Feeding device and drying equipment

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of drying processing, and relates to a feeding device and drying equipment, and the feeding device comprises a material frame, a feeding part and a moving assembly. The material frame comprises a bottom frame and a plurality of distance pieces, the distance pieces are arranged on the two sides of the bottom frame at intervals so that the bottom frame can be sequentially divided into a feeding area, a preparation area and a discharging area in the length direction of the bottom frame, the feeding area and the preparation area are both used for stacking empty material discs, the discharging area is used for stacking full material discs, and the feeding piece is arranged on the side of the bottom frame. The feeding part is used for feeding empty trays on the uppermost portion of the feeding area or the preparation area, the moving assembly is arranged on the side of the bottom frame, and the moving assembly is used for moving the trays full of materials on the feeding area or the preparation area to the discharging area; the drying equipment comprises the feeding device, after empty trays are fully filled with batteries, the full trays are stacked, and the stacked full trays are put into the drying device to be dried, so that the drying efficiency is improved, and the requirement for the production takt is met.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application belongs to the technical field of drying processing, and more specifically, to a feeding device and drying equipment. Background Art

[0002] The drying process of new energy batteries is mainly to remove moisture and solvent residues generated during the battery manufacturing process, thereby improving the quality and performance of the battery and ensuring the safety and reliability of the battery.

[0003] Currently, batteries are dried by placing them in a tray with a clamp, and then placing the single tray into a drying device for drying. However, this requires multiple round trips to fill the drying device, and the drying efficiency is low, which cannot meet the production cycle requirements. Utility Model Content

[0004] The embodiment of the present application provides a loading device and a drying device. After the empty trays are filled with batteries, the full trays are stacked up. The stacked full trays are placed in a drying device for drying to improve the drying efficiency and meet the production rhythm requirements.

[0005] The technical solution adopted in the embodiment of the present application is: to provide a feeding device, comprising:

[0006] A material rack, comprising a base frame and a plurality of spacers, wherein the plurality of spacers are spaced apart on both sides of the base frame to divide the base frame into a loading area, a preparation area and a unloading area in sequence along the length direction of the base frame, wherein the loading area and the preparation area are both used for stacking empty material trays, and the unloading area is used for stacking full material trays;

[0007] A loading piece, arranged on the side of the base frame, for loading the top empty tray on the loading area or the preparation area;

[0008] The moving component is arranged on the side of the base frame and is used to move the material tray full of materials in the loading area or the preparation area to the unloading area.

[0009] Optionally, the spacer includes a mounting portion and a partition rod, the mounting portion is mounted on one side of the base frame, and the partition rod is connected to the mounting portion.

[0010] Optionally, the partition rod is provided with a plurality of in-place detection parts at intervals along the length direction of the partition rod to detect whether the material tray is in place.

[0011] Optionally, the plurality of spacers are spaced apart on both sides of the base frame to divide the base frame into a loading area, a preparation area, a unloading area and an inspection area in sequence along the length direction of the base frame, and the inspection area is used to stack the trays that need to be inspected.

[0012] Optionally, the moving component includes a horizontal moving member, a vertical moving member and a supporting member, the horizontal moving member is arranged on the side of the base frame, the supporting member is used to support the material tray, the vertical moving member is connected to the supporting member to drive the supporting member to move in the vertical direction, and the horizontal moving member is connected to the vertical moving member to drive the vertical connecting member and the supporting member to move in the horizontal direction.

[0013] Optionally, the vertical moving member includes a vertical moving base plate, a vertical moving platform, a first vertical moving part and a second vertical moving part, the horizontal moving member is connected to the vertical moving base plate, the first vertical moving part and the second vertical moving part are relatively arranged on the vertical moving base plate, the vertical moving platform is located between the first vertical moving part and the second vertical moving part, the first vertical moving part and the second vertical moving part are both transmission-connected to the vertical moving platform to drive the vertical moving platform to move in a vertical direction, and the supporting member is arranged on the vertical moving platform.

[0014] Optionally, the vertical moving part further includes a reinforcing transverse portion, the first vertical moving portion and the second vertical moving portion are both connected to the reinforcing transverse portion, and the reinforcing transverse portion is used to prevent the first vertical moving portion and the second vertical moving portion from being skewed.

[0015] Optionally, the supporting member includes a driving part and a supporting part, the driving part is mounted on the vertical moving platform, the supporting part is used to abut against the bottom of the material tray to support the material tray, and the driving part is transmission-connected to the supporting part to drive the supporting part to move closer to or away from the material tray to support or release the material tray.

[0016] Optionally, the supporting member also includes a first limiting portion, which is arranged on a side of the supporting portion close to the vertical moving platform, and a second limiting portion is arranged on the vertical moving platform, and the first limiting portion abuts against the second limiting portion to prevent the supporting portion from being too inserted into the bottom of the tray.

[0017] The embodiment of the present application also provides a drying device, including the feeding device described above.

[0018] The beneficial effect of the loading device provided by the embodiment of the present application is that: the loading device of the embodiment of the present application stacks empty material trays in the loading area of ​​the material rack, and the loading piece loads the material to the empty material tray at the top of the loading area. After the empty material tray at the top of the loading area is full of material, the moving component moves the full material tray in the loading area to the unloading area. After the material trays in the loading area are all full of material and stacked in the unloading area, all the stacked material trays in the unloading area can be moved to the drying device for drying, thereby improving the drying efficiency and meeting the production rhythm;

[0019] Furthermore, a preparation area for stacking empty trays is provided on the material rack. After the empty trays in the loading area are full of materials, the loading parts can continue to load materials to the empty trays in the preparation area, so as to prevent the loading parts from being in a standby state when stacking empty trays in the loading area, so that the loading parts can load materials uninterruptedly, further improving the drying efficiency and further meeting the production rhythm.

[0020] Since the drying equipment of the embodiment of the present application includes the above-mentioned feeding device, it has the beneficial effects brought by the above-mentioned feeding device, which will not be described in detail here. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative labor.

[0022] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of a feeding device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0023] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of a mobile assembly used in an embodiment of the present application;

[0024] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A local enlarged schematic diagram at point A.

[0025] Among them, the reference numerals in the figure are:

[0026] 1. Material rack;

[0027] 11. chassis; 12. spacer; 111. loading area; 112. preparation area; 113. unloading area; 114. maintenance area; 121. installation part; 122. partition rod; 1221. in-place detection part;

[0028] 2. Mobile components;

[0029] 21. Horizontal moving part; 22. Vertical moving part; 23. Supporting part;

[0030] 221, vertical movable bottom plate; 222, vertical movable platform; 223, first vertical movable part; 224, second vertical movable part; 225, reinforcing transverse part; 231, driving part; 232, supporting part; 233, first limiting part; 2221, second limiting part. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] In order to make the technical problems, technical solutions and beneficial effects to be solved by the present application more clearly understood, the present application is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present application and are not used to limit the present application.

[0032] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" or "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or indirectly on the other element. When an element is referred to as being "connected to" another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or indirectly connected to the other element.

[0033] It should be understood that the orientation or position relationship indicated by terms such as "length", "width", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside" and "outside" are based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present application.

[0034] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of this application, the meaning of "plurality" is two or more, unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0035] See also Figure 1 and Figure 2 , the feeding device provided in the embodiment of the present application is now described. The feeding device provided in the embodiment of the present application includes a material rack 1, a feeding piece and a moving assembly 2. The material rack 1 includes a base frame 11 and a plurality of spacers 12, wherein the plurality of spacers 12 are arranged at intervals on both sides of the base frame 11 to divide the base frame 11 into a feeding area 111, a preparation area 112 and a unloading area 113 in sequence along the length direction of the base frame 11, wherein the feeding area 111 and the preparation area 112 are both used for stacking empty trays, and the unloading area 113 is used for stacking full trays, the feeding piece is arranged on the side of the base frame 11, and the feeding piece is used for feeding the top empty tray on the feeding area 111 or the preparation area 112, and the moving assembly 2 is arranged on the side of the base frame 11, and the moving assembly 2 is used for moving the full tray on the feeding area 111 or the preparation area 112 to the unloading area 113.

[0036] The material tray in the embodiment of the present application is mainly used to hold batteries to be dried. A clamp for clamping and fixing the batteries is provided on the material tray. The material tray can also be used to hold batteries to be processed or other workpieces.

[0037] The loading part may be a robot for loading materials;

[0038] The moving assembly 2 may include a clamping member, a horizontal moving platform, and a vertical moving platform 222. The clamping member is used to clamp the material tray. The clamping member is installed on the vertical moving platform 222. The vertical moving platform 222 is installed on the horizontal moving platform. The vertical moving platform 222 may include a motor, a screw rod, a slider, and a slide rail. The motor is connected to the screw rod by transmission to drive the screw rod to rotate. The slider is threadedly connected to the screw rod. The slider is slidably connected to the slide rail. The clamping member is installed on the slide rail. The length direction of the screw rod and the slide rail is the vertical direction. The motor drives the screw rod to rotate to drive the clamping member on the slide rail to move in the vertical direction. The horizontal moving platform may adopt the same structure as the vertical moving platform 222. The clamping member adopts a clamping claw to clamp the side wall of the material tray.

[0039] The base frame 11 of the material rack 1 is placed horizontally. The base frame 11 includes a bracket and a plurality of rollers. The rollers are arranged to roll on the supporting surface of the bracket for supporting the material tray. The rolling direction of the rollers is the moving direction of the material tray entering the base frame 11. The rollers facilitate the stacked material trays to enter and exit the base frame 11. A limiting member to prevent the material tray from moving out of the base frame 11 may also be arranged on the side of the base frame 11. The limiting member includes a limiting part and a telescopic driving part 231. The telescopic driving part 231 is connected to the limiting part in a transmission manner to drive the limiting part to rise and fall in the vertical direction on the side of the base frame 11. The telescopic driving part 231 may be a linear motor, an electric cylinder or a pneumatic cylinder, and the limiting part may be a limiting rod or a limiting plate.

[0040] The spacer 12 of the material rack 1 may be a partition disposed on the base frame 11 .

[0041] Preferably, the spacer 12 includes a mounting portion 121 and a partition rod 122 , the mounting portion 121 is mounted on one side of the base frame 11 , and the partition rod 122 is connected to the mounting portion 121 .

[0042] The spacers 12 of the embodiment of the present application are symmetrically distributed on both sides of the base frame 11, and four spacers 12 are arranged on each side of the base frame 11. Each adjacent four spacers 12 enclose a zone. The height of the stacked trays is not higher than the length of the partition rod 122. The mounting portion 121 is mounted on the base frame 11 by bolts, and the partition rod 122 is connected to the mounting portion 121 by screws. Compared with partitioning with a partition plate, the partition rod 122 occupies less space, and the partition rod 122 uses less material and has a lower cost.

[0043] The partition rod 122 is provided with a plurality of in-place detection parts 1221 at intervals along the length direction of the partition rod 122 to detect whether the material tray is in place.

[0044] The in-place detection unit 1221 in the embodiment of the present application can be an infrared sensor, which can detect whether the material tray is in place and whether the material tray is aligned. The in-place detection unit 1221 can also be a 3D camera, which detects whether the material tray is in place through visual detection.

[0045] The plurality of spacers 12 are spaced apart on both sides of the base frame 11 to divide the base frame 11 into a loading area 111, a preparation area 112, a unloading area 113 and a maintenance area 114 in sequence along the length direction of the base frame 11, and the maintenance area 114 is used for stacking trays that need maintenance.

[0046] After the stacked full trays are placed in the drying device, the drying device can detect the faulty trays. At this time, the stacked trays can be placed in the loading area 111, and then the trays above the faulty trays can be placed in the unloading area 113 by the moving component 2. The moving component 2 then places the faulty trays in the inspection area 114. After the staff inspects the faulty trays, they can be placed in the unloading area 113 by the moving component 2 for the next step of drying. The inspection area 114 can facilitate the timely drying of the trays that have been repaired.

[0047] Preferably, see Figure 2 and Figure 3 The moving component 2 includes a horizontal moving member 21, a vertical moving member 22 and a supporting member 23. The horizontal moving member 21 is arranged on the side of the base frame 11, and the supporting member 23 is used to support the material tray. The vertical moving member 22 is connected to the supporting member 23 to drive the supporting member 23 to move in the vertical direction. The horizontal moving member 21 is connected to the vertical moving member 22 to drive the vertical connecting member and the supporting member 23 to move in the horizontal direction.

[0048] The horizontal moving member 21 can be a belt transmission mechanism. Preferably, the horizontal moving member 21 includes a motor, a screw rod, a slider and a slide rail. The motor is connected to the screw rod to drive the screw rod to rotate. The slider is threadedly connected to the screw rod. The slider is slidably connected to the slide rail. The vertical moving member 22 is installed on the slider. The length direction of the screw rod and the slide rail is horizontal. The vertical moving member 22 can adopt the same structure as the horizontal moving member 21. The length direction of the screw rod of the vertical moving member 22 is perpendicular to the length direction of the screw rod of the horizontal moving member 21. The supporting member 23 is installed on the slider of the vertical moving member 22.

[0049] The supporting member 23 may include a rotation driving portion 231 and a support block. The rotation driving portion 231 is transmission-connected with the support block to drive the support block to rotate, and the rotation driving portion 231 is connected to the vertical moving member 22 .

[0050] The horizontal moving member 21 drives the vertical moving member 22 and the supporting member 23 to move laterally of the base frame 11, and the vertical moving member 22 drives the supporting member to move in the vertical direction. The rotating driving part 231 of the supporting member 23 can rotate the supporting block into the bottom of the material tray to support the material tray.

[0051] Preferably, the vertical moving member 22 includes a vertical moving base plate 221, a vertical moving platform 222, a first vertical moving part 223 and a second vertical moving part 224, the horizontal moving member 21 is connected to the vertical moving base plate 221, the first vertical moving part 223 and the second vertical moving part 224 are relatively arranged on the vertical moving base plate 221, the vertical moving platform 222 is located between the first vertical moving part 223 and the second vertical moving part 224, the first vertical moving part 223 and the second vertical moving part 224 are both transmission-connected to the vertical moving platform 222 to drive the vertical moving platform 222 to move in the vertical direction, and the supporting member 23 is arranged on the vertical moving platform 222.

[0052] By moving the vertical moving platform 222 together by the first vertical moving part 223 and the second vertical moving part 224, the moving stability of the supporting member 23 on the vertical moving platform 222 can be improved. The length direction of the vertical moving platform 222 is parallel to the horizontal direction, which can prevent the supporting member 23 from tilting when moving along the vertical direction, thereby maintaining the stability of the material tray during movement and preventing the material tray from tilting during movement.

[0053] The first vertical moving part 223 may include a motor and a support block, the support block is connected to the vertical moving platform 222, and the motor drives the support block to move in the vertical direction. Preferably, the first vertical moving part 223 includes a motor, a screw rod, a slider and a slide rail, the motor is connected to the screw rod in a transmission manner to drive the screw rod to rotate, the slider is threadedly connected to the screw rod, the slider is slidably connected to the slide rail, one end of the vertical moving platform 222 is mounted on the slider, the length direction of the screw rod and the slide rail is the vertical direction, and the motor drives the screw rod to rotate to drive the vertical moving platform 222 to move in the vertical direction. The second vertical moving part 224 can adopt the same structure as the first vertical moving part 223, and the first vertical moving part 223 and the second vertical moving part 224 are arranged parallel to each other on both sides of the vertical moving platform 222.

[0054] The vertical moving member 22 further includes a reinforcing transverse portion 225 , to which the first vertical moving portion 223 and the second vertical moving portion 224 are both connected, and the reinforcing transverse portion 225 is used to prevent the first vertical moving portion 223 and the second vertical moving portion 224 from being skewed.

[0055] The reinforcing transverse portion 225 can maintain the distance between the first vertical moving portion 223 and the second vertical moving portion 224 to prevent the first vertical moving portion 223 and the second vertical moving portion 224 from being non-parallel.

[0056] Preferably, the supporting member 23 includes a driving part 231 and a supporting part 232, the driving part 231 is installed on the vertical moving platform 222, the supporting part 232 is used to abut against the bottom of the material tray to support the material tray, and the driving part 231 is transmission-connected with the supporting part 232 to drive the supporting part 232 to move closer to or away from the material tray to support or release the material tray.

[0057] The driving part 231 can be a linear motor, a cylinder or an electric cylinder, the supporting member 23 can be a plug rod or a support plate, and the bottom of the tray is provided with a bracket that cooperates with the supporting member 23. The driving part 231 can drive the supporting member 23 to be inserted into the bracket of the tray to support the tray.

[0058] The supporting member 23 also includes a first limiting portion 233, which is arranged on a side of the supporting portion 232 close to the vertical moving platform 222. A second limiting portion 2221 is arranged on the vertical moving platform 222, and the first limiting portion 233 abuts against the second limiting portion 2221 to prevent the supporting portion 232 from being too inserted into the bottom of the tray.

[0059] The first limiting portion 233 and the second limiting portion 2221 can both be limiting plates, and the distance between the second limiting portion 2221 and the side wall of the tray is smaller than the distance between the first limiting portion 233 and the side wall of the tray. When the driving portion 231 drives the supporting portion 232 to move toward the side wall of the tray, the first limiting portion 233 can abut against the second limiting portion 2221 to prevent the supporting portion 232 from being too inserted into the bottom of the tray, causing damage to another tray below the tray or a workpiece on another tray.

[0060] An embodiment of the present application also provides a drying device, including the loading device mentioned above, and also including a stacking device and a drying device, wherein the stacking device is movably arranged on the side of the loading device, and the stacking device is used to move a full material tray stacked on the unloading area 113 of the loading device to the drying device, and the drying device is used to dry the material on the tray.

[0061] Since the drying equipment of the embodiment of the present application includes the feeding device in any of the above embodiments, it has the beneficial effects brought by the feeding device in any of the above embodiments, which will not be described in detail here.

[0062] The working principle / process of the drying device provided in the embodiment of the present application is as follows:

[0063] The stacking device places the stacked empty trays in the loading area 111 and the preparation area 112 of the material rack 1, and the loading part loads the empty tray at the top of the loading area 111. After the empty tray at the top of the loading area 111 is full of material, the moving component 2 moves the tray full of material in the loading area 111 to the unloading area 113. After the trays in the loading area 111 are all full of material and stacked in the unloading area 113, the stacking device can move all the stacked trays in the unloading area 113 to the drying device for drying, and the loading part continues to load the pre- The empty material tray at the top of the preparation area 112 is loaded with material. After the empty material tray at the top of the preparation area 112 is full of material, the moving component 2 moves the full material tray in the preparation area 112 to the unloading area 113. After the material trays in the unloading area 113 are stacked, the stacking device can move all the stacked material trays in the unloading area 113 to the drying device for drying. The stacking device can place the stacked empty material trays in the loading area 111 of the material rack 1 when the loading piece is the empty material tray in the preparation area 112, so that the loading piece can work uninterruptedly.

[0064] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present application should be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A feeding device, characterized in that: include: A material rack, comprising a base frame and a plurality of spacers, wherein the plurality of spacers are spaced apart on both sides of the base frame to divide the base frame into a loading area, a preparation area and a unloading area in sequence along the length direction of the base frame, wherein the loading area and the preparation area are both used for stacking empty material trays, and the unloading area is used for stacking full material trays; A loading piece, arranged on the side of the base frame, for loading the top empty tray on the loading area or the preparation area; The moving component is arranged on the side of the base frame and is used to move the material tray full of materials in the loading area or the preparation area to the unloading area.

2. The feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The spacer comprises a mounting portion and a partition rod, wherein the mounting portion is mounted on one side of the base frame, and the partition rod is connected to the mounting portion.

3. The feeding device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The partition rod is provided with a plurality of in-place detection parts at intervals along the length direction of the partition rod to detect whether the material tray is in place.

4. The feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The plurality of spacers are spaced apart on both sides of the base frame to divide the base frame into a loading area, a preparation area, a unloading area and an inspection area in sequence along the length direction of the base frame, and the inspection area is used for stacking trays that need to be inspected.

5. The feeding device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The moving assembly includes a horizontal moving member, a vertical moving member and a supporting member. The horizontal moving member is arranged on the side of the base frame, the supporting member is used to support the material tray, the vertical moving member is connected to the supporting member to drive the supporting member to move in the vertical direction, and the horizontal moving member is connected to the vertical moving member to drive the vertical moving member and the supporting member to move in the horizontal direction.

6. The feeding device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The vertical moving member includes a vertical moving base plate, a vertical moving platform, a first vertical moving part and a second vertical moving part. The horizontal moving member is connected to the vertical moving base plate. The first vertical moving part and the second vertical moving part are relatively arranged on the vertical moving base plate. The vertical moving platform is located between the first vertical moving part and the second vertical moving part. The first vertical moving part and the second vertical moving part are both transmission-connected to the vertical moving platform to drive the vertical moving platform to move in a vertical direction. The supporting member is arranged on the vertical moving platform.

7. The feeding device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The vertical moving part further includes a reinforcing transverse portion, the first vertical moving portion and the second vertical moving portion are both connected to the reinforcing transverse portion, and the reinforcing transverse portion is used to prevent the first vertical moving portion and the second vertical moving portion from being skewed.

8. The feeding device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The supporting member includes a driving part and a supporting part. The driving part is installed on the vertical moving platform. The supporting part is used to abut against the bottom of the material tray to support the material tray. The driving part is transmission-connected to the supporting part to drive the supporting part to approach or move away from the material tray to support or release the material tray.

9. The feeding device according to claim 8, characterized in that: The supporting member also includes a first limiting portion, which is arranged on a side of the supporting portion close to the vertical moving platform. A second limiting portion is arranged on the vertical moving platform, and the first limiting portion abuts against the second limiting portion to prevent the supporting portion from being too inserted into the bottom of the tray.

10. A drying device, characterized in that: It comprises the feeding device described in any one of claims 1 to 9.

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