Patent ID: 6781344
Filing Date: 2004-08-24
Classification: B07C,G01R,H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
A battery testing and sorting apparatus for testing the electrical condition of a battery and sorting the battery according to its electrical condition, said apparatus comprising:a conveyor adapted for receiving batteries and moving the batteries for testing and sorting; a battery feeding section disposed along the length of said conveyor for positioning the battery laterally onto said conveyor so that terminals of the battery are in a horizontal orientation on the conveyor; at least one position sensor disposed along said conveyor for detecting proper lateral placement of the battery on said conveyor at said battery feeding section; a testing section disposed along the length of said conveyor following said battery feeding section for testing the electrical condition of the battery; and a sorting section disposed along the length of said conveyor following said testing section and operatively associated with said testing section for ejecting the battery from the conveyor according to the electrical condition of the battery determined by said testing section; whereby a battery testing and sorting apparatus is provided for continuously sorting large quantities of batteries into groups based on the electrical condition of the battery.