Battery charging station
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1. A vehicular battery charging station comprising:
- an enclosed tower structure having doors at ground level;
two pairs of rotors located inside said structure one at a top end and the other at a bottom end of said structure, said rotors having horizontal shafts thereof journaled to said structure;
driving means for rotating at least one of said shafts;
a pair of conveyor means installed over said top and bottom rotors and circling around said rotors;
a plurality of rods disposed transversely over and outward of said pair of conveyor means and rotatably held by bearings attached to said conveyor means;
a carriage suspended from each of said rods, each carriage having the capacity of receiving batteries thereon;
means for ensuring said carriages stand still at a position for receiving or delivering said batteries through said doors of said structure;
a power source of electricity for charging said batteries;
distributing means of electricity from said source to said carriages;
means provided on each of said carriages for electrically connecting said distributing means with terminal posts on said batteries; and
means provided on top of said tower structure for collecting and processing gases and heat.
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Abstract
A large number of vehicular batteries are charged while riding on gondolas, which go up or down and around in a space-saving tall tower. Charging electricity is distributed along the path of gondola carriages. One or more recharged batteries are removed from the gondolas which become ready to accept spent batteries. The gondola can be enlarged to accommodate even a battery-loaded vehicle.
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1. A vehicular battery charging station comprising:
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an enclosed tower structure having doors at ground level; two pairs of rotors located inside said structure one at a top end and the other at a bottom end of said structure, said rotors having horizontal shafts thereof journaled to said structure; driving means for rotating at least one of said shafts; a pair of conveyor means installed over said top and bottom rotors and circling around said rotors; a plurality of rods disposed transversely over and outward of said pair of conveyor means and rotatably held by bearings attached to said conveyor means; a carriage suspended from each of said rods, each carriage having the capacity of receiving batteries thereon; means for ensuring said carriages stand still at a position for receiving or delivering said batteries through said doors of said structure; a power source of electricity for charging said batteries; distributing means of electricity from said source to said carriages; means provided on each of said carriages for electrically connecting said distributing means with terminal posts on said batteries; and means provided on top of said tower structure for collecting and processing gases and heat. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A vehicular battery charging station for charging batteries, comprising:
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an enclosed tower structure having doors at ground level; a top rotor and a bottom rotor located inside said structure and respectively positioned adjacent opposite ends of said structure, said rotors having horizontal shafts thereof journaled to said structure, wherein said bottom rotor is located beneath ground level; driving means for rotating at least one of said shafts; a pair of conveyor means installed over said top and bottom rotors and circling around said rotors; a plurality of rods disposed transversely over and outward of said pair of conveyor means and rotatably held by bearings attached to said conveyor means; carriages suspended from and affixed to said rods, each of said carriages having a configuration for receiving batteries thereon; means for ensuring said carriages can be positioned at a position opportune to receive or deliver said batteries through said doors of said structure; a power source of electricity for charging said batteries; means for distributing electricity from said source to said carriages; means provided on each of said carriages for electrically connecting with terminal posts of said batteries; and means for collecting and processing any gases and heat produced during an electrical charging of said batteries in said enclosed tower structure. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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