Battery cell shell entering equipment

Abstract

The utility model provides battery cell shell entering equipment which comprises a shell entering mechanism located between a clamping mechanism and a positioning mechanism, the shell entering mechanism comprises a first guide piece and a second guide piece, and the first guide piece and the second guide piece can be close to each other or away from each other so as to be switched between an open state and a closed state, when the first guide piece and the second guide piece are in the closed state, the first guide piece and the second guide piece are close to each other and jointly define a through hole, the through hole is used for allowing a cell body to penetrate through, and the diameter of the through hole is gradually reduced in the pushing-in direction; the first guide piece and the second guide piece are far away from each other, so that the cover plate of the battery cell penetrates through the through hole; and the push-in device is used for pushing the battery cell into the shell from the positioning mechanism. According to the equipment for entering the battery cell into the shell, the battery cell can be guided to enter the shell, and the welding cover plate on the battery cell can be prevented from being blocked, so that the battery cell can completely enter the shell.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of new energy, and in particular to a battery core shelling device. Background Art

[0002] In the manufacture of batteries, the battery cell needs to be loaded into the shell, and the gap between the battery cell and the shell is small. Therefore, it is difficult to put the battery cell into the shell, and a cover plate is welded on one end of the battery cell, which is easy to be blocked when the battery cell enters the shell. In the prior art, the battery cell shell entry equipment will be equipped with a trumpet-shaped guide to facilitate the battery cell to enter the shell, but when a cover plate is welded on the battery cell, the cover plate is easy to contact the guide, so that the guide will prevent the battery cell from entering the shell completely. Utility Model Content

[0003] The utility model aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. To this end, the utility model proposes a battery cell shell entry device, which can not only guide the battery cell into the shell, but also prevent the welding cover plate on the battery cell from being blocked, so that the battery cell can be completely entered into the shell.

[0004] According to the battery cell shelling device of the embodiment of the utility model, it is used to put the battery cell into the shell, and the battery cell shelling device includes: a clamping mechanism for clamping the shell; a positioning mechanism for positioning the battery cell; a shelling mechanism located between the clamping mechanism and the positioning mechanism, and the shelling mechanism includes a first guide and a second guide, and the first guide and the second guide can approach or move away from each other to switch between an open state and a closed state. When the first guide and the second guide are in the closed state, the first guide and the second guide are close to each other and jointly define a through hole, and the through hole is used for the body of the battery cell to pass through. Along the pushing direction, the diameter of the through hole gradually decreases, and when the first guide and the second guide are in the open state, the first guide and the second guide are away from each other so that the cover of the battery cell passes through the through hole; a pushing device is used to push the battery cell on the positioning mechanism into the shell on the clamping mechanism, wherein the pushing direction is the direction in which the battery cell enters the shell.

[0005] The battery cell shelling device according to the embodiment of the utility model has at least the following beneficial effects: the battery cell is positioned by the positioning mechanism, the pushing device pushes the positioned battery cell, and enters the shell under the guidance of the shell-entering mechanism. When the pushing device pushes the battery cell into the shell, the first guide member and the second guide member are in a closed state, which can facilitate the battery cell to enter the shell and guide the body of the battery cell. After the battery cell enters a part of the shell, the first guide member and the second guide member are in an open state, which can effectively prevent the cover plate on the battery cell from abutting against the shell-entering mechanism when the battery cell completely enters the shell, thereby preventing the battery cell from entering the shell. In this way, the shell-entering mechanism can not only guide the battery cell to enter the shell, but also prevent the welded cover plate on the battery cell from being blocked, so that the battery cell can completely enter the shell.

[0006] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the positioning mechanism includes a first abutting plane and a second abutting plane, and the first abutting plane and the second abutting plane are both used to abut against the battery core.

[0007] According to some embodiments of the utility model, the clamping mechanism includes a positioning member and a fixing member, the positioning member includes a third abutment plane and a fourth abutment plane, the third abutment plane and the fourth abutment plane are both used to abut the shell, and the fixing member is used to fix the shell on the positioning member.

[0008] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the fixing member includes a first clamping plate, a second clamping plate and a first driving member, and the first driving member is used to drive the first clamping plate and the second clamping plate to clamp each other to fix the shell on the positioning member.

[0009] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the clamping mechanism further includes a baffle, and the baffle is used to abut against an end of the shell away from the battery core.

[0010] According to some embodiments of the utility model, the battery cell shelling equipment also includes a first loading device and a second loading device, the first loading device is used to place the battery cell on the positioning mechanism; the second loading device is used to place the shell on the clamping mechanism.

[0011] According to some embodiments of the utility model, the first loading device includes a first drive group, a second drive group, a third drive group and a clamp, the second drive group is respectively connected to the first drive group and the third drive group, the clamp is connected to the third drive group, and the clamp is used to clamp the battery cell; the first drive group is used to drive the second drive group to move along a first horizontal direction, the second drive group is used to drive the third drive group to move along a second horizontal direction, the first horizontal direction is perpendicular to the second horizontal direction, and the third drive group drives the clamp to move in a vertical direction.

[0012] According to some embodiments of the utility model, the pushing device includes a second driving member and a pressing plate, the pressing plate is connected to the second driving member, the second driving member is used to drive the pressing plate to move, and the pressing plate is used to abut against one end of the battery cell away from the shell.

[0013] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the shell insertion mechanism further includes a third driving member, and the third driving member is used to drive the first guide member to move closer to or farther away from the second guide member.

[0014] According to some embodiments of the utility model, the shell insertion mechanism also includes a guide rail, which extends radially along the battery core, and the first guide member and the second guide member are slidably arranged on the guide rail. The third driving member is a linear motor, and the linear motor is used to drive the first guide member and the second guide member to slide on the guide rail.

[0015] Additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will be given in part in the following description, and in part will become apparent from the following description, or will be learned through the practice of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a battery cell shell insertion device in one embodiment of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 2 This is a schematic structural diagram of a shell-entry carrier according to an embodiment of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a positioning mechanism according to an embodiment of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 4 This is a structural schematic diagram of a shell insertion mechanism according to an embodiment of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a pushing device in one embodiment of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 6 This is a schematic structural diagram of a first feeding device in one embodiment of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 7 A schematic diagram showing the structure of the clamping jaws of the first feeding device in one embodiment of the utility model;

[0023] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the shell insertion mechanism in one embodiment of the utility model without placing the battery core and the shell.

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[0025] 1. Conveyor belt; 2. Shell insertion carrier; 21. Clamping mechanism; 211. Positioning member; 2111. Third abutting plane; 2112. Fourth abutting plane; 212. Fixing member; 2121. First clamping plate; 2122. Second clamping plate; 2123. First driving member; 213. Baffle; 22. Positioning mechanism; 221. First abutting plane; 222. Second abutting plane; 23. Shell insertion mechanism; 231. First guide member; 232. Second guide member; 233. Through hole; 234. Guide rail; 3. First feeding device; 31. First driving group; 32. Second driving group; 33. Third driving group; 34. Clamping claw; 4. Second feeding device; 5. Pushing device; 51. Second driving member; 52. Pressing plate; 6. Battery cell; 7. Shell. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, and examples of the embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals throughout represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are only used to explain the present invention, and cannot be understood as limiting the present invention.

[0027] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the descriptions involving orientation, such as the orientation or positional relationship indicated as up, down, etc., are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0028] In the description of the present utility model, "a plurality" means more than two. If there is a description of "first" or "second", it is only for the purpose of distinguishing the technical features, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying the relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features or implicitly indicating the order of the indicated technical features.

[0029] In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise clearly defined, terms such as setting, installing, connecting, etc. should be understood in a broad sense, and technicians in the relevant technical field can reasonably determine the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention based on the specific content of the technical solution.

[0030] Please refer to Figures 1 to 4 , Figure 1 The battery cell shell insertion device in one embodiment of the utility model is shown, comprising: a shell insertion carrier 2 and a pushing device 5. Figure 2The shell insertion carrier 2 is shown, and the shell insertion carrier 2 includes a clamping mechanism 21, a positioning mechanism 22 and a shell insertion mechanism 23. The clamping mechanism 21 is used to clamp the shell 7. The positioning mechanism 22 is used to position the battery cell 6 so that the axis of the shell 7 and the axis of the battery cell 6 are collinear. The shell insertion mechanism 23 includes a first guide 231 and a second guide 232. The shell insertion mechanism 23 includes an open state and a closed state. When the shell insertion mechanism 23 is in the closed state, the first guide 231 and the second guide 232 jointly limit the through hole 233, the axis of the through hole 233 is collinear with the axis of the battery cell 6, the diameter of the end of the through hole 233 close to the shell 7 is not less than the diameter of the battery cell 6 and not greater than the diameter of the shell 7, and the diameter of the end of the through hole 233 close to the battery cell 6 is greater than the diameter of the end of the through hole 233 close to the shell 7. When the shell insertion mechanism 23 is in the open state, the first guide 231 and the second guide 232 are away from each other. The pushing device 5 is used to push the battery cell 6 from the positioning mechanism 22 into the shell 7. In the specific implementation process, the battery cell 6 and the shell 7 will be respectively conveyed to the first feeding device 3 and the second feeding device 4 by two conveyor belts. The first feeding device 3 places the battery cell 6 on the positioning mechanism 22. The specific positioning mechanism 22 is a groove with multiple abutment surfaces, and the battery cell 6 can slide along the groove on the positioning mechanism 22. The second feeding device 4 places the shell 7 on the clamping mechanism 21, and the clamping mechanism 21 positions and clamps the shell 7. The positioning mechanism 22 positions the battery cell 6 so that the axis of the shell 7 fixed by the clamping mechanism 21 coincides with the axial direction of the battery cell 6. Thereby, the pushing device 5 can better enter when pushing the battery cell 6 into the shell 7. At the same time, a shell insertion mechanism 23 is provided, and the shell insertion mechanism 23 includes an expanded state and a closed state. In the closed state, a through hole 233 with a larger diameter at one end and a smaller diameter at the other end is formed, so that the battery cell 6 can easily enter the through hole 233 from the end with a larger diameter of the through hole 233, and enter the shell 7 from the end with a smaller diameter of the through hole 233 through the guidance of the through hole 233, so that the battery cell 6 is faster and more convenient in the shell insertion process. After one end of the battery cell 6 enters the shell 7, the shell insertion mechanism 23 switches to an open state to avoid hindering the movement of the current collecting plate, cover plate, etc. on the battery cell 6, so that the battery cell 6 can completely enter the shell 7, thereby achieving the effect of quickly and accurately placing the battery cell 6 into the shell 7.

[0031] Specifically, the battery cell 6 includes a body and a cover plate, and the body of the battery cell 6 includes a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is an end close to the shell 7, and the cover plate is welded to the second end. When the first end passes through the through hole 233 defined by the first guide 231 and the second guide 232, the through hole 233 guides the battery cell 6 so that the first end of the battery cell 6 enters the shell 7. Since the battery cell 6 needs to be introduced into the shell 7, the gap between the battery cell 6 and the through hole 233 is small, so when the second end passes through the through hole 233, the cover plate will abut against the first guide 231 and the second guide 232, so that the second end cannot pass through the shell entry mechanism 23 and cannot enter the shell 7. Therefore, the shell entry mechanism 23 switches to an open state after the first end is introduced into the shell 7, so that the cover plate can pass through the shell entry mechanism, so that the battery cell 6 can completely enter the shell 7.

[0032] For further information, please refer to Figures 1 to 6 The battery cell shelling equipment also includes a conveyor belt 1, a first feeding device 3 and a second feeding device 4, and the shelling carrier 2 is arranged on the conveyor belt 1. The first feeding device 3 is used to place the battery cell 6 on the positioning mechanism 22. The second feeding device 4 is used to place the shell 7 on the clamping mechanism 21. After the first feeding device 3 and the second feeding device 4 are used for feeding, the conveyor belt 1 transports the shelling carrier 2, and transports the shelling carrier 2 to the position of the pushing device 5 to push the battery cell 6 into the shell 7. After the shelling is completed, the conveyor belt 1 transports the pushing device 5 together with the battery cell 6 and the shell 7 after shelling to the next station. Thereby, the efficiency of shelling the battery cell 6 is greatly improved.

[0033] Reference Figure 3 The positioning mechanism 22 includes a first abutting plane 221 and a second abutting plane 222, both of which abut against and are tangent to the side of the battery cell 6. Specifically, the first abutting plane and the second abutting plane are in a V-shaped structure, and the first abutting plane and the second abutting plane form a groove to position the battery cell 6 and also form a slide groove, so that the battery cell 6 can slide along the slide groove, and the battery cell 6 is pushed by the pushing device 5 to pass through the shell carrier 2 and enter the shell 7.

[0034] Reference Figure 2 The clamping mechanism 21 includes a positioning member 211 and a fixing member 212. The positioning member 211 includes a third abutting plane 2111 and a fourth abutting plane 2112. The third abutting plane 2111 and the fourth abutting plane 2112 are both abutted and tangent to the side of the shell 7. The fixing member 212 is used to fix the shell 7 on the positioning member 211. In order to prevent the shell 7 from moving during the process of the battery cell 6 being put into the shell, the fixing member 212 is used to fix the shell 7 after it can be placed in the V-shaped groove for positioning.

[0035] Reference Figure 2The fixing member 212 includes a first clamping plate 2121, a second clamping plate 2122 and a first driving member 2123. The first driving member 2123 is used to drive the first clamping plate 2121 and the second clamping plate 2122 to clamp or release each other. When the first clamping plate 2121 and the second clamping plate 2122 are clamped together, the shell 7 is fixed on the positioning member 211. The first clamping plate 2121 and the second clamping plate 2122 clamp the shell 7, on the one hand, so that the shell 7 is stably fixed on the positioning member 211, on the other hand, the fixing of the fixing member 212 to the shell 7 can be easily released, which makes it more convenient to take and put the shell 7. Furthermore, the clamping surfaces of the first clamping plate 2121 and the second clamping plate 2122 for clamping the shell 7 are arc surfaces that match the side surfaces of the shell 7, thereby increasing the contact area between the first clamping plate 2121, the second clamping plate 2122 and the shell 7, and avoiding deformation of the shell 7 caused by clamping.

[0036] The clamping mechanism 21 further includes a baffle 213, which is disposed on the positioning member 211 and abuts against an end of the shell 7 away from the battery cell 6. The shell 7 is abutted against the end away from the battery cell 6 to prevent the shell 7 from moving when the battery cell 6 is inserted into the shell.

[0037] Reference Figure 6 The first feeding device 3 includes a first drive group 31, a second drive group 32, a third drive group 33 and a clamp 34. The first drive group 31 drives the second drive group 32 to move in a first direction, and the first direction is parallel to the axial direction of the battery cell 6. The second drive group 32 drives the third drive group 33 to move in a second direction. The third drive group 33 drives the clamp 34 to move in a third direction, and the third direction is a vertical direction. The first direction, the second direction and the third direction are perpendicular to each other. The clamp 34 is used to clamp the battery cell 6. Through the cooperation between multiple linear modules, the battery cell 6 can be stably and accurately placed on the positioning mechanism 22 in the shell carrier 2. Furthermore, multiple clamps 34 can be set to clamp multiple battery cells 6 at the same time, and placing multiple battery cells 6 into the positioning mechanism 22 at the same time greatly improves the efficiency of the battery cell 6 entering the shell.

[0038] Reference Figure 5 The pushing device 5 includes a second driving member 51 and a pressing plate 52. The pressing plate 52 is connected to the movable end of the second driving member 51. The second driving member 51 drives the pressing plate 52 to move along the axial direction of the battery cell 6. The pressing plate 52 abuts against one end of the battery cell 6 away from the shell 7. The pressing plate 52 is provided to increase the contact area between the pushing device 5 and the battery cell 6. At the same time, multiple battery cells 6 can be pushed, which protects the battery cells 6 from damage by the pushing device 5 and improves the efficiency of the battery cells 6 entering the shell. Specifically, one pressing plate 52 can be used to push multiple battery cells 6 into the shell 7, and multiple pressing plates 52 can be used to push the battery cells into the shell in a one-to-one correspondence with multiple battery cells 6.

[0039] The shell entry mechanism 23 also includes a third driving member, which is used to drive the shell entry mechanism 23 to switch between an open state and a closed state. The shell entry mechanism 23 also includes a sensing device, which is used to sense the position of the battery cell 6 close to the shell 7. After the end of the battery cell 6 close to the shell 7 enters the shell 7, the third driving member drives the shell entry mechanism 23 to switch to the open state. After a part of the battery cell 6 enters the shell 7, the battery cell 6 can enter the shell 7 smoothly without the need for the shell entry mechanism 23 to guide and restrict it. In order to avoid the current collecting plate or cover plate at the end of the battery cell 6 away from the shell 7 from colliding with the shell entry mechanism 23, it is necessary to switch the shell entry mechanism 23 to the open state after a part of the battery cell 6 enters the shell 7.

[0040] Reference Figure 4 The shell-entry mechanism 23 further includes a guide rail 234, on which the first guide member 231 and the second guide member 232 are slidably disposed, and the third driving member is a linear motor, which drives the first guide member 231 and the second guide member 232 to slide on the guide rail 234. Specifically, when the first guide member 231 and the second guide member 232 are close to each other and abut against each other, the shell-entry mechanism 23 is in a closed state. When the first guide member 231 and the second guide member 232 are away from each other and allow the collector plate and the cover plate welded on the end of the battery cell 6 away from the shell 7 to pass, the shell-entry mechanism 23 is in an open state.

[0041] The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various changes can be made within the knowledge scope of ordinary technicians in the relevant technical field without departing from the purpose of the present invention.

Claims

1. Battery cell shelling equipment, characterized in that: Used to place the battery cell into the shell, the battery cell shelling device includes: A clamping mechanism, used for clamping the shell; A positioning mechanism, used for positioning the battery cell; a shell insertion mechanism, located between the clamping mechanism and the positioning mechanism, the shell insertion mechanism comprising a first guide and a second guide, the first guide and the second guide being able to approach or move away from each other to switch between an open state and a closed state, when the first guide and the second guide are in the closed state, the first guide and the second guide are close to each other and jointly define a through hole, the through hole being used for the body of the battery cell to pass through, the diameter of the through hole gradually decreasing along the pushing direction, when the first guide and the second guide are in the open state, the first guide and the second guide are away from each other to allow the cover plate of the battery cell to pass through the through hole; A pushing device is used to push the battery core on the positioning mechanism into the shell on the clamping mechanism, wherein the pushing direction is the direction in which the battery core enters the shell.

2. The battery cell shelling device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The positioning mechanism comprises a first abutting plane and a second abutting plane, and both the first abutting plane and the second abutting plane are used for abutting against the battery core.

3. The battery cell shelling device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamping mechanism comprises a positioning member and a fixing member, the positioning member comprises a third abutting plane and a fourth abutting plane, the third abutting plane and the fourth abutting plane are both used to abut the shell, and the fixing member is used to fix the shell on the positioning member.

4. The battery cell shelling device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The fixing member includes a first clamping plate, a second clamping plate and a first driving member, wherein the first driving member is used to drive the first clamping plate and the second clamping plate to clamp each other so as to fix the shell on the positioning member.

5. The battery cell shelling device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamping mechanism further comprises a baffle, and the baffle is used to abut against an end of the shell away from the battery core.

6. The battery cell shelling device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The battery cell shelling equipment further includes a first loading device and a second loading device, wherein the first loading device is used to place the battery cell on the positioning mechanism; and the second loading device is used to place the shell on the clamping mechanism.

7. The battery cell shelling device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The first feeding device comprises a first drive group, a second drive group, a third drive group and a clamp, the second drive group is connected to the first drive group and the third drive group respectively, the clamp is connected to the third drive group, and the clamp is used to clamp the battery cell; The first drive group is used to drive the second drive group to move along a first horizontal direction, and the second drive group is used to drive the third drive group to move along a second horizontal direction. The first horizontal direction is perpendicular to the second horizontal direction, and the third drive group drives the clamp to move in a vertical direction.

8. The battery cell shelling device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pushing device includes a second driving member and a pressing plate, wherein the pressing plate is connected to the second driving member, the second driving member is used to drive the pressing plate to move, and the pressing plate is used to abut against one end of the battery cell away from the shell.

9. The battery cell shelling device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The shell insertion mechanism further includes a third driving member, and the third driving member is used to drive the first guide member to move closer to or farther away from the second guide member.

10. The battery cell shelling device according to claim 9, characterized in that: The shell insertion mechanism also includes a guide rail, which extends radially along the battery core. The first guide member and the second guide member are slidably arranged on the guide rail. The third driving member is a linear motor, which is used to drive the first guide member and the second guide member to slide on the guide rail.

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