JPH0750156A - Aligning device for cylindrical battery - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a pack battery shrink-packed with a plurality of cylindrical batteries having the same trade name and type number by adding the rotating, detecting, and positioning means of the cylindrical batteries at the prescribed position of a conveying means. CONSTITUTION:The pack number of cylindrical batteries B for one unit are fed to the second disk 7 by a chute 2 and the first disk 3 formed with a plurality of recesses 4 on the outer periphery while an interval larger than the interval within one unit is set between units. Individual batteries B are vertically sandwiched by chips 16 and plungers 19 on the disk 7, rotated by small motors 12 via electromagnetic clutch brakes 14, and positioned while reference marks are detected. The third disk 26 rotated synchronously with the disk 7 conveys the batteries B to endless belts 29, 30 via a magnet. The speed difference between the belts 29, 30 is utilized to bring the unit number of batteries B into contact with each other, and they are shrink-packed with a heat contraction film.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cylindrical battery aligning device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, single, single, double, single, etc. cylindrical batteries are shipped, for example, by shrink-wrapping a heat-shrinkable film with two or four as one unit. As described above, an aligning device has been conventionally used for shrink-wrapping the cylindrical battery. In the aligning device, a plurality of recesses for inserting the assembled cylindrical battery on its outer peripheral surface with the cylindrical battery placed horizontally are provided with an equal circumferential angle at a position where the number of packaged batteries (for example, four) is one unit. To the supply means having rotatable discs formed with a distance of a peripheral angle larger than the peripheral angle between the units, and conveys the battery sent from the supply means. It is configured such that four batteries are received as a unit and are assembled so as to be in contact with each other. The cylindrical batteries thus aligned are shrink-wrapped with a heat-shrinkable film in the subsequent process, with four batteries as one unit.

[0003]

However, the cylindrical batteries (for example, 4-pack batteries) packaged by the above-mentioned aligning device have a trade name printed on the outside thereof, for example, "TO".
Because "SHIBA" is arranged in pieces,
There was a problem that the appearance was inferior.

An object of the present invention is to provide a cylindrical battery aligning device capable of obtaining a pack battery in which a plurality of cylindrical batteries having the same trade name, model number and the like are shrink-wrapped. is there.

[0005]

In a cylindrical battery aligning device according to the present invention, a plurality of recesses for inserting the cylindrical batteries in a horizontal position on the outer peripheral surface are provided at a place where the number of packed batteries is one unit. A supply means having rotatable discs formed at equal circumferential angles with a circumferential distance larger than the circumferential angle between the units, and a cylindrical battery on the outer peripheral surface. A plurality of recesses to be inserted at rest are formed at equal circumferential angles at locations where the number of packaged batteries is one unit, and are formed between the units at circumferential angles larger than the circumferential angle. Has a disc
The disk is close to the disk of the supply means and rotates in the opposite direction in synchronism with the disk of the supply means;
A battery rotating means for holding and rotating both end faces of the cylindrical battery inserted in the recess of the conveying means, and a phase position of the battery based on a predetermined reference mark of the battery rotated by the battery rotating means. Detecting means for detecting, control means for stopping the rotation of the battery rotating means by the reference mark detection signal output of the detecting means, and battery holding for releasing the battery holding by the battery rotating means at a predetermined position of the first carrying means. A releasing means step and a plurality of recesses into which the cylindrical battery is inserted laterally on the outer peripheral surface are formed at equidistant angular distances at a location where the packaging number of the battery is one unit;
And a disk formed at a distance of a circumferential angle larger than the circumferential angle between the units, and a magnet embedded in the outer peripheral surface of the disk at the bottom of each recess, wherein the disk is the first 1
Second conveying means which is close to the disc of the conveying means and rotates in the opposite direction in synchronization with it, and horizontal which clamps between the upper and lower sides of both ends of the battery conveyed to the vertically lower position by the second conveying means. A timing belt extending in a direction, the timing belt includes a third transporting unit that rotates in synchronization with the disc of the second transporting unit, and a plurality of batteries transported from the third transporting unit. It is characterized in that it is provided with a fourth transporting means for aligning the units in contact with each other.

[0006]

According to the present invention, the supply means and the first
With the transport means, the cylindrical batteries are moved laterally at equal intervals with the number of packages (eg, four) as one unit, and each unit is moved longer than the distance between batteries in those units, and When the battery name, model number, etc. printed on the battery are sent to the third transfer means from the battery rotation means, the detection means, and the control means when the batteries are moved by the first transfer means. Are aligned so that they are aligned with each other, and further, the battery is sent to the third transfer means at the vertically lower position via the second transfer means, and the plurality of batteries transferred from the third transfer means are transferred to the first transfer means. It is possible to bring the units (4 units) into contact with each other by means of four conveying means and arrange them so that a desired distance can be provided between the units. The cylindrical batteries arranged in this way are shrink-wrapped with a heat-shrinkable film in the subsequent process with four batteries as one unit. Therefore, by using the aligning device of the present invention, it is possible to obtain a 4-pack battery in which the product names, model numbers, etc. of the four cylindrical batteries are all arranged on one surface.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 is a top view showing the aligning device of the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a front view of a disc showing a supply means of FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 has a cam groove of FIG. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a disc, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of essential parts showing the vicinity of the first conveying means in FIG. However, a shrink wrapping member is added to FIG.

A chute 2 is arranged above the left side of the table 1. The first disk 3, which is a supply means rotated counterclockwise by a drive means (not shown), is arranged in the lower arc portion of the chute 2. The first circular plate 3 has a plurality of recesses 3 formed in the thickness direction on the outer peripheral surface thereof, into which the cylindrical battery is placed horizontally. As shown in FIG. 3, each of the recesses 4 has a number of battery packages (for example, 4).
(P _{1 to} P ₄ ) are formed at equal distances (P _{1 to} P ₄ ), and between the units (P ₄ and P _{4).
In 1} ), it is formed with a circumferential angle larger than the circumferential angle. The first circular plate 3 has a thickness smaller than the length of the cylindrical battery to be supplied.

The pair of frames 5a and 5b are spaced apart from each other on the table 1 and the first disc 3 is provided.
It stands upright along the side of. The first support disk 6,
A second conveying means having a diameter larger than that of the first circular plate 3
The disk 7 and the second support disk 8 are the pair of frames 5
It is arranged between a and 5b. The shaft 9 is attached to the centers of the first support disk 6, the second support disk 7 and the second support disk 8. The pulley 10 is fitted on the shaft 9 portion protruding through the one frame 5a. A timing belt (not shown) is pivotally supported by the pulley 10 and a drive shaft of a motor (not shown), and the rotational force of the drive shaft of the motor is transmitted to the shaft 9 via the timing belt, so that the first support circle. The plate 6, the second circular plate 7 and the second supporting circular plate 8 are integrally rotated, for example, in the clockwise direction.

The outer peripheral surface of the second disk 7 is the first
It is arranged close to the outer peripheral surface of the disc 3. The second circular plate 7 has a plurality of concave stations 11 formed in the thickness direction on the outer peripheral surface thereof, into which the cylindrical battery is placed horizontally. Each of the concave stations 11 has the same packaging number (for example, 4) as the plurality of concave portions 4 of the first circular plate 3 described above.
Are formed with a distance of an equal circumferential angle at a location where each unit is one unit, and a distance of a circumferential angle larger than the circumferential angle is formed between the units. When the first and second discs 3 and 7 rotate, the second disc 7 and one of the recesses 4 of the first disc 3 are located at a position facing the first disc 3 in the shortest direction. One of the stations 11 of the disc 7 is adapted to coincide with it. The second circular plate 7 has a thickness smaller than the length of the cylindrical battery to be transported.

A plurality of small motors 12 are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the first support disk 6 and the stations 11 of the second disk 7.
Has been fixed corresponding to. The drive shaft 13 of each motor 12 is connected to the rotary shaft 1 via an electromagnetic clutch / brake 14.
It is connected to 5. The other end of the rotary shaft 15 (the second
A chip 16 is attached to one end surface of the cylindrical battery inserted into each station 11 of the second disk 7 at the end on the disk 7 side). A plurality of rod-shaped support members 1
7 is inserted in the vicinity of the outer peripheral surface of the second support disk 8 so as to be movable back and forth corresponding to the station 11 of the second disk 7. Springs 18 are built in near the tips of the respective support members 17 on the side of the second circular plate 7. The spring 1 is attached to the tip of each support member 17.
The second circular plate 7 is urged toward the second circular plate 7 side by
Plungers 19 that are brought into contact with the other end surface of the cylindrical battery inserted in each station 11 are attached. Disc 21 with cam groove 20 formed on the outer peripheral surface
Are arranged between the second support disk 8 and the frame 5b and fixed to the frame 5b. As shown in FIG. 4, the cam groove 20 is provided with the second circular plate 7 in a clockwise direction from a portion P ₁₁ corresponding to a position where the first circular plate 3 and the second circular plate 7 face each other in the shortest direction. In the outer peripheral surface region of the disk 21 up to a portion P ₁₂ corresponding to a position facing the third disk described later in the shortest position, it is formed substantially at the center of the outer peripheral surface of the circular disc 21 and is clockwise from the portion P _12. Part P
_{In the} outer peripheral surface area of the disk 21 up to ₁₁ , it is formed in a meandering manner so as to come close to the frame 5b side at an intermediate portion between the portions P ₁₂ , P ₁₁ . The vicinity of the rear end of each of the support members 17 is extended to the outer peripheral surface of the disc 21,
Moreover, roller pins 22 are attached to each of the discs 21 toward the center thereof. The roller pin 22 is
The support member 17 is engaged with the cam groove 20 of the disc 21, and the support member 17 is moved forward and backward depending on the engagement position of the roller pin 22 with the cam groove 20. The battery rotating means and the battery holding releasing means are constituted by such members. That is, when the support member 17 moves forward toward the second circular plate 7 due to the positional relationship between the cam groove 20 and the roller pin 22 and the roller pin 22 moves to the portion P ₁₁ of the cam groove 20, as shown in FIG. The plunger 19 at the tip of the supporting member 17 is brought into contact with the other end surface of the cylindrical battery B inserted into the station 11 of the second disk 7 as shown in FIG. 15 The tip 16 of the tip abuts on one end surface of the battery B so that the battery B causes the tip 16 and the plunger 19 to move.
The battery B is rotated by being pinched by the tip and rotating the rotating shaft 15 by the motor 12. on the other hand,
After the rotation of the battery B is stopped by the detection sensor and control means described later, the roller pin 22 moves along the cam groove 20 of the disk 21, and the roller pin 22 moves to the portion P _{12 of the} cam groove 20. Passing through, the support member 17 retracts, the plunger 19 at the tip of the support member 17 moves away from the other end surface of the cylindrical battery B, and the chip 16 and the battery B at the tip of the plunger 19 are removed.
The pinching of is released.

A plurality of detection sensors 24 having leads 23
Are fixed to the side surfaces of the second disc 7 corresponding to the stations 11, respectively, as shown in FIG. Each of the detection sensors 24 detects, for example, a joining line of a can body in a portion projecting from the side surface of the second circular plate 7 of the cylindrical battery B sandwiched between the tip 16 and the tip of the plunger 19 as a reference point. It is a thing. The detection sensor 2
The detection signal of No. 4 is supplied to the control means 25 through the lead 23.
Is output to. The control means 25 includes the electromagnetic clutch disposed between the drive shaft 13 and the rotary shaft 15.
It is connected to the brake 14. That is, in the station 11 of the second circular plate 7, the cylindrical sensor B which is rotated while being sandwiched between the tip 16 and the tip of the plunger 19 is detected by the detection sensor 24 at its reference point, and its detection signal is detected. Is input to the control means 25, the control means 25 outputs a signal to the electromagnetic clutch / brake 14 to release the connection between the drive shaft 13 and the rotary shaft 15, and the rotation of the battery B is stopped.

The third disk 26, which is a second conveying means having a smaller diameter than the second disk 7, is rotated counterclockwise by a driving means (not shown), and the outer peripheral surface thereof is the second disk 7. Is arranged on the right side of the outer peripheral surface in close proximity. The third circular plate 26 has a plurality of recesses 27 formed in its thickness direction on the outer peripheral surface thereof, into which the cylindrical battery is placed horizontally. Each of the recesses 27 is formed at an equal circumferential angle at a location where the number of battery packages (for example, four) is one unit, like the recess 4 of the first circular plate 3 described above, and the intervals between the units are equal to each other. Is formed with a distance of a peripheral angle larger than the peripheral angle. The permanent magnets 28 are embedded in the third discs 26 at the bottoms of the recesses 27, respectively. When the second and third discs 7 and 26 rotate, the third disc 26 and one of the concave stations 11 of the second disc 7 are located at a position facing the second disc 7 in the shortest distance. Three
One of the recesses 27 of the disc 26 is adapted to match. The third circular plate 26 has a thickness smaller than the length of the cylindrical battery to be transported.

A pair of upper and lower endless belts 29a, which are third conveying means extending in the radial direction of the third circular plate 26,
29b, 29a ', (29b') are arranged such that one ends thereof are present at vertically lower positions on both side surfaces of the third circular plate 26. The upper endless belts 29a, 29
a ′ is rotated in the counterclockwise direction, and the lower endless belts 29b and (29b ′) are rotated in the clockwise direction. The upper endless belts 29a, 29a '
The lower endless belts 29b and (29b ') are arranged at a distance corresponding to the diameter of the cylindrical battery. In addition, the pair of upper and lower endless belts 29a, 29b, 29a
′ ′ And (29b ′) are rotated in synchronization with the rotation speed of the third disk 26. Such a pair of upper and lower endless belts 29
a, 29b, 29a ', (29b'), the one upper and lower endless belts 29a, 29b are the third circular plate 26.
The upper and lower endless belts 29a ′ and (29b ′) of the other end of the cylindrical battery which is conveyed vertically downward are clamped near the other end of the cylindrical battery to convey the battery in the horizontal direction. To do.

Upper and lower endless belts 30 serving as a fourth conveying means.
a and 30b have upper and lower endless belts 29, one end of which is the above-mentioned one.
a and 29b, the other upper and lower conveyor belts 29a ',
The endless belts 29a, 29b, 29a ', (29b') are arranged parallel to each other so as to be located between the other ends of (29b '). The upper endless belt 30a is
The lower endless belt 30b is rotated in the counterclockwise direction.
Is rotated clockwise. The upper and lower endless belts 30a and 30b are the pair of upper and lower endless belts 29a,
29b, 29a ', (29b') is rotated (run) at a lower speed. The upper endless belt 30a and the lower endless belt 30b are arranged at a distance corresponding to the diameter of the cylindrical battery. The conveyor 31 is arranged in the latter stage of the upper and lower endless belts 30a and 30b. The heat-shrinkable film 32 for packaging the battery is supplied from above the conveyor 31 to the upper surface side of the battery carried by the conveyor 31, and at the same time as the battery carried by the conveyor 31 from below the conveyor 31 and It is supplied between the upper surfaces of the conveyor 31. However, the heat-shrinkable film supplied from below the conveyor 31 is not shown.

Next, the operation of the above-mentioned aligning device will be described. First, the first disc 3 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction, the first support disc 6, the second disc 7 and the second support disc 8 are rotated in the clockwise direction.
Rotate the third disc 26 in the counterclockwise direction,
And a pair of upper and lower endless belts 29a, 29b, 29a ',
(29b ') and the upper and lower endless belts 30a and 30b are each rotated in a predetermined direction, and the first support disk 6 is further rotated.
The plurality of small motors 12 fixed to each are rotated. A plurality of, for example, AA-shaped cylindrical batteries B are laid horizontally on the chute 2 and are supplied side by side so that their outer peripheral surfaces are in contact with each other, so that the batteries B are dropped onto the arc portion of the chute 2. While the battery B is dropped on the arc portion of the chute 2, the battery B is engaged with and retained in the concave portion 4 of the rotating first disc 3 and is moved. At this time, the concave portion 4 is formed as shown in FIG.
As shown in, the number of packages of the battery B (for example, 4) is 1
It is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the first disc 3 with a distance of equal circumferential angle at the unit location (P _{1 to} P ₄ ), and is larger than the circumferential angle between the units (P ₄ and P ₁ ). Since the batteries B are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the first circular plate 3 with a distance of a circumferential angle therebetween, the batteries B are held in the recess 4 at an equal circumferential angle with four batteries as one unit, and the batteries B between the units are held. Is moved while being held in the recess 4 at an equal circumferential angle larger than that.

The plurality of batteries B held in the respective recesses 4 of the first circular plate 3 have the second circular plate 7 at a position where the first circular plate 3 faces the second circular plate 7 in the shortest direction. It is transferred to the concave station 11. At this time, the roller pin 22 of the supporting member 17 corresponding to the station 11 to which the battery B has been transferred moves to the portion P ₁₁ shown in FIG. 4 while being engaged with the cam groove 20 formed in the disk 21. The support member 17 is advanced by the maximum distance, and the plunger 19 at the tip of the support member 17 contacts the other end surface of the cylindrical battery B inserted into the station 11 of the second disc 17 as shown in FIG. The chip 16 at the tip of the rotary shaft 15 rotated by the small motor 12 abuts on one end surface of the battery B, and the battery B is replaced by the chip 16.
Is clamped by the tip of the plunger 19 and the motor 12
The battery B is rotated by the rotating shaft 15 rotated by. The battery B is moved by the detection sensors 24 attached to the side surfaces of the second disk 7 corresponding to the respective stations 11 while being moved together with the second disk 7 while being rotated at the station 11. The reference point is detected and the detection signal is input to the control means 25. When the detection signal is input to the control means 25,
The control means 25 outputs a signal to release the connection between the rotating shaft 15 and the electromagnetic clutch / brake 14 that connects the drive shaft 13, and the rotation of the battery B is stopped. Therefore, all the cylindrical batteries B transferred from the plurality of recesses 4 of the first circular plate 3 to the respective stations 11 of the second circular plate 7 are not visible while being moved together with the second circular plate 7. The target phase is aligned.

The battery B held at the station 11 of the second disk 7 and stopped rotating, reaches the position where the second disk 7 faces the third disk 26 at the shortest. , The roller pin 22 of the supporting member 17 corresponding to the station 11 holding the battery B is engaged with the cam groove 20 formed in the disc 21 while the portion P ₁₂ shown in FIG.
The support member 17 retracts, the plunger 19 at the tip of the support member 17 moves away from the other end surface of the battery B, and the clamp of the battery B at the tip of the tip 16 and the plunger 19 is released. It At the same time, the battery B from which the sandwiching has been released receives the recess 27 of the third disk 26.
Be transferred to. At this time, since the permanent magnet 28 is embedded in the third disk 26 portion at the bottom of the recess 27, the battery B transferred to the recess 27 is retained by the magnetic force of the permanent magnet 28.

When the battery B held in the recess 27 of the third circular plate 26 reaches its vertically lower position by the counterclockwise rotation of the third circular plate 26, the battery B is moved to the third circular plate. A pair of upper and lower endless belts 29a, 29b, 29a ′, (29) extending vertically downward on both side surfaces of the plate 26.
Both ends are clamped between b ') and transported horizontally. At this time, the pair of upper and lower endless belts 29a, 29
b, 29a ', (29b') rotate in synchronization with the third circular plate 26, so that the pair of upper and lower endless belts 29a,
The batteries B transferred to 29b, 29a ', (29b') are held at an equal circumferential angle with the four batteries B as one unit in the first disk 3, the second disk 7 and the third disk 26. Then, the battery B between the units is transported while maintaining the positional relationship and the uniform appearance phase held at a larger equal circumferential angle.

The pair of upper and lower endless belts 29a, 29
b, 29a ', (29b') sandwiched and conveyed, the battery B reaches the other end, and one end is arranged between the upper and lower endless belts 29a, 29b, 29a ', (29b'). It is transferred to the belts 30a and 30b. At this time, the upper and lower endless belts 30a and 30b are connected to the pair of upper and lower endless belts 29a, 29b, 29a ', (2
9b ') is rotated (runs) at a speed lower than 9b'), the transferred batteries B are brought into contact with each other on their side surfaces in units of four batteries, and a predetermined distance d (for example, 7 0.5 mm) and aligned. The plurality of batteries B arranged in this way are transferred onto the conveyor 31, sandwiched between the heat-shrinkable films 32 supplied from above and below, and shrunk in units of the four batteries separated by the distance d. A 4-pack battery is assembled by being packaged.

Therefore, according to the alignment apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to obtain, for example, a four-pack battery in which the product names, model numbers, etc. of four cylindrical batteries are all arranged in one plane.
In the above embodiment, the individual small motors for rotating the cylindrical battery are provided in the second disk corresponding to the respective stations of the second disk, but it is not always necessary to provide the motors corresponding to the respective stations. . For example, instead of the motor, a large-diameter drive gear facing the side surface of the first support disk opposite to the second disk and the end portions of a plurality of drive shafts arranged corresponding to the stations may be provided. Using a pinion gear attached so as to mesh with the drive gear, the rotational movement of the drive gear is transmitted to the drive shaft via the pinion gear, and the tip is connected to the drive shaft via an electromagnetic clutch / brake. The cylindrical battery may be rotated by rotating the rotating shaft having the chip. In such a configuration, when the detection sensor detects the predetermined reference point of the cylindrical battery, the rotation of the battery can be stopped by releasing the connection between the drive shaft and the rotation shaft by the electromagnetic clutch. .

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the joining line of the can body is used as the reference point of the cylindrical battery detected by the detection sensor. However, in the battery without the joining line, a reference mark is separately provided at a predetermined position of the can body. Just attach it.

In the above embodiment, the aligning device for obtaining the 4-pack battery has been described, but the same applies to the 2-pack battery and the like. In the above-described embodiment, the AA type cylindrical battery is described as an example, but the present invention can be similarly applied to the AA type, AA type, and AA type cylindrical batteries.

[0024]

As described in detail above, according to the cylindrical battery aligning apparatus of the present invention, the product names, model numbers, etc. of a plurality of cylindrical batteries are shrink-wrapped, and the appearance is beautiful. A remarkable effect such as being able to obtain a battery pack is achieved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a top view showing an alignment device of this embodiment.

2 is a cross-sectional view of the alignment device of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a disk showing the supply means of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a disk having the cam groove of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the main parts showing the vicinity of the first transporting unit in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Table, 2 ... Chute, 3 ... 1st disc, 4 ... Recessed part, 7 ... 2nd disc, 11 ... Recessed station, 12 ... Small motor, 14 ... Electromagnetic clutch / brake, 18 ... Rod-shaped support member, 20 … Cam grooves, 21… discs, 22… pins, 2
4 ... Detection sensor, 25 ... Control means, 26 ... Third disc, 2
7 ... Recessed portion, 28 ... Permanent magnet, 29a, 29b, 29a
'(29b'), 30a, 30b ... Endless belt, B ...
Cylindrical battery.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of recesses, into which a cylindrical battery is inserted horizontally, are formed on the outer peripheral surface at equal angular intervals at locations where the number of packages of the battery is one unit, and between the units. A supply means having a rotatable disc formed with a circumferential angle larger than the circumferential angle, and a plurality of concave portions into which a cylindrical battery is laid horizontally on the outer peripheral surface are included in the packaging number of the battery. The unit has a disk formed with a distance of an equal circumferential angle at a location, and has a disk formed with a distance of a circumferential angle larger than the circumferential angle between the units, wherein the disk is one of the supply means. First transfer means that is close to the disk and rotates in the opposite direction in synchronism with the disk; and battery rotating means that holds and rotates both end faces of the cylindrical battery inserted into the recess of the first transfer means. , Rotated by the battery rotating means Detecting means for detecting the phase position of the battery based on a predetermined reference mark of the battery; control means for stopping the rotation of the battery rotating means by the reference mark detection signal output of the detecting means; and the first conveying means. At a predetermined position, a battery holding release means step for releasing the battery holding means by the battery rotating means, and a plurality of recesses for inserting a cylindrical battery horizontally on the outer peripheral surface are provided at a location where the packaging number of the battery is one unit. A disc formed with an equal circumferential angle, and a magnet formed with a circumferential angle larger than the circumferential angle between the units, and a magnet embedded in the outer circumferential surface of the disc at the bottom of each recess. And a second conveying means that has a disk that is close to the disk of the first conveying means and rotates in the opposite direction in synchronization with the disk, and is conveyed to a vertically lower position by the second conveying means. Previous A timing belt extending in the horizontal direction for sandwiching both ends of the battery between the upper and lower sides, the timing belt rotating in synchronization with a disc of the second transportation means; 4. A cylindrical battery aligning device, comprising: a fourth transport means for aligning a plurality of batteries transported from the third transport means in contact with each other in the unit.