Waste lithium battery treatment equipment

By introducing power sensors and camera detection into waste lithium battery processing equipment, batteries are automatically allocated to physical or chemical discharge boxes, overcoming the limitations of existing lithium battery recycling devices and achieving efficient and safe lithium battery recycling.

CN121906012APending Publication Date: 2026-04-21KUNSHAN SHIDU MASCH TECH CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
KUNSHAN SHIDU MASCH TECH CO LTD
Filing Date
2025-12-31
Publication Date
2026-04-21

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Technical Problem

Current technologies lack recycling devices for waste lithium batteries in different situations. Physical discharge is not suitable for batteries with surface damage, and wastewater generated by chemical discharge needs to be treated.

Method used

A waste lithium battery processing device was designed, which includes a flow line, a centering detection fixture and multiple detection stations. The device detects the battery charge and surface condition through power sensors and cameras, and automatically distributes the batteries to physical or chemical discharge boxes to achieve automated and efficient recycling.

Benefits of technology

It enables efficient and automated recycling of different lithium batteries, avoiding the limitations of physical discharge and the wastewater treatment problems of chemical discharge, thus improving recycling efficiency and safety.

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Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of waste lithium battery treatment, in particular to waste lithium battery treatment equipment which comprises a flow line and a centering detection jig moving along with the flow line, and a feeding station, a discharging station, a discharging station and a discharging station are sequentially arranged in the flow direction of the flow line, the first detection station is used for carrying out electric quantity detection on the battery and carrying out visual detection on part of the surface of the battery; the second detection station is used for carrying out visual detection on the surface of the battery; the first discharging station is used for placing part of the batteries in a first discharging box based on the detection results of the first detection station and the second detection station; and the second discharging station is used for placing part of the batteries in a second discharging box. According to the invention, the first discharge box is used for physical discharge, the second discharge box is used for chemical discharge, the lithium battery to be discharged is placed in the first discharge box or the second discharge box as required, the use is convenient, and the automation degree is high.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of waste lithium battery processing technology, specifically to a waste lithium battery processing device. Background Technology

[0002] Used lithium batteries need to be discharged during recycling.

[0003] Chinese patent application number 202510145900.3 discloses a separation device for environmentally friendly recycling of waste batteries, including a fixed frame, a collection box, and crushing rollers; the collection box is installed on the lower side of the fixed frame; two symmetrical crushing rollers are rotatably connected to the upper side of the fixed frame. This invention utilizes resistance wires to short-circuit the lithium batteries in the storage chamber, thereby achieving rapid discharge of the lithium batteries, eliminating the need to soak them in salt water, shortening the recycling time. Subsequently, during the process of pushing the lithium batteries out of the discharge chamber, the heat-shrink film is separated by clamps and a first cutter, avoiding subsequent separate separation of the heat-shrink film, improving separation efficiency, reducing recycling costs, and alleviating subsequent cleaning work on the heat-shrink film. Furthermore, during the crushing process of the lithium batteries by the crushing rollers, lithium batteries can be simultaneously added to the storage chamber, thereby achieving simultaneous discharge and crushing of the lithium batteries, improving the recycling efficiency.

[0004] Chinese patent application number 202510903272.0 discloses a discharge device for recycling waste lithium batteries. The hoisting assembly includes winches arranged at intervals on a mounting frame. The winch ropes slide through the mounting frame, and each end of the winch rope is connected to an immersion frame, which contains a placement frame for holding batteries. Through the coordinated operation of the hoisting assembly, loading / unloading assembly, and distribution assembly, differentiated discharge processing of waste lithium batteries is achieved. Utilizing the winch and multi-stage telescopic drum in conjunction with the independent immersion and placement frame structure, targeted discharge can be performed on batteries with different remaining charge levels. Simultaneously, the loading / unloading assembly supports independent transport of batteries before and after discharge, ensuring continuous and batch operations. Furthermore, the distribution assembly can adjust the brine ratio in real time to ensure a consistent electrolyte environment during discharge, thereby improving the stability of the discharge effect and the resource recycling rate.

[0005] The aforementioned patents cover chemical discharge and physical discharge, respectively. However, although physical discharge is low in cost, it cannot be applied to batteries with surface damage, while chemical discharge generates wastewater that needs to be treated.

[0006] There is a lack of a device on the market that can specifically recycle waste lithium batteries in different situations.

[0007] Therefore, it is necessary to provide a new technical solution to overcome the above-mentioned defects. Summary of the Invention

[0008] The purpose of this invention is to provide a waste lithium battery processing device that can effectively solve the above-mentioned technical problems.

[0009] To achieve the objectives of this invention, the following technical solution is adopted: A waste lithium battery processing device includes: a flow line, an alignment and inspection fixture that moves along the flow line, and the following stations arranged sequentially along the flow direction: a loading station for placing batteries into the alignment and inspection fixture; a first inspection station for detecting the battery's charge and visually inspecting a portion of the battery's surface; a second inspection station for visually inspecting the battery's surface; a first unloading station for placing a portion of the batteries into a first discharge box based on the inspection results of the first and second inspection stations; and a second unloading station for placing a portion of the batteries into a second discharge box. The first inspection station is equipped with a first camera, the second inspection station is equipped with a second camera, and a transport assembly for removing the lithium battery from the centering inspection fixture. A power sensor detects the power level of the lithium battery and generates first information; the first camera performs visual inspection of the lithium battery and generates second information; and the second camera performs visual inspection of the lithium battery and generates third information.

[0010] Furthermore: The power sensor detects the power level of each lithium battery, obtaining the current voltage and positive / negative terminals, and defines this information as first information. The first camera performs visual inspection on a portion of the battery surface, and the detection result is defined as second information. The second camera performs visual inspection on a portion of the battery surface, and the detection result is defined as third information. When the processing center receives the first information, it assigns a number to the lithium battery and matches the first information with the number to generate an information tag. Simultaneously, when the processing center receives the second and third information, it matches the second and third information with the information tags. The processing center defines the placement location of the lithium battery based on the information tags. When the lithium battery power is greater than a preset threshold and the surface is undamaged, it is placed in a different location in the first discharge box according to the positive and negative terminals. When the lithium battery power is greater than the preset threshold and the surface is damaged, it is placed in the second discharge box. When the lithium battery power is less than the preset threshold and the surface is damaged, it is placed in the second discharge box. When the lithium battery power is less than the preset threshold and the surface is undamaged, it is placed in the recycling box.

[0011] Furthermore: the centering detection fixture includes: a fixed plate, a positioning plate detachably connected to the fixed plate, and a movable detection plate that slides in contact with the fixed plate; the fixed plate is fixedly connected to a movable block on the flow line, the positioning plate has a receiving cavity for accommodating a lithium battery, and a contact electrode plate is fixedly connected to the movable detection plate, the contact electrode plate being electrically connected to a power sensor.

[0012] Furthermore: an installation plate is fixedly installed on the flow line, a guide plate is fixedly installed on the installation plate, a movable column is slidably installed on the fixed plate, one end of the guide plate is set as an inclined guide section, and the end of the movable detection plate is inclined.

[0013] Furthermore: a stop member is integrally connected to the movable column, a first spring is sleeved on the movable column, the first spring pushes the stop member outward, and a fixing member is integrally connected to the fixing plate, the fixing member being bent.

[0014] Furthermore: the handling assembly includes a handling robot, a handling cylinder mounted on the handling robot, and a material handling fixture mounted on the handling cylinder.

[0015] Furthermore: a first placement plate and a second placement plate are fixedly installed inside the first discharge box. Busbars are provided on both sides of the first placement plate and the second placement plate. The surfaces of the first placement plate and the second placement plate are inclined.

[0016] Furthermore, the first placement plate and the second placement plate are movably provided with a movable pusher in the length direction. The movable pusher has a pusher plate and a limiting plate, and the limiting plate is parallel to the surface of the first placement plate or the second placement plate.

[0017] Furthermore: the movable pusher is fixedly mounted on the movable frame, the movable frame is fixedly mounted with a top rod, the first discharge box is fixedly mounted with a positioning ring, the positioning ring is slidably mounted with a moving rod, one end of the moving rod is fixedly mounted with a contact element, and the other end of the moving rod is provided with a protrusion, the protrusion being made of an elastic material.

[0018] Furthermore: a movable ring is fixedly connected to the movable rod, a hinged rod is hinged to the movable ring, and a connecting plate is hinged to one end of the hinged rod. The busbar is fixedly installed on the connecting plate.

[0019] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects: The present invention relates to a waste lithium battery processing device, wherein a first discharge box is used for physical discharge and a second discharge box is used for chemical discharge. The lithium battery to be discharged is placed in the first discharge box or the second discharge box as needed. It is convenient to use and has a high degree of automation. Attached Figure Description

[0020] The accompanying drawings are provided to further illustrate the invention and form part of the specification. They are used together with the embodiments of the invention to explain the invention and do not constitute a limitation thereof.

[0021] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the waste lithium battery processing equipment of the present invention.

[0022] Figure 2 for Figure 1 An enlarged schematic diagram of part A in the middle.

[0023] Figure 3 for Figure 1 Enlarged diagram of part B.

[0024] Figure 4 This is a top view of the waste lithium battery processing equipment of the present invention.

[0025] Figure 5 This is another schematic diagram of the waste lithium battery processing equipment of the present invention.

[0026] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the centering and detection fixture for the waste lithium battery processing equipment of the present invention.

[0027] Figure 7 for Figure 6 An enlarged schematic diagram of section C.

[0028] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the handling robot in the waste lithium battery processing equipment of the present invention.

[0029] Figure 9 This is a top view of the first unloading station of the waste lithium battery processing equipment of the present invention.

[0030] Figure 10 This is a partial structural schematic diagram of the waste lithium battery processing equipment of the present invention.

[0031] In the diagram: 100, flow line; 200, loading station; 300, first inspection station; 400, second inspection station; 500, first unloading station; 600, second unloading station; 101. Centering inspection fixture; 102. Moving block; 103. Fixing plate; 104. Positioning plate; 105. Moving inspection plate; 106. Receiving cavity; 107. Mounting plate; 108. Guide plate; 109. Inclined guide section; 110. Moving column; 111. Cut-off component; 112. First spring; 113. Fixing component; 201. Loading robot; 301. First camera; 401. Second camera; 402. Handling robot; 403. Handling cylinder; 404. Material handling fixture; 501. First discharge box; 502. Busbar; 503. First placement plate; 504. Second placement plate; 505. Moving pusher; 506. Pusher plate; 507. Limiting plate; 508. Moving frame; 509. Top rod; 510. Positioning ring; 511. Moving rod; 512. Contact element; 513. Protrusion; 514. Moving ring; 515. Hinge rod; 516. Connecting plate; 517. Second spring; 518. Push cylinder; 519. Vertical linear module; 520. Horizontal linear module; 521. Moving plate; 522. Lifting linear module; 523. Positioning centering plate; 524. Positioning cylinder; 601. Second discharge box; 602. Unloading robot. Detailed Implementation

[0032] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below. Obviously, the described embodiments are some embodiments of the present invention, but not all embodiments.

[0033] In the description of this invention, it should be understood that the terms "center," "lateral," "longitudinal," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "upper," "lower," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," and "outer," etc., indicating orientation or positional relationships based on the orientation or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, are only for the convenience of describing the invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation on the scope of protection of this invention. When a component is referred to as being "fixed to" another component, it can be directly on the other component or there may be an intermediate component. When a component is considered to be "connected to" another component, it can be directly connected to the other component or there may be an intermediate component at the same time. When a component is considered to be "set on" another component, it can be directly set on the other component or there may be an intermediate component at the same time. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," and similar expressions used herein are for illustrative purposes only.

[0034] like Figures 1 to 10 As shown, the waste lithium battery processing equipment of the present invention includes: a flow line 100, a centering detection fixture 101 that moves with the flow line 100, the flow line 100 being a loop, and a moving block 102 mounted on the flow line 100, the flow line 100 driving the moving block 102 to move cyclically.

[0035] Along the flow direction of the flow line 100, the following stations are arranged in sequence: loading station 200: placing batteries into the centering detection fixture 101; first detection station 300: performing power detection on the batteries and visual inspection on a portion of the battery surface; second detection station 400: performing visual inspection on the battery surface; first unloading station 500: based on the detection results of the first detection station 300 and the second detection station 400, placing a portion of the batteries into the first discharge box 501; second unloading station 600: placing a portion of the batteries into the second discharge box 601.

[0036] The centering detection fixture 101 includes: a fixed plate 103, a positioning plate 104 detachably connected to the fixed plate 103, and a movable detection plate 105 that slides in contact with the fixed plate 103; the fixed plate 103 is fixedly connected to a movable block 102 on the flow line 100, so that the flow line 100 can drive the fixed plate 103 to move; the positioning plate 104 has a receiving cavity 106 for accommodating a lithium battery; the positioning plate 104 is connected to the fixed plate 103 by screws, so that different positioning plates 104 can be replaced as needed; two movable detection plates 105 are provided, and contact electrode plates are fixedly connected to the movable detection plates 105. When the movable detection plates 105 move towards the center, they will push the lithium battery to move and center the lithium battery for convenient subsequent processes, until both ends of the lithium battery are in contact with the contact electrode plates, that is, the positive and negative terminals of the lithium battery are in contact with the contact electrode plates. At this time, the power sensor electrically connected to the contact electrode plates can detect the power of the lithium battery.

[0037] The first discharge box 501 is used for physical discharge. A busbar 502 and a terminal block are fixedly installed on the first discharge box 501. The busbar 502 is electrically connected to the terminal block.

[0038] The terminal is used to connect the load and discharge, such as by making an electrical connection with a resistor.

[0039] The second discharge box 601 is used for chemical discharge, and the second discharge box 601 contains salt water of appropriate concentration as needed.

[0040] In this application, an undamaged battery refers to a battery with an intact surface. During the disassembly process, the surface of a lithium battery may be damaged, which may lead to danger during continuous discharge.

[0041] In this application, a loading robot 201 is provided at the loading station 200. The loading robot 201 places the lithium battery in the receiving cavity 106 of the positioning plate 104. Specifically, after being disassembled by the disassembly device, the power battery is disassembled into a cylindrical lithium battery and flows to the loading robot 201 through the feeding line, where the loading robot 201 performs loading.

[0042] A first camera 301 is provided at the first inspection station 300. The specific steps of the first inspection station 300 to detect the battery power and perform visual inspection on part of the battery surface are as follows: First, the moving inspection plate 105 moves to the center so that the power sensor detects the power of the lithium battery and generates first information; then, the first camera 301 performs visual inspection on the lithium battery and generates second information.

[0043] The second inspection station 400 is equipped with a second camera 401 and a transport assembly for removing the lithium battery from the alignment inspection fixture 101. The second inspection station 400 performs visual inspection on the surface of the battery as follows: the transport assembly removes the lithium battery from the alignment inspection fixture 101 and places the part of the battery in contact with the alignment inspection fixture 101 above the second camera 401. The second camera 401 performs visual inspection on the lithium battery and generates third information.

[0044] In one embodiment, a mounting plate 107 is fixedly installed on the flow line 100, and a guide plate 108 is fixedly installed on the mounting plate 107. The guide plate 108 causes the moving detection plate 105 to move towards the center. One end of the guide plate 108 is configured as an inclined guide section 109. A moving column 110 is slidably installed on the fixed plate 103. The end of the moving detection plate 105 is inclined. When the end of the moving detection plate 105 contacts the inclined guide section 109, the moving column 110 will move towards the center, thereby causing the moving detection plate 105 to move towards the center.

[0045] In this embodiment, a stop member 111 is integrally connected to the movable column 110, and a first spring 112 is sleeved on the movable column 110. The first spring 112 pushes the stop member 111 outward. A fixing member 113 is integrally connected to the fixing plate 103. The fixing member 113 is bent. The first spring 112 pushes the stop member 111, so that the stop member 111 contacts the surface of the fixing member 113. The fixing member 113 limits the movement of the movable column 110.

[0046] In other words, due to the setting of the first spring 112, the moving detection plate 105 has a tendency to move to both sides, which facilitates loading and unloading. When detection is required, the moving column 110 moves to the middle, so that the moving detection plate 105 moves to the middle, so that the lithium battery is centered and aligned to facilitate the detection of the first camera 301 and the second camera 401, and then the power detection is performed.

[0047] In this application, the handling component includes a handling robot 402, a handling cylinder 403 mounted on the handling robot 402, and a material handling fixture 404 mounted on the handling cylinder 403. The handling robot 402 drives the handling cylinder 403 to move, and the handling cylinder 403 drives the material handling fixture 404 to move up and down to pick up materials.

[0048] It is necessary to explain in detail here that the power sensor detects the power of each lithium battery, obtains the current voltage and positive and negative terminals of the lithium battery, and defines this information as the first information. The first camera 301 performs visual inspection on a part of the battery surface, and the detection result is defined as the second information. The second camera 401 performs visual inspection on a part of the battery surface, and the detection result is defined as the third information. When the processing center receives the first information, it assigns a number to the lithium battery and matches the first information with the number to generate an information tag. At the same time, when the processing center receives the second information and the third information, it matches the second information and the third information with the information tag.

[0049] Information tags facilitate information exchange and enable data exchange with upstream or downstream devices. The processing center defines the placement location of lithium batteries based on the information tags. When the lithium battery charge is greater than a preset threshold and the surface is undamaged, it is placed in different positions in the first discharge box 501 according to the positive and negative terminals. When the lithium battery charge is greater than the preset threshold and the surface is damaged, it is placed in the second discharge box 601. When the lithium battery charge is less than the preset threshold and the surface is damaged, it is placed in the second discharge box 601. When the lithium battery charge is less than the preset threshold and the surface is undamaged, it is placed in the recycling bin.

[0050] The recycling bin is located at the loading station 200. The loading robot 201 places the lithium battery into the recycling bin and then loads it.

[0051] In one embodiment, a first placement plate 503 and a second placement plate 504 are fixedly mounted inside the first discharge box 501; a busbar 502 is provided on both sides of the first placement plate 503 and the second placement plate 504, and the busbar 502 is divided into a fixed busbar and a movable busbar; the lithium battery is placed on the first placement plate 503 or the second placement plate 504, and is located between the fixed busbar and the movable busbar. The fixed busbar and the movable busbar draw power and can fix the lithium battery.

[0052] In this embodiment, the first placement plate 503 and the second placement plate 504 are used to place batteries with different current flows. In actual use, the surfaces of the first placement plate 503 and the second placement plate 504 are inclined to facilitate the rolling of the lithium battery on the first placement plate 503 and the second placement plate 504, so that the lithium battery rolls in one direction. The inclination angle of the first placement plate 503 and the second placement plate 504 can be set as needed.

[0053] In this application, lithium batteries are taken from different positions in the receiving cavity 106 according to the information label. Therefore, it is necessary to arrange the lithium batteries on the placement plate so that they are arranged in order. The simplest arrangement method is to let the lithium batteries roll or slide on the inclined surface.

[0054] In this embodiment, the distance between the fixed busbar and the movable busbar is used to place the lithium battery. During the placement phase, the distance between the fixed busbar and the movable busbar is greater than the length of the lithium battery, which facilitates the placement of the lithium battery and allows the lithium battery to roll.

[0055] In this embodiment, blocking members are provided on the first placement plate 503 and the second placement plate 504. The blocking members are located at both ends of the length of the first placement plate 503 and the second placement plate 504. A movable pusher 505 is movably provided along the length of the first placement plate 503 and the second placement plate 504. The movable pusher 505 has a pusher plate 506 and a limiting plate 507. The limiting plate 507 is parallel to the surface of the first placement plate 503 or the second placement plate 504. The pusher plate 506 contacts the side of the lithium battery and pushes the lithium battery to move, which can correct the tilted lithium battery. The distance between the limiting plate 507 and the first placement plate 503 or the second placement plate 504 is the diameter of the lithium battery, thereby limiting the lithium battery.

[0056] In this application, correcting a tilted lithium battery means that the lithium battery may tilt during the rolling process. By moving the lithium batteries in the same direction on the placement plate, all the lithium batteries are brought closer to each other until the two ends of the lithium batteries contact the blocking parts.

[0057] The movable pusher 505 is fixedly mounted on the movable frame 508, and a top rod 509 is fixedly mounted on the movable frame 508. A positioning ring 510 is fixedly mounted inside the first discharge box 501. A movable rod 511 is slidably mounted inside the positioning ring 510. A contact 512 is fixedly mounted on one end of the movable rod 511, and a protrusion 513 is provided on the other end of the movable rod 511. The protrusion 513 is made of elastic material. The movable rod 511 passes through the positioning ring 510, and then, under the action of elasticity, the protrusion 513 abuts against the positioning ring 510, which plays a locking role. At this time, the lithium battery is in a discharging state, and the load can be directly connected.

[0058] It should be explained here that when the moving rod 511 is moved under force, the protrusion 513 will deform. When the protrusion 513 moves out of the positioning ring 510, the protrusion 513 will reset and abut against the positioning ring 510. When it needs to be used again, it needs to be manually reset.

[0059] A movable ring 514 is fixedly connected to the movable rod 511. A hinge rod 515 is hinged to the movable ring 514. A connecting plate 516 is hinged to one end of the hinge rod 515. A movable busbar is fixedly installed on the connecting plate 516. A second spring 517 is sleeved on the movable rod 511. One end of the second spring 517 abuts against the movable ring 514, and the other end of the second spring 517 abuts against the positioning ring 510.

[0060] When the moving rod 511 moves, it can drive the moving busbar to move closer to the lithium battery, and the protrusion 513 and the positioning ring 510 can play a locking role.

[0061] The movable frame 508 is mounted on the push cylinder 518, the push cylinder 518 is mounted on the vertical linear module 519, and the vertical linear module 519 is mounted on the horizontal linear module 520.

[0062] In this invention, the first box is placed on a movable plate 521, and the movable plate 521 is mounted on a lifting linear module 522, which drives the module to move up and down. A positioning centering plate 523 is provided on the side of the first box, and a positioning cylinder 524 is connected to the positioning centering plate 523. The positioning cylinder 524 drives the positioning centering plate 523 to move towards the center, thereby centering the first box.

[0063] Finally, it should be noted that in this application, since the positive and negative electrodes of the lithium battery are unknown, the first unloading station 500 and the second unloading station 600 are equipped with unloading robots 602, and the handling robots 402, loading robots 201 and unloading robots 602 are equipped with multiple suction nozzles. When it is necessary to handle the lithium battery, the corresponding suction nozzle can be controlled to work.

[0064] All standard parts used in this invention can be purchased from the market, and irregular parts can be customized according to the description and drawings. The specific connection methods of each part adopt conventional methods such as bolts, rivets, and welding that are mature in the prior art. The machinery, parts and equipment adopt conventional models in the prior art. The circuit connection adopts conventional connection methods in the prior art, which will not be described in detail here. The contents not described in detail in this specification belong to the prior art known to those skilled in the art.

[0065] It should be understood that those skilled in the art can make improvements or modifications based on the above description, and all such improvements and modifications should fall within the protection scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. A waste lithium battery processing device, characterized in that: include: The flow line (100) and the centering inspection fixture (101) that moves along the flow line (100) are arranged in sequence along the flow direction of the flow line (100): loading station (200): placing the battery into the centering inspection fixture (101); first inspection station (300): performing power detection on the battery and visual inspection on part of the battery surface; second inspection station (400): performing visual inspection on the surface of the battery; first unloading station (500): based on the inspection results of the first inspection station (300) and the second inspection station (400), placing part of the battery into the first discharge box (501); second unloading station (600): placing part of the battery into the second discharge box (601). A first camera (301) is provided at the first inspection station (300), a second camera (401) is provided at the second inspection station (400), and a transport assembly for removing the lithium battery from the centering inspection fixture (101); The power sensor detects the power of the lithium battery and generates first information; the first camera (301) performs visual detection on the lithium battery and generates second information; the second camera (401) performs visual detection on the lithium battery and generates third information.

2. The waste lithium battery processing equipment as described in claim 1, characterized in that: A power sensor detects the power of each lithium battery, obtains the current voltage and positive and negative terminals of the lithium battery, and defines this information as the first information. The first camera (301) performs visual inspection on a part of the battery surface, and the detection result is defined as the second information. The second camera (401) performs visual inspection on a part of the battery surface, and the detection result is defined as the third information. When the processing center receives the first information, it numbers the lithium battery and matches the first information with the number to generate an information tag. At the same time, when the processing center receives the second information and the third information, it matches the second information and the third information with the information tag. The processing center defines the placement position of the lithium battery according to the information tag. When the lithium battery power is greater than a preset threshold and the surface is undamaged, it is placed in different positions in the first discharge box (501) according to the positive and negative terminals of the lithium battery. When the lithium battery power is greater than a preset threshold and the surface is damaged, it is placed in the second discharge box (601). When the lithium battery power is less than a preset threshold and the surface is damaged, it is placed in the second discharge box (601). When the lithium battery power is less than a preset threshold and the surface is undamaged, it is placed in the recycling box.

3. The waste lithium battery processing equipment as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The centering detection fixture (101) includes: a fixed plate (103), a positioning plate (104) detachably connected to the fixed plate (103), and a movable detection plate (105) that slides in contact with the fixed plate (103); the fixed plate (103) is fixedly connected to a movable block (102) on the flow line (100), the positioning plate (104) is provided with a receiving cavity (106) for accommodating a lithium battery, and a contact electrode plate is fixedly connected to the movable detection plate (105), and the contact electrode plate is electrically connected to a power sensor.

4. The waste lithium battery processing equipment as described in claim 3, characterized in that: An installation plate (107) is fixedly installed on the flow line (100), a guide plate (108) is fixedly installed on the installation plate (107), a movable column (110) is slidably installed on the fixed plate (103), one end of the guide plate (108) is set as an inclined guide section (109), and the end of the movable detection plate (105) is inclined.

5. The waste lithium battery processing equipment as described in claim 4, characterized in that: A stopper (111) is integrally connected to the movable column (110), and a first spring (112) is sleeved on the movable column (110). The first spring (112) pushes the stopper (111) outward. A fixing member (113) is integrally connected to the fixing plate (103), and the fixing member (113) is bent.

6. The waste lithium battery processing equipment as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The handling assembly includes a handling robot (402), a handling cylinder (403) mounted on the handling robot (402), and a material handling fixture (404) mounted on the handling cylinder (403).

7. The waste lithium battery processing equipment as described in claim 6, characterized in that: The first discharge box (501) has a first placement plate (503) and a second placement plate (504) fixedly installed inside. Both sides of the first placement plate (503) and the second placement plate (504) are provided with busbars (502). The surfaces of the first placement plate (503) and the second placement plate (504) are inclined.

8. The waste lithium battery processing equipment as described in claim 7, characterized in that: The first placement plate (503) and the second placement plate (504) are movably provided with a movable pusher (505) in the length direction. The movable pusher (505) has a pusher plate (506) and a limiting plate (507). The limiting plate (507) is parallel to the surface of the first placement plate (503) or the second placement plate (504).

9. The waste lithium battery processing equipment as described in claim 8, characterized in that: The movable pusher (505) is fixedly installed on the movable frame (508), and a top rod (509) is fixedly installed on the movable frame (508). A positioning ring (510) is fixedly installed inside the first discharge box (501). A movable rod (511) is slidably provided inside the positioning ring (510). A contact (512) is fixedly installed at one end of the movable rod (511), and a protrusion (513) is provided at the other end of the movable rod (511). The protrusion (513) is made of elastic material.

10. The waste lithium battery processing equipment as described in claim 9, characterized in that: A movable ring (514) is fixedly connected to the movable rod (511), and a hinge rod (515) is hinged to the movable ring (514). A connecting plate (516) is hinged to one end of the hinge rod (515), and a busbar (502) is fixedly installed on the connecting plate (516).

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