A visual inspection device for new energy battery end plates

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of battery end plate processing, and specifically to a visual inspection device for new energy battery end plates, including: a rack frame box, an adjustable belt conveyor for conveying and moving new energy battery end plates is installed inside the rack frame box; and the left end of the adjustable belt conveyor is connected to an OK unloading conveyor for normal inspection. The utility model, a narrow-edge belt conveyor, combined with a local baffle-free configuration, can meet the requirements of photographing products on six sides without dead angles, and solves the problem of detection due to occlusion. It automatically adjusts the camera position, and can cope with high-precision dimensional measurement for product sizes of different sizes. For the dimensional measurement of medium and large pieces, two cameras are arranged diagonally, which not only meets a larger measurement range, but also ensures measurement accuracy at the same time, flexible operation, and one-key change. You only need to select the corresponding product drawing number on the host computer, and the camera position and belt conveyor width will be automatically adjusted.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of battery end plate processing, in particular to a visual inspection device for a new energy battery end plate. Background Art

[0002] The new energy battery end plate is an important component of the energy storage battery module for new energy vehicles. It is generally made of aluminum alloy, such as 6063 aluminum alloy. This end plate has good conductivity, corrosion resistance, lightness and strength, and can meet the requirements of new energy vehicles for battery systems. The main function of the new energy battery end plate is to fix and protect the energy storage battery module to prevent the battery module from being damaged or deformed during transportation and use. At the same time, the battery end plate is also responsible for the electrical connection between the battery modules to ensure the normal operation of the battery system. In the manufacturing process of new energy vehicles, the battery end plate needs to undergo a rigorous design and manufacturing process to ensure that it has good performance and reliability. At the same time, the battery end plate also needs to comply with relevant industry standards and safety specifications to ensure its safety during use. In general, the new energy battery end plate is an important part of the energy storage battery module of new energy vehicles, and its performance and quality have an important impact on the performance and safety of new energy vehicles.

[0003] However, when customers conduct manual visual inspections, they often miss inspections, resulting in defective products being mixed in with the finished products. It is necessary to solve the problem of using machines to automatically detect the quality of the end plates, which can replace manual work and ensure product quality so that good products will flow downstream.

[0004] Therefore, those skilled in the art provide a visual inspection device for new energy battery end plates to solve the problems raised in the above background technology. Utility Model Content

[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, the utility model provides:

[0006] A visual inspection device for new energy battery end plates, comprising: a rack frame box, an adjustable belt conveyor for transporting and moving new energy battery end plates is installed inside the rack frame box; and the left end of the adjustable belt conveyor is connected to an OK unloading conveyor for normal inspection; an NG material grabber device for automatic unloading of defective new energy battery end plates is installed inside the rack frame box; the interior of the adjustable belt conveyor is divided into inspection station one and inspection station two from right to left; and an inspection mechanism one for visual inspection of new energy battery end plates is installed in the inspection station one area; and an inspection mechanism two for visual inspection of new energy battery end plates is installed in the inspection station two area.

[0007] Preferably: the detection mechanism 1 includes a dimension detection camera 1, a right side surface detection camera 1, a top surface defect camera, a front side camera, a rear side camera and a dimension detection camera 2.

[0008] Preferably: the size detection camera 1 is installed directly above the new energy battery end plate entering the detection station 1.

[0009] The size detection camera 1 is used to image and record the top size of the new energy battery end plate.

[0010] Preferably, the rear side camera and the front side camera are symmetrically installed inside the rack frame along a middle position of the detection station.

[0011] The rear side camera is used for calibrating and detecting the rear side of the new energy battery end plate;

[0012] The front side camera is used for calibrating and detecting the front side of the new energy battery end plate.

[0013] Preferably, the top surface defect camera is located directly above the first inspection station.

[0014] The top surface defect camera is used to detect defective products on the top surface of the new energy battery end plate passing through station one.

[0015] Preferably, the right side surface detection camera is located in an area of ​​the detection station and is installed inside the rack frame box.

[0016] The camera lens of the right side surface inspection camera is located on the left side, and is used for the right side surface inspection of the new energy battery end plate passing through an area of ​​the inspection station.

[0017] Preferably: the second detection mechanism includes a size camera three, a left side defect camera and a bottom side defect camera.

[0018] Preferably: the size camera three is located directly above the inspection station two and is adjustably mounted on the inner side of the rack frame box.

[0019] The size camera three is used for secondary inspection of the surface size of the new energy battery end plate that has passed the inspection station two.

[0020] Preferably: the left side defect camera is located on the second inspection station and is installed inside the rack frame box.

[0021] The lens of the left side defect camera faces the right side of the adjustable belt conveyor to inspect the left side of the new energy battery end plate passing through the inspection station two.

[0022] Preferably, the bottom surface defect camera is located at the bottom of the second inspection station and is installed inside the rack frame box.

[0023] The bottom surface defect camera is used to perform video defect detection on the bottom surface of the new energy battery end plate passing through the second inspection station.

[0024] The bottom of the NG material grabbing gripper device is provided with an NG material receiving frame, and the NG material receiving frame is used for the NG material grabber device to collect the defective new energy battery end plate blanking;

[0025] The NG material grabbing gripper device includes a cylinder gripper for material grabbing and clamping, a transverse electric slide rail for adjusting the front and rear positions of the cylinder gripper, and a water-impregnated electric slide rail for adjusting the height of the cylinder gripper up and down.

[0026] Technical effects and advantages of the utility model:

[0027] The utility model has a wide range of product compatibility. Through the adjustable belt conveyor, it can be compatible with workpieces within a certain range of length, width and height, up to more than 30 kinds, and even supports more. The equipment occupies a small space, integrates 9 cameras together, and detects at the same time with a fast beat and almost no need to stop. The product can be triggered to take pictures when it is sensed in place. An upward-looking camera is set up, combined with a special belt conveyor, and there is no need to add additional support fixtures.

[0028] The utility model, a narrow-edge belt conveyor, combined with a local baffle-free configuration, can meet the requirements of photographing the six sides of the product without blind spots, and effectively solves the problem of detection due to occlusion. It automatically adjusts the camera position and can cope with high-precision dimensional measurement for product sizes of different sizes. For the dimensional measurement of medium and large pieces, two cameras are arranged diagonally, which not only meets the requirements of a larger measurement range, but also ensures the measurement accuracy at the same time. It is flexible to operate and can be changed with one key. Only the corresponding product drawing number needs to be rotated on the host computer, and the camera position and the width of the belt conveyor will be automatically adjusted. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0029] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of a visual inspection device for a new energy battery end plate provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0030] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of the front side of a visual inspection device for a new energy battery end plate provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0031] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of a bottom surface defect camera in a visual inspection device for a new energy battery end plate provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0032] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of a detection mechanism 1 in a visual detection device for a new energy battery end plate provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0033] Figure 5It is a schematic diagram of the structure of a top view of a visual inspection device for a new energy battery end plate provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0034] In the figure:

[0035] 1. Rack frame box;

[0036] 2. Inspection mechanism 1; 201. Dimension inspection camera 1; 202. Right side inspection camera; 203. Top surface defect camera; 204. Front side camera; 205. Rear side camera; 206. Dimension inspection camera 2;

[0037] 3. Inspection mechanism 2; 301. Dimension camera 3; 302. Left side defect camera; 303. Bottom side defect camera;

[0038] 4. Adjustable belt conveyor; 5. Inspection station one; 6. Inspection station two; 7. NG material receiving frame; 8. OK material unloading conveyor; 9. NG material picking gripper device. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0039] The present invention is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. The embodiments of the present invention are provided for the purpose of illustration and description, and are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the present invention to the disclosed forms. Many modifications and variations are obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art. The embodiments are selected and described in order to better illustrate the principles and practical applications of the present invention, and to enable those of ordinary skill in the art to understand the present invention and thereby design various embodiments with various modifications suitable for specific purposes. Example

[0040] See also Figures 1 to 5 In this embodiment, a visual inspection device for a new energy battery end plate is provided, comprising: a rack frame box 1, an adjustable belt conveyor 4 for conveying and moving the new energy battery end plate is installed inside the rack frame box 1;

[0041] The left end of the adjustable belt conveyor 4 is connected to an OK unloading conveyor 8 for normal detection; the rack frame box 1 is equipped with an automatic unloading NG material grabber 9 for defective new energy battery end plates;

[0042] The adjustable belt conveyor 4 is divided into a detection station 1 5 and a detection station 2 6 from right to left; and the detection station 1 5 area is equipped with a detection mechanism 1 2 for visual detection of the new energy battery end plate;

[0043] The inspection station 2 6 area is equipped with an inspection mechanism 2 3 for visual inspection of the new energy battery end plate; the inspection mechanism 2 includes a size inspection camera 201, a right side inspection camera 202, a top surface defect camera 203, a front side camera 204, a rear side camera 205 and a size inspection camera 206;

[0044] The size detection camera 201 is installed directly above the new energy battery end plate entering the detection station 5; the size detection camera 201 is used to record the top size of the new energy battery end plate in an image and detect the size;

[0045] The rear side camera 205 and the front side camera 204 are symmetrically installed inside the rack frame box 1 along the middle position of the detection station 15; the rear side camera 205 is used for calibration and detection of the rear side of the new energy battery end plate; the front side camera 204 is used for calibration and detection of the front side of the new energy battery end plate;

[0046] The top surface defect camera 203 is located directly above the inspection station 15; the top surface defect camera 203 is used for defect detection of defective products on the top surface of the new energy battery end plate passing through the inspection station 15; the right side inspection camera 202 is located in the inspection station 15 area and is installed inside the rack frame box 1;

[0047] The camera lens of the right side inspection camera 202 is located on the left side, and is used for the right side inspection of the new energy battery end plate passing through the inspection station 1 5 area; the inspection mechanism 2 3 includes a dimension camera 3 301, a left side defect camera 302 and a bottom surface defect camera 303; the dimension camera 3 301 is located directly above the inspection station 2 6, and can be adjusted and installed on the inner side of the rack frame box 1; the dimension camera 3 301 is used for secondary inspection of the surface dimension of the new energy battery end plate passing through the inspection station 2 6; the left side defect camera 302 is located on the inspection station 2 6, and is installed on the inner side of the rack frame box 1;

[0048] The lens of the left side defect camera 302 faces the right side of the adjustable belt conveyor 4, and detects the left side of the new energy battery end plate passing through the inspection station 2 6; the bottom surface defect camera 303 is located at the bottom position of the inspection station 2 6 and is installed inside the rack frame box 1; the bottom surface defect camera 303 is used to perform camera defect detection on the bottom surface of the new energy battery end plate passing through the inspection station 2 6;

[0049] An NG material receiving frame 7 is provided at the bottom of the NG material picking gripper device 9, and the NG material receiving frame 7 is used for the NG material picking gripper device 9 to collect the defective new energy battery end plate blanks; the NG material picking gripper device 9 includes a cylinder gripper for material picking and clamping, a transverse electric slide rail for adjusting the front and rear position of the cylinder gripper, and a water-stained electric slide rail for adjusting the height of the cylinder gripper up and down.

[0050] Working principle:

[0051] The new energy battery end plate is divided into six sides, the large side is divided into the front and back sides, the long side is divided into the left and right sides, and the short side is divided into the front and rear sides;

[0052] The equipment receives the product end plate from the upstream conveyor line, and the product to be inspected (end plate) arrives at the visual inspection station 1 5, and then passes through the inspection station 2 6;

[0053] Inspection station 15 has six cameras, including two overhead cameras for inspecting the dimensions of medium and large products, size inspection camera 201 and top surface defect camera 203, and four cameras for inspecting whether the product processing features have defects;

[0054] The size inspection camera 1 201, the right side inspection camera 202, the top surface defect camera 203, the front side camera 204, the rear side camera 205, and the size inspection camera 2 206 are all adjustable and installed through the horizontal electric slide rail and the vertical electric slide rail;

[0055] Inspection station two 6 has three cameras, including a size camera three 301 top-view camera to detect the size of small products, a left side defect camera 302 and a bottom surface defect camera 303 to detect whether there are defects in the product processing features;

[0056] The size camera 301, the left side defect camera 302, and the bottom surface defect camera 303 are all adjustable and installed through the horizontal electric slide rail and the vertical electric slide rail;

[0057] When the inspection station 2 6 is inspecting, the inspection station 1 5 is also inspecting simultaneously. After the inspection is completed, the products of the inspection station 1 5 flow to the inspection station 2 6 for further inspection;

[0058] The product testing surface of each specification of the new energy battery end plate is preset in the host computer through the recipe;

[0059] The equipment makes judgments based on the test results and transports them to different areas. The OK unloading conveyor 8 outputs the tested end plates, which are taken away manually. The defective end plates that fail the test are placed in the NG receiving frame 7 through the NG material grabber device 9.

[0060] The adjustable belt conveyor 4 is an existing narrow-edge belt conveyor combined with a local baffle-free configuration.

[0061] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly stipulated and limited, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integrated connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. Unless otherwise clearly defined, for ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0062] Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field and related fields without creative work should fall within the scope of protection of the present invention. Structures, devices and operating methods not specifically described and explained in the present invention shall be implemented according to conventional means in the field unless otherwise specified and limited.

Claims

1. A visual inspection device for a new energy battery end plate, comprising: A rack frame box (1), wherein an adjustable belt conveyor (4) for conveying and moving the end plate of the new energy battery is installed inside the rack frame box (1); The left end of the adjustable belt conveyor (4) is connected to an OK unloading conveyor (8) for detecting normal passing; The rack frame box (1) is internally installed with a gripper device (9) for automatically unloading and removing defective new energy battery end plates; Characterized in that the adjustable belt conveyor (4) is divided from right to left into a detection station 1 (5) and a detection station 2 (6); The inspection station 1 (5) area is equipped with an inspection mechanism 1 (2) for visual inspection of the new energy battery end plate; The inspection station 2 (6) area is equipped with an inspection mechanism 2 (3) for visual inspection of the new energy battery end plate.

2. According to claim 1, a visual inspection device for a new energy battery end plate is characterized in that: The detection mechanism one (2) comprises a dimension detection camera one (201), a right side surface detection camera (202), a top surface defect camera (203), a front side surface camera (204), a rear side surface camera (205) and a dimension detection camera two (206).

3. The visual inspection device for the end plate of a new energy battery according to claim 2 is characterized in that: The size detection camera 1 (201) is installed directly above the new energy battery end plate entering the detection station 1 (5).

4. The visual inspection device for the end plate of a new energy battery according to claim 2 is characterized in that: The rear side camera (205) and the front side camera (204) are symmetrically installed inside the rack frame box (1) along the middle of the first detection station (5).

5. The visual inspection device for the end plate of a new energy battery according to claim 2 is characterized in that: The top surface defect camera (203) is located directly above the first inspection station (5).

6. The visual inspection device for the end plate of a new energy battery according to claim 2 is characterized in that: The right side surface detection camera (202) is located in the detection station one (5) area and is installed inside the rack frame box (1).

7. The visual inspection device for the end plate of a new energy battery according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The second detection mechanism (3) comprises a third size camera (301), a left side defect camera (302) and a bottom side defect camera (303).

8. The visual inspection device for the end plate of a new energy battery according to claim 7 is characterized in that: The size camera three (301) is located directly above the inspection station two (6) and is adjustably mounted on the inner side of the rack frame box (1).

9. The visual inspection device for the end plate of a new energy battery according to claim 7 is characterized in that: The left side defect camera (302) is located on the second inspection station (6) and is installed inside the rack frame box (1).

10. The visual inspection device for the end plate of a new energy battery according to claim 7, characterized in that: The bottom surface defect camera (303) is located at the bottom of the second inspection station (6) and is installed inside the rack frame box (1).

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