Conveying device integrating two channels into one channel or dividing one channel into two channels without damaging batteries

Abstract

The invention discloses a two-channel-in-one or one-channel-in-two conveying device without damaging a battery. A plurality of chain connecting blocks are connected end to end to form an annular connecting chain, and the annular connecting chain surrounds the left side and the right side of a conveying main body; a plurality of guide shafts are mounted between the left and right annular linking chains; the plurality of guide shafts form a battery conveying surface in the front-back direction; a first conveying branch, a second conveying branch and a third conveying branch are arranged on the conveying face in the front-back direction, the first conveying branch is connected with the second conveying branch and the third conveying branch, and the second conveying branch and the third conveying branch form a V-shaped structure so as to achieve one-to-two conveying transportation or two-in-one conveying transportation. A plurality of battery displacement supporting cups are arranged on the guide shaft, and large cylindrical batteries are mounted on the battery displacement supporting cups; the bottoms of the battery displacement supporting cups are matched with the guide grooves in the first conveying branch, the second conveying branch and the third conveying branch so that the batteries can be conveyed.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention belongs to the technical field of battery appearance detection, and particularly relates to a two-channel combination or one-channel splitting into two conveying device for non-destructive batteries. Background Art

[0002] With the continuous development of industrial automation and intelligence, the efficiency requirements for equipment in the battery production line are also increasing day by day. In order to improve the utilization efficiency of cameras in appearance detection equipment, the channels are usually combined or split to connect the slow-detection stations and the fast-detection stations in series. The slow-detection stations mainly include the cylindrical surface detection of cylindrical batteries, which needs to be detected during rotation, so the detection speed is very slow, while the detection speed of the positive and negative electrodes of the battery is relatively fast.

[0003] Therefore, the two-channel combination or one-channel splitting into two conveying device came into being. It mainly combines or splits the cylindrical surface detection station and the positive and negative electrode detection station of the battery through continuous 2-in-1 or 1-into-2 connection, and can combine the batteries into a row or evenly divide them into 2 sequences according to requirements and order, realizing workstations with different efficiencies and perfectly connecting them into a production line, thereby improving production efficiency.

[0004] The existing two-channel combination or one-channel splitting into two conveying device uses a set of sliding rods to support the battery and move under the control of the cams at both ends of the cam mechanism to complete the function of 1-into-2 or 2-in-1. In the existing mechanism, the requirements for the machining accuracy of the cams, the mounting holes of the linear bearings for installing the sliding rods, and the sliding rods are very high, and the production and installation are relatively difficult. In addition, the cup on the sliding rod adsorbs the battery with a magnet and transports the battery from below the mechanism to the other side, and the battery is likely to fall. At the same time, when the battery is discharged, it needs to engage with other material wheels for discharging, and other mechanisms need to match its size, requiring additional mechanism transitions, resulting in a relatively complex overall mechanism. Summary of the Invention

[0005] In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a two-channel combination or one-channel splitting into two conveying device for non-destructive batteries. The present invention can be directly connected to the cylindrical surface detection station and the positive and negative electrode detection stations of the battery before and after. It is a chain-type two-channel combination or one-channel splitting into two conveying device, with a simple structure, low requirements for machining accuracy, and convenient installation. At the same time, in the two-in-one or one-into-two conveying mode of the present invention, the battery is transported above the mechanism and will not move below the mechanism, so there is no possibility of the battery falling, which can effectively improve production efficiency and product safety.

[0006] The technical solution adopted by the present invention is:

[0007] A two-channel combination or one-channel splitting into two conveying device for non-destructive batteries, including a conveying body (1), characterized in that the upper surface of the conveying body (1) forms a conveying surface, the front-back direction of the conveying surface is defined as the battery conveying direction, and the left-right direction perpendicular to the conveying direction is the left-right direction of the conveying surface;

[0008] On the left and right sides of the conveying main body (1), chain connection blocks (2) are respectively arranged. A number of the chain connection blocks (2) are connected end to end to form an annular connection chain, and the annular connection chain surrounds the left and right sides of the conveying main body (1); a number of guide shafts (3) are installed between the left and right annular connection chains. The two ends of the guide shaft (3) are respectively arranged at the connection positions of adjacent two chain connection blocks (2); a number of the guide shafts form a conveying surface for the battery in the front-back direction.

[0009] On the conveying surface, a first conveying branch, a second conveying branch and a third conveying branch are arranged in the front-back direction. The first conveying branch is respectively connected with the second conveying branch and the third conveying branch. The second conveying branch and the third conveying branch form a V-shaped structure to realize one-to-two conveying or two-to-one conveying.

[0010] A number of battery displacement supporting cups (4) are arranged on the guide shaft (3), and the large cylindrical battery (5) is installed on the battery displacement supporting cup (4); the bottom of the battery displacement supporting cup (4) is matched with the guide grooves in the first conveying branch, the second conveying branch and the third conveying branch to realize the transportation of the battery.

[0011] Preferably, the conveying body (1) includes a middle cam block (11). On the left and right sides of the middle cam block (11), guide strips (12) are respectively arranged. On the front and back sides, head and tail cams (13) are respectively arranged. The head and tail cams (13) have axial through holes for the sprocket shaft (15) to pass through. The sprocket shaft (15) is arranged in the axial through holes and the two ends respectively extend out of the head and tail cams (13). Sprockets (14) are respectively arranged at the extending ends of the sprocket shaft (15). The sprockets (14) are meshed with the annular connection chain. Under the movement of the sprockets (14), the annular connection chain is driven to move, and then the guide shaft (3) is driven to move.

[0012] Preferably, the middle cam block (11) includes a body frame (111). The body frame (111) has a hollow structure, and two branched branches, namely the second conveying branch and the third conveying branch, are arranged in the middle of the body frame (111); the left and right ends of the body frame (111) are respectively provided with left and right extending ends (112), and the guide strips (12) are respectively arranged on the upper and lower surfaces of the left and right extending ends (112); the front and back ends of the body frame (111) are respectively provided with head and tail extending ends (113), and the head and tail cams (13) are fixedly installed on the head and tail extending ends (113).

[0013] Preferably, first guide grooves (114) are respectively arranged on the second conveying branch and the third conveying branch for guiding the movement of the battery displacement supporting cup (4).

[0014] Preferably, the overall body frame (111) is in a cuboid structure.

[0015] Preferably, the first conveying branch is provided at the head and tail extending ends (113), and a second guiding groove (131) is formed on the first conveying branch, and the second guiding groove (131) matches the first guiding groove (114).

[0016] Preferably, the battery displacement supporting cup (4) includes a supporting cup jig (41), a guiding through hole (42) for the guiding shaft (3) to pass through is formed on the supporting cup jig (41), and the supporting cup jig (41) is movably connected to the guiding shaft (3) through the guiding through hole (42); a guiding groove column (43) is arranged at the bottom of the supporting cup jig (41), and the guiding groove column (43) matches the first guiding groove (114) and the second guiding groove (131).

[0017] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows:

[0018] 1. The present invention can directly connect the cylindrical surface detection station and the battery positive and negative pole detection station before and after, and is a conveying device with a combined two-channel or a one-channel divided into two; the structure is simple, the processing precision requirement is low, and the installation is convenient. 2. In the combined two-in-one or one-divided-into-two conveying mode of the present invention, the battery is transported above the mechanism and will not move below the mechanism, so there is no possibility of the battery falling, which can effectively improve the production efficiency and product safety.

[0019] 3. The present invention 2 can select to use the combined two-in-one or one-divided-into-two conveying mode according to the situation of the front and rear stations.

[0020] 4. The present invention is a fully automated device, saving labor. Description of the Drawings

[0021] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional view of the two-channel combined or one-channel divided into two conveying device of the present invention.

[0022] Figure 2 It is a top view of the two-channel combined or one-channel divided into two conveying device of the present invention.

[0023] Figure 3 It is a front view of the two-channel combined or one-channel divided into two conveying device of the present invention.

[0024] Figure 4 It is a three-dimensional view of the middle cam block of the present invention.

[0025] Figure 5 It is a top view of the middle cam block of the present invention.

[0026] Figure 6It is the left (right) view of the middle cam block of the present invention.

[0027] Figure 7 It is the three-dimensional view of the main body frame of the present invention.

[0028] Figure 8 It is the three-dimensional view of the battery displacement support cup of the present invention.

[0029] Figure 9 It is the partial schematic diagram of the chain connection block and the guide shaft of the present invention. Detailed implementation manners

[0030] The following will describe in detail the specific implementation manners of the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the specific implementation manners described herein are only used to illustrate and explain the embodiments of the present invention, and are not used to limit the embodiments of the present invention.

[0031] It should be noted that, without conflict, the embodiments in the present invention and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other.

[0032] The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and in conjunction with exemplary embodiments.

[0033] Reference Figures 1 to 9 , a two-channel integration or one-channel split-two conveying device for non-destructive batteries of the present invention, includes a conveying main body 1, the upper surface of the conveying main body 1 forms a conveying surface, the battery conveying direction is defined as the front-back direction of the conveying surface, and the direction perpendicular to the conveying direction is the left-right direction of the conveying surface;

[0034] Chain connection blocks 2 are respectively arranged on the left and right sides of the conveying main body 1, and a plurality of the chain connection blocks 2 are connected end to end to form an annular connection chain, and the annular connection chain surrounds the left and right sides of the conveying main body 1; A plurality of guide shafts 3 are installed between the left and right annular connection chains, and both ends of the guide shaft 3 are respectively arranged at the connection positions of adjacent two chain connection blocks 2; A plurality of the guide shafts form a conveying surface for the battery in the front-back direction;

[0035] A first conveying branch, a second conveying branch and a third conveying branch are arranged on the conveying surface in the front-back direction, the first conveying branch is respectively connected to the second conveying branch and the third conveying branch, and the second conveying branch and the third conveying branch form a V-shaped structure to realize one-to-two conveying or two-to-one conveying;

[0036] A plurality of battery displacement support cups 4 are arranged on the guide shaft 3, and the large cylindrical battery 5 is installed on the battery displacement support cup 4; The bottom of the battery displacement support cup 4 is matched with the guide grooves in the first conveying branch, the second conveying branch and the third conveying branch to realize the transportation of the battery.

[0037] In one embodiment, the conveying body 1 includes a middle cam block 11. Guide bars 12 are respectively arranged on the left and right sides of the middle cam block 11, and head and tail cams 13 are respectively arranged on the front and back sides. The head and tail cams 13 have axial through holes for a sprocket shaft 15 to pass through. The sprocket shaft 15 is arranged in the axial through holes and extends out of the head and tail cams 13 at both ends. Sprockets 14 are respectively arranged at the extending ends of the sprocket shaft 15. The sprockets 14 are engaged with an annular connecting chain. Under the movement of the sprockets 14, the annular connecting chain is driven to move, and further the guide shaft 3 is driven to move.

[0038] In one embodiment, the middle cam block 11 includes a body frame 111. The body frame 111 has a hollow structure, and two bifurcated branches, namely a second conveying branch and a third conveying branch, are arranged in the middle of the body frame 111. Left and right extending ends 112 are respectively arranged at the left and right ends of the body frame 111. The guide bars 12 are respectively arranged on the upper and lower surfaces of the left and right extending ends 112. Head and tail extending ends 113 are respectively arranged at the front and back ends of the body frame 111. The head and tail cams 13 are fixedly installed on the head and tail extending ends 113.

[0039] In one embodiment, first guide grooves 114 are respectively arranged on the second conveying branch and the third conveying branch for guiding the movement of the battery displacement carrier cup 4.

[0040] In one embodiment, the overall structure of the body frame 111 is a cuboid.

[0041] In one embodiment, a first conveying branch is arranged at the head and tail extending end 113. A second guide groove 131 is formed in the first conveying branch, and the second guide groove 131 is matched with the first guide groove 114.

[0042] In one embodiment, the battery displacement carrier cup 4 includes a carrier cup jig 41. The carrier cup jig 41 is provided with a guide through hole 42 for the guide shaft 3 to pass through. The carrier cup jig 41 is movably connected to the guide shaft 3 through the guide through hole 42. A guide groove column 43 is arranged at the bottom of the carrier cup jig 41, and the guide groove column 43 is matched with the first guide groove 114 and the second guide groove 131.

[0043] The working principle of the present invention is:

[0044] When the head and tail cam 13A is used as the driving shaft and the tail head and tail cam 13B is used as the driven shaft, under the movement of the driving shaft, the connecting chain block 2 is driven to move, and further the guide shaft 3 is driven to move. Finally, the battery displacement carrier cup 4 containing the large cylindrical battery 5 is driven to move in the second guide groove 131 and the first guide groove 114, so as to achieve one-to-two conveying and transportation.

[0045] When the head and tail cam 13A serves as the driven shaft and the tail head and tail cam 13B serves as the driving shaft, under the movement of the driving shaft, the connecting chain block 2 is driven to move, and then the guide shaft 3 is driven to move. Finally, the battery displacement support cup 4 equipped with the large cylindrical battery 5 moves in the second guide groove 131 and the first guide groove 114, so as to achieve two-in-one conveying and transportation.

[0046] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms "center", "longitudinal", "transverse", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc. is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings. It is only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus cannot be understood as a limitation to the present invention.

[0047] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the quantity of the indicated technical features. Thus, the features defined with "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of such features. In the description of the present invention, the meaning of "a plurality" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise specifically and clearly defined.

[0048] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", "connected to", "fixed", etc. should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or integrated; it can be a mechanical connection, an electrical connection, or communication with each other; it can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and it can be the internal communication of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements, unless otherwise clearly limited. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0049] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the first feature being "on" or "under" the second feature can be that the first and second features are in direct contact, or the first and second features are indirectly in contact through an intermediate medium. Moreover, the first feature being "above", "over" and "on" the second feature can be that the first feature is directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicates that the first feature has a higher horizontal height than the second feature. The first feature being "under", "beneath" and "under" the second feature can be that the first feature is directly below or obliquely below the second feature, or merely indicates that the first feature has a lower horizontal height than the second feature.

[0050] In the description of this specification, the descriptions referring to terms such as "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "examples", "specific examples", or "some examples", etc. mean that the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described in connection with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, the schematic expressions of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described can be combined in a suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. In addition, without contradiction, those skilled in the art can combine and combine the different embodiments or examples described in this specification and the features of different embodiments or examples.

[0051] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it can be understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Those of ordinary skill in the art can make changes, modifications, substitutions, and variations to the above embodiments within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A two-channel-in-one or one-channel-in-two conveying device for lossless batteries, comprising a conveying body (1), characterized in that: The upper surface of the conveying body (1) forms a conveying surface, and the battery conveying direction is defined as the front-rear direction of the conveying surface, and the direction perpendicular to the conveying direction is the left-right direction of the conveying surface; The left and right sides of the conveying body (1) are respectively provided with chain connection blocks (2), and a plurality of the chain connection blocks (2) are connected end to end to form an annular connection chain, and the annular connection chain surrounds the left and right sides of the conveying body (1); a plurality of guide shafts (3) are installed between the left and right annular connection chains, and the two ends of the guide shafts (3) are respectively arranged at the connection positions of two adjacent chain connection blocks (2); and the plurality of guide shafts form a conveying surface for the battery along the front-rear direction; The conveying surface is provided with a first conveying branch, a second conveying branch and a third conveying branch in the front-to-back direction, the first conveying branch is connected to the second conveying branch and the third conveying branch respectively, and the second conveying branch and the third conveying branch form a V-shaped structure to realize one-in-two conveying or two-in-one conveying; A plurality of battery displacement cups (4) are arranged on the guide shaft (3), and the large cylindrical battery (5) is mounted on the battery displacement cups (4); the bottom of the battery displacement cups (4) cooperates with the guide grooves in the first conveying branch, the second conveying branch and the third conveying branch to realize the transportation of the battery.

2. A two-channel-in-one or one-channel-in-two conveying device for lossless batteries according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveying body (1) comprises a middle cam block (11), the left and right sides of the middle cam block (11) are respectively provided with guide bars (12), and the front and rear sides are respectively provided with head and tail cams (13), the head and tail cams (13) have an axial through hole for a sprocket shaft (15) to pass through, the sprocket shaft (15) is inserted into the axial through hole and the two ends respectively extend out of the head and tail cams (13), and the extended ends of the sprocket shaft (15) are respectively provided with sprockets (14), and the sprockets (14) are meshed with the annular connecting chain, and the movement of the sprocket (14) drives the annular connecting chain to move, thereby driving the guide shaft (3) to move.

3. A two-channel-in-one or one-channel-in-two conveying device for lossless batteries according to claim 2, characterized in that: The middle cam block (11) comprises a main body frame (111), the main body frame (111) has a hollow structure, and two bifurcated branches are arranged in the middle of the main body frame (111), namely a second conveying branch and a third conveying branch; the left and right ends of the main body frame (111) are respectively provided with left and right extension ends (112), and the upper and lower surfaces of the left and right extension ends (112) are respectively provided with the guide strips (12); the front and rear ends of the main body frame (111) are respectively provided with head and tail extension ends (113), and the head and tail cams (13) are fixedly mounted on the head and tail extension ends (113).

4. A two-channel-in-one or one-channel-in-two conveying device for lossless batteries according to claim 3, characterized in that: The second conveying branch and the third conveying branch are respectively provided with a first guide groove (114) for guiding the movement of the battery displacement support cup (4).

5. A two-channel-in-one or one-channel-in-two conveying device for lossless batteries according to claim 3, characterized in that: The main body frame (111) is in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped as a whole.

6. A two-channel-in-one or one-channel-in-two conveying device for lossless batteries according to claim 3, characterized in that: The head and tail protruding ends (113) are provided with the first conveying branch, and the first conveying branch is provided with a second guide groove (131), and the second guide groove (131) matches the first guide groove (114).

7. A two-channel-in-one or one-channel-in-two conveying device for lossless batteries according to claim 1, characterized in that: The battery displacement cup (4) comprises a cup fixture (41), the cup fixture (41) is provided with a guide through hole (42) for the guide shaft (3) to pass through, and the cup fixture (41) is movably connected to the guide shaft (3) via the guide through hole (42); a guide groove column (43) is provided at the bottom of the cup fixture (41), and the guide groove column (43) matches the first guide groove (114) and the second guide groove (131).

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