Method for reprocessing accumulator or battery packs

• US 20050251471A1
• Filed: 05/31/2005
• Published: 11/10/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Akkufit Akkumulatoren Aufarbeitungs Franchise GmbH
• Original Assignee: Akkufit Akkumulatoren Aufarbeitungs Franchise GmbH
• Inventors: Saier, Frank
• Application Number:
  US11/141,797
• Publication Number:
  US 20050251471A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/37
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange

Abstract

Method for reprocessing of rechargeable accumulator or battery packs including testing, replacing, tuning, providing individual special types and charging accumulators in a store or in the framework of an independent service by using a special service station. The method includes the provision of service station business partners, the provision of the central office for controlling the overall business procedures, and the provision of a computer-implemented, machine-readable product database. The central office controls the production of the service stations and the supply of the accumulators, batteries, or cells. In addition, the central office also controls the financing of the service stations for the service station business partners. The method includes a complete system for reprocessing accumulator or battery packs.

Claims

1. A method for reprocessing chargeable accumulators or battery packs, said method comprising

providing a plurality of service station business partners, said partners being capable of offering the services of reprocessing chargeable accumulators and battery packs selected from the group consisting of checking, replacing, tuning, and providing individual charging accumulators in a store or in the framework of an independent service by using a special service-station;

providing a central service office for supplying said service station business partner with the necessary equipment, wherein said central service office controls the service process of said service station business partners;

providing a computer-implemented, machine-readable product database comprising a data selected from the group consisting of battery power devices, producer, technical data, kinds of accumulators or battery packs or single cells, technical data, and prices, wherein said computer-implemented, machine-readable product data base is supplied with the respective data by the central service office and said data at least in part being received from the service station business partners; and

providing access of said service station business partners to said computer-implemented, machine-readable product database;

providing at least one producer of welding stations;

providing at least one supplier for accumulators or batteries;

wherein said central service office arranges the delivery of a welding station either directly by the producer of the welding station or by the central station, and

wherein said central service office arranges on demand of the service station business partners the delivery of the required parts which are necessary for the service station business partners to perform said services.

2. The method according claim 1 further comprising

providing a financial office for financing the service station, being purchased by the service station business partner at the central service office;

said financial office receiving the necessary data concerning the service station business partner from the central service office.

3. The method according claim 2 further comprising

controlling the processing of service stations that are given back to said financial office by service station business partners.

4. The method according claim 3 further comprising

causing of retraction of said service station and producing a new facility from said service station given back by said manufacturer.