CARRYING-IN-AND-OUT DEVICE

• Main Authors: MIYAMOTO NAOTOSHI, SUGITA KAZUMI, KATSUTA YASUHO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 08.02.2018
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; ELECTRICITY; PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSIONOF CHEMICAL INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce workload during conveying a plurality of cells into between intermediate plates one by one by a manual operation.SOLUTION: A carrying-in-and-out device conveys a cell 20 into between adjacent intermediate plates 30 from a plurality of intermediate plates 30 used for inspecting a power generation of the plurality of cells 20 constructing a fuel battery. The carrying-in-and-out device comprises: a holding mechanism 130 that performs open and close operations so as to hold and release each cell 20 from both sides; and a lifting mechanism that allow the holding mechanism 130 to be risen and fallen. The holding mechanism 130 comprises: a finger 131 having an insertion member 131A capable of being inserted into an insertion hole 21 of each cell 20; and a finger 132 having a bearing part 132A receiving and fitting to the insertion member 131A. The fingers 131 and 132 are openably and closably constructed so as to insert the insertion member 131A into the bearing part 132A through the insertion hole 21 of each cell 20.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 10 【課題】 複数のセルを一つずつ手作業で中間板の間に搬出入する際の作業負担を軽減する。【解決手段】 搬出入装置は、燃料電池を構成する複数のセル２０の発電を検査するために用いられる複数の中間板３０のうち隣接する中間板３０の間にセル２０を搬出入する。この搬出入装置は、セル２０をその両面から把持及び解放するように開閉動作をする把持機構１３０と、把持機構１３０を昇降移動させる昇降機構とを備える。把持機構１３０は、セル２０の貫通孔２１に挿通可能な挿通部材１３１Ａを有するフィンガ１３１と、挿通部材１３１Ａを受け入れて嵌合する受け部分１３２Ａを有するフィンガ１３２とを備える。フィンガ１３１，１３２は、挿通部材１３１Ａを、セル２０の貫通孔２１を通して受け部分１３２Ａに挿抜するように開閉可能に構成されている。【選択図】 図１０