Battery carrying tool

Abstract

The utility model relates to a battery carrying tool, which comprises a negative pressure generating device, a plurality of suction cups, a battery carrying device and a battery carrying device, the plurality of suction cups are fixed on the plate body, the plurality of suction cups at least comprise a plurality of first suction cups, the plurality of first suction cups are arranged at intervals, and the interval is equal to the diameter of at least one battery in the battery assembly. According to the battery carrying tool, the negative pressure adsorption effect of the negative pressure generating device and the suction cup is used for adsorbing a battery on a battery assembly, the battery assembly is carried after adsorption, and a stress point is located on the battery in the carrying process, so that the problem of deformation of the cooling pipe can be effectively avoided, the risk that the battery falls off is avoided, and the service life of the battery assembly is prolonged. And the carrying safety can be improved. Meanwhile, the carried object is the battery assembly formed by fixing the cooling pipe and the plurality of batteries and has certain strength, so that the first suckers arranged on the plate body can be arranged at intervals, the manufacturing cost is reduced, and good economic benefits are achieved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of batteries, in particular to a battery transport tool. Background Art

[0002] Currently in the preparation process of batteries, after the battery and the serpentine tube are fixed together with structural adhesive to form a battery assembly, the battery assembly needs to be transported when it is subjected to the next step of stacking operation. However, in actual transportation, it is found that when using existing transportation tools for transportation, the force point is usually on the serpentine tube, which easily causes the serpentine tube to deform, resulting in the risk of the battery falling off. There is room for improvement, and therefore, there is an urgent need for a newly designed transportation tool that is not prone to deformation of the serpentine tube during transportation. Utility Model Content

[0003] In order to overcome at least one defect of the above-mentioned prior art, according to one aspect of the utility model, a battery handling tool is provided to effectively avoid the problem of deformation of the cooling tube, thereby avoiding the risk of the battery falling off, and improving the safety of transportation.

[0004] A battery handling tool, used for handling a battery assembly consisting of a cooling tube and a plurality of batteries, comprising:

[0005] A negative pressure generating device, which is connected to a plurality of suction cups, and the suction cups are used to absorb the battery;

[0006] A plate body, a plurality of suction cups are fixed on the plate body, and the plurality of suction cups include at least a plurality of first suction cups, and the plurality of first suction cups are arranged at intervals and the interval between the plurality of suction cups is the diameter of at least one battery in the battery assembly.

[0007] In an embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of suction cups include at least a plurality of second suction cups, and the plurality of second suction cups are arranged in the middle of the plate body and adsorbed one by one correspondingly to the plurality of batteries in the middle of the battery assembly.

[0008] In an embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of the second suction cups are arranged on both sides of the plate along the length direction.

[0009] In one embodiment of the utility model, it further comprises a guide assembly, wherein the guide assembly is arranged at a spacing area between at least two adjacent first suction cups;

[0010] The guide assembly includes an axis body and a guide block fixed to the axis body. The axis body is slidably arranged with the plate body and slides along the height direction of the battery. The guide block and a plurality of suction cups are located on the bottom side of the plate body facing the battery.

[0011] In an embodiment of the present invention, the guide assembly further includes a reset member, and the reset member is arranged between the plate body and the guide block.

[0012] In an embodiment of the present invention, the reset member is a spring, and the spring is sleeved on the axial outer side of the shaft body.

[0013] In one embodiment of the utility model, the guide assembly further comprises a shaft sleeve, and the shaft sleeve is arranged on the top side of the plate body facing away from the battery;

[0014] The plate body is provided with a through hole along its thickness direction, and the end of the shaft body away from the guide block is provided with a through hole and is fixed to the shaft sleeve.

[0015] In an embodiment of the present invention, the shaft bodies are provided in pair and the pair of shaft bodies are diagonally arranged on the guide block.

[0016] In an embodiment of the utility model, a contoured groove for abutting against a battery is provided on the bottom side of the guide block away from the shaft body, and the shape of the contoured groove is adapted to the shape of the battery.

[0017] In one embodiment of the present invention, the battery being transported is a cylindrical battery.

[0018] In summary, the battery handling tool provided by the utility model has the following technical effects:

[0019] This battery handling tooling specifically utilizes the negative pressure generating device and the negative pressure adsorption effect of the suction cup to adsorb the batteries on the battery assembly, and then transport the battery assembly after adsorption. It can be seen that the force point is on the battery during the transportation process, so it can effectively avoid the deformation of the cooling tube, thereby avoiding the risk of the battery falling off, and improving the safety of transportation. At the same time, since the object of transportation is a battery assembly fixed by a cooling tube and multiple batteries, the battery assembly as a whole has a certain strength, so the first suction cups set on the plate can be set at intervals. For example, the two first suction cups are spaced apart by the position of a battery, which can greatly save the number of suction cups, and at the same time, the battery assembly can be transported. On the premise of maintaining transportation efficiency and safety, it can also save materials and reduce manufacturing costs, and has good economic benefits. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] Figure 1 This is a schematic structural diagram of a battery handling tool according to an embodiment of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 2 This is a structural schematic diagram of a battery handling tool according to another embodiment of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 3 A side cross-sectional view of a guide assembly in a battery handling tool according to another embodiment of the present utility model;

[0023] Figure 4This is a structural schematic diagram of a guide assembly of a battery handling tool according to another embodiment of the utility model;

[0024] Figure 5 This is a structural schematic diagram of a guide block of a battery handling tool according to another embodiment of the utility model;

[0025] Figure 6 A schematic diagram of a front view of a battery handling tool according to another embodiment of the utility model;

[0026] Figure 7 Another schematic diagram of a front view of a battery handling tool according to another embodiment of the utility model;

[0027] Figures: 1-negative pressure generating device, 11-first suction cup, 12-second suction cup, 2-plate body, 21-through hole, 3-guide assembly, 31-axis body, 32-guide block, 321-contact groove, 33-resetting member, 34-sleeve. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] For better understanding and implementation, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention.

[0029] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside" and "outside" etc. indicating directions or positional relationships are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific direction, be constructed and operated in a specific direction, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0030] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as those commonly understood by those skilled in the art of the present invention. The terms used herein in the specification of the present invention are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention.

[0031] An embodiment of the utility model discloses a battery handling tool, which is used to carry a battery assembly formed by a cooling tube and a plurality of batteries. It should be noted that the battery assembly is specifically composed of a plurality of batteries stacked in a row along one direction, and a cooling tube is fixed on one side of the battery row. The cooling tube can be specifically a serpentine tube, and the serpentine tube and the plurality of batteries can be fixed together using structural adhesive.

[0032] For details, please refer to Figure 1-Figure 7The battery handling tool comprises a negative pressure generating device 1, which is connected to a plurality of suction cups. The negative pressure generating device 1 can generate negative pressure at the suction cup when working, which is used to absorb the battery, specifically, the top part of the battery with a pole.

[0033] The battery handling tool also includes a plate body 2, a plurality of suction cups are fixed on the plate body 2, and the plurality of suction cups include at least a plurality of first suction cups 11, the plurality of first suction cups 11 are arranged at intervals, and the interval between the plurality of first suction cups 11 is the diameter of at least one battery in the battery assembly.

[0034] During specific use, the negative pressure generating device 1 and the negative pressure adsorption effect of the suction cup are utilized to adsorb the batteries on the battery assembly, and the battery assembly is transported after adsorption. It can be seen that the force point is on the battery during the transportation process, so the deformation of the cooling tube can be effectively avoided, thereby avoiding the risk of the battery falling off, and improving the safety of transportation.

[0035] At the same time, since the object to be transported is a battery assembly formed by a cooling tube and multiple batteries, the battery assembly as a whole has a certain strength itself, so the first suction cups 11 arranged on the plate body 2 can be arranged at intervals. For example, the two first suction cups 11 are spaced apart by the position of a battery, which can greatly save the number of suction cups and also transport the battery assembly. Under the premise of maintaining transportation efficiency and safety, it can also save materials and reduce manufacturing costs, thereby having good economic benefits.

[0036] In an optional embodiment, the plurality of suction cups at least include a plurality of second suction cups 12, which are arranged in the middle of the plate body 2 and adsorbed one by one with the plurality of batteries in the middle of the battery assembly. In actual use, it is found that the length of the battery assembly to be transported varies. If the number of batteries in the battery assembly to be transported is small, the overall length of the battery assembly is short, and the plurality of first suction cups 11 may not be able to fully adsorb and form a stable transport structure. Therefore, a plurality of second suction cups 12 are arranged in the middle of the plate body 2 to adsorb and transport the battery assembly with a small number of batteries, so that a transport structure can be formed to improve overall safety.

[0037] It should be noted that the unused suction cups can be turned off to effectively save resources.

[0038] In an optional embodiment, multiple first suction cups 11 are arranged on both sides of the multiple second suction cups 12 along the length direction of the plate body 2. Since the battery components to be transported have different lengths, in order to enable the battery handling tool to adapt to the transportation of battery components of different lengths, the positions of the first suction cup 11 and the second suction cup 12 are arranged and arranged. The second suction cup 12 is located in the middle of the plate body 2 to absorb and transport battery components with short lengths; and the first suction cup 11 can be located on both sides of the second suction cup 12. In actual applications, the first suction cups 11 on both sides can be used alone to absorb and transport battery components with longer lengths, or the first suction cups 11 on both sides and the second suction cup 12 in the middle can be used to absorb and transport battery components with longer lengths at the same time, which can effectively increase the scope of application of the battery handling tool.

[0039] In an optional embodiment, the battery handling tool also includes a guide assembly 3, which is arranged in the interval area between at least two adjacent first suction cups 11; the guide assembly 3 includes an axis 31 and a guide block 32 fixed to the axis 31, the axis 31 is slidably arranged with the plate 2 and slides along the height direction of the battery, and the guide block 32 and multiple suction cups are located on the bottom side of the plate 2 facing the battery.

[0040] When the battery assembly is transported, multiple suction cups will be attached to multiple batteries accordingly. However, in practice, it is found that the suction cups are easily misaligned, resulting in a gap between the suction cups and the batteries, and then there is a problem of the batteries falling off during transportation. In order to solve this problem, a guide component 3 is specifically set on the battery handling tool. When it is used, the guide block 32 is first contacted with the battery corresponding to the battery assembly, and then under the guidance of the shaft 31, the battery and the suction cup will contact each other accordingly. Due to the existence of the guide component 3, the plate body 2 and multiple suction cups will go straight up and down, which can effectively avoid the tilt of the plate body 2 itself and the problem of the suction cup being misaligned, and can ensure that there is no gap between the suction cup and the battery, so that the suction cup can better adsorb the battery, avoid the problem of the battery falling off during transportation, and further improve the safety performance of transportation.

[0041] In order to more clearly describe the movement process of the guide assembly 3, further explanation is given: when not in use, the guide block 32 will fall to the lowest point due to gravity, which can be seen in Figure 6 When the guide block 32 contacts the battery corresponding to the battery assembly, as the plate 2 continues to move straight down, the guide assembly 3 as a whole will move upward, see Figure 7 to ensure that the suction cup and the battery can be firmly adsorbed without any gap; finally, after the battery is unloaded at other stations, the guide block 32 will fall to the lowest point due to gravity because there is no contact with the battery.

[0042] In an optional embodiment, the guide assembly 3 further includes a reset member 33, and the reset member 33 is disposed between the plate body 2 and the guide block 32. In actual use, it is found that simply using the gravity of the guide block 32 for reset may fail to reset, and manual reset is required at this time. In order to ensure that the guide block 32 can reset automatically, the reset member 33 is disposed between the plate body 2 and the guide block 32 to ensure rapid reset, so as to enter the next handling process faster and improve the handling efficiency.

[0043] In an optional embodiment, the reset member 33 is a spring, and the spring is sleeved on the axial outer side of the shaft body 31. The spring structure is simple, easy to manufacture, and reduces the manufacturing difficulty. Of course, in some other embodiments, a workpiece with elasticity, such as a rubber reset member 33, can also be used.

[0044] In an optional embodiment, the guide assembly 3 further includes a sleeve 34, which is arranged on the top side of the plate body 2 facing away from the battery; the plate body 2 of the guide assembly 3 is provided with a through hole 21 along its thickness direction, and the end of the shaft body 31 of the guide assembly 3 away from the guide block 32 is penetrated by the through hole 21 and fixed to the sleeve 34. In specific use, in order to prevent the shaft body 31 from detaching from the plate body 2, since the guide block 32 is specifically provided at the lower end of the shaft body 31, the guide block 32 can be stuck with the plate body 2 and will not detach, while the upper end of the shaft body 31 is easy to detach from the plate body 2, so the sleeve 34 is provided at the upper end of the shaft body 31, and the sleeve 34 is stuck with the plate body 2 and will not detach, thereby preventing the entire guide assembly 3 from falling off the plate body 2.

[0045] In an optional embodiment, a pair of shaft bodies 31 are provided, and the pair of shaft bodies 31 are diagonally provided on the guide block 32. In the specific use process, in order to improve the guiding ability of the guide assembly 3, two shaft bodies 31 are specifically provided for guiding, which can further ensure that the plate body 2 and the suction cup are straight up and down, and can also ensure that there is no gap between the suction cup and the battery, so that the suction cup can better absorb the battery, avoid the problem of the battery falling off during the transportation process, and further improve the safety performance of transportation.

[0046] Specifically, a pair of reset members 33 and shaft sleeves 34 are correspondingly provided, and are matched with a pair of shaft bodies 31 .

[0047] In an optional embodiment, the bottom side of the guide block 32 away from the shaft body 31 is provided with a profiling groove 321 for abutting against the battery, and the shape of the profiling groove 321 is adapted to the shape of the battery. In specific use, since the guide block 32 will contact the battery corresponding to the battery assembly, the profiling groove 321 is provided on the guide block 32, which is specifically adapted to the shape of the battery. For example, if a cylindrical battery needs to be adsorbed and grasped, it can be specifically circular; if a square battery needs to be adsorbed and grasped, it can be specifically square. Of course, the specific shape of the profiling groove 321 can be designed according to the specific battery.

[0048] In an optional embodiment, the battery being transported is a cylindrical battery. The new design of the battery handling tool is inspired by the suction and handling of a battery assembly consisting of multiple cylindrical batteries and a serpentine tube, and is therefore preferably suitable for handling cylindrical batteries. However, square batteries or batteries of other shapes can also be adapted for handling.

[0049] The technical means disclosed in the solution of the utility model are not limited to the technical means disclosed in the above-mentioned implementation mode, but also include technical solutions composed of any combination of the above technical features. It should be pointed out that for ordinary technicians in this technical field, several improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the principle of the utility model, and these improvements and modifications are also regarded as the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. A battery handling tool, characterized in that: Used to carry battery assemblies consisting of cooling tubes and multiple battery cells, including: A negative pressure generating device (1) is connected to a plurality of suction cups, wherein the suction cups are used to absorb batteries; A plate body (2), a plurality of suction cups are fixed on the plate body (2), and the plurality of suction cups include at least a plurality of first suction cups (11), and the plurality of first suction cups (11) are arranged at intervals and the interval between the plurality of suction cups is the diameter of at least one battery in the battery assembly.

2. A battery handling tool according to claim 1, characterized in that: The plurality of suction cups at least include a plurality of second suction cups (12), and the plurality of second suction cups (12) are arranged in the middle of the plate body (2) and adsorb the plurality of batteries in the middle of the battery assembly in a one-to-one correspondence.

3. A battery handling tool according to claim 2, characterized in that: A plurality of first suction cups (11) are arranged on both sides of the plurality of second suction cups (12) along the length direction of the plate body (2).

4. A battery handling tool according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: It also comprises a guide assembly (3), wherein the guide assembly (3) is arranged at a spacing area between at least two adjacent first suction cups (11); The guide assembly (3) comprises an axle (31) and a guide block (32) fixed to the axle (31); the axle (31) is slidably arranged with the plate (2) and slides along the height direction of the battery; the guide block (32) and a plurality of suction cups are located on the bottom side of the plate (2) facing the battery.

5. A battery handling tool according to claim 4, characterized in that: The guide assembly (3) further comprises a reset member (33), wherein the reset member (33) is arranged between the plate body (2) and the guide block (32).

6. A battery handling tool according to claim 5, characterized in that: The reset member (33) is a spring, and the spring is sleeved on the axial outer side of the shaft body (31).

7. A battery handling tool according to claim 4, characterized in that: The guide assembly (3) further comprises a shaft sleeve (34), wherein the shaft sleeve (34) is arranged on the top side of the plate body (2) facing away from the battery; The plate body (2) is provided with a through hole (21) penetrating along the thickness direction thereof, and one end of the shaft body (31) away from the guide block (32) is provided with the through hole (21) and is fixed to the shaft sleeve (34).

8. The battery handling tool according to claim 4, characterized in that: The shaft bodies (31) are provided in a pair, and the pair of shaft bodies (31) are arranged diagonally on the guide block (32).

9. The battery handling tool according to claim 4, characterized in that: A contoured groove (321) for abutting against a battery is provided on the bottom side of the guide block (32) away from the shaft body (31), and the shape of the contoured groove (321) is adapted to the shape of the battery.

10. A battery handling tool according to any one of claims 1-3, 5-9, characterized in that: The batteries being transported are cylindrical batteries.

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