A fully automatic battery sorting device

The design of the fully automated battery sorting equipment utilizes conveyor belts and detection mechanisms to automatically detect battery size and voltage, solving the problem of errors that are prone to occur during manual inspection and improving sorting efficiency.

CN114377987BActive Publication Date: 2025-11-21ZHONGHENG ZHILIAN (GUANGZHOU) ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202210067603.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2022-01-20
Publication Date
2025-11-21
Estimated Expiration
2042-01-20

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Technical Problem

Existing battery sorting methods rely on manual inspection of battery size and voltage, which is prone to errors and results in low sorting efficiency.

Method used

A fully automated battery sorting device was designed, comprising a conveyor belt and a detection mechanism. The size and voltage of the batteries are automatically detected by the size detection mechanism and the voltage detection mechanism. The automatic sorting is achieved by using cylinders and sensors, avoiding manual intervention.

Benefits of technology

It enables automated battery detection and sorting, reducing human error and improving sorting efficiency.

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Abstract

The application discloses a kind of full-automatic battery sorting equipment, it is related to battery sorting equipment technical field, workbench is provided with conveyor belt one, conveyor belt two and conveyor belt three, the conveyor belt one, conveyor belt two and conveyor belt three are all installed with conveying motor, the outside surface of conveyor belt one, conveyor belt two and conveyor belt three is all fixedly connected with several bearing parts, the outside end of bearing part is equipped with bearing groove, the size detection mechanism is arranged between conveyor belt one and transmission belt two, the voltage detection mechanism is arranged between transmission belt two and transmission belt three.Under the action of push cylinder one, battery is pushed to size detection device, when contact sensor contacts with the upper end of receiving plate, inductor does not sense slide bar, battery size is qualified, so as to push battery to conveyor belt two by push cylinder one, when inductor senses slide bar, battery size is unqualified, under the action of sorting cylinder one, battery is pushed downward, and is pushed out from sorting hole one.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of battery sorting equipment, in particular to a full-automatic battery sorting equipment. BACKGROUND

[0002] Battery refers to the cup, tank or other container or composite container part space containing electrolyte solution and metal electrode to generate current, which can convert chemical energy into electrical energy. It has positive and negative poles. With the progress of science and technology, battery refers to a small device that can generate electricity. Such as solar cell. The performance parameters of the battery mainly include electromotive force, capacity, specific energy and resistance. Using battery as energy source, it can get a current with stable voltage, stable current, long time stable power supply, little affected by the outside world. And the battery structure is simple, convenient to carry, easy to charge and discharge, not affected by external climate and temperature, stable and reliable in performance, plays a great role in various aspects of modern social life, and the battery needs to be sorted after production to sort out the batteries with large size deviation and voltage that do not meet the requirements, so as to ensure the quality of battery products. The existing battery sorting method generally includes the following steps: the worker detects the size and voltage of the battery sent by the assembly line through the detection tool. In the process of manual detection, it is easy to make mistakes and the sorting efficiency is low. SUMMARY

[0003] To solve the above technical problems, a full-automatic battery sorting equipment is provided, which solves the problems of the existing battery sorting method in the background art, that is, the worker detects the size and voltage of the battery sent by the assembly line through the detection tool. In the process of manual detection, it is easy to make mistakes and the sorting efficiency is low.

[0004] To achieve the above purpose, the technical scheme adopted by the present application is as follows:

[0005] A full-automatic battery sorting equipment, comprising a workbench, a conveying belt one, a conveying belt two and a conveying belt three are arranged on the workbench, conveying motors are installed on the conveying belt one, the conveying belt two and the conveying belt three, a plurality of bearing pieces are fixedly connected to the outer surface of the conveying belt one, the conveying belt two and the conveying belt three, a bearing groove is formed in the outer side end of the bearing piece, a size detection mechanism is arranged between the conveying belt one and the conveying belt two, and a voltage detection mechanism is arranged between the conveying belt two and the conveying belt three.

[0006] The size detection mechanism comprises two auxiliary plates one, the auxiliary plate one is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the workbench, the outer surface of the auxiliary plate is fixedly connected with a receiving plate, the inner side wall of the auxiliary plate one is rotatably connected with a rotating rod, the rotating rod is fixedly connected with a hinged rod one, the rotating rod is hinged with a hinged rod two, a tension spring is arranged between the hinged rod one and the hinged rod two, the inner side of one end of the hinged rod one and the hinged rod two away from the rotating rod is rotatably connected with an abutting roller, a sliding groove is formed in the rear side of the auxiliary plate one, a sliding rod is slidably connected in the sliding groove, the front end of the sliding rod is fixedly connected with the upper end of the rear side of the hinged rod two, the rear surface of the rear side of the auxiliary plate one is fixedly connected with a sensor, the upper surface of the workbench is fixedly connected with a measuring cylinder, the measuring cylinder is located on the left side of the abutting roller, the output end of the measuring cylinder is fixedly connected with a horizontal plate one, the front and rear sides of the horizontal plate one are fixedly connected with a pressing part, and an arc-shaped pressing groove is formed in the lower end of the pressing part.

[0007] Preferably, the front end of the front side of the pressing part is fixedly connected with a limiting plate, the front end of the lower surface of the limiting plate is provided with a contact sensor, the contact sensor is located directly above the receiving plate, the upper surface of the horizontal plate one is fixedly connected with a sorting cylinder one, the output end of the sorting cylinder one penetrates through the horizontal plate one and is fixedly connected with a sorting rod one, the sorting rod one is located directly above the two abutting rollers, a sorting hole one is formed in the workbench, and the sorting hole one is located directly below the abutting roller.

[0008] Preferably, the voltage detection mechanism comprises two auxiliary plates two, the auxiliary plate two is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the workbench, a sorting hole two is formed in the workbench, the sorting hole two is located on the inner side of the two auxiliary plates two, the upper end of the inner side of the auxiliary plate two is fixedly connected with a hinged plate, the inner side end of the hinged plate is hinged with an arc-shaped bearing plate, and a torsion spring is arranged on the hinge shaft at the connection between the arc-shaped bearing plate and the hinged plate.

[0009] Preferably, the right side of the auxiliary plate two is provided with a detection voltage cylinder, the detection voltage cylinder is fixedly connected with the workbench, the output end of the detection voltage cylinder is fixedly connected with a horizontal plate two, the upper surface of the horizontal plate two is fixedly connected with a sorting cylinder two, the output end of the sorting cylinder two penetrates through the horizontal plate two and is fixedly connected with a sorting rod two, and the sorting cylinder two is located directly above the arc-shaped bearing plate.

[0010] Preferably, the front and rear ends of the horizontal plate two are fixedly connected with a connecting plate, the lower end of the connecting plate is hinged with a voltage detection contact plate, the upper end of the side surface close to the connecting plate of the voltage detection contact plate is fixedly connected with a supporting spring, and the end of the supporting spring away from the voltage detection contact plate is fixedly connected with the inner side end of the connecting plate.

[0011] Preferably, the front side of the conveying belt one is provided with a pushing cylinder one, the pushing cylinder one is located in front of the size detection mechanism, the rear side of the conveying belt two is provided with a pushing cylinder two, the pushing cylinder two is located behind the voltage detection mechanism.

[0012] Preferably, the right side of the conveying belt one is provided with a support plate, the support plate is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the workbench, and the upper end of the left side surface of the support plate is fixedly connected with a distance sensor.

[0013] The full-automatic battery sorting equipment has the following beneficial effects:

[0014] The conveying belt one, the conveying belt two and the conveying belt three are arranged, the bearing piece is arranged on the conveying belt one, the conveying belt two and the conveying belt three, and the bearing groove is arranged on the bearing piece, so that the conveying of the battery in the sorting process is facilitated, the battery is pushed to the size detection device under the action of the pushing cylinder one, when the contact sensor contacts the upper end of the bearing plate, and the inductor does not induct the slide rod, the battery size is qualified, so that the battery is pushed to the conveying belt two through the pushing cylinder one, when the inductor inducts the slide rod, the battery size is unqualified, the battery is pushed downward under the action of the sorting cylinder one, and the battery is pushed out of the sorting hole one, the qualified product is pushed into the voltage detection mechanism under the action of the conveying belt two and the pushing cylinder two, the voltage detection contact plate is moved to the two sides of the battery under the action of the detection voltage cylinder to detect the voltage, the qualified product is pushed into the conveying belt three under the action of the pushing cylinder two, the unqualified product is pushed out of the sorting hole two under the action of the sorting cylinder two, so that the sorting is completed, the automatic detection of the machine is realized, the error caused by the conventional manual detection is avoided, and the problem of low sorting efficiency is solved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 It is a perspective structural schematic view of the sorting equipment of the present application;

[0016] Figure 2 It is a perspective structural schematic view of the size detection mechanism of the present application; Figure 1 It is a partial enlarged view of A in the present application;

[0017] Figure 3 It is a perspective structural schematic view of the size detection mechanism of the present application;

[0018] Figure 4 It is a perspective structural schematic view of the size detection mechanism of the present application;

[0019] Figure 5 It is a partial enlarged view of B in the present application; Figure 4 It is a partial enlarged view of B in the present application;

[0020] Figure 6 It is a perspective structural schematic view of the size detection mechanism of the present application;

[0021] Figure 7 A perspective view of the voltage detection mechanism of the present application;

[0022] Figure 8 A perspective view of the voltage detection mechanism of the present application; Figure 7 A partial enlarged view at C;

[0023] Figure 9 A perspective view of the voltage detection contact plate of the present application.

[0024] Reference numerals in the drawings are:

[0025] 1, workbench; 2, conveying belt one; 3, conveying belt two; 4, conveying belt three; 5, size detection mechanism; 6, voltage detection mechanism; 7, pushing cylinder one; 8, pushing cylinder two; 9, support plate; 10, distance sensor; 11, bearing piece; 12, bearing groove; 13, conveying motor; 14, auxiliary plate one; 15, bearing plate; 16, measuring cylinder; 17, cross plate one; 18, sorting cylinder one; 19, pressing piece; 20, limiting plate; 21, sorting hole one; 22, rotating rod; 23, hinged rod one; 24, hinged rod two; 25, tension spring; 26, abutting roller; 27, sliding groove; 28, sliding rod; 29, inductor; 30, auxiliary plate two; 31, sorting hole two; 32, detection voltage cylinder; 33, cross plate two; 34, sorting cylinder two; 35, connecting plate; 36, arc-shaped bearing plate; 37, voltage detection contact plate; 38, support spring. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The following description is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to practice the application. The preferred embodiments described in the following description are only examples of the application and other obvious variants are possible.

[0027] Reference Figures 1-6As shown, a kind of full-automatic battery sorting equipment, including workbench 1, workbench 1 is provided with conveyor belt one 2, conveyor belt two 3 and conveyor belt three 4, conveyor belt one 2, conveyor belt two 3 and conveyor belt three 4 are all installed with conveying motor 13, the outer side surface of conveyor belt one 2, conveyor belt two 3 and conveyor belt three 4 is all fixedly connected with several bearing pieces 11, the outer side end of bearing piece 11 is equipped with bearing groove 12, between conveyor belt one 2 and transmission belt two, size detection mechanism 5 is provided, between transmission belt two and transmission belt three, voltage detection mechanism 6 is provided, the front side of conveyor belt one 2 is provided with push cylinder one 7, push cylinder one 7 is located in the front of size detection mechanism 5, the rear side of conveyor belt two 3 is provided with push cylinder two 8, push cylinder two 8 is located in the rear of voltage detection mechanism 6, the right side of conveyor belt one 2 is provided with support plate 9, support plate 9 is fixedly connected on the upper surface of workbench 1, the upper end of the left side surface of support plate 9 is fixedly connected with distance sensor 10, when using, when distance sensor 10 detects that the battery in bearing groove 12 moves to the front of size detection mechanism 5, conveyor belt one 2 pauses;

[0028] The size detection mechanism 5 comprises two auxiliary plates 14, the outer side surface of the auxiliary plate is fixedly connected with a receiving plate 15, the inner side wall of the auxiliary plate 14 is rotatably connected with a rotating rod 22, the rotating rod 22 is fixedly connected with a hinged rod 23, the rotating rod 22 is hingedly connected with a hinged rod 24, the hinged rod 23 and the hinged rod 24 are provided with a tension spring 25, the inner side of the end of the hinged rod 23 and the hinged rod 24 away from the rotating rod 22 is rotatably connected with an abutting roller 26, the rear side auxiliary plate 14 is provided with a sliding groove 27, the sliding groove 27 is slidably connected with a sliding rod 28, the front end of the sliding rod 28 is fixedly connected with the upper end of the rear side hinged rod 24, the rear side surface of the rear side auxiliary plate 14 is fixedly connected with a sensor 29, the upper surface of the workbench 1 is fixedly connected with a measuring cylinder 16, the measuring cylinder 16 is located on the left side of the abutting roller 26, the output end of the measuring cylinder 16 is fixedly connected with a horizontal plate 17, the front and rear sides of the horizontal plate 17 are fixedly connected with a pressing piece 19, the lower end of the pressing piece 19 is provided with an arc-shaped pressing groove, the front end of the front side pressing piece 19 is fixedly connected with a limiting plate 20, the front end of the lower surface of the limiting plate 20 is provided with a contact sensor, the contact sensor is located directly above the receiving plate 15, the upper surface of the horizontal plate 17 is fixedly connected with a sorting cylinder 18, the output end of the sorting cylinder 18 penetrates through the horizontal plate 17 and is fixedly connected with a sorting rod 1, the sorting rod 1 is located directly above the two abutting rollers 26, the workbench 1 is provided with a sorting hole 21, a battery size unqualified collection box is arranged below the sorting hole 21, the sorting hole 21 is located directly below the abutting roller 26, under the action of the pushing cylinder 7, the battery is pushed to the abutting roller 26 in the size detection mechanism 5, the measuring cylinder 16 is opened, the pressing piece 19 is driven to move downward, when the contact sensor contacts the upper end of the receiving plate 15, when the sensor 29 senses the sliding rod 28, the battery size is unqualified, under the action of the sorting cylinder 18, the battery is pushed downward and pushed out from the sorting hole 21, when the sensor 29 does not sense the sliding rod 28, the battery size is qualified, so that the battery is pushed to the conveying belt 2 by the pushing cylinder 7.

[0029] Referring to Figures 7-9As shown, the voltage detection mechanism 6 includes two auxiliary plates two 30 fixedly connected to the upper surface of the workbench 1, the workbench 1 is provided with a sorting hole two 31, a voltage unqualified collection box is arranged below the sorting hole two 31, the sorting hole two 31 is located on the inner side of the two auxiliary plates two 30, the upper end of the inner side of the auxiliary plate two 30 is fixedly connected with a hinged plate, the inner side end of the hinged plate is hinged with an arc-shaped bearing plate 36, a torsion spring is arranged on the hinge shaft at the connection between the arc-shaped bearing plate 36 and the hinged plate, a detection voltage cylinder 32 is arranged on the right side of the auxiliary plate two 30, the detection voltage cylinder 32 is fixedly connected to the workbench 1, the output end of the detection voltage cylinder 32 is fixedly connected with a horizontal plate two 33, the upper surface of the horizontal plate two 33 is fixedly connected with a sorting cylinder two 34, the output end of the sorting cylinder two 34 penetrates through the horizontal plate two 33 and is fixedly connected with a sorting rod two, the sorting cylinder two 34 is located directly above the arc-shaped bearing plate 36, the front and rear ends of the horizontal plate two 33 are fixedly connected with a connecting plate 35, the lower end of the connecting plate 35 is hinged with a voltage detection contact plate 37, the voltage detection contact plate 37 is externally connected with a voltage detection device, the voltage detection device is externally connected with a controller for controlling the equipment on the sorting mechanism, the upper end of the side surface of the voltage detection contact plate 37 close to the connecting plate 35 is fixedly connected with a supporting spring 38, the end of the supporting spring 38 away from the voltage detection contact plate 37 is fixedly connected with the inner side end of the connecting plate 35, under the action of the conveying belt two 3, the size qualified battery is conveyed to the rear of the voltage detection mechanism 6, under the action of the pushing cylinder two 8, the battery is pushed into the arc-shaped bearing plate 36 in the voltage detection mechanism 6, under the action of the detection voltage cylinder 32, the voltage detection contact plate 37 is moved to the two sides of the battery for voltage detection, the detection qualified is pushed into the conveying belt three 4 under the action of the pushing cylinder two 8, the detection unqualified is pushed out from the sorting hole two 31 under the action of the sorting cylinder two 34, so as to complete the sorting, and the qualified products are conveyed to the rear side from the conveying belt three 4.

[0030] The working principle and use process of the application are as follows:

[0031] In use, the battery is conveyed to the front of the size detection mechanism 5 by the first conveying belt 2, when the distance sensor 10 detects that the battery in the bearing groove 12 moves to the front of the bearing plate 15, the first conveying belt 2 is stopped, the battery is pushed to the size detection mechanism 5 by the first pushing cylinder 7 and abuts against the roller 26, the measuring cylinder 16 is opened, the pressing member 19 is moved downward, when the contact sensor contacts the upper end of the bearing plate 15, the sensor 29 senses the slide rod 28, the battery size is unqualified, the battery is pushed downward by the first sorting cylinder 18 and pushed out from the first sorting hole 21, the sensor 29 does not sense the slide rod 28, the battery size is qualified, the battery is pushed to the second conveying belt 3 by the first pushing cylinder 7, the qualified battery is conveyed to the back of the voltage detection mechanism 6 by the second conveying belt 3, the battery is pushed into the arc-shaped bearing plate 36 of the voltage detection mechanism 6 by the second pushing cylinder 8, the voltage detection contact plate 37 is moved to both sides of the battery by the detection voltage cylinder 32 for voltage detection, the battery is pushed into the third conveying belt 4 by the second pushing cylinder 8 when the detection is qualified, the battery is pushed out from the second sorting hole 31 by the second sorting cylinder 34 when the detection is unqualified, thereby completing the sorting.

[0032] The basic principles, main features and advantages of the present application are shown and described above. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the present application is not limited by the above-mentioned embodiments, the above-mentioned embodiments and descriptions in the specification are only the principles of the present application, various changes and improvements can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application, and these changes and improvements all fall within the scope of the claimed present application. The scope of protection of the present application is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A fully automatic battery sorting device, characterized in that, The system includes a workbench (1), on which a first conveyor belt (2), a second conveyor belt (3), and a third conveyor belt (4) are provided. Each of the first conveyor belt (2), the second conveyor belt (3), and the third conveyor belt (4) is equipped with a conveyor motor (13). Several carriers (11) are fixedly connected to the outer surfaces of the first conveyor belt (2), the second conveyor belt (3), and the third conveyor belt (4). The outer end of each carrier (11) is provided with a carrier groove (12). A size detection mechanism (5) is provided between the first conveyor belt (2) and the second transmission belt, and a voltage detection mechanism (6) is provided between the second transmission belt and the third transmission belt. The dimension detection mechanism (5) includes two auxiliary plates (14). The auxiliary plates (14) are fixedly connected to the upper surface of the workbench (1). A receiving plate (15) is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the auxiliary plates. A rotating rod (22) is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the auxiliary plates (14). A hinge rod (23) is fixedly connected to the rotating rod (22). A hinge rod (24) is hinged to the rotating rod (22). A tension spring (25) is provided between the hinge rod (23) and the hinge rod (24). An abutment roller (26) is rotatably connected to the inner side of the end of the hinge rod (23) and the hinge rod (24) away from the rotating rod (22). A sliding groove (27) is provided on the auxiliary plate (14) on the side. A sliding rod (28) is slidably connected in the sliding groove (27). The front end of the sliding rod (28) is fixedly connected to the upper end of the hinge rod (24) on the rear side. A sensor (29) is fixedly connected to the rear surface of the auxiliary plate (14) on the rear side. A measuring cylinder (16) is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the worktable (1). The measuring cylinder (16) is located to the left of the abutting roller (26). A horizontal plate (17) is fixedly connected to the output end of the measuring cylinder (16). A pressing member (19) is fixedly connected to both the front and rear sides of the horizontal plate (17). An arc-shaped pressing groove is provided at the lower end of the pressing member (19). The front end of the clamping member (19) is fixedly connected to a limiting plate (20). A contact sensor is provided on the front end of the lower surface of the limiting plate (20). The contact sensor is located directly above the receiving plate (15). A sorting cylinder (18) is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the horizontal plate (17). The output end of the sorting cylinder (18) passes through the horizontal plate (17) and is fixedly connected to a sorting rod. The sorting rod is located directly above the two abutting rollers (26). A sorting hole (21) is opened on the worktable (1). The sorting hole (21) is located directly below the abutting rollers (26). The voltage detection mechanism (6) includes two auxiliary plates (30), which are fixedly connected to the upper surface of the workbench (1). The workbench (1) has a sorting hole (31) located inside the two auxiliary plates (30). A hinge plate is fixedly connected to the upper end of the inner side of the auxiliary plate (30). An arc-shaped bearing plate (36) is hinged to the inner end of the hinge plate. A torsion spring is provided on the hinge shaft at the connection between the arc-shaped bearing plate (36) and the hinge plate.

2. The fully automatic battery sorting equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: A voltage detection cylinder (32) is provided on the right side of the auxiliary plate 2 (30). The voltage detection cylinder (32) is fixedly connected to the workbench (1). The output end of the voltage detection cylinder (32) is fixedly connected to the horizontal plate 2 (33). The upper surface of the horizontal plate 2 (33) is fixedly connected to the sorting cylinder 2 (34). The output end of the sorting cylinder 2 (34) passes through the horizontal plate 2 (33) and is fixedly connected to the sorting rod 2. The sorting cylinder 2 (34) is located directly above the arc-shaped support plate (36).

3. The fully automatic battery sorting equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that: Both ends of the horizontal plate 2 (33) are fixedly connected to connecting plates (35). A voltage detection contact plate (37) is hinged to the lower end of the connecting plate (35). A support spring (38) is fixedly connected to the upper end of the surface of the voltage detection contact plate (37) near the connecting plate (35). The end of the support spring (38) away from the voltage detection contact plate (37) is fixedly connected to the inner end of the connecting plate (35).

4. The fully automatic battery sorting equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: A push cylinder 1 (7) is provided on the front side of the first conveyor belt (2), and the push cylinder 1 (7) is located directly in front of the size detection mechanism (5). A push cylinder 2 (8) is provided on the rear side of the second conveyor belt (3), and the push cylinder 2 (8) is located directly behind the voltage detection mechanism (6).

5. The fully automatic battery sorting equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: A support plate (9) is provided on the right side of the conveyor belt (2). The support plate (9) is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the workbench (1). A distance sensor (10) is fixedly connected to the upper end of the left side surface of the support plate (9).

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