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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2008
Christopher S. Barge, Bristol, GB;
Christopher S. Barge, Bristol, GB;
TBS Engineering Limited, Cheltenham, GB;
Abstract
This invention relates to apparatus for placing battery plates in a line. This includes a pick up and release unit generally indicated at. The unit includes a central metal hollow body, which is divided into a number of side-by-side vacuum chambers, some of which have a perforate floor. A vacuum coursecan be selectively connected to those, which have a perforate floor, whilst it is perpendicularly connected to a second set of chambers. Plates can be picked up from elevatorsandby use of the intermittent vacuum and then held against an endless beltby the constant vacuum until they arrive at a release chamber, having a perforate floor, where upon interruption of the vacuum allows for release of the battery plate.