Infrared series connection device applying thermosetting adhesive and battery piece series connection machine

Abstract

The utility model discloses an infrared series connection device applying thermosetting adhesive and a battery piece series connection machine, and the infrared series connection device comprises a series connection conveying mechanism which carries out the conveying operation of a battery piece, a welding strip and a jig which are sequentially arranged after the thermosetting adhesive is applied; the infrared stove mechanism is arranged above the serial conveying mechanism and is used for carrying out infrared curing serial operation of the thermosetting adhesive on the battery pieces and the welding strips which pass through the lower part of the infrared stove mechanism and are subjected to the thermosetting adhesive application; the jig transfer mechanism is arranged on the side edge of the serial conveying mechanism and at the opposite rear end of the infrared stove mechanism, and transfers and flows back the jig after the welding strip is pressed onto the jig conveying device; and the battery string series breaking mechanism is arranged at one end of the series transmission mechanism and is used for carrying out cutting operation on the fixed-length battery strings which are connected in series. According to the utility model, through cooperation of the thermosetting adhesive and the infrared stove mechanism, series connection operation is carried out on the battery pieces and the solder strips, thereby effectively solving the problem that the existing battery strings are relatively easy to pulverize in a high-temperature environment due to the fact that the battery strings are connected in series through the UV adhesive.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of series connection mechanism accessories, and in particular to an infrared series connection device and a battery cell series connection machine using thermosetting adhesive. Background Art

[0002] In recent years, the price of silicon materials for photovoltaics has been rising. Reducing the amount of silicon materials is one of the important means of reducing costs in the photovoltaic industry. Thinning the thickness of the cell is the inevitable direction of silicon material cost reduction, which is an industry consensus. After the cell is thinned, the traditional welding ribbon and the cell are directly connected to the high-temperature welding method to form a string. The high rate of broken pieces has become a technical bottleneck in the industry. In the prior art, UV lamps are generally used to cure UV glue for thin cells, but because UV glue is easy to powderize in a high temperature environment, it reduces the power of photovoltaic solar panels. Therefore, an infrared series connection device using thermosetting glue and a cell series connection machine are provided to solve the above problems. Utility Model Content

[0003] One of the purposes of the utility model is to provide an infrared series connection device and a battery cell series connection machine using thermosetting adhesive, so as to solve the problem that the existing battery strings connected in series using UV adhesive are more prone to powdering in a high temperature environment.

[0004] The utility model of an infrared series connection device and a battery cell series connection machine using thermosetting adhesive can be realized by the following technical solutions:

[0005] The utility model discloses an infrared series connection device using thermosetting adhesive, comprising a series connection transmission mechanism, which performs transmission operation on battery slices, solder strips and jigs which are arranged in sequence after heat-curing adhesive; an infrared stove mechanism, which is arranged above the series connection transmission mechanism, and performs infrared curing series connection operation of thermosetting adhesive on battery slices and solder strips which are passed below the series connection mechanism after heat-curing adhesive; a jig transfer mechanism, which is arranged at the side of the series connection transmission mechanism and at the rear end opposite to the infrared stove mechanism, and transfers the jig after the solder strip is pressed back to the jig transfer device; a battery string disconnection mechanism, which is arranged at one end of the series connection transmission mechanism, and performs disconnection operation on the fixed-length battery string after the series connection;

[0006] Wherein, the serial transmission mechanism comprises a support assembly; a drive transmission assembly arranged on the support assembly; a transmission belt movably arranged on the support assembly and transmission-connected to the drive transmission assembly;

[0007] Among them, the infrared stove mechanism includes an infrared stove assembly and a heat dissipation assembly; the infrared stove assembly includes a plurality of infrared welding lamps, and the plurality of infrared welding lamps perform infrared curing series operations of the heat-curing glue on the battery cells and welding strips that have passed through the bottom thereof after the heat-curing glue is applied; the heat dissipation assembly is arranged on the infrared stove assembly; the heat dissipation assembly includes a heat dissipation shell, which is fixedly arranged on the infrared stove assembly; and a plurality of heat dissipation fans are respectively arranged through the infrared stove assembly and respectively arranged in the heat dissipation shell.

[0008] In one embodiment, the jig transfer mechanism includes a support frame, which is fixedly arranged on the side of the serial conveying mechanism; a lateral motion component fixedly arranged on the support frame; a lifting component movably arranged on the lateral motion component; and a jig adsorption component fixedly arranged on the lifting component, which can perform adsorption operations on the jig.

[0009] In one embodiment, the lifting assembly includes a sliding seat, which is movably arranged on the lateral motion assembly; a driving motor fixedly arranged on the sliding seat; a mounting frame longitudinally slidably arranged on the sliding seat and transmission-connected to the driving motor, and the jig adsorption assembly is fixedly arranged below the mounting frame.

[0010] In one embodiment, the drive motor is a servo motor.

[0011] In one embodiment, the fixture adsorption assembly includes a support plate, which is fixedly arranged below the mounting frame; and a plurality of magnetic suction mechanisms are detachably arranged below the support plate, and the plurality of magnetic suction mechanisms can adsorb a plurality of fixtures at the same time.

[0012] In one embodiment, a scale is provided on the side of the support plate.

[0013] The utility model provides a battery cell series connection machine, comprising any of the infrared series connection devices described above;

[0014] It also includes a cell glue applying device, a cell feeding device, a solder tape feeding device, a solder tape laying device, a cell jig handling device and a jig conveying device;

[0015] Among them, the cell gluing device performs heat-set gluing operation on the cells; the cell conveying device conveys the cells after heat-set gluing; the solder tape feeding device places a solder tape roll to provide the solder tape required for cell string welding; the solder tape laying device lays a solder tape of a predetermined length on the cells after heat-set gluing at the input end of the infrared series connection device; the cell fixture handling device transports the cells after heat-set gluing at the output end of the cell loading device and the fixture at the output end of the fixture conveying device to the input end of the infrared series connection device; the fixture conveying device transports the returned fixture from the input end of the fixture conveying device to its output end.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of an infrared series connection device and a cell series connection machine applying heat-set glue according to the present invention are as follows:

[0017] An infrared series connection device and a cell series connection machine applying heat-set glue according to the present invention perform a series connection operation on cells and solder tapes by using the cooperation of heat-set glue and an infrared furnace mechanism, effectively solving the problem that the existing cell strings are prone to powdering under high-temperature environments when connected in series with UV glue; at the same time, the series connection conveying mechanism conveys the cells after heat-set gluing, the solder tape, and the fixture sequentially arranged thereon to the infrared furnace mechanism for heat-set glue infrared curing operation; the fixture transfer mechanism transfers the fixture after the solder tape is pressed and completed back to the fixture conveying device, and the cell string cutting mechanism performs a fixed-length cutting operation on the cell string after series connection, thereby effectively realizing the heat-set glue infrared series connection operation of the cell string. Description of the Drawings

[0018] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for use in the embodiments. It should be understood that the following drawings only show some embodiments of the present invention 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.

[0019] Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an infrared series connection device applying heat-set glue according to the present invention, including a series connection conveying mechanism, an infrared furnace mechanism, a fixture transfer mechanism, and a cell string cutting mechanism;

[0020] Figure 2 is Figure 1 a schematic structural diagram of the series connection conveying mechanism shown;

[0021] Figure 3 is Figure 1 a schematic structural diagram of the infrared furnace mechanism shown;

[0022] Figure 4 is Figure 1 a schematic structural diagram of the fixture transfer mechanism shown;

[0023] Figure 5 is Figure 1 The structural schematic diagram of the battery string breaking mechanism shown in the figure.

[0024] Markings in the figure: 10, infrared series connection device; 11, series connection transfer mechanism; 111, support component; 112, drive transmission component; 113, transmission belt; 12, infrared stove mechanism; 121, infrared stove component; 122, heat dissipation component; 1221, heat dissipation housing; 1222, heat dissipation fan; 13, fixture transfer mechanism; 131, support frame; 132, lateral movement component; 133, lifting component; 1331, sliding seat; 13311, guide rail; 1332, drive motor; 1333, mounting frame; 134, fixture adsorption component; 1341, support plate; 13411, scale; 1342, magnetic attraction mechanism; 14, battery string breaking mechanism; 141, transfer component; 1411, inductor; 142, cutting mechanism; 20, battery cell; 30, welding tape; 40, fixture. Specific embodiments

[0025] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of the present utility model clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are some, but not all, of the embodiments of the present utility model. Usually, the components of the embodiments of the present utility model described and shown in the accompanying drawings here can be arranged and designed in various different configurations.

[0026] Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present utility model provided in the accompanying drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the present utility model claimed, but merely represents the selected 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 creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0027] Please refer to Figure 1As shown in the figure, an infrared series connection device 10 of the present utility model applying thermosetting glue mainly includes a series connection transmission mechanism 11, an infrared stove mechanism 12, a jig transfer mechanism 13, and a battery string cutting mechanism 14; the series connection transmission mechanism 11 performs a transmission operation on the battery slices 20, welding tapes 30, and jigs 40 that are sequentially arranged after applying thermosetting glue; the infrared stove mechanism 12 is arranged above the series connection transmission mechanism 11, and performs an infrared series connection operation on the battery slices 20 and welding tapes 30 that have been applied with thermosetting glue and pass below it; the jig transfer mechanism 13 is arranged on the side of the series connection transmission mechanism 11 and at the relative rear end of the infrared stove mechanism 12, and it transfers the jig 40 after the welding tape 30 is pressed and returns it to the jig transmission device; the battery string cutting mechanism 14 is arranged at one end of the series connection transmission mechanism 11, and it performs a cutting operation on the fixed-length battery string after series connection and conveys it to the next working station.

[0028] Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown in the figure, in this embodiment, the series connection transmission mechanism 11 includes a support assembly 111, a driving transmission assembly 112, and a transmission belt 113; the support assembly 111 is the support main body; the driving transmission assembly 112 is arranged on the support assembly 111; the transmission belt 113 is movably arranged on the support assembly 111 and is in transmission connection with the driving transmission assembly 112, and the driving transmission assembly 112 drives the transmission belt 113 to move, thereby performing a transmission operation on the battery slices 20, welding tapes 30, and jigs 40 arranged on it. Specifically, the driving transmission assembly 112 adopts the prior art, so its specific structure will not be described in detail here as long as it meets the requirements of this application.

[0029] Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 3 As shown in the figure, in this embodiment, the infrared stove mechanism 12 includes an infrared stove assembly 121 and a heat dissipation assembly 122; the infrared stove assembly 121 includes a plurality of infrared welding lamps, and the plurality of infrared welding lamps perform an infrared series connection operation on the battery slices 20 and welding tapes 30 that have been applied with thermosetting glue and pass below it; the heat dissipation assembly 122 is arranged on the infrared stove assembly 121, and it performs a heat dissipation operation on the infrared stove assembly 121; specifically, the heat dissipation assembly 122 includes a heat dissipation housing 1221 and a plurality of heat dissipation fans 1222; the heat dissipation housing 1221 is fixedly arranged on the infrared stove assembly 121; the plurality of heat dissipation fans 1222 are respectively arranged through the infrared stove assembly 121 and are respectively arranged in the heat dissipation housing 1221, and they perform a heat dissipation operation on the infrared stove assembly 121.

[0030] Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 4As shown, in this embodiment, the jig transfer mechanism 13 includes a support frame 131, a lateral motion component 132, a lifting component 133 and a jig adsorption component 134; the support frame 131 is fixedly arranged on the side of the serial transmission mechanism 11; the lateral motion component 132 is fixedly arranged on the support frame 131; the lifting component 133 is movably arranged on the lateral motion component 132, and the lateral motion component 132 drives the lifting component 133 to move in the lateral direction; the jig adsorption component 134 is fixedly arranged on the lifting component 133, which can adsorb the jig; the jig adsorbed by the jig adsorption component 134 is transported by the cooperation of the lateral motion component 132 and the lifting component 133. Specifically, the lateral motion component 132 adopts a linear module.

[0031] See also Figure 4 As shown, in this embodiment, the lifting assembly 133 includes a sliding seat 1331, a driving motor 1332 and a mounting frame 1333; the sliding seat 1331 is movably arranged on the lateral motion assembly 132; the driving motor 1332 is fixedly arranged on the sliding seat 1331; the mounting frame 1333 is longitudinally slidably arranged on the sliding seat 1331 and is transmission-connected to the driving motor 1332, the driving motor 1332 drives the mounting frame 1333 to move longitudinally relative to the sliding seat 1331, and the fixture adsorption assembly 134 is fixedly arranged below the mounting frame 1333. Specifically, at least one slide rail is vertically arranged on the sliding seat 1331, and the mounting frame 1333 is movably arranged on at least one slide rail; the driving motor 1332 adopts a servo motor, so as to realize the precise movement of the jig adsorption assembly 134 in the longitudinal direction; the jig adsorption assembly 134 includes a support plate 1341 and a plurality of magnetic suction mechanisms 1342, and the support plate 1341 is fixedly arranged below the mounting frame 1333; the plurality of magnetic suction mechanisms 1342 are respectively detachably arranged below the support plate 1341, so as to adjust the installation position of the magnetic suction mechanism 1342 on the support plate 1341, and the plurality of magnetic suction mechanisms 1342 can adsorb a plurality of jigs at the same time, so as to synchronously transport the plurality of jigs back to the jig conveying device; preferably, a scale 13411 is arranged on the side of the support plate 1341, and the installation position of the magnetic suction mechanism 1342 on the support plate 1341 is conveniently adjusted through the scale 13411.

[0032] See also Figure 1 and Figure 5 As shown, in this embodiment, the battery string disconnection mechanism 14 includes a transmission component 141 and a cutting component 142; the transmission component 141 is horizontally connected to the transmission belt 113, so that the battery string on the transmission belt 113 can be moved to the transmission component 141 for transmission; the cutting component 142 is arranged on the transmission component 141, and performs a cutting operation on the fixed-length battery string. Specifically, the transmission component 141 is provided with a sensor 1411, and the battery string is sensed by the sensor 1411.

[0033] The series connection machine for battery chips of the present utility model comprises the infrared series connection device 10 of any one of the above.

[0034] It further comprises a battery chip gluing device, a battery chip loading device, a solder tape loading device, a solder tape laying device, a battery chip fixture handling device and a fixture conveying device.

[0035] Among them, the battery chip gluing device performs a heat-setting glue application operation on the battery chip 20; the battery chip conveying device conveys the battery chip 20 after heat-setting glue application; the solder tape loading device places a solder tape roll to provide the solder tape 30 required for battery string welding; the solder tape laying device lays a solder tape 30 of a predetermined length onto the battery chip 20 after heat-setting glue application at the input end of the infrared series connection device 10; the battery chip fixture handling device transports the battery chip 20 after heat-setting glue application at the output end of the battery chip loading device and the fixture 40 at the output end of the fixture conveying device to the input end of the infrared series connection device 10; the fixture conveying device conveys the returned fixture 40 from the input end of the fixture conveying device to its output end.

[0036] It should be noted that the specific working process of the infrared series connection device and the battery chip series connection machine applying heat-setting glue of the present utility model is as follows: the series connection conveying mechanism 11 conveys the battery chip 20 after heat-setting glue application, the solder tape 30 and the fixture 40 sequentially arranged thereon to the infrared furnace mechanism 12 for heat-setting glue infrared curing operation; then the series connection conveying mechanism 11 continues to convey the battery string and the fixture 40 that have been series-connected by the infrared furnace mechanism 12 to the grasping position of the fixture transfer mechanism 13, and the fixture transfer mechanism 13 transfers and returns the fixture 40 after the solder tape 30 is pressed to the fixture conveying device; finally, the series connection conveying mechanism 11 conveys the battery string to the battery string cutting mechanism 14 for string cutting operation.

[0037] The technical features of the above-described embodiments can be combined arbitrarily. For the sake of concise description, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-described embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, it should be considered as the scope recorded in this specification.

[0038] The above-described embodiments only represent several implementation manners of the present utility model, and their descriptions are relatively specific and detailed, but they should not be construed as limiting the scope of the utility model patent. It should be noted that for those of ordinary skill in the art, without departing from the concept of the present utility model, several deformations and improvements can still be made, and these all belong to the protection scope of the present utility model. Therefore, the protection scope of the utility model patent shall be subject to the appended claims.

Claims

1. An infrared series connection device applying a thermosetting adhesive, characterized in that, include: A serial conveying mechanism is used to convey the battery cells, solder strips and jigs which are sequentially arranged after being heated and cured; An infrared stove mechanism is arranged above the serial transmission mechanism, and performs infrared curing serial operation of the heat curing glue on the battery slices and solder strips after the heat curing glue is applied thereto; A jig transfer mechanism, which is arranged at the side of the serial transmission mechanism and at the rear end of the infrared stove mechanism, and transfers the jig after the welding strip is pressed back to the jig transfer device; A battery string disconnection mechanism, which is arranged at one end of the series transmission mechanism and performs a disconnection operation on the fixed-length battery string after the series connection; Wherein, the serial transmission mechanism comprises a support assembly; a drive transmission assembly arranged on the support assembly; a transmission belt movably arranged on the support assembly and transmission-connected to the drive transmission assembly; Among them, the infrared stove mechanism includes an infrared stove assembly and a heat dissipation assembly; the infrared stove assembly includes a plurality of infrared welding lamps, and the plurality of infrared welding lamps perform infrared curing series operations of the heat-curing glue on the battery cells and welding strips that have passed through the bottom thereof after the heat-curing glue is applied; the heat dissipation assembly is arranged on the infrared stove assembly; the heat dissipation assembly includes a heat dissipation shell, which is fixedly arranged on the infrared stove assembly; and a plurality of heat dissipation fans are respectively arranged through the infrared stove assembly and respectively arranged in the heat dissipation shell.

2. The infrared series connection device using thermosetting glue according to claim 1, characterized in that The jig transfer mechanism includes a support frame, which is fixedly arranged on the side of the serial conveying mechanism; a lateral motion component fixedly arranged on the support frame; a lifting component movably arranged on the lateral motion component; and a jig adsorption component fixedly arranged on the lifting component, which can perform adsorption operations on the jig.

3. The infrared series connection device applying thermosetting glue according to claim 2, characterized in that, The lifting assembly includes a sliding seat, which is movably arranged on the lateral motion assembly; a driving motor fixedly arranged on the sliding seat; a mounting frame longitudinally slidably arranged on the sliding seat and transmission-connected to the driving motor, and the jig adsorption assembly is fixedly arranged below the mounting frame.

4. The infrared tandem device applying a thermosetting adhesive according to claim 3, characterized in that, The driving motor is a servo motor.

5. The infrared series connection device applying thermosetting glue according to claim 3, characterized in that, The fixture adsorption assembly includes a support plate, which is fixedly arranged below the mounting frame; and a plurality of magnetic adsorption mechanisms which are detachably arranged below the support plate, and the plurality of magnetic adsorption mechanisms can adsorb a plurality of fixtures at the same time.

6. The infrared series connection device using a thermosetting adhesive according to claim 5, characterized in that, The side edge of the support plate is provided with scales.

7. A cell series connection machine, characterized in that, An infrared series connection device comprising any one of claims 1 to 6; It also includes a cell glue applying device, a cell feeding device, a solder tape feeding device, a solder tape laying device, a cell jig handling device and a jig conveying device; Among them, the cell gluing device performs heat-set gluing operation on the cells; the cell conveying device conveys the cells after heat-set gluing operation; the solder tape feeding device places a solder tape roll to provide the solder tape required for the welding of the cell string; the solder tape laying device lays a solder tape of a predetermined length on the cells after heat-set gluing at the input end of the infrared series connection device; the cell fixture handling device transports the cells after heat-set gluing at the output end of the cell loading device and the fixture at the output end of the fixture conveying device to the input end of the infrared series connection device; the fixture conveying device transports the returned fixture from the input end of the fixture conveying device to its output end.

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