A sealed battery gas pocket handling device and a mechanical hand mechanism thereof

Abstract

A sealed battery gas bag carrying battery device and its mechanical hand mechanism and driving mechanism. The driving mechanism is connected to the end of the module through four columns, three movable modules, reducers and motors, so that the mechanical hand can move in three-dimensional space. The mechanical bottom plate of the mechanical hand mechanism is slidably connected to the two groups of mechanical clamps for clamping the battery through the bidirectional screw rod. The two groups of mechanical clamps are used for clamping the battery, and the front and rear spacing can be changed by adjusting the cylinder and the movable plate connected to the clamp cylinder, and the left and right spacing can be changed by the bidirectional screw rod; the movable plate is provided with a sealing clamp mechanism, the sealing clamp mechanism can move up and down, and the battery and gas bag are clamped and heated by the sealing heating fixed plate provided with a heating rod. The device replaces manual carrying by mechanical carrying, and completes the sealing of the gas bag in the carrying process, optimizes the battery production process, thereby improving the production efficiency, optimizing the battery flatness, and more conducive to improving the equipment production automation level.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of automated mass production technology for batteries, and in particular to a sealed battery air bag handling device and its robotic arm mechanism. Background Technology

[0002] In actual production, newly manufactured batteries need to be air-sealed after handling to prevent potential leaks and safety hazards. Typically, battery handling and air-sealing require specialized handling and sealing mechanisms, which are inefficient, costly, and detrimental to automated mass production. The best improvement would be to develop automated battery handling equipment with air-sealing capabilities. This would not only reduce the workload and operate stably in complex environments, but also seal the battery air bags during handling. Summary of the Invention

[0003] To address the aforementioned technical problems, this invention proposes a sealed battery air bag handling device and its robotic arm mechanism.

[0004] This invention proposes a robotic arm mechanism for handling sealed battery gas bags, comprising a rectangular mechanical base plate. Two parallel sides of the base plate extend in the front-back direction, and the other two parallel sides extend in the left-right direction. A bidirectional lead screw extending in both directions is fixed to the lower surface of the base plate via a lead screw mounting seat. Two lead screw seats, which change distance with the lead screw's side spacing, are mounted on the bidirectional lead screw. A lead screw motor is fixed to the left end of the upper surface of the base plate. A synchronous pulley is located at the right end of the bidirectional lead screw and the lead screw motor, connected by a synchronous belt, allowing the two lead screw seats to change their left-right distance under the drive of the lead screw motor. The lower surfaces of the two lead screw seats are respectively provided with first slide rails in the front-back direction. A gripper cylinder mounting seat is slidably mounted at the front and rear ends of each first slide rail. A gripper cylinder is connected to the lower surface of the gripper cylinder mounting seat, and a gripper cylinder is connected to the lower surface of the gripper cylinder mounting seat. The mechanical grippers close at the rear, and each gripper has a clamping clip for securing the battery gas bag. The bottom of the grippers is fitted with silicone gripper material to prevent scratching the battery gas bag seal. The mechanical base plate is connected downwards to an adjusting cylinder mounting plate via mounting plates on the front and rear sides, positioning the adjusting cylinder mounting plate below a bidirectional lead screw. The lower surface of the adjusting cylinder mounting plate has a second slide rail in the front-to-back direction. The front and rear ends of the second slide rail are slidably connected to a movable plate extending in the left-to-right direction. The two movable plates are respectively connected to two rows of gripper cylinder mounting seats. An adjusting cylinder is connected to the middle of the two movable plates, and this cylinder can be pushed back and forth to change the distance between the movable plates. The movable plates have a sealing gripper mechanism parallel to the left and right mechanical grippers, which can be used for heating and sealing the battery gas bag. The mechanical base plate has a control mechanism for electrical control.

[0005] More specifically, the sealing gripper mechanism includes a sealing mounting plate connected to the movable plate. The sealing mounting plate is connected to a sealing cylinder that can be pushed up and down by a lifting cylinder. The lower surface of the sealing cylinder is provided with two vertical sealing heating fixing plates that can close together with the sealing cylinder. Two heating rods are inserted through the sealing heating fixing plates in the left and right directions. A heating plate is provided inside the air bag clamping position formed by the sealing heating fixing plates. The sealing heating fixing plates are provided with leaf springs for guiding when clamping the battery sealing edge.

[0006] More specifically, the sealed heating fixing plate uses an insulating, high-temperature resistant, low thermal conductivity material. The heating plate is made of a high-hardness material with relatively low specific heat capacity that is resistant to high temperatures and electrolyte corrosion.

[0007] More specifically, the control mechanism includes a booster pump, a solenoid valve island, a pressure regulating valve, and a temperature controller. The booster pump's inlet is connected to an external air source connector, and its outlet is connected to the inlet of a solenoid valve island. The solenoid valve island's outlet is connected to the inlet of the pressure regulating valve, and the pressure regulating valve's outlet is connected to the gripper cylinder to control the gripper cylinder's clamping force. The booster pump can increase the clamping force of the air bag in the sealing gripper mechanism by increasing the clamping force of the gripper cylinder, or it can meet the air bag sealing clamping force requirements by selecting a gripper cylinder with a larger outer diameter clamping force. One end of the temperature controller is connected to an external power source, and the other end is connected to a temperature sensor inside the heating rod to detect the heating rod temperature and control the air bag sealing temperature.

[0008] This invention proposes a drive mechanism for a sealed battery airbag battery transport device. The bottom consists of four vertical columns of equal height, arranged at the four endpoints of a rectangle on a horizontal plane. One side of this rectangle extends in the left-right direction, and the direction perpendicular to the left-right direction is defined as the front-back direction. The top of each column is connected to a first module via a first support plate. The first module extends in the front-back direction and connects to the tops of the left and right columns. A second module extending in the left-right direction is slidably connected to the two first modules via a second support plate. A third support plate is slidably connected to the second module in the left-right direction. The third support plate connects to a vertically aligned third module. An external mechanical structure that can slide up and down is connected to the third module. Each of the first, second, and third modules is equipped with a reducer to control module rotation and a geared motor to drive the reducer, allowing the external mechanical structure to be controlled to move up, down, left, right, forward, and backward.

[0009] More specifically, a horizontal connecting rod is added between the first modules that move synchronously to ensure the synchronization of the two first modules.

[0010] The present invention proposes a sealed battery air bag transport device, which includes a robotic arm mechanism and a drive mechanism;

[0011] The drive mechanism has four vertical columns of equal height at its bottom. The bottom of each column is arranged at the four endpoints of a rectangle on a horizontal plane, with one side of the rectangle extending in the left-right direction and the perpendicular direction to the left-right direction defined as the front-back direction. The top of each column is connected to a first module via a first support plate. The first module extends in the front-back direction and connects to the tops of the left and right columns. A second module extending in the left-right direction is slidably connected to the two first modules via a second support plate. A third support plate is slidably connected to the second module in the left-right direction. The third support plate connects to a vertical third module. A manipulator mechanism that can slide up and down is connected to the third module. Each of the first, second, and third modules is equipped with a reducer to control the sliding of the module and a geared motor to drive the reducer, so that the manipulator mechanism can be controlled to move up, down, left, right, forward, and backward.

[0012] The robotic arm mechanism includes a rectangular mechanical base plate, which is slidably connected to the third module. A bidirectional lead screw extending laterally is fixed to the lower surface of the mechanical base plate via a lead screw mounting seat. Two lead screw seats with variable pitch are mounted on the bidirectional lead screw. A lead screw motor is fixed to the left end of the upper surface of the mechanical base plate. A synchronous pulley is located at the right end of the bidirectional lead screw and the lead screw motor, connected by a synchronous belt, allowing the two lead screw seats to change their lateral distance under the drive of the lead screw motor. The lower surfaces of the two lead screw seats are respectively provided with a first slide rail in the front-to-back direction. A gripper cylinder mounting seat is slidably mounted at the front and rear ends of each first slide rail. A gripper cylinder is connected to the lower surface of the cylinder mounting base. A mechanical gripper, which can close and retract with the gripper cylinder, is connected to the lower surface of the cylinder mounting base. The mechanical gripper is equipped with a battery gas bag fixing clamp for securing the battery gas bag. The bottom of the mechanical gripper is equipped with silicone gripper material to prevent scratching the battery gas bag seal. The mechanical base plate is connected downwards to an adjusting cylinder mounting plate via mounting plates on the front and rear sides, positioning the adjusting cylinder mounting plate below a bidirectional lead screw. The lower surface of the adjusting cylinder mounting plate has a second slide rail in the front-to-back direction. The front and rear ends of the second slide rail are slidably connected to a movable plate extending in the left-to-right direction. The two movable plates are respectively connected to the front and rear rows of gripper cylinder mounting bases. A centrally connected adjusting cylinder can be pushed back and forth to change the distance between the front and rear movable plates. The movable plates are equipped with a sealing gripper mechanism parallel to the left and right mechanical grippers, which can be used for heating and sealing the battery air bag. The sealing gripper mechanism includes a sealing mounting plate connected to the movable plate. The sealing mounting plate is connected to a sealing cylinder that can be pushed up and down by a lifting cylinder. Two vertical sealing heating fixing plates are provided on the lower surface of the sealing cylinder, which can close back and forth with the sealing cylinder. The sealing heating fixing plates are made of an insulating, high-temperature resistant, low thermal conductivity material. Two heating rods pass through the sealing heating fixing plates in the left-right direction, forming an air bag clamp. A heating plate is provided on the inner side of the device; a leaf spring is provided on the sealing heating fixing plate to guide the battery sealing process; a control mechanism for electrical control is provided on the mechanical base plate; the control mechanism includes a booster pump, an electromagnetic valve island, a pressure regulating valve, and a temperature controller; the air inlet of the booster pump is connected to an external air source connector, and the air outlet is connected to the air inlet of an electromagnetic valve island; the air outlet of the electromagnetic valve island is connected to the air inlet of the pressure regulating valve; the air outlet of the pressure regulating valve is connected to the gripper cylinder to control the clamping force of the gripper cylinder; one end of the temperature controller is connected to an external power source, and the other end is connected to a temperature sensor inside the heating rod to detect the temperature of the heating rod and control the sealing temperature of the air bag.

[0013] The workflow of this invention is as follows:

[0014] (1) The robotic arm mechanism positions the battery at one end of the drive device and moves downward through the movement of the drive device.

[0015] (2) The mechanical gripper grasps the battery and moves it up and down, forward and backward, and left and right through the movement of the first, second and third modules, automatically moving the battery to the target. At the same time, during the movement of the mechanical gripper mechanism to grasp the battery, the sealing gripper mechanism is simultaneously lowered by the lifting cylinder, and the sealing gripper clamps the battery air bag to complete the heating and sealing of the battery air bag;

[0016] (3) The robotic arm clamps the battery to the end point of the transport, and the sealing jaws and mechanical jaws release and lower the battery in turn, completing the transport and air bag sealing.

[0017] The advantages of this invention are that it replaces manual handling with mechanical handling of batteries, and completes the sealing of the air bag during the handling process, thereby optimizing the battery production process, improving production efficiency, optimizing battery flatness, and further improving the automation level of equipment production. Attached Figure Description

[0018] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a sealed battery air bag battery transport device

[0019] Figure 2 This is the front view of the present invention.

[0020] Figure 3 This is a front view of the robotic arm mechanism of the present invention.

[0021] Figure 4 This is a front view of the sealing gripper architecture of the present invention.

[0022] Figure 5 This is a left view of the sealing gripper mechanism of the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0023] The specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are for illustration and explanation only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

[0024] In the description of this invention, it should be understood that the terms "center," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," and "circumferential" indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are used only for the convenience of describing this invention and simplifying the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this invention.

[0025] Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of that feature. In the description of this invention, "a plurality of" means at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise explicitly specified.

[0026] In this invention, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," "linking," and "fixing," etc., should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral part; they can refer to a mechanical connection, an electrical connection, or a connection that allows communication between them; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; they can refer to the internal communication of two components or the interaction between two components, unless otherwise explicitly limited. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this invention according to the specific circumstances.

[0027] In this invention, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, "above" or "below" the second feature can mean that the first feature is in direct contact with the second feature, or that the first feature is in indirect contact with the second feature through an intermediate medium. Furthermore, "above," "over," and "on top" of the second feature can mean that the first feature is directly above or diagonally above the second feature, or simply that the first feature is at a higher horizontal level than the second feature. "Below," "below," and "under" the second feature can mean that the first feature is directly below or diagonally below the second feature, or simply that the first feature is at a lower horizontal level than the second feature.

[0028] In the description of this specification, the references to terms such as "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "example," "specific example," or "some examples," etc., indicate that a specific feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with that embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, the illustrative expressions of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments or examples. Moreover, without contradiction, those skilled in the art can combine and integrate the different embodiments or examples described in this specification, as well as the features of different embodiments or examples.

[0029] The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and exemplary embodiments.

[0030] Example 1

[0031] The present invention proposes a robotic arm mechanism for handling sealed battery gas bags, comprising a rectangular mechanical base plate 401, wherein the two parallel sides of the mechanical base plate extend in the front-back direction, and the other two parallel sides extend in the left-right direction; a bidirectional lead screw 407 extending in the left-right direction is fixed to the lower surface of the mechanical base plate 401 via a lead screw mounting seat 403, and the bidirectional lead screw 407 is provided with two lead screw seats whose pitch changes with the lead screw; a lead screw motor 404 is fixed to the left end of the upper surface of the mechanical base plate; a synchronous pulley 405 is provided at the right end of the bidirectional lead screw 407 and the lead screw motor 404, and the synchronous pulley is connected by a synchronous belt 406, so that the left-right distance between the two lead screw seats can be changed under the drive of the lead screw motor; the lower surfaces of the two lead screw seats are respectively provided with a first slide rail 416 in the front-back direction, and a gripper cylinder mounting seat 411 is slidably provided at the front end and rear end of the first slide rail, respectively; the lower surface of the gripper cylinder mounting seat is connected to a gripper cylinder 410, and the lower surface of the gripper cylinder is connected to a gripper cylinder that can close back and forth with the gripper cylinder. The mechanical gripper 412 has a bag fixing clamp 413 for fixing and gripping the battery air bag. The bottom of the mechanical gripper has a gripper silicone 414 to prevent scratching the sealing edge of the battery air bag. The mechanical base plate is connected downward to the adjusting cylinder mounting plate 409 through the front and rear mounting plates, so that the adjusting cylinder mounting plate 409 is located below the bidirectional lead screw 407. The lower surface of the adjusting cylinder mounting plate has a second slide rail 415 in the front and rear direction. The front and rear ends of the second slide rail 415 are respectively slidably connected to a movable plate 417 extending in the left and right direction. The front and rear movable plates are respectively connected to the front and rear rows of gripper cylinder mounting seats 411. An adjusting cylinder 408 is connected in the middle of the two movable plates. The adjusting cylinder 408 can be pushed back and forth to change the distance between the front and rear movable plates. The movable plate has a sealing gripper mechanism 500 parallel to the left and right mechanical grippers, which can be used for heating and sealing the battery air bag. The mechanical base plate has a control mechanism for electrical control.

[0032] In some embodiments of the present invention, the sealing gripper mechanism includes a sealing mounting plate 501 connected to a movable plate. The sealing mounting plate is connected to a sealing cylinder 305 that can be pushed up and down by a lifting cylinder 502. The lower surface of the sealing cylinder 305 is provided with two vertical sealing heating fixing plates 504 that can be closed back and forth with the sealing cylinder. Two heating rods 306 are provided through the sealing heating fixing plates in the left and right directions. The inner side of the air bag clamping position formed by the sealing heating fixing plates is provided with a heating plate 505. The sealing heating fixing plate is provided with a leaf spring 506 for guiding when clamping the battery sealing edge.

[0033] In some embodiments of the present invention, the sealing heating fixing plate is made of an insulating, high-temperature resistant, low thermal conductivity material, such as PEEK board. The heating plate is made of a high-hardness material with relatively low specific heat capacity that is resistant to high temperatures and electrolyte corrosion, such as 440C stainless steel when the gas bag of the encapsulated battery is made of aluminum-plastic film. The heating rod is a type K thermocouple.

[0034] In some embodiments of the present invention, the control mechanism includes a booster pump 301, an electromagnetic valve island 302, a pressure regulating valve 303, and a temperature controller 304. The inlet of the booster pump 301 is connected to an external air source connector, and the outlet is connected to the inlet of an electromagnetic valve island 302. The outlet of the electromagnetic valve island 302 is connected to the inlet of the pressure regulating valve 303, and the outlet of the pressure regulating valve 303 is connected to the gripper cylinder to control the clamping force of the gripper cylinder. The booster pump can increase the clamping force of the air bag of the sealing gripper mechanism 500 by increasing the clamping force of the gripper cylinder, or the air bag sealing clamping force requirement can be met by selecting a gripper cylinder with a larger outer diameter clamping force. One end of the temperature controller 304 is connected to an external power source, and the other end is connected to a temperature sensor inside the heating rod 306 to detect the temperature of the heating rod and control the air bag sealing temperature.

[0035] Example 2

[0036] The present invention proposes a drive mechanism for a sealed battery air bag transport device, comprising four vertical and equally tall columns 100 at the bottom. The bottom of each column is arranged in the form of four endpoints of a rectangle on a horizontal plane, with one side of the rectangle extending in the left-right direction and the perpendicular direction to the left-right direction defined as the front-back direction. The top of each column is connected to a first module 201 via a first support plate 204. The first module 201 extends in the front-back direction and connects to the tops of the left and right columns. A second module 206 extending in the left-right direction is slidably connected to the two first modules 201 via a second support plate 205. A third support plate 208 is slidably connected to the second module 206 in the left-right direction. The third support plate connects to a vertical third module 207. An external mechanical structure that can slide up and down is connected to the third module. Each of the first, second, and third modules is equipped with a reducer 202 for controlling the rotation of the module and a geared motor 203 for driving the reducer, so that the external mechanical structure can be controlled to move up, down, left, right, front, and back.

[0037] In some embodiments of the present invention, a horizontal connecting rod is added between the first modules that move synchronously to ensure the synchronicity of the movement of the two first modules.

[0038] Example 3

[0039] The present invention proposes a sealed battery air bag transport device, which includes a robotic arm mechanism and a drive mechanism;

[0040] The bottom of the drive mechanism consists of four vertical columns 100 of equal height. The bottom of the columns is arranged in the form of the four endpoints of a rectangle on a horizontal plane, with one side of the rectangle extending in the left-right direction and the perpendicular direction to the left-right direction defined as the front-back direction. The top of the columns is connected to the first module 201 via a first support plate 204. The first module 201 extends in the front-back direction and connects to the tops of the left and right columns. The second module 206, extending in the left-right direction, is slidably connected to the two first modules 201 via a second support plate 205. The second module 206 is slidably connected to a third support plate 208, which is connected to a vertical third module 207. The third module is connected to a vertically sliding robotic arm mechanism. Each of the first, second, and third modules is equipped with a reducer 202 for controlling the rotation of the module and a geared motor 203 for driving the reducer, so that the external mechanical structure can be controlled to move up, down, left, right, front, and back.

[0041] The robotic arm mechanism includes a rectangular mechanical base plate 401, which is slidably connected to the third module 207. A bidirectional lead screw 407 extending laterally is fixed to the lower surface of the mechanical base plate via a lead screw mounting seat 403. Two lead screw seats with variable pitch are provided on the bidirectional lead screw 407. A lead screw motor 404 is fixed to the left end of the upper surface of the mechanical base plate. Synchronous pulleys 405 are provided at the right ends of the bidirectional lead screw 407 and the lead screw motor 404. The synchronous pulleys are connected by a synchronous belt 406, allowing the two lead screw seats to change their lateral distance under the drive of the lead screw motor. The lower surface of the lead screw seat is provided with a first slide rail 416 in the front-to-back direction. A gripper cylinder mounting seat 411 is slidably provided at the front and rear ends of the first slide rail. A gripper cylinder 410 is connected to the lower surface of the gripper cylinder mounting seat. A mechanical gripper 412, which can close and retract with the gripper cylinder, is connected to the lower surface of the gripper cylinder 410. An air bag fixing clamp 413 for fixing and gripping the battery air bag is provided on the mechanical gripper 412. A gripper silicone 414 is provided at the bottom of the mechanical gripper to prevent scratching the sealing edge of the battery air bag. The mechanical base plate is connected downwards to an adjusting cylinder mounting plate 409 via mounting plates on the front and rear sides, allowing the adjusting cylinder to be mounted... A mounting plate 409 is located below the bidirectional lead screw. The lower surface of the adjusting cylinder mounting plate is provided with a second slide rail 415 in the front-to-back direction. The front and rear ends of the second slide rail are slidably connected to a movable plate 417 extending in the left-to-right direction. The two movable plates 417 are respectively connected to two rows of gripper cylinder mounting seats 411. An adjusting cylinder 408 is connected to the middle of the two movable plates. The adjusting cylinder 408 can be pushed back and forth to change the distance between the front and rear movable plates. The movable plate is provided with a sealing gripper mechanism 500 parallel to the left and right mechanical grippers, which can be used for heating and sealing battery gas bags. The sealing gripper mechanism includes... The device includes a sealing mounting plate 501 connected to the movable plate 417. The sealing mounting plate is connected to a sealing cylinder 305 that can be pushed up and down by a lifting cylinder 408. The lower surface of the sealing cylinder is provided with two vertical sealing heating fixing plates 504 that can close back and forth with the sealing cylinder. The sealing heating fixing plates 504 are made of insulating, high-temperature resistant, and low thermal conductivity material. Two heating rods 306 are inserted through the sealing heating fixing plates in the left and right directions. The inner side of the air bag clamp formed by the sealing heating fixing plates is provided with a heating plate 505. The sealing heating fixing plates are provided with leaf springs 506 for guiding when clamping the battery sealing edge. The mechanical base plate is equipped with a control mechanism for electrical control; the control mechanism includes a booster pump 301, an electromagnetic valve island 302, a pressure regulating valve 303, and a temperature controller 304; the air inlet of the booster pump is connected to an external air source connector, and the air outlet is connected to the air inlet of an electromagnetic valve island; the air outlet of the electromagnetic valve island is connected to the air inlet of the pressure regulating valve, and the air outlet of the pressure regulating valve is connected to the gripper cylinder for controlling the clamping force of the gripper cylinder; one end of the temperature controller is connected to an external power source, and the other end is connected to a temperature sensor inside the heating rod for detecting the temperature of the heating rod and controlling the sealing temperature of the air bag.

[0042] The workflow of this invention is as follows:

[0043] (1) The robotic arm mechanism positions the battery at one end of the drive device and moves downward through the movement of the drive device.

[0044] (2) The mechanical gripper grasps the battery and moves it up and down, forward and backward, and left and right through the movement of the first, second and third modules, automatically moving the battery to the target. At the same time, during the movement of the mechanical gripper mechanism to grasp the battery, the sealing gripper mechanism is simultaneously lowered by the lifting cylinder, and the sealing gripper clamps the battery air bag to complete the heating and sealing of the battery air bag;

[0045] (3) The robotic arm clamps the battery to the end point of the transport, and the sealing jaws and mechanical jaws release and lower the battery in turn, completing the transport and air bag sealing.

[0046] The advantages of this invention are that it replaces manual handling with mechanical handling of batteries, and completes the sealing of the air bag during the handling process, thereby optimizing the battery production process, improving production efficiency, optimizing battery flatness, and further improving the automation level of equipment production.

Claims

1. A robotic arm mechanism for a sealed battery air bag transport device, characterized in that: The robotic arm mechanism for transporting batteries in a sealed battery bag includes a rectangular mechanical base plate. Two parallel sides of the base plate extend in the front-back direction, and the other two parallel sides extend in the left-right direction. A bidirectional lead screw extending in both directions is fixed to the lower surface of the base plate via a lead screw mounting seat. Two lead screw seats that change distance with the lead screw's side spacing are mounted on the bidirectional lead screw. A lead screw motor is fixed to the left end of the upper surface of the base plate. A synchronous pulley is located at the right end of the bidirectional lead screw and the lead screw motor, connected by a synchronous belt, allowing the two lead screw seats to change their left-right distance under the drive of the lead screw motor. The lower surfaces of the two lead screw seats are respectively provided with first slide rails in the front-back direction. A gripper cylinder mounting seat is slidably mounted at the front and rear ends of each first slide rail. A gripper cylinder is connected to the lower surface of the gripper cylinder mounting seat, and a gripper cylinder that moves back and forth with the gripper cylinder is connected to the lower surface of the gripper cylinder mounting seat. The system comprises a mechanical gripper with a battery gas bag fixing clamp and silicone gripper bottom to prevent scratching the battery gas bag seal. A mechanical base plate is connected downwards to an adjusting cylinder mounting plate via front and rear mounting plates, positioned below a bidirectional lead screw. The lower surface of the adjusting cylinder mounting plate has a second slide rail in the front-to-back direction. The front and rear ends of the second slide rail are slidably connected to a movable plate extending in the left-to-right direction. The two movable plates are respectively connected to two rows of gripper cylinder mounting seats. An adjusting cylinder is connected to the middle of the two movable plates, which can be pushed back and forth to change the distance between the movable plates. The movable plate has a sealing gripper mechanism parallel to the left and right mechanical grippers, which can be used for heating and sealing the battery gas bag. The mechanical base plate also has a control mechanism for electrical control.

2. A robotic arm mechanism for a sealed battery air bag handling device as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The sealing gripper mechanism includes a sealing mounting plate connected to a movable plate. The sealing mounting plate is connected to a sealing cylinder that can be pushed up and down by a lifting cylinder. The lower surface of the sealing cylinder is provided with two vertical sealing heating fixing plates that can close together with the sealing cylinder. Two heating rods are inserted through the sealing heating fixing plates in the left and right directions. A heating plate is provided inside the air bag clamping position formed by the sealing heating fixing plates. The sealing heating fixing plates are provided with leaf springs for guiding when clamping the battery sealing edge.

3. A robotic arm mechanism for a sealed battery air bag handling device as described in claim 2, characterized in that: The sealed heating fixing plate is made of an insulating, high-temperature resistant, low thermal conductivity material.

4. A robotic arm mechanism for a sealed battery air bag handling device as described in claim 3, characterized in that: The control mechanism includes a booster pump, a solenoid valve island, a pressure regulating valve, and a temperature controller. The booster pump's inlet is connected to an external air source connector, and its outlet is connected to the inlet of a solenoid valve island. The solenoid valve island's outlet is connected to the inlet of the pressure regulating valve, and the pressure regulating valve's outlet is connected to the gripper cylinder to control the gripper cylinder's clamping force. The booster pump increases the clamping air pressure of the gripper cylinder, thereby increasing the air bag clamping force of the sealing gripper mechanism. One end of the temperature controller is connected to an external power source, and the other end is connected to a temperature sensor inside the heating rod to detect the heating rod's temperature and control the air bag's sealing temperature.

5. A sealed battery gas bag transport device, characterized in that: The sealed battery air bag battery transport device includes a robotic arm mechanism and a drive mechanism; The drive mechanism has four vertical columns of equal height at its bottom. The bottom of each column is arranged at the four endpoints of a rectangle on a horizontal plane, with one side of the rectangle extending in the left-right direction and the perpendicular direction to the left-right direction defined as the front-back direction. The top of each column is connected to a first module via a first support plate. The first module extends in the front-back direction and connects to the tops of the left and right columns. A second module extending in the left-right direction is slidably connected to the two first modules via a second support plate. A third support plate is slidably connected to the second module in the left-right direction. The third support plate connects to a vertical third module. A manipulator mechanism that can slide up and down is connected to the third module. Each of the first, second, and third modules is equipped with a reducer to control the sliding of the module and a geared motor to drive the reducer, so that the manipulator mechanism can be controlled to move up, down, left, right, forward, and backward. The robotic arm mechanism includes a rectangular mechanical base plate, which is slidably connected to the third module. A bidirectional lead screw extending laterally is fixed to the lower surface of the mechanical base plate via a lead screw mounting seat. Two lead screw seats, spaced according to the lead screw's side distance, are provided on the bidirectional lead screw. A lead screw motor is fixed to the left end of the upper surface of the mechanical base plate. A synchronous pulley is provided at the right end of the bidirectional lead screw and the lead screw motor, connected by a synchronous belt, allowing the two lead screw seats to change their lateral distance under the drive of the lead screw motor. The lower surfaces of the two lead screw seats are respectively provided with a first slide rail in the front-to-back direction. A gripper cylinder mounting seat is slidably provided at the front and rear ends of each first slide rail. A gripper cylinder is connected to the lower surface of the cylinder mounting base. A mechanical gripper, which can close and retract with the gripper cylinder, is connected to the lower surface of the cylinder mounting base. The mechanical gripper is equipped with a battery gas bag fixing clamp for securing the battery gas bag. The bottom of the mechanical gripper is equipped with silicone gripper material to prevent scratching the battery gas bag seal. The mechanical base plate is connected downwards to an adjusting cylinder mounting plate via mounting plates on the front and rear sides, positioning the adjusting cylinder mounting plate below a bidirectional lead screw. The lower surface of the adjusting cylinder mounting plate has a second slide rail in the front-to-back direction. The front and rear ends of the second slide rail are slidably connected to a movable plate extending in the left-to-right direction. The two movable plates are respectively connected to the front and rear rows of gripper cylinder mounting bases. A centrally connected adjusting cylinder can be pushed back and forth to change the distance between the front and rear movable plates. The movable plates are equipped with a sealing gripper mechanism parallel to the left and right mechanical grippers, which can be used for heating and sealing the battery air bag. The sealing gripper mechanism includes a sealing mounting plate connected to the movable plate. The sealing mounting plate is connected to a sealing cylinder that can be pushed up and down by a lifting cylinder. Two vertical sealing heating fixing plates are provided on the lower surface of the sealing cylinder, which can close back and forth with the sealing cylinder. The sealing heating fixing plates are made of an insulating, high-temperature resistant, low thermal conductivity material. Two heating rods pass through the sealing heating fixing plates in the left-right direction, forming an air bag clamp. A heating plate is provided on the inner side of the device; a leaf spring is provided on the sealing heating fixing plate to guide the battery sealing process; a control mechanism for electrical control is provided on the mechanical base plate; the control mechanism includes a booster pump, an electromagnetic valve island, a pressure regulating valve, and a temperature controller; the air inlet of the booster pump is connected to an external air source connector, and the air outlet is connected to the air inlet of an electromagnetic valve island; the air outlet of the electromagnetic valve island is connected to the air inlet of the pressure regulating valve; the air outlet of the pressure regulating valve is connected to the gripper cylinder to control the clamping force of the gripper cylinder; one end of the temperature controller is connected to an external power source, and the other end is connected to a temperature sensor inside the heating rod to detect the temperature of the heating rod and control the sealing temperature of the air bag.

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