Scrap battery pack transportation and storage device

Abstract

The utility model provides a scrapped battery pack transportation and storage device, which comprises a box body with an opening at the top, and a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet which are respectively communicated with the side wall of the box body and are used for injecting and discharging a discharge solution; the bottom of the cover body is opened, and one side of the cover body is rotationally arranged with the box body; the pressing rods are arranged in the cover body in a liftable mode, the upper portions of the pressing rods and the cover body are rotationally arranged, and a pressing driving assembly used for driving the pressing rods to ascend, descend and swing is arranged in the cover body; when the box body rotates the box cover, the material pressing driving assembly drives the multiple pressing rods to swing downwards to the vertical state and descend to press downwards, and when the box body rotates to open the cover, the material pressing driving assembly drives the multiple pressing rods to ascend and swing upwards to be recycled into the cover body. Therefore, after the discharge solution is injected through the liquid inlet until the plurality of scrapped battery packs are immersed, the situation of unstable soaking or unsafe transportation caused by floating or displacement collision of the battery packs can be avoided, and stable soaking of the scrapped battery packs through the discharge solution in the transportation process is realized.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of battery pack transportation and storage devices, in particular to a scrapped battery pack transportation and storage device. Background Art

[0002] my country's power battery market is very broad, and the number of retired battery packs is increasing year by year. Scrapped battery packs that cannot be recycled need to be transported and concentrated for wet recycling.

[0003] Since scrapped battery packs still carry some power, the transportation of scrapped battery packs has the following technical problems: a large number of battery packs stacked during transportation are prone to short circuits and explosions, and after arriving at the destination, the battery packs need to be discharged collectively before entering the subsequent crushing and recycling process, resulting in low transportation safety and recycling efficiency.

[0004] Therefore, in view of the problems existing in the above-mentioned prior art, the purpose of the present invention is to design a scrap battery pack transportation and storage device that can stably immerse the scrap battery pack in a discharge solution to improve transportation safety and recycling efficiency. Utility Model Content

[0005] In view of the problems existing in the above-mentioned prior art, the utility model provides a scrapped battery pack transportation and storage device, which can effectively solve the problems existing in the above-mentioned prior art.

[0006] The technical solution of the utility model is:

[0007] A scrap battery pack transportation and storage device, comprising:

[0008] A box body, with an opening at the top, and the side walls of the box body are respectively connected with a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet for injecting and discharging the discharge solution;

[0009] A cover body, with an opening at the bottom and one side thereof being rotatably arranged with the box body;

[0010] A plurality of pressure rods are arranged in the cover body in a liftable manner and the upper part is rotatably arranged with the cover body. A pressure driving assembly is provided in the cover body for driving the pressure rods to lift and swing. When the box body rotates the box cover, the pressure driving assembly drives the plurality of pressure rods to swing down to a vertical state and descend to press down. When the box body rotates to open the cover, the pressure driving assembly drives the plurality of pressure rods to rise and swing up to be recovered into the cover body.

[0011] Furthermore, the material pressing drive assembly includes a plurality of racks extending left and right and arranged side by side front and back, a plurality of gears arranged at intervals and meshingly arranged below the plurality of racks, a first connecting rod rotatably connected to the gears in the same row front and back, and a material pressing drive device for driving the racks, the upper ends of the plurality of pressing rods are fixedly connected to the plurality of gears, and the plurality of the first connecting rods are connected to the cover body through elastic parts; when the box body rotates the box cover, the material pressing drive device drives the rack to move horizontally and press downward, driving the gear to rotate until the pressure rod moves downward and presses downward; when the box body rotates to open the cover, the material pressing drive device drives the rack to rise and move horizontally, driving the gear to rise and rotate until the pressure rod is recovered into the cover body.

[0012] Furthermore, the material pressing driving device includes a rotating motor arranged in the cover body and a cam driven to rotate by the rotating motor, the protruding end of the cam is rotatably connected to the plurality of racks through a second connecting rod, the material pressing driving assembly also includes a plurality of third connecting rods fixedly connected to the plurality of racks, the two opposite inner walls of the cover body are symmetrically recessed with a plurality of guide grooves, the plurality of guide grooves are set to be arc shapes adapted to the motion trajectory of the protruding end of the cam, and the two ends of the plurality of third connecting rods are respectively slidably arranged in the corresponding guide grooves.

[0013] Furthermore, the lower end of the pressing rod expands outward to form a material pressing portion, and a rough layer is provided at the bottom of the material pressing portion.

[0014] Furthermore, a flexible pad is filled at the inner bottom of the box body, the liquid inlet is arranged on the upper side of the box body side wall, and the liquid outlet is arranged on the lower side of the box body side wall and corresponds to the flexible pad.

[0015] Furthermore, the side wall of the cover body is provided with an exhaust valve, the inner wall of the box body is provided with a smoke detection device and a temperature detection device, and the box body is also provided with a buzzer device which is communicatively connected with the smoke detection device and the temperature detection device.

[0016] Furthermore, the inner top of the cover body is provided with a plurality of guide columns extending downward and sliding through the first connecting rod, the first connecting rod is provided with a plurality of limit cylinders extending upward and sleeved and connected to the guide columns, and the elastic member is configured as a spring sleeved on the outside of the guide column and located between the cover body and the inner bottom of the limit cylinder.

[0017] Furthermore, one side of the cover body is hinged to the top of the box body, a cover opening drive device is arranged in the side wall of the box body, and a rotation output end of the cover opening drive device is connected to the cover body.

[0018] Furthermore, an outer wall of the box body is connected to a coupler via an elastic buffer device.

[0019] Therefore, the utility model provides the following effects and / or advantages:

[0020] 1. In the present application, after a number of scrapped battery packs are hoisted by a crane and put into a box, when the box rotates the cover, the pressing driving device drives a number of pressing rods to swing down to a vertical state and descend to press down and fix the scrapped battery packs, so that after the discharge solution is injected through the liquid inlet to immerse the scrapped battery packs, the battery packs can be prevented from floating up or displacing and colliding, resulting in unstable immersion or unsafe transportation, and the scrapped battery packs can be stably immersed in the discharge solution during transportation; and, when the box rotates to open the cover, the pressing driving device drives a number of pressing rods to rise and swing up to be recovered into the cover, so that when the crane arrives at the destination and needs to hoist and transport the scrapped battery packs in the box, the pressing assembly can be completely retracted to avoid interference with the operation of the crane, thereby improving the unloading efficiency, and the scrapped battery packs after unloading have been fully discharged after stable immersion during transportation, and can directly enter the subsequent crushing and recycling process, which greatly improves the recycling efficiency of the scrapped battery packs.

[0021] 2. After the present application hoists several scrapped battery packs into the box by means of a crane, when the box rotates the cover, the material pressing driving device drives the rack to move horizontally and downward along the guide groove, driving the gear to rotate until the pressure rod moves downward and presses down to fix the several scrapped battery packs; and when the box rotates to open the cover, the material pressing driving device drives the rack to rise and move horizontally along the guide groove, and the gear rises and rotates until the pressure rod is recovered into the cover. Thus, a cam motor can be used to achieve stable guidance of the lateral movement and lifting movement of the rack through the cooperation of several third connecting rods and guide grooves, and then the gear is driven to rotate and lift stably through the rack, thereby achieving stable lifting and swinging of several pressure rods, greatly reducing the weight and manufacturing cost of the driving assembly, and facilitating the opening and closing of the cover to avoid affecting the loading and unloading efficiency of the scrapped battery packs.

[0022] 3. In the present application, the lower end of the pressing rod is expanded outward to form a pressing part, and a rough layer is provided at the bottom of the pressing part. This increases the contact area between the lower end of the pressing rod and the scrapped battery pack, improves the pressing effect of the pressing rod, and increases the friction between the pressing part and the scrapped battery pack, thereby improving the pressing stability of the pressing assembly.

[0023] It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description of the present invention are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] Figure 1 The utility model is a schematic structural diagram of a scrap battery pack transportation and storage device with its cover opened.

[0025] Figure 2 This is a structural schematic diagram of the cover provided by the utility model when the cover is opened.

[0026] Figure 3 The utility model provides a schematic cross-sectional structure diagram of a cover box of a scrapped battery pack transportation and storage device.

[0027] Figure 4 This is a schematic structural diagram of the cover body and box cover provided by the utility model.

[0028] Figure 5 The utility model provides a schematic structural diagram of the gears, the pressure rod, the first connecting rod, the elastic member and the guide column in the same row. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] In order to facilitate understanding by those skilled in the art, the structure of the present invention is further described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings:

[0030] refer to Figure 1-5 , a scrap battery pack transportation and storage device, comprising:

[0031] The box body 1 is provided with an opening at the top, and the side walls of the box body 1 are respectively connected with a liquid inlet 11 and a liquid outlet 12 for injecting and discharging a discharge solution; specifically, in this embodiment, the discharge solution is set as a salt solution, and in other embodiments, the discharge solution can also be set as other existing conductive solutions;

[0032] A cover body 2, with an opening at the bottom and one side thereof being rotatably arranged with the box body 1;

[0033] A plurality of pressure rods 3 are liftable and arranged in the cover body 2, and the upper part is rotatably arranged with the cover body 2. A pressure driving assembly 4 for driving the pressure rods 3 to lift and swing is provided in the cover body 2. When the box body 1 rotates the box cover, the pressure driving assembly 4 drives the plurality of pressure rods 3 to swing down to a vertical state and descend to press down. When the box body 1 rotates to open the cover, the pressure driving assembly 4 drives the plurality of pressure rods 3 to rise and swing up to be recovered into the cover body 2.

[0034] According to the arrangement of the above structure, after a number of scrapped battery packs are hoisted by a crane and put into the box body 1, when the box body 1 rotates the box cover, the pressing driving device 44 drives a number of pressing rods 3 to swing down to a vertical state and descend to press and fix the scrapped battery packs, so that after the discharge solution is injected through the liquid inlet 11 to immerse the scrapped battery packs, the battery packs can be prevented from floating up or displacing and colliding, resulting in unstable immersion or unsafe transportation, so that the scrapped battery packs can be stably immersed in the discharge solution during transportation; and, when the box body 1 rotates to open the cover, the pressing driving device 44 drives a number of pressing rods 3 to rise and swing up to be recovered into the cover body 2, so that when the destination is reached and the crane needs to hoist and transport the scrapped battery packs in the box body 1, the pressing assembly can be completely retracted to avoid interference with the operation of the crane, thereby improving the unloading efficiency, and the scrapped battery packs after unloading have been fully discharged after stable immersion during transportation, and can directly enter the subsequent crushing and recycling process, which greatly improves the recycling efficiency of the scrapped battery packs.

[0035] In order to avoid the setting of heavy weight devices such as cylinders and motors, which may cause the cover body 2 to be too heavy and unable to be opened and closed conveniently, and to reduce the manufacturing cost of the transport storage device, the pressing drive assembly 4 includes a plurality of racks 41 extending left and right and arranged side by side front and back, a plurality of gears 42 arranged at intervals and meshingly arranged below the plurality of racks 41, a first connecting rod 43 rotatably connected to the gears 42 in the same row front and back, and a pressing drive device 44 for driving the racks 41, the upper ends of the plurality of pressing rods 3 are fixedly connected to the plurality of gears 42, and the plurality of the first connecting rods 43 are connected to the cover body 2 through elastic members 45;

[0036] In addition, the material pressing driving device 44 includes a rotating motor 441 arranged in the cover body 2 and a cam 442 driven to rotate by the rotating motor 441, the protruding end of the cam 442 is rotatably connected to the plurality of racks 41 through a second connecting rod 46, and the material pressing driving assembly 4 also includes a plurality of third connecting rods 47 fixedly connected to the plurality of racks 41, and the two opposite inner walls of the cover body 2 are symmetrically recessed with a plurality of guide grooves 21, and the plurality of guide grooves 21 are set to be arc-shaped to match the motion trajectory of the protruding end of the cam 442, and the two ends of the plurality of third connecting rods 47 are respectively slidably arranged in the corresponding guide grooves 21. Specifically, the two ends of the third connecting rod 47 can be slidably arranged in the guide grooves 21 through ball bearings, and the second connecting rod 46 and the rack 41 are rotatably connected to the plurality of racks 41. The two can be rotatably connected by a ball bearing, the cam 442 is arranged on the right side of the rack 41, and the guide groove 21 is extended in a circular arc shape downward toward the left side; when the box body 1 is rotated to open the cover, the protruding end of the cam 442 is perpendicular to the rack 41, the two ends of the first connecting rod 43 are arranged in the upper end of the right side of the guide groove 21, and the rack 41 is engaged with the left side of the gear 42, the lower end of the pressure rod 3 is recovered into the cover body 2 and extends along the length direction of the cover body 2, and when the box body 1 rotates the box cover, the protruding end of the cam 442 swings downward in an arc toward the left side, driving the rack 41 to move and press down toward the left side along the guide groove 21, and the gear 42 is driven by the rack 41 to rotate counterclockwise and move downward, thereby driving the pressure rod 3 to swing downward to the right side and then press down to the top of the scrapped battery pack in the box body 1.

[0037] According to the above structure, after a number of scrapped battery packs are hoisted by a crane and placed in the box body 1, when the box body 1 rotates the cover, the material pressing driving device 44 drives the rack 41 to move horizontally and press downward along the guide groove 21, driving the gear 42 to rotate until the pressure rod 3 moves downward and presses down to fix the scrapped battery packs; and when the box body 1 rotates to open the cover, the material pressing driving device 44 drives the rack 41 to rise and move horizontally along the guide groove 21, and the gear 42 rises and rotates until the pressure rod 3 is recovered into the cover body 2. Thus, through a cam 442 motor, the lateral movement and lifting movement of the rack 41 can be stably guided by the cooperation of the third connecting rods 47 and the guide groove 21, and the gear 42 is stably driven by the rack 41 to rotate and lift, thereby realizing the stable lifting and swinging movement of the pressure rods 3, greatly reducing the weight and manufacturing cost of the driving assembly, and facilitating the opening and closing of the cover body 2 to avoid affecting the loading and unloading efficiency of the scrapped battery packs.

[0038] In order to improve the stability and structural strength of the pressing rod 3, the lower end of the pressing rod 3 is expanded to form a pressing portion 31, and a rough layer is provided at the bottom of the pressing portion 31. Specifically, the rough layer can be made of a material with high friction such as silica gel. This increases the contact area between the lower end of the pressing rod 3 and the scrapped battery pack, improves the pressing effect of the pressing rod 3, and increases the friction between the pressing portion 31 and the scrapped battery pack, thereby improving the pressing stability of the pressing assembly.

[0039] In order to improve the safety of transporting scrapped battery packs by the transport storage device, a flexible pad 13 is filled at the inner bottom of the box 1, the liquid inlet 11 is arranged on the upper side of the side wall of the box 1, and the liquid outlet 12 is arranged on the lower side of the side wall of the box 1 and corresponds to the flexible pad 13. Specifically, the flexible pad 13 is a sponge pad. Thus, the scrapped battery pack is placed on the flexible pad 13, and the scrapped battery pack is flexibly cushioned by the flexible pad 13 during transportation, thereby improving the stability of the scrapped battery pack in the box 1 during transportation.

[0040] In order to further improve the safety of the transportation storage device for scrapped battery packs, the side wall of the cover 2 is provided with an exhaust valve 22, the inner wall of the box 1 is provided with a smoke detection device 14 and a temperature detection device 15, and the box 1 is also provided with a buzzer device that is communicatively connected to the smoke detection device 14 and the temperature detection device 15. Specifically, the smoke detection device 14 is set as a smoke sensor for detecting smoke values, the temperature detection device 15 is set as a temperature sensor for detecting temperature values, and the buzzer device is electrically connected to the smoke detection device 14 and the temperature detection device 15. When the smoke value and the temperature value exceed the set standard values ​​during transportation, the buzzer device buzzes to give an alarm, thereby preventing the occurrence of dangerous situations in advance through monitoring and alarming the smoke value and the temperature value in the box 1, and further improving the safety of the transportation storage device for scrapped battery packs.

[0041] Specifically, the inner top of the cover body 2 is provided with a plurality of guide posts 23 extending downward and slidingly penetrating the first connecting rod 43, the first connecting rod 43 is provided with a plurality of limit cylinders 431 extending upward and sleeved and connected to the guide posts 23, and the elastic member 45 is configured as a spring sleeved outside the guide posts 23 and located between the cover body 2 and the inner bottom of the limit cylinder 431. Thus, when the rack 41 rises, the plurality of gears 42 can rise synchronously under the elastic force of the elastic member 45 and always remain in meshing with the rack 41.

[0042] In order to improve the degree of automation of the transportation and storage device, one side of the cover body 2 is hinged to the top of the box body 1, and a cover opening drive device is provided in the side wall of the box body 1. The rotating output end of the cover opening drive device is connected to the cover body 2. Specifically, the cover opening drive device can be set to an existing drive device such as a cylinder, an electric push rod, a rotating motor 441, etc. The cover opening drive device is not shown in the figure, it does not belong to the main improvement point of the present invention, and its specific structure is the existing technology, which will not be repeated here.

[0043] In order to facilitate the connection of the transport storage device to the corresponding transport vehicle, an outer wall of the box body 1 is connected to a hook 25 through an elastic buffer device 24. After the box body 1 is carried to the vehicle, it can be connected to the transport vehicle through the hook 25, so that during the vehicle transportation process, the box body 1 can be buffered by the elastic buffer device 24 to prevent the box body 1 from excessive displacement, thereby improving the stability of the scrapped battery pack in the box body 1 and preventing the scrapped battery pack from colliding in the box body 1 to cause danger.

[0044] The above description is only the preferred implementation of the utility model, and is not intended to limit the utility model. For those skilled in the art, the utility model can have various modifications and changes. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the utility model shall be included in the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. A scrap battery pack transportation and storage device, characterized in that: include: A box body (1) is provided with an opening at the top, and the side walls of the box body (1) are respectively connected with a liquid inlet (11) and a liquid outlet (12) for injecting and discharging a discharge solution; A cover body (2) is provided with an opening at the bottom and one side is rotatably arranged with the box body (1), and a side wall of the cover body (2) is provided with an exhaust valve (22); A plurality of pressure rods (3) are arranged in the cover body (2) in a lifting manner and the upper part is rotatably arranged with the cover body (2). A pressure driving assembly (4) for driving the pressure rods (3) to lift and swing is arranged in the cover body (2); when the box body (1) rotates the box cover, the pressure driving assembly (4) drives the plurality of pressure rods (3) to swing down to a vertical state and descend to press down; when the box body (1) rotates to open the cover, the pressure driving assembly (4) drives the plurality of pressure rods (3) to rise and swing up to be recovered into the cover body (2).

2. A scrap battery pack transportation and storage device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The material pressing driving assembly (4) comprises a plurality of racks (41) extending left and right and arranged side by side in front and back, a plurality of gears (42) arranged at intervals and meshingly arranged below the plurality of racks (41), a first connecting rod (43) rotatably connected to the gears (42) in the same row in front and back, and a material pressing driving device (44) for driving the racks (41); the upper ends of the plurality of pressing rods (3) are fixedly connected to the plurality of gears (42); the plurality of first connecting rods (43) are connected to the cover body (2) through elastic members (45); when the box body (1) rotates the box cover, the material pressing driving device (44) drives the racks (41) to move horizontally and press downward, driving the gears (42) to rotate until the pressing rods (3) move downward and press downward; when the box body (1) rotates to open the cover, the material pressing driving device (44) drives the racks (41) to rise and move horizontally, driving the gears (42) to rise and rotate until the pressing rods (3) are recovered into the cover body (2).

3. A scrap battery pack transportation and storage device as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: The material pressing driving device (44) comprises a rotating motor (441) arranged in the cover body (2) and a cam (442) driven to rotate by the rotating motor (441); the protruding end of the cam (442) is rotatably connected to the plurality of racks (41) through a second connecting rod (46); the material pressing driving assembly (4) further comprises a plurality of third connecting rods (47) fixedly connected to the plurality of racks (41); two opposite inner walls of the cover body (2) are symmetrically recessed with a plurality of guide grooves (21); the plurality of guide grooves (21) are set to be circular arcs that match the motion trajectory of the protruding end of the cam (442); and the two ends of the plurality of third connecting rods (47) are respectively slidably arranged in the corresponding guide grooves (21).

4. A scrap battery pack transportation and storage device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The lower end of the pressing rod (3) expands outward to form a material pressing portion (31), and a rough layer is provided at the bottom of the material pressing portion (31).

5. The scrap battery pack transportation and storage device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inner bottom of the box body (1) is filled with a flexible pad (13), the liquid inlet (11) is arranged on the upper side of the side wall of the box body (1), and the liquid outlet (12) is arranged on the lower side of the side wall of the box body (1) and corresponds to the flexible pad (13).

6. A scrap battery pack transportation and storage device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The inner wall of the box body (1) is provided with a smoke detection device (14) and a temperature detection device (15), and the box body (1) is also provided with a buzzer device which is in communication connection with the smoke detection device (14) and the temperature detection device (15).

7. A scrap battery pack transportation and storage device as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: The inner top of the cover body (2) is provided with a plurality of guide columns (23) extending downward and slidingly passing through the first connecting rod (43); the first connecting rod (43) is provided with a plurality of limit cylinders (431) extending upward and sleeved to connect the guide columns (23); the elastic member (45) is configured as a spring sleeved on the outside of the guide columns (23) and located between the cover body (2) and the inner bottom of the limit cylinder (431).

8. The scrap battery pack transportation and storage device according to claim 1, characterized in that: One side of the cover body (2) is hingedly connected to the top of the box body (1); a cover opening drive device is provided in the side wall of the box body (1); and a rotation output end of the cover opening drive device is connected to the cover body (2).

9. A scrap battery pack transportation and storage device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: An outer wall of the box body (1) is connected to a coupler (25) via an elastic buffer device (24).

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