A battery grouping device

Abstract

The present invention discloses a battery grouping device, comprising a feeding mechanism, a rotating disk mechanism, a control grouping mechanism, and a control mechanism. The outlet of the feeding mechanism is connected to the rotating disk mechanism, the control grouping mechanism is arranged at the outlet of the feeding mechanism and is connected to it, and the control mechanism is respectively connected to the control grouping mechanism and the rotating disk mechanism. The control mechanism controls the rotation of the rotating disk mechanism and the control grouping mechanism to satisfy a certain rotation law, so that the control grouping mechanism groups the batteries entering from the feeding mechanism. The control mechanism realizes a certain rotation law between the rotating disk mechanism and the control grouping mechanism, so that the control grouping mechanism blocks the batteries entering the rotating disk mechanism in the feeding mechanism, so that the batteries meet the grouping requirements and enter the rotating disk mechanism, thereby improving the battery grouping efficiency and saving labor costs.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of battery production and processing, and in particular to a battery grouping device. Background Art

[0002] In battery production, the batteries need to be packaged after the assembly process is completed. Depending on the needs, some batteries are grouped in 2 cells, some are grouped in 4 cells or other packaging combinations. This requires the batteries to be grouped before packaging. Traditional grouping equipment uses air pressure to intercept and block the batteries. Traditional grouping methods often result in blocking failures, leading to grouping failures, affecting packaging efficiency and wasting labor costs. Summary of the invention

[0003] Purpose of the invention: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a battery grouping device that can accurately group batteries, reduce grouping errors, and improve work efficiency.

[0004] Technical solution: A battery grouping device includes a feeding mechanism, a rotating disk mechanism, a control grouping mechanism, and a control mechanism. The outlet of the feeding mechanism is connected to the rotating disk mechanism. The control grouping mechanism is arranged at the outlet of the feeding mechanism and connected to it. The control mechanism is respectively connected to the control grouping mechanism and the rotating disk mechanism. The control mechanism controls the rotation of the rotating disk mechanism and the control grouping mechanism to satisfy a certain rotation law, so that the control grouping mechanism groups the batteries entering from the feeding mechanism.

[0005] Furthermore, the feeding mechanism is a feeding column, which is vertically arranged directly above the rotating disk mechanism. An S-bend channel is vertically arranged in the feeding column, and the outlet of the S-bend channel is connected to the rotating disk mechanism. The setting of the S-bend channel improves the efficiency of battery feeding.

[0006] Furthermore, the rotating disk mechanism includes a transition disk, a rotating shaft, a servo motor A, and a protective fence. The servo motor A is driven and connected to the transition disk through the rotating shaft. The protective fence is arranged on the circumferential periphery of the transition disk. The outlet of the feeding mechanism is arranged at the starting end of the protective fence and docked with the transition disk. The control mechanism is connected to the rotating shaft.

[0007] Furthermore, a plurality of battery stations evenly distributed in the circumference of the transition plate are provided, and each battery station is provided with an R chamfer. The setting of the R chamfer reduces the difficulty of the battery entering the transition plate and improves the battery operation efficiency.

[0008] Furthermore, the protective fence includes a fixed fence and a protective fence device. In the rotation direction of the transition plate, the protective fence device is arranged at the front end of the fixed fence, the protective fence device and the fixed fence are rotatably connected, and the outlet of the feeding mechanism is arranged at the starting end of the protective fence device and docked with the transition plate.

[0009] Furthermore, the protective fence device includes a movable guardrail, a spring, and a proximity switch. The movable guardrail is rotatably connected to the fixed fence. The movable guardrail is provided with the spring. One end of the spring is connected to the movable guardrail, and the other end is connected to an external mechanism. The proximity switch is provided on the external mechanism and fixedly connected thereto, and the proximity switch is in contact with the movable guardrail.

[0010] Furthermore, the control grouping mechanism includes a control grouping wheel device, a bracket, a transmission belt, a power shaft, a coupling A, a reducer, and a servo motor B. The brackets are provided on both sides of the rotating disk mechanism, and the brackets are provided directly below the outlet of the feeding mechanism. One of the brackets is provided with a control grouping wheel device, and both of the control grouping wheel devices are connected to the outlet of the feeding mechanism. Both of the control grouping wheel devices are connected to the power shaft through the transmission belt, and the power shaft is connected to the coupling A. The coupling A is connected to the servo motor B through the reducer, and the servo motor B is electrically connected to the control mechanism.

[0011] Furthermore, the control grouping wheel device includes a control wheel and a control protrusion. The control wheel is arranged directly below the outlet of the feeding mechanism. The control wheel is connected to the power shaft through the transmission belt. Two control protrusions are evenly arranged on the circumference of the control wheel, and the two control protrusions are connected to the outlet of the feeding mechanism.

[0012] Furthermore, the control grouping wheel device includes a PLC device, an encoder, and a coupling B. The encoder is connected to the rotating disk mechanism through the coupling B, and the PLC device is electrically connected to the control grouping mechanism and the encoder respectively.

[0013] Beneficial effect: The advantage of the present invention is that a certain rotation law is achieved between the rotating disk mechanism and the control grouping mechanism through the control mechanism, so that the control grouping mechanism blocks the batteries entering the rotating disk mechanism in the feeding mechanism, so that the batteries meet the grouping requirements and enter the rotating disk mechanism, thereby improving the battery grouping efficiency and saving labor costs. By setting an S-bend channel, the batteries are arranged in order in the feeding mechanism, and the R chamfer is set to make it easier for the batteries to enter the rotating disk mechanism, thereby improving the battery operation efficiency. A protective fence device is set to prevent the batteries from tilting into the rotating disk mechanism, which may cause a large number of quality problems in the batteries, thereby improving the battery yield and quality. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] Figure 1 is a front view schematic diagram of a grouping device;

[0015] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the middle CC section;

[0016] Figure 3 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the middle DD section;

[0017] Figure 4 It is a schematic front view of the control grouping wheel device. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0018] The present invention is further explained below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0019] A battery grouping device, such as Figure 1 As Figure 2 As shown, it includes a feeding mechanism 1, a rotating disk mechanism 2, a control grouping mechanism 3, and a control mechanism. The outlet of the feeding mechanism 1 is docked with the rotating disk mechanism 2. The docking can be understood as the batteries coming out of the feeding mechanism 1 will enter the rotating disk mechanism 2. The control grouping mechanism 3 is arranged at the outlet of the feeding mechanism 1 and docked with it. The working end of the control grouping mechanism 3 is arranged at the outlet of the feeding mechanism 1 and can block the batteries entering the rotating disk mechanism 2 from the outlet of the feeding mechanism 1. Specifically, the blocking is performed according to a certain rule. The control mechanism is respectively connected to the control grouping mechanism 3 and the rotating disk mechanism 2. The control mechanism controls the connection between the control grouping mechanism 3 and the rotating disk mechanism 2 respectively to meet certain working regulations, and finally the batteries in the feeding mechanism 1 enter the rotating disk mechanism 2 in a specified manner.

[0020] The feeding mechanism 1 is a feeding column, which is vertically arranged directly above the rotating disk mechanism 2. The vertical setting is to enable the battery to fall better. An S-bend channel 11 is vertically arranged in the feeding column. The setting of the S-bend channel 11 has the advantages of deceleration and speed control, and the setting of the S-bend channel 11 can prevent the battery from turning over and getting stuck in the channel during the falling process from top to bottom, thereby improving the working efficiency of the feeding mechanism 1, and the outlet of the S-bend channel 11 is connected to the rotating disk mechanism 2.

[0021] The rotating disk mechanism 2 includes a transition disk 21, a running shaft 22, a servo motor A, and a protective fence 23. The servo motor A is driven and connected to the transition disk 21 through the running shaft 22. It can be understood that the servo motor is a special motor that can control speed and acceleration. The rotation of the servo motor A drives the transition disk 21 to rotate. The protective fence 23 is arranged on the circumferential periphery of the transition disk 21. The protective fence 23 can protect the batteries entering the transition disk 21 to prevent the batteries from falling. Because the transition disk 21 is always rotating, it has an outward centrifugal force and can easily throw the batteries out. The outlet of the feeding mechanism 1 is arranged at the starting end of the protective fence 23 and docked with the transition disk 21. It can be understood that after the batteries come out of the outlet of the feeding mechanism 1, the protective fence 23 directly surrounds the batteries to prevent them from falling. The control mechanism is connected to the running shaft 22. A number of evenly distributed battery stations 24 are arranged on the circumference of the transition disk 21. An R chamfer is provided in each battery station 24. The R chamfer is provided to reduce the difficulty of the batteries entering the transition disk 21 from the outlet of the S-bend channel 11, so that the batteries can enter the transition disk 21 more easily.

[0022] The protective fence 23 includes a fixed fence 25 and a protective fence device 26. In the rotation direction of the transition plate 21, the protective fence device 26 is arranged at the front end of the fixed fence 25. The protective fence device 26 is rotatably connected to the fixed fence 25. It can be understood that the protective fence device 26 can rotate around the fixed fence 25 at the connection with the fixed fence 25. The function of the protective fence device 26 is to prevent the battery entering the transition plate 21 from the S-bend channel 11 from being stuck on the transition plate 21 due to tilting into the transition plate 21, causing the battery to be damaged. Finally, the stuck battery will also affect the entry of other batteries, resulting in excessive battery accumulation and the generation of more defective batteries. The outlet of the feeding mechanism 1 is arranged at the starting end of the protective fence device 26 and docked with the transition plate 21.

[0023] The protective fence device 26 includes a movable guardrail 27, a spring 28, and a proximity switch 29. The proximity switch 29 is an induction device. The movable guardrail 27 is rotatably connected to the fixed fence 25, that is, the movable guardrail 27 rotates around the fixed fence 25. A spring 28 is provided on the movable guardrail 27. One end of the spring 28 is connected to the movable guardrail 27, and the other end is connected to an external mechanism. The function of the spring 28 is to have an elastic force on the movable guardrail 27 so that the movable guardrail 27 can be maintained around the transition plate 21. When a battery squeezes the movable guardrail 27, the movable guardrail 27 can rotate. The proximity switch 29 is arranged on the external mechanism and fixedly connected thereto. The proximity switch 29 is in contact with the movable guardrail 27. The specific working method is that the proximity switch 29 is in contact with the movable guardrail 27 under normal conditions. When the movable guardrail 27 is squeezed and rotated by the battery, it will move away from the proximity switch 29. At this time, the proximity switch 29 cannot sense the movable guardrail 27. At this time, the entire device will be controlled to alarm and stop working to wait for workers to intervene.

[0024] The control grouping mechanism 3 includes a control grouping wheel device 31, a bracket 32, a transmission belt 33, a power shaft 34, a coupling A35, a reducer 36, and a servo motor B37. Brackets 32 are provided on both sides of the rotating disk mechanism 2. It can be understood that the bracket 32 ​​is a fork-shaped bracket 32, and its fork-shaped front end is arranged on both sides of the rotating disk mechanism 2. The bracket 32 ​​is arranged just below the outlet of the feeding mechanism 1. A control grouping wheel device 31 is provided on one bracket 32. Both control grouping wheel devices 31 are docked with the outlet of the feeding mechanism 1. The working mode of the control grouping wheel device 31 can control and block the batteries entering the transition disk 21 from the S-bend channel 11 during the rotation process, so that they can enter in accordance with a certain rule. The two control grouping wheel devices 31 are through the transmission belt 33 and the power shaft 34 The transmission connection can be understood as a servo motor B37 driving the two control grouping wheel devices 31 to rotate synchronously through a transmission belt 33, so that they can work at the same time. The power shaft 34 is connected to the coupling A35. The coupling A35 is a conversion connection device. The coupling A35 is connected to the servo motor B37 through a reducer 36. The function of the reducer 36 is to reduce the external rotation speed of the servo motor B37, so that the rotation speed of the power shaft 34 is slowed down. The servo motor B37 and the control mechanism are electrically connected. The electrical connection can be understood as the rotation speed of the servo motor B37 is controlled by the control mechanism. The purpose of setting the control mechanism is to make the servo motor B37 and the servo motor A have a speed relationship, so that the control grouping wheel device 31 and the transition plate 21 can finally rotate according to a certain rule.

[0025] The control grouping wheel device 31 includes a control wheel 311 and a control protrusion 312. The control wheel 311 is arranged directly below the outlet of the feeding mechanism 1. Two control protrusions 312 are evenly arranged around the control wheel 311. The control wheel 311 is connected to the power shaft 34 through a transmission belt 33. The two control protrusions 312 are both connected to the outlet of the feeding mechanism 1. The working mode of the control protrusion 312 is that as the control wheel 311 rotates, the battery falling from the S-bend channel 11 will be blocked once every period of time, so that the falling battery will be delayed by one station to enter the transition plate 21.

[0026] The control grouping wheel device 31 includes a PLC device, an encoder, and a coupling B. The encoder is connected to the rotating disk mechanism 2 through the coupling B. The PLC device is electrically connected to the control grouping mechanism 3 and the encoder respectively. It can be understood that the encoder and the rotating disk mechanism 2 are linked. The encoder can monitor the rotation speed of the rotating disk mechanism 2 and feed back to the PLC device. Specifically, the encoder is connected to the operating shaft 22 through the coupling B, and the PLC device is electrically connected to the servo motor A and the servo motor B37 respectively.

[0027] The working mode and principle of the battery grouping device are as follows: according to the packaging needs of the battery (such as: 2 batteries in a group), the speed relationship of the servo motor A and the servo motor B37 is controlled by setting a PLC device to make the transition plate 21 rotate two battery stations 24. When the third battery station 24 just passes through the S-bend channel 11, the control protrusion 312 will dock with the S-bend channel 11 once at the same time. This docking is to block the battery from entering the transition plate 21, so that one battery station 24 on the transition plate 21 is vacant. Specifically, when the battery enters the S-bend channel 11 and gathers in the S-bend channel 11, the battery moves downward due to gravity. When the transition plate 21 rotates, the battery station 24 just passes through the exit of the S-bend channel 11, and two batteries will continuously enter the battery station 24. When the third battery station 24 rotates to the exit of the S-bend channel 11, the control protrusion 312 will rotate to push the battery open, and so on. If the battery enters the transition plate 21 at an angle at this time, the movable guardrail 27 will be pushed open, causing the machine to stop working and send out an alarm signal.

Claims

1. A battery grouping device, characterized in that: The invention comprises a feeding mechanism (1), a rotating disk mechanism (2), a control grouping mechanism (3), and a control mechanism. The outlet of the feeding mechanism (1) is connected to the rotating disk mechanism (2). The control grouping mechanism (3) is arranged at the outlet of the feeding mechanism (1) and connected to the rotating disk mechanism. The control mechanism is connected to the control grouping mechanism (3) and the rotating disk mechanism (2) respectively. The control mechanism controls the rotating disk mechanism (2) and the control grouping mechanism (3) to rotate so that they meet a certain rotation law, so that the control grouping mechanism (3) groups the batteries entering from the feeding mechanism (1).

2. A battery grouping device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The feeding mechanism (1) is a feeding column, which is vertically arranged directly above the rotating disk mechanism (2). An S-bend channel (11) is vertically arranged inside the feeding column, and the outlet of the S-bend channel (11) is connected to the rotating disk mechanism (2).

3. A battery grouping device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotating disk mechanism (2) comprises a transition disk (21), a running shaft (22), a servo motor A, and a protective fence (23); the servo motor A is connected to the transition disk (21) through the running shaft (22); the protective fence (23) is arranged on the circumferential periphery of the transition disk (21); the outlet of the feeding mechanism (1) is arranged at the starting end of the protective fence (23) and docked with the transition disk (21); and the control mechanism is connected to the running shaft (22).

4. A battery grouping device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The transition plate (21) is provided with a plurality of battery stations (24) evenly distributed in the circumferential direction, and each of the battery stations (24) is provided with an R chamfer.

5. A battery grouping device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The protective fence (23) comprises a fixed fence (25) and a protective fence device (26). In the rotation direction of the transition plate (21), the protective fence device (26) is arranged at the front end of the fixed fence (25), and the protective fence device (26) and the fixed fence (25) are rotatably connected. The outlet of the feeding mechanism (1) is arranged at the starting end of the protective fence device (26) and docked with the transition plate (21).

6. A battery grouping device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The protective fence device (26) comprises a movable guardrail (27), a spring (28), and a proximity switch (29); the movable guardrail (27) is rotatably connected to the fixed fence (25); the movable guardrail (27) is provided with the spring (28); one end of the spring (28) is connected to the movable guardrail (27), and the other end is connected to an external mechanism; the proximity switch (29) is provided on the external mechanism and fixedly connected thereto; the proximity switch (29) and the movable guardrail (27) are in contact connection.

7. A battery grouping device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The control grouping mechanism (3) comprises a control grouping wheel device (31), a bracket (32), a transmission belt (33), a power shaft (34), a coupling A (35), a reducer (36), and a servo motor B (37). The brackets (32) are provided on both sides of the rotating disk mechanism (2). The brackets (32) are provided just below the outlet of the feeding mechanism (1). One of the brackets (32) is provided with a control grouping wheel device (31). Both of the two control grouping wheel devices (31) are connected to the outlet of the feeding mechanism (1). Both of the two control grouping wheel devices (31) are connected to the power shaft (34) through the transmission belt (33). The power shaft (34) is connected to the coupling A (35). The coupling A (35) is connected to the servo motor B (37) through the reducer (36). The servo motor B (37) is electrically connected to the control mechanism.

8. A battery grouping device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The control grouping wheel device (31) comprises a control wheel (311) and a control protrusion (312). The control wheel (311) is arranged directly below the outlet of the feeding mechanism (1). The control wheel (311) is connected to the power shaft (34) through the transmission belt (33). Two control protrusions (312) are evenly arranged on the circumference of the control wheel (311). Both of the two control protrusions (312) are connected to the outlet of the feeding mechanism (1).

9. A battery grouping device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The control grouping wheel device (31) comprises a PLC device, an encoder, and a coupling B. The encoder is connected to the rotating disk mechanism (2) via the coupling B. The PLC device is electrically connected to the control grouping mechanism (3) and the encoder respectively.

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