Automatic removing equipment for fragments of flower basket

Abstract

The invention relates to an automatic removing device for flower basket fragments. The automatic removing device comprises a main assembly line; a flower basket; the fragment removing unit comprises a mounting support, a lifting module, a transverse moving driving air cylinder, a rotating air cylinder, a telescopic air cylinder and a piece taking plate, the lifting module drives the piece taking plate to ascend and descend in the Z-axis direction so as to adjust the vertical positions of the piece taking plate and the battery pieces, and the transverse moving driving air cylinder drives the piece taking plate to move in the X-axis direction so as to adjust the positions of the piece taking plate and the flower basket; the telescopic air cylinder drives the cell taking plate to move in the Y-axis direction so as to adjust the relative positions of the cell taking plate and the cells, and the cell taking plate is used for taking out abnormal cells in the basket or blowing out fragments of the cells in the basket. According to the automatic removing equipment for the fragments of the flower basket, abnormal fragments can be automatically removed; real-time response is achieved, and downtime is shortened; a sensor at the lower part of the storage basket blows fragments to reduce abnormal alarms; and the production line downtime caused by the abnormal chip is solved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of battery pack production, and in particular to an automatic flower basket fragment removal device. Background Art

[0002] The existing battery cells or silicon wafers have different specifications from different manufacturers, so they need to be matched with corresponding different flower baskets. The flower basket is a carrier for loading battery cells or silicon wafers. Battery cells or silicon wafers of different specifications require flower baskets with different openings.

[0003] With the development of the photovoltaic industry, the size of cells has gradually changed from small to large and thin. As a result, the cells are prone to bending during the transmission process. In this way, when the cells are transferred to the basket, it is easy to cause abnormal cells such as fragments and stacked cells in the basket. In the discharge stage, when the basket is discharged, the abnormal cells cannot be discharged normally, causing the production line to shut down. Manual intervention is required to manually extract the abnormal cells before it can continue to run. Since the time of abnormal cells is random, it is impossible to deal with the abnormal cells in time, affecting production capacity and efficiency. Summary of the invention

[0004] To this end, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to overcome the problem in the prior art that battery cell fragments or stacking appear in the basket during the battery cell transfer process, thereby causing card pauses in the automated production process and even causing damage to non-defective battery cells.

[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention provides an automatic flower basket debris removal device, comprising: a main pipeline; at least one flower basket, which is fixedly arranged on the main pipeline, and a stack of battery sheets is arranged in the flower basket in order from bottom to top; a debris removal unit, which is arranged on the main pipeline, and the debris removal unit is located on one side of the flower basket; the debris removal unit comprises a mounting bracket, a lifting module, a transverse driving cylinder, a rotating cylinder, a telescopic cylinder and a sheet picking plate, the mounting bracket is fixedly arranged on the main pipeline, the lifting module is arranged on the mounting bracket, and the The lateral drive cylinder is connected to the slider of the lifting module, the rotating cylinder is connected to the lateral drive cylinder, the telescopic cylinder is connected to the rotating cylinder, the sheet picking plate is connected to the telescopic cylinder, the lifting module drives the sheet picking plate to rise and fall along the Z-axis direction to adjust the upper and lower positions of the sheet picking plate and the battery sheet, the lateral drive cylinder drives the sheet picking plate to move along the X-axis direction to adjust the position with the flower basket, the telescopic cylinder drives the sheet picking plate to move along the Y-axis direction to adjust the relative position of the sheet picking plate and the battery sheet, and the sheet picking plate is used to take out abnormal battery sheets in the flower basket or blow out the fragments of the battery sheets in the flower basket. The automatic flower basket fragment removal device of the present invention can automatically remove abnormal sheets; respond in real time to reduce downtime; blow fragments to the sensor at the bottom of the storage basket to reduce abnormal alarms; and solve the production line downtime caused by abnormal sheets.

[0006] In one embodiment of the present invention, a connecting rod is connected to the mounting bracket, and an abnormal cell collection box is connected to the other end of the connecting rod away from the mounting bracket. The abnormal cell collection box is used to collect abnormal battery cells removed by the cell removal plate.

[0007] In one embodiment of the present invention, the film picking plate includes a film picking substrate, a sensor and an airway cover plate, a gas flow channel is provided on one side surface of the film picking substrate, the airway cover plate covers the gas flow channel, and a plurality of blowing ports are provided on the airway cover plate, the blowing ports are connected to the gas flow channel, and a sensor is installed on the film picking substrate, and the sensor is used to sense abnormal battery cells in the flower basket.

[0008] In one embodiment of the present invention, a sensor mounting groove is provided on the end face of the film-taking substrate on which the gas flow channel is provided, and a through hole is provided on the bottom face of the sensor mounting groove which penetrates to the other end face of the film-taking substrate. The sensor is installed in the sensor mounting groove, and the signal output end of the sensor can transmit a signal through the through hole.

[0009] In one embodiment of the present invention, a sensor cover is provided at the position of the sensor installation slot.

[0010] In one embodiment of the present invention, an air inlet is installed on the wafer taking substrate, one end of the air inlet is connected to the compressor, and the other end of the air inlet is connected to the gas flow channel.

[0011] In one embodiment of the present invention, the lifting module adopts an electric cylinder, and a vertical lifting plate is connected to the lifting module, and the transverse driving cylinder is installed on the vertical lifting plate.

[0012] In one embodiment of the present invention, the transverse driving cylinder is connected to a horizontal moving plate, and the rotary cylinder is mounted on the horizontal moving plate.

[0013] In one embodiment of the present invention, the rotating cylinder is connected to a rotating bracket, and the telescopic cylinder is installed on the rotating bracket.

[0014] In one embodiment of the present invention, an adapter plate is connected to the telescopic cylinder, the film-taking plate is mounted on the adapter plate, the adapter plate and the film-taking plate are both rectangular flat plates, and the area of ​​the adapter plate is larger than that of the film-taking plate.

[0015] The above technical solution of the present invention has the following beneficial effects compared with the prior art:

[0016] The automatic flower basket fragment removal device described in the present invention, after the film arrangement machine gives an abnormal signal, the moving module in the film taking mechanism drives the film taking plate to move to the fragment position, and the blowing holes at the bottom of the film taking plate begin to blow the fragments to the sensor at the bottom of the flower basket; then, the moving module rises, and after the moving module rises, the abnormal films are taken out by the film taking plate to complete the film taking action, and after the film taking action is completed, the production line is notified to resume production, and the moving module continues to rise to a certain height, and then the abnormal films are poured into the collection box by the horizontal movement of the moving module to complete the fragment collection action. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] In order to make the content of the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention is further described in detail below according to specific embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein

[0018] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the automatic flower basket fragment removal device in the preferred embodiment of the present invention when it is used;

[0019] Figure 2 This is a front view of a flower basket in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 3 It is a left view of a flower basket in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of an automatic flower basket fragment removal device in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 5 A bottom view of a plate taken in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 6 A top view of a plate taken in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 7 It is a right side view of the sheet taking plate in the preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 8 It is a schematic structural diagram of the bottom of the flower basket in a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0026] Explanation of the reference numerals in the drawings in the specification: main pipeline 100, flower basket 1, battery cell 2, debris removal unit 3, mounting bracket 31, connecting rod 311, abnormal cell collection box 312, lifting module 32, vertical lifting plate 321, transverse drive cylinder 33, horizontal moving plate 331, rotating cylinder 34, rotating bracket 341, telescopic cylinder 35, adapter plate 351, film taking plate 36, film taking base plate 361, sensor 362, airway cover plate 363, blowing port 364, sensor mounting slot 365, through hole 1 366, sensor cover plate 367. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] The present invention is further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments so that those skilled in the art can better understand the present invention and implement it, but the embodiments are not intended to limit the present invention.

[0028] Reference Figure 1-3 As shown, the automatic flower basket debris removal device of the present invention comprises: a main pipeline 100, a flower basket 1 and a debris removal unit 3; at least one flower basket 1, which is fixedly arranged on the main pipeline 100, wherein a stack of battery cells 2 are arranged in the flower basket 1 in order from bottom to top; a debris removal unit 3, which is arranged on the main pipeline 100, and the debris removal unit 3 is located on one side of the flower basket 1, and the debris removal unit 3 is used to take out abnormal battery cells in the flower basket 1 or blow out the fragments of the battery cells in the flower basket 1. The flower basket 1 is a rectangular frame structure, and the side of the flower basket 1 facing the debris removal unit 3 is set as an opening to facilitate the debris removal unit 3 to take out abnormal battery cells.

[0029] Reference Figure 4 As shown, the debris removal unit 3 includes a mounting bracket 31, a lifting module 32, a lateral drive cylinder 33, a rotating cylinder 34, a telescopic cylinder 35 and a film taking plate 36. The mounting bracket 31 is fixedly arranged on the mainstream waterline 100, the lifting module 32 is arranged on the mounting bracket 31, the lateral drive cylinder 33 is connected to the slider of the lifting module 32, the rotating cylinder 34 is connected to the lateral drive cylinder 33, the telescopic cylinder 35 is connected to the rotating cylinder 34, and the film taking plate 36 is connected to the telescopic cylinder 35, the lifting module 32 drives the film-taking plate 36 to lift and lower along the Z-axis direction to adjust the upper and lower positions of the film-taking plate 36 and the battery cell 2, the transverse driving cylinder 33 drives the film-taking plate 36 to move along the X-axis direction to adjust the position with the flower basket 1, and the telescopic cylinder 35 drives the film-taking plate 36 to move along the Y-axis direction to adjust the relative position of the film-taking plate 36 and the battery cell 2. The film-taking plate 36 is used to take out abnormal batteries in the flower basket 1 or blow out the fragments of the batteries in the flower basket 1. The lifting module 32, the transverse driving cylinder 33 and the telescopic cylinder 35 constitute a three-axis moving system, which can drive the film-taking plate 36 to move in a three-dimensional coordinate system to facilitate film taking, and the rotating cylinder 34 can rotate the film-taking plate 36. After the film-taking plate 36 absorbs the abnormal battery cell, the rotating cylinder 34 rotates the film-taking plate 36 to absorb the battery plate on the side facing up, which can prevent the abnormal battery cell from falling onto the mainstream waterline 100 during the removal process.

[0030] In the above structure, the lifting module 32 adopts an electric cylinder, and the lifting module 32 is connected to a vertical lifting plate 321, and the lateral drive cylinder 33 is installed on the vertical lifting plate 321. The lateral drive cylinder 33 is connected to a horizontal moving plate 331, and the rotating cylinder 34 is rotated on the horizontal moving plate 331. The rotating cylinder 34 is connected to a rotating bracket 341, and the telescopic cylinder 35 is installed on the rotating bracket 341. The telescopic cylinder 35 is connected to an adapter plate 351, and the film-taking plate 36 is installed on the adapter plate 351. The adapter plate 351 and the film-taking plate 36 are both rectangular flat plates, and the area of ​​the adapter plate 351 is larger than the area of ​​the film-taking plate 36.

[0031] In the above structure, the mounting bracket 31 is connected with a connecting rod 311, and the other end of the connecting rod 311 away from the mounting bracket 31 is connected with an abnormal chip collection box 312, and the abnormal chip collection box 312 is used to collect abnormal battery chips taken out by the chip taking plate 36. The abnormal chip collection box 312 is a rectangular box with an upper opening, so that the battery fragments taken out by the chip taking plate 36 can be driven by the mobile module composed of the lifting module 32, the lateral driving cylinder 33, the rotating cylinder 34 and the telescopic cylinder 35 to switch between the flower basket 1 and the abnormal chip collection box 312, and the abnormal battery chips in the flower basket 1 are driven to be placed in the abnormal chip collection box 312, and the abnormal chip collection box 312 completes the collection of abnormal battery chips.

[0032] Reference Figure 5-7 As shown, the film taking plate 36 includes a film taking substrate 361, a sensor 362 and an airway cover 363. A gas flow channel is provided on one side of the film taking substrate 361. The airway cover 363 covers the gas flow channel, and a plurality of air blowing ports 364 are provided on the airway cover 363. The air blowing ports 364 are connected to the gas flow channel. The film taking substrate 361 is installed with a sensor 362, and the sensor 362 is used to sense abnormal battery cells in the flower basket 1. The film taking substrate 361 is installed with an air inlet 367, one end of which is connected to a compressor, and the other end of the air inlet 367 is connected to the gas flow channel. The gas entering through the air inlet 367 is blown out from the positions of the plurality of air blowing ports 364 after passing through the gas flow channel.

[0033] In the above structure, the end surface of the wafer taking substrate 361 provided with the gas flow channel is provided with a sensor mounting groove 365, and the bottom surface of the sensor mounting groove 365 is provided with a through hole 366 penetrating to the other end surface of the wafer taking substrate 361. The sensor 362 is installed in the sensor mounting groove 365, and the signal output end of the sensor 362 can transmit a signal through the through hole 366. A sensor cover plate 367 is provided at the position of the sensor mounting groove 365.

[0034] Reference Figure 8As shown, a plurality of sensors 200 are provided at the bottom of the flower basket 1. When the battery cell is fragmented, the fragments of the battery cell will fall on the bottom of the flower basket 1 and cover the sensor 200, thereby affecting the normal signal of the sensor. Therefore, the fragments on the sensor 200 at the bottom of the flower basket 1 can be blown out through the plurality of blowing ports 364, thereby ensuring the normal use of the sensor 200.

[0035] The working method of the automatic flower basket fragment removal device of the present invention comprises the following steps:

[0036] 1) When removing abnormal battery cells:

[0037] S1, the cell arrangement machine stops, and at the same time, the cell arrangement machine outputs a material jam signal. At this time, the position of the flower basket 1 rises to the initial position under the action of the driving device on the main pipeline 100, that is, the battery cells of the bottom layer in the flower basket 1 are at the same height as the working platform of the main pipeline 100;

[0038] S2, the rotating cylinder 34 drives the film taking plate 36 downward;

[0039] S3, the three-axis moving mechanism consisting of the lifting module 32, the lateral driving cylinder 33 and the telescopic cylinder 35 drives the film taking plate 36 to extend forward to one side of the flower basket 1;

[0040] S4, the sensor 362 senses the abnormal battery cell in the flower basket 1, and the three-axis moving mechanism composed of the lifting module 32, the lateral driving cylinder 33 and the telescopic cylinder 35 drives the cell picking plate 36 to absorb the abnormal battery cell in the flower basket 1;

[0041] S5, the three-axis moving mechanism composed of the lifting module 32, the lateral driving cylinder 33 and the telescopic cylinder 35 drives the film taking plate 36 to be recovered, and the three-axis moving mechanism composed of the lifting module 32, the lateral driving cylinder 33 and the telescopic cylinder 35 drives the film taking plate 36 to move to the top of the abnormal film collecting box 312;

[0042] S6, the cell taking plate 36 releases the abnormal cell into the abnormal cell collection box 312;

[0043] 2) When blowing out the fragments of the battery cells in basket 1:

[0044] S7, the three-axis moving mechanism composed of the lifting module 32, the transverse driving cylinder 33 and the telescopic cylinder 35 drives the film picking plate 36 to move to the bottom position of the flower basket 1, and the gas enters the air inlet 367, passes through the gas flow channel and is blown out from the positions of the several blowing ports 364, blowing out the battery cell fragments covering the sensor 200.

[0045] Obviously, the above embodiments are merely examples for clear explanation and are not intended to limit the implementation methods. For those skilled in the art, other different forms of changes or modifications can be made based on the above description. It is not necessary and impossible to list all the implementation methods here. The obvious changes or modifications derived from these are still within the protection scope of the invention.

Claims

1. An automatic flower basket debris removal device, characterized in that: include, Main waterline; There is at least one flower basket, and the flower basket is fixedly arranged on the main waterline, and a stack of battery cells is arranged in the flower basket in order from bottom to top; A debris rejection unit is arranged on the main waterline, and the debris rejection unit is located on one side of the flower basket; The debris removal unit includes a mounting bracket, a lifting module, a transverse driving cylinder, a rotating cylinder, a telescopic cylinder and a sheet picking plate. The mounting bracket is fixedly arranged on the mainstream pipeline, the lifting module is arranged on the mounting bracket, the transverse driving cylinder is connected to the slider of the lifting module, the rotating cylinder is connected to the transverse driving cylinder, the telescopic cylinder is connected to the rotating cylinder, the sheet picking plate is connected to the telescopic cylinder, the lifting module drives the sheet picking plate to lift and lower along the Z-axis direction to adjust the upper and lower positions of the sheet picking plate and the battery cell, the transverse driving cylinder drives the sheet picking plate to move along the X-axis direction to adjust the position with the flower basket, the telescopic cylinder drives the sheet picking plate to move along the Y-axis direction to adjust the relative position of the sheet picking plate and the battery cell, and the sheet picking plate is used to take out abnormal battery cells in the flower basket or blow out the fragments of the battery cells in the flower basket.

2. The automatic flower basket debris removal device according to claim 1 is characterized by: The mounting bracket is connected with a connecting rod, and the other end of the connecting rod away from the mounting bracket is connected with an abnormal cell collection box, and the abnormal cell collection box is used to collect abnormal battery cells taken out by the cell taking plate.

3. The automatic flower basket debris removal device according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The film picking plate includes a film picking substrate, a sensor and an airway cover plate. A gas flow channel is provided on one side surface of the film picking substrate. The airway cover plate covers the gas flow channel, and a plurality of blowing ports are provided on the airway cover plate. The blowing ports are connected to the gas flow channel. A sensor is installed on the film picking substrate, and the sensor is used to sense abnormal battery cells in the flower basket.

4. The automatic flower basket debris removal device according to claim 3 is characterized by: A sensor mounting groove is provided on the end face of the film-taking substrate on which the gas flow channel is provided, and a through hole one is provided on the bottom face of the sensor mounting groove which penetrates to the other end face of the film-taking substrate. The sensor is installed in the sensor mounting groove, and the signal output end of the sensor can transmit a signal through the through hole one.

5. The automatic flower basket debris removal device according to claim 4 is characterized in that: A sensor cover plate is provided at the position of the sensor installation slot.

6. The automatic flower basket debris removal device according to claim 5, characterized in that: An air inlet is installed on the wafer taking substrate, one end of the air inlet is connected to the compressor, and the other end of the air inlet is connected to the gas flow channel.

7. The automatic flower basket debris removal device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lifting module adopts an electric cylinder, and a vertical lifting plate is connected to the lifting module, and the transverse driving cylinder is installed on the vertical lifting plate.

8. The automatic flower basket debris removal device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The transverse driving cylinder is connected with a horizontal moving plate, and the rotating cylinder is arranged on the horizontal moving plate.

9. The automatic flower basket debris removal device according to claim 8, characterized in that: The rotating cylinder is connected with a rotating bracket, and the telescopic cylinder is installed on the rotating bracket.

10. The automatic flower basket debris removal device according to claim 9, characterized in that: The telescopic cylinder is connected with an adapter plate, the film-taking plate is mounted on the adapter plate, the adapter plate and the film-taking plate are both rectangular flat plates, and the area of ​​the adapter plate is larger than that of the film-taking plate.

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