Automatic system for changing the electricity supply source on a mobile operating arm unit
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1. In combination:
- a station including an auxiliary power supply network;
at least one charged power supply source stored at said station;
a mobile unit, an in-use power supply source carried on said unit, and an operating arm mounted to said unit switchably electrically connected to said in-use source, said arm being adapted to manipulate each of said in-use and charged sources;
reversibly engageable means connecting said auxiliary network to said unit for powering said arm; and
means for instructing said arm to engage said in-use source and move it from said unit to said station, and to subsequently engage said charged source and move it from said station to said unit in replacement of said in-use source, when said arm is powered by said auxiliary network.
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Abstract
An automatic system for changing the electricity supply source on a mobile unit with an operating arm the system comprising a station for storing the electricity supply sources, means for prearranged positioning of the mobile unit in relation to the station, and means for activating the arm for picking up the rundown electricity supply source and replacing it with a new electricity supply source withdrawn from the storage station.
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1. In combination:
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a station including an auxiliary power supply network; at least one charged power supply source stored at said station; a mobile unit, an in-use power supply source carried on said unit, and an operating arm mounted to said unit switchably electrically connected to said in-use source, said arm being adapted to manipulate each of said in-use and charged sources; reversibly engageable means connecting said auxiliary network to said unit for powering said arm; and means for instructing said arm to engage said in-use source and move it from said unit to said station, and to subsequently engage said charged source and move it from said station to said unit in replacement of said in-use source, when said arm is powered by said auxiliary network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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