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Sealed lead-acid cell tray assembly and motive powered vehicle using such cell tray assembly

US5709280A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 13, 1995
Grant dateJan 20, 1998
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Expiry dateOct 13, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E60/10
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A sealed lead-acid tray assembly for a motive-powered vehicle such as, for example, a Class 1-3 truck, comprises a bottom tray with a base, side and back walls defining a lower and an upper cell-receiving space and a first set of short sealed lead-acid cells, typically having a height of no more than about 14 inches, vertically positioned in the lower cell-receiving space, a top tray support structure positioned in the bottom tray, and a top tray located on the top tray support and having a second set of short sealed lead-acid cells in the top tray which is located in the upper cell-receiving space of the bottom tray, the respective cells being suitably electrically connected together.

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