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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2015
Applicant:
Tbs Engineering Limited, Cheltenham, GB;
Inventors:
Chris Barge, Cheltenham, GB;
Simon Britton, Cheltenham, GB;
Assignee:
TBS ENGINEERING LIMITED, Gloucester, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D 39/02 (2006.01); B22D 25/04 (2006.01); B22D 19/04 (2006.01); H01M 2/28 (2006.01); H01M 2/30 (2006.01); H01M 10/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D 39/02 (2013.01); B22D 19/04 (2013.01); B22D 25/04 (2013.01); H01M 2/28 (2013.01); H01M 2/302 (2013.01); H01M 10/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and a method for moulding battery components using an apparatus include a mould block having a plurality of mould cavities; a molten metal feed trough adjacent to the mould block and extending in a generally longitudinal direction along the mould block; a plurality of weirs between the feed trough and each of the cavities; and a supply for providing molten metal to the trough. The feed trough is provided with at least one volume adjustment mechanism, which is operable to alter the volume of the feed trough.