Electric pile turnover mechanism for flow battery assembly line

By designing a stack flipping mechanism for the flow battery assembly line, the drive mechanism and gear transmission are used to realize automatic flipping of the stack, which solves the problem of low efficiency of manual flipping and improves the automated processing efficiency of the assembly line.

CN223408835UActive Publication Date: 2025-10-03DONGGUAN GUANYI AUTOMATION TECH CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202422700844.9
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-11-06
Publication Date
2025-10-03
Estimated Expiration
2034-11-06

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Technical Problem

During the production and assembly process of flow batteries, the flipping of the battery stack relies on manual operation, which is inefficient and affects the automated processing efficiency of the assembly line.

Method used

A stack flipping mechanism for a flow battery assembly line was designed, which included a drive mechanism, a main material rack, a stack flipping seat, and a reinforcement plate. The main motor drove the gear transmission to achieve automatic flipping of the stack from a vertical state to a horizontal state.

Benefits of technology

It realizes the automatic flipping of the battery stack, improves the processing efficiency of the flow battery assembly line, facilitates the subsequent unloading work, and supports the automated processing of the assembly line.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a galvanic pile turnover mechanism for a flow battery assembly line, which comprises a bottom frame, the top of the bottom frame is fixedly connected with a supporting seat, the top of the supporting seat is fixedly connected with a main material frame, one side of the main material frame is provided with a galvanic pile turnover seat, and two sides of the bottom of the main material frame are fixedly connected with mounting plates. A rotating rod is fixedly connected to the bottom of the galvanic pile overturning seat and rotationally connected with the mounting plate, a driving mechanism is arranged on one side of the main material frame and comprises a fixed shell, a main motor mounted on the inner wall of the fixed shell and a speed reducer arranged on one side of the fixed shell, and the output end of the main motor is connected with a rotating shaft; one end of the rotating shaft is connected with the input end of a speed reducer, the output end of the speed reducer is connected with an output shaft, one end of the output shaft is fixedly connected with a driving gear, according to the galvanic pile overturning mechanism for the flow battery assembly line, the whole overturning mechanism is convenient for automatically overturning a flow battery pile, and the processing efficiency is improved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of liquid flow batteries, in particular to a battery stack flipping mechanism used in a liquid flow battery assembly line. Background Art

[0002] Liquid flow batteries are an electrochemical energy storage technology and a new type of battery. Consisting of a stack unit, electrolyte, electrolyte storage and supply unit, and management and control unit, liquid flow batteries utilize separate, circulating positive and negative electrolytes. They are high-performance batteries characterized by high capacity, wide application areas (environments), and long cycle life, making them a new energy product. During the production and assembly process of liquid flow batteries, the batteries must be cut, and the battery stack must be flipped before cutting. Manual flipping is generally inefficient. Utility Model Content

[0003] The purpose of the present utility model is to provide a battery stack flipping mechanism for a liquid flow battery assembly line, so as to solve the problem proposed in the above background technology that the batteries need to be unloaded during the production and assembly process of the liquid flow battery, and the battery stack needs to be flipped before unloading, and the manual flipping method is generally inefficient.

[0004] The top of the base is fixed with a support base, and the top of the support base is fixedly connected to the main material frame. One side of the main material frame is provided with a battery stack turning seat, and both sides of the bottom of the main material frame are fixedly connected to the mounting plate. The bottom of the battery stack turning seat is fixedly connected to a rotating rod, and the rotating rod is rotatably connected to the mounting plate. A driving mechanism is provided on one side of the main material frame, and the driving mechanism includes a fixed shell, a main motor installed on the inner wall of the fixed shell and a reducer provided on one side of the fixed shell. The output end of the main motor is connected to a rotating shaft, one end of the rotating shaft is connected to the input end of the reducer, the output end of the reducer is connected to the output shaft, one end of the output shaft is fixedly connected to a driving gear, the surface of the driving gear is provided with a gear belt, one end of the rotating rod is fixedly connected to the driven gear, and a reinforcement plate is provided in the middle of the battery stack turning seat.

[0005] Preferably, the main motor is electrically connected to an external controller, the driving gear and the driven gear are connected through the driven gear transmission, and the external controller is used to control the main motor.

[0006] Preferably, a fixing frame is fixedly connected to one side of the driving mechanism, the fixing frame is fixedly connected to the surface of the main material rack, and the surface of the fixed shell is provided with a plurality of heat dissipation holes.

[0007] Preferably, a base plate is fixedly connected to the bottom of the main material rack, and the base plate matches the bottom of the main material rack, so that the base plate facilitates the entry of the battery stack.

[0008] Preferably, a plurality of stiffening ribs are fixedly connected to the back side of the reinforcement plate, and the stiffening ribs are fixedly connected to the surface of the back side of the stack flip seat, and the stiffening ribs are used to reinforce the back side of the stack flip seat.

[0009] Preferably, a plurality of reinforcing ribs are fixedly connected to one side of the reinforcing plate, and the reinforcing plate includes a main steel plate and wear-resistant outer plates connected to both sides of the main steel plate.

[0010] Preferably, both sides of the reinforcement plate are fixedly connected with an edge pressing sleeve, the bottom of the edge pressing sleeve is fixedly connected to the wear-resistant outer plate, and the edge pressing sleeve is used to seal the main steel plate and the side of the wear-resistant outer plate.

[0011] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are:

[0012] After the battery stack is transported to the inside of the main material rack, the battery stack is close to the battery stack flip seat, and the main motor of the driving mechanism drives the rotating shaft to rotate, and the output shaft and the driving gear are rotated through the reducer. The driving gear pulls the driven gear to rotate through the gear belt, and then the rotating rod is rotated, and the battery stack flip seat will flip. The battery stack flip seat flips from vertical to horizontal, and flips the battery stack to a horizontal state, which is convenient for matching the subsequent unloading work of the battery stack. The entire flip mechanism is convenient for automatic flipping of the liquid flow battery stack, is easy to use, and is convenient for cooperating with the automated processing of the entire liquid flow battery assembly line to improve processing efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0013] Figure 1 It is a structural diagram of the utility model;

[0014] Figure 2 This is a structural diagram of the drive mechanism of the utility model;

[0015] Figure 3 This is a structural diagram of the connection between the stack flip seat and the mounting plate of the utility model;

[0016] Figure 4 This is a cross-sectional structural diagram of the battery stack flip seat of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 5 This is a structural diagram of the reinforcement plate of the present invention.

[0018] In the figure: 1. Base frame; 2. Support seat; 3. Main material rack; 4. Mounting plate; 5. Stack turning seat; 6. Driving mechanism; 7. Base plate; 8. Fixed shell; 9. Main motor; 10. Reducer; 11. Output shaft; 12. Rotating shaft; 13. Driving gear; 14. Gear belt; 15. Heat dissipation hole; 16. Rotating rod; 17. Driven gear; 18. Reinforcement plate; 19. Stiffening rib; 20. Reinforcement rib; 21. Main steel plate; 22. Wear-resistant outer plate; 23. Edge pressing sleeve; 24. Fixed frame. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the embodiments described are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0020] See also Figure 1-5 The utility model provides a stack turning mechanism for a liquid flow battery assembly line, comprising a base frame 1, the top of the base frame 1 is fixedly connected to a support base 2, the top of the support base 2 is fixedly connected to a main material frame 3, one side of the main material frame 3 is provided with a stack turning seat 5, both sides of the bottom of the main material frame 3 are fixedly connected to a mounting plate 4, the bottom of the stack turning seat 5 is fixedly connected to a rotating rod 16, the rotating rod 16 is rotatably connected to the mounting plate 4, one side of the main material frame 3 is provided with a driving mechanism 6, the driving mechanism 6 comprises a fixed shell 8, a main motor 9 installed on the inner wall of the fixed shell 8 and a reducer 10 provided on one side of the fixed shell 8, the output end of the main motor 9 is connected to a rotating shaft 12, one end of the rotating shaft 12 is connected to the input end of the reducer 10, the output end of the reducer 10 is connected to an output shaft 11, one end of the output shaft 11 is fixedly connected to a driving gear 13, the surface of the driving gear 13 is provided with a gear belt 14, one end of the rotating rod 16 is fixedly connected to a driven gear 17, and a reinforcing plate 18 is provided in the middle of the stack turning seat 5;

[0021] In this embodiment, the battery stack is close to the battery stack flip seat 5, and the main motor 9 of the driving mechanism 6 drives the rotating shaft 12 to rotate, and the output shaft 11 and the driving gear 13 are rotated through the reducer 10. The driving gear 13 pulls the driven gear 17 to rotate through the gear belt 14, and then the rotating rod 16 is rotated, and the battery stack flip seat 5 will flip, and the battery stack flip seat 5 will flip from vertical to horizontal, flipping the battery stack to a horizontal state.

[0022] See Figure 1-3The main motor 9 is electrically connected to the external controller, the driving gear 13 and the driven gear 17 are connected through the driven gear 17, and a fixing frame 24 is fixedly connected to one side of the driving mechanism 6. The fixing frame 24 is fixedly connected to the surface of the main material rack 3. The surface of the fixed shell 8 is provided with a plurality of heat dissipation holes 15. The bottom of the main material rack 3 is fixedly connected to the base plate 7, and the base plate 7 matches the bottom of the main material rack 3. In this embodiment, the main motor 9 is used to drive the rotating shaft 12 to rotate, and after being decelerated by the reducer 10, the output shaft 11 and the driving gear 13 are rotated, and the driving gear 13 pulls the driven gear 17 to rotate through the gear belt 14.

[0023] See Figure 1-5 , a plurality of stiffening ribs 19 are fixedly connected to the back of the reinforcement plate 18, and the stiffening ribs 19 are fixedly connected to the surface of the back of the stack flip seat 5. A plurality of reinforcing ribs 20 are fixedly connected to one side of the reinforcement plate 18. The reinforcement plate 18 includes a main steel plate 21 and wear-resistant outer plates 22 connected to both sides of the main steel plate 21. Both sides of the reinforcement plate 18 are fixedly connected to edge pressing sleeves 23, and the bottom of the edge pressing sleeve 23 is fixedly connected to the wear-resistant outer plate 22;

[0024] In this embodiment, a reinforcement plate 18 and stiffening ribs 19 are provided on the back of the stack flip seat 5 to reinforce the stack flip seat 5 and improve the support strength of the stack flip seat 5, and a plurality of reinforcing ribs 20 are provided in the middle of the reinforcement plate 18 to further consolidate the support strength of the reinforcement plate 18.

[0025] During specific use, the utility model provides a battery stack flipping mechanism for a liquid flow battery assembly line. During use, after the battery stack is transported to the inner side of the main material rack 3, the battery stack is close to the battery stack flipping seat 5, and the main motor 9 of the driving mechanism 6 drives the rotating shaft 12 to rotate, and the output shaft 11 and the driving gear 13 are rotated through the reducer 10. The driving gear 13 pulls the driven gear 17 to rotate through the gear belt 14, and then the rotating rod 16 rotates, and the battery stack flipping seat 5 will flip, and the battery stack flipping seat 5 flips from vertical to horizontal, flipping the battery stack to a horizontal state, which is convenient for matching the subsequent unloading work of the battery stack. The entire flipping mechanism is convenient for automatically flipping the liquid flow battery stack, is easy to use, and is convenient for cooperating with the automated processing of the entire liquid flow battery assembly line to improve processing efficiency.

[0026] Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments, or make equivalent substitutions for some of the technical features therein. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A stack turning mechanism for a flow battery assembly line, comprising a base frame (1), characterized in that: The top of the base frame (1) is fixedly connected to a support seat (2), the top of the support seat (2) is fixedly connected to a main material frame (3), one side of the main material frame (3) is provided with a stack flip seat (5), both sides of the bottom of the main material frame (3) are fixedly connected to mounting plates (4), the bottom of the stack flip seat (5) is fixedly connected to a rotating rod (16), the rotating rod (16) is rotatably connected to the mounting plate (4), one side of the main material frame (3) is provided with a driving mechanism (6), the driving mechanism (6) comprises a fixed shell (8), a main battery mounted on the inner wall of the fixed shell (8), and a rotating rod (16) connected to the mounting plate (4). The invention relates to a main motor (9) and a reducer (10) provided on one side of a fixed housing (8); the output end of the main motor (9) is connected to a rotating shaft (12); one end of the rotating shaft (12) is connected to the input end of the reducer (10); the output end of the reducer (10) is connected to an output shaft (11); one end of the output shaft (11) is fixedly connected to a driving gear (13); a gear belt (14) is provided on the surface of the driving gear (13); one end of the rotating rod (16) is fixedly connected to a driven gear (17); and a reinforcing plate (18) is provided in the middle of the stack flip seat (5).

2. The stack flipping mechanism for a flow battery assembly line according to claim 1, characterized in that: The main motor (9) is electrically connected to an external controller, and the driving gear (13) and the driven gear (17) are transmission-connected via the driven gear (17).

3. The stack flipping mechanism for a flow battery assembly line according to claim 1, characterized in that: A fixing frame (24) is fixedly connected to one side of the driving mechanism (6), and the fixing frame (24) is fixedly connected to the surface of the main material rack (3). The surface of the fixed shell (8) is provided with a plurality of heat dissipation holes (15).

4. The stack flipping mechanism for a flow battery assembly line according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom of the main material rack (3) is fixedly connected with a base plate (7), and the base plate (7) matches the bottom of the main material rack (3).

5. The stack flipping mechanism for a flow battery assembly line according to claim 1, characterized in that: A plurality of stiffening ribs (19) are fixedly connected to the back of the reinforcement plate (18), and the stiffening ribs (19) are fixedly connected to the surface of the back of the stack flip seat (5).

6. The stack flipping mechanism for a flow battery assembly line according to claim 1, characterized in that: A plurality of reinforcing ribs (20) are fixedly connected to one side of the reinforcing plate (18), and the reinforcing plate (18) comprises a main steel plate (21) and wear-resistant outer plates (22) connected to both sides of the main steel plate (21).

7. The stack flipping mechanism for a flow battery assembly line according to claim 6, characterized in that: Both sides of the reinforcing plate (18) are fixedly connected with an edge-wrapping pressing sleeve (23), and the bottom of the edge-wrapping pressing sleeve (23) is fixedly connected to the wear-resistant outer plate (22).