IP Library Granted Patent US 12,441,548
Granted Patent B2
US 12,441,548 · App. 18/581,917 · Granted Oct 14, 2025

Stacking column for storing electric vehicle batteries

Inventor: Eckhard Laible (Leinfelden-Schlechtenmühle, DE)
Assignee: MTS Maschinenbau GmbH
B65G1/14H01M50/204H01M2220/20
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Patent No.
US 12,441,548
App. No.
18/581,917
Granted
Oct 14, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a stacking column for storing electric vehicle batteries one above the other or next to one another on or on pawls ( 7.1 - 7.3 ), wherein the pawls ( 7.1 - 7.3 ) are accommodated in a U-body and the U-body has two side walls ( 1.1, 1.2 ), a rear wall ( 2 ) and an opening edge, wherein the pawls ( 7.1 - 7.3 ) rotate about axes ( 8.1 - 8.3 ) from a resting position into a working position between the two side walls ( 1.1, 1.2 ) and have a support part ( 9 ) on one side of the axis ( 8.1 - 8.3 ) and a rear part ( 10 ) on the other side of the axis ( 8.1 - 8.3 ), wherein the pawl ( 7.1 - 7.3 ) is supported in the working position with the rear part ( 10 ) against a polygonal bolt stop ( 13 ), wherein the polygonal bolt stop ( 13 ) is arranged between the two side walls ( 1.1, 1.2 ) with on the rear wall ( 2 ) and the supporting part ( 9 ) rests on a polygonal bolt support ( 12 ), wherein the polygonal bolt support ( 12 ) rests between the two side walls ( 1.1, 1.2 ) at the opening edge ( ), suitable for supporting the support part ( 9 ) of the pawls ( 7.1 - 7.3 ) in the working position in a bottom side by the polygonal bolt support ( 12 ), the polygonal bolt stop ( 13 ) simultaneously bearing in a supporting manner in an upper side of the rear part ( 10 ) of the pawls ( 7.1 - 7.3 ).

Claims (10)

1. A stacking column for storing electric vehicle batteries one above the other or next to one another on or on pawls ( 7 . 1 - 7 . 3 ), the pawls ( 7 . 1 - 7 . 3 ) are in a U-body and the U-body has two side walls ( 1 . 1 , 1 . 2 ), a rear wall ( 2 ) and an opening edge; wherein each pawl ( 7 . 1 - 7 . 3 ) is configured to rotate about a respective axis of a plurality of axes ( 8 . 1 - 8 . 3 ) from a resting position into a working position between the two side walls ( 1 . 1 , 1 . 2 ), and each pawl has a supporting part ( 9 ) on one side of the respective axis ( 8 . 1 - 8 . 3 ) and a rear part ( 10 ) on another side of the axis ( 8 . 1 - 8 . 3 ),

wherein, when each pawl ( 7 . 1 - 7 . 3 ) is in the working position, each pawl is supported with the rear part ( 10 ) against a respective stop, the respective stop is arranged between the two side walls ( 1 . 1 , 1 . 2 ) and the supporting part ( 9 ) is configured to rest on a respective polygonal support of a plurality of polygonal supports, each polygonal support is arranged between the two side walls ( 1 . 1 , 1 . 2 ) at the opening edge, wherein the supports are configured to support the supporting part ( 9 ) of the pawls ( 7 . 1 - 7 . 3 ) in the working position on a bottom side of each pawl, the stop simultaneously bearing in a supporting manner an upper side of the rear part ( 10 ) of the pawls ( 7 . 1 - 7 . 3 ) to make the respective axis ( 8 . 1 - 8 . 3 ) of each pawl ( 7 . 1 - 7 . 3 ) substantially weight-free.

2. The stacking column according to claim 1 , wherein each stop is a polygonal pin stop ( 13 ) or a round pin stop and each polygonal support is a polygonal pin support ( 12 ) or a round pin support.

3. The stacking column according to claim 1 , wherein each polygonal pin support ( 12 ) and/or each polygonal pin stop ( 13 ) have a single contact surface for supporting each pawl ( 7 . 1 - 7 . 3 ) in the working position.

4. The stacking column according to claim 3 , wherein each contact surface is smooth or ribbed.

5. The stacking column according to claim 2 , wherein each polygonal pin stop ( 13 ) and/or each polygonal pin support ( 12 ) has a square profile or triangular profile.

6. The stacking column according to claim 2 , wherein the polygonal pin stops ( 13 ) and the polygonal pin supports ( 12 ) are arranged in planes (E 1 , E 2 ) relative to one another, wherein a distance (a) between two respective planes corresponds to a thickness (d) of each pawl ( 7 . 1 - 7 . 3 ).

7. The stacking column according to claim 1 , wherein a buffer ( 11 ) is on the front of each supporting part ( 9 ).

8. The stacking column according to claim 1 , wherein the pawls ( 7 . 1 - 7 . 3 ) are connected to one another via a linkage ( 17 ) which, when a first respective pawl is pivoted into the working position, brings a second respective pawl following the first respective pawl out of the resting position into a ready position.

9. The stacking column according to claim 1 , wherein the rear part ( 10 ) of each pawl ( 7 . 1 - 7 . 3 ) is connected to one of the side walls ( 1 . 1 , 1 . 2 ) via a force accumulator ( 14 ), which is configured to counteract a rotation of each pawl about its axis ( 8 . 1 - 8 . 3 ).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 20, 2024
From: LAIBLE, ECKHARD
To: MTS MASCHINENBAU GMBH
Reel/Frame 066501/0150 →
Priority Claims (2)
DE 10 2023 104 336.6 · Feb 22, 2023 · national
DE 10 2024 104 302.4 · Feb 15, 2024 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240278994A1 · Aug 22, 2024
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