A battery handling system, control method and battery production system

Abstract

The application discloses a battery carrying system, a control method and a battery preparation system. The battery carrying system comprises a picking module, a conveying module and a temporary storage module. The picking module comprises a plurality of picking assemblies arranged at intervals, and the picking assemblies are used for picking first battery components. The conveying module is used for conveying the picking module, and the picking assemblies are arranged to release unqualified first battery components to a recycling area and keep qualified first battery components. The temporary storage module is arranged in a temporary storage area and comprises a transfer assembly and a plurality of temporary storage assemblies. The temporary storage assemblies are used for temporarily storing second battery components. Each picking assembly is arranged in correspondence with a temporary storage assembly, and the transfer assembly is used for transferring the second battery components between the temporary storage assemblies. In response to a first state, the transfer assembly is arranged to make the temporary storage assembly corresponding to the idle picking assembly in a storage state, and the idle picking assembly is arranged to pick the second battery components from the corresponding temporary storage assembly, so that the volume is saved, and the production efficiency is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of battery technology, and in particular to a battery handling system, a control method, and a battery preparation system. Background Art

[0002] Energy conservation and emission reduction are key to sustainable development, which in turn promotes the adjustment of energy structure and drives the development and application of battery technology. The key to the development of battery technology lies in electrochemical energy storage technology. Due to its advantages such as high energy density, good cycle life, high operating voltage, environmental friendliness, and low self-discharge, it has been widely used in portable electronics, electric vehicles, and energy storage systems.

[0003] During the battery production process, batteries need to be deployed through a battery handling system. However, the current battery handling system occupies a large space and has low deployment efficiency, which can easily lead to problems such as high production costs. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The main purpose of this application is to provide a battery handling system, a control method and a battery preparation system, aiming to solve the technical problems in the prior art that the battery handling system requires a large space and has low efficiency.

[0005] To solve the above problems, the present application provides a battery handling system, which includes a picking module, a conveying module and a temporary storage module. The picking module includes a plurality of picking components arranged at intervals, and the plurality of picking components are used to pick up a plurality of first battery components from a loading area; the conveying module is used to convey the picking module through a recycling area and a temporary storage area in sequence, wherein the plurality of picking components are configured to release unqualified first battery components to the recycling area and maintain qualified first battery components; the temporary storage module is arranged in the temporary storage area and includes a transfer component and a plurality of temporary storage components arranged at intervals, the plurality of temporary storage components are respectively used to temporarily store second battery components, each picking component is arranged corresponding to one of the plurality of temporary storage components, and the transfer component is used to transfer the second battery components between the plurality of temporary storage components; wherein, in response to a first state in which the number of second battery components temporarily stored by the plurality of temporary storage components is greater than or equal to the number of picking components in an empty state, the transfer component is configured to make the temporary storage component corresponding to the picking component in the empty state be in a storage state, and the picking component in the empty state is configured to pick up the second battery component from the corresponding temporary storage component. Thus, the picking component can pick up the first battery component from the loading area, release the first battery component in an unqualified state and maintain the first battery component in a qualified state. By setting a corresponding temporary storage component for each picking component and using the transfer component to transfer the second battery component between different temporary storage components, the volume of the temporary storage module can be effectively reduced. In response to the first state, the transfer component is used to allocate the second battery component between different temporary storage components for the picking component in an empty state to pick up, thereby reducing material accumulation and increasing the allocation speed of the first battery component and the second battery component, thereby improving production efficiency and saving production costs.

[0006] In some embodiments, in response to at least some of the temporary storage components corresponding to the first state and the empty state picking components being in a short supply state, the transfer component transfers the second battery component from the temporary storage component corresponding to the non-empty state picking components and in a stocked state to at least some of the temporary storage components in a short supply state. Thus, by transferring the second battery component from the temporary storage component corresponding to the non-empty state picking components and in a stocked state to at least some of the temporary storage components in a short supply state, the second battery component can be replenished to the temporary storage component corresponding to the empty state picking components and in a short supply state, making it easier for the empty state picking components to pick up the second battery component from the corresponding temporary storage component, thereby simplifying the deployment process of the battery handling system and improving production efficiency.

[0007] In some embodiments, in response to the temporary storage components corresponding to the picking components in the first state and the empty state being in the stocking state, the transfer component does not perform the transfer action of the second battery component. Thus, by responding to the temporary storage components corresponding to the picking components in the first state and the empty state being in the stocking state, the transfer component does not perform the transfer action of the second battery component, which facilitates the picking component to directly pick up the second battery component from the corresponding temporary storage component, simplifying the deployment process of the battery handling system and improving production efficiency.

[0008] In some embodiments, in response to a second state in which the number of second battery components temporarily stored by the plurality of temporary storage assemblies is less than the number of pickup assemblies in an empty state, the transfer assembly is configured to cause the temporary storage assemblies corresponding to the pickup assemblies in a non-empty state to be short of material, and the pickup assemblies in a non-empty state are configured to release the first battery component to the corresponding temporary storage assembly as the second battery component. Thus, in response to the second state, the first battery component can be used to replenish the second battery component, while the temporary storage assemblies corresponding to the pickup assemblies in a non-empty state are preemptively emptied, thereby reducing the amount of material stored in the temporary storage assemblies and reducing material accumulation.

[0009] In some embodiments, in response to the second state and the fact that at least some of the temporary storage assemblies corresponding to the non-empty pickup assembly are in a stocked state, the transfer assembly transfers the second battery components on at least some of the temporary storage assemblies in a stocked state to the temporary storage assemblies corresponding to the empty pickup assembly and in a shorted state. Thus, in response to the second state, by pre-transferring the second battery components on the temporary storage assemblies corresponding to the non-empty pickup assembly, the pickup assembly is facilitated in releasing the first battery component to the corresponding temporary storage assembly to replenish the second battery component, thereby reducing the stock of the temporary storage assembly, reducing material accumulation, and improving production efficiency.

[0010] In some embodiments, in response to the temporary storage components corresponding to the pick-up components in the second state and the non-empty state being both in a short-stack state, the transfer component does not perform the transfer operation of the second battery component. Thus, by refusing to perform the transfer operation of the second battery component in response to the temporary storage components corresponding to the pick-up components in the second state and the non-empty state being both in a short-stack state, the pick-up components in the non-empty state can directly release the first battery component to the corresponding temporary storage component, thereby simplifying the deployment process of the battery handling system and improving production efficiency.

[0011] In some embodiments, the transfer assembly is configured such that each temporary storage assembly stores no more than one second battery component, and the number of second battery components stored by the plurality of temporary storage assemblies is no greater than the number of the plurality of pickup assemblies. Thus, by rationally configuring the number of second battery components stored by the temporary storage assemblies through the transfer assembly, the amount of material stored in the temporary storage assemblies can be reduced, reducing material accumulation and thereby improving production efficiency.

[0012] In some embodiments, multiple pickup assemblies and multiple temporary storage assemblies are arranged in a spaced relationship along a first horizontal direction. A conveying module drives the pickup module along a second horizontal direction perpendicular to the first horizontal direction. During the transmission process of the conveying module, each pickup assembly and the corresponding temporary storage assembly remain relatively stationary along the first horizontal direction. The conveying module synchronously transfers the multiple pickup assemblies to above their respective corresponding temporary storage assemblies. Thus, by properly arranging the multiple pickup assemblies and the multiple temporary storage assemblies, each pickup assembly and the corresponding temporary storage assembly remain relatively stationary along the first horizontal direction during the transmission process of the conveying module. There is no need to adjust the pickup assemblies and the temporary storage assemblies in the second horizontal direction, simplifying the structures of the transmission module and the temporary storage module while increasing the deployment speed.

[0013] In some embodiments, the picking module also includes a lifting component, which is used to drive multiple picking components to be lifted and lowered synchronously. Each temporary storage component includes a supporting mechanism and a first lifting mechanism. The supporting mechanism is used to support the second battery component. The first lifting mechanism is configured to lift the supporting mechanism from an initial position to a lifted position. In response to the first state, the supporting mechanism of the temporary storage component corresponding to the picking component in an empty state is configured to be in the lifted position, and the supporting mechanism of the temporary storage component corresponding to the picking component in a non-empty state is configured to be in the initial position. And / or, in response to the second state, the supporting mechanism of the temporary storage component corresponding to the picking component in a non-empty state is configured to be in the lifted position, and the supporting mechanism of the temporary storage component corresponding to the picking component in an empty state is configured to be in the initial position. Thus, in response to the first state, the supporting mechanism of the temporary storage component corresponding to the picking component in the empty state is set to be in a jacking position, so that the picking component in the empty state can pick up the second battery component on the supporting mechanism corresponding to it. In response to the second state, the supporting structure of the temporary storage component corresponding to the picking component in the non-empty state is set to be in a jacking position, so that the picking component in the non-empty state can release the first battery component to the supporting mechanism of the corresponding temporary storage component to supplement it as the second battery component, thereby improving the deployment speed of the battery handling system and the production efficiency, while simplifying the structure of the picking module and the temporary storage module, and alleviating the risk of interference between the picking module and the temporary storage component.

[0014] In some embodiments, the battery handling system further includes a control module configured to plan the transfer of the transfer assembly based on status information of the first battery components and the corresponding relationship between the first battery components and the pickup assemblies when the first battery components are in the loading area or upstream of the loading area, wherein the status information is used to indicate whether the first battery components are in a qualified or unqualified state. Thus, pre-planning by the control module facilitates timely planning of the transfer assembly's transfer action, reducing the risk of a decrease in overall handling efficiency due to delayed movement of the transfer assembly.

[0015] In some embodiments, the transfer assembly includes a translation mechanism and a second lifting mechanism. The translation mechanism is configured to translate the second lifting mechanism between multiple temporary storage assemblies. The second lifting mechanism is configured to lift the second battery component on the temporary storage assembly to a lifted state away from the temporary storage assembly, and release the lifted second battery component to the temporary storage assembly. Thus, the translation mechanism and the second lifting mechanism cooperate with each other to transfer the second battery component, thereby reducing the risk of spatial interference between the transfer assembly and the second battery component and the picking or releasing action during the transfer process.

[0016] In some embodiments, the temporary storage module further includes a crossbeam, a plurality of temporary storage components are spaced apart above the crossbeam along the length direction of the crossbeam, a translation mechanism is provided below the crossbeam, and a second lifting mechanism is translated along the length direction of the crossbeam, the second lifting mechanism includes a driving member and two supporting members, the driving member is provided on the translation mechanism, the two supporting members are connected to the driving member, and extend from the bottom of the crossbeam to the top of the crossbeam on both sides in the width direction of the crossbeam, the driving member drives the two supporting members to move up or down synchronously, thereby lifting or releasing the second battery component. Thus, by arranging the temporary storage components above the crossbeam, arranging the translation mechanism below the crossbeam, and lifting or releasing the second battery component by the driving member and the supporting member, it is convenient to improve the space utilization of the temporary storage module, and at the same time improve the stability of the second battery component during the lifting and releasing process.

[0017] In some embodiments, each temporary storage assembly includes a support mechanism, the support mechanism being provided with at least two avoidance grooves, the second battery component covering the at least two avoidance grooves, and the two support members being configured to lift or release the second battery component via the corresponding at least one avoidance groove. Thus, the avoidance grooves on the support mechanism clear the support members during the lifting and release process, mitigating the risk of interference between the support members and the support mechanism and improving the stability of the second battery component during the lifting and release process.

[0018] To solve the above problems, the present application also provides a control method for a battery handling system, the control method comprising: controlling multiple picking components on a picking module to pick up multiple first battery components from a loading area; controlling a conveying module to convey the picking module to a recycling area; controlling multiple picking components to release unqualified first battery components to the recycling area and maintain qualified first battery components; controlling the conveying module to convey the picking module to a temporary storage area, wherein the temporary storage area is provided with a transfer component and multiple temporary storage components, the multiple temporary storage components are respectively used to temporarily store second battery components, each picking component is provided corresponding to one of the multiple temporary storage components, and the transfer component is used to transfer the second battery component between the multiple temporary storage components; in response to a first state, controlling the transfer component to set the temporary storage component corresponding to the picking component in an empty state to a storage state, wherein the first state is that the number of second battery components temporarily stored by the multiple temporary storage components is greater than or equal to the number of the picking components in an empty state; controlling the picking component in an empty state to pick up the second battery component from the corresponding temporary storage component. Thus, by controlling multiple picking components, the unqualified first battery components are released to the recycling area, and the qualified first battery components are maintained, so as to facilitate the elimination of the unqualified first battery components and the retention of the qualified first battery components. In response to the first state, the temporary storage component corresponding to the empty picking component is set to the material storage state by controlling the transfer component and the empty picking component is controlled to pick up the second battery component from the corresponding temporary storage component, so that each picking component can maintain one of the qualified first battery component or the second battery component, so that the battery components maintained on multiple picking components are all in qualified state. At the same time, the transfer component is used to allocate the second battery component between different temporary storage components, which can reduce material accumulation and increase the allocation speed of the first battery component and the second battery component, thereby improving production efficiency and saving production costs.

[0019] In some embodiments, in response to the first state, the transfer component is controlled to set the temporary storage component corresponding to the picking component in the empty state to the storage state, including: in response to the first state and at least part of the temporary storage components corresponding to the picking component in the empty state being in a short-material state, the transfer component is controlled to transfer the second battery component from the temporary storage component corresponding to the picking component in the non-empty state and in the storage state to at least part of the temporary storage components in the short-material state; in response to the first state and the temporary storage components corresponding to the picking component in the empty state being in the storage state, the transfer component is controlled not to perform the transfer action of the second battery component. Therefore, by responding to at least part of the temporary storage components corresponding to the picking components in the first state and the empty state being in a short-material state, the transfer component is controlled to transfer the second battery component from the temporary storage components corresponding to the picking components in the non-empty state and in a stocking state to at least part of the temporary storage components in a short-material state, and the second battery component can be replenished to the temporary storage components corresponding to the picking components in the empty state and in a short-material state, so that the picking components in the empty state can pick up the second battery component from the corresponding temporary storage components. At the same time, by responding to the temporary storage components corresponding to the picking components in the first state and the empty state being in a stocking state, the transfer component does not perform the transfer action of the second battery component, so that the picking components can directly pick up the second battery component from the corresponding temporary storage components, thereby simplifying the deployment process of the battery handling system and improving production efficiency.

[0020] In some embodiments, the method further includes: in response to the second state, controlling the transfer component to set the temporary storage component corresponding to the non-empty pickup component to a short supply state, wherein the number of second battery components temporarily stored by the plurality of temporary storage components is less than the number of the empty pickup component; and controlling the non-empty pickup component to release the first battery component to the corresponding temporary storage component to serve as the second battery component. Thus, in response to the second state, by controlling the non-empty pickup component to release the first battery component to the corresponding temporary storage component, the first battery component can be used to replenish the second battery component. At the same time, by preemptively clearing the temporary storage component corresponding to the non-empty pickup component, the amount of material stored in the temporary storage component is reduced, thereby reducing material accumulation.

[0021] In some embodiments, in response to the second state, the transfer component is controlled to set the temporary storage component corresponding to the picking component in the non-empty state to a short-material state, including: in response to the second state and at least part of the temporary storage components corresponding to the picking component in the non-empty state being in the material storage state, the transfer component is controlled to transfer the second battery component on at least part of the temporary storage components in the material storage state to the temporary storage component corresponding to the picking component in the empty state and in the short-material state; in response to the second state and the temporary storage components corresponding to the picking component in the non-empty state being in the short-material state, the transfer component is controlled not to perform the transfer action of the second battery component. Therefore, by responding to at least part of the temporary storage components corresponding to the picking components in the second state and the non-empty state being in the stocking state, the transfer component is controlled to transfer the second battery component on the temporary storage component corresponding to the picking components in the non-empty state in advance, so that the picking component releases the first battery component to the corresponding temporary storage component to replenish the second battery component, thereby reducing the stock volume of the temporary storage component and reducing material accumulation. At the same time, by responding to the temporary storage components corresponding to the picking components in the second state and the non-empty state being in the short-material state, the transfer component does not perform the transfer action of the second battery component, so that the picking component in the non-empty state directly releases the first battery component to the corresponding temporary storage component, which simplifies the deployment process of the battery handling system and improves production efficiency.

[0022] In some embodiments, the transfer assembly is configured such that each temporary storage assembly stores no more than one second battery component, and the number of second battery components stored by the plurality of temporary storage assemblies is no greater than the number of the plurality of pickup assemblies. Thus, by controlling the transfer assembly to appropriately set the number of second battery components stored by the temporary storage assemblies, the amount of material stored in the temporary storage assemblies can be reduced, reducing material accumulation and thereby improving production efficiency.

[0023] In some embodiments, the method further includes: when the plurality of first battery components are in the loading area or upstream of the loading area, planning the transfer of the transfer assembly based on status information of the plurality of first battery components and the corresponding relationship between the plurality of first battery components and the plurality of pickup assemblies, wherein the status information is used to indicate whether the first battery components are in a qualified state or an unqualified state. Thus, by pre-planning the transfer assembly, the transfer action of the transfer assembly is facilitated to be planned in a timely manner, reducing the risk of a decrease in overall handling efficiency due to a delay in the transfer assembly's action.

[0024] In order to solve the above problems, the present application also provides a battery preparation system, which includes the above-mentioned battery transportation system. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work.

[0026] Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a battery preparation system according to one or more embodiments of the present application;

[0027] Figure 2 is a first structural schematic diagram of a battery handling system according to one or more embodiments of the present application;

[0028] Figure 3 is a second structural schematic diagram of a battery handling system according to one or more embodiments of the present application;

[0029] Figure 4 is a third structural schematic diagram of a battery handling system according to one or more embodiments of the present application;

[0030] Figure 5 is a first structural schematic diagram of a temporary storage module of a battery handling system according to one or more embodiments of the present application;

[0031] Figure 6 is a second structural schematic diagram of a temporary storage module of a battery handling system according to one or more embodiments of the present application;

[0032] Figure 7 is a third structural schematic diagram of a temporary storage module of a battery handling system according to one or more embodiments of the present application;

[0033] Figure 8 is a first flow chart of a control method for a battery handling system according to one or more embodiments of the present application;

[0034] Figure 9 2 is a second flow chart of a method for controlling a battery handling system according to one or more embodiments of the present application.

[0035] Figure numbers: battery preparation system 1; battery handling system 2; first battery component 3; second battery component 4; battery cell 5; picking module 10; picking assembly 11; lifting assembly 12; loading area 20; conveying module 30; recovery area 40; temporary storage area 50; temporary storage module 60; transfer assembly 61; translation mechanism 611; second jacking mechanism 612; driving member 6121; supporting member 6122; temporary storage assembly 62; supporting mechanism 621; avoidance groove 6211; first jacking mechanism 622; beam 623; initial position 70; jacking position 80; control module 90; first horizontal direction x1; second horizontal direction x2. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0036] The following embodiments of the technical solution of the present application will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following embodiments are only used to more clearly illustrate the technical solution of the present application and are therefore only examples and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present application.

[0037] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by those skilled in the art to which this application belongs; the terms used herein are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit this application; the terms "including" and "having" and any variations thereof in the specification and claims of this application and the above-mentioned figure descriptions are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions.

[0038] In the description of the embodiments of this application, the technical terms "first" and "second" are used only to distinguish different objects and should not be understood to indicate or imply relative importance or implicitly specify the quantity, specific order, or primary and secondary relationship of the indicated technical features. In the description of the embodiments of this application, the meaning of "plurality" is more than two, unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0039] References herein to "embodiments" mean that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiments may be included in at least one embodiment of the present application. The appearance of this phrase in various places in the specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor does it constitute an independent or alternative embodiment that is mutually exclusive of other embodiments. It is understood, both explicitly and implicitly, by those skilled in the art that the embodiments described herein may be combined with other embodiments.

[0040] In the description of the embodiments of this application, the term "and / or" is simply a description of the association relationship between associated objects, indicating that three relationships can exist. For example, A and / or B can represent the following three situations: A exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists alone. In addition, the character " / " in this document generally indicates that the associated objects are in an "or" relationship.

[0041] In the description of the embodiments of the present application, the term "multiple" refers to more than two (including two). Similarly, "multiple groups" refers to more than two groups (including two groups), and "multiple pieces" refers to more than two pieces (including two pieces).

[0042] In the description of the embodiments of the present application, the technical terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc., indicating the orientation or position relationship, are based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the embodiments of the present application 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, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the embodiments of the present application.

[0043] In the description of the embodiments of the present application, unless otherwise expressly specified or limited, technical terms such as "installed," "connected," "connected," and "fixed" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, they can refer to fixed connections, detachable connections, or integration; mechanical connections or electrical connections; direct connections or indirect connections through an intermediate medium; internal connections between two components or interactions between two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meanings of the above terms in the embodiments of the present application based on specific circumstances.

[0044] Currently, market developments indicate that batteries are increasingly being used. They are not only used in energy storage systems such as hydropower, thermal, wind, and solar power plants, but are also widely used in electric vehicles like electric bicycles, electric motorcycles, and electric cars, as well as in military equipment and aerospace. As battery applications continue to expand, market demand is also growing.

[0045] During the battery production process, batteries need to be deployed through a battery handling system. However, the current battery handling system occupies a large space and has low deployment efficiency, which can easily lead to problems such as high production costs.

[0046] To address the technical problems existing in the related art, a battery handling system is provided. A plurality of first battery components can be picked up by a plurality of picking assemblies of a picking module, and the picking module can be transported by a conveying module through a recycling area and a temporary storage area so that the picking module can release unqualified first battery components to the recycling area. A transfer assembly of the temporary storage module can transfer second battery components between the plurality of temporary storage assemblies. The transfer assembly can place the temporary storage assemblies corresponding to the empty picking assemblies in a stocking state so that the empty picking assemblies can pick up second battery components from the corresponding temporary storage assemblies. This reduces the volume of the battery handling system and increases the speed of dispensing the first and second battery components, thereby improving production efficiency.

[0047] Please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the structure of a battery preparation system according to one or more embodiments of the present application.

[0048] The present application also provides a battery preparation system 1, which includes a battery handling system 2. The battery preparation system 1 can be used to prepare battery cells 5, etc. The battery handling system 2 can be used to handle battery cells 5 and their components during the preparation process of the battery cells 5, etc., such as picking up battery cells 5 and relocating the battery cells 5 to screen and pair the battery cells 5, etc. The battery preparation system 1 can also include a pole piece production system, a battery assembly system, and a battery quality inspection system, etc. Among them, the pole piece production system can be used to produce battery pole pieces, the battery assembly system can assemble various battery components, and the battery quality inspection system can inspect battery quality.

[0049] A battery cell 5 is the smallest unit that makes up a battery device. A battery cell 5 may include a housing, an electrode assembly, and other functional components. The electrode assembly is the part of the battery cell 5 where the electrochemical reaction occurs. The housing may contain one or more electrode assemblies. The electrode assembly is primarily composed of a positive electrode sheet and a negative electrode sheet wound or stacked, typically with a separator between the positive and negative electrode sheets.

[0050] The electrode sheet can be a positive electrode sheet or a negative electrode sheet. The portion of the electrode sheet with active material constitutes the main body of the electrode assembly, and the portion of the electrode sheet without active material each constitutes a tab. During the charge and discharge process of the battery, the active material reacts with the electrolyte, and the tabs connect the electrode terminals to form a current loop. The active material can be coated on the electrode sheet in the form of a slurry to form a film layer on the electrode sheet, and the film layer can be fixed to the electrode sheet by baking and rolling. The material of the slurry can include but is not limited to lithium-containing phosphates, lithium transition metal oxides and their respective modified compounds, artificial graphite, natural graphite, soft carbon, hard carbon, silicon-based materials, tin-based materials and lithium titanate, etc.

[0051] In order to solve the technical problems existing in the related technology, this application provides a battery handling system, please refer to Figure 2 , Figure 2 1 is a first structural schematic diagram of a battery handling system according to one or more embodiments of the present application.

[0052] The battery handling system 2 includes a picking module 10, a conveying module 30, and a temporary storage module 60. The picking module 10 includes a plurality of picking components 11 arranged at intervals. The plurality of picking components 11 are used to pick up a plurality of first battery components 3 from the loading area 20. The conveying module 30 is used to convey the picking module 10 through the recycling area 40 and the temporary storage area 50 in sequence. The plurality of picking components 11 are configured to release unqualified first battery components 3 to the recycling area 40 and retain qualified first battery components 3. The temporary storage module 60 is disposed in the temporary storage area 50 and includes a transfer component 61 and a plurality of temporary storage components 62 arranged at intervals. , multiple temporary storage components 62 are respectively used to temporarily store the second battery components 4, each picking component 11 is corresponding to one of the multiple temporary storage components 62, and the transfer component 61 is used to transfer the second battery components 4 between the multiple temporary storage components 62; wherein, in response to the first state that the number of second battery components 4 temporarily stored by the multiple temporary storage components 62 is greater than or equal to the number of picking components 11 in the empty state, the transfer component 61 is configured to make the temporary storage component 62 corresponding to the picking component 11 in the empty state in a storage state, and the picking component 11 in the empty state is configured to pick up the second battery component 4 from the corresponding temporary storage component 62.

[0053] The first battery component 3 and the second battery component 4 may include, but are not limited to, battery cells 5, battery pole pieces, and battery casings. The battery cells 5 may include, but are not limited to, square-shell batteries, cylindrical batteries, blade batteries, and the like. It should be noted that the first battery component 3 and the second battery component 4 may be the same type of battery components, differing only in their locations. Multiple first battery components 3 may include qualified battery components and unqualified battery components, while multiple second battery components 4 are all qualified battery components. For example, when the first battery component 3 and the second battery component 4 are in the form of battery cells, the first battery component 3 may include qualified battery cells (OK battery cells) and unqualified battery cells (NG battery cells), while the second battery components 4 are all qualified battery cells. A qualified state refers to a battery component whose properties meet preset standards, and an unqualified state refers to a battery component whose properties do not meet preset standards. The properties corresponding to the preset standards may include, but are not limited to, weight, voltage, film thickness, and size. Exemplarily, when both the first battery component 3 and the second battery component 4 are battery cells, the preset standard can be set to that the battery cell weight is within a first preset interval. If the weight of the first battery component 3 is within the first preset interval, the first battery component 3 is qualified, otherwise it is unqualified, or the preset standard can be set to that the battery cell voltage is within a second preset interval. If the voltage of the first battery component 3 is within the first preset interval, the first battery component 3 is qualified, otherwise it is unqualified.

[0054] The pickup assembly 11 can pick up the first battery component 3. The pickup assembly 11 may include, but is not limited to, a clamping mechanism, a suction mechanism, etc. The clamping mechanism may include, but is not limited to, a gripper, etc., and the suction mechanism may include, but is not limited to, a vacuum suction mechanism and an electromagnetic suction mechanism, etc. The loading area 20 can accommodate multiple first battery components 3 for pickup by multiple pickup assemblies 11. A conveyor device can be used to transport the first battery components 3 to the loading area 20 to replenish the first battery components 3 in the loading area 20. Specifically, the conveyor device may include, but is not limited to, a conveyor belt, a conveyor chain, etc. For example, one pickup assembly 11 can pick up one first battery component 3. The conveyor module 30 can be used to transport the pickup module 10 sequentially through the recycling area 40 and the temporary storage area 50. The recycling area 40 is used to recover substandard first battery components 3. The recycling area 40 may be equipped with a recovery device that can receive and recover substandard first battery components 3. The temporary storage area 50 is used to temporarily store the second battery components 4. The conveyor module 30 may include, but is not limited to, a conveyor belt, a conveyor chain, a conveyor rail, etc. It is understandable that, when the picking module 10 passes through the recycling area 40 , the plurality of picking components 11 release the unqualified first battery components 3 to the recycling area 40 for recycling, and keep the qualified first battery components 3 .

[0055] The temporary storage module 60 is arranged in the temporary storage area 50, and a plurality of temporary storage components 62 are arranged at intervals. The plurality of temporary storage components 62 are respectively used to temporarily store the second battery components 4, and each temporary storage component 62 can correspond to temporarily storing one or more second battery components 4. The number of picking components 11 and temporary storage components 62 can include but is not limited to two, three, four, five or more. Each picking component 11 is arranged corresponding to one of the plurality of temporary storage components 62. For example, the number of picking components 11 can be four, and the number of temporary storage components 62 can also be four, and one picking component 11 is arranged corresponding to one temporary storage component 62. The transfer component 61 is used to transfer the second battery component 4 between the plurality of temporary storage components 62. The transfer component 61 can transfer the second battery component 4 between different temporary storage components 62.

[0056] In response to the first state that the number of second battery components 4 temporarily stored by multiple temporary storage components 62 is greater than or equal to the number of picking components 11 in the empty state, the transfer component 61 is configured to make the temporary storage component 62 corresponding to the picking component 11 in the empty state in a storage state, and the picking component 11 in the empty state is configured to pick up the second battery component 4 from the corresponding temporary storage component 62, wherein the storage state refers to the state in which the temporary storage component 62 temporarily stores the second battery component 4, the lack of material state refers to the state in which the temporary storage component 62 does not temporarily store the second battery component 4, the empty state refers to the state in which the picking module 10 does not hold the first battery component 3, and the non-empty state refers to the state in which the picking module 10 holds the first battery component 3.

[0057] The transfer assembly 61 can transfer the second battery component 4 on the temporary storage assembly 62 in the stocking state to the temporary storage assembly 62 in the short supply state, so that the temporary storage assembly 62 corresponding to the empty pickup assembly 11 is in the stocking state. The transfer assembly 61 can transfer the second battery component 4 by means including but not limited to grabbing, adsorption, supporting, etc. For example, when one of the multiple temporary storage assemblies 62 temporarily stores multiple second battery components 4, and the temporary storage assembly 62 corresponding to the empty pickup assembly 11 is in the short supply state, the transfer assembly 61 can transfer at least part of the multiple second battery components 4 on the temporary storage assembly 62 to the temporary storage assembly 62 corresponding to the empty pickup assembly 11 in the short supply state, so that the temporary storage assembly 62 corresponding to the empty pickup assembly 11 is in the stocking state. For example, when each of the multiple temporary storage assemblies 62 temporarily stores at most one second battery component 4, the transfer assembly 61 can transfer the second battery component 4 from the temporary storage assembly 62 in the stocking state corresponding to the pickup assembly 11 in the non-empty state to the temporary storage assembly 62 in the shorted state corresponding to the pickup assembly 11 in the empty state, thereby returning it to the stocking state. By transferring the second battery component 4 between different temporary storage assemblies 62 by the transfer assembly 61, the volume of the temporary storage module 60 can be effectively reduced. It can be understood that in response to the first state, after the empty pickup assembly 11 picks up the second battery component 4 from the corresponding temporary storage assembly 62, the multiple pickup assemblies 11 respectively retain the second battery component 4 and the qualified first battery component 3. That is, the multiple pickup assemblies 11 all retain qualified battery components. When the first battery component 3 and the second battery component 4 are battery cells, the multiple pickup assemblies 11 all retain qualified battery cells. It should be noted that the second battery component 4 is allocated between different temporary storage components 62 by the transfer component 61, thereby reducing the accumulation of materials on the temporary storage component 62, and at the same time facilitating the empty picking component 11 to pick up the second battery component 4, so that multiple picking components 11 can all maintain qualified battery components, thereby completing the pairing of multiple qualified battery components.

[0058] In some application scenarios, the battery handling system may also include a unloading area, which is used to receive qualified battery components. In response to the fact that multiple picking components 11 all hold qualified battery components, the conveying module 30 can also convey the multiple picking components 11 to the unloading area. The multiple picking components 11 are configured to release multiple qualified battery components to the unloading area. The specific location of the unloading area can be set according to actual needs. Optionally, on the conveying path of the conveying module 30, the unloading area can be located downstream of the recycling area 40 and the temporary storage area 50.

[0059] Through the above embodiment, the picking component 11 can pick up the first battery component 3 from the loading area 20, release the first battery component 3 in an unqualified state and maintain the first battery component 3 in a qualified state. By setting a corresponding temporary storage component 62 for each picking component 11, and using the transfer component 61 to transfer the second battery component 4 between different temporary storage components 62, the volume of the temporary storage module 60 can be effectively reduced. In response to the first state, the transfer component 61 is used to allocate the second battery component 4 between different temporary storage components 62 for the picking component 11 in an empty state to pick up, thereby reducing material accumulation, increasing the allocation speed of the first battery component 3 and the second battery component 4, and thus improving production efficiency and saving production costs.

[0060] In some embodiments, the battery handling system 2 further includes a control module 90. The control module 90 is configured to plan the transfer of the transfer assembly 61 based on the status information of the plurality of first battery components 3 and the corresponding relationship between the plurality of first battery components 3 and the plurality of pickup assemblies 11 when the plurality of first battery components 3 are in the loading area 20 or upstream of the loading area 20. The status information is used to indicate whether the first battery components 3 are qualified or unqualified. The status information may include attribute information of the first battery components 3. For example, when the preset standard is set to that the weight of the first battery components 3 is within a first preset range, the status information may include the weight information of the first battery components 3. When the preset standard is set to that the voltage of the first battery components 3 is within a second preset range, the status information may include the voltage information of the first battery components 3. It is understood that the status information may include multiple attribute information of the first battery components 3 at the same time, for example, it may include but is not limited to attribute information such as weight, voltage, film thickness, and size. The control module 90 may be used to control the transfer assembly 61 to perform corresponding actions. Exemplarily, the control module 90 can directly or indirectly obtain status information of multiple first battery components 3. Taking the first battery component 3 as an example, the first battery component 3 may have an information code, and the control module 90 can directly obtain the status information of multiple first battery components 3 through the corresponding information codes on the multiple first battery components 3; or the battery handling system 2 may also include a detection module, which is located in the loading area 20 or upstream of the loading area 20. The detection module can detect the status information of multiple first battery components 3 and transmit the status information of multiple first battery components 3 to the control module 90, so that the control module 90 can plan the transfer of the transfer component 61. Specifically, the detection module may include but is not limited to a barcode scanner and a polarity detection sensor, etc., wherein the barcode scanner can scan the information code on the first battery component 3 to obtain the status information of the corresponding first battery component 3, and the polarity detection sensor can detect the first battery component 3 to obtain the status information of the corresponding first battery component 3.

[0061] It can be understood that the control module 90 can plan the transfer of the transfer component 61 when the first battery component 3 is in the loading area 20 or upstream of the loading area 20, so that the transfer component 61 can pre-execute the corresponding action according to the transfer plan of the control module 90 before the first battery component 3 is transferred to the temporary storage area 50. For example, the control module 90 plans the transfer of the transfer component 61 before the picking component 11 picks up the first battery component 3 from the loading area 20. When the transfer plan includes an instruction to control the transfer component 61 to perform the transfer action, the transfer component 61 can start to perform the corresponding transfer action before the picking module 10 picks up the first battery component 3 and passes through the recycling area 40 to the temporary storage area 50. Compared with the transfer component 61 starting to perform the corresponding transfer action after the picking component 11 arrives at the temporary storage area 50, the impact of the action lag of the transfer component 61 on the overall handling efficiency is greatly reduced. The control module 90 can also be used to control the picking module 10 and the conveying module 30 to perform corresponding actions. For example, the control module 90 can also be configured to plan the actions of the picking module 10 based on the status information of the multiple first battery components 3 and the corresponding relationship between the multiple first battery components 3 and the multiple picking components 11 when the multiple first battery components 3 are in the loading area 20 or upstream of the loading area 20, so as to improve the efficiency of the picking component 11 in releasing the unqualified first battery components 3 in the recycling area 40, and improve the efficiency of the picking component 11 in releasing the first battery components 3 or picking up the second battery components 4 in the temporary storage area 50, thereby improving production efficiency. Therefore, the pre-planning by the control module 90 facilitates the timely planning of the transfer action of the transfer component 61, reducing the risk of a decrease in overall handling efficiency due to the lag in the action of the transfer component 61.

[0062] Combine Figure 3-Figure 4 , Figure 3 is a second structural schematic diagram of a battery handling system according to one or more embodiments of the present application; Figure 4 3 is a schematic diagram of the third structure of a battery handling system according to one or more embodiments of the present application.

[0063] In some embodiments, in response to at least some of the temporary storage components 62 corresponding to the picking components 11 in the first state and the empty state being in a short-material state, the transfer component 61 transfers the second battery component 4 from the temporary storage components 62 corresponding to the picking components 11 in the non-empty state and in the material storage state to at least some of the temporary storage components 62 in the short-material state. In response to the first state, when the number of picking components 11 in the empty state is one and the corresponding temporary storage component 62 is in a short-material state, the transfer component 61 can transfer the second battery component 4 from the temporary storage component 62 corresponding to any non-empty picking component 11 and in a material storage state to the temporary storage component 62; in response to the first state, when the number of picking components 11 in the empty state is multiple and the temporary storage components 62 corresponding to at least some of the empty picking components 11 are in a short-material state, the transfer component 61 can transfer the second battery component 4 from the temporary storage component 62 corresponding to any non-empty picking component 11 and in a material storage state to the temporary storage component 62 corresponding to the empty picking component 11 and in a short-material state.

[0064] For example, taking the example that the number of temporary storage components 62 and picking components 11 are both four, the four temporary storage components 62 are respectively recorded as the first component, the second component, the third component and the fourth component, and the corresponding picking components 11 are respectively recorded as component No. 1, component No. 2, component No. 3 and component No. 4. When component No. 1 is in an empty state, component No. 2, component No. 3 and component No. 4 are in a non-empty state, the first component does not temporarily store the second battery component 4, and the second component, the third component and the fourth component respectively temporarily store the second battery component 4. The transfer component 61 can transfer the second battery component 4 temporarily stored in any one of the second component, the third component and the fourth component to the first component, so that the first component is in a storage state so that component No. 1 picks up the second battery component 4 from the first component. It can be understood that in this embodiment, the transfer component 61 only needs to perform one transfer action to achieve the deployment of battery components.

[0065] As an example, when component No. 1 and component No. 2 are in an empty state, component No. 3 and component No. 4 are in a non-empty state, component No. 1 and component No. 2 are in a short-material state, and component No. 3 and component No. 4 are in a stocked state, the transfer component 61 can transfer the second battery component 4 temporarily stored in one of the third and fourth components to one of the first and second components, and transfer the second battery component 4 temporarily stored in the other of the third and fourth components to the other of the first and second components, so that component No. 1 picks up the second battery component 4 from the first component and component No. 2 picks up the second battery component 4 from the second component. It can be understood that in this embodiment, the transfer component 61 only needs to perform two transfer actions to achieve the deployment of battery components.

[0066] Alternatively, when the No. 1 component and the No. 2 component are in an empty state, the No. 3 component and the No. 4 component are in a non-empty state, the No. 1 component and the No. 3 component are in a short supply state, and the No. 2 component and the No. 4 component are in a stock state, the transfer component 61 can transfer the second battery component 4 temporarily stored in the No. 4 component to the No. 1 component, so that the No. 1 component can pick up the second battery component 4 from the No. 1 component. It can be understood that in this embodiment, the transfer component 61 only needs to perform one transfer action to achieve the allocation of battery components. It should be noted that in the example where the number of temporary storage components 62 and the number of picking components 11 are both four, in response to at least some of the temporary storage components 62 corresponding to the picking components 11 in the first state and the empty state being in a short supply state, the transfer component 61 only needs to perform two transfer actions at most to achieve the allocation of battery components, which effectively simplifies the allocation process of the battery handling system 2 and improves the allocation speed. Thus, the second battery component 4 is transferred from the temporary storage component 62 in the material storage state corresponding to the picking component 11 in the non-empty state to at least part of the temporary storage component 62 in the material-deficient state through the transfer component 61, and the second battery component 4 can be replenished to the temporary storage component 62 in the material-deficient state corresponding to the picking component 11 in the empty state, so that the picking component 11 in the empty state can pick up the second battery component 4 from the corresponding temporary storage component 62, thereby simplifying the deployment process of the battery handling system 2 and improving production efficiency.

[0067] In some embodiments, in response to the temporary storage components 62 corresponding to the picking components 11 in the first state and the empty state being in the stocking state, the transfer component 61 does not perform the transfer action of the second battery component 4. For example, taking the example of six picking components 11 and six temporary storage components 62, the six temporary storage components 62 are respectively recorded as the first component to the sixth component, and the six corresponding picking components 11 are respectively recorded as the first component to the sixth component. When the first component is in the empty state, the second component to the sixth component are in the non-empty state, and the first component is in the stocking state, the transfer component 61 does not perform the transfer action of the second battery component 4, and the first component can directly pick up the second battery component 4 from the first component. For example, when the first to third assemblies are in an empty state, the fourth to sixth assemblies are in a non-empty state, and the first to third assemblies are in a stocking state, the transfer assembly 61 does not perform the transfer action of the second battery component 4. The first assembly directly picks up the second battery component 4 from the first assembly, the second assembly directly picks up the second battery component 4 from the second assembly, and the third assembly directly picks up the second battery component 4 from the third assembly. Alternatively, when the first, third, and fifth assemblies are in an empty state, the second, fourth, and sixth assemblies are in a non-empty state, and the first, third, and fifth assemblies are all in a stocking state, the transfer assembly 61 does not perform the transfer action of the second battery component 4. The first assembly directly picks up the second battery component 4 from the first assembly, the third assembly directly picks up the second battery component 4 from the third assembly, and the fifth assembly directly picks up the second battery component 4 from the fifth assembly. Therefore, in response to the temporary storage components 62 corresponding to the picking components 11 in the first state and the empty state being in the storage state, the transfer component 61 does not perform the transfer action of the second battery component 4, which facilitates the picking component 11 to directly pick up the second battery component 4 from the corresponding temporary storage component 62, thereby simplifying the deployment process of the battery handling system 2 and improving production efficiency.

[0068] In some embodiments, in response to a second state in which the number of second battery components 4 stored by the plurality of temporary storage assemblies 62 is less than the number of the pickup assemblies 11 in the empty state, the transfer assembly 61 is configured to place the temporary storage assemblies 62 corresponding to the pickup assemblies 11 in the non-empty state in a short supply state. The pickup assemblies 11 in the non-empty state are configured to release the first battery components 3 to the corresponding temporary storage assemblies 62 as second battery components 4. It will be appreciated that the first battery components 3 transferred to the temporary storage area 50 by the pickup assemblies 11 are qualified, and the second battery components 4 are also qualified, so that the second battery components 4 can be supplemented by the first battery components 3. The transfer assembly 61 places the temporary storage assemblies 62 corresponding to the pickup assemblies 11 in the non-empty state in a short supply state, facilitating the pickup assemblies 11 in the non-empty state to directly release the first battery components 3 to the temporary storage assemblies 62 in a stocked state, thereby reducing material accumulation on the temporary storage assemblies 62 corresponding to the pickup assemblies 11 in the non-empty state. Thus, in response to the second state, the first battery component 3 can be used to supplement the second battery component 4. At the same time, by pre-emptying the temporary storage component 62 corresponding to the non-empty picking component 11, the inventory of the temporary storage component 62 is reduced, thereby reducing material accumulation.

[0069] In some embodiments, in response to at least some of the temporary storage assemblies 62 corresponding to the pickup assembly 11 in the second state and the non-empty state being in the stocking state, the transfer assembly 61 transfers the second battery components 4 on at least some of the temporary storage assemblies 62 in the stocking state to the temporary storage assemblies 62 corresponding to the pickup assembly 11 in the empty state and in the short supply state. For example, taking the example of four temporary storage assemblies 62 and four pickup assemblies 11, the four temporary storage assemblies 62 are respectively designated as the first to fourth assemblies, and the corresponding pickup assemblies 11 are respectively designated as the first to fourth assemblies. When the first assemblies are in the non-empty state, the second to fourth assemblies are in the empty state, and the first assemblies are in the stocking state, and at least two of the second to fourth assemblies are in the short supply state, the transfer assembly 61 can move the second battery component 4 on the first assemblies to one of the second to fourth assemblies in the short supply state, thereby clearing the first assemblies so that the first assemblies can release the first battery component 3 to the first assemblies for temporary storage of the second battery component 4. For example, when the first and second components are in a non-empty state, the third and fourth components are in an empty state, the first component is in a stocking state, and the second to fourth components are all in a shortage state, the transfer component 61 can transfer the second battery component 4 on the first component to the third or fourth component, so that the first component directly releases the first battery component 3 to the first component, and the second component directly releases the first battery component 3 to the second component. Thus, in response to the second state, by pre-transferring the second battery component 4 on the temporary storage component 62 corresponding to the picking component 11 in a non-empty state, it is convenient for the picking component 11 to release the first battery component 3 to the corresponding temporary storage component 62 to replenish the second battery component 4, thereby reducing the inventory of the temporary storage component 62, reducing material accumulation, and improving production efficiency.

[0070] In some embodiments, in response to the temporary storage components 62 corresponding to the pickup components 11 in the second state and the non-empty state being in a short supply state, the transfer component 61 does not perform the transfer operation of the second battery component 4. For example, taking the example of four temporary storage components 62 and four pickup components 11, the four temporary storage components 62 are respectively recorded as the first component to the fourth component, and the corresponding pickup components 11 are respectively recorded as the first component to the fourth component. When the first component is in a non-empty state, the second component to the fourth component are in an empty state, and the first component is in a short supply state, and at least one of the second component to the fourth component is in a short supply state, the transfer component 61 does not perform the transfer operation of the second battery component 4, so that the first component directly releases the first battery component 3 to the first component to serve as the second battery component 4. For example, when components 1 to 3 are all in a non-empty state, component 4 is in an empty state, and components 1 to 4 are all in a short supply state, the transfer component 61 does not perform the transfer action of the second battery component 4, so that component 1 directly releases the first battery component 3 to the first component, component 2 directly releases the first battery component 3 to the second component, and component 3 directly releases the first battery component 3 to the third component. Thus, in response to the second state and the short supply state of the temporary storage component 62 corresponding to the picking component 11 in the non-empty state, the transfer component 61 does not perform the transfer action of the second battery component 4, facilitating the non-empty state of the picking component 11 to directly release the first battery component 3 to the corresponding temporary storage component 62, thereby simplifying the deployment process of the battery handling system 2 and improving production efficiency.

[0071] In some embodiments, the transfer assembly 61 is configured so that the number of second battery components 4 temporarily stored by each temporary storage assembly 62 is no more than one, and the number of second battery components 4 temporarily stored by multiple temporary storage assemblies 62 is no more than the number of multiple picking assemblies 11. It is understandable that the transfer assembly 61 allows the number of second battery components 4 temporarily stored by each temporary storage assembly 62 to be zero or one. For example, the transfer assembly 61 can transfer one second battery component 4 to a temporary storage assembly 62 that is out of material, or can transfer the second battery component 4 on a temporary storage assembly 62 that is in a stock state to another temporary storage assembly 62 that is out of material. In some application scenarios, a temporary storage assembly 62 temporarily stores two second battery components 4. The transfer assembly 61 can transfer one of the two second battery components 4 on a temporary storage assembly 62 to another temporary storage assembly 62 that is out of material, so that the number of second battery components 4 temporarily stored by each temporary storage assembly 62 is no more than one. Therefore, by reasonably setting the number of second battery components 4 temporarily stored in the temporary storage component 62 through the transfer component 61, the storage amount of the temporary storage component 62 is reduced, the material accumulation is effectively reduced, and the production efficiency is improved.

[0072] In some embodiments, a plurality of pickup assemblies 11 and a plurality of temporary storage assemblies 62 are arranged at intervals along a first horizontal direction x1, and a conveying module 30 transports the pickup module 10 along a second horizontal direction x2 perpendicular to the first horizontal direction x1. During the transport process of the conveying module 30, each pickup assembly 11 and the corresponding temporary storage assembly 62 remain relatively stationary along the first horizontal direction x1, and the conveying module 30 synchronously transports the plurality of pickup assemblies 11 to above their respective corresponding temporary storage assemblies 62. It is understandable that the conveying module 30 only needs to synchronously transport the plurality of pickup assemblies 11 along the first horizontal direction x1 to ensure that the position of each pickup assembly 11 matches that of its respective corresponding temporary storage assembly 62, effectively simplifying the structure of the conveying module 30. Simultaneously, the plurality of pickup assemblies 11 are transported above the temporary storage assembly 62, which facilitates the pickup assembly 11 to pick up the second battery component 4 from the temporary storage assembly 62 or release the first battery component 3 to the temporary storage assembly 62. In some application scenarios, in response to transferring the second battery component 4 from a temporary storage component 62 in a stocked state to a target temporary storage component 62 in a shorted state, the transfer component 61 is configured to receive the second battery component 4 from the nearest retrievable temporary storage component 62 and transfer the second battery component 4 to the target temporary storage component 62. The nearest retrievable temporary storage component 62 is the temporary storage component 62 in a stocked state that corresponds to the picking component 11 in a non-empty state and is closest to the target temporary storage component 62 in the first horizontal direction x1.

[0073] For example, taking the case where the number of picking components 11 and temporary storage components 62 are both four, the four picking components 11 are sequentially recorded as component No. 1 to component No. 4 in the first horizontal direction x1, and the four temporary storage components 62 are sequentially recorded as component No. 1 to component No. 4. When component No. 1 is in an empty state, components No. 2 to No. 4 are all in a non-empty state, and the first component is in a short-material state, and components No. 1 to No. 4 are all in a stocked state, the transfer component 61 is configured to transfer the temporarily stored second battery component 4 of the second component to the first component, so as to reduce the transfer distance of the second battery component 4 and improve the allocation efficiency. Alternatively, when the first and second assemblies are empty, the third and fourth assemblies are not empty, and the first and second assemblies are short of material, while the third and fourth assemblies are stocked, the transfer assembly 61 is configured to transfer the second battery component 4 temporarily stored in the third assembly to the first assembly, and to transfer the second battery component 4 temporarily stored in the fourth assembly to the second assembly, thereby reducing the transfer distance of each second battery component 4 and improving the allocation efficiency. Thus, by rationally arranging the plurality of pickup assemblies 11 and the plurality of temporary storage assemblies 62, during the transmission process of the conveying module 30, each pickup assembly 11 and the corresponding temporary storage assembly 62 remain relatively stationary along the first horizontal direction x1, eliminating the need to adjust the pickup assembly 11 and the temporary storage assembly 62 in the second horizontal direction x2, thereby simplifying the structure of the transmission module and the temporary storage module 60 and improving the allocation speed.

[0074] Combine Figure 5-Figure 7 , Figure 5 is a first structural schematic diagram of a temporary storage module of a battery handling system according to one or more embodiments of the present application; Figure 6 is a second structural schematic diagram of a temporary storage module of a battery handling system according to one or more embodiments of the present application; Figure 7 3 is a third structural schematic diagram of a temporary storage module of a battery handling system according to one or more embodiments of the present application.

[0075] In some embodiments, the pickup module 10 further includes a lifting assembly 12, which is used to drive multiple pickup assemblies 11 to perform synchronous lifting. Each temporary storage assembly 62 includes a supporting mechanism 621 and a first lifting mechanism 622. The supporting mechanism 621 is used to support the second battery component 4, and the first lifting mechanism 622 is configured to lift the supporting mechanism 621 from an initial position 70 to a lifting position 80. In response to the first state, the supporting mechanism 621 of the temporary storage assembly 62 corresponding to the empty pickup assembly 11 is set to the lifting position 80, and the supporting mechanism 621 of the temporary storage assembly 62 corresponding to the non-empty pickup assembly 11 is set to the initial position 70. The lifting assembly 12 may include, but is not limited to, a hydraulic lifting mechanism, an electric lifting mechanism, and a pneumatic lifting mechanism. Synchronous lifting means that during the process of the lifting assembly 12 driving the pickup assembly 11 to lift, the lifting actions of the multiple pickup assemblies 11 remain synchronized. The supporting mechanism 621 can provide support for the second battery component 4. The first lifting mechanism 622 may include, but is not limited to, a hydraulic lifting mechanism, an electric lifting mechanism, and a pneumatic lifting mechanism. The electric lifting mechanism may include, but is not limited to, a screw lifting mechanism, and the pneumatic lifting mechanism may include, but is not limited to, a cylinder lifting mechanism. In some application scenarios, the support mechanism 621 is provided with an adsorption component, specifically, including, but not limited to, a suction cup, to improve support stability.

[0076] It can be understood that the height of the lifting position 80 in the direction of gravity is higher than that of the initial position 70, and the supporting mechanism 621 at the lifting position 80 is closer to the picking assembly 11 than the supporting mechanism 621 at the initial position 70. Therefore, in response to the first state, the supporting mechanism 621 of the temporary storage assembly 62 corresponding to the picking assembly 11 in the empty state is set to the lifting position 80, and the supporting mechanism 621 of the temporary storage assembly 62 corresponding to the picking assembly 11 in the non-empty state is set to the initial position 70, so that the supporting mechanism 621 of the temporary storage assembly 62 corresponding to the picking assembly 11 in the empty state is closer to the picking assembly 11 than the supporting mechanism 621 of the temporary storage assembly 62 corresponding to the picking assembly 11 in the non-empty state, thereby facilitating the picking assembly 11 in the empty state to pick up the second battery component 4 from the corresponding temporary storage assembly 62, while reducing the risk of interference between the picking assembly 11 in the non-empty state and the second battery component 4 on the corresponding temporary storage assembly 62. In some application scenarios, an on-position sensor is provided on the supporting mechanism 621 , and the on-position sensor is used to detect whether the corresponding supporting mechanism 621 carries the second battery component 4 .

[0077] In some embodiments, the picking module 10 also includes a lifting assembly 12, which is used to drive multiple picking assemblies 11 to perform synchronous lifting and lowering. Each temporary storage assembly 62 includes a supporting mechanism 621 and a first lifting mechanism 622. The supporting mechanism 621 is used to support the second battery component 4. The first lifting mechanism 622 is configured to lift the supporting mechanism 621 from the initial position 70 to the lifting position 80; in response to the second state, the supporting mechanism 621 of the temporary storage assembly 62 corresponding to the picking assembly 11 in the non-empty state is set to be in the lifting position 80, and the supporting mechanism 621 of the temporary storage assembly 62 corresponding to the picking assembly 11 in the empty state is set to be in the initial position 70. It can be understood that in response to the second state, the supporting mechanism 621 of the temporary storage component 62 corresponding to the picking component 11 in the non-empty state is set to be in the jacking position 80, and the supporting mechanism 621 of the temporary storage component 62 corresponding to the picking component 11 in the empty state is set to be in the initial position 70, so that the supporting mechanism 621 of the temporary storage component 62 corresponding to the picking component 11 in the non-empty state is closer to the picking component 11 than the supporting mechanism 621 of the temporary storage component 62 corresponding to the picking component 11 in the empty state, thereby facilitating the picking component 11 in the non-empty state to release the first battery component 3 to the supporting mechanism 621 of the temporary storage component 62 corresponding to it, thereby improving the deployment efficiency.

[0078] In some embodiments, the picking module 10 further includes a lifting assembly 12, which is used to drive multiple picking assemblies 11 to perform synchronous lifting and lowering, and each temporary storage assembly 62 includes a supporting mechanism 621 and a first lifting mechanism 622, the supporting mechanism 621 is used to support the second battery component 4, and the first lifting mechanism 622 is configured to be able to lift the supporting mechanism 621 from the initial position 70 to the lifting position 80; in response to the first state, the supporting mechanism 621 of the temporary storage assembly 62 corresponding to the picking assembly 11 in the empty state is set to be in the lifting position 80, and the supporting mechanism 621 of the temporary storage assembly 62 corresponding to the picking assembly 11 in the non-empty state is set to be in the initial position 70; and in response to the second state, the supporting mechanism 621 of the temporary storage assembly 62 corresponding to the picking assembly 11 in the non-empty state is set to be in the lifting position 80, and the supporting mechanism 621 of the temporary storage assembly 62 corresponding to the picking assembly 11 in the empty state is set to be in the initial position 70. Thus, in response to the first state, the supporting mechanism 621 of the temporary storage component 62 corresponding to the picking component 11 in the empty state is set to be in the jacking position 80, so that the picking component 11 in the empty state can pick up the second battery component 4 on the supporting mechanism 621 corresponding to it. In response to the second state, the supporting structure of the temporary storage component 62 corresponding to the picking component 11 in the non-empty state is set to be in the jacking position 80, so that the picking component 11 in the non-empty state can release the first battery component 3 to the supporting mechanism 621 of the corresponding temporary storage component 62 to supplement it as the second battery component 4, thereby improving the deployment speed of the battery handling system 2 and improving production efficiency. At the same time, it simplifies the structure of the picking module 10 and the temporary storage module 60, and alleviates the risk of interference between the picking module 10 and the temporary storage component 62.

[0079] In some embodiments, the transfer assembly 61 includes a translation mechanism 611 and a second lifting mechanism 612. The translation mechanism 611 is configured to translate the second lifting mechanism 612 between the multiple temporary storage assemblies 62. The second lifting mechanism 612 is configured to lift the second battery component 4 on the temporary storage assembly 62 to a lifted position away from the temporary storage assembly 62 and release the lifted second battery component 4 into the temporary storage assembly 62. The translation mechanism 611 may include, but is not limited to, a guide rail mechanism, a screw mechanism, a synchronous belt mechanism, and the like. The translation mechanism 611 can translate the second lifting mechanism 612 between the multiple temporary storage assemblies 62. For example, when the multiple temporary storage assemblies 62 are spaced apart in the first horizontal direction x1, the translation mechanism 611 can translate the second lifting mechanism 612 in the first horizontal direction x1. The second lifting mechanism 612 may include, but is not limited to, a hydraulic lifting mechanism, an electric lifting mechanism, or a pneumatic lifting mechanism. The electric lifting mechanism may include, but is not limited to, a screw lifting mechanism, and the pneumatic lifting mechanism may include, but is not limited to, a cylinder lifting mechanism. It can be understood that the height of the second battery component 4 in the jacking state in the direction of gravity is higher than the temporary storage component 62 supported on the temporary storage component 62, and the second battery component 4 in the jacking state is separated from the temporary storage component 62. For example, in the process of the transfer component 61 transferring the second battery component 4 between multiple temporary storage components 62, the second jacking mechanism 612 can lift the second battery component 4 on one temporary storage component 62 to the jacking state, the translation mechanism 611 can translate the second jacking mechanism 612 to another temporary storage component 62, and the second jacking mechanism 612 can also remove the second battery component 4 in the jacking state from the jacking state and release it to the corresponding temporary storage component 62. Therefore, the second battery component 4 is transferred by the cooperation between the translation mechanism 611 and the second jacking mechanism 612, which facilitates reducing the risk of spatial interference between the transfer component 61 and the second battery component 4 and the picking or releasing action during the transfer process.

[0080] In some embodiments, the temporary storage module 60 further includes a crossbeam 623, and a plurality of temporary storage components 62 are spaced apart above the crossbeam 623 along the length direction of the crossbeam 623. The translation mechanism 611 is disposed below the crossbeam 623 and translates the second lifting mechanism 612 along the length direction of the crossbeam 623. The second lifting mechanism 612 includes a driving member 6121 and two supporting members 6122. The driving member 6121 is disposed on the translation mechanism 611. The two supporting members 6122 are connected to the driving member 6121 and extend from the bottom of the crossbeam 623 to the top of the crossbeam 623 on both sides of the width direction of the crossbeam 623. The driving member 6121 drives the two supporting members 6122 to move up or down synchronously, thereby lifting or releasing the second battery component 4. The crossbeam 623 can provide fixation and support for the plurality of temporary storage components 62. The driving member 6121 can include but is not limited to a driving motor, a cylinder, and the like. The driving member 6121 is capable of driving the two supporting members 6122 to move up or down synchronously. It is understandable that, during the process of the two supporting members 6122 moving up or down synchronously, the heights of the two supporting members 6122 remain consistent, thereby facilitating the smooth lifting of the second battery component 4 and reducing the risk of the second battery component 4 tipping over during the lifting and release process. Specifically, during the process of the driving member 6121 driving the two supporting members 6122 to move up synchronously, one of the supporting members 6122 contacts one end of the second battery component 4 in the width direction of the crossbeam 623, and the other supporting member 6122 contacts the other end of the second battery component 4 in the width direction of the crossbeam 623, thereby carrying the second battery component 4 and lifting the second battery component 4 to a lifted state. Therefore, by setting the temporary storage component 62 above the beam 623, setting the translation mechanism 611 below the beam 623, and lifting or releasing the second battery component 4 through the driving member 6121 and the supporting member 6122, it is convenient to improve the space utilization of the temporary storage module 60, and at the same time improve the stability of the second battery component 4 during the lifting and releasing process.

[0081] In some embodiments, each temporary storage assembly 62 includes a support mechanism 621, which is provided with at least two avoidance grooves 6211. The second battery component 4 covers the at least two avoidance grooves 6211. Two support members 6122 are configured to lift or release the second battery component 4 through at least one corresponding avoidance groove 6211. The avoidance groove 6211 can extend through the support mechanism 621 to support one side surface and the other opposite side surface of the second battery component 4. For example, taking the example of two avoidance grooves 6211, one avoidance groove 6211 is located at one end of the support mechanism 621 in the width direction of the beam 623, and the other avoidance groove 6211 is located at the other end of the support mechanism 621 in the width direction of the beam 623. One support member 6122 lifts or releases the second battery component 4 through the corresponding avoidance groove 6211, and the other support member 6122 lifts or releases the second battery component 4 through the corresponding other avoidance groove 6211. In some application scenarios, when the two support members 6122 keep the second battery component 4 in a lifted state, the translation mechanism 611 can drive the two support members 6122 to move between different temporary storage components 62 via the top of the supporting mechanism 621. When the two support members 6122 do not hold the second battery component 4, the translation mechanism 611 can drive the two support members 6122 to move between different temporary storage components 62 via the bottom of the supporting mechanism 621. At the corresponding temporary storage component 62, the two support members 6122 can move from the bottom of the supporting mechanism 621 to the top of the supporting mechanism 621 via the avoidance groove 6211 to lift the second battery component 4 on the corresponding supporting mechanism 621 to the lifted state, and can also move from the top of the supporting mechanism 621 to the bottom of the supporting mechanism 621 via the avoidance groove 6211 to release the second battery component 4 to the supporting mechanism 621. Therefore, the avoidance groove 6211 on the supporting mechanism 621 avoids the support member 6122 during the lifting and releasing process, thereby alleviating the risk of interference between the support member 6122 and the supporting mechanism 621 and improving the stability of the second battery component 4 during the lifting and releasing process.

[0082] To solve the above problems, the present application also provides a control method for a battery handling system. The battery handling system in any of the above embodiments can be used to execute the control method for the battery handling system provided in the present application.

[0083] Combine Figure 8 , Figure 8 This is a first flow chart of a control method for a battery handling system according to one or more embodiments of the present application.

[0084] The control method provided in this application includes the following steps:

[0085] Step S110: controlling a plurality of picking components on the picking module to pick up a plurality of first battery components from the loading area.

[0086] The pickup assembly 11 may include, but is not limited to, a clamping mechanism, an adsorption mechanism, and the like. The clamping mechanism may include, but is not limited to, a gripper, and the adsorption mechanism may include, but is not limited to, a vacuum adsorption mechanism and an electromagnetic adsorption mechanism. For example, when the pickup assembly 11 is a gripper, multiple grippers may be controlled to pick up multiple first battery components 3 from the loading area 20. Alternatively, one gripper may be controlled to pick up one first battery component 3.

[0087] Step S120: controlling the conveying module to convey the picking module to the recycling area.

[0088] The conveying module 30 may include, but is not limited to, a conveyor belt, a conveyor chain, a conveyor guide rail, etc. For example, the conveying module 30 may include a driving device, a guide rail, and a slider, wherein the slider is connected to the picking module 10 and the driving device may be controlled to drive the slider to move along the guide rail to convey the picking module 10 to the recycling area 40.

[0089] Step S130: controlling the plurality of picking assemblies to release the unqualified first battery components to the recycling area, and retaining the qualified first battery components.

[0090] Specifically, each picking component 11 that picks up a first battery component 3 in an unqualified state among the multiple picking components 11 can be controlled to release the unqualified first battery component 3 it has picked up to the recycling area 40. For example, taking the example that each picking component 11 picks up one first battery component 3 and the number of picking components 11 is four, if the first battery components 3 picked up by three of the four picking components 11 are in an unqualified state, these three picking components 11 are controlled to release the unqualified first battery components 3 they have picked up to the recycling area 40, and the picking component 11 that picks up the qualified first battery component 3 is controlled to keep the first battery component 3 it has picked up.

[0091] Step S140: controlling the transmission module to transmit the picking module to the temporary storage area.

[0092] The temporary storage area 50 is provided with a transfer component 61 and a plurality of temporary storage components 62. The plurality of temporary storage components 62 are respectively used to temporarily store the second battery components 4. Each pickup component 11 is provided corresponding to one of the plurality of temporary storage components 62. The transfer component 61 is used to transfer the second battery components 4 between the plurality of temporary storage components 62. The method of controlling the transmission module 30 to transfer the pickup module 10 to the temporary storage area 50 can be similar to step S120. Specifically, each pickup component 11 is provided corresponding to one of the plurality of temporary storage components 62. In some application scenarios, the transmission module 30 can be controlled to transfer each pickup component 11 to a position that is roughly aligned with one of the plurality of temporary storage components 62 in the direction of gravity.

[0093] Step S150: In response to the first state, controlling the transfer component to set the temporary storage component corresponding to the picking component in the empty state to the storage state.

[0094] The first state is when the number of second battery components 4 temporarily stored by the multiple temporary storage assemblies 62 is greater than or equal to the number of pickup assemblies 11 in the empty state. The empty state refers to a state in which the pickup module 10 does not hold any first battery components 3, while the non-empty state refers to a state in which the pickup module 10 holds any first battery components 3. The stock state refers to a state in which the temporary storage assembly 62 temporarily holds any second battery components 4, while the low stock state refers to a state in which the temporary storage assembly 62 does not temporarily hold any second battery components 4. The first and second battery components 3 and 4 may include, but are not limited to, battery cells 5, battery pole pieces, and battery casings. The battery cells 5 may include, but are not limited to, prismatic batteries, cylindrical batteries, and blade batteries, among others. The first and second battery components 3 and 4 are the same type of battery components, differing only in their locations. The multiple first battery components 3 may include both qualified and unqualified battery components, while the multiple second battery components 4 are all qualified battery components. For example, when the first and second battery components 3 and 4 are cells, the first battery component 3 may include both qualified cells (OK cells) and unqualified cells (NG cells), while the second battery components 4 are all qualified cells. Among them, a qualified state means that the properties of the battery component meet the preset standards, and an unqualified state means that the properties of the battery component do not meet the preset standards. The properties corresponding to the preset standards may include, but are not limited to, weight, voltage, film thickness, and size. For example, when the first battery component 3 and the second battery component 4 are both battery cells, the preset standard can be set to that the battery cell weight is within a first preset range. If the weight of the first battery component 3 is within the first preset range, the first battery component 3 is qualified; otherwise, it is unqualified. Alternatively, the preset standard can be set to that the battery cell voltage is within a second preset range. If the voltage of the first battery component 3 is within the first preset range, the first battery component 3 is qualified; otherwise, it is unqualified. Specifically, the transfer component 61 can be controlled to pick up the second battery component 4 from the temporary storage component 62 corresponding to the pickup component 11 in a non-empty state, and the transfer component 61 can be controlled to transfer the picked-up second battery component 4 to the temporary storage component 62 corresponding to the pickup component 11 in an empty state.

[0095] Step S160: Control the idle picking assembly to pick up the second battery component from the corresponding temporary storage assembly.

[0096] For example, a pick-up component 11 in an idle state among multiple pick-up components 11 can be controlled to pick up the second battery component 4 from its corresponding temporary storage component 62. Specifically, taking the pick-up component 11 as a clamp as an example, the clamp in an idle state can be controlled to approach and grab the second battery component 4.

[0097] Thus, by controlling multiple picking components 11, the unqualified first battery components 3 are released to the recycling area 40, and the qualified first battery components 3 are maintained, so as to facilitate the elimination of the unqualified first battery components 3 and retain the qualified first battery components 3. In response to the first state, by controlling the transfer component 61, the temporary storage component 62 corresponding to the empty picking component 11 is set to the material storage state and the empty picking component 11 is controlled to pick up the second battery component 4 from the corresponding temporary storage component 62, so that each picking component 11 can maintain one of the qualified first battery components 3 or the second battery components 4, so that the battery components maintained on multiple picking components 11 are all in qualified state. At the same time, the transfer component 61 is used to allocate the second battery component 4 between different temporary storage components 62, which can reduce material accumulation and increase the allocation speed of the first battery component 3 and the second battery component 4, thereby improving production efficiency and saving production costs.

[0098] In some embodiments, step S150 includes the following steps: in response to at least some of the temporary storage assemblies corresponding to the pickup assemblies in the first state and the empty state being in a short supply state, controlling the transfer assembly to transfer the second battery component from the temporary storage assemblies corresponding to the pickup assemblies in the non-empty state and in a stocked state to at least some of the temporary storage assemblies in a short supply state. In response to the temporary storage assemblies corresponding to the pickup assemblies in the first state and the empty state both being in a stocked state, controlling the transfer assembly to not transfer the second battery component.

[0099] For example, taking the example that the number of temporary storage components 62 and picking components 11 are both four, the four temporary storage components 62 are respectively recorded as the first component, the second component, the third component and the fourth component, and the corresponding picking components 11 are respectively recorded as component No. 1, component No. 2, component No. 3 and component No. 4. When component No. 1 is in an empty state, component No. 2, component No. 3 and component No. 4 are in a non-empty state, the first component does not temporarily store the second battery component 4, and the second component, the third component and the fourth component respectively temporarily store the second battery component 4, the transfer component 61 can be controlled to transfer the second battery component 4 temporarily stored in any one of the second component, the third component and the fourth component to the first component, so that the first component is in a storage state, so as to subsequently control component No. 1 to pick up the second battery component 4 from the first component. As an example, when component No. 1 and component No. 2 are in an empty state, component No. 3 and component No. 4 are in a non-empty state, component No. 1 and component No. 2 are in a short supply state, and component No. 3 and component No. 4 are in a stocked state, the transfer component 61 can be controlled to transfer the second battery component 4 temporarily stored in one of the third and fourth components to one of the first and second components, and the transfer component 61 can be controlled to transfer the second battery component 4 temporarily stored in the other of the third and fourth components to the other of the first and second components, so as to subsequently control component No. 1 to pick up the second battery component 4 from the first component and component No. 2 to pick up the second battery component 4 from the second component. Alternatively, when component No. 1 and component No. 2 are in an empty state, component No. 3 and component No. 4 are in a non-empty state, component No. 1 and component No. 3 are in a short supply state, and component No. 2 and component No. 4 are in a stocked state, the transfer component 61 can be controlled to transfer the second battery component 4 temporarily stored in the fourth component to the first component, so as to subsequently control component No. 1 to pick up the second battery component 4 from the first component. It can be understood that in this embodiment, the transfer component 61 only needs to perform one transfer action to achieve the deployment of battery components.

[0100] For example, taking the case where there are six picking components 11 and six temporary storage components 62, the six temporary storage components 62 are respectively recorded as the first component to the sixth component, and the corresponding six picking components 11 are respectively recorded as the first component to the sixth component. When the first component is in an empty state, the second component to the sixth component are in a non-empty state, and the first component is in a stocking state, the transfer component 61 is controlled not to perform the transfer action of the second battery component 4, so that the first component is subsequently controlled to directly pick up the second battery component 4 from the first component. As an example, when the first component to the third component are in an empty state, the fourth component to the sixth component are in a non-empty state, and the first component to the third component are in a stocking state, the transfer component 61 is controlled not to perform the transfer action of the second battery component 4, so that the first component is subsequently controlled to directly pick up the second battery component 4 from the first component, the second component is directly picked up the second battery component 4 from the second component, and the third component is directly picked up the second battery component 4 from the third component. Alternatively, when component No. 1, component No. 3 and component No. 5 are in an empty state, component No. 2, component No. 4 and component No. 6 are in a non-empty state, and component No. 1, component No. 3 and component No. 5 are all in a stock state, the transfer component 61 is controlled not to perform the transfer action of the second battery component 4, so that component No. 1 can directly pick up the second battery component 4 from the first component, component No. 3 can directly pick up the second battery component 4 from the third component, and component No. 5 can directly pick up the second battery component 4 from the fifth component.

[0101] Thus, by responding to at least part of the temporary storage components 62 corresponding to the picking components 11 in the first state and the empty state being in a material-deficient state, the transfer component 61 is controlled to transfer the second battery component 4 from the temporary storage component 62 corresponding to the picking components 11 in the non-empty state and in a material-storage state to at least part of the temporary storage components 62 in a material-deficient state, so that the second battery component 4 can be replenished to the temporary storage component 62 corresponding to the picking components 11 in the empty state and in a material-deficient state, so that the picking components 11 in the empty state can pick up the second battery component 4 from the corresponding temporary storage component 62. At the same time, by responding to the temporary storage components 62 corresponding to the picking components 11 in the first state and the empty state being in a material-storage state, the transfer component 61 does not perform the transfer action of the second battery component 4, so that the picking components 11 can directly pick up the second battery component 4 from the corresponding temporary storage component 62, thereby simplifying the deployment process of the battery handling system 2 and improving production efficiency.

[0102] Combine Figure 9 , Figure 9 2 is a second flow chart of a method for controlling a battery handling system according to one or more embodiments of the present application.

[0103] In some embodiments, the method further comprises the following steps S210: in response to the second state, controlling the transfer component to set the temporary storage component corresponding to the non-empty state of the pickup component to a short state. Step S220: controlling the non-empty state of the pickup component to release the first battery component to the corresponding temporary storage component as the second battery component.

[0104] It is understood that the first battery component 3 conveyed to the temporary storage area 50 by the pickup assembly 11 is a qualified battery component, and the second battery component 4 is also a qualified battery component, so the second battery component 4 can be supplemented by the first battery component 3. Controlling the transfer assembly 61 to place the temporary storage assembly 62 corresponding to the non-empty pickup assembly 11 in a short supply state facilitates the non-empty pickup assembly 11 to directly release the first battery component 3 to the temporary storage assembly 62 in a stocked state, thereby reducing material accumulation on the temporary storage assembly 62 corresponding to the non-empty pickup assembly 11. Specifically, the transfer assembly 61 can be controlled to pick up the second battery component 4 from the stocked temporary storage assembly 62 corresponding to the non-empty pickup assembly 11 and transfer it to the short supply temporary storage assembly 62 corresponding to the empty pickup assembly 11. Thus, in response to the second state, by controlling the picking component 11 in the non-empty state to release the first battery component 3 to the corresponding temporary storage component 62, the first battery component 3 can be used to replenish the second battery component 4. At the same time, by pre-empting the temporary storage component 62 corresponding to the picking component 11 in the non-empty state, the inventory of the temporary storage component 62 is reduced, thereby reducing material accumulation.

[0105] In some embodiments, step S210 includes the following steps: in response to at least some of the temporary storage assemblies corresponding to the second state and the non-empty state being in a stocked state, controlling the transfer assembly to transfer the second battery components on at least some of the temporary storage assemblies in the stocked state to the temporary storage assemblies corresponding to the empty state and in a shorted state. In response to both the second state and the non-empty state being in a shorted state, controlling the transfer assembly not to transfer the second battery components.

[0106] For example, taking the example that the number of temporary storage components 62 and picking components 11 are both four, the four temporary storage components 62 are respectively recorded as the first component to the fourth component, and the corresponding picking components 11 are respectively recorded as the first component to the fourth component. When component No. 1 is in a non-empty state, components No. 2 to No. 4 are in an empty state, and the first component is in a stocking state, and at least two of the second to fourth components are in a short-material state, the transfer component 61 can be controlled to move the second battery component 4 on the first component to one of the second to fourth components that is in a short-material state, thereby clearing the first component, so that the No. 1 component can be subsequently controlled to release the first battery component 3 to the first component as temporary storage for the second battery component 4. As an example, when component No. 1 and component No. 2 are in a non-empty state, component No. 3 and component No. 4 are in an empty state, and the first component is in a stock state, and the second to fourth components are all in a short-supply state, the transfer component 61 can be controlled to transfer the second battery component 4 on the first component to the third component or the fourth component, so that the No. 1 component can be subsequently controlled to directly release the first battery component 3 to the first component, and the No. 2 component can directly release the first battery component 3 to the second component.

[0107] For example, taking the case where there are four temporary storage components 62 and four picking components 11, the four temporary storage components 62 are respectively recorded as the first component to the fourth component, and the corresponding picking components 11 are respectively recorded as the first component to the fourth component. When the first component is in a non-empty state, the second component to the fourth component are in an empty state, and the first component is in a short supply state, and at least one of the second component to the fourth component is in a short supply state, the transfer component 61 is controlled not to perform the transfer action of the second battery component 4, so that the first component is subsequently controlled to directly release the first battery component 3 to the first component as the second battery component 4. For example, when the first component to the third component are all in a non-empty state, the fourth component is in an empty state, and the first component to the fourth component are all in a short supply state, the transfer component 61 is controlled not to perform the transfer action of the second battery component 4, so that the first component is subsequently controlled to directly release the first battery component 3 to the first component, the second component is directly released to the second component, and the third component is directly released to the third component.

[0108] Therefore, by responding to at least part of the temporary storage components 62 corresponding to the picking components 11 in the second state and the non-empty state being in the material storage state, the transfer component 61 is controlled to transfer the second battery component 4 on the temporary storage component 62 corresponding to the picking components 11 in the non-empty state in advance, so that the picking component 11 releases the first battery component 3 to the corresponding temporary storage component 62 to replenish the second battery component 4, thereby reducing the material storage amount of the temporary storage component 62 and reducing material accumulation. At the same time, by responding to the temporary storage components 62 corresponding to the picking components 11 in the second state and the non-empty state being in the material shortage state, the transfer component 61 does not perform the transfer action of the second battery component 4, so that the picking component 11 in the non-empty state directly releases the first battery component 3 to the corresponding temporary storage component 62, thereby simplifying the deployment process of the battery handling system 2 and improving production efficiency.

[0109] In some embodiments, the transfer assembly 61 is configured so that the number of second battery components 4 stored in each temporary storage assembly 62 is no more than one, and the number of second battery components 4 stored in the plurality of temporary storage assemblies 62 is no more than the number of the plurality of pickup assemblies 11. It is understood that the transfer assembly 61 can be controlled so that the number of second battery components 4 stored in each temporary storage assembly 62 is zero or one. For example, the transfer assembly 61 can be controlled to transfer one second battery component 4 to a temporary storage assembly 62 that is out of material, or the transfer assembly 61 can be controlled to transfer the second battery component 4 on a temporary storage assembly 62 that is in a stock state to another temporary storage assembly 62 that is out of material. In some application scenarios, a temporary storage assembly 62 temporarily stores two second battery components 4, and the transfer assembly 61 can be controlled to transfer one of the two second battery components 4 on the temporary storage assembly 62 to another temporary storage assembly 62 that is out of material, so that the number of second battery components 4 stored in each temporary storage assembly 62 is no more than one. Therefore, by controlling the transfer assembly 61 and reasonably setting the number of the second battery components 4 temporarily stored in the temporary storage assembly 62, the storage amount of the temporary storage assembly 62 is reduced, the material accumulation is reduced, and the production efficiency is improved.

[0110] In some embodiments, the method further includes the step of planning the transfer of the transfer component based on the status information of the multiple first battery components and the correspondence between the multiple first battery components and the multiple picking components when the multiple first battery components are in the loading area or upstream of the loading area.

[0111] The status information is used to characterize whether the first battery component 3 is in a qualified state or an unqualified state. The status information may include attribute information of the first battery component 3. For example, when the preset standard is set to that the weight of the first battery component 3 is within a first preset interval, the status information may include weight information of the first battery component 3. When the preset standard is set to that the voltage of the first battery component 3 is within a second preset interval, the status information may include voltage information of the first battery component 3. It is understood that the status information may include multiple attribute information of the first battery component 3 at the same time, for example, it may include but not be limited to attribute information such as weight, voltage, film thickness, and size. Specifically, taking the example that the number of temporary storage components 62 and picking components 11 are both four, the four temporary storage components 62 are respectively recorded as the first component to the fourth component, and the corresponding picking components 11 are respectively recorded as the first component to the fourth component. When the first component to the fourth component are to pick up the first battery component 3 in the loading area 20 or upstream of the loading area 20, if the first battery component 3 corresponding to the first component is in an unqualified state, the first battery component 3 corresponding to the second component to the fourth component is in a qualified state, and the first component is in a short-material state, and at least one of the second component to the fourth component is in a stock state, then the transfer component 61 is transferred and planned. The transfer planning includes controlling the transfer component 61 to transfer the second battery component 4 on one of the second to fourth components that is in a stock state to the first component, so that the first component is in a stock state. It can be understood that when the transfer plan includes instructions to control the transfer component 61 to perform the transfer action, the transfer component 61 can be controlled to start performing the corresponding transfer action before the picking module 10 picks up the first battery component 3 and passes through the recycling area 40 to the temporary storage area 50. Compared with controlling the transfer component 61 to start performing the corresponding transfer action after the picking component 11 arrives at the temporary storage area 50, the impact of the delayed action of the transfer component 61 on the overall handling efficiency is greatly reduced.

[0112] Therefore, by pre-planning the transfer component 61, it is convenient to timely plan the transfer action of the transfer component 61, thereby reducing the risk of a decrease in overall transport efficiency due to a delayed action of the transfer component 61.

[0113] In summary, the battery handling system 2 provided by the present application includes a picking module 10, a conveying module 30 and a temporary storage module 60, the picking module 10 includes a plurality of picking components 11 arranged at intervals, and the plurality of picking components 11 are used to pick up a plurality of first battery components 3 from the loading area 20; the conveying module 30 is used to convey the picking module 10 to pass through the recycling area 40 and the temporary storage area 50 in sequence, wherein the plurality of picking components 11 are configured to release the first battery components 3 in an unqualified state to the recycling area 40 and maintain the first battery components 3 in a qualified state; the temporary storage module 60 is arranged in the temporary storage area 50, and includes a transfer component 61 and a plurality of temporary storage components 61 arranged at intervals. The storage component 62, multiple temporary storage components 62 are respectively used to temporarily store the second battery components 4, each picking component 11 is corresponding to one of the multiple temporary storage components 62, and the transfer component 61 is used to transfer the second battery components 4 between the multiple temporary storage components 62; wherein, in response to the first state that the number of second battery components 4 temporarily stored by the multiple temporary storage components 62 is greater than or equal to the number of picking components 11 in an empty state, the transfer component 61 is configured to make the temporary storage component 62 corresponding to the picking component 11 in an empty state in a storage state, and the picking component 11 in an empty state is configured to pick up the second battery component 4 from the corresponding temporary storage component 62. Thus, the picking component 11 can pick up the first battery component 3 from the loading area 20, release the first battery component 3 in an unqualified state and maintain the first battery component 3 in a qualified state. By setting a corresponding temporary storage component 62 for each picking component 11 and using the transfer component 61 to transfer the second battery component 4 between different temporary storage components 62, the volume of the temporary storage module 60 can be effectively reduced. In response to the first state, the transfer component 61 is used to allocate the second battery component 4 between different temporary storage components 62 for the picking component 11 in the empty state to pick up, thereby reducing material accumulation, increasing the allocation speed of the first battery component 3 and the second battery component 4, and thus improving production efficiency and saving production costs. Compared with other types of battery handling systems, the battery handling system 2 of the present application has higher space utilization, higher allocation efficiency and lower cost.

[0114] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, rather than to limit them. Although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments, or make equivalent replacements for some or all of the technical features therein. These modifications or replacements do not deviate the essence of the corresponding technical solutions from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, and they should all be included in the scope of the claims and specification of the present application. In particular, as long as there is no structural conflict, the various technical features mentioned in the various embodiments can be combined in any way. The present application is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed herein, but includes all technical solutions that fall within the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A battery handling system, characterized in that: The battery handling system comprises: A picking module, the picking module comprising a plurality of picking assemblies arranged at intervals, the plurality of picking assemblies being used to pick up a plurality of first battery components from the loading area; a conveying module, the conveying module being used to convey the picking module sequentially through a recycling area and a temporary storage area, wherein the plurality of picking assemblies are configured to release the first battery components in an unqualified state to the recycling area and retain the first battery components in a qualified state; a temporary storage module, the temporary storage module being disposed in the temporary storage area and comprising a transfer component and a plurality of temporary storage components disposed at intervals, the plurality of temporary storage components being respectively used to temporarily store the second battery components, each of the pickup components being disposed correspondingly to one of the plurality of temporary storage components, and the transfer component being used to transfer the second battery component between the plurality of temporary storage components; In which, in response to the first state that the number of the second battery components stored by the multiple temporary storage components is greater than or equal to the number of the picking components in the empty state, the transfer component is configured to make the temporary storage component corresponding to the picking component in the empty state be in a stocking state, and the picking component in the empty state is configured to pick up the second battery component from the corresponding temporary storage component.

2. The battery handling system according to claim 1, wherein: In response to the first state and at least some of the temporary storage components corresponding to the picking component in the empty state being in a short-material state, the transfer component transfers the second battery component from the temporary storage component corresponding to the picking component in the non-empty state and in the material storage state to at least some of the temporary storage components in the short-material state.

3. The battery handling system according to claim 2, wherein: In response to the temporary storage components corresponding to the picking components in the first state and the empty state being in a storage state, the transfer component does not perform the transfer action of the second battery component.

4. The battery handling system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: In response to a second state in which the number of the second battery components stored by the multiple temporary storage components is less than the number of the picking components in the empty state, the transfer component is configured to make the temporary storage component corresponding to the picking component in the non-empty state be in a short-material state, and the picking component in the non-empty state is configured to release the first battery component to the corresponding temporary storage component to serve as the second battery component.

5. The battery handling system according to claim 4, wherein: In response to the second state and at least some of the temporary storage components corresponding to the picking component in the non-empty state being in a stocking state, the transfer component transfers the second battery component on at least some of the temporary storage components in the stocking state to the temporary storage component corresponding to the picking component in the empty state and in a short-stock state.

6. The battery handling system according to claim 5, wherein: In response to the temporary storage components corresponding to the picking components in the second state and the non-empty state being in a material shortage state, the transfer component does not perform the transfer action of the second battery component.

7. The battery transport system according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that: The transfer assembly is configured such that the number of the second battery components temporarily stored by each temporary storage assembly is no more than one, and the number of the second battery components temporarily stored by the multiple temporary storage assemblies is no more than the number of the multiple picking assemblies.

8. The battery handling system according to claim 4, wherein: The multiple picking components and the multiple temporary storage components are respectively arranged at intervals along the first horizontal direction, and the conveying module transmits the picking module along the second horizontal direction perpendicular to the first horizontal direction. During the transmission process of the conveying module, each picking component and the corresponding temporary storage component remain relatively stationary along the first horizontal direction, and the conveying module synchronously transmits the multiple picking components to the top of their corresponding temporary storage components.

9. The battery handling system according to claim 4, wherein: The pickup module further includes a lifting assembly, the lifting assembly being used to drive the plurality of pickup assemblies to be lifted and lowered synchronously, each of the temporary storage assemblies comprising a supporting mechanism and a first lifting mechanism, the supporting mechanism being used to support the second battery component, the first lifting mechanism being configured to lift the supporting mechanism from an initial position to a lifted position; In response to the first state, the supporting mechanism of the temporary storage assembly corresponding to the pick-up assembly in the empty state is set to be in the lifting position, and the supporting mechanism of the temporary storage assembly corresponding to the pick-up assembly in the non-empty state is set to be in the initial position; And / or, in response to the second state, the supporting mechanism of the temporary storage component corresponding to the picking component in the non-empty state is set to be in the lifting position, and the supporting mechanism of the temporary storage component corresponding to the picking component in the empty state is set to be in the initial position.

10. The battery handling system according to claim 4, wherein: The battery handling system also includes a control module, which is configured to plan the transfer of the transfer component based on status information of the multiple first battery components and the correspondence between the multiple first battery components and the multiple picking components when the multiple first battery components are in the loading area or upstream of the loading area, wherein the status information is used to characterize whether the first battery component is in a qualified state or an unqualified state.

11. The battery handling system according to claim 4, wherein: The transfer assembly includes a translation mechanism and a second lifting mechanism. The translation mechanism is configured to translate the second lifting mechanism between the multiple temporary storage assemblies. The second lifting mechanism is configured to lift the second battery component on the temporary storage assembly to a lifted state away from the temporary storage assembly, and release the second battery component in the lifted state to the temporary storage assembly.

12. The battery handling system according to claim 11, wherein: The temporary storage module also includes a crossbeam, and the multiple temporary storage components are arranged above the crossbeam at intervals along the length direction of the crossbeam. The translation mechanism is arranged below the crossbeam and translates the second jacking mechanism along the length direction of the crossbeam. The second jacking mechanism includes a driving member and two supporting members. The driving member is arranged on the translation mechanism. The two supporting members are connected to the driving member and extend from the bottom of the crossbeam to the top of the crossbeam on both sides of the width direction of the crossbeam. The driving member drives the two supporting members to move up or down synchronously, thereby lifting or releasing the second battery component.

13. The battery handling system according to claim 12, wherein: Each of the temporary storage components includes a supporting mechanism, which is provided with at least two avoidance grooves. The second battery component covers the at least two avoidance grooves, and the two support members are configured to lift or release the second battery component through the corresponding at least one avoidance groove.

14. A control method for a battery handling system, characterized in that: The control method includes: Controlling a plurality of picking components on the picking module to pick up a plurality of first battery components from the loading area; Controlling the conveying module to convey the picking module to the recycling area; controlling the plurality of picking assemblies to release the first battery components in an unqualified state to the recycling area and to keep the first battery components in a qualified state; Controlling the conveying module to convey the picking module to a temporary storage area, wherein the temporary storage area is provided with a transfer component and a plurality of temporary storage components, wherein the plurality of temporary storage components are respectively used to temporarily store the second battery components, each of the picking components is correspondingly provided to one of the plurality of temporary storage components, and the transfer component is used to transfer the second battery component between the plurality of temporary storage components; In response to a first state, controlling the transfer component to set the temporary storage component corresponding to the pick-up component in the empty state to a storage state, wherein the first state is that the number of the second battery components temporarily stored by the plurality of temporary storage components is greater than or equal to the number of the pick-up components in the empty state; The picking assembly in the idle state is controlled to pick up the second battery component from the corresponding temporary storage assembly.

15. The control method according to claim 14, wherein: In response to the first state, controlling the transfer component to set the temporary storage component corresponding to the picking component in the empty state to the storage state includes: In response to the first state and at least some of the temporary storage assemblies corresponding to the pick-up assembly in the empty state being in a short-stack state, controlling the transfer assembly to transfer the second battery component from the temporary storage assemblies corresponding to the pick-up assembly in the non-empty state and in a stocked state to at least some of the temporary storage assemblies in the short-stack state; In response to the temporary storage components corresponding to the picking components in the first state and the empty state being in a storage state, the transfer component is controlled not to perform a transfer action of the second battery component.

16. The control method according to claim 14 or 15, characterized in that: The method further comprises: In response to a second state, controlling the transfer assembly to set the temporary storage assembly corresponding to the pick-up assembly in a non-empty state to a short-stack state, wherein the number of the second battery components temporarily stored by the plurality of temporary storage assemblies is less than the number of the pick-up assemblies in the empty state; The picking component in the non-empty state is controlled to release the first battery component to a corresponding temporary storage component to serve as the second battery component.

17. The control method according to claim 16, wherein: In response to the second state, controlling the transfer component to set the temporary storage component corresponding to the picking component in the non-empty state to a material-deficient state includes: In response to the second state and the fact that at least some of the temporary storage components corresponding to the pickup component in the non-empty state are in a stocked state, controlling the transfer component to transfer the second battery components on at least some of the temporary storage components in the stocked state to the temporary storage components corresponding to the pickup component in the empty state and in a shorted state; In response to the temporary storage components corresponding to the picking components in the second state and the non-empty state being in a material shortage state, the transfer component is controlled not to perform the transfer action of the second battery component.

18. The control method according to claim 14, wherein: The transfer assembly is configured such that the number of the second battery components temporarily stored by each temporary storage assembly is no more than one, and the number of the second battery components temporarily stored by the multiple temporary storage assemblies is no more than the number of the multiple picking assemblies.

19. The control method according to claim 14, wherein: The method further comprises: When the multiple first battery components are in the loading area or upstream of the loading area, the transfer component is planned based on the status information of the multiple first battery components and the corresponding relationship between the multiple first battery components and the multiple picking components, wherein the status information is used to characterize whether the first battery component is in a qualified state or an unqualified state.

20. A battery preparation system, characterized in that: The battery preparation system includes the battery handling system according to any one of claims 1-13.

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