Automatic battery orientation, loading and packing equipment

By designing the battery automatic orientation, loading, and filling into a box equipment, and adjusting the battery polarity by visual detection and magnetic flip components, the problem of reverse positive and negative electrodes in battery filling is solved, and efficient and automated battery box assembly is achieved.

CN116331789BActive Publication Date: 2025-08-08SUZHOU SAWA INTELLIGENT TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202211530247.5
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2022-12-01
Publication Date
2025-08-08
Estimated Expiration
2042-12-01

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Technical Problem

During the battery box filling process, manual filling is prone to reverse the positive and negative electrodes, resulting in short circuit and burning in the battery, and low loading efficiency.

Method used

A battery automatic orientation, feeding and loading device is designed, including battery feeding box, automatic feeding component, visual inspection component, grouping arrangement component, magnetic suction flip assembly component, vertical adsorption feeding component, lower bottom box feeding component and upper cover feeding component. The battery polarity is determined by a CCD industrial camera, and the polarity is adjusted by a magnetic suction flip assembly to realize automatic directional filling of the battery.

Benefits of technology

It improves the accuracy and efficiency of battery filling, ensures the correct placement of positive and negative electrodes, avoids short circuits in the battery, and improves the production and assembly efficiency of the battery box.

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Abstract

The present invention discloses an automatic battery orienting, loading and boxing device, comprising a battery feeding box, an automatic feeding component, a visual inspection component, a grouping arrangement component, a magnetic flipping component, a vertical adsorption loading component, a lower bottom box feeding component, an upper cover feeding component and a conveyor line. The device adopts a battery feeding track to feed and load all batteries neatly and orderly, and loads the batteries in groups. A CCD industrial camera is used to photograph the positive and negative poles of the batteries. A subsequent magnetic flipping component adsorbs and grabs the batteries with reversed positive and negative poles and places them in reverse. The vertical adsorption loading component then adsorbs and places the grouped batteries into the lower bottom box on the conveyor line for loading. The lower bottom box and the upper cover are sequentially grabbed and loaded onto the conveyor line by the lower bottom box feeding component and the upper cover feeding component. The lower bottom box, multiple groups of batteries and the upper cover are assembled and formed. The device has a high degree of automation, improves the loading efficiency of multiple batteries, and also improves the production and assembly efficiency of battery boxes.
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Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of automated equipment, and in particular to equipment for automatically orienting, loading and packing batteries into boxes. Background Art

[0002] With the vigorous development of new energy technologies and applications, the scale of lithium battery production continues to expand, and storage batteries are widely used as clean and environmentally friendly energy sources. Among them, battery boxes are the most commonly used storage carriers. Multiple batteries are fed and loaded according to the set positive and negative pole placement postures, and loaded into the lower bottom box. They are then pressed into a whole by the upper cover to form a battery box. In addition, nickel sheets are welded to form the battery power supply mode required for series and parallel connection. Due to the large number of batteries, the order of positive and negative poles must be accurately determined during the battery loading process. Manual loading will inevitably lead to the problem of "upside-down loading" of positive and negative poles, resulting in a short circuit in the battery when the nickel sheets are subsequently welded to the positive and negative poles of the battery, which will burn the entire battery box. Therefore, under the technical background of mass production, it is particularly necessary to use automation to accurately determine the positive and negative poles of the battery for loading, which can also speed up the assembly efficiency of the battery box. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The purpose of the present invention is: to ensure that the positive and negative poles of multiple batteries are placed in the correct order when they are loaded into the lower box, and to improve the loading efficiency of multiple batteries and the technical needs of improving the production and assembly efficiency of battery boxes, we have designed and proposed a battery automatic orienting, loading and loading into boxes equipment with a high degree of automation, which improves the loading efficiency of multiple batteries and also improves the production and assembly efficiency of battery boxes.

[0004] The technical solutions adopted to solve the above problems are:

[0005] A battery automatic orientation, loading, and box filling equipment, including a battery feeding box, an automatic feeding component, a visual inspection component, a grouping component, a magnetic flip component, a vertical adsorption loading component, a bottom box feeding component, an upper cover feeding component, and a conveyor line.

[0006] The automatic feeding assembly includes a receiving carrier, a feeding slide, several feeding magnetic blocks and a stepping feeding slide. The receiving carrier receives multiple batteries that have rolled down. The feeding slide is provided with a horizontal pneumatic slide, a sliding plate, a lifting frame, a material taking block, several feeding magnetic blocks and a telescopic cylinder. The horizontal pneumatic slide drives the sliding plate to slide left and right, and the lifting frame is driven to rise and fall by the vertically arranged slider rail assembly and lifting cylinder on the sliding plate. The middle part of the lower end of the lifting frame is fitted with several feeding magnetic blocks, and the lower end of the feeding magnetic block is provided with a permanent magnet. The feeding magnetic block transfers multiple batteries to the stepping feeding slide through the permanent magnet. The stepping feeding slide is provided with a stepping lifting assembly and a supporting carrier to realize stepping feeding of each group of batteries.

[0007] The visual inspection component is set on the stepping feeding slide, including a CCD industrial camera and a fill light source. The CCD industrial camera takes pictures of each group of batteries, and the PLC control is used to determine whether the positive and negative poles of each battery are reversed. If reversed, the magnetic flip component at the subsequent station absorbs the battery to reverse the positive and negative poles.

[0008] The grouping arrangement component includes a single-section conveying component, multiple groups of inclined loading troughs arranged side by side, and a pushing grouping cylinder. The single-section conveying component includes a conveying motor, a conveyor belt, and transmission wheels at both ends. The conveyor belt is provided with limit blocks with a spacing of a single battery width, and the swing arm mechanism provided at the end of the stepping feeding slide drives each group of batteries to slide onto the conveyor belt on an inclined surface. The pushing grouping cylinder is arranged opposite to the entrance of each inclined loading trough and is arranged on the other side of the conveyor belt. It performs a pushing action on the single battery on the conveyor belt to make it enter the corresponding inclined loading trough. Each group of batteries in the inclined loading trough is loaded to the magnetic flipping component through the transfer loading component.

[0009] The magnetic flipping assembly includes a second step-lifting assembly, a second supporting plate, a rotating cylinder, a flipping frame, several direction-adjusting magnetic blocks and a telescopic cylinder. The second step-lifting assembly transfers each group of batteries from the second supporting plate of the next station to the second supporting plate of the next station. The flipping frame has a lifting cylinder to control the action. It is arranged facing each group of batteries on the second supporting plate. The flipping frame is fixedly connected to the rotating block of the rotating cylinder. The rotating cylinder drives the flipping frame to rotate 180 degrees to reverse the positive and negative poles of the magnetically attracted batteries. The bottom of the flipping frame is fitted with a direction-adjusting magnetic block. The direction-adjusting magnetic block is driven by the telescopic cylinder to telescope to achieve magnetic adsorption or separation and release of the outer wall of the battery. After the positive and negative poles are adjusted, each group of batteries is fed to the vertical adsorption feeding assembly.

[0010] The vertical adsorption loading assembly includes a branch loading platform, a step loading platform, a flip adsorption assembly and a sliding adsorption loading assembly.

[0011] The branch loading platform will distribute each group of batteries after the positive and negative poles are adjusted to the two-way step loading platforms for synchronous loading, including a branch carrier and a branch sliding frame perpendicular to the second step lifting component. Each group of batteries is supported on the branch carrier, and the step lifting component of the step loading platform supports the loading and feeds it to the bottom of the flip adsorption component. The flip adsorption component includes a flip cylinder, a gear rack assembly, a rotating shaft, a flip frame, and a vertical magnetic block. After the flip adsorption component magnetically adsorbs each group of batteries placed horizontally, the flip cylinder set on one side drives the rack to move linearly, and drives the gear meshing with the rack to rotate 90 degrees, so that the flip frame coaxially connected to the gear is flipped 90 degrees, and the vertical magnetic block set on the flip frame is connected to each group of batteries and rotates 90 degrees to maintain a vertical posture, waiting for the sliding adsorption loading component to absorb and transfer them to the conveyor line to implement the battery loading action.

[0012] Furthermore, the lower bottom box feeding assembly includes a feeding transmission belt, a lower bottom box pneumatic slide, a lifting loading plate and a clamping cylinder, and the clamping cylinder uses a clamping arm to clamp the lower bottom box and load it to the conveyor line.

[0013] Furthermore, the upper cover feeding assembly includes an upper cover feeding transmission belt, an upper cover pneumatic slide, a lifting loading plate and a clamping cylinder. The clamping cylinder uses a clamping arm to clamp the upper cover and load it to the conveyor line. The loaded multiple groups of batteries are installed with the upper cover, and the upper cover is connected with the lower bottom box clip slot to complete the preliminary assembly operation of the battery box.

[0014] Furthermore, a plurality of batteries are placed in the battery feeding box, and the batteries are pushed by the pushing cylinder to roll along the inclined plate to the automatic feeding assembly.

[0015] Furthermore, the supporting plate supports and positions the multiple batteries, and the stepping lifting assembly feeds the multiple batteries forward in a stepping manner. The stepping lifting assembly includes multiple groups of lifting cylinders, lifting plates and stepping cylinders. The stepping cylinders drive the multiple groups of lifting cylinders to move synchronously. The lifting cylinders drive the lifting plates to lift the multiple batteries upward, move them to the supporting plate of the next workstation, and then release the multiple batteries downward.

[0016] Furthermore, the transfer loading assembly includes a transfer slide, a transfer frame, several transfer magnetic blocks and a telescopic cylinder. The telescopic cylinder drives the transfer magnetic block to contact and adsorb the outer wall of the battery, and loads the material to the magnetic flipping assembly under the drive of the transfer slide.

[0017] Furthermore, the sliding adsorption filling assembly includes a filling pneumatic slide, an adsorption frame, a filling cylinder and a filling plate. A permanent magnet is provided in the adsorption frame, which is driven by the filling pneumatic slide to adsorb each group of batteries on the vertical magnetic block. The batteries are transferred to the upper part of the lower bottom box of the conveyor line through the driving of the filling pneumatic slide, and the filling plate is driven by the filling cylinder to press each group of batteries downward from the upper electrode and load them into the lower bottom box.

[0018] Furthermore, the grouping arrangement component is also provided with a waste inclined loading trough, and the batteries that fail the inspection by the CCD industrial camera are pushed into the waste inclined loading trough and do not enter the assembly production line.

[0019] Furthermore, a limit assembly is provided on one side of the conveyor line, and the limit assembly includes a pushing cylinder, a limit cylinder, a limit frame and multiple limit rods. The limit rod is set opposite the loading position of the battery box at each workstation, and is driven by the limit cylinder to be pulled outward to release or blocked inward to limit, and cooperates with the pushing cylinder to push the lower bottom box to position it horizontally.

[0020] The beneficial effects of implementing the present invention are:

[0021] The battery automatic orienting, loading and packing equipment adopts a battery feeding track to feed all batteries neatly and orderly, and loads them in groups. A CCD industrial camera takes pictures of the positive and negative poles of the battery. The subsequent magnetic flip component adsorbs and grabs the batteries with reversed positive and negative poles and places them in reverse. The vertical adsorption loading component then absorbs the grouped batteries and places them in the lower bottom box on the conveyor line for loading. The lower bottom box and the upper cover are grabbed and loaded onto the conveyor line in turn by the lower bottom box feeding component and the upper cover feeding component. The lower bottom box, multiple groups of batteries and the upper cover are assembled from bottom to top, with a high degree of automation, which improves the loading efficiency of multiple batteries and the production and assembly efficiency of battery boxes. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the equipment for automatic battery orientation, loading, and packing into boxes in this embodiment;

[0023] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the battery supply box, automatic feeding assembly, and visual detection assembly described in this embodiment;

[0024] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the grouping arrangement component described in this embodiment;

[0025] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the magnetic flip assembly and the vertical adsorption loading assembly described in this embodiment;

[0026] Figure 5This is a schematic structural diagram of the lower box feeding assembly and the upper cover feeding assembly described in this embodiment;

[0027] Figure 6 This is a schematic structural diagram of the sliding adsorption filling assembly and the conveying line described in this embodiment;

[0028] Figure 7 This is a schematic structural diagram of the pre-installed battery box described in this embodiment;

[0029] Among them, 1-battery box, 2-group arrangement component, 3-magnetic flip component, 4-sliding adsorption filling component, 5-lower bottom box feeding component, 6-upper cover feeding component, 7-conveyor line, 8-CCD industrial camera, 9-feeding magnetic block, 10-feeding slide, 11-stepping cylinder, 12-stepping feeding slide, 13-each group of batteries, 14-stepping lifting component, 15-swing arm mechanism, 16-transmission motor, 17-single battery, 18-pushing grouping cylinder, 19-conveyor belt, 20-tilted loading trough, 21-transfer magnetic block, 22-waste tilting loading trough, 23-transfer slide, 24-second stepping cylinder, 25-second stepping lifting component, 26-side plate, 27-adjusting magnetic block, 28-rotating cylinder , 29-lifting cylinder, 30-branch carrier, 31-first step feeding table, 32-gear rack assembly, 33-first vertical magnetic block, 34-second vertical magnetic block, 35-branch sliding frame, 36-second step feeding table, 37-third stepping cylinder, 38-feeding transmission belt, 39-upper cover feeding transmission belt, 40-lower bottom box pneumatic slide, 41-lower bottom box, 42-transmission belt, 43-pushing cylinder, 44-limiting frame, 45-upper cover pneumatic slide, 46-clamping cylinder, 47-upper cover, 48-limiting rod, 49-pre-installed battery box, 50-second loading pneumatic slide, 51-first loading pneumatic slide, 52-filling cylinder, 53-adsorption frame, 54-electrode, 55-clip slot structure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings provided by the present invention.

[0031] Example:

[0032] See also Figure 1-6 This embodiment proposes a device for automatically orienting, loading, and packing batteries into boxes, including a battery feeding box, an automatic feeding component, a visual inspection component, a grouping arrangement component 2, a magnetic flip component 3, a vertical adsorption loading component, a lower bottom box feeding component 5, an upper cover feeding component 6, and a conveyor line 7.

[0033] Specifically, see Figure 2A plurality of batteries are placed in the battery feeding box, and the battery is pushed by the ejection cylinder to roll along the inclined plate to the automatic feeding assembly.

[0034] See Figure 2 The automatic feeding assembly includes a receiving platform, a feeding slide 10, several feeding magnetic blocks 9 and a stepping feeding slide 12. The receiving platform undertakes the rolling of multiple batteries. The feeding slide 10 is provided with a horizontal pneumatic slide, a sliding plate, a lifting frame, a material taking block, several feeding magnetic blocks 9 and a telescopic cylinder. The horizontal pneumatic slide drives the sliding plate to slide left and right. The vertically arranged slider rail assembly and the lifting cylinder 29 on the sliding plate drive the lifting frame to move up and down. The middle part of the lower end of the lifting frame is fitted with several feeding magnetic blocks 9. The lower end of the feeding magnetic block 9 is provided with a permanent magnet. The feeding magnetic block 9 will The batteries are transferred by permanent magnet adsorption and placed on the step feeding slide 12. The step feeding slide 12 is provided with a step lifting assembly 14 and a supporting carrier. The supporting carrier supports and positions the multiple batteries, and the step lifting assembly 14 feeds the multiple batteries forward in a step-by-step manner. The step lifting assembly 14 includes multiple groups of lifting cylinders, lifting plates and step cylinders 11. The step cylinder 11 drives the multiple groups of lifting cylinders to move synchronously. The lifting cylinder drives the lifting plate to lift the multiple batteries upward, and releases the multiple batteries downward after moving them to the supporting carrier of the next workstation, thereby realizing step feeding of each group of batteries 13.

[0035] See Figure 2 The visual inspection component is set on the stepping feeding slide 12, including a CCD industrial camera 8 and a fill light source. The CCD industrial camera 8 takes pictures of each group of batteries 13, and the PLC control is used to determine whether the positive and negative poles of each battery are reversed. If reversed, the magnetic flip component 3 of the subsequent station absorbs the battery to reverse the positive and negative poles.

[0036] See Figure 3 The grouping arrangement component 2 includes a single-section conveying component, multiple groups of inclined loading troughs 20 arranged side by side, and a pushing grouping cylinder 18. The single-section conveying component includes a conveying motor 16, a conveyor belt 19 and transmission wheels at both ends. The conveyor belt 19 is provided with a limit block with a spacing of a single battery 17 width, and the swing arm mechanism 15 provided at the end of the stepping feeding slide 12 drives each group of batteries 13 to slide onto the conveyor belt 19 on an inclined surface. The pushing grouping cylinder 18 is arranged opposite to the entrance of each inclined loading trough 20 and is arranged on the other side of the conveyor belt 19. It performs a pushing action on the single battery 17 on the conveyor belt 19 to make it enter the corresponding inclined loading trough 20. Each group of batteries 13 in the inclined loading trough 20 is loaded into the magnetic flip component 3 through the transfer loading component.

[0037] See Figure 4The magnetic flip assembly 3 includes a second step-lifting assembly 25, a second supporting plate, a rotating cylinder 28, a flip frame, a plurality of direction-adjusting magnetic blocks 27 and a telescopic cylinder. The second step-lifting assembly 25 transfers each group of batteries 13 from the second supporting plate of the next station to the second supporting plate of the next station. The flip frame is controlled by a lifting cylinder 29 and is arranged opposite to each group of batteries 13 on the second supporting plate. The flip frame is fixedly connected to the rotating block of the rotating cylinder 28, and the rotating cylinder 28 drives the flip frame to rotate 180 degrees to reverse the positive and negative poles of the magnetically attracted batteries. The bottom of the flip frame is sleeved with a direction-adjusting magnetic block 27, and the direction-adjusting magnetic block 27 is driven by the telescopic cylinder to achieve magnetic adsorption or separation and release of the outer wall of the battery. After the positive and negative poles are adjusted, each group of batteries 13 is fed to the vertical adsorption feeding assembly.

[0038] See Figure 4 The vertical adsorption loading component includes a branch loading platform, a step loading platform, a flip adsorption component and a sliding adsorption loading component 4.

[0039] See Figure 4 The branch loading platform distributes each group of batteries 13 after positive and negative pole adjustment to the two-way step loading platforms for synchronous loading, including a branch carrier 30 and a branch sliding frame 35 perpendicular to the second step lifting component 25. The branch carrier 30 supports each group of batteries 13, and the step lifting component 14 of the step loading platform supports the loading and feeds it to the bottom of the flip adsorption component. The flip adsorption component includes a flip cylinder, a gear rack component 32, a rotating shaft, a flip frame, and a vertical magnetic block. After the flip adsorption component magnetically adsorbs each group of batteries 13 placed horizontally, the flip cylinder set on one side drives the rack to move linearly, and drives the gear engaged with the rack to rotate 90 degrees, so that the flip frame coaxially connected to the gear is flipped 90 degrees, and the vertical magnetic block set on the flip frame is connected to each group of batteries 13 and rotates 90 degrees together to maintain a vertical posture, waiting for the sliding adsorption loading component 4 to absorb and transfer it to the conveyor line 7 to implement the battery loading action.

[0040] See Figure 6 The sliding adsorption filling component 4 includes a filling pneumatic slide, an adsorption frame 53, a filling cylinder 52 and a filling plate (not shown in the figure). A permanent magnet is provided in the adsorption frame 53, which is driven by the filling pneumatic slide to adsorb each group of batteries 13 on the vertical magnetic block. The batteries are transferred to the upper part of the lower bottom box 41 of the conveyor line 7 by the filling pneumatic slide, and the filling plate is driven by the filling cylinder 52 to press each group of batteries 13 downward from the upper electrode 54 and load them into the lower bottom box 41.

[0041] See Figure 5The lower bottom box feeding assembly 5 includes a feeding conveyor belt 38, a lower bottom box pneumatic slide 40, a lifting loading plate and a clamping cylinder 46. The clamping cylinder 46 uses a clamping arm to clamp the lower bottom box 41 and load it to the conveyor line 7.

[0042] See Figure 5 The upper cover feeding assembly 6 includes an upper cover feeding transmission belt 39, an upper cover pneumatic slide 45, a lifting loading plate and a clamping cylinder 46. The clamping cylinder 46 uses a clamping arm to clamp the upper cover 47 and load it to the conveyor line 7. The multiple groups of batteries that have been loaded are installed with the upper cover 47, and the upper cover 47 is connected with the lower bottom box 41 by the snap-fit slot to complete the preliminary assembly operation of the battery box 1.

[0043] A further embodiment is to refer to Figure 3 The transfer and loading assembly includes a transfer slide 23, a transfer frame, several transfer magnetic blocks 21 and a telescopic cylinder. The telescopic cylinder drives the transfer magnetic block 21 to contact and adsorb the outer wall of the battery, and loads the material to the magnetic flip assembly 3 under the drive of the transfer slide 23.

[0044] A further embodiment is to refer to Figure 3 The grouping arrangement component 2 is also provided with a waste inclined loading chute 22, and the unqualified batteries detected by the CCD industrial camera 8 are pushed into the waste inclined loading chute 22 and do not enter the assembly production line.

[0045] A further embodiment is to refer to Figure 5 and Figure 6 A limiting assembly is also provided on one side of the conveyor line 7, and the limiting assembly includes a pushing cylinder 43, a limiting cylinder, a limiting frame 44 and a plurality of limiting rods 48. The limiting rods 48 are arranged opposite to the loading position of the battery box 1 at each workstation, and are driven by the limiting cylinder to be pulled outward to release or blocked inward to limit, and cooperate with the pushing cylinder 43 to push the lower bottom box 41 for horizontal positioning and limiting.

[0046] The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations can be made within the scope of knowledge possessed by ordinary technicians in this field without departing from the spirit of the present invention. The scope of the present invention is defined by the attached claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A battery automatic orientation, loading, and boxing equipment, comprising a battery feed box, an automatic feeding assembly, a visual inspection assembly, a grouping assembly, a magnetic flip assembly, a vertical adsorption loading assembly, a lower box feeding assembly, an upper cover feeding assembly, and a conveyor line, characterized by: Several batteries are placed in the battery feeding box, and the batteries are pushed by the ejection cylinder to roll along the inclined plate to the automatic feeding assembly. The automatic feeding assembly includes a receiving platform, a feeding slide, several feeding magnetic blocks and a stepping feeding slide. The receiving platform receives the rolling multiple batteries. The feeding slide is provided with a horizontal pneumatic slide, a sliding plate, a lifting frame, a material taking block, several feeding magnetic blocks and a telescopic cylinder. The stepping feeding slide is provided with a stepping lifting assembly and a supporting carrier to realize the stepping feeding of each group of batteries. The visual inspection component is set on the stepping feeding slide, including a CCD industrial camera and a fill light source. The CCD industrial camera takes pictures of each group of batteries, and the PLC control is used to determine whether the positive and negative poles of each battery are reversed. If reversed, the magnetic flip component at the subsequent station absorbs the battery to reverse the positive and negative poles. The grouping arrangement component includes a single-section conveying component, multiple groups of inclined loading troughs arranged side by side, and a pushing grouping cylinder. The single-section conveying component includes a conveying motor, a conveyor belt, and transmission wheels at both ends. The conveyor belt is provided with a limit block with a spacing of a single battery width, and the swing arm mechanism provided at the end of the stepping feeding slide drives each group of batteries to slide onto the conveyor belt on an inclined surface. The magnetic flipping assembly includes a second step-lifting assembly, a second supporting plate, a rotating cylinder, a flipping frame, several direction-adjusting magnetic blocks and a telescopic cylinder. The second step-lifting assembly transfers each group of batteries from the second supporting plate of the next station to the second supporting plate of the next station. The flipping frame has a lifting cylinder to control the action. It is arranged facing each group of batteries on the second supporting plate. The flipping frame is fixedly connected to the rotating block of the rotating cylinder. The rotating cylinder drives the flipping frame to rotate 180 degrees to reverse the positive and negative poles of the magnetically attracted batteries. The bottom of the flipping frame is fitted with a direction-adjusting magnetic block. The direction-adjusting magnetic block is driven by the telescopic cylinder to telescope to achieve magnetic adsorption or separation and release of the outer wall of the battery. After the positive and negative poles are adjusted, each group of batteries is fed to the vertical adsorption feeding assembly. The vertical adsorption loading assembly includes a branch loading platform, a step loading platform, a flip adsorption assembly and a sliding adsorption loading assembly. The flip adsorption assembly includes a flip cylinder, a gear rack assembly, a rotating shaft, a flip frame, and a vertical magnetic block. After the flip adsorption assembly magnetically adsorbs each horizontally placed group of batteries, the flip cylinder arranged on one side drives the rack to move linearly, and drives the gear engaged with the rack to rotate 90 degrees, so that the flip frame coaxially connected to the gear is flipped 90 degrees, and the vertical magnetic block arranged on the flip frame is connected to each group of batteries and rotated 90 degrees together to maintain a vertical posture, waiting for the sliding adsorption loading assembly to absorb and transfer them to the conveyor line to implement the battery loading action.

2. The battery automatic orientation, loading, and boxing equipment according to claim 1 is characterized by: The lower bottom box feeding assembly includes a feeding transmission belt, a lower bottom box pneumatic slide, a lifting loading plate and a clamping cylinder. The clamping cylinder uses a clamping arm to clamp the lower bottom box and load it to the conveyor line.

3. The automatic battery orientation, loading, and boxing equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper cover feeding assembly includes an upper cover feeding transmission belt, an upper cover pneumatic slide, a lifting loading plate and a clamping cylinder. The clamping cylinder uses a clamping arm to clamp the upper cover and load it to the conveyor line. The loaded multiple battery groups are installed with the upper cover, and the upper cover is connected with the lower bottom box buckle slot to complete the preliminary assembly of the battery box.

4. The automatic battery orientation, loading, and boxing equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The horizontal pneumatic slide drives the sliding plate to slide left and right, and the vertically arranged slider rail assembly and lifting cylinder on the sliding plate drive the lifting frame to move up and down. A number of feeding magnetic blocks are sleeved in the middle of the lower end of the lifting frame, and a permanent magnet is provided at the lower end of the feeding magnetic block. The feeding magnetic block transfers multiple batteries through the permanent magnet and places them on the stepping feeding slide.

5. The automatic battery orientation, loading, and boxing equipment according to claim 1 is characterized by: The pushing grouping cylinder is arranged opposite to the entrance of each inclined loading trough and on the other side of the conveyor belt, and performs a pushing action on the single battery on the conveyor belt to make it enter the corresponding inclined loading trough. Each group of batteries in the inclined loading trough is loaded to the magnetic flip assembly through the transfer loading assembly.

6. The battery automatic orientation, loading, and boxing equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The branch loading platform distributes each group of batteries after positive and negative pole adjustment to two step loading platforms for synchronous loading, including a branch carrier and a branch sliding frame perpendicular to the second step lifting component. The branch carrier supports each group of batteries, and the step lifting component of the step loading platform supports the loading and feeds it to the bottom of the flip adsorption component.

7. The automatic battery orientation, loading, and boxing equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The supporting plate supports and positions multiple batteries, and the stepping lifting assembly feeds the multiple batteries forward in a step-by-step manner. The stepping lifting assembly includes multiple groups of lifting cylinders, lifting plates and stepping cylinders. The stepping cylinders drive the multiple groups of lifting cylinders to move synchronously. The lifting cylinders drive the lifting plates to lift the multiple batteries upward, move them to the supporting plate of the next workstation, and then release the multiple batteries downward.

8. The automatic battery orientation, loading, and boxing equipment according to claim 5, characterized in that: The transfer and loading assembly includes a transfer slide, a transfer frame, several transfer magnetic blocks and a telescopic cylinder. The telescopic cylinder drives the transfer magnetic block to contact and adsorb the outer wall of the battery, and loads the material to the magnetic flip assembly under the drive of the transfer slide.

9. The automatic battery orientation, loading, and boxing equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sliding adsorption filling component includes a filling pneumatic slide, an adsorption frame, a filling cylinder and a filling plate. A permanent magnet is provided in the adsorption frame, which is driven by the filling pneumatic slide to adsorb each group of batteries on the vertical magnetic block. The filling pneumatic slide drives the batteries to be transferred to the upper part of the lower bottom box of the conveyor line, and the filling cylinder drives the filling plate to press each group of batteries downward from the upper electrode and load them into the lower bottom box.

10. The battery automatic orientation, loading, and boxing equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: A limiting assembly is also provided on one side of the conveyor line, and the limiting assembly includes a pushing cylinder, a limiting cylinder, a limiting frame and multiple limiting rods. The limiting rods are set opposite to the loading position of the battery box at each workstation, and are driven by the limiting cylinder to be pulled outward to release or blocked inward to limit, and cooperate with the pushing cylinder to push the lower bottom box to a horizontal positioning limit.

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