Lateral overturning boxing mechanism for storage battery boxing

The lateral flipping packing mechanism addresses the inefficiencies of existing battery packing machines by integrating lateral flipping and packing on a single line, using suction cups and lifting assemblies for stability, reducing complexity and enhancing efficiency.

CN119117383AActive Publication Date: 2024-12-13ZHEJIANG TIANNENG POWER ENERGY
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Application Number
CN202411430383.6
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-10-14
Publication Date
2024-12-13
Estimated Expiration
2044-10-14

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Technical Problem

Existing battery packing machines require multiple production lines for side loading, leading to complexity, low convenience, and inefficiency in the packing process.

Method used

A lateral flipping packing mechanism integrating a packing rotating seat, packaging box supporting seat, and flipping pushing seat to perform lateral flipping and packing on a single production line, utilizing suction cups and lifting assemblies for stability and positioning, and a drive motor for rotation.

Benefits of technology

Reduces equipment complexity and operating procedures, enhances packing convenience and efficiency by integrating lateral flipping and packing into a single line, improving stability during the flipping process.

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Abstract

The invention discloses a lateral overturning boxing mechanism for storage battery boxing, and relates to the technical field of battery boxing. The device comprises an encasement rotating seat, a packaging box bracket and an overturning push seat, the encasement rotating seat comprises a rotating table and a mounting column; mounting columns are arrayed on the peripheral side face of the rotating table, and packaging box brackets are fixed to the outer ends of the mounting columns; an overturning push seat is assembled on the rotating table; the packaging box bracket comprises a U-shaped sliding seat and a bottom supporting assembly. A bottom supporting assembly is assembled at the outer end part of the U-shaped sliding seat; the U-shaped sliding base is matched with a packaging box assembly line. The overturning push seat comprises a rectangular sleeve frame, a rotating seat and a push plate assembly; a rectangular sleeve frame is fixed to the outer end of the rotating base, and a push plate assembly is assembled on the top of the rectangular sleeve frame. And a battery assembly line is matched below the rectangular sleeve frame. Through the effects of the boxing rotating base, the packaging box supporting base and the overturning pushing base, the lateral boxing process is integrated; the method has the advantages that the complexity of equipment is reduced, the operation procedures are reduced, and convenience and efficiency are achieved.
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Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of battery packaging, and in particular relates to a lateral flipping packaging mechanism for battery packaging. Background Art

[0002] Lead-acid batteries are batteries that have positive and negative plates stacked alternately in a battery box, with the positive and negative plates separated by insulating partitions. They are widely used in important areas of the national economy because of their low price, reliable quality, large capacity range, easy maintenance, and long service life. In order to avoid mechanical damage to the batteries during transportation, loading and unloading, and stacking, or accidents and damage caused by collisions, the batteries need to be placed in packaging boxes after the assembly process is completed. Effective and safe packaging is very important for the batteries; battery packing machines are equipment used to semi-automatically or automatically load batteries into packaging boxes.

[0003] At present, most battery packing machines adopt the method of grabbing batteries and then vertically loading them into corrugated boxes with sealed bottoms; there are also side loading methods; among them, side loading can greatly reduce the force or requirements of grabbing, thereby avoiding the safety hazards of grabbing errors and the gravity impact when dropping short distances during the packing process. Existing side loading machines need to disperse the side loading process to multiple production lines for separate operations, thereby reducing the complexity of packing and the convenience and efficiency of packing.

[0004] In view of the above-mentioned problems of complicated and cumbersome packing, low convenience and efficiency, the present invention designs a battery flipping and stacking mechanism for a battery packing line. Summary of the invention

[0005] The object of the present invention is to provide a lateral flipping packing mechanism for battery packing, which integrates the lateral packing process into the same production line through the functions of a packing rotating seat, a packaging box supporting seat and a flipping push seat, so as to complete the functions of lateral flipping and packing of batteries; it has the advantages of reducing the complexity of the equipment and reducing the operating procedures, thereby improving the convenience and efficiency of packing, and solving the above-mentioned problems.

[0006] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention is achieved through the following technical solutions:

[0007] The present invention discloses a lateral flipping packing mechanism for packing batteries, comprising a packing rotating seat, a packing box supporting seat and a flipping pushing seat; the packing rotating seat comprises a rotating platform and a mounting column; the rotating platform has four groups of mounting columns arranged in a uniform circular array on the circumference of the rotating platform, and a packing box supporting seat is fixedly mounted on the outer end of each group of mounting columns; the rotating platform is equipped with a flipping pushing seat; the packing box supporting seat comprises a U-shaped slide and a bottom supporting assembly; the outer end of the U-shaped slide is equipped with a bottom supporting assembly; the opening of the U-shaped slide is matched with a packing box assembly line for conveying the packing box; the flipping pushing seat comprises a rectangular sleeve frame, a rotating seat and a pushing plate assembly; the outer end of the rotating seat is fixedly equipped with A rectangular sleeve frame, the top of which is equipped with a push plate assembly; a battery assembly line for conveying battery packs is provided below the rectangular sleeve frame; the packaging box assembly line and the battery assembly line convey the packaging boxes and the battery packs to the packaging rotating seat respectively at the same time, the packaging box support seat and the flip push seat on the packaging rotating seat respectively position the packaging box, flip the battery pack and push it into the packaging box to complete the packaging; the packaging rotating seat then rotates the packaged packaging box to the product assembly line at the bottom, and at the same time rotates the sideways packaging box to a vertical position; finally, the packaged packaging box is conveyed to the designated position via the product assembly line.

[0008] As a preferred technical solution of the present invention, the bottom of the packing rotary seat is also equipped with a product assembly line for conveying the packed batteries.

[0009] As a preferred technical solution of the present invention, the push plate assembly is evenly arrayed with suction cup assemblies, and the suction cup assembly is fixedly connected to a negative pressure pump; the push plate assembly and the suction cup assembly have a certain degree of adsorption and stabilization effect on the battery pack, thereby improving the position stability of the battery pack during the flipping process.

[0010] As a preferred technical solution of the present invention, the bottom support assembly includes a cylinder group and a hinge support plate; the middle and top of the hinge support plate are respectively provided with a hinge seat A and a hinge seat B; the bottom of the U-shaped slide is hinged to the hinge seat A, and the hinge seat B is hinged to the telescopic end of the cylinder group; the bottom support assembly is used to ensure the stability of the packed box during the rotation process on the packing rotating seat.

[0011] As a preferred technical solution of the present invention, a lifting assembly is installed between the outer end of the rotating seat and the rectangular frame; a sliding seat is fixed to the inner end of the rectangular frame; the lifting assembly includes a lifting cylinder, a guide column and a mounting seat; the back of the mounting seat is fixedly installed with the outer end of the rotating seat, and two groups of guide columns are fixedly installed on the bottom of the mounting seat; the two groups of guide columns pass through the sliding seat, and the side surfaces of the guide columns slide with the sliding seat; a lifting cylinder is fixedly installed on the top of the mounting seat; the telescopic end of the lifting cylinder passes through the top of the mounting seat and is fixedly installed with the sliding seat; the rectangular frame and the rotating seat flip the battery pack; the lifting assembly controls the position of the rectangular frame on the rotating seat and the guide column, and controls the rectangular frame and the push plate assembly to push the battery pack to the opening of the packaging box; then the push plate assembly further pushes the battery pack into the packaging box.

[0012] As a preferred technical solution of the present invention, the packaging rotating seat also includes an equipment frame, on which a drive motor and bearings are fixedly installed; bearings and a rotating table are fixedly installed on the output shaft of the drive motor; the equipment frame and bearings are used to ensure the installation stability of the drive motor and the supporting function of the output shaft of the drive motor.

[0013] As a preferred technical solution of the present invention, a mounting groove is provided at the center of the outer end surface of the rotating table; the inner wall of the mounting groove is fixedly mounted to the bottom of the rotating seat.

[0014] As a preferred technical solution of the present invention, the packaging box assembly line is fixedly equipped with a positioning guide plate A near the packaging box support; the battery assembly line is fixedly equipped with a positioning guide plate A and a positioning baffle near the flip push seat; the positioning guide plate A, positioning guide plate A and positioning baffle are respectively used to ensure the positioning of the packaging box and the battery pack.

[0015] The present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0016] 1. The present invention integrates the lateral packing process into the same production line through the functions of the packing rotating seat, the packaging box supporting seat and the flipping and pushing seat, so as to complete the functions of lateral flipping and packing of the batteries; it has the advantages of reducing the complexity of the equipment, reducing the operating procedures, convenience and efficiency.

[0017] 2. The negative pressure pump and the bottom supporting assembly of the present invention respectively improve the position stability during the flipping process of the battery pack and the rotation process of the packaging box.

[0018] Of course, any product implementing the present invention does not necessarily need to achieve all of the advantages described above at the same time. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the accompanying drawings required for describing the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the accompanying drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other accompanying drawings can be obtained based on these accompanying drawings without paying creative work.

[0020] Figure 1 It is a partial structural schematic diagram of a lateral flipping packing mechanism for packing batteries of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of the packaging box holder of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of a rectangular sleeve frame and a push plate assembly of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of the rotating seat and the lifting assembly of the present invention;

[0024] In the accompanying drawings, the components represented by the reference numerals are listed as follows:

[0025] 1-packing rotating seat, 2-packing box support seat, 3-flip push seat, 4-packing box assembly line, 5-battery assembly line, 6-product assembly line, 101-rotating table, 102-mounting column, 103-equipment frame, 104-mounting groove, 201-U-shaped slide, 202-bottom support assembly, 301-rectangular sleeve frame, 302-rotating seat, 303-push plate assembly, 304-suction cup assembly, 305-lifting assembly, 401-packing box, 402-positioning guide plate A, 501-battery pack, 502-positioning guide plate B, 503-positioning baffle, 2021-cylinder group, 2022-hinge support plate, 2023-hinge seat A, 2024-hinge seat B, 3011-slide, 3051-lifting cylinder, 3052-guide column, 3053-mounting seat. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] 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.

[0027] See also Figure 1-4As shown, the present invention is a lateral flip packing mechanism for battery packing, comprising a packing rotating seat 1, a packing box support seat 2 and a flip push seat 3; the packing rotating seat 1 comprises a rotating table 101 and a mounting column 102; the rotating table 101 has four groups of mounting columns 102 in a uniform circular array on the side surface, and a packing box support seat 2 is fixedly installed on the outer end of each group of mounting columns 102; the rotating table 101 is equipped with a flip push seat 3; the packing box support seat 2 comprises a U-shaped slide 201 and a bottom support assembly 202; the outer end of the U-shaped slide 201 is equipped with a bottom support assembly 202; the opening of the U-shaped slide 201 is equipped with a packing box assembly line 4 for conveying a packing box 401; the flip push seat 3 comprises a rectangular sleeve 301, a rotating seat 302 and a push plate assembly 303; the outer end of the rotating seat 302 is fixedly installed with a rectangular sleeve 301, and the top of the rectangular sleeve 301 The top is equipped with a push plate assembly 303; the rectangular frame 301 is provided with a battery assembly line 5 for conveying the battery pack 501 below; the bottom of the packing rotary seat 1 is also provided with a product assembly line 6 for conveying the packed batteries; the packing box assembly line 4 and the battery assembly line 5 respectively convey the packing box 401 and the battery pack 501 to the packing rotary seat 1 at the same time, and the packing box support seat 2 and the flip push seat 3 on the packing rotary seat 1 respectively position the packing box 401, flip the battery pack 501 and push it into the packing box 401 to complete the packing; the packing rotary seat 1 then rotates the packed packing box 401 to the product assembly line 6 at the bottom, and at the same time rotates the sideways packing box 401 to a vertical position; finally, the packed packing box 401 is conveyed to the designated position via the product assembly line 6.

[0028] Among them Figure 1 and Figure 3 As shown, the packing rotating seat 1 also includes an equipment frame 103, on which a driving motor and bearings are fixedly installed; on the output shaft of the driving motor, bearings and a rotating table 101 are fixedly installed; the equipment frame 103 and the bearings are used to ensure the installation stability of the driving motor and the supporting effect of the output shaft of the driving motor; a mounting groove 104 is opened at the center of the outer end surface of the rotating table 101; the inner wall of the mounting groove 104 is fixedly installed on the bottom of the rotating seat 302; the push plate assembly 303 is evenly arrayed with suction cup assemblies 304, and the suction cup assembly 304 is fixedly connected to a negative pressure pump; the push plate assembly 303 and the suction cup assembly 304 have a certain degree of adsorption and stabilization effect on the battery pack 501, thereby improving the position stability of the battery pack 501 during the flipping process.

[0029] Among them Figure 2As shown, the bottom support assembly 202 includes a cylinder group 2021 and a hinge support plate 2022; a hinge seat A2023 and a hinge seat B2024 are respectively provided at the middle and top of the hinge support plate 2022; the bottom of the U-shaped slide 201 is hinged to the hinge seat A2023, and the hinge seat B2024 is hinged to the telescopic end of the cylinder group 2021; the bottom support assembly 202 is used to ensure the stability of the packed box 401 during the rotation process on the packing rotating seat 1.

[0030] Among them Figure 1-4 As shown, a lifting assembly 305 is assembled between the outer end of the rotating seat 302 and the rectangular sleeve 301; a slide seat 3011 is fixed to the inner end of the rectangular sleeve 301; the lifting assembly 305 includes a lifting cylinder 3051, a guide column 3052 and a mounting seat 3053; the back of the mounting seat 3053 is fixedly mounted to the outer end of the rotating seat 302, and two groups of guide columns 3052 are fixedly mounted on the bottom of the mounting seat 3053; the two groups of guide columns 3052 penetrate the slide seat 3011, and the side surfaces of the guide columns 3052 are slidably matched with the slide seat 3011; the top of the mounting seat 3053 is fixed A lifting cylinder 3051 is fixedly installed; the telescopic end of the lifting cylinder 3051 passes through the top of the mounting seat 3053 and is fixedly installed with the slide seat 3011; the rectangular frame 301 and the rotating seat 302 flip the battery pack 501; the lifting component 305 controls the position of the rectangular frame 301 on the rotating seat 302 and the guide column 3052, and controls the rectangular frame 301 and the push plate component 303 to push the battery pack 501 to the opening of the packaging box 401; then the push plate component 303 further pushes the battery pack 501 into the packaging box 401.

[0031] Among them Figure 1 As shown, the packaging box assembly line 4 is fixedly installed with a positioning guide plate A402 near the packaging box holder 2; the battery assembly line 5 is fixedly installed with a positioning guide plate B502 and a positioning baffle 503 near the flip push seat 3; the positioning guide plate A402, the positioning guide plate B502 and the positioning baffle 503 are respectively used to ensure the positioning of the packaging box 401 and the battery pack 501.

[0032] The operation flow of this embodiment is as follows: first, the packing box assembly line 4 conveys the packing box 401 to the packing box support seat 2 on the packing rotating seat 1, and at the same time, the battery assembly line 5 conveys the battery pack 501 to the bottom of the flip push seat 3 on the packing rotating seat 1; at this time, the lifting component 305 controls the rectangular sleeve 301 to be inserted from the top of the battery pack 501 to the peripheral position until the suction cup component 304 on the push plate component 303 contacts the top surface of the battery pack 501, and the suction cup component 304 provides a certain degree of adsorption force to ensure the stability of the position of the battery pack 501; the rotating seat 302 then controls the rectangular sleeve 301 to flip 90 degrees; at this time, the inner wall of the rectangular sleeve 301 and the packing box 401 are aligned. The inner side is in a nearly overlapping state; the lifting component 305 then controls the rectangular frame 301 and the battery pack 501 to push toward the packaging box 401 until the battery pack 501 contacts the inner wall of the opening of the packaging box 401, and the push plate component 303 pushes the battery pack 501 again, pushing the battery pack 501 from the rectangular frame 301 to the inside of the packaging box 401; finally, the packing rotating seat 1 rotates the packed packaging box 401 to the bottom of the product assembly line 6; at the same time, the packaging box 401 changes from a lateral posture to a vertical posture, and the bottom support component 202 controls the hinge support plate 2022 to rotate and open, and the packaging box 401 slides from the U-shaped slide 201 to the product assembly line 6.

[0033] In the description of this specification, the description with reference to the terms "one embodiment", "example", "specific example", etc. means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in conjunction with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, the schematic representation of the above terms does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described can be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner.

[0034] The preferred embodiments of the present invention disclosed above are only used to help illustrate the present invention. The preferred embodiments do not describe all the details in detail, nor do they limit the invention to the specific implementation methods described. Obviously, many modifications and changes can be made according to the content of this specification. This specification selects and specifically describes these embodiments in order to better explain the principles and practical applications of the present invention, so that those skilled in the art can understand and use the present invention well. The present invention is limited only by the claims and their full scope and equivalents.

Claims

1. A lateral flipping packing mechanism for battery packing, characterized in that: It comprises a packing rotating seat (1), a packing box supporting seat (2) and a turning and pushing seat (3); The box-packing rotating seat (1) comprises a rotating platform (101) and mounting columns (102); four groups of mounting columns (102) are arranged in a uniform circular array on the circumference of the rotating platform (101); a packing box support (2) is fixedly mounted on the outer end of each group of mounting columns (102); a flip push seat (3) is mounted on the rotating platform (101); The packaging box support (2) comprises a U-shaped slide (201) and a bottom support assembly (202); the outer end of the U-shaped slide (201) is equipped with the bottom support assembly (202); the opening of the U-shaped slide (201) is equipped with a packaging box assembly line (4) for conveying packaging boxes (401); The flip push seat (3) comprises a rectangular sleeve (301), a rotating seat (302) and a push plate assembly (303); the outer end of the rotating seat (302) is fixedly mounted with a rectangular sleeve (301), and the top of the rectangular sleeve (301) is equipped with a push plate assembly (303); and a battery assembly line (5) for conveying storage battery packs (501) is provided below the rectangular sleeve (301).

2. A lateral flipping packing mechanism for battery packing according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom of the boxing rotating seat (1) is also equipped with a product assembly line (6) for conveying the boxed storage batteries.

3. A side-turning packing mechanism for battery packing according to claim 1, characterized in that: Suction cup assemblies (304) are evenly arrayed on the push plate assembly (303), and the suction cup assembly (304) is fixedly connected to a negative pressure pump.

4. A side-turning packing mechanism for battery packing according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom supporting assembly (202) comprises a cylinder group (2021) and a hinge support plate (2022); a hinge seat A (2023) and a hinge seat B (2024) are respectively arranged at the middle and top of the hinge support plate (2022); the bottom of the U-shaped sliding seat (201) is hinged to the hinge seat A (2023), and the hinge seat B (2024) is hinged to the telescopic end of the cylinder group (2021).

5. The side-turning packing mechanism for battery packing according to claim 1, characterized in that: A lifting assembly (305) is installed between the outer end of the rotating seat (302) and the rectangular sleeve (301); a sliding seat (3011) is fixed to the inner end of the rectangular sleeve (301); the lifting assembly (305) comprises a lifting cylinder (3051), a guide column (3052) and a mounting seat (3053); the back of the mounting seat (3053) is fixedly mounted on the outer end of the rotating seat (302), and two groups of guide columns (3052) are fixedly mounted on the bottom of the mounting seat (3053); the two groups of guide columns (3052) pass through the sliding seat (3011), and the side surfaces of the guide columns (3052) are slidably matched with the sliding seat (3011); a lifting cylinder (3051) is fixedly mounted on the top of the mounting seat (3053); the telescopic end of the lifting cylinder (3051) passes through the top of the mounting seat (3053) and is fixedly mounted on the sliding seat (3011).

6. A side-turning packing mechanism for battery packing according to claim 1, characterized in that: The box packing rotating seat (1) also includes an equipment frame (103), on which a driving motor and a bearing are fixedly mounted; and on the output shaft of the driving motor, a bearing and a rotating platform (101) are fixedly mounted.

7. A side-turning packing mechanism for battery packing according to claim 1, characterized in that: A mounting groove (104) is provided at the center of the outer end surface of the rotating platform (101); the inner wall of the mounting groove (104) is fixedly mounted to the bottom of the rotating seat (302).

8. The side-turning packing mechanism for battery packing according to claim 1, characterized in that: The packaging box assembly line (4) is fixedly installed with a positioning guide plate A (402) near the packaging box support (2); the battery assembly line (5) is fixedly installed with a positioning guide plate B (502) and a positioning baffle (503) near the flip push seat (3).

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