Three-shaft tray loading manipulator mechanism

Abstract

The utility model relates to a three-axis tray loading manipulator mechanism which comprises an X-axis driving assembly, a Y-axis driving assembly, a Z-axis driving assembly and a battery cell clamping jaw assembly, the Y-axis driving assembly comprises a bottom plate, a guide rail, a bottom sliding plate and a driving structure, the guide rail is installed on the bottom plate, and the driving structure drives the bottom sliding plate to move along the guide rail. The X-axis driving assembly is installed on the bottom sliding plate, the Z-axis driving assembly is installed on the X-axis driving assembly, the battery cell clamping jaw assembly is installed on the Z-axis driving assembly, the X-axis driving assembly drives the Z-axis driving assembly to move, the Z-axis driving assembly drives the battery cell clamping jaw assembly to move, and the battery cell clamping jaw assembly clamps a battery cell. The three-axis tray loading mechanical arm mechanism is suitable for cylindrical battery winding equipment, the X-axis driving assembly, the Y-axis driving assembly and the Z-axis driving assembly are adopted to achieve three-axis movement of the battery cell clamping jaw assembly, a driving structure in the Y-axis driving assembly is placed in the middle of the two guide rails, the problem that the two sides of the guide rails are not synchronous can be solved, and occupied space is smaller.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of lithium battery production, in particular to a three-axis tray loading manipulator mechanism. Background Art

[0002] At present, the battery cell is an important component of lithium-ion batteries. The outer packaging shell of lithium batteries is generally divided into metal shell and non-metal shell. In comparison, soft-pack lithium-ion batteries prepared with non-metal shells can significantly reduce the cost of lithium batteries and improve the energy density and power density of batteries. However, the battery cells produced by the existing cylindrical lithium-ion battery automatic winding machine or round battery cell winding equipment are mostly installed manually, and the loading and unloading of the material tray is mostly carried out manually, which is inefficient and costly; and manual operation has extremely low production efficiency, and the product quality affects the yield rate of the subsequent production process, which seriously affects the safety and service life of lithium-ion batteries. Utility Model Content

[0003] The main purpose of the utility model is to provide a three-axis tray loading robot mechanism to solve the above technical problems and improve the handling efficiency.

[0004] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical solutions:

[0005] A three-axis loading robot mechanism includes an X-axis drive assembly, a Y-axis drive assembly, a Z-axis drive assembly and a battery cell clamping claw assembly, the Y-axis drive assembly includes a base plate, a guide rail, a bottom slide plate and a drive structure, the guide rail is installed on the base plate, the drive structure drives the bottom slide plate to move along the guide rail, the X-axis drive assembly is installed on the bottom slide plate, the Z-axis drive assembly is installed on the X-axis drive assembly, the battery cell clamping claw assembly is installed on the Z-axis drive assembly to move, the X-axis drive assembly drives the Z-axis drive assembly to move, the Z-axis drive assembly drives the battery cell clamping claw assembly to move, and the battery cell clamping claw assembly clamps the battery cell.

[0006] As a preferred technical solution, the driving structure includes a rack, a first motor, a reducer, a mounting seat and a gear, the rack is fixed on the base plate, the mounting seat is installed on the bottom slide, the first motor is installed on the mounting seat through the reducer, and the first motor is connected to the gear, and the gear is meshed with the rack.

[0007] As a preferred technical solution, the driving structure further includes an adjusting block, which is mounted on the bottom slide plate and abuts against the mounting seat.

[0008] As a preferred technical solution, the Y-axis drive assembly also includes two limit sensors and a sensing sheet, the sensing sheet is installed on the bottom slide, and two limit sensors are installed on the bottom plate, and the limit sensors sense the sensing sheet.

[0009] As a preferred technical solution, the X-axis drive assembly includes a vertical plate, a second motor, a transverse sliding plate and a first screw drive module. The vertical plate is fixed on the bottom sliding plate, the first screw drive module is installed on the vertical plate, the transverse sliding plate is connected to the first screw drive module, and the second motor drives the first screw drive module to move, thereby driving the transverse sliding plate to move along the X-axis.

[0010] As a preferred technical solution, the Z-axis drive assembly includes a third motor, a second screw drive module and a longitudinal sliding plate. The second screw drive module is installed on the transverse sliding plate, and the longitudinal sliding plate is connected to the second screw drive module. The third motor drives the second screw drive module to move, thereby driving the longitudinal sliding plate to move along the Z axis.

[0011] The beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows: the three-axis loading robot mechanism is suitable for cylindrical battery winding equipment, and adopts X-axis drive assembly, Y-axis drive assembly and Z-axis drive assembly to realize the movement of the battery cell clamp assembly along the X, Y and Z axes. At the same time, the battery cell clamp assembly can simultaneously grab multiple battery cells and transfer them from the conveyor line to the battery cell tray, and adapt to the placement position of the battery cell tray. The driving structure in the Y-axis drive assembly is placed in the middle of the two guide rails. Compared with placing the power on one side, it can better solve the problem of asynchronism on both sides of the guide rail, and at the same time make the structure more compact and occupy less space. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0012] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of a three-axis tray loading robot mechanism involved in the utility model;

[0013] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the Y-axis drive assembly involved in the utility model;

[0014] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of the X-axis drive assembly, the Z-axis drive assembly and the battery core clamp assembly involved in the utility model. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0015] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the utility model more clear, the utility model is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described here are only used to explain the utility model and are not used to limit the utility model.

[0016] like Figure 1As shown, a three-axis loading robot mechanism includes an X-axis drive component 2, a Y-axis drive component 1, a Z-axis drive component 3 and a battery cell clamping component 4, the X-axis drive component 2 is installed on the Y-axis drive component 1, the Z-axis drive component 3 is installed on the X-axis drive component 2, the battery cell clamping component 4 is installed on the Z-axis drive component 3 to move, the Y-axis drive component 1 drives the X-axis drive component 2 to move, the X-axis drive component 2 drives the Z-axis drive component 3 to move, the Z-axis drive component 3 drives the battery cell clamping component 4 to move, the battery cell clamping component 4 clamps the battery cell, thereby driving the battery cell to move under the joint drive of the X-axis drive component 2, the Y-axis drive component 1 and the Z-axis drive component 3, and the battery cell clamping component 4 is a variable-distance clamping structure.

[0017] like Figure 2 As shown, the Y-axis drive assembly 1 includes a base plate 11, a guide rail 12, a bottom slide 13, a drive structure 14, a first limit sensor 15, a second limit sensor 16 and a sensing sheet 17. The guide rail 12, the first limit sensor 15 and the second limit sensor 16 are installed on the base plate 11, and the X-axis drive assembly 2 is installed on the bottom slide 13. The drive structure 14 drives the bottom slide 13 to move along the guide rail 12, thereby driving the bottom slide 13 to move. The sensing sheet 17 is installed on the bottom slide 13. The first limit sensor 15 and the second limit sensor 16 sense the sensing sheet 17, which is used to identify that the bottom slide 13 moves to the upper limit or the lower limit, thereby stopping the driving of the drive structure 14. The driving structure 14 includes a rack 145, a first motor 141, a reducer 142, a mounting seat 145, a gear 144 and an adjusting block 146. The rack 145 is fixed on the base plate 11, the mounting seat 145 is installed on the bottom slide 13, the first motor 141 is installed on the mounting seat 145 through the reducer 142, and the first motor 141 is connected to the gear 144, the gear 144 is meshed with the rack 143, the first motor 141 drives the gear 144 to rotate, and drives the bottom slide 13 to move along the guide rail 12, the adjusting block 146 is installed on the bottom slide 13, and the adjusting block 146 is abutted against the mounting seat 145, for adjusting the gap between the gear 144 and the rack 143.

[0018] Please combine Figure 1 and Figure 3 As shown, the X-axis drive assembly 2 includes a vertical plate 21, a second motor 22, a transverse slide 24 and a first screw drive module 23. The vertical plate 21 is fixed on the bottom slide 13, the first screw drive module 23 is installed on the vertical plate 21, the transverse slide 24 is connected to the first screw drive module 23, and the second motor 22 drives the first screw drive module 23 to move, thereby driving the transverse slide 24 to move along the X-axis.

[0019] Specifically, the Z-axis drive assembly 3 includes a third motor 31, a second screw drive module 32 and a longitudinal slide 33. The second screw drive module 32 is installed on the transverse slide 24. The longitudinal slide 33 is connected to the second screw drive module 32. The third motor 31 drives the second screw drive module 32 to move, thereby driving the longitudinal slide 33 to move along the Z axis.

[0020] The above-described embodiments are only preferred examples of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of implementation of the present invention. Therefore, any equivalent changes or modifications made based on the structures, features and principles described in the patent application scope of the present invention should be included in the scope of the patent application of the present invention.

Claims

1. A three-axis loading robot mechanism, characterized in that: It includes an X-axis drive component, a Y-axis drive component, a Z-axis drive component and a battery cell clamping claw component, the Y-axis drive component includes a base plate, a guide rail, a bottom slide plate and a drive structure, the guide rail is installed on the base plate, the drive structure drives the bottom slide plate to move along the guide rail, the X-axis drive component is installed on the bottom slide plate, the Z-axis drive component is installed on the X-axis drive component, the battery cell clamping claw component is installed on the Z-axis drive component to move, the X-axis drive component drives the Z-axis drive component to move, the Z-axis drive component drives the battery cell clamping claw component to move, and the battery cell clamping claw component clamps the battery cell.

2. The three-axis loading robot mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The driving structure includes a rack, a first motor, a reducer, a mounting seat and a gear. The rack is fixed on the base plate, the mounting seat is installed on the bottom slide, the first motor is installed on the mounting seat through the reducer, and the first motor is connected to the gear, and the gear is meshed with the rack.

3. The three-axis loading robot mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that: The driving structure also includes an adjusting block, which is mounted on the bottom slide plate and abuts against the mounting seat.

4. The three-axis tray loading robot mechanism according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that: The Y-axis driving assembly also includes two limit sensors and a sensing sheet. The sensing sheet is installed on the bottom slide plate, and two limit sensors are installed on the bottom plate. The limit sensors sense the sensing sheet.

5. The three-axis loading robot mechanism according to claim 4, characterized in that: The X-axis drive assembly includes a vertical plate, a second motor, a transverse sliding plate and a first screw drive module. The vertical plate is fixed on the bottom sliding plate, the first screw drive module is installed on the vertical plate, the transverse sliding plate is connected to the first screw drive module, and the second motor drives the first screw drive module to move, thereby driving the transverse sliding plate to move along the X-axis.

6. The three-axis tray loading robot mechanism according to claim 5, characterized in that: The Z-axis driving assembly includes a third motor, a second screw driving module and a longitudinal sliding plate. The second screw driving module is installed on the transverse sliding plate. The longitudinal sliding plate is connected to the second screw driving module. The third motor drives the second screw driving module to move, thereby driving the longitudinal sliding plate to move along the Z-axis.

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