A cache mechanism

Abstract

The present invention discloses a cache mechanism, comprising: a left cache component, a right cache component arranged on the opposite side of the left cache component, a lifting cylinder arranged on the left cache component and the right cache component, and a lifting mechanism arranged below the left cache component and the right cache component; the left cache component and the right cache component comprise: a bracket, an up-and-down moving component arranged on the bracket and connected to the lifting cylinder, a first clamping component arranged on the up-and-down moving component, and a second clamping component arranged on the bracket and located on both sides of the first clamping component. The present invention lifts a tray to the bottom of the left cache mechanism and the right cache mechanism through the lifting mechanism, and then caches the tray layer by layer on the guide wheel assembly through the cooperation of the left cache mechanism, the right cache mechanism and the lifting cylinder until the cache mechanism is full. Compared with the traditional cache mechanism using a belt, the present invention has a more solid and reliable structure, is not easy to be damaged, and has a longer service life.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the field of mechanical automation, and in particular to a cache mechanism. Background Art

[0002] The production of batteries includes the manufacturing of tabs, battery assembly, and the final filling, sealing, formation, and aging processes. Each process will have a great impact on the final performance of the battery. The process of activating the positive and negative electrode materials inside the battery cell through a certain charging and discharging method to improve the battery's charging and discharging performance and self-discharge, storage and other comprehensive performance is called formation. The formation of the battery is the initialization of the battery, which activates the active materials of the battery cell, that is, an energy conversion process.

[0003] The formation cabinet is used to form the manufactured battery. The formation cabinet is provided with a number of formation fixtures arranged in rows. The formation fixtures are provided with a number of formation trays. When forming, the battery is clamped on the formation tray. Before forming, the formation tray needs to be loaded into the formation fixture by a loading mechanism. The formation tray with the clamped battery is generally stored in a cache mechanism, waiting for the loading mechanism to load the tray from the cache mechanism into the formation fixture. Several layers of trays are stored in the cache mechanism from top to bottom. The traditional cache mechanism is generally a belt-type, and the tray is driven upward by the belt to stack several layers of trays in the cache mechanism. However, since the belt is easy to age and wear, the belt-type structure is easily damaged.

[0004] Therefore, the prior art has defects and needs to be improved. Summary of the invention

[0005] The purpose of the present invention is to overcome the deficiencies of the prior art and provide a cache mechanism with a more solid and reliable structure.

[0006] The technical solution of the present invention is as follows: a cache mechanism is provided, comprising: a left cache component, a right cache component arranged on the opposite side of the left cache component, a lifting cylinder arranged on the left cache component and the right cache component, and a lifting mechanism arranged below the left cache component and the right cache component;

[0007] The left cache assembly and the right cache assembly include: a bracket, an up-and-down moving assembly arranged on the bracket and connected to the lifting cylinder, a first clamping assembly arranged on the up-and-down moving assembly, and a second clamping assembly arranged on the bracket and located on both sides of the first clamping assembly.

[0008] Further, the first clamping assembly includes: a first clamping cylinder arranged on the up-and-down moving assembly, a guide wheel mounting plate connected to the first clamping cylinder, and a plurality of guide wheel assemblies arranged on the guide wheel mounting plate;

[0009] The second clamping assembly includes: a second clamping cylinder arranged on the bracket, a vertical plate connected to the second clamping cylinder, and a plurality of roller assemblies arranged on the vertical plate.

[0010] Furthermore, the guide wheel assembly includes: a guide wheel mounting strip arranged on the guide wheel mounting plate, a plurality of first rolling bearings arranged on the top surface of the guide wheel mounting strip, and a plurality of second rolling bearings arranged on the side surfaces of the guide wheel mounting strip.

[0011] Furthermore, the roller assembly includes: a plurality of roller mounting blocks arranged on the vertical plate and rollers arranged on the roller mounting blocks.

[0012] Furthermore, the up-and-down moving assembly includes: a first guide rail arranged on the bracket, a first slider arranged on the first guide rail, and an up-and-down translation plate arranged on the first slider, and the first guide rail is arranged along the vertical direction.

[0013] Furthermore, the first clamping assembly further includes: a second guide rail arranged on the bracket, and a second slider arranged on the second guide rail, and the guide wheel mounting plate is arranged on the second slider.

[0014] Furthermore, the second clamping assembly further includes: a third guide rail, and a third slider disposed on the third guide rail, the third slider is fixed on the bracket, and the vertical plate is fixed on the third guide rail.

[0015] Furthermore, a connecting plate is provided on the top surface of the left cache assembly and the right cache assembly, the lifting cylinder is fixed on the connecting plate, a lifting cylinder push plate is provided under the connecting plate, and the lifting cylinder push plate is connected to the up and down moving assembly and the telescopic rod of the lifting cylinder.

[0016] Furthermore, the lifting cylinder is arranged on the side of the bracket, and the telescopic rod of the lifting cylinder is connected to the up and down moving component.

[0017] Furthermore, the lifting mechanism includes: a lifting fixing plate, a lifting cylinder arranged on the lifting fixing plate, and a lifting platform connected to the lifting cylinder.

[0018] By adopting the above scheme, the present invention lifts the tray to the bottom of the left buffer mechanism and the right buffer mechanism through the lifting mechanism, and then caches the tray layer by layer on the guide wheel assembly through the cooperation of the left buffer mechanism, the right buffer mechanism and the lifting cylinder until the buffer mechanism is full. Compared with the traditional buffer mechanism using belts, the present invention has a more solid and reliable structure, is not easy to be damaged, and has a longer service life. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the first embodiment of the present invention.

[0020] Figure 2 The structure of the left buffer component and the right buffer component of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 1 .

[0021] Figure 3 The structure of the left buffer component and the right buffer component of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 2 .

[0022] Figure 4 It is a schematic structural diagram of the first clamping assembly of the present invention.

[0023] Figure 5 It is a schematic structural diagram of the second clamping assembly of the present invention.

[0024] Figure 6 It is a schematic structural diagram of the guide wheel assembly of the present invention.

[0025] Figure 7 It is a schematic structural diagram of the roller assembly of the present invention.

[0026] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the second embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] The present invention is described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0028] Embodiment 1:

[0029] See also Figure 1 The present invention provides a cache mechanism, comprising: a left cache component 1, a right cache component 2 arranged on the opposite side of the left cache component 1, a lifting cylinder 3 arranged on the left cache component 1 and the right cache component 2, and a lifting mechanism 4 arranged below the left cache component 1 and the right cache component 2.

[0030] See also Figure 2 and Figure 3 The left cache component 1 and the right cache component 2 include: a bracket 11, an up-and-down moving component 12 arranged on the bracket 11 and connected to the lifting cylinder 3, a first clamping component 13 arranged on the up-and-down moving component 12, and a second clamping component 14 arranged on the bracket 11 and located on both sides of the first clamping component 13.

[0031] See also Figure 4 The first clamping assembly 13 includes: a first clamping cylinder 131 arranged on the up and down moving assembly 12, a guide wheel mounting plate 132 connected to the first clamping cylinder 131, and a plurality of guide wheel assemblies 133 arranged on the guide wheel mounting plate 132.

[0032] See also Figure 5 The second clamping assembly 14 includes: a second clamping cylinder 141 disposed on the bracket 11, a vertical plate 142 connected to the second clamping cylinder 141, and a plurality of roller assemblies 143 disposed on the vertical plate 142.

[0033] See also Figure 6 The guide wheel assembly 133 includes: a guide wheel mounting strip 1331 disposed on the guide wheel mounting plate 132, a plurality of first rolling bearings 1332 disposed on the top surface of the guide wheel mounting strip 1331, and a plurality of second rolling bearings 1333 disposed on the side of the guide wheel mounting strip 1331. The guide wheel mounting strip 1331 is not only used to mount the first rolling bearings 1332 and the second rolling bearings 1333, but also provides support for the tray 100. The tray 100 is placed on the guide wheel mounting strip 1331, and the tray 100 slides along the first rolling bearings 1332 and the second rolling bearings 1333. The first rolling bearings 1332 and the second rolling bearings 1333 are provided to facilitate the advancement and ejection of the tray 100 and the lateral clamping.

[0034] See also Figure 7 The roller assembly 143 includes: a plurality of roller mounting blocks 1431 disposed on the vertical plate 142 and rollers 1432 disposed on the roller mounting blocks 1431. The roller assembly 143 is provided to facilitate horizontal clamping of the tray 100.

[0035] See also Figure 4 The up-down moving assembly 12 includes: a first guide rail 121 provided on the bracket 11, a first slider 122 provided on the first guide rail 121, and an up-down translation plate 123 provided on the first slider 122, wherein the first guide rail 121 is provided in the vertical direction. The up-down translation plate 123 is connected to the lifting cylinder 3, and the lifting cylinder 3 drives the up-down moving assembly 12 to move up and down.

[0036] The first clamping assembly 13 further includes: a second guide rail 134 disposed on the bracket 11, and a second slider 135 disposed on the second guide rail 134, and the guide wheel mounting plate 132 is disposed on the second slider 135. The first clamping cylinder 131 pushes the guide wheel mounting plate 132 to move laterally on the second guide rail 134.

[0037] The second clamping assembly 14 further includes: a third guide rail 144 and a third slider 145 disposed on the third guide rail 144. The third slider 145 is fixed to the bracket 11, and the vertical plate 142 is fixed to the third guide rail 144. The second clamping cylinder 141 drives the vertical plate 142 to move laterally on the third guide rail 144.

[0038] The top surfaces of the left cache component 1 and the right cache component 2 are provided with connecting plates 5, the lifting cylinder 3 is fixed on the connecting plate 5, and a lifting cylinder push plate 6 is provided under the connecting plate 5, and the lifting cylinder push plate 6 is connected to the up and down moving component 12 and the telescopic rod of the lifting cylinder 6.

[0039] Embodiment 2:

[0040] See also Figure 8 , which is different from the above-mentioned embodiment, the lifting cylinder 3 is arranged on the side of the bracket 11, and the telescopic rod of the lifting cylinder 3 is connected to the up-and-down moving assembly 12. The left cache assembly 1 and the right cache assembly 2 are both provided with a lifting cylinder 3. Compared with the embodiment in which only one lifting cylinder 3 is arranged at the top of the mechanism, the lifting cylinder 3 is arranged on both sides of the mechanism in this embodiment to share the bearing force, so that the operation of the up-and-down moving assembly 12 is more stable. The lifting mechanism 4 includes: a lifting fixed plate 41, a lifting cylinder 42 arranged on the lifting fixed plate 41, and a lifting platform 43 connected to the lifting cylinder 42. The lifting cylinder 42 moves upward to push the lifting platform 43 to rise, thereby lifting the tray 100 located on the lifting platform 43 into the left cache assembly 1 and the right cache assembly 2.

[0041] The working principle of the present invention is as follows:

[0042] First, the first pallet is transported to the lifting platform 43 through an external mechanism, and the lifting mechanism 4 lifts the pallet to the guide wheel assembly 13 at the bottom of the left cache assembly 1 and the right cache assembly 2 until the bottom surface of the pallet is parallel to the top surface of the guide wheel mounting strip 1331, and then the guide wheel assembly 133 clamps the pallet under the push of the first clamping cylinder 131, and then the lifting cylinder 3 is driven to transport the pallet upward until the bottom surface of the pallet is flush with the top surface of the second layer of roller 1432 from the bottom to the top, and then the second clamping cylinder 141 moves forward to clamp the first pallet on the second layer of roller assembly 143 from the bottom to the top, and then the first clamping cylinder 131 retreats, and the lifting cylinder 3 pushes the first clamping assembly 13 down to its original position.

[0043] The peripheral mechanism transports the second pallet to the lifting platform 43, and the lifting mechanism 4 lifts the second pallet to the guide wheel assembly 13 at the bottom of the left cache assembly 1 and the right cache assembly 3. Then, the guide wheel assembly 13 clamps the first pallet and the second pallet under the push of the first clamping cylinder 131. Then, the lifting cylinder 3 is driven to transport the first pallet and the second pallet upward, and then the second clamping cylinder 141 moves forward to clamp the first pallet and the second pallet. Then, the first clamping cylinder 131 retreats, and the lifting cylinder 3 pushes the first clamping assembly 131 down to its original position.

[0044] The principle of the third tray, the fourth tray, and so on the nth tray is the same as above, until the trays in the cache mechanism are full.

[0045] In summary, the present invention lifts the tray to the bottom of the left and right buffer mechanisms through the lifting mechanism, and then caches the trays layer by layer on the guide wheel assembly through the cooperation of the left and right buffer mechanisms and the lifting cylinder until the buffer mechanisms are full. Compared with the traditional buffer mechanism using belts, the present invention has a more solid and reliable structure, is not easy to damage, and has a longer service life.

[0046] The above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A cache mechanism, characterized in that: include: A left buffer assembly, a right buffer assembly disposed on the opposite side of the left buffer assembly, lifting cylinders disposed on the left buffer assembly and the right buffer assembly, and a lifting mechanism disposed below the left buffer assembly and the right buffer assembly; The left buffer assembly and the right buffer assembly include: a bracket, an up-and-down moving assembly provided on the bracket and connected to the lifting cylinder, a first clamping assembly provided on the up-and-down moving assembly, and a second clamping assembly provided on the bracket and located on both sides of the first clamping assembly; The first clamping assembly comprises: a first clamping cylinder arranged on the up-and-down moving assembly, a guide wheel mounting plate connected to the first clamping cylinder, and a plurality of guide wheel assemblies arranged on the guide wheel mounting plate; The second clamping assembly comprises: a second clamping cylinder disposed on the bracket, a vertical plate connected to the second clamping cylinder, and a plurality of roller assemblies disposed on the vertical plate; The guide wheel assembly comprises: a guide wheel mounting strip arranged on the guide wheel mounting plate, a plurality of first rolling bearings arranged on the top surface of the guide wheel mounting strip, and a plurality of second rolling bearings arranged on the side surface of the guide wheel mounting strip; The roller assembly comprises: a plurality of roller mounting blocks arranged on the vertical plate and rollers arranged on the roller mounting blocks; Here’s how it works: First, the first pallet is transported to the lifting platform through the peripheral mechanism, and the lifting mechanism lifts the pallet to the guide wheel assembly at the bottom of the left buffer assembly and the right buffer assembly until the bottom surface of the pallet is parallel to the top surface of the guide wheel mounting strip, and then the guide wheel assembly clamps the pallet under the push of the first clamping cylinder, and then the lifting cylinder is driven to transport the pallet upward until the bottom surface of the pallet is flush with the top surface of the second layer of rollers from the bottom to the top, and then the second clamping cylinder moves forward to clamp the first pallet on the second layer of rollers from the bottom to the top, and then the first clamping cylinder retreats, and the lifting cylinder pushes the first clamping assembly down to its original position; The peripheral mechanism transports the second pallet to the lifting platform, and the lifting mechanism lifts the second pallet to the guide wheel assembly at the bottom of the left buffer assembly and the right buffer assembly. Then, the guide wheel assembly clamps the first pallet and the second pallet under the push of the first clamping cylinder. Then, the lifting cylinder is driven to transport the first pallet and the second pallet upward. Then, the second clamping cylinder moves forward to clamp the first pallet and the second pallet. Then, the first clamping cylinder moves backward, and the lifting cylinder pushes the first clamping assembly down to its original position. The principle of the third tray, the fourth tray, and so on the nth tray is the same as above, until the trays in the cache mechanism are full.

2. The cache mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The up-and-down moving assembly comprises: a first guide rail arranged on the bracket, a first slider arranged on the first guide rail, and an up-and-down translation plate arranged on the first slider, wherein the first guide rail is arranged along the vertical direction.

3. The cache mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first clamping assembly further includes: a second guide rail arranged on the bracket, and a second slider arranged on the second guide rail, and the guide wheel mounting plate is arranged on the second slider.

4. The cache mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second clamping assembly further includes: a third guide rail and a third slider disposed on the third guide rail, the third slider is fixed on the bracket, and the vertical plate is fixed on the third guide rail.

5. The cache mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top surfaces of the left cache assembly and the right cache assembly are provided with connecting plates, the lifting cylinder is fixed on the connecting plates, a lifting cylinder push plate is provided under the connecting plates, and the lifting cylinder push plate is connected to the up and down moving assembly and the telescopic rod of the lifting cylinder.

6. The cache mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lifting cylinder is arranged on the side of the bracket, and the telescopic rod of the lifting cylinder is connected with the up-and-down moving component.

7. The cache mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The jacking mechanism comprises: a jacking fixing plate, a jacking cylinder arranged on the jacking fixing plate, and a jacking platform connected to the jacking cylinder.

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