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Self-aligning battery changing system for electric battery-powered vehicles

  • US 6,113,342 A
  • Filed: 08/12/1998
  • Issued: 09/05/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/12/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A battery and battery lifting system for a mining or construction vehicle, the vehicle having a frame, the system comprising:

  • a battery;

    an arm for lifting the battery, the lifting arm having means for pivotally coupling to the frame; and

    a means for aligning the battery with the lifting arm, the aligning means having a wedge-shaped profile, the aligning means includes vertical sidewalls in the battery, the vertical sidewalls extend toward convergence, each of the first and second lifting arms includes opposing outer and inner sidewalls, the opposing outer and inner sidewalls extend toward convergence in a direction away from the vehicle, whereby the battery is guided and aligned with the lifting arm as the lifting arm moves inwardly in the direction of convergence along the vertical sidewalls.

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