Automatic locking device for battery pack

Abstract

The invention discloses an automatic battery pack locking device which comprises a conveying assembly, a first supporting assembly and a second supporting assembly are arranged on the two sides of the conveying assembly, a first top mounting assembly is arranged at the top end of the first supporting assembly, a top connecting assembly is arranged on the first top mounting assembly, and a jacking power assembly is arranged on the top connecting assembly. A jacking assembly is arranged at the output end of the jacking power assembly, a second jacking mounting assembly is arranged on the second supporting assembly, two transverse conveying control assemblies are arranged on the second jacking mounting assembly, a longitudinal conveying control assembly is arranged on each transverse conveying control assembly, and a lifting control assembly is arranged on each longitudinal conveying control assembly. A locking assembly is arranged at the output end of the lifting control assembly. The automatic locking device has the beneficial effects that the locking device of the technical scheme is ingenious in structural design, high in practicability and high in operation efficiency, by means of the automatic locking device, rapid locking operation on screws on a battery pack is achieved, and the efficiency of battery pack screw locking operation is effectively improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of battery pack technology, and in particular to an automatic battery pack locking device. Background Technology

[0002] A battery pack is an energy storage device composed of multiple battery cells connected in series and parallel, and integrated with key components such as a battery management system and a thermal management system. Battery packs are commonly used in new energy vehicles. The production of battery packs involves many steps. Due to the large size of battery packs, a special transfer device is required for their transfer. The battery packs also need to be secured on a transport rack. After the battery packs are placed on the transport rack, the corresponding securing work is carried out.

[0003] Battery pack locking requires a locking device. Current battery pack locking devices are complex in structure, inconvenient to operate, and have low locking efficiency during use. Therefore, it is necessary to design an automatic battery pack locking device. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The purpose of this invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems by designing an automatic battery pack locking device.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the technical solution of the present invention is as follows: an automatic battery pack locking device, comprising a conveying assembly, a first support assembly and a second support assembly arranged on both sides of the conveying assembly, a first top mounting assembly arranged at the top of the first support assembly, a top connecting assembly arranged on the first top mounting assembly, a lifting power assembly arranged on the top connecting assembly, a lifting assembly arranged at the output end of the lifting power assembly, a second top mounting assembly arranged on the second support assembly, two sets of transverse conveying control assemblies arranged on the second top mounting assembly, a longitudinal conveying control assembly arranged on each set of transverse conveying control assemblies, a lifting control assembly arranged on the longitudinal conveying control assembly, a lifting assembly arranged at the output end of the lifting control assembly, a locking assembly arranged on the lifting assembly, a visual positioning assembly arranged on one side of the locking assembly on the lifting assembly, a mobile carrier arranged on the conveying assembly, a battery pack limiting assembly arranged on the mobile carrier, a side support assembly arranged on the first top mounting assembly, a side pushing assembly arranged on the side support assembly, an auxiliary support assembly arranged on the first top mounting assembly, and an auxiliary positioning assembly arranged on the auxiliary support assembly.

[0006] As a further description of this technical solution, the first support component includes a first support frame disposed on both sides of the conveying component, and a first top mounting component is disposed at the top of the first support frame; the second support component includes a second support frame disposed on both sides of the conveying component, and a second top mounting component is disposed at the top of the second support frame.

[0007] As a further description of this technical solution, the first top mounting assembly includes a first top mounting plate disposed at the top of the first support assembly, the top connecting assembly includes a top connecting plate disposed on the first top mounting plate, the top connecting plate is provided with a lifting power assembly, and the second top mounting assembly includes a second top mounting frame disposed on the second support assembly, the second top mounting frame is provided with two sets of transverse conveying control assemblies.

[0008] As a further description of this technical solution, the lifting power assembly includes a lifting power cylinder disposed on the top connection assembly, and the output end of the lifting power cylinder is provided with a lifting assembly.

[0009] As a further description of this technical solution, the lifting assembly includes a lifting plate disposed at the output end of the lifting power assembly, and the lifting plate is provided with a plurality of lifting limit blocks.

[0010] As a further description of this technical solution, the lateral conveying control component includes a lateral conveying module disposed on the second top mounting component, the longitudinal conveying control component includes a longitudinal conveying module disposed at the output end of the lateral conveying control component, and the lifting control component includes a lifting control module disposed at the output end of the longitudinal conveying control component, wherein a lifting component is disposed at the output end of the lifting control module.

[0011] As a further description of this technical solution, the lifting assembly includes a lifting frame disposed at the output end of the lifting control assembly, the locking assembly includes a locking power motor disposed on the lifting frame, the output end of the locking power motor is provided with a screwdriver head, and the visual positioning assembly includes a visual positioning camera disposed on the lifting assembly and located on one side of the locking assembly.

[0012] As a further description of this technical solution, the battery pack limiting assembly includes a fixed limiting seat and an adjustable limiting seat on a mobile carrier, a battery rack is provided between the fixed limiting seat and the adjustable limiting seat, and a battery pack is provided on the battery rack.

[0013] As a further description of this technical solution, the side support assembly includes a side support seat disposed on the first top mounting assembly, and the side push-tightening assembly includes a side push-tightening cylinder disposed on the side support assembly, with a side push-tightening block disposed at the output end of the side push-tightening cylinder.

[0014] A method for operating an automatic battery pack locking device includes the following steps:

[0015] Step 1: Place several battery packs on the battery rack, and place the battery rack between the fixed limit seat and the adjustable limit seat. Several screws to be fastened are placed on the battery packs.

[0016] Step 2: The battery pack on the mobile vehicle is transported to the top of the lifting assembly via the conveying component;

[0017] Step 3: The lifting power cylinder drives the lifting plate to lift, and the lifting limit block on the lifting plate limits the moving vehicle, thereby lifting the moving vehicle to a certain height;

[0018] Step 4: Next, the side-push cylinder drives the side-push block to perform side-push positioning of the battery pack on the moving vehicle. For large battery packs, the auxiliary positioning component positions the battery pack.

[0019] Step 5: Two vision positioning cameras locate the diagonal screw positions on the battery pack. Two locking motors drive the screwdrivers to work simultaneously, locking the diagonal screws onto the battery pack. This completes the locking of multiple screws.

[0020] Its beneficial effects are that the locking device of this technical solution has a clever structural design, strong practicality, and high operating efficiency. Using this automatic locking device, the screws on the battery pack can be fastened quickly, which effectively improves the efficiency of the screw locking operation of the battery pack. Attached Figure Description

[0021] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the installation structure of the visual positioning component of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the installation structure of the lifting component of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the battery pack limiting component of the present invention.

[0025] In the diagram, 1. Conveying assembly; 2. First support assembly; 3. Second support assembly; 4. First top mounting assembly; 5. Top connection assembly; 6. Lifting power assembly; 7. Lifting assembly; 8. Second top mounting assembly; 9. Lateral conveying control assembly; 10. Longitudinal conveying control assembly; 11. Lifting control assembly; 12. Lifting assembly; 13. Locking assembly; 14. Visual positioning assembly; 15. Moving vehicle; 16. Battery pack limiting assembly; 17. Side support assembly; 18. Side pushing assembly; 19. Auxiliary support assembly; 20. Auxiliary positioning assembly. ; 21. First support frame; 22. Second support frame; 23. First top mounting plate; 24. Top connecting plate; 25. Second top mounting frame; 26. Lifting power cylinder; 27. Lifting plate; 28. Lifting limit block; 29. ​​Lateral conveying module; 30. Longitudinal conveying module; 31. Lifting control module; 32. Lifting frame; 33. Locking power motor; 34. Screwdriver head; 35. Vision positioning camera; 36. Fixed limit seat; 37. Adjustable limit seat; 38. Battery rack; 39. Side support seat; 40. Side push-tightening cylinder; 41. Side push-tightening block. Detailed Implementation

[0026] First, let me explain the design intention of this invention. Battery pack locking requires a locking device. Current battery pack locking devices are complex in structure, inconvenient to operate, and have low locking efficiency during use. Therefore, this invention designs an automatic battery pack locking device.

[0027] The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, such as... Figures 1-4 As shown, an automatic battery pack locking device includes a conveying assembly 1. To facilitate the installation of a top connecting assembly 5 and a second top mounting assembly 8, a first support assembly 2 and a second support assembly 3 are provided on both sides of the conveying assembly 1.

[0028] The first support assembly 2 will be described in detail below. The first support assembly 2 includes a first support frame 21 disposed on both sides of the conveying assembly 1, and a first top mounting assembly 4 disposed at the top of the first support frame 21.

[0029] The second support component 3 will be described in detail below. The second support component 3 includes a second support frame 22 disposed on both sides of the conveying component 1, and a second top mounting component 8 is disposed at the top of the second support frame 22.

[0030] To facilitate the installation of the side support assembly 17, a first top mounting assembly 4 is provided at the top of the first support assembly 2. The first top mounting assembly 4 will be described in detail below. The first top mounting assembly 4 includes a first top mounting plate 23 provided at the top of the first support assembly 2.

[0031] To facilitate the installation of the lifting power assembly 6, a top connecting assembly 5 is provided on the first top mounting assembly 4. The top connecting assembly 5 includes a top connecting plate 24 provided on the first top mounting plate 23, and the lifting power assembly 6 is provided on the top connecting plate 24.

[0032] To facilitate the control of the lifting assembly 7, a lifting power assembly 6 is provided on the top connecting assembly 5. The lifting power assembly 6 will be described in detail below. The lifting power assembly 6 includes a lifting power cylinder 26 provided on the top connecting assembly 5, and the lifting assembly 7 is provided at the output end of the lifting power cylinder 26.

[0033] To facilitate the lifting of the mobile carrier 15, a lifting component 7 is provided at the output end of the lifting power component 6. The lifting component 7 will be described in detail below. The lifting component 7 includes a lifting plate 27 provided at the output end of the lifting power component 6, and a plurality of lifting limit blocks 28 are provided on the lifting plate 27.

[0034] To facilitate the installation of the lateral conveying control assembly 9, a second top mounting assembly 8 is provided on the second support assembly 3. The second top mounting assembly 8 will be described in detail below. The second top mounting assembly 8 includes a second top mounting bracket 25 provided on the second support assembly 3. Two sets of lateral conveying control assemblies 9 are provided on the second top mounting bracket 25.

[0035] To facilitate the control of the lateral movement of the locking assembly 13, two sets of lateral conveying control assemblies 9 are provided on the second top mounting assembly 8. The lateral conveying control assemblies 9 will be described in detail below. The lateral conveying control assemblies 9 include a lateral conveying module 29 provided on the second top mounting assembly 8.

[0036] To facilitate the control of the longitudinal movement of the locking assembly 13, each set of transverse conveying control assemblies 9 is provided with a longitudinal conveying control assembly 10. The longitudinal conveying control assembly 10 will be described in detail below. The longitudinal conveying control assembly 10 includes a longitudinal conveying module 30 disposed at the output end of the transverse conveying control assembly 9.

[0037] To facilitate the control of the lifting and lowering of the locking assembly 13, a lifting control assembly 11 is provided on the longitudinal conveying control assembly 10. The lifting control assembly 11 will be described in detail below. The lifting control assembly 11 includes a lifting control module 31 provided at the output end of the longitudinal conveying control assembly 10, and a lifting assembly 12 is provided at the output end of the lifting control module 31.

[0038] To facilitate the installation of the locking assembly 13, a lifting assembly 12 is provided at the output end of the lifting control assembly 11. The lifting assembly 12 will be described in detail below. The lifting assembly 12 includes a lifting frame 32 provided at the output end of the lifting control assembly 11.

[0039] To facilitate the fastening operation, a fastening assembly 13 is provided on the lifting assembly 12. The fastening assembly 13 will be described in detail below. The fastening assembly 13 includes a fastening power motor 33 provided on the lifting frame 32. A screwdriver head 34 is provided at the output end of the fastening power motor 33.

[0040] To facilitate the positioning of the screws to be locked on the battery pack, a visual positioning component 14 is provided on the lifting component 12 on one side of the locking component 13. The visual positioning component 14 will be described in detail below. The visual positioning component 14 includes a visual positioning camera 35 provided on the lifting component 12 on one side of the locking component 13.

[0041] To facilitate the placement of the battery pack, a mobile carrier 15 is provided on the conveying assembly 1, and a battery pack limiting assembly 16 is provided on the mobile carrier 15. The battery pack limiting assembly 16 will be described in detail below. The battery pack limiting assembly 16 includes a fixed limiting seat 36 and an adjustable limiting seat 37 on the mobile carrier 15. A battery rack 38 is provided between the fixed limiting seat 36 and the adjustable limiting seat 37, and the battery pack is provided on the battery rack 38.

[0042] To facilitate the installation of the side push-tightening assembly 18, a side support assembly 17 is provided on the first top mounting assembly 4. The side support assembly 17 will be described in detail below. The side support assembly 17 includes a side support seat 39 provided on the first top mounting assembly 4.

[0043] To facilitate the tightening and positioning of the lifted battery pack, a side-tightening assembly 18 is provided on the side support assembly 17. The side-tightening assembly 18 will be described in detail below. The side-tightening assembly 18 includes a side-tightening cylinder 40 provided on the side support assembly 17, and a side-tightening block 41 is provided at the output end of the side-tightening cylinder 40.

[0044] To facilitate the installation of the auxiliary positioning component 20, an auxiliary support component 19 is provided on the first top mounting component 4. For large battery packs, to facilitate the auxiliary positioning of large battery packs, an auxiliary positioning component 20 is provided on the auxiliary support component 19.

[0045] The specific structure of the present invention has been described in detail above. The working method of the automatic battery pack locking device of the present invention will be described below, characterized by including the following steps:

[0046] Step 1: Place several battery packs on the battery holder 38, and place the battery holder 38 between the fixed limit seat 36 and the adjustable limit seat 37. Several screws to be fastened are placed on the battery packs.

[0047] Step 2: The battery pack on the mobile carrier 15 is transported to the top of the lifting assembly 7 via the conveying assembly 1;

[0048] Step 3: The lifting power cylinder 26 drives the lifting plate 27 to lift, and the lifting limit block 28 on the lifting plate 27 limits the moving vehicle 15, thereby lifting the moving vehicle 15 to a certain height.

[0049] Step 4: Next, the side-push cylinder 40 drives the side-push block 41 to perform side-push and position the battery pack on the mobile carrier 15. For large-sized battery packs, the auxiliary positioning component 20 positions the battery pack.

[0050] Step 5: Two visual positioning cameras 35 locate the screw positions at opposite corners on the battery pack. Two locking motors 33 drive the screwdriver heads 34 to work simultaneously, locking the screws at opposite corners onto the battery pack. In this way, the locking operation of multiple screws is completed.

[0051] The screw fastening device in this technical solution has a clever structural design, strong practicality, and high operating efficiency. Using this automatic screw fastening device, the screw fastening operation on the battery pack can be quickly fastened, effectively improving the efficiency of the battery pack screw fastening operation.

[0052] The above technical solutions only embody the preferred technical solutions of the present invention. Any modifications that may be made by those skilled in the art to certain parts thereof embody the principles of the present invention and fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An automatic battery pack locking device, characterized in that, The system includes a conveying assembly (1), on which a first support assembly (2) and a second support assembly (3) are provided on both sides. A first top mounting assembly (4) is provided at the top of the first support assembly (2). A top connecting assembly (5) is provided on the first top mounting assembly (4). A lifting power assembly (6) is provided on the top connecting assembly (5). A lifting assembly (7) is provided at the output end of the lifting power assembly (6). A second top mounting assembly (8) is provided on the second support assembly (3). Two sets of transverse conveying control assemblies (9) are provided on the second top mounting assembly (8). Each set of transverse conveying control assemblies (9) is provided with a longitudinal conveying control assembly (10). The longitudinal conveying control assembly (10) is provided with... A lifting control assembly (11) is provided with a lifting assembly (12) at its output end. A locking assembly (13) is provided on the lifting assembly (12). A visual positioning assembly (14) is provided on the lifting assembly (12) on one side of the locking assembly (13). A mobile carrier (15) is provided on the conveying assembly (1). A battery pack limiting assembly (16) is provided on the mobile carrier (15). A side support assembly (17) is provided on the first top mounting assembly (4). A side pushing assembly (18) is provided on the side support assembly (17). An auxiliary support assembly (19) is provided on the first top mounting assembly (4). An auxiliary positioning assembly (20) is provided on the auxiliary support assembly (19).

2. The automatic battery pack locking device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first support assembly (2) includes a first support frame (21) disposed on both sides of the conveying assembly (1), and a first top mounting assembly (4) is disposed on the top of the first support frame (21). The second support assembly (3) includes a second support frame (22) disposed on both sides of the conveying assembly (1), and a second top mounting assembly (8) is disposed on the top of the second support frame (22).

3. The automatic battery pack locking device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first top mounting assembly (4) includes a first top mounting plate (23) disposed at the top of the first support assembly (2), the top connecting assembly (5) includes a top connecting plate (24) disposed on the first top mounting plate (23), the top connecting plate (24) is provided with a lifting power assembly (6), the second top mounting assembly (8) includes a second top mounting frame (25) disposed on the second support assembly (3), the second top mounting frame (25) is provided with two sets of transverse conveying control assemblies (9).

4. The automatic battery pack locking device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The lifting power assembly (6) includes a lifting power cylinder (26) disposed on the top connection assembly (5), and a lifting assembly (7) is disposed at the output end of the lifting power cylinder (26).

5. The automatic battery pack locking device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The lifting assembly (7) includes a lifting plate (27) disposed at the output end of the lifting power assembly (6), and a plurality of lifting limit blocks (28) are disposed on the lifting plate (27).

6. The automatic battery pack locking device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The lateral conveying control component (9) includes a lateral conveying module (29) disposed on the second top mounting component (8), the longitudinal conveying control component (10) includes a longitudinal conveying module (30) disposed at the output end of the lateral conveying control component (9), the lifting control component (11) includes a lifting control module (31) disposed at the output end of the longitudinal conveying control component (10), and the output end of the lifting control module (31) is provided with a lifting component (12).

7. The automatic battery pack locking device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The lifting assembly (12) includes a lifting frame (32) disposed at the output end of the lifting control assembly (11), the locking assembly (13) includes a locking power motor (33) disposed on the lifting frame (32), the output end of the locking power motor (33) is provided with a screwdriver head (34), and the visual positioning assembly (14) includes a visual positioning camera (35) disposed on the lifting assembly (12) located on one side of the locking assembly (13).

8. The automatic battery pack locking device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The battery pack limiting assembly (16) includes a fixed limiting seat (36) and an adjustable limiting seat (37) on a mobile carrier (15). A battery rack (38) is provided between the fixed limiting seat (36) and the adjustable limiting seat (37), and a battery pack is provided on the battery rack (38).

9. The automatic battery pack locking device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The side support assembly (17) includes a side support seat (39) disposed on the first top mounting assembly (4), and the side push-tightening assembly (18) includes a side push-tightening cylinder (40) disposed on the side support assembly (17), and the output end of the side push-tightening cylinder (40) is provided with a side push-tightening block (41).

10. A method for operating an automatic battery pack locking device as described in any one of claims 1-9, characterized in that, Includes the following steps: Step 1: Place several battery packs on the battery rack (38), place the battery rack (38) between the fixed limit seat (36) and the adjustable limit seat (37), and place several screws to be fastened on the battery packs; Step 2: The battery pack on the mobile vehicle (15) is transported to the top of the lifting assembly (7) via the conveying assembly (1); Step 3: The lifting power cylinder (26) drives the lifting plate (27) to lift, and the lifting limit block (28) on the lifting plate (27) limits the moving vehicle (15), thereby lifting the moving vehicle (15) to a certain height; Step 4: Next, the side-push cylinder (40) drives the side-push block (41) to perform side-push positioning on the battery pack on the mobile carrier (15). For large-sized battery packs, the auxiliary positioning component (20) positions the battery pack. Step 5: Two visual positioning cameras (35) locate the screw positions at the diagonal positions on the battery pack. Two locking power motors (33) drive the screwdriver heads (34) to work simultaneously, locking the screws at the diagonal positions onto the battery pack. In this way, the locking operation of multiple screws is completed.

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