20250172380. Parallel P (Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC)

PARALLEL PLATE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS FOR BATTERY THICKNESS MEASUREMENT

Abstract: a parallel plate measurement apparatus for measuring battery thickness includes a stationary bottom plate and a dynamic top plate fixed in a parallel orientation relative to the stationary bottom plate. the dynamic top plate is adapted to slide linearly along a first rail bearing in a direction perpendicular to the stationary bottom plate, and the system further includes a counterweight adapted to slide linearly along a second rail bearing in the direction perpendicular to the stationary bottom plate. additionally, the parallel plate measurement apparatus further includes a pivot arm with a first end flexibly coupled to the dynamic top plate and a second end flexibly coupled to a counterweight. the pivot arm is adapted to rotate about a pivot bearing to apply directionally-opposing forces to the counterweight and dynamic top plate that, in turn, impart movement on the counterweight and the dynamic top plate that is constrained by the first rail bearing and the second rail bearing. the system still further includes a linear encoder adapted to measure a separation between the stationary bottom plate and the dynamic top plate.

Inventor(s): Benjamin Edward NEWTON, Gregory Scott YODER, Jeffrey D. BRUCE, Douglas A. MARTIN

CPC Classification: G01B11/06 (MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS)

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