Battery cap drying device

By designing a battery cap drying device that combines a heating chamber and a vibrating conveyor belt, the problems of long cap drying time and difficulty in drying the bottom caps are solved, and efficient and separate drying of the caps is achieved, thereby improving production efficiency.

CN120627618AInactive Publication Date: 2025-09-12ANHUI YUANHONG TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202510620005.2
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-05-14
Publication Date
2025-09-12
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Technical Problem

The battery caps need a long time to dry after cleaning, resulting in low production efficiency, and the bottom layer of accumulated caps is difficult to be effectively dried.

Method used

A battery cap drying device was designed, which uses a combination of a heating chamber and a vibrating conveyor belt. Hot air is delivered through the exhaust holes in the heating chamber and the vibrating conveyor belt flips and vibrates the caps to ensure that each cap is dried individually.

Benefits of technology

The drying efficiency and effect of the battery caps are improved, the problem of the bottom caps being difficult to dry due to the stacking of caps is avoided, and the production efficiency is improved.

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Abstract

A battery cap drying device comprises a conveyor, a first conveying belt on the conveyor is wound between a driving roller and a driven roller, a heating chamber is arranged above the first conveying belt, exhaust blocks are arranged on the peripheral inner wall and the top of the heating chamber respectively, ventilation cavities in the exhaust blocks are communicated with one another, and exhaust holes are distributed in the side walls of the exhaust blocks. Wherein one exhaust block is connected with an air inlet pipe, a sealing cover is arranged at the top of the heating chamber, an exhaust pipe communicated with the interior of the heating chamber is arranged on the sealing cover, a circle of second conveying belt is arranged on the outer side of the first conveying belt, and the first conveying belt is connected with the second conveying belt through a first spring. After hot air enters the ventilation cavities in the exhaust blocks through the air inlet pipe, the exhaust holes in the exhaust blocks on the inner wall of the periphery of the heating chamber and the exhaust holes in the exhaust blocks on the top of the heating chamber convey the hot air to the battery caps on the second conveying belt at the same time. The battery cap drying device is beneficial to improving the battery cap drying efficiency.
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Description

Technical Field

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

[0002] During the production and processing of battery caps, their surfaces are often stained with oil. Therefore, before using the battery caps to assemble batteries, they need to be cleaned. However, the cleaned battery caps often take a long time to dry, affecting production efficiency. Therefore, some manufacturers use heated hot air to dry the battery caps. However, since many battery caps are piled together, the battery caps at the bottom cannot be dried in time, resulting in poor drying effect. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The object of the present invention is to provide a battery cap drying device, which can effectively solve the technical problems mentioned in the background technology.

[0004] To achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following technical solutions: A battery cap drying device includes a conveyor, wherein a first conveyor belt on the conveyor is wound between a driving roller and a driven roller, a heating chamber is provided above the first conveyor belt, an exhaust block is provided on the peripheral inner wall and the top of the heating chamber, the ventilation cavities inside the exhaust blocks are interconnected, and exhaust holes are distributed on the side walls, one of the exhaust blocks is connected to an air inlet pipe, a sealing cover is provided on the top of the heating chamber, and an exhaust pipe connected to the interior of the heating chamber is provided on the sealing cover, a second conveyor belt is provided on the outer side of the first conveyor belt, the first conveyor belt and the second conveyor belt are connected by a first spring, after hot air enters the ventilation cavity inside the exhaust block through the air inlet pipe, the exhaust holes on the exhaust block on the peripheral inner wall of the heating chamber and the exhaust holes on the exhaust block on the top of the heating chamber simultaneously transport the hot air toward the battery caps on the second conveyor belt, a first rotating shaft is provided on both sides of the second conveyor belt, the first rotating shaft is rotatably mounted on a first shaft sleeve, and a driving mechanism drives the first rotating shaft to reciprocate in the vertical direction so that the first rotating shaft pushes the second conveyor belt to form a slope and the first rotating shaft support position on the second conveyor belt vibrates reciprocatingly; A material distribution mechanism is provided inside the heating chamber, and the material distribution mechanism includes a horizontally arranged positioning column, both ends of the positioning column are respectively connected to a positioning support rod, and guide grooves are evenly spaced on the top, and one end of the positioning support rod is provided with a positioning ring, and the two positioning rings are respectively sleeved on the first rotating shaft, and guide blocks are passed through the guide grooves. The upper ends of the guide blocks are connected to the positioning beam, and the lower ends are connected to the second shaft sleeve, and the second rotating shaft is rotatably mounted on the second shaft sleeve, and the bottom of the second rotating shaft is supported on the second conveyor belt.

[0005] Preferably, the driving mechanism includes a power cylinder and a second spring, the first sleeve is fixed on the first slide, the lower end of the first slide passes through the first slide groove on the fixed boss and is connected to the driven roller, a first fixed block is provided above the driven roller, one end of the first fixed block is connected to the first slide, the second fixed block is connected to the fixed boss, a second spring is provided between the first fixed block and the second fixed block, the driven roller is supported on the second slide, the upper surface of the second slide is an arc structure extending from the highest point in the middle toward both sides, and the power cylinder drives the second slide to reciprocate in the horizontal direction.

[0006] Preferably, a third fixed block is provided at the bottom of the second slide, one end of which is connected to a fourth fixed block, the guide rail passes through the sliding groove on the third fixed block, and both ends are respectively connected to fifth fixed blocks, the fifth fixed block is connected to the base of the conveyor, and one end of the telescopic rod of the power cylinder is connected to the fourth fixed block.

[0007] Preferably, the first rotating shaft is arranged in the middle position along the length direction of the heating chamber, the bottom of the second rotating shaft is arranged as a spherical structure, and positioning screw holes are respectively opened on both sides of the upper end surface of the positioning beam, and the positioning screw holes are threaded with positioning bolts, and the lower end of the positioning bolts abuts against the positioning column.

[0008] Preferably, multiple rows of the first springs are provided in the middle portion of the first conveyor belt and the second conveyor belt, the width of the first conveyor belt is greater than the width of the second conveyor belt, and clearance grooves are respectively provided on both sides of the heating chamber, and the second conveyor belt passes through the clearance grooves.

[0009] Preferably, the exhaust holes are distributed in a rectangular array on the side wall of the exhaust block.

[0010] Preferably, positioning bosses are provided around the top of the heating chamber, a positioning groove is provided on the upper end surface of the positioning boss, and a positioning screw hole is provided on the outer side wall. The lower part of the sealing cover is provided in the positioning groove, and a positioning bolt is threadedly connected in the positioning screw hole. One end of the positioning bolt presses the sealing cover.

[0011] Preferably, the outer side wall of the sealing cover is covered with an anti-loosening pad made of rubber material, and the sealing cover and the anti-loosening pad are bonded together.

[0012] Preferably, the ventilation cavity on the exhaust block at the top of the heating chamber is connected to the ventilation cavity on the exhaust block at the inner wall of the heating chamber through a ventilation pipe, and the ventilation pipes are respectively arranged at corresponding corners of the exhaust block at the top of the heating chamber.

[0013] Preferably, first support plates are respectively provided on both sides of the heating chamber, and the first support plates are connected to the base of the conveyor through first bolts.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects: After the conveyor is started, the first conveyor belt and the second conveyor belt run simultaneously and convey the battery caps to be dried into the heating chamber. When the second conveyor belt passes the first rotating shafts on both sides, the first rotating shaft pushes the second conveyor belt to be sloped. At the same time, the power cylinder drives the second slide plate to perform horizontal reciprocating motion along the guide rail. Since the upper surface of the second slide plate is an arc structure extending from the highest point in the middle to both sides, when the second slide plate reciprocates in the horizontal direction, the second slide plate pushes the driven roller to reciprocate, thereby driving the first slide plate and the first rotating shaft to move. The first rotating shaft drives the second conveyor belt to vibrate up and down reciprocatingly so that the battery caps vibrate or flip on the second conveyor belt, so as to exhaust holes on the exhaust block at the inner wall around the heating chamber and the exhaust holes on the exhaust block at the top of the heating chamber. The hot air delivered can dry the bottom of the battery cap and prevent the bottom of the battery cap from sticking to the second conveyor belt and being difficult to dry in time; by adjusting the positioning bolt, the guide block slides along the guide groove on the positioning column until the spacing between the positioning column and the second conveyor belt only allows a single layer of battery caps to pass through, and at the same time, a single battery cap can pass between two adjacent second rotating shafts, so that the stacked battery caps are adjusted to pass through the two adjacent second rotating shafts one by one, so that the residual liquid on the battery caps stacked at the bottom is quickly dried, thereby improving the drying efficiency and drying effect of the battery caps; when the battery caps pass through the two adjacent second rotating shafts, the collision between the battery caps and the second rotating shaft can cause the second rotating shaft to rotate in the second shaft sleeve, so that the battery caps can pass smoothly. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 This is a schematic structural diagram of a battery cap drying device according to an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the installation of the material distribution mechanism in the embodiment of the present invention; Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the structure of the peripheral inner wall and the exhaust block on the top of the heating chamber in an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a sealing cover in an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 5 yes Figure 1 A partial enlarged schematic diagram; Figure 6 This is a structural diagram of the material distribution mechanism in an embodiment of the present invention; In the figure, 1, the first conveyor belt, 2, the heating chamber, 3, the exhaust block, 4, the exhaust hole, 5, the air inlet pipe, 6, the sealing cover, 7, the exhaust pipe, 8, the second conveyor belt, 9, the first rotating shaft, 10, the first sleeve, 11, the positioning column, 12, the positioning support rod, 13, the positioning ring, 14, the guide block, 15, the positioning beam, 16, the second sleeve, 17, the second rotating shaft, 18, the power cylinder, 19, the second spring, 20, the first slide plate, 21, the fixed boss, 22, the driven roller, 23, the first fixed block, 24, the second fixed block, 25, the second slide plate, 26, the third fixed block, 27, the guide rail, 28, the fifth fixed block, 29, the machine base, 30, the positioning bolt, 31, the positioning boss, 32, the positioning groove, 33, the positioning bolt, 34, the vent pipe, 35, the first support plate, 36, the first bolt. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0016] The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field based on the embodiments of the present invention without making any creative efforts shall fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0017] See also Figure 1-6 As shown, a battery cap drying device includes a conveyor, wherein a first conveyor belt 1 on the conveyor is wound between a driving roller and a driven roller, a heating chamber 2 is provided above the first conveyor belt 1, and exhaust blocks 3 are provided on the peripheral inner wall and the top of the heating chamber 2, respectively. The ventilation cavities inside the exhaust blocks 3 are interconnected, and exhaust holes 4 are distributed on the side walls, one of the exhaust blocks 3 is connected to an air inlet pipe 5, a sealing cover 6 is provided on the top of the heating chamber 2, and an exhaust pipe 7 connected to the interior of the heating chamber 2 is provided on the sealing cover 6, and a second conveyor belt 8 is provided on the outside of the first conveyor belt 1. The first conveyor belt 1 and the second conveyor belt 8 are connected. Through the first spring connection, after the hot air enters the ventilation cavity inside the exhaust block 3 from the air inlet pipe 5, the exhaust holes 4 on the exhaust block 3 on the inner wall of the heating chamber 2 and the exhaust holes 4 on the exhaust block 3 on the top of the heating chamber 2 simultaneously transport the hot air toward the battery caps on the second conveyor belt 8. A first rotating shaft 9 is provided on both sides of the second conveyor belt 8. The first rotating shaft 9 is rotatably mounted on the first shaft sleeve 10. The driving mechanism drives the first rotating shaft 9 to reciprocate in the vertical direction so that the first rotating shaft 9 pushes the second conveyor belt 8 to form a slope and the support position of the first rotating shaft 9 on the second conveyor belt 8 vibrates reciprocatingly; Multiple rows of the first springs are provided between the first conveyor belt 1 and the second conveyor belt 8. The width of the first conveyor belt 1 is greater than that of the second conveyor belt 8. Giving grooves are provided on both sides of the heating chamber 2, and the second conveyor belt 8 passes through the giving grooves. The exhaust holes 4 are distributed in a rectangular array on the side wall of the exhaust block 3; The battery caps on the second conveyor belt 8 are provided with exhaust holes 4 around and on the top to discharge hot air, which is conducive to improving the drying effect; the first conveyor belt 1 and the second conveyor belt 8 are connected by a first spring, so that the second conveyor belt 8 can vibrate relative to the first conveyor belt 1 under the push of the first rotating shaft 9, thereby preventing the battery caps from always sticking to the second conveyor belt 8; The heating chamber 2 is provided with a material distribution mechanism inside, which includes a horizontally arranged positioning column 11, and positioning support rods 12 are connected to both ends of the positioning column 11, and guide grooves are evenly spaced on the top. A positioning ring 13 is provided at one end of the positioning support rod 12, and two positioning rings 13 are respectively sleeved on the first rotating shaft 9. A guide block 14 is passed through the guide groove. The upper end of each guide block 14 is connected to a positioning beam 15, and the lower end is connected to a second shaft sleeve 16. A second rotating shaft 17 is rotatably mounted on the second shaft sleeve 16, and the bottom of the second rotating shaft 17 is supported on the second conveyor belt 8. The distance between two adjacent second rotating shafts 17 can ensure that a single battery cap can pass through smoothly; The driving mechanism includes a power cylinder 18 and a second spring 19. The first sleeve 10 is fixed to the first slide 20. The lower end of the first slide 20 passes through the first slide groove on the fixed boss 21 and is connected to the driven roller 22. A first fixed block 23 is provided above the driven roller 22. One end of the first fixed block 23 is connected to the first slide 20, and the second fixed block 24 is connected to the fixed boss 21. A second spring 19 is provided between the first fixed block 23 and the second fixed block 24. The driven roller 22 is supported on the second slide 25. The upper surface of the second slide 25 is an arc structure extending from the highest point in the middle toward both sides. The power cylinder 18 drives the second slide 25 to reciprocate in the horizontal direction.

[0018] A third fixed block 26 is provided at the bottom of the second slide 25, one end of which is connected to a fourth fixed block. A guide rail 27 passes through a sliding groove on the third fixed block 26 and is connected to a fifth fixed block 28 at both ends. The fifth fixed block 28 is connected to a base 29 of the conveyor. One end of the telescopic rod of the power cylinder 18 is connected to the fourth fixed block. The first rotating shaft 9 is arranged in the middle position along the length direction of the heating chamber 2. The bottom of the second rotating shaft 17 is set to a spherical structure so that the second rotating shaft 17 and the second conveyor belt 8 are in point contact. Positioning screw holes are respectively opened on both sides of the upper end surface of the positioning beam 15. Positioning bolts 30 are threadedly connected in the positioning screw holes. The lower end of the positioning bolt 30 abuts against the positioning column 11. The top of the heating chamber 2 is provided with positioning bosses 31 around the periphery. The upper end surface of the positioning bosses 31 is provided with positioning grooves 32. Positioning screw holes are provided on the outer side walls. The lower portion of the sealing cover 6 is provided in the positioning grooves 32. Positioning bolts 33 are threadedly connected in the positioning screw holes. One end of the positioning bolts 33 presses the sealing cover 6 tightly. The outer side wall of the sealing cover 6 is covered with an anti-loosening pad made of rubber material, and the sealing cover 6 and the anti-loosening pad are bonded together; The ventilation cavity on the exhaust block 3 at the top of the heating chamber 2 is connected to the ventilation cavity on the exhaust block 3 at the inner wall of the heating chamber 2 through a ventilation pipe 34. The ventilation pipes 34 are respectively provided at the corresponding corners of the exhaust block 3 at the top of the heating chamber 2. First support plates 35 are respectively provided on both sides of the heating chamber 2 , and the first support plates 35 are connected to the base 29 of the conveyor through first bolts 36 .

[0019] After the conveyor is started, the first conveyor belt 1 and the second conveyor belt 8 run simultaneously and convey the battery caps to be dried into the heating chamber 2. When the second conveyor belt 8 passes the first rotating shafts 9 on both sides, the first rotating shafts 9 push the second conveyor belt 8 to be sloped. At the same time, the power cylinder 18 drives the second slide 25 to perform horizontal reciprocating motion along the guide rail 27. Since the upper surface of the second slide 25 is an arc structure extending from the highest point in the middle to both sides, when the second slide 25 reciprocates in the horizontal direction, the second slide 25 pushes the driven roller 22 to reciprocate, thereby driving the first slide 20 and the first rotating shaft 9 to move. The first rotating shaft 9 drives the second conveyor belt 8 to vibrate up and down reciprocatingly so that the battery caps vibrate or flip on the second conveyor belt 8, so as to allow the exhaust holes 4 on the exhaust block 3 at the inner wall around the heating chamber 2 and the exhaust block 3 at the top of the heating chamber 2 to be exhausted. The exhaust holes 4 on the top deliver hot air to dry the bottom of the battery cap, while preventing the bottom of the battery cap from sticking to the second conveyor belt 8 and being difficult to dry in time; by adjusting the positioning bolts 30, the guide block 14 slides along the guide groove on the positioning column 11 until the spacing between the positioning column 11 and the second conveyor belt 8 only allows a single layer of battery caps to pass through, and at the same time, a single battery cap can pass between two adjacent second rotating shafts 17, so that the stacked battery caps are adjusted to pass through the two adjacent second rotating shafts 17 one by one, so that the residual liquid on the battery caps stacked at the bottom is quickly dried, thereby improving the drying efficiency and drying effect of the battery caps; when the battery caps pass through the two adjacent second rotating shafts 17, the collision between the battery caps and the second rotating shafts 17 can cause the second rotating shaft 17 to rotate in the second sleeve 16, so that the battery caps can pass smoothly.

[0020] The above content is merely an example and explanation of the structure of the present invention. Those skilled in the art may make various modifications or additions to the described specific embodiments or replace them in a similar manner. As long as they do not deviate from the structure of the present invention or exceed the scope defined by the claims, they should all fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A battery cap drying device, comprising a conveyor, wherein a first conveyor belt on the conveyor is wound between a driving roller and a driven roller, characterized in that: A heating chamber is provided above the first conveyor belt, and exhaust blocks are respectively provided on the peripheral inner wall and the top of the heating chamber. The ventilation cavities inside the exhaust blocks are connected to each other, and exhaust holes are distributed on the side walls, one of the exhaust blocks is connected to an air inlet pipe, and a sealing cover is provided on the top of the heating chamber, and the sealing cover is provided with an exhaust pipe connected to the interior of the heating chamber. A second conveyor belt is provided on the outer side of the first conveyor belt, and the first conveyor belt and the second conveyor belt are connected by a first spring. After the hot air enters the ventilation cavity inside the exhaust block through the intake pipe, the exhaust holes on the exhaust blocks on the peripheral inner wall of the heating chamber and the exhaust holes on the exhaust blocks on the top of the heating chamber simultaneously transport the hot air toward the battery cap on the second conveyor belt. A first rotating shaft is respectively provided on both sides of the second conveyor belt, and the first rotating shaft is rotatably mounted on the first shaft sleeve. The driving mechanism drives the first rotating shaft to reciprocate in the vertical direction so that the first rotating shaft pushes the second conveyor belt to form a slope and the first rotating shaft support position on the second conveyor belt vibrates reciprocatingly; A material distribution mechanism is provided inside the heating chamber, and the material distribution mechanism includes a horizontally arranged positioning column, both ends of the positioning column are respectively connected to a positioning support rod, and guide grooves are evenly spaced on the top, and one end of the positioning support rod is provided with a positioning ring, and the two positioning rings are respectively sleeved on the first rotating shaft, and guide blocks are passed through the guide grooves. The upper ends of the guide blocks are connected to the positioning beam, and the lower ends are connected to the second shaft sleeve, and the second rotating shaft is rotatably mounted on the second shaft sleeve, and the bottom of the second rotating shaft is supported on the second conveyor belt.

2. A battery cap drying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The driving mechanism includes a power cylinder and a second spring, the first sleeve is fixed on the first slide, the lower end of the first slide passes through the first slide groove on the fixed boss and is connected to the driven roller, a first fixed block is provided above the driven roller, one end of the first fixed block is connected to the first slide, the second fixed block is connected to the fixed boss, a second spring is provided between the first fixed block and the second fixed block, the driven roller is supported on the second slide, the upper surface of the second slide is an arc structure extending from the highest point in the middle toward both sides, and the power cylinder drives the second slide to reciprocate in the horizontal direction.

3. The battery cap drying device according to claim 2, characterized in that: A third fixed block is provided at the bottom of the second slide, one end of which is connected to a fourth fixed block. The guide rail passes through the sliding groove on the third fixed block and is connected to fifth fixed blocks at both ends. The fifth fixed block is connected to the base of the conveyor, and one end of the telescopic rod of the power cylinder is connected to the fourth fixed block.

4. The battery cap drying device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The first rotating shaft is arranged in the middle position along the length direction of the heating chamber, the bottom of the second rotating shaft is arranged as a spherical structure, and positioning screw holes are respectively opened on both sides of the upper end surface of the positioning beam. Positioning bolts are threadedly connected in the positioning screw holes, and the lower end of the positioning bolts abuts against the positioning column.

5. The battery cap drying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: Multiple rows of the first springs are arranged between the first and second conveyor belts. The width of the first conveyor belt is greater than that of the second conveyor belt. Giving grooves are respectively provided on both sides of the heating chamber, and the second conveyor belt passes through the giving grooves.

6. The battery cap drying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The exhaust holes are distributed in a rectangular array on the side wall of the exhaust block.

7. The battery cap drying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: Positioning bosses are provided around the top of the heating chamber, a positioning groove is provided on the upper end surface of the positioning boss, and a positioning screw hole is provided on the outer side wall. The lower part of the sealing cover is provided in the positioning groove, and a positioning bolt is threadedly connected in the positioning screw hole. One end of the positioning bolt presses the sealing cover.

8. The battery cap drying device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The outer side wall of the sealing cover is covered with an anti-loosening pad made of rubber material, and the sealing cover and the anti-loosening pad are bonded together.

9. The battery cap drying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The ventilation cavity on the exhaust block at the top of the heating chamber is connected to the ventilation cavity on the exhaust block at the inner wall of the heating chamber through a ventilation pipe, and the ventilation pipes are respectively arranged at corresponding corners of the exhaust block at the top of the heating chamber.

10. The battery cap drying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: First support plates are respectively provided on both sides of the heating chamber, and the first support plates are connected to the base of the conveyor through first bolts.