A motor-controlled pallet clamping module

Abstract

A motor-controlled tray-in-place clamping module includes: a base, including a support frame and a bottom plate, the bottom plate is paved on the top of the support frame; a driving unit, arranged on the bottom plate, including a motor assembly and a screw assembly, the output end of the motor assembly is connected to the power input end of the screw assembly; the screw assembly includes a screw and a moving block sleeved on the screw, when the screw rotates circumferentially around its own central axis driven by the motor assembly, the moving block reciprocates along the axial direction of the screw; a moving plate assembly, the bottom of the moving plate assembly is installed on the moving block, and is slidably connected to the bottom plate; a placement position for placing a battery tray is provided on the top of the moving plate assembly; and a battery tray, which is detachably installed on the moving plate assembly, including a tray frame and a clamping control assembly. The beneficial effects of the present invention are: it can automatically be compatible with battery trays of various sizes, multi-station automatic switching, high degree of automation, and is widely applicable to the use of testing equipment for various types of soft-pack batteries.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to a motor-controlled tray-in-place clamping module, belonging to the technical field of lithium battery testing equipment. Background Art

[0002] In the testing process of lithium batteries, especially formation, capacity division, OCV test, DCIR, ACIR test, all of them involve clamping the battery tray in place. Therefore, the motor-controlled tray clamping module is the most critical basic component in the battery formation, capacity division, OCV test, DCIR, ACIR test equipment. However, the existing tray clamping module has the disadvantages of inconvenient operation and low automation. Summary of the invention

[0003] In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a motor-controlled tray-in-place clamping module with high automation, multi-station automatic switching and applicable to testing equipment for various types of batteries.

[0004] The motor-controlled tray-in-place clamping module of the present invention is characterized by comprising:

[0005] A base, comprising a support frame and a bottom plate, wherein the bottom plate is laid on the top of the support frame and serves as a basic component for mounting other components that support the motor control tray in place clamping module;

[0006] The driving unit is arranged on the bottom plate, and includes a motor assembly and a screw assembly. The output end of the motor assembly is connected to the power input end of the screw assembly. The screw assembly includes a screw and a moving block sleeved on the screw. The screw is mounted on the surface of the bottom plate, and one end of the screw is connected to the output shaft of the motor assembly. The moving block is screwed to the screw, so that when the screw rotates circumferentially around its own central axis under the drive of the motor assembly, the moving block can reciprocate linearly along the axial direction of the screw, and the two together serve as the power source of the motor control tray in place clamping module;

[0007] A moving plate assembly, the bottom of which is mounted on the moving block and is slidably connected to the bottom plate, so that the moving plate assembly can reciprocate along the axial direction of the screw assembly driven by the moving block; a placement position for placing a battery tray is provided on the top of the moving plate assembly, which is used to move the battery tray placed thereon to the battery detection position;

[0008] And a battery tray, which is detachably mounted on the mobile plate assembly, comprises a tray frame and a clamping control assembly, wherein the tray frame is provided with a grid for placing the battery; the clamping control assembly is arranged at the end of the tray frame, and is used to control the spacing of the grid to adjust the clamping degree of the battery.

[0009] The support frame is a rectangular parallelepiped frame structure, and a bottom plate is laid on the top of the support frame.

[0010] The moving plate assembly includes a pallet moving plate, a steel ball roller, a buffer assembly and a pallet fixing cylinder assembly. The pallet moving plate is installed on the moving block, and the pallet moving plate is slidably connected to the bottom plate; the steel ball roller is installed on the surface of the pallet moving plate to reduce the friction before the battery pallet enters the positioning; the buffer assembly is installed and fixed at the end of the pallet moving plate to buffer the entry of the battery pallet; the pallet fixing cylinder assembly is installed at the bottom of the pallet moving plate, and the lifting end of the pallet fixing cylinder assembly can pass through the through hole of the pallet moving plate and then be stuck on the outer frame of the battery pallet to fix the battery pallet.

[0011] The surface of the bottom plate is paved with a guide rail assembly that can be slidably connected to the bottom of the pallet moving plate, and the axial direction of the guide rail assembly is kept consistent with the axial direction of the screw rod assembly.

[0012] It also includes a drag chain for protecting the air pipe and the wire harness. The drag chain is installed on the pallet moving plate assembly and the bottom plate, and is provided with a wire trough for accommodating the air pipe and the wire harness.

[0013] The tray frame includes a front end plate, a rear end plate, a guide shaft, a push plate, a partition plate and a mounting base plate. The clamping control assembly includes an adjusting screw, a sliding sleeve and a bearing. The front end plate and the rear end plate are vertically mounted on the mounting base plate, and the front and rear end plates are kept parallel. The front end plate and the rear end plate are connected to each other through a guide shaft, and the front end plate is kept parallel to the rear end plate. The push plate and the partition plate are sleeved on the guide shaft, and the partition plate is clamped between the push plate and the rear end plate. A barrier for placing batteries is left between two adjacent partition plates. The partition plate is arranged between the push plate and the rear end plate. The adjusting screw is rotatably connected with the front and rear end plates, and the adjusting screw is screwed with the sliding sleeve embedded in the push plate, and the clearance with the partition plate is matched; one end of the adjusting screw extends out from the front end plate to form a force-applying end; the sliding sleeve is sleeved on the adjusting screw, and the sliding sleeve is screwed with the adjusting screw, and the outer wall of the sliding sleeve is embedded in the push plate, and the push plate can move along the axial direction of the adjusting screw driven by the sliding sleeve to adjust the blocking size between the partition plates.

[0014] Both ends of the partition plate are provided with guide tips for guiding the batteries.

[0015] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: the motor-controlled tray-in-place clamping module proposed in the present invention can automatically be compatible with battery trays of various sizes, automatically switch between multiple stations, and has a high degree of automation, and is widely applicable to test equipment for various types of soft-pack batteries. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 It is a structural diagram of the motor-controlled pallet clamping module;

[0017] Figure 2 This is the front view of the motor-controlled tray-in-place clamping module;

[0018] Figure 3 This is a top view of the motor-controlled tray-in-place clamping module;

[0019] Figure 4 This is the left view of the motor-controlled tray clamping module;

[0020] Figure 5 It is a structural diagram of the moving plate assembly and the driving unit of the motor-controlled pallet-in-place clamping module;

[0021] Figure 6 yes Figure 5 The main view;

[0022] Figure 7 yes Figure 5 A top view of

[0023] Figure 8 yes Figure 5 Left view of

[0024] Fig. 9 It is a structural diagram of the moving plate assembly of the motor-controlled pallet-in-place clamping module;

[0025] Fig.10 It is a front view of the moving plate assembly of the motor-controlled pallet-in-place clamping module;

[0026] Fig.11 is a top view of the moving plate assembly of the motor-controlled pallet-in-place clamping module;

[0027] Fig.12 is a bottom view of the moving plate assembly of the motor-controlled pallet-in-place clamping module;

[0028] Fig.13 It is a right view of the moving plate assembly of the motor-controlled pallet-in-place clamping module;

[0029] Fig.14 It is a structural diagram of the battery tray with the motor control tray in place to clamp the module. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] The present invention is further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0031] Refer to the attached figure:

[0032] Embodiment 1 A motor-controlled tray-in-place clamping module according to the present invention comprises:

[0033] The base comprises a support frame 1 and a bottom plate 2, wherein the bottom plate is laid on the top of the support frame and serves as a basic component for installing other components that support the motor control tray to clamp the module in place;

[0034] The driving unit is arranged on the bottom plate, and includes a motor assembly 3 and a screw assembly 4. The output end of the motor assembly 3 is connected to the power input end of the screw assembly 4. The screw assembly 4 includes a screw and a moving block sleeved on the screw. The screw is mounted on the surface of the bottom plate, and one end of the screw is connected to the output shaft of the motor assembly. The moving block is screwed to the screw, so that when the screw rotates circumferentially around its own central axis under the drive of the motor assembly, the moving block can reciprocate linearly along the axial direction of the screw, and the two together serve as the power source of the motor control tray in place clamping module;

[0035] The movable plate assembly 6, the bottom of the movable plate assembly 6 is mounted on the movable block and is slidably connected to the bottom plate 2, so that the movable plate assembly 6 can reciprocate along the axial straight line of the screw assembly under the drive of the movable block; the top of the movable plate assembly 6 is provided with a placement position for placing the battery tray 8, which is used to move the battery tray 8 placed thereon to the battery detection position;

[0036] And a battery tray 8, which is detachably mounted on the movable plate assembly 6, includes a tray frame 81 and a clamping control assembly 82, wherein the tray frame is provided with a grid for placing the battery; the clamping control assembly is arranged at the end of the tray frame, and is used to control the spacing of the grid to adjust the clamping degree of the battery.

[0037] The support frame 1 is a rectangular parallelepiped frame structure, and a bottom plate is laid on the top of the support frame 1.

[0038] The movable plate assembly 6 includes a pallet movable plate 61, a steel ball roller 62, a buffer assembly 63 and a pallet fixing cylinder assembly 64. The pallet movable plate 62 is installed on the moving block, and the pallet movable plate 61 is slidably connected to the bottom plate 2; the steel ball roller 62 is installed on the surface of the pallet movable plate 61 to reduce the friction force before the battery tray enters the positioning; the buffer assembly 63 is installed and fixed at the end of the pallet movable plate 61 to buffer the entry of the battery tray 8; the pallet fixing cylinder assembly 64 is installed at the bottom of the pallet movable plate 61, and the lifting end of the pallet fixing cylinder assembly 64 can pass through the through hole of the pallet movable plate 61 and then be stuck on the outer frame of the battery tray to fix the battery tray.

[0039] The surface of the bottom plate 2 is paved with a guide rail assembly 5 that can be slidably connected to the bottom of the pallet moving plate, and the axial direction of the guide rail assembly 5 is kept consistent with the axial direction of the screw rod assembly 4.

[0040] It also includes a drag chain 7 for protecting the air pipe and the wire harness. The drag chain 7 is installed on the pallet moving plate assembly 61 and the bottom plate, and is provided with a wire trough for accommodating the air pipe and the wire harness.

[0041] The tray frame 81 includes a front end plate 811, a rear end plate 812, a guide shaft 813, a push plate 814, a partition plate 815 and a mounting base plate 816. The clamping control assembly 82 includes an adjusting screw 821, a sleeve 822 and a bearing 823. The front end plate 811 and the rear end plate 812 are vertically mounted on the mounting base plate. The front end plate 811 and the rear end plate 812 are connected to each other through the guide shaft 813, and the front end plate 811 and the rear end plate 812 are kept parallel to each other; the push plate 814 and the partition plate sleeve 815 are arranged on the guide shaft 813, and the partition plate 813 is clamped between the push plate 814 and the rear end plate 812. A barrier for placing batteries is left between two adjacent partition plates 815; the partition plate 815 is arranged on the push plate 814 and the rear end plate 812 12 are connected and linked; the adjusting screw 821 passes through the front end plate 811, the push plate 814, the partition plate 815 and the rear end plate 812 in sequence, and is mounted on the front end plate 811 and the rear end plate 812 through the bearing 823, wherein the adjusting screw 821 is rotatably connected with the front and rear end plates, the adjusting screw 821 is screwed with the sliding sleeve embedded in the push plate 814, and is clearance-matched with the partition plate 815; one end of the adjusting screw 821 extends out from the front end plate 811 to form a force-applying end; the sliding sleeve is sleeved on the adjusting screw 821, and the sliding sleeve 822 is screwed with the adjusting screw 821, the outer wall of the sliding sleeve 822 is embedded in the push plate, and the push plate can move axially along the adjusting screw 821 driven by the sliding sleeve 822 to adjust the blocking size between the partition plates 815.

[0042] Both ends of the partition plate 815 are provided with guide tips for guiding the batteries.

[0043] Example 2 In the motor-controlled pallet-in-place clamping module described in this embodiment: the support frame 1 and the base plate 2 are basic components, the base plate 2 is installed and fixed on the support frame 1, and the support frame 1 and the base plate 2 are both used to install other components that support the motor-controlled pallet-in-place clamping module; the motor assembly 3 and the screw rod assembly 4 are both installed and fixed on the base plate 2, and the screw rod assembly 4 is connected to the motor assembly 3, and the two together serve as the power source of the motor-controlled pallet-in-place clamping module; the guide rail assembly 5 is also installed and fixed on the support frame 1, and its function is to provide sliding support for the pallet moving plate assembly; the drag chain 7 is installed on the pallet moving plate assembly 6 and the base plate, and its function is to protect the air pipe and wiring harness; and the battery tray 8 is used to hold batteries.

[0044] The function of the moving plate assembly 6 is to move the battery tray into position; it consists of four parts: a tray moving plate 61, a steel ball roller 62, a buffer assembly 63, and a tray fixing cylinder assembly 64. The steel ball roller 62 is installed on the surface of the tray moving plate 61 to reduce the friction of the battery tray before the battery tray 8 enters the position; the buffer assembly 63 is installed and fixed on the tray moving plate to buffer the entry of the battery tray; the tray fixing cylinder assembly 64 is installed under the tray moving plate 61 to fix the battery tray.

[0045] The buffer assembly 63 includes a mounting plate 631 and a buffer pin assembly 632. The mounting plate is vertically mounted on the end of the tray moving plate 61 located on the side of the rear end plate; the buffer pin assembly 632 is mounted on the mounting plate 631, and the buffer pressing end of the buffer pin assembly is kept facing the battery direction. During the compression of the battery, the outermost partition plate located on the side of the rear end plate abuts against the buffer pin assembly 632.

[0046] Example 3 From Figure 1-4 It can be seen that the motor-controlled tray-in-place clamping module described in this embodiment is mainly composed of eight parts including a support frame 1, a base plate 2, a motor assembly 3, a screw assembly 4, a guide rail assembly 5, a moving plate assembly 6, a drag chain 7 and a battery tray 8.

[0047] from Figure 9-13 It can be seen that the moving plate assembly 6 of the motor-controlled pallet-in-place clamping module is composed of four parts: a pallet moving plate 61, a steel ball roller 62, a buffer assembly 63 and a pallet fixing cylinder assembly 64.

[0048] Combined with the attached drawings, the structure and action of the motor-controlled pallet clamping module are described in detail:

[0049] Reference Figure 1-4 The support frame 1 and base plate 2 of the motor-controlled pallet-in-place clamping module described in the present invention are basic components. The base plate 2 is installed and fixed on the support frame 1. The support frame 1 and the base plate 2 are both used to install other components that support the motor-controlled pallet-in-place clamping module; the motor assembly 3 and the screw rod assembly 4 are both installed and fixed on the base plate 2, and the screw rod assembly 4 is connected to the motor assembly 3, and the two together serve as a power source for the motor-controlled pallet-in-place clamping module; the guide rail assembly 5 is also installed and fixed on the support frame 1, and its function is to provide sliding support for the pallet moving plate assembly 6; the drag chain 7 is installed on the pallet moving plate assembly 6 and the base plate 2, and its function is to protect the air pipe and wiring harness.

[0050] Reference Figure 9-13The moving plate assembly 6 of the motor-controlled tray-in-place clamping module of the present invention is used to move the battery tray 8 into place; it is composed of four parts: a tray moving plate 61, a steel ball roller 62, a buffer assembly 63, and a tray fixing cylinder assembly 64. The steel ball roller 62 is installed on the surface of the tray moving plate 61 to reduce the friction of the battery tray 8 before the battery tray 8 enters the position; the buffer assembly 63 is installed and fixed on the tray moving plate 61 to buffer the entry of the battery tray 8; the tray fixing cylinder assembly 64 is installed under the tray moving plate 61 to fix the battery tray 8.

[0051] Reference Fig.14 The motor control tray of the present invention is used to hold the battery tray of the clamping module in place and to hold the battery.

[0052] The contents described in the embodiments of this specification are merely an enumeration of implementation forms of the inventive concept. The protection scope of the present invention should not be regarded as limited to the specific forms described in the embodiments. The protection scope of the present invention also includes equivalent technical means that can be thought of by those skilled in the art based on the inventive concept.

Claims

1. A motor-controlled tray clamping module, characterized in that: include: A base, comprising a support frame and a bottom plate, wherein the bottom plate is laid on the top of the support frame and serves as a basic component for mounting other components that support the motor control tray in place clamping module; The driving unit is arranged on the bottom plate, and includes a motor assembly and a screw assembly. The output end of the motor assembly is connected to the power input end of the screw assembly. The screw assembly includes a screw and a moving block sleeved on the screw. The screw is mounted on the surface of the bottom plate, and one end of the screw is connected to the output shaft of the motor assembly. The moving block is screwed to the screw, so that when the screw rotates circumferentially around its own central axis under the drive of the motor assembly, the moving block can reciprocate linearly along the axial direction of the screw, and the two together serve as the power source of the motor control tray in place clamping module; A moving plate assembly, the bottom of which is mounted on the moving block and is slidably connected to the bottom plate, so that the moving plate assembly can reciprocate along the axial direction of the screw assembly driven by the moving block; a placement position for placing a battery tray is provided on the top of the moving plate assembly, which is used to move the battery tray placed thereon to the battery detection position; And a battery tray, which is detachably mounted on the mobile plate assembly, comprises a tray frame and a clamping control assembly, wherein the tray frame is provided with a grid for placing the battery; the clamping control assembly is arranged at the end of the tray frame, and is used to control the spacing of the grid to adjust the clamping degree of the battery; The moving plate assembly includes a pallet moving plate, a steel ball roller, a buffer assembly and a pallet fixing cylinder assembly. The pallet moving plate is mounted on the moving block, and the pallet moving plate is slidably connected to the bottom plate; the steel ball roller is mounted on the surface of the pallet moving plate to reduce the friction force before the battery tray enters the positioning; the buffer assembly is mounted and fixed on the end of the pallet moving plate to buffer the entry of the battery tray; the pallet fixing cylinder assembly is mounted on the bottom of the pallet moving plate, and the lifting end of the pallet fixing cylinder assembly can pass through the through hole of the pallet moving plate and then be stuck on the outer frame of the battery tray to fix the battery tray; The tray frame comprises a front end plate, a rear end plate, a guide shaft, a push plate, a partition plate and a mounting base plate, and the clamping control assembly comprises an adjusting screw rod, a sliding sleeve and a bearing, and the front end plate and the rear end plate are vertically mounted on the mounting base plate to keep the front and rear end plates parallel; the front end plate and the rear end plate are connected to each other through a guide shaft to keep the front end plate and the rear end plate parallel; the push plate and the partition plate are sleeved on the guide shaft, the partition plate clamp is arranged between the push plate and the rear end plate, and a block for placing batteries is left between adjacent partition plates; the partition plates are connected and linked by a linkage assembly arranged between the push plate and the rear end plate; the adjusting screw rod sequentially passes through the front end plate, the push plate, the partition plate and the rear end plate, and is mounted on the front end plate and the rear end plate through a bearing frame, wherein the adjusting screw rod is rotatably connected to the front and rear end plates, the adjusting screw rod is screwed to the sliding sleeve embedded in the push plate, and matches the gap of the partition plate; one end of the adjusting screw rod extends out from the front end plate to form a force application end; The sliding sleeve is sleeved on the adjusting screw rod, and the sliding sleeve is threadedly connected with the adjusting screw rod. The outer wall of the sliding sleeve is embedded in the push plate. The push plate can move axially along the adjusting screw rod driven by the sliding sleeve to adjust the blocking size between the partition plates.

2. The motor-controlled tray-in-place clamping module according to claim 1, characterized in that: The support frame is a rectangular parallelepiped frame structure, and a bottom plate is laid on the top of the support frame.

3. A motor-controlled tray-in-place clamping module as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: The surface of the bottom plate is paved with a guide rail assembly that can be slidably connected to the bottom of the pallet moving plate, and the axial direction of the guide rail assembly is kept consistent with the axial direction of the screw rod assembly.

4. The motor-controlled tray-in-place clamping module according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a drag chain for protecting the air pipe and the wire harness. The drag chain is installed on the pallet moving plate assembly and the bottom plate, and is provided with a wire trough for accommodating the air pipe and the wire harness.

5. The motor-controlled tray-in-place clamping module according to claim 1, characterized in that: Both ends of the partition plate are provided with guide tips for guiding the batteries.

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