Automated burnishing apparatus and method for burnishing the terminal posts of lead-acid batteries

摘要

A novel burnishing apparatus and method for burnishing the terminal posts of lead-acid batteries is disclosed. The burnishing brushes are adjustably mounted to service batteries with various terminal posts spacings. After indexing and alignment, each battery to be processed is located and clamped by a battery processing head, after which the burnishing carriage which is slidably mounted thereon is moved relatively towards and away from the battery terminals to bring the burnishing brushes into contact with the battery terminals to effect the burnishing operation. The direction of rotation of the burnishing brushes is reversed when the burnishing brush carriage begins to withdraw from the battery terminals.