A type of separator

Abstract

A diverter includes a material conveying device, a hopper, and a diverting chamber. The hopper has an inlet and an outlet, and the material conveying device is connected to the inlet. The material conveying device delivers material into the hopper. The outlet is located at the bottom of the hopper. The diverting chamber is located below the hopper and contains several diverting channels. Several vertical baffles are installed at the inlet of the diverting chamber, dividing the inlet into several outlet channels. The inlet of each outlet channel communicates with the outlet of the hopper, and the outlet of each outlet channel is connected to the inlet of one diverting channel. A movable plate is installed within each vertical baffle, allowing the upper end of the movable plate to extend beyond the upper end of the vertical baffle and into the hopper from the outlet. This diverter can conveniently distribute material to different areas.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of battery processing, and in particular to a shunt machine. Background Technology

[0002] In battery manufacturing, finished batteries often need to be distributed to different workstations for further processing or packaging. Current distribution methods typically involve manual allocation. The finished batteries are lined up on a conveyor belt and transported to the allocation personnel, who then distribute the batteries to the subsequent workstations according to their needs. This battery allocation process is physically demanding and inefficient, resulting in high manual fatigue.

[0003] Therefore, it is particularly necessary to provide a new device to solve the above problems. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The purpose of this invention is to provide a diverter that can conveniently distribute materials to different areas, addressing the aforementioned problems.

[0005] The technical solution adopted in this invention is as follows:

[0006] A diverter includes a material conveying device, a hopper, and a diverting chamber;

[0007] The hopper is provided with a feed inlet and a discharge outlet, and the material conveying device is connected to the feed inlet; the material conveying device is used to deliver materials into the hopper.

[0008] The discharge port is located at the bottom of the hopper; the diversion cavity is located below the hopper, and the diversion cavity is provided with several diversion channels. Several vertical baffles are provided at the inlet of the diversion cavity, and the vertical baffles divide the inlet of the diversion cavity into several discharge channels.

[0009] The inlet of the discharge channel is connected to the outlet of the hopper, and the outlet of each discharge channel is connected to the inlet of a diversion channel.

[0010] A movable plate is provided inside the vertical partition. The movable plate can move up and down inside the vertical partition, so that the upper end of the movable plate can extend out of the upper end of the vertical partition and into the hopper from the discharge port.

[0011] Furthermore, the hopper is a flat hopper with openings at the top and bottom, enclosed by a front cover plate, a rear upright plate, and a side plate; the side plate is located between the front cover plate and the rear upright plate, and is used to connect the left and right sides of the front cover plate and the rear upright plate; the top opening of the hopper is a material overflow outlet, and the bottom opening is a discharge outlet; the inlet is opened on the side plate.

[0012] Furthermore, the size of the rear upright plate is larger than that of the front cover plate; the hopper is located on the upper part of the rear upright plate; the material conveying device is fixedly installed on the front of the rear upright plate, located on the side where the hopper has an inlet; the diversion cavity is fixedly installed on the front of the rear upright plate, located on the lower part of the rear upright plate.

[0013] Furthermore, at the inlet of the diversion cavity, the vertical partitions are arranged in parallel at equal intervals and in a row from left to right; the upper ends of each vertical partition are flush; the movable plate is connected to the lifting mechanism on the back of the vertical plate, and the lifting mechanism is used to drive the movable plate to move up and down.

[0014] Furthermore, within the diversion cavity, all the diversion channels are located in the same vertical plane, extending from top to bottom. The inlet of the diversion channel is located at the top of the diversion cavity, and the outlet of the diversion channel is located on the side of the diversion cavity away from the material conveying device.

[0015] Furthermore, the diversion channel extends in a waveform.

[0016] Furthermore, a shaking device is provided at the discharge port.

[0017] Furthermore, the shaking device includes a shaking plate and a flipping mechanism; a strip-shaped hole is provided through the side plate near the discharge port, the shaking plate is disposed in the strip-shaped hole, the upper end of the shaking plate is movably connected to the side plate, and the flipping mechanism is disposed outside the hopper, near the lower end of the shaking plate; the flipping mechanism is a shaking plate eccentric wheel or shaking plate cam rotatably disposed on the front of the rear upright plate, and the outer edge of the shaking plate eccentric wheel or shaking plate cam contacts the lower end of the shaking plate.

[0018] Furthermore, the material transport device includes a first track and a second track fixedly installed on the front of the rear upright plate. The first track and the second track are vertically arranged and parallel to each other, so that the distance between the first track and the second track forms a material transport channel; the upper end of the material transport channel is connected to the feed inlet of the hopper.

[0019] A brush wheel is provided on the outer side of track one and / or track two. The brush wheel is rotatably mounted on the rear upright plate. A brush wheel mounting port is provided on the side wall of track one and / or track. The outer edge of the brush wheel extends into the material transport channel through the brush wheel mounting port. The brush wheel is used to drive the material to move along the material transport channel.

[0020] Furthermore, several rolling elements are provided on both sides of the material transport channel. The rolling elements are equally spaced along the length of the material transport and are rotatably mounted on track one and track two.

[0021] In summary, due to the adoption of the above technical solution, the beneficial effects of the present invention are:

[0022] In this invention, after the material transport device delivers a pile of batteries into the hopper, the batteries roll to the discharge port under the action of gravity. The movable plate moves up and down and can be inserted into the battery pile to disperse the batteries, so that the batteries enter different discharge channels and then different diversion channels to disperse the batteries so that they can be sent to different subsequent work stations for processing.

[0023] This battery separator can automatically divide the battery, making it easy to distribute the batteries to different areas. At the same time, the presence of the movable plate can prevent the batteries from clogging the discharge port of the hopper. Attached Figure Description

[0024] Figure 1 This is a diagram of the internal structure of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 2 This is a structural diagram of the movable plate and the shaking device;

[0026] Figure 3 This is a structural diagram of the hopper;

[0027] Figure 4 This is a diagram of the internal structure of the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0028] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments. The components of the embodiments of the present invention described and shown in the accompanying drawings can generally be arranged and designed in various different configurations.

[0029] Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the invention provided in the accompanying drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the claimed invention, but merely to illustrate selected embodiments of the invention. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the invention without inventive effort are within the scope of protection of the invention.

[0030] It should be noted that, unless otherwise specified, the embodiments and features described in this invention can be combined with each other.

[0031] It should be noted that similar labels and letters in the following figures indicate similar items. Therefore, once an item is defined in one figure, it does not need to be further defined and explained in subsequent figures.

[0032] In the description of this invention, it should be noted that the terms "center," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "inner," and "outer," etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, or the orientation or positional relationship commonly used when the product of this invention is in use, or the orientation or positional relationship commonly understood by those skilled in the art. They are only used for the convenience of describing this invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of this invention. In addition, the terms "first," "second," etc., are only used to distinguish descriptions and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0033] In the description of this invention, it should also be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "set," "install," "connect," and "link" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; and they can refer to the internal connection of two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this invention based on the specific circumstances.

[0034] This invention discloses a separator that can be used to separate various materials. In this embodiment, battery separation is used as an example to introduce the separator of this invention.

[0035] like Figures 1-4 As shown, the present invention discloses a diverter, which includes a material conveying device 4, a hopper 1, and a diverting chamber 3;

[0036] The hopper 1 is provided with a feed inlet 102 and a discharge outlet 101, and the material conveying device 4 is connected to the feed inlet 102; the material conveying device 4 is used to deliver materials into the hopper 1.

[0037] The discharge port 101 is located at the bottom of the hopper 1; the diversion cavity 3 is located below the hopper 1, and the diversion cavity 3 is provided with a plurality of diversion channels 301. The inlet of the diversion cavity 3 is provided with a plurality of vertical partitions 6, and the vertical partitions 6 divide the inlet of the diversion cavity 3 into a plurality of discharge channels.

[0038] The inlet of the discharge channel is connected to the discharge port 101 of the hopper 1, and the outlet of each discharge channel is connected to the inlet of a diversion channel 301.

[0039] A movable plate 5 is provided inside the vertical partition 6. The movable plate 5 can move up and down inside the vertical partition 6, so that the upper end of the movable plate 5 can extend out of the upper end of the vertical partition 6 and enter the hopper 1 from the discharge port 101 of the hopper 1.

[0040] Due to the above structure, after the material transport device 4 delivers a pile of batteries into the hopper 1, the batteries roll to the discharge port 101 under the action of gravity. The movable plate 5 moves up and down and can be inserted into the battery pile to disperse the batteries, so that the batteries enter different discharge channels and then enter different diversion channels 301 to disperse the batteries so that they can be sent to different subsequent workstations for processing.

[0041] This battery distributor can automatically distribute batteries to different areas. Meanwhile, the presence of the movable plate 5 prevents batteries from clogging the discharge port 101 of the hopper 1.

[0042] Furthermore, the hopper 1 is a flat hopper with openings at the top and bottom, enclosed by a front cover plate 105, a rear upright plate 103, and a side plate 104; the side plate 104 is located between the front cover plate 105 and the rear upright plate 103, and is used to connect the left and right sides of the front cover plate 105 and the rear upright plate 103; the top opening of the hopper 1 is a material overflow outlet, and the bottom opening is a discharge outlet 101; the inlet 102 is opened on the side plate 104.

[0043] In practice, the hopper 1 is flat, and the width between the front cover plate 105 and the rear upright plate 103 matches the length of the battery. This ensures that the battery rolls smoothly to the discharge port 101 and prevents the battery from moving around inside the hopper 1.

[0044] Because of the material overflow outlet, when too many batteries accumulate in hopper 1, they will overflow from the material overflow outlet, preventing excessive battery accumulation in hopper 1 from affecting the discharge of hopper 1 and causing batteries to clog the discharge outlet 101 of hopper 1. The presence of the material overflow outlet also makes it convenient to control the feeding speed of hopper 1 based on the amount of overflow.

[0045] To facilitate the detection of battery overflow, a photoelectric switch can be installed at the material overflow outlet to detect whether the battery has reached the material overflow outlet.

[0046] A movable cover 7, an upper photoelectric switch 8, and a lower photoelectric switch 9 can be installed at the material overflow outlet. When the battery pushes the movable plate 5 upward to the upper photoelectric switch 8, it indicates that the battery in the hopper 1 has reached the critical value and is about to overflow. When the movable cover 7 is at the lower photoelectric switch 9, it indicates that the material in the hopper 1 is not saturated, and the feeding speed can be accelerated.

[0047] Furthermore, the size of the rear upright plate 103 is larger than that of the front cover plate 105; the hopper 1 is located on the upper part of the rear upright plate 103; the material conveying device 4 is fixedly installed on the front of the rear upright plate 103, located on the side where the feed inlet 102 is opened in the hopper 1; the diversion cavity 3 is fixedly installed on the front of the rear upright plate 103, located on the lower part of the rear upright plate 103.

[0048] Since the rear upright plate 103 is larger than the front cover plate 105, the rear upright plate 103 can serve as the frame for the entire diversion device. As part of the hopper 1, the frame simplifies the overall structure of the equipment, making it more compact.

[0049] Furthermore, at the inlet of the diversion cavity 3, the vertical partitions 6 are arranged in parallel at equal intervals and in a row from left to right; the upper ends of each vertical partition 6 are flush; the movable plate 5 is connected to the lifting mechanism on the back of the vertical plate, and the lifting mechanism is used to drive the movable plate 5 to move up and down.

[0050] The rear upright plate 103 has several vertically formed sliding grooves. The rear end of the movable plate 5 extends backward through the sliding grooves, and the lifting mechanism drives the rear end of the movable plate 5 to move up and down within the sliding grooves.

[0051] The lifting mechanism includes an eccentric wheel or cam of a movable plate 5 rotatably mounted on the back of the rear upright plate 103. The eccentric wheel or cam is located below the rear end of each movable plate 5, and the outer edge of the eccentric wheel or cam contacts the lower end of each movable plate 5. The eccentric wheel or cam is driven by a lifting motor. The lifting motor can be fixed to the back of the rear upright plate 103 by a mounting bracket.

[0052] Alternatively, the lifting mechanism can be a lifting cylinder located on the back of the rear upright plate 103, which is used to drive the rear end of the movable plate 5 to move up and down. Each movable plate 5 can be driven by a separate lifting cylinder, or all the movable plates can be fixed together by a connecting plate, and then the connecting plate is connected to the lifting cylinder, so that one lifting cylinder drives all the movable plates 5 to move synchronously.

[0053] Furthermore, a shaking device 2 is provided at the discharge port 101. The presence of the shaking device 2 can further prevent clogging.

[0054] Furthermore, the shaking device 2 includes a shaking plate 201 and a flipping mechanism 202; the side plate 104 has a through-hole near the discharge port 101, the shaking plate 201 is disposed in the through-hole, the upper end of the shaking plate 201 is movably connected to the side plate 104, and the flipping mechanism 202 is disposed outside the hopper 1, near the lower end of the shaking plate 201; the flipping mechanism 202 is a rotating eccentric wheel or cam of the shaking plate 201 disposed on the front of the rear upright plate 103, and the outer edge of the eccentric wheel or cam of the shaking plate 201 contacts the lower end of the shaking plate 201.

[0055] The eccentric wheel or cam of the vibrating plate 201 is driven by the vibrating motor. The vibrating motor is fixedly mounted on the back of the rear upright plate 103.

[0056] Furthermore, within the diversion cavity 3, all the diversion channels 301 are located in the same vertical plane. The diversion channels 301 extend from top to bottom, with the inlet of the diversion channel 301 located at the top of the diversion cavity 3 and the outlet of the diversion channel 301 located on the side of the diversion cavity 3 away from the material conveying device 4.

[0057] like Figure 1 As shown, the spacing between the outlets of the diversion channel 301 is greater than the spacing between the inlets, which can ensure that materials are separated. At the same time, the outlets of the diversion channel 301 are located on the same side, which facilitates the centralized docking of subsequent workstations on this side.

[0058] Furthermore, the diversion channel 301 extends in a waveform.

[0059] Since the battery moves downwards due to gravity, the shunt channel 301 is wave-shaped, which can play a certain buffering role and prevent the battery from falling vertically to the outlet and being damaged.

[0060] Furthermore, the material transport device 4 includes a first track 401 and a second track 402 fixedly installed on the front of the rear upright plate 103. The first track 401 and the second track 402 are vertically arranged and parallel to each other, so that the distance between the first track 401 and the second track 402 forms a material transport channel; the upper end of the material transport channel is connected to the feed inlet 102 of the hopper 1.

[0061] A brush wheel 403 is provided on the outer side of track 1 401 and / or track 2 402. The brush wheel 403 is rotatably mounted on the rear upright plate 103. The side wall of track 1 401 and / or track has a brush wheel 403 mounting port. The outer edge of the brush wheel 403 passes through the brush wheel 403 mounting port and extends into the material transport channel. The brush wheel 403 is used to drive the material to move along the material transport channel.

[0062] Furthermore, several rolling elements are provided on both sides of the material transport channel. The rolling elements are equally spaced along the length of the material transport and are rotatably mounted on track 1 401 and track 2 402.

[0063] The presence of rolling elements facilitates the movement of the battery within the material transport channel, reducing friction between the material and track 1 401 and track 2 402.

[0064] Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments or make equivalent substitutions for some of the technical features. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A flow divider, characterized in that: It includes a material conveying device (4), a hopper (1), and a diversion chamber (3); The hopper (1) is provided with an inlet (102) and an outlet (101), and the material transport device (4) is connected to the inlet (102); the material transport device (4) is used to send the material from the inlet (102) into the hopper (1); the hopper (1) is a flat hopper (1) with openings at the top and bottom, surrounded by a front cover plate (105), a rear upright plate (103) and a side plate (104); the side plate (104) is located between the front cover plate (105) and the rear upright plate (103), and is used to connect the left and right sides of the front cover plate (105) and the rear upright plate (103); the top opening of the hopper (1) is the material overflow outlet, and the bottom opening is the outlet (101); the inlet (102) is opened on the side plate (104); The discharge port (101) is located at the bottom of the hopper (1); the diversion cavity (3) is located below the hopper (1), and the diversion cavity (3) is provided with several diversion channels (301). Several vertical partitions (6) are provided at the inlet of the diversion cavity (3), and the vertical partitions (6) divide the inlet of the diversion cavity (3) into several discharge channels. The inlet of the discharge channel is connected to the discharge port (101) of the hopper (1), and the outlet of each discharge channel is connected to the inlet of a diversion channel (301). The vertical partition (6) is provided with a movable plate (5), which can move up and down within the vertical partition (6) so that the upper end of the movable plate (5) can extend out of the upper end of the vertical partition (6) and enter the hopper (1) from the discharge port (101) of the hopper (1); The size of the rear upright plate (103) is larger than that of the front cover plate (105); the hopper (1) is located on the upper part of the rear upright plate (103); the material conveying device (4) is fixedly installed on the front of the rear upright plate (103), located on the side where the feed inlet (102) of the hopper (1) is opened; the diversion cavity (3) is fixedly installed on the front of the rear upright plate (103), located on the lower part of the rear upright plate (103); The material transport device (4) includes a first track (401) and a second track (402) fixedly installed on the front of the rear upright plate (103). The first track (401) and the second track (402) are vertically arranged and parallel to each other, so that the distance between the first track (401) and the second track (402) forms a material transport channel; the upper end of the material transport channel is connected to the feed inlet (102) of the hopper (1); A brush wheel (403) is provided on the outer side of the first track (401) and / or the second track (402). The brush wheel (403) is rotatably mounted on the rear upright plate (103). The side wall of the first track (401) and / or the second track (402) is provided with a brush wheel (403) mounting port. The outer edge of the brush wheel (403) passes through the brush wheel (403) mounting port and extends into the material transport channel. The brush wheel (403) is used to drive the material to move along the material transport channel.

2. The separator according to claim 1, characterized in that: At the inlet of the diversion cavity (3), the vertical partitions (6) are arranged in parallel at equal intervals and in a row from left to right; the upper ends of each vertical partition (6) are flush; the movable plate (5) is connected to the lifting mechanism on the back of the vertical plate, and the lifting mechanism is used to drive the movable plate (5) to move up and down.

3. The separator according to claim 2, characterized in that: Inside the diversion cavity (3), the diversion channels (301) are all located in the same vertical plane. The diversion channels (301) extend from top to bottom. The inlet of the diversion channel (301) is located at the top of the diversion cavity (3), and the outlet of the diversion channel (301) is located on the side of the diversion cavity (3) away from the material transport device (4).

4. The separator according to claim 3, characterized in that: The diversion channel (301) extends in a waveform.

5. The separator according to claim 1, characterized in that: A shaking device (2) is provided at the discharge port (101).

6. The separator according to claim 5, characterized in that: The shaking device (2) includes a shaking plate (201) and a flipping mechanism (202). The side plate (104) has a through-hole near the discharge port (101). The vibrating plate (201) is installed in the through-hole. The upper end of the vibrating plate (201) is movably connected to the side plate (104). The flipping mechanism (202) is installed outside the hopper (1) near the lower end of the vibrating plate (201). The flipping mechanism (202) is a vibrating plate eccentric wheel or vibrating plate cam that is rotatably installed on the front of the rear upright plate (103). The outer edge of the vibrating plate eccentric wheel or vibrating plate cam is in contact with the lower end of the vibrating plate (201).

7. The separator according to claim 1, characterized in that: Several rolling elements are provided on both sides of the material transport channel. The rolling elements are equally spaced along the length of the material transport and are rotatably mounted on track one (401) and track two (402).

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