| 摘要 |
<p>Handling apparatus and methods and in particular, but not exclusively, the handling of groups of battery plates. Thus handling apparatus (10) includes a main upright (11) supporting a transport mechanism (12) from which depends a plurality of spaced gripping devices (13). These devices are used to remove groups of battery plates from a jig box (14) to hold the plates in their alignment whilst moving them to a position (17) where they can be loaded in to the cells (18) of a battery box (19). A guide (21) is provided for providing the plates in to the cells (18). The loading procedure is carried out in two stages, a first set of cells being loaded in the first operation and a second set in the second operation.</p> |
