An intelligent feeding system applied to the lithium battery and chemical industries

Abstract

The present invention discloses an intelligent feeding system applied to the lithium battery and chemical industries, which relates to the technical field of lithium battery chemistry. It consists of intelligent warehousing logistics, AGV automatic handling, automatic transportation line, 3D intelligent camera, automatic material shaping system, industrial robot, automatic bag breaking machine, intelligent gripper, automatic waste bag recycling mechanism, and intelligent control visual control cloud platform system. It can realize unmanned, intelligent, and automatic feeding in the lithium battery industry and related chemical industries. Enterprise personnel can timely understand product production information, equipment operation status, equipment maintenance information, etc. through the cloud platform visualization dashboard, and can achieve comprehensive control of the processing of lithium battery and chemical products through the human-machine interaction interface. This system effectively reduces the labor intensity of on-site workers in the lithium battery and chemical industries, greatly reduces the harm of chemical products to the human body, and at the same time greatly enhances the ability of the lithium battery and other chemical industries to resist the risk of personnel loss.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of lithium battery chemical engineering, and particularly to an intelligent feeding system applied to the lithium battery and chemical industries. Background Art

[0002] At present, in the lithium battery and chemical industries, the operation of feeding materials into production equipment is usually completed by semi-automatic machinery or manual feeding. Among them, most of the semi-automatic machinery is a screw-type feeding machine or a pneumatic feeding machine. When these machines are feeding materials, someone needs to be on-site to monitor, which fails to meet the intelligent standard of industrial production. Moreover, manual feeding not only has safety hazards but also high costs, and it also causes harm to the human body in the lithium battery and chemical industries. Therefore, there is an urgent need for a feeding system that can serve the lithium battery chemical industry more intelligently on the basis of automation. Summary of the Invention

[0003] Aiming at the deficiencies of the prior art, the present invention provides an intelligent feeding system applied to the lithium battery and chemical industries, which solves the problem that the intelligent and automatic levels of the existing semi-automatic machinery or manual feeding methods used in the lithium battery and chemical industries do not meet the standards.

[0004] To achieve the above purposes, the present invention is realized through the following technical solutions: An intelligent feeding system applied to the lithium battery and chemical industries includes:

[0005] An intelligent warehousing unit, a stacking platform, and an AGV forklift. Wireless communication can be carried out between the intelligent warehousing unit and the AGV forklift. The intelligent warehousing unit can automatically dispatch the stored materials to the AGV forklift. The AGV forklift is responsible for the handling of the materials and transports them to the feeding station of the stacking platform. After the feeding is completed, the AGV forklift can feedback this information to the intelligent warehousing unit and the stacking platform in real time;

[0006] A 3D intelligent camera and a feeding robot. The feeding station of the stacking platform is within the field of view of the 3D intelligent camera, which is responsible for spatially positioning the materials and identifying the empty pallets located at the feeding station of the stacking platform, and feeding the information data back to the feeding robot in real time, prompting the feeding robot to complete the accurate grasping action of the materials;

[0007] A feeding platform, on which a discharging robot, an automatic bag-breaking unit for breaking open the material bags, and an automatic waste bag recycling unit for collecting and sorting the waste bags after bag-breaking are respectively installed. An intelligent gripper unit for grasping the material bags is installed at the driving end of the discharging robot;

[0008] Material transportation line and agglomerated material vibrating machine. The feeding and discharging ends of the material transportation line are respectively located within the feeding and discharging ranges of the loading robot and the unloading robot, responsible for transporting materials from the position of the loading robot to the position of the unloading robot. The agglomerated material vibrating machine is installed in the feeding area of the material transportation line and is used for automatic shaping when the materials are agglomerated or the shape of the material bags is not standard.

[0009] Furthermore, the intelligent storage unit includes a storage rack for storing materials, and a material scheduling mechanism for taking out materials from the storage rack and placing them on the scheduling platform for the AGV forklift to carry. The storage rack has multiple storage spaces, and the bottom of each storage space is connected with a track rack.

[0010] Furthermore, the material scheduling mechanism includes a guide rail whose length is adapted to the storage rack. A walking base is slidably connected to the upper part of the guide rail. Walking wheels are installed at both ends inside the walking base, and the walking wheels roll along the guide rail, and one of the walking wheels is driven by a walking drive motor installed on the walking base.

[0011] Furthermore, a column is connected to the top of the guide rail. A guide wheel is installed at the top of the column. A height adjustment drive motor is installed on one side of the column, and a lifting frame is slidably connected to the other side of the column. The driving end of the height adjustment drive motor is connected with a rope winding and unwinding roller. A rope is wound around the outside of the rope winding and unwinding roller. The free end of the rope bypasses the guide wheel and is finally connected to the lifting frame. A multi-stage progressive material taking mechanism is installed on the upper part of the lifting frame.

[0012] Furthermore, the multi-stage progressive material taking mechanism includes a mounting seat installed on the upper part of the lifting frame. Two groups of first-order guiding bases are installed on the upper part of the mounting seat. A first-order sliding rail is slidably connected to the upper part of each group of first-order guiding bases. A second-order sliding rail is slidably connected to the upper part of the first-order sliding rail. A tray support plate is connected to the upper part of the second-order sliding rail.

[0013] Furthermore, a material taking drive motor is installed on the outside of one of the groups of first-order guiding bases. A material taking drive shaft rod is rotatably connected between the two groups of first-order guiding bases. One end of the material taking drive shaft rod is connected with the material taking drive motor, and a driving sprocket is installed at the other end. An intermediate sprocket is installed on the side wall of the first-order guiding base. A driven sprocket is installed above the intermediate sprocket at the top of the first-order guiding base. The main shafts where the intermediate sprocket and the driven sprocket are located extend into the inside of the first-order guiding base, and first gears are installed on both of them. The first gears drive the first-order sliding rail and the second-order sliding rail through first racks.

[0014] Further, the intelligent gripper unit includes a carrying frame installed on the driving end of the unloading robot. Two gripper driving axles are rotatably connected inside the carrying frame. A number of material-taking grippers are installed on the outside of each gripper driving axle, and the end of each gripper driving axle extends to the outside of the carrying frame and is installed with a second gear. Claw driving cylinders are installed on both sides of the top of the carrying frame, and directional slide rails are installed on both sides of the middle of the carrying frame. A driving plate is connected to the outside of the directional slide rail. The driving plate is meshed and connected with the second gear through second racks opened on both sides. The top end of the driving plate is connected to the telescopic end of the claw driving cylinder.

[0015] Further, the automatic bag-breaking unit includes a bag-breaking and blanking bin with an open bottom structure. Blade first mounting seats are installed at the corners inside the bag-breaking and blanking bin, and a support rod penetrates through the inside of the bag-breaking and blanking bin. A blade second mounting seat is installed on the outside of the support rod. The blade second mounting seat and the blade first mounting seat jointly install a bag-breaking blade, and saw teeth are arranged on the upper part of the bag-breaking blade.

[0016] Further, the automatic waste bag recycling unit includes a carrying base, a waste bag conveyor line, and a pushing platform installed on the upper part of the feeding platform. A packing machine frame is slidably connected to the upper part of the carrying base, and the packing machine frame is driven by a main pushing cylinder installed on the carrying base. A pushing cylinder is installed on the upper part of the pushing platform, and a pushing plate is connected to the telescopic end of the pushing cylinder. A retaining wall is installed on the outer edge of the pushing platform, and a pushing through groove adapted to the pushing plate is opened inside the retaining wall. An installation plate is installed on the upper part of the packing machine frame, and a packing cylinder is installed on the upper part of the installation plate. A packing pressing plate for compacting waste bags is installed at the telescopic end of the packing cylinder.

[0017] Further, the intelligent feeding system further includes an intelligent control visual control cloud platform for real-time management and control of the entire feeding system.

[0018] The present invention provides an intelligent feeding system applied to the lithium battery and chemical industries. Compared with the prior art, it has the following beneficial effects:

[0019] This intelligent feeding system is mainly applied to the soft-pack intelligent feeding in the lithium battery industry and related chemical industries. The system mainly consists of intelligent warehousing logistics, AGV automatic handling, automatic transportation line, 3D intelligent camera, automatic material shaping system, industrial robot, automatic bag-breaking machine, intelligent gripper, automatic waste bag recycling mechanism, and intelligent control visual control cloud platform system. It can achieve unmanned, intelligent, and automated feeding in the lithium battery industry and related chemical industries. Enterprise personnel can timely understand product production information, equipment operation status, and equipment maintenance information through the cloud platform visualization dashboard, and can achieve comprehensive control of the processing of lithium battery and chemical products through the human-machine interaction interface. This system effectively reduces the labor intensity of on-site workers in the lithium battery and chemical industries, greatly reduces the harm of chemical products to the human body, and at the same time greatly enhances the ability of the lithium battery and other chemical industries to resist the risk of personnel loss. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] Figure 1 It is a schematic structural diagram of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 2 It is a top view of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 3 It is a schematic structural diagram of the intelligent warehousing unit in the present invention;

[0023] Figure 4 It is a schematic structural diagram of the material scheduling mechanism in the present invention;

[0024] Figure 5 It is a schematic structural diagram of the first perspective of the multi-stage progressive material taking mechanism in the present invention;

[0025] Figure 6 It is a schematic structural diagram of the second perspective of the multi-stage progressive material taking mechanism after removing the tray in the present invention;

[0026] Figure 7 It is a schematic structural diagram of the intelligent gripper unit in the present invention;

[0027] Figure 8 It is a schematic structural diagram of the automatic bag-breaking unit in the present invention;

[0028] Figure 9 It is a schematic structural diagram of the first perspective of the automatic waste bag recycling unit in the present invention;

[0029] Figure 10 It is a schematic structural diagram of the second perspective of the automatic waste bag recycling unit in the present invention;

[0030] Figure 11 It is an exploded view of the automatic waste bag recycling unit in the present invention.

[0031] In the figure: 1. Intelligent warehousing unit; 1-a. Warehousing rack; 1-a1. Rail rack; 1-b. Material scheduling mechanism; 1-b1. Guide rail; 1-b2. Walking base; 1-b3. Walking drive motor; 1-b4. Column; 1-b5. Guide wheel; 1-b6. Height adjustment drive motor; 1-b7. Rope winding and unwinding roller; 1-b8. Lifting frame; 1-b9. Multi-stage progressive material taking mechanism; 1-b91. Mounting seat; 1-b92. First-order guiding base; 1-b93. First-order sliding rail; 1-b94. Second-order sliding rail; 1-b95. Tray support plate; 1-b96. Material taking drive motor; 1-b97. Material taking drive shaft rod; 1-b98. Driving sprocket; 1-b99. Intermediate sprocket; 1-b910. Driven sprocket; 1-b911. First gear; 1-b912. First rack; 1-c. Scheduling platform; 2. Stacking platform; 3. AGV forklift; 4. 3D intelligent camera; 5. Loading robot; 6. Material transportation line; 7. Clinker material vibrating and loosening machine; 8. Feeding platform; 9. Unloading robot; 10. Intelligent gripper unit; 101. Bearing frame; 102. Gripper drive shaft rod; 103. Material taking gripper; 104. Second gear; 105. Gripper drive cylinder; 106. Driving plate; 107. Second rack; 108. Directional sliding rail; 11. Automatic bag breaking unit; 111. Bag breaking and discharging bin; 112. First blade mounting seat; 113. Support rod; 114. Second blade mounting seat; 115. Bag breaking blade; 116. Sawtooth; 12. Automatic waste bag recycling unit; 121. Bearing base; 122. Main push cylinder; 123. Waste bag conveyor line; 124. Pushing platform; 125. Pushing cylinder; 126. Pushing plate; 127. Enclosure; 128. Pushing through slot; 129. Packing machine rack; 1210. Mounting plate; 1211. Packing cylinder; 1212. Packing pressing plate; 13. Production equipment. Detailed implementation manners

[0032] Next, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

[0033] Please refer to Figure 1-2 , the present invention provides a technical solution: An intelligent feeding system applied to the lithium battery and chemical industries, comprising:

[0034] Intelligent warehousing unit 1, stacking platform 2, and AGV forklift 3. Wireless communication can be carried out between the intelligent warehousing unit 1 and the AGV forklift 3. The intelligent warehousing unit 1 can automatically dispatch the stored materials to the AGV forklift 3, and the AGV forklift 3 is responsible for transporting the materials and delivering them to the loading station of the stacking platform 2. After the loading is completed, the AGV forklift 3 can feedback this information to the intelligent warehousing unit 1 and the stacking platform 2 in real time;

[0035] It also includes: an intelligent control visual monitoring cloud platform for real-time control of the entire feeding system. Specifically: through the intelligent warehousing unit 1 and the AGV forklift 3, the materials are automatically transported and overall dispatching is carried out. The AGV forklift 3 is used for warehousing, outbound, loading, and unloading of materials, etc., and the material warehousing information of the intelligent warehousing unit 1 and the operation status of the AGV forklift 3 are uploaded to the intelligent control visual monitoring cloud platform in real time. After the automatic transportation line detects that there is no material on the stacking platform 2, it sends a material shortage signal to the intelligent warehousing unit 1. Through system automatic dispatching, the AGV forklift 3 transports the materials from the intelligent warehousing unit 1 to the loading station of the stacking platform 2, and after the loading is completed, it sends a completion signal to the automatic transportation line and the intelligent warehousing unit 1, and at the same time uploads the material information on the pallet, etc. to the intelligent control visual monitoring cloud platform system to feedback the production information in real time.

[0036] 3D intelligent camera 4 (the 3D intelligent camera 4 is mainly responsible for spatial positioning of materials and identification of empty pallets. The 3D intelligent camera 4 sends the taken photos and the point cloud data scanned by the laser to the vision processing system. The system calculates the three-dimensional coordinates of each point of the spatial object through the principle of triangulation and sends the coordinate data or alarm information to the loading robot 5. When the loading robot 5 receives normal point position information, it runs to the coordinate position and executes the grasping action. If it receives empty pallet information, the system sends this information to the automatic transportation line system, and the automatic transportation line system transports the empty pallet to the pallet recycling mechanism for stacking. If it receives an alarm message, it sends the alarm message to the intelligent control system, and the intelligent control visual monitoring cloud platform system notifies the staff to handle the alarm information through the human-machine interaction interface), loading robot 5. The loading station of the stacking platform 2 is within the field of view of the 3D intelligent camera 4, responsible for spatial positioning of the materials and identification of empty pallets on the loading station of the stacking platform 2, and sending the information data to the loading robot 5 in real time, prompting the loading robot 5 to complete the accurate grasping action of the materials. The AGV forklift 3 has the functions of transporting the materials to within the field of view of the 3D intelligent camera 4, transporting the materials to the position to be grasped, and collecting and stacking the empty pallets. At the same time, it conducts information interaction with the intelligent warehousing unit 1, 3D intelligent camera 4, loading robot 5, and intelligent control visual monitoring cloud platform system, providing information basis for the dispatching work of the intelligent warehousing unit 1, and at the same time providing information basis for the operation of the 3D intelligent camera 4 and the loading robot 5, and uploading the working status of the transportation line to the intelligent control visual monitoring cloud platform system in real time.

[0037] The loading robot 5 is a key execution component of the entire system. Through visual calibration with the 3D intelligent camera 4, it organically combines vision and the robot, conducts intelligent dynamic interaction with the external information obtained by vision. The robot receives the coordinates sent from the camera system terminal and executes the coordinate content to grab materials. At the same time, it sends information such as its own operating status to the intelligent control visual control cloud platform system in real time.

[0038] The feeding platform 8 is respectively equipped with a discharging robot 9, an automatic bag-breaking unit 11 for breaking open the material bag, and an automatic waste bag recycling unit 12 for collecting and sorting the waste bags after bag-breaking. Several production devices 13 are installed below the feeding platform 8. The discharge port of the automatic bag-breaking unit 11 is connected to the inlet of the production device 13. The driving end of the discharging robot 9 is equipped with an intelligent gripper unit 10 for grabbing the material bag.

[0039] The intelligent gripper unit 10 is a key execution component of the intelligent feeding system, mainly responsible for stably and quickly grabbing materials from the tray and ensuring that the materials do not fall off during the operation of the industrial robot. It can be compatible with different material bags with lengths of 600 - 850 mm. At the same time, to prevent corrosion of chemical materials, the parts in contact with the materials are all treated with anti-corrosion. For different materials, the intelligent gripper can automatically switch according to the material characteristics, and at the same time has the functions of detecting whether the material is grabbed, whether the waste bag is successfully placed, and whether the waste bag exists after bag-breaking, and sends this information to the intelligent control visual control cloud platform system. The system identifies the received information. If it is abnormal information, the system issues an alarm to remind manual intervention.

[0040] The automatic bag-breaking unit 11 breaks open the material bag and pours the materials into the production device. To prevent corrosion of chemical materials, all materials are treated with anti-corrosion. The automatic bag-breaking machine can replace different accessories according to different on-site materials to achieve stable production effects. At the same time, it has the function of detecting the degree of bag-breaking of the materials. If the bag-breaking effect is not ideal, the system will automatically perform secondary bag-breaking and conduct secondary detection. If the bag-breaking effect still cannot reach the ideal state after three times, the discharging robot 9 will place this bag of materials separately, and at the same time the detection system sends an alarm signal to the intelligent control visual control cloud platform system to notify the staff to conduct manual processing after the feeding is completed.

[0041] The automatic waste bag recycling unit 12 is an important part of the intelligent feeding system, mainly responsible for collecting and sorting the waste bags after bag breaking. The waste bags in the lithium battery and chemical industries have special chemical properties and need to be professionally treated to meet environmental protection requirements. Therefore, they need to be collected and packed separately for subsequent environmental protection treatment. The automatic waste bag recycling mechanism communicates with the industrial robot system and the intelligent control visual control cloud platform system, and can set the number of waste bags to be packed. After the set number of bags is reached, automatic packing is carried out. After the packing is completed, the automatic waste bag recycling mechanism sends a completion signal to the intelligent control visual control cloud platform system, and the system sends a signal to the intelligent warehousing and logistics system. The intelligent warehousing and logistics system will dispatch an AGV forklift to transport the waste bags to a designated location for the environmental protection department to handle.

[0042] The material transportation line 6 and the caked material loosening machine 7. The feeding and discharging ends of the material transportation line 6 are respectively located within the feeding and discharging ranges of the loading robot 5 and the unloading robot 9, and are responsible for transporting the material from the position of the loading robot 5 to the position of the unloading robot 9. The caked material loosening machine 7 is installed in the feeding area of the material transportation line 6. The caked material loosening machine 7 is an active preventive measure taken to prevent material caking and non-standard material bag shapes. The materials used in the lithium battery and chemical industries have certain special chemical properties and are easily adsorbed with moisture in the air and caked, and then the whole material is deformed. This problem can be effectively solved by the automatic material shaping system, thereby improving the grasping success rate of the product. Inside, the material is loosened and shaped by vibration and extrusion to restore the shape of the material bag itself.

[0043] Please refer to Figure 3 As shown in, the intelligent warehousing unit 1 includes a storage rack 1-a for storing materials, and a material scheduling mechanism 1-b for taking out the materials from the storage rack 1-a and placing them on the scheduling platform 1-c to wait for the AGV forklift 3 to carry them. The storage rack 1-a has multiple storage spaces, and the bottom of each storage space is connected with a track rack 1-a1.

[0044] Please refer to Figure 4, the material scheduling mechanism 1-b includes a guide rail 1-b1 whose length is adapted to the storage rack 1-a. A walking base 1-b2 is slidably connected to the upper part of the guide rail 1-b1. Walking wheels are installed at both ends inside the walking base 1-b2. The walking wheels roll along the guide rail 1-b1, and one of the walking wheels is driven by a walking drive motor 1-b3 installed on the walking base 1-b2. The top end of the guide rail 1-b1 is connected to a column 1-b4. A guide wheel 1-b5 is installed at the top of the column 1-b4. A height adjustment drive motor 1-b6 is installed on one side of the column 1-b4. And a lifting frame 1-b8 is slidably connected to the other side of the column 1-b4. The drive end of the height adjustment drive motor 1-b6 is connected to a rope winding and unwinding roller 1-b7. A rope is wound around the outside of the rope winding and unwinding roller 1-b7. The free end of the rope bypasses the guide wheel 1-b5 and is finally connected to the lifting frame 1-b8. A multi-stage progressive material taking mechanism 1-b9 is installed on the upper part of the lifting frame 1-b8.

[0045] Please refer to Figure 5-6 , the multi-stage progressive material taking mechanism 1-b9 includes a mounting seat 1-b91 installed on the upper part of the lifting frame 1-b8. Two groups of first-stage guiding bases 1-b92 are installed on the upper part of the mounting seat 1-b91. A first-stage sliding rail 1-b93 is slidably connected to the upper part of each group of first-stage guiding bases 1-b92. A second-stage sliding rail 1-b94 is slidably connected to the upper part of the first-stage sliding rail 1-b93. A tray support plate 1-b95 is connected to the upper part of the second-stage sliding rail 1-b94. A material taking drive motor 1-b96 is installed outside one group of first-stage guiding bases 1-b92. A material taking drive shaft rod 1-b97 is rotatably connected between the two groups of first-stage guiding bases 1-b92. One end of the material taking drive shaft rod 1-b97 is connected to the material taking drive motor 1-b96, and the other end is installed with a driving sprocket 1-b98. An intermediate sprocket 1-b99 is installed on the side wall of the first-stage guiding base 1-b92. A driven sprocket 1-b910 is installed at the top of the first-stage guiding base 1-b92 and above the intermediate sprocket 1-b99 (the driving sprocket 1-b98 and the intermediate sprocket 1-b99 are connected by a chain, and the intermediate sprocket 1-b99 and the driven sprocket 1-b910 are connected by a chain). The main shafts where the intermediate sprocket 1-b99 and the driven sprocket 1-b910 are located extend into the interior of the first-stage guiding base 1-b92, and first gears 1-b911 are installed on both of them. The first gears 1-b911 drive the first-stage sliding rail 1-b93 and the second-stage sliding rail 1-b94 through first racks 1-b912.

[0046] Please refer to Figure 7, the intelligent gripper unit 10 includes a bearing frame 101 installed on the driving end of the unloading robot 9. Two gripper drive shafts 102 are rotatably connected inside the bearing frame 101. A number of picking grippers 103 are installed outside each gripper drive shaft 102, and the end of each gripper drive shaft 102 extends outside the bearing frame 101 and is equipped with a second gear 104. Claw drive cylinders 105 are installed on both sides of the top of the bearing frame 101, and directional slide rails 108 are installed on both sides of the middle of the bearing frame 101. A drive plate 106 is connected to the outside of the directional slide rail 108. The drive plate 106 is meshed and connected with the second gear 104 through second racks 107 opened on both sides. The top end of the drive plate 106 is connected to the telescopic end of the claw drive cylinder 105.

[0047] Please refer to Figure 8 , the automatic bag breaking unit 11 includes a bag breaking and unloading bin 111 with an open bottom structure. Blade first mounting seats 112 are installed at the corners inside the bag breaking and unloading bin 111, and a support rod 113 penetrates through the inside of the bag breaking and unloading bin 111. A blade second mounting seat 114 is installed outside the support rod 113. The blade second mounting seat 114 and the blade first mounting seat 112 jointly install a bag breaking blade 115, and sawteeth 116 are provided on the upper part of the bag breaking blade 115.

[0048] Please refer to Figure 9 , the automatic waste bag recycling unit 12 includes a bearing base 121, a waste bag conveyor line 123, and a pushing platform 124 installed on the upper part of the feeding platform 8. A packing machine frame 129 is slidably connected to the upper part of the bearing base 121. The packing machine frame 129 is driven by a main pushing cylinder 122 installed on the bearing base 121. A pushing cylinder 125 is installed on the upper part of the pushing platform 124. The telescopic end of the pushing cylinder 125 is connected to a pushing plate 126. A retaining wall 127 is installed on the outer edge of the pushing platform 124. A pushing through groove 128 adapted to the pushing plate 126 is opened inside the retaining wall 127. An installation plate 1210 is installed on the upper part of the packing machine frame 129. A packing cylinder 1211 is installed on the upper part of the installation plate 1210. A packing pressing plate 1212 for compacting waste bags is installed at the telescopic end of the packing cylinder 1211.

[0049] During use, after the intelligent warehousing unit 1 receives the scheduling information from the intelligent control visual control cloud platform system, the walking drive motor 1-b3 starts, driving the walking wheels, so that the entire material scheduling mechanism 1-b moves along the guide rail 1-b1. At the same time, the height adjustment drive motor 1-b6 acts synchronously, driving the rope winding and unwinding roller 1-b7 to wind the rope, so that the lifting frame 1-b8 and the multi-stage progressive material taking mechanism 1-b9 are raised synchronously. When the position of the multi-stage progressive material taking mechanism 1-b9 reaches the designated storage space in the storage rack 1-a, the material taking drive motor 1-b96 works. Through the material taking drive shaft 1-b97, on the one hand, it drives the first gear 1-b911 to rotate, and on the other hand, it drives the driving sprocket 1-b98 to rotate. When the first gear 1-b911 on the material taking drive shaft 1-b97 rotates, under the meshing action of the gear and the rack, the first-order slide rail 1-b93 extends outwards, and when the driving sprocket 1-b98 rotates, under the action of the over-sprocket 1-b99, it drives the driven sprocket 1-b910 to rotate, and then drives the shaft connected to the driven sprocket 1-b910 to rotate. The first gear 1-b911 on this shaft also rotates synchronously, finally prompting the second-order slide rail 1-b94 to extend into the designated storage space, forming a multi-stage progressive material taking;

[0050] Similarly, after the material is taken, the multi-stage progressive material taking mechanism 1-b9 places the material on the scheduling platform 1-c and waits for the AGV forklift 3 to carry it. The AGV forklift 3 transports the material to the loading station of the stacking platform 2 for the loading robot 5 to pick it up and place it on the material transportation line 6. Following the transmission of the material transportation line 6, it comes to the position of the unloading robot 9. The unloading robot 9 picks up the material and moves towards the automatic bag breaking unit 11. The unloading robot 9 presses the bag containing the material against the serrations of the bag breaking blade 115 and moves, causing the bag to be torn. The material falls into the production equipment 13 through the bag breaking and unloading bin 111, completing the feeding;

[0051] The waste bags generated during the feeding process are placed in the enclosure 127 by the unloading robot 9. As the number of waste bags increases, the packing cylinder 1211 extends, driving the packing pressing plate 1212 down to compact the waste bags. The compacted waste bags are pushed by the pushing plate 126 into the waste bag conveyor line 123 and then transferred by the AGV forklift 3.

[0052] It should be noted that in this text, relational terms such as first and second are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the term "comprising", "including" or any other variant thereof is intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article or device comprising a series of elements not only includes those elements but also includes other elements not expressly listed, or further includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device.

[0053] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An intelligent feeding system applied to the lithium battery and chemical industries, characterized in that, Including: An intelligent warehousing unit (1), a stacking platform (2), and an AGV forklift (3). Wireless communication can be carried out between the intelligent warehousing unit (1) and the AGV forklift (3). The intelligent warehousing unit (1) can automatically dispatch the stored materials to the AGV forklift (3). The AGV forklift (3) is responsible for transporting the materials and conveying them to the feeding station of the stacking platform (2). After the feeding is completed, the AGV forklift (3) can feedback the information to the intelligent warehousing unit (1) and the stacking platform (2) in real time; A 3D intelligent camera (4) and a feeding robot (5). The feeding station of the stacking platform (2) is within the field of view of the 3D intelligent camera (4). The 3D intelligent camera (4) is responsible for spatially positioning the materials on the feeding station of the stacking platform (2) and identifying empty pallets, and feeding the information data back to the feeding robot (5) in real time, prompting the feeding robot (5) to complete the accurate grasping action of the materials; A feeding platform (8). An unloading robot (9), an automatic bag-breaking unit (11) for breaking open the material bags, and an automatic waste bag recycling unit (12) for collecting and sorting the broken material bags are respectively installed on the feeding platform (8). An intelligent gripper unit (10) for grasping the material bags is installed at the driving end of the unloading robot (9); A material transportation line (6) and a lumpy material loosening machine (7). The feeding and discharging ends of the material transportation line (6) are respectively within the feeding and unloading ranges of the feeding robot (5) and the unloading robot (9), and are responsible for transporting the materials from the position of the feeding robot (5) to the position of the unloading robot (9). The lumpy material loosening machine (7) is installed in the feeding area of the material transportation line (6) and is used for automatic shaping when the materials are lumpy or the shapes of the material bags are not standard; The intelligent warehousing unit (1) includes a warehousing rack (1-a) for storing materials and a material dispatching mechanism (1-b) for taking out the materials from the warehousing rack (1-a) and placing them on the dispatching platform (1-c) to wait for the AGV forklift (3) to carry them. The material dispatching mechanism (1-b) includes a guide rail (1-b1) whose length is adapted to the warehousing rack (1-a). The top end of the guide rail (1-b1) is connected with a column (1-b4). A height-adjusting driving motor (1-b6) is installed on one side of the column (1-b4). A lifting frame (1-b8) is slidably connected to the other side of the column (1-b4). A multi-stage progressive material taking mechanism (1-b9) is installed on the upper part of the lifting frame (1-b8); The multi-stage progressive material taking mechanism (1-b9) includes a mounting base (1-b91) installed on the upper part of the lifting frame (1-b8). Two groups of first-stage guiding bases (1-b92) are installed on the upper part of the mounting base (1-b91). A first-stage sliding rail (1-b93) is slidably connected to the upper part of each group of first-stage guiding bases (1-b92). A second-stage sliding rail (1-b94) is slidably connected to the upper part of the first-stage sliding rail (1-b93). A tray support plate (1-b95) is connected to the upper part of the second-stage sliding rail (1-b94). A material taking driving motor (1-b96) is installed on the outer side of one group of the first-stage guiding bases (1-b92). A material taking driving shaft rod (1-b97) is rotatably connected between the two groups of first-stage guiding bases (1-b92). One end of the material taking driving shaft rod (1-b97) is connected to the material taking driving motor (1-b96), and a driving sprocket (1-b98) is installed at the other end. A transition sprocket (1-b99) is installed on the side wall of the first-stage guiding base (1-b92). A driven sprocket (1-b910) is installed at the top of the first-stage guiding base (1-b92) and above the transition sprocket (1-b99). The main shafts where the transition sprocket (1-b99) and the driven sprocket (1-b910) are located both extend into the interior of the first-stage guiding base (1-b92), and a first gear (1-b911) is installed on each of them. The first gear (1-b911) drives the first-stage sliding rail (1-b93) and the second-stage sliding rail (1-b94) through a first rack (1-b912).

2. The intelligent feeding system applied to the lithium battery and chemical industries according to claim 1, characterized in that, The storage rack (1-a) has multiple storage spaces, and a track rack (1-a1) is connected to the bottom of each storage space.

3. An intelligent feeding system applied to the lithium battery and chemical industries according to claim 1, characterized in that, A walking base (1-b2) is slidably connected to the upper part of the guide rail (1-b1). Walking wheels are installed at both ends inside the walking base (1-b2), and the walking wheels roll along the guide rail (1-b1), and one of the walking wheels is driven by a walking driving motor (1-b3) installed on the walking base (1-b2).

4. An intelligent feeding system applied to the lithium battery and chemical industries according to claim 1, characterized in that, A guide wheel (1-b5) is installed at the top of the column (1-b4). The driving end of the height adjustment driving motor (1-b6) is connected to a rope winding and unwinding roller (1-b7). A rope is wound around the outside of the rope winding and unwinding roller (1-b7). The free end of the rope bypasses the guide wheel (1-b5) and is finally connected to the lifting frame (1-b8).

5. An intelligent feeding system applied to the lithium battery and chemical industries according to claim 1, characterized in that, The intelligent gripper unit (10) includes a carrier frame (101) installed on the driving end of the blanking robot (9). Two gripper drive shafts (102) are rotatably connected inside the carrier frame (101). A number of material-taking grippers (103) are installed on the outside of each gripper drive shaft (102). The end of each gripper drive shaft (102) extends outside the carrier frame (101) and is equipped with a second gear (104). Claw drive cylinders (105) are installed on both sides of the top of the carrier frame (101), and directional slide rails (108) are installed on both sides of the middle of the carrier frame (101). A drive plate (106) is connected to the outside of the directional slide rail (108). The drive plate (106) is meshed and connected with the second gear (104) through second racks (107) opened on both sides. The top end of the drive plate (106) is connected to the telescopic end of the claw drive cylinder (105).

6. The intelligent feeding system applied to the lithium battery and chemical industries according to claim 1, wherein, The automatic bag-breaking unit (11) includes a bag-breaking and blanking bin (111) with an open bottom structure. Blade first mounting seats (112) are installed at the corners inside the bag-breaking and blanking bin (111). A support rod (113) passes through the inside of the bag-breaking and blanking bin (111). A blade second mounting seat (114) is installed on the outside of the support rod (113). The blade second mounting seat (114) and the blade first mounting seat (112) jointly install a bag-breaking blade (115). Sawteeth (116) are provided on the upper part of the bag-breaking blade (115).

7. An intelligent feeding system applied to the lithium battery and chemical industries according to claim 1, characterized in that The automatic waste bag recycling unit (12) includes a carrier base (121), a waste bag conveyor line (123), and a pusher platform (124) installed on the upper part of the feeding platform (8). A packing machine frame (129) is slidably connected to the upper part of the carrier base (121). The packing machine frame (129) is driven by a main pusher cylinder (122) installed on the carrier base (121). A pusher cylinder (125) is installed on the upper part of the pusher platform (124). The telescopic end of the pusher cylinder (125) is connected to a pusher plate (126). A retaining wall (127) is installed on the outer edge of the pusher platform (124). A pusher through slot (128) adapted to the pusher plate (126) is opened inside the retaining wall (127). A mounting plate (1210) is installed on the upper part of the packing machine frame (129). A packing cylinder (1211) is installed on the upper part of the mounting plate (1210). The telescopic end of the packing cylinder (1211) is installed with a packing pressing plate (1212) for compacting the material bag.

8. An intelligent feeding system applied to the lithium battery and chemical industries according to any one of claims 1-7, characterized in that, It also includes an intelligent control visual monitoring cloud platform for real-time management and control of the entire feeding system.

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