Deep hole glue filling device

Abstract

The utility model discloses a deep hole glue filling device which is characterized in that the deep hole glue filling device comprises a glue supply unit, at least one glue filling unit and a lifting unit, the glue filling unit is communicated with the glue supply unit, and the lifting unit is used for lifting a material vehicle loaded with a battery pack to the position below the glue filling unit so that the glue filling unit can carry out glue filling on the battery pack. The automatic glue filling device at least has the following advantages that automatic glue filling can be realized, and the working efficiency and the glue filling quality are effectively improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of glue pouring, and more specifically to a deep hole glue pouring device. Background Art

[0002] The description in this section merely provides background information related to the disclosure of the present utility model and does not constitute prior art.

[0003] Battery packs are often used in new energy vehicles, and new energy battery packs include a shell and a matrix battery. The battery pack shell, as the carrier of the battery module, plays a key role in the safe operation and protection of the battery module.

[0004] In order to ensure the stability of the battery pack structure, it is generally necessary to use a long needle to inject glue into the inner cavity of the shell. The battery pack is heavy and is currently mostly done manually, which is manpower-consuming and has poor stability. It is also difficult to ensure the accuracy of glue injection.

[0005] It should be noted that the above introduction to the technical background is only for the convenience of providing a clear and complete description of the technical solutions of the present invention and for the convenience of understanding by those skilled in the art. It cannot be considered that the above technical solutions are well known to those skilled in the art simply because they are described in the background technology section of the present invention. Summary of the invention

[0006] The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to provide a deep hole glue pouring device, which can realize automatic glue pouring, effectively improve the work efficiency and enhance the glue pouring quality.

[0007] In order to solve the above technical problems, the utility model provides a deep hole glue filling device, including a glue supply unit, at least one glue filling unit and a lifting unit, the glue filling unit is connected to the glue supply unit, and the lifting unit is used to lift a material truck carrying a battery pack to the bottom of the glue filling unit so that the glue filling unit can fill the battery pack with glue.

[0008] As a further preference, the material cart includes a platform for placing the battery pack and a frame for installing and / or supporting the platform, the lifting unit includes a limiting channel for limiting the frame on the left and right sides of the material cart and at least two lifting members, the lifting members include a push plate that is driven to rise and fall, and the push plate is used to resist against the lower surface of the platform to lift the material cart.

[0009] As a further preference, the lifting unit also includes a support frame arranged symmetrically on the left and right, and two groups of blocking cylinders are installed on the support frame, one group of blocking cylinders cooperates to limit the forward movement of the material cart, and the other group of blocking cylinders cooperates to limit the backward movement of the material cart.

[0010] As a further preferred embodiment, the limiting channel includes an upper channel and a lower channel, a first limiting component is installed on the inner side of the lower end of the support frame, and a second limiting component is installed on the inner side of the upper end of the support frame, each first limiting component includes a first elongated mounting plate, a plurality of guide rollers are arranged on the first elongated mounting plate, the two first elongated mounting plates and their guide rollers together form a lower channel for limiting the skeleton on the lower side of the material cart, and the second limiting component includes a second elongated mounting plate, a plurality of guide rollers are arranged on the second elongated mounting plate, the two second elongated mounting plates and their guide rollers together form an upper channel for limiting the skeleton on the upper side of the material cart.

[0011] As a further preferred embodiment, the glue filling unit includes a substrate, a needle, and a correction unit. The substrate is configured to be movable along the Z direction. One end of the needle is detachably fixedly connected to the substrate through a mixing tube, and the other end is used to extend into the battery pack for glue filling. The correction unit includes a guide member detachably fixedly mounted on the substrate, and a through groove is provided on the guide member. The mixing tube is slidably mounted in the through groove and has a clearance fit with the inner surface of the through groove. A first guide rod and a second guide rod extending along the Z direction are also mounted on the guide member through a linear bearing. The upper ends of the first guide rod and the second guide rod are commonly connected to an upper limit block, and the lower ends of the two are commonly connected to a lower limit block.

[0012] As a further preferred embodiment, elastic members are respectively installed on the first guide rod and the second guide rod, the upper end of the elastic member abuts against the lower surface of the guide member, and the lower end of the elastic member abuts against the lower limit block, the base plate is installed on a Z-axis transfer module, and the Z-axis transfer module is installed on a transfer assembly through a connecting plate, the transfer assembly includes Y-axis transfer modules arranged in parallel and X-axis transfer modules corresponding to each of the glue filling units, both ends of the X-axis transfer module are installed on the corresponding Y-axis transfer module to be driven to move along the Y direction, and the Z-axis transfer module is installed on the X-axis transfer module.

[0013] As a further preference, the distal end of the mixing tube is communicated with a glue valve, the glue valve is detachably fixedly mounted on the substrate, and the feed end of the glue valve is communicated with the glue supply unit.

[0014] As a further preferred embodiment, the glue filling unit includes two, the glue supply unit includes a glue supply station, a metering pump and a rubber hose arranged in a one-to-one correspondence with the glue filling unit, the glue supply station stores glue liquid, and the outlet is connected to the inlet of the metering pump, the two rubber hoses are connected to the outlet of the metering pump through pipelines respectively, and the rubber hoses are installed on the mounting frame.

[0015] As a further preferred embodiment, the guide member includes a main body with a giveway groove, and the through groove divides the main body into left and right arms, wherein a mixing tube positioning block is rotatably installed on one of the arms, and the mixing tube positioning block has an arc-shaped portion adapted to the surface of the mixing tube, and the lower end of the mixing tube has a joint, and the through groove can limit the joint to the lower side of the guide member.

[0016] As a further preferred embodiment, a barcode scanning gun for detecting material vehicles is installed on one of the support frames.

[0017] By means of the above technical solution, the beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows:

[0018] The utility model discloses a deep hole glue injection device, which can effectively avoid mechanical deviation correction when a needle is slightly bent by arranging a first guide rod and a second guide rod, thereby improving the glue injection quality.

[0019] By lifting the material cart, the heavy and inefficient problem of manual transportation to the gluing station can be effectively solved, which significantly reduces the investment in labor costs and improves the automation of the operation process. By lifting the material cart, the flatness requirements at the rollers that originally needed to be strictly controlled are transformed into guarantees for the flatness of the lifting platform. Given that the platform design already meets the high-precision flatness standards, this conversion strategy can significantly improve the positioning accuracy and stability during the gluing operation, thereby optimizing the gluing quality and achieving higher process accuracy requirements. The setting of the blocking cylinder not only significantly enhances the limiting stability of the material cart, but also ensures that the material cart can achieve initial positioning after entering the limiting channel with the help of the blocking cylinders set in front and behind. This link plays a vital role in the smooth progress of the subsequent lifting work. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the glue filling unit of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 3 This utility model Figure 2 A is an enlarged schematic diagram;

[0023] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the utility model embodying the transfer component part;

[0024] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the correction unit part of the utility model;

[0025] Figure 6 It is a structural schematic diagram of a material vehicle of the utility model;

[0026] Figure 7It is a structural schematic diagram of the lifting unit of the utility model;

[0027] Figure 8 The utility model Figure 7 An enlarged schematic diagram of point B.

[0028] in:

[0029] 1. Glue supply unit; 101. Glue supply station; 102. Metering pump; 103. Mounting frame; 2. Glue filling unit; 201. Base plate; 202. Needle; 203. Correction unit; 204. Mixing tube; 205. Guide piece; 206. Through slot; 207. Linear bearing; 208. First guide rod; 209. Second guide rod; 210. Upper limit block; 211. Lower limit block; 212. Elastic piece; 213. Make way slot; 214. Support arm; 215. Mixing tube positioning block; 216. Connecting plate; 3. Lifting unit; 301. Lifting Parts; 302, support frame; 303, blocking cylinder; 304, push plate; 305, positioning column; 4, material cart; 401, platform; 402, frame; 403, universal wheel; 5, limit channel; 501, upper channel; 502, lower channel; 503, first elongated mounting plate; 504, guide roller; 505, second elongated mounting plate; 6, Y-axis transfer module; 7, X-axis transfer module; 8, glue valve; 9, barcode scanner; 10, first visual unit; 11, second visual unit; 12, transfer assembly; 13, Z-axis transfer module. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0031] It should be noted that in the description of the present invention, the terms "first", "second", etc. are only used for descriptive purposes and to distinguish similar objects. There is no order of precedence between the two, and they cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance. In addition, in the description of the present invention, unless otherwise specified, "plurality" means two or more.

[0032] See attached Figure 1-8, a deep hole glue filling device described in a preferred embodiment of this specification is used for filling glue into a battery pack. The battery pack of this application is transported by a material cart 4. The specific material cart 4 includes a platform 401 for placing the battery pack and a frame 402 for installing and / or supporting the platform 401. The material cart 4 includes four universal wheels 403, and handles are provided at the front and rear of the material cart 4 to facilitate the traction of the material cart 4. At least two of the four universal wheels 403 have a locking function. The deep hole glue filling device of the present application includes a glue supply unit 1, at least one glue filling unit 2 and a lifting unit 3. The glue supply unit 1 includes a glue supply station 101, a metering pump 102 and a rubber hose arranged in a one-to-one correspondence with the glue filling unit 2, which are connected in sequence. In order to improve the glue filling efficiency, the present application preferably includes two glue filling units 2, so the corresponding rubber hoses also include two, each of which is correspondingly installed on the mounting frame 103. The glue supply station 101 stores glue liquid, and the outlet of the glue supply station 101 is connected to the feed port of the metering pump 102, and each rubber hose is connected to the discharge port of the metering pump 102 through a corresponding pipeline.

[0033] The glue filling unit 2 of the present application includes a substrate 201, a needle 202, and a correction unit 203. The substrate 201 is configured to be movable along the Z direction. One end of the needle 202 is detachably fixedly connected to the substrate 201 through a mixing tube 204, and the other end is used to extend into the battery pack for glue filling. The correction unit 203 includes a guide member 205 detachably fixedly mounted on the substrate 201, and a through groove 206 is provided on the guide member 205. The mixing tube 204 is slidably mounted in the through groove 206 and has a clearance fit with the inner surface of the through groove 206. The guide member 205 is also provided with a first guide rod 208 and a second guide rod 209 extending along the Z direction through a linear bearing 207. The upper ends of the first guide rod 208 and the second guide rod 209 are commonly connected to an upper limit block 210, and the lower ends of the two are commonly connected to a lower limit block 211. Elastic members 212 are respectively installed on the first guide rod 208 and the second guide rod 209, the upper end of the elastic member 212 abuts against the lower surface of the guide member 205, and the lower end of the elastic member 212 abuts against the lower limit block 211. The substrate 201 is installed on a Z-axis transfer module 13, and the Z-axis transfer module 13 is installed on a transfer assembly 12 through a connecting plate 216. The transfer assembly 12 includes Y-axis transfer modules 6 arranged in parallel and X-axis transfer modules 7 corresponding to each of the glue coating units. Both ends of the X-axis transfer module 7 are installed on the corresponding Y-axis transfer modules 6 to be driven to move along the Y direction. The Z-axis transfer module 13 is installed on the X-axis transfer module 7, and the connecting plate 216 is provided with a lower stopper for abutting against the upper limit block 210 when the substrate 201 moves downward.

[0034] The lifting unit 3 of the present application is used to lift the material cart 4 to the bottom of the glue filling unit 2 so that the glue filling unit 2 can fill the battery pack with glue. The lifting unit 3 includes a limiting channel 5 for limiting the left and right side frames 402 of the material cart 4 and at least two lifting members 301. The lifting members 301 include a push plate 304 that is driven to rise and fall. The push plate 304 is used to abut against the lower surface of the platform 401 to lift the material cart 4.

[0035] The lifting unit 3 also includes a support frame 302 that is symmetrically arranged on the left and right, and two groups of blocking cylinders 303 are installed on the support frame 302, one group of blocking cylinders 303 cooperates to limit the material cart 4 from moving forward, and the other group of blocking cylinders 303 cooperates to limit the material cart 4 from moving backward.

[0036] The limiting channel 5 includes an upper channel 501 and a lower channel 502. A first limiting component is installed on the inner side of the lower end of the support frame 302, and a second limiting component is installed on the inner side of the upper end of the support frame 302. Each first limiting component includes a first elongated mounting plate 503, and a plurality of guide rollers 504 are arranged on the first elongated mounting plate 503. The two first elongated mounting plates 503 and their guide rollers 504 together form a lower channel 502 for limiting the skeleton 402 on the lower side of the material cart 4. The second limiting component includes a second elongated mounting plate 505, and a plurality of guide rollers 504 are arranged on the second elongated mounting plate 505. The two second elongated mounting plates 505 and their guide rollers 504 together form an upper channel 501 for limiting the skeleton 402 on the upper side of the material cart 4.

[0037] The far end of the mixing tube 204 is communicated with a glue valve 8 , and the glue valve 8 is detachably fixedly mounted on the base plate 201 , and the feed end of the glue valve 8 is communicated with a glue hose on the corresponding mounting frame 103 .

[0038] Specifically, the guide member 205 of the present application includes a main body with a giveway groove 213, and the through groove 206 divides the main body into left and right arms 214, wherein a mixing tube 204 positioning block is rotatably installed on one of the arms 214, and the mixing tube 204 positioning block has an arc-shaped portion adapted to the surface of the mixing tube 204, and the lower end of the mixing tube 204 has a joint, and the through groove 206 can limit the joint to the lower side of the guide member 205.

[0039] The limiting channel 5 includes a feed end and a discharge end. The upper channel 501 and the lower channel 502 both have trumpet-shaped openings at the feed end, and the upper channel 501 is shorter than the lower channel 502. The lifting member 301 is a lifting cylinder installed on the support frame 302. The lifting member 301 includes four, which are arranged one-to-one with the four corners of the platform 401. The push plates 304 of at least one pair of diagonally arranged lifting members 301 are provided with positioning columns 305, and the platform 401 is provided with positioning holes adapted to the positioning columns 305. The support frame 302 includes a mounting base plate, and a reinforcing plate is provided between the mounting base plate and the main body of the mounting frame 103. The mounting base plate is provided with a plurality of mounting holes. In order to calibrate the needle 202, it is preferred that a first visual unit 10 is installed on the support frame 302. In order to facilitate and quickly locate the deep holes on the battery pack that need to be filled with glue, it is preferred that a second visual unit 11 is installed on the substrate 201.

[0040] The present application also includes a control unit, which calibrates the needle 202 before starting to pour glue, moves the needle 202 to the top of the first visual unit 10, and starts photographing and calibration. The control unit compares the acquired image with the standard image stored in the system. When a deviation occurs, the display unit prompts the operator to adjust the installation position of the needle 202 until it successfully matches the standard image. One of the support frames 302 of the present application is equipped with a barcode scanning gun 9 for detecting the material cart 4. After the material cart 4 enters the limiting channel 5 from the feed end, when the material cart 4 passes the barcode scanning gun 9, the barcode scanning gun 9 scans the code and enters the information of the material cart 4. A position sensor is also installed on the support frame 302. When the position sensor detects that the material cart 4 passes by, the two blocking cylinders 303 near the discharge end start to cooperate to limit the material cart 4 from continuing to move in the direction of the discharge end. At this time, the blocking cylinders 303 near the feed end cooperate to limit the movement of the material cart 4 in the direction of the feed end, thereby realizing the positioning of the material cart 4. The lifting cylinder on the support frame 302 is actuated to lift the material cart 4 to the bottom of the glue filling unit 2, and the two glue filling units 2 start to move. The second visual unit 11 on one side of each needle head 202 starts to obtain the corners of each deep hole to be filled with glue, and fills the deep holes one by one according to the corner information.

[0041] The above-described embodiments are only preferred embodiments for fully illustrating the present utility model, and the protection scope of the present utility model is not limited thereto. Equivalent substitutions or changes made by technicians in the technical field on the basis of the present utility model are all within the protection scope of the present utility model. The protection scope of the present utility model shall be subject to the claims.

Claims

1. A deep hole glue filling device, characterized in that: It includes a glue supply unit, at least one glue filling unit and a lifting unit. The glue filling unit is connected to the glue supply unit. The lifting unit is used to lift a material vehicle carrying a battery pack to the bottom of the glue filling unit so that the glue filling unit can fill the battery pack with glue.

2. The deep hole glue filling device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material cart includes a platform for placing a battery pack and a frame for installing and / or supporting the platform. The lifting unit includes a limiting channel for limiting the frame on the left and right sides of the material cart and at least two lifting members. The lifting members include a push plate that is driven to rise and fall, and the push plate is used to abut against the lower surface of the platform to lift the material cart.

3. The deep hole glue filling device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lifting unit also includes a support frame arranged symmetrically on the left and right, and two groups of blocking cylinders are installed on the support frame, one group of blocking cylinders cooperates to limit the material cart from moving forward, and the other group of blocking cylinders cooperates to limit the material cart from moving backward.

4. The deep hole glue filling device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The limiting channel includes an upper channel and a lower channel, and a first limiting component is installed on the inner side of the lower end of the support frame, and a second limiting component is installed on the inner side of the upper end of the support frame. Each first limiting component includes a first elongated mounting plate, and a plurality of guide rollers are arranged on the first elongated mounting plate. The two first elongated mounting plates and their guide rollers together form a lower channel for limiting the skeleton on the lower side of the material cart. The second limiting component includes a second elongated mounting plate, and a plurality of guide rollers are arranged on the second elongated mounting plate. The two second elongated mounting plates and their guide rollers together form an upper channel for limiting the skeleton on the upper side of the material cart.

5. The deep hole glue filling device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The glue filling unit includes a base plate, a needle, and a correction unit. The base plate is configured to be movable along the Z direction. One end of the needle is detachably fixedly connected to the base plate through a mixing tube, and the other end is used to extend into the battery pack for glue filling. The correction unit includes a guide member detachably fixedly mounted on the base plate, a through groove is provided on the guide member, the mixing tube is slidably mounted in the through groove and has a clearance fit with the inner surface of the through groove, and a first guide rod and a second guide rod extending along the Z direction are also mounted on the guide member through a linear bearing, the upper ends of the first guide rod and the second guide rod are commonly connected to an upper limit block, and the lower ends of the two are commonly connected to a lower limit block.

6. The deep hole glue filling device according to claim 5, characterized in that: Elastic parts are respectively installed on the first guide rod and the second guide rod, the upper end of the elastic part abuts against the lower surface of the guide part, and the lower end of the elastic part abuts against the lower limit block. The base plate is installed on a Z-axis transfer module, and the Z-axis transfer module is installed on a transfer assembly through a connecting plate. The transfer assembly includes Y-axis transfer modules arranged in parallel and X-axis transfer modules corresponding to each of the glue filling units. Both ends of the X-axis transfer module are installed on the corresponding Y-axis transfer module to be driven to move along the Y direction, and the Z-axis transfer module is installed on the X-axis transfer module.

7. The deep hole glue filling device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The far end of the mixing tube is communicated with a glue valve, the glue valve is detachably fixedly mounted on the base plate, and the feed end of the glue valve is communicated with the glue supply unit.

8. The deep hole glue filling device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The glue filling unit includes two, and the glue supply unit includes a glue supply station, a metering pump and a rubber hose arranged in a one-to-one correspondence with the glue filling unit. The glue supply station stores glue liquid, and the outlet is connected to the inlet of the metering pump. The two rubber hoses are connected to the outlet of the metering pump through pipelines respectively, and the rubber hoses are installed on the mounting frame.

9. The deep hole glue filling device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The guide member includes a main body with a clearance groove, and the through groove divides the main body into left and right arms. A mixing tube positioning block is rotatably installed on one of the arms. The mixing tube positioning block has an arc-shaped portion that is adapted to the surface of the mixing tube. The lower end of the mixing tube has a joint, and the through groove can limit the joint to the lower side of the guide member.

10. The deep hole glue filling device according to claim 3, characterized in that: A barcode scanner gun for detecting material trucks is installed on one of the support frames.

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