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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 1996
Filed:
Mar. 07, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tomonori Tsuchimoto, Hashima-Gun, JP;
Katsuichi Iwata, Ichinomiya City, JP;
Yoshihiko Kurashima, Nagoya City, JP;
Assignee:
NGK Insulators, Ltd., , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M / ; H01M / ; C21C / ; B23P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
429049 ; 266207 ; 29563 ; 295641 ; 29711 ; 29722 ; 29763 ; 29 3 / ;
Abstract
An apparatus for disposing of a plurality of sodium sulfur cells is disclosed, which comprises: a work-setting pipe unit including a plurality of cell-holding pipes, a work-setting station for setting the cells into the work-setting pipe unit, a heating oil vessel, a sodium-extracting station, an inner tube-extracting station, an unloading station where the remaining sodium sulfur cells are unloading from the work-setting pipe unit, and a transferring unit for transferring said work-setting pipe unit among said stations.