A battery module loading and traying machine

Abstract

This invention discloses a battery module loading and traying machine, applied in the battery field. It includes a hopper mechanism, a conveyor, a tray, a tilting assembly, two guide plate assemblies, and two baffles. The conveyor is installed between the two baffles. By setting two baffles to limit the conveying space of the top conveyor belt, the invention allows for multi-layered loading and unloading of batteries via an inner hopper assembly, an upper receiving assembly, a middle pushing assembly, and a lower discharging assembly. The batteries are then transported to the top of the conveyor belt and into the tray. This allows for the discharge of multiple layers and quantities of batteries in a single operation, resulting in higher efficiency and faster speed compared to traditional traying machines that only load batteries in a single layer. Furthermore, the push-pull cylinder of the middle pushing assembly synchronously drives the inner hopper to swing, causing the batteries inside to vibrate. This facilitates easier entry of the batteries into the positioning plate of the upper receiving assembly, preventing jamming and ensuring smooth and seamless discharge.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of batteries, and in particular to a battery module loading and traying machine. Background Technology

[0002] A battery loading machine is an automated device used by battery manufacturers to load produced batteries onto trays, facilitating subsequent handling, transportation, or processing.

[0003] However, traditional battery module loading and traying machines discharge batteries from the hopper in single-pass batches, which are then conveyed to the loading position by a conveyor belt. At the loading position, the battery is pushed into the vertical tray by a pusher cylinder. Although this method can load batteries, it still has the following drawbacks.

[0004] Firstly, the battery discharge from the hopper can only discharge one battery at a time. To push a row of batteries at a time, the hopper needs to discharge multiple times and wait for the number of batteries in a row to arrive. This raises the issue of the feeding and transfer tray speed meeting efficiency requirements.

[0005] Secondly, after the batteries are loaded onto the tray, the tray is in a vertical position. The device does not have the function of flipping the tray, which makes it easy for the batteries to spill due to tilting after loading, which is not conducive to conveying the tray to the next processing station.

[0006] To address the aforementioned problems, we propose a battery module loading and traying machine. Summary of the Invention

[0007] The purpose of this invention is to provide a battery module loading and traying machine, which has the advantages of being able to load and tray multiple rows of batteries at a time and having the function of flipping the tray.

[0008] The above-mentioned technical objective of the present invention is achieved through the following technical solution: a battery module loading and traying machine, including a hopper mechanism, and further including a conveyor, a tray, a flipping component, two guide tray components and two baffles;

[0009] The conveyor is installed between two baffles, the bottom of the hopper mechanism is installed on the two baffles, the tilting assembly is installed on one side of the baffles, the guide plate assembly is installed on the top of the baffles, and the bottom of the hopper contacts the top of the conveyor.

[0010] By adopting the above technical solution, and by setting up a hopper mechanism, conveyor and baffle, it is possible to discharge and transport multiple rows of batteries at a time, which can greatly improve the efficiency of battery feeding; by setting up a guide plate assembly, a material tray and a flipping assembly, after the batteries are transported into the material tray by the conveyor, the material tray can be flipped, and the batteries will not spill during transport after flipping.

[0011] The present invention is further configured such that: the silo mechanism includes an outer silo, an inner silo assembly is fitted inside the outer silo, and an upper receiving assembly, a middle pushing assembly and a lower discharging assembly are respectively installed inside the outer silo.

[0012] Using the above technical solution, the battery can be placed by setting up a hopper mechanism, which facilitates the downward discharge of the battery onto the conveyor. The outer hopper is used to connect baffles to ensure the stability of the inner hopper assembly during discharge. The inner hopper assembly is used to store the battery and can swing left and right with the help of the push-pull cylinder of the middle push assembly, so that the battery can roll down into the receiving trough one for temporary storage. The upper receiving assembly is used to pre-store the batteries that will be discharged downward. The receiving trough two swings back and forth, corresponding to and offset from the receiving trough one, allowing the battery to enter the receiving trough two. Then, with the continued swinging of the receiving trough two, the battery is guided into the discharge trough and, guided by the two baffles, to the top of the conveyor to form a multi-layer discharge. After the battery reaches the top of the conveyor, it will be transported by the conveyor to the inside of the tray to complete the tray loading.

[0013] The present invention is further configured such that: the inner hopper assembly includes an inner hopper, and two supporting telescopic rods are bolted to both sides of the inner hopper; the surface of the supporting telescopic rods is fixedly sleeved with the interior of the outer hopper; a spring is sleeved on the surface of the supporting telescopic rods; and the two ends of the springs are bolted to the outer hopper and the inner hopper respectively through spring fixing members.

[0014] Using the above technical solution, the batteries inside the inner hopper are arranged sequentially through the inner hopper component. The inner hopper is supported by two telescopic support rods on both sides, and the springs act as a buffer to prevent the inner hopper from directly colliding with the outer hopper when it shakes back and forth.

[0015] The present invention is further configured such that: the upper receiving component includes a positioning plate, the positioning plate is installed at the bottom of the inner material hopper, the top of the positioning plate does not contact the inner material hopper, and the inner material hopper has a plurality of receiving slots.

[0016] Using the above technical solution, through the setting of the upper receiving component, the receiving slot 1 of the upper receiving component is used to receive the batteries rolling downward inside the inner material bin. After receiving the battery, the receiving slot 1 waits for the receiving slot 2 to correspond. After the receiving slot 2 and the receiving slot 1 correspond, the battery directly enters the receiving slot 2. Meanwhile, the receiving slot 1 will receive the batteries discharged downward from the inner material bin again, waiting for the next battery discharge.

[0017] The present invention is further configured such that: the central pushing component includes a connecting plate, the connecting plate is installed at the bottom of the positioning plate, a plurality of guide plates are bolted to one side of the central pushing component, a receiving groove is formed between two guide plates, the top of the guide plate does not contact the positioning plate, and the surfaces of the guide plate and the connecting plate do not contact the inner wall of the outer material bin;

[0018] A connecting block is bolted to the other side of the connecting plate, and a connecting rod is bolted to the top of the connecting block. The side of the connecting rod closest to the inner chamber assembly is bolted to the inner chamber assembly. The side of the connecting block furthest from the connecting plate extends to the outside of the outer hopper and is bolted to a push-pull cylinder. A guide groove is provided on one side of the outer hopper to slide with the push-pull cylinder. The surface of the push-pull cylinder is installed with the outer hopper through a fixing sleeve.

[0019] Using the above technical solution, through the setting of the middle pushing component, the receiving trough two is used to receive batteries of the same capacity as the material tray, and swings back and forth under the drive of the push-pull cylinder, so that the swing can make the receiving trough two correspond to the discharge trough at its bottom, and finally discharge the discharge trough and discharge to the top of the conveyor.

[0020] Specifically, the batteries are first discharged downwards from the inner compartment components into the receiving trough.

[0021] The push-pull cylinder starts and drives the connecting plate, connecting block and connecting block to swing. When the connecting plate swings, it drives the guide plate to move back and forth. The receiving groove 2 between the guide plates will correspond to the receiving groove 1 on its top and then be offset. When they correspond, the battery inside the receiving groove 1 rolls down directly into the receiving groove 1.

[0022] When the two receiving slots are staggered, the top of the receiving slot 2 will be blocked by the positioning plate and the battery will not fall down. The bottom of the receiving slot 2 will correspond to the discharge slot. At this time, the battery inside the receiving slot 2 will roll back into the discharge slot. Then the discharge slot will directly discharge the battery downwards.

[0023] When the push-pull cylinder moves the connecting block, the connecting block will cause the connecting rod and the inner material bin connected to the connecting rod to shake. The shaking of the inner material bin can cause the battery inside to vibrate, thereby ensuring that the battery can smoothly enter the inside of the receiving slot.

[0024] The present invention is further configured such that: the lower discharge assembly includes a fixing plate, the fixing plate is installed at the bottom of the guide plate, the side of the fixing plate near the outer material bin is bolted to the outer material bin, and the interior of the fixing plate is provided with a plurality of discharge slots.

[0025] Using the above technical solution, the lower discharge assembly is used to receive the batteries discharged from the second receiving trough and discharge the batteries between the two baffles and to the top of the conveyor.

[0026] The present invention is further configured such that: the guide plate assembly includes a guide plate, a limiting plate is bolted to one side of the guide plate, and the bottom of the limiting plate is bolted to the top of the baffle.

[0027] Using the above technical solution, the guide plate assembly is used to guide the material tray downwards; the material tray is placed between two guide plates, and under the action of gravity, the material tray falls into the pneumatic clamp and is restricted by the pneumatic clamp and pulled by the conveyor belt.

[0028] The present invention is further configured such that: the flipping assembly includes a flipping motor, the output end of the flipping motor is mounted with a flipping rod via a coupling, one end of the flipping rod is bolted to a support block, and one side of the support block is bolted to a pneumatic clamp.

[0029] Using the above technical solution, the flipping component is used to clamp the tray after it has been loaded. The tray is then flipped after being clamped. After flipping, the tray is released and pulled to the next process by the friction of the conveyor belt.

[0030] Specifically, the conveyor belt of the conveyor receives multiple rows of batteries discharged from the hopper mechanism. The batteries are driven by the conveyor belt to move towards the tray and enter the tray to complete the loading. After the batteries are loaded, the pneumatic clamp is activated to hold the tray. Then, the flipping motor is activated, and its output end drives the flipping rod to rotate counterclockwise and drives the support block to rotate. The rotation of the support block causes the tray and the batteries inside to flip. After flipping to the correct position, the pneumatic clamp releases the tray. The pneumatic clamp is in an inclined state. With the conveyor belt of the conveyor in contact with the tray, the friction of the conveyor belt pulls the tray to move and separate from the support block. After the tray and the support block separate, the batteries inside the tray will be vertically inside the tray, making it less likely for the conveyor to spill.

[0031] During the battery receiving process, the flipping motor first drives the pneumatic clamp to rotate the material tray clockwise, causing the material tray to press down on the conveyor belt of the conveyor, making the bottom of the material tray wavy. When the battery reaches this position, the material tray is at the bottom. This shape allows the battery to enter the material tray smoothly without getting stuck.

[0032] Simply flip the tray after receiving the battery.

[0033] In summary, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0034] 1. This invention limits the conveying space of the top conveyor belt by setting two baffles. The batteries are picked up and discharged in multiple layers by the inner chamber component, the upper receiving component, the middle pushing component and the lower discharging component, and then conveyed to the top of the conveyor belt and into the inside of the material tray. It can meet the discharge of multiple layers and multiple quantities of batteries in one go. Compared with the single-layer tray loading of batteries by the traditional tray loading machine, it is more efficient and faster.

[0035] Moreover, the push-pull cylinder of the middle pusher assembly can synchronously drive the inner hopper to swing, so that the battery inside can vibrate, making it easier for the battery to enter the positioning plate of the upper receiving assembly, without jamming, ensuring smooth discharge and seamless connection.

[0036] 2. This invention, by setting up a flipping component, a guide plate component, and a material tray, allows the flipping component to drive the material tray to flip after the battery is received and loaded onto the tray. This changes the orientation of the material tray from a vertical position to a horizontal position for the battery inside the tray, thus improving the stability of the tray after loading the battery and preventing battery leakage. Attached Figure Description

[0037] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional view of the structure of the present invention;

[0038] Figure 2 This is a cross-sectional view of the outer hopper of the present invention;

[0039] Figure 3 This is an enlarged view of the structure at point A in the figure of this invention;

[0040] Figure 4 This is a cross-sectional view of the rear side of the outer hopper of the present invention;

[0041] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the back of the outer material hopper of the present invention;

[0042] Figure 6 This is a partial structural schematic diagram of the present invention;

[0043] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the material tray flipping of the present invention.

[0044] Attached reference numerals: 1, hopper mechanism; 101, external hopper;

[0045] 102. Inner compartment assembly; 1021. Inner hopper; 1022. Support telescopic rod; 1023. Spring;

[0046] 103. Upper receiving assembly; 1031. Positioning plate; 1032. Receiving trough one;

[0047] 104. Central pusher assembly; 1041. Connecting plate; 1042. Guide plate; 1043. Receiving groove II; 1044. Connecting block; 1045. Connecting rod; 1046. Push-pull cylinder; 1047. Guide groove;

[0048] 105. Lower discharge assembly; 1051. Fixing plate; 1052. Discharge chute;

[0049] 2. Conveyor; 3. Baffle;

[0050] 4. Guide plate assembly; 401. Guide plate; 402. Limiting plate;

[0051] 5. Material tray;

[0052] 6. Tilting assembly; 601. Tilting motor; 602. Tilting rod; 603. Support block; 604. Pneumatic clamp. Detailed Implementation

[0053] The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0054] Example 1:

[0055] refer to Figure 1 - Figure 7 A battery module loading and traying machine includes a hopper mechanism 1, including a conveyor 2, a tray 5, a flipping component 6, two guide tray components 4 and two baffles 3;

[0056] The conveyor 2 is installed between two baffles 3. The bottom of the hopper mechanism 1 is installed on the two baffles 3. The tilting assembly 6 is installed on one side of the baffle 3. The guide plate assembly 4 is installed on the top of the baffle 3. The bottom of the tray 5 contacts the top of the conveyor 2. By setting two baffles 3 to limit the conveying space of the conveyor belt at the top of the conveyor 2, the batteries are picked up in multiple layers by the inner hopper assembly 102, the upper receiving assembly 103, the middle pushing assembly 104, and the lower discharge assembly 105 and discharged to the top of the conveyor belt of the conveyor 2 for conveying to the inside of the tray 5. This can meet the discharge of multiple layers and multiple quantities of batteries at one time. Compared with the single-layer tray loading of batteries by the traditional tray loading machine, it is more efficient and faster. Moreover, the middle pushing assembly... The push-pull cylinder 1046 of component 104 can synchronously drive the inner hopper 1021 to swing, causing the batteries inside to vibrate. This makes it easier for the batteries to enter the positioning plate 1031 of the upper receiving component 103, preventing jamming and ensuring smooth discharge and connection. By setting up the flipping component 6, guide plate component 4, and material tray 5, after the batteries are received and loaded onto the tray, the flipping component 6 can drive the material tray 5 to flip, changing the tray 5 from a vertical position and the batteries inside the tray 5 from a horizontal position to a horizontal position for the tray 5 and a vertical position for the batteries. Changing the orientation of the tray 5 and the batteries can improve the stability of the tray 5 after loading the batteries and prevent battery leakage.

[0057] Furthermore, the hopper mechanism 1 includes an outer hopper 101, inside which is housed an inner hopper assembly 102. The outer hopper 101 contains an upper receiving assembly 103, a middle pushing assembly 104, and a lower discharging assembly 105. By configuring the hopper mechanism 1, batteries can be placed and easily discharged downwards onto the conveyor 2. The outer hopper 101 is used to connect a baffle 3 to ensure the stability of the inner hopper assembly 102 during discharge. The inner hopper assembly 102 stores batteries and can be operated in conjunction with the push-pull cylinder 1046 of the middle pushing assembly 104. The battery is swayed left and right to facilitate its downward rolling into the receiving trough 1032 for temporary storage. The upper receiving component 103 is used to pre-store the batteries that will be discharged downward. The receiving trough 2 1043 swings back and forth, corresponding to and offset from the receiving trough 1032, allowing the battery to enter the receiving trough 2 1043. Then, with the continued swinging of the receiving trough 2 1043, the battery is guided into the discharge trough 1052 and, guided by the two baffles 3, to the top of the conveyor 2 to form a multi-layer discharge. After the battery reaches the top of the conveyor 2, it will be conveyed by the conveyor 2 to the inside of the tray 5 to complete the tray loading.

[0058] Furthermore, the inner chamber assembly 102 includes an inner material chamber 1021. Two support telescopic rods 1022 are bolted to both sides of the inner material chamber 1021. The surface of the support telescopic rods 1022 is fixedly sleeved with the interior of the outer material chamber 101. A spring 1023 is sleeved on the surface of the support telescopic rods 1022. The two ends of the spring 1023 are bolted to the outer material chamber 101 and the inner material chamber 1021 respectively through spring fixing parts. Through the arrangement of the inner chamber assembly 102, the batteries inside the inner material chamber 1021 are placed sequentially. The inner material chamber 1021 is supported by two support telescopic rods 1022 on both sides. The spring 1023 plays a buffering role for the inner material chamber 1021, preventing the inner material chamber 1021 from directly colliding with the outer material chamber 101 when it shakes back and forth.

[0059] Furthermore, the upper receiving assembly 103 includes a positioning plate 1031, which is installed at the bottom of the inner material hopper 1021. The top of the positioning plate 1031 does not contact the inner material hopper 1021. The inner material hopper 1021 has several receiving slots 1032. Through the setting of the upper receiving assembly 103, the receiving slots 1032 of the upper receiving assembly 103 are used to receive the batteries rolling downward inside the inner material hopper 1021. After receiving the batteries, the receiving slots 1032 wait for the receiving slots 1043 to align. After the receiving slots 1043 and the receiving slots 1032 align, the batteries directly enter the receiving slots 1043. The receiving slots 1032 will then receive the batteries discharged downward inside the inner material hopper 1021 again, waiting for the next battery discharge.

[0060] Furthermore, the middle pushing component 104 includes a connecting plate 1041, which is installed at the bottom of the positioning plate 1031. Several guide plates 1042 are bolted to one side of the middle pushing component 104, and a receiving groove 1043 is formed between two guide plates 1042. The top of the guide plate 1042 does not contact the positioning plate 1031, and the surfaces of the guide plate 1042 and the connecting plate 1041 do not contact the inner wall of the outer material bin 101.

[0061] A connecting block 1044 is bolted to the other side of the connecting plate 1041. A connecting rod 1045 is bolted to the top of the connecting block 1044. The side of the connecting rod 1045 closest to the inner chamber assembly 102 is bolted to the inner chamber assembly 102. The side of the connecting block 1044 away from the connecting plate 1041 extends to the outside of the outer material bin 101 and is bolted to a push-pull cylinder 1046. A guide groove 1047 is provided on one side of the outer material bin 101 and is slidably connected to the push-pull cylinder 1046. The surface of the push-pull cylinder 1046 is installed with the outer material bin 101 through a fixing sleeve. Through the setting of the middle push assembly 104, the receiving groove 1043 is used to receive batteries of the same capacity as the material tray 5 and swings back and forth under the drive of the push-pull cylinder 1046. Thus, the swing can make the receiving groove 1043 correspond to the discharge groove 1052 at its bottom, and finally discharge the discharge groove 1052 to the top of the conveyor 2.

[0062] Specifically, the batteries are first discharged downwards from the inner compartment component 102 into the receiving trough 1032;

[0063] When the push-pull cylinder 1046 is started, it drives the connecting plate 1041, connecting block 1044 to swing. When the connecting plate 1041 swings, it drives the guide plate 1042 to move back and forth. The receiving groove 1043 between the guide plates 1042 will correspond to the receiving groove 1032 at its top and then be offset. When they correspond, the battery inside the receiving groove 1032 rolls down directly into the receiving groove 1032.

[0064] When the two receiving slots are staggered, the top of the receiving slot 1043 will be blocked by the positioning plate 1031 and the battery will not fall down. The bottom of the receiving slot 1043 will correspond to the discharge slot 1052. At this time, the battery inside the receiving slot 1043 will roll back into the discharge slot 1052. Then the discharge slot 1052 will directly discharge the battery downwards.

[0065] When the push-pull cylinder 1046 moves the connecting block 1044, the connecting block 1044 will cause the connecting rod 1045 and the inner material bin 1021 connected to the connecting rod 1045 to shake. The shaking of the inner material bin 1021 can cause the battery inside to vibrate, thereby ensuring that the battery can smoothly enter the inside of the receiving trough 1032.

[0066] Furthermore, the lower discharge assembly 105 includes a fixing plate 1051, which is installed at the bottom of the guide plate 1042. The side of the fixing plate 1051 near the outer material bin 101 is bolted to the outer material bin 101. The fixing plate 1051 has several discharge slots 1052 inside. Through the setting of the lower discharge assembly 105, it is used to receive the batteries discharged from the receiving slot 1043 and discharge the batteries between the two baffles 3 and the top of the conveyor 2.

[0067] Furthermore, the guide plate assembly 4 includes a guide plate 401, with a limiting plate 402 bolted to one side of the guide plate 401. The bottom of the limiting plate 402 is bolted to the top of the baffle 3. The guide plate assembly 4 is used to guide the material tray 5 downward. The material tray 5 is placed between the two guide plates 401. Under the action of gravity, the material tray 5 falls into the pneumatic clamp 604 and is restricted by the pneumatic clamp 604 and pulled by the conveyor belt.

[0068] Furthermore, the flipping assembly 6 includes a flipping motor 601. The output end of the flipping motor 601 is equipped with a flipping rod 602 via a coupling. One end of the flipping rod 602 is bolted to a support block 603. A pneumatic clamp 604 is bolted to one side of the support block 603. The flipping assembly 6 is used to clamp the tray 5 after it has been loaded. After clamping the tray 5, it is flipped. After flipping, the tray 5 is released. The tray 5 is pulled and conveyed to the next process under the friction of the conveyor belt of the conveyor 2.

[0069] Specifically, the conveyor belt of conveyor 2 picks up multiple rows of batteries discharged from the hopper mechanism 1. The batteries are driven by the conveyor belt of conveyor 2 to move towards the tray 5 and enter the interior of the tray 5 to complete the loading. After the batteries are loaded, the pneumatic clamp 604 starts to clamp the tray 5. Then, the flipping motor 601 starts, and its output end drives the flipping rod 602 to rotate counterclockwise and drives the support block 603 to rotate. The rotation of the support block 603 causes the tray 5 and the batteries inside to flip (flip to...). Figure 7 (When the position stops), after flipping to the correct position, the pneumatic clamp 604 releases the material tray 5. The pneumatic clamp 604 is in an inclined state. Under the contact between the conveyor belt of the conveyor 2 and the material tray 5, the friction of the conveyor belt of the conveyor 2 pulls the material tray 5 to move and separate from the support block 603. After the material tray 5 and the support block 603 are separated, the battery inside the material tray 5 will be vertically inside the material tray 5, which makes it less likely for the conveyor to spill.

[0070] During the battery receiving process, the flipping motor 601 first drives the pneumatic clamp 604 to rotate the material tray 5 clockwise, causing the material tray 5 to press down on the conveyor belt of the conveyor 2, making the bottom of the material tray 5 wavy. When the battery reaches this position, the material tray 5 is at the bottom. This shape allows the battery to enter the material tray 5 smoothly without getting stuck.

[0071] Simply flip the tray 5 after receiving the battery.

[0072] Brief description of usage: The feeding and tray loading machine is powered on during operation;

[0073] The batteries are sorted and placed inside the inner hopper 1021. The material tray 5 is guided to the pneumatic clamp 604 through the guide plate assembly 4. The pneumatic clamp 604 starts to clamp the material tray 5.

[0074] Then conveyor 2 starts, the conveyor belt starts to convey, and push-pull cylinder 1046 starts to drive connecting block 1044, connecting rod 1045, inner material bin 1021, as well as connecting plate 1041, guide plate 1042 and receiving trough 1043 to start reciprocating.

[0075] When the push-pull cylinder 1046 drives the inner material bin 1021 to reciprocate through the connecting block 1044 and the connecting rod 1045, the inner material bin 1021 will also move synchronously. The reciprocating motion of the inner material bin 1021 can drive the battery inside it to move. Under the reciprocating push of the inner material bin 1021, the battery inside the inner material bin 1021 can roll into the receiving trough 1032 for temporary storage.

[0076] The push-pull cylinder 1046 synchronously drives the connecting plate 1041, the guide plate 1042, and the receiving groove 1043 to reciprocate. The receiving groove 1043 will correspond to the receiving groove 1032 at its top and then be offset. When they correspond, the battery inside the receiving groove 1032 rolls into the receiving groove 1043. Then the receiving groove 1043 resets. When it resets, the receiving groove 1043 drives the battery inside it to be offset from the receiving groove 1032 at its top. At this time, the receiving groove 1043 corresponds to the discharge groove 1052 at the bottom. When they correspond, the battery inside the receiving groove 1043 enters the discharge groove 1052 and is directly discharged to the top of the conveyor belt of the conveyor 2 and is transported by the conveyor belt of the conveyor 2. Since the two sides of the conveyor 2 are restricted by the two baffles 3, the batteries will form multiple layers and be transported by the conveyor belt of the conveyor 2.

[0077] After the discharged batteries are conveyed, the hopper mechanism 1 repeats the above process to discharge new multi-layer batteries (such as...). Figure 1 (as shown)

[0078] Before the multi-layer battery reaches the position of the tray 5, the flipping motor 601 starts its conveyor end to drive the flipping rod 602, support block 603, and pneumatic clamp 604 to rotate clockwise. The rotation continues until the pneumatic clamp 604's output end rotates to one-tenth of its full circumference, causing the tray 5 to tilt slightly and press down on the conveyor belt of the conveyor 2, forming a wave shape. As the battery reaches the position of the tray 5, the wave-shaped conveyor belt ensures the battery smoothly enters the tray 5. After the tray 5 receives the battery, the flipping motor 601 drives its conveyor end to rotate the flipping rod 602, support block 603, pneumatic clamp 604, and tray 5 counterclockwise to reset. Then it continues to rotate until, finally, the side of the tray 5 closest to the conveyor belt of the conveyor 2 will contact the conveyor belt (e.g., ...). Figure 7 As shown), the pneumatic clamp 604 will be in an inclined state. As the support block 603 deflates and releases the material tray 5, the material tray 5 is pulled apart from the pneumatic clamp 604 by the friction of the conveyor belt of the conveyor 2 to complete the tray loading and convey it to the next station.

[0079] Finally, the flipping motor 601 drives the flipping rod 602, support block 603 and pneumatic clamp 604 to reset. During this process, the new material tray 5 is guided down by the guide plate assembly 4, picked up and clamped by the pneumatic clamp 604, waiting for the arrival of the next set of multi-layer batteries.

[0080] Although embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A battery module loading and traying machine, comprising a hopper mechanism (1), characterized in that: It also includes a conveyor (2), a tray (5), a tilting assembly (6), two guide plate assemblies (4) and two baffles (3); The conveyor (2) is installed between two baffles (3), the bottom of the hopper mechanism (1) is installed on the two baffles (3), the tilting assembly (6) is installed on one side of the baffle (3), the guide plate assembly (4) is installed on the top of the baffle (3), and the bottom of the tray (5) is in contact with the top of the conveyor (2). The hopper mechanism (1) includes an outer hopper (101), an inner hopper assembly (102) is installed inside the outer hopper (101), and an upper receiving assembly (103), a middle pushing assembly (104) and a lower discharging assembly (105) are respectively installed inside the outer hopper (101). The inner hopper assembly (102) includes an inner hopper (1021). Two support telescopic rods (1022) are bolted to both sides of the inner hopper (1021). The surface of the support telescopic rods (1022) is fixedly sleeved with the interior of the outer hopper (101). A spring (1023) is sleeved on the surface of the support telescopic rods (1022). The two ends of the spring (1023) are bolted to the outer hopper (101) and the inner hopper (1021) respectively through spring fixing parts. The upper receiving assembly (103) includes a positioning plate (1031), which is installed at the bottom of the inner material hopper (1021). The top of the positioning plate (1031) does not contact the inner material hopper (1021). The inner material hopper (1021) has several receiving slots (1032) inside. The central pushing component (104) includes a connecting plate (1041), which is installed at the bottom of the positioning plate (1031). A plurality of guide plates (1042) are bolted to one side of the central pushing component (104). A receiving groove (1043) is formed between two guide plates (1042). The top of the guide plate (1042) does not contact the positioning plate (1031). The surfaces of the guide plate (1042) and the connecting plate (1041) do not contact the inner wall of the outer hopper (101). A connecting block (1044) is bolted to the other side of the connecting plate (1041), and a connecting rod (1045) is bolted to the top of the connecting block (1044). The connecting rod (1045) is bolted to the inner chamber assembly (102) on the side closer to the inner chamber assembly (102). The connecting block (1044) extends to the outside of the outer hopper (101) on the side away from the connecting plate (1041) and is bolted to a push-pull cylinder (1046). A guide groove (1047) is provided on one side of the outer hopper (101) and is slidably connected to the push-pull cylinder (1046). The surface of the push-pull cylinder (1046) is installed with the outer hopper (101) through a fixing sleeve. The lower discharge assembly (105) includes a fixing plate (1051), which is installed at the bottom of the guide plate (1042). The fixing plate (1051) is bolted to the outer material bin (101) on the side near the outer material bin (101). Several discharge slots (1052) are opened inside the fixing plate (1051).

2. The battery module loading and traying machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The guide plate assembly (4) includes a guide plate (401), a limiting plate (402) is bolted to one side of the guide plate (401), and the bottom of the limiting plate (402) is bolted to the top of the baffle (3).

3. The battery module loading and traying machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The flipping assembly (6) includes a flipping motor (601), and a flipping rod (602) is installed at the output end of the flipping motor (601) via a coupling. A support block (603) is bolted to one end of the flipping rod (602), and a pneumatic clamp (604) is bolted to one side of the support block (603).

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