Water meter battery for realizing automatic production and water meter

Abstract

The utility model is applicable to the technical field of intelligent water meters, and relates to a water meter battery for realizing automatic production and a water meter, the water meter battery comprises a battery cell, a battery bracket, a positive electrode needle and a negative electrode needle, the positive electrode needle and the negative electrode needle are arranged on the battery bracket, and the battery bracket is arranged on the battery cell; a positive electrode needle positioning hole, a negative electrode needle positioning hole and a central positioning hole are formed in the battery bracket, the positive electrode needle positioning hole and the negative electrode needle positioning hole are arranged side by side, and the central positioning hole is positioned in the middle of the battery bracket; the positive electrode needle is inserted into the positive electrode needle positioning hole, the negative electrode needle is inserted into the negative electrode needle positioning hole, and the battery bracket is connected with the central positioning column extending out of the positive electrode of the battery cell through the central positioning hole in a clamping manner. According to the utility model, during assembly, a manipulator is only needed to grab the battery, and then the battery is fixed and welded with the structural member according to the angle of the battery bracket, so that the assembly is completed, the problems of wire winding and wire winding are solved, and the assembly efficiency and the degree of automatic production are improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of intelligent water meters, and in particular relates to a water meter battery and a water meter for realizing automated production. Background Art

[0002] With the rapid development of modern science and technology and the demand for industrialization, automation technology has become an important means to improve production efficiency and reduce costs. At present, the batteries used in the production of smart water meters and ultrasonic water meters are basically connected to the battery wire welding holes of the PCB board through the battery soft wire or the battery wire connected to the PCB board. Because the battery wire is a soft wire, it is easy to get tangled and wound during the connection process. It needs to be connected and wired manually, which has low assembly efficiency and is difficult to adapt to automated production.

[0003] The patent with publication number CN211477265U provides a pulse valve-controlled IoT water meter, including a base meter and a valve control box body, the valve control box body is fixedly connected to the base meter, and is characterized in that: the valve control box body includes an upper cover and a lower cover, a fixing column is provided on the bottom surface of the lower cover, a PCB board plastic shell is fixedly installed in the inner cavity of the lower cover, a header opening is provided on the upper cover and sleeved on the base meter head, an opening is provided on the inner wall of the opening of the header, and the PCB board plastic shell is clamped in the opening. In this patent, after the battery is installed, the battery line connector is inserted into the cavity and sealed with glue, which is the same as the prior art, and the problem of wire entanglement and winding still easily occurs, and there are the same disadvantages as the prior art.

[0004] Therefore, how to prevent the battery from being entangled or wound during the plugging process to improve the battery assembly efficiency and automation level is an urgent problem to be solved by personnel in the field of this technology. Utility Model Content

[0005] In view of the deficiencies in the prior art, the purpose of the present utility model is to provide a water meter battery and a water meter for realizing automated production, so as to solve the problem in the prior art that the battery has entangled wires and coiled wires during the plugging process, resulting in low battery assembly efficiency and automation level; in addition, the present utility model also provides a water meter for realizing automated production.

[0006] In order to solve the above technical problems, the utility model adopts the following technical solutions:

[0007] In a first aspect, the utility model provides a water meter battery for realizing automated production, comprising:

[0008] A battery cell, a battery bracket, a positive electrode needle and a negative electrode needle, wherein the positive electrode needle and the negative electrode needle are arranged on the battery bracket, and the battery bracket is arranged on the battery cell;

[0009] The battery holder is provided with a positive electrode needle positioning hole, a negative electrode needle positioning hole and a center positioning hole. The positive electrode needle positioning hole and the negative electrode needle positioning hole are arranged side by side, and the center positioning hole is located in the middle part of the battery holder; the positive electrode needle is inserted into the positive electrode needle positioning hole, and the negative electrode needle is inserted into the negative electrode needle positioning hole. The battery holder is connected to the center positioning column extending from the positive electrode of the battery cell in a clamping manner through the center positioning hole.

[0010] Furthermore, it also includes a positive electrode welding sheet and a negative electrode welding sheet, the positive electrode welding sheet is welded to the positive electrode needle positioning hole and welded to the positive electrode needle, and the negative electrode welding sheet is welded to the negative electrode needle positioning hole and welded to the negative electrode needle.

[0011] Furthermore, the battery holder is further provided with a first positioning column, a second positioning column and a third positioning column, the second positioning column and the third positioning column are arranged adjacent to each other, and the first positioning column is arranged on the opposite side of the second positioning column and the third positioning column.

[0012] Furthermore, it also includes a heat shrinkable sleeve, and the battery core is sleeved in the heat shrinkable sleeve.

[0013] Furthermore, the radius of the battery holder is adapted to the radius of the positive electrode of the battery cell.

[0014] In a second aspect, the utility model also provides a water meter for realizing automated production, comprising: a base, and the above-mentioned water meter battery, wherein the water meter battery is arranged in a groove of the base.

[0015] Furthermore, the base is provided with a first positioning hole, a second positioning hole and a third positioning hole, the first positioning hole is arranged corresponding to the first positioning column, the second positioning hole is arranged corresponding to the second positioning column, and the third positioning hole is arranged corresponding to the third positioning column.

[0016] Furthermore, it also includes a top cover, on which a positive electrode needle welding hole and a negative electrode needle welding hole are arranged side by side, the upper end of the positive electrode needle is clamped in the positive electrode needle welding hole, and the upper end of the negative electrode needle is clamped in the negative electrode needle welding hole.

[0017] Compared with the prior art, the water meter battery and water meter provided by the utility model for realizing automated production have at least the following beneficial effects:

[0018] At present, the batteries used in the production of smart water meters and ultrasonic water meters are basically connected to the battery wire welding holes of the PCB board through the battery soft wire or the battery wire connected to the PCB board through the plug-in. Because the battery wire is a soft wire, it is easy to get tangled and wound during the plug-in process, and it is necessary to manually plug and straighten the wires, which has low assembly efficiency and is difficult to adapt to automated production. The utility model has a simple structure and is easy to install. During assembly, it only needs to use a manipulator to grab the battery and fix and weld it with the structural parts according to the angle of the battery bracket to complete the assembly. It solves the problem of tangled wire and wound wire during battery assembly in the prior art, ensures the stability of the process flow, and improves the battery assembly efficiency and the degree of automated production. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] In order to more clearly illustrate the scheme of the utility model, a brief introduction is given below to the figures required for use in the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of the utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0020] Figure 1 An exploded diagram of a water meter battery for realizing automated production provided by an embodiment of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 2 An overall diagram of a water meter battery for realizing automated production provided by an embodiment of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 3 An exploded diagram of a water meter for realizing automated production provided by an embodiment of the utility model;

[0023] Figure markings: 101-battery cell; 1011-center positioning column; 102-battery holder; 1021-positive electrode needle positioning hole; 1022-negative electrode needle positioning hole; 1023-center positioning hole; 1024-first positioning column; 1025-second positioning column; 1026-third positioning column; 103-positive electrode needle; 104-negative electrode needle; 105-positive electrode welding piece; 106-negative electrode welding piece; 107-heat shrink sleeve; 201-base; 2011-groove; 2012-first positioning hole; 2013-second positioning hole; 2014-third positioning hole; 202-top cover; 2021-positive electrode needle welding hole; 2022-negative electrode needle welding hole. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used in this document have the same meaning as commonly understood by technicians in the technical field of the present invention; the terms used in this specification are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention. For example, the directions or positions indicated by terms such as "length", "width", "up", "down", "left", "right", "front", "back", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", and "outside" are based on the directions or positions shown in the drawings, which are only for the convenience of description and cannot be understood as limitations on the present technical solution.

[0025] The terms "including" and "having" and any variations thereof in the specification and claims of the utility model and the above-mentioned drawings are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions; the terms "first", "second", etc. in the specification and claims of the utility model or the above-mentioned drawings are used to distinguish different objects, rather than to describe a specific order. In the specification and claims of the utility model and the above-mentioned drawings, when an element is referred to as "fixed to" or "mounted on" or "disposed on" or "connected to" another element, it may be directly or indirectly located on the other element. For example, when an element is referred to as "connected to" another element, it may be directly or indirectly connected to the other element.

[0026] In addition, the reference to "embodiment" herein means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in conjunction with the embodiment may be included in at least one embodiment of the present invention. The appearance of the phrase in various locations in the specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor is it an independent or alternative embodiment that is mutually exclusive with other embodiments. It is explicitly and implicitly understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiments described herein may be combined with other embodiments.

[0027] The utility model provides a water meter battery for realizing automated production, which is applied to the production and assembly process of smart water meters and ultrasonic water meters, and can also be used in other types of water meters in some cases. The water meter battery for realizing automated production includes:

[0028] A battery cell, a battery holder, a positive electrode needle and a negative electrode needle, the positive electrode needle and the negative electrode needle are arranged on the battery holder, and the battery holder is arranged on the battery cell; the battery holder is provided with a positive electrode needle positioning hole, a negative electrode needle positioning hole and a center positioning hole, the positive electrode positioning hole and the negative electrode positioning hole are arranged side by side, and the center positioning hole is located in the middle part of the battery holder; the positive electrode needle is inserted into the positive electrode needle positioning hole, the negative electrode needle is inserted into the negative electrode needle positioning hole, and the battery holder is connected to the center positioning column extending from the positive electrode of the battery cell in a clamping manner through the center positioning hole.

[0029] The utility model only needs to use a robot to grab the battery during assembly, and then fix and weld it with the structural parts according to the angle of the battery bracket to complete the assembly, thereby solving the problem of wire entanglement and winding, and improving the assembly efficiency and the degree of automated production.

[0030] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the solution of the utility model, the technical solution in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0031] The utility model provides a water meter battery for realizing automated production, which is applied in the production and assembly process of smart water meters and ultrasonic water meters. Figures 1 to 3 In this embodiment, the water meter battery for realizing automated production includes:

[0032] A battery cell 101, a battery holder 102, a positive electrode needle 103, and a negative electrode needle 104, wherein the positive electrode needle 103 and the negative electrode needle 104 are arranged on the battery holder 102, and the battery holder 102 is arranged on the battery cell 101; a positive electrode needle positioning hole 1021, a negative electrode needle positioning hole 1022, and a center positioning hole 1023 are provided on the battery holder 102, wherein the positive electrode positioning hole needle 1021 and the negative electrode positioning hole 1022 are arranged side by side, and the center positioning hole 1023 is located in the middle part of the battery holder 102; the positive electrode needle 103 is inserted into the positive electrode needle positioning hole 1021, and the negative electrode needle 104 is inserted into the negative electrode needle positioning hole 1022, and the battery holder 102 is connected to the center positioning column 1011 extending from the positive electrode of the battery cell 101 in a clamping manner through the center positioning hole 1023; and the battery holder 102 also includes a positive electrode welding piece 105 and a negative electrode welding piece 106 for fixing, wherein the positive electrode welding piece 105 is welded to the battery holder 101; The positive electrode needle positioning hole 1021 is welded to the positive electrode needle 103, and the negative electrode welding piece 106 is welded to the negative electrode needle positioning hole 1022 and welded to the negative electrode needle 104; the battery holder 102 is also provided with a first positioning column 1024, a second positioning column 1025 and a third positioning column 1026 for positioning, the second positioning column 1025 and the third positioning column 1026 are arranged adjacent to each other, and the first positioning column 1024 is arranged on the opposite side of the second positioning column 1025 and the third positioning column 1026. During the production process, after the battery is grasped by a manipulator, it is fixed and welded to the structural parts according to the angles of the first positioning column 1024, the second positioning column 1025 and the third positioning column 1026 on the battery holder 102 to complete the assembly, which solves the problem of wire entanglement and winding during battery assembly in the prior art, ensures the stability of the process flow, and improves the battery assembly efficiency and the degree of automated production.

[0033] Furthermore, in this embodiment, a heat shrinkable tube 107 is also included for protection, and the battery cell 101 is sleeved in the heat shrinkable tube 107 .

[0034] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the radius of the battery holder 102 is matched with the radius of the positive electrode of the battery cell 101, so that the battery holder 102 is better fixed on the positive electrode of the battery cell 101, thereby ensuring the stability of the battery during assembly.

[0035] The utility model also provides a water meter for realizing an automated sound field, comprising: a base 201 and the water meter battery in the above embodiment, wherein the water meter battery is arranged in a groove 2011 of the base 201 .

[0036] Furthermore, in this embodiment, a first positioning hole 2012, a second positioning hole 2013 and a third positioning hole 2014 are provided on the base 201, the first positioning hole 2021 is provided corresponding to the first positioning column 1024, the second positioning hole 2013 is provided corresponding to the second positioning column 1025, and the third positioning hole 2014 is provided corresponding to the third positioning column 1026.

[0037] Furthermore, in the present embodiment, a top cover 202 is included, on which a positive electrode needle welding hole 2021 and a negative electrode needle welding hole 2022 are arranged side by side, the upper end of the positive electrode needle 103 is clamped in the positive electrode needle welding hole 2021, and the upper end of the negative electrode needle 104 is clamped in the negative electrode needle welding hole 2022. During the assembly of the water meter battery, the battery is grasped by a manipulator and the angles of the first positioning column 1024, the second positioning column 1025 and the third positioning column 1026 on the battery holder 102 are adjusted so that they are installed in correspondence with the first positioning hole 2012, the second positioning hole 2013 and the third positioning hole 2014, and then the positive electrode needle welding hole 2021 and the negative electrode needle welding hole 2022 are respectively clamped in the positive electrode needle 103 and the negative electrode needle 104, and finally tinning and welding are performed to complete the assembly of the water meter battery and the circuit board of the water meter.

[0038] The water meter battery and water meter used for realizing automated production described in the above embodiments are compared with the prior art. The batteries currently used in the production of smart water meters and ultrasonic water meters are basically connected by welding the battery wires with the battery wire welding holes of the PCB board or plugging the battery wires led out of the PCB board. Because the battery wires are soft wires, problems such as entanglement and winding are prone to occur during the plugging process. Manual plugging and wiring are required, and the assembly efficiency is low. It is also difficult to adapt to automated production. The utility model has a simple structure and is easy to install. During assembly, it only needs to use a manipulator to grab the battery and fix and weld it with the structural parts according to the angle of the battery bracket to complete the assembly. It solves the problem of entanglement and winding during battery assembly in the prior art, ensures the stability of the process flow, and improves the battery assembly efficiency and the degree of automated production.

[0039] Obviously, the embodiments described above are only preferred embodiments of the utility model, rather than all embodiments. The preferred embodiments of the utility model are given in the accompanying drawings, but they do not limit the patent scope of the utility model. The utility model can be implemented in many different forms. On the contrary, the purpose of providing these embodiments is to make the understanding of the disclosure of the utility model more thorough and comprehensive. Although the utility model is described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, for those skilled in the art, it is still possible to modify the technical solutions recorded in the aforementioned specific implementation methods, or to replace some of the technical features therein with equivalents. Any equivalent structure made using the contents of the utility model specification and the accompanying drawings, directly or indirectly used in other related technical fields, is also within the scope of patent protection of the utility model.

Claims

1. A water meter battery for realizing automated production, characterized in that: include: A battery cell, a battery bracket, a positive electrode needle and a negative electrode needle, wherein the positive electrode needle and the negative electrode needle are arranged on the battery bracket, and the battery bracket is arranged on the battery cell; The battery holder is provided with a positive electrode needle positioning hole, a negative electrode needle positioning hole and a center positioning hole. The positive electrode needle positioning hole and the negative electrode needle positioning hole are arranged side by side, and the center positioning hole is located in the middle part of the battery holder; the positive electrode needle is inserted into the positive electrode needle positioning hole, and the negative electrode needle is inserted into the negative electrode needle positioning hole. The battery holder is connected to the center positioning column extending from the positive electrode of the battery cell in a clamping manner through the center positioning hole.

2. A water meter battery for realizing automated production according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a positive electrode welding sheet and a negative electrode welding sheet. The positive electrode welding sheet is welded on the positive electrode needle positioning hole and welded to the positive electrode needle. The negative electrode welding sheet is welded on the negative electrode needle positioning hole and welded to the negative electrode needle.

3. A water meter battery for realizing automated production according to claim 2, characterized in that: The battery holder is further provided with a first positioning column, a second positioning column and a third positioning column. The second positioning column and the third positioning column are arranged adjacent to each other, and the first positioning column is arranged on the opposite side of the second positioning column and the third positioning column.

4. A water meter battery for realizing automated production according to claim 3, characterized in that: It also includes a heat shrinkable sleeve, and the battery core is sleeved in the heat shrinkable sleeve.

5. A water meter battery for realizing automated production according to claim 3, characterized in that: The radius of the battery support is adapted to the radius of the positive electrode of the battery cell.

6. A water meter for realizing automated production, characterized in that: include: The base further comprises a water meter battery as claimed in any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein the water meter battery is arranged in a groove of the base.

7. According to claim 6, a water meter for realizing automated production, a first positioning hole, a second positioning hole and a third positioning hole are provided on the base, the first positioning hole is arranged corresponding to the first positioning column, the second positioning hole is arranged corresponding to the second positioning column, and the third positioning hole is arranged corresponding to the third positioning column.

8. A water meter for realizing automated production according to claim 6, further comprising a top cover, on which a positive electrode needle welding hole and a negative electrode needle welding hole are arranged side by side, the upper end of the positive electrode needle is clamped in the positive electrode needle welding hole, and the upper end of the negative electrode needle is clamped in the negative electrode needle welding hole.

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