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

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6113342
SERIAL NO

09133073

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A battery and battery lifting system for a mining or construction vehicle, the vehicle having a frame, the system having a battery, the battery having at least one slot, the at least one slot having vertical sidewalls which extend toward convergence, and at least one wedge-shaped arm for lifting the battery, the at least one wedge-shaped lifting arm having a bellcrank and a leveling arm for pivotally coupling to the frame, whereby the at least one wedge-shaped lifting arm is guided and aligned with the battery as the at least one wedge-shaped lifting arm moves inwardly in the direction of convergence along the vertical sidewalls. The at least one wedge-shaped lifting arm having a hydraulic cylinder. The hydraulic cylinder having a shaft with a locking plate located at the end of the shaft. The locking plate is used to lock the battery to the at least one wedge-shaped lifting arm.

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CATERPILLAR GLOBAL MINING AMERICA LLC2045 WEST PIKE STREET HOUSTON PA 15324

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Boyd, Fred D Pounding mill, VA 3 21
Scott, Melvin E Christiansburg, VA 2 22
Smith, Timothy W Abingdon, VA 9 287

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