Conveyor lifting and load-splitting tray mechanical device

Abstract

The present invention relates to the technical field of battery production equipment, and in particular to a conveying and lifting load tray distribution mechanical device, in which a buffer conveyor line and a relay conveyor line are arranged side by side adjacent to each other end to end, the two load tray distribution assemblies are arranged on opposite sides above the relay conveyor line, the two ballast tray assemblies are arranged above the relay conveyor line, and the two ballast tray assemblies are arranged along the transmission direction of the relay conveyor line, the two load tray distribution assemblies and the two ballast tray assemblies enclose a vertical load tray lifting channel, the load tray lifting mechanism is located below the load tray lifting channel, the load tray lifting mechanism is located below the relay conveyor line, and the load tray lifting mechanism can pass through the relay conveyor line to lift the load tray upward along the load tray lifting channel. Compared with the prior art, the conveying and lifting load tray distribution mechanical device of the present invention can realize the distribution of materials from stacked empty load trays, making it easier and more efficient for both equipment and manual material collection, which is beneficial to improving the overall efficiency of battery production.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of battery production equipment, and particularly to a conveying, lifting and separating tray mechanical device.

Background Art

[0002] In the battery production process flow, it is necessary to put the finished batteries into trays of a specific type for storage and packaging. During the operation of the production process, empty trays need to be continuously provided to store the batteries. When the empty trays are placed, they are mostly stacked in multiple layers. This causes the multiple layers of trays to become very tight after being squeezed by an external force and difficult to separate, and the distance between every two layers of trays will become different, which makes it difficult for equipment or manual material taking.

Summary of the Invention

[0003] In order to overcome the above problems, the present invention proposes a conveying, lifting and separating tray mechanical device that can effectively solve the above problems.

[0004] A technical solution provided by the present invention to solve the above technical problems is: to provide a conveying, lifting and separating tray mechanical device, including a buffer conveying line, a relay conveying line, two tray separating components, a tray lifting mechanism and two pressing tray components. The buffer conveying line and the relay conveying line are arranged adjacent to each other end to end and side by side. The two tray separating components are arranged on the opposite sides above the relay conveying line. The two pressing tray components are arranged above the relay conveying line, and the two pressing tray components are arranged along the transmission direction of the relay conveying line. The two tray separating components and the two pressing tray components enclose a vertical tray lifting channel. The tray lifting mechanism is located below the tray lifting channel and below the relay conveying line. The tray lifting mechanism can pass through the relay conveying line to jack up the trays along the tray lifting channel. The tray separating component is used to separate the top two layers of empty trays. The tray lifting mechanism is used to jack up the stacked empty trays as a whole. The pressing tray component is used to cooperate with the tray lifting mechanism to squeeze the stacked empty trays.

[0005] Preferably, the tray separating component includes an adjusting fixed plate, a guide rail fixed plate is fixed on the adjusting fixed plate, a clamping guide rail is fixed on the guide rail fixed plate, a moving plate is slidably connected to the clamping guide rail through a slider, and the moving plate can move back and forth along the clamping guide rail.

[0006] Preferably, a tray backing plate is fixed on one side of the moving plate, a sheet metal lower edge is fixedly connected below the tray backing plate, and a sheet metal moving side edge is fixedly connected to the side of the tray backing plate.

[0007] Preferably, an insert advancing guide rail is fixed on the upper surface of the moving plate. A first support plate is slidably connected to the insert advancing guide rail through a slider. A second support plate is connected above the first support plate through a lifting guide post and a linear bearing. Two elastic upper inserts are connected to the second support plate, and two elastic lower inserts are connected to the first support plate. The positions of the elastic upper inserts and the elastic lower inserts correspond to each other.

[0008] Preferably, a third support plate is arranged above the second support plate. The third support plate is fixed to the top of the lifting guide post. An upper insert lifting cylinder is fixed on the third support plate. The output end of the upper insert lifting cylinder is connected to the second support plate.

[0009] Preferably, elastic force devices are arranged on both the elastic upper inserts and the elastic lower inserts.

[0010] Preferably, the ballast tray assembly includes a support column. A column guide shaft support is connected to the lower end of the support column. A cylinder adjusting fixing plate is connected to the upper end of the support column. Inductor adjusting fixing sheet metals are connected to both side parts of the cylinder adjusting fixing plate.

[0011] Preferably, a ballast tray cylinder is connected to the cylinder adjusting fixing plate. The output end of the ballast tray cylinder is connected to a ballast tray sheet metal. The ballast tray sheet metal is located in the upper part of the tray lifting channel.

[0012] Preferably, a tray height detection opposed inductor is connected to the inductor adjusting fixing sheet metal.

[0013] Preferably, the tray lifting mechanism includes a main body fixing plate. A plurality of lifting guide posts are connected to the main body fixing plate through lifting linear bearings. The lower end of the main body fixing plate is connected to an up-and-down moving lifting plate through a guide shaft support. An avoidance groove is formed in the up-and-down moving lifting plate. A vertical induction fixing bracket is arranged in the avoidance groove. A plurality of photoelectric induction switches are equidistantly arranged on the induction fixing bracket. A photoelectric switch induction piece is arranged on the up-and-down moving lifting plate. The position of the photoelectric switch induction piece corresponds to the position of the photoelectric induction switch.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the conveying, lifting and separating tray mechanical device of the present invention can realize the separating and picking of stacked empty trays, making it easier and more efficient for both equipment or manual picking, which is beneficial to improving the overall efficiency of battery production.

Description of the Drawings

[0015] Figure 1 is the first three-dimensional view of the conveying, lifting and separating tray mechanical device of the present invention;

[0016] Figure 2 is the second three-dimensional view of the conveying, lifting and separating tray mechanical device of the present invention;

[0017] Figure 3 This is the three-dimensional view of the load-carrying tray of the conveying, lifting and load-splitting tray mechanical device of the present invention;

[0018] Figure 4 This is the first three-dimensional view of the tray load-splitting assembly of the conveying, lifting and load-splitting tray mechanical device of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 5 This is the second three-dimensional view of the tray load-splitting assembly of the conveying, lifting and load-splitting tray mechanical device of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 6 This is the first three-dimensional view of the tray lifting mechanism of the conveying, lifting and load-splitting tray mechanical device of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 7 This is the second three-dimensional view of the tray lifting mechanism of the conveying, lifting and load-splitting tray mechanical device of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 8 This is the first three-dimensional view of the ballast tray assembly of the conveying, lifting and load-splitting tray mechanical device of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 9 This is the second three-dimensional view of the ballast tray assembly of the conveying, lifting and load-splitting tray mechanical device of the present invention.

Detailed implementation manners

[0024] In order to make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention clearer and more understandable, the following further elaborates on the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and implementation examples. It should be understood that the specific implementation examples described herein are only used to explain the present invention and are not used to limit the present invention.

[0025] It should be noted that all directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back...) in the embodiments of the present invention are limited to the relative positions on the specified views, rather than absolute positions.

[0026] In addition, in the present invention, descriptions such as "first" and "second" are only for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly specifying the quantity of the indicated technical features. Thus, features defined with "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of such features. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise specifically defined.

[0027] Please refer to Figures 1 to 9, the conveying, lifting and separating tray mechanical device of the present invention is used for the conveying and separating of multiple layers of empty trays during the battery production process, and includes a buffer conveying line 1, a relay conveying line 2, two tray separating components 3, a tray lifting mechanism 4 and two pressing tray components 5. The buffer conveying line 1 and the relay conveying line 2 are arranged adjacent to each other end to end and side by side. The two tray separating components 3 are arranged on the opposite sides above the relay conveying line 2. The two pressing tray components 5 are arranged above the relay conveying line 2, and the two pressing tray components 5 are arranged along the transmission direction of the relay conveying line 2. The two tray separating components 3 and the two pressing tray components 5 enclose a vertical tray lifting channel. The tray lifting mechanism 4 is located below the tray lifting channel. The tray lifting mechanism 4 is located below the relay conveying line 2, and the tray lifting mechanism 4 can pass through the relay conveying line 2 to lift the tray upward along the tray lifting channel.

[0028] The buffer conveying line 1 is used for buffering multiple layers of stacked empty trays and transporting the multiple layers of stacked empty trays to the relay conveying line 2; the relay conveying line 2 is used for receiving and placing the multiple layers of stacked empty trays transmitted from the buffer conveying line 1; the tray separating component 3 is used for separating the top two layers of empty trays, which is convenient for taking away after separation; the tray lifting mechanism 4 is used for lifting the multiple layers of stacked empty trays upward as a whole to ensure that the height of taking an empty tray each time is the same; the pressing tray component 5 is used to cooperate with the tray lifting mechanism 4 to squeeze the multiple layers of stacked empty trays so that the gap between the top two layers of trays is at the same height and the gap size is the same before each separation, ensuring the smooth progress of each separation.

[0029] The buffer conveying line 1 uses a motor as the power source and is driven by a flat belt to convey the tray. There is a pair of photoelectric sensors in the buffer conveying line 1 to sense whether there is a tray in the buffer conveying line 1. Adjustable sheet metal stoppers are designed on both sides of the buffer conveying line 1 to block the multiple layers of trays in the middle position to ensure that they do not deviate during transportation. During the production process, if the buffer conveying line 1 is in an empty state, an alarm will be triggered for prompt. Manual feeding is required. The operator puts multiple layers of empty trays into the buffer conveying line. After the trays are placed, the pair of photoelectric sensors sense that there is material, and the alarm prompt is automatically eliminated.

[0030] The relay conveying line 2 uses a motor as the power source and is driven by a flat belt to convey the tray. There is a pair of photoelectric sensors in the relay conveying line 2 to sense whether the tray is conveyed to the set position.

[0031] The tray separating component 3 includes a stop and overall pushing component. Function: When the empty tray reaches the set position, the stop and overall pushing components on both sides start to operate to block and position the empty tray in the middle position. The tray separating component 3 includes an insert separating component. Function: The insert separating components on both sides are inserted into the gap between two trays. At this time, there are two situations. One is that it is successfully inserted into the gap, and the other is that it is not successfully inserted into the gap. When it is not successfully inserted into the gap, elastic devices are installed inside the separating inserts of the insert separating component, and the separating inserts will retreat to avoid damage. And when the separating inserts retreat, they will trigger the induction photoelectricity, causing an alarm and abnormal prompt. When the separating inserts are successfully inserted into the gap between two trays, the separating inserts in group A hold and fix the lower tray, and the separating inserts in group B follow the lifting cylinder to lift. The empty tray is separated from the lower-layer empty tray as the separating inserts in group B lift, realizing the function of tray separation.

[0032] The tray lifting mechanism 4 can be freely driven by a stepper screw motor to achieve free lifting. For example, every time an empty tray is taken away, the stepper screw motor needs to be controllably lifted by the distance of one empty tray to ensure that the height of taking an empty tray each time is the same.

[0033] After multiple layers of empty trays are stacked, the gaps between each empty tray are of different sizes and degrees of tightness, resulting in different total stacking heights for each stack of empty trays. And the insertion height position of the separating inserts is fixed, which may cause the separating inserts to often fail to be inserted into the gap between two trays or be inserted at the wrong position when tray separation is required. At this time, the ballast tray component 5 and the tray lifting mechanism 4 need to cooperate with each other to press the gaps between each empty tray to the same size, facilitating the accurate insertion of the separating inserts for tray separation.

[0034] The tray separating component 3 includes an adjusting fixed plate 31. A guide rail fixed plate 34 is fixed on the adjusting fixed plate 31. A clamping guide rail 311 is fixed on the guide rail fixed plate 34. A moving plate 32 is slidably connected to the clamping guide rail 311 through a slider, and the moving plate 32 can move back and forth along the clamping guide rail 311. The moving plate 32 is connected with a clamping cylinder, and the clamping cylinder is used to provide clamping driving force. A clamping limiting member 312 is connected to the moving plate 32 to prevent over-clamping and protect the tray.

[0035] A tray backing plate 33 is fixed on one side of the moving plate 32. A sheet metal lower stop edge 331 is fixedly connected below the tray backing plate 33. A sheet metal moving side stop edge 332 is fixedly connected to the side of the tray backing plate 33. The tray backing plate 33 moves together with the moving plate 32 to position the tray.

[0036] A forward guide rail 321 for the insert is fixed on the upper surface of the movable plate 32. A first support plate 35 is slidably connected to the forward guide rail 321 for the insert through a slider, and the first support plate 35 can move back and forth along the forward guide rail 321 for the insert. A vertical insert forward cylinder 322 is connected to the first support plate 35, and the vertical insert forward cylinder 322 provides driving force for the movement of the first support plate 35. A vertical insert forward limit member 328 is provided on the first support plate 35 to prevent over-insertion.

[0037] A second support plate 36 is connected above the first support plate 35 through a lifting guide post 325 and a linear bearing 38. The second support plate 36 can be lifted and lowered along the lifting guide post 325. Two elastic upper inserts 324 are connected to the second support plate 36, and two elastic lower inserts 323 are connected to the first support plate 35. The positions of the elastic upper inserts 324 and the elastic lower inserts 323 correspond to each other. Elasticity devices, such as buffer springs, are provided on both the elastic upper inserts 324 and the elastic lower inserts 323 for buffering and retreating when encountering resistance to prevent damage to the inserts.

[0038] A third support plate 37 is provided above the second support plate 36. The third support plate 37 is fixed to the top of the lifting guide post 325. An upper insert lifting cylinder 326 is fixed to the third support plate 37. The output end of the upper insert lifting cylinder 326 is connected to the second support plate 36 to provide driving force for the lifting and lowering of the second support plate 36. The linear bearing 38 is connected to the lifting guide post 325, the second support plate 36 is connected to the linear bearing 38, and the bottom end of the lifting guide post 325 is fixed to the first support plate 35. An upper insert lifting limit member 327 is provided on the second support plate 36 to prevent over-lifting.

[0039] An insert separation inductor 329 is provided on the first support plate 35 to sense whether the elastic upper inserts 324 and the elastic lower inserts 323 are separated.

[0040] The carrier lifting mechanism 4 includes a main body fixing plate 41. A plurality of lifting guide posts 42 are connected to the main body fixing plate 41 through lifting linear bearings 411. The lower end of the main body fixing plate 41 is connected to a vertically moving lifting plate 43 through a guide shaft support 421. The upper ends of the lifting guide posts 42 are fixed to a jacking plate 44, and the jacking plate 44 is used to contact the carrier to jack up the carrier. An induction groove is formed on the jacking plate 44, and a carrier presence / absence inductor is arranged in the induction groove to sense whether the carrier is jacked up.

[0041] A screw motor 47 is connected to the main body fixing plate 41. The screw motor 47 is connected to a screw rod 45. One end of the screw rod 45 is connected to the vertically moving lifting plate 43 through a screw rod fixing plate 451. The screw motor 47 drives the screw rod 45 to rotate and lift, and the screw rod 45 drives the vertically moving lifting plate 43 to lift and lower.

[0042] A clearance groove is formed on the vertically moving lifting plate 43. A vertical induction fixing bracket 46 is arranged in the clearance groove. A plurality of photoelectric induction switches 461 are arranged at equal intervals on the induction fixing bracket 46. A photoelectric switch induction piece 431 is arranged on the vertically moving lifting plate 43. The position of the photoelectric switch induction piece 431 corresponds to the position of the photoelectric induction switch 461. When the vertically moving lifting plate 43 moves, the photoelectric switch induction piece 431 moves together. When the photoelectric switch induction piece 431 passes through the position of the photoelectric induction switch 461, induction is triggered, which is beneficial to controlling the same moving distance each time.

[0043] The ballast disc assembly 5 includes a support column 51. The lower end of the support column 51 is connected to a column guide shaft support 52. The upper end of the support column 51 is connected to a cylinder adjusting fixing plate 53. Sensor adjusting fixing sheet metals 54 are connected to both side parts of the cylinder adjusting fixing plate 53.

[0044] A ballast disc cylinder 55 is connected to the cylinder adjusting fixing plate 53. The output end of the ballast disc cylinder 55 is connected to a ballast disc sheet metal 56. The ballast disc sheet metal 56 is located at the upper part of the disc lifting channel. After extending out, it can block the rising channel of the disc and prevent the disc from rising.

[0045] A disc height detection opposed photoelectric sensor 57 is connected to the sensor adjusting fixing sheet metal 54, which is used to detect whether the uppermost disc is in place, so as to control the same height of taking the disc each time.

[0046] A disc sheet metal front baffle 58 is also connected to the cylinder adjusting fixing plate 53. The disc sheet metal front baffle 58 is located at the end of the relay conveyor line 2 and is used to block the over-flow of the disc.

[0047] Mechanical action description:

[0048] Initial state: Manually put stack A (20 layers of empty discs) into the buffer conveyor line 1. Stack A (20 layers of empty discs) is automatically conveyed to the relay conveyor line 2. Manually put stack B (20 layers of empty discs) into the buffer conveyor line 1 for caching and standby.

[0049] Stack A (20 layers of empty trays) is blocked and limited by the tray sheet metal front baffle 58 in the relay conveyor line 2 and cannot move forward in the conveying process. At this time, the bottom opposed photoelectric sensor will sense whether Stack A (20 layers of empty trays) has been conveyed to the specified position. If it senses that Stack A (20 layers of empty trays) has reached the specified position, the relay conveyor line 2 will stop rotating.

[0050] In the left and right two groups of tray dividing components 3, the whole pushing components near the baffle simultaneously push Stack A (20 layers of empty trays) to the middle of the relay conveyor line 2 for positioning by relying on the baffle. The two groups of ballast tray components 5 extend the ballast tray sheet metal 56 through the air cylinders.

[0051] The tray lifting mechanism 4 drives the lifting plate 44 through the stepper screw motor under control to lift Stack A (20 layers of empty trays) upward by a certain controllable distance. The top layer of trays in Stack A (20 layers of empty trays) will contact the ballast tray sheet metal 56 extended by the two groups of ballast tray components 5. After being squeezed, the gaps between the trays in Stack A (20 layers of empty trays) will be compressed and reduced to a unified distance. When the upper opposed photoelectric sensor senses that the extrusion reaches the corresponding height, the tray lifting mechanism 4 stops rising and extruding. At this time, the position between the gaps of the top first and second empty trays in Stack A (20 layers of empty trays) is just enough for the elastic upper insertion piece 324 and the elastic lower insertion piece 323 to be inserted into the gaps between the two trays.

[0052] The elastic upper insertion piece 324 and the elastic lower insertion piece 323 are inserted into the gaps between the top first and second empty trays in Stack A (20 layers of empty trays). The two groups of ballast tray components 5 retract the ballast tray sheet metal 56 through the air cylinders. The elastic lower insertion piece 323 holds and fixes the lower layer of trays. The elastic upper insertion piece 324 follows the lifting air cylinder to lift, and the top first layer of trays is separated from the lower layer of empty trays and waits to be taken away. This action circulates in this way.

[0053] Compared with the prior art, the conveying, lifting and tray dividing mechanical device of the present invention can realize the tray dividing and material taking of stacked empty trays, making it easier and more efficient for both equipment and manual material taking, which is beneficial to improving the overall efficiency of battery production.

[0054] The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and do not limit the patent scope of the present invention accordingly. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the concept of the present invention shall be included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. Conveyor lifting and load-splitting tray mechanical device, characterized in that, It includes a buffer conveyor line, a relay conveyor line, two tray-carrying plate sub-assemblies, a tray-carrying plate lifting mechanism and two ballast plate assemblies. The buffer conveyor line and the relay conveyor line are arranged side by side adjacent to each other end to end. The two tray-carrying plate sub-assemblies are arranged on opposite sides above the relay conveyor line. The two ballast plate assemblies are arranged above the relay conveyor line. The two ballast plate assemblies are arranged along the transmission direction of the relay conveyor line. The two tray-carrying plate sub-assemblies and the two ballast plate assemblies enclose a vertical tray-carrying plate lifting channel. The tray-carrying plate lifting mechanism is located below the tray-carrying plate lifting channel. The tray-carrying plate lifting mechanism is located below the relay conveyor line. The tray-carrying plate lifting mechanism can pass through the relay conveyor line to lift the tray upward along the tray-carrying plate lifting channel. The tray separation assembly is used to separate the top two layers of empty trays; The tray lifting mechanism is used to lift the multiple layers of stacked empty trays upward as a whole; The ballast plate assembly is used to cooperate with the plate lifting mechanism to squeeze the multiple layers of stacked empty plates, so that the gaps between the empty plates after squeezing are compressed and reduced to a uniform distance; The ballast plate assembly includes a support column, the lower end of the support column is connected to a column guide shaft support, the upper end of the support column is connected to a cylinder adjustment fixing plate, and both sides of the cylinder adjustment fixing plate are connected to sensor adjustment fixing sheet metal; The cylinder adjustment fixing plate is connected to a ballast plate cylinder, the output end of the ballast plate cylinder is connected to a ballast plate sheet metal, and the ballast plate sheet metal is located at the upper part of the carrier plate lifting channel; The sensor adjustment fixing sheet metal is connected with a carrier height detection counter-radiation sensor.

2. The conveying, lifting and load-sharing disc mechanical device according to claim 1, wherein The plate carrier and plate dividing assembly comprises an adjusting fixed plate, a guide rail fixed plate is fixed on the adjusting fixed plate, a clamping guide rail is fixed on the guide rail fixed plate, a movable plate is slidably connected to the clamping guide rail via a slider, and the movable plate can move back and forth along the clamping guide rail.

3. The conveying, lifting and loading / unloading tray mechanical device according to claim 2, wherein, A tray support plate is fixed on one side of the movable plate, a sheet metal lower rib is fixedly connected below the tray support plate, and a sheet metal movable side rib is fixedly connected to the side of the tray support plate.

4. The conveying, lifting and diverting tray mechanical device according to claim 2, wherein An insert forward guide rail is fixed on the upper surface of the movable plate, and a first support plate is slidably connected to the insert forward guide rail via a slider, a second support plate is connected above the first support plate via a lifting guide column and a linear bearing, two elastic upper inserts are connected to the second support plate, and two elastic lower inserts are connected to the first support plate, and the positions of the elastic upper inserts and the elastic lower inserts correspond to each other.

5. The conveying, lifting and sorting tray mechanical device according to claim 4, characterized in that, A third support plate is arranged above the second support plate, the third support plate is fixed to the top of the lifting guide column, an upper insert lifting cylinder is fixed on the third support plate, and an output end of the upper insert lifting cylinder is connected to the second support plate.

6. The conveying, lifting and sorting tray mechanical device according to claim 4, characterized in that, The elastic upper inserting piece and the elastic lower inserting piece are both provided with elastic devices.

7. The conveying, lifting and sorting tray mechanical device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The carrier plate lifting mechanism includes a main body fixed plate, on which a number of lifting guide columns are connected through lifting linear bearings. The lower end of the main body fixed plate is connected with an up-and-down moving lifting plate through a guide shaft support. An avoidance groove is formed on the up-and-down moving lifting plate, and a vertical induction fixed bracket is arranged in the avoidance groove. A plurality of photoelectric induction switches are equidistantly arranged on the induction fixed bracket. A photoelectric switch induction piece is arranged on the up-and-down moving lifting plate, and the position of the photoelectric switch induction piece corresponds to the position of the photoelectric induction switch.

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