Automatic post-welding dust removal equipment and method

Abstract

The invention discloses automatic post-welding dust removal equipment and method. The equipment comprises a rack and a main body mounting plate, a hand-operated lifter is mounted on the main body mounting plate and controls the cleaning mechanism to lift up and down in the vertical direction; the cleaning mechanism comprises a baffle cover, a cleaning brush and a working motor; the cleaning brush is of a roller type structure, is transversely installed in the baffle cover and is driven by the working motor to rotate. A hole site is formed in the front side wall of the baffle cover and used for installing a dust removal pipeline, the dust removal pipeline is externally connected with a dust collector, and the dust collector provides dust collection power, so that dust residues cleaned by the cleaning brush moving in a rolling mode are sucked away through the dust removal pipeline. The height of the equipment is flexibly adjusted by utilizing a hand-operated elevator structure so as to adapt to post-welding impurity removal work of battery cells with different heights; and moreover, the function of automatically cleaning the welding surface of the cleaning mechanism can be completed, the advantages of reducing the labor intensity and improving the cleaning efficiency and quality are achieved, and the cleaning requirements of large-scale production can be met.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to a dust removal equipment, in particular to an automatic post-weld dust removal equipment and method, belonging to the technical field of laser welding related equipment. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the global attention to renewable energy, new energy such as solar energy and wind energy is increasingly widely used. Due to the intermittent characteristics of these energy sources, energy storage technology has become the key to solving the stability of energy supply. Energy storage batteries, such as lithium batteries, are increasingly used in the energy storage field, and household energy storage systems, grid energy storage power stations and other projects are increasing, and the scale of the energy storage industry is rapidly expanding. Large-scale production demand prompts energy storage equipment manufacturers to seek more efficient and automated production processes.

[0003] In the production process of energy storage batteries, welding is one of the key processes. The traditional post-weld cleaning is mostly done manually, such as manual detection, polishing of welds, and cleaning of welding slag. This method not only consumes a lot of manpower, but also is inefficient and difficult to meet the needs of large-scale production. At the same time, manual operation is greatly affected by human factors, and the cleaning quality is unstable, which may result in incomplete cleaning of some products, affecting the overall quality and consistency of the products. At present, with the development of automation technology, post-weld dust removal automation equipment has also gradually developed, but the existing post-weld dust removal automation equipment generally has the problems of complex structure and high equipment investment cost. SUMMARY

[0004] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present application provides an automatic post-weld dust removal equipment and method.

[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present application adopts the technical scheme of: an automatic post-weld dust removal equipment, comprising a welding frame main body, the welding frame main body being composed of a rack and a main body mounting plate fixed on the top of the rack; A hand-operated elevator is installed on the main body mounting plate, which controls the up-and-down movement of the cleaning mechanism in the vertical direction; The cleaning mechanism comprises a baffle cover, a cleaning brush and a working motor; The cleaning brush is of a roller type structure, which is installed horizontally in the baffle cover and is driven to rotate by the working motor; A hole is formed in the front side wall of the baffle cover, which is used for installing a dust removal pipeline, and the dust removal pipeline is connected with a dust collector, which provides suction power to make the dust and slag cleaned by the tumbling cleaning brush be sucked away through the dust removal pipeline.

[0006] As a preferred, the hand-operated elevator comprises a hand-operated wheel and an elevator; The lifting machine is provided with a lifting rod, a hand wheel is connected with the lifting rod through a shaft coupling and a worm gear structure, the lifting rod passes through the main body mounting plate downwardly and is fixedly connected with a Chinese character-shaped connecting plate through an output shaft end, a cross support plate is fixedly arranged below the Chinese character-shaped connecting plate, and a baffle cover is arranged below the cross support plate.

[0007] Preferably, the hand wheel is connected with the shaft coupling through a shaft coupling limiting seat, and the shaft coupling limiting seat is fixed on the main body mounting plate.

[0008] Preferably, the baffle cover is arranged around the cleaning brush, the cleaning brush is exposed from the bottom opening of the baffle cover, and the cleaning brush is connected with the baffle cover through bearing seats at both ends.

[0009] Preferably, the working motor drives the cleaning brush to roll and rotate through a belt transmission mode. The output end of the working motor and one end of the cleaning brush extending out of the baffle cover are both provided with a conveyor belt pulley set, and a conveyor belt is arranged between the two conveyor belt pulley sets.

[0010] Preferably, the working motor is mounted on the cross support plate through a motor base.

[0011] Preferably, a guide column is further arranged on the main body mounting plate, the guide column passes through the main body mounting plate downwardly and is fixedly connected with the cross support plate.

[0012] Preferably, the guide columns are symmetrically arranged on the main body mounting plate, and two groups of guide columns arranged on the same side are connected through a reinforcing rod at a top position.

[0013] A working method of an automatic post-weld dust removal device, the working method comprising the following steps: manually opening a shaft coupling limiting seat, rotating a hand wheel, driving a cleaning mechanism to rise and fall through a lifting rod of a lifting machine, and adjusting the cleaning mechanism to a specified position. A dust removal pipeline is connected with a dust collector in advance, a working motor is turned on, the working motor is in a normally open state, the working motor drives the cleaning brush to roll and rotate, and when a battery module to be cleaned is moved to a corresponding position along a flow line, a dust collector controlled by a relay is automatically turned on to suck dust and dirt cleaned by the cleaning brush through the dust removal pipeline.

[0014] The application discloses a kind of postwelding dust removal equipment of automation, mainly for removing postwelding impurities, one aspect utilizes hand-operated elevator structure to adjust equipment height flexibly, to adapt to the postwelding impurity removal work of different height electric core, the other aspect work motor is driven by belt drive mode to drive clean brush automatic tumbling rotation, cooperate with the dust collector of relay control on-off, can complete the function of automatic cleaning of cleaning mechanism welding surface, with the advantage of reducing labor intensity, improve cleaning efficiency and quality, can adapt to the cleaning demand of large-scale production.Furthermore, the postwelding dust removal equipment of the application, overall structure is simple, can be flexibly adapted battery module assembly line, the cost of putting into use is low, and the feasibility of popularization and application is high. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 It is overall structure schematic diagram of the application.

[0016] Figure 2 It is overall structure schematic diagram of another view of the application.

[0017] Figure 3 It is left view of Figure 1 .

[0018] Figure 4 It is assembly structure schematic diagram of hand-operated elevator and cleaning mechanism in Figure 1 .

[0019] Figure 5 It is structure schematic diagram of cleaning mechanism in Figure 1 .

[0020] In the figure: 1, rack;2, elevator;3, lifting rod;4, coupling;5, hand-operated wheel disc;6, guide column;7, cross bracing plate;8, work motor;9, clean brush;10, conveying belt;11, baffle cover;12, dust removal pipeline;13, main body mounting plate;14, output shaft end;15, motor base;16, bearing seat;17, conveying belt pulley set;18, several character type connecting plate;19, reinforcing rod;20, coupling limiting seat. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] The application will be further described in detail below in combination with the drawings and specific embodiments.

[0022] Example one

[0023] The embodiment discloses a kind of postwelding dust removal equipment of automation, overall structure is set as shown in Figure 1 And Figure 2 , main structure includes: as the support of equipment overall structure frame main body, for welding surface cleaning cleaning mechanism and for controlling cleaning mechanism up and down adjustment hand-operated elevator.

[0024] The welding frame main body is composed of two structural parts, namely, the rack 1 which can span the battery module assembly line and the main mounting plate 13 which is welded to the top of the rack 1. For the rack 1, a rack fixing plate is welded to the bottom of the rack body structure, and fixing holes are provided on the rack fixing plate for the ground nails to pass through, so that the rack can be stably placed at the installation site.

[0025] For the main mounting plate 13, a site for the installation of a hand-operated elevator and the like is provided, as shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2 The hand-operated elevator is installed at the central position of the main mounting plate 13.

[0026] The main structure of the hand-operated elevator includes a hand-operated wheel 5, an elevator 2, and a shaft coupling 4. The hand-operated wheel 5 is the operating position, and the elevator 2 is provided with a lifting rod 3. The shaft coupling 4 is fixed in the horizontal direction of the elevator 2 with the main mounting plate 13 as the support. The lifting rod 3 is lifted by the hand-operated wheel 5 through the shaft coupling 4 and the worm and gear structure linkage, so that the lifting rod 3 can be lifted up and down by operating the hand-operated wheel 5.

[0027] In order to lock the up-and-down adjustment of the hand-operated elevator to the current adjustment position, a shaft coupling limiting seat 20 is further provided between the hand-operated wheel 5 and the shaft coupling 4. The shaft coupling limiting seat 20 is fixed on the main mounting plate 22 to limit the axial displacement of the shaft coupling 4. When the shaft coupling limiting seat 20 is closed, the purpose of locking the shaft coupling 4 can be achieved.

[0028] The lifting rod 3 which is lifted in the hand-operated elevator is connected to the cleaning mechanism to achieve the purpose of controlling the cleaning mechanism to be lifted up and down in the vertical direction by the hand-operated elevator.

[0029] Specifically, as shown in Figure 4 The lifting rod 3 passes through the main mounting plate 13 downward and is fixed to a Chinese character-shaped connecting plate 18 through the output shaft end 14. The Chinese character-shaped connecting plate 18 is fixedly assembled with a cross support plate 7 below, and the cleaning mechanism is arranged through the cross support plate 7.

[0030] The main structural components of the cleaning mechanism include a baffle cover 11, a cleaning brush 9, and a working motor 8. The cleaning brush 9 is of a roller type structure and is transversely installed in the baffle cover 11, as shown in Figure 5 Specifically, the cleaning brush 9 is assembled and connected with the baffle cover 11 through the shafts and bearing seats 16 at both ends. At the same time, the working motor 8 drives the cleaning brush 9 to roll and rotate through the belt transmission, so that the cleaning brush 9 exposed from the bottom opening of the baffle cover 11 can clean the welding surface during the rolling and rotating process.

[0031] The baffle cover 11 is arranged around the cleaning brush 9 to protect, and a hole position is arranged at the front side wall of the baffle cover 11, which is used for installing the dust removal pipeline 12 of the dust collector, the dust removal pipeline 12 is installed at the hole position and connected to the dust collector, so that when the cleaning brush 9 rolls to clean the welding surface, the dust collector provides a dust removal power, and the dust cleaned by the rolling cleaning brush 9 is sucked away through the dust removal pipeline 12.

[0032] In addition, for the working motor, the working motor is installed on the cross support plate 7 through the motor base 15, and the cross support plate 7 is provided with an opening corresponding to the belt transmission structure, a transmission belt pulley set 17 is arranged on the output end of the working motor 8 and the shaft of the cleaning brush 9 extending out of the baffle cover 11, and the transmission belt pulley set 17 between the two is connected with a transmission belt 10.

[0033] Therefore, for the automatic post-weld dust removal equipment disclosed in the embodiment, the working method is as follows: after the shaft coupling limiting seat 20 is manually opened, the hand wheel 5 is manually rotated, the lifting rod 3 of the elevator 2 drives the cleaning mechanism to ascend and descend to the specified position; The dust removal pipeline 12 is connected with the dust collector in advance, the working motor 8 is started, the working motor 8 is in a normally open state, the cleaning brush is driven to roll and rotate, and after the battery module to be cleaned is conveyed to the corresponding position along the assembly line, the dust collector controlled by the relay is automatically started, and the dust cleaned by the cleaning brush 9 is sucked away through the dust removal pipeline 12.

[0034] Embodiment two

[0035] The embodiment discloses an automatic post-weld dust removal equipment, in order to improve the stability of the ascending and descending action of the cleaning mechanism, as shown in the figure, the main body mounting plate 13 is further provided with a guide column 6. Figures 1-3 As shown in the figure, the main body mounting plate 13 is further provided with a guide column 6.

[0036] The guide column 6 penetrates through the main body mounting plate 13 downward and is fixedly connected with the cross support plate 7. The guide columns 6 are symmetrically distributed on the main body mounting plate 13 relative to the elevator 3, and the two groups of guide columns 6 located on the same side are connected through the reinforcing rod 19 at the top end position, so as to improve the structural stability of the guide column 6.

[0037] As can be seen from the above, compared with the prior art, the automatic post-weld dust removal equipment disclosed by the application has the following technical advantages: 1) The elevator and the lifting rod are fixedly connected with the main body mounting plate of the welding frame main body through bolts, the elevator is fixed in the horizontal direction, the shaft coupling is fixed with the hand wheel, the ascending and descending functions are realized through manual rotation, the ascending and descending requirements of the cleaning mechanism are met, the adjusting mechanism is simple and reliable, the operation is flexible, and the post-weld impurity removal work of different height battery cells can be adapted.

[0038] 2) The cleaning mechanism is arranged below the center of the main body mounting plate of the welding frame main body, specifically connected by the elevator and the H-shaped connecting piece through bolt fixing, and then connected by the H-shaped connecting piece through bolt fixing the cross bracing plate, and the cleaning mechanism is installed on the cross bracing plate, the working motor of the cleaning mechanism is installed on the cross bracing plate and drives the lowermost cleaning brush of the cleaning device through the belt transmission driving mode, the periphery of the cleaning brush is protected by the baffle cover, the baffle cover is pre-installed with a dust removal hole, and the dust removal pipeline can be installed to the dust removal hole; thus, the automatic cleaning after the module welding is realized by the cleaning brush and the dust removal device, the efficiency of the manual post-welding cleaning process is improved, and the defects caused by welding slag, dust and other dirt are reduced.

[0039] The above embodiments are not a limitation of the present application, and the present application is not limited to the above examples. Changes, modifications, additions or replacements made by those skilled in the art within the scope of the technical solutions of the present application also belong to the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. An automated post-weld dust removal apparatus comprising a welding fixture body, characterized by: The welding frame body is composed of a frame (1) and a main body mounting plate (13) welded on the top of the frame (1); A hand-operated elevator is mounted on the main body mounting plate (13), and the hand-operated elevator controls the up-and-down movement of the cleaning mechanism in the vertical direction; The cleaning mechanism comprises a baffle cover (11), a cleaning brush (9) and a working motor (8); The cleaning brush (9) is of a roller type structure, is transversely mounted in the baffle cover (11) and is driven to rotate by the working motor (8); A hole is formed in the front side wall of the baffle cover (11) and is used for mounting a dust removal pipeline (12), the dust removal pipeline (12) is connected with a dust collector, dust suction power is provided by the dust collector, and dust residues cleaned by the cleaning brush (9) in the rolling action are sucked away through the dust removal pipeline (12).

2. The automated post-weld dust extraction apparatus of claim 1, wherein: The hand-operated elevator comprises a hand-operated wheel disc (5) and an elevator (2); The elevator (2) is provided with a lifting rod (3), the hand-operated wheel disc (5) is connected with the lifting rod (3) through a coupling (4) and a worm and gear type structure, the lifting rod (3) penetrates through the main body mounting plate (13) downwardly and is fixedly connected with a few-shaped connecting plate (18) through an output shaft end (14), a cross support plate (7) is fixedly arranged below the few-shaped connecting plate (18), and the baffle cover (11) is mounted below the cross support plate (7).

3. The automated post-weld dust extraction apparatus of claim 2, wherein: The hand-operated wheel disc (5) is connected with the coupling (4) through a coupling limiting seat (20), and the coupling limiting seat (20) is fixed on a main body mounting plate (22).

4. The automated post-weld dust extraction apparatus of claim 1 or 3, wherein: The baffle cover (11) is arranged around the cleaning brush (9), the cleaning brush (9) is exposed from the bottom opening of the baffle cover (11), and the cleaning brush (9) is connected with the baffle cover (11) through bearing seats (16) at both ends.

5. The automated post-weld dust extraction apparatus of claim 4, wherein: The working motor (8) drives the cleaning brush (9) to roll and rotate through a belt transmission mode; The output end of the working motor (8) and the end of the cleaning brush (9) extending out of the baffle cover (11) are both provided with a conveyor belt pulley set (17), and a conveyor belt (10) is arranged between the two conveyor belt pulley sets (17).

6. The automated post-weld dust extraction apparatus of claim 5, wherein: The working motor (8) is mounted on the cross support plate (7) through a motor seat (15).

7. The automated post-weld dust extraction apparatus of claim 5, wherein: A guide column (6) is further arranged on the main body mounting plate (13), and the guide column (6) penetrates through the main body mounting plate (13) downwardly and is fixedly connected with the cross support plate (7).

8. The automated post-weld dust extraction apparatus of claim 7, wherein: The guide columns (6) are symmetrically distributed on the main body mounting plate (13), and two groups of guide columns (6) on the same side are connected through a reinforcing rod (19) at the top end position.

9. A method of operating an automated post-weld dust removal apparatus as defined in claim 5, characterized by: The working method is as follows: after the coupling limiting seat (20) is manually opened, the hand-operated wheel disc (5) is manually rotated, the cleaning mechanism is driven to move up and down by the lifting rod (3) of the elevator (2) and is adjusted to a specified position. The dust removal pipeline (12) is connected with the dust collector in advance, the working motor (8) is opened, the working motor (8) is in the normal open state, the cleaning brush is driven to roll and rotate, and the battery module to be cleaned is automatically opened by the dust collector controlled by the relay on-off, and the dust and dregs cleaned by the cleaning brush (9) are sucked away through the dust removal pipeline (12).

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