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Auxiliary battery and auxiliary battery rental device

US11423472B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 23, 2018
Grant dateAug 23, 2022
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Expiry dateSep 1, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01M2220/30
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to an auxiliary battery and an auxiliary battery rental device, and the auxiliary battery rental device according to the present invention comprises: a battery port allowing an auxiliary battery to be discharged therefrom or returned thereto; a battery queue in which auxiliary batteries are vertically stacked and loaded; a carrier for discharging an auxiliary battery loaded in the battery queue to the battery port, or loading an auxiliary battery returned to the battery port in the battery queue; a lift for lifting at least some of the auxiliary batteries loaded in the battery queue; a charging unit for charging at least some of the auxiliary batteries loaded in the battery queue; and a control unit for controlling an operation of the rental device such that lending and returning operations of the auxiliary batteries are automatically performed. According to the present invention, lending, returning, charging, and lending of auxiliary batteries can be circularly and automatically performed.

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