A MOULDING APPARATUS (10) FOR MOULDING A STRAP ON TO A GROUP OF BATTERY PLATES INCLUDING A MOULD BLOCK (14) WITH MOULDS (24), EACH OF WHIH HAS AN INLET WEIR (28) AND AN OUTLET WEIR (29). THE RIDGE (30) OF THESE WEIRS IS EFFECTIVELY A KNIFE EDGE BUT INCLUDES A THERMAL BREAK. THIS CONSTRUCTION ALLOWS RAPID PROCESSING...

A mould for moulding post and strap in a cast on strap machine includes a mould body having an upper surface a cavity in the upper surface for moulding a strap and an opening aligned with the cavity for receiving a water coolable insert for moulding a post. The opening extends through the mould with its mouth in the...

The application relates to an apparatus and to a method for moulding battery components using an apparatus comprising: 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 w...

The present invention generally relates to the forming of battery components and in particular but not exclusively to such apparatus for use in manufacturing cast on straps during the manufacture of batteries. More specifically the invention relates to a mould for forming battery components a cast on strap machine f...

The invention relates to an apparatus for stacking battery plates comprising a delivery conveyor for supplying battery plates sequentially along a delivery path. The delivery conveyor includes a plurality of spaced apart plate carriers each configured to support at least one battery plate in use the plate carriers d...

This invention relates to apparatus and methods for moulding battery group straps. Moulding apparatus, generally indicated at (10), includes a centrally cooled mould block (11) which defines two laterally displaced sets (12, 13) of longitudinal spaced mould cavity (14) and respective lead feed block (15) and (16) ha...

This invention relates toapparatus for placing battery plateS In a line. This includes a pick up and release unit generally indicated at 16. The unit includes a centra! metal hollow body 17, which is divided into a number of side-by-side vacuum chambers, some of which have a perforate floor 19, A vacuum course 21 ca...

Apparatus for forming groups of stacked battery plates is generally indicated at 10 and includes input stations 11, 11', respective envelopers 12, further input conveyors 13, 13' for inputting plates onto respective conveyor 15, 15' downsltream of the envelopers. Transfer conveyors 22, 22' are disposed at respective...

An enveloper (10) for creating a material envelope around a battery plate, including an anvil (29) and a rotatable cut-and-crease roller (28) having a knife (35) and a generally diametrically opposed crease blade (36) for acting against the anvil (29) to cut-and-crease material fed through the enveloper (10) wherein...

This invention relates to apparatus for connecting a battery plate to a metal strap or post or to moulds therefor. In contrast to existing arrangements lead is fed to the feed passage (17) via an opening (20) which is positioned immediate the ends of the aligned cavities in the set (14) of the mould. This arrangemen...

The invention relates to an assembly (10) comprising a battery box (11) and a lid (12). The lid (12) defines a well (13) for receiving a secondary closure (14), with the well providing filling access to the battery box (11), The secondary closure is applied to a battery box lid by a secondary closure applying appara...

An apparatus (5) for delivering a predetermined volume of lead to a mould (50) includes a housing (2) defining a lead reservoir (4) having a lead outlet defined in its base and in communication with the reservoir. A runway (30) is provided beneath the base spaced from the base and generally parallel thereto. A block...

A moulding apparatus (10) for moulding a strap on to a group ofbattery plates inducing a mould block (14) with moulds (24), eachof which has an inlet weir (28) and an outlet weir (29). The ridge(30) of these weirs is effectively a knife edge but includes athermal break. This construct...

This invention relates to a apparatus for forming groups of battery plates,comprising two main conveyors (15,15'). Each main conveyor (15, 15') having astation (12, 12') for the supply of battery plate separators, means (11, 11', 20)common to both said two main conveyors (15, 15') for suppl...