Automatic lubricating device, sliding rail mechanism and material taking equipment

The automatic lubrication device addresses the inefficiencies of manual lubrication by controlling lubricant discharge through air pressure, enhancing safety and reducing waste in battery manufacturing.

CN222180844UActive Publication Date: 2024-12-17TONGWEI SOLAR ENERGY (CHENGDU) CO LID
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Application Number
CN202420428766.9
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-03-05
Publication Date
2024-12-17
Estimated Expiration
2034-03-05

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Technical Problem

Manual lubrication of slide rail devices in battery manufacturing is time-consuming, labor-intensive, poses safety risks, and lacks control over lubricant application, leading to waste and contamination.

Method used

An automatic lubrication device with an oil dripping hopper, microporous film, and valve component that controls lubricant discharge through air pressure, reducing manual intervention and ensuring precise application.

Benefits of technology

Automates lubrication, saving labor, reducing safety risks, and minimizing lubricant waste and contamination, while maintaining equipment functionality.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses an automatic lubricating device, a sliding rail mechanism and material taking equipment. The utility model discloses an automatic lubricating device which comprises a lubricating component and a valve component. The lubricating component comprises an oil dripping hopper and a microporous film. The oil dripping hopper is used for being installed on a sliding piece of equipment to be lubricated. The oil dripping hopper comprises a containing cavity used for containing lubricating oil, a discharging hole communicated with the containing cavity and an air inlet hole communicated with the containing cavity. The microporous film is arranged in the containing cavity and covers the discharging hole. And the discharge hole is externally connected with an air source through an air inlet pipeline. The valve component is installed on an air inlet pipeline connected with an external air source. The automatic lubricating device is simple and practical in structure, suitable for actual production, capable of achieving automatic lubricating oil adding and less in manual participation, the labor cost is saved to a great extent, the production risk of operators is reduced, the lubricating oil adding amount is easy to control, and pollution to a machine table and the ground is reduced or avoided.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of photovoltaics, in particular to an automatic lubrication device, a slide rail mechanism and material taking equipment. Background Art

[0002] In the battery manufacturing industry, battery cells need to be transported and transferred during the production process of various materials, semi-finished products, and finished products. The transportation and transmission of the above objects are generally completed by slide rail devices. For example, in the screen process, the loader transfers the battery cells to the printer for front and back electrode printing, oven drying, curing and other process steps to complete the production of battery cells. Then, the battery cells are loaded to the sorting and testing machine through the loader for efficiency, color, high voltage, low voltage and other sorting processes. After one hundred pieces are filled, they enter the unloading box of the grading machine and are finally sent to the quality department for inspection and storage. At present, the screen process uses slide rail devices in the front and rear stations of the oven and the printer. During the production process, the slide rail device needs to continuously move back and forth. Long-term back and forth movement can easily cause mechanical wear of the slide rail device. Therefore, it is necessary to manually add lubricating oil to lubricate the slide rail device to ensure the normal use of the slide rail device. In traditional technology, the slide rail device needs to be manually lubricated during daily use, which is time-consuming and laborious. During the lubrication process, the operator needs to reach into the bottom of the machine to operate, which involves certain risks. In addition, the amount of lubricant applied cannot be controlled when the lubricant is added manually. If too much is applied, raw materials will be wasted, and excess lubricant will drip and contaminate the countertop and the ground, making the lubricant difficult to clean. Utility Model Content

[0003] Based on this, it is necessary to provide an automatic lubrication device. The automatic lubrication device of the utility model has a simple and practical structure, is suitable for actual production, can realize automatic addition of lubricating oil, has little manual participation, greatly saves labor costs, reduces production risks of operators, and the amount of lubricating oil added is easy to control, reducing or avoiding pollution to the machine and the ground.

[0004] An embodiment of the present application provides an automatic lubrication device.

[0005] An automatic lubrication device comprises a lubrication component and a valve component, wherein the lubrication component comprises an oil dripping hopper and a microporous film, wherein the oil dripping hopper is used to be installed on a sliding part of a device to be lubricated, the oil dripping hopper comprises a accommodating chamber for accommodating lubricating oil, a discharge hole communicated with the accommodating chamber, and an air inlet communicated with the accommodating chamber, the microporous film is arranged in the accommodating chamber and covers the discharge hole, the discharge hole is used to connect to an external air source through an air inlet pipe, and the valve component is installed on an air inlet pipe connected to the external air source.

[0006] In some embodiments, the bottom of the oil dripping hopper is funnel-shaped, and the discharge hole is arranged at the bottom of the oil dripping hopper.

[0007] In some of the embodiments, the oil dripping funnel further comprises a feed port connected to the accommodating cavity, and a sealing cover which can be opened and closed is provided at the feed port.

[0008] In some of the embodiments, the valve component can control the air intake amount by switching, and can display the real-time air pressure value.

[0009] In some embodiments, the automatic lubrication device further comprises a multi-way valve, the number of the lubrication components is multiple, the multiple lubrication components are respectively connected to the multi-way valve, and the multi-way valve is connected to an external air source through an air intake pipe.

[0010] In some embodiments, the automatic lubrication device further includes a pressure relief valve, which is installed on the oil dripping bucket and is used to discharge excess gas in the accommodating chamber to maintain the internal pressure of the accommodating chamber.

[0011] In some embodiments, the microporous membrane is a PTFE membrane.

[0012] In some embodiments, the automatic lubrication device further comprises a fixing component, wherein the fixing component is mounted on an outer wall of the oil dripping hopper, and the fixing component is used to achieve installation and fixing of the oil dripping hopper on a sliding part of the equipment to be lubricated.

[0013] An embodiment of the present application also provides a slide rail mechanism.

[0014] A slide rail mechanism comprises a guide rail, a sliding member and an automatic lubricating device, wherein the sliding member is slidably connected to the guide rail, an oil dripping hopper of the automatic lubricating device is mounted and fixed on the sliding member, and a discharge hole of the oil dripping hopper faces the guide rail.

[0015] An embodiment of the present application also provides a material taking device.

[0016] A material taking device comprises a clamp and a slide rail mechanism, wherein the clamp is installed on a sliding part of the slide rail mechanism and is used for clamping materials.

[0017] The above automatic lubrication device has a simple and practical structure and can be applied to various mechanical structures in actual production. It can realize automatic addition of lubricating oil to mechanical structures such as slide rails, with less manual participation, greatly saving labor costs and reducing production risks for operators. The amount of lubricating oil added is easy to control, reducing or avoiding pollution to the machine and the ground. When the above automatic lubrication device is in use, the discharge of the oil drip bucket can be realized by controlling the pressure of the valve component. When oil drip lubrication is required, the pressure of the oil drip bucket content cavity is increased through the valve component, so that the lubricating oil in the cavity can drip out from the discharge hole through the microporous film. When lubrication is not required, the pressure of the oil drip bucket content cavity is reduced through the valve component. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application, and those skilled in the art can obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative work.

[0019] In order to more completely understand the present application and its beneficial effects, the following description will be given in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. In the following description, the same reference numerals represent the same parts.

[0020] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of an automatic lubrication device according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0021] FIG2 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a pressure relief valve of an automatic lubrication device according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0022] FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a slide rail mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0023] Description of Reference Numerals

[0024] 10. Automatic lubrication device; 100. Lubrication component; 110. Oil drip bucket; 111. Discharge hole; 120. Microporous film; 200. Valve component; 300. Air intake pipe; 400. Multi-way valve; 500. Pressure relief valve; 600. Fixed component; 20. Removal equipment; 21. Clamp; 30. Slide mechanism; 31. Guide rail; 32. Sliding part. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] In order to make the above-mentioned purposes, features and advantages of the utility model more obvious and easy to understand, the specific implementation methods of the utility model are described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. In the following description, many specific details are set forth to facilitate a full understanding of the utility model. However, the utility model can be implemented in many other ways different from those described herein, and those skilled in the art can make similar improvements without violating the connotation of the utility model, so the utility model is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0026] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential" and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0027] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", "connected", "fixed" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements, unless otherwise clearly defined. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0028] In the present utility model, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, a first feature being "above" or "below" a second feature may mean that the first and second features are in direct contact, or the first and second features are in indirect contact through an intermediate medium. Moreover, a first feature being "above", "above" or "above" a second feature may mean that the first feature is directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. A first feature being "below", "below" or "below" a second feature may mean that the first feature is directly below or obliquely below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is lower in level than the second feature.

[0029] In the description of the present utility model, "several" means more than one, "many" means more than two, "greater than", "less than", "exceed" etc. are understood to exclude the number itself, and "above", "below", "within" etc. are understood to include the number itself. If there is a description of "first" or "second", it is only used to distinguish the technical features, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features or implicitly indicating the order of the indicated technical features.

[0030] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as those commonly understood by those skilled in the art in the technical field of the present invention. The terms used herein in the specification of the present invention are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention. The term "and / or" used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more related listed items.

[0031] The embodiment of the present application provides an automatic lubrication device 10 to solve at least one of the following problems: the time-consuming and labor-intensive problem of manually adding lubricating oil in the traditional technology; the need for operators to insert their hands into the bottom of the machine to operate during the lubrication process, which poses certain safety issues; and the inability to control the amount of lubricating oil applied when adding lubricating oil manually, which easily leads to waste of raw materials, and the dripping of excess lubricating oil, which is difficult to clean. The automatic lubrication device 10 will be described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0032] The automatic lubrication device 10 provided in the embodiment of the present application is exemplified as shown in FIG1 , which is a schematic diagram of the structure of the automatic lubrication device 10 provided in the embodiment of the present application. The automatic lubrication device 10 of the present application can be used to automatically add lubricating oil to mechanical mechanisms such as slide rail devices. It is not difficult to understand that the automatic lubrication device 10 of the present application can be adapted to mechanical structures that require long-term movement, and has a wide range of applications.

[0033] In order to more clearly illustrate the structure of the automatic lubricating device 10 , the automatic lubricating device 10 will be introduced below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0034] For example, please refer to FIG. 1, which is a schematic diagram of the structure of an automatic lubrication device 10 provided in an embodiment of the present application. An automatic lubrication device 10 includes a lubrication component 100 and a valve component 200. The lubrication component 100 includes an oil dripping bucket 110 and a microporous film 120. The oil dripping bucket 110 is used to be installed on the sliding member 32 of the equipment to be lubricated. The oil dripping bucket 110 includes a receiving chamber for receiving lubricating oil, a discharge hole 111 connected to the receiving chamber, and an air inlet connected to the receiving chamber. The microporous film 120 is arranged in the receiving chamber and covers the discharge hole 111. The microporous film 120 is used to discharge lubricating oil. When the pressure does not reach a preset value, the lubricating oil cannot pass through the microporous film 120. When the pressure value reaches and exceeds the preset value, the lubricating oil can be discharged through the microporous film 120. The discharge hole 111 is used to connect an external air source through an air intake pipe 300. The valve component 200 is installed on the air intake pipe 300 connected to the external air source.

[0035] When the automatic lubrication device 10 is in use, the discharge of the oil dripping bucket 110 can be realized by controlling the pressure of the valve component 200. When oil dripping lubrication is needed, the pressure of the chamber of the oil dripping bucket 110 is increased by the valve component 200, so that the lubricating oil in the chamber can drip out from the discharge hole 111 through the microporous film 120. When lubrication is not needed, the pressure of the chamber of the oil dripping bucket 110 can be reduced by the valve component 200. When lubricating, the operator does not need to reach into the bottom of the machine to add lubricating oil, but only needs to turn the switch on the top of the valve component 200, which saves time and effort and reduces the risk of mechanical injury.

[0036] In some of these embodiments, the valve member 200 may be a commercially available pneumatic valve.

[0037] In some embodiments, the bottom of the oil dripping funnel 110 is funnel-shaped, and the discharge hole 111 is disposed at the bottom of the oil dripping funnel 110 .

[0038] In some embodiments, the oil dripping funnel 110 further has a feed inlet connected to the accommodating cavity, and a sealing cover that can be opened and closed is provided at the feed inlet. Preferably, the sealing cover is threadedly connected to the oil dripping funnel 110.

[0039] In some embodiments, the valve component 200 can control the air intake through a switch, and can display the real-time air pressure value. The pressure gauge on the valve component 200 can display the state of the air flow, and the air intake size of the automatic lubrication device 10 can be controlled by the switch on the valve component 200. The present application can control the oil output according to the value indicated on the pressure gauge of the valve component 200, saving costs and not polluting the table.

[0040] In some embodiments, the automatic lubrication device 10 further includes a multi-way valve 400. There are multiple lubrication components 100, and the oil dripping funnels 110 of the multiple lubrication components 100 are respectively connected to the multi-way valve 400, and the multi-way valve 400 is connected to an external air source through an air intake pipe 300. For example, when there are two lubrication components 100, a three-way valve can be provided to achieve the connection of the two oil dripping funnels 110 with the external air source.

[0041] In some embodiments, FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the pressure relief valve 500 of the automatic lubrication device 10 of an embodiment of the utility model, and the automatic lubrication device 10 also includes the pressure relief valve 500. The pressure relief valve 500 is installed on the oil drip bucket 110, and the pressure relief valve 500 is used to discharge the excess gas in the accommodating chamber to maintain the internal pressure of the accommodating chamber. After the required lubricating oil is given, when the lubrication is stopped, the valve component 200 switch is closed, and the pressure relief valve 500 is opened, so that the gas in the accommodating chamber can be discharged, the internal pressure of the accommodating chamber is reduced, and the lubricating oil cannot penetrate the microporous film 120.

[0042] In some embodiments, the microporous membrane 120 is a PTFE membrane.

[0043] In some embodiments, the automatic lubrication device 10 further includes a fixing component 600. The fixing component 600 is mounted on the outer wall of the oil dripping bucket 110, and the fixing component 600 is used to fix the oil dripping bucket 110 on the sliding member 32 of the equipment to be lubricated.

[0044] An embodiment of the present application further provides a slide rail mechanism 30 .

[0045] Referring to FIG. 3 , FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a slide rail mechanism 30 according to an embodiment of the utility model, a slide rail mechanism 30, comprising a guide rail 31, a sliding member 32 and an automatic lubricating device 10, wherein the sliding member 32 is slidably connected to the guide rail 31, and an oil dripping bucket 110 of the automatic lubricating device 10 is mounted and fixed on the sliding member 32, and a discharge hole 111 of the oil dripping bucket 110 faces the guide rail 31. The automatic lubricating device 10 can solve the problem that the slide rail 32 is directly in contact with the guide rail 31 during the production process, causing wear and tear, and the slide rail needs to be manually lubricated by stopping the machine. The above-mentioned slide rail mechanism 30 can be used on various mechanical equipment and can realize the automatic lubrication function.

[0046] An embodiment of the present application further provides a material taking device 20 .

[0047] A material taking device 20 includes a clamp 21 and a slide rail mechanism 30. The clamp 21 is installed on a sliding member 32 of the slide rail mechanism 30. The clamp 21 is used to clamp materials.

[0048] In some of the embodiments, the gripper 21 may be a robot.

[0049] It is not difficult to understand that in other embodiments, the clamp 21 can also be a suction cup, an adhesive member or other mechanisms.

[0050] To sum up, the above-mentioned automatic lubrication device 10 has a simple and practical structure, is suitable for various mechanical structures in actual production, can realize automatic addition of lubricating oil, has little manual participation, saves labor costs to a great extent, reduces production risks for operators, and the amount of lubricating oil added is easy to control, reducing or avoiding pollution to the machine and the ground.

[0051] In the above embodiments, the description of each embodiment has its own emphasis. For parts that are not described in detail in a certain embodiment, reference can be made to the relevant descriptions of other embodiments.

[0052] The technical features of the above-described embodiments may be arbitrarily combined. To make the description concise, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-described embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.

[0053] The above-mentioned embodiments only express several implementation methods of the utility model, and the descriptions thereof are relatively specific and detailed, but they cannot be understood as limiting the scope of the patent of the utility model. It should be pointed out that, for ordinary technicians in this field, several variations and improvements can be made without departing from the concept of the utility model, and these all belong to the protection scope of the utility model. Therefore, the protection scope of the utility model patent shall be based on the attached claims.

Claims

1. An automatic lubrication device (10), characterized in that: The invention comprises a lubricating component (100) and a valve component (200), wherein the lubricating component (100) comprises an oil dripping hopper (110) and a microporous film (120), wherein the oil dripping hopper (110) is used to be installed on a sliding part (32) of a device to be lubricated, wherein the oil dripping hopper (110) comprises a receiving chamber for receiving lubricating oil, a discharge hole (111) connected to the receiving chamber, and an air inlet hole connected to the receiving chamber, wherein the microporous film (120) is arranged in the receiving chamber and covers the discharge hole (111), wherein the discharge hole (111) is used to connect to an external air source via an air inlet pipe (300), and wherein the valve component (200) is installed on an air inlet pipe (300) connected to the external air source.

2. The automatic lubrication device (10) according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom of the oil dripping hopper (110) is funnel-shaped, and the discharge hole (111) is arranged at the bottom of the oil dripping hopper (110).

3. The automatic lubrication device (10) according to claim 1, characterized in that: The oil dripping hopper (110) also has a feed inlet communicated with the accommodating cavity, and a sealing cover that can be opened and closed is provided at the feed inlet.

4. The automatic lubrication device (10) according to claim 1, characterized in that: The valve component (200) can control the air intake volume through a switch, and can display the real-time air pressure value.

5. The automatic lubrication device (10) according to claim 1, characterized in that: The automatic lubrication device (10) further comprises a multi-way valve (400), the number of the lubrication components (100) is multiple, the multiple lubrication components (100) are respectively connected to the multi-way valve (400), and the multi-way valve (400) is also connected to an external air source via an air intake pipe (300).

6. The automatic lubrication device (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: The automatic lubrication device (10) further comprises a pressure relief valve (500), wherein the pressure relief valve (500) is installed on the oil drip bucket (110), and the pressure relief valve (500) is used to discharge excess gas in the accommodating chamber to maintain the internal pressure of the accommodating chamber.

7. The automatic lubrication device (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: The microporous film (120) is a PTFE film.

8. The automatic lubrication device (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: The automatic lubrication device (10) further comprises a fixing component (600), wherein the fixing component (600) is mounted on the outer wall of the oil drip bucket (110), and the fixing component (600) is used to install and fix the oil drip bucket (110) on a sliding part (32) of the equipment to be lubricated.

9. A slide rail mechanism (30), characterized in that: The invention comprises a guide rail (31), a sliding member (32), and an automatic lubrication device (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the sliding member (32) is slidably connected to the guide rail (31), an oil dripping hopper (110) of the automatic lubrication device (10) is mounted and fixed on the sliding member (32), and a discharge hole (111) of the oil dripping hopper (110) faces the guide rail (31).

10. A material taking device (20), characterized in that: It comprises a clamp (21) and the slide rail mechanism (30) according to claim 9, wherein the clamp (21) is installed on a sliding member (32) of the slide rail mechanism (30), and the clamp (21) is used for clamping materials.