Alkaline battery production and processing line and use method thereof

Abstract

The present invention relates to the technical field of battery processing, and discloses an alkaline battery production and processing line and a method of using the same, including welding equipment and a main conveyor installed in the welding equipment, wherein a lower conveyor is provided in the input direction of the main conveyor, an upper conveyor is provided above the lower conveyor, and a side conveyor is provided on one side of the main conveyor. The present invention can place the batteries row by row in the assembly bottom shell first, and then snap the assembly top shell onto the assembly top shell by providing a lower conveyor, an upper conveyor, a side conveyor, a positioning clamping assembly, a battery transfer assembly, and a movable suction cup frame, and has a high degree of automation, efficient assembly, compact equipment, and a small footprint. In addition, by providing a positioning clamping assembly, after the battery is placed inside the assembly bottom shell, the positioning clamping assembly can keep the battery fixed when the assembly bottom shell moves, to prevent the battery from tipping over after shaking, thereby improving the success rate of battery assembly.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of battery processing, in particular to an alkaline battery production and processing line and a use method thereof. Background Art

[0002] Rechargeable alkaline batteries are often assembled together to form a battery pack, which is mainly processed manually. In the assembly, multiple batteries are first inserted into the assembly bottom shell, and then the assembly top shell is snapped onto the assembly bottom shell to achieve the positioning of multiple batteries. After that, the batteries are welded to achieve the series connection between the batteries. Most of the existing battery pack production and processing lines use manual assembly, which has unstable quality and low efficiency. Some automated assembly lines have many workstations, long conveying distances, high equipment costs, and large floor space. In addition, since the design of the existing assembly bottom shell needs to meet the requirements of cost saving and ensuring the heat dissipation performance of the battery, only a shallow circular groove is set on it to position the end of the battery. After the battery is installed in the assembly bottom shell, it is easy to cause shaking and tipping when the assembly bottom shell moves, resulting in assembly failure. Summary of the invention

[0003] In view of the shortcomings of the prior art, the present invention provides an alkaline battery production and processing line and a method of using the same, which have the advantages of small equipment footprint, high assembly success rate, and strong stability. It solves the problem that the existing alkaline battery pack production line has a complex structure, large footprint, and during the battery positioning stage, the battery is not stable enough after being inserted into the assembly bottom shell, and is prone to shaking and tipping over when the assembly bottom shell is moved, which leads to assembly failure.

[0004] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention provides the following technical solutions: an alkaline battery production and processing line, comprising a welding device and a main conveyor installed in the welding device, wherein a lower conveyor is arranged in the input direction of the main conveyor, an upper conveyor is arranged above the lower conveyor, a side conveyor is arranged on one side of the main conveyor, two symmetrically arranged positioning and clamping assemblies are arranged at one end of the main conveyor close to the lower conveyor, a battery transfer assembly is arranged at the end of the upper conveyor close to one end of the main conveyor, and a movable suction cup frame is also arranged just above one end of the main conveyor close to the lower conveyor;

[0005] The lower conveyor is in the same direction as the main conveyor and is connected end to end, and the lower conveyor is used to convey the assembly bottom shell;

[0006] The upper conveyor is in the same direction as the lower conveyor, and the upper conveyor is used to convey batteries;

[0007] The battery transport assembly includes a vertically movable groove rail, and the battery transport assembly is used to receive the battery and insert the battery into the assembly bottom shell;

[0008] The positioning and clamping assembly includes a movable angle steel and a pressure plate, and the positioning and clamping assembly is used to position the assembly bottom shell and clamp and fix the battery in the assembly bottom shell;

[0009] The side conveyor is vertically distributed with the main conveyor, and the side conveyor is used to convey the assembly top shell, and the movable suction cup frame is used to transfer the assembly top shell and install the assembly top shell on the assembly bottom shell.

[0010] Preferably, the positioning and clamping assembly includes a first slide fixed on the edge of the main conveyor, the first slide is consistent with the direction of the main conveyor, a first slider is installed on the first slide, a pushing cylinder is fixed on the first slider, the extension and retraction direction of the pushing cylinder is perpendicular to the direction of the first slide, the output end of the pushing cylinder is facing the center direction of the main conveyor, and the angle steel is fixed at the output end of the pushing cylinder.

[0011] Preferably, the positioning and clamping assembly also includes a mounting frame installed on the first slider, the mounting frame is provided with a side recess near the center of the main conveyor, one end of the pressure plate is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the side recess through a rotating shaft, a driving gear is fixedly connected to the rotating shaft, a driving cylinder is fixedly connected to the surface of the mounting frame, a driving rack is fixedly connected to the output end of the driving cylinder, the driving rack is meshed with the driving gear, the pressure plate includes a wide plate portion close to one end of the rotating shaft and a narrow plate portion away from one end of the rotating shaft, and one side edge of the wide plate portion is flush with one side edge of the narrow plate portion.

[0012] Preferably, a lower support plate is fixedly connected to the top of the first sliding block, a lower strip hole is opened on the support plate, an upper support plate is fixed to the bottom of the mounting frame, an upper strip hole is opened on the upper support plate, and the upper support plate is fixed to the lower support plate by bolts and nuts.

[0013] Preferably, the battery transport assembly also includes a bracket, a first vertical cylinder is fixedly connected to the top of the bracket, the output shaft of the first vertical cylinder is downward and fixedly connected to a U-shaped frame, a guide rod is fixedly connected to the top of the U-shaped frame, the guide rod is movably connected to the bracket, and the groove rail is installed on the inner side of the U-shaped frame.

[0014] Preferably, the surface of the groove rail is provided with a plurality of parallel distributed positioning cavities, and the side walls of the plurality of positioning cavities are provided with upper notches and through holes, the upper notches are located at the upper edge of the side walls of the positioning cavity, a clamp is provided in the upper notch, the bottom end of the clamp is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the upper notch through a transmission shaft, one end of the transmission shaft extends into the through hole and is fixedly connected to a second bevel gear, a vertical shaft is rotatably connected in the through hole, a first bevel gear is fixed on the vertical shaft, the first bevel gear is meshed with the second bevel gear, the bottom end of the vertical shaft extends to the bottom of the groove rail and is fixed with a worm gear, a base plate is fixed on one side of the groove rail, a motor is fixed on the base plate, a worm is fixedly connected to the motor output shaft, the worm is meshed with a plurality of worm gears, and the end of the worm away from the base plate is mounted on the edge of the groove rail through a bearing seat.

[0015] Preferably, both sides of the groove rail are fixedly connected with a base shaft, the base shaft is rotatably connected to the U-shaped frame, the end of the base shaft is fixedly connected with a transmission gear, the side wall of the U-shaped frame is fixedly connected with a second vertical cylinder, the output end of the second vertical cylinder is fixedly connected with a transmission rack, the transmission rack is slidably connected to the side wall of the U-shaped frame, and the transmission rack is meshed with the transmission gear.

[0016] Preferably, the groove rail corresponds to the end position of the upper conveyor, and the height of the bottom wall of the positioning cavity is lower than the height of the conveying surface of the upper conveyor.

[0017] Preferably, the welding equipment is fixedly connected to a second slide near the side of the lower conveyor, one end of the second slide extends to directly above the side conveyor, a second slider is installed on the second slide, a third vertical cylinder is fixedly connected to the second slider, the output end of the third vertical cylinder is vertically downward, and the movable suction cup frame is fixed to the output end of the third vertical cylinder.

[0018] The present invention also discloses a method for using the above-mentioned alkaline battery production and processing line, comprising first conveying an assembly bottom shell by a lower conveyor, conveying batteries by an upper conveyor, and conveying an assembly top shell by a side conveyor; when the lower conveyor conveys the assembly bottom shell to the main conveyor, a positioning clamping component positions the assembly bottom shell; at the same time, a battery transfer component receives a row of batteries output by the upper conveyor, and accurately inserts a row of batteries into the assembly bottom shell; then the lower conveyor and the main conveyor jointly convey the assembly bottom shell to move, and during the movement of the assembly bottom shell, the positioning clamping component keeps the batteries in the assembly bottom shell fixed; then the battery transfer component inserts the next row of batteries into the assembly bottom shell; the above operation is repeated until the assembly bottom shell is completely filled; the transfer conveyor frame operates to transfer the assembly top shell on the side conveyor to the assembly bottom shell for buckling, thereby realizing the installation of the assembly top shell and the assembly bottom shell; finally, the main conveyor conveys the assembled battery pack to the welding equipment for welding.

[0019] Compared with the prior art, the present invention provides an alkaline battery production and processing line and a method of using the same, which has the following beneficial effects:

[0020] 1. This alkaline battery production and processing line and its use method, by setting a lower conveyor, an upper conveyor, a side conveyor, a positioning clamping component, a battery transfer component and a movable suction cup frame, can first place the batteries in the assembly bottom shell row by row, and then buckle the assembly top shell on the assembly top shell. It has a high degree of automation, efficient assembly, compact equipment and a small footprint. In addition, by setting the positioning clamping component, after the battery is placed inside the assembly bottom shell, the positioning clamping component can keep the battery fixed when the assembly bottom shell moves, avoiding the battery from tipping over after shaking, thereby improving the success rate of battery assembly.

[0021] 2. This alkaline battery production and processing line and its use method, by setting the battery transfer component as a movable angle steel and a pressure plate, the angle steel is conducive to positioning the assembly bottom shell, and the pressure plate can just press on the top of the battery in the assembly bottom shell after it moves, thereby fixing the battery, when the assembly bottom shell and the battery move along the main conveyor, the pressure plate can always keep pressing on the battery, ensuring the stability of the battery, by setting the pressure plate as a wide plate part and a narrow plate part, it can adapt to both the positive and negative poles of the battery, by setting the first slide and the pushing cylinder, the position of the angle steel can be adjusted to adapt to assembly bottom shells of different specifications, by setting the upper support plate and the lower support plate, it is conducive to adjusting the height of the pressure plate, and it is conducive to fixing batteries of different heights, thereby improving applicability.

[0022] 3. This alkaline battery production and processing line and its use method, by setting up a battery transfer component, uses the positioning cavity on the groove rail to receive a row of batteries transported in the upper conveyor, and after being fixed by a clamp, finally a row of batteries are inserted into the assembly bottom shell, which is conducive to realizing the automatic assembly of batteries, and by starting the second vertical cylinder, it can drive the groove rail to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise, which is conducive to adjusting the direction of the positive and negative poles before assembling the battery, and is convenient to meet the assembly needs of various battery packs. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of an alkaline battery production and processing line of the present invention Figure 1 ;

[0024] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of an alkaline battery production and processing line of the present invention Figure 2 ;

[0025] Figure 3 For the present invention Figure 2 A magnified view of part A;

[0026] Figure 4It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the positioning and clamping assembly of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 5 For the present invention Figure 4 A magnified view of part B;

[0028] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the battery transport assembly of the present invention;

[0029] Figure 7 For the present invention Figure 6 Enlarged view of part C;

[0030] Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram of the installation structure of the groove rail of the present invention;

[0031] Fig. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the groove rail of the present invention;

[0032] Fig.10 It is a working schematic diagram of the movable suction cup frame of the present invention.

[0033] In the figure: 1, welding equipment; 2, main conveyor; 3, lower conveyor; 4, upper conveyor; 5, side conveyor; 6, positioning and clamping assembly; 601, angle steel; 602, pressure plate; 603, first slide; 604, first slide; 605, push cylinder; 606, mounting frame; 607, side notch; 608, rotating shaft; 609, driving gear; 610, driving cylinder; 611, driving rack; 612, lower support plate; 613, upper support plate; 7, battery transport assembly; 71, groove rail; 701, bracket; 702, first vertical cylinder; 703, U-shaped frame; 704, guide rod; 705, positioning cavity; 706, upper notch; 707, through hole; 708, clamping plate; 709, transmission shaft; 710, second bevel gear; 711, vertical axis; 712, first bevel gear; 713, worm gear; 714, base plate; 715, motor; 716, worm; 717, bearing seat; 718, base shaft; 719, transmission gear; 720, second vertical cylinder; 721, transmission rack; 8, movable suction cup frame; 9, second slide; 10, second slider; 11, third vertical cylinder. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0034] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0035] As introduced in the background technology, there are deficiencies in the prior art. In order to solve the above technical problems, the present application proposes an alkaline battery production and processing line and a method of using the same.

[0036] Example 1: Please refer to Figure 1-Figure 3 , an alkaline battery production and processing line, comprising a welding device 1 and a main conveyor 2 installed in the welding device 1, wherein a lower conveyor 3 is arranged in the input direction of the main conveyor 2, an upper conveyor 4 is arranged above the lower conveyor 3, a side conveyor 5 is arranged on one side of the main conveyor 2, two symmetrically arranged positioning and clamping components 6 are installed at one end of the main conveyor 2 close to the lower conveyor 3, a battery transfer component 7 is arranged at the end of the upper conveyor 4 close to the end of the main conveyor 2, and a movable suction cup frame 8 is also installed just above the end of the main conveyor 2 close to the lower conveyor 3;

[0037] The lower conveyor 3 is in the same direction as the main conveyor 2 and is connected end to end. The lower conveyor 3 is used to convey the assembled bottom shell;

[0038] The upper conveyor 4 is in the same direction as the lower conveyor 3, and the upper conveyor 4 is used to convey batteries;

[0039] The battery transport assembly 7 comprises a vertically movable groove rail 71, and the battery transport assembly 7 is used to receive the battery and insert the battery into the assembly bottom shell;

[0040] The positioning and clamping assembly 6 includes a movable angle steel 601 and a pressure plate 602, and the positioning and clamping assembly 6 is used to position the assembly bottom shell and clamp and fix the battery in the assembly bottom shell;

[0041] The side conveyor 5 is vertically distributed with respect to the main conveyor 2 . The side conveyor 5 is used to convey the assembly top shell. The movable suction cup frame 8 is used to transfer the assembly top shell and install the assembly top shell on the assembly bottom shell.

[0042] Among them, the welding equipment 1 is a prior art, the two ends of the main conveyor 2 extend to the two sides of the welding equipment 1 respectively, and two baffles are installed on the lower conveyor 3 and the side conveyor 5. The width between the two baffles is consistent with the width of the assembly bottom shell and the assembly top shell, and positioning can be achieved when conveying the assembly bottom shell or the assembly top shell to prevent deviation. The movable suction cup frame 8 is provided with a suction cup, which generates suction by connecting with the negative pressure generator, and then grabs the assembly top shell;

[0043] When in use, the main conveyor 2, the lower conveyor 3, the upper conveyor 4 and the side conveyor 5 are started, wherein the lower conveyor 3 conveys the assembly bottom shell, the upper conveyor 4 conveys the batteries, and the side conveyor 5 conveys the assembly top shell. When the lower conveyor 3 conveys the assembly bottom shell to the main conveyor 2, the positioning clamping component 6 is started. When the positioning clamping component 6 is in operation, the assembly bottom shell is positioned by the angle steel 601. At the same time, the battery transport component 7 receives a row of batteries output by the upper conveyor 4 and accurately inserts a row of batteries into the assembly bottom shell. Then the lower conveyor 3 and the main conveyor 2 convey together. The assembly bottom shell moves, and the positioning clamping assembly 6 operates during the movement of the assembly bottom shell, and the battery is always clamped by the clamping plate 708 to ensure the stability of the battery during the movement. Then the battery transport assembly 7 inserts the next row of batteries into the assembly bottom shell, and the above operation is repeated until the assembly bottom shell is filled. Then the transport conveyor frame is started, and the transport conveyor frame transfers the assembly top shell on the side conveyor 5 to the assembly bottom shell and then buckles it to achieve the installation of the assembly top shell and the assembly bottom shell. Finally, the main conveyor 2 transports the assembled battery pack to the welding equipment 1 for welding.

[0044] By arranging the lower conveyor 3, the upper conveyor 4, the side conveyor 5, the positioning and clamping assembly 6, the battery transfer assembly 7 and the movable suction cup rack 8, the batteries can be placed row by row in the assembly bottom shell first, and then the assembly top shell can be buckled on the assembly top shell. It has a high degree of automation, efficient assembly, and the equipment is compact and occupies a small area. In addition, by arranging the positioning and clamping assembly 6, after the battery is placed inside the assembly bottom shell, the positioning and clamping assembly 6 can keep the battery fixed when the assembly bottom shell moves to prevent the battery from tipping over after shaking, thereby improving the success rate of battery assembly.

[0045] Example 2: See Figure 3-Figure 5, which is different from the above embodiment, the positioning clamping assembly 6 includes a first slide 603 fixed on the edge of the main conveyor 2, the first slide 603 is in the same direction as the main conveyor 2, a first slider 604 is installed on the first slide 603, a push cylinder 605 is fixed on the first slider 604, the telescopic direction of the push cylinder 605 is perpendicular to the direction of the first slide 603, the output end of the push cylinder 605 is toward the center direction of the main conveyor 2, the angle steel 601 is fixed at the output end of the push cylinder 605, and the positioning clamping assembly 6 also includes a mounting installed on the first slider 604 The mounting frame 606 is provided with a side recess 607 near the center of the main conveyor 2, one end of the pressure plate 602 is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the side recess 607 through a rotating shaft 608, a driving gear 609 is fixedly connected to the rotating shaft 608, a driving cylinder 610 is fixedly connected to the surface of the mounting frame 606, a driving rack 611 is fixedly connected to the output end of the driving cylinder 610, the driving rack 611 is meshed with the driving gear 609, the pressure plate 602 includes a wide plate portion close to one end of the rotating shaft 608 and a narrow plate portion away from one end of the rotating shaft 608, and one side edge of the wide plate portion is flush with one side edge of the narrow plate portion.

[0046] The first slide 603 is configured as an electric slide, and the wide plate portion and the narrow plate portion are integrally formed. In actual application, a single mounting frame 606 is provided with multiple sets of pressing plates 602, a rotating shaft 608, a driving gear 609, a driving cylinder 610 and a driving rack 611, and the multiple sets of pressing plates 602 are respectively used to fix each row of batteries placed in the assembly bottom shell;

[0047] When in use, start the two first slides 603 at the edge of the main conveyor 2. When the first slide 603 is running, it drives the push cylinder 605 to move to the specified position. Then the push cylinder 605 extends after running, driving the angle steel 601 to move to the specified position. At this time, the two angle steels 601 are moved to the specified position in the middle of the main conveyor 2. When the assembly bottom shell moves onto the main conveyor 2, it just stays between the two angle steels 601. The two angle steels 601 match the corners on both sides of the assembly bottom shell to achieve positioning. When the assembly bottom shell moves under the action of the main conveyor 2, the first slide 603 operates synchronously, driving the angle steel 601 to move, so that the angle steel 601 can position the assembly bottom shell at different positions. When the battery is placed in the assembly bottom shell , start the driving cylinder 610, which contracts when it is running, driving the driving rack 611 to move, and when the driving rack 611 moves, it drives the driving gear 609 to rotate, and then drives the rotating shaft 608 to rotate, and when the rotating shaft 608 rotates, it drives the pressing plate 602 to swing, and finally the pressing plate 602 just presses on the battery. At this time, the positions of the pressing plates 602 on the two symmetrical groups of positioning and clamping assemblies 6 are staggered, and the narrow plate parts of the pressing plates 602 cover the surface of the battery. The gap between the two narrow plate parts just matches the protrusion on the positive electrode of the battery. When the assembly bottom shell moves under the action of the main conveyor 2, the first slide 603 operates synchronously, driving the pressing plate 602 to move, so that the pressing plate 602 can always fix the battery during the movement of the assembly bottom shell;

[0048] By configuring the battery transport assembly 7 to be a movable angle steel 601 and a pressure plate 602, the angle steel 601 is useful for positioning the assembly bottom shell, and the pressure plate 602 can be moved to just press on the top of the battery in the assembly bottom shell, thereby fixing the battery. When the assembly bottom shell and the battery move along the main conveyor 2, the pressure plate 602 can always keep pressing on the battery, thereby ensuring the stability of the battery. By configuring the pressure plate 602 to be a wide plate portion and a narrow plate portion, it can adapt to both the positive and negative poles of the battery. By configuring the first slide 603 and the push cylinder 605, the position of the angle steel 601 can be adjusted to adapt to assembly bottom shells of different specifications.

[0049] Example 3, see Figure 4 , which is different from the above-mentioned embodiment, is that a lower support plate 612 is fixedly connected to the top of the first sliding block 604, and a lower strip hole is opened on the support plate; an upper support plate 613 is fixed to the bottom of the mounting frame 606, and an upper strip hole is opened on the upper support plate 613; the upper support plate 613 is fixed to the lower support plate 612 by bolts and nuts.

[0050] The bolts penetrate the upper strip holes and the lower strip holes, and the upper strip holes and the lower strip holes are both arranged in a vertical strip shape. When in use, the vertical height of the upper support plate 613 is adjusted, and then the bolts and nuts are rotated to fix the upper support plate 613. When the height of the upper support plate 613 is changed, the height of the mounting frame 606 can be adjusted;

[0051] By setting the upper support plate 613 and the lower support plate 612, the position of the upper support plate 613 can be adjusted and fixed by bolts and nuts, which is conducive to adjusting the height of the mounting frame 606, and then adjusting the height of the pressure plate 602, which is conducive to fixing batteries of different heights and improving applicability.

[0052] Example 4, see Figure 6-Figure 9 , which is different from the above embodiment, the battery transport assembly 7 also includes a bracket 701, the top of the bracket 701 is fixedly connected to a first vertical cylinder 702, the output shaft of the first vertical cylinder 702 is downward and fixedly connected to a U-shaped frame 703, the top of the U-shaped frame 703 is fixedly connected to a guide rod 704, the guide rod 704 is movably connected to the bracket 701, the groove rail 71 is installed on the inner side of the U-shaped frame 703, and the surface of the groove rail 71 is provided with a plurality of parallel distributed positioning cavities 705, and the plurality of positioning cavities The side walls of the 705 are provided with an upper notch 706 and a through hole 707. The upper notch 706 is located at the upper edge of the side wall of the positioning cavity 705. A clamping plate 708 is provided in the upper notch 706. The bottom end of the clamping plate 708 is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the upper notch 706 through a transmission shaft 709. One end of the transmission shaft 709 extends into the through hole 707 and is fixedly connected to a second bevel gear 710. A vertical shaft 711 is rotatably connected in the through hole 707. A first bevel gear 712 is fixed on the vertical shaft 711. The first bevel gear 712 is meshed with the second bevel gear 710, the bottom end of the vertical shaft 711 extends to the bottom of the groove rail 71 and is fixed with a worm gear 713, a base plate 714 is fixed to one side of the groove rail 71, a motor 715 is fixed to the base plate 714, a worm 716 is fixedly connected to the output shaft of the motor 715, the worm 716 is meshed with multiple worm gears 713, the end of the worm 716 away from the base plate 714 is installed on the edge of the groove rail 71 through a bearing seat 717, the two sides of the groove rail 71 are fixedly connected with a base shaft 718, the base shaft 71 8 is rotatably connected to the U-shaped frame 703, the end of the base shaft 718 is fixedly connected to a transmission gear 719, the side wall of the U-shaped frame 703 is fixedly connected to a second vertical cylinder 720, the output end of the second vertical cylinder 720 is fixedly connected to a transmission rack 721, the transmission rack 721 is slidably connected to the side wall of the U-shaped frame 703, the transmission rack 721 is meshed with the transmission gear 719, the groove rail 71 corresponds to the end position of the upper conveyor 4, and the height of the inner bottom wall of the positioning cavity 705 is lower than the height of the conveying surface of the upper conveyor 4.

[0053] There are two guide rods 704, both of which are vertically arranged to guide the U-shaped frame 703. The width of the positioning cavity 705 is the same as the width of the battery. The bearing seat 717 is rotatably connected to the worm 716. The bearing seat 717 is fixedly connected to the outer edge of the groove rail 71. In the initial state, the groove rail 71 is horizontally arranged. At this time, the inner bottom wall of the positioning cavity 705 is parallel to the conveying surface of the upper conveyor 4.

[0054] When in use, the upper conveyor 4 conveys a row of vertical batteries. When the batteries are conveyed to the end of the upper conveyor 4, the batteries are dumped and fall into the positioning cavity 705 in the groove rail 71. At this time, the batteries are in a horizontal state. Then the motor 715 is started. After the motor 715 is running, it drives the worm 716 to rotate. When the worm 716 rotates, it drives multiple worm gears 713 to rotate. When the worm gear 713 rotates, it drives the vertical shaft 711 to rotate. When the vertical shaft 711 rotates, it drives the first bevel gear 712 to rotate. When the first bevel gear 712 rotates, it drives the second bevel gear 710 to rotate. When the second bevel gear 710 rotates, it drives the transmission shaft 709 to rotate. When the transmission shaft 709 rotates, it drives the clamp The plate 708 swings, thereby clamping the battery in the positioning cavity 705, and then the second vertical cylinder 720 is started, and the second vertical cylinder 720 drives the transmission rack 721 to move, and the transmission rack 721 drives the transmission gear 719 to rotate. When the transmission gear 719 rotates, it drives the base shaft 718 and the groove rail 71 to rotate, and when the groove rail 71 rotates, it drives the internal battery to rotate until the battery is turned to a vertical state. Finally, the first vertical cylinder 702 is started, and the first vertical cylinder 702 extends to drive the U-shaped frame 703 to move downward, thereby driving the groove rail 71 installed inside the U-shaped frame 703 to move downward, and finally the battery in the groove rail 71 is inserted into the assembly bottom shell below;

[0055] By setting up the battery transfer assembly 7, the positioning cavity 705 on the groove rail 71 is used to receive a row of batteries transported in the upper conveyor 4. After being fixed by the clamping plate 708, the row of batteries is finally inserted into the assembly bottom shell, which is conducive to the automatic assembly of the batteries. By starting the second vertical cylinder 720, the groove rail 71 can be driven to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise, which is conducive to adjusting the direction of the positive and negative poles before the assembly of the battery, and is convenient to meet the assembly requirements of various battery packs.

[0056] Example 5, see Fig.10 , which is different from the above embodiment, the welding equipment 1 is fixedly connected to a second slide 9 on the side close to the lower conveyor 3, one end of the second slide 9 extends to just above the side conveyor 5, a second slider 10 is installed on the second slide 9, and a third vertical cylinder 11 is fixedly connected to the second slider 10, the output end of the third vertical cylinder 11 is vertically downward, and the movable suction cup frame 8 is fixed to the output end of the third vertical cylinder 11.

[0057] Among them, the second slide 9 is configured as an electric slide, and the second slide 9 is configured horizontally. When in use, the second slide 9 is started, and the second slider 10 moves when the second slide 9 is running, thereby driving the third vertical cylinder 11 and the movable suction cup frame 8 to move. When the movable suction cup frame 8 moves to the top of the side conveyor 5, the third vertical cylinder 11 is started, and the third vertical cylinder 11 drives the movable suction cup frame 8 to move downward, thereby taking the assembly top shell on the side conveyor 5. Similarly, the second slide 9 and the third vertical cylinder 11 are started again, so that the assembly top shell can be buckled onto the assembly bottom shell on the main conveyor 2;

[0058] The second slide 9 and the third vertical cylinder 11 are provided to facilitate driving the movable suction cup frame 8 to move, thereby facilitating taking the assembly top shell and buckling it on the assembly bottom shell, thereby realizing the automated assembly of the assembly top shell.

[0059] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An alkaline battery production and processing line, comprising a welding device and a main conveyor installed in the welding device, characterized in that: A lower conveyor is provided in the input direction of the main conveyor, an upper conveyor is provided above the lower conveyor, a side conveyor is provided on one side of the main conveyor, two symmetrically arranged positioning and clamping assemblies are installed on one end of the main conveyor close to the lower conveyor, a battery transfer assembly is provided at the end of the upper conveyor close to one end of the main conveyor, and a movable suction cup frame is also installed directly above one end of the main conveyor close to the lower conveyor; The lower conveyor is in the same direction as the main conveyor and is connected end to end, and the lower conveyor is used to convey the assembly bottom shell; The upper conveyor is in the same direction as the lower conveyor, and the upper conveyor is used to convey batteries; The battery transport assembly includes a groove rail capable of vertical movement, and the battery transport assembly also includes a bracket, a first vertical cylinder is fixedly connected to the top of the bracket, the output shaft of the first vertical cylinder is downward and fixedly connected to a U-shaped frame, the groove rail is installed on the inner side of the U-shaped frame, a plurality of parallel positioning cavities are arranged on the surface of the groove rail, and the side walls of the plurality of positioning cavities are all provided with upper notches and through holes, the upper notches are located at the upper edge of the side walls of the positioning cavities, and a clamping plate is arranged in the upper notch, and the battery transport assembly is used to receive the battery and insert the battery into the assembly bottom shell; The positioning and clamping assembly includes a movable angle steel and a pressure plate, the positioning and clamping assembly includes a first slide fixed to the edge of the main conveyor, the first slide is consistent with the direction of the main conveyor, a first slider is installed on the first slide, a push cylinder is fixed on the first slider, the angle steel is fixed to the output end of the push cylinder, the positioning and clamping assembly also includes a mounting frame installed on the first slider, the mounting frame is provided with a side recess on the side close to the center of the main conveyor, one end of the pressure plate is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the side recess through a rotating shaft, and the positioning and clamping assembly is used to position the assembly bottom shell and clamp and fix the battery in the assembly bottom shell; The side conveyor is vertically distributed with the main conveyor, and the side conveyor is used to convey the assembly top shell, and the movable suction cup frame is used to transfer the assembly top shell and install the assembly top shell on the assembly bottom shell.

2. The alkaline battery production and processing line according to claim 1, characterized in that: The telescopic direction of the pushing cylinder is perpendicular to the direction of the first slide, and the output end of the pushing cylinder faces the center direction of the main conveyor.

3. The alkaline battery production and processing line according to claim 2, characterized in that: A driving gear is fixedly connected to the rotating shaft, a driving cylinder is fixed to the surface of the mounting frame, a driving rack is fixedly connected to the output end of the driving cylinder, the driving rack is meshed with the driving gear, and the pressure plate includes a wide plate portion close to one end of the rotating shaft and a narrow plate portion away from one end of the rotating shaft, and one side edge of the wide plate portion is flush with one side edge of the narrow plate portion.

4. The alkaline battery production and processing line according to claim 3, characterized in that: A lower support plate is fixedly connected to the top of the first sliding block, a lower strip hole is opened on the support plate, an upper support plate is fixed to the bottom of the mounting frame, an upper strip hole is opened on the upper support plate, and the upper support plate is fixed to the lower support plate by bolts and nuts.

5. The alkaline battery production and processing line according to claim 1, characterized in that: A guide rod is fixedly connected to the top of the U-shaped frame, and the guide rod is movably plugged into the bracket.

6. The alkaline battery production and processing line according to claim 5, characterized in that: The bottom end of the splint is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the upper recess through a transmission shaft, one end of the transmission shaft extends into the through hole and is fixedly connected to a second bevel gear, a vertical shaft is rotatably connected in the through hole, a first bevel gear is fixed on the vertical shaft, the first bevel gear is meshed with the second bevel gear, the bottom end of the vertical shaft extends to the bottom of the groove rail and is fixed with a worm gear, a base plate is fixed on one side of the groove rail, a motor is fixed on the base plate, a worm is fixedly connected to the motor output shaft, the worm is meshed with multiple worm gears, and the end of the worm away from the base plate is installed on the edge of the groove rail through a bearing seat.

7. The alkaline battery production and processing line according to claim 6, characterized in that: A base shaft is fixedly connected to both sides of the groove rail, the base shaft is rotatably connected to the U-shaped frame, a transmission gear is fixedly connected to the end of the base shaft, a second vertical cylinder is fixedly connected to the side wall of the U-shaped frame, a transmission rack is fixedly connected to the output end of the second vertical cylinder, the transmission rack is slidably connected to the side wall of the U-shaped frame, and the transmission rack is meshed with the transmission gear.

8. The alkaline battery production and processing line according to claim 7, characterized in that: The groove rail corresponds to the end position of the upper conveyor, and the height of the bottom wall of the positioning cavity is lower than the height of the conveying surface of the upper conveyor.

9. The alkaline battery production and processing line according to claim 1, characterized in that: The welding equipment is fixedly connected to a second slide on one side close to the lower conveyor, one end of the second slide extends to directly above the side conveyor, a second slider is installed on the second slide, a third vertical cylinder is fixedly connected to the second slider, the output end of the third vertical cylinder is vertically downward, and the movable suction cup frame is fixed to the output end of the third vertical cylinder.

10. A method for using the alkaline battery production and processing line according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that: include: First, the assembly bottom shell is transported by the lower conveyor, the batteries are transported by the upper conveyor, and the assembly top shell is transported by the side conveyor. When the lower conveyor transports the assembly bottom shell to the main conveyor, the positioning and clamping assembly positions the assembly bottom shell. At the same time, the battery transfer assembly receives a row of batteries output by the upper conveyor and accurately inserts a row of batteries into the assembly bottom shell. Subsequently, the lower conveyor and the main conveyor jointly transport the assembly bottom shell to move, and the positioning and clamping assembly keeps the batteries in the assembly bottom shell fixed during the movement of the assembly bottom shell. Then the battery transfer assembly inserts the next row of batteries into the assembly bottom shell. Repeat the above operations until the assembly bottom shell is filled. The transfer conveyor frame operates to transfer the assembly top shell on the side conveyor to the assembly bottom shell for buckling, thereby realizing the installation of the assembly top shell and the assembly bottom shell. Finally, the main conveyor transports the assembled battery pack to the welding equipment for welding.

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