A pipeline cleaning tool

By designing a pipeline cleaning tool, using liquid storage components, busbars, recycling pumps and solenoid valves, the problem of crystal blockage in the lithium battery formation process is solved, and efficient cleaning and recycling is achieved, manpower is saved and work efficiency is improved.

CN114669562BActive Publication Date: 2025-05-16ZHEJIANG HANGKE TECH
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Application Number
CN202210226346.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2022-03-09
Publication Date
2025-05-16
Estimated Expiration
2042-03-09

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Technical Problem

During the lithium battery shaping process, the negative pressure pipe circuit is likely to form crystal blockage, affecting the battery quality, and it is difficult to effectively clean the negative pressure module without dismantling it.

Method used

A pipeline cleaning tool is designed, including a support housing, cleaning device, suction nozzle docking assembly and electrical control assembly, and the liquid storage assembly, busbar, recycling pump, cleaning solenoid valve and recycling solenoid valve are used to achieve cleaning and recycling of negative pressure pipelines.

Benefits of technology

The tool can be effectively cleaned into negative pressure pipelines, avoid crystallization blockage, save manpower, improve work efficiency, and the cleaning liquid can be recycled.

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Abstract

The present invention discloses a pipeline cleaning tool, comprising: a supporting shell, which is hollow inside; a cleaning device, which is arranged in the supporting shell, comprising a liquid storage component, a bus and a recovery pump, wherein the liquid storage component and the recovery pump are respectively connected to the nozzle docking component and the liquid storage component through the bus; a cleaning solenoid valve is arranged on the pipeline between the bus and the liquid storage component, and a recovery solenoid valve is arranged on the pipeline between the bus and the recovery pump; the nozzle docking component comprises an interface mounting plate and a nozzle docking interface, the interface mounting plate is arranged on the top of the supporting shell, the nozzle docking interface is fixedly penetrated on the interface mounting plate, and the bottom of the nozzle docking interface is connected to the liquid storage component through the bus; and an electric control component, which is arranged in the supporting shell, and the control ends of the recovery pump, the cleaning solenoid valve and the recovery solenoid valve are respectively electrically connected to the corresponding control ends of the electric control component. The beneficial effect of the present invention is that the entire negative pressure pipeline from the negative pressure nozzle to the gas-liquid separator can be effectively cleaned.
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Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to a pipeline cleaning tool, which is suitable for a negative pressure pipeline system in lithium battery formation process equipment. Background Art

[0002] The formation process is an important step in the production of square lithium batteries, and its purpose is to activate the battery. When the battery is undergoing the formation process, gas will be generated inside, and the industry generally adopts the method of pumping out negative pressure to extract the gas. As the gas is discharged, part of the electrolyte in the battery also enters the negative pressure pipeline. Over time, crystals are formed in the pipeline, blocking the pipeline and affecting the quality of the battery. Summary of the invention

[0003] The technical problem solved by the present invention is: in view of the defects and shortcomings of the prior art, a lithium battery formation negative pressure pipeline cleaning tool is provided. The tool has a simple structure and is easy to operate. It can effectively clean the formation negative pressure pipeline without disassembling the negative pressure module, saving manpower and improving work efficiency.

[0004] The technical solution of the present invention is:

[0005] A pipeline cleaning tool, characterized by comprising:

[0006] The supporting shell is hollow inside and is used to fix the cleaning device, the nozzle docking assembly and the electric control assembly;

[0007] A cleaning device, arranged in the supporting shell, comprises a liquid storage component, a bus and a recovery pump, wherein the liquid storage component is connected with the nozzle docking component pipeline through the bus, and is used to introduce the cleaning liquid in the liquid storage component into the pipeline of the equipment to be cleaned through the bus and the nozzle docking component; the recovery pump is connected with the liquid storage component pipeline through the bus, and is used to recover the liquid in the pipeline of the equipment to be cleaned into the liquid storage component; a cleaning solenoid valve is provided on the pipeline between the bus and the liquid storage component, and a recovery solenoid valve is provided on the pipeline between the bus and the recovery pump;

[0008] A nozzle docking assembly is mounted on the top of the support shell, comprising an interface mounting plate and a nozzle docking interface, wherein the interface mounting plate is arranged on the top of the support shell, and a plurality of nozzle docking interfaces for docking with the negative pressure nozzles of the negative pressure device are fixedly penetrated on the interface mounting plate, and the bottom of the nozzle docking interface is connected to the liquid storage assembly pipeline through the bus bar;

[0009] And an electric control component is arranged in the supporting shell, and the control end of the recovery pump, the control end of the cleaning solenoid valve, and the control end of the recovery solenoid valve are electrically connected to the corresponding control ends of the electric control component respectively.

[0010] Preferably, the support shell includes a bottom plate, a top plate, a side plate, a support plate and a support bar;

[0011] The bottom plate, the side plate and the top plate together form a hollow shell structure;

[0012] The top plate is a rectangular plate, and a plurality of strip-shaped through holes are arranged on the top plate. The strip-shaped through holes are arranged in a plurality of parallel rows along the length direction of the top plate, and each of the strip-shaped through holes is arranged along the width direction of the top plate;

[0013] There are two support plates, which are installed parallel to each other above the short side of the top plate. A plurality of positioning holes are provided on the support plates for adjusting the installation position of the nozzle docking assembly;

[0014] The support bars are arranged on the top plate in parallel and at intervals, and are used to support the interface mounting plate.

[0015] Preferably, the support plate is arranged along the width direction of the top plate, and a ruler is provided on the outer side surface of the support plate, and indicating angle pieces are provided at both ends of the interface mounting plate for indicating the scale of the nozzle docking assembly on the ruler.

[0016] Preferably, the liquid storage assembly includes a liquid storage box, a liquid level indicator, a manual ball valve and a liquid filling and discharge port ball valve;

[0017] The liquid storage box is mounted on the bottom plate, and is provided with an overflow port, a liquid injection and discharge port, a reflux port, and a confluence outlet port, wherein the confluence outlet port is connected to the nozzle interface pipeline through the bus bar, and the reflux port is connected to the outlet pipeline of the recovery pump; a manual ball valve is provided at the overflow port, and a liquid injection and discharge port ball valve is provided at the liquid injection and discharge port;

[0018] The liquid level indicator is arranged on the outer side wall of the liquid storage box, and the detection cavity of the liquid level indicator communicates with the inner cavity of the liquid storage box, so as to detect the liquid level in the liquid storage box.

[0019] Preferably, each set of the suction nozzle docking assembly corresponds to a set of the bus bar, and the bus bar is arranged on the two opposite side panels. The bus bar is provided with an interconnected liquid outlet, a liquid inlet and a cleaning liquid outlet. The liquid outlet corresponds one-to-one to the suction nozzle docking interface of the suction nozzle docking assembly, and is connected with the corresponding suction nozzle docking interface through a hose. The liquid inlet is connected with the liquid outlet of the liquid storage box through a hose, and the cleaning liquid outlet is connected with the liquid inlet pipeline of the recovery pump through a hose.

[0020] Preferably, a filter is provided inside the liquid storage box, the filter is installed on the inner wall of the liquid storage box, and the liquid inlet of the filter is connected to the reflux port of the liquid storage box.

[0021] The working principle of the specific implementation of the present invention is as follows: the stacker delivers the cleaning tooling into the equipment storage position, presses the negative pressure nozzle with the nozzle interface of the cleaning tooling; opens the cleaning solenoid valve, opens the equipment negative pressure, and the cleaning liquid in the liquid storage box enters the busbar under the action of the equipment negative pressure, and then disperses to each nozzle interface, and then enters the negative pressure system pipeline from each negative pressure nozzle. After the cleaning liquid fills the negative pressure pipeline, close the cleaning solenoid valve, close the equipment negative pressure, and maintain this state so that the cleaning liquid can fully dissolve the crystals in the pipeline. Finally, open the recovery pump and the recovery solenoid valve, and recover the electrolyte in the pipeline to the liquid storage box through the filter, and the cleaning is completed.

[0022] The beneficial effect of the present invention is that it can effectively clean the entire negative pressure pipeline from the negative pressure nozzle to the gas-liquid separator. The cleaning liquid is integrated in the tooling and placed in the equipment storage position. It can be operated by a stacker, saving operation time and manpower and material resources. The cleaning liquid can also be recycled, and multiple devices can be cleaned by adding the cleaning liquid once. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] Figure 1 A three-dimensional diagram of a pipeline cleaning tool of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 2 The figure is an internal top view of a pipeline cleaning tool of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] The specific implementation of the embodiment of the present invention is described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the specific implementation described here is only used to illustrate and explain the embodiment of the present invention, and is not used to limit the embodiment of the present invention.

[0026] It should be noted that, in the absence of conflict, the embodiments of the present invention and the features in the embodiments may be combined with each other.

[0027] The present invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with exemplary embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0028] A pipeline cleaning tool, comprising:

[0029] The support shell 100 is hollow inside and is used to fix the cleaning device, the nozzle docking assembly and the electric control assembly;

[0030] The cleaning device 200 is arranged in the supporting shell, and includes a liquid storage component 210, a bus 220 and a recovery pump 230. The liquid storage component 210 is connected to the nozzle docking component 300 through the bus 220, and is used to introduce the cleaning liquid in the liquid storage component into the pipeline of the equipment to be cleaned through the bus and the nozzle docking component; the recovery pump 230 is connected to the liquid storage component 210 through the bus 220, and is used to recover the liquid in the pipeline of the equipment to be cleaned into the liquid storage component; a cleaning solenoid valve 240 is provided on the pipeline between the bus 220 and the liquid storage component 210, and a recovery solenoid valve 250 is provided on the pipeline between the bus 220 and the recovery pump 230;

[0031] The nozzle docking assembly 300, two sets in total, is installed parallel to each other on the top of the support shell 100, and includes an interface mounting plate 310 and a nozzle docking port 320. The interface mounting plate 310 is arranged on the top of the support shell, and a row of nozzle docking ports 320 for docking with the negative pressure nozzle of the negative pressure device are fixedly penetrated on the interface mounting plate 310. The bottom of the nozzle docking port 320 is connected to the pipeline of the liquid storage assembly 210 through the bus 220;

[0032] And the electric control component 400 is arranged in the supporting shell 100, and the control end of the recovery pump 230, the control end of the cleaning solenoid valve 240, and the control end of the recovery solenoid valve 250 are electrically connected to the corresponding control ends of the electric control component 400 respectively.

[0033] In one embodiment, the support shell 100 is a hollow cuboid, including a bottom plate 110, a top plate 120, a side plate, a support plate 140 and a support bar 150; the bottom plate 110, the side plate and the top plate 120 together form a hollow shell structure;

[0034] The top plate 120 is a rectangular plate, and a plurality of strip-shaped through holes 121 are provided on the top plate 120. The strip-shaped through holes 121 are arranged in two parallel rows along the length direction of the top plate, and each of the strip-shaped through holes 121 is arranged along the width direction of the top plate 120;

[0035] There are two support plates 140, which are installed parallel to each other above the short sides of both ends of the top plate 120. A row of positioning holes 141 are provided on the support plates 140 for adjusting the installation position of the nozzle docking assembly to adapt to equipment of different specifications;

[0036] There are three support bars 150 in total, which are arranged parallel to each other and at intervals between two adjacent bar-shaped through holes of the top plate 120 to support the interface mounting plate.

[0037] In one embodiment, the side panels include a front side panel 131 , a rear side panel 132 , a left side panel 133 and a right side panel 134 , wherein the front side panel 131 and the rear side panel 132 are parallel and opposite to each other, and the left side panel 133 and the right side panel 134 are parallel and opposite to each other.

[0038] In one embodiment, the support bars 150 and the support plates 140 are both arranged along the width direction of the top plate 120 .

[0039] In one embodiment, the support plate 140 is arranged along the width direction of the top plate 120, and a scale 142 is provided on the outer side of the support plate 140. The two ends of the interface mounting plate 310 are provided with indicating angle pieces 311 for indicating the scale of the nozzle docking assembly on the scale. The spacing between the two docking interface mounting plates 310 can be freely adjusted according to the coordinates of the scale 141 corresponding to the indicating angle pieces 311 to meet the needs of different models of equipment.

[0040] In one embodiment, the liquid storage assembly 210 comprises two sets, which are symmetrically arranged in the supporting shell 100, and include a liquid storage box 211, a liquid level display meter 212, a manual ball valve 213 and a liquid filling and discharge port ball valve 214;

[0041] The liquid storage box 211 is fixed on the bottom plate 110, and is provided with an overflow port, a liquid injection and discharge port, a reflux port, and a confluence outlet port, wherein the confluence outlet port is connected to the nozzle interface pipeline through the bus bar, and the reflux port is connected to the outlet pipeline of the recovery pump; a manual ball valve 213 is provided at the overflow port, and a liquid injection and discharge port ball valve 214 is provided at the liquid injection and discharge port;

[0042] The liquid level indicator 212 is disposed on the outer wall of the liquid storage box 211 , and the detection cavity of the liquid level indicator 212 is communicated with the inner cavity of the liquid storage box 211 for detecting the liquid level in the liquid storage box.

[0043] In one embodiment, the number of the bus bars 220 is two sets, and the two sets of the nozzle docking assemblies 300 correspond to the two sets of the bus bars 220. The bus bars 220 are arranged on the inner sides of the left plate and the right plate. The bus bars 220 are provided with interconnected liquid outlets, liquid inlets and cleaning liquid outlets. The liquid outlets correspond one-to-one to the nozzle docking interfaces of the nozzle docking assemblies, and are connected to the corresponding nozzle docking interfaces through hoses. The liquid inlet is connected to the liquid outlet of the liquid storage box through a hose, and the cleaning liquid outlet is connected to the liquid inlet pipeline of the recovery pump through a hose.

[0044] In one embodiment, the number of the cleaning solenoid valves 240 is four, that is, two cleaning solenoid valves are installed corresponding to each set of the bus 220, and the cleaning solenoid valve 240 is provided on the hose connected to the bus inlet of the bus 220.

[0045] In one embodiment, the recovery pump 230 is installed in the middle of the base plate 110, the liquid outlet of the recovery pump 230 is connected to the reflux port of the liquid storage box 211 through a hose, the liquid inlet of the recovery pump 230 is connected to the bus 220 through a hose, and a recovery solenoid valve 250 is arranged on the hose near the end of the bus 220.

[0046] In one embodiment, a filter 215 is disposed inside the liquid storage box 211 . The filter 215 is fixed to the inner wall of the liquid storage box 211 , and a liquid inlet of the filter 215 is connected to a reflux port of the liquid storage box 211 .

[0047] The working principle of the specific embodiment of the present invention is as follows: the stacker delivers the cleaning tooling into the equipment storage position, presses the negative pressure suction nozzle with the suction nozzle interface of the cleaning tooling; opens the cleaning solenoid valve 240, opens the equipment negative pressure, and the cleaning liquid in the liquid storage box 211 enters the bus 220 under the action of the equipment negative pressure, and then disperses to each suction nozzle interface 320, and then enters the negative pressure system pipeline from each negative pressure suction nozzle. After the cleaning liquid fills the negative pressure pipeline, close the cleaning solenoid valve 240, close the equipment negative pressure, and maintain this state so that the cleaning liquid can fully dissolve the crystals in the pipeline. Finally, open the recovery pump 230 and the recovery solenoid valve 250, and recover the electrolyte in the pipeline to the liquid storage box 211 through the filter 215, and the cleaning is completed.

[0048] In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms “center”, “longitudinal”, “lateral”, “length”, “width”, “thickness”, “up”, “down”, “front”, “back”, “left”, “right”, “vertical”, “horizontal”, “top”, “bottom”, “inside”, “outside”, “clockwise”, “counterclockwise”, “axial”, “radial”, “circumferential”, etc., indicating orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as limiting the present invention.

[0049] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In the description of the present invention, the meaning of "plurality" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0050] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", "connected", "fixed" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral one; it can be a mechanical connection, an electrical connection, or communication with each other; it can be a direct connection, or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements, unless otherwise clearly defined. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0051] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, a first feature being "above" or "below" a second feature may mean that the first and second features are in direct contact, or the first and second features are in indirect contact through an intermediate medium. Moreover, a first feature being "above", "above" or "above" a second feature may mean that the first feature is directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. A first feature being "below", "below" or "below" a second feature may mean that the first feature is directly below or obliquely below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is lower in level than the second feature.

[0052] In the description of this specification, the description with reference to the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "example", "specific example", or "some examples" etc. means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in conjunction with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described may be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner. In addition, those skilled in the art may combine and combine the different embodiments or examples described in this specification and the features of the different embodiments or examples, without contradiction.

[0053] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it is to be understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and are not to be construed as limitations of the present invention. A person skilled in the art may change, modify, replace and vary the above embodiments within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A pipeline cleaning tool, characterized in that: include: The supporting shell is hollow inside and is used to fix the cleaning device, the nozzle docking assembly and the electric control assembly; A cleaning device, arranged in the supporting shell, comprises a liquid storage component, a bus and a recovery pump, wherein the liquid storage component is connected with the nozzle docking component pipeline through the bus, and is used to introduce the cleaning liquid in the liquid storage component into the pipeline of the equipment to be cleaned through the bus and the nozzle docking component; the recovery pump is connected with the liquid storage component pipeline through the bus, and is used to recover the liquid in the pipeline of the equipment to be cleaned into the liquid storage component; a cleaning solenoid valve is provided on the pipeline between the bus and the liquid storage component, and a recovery solenoid valve is provided on the pipeline between the bus and the recovery pump; A nozzle docking assembly is mounted on the top of the support shell, and includes an interface mounting plate and a nozzle docking interface. The interface mounting plate is arranged on the top of the support shell, and a plurality of nozzle docking interfaces for docking with the negative pressure nozzles of the negative pressure device are fixedly penetrated on the interface mounting plate, and the bottom of the nozzle docking interface is connected to the liquid storage assembly pipeline through the bus bar; and an electric control component, which is arranged in the supporting shell, and the control end of the recovery pump, the control end of the cleaning solenoid valve, and the control end of the recovery solenoid valve are electrically connected to the corresponding control ends of the electric control component respectively; The support shell includes a bottom plate, a top plate, a side plate, a support plate and a support bar; The bottom plate, the side plate and the top plate together form a hollow shell structure; The top plate is a rectangular plate, and a plurality of strip-shaped through holes are arranged on the top plate. The strip-shaped through holes are arranged in a plurality of parallel rows along the length direction of the top plate, and each of the strip-shaped through holes is arranged along the width direction of the top plate; There are two support plates, which are installed parallel to each other above the short side of the top plate. A plurality of positioning holes are provided on the support plates for adjusting the installation position of the nozzle docking assembly; The support bars are arranged on the top plate in parallel and at intervals, and are used to support the interface mounting plate; The liquid storage assembly includes a liquid storage box, a liquid level indicator, a manual ball valve and a liquid filling and discharge port ball valve; The liquid storage box is mounted on the bottom plate, and is provided with an overflow port, a liquid injection and discharge port, a reflux port, and a confluence outlet port, wherein the confluence outlet port is connected to the nozzle interface pipeline through the bus bar, and the reflux port is connected to the outlet pipeline of the recovery pump; a manual ball valve is provided at the overflow port, and a liquid injection and discharge port ball valve is provided at the liquid injection and discharge port; The liquid level indicator is arranged on the outer side wall of the liquid storage box, and the detection cavity of the liquid level indicator communicates with the inner cavity of the liquid storage box, so as to detect the liquid level in the liquid storage box.

2. A pipeline cleaning tool as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: Each set of the suction nozzle docking assembly corresponds to a set of the bus bar, and the bus bar is arranged on the two opposite side panels. The bus bar is provided with a mutually communicating liquid outlet, a liquid inlet and a cleaning liquid outlet. The liquid outlet corresponds one-to-one to the suction nozzle docking interface of the suction nozzle docking assembly, and is connected with the corresponding suction nozzle docking interface through a hose. The liquid inlet is connected with the liquid outlet of the liquid storage box through a hose, and the cleaning liquid outlet is connected with the liquid inlet pipeline of the recovery pump through a hose.

3. A pipeline cleaning tool as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: A filter is arranged inside the liquid storage box, the filter is installed on the inner side wall of the liquid storage box, and the liquid inlet of the filter is connected with the reflux port of the liquid storage box.

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