Battery tab cutting device

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of battery recycling equipment, and particularly relates to a battery tab cutting device, a tab cutting mechanism comprises a pressing module, a girdling module and a cutting module, the pressing module is provided with a cutting pressing plate capable of moving up and down, the girdling module is provided with a cutting saw blade capable of moving around a preset track, and the cutting module is provided with a cutting blade. A battery is pressed from the upper portion through a cutting pressing plate of the material pressing module, displacement of the battery is prevented, a cutting saw blade of the annular cutting module is used for cutting a battery shell to form an annular cutting seam, the annular cutting seam is aligned to the position of a pole lug of the battery when the annular cutting seam is cut, and therefore the battery can be cut conveniently. And a cutter of the cutting module is aligned with the position of the annular cutting seam to longitudinally cut the battery, so that the battery cell and the tab can be directly cut off, the operation is convenient and rapid, and the battery recycling efficiency is effectively improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of battery recycling equipment, in particular to a battery tab cutting device. Background Art

[0002] As a key member of the new energy vehicle market, electric vehicles are popular with consumers for their environmentally friendly and energy-saving features, driving a continuous increase in their market share. However, as electric vehicles age, their battery performance gradually declines, requiring replacement when performance reaches a certain level. It is worth noting that these replaced batteries still have high reuse value, indicating that the battery disassembly and recycling industry will become a key development direction.

[0003] The battery includes a shell, a battery cell arranged in the shell, and a tab connecting the battery cell. In the existing battery recycling industry, the tab is recycled by first cutting a circle of slits in the battery shell at the position corresponding to the tab, thereby dividing the battery shell into a part connecting the tab and a part loading the battery cell. Then, a tool such as a clamp is used to clamp the slit, and the battery cell is extracted from the shell using the tab. Then, a saw blade is used to cut the tab from the battery cell. This method of cutting the tab is slow, which seriously affects the efficiency of battery recycling. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a cutting device with a fast tab cutting speed. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of the utility model is to overcome the shortcomings of the existing tab cutting speed which is slow and leads to low battery recycling efficiency, and to provide a method for directly cutting the tab by punching, thereby improving the efficiency of battery recycling.

[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

[0006] A battery tab cutting device, the battery comprising a shell, a battery cell arranged in the shell, and tabs connected to the battery cell, the cutting device comprising a tab cutting mechanism, the tab cutting mechanism comprising a pressing module, a ring cutting module, and a cutting module, the pressing module being equipped with a cutting pressure plate that can move up and down, the cutting pressure plate being controllable to press downward against the upper side of the battery, the ring cutting module being equipped with a cutting saw blade that moves around a preset trajectory, the cutting saw blade being controllable to ring cut the battery shell to form the ring slit, the cutting module being equipped with a cutter that can move up and down, the cutter being controllable to longitudinally punch out the battery at a position corresponding to the ring slit.

[0007] Compared with the prior art, the utility model utilizes the cutting pressure plate of the pressing module to press the battery from above to prevent the battery from shifting, and the cutting saw blade of the circular cutting module cuts a circular slit in the battery shell, and aligns the position of the battery tab when cutting the circular slit. The cutting knife of the cutting module then aligns the position of the circular slit to longitudinally punch out the battery, which can directly cut off the battery cell and the tab. The operation is convenient and quick, and the efficiency of battery recycling is effectively improved.

[0008] Furthermore, the tab cutting mechanism also includes a cutting seat, the cutting module includes a guide bracket installed at the bottom of the cutting seat, a punching feed screw arranged on one side of the guide bracket, a punching frame sleeved on the periphery of the guide bracket and threadedly connected to the punching feed screw, and a punching motor arranged on the cutting seat for driving the punching feed screw to rotate, the cutter is installed on the punching frame on the side relative to the punching feed screw, the above arrangement has a compact structure, the cutter is driven to move longitudinally by the punching frame sleeved on the periphery of the guide bracket, and it moves smoothly and is not easy to get stuck.

[0009] Furthermore, it also includes a dustproof module arranged between the circular cutting module and the cutting module, the dustproof module includes a dustproof lifting cylinder installed at the bottom of the cutting seat, and a dustproof cover driven to rise and fall by the dustproof lifting cylinder. The dustproof cover can be controlled to rise and fall to surround the periphery of the cutting saw blade, and a cutting channel is provided in the middle thereof extending downward to the bottom end. The cutter is adaptively arranged in the cutting channel. The above-mentioned arrangement has a compact structure, and the dustproof module can prevent dust and debris generated by cutting from splashing out.

[0010] Furthermore, the tab cutting mechanism also includes a cutting frame, cutting guide rails installed on opposite sides of the bottom of the cutting frame, a third circular cutting feed screw installed between the cutting guide rails on both sides, and a third circular cutting motor for driving the third circular cutting feed screw to rotate, and the cutting seat includes a first movable plate, a second movable plate and a third movable plate that are slidably connected to the cutting guide rails in sequence, the first movable plate is threadedly connected to the third circular cutting feed screw, the second movable plate connects the first movable plate and the third movable plate, the circular cutting die assembly is arranged at the bottom of the first movable plate, the dustproof die assembly is arranged at the bottom of the second movable plate, and the cutting die group and the pressing die assembly are arranged at the bottom of the third movable plate. The above-mentioned split arrangement of the cutting seat facilitates the modular installation of the circular cutting die group, the dustproof die group, the cutting die group and the pressing die group.

[0011] Furthermore, the pressing module includes a pressing cylinder arranged at the bottom inner side of the guide bracket, and the output end of the pressing cylinder extends to the bottom of the guide bracket and is connected to the cutting plate.

[0012] Furthermore, the guide bracket is provided with blanking guide rails on opposite sides of the blanking feed screw, and the blanking frame is slidably connected to the blanking guide rails. The above arrangement effectively improves the smoothness of the movement of the blanking frame.

[0013] Furthermore, the circular cutting module also includes a circular cutting seat, a first circular cutting feed mechanism, and a second circular cutting feed mechanism. The circular cutting seat is installed at the bottom of the cutting seat. The first circular cutting feed mechanism includes a first circular cutting feed screw arranged laterally, a first circular cutting motor that drives the first circular cutting feed screw to rotate, and a first circular cutting bracket threadedly connected to the first circular cutting feed screw. The second circular cutting feed mechanism includes a second circular cutting feed screw installed on the first circular cutting bracket and arranged longitudinally, a second circular cutting bracket threadedly connected to the second circular cutting feed screw, and a second circular cutting motor that drives the second circular cutting feed screw to rotate. The second circular cutting bracket is connected to a cutting saw blade motor for driving the cutting saw blade to rotate. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] Figure 1 and Figure 2 is a perspective view of a cutting device;

[0015] Figure 3 and Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the pressing module, cutting module and dustproof module;

[0016] Figure 5 It is a structural diagram of the ring cutting module. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0017] A preferred embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0018] See also Figure 1 and Figure 2 , this embodiment provides a battery tab cutting device, including a tab cutting mechanism d1, the tab cutting mechanism d1 includes a pressing module d2, a ring cutting module d3 and a cutting module d4, the pressing module d2 is equipped with a cutting pressure plate d21 that can move up and down, the ring cutting module d3 is equipped with a cutting saw blade d31 that moves around a preset trajectory, and the cutting module d4 is equipped with a cutter d41 that can move up and down, the cutting pressure plate d21 is used to press downward on the upper side of the battery 100, the cutting saw blade d31 is used to ring cut the outer shell 101 of the battery 100 to form an annular slit 102 corresponding to the tab, and the cutter d41 is used to longitudinally punch the position of the battery 100 corresponding to the annular slit 102, so that the battery 100 is cut at the annular slit 102 and an opening is formed at the end of the battery shell 101.

[0019] See also Figure 3The tab cutting mechanism d1 also includes a cutting seat d11, and the cutting module d4 includes a guide bracket d42 installed at the bottom of the cutting seat d11, a punching feed screw d43 arranged on one side of the guide bracket d42, a punching frame d44 sleeved on the periphery of the guide bracket d42 and threadedly connected to the punching feed screw d43, and a punching motor d45 arranged on the cutting seat d11 for driving the punching feed screw d43 to rotate. The cutter d41 is installed on the punching frame d44 on the side opposite to the punching feed screw d43. The above-mentioned setting method has a compact structure, and the cutter is driven to move longitudinally by the punching frame sleeved on the periphery of the guide bracket. It moves smoothly and is not easy to get stuck.

[0020] See also Figure 3 The pressing module d2 includes a pressing cylinder d22 arranged at the bottom inner side of the guide bracket d42, and the output end of the pressing cylinder d22 extends to the bottom of the guide bracket d42 and is connected to the cutting plate d21.

[0021] See also Figure 3 The guide bracket d42 is located on opposite sides of the punching feed screw d43 and is respectively provided with a punching guide rail d46. The punching frame d44 is slidingly connected to the punching guide rail d46. The above arrangement effectively improves the smoothness of the movement of the punching frame d44.

[0022] See also Figure 1 and Figure 5 The circular cutting module d3 also includes a circular cutting seat d32, a first circular cutting feed mechanism d33, and a second circular cutting feed mechanism d34. The circular cutting seat d32 is installed at the bottom of the cutting seat d11. The first circular cutting feed mechanism d33 includes a first circular cutting feed screw d331 arranged horizontally, a first circular cutting motor d332 that drives the first circular cutting feed screw d331 to rotate, and a first circular cutting bracket d333 threadedly connected to the first circular cutting feed screw d331. The second circular cutting feed mechanism d34 includes a second circular cutting feed screw d341 installed on the first circular cutting bracket d333 and arranged longitudinally, a second circular cutting bracket d342 threadedly connected to the second circular cutting feed screw d341, and a second circular cutting motor d343 that drives the second circular cutting feed screw d341 to rotate. The second circular cutting bracket d342 is connected to a cutting saw blade motor d311 for driving the cutting saw blade d31 to rotate.

[0023] See also Figure 3 and Figure 4, and also includes a dustproof module d5 arranged between the circular cutting module d3 and the cutting module d4, the dustproof module d5 includes a dustproof lifting cylinder d51 installed at the bottom of the cutting seat d11, and a dustproof cover d52 driven to lift by the dustproof lifting cylinder d51, the dustproof cover d52 can be controlled to lift and lower to the periphery of the cutting saw blade d31, and a cutting channel d53 is provided in the middle thereof which penetrates downward to the bottom end, and the cutting knife d41 is adaptively arranged in the cutting channel d53. The above-mentioned setting method has a compact structure, and the dustproof module d5 can prevent the dust and debris generated by cutting from splashing out.

[0024] See also Figure 2 The tab cutting mechanism d1 also includes a cutting frame d6, cutting guide rails d7 installed on opposite sides of the bottom of the cutting frame d6, a third circular cutting feed screw d8 installed between the cutting guide rails d7 on both sides, and a third circular cutting motor d9 for driving the third circular cutting feed screw d8 to rotate. The cutting seat d11 includes a first movable plate d111, a second movable plate d112 and a third movable plate d113 that are sequentially slidably connected to the cutting guide rails d7. The first movable plate d111 and the third circular cutting The feed screw d8 is threadedly connected, the second movable plate d112 connects the first movable plate d111 and the third movable plate d113, the circular cutting module d3 is installed at the bottom of the first movable plate d111, the dustproof module d5 is installed at the bottom of the second movable plate d112, the cutting module d4 and the pressing module d2 are installed at the bottom of the third movable plate d113, and the split setting of the cutting seat d11 facilitates the modular installation of the circular cutting module d3, the dustproof module d5, the cutting module d4 and the pressing module d2.

[0025] Compared with the prior art, the cutting device of the present invention utilizes the cutting pressure plate d21 of the pressing module d2 to press the battery 100 from above to prevent the battery 100 from shifting, and the cutting saw blade d31 of the circular cutting module d3 cuts a circular slit 102 in the battery shell 101. When cutting the circular slit 102, it is aligned with the position of the tab of the battery 100. The cutter d41 of the cutting module d4 then aligns with the position of the circular slit 102 to longitudinally punch out the battery 100, so that the battery cell and the tab can be directly cut off. The operation is convenient and quick, and the efficiency of battery 100 recycling is effectively improved.

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

Claims

1. A battery tab cutting device, wherein the battery (100) comprises a housing (101), a battery cell disposed in the housing (101), and a tab connected to the battery cell, characterized in that: The invention comprises a tab cutting mechanism (d1), wherein the tab cutting mechanism (d1) comprises a pressing module (d2), a ring cutting module (d3) and a cutting module (d4); the pressing module (d2) is provided with a cutting pressure plate (d21) which can move up and down, and the cutting pressure plate (d21) can be controlled to press downward against the upper side of the ballast battery (100); the ring cutting module (d3) is provided with a cutting saw blade (d31) which moves around a preset trajectory, and the cutting saw blade (d31) can be controlled to ring cut the outer shell (101) of the battery (100) to form an annular slit (102); the cutting module (d4) is provided with a cutter (d41) which can move up and down, and the cutter (d41) can be controlled to longitudinally punch the battery (100) at a position corresponding to the annular slit (102).

2. The cutting device according to claim 1, characterized in that The tab cutting mechanism (d1) further includes a cutting seat (d11), the cutting module (d4) includes a guide bracket (d42) mounted on the bottom of the cutting seat (d11), a punching feed screw (d43) arranged on one side of the guide bracket (d42), a punching frame (d44) sleeved on the periphery of the guide bracket (d42) and threadedly connected to the punching feed screw (d43), and a punching motor (d45) arranged on the cutting seat (d11) for driving the punching feed screw (d43) to rotate, and the cutter (d41) is mounted on the punching frame (d44) on a side opposite to the punching feed screw (d43).

3. The cutting device according to claim 2, characterized in that It also includes a dustproof module (d5) arranged between the circular cutting module (d3) and the cutting module (d4), the dustproof module (d5) including a dustproof lifting cylinder (d51) installed at the bottom of the cutting seat (d11), and a dustproof cover (d52) driven to rise and fall by the dustproof lifting cylinder (d51), the dustproof cover (d52) can be controlled to rise and fall to surround the outer periphery of the cutting saw blade (d31), and a cutting channel (d53) is provided in the middle thereof extending downward to the bottom end, and the cutting knife (d41) is correspondingly arranged in the cutting channel (d53).

4. The cutting device according to claim 3, characterized in that The tab cutting mechanism (d1) further includes a cutting frame (d6), cutting guide rails (d7) installed on opposite sides of the bottom of the cutting frame (d6), a third circular cutting feed screw (d8) installed between the cutting guide rails (d7) on both sides, and a third circular cutting motor (d9) for driving the third circular cutting feed screw (d8) to rotate. The cutting seat (d11) includes a first movable plate (d111), a second movable plate (d112) and a third movable plate (d113) which are sequentially slidably connected to the cutting guide rails (d7). Plate (d113), the first movable plate (d111) is threadedly connected to the third circular cutting feed screw (d8), the second movable plate (d112) connects the first movable plate (d111) and the third movable plate (d113), the circular cutting module (d3) is installed at the bottom of the first movable plate (d111), the dustproof module (d5) is installed at the bottom of the second movable plate (d112), and the cutting module (d4) and the pressing module (d2) are installed at the bottom of the third movable plate (d113).

5. The cutting device according to claim 2, characterized in that The pressing module (d2) includes a pressing cylinder (d22) arranged at the bottom inner side of the guide bracket (d42), and the output end of the pressing cylinder (d22) extends to the bottom of the guide bracket (d42) and is connected to the cutting plate (d21).

6. The cutting device according to claim 5, characterized in that The guide bracket (d42) is located on opposite sides of the punching feed screw (d43) and is provided with punching guide rails (d46), and the punching frame (d44) is slidably connected to the punching guide rails (d46).

7. The cutting device according to claim 2, characterized in that The circular cutting module (d3) further includes a circular cutting seat (d32), a first circular cutting feeding mechanism (d33), and a second circular cutting feeding mechanism (d34). The circular cutting seat (d32) is mounted on the bottom of the cutting seat (d11). The first circular cutting feeding mechanism (d33) includes a first circular cutting feeding screw (d331) arranged transversely, a first circular cutting motor (d332) driving the first circular cutting feeding screw (d331) to rotate, and a first circular cutting bracket (d34) threadedly connected to the first circular cutting feeding screw (d331). 33), the second circular cutting feed mechanism (d34) includes a second circular cutting feed screw (d341) installed on the first circular cutting bracket (d333) and arranged longitudinally, a second circular cutting bracket (d342) threadedly connected to the second circular cutting feed screw (d341), and a second circular cutting motor (d343) driving the second circular cutting feed screw (d341) to rotate, and the second circular cutting bracket (d342) is connected to a cutting saw blade motor (d311) for driving the cutting saw blade (d31) to rotate.

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