Automatic battery exchange system for mobile vehicles
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1. A battery exchange system for a battery-powered mobile vehicle which includes at least one battery, the battery exchange system comprising:
- an exchanger automatic guided vehicle (“
EAGV”
) which is controlled by a central computer and which comprises a linking member that is temporarily connectable to the battery and a motive member that moves the battery at least horizontally relative to the mobile vehicle;
wherein during a battery exchange operation, the EAGV automatically engages the battery and removes the battery from the mobile vehicle.
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Abstract
A battery exchange system for a battery-powered mobile vehicle comprises an exchanger automatic guided vehicle (“EAGV”) which is controlled by a central computer and which comprises a linking member that is temporarily connectable to the battery and a motive member that moves the battery at least horizontally relative to the mobile vehicle. During a battery exchange operation, the EAGV automatically engages the battery and removes the battery from the mobile vehicle. The EAGV may then automatically engage a charged battery and insert the charged battery into the mobile vehicle.
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1. A battery exchange system for a battery-powered mobile vehicle which includes at least one battery, the battery exchange system comprising:
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an exchanger automatic guided vehicle (“
EAGV”
) which is controlled by a central computer and which comprises a linking member that is temporarily connectable to the battery and a motive member that moves the battery at least horizontally relative to the mobile vehicle;wherein during a battery exchange operation, the EAGV automatically engages the battery and removes the battery from the mobile vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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