JP2003059543A - Charging/discharging device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a charging/discharging device which can adapt to a plurality of kinds of cells with different sizes with ease and at low cost. SOLUTION: A number of sealed cells 10 brought into line with each cell- supporting member 22 on a pallet 20 are made supported by a pallet support part 40 by the whole pallet 20, and each sealed cell 10 is put under charge/ discharge treatment by a contact part set at a contact support part 61 by the same number as the sealed cell 10. Each cell support member 22 is free to change its relative position on the pallet 20. Initial positions of a negative electrode probe and a positive electrode probe against the contact support part 61, separation gap between the negative electrode probe and the positive electrode probe, and size of relative movement of the negative electrode probe and the positive electrode probe with a plate member can all be adjusted.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a charging / discharging device for charging / discharging a large number of batteries in which strip-shaped negative electrode terminals and positive electrode terminals protruding in parallel from a main body are oriented substantially in the same plane. The present invention relates to a charging / discharging device that can easily and inexpensively cope with a plurality of types of batteries having different sizes.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIGS. 17 to 22, conventionally, a charging / discharging device 110 used in an initial charging / discharging process of a sealed battery 100 has a negative electrode terminal protruding from a body 101 of the sealed battery 100. 102 and the positive electrode terminal 103, the contact support 11
The contact portions 114 of the negative electrode and the positive electrode provided in 3 are brought into contact with each other.

As shown in FIG. 19, a sealed battery 100 to be charged / discharged has terminals 102, 103 upward in a large number of battery housing holes 106 provided in a battery support 105 on a pallet 104. The main body 101 is fitted so as to project. Charge / discharge device 110
Is the guide rail 11 of the pallet support 111 together with the pallet 104.
2 guides along the insertion direction (arrow direction in FIGS. 17 and 18). As a result, a large number of sealed batteries 100 are inserted into the charging / discharging device 110 while being supported by the battery support 105.

Then, the charging / discharging device 110 raises the pallet supporting portion 111, and then, the sealed battery 100 is provided on the side of each contact portion 114 of the negative electrode and the positive electrode supported by the contact supporting portion 113 above the pallet supporting portion 111. Each terminal 102, 103 of is pressed by the holding plate 115. Therefore, each terminal of the sealed battery 100
102 and 103 contact the charging / discharging current-carrying probe 116 provided in each contact portion 114. As a result, the charging / discharging device 110
Grips each terminal 102, 103 between the charging / discharging energization probe 116 of each contact portion 114 and the holding plate 115, and starts the initial charging / discharging step in this state.

In the charging / discharging device 110, the distance between the negative and positive contact portions 114 is determined by the distance between the terminals of the sealed battery 100.
It can be changed according to the interval between 102 and 103. Also, the opening / closing strokes of the negative electrode and positive electrode contact portions 114 and the holding plate 115 can be changed according to the thickness dimension of the terminals 102 and 103 of the sealed battery 100.

[0006]

By the way, as shown in FIGS. 23 and 24, the sealed battery 100 has a height dimension H
1. There are a plurality of types such as A8 size and A9 size in which each part size such as 1, body height H2, width W, and thickness T is different. Therefore, in the above-described conventional charging / discharging device 110, for example, when the state corresponding to the A9 size is changed to the state corresponding to the A8 size, for example, the battery supporting member 105 is changed to the one having a different size of the battery housing hole 106. Exchange. The initial position of the pallet support 111 is changed to a lower position. The distance between the negative and positive contact portions 114 is changed according to the distance L between the terminals 102 and 103 of the sealed battery 100. When the thickness dimension T of each terminal 102, 103 of the sealed battery 100 is different, the opening / closing stroke of each contact portion 114 of the negative and positive electrodes and the holding plate 115 is changed. Complicated operation is required.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object thereof is to provide a charging / discharging device which can easily and inexpensively cope with a plurality of types of batteries having different sizes. .

[0008]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a charging / discharging device of the present invention is configured such that a strip-shaped negative electrode terminal and a positive electrode terminal are projected in parallel from a main body, and the negative electrode terminal and In order to perform charge / discharge processing on a large number of batteries in which the positive electrode terminals are oriented along substantially the same plane,
An aligning member that aligns the batteries so that the negative electrode terminal and the positive electrode terminal stand upright; and the aligning member that is disposed inside the housing and maintains the upright state of the negative electrode terminal and the positive electrode terminal of each battery. A first support part capable of horizontally guiding, a plurality of contact parts arranged above the first support part and capable of individually contacting the negative electrode terminal and the positive electrode terminal, and the contact parts. A second support portion that supports the negative electrode and the positive electrode probe, and each contact portion contacts the one surface of the negative electrode terminal and the positive electrode terminal and the other surface of the negative electrode terminal and the positive electrode terminal. It is a charging / discharging device which clamps the said negative electrode terminal and the said positive electrode terminal with a plate member along the thickness direction.

According to the present invention, as described in claim 1, the aligning member has a pair of battery supporting members having a substantially L-shaped cross section, and supports a part of the bottom of the main body and the main body. Each of the battery supporting members is arranged so as to face each other so as to be along the side portion of, and can be relatively approached and separated from each other.

In the charging / discharging device configured as described above, since the battery supporting members can relatively approach and separate from each other, it is possible to easily and inexpensively deal with a plurality of types of batteries having different sizes. .

By the way, in the conventional charging / discharging device, it is necessary to raise / lower the pallet supporting portion every time the battery is taken in and out. For this reason, an actuator such as an air cylinder for raising and lowering the pallet support portion is required, and the apparatus itself becomes expensive, and running costs increase due to maintenance and the like, which causes a problem of increasing battery manufacturing costs. It was

On the other hand, according to the present invention, as described in claim 2, a support portion adjusting means capable of adjusting the relative positions of the first support portion and the second support portion, and the second support portion. First probe adjusting means for adjusting initial positions of the negative electrode probe and the positive electrode probe with respect to the second probe, second probe adjusting means capable of adjusting a separation dimension between the negative electrode probe and the positive electrode probe, the negative electrode probe and the positive electrode probe And a third probe adjusting means capable of adjusting the relative movement dimension between the plate member and the negative electrode probe and the positive electrode probe are arranged along the guide direction of the alignment member, and the negative electrode probe and Along the width direction of the negative electrode terminal and the width direction of the positive electrode terminal so that the terminals are arranged between the positive electrode probe and the plate member. It is characterized in that the aligning member and the first support portion can be guided.

In the charging / discharging device thus constructed, the height of the battery, the height of the main body, the height of the main body, the height of the main body, It is possible to individually deal with the width dimension, the thickness dimension and the like, which makes it possible to deal with a plurality of types of batteries having different sizes easily and at low cost. Further, in this charging / discharging device, the alignment member is provided along the width direction of the negative electrode terminal and the width direction of the positive electrode terminal so that each terminal is arranged between the negative electrode probe and the positive electrode probe and the plate member. Since it is possible to guide, the necessity of raising and lowering the pallet support portion every time the sealed battery is taken in and out is eliminated, and thus the manufacturing cost of the battery can be reduced as compared with the conventional case.

Further, according to the present invention, as described in claim 3, the supporting part adjusting means has a screw shaft extending along a direction in which the first supporting part and the second supporting part are separated from each other, and the screw shaft. And a drive unit that rotationally drives one of the screw shaft and the female screw unit, and the other of the screw shaft and the female screw unit is the first support unit and the It is characterized in that it is provided on one of the second support portions.

In the charging / discharging device thus constructed, one of the screw shaft and the female screw portion is rotationally driven by the driving portion, so that a screw action is generated between the screw shaft and the female screw portion. Thereby, one of the first support portion and the second support portion is moved relative to the other,
The positions of the first support portion and the second support portion are adjusted.

[0016]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, a charging / discharging device 30 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention supports a large number of sealed batteries 10 arranged on a pallet 20 together with a pallet 20 on a pallet supporting portion 40, and a contact supporting portion. The contact portions 60, which are provided in the same number as the sealed batteries 10 in 61, charge and discharge each sealed battery 10.

Each sealed battery 10 to be charged and discharged
The negative electrode terminal 11 and the positive electrode terminal 12 each formed in a strip shape are provided in parallel with each other from the main body 13, and the negative electrode terminal 11 and the positive electrode terminal 12 are oriented substantially in the same plane.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the pallet 20 is
In order for the negative electrode terminal 11 and the positive electrode terminal 12 to stand upright by a large number of pairs (4 pairs in FIG. 1) of the battery supporting members 22 having a substantially L-shaped cross section, which are fixed on the pair of base members 21 in a substantially orthogonal state. Align each sealed battery 10 with.

That is, one of the battery support members 22 (on the right side in FIG. 2) has holes 21a formed in the base member 21 and the holes 22a communicate with each other.
The screw 23 is fitted into the screw 23, and the nut 25 is fitted into the screw 23 via the washer 24. By tightening the nut 25, one of the battery supporting members 22 is fixed to the base member 21 at a predetermined position.

The other side of each battery support member 22 (in FIG. 2,
The left side) is an elongated hole 21b formed in the base member 21, respectively.
With the hole 22a being communicated with each other, a screw 23 is inserted into each hole 21b, 22a.
Is fitted and the nut 25 is fitted to the screw 23 via the washer 24. By tightening the nut 25, the other of the battery support members 22 is fixed at a predetermined position with respect to one of the base member 21 and each of the battery support members 22.

Further, the other of the battery supporting members 22 is provided with the long hole 21b of the base member 21 before the nut 25 is tightened.
By moving the screw 23 relative to the base member 21 in the inside, the relative position to one of the battery support members 22,
It can be changed in the direction of the arrow in FIG. Thereby, the interval between the battery support members 22 can be changed, and the battery support members 22 shown in FIG.
As shown in (B), it is possible to support sealed batteries 10 of various sizes.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the pallet support portion 40 is disposed inside the device main body 31 of the charging / discharging device 30, and the negative electrode terminal 11 and the positive electrode terminal 12 of each sealed battery 10 are upright. While maintaining the above, the pallet 20 can be guided inside the apparatus main body 31 along the guide rail 41 in a substantially horizontal state. The guide rail 41 is formed so as to open the end 41a on the front side of the pallet 20 in the guide direction (the arrow Z direction in FIG. 1) so that the pallet 20 can be smoothly introduced. That is, the pallet support part 40 is the contact part.
Between the negative electrode probe 62 and the positive electrode probe 63 described later of 60 and the plate member 64, so that the negative electrode terminal 11 and the positive electrode terminal 12 of each sealed battery 10 are respectively arranged, the width direction of the negative electrode terminal 11 and the positive electrode terminal 12. The pallet 20 can be guided along.

The pallet support section 40 can position the pallet 20 on the inner side of the apparatus main body 31 by a stopper 42 which can be displaced by a predetermined amount along the guide direction Z of the pallet 20. The stopper 42 includes a male screw portion 44a formed on the screw shaft 44 and a stopper plate formed by the rotation operation of the handle 43.
The position of the elongated hole 45a in which the pin 46 is fitted can be adjusted within the range of the longitudinal direction by the screw action generated between the female screw portions (not shown) formed on the 45.

Pallet support 40 and contact support
The relative position of 61 can be adjusted by the support adjusting means 50. That is, the support part adjusting means 50 is a pallet support part.
A screw shaft 51 extending along the separating direction (vertical direction in FIG. 4) between the 40 and the contact support part 61, a female screw part 52 provided on the pallet support part 40 and screwed to the screw shaft 51, and a screw shaft.
And a drive unit 54 that rotationally drives 51 via a belt 53. The support portion adjusting means 50 causes the screw shaft 51 to rotate by the movement of the belt 53 accompanying the rotation operation of the handle 55 of the drive portion 54, thereby causing a screw action between the screw shaft 51 and the female screw portion 52 to support the pallet. The portion 40 is moved relative to the contact support portion 61.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 6, each contact portion 60 is supported by a contact support portion 61 disposed above the pallet support portion 40 inside the apparatus main body 31 and guides the pallet 20. A negative electrode probe 62 and a positive electrode probe 63 arranged along the direction Z,
The negative electrode terminal 11 and the positive electrode terminal 12 can be individually contacted. That is, each contact portion 60 has a negative electrode probe 62 that contacts one surface of the negative electrode terminal 11 and the positive electrode terminal 12, respectively.
And the positive electrode probe 63, and the negative electrode terminal 11 and the positive electrode terminal 12
The negative electrode terminal 11 and the positive electrode terminal 12 are sandwiched by the plate member 64 that contacts the other surface in the thickness direction. In this state,
Each contact portion 60 performs charge / discharge processing of the sealed battery 10.

Referring to FIGS. 10 and 11, the negative electrode probe 62 is fixed to the negative electrode probe support plate 65 through bolts 66, and the pallet support portion is formed through a through hole 67a formed in the base plate 67. 40 side (lower side in Fig. 11)
Is projected to. Further, the positive electrode probe 63 is fixed to the positive electrode probe support plate 68 via a bolt 69, and through the through hole 67a of the base plate 67 and the through hole 65a formed in the negative electrode probe support plate 65, the pallet support portion. It is projected to the 40 side (the lower side in FIG. 11). Reference numeral 70 indicates an electric wire, and reference numeral 71 indicates a monitoring probe for monitoring the charge / discharge state.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 6 to 15, the initial positions of the negative electrode probe 62 and the positive electrode probe 63 with respect to the contact supporting portion 61 can be adjusted by the first probe adjusting means. That is, in the first probe adjusting means, the negative electrode probe support plate 65 and the positive electrode probe support plate 68 are supported so as to be relatively movable with respect to the base plate 67 along the linear guide 80, and as the shaft 81 advances and retracts. 7 and a predetermined amount of relative movement in the direction of arrow A in FIG. The relative movement amount can be arbitrarily set within a predetermined range by adjusting the position of the double nut 84 with respect to the shaft 83 of the stopper 82.

The first probe adjusting means moves the negative electrode probe support plate 65 and the positive electrode probe support plate 68 relative to the base plate 67 in the direction of arrow A in FIGS. The initial position of 63 with respect to the contact support portion 61 is adjusted.

The distance C between the negative electrode probe 62 and the positive electrode probe 63 can be adjusted by the second probe adjusting means. That is, in the second probe adjusting means, the negative electrode probe support plate 65 is supported so as to be relatively movable with respect to the positive electrode probe support plate 68 along the linear guide 85, and the male screw shaft 87 accompanying the rotation operation of the handle 86.
7 and FIG. 9 by the screw action generated between the male screw shaft 87 and the female screw portion 88 screwed to the male screw shaft 87 by the rotation of
It is relatively moved in the direction of the middle arrow B by a predetermined amount.

The second probe adjusting means is arranged so that the negative electrode probe supporting plate 65 is relative to the positive electrode probe supporting plate 68.
By making relative movement in the direction of arrow B in FIGS. 7 and 9, the separation dimension C between the negative electrode probe 62 and the positive electrode probe 63 is adjusted. Note that not only the negative electrode probe support plate 65 but also the positive electrode probe support plate 68 is shown in FIGS.
It may be configured to be movable in the direction of the middle arrow B, and the separation dimension C may be adjusted by individually moving them.

The relative movement dimensions of the negative electrode probe 62, the positive electrode probe 63, and the plate member 64 can be adjusted by the third probe adjusting means. That is, the third probe adjusting means moves the negative electrode probe support plate 65 and the positive electrode probe support plate 68 relative to the base plate 67 in the direction of arrow A in FIGS. The relative movement dimension between the plate member 64 and the plate member 64 is adjusted. As a result, each terminal 1 of the sealed battery 10
It is possible to support various thickness dimensions of 1 and 12.

The operation of this embodiment will be described. Sealed battery
The battery 10 is supported on the pallet 20 by the battery support member 22. At this time, the gap between the battery support members 22 on the pallet 20 is adjusted according to the size of the sealed battery 10, so that the sealed battery 10 is reliably supported on the pallet 20.

In the charging / discharging device 30, first, the pallet supporting portion 40 is moved up and down according to the height dimension of each sealed battery 10 (the height position of the terminal tip). As a result, the height position of each terminal 11 and 12 of each sealed battery 10 can be
It is adjusted to the height position of the negative electrode probe 62 and the positive electrode probe 63 of 60.

Next, the stopper 42 of the pallet support portion 40 is adjusted so that the positive electrode terminal 12 of the sealed battery 10 is located at the position corresponding to the positive electrode probe 63 of the contact portion 60, and the pallet is supported.
The 20 is positioned at a predetermined position with respect to the apparatus main body 31. In this state, the negative electrode terminal 11 of the sealed battery 10
Second position so that the position corresponds to the negative electrode probe 62 of 60.
Negative electrode probe support plate by probe adjusting means
65 is moved relative to the positive electrode probe support plate 68 in the direction of arrow B in FIGS. 7 and 9.

Further, according to the thickness dimension of each terminal 11, 12 of the sealed battery 10, the third probe adjusting means causes the negative electrode probe supporting plate 65 and the positive electrode probe supporting plate 68 to the base plate 67, as shown in FIG. And it moves relatively in the direction of arrow A in FIG. This allows the negative electrode probe
The relative movement dimension between the plate member 64 and the positive electrode probe 63 and the positive electrode probe 63 is adjusted.

According to the charging / discharging device 30 described above, the pallet
A large number of sealed batteries 10 arranged on the battery support members 22 on the pallet 20 are supported by the pallet support portion 40 together with the pallet 20, and the contact support portions 61 are provided in the same number as the sealed batteries 10 by the contact portions 60. , Charge and discharge the sealed batteries 10.

The relative position of each of the battery support members 22 on the pallet 20 can be changed in the direction of the arrow in FIG. Further, in the contact portion 60, the initial positions of the negative electrode probe 62 and the positive electrode probe 63 with respect to the contact support portion 61 can be adjusted by the first probe adjusting means, and the distance C between the negative electrode probe 62 and the positive electrode probe 63 is It can be adjusted by the second probe adjusting means, and the relative movement dimension between the negative electrode probe 62 and the positive electrode probe 63 and the plate member 64 can be adjusted by the third probe adjusting means. Therefore, it is possible to easily and inexpensively deal with a plurality of types of sealed batteries 10 having different sizes.

The charging / discharging device of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, but can be appropriately modified and improved. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the support portion adjusting means 50 is configured so that the pallet support portion 40, as shown in FIG.
While the female screw portion is provided on the side, the male screw portion of the screw shaft is screwed into the female screw portion, and the screw shaft is directly rotated to move the pallet support portion 40 relative to the contact support portion 61. , But not limited to this.

That is, as shown in FIG. 16B, the screw shaft 90 is fixed to the pallet support portion 40, and
It is also possible to move the pallet support portion 40 relative to the contact support portion 61 by screwing a nut 91 having a female screw portion (not shown) into the male screw portion 90a and rotating the nut 91. Further, as shown in FIG. 16C, a female screw portion (not shown) is provided on the contact support portion 61 side.
And the male screw portion of the screw shaft 92 is attached to the female screw portion.
It is also possible to move the contact support portion 61 relative to the pallet support portion 40 by screwing 92a together and directly rotating the screw shaft 92.

Further, as shown in FIG. 16 (D), the screw shaft
93 to the contact support 61 and screw shaft 93
Male screw part (not shown) of the, female screw part (not shown)
The contact support portion 61 is moved to the pallet support portion 40 by screwing a nut 94 having
It can also be moved relative to. And Figure 16
As shown in (E), both the pallet support portion 40 and the contact support portion 61 may be movable.

In addition, the alignment member, the first support portion, the contact portion, the second support portion, which are exemplified in the above-mentioned embodiment,
Negative electrode probe, positive electrode probe, plate member, battery support member,
Support part adjusting means, first probe adjusting means, second probe adjusting means, third probe adjusting means, screw shaft, female screw part,
The material, shape, size, form, number, disposition, etc. of the drive unit are arbitrary and are not limited as long as the present invention can be achieved. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the negative electrode probe and the positive electrode probe each having a disk-shaped tip are illustrated, but the negative electrode probe and the positive electrode probe in which a large number of substantially V-shaped contacts are arranged side by side are adopted. Accordingly, the present invention includes a mode in which a large amount of positional displacement tolerance of the negative electrode probe and the positive electrode probe with respect to the negative electrode terminal and the positive electrode terminal is secured.

[0042]

As described above, according to the present invention, as described in claim 1, the alignment member has a cross section of substantially L.
A pair of V-shaped battery support members are provided, each battery support member is arranged to face each other so as to support a part of the bottom of the main body and along the side of the main body, and can be relatively approached and separated from each other. is there. Therefore, it is possible to easily and inexpensively cope with batteries of different sizes.

On the other hand, according to the present invention, as described in claim 2, since it has the support portion adjusting means, the first probe adjusting means, the second probe adjusting means, and the third probe adjusting means, the sizes are different. It can easily and inexpensively deal with batteries.

Further, according to the present invention, as described in claim 3, the supporting portion adjusting means includes a screw shaft extending along a direction in which the first supporting portion and the second supporting portion are separated from each other, and the screw shaft. And a drive unit that rotationally drives one of the screw shaft and the female screw unit, and the other of the screw shaft and the female screw unit is one of the first support unit and the second support unit. It is provided in. Therefore, it is possible to easily and inexpensively cope with batteries of different sizes.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of essential parts showing a structure for fixing a battery supporting member to a pallet.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of relevant parts showing a state in which various sealed batteries having different dimensions are supported by a battery support member.

4 is an exploded perspective view showing a pallet support section and a pallet support section elevating means of the charging / discharging device of FIG.

5 is a diagram showing a stopper structure of the pallet support portion of FIG.

6 is a perspective view of essential parts showing a contact support portion, a contact portion, a plate member and a sealed battery of the charge / discharge device of FIG.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing a contact support portion.

FIG. 8 is a side view of a contact support portion.

FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of a contact support part.

FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of a contact support part.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of an essential part showing a contact part.

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of essential parts showing a state before position adjustment of the pallet support portion, the contact support portion, and the contact portion of the charging / discharging device.

FIG. 13 is a main-portion cross-sectional view showing a state after position adjustment of the pallet support portion, the contact support portion, and the contact portion of the charging / discharging device.

FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of essential parts showing a state in which a pallet supporting one row of sealed batteries is set in the charging / discharging device of FIG.

FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view of essential parts showing a state in which a pallet supporting a plurality of rows of sealed batteries is set in the charging / discharging device of FIG.

FIG. 16 is a schematic side view of an essential part showing an example of a support part adjusting means.

FIG. 17 is an overall perspective view showing a conventional charging / discharging device.

18 is a perspective view of a main part of the charge / discharge device of FIG.

FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing a battery support of a sealed battery.

20 is a perspective view of relevant parts showing a contact part of the charge / discharge device of FIG.

21 is an overall schematic vertical cross-sectional view of the charge / discharge device of FIG.

22 is a schematic cross-sectional view of essential parts showing a contact process of the terminals of the sealed battery with the contact parts of the charge / discharge device of FIG. 17.

FIG. 23 is a side view showing various sealed batteries having different dimensions in each part.

FIG. 24 is a perspective view showing dimensions of each part of the sealed battery.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 sealed battery 11 Negative electrode terminal 12 Positive terminal 13 body 20 pallets 21 Base member 22 Battery support member 30 Charge / discharge device 40 First support 50 Support unit adjustment means 60 Contact part 61 Second support part 62 Negative electrode probe 63 Positive probe 64 plate member 65 Negative electrode probe support plate 67 Base plate 68 Positive plate Support plate

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A battery comprising a negative electrode terminal and a positive electrode terminal, which are formed in a strip shape, protruding in parallel from a main body, and the negative electrode terminal and the positive electrode terminal are oriented substantially in the same plane. In order to perform the process, an aligning member that aligns the batteries so that the negative electrode terminal and the positive electrode terminal are upright, and an upright state of the negative electrode terminal and the positive electrode terminal in each battery that is disposed inside the housing. A first support part capable of horizontally guiding the alignment member while maintaining it, and a plurality of contact parts arranged above the first support part and capable of individually contacting the negative electrode terminal and the positive electrode terminal. And a second support portion that suspends and supports each contact portion, and each contact portion contacts one surface of the negative electrode terminal and the positive electrode terminal. A charging / discharging device that clamps the negative electrode terminal and the positive electrode terminal along a thickness direction by a plate and a plate member that contacts the other surface of the negative electrode terminal and the positive electrode terminal, wherein the alignment member has a cross section. A pair of substantially L-shaped battery supporting members are provided, and the battery supporting members are arranged to face each other so as to support a part of the bottom portion of the main body and along the side portion of the main body. A charging / discharging device characterized in that it can be moved closer to and away from. 2. A battery comprising a negative electrode terminal and a positive electrode terminal, which are formed in a strip shape, protruding in parallel from a main body, and the negative electrode terminal and the positive electrode terminal are oriented substantially in the same plane. In order to perform the process, an aligning member that aligns the batteries so that the negative electrode terminal and the positive electrode terminal are upright, and an upright state of the negative electrode terminal and the positive electrode terminal in each battery that is disposed inside the housing. A first support part capable of horizontally guiding the alignment member while maintaining it, and a plurality of contact parts arranged above the first support part and capable of individually contacting the negative electrode terminal and the positive electrode terminal. And a second support portion that suspends and supports each contact portion, and each contact portion contacts one surface of the negative electrode terminal and the positive electrode terminal. A charging / discharging device that clamps the negative electrode terminal and the positive electrode terminal along a thickness direction by a plate and a plate member that contacts the other surface of the negative electrode terminal and the positive electrode terminal, the first supporting portion and Support part adjusting means capable of adjusting the relative position of the second support part, first probe adjusting means for adjusting the initial position of the negative electrode probe and the positive electrode probe with respect to the second support part, the negative electrode probe and the positive electrode. A negative electrode probe; and a third probe adjusting means capable of adjusting a relative movement size of the negative electrode probe and the positive electrode probe to the plate member. The positive electrode probe is arranged along the guide direction of the alignment member, the negative electrode probe and the positive electrode probe and the plate member Wherein to place the terminals during charging and discharging and wherein the said first support portion of said alignment member width direction and along said width direction of the positive electrode terminal of the negative electrode terminal can be guided. 3. The support adjusting means comprises a screw shaft extending along a direction in which the first support and the second support are separated from each other, a female screw part screwed to the screw shaft, the screw shaft, and A drive unit that rotationally drives one of the female screw portions, and the other of the screw shaft and the female screw portion is the first portion.
The charging / discharging device according to claim 2, wherein the charging / discharging device is provided on one of the support portion and the second support portion.