Plug-in nozzle equipment

Abstract

The present application relates to the technical field of battery processing equipment, and in particular to a nozzle plugging and unplugging device. A nozzle plugging and unplugging device includes: a conveying and positioning mechanism, which is used to convey a restraining tray provided with a negative pressure component to a disassembly station; a disassembly mechanism, which is used to detach the negative pressure component located at the disassembly station from the restraining tray so that the negative pressure component and the restraining tray are unfixed, and the conveying and positioning mechanism is also used to move one of the negative pressure component and the restraining tray away from the other so that the old nozzle of the negative pressure component is unpressed with the battery on the restraining tray; a nozzle plugging and unplugging mechanism, which is used to unplug the old nozzle of the negative pressure component and insert a new nozzle into the negative pressure component. The nozzle plugging and unplugging device provided by the present application can reduce the labor intensity of personnel and has high efficiency in replacing nozzles.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of battery processing equipment, and in particular to a nozzle plugging and unplugging device. Background Art

[0002] During the battery negative pressure formation process, we will use a restraint tray equipped with a negative pressure assembly. Specifically, multiple batteries are placed on the restraint tray. The negative pressure assembly includes a mounting frame and multiple negative pressure cups. The mounting frame is installed on the top of the restraint tray. Multiple negative pressure cups are installed on the mounting frame and correspond to multiple batteries one by one. The suction nozzle on each negative pressure cup is pressed onto the liquid filling port of the corresponding battery to prepare for the battery formation operation.

[0003] Among them, when the battery is being formed, the airtightness of the entire negative pressure assembly is crucial. When a leak is detected in the nozzle at the negative pressure workstation of the production line, all the nozzles need to be replaced to ensure the airtightness of the entire negative pressure assembly. However, replacing the nozzle is a cumbersome process. First, the restraint tray needs to be moved to the nozzle replacement station, then the mounting frame needs to be removed from the restraint tray, then the old nozzle needs to be removed from the negative pressure cup, and finally, the new nozzle needs to be installed on the negative pressure cup. The whole process is labor-intensive and the efficiency of replacing nozzles is low. Utility Model Content

[0004] The present application discloses a suction nozzle plugging and unplugging device, which can reduce the labor intensity of personnel and improve the efficiency of replacing the suction nozzle.

[0005] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present application discloses a nozzle plugging and unplugging device, comprising:

[0006] A conveying and positioning mechanism, the conveying and positioning mechanism is used to convey the restraint tray provided with a negative pressure assembly to a disassembly station;

[0007] a disassembly mechanism, the disassembly mechanism is used to disassemble the negative pressure assembly located at the disassembly station from the restraint tray so that the negative pressure assembly and the restraint tray are released from being fixed, and the conveying and positioning mechanism is also used to move one of the negative pressure assembly and the restraint tray away from the other so that the old suction nozzle of the negative pressure assembly is released from being pressed against the battery on the restraint tray;

[0008] A nozzle plug-in and pull-out mechanism is used to unplug the old nozzle of the negative pressure component and insert a new nozzle into the negative pressure component.

[0009] Optionally, the disassembly mechanism is further used to hold the negative pressure assembly detached from the restraint tray on the disassembly mechanism, and the conveying and positioning mechanism is further used to move the restraint tray away from the negative pressure assembly.

[0010] Optionally, the conveying and positioning mechanism comprises:

[0011] A conveying assembly, the conveying assembly is used to convey the restraining pallet provided with the negative pressure assembly to a pallet loading station;

[0012] A lifting and positioning assembly, which may be located below the pallet loading station, is used to lift the restraint pallet provided with the negative pressure assembly from the pallet loading station to the disassembly station, and is also used to drive the restraint pallet down to the pallet loading station to move the restraint pallet away from the negative pressure assembly.

[0013] Optionally, the lifting and positioning assembly includes:

[0014] Mounting parts;

[0015] A lifting drive member, wherein the lifting drive member is arranged on the mounting member;

[0016] A lifting member, which can be slidably arranged on the mounting member up and down, and a positioning member matching the restraint tray is arranged on the lifting member, and the lifting driving member is used to drive the lifting member to rise a first distance to lift the restraint tray provided with the negative pressure component from the tray loading station to the disassembly station, and the lifting driving member is also used to drive the lifting member to descend to drive the restraint tray to synchronously descend to the tray loading station.

[0017] Optionally, the nozzle plugging and unplugging device further comprises:

[0018] A cache assembly, wherein the cache assembly is docked with the conveying assembly, and the conveying assembly is used to convey the restraining pallet that descends to the pallet loading station to the cache assembly so that the restraining pallet is separated from the lifting member, and the cache assembly is used to cache the restraining pallet.

[0019] Optionally, the lifting drive is further used to drive the lifting member to rise a second distance to a leakage detection station so that the old suction nozzle of the negative pressure assembly is pressed onto the lifting member, and the second distance is different from the first distance.

[0020] Optionally, the suction nozzle device further comprises:

[0021] A switching limit mechanism is provided on the conveying assembly, and is used to limit the lifting member to rise a first distance or a second distance to ensure that the lifting member rises to the disassembly station or the leakage detection station.

[0022] Optionally, the nozzle plugging and unplugging device further comprises:

[0023] The leakage detection component includes a plurality of columns of old suction nozzles, the leakage detection component is used to detect whether there is leakage in any column of the old suction nozzles, and the suction nozzle plugging and unplugging mechanism is used to unplug the column of old suction nozzles that has leakage.

[0024] Optionally, the leakage detection component comprises:

[0025] Base;

[0026] Leakage drive components;

[0027] Mounting parts; and

[0028] A plurality of docking components are provided on the mounting member and correspond one-to-one with the plurality of columns of old nozzles, each of the docking components corresponds to the manifold of each column of old nozzles, the mounting member is slidably provided on the base, and the leakage driving member is used to drive the mounting member to drive the plurality of docking components to move in a direction close to the negative pressure member so that the docking components are docked with the corresponding manifold to detect whether there is leakage in any corresponding column of old nozzles.

[0029] Optionally, the conveying component and the cache component are any one of a roller conveying structure, a belt conveying structure or a chain conveying structure, the input end of the cache component is connected to the output end of the conveying component, and the cache component and the conveying component can both convey in forward and reverse directions.

[0030] Optionally, a restraint tray blocking member is provided on the cache assembly, and the restraint tray blocking member is located on the conveying path of the restraint tray, and is used to prevent the cache assembly from continuing to convey the restraint tray in a direction away from the conveying assembly.

[0031] Optionally, the nozzle plugging and pulling mechanism comprises:

[0032] Three-axis motion module;

[0033] A plug-in tool is provided on the three-axis motion module, and the three-axis motion module is used to drive the plug-in tool to move to the negative pressure component. The plug-in tool is used to unplug the old suction nozzle of the negative pressure component and plug the new suction nozzle into the negative pressure component.

[0034] Optionally, the plugging and unplugging tool comprises:

[0035] A base, the base being arranged on the three-axis motion module;

[0036] A pull head, the pull head is arranged on the base, the three-axis motion module is used to drive the pull head to move to the negative pressure component, and the pull head is used to pull out the old suction nozzle of the negative pressure component to expose the plug-in port of the negative pressure component;

[0037] A plug is arranged on the base, and is used to place a new suction nozzle. The three-axis motion module is also used to drive the plug to move to the negative pressure component so as to insert the new suction nozzle into the plug-in port.

[0038] Optionally, the nozzle plugging and unplugging device further comprises:

[0039] A nozzle loading mechanism, wherein the nozzle loading mechanism is used to load the new nozzle onto the nozzle plugging and pulling mechanism, and the nozzle plugging and pulling mechanism is used to transport the new nozzle to the negative pressure component.

[0040] Optionally, the nozzle feeding mechanism comprises:

[0041] A vibration plate, the vibration plate is used to load the new suction nozzle to the discharge port of the vibration plate;

[0042] Nozzle handling assembly;

[0043] A nozzle blocking member, wherein the nozzle blocking member is located between the vibration plate outlet and the nozzle transporting assembly, wherein the nozzle blocking member is used to block the new nozzle to the vibration plate outlet or allow the new nozzle to move through the vibration plate outlet to the nozzle transporting assembly, and the nozzle transporting assembly is used to transport the new nozzle to the nozzle plugging and unplugging mechanism.

[0044] Optionally, the nozzle feeding mechanism further includes:

[0045] The old material recycling component, the nozzle plugging and pulling mechanism is also used to place the old nozzle in the old material recycling component.

[0046] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this application are:

[0047] In the present application, when it is detected that the old suction nozzle in the negative pressure assembly on the restraint tray is leaking and the suction nozzle needs to be replaced, first, the restraint tray provided with the negative pressure assembly can be transported to the disassembly station by the conveying and positioning mechanism. After the restraint tray provided with the negative pressure assembly arrives at the disassembly station, the negative pressure assembly located at the disassembly station can be detached from the restraint tray by the disassembly mechanism, so that the negative pressure assembly and the restraint tray are released from the fixed relationship. Then, the negative pressure assembly and the restraint tray can be moved away from the other by the conveying and positioning mechanism, so that the old suction nozzle of the negative pressure assembly is released from the pressure fit with the battery on the restraint tray, and the old suction nozzle of the negative pressure assembly is protected from interference with the battery. Finally, the suction nozzle plug-in mechanism can unplug the old suction nozzle of the negative pressure assembly and insert the new suction nozzle into the negative pressure assembly. At this point, the purpose of replacing the suction nozzle is achieved.

[0048] It can be seen that when replacing the suction nozzle, the purpose of replacing the suction nozzle can be automatically achieved through the cooperation of the conveying positioning mechanism, the disassembly mechanism and the suction nozzle insertion and extraction mechanism, and no human participation is required in the whole process. Therefore, on the one hand, the labor intensity of personnel can be reduced, and on the other hand, the replacement efficiency can also be improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0049] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings required for use in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0050] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of a nozzle plugging and unplugging device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0051] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 Structural diagram of the conveying and positioning mechanism, disassembly mechanism and switching limit mechanism in the middle plug-in and pull-out nozzle device (the lifting parts in the lifting and positioning assembly are omitted);

[0052] Figure 3 This is the structural intention of a negative pressure assembly provided in an embodiment of the present application when it is installed on a restraint tray;

[0053] Figure 4 yes Figure 2 Bottom view of the middle lifting and positioning assembly;

[0054] Figure 5 yes Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of the cache component in the plug-in nozzle device;

[0055] Figure 6 yes Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of the leakage detection component in the plug-in nozzle device;

[0056] Figure 7 yes Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of the nozzle plugging and unplugging mechanism in the nozzle plugging and unplugging device;

[0057] Figure 8 yes Figure 7 Bottom view of the middle nozzle plug-in and pull-out mechanism;

[0058] Fig. 9 yes Figure 8 Schematic diagram of the structure of the plug-in tooling;

[0059] Fig.10 yes Fig. 9 A top view of the plug-in tooling;

[0060] Fig.11 yes Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the structure of the middle suction nozzle feeding mechanism.

[0061] Description of main reference numerals

[0062] 1- conveying and positioning mechanism; 11- conveying assembly; 12- lifting and positioning assembly; 121- lifting driving member; 122- lifting member; 1221- positioning member; 123- lifting installation member;

[0063] 2- Disassembly mechanism;

[0064] 3-nozzle plug-in and pull-out mechanism; 31-three-axis motion module; 32-plug-in tooling; 321-base; 322-pull-out head; 323-plug;

[0065] 4-caching assembly; 41-restraint tray blocking member; 42-roller;

[0066] 5-Switch the limit mechanism;

[0067] 6-leakage detection assembly; 61-base; 62-leakage drive member; 63-mounting member; 64-docking assembly;

[0068] 7-nozzle feeding mechanism; 71-vibration plate; 72-nozzle handling assembly; 73-nozzle blocking member; 74-waste material recovery assembly;

[0069] 100-plug and unplug nozzle equipment;

[0070] A1-negative pressure assembly; A2-restraint tray. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0071] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0072] In the present application, the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "front", "back", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "middle", "vertical", "horizontal", "lateral", "longitudinal" and the like indicate positions or positional relationships based on the positions or positional relationships shown in the drawings. These terms are mainly used to better describe the present application and its embodiments, and are not used to limit the indicated devices, elements or components to have a specific orientation, or to be constructed and operated in a specific orientation.

[0073] In addition, some of the above terms may be used to express other meanings in addition to indicating orientation or positional relationship. For example, the term "on" may also be used to express a certain dependency or connection relationship in some cases. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of these terms in this application can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0074] In addition, the terms "installed", "set", "provided with", "connected", and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral structure; it can be a mechanical connection, or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection, or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, or it can be an internal connection between two devices, elements, or components. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in this application can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0075] In addition, the terms "first", "second", etc. are mainly used to distinguish different devices, elements or components (the specific types and structures may be the same or different), and are not used to indicate or imply the relative importance and quantity of the indicated devices, elements or components. Unless otherwise specified, "plurality" means two or more.

[0076] The technical solution of the present application will be further described below in conjunction with specific embodiments and drawings.

[0077] See also Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 The nozzle plugging and unplugging device 100 includes: a conveying and positioning mechanism 1, a disassembly mechanism 2 and a nozzle plugging and unplugging mechanism 3, wherein the conveying and positioning mechanism 1 is used to convey the restraint tray A2 provided with the negative pressure component A1 to the disassembly station, the disassembly mechanism 2 is used to detach the negative pressure component A1 located at the disassembly station from the restraint tray A2, so that the negative pressure component A1 and the restraint tray A2 are released from fixation, the conveying and positioning mechanism 1 is also used to move one of the negative pressure component A1 and the restraint tray A2 away from the other, so that the old nozzle of the negative pressure component A1 is released from the pressing fit with the battery on the restraint tray A2, and the nozzle plugging and unplugging mechanism 3 is used to unplug the old nozzle of the negative pressure component A1, and insert a new nozzle into the negative pressure component A1.

[0078] In the present embodiment, when it is detected that the old suction nozzle in the negative pressure component A1 on the restraint tray A2 is leaking and the suction nozzle needs to be replaced, first, the restraint tray A2 provided with the negative pressure component A1 can be transported to the disassembly station by the conveying and positioning mechanism 1, and after the restraint tray A2 provided with the negative pressure component A1 arrives at the disassembly station, the negative pressure component A1 located at the disassembly station can be detached from the restraint tray A2 by the disassembly mechanism 2, so that the negative pressure component A1 and the restraint tray A2 are released from the fixed relationship, and then, the negative pressure component A1 and the restraint tray A2 can be moved away from the other by the conveying and positioning mechanism 1, so that the old suction nozzle of the negative pressure component A1 is released from the battery on the restraint tray A2, and the old suction nozzle of the negative pressure component A1 is protected from interference from the battery, and finally, the suction nozzle plugging and unplugging mechanism 3 can unplug the old suction nozzle of the negative pressure component A1, and insert the new suction nozzle into the negative pressure component A1, and thus the purpose of replacing the suction nozzle is achieved.

[0079] It can be seen that when replacing the suction nozzle, the purpose of replacing the suction nozzle can be automatically achieved through the cooperation of the conveying and positioning mechanism 1, the disassembly mechanism 2 and the suction nozzle insertion and extraction mechanism 3, and no human participation is required in the whole process. Therefore, on the one hand, the labor intensity of personnel can be reduced, and on the other hand, the replacement efficiency can also be improved.

[0080] It should be noted that the number of the above-mentioned disassembly mechanisms 2 can be one or four, which can be determined according to the installation situation of the negative pressure component A1 on the restraint tray A2. For example, assuming that the negative pressure component A1 is detachably connected to the restraint tray A2 through one connection structure, then the number of disassembly mechanisms 2 can be one; assuming that the negative pressure component A1 is detachably connected to the restraint tray A2 through four connection structures, then the number of disassembly mechanisms 2 can be four. The four disassembly mechanisms 2 are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence with the four connection structures, so that the purpose of detaching the negative pressure component A1 from the restraint tray A2 can be achieved.

[0081] Among them, the structure of the above-mentioned disassembly mechanism 2 can be determined according to the specific structure of the connecting structure. Assuming that the connecting structure is a spring clip, the disassembly structure may include a disassembly cylinder. By making the piston rod of the disassembly cylinder push the holding end of the spring clip, the clamping mouth of the spring clip can be opened, thereby achieving the purpose of separating the negative pressure assembly A1 located at the disassembly station from the restraint tray A2.

[0082] Of course, based on different connection structures, the disassembly mechanism 2 may also be other possible structures, and this embodiment does not limit the disassembly mechanism 2.

[0083] Among them, the above-mentioned conveying and positioning mechanism 1 is also used to move one of the negative pressure component A1 and the restraint tray A2 away from the other, which means: in the first case, the restraint tray A2 remains stationary, and the conveying and positioning mechanism 1 moves the negative pressure component A1 away from the restraint tray A2; in the second case, the negative pressure component A1 remains stationary, and the conveying and positioning mechanism 1 moves the restraint tray A2 away from the negative pressure component A1. No matter which of the above cases is the case, it is only necessary to enable the old suction nozzle of the negative pressure component A1 to be disengaged from the battery on the restraint tray A2, and this embodiment is not limited to this.

[0084] It should be noted that the above-mentioned new suction nozzle can be understood in a broad sense. It does not specifically refer to a brand new suction nozzle. Any suction nozzle that functions normally after cleaning and repair can be understood as a new suction nozzle. The above-mentioned old suction nozzle refers to the suction nozzle to be replaced.

[0085] When the negative pressure component A1 remains stationary and the conveying and positioning mechanism 1 moves the restraint tray A2 away from the negative pressure component A1, in order to prevent the negative pressure component A1 from falling off the restraint tray A2 during transportation, in some embodiments, the disassembly mechanism 2 is also used to keep the negative pressure component A1 detached from the restraint tray A2 on the disassembly mechanism 2. In other words, the negative pressure component A1 detached from the restraint tray A2 is connected to the disassembly mechanism 2. In this way, the disassembly mechanism 2 can fix the negative pressure component A1. Therefore, it can prevent the negative pressure component A1 from falling off the restraint tray A2 when the conveying and positioning mechanism 1 moves the restraint tray A2 away from the negative pressure component A1.

[0086] It should be noted that the above-mentioned disassembly mechanism 2 is also used to keep the negative pressure component A1 detached from the restraint tray A2 on the disassembly mechanism 2, which means that the disassembly mechanism 2 can keep the negative pressure component A1 on the disassembly mechanism 2 or disconnect the negative pressure component A1 from the disassembly mechanism 2 according to actual conditions.

[0087] Specifically, after the negative pressure assembly A1 is removed from the restraint tray A2 , in order to allow the negative pressure assembly A1 to remain stationary during the process of the restraint tray A2 being moved away from the negative pressure assembly A1 , the negative pressure assembly A1 may be retained on the disassembly mechanism 2 .

[0088] After the disassembly mechanism 2 reinstalls the negative pressure component A1 on the restraint tray A2, in order to enable the entirety formed by the negative pressure component A1 and the restraint tray A2 to be moved away from the disassembly mechanism 2, the negative pressure component A1 can be disconnected from the disassembly mechanism 2, thereby providing a guarantee that the entirety formed by the negative pressure component A1 and the restraint tray A2 can be moved away from the disassembly mechanism 2.

[0089] There are many ways to implement the above-mentioned conveying and positioning mechanism 1. In one possible implementation, see Figure 2 and Figure 4The conveying and positioning mechanism 1 includes: a conveying component 11 and a lifting and positioning component 12, wherein the conveying component 11 is used to convey the restraint pallet A2 provided with a negative pressure component A1 to the pallet loading station, and the lifting and positioning component 12 can be located below the pallet loading station, and the lifting and positioning component 12 is used to lift the restraint pallet A2 provided with the negative pressure component A1 from the pallet loading station to the disassembly station, and the lifting and positioning component 12 is also used to drive the restraint pallet A2 to descend to the pallet loading station to move the restraint pallet A2 away from the negative pressure component A1.

[0090] In this embodiment, when it is necessary to transport the restraint pallet A2 provided with the negative pressure component A1 to the disassembly station, first, the restraint pallet A2 provided with the negative pressure component A1 can be transported to the pallet loading station by the conveying component 11, and after the restraint pallet A2 provided with the negative pressure component A1 arrives at the pallet loading station, the lifting and positioning component 12 can lift the restraint pallet A2 from the bottom, so that the restraint pallet A2 provided with the negative pressure component A1 is lifted from the pallet loading station to the disassembly station, thereby achieving the purpose of transporting the restraint pallet A2 provided with the negative pressure component A1 to the disassembly station.

[0091] After the restraint pallet A2 provided with the negative pressure component A1 is transported to the disassembly station and the negative pressure component A1 located at the disassembly station is detached from the restraint pallet A2 by the disassembly mechanism 2, the negative pressure component A1 detached from the restraint pallet A2 can be retained on the disassembly mechanism 2 by the disassembly mechanism 2, and then, the lifting and positioning component 12 can drive the restraint pallet A2 to descend to the pallet loading station, thereby achieving the purpose of moving the restraint pallet A2 away from the negative pressure component A1.

[0092] It can be seen that the jacking and positioning component 12 can not only lift the restraint pallet A2 equipped with the negative pressure component A1 from the pallet loading station to the disassembly station, but also drive the restraint pallet A2 to descend and achieve the purpose of moving the restraint pallet A2 away from the negative pressure component A1. The jacking and positioning component 12 has multiple uses, and the power for the descent of the restraint pallet A2 is also provided by gravity. There is no need for the jacking and positioning component 12 to expend too much power. On the one hand, the structure of the conveying and positioning mechanism 1 can be simplified, and on the other hand, power costs can be saved.

[0093] The above-mentioned conveying component 11 can be any one of a roller conveying structure, a belt conveying structure or a chain conveying structure, as long as it can achieve the purpose of conveying the restraint pallet A2 equipped with a negative pressure component A1 to the pallet loading station. This embodiment does not limit the conveying component 11.

[0094] There are many ways to implement the jacking and positioning assembly 12. In one possible implementation, see Figure 2 and Figure 4The lifting and positioning assembly 12 includes a lifting installation member 123, a lifting driving member 121 and a lifting member 122, wherein the lifting driving member 121 is arranged on the lifting installation member 123, and the lifting member 122 can be slidably arranged on the lifting installation member 123 up and down, and a positioning member 1221 matching the restraint tray A2 is arranged on the lifting member 122, and the lifting driving member 121 is used to drive the lifting member 122 to rise a first distance to lift the restraint tray A2 provided with the negative pressure assembly A1 from the tray loading station to the disassembly station, and the lifting driving member 121 is also used to drive the lifting member 122 to descend, so as to drive the restraint tray A2 to synchronously descend to the tray loading station.

[0095] Since the lifting member 122 is provided with a positioning member 1221 that matches the restraint tray A2, the positioning member 1221 can make the position of the restraint tray A2 on the lifting member 122 more precise. As a result, when the lifting member 122 lifts the restraint tray A2 provided with the negative pressure component A1 and moves the first distance from the tray loading station to the disassembly station, the position of the negative pressure component A1 at the disassembly station is more precise, which provides a guarantee for the disassembly mechanism 2 to disassemble the negative pressure component A1 located at the disassembly station from the restraint tray A2, and avoids the situation where the disassembly mechanism 2 and the negative pressure component A1 are misaligned and the negative pressure component A1 cannot be disassembled from the restraint tray A2.

[0096] The lifting drive member 121 may be a cylinder or an electric cylinder, etc., and this embodiment does not limit the lifting drive member 121. The lifting member 122 may be a plate-like structure or any other possible structure, and this embodiment does not limit the lifting member 122 either.

[0097] The positioning member 1221 may be a positioning pin or a positioning block, etc., as long as it can play a role in positioning the restraint tray A2. The positioning member 1221 is not limited in this embodiment.

[0098] There are many ways in which the lifting member 122 can be slidably disposed on the lifting mounting member 123. For example, the lifting member 122 can be slidably disposed on the lifting mounting member 123 through a guide column. Of course, the lifting member 122 can also be slidably disposed on the lifting mounting member 123 in other ways, and this embodiment is not limited to this.

[0099] In addition, the lifting member 122 and the lifting installation member 123 may both be plate-shaped structures, or other possible structures, which are not limited in this embodiment.

[0100] In some embodiments, see Figure 1 and Figure 5The nozzle plugging and unplugging device 100 also includes: a cache component 4, which is docked with the conveying component 11. The conveying component 11 is used to convey the restraint tray A2 that descends to the tray loading station to the cache component 4, so that the restraint tray A2 is separated from the lifting member 122, and the cache component 4 is used to cache the restraint tray A2.

[0101] By setting up the cache component 4, the restraint pallet A2 descending to the pallet loading station can be timely cached at the cache component 4, and the restraint pallet A2 can be separated from the lifting member 122. With such a setting, on the one hand, there is no restraint pallet A2 blocking the lifting member 122 and the negative pressure component A1, which provides movement space for the lifting member 122 to perform other subsequent actions. On the other hand, the cache component 4 can also provide a special placement space for the restraint pallet A2, which can avoid or reduce the possibility of interference between the restraint pallet A2 and other structures.

[0102] Among them, see Figure 4 The cache assembly 4 can be any one of a roller conveying structure, a belt conveying structure or a chain conveying structure. Specifically, when the cache assembly 4 is a roller conveying structure, the cache assembly 4 can include a plurality of rollers 42, and the plurality of rollers 42 are rotatably arranged and arranged in an array, so that when the rollers 42 rotate, the purpose of timely caching the restrained tray A2 to the cache assembly 4 can be achieved.

[0103] Since the roller conveying structure, the belt conveying structure or the chain conveying structure are mature in technology and stable in operation, the stability of the operation of the cache component 4 can be guaranteed.

[0104] When the cache component 4 can be any one of a roller conveying structure, a belt conveying structure or a chain conveying structure, the input end of the cache component 4 is connected to the output end of the conveying component 11, and the cache component 4 and the conveying component 11 can both convey in forward and reverse directions. In this way, when it is necessary to cache the restraint pallet A2 of the pallet loading station to the cache component 4, first, the conveying component 11 can convey the restraint pallet A2 in the direction close to the input end of the cache component 4, so that the restraint pallet A2 reaches the cache component 4 via the output end of the conveying component 11 and the input end of the cache component 4 in turn, and then, the cache component 4 can continue to convey the restraint pallet A2 in the direction away from the conveying component 11, so that the restraint pallet A2 is completely separated from the conveying component 11.

[0105] In order to prevent the restraint tray A2 from falling off the cache assembly 4 due to excessive conveying stroke when the cache assembly 4 continues to convey the restraint tray A2 in a direction away from the conveying assembly 11, in some embodiments, see Figure 5A restraint tray blocking member 41 is provided on the cache assembly 4. The restraint tray blocking member 41 is located on the conveying path of the restraint tray A2 and is used to prevent the cache assembly 4 from continuing to convey the restraint tray A2 in a direction away from the conveying assembly 11.

[0106] In this way, by providing the blocking member 41 , it is possible to prevent the cache assembly 4 from falling off the cache assembly 4 due to a large conveying distance in the direction away from the conveying assembly 11 .

[0107] The blocking member 41 may be a blocking block or a blocking plate, etc., which is not limited in this embodiment.

[0108] In order to ensure that the restraint tray A2 can be transported smoothly when the conveying component 11 transports the restraint tray A2 to the cache component 4, the transmission speed of the conveying component 11 and the transmission speed of the cache component 4 can be configured to be equal. In this way, the conveying component 11 can transport the restraint tray A2 to the cache component 4 very smoothly.

[0109] Since the buffer assembly 4 and the conveying assembly 11 can both be transported in forward and reverse directions, the restraint tray A2 on the buffer assembly 4 can also be transported back to the conveying assembly 11, and the functions are very diverse.

[0110] After the restraint tray A2 is cached to the cache assembly 4, the lifting drive 121 is also used to drive the lifting member 122 to rise a second distance to the leakage detection station so that the old suction nozzle of the negative pressure assembly A1 is pressed onto the lifting member 122, and the second distance is different from the first distance.

[0111] When the lifting driving member 121 drives the lifting member 122 to rise the second distance to the leakage detection station, the old suction nozzle of the negative pressure assembly A1 can be pressed against the lifting member 122. In this way, the lifting member 122 can close the opening of the old suction nozzle, providing a basis for leakage detection of the old suction nozzle.

[0112] It can be seen that in addition to the function mentioned above of lifting the restraint tray A2 provided with the negative pressure component A1 from the tray loading station to the disassembly station, and driving the restraint tray A2 to descend and move the restraint tray A2 away from the negative pressure component A1, the lifting member 122 can also serve to close the opening of the old suction nozzle by making the lifting member 122 rise a second distance until it is pressed against the old suction nozzle. The structural design is very clever, and multiple functions can be achieved through one lifting member 122. Therefore, the cost of the plug-in and unplug-in nozzle device 100 can be reduced while simplifying the structure of the plug-in and unplug-in nozzle device 100.

[0113] In order to ensure that the lifting member 122 can accurately lift the restraint tray A2 provided with the negative pressure assembly A1 from the tray loading station to the disassembly station, and can accurately rise the second distance to the leakage detection station, in some embodiments, see Figure 2 The nozzle plugging and unplugging device 100 also includes: a switching limit mechanism 5, which is used to limit the lifting member 122 to rise a first distance or a second distance to ensure that the lifting member 122 rises to a disassembly station or a leakage detection station.

[0114] By setting a switching limit mechanism 5, in one possible implementation method, the switching limit mechanism 5 can switch the limit member to the height of the disassembly station or the height of the leakage detection station in advance as needed. In this way, when the lifting member 122 rises the first distance and the second distance respectively, it can respectively abut against the limit members set in advance. In this way, the accuracy of the lifting member 122 rising to the disassembly station or the leakage detection station can be guaranteed.

[0115] Of course, the switching limiting mechanism 5 can also limit the lifting member 122 to rise to the first distance or the second distance in other ways, which will not be listed one by one in this embodiment.

[0116] In some embodiments, see Figure 1 The nozzle plugging and unplugging device 100 also includes: a leakage detection component 6, the negative pressure component A1 includes multiple columns of old nozzles, the leakage detection component 6 is used to detect whether there is a leak in any column of old nozzles, and the nozzle plugging and unplugging mechanism 3 is used to unplug a column of old nozzles that has a leak.

[0117] Since the leakage detection component 6 can detect a row of old nozzles with leaking nozzles, the nozzle plugging and unplugging mechanism 3 can only unplug the row of old nozzles with leaking nozzles, while the row of old nozzles without leaking nozzles does not need to be unplugged, that is, there is no need to unplug all the old nozzles, thereby saving the cost of nozzles and avoiding waste of nozzles.

[0118] In some embodiments, see Figure 6 The leakage detection assembly 6 includes a base 61, a leakage driving member 62, a mounting member 63 and a plurality of docking assemblies 64. The plurality of docking assemblies 64 are arranged on the mounting member 63 and correspond to a plurality of columns of old suction nozzles one by one. Each docking assembly 64 corresponds to a manifold of each column of old suction nozzles. The mounting member 63 is slidably arranged on the base 61. The leakage driving member 62 is used to drive the mounting member 63 to drive the plurality of docking assemblies 64 to move in a direction close to the negative pressure assembly A1, so that the docking assemblies 64 are docked with the corresponding manifold to detect whether any corresponding column of old suction nozzles has leakage. In this way, the purpose of detecting a column of old suction nozzles with leakage can be achieved.

[0119] By arranging the plurality of docking assemblies 64 on the mounting member 63 , when the leakage driving member 62 drives the mounting member 63 to slide, the plurality of docking assemblies 64 can be docked with the corresponding manifolds at the same time, thereby improving the docking efficiency.

[0120] Of course, the leakage detection component 6 can also be other possible structures, and in order to improve the user experience, the leakage detection component 6 can also send the detection result to the display screen of the plug-in nozzle device 100, or broadcast it through voice playback, which is not limited in this embodiment.

[0121] The leakage driving component 62 may be a pneumatic cylinder or an electric cylinder, etc., which is not limited in this embodiment.

[0122] In some embodiments, see Figure 1 , Figure 7 and Figure 8 The nozzle plugging and unplugging mechanism 3 includes: a three-axis motion module 31 and a plugging and unplugging tool 32, wherein the plugging and unplugging tool 32 is arranged on the three-axis motion module 31, and the three-axis motion module 31 is used to drive the plugging and unplugging tool 32 to move to the negative pressure component A1, and the plugging and unplugging tool 32 is used to unplug the old nozzle of the negative pressure component A1 and insert the new nozzle into the negative pressure component A1.

[0123] After the new suction nozzle is inserted into the negative pressure component A1, the negative pressure component A1 can be reinstalled on the restraint tray A2 through the cooperation of the disassembly mechanism 2 and the conveying and positioning mechanism 1. The specific process is the opposite of the process of detaching the negative pressure component A1 from the restraint tray A2. For details, please refer to the description of detaching the negative pressure component A1 from the restraint tray A2 in the above embodiment, which will not be repeated in this embodiment.

[0124] Since the three-axis motion module 31 can adjust the position with multiple degrees of freedom, it can cover the negative pressure component A1 in all directions and thus drive the plugging and unplugging tooling 32 to move to any position of the negative pressure component A1, thereby achieving the purpose of plugging and unplugging any suction nozzle.

[0125] Specifically, the three-axis motion module 31 may include an X-axis, a Y-axis and a Z-axis, and each axis may be realized by a lead screw structure, etc., which is not limited in this embodiment.

[0126] In some embodiments, see Figure 8 , Fig. 9 and Fig.10The plugging and unplugging tool 32 includes: a base 321, a pulling head 322 and a plug 323, wherein the base 321 is arranged on the three-axis motion module 31, the pulling head 322 is arranged on the base 321, the three-axis motion module 31 is used to drive the pulling head 322 to move to the negative pressure component A1, the pulling head 322 is used to unplug the old suction nozzle of the negative pressure component A1 to expose the plugging and unplugging port of the negative pressure component A1, the plug 323 is arranged on the base 321, the plug 323 is used to place a new suction nozzle, and the three-axis motion module 31 is also used to drive the plug 323 to move to the negative pressure component A1 to insert the new suction nozzle into the plugging and unplugging port.

[0127] Since the pull head 322 and the plug 323 are both arranged on the base 321, that is, the pull head 322 and the plug 323 are both integrated and arranged on the base 321, a plug-in tool 32 is formed which has both the function of pulling out the old suction nozzle and the function of inserting the new suction nozzle. Therefore, when the suction nozzle is replaced, the same plug-in tool 32 can be driven by the same three-axis motion module 31 to realize the movement, without the need to specially design a tool for pulling out the old suction nozzle and a tool for inserting the new suction nozzle, and there is no need to specially set two different drives to drive the two toolings to move respectively, that is, one plug-in tool 32 can replace two toolings, so on the one hand, the cost can be reduced. On the other hand, it can avoid the situation that two different drives interfere with each other in the process of driving the two toolings to move respectively. On the other hand, it can also avoid or reduce the situation that the nozzle pulling tool and the nozzle inserting tool interfere with the old suction nozzle on the negative pressure component due to the limited movement space during the movement.

[0128] In some embodiments, see Figure 1 and Fig.11 The nozzle plugging and unplugging device 100 also includes: a nozzle loading mechanism 7, which is used to load a new nozzle to the nozzle plugging and unplugging mechanism 3, and the nozzle plugging and unplugging mechanism 3 is used to transport the new nozzle to the negative pressure component A1.

[0129] By providing the suction nozzle feeding mechanism 7, automatic feeding of new suction nozzles can also be achieved, so that the degree of automation of the suction nozzle plugging and unplugging device 100 is higher, and the labor intensity of personnel can be further reduced.

[0130] There are many ways to implement the above-mentioned nozzle loading mechanism 7. In one possible implementation, the nozzle loading mechanism 7 includes: a vibration disk 71, a nozzle transport assembly 72 and a nozzle blocking member 73, wherein the vibration disk 71 is used to load the new nozzle to the vibration disk discharge port, the nozzle blocking member 73 is located between the vibration disk discharge port and the nozzle transport assembly 72, the nozzle blocking member 73 is used to block the new nozzle to the vibration disk discharge port or allow the new nozzle to move through the vibration disk discharge port to the nozzle transport assembly 72, and the nozzle transport assembly 72 is used to transport the new nozzle to the nozzle plug-in mechanism 3.

[0131] Since the feeding technology of the vibration plate 71 is mature and can be continuously fed, the feeding efficiency of the suction nozzle feeding mechanism 7 can be improved.

[0132] By arranging a nozzle blocking member 73 between the vibration plate outlet and the nozzle transporting assembly 72, the nozzle blocking member 73 can allow a new nozzle to move through the vibration plate outlet to the nozzle transporting assembly 72 when the nozzle transporting assembly 72 needs a nozzle, so that the nozzle transporting assembly 72 can transport the new nozzle to the nozzle plug-in mechanism 3. When the nozzle transporting assembly 72 does not need a new nozzle, the nozzle blocking member 73 can block the new nozzle to the vibration plate outlet, thereby avoiding a situation in which new nozzles continuously flow to the nozzle transporting assembly 72, resulting in the nozzle transporting assembly 72 being unable to transport the nozzle away in time.

[0133] The nozzle transport component 72 may be a transport robot or a gripper, etc., which is not limited in this embodiment.

[0134] When the nozzle transport assembly 72 includes a transport robot, the nozzle transport assembly 72 can also include a nozzle cache position, the nozzle blocking member 73 can allow a new nozzle to move to the nozzle cache position through the vibration plate discharge port, and the transport robot can transport the new nozzle at the nozzle cache position to the nozzle insertion and extraction mechanism 3.

[0135] By setting the nozzle cache position, since the nozzle cache position can provide a position specifically for caching new nozzles, when the new nozzle is transported by the transport robot, it is only necessary to ensure that the transport robot can move to the nozzle cache position to ensure that the transport robot can clamp the new nozzle. Therefore, on the one hand, the reliability of the transport robot is guaranteed and the transport efficiency can be improved. On the other hand, the action process of the transport robot is simplified and the complexity of the motion control of the transport robot is reduced.

[0136] The nozzle blocking member 73 may be a cylinder or the like, and the nozzle blocking member 73 is not limited in this embodiment.

[0137] In some embodiments, see Fig.11 The nozzle loading mechanism 7 also includes: an old material recovery component 74 , and the nozzle plugging and pulling mechanism 3 is also used to place the old nozzle in the old material recovery component 74 .

[0138] By providing the old material recycling component 74, the old suction nozzles unplugged by the suction nozzle plugging and unplugging mechanism 3 can be placed in the old material recycling component 74, which is convenient for storing the old suction nozzles.

[0139] Among them, the above-mentioned waste material recycling component 74 can be a material receiving box, a material receiving bag, etc., which is not limited in this embodiment.

[0140] In some embodiments, the plug-in nozzle device 100 may further include a shell, an electrical control box, etc. The electrical control box and the above-mentioned mechanisms are all arranged in the shell. In this way, on the one hand, the entire plug-in nozzle device 100 can be made more beautiful, and on the other hand, the operating environment of the above-mentioned mechanisms can be made safer.

[0141] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, rather than to limit it. Although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments, or replace some or all of the technical features therein with equivalents. However, these modifications or replacements do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

1. A nozzle plugging and unplugging device (100), characterized in that: include: A conveying and positioning mechanism (1), wherein the conveying and positioning mechanism (1) is used to convey a restraining tray (A2) provided with a negative pressure assembly (A1) to a disassembly station; A disassembly mechanism (2), the disassembly mechanism (2) is used to disassemble the negative pressure component (A1) located at the disassembly station from the restraint tray (A2) so that the negative pressure component (A1) and the restraint tray (A2) are detached from each other, and the conveying and positioning mechanism (1) is also used to move one of the negative pressure component (A1) and the restraint tray (A2) away from the other so that the old suction nozzle of the negative pressure component (A1) and the battery on the restraint tray (A2) are detached from the pressing fit; A suction nozzle plugging and pulling mechanism (3), wherein the suction nozzle plugging and pulling mechanism (3) is used to unplug the old suction nozzle of the negative pressure component (A1) and insert a new suction nozzle into the negative pressure component (A1).

2. The nozzle plugging and unplugging device (100) according to claim 1, characterized in that: The disassembly mechanism (2) is also used to hold the negative pressure assembly (A1) detached from the restraint tray (A2) on the disassembly mechanism (2), and the conveying and positioning mechanism (1) is also used to move the restraint tray (A2) away from the negative pressure assembly (A1).

3. The nozzle plugging and unplugging device (100) according to claim 2, characterized in that: The conveying and positioning mechanism (1) comprises: A conveying assembly (11), the conveying assembly (11) being used to convey the restraining pallet (A2) provided with the negative pressure assembly (A1) to a pallet loading station; A lifting and positioning assembly (12), which can be located below the pallet loading station, and is used to lift the restraint pallet (A2) provided with the negative pressure assembly (A1) from the pallet loading station to the disassembly station, and is also used to drive the restraint pallet (A2) to descend to the pallet loading station to move the restraint pallet (A2) away from the negative pressure assembly (A1).

4. The nozzle plugging and unplugging device (100) according to claim 3, characterized in that: The lifting and positioning assembly (12) comprises: Lifting mounting member (123); A lifting drive member (121), wherein the lifting drive member (121) is arranged on the lifting mounting member (123); A lifting member (122) is provided on the lifting mounting member (123) so as to be slidable up and down. A positioning member (1221) matching the restraint tray (A2) is provided on the lifting member (122). The lifting driving member (121) is used to drive the lifting member (122) to rise a first distance so as to lift the restraint tray (A2) provided with the negative pressure assembly (A1) from the tray loading station to the disassembly station. The lifting driving member (121) is also used to drive the lifting member (122) to descend so as to drive the restraint tray (A2) to descend synchronously to the tray loading station.

5. The nozzle plugging and unplugging device (100) according to claim 4, characterized in that: The nozzle plugging and unplugging device (100) further comprises: A cache component (4), wherein the cache component (4) is docked with the conveying component (11), and the conveying component (11) is used to convey the restraining pallet (A2) descending to the pallet loading station to the cache component (4) so ​​that the restraining pallet (A2) is separated from the lifting member (122), and the cache component (4) is used to cache the restraining pallet (A2).

6. The nozzle plugging and unplugging device (100) according to claim 5, characterized in that: The lifting drive member (121) is also used to drive the lifting member (122) to rise a second distance to a leakage detection station so that the old suction nozzle of the negative pressure component (A1) is pressed onto the lifting member (122), and the second distance is different from the first distance.

7. The nozzle plugging and unplugging device (100) according to claim 6, characterized in that: The suction nozzle extraction device also includes: A switching limit mechanism (5), wherein the switching limit mechanism (5) is arranged on the conveying component (11), and the switching limit mechanism (5) is used to limit the lifting member (122) to rise a first distance or a second distance to ensure that the lifting member (122) rises to the disassembly station or the leakage detection station.

8. The nozzle plugging and unplugging device (100) according to claim 6, characterized in that: The nozzle plugging and unplugging device (100) further comprises: The leakage detection component (6) comprises a plurality of rows of old suction nozzles, the leakage detection component (6) is used to detect whether any row of the old suction nozzles has a leak, and the suction nozzle plugging and unplugging mechanism (3) is used to unplug the row of old suction nozzles that has a leak.

9. The nozzle plugging and unplugging device (100) according to claim 8, characterized in that: The leakage detection assembly (6) comprises: Base (61); Leakage driver (62); a mounting member (63); and A plurality of docking components (64), wherein the plurality of docking components (64) are all arranged on the mounting member (63) and correspond one-to-one to the plurality of columns of the old suction nozzles, each of the docking components (64) corresponds to the manifold of each column of the old suction nozzles, the mounting member (63) is slidably arranged on the base (61), and the leakage driving member (62) is used to drive the mounting member (63) to drive the plurality of docking components (64) to move in a direction close to the negative pressure member (A1), so that the docking components (64) are docked with the corresponding manifold to detect whether there is leakage in any corresponding column of the old suction nozzles.

10. The nozzle plugging and unplugging device (100) according to claim 5, characterized in that: The conveying component (11) and the buffer component (4) are any one of a roller conveying structure, a belt conveying structure or a chain conveying structure; the input end of the buffer component (4) is connected to the output end of the conveying component (11), and the buffer component (4) and the conveying component (11) can both convey in forward and reverse directions.

11. The nozzle plugging and unplugging device (100) according to claim 10, characterized in that: The buffer assembly (4) is provided with a restraining tray blocking member (41), and the restraining tray blocking member (41) is located on the conveying path of the restraining tray (A2) and is used to prevent the buffer assembly (4) from continuing to convey the restraining tray (A2) in a direction away from the conveying assembly (11).

12. The nozzle plugging and unplugging device (100) according to any one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that: The nozzle insertion and extraction mechanism (3) comprises: Three-axis motion module (31); A plug-in tool (32), wherein the plug-in tool (32) is arranged on the three-axis motion module (31), and the three-axis motion module (31) is used to drive the plug-in tool (32) to move to the negative pressure component (A1), and the plug-in tool (32) is used to unplug the old suction nozzle of the negative pressure component (A1) and plug the new suction nozzle into the negative pressure component (A1).

13. The nozzle plugging and unplugging device (100) according to claim 12, characterized in that: The plugging and unplugging tool (32) comprises: A base (321), wherein the base (321) is disposed on the three-axis motion module (31); A pulling head (322), the pulling head (322) is arranged on the base (321), the three-axis motion module (31) is used to drive the pulling head (322) to move to the negative pressure component (A1), and the pulling head (322) is used to pull out the old suction nozzle of the negative pressure component (A1) so that the plug-in port of the negative pressure component (A1) is exposed; A plug (323), wherein the plug (323) is arranged on the base (321), and the plug (323) is used to place a new suction nozzle, and the three-axis motion module (31) is also used to drive the plug (323) to move to the negative pressure component (A1) so as to insert the new suction nozzle into the plug-in port.

14. The nozzle plugging and unplugging device (100) according to any one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that: The nozzle plugging and unplugging device (100) further comprises: A nozzle loading mechanism (7), wherein the nozzle loading mechanism (7) is used to load the new nozzle onto the nozzle plugging and pulling mechanism (3), and the nozzle plugging and pulling mechanism (3) is used to transport the new nozzle to the negative pressure component (A1).

15. The nozzle plugging and unplugging device (100) according to claim 14, characterized in that: The nozzle feeding mechanism (7) comprises: A vibration plate (71), the vibration plate (71) being used to load the new suction nozzle to a discharge port of the vibration plate; A nozzle handling assembly (72); A nozzle blocking member (73), the nozzle blocking member (73) is located between the vibration plate outlet and the nozzle transporting assembly (72), the nozzle blocking member (73) is used to block the new nozzle to the vibration plate outlet or allow the new nozzle to move through the vibration plate outlet to the nozzle transporting assembly (72), and the nozzle transporting assembly (72) is used to transport the new nozzle to the nozzle plugging and unplugging mechanism (3).

16. The nozzle plugging and unplugging device (100) according to claim 14, characterized in that: The nozzle feeding mechanism (7) further comprises: A used material recycling component (74), wherein the nozzle insertion and extraction mechanism (3) is also used to place the used nozzle in the used material recycling component (74).

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