Battery flipping device and battery flipping method

Abstract

The present invention discloses a battery flipping device and a battery flipping method. The battery flipping device includes a conveying mechanism, a first moving mechanism, a second moving mechanism, a first adsorption device, and a second adsorption device. The conveying mechanism can convey the battery to the flipping station; the first adsorption device includes at least one first adsorption rod, which is mounted on the first moving mechanism; the second adsorption device includes at least one second adsorption rod, which is mounted on the second moving mechanism; wherein a first rotation drive device for driving the first adsorption rod to rotate is provided between the first adsorption rod and the first moving mechanism, and / or a second rotation drive device for driving the second adsorption rod to rotate is provided between the second adsorption rod and the second moving mechanism. The battery flipping device provided by the present invention can replace the staff to complete the battery flipping work, improve production efficiency, and reduce the labor intensity of the staff.

Description

Technical Field

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

[0002] In actual production, based on the design requirements of soft-pack battery modules, it is often necessary to flip incoming soft-pack batteries and adjust their polarity so that two or more batteries can be connected in parallel or series to form a soft-pack battery module. Currently, flipping soft-pack batteries is primarily performed by human workers, which is inefficient and labor-intensive. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The present invention aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. To this end, the present invention provides a battery turning device that can replace workers in completing the battery turning work, thereby improving production efficiency and reducing the labor intensity of workers.

[0004] The present invention also provides a battery turning method used in the battery turning device.

[0005] According to a first embodiment of the present invention, a battery flipping device includes a conveying mechanism, a first moving mechanism, a second moving mechanism, a first suction device, and a second suction device. The conveying mechanism is used to convey batteries, and the conveying mechanism is capable of conveying the batteries to a flipping station. The first moving mechanism is disposed on one side of the conveying mechanism; the second moving mechanism is disposed on one side of the conveying mechanism. The first suction device includes at least one first suction rod, which is used to absorb batteries and is mounted on the first moving mechanism. The second suction device includes at least one second suction rod, which is used to absorb batteries and is mounted on the second moving mechanism. A first rotation drive device is provided between the first suction rod and the first moving mechanism for driving the first suction rod to rotate, and / or a second rotation drive device is provided between the second suction rod and the second moving mechanism for driving the second suction rod to rotate. The first moving mechanism is capable of driving the first suction rod to rise and fall above the flipping station, and the second moving mechanism is capable of driving the second suction rod to rise and fall and move horizontally. Through the operation of the first rotation drive device and / or the second rotation drive device, the first moving mechanism, and the second moving mechanism, the first suction rod and the second suction rod can cooperate with each other to flip the battery at the flipping station.

[0006] The battery flipping device according to the embodiment of the present invention has at least the following beneficial effects: the battery flipping device provided by the embodiment of the present invention, through the successive operation of the first rotary drive device and / or the second rotary drive device, the first moving mechanism and the second moving mechanism, the first adsorption rod and the second adsorption rod can cooperate with each other to flip the battery at the flipping station. Therefore, the battery flipping device provided by the present invention can replace the staff to complete the battery flipping work, improve production efficiency and reduce the labor intensity of the staff.

[0007] According to some embodiments of the present invention, at least two first adsorption rods are arranged side by side along the first direction, and at least one first adsorption station for adsorbing batteries is provided along the length direction of the first adsorption rod. At least two second adsorption rods are arranged side by side along the first direction, and at least one second adsorption station for adsorbing batteries is provided along the length direction of the second adsorption rod. The length of the first adsorption rod and the length of the second adsorption rod are both along the second direction, and the second direction forms an angle with the first direction. All the first adsorption rods and all the second adsorption rods are used to cooperate in a one-to-one correspondence to flip the battery at the flipping station.

[0008] According to some embodiments of the present invention, a first air extraction channel is provided in the first adsorption rod, and a first air extraction hole connected to the first air extraction channel is provided on the first adsorption station; a second air extraction channel is provided in the second adsorption rod, and a second air extraction hole connected to the second air extraction channel is provided on the second adsorption station.

[0009] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the second moving mechanism includes a horizontal moving device and a lifting device, the horizontal moving device is arranged on one side of the conveying mechanism, the lifting device is installed on the horizontal moving device, and the second adsorption rod is installed on the lifting device, wherein the horizontal moving device is used to drive the lifting device to move along the first direction, and the lifting device is used to drive the second adsorption rod to rise and fall.

[0010] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the first rotation drive device includes a transmission plate and a power module, the power module is installed on the first moving mechanism, the transmission plate is connected to the power module in a transmission manner, the power module is used to drive the transmission plate to slide, a rack structure is provided on the transmission plate, all the first adsorption rods are installed with gears, and all the gears are engaged with the rack structure for transmission.

[0011] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the battery flipping device includes a tray, which is used to place batteries. The tray is placed on the conveying mechanism, and the conveying mechanism is capable of conveying the tray to a flipping station. A lifting device is provided at the flipping station, and the lifting device is used to lift the tray so that the tray is away from or close to the conveying mechanism.

[0012] According to some embodiments of the present invention, a tilting device is provided at the turning station, and the tilting device is used to drive the tray to tilt relative to the first direction.

[0013] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the tilting device is installed with a third adsorption device, and the third adsorption device is used to adsorb the tray.

[0014] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the conveying mechanism includes two groups of conveying components, the two groups of conveying components are arranged at intervals along the second direction, the conveying direction of the conveying components is along the first direction, the two groups of conveying components cooperate with each other to support and convey the pallet, and the jacking device is located between the two groups of conveying components.

[0015] According to the battery flipping method of the second embodiment of the present invention, it is applied to the above-mentioned battery flipping equipment, and the battery flipping method includes: step 1: the conveying mechanism conveys the soft-pack battery to the flipping station; step 2: through the operation of the first moving mechanism, the first adsorption rod adsorbs one end of the battery from the flipping station and drives the soft-pack battery to rise; step 3: through the operation of the second moving mechanism, the second adsorption rod approaches and adsorbs the other end of the soft-pack battery adsorbed by the first adsorption rod; step 4: through the operation of the first rotary drive device, the first moving mechanism and the second moving mechanism, the second adsorption rod cooperates with the first adsorption rod to drive the soft-pack battery to flip, thereby causing the surface of the soft-pack battery that was facing upward before flipping to face downward; step 5: the flipped soft-pack battery is placed back to the flipping station, and finally the flipped soft-pack battery is conveyed away from the flipping station by the conveying mechanism.

[0016] The battery flipping method according to the embodiment of the present invention has at least the following beneficial effects: by adopting the above-mentioned battery flipping method, the battery flipping equipment can replace the staff to complete the battery flipping work, thereby improving production efficiency and reducing the labor intensity of the staff.

[0017] Additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description which follows, or may be learned by practice of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily understood from the following description of the embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0019] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a battery flipping device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the battery turning device (with the upper tray of the turning station hidden);

[0021] Figure 3 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the first moving mechanism and the first adsorption device of the battery turning device is shown;

[0022] Figure 4 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the second moving mechanism and the second adsorption device of the battery turning device is shown;

[0023] Figure 5 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a tray of a battery turning device is shown;

[0024] Figure 6 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a lifting device of a battery turning device is shown;

[0025] Figure 7 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the internal structure of the first adsorption rod of the battery turning device is shown;

[0026] Figure 8 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the internal structure of the second adsorption rod of the battery turning device is shown;

[0027] Figure 9 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a first flipping method of a battery flipping device is shown;

[0028] Figure 10 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a second flipping method of a battery flipping device is shown.

[0029] Reference numerals:

[0030] Conveying mechanism 100, conveying assembly 110, first moving mechanism 200, first fixed plate 210, second moving mechanism 300, horizontal moving device 310, lifting device 320, second fixed plate 321, first adsorption device 400, first adsorption rod 410, first exhaust channel 411, first exhaust hole 412, second adsorption device 500, second adsorption rod 510, second exhaust channel 511, second exhaust hole 512, first rotary drive device 600, transmission plate 610, rack structure 611, power module 620, gear 630, tray 700, placement area 710, placement station 711, lifting device 810, tilting device 820, third adsorption device 830, rack 900, flipping station 01, soft-pack battery 02. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] The following describes embodiments of the present invention in detail. Examples of the embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals throughout represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are intended only to explain the present invention and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

[0032] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that descriptions involving orientations, such as up, down, front, back, left, right, etc., indicating orientations or positional relationships, are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they cannot be understood as limitations on the present invention.

[0033] In the description of the present invention, "several" means one or more, "many" means more than two, "greater than," "less than," and "exceed" are understood to exclude the number itself, while "above," "below," and "within" are understood to include the number itself. The use of "first" and "second" in the description is solely for the purpose of distinguishing technical features and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance, implicitly specifying the number of the indicated technical features, or implicitly specifying the order of the indicated technical features.

[0034] In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise clearly defined, terms such as setting, installing, and connecting should be understood in a broad sense, and technicians in the relevant technical field can reasonably determine the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention based on the specific content of the technical solution.

[0035] Reference Figure 1 、 Figure 2 、 Figure 9 and Figure 10According to the first embodiment of the present invention, the battery flipping device includes a conveying mechanism 100, a first moving mechanism 200, a second moving mechanism 300, a first adsorption device 400 and a second adsorption device 500. The conveying mechanism 100 is used to convey the battery, and the conveying mechanism 100 can convey the battery to the flipping station 01; the first moving mechanism 200 is arranged on one side of the conveying mechanism 100; the second moving mechanism 300 is arranged on one side of the conveying mechanism 100; the first adsorption device 400 includes at least one first adsorption rod 410, the first adsorption rod 410 is used to adsorb the battery, and the first adsorption rod 410 is installed on the first moving mechanism 200; the second adsorption device 500 includes at least one second adsorption rod 510, the second adsorption rod 510 is used to adsorb the battery, and the second adsorption rod 510 is installed Installed on the second moving mechanism 300; wherein, a first rotation drive device 600 for driving the first adsorption rod 410 to rotate is provided between the first adsorption rod 410 and the first moving mechanism 200, and / or a second rotation drive device for driving the second adsorption rod 510 to rotate is provided between the second adsorption rod 510 and the second moving mechanism 300. The first moving mechanism 200 can drive the first adsorption rod 410 to rise and fall above the flipping station 01, and the second moving mechanism 300 can drive the second adsorption rod 510 to rise and fall and move horizontally. Through the operation of the first rotation drive device 600 and / or the second rotation drive device, the first moving mechanism 200 and the second moving mechanism 300, the first adsorption rod 410 and the second adsorption rod 510 can cooperate with each other to flip the battery at the flipping station 01.

[0036] Reference Figure 1 In the specific implementation process, the battery flipping device may further include a frame 900, and the conveying mechanism 100, the first moving mechanism 200, and the second moving mechanism 300 are all installed on the frame 900, so that the conveying mechanism 100, the first moving mechanism 200, the second moving mechanism 300 and other mechanisms are connected into a whole through the frame 900, so as to facilitate the transportation and movement of the battery flipping device.

[0037] The battery flipping device provided in an embodiment of the present invention, through the successive operation of the first rotation drive device 600 and / or the second rotation device, the first moving mechanism 200 and the second moving mechanism 300, the first adsorption rod 410 and the second adsorption rod 510 can cooperate with each other to flip the battery at the flipping station 01. Therefore, the battery flipping device provided by the present invention can replace the staff to complete the battery flipping work, improve production efficiency and reduce the labor intensity of the staff.

[0038] Reference Figure 9 and Figure 10In the specific implementation process, the battery flipping device provided by the embodiment of the present invention can have at least two battery flipping methods. Those skilled in the art can select one of the battery flipping methods according to actual needs. Specifically, the first flipping method is that one of the first adsorption rod 410 and the second adsorption rod 510 adsorbs the middle position of the battery and rotates it 180 degrees, and then the second adsorption rod 510 adsorbs the battery and returns the battery to the flipping station 01, finally realizing the battery flipping. The second flipping method is that the first adsorption rod 410 and the second adsorption rod 510 adsorb the two ends of the battery one by one, and then the first adsorption rod 410 and the second adsorption rod 510 cooperate with each other to drive the battery to flip, and finally the battery is returned to the flipping station 01, finally realizing the battery flipping.

[0039] The first flip method can refer to Figure 9 In the first flipping method, the first adsorption rod 410 adsorbs the middle position of the battery and drives the battery to rotate 180 degrees, and then the second adsorption rod 510 adsorbs the battery and puts the battery back to the flipping station 01, wherein the battery needs to be rotated 180 degrees.

[0040] The second way to flip can refer to Figure 10 In the second flipping method, one of the first adsorption rod 410 and the second adsorption rod 510 adsorbs one end of the battery and drives the battery to rise, and then the other adsorption rod adsorbs the other end of the battery. Then, the first adsorption rod 410 and the second adsorption rod 510 rotate relative to each other to drive the battery to flip. It is only necessary to flip the battery to an angle inclined relative to the vertical direction and the surface of the battery facing upward before flipping is turned downward. Therefore, the angle of flipping the battery in the second flipping method can be less than 180 degrees.

[0041] Reference Figure 1 、 Figure 3 According to some embodiments of the present invention, at least two first suction rods 410 are arranged side by side along a first direction, and at least one first suction station for sucking batteries is provided along the length of the first suction rods 410. At least two second suction rods 510 are arranged side by side along the first direction, and at least one second suction station for sucking batteries is provided along the length of the second suction rods 510. The lengths of the first suction rods 410 and the second suction rods 510 are both along a second direction, which is angled with the first direction. All first suction rods 410 and all second suction rods 510 are used to coordinate one-to-one to flip the batteries at the flipping station 01. With this arrangement, the battery flipping device can simultaneously use all first suction rods 410 and all second suction rods 510 to simultaneously flip more than two rows of pouch cells 02, thereby significantly improving work efficiency. Of course, in specific implementations, the battery flipping device can also use only one suction rod and one second suction rod 510 to complete the battery flipping operation.

[0042] by Figure 1 Taking the directions shown as an example, the first direction mentioned above is the front-back direction, and the second direction is the left-right direction.

[0043] Reference Figure 7 and Figure 8 According to some embodiments of the present invention, a first suction channel 411 is provided in the first suction rod 410, and a first suction hole 412 connected to the first suction channel 411 is provided on the first suction station. Therefore, when the first suction channel 411 is evacuated, a negative pressure is formed at the first suction hole 412, thereby sucking the battery. A second suction channel 511 is provided in the second suction rod 510, and a second suction hole 512 connected to the second suction channel 511 is provided on the second suction station. Vacuum suction cups can be installed on both the first suction hole 412 and the second suction hole 512. Therefore, when the second suction channel 511 is evacuated, a negative pressure is formed at the second suction hole 512, thereby sucking the battery. In a specific implementation, suction cups can be installed on the first suction hole 412 and the second suction hole 512 to improve the suction capacity of the first suction rod 410 and the second suction rod 510.

[0044] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 4 According to some embodiments of the present invention, the second moving mechanism 300 includes a horizontal moving device 310 and a lifting device 320. The horizontal moving device 310 is arranged on one side of the conveying mechanism 100, the lifting device 320 is installed on the horizontal moving device 310, and the second adsorption rod 510 is installed on the lifting device 320. The horizontal moving device 310 is used to drive the lifting device 320 to move along the first direction, and the lifting device 320 is used to drive the second adsorption rod 510 to rise and fall. Therefore, through the operation of the second moving mechanism 300, the second adsorption rod 510 can be matched with the first adsorption rod 410, thereby completing the battery flipping task.

[0045] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 3 According to some embodiments of the present invention, the first rotation drive device 600 includes a transmission plate 610 and a power module 620. The power module 620 is installed on the first moving mechanism 200. The transmission plate 610 is transmission-connected to the power module 620. The power module 620 is used to drive the transmission plate 610 to slide. A rack structure 611 is provided on the transmission plate 610. All first adsorption rods 410 are equipped with gears 630. All gears 630 are engaged with the rack structure 611 for transmission. Through the above arrangement, the first rotation drive device 600 can simultaneously drive all first adsorption rods 410 to rotate, and the first rotation drive device 600 has a simple structure and is easy to assemble and disassemble.

[0046] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the first adsorption rod 410 is rotatably mounted on the first fixed plate 210, and the first fixed plate 210 is fixed to the first movable mechanism 200 via a first locking bolt, wherein the first movable mechanism 200 is provided with a plurality of first mounting holes for threading the first locking bolts. By installing the first locking bolts in different first mounting holes, the installation position of the first adsorption rod 410 can be adjusted, thereby adjusting the spacing between two adjacent first adsorption rods 410. Thus, for batteries of different models and sizes, the installation position of the first adsorption rod 410 can be adjusted to match the distance between two adjacent rows of batteries at the flipping station 01. Thus, for batteries of different sizes, more than two first adsorption rods 410 can be used simultaneously for flipping. In other embodiments, the fixed plate can also be provided with a first strip hole for the first locking bolt to pass through, thereby allowing the fixed plate to slide relative to the first locking bolt to adjust the installation position of the first adsorption rod 410. Among them, since the first adsorption rod 410 and the first rotation drive device 600 are transmitted by the gear 630 and the rack structure 611, the gear 630 and the rack structure 611 are easy and simple to separate or re-engage, thereby conveniently adjusting the installation position of the first adsorption rod 410.

[0047] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the second adsorption rod 510 is installed on the second fixed plate 321, and the second fixed plate 321 is fixed to the second movable mechanism 300 by a second locking bolt, wherein the second movable mechanism 300 is provided with a plurality of second mounting holes for the second locking bolts to be screwed, or the second fixed plate 321 is provided with a second strip hole for the second locking bolts to pass through, thereby, the installation position of the second adsorption rod 510 can be adjusted so that each second adsorption rod 510 can be adapted to the corresponding first adsorption rod 410, thereby, for batteries of different sizes, it can be ensured that each second adsorption rod 510 and each first adsorption rod 410 can cooperate one-to-one to turn the battery over.

[0048] In other embodiments, a second rotation drive device may be provided between the second adsorption rod 510 and the second moving mechanism 300. The configuration of the second rotation drive device may refer to the configuration of the first rotation drive device 600. In specific implementations, both the first rotation drive device 600 and the second rotation drive device may be provided simultaneously, or only one of them may be provided.

[0049] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 5According to some embodiments of the present invention, the battery flipping device includes a tray 700, which is used to place batteries. The tray 700 is placed on a conveying mechanism 100, which can convey the tray 700 to a flipping station 01. A lifting device 810 is provided at the flipping station 01. The lifting device 810 is used to lift the tray 700 so that the tray 700 is away from or close to the conveying mechanism 100. The tray 700 has at least two placement areas 710 equidistantly arranged along a first direction. The placement areas 710 include one placement station 711 or at least two placement stations 711 arranged along a second direction. The placement station 711 is used to place batteries. Thus, at least two rows of batteries can be placed on the tray 700, and then the conveying mechanism 100 conveys the tray 700. When the tray 700 is conveyed to the flipping station 01, the lifting device 810 lifts the tray 700 to separate the tray 700 from the conveying mechanism 100, so that the tray 700 temporarily stays at the flipping station 01. After the first adsorption rod 410 and the second adsorption rod 510 cooperate with each other to complete the flipping of the batteries on the tray 700, the lifting device 810 lowers the tray 700 again, so that the tray 700 contacts the conveying mechanism 100 again, and the conveying mechanism 100 can convey the tray 700 with the batteries flipped to the next process. With the above arrangement, the conveying mechanism 100 does not need to stop to wait for the batteries on the tray 700 to be flipped.

[0050] According to some embodiments of the present invention, a tilting device 820 is provided at the turning station 01 , and the tilting device 820 is used to drive the tray 700 to tilt relative to the first direction.

[0051] When the battery flipping device uses the second flipping method to flip the battery, the battery will be flipped with the end adsorbed by the first adsorption rod 410 as the center. Therefore, the center of the flipped battery will have a horizontal position deviation relative to the corresponding placement station 711 on the tray 700. Before the battery is placed back on the placement station 711, the tray 700 can be tilted by the tilting device 820. Therefore, if there is a horizontal position deviation between the flipped battery and the placement station 711, the flipped battery can also be returned to the corresponding placement station 711.

[0052] Reference Figure 10Specifically, when two or more first adsorption rods 410 and two or more second adsorption rods 510 are used to simultaneously complete the flipping of two or more rows of batteries according to the second flipping method, during the battery flipping process, after the lifting device 810 lifts the tray 700, the two or more first adsorption rods 410 first adsorb the two or more rows of batteries one by one and rise up, and then the two or more second adsorption rods 510 adsorb the batteries adsorbed on the first adsorption rods 410 one by one, and then the first adsorption rods 410 and the corresponding second adsorption rods 510 rotate relative to each other, and the rotation of the first adsorption rods 410 drives the corresponding batteries to flip. Before the batteries are put back into the placement station 711, the tilting device 820 can be used to tilt the tray 700, and then the second adsorption rods 510 can be tilted. An adsorption rod 410 and a second adsorption rod 510 release the battery so that the battery falls onto the inclined tray 700. Since the tray 700 is inclined, on the one hand, the placement station 711 can move in the horizontal direction to reduce the horizontal position deviation between the placement station 711 and the corresponding flipped battery. In addition, even if there is still a horizontal position deviation between the battery and the corresponding placement station 711, after the battery falls onto the inclined tray 700, the battery can slide and fall into the corresponding placement station 711 under the action of its own gravity, thereby ensuring that the flipped battery returns to the corresponding placement station 711. Through the above arrangement, there is no need to use the second adsorption rod 510 to drive the overall horizontal movement of the battery, thereby ultimately improving the flipping efficiency.

[0053] In other embodiments, for batteries of different sizes, the battery can be flipped over in the following manner without adjusting the installation positions of the first adsorption rod 410 and the second adsorption rod 510: for batteries of different widths, if the installation positions of the first adsorption rod 410 and the second adsorption rod 510 are not adjusted, the distance between two adjacent first adsorption rods 410 may be smaller than the width of the battery. At this time, during the battery flipping process, after the lifting device 810 lifts the tray 700, through the operation of the second moving mechanism 300, two or more second adsorption rods 510 can adsorb a row of batteries in turn and then drive the batteries to rise. Then, through the operation of the first moving mechanism 200, two or more first adsorption rods 410 adsorb the batteries adsorbed on the second adsorption rod 510 one by one, and then the first adsorption rod 410 and the corresponding second adsorption rod 510 are rotated relative to each other, and the rotation of the first adsorption rod 410 drives the corresponding battery to be flipped. In this process, the battery only needs to be flipped to a position inclined relative to the vertical direction. That is, there is no need to completely flip the battery to a horizontal state. The horizontal width of the space required for flipping the battery is smaller than the width of the battery size, which avoids collision between two adjacent rows of batteries during the flipping process, thereby ensuring that the battery flipping is carried out normally. Before placing the battery back on the placement station 711, the tilting device 820 can be used to tilt the tray 700. After the tray 700 is tilted, the horizontal spacing between the two adjacent rows of placement stations 711 is reduced to match the spacing between the two adjacent first adsorption rods 410. Therefore, after the tilt, the placement stations 711 on the tilted tray 700 can correspond one-to-one with each flipped battery in the vertical direction. Finally, the first adsorption rod 410 and the second adsorption rod 510 release the battery, so that the flipped batteries fall one-to-one into the corresponding placement station 711. Even if there is still a horizontal position deviation between the battery and the corresponding placement station 711, after the battery falls onto the tilted tray 700, the battery can slide and fall into the corresponding placement station 711 under the action of its own gravity. Finally, the tilting device 820 restores the tray 700 to a horizontal state. Through the above arrangement, for batteries of different sizes, using the tilting device 820, without adjusting the installation positions of the first adsorption rod 410 and the second adsorption rod 510, more than two first adsorption rods 410 and more than two second adsorption rods 510 can be used to simultaneously complete the flipping of more than two rows of batteries according to the second flipping method, which is more convenient to use.

[0054] Reference Figure 6 According to some embodiments of the present invention, the tilting device 820 is equipped with a third adsorption device 830, which is used to adsorb the tray 700. The third adsorption device 830 prevents the tray 700 from being driven upward when the first adsorption rod 410 or the second adsorption rod 510 adsorbs the battery and rises. In the specific implementation process,

[0055] Reference Figure 1 According to some embodiments of the present invention, the conveying mechanism 100 includes two groups of conveying components 110, the two groups of conveying components 110 are arranged at intervals along the second direction, the conveying direction of the conveying components 110 is along the first direction, the two groups of conveying components 110 cooperate with each other to support and convey the pallet 700, and the jacking device 810 is located between the two groups of conveying components 110. With the above arrangement, the equipment layout is reasonable and the structure is compact.

[0056] Reference Figure 10 According to the battery flipping method of the second embodiment of the present invention, it is applied to the above-mentioned battery flipping device. The battery flipping method is performed according to the above-mentioned second flipping method. The battery flipping method includes: step 1: the conveying mechanism 100 conveys the soft-pack battery 02 to the flipping station 01; step 2: through the operation of the first moving mechanism 200, the first adsorption rod 410 adsorbs one end of the soft-pack battery 02 from the flipping station 01 and drives the soft-pack battery 02 to rise; step 3: through the operation of the second moving mechanism 300, the second adsorption rod 510 approaches and adsorbs the second end of the soft-pack battery 02. The other end of the soft-pack battery 02 is adsorbed by an adsorption rod 410; Step 4: Through the operation of at least one of the first moving mechanism 200, the second moving mechanism 300, and the first rotation drive device 600, the second adsorption rod 510 cooperates with the first adsorption rod 410 to drive the soft-pack battery 02 to flip, thereby causing the surface of the soft-pack battery 02 that was facing upward before flipping to face downward; Step 5: The flipped soft-pack battery 02 is placed back on the flipping station 01, and finally the conveying mechanism 100 conveys the flipped soft-pack battery 02 away from the flipping station 01. By adopting the above-mentioned battery flipping method, the battery flipping equipment can replace the human operator to complete the battery flipping work, thereby improving production efficiency and reducing the labor intensity of the human operator.

[0057] Among them, in step 2, during the process of the first adsorption rod 410 adsorbing one end of the soft-pack battery 02 from the flipping station 01 and driving the soft-pack battery 02 to rise, because the soft-pack battery 02 itself can bend and deform, the other parts of the soft-pack battery 02 except the adsorbed end automatically swing in the vertical direction: in step 4, the second adsorption rod 510 and the first adsorption rod 410 generate relative rotation, and the first adsorption rod 410 rotates to drive the soft-pack battery 02 to flip, so that the flipped soft-pack battery 02 is tilted relative to the vertical direction and the surface of the soft-pack battery 02 that was facing upward before flipping becomes facing downward. In step 4, the flipped angle of the soft-pack battery 02 can be less than 180 degrees, reducing the flipping angle, thereby reducing the space required for flipping the battery and improving the flipping efficiency.

[0058] The technical features of the above-mentioned embodiments can be combined arbitrarily. In order to make the description concise, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-mentioned embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.

[0059] The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Various changes can be made within the scope of knowledge possessed by ordinary technicians in the technical field without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A battery turning device, characterized in that: include: A conveying mechanism (100) for conveying batteries, wherein the conveying mechanism (100) is capable of conveying the batteries to a flipping station (01); A first moving mechanism (200) is provided on one side of the conveying mechanism (100); A second moving mechanism (300) is provided on the other side of the conveying mechanism (100); A first adsorption device (400) comprising at least one first adsorption rod (410), the first adsorption rod (410) being used to adsorb batteries, and the first adsorption rod (410) being mounted on the first moving mechanism (200); A second adsorption device (500) comprises at least one second adsorption rod (510), the second adsorption rod (510) being used to adsorb the battery, and the second adsorption rod (510) being mounted on the second moving mechanism (300); wherein a first rotation drive device (600) for driving the first adsorption rod (410) to rotate is provided between the first adsorption rod (410) and the first moving mechanism (200), and / or a second rotation drive device for driving the second adsorption rod (510) to rotate is provided between the second adsorption rod (510) and the second moving mechanism (300); the first moving mechanism (200) can drive the first adsorption rod (410) to rise and fall above the flipping station (01); the second moving mechanism (300) can drive the second adsorption rod (510) to rise and fall and move horizontally; through the operation of the first rotation drive device (600) and / or the second rotation drive device, the first moving mechanism (200) and the second moving mechanism (300), the first adsorption rod (410) and the second adsorption rod (510) can cooperate with each other to flip the battery at the flipping station (01); At least two of the first adsorption rods (410) are arranged side by side along a first direction, and at least one first adsorption station for adsorbing batteries is provided along the length direction of the first adsorption rods (410). At least two of the second adsorption rods (510) are arranged side by side along the first direction, and at least one second adsorption station for adsorbing batteries is provided along the length direction of the second adsorption rods (510). The length of the first adsorption rod (410) and the length of the second adsorption rod (510) are both along the second direction, and the second direction forms an angle of 90 degrees with the first direction. All of the first adsorption rods (410) and all of the second adsorption rods (510) are used to cooperate in a one-to-one correspondence to flip the battery at the flipping station (01). The first rotation drive device (600) includes a transmission plate (610) and a power module (620), wherein the power module (620) is installed on the first moving mechanism (200), the transmission plate (610) is in transmission connection with the power module (620), and the power module (620) is used to drive the transmission plate (610) to slide, and a rack structure (611) is provided on the transmission plate (610), and gears (630) are installed on all the first adsorption rods (410), and all the gears (630) are meshed with the rack structure (611) for transmission.

2. The battery turning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A first air extraction channel (411) is provided in the first adsorption rod (410), and a first air extraction hole (412) connected to the first air extraction channel (411) is provided on the first adsorption station; a second air extraction channel (511) is provided in the second adsorption rod (510), and a second air extraction hole (512) connected to the second air extraction channel (511) is provided on the second adsorption station.

3. The battery turning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second moving mechanism (300) includes a horizontal moving device (310) and a lifting device (320), wherein the horizontal moving device (310) is arranged on one side of the conveying mechanism (100), the lifting device (320) is installed on the horizontal moving device (310), and the second adsorption rod (510) is installed on the lifting device (320), wherein the horizontal moving device (310) is used to drive the lifting device (320) to move along the first direction, and the lifting device (320) is used to drive the second adsorption rod (510) to move up and down.

4. A battery turning device according to any one of claims 2 to 3, characterized in that: The invention comprises a tray (700), wherein the tray (700) is used for placing batteries, and the tray (700) is placed on the conveying mechanism (100). The conveying mechanism (100) can convey the tray (700) to a turning station (01). A lifting device (810) is provided at the turning station (01), and the lifting device (810) is used to lift the tray (700) so that the tray (700) is moved away from or close to the conveying mechanism (100).

5. The battery turning device according to claim 4, characterized in that: A tilting device (820) is provided at the turning station (01), and the tilting device (820) is used to drive the tray (700) to tilt relative to the first direction.

6. The battery turning device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The tilting device (820) is equipped with a third adsorption device (830), and the third adsorption device (830) is used to adsorb the tray (700).

7. The battery turning device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The conveying mechanism (100) comprises two groups of conveying assemblies (110), the two groups of conveying assemblies (110) are arranged at intervals along the second direction, the conveying direction of the conveying assemblies (110) is along the first direction, the two groups of conveying assemblies (110) cooperate with each other to support and convey the pallet (700), and the lifting device (810) is located between the two groups of conveying assemblies (110).

8. A battery turning method, characterized in that: The battery flipping method is applied to the battery flipping device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, and the battery flipping method comprises: Step 1: The conveying mechanism (100) conveys the soft-pack battery (02) to the flipping station (01); Step 2: Through the operation of the first moving mechanism (200), the first adsorption rod (410) adsorbs one end of the soft-pack battery (02) from the flipping station (01) and drives the soft-pack battery (02) to rise; Step 3: Through the operation of the second moving mechanism (300), the second adsorption rod (510) approaches and adsorbs the other end of the soft-pack battery (02) adsorbed by the first adsorption rod (410); Step 4: Through the operation of the first rotation drive device (600), the first moving mechanism (200), and the second moving mechanism (300), the second adsorption rod (510) cooperates with the first adsorption rod (410) to drive the soft-pack battery (02) to flip, thereby causing the surface of the soft-pack battery (02) that was facing upward before flipping to face downward; Step 5: The flipped soft-pack battery (02) is placed back on the flipping station (01), and finally the conveying mechanism (100) conveys the flipped soft-pack battery (02) away from the flipping station (01).

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