Drying mechanism for battery processing

By designing a drying mechanism for battery processing including a waiting room, a drying room and a discharge room, the combination of the frame assembly and hydraulic cylinder push plate is used to solve the problem of temperature loss during the drying of lithium battery cells, and efficient automatic drying and temperature stability are achieved.

CN222635080UActive Publication Date: 2025-03-18HEFEI JINGYI INTELLIGENT TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202421404537.X
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-06-19
Publication Date
2025-03-18
Estimated Expiration
2034-06-19

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Technical Problem

During the drying process of existing lithium battery cells, frequent manual switching of the drying chamber doors leads to temperature loss, reducing drying efficiency.

Method used

A drying mechanism for battery processing is designed, including a waiting room, a drying room and a discharge room. Through the cooperation of the frame assembly and the hydraulic cylinder push plate, the automatic drying of the battery cell and the temperature stability are achieved.

Benefits of technology

It improves the stability of the internal temperature of the drying chamber, ensures efficient drying of the battery cell, reduces the need for manual intervention, and improves the overall drying efficiency.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of battery processing, and discloses a battery processing drying mechanism which comprises a processing device shell, a waiting chamber, a drying chamber and a discharging chamber are arranged on the inner wall of the outer wall of the processing device shell, and the waiting chamber and the discharging chamber are distributed on the two sides of the drying chamber correspondingly; a drying assembly used for drying is arranged on the outer wall of the drying chamber, sliding rails are fixedly connected to the outer walls of the two sides of the processing device shell, a frame assembly used for containing batteries is arranged on the outer wall, located on one side of the waiting chamber, of the processing device shell, and two hydraulic cylinders are fixedly connected to the outer wall, located on one side of the frame assembly, of the processing device shell; the battery cell drying device is simple in structure, the waiting chamber, the discharging chamber and the drying chamber which are arranged are combined with one another, so that a battery cell is dried, and meanwhile, the temperature stability of the drying chamber is improved; and the battery cell drying efficiency is better guaranteed, and the practicability of the device is greatly improved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of battery processing, and in particular to a drying mechanism for battery processing. Background Art

[0002] Lithium batteries are a type of battery that uses lithium metal or lithium alloy as positive / negative electrode materials and non-aqueous electrolyte solutions. Lithium batteries can be roughly divided into two categories: lithium metal batteries and lithium-ion batteries. Lithium-ion batteries do not contain metallic lithium and are rechargeable. The moisture in lithium batteries has a huge impact on the battery life and discharge performance, so manufacturers need to dry the lithium battery cells.

[0003] With respect to the above-mentioned related technologies, the inventors believe that existing lithium battery cells need to be manually moved to a drying room, and the door of the drying room is frequently opened and closed manually, which can easily cause the temperature of the drying room to be lost during operation, thereby reducing the drying efficiency of the battery cells. Therefore, a drying mechanism for battery processing is proposed to solve the above-mentioned problem.

[0004] The above information disclosed in the background technology is only used to increase the understanding of the background technology of the present application, and therefore, it may include information that does not constitute the prior art known to ordinary technicians in the field. Utility Model Content

[0005] In order to solve the above problems, the present application provides a drying mechanism for battery processing.

[0006] The present application provides a drying mechanism for battery processing using the following technical solution:

[0007] A drying mechanism for battery processing comprises a processing device shell, the inner wall of the outer wall of the processing device shell is provided with a waiting room, a drying room and a discharge chamber, and the waiting room and the discharge chamber are respectively distributed on both sides of the drying chamber, the outer wall of the drying chamber is provided with a drying assembly for drying, the outer walls on both sides of the processing device shell are fixedly connected with slide rails, the outer wall of the processing device shell on the waiting room side is provided with a frame assembly for placing batteries, the outer wall of the processing device shell on the frame assembly side is fixedly connected with two hydraulic cylinders, and the output shafts of the two hydraulic cylinders are fixedly connected with push plates, and the processing device shell is provided with a finishing area on the discharge chamber side.

[0008] Preferably, the frame assembly comprises a placement rack, and outer walls on both sides of the placement rack are fixedly connected with a plurality of placement plates in a linear array.

[0009] Preferably, outer walls on both sides of the bottom of the placement rack are provided with sliding grooves, and the sliding grooves are slidably connected to the slide rails.

[0010] Preferably, the top outer walls of the processing device shell on both sides of the drying chamber are fixedly connected to the second bracket, and the processing device shell on one side of the two second brackets is fixedly connected to the first bracket.

[0011] Preferably, the inner walls of the second bracket and the processing device shell are both slidably connected with a sealing plate, and the top outer walls of the processing device shell and the second bracket are both fixedly connected with a cylinder, and the output shaft of the cylinder is fixedly connected to the sealing plate.

[0012] In summary, this application includes the following beneficial technical effects:

[0013] The battery cells are placed on the placement plate of the placement rack by means of the set frame assembly, and then the sealing plate on one side of the waiting room is opened, and then the placement rack is pushed into the waiting room and then sealed, so that it is located in the waiting room and acts as a buffer and heat preservation, and then the sealing plates on both sides of the drying chamber are opened, and then the placement rack in the waiting room is pushed into the drying chamber, and the sealing plates on both sides of the drying chamber are closed to make the drying chamber in a closed state, and then the drying assembly is used to dry and dry the battery cells to reduce the moisture in the battery cells, and then the new placement rack enters the drying chamber, and the new placement rack pushes the dried placement rack into the discharge chamber, so that the discharge chamber serves as a buffer and heat preservation area for the dried placement rack, thereby improving the temperature stability inside the drying chamber. Compared with the prior art, the device has a simple structure, and the waiting chamber, the discharge chamber and the drying chamber are combined with each other to enable the battery cells to complete the drying procedure and at the same time improve the temperature stability of the drying chamber; better ensure the efficiency of battery cell drying and greatly improve the practicability of the device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] Figure 1 It is an overall schematic diagram of an embodiment of the application;

[0015] Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the drying chamber structure of an embodiment of the application;

[0016] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of an embodiment of the application;

[0017] Figure 4 for Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the enlarged structure in the middle.

[0018] Explanation of the accompanying drawings: 1. Processing device housing; 2. Drying assembly; 3. First bracket; 4. Second bracket; 5. Placement plate; 6. Placement rack; 7. Hydraulic cylinder; 8. Push plate; 9. Slide rail; 10. Slide chute; 11. Waiting room; 12. Drying room; 13. Finishing area; 14. Discharging room; 15. Cylinder; 16. Sealing plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] The following is combined with Figure 1-4 This application is described in further detail.

[0020] The present application embodiment discloses a drying mechanism for battery processing. Figure 1-4 A drying mechanism for battery processing includes a processing device shell 1, the inner wall of the outer wall of the processing device shell 1 is provided with a waiting room 11, a drying room 12 and a discharge room 14, and the waiting room 11 and the discharge room 14 are respectively distributed on both sides of the drying room 12, through the waiting room 11 and the discharge room 14, the inlet and outlet of the drying room 12 are buffered and insulated, thereby improving the temperature stability in the drying room 12, the outer wall of the drying room 12 is provided with a drying component 2 for drying, the drying component 2 is used for drying, and the dried battery is continuously heated while the dried battery is dried, so that the moisture inside the material diffuses to the surface through the pressure difference or the concentration difference, the water molecules obtain enough kinetic energy on the surface of the material, overcome the mutual attraction between the molecules, fly into the low-pressure space in the drying component 2, and are pumped away by the pump, so as to achieve the drying of the battery cell, the processing device shell 1 The outer walls on both sides are fixedly connected with slide rails 9, and the outer wall of the processing device shell 1 located on the side of the waiting room 11 is provided with a frame assembly for placing batteries, and the frame assembly is slidably connected with the slide rails 9, so that the battery cells are placed in the frame assembly, thereby pushing the frame assembly to enter the waiting room 11, and then closing the opening of the waiting room 11, and then pushing the frame assembly to enter the drying chamber 12, the outer wall of the processing device shell 1 located on the side of the frame assembly is fixedly connected with two hydraulic cylinders 7, and the output shafts of the two hydraulic cylinders 7 are fixedly connected with push plates 8, and the push plates 8 are driven to move by the two hydraulic cylinders 7, thereby realizing the movement of the frame assembly, and the processing device shell 1 is provided with a finishing area 13 on the side of the discharge chamber 14, and the finishing area 13 is convenient for taking the dried battery cells.

[0021] The frame assembly includes a placement rack 6, and the outer walls on both sides of the placement rack 6 are fixedly connected with multiple placement plates 5 in a linear array. The placement rack 6 and the multiple placement plates 5 form a frame assembly, so that the battery cells are placed on the multiple placement plates 5, which facilitates the drying of the multiple battery cells.

[0022] The outer walls on both sides of the bottom of the placement rack 6 are provided with sliding grooves 10, and the sliding grooves 10 are slidably connected to the slide rails 9. Through the sliding grooves 10 opened below the placement rack 6, the placement rack 6 can slide along the track of the slide rails 9, thereby facilitating the pushing of the placement rack 6.

[0023] The top outer walls of the processing device shell 1 on both sides of the drying chamber 12 are fixedly connected to the second bracket 4, the processing device shell 1 is fixedly connected to the first bracket 3 on one side of the two second brackets 4, the second bracket 4 and the inner wall of the processing device shell 1 are slidably connected to the sealing plate 16, and the processing device shell 1 and the top outer walls of the second bracket 4 are fixedly connected to the cylinder 15, and the output shaft of the cylinder 15 is fixedly connected to the sealing plate 16, through the cylinder 15 located on the second bracket 4 on both sides of the drying chamber 12, by synchronously starting the cylinder 15, it is convenient to make the discharge chamber The sealing plates 16 on both sides of 14 move up and down synchronously, thereby controlling the sealing degree of the drying chamber 12, and by independently controlling the air cylinder 15 near the side of the hydraulic cylinder 7, it is started first, driving the sealing plate 16 to move up and down, allowing the placement rack 6 with undried battery cells to enter the waiting room 11, thereby sealing. At the same time, a groove is opened on the sealing plate 16 for the push plate 8 to push. When the drying is completed, the air cylinder 15 near the side of the finishing area 13 is opened to control the sealing plate 16 to move up and down, thereby completing the removal of the placement rack 6.

[0024] The implementation principle of a drying mechanism for battery processing in the embodiment of the present application is as follows: first, the battery cells are placed on the placement rack 6, and then the two hydraulic cylinders 7 are started, so that the output shafts of the two hydraulic cylinders 7 push the placed placement rack 6 through the push plate 8, so that the placement rack 6 is slidably connected with the slide rail 9 through the slide groove 10, and at the same time, the cylinder 15 above the waiting room 11 is started, so that the output shaft of the cylinder 15 drives the sealing plate 16 to move up, and then the battery cells on the placement rack 6 enter the waiting room 11, so that when the placement rack 6 enters the waiting room 11, the output shaft of the cylinder 15 controls the sealing plate 16 to move down, and then the waiting room 11 is closed, and then the cylinder 15 on the second bracket 4 on both sides of the waiting room 11 is started, so that the sealing plate 16 is driven to move up through the output shaft of the cylinder 15, and at the same time, the placement rack 6 located inside the waiting room 11 is pushed into the drying chamber 12 through the output shafts of the two hydraulic cylinders 7 through the push plate 8. It is worth noting that The sealing plates 16 of the two hydraulic cylinders 7 are provided with grooves for the push plates 8 to pass through. At the same time, the drying assembly 2 on the drying chamber 12 has been turned on by an external power supply. The drying assembly 2 can evenly dry the battery cells in the drying chamber 12. When the placement rack 6 enters the drying chamber 12, the placement rack 6 pushes the frame assembly containing the dried battery cells in the drying chamber 12 into the discharge chamber 14. The cylinders 15 on the second brackets 4 on both sides are started, so that the output shafts of the cylinders 15 drive the sealing plates 16 to move downward, and then the sealing plates 16 on both sides of the drying chamber 12 are closed. The cylinders 15 on the first bracket 3 above the discharge chamber 14 are started, so that the sealing plates 16 are driven to move upward, and then the placement plate 5 containing the dried battery cells in the discharge chamber 14 is pulled to the finishing area 13, thereby completing the drying procedure of the battery cells.

[0025] Finally, a few points should be explained: First, in the description of this application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense, which may refer to mechanical connection or electrical connection, or internal communication between two components, or direct connection. "upper", "lower", "left", "right", etc. are only used to indicate relative positional relationships. When the absolute position of the object being described changes, the relative positional relationship may change;

[0026] Secondly: In the drawings of the embodiments disclosed in the present utility model, only the structures related to the embodiments disclosed in the present utility model are involved, and other structures can refer to the general design. In the absence of conflict, the same embodiment and different embodiments of the present utility model can be combined with each other;

[0027] Finally: The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model and is not intended to limit the present utility model. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present utility model should be included in the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0028] The above are all preferred embodiments of the present application, and the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto. Therefore, any equivalent changes made according to the structure, shape, and principle of the present application should be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A drying mechanism for battery processing, comprising a processing device housing (1), characterized in that: The inner wall of the outer wall of the processing device shell (1) is provided with a waiting room (11), a drying room (12) and a discharge room (14), and the waiting room (11) and the discharge room (14) are respectively distributed on both sides of the drying room (12); the outer wall of the drying room (12) is provided with a drying assembly (2) for drying; the outer walls on both sides of the processing device shell (1) are fixedly connected with slide rails (9); the outer wall of the processing device shell (1) on the side of the waiting room (11) is provided with a frame assembly for placing batteries; the outer wall of the processing device shell (1) on the side of the frame assembly is fixedly connected with two hydraulic cylinders (7), and the output shafts of the two hydraulic cylinders (7) are fixedly connected with push plates (8); the processing device shell (1) is provided with a finishing area (13) on the side of the discharge room (14).

2. A battery processing drying mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The frame assembly comprises a placement rack (6), and outer walls on both sides of the placement rack (6) are fixedly connected with a plurality of placement plates (5) in a linear array.

3. A drying mechanism for battery processing according to claim 2, characterized in that: The outer walls on both sides of the bottom of the placement rack (6) are provided with sliding grooves (10), and the sliding grooves (10) are slidably connected to the slide rails (9).

4. A battery processing drying mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top outer walls of the processing device shell (1) on both sides of the drying chamber (12) are fixedly connected to the second bracket (4), and the processing device shell (1) on one side of the two second brackets (4) is fixedly connected to the first bracket (3).

5. A battery processing drying mechanism according to claim 4, characterized in that: The inner walls of the second bracket (4) and the processing device housing (1) are both slidably connected to a sealing plate (16), and the top outer walls of the processing device housing (1) and the second bracket (4) are both fixedly connected to a cylinder (15), and the output shaft of the cylinder (15) is fixedly connected to the sealing plate (16).