JP3421144B2 - Battery processing and recovery equipment - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a battery processing / collecting device, and more specifically, it is applied to a battery discarding technique for various batteries used in, for example, a power source section of a video camera, a camera, a shaver, a portable device and a backup battery. In particular, when disposing of a used and unnecessary battery, it is possible to prevent heat generation due to a short circuit of the battery terminals and to reduce the risk of fire or burn due to the heat generation of the battery. The present invention relates to a battery treatment / collection device that can improve safety.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, home electric appliances, office automation equipment, portable devices, etc. have been put on the market and put into practical use, but most of them have their power supply sections constituted by various batteries. However, since each type of battery always has a life, it usually needs to be discarded when the life is reached. Further, in recent years, protection against global environmental protection has been sought by the national government and local governments, and the collection of various batteries is becoming more and more active. Moreover, in each prefecture, the legalization of recycling has promoted the collection and reuse of batteries more than ever.

Such various batteries are used when they are no longer needed because the battery capacity is less than the standard capacity of the device,
Even when you have to dispose of it because it is no longer needed
Be sure to have the remaining electric energy in the battery unit. Conventionally, these used and unnecessary batteries are generally disposed of by throwing them into a battery collection box such as a ball box, metal can, or plastic container prepared by each local government or battery industry. Temporary storage, and after a predetermined number of days,
This is done by a dedicated company disposing of it.

Conventionally, for example, a battery pack device for accommodating a plurality of batteries is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 61-12756.
There are those reported in Japanese Patent No. 6 and Japanese Patent Application No. 4-192564. The former battery pack device has an advantage that a short circuit can be less likely to occur at the output terminal portion by protecting the output terminal with a cover, and the latter battery pack device discharges a battery whose life has expired. By doing so, there is an advantage that the safety when discarding the pack device can be guaranteed.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional method of disposing of used and unnecessary batteries, the following methods are used.
Before the disposal by a dedicated company, the batteries with electric energy remaining even when they were no longer needed were temporarily stored in the battery collection processing box, so especially when many batteries are collected in the battery collection processing box, the battery terminal There is a problem in that when the two come in contact with each other, they are short-circuited and generate heat, and there is a risk of fire or burns due to the heat generation of this battery. For example, in a lithium battery, a button battery such as hydrogen, or the like, if the battery is corroded due to the influence of moisture in the atmosphere, liquid may leak from the corroded inside of the battery and cause a chemical reaction with moisture in the atmosphere to ignite. there were.

In the first place, the conventional battery pack device described above is intended to enhance the safety of the pack device itself in any case, and is not intended to enhance the safety when the battery itself is discarded. There wasn't. Therefore, according to the present invention, when a used battery that is no longer needed is discarded, heat generation due to a short circuit of the battery terminal is less likely to occur, and the risk of fire or burns due to the heat generation of the battery can be less likely to occur. An object of the present invention is to provide a battery processing and recovery device that can improve safety.

[0007]

The invention according to claim 1 is
An upper cover, a pressing means provided on the upper cover, and the pressing means, and an insulating cap pressed by the pressing means is also stored and held, and a cap holding provided on the upper cover. Part and a battery housing part for housing a battery, and when the upper cover is opened and closed and the upper cover is closed, the insulating cap at the tip of the cap holding part is housed in the battery housing part. A battery guide case portion to be inserted into a battery terminal and a battery guide case portion provided under the battery guide case portion on the opposite side of the upper cover, and the insulating cap of the cap holding portion is provided on the terminal of the battery housed in the battery housing portion. The battery mounting portion, which comes into contact with the terminal of the battery on the side opposite to the cap holding portion side when inserted, and the battery drop hole through which the battery housed in the battery housing portion passes. A rotating plate device provided on the rotating plate surface on the lower side of the id case part, and the upper cover is provided below the rotating plate device on the opposite side, and the terminal of the battery is insulated by the insulating cap of the cap holding part, Battery storage means for storing a battery dropped through the battery drop hole of the rotary plate device.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the pressing means is composed of a spring and a pressing plate pressed by the spring. . According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first and second aspects of the invention, the rotary plate device rotationally moves the rotary plate to a fixed position so as to change the positions of the battery mounting portion and the battery drop hole. It is characterized in that it has a rotation drive means for controlling.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the above-described first to third aspects, the rotary plate device inserts the insulating cap of the cap holding portion into the terminal of the battery housed in the battery housing part. After rotating the rotating plate so that the battery mounting portion contacts the terminal of the battery on the side opposite to the cap holding portion side, and inserting the insulating cap of the cap holding portion into the terminal of the battery for insulation treatment The rotating plate is rotated so that the battery housed in the battery housing part is dropped into the battery housing means, and the battery drop hole is located at the battery position housed in the battery housing part. is there.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the above-described first to fourth aspects, the rotary plate device stores a battery on the battery mounting portion in the battery storage portion, and then the upper cover. By closing the battery guide case part by inserting the insulating cap of the cap holding part into the terminal of the battery mounted on the battery mounting to put it in the standby state, the switch arranged on the operation plate of the apparatus main body. It is characterized in that it operates by inputting.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the first to fifth aspects of the invention, there is a remaining amount detecting means for detecting the remaining amount of the insulating cap in the cap holding portion, and the detected remaining amount of the insulating cap. Is less than the specified amount,
And a warning means for giving a warning to the operator. The invention according to claim 7 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the remaining amount detecting means for detecting the remaining amount of the insulating cap in the cap holding portion and the detected remaining amount of the insulating cap are a predetermined amount. And a stop means for stopping the operation of the rotating plate device when the number of the rotating plate devices becomes smaller than that.

[0012]

According to the first aspect of the invention, the upper cover, the pressing means provided on the upper cover, the pressing means are housed, and the insulating cap pressed by the pressing means is housed and held, and It has a cap holding part provided in the cover and a battery storing part for storing the battery, and when the upper cover is opened and closed and the upper cover is closed, the insulating cap at the tip of the cap holding part is the battery storing part. It is provided under the battery guide case part on the side opposite to the upper cover and the battery guide case part inserted into the terminal of the battery stored in
In addition, when the insulating cap of the cap holding part is inserted into the terminal of the battery housed in the battery housing part, the battery mounting part that comes into contact with the battery terminal on the side opposite to the cap holding part side, and the battery housed in the battery housing part A rotating plate device having a battery drop hole for passing through on the rotating plate surface under the battery guide case part,
A battery storage means provided under the rotary plate device on the side opposite to the upper cover, and having the insulating cap of the cap holding portion insulated from the battery terminals, for storing the battery dropped through the battery drop hole of the rotary plate device. Is configured to have.

Therefore, the insulating cap of the cap holding portion can be inserted into the terminal of the battery housed in the battery housing to insulate the terminal of the battery. Therefore, the insulated battery can be temporarily stored in the battery housing means. It is possible to prevent short circuit even if the terminals of the battery come into contact with each other. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the heat generation due to the contact of the terminals of the battery, and it is possible to prevent the risk of fire and burns.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the pressing means is composed of the spring and the pressing plate pressed by the spring, the upper cover is closed and the insulating cap of the cap holder is housed in the battery housing. When inserting it into the battery terminal, by properly adjusting the pressing force of the spring provided on the pressing plate that presses the insulating cap, ensure that the insulating cap of the cap holding part is in the battery terminal housed in the battery housing part. And it can be inserted with good stability.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the rotary plate device comprises:
The rotating plate is configured to be rotationally moved to a fixed position so that the positions of the battery mounting portion and the battery drop hole can be varied. Therefore, the position of the battery mounting portion of the rotating plate and the battery drop hole can be appropriately changed by rotating the rotating plate, so that when the terminals of the battery are insulated, the battery storing part on the opposite side of the cap holding part side The battery mounting part of the rotating plate can be automatically brought so that it comes to the terminal position of the battery housed in, and the terminal of the battery is insulated and then rotated so that it comes to the battery position of the battery housing part. You can automatically bring the battery drop hole of the board.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the rotary plate device is
When inserting the insulating cap of the cap holding part into the terminal of the battery housed in the battery housing part, the rotating plate is placed so that the battery mounting part contacts the terminal of the battery on the side opposite to the cap holding part side. After rotating, the insulating cap of the cap holding portion is inserted into the battery terminal for insulation treatment, and the battery stored in the battery storing portion is dropped into the battery storing means, and the battery drop hole is stored in the battery storing portion. The rotating plate is configured to rotate so as to come to the battery position.

Therefore, when insulating the terminals of the battery,
The rotating plate can be rotated so that the battery mounting part comes to the terminal side of the battery opposite to the cap holding part,
After insulating the terminals of the battery, the rotating plate can be rotated so that the battery drop hole comes to the position of the battery housed in the battery housing. Therefore, the insulating process for the terminals of the battery and the process for dropping the battery into the battery storing means can be automatically and efficiently performed by the rotating plate device.

According to a fifth aspect of the invention, the rotary plate device comprises:
Store the battery on the battery holder inside the battery compartment, then
By closing the battery guide case with the upper cover, insert the insulating cap of the cap holding part into the terminal of the battery placed on the battery mount and put it in the standby state, and then switch on the operation plate of the device body. It is configured to operate by inputting.

For this reason, if the upper cover is not closed, the standby state is not achieved, and the rotation process of the rotary plate cannot be performed unless the switch is input, so that the insulation process of the battery is maintained while maintaining safety. It can be done with a simple operation. In the invention according to claim 6, the remaining amount of the insulating cap in the cap holding portion is detected by the remaining amount detecting means, and when the detected remaining amount of the insulating cap becomes less than the predetermined amount, the warning means informs the operator. Configure to give a warning.

Therefore, the operator can know from the warning that the remaining amount of the insulating cap in the cap holding portion is less than the predetermined amount, so that the insulating cap is not broken in the insulating cap and the insulating cap remains in the cap holding portion. Can be appropriately replenished. In the invention according to claim 7, the remaining amount of the insulating cap in the cap holding portion is detected by the remaining amount detecting means, and when the detected remaining amount of the insulating cap becomes less than a predetermined amount, the operation of the rotating plate device is performed. Is configured to be stopped by the stop means.

Therefore, since the operator can know that the remaining amount of the insulating cap in the cap holding portion becomes less than the predetermined amount due to the stop of the operation of the rotary plate, the insulating cap is not broken and the inside of the cap holding portion does not occur. The insulating cap can be replenished appropriately.

[0022]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 are views showing the configuration of a battery treatment / collection apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a front view showing the external configuration of the entire battery treatment / collection apparatus, and FIG. 2 is the battery treatment shown in FIG. The top view which shows the external appearance structure of the whole collection apparatus, FIG. 3 is FIG.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the overall configuration of the battery processing and recovery device shown in 4 and 5 are a plan view and a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the battery processing case body of the battery processing and recovery apparatus shown in FIGS.
Is a plan view and a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the rotating plate of the battery processing and collecting apparatus shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, and FIGS. It is a figure which shows the method.

FIG. 11 is a view showing the state of the battery case and the rotating plate when the battery is set in the battery processing case of the battery processing and recovery apparatus shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, and FIG. 12 is the battery processing and recovery shown in FIGS. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a state in which a battery is set in the battery processing case of the device and then a cap is attached to the battery terminal with the upper cover closed, and FIG. 13 shows the battery processing recovery device shown in FIGS. It is a figure which shows the state at the time of dropping a battery in a battery storage part, after attaching a cap to a terminal and performing an insulation process.

First, the structure will be described. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the battery treatment / collection device of the present embodiment mainly includes an upper cover 1, a battery treatment case main body 2, and a battery storage portion 3. The upper cover 1 has a structure that can be opened and closed from the battery processing case main body 2 by a hinge 4, and the battery processing case main body 2 has a structure that can be opened and closed from the battery storage section 3 by a hinge 5.

Although the structure in which each part is simply opened and closed by the hinges 4 and 5 is shown here, the lock mechanism may be prepared and structured in consideration of safety when each part is closed. desirable. On the operation plate 6 arranged on the upper surface of the upper cover 1, L for explaining operation guidance, operation state, etc.
A CD display section 7, an operation switch (SW) 8 and an upper cover release button 9 are provided.

The upper cover 1 is provided to prevent the terminals and the like from being soiled or corroded by moisture, dust or the like from the atmosphere, except that the batteries are housed in the battery processing case body 2. , It is desirable to keep it closed. Top cover 1
Can be opened by pressing the upper cover release button 9, but in consideration of forgetting to close it, an upper cover closing mechanism can be provided so as to automatically close after a certain period of time.

Further, in the series of processing operations of this apparatus, if the upper cover 1 is not always closed, no operation will be performed even if the operation switch 8 or the like is pressed while the upper cover 1 is open. It is desirable that the system is provided with an operation stopping mechanism. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the entire configuration of the battery processing and recovery device is provided with a drive device 11 on the inner plate above the upper cover 1, and the drive device 11 includes:
The cap holder 12 of the cap attaching device is connected. The cap holder 12 houses a spring 13 attached to the drive device 11 and a pressing plate 14 pressed by the spring 13, and also houses an insulating cap 15 pressed by the spring 13 and the pressing plate 14. keeping.

The battery processing case body 2 is the case portion body 1.
6, and a battery storage hole 1 provided inside the case body 16
7, a battery guide case portion 18 and a battery housing hole 17
And a rotating plate 19 which will be described later in detail, which is provided on the bottom of the battery guide case portion 18 so as to cover the. The battery storage hole 17 is configured so that one battery can be stored in one battery storage hole 17, one for AA batteries, two for AA batteries, and three for AA batteries. Alternatively, one battery storage hole 17 may be configured to store one AA battery, one AA battery, and one AA battery.

By closing the upper cover 1, the cap holding portion 12 can be moved to a position where it can be joined to the upper portion of the battery housing hole 17 of the battery guide case portion 18 and is pressed to a certain degree. Can be held. Next, the insulation treatment of the terminals of the battery 21 will be described. After the upper cover 1 is opened from the battery processing case main body 2 by the hinge 4, as shown in FIG. 11, the battery storage hole 17 of the battery guide case portion 18 formed in the battery processing case is formed.
A used battery 21 which is no longer needed and should be discarded is set therein. The batteries 21 may be manually set in the battery storage holes 17 one by one by an operator, but it is preferable that a battery sorter for selecting various batteries is automatically selected and set.

When the battery 21 is set in the battery housing hole 17, the rotary plate 1 placed under the battery guide case 18 is closed.
Since the battery mounting portion 23 arranged on the plane above 9 as shown in FIGS. 6, 7, 8, 11, and 12 is disposed at a predetermined position of the battery housing hole 17, the battery mounting portion of the rotating plate 19 is disposed. 23 is battery 2
Contact with one of the terminals. Note that FIG. 8 shows a state in which the upper cover 1 is opened before the cap holding portion 12 is joined to the upper portion of the battery housing hole 17 of the battery guide case portion 18. In this state, by covering the battery processing case body 2 with the upper cover 1 and closing it, the cap holding portion 12 is joined to the upper portion of the battery housing hole 17 of the battery guide case portion 18, as shown in FIGS.

At this time, the insulating cap 15 in the cap holding portion 12 is pressed by the pressing plate 14 pressed by the spring 13, is pushed out of the cap holding portion 12 and enters the battery housing hole 17, and the insulating cap is held. The concave portion 15 is fitted with the terminal of the battery 21 housed in the battery housing hole 17. The spring 13 is an insulating cap 15 in the cap holder 12.
In consideration of promptly pushing out, it is driven by closing the upper cover 1 and a force for pushing out one insulating cap 15 is applied. Further, the cap holding portion 12 is provided with a notch portion at the tip end,
When it is joined to the upper part of the battery housing hole 17, its tip end is opened so that the diameter becomes large as shown in the drawing.

In addition, the insulating cap 15 has the upper cover 1
In order to prevent the cap holder 12 from falling off when it is opened, its outer diameter is made slightly larger than the inner diameter of the cap holder 12. The insulating cap 15 pushed out from the cap holding portion 12 and fitted in the terminal of the battery 21 has the upper cover 1 as shown in FIG.
Open and open the cap holder 12 to the battery guide case 18
It is configured so that the holding force of the fitting part is applied so that it will not be carried when it is separated from.

When the insulating process of the terminals of the battery 21 housed in the battery housing hole 17 is completed by the insulating cap 15 of the cap holder 12, the drive unit 11 controls the motor such as a stepping motor to drive the motor. The drive is connected by a worm gear 27 connected to a stepping motor or the like, and the worm gear 27 is attached to the shaft 28 of the rotary plate 19.
Are coupled to each other, the rotary plate 19 moves by a predetermined distance by rotational driving.

Then, the rotary plate 19 as shown in FIGS.
The battery drop hole 30 provided in the battery guide case portion 18
When the rotary plate 19 is moved so as to come to the battery storage hole 17 of the above, as shown in FIG. 13, the battery 21 terminal side of the cap holding part 12 is pressed by the pressing plate 14 by the spring 13 of the cap holding part 12. Battery 21 because it is attached
Through the battery drop hole 30 of the rotating plate 19 and is dropped into the battery storage portion 3.

Thus, in the present embodiment (claim 1),
Since the terminal of the battery 21 can be insulated by inserting the insulating cap 15 of the cap holding portion 12 into the terminal of the battery 21 housed in the battery housing hole 17, the insulated battery 21 is temporarily stored in the battery housing 3. Battery 21
It is possible to prevent short-circuiting even if the terminals of the two come into contact with each other.

Therefore, since it is possible to prevent heat generation due to the contact of the terminals of the battery 21, it is possible to prevent the risk of fire and burns. In this embodiment (claim 2), since the pressing means for pressing the insulating cap 15 in the cap holding portion 12 is composed of the spring 13 and the pressing plate 14 pressed by the spring 13, the upper cover 1 is Insulating cap 15 of the cap holder 12 that is closed
Is inserted into the terminal of the battery 21 housed in the battery housing hole 17, the insulating cap 15 of the cap holding portion 12 is adjusted by appropriately adjusting the pressing force of the spring 13 provided on the pressing plate 14 that presses the insulating cap 15. Can be reliably and stably inserted into the terminals of the battery 21 housed in the battery housing hole 17.

In this embodiment (claim 3), the rotary plate device is
The rotary plate 19 is rotationally moved to a fixed position so that the positions of the battery mounting portion 23 and the battery drop hole 30 can be varied. Therefore, the rotary plate 19 is rotated to rotate the rotary plate 19
Since the positions of the battery mounting portion 23 and the battery drop hole 30 can be appropriately changed, when the terminals of the battery 21 are insulated, the battery 21 stored in the battery storage hole 17 on the side opposite to the cap holding portion 12 side is The battery mounting portion 23 of the rotary plate 19 can be automatically brought to the terminal position, and after the terminals of the battery 21 are insulated, the battery housing hole 1
The battery drop hole 30 of the rotating plate 19 can be automatically brought so as to come to the position of the battery housed in 7.

In this embodiment (claim 4), the rotary plate device is
When the terminals of the battery 21 housed in the battery housing hole 17 are brought into contact with the cap holding portion 12, the rotating plate 19 is placed so that the battery mounting portion 23 is on the terminal side of the battery 21 opposite to the cap holding portion 12 side. Rotate, insert the insulating cap 15 into the terminal of the battery 21 by the cap holding part 12 to perform the insulation treatment, and then drop the battery 21 housed in the battery housing hole 17 into the battery housing part 3 and Rotating plate 1 so that drop hole 30 comes to the position of the battery housed in battery housing hole 17
9 is configured to rotate.

Therefore, when the insulating cap 15 is inserted into the terminal of the battery 21 for insulation, the rotating plate is placed so that the battery mounting portion 23 is on the terminal side of the battery 21 opposite to the cap holding portion 12 side. 19 can be rotated, and the rotating plate 19 can be rotated so that the battery drop hole 30 comes to the position of the battery housed in the battery housing hole 17 after the insulation of the terminals of the battery 21. Therefore, the insulating process for the terminals of the battery 21 and the process for dropping the battery 21 into the battery housing portion 3 can be automatically and efficiently performed by the rotating plate device.

In this embodiment (claim 5), the rotary plate device is
The battery 21 is stored on the battery mounting portion 23 in the battery storage hole 17, and then the battery guide case portion 18 is set by the upper cover 1.
By closing the, the insulating cap 15 of the cap holding portion 12 is inserted into the terminal of the battery 21 in the battery housing hole 17 to put it in a standby state, and then the operation switch 8 arranged on the operation plate 6 of the apparatus main body is input. It is configured to operate by this.

For this reason, unless the upper cover 1 is closed, the standby state is not achieved, and the rotation process of the rotary plate 19 cannot be performed unless the operation switch 8 is input, so that the insulation process of the battery 21 is performed safely. It can be carried out with a simple operation while holding it. Although the type of the battery 21 is not mentioned in the above-mentioned embodiments, the present invention can be applied to any battery, but a button battery such as lithium is particularly preferable.

In the above embodiment, the case where the insulating cap 15 is inserted only in the terminal portion of the battery 21 to insulate the terminal portion of the battery 21 has been described, but in the present invention, as shown in FIG. When the insulating cap 15 is inserted into the terminal portion of the battery 21, the insulating cap 15 may be inserted even into the corners of the battery 21 where the liquid easily leaks to perform insulation treatment. In this case, liquid leakage at the corners of the battery 21 can be prevented.

Next, in the present embodiment (claim 6),
As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, the remaining amount of the insulating cap 15 in the cap holder 12 is detected by the detection sensor 14,
When the detected remaining amount of the insulating cap 15 becomes smaller than a predetermined amount, a warning is given to the operator by blinking a lamp on the LCD display unit 7, sounding a buzzer, or the like. . In this case, the operator can know from the warning that the remaining amount of the insulating cap 15 in the cap holding portion 12 will be less than the predetermined amount, so that the cap holding portion 12 can be insulated without causing the cap to break. The cap 15 can be replenished appropriately.

Next, in the present embodiment (claim 7),
Similar to the above, as shown in FIGS.
When the remaining amount of the insulating cap 15 in 2 is detected by the detection sensor 41 and the detected remaining amount of the insulating cap 15 becomes smaller than a predetermined amount, the drive device 11 for the rotating plate 19
It is configured to stop the operation of. In this case, the operator can know that the remaining amount of the insulating cap 15 in the cap holding portion 12 becomes less than the predetermined amount due to the operation stop of the rotating plate 19, so that the cap holding portion does not run out. Insulating cap 1 in 12
5 can be supplemented appropriately.

It should be noted that both of them may be combined, and first, the operator is first warned that the remaining amount of the insulating cap 15 is low, and then the remaining amount of the insulating cap 15 is left. Rotating plate 1
The drive of 9 is stopped. As a result, it is possible to more reliably prevent the insulating cap 15 from breaking. In this case, two detection sensors 41 may be provided. Further, the detection sensor 41 may be configured by a light detection sensor or the like that detects a reflectance change that changes depending on the presence or absence of the insulating cap 15 in the cap holding portion 12.

[0046]

According to the present invention, when a used battery that is no longer needed is discarded, heat is less likely to be generated due to a short circuit of the battery terminals, and there is a risk of fire or burn due to the heat generation of the battery. There is an effect that it can be made difficult and the safety can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an external configuration of an entire battery treatment / collection device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an external configuration of the entire battery treatment / collection device shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the overall configuration of the battery processing and recovery device shown in FIGS.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the configuration of a battery processing case body of the battery processing / collecting device shown in FIGS.

5 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a battery processing case body of the battery processing / collecting device shown in FIGS.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a configuration of a rotary plate of the battery treatment / collection device shown in FIGS.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a rotary plate of the battery treatment / collection device shown in FIGS.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a method of attaching a cap to a terminal of a battery by the cap attaching device of the battery treatment and collection device shown in FIGS.

9 is a diagram showing a method of attaching a cap to a terminal of a battery by the cap attaching device of the battery processing and recovery apparatus shown in FIGS.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a method of attaching a cap to a terminal of a battery by the cap attaching device of the battery processing and recovery device shown in FIGS.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a state of a battery case and a rotating plate when a battery is set in the battery processing case of the battery processing / collecting device shown in FIGS.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a state in which a battery is set in the battery processing case of the battery processing / collecting device shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 and then a cap is attached to a terminal of the battery with the upper cover closed.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a state in which the battery is collected by attaching a cap to a terminal of the battery and insulating the battery, and then dropping the battery into the battery storage unit in the battery processing and recovery apparatus shown in FIGS.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a state in which a cap is attached even to a corner portion of a battery applicable to the present invention and insulation processing is performed.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Top cover 2 Battery processing case body 3 Battery compartment 4,5 hinge 6 Operation board 7 LCD display 8 operation switch 9 Top cover release button 11 Drive 12 Cap holder 13 spring 14 Press plate 15 Insulating cap 16 Case body 17 Battery storage hole 18 Battery guide case 19 rotating plate 21 batteries 23 Battery mount 24 resistance element 25 breakers 27 Worm gear 28 axes 30 Battery drop hole 41 detection sensor

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Claims (7)

(57) [Claims] 1. An upper cover, a pressing means provided on the upper cover, the pressing means, and an insulating cap pressed by the pressing means are also stored and held, and the upper cover is provided. A cap holding portion provided and a battery housing portion for housing a battery, and when the upper cover is opened and closed and the upper cover is closed, the insulating cap at the tip of the cap holding portion is the battery. A battery guide case part to be inserted into the terminal of the battery housed in the housing part, and the cap holding part provided to the terminal of the battery housed in the battery housing part under the battery guide case part opposite to the upper cover. When the insulating cap is inserted, the battery mounting part that comes into contact with the battery terminal on the side opposite to the cap holding part side, and the battery drop hole through which the battery housed in the battery housing part passes A rotating plate device having a rotating plate surface on the lower side of the battery guide case part, and a rotating plate device provided under the rotating plate device on the opposite side of the upper cover, and a battery terminal is provided by an insulating cap of the cap holding part. A battery processing and collecting device, comprising: a battery storing means for storing a battery that has been insulation-treated and dropped through the battery dropping hole of the rotary plate device. 2. The battery processing and recovery apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the pressing means comprises a spring and a pressing plate pressed by the spring. 3. The rotary plate device has a rotation driving means for rotating and moving the rotary plate to a fixed position so as to change the positions of the battery mounting portion and the battery drop hole. The battery processing and recovery device described in 2. 4. The rotating plate device, wherein when the insulating cap of the cap holding portion is inserted into the terminal of the battery housed in the battery housing portion, the battery mounting portion is located on the side opposite to the cap holding portion side. Rotate the rotating plate so that it contacts the terminals of the battery, insert the insulating cap of the cap holder into the terminals of the battery for insulation, and then drop the battery housed in the battery housing into the battery housing means. 4. The battery processing and recovery apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the rotating plate is rotated so that the battery drop hole comes to a position of the battery housed in the battery housing unit. 5. The insulation of the cap holding portion is provided by storing the battery on the battery mounting portion in the battery storing portion and then closing the battery guide case portion by the upper cover. After inserting the sex cap into the terminal of the battery mounted on the battery mounting and put it in the standby state,
5. The battery processing and recovery device according to claim 1, wherein the battery processing and recovery device operates by inputting a switch arranged on an operation plate of the device body. 6. A remaining amount detecting means for detecting the remaining amount of the insulating cap in the cap holding part, and a warning means for giving an alarm to an operator when the detected remaining amount of the insulating cap is less than a predetermined amount. The battery processing and recovery apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: 7. A remaining amount detecting means for detecting a remaining amount of the insulating cap in the cap holding portion, and an operation of the rotating plate device when the detected remaining amount of the insulating cap is less than a predetermined amount. 7. The battery processing and recovery apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a stopping means for stopping.