Automatic processing equipment for cylindrical battery outer sleeve shell
By designing automatic processing equipment for cylindrical battery shells, the automatic assembly of battery cells and shells is achieved using components such as turntables, magnets and spiral tracks, solving the problem of low manual assembly efficiency in the existing technology, improving the degree of automation and reducing the degree of regulation Risks of human health.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202420925903.X
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-04-30
- Publication Date
- 2024-12-17
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-04-30
AI Technical Summary
In the prior art, the assembly of cylindrical battery case and battery cells mainly relies on manual operation, is inefficient and is not conducive to human health, and lacks automated processing equipment.
An automatic processing equipment for cylindrical battery jacket is designed, including a shell feeding mechanism, a battery cell feeding mechanism, a transplanting mechanism and a cutting track. It is positioned through a turntable, a drive motor, a magnet, a curved groove, a spiral track, and a straight line. Components such as guide rails and pressing components realize automatic assembly and unloading of battery cells and shells.
It realizes high automatic assembly of battery cells and shells, reduces manual participation, improves assembly efficiency, and reduces the risk of human health.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the field of battery processing equipment, in particular to an automatic processing device for cylindrical battery outer shells. Background Art
[0002] A battery is a cup, trough or other container or part of a composite container that contains electrolyte solution and metal electrodes to generate current. It is a device that can convert chemical energy into electrical energy. With the rapid development of technology, different batteries have been developed for different usage environments. Among them, cylindrical batteries are one of the most common batteries. Cylindrical batteries are generally equipped with a casing on the outside. At present, the combination of battery casings and batteries mainly relies on manual assembly, which is not only inefficient, but also easy to affect human health. Utility Model Content
[0003] In view of this, the utility model discloses an automatic processing device for cylindrical battery outer shells, which can automatically assemble battery cores and shells with a high degree of automation.
[0004] The utility model discloses an automatic processing device for cylindrical battery outer shells, comprising a shell feeding mechanism, a battery core feeding mechanism, a transplanting mechanism and a material unloading track, wherein the shell feeding mechanism and the battery core feeding mechanism are respectively arranged on one side of the transplanting mechanism, the shell feeding mechanism is used to move the shell to the transplanting mechanism, the battery core feeding mechanism is used to move the battery core into the shell of the transplanting mechanism to form a cylindrical battery, and the transplanting mechanism moves the cylindrical battery to the unloading track for unloading;
[0005] The transplanting mechanism includes a turntable and a driving motor. The driving motor can drive the turntable to rotate through a dividing instrument. A plurality of fixture grooves are evenly distributed on the circumference of the turntable. The sleeve moves into one of the fixture grooves and is positioned by a magnet.
[0006] Furthermore, the loading mechanism includes a loading assembly and a first loading assembly, wherein the loading assembly is used to move the horizontally placed shell to the first loading assembly and vertically place the shell with the opening facing upward, and the first loading assembly is used to move the shell with the opening facing upward to the fixture groove.
[0007] Furthermore, the unloading assembly includes an unloading bracket, an unloading plate, a thumbwheel, a thumbwheel motor and an unloading guide rail, the unloading plate is tilted, and the height of the unloading plate close to the thumbwheel is lower than the height of the end away from the thumbwheel; a transmission groove is provided on the unloading bracket, and the transmission end of the unloading plate is connected to the unloading guide rail through the transmission groove, and the thumbwheel can move the sleeve shells one by one from the unloading plate to the transmission groove, and then move them from the transmission groove to the unloading guide rail;
[0008] The dial motor can drive the dial to rotate, and the dial is provided with an arc groove corresponding to the housing;
[0009] The unloading guide rail can move the horizontally placed sleeve shell to be placed vertically with the opening facing upward during the guiding process.
[0010] Furthermore, the unloading guide rail includes a feed port and a discharge port, a spiral track is arranged between the feed port and the discharge port, the feed port is connected to the transmission groove, the sleeve is transmitted from the feed port by the spiral track to move the sleeve to be placed with the opening facing upward and continue to be transmitted by the discharge port, and the discharge port is connected to the first loading component.
[0011] Furthermore, the first loading assembly includes a linear guide rail, a conveyor belt and a driving device, the linear guide rail is located above the conveyor belt, the feed port is connected to the linear guide rail, the shell is in the linear guide rail and placed on the conveyor belt, and the conveyor belt can drive the shell to move along the linear guide rail; the transmission end of the linear guide rail is connected to one of the fixture slots.
[0012] Furthermore, the fixture groove is semicircular, and a magnet is embedded on the side wall of the fixture groove. The sleeve moves along the linear guide rail to the fixture groove and is positioned by adsorption of the magnet.
[0013] Furthermore, the battery cell loading mechanism includes a jig group, a transfer assembly and a pressing assembly. The transfer assembly is located between the jig group and the turntable, and the pressing assembly is located above the turntable. The jig group is used to carry the battery cell. The transfer assembly can move the battery cell to the top of the turntable, and the pressing assembly is used to press the battery cell on the transfer assembly into the shell at a preset position.
[0014] Furthermore, the transfer assembly includes a rotating cylinder, a clamping arm and a clamping finger cylinder, the two ends of the clamping arm are respectively connected to the rotating cylinder and the clamping finger cylinder, and the rotating cylinder can drive the clamping finger cylinder to rotate through the clamping arm to move the battery cell to the top of the turntable.
[0015] Furthermore, the pressing assembly includes a pressing bracket, a pressing cylinder, a pressing rod, and a guide tube. The guide tube is arranged above the turntable through the pressing bracket and corresponds to the preset fixture slot position. The transfer assembly can move the battery cell to the bottom of the guide tube, the pressing cylinder can drive the pressing rod to move in the vertical direction, and the bottom end of the pressing rod can pass through the guide tube to press the power supply into the casing.
[0016] Furthermore, the unloading track is arranged on one side of the turntable, one end of the unloading track extends into the top of the turntable, and a notch groove is arranged on the unloading track, and the side of the turntable can pass through the notch groove. The shell with the battery cell can enter the unloading track under the stopper of the unloading track and be transmitted one by one along the unloading track.
[0017] Compared with the prior art, the technical solution disclosed in the utility model has the following beneficial effects:
[0018] The casing loading mechanism is used to move the casing to the transplanting mechanism, the battery cell loading mechanism is used to move the battery cell into the casing of the transplanting mechanism to form a cylindrical battery, and the transplanting mechanism moves the cylindrical battery to the unloading guide rail for unloading. This structure realizes automatic matching of the battery cell and casing, with a high degree of automation and no need for manual participation. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0019] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the automatic processing equipment;
[0020] Figure 2 is a structural schematic diagram of the transplanting mechanism;
[0021] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of the casing feeding mechanism;
[0022] Figure 4 It is a structural diagram of the paddle wheel and the paddle wheel motor;
[0023] Figure 5 It is a structural schematic diagram of the blanking guide rail;
[0024] Figure 6 is a structural schematic diagram of a first feeding assembly;
[0025] Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the transfer component;
[0026] Figure 8 It is a structural schematic diagram of the pressing component;
[0027] Fig. 9 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the unloading track. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0028] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. It should be noted that when a component is considered to be "connected" to another component, it can be directly connected to another component, or there may be a central component at the same time. Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used in this article have the same meaning as those generally understood by technicians in the technical field of the utility model. It should also be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installation", "connection" and "connection" 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, an electrical connection, or a connection between the two components. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the utility model can be understood according to specific circumstances. The terms used in the specification of the utility model herein are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the utility model.
[0029] It should also be noted that in the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc., indicating the orientation or positional relationship, are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present invention. In addition, the terms "first", "second", and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.
[0030] like Figure 1 As shown, the utility model discloses an automatic processing device 100 for cylindrical battery outer shells, including a shell loading mechanism 20, a battery core loading mechanism 30, a transplanting mechanism 10 and a material unloading track 40, wherein the shell loading mechanism 20 and the battery core loading mechanism 30 are respectively arranged on one side of the transplanting mechanism 10, the shell loading mechanism 20 is used to move the shell to the transplanting mechanism 10, the battery core loading mechanism 30 is used to move the battery core into the shell of the transplanting mechanism 10 to form a cylindrical battery, and the transplanting mechanism 10 moves the cylindrical battery to the unloading track 40 for unloading. The above structure can realize the automatic assembly of the battery core and the shell, and the degree of automation is high.
[0031] like Figure 2As shown, further, the transplanting mechanism 10 includes a turntable 12 and a driving motor 13, and the driving motor 13 can drive the turntable 12 to rotate through a dividing instrument. A plurality of fixture slots 14 are evenly distributed on the circumference of the turntable 12, and the casing moves into one of the fixture slots 14 and is positioned by a magnet 15. Specifically, the turntable 12 is rotatably arranged on the working platform 11, and the driving motor 13 can drive the turntable 12 to rotate in one direction, so that the fixture slots 14 pass through the casing feeding mechanism 20, the battery cell feeding mechanism 30 and the unloading track 40 one by one.
[0032] like Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, the loading mechanism 20 includes a loading assembly 21 and a first loading assembly 22, wherein the loading assembly 21 is used to move the horizontally placed shell to the first loading assembly 22 and vertically place the shell with its opening facing upward, and the first loading assembly 22 is used to move the shell with its opening facing upward to the jig slot 14. Specifically, the unloading assembly 21 includes an unloading bracket 211, an unloading plate 212, a thumbwheel 214, a thumbwheel motor 215 and an unloading guide rail 216. The unloading plate 212 is tilted, and the height of the unloading plate 212 close to the thumbwheel 214 is lower than the height of the end away from the thumbwheel 214; a transmission groove 213 is provided on the unloading bracket 211, and the transmission end of the unloading plate 212 is connected to the unloading guide rail 216 through the transmission groove 213; the thumbwheel 214 can move the casings one by one from the unloading plate 212 to the transmission groove 213, and then move them from the transmission groove 213 to the unloading guide rail 216; the thumbwheel motor 215 can drive the thumbwheel 214 to rotate, and the thumbwheel 214 is provided with an arc groove 2141 corresponding to the casing; the unloading guide rail 216 can move the horizontally placed casing to be vertically placed with the opening facing upward during the guiding process. The arc groove 2141 is provided on the dial wheel 214 . When the dial wheel 214 rotates, the dial wheel 214 can drive the sleeves to enter the transmission groove 213 one by one through the arc groove 2141 .
[0033] like Figure 5As shown, the unloading guide rail 216 includes a feed port 2161 and a discharge port 2163, a spiral track 2162 is arranged between the feed port 2161 and the discharge port 2163, the feed port 2161 is connected to the transmission groove 213, the sleeve is transmitted from the feed port 2161 by the spiral track 2162 to move the sleeve to be placed with the opening facing upward and continue to be transmitted by the discharge port 2163, and the discharge port 2163 is connected to the first loading component 22. The first loading assembly 22 includes a linear guide rail 221, a conveyor belt 222, and a driving device 223. The linear guide rail 221 is located above the conveyor belt 222. The feed port 2163 is connected to the linear guide rail 221. The housing is placed in the linear guide rail 221 and on the conveyor belt 222. The conveyor belt 222 can drive the housing to move along the linear guide rail 221. The transmission end of the linear guide rail 221 is connected to one of the fixture slots 14. The driving device 223 can drive the conveyor belt 222 to rotate. In the present application, the driving device 223 includes a motor and a belt shaft corresponding to the conveyor belt 222.
[0034] The fixture groove 14 is semicircular, and a magnet 15 is embedded on the side wall of the fixture groove 14 . The sleeve moves along the linear guide rail 221 to the fixture groove 14 and is positioned by being adsorbed by the magnet 15 .
[0035] like Figure 1 As shown, further, the battery cell loading mechanism 30 includes a jig group 31, a transfer assembly 32 and a pressing assembly 33, the transfer assembly 32 is located between the jig group 31 and the turntable 12, the pressing assembly 33 is located above the turntable 12, the jig group 31 is used to carry the battery cell, the transfer assembly 32 can move the battery cell to above the turntable 12, and the pressing assembly 33 is used to press the battery cell on the transfer assembly 32 into the casing at a preset position.
[0036] like Figure 7 As shown, the transfer assembly 32 includes a rotating cylinder 321, a clamping arm 322 and a clamping finger cylinder 323. The two ends of the clamping arm 322 are respectively connected to the rotating cylinder 321 and the clamping finger cylinder 323. The rotating cylinder 321 can drive the clamping finger cylinder 323 to rotate through the clamping arm 322 to move the battery cell to the top of the turntable 12.
[0037] like Figure 8As shown, the pressing assembly 33 includes a pressing bracket 331, a pressing cylinder 332, a pressing rod 333, and a guide tube 334. The guide tube 334 is arranged above the turntable 12 through the pressing bracket 331 and corresponds to the position of the preset fixture slot 14. The transfer assembly 32 can move the battery cell to the bottom of the guide tube 334. The pressing cylinder 332 can drive the pressing rod 333 to move in the vertical direction. The bottom end of the pressing rod 333 can pass through the guide tube 334 to press the power supply into the casing.
[0038] like Figure 1 and Fig. 9 As shown, the unloading track 40 is arranged on one side of the turntable 12, and one end of the unloading track 40 extends into the top of the turntable 12. A notch groove 14 is arranged on the unloading track 40, and the side of the turntable 12 can pass through the notch groove 14. The casing with the battery cell can enter the unloading track 40 under the stop of the unloading track 40 and be transmitted one by one along the unloading track 40.
[0039] The present invention can be implemented in various ways and modified without departing from the broad spirit and scope of the present invention. The above-mentioned embodiments are used to illustrate the present invention, but do not limit the scope of the present invention.
Claims
1. An automatic processing device for cylindrical battery outer shells, characterized in that: It includes a casing loading mechanism, a battery cell loading mechanism, a transplanting mechanism and a feeding track, wherein the casing loading mechanism and the battery cell loading mechanism are respectively arranged on one side of the transplanting mechanism, the casing loading mechanism is used to move the casing to the transplanting mechanism, the battery cell loading mechanism is used to move the battery cell into the casing of the transplanting mechanism to form a cylindrical battery, and the transplanting mechanism moves the cylindrical battery to the feeding track for feeding; The transplanting mechanism includes a turntable and a driving motor. The driving motor can drive the turntable to rotate through a dividing instrument. A plurality of fixture grooves are evenly distributed on the circumference of the turntable. The sleeve moves into one of the fixture grooves and is positioned by a magnet.
2. The cylindrical battery outer shell automatic processing equipment according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The loading mechanism includes a loading assembly and a first loading assembly, wherein the loading assembly is used to move the horizontally placed shell to the first loading assembly and vertically place the shell with its opening facing upward, and the first loading assembly is used to move the shell with its opening facing upward to the fixture slot.
3. The cylindrical battery outer shell automatic processing equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that: The unloading assembly comprises an unloading bracket, an unloading plate, a thumbwheel, a thumbwheel motor and an unloading guide rail. The unloading plate is tilted, and the height of the unloading plate close to the thumbwheel is lower than the height of the end away from the thumbwheel. A transmission groove is arranged on the unloading bracket, and the transmission end of the unloading plate is connected to the unloading guide rail through the transmission groove. The thumbwheel can move the sleeve shells one by one from the unloading plate to the transmission groove, and then move them from the transmission groove to the unloading guide rail. The dial motor can drive the dial to rotate, and the dial is provided with an arc groove corresponding to the housing; The unloading guide rail can move the horizontally placed sleeve shell to be placed vertically with the opening facing upward during the guiding process.
4. The cylindrical battery outer shell automatic processing equipment according to claim 3 is characterized in that: The unloading guide rail includes a feed port and a discharge port, a spiral track is arranged between the feed port and the discharge port, the feed port is connected to the transmission groove, the sleeve is transmitted from the feed port by the spiral track to move the sleeve to be placed with the opening facing upward and continue to be transmitted by the discharge port, and the discharge port is connected to the first loading assembly.
5. The cylindrical battery outer shell automatic processing equipment according to claim 4, characterized in that: The first loading assembly includes a linear guide rail, a conveyor belt and a driving device. The linear guide rail is located above the conveyor belt. The feed port is connected to the linear guide rail. The housing is inside the linear guide rail and placed on the conveyor belt. The conveyor belt can drive the housing to move along the linear guide rail. The transmission end of the linear guide rail is connected to one of the fixture slots.
6. The cylindrical battery outer shell automatic processing equipment according to claim 5, characterized in that: The fixture groove is semicircular, and a magnet is embedded on the side wall of the fixture groove. The sleeve moves to the fixture groove along the linear guide rail and is positioned by adsorption of the magnet.
7. The cylindrical battery outer shell automatic processing equipment according to claim 6, characterized in that: The battery cell loading mechanism includes a jig group, a transfer assembly and a pressing assembly. The transfer assembly is located between the jig group and the turntable, and the pressing assembly is located above the turntable. The jig group is used to carry the battery cell. The transfer assembly can move the battery cell to the top of the turntable. The pressing assembly is used to press the battery cell on the transfer assembly into the shell at a preset position.
8. The cylindrical battery outer shell automatic processing equipment according to claim 7, characterized in that: The transfer assembly includes a rotating cylinder, a clamping arm and a clamping finger cylinder, the two ends of the clamping arm are respectively connected to the rotating cylinder and the clamping finger cylinder, and the rotating cylinder can drive the clamping finger cylinder to rotate through the clamping arm to move the battery cell to the top of the turntable.
9. The cylindrical battery outer shell automatic processing equipment according to claim 8, characterized in that: The pressing assembly includes a pressing bracket, a pressing cylinder, a pressing rod, and a guide tube. The guide tube is arranged above the turntable through the pressing bracket and corresponds to the preset fixture slot position. The transfer assembly can move the battery cell to the bottom of the guide tube. The pressing cylinder can drive the pressing rod to move in the vertical direction. The bottom end of the pressing rod can pass through the guide tube to press the power supply into the casing.
10. The cylindrical battery outer shell automatic processing equipment according to claim 9, characterized in that: The unloading track is arranged on one side of the turntable, one end of the unloading track extends into the top of the turntable, a notch groove is arranged on the unloading track, the side edge of the turntable can pass through the notch groove, and the casing with the battery cell can enter the unloading track under the stopper of the unloading track and be transmitted one by one along the unloading track.