EP0102428B1 - Procédé et dispositif pour le contrôle et le triage des piles électriques - Google Patents
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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
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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
- B07C5/344—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 exeptionally low. In this latter respect, the disclosure of US-A-4 028 479 is illustrative in that it describes such a battery and includes graphs showing the results of periodically testing open-circuit and closed-circuit voltages of batteries over an extended period of storage time. 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.
- US-A-4081 743 discloses a cell discharge voltage monitor circuit for cell capacity grading.
- the cells are individually sorted in accordance with the time for discharging a charged cell to a predetermined cell voltage indicative of total discharge of the capacity of the cell.
- the present invention consists in a method of testing and sorting a production run of electric batteries in which individual batteries of the production run are tested and in which after a period of storage the same batteries are retested to enable a voltage decay rate to be obtained, characterised by the steps of:
- a preliminary sorting operation may be carried out after the first voltage value has been obtained, to separate those individual batteries having a first voltage value outside an acceptable range of first values from those batteries for which the first voltage value lies within the acceptable range.
- the machine-readable indicia are formed on the battery by a non-contact printer, for example an ink jet printer.
- a non-contact printer for example an ink jet printer.
- a method for controlling a row of ink jets to produce printed bars on a recording surface is disclosed in US-A-3 787 881.
- the invention also comprises a system for sorting a production run of electric batteries.
- 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 in an exterior paper or cardboard layer 20.
- 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 the open circuit voltage of each battery is obtained.
- 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 inkjet 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 indicia may also be utilized, and while encoded indicia rather than alphanumerical is preferred for 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 24 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 previously printed indicia.
- the indicia 24 carries information as to the time at which the first voltage reading was taken at the station 26.
- 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.
- Station 40 reads the original voltage value and original test time and compares the two voltage values and also the first and second test times to determine the specific length of time the batteries 10 were retained between tests, and computes the rate or decay of the battery under test.
- the batteries After passing the second sorting 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 shown) will have a tested decay rate corresponding to an acceptable battery shelf-life.
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Priority Applications (4)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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CA000410638A CA1187939A (fr) | 1982-09-02 | 1982-09-02 | Methode et systeme d'epreuve et de tri de piles |
DE8282304662T DE3275634D1 (en) | 1982-09-02 | 1982-09-06 | Method and system for testing and sorting batteries |
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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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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EP0102428A1 EP0102428A1 (fr) | 1984-03-14 |
EP0102428B1 true EP0102428B1 (fr) | 1987-03-11 |
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EP82304662A Expired EP0102428B1 (fr) | 1982-09-02 | 1982-09-06 | Procédé et dispositif pour le contrôle et le triage des piles électriques |
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EP (1) | EP0102428B1 (fr) |
JP (1) | JPS5961785A (fr) |
CA (1) | CA1187939A (fr) |
DE (1) | DE3275634D1 (fr) |
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US4607227A (en) * | 1984-01-20 | 1986-08-19 | Ford Motor Company | Open circuit voltage test device |
EP0469103B1 (fr) * | 1990-02-13 | 1994-11-09 | Egapro Ag | Procede et dispositif pour le recyclage de piles usagees |
DE4419461B4 (de) * | 1994-06-05 | 2004-08-05 | Massen, Robert, Prof. Dr.-Ing. | Automatische Sortierung von gebrauchten Batterien |
JP4048905B2 (ja) * | 2002-10-09 | 2008-02-20 | 松下電器産業株式会社 | 電池の検査方法 |
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US3583561A (en) * | 1968-12-19 | 1971-06-08 | Transistor Automation Corp | Die sorting system |
US3787881A (en) * | 1972-09-18 | 1974-01-22 | Mead Corp | Apparatus and method for bar code printing |
US4081743A (en) * | 1976-08-13 | 1978-03-28 | General Electric Company | Cell discharge voltage monitor circuit for cell capacity grading and method for grading |
DE2904031C2 (de) * | 1979-02-02 | 1984-01-12 | Schmid, Hans A., Dr., 8000 München | Vorrichtung zum Aufspritzen von balkenförmigen Farbmarkierungen auf relativ zur Vorrichtung bewegte Gegenstände, sowie ein Verfahren zum Aufspritzen von Farbmarkierungen mit dieser Vorrichtung |
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- 1982-09-06 EP EP82304662A patent/EP0102428B1/fr not_active Expired
- 1982-09-06 DE DE8282304662T patent/DE3275634D1/de not_active Expired
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JPH0366625B2 (fr) | 1991-10-18 |
JPS5961785A (ja) | 1984-04-09 |
DE3275634D1 (en) | 1987-04-16 |
EP0102428A1 (fr) | 1984-03-14 |
CA1187939A (fr) | 1985-05-28 |
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