Battery feeding device

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of battery recycling equipment, and particularly relates to a battery feeding device which is characterized in that a second sensor is arranged on a second clamping assembly, and after a battery moves to a feeding end, a baffle rises to stop the battery, so that the battery stays between a first clamping assembly and the second clamping assembly. The first clamping assembly is arranged closer to the battery than the second clamping assembly in advance, the second clamping assembly and the first clamping assembly are close to each other, when the second sensor detects the side surface of the battery, it is indicated that the second clamping assembly is clamped on the side surface of the battery, and due to the fact that the first clamping assembly is closer to the battery, it is indicated that the second clamping assembly is clamped on the side surface of the battery. The battery feeding device can adapt to the size specification of the battery, parameters of the grippers do not need to be manually adjusted, feeding operation is optimized, the battery feeding device can adapt to batteries of various specifications within a certain size range, and production changing is convenient.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of battery recycling equipment, and specifically relates to a battery loading device. Background Art

[0002] As the core energy storage component of the new energy industry, the importance of the battery is self-evident. However, after a long period of use or reaching the end of its life cycle, the battery will face the problem of capacity attenuation until it is scrapped. For these batteries that can no longer be used normally, the common practice is to recycle and process them. In the process of recycling and reusing waste batteries, a key link is the effective loading of the batteries, that is, transferring the waste batteries to the recycling production line for recycling and processing. However, due to the various sizes of batteries on the market, and today's battery loading devices can only adapt to one specification of battery each time. Whenever a production change is required, it is necessary to stop the machine and manually adjust the size of the loading fixture, otherwise it cannot adapt to the specifications of the new batch of batteries. For the existing such loading structure, to a certain extent, it reduces the efficiency of battery recycling. Therefore, it is very necessary to develop a battery loading device that can adapt to the battery size for loading. Summary of the Utility Model

[0003] The purpose of the utility model is to overcome the technical problem that the existing battery loading device cannot adapt to different specifications of batteries, and provide a battery loading device that can adapt to the battery size for loading.

[0004] To solve the above technical problems, the utility model adopts the following technical solutions:

[0005] A battery loading device, characterized in that it includes a loading frame, a loading conveyor line arranged on the loading frame, a first transfer mechanism and a material blocking mechanism. The loading conveyor line has a loading end and a loading terminal. The loading conveyor line is used to transfer the battery from the loading end to the loading terminal. The first transfer mechanism is configured with a first gripper. The first gripper includes a first clamping component and a second clamping component that can approach or move away from each other on opposite sides of the loading terminal. The second clamping component is configured with a second sensor that emits a detection signal toward the side of the first clamping component. The material blocking mechanism includes a liftable baffle arranged on the side of the loading terminal. The battery transported to the loading terminal can be stopped by the rising baffle. The first clamping component and the second clamping component approach each other, and the second clamping component can be controlled to stop when the second sensor detects the side surface of the battery.

[0006] Compared with the prior art, the battery loading device of the present utility model is provided with a second sensor on the second clamping assembly. When the battery moves to the loading end, the baffle rises to stop the battery, so that the battery stays between the first clamping assembly and the second clamping assembly. In actual use, the first clamping assembly is pre-set to be closer to the battery relative to the second clamping assembly, that is, the battery is closer to the first clamping assembly. The second clamping assembly and the first clamping assembly move closer to each other, that is, they respectively move towards the side surface of the battery. When the second sensor detects the side surface of the battery, it means that the second clamping assembly has clamped on the side surface of the battery. Since the first clamping assembly is closer to the battery, the first clamping assembly must also clamp on the side surface of the battery. Therefore, the battery clamped by the first gripper can then be transferred for loading operation. The above-mentioned battery loading device can adapt to the size specifications of the battery without manual adjustment of the gripper parameters, which not only optimizes the loading operation, can adapt to various specifications of batteries within a certain size range, facilitates product changeover, and thus improves the efficiency of battery recycling.

[0007] Further, a first guide plate extending along the conveying direction is provided on one side of the loading conveyor line, and a second guide plate parallel to the first guide plate and capable of approaching or separating from the first guide plate is provided on the opposite side. The setting of the first guide plate and the second guide plate can ensure that the battery will not deviate when transferred to the loading end.

[0008] Further, a plurality of adjusting seats are arranged at intervals along the extending direction of the second guide plate on the loading machine frame. Each adjusting seat is respectively provided with an adjusting rod capable of moving in a direction perpendicular to the second guide plate. An adjusting nut for locking the adjusting rod is also provided on the adjusting seat. The adjusting rod is connected to the second guide plate. The above adjusting method of the second guide plate has a simple structure and is convenient and fast to operate.

[0009] Further, the first gripper further includes an upper bracket. A first clamping cylinder and a second clamping cylinder are provided at the bottom of the upper bracket. The first clamping assembly includes a first clamping block driven by the first clamping cylinder. The second clamping assembly includes a second clamping block driven by the second clamping cylinder. A detection notch is provided at the bottom of the second clamping block. The second sensor is arranged outside the second clamping block and emits a detection signal through the detection notch towards the side of the first clamping assembly.

[0010] Further, the first gripper further includes a protective cover arranged outside the upper bracket. The protective cover is configured with side walls and a front wall connected to the front side of the side walls. The protective cover can prevent the debris of the battery from popping out and damaging the parts of the first gripper when cutting the battery.

[0011] Further, the loading conveyor line further includes a gripper driving mechanism disposed on the loading rack for driving the first gripper, and the gripper driving mechanism is a rodless cylinder.

[0012] Further, the material blocking mechanism further includes a material blocking cylinder installed on the loading rack, and the output shaft of the material blocking cylinder is arranged upward and connected to the baffle.

[0013] Further, it further includes a first sensor disposed on the side of the loading end of the loading conveyor line. The first sensor is a photoelectric sensor for emitting a detection signal for detecting the side surface of the battery to the loading end, and the baffle can be controlled to rise when the first sensor detects the side surface of the battery.

[0014] Further, the second sensor is a photoelectric sensor. Description of the Drawings

[0015] Figures 1 to 3 is a perspective view of the loading device;

[0016] Figure 4 is a schematic structural view of the first gripper. Detailed Embodiment

[0017] The following describes a preferred specific embodiment of the present invention with reference to the drawings.

[0018] Refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 , this embodiment provides a battery loading device, including a loading rack a1, a loading conveyor line a2 disposed on the loading rack a1, a first transfer mechanism a3 and a material blocking mechanism a4. The loading conveyor line a2 has a loading end a01 and a loading end a0, and is used to transfer the battery 100 from the loading end a01 to its loading end a0 in sequence. The material blocking mechanism a4 includes a liftable baffle a41 disposed on the side of the loading end a0, and the battery 100 transported to the loading end a0 can be stopped by the rising baffle a41.

[0019] Refer to Figures 1 to 4 , on one side of the loading conveyor line a2, there is a first guide plate a21 extending along its conveying direction, and on the opposite side, there is a second guide plate a22 parallel to the first guide plate a21 and capable of approaching or departing from the first guide plate a21. That is, the first guide plate a21 and the second guide plate a22 are along Figure 1extends in the X-axis direction, the second guide plate a22 is movable in the Y-axis direction, a first sensor a23 is provided at the loading end a0 of the loading conveyor line a2, the first transfer mechanism a3 is configured with a first gripper a31 provided on the loading end a0, the first gripper a31 includes a first clamping assembly a32 provided on the same side of the first guide plate a21, and a second clamping assembly a33 provided on the other side relative to the first clamping assembly a32, the second clamping assembly a33 is configured with a second sensor a331 for detecting toward the side of the first clamping assembly a32, the second clamping assembly a33 and the first clamping assembly a32 can approach or move away from each other in the Y-axis direction. When the battery 100 moves to be detected by the first sensor a23, the baffle a41 rises to block the battery 100 from continuing to run. At this time, the loading conveyor line a2 stops, the battery 100 is located between the first clamping assembly a32 and the second clamping assembly a33, the second clamping assembly a33 and the first clamping assembly a32 approach each other, and after the second sensor a331 scans the side surface of the battery 100, the second clamping assembly (a32) stops to clamp the battery 100. It should be noted that the above-mentioned loading conveyor line a2 is preferably a conveyor belt, and both the first sensor a23 and the second sensor a331 adopt existing reflective photoelectric sensors. By adjusting the scanning range of the photoelectric sensors, it can be ensured that once the photoelectric sensors sense a signal, the second clamping assembly a33 has clamped in place, and the battery 100 has moved to the loading end a0.

[0020] See Figure 4 , in a specific embodiment, the first gripper a31 includes an upper bracket a311, a first clamping cylinder a321 and a second clamping cylinder a332 are provided at the bottom of the upper bracket a311, the first clamping assembly a32 includes a first clamping block a322 driven by the first clamping cylinder a321, the second clamping assembly a33 includes a second clamping block a333 driven by the second clamping cylinder a332, a detection notch a334 is provided at the bottom of the second clamping block a333, the second sensor a331 is provided outside the second clamping block a333, and emits a detection signal toward the side of the first clamping assembly a32 through the detection notch a334.

[0021] See Figure 1 and Figure 2 , the first gripper a31 further includes a protective cover a312 provided outside the upper bracket a311, the protective cover a312 is configured with side walls a313 and a front wall a314 connected to the front side of the side walls a313, for protecting the above-mentioned clamping components such as clamping cylinders, and preventing the above-mentioned components from being damaged by the flying out of the battery case 101 that falls off when the downstream cutting device works.

[0022] See Figure 1, the feeding conveyor line a2 further includes a gripper driving mechanism a5 disposed on the feeding rack a1 for driving the first gripper a31, and the gripper driving mechanism a5 preferably adopts an existing rodless cylinder.

[0023] Participate Figure 2 , the material blocking mechanism a4 further includes a material blocking cylinder a42 installed on the feeding rack a1, and the output shaft of the material blocking cylinder a42 is arranged upward and connected to the baffle a41.

[0024] See Figure 3 , the feeding rack a1 is provided with a plurality of adjusting seats a24 at intervals along the extending direction of the second guide plate a22. Each adjusting seat a24 is respectively provided with an adjusting rod a25 that can move in a direction perpendicular to the second guide plate a22, that is, the adjusting rod a25 can move along the Y-axis direction in the figure. The adjusting seat a24 is also provided with an adjusting nut a26 for locking the adjusting rod a25. The adjusting rod a25 is connected to the second guide plate a22. The position of the adjusting rod a25 can be unlocked or locked by the adjusting nut a26 to adjust the distance between the second guide plate a22 and the first guide plate a21, so as to adapt to different specifications of the battery 100.

[0025] The feeding device is provided with a second sensor a331 on the second clamping assembly a33. When the battery 100 moves to the feeding end a0, the baffle a41 rises to stop the battery 100, so that the battery 100 stays between the first clamping assembly a32 and the second clamping assembly a33. In actual use, the first clamping assembly a32 is pre-set to be closer to the battery 100 relative to the second clamping assembly a33, that is, the battery 100 is closer to the first clamping assembly a32. The above setting can be achieved only by placing the battery 100 closer to the side of the first clamping assembly a32 when it is placed at the loading end. The second clamping assembly a33 and the first clamping assembly a32 move closer to each other, that is, they respectively move towards the side surface of the battery 100. When the second sensor a331 detects the side surface of the battery 100, it means that the second clamping assembly a33 has clamped the side surface of the battery 100. Since the first clamping assembly a32 is closer to the battery, the first clamping assembly a32 must also clamp the side surface of the battery 100. Therefore, the first gripper a31 has clamped the battery 100, and then the feeding and transferring operation of the battery 100 can be carried out. The above-set battery feeding device can adapt to the size specifications of the battery without manually adjusting the parameters of the gripper, which not only optimizes the feeding operation, can adapt to various specifications of batteries within a certain size range, is convenient for product changeover, and thus improves the efficiency of battery recycling.

[0026] Based on the disclosure and teachings of the above specification, those skilled in the art to which the present utility model pertains can also make changes and modifications to the above embodiments. Therefore, the present utility model is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed and described above, and some modifications and changes to the present utility model should also fall within the protection scope of the claims of the present utility model. In addition, although some specific terms are used in this specification, these terms are only for convenience of description and do not constitute any limitation to the present utility model.

Claims

1. A battery loading device, characterized in that, It includes a loading rack (a1), a loading conveyor line (a2) arranged on the loading rack (a1), a first transfer mechanism (a3) and a material blocking mechanism (a4). The loading conveyor line (a2) has a loading end (a01) and a feeding end (a0). The loading conveyor line (a2) is used to transfer the battery from the loading end to the feeding end (a0). The first transfer mechanism (a3) is configured with a first gripper (a31). The first gripper (a31) includes a first clamping component (a32) and a second clamping component (a33) which are arranged on opposite sides of the feeding end (a0) and can approach or move away from each other. The second clamping component (a33) is configured with a second sensor (a331) that emits a detection signal toward the side of the first clamping component (a32). The material blocking mechanism (a4) includes a liftable baffle (a41) arranged on the side of the feeding end (a0). The battery (100) transported to the feeding end (a0) can be stopped by the rising baffle (a41). The first clamping component (a32) and the second clamping component (a33) approach each other, and the second clamping component (a33) can be controlled to stop when the second sensor (a331) detects the side surface of the battery (100).

2. The battery loading device according to claim 1, characterized in that, On one side of the loading conveyor line (a2), there is a first guide plate (a21) extending along its conveying direction. On the opposite side, there is a second guide plate (a22) parallel to the first guide plate (a21) and capable of approaching or moving away from the first guide plate (a21).

3. The battery loading device according to claim 2, wherein, Along the extending direction of the second guide plate (a22), the loading rack (a1) is provided with a plurality of adjusting seats (a24) at intervals. Each adjusting seat (a24) is respectively provided with an adjusting rod (a25) that can move in a direction perpendicular to the second guide plate (a22). The adjusting seat (a24) is also provided with an adjusting nut (a26) for locking the adjusting rod (a25). The adjusting rod (a25) is connected to the second guide plate (a22).

4. The battery loading device according to claim 1, wherein, The first gripper (a31) further includes an upper bracket (a311). At the bottom of the upper bracket (a311), there is a first clamping cylinder (a321) and a second clamping cylinder (a332). The first clamping component (a32) includes a first clamping block (a322) driven by the first clamping cylinder (a321). The second clamping component (a33) includes a second clamping block (a333) driven by the second clamping cylinder (a332). A detection notch (a334) is arranged at the bottom of the second clamping block (a333). The second sensor (a331) is arranged outside the second clamping block (a333) and emits a detection signal toward the side of the first clamping component (a32) through the detection notch (a334).

5. The battery loading device according to claim 4, wherein, The first gripper (a31) further includes a protective cover (a312) arranged outside the upper bracket (a311). The protective cover (a312) is configured with a side wall (a313) and a front wall (a314) connected to the front side of the side wall (a313).

6. The battery loading device according to claim 1, characterized in that The feeding conveyor line (a2) further includes a gripper driving mechanism (a5) disposed on the feeding machine frame (a1) for driving the first gripper (a31), and the gripper driving mechanism (a5) is a rodless cylinder.

7. The battery loading device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The material blocking mechanism (a4) further includes a material blocking cylinder (a42) installed on the feeding machine frame (a1), and the output shaft of the material blocking cylinder (a42) is arranged upward and connected to the baffle plate (a41).

8. The battery loading device according to claim 1, wherein It further includes a first sensor (a23) disposed on the side of the feeding end (a0) of the feeding conveyor line (a2). The first sensor (a23) is a photoelectric sensor for emitting a detection signal for detecting the side surface of the battery (100) to the feeding end (a0), and the baffle plate (a41) can be controlled to rise when the side surface of the battery (100) is detected by the first sensor (a23).

9. The battery loading device according to claim 1, wherein, The second sensor (a331) is a photoelectric sensor.

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