Battery piece carrier

By designing a cell carrier with a locking assembly featuring a gripper, the problem of existing carriers being inconvenient for automated equipment handling was solved, enabling stable loading and handling of cells, improving passivation repair efficiency, and reducing the breakage rate.

CN223450879UActive Publication Date: 2025-10-17ZHEJIANG JINGSHENG PHOTONICS TECH CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202422861460.5
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-11-22
Publication Date
2025-10-17
Estimated Expiration
2034-11-22

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Technical Problem

Existing cell carriers are not easy to integrate with automated equipment, leading to difficulties in handling and affecting passivation repair efficiency.

Method used

A battery cell carrier is designed, comprising a base plate, a side plate assembly, a clamping assembly, and a locking assembly. The locking assembly is equipped with a gripping part that can cooperate with a conveying mechanism to ensure that the clamping assembly stably clamps the battery cells and facilitates their transport.

Benefits of technology

It achieves stable loading and handling of battery cells, improves the effect of the passivation process, reduces the battery cell fragmentation rate, and facilitates the operation of automated equipment.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a battery piece carrier, and belongs to the field of photovoltaic technology. The battery piece carrier comprises a bottom plate, a side plate assembly, a pressing assembly and a locking assembly, the side plate assembly is arranged between the pressing assembly and the bottom plate in the vertical direction, and a containing cavity with an opening in the side face is defined by the side plate assembly; the pressing assembly is detachably connected to the side plate assembly, the locking assembly has an unlocking state and a locking state, the pressing assembly is locked to the side plate assembly through the locking assembly, the locking assembly is provided with a grabbing part, and the grabbing part is used for being matched with a carrying mechanism. According to the battery piece carrier, the grabbing part is arranged on the locking assembly, so that the battery piece carrier can be conveniently matched with a carrying mechanism, and the battery piece carrier can be conveniently carried.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to photovoltaic technology field especially relates to a cell piece carrier. BACKGROUND

[0002] To reduce production cost, usually adopt big size silicon piece to carry a film to form cell piece, after that big size cell piece is cut into two pieces, three pieces, can reduce single piece cell piece internal resistance. Big size cell piece cuts after, the cell piece that cutting is completed is piled up neatly and is placed in the carrier, and the carrier and cell piece are put into deposition equipment and carry out atomic layer deposition passivation repair to cell piece edge area, are used for reducing the recombination loss of charge carriers at the edge, improve cell piece power generation rate.

[0003] In the related art, the carrier includes a bottom plate, two opposite first side plates, a second side plate, and a top plate. The above-mentioned structures are fixed to each other and surround to form a receiving cavity with an opening on the front side. The cell pieces are placed into the receiving cavity from the opening, and the edges of the cell pieces are exposed from the opening for passivation repair. During passivation, the carrier with the cell pieces is placed into the deposition equipment by the automated equipment for ALD passivation of the edge area of the cell pieces. However, the existing carrier is not convenient for the automated equipment such as the carrying mechanism to grab. SUMMARY

[0004] The utility model discloses a kind of cell piece carriers, facilitate with carrying mechanism cooperation, facilitate carrying cell piece carrier.

[0005] To achieve this purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical solutions:

[0006] A cell piece carrier includes a bottom plate, a side plate assembly, a pressing assembly, and a locking assembly. The side plate assembly is arranged between the pressing assembly and the bottom plate in a vertical direction and surrounds to form a receiving cavity with an opening on the side. The pressing assembly is detachably connected to the side plate assembly. The locking assembly has an unlocked state and a locked state. The pressing assembly is locked to the side plate assembly through the locking assembly. The locking assembly is provided with a grabbing portion for cooperation with the carrying mechanism.

[0007] In some possible implementations, the locking assembly includes a fixed block and a locking piece connected to the fixed block. The fixed block is arranged on the side plate assembly, and the locking piece can abut against one side of the pressing assembly away from the bottom plate. The fixed block is provided with the grabbing portion.

[0008] In some possible implementations, the grabbing portion is formed on one end of the fixed block away from the locking piece.

[0009] In some possible implementations, the fixed block and the locking piece are in sliding connection.

[0010] In some possible implementation manners, the pressing assembly is provided with a clamping groove, and an end of the locking piece is provided with a clamping hook which is clamped in the clamping groove.

[0011] In some possible implementation manners, the side plate assembly is provided with a limiting groove, and the pressing assembly is arranged in the limiting groove.

[0012] In some possible implementation manners, the side plate assembly is provided with a scale mark in a vertical direction.

[0013] In some possible implementation manners, the pressing assembly comprises a first cover plate and an elastic piece, the elastic piece faces the accommodating cavity, and the first cover plate is locked to the side plate assembly through the locking assembly.

[0014] In some possible implementation manners, a carrier plate is further arranged in the accommodating cavity and used for carrying the battery pieces.

[0015] In some possible implementation manners, the side plate assembly comprises a first side plate and two oppositely arranged second side plates, the first side plate is arranged between the two second side plates, the two second side plates are locked through the locking assembly and the pressing assembly respectively, and the first side plate and / or the second side plate are rotationally connected to the bottom plate.

[0016] The battery piece carrier provided by the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0017] The battery piece carrier provided by the utility model locks the pressing assembly on the side plate assembly through the locking assembly, ensures that the pressing assembly is stably pressed on the battery pieces, and makes all the battery pieces be in a pressed state, which can ensure that all the battery pieces are stably loaded in the accommodating cavity and can ensure the passivation process effect. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0018] Fig. 1 is the front view of the battery piece carrier provided by the embodiment of the utility model;

[0019] Fig. 2 is the axonometric view of the battery piece carrier provided by the embodiment of the utility model;

[0020] Fig. 3 is the schematic view of the battery piece carrier provided by the embodiment of the utility model and provided with the first adjusting assembly and the second adjusting assembly.

[0021] In the drawings:

[0022] 1, bottom plate; 2, side plate assembly; 21, first side plate; 211, arc-shaped groove; 22, second side plate; 221, limiting groove; 222, scale mark; 3, pressing assembly; 31, first cover plate; 311, clamping groove; 32, elastic piece; 33, second cover plate; 4, locking assembly; 41, fixed block; 42, locking piece; 421, clamping hook; 5, carrier plate; 6, first adjusting assembly; 61, locking piece; 611, socket; 612, bolt; 62, limiting piece; 621, connecting part; 622, limiting part; 7, second adjusting assembly; 71, adjusting rod; 711, protrusion; 72, mounting seat; B, accommodating cavity. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] In order to make the technical problems solved by the utility model, the technical scheme adopted and the technical effects reached more clear, the technical scheme of the embodiments of the utility model will be further described in detail below with reference to the drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor belong to the protection scope of the utility model.

[0024] In the description of the utility model, unless another explicit provision and limitation, the terms "connected", "connected", "fixed" should be understood broadly, for example, can be fixedly connected, can be detachably connected, or be integrated;Can be mechanically connected, or electrically connected;Can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, can be the communication inside two elements or the interaction relationship of two elements.For ordinary skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the utility model can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0025] In the utility model, unless another explicit provision and limitation, the first feature is "on" or "below" the second feature can include that the first and second features are in direct contact, or the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact through another feature between them.Moreover, the first feature "on", "above" and "above" the second feature includes that the first feature is directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or only indicates that the horizontal height of the first feature is higher than that of the second feature.The first feature "below", "below" and "below" the second feature includes that the first feature is directly below and obliquely below the second feature, or only indicates that the horizontal height of the first feature is less than that of the second feature.

[0026] As Figs. 1-3As shown, the embodiment provides a battery piece carrier, which comprises a bottom plate 1, a side plate assembly 2, a pressing assembly 3 and a locking assembly 4. The side plate assembly 2 is arranged between the pressing assembly 3 and the bottom plate 1 along a vertical direction and surrounds a receiving cavity B with an open side. The pressing assembly 3 is detachably connected to the side plate assembly 2. The locking assembly 4 has an unlocked state and a locked state. The pressing assembly 3 is locked to the side plate assembly 2 through the locking assembly 4. The locking assembly 4 is provided with a grabbing part for cooperating with a carrying mechanism.

[0027] Before placing the battery pieces, the locking assembly 4 is unlocked, the pressing assembly 3 is detached from the side plate assembly 2, and the battery pieces are placed in the receiving cavity B from top to bottom by manual or automatic equipment such as a robot. After the battery pieces are fully loaded, the pressing assembly 3 is installed on the side plate assembly 2 and locked by the locking assembly 4. The pressing assembly 3 is pressed on the uppermost battery piece, so that all the battery pieces are in a pressed state and loaded in the receiving cavity B, and the edges of the battery pieces are exposed to the open side. The carrying mechanism carries the battery piece carrier into a boat through the grabbing part, and then the boat is sent into a deposition device for atomic layer deposition passivation repair.

[0028] The pressing assembly 3 is locked on the side plate assembly 2 by the locking assembly 4, which ensures that the pressing assembly 3 is stably pressed on the battery pieces, so that all the battery pieces are in a pressed state. On the one hand, it can ensure that all the battery pieces are stably loaded in the receiving cavity B, and on the other hand, it can ensure the passivation process effect. Since the annealing process temperature is high, the battery pieces are easy to break when they are in a pressed state. The detachable connection of the pressing assembly 3 to the side plate assembly 2 can reduce the battery piece breakage rate. The battery pieces are sequentially taken and placed from top to bottom, which is convenient to operate.

[0029] The receiving cavity B can be a cylindrical cavity or a rectangular cavity, etc., which is adaptively set according to the shape of the battery piece. The size of the open side is adaptively set according to the size of the cross-sectional edge of the battery piece. The side plate assembly 2 comprises a first side plate 21 and two second side plates 22 arranged opposite to each other. The first side plate 21 is arranged between the two second side plates 22. The two second side plates 22 are locked by the locking assembly 4 and the pressing assembly 3 respectively. The two ends of the pressing assembly 3 are locked, which improves the locking effect. Exemplarily, the battery piece is a rectangular piece, the receiving cavity B is a rectangular cavity, and the two second side plates 22 are parallel to each other. For the convenience of subsequent description, the two second side plates 22 are arranged apart along the left-right direction, the first side plate 21 is arranged at the rear side, and the open side is located at the front side.

[0030] The locking assembly 4 comprises a fixed block 41 and a locking piece 42 connected to the fixed block 41. The fixed block 41 is arranged on the side plate assembly 2, and the pressing assembly 3 is supported on the side plate assembly 2. The locking piece 42 can abut against the side of the pressing assembly 3 away from the bottom plate 1. The locking piece 42 and the side plate assembly 2 clamp the pressing assembly 3 to achieve locking. The fixed block 41 is provided with the above-mentioned grabbing part for cooperation with the carrying mechanism.

[0031] In an embodiment, the grabbing part is formed integrally with the fixed block 41, so as to simplify the structure of the fixed block 41. In another embodiment, the grabbing part is in a separate structure from the fixed block 41. In this way, the grabbing part of different shapes can be provided, so as to cooperate with various specifications of the carrying mechanism.

[0032] Further, the grabbing part is formed at one end of the fixed block 41 away from the locking piece 42, and the grabbing part is provided with an arc-shaped surface for cooperation with the carrying mechanism. The grabbing part is formed at one end of the fixed block 41 away from the locking piece 42, so as to facilitate cooperation with the carrying mechanism by avoiding the position of the locking piece 42. Fig. 2 As described above, the grabbing part is provided with an arc-shaped surface for cooperation with the carrying mechanism. In application, the grabbing part can also be provided in a rectangular shape or provided with a slot and other cooperation structures.

[0033] In an embodiment, the fixed block 41 is in sliding connection with the locking piece 42. The locking piece 42 is opened and closed by sliding, which is simple in structure, high in mechanical strength, stable in operation, and can be automatically closed by a mechanical device, so as to facilitate automatic control. The pressing assembly 3 is provided with a clamping groove 311, and the end of the locking piece 42 is provided with a clamping hook 421. The clamping hook 421 is clamped in the clamping groove 311. The clamping hook 421 and the clamping groove 311 cooperate to limit the left-right direction of the pressing assembly 3, prevent the left-right movement of the pressing assembly 3 from affecting the passivation effect, and further improve the locking stability. In other embodiments, the fixed block 41 and the locking piece 42 can also be in rotary connection.

[0034] The side plate assembly 2 is provided with a limiting groove 221, and the pressing assembly 3 is arranged in the limiting groove 221. In this embodiment, the second side plate 22 is provided with the limiting groove 221, which limits the front-back direction of the pressing assembly 3, prevents the front-back movement of the pressing assembly 3 from affecting the passivation effect, and further improves the locking stability.

[0035] Since the thickness of the battery piece cannot be completely uniform, when loading battery pieces of different thicknesses, it is impossible to confirm whether the accommodating cavity B is fully loaded according to the number of battery pieces. The side plate assembly 2 is provided with a scale mark 222 in the vertical direction. When loading the battery pieces, the overall height of the battery pieces can be monitored in real time to confirm whether the battery pieces are fully loaded, prevent too many battery pieces from causing fragments when the pressing assembly 3 is pressed, and prevent too few battery pieces from affecting the pressing effect of the pressing assembly 3 on the battery pieces.

[0036] The pressing assembly 3 comprises a first cover plate 31 and an elastic member 32, the elastic member 32 is towards the accommodating cavity B, the first cover plate 31 is locked to the side plate assembly 2 through the locking assembly 4, the battery piece is pressed by the elastic member 32, the elastic member 32 plays a role of elastic buffering, and the broken piece rate is reduced. The pressing assembly 3 further comprises a second cover plate 33, the first cover plate 31 and the second cover plate 33 are connected to two ends of the elastic member 32, the second cover plate 33 is directly contacted with the battery piece, the whole battery piece is uniformly stressed, and the pressing effect is improved. Alternatively, the elastic member 32 is a spring, when one spring is arranged, the spring is located at a middle position between the first cover plate 31 and the second cover plate 33, the stress is uniformly guaranteed, when a plurality of springs are arranged, the plurality of springs are uniformly distributed between the first cover plate 31 and the second cover plate 33, and the stress is uniformly guaranteed. In other embodiments, the elastic member 32 can also be a rubber pad and the like, and is not limited.

[0037] In an embodiment, the second side plate 22 is rotationally connected to the bottom plate 1, and rotating the second side plate 22 can increase the volume of the accommodating cavity B, thereby facilitating the taking out of the battery piece from the accommodating cavity B and reducing the damage caused by the contact between the battery piece and the side plate assembly 2. When the battery piece is taken out, the locking assembly 4 and the pressing assembly 3 are first separated through the locking assembly 4, after the pressing assembly 3 is removed, the second side plate 22 is rotated to expand the gap between the second side plate 22 and the battery piece, thereby facilitating the taking out of the battery piece. In another embodiment, the first side plate 21 can also be rotationally connected to the bottom plate 1, and the taking out of the battery piece is also facilitated. Of course, the first side plate 21 and the second side plate 22 are both rotationally connected to the bottom plate 1, which is more conducive to the taking out of the battery piece.

[0038] The battery piece carrier further comprises a first adjusting assembly 6, the first adjusting assembly 6 comprises a locking member 61 and a limiting member 62, one end of the limiting member 62 is connected to the first side plate 21, and the locking member 61 is locked to relatively fix the first side plate 21 and the second side plate 22; when the locking member 61 is unlocked, the second side plate 22 can be rotated outwardly to abut against the other end of the limiting member 62. The second side plate 22 can be rotated outwardly to increase the space of the accommodating cavity B, reduce the limitation on the pressing assembly 3, and facilitate the taking out of the pressing assembly 3.

[0039] Exemplarily, the locking member 61 comprises a socket 611 and a plug 612, the limiting member 62 comprises a connecting part 621 and a limiting part 622, the socket 611 is connected to the first side plate 21, the plug 612 is slidingly connected to the second side plate 22, when the plug 612 is inserted into the socket 611, the first side plate 21 and the second side plate 22 are fixed, i.e. the locking is realized, when the plug 612 is separated from the socket 611, the unlocking is realized. The connecting part 621 is connected to the first side plate 21, the limiting part 622 is arranged outside the second side plate 22, the connecting part 621 and the limiting part 622 form a 90° angle, when the locking is realized, the limiting part 622 and the second side plate 22 are spaced. Further, the connecting part 621 can be adjusted in the mounting position of the first side plate 21, so as to adjust the spacing distance between the limiting part 622 and the second side plate 22, and adjust the rotating angle of the second side plate 22.

[0040] In an embodiment, the first side plate 21 is rotationally connected to the bottom plate 1, the battery piece carrier further comprises a second adjusting assembly 7, the second adjusting assembly 7 comprises an adjusting rod 71, the adjusting rod 71 is rotationally connected to the bottom plate 1, the adjusting rod 71 is provided with a protrusion 711, the first side plate 21 is provided with an arc-shaped groove 211, the protrusion 711 abuts against the first side plate 21 to fix the first side plate 21, when the protrusion 711 is arranged in the arc-shaped groove 211, the first side plate 21 can be rotated outwardly to the groove bottom of the arc-shaped groove 211. The position of the protrusion 711 on the first side plate 21 can be adjusted by rotating the adjusting rod 71, so as to realize the switching between the fixing and the outward rotation of the first side plate 21, and the operation is simple and convenient. Optionally, the bottom plate 1 is further provided with a mounting seat 72, the adjusting rod 71 is rotationally connected to the mounting seat 72. Optionally, the middle part of the adjusting rod 71 is rotationally connected to the mounting seat 72, and the protrusion 711 is arranged at one end of the adjusting rod 71.

[0041] Optionally, an automatic device such as a mechanical hand can be used to take and place the pressing assembly 3, so as to facilitate the automatic control.

[0042] Optionally, the accommodating cavity B is provided with a carrier plate 5, all the battery pieces are first carried on the carrier plate 5, and then the carrier plate 5 and the battery pieces thereon are placed in the accommodating cavity B, so as to improve the efficiency of placing the battery pieces.

[0043] Obviously, the above embodiments of the utility model are only examples for clearly explaining the utility model, and are not the limitation on the embodiments of the utility model. For the ordinary skilled in the art, other different forms of changes or variations can be made on the basis of the above description. Here, all the embodiments are not enumerated. Any modification, equivalent replacement and improvement made within the spirit and principle of the utility model should be included in the protection scope of the utility model claim.

Claims

1. A battery cell carrier, characterized in that: The invention comprises a base plate (1), a side plate assembly (2), a pressing assembly (3) and a locking assembly (4); the side plate assembly (2) is arranged between the pressing assembly (3) and the base plate (1) in a vertical direction and is surrounded by a receiving cavity (B) with an open side; the pressing assembly (3) is detachably connected to the side plate assembly (2); the locking assembly (4) has an unlocked state and a locked state; the pressing assembly (3) is locked to the side plate assembly (2) by the locking assembly (4); the locking assembly (4) is provided with a gripping portion, and the gripping portion is used to cooperate with a transport mechanism.

2. The battery cell carrier according to claim 1, characterized in that: The locking assembly (4) comprises a fixing block (41) and a locking member (42) connected to the fixing block (41); the fixing block (41) is provided on the side plate assembly (2); the locking member (42) can abut against a side of the pressing assembly (3) facing away from the bottom plate (1); and the fixing block (41) is provided with the grabbing portion.

3. The battery cell carrier according to claim 2, characterized in that: The grabbing portion is formed at an end of the fixing block (41) away from the locking member (42).

4. The battery cell carrier according to claim 2, characterized in that: The fixing block (41) is slidably connected to the locking member (42).

5. The battery cell carrier according to claim 2, characterized in that: The pressing assembly (3) is provided with a card slot (311), and the end of the locking member (42) is provided with a card hook (421), and the card hook (421) is engaged with the card slot (311).

6. The battery cell carrier according to claim 1, characterized in that: The side plate assembly (2) is provided with a limiting groove (221), and the pressing assembly (3) is provided in the limiting groove (221).

7. The battery cell carrier according to claim 1, characterized in that: The side panel assembly (2) is provided with scale markings (222) along the vertical direction.

8. The battery cell carrier according to claim 1, wherein: The pressing assembly (3) comprises a first cover plate (31) and an elastic member (32), wherein the elastic member (32) faces the accommodating cavity (B), and the first cover plate (31) is locked to the side plate assembly (2) via the locking assembly (4).

9. The battery cell carrier according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a carrier plate (5), which is located in the accommodating cavity (B) and is used to carry the battery cells.

10. The battery cell carrier according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that: The side panel assembly (2) comprises a first side panel (21) and two oppositely arranged second side panels (22), wherein the first side panel (21) is arranged between the two second side panels (22), and the two second side panels (22) are locked by the locking assembly (4) and the pressing assembly (3) respectively, and the first side panel (21) and / or the second side panel (22) are rotatably connected to the bottom panel (1).