Detection system and detection method for appearance of echelon battery cell

By designing an automated tiered cell shape inspection system, which utilizes feeding and flipping components to achieve automated cell inspection and flipping, the system solves the problems of low efficiency and high labor intensity in existing technologies, improves inspection accuracy and efficiency, and promotes the sustainable development of battery recycling.

CN121068481APending Publication Date: 2025-12-05JIANGSU LITHIUM TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202511348369.6
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-09-20
Publication Date
2025-12-05

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Technical Problem

The current method of inspecting the shape of recycled battery cells is inefficient, labor-intensive, and fails to meet the requirements for accuracy and efficiency, thus affecting the safety and sustainable development of battery recycling.

Method used

Design a tiered battery cell shape inspection system. It adopts a feeding component and a measuring component. The central rotating shaft drives the material platform to rotate between different workstations to achieve automated inspection. Combined with a flipping component and a pushing component, it realizes automatic flipping and measurement of battery cells, reducing manual operation.

Benefits of technology

It has improved testing efficiency, reduced the labor intensity of staff, reduced cell damage, improved testing accuracy and production efficiency, and promoted the sustainable development of the battery recycling industry.

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Abstract

The invention relates to an echelon battery cell appearance detection system and detection method, and relates to the field of battery cell appearance detection, and the system comprises a feeding assembly and a measuring assembly; the feeding assembly comprises a first rack, a central rotating shaft and four material carrying tables, and the central axis of the central rotating shaft is a first axis and is parallel to the first direction; the central rotating shaft is rotationally connected to the first rack around a first axis; the material carrying tables are connected to the center rotating shaft, and the four material carrying tables are evenly distributed in the circumferential direction of the center rotating shaft. When the material carrying tables are static, the four material carrying tables are located on a feeding station, a scanning station, a discharging station and a material turning station which are sequentially arranged in the circumferential direction of the center rotating shaft correspondingly. The measuring assembly is located at the scanning station. The device has the effects of improving the detection efficiency and reducing the labor intensity of workers.
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Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of battery cell shape inspection, and in particular to a tiered battery cell shape inspection system and method. Background Technology

[0002] Second-hand battery cells, also known as salvaged battery cells, are crucial for ensuring the safety and effectiveness of subsequent use in the battery recycling industry through shape inspection. With the rapid development of the battery industry, the requirements for the accuracy and efficiency of shape inspection of second-hand battery cells are increasing. Precise shape inspection can screen out defective cells, preventing them from entering subsequent production stages, thereby improving the stability and reliability of the entire battery system. Efficient inspection systems help improve production efficiency, reduce production costs, and promote the sustainable development of the battery recycling industry.

[0003] In the past, the appearance inspection of battery cells required operators to visually inspect the cells to determine whether there were obvious deformations, bulges, or damages. During the operation, after inspecting one cell, the operator would pick up another cell for inspection. This method was not only inefficient but also increased the labor intensity of the operators. Therefore, it is an urgent problem to solve the problem of providing an inspection system that can improve inspection efficiency and reduce the labor intensity of the operators. Summary of the Invention

[0004] In order to improve testing efficiency and reduce the labor intensity of workers, this application provides a cascaded battery cell shape testing system and testing method.

[0005] In a first aspect, this application provides a tiered battery cell shape inspection system, which adopts the following technical solution: A tiered battery cell shape inspection system includes a feeding assembly and a measuring assembly; The feeding assembly includes: First rack; A central rotating shaft, wherein the central axis of the central rotating shaft is a first axis and parallel to a first direction; the central rotating shaft is rotatably connected to the first frame about the first axis; and Four loading platforms are connected to the central rotating shaft and are evenly distributed around the central rotating shaft. When the loading platforms are stationary, the four loading platforms are respectively located at the loading station, scanning station, unloading station and flipping station arranged sequentially along the central rotating shaft. The measurement component is located at the scanning station.

[0006] By adopting the technical scheme, the center rotating shaft of the feeding assembly rotates around the first axis, can drive the four circumferentially distributed load carriers to rotate synchronously, and can make the battery cell switch between different work stations, so that different work processes such as feeding, scanning, discharging and turning can be realized, and the battery cell does not need to be manually moved by the operator, thereby reducing the work intensity of the personnel.

[0007] Optionally, the load carrier is provided with a clamping groove on the side away from the first axis, and the clamping groove is provided in the first direction.

[0008] By adopting the technical scheme, the load carrier is provided with the clamping groove on the side away from the first axis, so that when the battery cell is placed on the load carrier, one outer wall surface of the battery cell is exposed to the clamping groove, and the battery cell can be clamped from the upper and lower sides.

[0009] Optionally, the upper surface of the load carrier is provided with an anti-skid layer.

[0010] By adopting the technical scheme, the upper surface of the load carrier is provided with the anti-skid layer, which can prevent the battery cell from sliding on the load carrier, and can also reduce secondary impact on the battery cell and reduce damage to the battery cell.

[0011] Optionally, the device further comprises a turning assembly, the turning assembly is located at a turning work station, and the turning assembly comprises: a second rack; a rotating seat, which is rotationally connected to the second rack around a second axis; and two clamping pieces, which are distributed in a third direction and are slidingly connected to the rotating seat in the third direction, so as to clamp the battery cell on the load carrier.

[0012] By adopting the technical scheme, the turning assembly can turn the battery cell placed on the load carrier, specifically, the two clamping pieces are moved in the third direction to clamp the battery cell, and then the rotating seat is rotated around the second axis to realize the turning operation of the battery cell, so that the operator does not need to manually turn the battery cell, thereby reducing the labor intensity of the operator.

[0013] Optionally, the turning assembly further comprises: a moving seat, which is slidingly connected to the second rack along the second axis, and the rotating seat is installed on the moving seat and rotationally connected to the moving seat around the second axis.

[0014] By adopting the technical scheme, after the two clamping plates clamp the battery cell, the moving seat drives the battery cell to slide synchronously during the sliding along the second axis, so that the position of the battery cell is adjusted, and the unqualified battery cell is directly driven to the loading table, and then, after the battery cell is turned over, the clamping piece releases the battery cell, so that the battery cell can be removed from the loading table without manual removal by the worker, thereby reducing the labor intensity of the worker.

[0015] Optionally, a through hole is formed in the loading table along the first direction, and a pushing assembly is arranged on the loading table, the pushing assembly comprises: a connecting seat connected to the loading table; a supporting rod penetrating through the through hole along the first direction, and the supporting rod is slidingly connected to the loading table along the first direction, so that the supporting rod is adjusted between a pushing posture and a storage posture; when the supporting rod is in the pushing posture, the top of the supporting rod extends above the loading table; when the supporting rod is in the storage posture, the top of the supporting rod is stored in the through hole; and a first linear driving member connected between the supporting rod and the connecting seat, so as to drive the supporting rod to adjust between the storage posture and the pushing posture.

[0016] By adopting the technical scheme, when the supporting rod moves upward, the battery cell is pushed and turned over, so that the posture of the battery cell is adjusted from the posture of contacting the loading table on the board surface to the posture of contacting the loading table on the side surface, so as to facilitate the subsequent turning assembly to turn over the battery cell, and realize the detection of the two board surfaces of the battery cell.

[0017] Optionally, the connecting seat is slidingly connected to the loading table along the second direction, and the supporting rod slides along the second direction in the through hole with the connecting seat.

[0018] By adopting the technical scheme, the supporting rod slides along the second direction in the through hole with the connecting seat, so that the supporting rod can lift the battery cell upward from different positions to adapt to different models of battery cells.

[0019] Optionally, two pushing assemblies are arranged, and the supporting rods of the two pushing assemblies are arranged at intervals along the second direction.

[0020] By adopting the technical scheme, two pushing assemblies are arranged, and the supporting rods are arranged at intervals along the second direction, so that the turning force is prevented from being too large to cause the battery cell to continue to turn over when the battery cell is turned over, the anti-skid layer can reduce the skidding of the battery cell, and the stability of the turning over of the battery cell is ensured.

[0021] Optionally, the measuring assembly comprises: a third rack; and A measuring device body is connected to the third rack for measuring the electric core on the measuring station.

[0022] By adopting the technical scheme, the measuring device body of the measuring assembly is connected to the third rack, and the electric core on the measuring station can be detected in shape.

[0023] In a second aspect, the application provides a method for detecting the shape of a gradient electric core by using a detection system, which adopts the following technical scheme: A method for detecting the shape of a gradient electric core by using a detection system, comprising the following steps: S1: placing the electric core on the loading station on the loading table, and making the plate surface of the electric core overlap the loading table, and naming the loading table as a first loading table; S2: rotating the first loading table to the measuring station, and measuring the surface of the electric core by the measuring assembly; S3: rotating the first loading table to the turnover station, and turning over the electric core by 180° by the measuring assembly, so that the other plate surface of the electric core overlaps the loading table; S4: after the first loading table passes through the unloading station in sequence, continuing to flow to the measuring station, and measuring the other plate surface of the electric core by the measuring assembly, thus the measurement of the two plate surfaces of the electric core is completed; S5: continuing to rotate the first loading table to the turnover station, and adjusting the electric core to the posture of being loaded on the side of the loading table by the supporting rod; S6: continuing to flow to the measuring station after the first loading table passes through the unloading station in sequence, and measuring the side of the electric core by the measuring assembly; S7: continuing to rotate the first loading table to the turnover station, and turning over the electric core by 90° by the turnover assembly, so that the side adjacent to the side measured in step S6 overlaps the loading table; S8: continuing to flow to the measuring station after the first loading table passes through the unloading station in sequence, and measuring the side of the electric core by the measuring assembly; S9: repeating S7-S8 until the four sides of the electric core are all measured; S10: the first loading table can directly remove the electric core from the loading table by the turnover assembly at the turnover station, or remove the electric core after flowing to the unloading station.

[0024] By adopting the technical scheme, the operation flow after placing the electric core on the first loading table is completed as S1-S9, or the electric core can be placed on the other three loading tables, so that the continuity of the operation is realized, and the operation efficiency is improved.

[0025] In summary, the application has at least one of the following beneficial technical effects: 1. The four loading tables of the feeding assembly are evenly distributed around the central rotating shaft, can perform different process operations on the battery cell at different stations, and can be synchronously conveyed to the next station, thereby improving the operation efficiency of the battery cell detection and reducing the labor intensity of the workers; 2. The anti-skid layer on the loading table prevents the battery cell from sliding and reduces secondary impact on the battery cell, thereby reducing the damage to the battery cell; 3. The measurement device body of the measurement assembly can move in the first direction, and can adapt to different models of battery cells for measurement. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0026] Figure 1 is the overall structure schematic diagram of the shape detection system of the application; Figure 2 is the structure schematic diagram of the material turning assembly in the shape detection system of the application; Figure 3 is the structure schematic diagram of the pushing assembly and the loading table in the shape detection system of the application; Figure 4 is the structure schematic diagram of the pushing assembly in the shape detection system of the application; Figure 5 is the structure schematic diagram of the measurement assembly in the shape detection system of the application.

[0027] Marked: 1, feeding assembly; 11, first rack; 111, mounting groove; 12, central rotating shaft; 13, first motor; 14, loading table; 141, clamping groove; 142, anti-skid layer; 143, through hole; 15, connecting rod; 2, measurement assembly; 21, third rack; 22, measurement device body; 23, fifth linear driving part; 3, material turning assembly; 31, second rack; 32, moving seat; 33, second linear driving part; 34, rotating seat; 35, second motor; 36, clamping part; 37, third linear driving part; 4, pushing assembly; 41, connecting seat; 42, supporting rod; 43, first linear driving part; 44, fourth linear driving part. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] The following will be described in detail in combination with the accompanying Figures 1-5 The application will be further described in detail.

[0029] The embodiment of the application discloses a gradient battery cell shape detection system. Referring to Figure 1 , the gradient battery cell shape detection system comprises a feeding assembly 1, a measurement assembly 2 and a material turning assembly 3; The feeding assembly 1 comprises a first rack 11, a central rotating shaft 12, a first motor 13 and four material loading tables 14. The central rotating shaft 12 has a central axis which is a first axis and is parallel to a first direction. In the embodiment, the first direction is preferably a vertical direction. The central rotating shaft 12 is rotationally connected to the first rack 11 about the first axis. In order to rotate the central rotating shaft 12, a mounting groove 111 is formed in the bottom of the first rack 11. The first motor 13 is located in the mounting groove 111, and the shell of the first motor 13 is fixedly connected to the first rack 11. The central rotating shaft 12 penetrates the material loading tables 14, and the central rotating shaft 12 is coaxially fixedly connected to the output shaft of the first motor 13. Therefore, the first motor 13 can drive the central rotating shaft 12 to rotate about the first axis. The material loading tables 14 are connected to the central rotating shaft 12, and the four material loading tables 14 are circumferentially and uniformly distributed about the central rotating shaft 12. Specifically, a connecting rod 15 is fixedly connected between the material loading tables 14 and the central rotating shaft 12, so that the material loading tables 14 rotate synchronously with the central rotating shaft 12 about the first axis. In order to facilitate the description of the positions of the four material loading tables 14, there are four stations in the embodiment, which are an upper loading station, a scanning station, a lower loading station and a material turning station arranged in sequence along the circumference of the central rotating shaft 12. When the material loading tables 14 are stationary, each station is respectively provided with one corresponding material loading table 14. The material loading tables 14 at different stations can be subjected to different working procedures. When it is necessary to transport the electrical properties on the material loading tables 14 to the next station, the central rotating shaft 12 is driven by the first motor 13 to rotate along the first rack 11, so that the material loading tables 14 at each station can be synchronously transported to the next station.

[0030] Referring to Figure 1 During the working process, after the battery cell is placed on the material loading table 14, in order to facilitate the turning of the battery cell placed on the material loading table 14, a clamping groove 141 is formed on the side of the material loading table 14 away from the first axis, and the clamping groove 141 is provided in the first direction. After the battery cell is placed on the material loading table 14, one of the outer walls of the battery cell is exposed to the clamping groove 141, so that the battery cell can be clamped from both the upper and lower sides of the battery cell. When the battery cell is placed on the material loading table 14, in order to prevent the battery cell from sliding, an anti-skid layer 142 is arranged on the upper surface of the material loading table 14. In the embodiment, the anti-skid layer 142 is a flexible silica gel layer which is adhered to the upper surface of the material loading table 14 by glue. The placement of the battery cell on the anti-skid layer 142 can prevent the battery cell from sliding on the material loading table 14. The softness of the flexible silica gel layer can also reduce secondary impact on the battery cell, thereby reducing damage to the battery cell.

[0031] Referring to Figure 2The turnover assembly 3 is located at a turnover station and is used for turning over the battery cell placed on the loading table 14; the turnover assembly 3 comprises a second rack 31, a moving seat 32, a second linear driving member 33, a rotating seat 34, a second motor 35 and two clamping members 36; The moving seat 32 is slidingly connected to the second rack 31 along a second axis, and the second linear driving member 33 is connected between the moving seat 32 and the second rack 31; in the embodiment, the second linear driving member 33 is a cylinder, the cylinder body of the second linear driving member 33 is fixedly connected to the second rack 31, the piston rod is fixedly connected to the moving seat 32, the driving direction of the second linear driving member 33 is parallel to the second axis, and the moving seat 32 can be driven to move along the second axis by the second linear driving member 33; The second motor 35 is connected between the rotating seat 34 and the moving seat 32, specifically, the shell of the second motor 35 is fixedly connected to the moving seat 32, the output shaft of the second motor 35 is fixedly connected to the rotating seat 34, the central axis of the output shaft of the second motor 35 coincides with the second axis, and the rotating seat 34 can be driven to rotate around the second axis by the second motor 35; The explanation about the second axis is that the second axis coincides with a diameter of a virtual circle, and the central axis of the virtual circle coincides with the first axis, that is, the rotating seat 34 can be close to or away from the central rotating shaft 12 by moving along the second axis; The clamping members 36 are located on the side of the rotating seat 34 close to the central rotating shaft 12, the two clamping members 36 are spaced apart in the first direction and are slidingly connected to the rotating seat 34 in the first direction respectively, so as to clamp the battery cell on the loading table 14; in order to drive the two clamping members 36 to move in the first direction respectively, two third linear driving members 37 are connected to the rotating seat 34, the third linear driving member 37 is a linear motor with a guide part and a driving part, the guide part of the third linear driving member 37 is fixedly connected to the rotating seat 34, the driving part of the third linear driving member 37 is slidingly connected to the guide part along the length direction of the guide part, the length direction of the guide part is parallel to the third direction, the third direction is perpendicular to the second axis, specifically, since the third linear driving member 37 will rotate with the rotating seat 34, the third direction is adjusted with the rotation of the third linear driving member 37; the driving part of each third linear driving member 37 is fixedly connected to a corresponding clamping member 36, so that the clamping member 36 is driven to move in the third direction by the third linear driving member 37; When the battery cell is transported to the material turning station from the previous station, the battery cell is turned over by the material turning assembly 3. Specifically, the second motor 35 drives the rotating seat 34 to rotate until the third direction is parallel to the first direction, and the clamping piece 36 is moved by the third linear drive 37 to make the battery cell have one clamping piece 36 on each of the upper and lower sides. The clamping piece 36 located below the battery cell can extend into the clamping groove 141. Then, the two clamping plates are close to each other and clamp the battery cell. After clamping the battery cell, the two clamping pieces 36 are synchronously moved upward to drive the battery cell to move upward to a preset height (the preset height is set based on the condition that the battery cell does not interfere with the material loading table 14 during the rotation of the clamping piece 36). Then, the second motor 35 drives the clamping piece 36 and the battery cell to synchronously rotate by 90° or 180°. Then, the clamping piece 36 is transported downward until the battery cell is overlapped on the material loading table 14, so that the turning of the battery cell is completed. Subsequently, the clamping piece 36 is reset to turn the next battery cell. The battery cell has six surfaces in total, four of which are side surfaces, and the other two are plate surfaces. The two plate surfaces are parallel to each other, and the four side surfaces are located around the plate surfaces. When one of the side surfaces of the battery cell is overlapped on the material loading table 14, the battery cell is turned by 90°, so that the next side surface of the battery cell is overlapped on the material loading table 14. When one of the plate surfaces of the battery cell is overlapped on the material loading table 14, the battery cell is turned by 180°, so that the other plate surface of the battery cell is overlapped on the material loading table 14.

[0032] With reference to Figure 3 and Figure 4 , in order to adjust the posture of the battery cell from the side surface overlapped on the material loading table 14 to the plate surface overlapped on the material loading table 14, in some embodiments of the present application, a pushing assembly 4 is arranged on the material loading table 14. In order to install the pushing assembly 4, the perforations 143 are arranged on the material loading table 14 and the non-slip pad along the first direction. The pushing assembly 4 arranged on the material loading table 14 includes a connecting seat 41, a supporting rod 42, and a first linear drive 43. The supporting rod 42 is arranged in the perforation 143 along the first direction, and the supporting rod 42 can slide in the perforation 143 along the first direction to adjust the supporting rod 42 between the pushing posture and the storage posture. When the supporting rod 42 is in the pushing posture, the top of the supporting rod 42 extends above the material loading table 14. When the supporting rod 42 is in the storage posture, the top of the supporting rod 42 is stored in the perforation 143. During operation, the supporting rod 42 pushes the battery cell upward from the position close to the bottom wall of the battery cell to the position close to the center of the battery cell, so that the posture of the battery cell from the plate surface overlapped on the material loading table 14 to the side surface overlapped on the material loading table 14 is adjusted. The connecting seat 41 is connected to the material loading table 14, and the first linear driving member 43 is connected between the top supporting rod 42 and the connecting seat 41, and is used to drive the top supporting rod 42 to adjust between the storage posture and the pushing posture; the first linear driving member 43 is a cylinder, the cylinder body of the first linear driving member 43 is fixedly connected to the connecting seat 41, and the piston rod is fixedly connected to the top supporting rod 42, so as to drive the top supporting rod 42 to move in the first direction.

[0033] With reference to Figure 3 And Figure 4 , in order to adapt to the battery cells of different types, the connecting seat 41 is slidingly connected to the material loading table 14 in the second direction, and the top supporting rod 42 slides in the second direction in the through hole 143 along with the connecting seat 41, so that the battery cell can be pushed upward from different positions, and the top supporting rod 42 can be moved in the second direction while being moved upward; the second direction is a direction in which a certain diameter of a virtual circle is located, and the top supporting rod 42 is moved in the second direction, so that the horizontal distance between the top supporting rod 42 and the central rotating shaft 12 can be changed; when the top supporting rod 42 is in the overturning station, the sliding direction is parallel to the second axis; In order to drive the top supporting rod 42 to slide in the second direction, the fourth linear driving member 44 is connected between the connecting seat 41 and the material loading table 14, the structure of the fourth linear driving member 44 is the same as that of the third linear driving member 37, specifically, the guide part of the fourth linear driving member 44 is parallel to the second direction and is fixedly connected to the material loading table 14, the driving part of the fourth linear driving member 44 is slidingly connected to the guide part in the second direction, and the connecting seat 41 is fixedly connected to the driving part of the fourth linear driving member 44, so that the connecting seat 41 can be driven by the fourth linear driving member 44 to move in the second direction, thereby driving the top supporting rod 42 to move.

[0034] In some embodiments of the present application, two top pushing assemblies 4 are arranged, and the top supporting rods 42 in the two top pushing assemblies 4 are arranged at intervals in the second direction, that is, the two top supporting rods 42 are arranged at intervals in the second direction, wherein the top supporting rod 42 close to the central rotating shaft 12 is an inner top supporting rod 42, and the top supporting rod 42 away from the central rotating shaft 12 is an outer top supporting rod 42; during operation, the battery cell is placed on the side away from the central rotating shaft 12 of the inner top supporting rod 42, and a spacing for overturning the battery cell is left between the battery cell and the inner top supporting rod 42, and after the battery cell is overturned by the top supporting rod 42, the inner top supporting rod 42 can prevent the battery cell from being continuously overturned due to excessive overturning force; during the overturning process of the battery cell, the anti-skid layer 142 can reduce the skidding of the battery cell and ensure the stability of the overturning of the battery cell.

[0035] With reference to Figure 5, the measuring assembly 2 is located at the scanning station, and the measuring assembly comprises a third rack 21, a measuring device body 22 and a fifth linear driving member 23. The measuring device body 22 can be a three-dimensional line laser scanning device or other device for measuring the surface state of the battery cell, such as whether the battery cell has a bulge. This is a disclosed technology in the art, and will not be described in detail herein. The measuring device body 22 is located above the loading table 14 at the measuring station, so as to measure the battery cell at the measuring station. The measuring device body 22 is slidingly connected to the third rack 21 along a first direction. The fifth linear driving member 23 is a pneumatic cylinder. The cylinder body of the fifth linear driving member 23 is fixedly connected to the third rack 21, and the piston rod is fixedly connected to the measuring device body 22, so as to drive the measuring device body 22 to move along the first direction by the fifth linear driving member 23, so as to adapt to different models of battery cells. During operation, the battery cell is placed on the loading table 14 at the measuring station, and the appearance of the battery cell can be detected by the measuring assembly 2.

[0036] The embodiment of the application further discloses a gradient battery cell appearance detection method. The gradient battery cell appearance detection method comprises the following steps: S1: placing the battery cell on the loading table 14 at the loading station, and making the board surface of the battery cell overlap the loading table 14, and naming the loading table 14 as a first loading table 14; S2: rotating the first loading table 14 to the measuring station, and measuring the surface of the battery cell by the measuring assembly 2; S3: rotating the first loading table 14 to the turnover station, and turning over the battery cell by 180° by the measuring assembly 2, so that the other board surface of the battery cell overlaps the loading table 14; S4: after the first loading table 14 sequentially passes through the unloading station, continuing to flow to the measuring station, and measuring the other board surface of the battery cell by the measuring assembly 2, the measurement of the two board surfaces of the battery cell is completed; S5: continuing to rotate the first loading table 14 to the turnover station, and adjusting the battery cell to the posture of being loaded on the side of the loading table 14 by the jacking rod 42; S6: after the first loading table 14 sequentially passes through the unloading station, flowing to the measuring station, and measuring the side of the battery cell by the measuring assembly 2; S7: continuing to rotate the first loading table 14 to the turnover station, and turning over the battery cell by 90° by the turnover assembly, so that the side adjacent to the side measured in step S6 overlaps the loading table 14; S8: after the first loading table 14 sequentially passes through the unloading station, continuing to flow to the measuring station, and measuring the side of the battery cell by the measuring assembly 2; S9: repeating steps S7-S8 until the four sides of the battery cell are completely measured; S10: the first loading table 14 can remove the battery cell from the battery cell turning assembly at the turning station, or remove the battery cell after being transferred to the unloading station; During the whole construction process, the battery cells can be detected simultaneously on the four loading tables 14. Since the movement of the loading table 14 is a rotating movement, the detection of the four battery cells can be simultaneously realized.

[0037] The above are preferred embodiments of the present application, and do not limit the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, equivalent changes made on the basis of the structure, shape and principle of the present application should be covered within the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A cascade cell profile detection system, characterized in that, The feeding assembly (1) and the measuring assembly (2) are included. The feeding assembly (1) includes: a first rack (11); a central rotating shaft (12), a central axis of the central rotating shaft (12) being a first axis and parallel to a first direction, the central rotating shaft (12) being rotationally connected to the first rack (11) around the first axis; and four material loading tables (14), the material loading tables (14) being connected to the central rotating shaft (12) and circumferentially distributed around the central rotating shaft (12), the four material loading tables (14) being located at a feeding station, a scanning station, a discharging station and a material turning station in sequence along a circumferential direction of the central rotating shaft (12) when the material loading tables (14) are static; the measuring assembly (2) is located at the scanning station.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein The material loading table (14) is provided with a material clamping groove (141) on a side away from the first axis, the material clamping groove (141) being provided in the first direction.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein The material loading table (14) is provided with an anti-skid layer (142) on an upper surface thereof.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein The material turning assembly (3) is further included, the material turning assembly (3) being located at the material turning station, the material turning assembly (3) including: a second rack (31); a rotating seat (34), the rotating seat (34) being rotationally connected to the second rack (31) around a second axis; and two clamping members (36), the two clamping members (36) being distributed in a third direction and being slidingly connected to the rotating seat (34) along the third direction to clamp the battery cell on the material loading table (14).

5. The tier cell profile detection system of claim 4, wherein The material turning assembly (3) further includes: a moving seat (32), the moving seat (32) being slidingly connected to the second rack (31) along the second axis, the rotating seat (34) being mounted on the moving seat (32) and rotationally connected to the moving seat (32) around the second axis.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein The material loading table (14) is provided with a through hole (143) in the first direction, the material loading table (14) being provided with the pushing assembly (4), the pushing assembly (4) including: a connecting seat (41), the connecting seat (41) being connected to the material loading table (14); a supporting rod (42), the supporting rod (42) being provided in the through hole (143) along the first direction, the supporting rod (42) being slidingly connected to the material loading table (14) along the first direction to adjust the supporting rod (42) between a pushing posture and a storage posture, the supporting rod (42) extending above the material loading table (14) when the supporting rod (42) is in the pushing posture, the supporting rod (42) being stored in the through hole (143) when the supporting rod (42) is in the storage posture; and a first linear driving member (43), the first linear driving member (43) being connected between the supporting rod (42) and the connecting seat (41) to drive the supporting rod (42) to adjust between the storage posture and the pushing posture.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the system is configured to determine the number of cells in the stack by determining the number of cells in the stack based on the number of cells in the first stack and the number of cells in the second stack. The connecting seat (41) is connected to the material carrying table (14) in the second direction, and the top supporting rod (42) slides in the second direction in the through hole (143) along with the connecting seat (41).

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the system is configured to determine the shape of the battery cell by determining the shape of the battery cell based on the first and second images. The two top pushing assemblies (4) are arranged in the second direction.

9. A tier cell profile detection system according to any one of claims 1-8, wherein, The measuring assembly (2) comprises: A third rack (21); and A measuring device body (22) connected to the third rack (21) for measuring the electric core on the measuring station.

10. A method for detecting the shape of a step cell using the detection system according to any one of claims 1-9, characterized in that, The method comprises the following steps: S1: placing the electric core on the material carrying table (14) on the feeding station, and making the plate surface of the electric core overlap the material carrying table (14), and naming the material carrying table (14) as a first material carrying table (14); S2: rotating the first material carrying table (14) to the measuring station, and measuring the surface of the electric core by the measuring assembly (2); S3: rotating the first material carrying table (14) to the turnover station, and turning over the electric core by 180° by the measuring assembly (2), so that the other plate surface of the electric core overlaps the material carrying table (14); S4: after the first material carrying table (14) passes through the discharging station in sequence, continuing to flow to the measuring station, and measuring the other plate surface of the electric core by the measuring assembly (2), so that the measurement of the two plate surfaces of the electric core is completed; S5: continuing to rotate the first material carrying table (14) to the turnover station, and adjusting the electric core to the posture of being carried on the side of the material carrying table (14) by the top supporting rod (42); S6: continuing to flow to the measuring station after the first material carrying table (14) passes through the discharging station in sequence, and measuring the side of the electric core by the measuring assembly (2); S7: continuing to rotate the first material carrying table (14) to the turnover station, and turning over the electric core by 90° by the turnover assembly, so that the side adjacent to the side measured in step S6 overlaps the material carrying table (14); S8: continuing to flow to the measuring station after the first material carrying table (14) passes through the discharging station in sequence, and measuring the side of the electric core by the measuring assembly (2); S9: repeating S7-S8 until all four sides of the electric core are measured; S10: the first material carrying table (14) can directly remove the electric core from the material carrying table (14) by the turnover assembly at the turnover station, or flow to the discharging station to remove the electric core.

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