A battery liquid cooling plate nozzle detection and sealing device

Abstract

The present application relates to the technical field of liquid cooling plate production equipment. To address the inconvenience of smoothness inspection and sealing of conventional liquid cooling plate nozzles, a battery liquid cooling plate nozzle inspection and sealing device is proposed, comprising a conveying mechanism, an inspection mechanism, a feeding mechanism, and a sealing mechanism. The conveying mechanism is configured to receive and convey a bracket from a detection production line; the conveying mechanism is provided with a limiting portion for limiting and fixing the bracket; the inspection mechanism comprises a photographing assembly and a display, the photographing assembly being electrically connected to the display; the feeding mechanism comprises a feeding assembly and a positioning assembly, the positioning assembly being configured to store and position two sealing sleeves, the feeding assembly being configured to place the sealing sleeves into the positioning assembly; and the sealing mechanism being configured to grasp the two sealing sleeves of the positioning assembly and insert them into the two nozzles of the liquid cooling plate. The present application facilitates smoothness inspection and sealing of the liquid cooling plate nozzles.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of liquid cooling plate production equipment, and in particular to a battery liquid cooling plate nozzle detection and sealing device. Background Art

[0002] As an important component of new energy vehicle battery packs, the liquid cooling plate primarily cools the battery pack. In related technologies, a flow channel structure is provided within the liquid cooling plate. A protrusion is provided on one side of the liquid cooling plate. Two nozzles are provided on the upper surface of the protrusion, and the two nozzles are connected to the liquid inlet and outlet of the flow channel structure, respectively. During subsequent use, refrigerant is circulated through the two nozzles into the flow channel structure within the liquid cooling plate, allowing the refrigerant circulating within the flow channel structure to absorb and remove heat from the battery pack during operation.

[0003] After manufacturing, the cold plate needs to be passed through a dedicated inspection line to check its dimensional accuracy and flatness to ensure it meets production requirements. Before being transported along the inspection line, the cold plate needs to be placed on a dedicated bracket to support and position the cold plate. This not only improves the stability of the cold plate during transportation, but also reduces surface scratches and wear during transportation.

[0004] like Figure 1 A number of support rods 121 and positioning pins are protruding from the bracket 12. When the liquid cooling plate 1 is supported and limited by the bracket 12, the liquid cooling plate 1 is overlapped on the several support rods 121 of the bracket 12, and the positioning pins are inserted into the corresponding holes on the bottom side of the liquid cooling plate 1 to achieve support and limitation of the liquid cooling plate 1 by the bracket 12.

[0005] After the liquid cooling plate passes the inspection line for dimensional accuracy and flatness, it also undergoes a smoothness test on its two nozzles. This is to reduce the risk of scratches or unevenness on the inner and outer surfaces of the nozzles, which could affect the smooth flow of coolant and the seal when connecting to external pipes. After the nozzle smoothness test is complete, sealing sleeves are inserted into the two nozzles to seal them and prevent dust from entering during transportation.

[0006] Regarding the above-mentioned related technologies, the smoothness inspection at the nozzle is currently usually performed by manual visual inspection, and after the smoothness inspection is completed, the installation of the sealing sleeve is also completed manually. The overall operation efficiency is low, so there is room for improvement. Summary of the Invention

[0007] In order to facilitate the detection of the smoothness of the two nozzles of the liquid cooling plate and the sealing process, the present application provides a battery liquid cooling plate nozzle detection and sealing device.

[0008] This application provides a battery liquid cooling plate nozzle detection and sealing device, which adopts the following technical solutions:

[0009] A battery liquid cooling plate nozzle detection and sealing device comprises a conveying mechanism, a detecting mechanism, a feeding mechanism and a sealing mechanism, wherein the detecting mechanism, the feeding mechanism and the sealing mechanism are all arranged close to the conveying mechanism;

[0010] The conveying mechanism is connected to the inspection production line used in conjunction with the battery liquid cooling plate nozzle inspection and sealing equipment, and is used to receive and convey the brackets sent out by the inspection production line; the conveying mechanism is provided with a limiting portion for limiting and fixing the brackets;

[0011] The detection mechanism includes a shooting component and a display, wherein the shooting component is electrically connected to the display and is used to shoot the two nozzles of the liquid cooling plate and feed the shot images back to the display;

[0012] The feeding mechanism includes a feeding component and a positioning component, the positioning component is used to store and position two sealing sleeves, and the feeding component is used to put the sealing sleeves into the positioning component;

[0013] The sealing mechanism is used to grab the two sealing sleeves of the positioning assembly and insert them into the two nozzles of the liquid cooling plate.

[0014] By adopting the above technical solution, the conveying mechanism conveys the bracket and the liquid cooling plate on the bracket from the inspection production line to the limiting part for limiting and fixing. The shooting component of the inspection mechanism first shoots the two nozzles at the protruding part of the liquid cooling plate and feeds back the shot image to the display so that the inspection personnel can observe whether the internal and external smoothness of the two nozzles meets the production requirements. Thereafter, the feeding component puts two sealing sleeves into the storage component, and the sealing mechanism grabs the two nozzles on the storage component and inserts them into the two nozzles to achieve the sealing of the two nozzles on the liquid cooling plate. Compared with the traditional method of manually visually inspecting the smoothness of the nozzles and manually inserting the sealing sleeves into the corresponding nozzles, it is beneficial to reduce the overall operation difficulty and improve the smoothness detection of the nozzles of the liquid cooling plate and the overall efficiency of sealing.

[0015] Preferably, the shooting assembly includes a first shooting bracket and a first driving module, the first driving module is drivingly connected to the first shooting bracket, and is used to drive the first shooting bracket to move along the XYZ three-axis directions; the bottom of the first shooting bracket is vertically connected to a first connecting plate, and a first camera is installed at the bottom of the first connecting plate, and the first camera is arranged to be inclined downward toward the rotation axis of the first connecting plate, and the first camera is electrically connected to the display. The first shooting bracket is also provided with a rotary driving component, and the rotary driving component is drivingly connected to the first connecting plate, and is used to drive the first connecting plate to rotate around its own rotation axis.

[0016] By adopting the above technical solution, after the bracket is positioned by the upper limit portion of the transmission mechanism, the first shooting bracket is moved to above the two nozzles of the liquid cooling plate by the first driving module, and the first connecting plate is driven by the rotary driving member to drive the first camera to rotate, so as to perform circumferential shooting of the two nozzles, thereby facilitating a more complete acquisition of the image of the internal and external smoothness of the two nozzles, so that subsequent inspection personnel can better observe the internal and external smoothness of the inspection nozzles on the display.

[0017] Preferably, the feeding assembly includes a vibrating plate; the positioning assembly includes a positioning bracket, and two positioning seats are supported on the positioning bracket; the two positioning seats are located at the port of the straight transmission section of the vibrating plate, and the positioning seats are provided with positioning grooves for the sealing sleeve to be embedded on the side facing the straight transmission section of the vibrating plate, and the tops of the positioning grooves are all open; the positioning bracket is provided with a sliding drive component, and the sliding drive component is driven and connected to the two positioning seats, and is used to drive the two positioning seats to slide horizontally along the length direction perpendicular to the straight transmission section of the vibrating plate.

[0018] By adopting the above technical solution, the sliding drive member drives the two positioning seats to move in sequence to the ports opposite to the straight transmission section of the vibration plate, and the vibration plate inputs the sealing sleeve from the straight transmission section into the positioning groove of the positioning seat to realize automatic feeding of the two positioning seats; the tops of the positioning grooves of the positioning seats are opened, which facilitates the subsequent sealing mechanism to grab the sealing sleeves of the two positioning seats from the positioning seats through the openings at the tops of the positioning grooves.

[0019] Preferably, the sealing mechanism includes a sealing bracket and a second driving module, the second driving module is drivingly connected to the sealing bracket, and is used to drive the sealing bracket to move along the XYZ three-axis directions; the sealing bracket is provided with a grabbing portion, and the grabbing portion includes a second connecting plate and a lifting driving member; two vacuum suction cups are vertically provided at the bottom of the second connecting plate; the lifting driving member is drivingly connected to the second connecting plate, and is used to drive the second connecting plate to move vertically.

[0020] By adopting the above technical solution, the second driving module drives the two vacuum suction cups of the grasping part to move to the top of the two positioning seats, and then drives the two vacuum suction cups to move downward through the lifting driving member to respectively hold the sealing sleeves in the two positioning seats. The second driving module drives the two vacuum suction cups to drive the two grasped sealing sleeves to move to the top of the two nozzles of the liquid cooling plate, and drives the two vacuum suction cups to move the held sealing sleeves downward through the lifting driving member until the sealing sleeves are inserted into the corresponding nozzles, thereby achieving the sealing processing of the two nozzles of the liquid cooling plate.

[0021] Preferably, a lifting portion is also provided on the sealing bracket, and the lifting portion is used to support the protrusion of the liquid cooling plate; the lifting portion includes a lifting block and a corner cylinder, and the lifting block is located below the vacuum suction cup; the corner cylinder is arranged vertically downward, and the lifting block is vertically connected to the bottom end of the piston rod of the corner cylinder.

[0022] By adopting the above technical solution, through the setting of the lifting part, before the second driving module drives the two vacuum suction cups to grab the sealing sleeves on the two positioning seats, the corner cylinder drives the lifting block to swing, so that the lifting block is staggered from the bottom of the two vacuum suction cups, limiting the interference between the lifting block and the positioning seat when the subsequent second driving module drives the grabbing part to move down to the top of the two positioning seats; after the second driving module drives the grabbing part to move up to grab the two sealing sleeves from the positioning seats, the lifting block is driven to swing by the corner cylinder to make the lifting block re-positioned between the two vacuum suction cups The lifting block is used to support and limit the protrusion of the liquid cooling plate, so as to reduce the deformation and damage of the protrusion of the liquid cooling plate caused by the downward pressure of the vacuum suction cups when the subsequent lifting drive drives the two vacuum suction cups to press down to put the sealing sleeve into the corresponding nozzles, so as to facilitate the better insertion of the sealing sleeve into the corresponding nozzles when the two vacuum suction cups are moved downward.

[0023] Preferably, the second connecting plate is further provided with a pre-stressing portion, which includes a plurality of spring telescopic rods, and the plurality of spring telescopic rods are vertically downwardly arranged on the bottom side of the second connecting plate; the bottom end of the spring telescopic rod is arranged lower than the bottom end of the vacuum suction cup.

[0024] By adopting the above technical solution, due to production process errors and external loads during the inspection process on the inspection line, the protrusions of some liquid cooling plates are prone to slight bending, causing the nozzles on the protrusions to tilt, which can easily cause the subsequent sealing sleeve installation to fail. By setting the pre-pressing part, when the subsequent lifting drive drives the second connecting plate to drive the two vacuum suction cups to move downward, the spring telescopic rod on the second connecting plate can be used to pre-press the protrusion of the liquid cooling plate to flatten the protrusion of the liquid cooling plate on the lifting block, so that the nozzles on the protrusion of the liquid cooling plate can be better maintained in a vertical state, which is conducive to the sealing sleeve being more smoothly inserted into the corresponding nozzle when the vacuum suction cups are subsequently moved downward.

[0025] Preferably, the shooting component also includes a second camera supported on the top of one side of the conveying mechanism, the second camera is arranged toward the conveying mechanism, and the second camera is used to shoot the sealed liquid cooling plate and feed back the shot image to the display.

[0026] By adopting the above technical solution, after the sealing mechanism respectively inserts the two sealing sleeves into the two nozzles of the liquid cooling plate, the second camera takes a picture of the liquid cooling plate nozzle at this time and feeds the captured image back to the display, so that the inspection personnel can observe the installation status of the sealing sleeves at the liquid cooling plate nozzles in real time on the display.

[0027] Preferably, the bracket is provided with a clamping portion on both sides of the opposite sides; the conveying mechanism includes two parallel feed conveyor belts; the limiting portion includes two limiting blocks, and the two limiting blocks are respectively supported on the two sides of the feed conveyor belts facing away from each other, and the two limiting blocks respectively correspond to the clamping portions on both sides of the bracket, and the limiting blocks are both blocked on the moving path of the feed conveyor belt corresponding to the clamping portions.

[0028] By adopting the above technical solution, after the two feeding conveyor belts transport the bracket to the clamping part and abut against the corresponding limit block, the bracket can be limited and fixed, which is convenient for the subsequent smoothness detection and sealing processing of the nozzle in sequence through the detection mechanism and the sealing mechanism.

[0029] In summary, this application includes at least one of the following beneficial technical effects:

[0030] 1. The conveying mechanism conveys the bracket with the liquid cooling plate to the limiting part and fixes the bracket by the limiting part. Then, the shooting component of the shooting mechanism shoots the two nozzles at the protruding part of the liquid cooling plate and feeds the shot image back to the display so that the inspection personnel can observe the smoothness of the inner and outer sides of the nozzles. Then, the sealing mechanism grabs the two sealing sleeves on the positioning component of the feeding mechanism and installs them on the two nozzles at the protruding part of the liquid cooling plate to achieve the sealing process of the nozzles, which is beneficial to improve the smoothness inspection and sealing process efficiency of the nozzles of the liquid cooling plate.

[0031] 2. Through the setting of the lifting part, the second driving module is used to drive the lifting block of the lifting part to move and abut against the bottom of the protruding part of the liquid cooling plate, and the lifting block is used to support and limit the liquid cooling plate to limit the subsequent bending and deformation of the protruding part of the liquid cooling plate due to the downward pressure of the vacuum suction cup; through the setting of the lifting part angle cylinder, before the second driving module drives the grasping part to move down to above the two positioning seats of the positioning assembly, the lifting block is driven to swing by the angle cylinder to temporarily offset the lifting block from the bottom of the vacuum suction cup, thereby limiting the interference between the lifting block at the bottom of the grasping part and the positioning seat during the subsequent downward movement of the grasping part.

[0032] 3. Through the setting of the pre-pressing part, when the vacuum suction cup is subsequently driven downward by the lifting drive member to insert the sealing sleeve into the corresponding nozzle, the protrusion of the liquid cooling plate can be pre-pressed by a number of spring telescopic rods on the second connecting plate to make it close to the lifting block, thereby correcting the position of the protruding nozzle, making it easier for the nozzle on the protruding part to maintain a vertical state, and facilitating smoother insertion of the sealing sleeve when the vacuum suction cup is subsequently moved downward. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0033] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram used in this application to illustrate the placement of a liquid cooling plate on a bracket.

[0034] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the battery liquid cooling plate nozzle detection and sealing equipment used in this application.

[0035] Figure 3 It is a structural diagram used to illustrate the transmission mechanism in an embodiment of the present application.

[0036] Figure 4 yes Figure 2 Enlarged schematic diagram of part A in the middle.

[0037] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram used to illustrate the shooting mechanism and the sealing mechanism in an embodiment of the present application.

[0038] Figure 6 yes Figure 5 Enlarged schematic diagram of part B in the middle.

[0039] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram used to illustrate the feeding mechanism in an embodiment of the present application.

[0040] Figure 8 yes Figure 7 Enlarged schematic diagram of part C in the middle.

[0041] Figure 9 yes Figure 5 Enlarged schematic diagram of part D in the middle.

[0042] Figure 10 This is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the present application used to illustrate the state when the sealing sleeve is inserted into the nozzle through the sealing mechanism.

[0043] Description of reference numerals:

[0044] 1. Liquid cooling plate; 10. Protrusion; 11. Nozzle; 12. Bracket; 121. Support rod; 13. Clamping portion; 2. Conveying mechanism; 20. Frame; 21. Feed conveyor belt; 211. Adjusting cylinder; 22. Discharge conveyor belt; 221. Lifting drive module; 23. Limit block; 231. Limit cylinder; 3. Detection mechanism; 31. First shooting bracket; 32. First drive module; 33. First connecting plate; 34. First camera; 35. Gear motor; 36. Fill light; 371. Second shooting bracket; 37. Second camera ;4. Feeding mechanism;40. Feeding bracket;401. Feeding pipe;41. Vibrating plate;411. Straight transmission section;42. Positioning bracket;421. Positioning seat;4211. Positioning groove;422. Vertical cylinder;423. Slide cylinder;5. Sealing mechanism;51. Sealing bracket;52. Second driving module;53. Second connecting plate;531. Vacuum suction cup;532. Lifting cylinder;55. Lifting part;551. Lifting block;552. Corner cylinder;56. Pre-pressing part;561. Third connecting plate;562. Spring telescopic rod. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0045] The following is combined with Figure 1-10 This application is described in further detail.

[0046] Reference Figure 1 The liquid cooling plate 1 has a protrusion 10 protruding from one side, with two nozzles 11 perpendicularly connected to it. A bracket 12 is provided with several support rods for supporting the liquid cooling plate 1, as well as several positioning pins for positioning the liquid cooling plate 1. The bottom of the liquid cooling plate 1 is attached to the support rods 121, and the positioning pins are inserted into corresponding holes on the bottom of the liquid cooling plate 1. When the bracket 12 is transported to the inspection production line, the protrusion 10 of the liquid cooling plate 1 on the bracket 12 faces the side of the inspection production line.

[0047] The present application embodiment discloses a battery liquid cooling plate nozzle detection and sealing device, referring to Figure 2 and Figure 3 , including a conveying mechanism 2, a detection mechanism 3, a feeding mechanism 4 and a sealing mechanism 5. The conveying mechanism 2 is connected to the detection production line used in conjunction with the battery liquid cooling plate nozzle detection and sealing equipment, and is used to convey the bracket 12 on which the liquid cooling plate 1 is placed; the detection mechanism 3 includes a shooting component and a display, the shooting component is electrically connected to the display, and the shooting component is used to shoot the nozzle 11 of the protruding part 10 of the liquid cooling plate 1 and transmit the captured image feedback to the display; the feeding mechanism 4 includes a feeding component and a positioning component; the positioning component is used to position and store two sealing sleeves; the feeding component is used to put the sealing sleeve into the positioning component; the sealing mechanism 5 is used to grab the two sealing sleeves on the positioning component and insert them into the two nozzles 11 of the liquid cooling plate 1.

[0048] The conveyor mechanism 2 comprises a frame 20, supported by two parallel feed conveyor belts 21. The input ends of these two feed conveyor belts 21 connect to the inspection production line used by the battery liquid cooling plate nozzle inspection and sealing equipment. They are used to transport the brackets 12 containing the liquid cooling plates 1 that have been passed through the inspection production line. A limiter is provided on the conveyor mechanism 2 to limit and secure the brackets 12.

[0049] Reference Figure 3 and Figure 4 , the bracket 12 is provided with a protruding clamping portion 13 on both sides of the opposite sides. The limiting portion includes two limiting cylinders 231, and the two limiting cylinders 231 are respectively supported vertically on the side of the two feeding conveyor belts 21 facing away from each other; the top of the limiting cylinders 231 is supported with a limiting block 23; the limiting blocks 23 of the two feeding conveyor belts 21 are respectively blocked on the clamping plate portions on the opposite sides of the bracket 12 on the moving path of the feeding conveyor belt 21. Through the above arrangement, the two feeding conveyor belts 21 will subsequently transport the bracket 12 to the clamping portions 13 on both sides of the bracket 12 and abut against the corresponding limiting blocks 23, thereby achieving the limiting fixation of the bracket 12. It is convenient for the detection mechanism and the sealing mechanism to respectively perform smoothness detection and sealing on the nozzle 11 of the liquid cooling plate 1. The setting of the limiting cylinder 231 makes the height position of the limiting block 23 adjustable, which is conducive to improving the applicability of the limiting portion.

[0050] Reference Figure 2 and Figure 3 Adjustment cylinders 211 are horizontally supported on opposite sides of the frame 20. The piston rods of the two adjustment cylinders 211 are respectively vertically connected to the two feed conveyor belts 21, thereby enabling the relative positions of the two feed conveyor belts 21 to be adjusted. The frame 20 also supports two discharge conveyor belts 22; the two discharge conveyor belts 22 are located between the two feed conveyor belts 21. Both discharge conveyor belts 22 are mounted on the frame 20 via a lifting drive module 221. Specifically, the lifting drive module 221 is a screw module. The installation of the lifting drive module 221 enables the two discharge conveyor belts 22 to move up and down.

[0051] Through the above arrangement, when the liquid-cooling plate 1 that has been inspected and sealed is subsequently transferred out through the conveying mechanism 2, the two discharge conveyor belts 22 are driven upward by the corresponding lifting drive module 221 to push the bracket 12 away from the two feed conveyor belts 21; then the two adjusting cylinders 211 respectively drive the two feed conveyor belts 21 away from each other; then the two discharge conveyor belts 22 are driven by the lifting drive module 221 to drive the bracket 12 downward until the liquid-cooling plate 1 on the bracket 12 is lower than the feed conveyor belt 21; finally, the two adjusting cylinders 211 drive the two feed conveyor belts 21 to approach each other and reset, and then the liquid-cooling plate 1 that has been inspected and sealed is transferred out by the two discharge conveyor belts 22.

[0052] Reference Figure 5 and Figure 6 The shooting assembly includes a first shooting bracket 31 and a first driving module 32. Specifically, the first driving module 32 is a three-axis linear module. The first driving module 32 is supported on one side of the bracket. The first shooting bracket 31 is connected to the slide of the Z-axis linear module on the first driving module 32, so that the first driving module 32 is driven and connected to the first shooting bracket 31. Subsequently, the first shooting bracket 31 can be driven by the first driving module 32 to move along the X, Y, and Z axes.

[0053] The bottom of the first shooting bracket 31 is vertically rotatably connected to the first connecting plate 33; first cameras 34 are installed at both ends of the first connecting plate 33, and the two first cameras 34 are electrically connected to the display. The two first cameras 34 are arranged downwardly and tilted toward the rotation axis of the first connecting plate 33. The first shooting bracket 31 is also equipped with a rotary drive component for driving the first connecting plate 33 to rotate around its own rotation axis. Specifically, the rotary drive component is a reduction motor 35.

[0054] Through the above arrangement, the first driving module 32 subsequently drives the first shooting bracket 31 to move above the two nozzles 11 on the protruding portion 10 of the liquid cooling plate 1, and then the reduction motor 35 drives the first connecting plate 33 to rotate at a certain angle, so that the two first cameras 34 on the first connecting plate 33 can take circumferential pictures of the two nozzles 11, and the captured images are fed back to the display, so that the inspection personnel can more completely observe the smoothness of the inside and outside of the two nozzles 11.

[0055] A fill light 36 is also installed on the bottom side of the first connecting plate 33 , which helps the two first cameras 34 to take clearer photos of the two nozzles 11 on the liquid cooling plate 1 .

[0056] The camera assembly also includes a second camera bracket 371, which is located at the top of one side of the frame 20. The second camera bracket 20 is slidably mounted on the frame 20 via a slide rail structure, allowing the position of the second camera bracket 371 to be adjusted as needed. A second camera 37 is also mounted on the second camera bracket 371. The second camera 37 is tilted downward toward the two feed conveyor belts 21. The second camera 37 is electrically connected to a display and is used to photograph the liquid cooling plate 1 after the nozzles 11 of the liquid cooling plate 1 are sealed. The captured image is then fed back to the display, allowing inspectors to check the sealing status of the two nozzles 11 of the liquid cooling plate 1.

[0057] Reference Figure 7 and Figure 8The feeding assembly includes a feeding bracket 40, a vibrating plate 41 is installed in the feeding bracket 40, and the straight transmission section 411 of the vibrating plate 41 is arranged close to the feeding conveyor belt 21; a feeding pipe 401 is connected to the top of the feeding bracket 40, and the feeding pipe 401 is connected to the vibrating plate 41, so that the sealing sleeve can be put into the vibrating plate 41 through the feeding pipe 401.

[0058] The positioning assembly includes a positioning bracket 42; the positioning bracket 42 is connected to the feeding bracket 40 and one end of the positioning bracket 42 extends to the end of the linear transmission section 411 of the vibrating plate 41; the positioning bracket 42 is provided with two positioning seats 421, both of which are close to the end of the linear transmission section 411 of the vibrating plate 41. The positioning seats 421 are provided with positioning grooves 4211 for the sealing sleeve to be embedded on the side facing the linear transmission section 411 of the vibrating plate 41. The tops of the positioning grooves 4211 are all open, and the sealing sleeve can be removed from the positioning grooves 4211 through the top openings of the positioning grooves 4211. A vertical cylinder 422 is provided at the bottom of the positioning seats 421, and the top of the piston rod of the vertical cylinder 422 is connected to the bottom of the positioning seat 421, so that the positioning seat 421 can move up and down. The positioning bracket 42 is also provided with a sliding drive component that drives the two positioning seats 421 to move along the length direction of the straight transmission section 411 perpendicular to the vibration plate 41. Specifically, the sliding drive component includes a slide cylinder 423 horizontally arranged on the positioning bracket 42, and the vertical cylinders 422 at the bottom of the two positioning seats 421 are both connected to the slide of the slide cylinder 423.

[0059] With the above arrangement, when the sealing sleeves are put into the two positioning seats 421 through the vibration plate 41, the slide cylinder 423 drives the two positioning seats 421 in turn to be opposite to the ports of the straight transmission section 411 of the vibration plate 41, and the vibration plate 41 transfers the sealing sleeves from the ports of the straight transmission section 411 to the positioning grooves 4211 of the positioning seats 421 in turn, thereby realizing automatic feeding of the two positioning seats 421 and realizing the putting and positioning of the two sealing sleeves.

[0060] Reference Figure 5 and Figure 9 The sealing mechanism 5 includes a sealing bracket 51 and a second driving module 52. Specifically, the second driving module 52 is a three-axis linear module; the second driving module 52 is supported on the top of one side of the frame 20; the sealing bracket 51 is connected to the slide of the Z-axis linear module of the second driving module 52, so that the second driving module 52 is driven and connected to the sealing bracket 51, and the sealing bracket 51 can be driven by the second driving module 52 to move along the XYZ three-axis directions.

[0061] The sealing bracket 51 is provided with a gripping portion, which includes a second connecting plate 53. Two vacuum suction cups 531 are mounted on the bottom of the second connecting plate 53. These two vacuum suction cups 531 correspond one-to-one with the two positioning seats 421 of the positioning assembly and are used to hold the sealing sleeve within the corresponding positioning seats 421. The gripping portion also includes a lifting drive, which includes a lifting cylinder 532 extending vertically downward on the sealing bracket 51. The piston rod of the lifting cylinder 532 is connected to the second connecting plate 53, enabling the second connecting plate 53 and the two vacuum suction cups 531 to be raised and lowered.

[0062] The sealing bracket 51 is also equipped with a lifting portion 55. The lifting portion 55 comprises two lifting blocks 551 and two rotating cylinders 552. The lifting blocks 551 are located at the bottom of the two vacuum cups 531, while the rotating cylinders 552 are mounted on one side of the sealing bracket 51 and face vertically downward. The lifting blocks 551 are vertically connected to the bottom ends of the piston rods of the rotating cylinders 552. This arrangement enables the lifting blocks 551 to be raised and lowered and to swing.

[0063] A pre-pressing portion 56 is also provided on the bottom side of the second connecting plate 53; the pre-pressing portion 56 includes a third connecting plate 561 connected to the bottom side of the second connecting plate 53, and two spring telescopic rods 562 are vertically connected to the bottom side of the third connecting plate 561, and the bottom ends of the spring telescopic rods 562 are both set lower than the bottom end of the vacuum suction cup 531.

[0064] Reference Figure 9 and Figure 10, when the nozzle 11 is subsequently sealed by the sealing mechanism 5, the two vertical cylinders 422 are first used to drive the two positioning seats 421 to move upward until the two positioning seats 421 are higher than the straight transmission section 411 of the vibration plate 41; at the same time, the two corner cylinders 552 drive the corresponding lifting blocks 551 to swing so that they are staggered from the bottom of the vacuum suction cups 531; the second driving module 52 drives the sealing bracket 51 to drive the second connecting plate 53 and the two vacuum suction cups 531 to move above the two positioning seats 421, and the lifting cylinder 532 drives the second connecting plate 53 to drive the two vacuum suction cups 531 to move downward, so that the two vacuum suction cups 531 can hold the sealing sleeve in the corresponding positioning seat 421 through the opening on the corresponding positioning seat 421; then the lifting cylinder 532 drives the second connecting plate 53 to move downward, so that the two vacuum suction cups 531 can hold the sealing sleeve in the corresponding positioning seat 421 through the opening on the corresponding positioning seat 421; The second connecting plate 53 drives the vacuum suction cup 531 and the sealing sleeve held by the vacuum suction cup 531 to move upward, and at the same time, the two corner cylinders 552 drive the two lifting blocks 551 to swing respectively until the two lifting blocks 551 are located under the two vacuum suction cups 531; the second driving module 52 drives the sealing bracket 51 to drive the two vacuum suction cups 531 to be located above the two nozzles 11 at the protrusion 10 of the liquid cooling plate 1 and make the two lifting blocks 551 abut against the bottom side of the protrusion 10 of the liquid cooling plate 1, and then drives the second connecting plate 53 to drive the two vacuum suction cups 531 through the lifting cylinder 532 until the sealing sleeves held by the two vacuum suction cups 531 are respectively inserted into the top of the two nozzles 11; finally, the vacuum suction cup 531 releases its grip on the sealing sleeve, completing the installation of the sealing sleeve at the nozzle 11.

[0065] By using two vertical cylinders 422 to drive the two positioning seats 421 higher than the straight transmission section 411 of the vibration plate 41, it is beneficial to limit the interference between the two lifting blocks 551 and the straight transmission section 411 of the vibration plate 41 when the subsequent second driving module 52 drives the two vacuum suction cups 531 of the sealing bracket 51 to move down to above the positioning seats 421.

[0066] The corresponding lifting block 551 is driven by the corner cylinder 552 to swing to stagger with the vacuum suction cup 531; this is beneficial to limit the interference between the two lifting blocks 551 and the positioning seat 421 when the second driving module 52 drives the two vacuum suction cups 531 of the sealing bracket 51 to move down to the top of the positioning seat 421.

[0067] By making the two lifting blocks 551 abut against the bottom side of the protrusion 10 of the liquid cooling plate 1, the protrusion 10 of the liquid cooling plate 1 can be supported and limited by the two lifting blocks 551, so as to prevent the protrusion 10 of the liquid cooling plate 1 from bending and deforming due to the downward pressure of the two vacuum suction cups 531.

[0068] By setting the spring telescopic rod 562 at the bottom of the second connecting plate 53, when the subsequent lifting cylinder 532 drives the vacuum suction cup 531 to move downward, the protrusion 10 of the liquid cooling plate 1 can be pre-pressed by the two spring telescopic rods 562, so that the bottom side of the protrusion 10 of the liquid cooling plate 1 can be more closely attached to the two lifting blocks 551, which is conducive to better maintaining the two nozzles 11 on the protrusion 10 of the liquid cooling plate 1 in a vertical state, so that when the vacuum suction cup 531 drives the sealing sleeve to move downward, the sealing sleeve can be more smoothly inserted into the corresponding nozzle 11.

[0069] The implementation principle of the embodiment of this application is:

[0070] Positioning of the bracket 12: The bracket 12 with the liquid cooling plate 1 is transported by two feeding conveyor belts 21. When the clamping parts 13 on both sides of the liquid cooling plate 1 are respectively connected to the limit blocks 23 on the feeding conveyor belt 21, the feeding conveyor belt 21 stops running, thereby achieving the positioning and fixation of the bracket 12 and the liquid cooling plate 1.

[0071] Smoothness inspection: The first driving module 32 drives the first shooting bracket 31 to move above the two nozzles 11 on the protruding portion 10 of the liquid cooling plate 1. The reduction motor 35 drives the first connecting plate 33 to drive the two first cameras 34 to take circumferential pictures of the two nozzles 11, and transmits the captured images to the display for observation and inspection by the inspection personnel.

[0072] The sealing sleeve is in place: the two positioning seats 421 are driven by the slide cylinder 423 to be opposite to the ends of the straight transmission section 411 of the vibration plate 41 in turn, and the sealing sleeve is transferred from the vibration plate 41 to the positioning groove 4211 relative to the positioning seat 421 through the straight transmission section 411; when the two positioning seats 421 are installed with the sealing sleeve, the two vertical cylinders 422 drive the two positioning seats 421 to move upward so that the positioning seats 421 are higher than the straight transmission section 411 of the vibration plate 41.

[0073] Sealing sleeve installation: The two lifting blocks 551 are driven to swing respectively by the two corner cylinders 552 until the lifting blocks 551 are staggered from the vacuum suction cups 531. Then, the two vacuum suction cups 531 of the sealing bracket 51 are driven to move above the two positioning seats 421 by the second driving module 52. The two vacuum suction cups 531 are driven to move downward by the lifting cylinder 532, and the sealing sleeves of the two positioning seats 421 are respectively held by the two vacuum suction cups 531. After the sealing sleeve is held, the lifting cylinder 532 drives the two vacuum suction cups 531 to move upward, and at the same time, the two corner cylinders 552 drive the two supporting blocks 531 to move upward. The lifting block 551 swings until the two lifting blocks 551 are located at the bottom of the two vacuum suction cups 531; then the second driving module 52 drives the sealing bracket 51 to move until the two vacuum suction cups 531 of the sealing bracket 51 are located above the two nozzles 11 of the protrusion 10 of the liquid cooling plate 1, and at the same time, the two lifting blocks 551 are in contact with the bottom side of the protrusion 10 of the liquid cooling plate 1; then the lifting cylinder 532 drives the two vacuum suction cups 531 to move the sealing sleeve downward until the sealing sleeve held by the two vacuum suction cups 531 are respectively inserted into the two nozzles 11 of the protrusion 10 of the liquid cooling plate 1, and then the vacuum suction cups 531 release their grip on the sealing sleeve.

[0074] Sealing sleeve installation status inspection: The sealed liquid cooling plate 1 is photographed by the second camera 37 and the image is fed back to the display so that the inspection personnel can check the installation status of the sealing sleeve at the nozzle 11 of the liquid cooling plate 1.

[0075] The above are all preferred embodiments of the present application, and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present application. Therefore, any equivalent changes made based on the structure, shape, and principle of the present application should be included in the scope of protection of the present application.

Claims

1. A battery liquid cooling plate nozzle detection and sealing device, characterized by: It comprises a conveying mechanism (2), a detecting mechanism (3), a feeding mechanism (4) and a sealing mechanism (5), wherein the detecting mechanism (3), the feeding mechanism (4) and the sealing mechanism (5) are all arranged close to the conveying mechanism (2); The conveying mechanism (2) is connected to a detection production line used with a battery liquid cooling plate (1) nozzle (11) detection and sealing device, and is used to receive and convey the bracket (12) transmitted from the detection production line; the conveying mechanism (2) is provided with a limiting portion for limiting and fixing the bracket (12); The detection mechanism (3) includes a shooting component and a display, wherein the shooting component is electrically connected to the display, and the shooting component is used to shoot two nozzles (11) of the liquid cooling plate (1) and feed back the shot image to the display; The feeding mechanism (4) comprises a feeding component and a positioning component, wherein the positioning component is used to store and position two sealing sleeves, and the feeding component is used to put the sealing sleeves into the positioning component; The sealing mechanism (5) is used to grab the two sealing sleeves of the positioning assembly and insert them into the two nozzles (11) of the liquid cooling plate (1); The sealing mechanism (5) comprises a sealing bracket (51) and a second driving module (52), wherein the second driving module (52) is drivingly connected to the sealing bracket (51) and is used to drive the sealing bracket (51) to move along the X, Y, and Z axes; a gripping portion is provided on the sealing bracket (51), wherein the gripping portion comprises a second connecting plate (53) and a lifting driving member; two vacuum suction cups (531) are vertically provided at the bottom of the second connecting plate (53); the lifting driving member is drivingly connected to the second connecting plate (53) and is used to drive the second connecting plate (53) to move vertically; The sealing bracket (51) is further provided with a lifting portion (55), and the lifting portion (55) is used to support the protrusion (10) of the liquid cooling plate (1); the lifting portion (55) includes a lifting block (551) and a corner cylinder (552), and the lifting block (551) is located below the vacuum suction cup (531); the corner cylinder (552) is vertically arranged downward, and the lifting block (551) is vertically connected to the bottom end of the piston rod of the corner cylinder (552); The second connecting plate (53) is further provided with a pre-pressing portion (56), and the pre-pressing portion (56) includes a plurality of spring telescopic rods (562), and the plurality of spring telescopic rods (562) are vertically downwardly arranged on the bottom side of the second connecting plate (53); the bottom end of the spring telescopic rod (562) is arranged lower than the bottom end of the vacuum suction cup (531); The feeding assembly includes a vibration plate (41); the positioning assembly includes a positioning bracket (42), and two positioning seats (421) are supported on the positioning bracket (42); the two positioning seats (421) are both located at the end of the straight transmission section (411) of the vibration plate (41), and the positioning seats (421) are each provided with a positioning groove (4211) for the sealing sleeve to be embedded on one side of the straight transmission section (411) of the vibration plate (41), and the top of the positioning groove (4211) is opened; the positioning bracket (42) is provided with a sliding drive member, and the sliding drive member is connected to the two positioning seats (421) for driving the two positioning seats (421) to slide horizontally along the length direction perpendicular to the straight transmission section (411) of the vibration plate (41); A vertical cylinder (422) is provided at the bottom of the positioning seat (421), and the top end of the piston rod of the vertical cylinder (422) is connected to the bottom of the positioning seat (421), so that the positioning seat (421) can move up and down.

2. The battery liquid cooling plate nozzle detection and sealing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The shooting assembly comprises a first shooting bracket (31) and a first driving module (32), wherein the first driving module (32) is drivingly connected to the first shooting bracket (31) and is used to drive the first shooting bracket (31) to move along the X, Y, and Z axes; the bottom of the first shooting bracket (31) is vertically rotatably connected to a first connecting plate (33), a first camera (34) is installed at the bottom of the first connecting plate (33), the first camera (34) is tilted downward toward the rotation axis of the first connecting plate (33), the first camera (34) is electrically connected to the display, and the first shooting bracket (31) is also provided with a rotary driving member, the rotary driving member is drivingly connected to the first connecting plate (33), and is used to drive the first connecting plate (33) to rotate around its own rotation axis.

3. The battery liquid cooling plate nozzle detection and sealing device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The shooting component also includes a second camera (37) supported on the top of one side of the conveying mechanism (2), and the second camera (37) is arranged toward the conveying mechanism (2). The second camera (37) is used to shoot the sealed liquid cooling plate (1) and feed back the shot image to the display.

4. The battery liquid cooling plate nozzle detection and sealing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bracket (12) is provided with a clamping portion (13) on both opposite sides; the conveying mechanism (2) includes two parallel feeding conveyor belts (21); the limiting portion includes two limiting blocks (23), the two limiting blocks (23) are respectively supported on the two sides of the feeding conveyor belts (21) facing away from each other, the two limiting blocks (23) respectively correspond to the clamping portions (13) on both sides of the bracket (12), and the limiting blocks (23) are both blocked on the moving path of the feeding conveyor belt (21) corresponding to the clamping portions (13).

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