An end plate conveying and gluing device

Abstract

An embodiment of the present invention provides an end plate conveying and gluing device, which includes a machine base, a conveying mechanism, an end plate blanking mechanism, an end plate gluing and positioning mechanism, and a gluing mechanism. The machine base is formed with a blanking station and a gluing station; the conveying mechanism is arranged on the machine base, and the conveying mechanism is used to convey the end plates from the blanking station to the gluing station; the end plate blanking mechanism is arranged at the blanking station, and the end plate blanking mechanism is formed with a receiving cavity, and the receiving cavity is used for stacking the end plates up and down, and the end plate blanking mechanism is used to sequentially blank the end plates in the receiving cavity onto the conveying mechanism; the end plate gluing and positioning mechanism is arranged at the gluing station, and the end plate gluing and positioning mechanism is used to position the end plates at the gluing station; the gluing mechanism is used to glue the end plates at the gluing station. The end plate conveying and gluing device provided by the embodiment of the present invention can realize the automatic unstacking and gluing of the end plates.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of battery production equipment, and particularly to an end plate conveying and gluing device. Background Art

[0002] Today, with the increasingly fierce energy competition, it has become a consensus among people to find products to replace petroleum energy. Among them, the vigorous development of the battery industry will be a trend, which has a wide range of applications in industrial production, daily life, etc., and urban electric buses have quietly started. A battery usually includes a battery cell module, and the battery cell module is assembled by a housing and a plurality of battery cells.

[0003] During the assembly process of the battery cell module, glue is applied to the end plate in the housing to bond and fix the end plate to the battery cell. In the existing end plate gluing operation, most of them are to manually unstack the stacked end plates and then apply glue, resulting in the problem of low end plate gluing efficiency. Summary of the Invention

[0004] Embodiments of the present invention provide an end plate conveying and gluing device to solve the problem of low end plate gluing efficiency in the existing end plate gluing of battery cell modules mainly by manual gluing.

[0005] Embodiments of the present invention provide an end plate conveying and gluing device, including:

[0006] A machine base, which forms a blanking station and a gluing station;

[0007] A conveying mechanism, which is arranged on the machine base, and the conveying mechanism is used to convey the end plate from the blanking station to the gluing station;

[0008] An end plate blanking mechanism, which is arranged at the blanking station, and the end plate blanking mechanism forms a receiving cavity for stacking and placing end plates up and down, and the end plate blanking mechanism is used to sequentially blank the end plates in the receiving cavity onto the conveying mechanism;

[0009] An end plate gluing positioning mechanism, which is used to position the end plate at the gluing station; and,

[0010] A gluing mechanism, which is used to apply glue to the end plate at the gluing station.

[0011] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the conveying mechanism of the end plate conveying and gluing device includes an end plate conveying line and a handling mechanism;

[0012] One end of the end plate conveying line close to the blanking station is located below the receiving cavity, so that the end plates in the receiving cavity can fall onto the end plate conveying line;

[0013] The handling mechanism is disposed corresponding to one end of the end plate conveying line close to the glue application station, and is used to handle the end plates on the end plate conveying line to the end plate glue application positioning mechanism.

[0014] For the end plate conveying and glue applying device according to an embodiment of the present invention, the end plate conveying line is successively formed with a first conveying section and a second conveying section along the conveying direction;

[0015] The first conveying section is docked with the end plate blanking mechanism, and the second conveying section is arranged to be inclined upward along the direction away from the first conveying section;

[0016] The end plate conveying line is provided with an anti-slip structure, and the anti-slip structure is used to prevent the end plates on the second conveying section from sliding down.

[0017] For the end plate conveying and glue applying device according to an embodiment of the present invention, the end plate conveying line is a belt conveyor line, and the belt conveyor line includes a conveyor belt;

[0018] The anti-slip structure includes anti-slip protrusions protruding from the outer surface of the conveyor belt.

[0019] For the end plate conveying and glue applying device according to an embodiment of the present invention, the end plate blanking mechanism includes:

[0020] A fixing structure, connected to the machine base;

[0021] An end plate stacking and placing structure, arranged on the fixing structure, and the end plate stacking and placing structure forms the accommodating cavity; and,

[0022] A palletizing and depalletizing structure, arranged on the fixing structure corresponding to the bottom of the accommodating cavity, and the palletizing and depalletizing structure is used to support the stacked end plates in the accommodating cavity and depalletize and blank the stacked end plates one by one from bottom to top.

[0023] For the end plate conveying and glue applying device according to an embodiment of the present invention, the bottom of the accommodating cavity is open downward, and the palletizing and depalletizing structure includes:

[0024] Two lifting members, horizontally opposite and horizontally movably arranged on the fixing structure, so that the two lifting members can approach each other to extend into the accommodating cavity and lift the stacked end plates from below;

[0025] Two clamping members, located above the two lifting members, and the two clamping members are horizontally opposite and horizontally movably arranged on the fixing structure, so that the two clamping members can approach each other to extend into the accommodating cavity and clamp the second-to-last end plate from the horizontally opposite sides of the end plate; and,

[0026] A driving member, used to drive the two lifting members and the two clamping members.

[0027] The end plate conveying and gluing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the end plate stacking structure includes abutting members, the abutting members extend in the vertical direction, a plurality of the abutting members are arranged in parallel at intervals, and an accommodating cavity penetrating up and down is formed by enclosing between the plurality of abutting members.

[0028] The end plate conveying and gluing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, at least part of the plurality of abutting members is horizontally movable and adjustable relative to the fixed structure to adjust the size of the accommodating cavity corresponding to the end plate; and / or,

[0029] Each of the abutting members is vertically movable and adjustable relative to the fixed structure.

[0030] The end plate conveying and gluing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, a guiding protrusion is convexly provided on the inner side wall of the accommodating cavity, the guiding protrusion extends in the vertical direction, and the guiding protrusion is used to abut against the end plate to guide the end plates stacked up and down in the accommodating cavity.

[0031] The end plate gluing and positioning mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a tooling seat, a first abutting member, a second abutting member, a first driving member and a second driving member;

[0032] The tooling seat is connected to the machine base, the tooling seat forms a bearing surface for bearing the end plate, and a first blocking portion and a second blocking portion are convexly provided on the bearing surface;

[0033] The first abutting member is movably arranged on the bearing surface along a first direction, the first abutting member and the first blocking portion are opposite in the first direction, and are used for clamping and positioning the end plate in the first direction;

[0034] The second abutting member is movably arranged on the bearing surface along a second direction, the second abutting member and the second blocking portion are opposite in the second direction, and are used for clamping and positioning the end plate in the second direction;

[0035] The first driving member and the second driving member are used to drive the first abutting member and the second abutting member to move respectively. The first driving member is configured to release the clamping force on the end plate in the first direction after clamping and positioning the end plate in the first direction.

[0036] The end plate conveying and gluing device provided by the embodiment of the present invention first unloads and stacks the end plates to the conveying mechanism through the end plate blanking mechanism, then conveys the end plates to the end plate gluing and positioning mechanism through the conveying mechanism for positioning, and then glues the end plates through the gluing mechanism, realizing automatic unstacking and gluing of the end plates, thereby avoiding the problem of low gluing efficiency existing in manual gluing. Brief Description of the Drawings

[0037] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present invention. For those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative efforts, other drawings can also be obtained based on these drawings.

[0038] Figure 1 It is a schematic structural diagram of an end plate conveying and gluing device provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0039] Figure 2 is Figure 1 a schematic structural diagram of the end plate blanking mechanism in the middle;

[0040] Figure 3 is Figure 1 a schematic structural diagram of the end plate gluing and positioning mechanism in the middle;

[0041] Figure 4 is Figure 3 a schematic structural diagram of a part of the end plate gluing and positioning mechanism in the middle;

[0042] Figure 5 is Figure 1 a schematic structural diagram of the end plate conveying line in the middle;

[0043] Figure 6 is Figure 5 a schematic plan view of the end plate conveying line in the middle.

[0044] Reference Numerals:

[0045] 1000: End plate conveying and gluing device; 100: Machine base; 200: End plate blanking mechanism; 210: End plate stacking and placing structure; 211: Accommodating cavity; 212: Contact member; 212a: First contact member; 212b: Second contact member; 213: First limiting portion; 214: Second limiting portion; 215: Guide protrusion; 220: Fixing structure; 221a: First vertical rod; 221b: Second vertical rod; 222: Cross bar; 223a: First longitudinal rod; 223b: Second longitudinal rod; 224a: First slider; 224b: Second slider; 224c: Third slider; 230: Unstacking structure; 231: Lifting member; 232: Clamping member; 233: Driving member; 300: End plate gluing and positioning mechanism; 310: Tooling base; 311: Bearing surface; 312: First tooling plate; 313: Second tooling plate; 314: Connecting column; 315: Chute; 320: First contact member; 330: Second contact member; 340: First driving member; 350: Second driving member; 360: First blocking portion; 370: Second blocking portion; 380: Sliding seat; 390: Linear guide rail; 400: End plate conveying line; 410: First conveying section; 420: Second conveying section; 430: Third conveying section; 440: Support main body; 450: Conveyor belt; 451: Anti-slip protrusion; 461: First roller; 462: Second roller; 463: Third roller; 464: Fourth roller; 470: First tensioning wheel; 480: Second tensioning wheel; 491: End plate conveying sensor; 492: End plate handling sensor; 493: Blocking structure; 500: Handling mechanism; 510: Claw; 520: Claw driving structure. Detailed implementation manners

[0046] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Apparently, the described embodiments are some, but not all, of the embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

[0047] An embodiment of the present invention provides an end plate conveying and gluing device, as Figure 1 shown. The end plate conveying and gluing device 1000 includes a machine base 100, a conveying mechanism, an end plate blanking mechanism 200, an end plate gluing and positioning mechanism 300, and a gluing mechanism (not shown in the figure).

[0048] Specifically, as Figure 1As shown, in this embodiment, the machine base 100 is formed with a blanking station and a glue coating station; a conveying mechanism is arranged on the machine base 100, and the conveying mechanism is used to convey the end plates from the blanking station to the glue coating station; an end plate blanking mechanism 200 is arranged at the blanking station, and the end plate blanking mechanism 200 is formed with a receiving cavity 211 for stacking and placing the end plates up and down, and the end plate blanking mechanism 200 is used to unstack and blank the end plates in the receiving cavity 211 onto the conveying mechanism; an end plate glue coating positioning mechanism 300 is arranged at the glue coating station, and the end plate glue coating positioning mechanism 300 is used to position the end plates at the glue coating station; a glue coating mechanism is arranged at the glue coating station, and the glue coating mechanism is used to apply glue to the end plates at the glue coating station.

[0049] The end plate conveying and glue coating device 1000 provided by the embodiment of the present invention first unstacks and blanks the end plates onto the conveying mechanism through the end plate blanking mechanism 200, then conveys the end plates to the end plate glue coating positioning mechanism 300 through the conveying mechanism for positioning, and then applies glue to the end plates through the glue coating mechanism, realizing automatic unstacking and glue coating of the end plates, thus avoiding the problem of low glue coating efficiency existing in manual glue coating.

[0050] Through the end plate blanking mechanism 200, the end plates in the receiving cavity 211 can be unstacked and blanked one by one. Specifically, as Figure 2 shown, the end plate blanking mechanism 200 includes an end plate stacking and placing structure 210, a fixing structure 220, and an unstacking structure 230.

[0051] As Figure 1 and Figure 2 shown, the fixing structure 220 is connected to the machine base 100, and the end plate stacking and placing structure 210 is arranged on the fixing structure 220, and the end plate stacking and placing structure 210 is formed with a receiving cavity 211. The style structure of the end plate stacking and placing structure 210 can be set according to the actual situation. Specifically, as Figure 2 shown, in this embodiment, the end plate stacking and placing structure 210 includes abutting members 212, the abutting members 212 extend in the up and down direction, and a plurality of abutting members 212 are arranged in parallel at intervals, and a receiving cavity 211 that penetrates up and down is formed between the plurality of abutting members 212. The plurality of abutting members 212 are arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction of the receiving cavity 211, and this formation method of the receiving cavity 211 is relatively simple. For example, four abutting members 212 are provided, and the four abutting members 212 are arranged in an array in the longitudinal and transverse directions. The end plates are usually square plates, and the four abutting members 212 can limit the end plates in the longitudinal and transverse directions. Moreover, in this embodiment, each abutting member 212 includes a connected first limiting portion 213 and a second limiting portion 214; the orientation of the first limiting portion 213 is longitudinal, and the orientation of the second limiting portion 214 is transverse. The four abutting members 212 are respectively arranged corresponding to the four corners of the end plate, so that the four abutting members 212 have a good limiting effect on the end plate in the horizontal direction.

[0052] As Figure 2 shown, the palletizing and depalletizing structure 230 corresponding to the bottom of the accommodating cavity 211 is disposed on the fixing structure 220. The palletizing and depalletizing structure 230 is used to support the end plates stacked in the accommodating cavity 211 and depalletize and unload the stacked end plates one by one from bottom to top. Before the end plate unloading mechanism 200 depalletizes and unloads the end plates, the palletizing and depalletizing structure 230 can support the end plates stacked in the accommodating cavity 211 to prevent the end plates in the accommodating cavity 211 from falling; when the end plate unloading mechanism 200 depalletizes and unloads the end plates, the palletizing and depalletizing structure 230 can depalletize and unload the stacked end plates one by one from bottom to top. Specifically, as Figure 2 shown, in this embodiment, the bottom of the accommodating cavity 211 is open downward. The palletizing and depalletizing structure 230 includes two lifting members 231, two clamping members 232 and a driving member 233; the two lifting members 231 are horizontally opposite and horizontally movably disposed on the fixing structure 220, so that the two lifting members 231 can approach each other to extend into the accommodating cavity 211 and lift the stacked end plates from below; the two clamping members 232 are located above the two lifting members 231. The two clamping members 232 are horizontally opposite and horizontally movably disposed on the fixing structure 220, so that the two clamping members 232 can approach each other to extend into the accommodating cavity 211 and clamp the penultimate end plate (the penultimate end plate refers to the penultimate end plate counted from top to bottom) from the relatively two sides of the end plate in the horizontal upward direction; the driving member 233 is used to drive the two lifting members 231 and the two clamping members 232. Among them, the driving member 233 may include a first driving member and a second driving member. The first driving member is used to drive the two lifting members 231 to move horizontally to make the two lifting members 231 approach each other and move away from each other; the second driving member is used to drive the two clamping members 232 to move horizontally to make the two clamping members 232 approach each other and move away from each other. In the initial state, the two lifting members 231 are close to each other, and the two clamping members 232 are away from each other, so that the end plates can be stacked and placed on the two lifting members 231 in the accommodating cavity 211; when the end plate unloading mechanism 200 depalletizes and unloads the end plates, the second driving member first drives the two clamping members 232 to approach each other to clamp the penultimate end plate through the two clamping members 232, and then the first driving member drives the two lifting members 231 to move away from each other, so that the lowermost end plate will naturally fall, realizing the depalletizing and unloading of the lowermost end plate; then, the first driving member first drives the two lifting members 231 to approach each other, and the second driving member then drives the two clamping members 232 to move away from each other, so that the remaining end plates will fall onto the two lifting members 231, and the remaining end plates can be continuously depalletized and unloaded. Among them, the lifting member 231 and the clamping member 232 are both located between two adjacent abutting members 212, so that the lifting member 231 and the clamping member 232 can extend into the accommodating cavity 211 from the gaps between two adjacent abutting members 212.

[0053] The two lifting members 231 and the two clamping members 232 can both move horizontally. Specifically, as Figure 2 shown, in this embodiment, the two lifting members 231 are arranged on both longitudinal sides of the end plate stacking structure 210, and the two lifting members 231 are movably arranged longitudinally; the two clamping members 232 are arranged on both longitudinal sides of the end plate stacking structure 210, and the two clamping members 232 are movably arranged longitudinally. Moreover, the two clamping members 232 are respectively located directly above the two lifting members 231. With such an arrangement, the spatial layout of the lifting members 231 and the clamping members 232 is relatively reasonable.

[0054] As introduced above, a vertically penetrating accommodation cavity 211 is formed by enclosing multiple abutting members 212. The upper end of the accommodation cavity 211 forms a loading port, and the lower end of the accommodation cavity 211 forms a discharging port. In this embodiment, at least some of the multiple abutting members 212 can be horizontally moved and adjusted relative to the fixed structure 220 to correspondingly adjust the size of the accommodation cavity 211 for the end plate; for end plates of different sizes, the size of the accommodation cavity 211 can be correspondingly adjusted by horizontally moving the abutting members 212, which increases the versatility of the end plate discharging mechanism 200. Also, in this embodiment, each abutting member 212 can be vertically moved and adjusted relative to the fixed structure 220. By vertically adjusting the abutting members 212, the heights of the loading port and the discharging port of the accommodation cavity 211 can be adjusted.

[0055] As Figure 2 shown, in this embodiment, there are four abutting members 212, and the four abutting members 212 are arranged in an array longitudinally and transversely; the four abutting members 212 include two first abutting members 212a and two second abutting members 212b; the two first abutting members 212a are opposite longitudinally, and each first abutting member 212a can be longitudinally and vertically moved and adjusted relative to the fixed structure 220; the two second abutting members 212b are opposite longitudinally, and each second abutting member 212b can be longitudinally, transversely and vertically moved and adjusted relative to the fixed structure 220. By longitudinally moving the two first abutting members 212a and the two second abutting members 212b, the longitudinal dimension of the accommodation cavity 211 can be adjusted; by transversely moving the two second abutting members 212b, the transverse dimension of the accommodation cavity 211 can be adjusted; by vertically moving the two first abutting members 212a and the two second abutting members 212b, the heights of the loading port and the discharging port of the accommodation cavity 211 can be adjusted.

[0056] Furthermore, as Figure 2As shown, the fixed structure 220 and the abutting member 212 are connected by a moving adjustment structure. The moving adjustment structure includes a first vertical rod 221a, a second vertical rod 221b, a cross bar 222, a first longitudinal rod 223a, and a second longitudinal rod 223b. There are two first vertical rods 221a corresponding to two first abutting members 212a, and two second vertical rods 221b corresponding to two second abutting members 212b. The two first vertical rods 221a and the two second vertical rods 221b are located outside the four abutting members 212. A first slider 224a that can be adjusted to move up and down is provided on each first vertical rod 221a, and a second slider 224b that can be adjusted to move up and down is provided on each second vertical rod 221b. A cross bar 222 is connected between the laterally opposite first vertical rod 221a and second vertical rod 221b. The two ends of the cross bar 222 are respectively connected to the first slider 224a on the first vertical rod 221a and the second slider 224b on the second vertical rod 221b. A third slider 224c that can be adjusted to move laterally is provided on each cross bar 222. A first longitudinal rod 223a is connected between each first abutting member 212a and the corresponding first vertical rod 221a. The end of the first longitudinal rod 223a away from the first abutting member 212a is movably connected to the first slider 224a on the first vertical rod 221a in the longitudinal direction. A second longitudinal rod 223b is connected between each second abutting member 212b and the adjacent cross bar 222. The end of the second longitudinal rod 223b away from the second abutting member 212b is movably connected to the third slider 224c on the cross bar 222 in the longitudinal direction. In this way, the setting method of the moving adjustment structure of the abutting member 212 is relatively simple. Moreover, in this embodiment, the first slider 224a, the second slider 224b, and the third slider 224c are all provided with a self-locking structure. After adjusting the positions of the four abutting members 212, the four abutting members 212 can be fixed through the self-locking structure.

[0057] As Figure 2 shown, in this embodiment, a guiding protrusion 215 protrudes from the inner side wall of the accommodating cavity 211. The guiding protrusion 215 extends in the up and down direction and is used to abut against the end plate to guide the up and down stacking of the end plates of the accommodating cavity 211. When stacking the end plates in the accommodating cavity 211, the guiding protrusion 215 can play a role in guiding the up and down stacking of the end plates in the accommodating cavity 211, so that it is not easy for the end plates to get stuck in the accommodating cavity 211. Among them, the cross section of the guiding protrusion 215 can be in the shape of an arc, a trapezoid, a semi-circle, etc.

[0058] As Figure 2As shown, a plurality of guiding protrusions 215 are usually arranged along the circumferential direction of the accommodating cavity 211. Specifically, in this embodiment, the plurality of abutting members 212 have inner sides close to each other, and a guiding protrusion 215 is arranged on the inner side of each abutting member 212, so that it is less likely that the end plate is stuck in the accommodating cavity 211. One abutting member 212 may be provided with one or more guiding protrusions 215. For example, as Figure 2 shown, in this embodiment, guiding protrusions 215 are arranged on both the first limiting portion 213 and the second limiting portion 214 of the abutting member 212.

[0059] After the end plate blanking mechanism 200 unloads the stacked end plates onto the conveying mechanism, the conveying mechanism can convey the end plates to the gluing station. Specifically, as Figure 1 shown, in this embodiment, the conveying mechanism includes an end plate conveying line 400 and a handling mechanism 500; one end of the end plate conveying line 400 close to the blanking station is located below the accommodating cavity 211, so that the end plate in the accommodating cavity 211 can fall onto the end plate conveying line 400; the handling mechanism 500 is arranged corresponding to one end of the end plate conveying line 400 close to the gluing station, and the handling mechanism 500 is used to convey the end plates on the end plate conveying line 400 to the end plate gluing and positioning mechanism 300. As Figure 1 shown, in this embodiment, an end plate handling sensor 492 and a blocking structure 493 are arranged on the end plate conveying line 400 close to the gluing station. The blocking structure 493 is used to block the end plates from continuing to be conveyed forward, and the end plate handling sensor 492 is used to detect whether there is an end plate blocked by the blocking structure 493. If there is an end plate blocked by the blocking structure 493, the handling mechanism 500 is driven to convey the end plate to the end plate gluing and positioning mechanism 300.

[0060] During manual feeding, the ground clearance height of the feeding port of the end plate blanking mechanism 200 is usually the sum of the heights of the end plate conveying line 400 and the end plate blanking mechanism 200 (for example, the end plate conveying line 400 is a horizontal conveying line, and the sum of the heights of the end plate conveying line 400 and the end plate blanking mechanism 200 usually exceeds 2m), so that the ground clearance height of the feeding port of the end plate blanking mechanism 200 is too high, resulting in inconvenient feeding. Therefore, as Figure 5 and Figure 6 shown, in this embodiment, the end plate conveying line 400 is successively formed with a first conveying section 410 and a second conveying section 420 along the conveying direction of the end plate conveying line 400; the first conveying section 410 is docked with the end plate blanking mechanism 200 (as Figure 1As shown, the second conveying section 420 is inclined upward in the direction away from the first conveying section 410. The end plate conveying line 400 is docked with the end plate blanking mechanism 200 through the first conveying section 410. By reducing the height of the first conveying section 410 (the first conveying section 410 is usually a horizontally arranged conveying section, and the height of the end of the second conveying section 420 away from the first conveying section 410 is the height of the existing horizontal conveying line, so the height of the first conveying section 410 is lower than the height of the existing horizontal conveying line), this can effectively avoid the problem that the ground clearance of the feeding port of the end plate blanking mechanism 200 is too high. For example, the first conveying section 410 is arranged upward, a downward feeding port is formed at the bottom of the accommodating cavity 211, and the feeding port of the end plate blanking mechanism 200 is located above the first conveying section 410. An upward feeding port is formed at the top of the accommodating cavity 211. The operator can stack the end plates into the accommodating cavity 211 from the feeding port of the end plate blanking mechanism 200, and the ground clearance of the feeding port of the end plate blanking mechanism 200 is approximately equal to the sum of the heights of the first conveying section 410 and the end plate blanking mechanism 200. By reducing the height of the first conveying section 410, the problem that the ground clearance of the feeding port of the end plate blanking mechanism 200 is too high can be effectively avoided. The end plates in the accommodating cavity 211 can be fed one by one from the feeding port onto the first conveying section 410 and conveyed to the preset station through the end plate conveying line 400. As Figure 1 shown, in this embodiment, the end plate conveying and gluing device 1000 further includes an end plate conveying sensor 491, and the end plate conveying sensor 491 is located between the end plate blanking mechanism 200 and the first conveying section 410. Whether there is an end plate fed onto the first conveying section 410 can be detected through the end plate conveying sensor 491. If it is detected that there is an end plate fed onto the first conveying section 410, the end plate conveying line 400 is driven; if it is not detected that there is an end plate fed onto the first conveying section 410, the end plate conveying line 400 is not driven. Among them, the style type of the end plate conveying line 400 can be set according to the actual situation. For example, as Figure 5 shown, the end plate conveying line 400 is usually a belt conveyor line.

[0061] The end plates fed onto the first conveying section 410 will be conveyed to the second conveying section 420 through the first conveying section 410. Since the second conveying section 420 is inclined, in order to avoid the situation that the end plates on the second conveying section 420 slide down, in this embodiment, the end plate conveying line 400 is provided with an anti-slip structure, and the anti-slip structure is used to prevent the end plates on the second conveying section 420 from sliding down. The specific setting method of the anti-slip structure is related to the style type of the end plate conveying line 400. Specifically, as Figure 5As shown, in this embodiment, the end plate conveyor line 400 is a belt conveyor line, which includes a conveyor belt 450; the anti-skid structure includes an anti-skid protrusion 451 protruding from the outer surface of the conveyor belt 450. The arrangement of this anti-skid structure is relatively simple, wherein the anti-skid protrusion 451 can be in the shape of dots, strips, waves or zigzags, for example, Figure 5 As shown, in this embodiment, the anti-slip protrusion 451 is arranged in a strip shape extending along the bandwidth direction of the conveyor belt 450.

[0062] like Figure 5 As shown, a plurality of anti-skid protrusions 451 are arranged at intervals along the circumference direction of the conveyor belt 450. Specifically, in this embodiment, the distance between two adjacent anti-skid protrusions 451 is set to be greater than the side length of the end plate, so that the end plate can be limited between the two adjacent anti-skid protrusions 451, which can effectively prevent the end plate on the second conveying section 420 from sliding down. Preferably, the distance between two adjacent anti-skid protrusions 451 can be set to be 30% to 40% greater than the side length of the end plate.

[0063] After the end plates on the end plate conveyor line 400 pass through the first conveyor section 410 and the second conveyor section 420 in sequence, they will be conveyed to a preset station. Specifically, Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown, in this embodiment, the end plate conveying line 400 is further formed with a third conveying section 430, which is a horizontally arranged conveying section; the second conveying section 420 is located between the first conveying section 410 and the third conveying section 430. The horizontal third conveying section 430 is provided to facilitate conveying the end plate on the third conveying section 430 to the preset station.

[0064] As described above, the end plate conveyor line 400 may be a belt conveyor line, specifically, Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown, in this embodiment, the belt conveyor line includes a support body 440, a conveyor belt 450, an anti-skid protrusion 461, a second roller 462, a third roller 463 and a fourth roller 464; the anti-skid protrusion 461, the second roller 462, the third roller 463 and the fourth roller 464 are rotatably arranged on the support body 440, and the anti-skid protrusion 461, the second roller 462, the third roller 463 and the fourth roller 464 extend in the horizontal direction and are arranged in parallel. The anti-skid protrusion 461, the second roller 462, the third roller 463 and the fourth roller 464 are connected by a conveyor belt 450; the third roller 463 is located above the second roller 462, the anti-skid protrusion 461 and the second roller 462 form a first conveying section 410, the second roller 462 and the third roller 463 form a second conveying section 420, and the third roller 463 and the fourth roller 464 form a third conveying section 430. In addition, the belt conveyor line also includes a driving motor (not shown in the figure) connected to the rollers, for example,Figure 5 As shown, the drive motor is connected to the fourth roller 464.

[0065] Further, as Figure 5 and Figure 6 shown, in this embodiment, the belt conveyor line further includes a first tensioning pulley 470. The first tensioning pulley 470 is rotatably arranged on the support body 440 along an axis parallel to the axial direction of the second roller 462. The first tensioning pulley 470 is arranged corresponding to the second roller 462 above the conveyor belt 450. There are two first tensioning pulleys 470, and the two first tensioning pulleys 470 are used to press against the two side portions of the conveyor belt 450 in the bandwidth direction respectively; and / or, the belt conveyor line further includes a second tensioning pulley 480. The second tensioning pulley 480 is rotatably arranged on the support body 440 along an axis parallel to the axial direction of the third roller 463. The second tensioning pulley 480 is arranged corresponding to the third roller 463 below the conveyor belt 450. There are two second tensioning pulleys 480, and the two second tensioning pulleys 480 are used to press against the two side portions of the conveyor belt 450 in the bandwidth direction respectively. The setting of the tensioning pulley can not only tension the conveyor belt 450, but also prevent the middle part of the conveyor belt 450 from collapsing.

[0066] The transfer mechanism 500 can transfer the end plates on the end plate conveyor line 400 to the end plate gluing and positioning mechanism 300. As Figure 1 shown, the transfer mechanism 500 is arranged on the machine base 300. The specific style of the transfer mechanism 500 can be set according to the actual situation. In this embodiment, the transfer mechanism 500 includes a clamping jaw 510 and a clamping jaw driving structure 520. The clamping jaw 510 faces the bearing surface 311 and is arranged to be openable and closable. The clamping jaw 510 is movably arranged on the machine base 300 along a direction parallel to the bearing surface 311 and along a direction perpendicular to the bearing surface 311; the clamping jaw driving structure 520 is used to drive the clamping jaw 510 to move. For example, the bearing surface 311 is arranged upward, the clamping jaw 510 is arranged downward and above the bearing surface 311. The clamping jaw driving structure 520 can drive the clamping jaw 510 to move in the first direction, the second direction and the up-down direction, and the clamping jaw 510 can be opened and closed along the first direction or the second direction. Among them, the clamping jaw 510 can be a flexible clamping jaw, etc.

[0067] The end plate gluing and positioning mechanism 300 can position the end plates at the gluing station. Specifically, as Figure 3 shown, the end plate gluing and positioning mechanism 300 includes a tooling seat 310, a first abutting member 320, a second abutting member 330, a first driving member 340 and a second driving member 350.

[0068] As Figure 3As shown, the tooling base 310 is formed with a bearing surface 311 for bearing the end plate, and a first blocking portion 360 and a second blocking portion 370 are protruded on the bearing surface 311. A preset positioning area adapted to the shape of the end plate is formed on the bearing surface 311, and the end plate gluing and positioning mechanism 300 can position the end plate within the preset positioning area. The first blocking portion 360 and the second blocking portion 370 are located outside the preset positioning area, and the first blocking portion 360 and the second blocking portion 370 are used for abutting and positioning the end plate within the preset positioning area. Among them, the first blocking portion 360 and the second blocking portion 370 can be integrally formed with the tooling base 310; the first blocking portion 360 and the second blocking portion 370 can also be separate components provided on the bearing surface 311. For example, as Figure 3 shown, a first reference stopper and a second reference stopper are provided on the bearing surface 311, and the first reference stopper and the second reference stopper are used to form the first blocking portion 360 and the second blocking portion 370 respectively.

[0069] As Figure 3 shown, the first abutting member 320 is movably provided on the bearing surface 311 along a first direction, and the first abutting member 320 is opposite to the first blocking portion 360 in the first direction, and is used for clamping and positioning the end plate in the first direction; the second abutting member 330 is movably provided on the bearing surface 311 along a second direction, and the second abutting member 330 is opposite to the second blocking portion 370 in the second direction, and is used for clamping and positioning the end plate in the second direction. The first abutting member 320 and the second abutting member 330 are also located outside the preset positioning area. When the first abutting member 320 moves closer to the first blocking portion 360, the first abutting member 320 and the first blocking portion 360 will respectively abut against both ends of the end plate within the preset positioning area in the first direction, so as to clamp and position the end plate in the first direction; when the second abutting member 330 moves closer to the second blocking portion 370, the second abutting member 330 and the second blocking portion 370 will respectively abut against both ends of the end plate within the preset positioning area in the second direction, so as to clamp and position the end plate in the second direction. Among them, both the first direction and the second direction are directions parallel to the bearing surface 311, and the first direction and the second direction intersect. For example, when the end plate is a square plate, the preset positioning area is a square area, the first direction can be the length direction of the square area, and the first abutting member 320 and the first blocking portion 360 clamp and position the end plate in the length direction; the second direction can be the width direction of the square area, and the second abutting member 330 and the second blocking portion 370 clamp and position the end plate in the width direction.

[0070] As Figure 3 and Figure 4, the first driving member 340 and the second driving member 350 are used to drive the first abutting member 320 and the second abutting member 330 to move respectively. The first driving member 340 is configured to unload the clamping force on the end plate in the first direction after clamping and positioning the end plate in the first direction. First, after the end plate is placed on the bearing surface 311, the first driving member 340 will first drive the first abutting member 320, and push the end plate to move in the first direction through the first abutting member 320, so as to approach the first blocking portion 360, so that the end plate is clamped between the first abutting member 320 and the first blocking portion 360 to achieve the positioning of the end plate in the first direction; then, the first driving member 340 will unload the clamping force on the end plate in the first direction, that is, the first abutting member 320 no longer applies pressure to the end plate; then, the second driving member 350 will drive the second abutting member 330, and push the end plate to move in the second direction through the second abutting member 330, so as to approach the second blocking portion 370. Since the first abutting member 320 no longer applies pressure to the end plate at this time, the second abutting member 330 can easily push the end plate, so that the end plate is clamped between the second abutting member 330 and the second blocking portion 370 to achieve the positioning of the end plate in the second direction. Among them, the first driving member 340 may include a mid-relief solenoid valve and a driving cylinder. The driving cylinder is connected to the first abutting member 320, and the mid-relief solenoid valve is connected to the driving cylinder. The mid-relief solenoid valve is used to control the driving cylinder (the driving cylinder may be a cylindrical cylinder, etc.) to unload the clamping force on the end plate in the first direction after clamping and positioning the end plate in the first direction. The specific setting method of the second driving member 350 can be set according to the situation. For example, as Figure 3 shown, the second abutting member 330 may be arranged in a strip shape extending in a direction perpendicular to the second direction. The second driving member 350 is a double-acting cylinder, and the two ends of the second abutting member 330 in its extending direction are respectively connected to the two piston rods of the double-acting cylinder.

[0071] The end plate is clamped and positioned by the first abutting member 320, the second abutting member 330, the first blocking portion 360 and the second blocking portion 370. Each of the above four can be provided with one or more, such as Figure 3 and Figure 4 shown, in this embodiment, a plurality of first abutting members 320 are arranged at intervals in a direction perpendicular to the first direction. For example, two first abutting members 320 can be provided; as Figure 3 shown, in this embodiment, a plurality of first blocking portions 360 are arranged at intervals in a direction perpendicular to the first direction. For example, two first blocking portions 360 can be provided; as Figure 3 shown, in this embodiment, a plurality of second blocking portions 370 are arranged at intervals in a direction perpendicular to the second direction. For example, two second blocking portions 370 can be provided.

[0072] The first abutting member 320, the second abutting member 330, the first driving member 340, and the second driving member 350 are all arranged on the tooling base 310. The specific style of the tooling base 310 can be set according to the actual situation. For example, as Figure 3 and Figure 4 shown, in this embodiment, the tooling base 310 includes a first tooling plate 312, a second tooling plate 313, and a connecting column 314; the first tooling plate 312 and the second tooling plate 313 are arranged opposite to each other with a spaced-apart plate surface, the connecting column 314 is connected between the first tooling plate 312 and the second tooling plate 313, and a plurality of connecting columns 314 are arranged along the circumferential direction of the first tooling plate 312; the plate surface of the first tooling plate 312 away from the second tooling plate 313 is the bearing surface 311. The structural style of this kind of tooling base 310 is relatively simple.

[0073] Specifically, as Figure 3 and Figure 4 shown, in this embodiment, the first driving member 340 is arranged on the plate surface of the second tooling plate 313 close to the first tooling plate 312; a sliding groove 315 is arranged on the bearing surface 311, the sliding groove 315 extends along the first direction and penetrates the first tooling plate 312, the first abutting member 320 is movably arranged at the sliding groove 315 along the first direction, the first abutting member 320 extends along the direction perpendicular to the plate surface of the first tooling plate 312, both ends of the first abutting member 320 in its extending direction extend out of the sliding groove 315, and one end of the first abutting member 320 close to the second tooling plate 313 is connected to the first driving member 340; the second driving member 350 is arranged on the bearing surface 311. Setting the tooling base 310 as a multi-layer structure and arranging the first driving member 340 and the second driving member 350 on different layers of the tooling base 310 can make the structure of the end plate gluing and positioning mechanism 300 become compact.

[0074] Furthermore, as Figure 3 and Figure 4 shown, in this embodiment, a plurality of sliding grooves 315 are arranged in parallel on the bearing surface 311, and a plurality of first abutting members 320 are respectively arranged at the plurality of sliding grooves 315; a sliding seat 380 is arranged on the plate surface of the second tooling plate 313 close to the first tooling plate 312, the sliding seat 380 is movably arranged on the second tooling plate 313 along the first direction, and the sliding seat 380 is connected to the first driving member 340 and one end of the plurality of first abutting members 320 close to the second tooling plate 313. In this way, a plurality of first abutting members 320 can be synchronously driven to move by one first driving member 340.

[0075] As Figure 4As shown, in this embodiment, a linear guide rail 390 is provided on the surface of the second tooling plate 313 close to the first tooling plate 312. The linear guide rail 390 is arranged along the first direction, and the sliding seat 380 is movably arranged on the linear guide rail 390 along the first direction. The linear guide rail 390 can play a guiding role for the sliding seat 380. Among them, one or more linear guide rails 390 can be provided. For example, as Figure 4 As shown, in this embodiment, two linear guide rails 390 are arranged in parallel.

[0076] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than to limit them; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing embodiments, or perform equivalent replacements for some of the technical features; and these modifications or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. An end plate conveying and gluing device, characterized in that, Comprising: A machine base, which is formed with a blanking station and a glue - applying station; A conveying mechanism, which is arranged on the machine base, and the conveying mechanism is used to convey the end plate from the blanking station to the glue - applying station; An end - plate blanking mechanism, which is arranged at the blanking station. The end - plate blanking mechanism forms a receiving cavity, and the receiving cavity is used for stacking end plates up and down. The end - plate blanking mechanism is used to sequentially blank the end plates in the receiving cavity onto the conveying mechanism; An end - plate glue - applying positioning mechanism, which is arranged at the glue - applying station, and the end - plate glue - applying positioning mechanism is used to position the end plate at the glue - applying station; And, A glue - applying mechanism, which is used to apply glue to the end plate at the glue - applying station; The end - plate blanking mechanism includes: a fixing structure, an end - plate stacking and placing structure, and a depalletizing structure; The fixing structure is connected to the machine base; The end - plate stacking and placing structure is arranged on the fixing structure, and the end - plate stacking and placing structure forms the receiving cavity; an upper feeding port is formed at the upper end of the receiving cavity, and a blanking port is formed at the lower end of the receiving cavity; The depalletizing structure is arranged on the fixing structure corresponding to the bottom of the receiving cavity. The depalletizing structure is used to support the stacked end plates in the receiving cavity and depalletize and blank the stacked end plates one by one from bottom to top; The depalletizing structure includes: two lifting members, two clamping members, and a driving member; The two lifting members are horizontally opposite and horizontally movably arranged on the fixing structure, so that the two lifting members can approach each other to extend into the receiving cavity and lift the stacked end plates from below; The two clamping members are located above the two lifting members. The two clamping members are horizontally opposite and horizontally movably arranged on the fixing structure, so that the two clamping members can approach each other to extend into the receiving cavity and clamp the penultimate end plate from the horizontally opposite sides of the end plate; and, The driving member is used to drive the two lifting members and the two clamping members.

2. The end plate conveying and gluing device according to claim 1, wherein The conveying mechanism includes an end - plate conveying line and a handling mechanism; One end of the end - plate conveying line close to the blanking station is located below the receiving cavity, so that the end plates in the receiving cavity can fall onto the end - plate conveying line; The handling mechanism is arranged corresponding to one end of the end - plate conveying line close to the glue - applying station, and the handling mechanism is used to transport the end plates on the end - plate conveying line to the end - plate glue - applying positioning mechanism; 3. The end plate conveying and gluing device according to claim 2, wherein, The end - plate conveying line is sequentially formed with a first conveying section and a second conveying section along the conveying direction; The first conveying section is docked with the end - plate blanking mechanism, and the second conveying section is inclined upward along the direction away from the first conveying section; The end - plate conveying line is provided with an anti - slip structure, and the anti - slip structure is used to prevent the end plates on the second conveying section from sliding down; 4. The end plate conveying and gluing device according to claim 3, wherein The end - plate conveying line is a belt - type conveying line, and the belt - type conveying line includes a conveyor belt; The anti - slip structure includes anti - slip protrusions protruding from the outer surface of the conveyor belt; 5. The end plate conveying and gluing device according to claim 1, wherein The end - plate stacking and placing structure includes abutting members, the abutting members extend in the up - and - down direction, and a plurality of the abutting members are arranged in parallel at intervals. A plurality of the abutting members enclose the vertically - through receiving cavity.

6. The end plate conveying and gluing device according to claim 5, characterized in that, At least part of the plurality of the abutting members is horizontally movably adjustable relative to the fixed structure to adjust the size of the accommodating cavity corresponding to the end plate; and / or, Each of the abutting members is vertically movably adjustable relative to the fixed structure.

7. The end plate conveying and gluing device according to any one of claims 1-4, characterized in that, The inner sidewall of the accommodating cavity is convexly provided with a guiding protrusion, the guiding protrusion extends in the vertical direction, and the guiding protrusion is used for abutting against the end plate to guide the vertical stacking of the end plates in the accommodating cavity.

8. The end plate conveying and gluing device according to any one of claims 1-4, characterized in that, The end plate gluing and positioning mechanism includes a tooling base, a first abutting member, a second abutting member, a first driving member and a second driving member; The tooling base is connected to the machine base, the tooling base is formed with a bearing surface for bearing the end plate, and a first blocking portion and a second blocking portion are convexly provided on the bearing surface; The first abutting member is movably arranged on the bearing surface along a first direction, and the first abutting member is opposite to the first blocking portion in the first direction and is used for clamping and positioning the end plate in the first direction; The second abutting member is movably arranged on the bearing surface along a second direction, and the second abutting member is opposite to the second blocking portion in the second direction and is used for clamping and positioning the end plate in the second direction; The first driving member and the second driving member are used for driving the first abutting member and the second abutting member to move respectively. The first driving member is configured to release the clamping force on the end plate in the first direction after clamping and positioning the end plate in the first direction.

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