Aluminum shell discharging and transferring structure

By designing an aluminum shell loading and transport structure including robotic arms, mobile components and multiple sets of fixture components, the problems of short range and insufficient rigidity of the jaw cylinder in the prior art are solved, and high efficiency for a variety of aluminum shells is achieved. Patching and transporting improves production efficiency and protects the aluminum shell.

CN222453676UActive Publication Date: 2025-02-11FUJIAN KEDALI PRECISION IND CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202420013509.9
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-01-02
Publication Date
2025-02-11
Estimated Expiration
2034-01-02

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Technical Problem

In the existing aluminum shell feeding and transportation technology, the jaw cylinder has a short range and insufficient rigidity, which cannot fully meet the battery cell safety production requirements, and it is difficult to clamp aluminum shells of multiple sizes.

Method used

An aluminum shell feeding transport structure is designed, using a mechanical arm and a mobile component to achieve clamping and transporting of the aluminum shell through multiple sets of fixture components and telescopic cylinders. The fixture assembly includes a support plate, a U-shaped fixing plate and a telescopic cylinder. The expansion and contraction of the clamp is achieved by driving the cylinder, clamping multiple aluminum shells, and transporting it through a robotic arm and a mobile platform.

Benefits of technology

It realizes efficient clamping and transport of aluminum shells of various sizes, with large range and fast speed of telescopic cylinders, which can improve production efficiency, and protect the outer wall of the aluminum shell through silicone blocks to avoid clamping.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to an aluminum shell discharging and transferring structure which comprises a mechanical arm and a moving assembly controlling the mechanical arm to move front and back, a mounting plate is fixed to the output end of the mechanical arm, a plurality of clamp assemblies for clamping aluminum shells are fixed to the lower surface of the mounting plate, the clamp assemblies are arranged front and back, and each clamp assembly comprises a supporting plate. U-shaped fixing plates are fixed to the two ends of the supporting plate correspondingly, first telescopic air cylinders are fixed to the U-shaped fixing plates, second telescopic air cylinders are fixed to the portions, between the U-shaped fixing plates, of the supporting plate, the output ends of the first telescopic air cylinders and the output ends of the second telescopic air cylinders face the inner side, and first clamping plates are fixed to the output ends of the first telescopic air cylinders; a second clamping plate is fixed to the output end of the second telescopic air cylinder, discharging conveying belts are arranged on the front side and the rear side of the mechanical arm correspondingly, and an aluminum shell feeding conveying belt is arranged on the left side of the mechanical arm. According to the aluminum shell blanking device, aluminum shells of more sizes can be clamped, and blanking of the aluminum shells is achieved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of aluminum shell transfer, in particular to an aluminum shell blanking and transfer structure. Background Art

[0002] In the existing aluminum shell unloading and transfer technology, the most common gripper currently uses conventional parallel jaw cylinders and rotary cylinders for transfer and unloading, as in the application number CN202220330922.9, the publication number is: CN217072370U, a Chinese patent, discloses an automatic variable pitch manipulator for square aluminum shell batteries, comprising: a base and a six-axis manipulator mounted on the base, a clamping jaw assembly is mounted on the six-axis manipulator, the clamping jaw assembly comprises a manipulator docking flange, an anti-collision mechanism, a variable pitch mechanism and a clamping jaw mechanism, the clamping jaw mechanism comprises four gripping jaw devices respectively mounted on a first clamping jaw mounting seat, a second clamping jaw mounting seat, a third clamping jaw mounting seat and a fourth clamping jaw mounting seat, the gripping jaw device comprises a clamping jaw cylinder seat, the clamping jaw cylinder is mounted on the clamping jaw cylinder seat and the top of the clamping jaw cylinder is fixed on the first clamping jaw mounting seat or the second clamping jaw mounting seat or the third clamping jaw mounting seat or the fourth clamping jaw mounting seat arranged on the variable pitch mechanism, a slide rail is arranged at the bottom of the clamping jaw cylinder seat, and a clamping jaw moving block symmetrically arranged on the left and right is mounted on the slide rail and connected to the clamping jaw cylinder. This technology uses a gripper cylinder to drive the gripper moving block to move toward each other along the slide rail to grasp the battery. However, the gripper cylinder has a short range and insufficient rigidity, and cannot fully meet the safety production requirements of battery cells. Utility Model Content

[0003] The utility model aims to provide an aluminum shell blanking and transfer structure, which can clamp aluminum shells of more sizes and realize the blanking of aluminum shells.

[0004] To achieve the above-mentioned objectives, the utility model provides the following technical solutions: an aluminum shell unloading and transfer structure, comprising a mechanical arm and a moving component for controlling the forward and backward movement of the mechanical arm, a mounting plate is fixed at the output end of the mechanical arm, a plurality of clamp components for clamping the aluminum shell are fixed on the lower surface of the mounting plate, and the plurality of clamp components are arranged front and back, the clamp component comprises a support plate, both ends of the support plate are provided with U-shaped fixing plates, a first telescopic cylinder is fixed on the U-shaped fixing plate, two second telescopic cylinders are fixed on the support plate between the U-shaped fixing plates, the output ends of the first telescopic cylinder and the second telescopic cylinder are both arranged toward the inside, a first clamping plate is fixed on the output end of the first telescopic cylinder, and a second clamping plate is fixed on the output end of the second telescopic cylinder, unloading conveyor belts are arranged on the front and rear sides of the mechanical arm, and an aluminum shell feeding conveyor belt is arranged on the left side of the mechanical arm.

[0005] Furthermore, the moving component includes a moving track and a moving platform, the moving track is fixed on the ground and is arranged perpendicular to the unloading conveyor belt, a roller placement groove is opened at the bottom of the moving platform, a first rotating shaft is movably fixed to the side wall of the roller placement groove through a first bearing, a second rotating shaft is movably fixed to the rear of the first rotating shaft through a second bearing, a second roller that can roll on the moving track is fixed on the second rotating shaft, and a driving member for driving the first roller and the second roller to rotate is arranged in the roller placement groove.

[0006] Furthermore, the driving member includes a driving motor, a first roller capable of rolling on the moving track is fixed on the first rotating shaft, an L-shaped fixing plate is fixed on the roller placement groove, the driving motor is fixed on the L-shaped fixing plate, a first sprocket is fixed on the output end of the driving motor, a second sprocket meshing with the first sprocket is fixed on the first rotating shaft, a third sprocket is fixed on the side of the second sprocket, and a fourth sprocket is fixed on the second rotating shaft, and the fourth sprocket and the third sprocket are transmitted through a transmission chain.

[0007] Furthermore, the clamp assembly is provided in three groups.

[0008] Furthermore, the unloading conveyor belt is provided with a plurality of counter-radiation sensors for detecting whether there is an aluminum shell on the unloading conveyor belt.

[0009] Furthermore, silicone blocks are fixed to the inner sides of the first clamping plate and the second clamping plate.

[0010] The beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows: the present invention drives the ejection of the first telescopic cylinder and the contraction of the second telescopic cylinder to control the first clamping plate and the second clamping plate at the front and rear ends of the three groups of clamp assemblies to clamp the aluminum shells on the aluminum shell feeding conveyor belt. Six aluminum shells can be clamped at a time. After clamping, they are transferred by a mechanical arm to place the three aluminum shells at the left end of the clamp assembly on the left unloading conveyor belt, and the three aluminum shells at the right end are placed on the right unloading conveyor belt. After placement, the aluminum shells on the aluminum shell feeding conveyor belt are continued to be clamped. When the position of the corresponding sensor senses that there is no aluminum shell on the unloading conveyor belt, the unloading is repeated on the unloading conveyor belts on the left and right sides. The telescopic cylinder has a large range and a fast speed, can realize the unloading and transfer of aluminum shells, and can transfer multiple at the same time, thereby improving production efficiency. Silicone blocks are arranged on the inner sides of the first clamping plate and the second clamping plate to avoid damaging the outer wall of the aluminum shell. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0011] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the utility model;

[0012] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of the clamp assembly of the utility model;

[0013] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the local structure of the driving member of the utility model

[0014] Figure 4 It is a partial top view of the driving member of the utility model.

[0015] Among them, 1. Robot arm, 2. Moving component, 21. Moving track, 22. Moving platform, 23. Roller placement groove, 24. First rotating shaft, 25. Driving part, 251. Driving motor, 252. L-shaped fixing plate, 253. First sprocket, 254. Second sprocket, 255. Third sprocket, 256. Fourth sprocket, 257. Transmission chain, 26. First roller, 27. Second rotating shaft, 28. Second roller, 3. Clamp assembly, 31. Support plate, 32. U-shaped fixing plate, 33. First telescopic cylinder, 34. Second telescopic cylinder, 35. First splint, 36. Second splint, 4. Unloading conveyor belt, 5. Aluminum shell feeding conveyor belt, 6. Mounting plate, 7. Counter-shooting sensor, 8. Silicone block. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0016] The present invention is further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. For better understanding, the orientation of the present invention is described according to the orientation shown in the accompanying drawings and cannot be understood as a limitation of the present application; the following terms "first" and "second" are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0017] See also Figures 1 to 4The utility model provides an embodiment: an aluminum shell unloading and transfer structure, comprising a mechanical arm 1 and a moving component 2 for controlling the forward and backward movement of the mechanical arm 1, a mounting plate 6 is fixed at the output end of the mechanical arm 1, and a plurality of clamp components 3 for clamping the aluminum shell are fixed on the lower surface of the mounting plate 6, and the plurality of clamp components 3 are arranged front and back, and the clamp component 3 comprises a support plate 31, and both ends of the support plate 31 are provided with a U-shaped fixing plate 32 fixed thereto, a first telescopic cylinder 33 is fixed on the U-shaped fixing plate 32, and two second telescopic cylinders 34 are fixed on the support plate 31 between the U-shaped fixing plates 32, and the output ends of the first telescopic cylinder 33 and the second telescopic cylinder 34 are both arranged toward the inside, a first clamping plate 35 is fixed at the output end of the first telescopic cylinder 33, and a second clamping plate 36 is fixed at the output end of the second telescopic cylinder 34, and unloading conveyor belts 4 are arranged on the front and rear sides of the mechanical arm 1, and an aluminum shell feeding conveyor belt 5 is arranged on the left side of the mechanical arm 1. By driving the first telescopic cylinder 33 to push out and the second telescopic cylinder 34 to contract, the first clamping plates 35 and the second clamping plates 36 at the front and rear ends of the multiple groups of clamp assemblies 3 can be controlled to clamp the aluminum shells on the aluminum shell feeding conveyor belt 5. After clamping, the mechanical arm 1 and the moving assembly 2 cooperate to transfer, and the aluminum shell at the left end of the clamp assembly 3 is placed on the left unloading conveyor belt 4, and the aluminum shell at the right end is placed on the right unloading conveyor belt 4. After placement, the aluminum shells on the aluminum shell feeding conveyor belt 5 are continuously clamped. When there is no aluminum shell on the unloading conveyor belt 4, the unloading is repeated on the unloading conveyor belts 4 on both sides. The utility model can unload the unloading conveyor belts 4 on both sides at the same time, which can improve the production efficiency.

[0018] Please continue reading Figure 1 , Figure 3 , Figure 4 As shown, in one embodiment of the utility model, the mobile assembly 2 includes a mobile track 21 and a mobile platform 22, the mobile track 21 is fixed on the ground and is arranged vertically with the unloading conveyor belt 4, a roller placement groove 23 is provided at the bottom of the mobile platform 22, a first rotating shaft 24 is movably fixed to the side wall of the roller placement groove 23 through a first bearing, a second rotating shaft 27 is movably fixed to the rear of the first rotating shaft 24 through a second bearing, a second roller 28 that can roll on the mobile track 21 is fixed on the second rotating shaft 27, and a driving member 25 that drives the first roller 26 and the second roller 28 to rotate is provided in the roller placement groove 23. The first roller 26 and the second roller 28 can move on the mobile track 21, so that they can cooperate with the robot arm 1 to realize the transportation of the aluminum shell.

[0019] Please continue reading Figure 1 , Figure 3 , Figure 4As shown, in one embodiment of the utility model, the driving member 25 includes a driving motor 251, a first roller 26 capable of rolling on the moving track 21 is fixed on the first rotating shaft 24, an L-shaped fixing plate 252 is fixed on the roller placement groove 23, the driving motor 251 is fixed on the L-shaped fixing plate 252, a first sprocket 253 is fixed on the output end of the driving motor 251, a second sprocket 254 meshing with the first sprocket 253 is fixed on the first rotating shaft 24, a third sprocket 255 is fixed on the side of the second sprocket 254, a fourth sprocket 256 is fixed on the second rotating shaft 27, and the fourth sprocket 256 and the third sprocket 255 are transmitted through 257. The driving motor 251 drives the first sprocket 253 to rotate, and the first sprocket engages with the second sprocket 254, driving the first rotating shaft 24 to rotate. The third sprocket 255 and the fourth sprocket 256 are transmitted through 257, thereby driving the second rotating shaft 27 to rotate. The first rotating shaft 24 and the second rotating shaft 27 can thereby drive the first roller 26 and the second roller 28 to rotate.

[0020] Please continue reading Figure 1 to Figure 2 As shown, in one embodiment of the present invention, three groups of the clamp assembly 3 are provided. The three groups of the clamp assembly 3 can realize the transportation of multiple aluminum shells.

[0021] Please continue reading Figure 1 As shown, in one embodiment of the utility model, the unloading conveyor belt 4 is provided with a plurality of cross-beam sensors 7 for detecting whether there is an aluminum shell on the unloading conveyor belt 4. The cross-beam sensors 7 can sequentially sense the presence of several aluminum shells on the unloading conveyor belt 4, and when there is no aluminum shell on the unloading conveyor belt 4, the clamp assembly 3 continues to clamp the aluminum shell for unloading.

[0022] Please continue reading Figure 1 to Figure 2 As shown, in one embodiment of the present invention, a silicone block 8 is fixed to the inner side of each of the first clamping plate 35 and the second clamping plate 36. The silicone block 8 is used on the inner side of the first clamping plate 35 and the second clamping plate 36 to avoid damaging the product.

[0023] The utility model has the following working principle: the utility model can control the first clamping plates and the second clamping plates at the front and rear ends of multiple groups of clamp assemblies to clamp the aluminum shells on the aluminum shell feeding conveyor belt by driving the first telescopic cylinder to eject and the second telescopic cylinder to contract. After clamping, the mechanical arm and the mobile platform are slidably matched on the mobile track for transportation, and the aluminum shell at the left end of the clamp assembly is placed on the left unloading conveyor belt, and the aluminum shell at the right end is placed on the right unloading conveyor belt. After placement, the aluminum shell on the aluminum shell feeding conveyor belt continues to be clamped. When there is no aluminum shell on the unloading conveyor belt, the unloading is repeated on the unloading conveyor belts on the left and right sides.

[0024] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model and cannot be understood as a limitation of the present application. All equivalent changes and modifications made within the scope of the patent application of the present utility model shall fall within the scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. An aluminum shell material transfer structure, characterized in that: The invention comprises a mechanical arm and a moving component for controlling the forward and backward movement of the mechanical arm, a mounting plate is fixed on the output end of the mechanical arm, a plurality of clamp components for clamping aluminum shells are fixed on the lower surface of the mounting plate, and the plurality of clamp components are arranged front and back, and the clamp component comprises a supporting plate, both ends of the supporting plate are provided with U-shaped fixing plates fixed thereto, a first telescopic cylinder is fixed on the U-shaped fixing plate, two second telescopic cylinders are fixed on the supporting plate between the U-shaped fixing plates, the output ends of the first telescopic cylinder and the second telescopic cylinder are both arranged toward the inside, a first clamping plate is fixed on the output end of the first telescopic cylinder, a second clamping plate is fixed on the output end of the second telescopic cylinder, unloading conveyor belts are arranged on the front and rear sides of the mechanical arm, and an aluminum shell feeding conveyor belt is arranged on the left side of the mechanical arm.

2. The aluminum shell blanking and transfer structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The moving assembly includes a moving track and a moving platform, the moving track is fixed on the ground and is arranged perpendicular to the unloading conveyor belt, a roller placement groove is opened at the bottom of the moving platform, a first rotating shaft is movably fixed to the side wall of the roller placement groove through a first bearing, a second rotating shaft is movably fixed to the rear of the first rotating shaft through a second bearing, a second roller that can roll on the moving track is fixed on the second rotating shaft, and a driving member for driving the first roller and the second roller to rotate is arranged in the roller placement groove.

3. The aluminum shell blanking and transfer structure according to claim 2 is characterized in that: The driving member includes a driving motor, a first roller capable of rolling on the moving track is fixed to the first rotating shaft, an L-shaped fixing plate is fixed to the roller placement groove, the driving motor is fixed to the L-shaped fixing plate, a first sprocket is fixed to the output end of the driving motor, a second sprocket meshing with the first sprocket is fixed to the first rotating shaft, a third sprocket is fixed to the side of the second sprocket, and a fourth sprocket is fixed to the second rotating shaft, and the fourth sprocket and the third sprocket are driven by a transmission chain.

4. The aluminum shell blanking and transfer structure according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The clamp assembly is provided in three groups.

5. The aluminum shell blanking and transfer structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The unloading conveyor belt is provided with a plurality of counter-radiation sensors for detecting whether there is an aluminum shell on the unloading conveyor belt.

6. The aluminum shell blanking and transfer structure according to claim 4, characterized in that: Silicone blocks are fixed on the inner sides of the first clamping plate and the second clamping plate.

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  • Automatic pitch changing manipulator for square aluminum shell battery

    CN217072370U