Visual inspection device for bus bar

By designing a visual inspection device for bus belts, using the detection camera and cleaning components to remove debris on the bus belt and performing thickness detection, the problem of contamination of the bus belt during the winding process is solved, and the current collection efficiency of the photovoltaic module is improved.

CN223107612UActive Publication Date: 2025-07-15SUZHOU TONYSHARE ELECTRONICS MATERIALS TECH
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Application Number
CN202422186304.3
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-09-06
Publication Date
2025-07-15
Estimated Expiration
2034-09-06

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Technical Problem

The existing bus belt coiling or unwinding devices are susceptible to contamination by dust and other debris during the process, which affects the mass of the bus belt and thus affects the current collection efficiency of the photovoltaic module.

Method used

A visual inspection device for busbars is designed, including a detection camera, front and rear cleaning assembly and a tail thickness detection assembly, to reduce the impact of debris through visual inspection and cleaning processing and perform thickness detection.

Benefits of technology

It effectively reduces the adverse effects of residual debris on the crowd belt, improves the quality of the crowd belt, and improves the current collection efficiency of photovoltaic modules.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to a visual inspection device for a bus bar. The visual inspection device sequentially comprises an unwinding roller assembly, a first guide roller assembly, a second guide roller assembly and a winding roller assembly from front to back, a detection lifting module is arranged above the position between the first guide roller assembly and the second guide roller assembly. A front cleaning assembly and a rear cleaning assembly are arranged over the first guide roller assembly and the second guide roller assembly respectively. And a tail thickness detection assembly is arranged between the second guide roller assembly and the wind-up roller assembly and close to one side of the wind-up roller assembly. Visual inspection is carried out on the bus bar in the rolling process through the detection camera, front-back cleaning treatment is carried out in cooperation with the front cleaning assembly and the rear cleaning assembly, and the adverse effect of residual sundries on the bus bar in the rolling process is greatly reduced.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field related to busbar processing, and in particular to a busbar visual inspection device. Background Art

[0002] The busbar is used to connect the cells of photovoltaic modules and plays an important role in conducting electricity. It is an important raw material in the welding process of photovoltaic modules. The quality of the busbar will directly affect the current collection efficiency of the photovoltaic module and have a great impact on the power of the photovoltaic module.

[0003] After massive searches, it was found that the existing Chinese patent announcement number is CN221318491U, which discloses a busbar unwinding device, including a support seat and a support frame, wherein the two ends of the support seat are respectively provided with rotating parts, and the rotating parts are respectively connected to the two ends of the support frame, and the support seat is provided with a rotating seat, and the rotating seat is provided with a No. 1 motor, and the No. 1 motor is connected to the screw mechanism, and the screw mechanism is connected to the support frame, and the No. 1 motor is used to drive the screw mechanism to drive the support frame to rotate up and down around the rotating part. The support frame is respectively provided with a No. 1 sleeve and a No. 2 sleeve, and the No. 1 sleeve is connected to the power mechanism, and one end of the power mechanism is provided with a No. 1 top cone, and the No. 1 top cone is used to support the shaft hole at one end of the busbar, and the power mechanism is used to drive the busbar to rotate, and the No. 2 sleeve is connected to the tightening mechanism, and one end of the tightening mechanism is provided with a No. 2 top cone, and the No. 2 top cone is used to support the shaft hole at the other end of the busbar, and the tightening mechanism is used to tighten the busbar on the power mechanism. The device greatly improves the versatility of the equipment unwinding and reduces the space occupied.

[0004] In summary, in the existing winding or unwinding device, dust and other debris may remain on the busbar during the winding or unwinding process, which may have an adverse effect on the busbar during winding.

[0005] In view of the above-mentioned defects, the designers have actively carried out research and innovation in order to create a visual inspection device for the busbar to make it more valuable for industrial use. Utility Model Content

[0006] In order to solve any of the above technical problems, the purpose of the utility model is to provide a busbar visual inspection device.

[0007] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical solutions:

[0008] A busbar visual inspection device comprises, from front to back, an unwinding roller assembly, a first guide roller assembly, a second guide roller assembly and a winding roller assembly;

[0009] Above the first guide roller assembly and the second guide roller assembly, a detection lifting module is provided. The detection lifting module drives the detection mounting frame below to move in the vertical direction, and a detection camera is installed at the bottom of the detection mounting frame.

[0010] Above the first guide roller assembly and the second guide roller assembly respectively, a front cleaning assembly and a rear cleaning assembly are provided.

[0011] Between the second guide roller assembly and the winding roller assembly and on the side close to the winding roller assembly, a tail thickness detection assembly is provided.

[0012] As a further improvement of the present utility model, the front cleaning assembly includes a front cleaning lifting module and a front cleaning roller. The front cleaning lifting module drives the front cleaning roller mounting frame below to move in the vertical direction, and a front cleaning roller is installed at the bottom of the front cleaning roller mounting frame. The front cleaning roller is located directly above the first guide roller assembly.

[0013] As a further improvement of the present utility model, the rear cleaning assembly includes a rear cleaning lifting module and a rear cleaning roller. The rear cleaning lifting module drives the rear cleaning roller mounting frame below to move in the vertical direction, and a rear cleaning roller is installed at the bottom of the rear cleaning roller mounting frame. The rear cleaning roller is located directly above the second guide roller assembly.

[0014] As a further improvement of the present utility model, the unwinding roller assembly or the winding roller assembly includes two roller brackets and a feeding roller installed between the two roller brackets. At the top of the roller bracket above the feeding roller, a distance sensor mounting frame is installed, and a distance sensor is installed at the bottom of the distance sensor mounting frame.

[0015] As a further improvement of the present utility model, the tail thickness detection assembly includes a tail guide frame. The tail guide frame is a rectangular structure with an opening on the right side. The confluence belt moves from front to back in the guide groove inside the tail guide frame, and thickness measuring mechanisms are installed on both the upper and lower sides of the guide groove of the tail guide frame.

[0016] As a further improvement of the present utility model, an avoidance groove recessed towards the left is provided on the left side of the tail guide frame.

[0017] As a further improvement of the present utility model, the thickness measuring mechanism includes a vertical rod and a thickness measuring sensor. The vertical rod is installed in a vertical rod groove at the top or bottom of the tail guide frame along the vertical direction. A handle is installed on the side of the vertical rod outside the vertical rod groove, a thickness measuring sensor mounting frame is installed on the side of the vertical rod inside the vertical rod groove, and a thickness measuring sensor is installed inside the thickness measuring sensor mounting frame.

[0018] As a further improvement of the present utility model, the vertical rod and the vertical rod groove are connected together by a threaded connection.

[0019] With the above solutions, the utility model has at least the following advantages:

[0020] In the utility model, a detection camera is used to visually detect the bus bar during winding, and the front cleaning component and the rear cleaning component are used for front and rear cleaning treatment, which greatly reduces the adverse effects of residual sundries on the bus bar during winding;

[0021] In the utility model, the tail thickness detection component can detect the thickness of the bus bar before winding.

[0022] The above description is only an overview of the technical solution of the utility model. In order to better understand the technical means of the utility model and implement it according to the content of the specification, the following is a detailed description of the preferred embodiment of the utility model in conjunction with the drawings. Description of the Drawings

[0023] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the utility model, the drawings required for use in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. It should be understood that the following drawings only show some embodiments of the utility model and 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.

[0024] Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a visual inspection device for a bus bar of the utility model;

[0025] Figure 2 is Figure 1 a schematic structural diagram of the unwinding roller assembly or the winding roller assembly in;

[0026] Figure 3 is Figure 1 a schematic structural diagram of the tail thickness detection component in.

[0027] Among them, the meanings of the reference numerals in the drawings are as follows.

[0028] Unwinding roller assembly 1, first guiding roller assembly 2, second guiding roller assembly 3, winding roller assembly 4, detection lifting module 5, detection mounting frame 6, detection camera 7, front cleaning lifting module 8, front cleaning roller mounting frame 9, front cleaning roller 10, rear cleaning lifting module 11, rear cleaning roller mounting frame 12, rear cleaning roller 13, bus bar 14, tail thickness detection component 15, roller support 16, feeding roller 17, distance sensor mounting frame 18, distance sensor 19, tail guiding frame 20, avoidance groove 21, vertical rod 22, handle 23, vertical rod groove 24, thickness measurement sensor mounting frame 25, thickness measurement sensor 26. Detailed Embodiments

[0029] The following will, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments, further describe in detail the specific implementation manners of the present utility model. The following embodiments are used to illustrate the present utility model, but are not intended to limit the scope of the present utility model.

[0030] To enable those skilled in the art to better understand the solution of the present utility model, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present utility model, rather than all of the embodiments. Usually, the components of the embodiments of the present utility model described and shown in the drawings here can be arranged and designed in various different configurations. Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present utility model provided in the drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the claimed present utility model, but merely represents the selected embodiments of the present utility model. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative efforts belong to the scope of protection of the present utility model.

[0031] Embodiment

[0032] As Figures 1 to 3 shown,

[0033] A busbar visual inspection device successively includes an unwinding roller assembly 1, a first guide roller assembly 2, a second guide roller assembly 3, and a winding roller assembly 4 from front to back.

[0034] I. Visual inspection component:

[0035] Above the space between the first guide roller assembly 2 and the second guide roller assembly 3, a detection lifting module 5 is provided. The detection lifting module 5 drives the detection mounting frame 6 below to move in the vertical direction, and a detection camera 7 is installed at the bottom of the detection mounting frame 6.

[0036] II. Front and rear cleaning components:

[0037] A front cleaning component and a rear cleaning component are respectively provided directly above the first guide roller assembly 2 and the second guide roller assembly 3.

[0038] 1. The front cleaning component includes a front cleaning lifting module 8 and a front cleaning roller 10. The front cleaning lifting module 8 drives the front cleaning roller mounting frame 9 below to move in the vertical direction, and a front cleaning roller 10 is installed at the bottom of the front cleaning roller mounting frame 9. The front cleaning roller 10 is located directly above the first guide roller assembly 2

[0039] 2. The rear cleaning component includes a rear cleaning lifting module 11 and a rear cleaning roller 13. The rear cleaning lifting module 11 drives the rear cleaning roller mounting frame 12 below to move in the vertical direction, and a rear cleaning roller 13 is installed at the bottom of the rear cleaning roller mounting frame 12. The rear cleaning roller 13 is located directly above the second guide roller assembly 3.

[0040] III. Material thickness detection component on the unwinding roller or winding roller:

[0041] The unwinding roller assembly 1 or the winding roller assembly 4 includes two roller brackets 16 and a feeding roller 17 installed between the two roller brackets 16. At the top of the roller bracket 16 above the feeding roller 17, a distance sensor mounting bracket 18 is installed, and a distance sensor 19 is installed at the bottom of the distance sensor mounting bracket 18. The distance sensor 19 is used to detect the thickness of the material on the unwinding roller assembly 1 or the winding roller assembly 4, so as to judge the unwinding or winding situation of the material on the unwinding roller assembly 1 or the winding roller assembly 4.

[0042] IV. Tail thickness detection component 15:

[0043] 1. A tail thickness detection component 15 is provided between the second guide roller assembly 3 and the winding roller assembly 4 and on the side close to the winding roller assembly 4. The tail thickness detection component 15 includes a tail guide frame 20. The tail guide frame 20 is a rectangular structure with an opening on the right side. The confluence belt 14 moves from front to back in the guide groove inside the tail guide frame 20. Thickness measuring mechanisms are installed on both the upper and lower sides of the guide groove of the tail guide frame 20. The thickness of the internal confluence belt 14 is detected jointly by the two thickness measuring mechanisms above and below.

[0044] 2. A relief groove 21 recessed towards the left is provided on the left side of the tail guide frame 20.

[0045] 3. The thickness measuring mechanism includes a vertical rod 22 and a thickness measuring sensor 26. The vertical rod 22 is installed vertically in a vertical rod groove 24 at the top or bottom of the tail guide frame 20. A handle 23 is installed on the side of the vertical rod 22 outside the vertical rod groove 24. A thickness measuring sensor mounting bracket 25 is installed on the side of the vertical rod 22 inside the vertical rod groove 24, and a thickness measuring sensor 26 is installed inside the thickness measuring sensor mounting bracket 25.

[0046] Among them, the vertical rod 22 and the vertical rod groove 24 are connected together by a threaded connection.

[0047] In the description of the present utility model, it should be understood that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms "center", "longitudinal", "transverse", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "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. Therefore, it should not be construed as a limitation to the present utility model. In addition, the terms "first", "second", etc. are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the quantity of the indicated technical features. Thus, the features defined with "first", "second", etc. may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of such features. In the description of the present utility model, unless otherwise specified, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more.

[0048] In the description of the present utility model, it should be noted that unless otherwise clearly specified and defined, the terms "mounted", "connected", "coupled" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it may be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection. It may be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection. It may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium. It may be the communication inside two elements. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood through specific circumstances.

[0049] The above description is only the preferred embodiment of the present utility model and is not used to limit the present utility model. It should be pointed out that for those of ordinary skill in the art, without departing from the technical principle of the present utility model, several improvements and modifications can be made, and these improvements and modifications should also be regarded as the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A busbar visual inspection device, which sequentially includes an unwinding roller assembly (1), a first guiding roller assembly (2), a second guiding roller assembly (3), and a winding roller assembly (4) from front to back; It is characterized in that: Above the space between the first guiding roller assembly (2) and the second guiding roller assembly (3), a detection lifting module (5) is provided. The detection lifting module (5) drives the detection mounting bracket (6) below to move in the vertical direction, and a detection camera (7) is installed at the bottom of the detection mounting bracket (6); Above the first guiding roller assembly (2) and the second guiding roller assembly (3), a front cleaning assembly and a rear cleaning assembly are respectively provided; Between the second guiding roller assembly (3) and the winding roller assembly (4) and on the side close to the winding roller assembly (4), a tail thickness detection assembly (15) is provided.

2. The visual inspection device for busbars according to claim 1, characterized in that, The front cleaning assembly includes a front cleaning lifting module (8) and a front cleaning roller (10). The front cleaning lifting module (8) drives the front cleaning roller mounting bracket (9) below to move in the vertical direction, and a front cleaning roller (10) is installed at the bottom of the front cleaning roller mounting bracket (9). The front cleaning roller (10) is located directly above the first guiding roller assembly (2).

3. The visual inspection device for busbars according to claim 1, wherein The rear cleaning assembly includes a rear cleaning lifting module (11) and a rear cleaning roller (13). The rear cleaning lifting module (11) drives the rear cleaning roller mounting bracket (12) below to move in the vertical direction, and a rear cleaning roller (13) is installed at the bottom of the rear cleaning roller mounting bracket (12). The rear cleaning roller (13) is located directly above the second guiding roller assembly (3).

4. The visual inspection device for busbars according to claim 1, wherein, The unwinding roller assembly (1) or the winding roller assembly (4) includes two roller brackets (16) and a feeding roller (17) installed between the two roller brackets (16). At the top of the roller bracket (16) above the feeding roller (17), a distance sensor mounting bracket (18) is installed, and a distance sensor (19) is installed at the bottom of the distance sensor mounting bracket (18).

5. The visual inspection device for busbars according to claim 1, characterized in that, The tail thickness detection assembly (15) includes a tail guiding frame (20). The tail guiding frame (20) is a rectangular structure with an opening on the right side. The busbar (14) moves from front to back in the guiding groove inside the tail guiding frame (20), and thickness measuring mechanisms are installed on both the upper and lower sides of the guiding groove of the tail guiding frame (20).

6. The visual inspection device for busbars according to claim 5, wherein, On the left side of the tail guiding frame (20), a relief groove (21) recessed towards the left is provided.

7. The visual inspection device for busbars according to claim 5, characterized in that, The thickness measuring mechanism includes a vertical rod (22) and a thickness measuring sensor (26). The vertical rod (22) is installed in a vertical rod groove (24) at the top or bottom of the tail guiding frame (20) along the vertical direction. A handle (23) is installed on the side of the vertical rod (22) outside the vertical rod groove (24), a thickness measuring sensor mounting bracket (25) is installed on the side of the vertical rod (22) inside the vertical rod groove (24), and a thickness measuring sensor (26) is installed inside the thickness measuring sensor mounting bracket (25).

8. The visual inspection device for busbars according to claim 7, characterized in that, The vertical rod (22) is threadedly connected to the vertical rod groove (24).

Citation Information

Patent Citations

  • Bus bar unwinding device

    CN221318491U