Cylindrical battery blister box feeding and discharging mechanism and blister box guiding and separating mechanism of cylindrical battery blister box feeding and discharging mechanism

Abstract

The utility model discloses a cylindrical battery blister box feeding and discharging mechanism and a blister box guiding and separating mechanism thereof. The cylindrical battery blister box feeding and discharging mechanism comprises a blister box transverse conveying line mechanism, a blister box jacking mechanism, a blister box guiding and separating mechanism and a blister box taking and discharging mechanism. During use, multiple layers of stacked blister boxes are firstly conveyed into the blister box guiding and separating mechanism by the blister box transverse conveying line mechanism; after guiding and positioning, the blister box jacking mechanism jacks the blister box to a preset height; after the upper limit sensor detects that the blister boxes are in place, the separation air cylinder pushes out and separates the blister box on the uppermost layer from the bottom blister box; the sliding table air cylinder drives the vacuum system assembly to move to the position over the blister boxes, the first blister box is adsorbed through the vacuum system assembly, then the sliding table air cylinder drives the vacuum system to move to the position where an external battery is placed, and the blister box covers the battery and is combined with the battery; and through comprehensive automation of packaging and discharging of the blister box, the labor cost is greatly reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of battery manufacturing, and in particular relates to a loading and unloading mechanism for a cylindrical battery blister box and a blister box guiding and separating mechanism. Background Art

[0002] The battery blister box is a battery packaging product manufactured using the blister process. It is placed on top of the battery by a robotic arm, and then the plastic sheet and battery are wrapped and sealed as a whole by a heat shrink machine. It can effectively prevent the battery from being physically damaged during transportation and storage, facilitates stacking and transportation, and also plays a role in dust and moisture prevention.

[0003] In the early days of the lithium battery industry, blister packaging of sorted batteries was typically done manually, resulting in slow efficiency, high costs, and numerous problems. Consequently, blister packaging for lithium batteries was often handled by automated workshops. Existing cylindrical battery packaging equipment still requires significant manual intervention, resulting in low efficiency, inconsistent standards, and frequent rework and resource waste due to human error. Therefore, a fully automated blister loading and unloading mechanism was needed to facilitate blister box transportation and packaging. Summary of the Invention

[0004] In view of the above problems, the present invention proposes a cylindrical battery blister box loading and unloading mechanism and a blister box guiding and separating mechanism used therein.

[0005] The blister box guiding and separating mechanism includes a first lifting base plate, a second lifting base plate, a third lifting base plate and a fourth lifting base plate, wherein the first lifting base plate, the second lifting base plate and the third lifting base plate are connected to vertical separating side plates by reinforcing ribs; a vertical separating guide plate is provided on the fourth lifting plate; the separating side plates and the separating guide plates surround a rectangular cavity with an open top, and a blister box is provided in the rectangular cavity; the separating guide plate can be raised and lowered to allow the blister box to enter the rectangular cavity and guide the blister box to enter the work station; a separating cylinder assembly is provided on the top of the separating side plate, and the separating cylinder can push toward the blister box to separate the blister box on the uppermost layer from the blister box on the lower layer.

[0006] A cylindrical battery blister box loading and unloading mechanism includes a blister box transverse conveyor line mechanism, a blister box lifting mechanism, a blister box guide and separation mechanism, and a blister box loading and unloading mechanism. The blister box transverse conveyor line mechanism includes two parallel conveyor line guide plates, with the conveyor line guide plates extending in the left-right direction and the horizontal direction perpendicular to the left-right direction being the front-back direction. The bottom of the conveyor line guide plates is connected to an external mechanism via a conveyor fixing plate. A belt conveyor line is connected between the two conveyor line guide plates.

[0007] A blister box lifting mechanism is provided on the right side of the blister box horizontal conveyor line mechanism, and the blister box lifting mechanism includes a supporting base plate extending front and back, and a vertical supporting photoelectric detection fixing plate is respectively provided at the front and rear ends of the supporting base plate; the top of the supporting photoelectric detection fixing plate is connected to the supporting machine base plate, and two supporting guide shafts are passed through the top of the supporting machine base plate through linear bearings; a supporting lifting plate is provided on the top of the supporting guide shaft, and a supporting guide shaft lower fixing plate is provided at the bottom of the supporting guide shaft; a lifting connecting plate is provided at the bottom of the supporting lifting plate, and a coupling is provided at the bottom of the lifting connecting plate; a screw is provided in the middle of the supporting machine base plate, and a through-type screw motor passing through the screw downwards is provided at the bottom of the coupling;

[0008] The top of the blister box lifting mechanism is provided with a blister box guiding and separating mechanism; the blister box guiding and separating mechanism comprises a first jacking bottom plate provided on the rear side of the jacking and lifting plate, a second jacking bottom plate provided on the front side of the jacking and lifting plate, a third jacking bottom plate provided on the left side of the jacking and lifting plate, and a fourth jacking bottom plate provided on the right side of the jacking and lifting plate, the first jacking bottom plate, the second jacking bottom plate and the third jacking bottom plate are all connected to the vertical separating side plate by reinforcing ribs; the fourth jacking plate is provided with a vertical separating guide plate; the separating side plate and the separating guide plate surround a rectangular cavity with an open top, and the rectangular cavity is provided with a blister box; the separating guide plate can be raised and lowered to allow the blister box to enter the rectangular cavity and guide the blister box to enter the work station; a separating cylinder assembly is provided on the top of the separating side plate, and the separating cylinder can push toward the blister box to separate the blister box on the uppermost layer from the blister box on the lower layer;

[0009] A blister box picking and unloading mechanism is provided in front of the blister box guide and separating mechanism; the blister box picking and unloading mechanism includes two left and right flush manipulator columns, the bottom of the manipulator columns are connected to the external mechanism in turn through fixed angle pieces and manipulator fixed plates; the tops of the two manipulator columns are connected to left and right extending manipulator transverse plates through profile reinforcement plates, the top of the manipulator transverse plates is provided with a manipulator drag chain groove, and the inside of the manipulator drag chain groove is provided with a drag chain; the rear side of the manipulator transverse plate is provided with a slide cylinder that can be pushed left and right; the piston rod of the slide cylinder is provided with a downward vacuum system component; the vacuum system component is directly above the blister box; the top of the vacuum system component is provided with a drag chain mounting plate, and the drag chain mounting plate is connected to the drag chain.

[0010] More specifically, a slot-shaped photoelectric fixing plate is provided at the right end of the lower fixing plate of the jacking guide shaft; an upper limit sensor, an origin sensor and a lower limit sensor are provided on the right jacking photoelectric detection fixing plate.

[0011] The working steps of the utility model include: the sheeting guide plate is initially in a lowered position, and the multi-layer stacked blister boxes are first transported by the belt conveyor line to the rectangular cavity formed by the sheeting side plate and the sheeting guide plate; the sheeting guide plate is raised, and after the blister box is guided and positioned in the rectangular cavity, the blister box lifting mechanism lifts the blister box to a preset height; after the upper limit sensor detects that the blister box is in place, the sheeting cylinder pushes out and separates the top blister box and the bottom blister box; the slide cylinder carries the vacuum system component to run to the top of the blister box, and the first blister box is adsorbed by the vacuum system component, and then the slide cylinder carries the vacuum system to the position where the external battery is placed. After the vacuum system component breaks the vacuum, the blister box covers the battery and combines with the battery, and the blister box unloading is completed.

[0012] Compared with the existing technology, the beneficial effects of the present invention are: through the combination of the blister box horizontal conveying line mechanism, the blister box lifting mechanism, the blister box guiding and separating mechanism and the blister box taking and discharging mechanism, the full automation of blister box packaging unloading is realized, which greatly reduces the labor cost and avoids the low efficiency and non-uniform standards problems caused by manual contact of batteries; at the same time, the structure is simple and it is easy to expand production. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0013] Figure 1 This is a structural diagram of the loading and unloading mechanism of a cylindrical battery blister box.

[0014] Figure 2 It is the main view of the utility model.

[0015] Figure 3 This is a structural diagram of the blister box transverse conveyor line mechanism of the present utility model.

[0016] Figure 4 This is a structural diagram of the blister box lifting mechanism of the present utility model.

[0017] Figure 5 This is a structural diagram of the guiding and separating mechanism of the blister box of the present invention.

[0018] Figure 6 This is a structural diagram of the blister box taking and discharging mechanism of the present utility model. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] The following describes the specific implementation of the embodiment of the present invention in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the specific implementation described herein is only used to illustrate and explain the embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the embodiment of the present invention.

[0020] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential" and the like to indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation to the present invention.

[0021] Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of the technical features being referred to. Thus, a feature specified as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of this utility model, "plurality" means at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise specifically defined.

[0022] In this utility model, unless otherwise specified or limited, the terms "installed," "connected," "connect," "fixed," etc. should be understood in a broad sense. For example, they can refer to fixed connection, detachable connection, or integration; mechanical connection, electrical connection, or communication; direct connection or indirect connection through an intermediate medium; internal communication between two elements or interaction between two elements, unless otherwise specified. For those skilled in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in this utility model can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0023] In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly specified or limited, when a first feature is "above" or "below" a second feature, it may mean that the first and second features are in direct contact, or the first and second features are in indirect contact through an intermediary. Furthermore, when a first feature is "above," "above," or "above" a second feature, it may mean that the first feature is directly above or diagonally above the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. When a first feature is "below," "below," or "below" a second feature, it may mean that the first feature is directly below or diagonally below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is at a lower level than the second feature.

[0024] In the description of this specification, the description with reference to the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "example", "specific example", or "some examples" means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in conjunction with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described can be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner. In addition, those skilled in the art can combine and combine different embodiments or examples described in this specification and features of different embodiments or examples without contradiction.

[0025] The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and in combination with exemplary embodiments.

[0026] The utility model provides a cylindrical battery blister box loading and unloading mechanism and a blister box guiding and separating mechanism used by the mechanism.

[0027] The blister box guiding and separating mechanism includes a first lifting base plate 25, a second lifting base plate 26, a third lifting base plate 24 and a fourth lifting base plate 21. The first lifting base plate 25, the second lifting base plate 26 and the third lifting base plate 24 are all connected to the vertical separating side plate 22 through reinforcing ribs 23; the fourth lifting plate 21 is provided with a vertical separating guide plate 19; the separating side plate 22 and the separating guide plate 19 surround a rectangular cavity with an open top, and a blister box 18 is provided in the rectangular cavity; the separating guide plate 19 can be raised and lowered to allow the blister box 18 to enter the rectangular cavity; a separating cylinder assembly 20 is provided on the top of the separating side plate 22, and the separating cylinder 20 can push toward the blister box 18 to separate the blister box on the uppermost layer from the blister box on the lower layer.

[0028] A cylindrical battery blister box loading and unloading mechanism includes a blister box transverse conveyor line mechanism 41, a blister box lifting mechanism 42, a blister box guide and separation mechanism 43, and a blister box loading and unloading mechanism 44. The blister box transverse conveyor line mechanism 41 includes two parallel conveyor line guide plates 1, with the conveyor line guide plates 1 extending in the left-right direction and the horizontal direction perpendicular to the left-right direction being the front-back direction. The bottom of the conveyor line guide plates 1 is connected to an external mechanism via a conveyor fixing plate 2. A belt conveyor line 3 is connected between the two conveyor line guide plates 1.

[0029] A blister box lifting mechanism 42 is provided on the right side of the blister box horizontal conveyor line mechanism 41. The blister box lifting mechanism 42 includes a supporting base plate 13 extending forward and backward. A vertical supporting photoelectric detection fixing plate 9 is respectively provided at the front and rear ends of the supporting base plate 13; the top of the supporting photoelectric detection fixing plate 9 is connected to the supporting machine base plate 7, and two supporting guide shafts 5 are passed through the top of the supporting machine base plate 7 through linear bearings 6; the top of the supporting guide shaft 5 is provided with a supporting lifting plate 4, and the bottom of the supporting guide shaft 5 is provided with a supporting guide shaft lower fixing plate 14; the bottom of the supporting lifting plate 4 is provided with a lifting connecting plate 17, and the bottom of the lifting connecting plate 17 is provided with a coupling 16; a screw is provided in the middle of the supporting machine base plate 7, and a through-type screw motor 15 passing through the screw downward is provided at the bottom of the coupling 16;

[0030] A blister box guiding and separating mechanism 43 is provided on the top of the blister box lifting mechanism 42; the blister box guiding and separating mechanism 43 comprises a first lifting bottom plate 25 provided on the rear side of the jacking and lifting plate, a second lifting bottom plate 26 provided on the front side of the jacking and lifting plate, a third lifting bottom plate 24 provided on the left side of the jacking and lifting plate, and a fourth lifting bottom plate 21 provided on the right side of the jacking and lifting plate. The first lifting bottom plate 25, the second lifting bottom plate 26 and the third lifting bottom plate 24 are all connected to the vertical separating side plate 22 by reinforcing ribs 23; the ... second lifting bottom plate 26 and the third lifting bottom plate 24 are all connected to the vertical separating side plate 22 by reinforcing ribs 23; the third lifting bottom plate 24 and the second lifting bottom plate 26 are all connected to the vertical separating side plate 22 by reinforcing ribs 23; the third lifting bottom plate 24 and the second lifting bottom plate 24 are all connected to the vertical separating side plate 22 by reinforcing ribs 23; the third lifting bottom plate 24 and the second lifting bottom plate 24 are all connected to the vertical separating side plate 22 by reinforcing ribs 23; the third lifting bottom plate 24 and the second lifting bottom plate 24 are all connected to the vertical separating side plate 22 by reinforcing ribs A vertical sheet separation guide plate 19 is provided on the four lifting plates 21. The sheet separation side plates 22 and the sheet separation guide plate 19 surround a rectangular cavity with an open top, and a blister box 18 is provided in the rectangular cavity. The sheet separation guide plate 19 can be raised and lowered to allow the blister box 18 to enter the rectangular cavity and guide the blister box to enter the work station. A sheet separation cylinder assembly 20 is provided on the top of the sheet separation side plates 22. The sheet separation cylinder 20 can push toward the blister box 18 to separate the blister box on the top layer from the blister boxes on the bottom layer.

[0031] A blister box picking and unloading mechanism 44 is provided in front of the blister box guide and separating mechanism 43; the blister box picking and unloading mechanism 44 includes two left and right flush manipulator columns 30, and the bottom of the manipulator columns 30 is connected to the external mechanism in turn through a fixed angle piece 31 and a manipulator fixed plate 32; the tops of the two manipulator columns 30 are connected to the left and right extending manipulator transverse plates 37 through a profile reinforcement plate 29, and the top of the manipulator transverse plate 37 is provided with a manipulator drag chain groove 28, and the inside of the manipulator drag chain groove 28 is provided with a drag chain 35; the rear side of the manipulator transverse plate 37 is provided with a slide cylinder 34 that can be pushed left and right; the piston rod of the slide cylinder 34 is provided with a downward vacuum system component 33; the vacuum system component 33 is directly above the blister box 18; the top of the vacuum system component 33 is provided with a drag chain mounting plate 36, and the drag chain mounting plate is connected to the drag chain 35.

[0032] More specifically, a slot-shaped photoelectric fixing plate 10 is provided at the right end of the lower fixing plate 14 of the jacking guide shaft; an upper limit sensor 8, an origin sensor 11 and a lower limit sensor 12 are provided on the right jacking photoelectric detection fixing plate 9.

[0033] The working steps of the utility model include: the sheeting guide plate is initially in a lowered position, and the multi-layer stacked blister boxes are first transported by the belt conveyor line to the rectangular cavity formed by the sheeting side plate and the sheeting guide plate; the sheeting guide plate is raised, and after the blister box is guided and positioned in the rectangular cavity, the blister box lifting mechanism lifts the blister box to a preset height; after the upper limit sensor detects that the blister box is in place, the sheeting cylinder pushes out and separates the top blister box and the bottom blister box; the slide cylinder carries the vacuum system component to run to the top of the blister box, and the first blister box is adsorbed by the vacuum system component, and then the slide cylinder carries the vacuum system to the position where the external battery is placed. After the vacuum system component breaks the vacuum, the blister box covers the battery and combines with the battery, and the blister box unloading is completed.

[0034] Compared with the existing technology, the beneficial effects of the present invention are: through the combination of the blister box horizontal conveying line mechanism, the blister box lifting mechanism, the blister box guiding and separating mechanism and the blister box taking and discharging mechanism, the full automation of blister box packaging unloading is realized, which greatly reduces the labor cost and avoids the low efficiency and non-uniform standards problems caused by manual contact of batteries; at the same time, the structure is simple and it is easy to expand production.

Claims

1. A cylindrical battery blister box loading and unloading mechanism, characterized by: It includes a blister box transverse conveyor line mechanism, a blister box lifting mechanism, a blister box guide and sheeting mechanism, and a blister box loading and unloading mechanism; the blister box transverse conveyor line mechanism includes two parallel conveyor line guide plates, the extension direction of the conveyor line guide plates is defined as the left-right direction, and the horizontal direction perpendicular to the left-right direction is the front-back direction; the bottom of the conveyor line guide plate is connected to the external mechanism through a conveyor fixing plate; a belt conveyor line is connected between the two conveyor line guide plates; A blister box lifting mechanism is provided on the right side of the blister box horizontal conveyor line mechanism, and the blister box lifting mechanism includes a supporting base plate extending front and back, and a vertical supporting photoelectric detection fixing plate is respectively provided at the front and rear ends of the supporting base plate; the top of the supporting photoelectric detection fixing plate is connected to the supporting machine base plate, and two supporting guide shafts are passed through the top of the supporting machine base plate through linear bearings; a supporting lifting plate is provided on the top of the supporting guide shaft, and a supporting guide shaft lower fixing plate is provided at the bottom of the supporting guide shaft; a lifting connecting plate is provided at the bottom of the supporting lifting plate, and a coupling is provided at the bottom of the lifting connecting plate; a screw is provided in the middle of the supporting machine base plate, and a through-type screw motor passing through the screw downwards is provided at the bottom of the coupling; A blister box guiding and separating mechanism is provided on the top of the blister box lifting mechanism; the blister box guiding and separating mechanism comprises a first lifting base plate provided on the rear side of the jacking and lifting plate, a second lifting base plate provided on the front side of the jacking and lifting plate, a third lifting base plate provided on the left side of the jacking and lifting plate, and a fourth lifting base plate provided on the right side of the jacking and lifting plate, the first lifting base plate, the second lifting base plate and the third lifting base plate are all connected to a vertical separating side plate by reinforcing ribs; a vertical separating guide plate is provided on the fourth lifting plate; the separating side plate and the separating guide plate surround a rectangular cavity with an open top, a blister box is provided in the rectangular cavity; a separating cylinder assembly is provided on the top of the separating side plate; A blister box picking and unloading mechanism is provided in front of the blister box guide and separating mechanism; the blister box picking and unloading mechanism includes two left and right flush manipulator columns, the bottom of the manipulator columns are connected to the external mechanism in turn through fixed angle pieces and manipulator fixed plates; the tops of the two manipulator columns are connected to left and right extending manipulator transverse plates through profile reinforcement plates, the top of the manipulator transverse plates is provided with a manipulator drag chain groove, and the inside of the manipulator drag chain groove is provided with a drag chain; the rear side of the manipulator transverse plate is provided with a slide cylinder that can be pushed left and right; the piston rod of the slide cylinder is provided with a downward vacuum system component; the vacuum system component is directly above the blister box; the top of the vacuum system component is provided with a drag chain mounting plate, and the drag chain mounting plate is connected to the drag chain.

2. A cylindrical battery blister box loading and unloading mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: A slot-shaped photoelectric fixing plate is provided at the right end of the lower fixing plate of the jacking guide shaft; an upper limit position sensor, an origin sensor and a lower limit position sensor are provided on the right jacking photoelectric detection fixing plate.

3. A blister box guide and separation mechanism used in a cylindrical battery blister box loading and unloading mechanism, characterized by: It includes a first lifting base plate, a second lifting base plate arranged in front of the first lifting base plate, a third lifting base plate arranged on the left side of the first lifting base plate, and a fourth lifting base plate arranged on the right side of the first lifting base plate. The first lifting base plate, the second lifting base plate and the third lifting base plate are all connected to the vertical sheet-splitting side plates by reinforcing ribs; a vertical sheet-splitting guide plate is provided on the fourth lifting plate; the sheet-splitting side plates and the sheet-splitting guide plates surround a rectangular cavity with an open top, and a blister box is provided in the rectangular cavity; a sheet-splitting cylinder assembly is provided on the top of the sheet-splitting side plates.

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