Automatic arraying and framing equipment for stamping top cover pieces

Abstract

The invention discloses automatic arraying and framing equipment for stamping top cover pieces. The automatic arraying and framing equipment comprises a conveying material belt, an arraying and receiving device, an arraying and framing device and a material frame rotating and switching position device. The column-mounted material receiving device comprises at least one column-mounted material receiving mechanism, each column-mounted material receiving mechanism comprises a material receiving lifting carrying seat with lifting displacement, and a carrier is arranged on each material receiving lifting carrying seat; the arraying and framing device comprises a framing carrier and an arraying mechanism, the material frame rotating and switching position device comprises a rotating carrying table with rotating displacement, a frame changing station and a material bearing station, the frame changing station and the material bearing station are arranged on the rotating carrying table and have switching displacement, and material frame locking mechanisms are arranged on the frame changing station and the material bearing station respectively. The requirement for efficient whole-column collection is met in a bearing column loading mode, efficient framing operation is achieved through cooperation of hand changing and framing, and the framing operation efficiency is remarkably improved. And by adopting the tide type material hand changing design and the frame changing station and material bearing station switching position design, automatic operation is smoother and more efficient, and all the mechanisms are matched more smoothly.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to an automatic alignment and framing device for stamping top cover sheets, belonging to the technical field of automatic devices. BACKGROUND

[0002] Automation technology is widely used in industry, agriculture, military, scientific research, transportation, commerce, medical treatment, service and family, etc. The use of automation technology not only liberates people from heavy physical labor, part of mental labor and harsh and dangerous working environment, but also expands the organ function of human beings, greatly improves the labor productivity and enhances the ability of human beings to understand and transform the world.

[0003] The top cover sheet of the power battery cover plate is the core structural part of the cover plate assembly, mainly bearing the core functions of sealing the battery shell, bearing key components and ensuring safety. It is welded and fixed with the battery shell to isolate air and moisture from entering the battery interior, prevent electrolyte leakage, install key components such as pole, explosion-proof valve and liquid injection hole, and provide stable installation reference and structural support.

[0004] In order to meet the structural strength and stability, the power battery cover plate generally adopts a stamping top cover sheet, that is, a metal sheet is stamped to form a stamping top cover sheet with reliable structural strength. The back end of the stamping top cover sheet needs to be assembled and formed with base plate, electrode column, explosion-proof valve and other constituent elements. In order to facilitate the assembly of the back end, after the stamping top cover sheet is formed, an alignment and framing operation needs to be performed. The material frame includes a frame with a receiving cavity, the frame has oppositely arranged alignment limiting walls, and the alignment limiting walls are provided with a plurality of insertion slots.

[0005] In the traditional automatic turnover process, the stamping top cover sheet is picked up by a mechanical arm or a multi-axis picking mechanism after being discharged from the stamping forming equipment, and then inserted into the insertion slots of the material frame. Therefore, a large gap needs to be reserved between the traditional insertion slots to meet the space requirement for avoiding the adjacent stamping top cover sheets. This scheme limits the number of materials received by the frame. In addition, the single picking and insertion method has very low efficiency. The output efficiency of the stamping forming equipment is high, and a plurality of picking devices need to be matched to meet the turnover requirement. SUMMARY

[0006] The purpose of the present application is to solve the problems of low efficiency, high equipment cost, poor turnover stability and small material frame capacity of the traditional picking and framing operation. An automatic alignment and framing device for stamping top cover sheets is provided.

[0007] In order to achieve the above purpose, the technical scheme adopted by the present application is as follows: Automatic array frame loading equipment for stamping top cover pieces, used for array loading stamping top cover pieces produced by a stamping device in a frame, the frame comprising a frame with a receiving cavity, the frame comprising oppositely arranged array limiting walls, and a plurality of insertion slots are arranged on the array limiting walls. The automatic array frame loading equipment comprises a conveying belt, an array receiving device arranged at the discharge end of the conveying belt, an array loading frame device arranged at the top of the conveying belt and opposite to the array receiving device, and a frame rotating switching position device opposite to the array loading frame device. The array receiving device comprises at least one array receiving mechanism, the array receiving mechanism comprising a receiving lifting seat with lifting displacement, a carrier opposite to the discharge end is arranged on the receiving lifting seat, two supporting positions are arranged on the carrier and located on both sides of the conveying belt, and a plurality of vertically spaced supporting support ribs are arranged on any supporting position. The array loading frame device comprises a frame loading carrier with horizontal linear displacement towards the frame rotating switching position device, two array mechanisms with opposite opening and closing displacement arranged on the displacement path of the frame loading carrier, the frame loading carrier comprises two horizontally spaced hand changing positions, a plurality of vertically spaced hand changing support ribs are arranged on any hand changing position, and the hand changing positions are distributed in a staggered manner with the supporting positions. The frame rotating switching position device comprises a rotating table with rotating displacement, a frame changing position and a material receiving position with switching displacement arranged on the rotating table, a frame locking mechanism for loading and fixing the frame is arranged on the frame changing position and the material receiving position respectively, and the receiving cavity of the frame on the frame locking mechanism is opposite to the frame loading carrier.

[0008] Preferably, the array receiving device comprises two array receiving mechanisms for tidal operation, any array receiving mechanism comprises a switching position sliding table with horizontal switching position linear displacement, the displacement direction of the horizontal switching position linear displacement is perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveying belt, the receiving lifting seat is slidingly connected to the switching position sliding table, and an array lifting driving source is drivingly connected to the receiving lifting seat on the switching position sliding table.

[0009] Preferably, the two supporting positions on the carrier have opposite spacing adjustment displacement.

[0010] Preferably, the array loading device comprises two array loading carriers arranged in a spaced manner, a hand changing matching sliding table with horizontal linear displacement is bridged on the two array loading carriers, and the frame loading carrier is arranged on the hand changing matching sliding table. The array mechanism is arranged on any array loading carrier, and the array mechanism comprises an array plate and a pushing driving source for driving the array plate to displace.

[0011] Preferably, the hand-over matching sliding table is provided with a whole-row lifting platform with lifting displacement, and the frame loading carrier is arranged on the whole-row lifting platform.

[0012] Preferably, the two hand-over positions of the frame loading carrier are provided with relative interval adjustment displacement.

[0013] Preferably, the frame changing station and the material receiving station are respectively provided with anti-falling loading plates with pivot displacement, and any anti-falling loading plate is provided with the material frame locking mechanism. The anti-falling loading plate has a material receiving state and a switching position state when the pivot displacement is adjusted, and the receiving cavity of the material frame is horizontally opposite to the frame loading carrier in the material receiving state, and the open end of the material frame receiving cavity is upwardly inclined in the switching position state.

[0014] Preferably, the material frame locking mechanism comprises a bracket, a frame receiving limiting part arranged on the bracket, and a locking part arranged on the bracket and located at the top of the frame receiving limiting part and provided with linear displacement, and the frame receiving limiting part comprises a bottom support and two oppositely arranged side stops.

[0015] Preferably, the automatic whole-row frame loading device comprises a material frame turnover device and a material frame turnover mechanical arm for transferring the material frame between the material frame turnover device and the frame changing station.

[0016] Preferably, the material frame turnover device comprises an empty material frame supply part and a full material frame unloading part arranged at intervals.

[0017] The beneficial effects of the present application mainly include: 1. The high-efficiency whole-row collection demand is met by the way of receiving column loading, and the high-efficiency frame loading operation is realized by the cooperation of hand-over and frame loading, so that the frame loading operation efficiency is significantly improved.

[0018] 2. The design of the tide type material hand-over, the switching position of the frame changing station and the material receiving station makes the automatic operation more smooth and efficient, and the cooperation between the mechanisms is more smooth.

[0019] 3. The tilt protection of the rotating switching position can prevent material scattering and make the operation more reliable and stable. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0020] Other features, objects and advantages of the present application will become more apparent from the following detailed description of non-limiting embodiments made with reference to the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a structural schematic view of the automatic whole-row frame loading device of the stamping top cover piece.

[0021] Figure 2It is the structure schematic view of the column loading material device in the automatic column loading and framing equipment of the stamping top cover sheet of the application.

[0022] Figure 3 It is the structure schematic view of the column loading and framing device in the automatic column loading and framing equipment of the stamping top cover sheet of the application.

[0023] Figure 4 It is the structure schematic view of the material frame rotation switching position device in the automatic column loading and framing equipment of the stamping top cover sheet of the application.

[0024] Figure 5 It is the structure schematic view of the material frame circulation device in the automatic column loading and framing equipment of the stamping top cover sheet of the application.

[0025] Figure 6 It is the structure schematic view of the material frame circulation mechanical arm in the automatic column loading and framing equipment of the stamping top cover sheet of the application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] To make the purpose, technical scheme and advantages of the embodiments of the application clearer, the technical scheme in the embodiments of the application will be described clearly and completely below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the application, rather than all the embodiments of the application. Based on the embodiments in the application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work fall within the protection scope of the application.

[0027] The application will be described in further detail below with reference to the drawings and embodiments. It can be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the related application, and not to limit the application. In addition, it should be noted that, for the convenience of description, only the parts related to the application are shown in the drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments in the application and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other without conflict.

[0028] The application provides an automatic column loading and framing equipment for stamping top cover sheets, as shown in Figures 1 to 6 for loading the stamping top cover sheets 200 produced by the stamping equipment 100 in the material frame 300 in order, the material frame 300 includes a frame 320 with a containing cavity 310, the frame is provided with oppositely arranged column limiting walls, and a plurality of plug-in grooves 330 are arranged on the column limiting walls.

[0029] As shown in Figures 1 to 6 The automatic column loading and framing equipment includes a conveying belt 1, a column loading material device 2 located at the discharging end of the conveying belt 1, a column loading and framing device 3 located at the top of the conveying belt and opposite to the column loading material device, and a material frame rotation switching position device 4 opposite to the column loading and framing device.

[0030] The column loading and receiving device 2 comprises at least one column loading and receiving mechanism 20, the column loading and receiving mechanism 20 comprises a receiving and lifting carrier 21 with lifting displacement, the receiving and lifting carrier 21 is provided with a carrier 22 matched with the discharging end, the carrier 22 is provided with two supporting positions 221 located on both sides of the conveying belt, and each supporting position 221 is provided with a plurality of supporting support ribs 222 vertically and spaced.

[0031] The whole column loading frame device 3 comprises a frame loading carrier 31 with horizontal linear displacement of the rotating switching position device towards the frame, two whole column mechanisms 32 with relative opening and closing displacement located on the displacement path of the frame loading carrier, the frame loading carrier 31 comprises two horizontally spaced hand changing positions 311, each hand changing position 311 is provided with a plurality of hand changing support ribs 312 vertically and spaced, and the hand changing positions are distributed in a staggered manner with the supporting positions.

[0032] The frame rotating switching position device 4 comprises a rotating carrier 40 with rotating displacement, a frame changing position 41 and a material receiving position 42 provided on the rotating carrier 40, the frame changing position 41 and the material receiving position 42 are respectively provided with a frame locking mechanism 5 for loading and fixing the frame 300, and the accommodation cavity of the frame locking mechanism 5 for the frame is arranged opposite to the frame loading carrier.

[0033] Specific implementation process and principle description: The punched top cover sheet 200 produced by the punching equipment 100 falls on the conveying belt 1 for conveying, the conveying belt 1 carrying the punched top cover sheet 200 moves towards the column loading and receiving device 2, when passing through the two supporting positions 211, the two ends of the punched top cover sheet 200 are supported on the supporting support ribs 222 by the supporting positions 211, when the carrier 22 receives the current punched top cover sheet 200, the receiving and lifting carrier 21 is lifted by a receiving position to switch, the next punched top cover sheet 200 is continuously loaded on the supporting position 211, and the cycle is repeated until the carrier is fully loaded.

[0034] When the carrier 22 is fully loaded and lifted, the frame loading carrier 31 of the whole column loading frame device 3 is opposite to the carrier 22, at this time, the frame loading carrier 31 moves towards the carrier 22, so that the hand changing position 311 is staggered with the supporting position 221, the punched top cover sheet 200 is changed by lowering the carrier 22, the punched top cover sheet 200 is supported on the hand changing support rib 312, at this time, the carrier 22 retreats and lowers to avoid, and after the hand changing is completed, the two whole column mechanisms 32 adjust the side edges of the plurality of punched top cover sheets 200 to be flat and regular, so that the plurality of punched top cover sheets 200 are stacked and regular.

[0035] The loading carrier 31 moves toward the material frame rotation switching device 4, causing the stamped top cover 200 on it to be mounted on the material frame of the material frame locking mechanism 5 on the material receiving station 42, thereby realizing the loading operation. After the loading operation is completed, the loading carrier 31 retracts, the frame changing station 41 loads empty material frames, the rotating platform 40 rotates and switches its position, and the fully loaded material frames move to the frame changing station 41 for unloading and loading of empty material frames, thus repeating the tidal operation.

[0036] In one specific embodiment, such as Figure 2 As shown, the loading and receiving device 2 includes two loading and receiving mechanisms 20 for tidal operation. Each loading and receiving mechanism 20 includes a switching position slide 23 with a horizontal switching position linear displacement. The displacement direction of the horizontal switching position linear displacement is perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveyor belt. The receiving lifting carrier 21 is slidably coupled to the switching position slide. The switching position slide is provided with a loading and lifting drive source 24 that is driven and connected to the receiving lifting carrier.

[0037] Specifically, the two loading and receiving mechanisms 20 can achieve tidal operation. After one loading and receiving mechanism 20 is fully loaded, it switches to the correct position, and the other loading and receiving mechanism 20 performs the loading and receiving operation again.

[0038] It should be noted that during tidal avoidance, the drive is achieved by switching the position slide 23 and its lifting displacement, thereby meeting the tidal switching displacement requirements.

[0039] In one specific embodiment, the two support positions on the vehicle have adjustable displacement at relative intervals.

[0040] The stamped top cover plate has certain specification differences. In order to meet the relative support stability and the misalignment with the hand position, a relative interval adjustment design is adopted, which is more widely applicable and easier to adjust.

[0041] In one specific embodiment, such as Figure 3 As shown, the assemblies loading device 3 includes two assemblies 33 spaced apart, a hand-changing sliding table 34 with horizontal linear displacement bridging the two assemblies, and a loading carrier mounted on the hand-changing sliding table.

[0042] An alignment mechanism is provided on any alignment carrier. The alignment mechanism 32 includes an alignment plate 321 and a push drive source 322 for driving the alignment plate to move.

[0043] Specifically, the linear displacement drive requirement is met by switching hands and using the slide table 34, while the alignment mechanism 32 is conveniently mounted on the alignment carrier 33. By pushing the drive source 322, the displacement drive of the alignment plate 321 can be realized, thereby achieving the control drive requirement for side alignment.

[0044] In one specific embodiment, the hand-changing sliding table 34 is provided with a column lifting platform 35 with lifting displacement, and the frame carrier is set on the column lifting platform.

[0045] Specifically, when performing hand-changing and framing operations, the hand-changing can generally be completed by lowering the carrier or raising or tilting the material frame. In order to meet the need for proactive hand-changing, a lifting displacement method is adopted. In this way, it can actively realize the hand-changing displacement, reducing the control requirements on the relative stroke of the hand-changing of the loading receiving device 2 and the material frame rotation switching device 4, making the operation more efficient and smooth.

[0046] In one specific embodiment, the two hand-changing positions of the loading carrier 31 have relatively spaced adjustable displacement.

[0047] It meets the needs of relative staggered adjustment and support position adjustment for products of different specifications.

[0048] In one specific embodiment, such as Figure 4 As shown, the frame changing station 41 and the material receiving station 42 are respectively equipped with anti-falling carrier plates 6 with pivot displacement, and the material frame locking mechanism 5 is provided on either anti-falling carrier plate 6.

[0049] When adjusting the pivot displacement of the anti-falling plate, it has a material-bearing state and a switching state. In the material-bearing state, the receiving cavity of the material frame is horizontally opposite to the loading carrier. In the switching state, the open end of the receiving cavity of the material frame is tilted upward.

[0050] Specifically, the stamping top cover is set horizontally, the material frame opening is horizontal, and during the 40-degree rotation of the rotating platform, there is a certain centrifugal force. When the speed is high, the stamping top cover may deviate and fall off due to centrifugal force.

[0051] To address this issue, a fall-prevention carrier plate 6 design was adopted, such as... Figure 4 As shown, it is pivotally driven by a telescopic power source 61 and has an inclined angle limiting post 62. The two ends of the telescopic power source 61 are pivotally connected to the anti-falling plate 6 and the rotating platform 40, respectively, and the telescopic power source 61 drives the pivotal displacement of the anti-falling plate 6.

[0052] During the framing operation, the anti-falling carrier plate 6 is driven vertically, and the opening of the material frame is horizontal. The horizontal framing operation is carried out in this way. After the framing operation is completed, the telescopic power source 61 drives it to tilt, so that the opening of the material frame tilts towards the top. This can ensure the rotation speed and prevent the material from scattering due to centrifugal force.

[0053] Of course, the telescopic power source 61 is only one specific embodiment of this case. It can also be achieved by means of a rotating power source, etc. Any mechanism that can drive the pivot displacement of the anti-falling plate 6 is within the protection scope of this case.

[0054] In one specific embodiment, the material frame locking mechanism 5 includes a bracket 51, a frame limiting part 52 disposed on the bracket, and a locking part 53 with linear displacement disposed on the bracket and located at the top of the frame limiting part. The frame limiting part includes a bottom support and two oppositely disposed side stops.

[0055] When loading the material frame, its guide limit is supported on the support frame limit part 52 and locked by the locking part 53. When unloading, the locking part 53 can be released.

[0056] In one specific embodiment, such as Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown, the automated framing and loading equipment includes a frame turnover device 7 and a frame turnover robotic arm 8 for rotating frames between the frame turnover device and the frame changing station. The frame turnover device 7 includes an empty frame supply unit 71 and a full frame unloading unit 72, which are arranged at intervals.

[0057] Specifically, an automated feeding and unloading frame design is adopted. Empty frames are supplied by the empty frame supply unit 71, while full frames are received and discharged by the full frame unloading unit 72.

[0058] During operation, the material frame turnover robotic arm 8 picks up the empty material frame supply unit 71 and loads it onto the frame changing station. After the front-end frame loading and switching station, it picks up the full-load material frame from the frame changing station and places it onto the full-load unloading unit 72 for output. The material frame turnover robotic arm 8 is equipped with a pick-and-place clamp 80 for clamping and fixing the open end of the material frame. Any clamping mechanism that only needs to satisfy the clamping and loosening of one side of the open end of the material frame is within the protection scope of this application.

[0059] The above description demonstrates that the efficient assembly and collection requirements are met through a receiving and loading method. The combination of hand-changing and frame-loading operations significantly improves loading efficiency. The tidal material hand-changing design and the switching design between the frame-changing and material-bearing stations ensure smoother and more efficient automated operation, with better coordination between various mechanisms. Tilt protection at the rotation switching position prevents material spillage, resulting in more reliable and stable operation.

[0060] The term "comprising" or any other similar term is intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus / device that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent in such process, method, article, or apparatus / device.

[0061] The technical solution of the present invention has been described above with reference to the preferred embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings. However, it will be readily understood by those skilled in the art that the scope of protection of the present invention is obviously not limited to these specific embodiments. Without departing from the principles of the present invention, those skilled in the art can make equivalent changes or substitutions to the relevant technical features, and the technical solutions after such changes or substitutions will all fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. An automatic aligning and framing device for punch top cover pieces, used for aligning and loading punch top cover pieces produced by a punching device into a frame, the frame comprising a frame body with a receiving cavity, the frame body being provided with oppositely arranged aligning limiting walls, and a plurality of insertion slots being arranged on the aligning limiting walls, characterized in that: the automatic aligning and framing device comprises a conveying belt, an aligning and loading device arranged at the discharge end of the conveying belt, an aligning and framing device arranged on the top of the conveying belt and opposite to the aligning and loading device, and a frame rotating and switching position device opposite to the aligning and framing device; the aligning and loading device comprises at least one aligning and loading mechanism, the aligning and loading mechanism comprising a loading lifting seat with lifting displacement, a carrier being arranged on the loading lifting seat and opposite to the discharge end, two supporting positions being arranged on the carrier and located on both sides of the conveying belt, and a plurality of vertically and interval distributed supporting support ribs being arranged on any supporting position; the aligning and framing device comprises a framing carrier with horizontal linear displacement towards the frame rotating and switching position device, two aligning mechanisms with opposite opening and closing displacement being arranged on the displacement path of the framing carrier, the framing carrier comprising two horizontally and interval arranged hand changing positions, a plurality of vertically and interval distributed hand changing support ribs being arranged on any hand changing position, and the hand changing positions being distributed in a staggered manner with the supporting positions; the frame rotating and switching position device comprises a rotating table with rotating displacement, a frame changing position and a material receiving position with switching displacement being arranged on the rotating table, a frame locking mechanism for loading and fixing the frame being arranged on the frame changing position and the material receiving position respectively, and the receiving cavity of the frame on the frame locking mechanism being opposite to the framing carrier.

2. The automatic aligning and framing device for punch top cover pieces according to claim 1, characterized in that: the aligning and loading device comprises two aligning and loading mechanisms for tidal operation, any aligning and loading mechanism comprising a switching position sliding table with horizontal switching position linear displacement, the displacement direction of the switching position sliding table being perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveying belt, the loading lifting seat being slidingly connected to the switching position sliding table, and an aligning and lifting driving source being arranged on the switching position sliding table and drivingly connected to the loading lifting seat.

3. The automatic aligning and framing device for punch top cover pieces according to claim 2, characterized in that: the two supporting positions on the carrier have opposite interval adjusting displacement.

4. The automatic aligning and framing device for punch top cover pieces according to claim 1, characterized in that: the aligning and loading device comprises two interval arranged aligning carriers, a hand changing matching sliding table with horizontal linear displacement being bridged on the two aligning carriers, and the framing carrier being arranged on the hand changing matching sliding table; any aligning carrier is provided with the aligning mechanism, the aligning mechanism comprising an aligning plate and a pushing driving source for driving the aligning plate to displace.

5. The automatic aligning and framing device for punch top cover pieces according to claim 4, characterized in that: ​ The hand-over matching sliding table is provided with a whole-column lifting platform with lifting displacement, and the frame loading carrier is arranged on the whole-column lifting platform.

6. The automatic frame loading device for whole-column stamping headliners according to claim 4, characterized in that: The two hand-over positions of the frame loading carrier are provided with relative interval adjustment displacement.

7. The automatic frame loading device for whole-column stamping headliners according to any one of claims 1-6, characterized in that: The frame changing station and the material receiving station are respectively provided with anti-falling loading plates with pivot displacement, and any anti-falling loading plate is provided with the material frame locking mechanism; The anti-falling loading plate has a material receiving state and a switching position state when the pivot displacement is adjusted, in the material receiving state, the accommodation cavity of the material frame is horizontally opposite to the frame loading carrier, and in the switching position state, the open end of the material frame accommodation cavity is upwardly inclined.

8. The automatic frame loading device for whole-column stamping headliners according to claim 7, characterized in that: The material frame locking mechanism comprises a bracket, a frame receiving limiting part arranged on the bracket, and a locking part arranged on the bracket and located at the top of the frame receiving limiting part and provided with linear displacement, the frame receiving limiting part comprises a bottom support and two oppositely arranged side stops.

9. The automatic frame loading device for whole-column stamping headliners according to claim 1, characterized in that: The automatic frame loading device comprises a material frame turnover device and a material frame turnover mechanical arm for transferring the material frame between the material frame turnover device and the frame changing station.

10. The automatic frame loading device for whole-column stamping headliners according to claim 9, characterized in that: The material frame turnover device comprises an empty material frame supply part and a full material frame unloading part arranged at intervals.

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