Nickel electrodeposition starting sheet rapid processing device and method

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of sulfate system nickel electrodeposition, in particular to a nickel electrodeposition starting sheet rapid machining device and method.The machining device comprises a feeding mechanism used for conveying nickel foil and copper foil; the machining device further comprises a laser cutting mechanism, an additive printing mechanism and a welding mechanism. In the working state, the feeding mechanism conveys nickel foil to the laser cutting mechanism, the laser cutting mechanism cuts the nickel foil to form square nickel sheets, and the square nickel sheets are conveyed to the additive printing mechanism through the mechanical arm. The feeding mechanism conveys a copper foil to the welding mechanism, the copper foil is welded to a tab of a square nickel sheet, and then a frame used for supporting a nickel electrodeposition starting sheet is formed through the additive printing mechanism. According to the invention, the function of efficiently processing the nickel electrodeposition starting sheet is realized, and the problems of time consumption, labor consumption and incapability of automation caused by complex procedures such as electrodeposition, stripping, cutting, embossing correction, lifting lug shearing, lifting belt riveting and cleaning on a starting sheet in the existing starting sheet manufacturing process are solved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of sulfate system nickel electrowinning, and in particular to a device and method for quickly processing a nickel electrowinning starting electrode sheet. Background Art

[0002] In the process of nickel electrowinning in the sulfate system, the cathode starting sheet of the electrowinning tank must be made first. The traditional method is to first produce a nickel plate of a certain thickness (generally 0.6-1.2 mm) on the cathode seed plate (such as a titanium seed plate) and then undergo peeling, cutting, embossing correction, ear shearing, strap riveting, cleaning and other processes to finally make the cathode starting sheet of the electrowinning tank. To make the starting sheet, the seed plate must first be made. The seed plate is usually made of titanium and has the same appearance as the starting sheet. In order to avoid the nickel sheets deposited on both sides of the seed plate growing together, the seed plate must be installed with a clamping strip (plastic), which can also prevent the seed plate from scratching the diaphragm bag when entering the tank. The entire process from seed plate production to starting sheet production is time-consuming, cumbersome, and has a low yield rate. Most of it is manual operation, with high labor intensity and large equipment investment, which greatly affects the efficiency of nickel electrowinning. Summary of the invention

[0003] In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a nickel electrodeposition starting sheet rapid processing device and method, which solves the problems of the whole process of traditional starting sheet production being time-consuming, cumbersome, low yield, mostly manual operation, high labor intensity, large equipment investment and the inability to achieve automation through a feeding mechanism, a laser cutting mechanism, an additive printing mechanism and a welding mechanism.

[0004] In order to solve the problems of the prior art, the present invention provides a nickel electrowinning starting plate rapid processing device, comprising a feeding mechanism for conveying nickel foil and copper foil;

[0005] The welding mechanism includes an ultrasonic welding gun and a pressing belt assembly;

[0006] The processing device also includes a laser cutting mechanism, a welding mechanism and a workbench; in the working state, the feeding mechanism transports the nickel foil to the laser cutting mechanism, the laser cutting mechanism cuts the nickel foil into a square nickel sheet, and the square nickel sheet is moved to the pre-printed plastic bottom frame and above the copper foil head by a robot; the welding mechanism welds the copper foil head to the pole ear of the square nickel sheet, the laser cutting mechanism cuts the copper foil strip, and the other end of the copper foil is rolled and pressed on the pole ear by the belt pressing assembly on the workbench, and then the other end of the copper foil is welded to the pole ear by the welding mechanism, and then the plastic face frame is printed by the additive printing mechanism.

[0007] Preferably, an additive printing mechanism is provided on the workbench, and the additive printing mechanism includes a machine head and a vacuum temporary storage tank; the machine head is arranged on the workbench; an electric heater for heating the raw material is provided in the machine head; and the vacuum temporary storage tank is connected to the machine head through a pipeline.

[0008] Preferably, the additive printing mechanism includes a material storage tank and a vacuum feeder; the vacuum feeder is arranged on the vacuum temporary storage tank, and the material storage tank is connected to the vacuum temporary storage tank through the vacuum feeder.

[0009] Preferably, a pushing screw for pushing materials is provided in the machine head; and a driving motor for driving the pushing screw to rotate is provided on the machine head.

[0010] Preferably, the feeding mechanism includes a rubber roller machine and a pressure roller; at least two rubber roller machines are provided, and the two rubber roller machines are used to convey nickel foil and copper foil respectively; two pressure rollers are provided, and the two pressure rollers are respectively arranged on the two rubber roller machines, and the two pressure rollers are used to press the nickel foil coil and the copper foil coil respectively.

[0011] Preferably, the laser cutting mechanism includes a processing table and a positioning assembly; the processing table is provided with a cutting head for cutting nickel foil or copper foil; the positioning assembly includes a mounting seat and a photoelectric sensor, the mounting seat is arranged on the processing table, and the photoelectric sensor is arranged on the mounting seat.

[0012] Preferably, the welding mechanism includes an ultrasonic welding gun and a belt pressing assembly; the ultrasonic welding gun is arranged on a workbench; the belt pressing assembly includes a pressing rod for rolling processing, and a pressing groove cooperating with the pressing rod is provided on the workbench.

[0013] A method for quickly processing a nickel electrowinning starting plate comprises the following steps:

[0014] S1, conveying the nickel foil to the laser cutting mechanism through the feeding mechanism, and the laser cutting mechanism cuts the nickel foil into square nickel sheets;

[0015] S2, the additive printing mechanism processes a square plastic bottom frame;

[0016] S3, conveying the copper foil to the welding mechanism through the feeding mechanism;

[0017] S4, transferring the cut nickel foil to the top of the plastic bottom frame and the copper foil tape;

[0018] S5, welding one end of the copper foil strip to the tab through a welding mechanism;

[0019] S6, cutting the copper foil strip by means of a laser cutting mechanism (4), and welding the other end of the cut copper foil strip to the nickel foil tab by means of a tape pressing assembly (52) and a welding mechanism (5) to form a conductive sling;

[0020] S7. Additive printing is performed around the nickel foil to form a complete frame. After the conductive rod is assembled by a robot, the nickel electrodeposition starting electrode is transferred to the electrodeposition tank hanger.

[0021] Preferably, the plastic frame in step S2 is made of thermoplastic material, selected from one of nylon, polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, polypropylene, polystyrene, and ABS, with a melting temperature of 120-240° C. and a heat deformation temperature of >100° C.

[0022] Preferably, the conductive sling in step S5 has a thickness of 0.1 to 0.5 mm and a width of 90 to 300 mm, and is fixed by ultrasonic welding; the edge of the square nickel sheet in step S1 is provided with 3 to 6 positioning holes, with a hole diameter of 3 to 8 mm and a hole margin of 2 to 7 mm.

[0023] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0024] 1. The present invention realizes the function of efficiently processing the nickel electrolytic starting plate through the feeding mechanism, laser cutting mechanism, welding mechanism and workbench, and forms a frame for supporting the nickel electrolytic starting plate through the plastic frame to stably support the starting plate. The nickel foil is fixed and the manufactured starting plate is easy to enter the groove without scratching the diaphragm bag. Since the commercial nickel foil coil is used as the raw material, the traditional process of seed plate production, starting plate electrolytic production, nickel sheet peeling, sling cutting, pole ear cleaning, starting plate pressing and other processes are omitted, saving time; the plastic frame is used for fixing, and the thickness of the starting plate can be reduced to 0.01mm, which is one sixty to one hundred and twentieth of the traditional starting plate, that is, one piece of nickel foil with the weight of the traditional starting plate can be made into sixty to one hundred and twenty starting plates. Since the nickel foil and copper foil are relatively thin, ultrasonic automatic welding can be used, which is more efficient than traditional manual and laser welding, with a large welding surface and reduced conductive resistance.

[0025] 2. The present invention realizes the function of printing and generating the bottom frame and the face frame through the 3D printer head and the vacuum temporary storage tank. The bottom frame and the face frame are printed directly on the production line with molten plastic, without the need for prefabricated frames, eliminating the steps of transporting prefabricated parts, welding and bonding, improving processing efficiency, and reducing the demand for spare parts inventory. Plastic powder or plastic granules are stored in a vacuum temporary storage tank, and then the raw materials are heated by the electric heater in the head to ensure the stable operation of the frame printing work. When performing 3D printing of the bottom frame and the frame, the raw materials are provided through the vacuum temporary storage tank, and the raw materials are heated after entering the head. The raw materials are preheated in the preheating section and further heated in the melting section, and then the frame and the bottom frame are printed.

[0026] 3. The present invention realizes the automatic feeding function through the material storage tank and the vacuum temporary storage tank. The vacuum feeder is inserted into the material storage tank through a hose. During the printing process, the plastic powder or granular material is transported and temporarily stored in the material storage tank by the vacuum feeder to perform the feeding work, and the electric heater in the machine head performs the segmented heating work. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0027] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a nickel electrowinning starting plate rapid processing device of the present invention.

[0028] Figure 2 It is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the cooperation of a nickel foil coil, a feeding mechanism, a laser cutting mechanism and an additive printing mechanism in a nickel electrowinning starting plate rapid processing device of the present invention.

[0029] Figure 3 The present invention is a schematic diagram of assembling a starting electrode sheet and a conductive rod in a nickel electrodeposition starting electrode sheet rapid processing device.

[0030] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of transporting finished starter sheets in a nickel electrowinning starter sheet rapid processing device of the present invention.

[0031] Figure 5 It is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of an additive printing mechanism in a nickel electrowinning starting plate rapid processing device of the present invention.

[0032] Figure 6 The present invention Figure 5 A local enlarged schematic diagram of point A in the middle.

[0033] Figure 7 The present invention Figure 5 A local enlarged schematic diagram of point B in the middle.

[0034] Figure 8 The invention discloses a stereoscopic schematic diagram of the cooperation between a machine head and a vacuum temporary storage tank in a nickel electrodeposition starting sheet rapid processing device.

[0035] Fig. 9 It is a schematic diagram of the coordination of the mechanism, vacuum temporary storage tank and material storage tank in a nickel electrowinning starting plate rapid processing device of the present invention.

[0036] Fig.10 The present invention is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a feeding mechanism in a nickel electrowinning starting plate rapid processing device.

[0037] Fig.11 It is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a laser cutting mechanism in a nickel electrowinning starting plate rapid processing device of the present invention.

[0038] Fig.12 It is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a nickel electrowinning starting plate of the present invention.

[0039] The numbers in the figure are: 1, nickel foil coil; 2, copper foil coil; 3, feeding mechanism; 31, rubber roller machine; 311, first rotary driver; 32, pressure roller; 4, laser cutting mechanism; 41, processing table; 411, cutting head; 42, positioning assembly; 421, mounting seat; 422, photoelectric sensor; 5, welding mechanism; 51, ultrasonic welding gun; 52, belt pressing assembly; 521, first pressing rod; 522, pressing groove; 523, second pressing rod; 53, first driving assembly; 531, mounting frame; 5311, Rack; 532, movable frame; 5321, first rotating shaft; 5322, rotating gear; 533, second rotating driver; 54, second driving assembly; 541, base; 542, mounting plate; 5421, eccentric shaft; 543, first connecting rod; 544, hinged seat; 545, second connecting rod; 6, workbench; 7, additive printing mechanism; 71, machine head; 72, vacuum temporary storage tank; 73, vacuum feeder; 74, driving motor; 8, nickel foil; 81, pole ear; 82, conductive sling; 83, conductive rod. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0040] In order to further understand the features, technical means, specific objectives and functions of the present invention, the present invention is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific implementation methods.

[0041] Reference Figure 1-Figure 4 : A nickel electrodeposition starting sheet rapid processing device, comprising a feeding mechanism 3 for conveying nickel foil and copper foil;

[0042] The processing device also includes a laser cutting mechanism 4, a welding mechanism 5 and a workbench 6; the welding mechanism 5 includes an ultrasonic welding gun 51 and a belt pressing assembly 52. ​​In the working state, the feeding mechanism 3 conveys the nickel foil to the laser cutting mechanism 4, the laser cutting mechanism 4 cuts the nickel foil to form a square nickel sheet, the feeding mechanism 3 conveys the copper foil to the welding mechanism 5, and then the square nickel sheet is moved to the pre-printed plastic bottom frame and above the copper foil head by a manipulator, the welding mechanism 5 welds the copper foil head to the pole ear 81 of the square nickel sheet, the laser cutting mechanism 4 cuts the copper foil strip, and the other end of the copper foil is rolled and pressed on the pole ear 81 by the belt pressing assembly 52 of the workbench 6, and then the other end of the copper foil is welded to the pole ear 81 by the welding mechanism 5, and then the plastic face frame is printed by the additive printing mechanism 7.

[0043] As the first embodiment of the present invention, the present invention realizes the function of efficiently processing the nickel electrolytic starting plate through the feeding mechanism 3, the laser cutting mechanism 4, the welding mechanism 5 and the workbench 6, and forms a frame for supporting the nickel electrolytic starting plate through 3D printing to stably support the starting plate. It not only fixes the nickel foil, but also makes the produced starting plate easy to enter the groove, and will not scratch the diaphragm bag. The nickel foil used in this embodiment is a finished nickel foil coil 1 produced by calendering, with a purity of 99.95%, a thickness of 0.1mm and a width of 1000mm; the outer dimensions of the starting plate used in this embodiment are 880+40mm, and 880mm is the length of the nickel electrolytic plate in the next process; 40mm is the width of the two side frames, and the width is 900+40mm, 900mm is the width of the nickel electrolytic plate in the next process, and 40mm is the width of the two side frames. The outer dimensions of the square nickel foil 8 are (880+20) mm×(900+20) mm, with two pole ears 81 on one side of the 900 mm side, and the size of 81 is 300 mm×100 mm. Six circular holes with a diameter of 5 mm are punched by laser at the designated positions on each side of the cut square nickel foil, and the outer periphery of the holes is 3 mm away from the edge of the square nickel foil. The manipulator is a handling robot with positioning and suction cups. After the starting electrode of this embodiment is used for the production of electrolytic nickel plates, the nickel-free parts of the frame and the copper sling are separated from the finished nickel plates by laser cutting, and the copper sling is recycled as waste copper. The small amount of nickel foil and copper in the frame is heated with dilute sulfuric acid and hydrogen peroxide at 50-65°C to dissolve the metal, and returned to the nickel electrolyte production line for recycling. The waste plastics can be reused after washing, drying and granulation.

[0044] The traditional starting electrode is produced by using a seed plate as a cathode in the starting electrode electrolytic cell. Since nickel can be deposited on all sides of the seed plate during electrolytic deposition, it is necessary to install a plastic clamping strip on the seed plate to prevent the two sides from growing together. When the electrolytic nickel reaches 0.6-1.2 mm thick, it takes about 48-56 hours. The seed plate is hoisted out, the clamping strip is removed, and the nickel sheets on both sides of the seed plate are peeled off with a stripping machine. After peeling, it is cut, pressed, riveted and welded with a conductive sling 82, and rinsed. Among them, the peeling process is the most critical and affects the yield. In order to improve the production efficiency of the starting electrode, the present invention directly uses nickel foil commercial coils as raw materials, omitting the processes of seed plate production, starting electrode electrolytic deposition, and peeling. The reason for using commercial nickel foil is that nickel foil with a thickness of more than 0.01 mm, a certain width, and any length can be quickly mass-produced by physical calendering or roller electrolytic deposition, and its surface is regular and smooth. After cold rolling, it has high hardness and strength, which lays the foundation for the automated production of starting electrodes. However, nickel foil that is too thick cannot be used, otherwise the amount of nickel used will increase, which is not economically cost-effective. If thin nickel foil is used, its strength and rigidity are not enough, and it is not easy to make an ideal flat starting electrode sheet, and it is also not easy to put the starting electrode sheet into the groove. For this reason, the present invention adopts the process of adding a frame to the nickel foil, which not only fixes the nickel foil but also makes it easy to put the starting electrode sheet into the groove without scratching the diaphragm bag. This is just like making a frame for a soft painting. A bottom frame groove is provided on the workbench 6. The frame of this embodiment is welded by a bottom frame and a surface frame. Both the bottom frame and the surface frame are prefabricated injection molded parts, and the thermal deformation temperature of the material is >100°C.

[0045] In the working state, the nickel foil is conveyed by the feeding mechanism 3, and then the bottom frame is moved to the bottom frame groove on the workbench 6 by the manipulator for standby use, and then the copper foil is conveyed by the feeding mechanism 3. The nickel foil first arrives at the laser cutting mechanism 4 for cutting processing. The laser cutting mechanism 4 cuts the nickel foil to form a square nickel sheet, and then the square nickel sheet is conveyed to the bottom frame by the manipulator. The pole ear 81 of the nickel foil sheet 8 is just pressed on the copper foil strip head, and the two are welded by the welding mechanism 5. The copper foil strip is cut by the laser cutting mechanism 4, and the other end of the copper foil is rolled and pressed on the pole ear 81 by the workbench 6 belt pressing assembly 52, and then the other end of the copper foil is welded to the pole ear 81 by the welding mechanism 5. The face frame is moved to the bottom frame by the manipulator, and then the face frame and the bottom frame are welded. Then the conductive rod 83 is inserted into the starting pole piece by the manipulator, and the starting pole piece is hoisted to the electrolytic cell.

[0046] Reference Figure 1 , Figure 5 , Figure 8 and Fig. 9 : An additive printing mechanism 7 is provided on the workbench 6, and the additive printing mechanism 7 includes a machine head 71 and a vacuum temporary storage tank 72; the machine head 71 is arranged on the workbench 6; an electric heater for heating the raw material is provided in the machine head 71; the vacuum temporary storage tank 72 is connected to the machine head 71 through a pipeline.

[0047] As a second embodiment of the present invention, the present invention realizes the function of printing and generating a bottom frame and a face frame through a machine head 71 and a vacuum temporary storage tank 72, and directly prints the bottom frame and the face frame with molten plastic on the production line, without prefabricating the bottom frame and the face frame, eliminating the steps of transporting prefabricated parts, welding and bonding, improving processing efficiency, and reducing the demand for parts inventory. The plastic powder or plastic granules are stored in the vacuum temporary storage tank 72, and then the raw materials are heated by the electric heater in the machine head 71 to ensure the stable operation of the frame printing work. A preheating section and a melting section are formed in the machine head 71 by the electric heater, and the heating temperature of the preheating section is 20 to 50°C lower than the softening point temperature of the selected thermoplastic plastic, and the heating temperature of the melting section is 20 to 50°C higher than the softening point temperature of the selected thermoplastic plastic, preferably 30°C; the bottom frame and the face frame are preferably made of nylon, and the melting temperature range is 180 to 260°C.

[0048] In the working state, the nickel foil is transported by the feeding mechanism 3, and the nickel foil first reaches the laser cutting mechanism 4 for cutting processing, and the laser cutting mechanism 4 cuts the nickel foil to form a square nickel sheet. At this time, the square bottom frame is printed out by the additive printing mechanism 7 for standby, and the feeding mechanism 3 transports the copper foil to the welding mechanism 5 for standby. Then the square nickel sheet is transported to the square bottom frame and the copper foil strip head at the additive printing mechanism 7 by the manipulator, and the copper foil strip head is welded to the square nickel sheet pole ear 81. The copper foil strip is cut by the laser cutting mechanism 4, and the other end of the copper foil is rolled and pressed on the pole ear 81 by the workbench 6 belt pressing assembly 52, and then the other end of the copper foil is welded on the pole ear 81 by the welding mechanism 5 to form a conductive sling 82. Then the thermoplastic plastic is printed on the four sides of the nickel sheet by the additive printing mechanism 7 to form a square plastic frame, that is, a nickel electroplating starting plate is made. When performing 3D printing of the bottom frame and the border, raw materials are provided through the vacuum temporary storage tank 72, and the raw materials are heated after entering the head 71. The raw materials are preheated in the preheating section and further heated in the melting section, and then the border and the bottom frame are printed.

[0049] Reference Figure 1 , Figure 8 and Fig. 9 : The additive printing mechanism 7 includes a storage tank and a vacuum conveyor 73; the vacuum conveyor 73 is arranged on the vacuum temporary storage tank 72, and the storage tank is connected to the vacuum temporary storage tank 72 through the vacuum conveyor 73.

[0050] The present invention realizes the automatic feeding function through the material storage tank and the vacuum temporary storage tank 72. The vacuum feeder 73 is inserted into the material storage tank through a hose. During the printing process, the plastic powder or granular material is transported and temporarily stored in the material storage tank by the vacuum feeder 73 to perform feeding work, and the electric heater in the head 71 performs segmented heating work.

[0051] Reference Figure 1 , Figure 8 and Fig. 9 : A pushing screw for pushing materials is arranged in the machine head 71; a driving motor 74 for driving the pushing screw to rotate is arranged on the machine head 71.

[0052] The present invention realizes the function of pushing materials through the push screw and the drive motor 74. After the plastic powder or granular material is heated and melted by the electric heater in the head 71, the push screw is driven to rotate by the drive motor 74, and the push screw pushes the material to move toward the end of the head 71, and then the molten material is squeezed out to print the frame.

[0053] The outer dimensions of the starting electrode sheet are X+2n (X is the length of the nickel electroplating plate in the next process, X is 800-960mm; n is the width of the frame, n is 20-30mm), and the width is Y+2n (Y is the width of the nickel electroplating plate in the next process, Y is 800-960mm). The outer dimensions of the square nickel foil 8 are (X+n)mm×(Y+n)mm, and two pole ears 81 are left on one side of the Y side. The length c of the pole ear 81 is 100-300m and the width d is 50-100mm. 3-6 circular holes with a diameter of 3-8mm are punched by laser at the designated position on each side of the cut square nickel foil. These holes are for fixing and can also be square or other shapes. The outer periphery of the hole is 2-7mm away from the edge of the square nickel foil. The plastic frame is made of thermoplastic plastic nylon, polyethylene PE, polyvinyl chloride PVC, polypropylene PP, polystyrene PS or acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene ABS, preferably nylon. The melting temperature range of the selected plastic is 120-260°C, and the thermal deformation temperature should be greater than 100°C.

[0054] Reference Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Fig.10 The feeding mechanism 3 includes a rubber pair of rollers 31 and a pressure roller 32; at least two rubber pair of rollers 31 are provided, and the two rubber pair of rollers 31 are used to convey nickel foil and copper foil respectively; two pressure rollers 32 are provided, and the two pressure rollers 32 are respectively arranged on the two rubber pair of rollers 31, and the two pressure rollers 32 are respectively used to press the nickel foil coil 1 and the copper foil coil 2.

[0055] The present invention realizes the function of conveying nickel foil and copper foil through the rubber roller machine 31 and the pressure roller 32. The rubber roller machine 31 is provided with two conveying rollers and a first rotary driver 311 for driving the conveying rollers to rotate, and there is a gap between the two conveying rollers for nickel foil or copper foil to pass through. The pressure roller 32 is hinged to the frame of the rubber roller machine 31 through a first connecting rod and a second connecting rod, and an air spring is provided at the hinge point between the rubber roller machine 31 and the second connecting rod. The piston rod of the air spring is hinged to the first connecting rod, and the elastic force provided by the nitrogen spring makes the two pressure rollers 32 respectively abut against the nickel foil coil 1 and the copper foil coil 2.

[0056] Reference Figure 1 , Figure 5 , Fig. 9 and Fig.11 : The laser cutting mechanism 4 includes a processing table 41 and a positioning assembly 42; a cutting head 411 for cutting nickel foil or copper foil is provided on the processing table 41; the positioning assembly 42 includes a mounting seat 421 and a photoelectric sensor 422, the mounting seat 421 is arranged on the processing table 41, and the photoelectric sensor 422 is arranged on the mounting seat 421.

[0057] The present invention realizes the function of accurately cutting copper foil or nickel foil through the processing table 41 and the positioning assembly 42. When the rubber roller machine 31 conveys the nickel foil to the processing table 41, the photoelectric sensor 422 detects the position of the nickel foil and stops the conveying of the rubber roller machine 31, and then the nickel foil is cut by the cutting head 411. The position of the nickel foil is determined by the detection function provided by the photoelectric sensor 422, and the automatic cutting of the nickel foil is completed.

[0058] Reference Figure 1 , Figure 4-Figure 7 : The belt pressing assembly 52 includes a first pressing rod 521, a pressing groove 522, and a second pressing rod 523; the workbench 6 is provided with a first driving assembly 53 and a second driving assembly 54 for driving the first pressing rod 521 and the second pressing rod 523 to move respectively; the ultrasonic welding gun 51 is arranged on the workbench 6.

[0059] The present invention realizes the functions of welding and rolling of the conductive sling 82 through the belt pressing assembly 52, the first driving assembly 53 and the second driving assembly 54. The diameter of the first pressing rod 521 is the same as the diameter of the pressing groove 522. The first driving assembly 53 includes a mounting frame 531, a movable frame 532 and a rotary driver; the mounting frame 531 is arranged on the workbench 6, the mounting frame 531 is provided with a rack 5311, the movable frame 532 can be lifted and lowered on the mounting frame 531, the first pressing rod 521 is connected to the movable frame 532 through a frame body, the movable frame 532 is rotatably provided with a first rotating shaft 5321, the first rotating shaft 5321 is sleeved with a rotating gear 5322, and the rotating gear 5322 is meshed and connected with the rack 5311; the rotary driver is installed on the mounting frame 531, and the rotary driver is used to drive the first rotating shaft 5321 to rotate. The second driving assembly 54 includes a base 541, a mounting plate 542, a first connecting rod 543, an articulated seat 544, and a second connecting rod 545; the base 541 is arranged below the workbench 6, the mounting plate 542 is rotatably arranged on the base 541, the base 541 is equipped with a servo motor for driving the mounting plate 542 to rotate, the mounting plate 542 is provided with an eccentric shaft 5421, and the two ends of the first connecting rod 543 are respectively articulated with the eccentric shaft 5421 and the second pressing rod 523. The articulated seat 544 is arranged on the workbench 6, and the two ends of the second connecting rod 545 are respectively articulated with the articulated seat 544 and the second pressing rod 523.

[0060] During the processing, the copper foil is transported to the designated position by the feeding mechanism 3, and then one end of the copper foil is welded to the ear 81 of the nickel foil 8 by the ultrasonic welding gun 51. Then the copper foil is cut by the laser cutting mechanism 4, and then the first rotating shaft 5321 is driven to rotate by the rotary driver, and the first rotating shaft 5321 drives the rotating gear 5322 to rotate, and the rotating gear 5322 is meshed with the rack 5311. Under the rotation of the rotating gear 5322, the movable frame 532 is controlled to move downward, and the movable frame 532 drives the first pressing rod 521 to move downward, and the cut copper foil is pressed into the pressing groove 522 by the first pressing rod 521, and the copper foil is tilted away from the nickel foil 8 under the pressure. Then, the servo motor built into the base 541 drives the mounting plate 542 to rotate, and the mounting plate 542 pushes the second pressing rod 523 to rotate through the first connecting rod 543. During the rotation process, the second pressing rod 523 rotates around the pressing groove 522 under the guidance of the second connecting rod 545, and then rolls the cut copper foil onto the pole ear 81 of the nickel foil 8. Then, the other end of the copper foil is welded to the pole ear 81 of the nickel foil 8 by the ultrasonic welding gun 51, and the processing of the conductive sling 82 is completed.

[0061] Conductive strap 82, nickel foil 8, tab 81 refer to Fig.12 .

[0062] A method for quickly processing a nickel electrowinning starting plate comprises the following steps:

[0063] S1, the nickel foil is transported to the laser cutting mechanism through the feeding mechanism 3, and the laser cutting mechanism 4 cuts the nickel foil into square nickel sheets;

[0064] S2, the additive printing mechanism 7 processes a square plastic bottom frame;

[0065] S3, conveying the copper foil to the welding mechanism through the feeding mechanism 3;

[0066] S4, transferring the cut nickel foil 8 to the top of the plastic bottom frame and the copper foil tape;

[0067] S5, welding one end of the copper foil strip to the tab 81 through a welding mechanism;

[0068] S6, cutting the copper foil strip by the laser cutting mechanism 4, and welding the other end of the cut copper foil strip to the tab 81 of the nickel foil 8 by the tape pressing assembly 52 and the welding mechanism 5 to form a conductive sling 82;

[0069] S7. Additive printing is performed around the nickel foil 8 to form a complete frame. After the conductive rod 83 is assembled by a robot, the nickel electrodeposition starting electrode is transferred to the electrodeposition tank hanger.

[0070] Reference Fig. 9 and Fig.10The plastic bottom frame in step S2 is made of thermoplastic material, selected from one of nylon, polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, polypropylene, polystyrene, and ABS, with a melting temperature of 120 to 260° C. and a heat deformation temperature of >100° C.

[0071] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 2 : The conductive sling 82 in step S5 has a thickness of 0.1-0.5 mm and a width of 90-300 mm, and is fixed by ultrasonic welding; the edge of the square nickel sheet in step S1 is provided with 3-6 positioning holes, with a hole diameter of 3-8 mm and a hole margin of 2-7 mm.

[0072] The above embodiments only express one or several implementation modes of the present invention, and the description thereof is relatively specific and detailed, but it cannot be understood as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be pointed out that, for those of ordinary skill in the art, several variations and improvements can be made without departing from the concept of the present invention, and these all belong to the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the attached claims.

Claims

1. A nickel electrodeposition starting sheet rapid processing device, comprising a feeding mechanism (3) for conveying nickel foil and copper foil; It is characterized in that The processing device also includes a laser cutting mechanism (4), a welding mechanism (5), a workbench (6), and an additive printing mechanism (7); The welding mechanism (5) comprises an ultrasonic welding gun (51) and a belt pressing assembly (52); In the working state, the feeding mechanism (3) conveys the nickel foil to the laser cutting mechanism (4), the laser cutting mechanism (4) cuts the nickel foil to form a square nickel sheet, the feeding mechanism (3) conveys the copper foil to the welding mechanism (5), and then the square nickel sheet is moved to the top of the pre-printed plastic bottom frame and the copper foil head by the robot, the welding mechanism (5) welds the copper foil head to the pole ear (81) of the square nickel sheet, the laser cutting mechanism (4) cuts the copper foil strip, and the other end of the copper foil is rolled and pressed on the pole ear (81) by the belt pressing assembly (52) on the workbench (6), and then the other end of the copper foil is welded to the pole ear (81) by the welding mechanism (5), and then the plastic surface frame is printed by the additive printing mechanism (7).

2. A nickel electrowinning starting sheet rapid processing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: An additive printing mechanism (7) is provided on the workbench (6), and the additive printing mechanism (7) comprises a machine head (71) and a vacuum temporary storage tank (72); The machine head (71) is arranged on the workbench (6); An electric heater for heating the raw material is provided in the machine head (71); The vacuum temporary storage tank (72) is communicated with the machine head (71) through a pipeline.

3. A nickel electrowinning starting sheet rapid processing device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The additive printing mechanism (7) includes a material storage tank and a vacuum conveyor (73); The vacuum conveyor (73) is arranged on the vacuum temporary storage tank (72), and the material storage tank is connected with the vacuum temporary storage tank (72) through the vacuum conveyor (73).

4. A nickel electrowinning starting sheet rapid processing device according to claim 2, characterized in that: A pushing screw for pushing materials is provided in the machine head (71); A driving motor (74) for driving the push screw to rotate is provided on the machine head (71).

5. The nickel electrowinning starting sheet rapid processing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The feeding mechanism (3) comprises a rubber roller machine (31) and a pressure roller (32); At least two rubber roller machines (31) are provided, and the two rubber roller machines (31) are used to transport nickel foil and copper foil respectively; Two pressing rollers (32) are provided. The two pressing rollers (32) are respectively arranged on two rubber roller machines (31). The two pressing rollers (32) are respectively used to press the nickel foil coil (1) and the copper foil coil (2).

6. A nickel electrowinning starting sheet rapid processing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The laser cutting mechanism (4) comprises a processing table (41) and a positioning component (42); A cutting head (411) for cutting nickel foil or copper foil is provided on the processing table (41); The positioning assembly (42) comprises a mounting seat (421) and a photoelectric sensor (422); the mounting seat (421) is arranged on the processing table (41), and the photoelectric sensor (422) is arranged on the mounting seat (421).

7. A nickel electrowinning starting sheet rapid processing device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The belt pressing assembly (52) comprises a first pressing rod (521), a pressing groove (522), and a second pressing rod (523); The workbench (6) is provided with a first driving assembly (53) and a second driving assembly (54) for driving the first pressing rod (521) and the second pressing rod (523) to move respectively; The ultrasonic welding gun (51) is arranged on the workbench (6).

8. A method for rapid processing of nickel electrodeposition starter sheets, using a device for rapid processing of nickel electrodeposition starter sheets as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: The following steps are involved: S1, conveying the nickel foil to the laser cutting mechanism (4) through the feeding mechanism (3), and the laser cutting mechanism (4) cuts the nickel foil into square nickel sheets; S2, the additive printing mechanism (7) processes a square plastic bottom frame; S3, conveying the copper foil to the welding mechanism (5) through the feeding mechanism (3); S4, transferring the cut nickel foil to the top of the plastic bottom frame and the copper foil tape; S5, welding one end of the copper foil strip to the electrode tab (81) by means of a welding mechanism (5); S6, cutting the copper foil strip by means of a laser cutting mechanism (4), and welding the other end of the cut copper foil strip to the nickel foil tab (81) by means of a tape pressing assembly (52) and a welding mechanism (5), so as to form a conductive sling (82); S7. Additive printing is performed around the nickel foil to form a complete frame. After the conductive rod (83) is assembled by a robot, the nickel electrodeposition starting electrode is transferred to the electrodeposition tank hanger.

9. A method for rapid processing of nickel electrodeposition starting sheets according to claim 8, characterized in that: The plastic frame in step S2 is made of thermoplastic material, selected from one of nylon, polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, polypropylene, polystyrene, and ABS, with a melting temperature of 120-240° C. and a heat deformation temperature of more than 100° C.

10. A method for rapid processing of nickel electrowinning starting sheets according to claim 8, characterized in that: The conductive sling (82) in step S5 has a thickness of 0.1 to 0.5 mm and a width of 90 to 300 mm and is fixed by ultrasonic welding; The edge of the square nickel sheet in step S1 is provided with 3 to 6 positioning holes, with a hole diameter of 3 to 8 mm and a hole margin of 2 to 7 mm.

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