A module cell separation device

By automating the design of the module cell separation device, the safe and efficient disassembly of the cells is achieved by using pushing, positioning, pressing and fixing units. This solves the problems of low disassembly efficiency and high cost in the existing technology and realizes efficient cell separation on the production line.

CN115602948BActive Publication Date: 2025-12-05YICHANG BRUNP RECYCLING TECH CO LTD +2
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Application Number
CN202211133942.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2022-09-16
Publication Date
2025-12-05
Estimated Expiration
2042-09-16

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Technical Problem

The existing technology for disassembling module cells is characterized by low safety and efficiency, as well as high cost, and mainly relies on cryogenic freezing and manual disassembly.

Method used

Design a module cell separation device, comprising a pushing unit, a positioning unit, a pressing unit and a fixing unit. The cells are moved horizontally along the cell arrangement direction by an automated production line, and the pressure plate applies vertical pressure to the frontmost cell to overcome the adhesive force of the structural adhesive and separate the cells.

Benefits of technology

It achieves safe, efficient and automated disassembly of module cells, eliminating the need for freezing and manual disassembly procedures, significantly improving production efficiency and reducing labor costs.

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Abstract

The application relates to the technical field of battery recycling, and discloses a module battery cell separation device, which comprises a workbench, a pushing unit arranged on the workbench and used for pushing a module to horizontally advance along the arrangement direction of battery cells, a positioning unit used for positioning the advancing direction of the module, a pressing unit arranged at the front end of the workbench in the advancing direction of the module, the pressing unit comprising a pressing driving element and a pressing plate in transmission connection with the pressing driving element, the pressing plate being used for applying vertical pressure to the battery cell at the front end of the module, and a fixing unit arranged on the workbench and used for fixing the module when the pressing unit separates the battery cell. The pushing unit, the positioning unit, the pressing unit and the fixing unit are arranged on the workbench, the pressing plate applies vertical pressure to the battery cell at the front end of the module, the vertical pressure separates the battery cell by overcoming the force of structural glue between the battery cells, the traditional freezing procedure and manual disassembly procedure are omitted, automatic operation is realized, the overall disassembly production efficiency is improved, and the labor cost is reduced.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of battery recycling, in particular to a module battery cell separation device. BACKGROUND

[0002] New energy vehicles are a major direction of global low-carbon transformation and an important strategic choice of China. In recent years, with the explosive growth of new energy vehicles, lithium battery recycling has become a hot topic. In the future, the scale of battery recycling will also increase year by year. If it can be handled efficiently and properly, it will be conducive to resource recycling and reuse, and achieve green and economic double-win development.

[0003] The early battery pack structure of the traditional structure is battery cell-module-battery pack, that is, a plurality of battery cells are connected to form a module, and a plurality of modules are assembled to form a battery pack. The module is basically welded and fixed by end side plate and bolt, and the battery cells are mainly adhered by structural adhesive, back adhesive heat insulation cotton and heat conductive silica gel sheet. For this type of battery cell fixing method, it is difficult to disassemble and separate. At present, the low-temperature freezing method (-30℃-40℃) is mainly adopted, and the freezing time is about 8H, which mainly reduces the adhesion of the structural adhesive. Even so, it still needs to cooperate with manual forced disassembly, thereby causing low process safety and working efficiency and high disassembly cost. SUMMARY

[0004] The purpose of the present application is to provide a module battery cell separation device to solve the problem of low process safety and working efficiency and high disassembly cost in the prior art by using low-temperature freezing and manual disassembly of the module.

[0005] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present application provides a module battery cell separation device, which comprises a workbench, a pushing unit for pushing the module horizontally forward along the arrangement direction of the battery cells, a positioning unit for positioning the forward direction of the module, a pressure applying unit provided at the front end of the workbench in the forward direction of the module, the pressure applying unit comprising a pressure applying driving member and a pressure applying plate in transmission connection with the pressure applying driving member, the pressure applying plate being used for applying vertical pressure to the battery cell at the front end of the module, and a fixing unit provided on the workbench for fixing the module when the pressure applying unit separates the battery cell.

[0006] Preferably, the bottom of the pressure applying plate is provided with a pole column groove for avoiding the pole column of the battery cell, and two pole column grooves are arranged on the pressure applying plate.

[0007] Preferably, the pressure applying driving member is a hydraulic cylinder fixedly arranged on the workbench, and the pressure applying plate is fixed at the bottom end of the hydraulic cylinder.

[0008] Preferably, the fixing unit comprises a fixing cylinder arranged on the workbench and a fixing pressing plate arranged at the bottom end of the fixing cylinder, the fixing cylinder is arranged at the upper side of the mold set, and the fixing cylinder is used to drive the fixing pressing plate to move vertically to press or release the mold set.

[0009] Preferably, the pushing unit comprises a sliding table arranged on the workbench, a pushing assembly slidingly arranged on the sliding table, and a servo motor in transmission connection with the pushing assembly, the sliding table extends in the advancing direction of the mold set, and the servo motor is used to drive the pushing assembly to push the mold set.

[0010] Preferably, the pushing assembly comprises a pushing cylinder and a pushing plate arranged at the bottom of the pushing cylinder, the pushing cylinder is slidingly arranged on the sliding table and in transmission connection with the servo motor, and the pushing cylinder is used to drive the pushing plate to move vertically.

[0011] Preferably, the workbench is further provided with a proximity switch arranged at the rear end in the advancing direction of the mold set, and the proximity switch is used to detect the position of the mold set.

[0012] Preferably, the positioning unit comprises a positioning cylinder and a positioning plate arranged on the telescopic shaft of the positioning cylinder, the positioning cylinder is used to drive the positioning plate to move in a direction perpendicular to the advancing direction of the mold set, and the positioning unit has two groups, and the two groups of the positioning unit are symmetrically arranged on the two sides in the advancing direction of the mold set.

[0013] Preferably, the workbench is further provided with a limiting cylinder and a limiting plate arranged on the telescopic shaft of the limiting cylinder at the lower side of the pressing unit, the limiting plate is arranged at the front end in the advancing direction of the mold set, and the limiting plate has a stop plate face abutting against the edge of the workbench to stop the mold set.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the mold set battery cell separating device has the beneficial effects that the pushing unit, the positioning unit, the pressing unit and the fixing unit are arranged on the workbench, when the mold set battery cell is separated, the pushing unit pushes the mold set to move on the workbench, the positioning unit positions the mold set to ensure that the battery cells horizontally advance along the arrangement direction of the battery cells, the pushing stroke of the pushing unit is controlled to move the battery cell at the front end of the mold set to the lower side of the pressing unit, the pressing driving part drives the pressing plate to move downward, the pressing plate applies vertical pressure to the battery cell at the front end of the mold set, the vertical pressure separates the battery cells by overcoming the force of the structural glue between the battery cells, the traditional freezing program and the manual disassembly program are omitted, the automatic flow production is realized, the battery cells are safely and efficiently disassembled on the assembly line, the overall disassembly production efficiency is greatly improved, and the labor cost is reduced. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1is the axial side structure schematic view of the module battery cell separation device of the present application;

[0016] Figure 2 is Figure 1 the perspective structure schematic view of another view of the module battery cell separation device of the present application;

[0017] Figure 3 is Figure 1 the front view of the module battery cell separation device of the present application;

[0018] Figure 4 is Figure 3 the left view of the module battery cell separation device of the present application;

[0019] Figure 5 is Figure 1 the structure schematic view of the pushing unit of the module battery cell separation device of the present application;

[0020] Figure 6 is Figure 1 the structure schematic view of the positioning unit of the module battery cell separation device of the present application;

[0021] Figure 7 is Figure 1 the structure schematic view of the pressure applying unit of the module battery cell separation device of the present application;

[0022] Figure 8 is Figure 7 the structure schematic view of the pressure applying plate of the pressure applying unit of the present application;

[0023] Figure 9 is Figure 1 the structure schematic view of the fixing unit of the module battery cell separation device of the present application;

[0024] Figure 10 is Figure 1 the structure schematic view of the stopper air cylinder and the stop plate of the module battery cell separation device of the present application.

[0025] In the figure, 1, workbench; 11, table top; 12, bridge; 2, pushing unit; 21, sliding table; 22, servo motor; 23, pushing air cylinder; 24, pushing plate; 3, positioning unit; 31, positioning air cylinder; 32, positioning plate; 4, pressure applying unit; 41, pressure applying driving part; 42, pressure applying plate; 43, pole column groove; 5, fixing unit; 51, fixing air cylinder; 52, fixing pressing plate; 6, proximity switch; 7, stopper air cylinder; 8, stop plate; 9, module. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The specific embodiments of the present application are described in further detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and examples. The following examples are used to illustrate the present application, but are not used to limit the scope of the present application.

[0027] A preferred embodiment of a module battery cell separation device of the present application is shown in Figures 1 to 10 The module battery cell separation device comprises a workbench 1, a pushing unit 2, a positioning unit 3, a pressing unit 4 and a fixing unit 5. The workbench 1 is the supporting base of the module battery cell separation device. The pushing unit 2, the positioning unit 3, the pressing unit 4 and the fixing unit 5 are arranged on the workbench 1.

[0028] The workbench 1 is a frame structure to reduce the mass of the workbench 1 while ensuring the structural strength of the workbench 1. The workbench 1 comprises a table top 11 and bridge frames 12 fixedly arranged on the table top 11. The bottom of the table top 11 is supported and fixed by legs. The bridge frames 12 are U-shaped structures. There are two bridge frames 12, which are arranged in a front-rear direction. The front-rear direction is the moving direction of the module 9 on the workbench 1. The module 9 moves from back to front on the workbench 1. The battery cells in the module 9 are arranged in the front-rear direction.

[0029] The pushing unit 2 is fixedly arranged on the bridge frame 12 of the workbench 1. The pushing unit 2 is used to push the module 9 to move in the front-rear direction, i.e. to push the module 9 to move horizontally along the arrangement direction of the battery cells. When the pushing unit 2 pushes the module 9 to move, by controlling the moving stroke of the pushing unit 2, the forward displacement of the module 9 can be controlled, so that the battery cell at the front end of the module 9 is moved to the lower side of the pressing unit 4.

[0030] The positioning unit 3 is fixedly arranged on the table top 11 of the workbench 1. The positioning unit 3 is used to position the forward direction of the module 9, i.e. to limit the module 9 to always move in the front-rear direction, to avoid the module 9 from deviating, so that the battery cells in the module 9 are perpendicular to the pressing plate 42, and to ensure that the pressing plate 42 only exerts pressure on the battery cell at the front end of the module 9.

[0031] The pressing unit 4 comprises a pressing driving member 41 and a pressing plate 42. The pressing driving member 41 is fixedly arranged on the bridge frame 12 of the workbench 1. The pressing plate 42 is in transmission connection with the pressing driving member 41. The pressing driving member 41 is used to drive the pressing plate 42 to move in the vertical direction. The pressing plate 42 is used to exert vertical pressure on the battery cell at the front end of the module 9. When the pressing driving member 41 drives the pressing plate 42 to move downward, the pressing plate 42 exerts pressure on the battery cell at the front end of the module 9. The pressure generates a shear force between the adjacent two battery cells. When the pressure is appropriate, the shear force will be greater than the adhesive force of the adhesive, so as to separate the battery cell from the module 9.

[0032] In the embodiment, the pressing unit 4 is arranged outside the bridge 12 and the table top 11, that is, the projection of the pressing unit 4 on the plane where the table top 11 is located is not on the table top 11. When the cell at the front end of the module 9 moves to the edge of the table top 11, the pushing unit 2 pushes the module 9 to move a distance of one cell width each time. After the pressing plate 42 separates the cell at the front end from the module 9, the pushing unit 2 repeatedly pushes the module 9 to move a distance of one cell width, so that the cells are separated from the module 9 one by one. The moving distance of the pushing unit 2 can be controlled by the control system to realize automatic control of the assembly line operation.

[0033] In the embodiment, the pressing plate 42 is detachably connected with the pressing driving member 41. According to different specifications and sizes of the cells, the travel of the pressing driving member 41 and the corresponding size of the pressing plate 42 are adjusted, so that different sizes of the cells can be separated, and the universality is high.

[0034] The workbench 1 is further provided with a fixing unit 5. The fixing unit 5 is used to fix the module 9 when the pressing unit 4 applies pressure to separate the cells. That is, the cells of the module 9 which are not subjected to the vertical force of the pressing plate 42 are fixed, so that the other cells of the module 9 do not swing around the cell at the front end and affect the separation of the cells, the cells are successfully separated, and the separation efficiency of the cells is improved.

[0035] When the cells of the module 9 are separated, the pushing unit 2 pushes the module 9 to move on the workbench 1, and the positioning unit 3 positions the module 9 to ensure that the cells move horizontally along the arrangement direction of the cells. By controlling the pushing distance of the pushing unit 2, the cell at the front end of the module 9 can move to the lower side of the pressing unit 4. The pressing driving member 41 drives the pressing plate 42 to move downward, the pressing plate 42 applies a vertical pressure to the cell at the front end of the module 9, the vertical pressure overcomes the force of the structural adhesive between the cells to separate the cells. The traditional freezing process and manual disassembly process are omitted, the automatic assembly line operation is realized, the cells are safely and efficiently disassembled on the assembly line, the overall disassembly production efficiency is greatly improved, and the labor cost is reduced.

[0036] Preferably, the bottom of the pressing plate 42 is provided with a pole groove 43 for avoiding the pole of the cell. The pole groove 43 is arranged at intervals on the pressing plate 42.

[0037] The bottom end face of the pressing plate 42 is the end face which contacts the cell and applies pressure to the cell. The recess is arranged at the bottom of the pressing plate 42. In the process of pressing the cell by the pressing plate 42, the pole part of the cell can be avoided, so that the whole aluminum shell on the upper surface of the cell is uniformly stressed, and the cell is not deformed due to local stress during the separation process.

[0038] Since the pressing plate 42 is detachably connected with the pressing driving member 41, when the size specification of the battery cell changes and the distance between the pole columns changes, only the corresponding pressing plate 42 needs to be replaced.

[0039] Preferably, the pressing driving member 41 is a hydraulic cylinder fixedly arranged on the workbench 1, and the pressing plate 42 is fixed to the bottom end of the hydraulic cylinder.

[0040] The pressing driving member 41 adopts a hydraulic cylinder, and the vertical displacement of the pressing plate 42 can be controlled by adjusting the downstroke of the hydraulic cylinder, which is convenient for separating battery cells of different size specifications and is convenient to control.

[0041] Preferably, the fixing unit 5 includes a fixing cylinder 51 arranged on the workbench 1 and a fixing pressing plate 52 arranged at the bottom end of the fixing cylinder 51, the fixing cylinder 51 is arranged on the upper side of the module 9, and the fixing cylinder 51 is used to drive the fixing pressing plate 52 to move vertically to press or release the module 9.

[0042] The fixing unit 5 is formed by the fixing cylinder 51 and the fixing pressing plate 52, and the fixing cylinder 51 can drive the fixing pressing plate 52 to move vertically. When the pressing plate 42 applies a vertical force to the battery cell at the front end of the module 9, the fixing cylinder 51 drives the fixing pressing plate 52 to move downward to press the other battery cells of the module 9, so as to ensure that the module 9 is attached to the tabletop 11 and avoid that the rear end of the module 9 is lifted to affect the separation of the battery cells; when the pushing unit 2 pushes the module 9 to move after the battery cells are separated, the fixing cylinder 51 drives the fixing pressing plate 52 to move upward to release the module 9, so as to ensure that the module 9 moves forward and backward.

[0043] In the embodiment, the fixing pressing plate 52 has a rectangular structure, and the size of the fixing pressing plate 52 is greater than the size of a single battery cell, so as to ensure that the fixing pressing plate 52 is in contact with the plurality of battery cells and the module 9 is stable.

[0044] Preferably, the pushing unit 2 includes a sliding table 21 arranged on the workbench 1, a pushing assembly slidingly arranged on the sliding table 21, and a servo motor 22 in transmission connection with the pushing assembly, the sliding table 21 extends in the advancing direction of the module 9, and the servo motor 22 is used to drive the pushing assembly to push the module 9.

[0045] The pushing assembly is slidingly arranged on the sliding table 21, and the servo motor 22 drives the pushing assembly to move forward and backward to make the pushing assembly push the module 9 to move. The sliding table 21 guides the moving direction of the pushing assembly, so as to ensure that the pushing assembly moves forward and backward. The servo motor 22 is used as the driving part of the pushing unit 2, and the stroke of the servo motor 22 can be controlled by controlling the stroke parameter of the servo motor 22, which is convenient to control and is suitable for the separation of battery cells of different models of the module 9. Meanwhile, the servo motor 22 is used as a closed-loop driving member, so as to accurately control the stroke of the servo motor 22, make the module 9 move a distance of the width of a battery cell each time, and facilitate the separation of the battery cells.

[0046] The length of the sliding table 21 defines the total stroke of the pushing assembly driven by the servo motor 22, and therefore the total length of the module 9 is less than the length of the sliding table 21 to ensure that the pushing assembly can drive the module 9 to move to the front end of the table 11. In the embodiment, the total stroke of the pushing assembly is 600 mm, and the total length of the module 9 is not more than 550 mm.

[0047] Preferably, the pushing assembly comprises a pushing cylinder 23 and a pushing plate 24 arranged at the bottom of the pushing cylinder 23, the pushing cylinder 23 is slidingly assembled on the sliding table 21 and is drivingly connected with the servo motor 22, and the pushing cylinder 23 is used to push the pushing plate 24 to move vertically.

[0048] The pushing assembly is formed by the pushing cylinder 23 and the pushing plate 24, the pushing cylinder 23 can push the pushing plate 24 to move vertically, when the module 9 carrying the battery cells to be separated is conveyed, the pushing cylinder 23 drives the pushing plate 24 to move upward to the highest position to avoid the module 9, so as to ensure that the module 9 moves to the appropriate position of the table 11; when it is needed to push the module 9 to move forward, the pushing cylinder 23 pushes the pushing plate 24 to move downward, and the pushing plate 24 is used to push the module 9 to move forward.

[0049] In the embodiment, the pushing plate 24 is of T-shaped structure, and the end surface of the front end of the pushing plate 24 is in contact with the module 9 and pushes the module 9 to move forward.

[0050] Preferably, the workbench 1 is further provided with a proximity switch 6, the proximity switch 6 is arranged at the rear end in the forward direction of the module 9, and the proximity switch 6 is used to detect the position of the module 9.

[0051] The proximity switch 6 is arranged at the rear end of the workbench 1, when the module 9 is loaded on the workbench 1, the proximity switch 6 senses the module 9, and the pushing cylinder 23 can be controlled to drive the pushing plate 24 to move upward to the highest position to avoid the loading channel of the module 9. In the embodiment, the effective stroke height of the pushing cylinder 23 is 150 mm.

[0052] Preferably, the positioning unit 3 comprises a positioning cylinder 31 and a positioning plate 32 arranged on the telescopic shaft of the positioning cylinder 31, the positioning cylinder 31 is used to drive the positioning plate 32 to move in a direction perpendicular to the forward direction of the module 9, and the positioning unit 3 has two groups, and the two groups of positioning units 3 are symmetrically arranged on the two sides in the forward direction of the module 9.

[0053] When the positioning cylinder 31 drives the positioning plate 32 to move, the mold module 9 is pushed from the side, so that the mold module 9 moves forward along the plate surface of the positioning plate 32, thereby limiting the moving direction of the mold module 9. The positioning unit 3 is provided in two groups, and the two groups of positioning units 3 are symmetrically arranged. The positioning cylinders 31 of the two groups of positioning units 3 can move synchronously, so that the positioning plates 32 of the two groups of positioning units 3 are always arranged symmetrically about the center line of the table surface 11, the mold module 9 is centrally positioned, and the mold module 9 advances on the center line of the table surface 11, so that the most front end of the mold module 9 moves to the lower side of the pressing unit 4.

[0054] Preferably, the workbench 1 is further provided with a limiting cylinder 7 and a limiting plate 8 arranged on the telescopic shaft of the limiting cylinder 7 on the lower side of the pressing unit 4. The limiting plate 8 is arranged at the front end of the advancing direction of the mold module 9, and the limiting plate 8 has a stop plate surface abutting against the edge of the workbench 1 to stop the mold module 9.

[0055] The limiting plate 8 can limit the stroke of the mold module 9. When the pushing unit 2 pushes the mold module 9 to move from the rear end of the table surface 11 to the front end of the table surface 11 for the first time, the battery cell on the mold module 9 contacts the limiting plate 8, and at this time, the pushing unit 2 stops pushing the mold module 9. The limiting cylinder 7 drives the limiting plate 8 to move downward to the lowest position, the limiting plate 8 releases the limitation on the mold module 9, the pushing unit 2 can push the mold module 9 to advance by a distance of one battery cell width, and the most front end of the mold module 9 is separated by the pressing unit 4.

[0056] In the embodiment, the limiting plate 8 is an L-shaped structure with two mutually perpendicular edges. One edge of the limiting plate 8 is fixedly connected with the limiting cylinder 7, and the other end is used to contact the battery cell.

[0057] The working process of the mold cell separation device is as follows: step one, adjusting the movement stroke and starting position of the servo motor 22 according to the specifications and models of the battery module 9, including the width size of the battery cell, the size specifications of the mold module 9, and the number of battery cell combinations;

[0058] Step two, adjusting the pressing stroke of the pressing plate 42 and the size of the pressing plate 42 according to the specifications and models of the battery cell, including the length, width, height, pole position and shape of the battery cell, and confirming that the pole groove 43 of the pressing plate 42 avoids the pole of the battery cell;

[0059] Step three, loading the battery module 9, and the proximity switch 6 senses the mold module 9 before feeding, and the pushing cylinder 23 drives the pushing plate 24 to rise to the highest height;

[0060] Step four, module 9 moves into the workbench 1 on the table 11, push the cylinder 23 drive push plate 24 down, two sets of positioning unit 3 positioning cylinder 31 synchronous work, push the positioning plate 32 to the middle of the table 11 moves, two positioning plate 32 pressure module 9 to the center positioning module 9, delay 5 seconds after positioning cylinder 31 drive positioning plate 32 recycling, positioning plate 32 restore and release module 9;

[0061] Step five, push unit 2 servo motor 22 start, drive push cylinder 23, push plate 24 forward, push plate 24 push module 9 to the most forward end of the contact with the limit plate 8, servo motor 22 stop working;

[0062] Step six, servo motor 22 stop working, limit cylinder 7 work, drive limit plate 8 down to the lowest position;

[0063] Step seven, servo motor 22 start, drive push plate 24 push module 9 to move a width of the battery cell, then servo motor 22 stop working, the most forward end of the module 9 battery cell is on the outside of the table 11, fixed cylinder 51 drive fixed pressure plate 52 down, fixed pressure plate 52 tightly fixed module 9;

[0064] Step eight, pressure unit 4 begins to work, hydraulic cylinder as a pressure drive piece 41 drive pressure plate 42 down, to the most forward end of the module 9 battery cell exert vertical pressure, pressure plate 42 move a certain stroke, until the battery cell from the module 9 separation, hydraulic cylinder drive pressure plate 42 up to the highest position;

[0065] Step nine, when the pressure plate 42 moves to the initial highest position, repeat step seven and step eight, until the table 11 on the module 9 all separated into single battery cell;

[0066] Step ten, when the push plate 24 push down the last battery cell of the module 9, servo motor 22 work and drive push cylinder 23, push plate 24 back to the initial position, continue to feed, repeat step three to step ten.

[0067] To sum up, the embodiment of the present application provides a module battery cell separation device, which is arranged with a pushing unit, a positioning unit, a pressing unit and a fixing unit on a workbench. When separating the module battery cell, the pushing unit pushes the module to move on the workbench, the positioning unit positions the module to ensure that the battery cell moves horizontally along the arrangement direction of the battery cell. The pushing distance of the pushing unit can make the battery cell at the front end of the module move to the lower side of the pressing unit. The pressing driving member drives the pressing plate to move downward, and the pressing plate applies vertical pressure to the battery cell at the front end of the module. The vertical pressure overcomes the force of the structural adhesive between the battery cells to separate the battery cells. The traditional freezing process and manual disassembly process are omitted, the automatic flow operation is realized, the battery cell is safely and efficiently disassembled and separated on the assembly line, the overall disassembly production efficiency is greatly improved, and the labor cost is reduced.

[0068] The above only describes the preferred embodiments of the present application, and it should be pointed out that for ordinary skilled in the art, without departing from the technical principles of the present application, a number of improvements and replacements can be made, and these improvements and replacements should be considered as the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A module cell separation device, characterized by, The workbench is provided with a pushing unit for pushing the module horizontally along the arrangement direction of the battery cell, a positioning unit for positioning the advancing direction of the module, a pressing unit provided at the front end of the workbench in the advancing direction of the module, the pressing unit comprising a pressing driving member and a pressing plate in transmission connection with the pressing driving member, the pressing plate being used for applying vertical pressure to the battery cell at the front end of the module, and a fixing unit provided on the workbench and used for fixing the module when the pressing unit separates the battery cell.

2. The module cell separation apparatus according to claim 1, characterized by, The bottom of the pressing plate is provided with a pole groove for avoiding the pole of the battery cell, and two pole grooves are arranged on the pressing plate.

3. The module cell separation apparatus according to claim 2, characterized by, The pressing driving member is a hydraulic cylinder fixed on the workbench, and the pressing plate is fixed at the bottom end of the hydraulic cylinder.

4. The module cell separation apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized by The fixing unit comprises a fixing cylinder arranged on the workbench and a fixing pressing plate arranged at the bottom end of the fixing cylinder, the fixing cylinder being arranged on the upper side of the module and being used for driving the fixing pressing plate to move vertically to press or release the module.

5. The module cell separation apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized by The pushing unit comprises a sliding table arranged on the workbench, a pushing assembly slidingly arranged on the sliding table, and a servo motor in transmission connection with the pushing assembly, the sliding table extending along the advancing direction of the module, and the servo motor being used for driving the pushing assembly to push the module.

6. The module cell separation apparatus according to claim 5, characterized by The pushing assembly comprises a pushing cylinder and a pushing plate arranged at the bottom of the pushing cylinder, the pushing cylinder being slidingly arranged on the sliding table and in transmission connection with the servo motor, and the pushing cylinder being used for driving the pushing plate to move vertically.

7. The module cell separation apparatus according to claim 6, characterized by The workbench is further provided with a proximity switch arranged at the rear end in the advancing direction of the module, the proximity switch being used for detecting the position of the module.

8. The module cell separation apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized by The positioning unit comprises a positioning cylinder and a positioning plate arranged on the telescopic shaft of the positioning cylinder, the positioning cylinder being used for driving the positioning plate to move along the direction perpendicular to the advancing direction of the module, and the positioning unit having two groups, and the two groups of the positioning unit being symmetrically arranged on the two sides in the advancing direction of the module.

9. The module cell separation apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized by The workbench is further provided with a limiting cylinder arranged at the lower side of the pressing unit and a limiting plate arranged on the telescopic shaft of the limiting cylinder, the limiting plate being arranged at the front end in the advancing direction of the module, and the limiting plate having a stop plate surface abutting against the edge of the workbench to stop the module.

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