Code engraving equipment

Abstract

The utility model discloses code carving equipment, which relates to the technical field of product marking equipment and comprises a code carving equipment control system, a feature recognition mechanism and a mechanical code carving mechanism. Wherein the feature recognition mechanism is in communication connection with the control system and is used for recognizing target features on a target product; and the mechanical code carving mechanism is arranged on one side of the feature recognition mechanism, the mechanical code carving mechanism is in communication connection with the feature recognition mechanism through the control system, the mechanical code carving mechanism is used for mechanically carving recognition patterns on the target product, and the recognition patterns are matched with the target features. According to the technical scheme provided by the utility model, the problem that the active material on the surface of the electric chip is easily damaged by the existing laser coding equipment is solved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of product marking equipment, in particular to a coding equipment. Background Art

[0002] In the field of coil production and manufacturing technology, in order to meet the need to mark and identify defective products in the manufacturing process from front-end material feeding to product molding, it is necessary to engrave codes on the coils after the coils are manufactured to facilitate the subsequent processes to identify and record the finished coil information.

[0003] For example, in the production process of battery cells, the cells need to go through multiple processes including coating, rolling, winding, shelling and injection. Moreover, as the scope of battery use continues to expand, the production batch of cells is also increasing. Therefore, it is necessary to control the traceability of cells to improve the safe use of cells and facilitate the maintenance and inspection of auxiliary equipment and eliminate safety hazards.

[0004] At present, after the production of battery cells is completed, laser marking equipment is usually used to mark different defects on the battery in order to trace the various production processes of the battery cells. However, this laser marking method melts or vaporizes the surface material on the battery cell at high temperature to reveal a specific shape. This marking process not only has high protection and dust removal requirements for the use of lasers, but also reduces the active materials on the battery cell and reduces the battery capacity. Utility Model Content

[0005] The main purpose of the utility model is to provide a coding device, aiming to solve the problem that the existing laser coding device is easy to damage the active material on the surface of the electric chip.

[0006] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides a coding device, which comprises:

[0007] Control systems;

[0008] a feature recognition mechanism, in communication with the control system and used to recognize target features on a target product; and

[0009] A mechanical coding mechanism is arranged at one side of the feature recognition mechanism, the mechanical coding mechanism is connected to the feature recognition mechanism via the control system communication, the mechanical coding mechanism is used to mechanically engrave an identification pattern on the target product, and the identification pattern is adapted to the target feature.

[0010] In one embodiment, the mechanical coding mechanism comprises:

[0011] A mounting seat movably disposed above the target product to move closer to or away from the target product; and

[0012] The code engraver is rotatably arranged on the mounting seat, and the code engraver is provided with a plurality of different identification patterns at intervals.

[0013] In one embodiment, the code engraver comprises an engraved roller, the engraved roller is rotatably disposed on the mounting seat, and a plurality of different identification patterns are spaced apart on the outer circumference of the engraved roller; and / or,

[0014] The code engraver comprises a pressing plate, which is rotatably arranged on the mounting seat, and a plurality of different identification patterns are arranged at intervals on a side of the pressing plate facing the target product.

[0015] In one embodiment, the mechanical coding mechanism further includes a base frame, the base frame is disposed above the target product, and the mounting seat is slidably disposed on the base frame to perform reciprocating motion along the width direction of the target product.

[0016] In one embodiment, the mechanical coding mechanism further includes a lifting member, a fixed end of which is disposed on the base frame, and a lifting end of which is fixedly connected to the mounting seat to drive the mounting seat to move closer to or away from the target product.

[0017] In one embodiment, the mechanical engraving mechanism further includes a driving member, which is mounted on the mounting seat and is drivingly connected to the engraver to drive the rotation of the engraver.

[0018] In one embodiment, the coding device further comprises a cleaning mechanism, which is spaced apart on one side of the mechanical coding mechanism and is used to clean the target product after coding.

[0019] In one embodiment, the coding device further comprises a scanning mechanism, which is spaced apart from the cleaning mechanism on a side away from the mechanical coding mechanism to detect an identification pattern on the target product after coding.

[0020] In one embodiment, the coding device further includes a conveying mechanism, which is used to convey the target product to the mechanical coding mechanism; the coding device further includes a tension adjustment mechanism, which is connected to the conveying mechanism to adjust the tension of the conveying mechanism.

[0021] In one embodiment, the conveying mechanism comprises a main driving mechanism, and the main driving mechanism is connected to the conveying mechanism to drive the movement of the conveying mechanism.

[0022] In one embodiment, the coding device further includes a cutting mechanism, which is spaced apart on one side of the mechanical coding mechanism and has a tendency to move toward or away from the target product so as to cut the target product according to a target size.

[0023] In one embodiment, the coding device includes a positioning detection mechanism, which is communicatively connected to the control system and is used to detect whether the target product reaches below the mechanical coding mechanism.

[0024] In the technical solution of the utility model, after the target product has completed the processing of each production process, it needs to be inspected; the feature recognition mechanism in this solution is used to identify the target features on the target product, and feed back the detected target feature information to the communication system, and the mechanical coding mechanism will be connected to the feature recognition mechanism through the communication system, so that the mechanical coding mechanism can mechanically engrave a corresponding identification pattern on the target product according to the provided target feature information, and the identification pattern matches the target feature, which is conducive to classifying and marking multiple target features on the target product, and facilitating timely identification and inspection of the target product when problems arise during subsequent use. In this solution, the marking of the target features is mechanically engraved. Compared with laser coding, which is a high-risk source, this mechanical coding method is safer and more convenient, and can protect the active materials on the electric chip and ensure the performance of the battery. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on the structures shown in these drawings without paying creative work.

[0026] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of a coding device in an embodiment of the coding device provided by the utility model using a coding roller for coding;

[0027] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the structure of a coding device in an embodiment of the coding device provided by the utility model using a pressing plate to code;

[0028] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the structure of the recognition pattern on the code engraving device in one embodiment of the code engraving device provided by the utility model;

[0029] Figure 4 A structural schematic diagram of a mechanical coding mechanism in another embodiment of the coding device provided by the utility model;

[0030] Figure 5 A structural schematic diagram of a mechanical code engraving mechanism in another embodiment of the code engraving device provided by the utility model;

[0031] Figure 6 for Figure 5 Another structural diagram of the mechanical coding mechanism.

[0032] Description of Figure Numbers:

[0033] 100. Coding equipment; 1. Feature recognition mechanism; 2. Mechanical coding mechanism; 21. Mounting seat; 22. Coding device; 220. Recognition pattern; 23. Base frame; 24. Lifting member; 25. Driving member; 3. Cleaning mechanism; 4. Scanning mechanism; 5. Conveying mechanism; 6. Tension adjustment mechanism; 7. Main driving mechanism; 8. Cutting mechanism; 9. Positioning detection mechanism; 10. Target product.

[0034] The realization of the purpose, functional features and advantages of the utility model will be further explained in conjunction with embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0036] It should be noted that if the embodiments of the present invention involve directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back...), the directional indications are only used to explain the relative position relationship, movement status, etc. between the components in a certain specific posture. If the specific posture changes, the directional indications will also change accordingly.

[0037] In addition, if there are descriptions involving "first", "second", etc. in the embodiments of the utility model, the descriptions of "first", "second", etc. are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, the features limited to "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In addition, if "and / or" or "and / or" appears in the full text, its meaning includes three parallel solutions. Taking "A and / or B" as an example, it includes solution A, solution B, or solutions that satisfy both A and B. In addition, the technical solutions between the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but it must be based on the ability of ordinary technicians in this field to implement. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or cannot be implemented, it should be deemed that such combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection required by the utility model.

[0038] At present, after the production of battery cells is completed, laser marking equipment is usually used to mark different defects on the battery in order to trace the various production processes of the battery cells. However, this laser marking method melts or vaporizes the surface material on the battery cell at high temperature to reveal a specific shape. This marking process not only has high protection and dust removal requirements for the use of lasers, but also reduces the active materials on the battery cell and reduces the battery capacity.

[0039] The utility model provides a code engraving device.

[0040] See also Figure 1 and Figure 2 In one embodiment of the present invention, the coding device 100 comprises:

[0041] Control systems;

[0042] A feature recognition mechanism 1 is connected to the control system for recognizing target features on the target product 10; and

[0043] The mechanical coding mechanism 2 is arranged on one side of the feature recognition mechanism 1. The mechanical coding mechanism 2 is connected to the feature recognition mechanism 1 through a control system communication. The mechanical coding mechanism 2 is used to mechanically engrave an identification pattern 220 on the target product 10, and the identification pattern 220 is adapted to the target feature.

[0044] In the technical solution of the utility model, after the target product 10 completes the processing of each production process, it needs to be inspected; the feature recognition mechanism 1 in this solution is used to identify the target features on the target product 10, and feed back the detected target feature information to the communication system, and the mechanical coding mechanism 2 will be connected to the feature recognition mechanism 1 through the communication system, so that the mechanical coding mechanism 2 mechanically engraves the corresponding identification pattern 220 on the target product 10 according to the provided target feature information, and the identification pattern 220 matches the target feature, which is conducive to classifying and marking multiple target features on the target product 10, and facilitating the timely identification and inspection of the target product 10 when problems occur during subsequent use. In this solution, the marking of the target features is mechanically engraved. Compared with the high-risk source laser coding, this mechanical coding method is safer and more convenient, and can protect the active materials on the electric chip and ensure the performance of the battery.

[0045] Specifically, the coding device 100 provided in this solution can be applied not only to the production traceability of electric chips, but also to the production traceability of many other different materials, such as copper foil, aluminum foil, wood or steel products, and is compatible with different products to be coded. The feature recognition mechanism 1 can be a CCD detection device, or an infrared sensor, etc., as long as it can distinguish multiple different features on the target product 10. It should be noted that the mechanical coding mechanism 2 in this solution can engrave and press out a matching identification pattern 220 according to different target features. Taking the electric chip as an example, when it is detected, target features such as black spots, white spots, lithium deposition or burr edges may appear. Accordingly, the mechanical coding mechanism 2 will specifically engrave different shapes of identification patterns 220 for each target feature. For example, the identification pattern 220 can have information such as a circle, a triangle, a hexagon, a barcode or a two-dimensional code. As long as the multiple target features that need to be marked are individually provided with a matching identification pattern 220, the classification of target products 10 containing different target features can be achieved. It should be noted that the coding device 100 can be applied not only to marking different target features on the same material, but also to marking a variety of different materials to classify them at the same time, thereby recording information of different types of products. In addition, the control system in this solution can be a PLC or a CPU or other module.

[0046] In one embodiment of the present invention, please refer to Figures 4 to 6 , the mechanical coding mechanism 2 comprises:

[0047] A mounting base 21 movably disposed above the target product 10 to move closer to or away from the target product 10; and

[0048] The code engraver 22 is rotatably disposed on the mounting base 21 , and a plurality of different identification patterns 220 are arranged at intervals on the code engraver 22 .

[0049] Specifically, in order to smoothly complete the coding action on the target product 10, the present embodiment has a mounting seat 21 movably arranged above the target product 10, and the code engraver 22 is rotatably mounted on the mounting seat 21; when the feature recognition mechanism 1 recognizes that the target product 10 has certain target features that need to be marked, the mounting seat 21 is controlled by the control system to move close to the target product 10, and the code engraver 22 is driven by the mounting seat 21 to gradually approach the target product 10 until it abuts against the target product 10 to complete the coding; after the coding is completed, the mounting seat 21 drives the code engraver 22 to move away from the target product 10, and then the target product 10 is driven to the subsequent detection process.

[0050] In one embodiment of the present invention, please refer to Figure 4 When the target product 10 is a continuous coil, the coder 22 includes an engraving roller, which is rotatably arranged on the mounting seat 21, and a plurality of different identification patterns 220 are arranged at intervals on the outer circumference of the engraving roller; the target product 10 first undergoes a pre-processing process and is placed under the mechanical engraving mechanism 2 to be coded. After the feature recognition mechanism 1 in this embodiment completes the recognition of the target product 10, the engraving roller is rotated so that the identification pattern 220 matching the target feature is aligned with the target product 10. At this time, the mounting seat 21 moves close to the target product 10 until it contacts the target product 10, and begins to engrave the identification pattern 220; since the target product 10 is a continuous coil, the target product 10 will continue to move with the conveying mechanism 5. During the coding process, the engraving roller will correspondingly follow the target product 10 to rotate a certain angle until the identification pattern 220 is completely engraved. It should be noted that before the coding action is performed, the rotation angle of the engraving roller during the coding process of each identification pattern 220 is counted and transmitted to the control system. The control system positions the rotation angle and controls the mounting base 21 to move away from the target product 10 after a complete identification image is pressed.

[0051] In one embodiment of the present invention, please refer to Figure 5 and Figure 6When the target product 10 is an intermittent sheet, the code engraver 22 includes a pressing plate, which is rotatably arranged on the mounting seat 21, and a plurality of different identification patterns 220 are arranged at intervals on the side of the pressing plate facing the target product 10; the target product 10 first undergoes a pre-processing process and is placed under the mechanical coding mechanism 2 to be coded. After the feature recognition mechanism 1 in this embodiment completes the recognition of the target product 10, the target product 10 stays under the code engraver 22, and the identification pattern 220 matching the target feature is aligned with the target product 10 by rotating the pressing plate. At this time, the mounting seat 21 moves close to the target product 10 until it contacts it, and starts to press down and engrave the identification pattern 220, and after pressing out a complete identification image, the mounting seat 21 is controlled to move away from the target product 10 to complete the coding process.

[0052] In one embodiment of the present invention, please refer to Figures 4 to 6 The mechanical coding mechanism 2 also includes a base frame 23, which is arranged above the target product 10, and the mounting seat 21 is slidably arranged on the base frame 23. For example, a slide rail for the mounting seat 21 to slide can be provided on the base frame 23, so that the mounting seat 21 can reciprocate along the width direction of the target product 10; in this way, the code engraver 22 slides in the width direction of the target product 10 under the action of the mounting seat 21, and different target features in the width direction of the target product 10 can be marked, and the marking range is wider.

[0053] In one embodiment of the present invention, please refer to Figures 4 to 6 The mechanical coding mechanism 2 also includes a lifting member 24, a fixed end of the lifting member 24 is arranged on the base frame 23, and the lifting end of the lifting member 24 is fixedly connected to the mounting seat 21 to drive the mounting seat 21 to move closer to or away from the target product 10; the setting of the lifting member 24 facilitates the mounting seat 21 to achieve up and down lifting. It should be noted that the lifting member 24 can be a lifting cylinder, or a motor-driven screw rod, gear rack, or an electric cylinder, etc., as long as it can play the role of driving the mounting seat 21 to rise and fall.

[0054] In one embodiment of the present invention, please refer to Figures 4 to 6 In order to facilitate the rotation of the encoder 22, the mechanical engraving mechanism 2 also includes a driving member 25, which is mounted on the mounting seat 21 and is connected to the encoder 22 to drive the rotation of the encoder 22; when the target product 10 moves to the bottom of the encoder 22, the encoder 22 needs to be rotated so that the identification image corresponding to the target feature on the encoder 22 is aligned with the target product 10. It should be noted that the driving member 25 can be an output shaft disk, a hollow rotating platform, a rotating cylinder connected to the encoder 22, or a servo motor drives a synchronous belt or gear to rotate, thereby driving the encoder 22 to rotate, etc., as long as it can play the role of driving the encoder 22 to rotate.

[0055] In one embodiment of the present invention, please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 The coding device 100 also includes a cleaning mechanism 3, which is arranged at one side of the mechanical coding mechanism 2 and is used to clean the target product 10 that has been coded. In this way, the cleaning mechanism 3 can clean the residual debris generated by the coding on the surface of the target product 10. It should be noted that the cleaning mechanism 3 can be a cleaning brush, which uses multiple cleaning hairs on the brush to sweep away the debris; it can also be a wind knife, which is mainly composed of a wind knife blade and a wind nozzle, wherein the wind knife blade plays a role in guiding the flow, and different numbers of blades and the inclination angle of the blades can be replaced according to different needs to achieve different cleaning effects. The role of the wind nozzle is to change the direction of the wind to a certain extent, and the opening angle of the wind nozzle can be adjusted accordingly according to actual needs.

[0056] In one embodiment of the present invention, please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 In order to detect the target product 10 after coding and avoid the problem that the identification pattern 220 is inconsistent with the target feature, the coding device 100 also includes a scanning mechanism 4, which is arranged at a distance from the cleaning mechanism 3 on the side away from the mechanical coding mechanism 2 to detect the identification pattern 220 on the target product 10 after coding. The setting of the scanning mechanism 4 can check whether there is any wrong identification pattern 220 and whether the identification pattern 220 is completely engraved, so as to ensure the realization of the later traceability function. The scanning mechanism 4 can be an industrial camera or other image recognition structures.

[0057] In one embodiment of the present invention, please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 The coding device 100 further includes a conveying mechanism 5, which is used to convey the target product 10 to the mechanical coding mechanism 2. The target product 10 can be conveyed to the mechanical coding mechanism 2 through the conveying mechanism 5 and output after the coding is completed. The conveying mechanism 5 is usually a combination of a rolling roller and a conveyor belt. In order to tighten or loosen the conveyor belt, the coding device 100 further includes a tension adjustment mechanism 6, which is connected to the conveying mechanism 5 and is used to adjust the tension of the conveying mechanism 5. For example, the tension adjustment mechanism 6 may include a tension adjustment component and a tension detection roller provided on the conveyor belt, wherein the tension adjustment component controls the tension of the conveyor belt, and the tension detection roller detects the change in tension.

[0058] In one embodiment of the present invention, please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2The conveying mechanism 5 includes a main driving mechanism 7, which is connected to the conveying mechanism 5 to drive the movement of the conveying mechanism 5. The setting of the main driving mechanism 7 can drive the conveyor belt to rotate, and can also form a closed-loop control with the tension adjustment mechanism 6 to ensure the speed and accuracy of the conveyor belt. The main driving mechanism 7 can be a driving device such as a servo motor.

[0059] In one embodiment of the present invention, please refer to Figure 2 The coding device 100 further includes a cutting mechanism 8, which is arranged at a distance on one side of the mechanical coding mechanism 2, and has a tendency to move closer to or away from the target product 10 to cut the target product 10 according to the target size. For the target product 10 that is a continuous roll material in the early stage and needs to be coded in an intermittent sheet material in the later stage, the cutting mechanism 8 can cut it according to the target size before the target product 10 reaches the bottom of the coding device 22. It can be understood that the cutting mechanism 8 includes a manipulator and a cutting blade, so that the cutting blade can cut the target product 10 in any direction under the action of the manipulator.

[0060] In one embodiment of the present invention, please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 In order to improve the coding efficiency, it is ensured that the target product 10 accurately reaches the bottom of the code engraver 22 before starting the coding action. The coding device 100 includes a positioning detection mechanism 9, which is in communication with the control system and is used to detect whether the target product 10 reaches the bottom of the mechanical coding mechanism 2. The positioning detection mechanism 9 can be an encoding roller provided with an encoder, which can detect the conveyor belt speed and accuracy, so that the target product 10 can be accurately detected to be located under the mechanical coding mechanism 2 before coding, avoiding the situation where there is no target product 10 and the coding is empty or the coding position is inaccurate. In addition, the encoder can form a closed-loop control with the main drive mechanism 7 to ensure the accuracy of the conveyor belt speed and accuracy during the coding process, thereby ensuring that the identification pattern 220 can be accurately engraved at the target position.

[0061] The above description is only an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and does not limit the patent scope of the present invention. All equivalent structural changes made by using the contents of the present invention specification and drawings under the technical concept of the present invention, or directly / indirectly applied in other related technical fields are included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A coding device, characterized in that: The coding equipment comprises: Control systems; a feature recognition mechanism, in communication with the control system and used to recognize target features on a target product; and A mechanical coding mechanism is arranged at one side of the feature recognition mechanism, the mechanical coding mechanism is connected to the feature recognition mechanism via the control system communication, the mechanical coding mechanism is used to mechanically engrave an identification pattern on the target product, and the identification pattern is adapted to the target feature.

2. The coding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The mechanical coding mechanism comprises: A mounting seat movably disposed above the target product to move closer to or away from the target product; and The code engraver is rotatably arranged on the mounting seat, and the code engraver is provided with a plurality of different identification patterns at intervals.

3. The coding device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The code engraving device comprises an engraved roller, the engraved roller is rotatably arranged on the mounting seat, and a plurality of different identification patterns are arranged at intervals on the outer circumference of the engraved roller; and / or, The code engraver comprises a pressing plate, which is rotatably arranged on the mounting seat, and a plurality of different identification patterns are arranged at intervals on a side of the pressing plate facing the target product.

4. The coding device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The mechanical coding mechanism further comprises a base frame, which is arranged above the target product, and the mounting seat is slidably arranged on the base frame to perform reciprocating motion along the width direction of the target product.

5. The coding device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The mechanical coding mechanism further includes a lifting member, the fixed end of which is disposed on the base frame, and the lifting end of which is fixedly connected to the mounting seat to drive the mounting seat to move closer to or away from the target product; and / or, The mechanical code engraving mechanism also includes a driving member, which is mounted on the mounting seat and is drivingly connected to the code engraver to drive the rotation of the code engraver.

6. The coding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The coding device further comprises a cleaning mechanism, which is arranged at a distance from one side of the mechanical coding mechanism and is used to clean the target product after coding.

7. The coding device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The coding device further comprises a scanning mechanism, which is arranged at a distance from the cleaning mechanism on a side away from the mechanical coding mechanism to detect an identification pattern on the target product after coding.

8. The coding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The coding device further comprises a conveying mechanism, which is used to convey the target product to the mechanical coding mechanism; the coding device further comprises a tension adjustment mechanism, which is connected to the conveying mechanism to adjust the tension of the conveying mechanism.

9. The coding device according to claim 8, characterized in that: The conveying mechanism comprises a main driving mechanism, and the main driving mechanism is connected to the conveying mechanism to drive the movement of the conveying mechanism.

10. The coding device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that: The coding device further comprises a cutting mechanism, which is arranged at a distance from one side of the mechanical coding mechanism, and has a tendency to move towards or away from the target product to cut the target product according to a target size; and / or, The coding device comprises a positioning detection mechanism, which is communicatively connected with the control system and is used to detect whether the target product reaches below the mechanical coding mechanism.

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