Negative pressure restraining integrated tray

The integrated tray system addresses electrolyte contamination by connecting the negative pressure nozzle with the battery's liquid injection port, ensuring air tightness and enabling cost-effective production in normal conditions.

CN119208748AActive Publication Date: 2024-12-27ZHEJIANG HANGKE TECH
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Application Number
CN202411356557.9
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Priority Date
2023-08-17
Filing Date
2024-09-27
Publication Date
2024-12-27
Estimated Expiration
2044-09-27

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Technical Problem

Conventional lithium battery production processes face issues with electrolyte contamination due to insufficient airtightness between negative pressure nozzles and trays, requiring controlled environments and high energy consumption for humidity control.

Method used

An integrated tray system that connects the negative pressure suction nozzle directly with the battery's liquid injection port, enhancing air tightness and reducing ambient humidity impact.

Benefits of technology

The integrated tray system maintains air tightness, preventing electrolyte contamination and allowing production in uncontrolled environments, significantly reducing energy consumption and production costs.

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Abstract

A rectangular bottom plate is arranged at the bottom of the negative pressure restraining integrated tray, a front end plate and a rear end plate which are perpendicular are arranged on the front portion and the rear portion of the negative pressure restraining integrated tray respectively and connected through a supporting shaft, a distance adjusting plate is arranged on the portion, close to the front end plate, of the supporting shaft, and a distance adjusting assembly is arranged on the front end plate and can control the distance adjusting plate to slide front and back through a threaded lead screw. A plurality of mounting assemblies capable of sliding back and forth are arranged between the spacing adjusting plate and the rear end plate, separation assemblies for restraining batteries are arranged on the mounting assemblies, and the spacing can be adjusted by embedding the adjacent mounting assemblies at intervals. The clamping plates are arranged on the outer sides of the front end plate and the rear end plate and fix the negative-pressure collecting cup assembly through the U-shaped buckles, so that a suction nozzle on the negative-pressure collecting cup assembly is tightly connected with a battery liquid injection opening, and the liquid injection opening is prevented from being exposed in the exhaust process to pollute electrolyte and affect the exertion of the battery. The negative pressure restraining integrated tray can work in a normal-temperature plant without the control environment of a dehumidifier due to good air tightness, so that the energy consumption of the dehumidifier is greatly reduced, and the production cost of the battery is reduced.
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Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of lithium battery formation testing, and in particular relates to a negative pressure restraint integrated tray. Background Art

[0002] With the rapid development of the lithium battery industry, the production effect and efficiency requirements of lithium batteries are becoming increasingly stringent. At present, in the production process of lithium batteries, negative pressure nozzles are required to extract and remove the gas inside the battery to prevent bubbles in the electrolyte from affecting the battery function. In conventional battery formation equipment, the negative pressure nozzle and the tray where the battery is placed are independent of each other. Due to insufficient airtightness, the battery filling port is exposed, resulting in electrolyte contamination. Therefore, the production process is usually carried out in a controlled plant with a high temperature of 45 degrees to prevent impurities from entering the electrolyte. In order to control the air humidity in the controlled plant, a large number of dehumidifiers are required, which consumes a lot of energy. Summary of the invention

[0003] The present invention aims to solve the above problems by providing a negative pressure restraint integrated tray that integrates a battery tray with a negative pressure suction nozzle. The idea is to directly connect the negative pressure suction nozzle with the battery's liquid injection port to increase the air tightness of the negative pressure suction nozzle during the vacuuming process, thereby significantly reducing the impact of ambient humidity on the battery formation process.

[0004] A negative pressure restraint integrated tray comprises a battery tray assembly 1, a negative pressure collection cup assembly 2 and a snap assembly 3; the battery tray assembly 1 comprises a horizontal rectangular bottom plate 13; a vertical front end plate 11 and a vertical rear end plate 12 are respectively provided at both ends of the bottom plate in the longitudinal direction; the side of the front end plate 11 and the rear end plate 12 close to each other is defined as the inner side, and the other side is defined as the outer side; a support shaft 14 is connected between the lateral ends of the front end plate 11 and the rear end plate 12; a spacing adjustment plate 17 parallel to the front end plate is provided on the support shaft 14 near the front end plate; a plurality of mounting components 18 are slidably provided on the support shaft 14 between the spacing adjustment plate 17 and the rear end plate 12 in the longitudinal direction; the mounting components 18 on the support shafts 14 on both sides in the lateral direction are arranged in pairs and are flush with each other, and a lateral partition component 15 is connected between the paired mounting components 18; the mounting components 18 adjacent in the longitudinal direction are interlocked with each other with a gap, so that the spacing between adjacent mounting components 18 is variable ; The partition components 15 adjacent in the longitudinal direction enclose a battery slot for placing batteries; the partition component 15 closest to the spacing adjustment plate 17 is defined as the first partition component, and the partition component 15 closest to the rear end plate 12 is defined as the last partition component; the first partition component is connected to the spacing adjustment plate 17, and the last partition component is connected to the rear end plate 12; a transverse snap assembly 3 is provided on the outer side of the front end plate 11 and the rear end plate 12, and the snap assembly includes a transverse card plate 31, and a plurality of equidistant protrusion structures are provided on the card plate 31, and a transverse connecting hole is provided on the protrusion structure, and a transverse spring shaft 33 is passed through the connecting hole, and a U-shaped snap 32 is passed through the spring shaft 33; the bottom of the two ends of the negative pressure collection cup component 2 in the longitudinal direction is embedded in the snap 32 of the front end plate and the rear end plate through the protrusion 25, and is fixed by the spring shaft 33, and the negative pressure collection cup component 2 carries a plurality of collection cups 21 and is connected to the filling port on the battery in the battery slot through the suction nozzle 23 at the bottom.

[0005] More specifically, a wedge plate 34 is provided at one end of the spring shaft 33 facing the buckle 32 .

[0006] More specifically, the front end plate 11 is provided with a spacing adjustment component 16 , and the spacing adjustment component 16 has a threaded screw structure in the front-to-back direction, and a nut thereof is connected to the spacing adjustment plate 17 and can make the spacing adjustment plate 17 slide longitudinally by rotation.

[0007] More specifically, the partition assembly 15 is a plate-like structure that is thick at both ends and thin in the middle.

[0008] More specifically, one end of the card plate 31 on the front end plate 11 is connected to a limit block 36 fixed on the front end plate 11 through a pallet fixing pin 35, and one end of the card plate 31 on the rear end plate 12 is connected to a limit block 36 fixed on the rear end plate 12 through a pallet fixing pin 35.

[0009] More specifically, the negative pressure collection cup assembly includes a vertical rectangular metal frame 26, the two vertical sides of the metal frame 26 are connected by a horizontal manifold 22, and a plurality of vertical collection cups 21 are provided on the manifold 22. The suction nozzle 23 at the bottom of the collection cup 21 is provided at the bottom of the metal frame 26 and connected to the battery in the battery slot; the manifold 22 can cache and transport the gas and electrolyte collected by the collection cup 21 from the battery.

[0010] More specifically, an automatic on-off valve 24 connected to the manifold 22 is provided on a vertical side of the metal frame 26 to block the flow of gas and liquid to prevent the backflow of gas and electrolyte impurities.

[0011] The working process of the present invention is:

[0012] (1) The external mechanism removes the negative pressure collection cup assembly from the buckle, rotates the spacing adjustment assembly 16 to move the spacing adjustment plate to the front end, and straightens the spacing of the partition assembly to the maximum.

[0013] (2) Place the battery in the battery slot, rotate the spacing adjustment assembly 16 to make the partition assembly press the battery tightly, and fix the negative pressure collection cup assembly back to the buckle through the protrusions on the outside, so that the suction nozzle faces the liquid filling port of the battery to exhaust.

[0014] (3) After exhaust is completed, the external mechanism removes the negative pressure collection cup assembly from the buckle, and pushes the battery out of the battery slot from the bottom of the partition assembly to remove the battery.

[0015] The advantages of the present invention are that the negative pressure nozzle is tightly connected to the restraint tray and has good air tightness with the battery filling port. The electrolyte can be kept from being contaminated without the need for external air dehumidification equipment. It can be used in an uncontrolled environment at normal temperature, greatly reducing the energy consumption of the dehumidifier and lowering the battery production cost. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 It is a structural diagram of a negative pressure restraint integrated tray.

[0017] Figure 2 It is a structural diagram of the restraint tray portion of the present invention.

[0018] Figure 3 It is a structural diagram of the negative pressure collection cup assembly of the present invention.

[0019] Figure 4 It is a structural diagram of a card board of the present invention.

[0020] Figure 5 It is a component disassembly structure diagram of the card board of the present invention.

[0021] Figure 6 It is a partial structural diagram of the installation component and the partition component of the present invention.

[0022] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the connection structure of adjacent installation components of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] The specific implementation of the embodiment of the present invention is described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the specific implementation described here is only used to illustrate and explain the embodiment of the present invention, and is not used to limit the embodiment of the present invention.

[0024] In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms “center”, “longitudinal”, “lateral”, “length”, “width”, “thickness”, “up”, “down”, “front”, “back”, “left”, “right”, “vertical”, “horizontal”, “top”, “bottom”, “inside”, “outside”, “clockwise”, “counterclockwise”, “axial”, “radial”, “circumferential”, etc., indicating orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as limiting the present invention.

[0025] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In the description of the present invention, the meaning of "plurality" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0026] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", "connected", "fixed" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral one; it can be a mechanical connection, an electrical connection, or communication with each other; it can be a direct connection, or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements, unless otherwise clearly defined. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0027] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, a first feature being "above" or "below" a second feature may mean that the first and second features are in direct contact, or the first and second features are in indirect contact through an intermediate medium. Moreover, a first feature being "above", "above" or "above" a second feature may mean that the first feature is directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. A first feature being "below", "below" or "below" a second feature may mean that the first feature is directly below or obliquely below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is lower in level than the second feature.

[0028] In the description of this specification, the description with reference to the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "example", "specific example", or "some examples" 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 representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described may be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner. In addition, those skilled in the art may combine and combine the different embodiments or examples described in this specification and the features of the different embodiments or examples, without contradiction.

[0029] The present invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with exemplary embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0030] A negative pressure restraint integrated tray comprises a battery tray assembly 1, a negative pressure collection cup assembly 2 and a snap assembly 3; the battery tray assembly 1 comprises a horizontal rectangular bottom plate 13; a vertical front end plate 11 and a vertical rear end plate 12 are respectively provided at both ends of the bottom plate in the longitudinal direction; the side of the front end plate 11 and the rear end plate 12 close to each other is defined as the inner side, and the other side is defined as the outer side; a support shaft 14 is connected between the lateral ends of the front end plate 11 and the rear end plate 12; a spacing adjustment plate 17 parallel to the front end plate is provided on the support shaft 14 near the front end plate; a plurality of mounting assemblies 18 are slidably provided on the support shaft 14 between the spacing adjustment plate 17 and the rear end plate 12 in the longitudinal direction; the mounting assemblies 18 on the support shafts 14 on both sides in the lateral direction are arranged in pairs and are flush with each other, and a lateral partition assembly 15 is connected between the paired mounting assemblies 18; the mounting assemblies 18 adjacent in the longitudinal direction are interlocked with each other with a gap, so that the spacing between adjacent mounting assemblies 18 can be adjusted. Change; the longitudinally adjacent partition components 15 enclose a battery slot for placing batteries; define the partition component 15 closest to the spacing adjustment plate 17 as the first partition component, and the partition component 15 closest to the rear end plate 12 as the last partition component; the first partition component is connected to the spacing adjustment plate 17, and the last partition component is connected to the rear end plate 12; a transverse snap assembly 3 is provided on the outer side of the front end plate 11 and the rear end plate 12, and the snap assembly includes a transverse card plate 31, and a plurality of equidistant protrusion structures are provided on the card plate 31, and a transverse connecting hole is provided on the protrusion structure, and a transverse spring shaft 33 is passed through the connecting hole, and a U-shaped snap 32 is passed through the spring shaft 33; the negative pressure collection cup component 2 is embedded in the snap 32 of the front end plate and the rear end plate through the protrusion 25 at the bottom of the two ends in the longitudinal direction, and is fixed by the spring shaft 33, and the negative pressure collection cup component carries a plurality of collection cups 21 and is connected to the filling port on the battery in the battery slot through the suction nozzle 23 at the bottom.

[0031] In some embodiments, a wedge plate 34 is disposed at one end of the spring shaft 33 facing the buckle 32 .

[0032] In some embodiments, a spacing adjustment component 16 is provided on the front end plate. The spacing adjustment component has a threaded screw structure in the front-to-back direction, and a nut thereof is connected to the spacing adjustment plate 17 and can slide longitudinally by rotating the spacing adjustment plate.

[0033] In some embodiments, the partition component 15 is a plate-like structure that is thick at both ends and thin in the middle.

[0034] In some embodiments, one end of the card plate on the front end panel is connected to a limit block 36 fixed on the front end panel via a tray fixing pin 35, and one end of the card plate on the rear end panel is connected to a limit block 36 fixed on the rear end panel via a tray fixing pin 35.

[0035] In some embodiments, the negative pressure collection cup assembly includes a vertical rectangular metal frame 26, the two vertical sides of the metal frame 26 are connected by a horizontal manifold 22, and a plurality of vertical collection cups 21 are provided on the manifold. The suction nozzle 23 at the bottom of the collection cup is provided at the bottom of the metal frame 26 and connected to the battery in the battery slot; the manifold 22 can buffer and transport the gas and electrolyte collected by the collection cup from the battery.

[0036] In some embodiments, an automatic on-off valve 24 connected to the manifold is disposed on a vertical side of the metal frame 26 to block the flow of gas and liquid to prevent the backflow of gas and electrolyte impurities.

[0037] The working process of the present invention is:

[0038] (1) The external mechanism removes the negative pressure collection cup assembly from the buckle, rotates the spacing adjustment assembly to move the spacing adjustment plate to the front end, and straightens the spacing of the partition assembly to the maximum.

[0039] (2) Place the battery in the battery slot, rotate the spacing adjustment assembly to make the partition assembly press the battery tightly, and fix the negative pressure collection cup assembly back to the buckle through the protrusions on the outside, so that the suction nozzle faces the liquid filling port of the battery to exhaust.

[0040] (3) After exhaust is completed, the external mechanism removes the negative pressure collection cup assembly from the buckle, and pushes the battery out of the battery slot from the bottom of the partition assembly to remove the battery.

[0041] The advantages of the present invention are that the negative pressure nozzle is tightly connected to the restraint tray and has good air tightness with the battery filling port. The electrolyte can be kept from being contaminated without the need for external air dehumidification equipment. It can be used in an uncontrolled environment at normal temperature, greatly reducing the energy consumption of the dehumidifier and lowering the battery production cost.

[0042] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it is to be understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and are not to be construed as limitations of the present invention. A person skilled in the art may change, modify, replace and vary the above embodiments within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A negative pressure restraint integrated tray, characterized in that: The invention comprises a battery tray assembly (1), a negative pressure collection cup assembly (2) and a buckle assembly (3); the battery tray assembly (1) comprises a horizontal rectangular bottom plate (13); two ends of the bottom plate in the longitudinal direction are respectively provided with a vertical front end plate (11) and a vertical rear end plate (12); the side where the front end plate (11) and the rear end plate (12) are close to each other is defined as the inner side, and the other side is defined as the outer side; the transverse ends of the front end plate (11) and the rear end plate (12) are connected to a support shaft (14); the support shaft (14) is close to the front end plate A spacing adjustment plate (17) parallel to the front end plate is inserted at the position; a plurality of mounting components (18) are slidably inserted through the support shaft (14) between the spacing adjustment plate (17) and the rear end plate (12) in the longitudinal direction; the mounting components (18) on the support shafts (14) on both sides of the transverse direction are arranged in pairs and are flush with each other, and a transverse partition component (15) is connected between the paired mounting components (18); the mounting components (18) adjacent to each other in the longitudinal direction are interlocked with each other with a gap left therebetween, so that the spacing between adjacent mounting components (18) can be changed; The partition components (15) adjacent to each other in the longitudinal direction enclose a battery slot for placing batteries; the partition component (15) closest to the spacing adjustment plate (17) is defined as the first partition component, and the partition component (15) closest to the rear end plate (12) is defined as the last partition component; the first partition component is connected to the spacing adjustment plate (17), and the last partition component is connected to the rear end plate (12); a buckle component (3) is provided on the outer side of the front end plate (11) and the rear end plate (12), and the buckle component includes a transverse clamping plate (31), and the clamping plate (31) is provided with a clamping plate (31) on the outer side of the front end plate (11) and the rear end plate (12). A plurality of equidistant protrusion structures are provided, each of the protrusion structures has a transverse connection hole, a transverse spring shaft (33) is passed through the connection hole, and a U-shaped buckle (32) is passed through the spring shaft (33); the bottom of the two ends of the negative pressure collection cup assembly (2) in the longitudinal direction is embedded in the buckles (32) of the front end plate and the rear end plate through protrusions (25), and is fixed by the spring shaft (33); the negative pressure collection cup assembly carries a plurality of collection cups (21) and is connected to the liquid injection port on the battery in the battery slot through the suction nozzle (23) at the bottom.

2. A negative pressure restraint integrated pallet as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: A wedge plate (34) is provided at one end of the spring shaft 33 facing the buckle (32).

3. A negative pressure restraint integrated pallet as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The front end plate is provided with a spacing adjustment component (16), the spacing adjustment component (16) having a threaded screw structure in the front-to-back direction, a nut of which is connected to a spacing adjustment plate (17) and can slide the spacing adjustment plate (17) forward and backward by rotation.

4. A negative pressure restraint integrated pallet as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The partition component (15) is a plate-like structure with thick ends and a thin middle portion.

5. A negative pressure restraint integrated pallet as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: One end of the card plate on the front end plate is connected to a limit block (36) fixed on the front end plate via a tray fixing pin (35), and one end of the card plate on the rear end plate is connected to a limit block (36) fixed on the rear end plate via a tray fixing pin (35).

6. A negative pressure restraint integrated pallet as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The negative pressure collection cup assembly comprises a vertical rectangular metal frame (26), the two vertical sides of the metal frame (26) are connected by a horizontal manifold (22), a plurality of vertical collection cups are arranged on the manifold (22), a suction nozzle (23) at the bottom of the collection cup is arranged at the bottom of the metal frame (26) and is connected to the battery in the battery slot; the manifold (22) can buffer and transport the gas and electrolyte collected by the collection cup from the battery.

7. A negative pressure restraint integrated pallet as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that: An automatic on-off valve (24) connected to the manifold (22) is provided on a vertical side of the metal frame (26) to block the flow of gas and liquid to prevent the backflow of gas and electrolyte impurities.

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