Workpiece positioning device and machining equipment

Abstract

The utility model relates to a workpiece positioning device and machining equipment. The workpiece positioning device is characterized in that a reference mechanism comprises a middle reference assembly and a rear reference assembly; the pressing mechanism comprises an end face elastic pressing assembly and a side face elastic pressing assembly. The end face elastic pressing assembly can drive the end face of a to-be-clamped workpiece to abut against the middle reference assembly, and the side face elastic pressing assembly can drive the side face of the to-be-clamped workpiece to abut against the rear reference assembly. The supporting mechanism comprises a supporting bottom plate and a supporting side plate; the loosening mechanism comprises an end face loosening assembly and a side face loosening assembly. The end face loosening assembly can drive the end face elastic pressing assembly to be away from the end face of the to-be-clamped workpiece, and the side face loosening assembly can drive the side face elastic pressing assembly to be away from the side face of the to-be-clamped workpiece. According to the workpiece positioning device, the end face and the side face of the to-be-clamped workpiece can be elastically clamped and positioned, the workpiece positioning stability and efficiency are improved, and meanwhile the battery clamping and positioning safety is effectively guaranteed.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of battery processing technology, and in particular to a workpiece positioning device and processing equipment. Background Art

[0002] With the continuous development of battery processing technology and the continuous enrichment of battery product application scenarios, the operational requirements for each link in the battery processing process are becoming higher and higher. During the automatic production and assembly process of aluminum shell batteries, the batteries need to be positioned and transported between various production processes. The precise positioning during the production process is directly related to the processing accuracy of the finished battery.

[0003] Commonly used aluminum shell battery positioning fixtures are directly driven by air cylinders or electric cylinders (motors) to position. The direct compression positioning solution has the risk of damaging the battery, which in turn affects the safety of the battery processing process. Utility Model Content

[0004] Based on this, it is necessary to provide a workpiece positioning device and processing equipment to address the above technical problems.

[0005] A workpiece positioning device, comprising:

[0006] A reference mechanism, including a central reference assembly and a rear reference assembly;

[0007] The clamping mechanism includes an end face elastic clamping component and a side face elastic clamping component; the end face elastic clamping component can drive the end face of the workpiece to be clamped to abut against the central reference component, and the side face elastic clamping component can drive the side face of the workpiece to be clamped to abut against the rear reference component.

[0008] In one of the embodiments, the end face elastic clamping assembly includes an end face clamping block and an end face elastic member, wherein the end face elastic member is arranged on one side of the end face clamping block, and the other side of the end face clamping block can abut against the end face of the workpiece to be clamped.

[0009] In one embodiment, the end face elastic clamping assembly also includes an end face transmission member, an end face driving member and an end face driving seat, one end of the end face transmission member is connected to the end face elastic member, and the other end of the end face transmission member passes through the end face driving seat and is connected to the end face driving member, and the end face clamping block abuts against one side end face of the workpiece to be clamped under the action of the end face driving member and drives the other side end face of the workpiece to be clamped to abut against the central reference assembly.

[0010] In one of the embodiments, the side elastic clamping assembly includes a side clamping block and a side elastic member, the side elastic member is arranged on one side of the side clamping block, and the other side of the side clamping block can abut against the side of the workpiece to be clamped.

[0011] In one embodiment, the side elastic clamping assembly also includes a side transmission member, a side driving member and a side driving seat, one end of the side transmission member is connected to the side elastic member, and the other end of the side transmission member passes through the side driving seat and is connected to the side driving member, and the side clamping block abuts against one side of the workpiece to be clamped under the action of the side driving member and drives the other side of the workpiece to be clamped to abut against the rear reference assembly.

[0012] In one embodiment, it also includes:

[0013] A supporting mechanism, comprising a supporting bottom plate and supporting side plates;

[0014] The release mechanism comprises an end face release component and a side face release component; the end face release component can drive the end face elastic clamping component away from the end face of the workpiece to be clamped, and the side face release component can drive the side face elastic clamping component away from the side face of the workpiece to be clamped.

[0015] In one of the embodiments, the end face releasing assembly and the side face releasing assembly are movably connected, the end face releasing assembly is inserted through the end face clamping block and the end face driving seat, and the side face releasing assembly is inserted through the side face clamping block and the side driving seat.

[0016] In one of the embodiments, the end face release assembly includes an end face connecting rod and an end face guide rail, the end face connecting rod and the end face guide rail are slidably connected, and the end face guide rail is arranged on the supporting side plate.

[0017] In one of the embodiments, the side release assembly includes a side connecting rod and an external force receiving member, wherein the external force receiving member is disposed on one side of the side connecting rod, and one end of the side connecting rod is hooked with one end of the end connecting rod.

[0018] A processing device, comprising:

[0019] Such as the workpiece positioning device mentioned above.

[0020] The technical effects of the embodiments provided in this application are as follows:

[0021] The above-mentioned workpiece positioning device, when positioning and transporting the workpiece to be clamped (such as a battery), the end face elastic clamping components located on both sides of the end face of the workpiece to be clamped in the clamping mechanism, under the action of the driving force, contact the end face of the workpiece to be clamped and drive the end face of the workpiece to be clamped to abut against the central reference component, thereby realizing elastic clamping and positioning of the end face of the workpiece to be clamped, and the side elastic clamping components located on the side of the workpiece to be clamped in the clamping mechanism, under the action of the de-driving force, contact the side face of the workpiece to be clamped and drive the side face of the workpiece to be clamped to abut against the rear reference component, thereby realizing elastic clamping and positioning of the side of the workpiece to be clamped, improving the problem of the direct clamping and positioning scheme damaging the workpiece surface due to non-elastic contact with the end face and side face of the workpiece to be clamped, thereby improving the stability and efficiency of workpiece positioning while effectively ensuring the safety of battery clamping and positioning. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0023] Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a workpiece positioning device in one embodiment;

[0024] Figure 2 FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the specific structure of a workpiece positioning device in an embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the present application more clearly understood, the present application is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present application and are not used to limit the present application.

[0026] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" or "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or indirectly on the other element. When an element is referred to as being "connected to" another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or indirectly connected to the other element.

[0027] It should be understood that the orientation or position relationship indicated by terms such as "length", "width", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside" and "outside" are based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to 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 application.

[0028] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of this application, the meaning of "plurality" is two or more, unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0029] Figure 1 , is a schematic diagram of the structure of a workpiece positioning device in one embodiment.

[0030] In this embodiment, the workpiece positioning device is used to elastically compress the workpiece to be clamped (such as a battery) and assemble or transport the elastically compressed workpiece to be clamped (such as a battery). Figure 1 As shown, the workpiece positioning device includes a reference mechanism 10 , a clamping mechanism 20 , a supporting mechanism 30 and a releasing mechanism 40 .

[0031] The reference mechanism 10 includes a central reference assembly 120 and a rear reference assembly 140 .

[0032] The reference mechanism 10 may be a functional module that is arranged in the middle and tail of the workpiece positioning device in the vertical direction, and is capable of contacting the end face and side face of the workpiece to be clamped (such as a battery) and providing a position reference for the workpiece to be clamped. The middle reference component 120 may be a functional component that is arranged in the middle of the workpiece positioning device in the vertical direction, and is capable of contacting the end face of the workpiece to be clamped (such as a battery) and providing a position reference for the end face of the workpiece to be clamped. The rear reference component 140 may be a functional component that is arranged in the tail of the workpiece positioning device in the vertical direction, and is capable of contacting the side face of the workpiece to be clamped (such as a battery) and providing a position reference for the side face of the workpiece to be clamped.

[0033] Optionally, the middle reference assembly 120 may be a positioning reference plate whose bottom is fixed to the support mechanism 30 and whose end face in contact with the workpiece to be clamped (such as a battery) is provided with an elastic contact surface. The rear reference assembly 140 may be a positioning reference plate whose bottom is fixed to the support mechanism 30 and whose side face in contact with the workpiece to be clamped (such as a battery) is provided with an elastic contact surface.

[0034] The clamping mechanism 20 includes an end face elastic clamping assembly 220 and a side face elastic clamping assembly 240 ; the end face elastic clamping assembly 220 can drive the end face of the workpiece to be clamped to abut against the central reference assembly 120 , and the side face elastic clamping assembly 240 can drive the side face of the workpiece to be clamped to abut against the rear reference assembly 140 .

[0035] The clamping mechanism 20 may be a functional module located on the side of the workpiece to be clamped (such as a battery), and can elastically contact the end face and side face of the workpiece to be clamped (such as a battery) under the action of a driving force and push the workpiece to be clamped (such as a battery) to abut against the middle reference assembly 120 and the rear reference assembly 140. The end face elastic clamping assembly 220 may be a functional assembly located on both sides of the end face of the workpiece to be clamped (such as a battery), and can elastically contact the end face of the workpiece to be clamped under the action of a driving force and push the end face of the workpiece to be clamped (such as a battery) to abut against the middle reference assembly 120. The side face elastic clamping assembly 240 may be a functional assembly located on the side of the workpiece to be clamped (such as a battery), and can elastically contact the side face of the workpiece to be clamped under the action of a driving force and push the side face of the workpiece to be clamped (such as a battery) to abut against the rear reference assembly 140.

[0036] The support mechanism 30 includes a support bottom plate 320 and a support side plate 340 .

[0037] The support mechanism 30 may be a functional module that is arranged on the bottom and side of the workpiece positioning device and is located at the bottom and side of the workpiece to be clamped (such as a battery), and can provide bottom support and side support for the reference mechanism 10, the clamping mechanism 20, the release mechanism 40 and the workpiece to be clamped. The support bottom plate 320 may be a functional component that is arranged on the bottom of the workpiece positioning device and can provide bottom support for the reference mechanism 10 and the workpiece to be clamped. The support side plate 340 may be a functional component that is arranged on the side of the workpiece positioning device and can provide side support for the clamping mechanism 20, the release mechanism 40 and the workpiece to be clamped.

[0038] The release mechanism 40 includes an end face release component 420 and a side face release component 440; the end face release component 420 can drive the end face elastic clamping component 220 away from the end face of the workpiece to be clamped, and the side face release component 440 can drive the side face elastic clamping component 240 away from the side face of the workpiece to be clamped.

[0039] The release mechanism 40 may be a functional module disposed on the outer side of the support mechanism 30 and in contact with the clamping mechanism 20, and capable of driving the clamping mechanism 20 to be separated from the end face and side face of the workpiece (such as a battery) under the action of a driving force. The end face release component 420 may be a functional component disposed on the outer side of the support mechanism 30 and in contact with the end face elastic clamping component 220 in the clamping mechanism 20, and capable of driving the end face elastic clamping component 220 in the clamping mechanism 20 to be separated from the end face of the workpiece (such as a battery) under the action of a driving force. The side release component 440 may be a functional component disposed on the outer side of the support mechanism 30 and in contact with the side face elastic clamping component 240 in the clamping mechanism 20, and capable of driving the side face elastic clamping component 240 in the clamping mechanism 20 to be separated from the side face of the workpiece (such as a battery) under the action of a driving force.

[0040] like Figure 2 As shown, the end face elastic clamping assembly 220 includes an end face clamping block 2220, an end face elastic member 2240, an end face transmission member 2260, an end face driving member 2270 (not shown) and an end face driving seat 2280, the end face elastic member 2240 is arranged on one side of the end face clamping block 2220, and the other side of the end face clamping block 2220 can abut against the end face of the workpiece to be clamped; one end of the end face transmission member 2260 is connected to the end face elastic member 2240, and the other end of the end face transmission member 2260 is connected to the end face driving member 2270 through the end face driving seat 2280, and the end face clamping block 2220 abuts against one side end face of the workpiece to be clamped under the action of the end face driving member 2270 and drives the other side end face of the workpiece to be clamped to abut against the central reference assembly 120.

[0041] Optionally, the end face clamping block 2220 may be a non-metallic clamping block that is directly opposite to the end face of the workpiece to be clamped (such as a battery) and is provided with a plurality of raised contact surfaces, and abuts against or away from the end face of the workpiece to be clamped (such as a battery) through the plurality of raised contact surfaces. The end face elastic member 2240 may be a spring whose elastic expansion and contraction direction is perpendicular to the end face of the end face clamping block 2220, and can drive the plurality of raised contact surfaces of the end face clamping block 2220 to perform expansion and contraction movement along the elastic expansion and contraction direction. The end face transmission member 2260 may be a linear bearing arranged around the outer side of the end face elastic member 2240. The end face driving member 2270 may be a driving structure whose driving force output direction is perpendicular to the end face of the workpiece to be clamped (such as a battery). The end face driving seat 2280 may be a mounting seat that can provide support for the end face driving member 2270.

[0042] The side elastic clamping assembly 240 includes a side clamping block 2420, a side elastic member 2440, a side transmission member 2460, a side driving member 2470 (not shown) and a side driving seat 2480. The side elastic member 2440 is arranged on one side of the side clamping block 2420, and the other side of the side clamping block 2420 can abut against the side of the workpiece to be clamped; one end of the side transmission member 2460 is connected to the side elastic member 2440, and the other end of the side transmission member 2460 is connected to the side driving member 2470 through the side driving seat 2480. Under the action of the side driving member 2470, the side clamping block 2420 abuts against one side of the workpiece to be clamped and drives the other side of the workpiece to be clamped to abut against the rear reference assembly 140.

[0043] Optionally, the side clamping block 2420 may be a non-metallic clamping block that is directly opposite to the side of the workpiece to be clamped (such as a battery) and is provided with a plurality of raised contact surfaces, and abuts against or away from the side of the workpiece to be clamped (such as a battery) through the plurality of raised contact surfaces. The side elastic member 2440 may be a spring whose elastic expansion and contraction direction is perpendicular to the side of the side clamping block 2420, and can drive the plurality of raised contact surfaces of the side clamping block 2420 to perform expansion and contraction movement along the elastic expansion and contraction direction. The side transmission member 2460 may be a linear bearing arranged around the outside of the side elastic member 2440. The side driving member 2470 may be a driving structure whose driving force output direction is perpendicular to the side of the workpiece to be clamped (such as a battery). The side driving seat 2480 may be a mounting seat that can provide support for the side driving member 2470.

[0044] like Figure 2 As shown, the end face release assembly 420 and the side face release assembly 440 are movably connected, the end face release assembly 420 is inserted through the end face clamping block 2220 and the end face driving seat 2280, and the side face release assembly 440 is inserted through the side face clamping block 2420 and the side driving seat 2480.

[0045] The end face release assembly 420 includes an end face connecting rod 4220 and an end face guide rail 4240, which are slidably connected to each other, and the end face guide rail 4240 is arranged on the supporting side plate 340; the side face release assembly 440 includes a side face connecting rod 4420 and an external force receiving member 4440, and the external force receiving member 4440 is arranged on one side of the side face connecting rod 4420, and a first hook is provided at one end of the side face connecting rod 4420, and a second hook is provided at one end of the end face connecting rod 4220, and the first hook and the second hook are connected.

[0046] When positioning the workpiece to be clamped (such as a battery), the release mechanism 40 is separated from the lateral external force, and the end face elastic member 2240 in the end face elastic clamping assembly 220 presses the end face clamping block 2220 back respectively through the guidance of the end face transmission member 2260 until the end face clamping block 2220 contacts the end face of the workpiece to be clamped and drives the end face of the workpiece to be clamped to abut against the central reference assembly 120, thereby pressing and positioning the workpiece to be clamped (such as a battery) left and right; the side elastic member 2440 in the side elastic clamping assembly 240 presses the side clamping block 2420 back until the side clamping block 2420 contacts the side face of the workpiece to be clamped and drives the side face of the workpiece to be clamped to abut against the rear reference assembly 140, namely, pressing and positioning the workpiece to be clamped (such as a battery) front and back.

[0047] When the workpiece to be clamped (such as a battery) is to be loosened, when the loosening mechanism 40 tightens the external force receiving part 4440 in the side loosening assembly 440 through the side external force, the side connecting rod 4420 connected to the external force receiving part 4440 drives the side clamping block 2420 to be separated from the workpiece to be clamped (such as a battery), and at the same time, the end face connecting rod 4220 in the end face loosening assembly 420 movably connected to the side connecting rod 4420 directly drives the end face clamping block 2220 to slide on the end face guide rail 4240 and separate from the workpiece to be clamped (such as a battery).

[0048] The workpiece positioning device provided in the present embodiment, when positioning and transporting a workpiece to be clamped (such as a battery), the end face elastic clamping components 220 located on both sides of the end face of the workpiece to be clamped in the clamping mechanism 20, under the action of the driving force, contact the end face of the workpiece to be clamped and drive the end face of the workpiece to be clamped to abut against the central reference component 120, thereby realizing elastic clamping and positioning of the end face of the workpiece to be clamped, and the side elastic clamping components 240 located on the side of the workpiece to be clamped in the clamping mechanism 20, under the action of the de-driving force, contact the side face of the workpiece to be clamped and drive the side face of the workpiece to be clamped to abut against the rear reference component 140, thereby realizing elastic clamping and positioning of the side face of the workpiece to be clamped, improving the problem of the direct clamping and positioning scheme damaging the workpiece surface due to non-elastic contact with the end face and side face of the workpiece to be clamped, thereby improving the stability and efficiency of workpiece positioning while also effectively ensuring the safety of battery clamping and positioning.

[0049] The present application also provides a processing equipment, which includes a workpiece positioning device as in the above embodiment.

[0050] The division of the various modules in the above-mentioned workpiece positioning device is only for illustration. In other embodiments, the workpiece positioning device can be divided into different modules as needed to complete all or part of the functions of the above-mentioned workpiece positioning device.

[0051] The workpiece positioning device and processing equipment provided in the above embodiments, when positioning and transporting the workpiece to be clamped (such as a battery), the end face elastic clamping components located on both sides of the end face of the workpiece to be clamped in the clamping mechanism, under the action of the driving force, contact the end face of the workpiece to be clamped and drive the end face of the workpiece to be clamped to abut against the central reference component, thereby realizing elastic clamping and positioning of the end face of the workpiece to be clamped, and the side elastic clamping components located on the side of the workpiece to be clamped in the clamping mechanism, under the action of the de-driving force, contact the side face of the workpiece to be clamped and drive the side face of the workpiece to be clamped to abut against the rear reference component, thereby realizing elastic clamping and positioning of the side of the workpiece to be clamped, improving the problem of the direct clamping and positioning scheme damaging the workpiece surface due to non-elastic contact with the end face and side face of the workpiece to be clamped, thereby improving the stability and efficiency of workpiece positioning while effectively ensuring the safety of battery clamping and positioning, and having important economic value and promotion and practical value.

[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-described embodiments only express several implementation methods of the present application, and the descriptions thereof are relatively specific and detailed, but they cannot be construed as limiting the scope of the patent application. It should be pointed out that, for a person of ordinary skill in the art, several variations and improvements can be made without departing from the concept of the present application, and these all belong to the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the patent application shall be subject to the attached claims.

Claims

1. A workpiece positioning device, characterized in that: include: A reference mechanism, including a central reference assembly and a rear reference assembly; The clamping mechanism comprises an end face elastic clamping assembly and a side face elastic clamping assembly; The end face elastic clamping assembly can drive the end face of the workpiece to be clamped to abut against the middle reference assembly, and the side face elastic clamping assembly can drive the side face of the workpiece to be clamped to abut against the rear reference assembly.

2. The workpiece positioning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The end face elastic clamping assembly comprises an end face clamping block and an end face elastic member, wherein the end face elastic member is arranged on one side of the end face clamping block, and the other side of the end face clamping block can abut against the end face of the workpiece to be clamped.

3. The workpiece positioning device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The end face elastic clamping assembly also includes an end face transmission member, an end face driving member and an end face driving seat, one end of the end face transmission member is connected to the end face elastic member, and the other end of the end face transmission member passes through the end face driving seat and is connected to the end face driving member. Under the action of the end face driving member, the end face clamping block can abut against one side end face of the workpiece to be clamped and drive the other side end face of the workpiece to be clamped to abut against the central reference assembly.

4. The workpiece positioning device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The side elastic clamping assembly comprises a side clamping block and a side elastic member. The side elastic member is arranged on one side of the side clamping block, and the other side of the side clamping block can abut against the side of the workpiece to be clamped.

5. The workpiece positioning device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The side elastic clamping assembly also includes a side transmission member, a side driving member and a side driving seat, one end of the side transmission member is connected to the side elastic member, and the other end of the side transmission member passes through the side driving seat and is connected to the side driving member. Under the action of the side driving member, the side clamping block can abut against one side of the workpiece to be clamped and drive the other side of the workpiece to be clamped to abut against the rear reference assembly.

6. The workpiece positioning device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The workpiece positioning device also includes: A supporting mechanism, comprising a supporting bottom plate and supporting side plates; The release mechanism comprises an end face release component and a side face release component; the end face release component can drive the end face elastic clamping component away from the end face of the workpiece to be clamped, and the side face release component can drive the side face elastic clamping component away from the side face of the workpiece to be clamped.

7. The workpiece positioning device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The end face release component and the side face release component are movably connected, the end face release component is inserted through the end face clamping block and the end face driving seat, and the side face release component is inserted through the side face clamping block and the side face driving seat.

8. The workpiece positioning device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The end face release assembly comprises an end face connecting rod and an end face guide rail, the end face connecting rod and the end face guide rail are slidably connected, and the end face guide rail is arranged on the supporting side plate.

9. The workpiece positioning device according to claim 8, characterized in that: The side release assembly includes a side connecting rod and an external force receiving member, wherein the external force receiving member is arranged on one side of the side connecting rod, a first hook is arranged at one end of the side connecting rod, and a second hook is arranged at one end of the end connecting rod, and the first hook is connected to the second hook.

10. A processing equipment, characterized in that: include: A workpiece positioning device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9.

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