Self-adaptive photovoltaic module processing tool and processing technology

By designing adaptive photovoltaic module processing tooling, using electric telescopic rods and forward and reverse motors to drive mobile plates and clamps, the automatic flip and detection of photovoltaic modules is achieved, which solves the problem of low detection efficiency in the existing technology and improves the degree of automation and detection efficiency.

CN119208440AInactive Publication Date: 2024-12-27WUXI SLIMAN MASCH TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202411256152.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-09-09
Publication Date
2024-12-27
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Technical Problem

The existing photovoltaic module processing tooling can only detect one side at a time during inspection, and requires repeated loosening and flipping of the photovoltaic module. The degree of automation is low, manual participation is required, time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the detection efficiency is low.

Method used

An adaptive photovoltaic module processing tool is designed, using a base, mounting box, mobile board, clamp, telescopic structure and driving mechanism. The mobile board and clamp are driven to move through electric telescopic rods and forward and reverse motors to realize photovoltaic modules automatic flip and detection.

Benefits of technology

It realizes one-time detection of the upper and lower sides of the photovoltaic module without manual participation, improves detection efficiency, high degree of automation, and simplifies detection steps.

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Abstract

The self-adaptive photovoltaic module machining tool comprises a base, an inner gear ring and a driving mechanism, a mounting box is horizontally arranged at the top of the base, moving plates are arranged at the two ends of one side of the mounting box, clamping pieces are arranged on the opposite sides of the two moving plates, telescopic structures are arranged between the moving plates and the clamping pieces, and the inner gear ring is arranged on the inner gear ring. Supporting plates are vertically welded to the two sides of the bottom of the inner gear ring correspondingly, an electric telescopic rod is horizontally and fixedly installed at one corner of the top of the base, the telescopic end of the electric telescopic rod is fixedly connected with the side face of one supporting plate, and the driving mechanism is used for driving the two clamping pieces to move synchronously and driving the mounting box to rotate. The upper and lower surfaces of the photovoltaic module can be detected at one time, the photovoltaic module does not need to be repeatedly loosened, overturned and fixed, manual participation is not needed in the whole process, time and labor are saved, the automation degree is high, the detection steps are simple and convenient, and the detection efficiency is improved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of photovoltaic component processing, and in particular to adaptive photovoltaic component processing tooling and processing technology. Background Art

[0002] Photovoltaic modules are devices that convert light energy into electrical energy. They are the core component of solar photovoltaic power generation systems, converting sunlight into electrical energy through the photoelectric effect. Photovoltaic modules are generally composed of the following main parts: solar cells, packaging materials, glass, frames, etc. Photovoltaic modules are widely used in solar power generation systems of various sizes, including residential roofs, roofs of commercial and industrial buildings, photovoltaic power stations, and independent photovoltaic power generation facilities. With the advancement of solar technology and the reduction of costs, photovoltaic modules have become an important renewable energy technology, which is of great significance to global energy transformation and reducing carbon emissions. The processing process of photovoltaic modules includes the inspection of their appearance after processing and forming, including checking whether the surface is flat, whether there are scratches, stains or other visible defects, so as to ensure that the appearance of photovoltaic modules is neat and flawless.

[0003] However, when inspecting photovoltaic modules, the existing photovoltaic module processing tooling can only inspect one side of the photovoltaic module at a time. When inspecting the other side, the photovoltaic module needs to be loosened and flipped over and then fixed again for inspection. The degree of automation is low, and manual participation is required throughout the process. It is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the inspection efficiency is low. Summary of the invention

[0004] The purpose of the present invention is to solve the shortcomings of the prior art and to propose an adaptive photovoltaic module processing tooling and processing technology.

[0005] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

[0006] The adaptive photovoltaic module processing tool comprises: a base, a mounting box is horizontally arranged on the top of the base, movable plates are arranged at both ends of one side of the mounting box, and clamping pieces are arranged on opposite sides of the two movable plates, and a telescopic structure is arranged between the movable plates and the clamping pieces;

[0007] An internal gear ring, support plates are vertically welded on both sides of the bottom of the internal gear ring, an electric telescopic rod is horizontally fixedly installed at one corner of the top of the base, and the telescopic end of the electric telescopic rod is fixedly connected to the side of one of the support plates;

[0008] A driving mechanism is used to drive the two clamping members to move synchronously and the installation box to rotate.

[0009] As a further technical solution of the present invention, support columns are vertically welded at the four corners of the top of the base, and the top ends of the four support columns are horizontally welded with the same top plate. A detector is fixedly installed at the bottom of the top plate, and the detector is facing the middle of the two clamps.

[0010] As a further technical solution of the present invention, a controller is fixedly installed at one corner of the top of the base, a vertical plate is vertically welded to one side of the top of the base, a support shaft is horizontally welded at the center of one side of the installation box, and the other end of the support shaft is rotatably connected to the vertical plate.

[0011] As a further technical solution of the present invention, the telescopic structure includes a sleeve column and a telescopic rod, the sleeve column is horizontally welded to one side of the movable plate, the telescopic rod is inserted into the sleeve column and slidably connected to the sleeve column, one end of the telescopic rod is welded to one side of the clamping piece, and a spring is horizontally welded between one end of the sleeve column and one end of the telescopic rod.

[0012] As a further technical solution of the present invention, a plurality of telescopic structures are provided, and the plurality of telescopic structures are evenly distributed in the lateral direction between the movable plates and the clamping members on both sides.

[0013] As a further technical solution of the present invention, pulleys are welded to the bottom of the two support plates, sliding grooves are opened on both sides of the top of the base, and the two pulleys are slidably connected to the inside of the two sliding grooves respectively.

[0014] As a further technical solution of the present invention, the driving mechanism includes a forward and reverse motor, a screw rod horizontally passing through and rotatably connected in the installation box, the forward and reverse motor is horizontally fixedly installed at one end of the installation box, one end of the screw rod is fixedly connected to the output shaft of the forward and reverse motor, the screw rod passes through two movable plates, and the two movable plates are connected to the screw rod by threads, the thread directions at both ends of the screw rod are opposite, and one end of the two movable plates is slidably connected to the inside of the installation box, the other end of the screw rod is welded with a driving bevel gear, and a side plate is welded at one end of the installation box, a connecting shaft horizontally passes through and rotatably connected on the side plate, and a gear and a driven bevel gear are respectively welded at both ends of the connecting shaft, the driven bevel gear is meshed with the driving bevel gear, and the gear can be meshed with the internal gear ring.

[0015] Adaptive photovoltaic module processing tooling includes the following specific steps:

[0016] S1: Place the photovoltaic module between the two clamps, start the forward and reverse motors to drive the screw to rotate, and then drive the two moving plates to move towards each other on the screw;

[0017] S2: The two movable plates drive the two clamping members to move toward each other through the telescopic structure until they are clamped on both sides of the photovoltaic module, and the detector is started to detect the top of the photovoltaic module;

[0018] S: When the top of the photovoltaic module is inspected, the electric telescopic rod is started to drive a support plate forward, and the support plate drives the inner gear ring forward until the inner gear ring and the gear are meshed;

[0019] S3: At this time, the forward and reverse motors are started again to drive the screw to rotate, which drives the two moving plates to continue to move toward each other on the screw. Since the two clamps are clamped on both sides of the photovoltaic module, their positions do not change. The two moving plates drive the sleeve column to move toward the clamp, so that the telescopic rod is retracted into the sleeve column to squeeze the spring;

[0020] S4: At the same time, the screw drives the active bevel gear to rotate, and the active bevel gear drives the connecting shaft to rotate through the driven bevel gear, and the connecting shaft drives the gear to rotate. Because the gear and the internal gear ring are meshed, the gear rotates while revolving inside the internal gear ring;

[0021] S5: When the gear revolves, it drives the installation box as a whole to rotate, which drives the photovoltaic module fixed on the front side of the installation box to flip over until the bottom of the photovoltaic module faces upward, and the detector is started again to detect the bottom of the photovoltaic module.

[0022] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: the upper and lower surfaces of the photovoltaic module can be inspected at one time without repeatedly loosening the photovoltaic module, turning it over and fixing it again. The whole process does not require manual participation, saves time and effort, has a high degree of automation, simplifies the inspection steps, and improves the inspection efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the adaptive photovoltaic module processing tooling proposed by the present invention;

[0024] Figure 2 This is a side structural schematic diagram of the adaptive photovoltaic module processing tooling proposed by the present invention;

[0025] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the self-adaptive photovoltaic module processing tooling proposed by the present invention from a bottom-up perspective;

[0026] Figure 4 This is a partial top view structural schematic diagram of the adaptive photovoltaic module processing tooling proposed by the present invention;

[0027] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the partial cross-sectional structure of the adaptive photovoltaic module processing tooling proposed in the present invention.

[0028] In the figure: 1. inner gear ring; 2. connecting shaft; 3. gear; 4. side plate; 5. driven bevel gear; 6. driving bevel gear; 7. support plate; 8. base; 9. clamping piece; 10. support column; 11. moving plate; 12. top plate; 13. installation box; 14. support shaft; 15. vertical plate; 16. electric telescopic rod; 17. forward and reverse motor; 18. controller; 19. detector; 20. telescopic rod; 21. sleeve column; 22. screw rod; 23. pulley; 24. slide groove; 25. spring. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] In order to make the technical means, creative features, objectives and effects achieved by the present invention easy to understand, the present invention is further explained below in conjunction with specific implementation methods.

[0030] Please refer to the attached Figure 1 -Attached Figure 5 , adaptive photovoltaic module processing tooling and processing technology, including a base 8, a mounting box 13 is horizontally arranged on the top of the base 8, a moving plate 11 is arranged at both ends of one side of the mounting box 13, and a clamping member 9 is arranged on the opposite side of the two moving plates 11, and a telescopic structure is arranged between the moving plate 11 and the clamping member 9;

[0031] An internal gear ring 1, support plates 7 are vertically welded on both sides of the bottom of the internal gear ring 1, an electric telescopic rod 16 is horizontally fixedly installed at one corner of the top of the base 8, and the telescopic end of the electric telescopic rod 16 is fixedly connected to the side of one of the support plates 7;

[0032] The driving mechanism is used to drive the two clamping members 9 to move synchronously and the installation box 13 to rotate.

[0033] Please refer to the attached Figure 1-3 In a preferred embodiment, support columns 10 are vertically welded at the four corners of the top of the base 8, and the tops of the four support columns 10 are horizontally welded with the same top plate 12, and a detector 19 is fixedly installed at the bottom of the top plate 12, and the detector 19 is directly facing the middle of the two clamping members 9. The detector 19 adopts a commonly used appearance detection instrument on the market, and the model is not limited here.

[0034] Please refer to the attached Figure 1 , 2 4. In a preferred embodiment, a controller 18 is fixedly mounted at one corner of the top of the base 8, a vertical plate 15 is vertically welded to one side of the top of the base 8, a support shaft 14 is horizontally welded at the center of one side of the installation box 13, and the other end of the support shaft 14 is rotatably connected to the vertical plate 15. The controller 18 controls the opening and closing of all electrical equipment, the vertical plate 15 provides support for the support shaft 14, and the rotational connection between the support shaft 14 and the vertical plate 15 has a damping effect, so that the support shaft 14 will not rotate due to the gravity of the clamped photovoltaic module without external force.

[0035] Please refer to the attached Figure 4 and 5 In a preferred embodiment, the telescopic structure includes a sleeve column 21 and a telescopic rod 20. The sleeve column 21 is horizontally welded to one side of the movable plate 11. The telescopic rod 20 is inserted into the sleeve column 21 and is slidably connected to the sleeve column 21. One end of the telescopic rod 20 is welded to one side of the clamping member 9. A spring 25 is horizontally welded between one end of the sleeve column 21 and one end of the telescopic rod 20.

[0036] Please refer to the attached Figure 4 and 5 In a preferred embodiment, a plurality of telescopic structures are provided, and the plurality of telescopic structures are evenly distributed in the transverse direction between the movable plate 11 and the clamping member 9 on both sides.

[0037] Please refer to the attached Figure 1 and 4 In a preferred embodiment, pulleys 23 are welded to the bottom of the two support plates 7, and slide grooves 24 are provided on both sides of the top of the base 8, and the two pulleys 23 are respectively slidably connected to the inside of the two slide grooves 24. The pulleys 23 are slidably connected to the slide grooves 24 to make the movement of the support plates 7 smoother, thereby making the movement of the internal gear ring 1 smoother.

[0038] Please refer to the attached Figure 1-5 In a preferred embodiment, the driving mechanism includes a forward and reverse motor 17, a screw rod 22 horizontally penetrates and rotatably connects the mounting box 13, the forward and reverse motor 17 is horizontally fixedly installed at one end of the mounting box 13, and one end of the screw rod 22 is fixedly connected to the output shaft of the forward and reverse motor 17.

[0039] Please refer to the attached Figure 1-5 In a preferred embodiment, the screw rod 22 passes through the two movable plates 11, and the two movable plates 11 are connected to the screw rod 22 through threads, the thread directions at both ends of the screw rod 22 are opposite, and one end of the two movable plates 11 is slidably connected to the inside of the mounting box 13, and the other end of the screw rod 22 is welded with an active bevel gear 6.

[0040] Please refer to the attached Figure 1-5 In a preferred embodiment, a side plate 4 is welded to one end of the mounting box 13, a connecting shaft 2 is horizontally penetrated through the side plate 4 and rotatably connected, a gear 3 and a driven bevel gear 5 are respectively welded to both ends of the connecting shaft 2, the driven bevel gear 5 is meshed with the driving bevel gear 6, and the gear 3 can be meshed with the inner gear ring 1. The side plate 4 provides support for the connecting shaft 2.

[0041] Adaptive photovoltaic module processing tooling includes the following specific steps:

[0042] S1: Place the photovoltaic module between the two clamps 9, start the forward and reverse motors 17 to drive the screw 22 to rotate, and then drive the two moving plates 11 to move towards each other on the screw 22;

[0043] S2: The two movable plates 11 drive the two clamping members 9 to move toward each other through the telescopic structure until they are clamped on both sides of the photovoltaic module, and the detector 19 is started to detect the top of the photovoltaic module;

[0044] S3: After the top of the photovoltaic module is inspected, the electric telescopic rod 16 is started to drive a support plate 7 to move forward, and the support plate 7 drives the inner gear ring 1 to move forward until the inner gear ring 1 and the gear 3 are meshed;

[0045] S4: At this time, the forward and reverse motors 17 are started again to drive the screw rod 22 to rotate, which drives the two moving plates 11 to continue to move toward each other on the screw rod 22. Since the two clamping members 9 are clamped on both sides of the photovoltaic module, their positions do not change. The two moving plates 11 drive the sleeve column 21 to move toward the clamping member 9, so that the telescopic rod 20 is retracted into the sleeve column 21 to squeeze the spring 25;

[0046] S5: At the same time, the screw rod 22 drives the active bevel gear 6 to rotate, and the active bevel gear 6 drives the connecting shaft 2 to rotate through the driven bevel gear 5, and the connecting shaft 2 drives the gear 3 to rotate. Since the gear 3 is meshed with the inner gear ring 1, the gear 3 revolves inside the inner gear ring 1 while rotating on its own.

[0047] S6: When the gear 3 revolves, it drives the installation box 13 to rotate as a whole, and then drives the photovoltaic assembly fixed on the front side of the installation box 13 to flip over until the bottom of the photovoltaic assembly faces upward, and the detector 19 is started again to detect the bottom of the photovoltaic assembly.

[0048] From the above description, it can be seen that the above-mentioned embodiments of the present invention achieve the following technical effects: the upper and lower surfaces of the photovoltaic module can be inspected at one time, without the need to repeatedly loosen the photovoltaic module, flip it over and then fix it, without the need for manual participation in the entire process, saving time and effort, with a high degree of automation, simple detection steps, and improved detection efficiency.

[0049] Those skilled in the art should understand that the discussion of any of the above embodiments is merely illustrative and is not intended to imply that the scope of the present invention (including the claims) is limited to these examples. Under the concept of the present invention, the technical features in the above embodiments or different embodiments may be combined, the steps may be implemented in any order, and there are many other variations of the different aspects of the present invention as described above, which are not provided in detail for the sake of simplicity.

[0050] The present invention is intended to cover all such substitutions, modifications and variations that fall within the broad scope of the claims. Therefore, any omissions, modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. Adaptive photovoltaic module processing tooling, characterized in that: include: A base (8), wherein a mounting box (13) is horizontally arranged on the top of the base (8), movable plates (11) are arranged at both ends of one side of the mounting box (13), and clamping members (9) are arranged on opposite sides of the two movable plates (11), and a telescopic structure is arranged between the movable plates (11) and the clamping members (9); An internal gear ring (1), support plates (7) are vertically welded on both sides of the bottom of the internal gear ring (1), an electric telescopic rod (16) is horizontally fixedly installed at a corner of the top of the base (8), and the telescopic end of the electric telescopic rod (16) is fixedly connected to the side of one of the support plates (7); A driving mechanism is used to drive the two clamping members (9) to move synchronously and the installation box (13) to rotate.

2. The adaptive photovoltaic module processing tooling according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The four corners of the top of the base (8) are vertically welded with support columns (10), and the top ends of the four support columns (10) are horizontally welded with a top plate (12), and a detector (19) is fixedly installed at the bottom of the top plate (12), and the detector (19) is directly opposite to the middle of the two clamping members (9).

3. The adaptive photovoltaic module processing tooling according to claim 1 is characterized in that: A controller (18) is fixedly mounted at one corner of the top of the base (8); a vertical plate (15) is vertically welded to one side of the top of the base (8); a support shaft (14) is horizontally welded at the center of one side of the installation box (13); and the other end of the support shaft (14) is rotatably connected to the vertical plate (15).

4. The adaptive photovoltaic module processing tooling according to claim 1, characterized in that: The telescopic structure comprises a sleeve column (21) and a telescopic rod (20); the sleeve column (21) is horizontally welded to one side of a movable plate (11); the telescopic rod (20) is inserted into the sleeve column (21) and is slidably connected to the sleeve column (21); one end of the telescopic rod (20) is welded to one side of a clamping member (9); and a spring (25) is horizontally welded between one end of the sleeve column (21) and one end of the telescopic rod (20).

5. The adaptive photovoltaic module processing tooling according to claim 4 is characterized in that: The telescopic structures are provided in plurality, and the plurality of telescopic structures are evenly distributed in the transverse direction between the movable plates (11) and the clamping members (9) on both sides.

6. The adaptive photovoltaic module processing tooling according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottoms of the two support plates (7) are welded with pulleys (23), the tops of the base (8) are provided with sliding grooves (24) on both sides, and the two pulleys (23) are respectively slidably connected to the insides of the two sliding grooves (24).

7. The adaptive photovoltaic module processing tooling according to claim 1, characterized in that: The driving mechanism comprises a forward and reverse motor (17), a screw rod (22) horizontally passing through the installation box (13) and rotatably connected thereto, the forward and reverse motor (17) being horizontally fixedly installed at one end of the installation box (13), and one end of the screw rod (22) being fixedly connected to an output shaft of the forward and reverse motor (17).

8. The adaptive photovoltaic module processing tooling according to claim 7, characterized in that: The screw rod (22) passes through the two movable plates (11), and the two movable plates (11) are connected to the screw rod (22) through threads, the threads at both ends of the screw rod (22) are in opposite directions, and one end of the two movable plates (11) is slidably connected to the inside of the installation box (13), and the other end of the screw rod (22) is welded with a driving bevel gear (6).

9. The adaptive photovoltaic module processing tooling according to claim 8, characterized in that: A side plate (4) is welded to one end of the installation box (13), a connecting shaft (2) is horizontally passed through the side plate (4) and is rotatably connected, a gear (3) and a driven bevel gear (5) are respectively welded to both ends of the connecting shaft (2), the driven bevel gear (5) is meshed with the driving bevel gear (6), and the gear (3) can be meshed with the internal gear ring (1).

10. Adaptive photovoltaic module processing tooling, characterized in that: The specific steps include: S1: placing the photovoltaic module between two clamping members (9), starting the forward and reverse motors (17) to drive the screw rod (22) to rotate, thereby driving the two moving plates (11) to move towards each other on the screw rod (22); S2: The two movable plates (11) drive the two clamping members (9) to move toward each other through the telescopic structure until they are clamped on both sides of the photovoltaic module, and the detector (19) is started to detect the top of the photovoltaic module; S3: After the top of the photovoltaic module is inspected, the electric telescopic rod (16) is started to drive a support plate (7) to move forward, and the support plate (7) drives the inner gear ring (1) to move forward until the inner gear ring (1) and the gear (3) are meshed; S4: At this time, the forward and reverse motors (17) are started again to drive the screw rod (22) to rotate, thereby driving the two movable plates (11) to continue to move toward each other on the screw rod (22). Since the two clamping members (9) are clamped on both sides of the photovoltaic module, their positions do not change. The two movable plates (11) drive the sleeve column (21) to move toward the clamping member (9), thereby causing the telescopic rod (20) to retract into the sleeve column (21) to compress the spring (25); S5: At the same time, the screw rod (22) drives the active bevel gear (6) to rotate, and the active bevel gear (6) drives the connecting shaft (2) to rotate through the driven bevel gear (5), and the connecting shaft (2) drives the gear (3) to rotate. Since the gear (3) and the inner gear ring (1) are meshed, the gear (3) rotates on its own and revolves inside the inner gear ring (1); S6: When the gear (3) revolves, it drives the installation box (13) to rotate as a whole, thereby driving the photovoltaic assembly fixed on the front side of the installation box (13) to flip over until the bottom of the photovoltaic assembly faces upward, and the detector (19) is started again to detect the bottom of the photovoltaic assembly.