Automatic adjustment device for horizontal terminals to accommodate batteries of different thicknesses and expansion / contraction

The automatic adjustment device for horizontal terminals addresses alignment and fire extinguishing challenges in battery manufacturing by using a frame assembly with a lift table and probe mechanism, ensuring probe-battery pole contact and reducing maintenance through selective submersion during fires.

JP7828422B2Active Publication Date: 2026-03-11ZHEJIANG HANGKE TECH
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Authority / Receiving Office
JP · JP
Patent Type
Patents
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-11-25
Publication Date
2026-03-11

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Technical Problem

Conventional battery manufacturing equipment struggles with aligning probes with battery poles, accommodating batteries of varying thicknesses, and effectively extinguishing fires without causing safety hazards or increasing maintenance costs.

Method used

An automatic adjustment device for horizontal terminals that includes a frame assembly with a lift table and probe mechanism, allowing precise alignment of probes with battery poles and separating the lift table for fire extinguishing, using a water tank assembly to submerge only the battery tray and lift table during fires, and incorporating a probe mechanism with a pin plate assembly for accurate docking.

Benefits of technology

Ensures consistent contact between probes and battery poles, accommodates batteries of different thicknesses, and reduces equipment maintenance by minimizing submerged components, enhancing safety and reducing costs.

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Abstract

To provide an automatic adjustment device for a battery having a different thickness and a lateral terminal applied to expansion and contraction.SOLUTION: A device includes. one frame assembly 1 constituted by a frame bottom frame, a frame middle frame, and a frame top frame, a water tank assembly 3 is provided between the frame bottom frame and the frame middle frame, the frame middle frame is connected to a lift table via an elevatable submerged cylinder, a battery tray is mounted on a top part of the lift table, and the lift table is submerged in water to perform safe extinguishing. A probe mechanism 2 for charging and discharging batteries is provided on both right and left sides of the battery tray. The probe mechanism includes some probe members that can slide forward and backward, and a V-shaped equally divided rod assembly member is provided on the probe members. The equally divided rod assembly member is docked with a tray head on the battery tray to cause the probe members to follow a position of the batteries on the battery tray and to automatically reset after charging and discharging are completed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
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