Glue sticking device

Abstract

The present invention relates to a gluing device, comprising a fixed component having a locking structure and a first electrical interface, and a gluing module detachably connected to the fixed component. The gluing module comprises a positioning structure and a second electrical interface matching the first electrical interface. Wherein, when the gluing module and the fixed component are connected via the positioning structure and the locking structure, the first and second electrical interfaces are electrically and mechanically connected. The gluing device of the present invention makes the gluing module and the fixed component detachable, so when replacing the material wheel, it is only necessary to remove the gluing module that has run out of tape as a whole, and then load a new gluing module. The gluing work of the module only needs to be stopped for a few seconds, and the production efficiency is high. The staff can replenish the glue material to the replaced gluing module at any time without affecting the work of the gluing device.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the field of automated production, and in particular to a glue sticking device. Background Art

[0002] Cell pairing is an important process in the automated production of batteries. In the process of pairing the tabs of the cells, the A cell needs to be flipped 180 degrees and then stacked on the B cell. Then the stacked A cell and B cell need to be glued and fixed before the four tabs of the cells can be paired. The existing automated gluing devices generally have multiple unloading wheels for placing tapes, multiple receiving wheels for recycling the base tapes, and multiple gluing mechanisms, which form multiple gluing modules and can perform gluing and tab pairing operations on multiple cells at the same time. Every time the tape on the unloading wheel is almost used up, the corresponding gluing module needs to be powered off and then replaced with a new unloading wheel. When replacing a new unloading wheel, it is necessary to disassemble the unloading wheel and arrange the tape, which is very time-consuming and reduces production efficiency. Summary of the invention

[0003] The object of the present invention is to provide a glue sticking device which can shorten the time required for replacing a material discharge wheel.

[0004] A glue sticking device includes a fixed component having a locking structure and a first electrical interface; and a glue sticking module detachably connected to the fixed component. The glue sticking module includes a positioning structure and a second electrical interface matching the first electrical interface. When the glue sticking module and the fixed component are connected through the positioning structure and the locking structure, the first and second electrical interfaces are electrically and mechanically connected.

[0005] As an implementation manner, the positioning structure includes a positioning post.

[0006] As an embodiment, the fixing assembly includes a fixing seat, on which is formed a guide sleeve for accommodating the positioning column and a buckle structure for buckling the positioning column in the guide sleeve.

[0007] As an embodiment, the guide sleeve includes a movable block, an elastic member is provided on one side of the movable block, and a push block is provided on the other side of the movable block. When the push block is pushed toward the movable block, the push block pushes the movable block to extrude the elastic member, and when the hole of the movable block is aligned with the hole of the guide sleeve, the positioning column is allowed to enter or exit the hole of the movable block.

[0008] As an embodiment, a guide column is further provided on the other side of the push block, a groove is formed on the guide column, a tension spring is connected to the upper part of the guide column, and a lock hole is formed on the side wall of the fixed seat facing the side of the tension spring; when the tension spring is in a normal state, the other side of the push block is opposite to the groove, the hole of the movable block is misaligned with the hole of the guide sleeve, and the positioning column cannot be inserted into the movable block; when the tension spring is pushed and deformed, the guide column moves upward to make the groove disengage from the push block, and the guide column part under the groove pushes the push block and further pushes the movable block to extrude the elastic member, and when the hole of the movable block is aligned with the guide sleeve, the positioning column is allowed to enter or disengage from the hole of the movable block; the guide sleeve, elastic member, push block, guide column and tension spring form the locking structure.

[0009] As an implementation manner, the fixing seat further includes an energized fixing portion extending upward, and the first electrical interface is disposed on the energized fixing portion.

[0010] As an embodiment, the gluing device also includes two first guide rails arranged opposite to each other and an adjustment component arranged on the first guide rails and movable along the first guide rails; the gluing device includes a plurality of fixing components, and the plurality of fixing components are arranged side by side on the inner side of the first guide rails; the adjustment component can be connected to the locking structure of the fixing component to act as a key to unlock and lock the fixing component and the gluing module.

[0011] As an embodiment, the glue application device further includes a driving device for driving the adjustment component to move along the first guide rail.

[0012] As an embodiment, the glue sticking device further includes two second guide rails respectively arranged on the inner sides of the two first guide rails, and the multiple fixing components are arranged side by side on the second guide rails and can move along the second guide rails.

[0013] As an embodiment, the glue laminating module includes a substrate and a unwinding reel, a receiving reel, a driving assembly for driving the unwinding reel and the receiving reel to rotate, and a conveying mechanism for conveying the tape between the unwinding reel and the receiving reel, and the positioning column extends from the substrate.

[0014] The gluing device of the present invention makes the gluing module and the fixing component detachable. When replacing the material wheel, it is only necessary to operate the adjusting component to remove the gluing module that has run out of tape as a whole, and then load a new gluing module. The gluing work of the module only needs to be stopped for a few seconds, and the production efficiency is high. The staff can replenish the glue material of the replaced gluing module at any time without affecting the work of the gluing device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 It is a partial structural schematic diagram of a glue sticking device according to an embodiment.

[0016] Figure 2 for Figure 1 The gluing device only retains a structural schematic diagram of a gluing module.

[0017] Figure 3 for Figure 3 A structural schematic diagram of the glue sticking device from another perspective.

[0018] Figure 4 The figure is a schematic structural diagram of a glue sticking module of a glue sticking device according to an embodiment.

[0019] Figure 5 The figure is a schematic structural diagram of a fixing base of a glue sticking device according to an embodiment.

[0020] Figure 6 for Figure 5 A structural schematic diagram of a fixing seat from another perspective.

[0021] Figure 7 for Figure 5 Cross-sectional view of the fixing seat.

[0022] Description of the accompanying drawings: 10, first guide rail; 11, screw rod; 12, rotating shaft; 13, belt; 20, second guide rail; 30, fixing assembly; 31, fixing seat; 311, guide sleeve; 3112, upper plug hole; 3113, movable block; 3114, lower plug hole; 312, elastic member; 313, push block; 314, guide column; 3141, groove; 315, tension spring; 316, lock hole; 317, power-on fixing part; 3171, first electrical interface ; 40. Glue laminating module; 41. Base plate; 42. Unwinding reel; 43. Rewinding reel; 44. Conveying mechanism; 45. Picking mechanism; 46. Positioning column; 461. Annular groove; 462. Upper column portion; 463. Groove portion; 464. End portion; 47. Hole; 48. Handle; 49. Second electrical interface; 50. Adjustment assembly; 51. Cylinder; 511. Positioning rod; 52. Position sensor; 60. Driving device; 61. Motor; 62. Synchronous wheel. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] The glue sticking device of the present invention will be described in further detail below in conjunction with specific embodiments and drawings.

[0024] Please refer to Figures 1 to 3In one embodiment, the gluing device of the present invention mainly includes two first guide rails 10 fixed on a frame and arranged opposite to each other, two second guide rails 20 arranged on the inner sides of the two first guide rails 10, a plurality of fixed components 30 arranged side by side on the second guide rails 20 and movable along the second guide rails, a plurality of gluing modules 40 detachably connected to the plurality of fixed components 30, an adjustment component 50 arranged on the first guide rail 10 and movable along the first guide rail, and a driving device 60 for driving the adjustment component 50 to move along the first guide rail 10.

[0025] Each fixing assembly 30 is provided with a locking structure, and each gluing module 40 is provided with a positioning structure matched with the locking structure, and the fixing assembly 30 and the gluing module 40 can be connected together through the locking structure and the positioning structure. In order to prevent the fixing assembly 30 and the gluing module 40 from being connected unstably, the locking structure of the fixing assembly 30 is operated by setting an adjustment assembly 50 to unlock and lock the fixing assembly 30 and the gluing module 40 as a key.

[0026] Please also refer to Figure 4 Each glue laminating module 40 mainly includes a substrate 41, a feeding roll 42, a receiving roll 43 fixed on the substrate 41, and a driving assembly (located at Figure 2 , Figure 4 The back of the middle substrate 41), and a conveying mechanism 44 for conveying the adhesive tape between the unwinding roll 42 and the receiving roll 43. In this embodiment, the material taking mechanism 45 for stripping the adhesive material from the material tape is fixed on the frame, and is not set on the glue sticking module 40. The material tape includes the adhesive material and the long strip base tape carrying the adhesive material. The material tape extends from the unwinding roll 42, passes through the conveying mechanism 44 and the material taking mechanism 45, and the long strip base tape is recovered by the receiving roll 43. That is, the unwinding and receiving of the material tape are completed on the glue sticking module 40. In this way, the staff can install all the gluing modules 40 on the rack before production and prepare multiple gluing modules 40 for replacement. When the material tape on the discharge roll 42 of a gluing module 40 on the rack is used up, just unlock the corresponding fixing component 30 and the gluing module 40 by adjusting the component 50, remove the gluing module that has run out of tape as a whole, and then load a new gluing module. The gluing work of the module only needs to be stopped for a few seconds, and the process of loading materials on the discharge roll 42 and arranging the material tape between the conveying mechanism 44 can be carried out offline, which has high production efficiency.

[0027] In this embodiment, two positioning posts 46 extending toward the fixing assembly 30 are fixed on the base plate 41 as a positioning structure. An annular groove 461 extending along the outer periphery of the positioning post is formed near the end of the positioning post 46, thereby dividing the positioning post 46 as a whole from top to bottom into three parts: an upper post portion 462, a groove portion 463, and an end portion 464. In addition, a second electrical interface 49 extending toward the fixing assembly 30 is also provided on the base plate 41. A hole 47 is also formed on one side of the base plate 41 away from the two positioning posts 46, thereby forming a handle 48 on the side to facilitate the removal and installation of the adhesive module.

[0028] In this embodiment, each first guide rail 10 includes a screw 11, one end of which is provided with a rotating shaft 12 coaxially connected to the screw, and a belt 13 is sleeved on the two rotating shafts 12 to synchronously connect the two first guide rails 10. An adjustment assembly 50 is connected to each screw 11. The driving device 60 includes a motor 61, a synchronous wheel 62 connected to the output shaft of the motor 61, and the above-mentioned belt 13. The synchronous wheel 62 is connected to the other end of the screw 11 of one of the first guide rails 10. When the motor 61 rotates, it drives the synchronous wheel 62 to rotate together, and the synchronous wheel 62 drives the screw 11 to rotate. The screw 11 drives another screw 11 to rotate synchronously through the belt 13 and the rotating shaft 12, thereby synchronously moving the two adjustment assemblies 50 located on the screw 11, so that the two adjustment assemblies 50 are synchronously and accurately displaced. In this embodiment, the adjustment assembly 50 mainly includes a cylinder 51, and the end of the piston rod of the cylinder 51 is connected to a positioning rod 511 as a key.

[0029] The second guide rail 20 is a guide rail, and the fixing assembly 30 has a limit structure that can be slidably engaged with the second guide rail 20. Figures 5 to 7Each fixing assembly 30 includes two fixing seats 31, and a guide sleeve 311 for accommodating the positioning column 46 is formed on each fixing seat 31. The guide sleeve 311 includes an upper plug hole 3112 corresponding to the upper column portion 462 of the positioning column 46, a movable block 3113 corresponding to the groove portion 463, and a lower plug hole 3114 corresponding to the end portion 464 of the positioning column. A hole is formed on the movable block 3113 for the end portion 464 of the positioning column 46 to pass through, and the size of the movable block 3113 is designed so that the movable block can be inserted into the annular groove 461 after the positioning column 46 is inserted. An elastic member 312 is provided on one side of the movable block 3113, so that the hole on the movable block 3113 is misaligned with the upper plug hole 3112 and the lower plug hole 3114 when the positioning column 46 is not inserted. The other side of the movable block 3113 abuts against a push block 313. The other end of the push block 313 abuts against a guide post 314, a groove 3141 is formed on the side wall of the guide post 314, a tension spring 315 is connected to the upper part of the guide post 314, and a locking hole 316 is formed on the side wall of the fixing seat facing the side of the tension spring 315. When the tension spring 315 is in a normal state, the other end of the push block 313 abuts against the bottom of the groove, the hole of the movable block 3113 is misaligned with the upper plug hole 3112 and the lower plug hole 3114, and the end 464 of the positioning post 46 cannot be inserted into the movable block 3113. When the positioning rod 511 of the adjustment component 50 extends into the locking hole 316 and pushes the tension spring 315, the tension spring deforms and pulls the guide column 314 upward, causing the guide column 314 to move upward, and the end of the push block 313 disengages from the groove 3141. The guide column part below the groove 3141 pushes the push block 313 to move toward the movable block, and further pushes the movable block 3113 to squeeze the elastic member 312. When the hole of the movable block 3113 is aligned with the upper socket 3112 and the lower socket 3114, the end 464 and the groove 463 of the positioning column 46 are allowed to enter or disengage from the hole of the movable block 3113, thereby realizing the function of locking and unlocking the fixing component 30 and the glue module 40. When the positioning column 46 is inserted into the guide sleeve 311 to the bottom, and the positioning rod 511 of the adjustment assembly 50 is retracted, the elastic member 312 pushes the movable block 3113 to move toward the side of the push block 313 to reset, and the movable block 3113 can be inserted into the annular groove 461 of the positioning column 46, thereby locking the positioning column 46 in the guide sleeve 311, and realizing the function of locking the fixed assembly 30 and the glue module 40. That is, the guide 311, the elastic member 312, the push block 313, the guide column 314, and the tension spring 315 form a locking structure. In this embodiment, the lower end of the guide column 314 extends out from the lower end surface of the fixed seat 31, forming a positioning guide column that can be inserted into the second guide rail 20 to realize sliding guidance.

[0030] In addition, the fixing seat 31 also includes a power-on fixing portion 317 corresponding to the second electrical interface 49 of the substrate 41 of the glue sticking module 40. The power-on fixing portion 317 extends toward the top of the fixing seat 31, and a first electrical interface 3171 matching the second electrical interface 49 is fixed at its end. When the glue sticking module 40 is interlocked with the fixing assembly 30, the second electrical interface 49 is electrically and mechanically connected to the first electrical interface 3171, so that the glue sticking device can supply power to the glue sticking module 40 through the fixing assembly 30.

[0031] Since a plurality of glue sticking modules 40 are arranged side by side on the second guide rail 20 through the fixed assembly 30, and only a pair of adjustment assemblies 50 are arranged, the driving device 60 is required to accurately move the pair of adjustment assemblies 50 to the corresponding sides of the fixed assembly 30 as required, so a plurality of position sensors 52 are also arranged between the first guide rail 10 and the second guide rail 20, and each position sensor 52 corresponds to a fixed assembly 30 (that is, a glue sticking module 40). When the adjustment assembly 50 moves to the point where the positioning rod 511 is aligned with the lock hole 316, the position sensor 52 can send a control signal to the glue sticking device, so that the glue sticking device controls the adjustment assembly 50 to further move.

[0032] In summary, when the glue module 40 needs to be replaced, the driving device 60 controls the adjustment component 50 to move to the side of the corresponding fixed component 30. After the position sensor 52 detects that the adjustment component 50 is in place, the glue device can issue a prompt, and the staff can control the adjustment component 50 to work, so that the cylinder 51 pushes the positioning rod 511 to extend into the lock hole 316 of the fixed seat 31, so that the hole of the movable block 3113 is aligned with the upper plug hole 3112 and the lower plug hole 3114, and the staff pulls the handle 48 to pull out the glue module 40. Then the new glue module is inserted into the guide sleeve 311 of the fixed component 30, and then the adjustment component 50 is controlled to work, so that the cylinder 51 drives the positioning rod 511 to retract, so that the movable block 3113 locks the positioning column 46 to complete the connection between the glue module and the fixed component. The operation is very convenient and quick, the corresponding glue module stops working for a very short time, and the work efficiency is high.

[0033] In addition, if the spacing between adjacent glue-applying modules needs to be adjusted, the adjusting assembly 50 can be connected to the fixing assembly 30, and then the driving device 60 can be controlled to continue working, and the screw rod 11 can be driven to move the adjusting assembly 50, the fixing assembly 30, and the glue-applying module 40 together. It can be understood that the position sensor 52 should be fixedly connected to the fixing assembly 30 and move with the fixing assembly 30.

[0034] In other embodiments, only one adjustment assembly 50 may be provided, and only one screw is required to drive the adjustment assembly, and the belt 13 and the rotating shaft 12 at one end of the screw may be omitted. In this case, one of the two fixing seats of the fixing assembly 30 has the same structure as the fixing seat 31, and the other is not provided with a locking structure or a structure that requires the adjustment assembly 50 to be unlocked. That is, after the glue sticking module 40 is connected to the two fixing seats, one needs the adjustment assembly 50 to be unlocked, while the other does not need it and can be directly plugged in and out.

[0035] In other embodiments, multiple adjustment components 50 may be provided, or even the same number of adjustment components as the number of fixed components may be provided. When the number of fixed components is the same as the number of adjustment components, the driving device for driving the adjustment components to move along the first guide rail may be omitted. If the spacing between the glue laminating modules does not need to be adjusted, the first guide rail and the second guide rail may also be omitted.

[0036] In other embodiments, the material taking mechanism 45 for peeling the adhesive material from the material tape may also be fixed on the adhesive laminating module 40 .

[0037] In other embodiments, the lock hole 316 can be aligned with the end of the push block 313, and the guide column 314 and the tension spring 315 can be omitted. At this time, an elastic member is provided on one side of the movable block so that the hole on the movable block is misaligned with the upper plug hole and the lower plug hole, and a push block is provided on the other side of the movable block, and a lock hole aligned with the end of the push block is formed on the side wall of the fixed seat. When the positioning rod of the adjustment assembly is inserted into the lock hole and pushes the push block, the push block pushes the movable block to squeeze the elastic member, and when the hole of the movable block is aligned with the upper plug hole, the end and groove of the positioning column are allowed to enter or leave the hole of the movable block. That is, the guide sleeve, the elastic member and the push block form a locking structure.

[0038] It can be understood that in other embodiments, the annular groove 461 extending along the outer circumference of the positioning post 46 can be replaced by a non-annular groove.

[0039] In the description of the present invention, it is necessary to understand that terms such as "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", etc., indicating orientations or positional relationships, are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0040] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present invention, the meaning of "plurality" is two or more, unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0041] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", "connected", "fixed" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0042] Although the present invention is described in conjunction with the above specific embodiments, it is obvious that those skilled in the art can make many substitutions, modifications and changes according to the above content. Therefore, all such substitutions, improvements and changes are included in the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. A glue sticking device, characterized in that: include: A plurality of fixing components having a locking structure and a first electrical interface; A plurality of glue-applying modules detachably connected to the plurality of fixing components, each of the glue-applying modules comprising a positioning structure and a second electrical interface matching the first electrical interface; two first guide rails arranged opposite to each other; and Two adjustment assemblies, which are respectively arranged on the two first guide rails and can move along the first guide rails; The plurality of fixing components are arranged side by side on the inner side of the first guide rail; the two adjustment components can be connected with the locking structure of the fixing components to act as keys to unlock and lock the corresponding fixing components and the glue sticking module; Wherein, when the glue-applying module and the fixing assembly are connected via the positioning structure and the locking structure, the first and second electrical interfaces are electrically and mechanically connected.

2. The glue sticking device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The positioning structure includes a positioning column.

3. The glue sticking device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The fixing assembly comprises a fixing seat, on which a guide sleeve for accommodating the positioning column and a buckle structure for buckling the positioning column in the guide sleeve are formed.

4. The glue sticking device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The guide sleeve includes a movable block, an elastic member is arranged on one side of the movable block, and a push block is arranged on the other side of the movable block. When the push block is pushed toward the movable block, the push block pushes the movable block to extrude the elastic member, and when the hole of the movable block is aligned with the hole of the guide sleeve, the positioning column is allowed to enter or leave the hole of the movable block.

5. The glue sticking device according to claim 4, characterized in that: A guide column is also provided on the other side of the push block, a groove is formed on the guide column, a tension spring is connected to the upper part of the guide column, and a lock hole is formed on the side wall of the fixed seat facing the side of the tension spring; when the tension spring is in a normal state, the other side of the push block is opposite to the groove, the hole of the movable block is misaligned with the hole of the guide sleeve, and the positioning column cannot be inserted into the movable block; when the tension spring is pushed and deformed, the guide column moves upward to make the groove disengage from the push block, and the guide column part under the groove pushes the push block and further pushes the movable block to extrude the elastic part, and when the hole of the movable block is aligned with the guide sleeve, the positioning column is allowed to enter or disengage from the hole of the movable block; the guide sleeve, elastic part, push block, guide column and tension spring form the locking structure.

6. The glue sticking device according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that: The fixing seat also includes an electric fixing portion extending upward, and the first electrical interface is arranged on the electric fixing portion.

7. The glue sticking device according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a driving device for driving the adjustment assembly to move along the first guide rail.

8. The adhesive laminating device according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes two second guide rails respectively arranged at the inner sides of the two first guide rails, and the multiple fixing components are arranged side by side on the second guide rails and can move along the second guide rails.

9. The adhesive laminating device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The adhesive laminating module comprises a substrate and a feed roll, a take-up roll, a driving assembly for driving the feed roll and the take-up roll to rotate, and a conveying mechanism for conveying the adhesive tape between the feed roll and the take-up roll. The positioning post extends from the substrate.

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