Laminating device and side supporting piece laminating equipment

Abstract

The invention relates to a laminating device and side supporting sheet laminating equipment. The laminating device comprises an assembling mechanism, and the assembling mechanism comprises a supporting assembly which comprises a base and an adsorption table arranged on the base, and the adsorption table is used for adsorbing and fixing a battery cell; the overturning assembly comprises an overturning table arranged on the base, and the overturning table is used for bearing the side supporting piece and can be controllably overturned around a preset axis relative to the base till the borne side supporting piece is attached to the side face of the battery cell. Therefore, the adsorption table is used for adsorbing and fixing the battery cell, the overturning table is used for bearing the side supporting sheet, and then the overturning table is controlled to overturn relative to the adsorption table, so that the side supporting sheet on the overturning table is attached to the side surface of the battery cell. Compared with manual pasting in the prior art, the pasting device has the advantages that the pasting action of the overturning table is stable and reliable, the automation degree is greatly improved, the pasting precision of the side supporting piece is high, and the consistency of the pasting precision is good.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of battery manufacturing equipment, and specifically to a bonding device and a side support sheet bonding device. Background Art

[0002] During the manufacturing process of the battery, it is necessary to attach a side support sheet to the side of the battery cell. The side support sheet serves as an insulating protective layer on the side of the battery cell, and its attachment accuracy is required to be high. In addition, since the side support sheet is thin and soft, it is difficult to obtain and attach the material. In the prior art, the side support sheet material removal and attachment process needs to be completed manually, resulting in a low degree of automation, and the attachment accuracy of the side support sheet fluctuates greatly, that is, the consistency of the attachment accuracy is poor. Summary of the invention

[0003] Based on this, it is necessary to provide a bonding device and a side support sheet bonding equipment with a high degree of automation and good side support sheet bonding accuracy consistency to address the above problems.

[0004] A laminating device comprises an assembling mechanism, wherein the assembling mechanism comprises:

[0005] A support assembly, comprising a base and an adsorption platform disposed on the base, wherein the adsorption platform is used to adsorb and fix the battery cell; and

[0006] The turning assembly comprises a turning platform arranged on the base, wherein the turning platform is used for receiving the side supporting piece and can be turned around a preset axis relative to the base in a controlled manner.

[0007] In some embodiments, the flipping assembly also includes a correction seat and a correction drive component, the correction seat is movably connected to the base along a direction parallel to the preset axis, the correction drive component is installed on the base and is driven and connected to the correction seat, and the flipping table is rotatably connected to the correction seat around the preset axis.

[0008] In some embodiments, the flipping assembly also includes an adjustment seat and an adjustment unit, wherein the adjustment seat is movably connected to the correction seat in a direction perpendicular to the preset axis, the adjustment unit is arranged on the correction seat and connected to the adjustment seat, the adjustment unit is constructed to operably drive the adjustment seat to move relative to the correction seat, and the flipping table is rotatably connected to the adjustment seat around the preset axis.

[0009] In some embodiments, the adjustment unit includes an adjusting screw, an adjusting nut and an adjusting handwheel, the adjusting screw is pivotally connected to the correction seat and extends longitudinally in a direction perpendicular to the preset axis, the adjusting nut is fixedly connected to the adjustment seat and threadedly connected to the adjusting screw, and the adjusting handwheel is fixedly connected to the adjusting screw.

[0010] In some embodiments, the flip assembly further includes a flip shaft and a limit block, the flip shaft is rotatably connected to the adjustment seat, the flip table and the limit block are both fixedly connected to the flip shaft, and the limit block has a first limit portion and a second limit portion;

[0011] The flip shaft can drive the flip platform to flip to a horizontal state for receiving the side supporting piece and an upright state for attaching the side supporting piece to the side surface of the battery cell; when the flip platform is in the horizontal state, the first limit portion abuts against the adjustment seat; when the flip platform is in the upright state, the second limit portion abuts against the adjustment seat.

[0012] In one embodiment, the flip assembly further comprises a flip shaft, a limit block, a first stopper and a second stopper, the flip shaft is rotatably connected to the adjustment seat, the flip platform and the limit block are both fixedly connected to the flip shaft, the limit block has a first limit portion and a second limit portion, and the first stopper and the second stopper are mounted on the adjustment seat;

[0013] The flip shaft can drive the flip platform to flip to a horizontal state for receiving the side support plate and an upright state for attaching the side support plate to the side of the battery cell; when the flip platform is in the horizontal state, the first limit portion abuts against the first anti-rotation member; when the flip platform is in the upright state, the second limit portion abuts against the second anti-rotation member.

[0014] In some embodiments, the flip assembly also includes an adapter and a flip drive member, one end of the adapter is fixedly connected to the flip axis, the flip drive member is hinged to the adjustment seat, and the flip drive member has a telescopic end that can be extended or retracted in a controllable manner, and the telescopic end is hinged to the other end of the adapter.

[0015] In some embodiments, the flipping components are provided in two, and the two flipping components are respectively arranged on opposite sides of the adsorption platform, and the flipping platforms of the two flipping components are respectively used to adhere the side supporting sheets respectively received to the opposite side surfaces of the battery cell.

[0016] In some embodiments, the laminating device further comprises a gluing mechanism, and the gluing mechanism is used to stick and fix the side support sheet to the side surface of the battery cell by means of tape.

[0017] In some embodiments, the assembly mechanism further includes a mobile driving component, a driving end of which is connected to the base, and under the driving action of the mobile driving component, the base drives the adsorption platform to move between the position of receiving the side support plate and the gluing mechanism.

[0018] A side support sheet laminating device comprises the laminating device as described in any of the above embodiments.

[0019] The above-mentioned laminating device and side support laminating equipment use an adsorption table to adsorb and fix the battery cell, use a flip table to receive the side support, and then control the flip table to flip relative to the adsorption table, so that the side support on the flip table is attached to the side of the battery cell. Compared with the manual patch in the prior art, the flip table in the present application flips the patch stably and reliably, greatly improves the degree of automation, and the side support has a higher laminating accuracy and a better consistency in laminating accuracy. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a side support sheet laminating device in one embodiment of the present application;

[0021] Figure 2 for Figure 1 The front view of the side support sheet laminating device shown (the gluing mechanism is omitted);

[0022] Figure 3 for Figure 1 The structural schematic diagram of the film supply device of the side support film bonding equipment shown;

[0023] Figure 4 for Figure 3 A top view of a base plate of a magazine mechanism of a film feeding device shown;

[0024] Figure 5 for Figure 1 A side view of the transfer device of the side tray laminating device shown;

[0025] Figure 6 for Figure 5 A partial enlarged view of the transfer device at position A shown;

[0026] Figure 7 for Figure 1 A schematic structural diagram of an assembly mechanism of a laminating device of a side support laminating device is shown;

[0027] Figure 8 for Figure 7 A partial enlarged view of the assembly mechanism at position B is shown;

[0028] Fig. 9 for Figure 1 A front view of the bonding device of the side panel bonding equipment is shown. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] In order to make the above-mentioned purposes, features and advantages of the present application more obvious and easy to understand, the specific implementation methods of the present application are described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. In the following description, many specific details are set forth to facilitate a full understanding of the present application. However, the present application can be implemented in many other ways different from those described herein, and those skilled in the art can make similar improvements without violating the connotation of the present application, so the present application is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0030] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential" and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present application.

[0031] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In the description of this application, the meaning of "plurality" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0032] In this application, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", "connected", "fixed" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral 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, unless otherwise clearly defined. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in this application can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0033] In the present application, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, a first feature being “above” or “below” a second feature may mean that the first and second features are in direct contact, or the first and second features are in indirect contact through an intermediate medium. Moreover, a first feature being “above”, “above”, and “above” a second feature may mean that the first feature is directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. A first feature being “below”, “below”, and “below” a second feature may mean that the first feature is directly below or obliquely below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is lower in level than the second feature.

[0034] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" or "disposed on" another element, it may be directly on the other element or there may be a central element. When an element is considered to be "connected to" another element, it may be directly connected to the other element or there may be a central element at the same time. The terms "vertical", "horizontal", "upper", "lower", "left", "right" and similar expressions used herein are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to be the only implementation method.

[0035] See also Figure 1 and Figure 2 The present application provides a side support sheet bonding device for bonding the side support sheet to the side of the battery cell, thereby using the side support sheet to insulate and protect the side of the battery cell.

[0036] The side support sheet laminating device includes a sheet supply device 10, a transfer device 20 and a laminating device 30. The sheet supply device 10 includes a material box mechanism 11 and a sheet taking mechanism 13, and the material box mechanism 11 is used to store a side support sheet group formed by stacking multiple side support sheets. The sheet taking mechanism 13 is used to pick up the side support sheets of the side support sheet group one by one. The transfer device 20 is used to pick up the side support sheets on the sheet taking mechanism 13 and transfer the picked up side support sheets. The laminating device 30 includes an assembly mechanism 31 and a gluing mechanism 33, and the assembly mechanism 31 is used to receive the side support sheets transferred by the transfer device 20 and to laminat the received side support sheets on the side of the battery cell. The test gluing mechanism 33 is used to bond and fix the side support sheets to the side of the battery cell by means of adhesive tape.

[0037] Thus, in actual use, the side support sheet group formed by stacking multiple side support sheets is placed on the material box mechanism 11, and the battery cell to be patched is placed on the assembly mechanism 31. First, the sheet picking mechanism 13 picks up a side support sheet from the side support sheet group on the material box mechanism 11; then, the transfer device 20 picks up the side support sheet on the sheet picking mechanism 13 and transfers the picked-up side support sheet to the assembly mechanism 31; after the assembly mechanism 31 receives the side support sheet transferred by the transfer device 20, it adheres the side support sheet to the side of the battery cell; then, the gluing mechanism 33 adheres the tape to the battery cell and the side support sheet, so as to bond and fix the side support sheet to the side of the battery cell through the tape. The above steps are executed in a cycle to realize the patching operation of batch battery cells. In this way, in the present application, the sheet picking mechanism 13 is used to provide side supports one by one, the transfer device 20 is used to realize the transfer of the side supports between the sheet picking mechanism 13 and the assembly mechanism 31, the assembly mechanism 31 is used to adhere the side supports to the side surfaces of the battery cells, and then the glue sticking mechanism 33 is used to stick the tape on the side supports and the battery cells, thereby realizing automatic sticking, greatly improving the degree of automation, and the consistency of the sticking accuracy of the side supports is better.

[0038] See also Figures 2 to 4 In the embodiment of the present application, the material box mechanism 11 includes a base plate 111 and two bottom support plates 112 (see Figure 2 ), the substrate 111 is provided with a discharge port d (see Figure 4 ). Both bottom supporting plates 112 are mounted on the base plate 111, and can reach or leave the two ends of the discharge port d in the first horizontal direction X1 in a controlled manner. When the two bottom supporting plates 112 reach the two ends of the discharge port d in the first horizontal direction X1, they are used to support the two ends of the side supporting plate group in the first horizontal direction X1, that is, the side supporting plate group is supported on the two bottom supporting plates 112 arranged at intervals along the first horizontal direction X1.

[0039] The sheet picking mechanism 13 has a first suction part 131 and two second suction parts 132. The first suction part 131 is used to suck the bottom side support sheet of the side support sheet group from between the two bottom support plates 112. When the two bottom support plates 112 respectively leave the discharge port d at the two ends on the first horizontal direction X1, the opposite ends of the bottom side support sheet in the side support sheet group are respectively exposed at the two ends of the discharge port d on the first horizontal direction X1, so that the two second suction parts 132 can respectively suck the two ends of the bottom side support sheet in the side support sheet group on the first horizontal direction X1.

[0040] In the above-mentioned film supply device 10, before taking films, the two bottom supporting plates 112 are respectively located at the two ends of the discharge port d in the first horizontal direction X1, and the side supporting film group is supported on the two bottom supporting plates 112. When taking films, firstly, the first suction part 131 is controlled to move to the position between the two bottom supporting plates 112, and the bottommost side supporting film in the side supporting film group is adsorbed, and at this time, the side supporting film group is supported on the two bottom supporting plates 112 and the first suction part 131; then, the two bottom supporting plates 112 are controlled to leave the discharge port d at the two ends in the first horizontal direction X1, respectively, so that the side supporting film group is supported on the first suction part 131, and the two ends of the bottommost side supporting film in the side supporting film group in the first horizontal direction X1 are exposed through the discharge port d; then, the two second suction parts 132 are controlled to move to the two ends of the discharge port d in the first horizontal direction X1, respectively, and the two second suction parts 131 are used to absorb the bottommost side supporting film in the side supporting film group. The second suction part 132 respectively absorbs the two ends of the bottom side support sheet in the side support sheet group in the first horizontal direction X1; then, the two second suction parts 132 are controlled to drive the two ends of the bottom side support sheet in the first horizontal direction X1 to separate from the upper side support sheet; then, the two bottom support plates 112 are controlled to move to the two ends of the discharge port d in the first horizontal direction X1, so that the bottom support plates 112 separate the corresponding ends of the bottom side support sheet from the upper side support sheet; finally, the first suction part 131 and the two second suction parts 132 jointly drive the bottom side support sheet to separate from the upper side support sheet, and then transfer it to the position for the transfer device 20 to take the sheet. The above steps are repeated for multiple times, so that the sheet taking mechanism 13 sucks the bottom side support sheet in the side support sheet group piece by piece and provides it to the transfer device 20.

[0041] In this way, through the cooperation of the first suction part 131, the two second suction parts 132 and the two bottom support plates 112, it is possible to suck the bottom layer of side support sheets in the side support sheet group piece by piece, thereby avoiding the need to take two or more side support sheets at a time due to the adhesion of two adjacent layers of side support sheets, thereby greatly improving the stability of the side support sheet loading process and thus greatly improving the production efficiency.

[0042] It should be noted that the two bottom supporting plates 112 are both installed on the lower side of the base plate 111, and can move relative to the base plate 111 in the horizontal direction to reach or leave the two ends of the discharge port d in the first horizontal direction X1. When the two bottom supporting plates 112 reach the two ends of the discharge port d in the first horizontal direction X1, the two bottom supporting plates 112 respectively cover part of the discharge port d below the base plate 111. When the two bottom supporting plates 112 leave the discharge port d at the two ends in the first horizontal direction X1, the two bottom supporting plates 112 do not cover the discharge port d.

[0043] Specifically in the embodiment, the film supply device 10 has an end support state, a middle support state and a material taking state. When the film supply device 10 is in the end support state, the two bottom support plates 112 are located at the two ends of the discharge port d in the first horizontal direction X1, and respectively support the two ends of the side support sheet group in the first horizontal direction X1. At this time, the first suction part 131 can absorb the bottom layer of the side support sheet in the side support sheet group between the two bottom support plates 112, and support the side support sheet group, so that the side support sheet group will not fall when the two bottom support plates 112 leave the opposite ends of the discharge port d respectively.

[0044] When the film supply device 10 is in the middle supporting state, the first suction part 131 supports the side supporting film group at the position between the two bottom supporting plates 112, and the two bottom supporting plates 112 are respectively away from the discharge port d at the two ends in the first horizontal direction X1, thereby avoiding the action of the two second suction parts 132 respectively adsorbing the bottommost side supporting film in the side supporting film group at the two ends in the first horizontal direction X1.

[0045] When the film supply device 10 is in the material taking state, the first suction part 131 supports the side support sheet group at the position between the two bottom support plates 112, and the two second suction parts 132 respectively absorb the two ends of the bottommost side support sheet in the side support sheet group in the first horizontal direction X1, and move downward by a preset distance, so that the two ends of the bottommost side support sheet in the first horizontal direction X1 are separated from the upper layer of side support sheets. At this time, the two bottom support plates 112 can respectively reach the two ends of the discharge port d in the first horizontal direction X1, so as to respectively isolate the two ends of the bottommost side support sheet in the first horizontal direction X1 from the upper layer of side support sheets, so as to prevent the upper layer of side support sheets from being transferred together with the bottommost side support sheets when the first suction part 131 and the two second suction parts 132 take away the bottommost side support sheets.

[0046] Specifically in the embodiment, the film taking mechanism 13 further includes a transfer seat 133 and a first lifting seat 134 and a second lifting seat 135 both disposed on the transfer seat 133. The first suction portion 131 is mounted on the first lifting seat 134, and the first lifting seat 134 can controllably drive the first suction portion 131 thereon to rise or fall. The two second suction portions 132 are both mounted on the second lifting seat 135, and the second lifting seat 135 can controllably drive the two second suction portions 132 thereon to rise or fall.

[0047] Thus, in actual use, the first lifting seat 134 can drive the first suction portion 131 to rise until it contacts the middle of the bottom side support sheet in the side support sheet group (i.e., contacts the area between the two bottom support plates 112 of the bottom side support sheet), so that the first suction portion 131 can support the middle area at the bottom of the side support sheet group and can adsorb the bottom side support sheet; the second lifting seat 135 can drive the two second suction portions 132 to rise until the two second suction portions 132 contact the two end areas of the bottom side support sheet in the side support sheet group in the first horizontal direction X1. When the second lifting seat 135 drives the two second suction parts 132 to descend, the two second suction parts 132 can respectively drive the two ends of the bottom layer side supporting piece in the first horizontal direction X1 to descend, so that the two ends of the bottom layer side supporting piece in the first horizontal direction X1 are separated from the upper layer side supporting piece; when the first lifting seat 134 and the second lifting seat 135 simultaneously drive the first suction part 131 and the two second suction parts 132 to descend, the first suction part 131 and the two second suction parts 132 can simultaneously drive the bottom layer side supporting piece to descend and be completely separated from the upper layer side supporting piece.

[0048] Specifically, the film taking mechanism 13 also includes a first lifting drive member (not shown). The first lifting drive member is installed on the transfer seat 133, and the first lifting seat 134 is installed on the driving end of the first lifting drive member, so that the first lifting drive member can drive the first lifting seat 134 and the first suction part 131 on the first lifting seat 134 to rise or fall. The film taking mechanism 13 also includes a second lifting drive member. The second lifting drive member is installed on the transfer seat 133, and the second lifting seat 135 is installed on the driving end of the second lifting drive member. The second lifting drive member is used to drive the second lifting seat 135 to rise or fall, so that the second lifting seat 135 drives the two second suction parts 132 thereon to rise or fall. Optionally, the first lifting drive member can use a cylinder, and the second lifting drive member can also use a cylinder.

[0049] Further, the film taking mechanism 13 also includes a support plate 136 installed on the transfer seat 133, and the support plate 136 has a first space-avoiding portion a and two second space-avoiding portions b. When the first suction portion 131 rises, it can extend from the first space-avoiding portion a on the support plate 136 to the top of the support plate 136, so that the first suction portion 131 can contact the bottom of the side support sheet group. When the two second suction portions 132 rise, they can extend from the two second space-avoiding portions b to the top of the support plate 136, so that the two second suction portions 132 can contact the bottom of the side support sheet group respectively. In this way, during use, when the first suction portion 131 is needed to support the bottom side support sheet in the side support sheet group, the first suction portion 131 is controlled to rise and pass through the first space-avoiding portion a to the top of the support plate 136 until the first suction portion 131 contacts the bottom of the side support sheet group. When the second suction parts 132 are needed to support the bottommost side support sheet in the side support sheet group, the two second suction parts 132 are controlled to rise and pass through the second avoidance parts b to above the support plate 136 respectively until the two second suction parts 132 contact the bottom of the side support sheet group. When it is necessary to suck the bottom layer of side support plates in the side support plate group, first, control the two second suction parts 132 to descend a certain height, thereby respectively driving the two ends of the bottom layer of side support plates in the side support plate group to descend in the first horizontal direction X1, so that the two ends of the bottom layer of side support plates in the first horizontal direction X1 are separated from the upper layer of side support plates; then, control the two bottom support plates 112 to enter the discharge port d at the two ends in the first horizontal direction X1, so that the two bottom support plates 112 respectively isolate the two ends of the bottom layer of side support plates in the first horizontal direction from the upper layer of side support plates; then, control the first suction part 131 and the two second suction parts 132 to descend, thereby jointly driving the bottom layer of side support plates to descend together, until the first suction part 131 and the two second suction parts 132 are respectively retracted into the first avoidance part a and the two second avoidance parts b, so that the bottom layer of side support plates is supported on the support plate 136.

[0050] It should be noted that the first avoidance portion a can be a hole, a groove or a notch, etc., as long as it can allow the first suction portion 131 to pass through, and is not limited here. Similarly, the second avoidance portion b can also be a hole, a groove or a notch, etc., as long as it can allow the corresponding second suction portion 132 to pass through, and is not limited here.

[0051] Furthermore, the film taking mechanism 13 also includes a moving driving member 138, and the transfer seat 133 is connected to the driving end of the moving driving member 138. The moving driving member 138 is used to drive the transfer seat 133 to move along the second horizontal direction X2, thereby driving the support plate 136, the first suction part 131 and the two second suction parts 132 to reach or leave the position below the discharge port d. In this way, when it is necessary to take a film, first, the moving driving member 138 drives the transfer seat 133 to move close to the substrate 111 along the second horizontal direction X2 until it reaches the position below the discharge port d on the substrate 111; then, the first suction part 131 and the two second suction parts 132 are used to suck the bottom layer of the side support sheet group, so that the bottom layer of the side support sheet is separated from the upper layer of the side support sheet and supported on the support plate 136; then, the moving driving member 138 drives the transfer seat 133 to move away from the substrate 111 along the second horizontal direction X2 until it reaches the position for the transfer device 20 to pick up the side support sheet on the support plate 136. It should be noted that the moving driving member 138 can adopt a linear driving module, such as a pneumatic cylinder, an electric cylinder, etc., as long as it can drive the transfer base 133 to move along the second horizontal direction X2, and is not limited here.

[0052] Furthermore, the film supply device 10 also includes a fixed seat 137 and a plurality of support rods 118. The fixed seat 137 is provided with a first slide rail 1371 extending longitudinally along the second horizontal direction X2, and the transfer seat 133 is provided with a first slider (not shown). The first slider is slidably arranged on the first slide rail 1371, so that the first slider moves along the first slide rail 1371 to guide the movement of the transfer seat 133 relative to the fixed seat 137 along the second horizontal direction X2. The moving drive member 138 is installed on the fixed seat 137 and is drivingly connected to the transfer seat 133, so that the moving drive member 138 can drive the transfer seat 133 to move relative to the fixed seat 137 along the second horizontal direction X2. The bottom end of each support rod 118 is fixedly connected to the fixed seat 137, and the substrate 111 is fixedly connected to the top end of each support rod 118, so that each support rod 118 is used to support and fix the substrate 111, so that the transfer seat 133 can reach or leave the position below the discharge port d on the substrate 111 from the position between the support rods 118.

[0053] In some embodiments, the material box mechanism 11 also includes two first limit blocks 114 and two second limit blocks 115, both of which are arranged on the upper side of the substrate 111. The two first limit blocks 114 are located at one end of the discharge port d in the length direction (i.e., the first horizontal direction X1), and are arranged at intervals along the width direction (i.e., the second horizontal direction X2) of the discharge port d. The two second limit blocks 115 are located at the other end of the discharge port d in the length direction, and are arranged at intervals along the width direction of the discharge port d. The two first limit blocks 114 and the two second limit blocks 115 are enclosed together above the discharge port d to form a silo 101, which is used to accommodate the side support sheet group. Among them, the positions of the two first limit blocks 114 and the two second limit blocks 115 in the length direction and the width direction of the discharge port d can be adjusted, thereby adjusting the size of the silo 101 in the first horizontal direction X1 and the second horizontal direction X2, so as to match the side support sheets of different specifications, which greatly improves the compatibility of the equipment.

[0054] Specifically in the embodiment, the material box mechanism 11 also includes a first end adjustment block 116 disposed on the substrate 111, and the two first limit blocks 114 are both mounted on the first end adjustment block 116. The first end adjustment block 116 can be adjusted relative to the substrate 111 along the length direction of the discharge port d, thereby driving the two first limit blocks 114 to be adjusted along the length direction of the discharge port d. The two first limit blocks 114 can be adjusted relative to the first end adjustment block 116 along the width direction of the discharge port d, thereby driving the two first limit blocks 114 to move closer to or farther from each other, and realizing the adjustment of the positions of the two first limit blocks 114 in the width direction of the discharge port d.

[0055] Optionally, the first end adjustment block 116 has a first strip hole (not shown), which extends longitudinally along the first horizontal direction X1. The material box mechanism 11 also includes a first threaded fastener (not shown), which is inserted into the first strip hole and is threadedly connected to the substrate 111 to lock and fix the first end adjustment block 116 on the substrate 111. In this way, when the first threaded fastener is loosened, since the first strip hole extends longitudinally along the first horizontal direction X1, the position of the first end adjustment block 116 can be adjusted along the first horizontal direction X1. After the position of the first end adjustment block 116 along the first horizontal direction X1 is adjusted to the right position, the first threaded fastener is tightened so that the first end adjustment block 116 is locked and fixed on the substrate 111. Of course, in other embodiments, other structures can also be used to realize the position adjustment of the first end adjustment block 116 relative to the substrate 111 along the first horizontal direction X1, which is not limited here.

[0056] Optionally, the first end adjustment block 116 has a second strip hole (not shown), which extends longitudinally along the second horizontal direction X2. The magazine mechanism 11 also includes a second threaded fastener (not shown), which is inserted into the second strip hole and threadedly connected with the corresponding first limit block 114 to lock and fix the first limit block 114 on the first end adjustment block 116. In this way, when the second threaded fastener is loosened, since the second strip hole extends longitudinally along the second horizontal direction X2, the position of the first limit block 114 can be adjusted along the second horizontal direction X2. After the position of the first limit block 114 along the second horizontal direction X2 is adjusted to the right position, the second threaded fastener is tightened so that the first limit block 114 is locked and fixed on the first end adjustment block 116. Of course, in other embodiments, other structures can also be used to realize the position adjustment of the first limit block 114 relative to the first end adjustment block 116 along the second horizontal direction X2, which is not limited here.

[0057] Specifically in the embodiment, the material box mechanism 11 also includes a second end adjustment block 117 disposed on the substrate 111, and the two second limit blocks 115 are both mounted on the second end adjustment block 117. The second end adjustment block 117 can be adjusted relative to the substrate 111 along the length direction of the discharge port d, thereby driving the two second limit blocks 115 to be adjusted along the length direction of the discharge port d. The two second limit blocks 115 can be adjusted relative to the second end adjustment block 117 along the width direction of the discharge port d, thereby driving the two second limit blocks 115 to move closer to or farther from each other, and realizing the adjustment of the positions of the two second limit blocks 115 in the width direction of the discharge port d.

[0058] Optionally, the second end adjustment block 117 has a third strip hole (not shown), which extends longitudinally along the first horizontal direction X1. The magazine mechanism 11 also includes a third threaded fastener (not shown), which is inserted into the third strip hole and is threadedly connected to the substrate 111 to lock and fix the second end adjustment block 117 on the substrate 111. In this way, when the third threaded fastener is loosened, since the third strip hole extends longitudinally along the first horizontal direction X1, the position of the second end adjustment block 117 can be adjusted along the first horizontal direction X1. After the position of the second end adjustment block 117 along the first horizontal direction X1 is adjusted to the right position, the third threaded fastener is tightened so that the second end adjustment block 117 is locked and fixed on the substrate 111. Of course, in other embodiments, other structures can also be used to realize the position adjustment of the second end adjustment block 117 relative to the substrate 111 along the first horizontal direction X1, which is not limited here.

[0059] Optionally, the second end adjustment block 117 has a fourth bar hole (not shown), which extends longitudinally along the second horizontal direction X2. The magazine mechanism 11 also includes a fourth threaded fastener (not shown), which is inserted into the fourth bar hole and threadedly connected with the corresponding second limit block 115 to lock and fix the second limit block 115 on the second end adjustment block 117. In this way, when the fourth threaded fastener is loosened, since the fourth bar hole extends longitudinally along the second horizontal direction X2, the position of the second limit block 115 can be adjusted along the second horizontal direction X2. After the position of the second limit block 115 along the second horizontal direction X2 is adjusted to the right position, the fourth threaded fastener is tightened so that the second limit block 115 is locked and fixed on the second end adjustment block 117. Of course, in other embodiments, other structures can also be used to realize the position adjustment of the second limit block 115 relative to the second end adjustment block 117 along the second horizontal direction X2, which is not limited here.

[0060] Specifically in the embodiment, the material box mechanism 11 also includes a pressing block 119, which is arranged on the top of the side support plate group, that is, the pressing block 119 is used to press the side support plate group so that each layer of the side support plates in the side support plate group is compacted to prevent the side support plates in the side support plate group from being loose.

[0061] See also Figure 2 , Figure 5 and Figure 6 In the embodiment of the present application, the transfer device 20 includes a transfer mechanism 21, a transfer seat 22 and a suction mechanism 23. The transfer seat 22 is installed at the driving end of the transfer mechanism 21 so that the transfer mechanism 21 can drive the transfer seat 22 to move along the second horizontal direction X2. The suction mechanism 23 is installed on the transfer seat 22 to move along the second horizontal direction X2 with the transfer seat 22, so that the suction mechanism 23 can move between the film taking mechanism 13 and the assembly mechanism 31. When the transfer seat 22 drives the suction mechanism 23 to move above the support plate 136 along the second horizontal direction X2, the suction mechanism 23 sucks the side support sheet on the support plate 136; when the transfer seat 22 drives the suction mechanism 23 to move above the assembly mechanism 31 along the second horizontal direction X2, the suction mechanism 23 is used to release the sucked side support sheet to the assembly mechanism 31.

[0062] It should be noted that the film-taking mechanism 13 and the assembly mechanism 31 are not limited to being arranged at intervals along the second horizontal direction X2. In other embodiments, the film-taking mechanism 13 and the assembly mechanism 31 may also be arranged at intervals along other directions. When the film-taking mechanism 13 and the assembly mechanism 31 are arranged at intervals along the second horizontal direction X2, the transfer mechanism 21 drives the transfer seat 22 to move along the second horizontal direction X2 to drive the suction mechanism 23 to transfer the side support between the film-taking mechanism 13 and the assembly mechanism 31. When the film-taking mechanism 13 and the assembly mechanism 31 are arranged at intervals along other directions, the transfer mechanism 21 drives the transfer seat 22 to move along other directions. As long as it can achieve the transfer of the side support between the film-taking mechanism 13 and the assembly mechanism 31, it is not limited here. For ease of understanding, this article takes the film-taking mechanism 13 and the assembly mechanism 31 arranged at intervals along the second horizontal direction X2 as an example for explanation.

[0063] Furthermore, the transfer mechanism 21 is also used to drive the transfer seat 22 to rise or fall, so that the transfer seat 22 drives the suction mechanism 23 to rise or fall, and then the suction mechanism 23 can absorb the side support plate on the support plate 136 through the lifting action when it is above the support plate 136, and release the absorbed side support plate to the assembly mechanism 31 through the lifting action when the suction mechanism 23 is above the assembly mechanism 31.

[0064] Optionally, the transfer mechanism 21 includes a horizontal drive assembly 211, a horizontal moving seat 212 and a vertical drive assembly 213. The horizontal moving seat 212 is installed at the driving end of the horizontal drive assembly 211, so that the horizontal drive assembly 211 can drive the horizontal moving seat 212 to move along the second horizontal direction X2. The vertical drive assembly 213 is installed on the horizontal moving seat 212, so that the vertical drive assembly 213 moves along the second horizontal direction X2 with the horizontal moving seat 212. The transfer seat 22 is installed at the driving end of the vertical drive assembly 213, so that the vertical drive assembly 213 can drive the transfer seat 22 to rise and fall. The suction mechanism 23 is installed on the transfer seat 22, so that the suction mechanism 23 can rise or fall with the transfer seat 22. It should be noted that both the horizontal drive assembly 211 and the vertical drive assembly 213 can adopt a linear drive module, such as an electric cylinder or a ball screw drive structure, etc., which is not limited here.

[0065] Furthermore, the transfer device 20 further includes a rotating mechanism 24, and the suction mechanism 23 is mounted on the transfer seat 22 via the rotating mechanism 24. That is, the rotating mechanism 24 is mounted on the transfer seat 22, and the suction mechanism 23 is mounted at the driving end of the rotating mechanism 24, so that the rotating mechanism 24 can drive the suction mechanism 23 to rotate, so that the suction mechanism 23 drives the side support sheet sucked by it to rotate, which is conducive to improving the position accuracy of the subsequent side support sheet being attached to the side surface of the battery cell.

[0066] Furthermore, the side support sheet laminating device further includes a visual inspection device 40, and the transfer seat 22 can drive the suction mechanism 23 to pass through the visual inspection device 40 under the driving action of the transfer mechanism 21. The visual inspection device 40 is used to detect the position of the side support sheet on the suction mechanism 23 passing through. The above-mentioned rotating mechanism 24 is connected to the visual inspection device 40 to drive the suction mechanism 23 to rotate according to the detection result of the visual inspection device 40. Thus, when the side support sheet needs to be transferred, firstly, under the driving action of the horizontal driving assembly 211, the suction mechanism 23 moves along the second horizontal direction X2 to above the support plate 136 of the sheet taking mechanism 13; then, under the driving action of the vertical driving assembly 213, the suction mechanism 23 first descends and then rises to absorb the side support sheet on the support plate 136; then, under the driving action of the horizontal driving assembly 211, the suction mechanism 23 carries the side support sheet and moves along the second horizontal direction X2 to above the assembly mechanism 31; then, under the driving action of the vertical driving assembly 213, the suction mechanism 23 first descends and then rises to release the absorbed side support sheet to the assembly mechanism 31. The above steps are performed cyclically in sequence to realize the sheet-by-sheet transfer of the side support sheets.

[0067] Specifically in the embodiment, the suction mechanism 23 includes a connecting seat 231, an adsorption plate 232 and a buffer elastic member 233. The connecting seat 231 is installed at the driving end of the rotating mechanism 24, and the adsorption plate 232 is movably connected to the connecting seat 231 in the vertical direction. The buffer elastic member 233 abuts between the connecting seat 231 and the adsorption plate 232, and is used to provide a pre-tightening force that makes the adsorption plate 232 have a downward movement tendency. In this way, when the side support is sucked, the buffer elastic member 233 can buffer the impact between the adsorption plate 232 and the support plate 136 to avoid crushing the side support; when the side support is released, the buffer elastic member 233 can buffer the impact between the adsorption plate 232 and the assembly mechanism 31 to avoid crushing the side support. Optionally, the buffer elastic member 233 can adopt a compression spring.

[0068] Optionally, a second slide rail 2311 extending in the vertical direction is provided on the connection seat 231, and a second slider 2321 is provided on the adsorption plate 232. The second slider 2321 is slidably connected to the second slide rail 2311, so that the movement of the second slider 2321 along the second slide rail 2311 guides the upward or downward movement of the adsorption plate 232.

[0069] It is understandable that the adsorption plate 232 can absorb the opposite side support sheet by vacuum adsorption, and release the opposite side support sheet when the adsorption plate 232 breaks the vacuum.

[0070] See also Figure 2 and Figure 7In an embodiment of the present application, the assembly mechanism 31 includes a support assembly 311 and a flip assembly 312. The support assembly 311 includes a base 3111 and an adsorption platform 3112 disposed on the base 3111. The adsorption platform 3112 is used to adsorb and fix the battery cell. The flip assembly 312 includes a flip table 3121 disposed on the base 3111, and the flip table 3121 is used to receive the side support sheet transferred by the transfer device 20, and can be controlled to flip relative to the base 3111 around a preset axis to fit the received side support sheet to the side of the battery cell, thereby realizing the assembly of the side support sheet and the battery cell. In this way, the battery cell is adsorbed and fixed by the adsorption platform 3112, the side support sheet is received by the flip table 3121, and then the flip table 3121 is controlled to flip relative to the adsorption platform 3112, so that the side support sheet on the flip table 3121 is attached to the side of the battery cell. Compared with the manual patching in the prior art, the flipping action of the flipping table 3121 in the present application is stable and reliable, which greatly improves the degree of automation, and the side support piece has a higher fitting accuracy and better consistency of fitting accuracy.

[0071] Specifically, in the embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings, the flip table 3121 is located on one side of the adsorption table 3112 in the second horizontal direction X2, and the above-mentioned preset axis is parallel to the first horizontal direction X1, so that when the flip table 3121 flips around the preset axis, the side support sheet can be attached to the surface of the side of the battery cell facing the flip table 3121. It should be noted that the flip table 3121 is not limited to being located on one side of the adsorption table 3112 in the second horizontal direction X2, and can be determined according to the relative position relationship between the incoming side support sheet transferred by the transfer device 20 and the battery cell, as long as it can ensure that the side support sheet can be attached to the side of the battery cell to which the side support sheet needs to be attached when the flip table 3121 is flipped, and no limitation is made here. For ease of understanding, this article takes the flip table 3121 being located on one side of the adsorption table 3112 in the second horizontal direction X2, and the above-mentioned preset axis is parallel to the first horizontal direction X1 as an example for explanation.

[0072] Specifically in the embodiment, the flip assembly 312 also includes a correction seat 3122 and a correction drive 3123. The correction seat 3122 is movably connected to the base 3111 along a direction parallel to the preset axis. Specifically in the embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings, the direction parallel to the preset axis is the above-mentioned first horizontal direction X1. The correction drive 3123 is installed on the base 3111 and is connected to the correction seat 3122 so that the correction drive 3123 can drive the correction seat 3122 to move relative to the base 3111 along the first horizontal direction X1 for correction, thereby greatly improving the patch accuracy. It should be noted that the correction drive 3123 can adopt a linear drive module, such as an electric cylinder or a ball screw drive structure, as long as it can drive the correction seat 3122 to move along the first horizontal direction X1, and is not limited here.

[0073] Furthermore, the deviation correction drive component 3123 is communicatively connected with the visual inspection device 40, so that the deviation correction drive component 3123 can drive the deviation correction seat 3122 to move along the first horizontal direction X1 according to the detection result of the visual inspection device 40, and then the deviation correction seat 3122 drives the flip table 3121 and the side support plates on the flip table 3121 to correct the deviation, thereby ensuring that the side support plates on the flip table 3121 fit more accurately on the side of the battery cell.

[0074] It should be noted that the transfer device 20 can pass through the visual inspection device 40 during the process of transferring the side support sheet between the sheet picking mechanism 13 and the flip assembly 312. The visual inspection device 40 detects the position of the side support sheet on the transfer device 20 passing through (i.e., detects the spatial angle deviation of the side support sheet and the position deviation in the first horizontal direction X1). The rotating mechanism 24 drives the adsorption plate 232 to rotate a certain angle according to the spatial angle deviation detected by the visual inspection device 40, so that the side support sheet adsorbed and fixed on the adsorption plate 232 rotates a certain angle to ensure that the spatial angle deviation of the side support sheet is zero or sufficiently small. After the transfer device 20 releases the side support plate after angle correction onto the flip table 3121, the correction drive 3123 drives the correction seat 3122 to move along the first horizontal direction X1 according to the position deviation in the first horizontal direction X1 detected by the visual detection device 40, so that the correction seat 3122 drives the flip table 3121 and the side support plate on the flip table 3121 to correct the position along the first horizontal direction X1, ensuring that the position deviation of the side support plate in the first horizontal direction X1 is zero or small enough.

[0075] Optionally, a third slide rail extending longitudinally along the first horizontal direction X1 is provided on the base 3111, and a third slider is provided on the deviation correcting seat 3122. The third slider is slidably connected to the third slide rail, so that the movement of the third slider along the third slide rail is used to guide the movement of the deviation correcting seat 3122 relative to the base 3111 along the first horizontal direction X1.

[0076] Specifically in the embodiment, the flip assembly 312 also includes an adjustment seat 3124 and an adjustment unit. The adjustment seat 3124 is movably connected to the deviation correction seat 3122 along the second horizontal direction X2 perpendicular to the preset axis. The adjustment unit is arranged on the deviation correction seat 3122 and connected to the adjustment seat 3124, and the flip table 3121 is rotatably connected to the adjustment seat 3124 around the preset axis. The adjustment unit is constructed to operably drive the adjustment seat 3124 to move relative to the deviation correction seat 3122 along the second horizontal direction X2, thereby driving the flip table 3121 to adjust its position along the second horizontal direction X2, on the one hand to ensure the position accuracy of the side support sheet attached to the battery cell, and on the other hand to facilitate compatibility with battery cells and side support sheets of different specifications, greatly improving the compatibility of the device.

[0077] Optionally, the adjustment unit includes an adjustment screw, an adjustment nut and an adjustment handwheel 3125. The adjustment screw is pivotally connected to the deviation correction seat 3122 and extends longitudinally along the second horizontal direction X2 perpendicular to the preset axis. The adjustment nut is fixedly connected to the adjustment seat 3124 and is threadedly connected to the adjustment screw, so that when the adjustment screw rotates, the adjustment nut can drive the adjustment seat 3124 to move along the second horizontal direction X2. The adjustment handwheel 3125 is fixedly connected to the adjustment screw, and the operator drives the adjustment screw to rotate by rotating the adjustment handwheel 3125, thereby driving the adjustment nut to drive the adjustment seat 3124 to move along the second horizontal direction X2, and then driving the flip table 3121 to adjust the position along the second horizontal direction X2.

[0078] Optionally, a fourth slide rail extending longitudinally along the second horizontal direction X2 is provided on the deviation correcting seat 3122, and a fourth slider is provided on the adjusting seat 3124. The fourth slider is slidably connected to the fourth slide rail, so that the movement of the fourth slider along the fourth slide rail is used to guide the movement of the adjusting seat 3124 relative to the deviation correcting seat 3122 along the second horizontal direction X2.

[0079] See also Figure 7 and Figure 8 Specifically, in the embodiment, the flip assembly 312 further includes a flip shaft 3126 and a limit block 3127, and the limit block 3127 has a first limit portion a1 and a second limit portion a2. The flip shaft 3126 is rotatably connected to the adjustment seat 3124, and the flip table 3121 and the limit block 3127 are both fixedly connected to the flip shaft 3126, so that the flip shaft 3126 can drive the flip table 3121 and the limit block 3127 to flip. The flip shaft 3126 can drive the flip table 3121 to flip to a horizontal state and an upright state relative to the adjustment seat 3124. When the turning shaft 3126 drives the turning platform 3121 to turn to the horizontal state, the turning platform 3121 is used to receive the side support sheet transferred by the transfer device 20, and the first limit portion a1 of the limit block 3127 abuts against the adjustment seat 3124, and the second limit portion a2 of the limit block 3127 is separated from the adjustment seat 3124, so that the turning shaft 3126 is stopped by the first limit portion a1 to ensure that the turning platform 3121 remains in the horizontal state. When the turning shaft 3126 drives the turning platform 3121 to turn to the vertical state, the side support sheet on the turning platform 3121 is attached to the side of the battery cell, and the first limit portion a1 of the limit block 3127 is separated from the adjustment seat 3124, and the second limit portion a2 of the limit block 3127 abuts against the adjustment seat 3124, so that the turning shaft 3126 is stopped by the second limit portion a2 to ensure that the turning platform 3121 remains in the vertical state. Optionally, the flip shaft 3126 may be mounted on the adjustment seat 3124 via a bearing, so that the flip shaft 3126 can rotate around its own axis relative to the adjustment seat 3124 .

[0080] It should be noted that the first limit portion a1 and the second limit portion a2 are not limited to the manner of respectively abutting against the adjustment seat 3124 to achieve the effect of stopping and limiting. In other embodiments, the flip assembly 312 also includes a first stopper b1 and a second stopper b2 installed on the adjustment seat 3124. The first stopper b1 is arranged corresponding to the first limit portion a1 of the limit block 3127, and is used to cooperate with the first limit portion a1 to stop the flip table 3121 when it flips to a horizontal state, so that the flip table 3121 remains in a horizontal state. In other words, when the flip table 3121 flips to a horizontal state, the first limit portion a1 of the limit block 3127 indirectly abuts against the adjustment seat 3124 through the first stopper b1.

[0081] The second stopper b2 is arranged corresponding to the second stopper a2 of the stopper 3127, and is used to cooperate with the second stopper a2 when the flip table 3121 flips to the vertical state, so that the flip table 3121 remains in the vertical state. In other words, when the flip table 3121 flips to the horizontal state, the second stopper a2 of the stopper 3127 indirectly contacts the adjustment seat 3124 through the second stopper b2.

[0082] Furthermore, the flip assembly 312 also includes a first elastic member c1 and a second elastic member c2 mounted on the adjustment seat 3124. The first elastic member c1 is arranged corresponding to the first limit portion a1 of the limit block 3127. In the process of flipping the flip table 3121 from a vertical state to a horizontal state, the first elastic member c1 is used to abut against the first limit portion a1 before the first limit portion a1 and the first stop member b1 are engaged, so that the first elastic member c1 is used to buffer the impact force between the first limit portion a1 and the first stop member b1, thereby avoiding a large hard impact between the first limit portion a1 and the first stop member b1.

[0083] The second elastic member c2 is arranged corresponding to the second limit portion a2 of the limit block 3127. In the process of flipping the flip table 3121 from the horizontal state to the vertical state, the second elastic member c2 is used to abut against the second limit portion a2 before the second limit portion a2 and the second stop member b2 are engaged, so that the second elastic member c2 is used to buffer the impact force between the second limit portion a2 and the second stop member b2, avoiding a large hard impact between the second limit portion a2 and the second stop member b2. It should be noted that the first elastic member c1 and the second elastic member c2 can both be components such as springs that can produce elastic deformation under the action of external forces, as long as they can play a buffering role, and are not limited here.

[0084] Further, the flip assembly 312 also includes an adapter 3129 and a flip drive 3128. One end of the adapter 3129 is fixedly connected to the flip shaft 3126. The flip drive 3128 is hinged to the adjustment seat 3124 and has a telescopic end that can be extended or retracted in a controlled manner. The telescopic end is hinged to the other end of the adapter 3129, so that when the telescopic end of the flip drive 3128 is extended, it can drive the flip table 3121 to flip from a vertical state to a horizontal state through the adapter 3129, and when the telescopic end of the flip drive 3128 is retracted, it can drive the flip table 3121 to flip from a horizontal state to a vertical state through the adapter 3129. Optionally, the flip drive 3128 can be a cylinder.

[0085] Of course, in other embodiments, it can also be designed that when the telescopic end of the flip driving member 3128 is extended, it can drive the flip table 3121 to flip from a horizontal state to a vertical state through the adapter 3129, and when the telescopic end of the flip driving member 3128 is retracted, it can drive the flip table 3121 to flip from a vertical state to a horizontal state through the adapter 3129. As long as it can achieve the switching of the flip table 3121 between the horizontal state and the vertical state, it is not limited here.

[0086] It should be noted that the flip table 3121 being in a horizontal state means that the table surface of the flip table 3121 for receiving the side supporting piece is in a horizontal state, and the flip table 3121 being in a vertical state means that the table surface of the flip table 3121 for receiving the side supporting piece is in a vertical state.

[0087] Specifically in the embodiment, the assembly mechanism 31 also includes a mobile drive component 313, the driving end of which is connected to the base 3111 to drive the base 3111 to move between the transfer device 20 and the gluing mechanism 33. When the mobile drive component 313 drives the base 3111 to arrive at the transfer device 20, the transfer device 20 transfers the side support sheet on the film-taking mechanism 13 to the flip table 3121. When the mobile drive component 313 drives the base 3111 to arrive at the gluing mechanism 33, the gluing mechanism 33 sticks the tape to the battery cell and the side support sheet attached to the side of the battery cell, so that the side support sheet is fixed to the side of the battery cell by the tape. Specifically in the embodiment shown in the drawings, the mobile drive component 313 is used to drive the base 3111 to move back and forth along the first horizontal direction X1, so that the base 3111 moves between the transfer device 20 and the gluing mechanism 33.

[0088] It should be noted that the mobile drive component 313 can adopt a linear drive module, such as an electric cylinder or a ball screw drive structure, as long as it can realize the movement of the drive base 3111 between the transfer device 20 and the bonding mechanism along the first horizontal direction X1, and is not limited here.

[0089] See also Fig. 9 As shown, specifically in the embodiment, the number of the flipping components 312 is two, and the two flipping components 312 are respectively arranged on both sides of the adsorption platform 3112 in the second horizontal direction X2, and the flipping platforms 3121 of the two flipping components 312 are respectively used to attach the side supporting sheets they undertake to the two side surfaces of the battery cell in the second horizontal direction X2. In this way, when the mobile driving component 313 drives the base 3111 to move to the transfer device 20, the transfer device 20 transfers the side supporting sheets to the flipping platforms 3121 of the two flipping components 312 piece by piece. The flipping platforms 3121 of the two flipping components 312 are flipped from a horizontal state to a vertical state, so that the two flipping platforms 3121 are respectively attached to the side surfaces of the battery cell on the adsorption platform 3112 in the second horizontal direction X2, that is, the side supporting sheets on the two flipping platforms 3121 are respectively attached to the two side surfaces of the battery cell in the second horizontal direction X2, so that the two flipping components 312 are used to simultaneously attach the side supporting sheets to the opposite side surfaces of the battery cell, which greatly improves the patch efficiency.

[0090] Furthermore, there are two gluing mechanisms 33, which are spaced and arranged relatively to each other along the second horizontal direction X2. When the mobile driving assembly 313 drives the base 3111 to move between the two gluing mechanisms 33 along the first horizontal direction X1, the two gluing mechanisms 33 respectively stick the tape to the two side surfaces of the battery cell in the second horizontal direction X2, so that the side support sheets attached to the two side surfaces of the battery cell are fixed by the tape. In this way, the two gluing mechanisms 33 are used to glue the two opposite side surfaces of the battery cell, which greatly improves the gluing efficiency.

[0091] It should be noted that after the gluing is completed, the mobile driving assembly 313 drives the base 3111 to withdraw from the position between the two gluing mechanisms 33 along the first horizontal direction X1. Then, the flip shafts 3126 of the two flip assemblies 312 drive the flip table 3121 to flip from the vertical state to the horizontal state. At this time, since the side support pieces are fixed to the side of the battery cell by adhesive tape, when the flip table 3121 flips from the vertical state to the horizontal state, the side support pieces will remain on the side of the battery cell and will not flip along with the flip table 3121.

[0092] Furthermore, the flip table 3121 is configured to controllably adsorb the side support sheet, so that the side support sheet is adsorbed and fixed on the flip table 3121, so as to prevent the side support sheet from being displaced or even falling off on the flip table 3121 during the movement or flipping of the flip table 3121. It should be noted that the flip table 3121 can adsorb and fix the side support sheet by vacuum adsorption, and release the adsorption of the side support sheet when the vacuum is broken.

[0093] The technical features of the above-described embodiments may be arbitrarily combined. To make the description concise, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-described embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.

[0094] The above-described embodiments only express several implementation methods of the present application, and the descriptions thereof are relatively specific and detailed, but they cannot be construed as limiting the scope of the patent application. It should be pointed out that, for a person of ordinary skill in the art, several variations and improvements can be made without departing from the concept of the present application, and these all belong to the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the patent application shall be subject to the attached claims.

Claims

1. A laminating device, characterized in that: The invention comprises an assembly mechanism, wherein the assembly mechanism comprises: A support assembly, comprising a base and an adsorption platform disposed on the base, wherein the adsorption platform is used to adsorb and fix the battery cell; and The turning assembly comprises a turning platform arranged on the base, wherein the turning platform is used for receiving the side supporting piece and can be turned around a preset axis relative to the base in a controlled manner.

2. The laminating device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The flipping assembly also includes a correction seat and a correction drive. The correction seat is movably connected to the base along a direction parallel to the preset axis. The correction drive is installed on the base and is drivingly connected to the correction seat. The flipping table is rotatably connected to the correction seat around the preset axis.

3. The laminating device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The flipping assembly also includes an adjustment seat and an adjustment unit. The adjustment seat is movably connected to the correction seat in a direction perpendicular to the preset axis. The adjustment unit is arranged on the correction seat and connected to the adjustment seat. The adjustment unit is constructed to operably drive the adjustment seat to move relative to the correction seat. The flipping table is rotatably connected to the adjustment seat around the preset axis.

4. The laminating device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The adjustment unit includes an adjustment screw, an adjustment nut and an adjustment handwheel. The adjustment screw is pivotally connected to the correction seat and extends longitudinally in a direction perpendicular to the preset axis. The adjustment nut is fixedly connected to the adjustment seat and threadedly connected to the adjustment screw. The adjustment handwheel is fixedly connected to the adjustment screw.

5. The laminating device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The flip assembly further includes a flip shaft and a limit block, wherein the flip shaft is rotatably connected to the adjustment seat, the flip platform and the limit block are both fixedly connected to the flip shaft, and the limit block has a first limit portion and a second limit portion; The flip shaft can drive the flip platform to flip to a horizontal state for receiving the side supporting piece and an upright state for attaching the side supporting piece to the side surface of the battery cell; when the flip platform is in the horizontal state, the first limit portion abuts against the adjustment seat; when the flip platform is in the upright state, the second limit portion abuts against the adjustment seat.

6. The laminating device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The flip assembly further comprises a flip shaft, a limit block, a first stopper and a second stopper, wherein the flip shaft is rotatably connected to the adjustment seat, the flip platform and the limit block are both fixedly connected to the flip shaft, the limit block has a first limit portion and a second limit portion, and the first stopper and the second stopper are mounted on the adjustment seat; The flip shaft can drive the flip platform to flip to a horizontal state for receiving the side support plate and an upright state for attaching the side support plate to the side of the battery cell; when the flip platform is in the horizontal state, the first limit portion abuts against the first anti-rotation member; when the flip platform is in the upright state, the second limit portion abuts against the second anti-rotation member.

7. The laminating device according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that: The flip assembly also includes an adapter and a flip drive member, one end of the adapter is fixedly connected to the flip shaft, the flip drive member is hinged to the adjustment seat, and the flip drive member has a telescopic end that can be extended or retracted in a controllable manner, and the telescopic end is hinged to the other end of the adapter.

8. The laminating device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The flipping components are provided in two, and the two flipping components are respectively arranged on two opposite sides of the adsorption platform, and the flipping platforms of the two flipping components are respectively used to attach the side supporting sheets respectively received to the two opposite side surfaces of the battery cell.

9. The laminating device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The laminating device further comprises a gluing mechanism, which is used to stick and fix the side support sheet on the side surface of the battery core by means of adhesive tape.

10. The laminating device according to claim 9, characterized in that: The assembly mechanism also includes a mobile driving component, a driving end of which is connected to the base. Under the driving action of the mobile driving component, the base drives the adsorption platform to move between the position of the side support sheet and the gluing mechanism.

11. A side support sheet laminating device, characterized in that: The method comprises the laminating device according to any one of claims 1 to 10.

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