An automatic battery oiling machine

Abstract

The present invention relates to the technical field of battery processing equipment, and specifically to an automated battery oil coating machine, comprising a battery carrier conveyor belt and a conveying conveyor belt, wherein the battery carrier conveyor belt is a closed-loop conveyor belt, and a plurality of battery carriers are placed on it; the conveying conveyor belt is located in the loop of the battery carrier conveyor belt and connected to the battery carrier conveyor belt, and a plurality of battery carriers are also placed on the conveying conveyor belt; the present invention can transfer the battery carriers transmitted on the battery carrier conveyor belt by arranging a conveying conveyor belt in the battery carrier conveyor belt used to transfer the battery carriers to the processing station, and utilize a clamping mechanism to allow the battery carriers on the conveying conveyor belt to return to the battery carrier conveyor belt for continued recycling, thereby automatically realizing the station transfer of the battery carrier, having a high degree of automation and being able to effectively improve the transfer efficiency of the battery carrier.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of battery processing equipment, and in particular to an automatic battery oiling machine. Background Art

[0002] During the battery processing, the battery will be transferred to different workstations according to different processing steps. In the prior art, since the outer end of the battery is smooth, it is not easy to transfer the workstation by grabbing it with a robot, so the battery is usually placed in a battery carrier for fixation. Therefore, how to efficiently and automatically transfer the workstation of the battery carrier is what companies need to continuously optimize in order to improve processing efficiency.

[0003] Therefore, an automated battery oiling machine is proposed to solve the above-mentioned problems. Summary of the invention

[0004] Technical issues solved:

[0005] In view of the above-mentioned shortcomings of the prior art, the present invention provides an automated battery oiling machine, which can effectively solve the problem of how to efficiently transfer the workstations of battery carriers in the prior art.

[0006] Technical solution:

[0007] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention is implemented through the following technical solutions:

[0008] The present invention provides an automated battery oiling machine, comprising a battery carrier conveyor belt, a delivery conveyor belt and a turntable, wherein the battery carrier conveyor belt is a closed-loop conveyor belt, and a plurality of battery carriers are placed on the battery carrier conveyor belt; the delivery conveyor belt is located in the loop of the battery carrier conveyor belt and connected to the battery carrier conveyor belt; a plurality of carrier placement positions for placing battery carriers are circumferentially distributed on the turntable, an oiling mechanism for applying oil to the top of the battery in the battery carrier is also provided on one side of the turntable, and a fixed disk is provided in parallel at the middle of the upper end of the turntable; wherein a first electric push rod is provided on the side of the battery carrier conveyor belt away from the turntable, the first electric push rod can move radially along the turntable and can push the battery carrier on the battery carrier conveyor belt to the carrier placement position, and a second electric push rod is provided on the fixed disk which can push the battery carrier in the carrier placement position back onto the battery carrier conveyor belt.

[0009] Furthermore, the oiling mechanism includes an oiling valve, the valve opening of which is directly opposite to the top of the turntable, and when the carrier placement position rotates to the bottom of the oiling valve synchronously with the rotation of the turntable, the oiling valve applies oil to the top of the battery in the battery carrier.

[0010] Furthermore, each of the carrier placement positions is provided with three battery carriers, and the arrangement direction of the three battery carriers is parallel to the tangent direction of the turntable, and the oiling mechanism is provided with three groups, and the three groups of oiling mechanisms are arranged in a circle with the turntable as the center.

[0011] Furthermore, a clamping mechanism is arranged between the battery carrier conveyor belt and the transport conveyor belt, and the clamping mechanism includes a frame arranged between the two conveyor belts, and the frame is provided with a first clamp that can reciprocate between the two conveyor belts. The first clamp is movably mounted on the frame, and it can clamp the battery carrier on the transport conveyor belt and place it on the battery carrier conveyor belt.

[0012] Furthermore, the conveying conveyor belt includes a connecting section and a turning section, the connecting section is vertically connected in the loop of the battery carrier conveyor belt, and the turning section is perpendicular to the connecting section and parallel to a part of the battery carrier conveyor belt; wherein the first clamp is used to clamp the battery carrier on the turning section and place it on the battery carrier conveyor belt.

[0013] Furthermore, the frame is provided with a fixed frame that can reciprocate between the turning section and the battery carrier conveyor belt, the fixed frame is provided with a connecting bracket that can be vertically lifted and lowered, and the first clamp is arranged on the connecting bracket.

[0014] Furthermore, a plurality of first clamps are provided on the fixing frame, and the plurality of first clamps are distributed at intervals along the transmission direction of the turning section.

[0015] Furthermore, the first clamp is cylindrical, and an inflatable inflatable sleeve is sleeved on the outer end surface of the first clamp.

[0016] Furthermore, it also includes a battery tray conveyor belt, which is located on the side of the battery carrier conveyor belt away from the transport conveyor belt. A battery tray is placed above the battery tray conveyor belt, and a placement hole for placing batteries is opened on the battery tray.

[0017] Furthermore, a second clamp is provided between the battery tray conveyor belt and the battery carrier conveyor belt, and the second clamp can move back and forth between the battery tray conveyor belt and the battery carrier conveyor belt and is used to realize the position exchange of the batteries on the battery tray between the battery tray conveyor belt and the battery carrier conveyor belt.

[0018] Beneficial effects:

[0019] Compared with the known public technology, the technical solution provided by the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0020] The present invention arranges a conveyor belt in the battery carrier conveyor belt used to transfer the battery carrier to the processing station, thereby being able to transfer the battery carrier transmitted on the battery carrier conveyor belt, and using a clamping mechanism to allow the battery carrier on the conveyor belt to return to the battery carrier conveyor belt for continued recycling, thereby being able to automatically realize the station transfer of the battery carrier, having a high degree of automation and being able to effectively improve the transfer efficiency of the battery carrier. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the prior art descriptions are briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work.

[0022] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 2 In the embodiment of the present invention Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the structure at A in the middle;

[0024] Figure 3 It is a schematic top view of the overall structure in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the rack structure in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a battery tray in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 6 A schematic top view of a conveyor belt structure in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the conveyor belt in the embodiment of the present invention;

[0029] Figure 8 Schematic diagram of the structure of the first electric push rod and the second electric push rod in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0030] Fig. 9 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the oiling mechanism in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0031] Fig.10 In the embodiment of the present invention Fig. 9 Schematic diagram of the structure at B in the middle;

[0032] Fig.11 A schematic diagram of the structure of a battery tray conveyor belt in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0033] Fig.12 Schematic diagram of the second clamp structure in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0034] The numbers in the figure represent respectively: 1. Battery carrier conveyor belt; 1a. First part; 1b. Second part; 10. Turntable; 100. Fixed plate; 101. Carrier placement position; 102. Oiling mechanism; 103. Oiling valve; 11. Battery carrier; 12. First electric push rod; 13. Second electric push rod; 2. Conveyor belt; 21. Connecting section; 22. Turning section; 3. Frame; 31. First clamp; 311. Inflatable sleeve; 32. Fixed frame; 33. Connecting bracket; 4. Battery tray conveyor belt; 40. Battery tray; 401. Placement hole; 41. Second clamp. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] The present invention will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It is to be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present invention, rather than to limit the present invention. It should also be noted that, for ease of description, only parts related to the present invention, rather than all structures, are shown in the accompanying drawings.

[0036] In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "connected", "connected", and "fixed" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0037] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, a first feature being "above" or "below" a second feature may include that the first and second features are in direct contact, or may include that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact through another feature between them. Moreover, a first feature being "above", "above" and "above" a second feature includes that the first feature is directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. A first feature being "below", "below" and "below" a second feature includes that the first feature is directly below and obliquely below the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is lower in level than the second feature.

[0038] In the description of this embodiment, the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", etc., and the orientation or position relationship are based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of description and simplified operation, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operate in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present invention. In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are only used to distinguish in the description and have no special meaning.

[0039] The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the embodiments.

[0040] Example:

[0041] The present invention proposes an automatic battery oiling machine, see the attached Figure 1-12 , mainly includes a battery carrier conveyor belt 1, a transport conveyor belt 2 and a turntable 10. The battery carrier transport conveyor belt 1 is a closed-loop conveyor belt, and multiple battery carriers 11 are placed on it. The battery carrier is generally cylindrical with a cavity in the middle, and a battery is inserted in each battery carrier.

[0042] It is worth mentioning that the present case also includes a battery tray conveyor belt 4, which is located on the side of the battery carrier conveyor belt 1 away from the transport conveyor belt 2. A battery tray 40 is placed above the battery tray conveyor belt 4, and a placement hole 401 is opened on the battery tray 40 for placing the battery.

[0043] A second clamp 41 is provided between the battery tray conveyor belt 4 and the battery carrier conveyor belt 1 . The second clamp 41 can move back and forth between the battery tray conveyor belt 4 and the battery carrier conveyor belt 1 and is used to realize the position exchange of the batteries on the battery tray 40 between the battery tray conveyor belt 4 and the battery carrier conveyor belt 1 .

[0044] That is, firstly, the batteries on the battery tray 40 are clamped by the second clamp 41 and transferred to the battery carrier 11 on the battery carrier conveyor belt 1 , and the battery carrier 11 containing the batteries is transported toward the turntable 10 through the conveying transmission of the battery carrier conveyor belt 1 .

[0045] There are several carrier placement positions 101 for placing battery carriers 11 distributed on the circumference of the turntable 10, and an oiling mechanism 102 for applying oil to the top of the battery in the battery carrier 11 is provided on one side of the turntable 10. A fixed plate 100 is provided parallel to the middle of the upper end of the turntable 10, and a first electric push rod 12 is provided on the side of the battery carrier conveyor belt 1 away from the turntable 10. The first electric push rod 12 can move radially along the turntable 10 and can push the battery carrier 11 on the battery carrier conveyor belt 1 to the carrier placement position 101, and the battery carrier 11 can be moved to the oiling mechanism 102 by rotating the turntable 10 to apply oil to the top of the battery.

[0046] It is worth noting that in the present case, the battery carrier conveyor belt 1 is divided into two parts, namely a first part 1a and a second part 1b. The first part 1a surrounds the outside of the turntable 10 and is used to transport the battery carrier 11 to be oiled, while the second part 1b is tangent to the turntable 10 and does not border the first part 1a. It is used to transport the battery carrier 11 that has been oiled.

[0047] In this case, the conveyor belt 2 is located in a loop formed by the first portion 1a and the second portion 1b and is connected to the second portion 1b.

[0048] Specifically, a first electric push rod 12 is provided on the side of the first part 1a away from the turntable 10, and a second electric push rod 13 is provided on the fixed disk 100. The second electric push rod 13 is provided on the fixed disk 100 and can push the battery carrier 11 in the carrier placement position 101 back to the second part 1b.

[0049] A clamping mechanism is arranged between the first part 1a and the conveyor belt 2, and the clamping mechanism includes a frame 3 arranged between the two conveyor belts (the first part 1a and the conveyor belt 2), and a first clamp 31 which can reciprocate between the two conveyor belts is provided on the frame 3. The first clamp 31 is movably mounted on the frame 3, and it can clamp the battery carrier 11 on the conveyor belt 2 and place it on the battery carrier conveyor belt 1.

[0050] The second part 1b has two routes, the first route is connected to the starting end of the first part 1a, that is, the battery carrier 11 coated with oil continues to be transmitted to the first part 1a. At this time, you only need to take out the battery coated with oil, and the battery carrier 11 can continue to be used. Since the end of the conveyor belt 2 is not adjacent to the battery carrier conveyor belt 1, the first clamp 31 needs to intervene to clamp the battery carrier and clamp it onto the battery carrier conveyor belt 1 for transportation.

[0051] The end of the first part 1a does not contact the second part 1b, and the battery carrier 11 in the carrier placement position 101 can only be pushed back to the second part 1b by the second electric push rod 13, while the other route is connected to the conveyor belt 2.

[0052] Therefore, good product channels and bad product channels can be set based on these different transmission paths, that is, good products can be transmitted through one of the transmission paths. For example, good products can be transmitted in the direction from the second part 1b toward the starting end of the first part 1a, and can continue to be recycled after the battery is taken out, while bad products are transmitted to the conveyor belt 2, that is, they are transmitted in the direction from the second part 1b toward the conveyor belt 2. After the battery inside it is taken out, the battery carrier 11 is clamped by the first clamp 31 and moved to the first part 1a.

[0053] In this case, a steering block movable toward the conveyor belt 2 is provided on one side of the second portion 1b and at the junction of the second portion 1b and the conveyor belt 2, and the moving path of the steering block is perpendicular to the second portion 1b.

[0054] The battery carrier 11 in the present case is a cylindrical structure with a cavity in the middle and a smooth outer end. When it is transmitted on the second part 1b, the intervention of the steering block will limit the transmission of the battery carrier 11 and change the original transmission trajectory of the battery carrier 11. That is, the original transmission path from the second part 1b to the starting end of the first part 1a is changed to the second part 1b moving toward the side of the conveyor belt 2.

[0055] In the present case, the end face of the steering block facing the second part 1b is an inclined surface. When the steering block blocks the front end of the battery carrier 11, the battery carrier 11 will contact the straight surface of the steering block. The second part 1b is provided with an opening corresponding to the conveyor belt 2, and the steering block is arranged on one side of the opening. When the steering block moves toward the opening, the original "I"-shaped transmission trajectory of the battery carrier 11 on the second part 1b becomes a right-angle transmission trajectory, thereby causing the battery carrier 11 to move toward one side of the conveyor belt 2.

[0056] In the present case, the oiling mechanism 102 includes an oiling valve 103, the valve opening of the oiling valve 103 is directly opposite to the top of the turntable 10, and when the carrier placement position 101 rotates to the bottom of the oiling valve 103 synchronously with the rotation of the turntable 10, the oiling valve 103 applies oil to the top of the battery in the battery carrier 11.

[0057] The conveyor belt 2 includes a connecting section 21 and a turning section 22. The connecting section 21 is vertically connected to a loop formed between the second portion 1b and the first portion 1a. The turning section 22 is vertical to the connecting section 21 and parallel to the second portion 1b and the first portion 1a.

[0058] In this case, each carrier placement position 101 is provided with three battery carriers 11, and the arrangement direction of the three battery carriers 11 is parallel to the tangent direction of the turntable 10, and three groups of oiling mechanisms 102 are provided, and the three groups of oiling mechanisms 102 are arranged in a circle with the turntable 1 as the center.

[0059] The first clamp 31 can be displaced in the X-axis and Y-axis directions, and a fixed frame 32 that can reciprocate between the turning section 22 and the battery carrier conveyor belt 1 is provided on the frame 3, and a connecting bracket 33 that can be vertically lifted is provided on the fixed frame 32. The first clamp 31 is arranged on the connecting bracket 33, and there are a plurality of first clamps 31 on the fixed frame 32, and the plurality of first clamps 31 are distributed at intervals along the transmission direction of the turning section 22.

[0060] The first clamp 31 is cylindrical, and an inflatable inflatable sleeve 311 is sleeved on the outer end surface of the first clamp 31 .

[0061] When it is necessary to clamp the battery carrier 11, the first clamp 31 is first moved downward. At this time, the gas sleeve 311 is in a compressed state. When the gas sleeve 311 is filled into the middle cavity of the battery carrier (the battery transfer process has been completed at this time), the gas sleeve 311 is inflated to make the gas sleeve 311 expand in the middle of the battery carrier and fix the battery carrier. After the fixation is completed, the first clamp 31 is moved upward, and the fixing frame 32 moves the first clamp 31 toward one side of the battery carrier conveyor belt 1, and by moving downward and allowing the gas sleeve 311 to be compressed again, the battery carrier falls onto the battery carrier conveyor belt 1.

[0062] It is worth mentioning that in addition to the second clamp 41, an additional clamp structure for clamping the oiled batteries is also provided between the battery tray conveyor belt 4 and the first part 1a. The clamp structure can clamp the oiled batteries in the battery carrier 11 transported from the second part 1b to the first part 1a and deliver them to the battery tray 40 on the battery tray conveyor belt 4.

[0063] It should be noted that the second clamp 41 clamps the unoiled battery carrier on the battery tray 40 , while the clamp structure is used to clamp the oiled battery and move it back to the empty battery tray 40 above the battery tray conveyor belt 4 .

[0064] In the present case, an NG product transfer belt is also provided, which is vertically arranged on one side of the second part 1b. In addition to moving the batteries on the second part 1b back to the empty battery tray 40 above the battery tray conveyor belt 4, the above-mentioned clamp structure can also take out the batteries in the battery carrier 11 transported on the conveyor belt 2 and send them to the NG product transfer belt.

[0065] There are multiple battery accommodating blocks evenly distributed along the transmission direction of the NG product transfer belt. Each battery accommodating block is provided with four slots evenly arranged along the width direction of the NG product transfer belt. The slots are cylindrical. When the above-mentioned clamping structure clamps the battery and transports it to the NG product transfer belt, it will stay above the slot and place the battery into the slot.

[0066] In this case, the above-mentioned clamp structure can simultaneously clamp up to four batteries, corresponding to four slots. When the batteries are loaded into the slots, the NG product transfer belt starts to transmit and transport the batteries away.

[0067] An observation box is provided at the end of the NG product transfer belt, and the cover of the observation box is hinged at the upper end of the observation box. If the batteries conveyed on the conveyor belt 2 are NG defective products, the staff can determine the cause of the defective products by observing the defective products conveyed from the NG product transfer belt and solve the problem accordingly.

[0068] In the present case, visual inspection equipment is provided between the second part 1b and the first part 1a and the turntable 10, which can identify and analyze the batteries or battery carriers 11 entering / leaving the turntable 10, and determine whether the batteries stored in the battery carrier 11 are defective. If they are good products, they are transported from the second part 1b to the starting end of the first part 1a. If they are defective products, they are transported from the second part 1b to the side of the conveyor belt 2. Finally, the batteries are removed and placed in the battery holding block for sampling and observation.

[0069] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than to limit it. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments, or make equivalent replacements for some of the technical features therein. However, these modifications or replacements will not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the protection scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. An automated battery oiling machine, characterized in that: include: A battery carrier conveyor belt (1), wherein the battery carrier conveyor belt (1) is a closed-loop conveyor belt and has a plurality of battery carriers (11) placed thereon; A conveying conveyor belt (2), wherein the conveying conveyor belt (2) is located in the loop of the battery carrier conveyor belt (1) and is connected to the battery carrier conveyor belt (1); A turntable (10), wherein a plurality of carrier placement positions (101) for placing battery carriers (11) are distributed on the circumference of the turntable (10), an oiling mechanism (102) for applying oil to the top of the battery in the battery carrier (11) is also provided on one side of the turntable (10), and a fixed plate (100) is provided in parallel at the middle of the upper end of the turntable (10); Wherein, a first electric push rod (12) is arranged on a side of the battery carrier conveyor belt (1) away from the turntable (10), and the first electric push rod (12) can move radially along the turntable (10) and can push the battery carrier (11) on the battery carrier conveyor belt (1) to the carrier placement position (101), and a second electric push rod (13) is arranged on the fixed plate (100) and can push the battery carrier (11) in the carrier placement position (101) back onto the battery carrier conveyor belt (1); The oiling mechanism (102) includes an oiling valve (103), the valve opening of the oiling valve (103) is directly opposite to the top of the turntable (10), and when the carrier placement position (101) rotates to the bottom of the oiling valve (103) synchronously with the rotation of the turntable (10), the oiling valve (103) applies oil to the top of the battery in the battery carrier (11); Each of the carrier placement positions (101) is provided with three battery carriers (11), and the arrangement direction of the three battery carriers (11) is parallel to the tangent direction of the turntable (10), and the oiling mechanisms (102) are provided in three groups, and the three groups of oiling mechanisms (102) are arranged in a circle with the turntable (10) as the center; A clamping mechanism is provided between the battery carrier conveyor belt (1) and the conveyor belt (2), the clamping mechanism comprising a frame (3) provided between the two conveyor belts, the frame (3) being provided with a first clamp (31) which can reciprocate between the two conveyor belts, the first clamp (31) being movably mounted on the frame (3) and being able to clamp the battery carrier (11) on the conveyor belt (2) and place it on the battery carrier conveyor belt (1); The conveyor belt (2) comprises a connecting section (21) and a turning section (22), wherein the connecting section (21) is vertically connected in the loop of the battery carrier conveyor belt (1), and the turning section (22) is vertically connected to the connecting section (21) and parallel to a portion of the battery carrier conveyor belt (1); Wherein, the first clamp (31) is used to clamp the battery carrier (11) on the turning section (22) and place it on the battery carrier conveyor belt (1); The frame (3) is provided with a fixed frame (32) that can reciprocate between the turning section (22) and the battery carrier conveyor belt (1), the fixed frame (32) is provided with a connecting bracket (33) that can be lifted vertically, and the first clamp (31) is arranged on the connecting bracket (33); A plurality of first clamps (31) are provided on the fixing frame (32), and the plurality of first clamps (31) are distributed at intervals along the transmission direction of the turning section (22); The first clamp (31) is cylindrical, and an inflatable gas sleeve (311) is sleeved on the outer end surface of the first clamp (31); It also includes a battery tray conveyor belt (4), the battery tray conveyor belt (4) being located on a side of the battery carrier conveyor belt (1) away from the transport conveyor belt (2), a battery tray (40) being placed above the battery tray conveyor belt (4), and a placement hole (401) for placing batteries being opened on the battery tray (40); A second clamp (41) is provided between the battery tray conveyor belt (4) and the battery carrier conveyor belt (1); the second clamp (41) can move back and forth between the battery tray conveyor belt (4) and the battery carrier conveyor belt (1) and is used to achieve position exchange of batteries on the battery tray (40) between the battery tray conveyor belt (4) and the battery carrier conveyor belt (1).

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