A device for automatically disassembling hard-shell batteries and storing them in categories

Abstract

The application discloses a kind of hard-shell battery automatic shell and classified storage equipment, to provide a kind of hard-shell battery automatic shell and classified storage equipment of simple structure, which can be automatically realized cutting, classification and collection of hard-shell battery.The present application includes support frame, clamp track, feeding assembly, cutting assembly, clamp poking assembly, ton bag collection assembly, cover plate taking assembly, battery core taking assembly and outer shell taking assembly, feeding assembly is set on clamp track feeding position, cutting assembly is set on clamp track cutting position, clamp poking assembly is set in clamp track and is matched with several clamp assemblies on clamp track, battery is set on clamp assembly, cover plate taking assembly is matched with cutting assembly, battery core taking assembly and outer shell taking assembly are respectively set on clamp track both ends discharge position, ton bag collection assembly is respectively matched with cover plate taking assembly, battery core taking assembly and outer shell taking assembly.The present application is applied to the technical field of battery disassembly and classification.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the technical field of battery disassembly and classification, and in particular to a device for automatically disassembling and classifying hard-shell batteries for storage. Background Technology

[0002] After several years of development, the first batch of power batteries for new energy vehicles is now reaching the end of their service life. The first batch of discarded batteries are being recycled. This recycling process requires disassembling and crushing the old batteries to effectively separate and recycle important metals such as lithium cobalt oxide, lithium iron phosphate, lithium manganese oxide, copper foil, and aluminum foil. Currently, there is no equipment on the market for disassembling and classifying individual battery cells. The process mainly relies on manual labor using handheld angle grinders to forcibly break open the battery casing, remove the internal cells, and then manually collect the cells along with the electrolyte. This method is not only inefficient, but also leads to fatigue and increases the risk of workplace injuries due to prolonged use of angle grinders. Alternatively, battery cutting equipment can be used in conjunction with manual labor or an external assembly line to cut the batteries. For example, Chinese Patent CN117161064A discloses a small battery cutting machine, which includes a frame and a cutting device fixedly mounted on the frame. The cutting device includes: a geared motor, fixedly mounted at one end of the frame and positioned above the frame, for providing kinetic energy to the entire cutting device; an eccentric disc, connected to the output shaft of the geared motor, with a connecting rod fixedly connected to the eccentric disc by a first bolt; a pusher head, hinged to the other end of the connecting rod; a cutting blade, positioned above the frame and used in conjunction with the pusher head, for cutting the battery cap of the small battery; a battery guide groove for accommodating the small battery to be cut; and a flow guide groove, fixedly connected to the frame, for collecting the residue from the small battery after cutting. This method can only cut small batteries. During the cutting process, the end caps cannot be precisely cut and collected. The subsequent processes of cell extraction and electrolyte collection also require manual intervention. Manual operation is inefficient, and different workers have different operating habits. The uniformity of battery cuts makes it impossible to completely clean the electrolyte. If a device with a simple structure that can automatically cut, classify, and collect hard-shell batteries, and automatically disassemble and classify them, can be designed, the above problems can be solved. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art and provide a device with a simple structure that can automatically cut, classify and collect hard-shell batteries and automatically disassemble and classify them for storage.

[0004] The technical solution adopted in this invention is as follows: This invention includes a support frame, a clamp track, a feeding assembly, a cutting assembly, a clamp actuating assembly, a ton bag collecting assembly, a cover plate removal assembly, a battery cell removal assembly, and a shell removal assembly. The feeding assembly is located at the feeding position on the clamp track, the cutting assembly is located at the cutting position on the clamp track, the clamp actuating assembly is located inside the clamp track and cooperates with several clamp assemblies on the clamp track, a battery is provided on the clamp assembly, the cover plate removal assembly cooperates with the cutting assembly, the battery cell removal assembly and the shell removal assembly are respectively located at the unloading positions at both ends of the clamp track, and the ton bag collecting assembly cooperates with the cover plate removal assembly, the battery cell removal assembly and the shell removal assembly respectively.

[0005] Furthermore, the feeding assembly includes a feeding conveyor line, a defective product conveyor line, a battery clamping cylinder, a limit baffle, a voltage detection module, a defective product ejection module, and a feeding robot. The battery clamping cylinder, the voltage detection module, and the defective product ejection module are arranged on one side of the feeding conveyor line. The limit baffle is connected to the movable end of the battery clamping cylinder, and the battery clamping cylinder is in a limiting cooperation with a plurality of batteries on the feeding conveyor line through the limit baffle. The voltage detection module cooperates with the batteries at the detection positions on the feeding conveyor line. The defective product ejection module is located at the material position on the feeding conveyor line and cooperates with the batteries at the material position on the feeding conveyor line. The feeding robot is located on one side of the defective product conveyor line and cooperates with the batteries at the material position on the feeding conveyor line. The feeding conveyor line is also equipped with a plurality of position sensors, which are in a sensing cooperation with a plurality of batteries on the feeding conveyor line.

[0006] Furthermore, the clamping track is disposed on the upper end face of the support frame, and the clamping track includes a running track, a first mounting slot, several second mounting slots and a third mounting slot, and the loading robot cooperates with the material position on the running track.

[0007] Furthermore, the clamping assembly includes a clamping base plate, a battery limiting edge, a battery pressing plate, several sliding grooves, and several compression springs. The battery pressing plate is limited and engaged with the several sliding grooves, and the battery pressing plate is limited and engaged with the battery on the clamping base plate through the battery limiting edge and the several compression springs.

[0008] Furthermore, the clamp actuation assembly includes a first clamp actuation assembly and several second clamp actuation assemblies. The first clamp actuation assembly includes an X-axis guide rail module, a Y-axis guide rail module, a first cylinder unit, a second cylinder unit, and a claw. The first cylinder unit and the second cylinder unit are respectively disposed on the X-axis guide rail module and the Y-axis guide rail module. The Y-axis guide rail module is connected to the movable end of the X-axis guide rail module and the movable end of the first cylinder unit. The claw is connected to the movable end of the Y-axis guide rail module and the movable end of the second cylinder unit. The second clamp actuation assembly includes a third cylinder unit and a lifting cylinder unit. The lifting cylinder unit is connected to the movable end of the third cylinder unit, and the movable end of the lifting cylinder unit is provided with a hook. The first clamp actuation assembly is disposed in the first mounting slot, and several second clamp actuation assemblies are disposed in several second mounting slots. The claw and the hook cooperate with several clamp assemblies on the running track.

[0009] Furthermore, the upper surface of the support frame is provided with several clamp positioning cylinder modules. Each clamp positioning cylinder module includes a cylinder bracket, a clamp cylinder unit, and a positioning movable block. The bottom of the clamp cylinder unit is hinged to one end of the cylinder bracket, the movable end of the clamp cylinder unit is hinged to the connecting end of the positioning movable block, and the middle part of the positioning movable block is hinged to the other end of the cylinder bracket. Several positioning blocks are provided on both sides of the clamp base plate, and the positioning ends of the positioning movable blocks are limited and engaged with the positioning blocks.

[0010] Furthermore, the cutting assembly includes a long-side cutting assembly, a short-side cutting assembly, and a center seam cutting assembly. Each of the long-side cutting assembly, the short-side cutting assembly, and the center seam cutting assembly includes a cutting pressure cylinder unit, a dustproof sealing cover, a three-axis moving module, and several cutting motors. The several cutting motors are connected to the movable end of the cutting position of the three-axis moving module. The movable end of the cutting motor is provided with a cutting blade. The three-axis moving module is located inside the dustproof sealing cover. The movable end of the cutting pressure cylinder unit is connected to the dustproof sealing cover. The several cutting blades on the long-side cutting assembly are aligned with the long-side cutting direction of the battery. The several cutting blades in the short-side cutting assembly are aligned with the short-side cutting direction of the battery. The several cutting blades on the center seam cutting assembly are aligned with the perpendicular cutting direction of the battery. The third mounting slot is provided with several bucket-type vacuuming assemblies, which are aligned with the long-side cutting assembly, the short-side cutting assembly, and the center seam cutting assembly.

[0011] Furthermore, the cover plate retrieval assembly includes a first three-axis robotic arm, a first torsion motor, and a cover plate gripper module. The first torsion motor is connected to the movable end of the first three-axis robotic arm, and the cover plate gripper module is connected to the movable end of the first torsion motor. Several movable ends of the cover plate gripper module are equipped with cover plate gripping pieces. The cover plate gripper module cooperates with the battery cover plate through several of these gripping pieces. The battery cell retrieval assembly includes a second three-axis robotic arm and a battery cell gripper module. The battery cell gripper module is connected to the movable end of the second three-axis robotic arm, and several movable ends of the battery cell gripper module are respectively equipped with saws. The battery cell gripper module drives several of the toothed grippers to cooperate with the battery cells inside the battery. The outer casing assembly includes a third three-axis robotic arm, a second torsion motor, and an outer casing gripper module. The second torsion motor is connected to the movable end of the third three-axis robotic arm, and the outer casing gripper module is connected to the movable end of the second torsion motor. Several movable ends of the outer casing gripper module are provided with outer casing grippers. The outer casing gripper module drives several outer casing grippers to cooperate with the battery casing. One end of the support frame is also provided with an electrolyte collection tank, which cooperates with the third three-axis robotic arm.

[0012] Furthermore, the clamp track is equipped with several clamp unlocking components at the material loading and unloading positions. Each clamp unlocking component includes an unlocking pressing cylinder unit, an unlocking clamp cylinder unit, and an unlocking gripper. The unlocking clamp cylinder unit is connected to the movable end of the unlocking pressing cylinder unit, and the unlocking gripper is connected to the movable end of the unlocking clamp cylinder unit. The unlocking gripper cooperates with the battery clamping plate through the unlocking pressing cylinder unit and the unlocking clamp cylinder unit. The several clamp unlocking components cooperate with the loading component and the shell removal component, respectively.

[0013] Furthermore, the ton bag collection assembly includes a first ton bag collection assembly, a second ton bag collection assembly, and a third ton bag collection assembly. Each of the first ton bag collection assembly, the second ton bag collection assembly, and the third ton bag collection assembly is equipped with a conveyor line, a hoist, and a ton bag module. The cover plate removal assembly, the cell removal assembly, and the casing removal assembly respectively transfer the battery cover plate, the battery cell, and the battery casing to the ton bag modules via the several conveyor lines and the several hoists.

[0014] The beneficial effects of this invention are: This invention can be applied to cutting batteries of different sizes, with strong applicability. The feeding component can automatically detect whether the battery to be cut still has power to prevent explosion during cutting, and convey the product that meets the cutting requirements to the material position on the clamp track. The cutting component cuts the long and short sides of the top of the battery and the middle seam of the battery shell respectively, so that the battery cell can be removed more smoothly. The dustproof sealing cover and the bucket vacuum assembly work together to make the operation in a small independent space. The bucket vacuum module can draw metal powder and debris generated during the processing into a vacuum bag. The first torsion motor drives the cover plate gripper to twist, which makes it easy to break the battery cover plate. The battery cell and the shell are transferred to the ton bag collection assembly by the battery cell taking assembly and the shell taking assembly respectively, and the electrolyte in the battery is transferred to the electrolyte collection tank, so that it will not flow into the equipment and cause damage. Attached Figure Description

[0015] Figure 1 This is a perspective view of the present invention;

[0016] Figure 2 This is a perspective view of the fixture track;

[0017] Figure 3 This is a perspective view of the feeding assembly;

[0018] Figure 4 This is a perspective view of the clamping assembly and the positioning cylinder module in cooperation;

[0019] Figure 5 This is an exploded view of the cutting assembly and the battery in conjunction;

[0020] Figure 6 This is a perspective view of the cover plate assembly and the battery in conjunction;

[0021] Figure 7 This is a perspective view of the battery cell assembly and the battery working together.

[0022] Figure 8 This is a perspective view of the housing assembly and the battery in conjunction.

[0023] Figure 9 This is a perspective view of the clamp unlocking assembly;

[0024] Figure 10 This is a perspective view of the ton bag collection assembly;

[0025] Figure 11 This is a perspective view of the first clamp actuating component;

[0026] Figure 12This is a perspective view of the second clamping actuation component. Detailed Implementation

[0027] like Figures 1 to 12 As shown, in this embodiment, the present invention includes a support frame 1, a clamp track 2, a feeding assembly 3, a cutting assembly 4, a clamp actuating assembly 5, a ton bag collecting assembly 6, a cover plate removal assembly 7, a battery cell removal assembly 8, and a shell removal assembly 9. The feeding assembly 3 is disposed at the feeding position of the clamp track 2, the cutting assembly 4 is disposed at the cutting position of the clamp track 2, the clamp actuating assembly 5 is disposed within the clamp track 2 and cooperates with a plurality of clamp assemblies 10 on the clamp track 2, a battery 11 is disposed on the clamp assembly 10, the cover plate removal assembly 7 cooperates with the cutting assembly 4, the battery cell removal assembly 8 and the shell removal assembly 9 are respectively disposed at the unloading positions at both ends of the clamp track 2, and the ton bag collecting assembly 6 cooperates with the cover plate removal assembly 7, the battery cell removal assembly 8 and the shell removal assembly 9 respectively. Therefore, this invention can automatically perform functions such as cutting the long side of the battery, cutting the short side of the battery, removing the cover plate, taking out the battery cell, collecting the electrolyte, and collecting the outer casing. In addition, the equipment also has dustproof and exhaust gas collection functions, which can greatly improve the efficiency of the factory and the consistency of material classification. It can also be adapted to batteries of different sizes and has strong practicality.

[0028] like Figure 1 and Figure 3As shown, in this embodiment, the feeding assembly 3 includes a feeding conveyor line 31, a defective product conveyor line 32, a battery clamping cylinder 33, a limiting baffle 34, a voltage detection module 35, a defective product ejection module 36, and a feeding robot 37. The battery clamping cylinder 33, the voltage detection module 35, and the defective product ejection module 36 are arranged on one side of the feeding conveyor line 31. The limiting baffle 34 is connected to the movable end of the battery clamping cylinder 33, and the battery clamping cylinder 33 is limited by the limiting baffle 34 to a plurality of batteries 11 on the feeding conveyor line 31. In conjunction with this, the voltage detection module 35 works with the battery 11 at the detection position of the feeding conveyor line 31, the defective product ejection module 36 is located at the feeding position of the feeding conveyor line 31 and works with the battery 11 at the feeding position of the feeding conveyor line 31, and the feeding robot 37 is located on one side of the defective product conveyor line 32 and works with the battery 11 at the feeding position of the feeding conveyor line 31. The feeding conveyor line 31 is also equipped with several position sensors 38, which sense and cooperate with several batteries 11 on the feeding conveyor line 31. Therefore, the feeding assembly 3, through the battery clamping cylinder 33 and the limiting baffle 34, can adapt to battery products of different sizes. Furthermore, through the position sensors 38, the battery 11 can accurately reach the voltage detection position and the feeding position. When the battery voltage is high, the defective product ejection module 36 pushes the battery 11 to the defective product conveyor line 32 for transfer, preventing fire or explosion during cutting.

[0029] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, in this embodiment, the clamping track 2 is disposed on the upper end face of the support frame 1. The clamping track 2 includes a running track 21, a first mounting groove 22, several second mounting grooves 23 and a third mounting groove 24. The loading robot 37 cooperates with the loading position of the running track 21. Therefore, the clamping assembly 10 can slide on the running track 21 to realize the transfer of the product 11.

[0030] like Figure 4 As shown, in this embodiment, the clamp assembly 10 includes a clamp base plate 101, a battery limiting edge 102, a battery pressing plate 103, a plurality of sliding grooves 104, and a plurality of compression springs 105. The battery pressing plate 103 is limited and engaged with the plurality of sliding grooves 104, and the battery pressing plate 103 is limited and engaged with the battery 11 on the clamp base plate 101 through the battery limiting edge 102 and the plurality of compression springs 105. Therefore, by the compression springs 105 pressing the battery pressing plate 103, and in conjunction with the battery limiting edge 102 applying force to the battery 11, the battery 11 is kept firmly pressed and will not move on the clamp base plate 101.

[0031] like Figure 1 , Figure 11 as well as Figure 12 As shown, in this embodiment, the clamp actuation assembly 5 includes a first clamp actuation assembly 51 and a plurality of second clamp actuation assemblies 52. The first clamp actuation assembly 51 includes an X-axis guide rail module 511, a Y-axis guide rail module 512, a first cylinder unit 513, a second cylinder unit 514, and a claw 515. The first cylinder unit 513 and the second cylinder unit 514 are respectively disposed on the X-axis guide rail module 511 and the Y-axis guide rail module 512. The Y-axis guide rail module 512 is connected to the movable end of the X-axis guide rail module 511 and the movable end of the first cylinder unit 513, respectively. The claw 515 is connected to the movable end of the first cylinder unit 513, respectively. The movable end of the Y-axis guide rail module 512 is connected to the movable end of the second cylinder unit 514. The second clamping actuation assembly 52 includes a third cylinder unit 521 and a lifting cylinder unit 522. The lifting cylinder unit 522 is connected to the movable end of the third cylinder unit 521. The movable end of the lifting cylinder unit 522 is provided with a claw 523. The first clamping actuation assembly 51 is disposed in the first mounting groove 22. A plurality of second clamping actuation assemblies 52 are disposed in a plurality of second mounting grooves 23. The claw 515 and the claw 523 respectively cooperate with a plurality of clamping assemblies 10 on the running track 21. Therefore, by controlling the claw 515 through the first cylinder unit 513 and the second cylinder unit 514, the clamping assemblies 10 on the loading and cutting positions of the running track 21 are precisely moved to each cutting position. The third cylinder unit 521 and the lifting cylinder unit 522 drive the hook 523 to push the clamping assembly 10 into the unloading position of the running track 21 and push it back into the loading position from the unloading position, so as to realize the cyclic use of the clamping assembly 10, which has a small footprint and higher efficiency.

[0032] like Figure 1 and Figure 4As shown, in this embodiment, the upper surface of the support frame 1 is provided with a plurality of clamp positioning cylinder modules 12. Each clamp positioning cylinder module 12 includes a cylinder bracket 121, a clamp cylinder unit 122, and a positioning movable block 123. The bottom of the clamp cylinder unit 122 is hinged to one end of the cylinder bracket 121, the movable end of the clamp cylinder unit 122 is hinged to the connecting end of the positioning movable block 123, and the middle part of the positioning movable block 123 is hinged to the other end of the cylinder bracket 121. A plurality of positioning stops 106 are provided on both sides of the clamp base plate 101, and the positioning ends of the plurality of positioning movable blocks 123 are engaged with the plurality of positioning stops 106 for limiting cooperation. Therefore, when the first clamp actuating component 51 drives the plurality of clamp components 10 to different cutting positions, the plurality of positioning movable blocks 123 and the plurality of positioning stops 106 are engaged in positioning cooperation to prevent the clamp components 10 from shifting during the cutting of the battery 11, thus preventing a decrease in cutting accuracy.

[0033] like Figure 5 As shown, in this embodiment, the cutting assembly 4 includes a long side cutting assembly 41, a short side cutting assembly 42, and a center seam cutting assembly 43. Each of the long side cutting assembly 41, short side cutting assembly 42, and center seam cutting assembly 43 includes a cutting pressure cylinder unit 44, a dustproof sealing cover 45, a three-axis moving module 46, and several cutting motors 47. The several cutting motors 47 are connected to the movable end of the cutting position of the three-axis moving module 46. A cutting blade 48 is provided at the movable end of each cutting motor 47. The three-axis moving module 46 is disposed inside the dustproof sealing cover 45. The cutting pressure cylinder... The movable end of unit 44 is connected to the dustproof sealing cover 45. Several cutting blades 48 on the long side cutting assembly 41 are aligned with the long side cutting direction of the battery 11. Several cutting blades 48 in the short side cutting assembly 42 are aligned with the short side cutting direction of the battery 11. Several cutting blades 48 on the center seam cutting assembly 43 are aligned with the perpendicular cutting direction of the battery 11. Several bucket-type vacuum assemblies 12 are provided in the third mounting slot 24. Several bucket-type vacuum assemblies 12 are aligned with the long side cutting assembly 41, the short side cutting assembly 42 and the center seam cutting assembly 43. Therefore, the long side cutting component 41, the short side cutting component 42, and the center seam cutting component 43 respectively cut the long and short sides of the top of the battery 11 and the center seam of the battery 11 casing, so that the battery cell 13 can be removed more smoothly. The dustproof sealing cover and the bucket vacuum assembly work together to make the operation in a small independent space. The bucket vacuum module can draw metal powder and debris generated during the processing into a vacuum bag to prevent metal powder and debris from entering the equipment and causing malfunctions.

[0034] like Figure 6As shown, in this embodiment, the cover plate retrieval assembly 7 includes a first three-axis robotic arm 71, a first torsion motor 72, and a cover plate gripper module 73. The first torsion motor 72 is connected to the movable end of the first three-axis robotic arm 71, and the cover plate gripper module 73 is connected to the movable end of the first torsion motor 72. The cover plate gripper module 73 has several movable ends equipped with cover plate grippers 74, and the cover plate gripper module 73 cooperates with the cover plate of the battery 11 through several cover plate grippers 74. The battery cell retrieval assembly 8 includes a second three-axis robotic arm 81 and a battery cell gripper module 82. The battery cell gripper module 82 is connected to the movable end of the second three-axis robotic arm 81, and the battery cell gripper module 82 has several movable ends respectively equipped with... The battery cell gripper module 82 drives several serrated grippers 83 to cooperate with the battery cells 13 inside the battery 11. The outer casing assembly 9 includes a third three-axis manipulator 91, a second torsion motor 92, and an outer casing gripper module 93. The second torsion motor 92 is connected to the movable end of the third three-axis manipulator 91, and the outer casing gripper module 93 is connected to the movable end of the second torsion motor 92. Several movable ends of the outer casing gripper module 93 are provided with outer casing grippers 94. The outer casing gripper module 93 drives several outer casing grippers 94 to cooperate with the outer casing of the battery 11. One end of the support frame 1 is also provided with an electrolyte collection tank 14, which cooperates with the third three-axis manipulator 91. Therefore, when the battery 11 reaches the cover removal position, the cover gripper module 73 drives several cover grippers 74 to grip the cover of the battery 11, and the first torsion motor 72 drives several cover grippers 74 to twist, so as to break the cover of the battery 11. When the battery 11 reaches the cell removal position, the second three-axis robot 81 drives several serrated grippers 83 to enter the battery 11 casing, and the cell gripper module 82 drives several serrated grippers 83 to grip the cell 13 inside the battery 11 casing and transfer it out. When the battery 11 reaches the casing removal position, the casing gripper module 93 drives several casing grippers 94 to grip the battery 11 casing, and the second torsion motor 92 drives several casing grippers 94 to twist, so that the electrolyte inside the battery 11 casing is poured into the electrolyte collection tank 14 and the battery 11 casing is transferred.

[0035] like Figure 1 and Figure 9As shown, in this embodiment, the clamp track 2 is provided with a plurality of clamp unlocking assemblies 15 at the loading and unloading positions. Each clamp unlocking assembly 15 includes an unlocking pressing cylinder unit 151, an unlocking clamp cylinder unit 152, and an unlocking gripper 153. The unlocking clamp cylinder unit 152 is connected to the movable end of the unlocking pressing cylinder unit 151, and the unlocking gripper 153 is connected to the movable end of the unlocking clamp cylinder unit 152. The unlocking gripper 153 cooperates with the battery clamping plate 103 through the unlocking pressing cylinder unit 151 and the unlocking clamp cylinder unit 152. The plurality of clamp unlocking assemblies 15 respectively cooperate with the loading assembly 3 and the shell removal assembly 9. Therefore, the pressing cylinder unit 151 and the clamping cylinder unit 152 cooperate to make the unlocking claw 153 act on the battery clamping plate 103 to unlock the battery 11. This allows the shell removal assembly 9 to accurately remove the battery 11 and the uncut battery 11 to be placed on the clamping assembly 10 at the material position on the running guide rail 21 by the loading robot 37.

[0036] like Figure 1 and Figure 10 As shown, in this embodiment, the ton bag collection assembly 6 includes a first ton bag collection assembly 61, a second ton bag collection assembly 62, and a third ton bag collection assembly 63. Each of these assemblies is equipped with a conveyor line 64, a hoist 65, and a ton bag module 66. The cover plate removal assembly 7, the cell removal assembly 8, and the casing removal assembly 9 respectively transfer the battery 11 cover plate, the cell 13, and the battery 11 casing to the ton bag modules 66 via the conveyor lines 64 and the hoists 65. Thus, the cover plate removal assembly 7, the cell removal assembly 8, and the casing removal assembly 9 respectively pick up the battery 11 cover plate, the cell 13, and the casing, place them onto the corresponding conveyor lines 64, and then lift them via the hoists 65 into the ton bag modules 66 for collection.

[0037] The working principle of this invention: Upon equipment startup, the feeding component 3 transfers the qualified battery 11 to the feeding position on the running guide rail 21. The clamp unlocking component 15 unlocks the clamp component 10, and the battery 11 is placed on the clamp component 10. The first clamp actuating component 51 moves the clamp component 10 to the cutting position, where the long side cutting component 41 and the short side cutting component 42 cut off the battery 11 cover. The cover removal component 7 removes the battery 11 cover and places it into the ton bag collection component 6 for collection. The first clamp actuating component 51 then moves the clamp component 10 to the center seam cutting component 4 for cutting the center seam. The second clamp actuating component 52 drives the... The clamping assembly 10 enters the clamping position of the battery cell 13, the battery cell picking assembly 8 picks up the battery cell 13 and collects it through the ton bag collecting assembly 6, the second clamping actuation assembly 52 then transfers the clamping assembly 10 to the battery 11 casing clamping position, the clamping unlocking assembly 15 unlocks the clamping assembly 10, the casing picking assembly 9 picks up the battery 11 casing and pours the electrolyte into the electrolyte collection tank 14, and collects the battery 11 casing through the ton bag collecting assembly 6, and then the empty clamping assembly 10 is transferred to the loading position of the running guide rail 21 by the second clamping actuation assembly 52. ​​By repeating the above steps, the equipment for automatically disassembling and classifying hard-shell batteries can be completed.

[0038] Although the embodiments of the present invention are described with reference to actual solutions, they do not constitute a limitation on the meaning of the present invention. Modifications to the embodiments and combinations with other solutions based on this specification will be obvious to those skilled in the art.

Claims

1. A device for automatically disassembling and classifying hard-shell batteries, comprising a support frame (1), a clamp track (2), a feeding assembly (3), a cutting assembly (4), a clamp actuation assembly (5), a ton bag collection assembly (6), a cover plate removal assembly (7), a cell removal assembly (8), and a casing removal assembly (9), characterized in that: The feeding component (3) is set at the feeding position of the clamp track (2), the cutting component (4) is set at the cutting position of the clamp track (2), the clamp toggle component (5) is set inside the clamp track (2) and cooperates with a plurality of clamp components (10) on the clamp track (2), the clamp component (10) is provided with a battery (11), the cover plate removal component (7) cooperates with the cutting component (4), the battery cell removal component (8) and the outer shell removal component (9) are respectively set at the unloading positions at both ends of the clamp track (2), and the ton bag collection component (6) cooperates with the cover plate removal component (7), the battery cell removal component (8) and the outer shell removal component (9) respectively; The feeding assembly (3) includes a feeding conveyor line (31), a defective product conveyor line (32), a battery clamping cylinder (33), a limiting baffle (34), a voltage detection module (35), a defective product ejection module (36), and a feeding robot (37). The battery clamping cylinder (33), the voltage detection module (35), and the defective product ejection module (36) are arranged on one side of the feeding conveyor line (31). The limiting baffle (34) is connected to the movable end of the battery clamping cylinder (33). The battery clamping cylinder (33) is limited and cooperates with a plurality of batteries (11) on the feeding conveyor line (31) through the limiting baffle (34). The voltage detection module (35) cooperates with the battery (11) at the detection position of the feeding conveyor line (31). The defective product ejection module (36) is set at the feeding position of the feeding conveyor line (31) and cooperates with the battery (11) at the feeding position of the feeding conveyor line (31). The feeding robot (37) is set on one side of the defective product conveyor line (32) and cooperates with the battery (11) at the feeding position of the feeding conveyor line (31). The feeding conveyor line (31) is also equipped with several position sensors (38). The several position sensors (38) cooperate with several batteries (11) on the feeding conveyor line (31). The clamp track (2) is set on the upper end face of the support frame (1). The clamp track (2) includes a running track (21), a first mounting groove (22), several second mounting grooves (23) and a third mounting groove (24). The loading robot (37) cooperates with the loading position of the running track (21). The clamp assembly (10) includes a clamp base plate (101), a battery limiting edge (102), a battery pressing plate (103), a plurality of sliding grooves (104), and a plurality of compression springs (105). The battery pressing plate (103) is in limiting cooperation with the plurality of sliding grooves (104), and the battery pressing plate (103) is in limiting cooperation with the battery (11) on the clamp base plate (101) through the battery limiting edge (102) and the plurality of compression springs (105). The clamp actuation assembly (5) includes a first clamp actuation assembly (51) and several second clamp actuation assemblies (52). The first clamp actuation assembly (51) includes an X-axis guide rail module (511), a Y-axis guide rail module (512), a first cylinder unit (513), a second cylinder unit (514), and a claw (515). The first cylinder unit (513) and the second cylinder unit (514) are respectively mounted on the X-axis guide rail module (511) and the Y-axis guide rail module (512). The Y-axis guide rail module (512) is connected to the movable end of the X-axis guide rail module (511) and the movable end of the first cylinder unit (513). The claw (515) is connected to the movable end of the first cylinder unit (513). The movable end of the track module (512) is connected to the movable end of the second cylinder unit (514). The second clamping actuation assembly (52) includes a third cylinder unit (521) and a lifting cylinder unit (522). The lifting cylinder unit (522) is connected to the movable end of the third cylinder unit (521). The movable end of the lifting cylinder unit (522) is provided with a hook (523). The first clamping actuation assembly (51) is disposed in the first mounting slot (22). A plurality of second clamping actuation assemblies (52) are disposed in a plurality of second mounting slots (23). The claw (515) and the hook (523) respectively cooperate with a plurality of clamping assemblies (10) on the running track (21).

2. The device for automatically disassembling and classifying hard-shell batteries according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper surface of the support frame (1) is provided with a plurality of clamp positioning cylinder modules (12). The clamp positioning cylinder module (12) includes a cylinder bracket (121), a clamp cylinder unit (122), and a positioning movable block (123). The bottom of the clamp cylinder unit (122) is hinged to one end of the cylinder bracket (121). The movable end of the clamp cylinder unit (122) is hinged to the connecting end of the positioning movable block (123). The middle part of the positioning movable block (123) is hinged to the other end of the cylinder bracket (121). A plurality of positioning blocks (106) are provided on both sides of the clamp base plate (101). The positioning ends of the plurality of positioning movable blocks (123) are limited and cooperated with the plurality of positioning blocks (106).

3. The device for automatically disassembling and classifying hard-shell batteries according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cutting assembly (4) includes a long side cutting assembly (41), a short side cutting assembly (42), and a center seam cutting assembly (43). Each of the long side cutting assembly (41), the short side cutting assembly (42), and the center seam cutting assembly (43) includes a cutting pressure cylinder unit (44), a dustproof sealing cover (45), a three-axis moving module (46), and several cutting motors (47). The several cutting motors (47) are connected to the movable end of the cutting position of the three-axis moving module (46). A cutting blade (48) is provided at the movable end of each cutting motor (47). The three-axis moving module (46) is located inside the dustproof sealing cover (45). The cutting pressure cylinder unit (44)... The active end is connected to the dustproof sealing cover (45). Several cutting blades (48) on the long side cutting assembly (41) are aligned with the long side cutting direction of the battery (11). Several cutting blades (48) in the short side cutting assembly (42) are aligned with the short side cutting direction of the battery (11). Several cutting blades (48) on the middle seam cutting assembly (43) are aligned with the vertical cutting direction of the battery (11). Several bucket-type vacuum assemblies (12) are provided in the third mounting slot (24). Several bucket-type vacuum assemblies (12) are aligned with the long side cutting assembly (41), the short side cutting assembly (42) and the middle seam cutting assembly (43).

4. The device for automatically disassembling and classifying hard-shell batteries according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cover plate removal assembly (7) includes a first three-axis manipulator (71), a first torsion motor (72), and a cover plate gripper module (73). The first torsion motor (72) is connected to the movable end of the first three-axis manipulator (71), and the cover plate gripper module (73) is connected to the movable end of the first torsion motor (72). The cover plate gripper module (73) has cover plate grippers (74) on several movable ends. The cover plate gripper module (73) cooperates with the top cover of the battery (11) through several cover plate grippers (74). The battery cell removal assembly (8) includes a second three-axis manipulator (81) and a battery cell gripper module (82). The battery cell gripper module (82) is connected to the movable end of the second three-axis manipulator (81), and the battery cell gripper module (82) has serrated grippers (84) on several movable ends. 3) The cell gripper module (82) drives several of the sawtooth grippers (83) to cooperate with the cells (13) inside the battery (11). The shell removal assembly (9) includes a third three-axis manipulator (91), a second torsion motor (92) and a shell gripper module (93). The second torsion motor (92) is connected to the movable end of the third three-axis manipulator (91). The shell gripper module (93) is connected to the movable end of the second torsion motor (92). The shell gripper module (93) has several movable ends with shell grippers (94). The shell gripper module (93) drives several of the shell grippers (94) to cooperate with the shell of the battery (11). One end of the support frame (1) is also provided with an electrolyte collection tank (14). The electrolyte collection tank (14) cooperates with the third three-axis manipulator (91).

5. The device for automatically disassembling and classifying hard-shell batteries according to claim 4, characterized in that: The clamp track (2) is provided with several clamp unlocking components (15) at the loading and unloading positions. Each clamp unlocking component (15) includes an unlocking pressing cylinder unit (151), an unlocking clamp cylinder unit (152), and an unlocking claw (153). The unlocking clamp cylinder unit (152) is connected to the movable end of the unlocking pressing cylinder unit (151), and the unlocking claw (153) is connected to the movable end of the unlocking clamp cylinder unit (152). The unlocking claw (153) cooperates with the battery clamping plate (103) through the unlocking pressing cylinder unit (151) and the unlocking clamp cylinder unit (152). Several clamp unlocking components (15) cooperate with the loading component (3) and the shell removal component (9) respectively.

6. A device for automatically disassembling and classifying hard-shell batteries according to claim 1 or 4, characterized in that: The ton bag collection assembly (6) includes a first ton bag collection assembly (61), a second ton bag collection assembly (62), and a third ton bag collection assembly (63). The first ton bag collection assembly (61), the second ton bag collection assembly (62), and the third ton bag collection assembly (63) are all equipped with a conveyor line (64), a hoist (65), and a ton bag module (66). The cover plate removal assembly (7), the cell removal assembly (8), and the outer casing removal assembly (9) respectively transfer the battery (11) cover plate, the cell (13), and the battery (11) outer casing to the ton bag modules (66) through several conveyor lines (64) and several hoists (65).

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