A device for adaptive adjustment of pressure and thickness of horizontal terminals

Abstract

A kind of suitable transverse terminal pressure and thickness self-adapting adjusting equipment, including a cuboid peripheral frame, the frame is provided with side-by-side frame components;Frame component bottom is water tank component, water tank component top is provided with feeding component and left and right opposite probe movement cylinder, probe movement cylinder is connected with probe adaptive mechanism, the upper surface of feeding component is provided with constant pressure tray assembly, constant pressure assembly is provided with battery, and is connected with adjustable pressure electric cylinder.The device can reduce the damage of conventional fire extinguishing method to the device when the battery tray is quickly dropped into the water tank when the fire alarm is triggered, so as to prevent the occurrence of fire and eliminate fire safety hazards.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of battery manufacturing, and in particular to a device for adaptive adjustment of horizontal terminal pressure and thickness used in battery formation. Background Technology

[0002] During lithium battery manufacturing, continuous charging and discharging is required to adjust and test the battery's performance. In the charging and discharging process, a pressing mechanism is typically used. This mechanism includes positive and negative electrode plate assemblies that can open and close in opposite directions. These assemblies are horizontally mirrored. During charging and discharging, the lithium batteries are placed in the space between the separators, forming a queue. Probe queues are arranged on the top frame, positioned to the left and right of the lithium battery queue. When the plate assemblies close, the probes contact the lithium battery terminals, charging and discharging the battery.

[0003] For stable and reliable charging and discharging of lithium batteries, it is crucial to ensure the stability of the contact between the battery terminals and the probe. Specifically, the vertical projections of the probe and the lithium battery terminals must coincide. If the probe and the lithium battery terminals are misaligned, the probe will fail to effectively contact the battery terminals, affecting the charging and discharging process.

[0004] Meanwhile, in conventional battery grading equipment, the restraint tray cannot accommodate batteries with large deviations from the incoming materials. It cannot provide a constant pressure to the batteries during operation, and when the batteries expand during the grading process, it cannot be positioned accordingly, affecting the displacement of the battery and probes, thus impacting battery performance and appearance. Traditional conventional grading equipment uses a spray-type fire suppression system. After a battery catches fire, the system automatically triggers a gas extinguishing system followed by a water spray extinguishing system. This method fails to completely reduce the internal heat of the battery, easily leading to secondary fires and posing significant safety hazards to the equipment and factory.

[0005] Chinese patent application CN 117810511A discloses a submersion charging and discharging mechanism. The mechanism places a battery tray on the middle frame of a three-layer structure consisting of a top frame, middle frame, and bottom frame. An angled probe for charging and discharging is positioned on the middle frame. A fire-extinguishing cylinder pushes the middle frame into a water tank assembly, immersing the entire battery tray and the middle frame to isolate it from the air and achieve safe fire extinguishing. However, in practice, submerging a probe still charging or discharging into the water tank assembly poses a safety hazard and increases unnecessary equipment replacement steps, hindering cost reduction. Furthermore, the ordinary probes used in this invention are difficult to accurately align with the battery terminals on the battery tray under the cylinder's push, often requiring manual adjustment of the battery tray position by external personnel, which can easily lead to poor contact between the probe and the battery. Summary of the Invention

[0006] To address the aforementioned issues, this invention proposes a device for adaptive adjustment of horizontal terminal pressure and thickness. The concept lies in increasing the accuracy of battery docking during charging and discharging by separating the platform of the lifting battery tray from the frame and improving the probe mechanism that docks with the battery tray, thereby reducing the damage to the device caused by submerged fire extinguishing.

[0007] The applicable horizontal terminal constant pressure and thickness adaptive adjustment device of the present invention includes a cuboid-shaped outer frame 7. Several frame components 1 are arranged along a straight line inside the outer frame. The direction in which the frame components are arranged sequentially is defined as the horizontal direction, and the direction perpendicular to the horizontal direction is defined as the longitudinal direction.

[0008] The frame assembly 1 includes a square frame base frame 17, which is connected to a top frame component 10 via support columns 12. A frame middle frame 19 is provided between the frame base frame 17 and the top frame component 10, and a water tank assembly 3 is provided between the frame base frame 17 and the frame middle frame 19. A needle plate movement cylinder 11 is provided at each of the two transverse ends of the frame middle frame 19. The side of the two needle plate movement cylinders 11 facing each other is defined as the inner side, and the side away from each other is defined as the outer side. A feeding roller 13 for feeding the battery tray 6 is installed at one end of the frame middle frame 19 in the longitudinal direction. The end where the feeding roller 13 is located is the front end, and the other end is the rear end. The top frame component 10 is provided with a power supply device for charging and discharging the battery, a flue exhaust vent 102, a downward probe cooling fan 103, and a tray clamping cylinder 105 for clamping the battery tray 6.

[0009] A vertical guide post 404 is provided on the bottom frame 17 of the machine frame. The guide post 404 passes through the water tank assembly 3. A horizontal feeding component 400 is provided on the upper part of the guide post 404. The top of the feeding component 400 is provided with two rows of longitudinally arranged feeding pulleys 4001, an infrared temperature sensor 406, and a tooling power-taking needle 403. A lifting platform 408 is fitted on the top of the feeding component 400. The feeding pulleys 4001, infrared temperature sensor 406, and tooling power-taking needle 403 pass through through holes in the lifting platform 408. An upper adjustment mechanism is provided between the feeding component 400 and the lifting platform 408 to adjust the distance between them. The feeding cylinder 407; the lifting platform 408 has a battery tray 6 on its top, which is located between two probe mechanisms 2 and at the same height as the probe mechanisms 2; the rear end of the upper surface of the lifting platform 408 is provided with a limiting block 402 for the battery tray 6; the lifting platform 408 is connected to the piston rod of the submersible cylinder 401, which is mounted on the frame 19; the feeding component 400 and the lifting platform 408 are slidably mounted on the guide column 404; the top of the feeding component 400 is provided with a tray damping block 4002 to limit the lateral position of the battery tray when it is being transported;

[0010] When an abnormal battery temperature is detected, the infrared temperature sensor 406 transmits a battery fire alarm signal to the industrial control computer. The industrial control computer sends a command signal to the submersible cylinder 401, which pushes the feeding component 400, the lifting platform 408, and the battery tray 6 into the water tank assembly 3.

[0011] More specifically, the probe mechanism 2 includes a needle plate mounting base 211 and a needle plate assembly 214; the needle plate assembly 214 is detachably coupled to the needle plate mounting base 211, and one side of the needle plate assembly 214 forms a longitudinal working surface that interacts with the battery tray 6; the end of the longitudinal working surface near the lead screw 606 mounted on the battery tray 6 is defined as the forward direction; the side of the needle plate assembly 214 facing the battery tray 6 is the inward direction, and the opposite side is the outward direction;

[0012] The bottom of the needle plate mounting base 211 is slidably mounted on the horizontally arranged needle plate movement slide rail 210 so that the longitudinal working surface of the needle plate assembly approaches or moves away from the battery tray 6; the needle plate movement slide rail 210 is located on the top of the needle plate slide rail fixing plate 208, and the needle plate slide rail fixing plate 208 is connected to the frame 19.

[0013] The longitudinal working surface of the needle plate assembly is provided with a longitudinal probe slide rail 212, and the probe component 200 is slidably mounted on the probe slide rail 212; the front part of the probe slide rail 212 is provided with a probe component initial position holding device 213 and a guide block 201, and the guide block 201 is provided with an inclined surface that cooperates with the tray clamp 602 of the tray liner plate at the front end of the battery tray 6; a tension spring 203 is connected between adjacent probe components 200, and the frontmost probe component 200 is connected to the guide block 201 by the tension spring 203;

[0014] The probe component 200 includes a probe slider 2006, which is slidably mounted on the probe slide rail 212. The probe slider 2006 is provided with a dividing rod assembly 2003 that cooperates with the tray clip 602 of the tray liner and a probe 2001 that aligns with the battery terminals. Both the dividing rod assembly 2003 and the probe 2001 are positioned toward the battery tray 6.

[0015] The probe component initial position holding device 213 includes an initial positioning plate 2130 slidably mounted on the probe slide rail 212 and an initial position cylinder 2134 fixed on the frame of the needle plate assembly 2. The cylinder extension shaft 2132 of the initial position cylinder 2134 passes through the shaft hole of the cylinder lifting seat 2133 on the initial position cylinder 2134. The end of the cylinder extension shaft 2132 is provided with a shoulder to prevent the cylinder extension shaft 2132 from being pulled away from the cylinder lifting seat 2133. The initial positioning plate 2130 is connected to the guide block 201. In the initial position, the initial position cylinder 2134 pulls the initial positioning plate 2130, so that the probe component 200 is held in position. After the initial position cylinder 2134 is activated, the cylinder extension shaft 2132 is extended, the initial positioning plate 2130 and the guide block 201 are released, and the probe component 200 is pulled back to its original position by the tension spring 203.

[0016] More specifically, the battery tray 6 docked by the probe 2001 includes a rectangular tray base frame 603. The front end of the tray base frame 603 is provided with a vertical front fixing plate 600, and the rear end is provided with a vertical rear fixing plate 607. The front fixing plate 600 and the rear fixing plate 607 are parallel and connected by a longitudinal inner liner guide shaft 608. Several tray inner liner plates 611 are longitudinally slidable on the inner liner guide shaft 608 through slots 609. A work station for clamping batteries is left between adjacent tray inner liner plates 611.

[0017] A push plate 604 is provided on the inner lining plate of the tray closest to the rear fixing plate. A trapezoidal nut 605 and a restraint hole 610 are provided on the rear fixing plate 607. A longitudinal lead screw 606 passes through the trapezoidal nut 605 and contacts the push plate 604. The lead screw 606 can move longitudinally by rotating within the trapezoidal nut 605 and push the push plate 604. The top of the slot is provided with a tray clamp 602 that can be laterally connected to the equalizing rod assembly 2003. Battery terminals 601 are provided at both ends of the battery in the lateral direction.

[0018] A restraint device 500 is respectively installed in the restraint hole 610. The restraint device 500 includes a restraint guide shaft 5001. The front end of the restraint guide shaft 5001 is connected to a push plate, and the rear end is connected to a slider fixing plate through a reinforcing plate 5002, a pressure sensor 5004 and a connecting block 5003 in sequence. The slider fixing plate 502 is connected to an electric cylinder 501, and the electric cylinder 501 is connected to an external mechanism. The slider fixing plate 502 is connected to the middle frame 19 of the frame through the electric cylinder fixing plate 503.

[0019] More specifically, the needle plate mounting base 211 is provided with a longitudinal pull-out needle plate slide rail 202, the needle plate assembly 214 is slidably mounted on the pull-out needle plate slide rail 202, and can be detached from the pull-out needle plate slide rail 202.

[0020] More specifically, a position sensor 2004 is provided on the top surface of the probe slider 2006. When the battery expands, it is reflected in the probe component 200. The movement of the probe component 200 will cause the position sensor 2004 to move. The detection result is fed back to the host computer. If the battery expansion value exceeds the maximum displacement threshold, the system will sound an alarm.

[0021] More specifically, the probe slider 2006 is equipped with a temperature probe 2002 facing the battery tray 6. The temperature probe 2002 senses the temperature of the battery and uploads it to the host computer.

[0022] More specifically, to avoid a large deviation between the front-end equalizing rod assembly and the tray clamp 602 of the battery tray 6, the equalizing rod assemblies 2003 of several probe components 200 at the rear end are slightly longer than the equalizing rod assemblies 2003 of the other probe components 200. This allows the rear-end equalizing rod assembly 2003 to initially align with the battery terminal 601 and then push the front equalizing rod assembly 2003 forward, ensuring guiding compatibility.

[0023] More specifically, the equalizing rod assembly 2003 includes an equalizing rod fixing seat 20033; the equalizing rod fixing seat 20033 is connected to the probe component 200, the equalizing rod fixing seat 20033 is provided with an equalizing rod baffle 20034 on the outer side, and the inner side is connected to the positioning block 20031 through the equalizing rod 20030. The positioning block 20031 has a V-shaped jaw that can mate with the tray clamp head 602 of the battery tray 6, and an equalizing rod spring 20032 is sleeved on the equalizing rod 20030.

[0024] More specifically, the peripheral rack is equipped with an electrical cabinet 73 containing a control center PLC; an alarm light 75 is provided on the top of the peripheral rack, and a horizontal slide rail 72 is provided on the top of the peripheral rack, with a sliding touch screen 71 on the horizontal slide rail 72; the peripheral rack is equipped with several safety doors 74 at the same height.

[0025] Before placing the battery tray, the present invention reduces the distance between the feeding component 400 and the lifting platform 408 by the feeding cylinder 407. The feeding pulley 4001 on the feeding component 400, the infrared temperature sensor 406 and the tooling power-taking needle 403 pass through the through hole on the lifting platform 408, exposing the upper surface of the lifting platform 408.

[0026] When feeding begins, the battery tray 6 is fed into the feeding component 400 from the feeding roller 13 at the front end of the frame 19 via an external feeding mechanism. After being pushed in, the battery tray 6 is conveyed backward by the feeding pulley 4001 located at the top of the lifting platform 408 and limited by the limit stop 402. After the infrared temperature sensor 406 detects that the battery tray 6 is in place, the lifting platform 408 and the feeding component 400 separate under the push of the feeding cylinder 407. The feeding pulley 4001, which passes through the lifting platform 408 and contacts the bottom of the battery tray 6, descends with the feeding component 400 and no longer contacts the battery tray 6. At this time, the battery tray 6 is completely flat on the lifting platform 408. Then, the piston rod of the tray clamping cylinder 105 on the top frame component 10 is pushed out, clamping the battery tray 6 between the clamping cylinder 105 and the lifting platform 408. Then, the needle plate movement cylinder 11 pushes the probe mechanism 2 to press against the battery terminals 601 on the battery tray 6 for charging and discharging.

[0027] During battery charging and discharging, if the battery tray 6 overheats and a fire occurs, the infrared temperature sensor 406 detects the abnormal temperature and transmits a fire alarm signal to the host computer. Then, the host computer controls the submersible cylinder 401, whose piston rod, fixed to the frame, pushes downwards, causing the lifting platform 408, battery tray 6, and feeding component 400 to sink into the water tank assembly 3. The probe mechanism 2 and the frame frame 19 remain in place and are not submerged. The battery tray 6 extinguishes the fire by isolating it from air. External personnel then open the valve at the rear of the water tank assembly 3 to replace the submerged components.

[0028] When the needle plate movement cylinder 11 pushes the probe 2 closer to the battery tray 6, the probe 2001 of the probe mechanism 2 is precisely aligned with the battery terminals 601 of the battery tray 6. The needle plate movement cylinder 11 pushes the probe mechanism 2 to contact the battery terminals 601 on the battery tray 6, so that the guide block 201 is aligned with the frontmost tray clamp 602 of the battery tray, and the equalizing rod assembly 2003 on the probe component is aligned with the remaining tray clamps 602 of the battery tray. At this time, the guide block 201 contacts the frontmost tray clamp 602, and the probe component 200 behind it is pulled forward along the probe slide rail 212 by the tension spring 203; the initial position cylinder 2134 pulls the guide block 201 through the cylinder extension shaft 2132 and the initial positioning plate 2130, so that the guide block and the probe component are in the initial position. The four longer dividing rods 2003 on the rear probe component 200 first contact the tray clamp 602 of the battery tray 6, pressing the dividing rods 2003 of the remaining probe components one by one with the remaining tray clamps 602, thereby completing the accurate alignment of the probe 2001 and the battery terminal 601.

[0029] When the battery tray 6 docks with the restraint 500 during charging and discharging: the electric cylinder 501 distributes the thrust evenly to the four restraint guide shafts 5001 through the connecting block 5003. The four restraint guide shafts 5001 then distribute the force to the push plate 604. The pressure sensor 5004 monitors the pressure on the battery in real time, and then the electric cylinder 501 adjusts the pressure applied to the push plate 604 to ensure that the battery remains under pressure and stable after charging and expansion.

[0030] The technical advantages of this invention are as follows: the lifting platform used to prevent the battery tray from sinking in water during fire extinguishing is separated from the frame. During fire extinguishing, only the battery tray, lifting platform, and feeding components sink in water and are replaced by external personnel. There is no need to sink the charging and discharging probes and the entire frame, which improves the safety of the equipment and reduces the number of parts that need to be cleaned, thereby saving time and cost for equipment maintenance. Attached Figure Description

[0031] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a device for adaptive adjustment of horizontal terminal pressure and thickness according to the present invention.

[0032] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the adaptive adjustment device for the fixed pressure and thickness of the horizontal terminal of the present invention.

[0033] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the rack assembly structure of the present invention.

[0034] Figure 4a This is a schematic diagram of the top frame component structure of the present invention.

[0035] Figure 4b This is the main view of the top frame component of the present invention.

[0036] Figure 5 This is a structural diagram of the probe adaptation mechanism of the present invention.

[0037] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the base portion of the probe adaptation mechanism of the present invention.

[0038] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the probe component structure of the present invention.

[0039] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the reset cylinder structure of the present invention.

[0040] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the evenly distributed rod assembly of the present invention.

[0041] Figure 10 This is a schematic diagram of the lifting platform structure of the present invention.

[0042] Figure 11This is a schematic diagram of the feeding component structure of the present invention.

[0043] Figure 12 This is a schematic diagram showing the alignment of the probe assembly with the tray when placing batteries of different thicknesses on the tray according to the present invention.

[0044] Figure 13a This is a schematic diagram of the water tank assembly structure of the present invention.

[0045] Figure 13b This is a top view of the water tank assembly structure of the present invention.

[0046] Figure 14 This is a schematic diagram of the constant pressure tray assembly structure of the present invention.

[0047] Figure 15 This is a schematic diagram of the constant pressure mechanism component of the present invention.

[0048] Figure 16 This is a schematic diagram of the restraint guide shaft component of the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0049] The specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are for illustration and explanation only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

[0050] In the description of this invention, it should be understood that the terms "center," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," and "circumferential" indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are used only for the convenience of describing this invention and simplifying the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this invention.

[0051] Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of that feature. In the description of this invention, "a plurality of" means at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise explicitly specified.

[0052] In this invention, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," "linking," and "fixing," etc., should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral part; they can refer to a mechanical connection, an electrical connection, or a connection that allows communication between them; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; they can refer to the internal communication of two components or the interaction between two components, unless otherwise explicitly limited. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this invention according to the specific circumstances.

[0053] In this invention, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, "above" or "below" the second feature can mean that the first feature is in direct contact with the second feature, or that the first feature is in indirect contact with the second feature through an intermediate medium. Furthermore, "above," "over," and "on top" of the second feature can mean that the first feature is directly above or diagonally above the second feature, or simply that the first feature is at a higher horizontal level than the second feature. "Below," "below," and "under" the second feature can mean that the first feature is directly below or diagonally below the second feature, or simply that the first feature is at a lower horizontal level than the second feature.

[0054] In the description of this specification, the references to terms such as "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "example," "specific example," or "some examples," etc., indicate that a specific feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with that embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, the illustrative expressions of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments or examples. Moreover, without contradiction, those skilled in the art can combine and integrate the different embodiments or examples described in this specification, as well as the features of different embodiments or examples.

[0055] The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and exemplary embodiments.

[0056] Example 1

[0057] Reference Figures 1-4b , Figure 10 , Figure 11 , Figure 13a , Figure 13b The present invention provides a device for adaptive adjustment of horizontal terminal pressure and thickness, which includes a cuboid-shaped outer frame 7. Several frame components 1 are arranged along a straight line inside the outer frame. The direction in which the frame components 1 are arranged sequentially is defined as the horizontal direction, and the direction perpendicular to the horizontal direction is defined as the longitudinal direction.

[0058] The frame assembly 1 includes a square frame base frame 17, which is connected to a top frame component 10 via a support column 12; a frame middle frame 19 is provided between the frame base frame 17 and the top frame component 10, and needle plate movement cylinders 11 are respectively provided at both ends of the frame middle frame 19; a motion mechanism wiring groove 14 is provided from the top frame component 10 to the frame base frame 17. The side of the needle plate movement cylinders 11 facing each other is defined as the inner side, and the side away from each other is defined as the outer side; the frame 19 has a feeding roller 13 for feeding the battery tray 6 installed at one end in the longitudinal direction, and the end where the feeding roller 13 is located is defined as the front end, and the other end is defined as the rear end; the top frame component 10 is provided with a PCS cinema 100, an inverter 101, and a flue exhaust vent 102; the bottom of the top frame component 10 is provided with a tray clamping cylinder 105 for clamping the battery tray 6, an electrostatic detection sensor 104, and a downward probe cooling fan 103; the inner sides of the two needle plate movement cylinders 11 are respectively connected to a probe mechanism 2 for feeding power to the battery electrodes in the battery tray 6 through a cylinder fixing plate 209.

[0059] A water tank assembly 3 is provided between the bottom frame 17 and the middle frame 19 of the frame; the water tank assembly 3 includes a water tank body 301; the side of the water tank body 301 is provided with a water inlet 302 and an overflow outlet 303 to prevent the water level from getting too high, and the bottom is provided with a water outlet 304 for drainage; the valve at the front of the water tank body 301 can be opened to facilitate the removal of submerged equipment for cleaning and replacement;

[0060] A lifting and transporting mechanism 4, connecting to the bottom frame 17, is provided in the middle of the frame middle frame 19. The lifting and transporting mechanism 4 can be raised and lowered independently of the frame middle frame 19, serving to lift and transport the battery tray 6. The bottom frame 17 is connected to a vertical guide column 404 via a motion shaft fixing plate 16 and a guide column fixing component 405. The guide column 404 passes through the water tank assembly 3. A horizontal feeding component 400 is provided on the upper part of the guide column 404. The top of the feeding component 400 has two rows of longitudinally arranged feeding pulleys 4001, an infrared temperature sensor 406, and a tooling power-taking needle 403. A lifting platform 408 is fitted on the top of the feeding component 400. The feeding pulleys 4001, infrared temperature sensor 406, and tooling power-taking needle 403 pass through through holes in the lifting platform 408. A feeding cylinder 407 is provided between the lifting platform 408 and the lifting platform 408; a battery tray 6 is mounted on the top of the lifting platform 408, the battery tray 6 is located between two probe mechanisms 2 and is at the same height as the probe mechanisms 2; a limiting block 402 for the battery tray 6 is provided at the rear end of the upper surface of the lifting platform 408; the piston rod of the submersible cylinder 401 is connected to the lifting platform 408, the submersible cylinder 401 is connected to the frame 19, and the feeding component 400 and the lifting platform 408 are slidably mounted on the guide column 404; a tray damping block 4002 is provided on the top of the feeding component 400 to limit the battery tray 6 to the left and right when the battery tray 6 is input from the feeding pulley 4001; a buffer block 4003 is also provided on the top of the feeding component to prevent the feeding component 400 from colliding violently when it approaches the lifting platform 408;

[0061] In the specific working process, the battery tray 6 is fed into the feeding component from the feeding roller 13 at the front end of the frame 19 by the external feeding mechanism. After being pushed in, the battery tray 6 is conveyed backward by the feeding pulley 4001 located at the top of the lifting platform 408 and limited by the limit block 402. When the infrared temperature sensor 406 detects that the battery tray 6 has arrived, the feeding cylinder 407 located between the lifting platform 408 and the feeding component 400 is pushed out, separating the lifting platform 408 and the feeding component 400. The feeding pulley 4001, which is in contact with the bottom of the battery tray 6 via the lifting platform 408, descends together with the feeding component 400 and no longer contacts the battery tray 6. At this time, the battery tray 6 is completely flat on the lifting platform 408. The top frame component 10 lowers the tray clamping cylinder 105, and the clamping cylinder 105 and the lifting platform 408 clamp and fix the battery tray 6 from the top and bottom respectively. The needle plate movement cylinder 11 pushes the probe mechanism 2 to press and contact the battery terminal 601 on the battery tray 6 to perform charging and discharging.

[0062] When the battery tray 6 overheats and a fire occurs: the infrared temperature sensor 406 detects the abnormal temperature and transmits a fire alarm signal to the host computer. The host computer controls the submersible cylinder 401, and the piston rod of the submersible cylinder 401, which is fixed to the middle frame 19 of the frame, pushes the lifting platform 408, the battery tray 6, and the feeding component 400 into the water tank assembly 3. The probe mechanism 2 and the middle frame 19 of the frame remain in place and are not submerged. The battery tray 6 extinguishes the fire by isolating the air. External personnel open the valve at the rear of the water tank assembly 3 to replace the submerged components.

[0063] During this process, the lifting platform 408 used to submerge the battery tray for fire extinguishing is separated from the frame 19. During fire extinguishing, only the battery tray 6, the lifting platform 408, and the feeding component 400 need to be submerged and replaced by external personnel. There is no need to submerge the charging and discharging probe component 200 and the entire frame 19, which improves the safety of the equipment and reduces the number of parts that need to be cleaned.

[0064] Example 2

[0065] This embodiment improves the probe mechanism 2 based on the adaptive adjustment device for horizontal terminal pressure and thickness in Embodiment 1, so that it can adaptively follow the thickness change of the battery during the formation process.

[0066] Refer to Figure 5- Figure 9 , Figure 12 The probe mechanism 2 includes a needle plate mounting base 211 and a needle plate assembly 214; the needle plate assembly 214 is detachably coupled to the needle plate mounting base 211, and one side of the needle plate assembly 214 forms a longitudinal working surface that interacts with the battery tray 6; the end of the longitudinal working surface near the lead screw 606 mounted on the battery tray 6 is defined as the forward direction; the side of the needle plate assembly 214 facing the battery tray 6 is the inward direction, and the opposite side is the outward direction;

[0067] The bottom of the needle plate mounting base 211 is slidably mounted on the horizontally arranged needle plate movement slide rail 210 so that the longitudinal working surface of the needle plate assembly 214 approaches or moves away from the battery tray 6; the needle plate movement slide rail 210 is mounted on the top of the needle plate slide rail fixing plate 208, and the needle plate slide rail fixing plate 208 is connected to the frame middle frame 19.

[0068] The longitudinal working surface of the needle plate assembly 214 is provided with a longitudinal probe slide rail 212, and the probe component 200 is slidably mounted on the probe slide rail 212; the front part of the probe slide rail 212 is provided with a probe component initial position holding device 213 and a guide block 201, and the guide block 201 is provided with an inclined surface that cooperates with the tray clamp 602 of the tray inner liner plate 611 at the front end of the battery tray 6; the probe component 200 is provided with a spring pin 2005, and a tension spring 203 is connected between the spring pins 2005 on adjacent probe components 200; the frontmost probe component 200 is connected to the guide block 201 by a tension spring 203.

[0069] The probe component 200 includes a probe slider 2006, which is slidably mounted on the probe slide rail 212. The probe slider 2006 is provided with a dividing rod assembly 2003 that cooperates with the tray clip 602 of the tray liner 611 and a probe 2001 that aligns with the battery terminal 601. Both the dividing rod assembly 2003 and the probe 2001 are positioned toward the battery tray 6.

[0070] The probe component initial position holding device 213 includes an initial positioning plate 2130 slidably mounted on the probe slide rail 212 via a positioning slider 2131, and an initial position cylinder 2134 fixed on the frame of the needle plate assembly 214. The cylinder extension shaft 2132 of the initial position cylinder 2134 passes through the shaft hole of the cylinder lifting seat 2133 on the initial position cylinder 2134. The end of the cylinder extension shaft 2132 is provided with a shoulder to prevent the cylinder extension shaft 2132 from being pulled away from the cylinder lifting seat 2133. The initial positioning plate 2130 is connected to the guide block 201. In the initial position, the initial position cylinder 2134 pulls the initial positioning plate 2130, so that the probe component 200 is held in position. After the initial position cylinder 2134 is activated, the cylinder extension shaft 2132 is extended, the initial positioning plate 2130 and the guide block 201 are released, and the probe component 200 is pulled back to its original position by the tension spring 203.

[0071] The needle plate mounting base 211 is provided with a longitudinal pull-out needle plate slide rail 202. The needle plate assembly 214 is slidably mounted on the pull-out needle plate slide rail 202 and can be detached from the pull-out needle plate slide rail 202.

[0072] A position sensor 2004 is installed on the top surface of the probe slider 2006. When the battery expands, it is reflected in the probe component 200. The movement of the probe component 200 will cause the position sensor 2004 to move. The detection result is fed back to the host computer. If the battery expansion value exceeds the maximum displacement threshold, the system will sound an alarm.

[0073] The probe slider 2006 is equipped with a temperature probe 2002 facing the battery tray 6. The temperature probe 2002 senses the temperature of the battery and uploads it to the host computer.

[0074] The equalizing rod assembly 2003 includes an equalizing rod fixing seat 20033; the equalizing rod fixing seat 20033 is connected to the probe component 200, the equalizing rod fixing seat 20033 is provided with an equalizing rod baffle 20034 on the outer side, and the equalizing rod 20030 is connected to the positioning block 20031 on the inner side. The positioning block 20031 has a V-shaped jaw that can mate with the tray clamp head 602 of the battery tray 6. An equalizing rod spring 20032 is sleeved on the equalizing rod 20030 so that the equalizing rod 20030 can be reset after displacement due to contact with the tray clamp head 602.

[0075] In some embodiments, the top of the needle plate assembly 214 is provided with a current line connector 207 and an adapter plate 206 for connecting an external current line; the front end of the needle plate assembly 214 is provided with a temperature acquisition module 205 and a needle plate handle 204.

[0076] The probe component 200 connects with the tray clamp 602 via the guide block 201 and the equalizing rod assembly 2003, enabling real-time alignment of the battery terminal 601 and the probe 2001. It can automatically adapt to batteries of different thicknesses, ensuring stable and reliable electrical contact between the probe 2001 and the battery terminal 601. This prevents the battery terminal 601 from misaligning with the probe 2001 due to expansion during battery charging and discharging, thus ensuring high-quality battery charging and discharging.

[0077] Example 3

[0078] Based on Embodiment 2, this embodiment adds a constant pressure mechanism 5 to the battery tray 6, so that it maintains a stable pressure on the battery when the battery thickness changes during charging and discharging.

[0079] Reference Figure 2 , Figures 14-16 In this embodiment, the battery tray 6 docked by the probe 2001 includes a rectangular tray bottom frame 603. The front end of the tray bottom frame 603 is provided with a vertical front fixing plate 600, and the rear end is provided with a vertical rear fixing plate 607. The front fixing plate 600 and the rear fixing plate 607 are parallel and connected by a longitudinal inner liner guide shaft 608. Several tray inner liner plates 611 are longitudinally slidably disposed on the inner liner guide shaft 608 through slots 609. A work station for clamping batteries is left between adjacent tray inner liner plates 611.

[0080] A push plate 604 is provided on the tray inner liner 611 closest to the rear fixing plate 607. The rear fixing plate 607 is provided with a trapezoidal nut 605 and a restraint hole 610. A longitudinal lead screw 606 passes through the trapezoidal nut 605 and contacts the push plate 604. The lead screw 606 can rotate longitudinally within the trapezoidal nut 605 and push the push plate 604. The top of the slot 609 is provided with a tray clamp 602 that can be laterally connected to the equalizing rod assembly 2003. The battery is provided with battery terminals 601 at both ends laterally.

[0081] The front end of the battery tray 6 is connected to the tray constant pressure mechanism 5. The function of the tray constant pressure mechanism 5 is to use constant pressure to press the battery between the inner lining plates 611 of the tray, thereby ensuring the stability of the charging and discharging process. The tray constant pressure mechanism 5 includes a restraint 500, which includes a restraint guide shaft 5001. The front end of the restraint guide shaft 5001 is connected to a push plate 604, and the rear end is connected to a slider fixing plate 502 through a reinforcing plate 5002, a pressure sensor 5004, and a connecting block 5003. The slider fixing plate 502 is connected to an electric cylinder 501, which is connected to an external mechanism. The slider fixing plate 502 is connected to the frame middle frame 19 through the electric cylinder fixing plate 503.

[0082] To avoid excessive deviation between the front-end equalizing rod assembly 2003 and the tray clamp 602 of the battery tray 6, the equalizing rod assemblies 2003 of several probe components 200 at the rear end are slightly longer than the equalizing rod assemblies 2003 of the other probe components 200. This allows the rear-end equalizing rod assembly 2003 to initially align with the battery terminal 601 and then push the front equalizing rod assembly 2003 forward, ensuring guiding compatibility.

[0083] When the battery tray 6 docks with the restraint 500 during charging and discharging: the electric cylinder 501 distributes the thrust evenly to the four restraint guide shafts 5001 through the connecting block 5003, and the four restraint guide shafts 5001 then distribute the force to the push plate 604; the pressure sensor 5004 monitors the pressure on the battery in real time, and then the electric cylinder 501 adjusts the pressure applied to the push plate 604 to ensure that the battery remains under pressure and stable after charging and expansion.

[0084] The combination of battery tray 6 and restraint guide shaft 5001 enables battery expansion under restraint, causing probe 2001 to move along with the battery expansion; the restraint guide shaft 5001 adjusts the battery pressure in real time through feedback from pressure sensor 5004, preventing damage to the battery and affecting its charging and discharging performance due to battery thickness expansion during charging and discharging, and preventing indentations on the battery appearance.

[0085] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it is understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Those skilled in the art can make changes, modifications, substitutions and variations to the above embodiments within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A device for adapting the pressure and thickness of a horizontal terminal, characterized by: The application relates to a battery production device, which comprises a cuboid-shaped peripheral frame (7), a plurality of frame assemblies (1) are arranged in a straight line inside the peripheral frame (7), the direction in which the frame assemblies (1) are arranged in sequence is defined as a transverse direction, and the direction perpendicular to the transverse direction is defined as a longitudinal direction. The frame assembly (1) comprises a square frame bottom frame (17), the frame bottom frame (17) is connected to an upper top frame component (10) through a support column (12), a frame middle frame (19) is arranged between the frame bottom frame (17) and the top frame component (10), and a needle plate movement cylinder (11) is arranged at each of the two ends of the frame middle frame (19) in the transverse direction; one side of the two needle plate movement cylinders (11) facing each other is defined as an inner side, and the side far away from each other is defined as an outer side; an upper feeding roller (13) for feeding a battery tray (6) is arranged at one end of the frame middle frame (19) in the longitudinal direction, and the end where the upper feeding roller (13) is arranged is defined as a front end, and the other end is defined as a rear end; the top frame component (10) is provided with a power supply device for charging and discharging the battery, a flue exhaust port (102) and a downward probe heat dissipation fan (103), and a tray clamping cylinder (105) for clamping the battery tray (6); the inner side of each of the two needle plate movement cylinders (11) is connected with a probe mechanism (2) for feeding the battery electrode in the battery tray (6). A vertical guide column (404) is arranged on the frame bottom frame (17), the guide column (404) penetrates through a water tank assembly (3), a horizontal feeding component (400) is arranged at the top of the guide column (404), two rows of longitudinally-arranged feeding pulleys (4001), an infrared temperature sensor (406) and a tool power taking needle (403) are arranged at the top of the feeding component (400); a lifting platform (408) is arranged on the top of the feeding component (400) and penetrates through the through holes of the feeding pulleys (4001), the infrared temperature sensor (406) and the tool power taking needle (403); an upper feeding cylinder (407) for adjusting the distance between the feeding component (400) and the lifting platform (408) is arranged between the feeding component (400) and the lifting platform (408); the lifting platform (408) carries a battery tray (6), the battery tray (6) is located between the two probe mechanisms (2) and is at the same height with the probe mechanisms (2); the lifting platform (408) is connected with the piston rod of a sink cylinder (401), the sink cylinder (401) is installed on the frame middle frame (19), the feeding component (400) and the lifting platform (408) are slidably arranged on the guide column (404); a tray damping block (4002) is arranged at the top of the feeding component (400) and is used for limiting the transverse position of the battery tray (6) during conveying. The infrared temperature sensor (406) transmits a battery fire alarm signal to an industrial computer, the industrial computer sends an instruction signal to the sink cylinder (401), and the sink cylinder (401) pushes the feeding component (400) and the lifting platform (408) into the water tank assembly (3).

2. The device for adaptive adjustment of the pressure and thickness of the transverse terminals according to claim 1, characterized in that: The probe mechanism (2) comprises a needle plate mounting base (211) and a needle plate assembly (214); the needle plate assembly (214) is detachably combined with the needle plate mounting base (211), one side of the needle plate assembly (214) forms a longitudinal working surface interacting with the battery tray (6); the longitudinal working surface is defined as forward near the end of the battery tray (6) on which the lead screw (606) is installed; the side of the needle plate assembly (214) facing the battery tray (6) is inside, and the opposite side is outside; The bottom of the needle plate mounting base (211) is slidably arranged on the horizontally transversely arranged needle plate movement slide rail (210), so that the longitudinal working surface of the needle plate assembly (214) approaches or leaves the battery tray (6); the needle plate movement slide rail (210) is arranged on the top of the needle plate slide rail fixing plate (208), and the needle plate slide rail fixing plate (208) is connected to the middle frame (19) of the rack; The longitudinal working surface of the needle plate assembly (214) is provided with a longitudinal probe slide rail (212), and the probe component (200) is slidably arranged on the probe slide rail (212); the front part of the probe slide rail (212) is provided with a probe component initial position maintaining device (213) and a guide block (201), the guide block (201) is provided with an inclined surface matched with the tray clamping head (602) of the tray inner lining plate (611) at the front end of the battery tray (6); adjacent probe components (200) are connected by a tension spring (203), and the frontmost probe component (200) is connected with the guide block (201) by the tension spring (203); The probe component (200) comprises a probe sliding block (2006) slidably arranged on the probe slide rail (212), the probe sliding block (2006) is provided with a uniform distribution rod assembly (2003) matched with the tray clamping head (602) of the tray inner lining plate (611) and a probe (2001) aligning the battery pole (601), and the uniform distribution rod assembly (2003) and the probe (2001) are arranged towards the battery tray (6); The probe component initial position maintaining device (213) comprises an initial positioning plate (2130) slidably arranged on the probe slide rail (212) and an initial position air cylinder (2134) fixed to the rack of the needle plate assembly (214), the cylinder lengthened shaft (2132) of the initial position air cylinder (2134) penetrates the shaft hole of the cylinder lifting seat (2133) on the initial position air cylinder (2134), the end of the cylinder lengthened shaft (2132) is provided with a shoulder preventing the cylinder lengthened shaft (2132) from being pulled out of the cylinder lifting seat (2133), and the initial positioning plate (2130) is connected to the guide block (201); in the initial position, the initial position air cylinder (2134) pulls the initial positioning plate (2130), so that the probe component (200) is kept in position, after the initial position air cylinder (2134) is started, the cylinder lengthened shaft (2132) is elongated, the initial positioning plate (2130) and the guide block (201) are released, and the probe component (200) is reset by the tension spring (203).

3. The device for adaptive adjustment of the pressure and thickness of the lateral terminals according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises: The battery tray (6) which the needle plate assembly (214) is butt jointed contains a rectangular tray bottom frame (603), the tray bottom frame (603) front end is equipped with a vertical front fixed plate (600), rear end is equipped with a vertical rear fixed plate (607);Front fixed plate (600) and rear fixed plate (607) are parallel, and are connected by longitudinal inner lining guide shaft (608);A plurality of tray inner lining plates (611) are longitudinally slidably arranged on inner lining guide shaft (608) through clamping groove (609);Adjacent tray inner lining plates (611) are left with a work station for clamping battery; The tray inner lining plate close to the last fixed plate is provided with a push plate (604), the rear fixed plate (607) is provided with a trapezoidal nut (605) and a restraint hole (610);A longitudinal screw rod (606) passes through the trapezoidal nut (605) and contacts the push plate (604);The top of the clamping groove (609) is provided with a tray clamping head (602) which can be butt jointed with the transverse and equal division rod assembly (2003), and the battery is provided with battery pole (601) at both ends in the transverse direction; The restraint hole (610) is respectively provided with a restraint guide shaft (500), the restraint guide shaft (500) is connected with the push plate (604) at the front end, and is sequentially connected with a sliding block fixed plate (502) through a reinforcing plate (5002), a pressure sensor (5004) and a connecting block (5003) at the rear end, the sliding block fixed plate (502) is connected with an electric cylinder (501), and the electric cylinder (501) is connected with an external mechanism;The sliding block fixed plate (502) is connected with the rack middle frame (19) through the electric cylinder fixed plate (503).

4. The device for automatically adjusting the pressure and thickness of the transverse terminal according to claim 2, characterized in that: The needle plate mounting base (211) is provided with a longitudinal pull-out needle plate slide rail (202), and the needle plate assembly (214) is slidably arranged on the pull-out needle plate slide rail (202) and can be detached from the pull-out needle plate slide rail (202).

5. The apparatus for automatically adjusting the pressure and thickness of the lateral terminal according to claim 2, wherein: The top surface of the probe sliding block (2006) is provided with a position sensor (2004);The battery expansion reaction is on the probe component (200), the movement of the probe component (200) will make the position sensor (2004) move, and the detection result is fed back to the upper computer, and the system will alarm when the battery expansion value exceeds the maximum displacement threshold value.

6. A device for automatically adjusting the pressure and thickness of a lateral terminal according to claim 2, characterized in that: The probe sliding block (2006) is provided with an outward temperature measuring needle (2002), and the temperature measuring needle (2002) senses the temperature of the battery and uploads to the upper computer.

7. A device for automatically adjusting the pressure and thickness of a lateral terminal according to claim 2, characterized in that: In order to avoid the deviation between the front end equal division rod assembly (2003) and the clamping head (602) of the battery tray (6) becoming larger, the equal division rod assembly (2003) of the rear end several probe components (200) is slightly longer than the equal division rod assembly (2003) of the rest of the probe components (200), so that the rear end equal division rod assembly (2003) preliminarily aligns the battery pole (601) and pushes the front equal division rod assembly (2003) to move forward, ensuring the compatibility of guidance.

8. A device for automatically adjusting the pressure and thickness of a lateral terminal according to claim 2, characterized in that: The equal division rod assembly (2003) comprises an equal division rod fixing seat (20033); the equal division rod fixing seat (20033) is connected with a probe component (200), the left side of the equal division rod fixing seat (20033) is provided with an equal division rod stop sheet (20034), the outer side is connected with a positioning clamping block (20031) through an equal division rod (20030), the positioning clamping block (20031) has a V-shaped jaw capable of being clamped with a clamping head (602) of a battery tray (6), and the equal division rod (20030) is sleeved with an equal division rod spring (20032).

9. A device for automatically adjusting the thickness and pressure of a transverse terminal according to claim 1, characterized in that: The peripheral rack (7) is provided with an electrical cabinet (73) comprising a control center PLC; the peripheral rack (7) is provided with an alarm lamp (75) at the top, the peripheral rack (7) is provided with a horizontal sliding rail (72) at the top, the horizontal sliding rail (72) is provided with a slidable touch screen (71); the peripheral rack (7) is provided with a plurality of safety doors (74) at the same height.

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