Battery cell shell dust removal device and processing system thereof

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of battery cell shell machining, and provides a battery cell shell dust removal device and a machining system.The battery cell shell dust removal device comprises a clamping assembly, a dust suction assembly and a dust removal assembly, the dust suction assembly comprises a connecting opening used for dust suction, and the connecting opening is matched with the end of a battery cell shell in shape; the battery cell shell and the connecting opening can move to form connection; the dust removal assembly comprises an arm plate and a dust removal driving assembly, the arm plate is used for removing dust on the inner wall of the battery cell shell, and the dust removal driving assembly is in transmission connection with the arm plate and used for driving the arm plate to extend into the battery cell shell and move in the length direction of the battery cell shell. According to the scheme, the dust removal effect on the battery cell shell can be conveniently improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of battery cell shell processing, and in particular to a battery cell shell dust removal device and a processing system thereof. Background Art

[0002] The cell shell is an important component of the cell. From prefabrication to the overall assembly of the cell, the cell shell needs to go through a variety of processing and treatments, such as side seam welding of the cell shell and internal dust removal of the cell shell. At present, high-pressure air blowing is usually used to remove dust from the cell shell; however, as the length of the cell continues to increase, the interior of the cell shell becomes narrower and longer, and the conventional air blowing dust removal method is not ideal, which can easily lead to quality problems and safety hazards in the cell after assembly. Utility Model Content

[0003] In order to overcome at least one disadvantage of the above-mentioned prior art, the purpose of the present application is to provide a battery cell casing dust removal device and a processing system thereof.

[0004] The technical means adopted by this application to solve the above technical problems are:

[0005] The present application provides a battery cell housing dust removal device, comprising:

[0006] A clamping assembly, used for clamping the battery cell housing;

[0007] A dust extraction component is arranged at one end of the clamping component, the dust extraction component includes a connection port for dust extraction, the shape of the connection port is adapted to the shape of the end of the battery cell housing, and the battery cell housing and the connection port can be moved to form a connection;

[0008] A dust removal assembly is arranged at the other end of the clamping assembly, and the dust removal assembly includes an arm plate for removing dust from the inner wall of the battery cell shell and a dust removal drive assembly. The dust removal drive assembly is transmission-connected to the arm plate and is used to drive the arm plate to extend into the battery cell shell and move along the length direction of the battery cell shell.

[0009] In some embodiments, the clamping assembly includes a clamping jaw mold base and a supporting mold base disposed on the working platform, the supporting mold base is disposed beside the clamping jaw mold base, and the relative distance between the supporting mold base and the clamping jaw mold base is adjustable.

[0010] In some embodiments, the clamping die base includes at least two clamping jaws and a clamping jaw driver for driving the two clamping jaws to move closer to or away from each other;

[0011] The clamping jaw is arranged on a clamping jaw mounting plate, and the relative position of the clamping jaw on the clamping jaw mounting plate is adjustable.

[0012] In some embodiments, the supporting die base includes a supporting top plate and at least two supporting pads disposed on the supporting top plate;

[0013] The relative positions of the supporting pads on the supporting top plate are adjustable.

[0014] In some embodiments, the dust extraction assembly further includes a dust extraction mounting plate provided with a dust extraction through hole. The connection interface is detachably mounted on one side of the dust extraction through hole, and the other side of the dust extraction through hole is communicated with a negative pressure pipeline.

[0015] In some embodiments, the dust extraction assembly further includes a dust extraction driver which is in transmission connection with the dust extraction mounting plate and is used for driving the dust extraction mounting plate to move.

[0016] In some embodiments, the dust removal driving assembly includes an auxiliary plate and a dust removal driver, and the auxiliary plate is in transmission connection with the dust removal driver;

[0017] The arm plate is mounted on the auxiliary plate.

[0018] In some embodiments, a plurality of air jet holes are provided on the arm plate;

[0019] And / or, a brush is provided on the arm plate.

[0020] In some embodiments, a feeding assembly is further included, and the feeding assembly includes a feeding jaw, a first driving mechanism and a second driving mechanism;

[0021] A plurality of vacuum suckers for adsorbing the cell housing are provided on the feeding jaw;

[0022] The feeding jaw is disposed on the first driving mechanism, and the first driving mechanism is used for adjusting the position height of the feeding jaw;

[0023] The first driving mechanism is disposed on the second driving mechanism, and the second driving mechanism is used for adjusting the horizontal position of the first driving mechanism.

[0024] In some embodiments, a weld detection assembly is further included, and the weld detection assembly includes a video camera, an auxiliary light source and a background plate;

[0025] The video camera is disposed beside the clamping assembly;

[0026] The auxiliary light source is disposed between the video camera and the clamping assembly;

[0027] The background plate is disposed on the feeding jaw.

[0028] In addition, the solution of the present application also provides a processing system, including a blank input end for conveying the cell housing and a finished product output end;

[0029] An above-mentioned dust removal device for the cell housing is arranged between the blank input end and the finished product output end.

[0030] Compared with the prior art, the solution of the present application has at least the following beneficial effects:

[0031] In the solution of the present application, through the provided clamping assembly, the cell housing can be clamped to ensure the stable state of the cell housing during the dust removal operation; through the provided dust removal assembly, the inside of the cell housing can be preliminarily dusted to facilitate the separation between the impurities and the inner wall surface of the cell housing; and through the provided dust extraction assembly, it can cooperate with the dust removal assembly to extract the impurities inside the cell housing, thereby facilitating the improvement of the dust removal effect on the cell housing. Description of the Drawings

[0032] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings required to be used in the embodiments of the present application will be briefly introduced below. It should be understood that the following drawings only show some embodiments of the present application, and therefore should not be regarded as limiting the scope. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other related drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative efforts.

[0033] Figure 1 It is a schematic application diagram of the dust removal device for the cell housing under one example of the present application.

[0034] Figure 2 It is a schematic structural diagram of the working platform under one example of the present application.

[0035] Figure 3 It is a schematic structural diagram of the clamping assembly under one example of the present application.

[0036] Figure 4 It is a schematic assembly diagram of the jaw die holder under one example of the present application.

[0037] Figure 5 It is a schematic structural diagram of the dust extraction assembly under one example of the present application.

[0038] Figure 6 It is a schematic assembly diagram of the dust extraction assembly under one example of the present application.

[0039] Figure 7 It is a schematic structural diagram of the feeding assembly under one example of the present application.

[0040] Figure 8 It is a schematic structural diagram of the weld detection assembly under one example of the present application.

[0041] Marking Explanation:

[0042] 1 - Clamping assembly, 11 - Jaw die holder, 111 - Jaw, 112 - Jaw driver, 113 - Jaw mounting plate, 1131 - Second mounting hole, 12 - Support die holder, 121 - First mounting hole, 122 - Support top plate, 1221 - Third mounting hole, 123 - Support pad, 1231 - Groove structure;

[0043] 2 - Battery cell housing;

[0044] 3 - Dust extraction assembly, 31 - Interface, 32 - Dust extraction mounting plate, 321 - Dust extraction through hole, 33 - Negative pressure pipeline, 34 - Dust extraction driver;

[0045] 4 - Dust removal assembly, 41 - Arm plate, 411 - Air jet hole, 412 - Brush, 42 - Auxiliary plate, 43 - Dust removal driver;

[0046] 5 - Loading assembly, 51 - Loading jaw, 511 - Vacuum suction cup, 52 - First motor, 53 - First slide rail, 54 - Second motor, 55 - Second slide rail;

[0047] 6 - Weld seam detection assembly, 61 - Video camera, 62 - Auxiliary light source, 63 - Background board. Detailed Embodiment

[0048] In order to more clearly understand the above - mentioned objects, features, and advantages of the present invention, the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. It should be noted that, without conflict, the embodiments of the present application and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other. In the following description, many specific details are set forth to fully understand the present invention. The described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all of the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts belong to the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0049] It should be noted that: Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by those skilled in the technical field to which the present invention belongs. The terms used in the description of the present invention in this specification are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention. Similar reference numerals and letters in the following drawings indicate similar items. Therefore, once an item is defined in one drawing, it does not need to be further defined and explained in subsequent drawings. At the same time, in the description of the present application, the terms "first", "second", etc. are only used for distinguishing descriptions and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0050] AsFigures 1 to 8 As shown, this embodiment provides a battery cell housing dust removal device, including:

[0051] A clamping assembly 1, used for clamping a battery cell housing 2;

[0052] A dust extraction component 3 is arranged at one end of the clamping component 1, and the dust extraction component 3 includes a connection port 31 for dust extraction, the shape of the connection port 31 is adapted to the shape of the end of the battery housing 2, and the battery housing 2 and the connection port 31 can be moved to form a connection;

[0053] The dust removal assembly 4 is arranged at the other end of the clamping assembly 1, and the dust removal assembly 4 includes an arm plate 41 for dust removal on the inner wall of the battery cell shell 2, and a dust removal drive assembly. The dust removal drive assembly is transmission-connected to the arm plate 41, and is used to drive the arm plate 41 to extend into the battery cell shell 2 and move along the length direction of the battery cell shell 2.

[0054] In some embodiments, the battery cell housing 2 is a battery cell housing of a blade battery cell.

[0055] In the present application, the clamping assembly 1 is provided to clamp and fix the battery cell shell 2 to be processed, thereby improving the stability of the battery cell shell 2 during the dust removal operation. The dust extraction assembly 3 and the dust removal assembly 4 are respectively located at the two ends of the clamping assembly 1, that is, at the two ends of the battery cell shell 2 in the clamped state, so that the arm plate 41 can be driven to move by the dust removal drive assembly, thereby separating the impurities attached to the inside of the battery cell shell 2, and then through the suction effect of the connection port 31, the impurities inside the battery cell shell 2 are adsorbed, so as to realize the dust removal operation inside the battery cell shell 2, and the overall dust removal effect is better.

[0056] As an example of one application, Figures 1 to 3 As shown, the clamping assembly 1 includes a clamping die base 11 and a supporting die base 12 arranged on a working platform. The supporting die base 12 is arranged beside the clamping die base 11, and the relative distance between the supporting die base 12 and the clamping die base 11 is adjustable.

[0057] In some embodiments, two supporting mold seats 12 are provided and are respectively located on both sides of the clamping mold seat 11, and the tops of the two supporting mold seats 12 together form a support for the battery cell shell 2, and the clamping mold seat 11 clamps and fixes the battery cell shell 2 in the supported state.

[0058] In some embodiments, a plurality of first mounting holes 121 are spaced along the horizontal direction on the working platform, and the supporting die base 12 is mounted on the first mounting holes 121 through fasteners such as bolts. By replacing different first mounting holes 121, the position adjustment of the supporting die base 12 can be achieved.

[0059] By setting the relative distance between the supporting die base 12 and the jaw die base 11 to be adjustable, it is convenient to adjust the position of the supporting die base 12 according to the cell housings 2 of different length dimensions, so as to improve the applicability of the device.

[0060] As an application example, as Figure 4 shown, the jaw die base 11 includes at least two jaws 111 and a jaw driver 112 for driving the two jaws 111 to approach or separate from each other;

[0061] The jaws 111 are arranged on a jaw mounting plate 113, and the relative positions of the jaws 111 on the jaw mounting plate 113 are adjustable.

[0062] In some embodiments, the jaw driver 112 is set as a jaw cylinder, and the operation of the jaw cylinder is used to control the two jaws 111 to perform clamping or releasing actions.

[0063] In some embodiments, a plurality of second mounting holes 1131 are spaced along the horizontal direction on the jaw mounting plate 113, and the jaws 111 are mounted on the second mounting holes 1131 through fasteners such as bolts. By replacing different second mounting holes 1131, the position adjustment of the jaws 111 can be achieved.

[0064] As an application example, the supporting die base 12 includes a supporting top plate 122 and at least two supporting pads 123 arranged on the supporting top plate 122;

[0065] The relative positions of the supporting pads 123 on the supporting top plate 122 are adjustable.

[0066] In some embodiments, a groove structure 1231 is formed between the two supporting pads 123. During supporting, the cell housing 2 is placed in the groove structure 1231 to limit the cell housing 2 through the formed groove structure 1231.

[0067] In some embodiments, a plurality of third mounting holes 1221 are spaced along the horizontal direction on the supporting top plate 122, and the supporting pads 123 are mounted on the third mounting holes 1221 through fasteners such as bolts. By replacing different third mounting holes 1221, the position adjustment of the supporting pads 123 can be achieved.

[0068] As one of the application examples, such as Figure 5 , Figure 6 shown, the dust extraction assembly 3 further includes a dust extraction mounting plate 32, a dust extraction through hole 321 is provided on the dust extraction mounting plate 32, the engagement port 31 is detachably mounted on one side of the dust extraction through hole 321, and the other side of the dust extraction through hole 321 is communicated with a negative pressure pipeline 33.

[0069] In some embodiments, the size of the engagement port 31 is larger than the size of the dust extraction through hole 321, so that the end of the battery cell housing 2 can be supported and accommodated through the engagement port 31 to improve the suction effect; and by setting the engagement port 31 to be detachably mounted, the engagement port 31 with a corresponding size can be selected according to the sizes of different battery cell housings 2 to further improve the applicability of the device.

[0070] In some embodiments, at least part of the pipe section of the negative pressure pipeline 33 is set as a flexible pipe, such as a bellows pipe, so as to reduce the pulling effect on the negative pressure pipeline 33 caused by the position change of the dust extraction mounting plate 32.

[0071] As one of the application examples, the dust extraction assembly 3 further includes a dust extraction driver 34, and the dust extraction driver 34 is in transmission connection with the dust extraction mounting plate 32 for driving the dust extraction mounting plate 32 to move.

[0072] In some embodiments, the dust extraction driver 34 is set as a telescopic cylinder.

[0073] By providing the dust extraction driver 34, it is convenient to drive the dust extraction mounting plate 32 to move, and then sleuth the engagement port 31 on the end of the battery cell housing 2 to facilitate the dust extraction operation.

[0074] As one of the application examples, such as Figure 2 shown, the dust removal drive assembly includes an auxiliary plate 42 and a dust removal driver 43, and the auxiliary plate 42 is in transmission connection with the dust removal driver 43;

[0075] The arm plate 41 is mounted on the auxiliary plate 42.

[0076] In some embodiments, the dust removal driver 43 is set as a motor, and a linear slide rail is provided between the auxiliary plate 42 and the dust removal driver 43, so that through the operation of the dust removal driver 43, the auxiliary plate 42 is driven to move, and then the arm plate 41 is driven to move.

[0077] As one of the application examples, a plurality of air jet holes 411 are provided on the arm plate 41;

[0078] And / or, a brush 412 is provided on the arm plate 41.

[0079] In some embodiments, a plurality of air jet holes 411 are provided on the arm plate 41 at intervals along its length direction. The air jet holes 411 are communicated with a high-pressure air pipe. When the arm plate 41 extends into the interior of the battery cell housing 2, impurities inside the battery cell housing 2 can be separated by means of high-pressure air jetting.

[0080] In some embodiments, a brush 412 is provided at the end of the arm plate 41. At this time, by moving the arm plate 41 inside the battery cell housing 2, the brush 412 can be driven to scrape the interior of the battery cell housing 2, so that impurities can be detached from the inner wall surface of the battery cell housing 2.

[0081] As one application example, such as Figure 1 , Figure 7 shown, a loading assembly 5 is further provided in the solution of this embodiment. The loading assembly 5 includes a loading jaw 51, a first driving mechanism and a second driving mechanism;

[0082] A plurality of vacuum suckers 511 for adsorbing the battery cell housing 2 are provided on the loading jaw 51;

[0083] The loading jaw 51 is arranged on the first driving mechanism, and the first driving mechanism is used to adjust the position height of the loading jaw 51;

[0084] The first driving mechanism is arranged on the second driving mechanism, and the second driving mechanism is used to adjust the horizontal position of the first driving mechanism.

[0085] In some embodiments, the first driving mechanism includes a first motor 52 and a first slide rail 53. The loading jaw 51 is installed on the first slide rail 53. At this time, by controlling the operation of the first motor 52, the relative position of the loading jaw 51 on the first slide rail 53 can be adjusted.

[0086] In some embodiments, the second driving mechanism includes a second motor 54 and a second slide rail 55. The first driving mechanism is installed on the second slide rail 55. At this time, by controlling the operation of the second motor 54, the relative position of the first driving mechanism on the second slide rail 55 can be adjusted.

[0087] As one application example, a weld detection assembly 6 is further provided in the solution of this embodiment. The weld detection assembly 6 includes a video camera 61, an auxiliary light source 62 and a background plate 63;

[0088] The video camera 61 is arranged beside the clamping assembly 1;

[0089] The auxiliary light source 62 is arranged between the video camera 61 and the clamping assembly 1;

[0090] The background board 63 is arranged on the loading jaw 51.

[0091] In some embodiments, the relative position between the auxiliary light source 62 and the video camera 61 is adjustable, so as to adjust the position of the video camera 61 and the position of the auxiliary light source 62 according to actual application requirements.

[0092] In some embodiments, the background board 63 is a monochromatic board. For example, the side of the background board 63 facing the video camera 61 is set to any one of green, blue, and red, so as to improve the contrast during weld detection.

[0093] In addition, the present embodiment also provides a processing system, which includes a blank input end and a finished product output end for conveying the cell housing;

[0094] The above-mentioned cell housing dust removal device is arranged between the blank input end and the finished product output end.

[0095] In some embodiments, the cell housing 2 to be processed enters the processing system from the blank input end and is output from the finished product output end after processes such as dust removal.

[0096] Compared with the prior art, the present embodiment has at least the following beneficial effects:

[0097] In the present embodiment, through the provided clamping assembly 1, the cell housing 2 can be clamped to ensure the stable state of the cell housing 2 during the dust removal operation; through the provided dust removal assembly 4, it is convenient to perform a preliminary dust removal operation on the inside of the cell housing 2 to facilitate the separation of impurities from the inner wall surface of the cell housing 2; and through the provided dust extraction assembly 3, it can cooperate with the dust removal assembly 4 to extract the impurities inside the cell housing 2, thereby facilitating the improvement of the dust removal effect on the cell housing 2.

[0098] As described above, the above are only specific embodiments of the present application and are not used to limit the protection scope of the present application. For those skilled in the art, the present application can have various changes and modifications. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application. Any person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in the present application can easily think of changes or replacements, which should also be covered by the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims described above.

[0099] It should be noted that in this text, relational terms such as first and second are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the term "comprising", "including" or any other variant thereof is intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device comprising a series of elements not only includes those elements, but also includes other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. Without further limitation, an element defined by the statement "comprising an..." does not exclude the existence of additional identical elements in the process, method, article or device comprising the element.

Claims

1. A dust removal device for a battery cell housing, characterized in that: include: A clamping assembly, used for clamping the battery cell housing; A dust extraction component is arranged at one end of the clamping component, the dust extraction component includes a connection port for dust extraction, the shape of the connection port is adapted to the shape of the end of the battery cell housing, and the battery cell housing and the connection port can be moved to form a connection; A dust removal assembly is arranged at the other end of the clamping assembly, and the dust removal assembly includes an arm plate for removing dust from the inner wall of the battery cell shell and a dust removal drive assembly. The dust removal drive assembly is transmission-connected to the arm plate and is used to drive the arm plate to extend into the battery cell shell and move along the length direction of the battery cell shell.

2. The battery cell housing dust removal device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamping assembly comprises a clamping die base and a supporting die base which are arranged on the working platform. The supporting die base is arranged beside the clamping die base, and the relative distance between the supporting die base and the clamping die base is adjustable.

3. The battery cell housing dust removal device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The clamping die base comprises at least two clamping jaws and a clamping jaw driver for driving the two clamping jaws to move closer to or away from each other; The clamping jaw is arranged on a clamping jaw mounting plate, and the relative position of the clamping jaw on the clamping jaw mounting plate is adjustable.

4. The battery cell shell dust removal device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The supporting mold base includes a supporting top plate and at least two supporting pads arranged on the supporting top plate; The relative position of the supporting pad on the supporting top plate is adjustable.

5. The battery cell housing dust removal device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The dust extraction component also includes a dust extraction installation plate, on which a dust extraction through hole is provided. The connecting port is detachably mounted on one side of the dust extraction through hole, and the other side of the dust extraction through hole is connected to the negative pressure pipe.

6. The battery cell housing dust removal device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The dust extraction assembly also includes a dust extraction driver, which is transmission-connected to the dust extraction mounting plate and is used for driving the dust extraction mounting plate to move.

7. The battery cell housing dust removal device according to claim 1 or 6, characterized in that: The dust removal drive assembly comprises an auxiliary plate and a dust removal drive, wherein the auxiliary plate is drivingly connected to the dust removal drive; The arm plate is mounted on the auxiliary plate.

8. The battery cell housing dust removal device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The arm plate is provided with a plurality of air jet holes; And / or, a brush is provided on the arm plate.

9. The battery cell housing dust removal device according to claim 1 or 8, characterized in that: It also includes a feeding assembly, which includes a feeding clamp, a first drive mechanism and a second drive mechanism; The feeding clamp is provided with a plurality of vacuum suction cups for adsorbing the battery cell shell; The feeding clamp is arranged on the first driving mechanism, and the first driving mechanism is used to adjust the position height of the feeding clamp; The first driving mechanism is arranged on the second driving mechanism, and the second driving mechanism is used to adjust the horizontal position of the first driving mechanism.

10. The battery cell casing dust removal device according to claim 9, characterized in that: It also includes a weld detection component, which includes a video camera, an auxiliary light source and a background plate; The video camera is arranged beside the clamping assembly; The auxiliary light source is disposed between the video camera and the clamping assembly; The background plate is arranged on the feeding clamp.

11. A processing system, characterized in that: It includes a blank input end and a finished product output end for conveying the battery cell shell; A cell shell dust removal device as described in any one of claims 1 to 10 is arranged between the blank input end and the finished product output end.

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