WO1998045722B1 - Battery test system - Google Patents
Battery test systemInfo
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- WO1998045722B1 WO1998045722B1 PCT/US1998/007085 US9807085W WO9845722B1 WO 1998045722 B1 WO1998045722 B1 WO 1998045722B1 US 9807085 W US9807085 W US 9807085W WO 9845722 B1 WO9845722 B1 WO 9845722B1
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- battery
- contacts
- tray
- batteries
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Abstract
This disclosure sets out a multiple battery tester having a tray loaded with a set of batteries. The tray is placed in a receptacle and end located terminals move vertically to clamp a battery. The contacts bear on the battery, establishing a current flow path. This loop connects in charge/discharge system for testing. Test routines can be varied and data is recorded over time.
Claims
1. A battery test apparatus for testing a battery having different polarity terminals thereon, comprising: (a) a first battery test contact;
(b) a second aligned battery test contact wherein said first and second test contacts are spaced apart to enable a battery to be positioned in proximity prior to testing;
(c) upper and lower test boards spaced apart by posts extending between said boards and supporting said test contacts for operatively connecting to and releasing a battery for testing; and
(d) a structural member electrically connected to said test contacts to define a battery test circuit for said battery during testing.
2. The battery test apparatus of claim 1 further wherein said posts extending between said boards space said boards so that a battery can be releasably contacted and tested through said contacts.
3. The battery test apparatus of claim 2 wherein said posts define a relatively rigid test clamp wherein said boards and said posts are movable to clamp said battery.
4. The battery test clamp of claim 3 including post grips comprising a circular mounting hub for engagement with one of said boards and positioned around a post extending therethrough, and each grip includes inwardly directed post contacting surfaces enhancing frictional engagement so that post movement is restrained.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 including: (a) a test circuit connector mounted on one of said boards;
(b) a board supported conductor path extending to said connector and also extending to said battery test contact on said board to make electrical connection therewith; and
(c) a conductor flow path on the other of said boards extending from the contact thereon.
6. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein said connector includes one terminal connected electrically with one of said posts to define a current flow path from the other of said boards.
7. The battery test clamp of any of claims 1 to 6 wherein said upper and lower boards are printed circuit boards, and two of said battery test contacts are aligned opposite one another to enable a battery to be inserted between said battery contacts, and at least one of said battery contacts is movable to extend operatively against a battery terminal.
8. The battery test clamp of claim 7 wherein said test contacts connect on said boards to electrical current flow paths on said boards.
9. The battery test clamp of claim 7 wherein one of said test contacts is relatively movable.
10. The battery test clamp of any of claims 1 to 9 including a current flow path there through wherein the flow path begins and ends at a connector mounted on one of said boards and serially connects through:
(a) a terminal at said connector;
(b) a current flow path from said connector and the board on which said connector is mounted extending to the contact supported by said board;
(c) a current flow path from said remaining battery test contact; (d) a current conductive mounting hub engaging at least one of said set of posts to complete a circuit through; (i) one of said posts, and
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(ii) a connection from said one post to a second terminal in said connector.
11. The battery test apparatus of any of claims 1 to 10 including movable first and second battery test contacts mounted for adjustable spacing therebetween.
12. The apparatus of any of the foregoing claims wherein said upper board supports: (a) at least two spaced apart battery test contacts;
(b) at least two spaced apart battery test contacts on said lower board wherein said upper and lower board battery test contacts are aligned to define at least two test modules between said boards for testing simultaneously two batteries there between; and (c) separate test module current flow paths connected with the separate upper and lower battery test contacts and includin current flow paths through electrically dedicated and isolated posts in said set of posts.
13 . The apparatus of claim 12 wherein said set of posts are electrically connected in said separate test modules.
14. The battery test clamp of any of the foregoing claims wherein said first and second battery test contacts are mounted on one of said boards and are spaced on said board to thereby position said battery test contacts at a spacing in accordance with an industry standard to make contact against a battery having terminals thereon in accordance with said industry standard.
15. The battery test clamp of claim 14 wherein said battery test contacts all comprise movable contacts mounted in first or second differently spaced battery contact sleeves for adjustments in spacing.
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16. The battery test clamp of claim 2 wherein said posts and said post grips are relatively positioned on said upper and lower test boards for alignment to define a rigid structure, and said post grips permit sliding frictional movement to accommodate changes in spacing between said boards.
17. An apparatus for testing a battery having spaced positive and negative terminals thereon, the apparatus comprising:
(a) a battery tray for holding the battery in a fixed position so that the positive and negative terminals thereof are exposed; (b) said battery test contacts for contacting the battery including a positive terminal contact and a negative terminal contact;
(c) test signal responsive apparatus responsive to testing of the battery;
(d) a clamp mechanism cooperative with said test boards to initiate and then terminate engagement and disengagement with the terminals of the battery; and
(e) a current flow path including said test responsive apparatus, positive and negative contacts, and said battery wherein said current flow path is implemented by operation of said clamp mechanism.
18. The apparatus of claim 17 wherein said battery tray is constructed and arranged to hold N batteries (where N is a positive integer greater than 1) where said N batteries are all positioned with the positive and negative terminals thereof exposed for contact in like fashion, and said battery tray is removable from said clamp mechanism so that said battery tray can be loaded with N batteries and thereafter unloaded after testing and testing is conducted through said clamp mechanism.
19. The apparatus of claim 18 wherein said battery tray comprises spaced planar members with a space there between so that N batteries are held in a common orientation and are parallel thereby exposing the positive terminals in a common manner, and also exposing the negative terminals in a common
46 manner, and said tray inserts into and from engagement with said clamp mechanism to form battery test circuit connections through said clamping mechanism with no wiring.
20, The apparatus of claim 19 wherein said battery tray also includes N individual current flow structural members there through for the N batteries in said battery tray to avoid wiring in the battery test circuits
21. The apparatus of claim 20 wherein said battery tray incorporates an individual control switch for each of said N batteries and said switches are selectively operable to control connection of said N batteries into said current flow path for testing by said test apparatus and said test circuit connections are through said battery test circuits to avoid wiring.
22. The apparatus of any of claims 17 to 21 wherein said N switches comprise N relays, and one relay is uniquely connected to each battery of said N batteries, and said relays and batteries are controllably switched so that the batteries for testing are selectively connected in series and selectively connected in parallel by said tray and said clamp assembly to avoid wiring and circuit connections are solely through said clamp mechanism.
23. The apparatus of claims 17 to 22 wherein said positive and negative terminal contacts are aligned to move toward a battery for testing and are relatively movable away from a battery after testin igg-
24. The apparatus of any of claims 17 to 23 wherein said terminals include a current terminal contact and a separate voltage terminal contact.
25. The apparatus of claim 24 wherein said separate current and voltage contacts are arranged concentrically on a common axis.
26. The apparatus of claim 25 wherein said contacts are spring biased.
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27. The apparatus of any of claims 17 to 26 wherein said clamp mechanism comprises a rotatable shaft supporting a cam thereon and said cam is positioned to move said battery tray in a direction for contacting said contacts against the terminals of batteries in said battery tray.
28. The apparatus of claim 27 wherein said cam and cam shaft are rotatable between first and second positions wherein said first position permits said tray to be inserted and removed to an operative position with respect to said cam shaft, and wherein said second position moves said tray supporting said batteries into said contacts.
29. The apparatus of claim 28 wherein said tray mounts in a spaced relationship separated from said contacts, and said tray is retracted from the mounted position for loading or unloading batteries therein.
30. The apparatus of claims 27, 28 or 29 wherein said clamp mechanism comprises said rotatable cam and shaft below said tray; and said tray is an elongate rectangular frame sliding to a position between said positive and negative terminal contacts so that test circuits for said batteries are connected in N current flow paths with no wiring.
31. The apparatus of claim 30 wherein replicated positive terminal contacts are spaced from replicated negative terminal contacts, there being N each positive and negative terminal contacts for testing N batteries.
32. The apparatus of claim 31 wherein said positive terminal contacts define a plane and said negative terminal contacts define a spaced and parallel plane and said two planes are spaced apart to receive said tray therebetween to form N current flow paths having structurally rigid conductors.
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33. The apparatus of claims 31 or 32 wherein said tray holds N batteries and supports said batteries aligned so that said batteries are aligned for simultaneous movement into operative connection to said contacts.
34. The apparatus of claims 30, 31, 32 or 33 wherein said batteries each are held with parallel axes and said axes are coincident with said contacts.
35. The apparatus of any of claims 17 to 34 including dedicated and isolated, structurally rigid current flow members supported by said tray to complete isolated current flow paths through said tray for each of said batteries.
36. The apparatus of any of claims 17 to 35 further comprising: (a) a battery tray receptacle for said tray; (b) first and second battery terminal contacts in said receptacle and located therein so that said tray, after positioning therein, positions the upstanding battery in aligned relationship with the terminal contacts;
(c) a tray transport engaging said tray for movement in said receptacle so that said tray moves the upstanding battery to the terminal contacts and thereby connects said upstanding battery in current conducting communication with a battery test circuit; and
(d) said tray transport moves the upstanding battery to end current conducting communication with the battery test circuits.
37. The apparatus of claim 36 wherein said battery tray is constructed and arranged to hold N batteries where said N batteries are all positioned with the positive and negative terminals thereof exposed for contact in like fashion, and said battery tray is removable so that said battery tray can be loaded with batteries and can be unloaded of N batteries after testing.
38. The apparatus of claims 36 or 37 wherein said battery tray comprises spaced structurally rigid members with a space there between so that batteries
49 are held in a common orientation and are parallel thereby exposing the positive terminals in a common manner, and also exposing the negative terminals in a common manner.
39. The apparatus of claims 36, 37 or 38 wherein said battery tray also includes N individual current flow structural members there through for the N batteries in said battery tray.
40. The apparatus of claims 36, 37, 38 or 39 wherein said battery tray incorporates an individual control switch for each of said N batteries and said switches are selectively operable to control connection of said N batteries into said current flow path for testing by said current measuring apparatus.
41. The apparatus of claim 40 wherein said switches comprise N relays, and one relay is uniquely connected to each battery, and said relays and batteries are controllably switched so that the batteries are selectively connected in series and selectively connected in parallel.
42. The apparatus of any of claims 36 to 41 wherein said positive and negative terminal contacts are aligned to move toward a battery for testing and are relatively movable away from a battery after testing.
43. The apparatus of claim 42 wherein said terminals include a current teπninal contact and a separate voltage terminal contact.
44. The apparatus of claim 43 wherein said separate current and voltage contacts are arranged concentrically on a common axis.
45. The apparatus of claim 44 wherein said contacts are spring biased.
46. The apparatus of any of claims 36 to 45 wherein said tray transport comprises a clamp mechanism having a rotatable shaft supporting a cam
50 thereon and said cam is positioned to move said battery tray in a direction for contacting said contacts against the terminals of batteries in said battery tray.
47. The apparatus of claim 46 wherein said cam and cam shaft are rotatable between first and second positions wherein said first position permits said tray to be inserted and removed to an operative position with respect to said cam shaft, and wherein said second position moves said tray supporting said batteries into said contacts.
48. The apparatus of claim 46 wherein said tray mounts in a spaced relationship separated from said contacts, and said tray is retracted from the mounted position for loading or unloading batteries therein.
49. The apparatus of any of claims 46 to 48 wherein said clamp mechanism comprises said rotatable cam and shaft below said tray; and said tray is an elongate rectangular frame sliding to a position between said positive and negative terminal contacts.
50. The apparatus of claim 49 wherein replicated positive terminal contacts are spaced from replicated negative terminal contacts, there being N each positive and negative terminal contacts for testing N batteries.
51. The apparatus of claim 49 wherein said positive terminal contacts define a plane and said negative terminal contacts define a spaced and parallel plane and said two planes are spaced apart to receive said tray there between.
52. The apparatus of claim 49 wherein said tray holds N batteries and supports said batteries aligned so that said batteries are aligned for simultaneous movement into operative connection to said contacts.
53. The apparatus of claim 52 wherein said batteries each are held with parallel axes and said axes are coincident with said contacts.
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54. The apparatus of claim 52 including dedicated and isolated, structurally rigid current flow members supported by said tray to complete isolated current flow paths through said tray for each of said batteries.
55. The apparatus of claim 52 including a separate load resistor for each battery.
56. A battery test system comprising: (a) a battery test tray;
(b) an alignment device positioning said tray relative to a set of battery contacts to enable testing of a plurality of batteries in said tray;
(c) a motive mechanism moving said tray relative to said contact initiate operative contact between said plural batteries and said set of battery contacts for initiate testing; and
(d) wherein said motive means later moves said tray to end said operative contact.
57. The apparatus of claim 56 wherein said contacts are above and also below said plural batteries, and said motive means moves said contacts toward and later away from said batteries.
58. The apparatus claim 57 wherein said contacts are spring biased to extend and are retracted on battery engagement.
59. A battery test apparatus comprising:
(a) a first test contact;
(b) a second test contact;
(c) an insulative support member supporting said test contacts on a base on said support member;
(d) first and second separate electrically conductive pathways supported by said support member wherein said first and second test contacts
52 are mechanically independent in operation and form separate electrical connection to a battery; and
(e) means for moving said battery against said first and second contacts to initiate battery testing.
60. The apparatus of claim 59 including a concentric base for said contacts positioning said first and second contacts concentrically for electrically and mechanically independent movement.
61. The apparatus of claim 60 including a compressible spring extending said first contact, a second compressible spring extending said second contact, and an insulative sleeve between said first and second contacts.
62. The apparatus of claims 59 to 61 wherein said first and second contacts serially connect through separate first and second solid tabs extending through a printed circuit board to the lower side to connect separately on the lower side of said board.
63. The apparatus of any of claims 59 to 62 including a rigid structural member electrically connected to one of said contacts to complete an electrical short circuit through a battery.
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