Centering feeding device for blade battery

Abstract

The utility model discloses a centering feeding device for blade batteries, and relates to the technical field of blade battery processing equipment. The device comprises a centering assembly, a supporting and clamping assembly and a feeding assembly, wherein the centering assembly is used for centering and positioning the position of a blade battery; the supporting and clamping assembly is installed on the feeding assembly and used for supporting and clamping the middle of the blade battery. The feeding assembly is used for moving the supporting and clamping assembly and conveying the blade battery on the supporting and clamping assembly to a set position; the centering assembly comprises a left battery positioning frame, a left centering air cylinder, a left centering baffle, a right battery positioning frame, a right centering air cylinder and a right centering baffle. The blade battery feeding device can align a blade battery to the center of a machine table and feed the blade battery accurately.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of blade battery processing equipment, in particular to a centering feeding device for blade batteries. Background Art

[0002] The blade battery is a lithium-ion battery with external specifications that are long, narrow, and thin like a blade. There are top covers at both ends of the blade battery. Currently, the two ends of the blade battery and the top covers are mainly connected by laser welding.

[0003] See Chinese patent document CN113523561B, which discloses a three-in-one laser welding device for blade batteries. The laser welding device includes a workbench with a three-axis slide on the top of the workbench, a laser welding galvanometer on the three-axis slide, and a first station, a second station, and a third station on the workbench for assisting the laser welding galvanometer in welding blade batteries. The patent has multiple stations for assisting blade battery welding. In any station, the blade battery can be positioned to a specific posture and fully exposed to the welding position, and then laser welding is performed by the laser welding galvanometer. However, the laser welding equipment disclosed in the patent CN113523561B does not have a device for aligning the blade battery with the center of the machine, making it difficult to achieve precise feeding, thereby making it difficult to ensure the welding precision of the blade battery. Utility Model Content

[0004] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a centering feeding device for blade batteries based on the above-mentioned deficiencies in the prior art, which can align the blade batteries to the center of the machine and feed them accurately.

[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, the technical solution of the utility model is: a blade battery centering feeding device, comprising a centering assembly, a support clamping assembly and a feeding assembly, wherein the centering assembly is used to center the position of the blade battery; the support clamping assembly is installed on the feeding assembly, and is used to support and clamp the middle part of the blade battery; the feeding assembly is used to move the support clamping assembly and transfer the blade battery on the support clamping assembly to the set position; the centering assembly comprises a left battery positioning frame, a left centering cylinder, a left centering baffle, a right ... Frame, right centering cylinder and right centering baffle; the top of the left battery positioning frame is provided with a supporting sliding surface for supporting the left end of the blade battery, the left side of the upper end of the left battery positioning frame is provided with a left cylinder seat, the left centering cylinder is installed on the left cylinder seat, and the cylinder telescopic rod of the left centering cylinder extends to the right and is connected to the left centering baffle; the top of the right battery positioning frame is provided with a supporting sliding surface for supporting the right end of the blade battery, the right side of the upper end of the right battery positioning frame is provided with a right cylinder seat, the right centering cylinder is installed on the right cylinder seat, and the cylinder telescopic rod of the right centering cylinder extends to the left and is connected to the right centering baffle.

[0006] In the above technical solution, the centering assembly also includes a guide rod, a forward and reverse screw rod, a left screw nut, a left nut seat, a left bearing, a left bearing seat, a right screw nut, a right nut seat, a right bearing, a right bearing seat and a screw drive mechanism; the guide rods are provided with two parallel ones, the left end of the guide rod is connected to the left bearing seat, and the right end of the guide rod is connected to the right bearing seat; the left end of the forward and reverse screw rods is provided with a forward thread, and the right end of the forward and reverse screw rods is provided with a reverse thread, the left nut seat is slidably installed on the guide rod, the left screw nut is installed in the left nut seat, and the left end of the forward and reverse screw rods moves through the left screw nut And it is threadedly matched with the left screw nut; the right nut seat is slidably installed on the guide rod, and the right screw nut is installed in the right nut seat, and the right end of the forward and reverse screw rods moves through the right screw nut and is threadedly matched with the right screw nut; the left bearing is installed in the left bearing seat, and the left end portion of the forward and reverse screw rods is installed in the left bearing; the right bearing is installed in the right bearing seat, and the right end portion of the forward and reverse screw rods passes through the right bearing and is connected to the screw drive mechanism; the left battery positioning frame is installed on the left nut seat, and the right battery positioning frame is installed on the right nut seat.

[0007] In the above technical solution, a left linear bearing is installed in the left nut seat, and the left end of the guide rod slides through the left linear bearing; a right linear bearing is installed in the right nut seat, and the right end of the guide rod slides through the right linear bearing; the screw drive mechanism is a handwheel.

[0008] In the above technical solution, the feeding assembly includes a linear transmission module, a module pad and a module support seat. The linear transmission module is installed on the module pad, and the module pad is installed on the module support seat; the support clamping assembly is installed on the linear transmission module, and the linear transmission module is used to drive the support clamping assembly to move forward and backward.

[0009] In the above technical solution, the support and clamping assembly includes a battery lifting mechanism and a battery clamping mechanism. The battery lifting mechanism is used to support and drive the blade battery to lift and lower. The battery clamping mechanism is installed on the battery lifting mechanism. The battery clamping mechanism is used to clamp or release the middle part of the blade battery.

[0010] In the above technical solution, the battery lifting mechanism includes a cylinder mounting plate, a lifting cylinder, a battery positioning groove, a guide shaft and a linear bearing; the lifting cylinder is installed on the middle part of the cylinder mounting plate, and the cylinder telescopic rod of the lifting cylinder extends upward and connects to the bottom of the battery positioning groove; there are four guide shafts, and the four guide shafts are vertically installed on the four corners of the cylinder mounting plate; there are four linear bearings, and the four linear bearings are installed on the four corners of the battery positioning groove, and the guide shaft passes through the corresponding linear bearings upward; support plates for supporting blade batteries are installed on both sides of the upper end of the battery positioning groove.

[0011] In the above technical solution, the battery lifting mechanism includes two buffer plates, one of which is installed on the upper ends of the two guide shafts, and the other is installed on the upper ends of the other two guide shafts. Oil pressure buffers are vertically installed on the two buffer plates, and the lower ends of the oil pressure buffers are pressed against the battery positioning grooves.

[0012] In the above technical solution, the battery clamping mechanism includes a static clamping plate, a clamping cylinder and a dynamic clamping plate. The static clamping plate is installed on the rear end of the battery positioning groove, and the clamping cylinder is installed in the battery positioning groove. The cylinder telescopic rod of the clamping cylinder extends forward and connects to the dynamic clamping plate. The dynamic clamping plate and the static clamping plate cooperate with each other to clamp or release the middle part of the blade battery.

[0013] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: the centring and feeding device of the present invention includes a centring assembly, a supporting and clamping assembly, and a feeding assembly. The present invention can use the centring assembly to centrifuge the position of the blade battery so that the blade battery is aligned with the center of the machine. The supporting and clamping assembly can be used to support and clamp the middle of the blade battery after the centring is completed. The feeding assembly can then be used to move the supporting and clamping assembly so that the blade battery on the supporting and clamping assembly is transferred to the set position, thereby achieving precise feeding. The centring assembly of the present invention includes a left battery positioning frame, a left centring cylinder, a left centring baffle, a right battery positioning frame, a right centring cylinder, and a right centring baffle. The blade battery can be placed on the supporting sliding surface of the left battery positioning frame and the supporting sliding surface of the right battery positioning frame. The left centring cylinder and the right centring cylinder are then controlled by a solenoid valve to work simultaneously, pushing the left centring baffle and the right centring baffle toward the center of the machine, thereby aligning the blade battery with the center of the machine. The operation is convenient and the centring is precise. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] Figure 1 This is the structural diagram of the blade battery.

[0015] Figure 2 This is the structural diagram of the laser welding equipment equipped with a centering feeding device.

[0016] Figure 3 It is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the centering feeding device.

[0017] Figure 4 It is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the centering component.

[0018] Figure 5 This is a bottom cross-sectional structural diagram of the centering component.

[0019] Figure 6 This is one of the three-dimensional structural diagrams of the support clamping assembly and the feeding assembly.

[0020] Figure 7This is the second three-dimensional structural diagram of the support clamping component and the feeding component. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] The structural principle and working principle of the present invention are further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0022] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the directions or positional relationships indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "left", "right", etc. are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings.

[0023] like Figure 1 As shown in the figure, it is a structural diagram of the blade battery 1. The blade battery 1 is a lithium-ion battery with a long, narrow and thin outer shape like a blade. The two ends of the blade battery 1 have a top cover 2, and the blade battery 1 and the top cover 2 are connected by laser welding. Figure 2 As shown in the figure, it is a structural diagram of a laser welding device equipped with a centering feeding device. The laser welding device includes a workbench 5 and a centering feeding device 6, a left welding clamping device 7, a right welding clamping device 8, a left laser welding device 9 and a right laser welding device 10 installed on the workbench 5. Among them, the left welding clamping device 7 and the right welding clamping device 8 are used to position the two ends and the top cover 2 of the blade battery 1, the left laser welding device 9 is used to laser-weld the top cover 2 at the left end of the blade battery 1, and the right laser welding device 10 is used to laser-weld the top cover 2 at the right end of the blade battery 1. It should be noted that the centering feeding device 6 of the present invention is not limited to being installed on laser welding equipment, but can also be installed on other blade battery processing equipment.

[0024] like Figure 2-Figure 7As shown, the utility model is a blade battery centering and feeding device 6, comprising a workbench 5 and a centering component 61, a supporting and clamping component 62 and a feeding component 63 installed on the workbench 5, wherein the centering component 61 is used to center the position of the blade battery 1; the supporting and clamping component 62 is installed on the feeding component 63, and is used to support and clamp the middle part of the blade battery 1; the feeding component 63 is used to move the supporting and clamping component 62, and transfer the blade battery 1 on the supporting and clamping component 62 to the set position. In this embodiment, the left and right ends of the blade battery 1 are transferred to the left welding clamping device 7 and the right welding clamping device 8; the centering component 61 is installed on the front middle part of the workbench 5, and the centering component 61 comprises a left battery positioning frame 611, a left centering cylinder 612, a left centering cylinder Center baffle 613, right battery positioning frame 614, right centering cylinder 615 and right centering baffle 616; the top of the left battery positioning frame 611 is provided with a supporting slide 6111 for supporting the left end of the blade battery 1, and the left side of the upper end of the left battery positioning frame 611 is provided with a left cylinder seat 6121, and the left centering cylinder 612 is installed on the left cylinder seat 6121, and the cylinder telescopic rod of the left centering cylinder 612 extends to the right and is connected to the left centering baffle 613; the top of the right battery positioning frame 614 is provided with a supporting slide 6141 for supporting the right end of the blade battery 1, and the right side of the upper end of the right battery positioning frame 614 is provided with a right cylinder seat 6151, and the right centering cylinder 615 is installed on the right cylinder seat 6151, and the cylinder telescopic rod of the right centering cylinder 615 extends to the left and is connected to the right centering baffle 616. When the blade battery 1 is placed on the supporting slide 6111 of the left battery positioning frame 611 and the supporting slide 6141 of the right battery positioning frame 614, the left centering cylinder 612 and the right centering cylinder 615 work simultaneously through a solenoid valve control, pushing the left centering baffle 613 and the right centering baffle 616 toward the center of the machine, thereby aligning the blade battery with the center of the machine.

[0025] The present invention can utilize the centering assembly 61 to center the blade battery 1, aligning the blade battery 1 with the center of the machine. The support and clamping assembly 62 can be utilized to support and clamp the middle portion of the blade battery 1 after centering is completed. The feed assembly 63 can then be utilized to move the support and clamping assembly 62, allowing the blade battery 1 on the support and clamping assembly 62 to be transferred to a set position, thereby achieving precise feeding. The present invention can place the blade battery on the support slide of the left battery positioning frame and the support slide of the right battery positioning frame. The left and right centering cylinders, controlled by a solenoid valve, then operate simultaneously, pushing the left and right centering baffles toward the center of the machine, thereby aligning the blade battery with the center of the machine. This allows for easy operation and precise centering.

[0026] like Figure 2-Figure 7As shown, the centering assembly 61 also includes a guide rod 617, a forward and reverse screw rod 618, a left screw nut 619, a left nut seat 610, a left bearing 6101, a left bearing seat 6102, a right screw nut 6103, a right nut seat 6104, a right bearing 6105, a right bearing seat 6106 and a screw drive mechanism 6107; the guide rod 617 is provided with two parallel rods, the left end of the guide rod 617 is connected to the left bearing seat 6102, and the right end of the guide rod 617 is connected to the right bearing seat 6106; the left end of the forward and reverse screw rod 618 is provided with a forward thread, and the right end of the forward and reverse screw rod 618 is provided with a reverse thread, the left nut seat 610 is slidably installed on the guide rod 617, the left screw nut 619 is installed in the left nut seat 610, and the left end of the forward and reverse screw rod 618 moves through the left screw nut 61 9 and is threadedly matched with the left screw nut 619; the right nut seat 6104 is slidably installed on the guide rod 617, the right screw nut 6103 is installed in the right nut seat 6104, the right end of the forward and reverse screw rod 618 is movable through the right screw nut 6103 and is threadedly matched with the right screw nut 6103; the left bearing 6101 is installed in the left bearing seat 6102, and the left end of the forward and reverse screw rod 618 is installed in the left bearing 6101; the right bearing 6105 is installed in the right bearing seat 6106, the right end of the forward and reverse screw rod 618 passes through the right bearing 6105 and is connected to the screw drive mechanism 6107; the left battery positioning frame 611 is installed on the left nut seat 610, and the right battery positioning frame 614 is installed on the right nut seat 6104. A left linear bearing 6108 is mounted within the left nut seat 610, through which the left end of the guide rod 617 slides. A right linear bearing 6109 is mounted within the right nut seat 6104, through which the right end of the guide rod 617 slides. The screw drive mechanism 6107 is a handwheel. By rotating the screw rod 618 forward and backward with the handwheel, the left nut seat 610 and the right nut seat 6104 can be simultaneously brought together or separated, thereby adjusting the spacing between the left battery positioning frame 611 and the right battery positioning frame 614, thereby accommodating blade batteries 1 of different lengths.

[0027] like Figure 2-Figure 7As shown, the feeding assembly 63 is mounted on the middle portion of the workbench 5 and includes a linear transmission module 631, a module pad 632, and a module support seat 633. The linear transmission module 631 is mounted on the module pad 632, which is in turn mounted on the module support seat 633. The support and clamping assembly 62 is mounted on the linear transmission module 631, which is used to drive the support and clamping assembly 62 to move forward and backward. The support and clamping assembly 62 of the centering feeding device 6 includes a battery lifting mechanism 621 and a battery clamping mechanism 622. The battery lifting mechanism 621 is used to support and drive the blade battery 1 to rise and fall. The battery clamping mechanism 622 is mounted on the battery lifting mechanism 621 and is used to clamp or release the middle portion of the blade battery 1. The battery lifting mechanism 621 includes a cylinder mounting plate 6211, a lifting cylinder 6212, a battery positioning groove 6213, a guide shaft 6214 and a linear bearing 6215; the lifting cylinder 6212 is installed on the middle part of the cylinder mounting plate 6211, and the cylinder telescopic rod of the lifting cylinder 6212 extends upward and connects to the bottom of the battery positioning groove 6213; there are four guide shafts 6214, and the four guide shafts 6214 are vertically installed on the four corners of the cylinder mounting plate 6211; there are four linear bearings 6215, and the four linear bearings 6215 are installed on the four corners of the battery positioning groove 6213, and the guide shaft 6214 passes through the corresponding linear bearings 6215 upward; support plates 6216 for supporting the blade battery 1 are installed on both sides of the upper end of the battery positioning groove 6213. The battery lifting mechanism 621 includes two buffer plates 6217, one of which is mounted on the upper ends of two guide shafts 6214, and the other is mounted on the upper ends of the other two guide shafts 6214. A hydraulic buffer 6218 is vertically mounted on each of the buffer plates 6217, with the lower ends of the hydraulic buffers 6218 abutting against the battery positioning slots 6213. The battery clamping mechanism 622 includes a static clamping plate 6221, a clamping cylinder 6222, and a dynamic clamping plate 6223. The static clamping plate 6221 is mounted on the rear end of the battery positioning slots 6213, and the clamping cylinder 6222 is mounted within the battery positioning slots 6213. The cylinder telescopic rod of the clamping cylinder 6222 extends forward and connects to the dynamic clamping plate 6223. The dynamic clamping plate 6223 cooperates with the static clamping plate 6221 to clamp or release the middle portion of the blade battery 1.

[0028] After the centering assembly 61 completes the centering of the blade battery 1, the lifting cylinder 6212 drives the battery positioning slot 6213 to rise, and the supporting plate 6216 of the battery positioning slot 6213 supports and lifts the blade battery 1, and then the clamping cylinder 6222 works to drive the dynamic clamping plate 6223 to move, and the dynamic clamping plate 6223 and the static clamping plate 6221 together clamp the middle part of the blade battery 1; then, the linear transmission module 631 of the feeding assembly 63 drives the supporting clamping assembly 62 to move, and accurately transfers the left and right ends of the blade battery 1 on the supporting clamping assembly 62 to the set position, which in this embodiment is to transfer them to the left welding clamping device 7 and the right welding clamping device 8; finally, the clamping cylinder 6222 drives the dynamic clamping plate 6223 to loosen and reset, and the linear transmission module 631 resets to the position of the centering assembly 61, completing the centering and precise feeding of the blade battery 1.

[0029] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Any slight modifications, equivalent changes and modifications made to the above embodiments based on the technical solution of the present invention are within the scope of the technical solution of the present invention.

Claims

1. A centering feeding device for blade batteries, characterized by: The centering assembly comprises a centering assembly, a supporting and clamping assembly and a feeding assembly, wherein the centering assembly is used to center the position of the blade battery; the supporting and clamping assembly is installed on the feeding assembly to support and clamp the middle of the blade battery; the feeding assembly is used to move the supporting and clamping assembly and transfer the blade battery on the supporting and clamping assembly to the set position; the centering assembly comprises a left battery positioning frame, a left centering cylinder, a left centering baffle, a right battery positioning frame, a right centering cylinder and a right centering baffle; the left battery The top of the battery positioning frame is provided with a supporting sliding surface for supporting the left end of the blade battery, and a left cylinder seat is provided on the left side of the upper end of the left battery positioning frame. The left centering cylinder is installed on the left cylinder seat, and the cylinder telescopic rod of the left centering cylinder extends to the right and is connected to the left centering baffle; the top of the right battery positioning frame is provided with a supporting sliding surface for supporting the right end of the blade battery, and a right cylinder seat is provided on the right side of the upper end of the right battery positioning frame. The right centering cylinder is installed on the right cylinder seat, and the cylinder telescopic rod of the right centering cylinder extends to the left and is connected to the right centering baffle.

2. The centering feeding device for blade batteries according to claim 1, characterized in that: The centering assembly also includes a guide rod, a forward and reverse screw rod, a left screw rod nut, a left nut seat, a left bearing, a left bearing seat, a right screw rod nut, a right nut seat, a right bearing, a right bearing seat and a screw rod driving mechanism; the guide rods are provided with two parallel rods, the left end of the guide rod is connected to the left bearing seat, and the right end of the guide rod is connected to the right bearing seat; the left end of the forward and reverse screw rods is provided with a forward thread, and the right end of the forward and reverse screw rods is provided with a reverse thread, the left nut seat is slidably mounted on the guide rod, the left screw rod nut is installed in the left nut seat, and the left end of the forward and reverse screw rods moves through the left screw rod nut and is connected to the left screw The rod and nut are threadedly matched; the right nut seat is slidably installed on the guide rod, and the right screw nut is installed in the right nut seat. The right end of the forward and reverse screw rods moves through the right screw nut and is threadedly matched with the right screw nut; the left bearing is installed in the left bearing seat, and the left end of the forward and reverse screw rods is installed in the left bearing; the right bearing is installed in the right bearing seat, and the right end of the forward and reverse screw rods passes through the right bearing and is connected to the screw drive mechanism; the left battery positioning frame is installed on the left nut seat, and the right battery positioning frame is installed on the right nut seat.

3. The centering feeding device for blade batteries according to claim 2, characterized in that: A left linear bearing is installed in the left nut seat, and the left end of the guide rod slides through the left linear bearing; a right linear bearing is installed in the right nut seat, and the right end of the guide rod slides through the right linear bearing; the screw drive mechanism is a hand wheel.

4. The centering feeding device for blade batteries according to claim 1, characterized in that: The feeding assembly includes a linear transmission module, a module pad and a module support seat. The linear transmission module is installed on the module pad, and the module pad is installed on the module support seat; the support clamping assembly is installed on the linear transmission module, and the linear transmission module is used to drive the support clamping assembly to move forward and backward.

5. The centering feeding device for blade batteries according to claim 1, characterized in that: The support and clamping assembly includes a battery lifting mechanism and a battery clamping mechanism. The battery lifting mechanism is used to support and drive the blade battery to rise and fall. The battery clamping mechanism is installed on the battery lifting mechanism and is used to clamp or release the middle part of the blade battery.

6. The centering feeding device for blade batteries according to claim 5, characterized in that: The battery lifting mechanism includes a cylinder mounting plate, a lifting cylinder, a battery positioning groove, a guide shaft and a linear bearing; the lifting cylinder is installed on the middle part of the cylinder mounting plate, and the cylinder telescopic rod of the lifting cylinder extends upward and connects to the bottom of the battery positioning groove; there are four guide shafts, and the four guide shafts are vertically installed on the four corners of the cylinder mounting plate; there are four linear bearings, and the four linear bearings are installed on the four corners of the battery positioning groove, and the guide shaft passes through the corresponding linear bearings upward; support plates for supporting blade batteries are installed on both sides of the upper end of the battery positioning groove.

7. The centering feeding device for blade batteries according to claim 6, characterized in that: The battery lifting mechanism includes two buffer plates, one of which is installed on the upper ends of the two guide shafts, and the other is installed on the upper ends of the other two guide shafts. Oil pressure buffers are vertically installed on the two buffer plates, and the lower ends of the oil pressure buffers are pressed against the battery positioning grooves.

8. The centering feeding device for blade batteries according to claim 6, characterized in that: The battery clamping mechanism includes a static clamping plate, a clamping cylinder and a dynamic clamping plate. The static clamping plate is installed on the rear end of the battery positioning groove, and the clamping cylinder is installed in the battery positioning groove. The cylinder telescopic rod of the clamping cylinder extends forward and connects to the dynamic clamping plate. The dynamic clamping plate and the static clamping plate cooperate with each other to clamp or release the middle part of the blade battery.

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