Adjustment and variable pitch device and adjustment method for battery water truck feeding and battery buffering

By designing a distance-changing device for battery water truck feeding and battery buffering, the problems of low distance-changing efficiency and difficult battery positioning in the prior art are solved, automatic adjustment and replenishment of battery spacing are realized, and production efficiency is improved.

CN111874607BActive Publication Date: 2025-03-21ZHEJIANG HANGKE TECH
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202010594461.1
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2020-06-28
Publication Date
2025-03-21
Estimated Expiration
2040-06-28

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Technical Problem

The existing variable distance devices are inefficient in large-scale automated production, making it difficult to locate the battery, resulting in battery loss and low production efficiency.

Method used

A adjustment and variable distance device for battery water truck feeding and battery buffering is designed, including a water truck loading rotary feeding clip adjustment component, a water truck feeding robot and a water truck battery buffering variable distance mechanism. Automatic adjustment and replenishment of battery spacing is achieved through photoelectric switches, code scanners and clip adjustment mechanisms.

Benefits of technology

Automatic adjustment of battery spacing is achieved, avoiding material blockage and battery damage during the transportation process, improving production efficiency, and automatic battery recharge through robots.

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Abstract

An adjusting and variable pitch device and an adjusting method for battery water truck feeding and battery caching, the adjusting and variable pitch device is composed of three parts: a water truck feeding rotary feeding clamp adjustment component, a water truck feeding manipulator and a water truck battery cache variable pitch mechanism. The water truck feeding rotary feeding clamp adjustment component includes a battery variable pitch clamping component, a battery ear positioning component, a clamp adjustment mechanism component, a battery barcode scanner bracket component, a water truck feeding rotary feeding platform component, a photoelectric switch component and a guide rail component; the adjusting method includes the following steps: clamping the battery, adjusting the longitudinal and lateral spacing of the battery; reading and storing the barcode information of the battery; replenishing insufficient batteries, caching the battery, and changing the pitch; finally, inputting the battery at the adjustment component station to the water truck station. The beneficial effect of the present invention is that in the process of conveying the battery to the water truck, since the battery spacing needs to be adjusted to an equal spacing when the water truck is feeding, there will be no blockage or battery damage during the conveying process.
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Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to an adjusting and variable pitch device and an adjusting method for battery water truck feeding and battery buffering, belonging to the technical field of battery transportation. Background Art

[0002] During the battery manufacturing process, the production equipment usually needs to be equipped with a pitch-changing device to facilitate the robot to grip the material and transport it to the waterwheel station. The pitch-changing operation of the existing pitch-changing device is achieved by cylinder drive. When the number of batteries that need to be pitch-changed is large, the number of cylinders installed to drive the pitch-changing device to operate is doubled, resulting in a cumbersome and complex overall structure, bulky volume, and low pitch-changing efficiency, which is not conducive to large-scale automated production. At the same time, it is difficult to position the battery. When the battery arrives at the pitch-changing station, the battery is missing and it is difficult to replenish the battery. At the same time, when the battery is replenished manually, the battery spacing needs to be readjusted, which wastes a lot of time and affects production efficiency. Summary of the invention

[0003] In order to solve this problem, the present invention proposes a device and method for adjusting the pitch of a battery water truck for feeding and caching a battery. The device has a battery cache adjusting the pitch of a battery. During the process of conveying the batteries to the water truck, the battery spacing needs to be adjusted to an equal spacing when the water truck is feeding, so as to avoid blockage during transportation or battery damage.

[0004] The pitch-adjusting device for battery water truck feeding and battery buffering of the present invention is characterized by comprising:

[0005] The waterwheel feeding rotary feeding clamp adjustment component includes a battery variable distance clamping mechanism, a battery barcode scanner bracket component and a first photoelectric switch component. The battery variable distance clamping mechanism includes a battery variable distance clamping component, a battery pole ear positioning component, a clamp adjustment mechanism component and a waterwheel feeding rotary feeding platform component. The surface of the waterwheel feeding rotary feeding platform component is provided with a mounting platform, and a guide rail component is laid on the mounting platform to support the battery variable distance clamping component, the battery pole ear positioning component and the clamp adjustment mechanism component; the battery variable distance clamping component is slidably arranged on the waterwheel feeding rotary feeding platform component to clamp the battery; the battery pole ear positioning component The battery variable-pitch clamping component is arranged on one side of the battery variable-pitch clamping component, and is used to clamp the battery pole ear to play a fixing role; the clamp adjustment mechanism component is fixedly mounted on the waterwheel feeding rotary feeding platform component, and its adjustment part is respectively connected with the battery variable-pitch clamping mechanism and the battery pole ear positioning component, and is used to drive the battery variable-pitch clamping mechanism and the battery pole ear positioning component to move; the battery barcode scanner bracket component is arranged on the battery pole ear positioning component, and its scanning end is aimed at the battery, and is used to scan and enter the battery information; the first photoelectric switch component is arranged on one side of the waterwheel feeding rotary feeding platform component, and is used to detect whether there is a battery flowing into the workstation, and transmit a signal to respond in time;

[0006] The waterwheel feeding manipulator is arranged between the waterwheel feeding rotary feeding clamp adjustment assembly and the waterwheel battery buffer pitch changing mechanism, and includes a manipulator frame assembly, a manipulator side mounting module assembly, an electric rail assembly and a manipulator vertical module assembly. The manipulator side mounting module assembly is mounted on the manipulator frame assembly to assist in supporting and guiding the electric rail assembly to slide along its axial direction; the electric rail assembly is slidably mounted on the manipulator side mounting module assembly to control the vertical movement of the manipulator vertical module assembly; the manipulator vertical module assembly is slidably mounted on the movable part of the electric rail assembly to clamp the battery to ensure the normal operation of the workstation;

[0007] The waterwheel battery cache pitch-changing mechanism comprises a battery cache assembly, a pitch-adjusting driving part and a second photoelectric switch assembly. The battery cache assembly is slidably arranged on the pitch-adjusting driving part and is connected to the movable part of the pitch-adjusting driving part. The movable end of the pitch-adjusting driving part is connected to the battery cache assembly and is used to drive the battery cache assembly to move to adjust the battery distance and then transport it to the next station. The second photoelectric switch assembly is arranged at the extreme position of the pitch-adjusting driving part and is used to control the battery to adjust the pitch;

[0008] And a controller, whose signal input end is electrically connected to the signal input end of the battery scanner bracket assembly, and the signal output end of the controller is electrically connected to the control end of the clamp adjustment mechanism assembly, the control end of the waterwheel feeding robot and the control end of the waterwheel battery cache variable pitch mechanism through a corresponding control circuit, and the signal output ends of the first photoelectric switch and the second photoelectric switch are connected to the signal input end of the controller for controlling the adjustment and variable pitch of the battery.

[0009] The battery variable pitch clamping assembly is slidably mounted on the guide rail assembly and is used to adjust the input battery. The battery variable pitch clamping assembly includes a clamp adjustment frame bearing assembly, an adjustment frame connecting plate and a pair of battery baffle assemblies. The clamp adjustment frame bearing assembly is slidably mounted on the guide rail assembly through the adjustment frame connecting plate, and includes a rectangular frame and a plurality of guide wheels. A guide section is respectively provided at each end of the rectangular frame, and guide wheels are installed at the bottom of the guide sections, so that the clamp adjustment frame bearing assembly slides axially along the guide rail assembly; the battery baffle assembly includes a fixing member and a pair of battery baffles. A pair of battery baffles arranged opposite to each other are installed on the upper part of the fixing member, and a card slot for accommodating batteries is reserved between the battery baffles, and the card slots of the two battery baffle assemblies inserted into the same rectangular frame are kept on the same vertical plane. The bottom of the fixing member is inserted into the end of the adjustment frame connecting plate, and contacts with the rolling surface of the guide wheel of the adjustment frame connecting plate, so that the fixing member can move axially along the rectangular frame.

[0010] The waterwheel loading and rotating feeding platform assembly includes a base plate and a guide rail assembly, wherein the base plate is a rectangular plate, and at least one guide rail assembly is laid on the base plate along the width direction, and each end of the guide rail assembly is provided with a guide rail slider that can slide with the guide rail, and a longitudinal guide rail arranged along the length direction of the base plate is fixed on the guide rail slider on the same side; the bottom of the fixing part of the battery baffle assembly slides with the longitudinal guide rail on the same side, so that the entire battery baffle assembly can slide axially along the longitudinal guide rail, wherein the width direction of the base plate is defined as the horizontal direction, and the length direction of the base plate is defined as the longitudinal direction.

[0011] The battery tab positioning assembly is located on one side of the guide rail assembly, and is used to clamp the battery tab when the battery is adjusted and changed, and assists in positioning. It includes a clamp mounting plate, a tab assembly mounting plate, a tab positioning assembly support plate, a sliding limit component, a cylinder fixing plate, a tab clamping assembly and a transverse lead screw 127. The clamp mounting plate is slidably arranged on the guide rail assembly, and a group of tab assembly mounting plates are symmetrically arranged on the clamp mounting plate for auxiliary support. The tab assembly mounting plate is fixed with a tab positioning assembly support plate by bolts, and a group of tab positioning assembly support plates are symmetrically arranged on the tab positioning assembly support plate. The sliding limit component is used to cooperate with the cylinder to push and play an auxiliary guiding and limiting role; the sliding limit component is fixedly provided with a cylinder fixing plate, and a plurality of ear clamping assemblies corresponding to the workstations are evenly distributed on the cylinder fixing plate, which are used to clamp the battery ears under the action of the cylinder drive to play a positioning role; the transverse lead screw is arranged laterally along the waterwheel feeding and rotating feeding platform assembly, and a transverse slider that can be screwed with the transverse lead screw is sleeved on the clamp mounting plate, and the transverse slider is fixedly connected to the clamp mounting plate, and is used to cooperate with the clamp adjustment mechanism assembly to drive the lateral movement of the clamp mounting plate.

[0012] The clamp adjustment mechanism assembly is a driving part, which is used to drive and adjust the battery pitch and conveying, and includes a speed change gear assembly, a speed change bidirectional screw rod assembly, a nut mounting plate, a first motor and a second motor. The first motor is fixedly arranged on a longitudinal side of the waterwheel loading and rotating feeding platform assembly, and cooperates with the speed change gear assembly to drive the speed change bidirectional screw rod assembly to rotate. Speed ​​change gear assemblies are respectively arranged at both ends of the speed change bidirectional screw rod assembly. A plurality of nut mounting plates are evenly distributed on the speed change bidirectional screw rod assembly. The nut mounting plate cooperates with the clamp adjustment frame bearing assembly for longitudinal transportation and adjusting the battery pitch. A second motor is arranged on a lateral side of the waterwheel loading and rotating feeding platform assembly. The second motor cooperates with the gear to drive the lateral screw rod to rotate, and at the same time drives the nut mounting plate to move laterally, thereby driving the clamp mounting plate to be adjusted lateraly.

[0013] There are multiple battery scanner bracket assemblies, which are evenly distributed on the support plate of the tab positioning assembly, close to the side of the battery tab, and are used for scanning barcode information on the tab. The battery scanner bracket assemblies include a scanner, a scanner connecting plate, a support rod and a fixing seat. The scanner is installed and fixed on the support rod through the scanner connecting plate. The scanner is a functional component of the battery scanner bracket assembly, and is used to read and store battery barcode information; the scanner connecting plate is used to install and fix the scanner, and is used to achieve multi-angle adjustment of the scanner; the support rod is installed and fixed on the support plate of the tab positioning assembly through the fixing seat, and is used to install and fix the scanner mounting plate.

[0014] The manipulator vertical module assembly includes a slider assembly, a clamp adjustment assembly base plate, a manipulator driving component, a manipulator clamp adjustment bidirectional screw rod, a manipulator nut mounting plate, a manipulator clamp mounting block and a manipulator clamp adjustment assembly. The slider assembly is slidably arranged on the electric rail assembly, the clamp adjustment assembly base plate is fixedly arranged on the slider assembly, the manipulator driving component is fixedly arranged on one side of the clamp adjustment assembly base plate, the manipulator driving component rotates the manipulator clamp adjustment bidirectional screw rod through gear transmission, so as to adjust the spacing between manipulators; the manipulator clamp adjustment bidirectional screw rod is threadedly connected with a group of manipulator nut mounting plates, and the manipulator clamp adjustment bidirectional screw rod is rotated, so that the manipulator nut mounting plate drives the manipulator to adjust and clamp the battery, the manipulator clamp mounting block is fixedly arranged on the manipulator nut mounting plate, and a plurality of manipulator clamp adjustment components are evenly distributed on the manipulator clamp mounting block for grabbing and inputting batteries.

[0015] The spacing adjustment drive unit includes a cache lifting cylinder mounting plate, a battery cache driving component, a battery cache adjustment screw, a battery cache adjustment nut and a slide rail assembly. A group of battery cache driving components are symmetrically arranged on the cache lifting cylinder mounting plate. The battery cache driving component drives the battery cache adjustment screw to rotate through gear transmission. The battery cache adjustment screw is provided with a battery cache adjustment nut through a threaded connection, which is used to adjust the battery pitch so as to cooperate with the water truck feeding robot to grab the battery; at least one set of battery cache components is arranged on the cache lifting cylinder mounting plate for caching the battery, and slide rail assemblies parallel to each other are arranged on both sides of the cache lifting cylinder mounting plate for supporting and guiding the movement of the battery cache components; the second photoelectric switch assembly is arranged on the outside of the slide rail assembly for controlling the battery adjustment pitch.

[0016] The battery cache assembly includes a cache lifting plate, a battery cache slide rail, a battery cache slider, a cache battery baffle assembly and a photoelectric sensor mounting plate. The cache lifting plate is fixedly arranged on the battery cache adjustment nut. The cache lifting plate is evenly distributed with battery cache slide rails. A group of cache battery baffle assemblies are slidably arranged on two opposite battery cache slide rails for clamping batteries for caching and waiting for the robot to grab them. The water truck feeds the rotating feeding clamp to adjust the component pool for replenishment when it is missing. Two opposite photoelectric sensor mounting plates are symmetrically arranged on the cache lifting plate for cooperating with the photoelectric switch assembly to respond in time.

[0017] The adjustment method using the adjustment and variable pitch device for battery water truck feeding and battery buffering of the present invention is characterized by comprising the following steps:

[0018] (1) The battery is input from the input end of the waterwheel feeding rotating feeding clamp adjustment assembly, and is clamped by the battery baffle assembly. The first photoelectric switch detects the battery. When the first motor is started, the gear transmission drives the variable speed bidirectional screw assembly to rotate, thereby adjusting the longitudinal spacing of the battery. When the second motor is started, the lateral spacing of the battery is further adjusted;

[0019] (2) After the battery is in place, the tab clamping assembly is driven by the cylinder to clamp the tab part of the battery, and the battery is positioned after it is in place. At the same time, the battery barcode scanner bracket assembly reads the battery tab and stores the barcode information of the battery;

[0020] (3) When the battery is missing at the waterwheel feeding rotating feeding clamp adjustment assembly station, the waterwheel feeding robot manual position is controlled by the electric rail to move the robot horizontally and vertically to approach the waterwheel battery cache variable pitch mechanism station;

[0021] (4) When the photoelectric switch assembly of the waterwheel battery cache pitch-changing mechanism station detects the battery input, it controls the battery cache drive components on both sides to operate, thereby driving the battery cache adjustment screw to rotate, and the battery cache adjustment screw nut moves longitudinally to achieve battery caching and pitch change;

[0022] (5) The robot clamps the battery from the waterwheel battery cache variable pitch mechanism station and inputs it to the waterwheel loading rotary feeding clamp adjustment component station to complete the replenishment. The battery from the waterwheel loading rotary feeding clamp adjustment component station is input to the waterwheel station.

[0023] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: the battery cache adjustment and pitch-changing device has a battery cache. During the process of conveying the battery to the water truck, the battery spacing needs to be adjusted to an equal spacing when the water truck is feeding, so that there will be no blockage or battery damage during the conveying process. When the present invention is in the water truck feeding rotary feeding clamp adjustment component station, the battery pitch-changing clamping component is controlled to be adjusted to a suitable spacing in the horizontal and vertical directions, and is positioned by clamping the battery pole ears, and the barcode information of the battery is read and stored by the barcode scanner. When the battery in the water truck feeding rotary feeding clamp adjustment component station is missing, the battery in the water truck battery cache pitch-changing mechanism station is clamped by controlling the manipulator to approach the water truck feeding rotary feeding clamp adjustment component station, and is added to the water truck feeding rotary feeding clamp adjustment component station. The water truck battery cache pitch-changing mechanism station can be used for battery caching, and the spacing between batteries can be controlled and adjusted by a photoelectric switch component. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] Figure 1 It is a structural diagram of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 2 It is a structural diagram of the waterwheel feeding rotary feeding clamp adjustment assembly of the device;

[0026] Figure 3 It is a side view of the waterwheel loading rotary feeding clamp adjustment assembly of the device;

[0027] Figure 4 is a structural diagram of the clamp adjustment mechanism assembly of the device;

[0028] Figure 5 is a structural diagram of a battery tab positioning assembly of the device;

[0029] Figure 6 is a structural diagram of the manipulator vertical module assembly of the device;

[0030] Figure 7 This is the structural diagram of the waterwheel feeding manipulator of the device;

[0031] Figure 8 It is a structural diagram of the waterwheel battery cache variable pitch mechanism of the device. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0032] The present invention is further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0033] Refer to the attached figure:

[0034] Embodiment 1 The pitch-adjusting device for battery water truck feeding and battery buffering of the present invention comprises:

[0035] The waterwheel loading and rotating feeding clamp adjustment component 1 includes a battery variable distance clamping mechanism, a battery barcode scanner bracket component 14 and a first photoelectric switch component 16. The battery variable distance clamping mechanism includes a battery variable distance clamping component 11, a battery pole ear positioning component 12, a clamp adjustment mechanism component 13 and a waterwheel loading and rotating feeding platform component 15. The surface of the waterwheel loading and rotating feeding platform component 15 is provided with a mounting platform, and a guide rail component 17 is laid on the mounting platform to support the battery variable distance clamping component 11, the battery pole ear positioning component 12 and the clamp adjustment mechanism component 13; the battery variable distance clamping component 11 is slidably arranged on the waterwheel loading and rotating feeding platform component 15 to clamp the battery; the battery pole The ear positioning component 12 is arranged on one side of the battery variable-pitch clamping component 11, and is used to clamp the battery pole ear to fix it; the clamp adjustment mechanism component 13 is fixedly mounted on the waterwheel feeding rotary feeding platform component 15, and its adjustment part is respectively connected to the battery variable-pitch clamping mechanism 11 and the battery pole ear positioning component 12, and is used to drive the battery variable-pitch clamping mechanism and the battery pole ear positioning component to move; the battery barcode scanner bracket component 14 is arranged on the battery pole ear positioning component 12, and its scanning end is aimed at the battery 6, and is used to scan and enter the battery information; the first photoelectric switch component 16 is arranged on one side of the waterwheel feeding rotary feeding platform component, and is used to detect whether there is a battery flowing into the workstation, and transmit a signal to respond in time;

[0036] The waterwheel feeding manipulator 2 is arranged between the waterwheel feeding rotating feeding clamp adjustment assembly 15 and the waterwheel battery buffer pitch changing mechanism 11, and includes a manipulator frame assembly 21, a manipulator side mounting module assembly 22, an electric rail assembly 23 and a manipulator vertical module assembly 24. The manipulator side mounting module assembly 22 is mounted on the manipulator frame assembly to assist in supporting and guiding the electric rail assembly to slide along its axial direction; the electric rail assembly 23 is slidably mounted on the horizontal sliding member of the manipulator side mounting module assembly 22 to control the vertical movement of the manipulator vertical module assembly; the manipulator vertical module assembly 24 is slidably mounted on the movable part of the electric rail assembly 23 to clamp the battery to ensure the normal operation of the workstation;

[0037] The waterwheel battery cache pitch-changing mechanism 3 comprises a battery cache assembly 34, a spacing adjustment drive unit and a second photoelectric switch assembly 37. The battery cache assembly 34 is slidably arranged on the spacing adjustment drive unit and is connected to the movable part of the spacing adjustment drive unit. The movable end of the spacing adjustment drive unit is connected to the battery cache assembly and is used to drive the battery cache assembly to move to adjust the battery distance and then transport it to the next station; the second photoelectric switch assembly is arranged at the extreme position of the spacing adjustment drive unit and is used to control the battery to adjust the pitch;

[0038] And a controller, whose signal input end is electrically connected to the signal input end of the battery scanner bracket assembly, and the signal output end of the controller is electrically connected to the control end of the clamp adjustment mechanism assembly, the control end of the waterwheel feeding robot and the control end of the waterwheel battery cache pitch change mechanism through a corresponding control circuit, and the signal output ends of the first photoelectric switch and the second photoelectric switch are connected to the signal input end of the controller for controlling the adjustment pitch of the battery 6.

[0039] The battery variable pitch clamping assembly 11 is slidably mounted on the guide rail assembly 17, and is used to adjust the input battery. The battery variable pitch clamping assembly 11 includes a clamp adjustment frame bearing assembly 112, an adjustment frame connecting plate 113 and a pair of battery baffle assemblies 111. The clamp adjustment frame bearing assembly 112 is slidably mounted on the guide rail assembly 17 through the adjustment frame connecting plate 113, and includes a rectangular frame 1121 and a plurality of guide wheels 1122. The rectangular frame 1121 is provided with a guide section at each end along the length direction, and the guide wheel 1122 is installed at the bottom of the guide section. The long side of the rectangular frame 1121 is connected to the guide rail assembly. 17 is axially consistent, so that the clip adjustment frame bearing assembly 112 slides axially along the guide rail assembly 17; the battery baffle assembly 111 includes a fixing member 1111 and a pair of battery baffles 1112, and a pair of battery baffles 1112 arranged opposite to each other are installed on the upper part of the fixing member 1111, and a card slot 1113 for accommodating batteries is reserved between the battery baffles, and the card slots of the two battery baffle assemblies inserted into the same rectangular frame are kept on the same vertical plane, and the bottom of the fixing member 1111 is inserted into the end of the adjustment frame connecting plate and contacts with the rolling surface of the guide wheel of the adjustment frame connecting plate 113, so that the fixing member can move axially along the rectangular frame.

[0040] The waterwheel loading and rotating feeding platform assembly 15 includes a base plate 151 and a guide rail assembly 17, wherein the base plate 151 is a rectangular plate, and at least one guide rail assembly 17 is laid along the width direction of the base plate 151, and each end of the guide rail assembly 17 is provided with a guide rail slider that can slide with the guide rail, and a longitudinal guide rail 171 arranged along the length direction of the base plate is fixed on the guide rail slider on the same side; the bottom of the fixing part 1111 of the battery baffle assembly 111 slides with the longitudinal guide rail 171 on the same side, so that the entire battery baffle assembly can slide axially along the longitudinal guide rail, wherein the width direction of the base plate is defined as the horizontal direction, and the length direction of the base plate is defined as the longitudinal direction.

[0041] The battery tab positioning assembly 12 is located on one side of the guide rail assembly, and is used to clamp the battery tab when the battery is adjusted and changed, and assists in positioning. It includes a clamp mounting plate 121, a tab assembly mounting plate 122, a tab positioning assembly support plate 123, a sliding limit component 124, a cylinder fixing plate 125, a tab clamping assembly 126 and a transverse lead screw 127. The clamp mounting plate 121 is slidably arranged on the guide rail assembly 17, and a group of tab assembly mounting plates 122 are symmetrically arranged on the clamp mounting plate 121 for auxiliary support. A tab positioning assembly support plate 123 is fixedly arranged on the tab assembly mounting plate 122 by bolts, and a group of sliding limit components 124 are symmetrically arranged on the tab positioning assembly support plate 123, which slides The dynamic limiting component is arranged laterally along the base plate 151, that is, the axial direction of the sliding limiting component 124 is consistent with the width direction of the base plate 151, and is used to cooperate with the cylinder push to play an auxiliary guiding and limiting role; a cylinder fixing plate 125 is fixedly arranged on the sliding limiting component 124, and a plurality of ear clamping assemblies 126 corresponding to the workstations are evenly distributed on the cylinder fixing plate 125, which are used to clamp the battery ears under the action of the cylinder drive to play a positioning role; the transverse lead screw 127 is arranged laterally along the waterwheel feeding rotating feeding platform assembly, and a transverse slider that can be screwed with the transverse lead screw is sleeved on the clamp mounting plate, and the transverse slider is fixedly connected to the clamp mounting plate, and is used to cooperate with the clamp adjustment mechanism assembly to drive the lateral movement of the clamp mounting plate.

[0042] The clamp adjustment mechanism assembly 13 is a driving part, which is used to drive and adjust the battery pitch and conveying, and includes a speed change gear assembly 131, a speed change bidirectional screw rod assembly 132, a nut mounting plate 133, a first motor 134 and a second motor 135. The first motor 134 is fixed to one longitudinal side of the waterwheel loading and rotating feeding platform assembly 15, and cooperates with the speed change gear assembly to drive the speed change bidirectional screw rod assembly 132 to rotate. The speed change bidirectional screw rod assembly 132 is respectively provided with speed change gear assemblies at both ends, and the speed change bidirectional screw rod assembly 132 is provided with a speed change gear assembly. A plurality of nut mounting plates 133 are evenly distributed, and the nut mounting plates 133 are fixedly connected to the clamp adjustment frame bearing assembly, so that the clamp adjustment frame bearing assembly 112 can be longitudinally transported along the axial direction of the variable speed bidirectional screw rod assembly 132 driven by the nut mounting plates 133 to adjust the battery pitch. A second motor 135 is provided on the lateral side of the waterwheel loading and rotating feeding platform assembly 15, and the second motor 135 cooperates with the gear to drive the lateral screw rod 127 to rotate, and at the same time drives the nut mounting plate 133 to move lateraly, thereby driving the clamp mounting plate to adjust laterally.

[0043] There are multiple battery scanner bracket assemblies 14, which are evenly distributed on the tab positioning assembly support plate 12, close to the side of the battery tab, and are used for scanning barcode information on the tab. The battery scanner bracket assemblies 14 include a scanner 141, a scanner connecting plate 142, a support rod 143 and a fixing seat 144. The scanner 141 is installed and fixed on the support rod 143 through the scanner connecting plate 142. The scanner 141 is a functional component of the battery scanner bracket assembly, which is used to read and store battery barcode information; the scanner connecting plate 142 installs and fixes the scanner 141 to achieve multi-angle adjustment of the scanner; the support rod 143 is installed and fixed on the tab positioning assembly support plate through the fixing seat, which is used to install and fix the scanner mounting plate.

[0044] The manipulator vertical module assembly 24 includes a slider assembly 241, a clamp adjustment assembly base plate 242, a manipulator driving component 243, a manipulator clamp adjustment bidirectional screw rod 244, a manipulator nut mounting plate 245, a manipulator clamp mounting block 246 and a manipulator clamp adjustment assembly 247, the slider assembly is slidably arranged on the electric rail assembly, the clamp adjustment assembly base plate is fixedly arranged on the slider assembly, the manipulator driving component is fixedly arranged on one side of the clamp adjustment assembly base plate, the manipulator driving component rotates the manipulator clamp adjustment bidirectional screw rod through gear transmission, so as to adjust the spacing between the manipulators; the manipulator clamp adjustment bidirectional screw rod is provided with a group of manipulator nut mounting plates through threaded connection, and the manipulator clamp adjustment bidirectional screw rod is rotated, so that the manipulator nut mounting plate drives the manipulator to adjust and clamp the battery, the manipulator nut mounting plate is fixedly provided with a manipulator clamp mounting block, and a plurality of manipulator clamp adjustment components are evenly distributed on the manipulator clamp mounting block for grabbing and inputting the battery.

[0045] The spacing adjustment drive unit includes a cache lifting cylinder mounting plate 36, a battery cache driving component 31, a battery cache adjustment screw 32, a battery cache adjustment nut 33 and a slide rail assembly 35. A group of battery cache driving components are symmetrically arranged on the cache lifting cylinder mounting plate. The battery cache driving component drives the battery cache adjustment screw to rotate through gear transmission. The battery cache adjustment screw is provided with a battery cache adjustment nut through a threaded connection, which is used to adjust the battery pitch so as to cooperate with the water truck feeding robot to grab the battery; at least one set of battery cache assemblies is arranged on the cache lifting cylinder mounting plate for caching the batteries, and slide rail assemblies parallel to each other are arranged on both sides of the cache lifting cylinder mounting plate for supporting and guiding the movement of the battery cache assemblies; the second photoelectric switch assembly is arranged on the outside of the slide rail assembly for controlling the battery adjustment pitch.

[0046] The battery cache assembly 34 includes a cache lifting plate 341, a battery cache slide rail 342, a battery cache slider 343, a cache battery baffle assembly 344 and a photoelectric sensor mounting plate 345. The cache lifting plate is fixedly arranged on the battery cache adjustment nut. The battery cache slide rails are evenly distributed on the cache lifting plate. A group of cache battery baffle assemblies are slidably arranged on two opposite battery cache slide rails for clamping batteries for caching and waiting for the robot to grab them. The water truck feeds the rotating feeding clamp to adjust the component pool for replenishment when it is missing; two opposite photoelectric sensor mounting plates are symmetrically arranged on the cache lifting plate to cooperate with the photoelectric switch assembly to respond in time.

[0047] Example 2 The battery water truck feeding and battery cache adjustment pitch changing device described in the present invention includes: a water truck feeding rotating feeding clamp adjustment component 1, a water truck feeding manipulator 2 and a water truck battery cache pitch changing mechanism 3.

[0048] The waterwheel loading and rotating feeding clamp adjustment assembly 1 includes a battery variable pitch clamping assembly 11, a battery pole ear positioning assembly 12, a clamp adjustment mechanism assembly 13, a battery barcode scanner bracket assembly 14, a waterwheel loading and rotating feeding platform assembly 15, a first photoelectric switch assembly 16 and a guide rail assembly 17. Two guide rail assemblies 17 are evenly distributed on the waterwheel loading and rotating feeding platform assembly 15 for auxiliary support and guidance when adjusting the spacing of the battery baffles 111. The battery variable pitch clamping assembly 11 is slidably set on the guide rail assembly 17 for clamping the battery and assisting in adjusting the variable pitch. The battery pole ear positioning assembly 12 is located on one side of the guide rail assembly 17 for clamping the battery pole ear and playing a fixing role. The clamp adjustment mechanism assembly 13 is fixedly set on the waterwheel loading and rotating feeding platform assembly 15 by bolts as a driving component. Five groups of battery scanner bracket assemblies 14 are fixedly set on the battery pole ear positioning assembly 12 for scanning and entering battery information. The first photoelectric switch assembly 16 is set on one side of the waterwheel loading and rotating feeding platform assembly 15 for detecting whether there is a battery flowing into the workstation and transmitting a signal to respond in time.

[0049] The battery variable distance clamping assembly 11 is located on the guide rail assembly 17 and is mainly used to adjust the input battery. The battery variable distance clamping assembly 11 includes a battery baffle assembly 111, a clamp adjustment frame bearing assembly 112 and an adjustment frame connecting plate 113. The battery baffle assembly 111 is composed of two groups of battery baffles arranged symmetrically.

[0050] It is the main component used for battery transportation and pitch change. The battery baffle assembly 111 is located between the adjustment frame bearing assemblies 112. The top of the battery baffle is provided with a chamfered surface, and the chamfered surfaces of the same pair of battery baffles are opposite to form a guide area for guiding the battery to be smoothly inserted into the slot, so as to play a role of lubrication and guidance when the battery is adjusted and pitch changed; the adjustment frame bearing assembly 112 is fixedly arranged on the adjustment frame connecting plate 113, and the adjustment frame connecting plate 113 is slidably connected to the guide rail to play a role of auxiliary guidance and lubrication.

[0051] The battery tab positioning assembly 12 is located on one side of the guide rail assembly 17, and is mainly used to clamp the battery tab and assist in positioning when the battery is adjusted and changed. The battery tab positioning assembly 12 includes a clamp mounting plate 121, a tab assembly mounting plate 122, a tab positioning assembly support plate 123, a sliding limit component 124, a cylinder fixing plate 125 and a tab clamping assembly 126. The clamp mounting plate 121 is fixedly arranged on one side of the guide rail assembly 17, and a group of tab assembly mounting plates 122 are symmetrically arranged on the clamp mounting plate 121. , used for auxiliary support, a pole lug positioning assembly support plate 123 is fixedly provided on the pole lug assembly mounting plate 122 by bolts, a group of sliding limit components 124 are symmetrically provided on the pole lug positioning assembly support plate 123, which are used to cooperate with the cylinder push to play an auxiliary guiding and limiting role, and a cylinder fixing plate 125 is fixedly provided on the sliding limit component 124, and a plurality of pole lug clamping assemblies 126 corresponding to the workstations are evenly distributed on the cylinder fixing plate 125, which are used to clamp the battery pole lugs under the action of the cylinder drive to play a positioning role.

[0052] The clamp adjustment mechanism assembly 13 is a driving part, which is mainly used to drive and adjust the battery pitch and conveying. The clamp adjustment mechanism assembly 13 includes a speed change gear assembly 131, a speed change bidirectional screw rod assembly 132, a nut mounting plate 133, a first motor 134 and a second motor 135. The first motor 134 is fixedly arranged on a longitudinal side of the waterwheel loading and rotating feeding platform assembly 15, and cooperates with the speed change gear assembly 131 to drive the speed change bidirectional screw rod assembly 132 to rotate. Speed ​​change gear assemblies 131 are respectively arranged at both ends of the speed change bidirectional screw rod assembly 132. A plurality of nut mounting plates 133 are evenly distributed on the speed change bidirectional screw rod assembly 132. The nut mounting plate 133 cooperates with the clamp adjustment frame bearing assembly 112 for longitudinal transportation and adjusting the battery pitch. A second motor 135 is arranged on a lateral side of the waterwheel loading and rotating feeding platform assembly 15. The second motor 135 cooperates with the gear to drive the bidirectional screw rod to rotate, and at the same time drives the nut mounting plate to move horizontally, thereby driving the clamp mounting plate 121 to adjust horizontally.

[0053] The multiple battery scanner bracket assemblies 14 are evenly distributed on the tab positioning assembly support plate 123, close to the battery tab, and are used to scan the barcode information on the tab. The battery scanner bracket assembly 14 includes a scanner 141, a scanner connecting plate 142, a support rod 143, and a fixing seat 144. The scanner 141 is fixed on the support rod 143 through the scanner connecting plate 142. The scanner 141 is a functional component of the battery scanner bracket assembly 14, and is used to read and store battery barcode information. The scanner connecting plate 142 is used to install and fix the scanner 141, and can realize multi-angle adjustment of the scanner 141. The support rod 143 is used to install and fix the scanner mounting plate, and is installed and fixed on the tab positioning assembly support plate 123 through the fixing seat 144.

[0054] The waterwheel feeding manipulator 2 is arranged on the waterwheel feeding rotating feeding clamp adjustment component 1

[0055] and the waterwheel battery cache pitch-changing mechanism 3, and is used for changing the pitch in the waterwheel feeding rotating feeding clamp adjustment component 1. When the input battery is missing, the waterwheel feeding robot 2 works to take out the battery from the waterwheel battery cache pitch-changing mechanism 3 and replenish it. The feeding robot 2 includes a robot frame assembly 21, a robot side mounting module assembly 22, an electric rail assembly 23 and a robot vertical module assembly 24. The robot side mounting module assembly 22 is fixedly installed on the robot frame assembly 21 for auxiliary support and guiding. A group of electric rail assemblies 23 are slidably arranged on the robot side mounting module assembly 22 for controlling the vertical movement of the robot vertical module assembly 24. A group of robot vertical module assemblies 24 are slidably arranged on the electric rail assembly 23 for clamping batteries to ensure the normal operation of the workstation.

[0056] The manipulator vertical module assembly 24 includes a slider assembly 241, a clamp adjustment assembly bottom plate 242, a manipulator driving component 243, a manipulator clamp adjustment bidirectional screw rod 244, a manipulator screw nut mounting plate 245, a manipulator clamp mounting block 246 and a manipulator clamp adjustment assembly 247. The slider assembly 241 is slidably arranged on the electric rail assembly 23, the clamp adjustment assembly bottom plate 242 is fixedly arranged on the slider assembly 241, the manipulator driving component 243 is fixedly arranged on one side of the clamp adjustment assembly bottom plate 242, and the manipulator driving component 243 is connected to the manipulator through a gear. The transmission causes the manipulator clamp adjustment bidirectional screw rod 244 to rotate, which is used to adjust the spacing between manipulators. The manipulator clamp adjustment bidirectional screw rod 244 is threadedly connected with a group of manipulator nut mounting plates 245. The manipulator clamp adjustment bidirectional screw rod 244 rotates, so that the manipulator nut mounting plate 245 drives the manipulator to adjust and clamp the battery. A manipulator clamp mounting block 246 is fixedly provided on the manipulator nut mounting plate 245, and a plurality of manipulator clamp adjustment components 247 are evenly distributed on the manipulator clamp mounting block 246 for grabbing and inputting batteries.

[0057] The waterwheel battery cache pitch changing mechanism 3 includes a battery cache driving component 31, a battery cache adjusting screw rod 32, a battery cache adjusting nut 33, a battery cache assembly 34, a slide rail assembly 35, a cache lifting cylinder mounting plate 36 and a second photoelectric switch assembly 37. A group of battery cache driving components 31 are symmetrically arranged on the cache lifting cylinder mounting plate 36. The battery cache driving component 31 drives the battery cache adjusting screw rod 32 to rotate through gear transmission. The battery cache adjusting screw rod 32 is provided with a battery cache adjusting nut 33 through a threaded connection, which is used to adjust the battery pitch change, so as to facilitate the waterwheel feeding manipulator 2 to grab the battery. Three groups of battery cache assemblies 34 are arranged on the cache lifting cylinder mounting plate 36 for caching the battery. Four groups of slide rail assemblies 35 are arranged on both sides of the cache lifting cylinder mounting plate 36 for supporting and guiding. A second photoelectric switch assembly 37 is arranged on the outer side of the slide rail assembly 35 for controlling the battery adjustment pitch change.

[0058] The battery cache assembly 34 includes a cache lifting plate 341, a battery cache slide rail 342, a battery cache slider 343, a cache battery baffle assembly 344 and a photoelectric sensor mounting plate 345. The cache lifting plate 341 is fixedly arranged on the battery cache adjustment nut 33. Four battery cache slide rails 342 are evenly distributed on the cache lifting plate 341, wherein the battery cache slide rails 342 are grouped in pairs, and the two groups of battery cache slide rails are arranged sequentially along the width direction of the cache lifting plate 341. The two battery cache slide rails 342 of the same group are arranged opposite to each other, and a group of cache battery baffle assemblies 344 are slidably arranged on the two opposite battery cache slide rails 342 for clamping batteries for caching and waiting for the robot to grab them, so as to replenish the batteries when the water truck feeds the rotating feeding clamp adjustment assembly 1 and the batteries are missing. Two photoelectric sensor mounting plates 345 are symmetrically arranged on the cache lifting plate 341 between the two groups of battery cache slide rails 342, so as to cooperate with the second photoelectric switch assembly 37 and respond in time.

[0059] The cache battery baffle assembly 344 includes a cache fixing 3441 and a pair of cache battery baffles 3442. A pair of cache battery baffles 3442 arranged opposite to each other are installed on the upper part of the cache fixing 3441, and slots for accommodating batteries are reserved between the cache battery baffles 3442. The slots of the two battery baffle assemblies inserted into the same rectangular frame are kept on the same vertical plane. The bottom of the cache fixing 3441 is slidably matched with the battery cache slide rail 342, so that the cache battery baffle assembly 344 can slide axially along the battery cache slide rail 342.

[0060] The top of the cache battery baffle 3442 is provided with a chamfered surface, and the chamfered surfaces of the same pair of cache battery baffles 3442 are opposite to form a guide area for guiding the battery to be smoothly inserted into the slot.

[0061] The gripping direction of the manipulator clamp adjustment assembly is parallel to the plane where the card slots between the battery baffles are located, so that the battery gripped by the manipulator clamp adjustment assembly can be directly inserted into the card slot.

[0062] Example 3: A transportation system constructed according to the pitch-adjusting device for battery water truck feeding and battery caching described in Example 1 or 2, comprises a frame 4 for support, a water truck 5 for conveying batteries, and a pitch-adjusting device for battery water truck feeding and battery caching, wherein an installation platform is provided on the upper portion of the frame 4; the water truck 5 is laid on the installation platform, and a set of pitch-adjusting devices are respectively provided at both ends of the water truck, wherein the conveying end of the water truck extends to the water truck feeding robot of the pitch-adjusting device.

[0063] Example 4 combines Example 1 to explain the operation of the transfer process of the soft-pack battery described in the present invention:

[0064] (1) The battery is input from the input end of the waterwheel feeding rotating feeding clamp adjustment component 1, clamped by the battery baffle component 111, and the photoelectric switch 16 detects the battery. When the first motor 134 is started, the gear transmission drives the variable speed bidirectional screw rod component 132 to rotate, thereby adjusting the longitudinal spacing of the battery. When the second motor 135 is started, the lateral spacing of the battery is further adjusted.

[0065] (2) After the battery is in place, the tab clamping assembly 126 is driven by the cylinder to clamp the tab part of the battery, and the battery is positioned after it is in place. At the same time, the battery barcode scanner bracket assembly 14 reads the battery tab and stores the barcode information of the battery.

[0066] (3) When the battery of the waterwheel feeding rotating feeding clamp adjustment component 1 station is missing, the waterwheel feeding robot 2 station is controlled by the electric rail to move horizontally and vertically to the waterwheel battery cache variable distance mechanism 3 station.

[0067] (4) When the second photoelectric switch assembly 37 of the waterwheel battery cache pitch-changing mechanism 3 detects the battery input, it controls the battery cache driving components on both sides to operate, thereby driving the battery cache adjustment screw 32 to rotate, and the battery cache adjustment nut 33 moves longitudinally to achieve battery caching and pitch change.

[0068] (5) The robot clamps the battery at station 3 of the waterwheel battery cache variable pitch mechanism and inputs it to station 1 of the waterwheel feeding rotary feeding clamp adjustment component to complete the replenishment. The battery at station 1 of the waterwheel feeding rotary feeding clamp adjustment component is input to the waterwheel station.

[0069] 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. The pitch adjustment device used for battery water truck feeding and battery buffering is characterized in that: include: The waterwheel feeding rotary feeding clamp adjustment component includes a battery variable distance clamping mechanism, a battery barcode scanner bracket component and a first photoelectric switch component. The battery variable distance clamping mechanism includes a battery variable distance clamping component, a battery pole ear positioning component, a clamp adjustment mechanism component and a waterwheel feeding rotary feeding platform component. The surface of the waterwheel feeding rotary feeding platform component is provided with a mounting platform, and a guide rail component is laid on the mounting platform to support the battery variable distance clamping component, the battery pole ear positioning component and the clamp adjustment mechanism component; the battery variable distance clamping component is slidably arranged on the waterwheel feeding rotary feeding platform component to clamp the battery; the battery pole ear positioning component The battery variable-pitch clamping component is arranged on one side of the battery variable-pitch clamping component, and is used to clamp the battery pole ear to play a fixing role; the clamp adjustment mechanism component is fixedly mounted on the waterwheel feeding rotary feeding platform component, and its adjustment part is respectively connected with the battery variable-pitch clamping mechanism and the battery pole ear positioning component, and is used to drive the battery variable-pitch clamping mechanism and the battery pole ear positioning component to move; the battery barcode scanner bracket component is arranged on the battery pole ear positioning component, and its scanning end is aimed at the battery, and is used to scan and enter the battery information; the first photoelectric switch component is arranged on one side of the waterwheel feeding rotary feeding platform component, and is used to detect whether there is a battery flowing into the workstation, and transmit a signal to respond in time; The waterwheel feeding manipulator is arranged between the waterwheel feeding rotary feeding clamp adjustment assembly and the waterwheel battery buffer pitch changing mechanism, and includes a manipulator frame assembly, a manipulator side mounting module assembly, an electric rail assembly and a manipulator vertical module assembly. The manipulator side mounting module assembly is mounted on the manipulator frame assembly to assist in supporting and guiding the electric rail assembly to slide along its axial direction; the electric rail assembly is slidably mounted on the manipulator side mounting module assembly to control the vertical movement of the manipulator vertical module assembly; the manipulator vertical module assembly is slidably mounted on the movable part of the electric rail assembly to clamp the battery to ensure the normal operation of the workstation; The waterwheel battery cache pitch-changing mechanism comprises a battery cache assembly, a pitch-adjusting driving part and a second photoelectric switch assembly. The battery cache assembly is slidably arranged on the pitch-adjusting driving part and is connected to the movable part of the pitch-adjusting driving part. The movable end of the pitch-adjusting driving part is connected to the battery cache assembly and is used to drive the battery cache assembly to move to adjust the battery distance and then transport it to the next station. The second photoelectric switch assembly is arranged at the extreme position of the pitch-adjusting driving part and is used to control the battery to adjust the pitch; And a controller, whose signal input end is electrically connected to the signal input end of the battery scanner bracket assembly, and the signal output end of the controller is electrically connected to the control end of the clamp adjustment mechanism assembly, the control end of the waterwheel feeding robot and the control end of the waterwheel battery cache variable pitch mechanism through a corresponding control circuit, and the signal output ends of the first photoelectric switch and the second photoelectric switch are connected to the signal input end of the controller for controlling the adjustment and variable pitch of the battery.

2. The pitch-adjusting device for battery water truck feeding and battery buffering as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The battery variable pitch clamping assembly is slidably mounted on the guide rail assembly and is used to adjust the input battery. The battery variable pitch clamping assembly includes a clamp adjustment frame bearing assembly, an adjustment frame connecting plate and a pair of battery baffle assemblies. The clamp adjustment frame bearing assembly is slidably mounted on the guide rail assembly through the adjustment frame connecting plate, and includes a rectangular frame and a plurality of guide wheels. A guide section is respectively provided at each end of the rectangular frame, and guide wheels are installed at the bottom of the guide sections, so that the clamp adjustment frame bearing assembly slides axially along the guide rail assembly; the battery baffle assembly includes a fixing member and a pair of battery baffles. A pair of battery baffles arranged opposite to each other are installed on the upper part of the fixing member, and a card slot for accommodating batteries is reserved between the battery baffles, and the card slots of the two battery baffle assemblies inserted into the same rectangular frame are kept on the same vertical plane. The bottom of the fixing member is inserted into the end of the clamp adjustment frame bearing assembly and contacts with the rolling surface of the guide wheel on the clamp adjustment frame bearing assembly, so that the fixing member can move axially along the rectangular frame.

3. The pitch adjustment device for battery water truck feeding and battery buffering as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: The waterwheel loading and rotating feeding platform assembly includes a base plate and a guide rail assembly, wherein the base plate is a rectangular plate, and at least one guide rail assembly is laid on the base plate along the width direction, and each end of the guide rail assembly is provided with a guide rail slider that can slide with the guide rail, and a longitudinal guide rail arranged along the length direction of the base plate is fixed on the guide rail slider on the same side; the bottom of the fixing part of the battery baffle assembly slides with the longitudinal guide rail on the same side, so that the entire battery baffle assembly can slide axially along the longitudinal guide rail, wherein the width direction of the base plate is defined as the horizontal direction, and the length direction of the base plate is defined as the longitudinal direction.

4. The pitch-adjusting device for battery water truck feeding and battery buffering as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that: The battery pole lug positioning assembly is located on one side of the guide rail assembly, and is used to clamp the battery pole lug and assist in positioning when the battery is adjusted and changed. It includes a clamp mounting plate, a pole lug assembly mounting plate, a pole lug positioning assembly support plate, a sliding limit component, a cylinder fixing plate, a pole lug clamping assembly and a transverse lead screw. The clamp mounting plate is slidably arranged on the guide rail assembly, and a group of pole lug assembly mounting plates are symmetrically arranged on the clamp mounting plate for auxiliary support. The pole lug assembly mounting plate is fixed with a pole lug positioning assembly support plate by bolts, and a group of sliding The dynamic limit component is used to cooperate with the cylinder to push and play an auxiliary guiding and limiting role; the sliding limit component is fixedly provided with a cylinder fixing plate, and a plurality of corresponding workstations of the pole ear clamping components are evenly distributed on the cylinder fixing plate, which are used to clamp the battery pole ears under the action of the cylinder drive to play a positioning role; the transverse lead screw is arranged laterally along the waterwheel feeding and rotating feeding platform assembly, and a transverse slider that can be screwed with the transverse lead screw is sleeved on the clamp mounting plate, and the transverse slider is fixedly connected to the clamp mounting plate, and is used to cooperate with the clamp adjustment mechanism assembly to drive the lateral movement of the clamp mounting plate.

5. The pitch-adjusting device for battery water truck feeding and battery buffering as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that: The clamp adjustment mechanism assembly is a driving part, which is used to drive and adjust the battery pitch and conveying, and includes a speed change gear assembly, a speed change bidirectional screw rod assembly, a nut mounting plate, a first motor and a second motor. The first motor is fixedly arranged on a longitudinal side of the waterwheel loading and rotating feeding platform assembly, and cooperates with the speed change gear assembly to drive the speed change bidirectional screw rod assembly to rotate. Speed ​​change gear assemblies are respectively arranged at both ends of the speed change bidirectional screw rod assembly. A plurality of nut mounting plates are evenly distributed on the speed change bidirectional screw rod assembly. The nut mounting plate cooperates with the clamp adjustment frame bearing assembly for longitudinal transportation and adjusting the battery pitch. A second motor is arranged on a lateral side of the waterwheel loading and rotating feeding platform assembly. The second motor drives the lateral screw to rotate, and at the same time drives the lateral slider to move laterally, thereby driving the clamp mounting plate to be adjusted lateraly.

6. The pitch-adjusting device for battery water truck feeding and battery buffering as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that: There are multiple battery scanner bracket assemblies, which are evenly distributed on the support plate of the tab positioning assembly, close to the side of the battery tab, and are used for scanning barcode information on the tab. The battery scanner bracket assemblies include a scanner, a scanner connecting plate, a support rod and a fixing seat. The scanner is installed and fixed on the support rod through the scanner connecting plate. The scanner is a functional component of the battery scanner bracket assembly, and is used to read and store battery barcode information; the scanner connecting plate is used to install and fix the scanner, and is used to realize multi-angle adjustment of the scanner; the support rod is installed and fixed on the support plate of the tab positioning assembly through the fixing seat, and is used to install and fix the scanner connecting plate.

7. The pitch-adjusting device for battery water truck feeding and battery buffering as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The manipulator vertical module assembly includes a slider assembly, a clamp adjustment assembly base plate, a manipulator driving component, a manipulator clamp adjustment bidirectional screw rod, a manipulator nut mounting plate, a manipulator clamp mounting block and a manipulator clamp adjustment assembly. The slider assembly is slidably arranged on the electric rail assembly, the clamp adjustment assembly base plate is fixedly arranged on the slider assembly, the manipulator driving component is fixedly arranged on one side of the clamp adjustment assembly base plate, the manipulator driving component rotates the manipulator clamp adjustment bidirectional screw rod through gear transmission, so as to adjust the spacing between manipulators; the manipulator clamp adjustment bidirectional screw rod is threadedly connected with a group of manipulator nut mounting plates, and the manipulator clamp adjustment bidirectional screw rod is rotated, so that the manipulator nut mounting plate drives the manipulator to adjust and clamp the battery, the manipulator clamp mounting block is fixedly arranged on the manipulator nut mounting plate, and a plurality of manipulator clamp adjustment components are evenly distributed on the manipulator clamp mounting block for grabbing and inputting batteries.

8. The pitch-adjusting device for battery water truck feeding and battery buffering as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The spacing adjustment drive unit includes a cache lifting cylinder mounting plate, a battery cache driving component, a battery cache adjustment screw rod, a battery cache adjustment nut and a slide rail assembly. A group of battery cache driving components are symmetrically arranged on the cache lifting cylinder mounting plate. The battery cache driving component drives the battery cache adjustment screw rod to rotate through gear transmission. The battery cache adjustment screw rod is provided with a battery cache adjustment nut through a threaded connection, which is used to adjust the battery variable pitch, so as to facilitate the water truck feeding manipulator to grab the battery; At least one set of battery cache assembly is arranged on the cache lifting cylinder mounting plate, which is used to cache the batteries. Parallel slide rail assemblies are arranged on both sides of the cache lifting cylinder mounting plate, which are used to support and guide the movement of the battery cache assembly; the second photoelectric switch assembly is arranged on the outside of the slide rail assembly, which is used to control the battery to adjust the distance.

9. The pitch-adjusting device for battery water truck feeding and battery buffering as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that: The battery cache assembly includes a cache lifting plate, a battery cache slide rail, a battery cache slider, a cache battery baffle assembly and a photoelectric sensor mounting plate. The cache lifting plate is fixedly arranged on the battery cache adjustment nut. The cache lifting plate is evenly distributed with battery cache slide rails. A group of cache battery baffle assemblies are slidably arranged on two opposite battery cache slide rails for clamping batteries for caching and waiting for the robot to grab them. The water truck feeds the rotating feeding clamp to adjust the component pool for replenishment when it is missing. Two opposite photoelectric sensor mounting plates are symmetrically arranged on the cache lifting plate for cooperating with the photoelectric switch assembly to respond in time.

10. A method for adjusting the pitch of a battery water truck for feeding and caching a battery according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that: The following steps are involved: (1) The battery is input from the input end of the waterwheel feeding rotating feeding clamp adjustment assembly, and is clamped by the battery baffle assembly. The first photoelectric switch detects the battery. When the first motor is started, the gear transmission drives the variable speed bidirectional screw assembly to rotate, thereby adjusting the longitudinal spacing of the battery. When the second motor is started, the lateral spacing of the battery is further adjusted; (2) After the battery is in place, the tab clamping assembly is driven by the cylinder to clamp the tab part of the battery, and the battery is positioned after it is in place. At the same time, the battery barcode scanner bracket assembly reads the battery tab and stores the barcode information of the battery; (3) When the battery is missing at the waterwheel feeding rotating feeding clamp adjustment assembly station, the waterwheel feeding robot manual position is controlled by the electric rail to move the robot horizontally and vertically to approach the waterwheel battery cache variable pitch mechanism station; (4) When the photoelectric switch assembly of the waterwheel battery cache pitch-changing mechanism station detects the battery input, it controls the battery cache drive components on both sides to operate, thereby driving the battery cache adjustment screw to rotate, and the battery cache adjustment screw nut moves longitudinally to achieve battery caching and pitch change; (5) The robot clamps the battery from the waterwheel battery cache variable pitch mechanism station and inputs it to the waterwheel loading rotary feeding clamp adjustment component station to complete the replenishment. The battery from the waterwheel loading rotary feeding clamp adjustment component station is input to the waterwheel station.

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  • Adjusting and distance-changing device for feeding of battery waterwheel and battery caching

    CN212831383U