CA1123905A - Automated burnishing apparatus and method for burnishing the terminal posts of lead-acid batteries - Google Patents
Automated burnishing apparatus and method for burnishing the terminal posts of lead-acid batteriesInfo
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Abstract
AUTOMATED BURNISHING APPARATUS AND METHOD
FOR BURNISHING THE TERMINAL POSTS OF LEAD-ACID BATTERIES
Abstract of the Disclosure A novel burnishing apparatus and method for burnishing the terminal posts of lead-acid batteries is disclosed. The burnishing brushes are adjustably mounted to service batteries with various terminal posts spacings.
After indexing and alignment, each battery to be pro-cessed is located and clamped by a battery processing head, after which the burnishing carriage which is slideably mounted thereon is moved relatively towards and away from the battery terminals to bring the burnishing brushes into contact with the battery terminals to effect the burnishing operation. The direction of rotation of the burnishing brushes is reversed when the burnishing brush carriage begins to withdraw away from the battery terminals.
FOR BURNISHING THE TERMINAL POSTS OF LEAD-ACID BATTERIES
Abstract of the Disclosure A novel burnishing apparatus and method for burnishing the terminal posts of lead-acid batteries is disclosed. The burnishing brushes are adjustably mounted to service batteries with various terminal posts spacings.
After indexing and alignment, each battery to be pro-cessed is located and clamped by a battery processing head, after which the burnishing carriage which is slideably mounted thereon is moved relatively towards and away from the battery terminals to bring the burnishing brushes into contact with the battery terminals to effect the burnishing operation. The direction of rotation of the burnishing brushes is reversed when the burnishing brush carriage begins to withdraw away from the battery terminals.
Description
3~ s Background Of The In~ention The present invention generally relates to bat-tery processing appa~atuses, It also relates to apparatuses and methods which are used to burnish~ polish or otherwise provide a suitable attractive metallic finish to the terminal post of lead-acid batteries prior to shipment and/or sale.
It is often desirable to burnish battery terminal posts prior to the shipment and/or sale since highly polished battery terminals lend an attractive appearance to the overall look of the lead~acid storage battery and further provide a clean surface to which good electrical connections can be made. Heretofore, such burnishing has commonly been performed either by a hand sanding, abrading or brushing operation or, alternatively, by utilizing a hand-held electric or air motor driven brush to polish the exterior surfaces of those terminals. ~Ihen a motorized brush is utilized, the brush may be a cylinder having a multitude of inwardly depending bristles formed therein which define an interior brushing surface which is complementally configured to the exterio~ of the battery terminal to be burnished. Unfortunately, in continued service such bristles tend to bend and the brushing sur-face defined thereby 21 are enlarged. Initially, this benaing results from the operator's inability to introduce and maintain the brushes in an aligned position throughout the buffing operation. Then, in order to obtain a suitably burnished surface, the operator must begin to manipulate the brush with respect to the exterior of the battery terminal in order contact all surfaces thereof. Un-fortunat~ly, this manipulation, such a~ tilting, orbiting, etc. of the brush further accentuates the problem -2a-.., ~ .~ j, .
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of deforming or bendiny the metallic bristles, with the result that such hrushes must be frequently replaced.
~dditlonallyr prior to replacement, the manipulation, titling, etG. o~ the burnishing brushes with respect to the axes of the terminal telld to over burnish certain areas while leaving other areas unburnished. Since lead is a relatively so~t metal, severe over burnishing of particular portions could, in extreme instances, affect the appearance and/or final connections made to those terminals.
Summary of the Invention The present invention provides a novel automated burnishing apparatus which sequentially processes batteries by aligning those batteries under a p1urality oE
conventional burnishing means, e.g. brushes.
More specifically, the invention conslsts of an automated burnishing apparatus for burnishing at least one terminal post of a lead-acid storage battery, said apparatus comprising: (a) battery terminal locating means for selectively engaging at least a portion of a battery;
~b) rotatable burnishing means movable with respect to said locating means or surrounding and burnishing a terminal post; (c) means mounting said burnishing means for movement toward and away from a battery while surrounding a terminal post; and (d) means to cause said burnishing means to rotate in one direction during move-ment towarc~ a battery and in the opposite direction during movement away from a battery. ~
These and other features oE embodiments of the present invention will become apparent from the following more detailed description.
~' r~s Detailed Description Of The Drawings Fig. 1 is a front ~iew of the preferred embodi-ment apparatus of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is a greatly enlaxged cross-section of a portion of the apparatus illustrated in Fig, 1 taken as indicated by the lines and arrows 2-2 in Fig. 1.
Description Of The Preferred Embodiment Although specific forms of the invention have been selected for illustration in the drawings, and the following description is drawn in specific terms for the purpose of describing these forms of the invention, this description is not intended to limit the scope of the invention which is defined in the appended claims, Referring now to the drawings, the automated burnishing apparatus of the present invention generally comprises a conveyor means fox sequentially indexing and aligning automotive storage batteries such as battery 12 .in a batte.ry processing position immediately un.der the bat-tery processing head designated generally 100. The bat-tery processing head 100 is supported by main supports 102 and 104. These main supports are hollow and have counter-weights disposed therein which, together, approximately equal the weight of the battery processing head 100. These counterweights are attached to cables 106 and 108 which are run across pulley mechanisms 110 and 112 and are attached to battery processing heads support rods 114 and 116 which are journalled within support rod bushings 118, 120, 122 and 124. These bushings are mounted on main transverse ~3~
support member 126 which spans between main supports 102 and 104. The battery processing head 100 is c~used to move generally towards and away from battery 12 by means of battery processing head cylinder 130 which is mounted on main transverse support member 126. Accordinyly, relative movement of cylinder rod 132 with respect to cylinder 130 causes the relative movement of the battery procossing head 100 in the directions as shown by double-headed arrow A in in Fig. 1.
As seen in Fig. 1, the battery processing head 100 generally comprises a terminal locating and clamp:ing head designated generally 200 and a battery burnishing carriage designated generally 300 which slideably engages and reciprocates along the battery terminal locating and clamping head. The battery terminal locating and clamping head generally comprises tracking rods 202 and 204 which are spaced apart at either end by transverse track sup~
porting members 206 at the upper end template rod 208 and template blocks 210 and 212 at the lower end. Slideably disposed on the template rod 208 are a plurality of - templates 214 and 216 which are mounted for movement along template rod 208 into positions directly over the battery terminals to be burnished. The bur~ishing car-rige designated generally 300 comprises burnishing brush motors 302 and 304 having burnishing brushes 306 and 308 mounted respectively thereon into burnishing brush chucks 307 and 309 which are preferably insulated to prevent shorts through the apparatus. Since the burnishing or buffing operation is conducted on charged batteries im-mediately prior to their shipment, the pre~erred emobdiment `a, ~' '1,~
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3~3~5 apparatus of the present invention is fully insul~ted to insure that bridging cannot take place through -the ap~
paratus. Accordingly, insulating bushings 900, 904, and 908 are utilized. Similarly, the chuck 407 of the burnishing motor may be insulated while the templates, template locator plate and/or motor bracket ~20 are pre-ferably either constructed of an insulating material or are provided with an insulated coating thereon to prevent electrical contact from being made with the terminal posts.
If, for example, the template and locating plates are con-structed of aluminum, they may be hard-surface andozided to create an insulating layer thereover. Burnishing brush supporting member 310 spans between rods202 and 204 and is ~ixed with respect thereto. A cylinder 312 mounted thereon through cylinder rod 314 thereof causes th~ m~in burnishing carriage support and locator member 31~ to move relative to the terminal post locàtor and clamping head to ; effect the burnishing operation, as described more fully hereinafter.
Referring now in particular to Fig. 2, which is a greatly enlarged side view of a portion of the apparatus shown in Fig. 1 and from ~hich the locator plate 316 has been removed for purposes of clarity, main transverse burnishing head support member 310 will be seen to have two fluid conduits 410 and 412 disposed therein which are adapted to supply hoses 414 and 416 of burnishing brush air motor 302 to effect the rotation of burnishing brush 306. The air motor 302 is attached through motor bracket 420 to burnishing brush mounting block 422 which is journalled on transverse burnishing carriage rod 424 ., .
:~;239~5 such that the burnishiny brushes may be mo~ed reLative to each other to effect an appropriate spacing to furnish the particular terminal post spacings of the batteries to be processed. The locator template 316 which is illustrated in Fig. 1 (but not shown in Fig. 2) has a plurality of openings disposed thereon which mate with pins (also not shown in Fig. 2) to relatively fix the locations of the burnishing brushes with respect to each other during the burnishing operation. The particular details -6a-of this template are disclosed more ~llly in my prior U.S.
Patent Nos. 3,~61,575 and 3,9~2~70~ issue~ January 2L, 1975 and March ~ 7~. As seen in Fig. 2, template 21~ which is journalled on rod 208 is similarly fixed in position by means of interconnecting rod 502 which is journalled within bush-ing 506 disposed through an extension portion 504 of burnish-ing brush mounting block 422. As shown in Fi~ 2, the top right hand corner of a battery designated generally 12 is shown in the battery processing position and this top sur-face is seen to have a raised area defined thereon disposedaround the terminal post. This raised area, however, is of smaller diameter than that of the locating template, the lower surface portion of which is complementally configured to locate on and mateably receive this raised portion and to clamp seat on the remaining lower cover portion disposed around this raised portion. By clamping the top of the battery down prior to and during the burnishing operating, movement of the battery which might otherwise ca~se uneven burnishing and uneven burnishing brush wear is substantially elimlnated. Further, by encircling the battery terminal during this cla~ping operation, uneven stresses which might otherwise result from an automated burnishing operation are minimized, thereby reducing the possibility that delicate welds and/or seals in this vicinity may be broken by the burnishing operation. The template further ensures that the machine is set for the appropriate sized battery terminal in that full seating of the template on the relatively lower portion of the battery cover will be effected prior to activation of cylinder 312. Thus, if no battery is engaged 30 by the battery terminal locating and clamping head as it is moved by cylinder 130 into the clamping position, or if it is prevented from moving fully into that position, as for examplet by interference between 3~5 the te~plate and the raised cover portion or battery termi-nal itself, then the remainder of the burnishing cycle is aborted, and the locating and clamping head is caused by cylinder 130 to again return to its fully retracted posi-tion. As seen in Fig. 2, a cylindrical aperture is ~ormed through the template 214 in the vicinity of the template which is adjacent to the terminal in the fully seated position. This aperture is adapted to receive an~ act as a guide for at least a lower portion of the cylindrical burnishing brush 306. In this manner, misalignment of the burnishing brush with respect to the terminal particularly in the l'full down" position of the burnishing brush is sub-stantially prevented, thereby minimizing wear on the steel bristles located within the brush. ~s the burnishing brush is moved in the direction of arrow B by cylinder 312 and cylinder rod 31~, the burnishing brushes are driven in a first rotational direction, as for example as illustrated by axrow C on burnishing brush 306. When the burnishing brush is moved b~ rod 314 into its burnishing position, as shown in phantom in Fig. 2, the direction of rotation of the burnishing brush is reversed, as for example, to the direction of rotation illustrated by arrow ~ in Fig. 2~
such rotational direction being continued as the brush is withdrawn in the direction of arrow D shown in Fig~ 2. By reversing the direction of the burnishing brush 306 at its "full down" or burnishing position, wear on the bristles is not only reduced, but a cleaner burnish is believed to be obtained since oxides and other materials which may have been resistant to brushing in one direction are believed to be more susceptible to re~oval through brushings in multi-ple directions.
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3~5 Once the burnishillg carriage is returned to lts standhy position as illustrated by the solid lined drawing in Fig.
It is often desirable to burnish battery terminal posts prior to the shipment and/or sale since highly polished battery terminals lend an attractive appearance to the overall look of the lead~acid storage battery and further provide a clean surface to which good electrical connections can be made. Heretofore, such burnishing has commonly been performed either by a hand sanding, abrading or brushing operation or, alternatively, by utilizing a hand-held electric or air motor driven brush to polish the exterior surfaces of those terminals. ~Ihen a motorized brush is utilized, the brush may be a cylinder having a multitude of inwardly depending bristles formed therein which define an interior brushing surface which is complementally configured to the exterio~ of the battery terminal to be burnished. Unfortunately, in continued service such bristles tend to bend and the brushing sur-face defined thereby 21 are enlarged. Initially, this benaing results from the operator's inability to introduce and maintain the brushes in an aligned position throughout the buffing operation. Then, in order to obtain a suitably burnished surface, the operator must begin to manipulate the brush with respect to the exterior of the battery terminal in order contact all surfaces thereof. Un-fortunat~ly, this manipulation, such a~ tilting, orbiting, etc. of the brush further accentuates the problem -2a-.., ~ .~ j, .
~23~
of deforming or bendiny the metallic bristles, with the result that such hrushes must be frequently replaced.
~dditlonallyr prior to replacement, the manipulation, titling, etG. o~ the burnishing brushes with respect to the axes of the terminal telld to over burnish certain areas while leaving other areas unburnished. Since lead is a relatively so~t metal, severe over burnishing of particular portions could, in extreme instances, affect the appearance and/or final connections made to those terminals.
Summary of the Invention The present invention provides a novel automated burnishing apparatus which sequentially processes batteries by aligning those batteries under a p1urality oE
conventional burnishing means, e.g. brushes.
More specifically, the invention conslsts of an automated burnishing apparatus for burnishing at least one terminal post of a lead-acid storage battery, said apparatus comprising: (a) battery terminal locating means for selectively engaging at least a portion of a battery;
~b) rotatable burnishing means movable with respect to said locating means or surrounding and burnishing a terminal post; (c) means mounting said burnishing means for movement toward and away from a battery while surrounding a terminal post; and (d) means to cause said burnishing means to rotate in one direction during move-ment towarc~ a battery and in the opposite direction during movement away from a battery. ~
These and other features oE embodiments of the present invention will become apparent from the following more detailed description.
~' r~s Detailed Description Of The Drawings Fig. 1 is a front ~iew of the preferred embodi-ment apparatus of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is a greatly enlaxged cross-section of a portion of the apparatus illustrated in Fig, 1 taken as indicated by the lines and arrows 2-2 in Fig. 1.
Description Of The Preferred Embodiment Although specific forms of the invention have been selected for illustration in the drawings, and the following description is drawn in specific terms for the purpose of describing these forms of the invention, this description is not intended to limit the scope of the invention which is defined in the appended claims, Referring now to the drawings, the automated burnishing apparatus of the present invention generally comprises a conveyor means fox sequentially indexing and aligning automotive storage batteries such as battery 12 .in a batte.ry processing position immediately un.der the bat-tery processing head designated generally 100. The bat-tery processing head 100 is supported by main supports 102 and 104. These main supports are hollow and have counter-weights disposed therein which, together, approximately equal the weight of the battery processing head 100. These counterweights are attached to cables 106 and 108 which are run across pulley mechanisms 110 and 112 and are attached to battery processing heads support rods 114 and 116 which are journalled within support rod bushings 118, 120, 122 and 124. These bushings are mounted on main transverse ~3~
support member 126 which spans between main supports 102 and 104. The battery processing head 100 is c~used to move generally towards and away from battery 12 by means of battery processing head cylinder 130 which is mounted on main transverse support member 126. Accordinyly, relative movement of cylinder rod 132 with respect to cylinder 130 causes the relative movement of the battery procossing head 100 in the directions as shown by double-headed arrow A in in Fig. 1.
As seen in Fig. 1, the battery processing head 100 generally comprises a terminal locating and clamp:ing head designated generally 200 and a battery burnishing carriage designated generally 300 which slideably engages and reciprocates along the battery terminal locating and clamping head. The battery terminal locating and clamping head generally comprises tracking rods 202 and 204 which are spaced apart at either end by transverse track sup~
porting members 206 at the upper end template rod 208 and template blocks 210 and 212 at the lower end. Slideably disposed on the template rod 208 are a plurality of - templates 214 and 216 which are mounted for movement along template rod 208 into positions directly over the battery terminals to be burnished. The bur~ishing car-rige designated generally 300 comprises burnishing brush motors 302 and 304 having burnishing brushes 306 and 308 mounted respectively thereon into burnishing brush chucks 307 and 309 which are preferably insulated to prevent shorts through the apparatus. Since the burnishing or buffing operation is conducted on charged batteries im-mediately prior to their shipment, the pre~erred emobdiment `a, ~' '1,~
,~i~,i~,.
3~3~5 apparatus of the present invention is fully insul~ted to insure that bridging cannot take place through -the ap~
paratus. Accordingly, insulating bushings 900, 904, and 908 are utilized. Similarly, the chuck 407 of the burnishing motor may be insulated while the templates, template locator plate and/or motor bracket ~20 are pre-ferably either constructed of an insulating material or are provided with an insulated coating thereon to prevent electrical contact from being made with the terminal posts.
If, for example, the template and locating plates are con-structed of aluminum, they may be hard-surface andozided to create an insulating layer thereover. Burnishing brush supporting member 310 spans between rods202 and 204 and is ~ixed with respect thereto. A cylinder 312 mounted thereon through cylinder rod 314 thereof causes th~ m~in burnishing carriage support and locator member 31~ to move relative to the terminal post locàtor and clamping head to ; effect the burnishing operation, as described more fully hereinafter.
Referring now in particular to Fig. 2, which is a greatly enlarged side view of a portion of the apparatus shown in Fig. 1 and from ~hich the locator plate 316 has been removed for purposes of clarity, main transverse burnishing head support member 310 will be seen to have two fluid conduits 410 and 412 disposed therein which are adapted to supply hoses 414 and 416 of burnishing brush air motor 302 to effect the rotation of burnishing brush 306. The air motor 302 is attached through motor bracket 420 to burnishing brush mounting block 422 which is journalled on transverse burnishing carriage rod 424 ., .
:~;239~5 such that the burnishiny brushes may be mo~ed reLative to each other to effect an appropriate spacing to furnish the particular terminal post spacings of the batteries to be processed. The locator template 316 which is illustrated in Fig. 1 (but not shown in Fig. 2) has a plurality of openings disposed thereon which mate with pins (also not shown in Fig. 2) to relatively fix the locations of the burnishing brushes with respect to each other during the burnishing operation. The particular details -6a-of this template are disclosed more ~llly in my prior U.S.
Patent Nos. 3,~61,575 and 3,9~2~70~ issue~ January 2L, 1975 and March ~ 7~. As seen in Fig. 2, template 21~ which is journalled on rod 208 is similarly fixed in position by means of interconnecting rod 502 which is journalled within bush-ing 506 disposed through an extension portion 504 of burnish-ing brush mounting block 422. As shown in Fi~ 2, the top right hand corner of a battery designated generally 12 is shown in the battery processing position and this top sur-face is seen to have a raised area defined thereon disposedaround the terminal post. This raised area, however, is of smaller diameter than that of the locating template, the lower surface portion of which is complementally configured to locate on and mateably receive this raised portion and to clamp seat on the remaining lower cover portion disposed around this raised portion. By clamping the top of the battery down prior to and during the burnishing operating, movement of the battery which might otherwise ca~se uneven burnishing and uneven burnishing brush wear is substantially elimlnated. Further, by encircling the battery terminal during this cla~ping operation, uneven stresses which might otherwise result from an automated burnishing operation are minimized, thereby reducing the possibility that delicate welds and/or seals in this vicinity may be broken by the burnishing operation. The template further ensures that the machine is set for the appropriate sized battery terminal in that full seating of the template on the relatively lower portion of the battery cover will be effected prior to activation of cylinder 312. Thus, if no battery is engaged 30 by the battery terminal locating and clamping head as it is moved by cylinder 130 into the clamping position, or if it is prevented from moving fully into that position, as for examplet by interference between 3~5 the te~plate and the raised cover portion or battery termi-nal itself, then the remainder of the burnishing cycle is aborted, and the locating and clamping head is caused by cylinder 130 to again return to its fully retracted posi-tion. As seen in Fig. 2, a cylindrical aperture is ~ormed through the template 214 in the vicinity of the template which is adjacent to the terminal in the fully seated position. This aperture is adapted to receive an~ act as a guide for at least a lower portion of the cylindrical burnishing brush 306. In this manner, misalignment of the burnishing brush with respect to the terminal particularly in the l'full down" position of the burnishing brush is sub-stantially prevented, thereby minimizing wear on the steel bristles located within the brush. ~s the burnishing brush is moved in the direction of arrow B by cylinder 312 and cylinder rod 31~, the burnishing brushes are driven in a first rotational direction, as for example as illustrated by axrow C on burnishing brush 306. When the burnishing brush is moved b~ rod 314 into its burnishing position, as shown in phantom in Fig. 2, the direction of rotation of the burnishing brush is reversed, as for example, to the direction of rotation illustrated by arrow ~ in Fig. 2~
such rotational direction being continued as the brush is withdrawn in the direction of arrow D shown in Fig~ 2. By reversing the direction of the burnishing brush 306 at its "full down" or burnishing position, wear on the bristles is not only reduced, but a cleaner burnish is believed to be obtained since oxides and other materials which may have been resistant to brushing in one direction are believed to be more susceptible to re~oval through brushings in multi-ple directions.
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3~5 Once the burnishillg carriage is returned to lts standhy position as illustrated by the solid lined drawing in Fig.
2, the battery terminal locatin~ ancl clampincl head is retracted to its standby position (not shown in the drawings) which is relatively away from the battery such that the battery may be released by the conveyor mechanism and a new battery introduced into that position and aligned therein to subsequently receive the locating and clamping template of the burnishing apparatus.
From the above, it will be seen that a relatively simple reliable automated burnishing appartus is provided which will minimize brush wear and maximize the quality and uniformity of burnishes to be obained on the terminals of lead-acid storage batteries.
It will be understood that various chanyes in the details, materials and arrangement of parts which have been herein described and illustrated in order to explain the nature of this invention may be made by those skilled in the art within the principle and scope of the invention as expressed in the following claims.
From the above, it will be seen that a relatively simple reliable automated burnishing appartus is provided which will minimize brush wear and maximize the quality and uniformity of burnishes to be obained on the terminals of lead-acid storage batteries.
It will be understood that various chanyes in the details, materials and arrangement of parts which have been herein described and illustrated in order to explain the nature of this invention may be made by those skilled in the art within the principle and scope of the invention as expressed in the following claims.
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1. An automated burnishing apparatus for burnishing at least one terminal post of a lead-acid storage battery, said apparatus comprising:
(a) battery terminal locating means for selectively engaging at least a portion of a battery;
(b) rotatable burnishing means movable with respect to said locating means for surrounding and burnishing a terminal post;
(c) means mounting said burnishing means for movement toward and away from a battery while surrounding a terminal post; and (d) means to cause said burnishing means to rotate in one direction during movement toward a battery and in the opposite direction during movement away from a battery.
(a) battery terminal locating means for selectively engaging at least a portion of a battery;
(b) rotatable burnishing means movable with respect to said locating means for surrounding and burnishing a terminal post;
(c) means mounting said burnishing means for movement toward and away from a battery while surrounding a terminal post; and (d) means to cause said burnishing means to rotate in one direction during movement toward a battery and in the opposite direction during movement away from a battery.
2. The invention of claim 1 wherein said locating means further comprises means for clamping a battery in a position wherein at least one of the terminals thereon is axially aligned with respect to the direction of movement of said burnishing means.
3. The invention of claim 2 wherein said locating means comprises a locating template having a first means for receiving and aligning a battery terminal with respect thereto.
4. The invention of claim 2 wherein said locating means comprises means for receiving and maintaining the alignment of at least a portion of said burnishing means.
5. The invention of claim 4 wherein said apparatus com-prises means for advancing and retracting said burnishing means relatively towards and away from a battery terminal to be burnished.
6. An apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein said burnishing means is comprised of:
(a) a burnishing brush having a plurality of inwardly extending bristles thereon engagable with the exterior of a terminal post; and (b) burnishing motor means connected to said burnish-ing brush for rotating said brush around a terminal post, said burnishing motor means rotating said burnishing brush in opposite directions during movement of said brush toward and away from a battery, whereby changing the directions of rotation of said burnishing brush reduces bristle wear and improves the burnish quality.
(a) a burnishing brush having a plurality of inwardly extending bristles thereon engagable with the exterior of a terminal post; and (b) burnishing motor means connected to said burnish-ing brush for rotating said brush around a terminal post, said burnishing motor means rotating said burnishing brush in opposite directions during movement of said brush toward and away from a battery, whereby changing the directions of rotation of said burnishing brush reduces bristle wear and improves the burnish quality.
7. An apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein said burnishing motor means is a rotary fluid-drive motor.
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