Patent ID: 6047430
Filing Date: 2000-04-11
Classification: A46B,B65H,H01M,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
A plate handling apparatus comprising:a conveyor mechanism for advancing a battery plate having a lug;a lug brush cleaning mechanism positioned adjacent the conveyor mechanism for cleaning the lug on the battery plate as the battery plate passes thereby;the lug brush cleaning mechanism includinga pair of rotatable lug brushes, andpositioning mechanism for simultaneously positioning the brushes relative to the conveyor mechanism to permit simultaneous adjustment of the brushes as they become worn, the positioning mechanism includinga first tie rod coupled with the first brush,a second tie rod coupled with the second brush,a motor assembly for moving the first tie rod in one direction and simultaneously moving the second tie rod in an opposite direction, anda pancake cylinder coupled with each of the first and second tie rods for fine tuning the position of the brushes.