equipment therefor; Exchange of…:…
Y02T 10/70
Other road transportation technologies with climate change mitigation effect: energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
Y02T 10/7072
Other road transportation technologies with climate change mitigation effect: electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries,…