Method for the manufacture of structurally homogeneous flash-free lead battery terminals
OwnerRobert R. Nugentinventor
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Abstract
A method for the manufacture of structurally homogeneous flash-free lead battery terminals comprised of first removing all voids from the lead infeed stock by means of an extrusion forming process and then automatically delivering the void-free extrusion formed lead infeed stock to a computer-controlled automatic metal lathe for automated machining and delivery therefrom of a flash-free battery terminal output product.
Claims7
A method for the manufacture of structurally homogeneous flash-free lead battery terminals, comprising the steps of extruding a lead alloy billet by means of a cold forming machine to produce an elongated piece of structurally homogeneous battery terminal infeed stock material free of internal air pocket voids, delivering said elongated piece of structurally homogeneous battery terminal infeed stock material to an automatic infeed stock material feeder for re-delivery incrementally therefrom into an automated computer-controlled machining center for cutting of a slug thereby from said elongated piece of structurally homogeneous battery terminal infeed stock material, and automated computer-controlled machining of said slug into a structurally homogeneous flash-free lead battery terminal.
A method for the manufacture of structurally homogeneous flash-free lead battery terminals, comprising the steps of delivering an elongated piece of structurally homogeneous battery terminal infeed stock material free of internal air pocket voids to an automatic infeed stock material feeder for re-delivery incrementally therefrom into an automated computer-controlled machining center for cutting of a slug thereby from said elongated piece of structurally homogeneous battery terminal infeed stock material, and automated computer-controlled machining of said slug into a structurally homogeneous flash-free lead battery terminal.
A method of manufacturing structurally homogeneous flash-free lead battery terminals, comprising the steps of
- extruding a lead alloy billet by compressing and reforming the billet in a cold forming machine to produce an elongated piece of structurally homogeneous battery terminal infeed stock material free of internal air pocket voids,
- cutting a slug from the piece of structurally homogeneous battery terminal infeed stock material,
- securing the slug to a lathe, and
- machining the slug with the lathe to form a structurally homogeneous flash-free lead battery terminal.
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