Cooling device for formation of storage battery

By setting up a baffle assembly inside the cooling tank to form multiple cooling spaces and unidirectional flow channels, the problem of high water temperature at the top of the cooling tank is solved, and the uniformity and efficiency of the cooling water temperature are improved.

CN115911618BActive Publication Date: 2026-02-06ZHEJIANG TIANNENG POWER ENERGY
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Application Number
CN202211647632.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2022-12-21
Publication Date
2026-02-06
Estimated Expiration
2042-12-21

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Technical Problem

Existing cooling devices for internally formed lead-acid batteries have the problem of high water temperature at the top of the cooling tank and low water temperature near the inlet and outlet holes, resulting in uneven cooling effect.

Method used

A baffle assembly is installed on the inner wall of the cooling tank to form multiple cooling spaces. The baffle assembly increases the flow path of the cooling water, and the unidirectional flow channel design improves water flow and enhances the cooling effect.

Benefits of technology

With the same water consumption, the cooling effect was improved, ensuring the uniformity of water temperature in all parts of the cooling tank and enhancing cooling efficiency.

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Abstract

The application discloses a kind of cooling device for formation of storage battery production, it is related to storage battery production equipment technical field.The present application includes cooling box, a pair of side plates is arranged on four inner side walls of cooling box, and a plurality of groups of baffle assembly are arranged between the two side plates of one inner side wall of cooling box;Baffle assembly includes first baffle and second baffle arranged obliquely, when the loading frame loaded with storage battery is placed into cooling box, first cooling space is formed between the two side plates of the same inner side wall of cooling box and storage battery;Second cooling space is formed between the two side plates of adjacent side of cooling box and storage battery.The present application is arranged with baffle assembly and side plate on the inner side wall of cooling box, when side plate and storage battery form cooling space, the flow path of cooling water in cooling space is increased by the arrangement of baffle assembly, so that the cooling effect is improved under the condition of same water consumption, and the unidirectional flow channel is formed by the arrangement of baffle assembly, and the water flowability in cooling space is enhanced.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The application belongs to the technical field of battery production equipment, and particularly relates to a cooling device for formation of a storage battery. BACKGROUND

[0002] The existing production control acid adding temperature of the internal formation lead-acid storage battery adopts a cold acid mode. In the assembly process of the lead-acid storage battery, the internal formation process is to assemble the green plate into the battery tank, and through charging and discharging, the active material on the positive plate is converted into PbO2 as the main component, and the active material on the negative plate is converted into PbO2 as the main component. From the beginning of adding acid to the end of internal formation, the storage battery will emit a large amount of heat, and the internal temperature is very high, so the storage battery must be cooled in time.

[0003] CN103943889B discloses an internal formation storage battery cooling device and a cooling operation method. The device comprises a cooling tank, the bottom surface of the cooling tank is provided with a water inlet hole and a water outlet hole, a water inlet pipe is connected to the water inlet hole, and a water outlet pipe is connected to the water outlet hole. The water inlet pipe and the water outlet pipe are respectively provided with a water inlet electromagnetic valve and a water outlet electromagnetic valve. A temperature detection device is arranged in the cooling tank. The bottom of the cooling tank is provided with a plurality of pulse air blowing holes. Each pulse air blowing hole is connected with a pulse air blowing pipe. Each pulse air blowing pipe is provided with an electromagnetic pulse control valve. The water inlet electromagnetic valve, the water outlet electromagnetic valve, the temperature detection device and the electromagnetic pulse control valve are electrically connected with a controller. However, when the device is used, water flows from the water inlet hole into the cooling tank and is directly discharged from the adjacent water outlet hole, resulting in high water temperature at the top of the cooling tank and low water temperature near the water inlet hole and the water outlet hole, thereby affecting the cooling effect. SUMMARY

[0004] The purpose of the present application is to provide a cooling device for formation of a storage battery. By arranging a partition assembly and a side plate on the inner side wall of the cooling box, a cooling space is formed between the side plate and the storage battery. The partition assembly increases the flow path of the cooling water in the cooling space, thereby improving the cooling effect under the condition of the same water consumption. The partition assembly forms a one-way flow channel, thereby enhancing the flowability of the water in the cooling space and solving the problem of high water temperature at the top of the existing cooling tank and low water temperature near the water inlet hole and the water outlet hole, thereby affecting the cooling effect.

[0005] To solve the above technical problems, the present application is realized by the following technical scheme:

[0006] The application discloses a cooling device for formation of storage batteries, which comprises a cooling box and a loading frame capable of being put into the cooling box and used for bearing the storage batteries; a pair of side plates are arranged on each of the four inner side walls of the cooling box, and a plurality of groups of baffle assemblies are arranged between the two side plates on the same inner side wall of the cooling box from top to bottom; the baffle assembly comprises a first baffle and a second baffle arranged obliquely, when the loading frame loaded with the storage batteries is put into the cooling box, one side surface of the second baffle and one side surface of the side plate are in sealing contact with the outer side of the storage battery, and the distance between the lower end of the first baffle and the outer side wall of the storage battery is L1, and the distance between the end of the second baffle and the inner side wall of the cooling box is L2; the first cooling space is formed between the two side plates on the same inner side wall of the cooling box and the storage battery; the bottom of the first cooling space is provided with a first drain port; the second cooling space is formed between the two side plates on the adjacent sides of the cooling box and the storage battery, and the bottom of the second cooling space is provided with a second drain port; a top plate is connected between the two side plates above the topmost baffle assembly, a plurality of water inlets are formed in the top plate, and overflow holes are arranged on the side plates above the positions of the two ends of the second baffle on the topmost baffle assembly.

[0007] Further, the lower ends of the first baffle and the second baffle are away from the corresponding inner side wall of the cooling box, the top of the side plate is provided with a guide part, and the bottom of the second baffle of the same group of baffle assemblies is lower than the bottom end of the first baffle.

[0008] Further, the loading frame comprises a rectangular bottom plate, the four corner sides of the rectangular bottom plate are provided with outwardly protruding protruding parts, the upper surfaces of the protruding parts are provided with L-shaped positioning columns, a U-shaped handle is connected between the top parts of the two L-shaped positioning columns on the same side of the rectangular bottom plate, and the circumferential side of the rectangular bottom plate is provided with an avoiding groove.

[0009] Further, the two end parts of the U-shaped handle are respectively hinged to the outer sides of the L-shaped positioning columns through hinge shafts, and the top outer sides of the L-shaped positioning columns are provided with a first positioning block and a second positioning block for limiting the rotation ranges of the U-shaped handle respectively.

[0010] Further, the inner side walls of the L-shaped positioning columns are provided with a plurality of L-shaped abutting blocks in equal intervals from top to bottom, the end parts of the L-shaped abutting blocks are provided with rubber buffer strips with semicircular cross sections, and the rubber buffer strips are in abutting contact with the outer side surfaces of the storage batteries.

[0011] Further, the first drain port and the second drain port are rectangular holes, the two inner side walls of the rectangular holes are respectively provided with a recess A and a recess B, the inner side wall of the recess A is connected with a movable block sliding along the inner wall of the recess A through a spring A, and in the initial state, the movable block protrudes out of the recess A and extends into the inside of the first drain port, the inner side wall of the recess B is connected with a top rod through a heat-induced expansion mechanism, and the end part of the top rod is in abutting contact with the outer side surface of the movable block.

[0012] Further, the thermal expansion mechanism comprises an inner sleeve and an outer sleeve sealedly sleeved with each other, a spring B is connected between the inner sleeve and the outer sleeve; the ejector rod is installed at the end of the outer sleeve, and the outer side of the movable block is provided with a positioning slot for the insertion of the ejector rod; at least one through hole is arranged on the movable block along the extension direction of the movable block.

[0013] Further, at least one of the first cooling space and the second cooling space is provided with a liquid level sensor, the first drain port is provided with a temperature sensor A, the water inlet is communicated with a water replenishment branch pipe, the water inlet end of the water replenishment branch pipe is communicated with a water supply pipe connected with a water source at one end, the water supply pipe is provided with a temperature sensor B and a valve, and a controller is further included, and output ends of the controller are connected with the temperature sensor A, the temperature sensor B and the liquid level sensor.

[0014] Further, the second partition plate and the side plate are provided with soft sealing layers made of foam or rubber and in contact with the storage battery.

[0015] The present application has the following advantages:

[0016] The present application has the following advantages:

[0017] Of course, it is not necessary for any product implementing the present application to achieve all the advantages mentioned above at the same time. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0018] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings can also be obtained by those skilled in the art without any creative effort based on these drawings.

[0019] Figure 1 is a use state diagram of the cooling device of the present application;

[0020] Figure 2 is a front view of Figure 1

[0021] Figure 3 is a sectional view of Figure 2

[0022] Figure 4 is a partial enlarged view of Figure 3 ​​​

[0023] Figure 5 For Figure 3 Local enlarged view at B;

[0024] Figure 6 For the cooling box structure schematic diagram of the application;

[0025] Figure 7 For the loading frame and battery combination state schematic diagram of the application;

[0026] Figure 8 For Figure 7 Local enlarged view at C. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the application will be apparently and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the application, rather than all the embodiments of the application. Based on the embodiments in the application, all other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art without creative labor fall within the protection scope of the application.

[0028] In the description of the application, it should be understood that the terms "opening", "upper", "lower", "thickness", "top", "middle", "length", "inner", "periphery" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship, which are only for the convenience of describing the application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the indicated component or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation of the application.

[0029] As Figures 1-3 and 6, a cooling device for battery production formation, comprising a cooling box 1, and a loading frame which can be put into the cooling box 1 and is used for carrying a battery 100; a pair of side plates 11 are arranged on each of the four inner side walls of the cooling box 1, and a plurality of groups of baffle assemblies are arranged between the two side plates 11 on the same inner side wall of the cooling box 1 from top to bottom; the baffle assembly comprises a first baffle 13 and a second baffle 14 arranged obliquely, and the lower ends of the first baffle 13 and the second baffle 14 are away from the corresponding inner side wall of the cooling box 1; and a guide portion 110 is arranged at the top of the side plate 11, and the bottom of the second baffle 14 of the same group of baffle assemblies is lower than the bottom end of the first baffle 13; the contact parts of the second baffle 14 and the side plate 11 with the battery 100 are all arranged as soft sealing layers made of rubber material; through the arrangement of the soft sealing layers, the outer surface of the battery 100 is prevented from being scratched by the cooling box 1, and at the same time, the sealing and insulation effect is more easily realized by taking advantage of the deformability;

[0030] As Figure 3 and 5In the application, when the loading frame with the storage battery 100 is put into the cooling box 1, the side of the second partition plate 14 and the side of the side plate 11 are in sealing contact with the outside of the storage battery 100, and the lower end of the first partition plate 13 is 1cm away from the outside wall of the storage battery 100, and the end of the second partition plate 14 is 1cm away from the inside wall of the cooling box 1; the two side plates 11 and the storage battery 100 on the same inside wall of the cooling box 1 form a first cooling space; the bottom of the first cooling space is provided with a first drain port 111; the two side plates 11 and the storage battery 100 on the adjacent sides of the cooling box 1 form a second cooling space, and the bottom of the second cooling space is provided with a second drain port 112; the top plate 12 is connected between the two side plates 11 above the topmost partition plate assembly, and a plurality of water inlets 121 are formed in the top plate 12; and the overflow holes 141 are arranged on the side plates 11 above the positions of the two ends of the second partition plate 14 on the topmost.

[0031] Then, cold water is injected into the first cooling space through the water inlets 121, and at this time, the cold water repeatedly impacts the outside wall of the storage battery 100 through the first partition plate 13 and the second partition plate 14, so as to achieve the cooling effect of the storage battery 100 by using water to absorb heat; the staggered arrangement of the first partition plate 13 and the second partition plate 14 in the application improves the water flow path, and under the condition that the water consumption remains unchanged, the outlet water temperature is improved, thereby improving the cooling effect.

[0032] Meanwhile, in the above-mentioned application, when the water level in the area formed by the second partition plate 14, the side plate 11 and the storage battery 100 rises, at this time, the water flows through the overflow holes 141 on both sides and is discharged into the second cooling space for cooling.

[0033] As Figure 4 In the application, the first drain port 111 and the second drain port 112 are arranged as rectangular holes, and control mechanisms that open the outlets as the water temperature rises are arranged in the first drain port 111 and the second drain port 112, respectively; the control mechanism comprises a concave cavity A15 and a concave cavity B17 arranged on the two inside walls of the rectangular hole, respectively, the inside wall of the concave cavity A15 is connected with a movable block 16 sliding along the inner wall of the concave cavity A15 through a spring A161, and in the initial state, the movable block 16 protrudes from the concave cavity A15 and extends into the inside of the first drain port 111; the inside wall of the concave cavity B17 is connected with a top rod 174 through a thermal expansion mechanism, and the end of the top rod 174 abuts against the outside surface of the movable block 16; the thermal expansion mechanism comprises an inner sleeve 171 and an outer sleeve 172 that are sealed to each other, and a spring B173 is connected between the inner sleeve 171 and the outer sleeve 172; the top rod 174 is installed at the end of the outer sleeve 172, and the outside surface of the movable block 16 is provided with a positioning groove 163 for the insertion of the top rod 174; at least one through hole 162 is arranged on the movable block 16 in the extension direction thereof;

[0034] The control mechanism is used, the water temperature of the injected cold water is constant, when the water temperature is too high, the thermal expansion mechanism is out, the movable block 16 is retracted into the cavity A15, the first drain port 111 and the second drain port 112 are increased, and the water flow rate is increased, so that the automatic water flow is realized.

[0035] As Figure 7 In the application, the loading frame includes a rectangular bottom plate 2, the four corner sides of the rectangular bottom plate 2 are provided with outwardly protruding protruding portions 21, the upper surfaces of the protruding portions 21 are provided with L-shaped positioning columns 22, and a U-shaped handle 23 is connected between the top portions of the two L-shaped positioning columns 22 located on the same side of the rectangular bottom plate 2; the circumferential side of the rectangular bottom plate 2 is provided with an avoiding groove 20, through the setting of the avoiding groove 20, the influence of the existence of the rectangular bottom plate 2 on the operation is avoided when the storage battery 100 is taken out from the loading frame after cooling or when the storage battery 100 is put into the loading frame; through the setting of the pair of U-shaped handles 23, the loading frame is conveniently controlled to be put into or taken out from the cooling box 1.

[0036] As Figure 8 The two ends of the U-shaped handle 23 are respectively hinged to the outer sides of the L-shaped positioning columns 22 through hinge shafts 231; and the top outer sides of the L-shaped positioning columns 22 are provided with a first positioning block 224 and a second positioning block 225 for limiting the rotation ranges of the U-shaped handles 23, respectively, through the setting of the first positioning block 224 and the second positioning block 225, the U-shaped handle 23 is conveniently flipped to be horizontally placed as a whole when the storage battery 100 needs to be put into the loading frame, at this time, the two sides of the U-shaped handle 23 are respectively abutted on the upper surface of the first positioning block 224 and the lower surface of the second positioning block 225; when the loading frame needs to be lifted, the U-shaped handle 23 is controlled to be flipped to be vertically placed as a whole, at this time, the two sides of the U-shaped handle 23 are respectively abutted on the opposite sides of the first positioning block 224 and the second positioning block 225.

[0037] The inner side wall of the L-shaped positioning column 22 is provided with a plurality of L-shaped abutting blocks 221 at equal intervals from top to bottom, the end portions of the L-shaped abutting blocks 221 are provided with rubber buffer strips 222 with semicircular cross sections, through the elastic deformation characteristics of the rubber buffer strips 222, after the storage battery 100 is put into the loading frame, the rubber buffer strips 222 are used to fix the storage battery 100 in the loading frame when the loading frame is moved, so that the storage battery 100 is prevented from shaking during the movement.

[0038] The first cooling space and the second cooling space are provided with liquid level sensors, the first drainage opening 111 is provided with a temperature sensor A, the water inlet 121 is communicated with a water replenishing branch pipe, the water inlet end of the water replenishing branch pipe is communicated with a water supply pipe connected with a water source at one end, the water supply pipe is provided with a temperature sensor B and a valve; the application further comprises a controller, the output end of the controller is connected with the temperature sensor A, the temperature sensor B and the liquid level sensor; the valve is controlled to open and close through the liquid level sensor, so as to avoid the problem that water in the first cooling space and the second cooling space flows out from the cooling box 1; in the application, the water source can be a cooling water tank with a liquid level higher than the end face of the cooling box 1, and the water discharged from the cooling box 1 is pumped into the cooling water tank after being naturally cooled to room temperature in a cooling pool.

[0039] In use, the battery 100 and the loading frame are first placed in the cooling box 1, then cooling water is injected, and after formation is completed, the water in the cooling box 1 is discharged before the battery 100 and the loading frame are taken out.

[0040] In the description of the present specification, the description of the terms "one embodiment", "example", "specific example" and the like means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in connection with the embodiment or example are contained in at least one embodiment or example of the present application. In the present specification, the illustrative description of the above terms does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described can be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner.

[0041] The preferred embodiments of the application disclosed above are only used to help explain the application. The preferred embodiments do not describe all the details and limit the application to the specific embodiments described. Obviously, many modifications and changes can be made according to the content of the present specification. The present specification selects and specifically describes these embodiments in order to better explain the principles and practical applications of the application, so that those skilled in the art can well understand and utilize the application. The application is limited only by the claims and their entire scope and equivalents.

Claims

1. A cooling device for formation of a storage battery production, characterized by: The application relates to a cooling box (1) and a loading frame (2) which can be put into the cooling box (1) and is used for bearing a storage battery (100). The cooling box (1) is provided with a pair of side plates (11) on each of the four inner side walls, a plurality of groups of baffle assemblies are arranged from top to bottom between the two side plates (11) on the same inner side wall of the cooling box (1), the baffle assembly comprises an inclined first baffle (13) and a second baffle (14), when the loading frame (2) loaded with the storage battery (100) is put into the cooling box (1), one side surface of the second baffle (14) and one side surface of the side plate (11) are in sealing contact with the outer side of the storage battery (100), and the distance between the lower end of the first baffle (13) and the outer side wall of the storage battery (100) is L1, and the distance between the end of the second baffle (14) and the inner side wall of the cooling box (1) is L2. The first cooling space is formed between the two side plates (11) on the same inner side wall of the cooling box (1) and the storage battery (100), and the bottom of the first cooling space is provided with a first drain port (111). The second cooling space is formed between the two side plates (11) on the adjacent sides of the cooling box (1) and the storage battery (100), and the bottom of the second cooling space is provided with a second drain port (112). A top plate (12) is arranged above the topmost baffle assembly, the top plate (12) is connected between the two side plates (11), a plurality of water inlets (121) are formed in the top plate (12), and overflow holes (141) are formed in the side plates (11) above the positions of the two ends of the second baffle (14) on the topmost baffle assembly.

2. The cooling device for formation of a storage battery according to claim 1, wherein The lower ends of the first baffle (13) and the second baffle (14) are away from the corresponding inner side walls of the cooling box (1), and the top of the side plate (11) is provided with a guide portion (110). The bottom of the second baffle (14) of the same group of baffle assemblies is lower than the bottom end of the first baffle (13).

3. The battery production formation cooling device according to claim 1, characterized by The loading frame (2) comprises a rectangular bottom plate (2), the four corner sides of the rectangular bottom plate (2) are provided with outwardly protruding protruding portions (21), the upper surfaces of the protruding portions (21) are provided with L-shaped positioning columns (22), a U-shaped handle (23) is connected between the tops of the two L-shaped positioning columns (22) on the same side of the rectangular bottom plate (2), and the circumferential side of the rectangular bottom plate (2) is provided with an avoiding groove (20).

4. The battery production formation cooling device according to claim 3, wherein The two ends of the U-shaped handle (23) are respectively hinged to the outer sides of the L-shaped positioning columns (22) through hinge shafts (231), and the top outer sides of the L-shaped positioning columns (22) are provided with a first positioning block (224) and a second positioning block (225) for limiting the rotation ranges of the U-shaped handle (23) respectively.

5. The battery production formation cooling device according to claim 3 or 4, characterized by The inner side walls of the L-shaped positioning columns (22) are provided with a plurality of L-shaped abutting blocks (221) which abut against the outer side surfaces of the storage batteries from top to bottom at equal intervals, and the end portions of the L-shaped abutting blocks (221) are provided with rubber buffer strips (222) with semicircular cross sections.

6. The battery production formation cooling device according to claim 1, wherein The first drain port (111) and the second drain port (112) are rectangular holes, and the two inner side walls of the rectangular holes are respectively provided with a recess A (15) and a recess B (17). The inner side wall of the cavity A (15) is connected with a movable block (16) sliding along the inner wall of the cavity A (15) through a spring A (161), and in the initial state, the movable block (16) protrudes from the cavity A (15) and extends into the first drain port (111); The inner side wall of the cavity B (17) is connected with a top rod (174) through a thermal expansion mechanism, and the end of the top rod (174) abuts against the outer side of the movable block (16).

7. The battery production formation cooling device according to claim 6, wherein The thermal expansion mechanism comprises an inner sleeve (171) and an outer sleeve (172) sealingly sleeved with each other, and a spring B (173) is connected between the inner sleeve (171) and the outer sleeve (172); the top rod (174) is installed at the end of the outer sleeve (172), and the outer side of the movable block (16) is provided with a positioning groove (163) for the insertion of the top rod (174). At least one through hole (162) is arranged on the movable block (16) along the extension direction thereof.

8. The battery production formation cooling device according to claim 7, wherein At least one of the first cooling space and / or the second cooling space is provided with a liquid level sensor, the first drain port (111) is provided with a temperature sensor A, the water inlet (121) is connected with a water replenishment branch pipe, the water inlet end of the water replenishment branch pipe is connected with a water supply pipe having one end connected with a water source, and the water supply pipe is provided with a temperature sensor B and a valve.

9. The battery production formation cooling device according to claim 7, wherein A controller is further included, and the output end of the controller is connected with the temperature sensor A, the temperature sensor B and the liquid level sensor.

10. The battery production formation cooling device according to claim 1, wherein The second partition plate (14) and the side plate (11) are both provided with a soft sealing layer made of foam or rubber at the part in contact with the battery (100).

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