Multi-station lifting and transplanting mechanism for lithium battery

Abstract

The present application relates to lithium battery conveying technical field, especially to lithium battery multi-station jacking transplanting mechanism, including moving workbench, moving workbench is shaped with passing groove along length direction, multiple positioning slots are arranged at intervals along the way in passing groove;Moving workbench bottom is provided with moving device, moving device includes along drive plate and driving part, drive plate top is provided with multiple interval arrangement suction piece, moving workbench bottom is also provided with sliding channel, lithium battery is placed in the positioning slot on the top of moving workbench, suction piece passes through positioning slot and suction lithium battery bottom surface, after suction piece top up and pass through positioning slot, drive plate is slidably combined with guide rail through sliding seat, transverse moving, so that lithium battery is aligned to next positioning slot and is processed;Moving device will not occupy the space on the top of moving workbench, can be separated from the installation position of processing equipment, mutual influence is smaller, and will not affect the arrangement of processing equipment, improves space utilization.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of lithium battery conveying, in particular to a lithium battery multi-station jacking and transplanting mechanism. BACKGROUND

[0002] Lithium battery has many characteristics, and is an important direction of energy industry development. Firstly, it has high energy density, and the weight of lithium ion battery is half of that of nickel-cadmium or nickel-hydrogen battery with the same capacity. Lithium battery is considered as a non-polluting battery because it does not contain substances such as cadmium, lead and mercury. Lithium battery products are constantly developing, and accordingly, its production technology should also be constantly improved to improve production efficiency, ensure product quality, and continuously reduce costs on the basis of maintaining production safety.

[0003] During the processing of lithium batteries, different processes need to be carried out at different stations, so a conveying mechanism is needed to convey lithium batteries between different stations.

[0004] Chinese invention CN201420562441.6 discloses a lithium battery conveying mechanism, which comprises a conveying workbench, characterized in that a lithium battery conveying assembly is arranged on the conveying workbench, the lithium battery conveying assembly comprises a first conveying belt, a second conveying belt, a first synchronous rotating wheel set and a second synchronous rotating wheel set corresponding to each other; the first conveying belt and the second conveying belt are arranged on the first synchronous rotating wheel set and the second synchronous rotating wheel set respectively, one of the outer sides of the first conveying belt and the second conveying belt is linearly corresponding, and a plurality of conveying positions are formed in the linearly corresponding section, the conveying positions are formed by corresponding teeth and tooth grooves arranged on the outer sides of the first conveying belt and the second conveying belt, the teeth and the tooth grooves are matched with the lithium battery, the lithium battery is clamped in the conveying position, and the lithium battery is conveyed forward in a set posture along the linearly corresponding section of the first conveying belt and the second conveying belt.

[0005] Most of the existing technical solutions arrange the transfer device on the top of the conveying workbench, arrange a belt conveying part or a chain conveying part on the top of the conveying workbench, and arrange a corresponding lifting clamping manipulator on the top of the workbench to clamp the lithium battery conveyed forward to the corresponding processing station for processing. This transfer device has certain defects. Arranging a large number of mechanical structures on the top of the workbench will occupy a large equipment space, and will affect the arrangement of the processing stations when arranged, which is prone to the problem of insufficient space. SUMMARY

[0006] The present application aims to provide a lithium battery multi-station jacking and transplanting mechanism to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art.

[0007] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the technical solution of the present application is as follows:

[0008] The lithium battery multi-station jacking and transplanting mechanism comprises a transfer workbench, a through groove is formed in the length direction of the transfer workbench, a plurality of positioning grooves are arranged at intervals along the through groove, a transfer device is arranged at the bottom of the transfer workbench, the transfer device comprises a driving plate arranged in the length direction of the workbench and a driving member for reciprocating and vertically moving the driving plate in the length direction of the workbench, a plurality of suction members are arranged at intervals on the top of the driving plate, and the suction members can vertically pass through the positioning grooves, a sliding channel for the lateral sliding of the transfer device is further arranged at the bottom of the transfer workbench, and the sliding channel comprises a guide rail member arranged in the length direction of the bottom of the transfer workbench.

[0009] Further, the positioning groove is provided with a positioning plate, a plurality of short grooves are formed at intervals on the positioning plate, a long groove in alignment with the through groove is communicated between two adjacent short grooves, the suction member comprises a suction plate matched with the shape of the positioning groove, a plurality of suction ports are formed on the top of the suction plate, and a support column with a width smaller than that of the through groove is arranged between the suction plate and the driving plate.

[0010] Further, the driving member comprises one or more driving rods movably penetrating the driving plate, the connecting member is a top fixed plate mounted on the top of the driving rod, a bottom fixed plate is mounted on the bottom of the driving rod, and a telescopic member is arranged between the bottom fixed plate and the driving plate.

[0011] Further, the driving plate is formed with a driving hole coaxially matched with the driving rod, and a driving sleeve for movably penetrating the driving rod is nested in the driving hole.

[0012] Further, a guide plate is arranged between the bottom fixed plate and the driving rod, the guide plate is parallel to the top fixed plate and the bottom fixed plate, the guide plate is formed with a guide hole coaxially aligned with the driving hole, a guide sleeve for slidingly penetrating the driving rod is nested in the guide hole, and the telescopic member comprises a first lifting cylinder mounted between the guide plate and the bottom fixed plate and a second lifting cylinder mounted between the guide plate and the driving plate.

[0013] Further, the guide rail members are arranged on both sides of the through groove, a connecting plate is arranged between the two guide rail members, the sliding seats are respectively mounted on the top of the connecting plate, and the top fixed plate is located on the top of the connecting plate.

[0014] Further, the connecting plate is perpendicular to the top fixed plate, the top of the connecting plate is formed with an embedded groove matched in width with the top fixed plate, the number of the connecting plates is two, a supporting plate is arranged between the two connecting plates, and the supporting plate is attached to the bottom of the connecting plate.

[0015] Further, the cross section of the guide rail member is inverted T-shaped, and the sliding seat is formed with a sliding groove matched in shape with the cross section of the guide rail member.

[0016] Further, a connecting rod is arranged between the supporting plate and the bottom fixing plate, wherein the bottom fixing plate is transversely provided with an extension rod arranged perpendicularly to the connecting rod, and the bottom end of the connecting rod is connected with the extension rod.

[0017] Further, the interval between two adjacent positioning grooves is equal to the interval between two adjacent suction members.

[0018] The present application has the following advantages: the lithium battery to be processed is placed in the positioning groove on the top of the transfer workbench, the suction member on the bottom of the transfer workbench can be lifted to pass through the positioning groove and suck the bottom surface of the lithium battery, after the suction member is lifted to pass through the positioning groove, the processing mechanism can be used for processing, after the processing is completed, the driving plate is transversely transferred through the sliding cooperation between the sliding seat and the guide member, so that the lithium battery is aligned to the next positioning groove for processing; the transfer device does not occupy the space on the top of the transfer workbench, can be separated from the installation position of the processing equipment, has less mutual influence, and will not affect the arrangement of the processing equipment, thereby improving the space utilization. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic view of the jacking transplanting mechanism.

[0020] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic view of the jacking transplanting mechanism from another perspective.

[0021] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic view of one of the transfer devices.

[0022] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic view of the connection between the transfer workbench and the sliding channel.

[0023] Figure 5 It is a structural schematic view of one of the driving members of the transfer device.

[0024] Figure 6 It is a structural schematic view of the belt transmission mechanism.

[0025] The reference signs include:

[0026] 1 - transfer workbench,

[0027] 11 - through groove, 12 - positioning groove, 13 - positioning plate, 14 - short groove, 15 - long groove,

[0028] 16 - suction member, 17 - suction plate, 18 - long plate, 19 - short plate, 191 - suction port, 192 - support column, 2 - transfer device,

[0029] 20 - driving plate, 21 - top fixing plate, 22 - bottom fixing plate, 23 - guide plate, 24 - driving rod,

[0030] 25 - drive hole, 26 - drive sleeve, 27 - guide hole, 28 - guide sleeve, 29 - first lifting cylinder,

[0031] 291 - second lifting cylinder,

[0032] 3 - sliding channel,

[0033] 31 - guide rail, 32 - sliding seat, 33 - sliding groove, 34 - connecting plate, 35 - fitting groove,

[0034] 36 - supporting plate, 37 - connecting rod, 38 - extension rod,

[0035] 4 - belt transmission mechanism,

[0036] 41 - transmission wheel, 42 - belt piece, 43 - transmission seat, 44 - transmission groove, 45 - drive motor,

[0037] 46 - splicing rod. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0038] The present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0039] As Figures 1-6 shown, the lithium battery multi-station jacking transplanting mechanism, including the transfer workbench 1, the transfer workbench 1 is shaped along the length direction and is provided with a through groove 11, a plurality of positioning grooves 12 are arranged at intervals along the way, two adjacent positioning grooves 12 are equidistantly arranged, the positioning groove 12 is provided with a positioning plate 13, a plurality of parallel short grooves 14 are formed on the positioning plate 13, a long groove 15 aligned with the through groove 11 is communicated between two adjacent short grooves 14, the long groove 15 is perpendicular to and integrally formed with the short groove 14, and the width of the long groove 15 is the same as the width of the through groove 11.

[0040] The transfer workbench 1 is provided with a transfer device 2 at the bottom, the transfer device 2 includes a driving plate 20 arranged along the length direction of the workbench, a plurality of suction pieces 16 are equidistantly installed on the driving plate 20, the suction piece 16 includes a suction plate 17 matched with the shape of the positioning groove 12, the suction plate 17 is composed of a plurality of parallel short plates 19 and a long plate 18 connecting two adjacent short plates 19, when the driving plate 20 is lifted, it can pass through the long groove 15 and the short groove 14 on the positioning plate 13 to lift the lithium battery on the positioning plate 13.

[0041] The top of the suction plate 17 is shaped with a plurality of suction ports 191, the suction ports 191 are installed with suction disc parts, the suction ports 191 are connected with a pneumatic system, and the lithium battery is sucked on the suction plate 17 through the principle of negative pressure, the suction plate 17 is provided with a support column 192 with a width smaller than the through groove 11 between the suction plate 17 and the driving plate 20, and when the driving plate 20 moves laterally, the support column 192 slides along the through groove 11 to move the lithium battery into the next positioning groove 12 for corresponding processing.

[0042] The conveying device 2 further comprises driving parts for driving the driving plate 20 to reciprocate along the length direction of the workbench and vertically lift, the number of the driving parts is two groups, each group of driving parts comprises two driving rods 24 which are parallel and movably pass through the driving plate 20, the top of the driving rod 24 is installed with a top fixed plate 21, the bottom of the driving rod 24 is installed with a bottom fixed plate 22, the driving plate 20 is shaped with a driving hole 25 which is coaxially matched with the driving rod 24, the driving hole 25 is nested with a driving sleeve 26 which is movably passed through by the driving rod 24, the bottom fixed plate 22 is provided with a guide plate 23 between the driving rod 24, the guide plate 23 is parallel to the top fixed plate 21 and the bottom fixed plate 22, the guide plate 23 is shaped with a guide hole 27 which is coaxially aligned with the driving hole 25, the guide hole 27 is nested with a guide sleeve 28 which is slidably passed through by the driving rod 24, the guide plate 23 is installed with a first lifting cylinder 29 between the bottom fixed plate 22, and the guide plate 23 is installed with a second lifting cylinder 291 between the driving plate 20.

[0043] The extension and retraction of the first lifting cylinder 29 and the second lifting cylinder 291 can change the position of the driving plate 20 on the driving rod 24, under the drive of the two lifting cylinders, the driving plate 20 can realize two-stage lifting along the driving rod 24, so that the lifting stroke of the driving plate 20 has diversity, can be lifted to multiple heights, for matching the processing equipment on the conveying workbench 1, realizing the lifting of the driving plate 20, thereby driving the suction part 16 to lift through the positioning groove 12 to push the lithium battery on the positioning groove 12 to the suction, facilitating the lateral conveying to the next station.

[0044] The bottom of the conveying workbench 1 is further provided with a sliding channel 3 for the lateral sliding of the conveying device 2, the sliding channel 3 comprises guide rail parts 31 arranged along the length direction of the bottom of the conveying workbench 1, the guide rail parts 31 are arranged parallel to each other on both sides of the through groove 11, the guide rail parts 31 are slidably installed with sliding seats 32, the cross section of the guide rail parts 31 is inverted T-shaped, the sliding seat 32 is shaped with a sliding groove 33 which is matched with the cross section shape of the guide rail parts 31, so that the sliding seat 32 can be clamped and slid on the guide rail parts 31 and will not fall off, thereby hoisting the connecting plate 34.

[0045] Two connecting plates 34 are arranged between the two guide rails 31, and two sliding seats 32 are mounted on the top of each connecting plate 34. The top of the driving plate 20 is provided with a connecting piece connected with the sliding seat 32, which is a top fixing plate 21 located on the top of the connecting plate 34. The connecting plate 34 is perpendicular to the top fixing plate 21, and the top of the connecting plate 34 is formed with an embedded groove 35 matching the width of the top fixing plate 21. The top fixing plate 21 is embedded on the top of the connecting plate 34 through the embedded groove 35, so as to support the driving plate 20 and prevent it from falling. When the sliding seat 32 slides along the transfer workbench 1 in the transverse direction, the driving plate 20 can slide correspondingly.

[0046] A supporting plate 36 is arranged between the two connecting plates 34, and the supporting plate 36 is mounted on the bottom of the connecting plate 34. A connecting rod 37 is arranged between the supporting plate 36 and the bottom fixing plate 22. Two bottom fixing plates 22 are provided with an extension rod 38, and the top of the extension rod 38 is connected with the supporting plate 36 perpendicularly. The bottom of the connecting rod 37 is connected with the extension rod 38 perpendicularly, further connecting the transfer device 2 with the sliding channel 3.

[0047] The transfer device 2 further comprises a belt drive mechanism 4 arranged along the length. The belt drive mechanism 4 comprises a pair of transmission wheels 41 mounted on the outer side of one of the guide rails 31. A belt piece 42 is nested between the two transmission wheels 41. One of the transmission wheels 41 is drivingly connected with a driving motor 45, which drives the belt piece 42 to reciprocate.

[0048] The distance between the adjacent two positioning grooves 12 is equal to the distance between the adjacent two suction pieces 16. The bottom of the transfer workbench 1 is provided with two groups of transfer devices 2, and the distance between the two transfer devices 2 is equal to the distance between the two positioning grooves 12. A splicing rod 46 is arranged between the two transfer devices 2, and the splicing rod 46 connects the supporting plates 36 of the two transfer devices 2. A transmission seat 43 is mounted on the bottom of one of the connecting plates 34, and the transmission seat 43 is formed with a transmission groove 44 through which the belt piece 42 passes. The part of the belt piece 42 passing through the transmission groove 44 is connected and fixed by bolts. When the belt piece 42 moves, it drives the transfer device 2 to slide along the sliding channel 3, and the two transfer devices 2 move along the sliding channel 3 at the same time.

[0049] The working process of the scheme is as follows: the lithium battery is placed on the first positioning groove 12, initially, the transferring device 2 moves the interval between the two adjacent positioning grooves 12, then the suction member 16 is vertically aligned with the positioning groove 12, after the suction member 16 passes through the positioning groove 12, the lithium battery is sucked on the suction plate 17, the suction plate 17 passes through the positioning groove 12, at this time, the belt driving mechanism 4 works to drive the transferring device 2 to move the interval between the two adjacent positioning grooves 12, then the lithium battery is vertically aligned with the second positioning groove 12, the suction member 16 is lowered, after the lithium battery is positioned in the second positioning groove 12, the lithium battery is separated from the suction member 16, the processing equipment installed outside the second positioning groove 12 processes the lithium battery, after the processing is completed, the transferring device 2 continues to transfer the lithium battery to the next positioning groove 12 for a series of processing, so as to realize the transferring of the lithium battery.

[0050] The transferring device 2 does not occupy the space on the top of the transferring workbench 1, can be separated from the installation position of the processing equipment, has small mutual influence, and does not affect the arrangement of the processing equipment, and the space utilization is improved.

[0051] As can be seen from the above, the present application has the excellent properties described above, and can improve the performance of the prior art and has practicality, and becomes a product with high practical value.

[0052] The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present application, and for those skilled in the art, according to the idea of the present application, the specific embodiment and application range can be changed, and the content of the specification should not be understood as the limitation of the present application.

Claims

1. A multi-station lifting and transplanting mechanism for lithium batteries, comprising a transfer workbench, characterized in that: The transfer worktable is formed with a through groove along its length, and multiple positioning grooves are arranged at intervals along the through groove. The bottom of the transfer worktable is equipped with a transfer device, which includes a drive plate arranged along the length of the worktable and a drive component that drives the drive plate to reciprocate and move longitudinally along the length of the worktable. Multiple suction components are installed at intervals on the top of the drive plate, and the suction components can be lifted and lowered through the positioning groove. The bottom of the transfer worktable is also provided with a sliding channel for the transfer device to slide laterally. The sliding channel includes guide rails arranged along the length of the bottom of the transfer worktable. A sliding seat is slidably installed on the guide rails, and a connector connected to the sliding seat is provided on the top of the drive plate. The driving component includes one or more driving rods that move through the driving plate. The connecting component is a top fixing plate installed on the top of the driving rod. A bottom fixing plate is installed at the bottom of the driving rod. A telescopic component is provided between the bottom fixing plate and the driving plate. The driving plate is formed with a driving hole that is coaxially fitted with the driving rod. A driving sleeve for the driving rod to move through is nested in the driving hole. A guide plate is provided between the bottom fixed plate and the drive rod. The guide plate is parallel to the top fixed plate and the bottom fixed plate respectively. The guide plate is formed with a guide hole that is coaxially aligned with the drive hole. The guide hole is nested with a guide sleeve for the drive rod to slide through. The telescopic component includes a first lifting cylinder installed between the guide plate and the bottom fixed plate and a second lifting cylinder installed between the guide plate and the drive plate. The guide rails are respectively arranged on both sides of the passage groove. A connecting plate is provided between the two guide rails. The sliding seats are respectively installed on the top of the connecting plate. The top fixed plate is located on the top of the connecting plate.

2. The multi-station jacking and transfer mechanism for lithium batteries of claim 1, wherein: The positioning groove is equipped with a positioning plate, and short grooves with gaps are formed on the positioning plate. A long groove aligned with the through groove is connected between two adjacent short grooves. The suction component includes a suction plate that is adapted to the shape of the positioning groove. Multiple suction ports are formed on the top of the suction plate. A support column with a width smaller than the through groove is provided between the suction plate and the drive plate.

3. The multi-station jacking and transfer mechanism for lithium batteries of claim 1, wherein: The connecting plate is perpendicular to the top fixing plate. The top of the connecting plate is formed with a fitting groove that matches the width of the top fixing plate. There are two connecting plates, and a support plate is provided between the two connecting plates. The support plate is fitted and installed at the bottom of the connecting plate.

4. The lithium battery multi-station jacking and transplanting mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The guide rail component has an inverted T-shaped cross-section, and the sliding seat is formed with a sliding groove that matches the cross-sectional shape of the guide rail component.

5. The multi-station jacking and transfer mechanism for lithium batteries of claim 3, wherein: A connecting rod is provided between the support plate and the bottom fixing plate, wherein the bottom fixing plate is horizontally installed with an extension rod arranged perpendicular to the connecting rod, and the bottom end of the connecting rod is connected to the extension rod.

6. The lithium battery multi-station jacking and transfer mechanism of claim 1, wherein: The distance between two adjacent positioning slots is equal to the distance between two adjacent suction components.

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