Battery aligning device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10414589-B2
Application number	US-201816191217-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 14, 2018
Priority date	Nov 14, 2017
Publication date	Sep 17, 2019
Grant date	Sep 17, 2019

Abstract

A battery aligning device includes an inlet through which a first cylindrical battery is input, an outlet from which the first cylindrical battery is discharged, regulating plates constituting a slit in a path from the inlet to the outlet, and a support member which supports one end portion and the other end portion of each of the regulating plates, in the regulating plates, a length from the one end portion to the other end portion is longer than a length of the first cylindrical battery, an X-Z cross-section has a non-linear shape, in an interval between the one regulating plate and the other regulating plate, a facing interval between surfaces is larger than a diameter of the first cylindrical battery, and when a line segment having the same length as that of the first cylindrical battery is in contact with the regulating plate at two points on the X-Z cross-section, a distance between the line segment and the regulating plate is arranged at an interval smaller than the diameter of the first cylindrical battery.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A battery aligning device comprising:
an inlet through which a first cylindrical battery is input;
an outlet from which the first cylindrical battery is discharged;
a plurality of regulating plates constituting a slit in a path from the inlet to the outlet; and
a support member which supports a first end portion and a second end portion of each of the plurality of regulating plates, wherein:
in the regulating plate, a length from the first end portion to the second end portion is longer than a length of the first cylindrical battery, and a cross-section perpendicular to a direction where the first end portion and the second end portion are connected has a non-linear shape;
in an interval between a first regulating plate and a second regulating place facing each other of the plurality of regulating places, a facing interval of surfaces thereof is larger than a diameter of the first cylindrical battery; and
a first line segment having a length equal to the length of the first cylindrical battery, positioned in contact with the first regulating plate at two points on the cross-section, results in a distance between the first line segment and the second regulating plate being smaller than the diameter of the first cylindrical battery.

2. The battery aligning device according to claim 1 , wherein:
in the interval between the first regulating plate and the second regulating plate, a second line segment having a length equal to a length of a second cylindrical battery having a dimension smaller than that of the first cylindrical battery, positioned in contact with the first regulating plate at two points on the cross-section, results in a distance between the second line segment and the second regulating plate being smaller than a diameter of the second cylindrical battery.

Assignees

• Fdk Corp

Inventors

• Tsuchiya Katsuki

Classifications

• H01M6/5011 Primary

  for several cells simultaneously or successively · CPC title

• H01M10/4207

  for several batteries or cells simultaneously or sequentially · CPC title

• H01M10/44

  Methods for charging or discharging (circuits for charging H02J7/00) · CPC title

• B65G47/44

  Arrangements or applications of hoppers or chutes · CPC title

• B65G11/203 Primary

  for articles · CPC title