Automatic groove entering device for lead-acid storage battery

Abstract

The invention discloses an automatic lead-acid storage battery groove entering device, and belongs to the technical field of lead-acid storage battery production. In order to solve the problem that when an existing product enters a groove through a cluster, the cluster is prone to being damaged due to sliding type insertion of the cluster, the following technical scheme is provided, the device comprises a conveying mechanism, a supporting frame is arranged on the conveying mechanism, and a guide mechanism and a transverse driving assembly are installed on the supporting frame. The guide mechanism is arranged to replace a traditional guide structure, the guide assembly used for restraining and guiding the cluster is in an open state at the beginning when the cluster enters the groove in cooperation with the material taking mechanism, and the cluster can be conveniently put in; when the cluster enters the groove, the extrusion pieces arranged on the guide assemblies apply force to the corresponding guide assemblies, so that the guide assemblies are driven to be closed, the cluster entering the guide assemblies is extruded and restrained, the movable rollers are arranged on the guide plates in the guide assemblies, and therefore the bottom ends of the two sides of the cluster are prevented from being extruded and abraded in the process that the cluster enters the groove.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of lead-acid battery production technology, specifically an automatic lead-acid battery loading device. Background Technology

[0002] A lead-acid battery consists of a battery case, battery cover, electrode group, electrolyte, terminals, and other components. The electrode group is composed of alternating positive and negative plates and separators. The separators are placed between the positive and negative plates to prevent short circuits. Lugs are located above the positive and negative plates. These lugs are welded together to form a positive busbar and positive terminal, and a negative busbar and negative terminal, used to collect and conduct current. Figure 13 As shown, during the manufacturing process of lead-acid batteries, electrode groups need to be placed into battery cases. Because the side plates of the electrode group, along with their outer separators, naturally warp outwards, significant friction occurs between the corners of the side separators and the upper edge of the battery case during placement. This causes wear and even tearing of the side separator corners, posing a quality risk to the electrode groups. This not only significantly impacts the quality of battery assembly but also necessitates specialized personnel to inspect the quality of the electrode groups after placement, increasing the workload of the operators.

[0003] A Chinese patent with authorization announcement number CN221447227U discloses a tooling for inserting lead-acid battery electrode groups into a slot, which relates to the field of lead-acid battery manufacturing technology. The tooling includes an electrode group gripper mechanism, a left guide plate, a right guide plate, a left guide plate push rod, a right guide plate push rod, a push-pull cylinder, a left guide plate push rod connecting plate, and a right guide plate push rod connecting plate.

[0004] The technical solution in the aforementioned patent document configures a guide platform inside the existing guide plate, thereby utilizing the inclined surface of the guide platform to tighten the cluster and slide it into the battery compartment during the cluster entry process. However, this method still uses sliding friction to enter the compartment during the cluster entry process, which means that the bottom ends on both sides of the cluster still need to bear a large force, posing a significant risk of damage. Furthermore, the existing guide structure used to assist the cluster entry is controlled by a separate drive structure, which not only increases the manufacturing cost of the equipment but also places high demands on the programming of the control system. Summary of the Invention

[0005] To overcome the aforementioned deficiencies of the prior art, this invention provides an automatic lead-acid battery loading device. By replacing the traditional guide structure with a guide mechanism, and in conjunction with a material handling mechanism, the guide component used to constrain and guide the battery clusters is initially in an open state when the clusters are loaded into the tank, facilitating their placement. As the material handling robot in the material handling mechanism continues to move downwards, the pressing component on it applies force to the corresponding guide component, thereby driving the guide component to close and compress and constrain the battery clusters entering it. Furthermore, the guide plate in the guide component is equipped with a large number of movable rollers, thus avoiding not only the compression and wear on the bottom sides of the battery clusters during their descent into the tank, but also replacing sliding with rolling, further reducing the risk of wear during battery loading and solving the problems mentioned in the background art.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides the following technical solution: An automatic lead-acid battery loading device includes a conveying mechanism, a support frame on the conveying mechanism, a guide mechanism and a lateral drive assembly mounted on the support frame, wherein the guide mechanism is located directly above the conveying mechanism, the lateral drive assembly is located above the guide mechanism, a displacement plate is movably connected to the lateral drive assembly, an electric push rod and a force-applying component are mounted on the displacement plate, wherein a material-grabbing mechanism is mounted at the output end of the electric push rod for clamping clusters, and the force-applying component and the guide mechanism are in movable contact. The guiding mechanism includes side frames, lifting components, fixed rods, movable frames, guide components, and threaded rods. There are two side frames, symmetrically arranged on the support frame. There are also two lifting components, each movably arranged on a corresponding side frame. The fixed rods and movable frames are symmetrically distributed on the two lifting components. There are also two threaded rods, each located at both ends of the fixed rod and threadedly connected to the movable frame. There are multiple guide components, linearly distributed laterally between the fixed rods and the movable frames. The electric push rod includes two parts, which are symmetrically arranged on the top of the displacement plate. The force-applying parts also include two parts, which are respectively fixedly connected to the bottom two sides of the displacement plate by bolts, and the force-applying parts are in contact with the lifting assembly.

[0007] As a further embodiment of the present invention, the conveying mechanism includes a conveying component, a driving component, and a carrying component, wherein the driving component is used for the operation of the conveying component, and the carrying component includes multiple components equidistantly arranged on the conveying component for supporting the battery tank to be assembled. The conveying assembly includes symmetrically arranged side plates, with support legs bolted to the outer walls at both ends of each side plate. Ribs are provided between the two symmetrical support legs, and a drive roller assembly is provided between the two side plates. The drive roller assembly includes two drive rollers, which are symmetrically distributed left and right. The two ends of the drive rollers pass through the corresponding side plates and support legs, respectively. A conveyor belt connects the two drive rollers, and multiple load-bearing components are equidistantly arranged on the conveyor belt. The drive assembly includes a driven gear, a driving gear, and a motor. The driven gear is located at the rear end of the right-side transmission roller. The driving gear is located below the driven gear and meshes with it. The motor is located behind the driving gear and is fixedly connected to it. A support frame is also installed at the rear end of the motor. The support frame is fixedly connected to the corresponding support leg by bolts.

[0008] As a further embodiment of the present invention, the bearing assembly includes a base plate disposed on the outer surface of the conveyor belt, a bearing plate being bolted onto the base plate, a receiving groove for placing a battery compartment being formed on the top shell wall of the bearing plate, and sliding grooves located on the bearing plate being formed on both sides of the receiving groove, a bidirectional lead screw being rotatably connected in each sliding groove, two guide posts being threaded onto the bidirectional lead screw, a swing arm being rotatably connected to the top of each guide post, an integrated plate being movably connected to the top of the two swing arms, and an abutment plate for abutting the battery compartment being bolted onto the top of the integrated plate.

[0009] As a further embodiment of the present invention, the support frame includes an L-shaped plate and a bending plate. There are two L-shaped plates, which are symmetrically arranged on the conveying assembly. There are also two bending plates, which are symmetrically arranged between the two L-shaped plates. Each L-shaped plate has a slide rail installed on its top inner wall by bolts. Each slide rail is slidably connected to a sliding sleeve. The two ends of the displacement plate are respectively fixedly connected to the corresponding sliding sleeve by bolts. The lateral drive assembly includes a second motor that is bolted to the outer wall of the front bending plate. A one-way lead screw is installed at the output end of the second motor. The rear end of the one-way lead screw passes through the rear bending plate. The displacement plate is threadedly connected to the one-way lead screw.

[0010] As a further embodiment of the present invention, the material handling mechanism includes a base component, two electric push rods and a material handling robot. The base component includes a horizontal plate located below the displacement plate and fixedly connected to the output ends of the two electric push rods. The horizontal plate has rectangular notches symmetrically arranged on the left and right sides, and each rectangular notch is slidably connected to a mounting plate. Both ends of the bottom of the base component are integrally provided with protrusions. The electric push rod 2 includes two parts, which are respectively provided on the inner side of the corresponding protrusions, and the output end of the electric push rod 2 is fixedly connected to the corresponding mounting plate. The material handling robot includes three parts, arranged horizontally in a linear pattern below the base component. The middle material handling robot is mounted on the bottom shell wall of the horizontal plate, while the two side material handling robots are respectively mounted on their respective mounting plates.

[0011] As a further embodiment of the present invention, the material handling robot includes a hanger, a longitudinal thrust cylinder, a gripper cylinder, and an extrusion component. The hanger is mounted on a base component, and the longitudinal thrust cylinder, gripper cylinder, and extrusion component are all mounted on the hanger. The extrusion component includes two components, which are symmetrically distributed on the hanger. The extrusion component is in sliding contact with the corresponding guide component.

[0012] As a further embodiment of the present invention, the lifting assembly includes symmetrical holes on the side frame, each hole is movably connected to a round rod, the top ends of the two round rods are jointly mounted on a top plate, a contact rod is provided at the top center of the top of the top plate, and a ball is rotatably connected to the top end of the contact rod, and a return spring located on the corresponding round rod is sleeved between the side frame and the top plate. The bottom ends of the two round rods are respectively set on the corresponding fixed rod and movable frame.

[0013] As a further embodiment of the present invention, the movable frame includes a square bar, an L-shaped rod, and a rotating component. There are two L-shaped rods, located at both ends of the square bar, and there are also two rotating components, which are used for connecting the corresponding L-shaped rods and the square bar. The rotating component includes an end plate assembly and a limiting component. The end plate assembly includes an end plate one, an end plate two, a positioning ring, a drive shaft, and a sliding rod. The end plate one is integrally disposed at the end of the square bar, and the end plate two is integrally disposed at the end of the L-shaped rod. There are two positioning rings, which are respectively disposed on the outer shell walls of the end plate one and the end plate two. The end plate one and the end plate two are rotatably connected by the drive shaft. The inner wall of the end plate two has two arc-shaped guide grooves. There are also two sliding rods, which are respectively disposed on the inner wall of the end plate one and are slidably connected with the corresponding arc-shaped guide grooves. The two positioning rings are locked together by the limiting component.

[0014] As a further embodiment of the present invention, the guide assembly includes a support base and a guide plate, wherein there are two support bases, which are respectively movably connected to the fixed rod and the movable frame, and there are also two guide plates, which are respectively located between the two support bases; The support base includes a movable sleeve, on which sub-frames are symmetrically slidably connected. Each sub-frame has a single-sided wedge installed on its outer shell wall. The single-sided wedge is in sliding contact with the extruder. A bidirectional spring telescopic rod for automatic reset is also provided between the two sub-frames. There are two bidirectional spring telescopic rods, located above and below the movable sleeve, respectively.

[0015] As a further embodiment of the present invention, the guide plate includes a guide plate with multiple rectangular through slots longitudinally linearly formed thereon. Each rectangular through slot is rotatably connected to a movable roller. An insert is also provided on the front outer wall of the guide plate, which is movably inserted into the corresponding sub-frame. The guide plate and the rear sub-frame are fixedly connected by bolts.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are: By replacing the traditional guide structure with a guide mechanism, and in conjunction with the material handling mechanism, the guide component used to constrain and guide the cluster is initially in an open state when the cluster enters the tank. This facilitates the continuous downward movement of the material handling robot in the material handling mechanism. The extrusion components configured on the robot apply force to the corresponding guide component, thereby driving the guide component to close and compress and constrain the cluster entering it. Furthermore, the guide plate in the guide component is equipped with a large number of movable rollers, which not only avoids the compression and wear on the bottom sides of the cluster during its downward movement into the tank, but also uses rolling instead of sliding during the cluster's entry into the tank, further reducing the risk of wear when the cluster enters the tank.

[0017] By using force-applying components on the material handling mechanism, when the material handling mechanism completes the picking up of the cluster and moves it above the battery compartment, the force-applying components exert pressure on the guide mechanism, causing it to move passively downwards, thereby pressing and positioning the corresponding battery compartment. Then, the operation of the material handling robot in the material handling mechanism drives the pressing component to move, thereby further adjusting the guide mechanism and realizing the automatic insertion of the cluster into the battery compartment. By replacing the traditional drive structure with mechanics, not only is the manufacturing cost of the equipment reduced, but the editing difficulty of the control system is also further reduced, ensuring the stable operation of the equipment.

[0018] The movable frame in the guiding mechanism can be laterally displaced and flipped for adjustment, thereby enabling quick-release adjustment of the guide plate in the upper guiding assembly, further facilitating maintenance of the guide plate and its movable rollers. Attached Figure Description

[0019] Figure 1 A three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of an automatic lead-acid battery loading device; Figure 2 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the conveying mechanism structure; Figure 3 for Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the load-bearing component structure; Figure 4 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the guiding mechanism structure; Figure 5 for Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the structure viewed from the side; Figure 6for Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the movable frame and guide assembly structure; Figure 7 for Figure 6 A magnified schematic diagram of the local structure at point A; Figure 8 for Figure 6 A magnified schematic diagram of the local structure at point B; Figure 9 for Figure 6 A schematic diagram of the axial side view structure; Figure 10 for Figure 9 A magnified schematic diagram of the local structure at point C; Figure 11 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the support frame and material handling mechanism; Figure 12 for Figure 11 A schematic diagram of the structure viewed from below; Figure 13 This is a schematic diagram of a conventional automatic lead-acid battery loading device.

[0020] In the diagram: 1. Conveying mechanism; 11. Conveying assembly; 12. Drive assembly; 121. Driven gear; 122. Drive gear; 123. Motor 1; 13. Bearing assembly; 131. Bearing plate; 132. Double-acting lead screw; 133. Swing arm; 134. Integration plate; 135. Contact plate; 2. Support frame; 3. Guide mechanism; 31. Side frame; 32. Lifting assembly; 321. Round rod; 322. Top plate; 323. Contact rod; 33. Fixed rod; 34. Movable frame; 341. 342. Square bar; 343. L-shaped bar; 344. End plate assembly; 345. Limiting component; 35. Guide assembly; 356. Moving sleeve; 357. Sub-frame; 358. Single-sided wedge block; 359. Two-way spring telescopic rod; 350. Guide plate; 36. Threaded rod; 4. Lateral drive assembly; 5. Displacement plate; 6. Electric push rod one; 7. Material handling mechanism; 71. Base component; 72. Electric push rod two; 73. Hanger; 74. Longitudinal push cylinder; 75. Gripper cylinder; 76. Extrusion component; 8. Force application component. Detailed Implementation

[0021] Please see Figure 1 In this embodiment of the invention, an automatic lead-acid battery loading device includes a conveying mechanism 1, a support frame 2 is provided on the conveying mechanism 1, and a guide mechanism 3 and a lateral drive component 4 are installed on the support frame 2. The guide mechanism 3 is located directly above the conveying mechanism 1, and the lateral drive component 4 is located above the guide mechanism 3. The configuration of the guide mechanism 3 is used to guide and constrain the loading of the battery cluster into the tank. A displacement plate 5 is movably connected to the transverse drive assembly 4. An electric push rod 6 and a force application component 8 are provided on the displacement plate 5. The output end of the electric push rod 6 is equipped with a material picking mechanism 7, which is used to clamp the cluster. The force application component 8 is in movable contact with the guide mechanism 3. After the material handling mechanism 7 picks up the material from the previous process, it carries the cluster to be transferred along with the displacement plate 5 while the horizontal drive component 4 is running, so that the cluster can be installed into the battery compartment. Please see Figure 1 , Figure 4 and Figure 5 In this embodiment of the invention, the guide mechanism 3 includes a side frame 31, a lifting assembly 32, a fixed rod 33, a movable frame 34, a guide assembly 35, and a threaded rod 36. There are two side frames 31, which are symmetrically arranged on the support frame 2. There are also two lifting assemblies 32, which are movably arranged on the corresponding side frames 31. The fixed rod 33 and the movable frame 34 are symmetrically distributed on the two lifting assemblies 32. There are also two threaded rods 36, which are respectively arranged at both ends of the fixed rod 33 and are threadedly connected to the movable frame 34. The threaded rods 36 are configured to achieve a locking combination between the fixed rod 33 and the movable frame 34, so that they form a stable whole, thereby ensuring the stability of the movement of each guide assembly 35 when the two lifting assemblies 32 are lifting. The guide assembly 35 includes multiple components, which are laterally linearly distributed between the fixed rod 33 and the movable frame 34. The guide assembly 35 is movably connected to the fixed rod 33 and also movably connected to the movable frame 34, so that the guide assembly 35 moves synchronously with the movement of both. The electric push rod 6 includes two parts, which are symmetrically arranged on the top of the displacement plate 5. The force application component 8 also includes two parts, which are fixedly connected to the bottom sides of the displacement plate 5 by bolts. The force application component 8 is in contact with the lifting component 32, so that when the displacement plate 5 moves back and forth, it drives the force application component 8 to move synchronously. The two force application components 8 contact the corresponding lifting component 32 respectively, apply force to it, and make it move. The force-applying component 8 consists of a straight plate and a wedge-shaped frame. The straight plate is fixedly connected to the top of the wedge-shaped frame and is fixedly connected to the displacement plate 5 by bolts.

[0022] Please see Figures 1-3 In this embodiment of the invention, the conveying mechanism 1 includes a conveying component 11, a driving component 12, and a carrying component 13. The driving component 12 is used to operate the conveying component 11, and the carrying component 13 includes multiple components that are equidistantly arranged on the conveying component 11 to support the battery tank to be assembled. The conveying assembly 11 includes symmetrically arranged side plates. Each side plate has a support leg bolted to its outer wall at both ends. Ribs are arranged between the two symmetrical support legs. The arrangement of the ribs further improves the stability of the support legs in supporting the conveying assembly 11. A drive roller assembly is provided between the two side plates. The drive roller assembly includes two drive rollers, which are symmetrically distributed on the left and right. The two ends of the drive rollers pass through the corresponding side plates and support legs respectively. A conveyor belt is connected between the two drive rollers. Multiple load-bearing components 13 are equidistantly arranged on the conveyor belt. The drive rollers drive the conveyor belt, thereby causing the multiple load-bearing components 13 arranged on it to be displaced and adjusted accordingly. The drive assembly 12 includes a driven gear 121, a driving gear 122, and a motor 123. The driven gear 121 is located at the rear end of the right transmission roller. The driving gear 122 is located below the driven gear 121 and meshes with the driven gear 121 for transmission. The motor 123 is located behind the driving gear 122 and is fixedly connected to the driving gear 122. A support frame is also installed at the rear end of the motor 123. The support frame is fixedly connected to the corresponding support leg by bolts. The total number of teeth of the driving gear 122 is less than the total number of teeth of the driven gear 121. Therefore, the driven gear 121 will only rotate once when the motor 123 drives the driving gear 122 to rotate multiple times. This achieves deceleration of the conveying component 11 and improves the positional accuracy of the displacement of each load-bearing component 13 on it.

[0023] The carrier assembly 13 includes a base plate disposed on the outer surface of the conveyor belt. A carrier plate 131 is bolted to the base plate. A receiving groove for placing a battery compartment is opened on the top shell wall of the carrier plate 131. A sliding groove is opened on both sides of the receiving groove on the carrier plate 131. A bidirectional lead screw 132 is rotatably connected in each sliding groove. Two guide posts are threaded on the bidirectional lead screw 132. A swing arm 133 is rotatably connected to the top of each guide post. An integrated plate 134 is movably connected to the top of the two swing arms 133. An abutment plate 135 for abutting the battery compartment is bolted to the top of the integrated plate 134. By adjusting the bidirectional lead screw 132, the guide column connected to its threaded connection is linearly displaced. When the guide column moves linearly, the swing arm 133 connected to it moves accordingly, which in turn causes the integrated plate 134 to drive the contact plate 135 to adjust its displacement in the receiving groove, thereby enabling it to limit the position of battery boxes of various specifications and improve the applicability of the product. The vertical interface of the contact plate 135 has an L-shaped structure, and a soft pad is provided on the outer wall of its vertical part. This reduces damage to the battery compartment when it is clamped, and facilitates the insertion and removal of the battery compartment on the support assembly 13.

[0024] The support frame 2 includes an L-shaped plate and a bending plate. There are two L-shaped plates, which are symmetrically arranged on the conveying assembly 11. There are also two bending plates, which are symmetrically arranged between the two L-shaped plates. Each L-shaped plate has a slide rail installed on its top inner wall by bolts. Each slide rail is slidably connected to a sliding sleeve. The two ends of the displacement plate 5 are respectively fixed to the corresponding sliding sleeve by bolts. Therefore, when the lateral drive component 4 is running, it can drive the displacement plate 5 to make stable forward and backward displacement. The lateral drive assembly 4 includes a second motor that is bolted to the outer wall of the front bending plate. A one-way lead screw is installed at the output end of the second motor. The rear end of the one-way lead screw passes through the rear bending plate. The displacement plate 5 is threadedly connected to the one-way lead screw.

[0025] Please see Figure 1 , Figure 4 , Figure 11 and Figure 12 In this embodiment of the invention, the material handling mechanism 7 includes a base component 71, an electric push rod 72, and a material handling robot. The base component 71 includes a horizontal plate located below the displacement plate 5 and fixedly connected to the output ends of the two electric push rods 6. The horizontal plate has rectangular notches symmetrically arranged on the left and right sides, and each rectangular notch is slidably connected to a mounting plate. The operation of the electric push rods 6 drives the base component 71 to adjust its height. Both ends of the base component 71 are integrally provided with protrusions. There are two electric push rods 72, which are respectively provided on the inner side of the corresponding protrusions. The output end of the electric push rod 72 is fixedly connected to the corresponding mounting plate. The configuration of the electric push rod 72 can adjust the displacement of the corresponding mounting plate so that it corresponds to the guide component 35 in the guide mechanism 3 below. The material handling robot includes three parts, arranged horizontally and linearly below the base component 71. The middle material handling robot is set on the bottom shell wall of the horizontal plate, and the two side material handling robots are respectively set on the corresponding mounting plates. The displacement movement of the two side mounting plates is adjusted so that the corresponding material handling robot moves accordingly.

[0026] The material handling robot includes a hanger 73, a longitudinal thrust cylinder 74, a gripper cylinder 75, and an extrusion component 76. The hanger 73 is mounted on the base 71, and the longitudinal thrust cylinder 74, gripper cylinder 75, and extrusion component 76 are all mounted on the hanger 73. There are two extrusion components 76, which are symmetrically distributed on the hanger 73. The extrusion component 76 has sliding contact with the corresponding guide component 35. When the electric push rod 6 drives the displacement plate 5 to move, if the extrusion component 76 is directly above the guide component 35, the extrusion component 76 moves downward and contacts the single-sided wedge block 353 of the support seat in the guide component 35, and extrudes it, thereby adjusting the guide plate 355.

[0027] Please see Figures 4-10 In this embodiment of the invention, the lifting assembly 32 includes symmetrical holes on the side frame 31. A round rod 321 is movably connected in each hole. A top plate 322 is installed at the top of the two round rods 321. A contact rod 323 is provided at the top center of the top of the top plate 322. A ball bearing is also rotatably connected to the top of the contact rod 323. A return spring located on the corresponding round rod 321 is sleeved between the side frame 31 and the top plate 322. The bottom ends of the two round rods 321 are respectively set on the corresponding fixed rods 33 and movable frames 34; When the force-applying component 8 is displaced, the inclined surface of the wedge-shaped block in the force-applying component 8 contacts the ball at the top of the contact rod 323. As the force-applying component 8 continues to displace, the lifting assembly 32 is moved downward under force, compressing the return spring, thereby driving the fixed rod 33 and the movable frame 34 to move.

[0028] The movable frame 34 includes a square bar 341, an L-shaped rod 342 and a rotating component. There are two L-shaped rods 342, which are located at both ends of the square bar 341. There are also two rotating components, which are used for connecting the corresponding L-shaped rods 342 and the square bar 341. The L-shaped rod 342 has a movable groove, and a movable block is slidably connected in the movable groove. The bottom end of the rear round rod 321 in the lifting assembly 32 is fixedly connected to the movable block, so that the movable frame 34 can be pushed backward for adjustment when the threaded rod 36 is disassembled. The rotating component includes an end plate assembly 343 and a limiting component 344. The end plate assembly 343 includes an end plate one, an end plate two, a positioning ring, a drive shaft, and a sliding rod. The end plate one is integrally disposed at the end of the square bar 341, and the end plate two is integrally disposed at the end of the L-shaped bar 342. There are two positioning rings, which are respectively disposed on the outer shell walls of the end plate one and the end plate two. The end plate one and the end plate two are rotatably connected by the drive shaft. The inner wall of the end plate two has two arc-shaped guide grooves. There are also two sliding rods, which are respectively disposed on the inner wall of the end plate one and are slidably connected with the corresponding arc-shaped guide grooves. The two positioning rings are locked together by the limiting component 344. When it is necessary to disassemble and maintain the guide plate 355 in the guide assembly 35, first disassemble and install the two threaded rods 36. Then, push the movable frame 34 to make the two guide plates 355 in each guide assembly 35 slide away from the front support seat. Next, remove the limiting piece 344 in each rotating part so that it is no longer connected to the two positioning rings. At this time, the square bar 341 can be rotated and adjusted, so that the guide plates 355 on it can be adjusted at the same angle. Disassemble and maintain them respectively. When reassembling after maintenance, rotate the square bar 341 in the opposite direction. After locking the end plate group 343 again through the limiting piece 344, pull the movable frame 34 forward. The guide plates 355 on it will automatically insert into the front support seat to ensure the stability of the guide plate 355 assembly. Finally, lock the two threaded rods 36 again.

[0029] The guide assembly 35 includes a support base and a guide plate 355. There are two support bases, which are movably connected to the fixed rod 33 and the movable frame 34 respectively. There are also two guide plates 355, which are located between the two support bases respectively. The gap between the two guide plates 355 forms a constraint channel for cluster deployment. The support base includes a movable sleeve 351, on which a sub-frame 352 is symmetrically slidably connected. A single-sided wedge 353 is installed on the outer shell wall of each sub-frame 352. The single-sided wedge 353 is in sliding contact with the extrusion piece 76. A bidirectional spring telescopic rod 354 for automatic reset is also provided between the two sub-frames 352. There are two bidirectional spring telescopic rods 354, located above and below the movable sleeve 351, respectively. The movable sleeve 351 of the front support seat is slidably assembled on the fixed rod 33 and can be limited and locked by the positioning bolt. The movable sleeve 351 of the rear support seat is slidably assembled on the square bar 341 of the movable frame 34 and can also be limited and locked by the positioning bolt.

[0030] The guide plate 355 includes a guide plate, on which multiple rectangular through slots are linearly opened in the longitudinal direction. Each rectangular through slot is rotatably connected to a movable roller. An insert is also provided on the front outer wall of the guide plate. The insert is movably inserted into the corresponding sub-frame 352. The guide plate and the rear sub-frame 352 are fixedly connected by bolts. The configuration of the movable rollers, with the guide plates 355 on both sides moving closer together to constrain the cluster, further facilitates the insertion of the cluster into the battery compartment.

[0031] The working principle of this invention is as follows: when assembling the cluster of batteries into the tank, the various bearing components 13 in the conveying mechanism 1 are first adjusted according to the specifications of the battery tank to be assembled, so that they can meet the specifications of the battery tank and ensure its stability during the moving and conveying process. After adjusting each load-bearing component 13, it is also necessary to make corresponding synchronous displacement adjustments to the corresponding guide component 35 in the guide mechanism 3 and the corresponding material handling robot in the material handling mechanism 7 so that they can meet the production requirements of the batteries to be assembled. When adjusting the guide assembly 35, the locking bolts are manually adjusted so that the guide assembly 35 can be displaced. The adjustment of the material handling robot is achieved by adjusting the corresponding electric push rod 72 in the material handling mechanism 7 through the external controller body. After the preparation is completed, the drive component 12 in the conveying mechanism 1 is started by the external controller. The motor 123 in the drive component 12 runs and drives the drive gear 122 to rotate. The drive gear 122 meshes with the driven gear 121, thereby causing the conveying component 11 to run and causing the multiple load-bearing components 13 set on it to adjust their displacement. At this time, the left end of the conveying mechanism 1 is used as the loading end. The battery tanks to be assembled are placed sequentially onto the leftmost bearing component 13 of the conveying mechanism 1 by an external robotic arm or manual labor. The right end of the conveying mechanism 1 is the unloading end. The battery tanks loaded with clusters are removed from the conveying mechanism 1 by an external robotic arm or manual labor and transferred to other production processes. When the battery pack to be assembled runs to the loading station, that is, directly below the center of the guide mechanism 3, the external controller body pauses the drive component 12. At this time, the external controller body starts the gripper cylinders 75 of each gripper in the material handling mechanism 7 to open, and simultaneously starts the electric push rod 6 to move down, so that each gripper moves down synchronously under the action of the base component 71, and then uses the gripper cylinders 75 to grip the cluster in the previous process. Then, the electric push rod 6 drives each gripper to move up and reset through the base component 71. At this time, each cluster held by the gripper moves up and thus gets away from the previous process. After the electric push rod 6 is reset, the program in the external controller body starts the transverse drive component 4, causing the displacement plate 5 to move forward. At this time, the electric push rod 6, the material picking mechanism 7 and the force application component 8 located on the displacement plate 5 move forward accordingly. As the two force-applying components 8 move forward, when they come into contact with the corresponding lifting components 32 on the guide mechanism 3, the force-applying components 8 continue to move forward, thereby applying pressure to each corresponding lifting component 32, causing the lifting component 32 to move downward, thereby driving the fixed rod 33 and the movable frame 34 to move downward. At this time, each guide component 35 on the fixed rod 33 and the movable frame 34 also moves downward. When the guide assembly 35 moves down to the maximum mileage, the bottom of the guide plate 355 in the guide assembly 35 will contact the top shell wall of the corresponding battery compartment and press it down, further ensuring the stability of the battery compartment during the cluster entry process. When the material handling mechanism 7 moves to the top of the guide mechanism 3 along with the displacement plate 5, the horizontal drive component 4 stops running, while the two electric push rods 6 start under the control of the external controller body, driving the base component 71 to move downward again. During the downward movement of the base component 71, each material handling robot on it will also carry the cluster it is holding to move downward. During the downward movement of the cluster, its bottom end will first enter each of the downward moving guide components 35. At this time, since each guide component 35 is in an open state, the cluster will not come into contact with the two guide plates 355 in the corresponding guide component 35 during the extension process. When the cluster enters the channel formed by the two guide plates 355 in the guide assembly 35, the continuous operation of the electric push rod 6 will cause the two extrusion pieces 76 mounted on the hanger 73 to contact the single-sided wedge block 353 in the corresponding support seat below, and extrude it during the downward movement. The single-sided wedge block 353 moves under force, causing the corresponding sub-frame 352 to move, that is, the two sub-frames 352 on the same support seat close together, compressing the bidirectional spring telescopic rod 354, thereby driving the two guide plates 355 to close together, and applying lateral force to constrain the cluster. Finally, after the electric push rod 6 reaches its maximum mileage, the gripper cylinder 75 releases its grip on the cluster, and the longitudinal push cylinder 74 operates, causing the cluster that has entered the guide assembly 35 to fall smoothly into the battery compartment below, thereby achieving automatic loading of the cluster into the compartment. After the cluster completes its insertion into the slot, the external controller body controls the longitudinal thrust cylinder 74, the electric push rod 6, and the transverse drive assembly 4 to run in reverse, thereby resetting the product and facilitating subsequent product assembly.

[0032] The above are merely preferred embodiments of the present invention, but the scope of protection of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any equivalent substitutions or modifications made by those skilled in the art within the scope of the technology disclosed in the present invention, based on the technical solution and inventive concept of the present invention, should be covered within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. An automatic lead-acid battery loading device, characterized in that: The system includes a conveying mechanism (1), on which a support frame (2) is provided. A guide mechanism (3) and a transverse drive assembly (4) are installed on the support frame (2). The guide mechanism (3) is located directly above the conveying mechanism (1), and the transverse drive assembly (4) is located above the guide mechanism (3). A displacement plate (5) is movably connected to the transverse drive assembly (4). An electric push rod (6) and a force-applying component (8) are provided on the displacement plate (5). A material-grabbing mechanism (7) is installed at the output end of the electric push rod (6). The material-grabbing mechanism (7) is used to clamp the cluster. The force-applying component (8) and the guide mechanism (3) are in active contact. The guide mechanism (3) includes a side frame (31), a lifting assembly (32), a fixed rod (33), a movable frame (34), a guide assembly (35), and a threaded rod (36). The side frame (31) includes two parts, which are symmetrically arranged on the support frame (2). The lifting assembly (32) also includes two parts, which are movably arranged on the corresponding side frame (31). The fixed rod (33) and the movable frame (34) are symmetrically distributed on the two lifting assemblies (32). The threaded rod (36) also includes two parts, which are respectively arranged at both ends of the fixed rod (33) and threadedly connected to the movable frame (34). The guide assembly (35) includes multiple parts, which are laterally linearly distributed between the fixed rod (33) and the movable frame (34). The electric push rod (6) includes two parts, which are symmetrically arranged on the top of the displacement plate (5). The force application component (8) also includes two parts, which are respectively fixedly connected to the bottom two sides of the displacement plate (5) by bolts, and the force application component (8) is in contact with the lifting assembly (32).

2. The automatic lead-acid battery loading device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The conveying mechanism (1) includes a conveying component (11), a driving component (12) and a carrying component (13). The driving component (12) is used for the operation of the conveying component (11). The carrying component (13) includes multiple components, which are equidistantly arranged on the conveying component (11) and are used to support the battery tank to be assembled. The conveying assembly (11) includes symmetrically arranged side plates. Each side plate has a support leg bolted to its outer wall at both ends. A rib is provided between the two symmetrically arranged support legs. A transmission roller group is provided between the two side plates. The transmission roller group includes two transmission rollers. The two transmission rollers are symmetrically distributed left and right. The two ends of the transmission rollers pass through the corresponding side plates and support legs respectively. A conveyor belt is connected between the two transmission rollers. Multiple load-bearing components (13) are equidistantly arranged on the conveyor belt. The drive assembly (12) includes a driven gear (121), a driving gear (122), and a motor (123). The driven gear (121) is located at the rear end of the transmission roller on the right side. The driving gear (122) is located below the driven gear (121) and meshes with the driven gear (121) for transmission. The motor (123) is located behind the driving gear (122) and is fixedly connected to the driving gear (122). The rear end of the motor (123) is also equipped with a support frame, and the support frame is fixedly connected to the corresponding support leg by bolts.

3. The automatic lead-acid battery loading device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The bearing assembly (13) includes a base plate disposed on the outer surface of the conveyor belt. A bearing plate (131) is bolted onto the base plate. A receiving groove for placing a battery compartment is opened on the top shell wall of the bearing plate (131). Slide grooves are opened on both sides of the receiving groove on the bearing plate (131). A bidirectional lead screw (132) is rotatably connected in each slide groove. Two guide posts are threaded onto the bidirectional lead screw (132). A swing arm (133) is rotatably connected to the top of each guide post. An integrated plate (134) is movably connected to the top of the two swing arms (133). An abutment plate (135) for abutting the battery compartment is bolted onto the top of the integrated plate (134).

4. The automatic lead-acid battery loading device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The support frame (2) includes an L-shaped plate and a bending plate. There are two L-shaped plates, which are symmetrically arranged on the conveying assembly (11). There are also two bending plates, which are symmetrically arranged between the two L-shaped plates. Each L-shaped plate has a slide rail installed on its top inner wall by bolts. Each slide rail is slidably connected to a sliding sleeve. The two ends of the displacement plate (5) are respectively fixedly connected to the corresponding sliding sleeve by bolts. The lateral drive assembly (4) includes a second motor that is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the front bending plate by bolts. A one-way lead screw is installed at the output end of the second motor. The rear end of the one-way lead screw passes through the bending plate on the rear side. The displacement plate (5) is threadedly connected to the one-way lead screw.

5. The automatic lead-acid battery loading device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The material handling mechanism (7) includes a base component (71), an electric push rod two (72) and a material handling robot. The base component (71) includes a horizontal plate, which is located below the displacement plate (5) and is fixedly connected to the output end of the two electric push rods one (6). The horizontal plate has rectangular notches symmetrically opened on the left and right sides, and each rectangular notch is slidably connected to an installation plate. Both ends of the bottom of the base component (71) are integrally provided with protrusions. The electric push rod (72) includes two parts, which are respectively provided on the inner side of the corresponding protrusions, and the output end of the electric push rod (72) is fixedly connected to the corresponding mounting plate. The material handling robot includes three, arranged horizontally in a linear pattern below the base component (71). The middle material handling robot is set on the bottom shell wall of the horizontal plate, and the two side material handling robots are respectively set on the corresponding mounting plates.

6. The automatic lead-acid battery loading device according to claim 5, characterized in that, The material handling robot includes a hanger (73), a longitudinal thrust cylinder (74), a gripper cylinder (75), and an extrusion component (76). The hanger (73) is mounted on a base component (71). The longitudinal thrust cylinder (74), the gripper cylinder (75), and the extrusion component (76) are all mounted on the hanger (73). There are two extrusion components (76), which are symmetrically distributed on the hanger (73). The extrusion component (76) slides in contact with the corresponding guide component (35).

7. The automatic lead-acid battery loading device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The lifting assembly (32) includes symmetrical holes on the side frame (31), each hole is movably connected to a round rod (321), the top ends of the two round rods (321) are jointly mounted on a top plate (322), a contact rod (323) is provided at the top center of the top plate (322), the top end of the contact rod (323) is also rotatably connected to a ball, and a return spring located on the corresponding round rod (321) is sleeved between the side frame (31) and the top plate (322); The bottom ends of the two round rods (321) are respectively set on the corresponding fixed rod (33) and movable frame (34).

8. The automatic lead-acid battery loading device according to claim 7, characterized in that, The movable frame (34) includes a square bar (341), an L-shaped rod (342) and a rotating component. There are two L-shaped rods (342), which are located at both ends of the square bar (341). There are also two rotating components, which are used for connecting the corresponding L-shaped rods (342) and the square bar (341). The rotating component includes an end plate assembly (343) and a limiting component (344). The end plate assembly (343) includes an end plate one, an end plate two, a positioning ring, a drive shaft, and a sliding rod. The end plate one is integrally disposed at the end of the square bar (341), and the end plate two is integrally disposed at the end of the L-shaped rod (342). There are two positioning rings, which are respectively disposed on the outer shell walls of the end plate one and the end plate two. The end plate one and the end plate two are rotatably connected by the drive shaft. Two arc-shaped guide grooves are opened on the inner wall of the end plate two. There are also two sliding rods, which are respectively disposed on the inner wall of the end plate one and are slidably connected with the corresponding arc-shaped guide grooves. The two positioning rings are locked together by the limiting component (344).

9. The automatic lead-acid battery loading device according to claim 6, characterized in that, The guide assembly (35) includes a support base and a guide plate (355). The support base includes two supports, which are movably connected to the fixed rod (33) and the movable frame (34) respectively. The guide plate (355) also includes two supports, which are located between the two support bases respectively. The support base includes a movable sleeve (351), on which a sub-frame (352) is symmetrically slidably connected. A single-sided wedge (353) is installed on the outer shell wall of each sub-frame (352). The single-sided wedge (353) slides in contact with the extruder (76). A bidirectional spring telescopic rod (354) for automatic reset is also provided between the two sub-frames (352). There are two bidirectional spring telescopic rods (354), which are located above and below the movable sleeve (351), respectively.

10. The automatic lead-acid battery loading device according to claim 9, characterized in that, The guide plate (355) includes a guide plate with multiple rectangular through slots longitudinally and linearly. Each rectangular through slot is rotatably connected to a movable roller. An insert is also provided on the front outer wall of the guide plate. The insert is movably connected to the corresponding sub-frame (352). The guide plate and the rear sub-frame (352) are fixedly connected by bolts.

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