Multifunctional sodium battery automated assembly equipment and assembly method thereof

Abstract

The present invention discloses a multifunctional sodium battery automatic assembly equipment and an assembly method thereof, which relates to the technical field of sodium battery assembly, and comprises a conveyor frame 1 and a conveyor frame 2, wherein a conveyor belt 1 is arranged inside the conveyor frame, and the conveyor belt 1 is used to convey sodium battery monomers, and a monomer detection module is arranged on the top of the conveyor frame 1, and the monomer detection module comprises a gantry frame fixedly installed on the top of the conveyor frame 1, and an in-place detection sensor 1 and an appearance detection unit are embedded and installed on the inner wall of the gantry frame, and a size detection unit is installed on the top wall of the gantry frame. The present invention is provided with an installed monomer detection module, and the appearance and size of the sodium battery monomer to be assembled are automatically detected, so as to improve the detection efficiency, and then improve the assembly efficiency, and avoid the phenomenon of inaccurate manual detection and mixing of unqualified battery monomers, which is beneficial to improve the service life of the assembled sodium battery group and reduce the probability of dangerous phenomena caused by the use of unqualified sodium battery monomers.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of sodium battery assembly, in particular to multifunctional sodium battery automatic assembly equipment and an assembly method thereof. Background Art

[0002] Sodium battery is a battery that uses sodium ions as charge carriers. The battery is charged and discharged by inserting and separating sodium ions between the positive and negative electrodes. Sodium batteries are usually put into use by assembling sodium battery cells into sodium battery packs. When assembling sodium battery cells into sodium battery packs, sodium battery assembly equipment is required. However, when using existing sodium battery assembly equipment, it is necessary to manually inspect the sodium battery cells first, and then assemble and arrange the sodium battery cells and insert them into the assembly shell, which reduces the assembly efficiency and is prone to mixing in unqualified products, reducing the service life of the sodium battery pack.

[0003] The defects of existing sodium battery assembly equipment are:

[0004] 1. The patent document JP2014235932A mainly considers the problem of improving assembly efficiency by using a holding part and a rotating mechanism, but does not consider the problem of automatic detection of the sodium battery to be assembled;

[0005] 2. Patent document CN113611915A mainly considers the problem of precise alignment of the battery core and the battery core fixing plate and insertion into the jack, but does not consider the problem of automatic arrangement of battery cells and prompt after the arrangement is completed;

[0006] 3. Patent document KR101745083B1 mainly considers the problem of keeping the battery cells compact by setting a pressure maintaining unit, but does not consider the problem of positioning and size detection of the assembled chassis;

[0007] 4. Patent document CN113471511B mainly considers the problem of improving work efficiency and reducing equipment costs, but does not consider the problem of using the equipment to clamp different numbers of battery cells, assemble battery packs of different sizes, and improve the applicability of the equipment. Summary of the invention

[0008] The object of the present invention is to provide a multifunctional sodium battery automated assembly device and an assembly method thereof to solve the problems raised in the above background technology.

[0009] To achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following technical solutions: a multifunctional sodium battery automated assembly device, comprising a conveyor frame 1 and a conveyor frame 2, wherein a conveyor belt 1 is arranged inside the conveyor frame, and the conveyor belt 1 is used to convey sodium battery monomers, and a monomer detection module is arranged on the top of the conveyor frame 1, and the monomer detection module is used to detect the sodium battery monomers on the conveyor belt 1;

[0010] The single-body detection module comprises a gantry fixedly mounted on the top of a conveyor frame, an in-position detection sensor 1 and an appearance detection unit are embedded and mounted on the inner wall of the gantry, and the appearance detection unit is located on the right side of the in-position detection sensor 1, a size detection unit is mounted on the top wall of the gantry, and the size detection unit is located on the right side of the appearance detection unit, an alarm unit is mounted on the top of the gantry, and the alarm unit is electrically connected to the size detection unit;

[0011] The in-place detection sensor 1 is used to detect whether the sodium battery cell has reached the detection area of ​​the appearance detection unit, and is used to output the position information signal of the sodium battery cell to the size detection unit. The appearance detection unit is used to emit a scanning imaging light beam to detect whether there is a defect in the appearance of the sodium battery cell. The size detection unit is used to detect whether the size of the sodium battery cell is qualified. The alarm unit is used to give an unqualified prompt for the sodium battery cell with a defect in appearance or unqualified size.

[0012] Preferably, a support plate is installed on the outer wall of the conveyor rack one, and a battery cell queuing module is installed on the top of the support plate. The battery cell queuing module is used to place qualified sodium battery cells and detect whether the sodium battery cells are arranged neatly. The battery cell queuing module includes a placement rack, and the left end of the bottom wall of the placement rack extends to the right end of the conveyor belt one, and the bottom wall of the placement rack is at the same horizontal position as the conveyor belt one. A pressure sensor is embedded in the inner wall of the placement rack, and a prompt unit is installed on the outer wall of the placement rack, and the prompt unit is electrically connected to the pressure sensor.

[0013] Preferably, the outer wall of the conveying frame one is connected to the conveying frame two, and the outer wall of the conveying frame two is connected to the inner wall of the support plate, a conveying belt two is arranged inside the conveying frame two, a driving motor is arranged on the top of the support plate, and the driving motor is used to drive the conveying belt two, an assembly chassis is placed on the conveying belt two, and the assembly chassis is used to place sodium battery cells, a limiting strip is arranged on the conveying belt two, and the limiting strip is located at the front and rear sides of the assembly chassis, and is used to limit the assembly chassis.

[0014] Preferably, a visual positioning and detection module is installed on the top of the support plate, and the visual positioning and detection module is located on the right side of the drive motor, the visual positioning and detection module includes a mounting frame, an industrial camera is installed on the top wall of the mounting frame, and the industrial camera is used to collect the top image of the assembled chassis, an industrial calculator is installed on the top of the mounting frame, and the industrial calculator is electrically connected to the industrial camera, an in-place detection sensor 2 is embedded in the inner wall of the conveyor frame, and the in-place detection sensor is used to detect the position of the assembled base plate, and the in-place sensor is electrically connected to the drive motor.

[0015] Preferably, a servo motor is installed on the top of the mounting frame, the output end of the servo motor is connected to a screw rod (31), the outer wall of the screw rod (31) is sleeved with a mounting block, and the mounting block passes through the top of the mounting frame, and an electric push rod 1 is installed on the bottom of the mounting block, and the electric push rod 1 is electrically connected to the pressure sensor.

[0016] Preferably, a gripper adjustment module is installed at the output end of the electric push rod 1, and the gripper adjustment module is used to perform adjustment actions according to the size of the assembled chassis. The gripper adjustment module includes a gripping frame, and multiple groups of electric push rods 2 are installed on the inner wall of the gripping frame, and the electric push rods 2 are symmetrically arranged on the inner walls on both sides of the gripping frame. An arc gripper is installed at the output end of the electric push rod 2, and the inner wall of the arc gripper is provided with an anti-slip rubber pad. An instruction transceiver unit is installed on the outer wall of the gripping frame, and the instruction transceiver unit is electrically connected to the industrial calculator and the electric push rod 2.

[0017] Preferably, the industrial calculator is provided with a scanning screen imaging and comparison unit and a screen recognition and extraction unit, the scanning screen imaging and comparison unit is electrically connected to the appearance detection unit and the alarm unit, and the scanning screen imaging and comparison unit is used to store the qualified appearance information of the sodium battery monomer, and the scanning screen imaging and comparison unit is used to receive the battery monomer appearance scanning information output by the appearance detection unit and perform actual imaging, and compare it with the qualified appearance information;

[0018] The image recognition and extraction unit is electrically connected to the industrial camera and the instruction transceiver unit, and the image recognition and extraction unit is used to recognize and extract the size information of the assembled chassis and output the driving instruction information to the instruction transceiver unit.

[0019] Preferably, an auxiliary bracket is installed on the top of the conveyor frame 1, and the auxiliary bracket is located on the right side of the monomer detection module. An auxiliary conveyor belt is arranged inside the auxiliary bracket. The auxiliary conveyor belt is used to assist the transmission of sodium battery monomers, and the transmission speed of the auxiliary conveyor belt is the same as that of the conveyor belt 1.

[0020] An automated sodium battery assembly method, the assembly method is as follows:

[0021] S1, start conveyor belt 1, conveyor belt 2 and auxiliary conveyor belt, place the assembly chassis on conveyor belt 2 and between two sets of limit bars, and place the sodium battery monomer on conveyor belt 1 from the left end of conveyor rack 1;

[0022] S2. The sodium battery cell passes under the cell inspection module, and the appearance inspection unit is used to inspect whether there are defects in the appearance of the sodium battery cell, and the size inspection unit is used to inspect whether the height size of the sodium battery cell is qualified, and an unqualified prompt is given if the inspection result is unqualified;

[0023] S3. The staff removes the unqualified sodium batteries according to the unqualified prompts. The qualified sodium batteries are transmitted to the inner wall of the battery cell queuing module through the conveyor belt 1 and arranged in a queue. When the pressure sensor detects the pressure data, the prompt unit prompts to arrange neatly, and the battery cell queuing module sends an arrangement completion signal to the electric push rod 1;

[0024] S4. When the in-place detection sensor 2 detects that the assembly chassis has arrived at the assembly area, the drive motor stops running, the industrial camera collects the image of the top of the assembly chassis and transmits it to the industrial computer, the image recognition and extraction unit extracts the card slots on the top of the assembly chassis for installing the sodium battery monomer through image recognition, obtains the number of card slots and issues a drive instruction to the gripper adjustment module;

[0025] S5. The second electric push rod extends, driving the gripper adjustment module to move downward. The gripper adjustment module receives the adjustment command. The command transceiver unit outputs a drive command to the second electric push rod according to the adjustment command, driving the second electric push rod with the same number as the slots to extend, driving the arc gripper to clamp the sodium battery monomer, and then move the sodium battery monomer to the top of the assembly chassis. The gripper adjustment module descends, clamps the sodium battery monomer into the slot on the top of the assembly chassis, and moves the arc gripper to both sides. Repeat the clamping, moving and clamping actions to complete the assembly.

[0026] Preferably, in step S2, the following steps are also included:

[0027] S21, the arrival detection sensor detects whether the sodium battery cell has arrived in the appearance detection area. When the detection result is that the sodium battery cell has arrived in the appearance detection area, a driving signal is sent to the appearance detection unit and a position prompt signal is sent to the size detection unit. The appearance detection unit sends a scanning imaging beam to obtain the appearance scanning information of the battery cell and outputs it to the industrial computer. The scanning screen imaging and comparison unit performs appearance scanning information imaging to obtain the actual imaging of the sodium battery cell and compares it with the qualified appearance information to determine whether the appearance of the sodium battery cell has defects. When the judgment result is that there are defects, the industrial computer outputs an alarm driving instruction to the alarm unit, and the alarm unit gives a non-conforming prompt.

[0028] S22, after receiving the position prompt signal, the size detection unit calculates the time T required for the sodium battery cell to move to the bottom of the size detection unit according to the horizontal distance L between the in-position detection sensor 1 and the size detection unit and the conveying speed V of the conveyor belt 1, wherein T=L / V, so that the size detection unit emits a laser ranging light according to the required time T when the sodium battery cell is transferred to the bottom, and detects the actual height size of the sodium battery cell. When the actual height size is different from the standard height size set in the size detection unit, the alarm unit issues an unqualified prompt.

[0029] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0030] 1. The present invention is equipped with an installation cell detection module to automatically detect the appearance and size of the sodium battery cells to be assembled, thereby improving the detection efficiency, thereby improving the assembly efficiency, and avoiding the phenomenon of inaccurate manual detection and mixing of unqualified battery cells, which is beneficial to increasing the service life of the assembled sodium battery pack and reducing the probability of dangerous phenomena caused by the use of unqualified sodium battery cells.

[0031] 2. The present invention realizes the purpose of automatically arranging battery cells by installing a battery cell queuing module, and by arranging a pressure sensor electrically connected with a prompting unit and an electric push rod, a prompt is given after the sodium battery cells are neatly arranged, and then the sodium battery cells are clamped and transferred, thereby improving the accuracy of sodium battery clamping, and further improving assembly efficiency and assembly precision.

[0032] 3. The present invention positions the assembly chassis by installing a second installation positioning detection sensor, so that the assembly chassis is accurately located in the assembly area and the visual positioning and detection area, avoiding the deviation of the assembly chassis, improving the accuracy of the sodium battery monomer insertion assembly, and obtaining the number of card slots for installing sodium battery monomers on the top of the assembly chassis by setting a visual positioning and detection module, so as to facilitate the output of drive instructions to the gripper adjustment module.

[0033] 4. The present invention receives adjustment instructions by installing a gripper adjustment module. The instruction transceiver unit outputs a driving instruction to the electric push rod 2 according to the adjustment instruction, drives the electric push rod 2 with the same number as the slots to extend, and drives the arc gripper to clamp the sodium battery cells with the corresponding number of slots, so as to achieve the purpose of clamping different numbers of sodium battery cells and assembling sodium battery packs of different sizes and specifications, thereby improving the applicability of the sodium battery assembly equipment. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0034] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present invention;

[0035] Figure 2 It is a front structural schematic diagram of the present invention;

[0036] Figure 3 It is a side structural schematic diagram of the present invention;

[0037] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the grabbing frame of the present invention;

[0038] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the top structure of the present invention;

[0039] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the visual positioning and detection module of the present invention;

[0040] Figure 7It is the work flow chart of the present invention.

[0041] In the figure: 1. Conveyor rack 1; 2. Conveyor belt 1; 3. Gantry; 4. In-place detection sensor 1; 5. Appearance detection unit; 6. Dimension detection unit; 7. Alarm unit; 8. Auxiliary bracket; 9. Auxiliary conveyor belt; 10. Support plate; 11. Placement rack; 12. Pressure sensor; 13. Prompt unit; 14. Conveyor rack 2; 15. Conveyor belt 2; 16. Limit strip; 17. Mounting rack; 18. In-place detection sensor 2; 19. Drive motor; 20. Industrial camera; 21. Industrial calculator; 22. Mounting block; 23. Electric push rod 1; 24. Grab frame; 25. Command transceiver unit; 26. Electric push rod 2; 27. Arc gripper; 28. Sodium battery cell; 29. ​​Assembly chassis; 30. Servo motor; 31. Screw. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0042] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0043] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "inner", "outer", "front end", "rear end", "two ends", "one end", "the other end" and the like indicate positions or positional relationships based on the positions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present invention. In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0044] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "provided with", "connected", etc. should be understood in a broad sense. For example, "connected" can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal communication of two components. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0045] See also Figure 1 , Figure 3 and Figure 7The present invention provides an embodiment: a multifunctional sodium battery automated assembly device, comprising a conveyor frame 1 and a conveyor frame 2, wherein a conveyor belt 1 is arranged inside the conveyor frame, and the conveyor belt 1 is used to convey sodium battery monomers, and a monomer detection module is arranged on the top of the conveyor frame 1, and the monomer detection module is used to detect the sodium battery monomers on the conveyor belt 1;

[0046] The single-body detection module comprises a gantry fixedly mounted on the top of a conveyor frame, an in-place detection sensor 1 and an appearance detection unit are embedded and mounted on the inner wall of the gantry, and the appearance detection unit is located on the right side of the in-place detection sensor 1, a size detection unit is mounted on the top wall of the gantry, and the size detection unit is located on the right side of the appearance detection unit, an alarm unit is mounted on the top of the gantry, and the alarm unit is electrically connected to the size detection unit;

[0047] The in-position detection sensor is used to detect whether the sodium battery cell has reached the detection area of ​​the appearance detection unit, and is used to output the position information signal of the sodium battery cell to the size detection unit. The appearance detection unit is used to emit a scanning imaging beam to detect whether there is a defect in the appearance of the sodium battery cell;

[0048] The scanning image imaging and comparison unit is electrically connected to the appearance detection unit and the alarm unit, and is used to store qualified appearance information of the sodium battery cell, and is used to receive the battery cell appearance scanning information output by the appearance detection unit and perform actual imaging, and compare it with the qualified appearance information;

[0049] The size detection unit is used to detect whether the size of the sodium battery monomer is qualified, and the alarm unit is used to give a non-qualified prompt for the sodium battery monomer with defects in appearance or unqualified size;

[0050] Further, the in-place detection sensor 1 detects whether the sodium battery cell has arrived in the appearance detection area. When the detection result is that the sodium battery cell has arrived in the appearance detection area, a driving signal is sent to the appearance detection unit and a position prompt signal is sent to the size detection unit. The appearance detection unit sends a scanning imaging beam to the appearance detection area. The sodium battery cell passes through the appearance detection area and the scanning beam. The appearance scanning information of the sodium battery cell is obtained through the scanning beam, and the appearance scanning information is output to the industrial computer. The appearance scanning information is stereoscopically imaged by the scanning screen imaging and comparison unit to obtain the actual imaging of the sodium battery cell, and the imaging is compared with the qualified appearance information in the scanning screen imaging and comparison unit to determine whether the appearance of the sodium battery cell has defects. When the judgment result is that the appearance of the sodium battery cell has defects, the industrial computer outputs an alarm driving instruction to the alarm unit, and the alarm unit issues a non-conforming prompt in the form of light or voice.

[0051] When the size detection unit receives the position prompt signal, it calculates the time T required for the sodium battery monomer to move to the bottom of the size detection unit according to the horizontal distance L between the in-place detection sensor 1 and the size detection unit and the conveying speed V of the conveyor belt 1, where T=L / V, so that the size detection unit emits a laser ranging light to detect the actual height size of the sodium battery monomer when the sodium battery monomer is transferred to the bottom of the size detection unit according to the required time T. When the actual height size is different from the standard height size set in the size detection unit, the alarm unit issues a light or voice driving unqualified prompt, and the staff removes the unqualified sodium battery monomer passing through the monomer detection module according to the unqualified prompt;

[0052] By installing a cell detection module, the appearance and size of the sodium battery cells to be assembled can be automatically detected, thereby improving the detection efficiency, thereby improving the assembly efficiency, and avoiding the phenomenon of inaccurate manual detection and mixing of unqualified battery cells, which is beneficial to increasing the service life of the assembled sodium battery pack and reducing the probability of dangerous phenomena caused by the use of unqualified sodium battery cells.

[0053] See also Figure 1 and Figure 2 , an embodiment provided by the present invention: a multifunctional sodium battery automated assembly equipment, comprising a support plate installed on the outer wall of a conveyor frame, a battery cell queuing module installed on the top of the support plate, the battery cell queuing module is used to place qualified sodium battery cells and detect whether the sodium battery cells are neatly arranged, the battery cell queuing module comprises a placing frame, and the left end of the bottom wall of the placing frame extends to the right end of the conveyor belt one, and the bottom wall of the placing frame is at the same horizontal position as the conveyor belt one, the inner wall of the placing frame is embedded with a pressure sensor, the outer wall of the placing frame is installed with a prompt unit, and the prompt unit is electrically connected to the pressure sensor;

[0054] Furthermore, the battery cells that have passed the inspection by the cell inspection module are transported by the conveyor belt 1 and the auxiliary conveyor belt to the placement rack of the battery cell queuing module, so as to realize the purpose of automatically arranging the battery cells, and by arranging a pressure sensor electrically connected with the prompting unit and the electric push rod 1, a prompt is given after the sodium battery cells are neatly arranged, and then the sodium battery cells are clamped and transferred, so as to improve the accuracy of sodium battery clamping, and further improve the assembly efficiency and assembly precision.

[0055] See also Figure 3 and Figure 6, an embodiment provided by the present invention: a multifunctional sodium battery automated assembly equipment, comprising a visual positioning and detection module installed on the top of a support plate, and the visual positioning and detection module is located on the right side of a driving motor, the visual positioning and detection module comprises a mounting frame, an industrial camera is installed on the top wall of the mounting frame, and the industrial camera is used to collect the top image of the assembly chassis, an industrial calculator is installed on the top of the mounting frame, and the industrial calculator is electrically connected to the industrial camera, an in-place detection sensor 2 is embedded in the inner wall of the conveying frame, and the in-place detection sensor is used to detect the position of the assembly bottom plate, and the in-place sensor is electrically connected to the driving motor;

[0056] The industrial calculator is provided with a scanning screen imaging and comparison unit and a screen recognition and extraction unit, the screen recognition and extraction unit is electrically connected to the industrial camera and the instruction transceiver unit, and the screen recognition and extraction unit is used to recognize and extract the size information of the assembled chassis and output the driving instruction information to the instruction transceiver unit;

[0057] Further, when the in-place detection sensor 2 detects that the assembly chassis has arrived at the assembly area, the drive motor stops running and the conveyor belt 2 stops conveying, so that the assembly chassis is located in the assembly area and in the visual positioning and detection module area, and the top image of the assembly chassis is collected by the industrial camera and transmitted to the industrial computer. The image recognition and extraction unit recognizes and extracts the card slots on the top of the assembly chassis for installing the sodium battery monomer, obtains the size information of the assembly chassis, and outputs the drive instructions to the gripper adjustment module according to the number of card slots through the industrial computer;

[0058] By installing the second positioning detection sensor, the assembly chassis is positioned so that the assembly chassis is accurately located in the assembly area and the visual positioning and detection area, avoiding the deviation of the assembly chassis and improving the accuracy of the sodium battery monomer insertion assembly. By setting the visual positioning and detection module, the number of slots on the top of the assembly chassis for installing the sodium battery monomer is obtained, which is convenient for outputting drive instructions to the gripper adjustment module.

[0059] See also Figure 3 and Figure 4 , an embodiment provided by the present invention: a multifunctional sodium battery automated assembly equipment, comprising a gripper adjustment module installed at the output end of an electric push rod 1, and the gripper adjustment module is used to adjust the action according to the size of the assembly chassis, the gripper adjustment module comprises a grabbing frame, a plurality of sets of electric push rods 2 are installed on the inner wall of the grabbing frame, and the electric push rods 2 are symmetrically arranged on the inner walls of both sides of the grabbing frame, an arc gripper is installed at the output end of the electric push rod 2, and the inner wall of the arc gripper is provided with an anti-slip rubber pad, an instruction transceiver unit is installed on the outer wall of the grabbing frame, and the instruction transceiver unit is electrically connected to the industrial calculator and the electric push rod 2;

[0060] Furthermore, the gripper adjustment module receives the adjustment instruction, and the instruction transceiver unit outputs a driving instruction to the electric push rod 2 according to the adjustment instruction, driving the electric push rod 2 with the same number as the slots to extend, thereby driving the arc gripper to clamp the sodium battery cells with the corresponding number of slots, thereby achieving the purpose of clamping different numbers of sodium battery cells and assembling sodium battery packs of different sizes and specifications, thereby improving the applicability of the sodium battery assembly equipment.

[0061] See also Figure 1 , Figure 3 and Figure 5 , an embodiment provided by the present invention: a multifunctional sodium battery automated assembly equipment, comprising an auxiliary bracket installed on the top of a conveyor frame 1, and the auxiliary bracket is located on the right side of a monomer detection module, an auxiliary conveyor belt is arranged inside the auxiliary bracket, and the number of installation groups of the auxiliary bracket and the auxiliary conveyor belt is two groups, the auxiliary conveyor belt is used to assist in the transmission of sodium battery monomers, and the transmission speed of the auxiliary conveyor belt is the same as that of the conveyor belt 1, the outer wall of the conveyor frame 1 is connected to the conveyor frame 2, and the outer wall of the conveyor frame 2 is connected to the inner wall of the support plate, the conveyor belt 2 is arranged inside the conveyor frame 2, a driving motor is arranged on the top of the support plate, and the driving motor is used to drive the conveyor belt 2, an assembly chassis is placed on the conveyor belt 2, and the assembly chassis is used to place sodium battery monomers, a limiting strip is arranged on the conveyor belt 2, and the limiting strip is located at the front and rear sides of the assembly chassis, the limiting strip is used to assist in placing the assembly chassis, and limit the assembly chassis, the height of the assembly chassis is greater than the height of the limiting strip, and the limiting strip is lower than the installation position of the in-place detection sensor 2;

[0062] A servo motor is installed on the top of the mounting frame, and a lead screw is connected to the output end of the servo motor. A mounting block is sleeved on the outer wall of the lead screw, and the mounting block passes through the top of the mounting frame. An electric push rod 1 is installed on the bottom of the mounting block, and the electric push rod 1 is electrically connected to the pressure sensor. The electric push rod drives the lead screw to rotate, so that the mounting block drives the electric push rod 2 and the gripper adjustment component to move, which is used to transfer the sodium battery monomer from the battery monomer queuing module to the top of the assembly chassis to perform the sodium battery assembly action.

[0063] Working principle: Sodium battery cells and assembly chassis are placed on conveyor belt 1 and conveyor belt 2 respectively. Sodium battery cells pass under the cell inspection module and are inspected for appearance defects and height dimensions by the appearance inspection unit and the size inspection unit. When the inspection shows that the sodium battery cells have appearance defects or the height dimensions are unqualified, the warning unit will give an unqualified prompt, and the staff will take out the unqualified products. The in-place detection sensor 2 will detect the position of the assembly chassis. The visual positioning and detection module will collect the top image of the assembly chassis, obtain the number of card slots on the top of the chassis, and output a driving instruction to the gripper adjustment module. The qualified sodium battery cells are transmitted to the battery cell queuing module through conveyor belt 1 and the auxiliary conveyor belt. When the pressure sensor detects pressure, it will send an instruction to the prompt unit, which will prompt the unit to arrange neatly, and the battery cell queuing unit will send The second electric push rod outputs a driving instruction to drive the gripper adjustment module to move downward so that the arc gripper is located on the front and rear sides of the battery cell. The instruction transceiver unit receives the adjustment driving instruction from the industrial calculator and drives the second electric push rod to drive the arc gripper to move according to the number of slots to clamp the corresponding number of sodium battery cells. The first electric push rod retracts to drive the sodium battery cells to move upward and fall off the battery cells to line up inside the module. The servo motor drives the lead screw to rotate, and the mounting block drives the first electric push rod and the gripper adjustment module to move forward. According to the top image of the assembly chassis, the position of the gripper adjustment module is determined, and then the first electric push rod is driven to extend, driving the gripper adjustment module to drive the sodium battery cells to move downward, and the sodium battery cells are clamped into the inner wall of the slot to complete the installation of a row of battery cells. The clamping, moving and clamping actions of the sodium battery cells are repeated to complete the assembly of the sodium battery pack.

[0064] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the invention is not limited to the details of the exemplary embodiments described above and that the invention can be implemented in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential features of the invention. Therefore, the embodiments should be considered exemplary and non-limiting in all respects, and the scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description, and it is intended that all variations falling within the meaning and range of equivalent elements of the claims be included in the invention. Any reference numeral in a claim should not be considered as limiting the claim to which it relates.

Claims

1. A multifunctional sodium battery automated assembly equipment, characterized in that: It comprises a conveyor frame 1 (1) and a conveyor frame 2 (14), wherein a conveyor belt 1 (2) is arranged inside the conveyor frame, and the conveyor belt 1 (2) is used to convey sodium battery monomers (28), and a monomer detection module is arranged on the top of the conveyor frame 1 (1), and the monomer detection module is used to detect the sodium battery monomers (28) on the conveyor belt 1 (2); The single-body detection module comprises a gantry (3) fixedly mounted on the top of a conveyor frame (1); an in-position detection sensor (4) and an appearance detection unit (5) are embedded and mounted on the inner wall of the gantry (3); the appearance detection unit (5) is located on the right side of the in-position detection sensor (4); a size detection unit (6) is mounted on the top wall of the gantry (3); the size detection unit (6) is located on the right side of the appearance detection unit (5); an alarm unit (7) is mounted on the top of the gantry (3); and the alarm unit (7) is electrically connected to the size detection unit (6); The in-position detection sensor 1 (4) is used to detect whether the sodium battery cell (28) has reached the detection area of ​​the appearance detection unit (5), and is used to output a position information signal of the sodium battery cell (28) to the size detection unit (6); the appearance detection unit (5) is used to emit a scanning imaging light beam to detect whether the appearance of the sodium battery cell (28) is defective; the size detection unit (6) is used to detect whether the size of the sodium battery cell (28) is qualified; and the alarm unit (7) is used to give a non-qualified prompt to the sodium battery cell (28) with a defective appearance or unqualified size; The outer wall of the conveyor frame (1) is installed with a support plate (10), and a battery cell queuing module is installed on the top of the support plate (10). The battery cell queuing module is used to place the sodium battery cells (28) that have passed the inspection and detect whether the sodium battery cells (28) are neatly arranged. The battery cell queuing module includes a placement frame (11), and the left end of the bottom wall of the placement frame (11) extends to the right end of the conveyor belt (2), and the bottom wall of the placement frame (11) and the conveyor belt (2) are at the same horizontal position. The inner wall of the placement frame (11) is embedded with a pressure sensor (12), and the outer wall of the placement frame (11) is installed with a prompt unit (13), and the prompt unit (13) is electrically connected to the pressure sensor (12); A visual positioning and detection module is installed on the top of the support plate (10), and the visual positioning and detection module is located on the right side of the drive motor (19), and the visual positioning and detection module includes a mounting frame (17); A servo motor (30) is installed on the top of the mounting frame (17), the output end of the servo motor (30) is connected to a screw rod (31), the outer wall of the screw rod (31) is sleeved with a mounting block (22), and the mounting block (22) passes through the top of the mounting frame (17), and an electric push rod (23) is installed on the bottom of the mounting block (22), and the electric push rod (23) is electrically connected to the pressure sensor (12); A gripper adjustment module is installed at the output end of the electric push rod 1 (23).

2. The multifunctional sodium battery automated assembly equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer wall of the conveying frame 1 (1) is connected to the conveying frame 2 (14), and the outer wall of the conveying frame 2 (14) is connected to the inner wall of the support plate (10). The conveying frame 2 (14) is provided with a conveying belt 2 (15) inside. A driving motor (19) is provided on the top of the support plate (10), and the driving motor (19) is used to drive the conveying belt 2 (15). An assembly chassis (29) is placed on the conveying belt 2 (15), and the assembly chassis (29) is used to place sodium battery monomers (28). A limiting strip (16) is provided on the conveying belt 2 (15), and the limiting strip (16) is located at the front and rear sides of the assembly chassis (29) and is used to limit the assembly chassis (29).

3. The multifunctional sodium battery automated assembly equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that: An industrial camera (20) is installed on the top wall of the mounting frame (17), and the industrial camera (20) is used to collect the top image of the assembly chassis (29). An industrial calculator (21) is installed on the top of the mounting frame (17), and the industrial calculator (21) is electrically connected to the industrial camera (20). An in-place detection sensor 2 (18) is embedded in the inner wall of the conveying frame, and the in-place detection sensor is used to detect the position of the assembly base plate. The in-place sensor is electrically connected to the drive motor (19).

4. The multifunctional sodium battery automated assembly equipment according to claim 3, characterized in that: The gripper adjustment module is used to perform adjustment actions according to the size of the assembly chassis (29), and the gripper adjustment module includes a gripping frame (24), the inner wall of the gripping frame (24) is installed with multiple groups of electric push rods (26), and the electric push rods (26) are symmetrically arranged on the inner walls of both sides of the gripping frame (24), the output end of the electric push rods (26) is installed with an arc gripper (27), and the inner wall of the arc gripper (27) is provided with an anti-slip rubber pad, and the outer wall of the gripping frame (24) is installed with a command transceiver unit (25), and the command transceiver unit (25) is electrically connected to the industrial calculator (21) and the electric push rods (26).

5. The multifunctional sodium battery automated assembly equipment according to claim 4, characterized in that: The industrial calculator (21) is provided with a scanning screen imaging and comparison unit and a screen recognition and extraction unit, the scanning screen imaging and comparison unit is electrically connected to the appearance detection unit (5) and the alarm unit (7), and the scanning screen imaging and comparison unit is used to store qualified appearance information of the sodium battery cell (28), and the scanning screen imaging and comparison unit is used to receive the battery cell appearance scanning information output by the appearance detection unit (5) and perform actual imaging, and compare it with the qualified appearance information; The image recognition and extraction unit is electrically connected to the industrial camera (20) and the instruction transceiver unit (25), and the image recognition and extraction unit is used to recognize and extract the size information of the assembly chassis (29) and output the driving instruction information to the instruction transceiver unit (25).

6. The multifunctional sodium battery automated assembly equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: An auxiliary bracket (8) is installed on the top of the conveyor frame 1 (1), and the auxiliary bracket (8) is located on the right side of the monomer detection module. An auxiliary conveyor belt (9) is arranged inside the auxiliary bracket (8), and the auxiliary conveyor belt (9) is used to assist in the transmission of the sodium battery monomer (28), and the transmission speed of the auxiliary conveyor belt (9) is the same as that of the conveyor belt 1 (2).

7. A sodium battery automated assembly method, applicable to the multifunctional sodium battery automated assembly equipment according to claim 5, characterized in that: The assembly method is as follows: S1, start the conveyor belt 1 (2), the conveyor belt 2 (15) and the auxiliary conveyor belt (9), place the assembly chassis (29) on the conveyor belt 2 (15) and between the two sets of limit bars (16), and place the sodium battery monomer (28) from the left end of the conveyor frame 1 (1) on the conveyor belt 1 (2); S2, the sodium battery cell (28) passes under the cell inspection module, and the appearance inspection unit (5) inspects whether the appearance of the sodium battery cell (28) is defective, and the size inspection unit (6) inspects whether the height size of the sodium battery cell (28) is qualified, and an unqualified prompt is issued if the inspection result is unqualified; S3. The staff removes the unqualified sodium batteries according to the unqualified prompts. The qualified sodium batteries are transported to the inner wall of the battery cell queuing module via the conveyor belt 1 (2) and are arranged in a queue. When the pressure sensor (12) detects the pressure data, the prompt unit (13) prompts to arrange neatly, and the battery cell queuing module sends an arrangement completion signal to the electric push rod 1 (23); S4, when the second in-position detection sensor (18) detects that the assembly chassis (29) has arrived at the assembly area, the drive motor (19) stops running, the industrial camera (20) collects an image of the top of the assembly chassis (29) and transmits it to the industrial computer (21), and the image recognition and extraction unit recognizes and extracts the card slots on the top of the assembly chassis (29) for installing the sodium battery cells (28), obtains the number of card slots, and issues a drive instruction to the gripper adjustment module; S5, the second electric push rod (26) extends, driving the gripper adjustment module to move downward, the gripper adjustment module receives the adjustment command, and the command transceiver unit (25) outputs a drive command to the second electric push rod (26) according to the adjustment command, driving the second electric push rod (26) with the same number as the slots to extend, driving the arc gripper (27) to clamp the sodium battery monomer (28), and then move the sodium battery monomer (28) to the top of the assembly chassis (29), the gripper adjustment module descends, clamps the sodium battery monomer (28) into the slot at the top of the assembly chassis (29), and moves the arc gripper (27) to both sides, repeating the clamping, moving and clamping actions to complete the assembly.

8. The method for automating the assembly of sodium batteries according to claim 7, characterized in that: In said S2, the following steps are also included: S21, the arrival detection sensor 1 (4) detects whether the sodium battery cell (28) has arrived in the appearance detection area. When the detection result is that the sodium battery cell (28) has arrived in the appearance detection area, a driving signal is sent to the appearance detection unit (5) and a position prompt signal is sent to the size detection unit (6). The appearance detection unit (5) sends a scanning imaging beam to obtain the appearance scanning information of the battery cell and outputs it to the industrial computer (21). The appearance scanning information is imaged by the scanning image imaging and comparison unit to obtain the actual image of the sodium battery cell (28), and the image is compared with the qualified appearance information to determine whether the appearance of the sodium battery cell (28) is defective. When the judgment result is that there is a defect, the industrial computer (21) outputs an alarm driving instruction to the alarm unit (7), and the alarm unit (7) gives a non-conforming prompt. S22, after receiving the position prompt signal, the size detection unit (6) calculates the time T required for the sodium battery cell (28) to move to the bottom of the size detection unit (6) according to the horizontal distance L between the in-position detection sensor (4) and the size detection unit (6) and the conveying speed V of the conveyor belt (2), wherein T=L / V, so that the size detection unit (6) emits a laser ranging light according to the required time T when the sodium battery cell (28) is transmitted to the bottom, and detects the actual height size of the sodium battery cell (28). When the actual height size is different from the standard height size set in the size detection unit (6), the alarm unit (7) issues a non-conformity prompt.

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