Patent ID: 6095316
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: A46B,B65H,H01M,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
A plate handling apparatus comprising:a conveyor assembly for advancing a battery plate, the conveyor assembly including a pair of side-by-side conveyors each for supporting one side of the battery plate and a single drive for driving the conveyors at a same speed; anda belt adjustment mechanism for shifting one of the conveyors relative to the other for adjusting the orientation of the battery plate on the conveyors, the belt adjustment mechanism including a pair of servo assemblies, the servo assemblies each including a pivotally mounted lever operably coupled with one of the conveyors, a motor having a rotatable shaft, and a tie rod coupled between the lever and the shaft of the motor for shifting the lever when the shaft of the motor is rotated.