Positioning device and insertion equipment

Abstract

The present invention discloses a positioning device and an insertion device, wherein the positioning device comprises a first substrate, a first swing rod, a first positioning block and a second positioning block, wherein the first swing rod is rotatably arranged on the first substrate; the first positioning block is connected to the first end of the first swing rod through a first pull rod, and the second positioning block is connected to the second end of the first swing rod through a second pull rod, so that the first positioning block and the second positioning block can be relatively close to each other as the first swing rod rotates, so as to clamp the battery, thereby realizing the positioning of the battery. The present invention has a simple structure, is easy to prepare, and has high working efficiency, and is helpful to improve the precise fitting accuracy and uniformity of the insulating pad.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of battery preparation, and in particular to a positioning device and an insertion device. Background Art

[0002] One end of the cylindrical battery is the positive electrode, and the other end is the negative electrode. To prevent short circuit, an insulating pad needs to be pasted on one end of the battery steel shell. Pasting the insulating pad includes multiple steps such as insulating pad loading, battery steel shell loading, paper cutting, gluing and unloading. The laminating process of the insulating pad directly affects its laminating accuracy, and thus affects the quality of the battery.

[0003] The inventors of the present application have discovered during long-term research and development that currently, insulating pads are mainly bonded to battery steel shells manually, but the efficiency of manual bonding is low, and the bonding accuracy and uniformity cannot be guaranteed. Summary of the invention

[0004] The present invention provides a positioning device and an inserting device to solve the technical problems in the prior art of low efficiency, poor laminating accuracy and poor uniformity of manual laminating of insulating pads.

[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, a technical solution adopted by the present invention is to provide a positioning device, comprising:

[0006] a first substrate;

[0007] A first swing rod, rotatably disposed on the first substrate;

[0008] A first positioning block and a second positioning block, wherein the first positioning block is connected to the first end of the first swing arm through a first pull rod, and the second positioning block is connected to the second end of the first swing arm through a second pull rod, so that the first positioning block and the second positioning block can be relatively close to each other as the first swing arm rotates to clamp the battery, thereby achieving positioning of the battery.

[0009] In a specific embodiment, a slide rail is further provided on the first substrate, and a first slider and a second slider are respectively provided on the slide rail, the first slider is respectively connected to the first pull rod and the first positioning block, and the second slider is respectively connected to the second pull rod and the second positioning block to guide the movement of the first positioning block and the second positioning block.

[0010] In a specific embodiment, the positioning device further includes a first driving mechanism and a second rocker arm, the first driving mechanism and the second rocker arm are arranged on the side of the first substrate opposite to the first rocker arm, the second rocker arm is connected to the driving end of the first driving mechanism, and the second rocker arm is connected to the first rocker arm through a rotating shaft passing through the first substrate, so that the second rocker arm can drive the first rocker arm to rotate under the drive of the first driving mechanism.

[0011] In a specific embodiment, at least one limiting block is further provided on a side of the first substrate where the second swing arm is provided, and the limiting block can abut against the second swing arm to limit the rotation angle of the second swing arm.

[0012] In a specific embodiment, the positioning device also includes a first mounting plate and a second mounting plate, the first mounting plate is connected to the first pull rod, the first positioning block is arranged on the first mounting plate, the second mounting plate is connected to the second pull rod, the second positioning block is arranged on the second mounting plate, a first connecting shaft is penetrated through the first mounting plate or the second mounting plate, one end of the first connecting shaft is connected to the first positioning block or the second positioning block, the other end of the first connecting shaft is connected to a limiting plate, and a spring is sleeved on one end of the first connecting shaft close to the first positioning block or the second positioning block to achieve buffering when positioning the battery.

[0013] In a specific embodiment, the first positioning block and the second positioning block are arranged in a V shape for clamping the ends of the battery.

[0014] In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problems, another technical solution adopted by the present invention is to provide an insulating gasket insertion device, including an insertion device and a positioning device as mentioned above, wherein the insertion device is arranged opposite to the positioning device, and after the positioning device positions the battery, the insertion device inserts the insulating gasket into the battery to realize the insertion process of the insulating gasket.

[0015] In a specific embodiment, the insertion device includes a second substrate, a second driving mechanism, a third driving mechanism and a suction head, the driving end of the second driving mechanism is connected to the second substrate, the suction head is arranged on the second substrate and connected to the driving end of the third driving mechanism, the second driving mechanism is used to drive the second substrate to rotate so that the suction head moves between a material picking station and an insertion station, and the third driving mechanism is used to drive the suction head to move in a direction close to the positioning device so as to insert the insulating gasket adsorbed on the suction head into the battery.

[0016] In a specific embodiment, the insertion device further includes a second connecting shaft, a connecting plate and a guide shaft. The second connecting shaft is arranged to pass through the second substrate, and one end of the second connecting shaft is connected to the suction head, and the other end is connected to the connecting plate. The guide shaft is slidably connected to the second substrate and to the connecting plate, so as to prevent the suction head from rotating relative to the second substrate.

[0017] In a specific embodiment, a spring is arranged outside the second connecting shaft and between the second substrate and the suction head, for providing a buffer when the suction head inserts the insulating gasket into the battery.

[0018] The present invention rotatably sets a first swing arm on a first substrate, and connects a first positioning block and a second positioning block at both ends of the first swing arm respectively through a first pull rod and a second pull rod, so that the first positioning block and the second positioning block can be relatively close to each other as the first swing arm rotates to clamp the battery, thereby realizing the positioning of the battery. The present invention has a simple structure, is easy to prepare, and has high working efficiency, which helps to improve the precise fitting accuracy and uniformity of the insulating pad. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for describing the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work, among which:

[0020] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the main structure of the positioning device embodiment of the present invention in an open state;

[0021] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the main structure of the positioning device embodiment of the present invention in a clamping state;

[0022] Figure 3 is a rear view structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of the positioning device of the present invention in an open state;

[0023] Figure 4 is a rear view structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of the positioning device of the present invention in a clamping state;

[0024] Figure 5 is a structural schematic diagram of a first mounting plate and a first positioning member in an embodiment of a positioning device of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a first positioning member in an embodiment of a positioning device of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 7It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the insertion device in the insertion device embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0028] The terms "first" and "second" in this application are only used for descriptive purposes, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of indicated technical features. In the description of this application, the meaning of "multiple" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise clearly and specifically limited. In addition, the terms "including" and "having" and any of their variations are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. For example, a process, method, system, product or device that includes a series of steps or units is not limited to the listed steps or units, but optionally also includes steps or units that are not listed, or optionally also includes other steps or units inherent to these processes, methods, products or devices. The term "and / or" is only a kind of association relationship describing associated objects, indicating that three relationships can exist, for example, A and / or B can be represented: A exists alone, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists alone. In addition, the character " / " in this article generally indicates that the associated objects before and after are a kind of "or" relationship.

[0029] See also Figure 1 and Figure 2 The positioning device 10 embodiment of the present invention includes a first substrate 100, a first swing arm 210, a first positioning block 310 and a second positioning block 320. The first swing arm 210 is rotatably arranged on the first substrate 100; the first positioning block 310 is connected to the first end of the first swing arm 210 through a first pull rod 330, and the second positioning block 320 is connected to the second end of the first swing arm 210 through a second pull rod 340, so that the first positioning block 310 and the second positioning block 320 can be relatively close to each other as the first swing arm 210 rotates to clamp the battery 20, thereby realizing the positioning of the battery 20.

[0030] The embodiment of the present invention rotates the first swing arm 210 on the first substrate 100, and connects the first positioning block 310 and the second positioning block 320 at both ends of the first swing arm 210 respectively through the first pull rod 330 and the second pull rod 340, so that the first positioning block 310 and the second positioning block 320 can be relatively close to each other as the first swing arm 210 rotates to clamp the battery 20. Since the lengths of the first pull rod 330 and the second pull rod 340 are constant, the final rotation position of the first swing arm 210 is limited to achieve the positioning of the battery 20. The structure is simple and easy to prepare, and the work efficiency is high, which helps to improve the precise fitting accuracy and uniformity of the insulating pad.

[0031] In this embodiment, a slide rail 400 may be further provided on the first substrate 100, and a first slider 410 and a second slider 420 may be provided on the slide rail 400, respectively. The first slider 410 is connected to the first pull rod 330 and the first positioning block 310, respectively, and the second slider 420 is connected to the second pull rod 340 and the second positioning block 320, respectively, to guide the movement of the first positioning block 310 and the second positioning block 320.

[0032] See also Figure 3 and Figure 4 In this embodiment, the positioning device 10 further includes a first driving mechanism 500 and a second swing rod 220. The first driving mechanism 500 and the second swing rod 220 are arranged on the side of the first substrate 100 opposite to the first swing rod 210. The second swing rod 220 is connected to the driving end of the first driving mechanism 500. The second swing rod 220 is connected to the first swing rod 210 through a rotating shaft 110 that passes through the first substrate 100, so that the second swing rod 220 can drive the first swing rod 210 to rotate under the drive of the first driving mechanism 500.

[0033] In this embodiment, two limit blocks 120 may be further provided on one side of the first substrate 100 provided with the second swing rod 220, and the two limit blocks 120 may be respectively abutted against the two ends of the second swing rod 220 to limit the rotation angle of the second swing rod 220, thereby limiting the initial position and clamping position of the first positioning block 310 and the second positioning block 320. In other embodiments, only one limit block 120 may be provided on one side of the first substrate 100 provided with the second swing rod 220, for limiting the final rotation position of the second swing rod, thereby limiting the clamping position of the first positioning block 310 and the second positioning block 320.

[0034] In this embodiment, the positioning device 10 also includes a first mounting plate 350 and a second mounting plate 360. The first mounting plate 350 is connected to the first pull rod 330 through a first slider 410. The first positioning block 310 is arranged on the first mounting plate 350. The second mounting plate 360 ​​is connected to the second pull rod 340 through a second slider 420. The second positioning block 320 is arranged on the second mounting plate 360. A first connecting shaft 351 is arranged through the first mounting plate 350 or the second mounting plate 360.

[0035] See also Figure 5 Taking the first mounting plate 350 as an example, one end of the first connecting shaft 351 is connected to the first positioning block 310, and the other end of the first connecting shaft 351 is connected to the limiting plate 352 to prevent the first connecting shaft 351 from being separated from the first mounting plate 350. The end of the first connecting shaft 351 close to the first positioning block 310 is sleeved with a spring 353 to achieve buffering when positioning the battery 20. By arranging the first connecting shaft 351 and the spring 353 on one of the first mounting plate 350 or the second mounting plate 360, the instability of clamping the battery 20 caused by arranging the first connecting shaft 351 and the spring 353 on both the first mounting plate 350 and the second mounting plate 360 ​​can be avoided, and the positioning of the battery 20 can be made more accurate.

[0036] In this embodiment, a linear bearing 354 may be provided between the first connecting shaft 351 and the first mounting plate 350 to prevent wear of the first mounting plate 350 and the first connecting shaft 351 .

[0037] See also Figure 6 In this embodiment, the end 311 of the first positioning block 310 holding the battery 20 is arranged in a V shape, which can adapt to batteries 20 of different specifications, making the positioning device 10 more applicable. The end of the second positioning block 320 holding the battery 20 can also be arranged in a V shape to cooperate with the first positioning block 310.

[0038] In other embodiments, the ends of the first positioning block 310 and the second positioning block 320 that clamp the battery 20 may also be arranged in an arc shape, which is not limited here.

[0039] The insulating gasket insertion device of the present invention comprises a positioning device 10 and an insertion device 30. The insertion device 30 is arranged opposite to the positioning device 10. After the positioning device 10 positions the battery 20, the insertion device 30 inserts the insulating gasket (not shown in the figure) into the battery 20 to implement the insulating gasket insertion process. The structure of the positioning device 10 refers to the above-mentioned positioning device 10 embodiment, which will not be repeated here.

[0040] See also Figure 1 and Figure 7In this embodiment, the insertion device 30 includes a second substrate 600, a second driving mechanism 700, a third driving mechanism (not shown in the figure) and a suction head 800. The driving end of the second driving mechanism 700 is connected to the second substrate 600. The suction head 800 is arranged on the second substrate 600 and is connected to the driving end of the third driving mechanism. The second driving mechanism 700 is used to drive the second substrate 600 to rotate so that the suction head 800 moves between the material picking station and the insertion station. The third driving mechanism is used to drive the suction head 800 to move in a direction close to the positioning device 10 so as to insert the insulating gasket adsorbed on the suction head 800 into the battery 20.

[0041] In this embodiment, the insertion device 30 may further include an air suction mechanism (not shown in the figure), which is connected to the suction head 800 and is used to provide negative pressure to the suction head 800 to absorb the insulating gasket.

[0042] In this embodiment, there are two suction heads 800 , and the two suction heads 800 are respectively connected to two vacuum mechanisms, which can simultaneously realize the suction process of adsorbing the insulating gasket and the insertion process of inserting the insulating gasket.

[0043] In this embodiment, the insertion device 30 may further include a second connecting shaft 610, a connecting plate 620 and a guide shaft 630. The second connecting shaft 610 is arranged to pass through the second substrate 600, and one end of the second connecting shaft 610 is connected to the suction head 800, and the other end is connected to the connecting plate 620. The guide shaft 630 is slidably connected to the second substrate 600 and connected to the connecting plate 620, which can prevent the suction head 800 from rotating relative to the second substrate 600.

[0044] In this embodiment, a spring (not shown in the figure) is arranged outside the second connecting shaft 610 and between the second substrate 600 and the suction head 800 to provide buffering when the suction head 800 inserts the insulating gasket into the battery 20 to prevent damage to the battery 20.

[0045] In this embodiment, the second driving mechanism 700 is connected to the second substrate 600 via the driving shaft 710 to drive the second substrate 600 to rotate. The insertion device 30 may further include a connecting member (not shown in the figure), which is used to connect the second driving mechanism 700 with the third driving mechanism so that the third driving mechanism can drive the second driving mechanism 700 to move, thereby driving the suction head 800 disposed on the second substrate 600 to move in a direction close to or away from the battery.

[0046] In other embodiments, the third driving mechanism may also be disposed on the second substrate 600 , and the driving end of the third driving mechanism is connected to the connecting plate 620 to drive the suction head 800 to move, which is not limited here.

[0047] In this embodiment, the insertion device 30 may further include a slide rail (not shown in the figure) and a slider (not shown in the figure) disposed on the slide rail, and the connecting member is connected to the slider to guide the movement of the second driving mechanism 700.

[0048] The embodiment of the present invention rotates the first swing arm 210 on the first substrate 100, and connects the first positioning block 310 and the second positioning block 320 at both ends of the first swing arm 210 respectively through the first pull rod 330 and the second pull rod 340, so that the first positioning block 310 and the second positioning block 320 can be relatively close to each other as the first swing arm 210 rotates to clamp the battery 20. Since the lengths of the first pull rod 330 and the second pull rod 340 are constant, the final rotation position of the first swing arm 210 is limited to achieve the positioning of the battery 20. The structure is simple and easy to prepare, and the work efficiency is high, which helps to improve the precise fitting accuracy and uniformity of the insulating pad.

[0049] The above description is only an implementation mode of the present invention, and does not limit the patent scope of the present invention. Any equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation made by using the contents of the present invention specification and drawings, or directly or indirectly applied in other related technical fields, are also included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A positioning device, characterized in that: include: a first substrate; A first swing rod, rotatably disposed on the first substrate; a first driving mechanism and a second swing rod, wherein the second swing rod is connected to a driving end of the first driving mechanism, and the second swing rod is connected to the first swing rod, so that the second swing rod can drive the first swing rod to rotate under the drive of the first driving mechanism; wherein at least one limit block is further provided on a side of the first substrate where the second swing rod is provided, and the limit block can abut against the second swing rod to limit the rotation angle of the second swing rod; A first positioning block and a second positioning block, wherein the first positioning block is connected to the first end of the first swing arm through a first pull rod, and the second positioning block is connected to the second end of the first swing arm through a second pull rod, so that the first positioning block and the second positioning block can be relatively close to each other as the first swing arm rotates to clamp the battery, thereby realizing positioning of the battery; A first mounting plate is connected to the first pull rod, and the first positioning block is arranged on the first mounting plate.

2. The positioning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A slide rail is further provided on the first substrate, and a first slider and a second slider are respectively provided on the slide rail. The first slider is respectively connected to the first pull rod and the first positioning block, and the second slider is respectively connected to the second pull rod and the second positioning block to guide the movement of the first positioning block and the second positioning block.

3. The positioning device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The first driving mechanism and the second swing rod are arranged on a side of the first substrate opposite to the first swing rod, and the second swing rod is connected to the first swing rod via a rotating shaft penetrating the first substrate.

4. The positioning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The positioning device also includes a second mounting plate, the second mounting plate is connected to the second pull rod, the second positioning block is arranged on the second mounting plate, a first connecting shaft is penetrated by the first mounting plate or the second mounting plate, one end of the first connecting shaft is connected to the first positioning block or the second positioning block, the other end of the first connecting shaft is connected to a limiting plate, and a spring is sleeved on one end of the first connecting shaft close to the first positioning block or the second positioning block to achieve buffering when positioning the battery.

5. The positioning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first positioning block and the second positioning block are arranged in a V shape for clamping the ends of the battery.

6. An insulating gasket insertion device, characterized in that: It comprises an insertion device and a positioning device as described in any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the insertion device is arranged opposite to the positioning device, and after the positioning device positions the battery, the insertion device inserts the insulating gasket into the battery to realize the insertion process of the insulating gasket.

7. The insertion device according to claim 6, characterized in that The insertion device includes a second substrate, a second driving mechanism, a third driving mechanism and a suction head. The driving end of the second driving mechanism is connected to the second substrate. The suction head is arranged on the second substrate and connected to the driving end of the third driving mechanism. The second driving mechanism is used to drive the second substrate to rotate so that the suction head moves between a material picking station and an insertion station. The third driving mechanism is used to drive the suction head to move in a direction close to the positioning device so as to insert the insulating gasket adsorbed on the suction head into the battery.

8. The insertion device according to claim 7, characterized in that The insertion device further includes a second connecting shaft, a connecting plate and a guide shaft. The second connecting shaft is arranged to pass through the second substrate, and one end of the second connecting shaft is connected to the suction head, and the other end is connected to the connecting plate. The guide shaft is slidably connected to the second substrate and to the connecting plate, so as to prevent the suction head from rotating relative to the second substrate.

9. The insertion device according to claim 8, characterized in that A spring is arranged outside the second connecting shaft and between the second substrate and the material suction head, and is used for buffering when the material suction head inserts the insulating gasket into the battery.

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