Battery charging apparatus and battery returning apparatus

摘要

ÄObjectÜ To reduce the size and cost of a battery exchanger for use in a rental system. ÄSolving MeansÜ A battery exchanger(8)has battery boxes (306) for storing batteries (55)to be rented and returned batteries (55)in a plurality of rows and columns. The battery exchanger (8) also has a charging section (304) disposed below the battery boxes 306 and housing a plurality of chargers (340). A single battery slot (315)for reading IDs of returned batteries(55)is disposed laterally of the battery boxes (306) separately from the battery boxes (306) and the charging section (304).