EP0102428A1 - Procédé et dispositif pour le contrôle et le triage des piles électriques - Google Patents

Procédé et dispositif pour le contrôle et le triage des piles électriques Download PDF

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EP0102428A1
EP0102428A1 EP82304662A EP82304662A EP0102428A1 EP 0102428 A1 EP0102428 A1 EP 0102428A1 EP 82304662 A EP82304662 A EP 82304662A EP 82304662 A EP82304662 A EP 82304662A EP 0102428 A1 EP0102428 A1 EP 0102428A1
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Sheldon A. Buckler
Jeffrey B. Burns
Alfredo G. Kniazzeh
Paul A. Plesse
David J. Sullivan
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C5/00—Sorting according to a characteristic or feature of the articles or material being sorted, e.g. by control effected by devices which detect or measure such characteristic or feature; Sorting by manually actuated devices, e.g. switches
    • B07C5/34—Sorting according to other particular properties
    • B07C5/3412—Sorting according to other particular properties according to a code applied to the object which indicates a property of the object, e.g. quality class, contents or incorrect indication
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C5/00—Sorting according to a characteristic or feature of the articles or material being sorted, e.g. by control effected by devices which detect or measure such characteristic or feature; Sorting by manually actuated devices, e.g. switches
    • B07C5/34—Sorting according to other particular properties
    • B07C5/344—Sorting according to other particular properties according to electric or electromagnetic properties

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  • This invention relates to battery testing and sorting. More particularly, it concerns a method for testing individual batteries for anticipated shelf-life and culling those individual batteries which are not acceptable.
  • the sheet-like batteries used in such film packs employ materials selected to require storage conditions which correspond ideally with those of the photographic film units included in the film pack. Also, the construction of such batteries has been developed to a point where the open circuit voltage decay rate is exceptionally low. In this latter respect, the disclosure of U.S. Patent No. 4,028,479 is illustrative. In spite of the complementary storage condition requirements and construction of this type of battery, however, the shelf-life characteristics of a given battery are difficult to discern at the time of battery production and often will have a longevity falling below that of the corresponding shelf-life of the film units with which they are packaged.
  • a battery sorting method and system is provided by which each individual battery of a production run is first tested after assembly to obtaifi'a first value of electrical energy and forming on each battery so tested, machine-readable indicia representative of that first value of electrical energy so that each battery carries such information.
  • An initial sorting of the batteries may be effected immediately following this step to cull batteries falling below a specified minimum value of stored electrical energy at the time of manufacture.
  • the batteries remaining after this first sorting procedure are then stored for a period of time adequate for determining an energy decay rate for each battery.
  • the time of storage may vary with the structural characteristics of the batteries so manufactured, the intended use of the batteries, the accuracy of predicted future decay and also the sensitivity of equipment available to detect the value of electrical energy stored in each battery.
  • each individual battery of the production run is again tested to obtain a second value of electrical energy.
  • the second test value is compared with the first value, as represented by the indicia previously printed on each battery, to compute from this information and the elapsed time an energy decay rate for each battery.
  • the batteries are then stored to cull those having a decay rate in excess of a predetermined maximum decay rate.
  • the remaining batteries are retained for use on the basis that the shelf-life thereof is acceptable as a projection of the acceptable decay rate computed after the second test.
  • the time at which the first value was obtained may also be recorded on the battery in machine-readable form, to assist in the determination of the energy decay rate following the second test. If the storage time is filed,the computed rate of decay is a function solely of the difference between the first and second values.
  • the invention is particularly advantageous in the production of batteries designed to be packaged and merchandised with related goods of predictable shelf-life, although it can be used with batteries of other kinds.
  • the testing system and method of the present invention is applicable broadly to all type of batteries, the embodiment to be described is particularly intended for production run testing and sorting of sheet like batteries typified by the disclosure of the aforementioned US Patent No.4,028,479.
  • An example of such a battery is illustrated most clearly in Figure 2 and is generally designated in the drawings by the reference numeral 10.
  • a most salient feature of the battery 10 from the standpoint of accommodation to the system and method of the present invention is that in addition to its flat rectangular sheet-like configuration, the terminals 12 and 14 thereof are presented through openings 16 and 18 is an exterior paper or cardboard layer 20.
  • the outer surface 22 of the layer 20, coupled with the uniformly. rectangular peripheral configuration or shape of the battery and of the layer 20, facilitates the reception of printed indicia 24 to be described in more detail below, in a precisely registered position relative to the terminals 12 and 14 and to the peripheral edges of the battery.
  • the batteries 10 are mass produced in batches or runs of several hundred or more individual batteries.
  • the manufacture or assembly of each battery is completed by application of the cardboard layer 20 to the internal cell structure and by a peripheral heat sealing or bonding of the layer 20 to an insulative layer or covering (not shown) on the opposite side of the battery from the layer 20.
  • each battery 10 is passed upon manufacturing completion by an appropriate dispenser or conveyor (not shown) to a first testing station 26.
  • a value of electrical energy stored in each battery 10 is, for example, obtained by, but not limited to, detecting the open circuit voltage of each battery. As shown in Fig.
  • this voltage is detected by a meter 28 having a pair of contact probes or brushes 30 and 32 adapted to engage both terminals 12 and 14 of each battery.
  • the meter 28 may be any of several known types of volt meters capable of generating a signal corresponding to the open circuit voltage across the probes 30 and 32.
  • a recording device or printer 34 Located at the first station with the meter 28 is a recording device or printer 34.
  • the printer 34 is responsive to'and controlled by the meter 28 and is operative to form the printed indicia 24 directly on the outer surface 22 of the cardboard battery layer 20.
  • the printer 34 is preferably spaced from the battery 10 and is a non-contact printer, for example, an ink jet printer which essentially exerts no force, or quite negligible force, on the battery since only the ink contacts the battery surface.
  • the non-contact printing eliminates the possibility of battery damage due to printing and also may easily accommodate a wide variety of battery configurations such as, for example, cylindrical. While other non-contact printers such as, for example, a laser type . will also be applicable, the ink jet printer is relatively maintenance-free and provides excellent indicia.
  • the indicia is preferably provided as a bar/half bar code in the form of a series of variable height lines representing a binary or other type encoding capable of representing the precise voltage detected by the meter 28 in a form which may be sensed or read by machine.
  • Other forms of indica may also be utilized, and while encoded indicia rather than alphanumerical is preferred fcr reliability, the latter could also be employed.
  • the meter 28 and printer 34 provide testing and marking means for providing a first value of battery energy and for placing the measured value on each battery in machine readable form. Further, as noted below, these means also preferably determine - and record the time of measurement as well as other manufacturing information.
  • the indicia 20 may preferably, but not necessarily,- include machine readable information representative of the time at which the voltage for a particular battery 10 was measured by the meter 28.
  • an encoded indicia of the type illustrated may include information relative to month, day of the month, hour and minute of each day.
  • the batteries 10 may be advanced to a first sorting station 36 operated under the control of the first testing station 26 to cull those batteries for which the initial voltage detected at the station ' 26 was below a predetermined acceptable limit. Each acceptable battery passing the station 36 is retained and passed to a storage station 38.
  • the storage station 38 may take a variety of specific forms such as a plurality of magazine-like receptacles for warehouse storage, or in-line storage bins in which the batteries 10 may be stored for a period of time, or delay period, determined in accordance with such factors as the anticipated voltage decay rate of the batteries as well as the sensitivity of the metering equipment used in the system for detecting the open circuit voltage for each battery. In other words, it is necessary only that the batteries remain at the storage station 38 for a period of time adequate to undergo a discernible voltage decay from the voltage detected at the first testing station 26. However, since the purpose is to extrapolate or predict from a measured decay the subsequent time, many months or years later, at which the battery energy will fall below a given value, a reasonable decay period of several weeks is preferred.
  • the batteries are again tested by passing them to a second testing station 40.
  • the open circuit voltage of each battery 10 is again detected, the voltage recorded at the first testing station and represented by the indicia 24 on each battery 10 is read, the two voltage readings are compared and the voltage decay rate for each battery computed.
  • the station 40 provides testing and reading means for providing or obtaining a second value for each battery after the time interval, for reading the original value (and original test time if provided) and for comparing the first and second values and computing the rate of decay of the battery under test.
  • the indicia 24 preferably carries information as to the time at which the first voltage reading was taken at the station 24.
  • the availability of this information on each battery 10 at the second testing station 40 provides.data by which the voltage decay rate for each battery may be directly computed. In the latter case, station 40 compares the two voltage values and also the first and second test time to determine the specific length of time the batteries 10 were retained between tests.
  • the batteries After passing the second station 40, the batteries are passed through a second sorting station 42, which is responsive to and controlled by the test station 40 and operative to reject those individual batteries 10 for which the computed decay rate is in excess of a pre-established or acceptable decay rate. Thus, only those batteries which pass from the sorting station 42 to a packaging station (not shcwn) will have a tested decay rate corresponding to an acceptable battery shelf-life.

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EP82304662A 1982-09-02 1982-09-06 Procédé et dispositif pour le contrôle et le triage des piles électriques Expired EP0102428B1 (fr)

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CA000410638A CA1187939A (fr) 1982-09-02 1982-09-02 Methode et systeme d'epreuve et de tri de piles
EP82304662A EP0102428B1 (fr) 1982-09-02 1982-09-06 Procédé et dispositif pour le contrôle et le triage des piles électriques
DE8282304662T DE3275634D1 (en) 1982-09-02 1982-09-06 Method and system for testing and sorting batteries
JP57165183A JPS5961785A (ja) 1982-09-02 1982-09-24 生産ロットの電池を検査し選別する方法

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CA000410638A CA1187939A (fr) 1982-09-02 1982-09-02 Methode et systeme d'epreuve et de tri de piles
EP82304662A EP0102428B1 (fr) 1982-09-02 1982-09-06 Procédé et dispositif pour le contrôle et le triage des piles électriques
JP57165183A JPS5961785A (ja) 1982-09-02 1982-09-24 生産ロットの電池を検査し選別する方法

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