Battery piece quality detection device and battery piece packaging machine

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of battery piece processing, in particular to a battery piece quality detection device and a battery piece packaging machine, the battery piece quality detection device comprises a material carrying table, a lifting driving mechanism, a normalizing mechanism and an image acquisition mechanism, the material carrying table is used for carrying materials to be detected; the lifting driving mechanism is used for driving the material carrying platform to lift; a material placing position, a material arranging position and a material detecting position are sequentially arranged on a lifting path of the material carrying table from top to bottom; the neatening mechanism is used for neatening the materials; the image acquisition mechanism is used for acquiring an image of the material and transmitting the image to the control recognition system. The battery piece quality detection device provided by the utility model can automatically detect the quality of materials, and has the advantages of high efficiency, high precision and the like. According to the device, the materials are tidied through the tidying mechanism before the images of the materials are obtained, the tidying degree of the materials is improved, and then the quality of the materials is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of battery chip processing, in particular to a battery chip quality detection device and a battery chip packaging machine. Background Art

[0002] Battery chips (silicon wafers) are the main materials for producing photovoltaic products. At the same time, silicon wafers are also important materials for making integrated circuits. By means of photolithography, ion implantation, etc. on silicon wafers, various semiconductor devices can be made, which are widely used in fields such as aerospace, industry, agriculture, and national defense.

[0003] A battery chip packaging machine is a device used to package battery chips for easy transportation of battery chips. Before the existing battery chip packaging machine bags the battery chips, it is necessary to manually check whether the battery chips meet the packaging requirements. This way of manually checking the quality of battery chips is not only time-consuming and laborious, but also there is a phenomenon of missed inspection, resulting in unqualified products flowing into the market. Summary of the Utility Model

[0004] The first object of the utility model is to provide a battery chip packaging machine to solve the technical problems in the existing technology that the way of manually checking the quality of battery chips is not only time-consuming and laborious, but also there is a phenomenon of missed inspection.

[0005] In order to achieve the above object, the utility model adopts the following technical solutions:

[0006] A battery chip quality detection device includes a material carrier table, a lifting drive mechanism, a rectifying mechanism, and an image acquisition mechanism, wherein:

[0007] The material carrier table is used to carry the material to be detected;

[0008] The lifting drive mechanism is used to drive the material carrier table to lift;

[0009] On the lifting path of the material carrier table, a material placement position, a material rectifying position, and a material detection position are arranged in sequence from top to bottom;

[0010] The rectifying mechanism is arranged around the material rectifying position and is used to rectify the material;

[0011] The image acquisition mechanism is arranged around the material detection position and is used to acquire an image of the material and transmit the image to a control and recognition system.

[0012] Further, it further includes a bracket. The material carrier table is slidably connected to the bracket, and the rectifying mechanism and the image acquisition mechanism are installed on the bracket.

[0013] Furthermore, the tidying mechanism includes a plurality of pushing components arranged around the material tidying position, and each group of pushing components includes a pushing block and a pushing driving source for driving the pushing block to move in a direction away from or close to the material tidying position.

[0014] Furthermore, the bracket includes a mounting base and a hollow plate mounted above the mounting base, the hollow plate is provided with a through hole for the material carrier to pass through, and the push drive source is mounted on the hollow plate around the through hole.

[0015] Furthermore, the image acquisition mechanism includes:

[0016] A side detection component, used to obtain a first image of the side of the battery cell group and transmit the first image to a control and recognition system;

[0017] The corner detection component is used to obtain a second image of the corner of the battery cell group and transmit the second image to the control and recognition system.

[0018] Furthermore, it also includes a rotation drive mechanism for driving the material carrier to rotate;

[0019] The number of the side detection components is two and they are respectively arranged opposite to the two sides of the material at the material detection position;

[0020] The number of the corner detection components is two and they are respectively arranged opposite to the two corners of the material at the material detection position.

[0021] Furthermore, the material carrier, the lifting drive mechanism and the rotating drive mechanism are sequentially connected in transmission.

[0022] Furthermore, the lifting drive mechanism comprises a lifting cylinder, a cylinder body of the lifting cylinder is fixedly connected to the power output end of the rotary drive mechanism, and an end of a piston rod of the lifting cylinder is fixedly connected to the material carrier.

[0023] Furthermore, the lifting drive mechanism also includes a connecting seat and a plurality of guide rods, wherein: the connecting seat is connected between the lifting cylinder and the rotating drive mechanism; one end of each guide rod is fixedly connected to the material carrier, and the other end of each guide rod is slidably connected to the connecting seat.

[0024] The second object of the present utility model is to provide a battery cell packaging machine, wherein the battery cell packaging machine comprises any of the battery cell quality detection devices described above.

[0025] Beneficial effects of the utility model:

[0026] The present utility model provides a device for detecting the quality of battery wafers and a battery wafer packaging machine. The device for detecting the quality of battery wafers includes a material carrier table, a lifting drive mechanism, a rectifying mechanism, and an image acquisition mechanism, wherein: the material carrier table is used for carrying the material to be detected; the lifting drive mechanism is used for driving the material carrier table to lift; a material placement position, a material rectifying position, and a material detection position are sequentially arranged from top to bottom on the lifting path of the material carrier table; the rectifying mechanism is arranged around the material rectifying position and is used for rectifying the material; the image acquisition mechanism is arranged around the material detection position and is used for acquiring an image of the material and transmitting the image to a control and recognition system. The device for detecting the quality of battery wafers provided by this application can automatically detect the quality of battery wafers, and has the advantages of high efficiency and high precision. Before acquiring the image of the battery wafer, the device rectifies the material through the rectifying mechanism, improving the neatness of the material and thus enhancing the quality of the material. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0027] In order to more clearly illustrate the specific embodiments of the present utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for use in the description of the specific embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present utility model. For those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative efforts, other drawings can also be obtained based on these drawings.

[0028] Figure 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the device for detecting the quality of battery wafers provided by an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0029] Figure 2 is a front view schematic diagram of the device for detecting the quality of battery wafers provided by an embodiment of the present utility model when the material carrier table is at the material placement position;

[0030] Figure 3 is a front view schematic diagram of the device for detecting the quality of battery wafers provided by an embodiment of the present utility model when the material carrier table is at the material rectifying position;

[0031] Figure 4 is a front view schematic diagram of the device for detecting the quality of battery wafers provided by an embodiment of the present utility model when the material carrier table is at the material detection position;

[0032] Figure 5 is a top view schematic diagram of the device for detecting the quality of battery wafers provided by an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0033] Figure 6 is Figure 1 an enlarged view at A.

[0034] Reference Signs:

[0035] 1 - Material carrier table;

[0036] 2 - Lifting drive mechanism; 21 - Lifting cylinder; 22 - Connecting seat; 23 - Guide rod;

[0037] 3 - Regularizing mechanism; 31 - Pushing component; 311 - Pushing block; 312 - Pushing drive source;

[0038] 4 - Image acquisition mechanism; 41 - Side detection component; 411 - Side shooting camera; 42 - Corner detection component; 421 - Corner shooting camera;

[0039] 5 - Bracket; 51 - Installation base; 52 - Hollow plate; 53 - Column; 54 - Leg;

[0040] 6 - Rotation drive mechanism; 61 - Motor; 62 - Reducer; 63 - Reducer mounting seat;

[0041] 100 - Battery cell gripper. Detailed implementation manners

[0042] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are some, but not all, of the embodiments of the present utility model. All other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present utility model without making creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0043] It should be noted that in the description of the present utility model, the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc. is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings. It is only for the convenience of describing the present utility model and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation to the present utility model. In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0044] It should be noted that in the description of the present utility model, the terms "connection" and "installation" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be directly connected or connected through an intermediate medium; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0045] Aiming at the problems of time - consuming, labor - intensive and missed inspection in the method of manually inspecting the quality of battery cells, the first - aspect embodiment of the present utility model provides a battery cell quality detection device. Refer to Figure 1, the battery cell quality detection device includes a material carrier 1, a lifting drive mechanism 2, a rectifying mechanism 3, and an image acquisition mechanism 4, where:

[0046] The material carrier 1 is used to carry the material to be detected;

[0047] The lifting drive mechanism 2 is used to drive the material carrier 1 to lift and lower;

[0048] On the lifting path of the material carrier 1, a material placement position, a material rectifying position, and a material detection position are sequentially arranged from top to bottom;

[0049] The rectifying mechanism 3 is arranged around the material rectifying position and is used to rectify the material;

[0050] The image acquisition mechanism 4 is arranged around the material detection position and is used to acquire an image of the material and transmit the image to the control and recognition system.

[0051] In this embodiment, the material to be detected is specifically a battery cell. In addition, the device provided in this application can also be used to detect the morphology of other materials.

[0052] Figure 2 It is a front view schematic diagram of the battery cell quality detection device provided by the embodiment of the present invention when the material carrier is in the material placement position. Figure 3 It is a front view schematic diagram of the battery cell quality detection device provided by the embodiment of the present invention when the material carrier is in the material rectifying position. Figure 4 It is a front view schematic diagram of the battery cell quality detection device provided by the embodiment of the present invention when the material carrier is in the material detection position. The dotted area in the drawing represents a plurality of stacked battery cells.

[0053] Refer to Figures 2 to 4 , the working process of the battery cell quality detection device is as follows:

[0054] Refer to Figure 2 , first, the lifting drive mechanism 2 drives the material carrier 1 to rise until the material carrier 1 is in the material placement position, and the battery cell is placed on the material carrier 1 manually or by a battery cell gripper 100;

[0055] Refer to Figure 3 , then, the lifting drive mechanism 2 drives the material carrier 1 to descend until the material carrier 1 is in the material rectifying position, and the rectifying mechanism 3 rectifies the material;

[0056] Refer to Figure 4, then, the lifting drive mechanism 2 drives the material carrier 1 to descend until the material carrier 1 is at the material detection position, and the image acquisition mechanism 4 acquires the image of the material and transmits the image to the control and recognition system; the control and recognition system recognizes and analyzes the image to determine whether there are problems such as missing pieces or cracks in the battery cells, and further determines whether the battery cells meet the packaging requirements;

[0057] Finally, the lifting drive mechanism 2 drives the material carrier 1 to rise until the material carrier 1 is at the material placement position, and the operator or the battery cell gripper 100 transfers the battery cells that meet the packaging requirements on the material carrier 1 to the next process, and transfers the battery cells that do not meet the packaging requirements on the material carrier 1 to the manual operation area, and the operator trims or rejects the battery cells that do not meet the packaging requirements.

[0058] As described above, the battery cell quality detection device provided by the present application can automatically detect the quality of battery cells, and has the advantages of high efficiency and high precision. Before acquiring the image of the battery cell, the device regularizes the material through the regularization mechanism 3. On the one hand, it can improve the neatness of the material, thereby improving the quality of the material; on the other hand, it can make the material in the set detection area, so as to improve the detection accuracy.

[0059] Continue to refer to Figure 1 , the battery cell quality detection device further includes a bracket 5, the material carrier 1 is slidably connected to the bracket 5, and the regularization mechanism 3 and the image acquisition mechanism 4 are installed on the bracket 5. Specifically, the bracket 5 includes an installation base 51 and a plurality of columns 53. The upper end of each column 53 is fixedly connected to the installation base 51, and the lower end of each column 53 is provided with a floor plate; the regularization mechanism 3 is erected above the installation base 51, and the image acquisition mechanism 4 is installed on the installation base 51. The bracket 5 plays a role in supporting each component.

[0060] Continue to refer to Figure 1 , the image acquisition mechanism 4 includes:

[0061] A side detection component 41 for acquiring a first image of the side of the battery cell group and transmitting the first image to the control and recognition system;

[0062] A corner detection component 42 for acquiring a second image of the corners of the battery cell group and transmitting the second image to the control and recognition system.

[0063] Specifically, the side detection component 41 includes a side shooting camera 411 and a first camera drive source (not shown in the drawings). Among them: the shooting end of the side shooting camera 411 is oppositely arranged with a side of the battery cell on the material carrier 1; the first camera drive source is used to drive the side shooting camera 411 to reciprocate along the length direction of the side of the battery cell corresponding to the side shooting camera 411.

[0064] The corner detection component 42 includes a corner shooting camera 421 and a second camera driving source (not shown in the drawing), wherein: the shooting end of the corner shooting camera 421 is arranged opposite to a corner of the battery cell on the material carrier 1; the second camera driving source is used to drive the corner shooting camera 421 to move in a direction approaching or away from the corner of the battery cell corresponding to the corner shooting camera 421.

[0065] Optionally, the first camera driving source and the second camera driving source are cylinders or motors. The first camera driving source and the second camera driving source are installed on the lower end surface of the mounting base 51, the side shooting camera 411 and the corner shooting camera 421 are slidably installed on the upper end surface of the mounting base 51, and the power output end of the first camera driving source and the power output end of the second camera driving source are connected to the side shooting camera 411 and the corner shooting camera 421 respectively.

[0066] In the above structure, the setting of the first camera driving source increases the shooting range of the side shooting camera 411, making the image shot by the side shooting camera 411 more comprehensive. The setting of the second camera driving source enables the corner shooting camera 421 to avoid the moving path of the side shooting camera 411 during the detection process of the side detection component 41, and at the same time, enables the corner shooting camera 421 to get as close to the corner of the battery cell as possible during the detection process to obtain a clearer image.

[0067] As an optional embodiment, refer to Figure 4 and Figure 5 , the cell quality inspection device further comprises a rotation drive mechanism 6 for driving the material carrier 1 to rotate;

[0068] There are two side detection components 41, which are respectively arranged opposite to two sides of the material at the material detection position;

[0069] There are two edge and corner detection components 42 , which are respectively arranged opposite to two edge and corners of the material at the material detection position.

[0070] The working principle of the above embodiment is: first, the two side detection components 41 and the two corner detection components 42 respectively detect the shapes of two side surfaces and two corners of the battery cell group; after the detection is completed, the rotary drive mechanism 6 drives the material carrier 1 to rotate 180°, and then, the two side detection components 41 and the two corner detection components 42 respectively detect the shapes of the other two side surfaces and the shapes of the other two corners of the battery cell group.

[0071] Continue to refer to Figure 4 The material carrier 1, the lifting drive mechanism 2 and the rotating drive mechanism 6 are sequentially connected in transmission.

[0072] Specifically, the lifting drive mechanism 2 includes a lifting cylinder 21 , a cylinder body of the lifting cylinder 21 is fixedly connected to the power output end of the rotary drive mechanism 6 , and an end of a piston rod of the lifting cylinder 21 is fixedly connected to the material carrier 1 .

[0073] More specifically, the lifting drive mechanism 2 further includes a connecting seat 22 and a plurality of guide rods 23, wherein: the connecting seat 22 is connected between the lifting cylinder 21 and the rotation drive mechanism 6; one end of each guide rod 23 is fixedly connected to the material carrier 1, and the other end of each guide rod 23 is slidably connected to the connecting seat 22. The arrangement of the guide rods 23 enables the material carrier 1 to be lifted and rotated smoothly.

[0074] On the basis of the above structure, the rotary drive mechanism 6 includes a motor 61, a reducer 62 and a reducer mounting seat 63, wherein the motor 61, the reducer 62 and the lifting cylinder 21 are sequentially connected in transmission, and the reducer 62 is fixed to the reducer mounting seat 63. Specifically, the piston rod end of the lifting cylinder 21 is fixed to the material carrier 1, the cylinder body of the lifting cylinder 21 is fixed to the connecting seat 22, and the connecting seat 22 is fixed to the power output end of the reducer 62. Through the above arrangement, the lifting cylinder 21 can drive the material carrier 1 to rise and fall, and the motor 61 can drive the material carrier 1 to rotate through the reducer 62, the connecting seat 22 and the lifting cylinder 21 in sequence.

[0075] As another optional embodiment, there are four side detection components 41 and they are respectively used to capture the four sides of the cell. There are four corner detection components 42 and they are respectively used to capture the four corners of the cell. This embodiment does not require the rotary drive mechanism 6.

[0076] Reference Figure 6 The tidying mechanism 3 includes a plurality of pushing components 31 arranged around the material tidying position, and each pushing component 31 includes a pushing block 311 and a pushing driving source 312 for driving the pushing block 311 to move in a direction away from or close to the material tidying position.

[0077] In this embodiment, the tidying mechanism 3 includes four groups of pushing components 31, and the pushing components 31 correspond to the four sides of the battery cell one by one. The pushing driving source 312 can drive the pushing blocks 311 to approach or move away from the sides of the battery cell corresponding to the pushing blocks 311. During the operation of the tidying mechanism 3, the four groups of pushing components 31 act synchronously, and the pushing driving source 312 drives the four pushing blocks 311 to close toward the central area, so as to perform centering tidying on a plurality of stacked battery cells.

[0078] Continue to refer to Figure 6, the support 5 includes a mounting base 51 and a hollow plate 52 erected above the mounting base 51. A through hole for the material carrier 1 to pass through is formed in the hollow plate 52, and the pushing drive source 312 is mounted on the hollow plate 52 around the through hole. In the above structure, the through hole in the hollow plate 52 avoids the lifting path of the material carrier 1.

[0079] Specifically, the support 5 further includes a plurality of legs 54 connected between the mounting base 51 and the hollow plate 52, and the hollow plate 52 is erected above the mounting base 51 through the legs 54. The pushing drive source 312 is specifically a cylinder, the cylinder body of the pushing drive source 312 is fixed on the hollow plate 52, and the free end of the piston rod of the pushing drive source 312 faces the through hole and is fixedly connected with a pushing block 311.

[0080] Optionally, the pushing block 311 is a rubber block or an elastic pad is provided on the surface of the pushing block 311 close to the material carrier 1. The above setting can avoid damaging the battery cell during the process of the pushing block 311 pushing the battery cell.

[0081] An embodiment of the second aspect of the present invention provides a battery cell packaging machine, and the battery cell packaging machine includes the battery cell quality detection device described in any of the above embodiments. Therefore, the battery cell packaging machine at least has all the technical effects of the above battery cell quality detection device, which will not be elaborated here.

[0082] Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than to limit it; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that: it is still possible to modify the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or perform equivalent replacements on some or all of the technical features; and these modifications or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. A device for detecting the quality of solar cells, characterized in that, It comprises a material carrier (1), a lifting drive mechanism (2), a tidying mechanism (3) and an image acquisition mechanism (4), wherein: The material carrier (1) is used to carry the material to be tested; The lifting drive mechanism (2) is used to drive the material carrier (1) to rise and fall; The lifting path of the material carrier (1) is provided with a material placement position, a material arrangement position and a material detection position in sequence from top to bottom; The tidying mechanism (3) is arranged at the periphery of the material tidying position and is used to tidy the material; The image acquisition mechanism (4) is arranged at the periphery of the material detection position, and is used to acquire the image of the material and transmit the image to the control and identification system.

2. The cell quality detection device according to claim 1, wherein It also comprises a bracket (5), the material carrier (1) is slidably connected to the bracket (5), and the tidying mechanism (3) and the image acquisition mechanism (4) are mounted on the bracket (5).

3. The cell quality detection device according to claim 2, wherein The tidying mechanism (3) comprises a plurality of groups of pushing components (31) arranged around the material tidying position, each group of the pushing components (31) comprising a pushing block (311) and a pushing driving source (312) for driving the pushing block (311) to move in a direction away from or close to the material tidying position.

4. The cell quality detection device according to claim 3, characterized in that, The bracket (5) comprises a mounting base (51) and a hollow plate (52) mounted above the mounting base (51); the hollow plate (52) is provided with a through hole for the material carrier (1) to pass through; and the material pushing drive source (312) is mounted on the hollow plate (52) around the through hole.

5. The cell quality detection device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The image acquisition mechanism (4) comprises: A side detection component (41) is used to obtain a first image of the side of the material and transmit the first image to a control and identification system; The corner detection component (42) is used to obtain a second image of the corner of the material and transmit the second image to the control and identification system.

6. The cell quality detection device according to claim 5, wherein It also includes a rotation drive mechanism (6) for driving the material carrier (1) to rotate; The number of the side detection components (41) is two and they are respectively arranged opposite to two side surfaces of the material at the material detection position; The number of the corner detection components (42) is two and they are respectively arranged opposite to the two corners of the material at the material detection position.

7. The cell quality detection device according to claim 6, characterized in that The material carrier (1), the lifting drive mechanism (2) and the rotating drive mechanism (6) are sequentially connected in transmission.

8. The cell quality detection device according to claim 7, characterized in that, The lifting drive mechanism (2) comprises a lifting cylinder (21), the cylinder body of the lifting cylinder (21) is fixedly connected to the power output end of the rotary drive mechanism (6), and the end of the piston rod of the lifting cylinder (21) is fixedly connected to the material carrier (1).

9. The cell quality detection device according to claim 8, characterized in that, The lifting drive mechanism (2) also includes a connecting seat (22) and a plurality of guide rods (23), wherein: the connecting seat (22) is connected between the lifting cylinder (21) and the rotating drive mechanism (6); one end of each guide rod (23) is fixedly connected to the material carrier (1), and the other end of each guide rod (23) is slidably connected to the connecting seat (22).

10. A battery cell packaging machine, characterized in that, Including the solar cell quality detection device according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

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