Lithium battery brace carousel arrangement transfer device

Abstract

The present application relates to lithium battery manufacturing equipment technical field, specifically to a kind of lithium battery brace carousel arrangement transfer device, including carousel mechanism, it includes support, main motor being connected to the lower portion of support, and the circular carousel being set on the top of support, circular carousel is connected to main motor output end and is driven by main motor and intermittent rotation;When main motor intermittent stop, the surface of circular carousel is circumferentially divided into feed area, arrangement area, cleaning area and discharge area;Arrangement mechanism, it is arranged above carousel mechanism, it includes fixedly connected to the support of support plate, fixedly connected on the arrangement cylinder of support plate, the push plate being connected to the telescopic end of arrangement cylinder, and the flexible pressure plate being fixed on the frame, push plate and flexible pressure plate are oppositely arranged;Utilize the circular carousel of intermittent rotation and integrate feed, arrangement, cleaning, discharge process in one, realize the continuous and compact of production process.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of lithium battery manufacturing equipment technology, and specifically to a lithium battery support turntable arrangement and transfer device. Background Technology

[0002] In automated lithium battery production, batteries are often placed inside specialized supports for circulation. Practice has shown that as these supports circulate on the production line, dust, debris, and other contaminants easily accumulate inside over time. These contaminants can adhere to the steel casing of subsequent batteries, leading to poor appearance or causing problems in later processes, thus becoming a potential factor affecting product yield.

[0003] In production, the organization of supports, the grabbing and transfer of batteries, and the cleaning of supports can be carried out in sections by independent cylinders, multi-axis robots and dedicated cleaning stations. This common solution requires each mechanism to be equipped with an independent power source and drive, and the central controller coordinates with multi-sensor feedback through complex programs. In particular, the cleaning process often requires setting independent operation time or adding parallel workstations, which makes it difficult to fully integrate into the main production cycle and becomes a bottleneck that limits the improvement of the overall line efficiency. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The purpose of this invention is to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art and provide a lithium battery support turntable arrangement and transfer device, which can realize automatic arrangement of supports, precise gripping and transfer of batteries, and synchronous cleaning of supports, and ensure synchronous reliability and efficient operation between each process at the mechanical level.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides the following technical solution:

[0006] A lithium battery support turntable arrangement and transfer device, comprising:

[0007] frame;

[0008] A turntable mechanism, mounted on the frame, is used to transport battery supports. It includes a support, a main motor connected below the support, and a circular turntable located above the top of the support. The circular turntable is connected to the output end of the main motor and is driven by the main motor to rotate intermittently. When the main motor stops intermittently, the surface of the circular turntable is divided into a feeding area, an arranging area, a cleaning area, and a discharging area along the circumference. The support has multiple through holes on its surface below the cleaning area that correspond one-to-one with the positioning positions of the battery supports.

[0009] An arranging mechanism is disposed above the turntable mechanism. It includes a support plate fixedly connected to the bracket, an arranging cylinder fixedly connected to the support plate, a push plate connected to the telescopic end of the arranging cylinder, and a flexible pressure plate fixed to the frame. The push plate and the flexible pressure plate are arranged opposite to each other and are used to push multiple battery supports in the arranging area on the circular turntable and arrange them in a row between the push plate and the flexible pressure plate.

[0010] A three-axis moving module is fixed on the frame;

[0011] A gripping mechanism is connected to and driven by the three-axis motion module to grip multiple battery supports arranged in a row.

[0012] The cleaning assembly, located below the circular turntable, includes a horizontal clamping plate and multiple vertically arranged negative pressure suction heads fixedly connected to the horizontal clamping plate. The negative pressure suction heads are externally connected to a negative pressure vacuum cleaner through flexible conduits.

[0013] The linkage component is used to drive the cleaning component upward when the main motor stops intermittently, so that the end of the negative pressure suction head passes through the through hole and extends into the pre-drilled hole at the bottom of the battery holder.

[0014] Preferably, the arrangement mechanism further includes a guide rail fixed to the bracket, a slider slidably connected to the guide rail, and a tail plate fixedly connected to the bracket. The flexible pressure plate is fixedly connected to the slider. A transverse guide hole is provided on the surface of the tail plate. A transverse guide rod is fixedly connected to the side of the flexible pressure plate facing the tail plate. The transverse guide rod slides through the transverse guide hole. A transverse spring is sleeved on the transverse guide rod. The two ends of the transverse spring abut against the surfaces of the flexible pressure plate and the tail plate respectively to prevent the flexible pressure plate from moving towards the tail plate. A transverse limiting end is fixedly connected to the end of the transverse guide rod. Arc-shaped slots adapted to the side shape of the battery support are provided on the side of the flexible pressure plate opposite to the push plate.

[0015] Preferably, the surface of the circular turntable is divided into twelve battery support positioning positions along the circumference, and the arrangement area can accommodate three battery supports at the same time; the flexible pressure plate is symmetrically arranged with the vertical plane coplanar with the central axis of the battery support located in the middle of the arrangement area and the central axis of the circular turntable as the boundary, and two transverse guide rods are symmetrically fixedly connected to the flexible pressure plate on the side facing the tail plate.

[0016] Preferably, the tail plate has a screw hole on its surface and a limit stud is threadedly connected thereto. The end of the limit stud abuts against the end face of the flexible pressure plate to limit the maximum stroke of the flexible pressure plate toward the tail plate.

[0017] Preferably, the linkage assembly includes a driving gear and a driven gear meshing with each other, the transmission ratio of the driving gear to the driven gear is 4:1; the driving gear is located directly below the circular turntable and coaxially connected to the output end of the main motor, the shaft end of the driven gear is rotatably connected to the bracket through a bearing seat; a push rod is fixedly connected to the surface of the driven gear, the horizontal clamping plate includes a plate body and a bent end fixedly connected to the end of the plate body, the lower surface of the bent end is inclined upward from the middle to both sides; a vertical guide hole is opened on the surface of the plate body, a vertical guide rod is fixedly connected to the lower surface of the top of the bracket, a vertical limiting end is fixedly connected to the end of the vertical guide rod, and a vertical spring is sleeved on the vertical guide rod; the vertical spring abuts against the plate body and the lower surface of the top of the bracket to prevent the plate body from moving upward; when the bent end moves above the push rod, the horizontal clamping plate is pushed upward by the push rod, causing the end of the negative pressure suction head to extend into the battery clamp.

[0018] Preferably, a counting disk is coaxially fixedly connected to the center of the upper surface of the turntable. The surface of the counting disk is evenly provided with a plurality of grooves that correspond one-to-one with the positions of the battery support. An infrared counter is also fixedly connected to the support plate. The transmitting end and receiving end of the infrared counter are respectively disposed on the upper and lower surfaces of the counting disk. When the groove rotates to the space between the transmitting end and the receiving end of the infrared counter, the receiving end receives the light signal emitted by the transmitting end and is triggered.

[0019] Preferably, the gripping mechanism includes a lifting plate connected to a three-axis moving module, multiple vertical moving modules fixed to the lifting plate, and multiple pneumatic grippers connected to each of the vertical moving modules, wherein the multiple pneumatic grippers are arranged at linear intervals.

[0020] Preferably, a first sensor is installed on the lifting plate. The first sensor is a proximity switch or a photoelectric sensor, used to detect whether there is an obstruction in the movement path of the pneumatic gripper. A second sensor is provided inside the pneumatic gripper. The second sensor is a magnetic switch, which is installed between the two gripping arms of the pneumatic gripper, used to detect whether the gripping arms have moved to the clamping position.

[0021] This invention provides a lithium battery support turntable arrangement and transfer device. It has the following advantages:

[0022] In this invention, the feeding, arranging, cleaning, and discharging processes are integrated into one unit using an intermittently rotating circular turntable, achieving a continuous and compact production process. The arranging mechanism, through the combination of spring buffering and rigid pushing, ensures the neatness and adaptability of the support arrangement. The cleaning component is mechanically coupled to the circular turntable drive shaft via a gear pair with a fixed transmission ratio and an eccentric push rod, enabling the cleaning action to be completed synchronously within the intermittent time of the turntable's indexing rotation. This achieves zero-time synchronous cleaning without relying on additional independent drives and complex electrical control synchronization, significantly improving reliability. This invention also reuses the main motor power, simplifying the overall structure. In this invention, an infrared counter and counting disk are used for precise positioning of the turntable station, and a first sensor detects obstacles, while a second sensor confirms the grasping status. Attached Figure Description

[0023] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the turntable mechanism and the arrangement mechanism of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 3 for Figure 2 The left view;

[0026] Figure 4 for Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the structure from a frontal viewpoint;

[0027] Figure 5 for Figure 2 A top-down perspective view;

[0028] Figure 6 This is a structural diagram of the linkage component and the cleaning component;

[0029] Figure 7 for Figure 1 A magnified view of part A in the middle;

[0030] Figure 8 for Figure 4 A magnified view of part B in the middle section;

[0031] In the diagram: 1. Frame; 2. Turntable mechanism; 21. Support; 22. Main motor; 23. Circular turntable; 231. Feeding area; 232. Arranging area; 233. Cleaning area; 234. Discharge area; 24. Through hole; 3. Arranging mechanism; 31. Support plate; 32. Arranging cylinder; 33. Push plate; 34. Flexible pressure plate; 35. Guide rail; 36. Slider; 37. Tail plate; 371. Transverse guide hole; 38. Transverse guide rod; 39. Transverse spring; 310. Transverse limiting end; 311. Limiting stud; 4. Three axes 5. Moving module; 51. Gripping mechanism; 52. Lifting plate; 53. Vertical moving module; 54. Pneumatic gripper; 55. First sensor; 56. Second sensor; 6. Cleaning component; 61. Horizontal clamping plate; 611. Plate body; 6111. Vertical guide hole; 612. Bending end; 62. Negative pressure suction head; 7. Linkage component; 71. Driving gear; 72. Driven gear; 73. Top rod; 74. Vertical limit end; 75. Vertical spring; 76. Vertical guide rod; 8. Counting disk; 81. Wire groove; 9. Infrared counter. Detailed Implementation

[0032] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0033] Please see Figures 1 to 8 This embodiment provides a lithium battery support turntable arrangement and transfer device, which includes a frame 1, a turntable mechanism 2, an arrangement mechanism 3, a three-axis moving module 4, a gripping mechanism 5, a cleaning component 6, and a linkage component 7.

[0034] The frame 1 serves as the support frame for the entire device, providing a mounting base for other functional components.

[0035] The turntable mechanism 2 is fixedly mounted on the frame 1 and is used to intermittently transport battery holders carrying lithium batteries. It mainly includes a support 21, a main motor 22, and a circular turntable 23. The support 21 is fixed to the frame 1. The main motor 22 is mounted below the support 21 via a motor mount, and its output shaft extends vertically upwards. The circular turntable 23 is located above the top of the support 21 and is coaxially connected to the output end of the main motor 22 via a coupling, driven by the main motor 22 to perform precise intermittent rotational motion. The upper surface of the circular turntable 23 has twelve stations for positioning and placing the battery holders. When the main motor 22 drives the circular turntable 23 to rotate 1 / 4 revolution and stop once, the surface of the circular turntable 23 is divided circumferentially into four functional areas: a feeding area 231, an arranging area 232, a cleaning area 233, and a discharging area 234. The arrangement area 232 simultaneously accommodates three battery holders carrying lithium batteries. The bracket 21 has multiple through holes 24 below the cleaning area 233, and the through holes 24 are coaxially corresponding to the positioning positions of the battery holders.

[0036] The aligning mechanism 3 is positioned above the turntable mechanism 2 and is used to push and align the three battery supports located in the aligning area 232 so that the subsequent gripping mechanism 5 can uniformly remove the lithium batteries on them. This mechanism includes a support plate 31, an aligning cylinder 32, a push plate 33, a flexible pressure plate 34, guide rails 35, sliders 36, a tail plate 37, a transverse guide rod 38, a transverse spring 39, and a limiting stud 311. The support plate 31 is fixedly connected to the bracket 21. The aligning cylinder 32 is fixed to the support plate 31 via a cylinder mounting seat, with its telescopic rod horizontally facing the aligning area 232. The push plate 33 is fixedly connected to the end of the telescopic rod of the aligning cylinder 32. On the other side of the circular turntable 23, two parallel guide rails 35 are fixed to the bracket 21 by bolts, and sliders 36 are slidably connected to the guide rails 35. The flexible pressure plate 34 is fixedly mounted on these two sliders 36 via a connecting plate, so that it is positioned opposite to the push plate 33. Both the push plate 33 and the flexible bearing plate 34 have arc-shaped slots on their opposite sides that are adapted to the cylindrical side of the battery support.

[0037] The tail plate 37 is fixedly connected to the bracket 21 and is located on the side of the flexible pressure plate 34 facing away from the push plate 33. Two transverse guide holes 371 are formed on the surface of the tail plate 37. Two transverse guide rods 38 are symmetrically fixedly connected to the side of the flexible pressure plate 34 facing the tail plate 37, and these two transverse guide rods 38 slide through the corresponding transverse guide holes 371. Each transverse guide rod 38 is fitted with a transverse spring 39, the two ends of which abut against the side of the flexible pressure plate 34 and the surface of the tail plate 37, respectively, and their elasticity always prevents the flexible pressure plate 34 from moving towards the tail plate 37. A transverse limiting end 310 is fixed to the end of each transverse guide rod 38 to prevent it from dislodging from the transverse guide hole 371. In addition, the tail plate 37 is also threaded with a limiting stud 311. By screwing the limiting stud 311, its end can be made to abut against the end face of the flexible pressure plate 34, thereby limiting the maximum stroke of the flexible pressure plate 34 in the direction of the tail plate 37, and realizing fine adjustment of the stroke of battery supports of different sizes.

[0038] The three-axis moving module 4 is fixedly mounted on the frame 1 via its base, located on one side of the turntable mechanism 2. The gripping mechanism 5 is connected to the end effector of the three-axis moving module 4 and can move precisely in three-dimensional space under its three-axis linkage drive. The gripping mechanism 5 includes a lifting plate 51, a vertical moving module 52, a pneumatic gripper 53, a first sensor 54, and a second sensor 55. The lifting plate 51 is fixedly connected to the Z-axis slider of the three-axis moving module 4. Three vertical moving modules 52 (such as small electric cylinders, pneumatic cylinders, or linear modules) are mounted side by side on the lifting plate 51. Each vertical moving module 52 has a pneumatic gripper 53 installed at the end of its telescopic rod. The three pneumatic grippers 53 are arranged in a straight line at intervals, corresponding one-to-one with the lithium battery positions on the three battery supports after alignment with the arrangement area 232. A first sensor 54 is installed on the lifting plate 51. In this embodiment, a photoelectric sensor is used to detect whether there are obstacles in the path of the gripping mechanism 5 during its movement. When an obstacle is detected, the vertical moving module 52 drives the pneumatic gripper 53 to move upward and retract, thereby avoiding the obstacle. A second sensor 55 is installed inside each of the two gripping arms of each pneumatic gripper 53. In this embodiment, a magnetic switch is used to detect whether the gripping arms of the pneumatic gripper 53 have moved to the predetermined clamping position, thereby confirming whether the lithium battery has been reliably gripped.

[0039] The cleaning component 6 is located below the circular turntable 23 and is used to clean the interior of the empty battery holder in the cleaning area 233, where the lithium battery has been removed. It includes a horizontal clamping plate 61 and multiple negative pressure suction heads 62. The horizontal clamping plate 61 includes a rectangular plate body 611 and a bent end 612 fixed to one end of the plate body 611. The lower surface of the bent end 612 is inclined upwards from the center to both sides. Multiple vertically arranged negative pressure suction heads 62 are fixedly installed on the plate body 611, and the number and position of the negative pressure suction heads 62 correspond to the battery holder through holes 24 in the cleaning area 233. The negative pressure suction heads 62 are externally connected to a negative pressure vacuum cleaner (not shown in the figure) through flexible conduits (not shown in the figure). Two vertical guide holes 6111 are formed on the plate body 611.

[0040] The linkage component 7 is used to convert the rotational motion of the main motor 22 into the periodic lifting motion of the cleaning component 6. It includes a drive gear 71, a driven gear 72, a push rod 73, a vertical limiting end 74, a vertical spring 75, and a vertical guide rod 76. The drive gear 71 is located directly below the circular turntable 23 and is coaxially fixedly connected to the output shaft of the main motor 22. The driven gear 72 is rotatably connected to the bracket 21 via a bearing seat and meshes with the drive gear 71. In this embodiment, the number of teeth or transmission ratio of the drive gear 71 to the driven gear 72 is designed to be 4:1, meaning that for every 1 / 4 revolution the drive gear 71 drives the circular turntable 23, the driven gear 72 rotates exactly one full revolution. A push rod 73 is eccentrically fixedly connected to the upper surface of the driven gear 72.

[0041] Two vertical guide rods 76 are fixedly connected to the lower top surface of the bracket 21. These two vertical guide rods 76 are slidably inserted into the two vertical guide holes 6111 of the plate 611. The lower end of each vertical guide rod 76 is fixed with a vertical limiting end 74 to prevent the horizontal clamping plate 61 from disengaging. A vertical spring 75 is fitted on each vertical guide rod 76. The upper end of the vertical spring 75 abuts against the lower top surface of the bracket 21, and the lower end abuts against the upper surface of the plate 611. Its elastic force always resists the upward movement of the horizontal clamping plate 61, keeping it in the lower limit position when not in the lifting state.

[0042] To achieve precise counting and positioning control of the turntable stations, a counting disk 8 is coaxially fixedly connected to the center of the upper surface of the circular turntable 23. Twelve grooves 81 are evenly distributed around the side of the counting disk 8, each corresponding to one of the twelve battery support stations on the circular turntable 23. An infrared counter 9 is fixedly installed on the support plate 31 of the arrangement mechanism 3, with its transmitter and receiver located on the upper and lower sides of the counting disk 8, respectively. When the counting disk 8 rotates with the circular turntable 23, the grooves 81 on it pass through the detection beam of the infrared counter 9, and the receiver receives the light emitted by the transmitter, generating a pulse signal. By accumulating this pulse signal, the controller can accurately determine the number of stations the circular turntable 23 has rotated, and, combined with the driver signal of the main motor 22, achieve precise indexing and stopping control of the turntable.

[0043] In this invention, all actuators and sensing units are controlled collaboratively by a central computer controller. The arrangement cylinder 32, main motor 22, three-axis moving module 4 and its drive motor, vertical moving module 52, pneumatic gripper 53, first sensor 54, second sensor 55, and infrared counter 9 are all connected to the central controller via electrical circuits. Based on the pulse signal from the infrared counter 9 and its internal program, the central controller comprehensively processes the feedback signals from each sensor and sequentially issues drive commands to the main motor 22, each cylinder, and the motor, thereby coordinating the start and stop timing of the turntable indexing, support arrangement, battery gripping and transfer, and cleaning actions, achieving fully automated and integrated cyclical operation of the entire device.

[0044] Working principle:

[0045] Initially, battery holders carrying lithium batteries are fed into the feeding area 231 of the circular turntable 23 by an external conveyor belt. The main motor 22 starts, driving the circular turntable 23 to rotate intermittently in a set direction. The main motor 22 stops whenever a battery holder carrying lithium batteries reaches the arrangement area 232.

[0046] Once all three battery holders carrying lithium batteries have entered the arrangement area 232, the arrangement cylinder 32 actuates, pushing the pusher plate 33 towards the flexible pressure plate 34. The pusher plate 33 contacts and pushes the three battery holders together, causing them to slide towards the flexible pressure plate 34. Under the pushing force of the battery holders, the flexible pressure plate 34 retracts along the guide rail 35 via the slider 36, simultaneously compressing the transverse spring 39 on the transverse guide rod 38. Under the rebound force of the transverse spring 39, the three battery holders are tightly clamped between the pusher plate 33 and the arc-shaped groove of the flexible pressure plate 34, completing the neat arrangement. The limiting stud 311 ensures the consistency of the arrangement stroke.

[0047] After the arrangement process is completed, the three-axis moving module 4 drives the gripping mechanism 5 to move above the arrangement area 232. Then, the three vertical moving modules 52 descend synchronously, causing the three pneumatic grippers 53 to align with the lithium batteries on one of the arranged battery holders. The pneumatic grippers 53 close, clamping and removing the lithium batteries, and the second sensor 55 sends a signal to confirm the clamping. Then, the vertical moving modules 52 rise, and the three-axis moving module 4 transfers the gripping mechanism 5 and the gripped lithium batteries to the next process. At this point, the three battery holders in the arrangement area 232 are in an unloaded state.

[0048] While the gripping mechanism 5 grips the lithium battery, the main motor 22 drives the circular turntable 23 to rotate 1 / 4 turn. At this time, the new carrier located in the feeding area 231 enters the arranging area 232; the empty battery holders that were originally in the arranging area 232 and whose lithium batteries have been removed rotate to the cleaning area 233; while the empty battery holders located in the cleaning area 233, which have been cleaned in the previous cycle, rotate to the discharge area 234 and are sent out by the external conveyor belt to re-enter the large production line for reuse.

[0049] When the circular turntable 23 rotates 1 / 4 turn, the driven gear 72 rotates exactly one full turn through the 4:1 gear transmission. The eccentric push rod 73 fixed to the driven gear 72 also rotates one full turn. Since the lower surface of the bent end 612 is an inclined plane that slopes upward from the middle to both sides, when the upper end of the rotating push rod 73 moves to contact the middle area of ​​the lower surface of the bent end 612, it will push the bent end 612 upward. The horizontal clamp 61 overcomes the elastic force of the vertical spring 75 and slides upward along the vertical guide rod 76, thereby driving all the negative pressure suction heads 62 on it to rise synchronously to the highest point. At this time, the top of the negative pressure suction head 62 just passes through the through hole 24 of the corresponding station of the cleaning area 233 on the circular turntable 23 and extends into the pre-drilled hole at the bottom of the empty battery holder located at that station. The external negative pressure vacuum cleaner continues to work, using the negative pressure nozzle 62 to remove any dust, debris, or other residue that may remain inside the empty battery holder after the lithium battery has been removed, thus completing the cleaning process. As the driven gear 72 continues to rotate, the top rod 73 disengages from the middle of the bent end 612, and the cleaning component 6 returns to its original position and descends under the action of the vertical spring 75, causing the negative pressure nozzle 62 to retract from the battery holder and the through hole 24.

[0050] This invention's linkage component mechanically couples the cleaning action with the rotary table's indexing rotation through a fixed transmission ratio of the gear pair and a fixed phase of the push rod, ensuring absolute synchronization between the cleaning operation and the arrival time of the workstation in the cleaning area. This design reuses the main motor's power, completing the entire cleaning cycle during the intervals of the rotary table's rotation, eliminating the need for a separate drive unit and simplifying the structure. Simultaneously, the cleaning process runs completely parallel to the main processes such as loading, arranging, and gripping, achieving zero-time integration of the cleaning process and significantly improving the overall equipment's reliability, compactness, and production efficiency.

[0051] It should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as "first" and "second" are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Furthermore, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes said element.

[0052] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, and are not intended to limit it. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that modifications can still be made to the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or equivalent substitutions can be made to some of the technical features. Such modifications or substitutions do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. A lithium battery support turntable arrangement and transfer device, characterized in that, include: frame; A turntable mechanism, mounted on the frame, is used to transport battery supports. It includes a support, a main motor connected below the support, and a circular turntable located above the top of the support. The circular turntable is connected to the output end of the main motor and is driven by the main motor to rotate intermittently. When the main motor stops intermittently, the surface of the circular turntable is divided into a feeding area, an arranging area, a cleaning area, and a discharging area along the circumference. The support has multiple through holes on its surface below the cleaning area that correspond one-to-one with the positioning positions of the battery supports. An arranging mechanism is disposed above the turntable mechanism. It includes a support plate fixedly connected to the bracket, an arranging cylinder fixedly connected to the support plate, a push plate connected to the telescopic end of the arranging cylinder, and a flexible pressure plate fixed to the frame. The push plate and the flexible pressure plate are arranged opposite to each other and are used to push multiple battery supports in the arranging area on the circular turntable and arrange them in a row between the push plate and the flexible pressure plate. A three-axis moving module is fixed on the frame; A gripping mechanism is connected to and driven by the three-axis motion module to grip multiple battery supports arranged in a row. The cleaning assembly, located below the circular turntable, includes a horizontal clamping plate and multiple vertically arranged negative pressure suction heads fixedly connected to the horizontal clamping plate. The negative pressure suction heads are externally connected to a negative pressure vacuum cleaner through flexible conduits. The linkage component is used to drive the cleaning component upward when the main motor stops intermittently, so that the end of the negative pressure suction head passes through the through hole and extends into the pre-drilled hole at the bottom of the battery holder.

2. The lithium battery support turntable arrangement and transfer device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The arrangement mechanism also includes a guide rail fixed to the bracket, a slider slidably connected to the guide rail, and a tail plate fixedly connected to the bracket. The flexible pressure plate is fixedly connected to the slider. A transverse guide hole is provided on the surface of the tail plate. A transverse guide rod is fixedly connected to the side of the flexible pressure plate facing the tail plate. The transverse guide rod slides through the transverse guide hole. A transverse spring is sleeved on the transverse guide rod. The two ends of the transverse spring abut against the surfaces of the flexible pressure plate and the tail plate respectively to prevent the flexible pressure plate from moving towards the tail plate. A transverse limiting end is fixedly connected to the end of the transverse guide rod. Arc-shaped slots adapted to the side shape of the battery support are provided on the side of the flexible pressure plate opposite to the push plate.

3. The lithium battery support turntable arrangement and transfer device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The surface of the circular turntable is divided into twelve battery support positioning positions along the circumference, and the arrangement area can accommodate three battery supports at the same time. The flexible pressure plate is symmetrically arranged with the vertical plane that is coplanar with the central axis of the battery support located in the middle of the arrangement area and the central axis of the circular turntable as the boundary, and two transverse guide rods are symmetrically fixedly connected to the flexible pressure plate on the side facing the tail plate.

4. A lithium battery support turntable arrangement and transfer device according to claim 3, characterized in that, The tail plate has a screw hole on its surface and a limit stud is threadedly connected to it. The end of the limit stud abuts against the end face of the flexible pressure plate to limit the maximum stroke of the flexible pressure plate toward the tail plate.

5. A lithium battery support turntable arrangement and transfer device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The linkage assembly includes a driving gear and a driven gear that mesh with each other, with a transmission ratio of 4:

1. The driving gear is located directly below the circular turntable and coaxially connected to the output end of the main motor. The shaft end of the driven gear is rotatably connected to the bracket via a bearing seat. A push rod is fixedly connected to the surface of the driven gear. The horizontal clamping plate includes a plate body and a bent end fixedly connected to the end of the plate body. The lower surface of the bent end is inclined upward from the middle to both sides. A vertical guide hole is opened on the surface of the plate body. A vertical guide rod is fixedly connected to the lower surface of the top of the bracket. A vertical limiting end is fixedly connected to the end of the vertical guide rod. A vertical spring is sleeved on the vertical guide rod. The vertical spring abuts against the plate body and the lower surface of the top of the bracket to prevent the plate body from moving upward. When the bent end moves above the push rod, the horizontal clamping plate is pushed upward by the push rod, causing the end of the negative pressure suction head to extend into the battery clamp.

6. A lithium battery support turntable arrangement and transfer device according to claim 1, characterized in that, A counting disk is coaxially fixedly connected to the center of the upper surface of the turntable. Several grooves corresponding to the positions of the battery support are evenly opened around the surface of the counting disk. An infrared counter is also fixedly connected to the support plate. The transmitting end and receiving end of the infrared counter are respectively set on the upper and lower surfaces of the counting disk. When the groove rotates between the transmitting end and the receiving end of the infrared counter, the receiving end receives the light signal emitted by the transmitting end and is triggered.

7. A lithium battery support turntable arrangement and transfer device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The gripping mechanism includes a lifting plate connected to a three-axis moving module, multiple vertical moving modules fixed to the lifting plate, and multiple pneumatic grippers connected to each of the vertical moving modules. The multiple pneumatic grippers are arranged in a straight line at intervals.

8. A lithium battery support turntable arrangement and transfer device according to claim 7, characterized in that, A first sensor, which is a proximity switch or a photoelectric sensor, is installed on the lifting plate to detect whether there is an obstruction in the movement path of the pneumatic gripper. A second sensor, which is a magnetic switch, is installed between the two gripping arms of the pneumatic gripper to detect whether the gripping arms have moved to the clamping position.

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