Device for stacking, clamping and entering soft package battery cell into shell

Abstract

The invention provides a device for stacking, clamping and loading a battery cell of a soft package battery into a shell, and relates to the technical field of soft package batteries. The stacking and clamping mechanism is arranged on the platform, and a clamping opening of the stacking and clamping mechanism can clamp the multiple battery cells stacked on the platform and foam arranged between the adjacent battery cells so as to form a battery cell foam group; the downward pressing mechanism is arranged on the platform and located on one side of the stacking and clamping mechanism, and a downward pressing part of the downward pressing mechanism can be connected with the bottom end of the U-shaped shell; the opening expanding auxiliary tool is used for being arranged at the top of the battery cell foam set, and when a U-shaped opening of the U-shaped shell is pressed downwards in the direction of the battery cell foam set, the opening expanding auxiliary tool can expand the U-shaped opening of the U-shaped shell by a certain width, so that the distance between the two sides of the interior of the U-shaped shell is larger than the length of the battery cell foam set; the battery cell is prevented from being scrapped due to the fact that the corners of the U-shaped shell pierce and scratch the battery cell in the process that the battery cell foam group is pressed into the U-shaped shell.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention belongs to the technical field of soft-pack batteries, and more specifically, relates to a device for clamping soft-pack battery cells into shells. Background Art

[0002] Currently, there are many types of soft-pack battery structures, among which the 590 series battery module structure includes a cell group, a foam group, a U-shaped shell, a cover plate and two side end plates. At present, a cell foam group is formed by clamping the foams arranged between multiple cells and adjacent cells, and the U-shaped mouth of the U-shaped shell is pressed down toward the cell foam group to press the cell foam group into the U-shaped shell. Since the U-shaped shell is a bent and formed part, the size tolerance range of the U-shaped mouth of the U-shaped shell is relatively large during its processing. The corners of the U-shaped shell will puncture and scratch the cell during the process of placing the cell foam group into the U-shaped shell and pressing it down, which can easily cause the cell to be scrapped. Summary of the invention

[0003] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a device for clamping and shelling soft-pack battery cells in order to address the deficiencies in the existing technology, so as to solve the problem raised in the above background technology that since the U-shaped shell is a bent and formed part, the size tolerance range of the U-shaped mouth of the U-shaped shell is relatively large during processing, and the corners of the U-shaped shell will puncture and scratch the battery cells during the process of placing the battery cell foam group into the U-shaped shell and pressing it down, which can easily cause the battery cells to be scrapped.

[0004] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a device for clamping and inserting a stack of soft-pack battery cells into a shell, the device comprising:

[0005] platform;

[0006] A stacking clamping mechanism, wherein the stacking clamping mechanism is arranged on the platform, and a clamping opening of the stacking clamping mechanism can clamp a plurality of battery cells stacked on the platform and foams arranged between adjacent battery cells to form a battery cell foam group;

[0007] A pressing mechanism, the pressing mechanism is arranged on the platform and located on one side of the stack clamping mechanism, the pressing part of the pressing mechanism can be connected to the bottom end of the U-shaped shell, and the pressing mechanism can drive the U-shaped opening of the U-shaped shell to press downward in the direction of the battery cell foam group, so that the battery cell foam group is pressed into the U-shaped shell;

[0008] The opening support auxiliary tooling is used to be set on the top of the battery cell foam group. When the U-shaped mouth of the U-shaped shell is pressed downward in the direction of the battery cell foam group, the opening support auxiliary tooling can open the U-shaped mouth of the U-shaped shell to a certain width so that the distance between the two sides inside the U-shaped shell is greater than the length of the battery cell foam group.

[0009] Preferably, the soft-pack battery cell stacking and clamping shell-in device further comprises:

[0010] A pressing plate, the pressing plate is arranged above the clamping port, and the pressing plate is connected to the pressing part of the pressing mechanism;

[0011] An adsorption mechanism, the adsorption mechanism is connected to the bottom surface of the pressing plate, and the adsorption mechanism is used to adsorb the bottom of the U-shaped shell;

[0012] Two lower pressing blocks, the two lower pressing blocks are connected to the bottom surface of the pressing plate, and the bottoms of the two lower pressing blocks can be pressed against the bottom of the U-shaped shell;

[0013] A positioning mechanism, the positioning mechanism is connected to the bottom surface of the pressing plate, and the positioning mechanism is used to limit the position of the U-shaped shell relative to the battery core foam group.

[0014] Preferably, the soft-pack battery cell stacking and clamping device also includes a flipping mechanism, which is connected to the pressing part of the pressing mechanism, one side of the pressing plate is rotatably connected to the pressing part of the pressing mechanism, and the flipping part of the flipping mechanism is connected to the pressing plate. The flipping mechanism can drive the pressing plate to flip from a state parallel to the platform to a state perpendicular to the platform.

[0015] Preferably, the soft-pack battery cell stacking and clamping shell-in device further comprises:

[0016] A support plate, the support plate is arranged on the platform and in the clamping opening of the stack clamping mechanism, and the support plate is used to place the multiple stacked battery cells and the foam arranged between the adjacent battery cells;

[0017] A lifting mechanism is arranged on the bottom surface of the platform, and a lifting part of the lifting mechanism passes through the platform and is connected to the bottom surface of the support plate.

[0018] Preferably, the stack clamping mechanism comprises:

[0019] At least two clamping and telescopic members, at least two of the clamping and telescopic members are connected to the top of the platform;

[0020] A platform plate connected to the telescopic ends of at least two of the clamping and telescopic members;

[0021] A pad, the pad is arranged opposite to the platform plate to form a clamping opening, and the pad is detachably connected to the bottom surface of the platform;

[0022] Two positioning blocks are detachably connected to the two sides of the clamping opening.

[0023] Preferably, the pressing mechanism comprises:

[0024] A column, the bottom end of which is connected to the platform;

[0025] A fixed plate, one side of which is slidably connected to one side of the column, the flip mechanism is connected to the fixed plate, and one side of the pressing plate is rotatably connected to the other side of the fixed plate;

[0026] At least two downward-pressing telescopic members are connected to the bottom surface of the platform, and telescopic ends of at least two downward-pressing telescopic members penetrate the platform and are connected to the fixing plate.

[0027] Preferably, the flipping mechanism comprises:

[0028] At least two flip telescopic members, at least two of the flip telescopic members are rotatably connected to the top of the fixed plate, and at least two telescopic ends of the flip telescopic members are rotatably connected to the other side of the pressing plate;

[0029] Two buffer columns are respectively connected to the top of the fixing plate and the other side of the pressing plate. When the pressing plate is in a state vertical to the platform, the two buffer columns can be pressed against each other.

[0030] Preferably, the support auxiliary tooling includes:

[0031] Mounting Plate:

[0032] Two baffles, the two baffles are respectively connected to the two sides of the mounting plate. Each baffle is provided with a plurality of threaded holes, each threaded hole is threadedly connected with a screw, one end of the screw located between the two baffles is threadedly connected with a nut, and the other end of the screw is connected with a universal groove body, and a part of a ball is rollingly connected inside the universal groove body.

[0033] Preferably, the adsorption mechanism comprises at least four vacuum suction cups, and the at least four vacuum suction cups are connected around the bottom surface of the pressing plate.

[0034] Preferably, the positioning mechanism includes at least three positioning telescopic members, at least two positioning telescopic members are connected to one side of the pressure plate, at least one positioning telescopic member is connected to one end of the pressure plate, and the telescopic ends of at least three positioning telescopic members face the platform.

[0035] The present invention provides a device for clamping a stack of soft-pack battery cells into a shell, which has the beneficial effect that: the stacking clamping mechanism of the device is arranged on a platform, and the clamping mouth of the stacking clamping mechanism can clamp a plurality of cells stacked on the platform and the foams arranged between adjacent cells into a cell foam group, so that the size and shape of the cell foam group can meet the requirements when pressed into a U-shaped shell, and before the pressing mechanism drives the U-shaped mouth of the U-shaped shell to press downward in the direction of the cell foam group, it is necessary to first set the opening auxiliary tooling of the device on the top of the cell foam group, and when the U-shaped mouth of the U-shaped shell is pressed downward in the direction of the cell foam group, the opening auxiliary tooling can open the U-shaped mouth of the U-shaped shell to a certain range, so that the distance between the two sides inside the U-shaped shell is greater than the length of the cell foam group, so as to avoid the corners of the U-shaped shell from puncturing and scratching the cell and causing it to be scrapped during the process of pressing the cell foam group into the U-shaped shell.

[0036] Other features and advantages of the present invention will be described in detail in the following detailed description. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0037] The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent through a more detailed description of exemplary embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals generally represent like components throughout the exemplary embodiments of the present invention.

[0038] Figure 1 The schematic diagram shows a three-dimensional structure of a soft-pack battery cell stacking and clamping device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 1 ;

[0039] Figure 2 The schematic diagram shows a three-dimensional structure of a soft-pack battery cell stacking and clamping device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 ;

[0040] Figure 3 A schematic side view of a device for clamping a stack of soft-pack battery cells into a shell according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown;

[0041] Figure 4 A three-dimensional schematic structural diagram of a support opening auxiliary tooling of a device for clamping and stacking soft-pack battery cells into a shell according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown.

[0042] Description of reference numerals:

[0043] 1. Platform; 2. Stacking clamping mechanism; 21. Clamping telescopic part; 22. Platform plate; 23. Pad; 24. Positioning block; 3. Cell foam group; 4. Pressing mechanism; 41. Column; 42. Fixing plate; 43. Pressing telescopic part; 5. Adsorption mechanism; 51. Vacuum suction cup; 6. Support auxiliary tooling; 61. Mounting plate; 62. Baffle; 63. Screw; 64. Nut; 95. Universal groove; 66. Ball; 7. Positioning mechanism; 71. Positioning telescopic part; 8. Flipping mechanism; 81. Flipping telescopic part; 82. Buffer column; 9. Lifting mechanism; 91. Lifting telescopic part; 10. U-shaped shell; 11. Pressing plate; 12. Pressing block; 13. Support plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0044] The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail below. Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention are described below, it should be understood that the present invention can be implemented in various forms and should not be limited by the embodiments set forth herein. On the contrary, these embodiments are provided to make the present invention more thorough and complete, and to fully convey the scope of the present invention to those skilled in the art.

[0045] like Figure 1-3 As shown, the present invention provides a device for clamping and shelling a stack of soft-pack battery cells, the device comprising:

[0046] Platform 1;

[0047] A stacking clamping mechanism 2, the stacking clamping mechanism 2 is arranged on the platform 1, and the clamping opening of the stacking clamping mechanism 2 can clamp the multiple battery cells stacked on the platform 1 and the foams arranged between adjacent battery cells to form a battery cell foam group 3;

[0048] The pressing mechanism 4 is arranged on the platform 1 and is located on one side of the stacking clamping mechanism 2. The pressing part of the pressing mechanism 4 can be connected to the bottom end of the U-shaped shell 10. The pressing mechanism 4 can drive the U-shaped opening of the U-shaped shell 10 to press down in the direction of the battery cell foam group 3, so that the battery cell foam group 3 is pressed into the U-shaped shell 10;

[0049] The support opening auxiliary tooling 6 is used to be set on the top of the battery cell foam group 3. When the U-shaped mouth of the U-shaped shell 10 is pressed downward in the direction of the battery cell foam group 3, the support opening auxiliary tooling 6 can open the U-shaped mouth of the U-shaped shell 10 to a certain width so that the distance between the two sides inside the U-shaped shell 10 is greater than the length of the battery cell foam group 3.

[0050] Specifically, in order to solve the problem that the U-shaped shell is a bent and formed part, the U-shaped mouth size tolerance range of the U-shaped shell is relatively large during processing, and the corners of the U-shaped shell will puncture and scratch the battery cell during the process of placing the battery cell foam group into the U-shaped shell and pressing it down, which easily causes the battery cell to be scrapped, the present invention provides a device for clamping and inserting battery cells into a shell of a soft-pack battery, wherein a stacking clamping mechanism 2 of the device is arranged on a platform 1, and a clamping mouth of the stacking clamping mechanism 2 can clamp a plurality of battery cells stacked on the platform 1 and the foams arranged between adjacent battery cells into a battery cell foam group 3, so that the size and shape of the battery cell foam group 3 can meet In order to meet the requirement of pressing the U-shaped shell 10 into the battery cell foam group 3, before the pressing mechanism drives the U-shaped mouth of the U-shaped shell 10 to press downward in the direction of the battery cell foam group 3, the opening auxiliary tooling 6 of the device needs to be set on the top of the battery cell foam group 3. When the U-shaped mouth of the U-shaped shell 10 is pressed downward in the direction of the battery cell foam group 3, the opening auxiliary tooling 6 can open the U-shaped mouth of the U-shaped shell 10 to a certain range, so that the distance between the two sides of the interior of the U-shaped shell 10 is greater than the length of the battery cell foam group 3, so as to avoid the corners of the U-shaped shell 10 from puncturing and scratching the battery cell and causing scrapping during the process of pressing the battery cell foam group 3 into the U-shaped shell 10.

[0051] Preferably, the soft-pack battery cell stacking and clamping shell-in device further comprises:

[0052] A pressing plate 11, which is arranged above the clamping opening and connected to the pressing part of the pressing mechanism 4;

[0053] The adsorption mechanism 5 is connected to the bottom surface of the pressing plate 11, and the adsorption mechanism 5 is used to adsorb the bottom of the U-shaped shell 10;

[0054] Two lower pressing blocks 12, the two lower pressing blocks 12 are connected to the bottom surface of the pressing plate 11, and the bottoms of the two lower pressing blocks 12 can be pressed against the bottom of the U-shaped shell 10;

[0055] The positioning mechanism 7 is connected to the bottom surface of the pressing plate 11 , and is used to define the position of the U-shaped shell 10 relative to the battery core foam group 3 .

[0056] Specifically, the pressing block 12 can be a pressing rubber block. Before the pressing mechanism 4 is pressed down, the U-shaped shell 10 is first positioned by the positioning mechanism 7, so that the relative position of the U-shaped shell 10 and the battery cell foam group 3 is accurately controlled to avoid the relative position offset affecting the subsequent pole ear penetration length, and to avoid directly or indirectly affecting the pole ear welding quality, and then the adsorption mechanism 5 is controlled to adsorb the bottom end of the U-shaped shell 10, and the U-shaped shell 10 is connected to the bottom surface of the pressing plate 11, and then the pressing mechanism 4 is controlled to press the U-shaped shell 10 down. Since the support opening auxiliary tooling 6 is arranged on the top of the battery cell foam group 3, when the U-shaped opening of the U-shaped shell 10 is pressed down in the direction of the battery cell foam group 3, the support opening auxiliary tooling 6 can open the U-shaped opening of the U-shaped shell 10 to a certain range, so that the distance between the two sides of the U-shaped shell 10 is greater than the length of the battery cell foam group 3, so as to avoid the corners of the U-shaped shell 10 from puncturing and scratching the battery cell in the process of pressing the battery cell foam group into the U-shaped shell, causing scrap;

[0057] When the U-shaped opening of the U-shaped shell 10 is pressed downward toward the battery cell foam group 3, the bottoms of the two lower pressing blocks 12 can be pressed against the bottom of the U-shaped shell 10. Then, the two lower pressing blocks 12 can cooperate with the adsorption mechanism 5 to press downward together, thereby improving the stability during pressing.

[0058] Preferably, the soft-pack battery cell stacking and clamping device also includes a flipping mechanism 8, which is connected to the pressing part of the pressing mechanism 4, one side of the pressing plate 11 is rotatably connected to the pressing part of the pressing mechanism 4, and the flipping part of the flipping mechanism 8 is connected to the pressing plate 11. The flipping mechanism 8 can drive the pressing plate 11 to flip from a parallel platform 1 state to a perpendicular platform 1 state.

[0059] Specifically, before the bottom end of the U-shaped shell 10 is connected to the pressing plate 11, the pressing plate 11 can be placed in a vertical position on the platform 1 by the flipping mechanism 8, so as to facilitate connecting the bottom end of the U-shaped shell 10 to the pressing plate 11 from the side.

[0060] Preferably, the soft-pack battery cell stacking and clamping shell-in device further comprises:

[0061] A support plate 13, which is disposed on the platform 1 and in the clamping opening of the stack clamping mechanism 2. The support plate 13 is used to place a plurality of stacked battery cells and foam disposed between adjacent battery cells;

[0062] The jacking mechanism 9 is arranged on the bottom surface of the platform 1 . The jacking part of the jacking mechanism 9 passes through the platform 1 and is connected to the bottom surface of the support plate 13 .

[0063] Specifically, since the battery module is heavy, the lifting mechanism 9 can simultaneously lift the battery cell foam group 3 pressed into the U-shaped shell 10 to a position that is convenient for removal.

[0064] Preferably, the stack clamping mechanism 2 comprises:

[0065] At least two clamping and telescopic members 21, at least two clamping and telescopic members 21 are connected to the top of the platform 1;

[0066] A platform plate 22, the platform plate 22 is connected to the telescopic ends of at least two clamping telescopic members 21;

[0067] A backing plate 23, the backing plate 23 and the platform plate 22 are arranged opposite to each other to form a clamping opening, and the backing plate 23 is detachably connected to the bottom surface of the platform 1;

[0068] Two positioning blocks 24 are detachably connected to the two sides of the clamping opening.

[0069] Specifically, the clamping telescopic member 21 can be a cylinder, and the clamping telescopic member 21 can be adjusted and limited at the top of the platform 1. The maximum stroke can realize over-clamping of the battery cell foam group 3, which is convenient for pressing into the U-shaped shell 10. When the stacking clamping mechanism 2 clamps multiple battery cells and foams arranged between adjacent battery cells, the multiple battery cells and multiple foams are first stacked on the support plate 13, and arranged between the platform plate 22 and the pad 23, and the two sides of the stacked multiple battery cells and multiple foams are positioned by two positioning blocks 24. At this time, at least two clamping telescopic members 21 can be controlled to clamp multiple battery cells and foams arranged between adjacent battery cells, and form a battery cell foam group 3, which is convenient for pressing into the U-shaped shell 10 and can be used to clamp larger battery cells and foams;

[0070] When the U-shaped opening of the U-shaped shell 10 is pressed down to the battery core foam group 3, the clamping telescopic member 21 can be controlled to be in a relaxed state, and the pad 23 can be manually withdrawn to avoid failure to fully press the U-shaped shell 10 into place.

[0071] Preferably, the pressing mechanism 4 comprises:

[0072] A column 41, the bottom end of which is connected to the platform 1;

[0073] A fixed plate 42, one side of the fixed plate 42 is slidably connected to one side of the column 41, the flip mechanism 8 is connected to the fixed plate 42, and one side of the pressing plate 11 is rotatably connected to the other side of the fixed plate 42;

[0074] At least two downward-pressing telescopic members 43 are connected to the bottom surface of the platform 1 , and telescopic ends of the at least two downward-pressing telescopic members 43 penetrate the platform 1 and are connected to the fixing plate 42 .

[0075] Specifically, the downward pressing telescopic member 43 can be a cylinder, the column 41 can be a welded column, one side of the fixed plate 42 can be slidably connected to one side of the column 41 through a guide rail, and the telescopic ends of at least two downward pressing telescopic members 43 are passed through the platform 1. Each downward pressing telescopic member 43 can be connected to the fixed plate 42 through a Z-shaped connecting member. During the downward pressing process, at least two downward pressing telescopic members 43 are controlled to drive the fixed plate 42 to fall toward the direction close to the platform 1, thereby realizing the downward pressing of the U-shaped shell 10.

[0076] Preferably, the turning mechanism 8 comprises:

[0077] At least two flip telescopic members 81, at least two flip telescopic members 81 are rotatably connected to the top of the fixed plate 42, and at least two telescopic ends of the flip telescopic members 81 are rotatably connected to the other side of the pressing plate 11;

[0078] Two buffer columns 82 are respectively connected to the top of the fixing plate 42 and the other side of the pressing plate 11. When the pressing plate 11 is in a state vertical to the platform 1, the two buffer columns 82 can be pressed against each other.

[0079] Specifically, the flip telescopic member 81 can be a cylinder, and the buffer column 82 can be a limit shock-absorbing rubber column. At least two flip telescopic members 81 can control the pressure plate 11 to flip from the parallel platform 1 state to the vertical platform 1 state, or from the vertical platform 1 state to the parallel platform 1 state.

[0080] like Figure 4 As shown, preferably, the support auxiliary tooling 6 includes:

[0081] Mounting plate 61:

[0082] Two baffles 62 are respectively connected to the two sides of the mounting plate 61. Each baffle 62 is provided with a plurality of threaded holes, each threaded hole is threadedly connected with a screw 63, one end of the screw 63 located between the two baffles 62 is threadedly connected with a nut 64, and the other end of the screw 63 is connected with a universal groove 65, and a part of a ball 66 is rollingly connected inside the universal groove 65.

[0083] Specifically, the distance between the balls 66 on both sides can be adjusted by the screw 63, and the mounting plate 61 is placed on the top of the battery cell foam group 3. The U-shaped shell 10 is pressed down to contact the balls 66. After the U-shaped opening is opened, the battery cell foam group 3 is partially inserted into the shell. At this time, the opening auxiliary tooling 6 is pulled out, and then the next step is performed.

[0084] Preferably, the adsorption mechanism 5 includes at least four vacuum suction cups 51 , and the at least four vacuum suction cups 51 are connected around the bottom surface of the pressing plate 11 .

[0085] Specifically, the bottom end of the U-shaped shell 10 is sucked onto the bottom surface of the pressing plate 11 by at least four vacuum suction cups 51 .

[0086] Preferably, the positioning mechanism 7 includes at least three positioning telescopic members 71 , at least two positioning telescopic members 71 are connected to one side of the pressing plate 11 , at least one positioning telescopic member 71 is connected to one end of the pressing plate 11 , and the telescopic ends of at least three positioning telescopic members 71 face the platform 1 .

[0087] Specifically, the positioning telescopic member 71 may be a cylinder, and the position of the U-shaped shell 10 is positioned by the telescopic ends of at least three positioning telescopic members 71 .

[0088] Preferably, the lifting mechanism 9 includes at least two lifting telescopic members 91 , the at least two lifting telescopic members 91 are connected to the bottom surface of the platform 1 , and the telescopic ends of the at least two lifting telescopic members 91 penetrate the platform 1 and are connected to the bottom surface of the support plate 13 .

[0089] Specifically, the lifting and retractable member 91 may be a cylinder, which can simultaneously lift the battery cell foam group 3 pressed into the U-shaped shell 10 to a position for easy removal.

[0090] Preferably, the device for clamping the stack of soft-pack battery cells into the shell further includes a frame, and the platform 1 is arranged on the top of the frame.

[0091] In summary, when the soft-pack battery cell stacking and clamping shell-in device of the present invention is implemented, the specific operation process is as follows:

[0092] Adjust the travel of each telescopic member according to the actual situation, and adjust the spacing between the balls 66 on both sides of the support auxiliary tooling 6 according to the actual use effect;

[0093] Control the downward pressing telescopic member 43 to make the flap mechanism 8 at the highest point;

[0094] Control the flip telescopic member 91 to make the pressing plate 11 be in a state vertical to the platform 1;

[0095] Control the positioning telescopic member 71 to extend;

[0096] Control the lifting telescopic member 91 to make the support plate 13 at the lowest point;

[0097] Control the clamping telescopic member 31 to put the stacking clamping mechanism 2 in a relaxed state;

[0098] Stacking multiple battery cells and multiple foams on the support plate 13;

[0099] Controlling the clamping telescopic member 31 to put the stacking clamping mechanism 2 into a clamping state;

[0100] Position the U-shaped shell 10 through the positioning telescopic member 71, and control the vacuum suction cup 51 to absorb the U-shaped shell 10;

[0101] Control the flip telescopic member 81 to make the pressing plate parallel to the platform 1;

[0102] Control the positioning telescopic member 71 to retract;

[0103] Place the support auxiliary tooling 6 on top of the stacked and clamped battery cell foam group 3;

[0104] Control the downward pressing telescopic member 43 to press the edge of the U-shaped shell 10 down to the point close to the ball 66 of the support opening auxiliary tooling 6, fine-tune the support opening auxiliary tooling 6 to center it, and continue to press down to partially insert the battery cell foam group 3 into the shell;

[0105] Control the clamping telescopic member 21 to make the stacking clamping mechanism 2 in a relaxed state, and manually withdraw the pad 23;

[0106] Continue to control the downward movement of the telescopic member 43 to fully press the U-shaped shell 10 into place;

[0107] Control the vacuum suction cup 51 to stop adsorption;

[0108] Control the downward telescopic member 43 to make the flip mechanism 8 move upward to the top as a whole, and at the same time control the flip telescopic member 81 to make the pressing plate 11 rotate back to the vertical platform 1 state;

[0109] Control the lifting telescopic member 71 to lift the U-shaped shell 10 and the battery cell foam group 3 pressed into the U-shaped shell 10 to the highest point;

[0110] Carry out other processes;

[0111] repeat.

[0112] The embodiments of the present invention have been described above, and the above description is exemplary, not exhaustive, and is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. Many modifications and changes will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the described embodiments.

Claims

1. A device for clamping and inserting soft-pack battery cells into a shell, characterized in that: The device includes: platform; A stacking clamping mechanism, wherein the stacking clamping mechanism is arranged on the platform, and a clamping opening of the stacking clamping mechanism can clamp a plurality of battery cells stacked on the platform and foams arranged between adjacent battery cells to form a battery cell foam group; A pressing mechanism, the pressing mechanism is arranged on the platform and located on one side of the stack clamping mechanism, the pressing part of the pressing mechanism can be connected to the bottom end of the U-shaped shell, and the pressing mechanism can drive the U-shaped opening of the U-shaped shell to press downward in the direction of the battery cell foam group, so that the battery cell foam group is pressed into the U-shaped shell; The opening support auxiliary tooling is used to be set on the top of the battery cell foam group. When the U-shaped mouth of the U-shaped shell is pressed downward in the direction of the battery cell foam group, the opening support auxiliary tooling can open the U-shaped mouth of the U-shaped shell to a certain width so that the distance between the two sides inside the U-shaped shell is greater than the length of the battery cell foam group.

2. A device for clamping and inserting soft-pack battery cells into a shell according to claim 1, characterized in that: The soft-pack battery cell stacking and clamping shell-entry device further comprises: A pressing plate, the pressing plate is arranged above the clamping port, and the pressing plate is connected to the pressing part of the pressing mechanism; An adsorption mechanism, the adsorption mechanism is connected to the bottom surface of the pressing plate, and the adsorption mechanism is used to adsorb the bottom of the U-shaped shell; Two lower pressing blocks, the two lower pressing blocks are connected to the bottom surface of the pressing plate, and the bottoms of the two lower pressing blocks can be pressed against the bottom of the U-shaped shell; A positioning mechanism, the positioning mechanism is connected to the bottom surface of the pressing plate, and the positioning mechanism is used to limit the position of the U-shaped shell relative to the battery core foam group.

3. A device for clamping and inserting soft-pack battery cells into a shell according to claim 2, characterized in that: The device for clamping the stack of soft-pack battery cells into the shell also includes a flipping mechanism, which is connected to the pressing part of the pressing mechanism, one side of the pressing plate is rotatably connected to the pressing part of the pressing mechanism, and the flipping part of the flipping mechanism is connected to the pressing plate. The flipping mechanism can drive the pressing plate to flip from a state parallel to the platform to a state perpendicular to the platform.

4. A device for clamping and shelling soft-pack battery cells according to claim 1, characterized in that: The soft-pack battery cell stacking and clamping shell-entry device further comprises: A support plate, the support plate is arranged on the platform and in the clamping opening of the stack clamping mechanism, and the support plate is used to place the multiple stacked battery cells and the foam arranged between the adjacent battery cells; A lifting mechanism is arranged on the bottom surface of the platform, and a lifting part of the lifting mechanism passes through the platform and is connected to the bottom surface of the support plate.

5. The device for clamping and inserting soft-pack battery cells into a shell according to claim 1, characterized in that: The stack clamping mechanism comprises: At least two clamping and telescopic members, at least two of the clamping and telescopic members are connected to the top of the platform; A platform plate connected to the telescopic ends of at least two of the clamping and telescopic members; A pad, the pad is arranged opposite to the platform plate to form a clamping opening, and the pad is detachably connected to the bottom surface of the platform; Two positioning blocks are detachably connected to the two sides of the clamping opening.

6. A device for clamping and shelling soft-pack battery cells according to claim 3, characterized in that: The pressing mechanism comprises: A column, the bottom end of which is connected to the platform; A fixed plate, one side of which is slidably connected to one side of the column, the flip mechanism is connected to the fixed plate, and one side of the pressing plate is rotatably connected to the other side of the fixed plate; At least two downward-pressing telescopic members are connected to the bottom surface of the platform, and telescopic ends of at least two downward-pressing telescopic members penetrate the platform and are connected to the fixing plate.

7. A device for clamping and inserting soft-pack battery cells into a shell according to claim 6, characterized in that: The turning mechanism comprises: At least two flip telescopic members, at least two of the flip telescopic members are rotatably connected to the top of the fixed plate, and at least two telescopic ends of the flip telescopic members are rotatably connected to the other side of the pressing plate; Two buffer columns are respectively connected to the top of the fixing plate and the other side of the pressing plate. When the pressing plate is in a state vertical to the platform, the two buffer columns can be pressed against each other.

8. The device for clamping and inserting soft-pack battery cells into a shell according to claim 1, characterized in that: The support auxiliary tooling comprises: Mounting Plate: Two baffles, the two baffles are respectively connected to the two sides of the mounting plate. Each baffle is provided with a plurality of threaded holes, each threaded hole is threadedly connected with a screw, one end of the screw located between the two baffles is threadedly connected with a nut, and the other end of the screw is connected with a universal groove body, and a part of a ball is rollingly connected inside the universal groove body.

9. A device for clamping and shelling soft-pack battery cells according to claim 2, characterized in that: The adsorption mechanism comprises at least four vacuum suction cups, and the at least four vacuum suction cups are connected around the bottom surface of the pressing plate.

10. A device for clamping and shelling soft-pack battery cells according to claim 2, characterized in that: The positioning mechanism includes at least three positioning telescopic parts, at least two positioning telescopic parts are connected to one side of the pressing plate, at least one positioning telescopic part is connected to one end of the pressing plate, and the telescopic ends of at least three positioning telescopic parts face the platform.

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