Battery cell transfer mechanism

Abstract

The utility model relates to a battery cell transfer mechanism which comprises a transverse moving mechanism and a vertical moving mechanism, wherein the battery cell supporting plate is transversely moved by the transverse moving mechanism, the battery cell grabbing mechanism is vertically moved by the vertical moving mechanism, and the vertical moving mechanism is positioned right above the transverse moving mechanism; a plurality of battery cells are placed on the battery cell supporting plate, and a plurality of clamping jaws of the battery cell grabbing mechanism grab or put down the plurality of battery cells one by one; the device further comprises a feeding position, a discharging area and a transfer position. When the battery cell supporting plate is moved to the feeding position by the transverse moving mechanism, a plurality of battery cells are placed on the battery cell supporting plate, and then the battery cell supporting plate is moved to the transfer position from the feeding position; the vertical moving mechanism moves the battery cell grabbing mechanism to a transfer position to grab a plurality of battery cells and then moves the battery cell grabbing mechanism to a discharging area to put down the plurality of battery cells, and a plurality of clamping jaws of the battery cell grabbing mechanism grab or put down the plurality of battery cells one by one; therefore, a large number of battery cells can be transferred and grabbed at a time, the working efficiency is greatly improved, the structure is simple, and the cost is low.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of battery core processing transfer, and more specifically, to a battery core transfer mechanism. Background Art

[0002] When the battery cells are processed and manufactured, they need to be transferred and placed on a heating fixture for heating before the heating and evaporation process. In the existing transfer process, a robot is often used for transfer, which can only grab one or two battery cells at a time. The work efficiency is extremely low and the cost is high, which can no longer meet people's usage needs. Utility Model Content

[0003] The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to provide a battery cell transfer mechanism which has a simple structure, low cost and can grab a large number of battery cells at one time in view of the above-mentioned defects of the prior art.

[0004] The technical solution adopted by the utility model to solve its technical problems is:

[0005] Construct a battery cell transfer mechanism, comprising a lateral moving mechanism and a vertical moving mechanism; wherein the lateral moving mechanism moves the battery cell support plate lateraly, and the vertical moving mechanism moves the battery cell grabbing mechanism vertically, and the vertical moving mechanism is located directly above the lateral moving mechanism;

[0006] A plurality of battery cells are placed on the battery cell support plate, and a plurality of grippers of the battery cell grabbing mechanism grab or put down the plurality of battery cells one by one;

[0007] It also includes: loading and unloading areas and transfer positions;

[0008] When the transverse moving mechanism moves the battery cell support plate to the loading position, a plurality of battery cells are placed thereon, and the unloading area is away from the loading position, and the unloading area is a vertical space area and is located directly above the transfer position;

[0009] The horizontal moving mechanism moves the battery cell tray from the loading position to the intermediate transfer position; the vertical moving mechanism moves the battery cell grabbing mechanism to the intermediate transfer position to grab a plurality of the battery cells, and then moves the battery cell grabbing mechanism to the unloading area to place the plurality of the battery cells.

[0010] The battery cell transfer mechanism of the utility model, wherein the lateral movement mechanism comprises: a first ball screw slide rail and a second ball screw slide rail located in the same horizontal plane and arranged in a mirror image;

[0011] The first ball screw slide rail and the second ball screw slide rail move synchronously via a synchronization rod, and the synchronization rod is driven to rotate by a driving motor;

[0012] The battery core support plate is respectively fixedly connected to a slider of the first ball screw slide rail and a slider of the second ball screw slide rail, and is respectively perpendicular to the first ball screw slide rail and the second ball screw slide rail.

[0013] The battery transfer mechanism of the utility model, wherein the vertical movement mechanism comprises: a first electric ball screw slide rail and a second electric ball screw slide rail arranged vertically, the first electric ball screw slide rail and the second electric ball screw slide rail move synchronously, and the battery cell grabbing mechanism moves up and down on the first electric ball screw slide rail and the second electric ball screw slide rail;

[0014] The battery cell grabbing mechanism is parallel to the battery cell support plate; the first end of the battery cell grabbing mechanism is fixedly connected to the first transverse extension plate, and the second end is fixedly connected to the second transverse extension plate; the first transverse extension plate is fixedly connected to the slider of the first electric ball screw slide rail, and the second transverse extension plate is fixedly connected to the slider of the second electric ball screw slide rail;

[0015] The first transversely extending plate and the second transversely extending plate are both perpendicular to the battery cell grabbing mechanism and away from the loading position.

[0016] The battery cell transfer mechanism of the utility model, wherein the vertical movement mechanism further comprises: a first slide rail and a second slide rail arranged vertically;

[0017] The first transverse extension plate slides up and down on the first slide rail, and the slider of the first slide rail is fixedly connected to the first transverse extension plate; the second transverse extension plate slides up and down on the second slide rail, and the slider of the second slide rail is fixedly connected to the second transverse extension plate.

[0018] The battery transfer mechanism of the utility model, wherein one end of the first transversely extending plate away from the first electric ball screw slide rail is fixedly connected to one end of the first pull rope; the other end of the first pull rope is half-wound on the first pulley and the second pulley in sequence from front to back, and then fixedly connected to the first counterweight body; the first pulley and the second pulley are both matched with the first pull rope and are located above the first electric ball screw slide rail;

[0019] One end of the second transverse extension plate away from the second electric ball screw slide rail is fixedly connected to one end of the second pull rope, and the other end of the second pull rope is half-wound around the third pulley and the fourth pulley in sequence from front to back, and then fixedly connected to the second counterweight body; the third pulley and the fourth pulley are both matched with the second pull rope and are located above the second electric ball screw slide rail.

[0020] In the battery cell transfer mechanism of the utility model, the first counterweight body slides up and down on a third slide rail arranged vertically, and a slider of the third slide rail is fixedly connected to the first counterweight body;

[0021] The second counterweight body slides up and down on a fourth slide rail which is arranged vertically, and a slider of the fourth slide rail is fixedly connected to the second counterweight body.

[0022] The battery cell transfer mechanism described in the utility model, wherein the third slide rail is fixedly connected in the first protective box, the first counterweight is located in the first protective box and moves up and down in the first protective box; the fourth slide rail is fixedly connected in the second protective box, the second counterweight is located in the second protective box and moves up and down in the second protective box.

[0023] The battery cell transfer mechanism described in the utility model, wherein the battery cell support plate is provided with a plurality of notches matching with the plurality of clamping claws of the battery cell grasping mechanism, and the plurality of notches are directly opposite to the plurality of clamping claws of the battery cell grasping mechanism.

[0024] The battery cell transfer mechanism described in the utility model, wherein the first ball screw slide rail and the second ball screw slide rail are both located between the first electric ball screw slide rail and the second electric ball screw slide rail.

[0025] The beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows: when the horizontal moving mechanism moves the battery cell support plate to the loading position, multiple battery cells are placed on it, and then the battery cell support plate is moved from the loading position to the transfer position; the vertical moving mechanism moves the battery cell grasping mechanism to the transfer position to grasp multiple battery cells, and then the battery cell grasping mechanism is moved to the unloading area to put down multiple battery cells, and the multiple claws of the battery cell grasping mechanism grasp or put down multiple battery cells one by one; thereby achieving the grasping of a large number of battery cells in one transfer, greatly improving work efficiency, and having a simple structure and low cost. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the utility model will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. The drawings described below are only some embodiments of the utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work:

[0027] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional diagram of the battery core transfer mechanism of the preferred embodiment of the utility model;

[0028] Figure 2 It is a right side view of the battery core transfer mechanism of a preferred embodiment of the utility model. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the embodiments of the utility model clearer, the following will be described clearly and completely in combination with the technical solution in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are partial embodiments of the utility model, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the protection scope of the utility model.

[0030] The battery transfer mechanism of the preferred embodiment of the utility model is as follows Figure 1 See also Figure 2 ; It includes a lateral moving mechanism 100 and a vertical moving mechanism 200; wherein the lateral moving mechanism 100 moves the battery tray 110 horizontally, and the vertical moving mechanism 200 moves the battery grabbing mechanism 210 vertically, and the vertical moving mechanism 200 is located directly above the lateral moving mechanism 100;

[0031] A plurality of battery cells 111 are placed on the battery cell support plate 110, and a plurality of grippers 121 of the battery cell grabbing mechanism 210 grab or put down the plurality of battery cells 111 one by one;

[0032] It also includes: loading and unloading areas and transfer positions;

[0033] When the transverse moving mechanism 100 moves the battery tray 110 to the loading position, a plurality of battery cells 111 are placed thereon. The unloading area is away from the loading position. The unloading area is a vertical space area and is located directly above the transfer position.

[0034] The horizontal moving mechanism 100 moves the battery cell support plate 110 from the loading position to the transfer position; the vertical moving mechanism 200 moves the battery cell grabbing mechanism 210 to the transfer position to grab a plurality of battery cells 111, and then moves the battery cell grabbing mechanism 210 to the unloading area to put down a plurality of battery cells 111;

[0035] When the horizontal moving mechanism 100 moves the battery tray 110 to the loading position, a plurality of battery cells 111 are placed on it, and then the battery tray 110 is moved from the loading position to the transfer position; the vertical moving mechanism 200 moves the battery cell grabbing mechanism 210 to the transfer position to grab a plurality of battery cells 111, and then moves the battery cell grabbing mechanism 210 to the unloading area to put down a plurality of battery cells 111, and a plurality of clamps 121 of the battery cell grabbing mechanism 210 grab or put down a plurality of battery cells 111 one by one; thereby, a large number of battery cells 111 can be grabbed in one transfer, which greatly improves the work efficiency, and has a simple structure and low cost;

[0036] Among them, after the vertical moving mechanism 200 moves the battery cell grasping mechanism 210 to the intermediate transfer position to grasp multiple battery cells 111, the battery cell grasping mechanism 210 is moved up to the highest point, and then the external clamp tray is moved to the unloading area, and then the vertical moving mechanism 200 moves the battery cell grasping mechanism 210 down to the unloading area to place multiple battery cells 111 on the clamp tray and then moves the battery cell grasping mechanism 210 up to the highest point, and then the clamp tray is moved out of the unloading area.

[0037] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the lateral movement mechanism 100 includes: a first ball screw guide rail 120 and a second ball screw guide rail 130 which are located in the same horizontal plane and are arranged in a mirror image;

[0038] The first ball screw slide rail 120 and the second ball screw slide rail 130 move synchronously through the synchronization rod 140, and the synchronization rod 140 is driven to rotate by the driving motor 150;

[0039] The battery cell support plate 110 is fixedly connected to the slider of the first ball screw rail 120 and the slider of the second ball screw rail 130, and is perpendicular to the first ball screw rail 120 and the second ball screw rail 130 respectively; it has a simple structure and low cost, and is easy to move a large area of ​​the battery cell support plate 110 to increase the number of transfers.

[0040] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the vertical moving mechanism 200 includes: a first electric ball screw slide rail 220 and a second electric ball screw slide rail 230 which are arranged vertically, the first electric ball screw slide rail 220 and the second electric ball screw slide rail 230 move synchronously, and the battery cell grabbing mechanism 210 moves up and down on the first electric ball screw slide rail 220 and the second electric ball screw slide rail 230;

[0041] The battery cell grabbing mechanism 210 is parallel to the battery cell support plate 110; the first end of the battery cell grabbing mechanism 210 is fixedly connected to the first transverse extension plate 211, and the second end is fixedly connected to the second transverse extension plate 212; the first transverse extension plate 211 is fixedly connected to the slider of the first electric ball screw slide rail 220, and the second transverse extension plate 212 is fixedly connected to the slider of the second electric ball screw slide rail 230;

[0042] The first transverse extension plate 211 and the second transverse extension plate 212 are both perpendicular to the battery cell grabbing mechanism 210 and away from the loading position, so as to extend the battery cell grabbing mechanism 210, which is convenient for transferring and conveying the battery cells 111 without moving the battery cell grabbing mechanism 210 left and right; wherein, the first transverse extension plate 211 and the second transverse extension plate 212 are both arranged sideways, which improves the bending strength.

[0043] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the vertical moving mechanism 200 further includes: a first slide rail 240 and a second slide rail 250 which are arranged vertically;

[0044] The first transverse extension plate 211 slides up and down on the first slide rail 240, and the slider of the first slide rail 240 is fixedly connected to the first transverse extension plate 211; the second transverse extension plate 212 slides up and down on the second slide rail 250, and the slider of the second slide rail 250 is fixedly connected to the second transverse extension plate 212; support is provided to prevent the first transverse extension plate 211 and the second transverse extension plate 212 from bending and deformation.

[0045] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, one end of the first transverse extension plate 211 away from the first electric ball screw slide rail 220 is fixedly connected to one end of the first pull rope 213; the other end of the first pull rope 213 is half-wound on the first pulley 214 and the second pulley 215 in sequence from front to back, and then fixedly connected to the first counterweight (not shown in the figure); the first pulley 214 and the second pulley 215 are both matched with the first pull rope 213 and are located above the first electric ball screw slide rail 220;

[0046] One end of the second transverse extension plate 212 away from the second electric ball screw guide rail 230 is fixedly connected to one end of the second pull rope 216, and the other end of the second pull rope 216 is half-wound on the third pulley 217 and the fourth pulley 218 in sequence from front to back, and then fixedly connected to the second counterweight (not shown in the figure); the third pulley 217 and the fourth pulley 218 are both matched with the second pull rope 216 and are located above the second electric ball screw guide rail 230; the first transverse extension plate 211 and the second transverse extension plate 212 are tightened by the first pull rope 213 and the second pull rope 216 to further prevent the first transverse extension plate 211 and the second transverse extension plate 212 from bending and deformation.

[0047] like Figure 1 As shown, the first counterweight body slides up and down on the third slide rail 219 which is arranged vertically, and the slider of the third slide rail 219 is fixedly connected to the first counterweight body;

[0048] The second counterweight body slides up and down (micro-moves) on a fourth vertically arranged slide rail (not shown in the figure), and the slider of the fourth slide rail is fixedly connected to the second counterweight body; so as to guide the first counterweight body and the second counterweight body to avoid interference with other nearby mechanisms.

[0049] like Figure 1 and Figure 2As shown, the third slide rail 219 is fixedly connected in the first protective box 220, and the first counterweight is located in the first protective box 220 and moves up and down in the first protective box 220; the fourth slide rail is fixedly connected in the second protective box 221, and the second counterweight is located in the second protective box 221 and moves up and down in the second protective box 221; it is beautiful.

[0050] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the battery cell support plate 110 is provided with a plurality of notches 112 matching the plurality of clamping claws 121 of the battery cell grabbing mechanism 210 , and the plurality of notches 112 are directly opposite to the plurality of clamping claws 121 of the battery cell grabbing mechanism 210 , so as to allow the clamping claws 121 of the battery cell grabbing mechanism 210 to grab or put down the battery cell 111 .

[0051] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the first ball screw guide rail 120 and the second ball screw guide rail 130 are both located between the first electric ball screw guide rail 220 and the second electric ball screw guide rail 230 ; they occupy a small space.

[0052] It should be understood that those skilled in the art can make improvements or changes based on the above description, and all these improvements and changes should fall within the scope of protection of the claims attached to the utility model.

Claims

1. A battery cell transfer mechanism, comprising a lateral movement mechanism and a vertical movement mechanism; characterized in that: The transverse moving mechanism moves the battery cell support plate transversely, and the vertical moving mechanism moves the battery cell grabbing mechanism vertically, and the vertical moving mechanism is located directly above the transverse moving mechanism; A plurality of battery cells are placed on the battery cell support plate, and a plurality of grippers of the battery cell grabbing mechanism grab or put down the plurality of battery cells one by one; It also includes: loading and unloading areas and transfer positions; When the transverse moving mechanism moves the battery cell support plate to the loading position, a plurality of battery cells are placed thereon, and the unloading area is away from the loading position, and the unloading area is a vertical space area and is located directly above the transfer position; The horizontal moving mechanism moves the battery cell tray from the loading position to the intermediate transfer position; the vertical moving mechanism moves the battery cell grabbing mechanism to the intermediate transfer position to grab a plurality of the battery cells, and then moves the battery cell grabbing mechanism to the unloading area to place the plurality of the battery cells.

2. The battery cell transfer mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lateral movement mechanism comprises: a first ball screw slide rail and a second ball screw slide rail which are located in the same horizontal plane and are arranged in a mirror image; The first ball screw slide rail and the second ball screw slide rail move synchronously via a synchronization rod, and the synchronization rod is driven to rotate by a driving motor; The battery core support plate is respectively fixedly connected to a slider of the first ball screw slide rail and a slider of the second ball screw slide rail, and is respectively perpendicular to the first ball screw slide rail and the second ball screw slide rail.

3. The battery cell transfer mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that: The vertical movement mechanism comprises: a first electric ball screw slide rail and a second electric ball screw slide rail which are arranged vertically, the first electric ball screw slide rail and the second electric ball screw slide rail move synchronously, and the battery cell grabbing mechanism moves up and down on the first electric ball screw slide rail and the second electric ball screw slide rail; The battery cell grabbing mechanism is parallel to the battery cell support plate; the first end of the battery cell grabbing mechanism is fixedly connected to the first transverse extension plate, and the second end is fixedly connected to the second transverse extension plate; the first transverse extension plate is fixedly connected to the slider of the first electric ball screw slide rail, and the second transverse extension plate is fixedly connected to the slider of the second electric ball screw slide rail; The first transversely extending plate and the second transversely extending plate are both perpendicular to the battery cell grabbing mechanism and away from the loading position.

4. The battery cell transfer mechanism according to claim 3, characterized in that: The vertical moving mechanism further comprises: a first slide rail and a second slide rail which are arranged vertically; The first transverse extension plate slides up and down on the first slide rail, and the slider of the first slide rail is fixedly connected to the first transverse extension plate; the second transverse extension plate slides up and down on the second slide rail, and the slider of the second slide rail is fixedly connected to the second transverse extension plate.

5. The battery cell transfer mechanism according to claim 4, characterized in that: One end of the first transversely extending plate away from the first electric ball screw slide rail is fixedly connected to one end of the first pull rope; the other end of the first pull rope is half-wound around the first pulley and the second pulley in sequence from front to back, and then fixedly connected to the first counterweight; the first pulley and the second pulley are both matched with the first pull rope and are located above the first electric ball screw slide rail; One end of the second transverse extension plate away from the second electric ball screw slide rail is fixedly connected to one end of the second pull rope, and the other end of the second pull rope is half-wound on the third pulley and the fourth pulley in sequence from front to back, and then fixedly connected to the second counterweight body; the third pulley and the fourth pulley are both matched with the second pull rope and are located above the second electric ball screw slide rail.

6. The battery cell transfer mechanism according to claim 5, characterized in that: The first counterweight body slides up and down on a third slide rail arranged vertically, and a slider of the third slide rail is fixedly connected to the first counterweight body; The second counterweight body slides up and down on a fourth slide rail which is arranged vertically, and a slider of the fourth slide rail is fixedly connected to the second counterweight body.

7. The battery cell transfer mechanism according to claim 6, characterized in that: The third slide rail is fixedly connected in the first protective box, the first counterweight is located in the first protective box and moves up and down in the first protective box; the fourth slide rail is fixedly connected in the second protective box, the second counterweight is located in the second protective box and moves up and down in the second protective box.

8. The battery cell transfer mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The battery cell support plate is provided with a plurality of notches matching with the plurality of clamping claws of the battery cell grabbing mechanism, and the plurality of notches are opposite to the plurality of clamping claws of the battery cell grabbing mechanism one by one.

9. The battery cell transfer mechanism according to claim 5, characterized in that: The first ball screw slide rail and the second ball screw slide rail are both located between the first electric ball screw slide rail and the second electric ball screw slide rail.

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