Battery sorting system

Abstract

The utility model discloses a battery sorting system which comprises a feeding gear module, a plurality of sorting gear modules, a sorting manipulator and a cart device, the feeding gear module comprises a feeding lower rack and a conveying roller mounted on the feeding lower rack, and the conveying roller is used for placing a battery tray; the sorting gear module comprises a sorting lower rack and a driven roller mounted on the sorting lower rack, and the driven roller is used for placing a battery tray; the sorting manipulator is used for selecting the batteries on the battery trays of the conveying rollers and placing the batteries on the battery trays of the corresponding driven rollers; the cart device comprises a cart frame and a roller assembly, the roller assembly is installed on the cart frame, the roller assembly is used for containing the battery tray, and the battery tray can be conveyed between the roller assembly and the conveying roller or between the roller assembly and the driven roller by applying external force. According to the technical scheme, the battery sorting efficiency can be improved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to battery sorting technical field, especially a kind of battery sorting system. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the production of battery, the battery after processing is sorted, and different quality levels of batteries are obtained after sorting. After obtaining batteries of different quality levels, batteries of the same level need to be loaded into the same battery tray, so that batteries of different levels are collected and regularized respectively.

[0003] At present, the battery is sorted by manual method. On the one hand, the worker battery sorting speed is slow, which will cause the decline of production efficiency; on the other hand, the worker will feel tired in the long sorting process, which is easy to make mistakes and cause the increase of unqualified sorting rate. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0004] The main purpose of the utility model is to provide a battery sorting system, which aims to assist battery feeding and discharging by trolley device, to sort batteries automatically in multiple gears, and to improve the battery sorting efficiency.

[0005] To achieve the above purpose, the battery sorting system provided by the utility model comprises:

[0006] The input gear module comprises an input lower rack and a conveying roller installed on the input lower rack, and the conveying roller is used to place the battery tray.

[0007] A plurality of sorting gear modules, the sorting gear module comprises a sorting lower rack and a driven roller installed on the sorting lower rack, and the driven roller is used to place the battery tray.

[0008] The sorting manipulator is used to select the battery of the battery tray of the conveying roller and place it on the corresponding battery tray of the driven roller.

[0009] The trolley device comprises a trolley frame and a roller assembly, the roller assembly is installed on the trolley frame, the roller assembly is used to place the battery tray, and the battery tray can be conveyed between the roller assembly and the conveying roller or the roller assembly and the driven roller by applying external force.

[0010] Preferably, an electric core code scanning mechanism is mounted on the feeding lower rack, the electric core code scanning mechanism comprises a linear module and a code scanning gun assembly, the linear module is drivingly connected to the code scanning gun assembly, the code scanning gun assembly is electrically connected with an electric control box, the electric control box is electrically connected with the sorting manipulator, and the code scanning gun assembly is used for scanning the identification code information of each battery on the battery tray and feeding the identification code information to the electric control box to control the sorting manipulator.

[0011] Preferably, the roller assembly comprises a fixed frame and a plurality of rollers rotatably connected to the inside of the fixed frame.

[0012] Preferably, the trolley device further comprises a rotating shaft assembly, the rotating shaft assembly comprises a rotating shaft and a plurality of rotating shaft clamping plates sleeved on the outer periphery of the rotating shaft, the rotating shaft is rotatably connected to the fixed frame, and the rotating shaft clamping plates are used for blocking the battery tray.

[0013] The rotating of the rotating shaft can drive the rotating of the rotating shaft clamping plates, so that the rotating shaft clamping plates are switched back and forth between the positions of blocking the battery tray or releasing the battery tray.

[0014] Preferably, a first positioning hole is formed in the fixed frame, a fixed column is connected to the rotating shaft clamping plate, and when the fixed column is clamped into the first positioning hole, the rotating shaft clamping plate blocks the battery tray.

[0015] Preferably, a second positioning hole is further formed in the fixed column, and when the fixed column is clamped into the second positioning hole, the rotating shaft clamping plate releases the battery tray.

[0016] Preferably, a shaft ring is sleeved on each side of the rotating shaft, and the two shaft rings are located outside the two fixed frames respectively, so that the shaft rings can limit the movement of the rotating shaft along the length direction thereof.

[0017] Preferably, the rotating shaft assembly further comprises a handle connected to the two ends of the rotating shaft, and the rotating of the handle can drive the rotating of the rotating shaft.

[0018] Preferably, a first stopper is mounted at the end of the feeding lower rack to block the battery tray.

[0019] A second stopper is mounted at the end of the sorting lower rack to block the battery tray.

[0020] Preferably, a plurality of sorting gear modules are arranged in a ring shape around the sorting manipulator.

[0021] Compared with the prior art, the process of battery sorting of the battery sorting system is as follows: a worker pushes the trolley device to be connected to the feeding gear module, the battery tray loaded with different types of batteries is placed on the trolley device, when the trolley device is connected to the feeding gear module, the worker pushes the battery tray on the trolley device, the cylinder assembly and the conveying cylinder are rolled by friction force to ensure the smooth conveying of the battery tray, the battery tray enters the conveying cylinder of the feeding gear module; the sorting manipulator operates to select different types of batteries and place them into the battery tray of the driven cylinder of the corresponding sorting gear module; when the battery tray of the driven cylinder of one of the sorting gear modules is full of batteries, the trolley device can be pushed to be connected to the driven cylinder of the sorting gear module, the battery tray full of the same type of batteries is pulled from the driven cylinder of the sorting gear module to the cylinder assembly of the trolley device, the battery is taken away by the trolley device and placed in a designated place, then the empty battery tray is placed on the cylinder assembly, the trolley device is connected to the sorting gear module, and the battery tray thereon is conveyed to the driven cylinder of the sorting gear module, so that the battery sorting is completed in cycles. In this way, the battery sorting system is transported by the trolley device, the worker pushes the battery tray to complete the feeding and discharging of the battery tray, and the sorting manipulator is used to select the batteries in the battery tray, so that the multi-gear sorting of the batteries is completed, and the battery sorting efficiency is improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0022] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic view of the battery sorting system of the utility model;

[0023] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic view of the trolley device in the battery sorting system of the utility model;

[0024] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic view of the feeding gear module in the battery sorting system of the utility model;

[0025] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic view of the sorting gear module in the battery sorting system of the utility model;

[0026] Figure 5 It is a structural schematic view of the shaft assembly in the battery sorting system of the utility model.

[0027] Explanation of reference numerals: 100, material feeding gear module; 110, material feeding lower frame; 120, conveying roller; 200, sorting gear module; 210, sorting lower frame; 220, driven roller; 300, sorting mechanical arm; 400, battery tray; 500, trolley device; 510, trolley frame; 520, roller assembly; 600, battery core code scanning mechanism; 700, linear module; 610, code scanning gun assembly; 800, electric control box; 130, first stop block; 230, second stop block; 900, rotating shaft assembly; 910, rotating shaft; 920, rotating shaft clamping plate; 521, fixed frame; 522, roller; 921, first positioning hole; 922, second positioning hole; 923, fixed column; 924, shaft ring; 925, handle; 140, guide bar. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0029] Please refer to Figures 1 to 5 The utility model also provides a battery sorting system.

[0030] The battery sorting system comprises a material feeding gear module 100, a plurality of sorting gear modules 200, a sorting mechanical arm 300 and a trolley device 500. The material feeding gear module 100 comprises a material feeding lower frame 110 and a conveying roller 120 installed on the material feeding lower frame 110, and the conveying roller 120 is used for placing a battery tray 400. The sorting gear module 200 comprises a sorting lower frame 210 and a driven roller 220 installed on the sorting lower frame 210, and the driven roller 220 is used for placing a battery tray 400. The sorting mechanical arm 300 is used for picking up the batteries of the battery tray 400 of the conveying roller 120 and placing the batteries on the corresponding battery tray 400 of the driven roller 220. The trolley device 500 comprises a trolley frame 510 and a roller assembly 520, the roller assembly 520 is installed on the trolley frame 510, and the roller assembly 520 is used for placing a battery tray 400, and through the application of external force, the battery tray 400 can be conveyed between the roller assembly 520 and the conveying roller 120 or between the roller assembly 520 and the driven roller 220.

[0031] Specifically, the battery sorting system of the utility model carries out the process of battery sorting: the worker pushes the trolley device 500 to butt joint to the material inlet module 100, the battery tray 400 loaded with different types of batteries is placed on the trolley device 500, when the trolley device 500 and the material inlet module 100 butt joint in place, the worker pushes the battery tray 400 on the trolley device 500, the cylinder assembly 520 and the conveying cylinder 120 roll under the friction force to guarantee the smooth conveying of the battery tray 400, the battery tray 400 enters the conveying cylinder 120 of the material inlet module 100; the sorting mechanical arm 300 operates to select different types of batteries and places them into the battery tray 400 of the driven cylinder 220 of the corresponding sorting module 200; when the battery tray 400 of the driven cylinder 220 of one of the sorting modules 200 is full of batteries, the trolley device 500 can be pushed to butt joint to the driven cylinder 220 of the sorting module 200, the battery tray 400 full of the same type of batteries is pulled back from the driven cylinder 220 of the sorting module 200 to the cylinder assembly 520 of the trolley device 500, the batteries are taken away by the trolley device 500 and placed in the designated place, then the empty battery tray 400 is placed on the cylinder assembly 520, the trolley device 500 is butt joint to the sorting module 200, and the battery tray 400 on it is conveyed to the driven cylinder 220 of the sorting module 200, so as to complete the battery sorting in cycles. The battery sorting system of the utility model is transported by the trolley device 500, the worker pushes the battery tray 400 to complete the feeding and discharging of the battery tray 400, and the sorting mechanical arm 300 is used to select the batteries in the battery tray 400, so as to complete the multi-module sorting of the batteries and improve the battery sorting efficiency.

[0032] Please refer to Figures 1 to 4Preferably, the lower rack 110 is provided with a battery core scanning mechanism 600, which comprises a linear module 700 and a scanning gun assembly 610, the linear module 700 is drivingly connected to the scanning gun assembly 610, the scanning gun assembly 610 is electrically connected to an electric control box 800, the electric control box 800 is electrically connected to the sorting manipulator 300, and the scanning gun assembly 610 is used to scan the identification code information of each battery on the battery tray 400 and feed back to the electric control box 800 to control the sorting manipulator 300. Specifically, the scanning gun assembly 610 is arranged on the mover of the linear module 700, and the linear module 700 drives the scanning gun assembly 610 to move linearly, which is a conventional prior art and will not be described in detail. The process of the battery sorting system of the utility model for battery sorting is as follows: a worker pushes the trolley device 500 to be connected to the feeding gear module 100, the battery tray 400 loaded with different types of batteries is placed on the trolley device 500, when the trolley device 500 is connected to the feeding gear module 100, the worker pushes the battery tray 400 on the trolley device 500 to the conveying drum 120 of the feeding gear module 100; the linear module 700 drives the scanning gun assembly 610 to move linearly to scan the identification code of each battery on the battery tray 400, obtain the battery information and feed back to the electric control box 800, the electric control box 800 controls the sorting manipulator 300 to operate according to the feedback signal, and selects different types of batteries and places them into the battery tray 400 of the driven drum 220 of the corresponding sorting gear module 200; when the battery tray 400 of the driven drum 220 of one of the sorting gear modules 200 is full of batteries, the electric control box 800 controls the sorting manipulator 300 to pause, the worker can push the trolley device 500 to be connected to the driven drum 220 of the sorting gear module 200, pull the battery tray 400 full of the same type of batteries from the driven drum 220 of the sorting gear module 200 to the drum assembly 520 of the trolley device 500, take away the batteries and place them to a designated place through the trolley device 500, then place the empty battery tray 400 on the drum assembly 520, connect the trolley device 500 to the sorting gear module 200, and convey the battery tray 400 on the trolley device 500 to the driven drum 220 of the sorting gear module 200, so as to complete the battery sorting in cycles.

[0033] Please refer to Figure 2 Preferably, the drum assembly 520 has two, each drum assembly 520 comprises a fixed frame 521 and a plurality of drums 522, and the drums 522 are rotatably connected to the inside of the fixed frame 521. Specifically, the drums 522 can rotate relative to the fixed frame 521, and the rotation of the drums 522 can ensure the stability of the conveying of the battery tray 400 and reduce the friction force of the battery tray 400.

[0034] Please refer to Figure 2 and Figure 5, preferably, the trolley device 500 further comprises a rotating shaft assembly 900, the rotating shaft assembly 900 comprises a rotating shaft 910 and a plurality of rotating shaft clamping plates 920 sleeved on the outer periphery of the rotating shaft 910, the rotating shaft 910 is rotatably connected to the fixed frame 521, and the rotating shaft clamping plates 920 are used to block the battery tray 400; the rotating shaft 910 can drive the rotating shaft clamping plates 920 to rotate, so that the rotating shaft clamping plates 920 switch between the position of blocking the battery tray 400 and the position of releasing the battery tray 400. Specifically, when workers push the trolley device 500, the rotating shaft clamping plates 920 need to be rotated to the position of blocking the battery tray 400, so as to prevent the battery tray 400 from being shaken off by the shaking of the trolley device 500, and ensure the stability of the transportation of the battery tray 400. When the trolley device 500 needs to push the battery tray 400 to the driven roller 220 or the conveying roller 120, the workers can manually rotate the rotating shaft 910 to rotate the rotating shaft clamping plates 920 to the position of releasing the battery tray 400, and then push the battery tray 400 into the conveying roller 120 of the infeed indexing module 100. In this way,

[0035] Please refer to Figure 2 and Figure 5 , preferably, the fixed frame 521 is provided with a first positioning hole 921, and the rotating shaft clamping plate 920 is connected with a fixed column 923, when the fixed column 923 is clamped into the first positioning hole 921, the rotating shaft clamping plate 920 blocks the battery tray 400. In this way, by adjusting the movement and rotation of the rotating shaft clamping plate 920 through the rotating shaft 910, the fixed column 923 on the rotating shaft clamping plate 920 can be inserted into the first positioning hole 921 to realize positioning, and the rotating shaft clamping plate 920 is fixed at this position to block the battery tray 400 from sliding out.

[0036] Please refer to Figure 2 and Figure 5 , preferably, the fixed column 923 is further provided with a second positioning hole 922, when the fixed column 923 is clamped into the second positioning hole 922, the rotating shaft clamping plate 920 releases the battery tray 400. In this way, when the rotating shaft clamping plate 920 blocks the battery tray 400, the fixed column 923 on the rotating shaft clamping plate 920 is inserted into the first positioning hole 921 to realize positioning; when the rotating shaft clamping plate 920 releases the battery tray 400 without resistance to the battery tray 400, the fixed column 923 of the rotating shaft clamping plate 920 is inserted into the second positioning hole 922. In this scheme, the first positioning hole 921 and the second positioning hole 922 are symmetrically arranged above and below the rotating shaft 910. Alternatively, the second positioning hole 922 only needs to be arranged below the first positioning hole 921, and the rotating shaft clamping plate 920 can release the battery tray 400 only when the fixed column 923 is inserted into the second positioning hole 922.

[0037] Please refer to Figure 2 and Figure 5, preferably, the shaft 910 is sleeved with a shaft ring 924 on each side, and the two shaft rings 924 are located outside the two fixed frames 521 respectively, so that the shaft ring 924 can limit the movement of the shaft 910 along its length direction. In this way, when it is needed to change the position of the shaft clamping plate 920 from the position of blocking the battery tray 400 to the position of releasing the battery tray 400, first push the shaft 910 and the shaft clamping plate 920 on it to the left, so that the fixed column 923 of the shaft clamping plate 920 is disengaged from the first positioning hole 921, then rotate the shaft 910 to drive the shaft clamping plate 920 to rotate, when the fixed column 923 on the shaft clamping plate 920 is aligned to the second positioning hole 922, move to the right to insert the fixed column 923 into the second positioning hole 922 to realize positioning, the shaft clamping plate 920 releases the battery tray 400, at this time the worker can push the battery tray 400 to the conveying drum 120. By analogy, when it is needed to change the position of the shaft clamping plate 920 from the position of releasing the battery tray 400 to the position of blocking the battery tray 400, first push the shaft 910 and the shaft clamping plate 920 on it to the left, so that the fixed column 923 of the shaft clamping plate 920 is disengaged from the second positioning hole 922, then rotate the shaft 910 to drive the shaft clamping plate 920 to rotate, when the fixed column 923 on the shaft clamping plate 920 is aligned to the first positioning hole 921, move to the right to insert the fixed column 923 into the first positioning hole 921 to realize positioning, the shaft clamping plate 920 blocks the battery tray 400, and the stability of the shaft clamping plate 920 in blocking the battery tray 400 is guaranteed.

[0038] Please refer to Figure 5 , preferably, the shaft assembly 900 further comprises a handle 925 connected to the two ends of the shaft 910, and the handle 925 can drive the shaft 910 to rotate by rotating the handle 925. In this way, the worker can rotate the handle 925 by hand, so that the shaft 910 can rotate, thereby facilitating the switching of the position of the shaft clamping plate 920 to block or release the battery tray 400.

[0039] Please refer to Figures 3 to 4 , preferably, a first stop block 130 is installed at the end of the feeding lower rack 110 to block the battery tray 400, and a second stop block 230 is installed at the end of the sorting lower rack 210 to block the battery tray 400. Through the setting of the first stop block 130 and the second stop block 230, the battery tray 400 can be limited by the first stop block 130 and the second stop block 230 when the battery is fed or discharged, so as to prevent the battery tray 400 from sliding out and guarantee the positioning of the battery tray 400.

[0040] Please refer to Figure 1Preferably, the plurality of sorting position modules 200 are arranged in a ring around the sorting manipulator 300. In this way, the sorting manipulator 300 can directly pick up the batteries in the feeding position module 100 and place them on the battery tray 400 of the sorting position module 200, without moving the position of the sorting manipulator 300, thereby improving the battery sorting efficiency.

[0041] Please refer to Figure 3 Preferably, guide strips 140 are arranged on both sides of the feeding lower rack 110, and the battery tray 400 is accommodated between the two guide strips 140. In this way, the two guide strips 140 limit the movement of the battery tray 400 in the left-right direction, while the shaft clamping plate 920 limits the movement of the battery tray 400 in the front-back direction, thereby ensuring the stability of the battery tray 400 when the trolley device 500 is pushed, and the stability of the battery tray 400 during the transfer process is improved through the guide strips 140 and the shaft 910 clamping plate.

[0042] The above is only an optional embodiment of the present application, and does not limit the patent range of the present application. Any equivalent structural transformation, direct / indirect application in other related technical fields, or the like, made by utilizing the contents of the present application specification and drawings, are included in the patent protection range of the present application.

Claims

1. A battery sorting system, characterized by, The battery sorting system comprises: a feeding gear module, which comprises a feeding lower rack and a conveying drum installed on the feeding lower rack, and the conveying drum is used for placing battery trays; a plurality of sorting gear modules, which comprise sorting lower racks and driven drums installed on the sorting lower racks, and the driven drums are used for placing battery trays; a sorting manipulator, which is used for picking up the battery placement of the battery trays of the conveying drum to the battery trays of the corresponding driven drums; a trolley device, which comprises a trolley frame and drum assemblies installed on the trolley frame, and the drum assemblies are used for placing battery trays, and the battery trays can be conveyed between the drum assemblies and the conveying drum or between the drum assemblies and the driven drums by applying external force.

2. The battery sorting system of claim 1, wherein, A battery core code scanning mechanism is installed on the feeding lower rack, which comprises a linear module and a code scanning gun assembly, the linear module is drivingly connected to the code scanning gun assembly, the code scanning gun assembly is electrically connected to an electric control box, the electric control box is electrically connected to the sorting manipulator, and the code scanning gun assembly is used for scanning the identification code information of each battery on the battery tray and feeding back to the electric control box to control the sorting manipulator.

3. The battery sorting system of claim 1, wherein, The drum assembly has two, and each drum assembly comprises a fixed frame and a plurality of drums rotatably connected inside the fixed frame.

4. The battery sorting system of claim 3, wherein, The trolley device further comprises a rotating shaft assembly, which comprises a rotating shaft and a plurality of rotating shaft clamping plates sleeved on the outer periphery of the rotating shaft, the rotating shaft is rotatably connected to the fixed frame, and the rotating shaft clamping plates are used for blocking the battery trays. The rotation of the rotating shaft can drive the rotating shaft clamping plates to rotate, so as to switch back and forth between the positions of blocking the battery trays or releasing the battery trays.

5. The battery sorting system of claim 4, wherein, A first positioning hole is formed in the fixed frame, a fixed column is connected to the rotating shaft clamping plate, when the fixed column is clamped into the first positioning hole, the rotating shaft clamping plate blocks the battery trays.

6. The battery sorting system of claim 5, wherein, A second positioning hole is also formed in the fixed column, when the fixed column is clamped into the second positioning hole, the rotating shaft clamping plate releases the battery trays.

7. The battery sorting system of claim 6, wherein, A collar is sleeved on each side of the rotating shaft, and the two collars are located outside the two fixed frames, so that the collars can limit the movement of the rotating shaft along its length direction.

8. The battery sorting system of claim 4, wherein, The rotating shaft assembly further comprises a handle connected to both ends of the rotating shaft, and the handle can drive the rotating shaft to rotate by rotating the handle.

9. The battery sorting system of claim 1, wherein, A first stopper is installed at the end of the feeding lower rack to block the battery trays. A second stopper is installed at the end of the sorting lower rack to block the battery trays.

10. The battery sorting system of claim 1, wherein, The plurality of sorting gear modules are arranged in a ring around the sorting manipulator.

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