A full-automatic thermal battery cover edge oxide layer removing device and method
By designing a fully automated removal device and utilizing the synergistic effect of a controller and multiple mechanisms, the efficient and automated removal of the oxide layer on the thermal battery cover was achieved, solving the problem of low efficiency in existing technologies, improving production efficiency and enhancing safety.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202411637640.3
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-11-15
- Publication Date
- 2025-12-05
- Estimated Expiration
- 2044-11-15
AI Technical Summary
Existing technologies cannot efficiently and automatically remove the oxide layer from the hot battery cover, resulting in low battery cover replacement efficiency, making it difficult to meet the needs of mass production, and posing safety hazards.
A fully automatic removal device was designed, comprising a frame, a grinding mechanism, a feeding mechanism, a clamping mechanism, a loading and unloading mechanism, and a controller. The controller coordinates with the feeding mechanism and the loading and unloading mechanism to achieve automated grinding of the thermal battery cover. Combined with the relative movement of the clamping mechanism and the grinding mechanism, the complete removal of the oxide layer is ensured.
It achieves efficient and automated removal of the oxide layer on the thermal battery cover, improves production efficiency, reduces labor costs, and enhances equipment safety. It is suitable for thermal battery covers of different sizes.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of thermal batteries, in particular to a full-automatic removing device and method for oxide layer of thermal battery cover edge. BACKGROUND
[0002] Thermal batteries are once-reserved batteries that use molten salt as electrolyte and are activated by self-heating. They have the advantages of short activation time, wide environmental temperature, long storage period and maintenance-free, and are widely used in weapon systems. The thermal battery cover is an important part of the thermal battery. Due to the processing of the previous process, a dense oxide layer is formed on the surface of the thermal battery cover. When the thermal battery cover and the thermal battery cylinder are welded, the oxide layer on the battery cover needs to be removed to ensure the welding strength and welding quality.
[0003] A patent document named lithium battery shell blank polishing tool is disclosed, and the announcement number is CN219027071U. It includes a lower workbench, and the top of the lower workbench is equipped with a polishing disc mechanism. The tool also includes a blank positioning mechanism corresponding to the polishing disc mechanism, which includes an upper assembly ring plate. The upper assembly ring plate is equipped with a positioning ring plate. The edge of the positioning ring plate is equipped with a plurality of blank positioning structures. The front and rear ends of the upper assembly ring plate are respectively fixedly connected with ear plates, and the ear plates are equipped with lifting screws. The bottom of the lower workbench is equipped with lifting cylinders, and the piston rods of the lifting cylinders are fixedly connected with the lifting screws. It is used for deoxidizing layer treatment of a small amount of battery blanks containing oxidation spots.
[0004] The embryo positioning structure is used to position the battery, which cannot realize different sizes of batteries. At the same time, the battery replacement is replaced one by one by artificial thermal battery cover, which is low in efficiency and difficult to meet the production demand of large quantities of batteries. SUMMARY
[0005] To solve the above technical problems, the present application provides a full-automatic removing device and method for oxide layer of thermal battery cover edge.
[0006] The present application is realized by the following technical solutions.
[0007] The full-automatic removing device for oxide layer of thermal battery cover edge provided by the present application comprises a rack body, a polishing mechanism, a feeding mechanism, a clamping mechanism, a feeding and discharging mechanism, a controller and a placing disc. The rack body is provided with an operation table, and the placing disc is arranged in the middle of the operation table. The feeding mechanism is arranged on one side of the operation table close to the edge, and the polishing mechanism is arranged on the feeding mechanism. The controller cooperates with the feeding mechanism to realize the multidirectional position movement of the polishing mechanism. The clamping mechanism is arranged on the operation table. The feeding and discharging mechanism is also arranged on the operation table, and the controller cooperates with the feeding and discharging mechanism to realize the feeding and discharging of the thermal battery cover.
[0008] Preferably, the feeding mechanism comprises a first sliding rail, a second sliding rail, a third sliding rail and a sliding block, the first sliding rail is arranged on the operation table, the second sliding rail is slidingly arranged on the first sliding rail, the third sliding rail is slidingly arranged on the second sliding rail, and the sliding block is slidingly arranged on the third sliding rail, the sliding directions of the first sliding rail, the second sliding rail and the third sliding rail are transverse, longitudinal and vertical in sequence, and the first sliding rail, the second sliding rail and the third sliding rail are electrically connected with the controller.
[0009] Preferably, the polishing mechanism comprises a high-density steel wire polishing wheel and a polishing motor, and the polishing motor is arranged on the sliding block, and the high-density steel wire polishing wheel is connected with a rotating shaft of the polishing motor.
[0010] Preferably, the clamping mechanism comprises a clamping tool and a clamping cylinder, the clamping cylinder is arranged on the operation table, the clamping tool is arranged on the clamping cylinder, and a driving mechanism for driving the clamping cylinder to rotate is arranged on the rack body.
[0011] Preferably, the driving mechanism comprises a driving motor, a belt transmission assembly and an output rotating shaft, the driving motor is arranged on the rack body, the output rotating shaft is rotatably arranged on the rack body, one end of the output rotating shaft is coaxially connected with the clamping cylinder, and the belt transmission assembly drives the output rotating shaft to rotate under the action of the driving motor.
[0012] Preferably, the feeding and discharging mechanism comprises a first guide rail, a second guide rail, a third guide rail and a clamping jaw, the first guide rail is arranged on the operation table, the second guide rail is slidingly arranged on the first guide rail, the third guide rail is slidingly arranged on the second guide rail, and the clamping jaw is slidingly arranged on the third guide rail, the sliding directions of the first guide rail, the second guide rail and the third guide rail are transverse, longitudinal and vertical in sequence, and the first guide rail, the second guide rail, the third guide rail and the clamping jaw are electrically connected with the controller.
[0013] Preferably, the operation table is arranged at a middle position of the rack body, an upper cavity is formed above the operation table, and an upper connecting door is arranged on the upper cavity; and a lower cavity is formed below the operation table, and a lower connecting door is arranged on the lower cavity.
[0014] Preferably, a safety locking piece is arranged on the upper end of the door frame of the upper connecting door.
[0015] Preferably, a plurality of placing grooves are arranged in the placing disc, and the plurality of placing grooves are arranged in an equidistant array.
[0016] The application also provides a removing method of the full-automatic hot battery cover edge oxide layer removing equipment, which comprises the following steps:
[0017] S1: opening the upper connecting door, stopping the internal structure of the rack body from running, and placing a plurality of hot battery covers in the placing disc;
[0018] S2: close the upper connecting door, the internal structure of the rack body starts to run, the controller controls the clamping jaw to clamp the hot battery cover from the placement disc and place it in the clamping tool, and the clamping tool clamps the hot battery cover;
[0019] S3: the controller controls the feeding mechanism to drive the polishing mechanism to move to the hot battery cover, the clamping mechanism drives the hot battery cover to rotate, and the polishing mechanism also starts to rotate, so that the polishing mechanism and the hot battery cover are in opposite directions, and the edge of the hot battery cover is polished;
[0020] S4: after polishing, the controller controls the clamping jaw to clamp the hot battery cover back to the placement groove, and then the next hot battery cover polishing process is started, until the hot battery cover in the placement disc is polished, and the mechanical movement stops;
[0021] S5: open the upper connecting door and take out the polished hot battery cover.
[0022] The beneficial effects of the present application are:
[0023] 1. The controller, the feeding and discharging mechanism, the feeding mechanism and the polishing mechanism are combined to realize the polishing of the oxide layer on the side edge of the hot battery cover, which has high automation degree, realizes batch polishing, meets the batch production demand of high-reliability hot battery, and greatly reduces the labor cost of the operator.
[0024] 2. The safety locking part is used, when the operator opens the upper connecting door, the safety locking part locks the powered mechanical mechanism, the internal structure stops working, prevents the operator from being hurt when the upper connecting door is suddenly opened, has high safety and strong practicality.
[0025] 3. The driving mechanism and the clamping mechanism realize the rotation of the hot battery cover, and the polishing mechanism rotates in the opposite direction, so that the hot battery cover and the polishing mechanism form a relative motion state, which can more comprehensively polish the edge of the hot battery cover, has high polishing efficiency, and the oxide layer of the hot battery cover is cleaned more thoroughly. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0026] Figure 1 It is a structure schematic view of the internal structure of the upper cavity of the present application;
[0027] Figure 2 It is a whole structure schematic view of the present application;
[0028] Figure 3 It is a structure schematic view of the feeding and discharging mechanism of the present application;
[0029] Figure 4 It is a structure schematic view of the driving mechanism of the present application;
[0030] In the figure: 1 - rack body; 2 - feeding mechanism; 201 - first sliding rail; 202 - second sliding rail; 203 - third sliding rail; 204 - sliding block; 3 - polishing mechanism; 301 - high-density steel wire polishing wheel; 302 - polishing motor; 4 - clamping mechanism; 401 - clamping tool; 402 - clamping cylinder; 5 - feeding and discharging mechanism; 501 - first guide rail; 502 - second guide rail; 503 - third guide rail; 504 - clamping jaw; 6 - controller; 7 - placing disc; 8 - operating table; 9 - driving mechanism; 901 - driving motor; 902 - belt transmission assembly; 9021 - pulley; 9022 - belt; 903 - output rotating shaft; 10 - upper connecting door; 11 - lower connecting door; 12 - safety grating; 13 - placing groove. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0031] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the present application.
[0032] It should be noted that all directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.) in the embodiments of the present application are only used to explain the relative positional relationship, movement condition, etc. between components in a certain posture (as shown in the drawings), and if the certain posture changes, the directional indications will also change accordingly.
[0033] In the present embodiment, with reference to Figure 1 and Figure 2 , the operating table 8 is arranged on the rack body 1, the operating table 8 is arranged at the middle position of the rack body 1, an upper cavity is formed above the operating table 8, the upper cavity is installed with the upper connecting door 10; a lower cavity is formed below the operating table 8, the lower cavity is installed with the lower connecting door 11; the inside of the rack body 1 is divided into two cavities, which is convenient for installation structure and subsequent maintenance.
[0034] The placing disc 7 is located at the middle position of the operating table 8, a plurality of placing grooves 13 are arranged in the placing disc 7, the plurality of placing grooves 13 are arranged in an equal interval array, a plurality of hot battery covers can be placed at one time, which is convenient for polishing a plurality of hot battery covers at one time, and batch processing and polishing of the hot battery cover is realized.
[0035] In the present embodiment, with reference to Figure 1 and Figure 3, the operation table 8 is provided with the controller 6, the controller 6 is set as the Siemens plc controller, the model is s7-200, the controller 6 is connected with power supply, mainly with the feeding mechanism 2 and the feeding and discharging mechanism 5, controls the movement of the feeding mechanism 2 three-dimensional direction, also controls the movement of the feeding and discharging mechanism 5 three-dimensional direction, realizes mechanical semi-automatic.
[0036] In the embodiment, referring to Figure 1 and Figure 3 , the operation table 8 is also provided with the feeding and discharging mechanism 5, and the controller 6 cooperates with the feeding and discharging mechanism 5 to realize feeding and discharging of the hot battery cover; the feeding and discharging mechanism 5 comprises a first guide rail 501, a second guide rail 502, a third guide rail 503 and a clamping jaw 504, the first guide rail 501 is fixedly installed on the operation table 8, the second guide rail 502 is slidably arranged on the first guide rail 501, the third guide rail 503 is slidably arranged on the second guide rail 502, and the clamping jaw 504 is slidably arranged on the third guide rail 503; the sliding directions of the first guide rail 501, the second guide rail 502 and the third guide rail 503 are transverse, longitudinal and vertical in sequence, and the first guide rail 501, the second guide rail 502, the third guide rail 503 and the clamping jaw 504 are electrically connected with the controller 6, so as to realize multi-directional movement of the clamping jaw 504, clamping and opening of the clamping jaw 504, facilitate clamping of the clamping jaw 504 from the placing disc 7 to the clamping tool 401, and facilitate clamping of the hot battery cover that has been polished from the clamping tool 401 back to the placing disc 7.
[0037] In the embodiment, referring to Figure 1 and Figure 3 , the operation table 8 is provided with the feeding mechanism 2, the feeding mechanism 2 is arranged on one side of the operation table 8 close to the edge, and the feeding mechanism 2 comprises a first sliding rail 201, a second sliding rail 202, a third sliding rail 203 and a sliding block 204; the first sliding rail 201 is fixedly installed on the operation table 8, the second sliding rail 202 is slidably arranged on the first sliding rail 201, the third sliding rail 203 is slidably arranged on the second sliding rail 202, and the sliding block 204 is slidably arranged on the third sliding rail 203; the sliding directions of the first sliding rail 201, the second sliding rail 202 and the third sliding rail 203 are transverse, longitudinal and vertical in sequence, and the first sliding rail 201, the second sliding rail 202 and the third sliding rail 203 are electrically connected with the controller 6, so as to control the sliding block 204 to move in multiple directions through the controller 6; the polishing mechanism 3 is arranged on the sliding block 204, and the polishing mechanism 3 comprises a high-density steel wire polishing wheel 301 and a polishing motor 302; the polishing motor 302 is installed on the sliding block 204, the high-density steel wire polishing wheel 301 is connected with the rotating shaft of the polishing motor 302, and the polishing motor 302 drives the high-density steel wire polishing wheel 301 to rotate, so as to polish the edge oxide layer of the hot battery cover.
[0038] In the embodiment, referring to Figure 1 and Figure 4The clamping mechanism 4 is installed on the rack table, and the clamping mechanism 4 comprises a clamping tool 401 and a clamping cylinder 402. The clamping cylinder 402 is arranged on the operation table 8, and the clamping tool 401 is coaxially connected to the clamping cylinder 402. Through the start of the clamping cylinder 402, the clamping range of the clamping tool 401 is reduced with the reduction of the internal range of the clamping cylinder 402, so that the clamping of the thermal battery cover is realized. The maximum internal diameter of the clamping tool 401 is greater than or equal to 120 mm, and the clamping tool 401 is suitable for removing the oxidation layer of the thermal battery cover with a diameter of φ18-φ120, and the unit is mm.
[0039] The lower cavity is provided with a driving mechanism 9 for driving the clamping cylinder 402 to rotate. The driving mechanism 9 comprises a driving motor 901, a belt transmission assembly 902 and an output rotating shaft 903. The driving motor 901 is installed on the rack body 1, and the output rotating shaft 903 is rotatably arranged on the rack body 1. The belt transmission assembly 902 is composed of two belt pulleys 9021 and a belt 9022. The belt 9022 is jointly sleeved on the two belt pulleys 9021. The two belt pulleys 9021 are fixedly connected to the output rotating shaft 903 and the output end of the driving motor 901 respectively, so that the driving motor 901 drives the output rotating shaft 903 to rotate. One end of the output rotating shaft 903 is coaxially connected to the clamping cylinder 402, so that the output rotating shaft 903 drives the clamping cylinder 402 to rotate.
[0040] The rotating direction of the high-density steel wire polishing wheel 301 and the rotating direction of the clamping cylinder 402 are relatively rotated, so that the thermal battery cover and the high-density steel wire polishing wheel 301 are relatively rotated, which facilitates the polishing of the high-density steel wire polishing wheel 301 on the oxidation layer of the edge of the thermal battery cover, and the cleaning of the polishing part is more comprehensive.
[0041] In the embodiment, the upper connecting door 10 is provided with a safety locking member on the upper end of the door frame. The locking member is a safety grating 12, which is electrically connected to a power supply. When the upper connecting door 10 is opened, the safety grating 12 detects that an object enters, feeds back a signal, and makes the internal running structure of the rack body 1 pause, so as to facilitate the subsequent operation of the operator. When the safety grating 12 detects that there is no object, it feeds back a signal, and the internal running structure of the rack body 1 continues to work. When the internal structure of the rack body 1 is running, the operator close to the internal structure of the rack body 1 is prevented from being injured. The whole process is safe, and the whole structure is strong in operability.
[0042] The working principle of the embodiment is as follows: the controller 6 controls the feeding mechanism 2 to move, so that the sliding block 204 drives the high-density steel wire polishing wheel 301 to move to the hot battery cover, the polishing motor 302 drives the high-density steel wire polishing wheel 301 to rotate, and the high-density steel wire polishing wheel 301 and the hot battery cover rotate in opposite directions, so that the edge of the hot battery cover is polished; after polishing is completed, the feeding mechanism 2 moves away, the clamping tool 401 stops rotating and no longer abuts against the hot battery cover, the clamping jaw 504 clamps the hot battery cover back into the placing groove 13, and then the next hot battery cover is clamped for polishing, until the hot battery covers in the placing groove 13 are polished, and the mechanical movement stops.
[0043] The preferred embodiment of the application also provides a removal method of the full-automatic hot battery cover edge oxidation layer removal equipment, comprising the following steps:
[0044] S1: open the upper connecting door 10, the safety grating 12 detects the signal that an object is close, feeds back the signal, the internal structure of the rack body 1 stops running, and a plurality of hot battery covers are placed in the placing groove 13 respectively;
[0045] S2: close the upper connecting door 10, the safety grating 12 detects that there is no object close around, feeds back the signal, the internal structure of the rack body 1 starts running, the controller 6 controls the clamping jaw 504 to clamp the hot battery cover in the placing groove 7 and place the hot battery cover in the clamping tool 401, and the clamping tool 401 clamps the hot battery cover;
[0046] S3: the controller 6 controls the feeding mechanism 2 to move, so that the sliding block 204 moves in multiple directions, the high-density steel wire polishing wheel 301 moves to the hot battery cover, the driving motor 901 drives the hot battery cover to rotate, the polishing motor 302 drives the high-density steel wire polishing wheel 301 to rotate, the high-density steel wire polishing wheel 301 and the hot battery cover rotate in opposite directions, and the edge of the hot battery cover is polished;
[0047] S4: after polishing is completed, the controller 6 drives the clamping jaw 504 to clamp the hot battery cover back into the placing groove 13, then the next hot battery cover is clamped for the polishing process, until the hot battery covers in the placing groove 7 are polished, and the mechanical movement stops;
[0048] S5: open the upper connecting door 10, and take out the polished hot battery cover.
[0049] The above merely illustrates the preferred embodiments of the present application, and is not intended to limit the patent scope of the present application, and any equivalent structural transformation, direct / indirect application in other related technical fields, or the like, which are made under the concept of the present application, and based on the content of the present application specification and drawings, are included in the patent protection scope of the present application.
Claims
1. A fully automatic device for removing oxide layer from the edge of a thermal battery cover, characterized in that: Including frame body (1), feeding mechanism (2), polishing mechanism (3), clamping mechanism (4), feeding and discharging mechanism (5), controller (6) and placing disc (7), the operating table (8) is provided on the frame body (1), the placing disc (7) is set in the middle part of the operating table (8), the feeding mechanism (2) is set on the side close to the edge of the operating table (8), the polishing mechanism (3) is set on the feeding mechanism (2), the controller (6) is matched with the feeding mechanism (2) and realizes the multidirectional position movement of the polishing mechanism (3);Clamping mechanism (4) is arranged on the operating table (8);Feeding and discharging mechanism (5) is also arranged on the operating table (8), the controller (6) is matched with the feeding and discharging mechanism (5) and realizes the feeding and discharging of the hot battery cover;The feeding mechanism (2) includes first sliding rail (201), second sliding rail (202), third sliding rail (203) and sliding block (204), the first sliding rail (201) is provided on the operating table (8), the second sliding rail (202) is slidably arranged on the first sliding rail (201), the third sliding rail (203) is slidably arranged on the second sliding rail (202), the sliding block (204) is slidably arranged on the third sliding rail (203), the sliding directions of the first sliding rail (201), the second sliding rail (202) and the third sliding rail (203) are transverse, vertical and vertical in turn, and the first sliding rail (201), the second sliding rail (202) and the third sliding rail (203) are electrically connected with the controller (6);The clamping mechanism (4) includes clamping tool (401) and clamping cylinder (402), the clamping cylinder (402) is arranged on the operating table (8), the clamping tool (401) is arranged on the clamping cylinder (402), and the frame body (1) is provided with a driving mechanism (9) for driving the clamping cylinder (402) to rotate;The feeding and discharging mechanism (5) includes first guide rail (501), second guide rail (502), third guide rail (503) and clamping jaw (504), the first guide rail (501) is arranged on the operating table (8), the second guide rail (502) is slidably arranged on the first guide rail (501), the third guide rail (503) is slidably arranged on the second guide rail (502), and the clamping jaw (504) is slidably arranged on the third guide rail (503), the sliding directions of the first guide rail (501), the second guide rail (502) and the third guide rail (503) are transverse, vertical and vertical in turn, and the first guide rail (501), the second guide rail (502), the third guide rail (503) and the clamping jaw (504) are electrically connected with the controller (6).
2. A full-automatic thermal battery cover edge oxide layer removing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The polishing mechanism (3) includes high-density steel wire polishing wheel (301) and polishing motor (302), the polishing motor (302) is arranged on the sliding block (204), and the high-density steel wire polishing wheel (301) is connected with the rotating shaft of the polishing motor (302).
3. The fully automatic device for removing oxide layer from the edge of a thermal battery cover as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The driving mechanism (9) comprises a driving motor (901), a belt transmission assembly (902) and an output rotating shaft (903), the driving motor (901) is arranged on the rack body (1), the output rotating shaft (903) is rotatably arranged on the rack body (1), one end of the output rotating shaft (903) is coaxially connected with the clamping cylinder (402), and the belt transmission assembly (902) is connected with the driving motor (901) to drive the output rotating shaft (903) to rotate.
4. The apparatus for automatically removing the oxide layer from the edge of the hot battery cover according to claim 1, wherein: The operation table (8) is arranged at the middle position of the rack body (1), an upper cavity is formed above the operation table (8), and the upper cavity is provided with an upper connecting door (10); a lower cavity is formed below the operation table (8), and the lower cavity is provided with a lower connecting door (11).
5. The fully automatic device for removing oxide layer from the edge of a thermal battery cover as described in claim 4, characterized in that: The upper connecting door (10) is provided with a safety locking part at the upper end of the door frame.
6. A full-automatic thermal battery cover edge oxide layer removing device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The placing disc (7) is provided with a plurality of placing grooves (13), and the plurality of placing grooves (13) are arranged in an equal interval array.
7. A method of removing the oxide layer from the rim of a hot battery cover fully automatically according to claim 6, characterized in that The method comprises the following steps: S1: open the upper connecting door (10), stop the internal structure of the rack body (1) from running, and place a plurality of hot battery covers in the placing disc (7) respectively; S2: close the upper connecting door (10), start the internal structure of the rack body (1) to run, and control the clamping jaw (504) to clamp the hot battery cover in the placing disc (7) and place it in the clamping tool (401), and the clamping tool (401) clamps the hot battery cover; S3: the controller (6) controls the feeding mechanism (2) to drive the grinding mechanism (3) to move to the hot battery cover, the clamping mechanism (4) drives the hot battery cover to rotate, and the grinding mechanism (3) is started, so that the grinding mechanism (3) and the rotating direction of the hot battery cover are opposite, and the edge of the hot battery cover is ground; S4: after grinding, the controller (6) controls the clamping jaw (504) to clamp the hot battery cover back to the placing groove (13), and then the grinding process of the next hot battery cover is carried out, until the hot battery cover in the placing disc (7) is ground, and the mechanical movement is stopped; S5: open the upper connecting door (10) and take out the ground hot battery cover.
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