Battery cell clamping device

Abstract

The utility model provides a battery cell clamping device which is provided with more than two clamping jaws capable of carrying out grabbing and releasing actions, and at least two clamping jaws capable of carrying out clamping and releasing actions, the clamping jaw driving mechanism can drive the more than two clamping jaws to perform grabbing and releasing actions; the air bags are arranged at the positions, used for being in contact with the battery cells, of the inner sides of the clamping jaws.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of battery manufacturing, in particular to a battery core clamping device for clamping a battery core. Background Art

[0002] During battery manufacturing, after the plates are wound into cells, they are clamped with grippers and transferred to the next process. Due to the dimensional tolerances between cells and the fixed gripping space, grippers can leave marks or even damage large cells. Furthermore, grippers can potentially pull cells away from smaller cells due to the small size of the grippers. Utility Model Content

[0003] The present invention is made in view of the above problems, and one of its purposes is to provide a battery core clamping device that can clamp the battery core safely and stably without being affected by the dimensional tolerance of the battery core.

[0004] The first embodiment of the battery cell clamping device of the present invention comprises: two or more clamping jaws, which are capable of grasping and releasing; a clamping jaw driving mechanism, which is capable of driving the two or more clamping jaws to grasp and release; and an airbag, which is arranged on the inner side of each clamping jaw at a position for contacting the battery cell.

[0005] According to the battery cell clamping device of the first aspect of the present invention, since the airbag is provided on the clamping claw, the elasticity of the airbag can offset the influence of the dimensional tolerance of the battery cell, and the battery cell can be clamped safely and stably.

[0006] The battery cell clamping device according to a second aspect of the present invention is the battery cell clamping device according to the first aspect, wherein two or more air bags are provided on each clamping claw.

[0007] According to the battery cell clamping device of the second aspect of the present invention, the battery cell can be clamped more stably.

[0008] A third aspect of the battery cell clamping device of the present invention is that, in the battery cell clamping device of the first and second aspects, the battery cell clamping device further comprises an air path connected to the airbag and can inflate and deflate the airbag through the air path.

[0009] According to the third aspect of the battery cell clamping device of the present invention, the inflation volume of the airbag can be adjusted so that the airbag is suitable for different battery cells.

[0010] A fourth aspect of the battery cell clamping device of the present invention is the battery cell clamping device of the third aspect, further comprising a control unit configured to adjust the inflation amount of the airbag in real time according to the size of the battery cell.

[0011] According to the battery cell clamping device of the fourth aspect of the present invention, the airbag can be made to better adapt to the size of each battery cell through the control unit.

[0012] A fifth aspect of the battery cell clamping device of the present invention is that, in the battery cell clamping device of the third aspect, the air path is provided in the clamping claw.

[0013] According to the battery cell clamping device of the fifth aspect of the present invention, the overall structure of the device can be made compact.

[0014] A sixth aspect of the battery cell gripping device of the present invention is that, in the battery cell gripping device of the first and second aspects, the gripper driving mechanism is a cylinder.

[0015] According to the battery cell gripping device of the sixth aspect of the present invention, the gripping claws can be driven reliably. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram showing the structure of the battery cell clamping device of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0017] Below, the present invention is described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the present disclosure can be presented in a variety of different ways and is not limited to the embodiments described below. In fact, the embodiments described below are intended to make the disclosure of the present disclosure more complete and fully illustrate the scope of protection of the present disclosure to those skilled in the art. It should also be understood that the embodiments disclosed herein can be combined in various ways to provide more additional embodiments. It should be understood that the terms used in the specification are only used to describe specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. All terms used in the specification (including technical terms and scientific terms) have the meanings commonly understood by those skilled in the art unless otherwise defined. For the sake of brevity and / or clarity, well-known functions or structures may not be described in detail.

[0018] In all the drawings, the same reference numerals represent the same elements. In addition, the drawings are diagrams schematically showing the structures of the devices and systems involved in the present disclosure, and the devices and systems involved in the present disclosure are not limited to the structures shown in the drawings. The terms in the specification are only used to describe specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. Unless otherwise defined, all terms used in the specification have the meanings generally understood by those skilled in the art. For the sake of brevity and clarity, well-known functions or structures may not be described in detail. In the description of the present utility model, the terms "upper", "lower", "inside", "outside" and the like indicate directions or positional relationships based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, or the directions or positional relationships that are conventionally set when the utility model product is used. They are only for the convenience of describing the present utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific direction, be constructed and operated in a specific direction, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present utility model.

[0019] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram showing the structure of the battery cell clamping device of the present invention.

[0020] like Figure 1 As shown, the battery cell clamping device 100 is used to grasp the battery cell 4, which has a clamping jaw 1, a clamping jaw driving mechanism 2 and an airbag 3. In this embodiment, the number of clamping jaws 1 is two, and the two clamping jaws 1 perform the action of grasping and releasing the battery cell 4. However, the number of clamping jaws 1 is not limited to this. As long as the grasping action can be performed, the number of clamping jaws 1 can be greater than two.

[0021] The jaw drive mechanism 2 is used to drive the two jaws 1 to perform gripping and releasing actions. In this embodiment, the jaw drive mechanism 2 is composed of a cylinder. However, the jaw drive mechanism 2 is not limited to this. As long as it can drive the jaws 1 to perform gripping and releasing actions, other driving methods can also be used, such as motor drive.

[0022] The airbag 3 is arranged on the inner side of each clamp 1 at a position for contacting the battery cell 4. In this embodiment, two airbags 3 are provided on each clamp 1. However, the number of airbags is not limited to this. For example, only one airbag 3 can be provided on each clamp 1, or more than three airbags 3 can be provided, as long as the battery cell 4 can be stably clamped.

[0023] In addition, although not shown, in this embodiment, the battery cell clamping device 100 further includes a control unit and an air path connected to each airbag 3. Preferably, the air path is provided in the clamping jaw 1, so that the overall structure of the device can be made compact.

[0024] By including a control unit and air circuit, the battery cell gripping device 100 can adjust the inflation volume of the airbag 3 in real time based on the size of the battery cell 4 through the control unit. For example, if the battery cell 4 is detected to be too large, the control unit will reduce the inflation volume of the airbag 3. If the battery cell 4 is detected to be too small, the control unit will increase the inflation volume of the airbag 3. In this way, the control unit can better adapt the airbag to the size of each battery cell.

[0025] The battery cell clamping device of the present invention has been described above, but the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments and can be modified in various ways without departing from the main purpose of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, it is obvious that various omissions, changes and deformations can be made to the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Therefore, it should be understood that the present invention includes changes and deformations within the scope of the accompanying claims and their equivalents. In particular, it should be understood that any combination of any part or all of any two or more of the above-mentioned embodiments and their variations can be understood to be within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A battery cell clamping device, wherein: have: Two or more gripping jaws, each capable of grasping and releasing; a gripper drive mechanism, the gripper drive mechanism being capable of driving the two or more grippers to perform gripping and releasing actions; and An air bag is provided on the inner side of each clamping jaw at a position for contacting the battery cell.

2. The battery cell clamping device according to claim 1, wherein: Two or more air bags are provided on each clamping jaw.

3. The battery cell clamping device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: The battery core clamping device also has an air path connected to the air bag and can inflate and deflate the air bag through the air path.

4. The battery cell clamping device according to claim 3, wherein: The device further comprises a control unit configured to adjust the inflation amount of the airbag in real time according to the size of the battery cell.

5. The battery cell clamping device according to claim 3, wherein: The air path is arranged in the clamping jaw.

6. The battery cell clamping device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: The clamping jaw driving mechanism is a cylinder.

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