Method and apparatus for aligning battery lugs
AssigneeEberle Engineering Co., Inc.
InventorKelly L. Eberle
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Abstract
Apparatus and method to prepare battery plate lugs for use with automated machines for cast on operations. The apparatus comprises an anvil having top and opposite side walls for receiving a battery cell including a plurality of plates with lugs attached thereto. The tops of the plates are placed over the top of the anvil with the lugs positioned along the sides of the anvil and in contact therewith. A pair of rams on opposite sides of the anvil are moved inward to engage and partially flatten the lugs to render the lugs thinner and to remove whatever oxides have been formed on the surfaces of the lugs. A pair of knives on opposite sides of the anvil are moved inwardly to cut the lengths of the lugs to a uniform size.
Claims7
Apparatus for preparing battery plate lugs for use with automated cast on machines comprising an anvil having a top and two opposite and parallel side walls for receiving a battery cell including a plurality of plates with lugs attached thereto and the lugs in contact with said side walls,
- a pair of rams on opposite sides of said anvil moveable inwardly to engage and at least partially flatten the lugs to reduce their thickness and to remove oxides from the surfaces of the lugs, and
- a pair of knives on opposite sides of the anvil and moveable inwardly to cut the lengths of the lugs to the same size.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.