Battery liquid injection line sleeve cup recycling and reusing equipment

Abstract

The invention discloses a battery liquid injection line sleeve cup recycling and reusing device which comprises a sleeve cup carrying disc borne on a roller conveyor, a battery carrying disc and a first lead screw lifting table which is arranged along the line of the roller conveyor in a matched mode and is provided with a cup dismounting clamping jaw in a hung mode. A plurality of electrolyte cups are arranged on the sleeve cup carrying disc, liquid injection openings are correspondingly formed in the upper ends and the lower ends of the electrolyte cups, and sealing rods which are in sealed insertion connection with the liquid injection openings are hung on the first lead screw lifting table. Through the mode, according to the battery liquid injection line sleeve cup recycling and reusing equipment provided by the invention, a liquid-injected battery splitting output channel, a residual liquid cleaning channel and a sleeve cup reusing channel are integrated on the same conveyor and share one group of cup disassembling clamping jaw and assembling clamping jaw, and a residual liquid receiving platform is arranged in the conveyor to automatically realize cleaning; therefore, the resource utilization rate of the liquid injection line is improved, the maintenance cost of consumables is reduced, and the production efficiency of the liquid injection line is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the field of lithium battery liquid injection equipment, and in particular to a battery liquid injection line cup recycling and reuse equipment. Background Art

[0002] The lithium battery filling process involves the use of cups, that is, before injecting electrolyte into the battery, electrolyte is pre-injected into the cups in a quantitative manner, and the cup carrier is used to uniformly fill the battery in batches. After each battery carrier is filled, the cup carrier needs to be manually recovered. The cups in the cup carrier need to be cleaned one by one to remove the residual electrolyte in the cups. The recycling process must be carried out offline. Lack of effective management in the process of cleaning residual liquid will cause environmental pollution. The removal and transportation of the cups consumes a lot of manpower and material resources, and also has a certain impact on the efficiency of the production line. Summary of the invention

[0003] The main technical problem solved by the present invention is to provide a battery filling line cup recovery and reuse equipment, which integrates the filled battery splitting output channel, residual liquid cleaning channel, and cup reuse channel on the same conveyor, shares a set of cup removal clamps and assembly clamps, and sets a residual liquid receiving platform for automatic cleaning, thereby improving the resource utilization of the filling line, reducing the maintenance cost of consumables, and improving the production efficiency of the filling line.

[0004] In order to solve the above technical problems, a technical solution adopted by the present invention is: to provide a battery filling line cup recovery and reuse equipment, including a cup carrier plate carried on a roller conveyor, a battery carrier plate and a first screw lifting platform equipped with a cup removal clamp mounted along the roller conveyor, the battery carrier plate is provided with a support and the cup carrier plate is stacked and loaded, a plurality of electrolyte cups are arranged on the cup carrier plate, and liquid filling ports are correspondingly opened at the upper and lower ends of the electrolyte cups, the first screw lifting platform is hoisted with a sealing rod for sealing the liquid filling port, and the first screw lifting platform is mounted on a translation slide parallel to the roller conveyor and driven by a motor through a gear rack.

[0005] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the roller conveyor is arranged with a residual liquid receiving platform docking with the cup removal clamp on the downstream side of the first screw lifting platform, and a plurality of liquid tanks are arranged on the residual liquid receiving platform. A residual liquid interface docking with the liquid injection port is provided on the surface of the liquid tank, and an injection interface is provided on the top of the electrolyte cup. A compressed air nozzle docking with the injection interface is suspended on the first screw lifting platform, and the compressed air nozzle is used to introduce a high-speed airflow into the electrolyte cup and discharge the residual electrolyte in the electrolyte cup into the liquid tank.

[0006] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, all liquid tanks are contained in a residual liquid tray, which has a central opening and is connected to an external discharge interface at the bottom, and a pair of battery carrier support slides are horizontally arranged on both outer sides of the liquid tank, and the battery carrier support slides are connected to a horizontal telescopic cylinder.

[0007] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a second screw lift platform with an assembly clamp mounted on it is also provided on the translation slide, and two rows of Y-axis rollers are respectively provided on the first screw lift platform and the second screw lift platform of the roller conveyor, and the two rows of Y-axis rollers are respectively connected to an electric roller through a multi-V belt drive, and each group of the two rows of Y-axis rollers are respectively connected to a discharge conveyor and a feed conveyor, and the roller conveyor forms a liquid-filled battery splitting output channel from the upstream end through the Y-axis roller to the discharge conveyor, and the roller conveyor forms a residual liquid cleaning channel from the first screw lift platform through the residual liquid receiving platform to the second screw lift platform; the roller conveyor forms a cup reuse channel from the feed conveyor through the second screw lift platform to the downstream end.

[0008] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a hook is provided at the edge of the cup carrier, and a buckle vertically corresponding to the hook is provided at the edge of the battery carrier. The middle part of the buckle is mounted on a support through a rotating shaft, and a spring for pressing the buckle is installed on the support. A telescopic cylinder for pressing the buckle is horizontally mounted on the outer side of the roller conveyor, and the telescopic cylinder is used to tighten the buckle and compress the spring, thereby disengaging the buckle from the hook and unlocking it. Positioning pins and positioning holes are matched on the support and the cup carrier.

[0009] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, one or more lifting cylinders are invertedly arranged on the first screw lifting platform, a sub-platform is suspended at the bottom of the first screw lifting platform, a plurality of guide sleeves are arranged on the sub-platform, the sealing rods and compressed air nozzles are inserted into each guide sleeve one by one and connected to the lifting cylinders via one or more linkage mounting plates.

[0010] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the cup disassembly clamp and the assembly clamp have the same structure, both consisting of a pair of clamping baffles and a pneumatic slide for driving the clamping baffles to translate, a horizontal locating pin is arranged on the opposite side of the lower edge of the clamping baffle, and a horizontal pin hole matching the horizontal locating pin is arranged on the edge of the cup carrier; a guide cylinder matching the edge of the battery carrier is arranged on the outer side of the roller conveyor, and a contoured push block matching the corner of the battery carrier is arranged at the front end of the guide cylinder.

[0011] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a lifting cylinder is provided in the roller conveyor, a support plate matching the gap of the roller conveyor is installed on the lifting cylinder, a photoelectric sensor and a limit pin are embedded on the support plate, and a bottom pin hole matching the limit pin is provided at the bottom of the battery carrier.

[0012] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: the present invention provides a battery filling line cup recovery and reuse equipment, which integrates the filled battery splitting output channel, the residual liquid cleaning channel, and the cup reuse channel on the same conveyor, shares a set of cup removal jaws and assembly jaws, and arranges a residual liquid receiving platform therein for automatic cleaning, thereby improving the resource utilization of the filling line, reducing the maintenance cost of consumables, and improving the production efficiency of the filling line. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0013] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for describing the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work, among which: Figure 1 This is an overall structural diagram of a battery filling line cup recycling and reuse device of the present invention; Figure 2 This is a partial enlarged structural diagram of the buckle; Figure 3 It is a partial enlarged structural diagram of the electrolyte cup; Figure 4 It is a structural diagram of the gear rack on a cross section of the whole machine; Figure 5 It is a structural diagram of the residual liquid receiving platform; Figure 6 This is the structural diagram of the Y-axis roller; Figure 7 It is a structural diagram of the sealing rod; Figure 8 It is a structural diagram of the clamping baffle. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0014] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention are described clearly and completely below. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0015] like Figure 1-8 As shown, the embodiment of the present invention includes: A battery filling line cup recycling and reuse device comprises a cup carrier 2 carried on a roller conveyor 1, a battery carrier 3 and a first screw lift 5 equipped with a cup removal clamp 4 and arranged along the roller conveyor 1, the battery carrier 3 is provided with a pillar 6 and is stacked with the cup carrier 2, a plurality of electrolyte cups 7 are arranged on the cup carrier 2, and the electrolyte cups 7 are provided with liquid injection ports 8 at the upper and lower ends thereof, the first screw lift 5 is hoisted with a sealing rod 9 for sealing the liquid injection port 8, and the first screw lift 5 is mounted on a translation slide 12 which is parallel to the roller conveyor 1 and driven by a motor 10 via a gear rack 11.

[0016] Among them, the roller conveyor 1 is arranged with a residual liquid receiving platform 13 docking with the cup removal clamp 4 on the downstream side of the first screw lifting platform 5, and a plurality of liquid tanks 14 are arranged on the residual liquid receiving platform 13. The surface of the liquid tank 14 is provided with a residual liquid interface 15 docking with the liquid injection port 8, and the top of the electrolyte cup 7 is provided with an injection interface 16. A compressed air nozzle 17 docking with the injection interface 16 is suspended on the first screw lifting platform 5, and the compressed air nozzle 17 is used to introduce a high-speed airflow into the electrolyte cup 7 and discharge the residual electrolyte in the electrolyte cup 7 into the liquid tank 14.

[0017] Furthermore, all the liquid tanks 14 are accommodated in a residual liquid tray 18, which has a central opening and is connected to an external discharge interface at the bottom. A pair of battery tray supporting slides 19 are horizontally arranged on both outer sides of the liquid tank 14, and the battery tray supporting slides 19 are connected to a horizontal telescopic cylinder 30.

[0018] Furthermore, a second screw lift 32 on which an assembly clamp 31 is mounted is also provided on the translation slide 12, and two rows of Y-axis rollers 33 are respectively provided at the first screw lift 5 and the second screw lift 32 of the roller conveyor 1, and the two rows of Y-axis rollers 33 are respectively connected to an electric roller 35 through a multi-V belt 34, and each group of the two rows of Y-axis rollers 33 are respectively connected to a discharge conveyor 36 and a feed conveyor 37, and the roller conveyor 1 forms a liquid-filled battery splitting output channel from the upstream end (i.e., the A end) and through the Y-axis rollers 33 to the discharge conveyor 36, and the roller conveyor 1 forms a residual liquid cleaning channel from the first screw lift 5 and through the residual liquid receiving platform 13 to the second screw lift 32; the roller conveyor 1 forms a cup reuse channel from the feed conveyor 37 and through the second screw lift 32 to the downstream end (i.e., the B end).

[0019] Furthermore, a hook 38 is provided at the edge of the cup carrier 2, and a buckle 39 vertically corresponding to the hook 38 is provided at the edge of the battery carrier 3. The middle part of the buckle 39 is mounted on a support 41 through a rotating shaft 40, and a spring 42 for pressing the buckle 39 is installed on the support 41 (the spring in the figure is exposed outside to illustrate its position. In practice, the spring will be pressed by the lower end of the buckle 39). A telescopic cylinder 43 for crimping the buckle 39 is horizontally mounted on the outer side of the roller conveyor 1. The telescopic cylinder 43 is used to tighten the buckle 39 and compress the spring 42, thereby disengaging the buckle 39 from the hook 38 and unlocking it. The support 41 and the cup carrier 2 are matched with positioning pins 44 and positioning holes 45.

[0020] Furthermore, one or more lifting cylinders 46 are invertedly arranged on the first screw lifting platform 5, and a sub-platform 47 is suspended at the bottom of the first screw lifting platform 5. A plurality of guide sleeves 48 are arranged on the sub-platform 47. The sealing rod 9 and the compressed air nozzle 17 are inserted into each guide sleeve 48 one by one and connected to the lifting cylinder 46 via one or more linkage mounting plates 49.

[0021] Furthermore, the cup removal clamp 4 or the assembly clamp 31 has the same structure, and is composed of a pair of clamping baffles 51 and a pneumatic slide 52 for driving the clamping baffles 51 to translate. A horizontal positioning pin 53 is arranged on the opposite side of the lower edge of the clamping baffle 51, and a horizontal pin hole 54 matching the horizontal positioning pin 53 is arranged on the edge of the cup carrier 2; a guide cylinder 55 matching the edge of the battery carrier 3 is arranged on the outer side of the roller conveyor 1, and a contoured push block matching the corner of the battery carrier 3 is arranged at the front end of the guide cylinder 55.

[0022] Furthermore, a lifting cylinder 56 is provided in the roller conveyor 1, and a support plate 57 matching the gap in the roller conveyor 1 is installed on the lifting cylinder 56. A photoelectric sensor and a limit pin are inlaid on the support plate 57, and a bottom pin hole matching the limit pin is provided at the bottom of the battery carrier 3.

[0023] like Figure 1 As shown, the left end (A position) of the roller conveyor 1 delivers the stacked and interlocked battery tray 3 and the cup tray 2 to the bottom of the position of the first screw lifting platform 5 shown in the figure, as shown in FIG. Figure 4 As shown, the first screw lifting platform 5 moves downward, so that the positioning pin 44 on the cup removal clamp 4 is inserted into the Figure 2 In the pin hole on the side of the cup carrier 2, there is a Figure 7 The lifting cylinder 46 shown in the figure inserts the sealing rod 9 synchronously into the sealing rod 9. Figure 3 In the liquid injection port 8 shown in the figure, the lower end of the sealing rod 9 is provided with a plug, which blocks the liquid injection port 8 at the bottom of the electrolyte cup 7 to prevent the residual electrolyte from dripping. Figure 3 The compressed air nozzle 17 shown is connected to the injection interface 16. Figure 2 The telescopic cylinder 43 shown in the figure extends to press the buckle 39, and the buckle 39 is turned outward through the rotating shaft 40, so that the hook 38 is disengaged and unlocked. Then the first screw lifting platform 5 lifts the cup carrier 2, and the cup carrier 2 is separated from the battery carrier 3, as shown in FIG. Figure 4 The motor 10 shown in the figure transfers the translation slide 12 to the position as shown in the figure through the gear rack 11. Figure 5 The first screw lifting platform 5 is lowered so that Figure 3 The electrolyte cup 7 shown in the figure has a liquid injection port 8 at the bottom thereof. Figure 5 The residual liquid interface 15 shown in the figure is then Figure 3 The sealing rod 9 shown in the figure is lifted a little to release the blocking of the liquid injection port 8, and then the compressed air nozzle 17 introduces compressed air into the electrolyte cup 7 through the external electromagnetic valve, and the electrolyte is blown out from the liquid injection port 8, collected in the liquid tank 14 and then discharged. Then the first screw lifting platform 5 is reset, and the second screw lifting platform 32 grabs and lifts the cleaned set cup carrier 2 in the same way as mentioned above, and transports it to the Figure 1 The second screw lift 32 is shown directly above the roller conveyor 1 below the second screw lift 32, and then the feeding conveyor 37 shown in the figure delivers the unfilled battery carrier 3 (to be processed) to the roller conveyor 1 below the second screw lift 32. The second screw lift 32 carries the assembly clamp 31 to drop the cup carrier 2 in the same way as above and load it onto the newly flowed battery carrier 3, as shown in the figure. Figure 2 As shown, during the lowering process of the cup tray 2, the buckle 39 opens, and when the hook 38 is in place, the buckle 39 clamps the hook 38, thus realizing the cup reuse function. Figure 1 Outflow at position B as shown.

[0024] In summary, the present invention provides a battery filling line cup recovery and reuse equipment, which integrates the filled battery splitting output channel, residual liquid cleaning channel, and cup reuse channel on the same conveyor, shares a set of cup removal jaws 4 and assembly jaws 31, and sets a residual liquid receiving platform 13 therein for automatic cleaning, thereby improving the resource utilization of the filling line, reducing the maintenance cost of consumables, and improving the production efficiency of the filling line.

[0025] The above descriptions are merely embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the patent scope of the present invention. Any equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation made using the contents of the present invention specification, or directly or indirectly applied in other related technical fields, are also included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A battery filling line cup recycling and reuse equipment, characterized in that: It includes a cup carrier, a battery carrier, and a first screw lift mounted with a cup removal claw, which are supported on a roller conveyor. The battery carrier is provided with a support and is stacked with cup carriers. A plurality of electrolyte cups are provided on the cup carrier. Liquid injection ports are correspondingly provided at the upper and lower ends of the electrolyte cups. A sealing rod for sealing the liquid injection port is hoisted on the first screw lift. The first screw lift is mounted on a translation slide parallel to the roller conveyor and driven by a motor via a gear rack.

2. The battery filling line cup recycling and reuse equipment according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The roller conveyor is provided with a residual liquid receiving platform docking with the cup removal clamp on the downstream side of the first screw lifting platform, and a plurality of liquid tanks are arranged on the residual liquid receiving platform. A residual liquid interface docking with the liquid injection port is provided on the surface of the liquid tank, and a spray interface is provided on the top of the electrolyte cup. A compressed air nozzle docking with the spray interface is suspended on the first screw lifting platform, and the compressed air nozzle is used to introduce a high-speed airflow into the electrolyte cup and discharge the residual electrolyte in the electrolyte cup into the liquid tank.

3. The battery filling line cup recycling and reuse equipment according to claim 2 is characterized in that: All liquid tanks are contained in a residual liquid tray, the residual liquid tray has a central opening and is connected to an external discharge interface at the bottom, a pair of battery tray supporting slides are horizontally arranged on both outer sides of the liquid tank, and the battery tray supporting slides are connected to a horizontal telescopic cylinder.

4. The battery filling line cup recycling and reuse equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The translation slide is also provided with a second screw lift platform on which an assembly clamp is mounted. The roller conveyor is respectively provided with two rows of Y-axis rollers at the first screw lift platform and the second screw lift platform. The two rows of Y-axis rollers are respectively connected to an electric roller through a multi-V belt drive. Each group of the two rows of Y-axis rollers is respectively connected to a discharge conveyor and a feed conveyor. The roller conveyor forms a liquid-filled battery splitting output channel from the upstream end through the Y-axis roller to the discharge conveyor. The roller conveyor forms a residual liquid cleaning channel from the first screw lift platform through the residual liquid receiving platform to the second screw lift platform; the roller conveyor forms a cup reuse channel from the feed conveyor through the second screw lift platform to the downstream end.

5. The battery filling line cup recycling and reuse equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: A hook is provided at the edge of the cup carrier, and a buckle vertically corresponding to the hook is provided at the edge of the battery carrier. The middle part of the buckle is mounted on a support through a rotating shaft, and a spring for pressing the buckle is installed on the support. A telescopic cylinder for pressing the buckle is horizontally mounted on the outer side of the roller conveyor. The telescopic cylinder is used to tighten the buckle and compress the spring, thereby disengaging the buckle from the hook and unlocking it. Positioning pins and positioning holes are matched on the support and the cup carrier.

6. The battery filling line cup recycling and reuse equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that: One or more lifting cylinders are invertedly mounted on the first screw lifting platform, a sub-platform is suspended at the bottom of the first screw lifting platform, a number of guide sleeves are arranged on the sub-platform, the sealing rods and compressed air nozzles are inserted into each guide sleeve one by one and connected to the lifting cylinders via one or more linkage mounting plates.

7. The battery filling line cup recycling and reuse equipment according to claim 4, characterized in that: The cup removal clamp and the assembly clamp have the same structure, both consisting of a pair of clamping baffles and a pneumatic slide that drives the clamping baffles to translate; a horizontal locating pin is arranged on the opposite side of the lower edge of the clamping baffle, and a horizontal pin hole matching the horizontal locating pin is arranged on the edge of the cup carrier; a guide cylinder matching the edge of the battery carrier is arranged on the outer side of the roller conveyor, and a contoured push block matching the corner of the battery carrier is arranged at the front end of the guide cylinder.

8. The battery filling line cup recycling and reuse equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: A lifting cylinder is arranged in the roller conveyor, and a support plate matching the gap of the roller conveyor is installed on the lifting cylinder. A photoelectric sensor and a limit pin are inlaid on the support plate, and a bottom pin hole matching the limit pin is arranged at the bottom of the battery carrier.

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