Laminating device and side supporting piece laminating equipment

Abstract

The utility model relates to a laminating device and side supporting sheet laminating equipment. The laminating device comprises an assembling mechanism, and the assembling mechanism comprises a supporting assembly which comprises a base and an adsorption table arranged on the base, and the adsorption table is used for adsorbing and fixing a battery cell; the overturning assembly comprises an overturning table arranged on the base, and the overturning table is used for bearing the side supporting piece and can be controllably overturned around a preset axis relative to the base till the borne side supporting piece is attached to the side face of the battery cell. Therefore, the adsorption table is used for adsorbing and fixing the battery cell, the overturning table is used for bearing the side supporting sheet, and then the overturning table is controlled to overturn relative to the adsorption table, so that the side supporting sheet on the overturning table is attached to the side surface of the battery cell. Compared with manual pasting in the prior art, the pasting device has the advantages that the pasting action of the overturning table is stable and reliable, the automation degree is greatly improved, the pasting precision of the side supporting piece is high, and the consistency of the pasting precision is good.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of battery manufacturing equipment, and specifically to a bonding device and a side support sheet bonding device. Background Art

[0002] During battery manufacturing, side supports need to be attached to the sides of the battery cell. These side supports, which serve as insulating protective layers on the sides of the battery cell, require high precision in their attachment. Furthermore, due to their thinness and soft texture, they are difficult to remove and attach. In existing technologies, the removal and attachment processes for the side supports require manual labor, resulting in a low level of automation and significant fluctuations in the attachment accuracy, i.e., poor consistency in attachment accuracy. Utility Model Content

[0003] Based on this, it is necessary to provide a side support laminating device and side support laminating equipment with a high degree of automation and good side support laminating accuracy and consistency to address the above problems.

[0004] A laminating device includes an assembling mechanism, wherein the assembling mechanism includes:

[0005] A support assembly, comprising a base and an adsorption platform provided on the base, the adsorption platform being used for adsorbing and fixing the battery cell; and

[0006] The turning assembly comprises a turning platform arranged on the base. The turning platform is used for receiving the side supporting piece and can be turned around a preset axis relative to the base in a controlled manner.

[0007] In some embodiments, the flipping assembly further includes a correction seat and a correction drive member, the correction seat is movably connected to the base along a direction parallel to the preset axis, the correction drive member is mounted on the base and is driven and connected to the correction seat, and the flipping platform is rotatably connected to the correction seat around the preset axis.

[0008] In some embodiments, the flipping assembly further includes an adjustment seat and an adjustment unit, wherein the adjustment seat is movably connected to the correction seat in a direction perpendicular to the preset axis, the adjustment unit is arranged on the correction seat and connected to the adjustment seat, and the adjustment unit is constructed to operably drive the adjustment seat to move relative to the correction seat, and the flipping table is rotatably connected to the adjustment seat around the preset axis.

[0009] In some embodiments, the adjustment unit includes an adjusting screw, an adjusting nut and an adjusting handwheel, the adjusting screw is pivotally connected to the correction seat and extends longitudinally in a direction perpendicular to the preset axis, the adjusting nut is fixedly connected to the adjustment seat and is threadedly connected to the adjusting screw, and the adjusting handwheel is fixedly connected to the adjusting screw.

[0010] In some embodiments, the flip assembly further includes a flip shaft and a limit block, wherein the flip shaft is rotatably connected to the adjustment seat, the flip platform and the limit block are both fixedly connected to the flip shaft, and the limit block has a first limit portion and a second limit portion;

[0011] The flip shaft can drive the flip platform to flip to a horizontal state for receiving the side supporting piece and an upright state for attaching the side supporting piece to the side surface of the battery cell; when the flip platform is in the horizontal state, the first limiting portion abuts against the adjustment seat; when the flip platform is in the upright state, the second limiting portion abuts against the adjustment seat.

[0012] In one embodiment, the flip assembly further includes a flip shaft, a limit block, a first stopper, and a second stopper, wherein the flip shaft is rotatably connected to the adjustment seat, the flip platform and the limit block are both fixedly connected to the flip shaft, the limit block has a first limit portion and a second limit portion, and the first stopper and the second stopper are mounted on the adjustment seat;

[0013] The flip shaft can drive the flip platform to flip to a horizontal state for receiving the side support plate and an upright state for attaching the side support plate to the side of the battery cell; when the flip platform is in the horizontal state, the first limiting portion abuts against the first anti-rotation member; when the flip platform is in the upright state, the second limiting portion abuts against the second anti-rotation member.

[0014] In some embodiments, the flip assembly further includes an adapter and a flip drive member, one end of the adapter is fixedly connected to the flip shaft, the flip drive member is hinged to the adjustment seat, and the flip drive member has a telescopic end that can be extended or retracted in a controllable manner, and the telescopic end is hinged to the other end of the adapter.

[0015] In some embodiments, there are two flip assemblies, which are respectively arranged on opposite sides of the adsorption platform, and the flip platforms of the two flip assemblies are respectively used to attach the side support sheets they respectively bear to the opposite side surfaces of the battery cell.

[0016] In some embodiments, the laminating device further includes a gluing mechanism, which is used to adhere and fix the side support sheet to the side surface of the battery cell by means of tape.

[0017] In some embodiments, the assembly mechanism further includes a mobile drive component, a driving end of which is connected to the base. Under the driving action of the mobile drive component, the base drives the adsorption platform to move between the position of the side support plate and the gluing mechanism.

[0018] A side support sheet laminating device comprises the laminating device as described in any of the above embodiments.

[0019] The above-mentioned laminating device and side support laminating equipment utilize an adsorption table to absorb and fix the battery cell, a flip table to receive the side support, and then control the flip table to flip relative to the adsorption table so that the side support on the flip table is attached to the side of the battery cell. Compared with the prior art that uses manual lamination, the flip table in this application flips the side support stably and reliably, greatly improving the degree of automation, and achieving higher and more consistent side support lamination accuracy. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] Figure 1 This is a structural diagram of a side support sheet laminating device in one embodiment of the present application;

[0021] Figure 2 for Figure 1 The front view of the side support sheet laminating device shown (the gluing mechanism is omitted);

[0022] Figure 3 for Figure 1 The schematic structural diagram of the film feeding device of the side support film laminating device shown;

[0023] Figure 4 for Figure 3 A top view of a base plate of a magazine mechanism of a film feeding device is shown;

[0024] Figure 5 for Figure 1 A side view of the transfer device of the side panel laminating device is shown;

[0025] Figure 6 for Figure 5 A partial enlarged view of the transfer device at position A is shown;

[0026] Figure 7 for Figure 1 A schematic structural diagram of the assembly mechanism of the laminating device of the side support laminating device shown;

[0027] Figure 8 for Figure 7 A partial enlarged view of the assembly mechanism at position B is shown;

[0028] Figure 9 for Figure 1 A front view of the bonding device of the side panel bonding equipment is shown. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] To make the above-mentioned objects, features, and advantages of the present application more clearly understood, the specific embodiments of the present application are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following description sets forth many specific details to facilitate a full understanding of the present application. However, the present application can be implemented in many other ways than those described herein, and those skilled in the art can make similar improvements without violating the scope of the present application. Therefore, the present application is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0030] In the description of the present application, 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 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 application 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 on the present application.

[0031] 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 defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of such features. Throughout the description of this application, "plurality" means at least two, for example, two, three, etc., unless otherwise specifically defined.

[0032] In this application, 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 or electrical connection; direct connection or indirect connection through an intermediate medium; internal communication between two elements or interaction between two elements, unless otherwise specified. Those skilled in the art will understand the specific meanings of the above terms in this application based on specific circumstances.

[0033] In this application, 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 intermediate medium. 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.

[0034] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" or "disposed on" another element, it may be directly on the other element or there may be an intermediate element. When an element is considered to be "connected to" another element, it may be directly connected to the other element or there may be an intermediate element. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," and similar expressions used herein are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent the only implementation methods.

[0035] See also Figure 1 and Figure 2 The present application provides a side support sheet bonding device for bonding the side support sheet to the side of the battery cell, thereby using the side support sheet to insulate and protect the side of the battery cell.

[0036] The side support sheet laminating device includes a sheet feeding device 10, a transfer device 20 and a laminating device 30. The sheet feeding device 10 includes a material box mechanism 11 and a sheet taking mechanism 13. The material box mechanism 11 is used to store a side support sheet group formed by stacking multiple side support sheets. The sheet taking mechanism 13 is used to pick up the side support sheets of the side support sheet group one by one. The transfer device 20 is used to pick up the side support sheets on the sheet taking mechanism 13 and transfer the picked up side support sheets. The laminating device 30 includes an assembly mechanism 31 and a gluing mechanism 33. The assembly mechanism 31 is used to receive the side support sheets transferred by the transfer device 20 and adhere the received side support sheets to the side of the battery cell. The test gluing mechanism 33 is used to bond and fix the side support sheets to the side of the battery cell by means of tape.

[0037] Thus, in actual use, a side support sheet group formed by stacking multiple side support sheets is placed on the magazine mechanism 11, and the battery cell to be patched is placed on the assembly mechanism 31. First, the sheet picking mechanism 13 picks up a side support sheet from the side support sheet group on the magazine mechanism 11; then, the transfer device 20 picks up a side support sheet on the sheet picking mechanism 13 and transfers the picked-up side support sheet to the assembly mechanism 31; after the assembly mechanism 31 receives the side support sheet transferred by the transfer device 20, it adheres the side support sheet to the side of the battery cell; then, the gluing mechanism 33 applies tape to the battery cell and the side support sheet, so as to adhere the side support sheet to the side of the battery cell with the tape. The above steps are executed in a cycle to realize the patching operation of batch battery cells. In this way, in this application, the sheet-picking mechanism 13 is used to provide side supports one by one, the transfer device 20 is used to realize the transfer of the side supports between the sheet-picking mechanism 13 and the assembly mechanism 31, the assembly mechanism 31 is used to adhere the side supports to the side of the battery cell, and then the glue-applying mechanism 33 is used to stick the tape on the side supports and the battery cell, thereby realizing automatic patching, greatly improving the degree of automation, and the consistency of the side support sheet's fitting accuracy is better.

[0038] See Figures 2 to 4 In the embodiment of the present application, the magazine mechanism 11 includes a base plate 111 and two bottom supporting plates 112 (see Figure 2 ), the substrate 111 is provided with a discharge port d (see Figure 4 Both bottom supporting plates 112 are mounted on the base plate 111 and can be controlled to reach or leave the two ends of the discharge port d in the first horizontal direction X1. When the two bottom supporting plates 112 reach the two ends of the discharge port d in the first horizontal direction X1, they are used to support the two ends of the side support plate group in the first horizontal direction X1, that is, the side support plate group is supported on the two bottom supporting plates 112 spaced apart along the first horizontal direction X1.

[0039] The sheet picking mechanism 13 has a first suction part 131 and two second suction parts 132. The first suction part 131 is used to suck the bottom side support sheet of the side support sheet group from between the two bottom support plates 112. When the two bottom support plates 112 respectively leave the discharge port d at the two ends on the first horizontal direction X1, the opposite ends of the bottom side support sheet in the side support sheet group are respectively exposed at the two ends of the discharge port d on the first horizontal direction X1, so that the two second suction parts 132 can respectively suck the bottom side support sheet in the side support sheet group at the two ends on the first horizontal direction X1.

[0040] In the above-mentioned film feeding device 10, before taking the films, the two bottom supporting plates 112 are respectively located at the two ends of the discharge port d in the first horizontal direction X1, and the side supporting plate group is supported on the two bottom supporting plates 112. When taking the films, the first suction part 131 is first controlled to move to the position between the two bottom supporting plates 112, and to adsorb the bottom layer of the side supporting plate in the side supporting plate group. At this time, the side supporting plate group is supported on the two bottom supporting plates 112 and the first suction part 131; then, the two bottom supporting plates 112 are controlled to leave the discharge port d at the two ends in the first horizontal direction X1, so that the side supporting plate group is supported on the first suction part 131, and the two ends of the bottom layer of the side supporting plate in the side supporting plate group are exposed through the discharge port d in the first horizontal direction X1; then, the two second suction parts 132 are controlled to move to the two ends of the discharge port d in the first horizontal direction X1, and use the two suction parts 131 to adsorb the bottom layer of the side supporting plate in the side supporting plate group. The second suction part 132 respectively sucks the two ends of the bottommost side support sheet in the side support sheet group in the first horizontal direction X1; then, the two second suction parts 132 are controlled to drive the two ends of the bottommost side support sheet in the first horizontal direction X1 to separate from the side support sheets of the upper layer; then, the two bottom supporting plates 112 are controlled to move to the two ends of the discharge port d in the first horizontal direction X1, so that the bottom supporting plates 112 separate the corresponding ends of the bottommost side support sheet from the side support sheets of the upper layer; finally, the first suction part 131 and the two second suction parts 132 jointly drive the bottommost side support sheet to separate from the side support sheets of the upper layer, and then transfer it to the position for the transfer device 20 to take the sheet. The above steps are repeated multiple times, so that the sheet taking mechanism 13 can suck the side support sheets of the bottom layer in the side support sheet group one by one and provide them to the transfer device 20.

[0041] In this way, through the cooperation of the first suction part 131, the two second suction parts 132 and the two bottom support plates 112, the bottom layer of side support sheets in the side support sheet group can be sucked one by one, avoiding the need to take two or even more side support sheets at a time due to the adhesion of two adjacent layers of side support sheets, thereby greatly improving the stability of the side support sheet loading process and thus greatly improving production efficiency.

[0042] It should be noted that both bottom supporting plates 112 are mounted on the underside of the base plate 111 and are capable of horizontally moving relative to the base plate 111 to and away from the discharge port d at either end in the first horizontal direction X1. When the two bottom supporting plates 112 reach the discharge port d at either end in the first horizontal direction X1, the two bottom supporting plates 112 partially block the discharge port d below the base plate 111. When the two bottom supporting plates 112 leave the discharge port d at either end in the first horizontal direction X1, neither bottom supporting plate 112 blocks the discharge port d.

[0043] Specifically, in this embodiment, the film feeding device 10 has an end support state, a middle support state, and a material removal state. When the film feeding device 10 is in the end support state, the two bottom supporting plates 112 are located at opposite ends of the discharge port d in the first horizontal direction X1, and respectively support the side supporting plate group at both ends in the first horizontal direction X1. At this time, the first suction portion 131 can absorb the bottommost side supporting plate in the side supporting plate group between the two bottom supporting plates 112 and support the side supporting plate group, so that the side supporting plate group will not fall when the two bottom supporting plates 112 subsequently leave the opposite ends of the discharge port d.

[0044] When the sheet feeding device 10 is in the middle support state, the first suction part 131 supports the side support sheet group at the position between the two bottom support plates 112, and the two bottom support plates 112 respectively leave the discharge port d at the two ends on the first horizontal direction X1, thereby avoiding the action of the two second suction parts 132 respectively adsorbing the bottom side support sheet in the side support sheet group at the two ends on the first horizontal direction X1.

[0045] When the film feeding device 10 is in the material removal state, the first suction portion 131 supports the side support sheet group at the position between the two bottom supporting plates 112. The two second suction portions 132 respectively absorb the two ends of the bottommost side support sheet in the side support sheet group in the first horizontal direction X1 and move downward a preset distance to separate the two ends of the bottommost side support sheet in the first horizontal direction X1 from the side support sheets in the upper layer. At this time, the two bottom supporting plates 112 can respectively reach the two ends of the discharge port d in the first horizontal direction X1 to respectively isolate the two ends of the bottommost side support sheet in the first horizontal direction X1 from the side support sheets in the upper layer, thereby preventing the side support sheets in the upper layer from being transferred along with the bottommost side support sheet when the first suction portion 131 and the two second suction portions 132 remove the bottommost side support sheet.

[0046] Specifically, in this embodiment, the film removal mechanism 13 also includes a transfer base 133, and a first lifting base 134 and a second lifting base 135, both mounted on the transfer base 133. The first suction unit 131 is mounted on the first lifting base 134, which can controllably move the first suction unit 131 upward or downward. The two second suction units 132 are mounted on the second lifting base 135, which can controllably move the two second suction units 132 upward or downward.

[0047] In this way, during actual use, the first lifting seat 134 can drive the first suction part 131 to rise until it contacts the middle part of the bottom side support piece in the side support piece group (that is, it contacts the area between the two bottom support plates 112 of the bottom side support piece), so that the first suction part 131 can support the middle area of ​​the bottom of the side support piece group and can adsorb the bottom side support piece; the second lifting seat 135 can drive the two second suction parts 132 to rise until the two second suction parts 132 contact the two end areas of the bottom side support piece in the side support piece group in the first horizontal direction X1 ; When the second lifting seat 135 drives the two second suction parts 132 to descend, the two second suction parts 132 can respectively drive the two ends of the bottom layer side supporting piece in the first horizontal direction X1 to descend, so that the two ends of the bottom layer side supporting piece in the first horizontal direction X1 are separated from the upper layer side supporting piece; when the first lifting seat 134 and the second lifting seat 135 simultaneously drive the first suction part 131 and the two second suction parts 132 to descend, the first suction part 131 and the two second suction parts 132 can simultaneously drive the bottom layer side supporting piece to descend and completely separate it from the upper layer side supporting piece.

[0048] Specifically, the film-taking mechanism 13 also includes a first lifting drive member (not shown). The first lifting drive member is mounted on the transfer seat 133, and the first lifting seat 134 is mounted on the driving end of the first lifting drive member, so that the first lifting drive member can drive the first lifting seat 134 and the first suction part 131 on the first lifting seat 134 to rise or fall. The film-taking mechanism 13 also includes a second lifting drive member. The second lifting drive member is mounted on the transfer seat 133, and the second lifting seat 135 is mounted on the driving end of the second lifting drive member. The second lifting drive member is used to drive the second lifting seat 135 to rise or fall, so that the second lifting seat 135 drives the two second suction parts 132 thereon to rise or fall. Optionally, the first lifting drive member can be a cylinder, and the second lifting drive member can also be a cylinder.

[0049] Furthermore, the film-taking mechanism 13 also includes a support plate 136 installed on the transfer seat 133, and the support plate 136 has a first avoidance portion a and two second avoidance portions b. When the first suction portion 131 rises, it can extend from the first avoidance portion a on the support plate 136 to the top of the support plate 136, so that the first suction portion 131 can contact the bottom of the side support plate group. When the two second suction portions 132 rise, they can extend from the two second avoidance portions b to the top of the support plate 136, so that the two second suction portions 132 can contact the bottom of the side support plate group respectively. In this way, during use, when the first suction portion 131 is needed to support the bottom side support plate in the side support plate group, the first suction portion 131 is controlled to rise and pass through the first avoidance portion a to the top of the support plate 136 until the first suction portion 131 contacts the bottom of the side support plate group. When the second suction parts 132 are needed to support the bottom side support piece in the side support piece group, the two second suction parts 132 are controlled to rise and pass through the second avoidance parts b to above the support plate 136 until the two second suction parts 132 contact the bottom of the side support piece group. When it is necessary to suck the bottom side support piece in the side support piece group, first, control the two second suction parts 132 to descend a certain height, thereby respectively driving the two ends of the bottom side support piece in the side support piece group to descend in the first horizontal direction X1, so that the two ends of the bottom side support piece in the first horizontal direction X1 are separated from the upper side support piece; then, control the two bottom supporting plates 112 to enter the two ends of the discharge port d in the first horizontal direction X1, so that the two bottom supporting plates 112 respectively isolate the two end parts of the bottom side support piece in the first horizontal direction from the upper side support piece; then, control the first suction part 131 and the two second suction parts 132 to descend, thereby jointly driving the bottom side support piece to descend together, until the first suction part 131 and the two second suction parts 132 are respectively retracted into the first air avoidance part a and the two second air avoidance parts b, so that the bottom side support piece is supported on the support plate 136.

[0050] It should be noted that the first avoidance portion a can be a hole, a slot, or a notch, etc., as long as it can allow the first suction portion 131 to pass through, and is not limited here. Similarly, the second avoidance portion b can also be a hole, a slot, or a notch, etc., as long as it can allow the corresponding second suction portion 132 to pass through, and is not limited here.

[0051] Furthermore, the film-taking mechanism 13 also includes a movable driving member 138, and the transfer carrier 133 is connected to the driving end of the movable driving member 138. The movable driving member 138 is used to drive the transfer carrier 133 to move along the second horizontal direction X2, thereby driving the support plate 136, the first suction part 131 and the two second suction parts 132 to or from the position below the discharge port d. In this way, when it is necessary to take a film, first, the movable driving member 138 drives the transfer carrier 133 to move along the second horizontal direction X2 toward the substrate 111 until it reaches below the discharge port d on the substrate 111; then, the first suction part 131 and the two second suction parts 132 are used to suck the bottom layer of the side support film in the side support film group, so that the bottom layer of the side support film is separated from the upper layer of the side support film and supported on the support plate 136; then, the movable driving member 138 drives the transfer carrier 133 to move along the second horizontal direction X2 away from the substrate 111 until it reaches a position for the transfer device 20 to pick up the side support film on the support plate 136. It should be noted that the moving drive member 138 can be a linear drive module, such as a pneumatic cylinder, an electric cylinder, etc., as long as it can drive the transfer base 133 to move along the second horizontal direction X2, and is not limited here.

[0052] Furthermore, the film feeding device 10 also includes a fixed seat 137 and a plurality of support rods 118. The fixed seat 137 is provided with a first slide rail 1371 extending longitudinally along the second horizontal direction X2, and the transfer seat 133 is provided with a first slider (not marked in the figure). The first slider is slidably arranged on the first slide rail 1371, so that the first slider moves along the first slide rail 1371 to guide the movement of the transfer seat 133 relative to the fixed seat 137 along the second horizontal direction X2. The mobile driving member 138 is installed on the fixed seat 137 and is driven and connected to the transfer seat 133, so that the mobile driving member 138 can drive the transfer seat 133 to move relative to the fixed seat 137 along the second horizontal direction X2. The bottom end of each support rod 118 is fixedly connected to the fixed seat 137, and the base plate 111 is fixedly connected to the top end of each support rod 118, so that each support rod 118 is used to support and fix the base plate 111, so that the transfer seat 133 can reach or leave the position below the discharge port d on the base plate 111 from the position between each support rod 118.

[0053] In some embodiments, the magazine mechanism 11 further includes two first limit blocks 114 and two second limit blocks 115, both disposed on the upper side of the base plate 111. The two first limit blocks 114 are located at one end of the discharge port d in the longitudinal direction (i.e., the first horizontal direction X1) and are spaced apart along the width direction (i.e., the second horizontal direction X2) of the discharge port d. The two second limit blocks 115 are located at the other end of the discharge port d in the longitudinal direction and are spaced apart along the width direction of the discharge port d. The two first limit blocks 114 and the two second limit blocks 115 together enclose a hopper 101 above the discharge port d, which is used to accommodate the side support plate assembly. The positions of the two first limit blocks 114 and the two second limit blocks 115 in the longitudinal and width directions of the discharge port d are adjustable, thereby adjusting the size of the hopper 101 in the first horizontal direction X1 and the second horizontal direction X2 to facilitate matching side support plates of different specifications, greatly improving the compatibility of the device.

[0054] Specifically in the embodiment, the magazine mechanism 11 further includes a first end adjustment block 116 disposed on the base plate 111, and the two first limit blocks 114 are both mounted on the first end adjustment block 116. The first end adjustment block 116 can be adjusted relative to the base plate 111 along the length direction of the discharge port d, thereby driving the two first limit blocks 114 to be adjusted along the length direction of the discharge port d. The two first limit blocks 114 can be adjusted relative to the first end adjustment block 116 along the width direction of the discharge port d, thereby driving the two first limit blocks 114 to move closer to or further away from each other, thereby adjusting the positions of the two first limit blocks 114 along the width direction of the discharge port d.

[0055] Optionally, the first end adjustment block 116 has a first strip hole (not shown), which extends longitudinally along the first horizontal direction X1. The magazine mechanism 11 also includes a first threaded fastener (not shown), which is inserted through the first strip hole and threadedly connected to the base plate 111 to lock and secure the first end adjustment block 116 to the base plate 111. In this way, when the first threaded fastener is loosened, the position of the first end adjustment block 116 can be adjusted along the first horizontal direction X1 because the first strip hole extends longitudinally along the first horizontal direction X1. After the first end adjustment block 116 is adjusted to the correct position along the first horizontal direction X1, the first threaded fastener is tightened to lock and secure the first end adjustment block 116 to the base plate 111. Of course, in other embodiments, other structures can also be used to achieve position adjustment of the first end adjustment block 116 relative to the base plate 111 along the first horizontal direction X1, which is not limited here.

[0056] Optionally, the first end adjustment block 116 includes a second strip-shaped hole (not shown) extending longitudinally along the second horizontal direction X2. The magazine mechanism 11 further includes a second threaded fastener (not shown) threaded through the second strip-shaped hole and threadedly connected to the corresponding first limit block 114 to lock the first limit block 114 to the first end adjustment block 116. Thus, when the second threaded fastener is loosened, the position of the first limit block 114 can be adjusted along the second horizontal direction X2 because the second strip-shaped hole extends longitudinally along the second horizontal direction X2. After the first limit block 114 is adjusted to the desired position along the second horizontal direction X2, the second threaded fastener is tightened to lock the first limit block 114 to the first end adjustment block 116. Of course, in other embodiments, other structures can be used to achieve position adjustment of the first limit block 114 relative to the first end adjustment block 116 along the second horizontal direction X2, which is not limited here.

[0057] Specifically in the embodiment, the magazine mechanism 11 further includes a second end adjustment block 117 disposed on the base plate 111, and the two second limit blocks 115 are both mounted on the second end adjustment block 117. The second end adjustment block 117 can be adjusted relative to the base plate 111 along the length direction of the discharge port d, thereby driving the two second limit blocks 115 to be adjusted along the length direction of the discharge port d. The two second limit blocks 115 can be adjusted relative to the second end adjustment block 117 along the width direction of the discharge port d, thereby driving the two second limit blocks 115 to move closer to or further away from each other, thereby adjusting the positions of the two second limit blocks 115 along the width direction of the discharge port d.

[0058] Optionally, the second end adjustment block 117 has a third strip-shaped hole (not shown), which extends longitudinally along the first horizontal direction X1. The magazine mechanism 11 also includes a third threaded fastener (not shown), which is inserted through the third strip-shaped hole and threadedly connected to the base plate 111 to lock and secure the second end adjustment block 117 to the base plate 111. In this way, when the third threaded fastener is loosened, the position of the second end adjustment block 117 can be adjusted along the first horizontal direction X1 because the third strip-shaped hole extends longitudinally along the first horizontal direction X1. After the second end adjustment block 117 is adjusted to the correct position along the first horizontal direction X1, the third threaded fastener is tightened to lock and secure the second end adjustment block 117 to the base plate 111. Of course, in other embodiments, other structures can be used to achieve position adjustment of the second end adjustment block 117 relative to the base plate 111 along the first horizontal direction X1, which is not limited here.

[0059] Optionally, the second end adjustment block 117 includes a fourth strip-shaped hole (not shown) extending longitudinally along the second horizontal direction X2. The magazine mechanism 11 further includes a fourth threaded fastener (not shown) threaded through the fourth strip-shaped hole and threadedly connected to the corresponding second stop block 115 to lock the second stop block 115 to the second end adjustment block 117. Thus, when the fourth threaded fastener is loosened, the position of the second stop block 115 can be adjusted along the second horizontal direction X2 because the fourth strip-shaped hole extends longitudinally along the second horizontal direction X2. After the second stop block 115 is adjusted to the desired position along the second horizontal direction X2, the fourth threaded fastener is tightened to lock the second stop block 115 to the second end adjustment block 117. Of course, in other embodiments, other structures can be used to achieve position adjustment of the second stop block 115 relative to the second end adjustment block 117 along the second horizontal direction X2, which is not limited here.

[0060] Specifically in the embodiment, the material box mechanism 11 also includes a pressing block 119, which is arranged on the top of the side support plate group, that is, the pressing block 119 is used to press the side support plate group so that each layer of side support plates in the side support plate group is compacted to prevent the side support plates in the side support plate group from being loose.

[0061] See Figure 2 、 Figure 5 and Figure 6 In an embodiment of the present application, the transfer device 20 includes a transfer mechanism 21, a transfer seat 22 and a suction mechanism 23. The transfer seat 22 is installed at the driving end of the transfer mechanism 21 so that the transfer mechanism 21 can drive the transfer seat 22 to move along the second horizontal direction X2. The suction mechanism 23 is installed on the transfer seat 22 to move along the second horizontal direction X2 with the transfer seat 22, so that the suction mechanism 23 can move between the film-taking mechanism 13 and the assembly mechanism 31. When the transfer seat 22 drives the suction mechanism 23 to move above the support plate 136 along the second horizontal direction X2, the suction mechanism 23 sucks the side support sheet on the support plate 136; when the transfer seat 22 drives the suction mechanism 23 to move above the assembly mechanism 31 along the second horizontal direction X2, the suction mechanism 23 is used to release the sucked side support sheet onto the assembly mechanism 31.

[0062] It should be noted that the film-taking mechanism 13 and the assembly mechanism 31 are not limited to being spaced apart along the second horizontal direction X2. In other embodiments, the film-taking mechanism 13 and the assembly mechanism 31 may also be spaced apart along other directions. When the film-taking mechanism 13 and the assembly mechanism 31 are spaced apart along the second horizontal direction X2, the transfer mechanism 21 drives the transfer seat 22 to move along the second horizontal direction X2 to drive the suction mechanism 23 to transfer the side support between the film-taking mechanism 13 and the assembly mechanism 31. When the film-taking mechanism 13 and the assembly mechanism 31 are spaced apart along other directions, the transfer mechanism 21 drives the transfer seat 22 to move along other directions. As long as it can achieve the function of driving the suction mechanism 23 to transfer the side support between the film-taking mechanism 13 and the assembly mechanism 31, no limitation is made here. For ease of understanding, this article takes the case where the film-taking mechanism 13 and the assembly mechanism 31 are spaced apart along the second horizontal direction X2 as an example for explanation.

[0063] Furthermore, the transfer mechanism 21 is also used to drive the transfer seat 22 to rise or fall, so that the transfer seat 22 drives the suction mechanism 23 to rise or fall, and then the suction mechanism 23 can absorb the side support plate on the support plate 136 through the lifting action when it is above the support plate 136, and release the absorbed side support plate to the assembly mechanism 31 through the lifting action when the suction mechanism 23 is above the assembly mechanism 31.

[0064] Optionally, the transfer mechanism 21 includes a horizontal drive assembly 211, a horizontal movable seat 212 and a vertical drive assembly 213. The horizontal movable seat 212 is installed at the driving end of the horizontal drive assembly 211, so that the horizontal drive assembly 211 can drive the horizontal movable seat 212 to move along the second horizontal direction X2. The vertical drive assembly 213 is installed on the horizontal movable seat 212, so that the vertical drive assembly 213 moves along the second horizontal direction X2 with the horizontal movable seat 212. The transfer seat 22 is installed at the driving end of the vertical drive assembly 213, so that the vertical drive assembly 213 can drive the transfer seat 22 to rise and fall. The suction mechanism 23 is installed on the transfer seat 22, so that the suction mechanism 23 can rise or fall with the transfer seat 22. It should be noted that both the horizontal drive assembly 211 and the vertical drive assembly 213 can adopt a linear drive module, such as an electric cylinder or a ball screw drive structure, etc., which is not limited here.

[0065] Furthermore, the transfer device 20 also includes a rotating mechanism 24, and the suction mechanism 23 is mounted on the transfer base 22 via the rotating mechanism 24. In other words, the rotating mechanism 24 is mounted on the transfer base 22, and the suction mechanism 23 is mounted on the driving end of the rotating mechanism 24, so that the rotating mechanism 24 can drive the suction mechanism 23 to rotate, thereby causing the suction mechanism 23 to drive the side support sheet it has sucked to rotate, which helps to improve the positioning accuracy of the side support sheet when it is subsequently attached to the side surface of the battery cell.

[0066] Furthermore, the side support laminating apparatus includes a visual inspection device 40. Driven by the transfer mechanism 21, the transfer base 22 drives the suction mechanism 23 through the visual inspection device 40. The visual inspection device 40 is used to detect the position of the side support on the suction mechanism 23 as it passes through. The rotation mechanism 24 is communicatively connected to the visual inspection device 40 to drive the suction mechanism 23 to rotate based on the detection results of the visual inspection device 40. Thus, when the side support needs to be transferred, first, under the driving action of the horizontal drive assembly 211, the suction mechanism 23 moves along the second horizontal direction X2 to above the support plate 136 of the sheet-taking mechanism 13; then, under the driving action of the vertical drive assembly 213, the suction mechanism 23 first descends and then ascends to absorb the side support from the support plate 136; then, under the driving action of the horizontal drive assembly 211, the suction mechanism 23 carries the side support and moves along the second horizontal direction X2 to above the assembly mechanism 31; then, under the driving action of the vertical drive assembly 213, the suction mechanism 23 first descends and then ascends to release the absorbed side support onto the assembly mechanism 31. The above steps are repeated in sequence to realize the sheet-by-sheet transfer of the side supports.

[0067] Specifically in the embodiment, the suction mechanism 23 includes a connecting seat 231, an adsorption plate 232 and a buffer elastic member 233. The connecting seat 231 is installed at the driving end of the rotating mechanism 24, and the adsorption plate 232 is movably connected to the connecting seat 231 in the vertical direction. The buffer elastic member 233 abuts between the connecting seat 231 and the adsorption plate 232, and is used to provide a pre-tightening force that causes the adsorption plate 232 to have a downward movement tendency. In this way, when the side support is sucked, the buffer elastic member 233 can buffer the impact between the adsorption plate 232 and the support plate 136 to avoid crushing the side support; when the side support is released, the buffer elastic member 233 can buffer the impact between the adsorption plate 232 and the assembly mechanism 31 to avoid crushing the side support. Optionally, the buffer elastic member 233 can adopt a compression spring.

[0068] Optionally, a second slide rail 2311 extending in a vertical direction is provided on the connecting base 231, and a second slider 2321 is provided on the adsorption plate 232. The second slider 2321 is slidably connected to the second slide rail 2311, so that the movement of the second slider 2321 along the second slide rail 2311 guides the upward or downward movement of the adsorption plate 232.

[0069] It is understandable that the adsorption plate 232 can absorb the opposite side support piece by vacuum adsorption, and release the opposite side support piece when the adsorption plate 232 breaks the vacuum.

[0070] See Figure 2 and Figure 7In an embodiment of the present application, the assembly mechanism 31 includes a support component 311 and a flip component 312. The support component 311 includes a base 3111 and an adsorption platform 3112 provided on the base 3111. The adsorption platform 3112 is used to adsorb and fix the battery cell. The flip component 312 includes a flip platform 3121 provided on the base 3111, and the flip platform 3121 is used to receive the side support sheet transferred by the transfer device 20, and can be controlled to flip relative to the base 3111 around a preset axis to fit the received side support sheet on the side of the battery cell, thereby realizing the assembly of the side support sheet and the battery cell. In this way, the battery cell is adsorbed and fixed by the adsorption platform 3112, the side support sheet is received by the flip platform 3121, and the flip platform 3121 is controlled to flip relative to the adsorption platform 3112, so that the side support sheet on the flip platform 3121 is fitted to the side of the battery cell. Compared with the manual patching in the prior art, the flipping action of the flipping table 3121 in the present application is stable and reliable, which greatly improves the degree of automation, and the side support piece has a higher fitting accuracy and a better consistency of fitting accuracy.

[0071] Specifically, in the embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings, the flip table 3121 is located on one side of the adsorption table 3112 in the second horizontal direction X2, and the preset axis is parallel to the first horizontal direction X1, so that when the flip table 3121 flips around the preset axis, the side support sheet can be attached to the side surface of the battery cell facing the flip table 3121. It should be noted that the flip table 3121 is not limited to being located on one side of the adsorption table 3112 in the second horizontal direction X2. It can be determined based on the relative positional relationship between the incoming side support sheet transferred by the transfer device 20 and the battery cell. As long as it can ensure that the side support sheet can be attached to the side of the battery cell to which the side support sheet is required when the flip table 3121 is flipped, no limitation is made here. For ease of understanding, this article uses the example of the flip table 3121 being located on one side of the adsorption table 3112 in the second horizontal direction X2 and the preset axis being parallel to the first horizontal direction X1 as an example.

[0072] Specifically in the embodiment, the flip assembly 312 also includes a correction seat 3122 and a correction drive 3123. The correction seat 3122 is movably connected to the base 3111 along a direction parallel to the preset axis. Specifically in the embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings, the direction parallel to the preset axis is the above-mentioned first horizontal direction X1. The correction drive 3123 is installed on the base 3111 and is driven and connected to the correction seat 3122, so that the correction drive 3123 can drive the correction seat 3122 to move relative to the base 3111 along the first horizontal direction X1 for correction, thereby greatly improving the patch accuracy. It should be noted that the correction drive 3123 can adopt a linear drive module, such as an electric cylinder or a ball screw drive structure, as long as it can drive the correction seat 3122 to move along the first horizontal direction X1, it is not limited here.

[0073] Furthermore, the correction drive component 3123 is communicatively connected to the visual inspection device 40, so that the correction drive component 3123 can drive the correction seat 3122 to move along the first horizontal direction X1 according to the detection results of the visual inspection device 40, and then the correction seat 3122 drives the flip table 3121 and the side support plates on the flip table 3121 to correct the deviation, ensuring that the side support plates on the flip table 3121 fit more accurately on the side of the battery cell.

[0074] It should be noted that the transfer device 20 can pass through the visual inspection device 40 during the process of transferring the side support between the film-taking mechanism 13 and the flip assembly 312. The visual inspection device 40 detects the position of the side support on the transfer device 20 passing through (i.e., detects the spatial angular deviation of the side support and the position deviation in the first horizontal direction X1). The rotation mechanism 24 drives the adsorption plate 232 to rotate a certain angle based on the spatial angular deviation detected by the visual inspection device 40, so that the side support adsorbed and fixed on the adsorption plate 232 rotates a certain angle to ensure that the spatial angular deviation of the side support is zero or sufficiently small. After the transfer device 20 releases the side support piece after angle correction onto the flip table 3121, the correction drive 3123 drives the correction seat 3122 to move along the first horizontal direction X1 according to the position deviation in the first horizontal direction X1 detected by the visual detection device 40, so that the correction seat 3122 drives the flip table 3121 and the side support piece on the flip table 3121 to perform position correction along the first horizontal direction X1, ensuring that the position deviation of the side support piece in the first horizontal direction X1 is zero or small enough.

[0075] Optionally, a third slide rail extending longitudinally along the first horizontal direction X1 is provided on the base 3111, and a third slider is provided on the deviation-correcting seat 3122. The third slider is slidably connected to the third slide rail, so that movement of the third slider along the third slide rail guides movement of the deviation-correcting seat 3122 relative to the base 3111 along the first horizontal direction X1.

[0076] Specifically in the embodiment, the flip assembly 312 also includes an adjustment seat 3124 and an adjustment unit. The adjustment seat 3124 is movably connected to the correction seat 3122 along the second horizontal direction X2 perpendicular to the preset axis. The adjustment unit is arranged on the correction seat 3122 and connected to the adjustment seat 3124, and the flip table 3121 is rotatably connected to the adjustment seat 3124 around the preset axis. The adjustment unit is constructed to operably drive the adjustment seat 3124 to move relative to the correction seat 3122 along the second horizontal direction X2, thereby driving the flip table 3121 to adjust its position along the second horizontal direction X2. On the one hand, it ensures the position accuracy of the side support sheet attached to the battery cell, and on the other hand, it facilitates compatibility with battery cells and side support sheets of different specifications, greatly improving the compatibility of the device.

[0077] Optionally, the adjustment unit includes an adjustment screw, an adjustment nut, and an adjustment handwheel 3125. The adjustment screw is pivotally connected to the correction seat 3122 and extends longitudinally along the second horizontal direction X2 perpendicular to the preset axis. The adjustment nut is fixedly connected to the adjustment seat 3124 and is threadedly connected to the adjustment screw, so that when the adjustment screw is rotated, the adjustment nut can drive the adjustment seat 3124 to move along the second horizontal direction X2. The adjustment handwheel 3125 is fixedly connected to the adjustment screw. The operator rotates the adjustment handwheel 3125 to drive the adjustment screw to rotate, thereby driving the adjustment nut to drive the adjustment seat 3124 to move along the second horizontal direction X2, and then driving the flip table 3121 to adjust its position along the second horizontal direction X2.

[0078] Optionally, the deflection-correcting seat 3122 is provided with a fourth slide rail extending longitudinally along the second horizontal direction X2, and the adjustment seat 3124 is provided with a fourth slider. The fourth slider is slidably connected to the fourth slide rail, so that the movement of the fourth slider along the fourth slide rail guides the movement of the adjustment seat 3124 relative to the deflection-correcting seat 3122 along the second horizontal direction X2.

[0079] See Figure 7 and Figure 8 Specifically, in this embodiment, the flip assembly 312 further includes a flip shaft 3126 and a stopper 3127. The stopper 3127 has a first stopper portion a1 and a second stopper portion a2. The flip shaft 3126 is rotatably connected to the adjustment base 3124. The flip table 3121 and the stopper 3127 are both fixedly connected to the flip shaft 3126, so that the flip shaft 3126 can drive the flip table 3121 and the stopper 3127 to flip. The flip shaft 3126 can drive the flip table 3121 to flip between a horizontal position and an upright position relative to the adjustment base 3124. When the turning shaft 3126 drives the turning platform 3121 to turn horizontally, the turning platform 3121 receives the side support pieces transferred by the transfer device 20, and the first limit portion a1 of the limit block 3127 abuts the adjustment seat 3124, while the second limit portion a2 of the limit block 3127 separates from the adjustment seat 3124. Thus, the first limit portion a1 prevents the turning shaft 3126 from rotating, ensuring that the turning platform 3121 remains in the horizontal position. When the turning shaft 3126 drives the turning platform 3121 to turn vertically, the side support pieces on the turning platform 3121 fit against the sides of the battery cells, and the first limit portion a1 of the limit block 3127 separates from the adjustment seat 3124, while the second limit portion a2 of the limit block 3127 abuts against the adjustment seat 3124. Thus, the second limit portion a2 prevents the turning shaft 3126 from rotating, ensuring that the turning platform 3121 remains in the vertical position. Optionally, the flip shaft 3126 may be mounted on the adjustment seat 3124 via a bearing, so that the flip shaft 3126 can rotate around its own axis relative to the adjustment seat 3124 .

[0080] It should be noted that the first limit portion a1 and the second limit portion a2 are not limited to the manner of respectively abutting against the adjustment seat 3124 to achieve the effect of stopping rotation and limiting. In other embodiments, the flip assembly 312 also includes a first stopper b1 and a second stopper b2 installed on the adjustment seat 3124. The first stopper b1 is arranged corresponding to the first limit portion a1 of the limit block 3127, and is used to cooperate with the first limit portion a1 to stop rotation when the flip table 3121 flips to a horizontal state, so that the flip table 3121 remains in a horizontal state. In other words, when the flip table 3121 flips to a horizontal state, the first limit portion a1 of the limit block 3127 indirectly abuts against the adjustment seat 3124 through the first stopper b1.

[0081] The second stopper b2 is arranged corresponding to the second stopper a2 of the stopper block 3127 and is used to engage with the second stopper a2 to prevent rotation when the flip table 3121 is flipped to the vertical position, thereby maintaining the flip table 3121 in the vertical position. In other words, when the flip table 3121 is flipped to the horizontal position, the second stopper a2 of the stopper block 3127 indirectly abuts against the adjustment seat 3124 through the second stopper b2.

[0082] Furthermore, the flip assembly 312 also includes a first elastic member c1 and a second elastic member c2 mounted on the adjustment seat 3124. The first elastic member c1 is arranged corresponding to the first limit portion a1 of the limit block 3127. When the flip table 3121 flips from a vertical state to a horizontal state, the first elastic member c1 is used to abut against the first limit portion a1 before the first limit portion a1 and the first stop member b1 engage to prevent rotation. This allows the first elastic member c1 to buffer the impact force between the first limit portion a1 and the first stop member b1, thereby preventing a large hard impact between the first limit portion a1 and the first stop member b1.

[0083] The second elastic member c2 is arranged corresponding to the second limiting portion a2 of the limiting block 3127. During the process of flipping the flip table 3121 from a horizontal state to a vertical state, the second elastic member c2 is used to abut against the second limiting portion a2 before the second limiting portion a2 and the second rotation-stopping member b2 engage with each other to prevent the second elastic member c2 from engaging with each other. This cushions the impact force between the second limiting portion a2 and the second rotation-stopping member b2, thereby preventing a large hard impact between the second limiting portion a2 and the second rotation-stopping member b2. It should be noted that the first elastic member c1 and the second elastic member c2 can both be components such as springs that can produce elastic deformation under the action of external forces, as long as they can provide a cushioning effect, and are not limited to this.

[0084] Furthermore, the flip assembly 312 also includes an adapter 3129 and a flip driver 3128. One end of the adapter 3129 is fixedly connected to the flip shaft 3126. The flip driver 3128 is hinged to the adjustment seat 3124 and has a telescopic end that can be extended or retracted in a controlled manner. The telescopic end is hinged to the other end of the adapter 3129, so that when the telescopic end of the flip driver 3128 is extended, it can drive the flip table 3121 from a vertical state to a horizontal state through the adapter 3129. When the telescopic end of the flip driver 3128 is retracted, it can drive the flip table 3121 from a horizontal state to a vertical state through the adapter 3129. Optionally, the flip driver 3128 can be a cylinder.

[0085] Of course, in other embodiments, it can also be designed that when the telescopic end of the flip driving member 3128 is extended, the flip table 3121 can be driven to flip from a horizontal state to a vertical state through the adapter 3129, and when the telescopic end of the flip driving member 3128 is retracted, the flip table 3121 can be driven to flip from a vertical state to a horizontal state through the adapter 3129. As long as it can achieve the switching between the horizontal state and the vertical state, there is no limitation here.

[0086] It should be noted that the flip table 3121 being in a horizontal state means that the table surface of the flip table 3121 for receiving the side support piece is in a horizontal state, and the flip table 3121 being in a vertical state means that the table surface of the flip table 3121 for receiving the side support piece is in a vertical state.

[0087] Specifically in the embodiment, the assembly mechanism 31 also includes a mobile drive component 313, the driving end of which is connected to the base 3111 to drive the base 3111 to move between the transfer device 20 and the gluing mechanism 33. When the mobile drive component 313 drives the base 3111 to arrive at the transfer device 20, the transfer device 20 transfers the side support sheet on the film-taking mechanism 13 to the flip table 3121. When the mobile drive component 313 drives the base 3111 to arrive at the gluing mechanism 33, the gluing mechanism 33 adheres the tape to the battery cell and the side support sheet adhered to the side of the battery cell, so that the side support sheet is fixed to the side of the battery cell by the tape. Specifically in the embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings, the mobile drive component 313 is used to drive the base 3111 to move back and forth along the first horizontal direction X1, so that the base 3111 moves between the transfer device 20 and the gluing mechanism 33.

[0088] It should be noted that the mobile drive component 313 can adopt a linear drive module, such as an electric cylinder or a ball screw drive structure, as long as it can realize the movement of the drive base 3111 along the first horizontal direction X1 between the transfer device 20 and the bonding mechanism, and is not limited here.

[0089] See Figure 9 As shown, in this embodiment, there are two flipping assemblies 312, each positioned on either side of the adsorption platform 3112 in the second horizontal direction X2. The flipping platforms 3121 of the two flipping assemblies 312 are each used to attach the side supports they receive to the two sides of the battery cell in the second horizontal direction X2. Thus, when the mobile drive assembly 313 drives the base 3111 to move to the transfer device 20, the transfer device 20 transfers the side supports one by one to the flipping platforms 3121 of the two flipping assemblies 312. The flipping platforms 3121 of the two flipping assemblies 312 are flipped from a horizontal position to a vertical position, so that the two flipping platforms 3121 are attached to the side surfaces of the battery cell on the adsorption platform 3112 in the second horizontal direction X2. That is, the side supports on the two flipping platforms 3121 are attached to the two sides of the battery cell in the second horizontal direction X2. Thus, the two flipping assemblies 312 simultaneously attach the side supports to the opposite sides of the battery cell, greatly improving the efficiency of the placement of the battery cells.

[0090] Furthermore, there are two gluing mechanisms 33, spaced apart and arranged opposite each other along the second horizontal direction X2. When the mobile drive assembly 313 drives the base 3111 along the first horizontal direction X1 to move between the two gluing mechanisms 33, the two gluing mechanisms 33 apply tape to both sides of the battery cell in the second horizontal direction X2, securing the side supports attached to both sides of the battery cell with the tape. This method of applying tape to opposite sides of the battery cell using two gluing mechanisms 33 significantly improves gluing efficiency.

[0091] It should be noted that after the gluing is complete, the mobile drive assembly 313 drives the base 3111 to exit the position between the two gluing mechanisms 33 along the first horizontal direction X1. Then, the flip shafts 3126 of the two flip assemblies 312 drive the flip table 3121 to flip from the upright position to the horizontal position. At this time, because the side supports are affixed to the sides of the battery cells via adhesive tape, when the flip table 3121 flips from the upright position to the horizontal position, the side supports remain on the sides of the battery cells and do not flip along with the flip table 3121.

[0092] Furthermore, the turning table 3121 is configured to controllably adsorb the side supports, thereby adsorbing and securing the side supports to the turning table 3121, thereby preventing the side supports from shifting or even falling off the turning table 3121 during movement or turning of the turning table 3121. It should be noted that the turning table 3121 can employ vacuum adsorption to secure the side supports, and release the adsorption of the side supports when the vacuum is broken.

[0093] The technical features of the above-mentioned embodiments can be combined arbitrarily. In order to make the description concise, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-mentioned embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.

[0094] The above-described embodiments merely represent several implementation methods of the present application. While the descriptions are relatively specific and detailed, they should not be construed as limiting the scope of the patent application. It should be noted that a person of ordinary skill in the art may make various modifications and improvements without departing from the spirit of the present application, and these modifications and improvements fall within the scope of protection of the present application. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present patent application shall be determined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A laminating device, characterized in that: The assembly mechanism comprises: A support assembly, comprising a base and an adsorption platform provided on the base, the adsorption platform being used for adsorbing and fixing the battery cell; and The turning assembly comprises a turning platform arranged on the base. The turning platform is used for receiving the side supporting piece and can be turned around a preset axis relative to the base in a controlled manner.

2. The laminating device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The flipping assembly also includes a correction seat and a correction drive. The correction seat is movably connected to the base along a direction parallel to the preset axis. The correction drive is installed on the base and is driven by the correction seat. The flipping platform is rotatably connected to the correction seat around the preset axis.

3. The laminating device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The flip assembly also includes an adjustment seat and an adjustment unit. The adjustment seat is movably connected to the correction seat in a direction perpendicular to the preset axis. The adjustment unit is arranged on the correction seat and connected to the adjustment seat. The adjustment unit is constructed to operably drive the adjustment seat to move relative to the correction seat. The flip table is rotatably connected to the adjustment seat around the preset axis.

4. The laminating device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The adjustment unit includes an adjusting screw, an adjusting nut and an adjusting handwheel. The adjusting screw is pivotally connected to the correction seat and extends longitudinally in a direction perpendicular to the preset axis. The adjusting nut is fixedly connected to the adjustment seat and is threadedly connected to the adjusting screw. The adjusting handwheel is fixedly connected to the adjusting screw.

5. The laminating device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The flip assembly further includes a flip shaft and a limit block, wherein the flip shaft is rotatably connected to the adjustment seat, the flip platform and the limit block are both fixedly connected to the flip shaft, and the limit block has a first limit portion and a second limit portion; The flip shaft can drive the flip platform to flip to a horizontal state for receiving the side supporting piece and an upright state for attaching the side supporting piece to the side surface of the battery cell; when the flip platform is in the horizontal state, the first limiting portion abuts against the adjustment seat; when the flip platform is in the upright state, the second limiting portion abuts against the adjustment seat.

6. The laminating device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The flip assembly further includes a flip shaft, a limit block, a first stopper and a second stopper, wherein the flip shaft is rotatably connected to the adjustment seat, the flip platform and the limit block are both fixedly connected to the flip shaft, the limit block has a first limit portion and a second limit portion, and the first stopper and the second stopper are mounted on the adjustment seat; The flip shaft can drive the flip platform to flip to a horizontal state for receiving the side support plate and an upright state for attaching the side support plate to the side of the battery cell; when the flip platform is in the horizontal state, the first limiting portion abuts against the first anti-rotation member; when the flip platform is in the upright state, the second limiting portion abuts against the second anti-rotation member.

7. The laminating device according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that: The flip assembly also includes an adapter and a flip drive member, one end of the adapter is fixedly connected to the flip shaft, the flip drive member is hinged to the adjustment seat, and the flip drive member has a telescopic end that can be extended or retracted in a controllable manner, and the telescopic end is hinged to the other end of the adapter.

8. The laminating device according to claim 1, characterized in that: There are two flip assemblies, which are respectively arranged on opposite sides of the adsorption platform. The flip platforms of the two flip assemblies are respectively used to attach the side support sheets they receive to the opposite side surfaces of the battery cell.

9. The laminating device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The laminating device further comprises a gluing mechanism, which is used to stick and fix the side support sheet on the side surface of the battery core by means of adhesive tape.

10. The laminating device according to claim 9, characterized in that: The assembly mechanism further includes a mobile driving component, a driving end of which is connected to the base. Under the driving action of the mobile driving component, the base drives the adsorption platform to move between the position for receiving the side support piece and the gluing mechanism.

11. A side support sheet laminating device, characterized in that: The method comprises the laminating device according to any one of claims 1 to 10.

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