Battery tray feeding, buffering and clamping mechanism

Abstract

The utility model discloses a battery tray feeding buffer clamping mechanism which comprises a first chain lifting assembly and a second chain lifting assembly which are oppositely arranged left and right, a chain of the first chain lifting assembly is provided with a plurality of layers of first supporting frames from top to bottom at equal intervals, and each layer of first supporting frame is provided with a first elastic clamping jig. A plurality of layers of second supporting frames corresponding to the first supporting frames are arranged on a chain of the second chain lifting assembly from top to bottom at equal intervals, and each layer of second supporting frame is provided with a second elastic clamping jig. A tray accommodating position is formed between each layer of first support frame and the corresponding second support frame, and a battery tray is placed on the tray accommodating position and is clamped by the first elastic clamping jig and the second elastic clamping jig. According to the tray buffering device, the trays of the tray conveying line can be buffered, the number of the trays capable of being conveyed by the tray conveying line is greatly increased while a large space is not occupied, and the working efficiency can be improved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to battery production technical field, concretely relates to a battery tray feeding buffer clamping mechanism. BACKGROUND

[0002] The production of the battery includes the manufacturing of the tab, the assembly of the battery and the final liquid injection, sealing, formation, aging process, and each process will greatly affect the final performance of the battery. The process of activating the positive and negative substances inside the battery cell through a certain charge and discharge method, improving the charge and discharge performance of the battery cell and the comprehensive performance such as self-discharge and storage is called formation. The formation of the battery cell is the initialization of the battery, which activates the active material of the battery cell, that is, an energy conversion process.

[0003] The formation is an important process in the battery processing process, and the formation cabinet is used for forming the assembled battery cell. A plurality of formation clamps are arranged in the formation cabinet. In order to improve the formation efficiency, each battery is collected on a tray before formation, and then concentrated formation is carried out. However, during the battery collection process, the following problems are prone to occur: when the number of trays is too large, the tray conveying line will be congested. If the tray conveying line is lengthened, the cost will be increased, and the space will be occupied. Therefore, a battery tray feeding buffer mechanism is needed to temporarily store the redundant trays. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0004] The utility model aims at overcoming the defects of prior art, and provides a battery tray feeding buffer clamping mechanism.

[0005] The technical scheme of the utility model is as follows:

[0006] A battery tray feeding buffer clamping mechanism, comprising first chain lifting assemblies and second chain lifting assemblies arranged oppositely left and right, a plurality of first support frames are equidistantly arranged on the chain of the first chain lifting assembly from top to bottom, a first elastic clamping jig is arranged on each first support frame, a plurality of second support frames corresponding to the first support frames are equidistantly arranged on the chain of the second chain lifting assembly from top to bottom, a second elastic clamping jig is arranged on each second support frame, a tray containing position is formed between each first support frame and the corresponding second support frame, the battery tray is placed on the tray containing position and clamped by the first elastic clamping jig and the second elastic clamping jig, an feeding opening corresponding to the tray containing position is formed between the front side of the first chain lifting assembly and the front side of the second chain lifting assembly, and a discharging opening corresponding to the tray containing position is formed between the rear side of the first chain lifting assembly and the rear side of the second chain lifting assembly.

[0007] Further, the first chain lifting assembly comprises a left support, a first driving shaft, a first driven shaft, a first driving sprocket, a second driving sprocket, a first driven sprocket, a second driven sprocket, a first chain and a second chain, the first driving shaft is provided with the first driving sprocket and the second driving sprocket at two ends and rotatably arranged at the top end of the left support, the two ends of the first driving shaft are connected with the front and back sides of the left support through a first mounting block, the first driven shaft is provided with the first driven sprocket and the second driven sprocket at two ends and rotatably arranged at the bottom end of the left support, the two ends of the first driven shaft are connected with the front and back sides of the left support through a second mounting block, the first chain is drivingly connected on the first driving sprocket and the first driven sprocket, and the second chain is drivingly connected on the second driving sprocket and the second driven sprocket.

[0008] Further, the second chain lifting assembly comprises a right support, a second driving shaft, a second driven shaft, a third driving sprocket, a fourth driving sprocket, a third driven sprocket, a fourth driven sprocket, a third chain and a fourth chain, the second driving shaft is provided with the third driving sprocket and the fourth driving sprocket at two ends and rotatably arranged at the top end of the right support, the two ends of the second driving shaft are connected with the front and back sides of the right support through a third mounting block, the second driven shaft is provided with the third driven sprocket and the fourth driven sprocket at two ends and rotatably arranged at the bottom end of the right support, the two ends of the second driven shaft are connected with the front and back sides of the right support through a fourth mounting block, the third chain is drivingly connected on the third driving sprocket and the third driven sprocket, and the fourth chain is drivingly connected on the fourth driving sprocket and the fourth driven sprocket.

[0009] Further, the first support frame is an L-shaped support frame.

[0010] Further, the first elastic clamping jig comprises a first support column, a second support column, a first top plate, a first clamping block, a first guide rod, a second guide rod and a first spring, the first support column and the second support column are oppositely arranged on the first support frame, the first top plate is arranged at the top end of the first support column and the second support column, the first guide rod and the second guide rod penetrate the first support column and the second support column from top to bottom, one end of the first guide rod and the second guide rod is connected with the first clamping block, the other end of the first guide rod and the second guide rod is movably connected with the side wall of the first support frame, the first spring is arranged between the middle part of the first clamping block and the side wall of the first support frame and penetrates the first support column and the second support column.

[0011] Further, one end of the first clamping block corresponding to the feeding opening is provided with an inwardly inclined inclined surface.

[0012] Further, the second support frame is an L-shaped support frame.

[0013] Further, the second elastic clamping jig comprises a third supporting column, a fourth supporting column, a second top plate, a second clamping block, a third guide rod, a fourth guide rod and a second spring, the third supporting column and the fourth supporting column are oppositely arranged on the third supporting frame, the second top plate is arranged at the top end of the third supporting column and the fourth supporting column, the third guide rod and the fourth guide rod penetrate the third supporting column and the fourth supporting column from top to bottom, one end of the third guide rod and the fourth guide rod is connected with the second clamping block, the other end of the third guide rod and the fourth guide rod is movably connected with the side wall of the second supporting frame, the second spring is arranged between the middle part of the second clamping block and the side wall of the second supporting frame and penetrates the third supporting column and the fourth supporting column.

[0014] Further, one end of the second clamping block corresponding to the feeding opening is provided with an inwardly inclined inclined surface.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the battery tray feeding and buffering clamping mechanism has the advantages that the tray conveying line can be buffered, the number of trays that can be conveyed by the tray conveying line is greatly improved without occupying a large space, and the working efficiency is improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0016] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or prior art description. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings can also be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor.

[0017] Figure 1 The structure diagram of the battery tray feeding and buffering clamping mechanism provided by the present application is shown in the figure.

[0018] Figure 2 The structure diagram of the first elastic clamping jig of the present application is shown in the figure.

[0019] Figure 3 The structure diagram of the second elastic clamping jig of the present application is shown in the figure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] In order to make the purpose, technical scheme and advantages of the present application more clear, the following will further describe the present application in combination with the drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present application and do not limit the present application.

[0021] In order to illustrate the technical scheme of the present application, the following will be described by specific embodiments. EMBODIMENT

[0022] Please refer to Figure 1 The embodiment provides a battery tray feeding and buffering clamping mechanism, which comprises first and second chain lifting assemblies 1 and 2 arranged oppositely, a plurality of first support frames 3 are equidistantly arranged on the chain of the first chain lifting assembly 1 from top to bottom, a first elastic clamping jig 4 is arranged on each first support frame 3, a plurality of second support frames 5 corresponding to the first support frames 3 are equidistantly arranged on the chain of the second chain lifting assembly 2 from top to bottom, a second elastic clamping jig 6 is arranged on each second support frame 5, a tray accommodating position is formed between each first support frame 3 and the corresponding second support frame 5, the battery tray is placed on the tray accommodating position and clamped by the first and second elastic clamping jigs 4 and 6, a feeding port corresponding to the tray accommodating position is formed between the front side of the first chain lifting assembly 1 and the front side of the second chain lifting assembly 2, and a discharging port corresponding to the tray accommodating position is formed between the rear side of the first chain lifting assembly 1 and the rear side of the second chain lifting assembly 2. When the battery tray is buffered, the battery tray is inserted into the tray accommodating position corresponding to the feeding port, the first and second elastic clamping jigs 4 and 6 are opened under the action of the external force of the battery tray, the battery tray is clamped between the first and second elastic clamping jigs 4 and 6 and supported by the first and second support frames 3 and 5, and then a plurality of tray accommodating positions are inserted into the battery tray from bottom to top until the tray accommodating positions are filled.

[0023] Specifically, the first chain lifting assembly 1 comprises a left support 101, a first driving shaft 102, a first driven shaft 103, a first driving sprocket 104, a second driving sprocket 105, a first driven sprocket 106, a second driven sprocket 107, a first chain 108 and a second chain 109, the first driving sprocket 104 and the second driving sprocket 105 are arranged at the top end of the left support 101 and rotate with the two ends of the first driving shaft 102, the two ends of the first driving shaft 102 are connected to the front and rear sides of the left support 101 through a first mounting block 110, the first driven sprocket 106 and the second driven sprocket 107 are arranged at the bottom end of the left support 101 and rotate with the two ends of the first driven shaft 103, the two ends of the first driven shaft 103 are connected to the front and rear sides of the left support 101 through a second mounting block 111, the first chain 108 is transmissionally connected to the first driving sprocket 104 and the first driven sprocket 106, the second chain 109 is transmissionally connected to the second driving sprocket 105 and the second driven sprocket 107, and a plurality of layers of first support frames 3 are arranged equidistantly on the first chain 108 and the second chain 109; the second chain lifting assembly 2 comprises a right support 201, a second driving shaft 202, a second driven shaft 203, a third driving sprocket 204, a fourth driving sprocket 205, a third driven sprocket 206, a fourth driven sprocket 207, a third chain 208 and a fourth chain 209, the third driving sprocket 204 and the fourth driving sprocket 205 are arranged at the top end of the right support 201 and rotate with the two ends of the second driving shaft 202, the two ends of the second driving shaft 202 are connected to the front and rear sides of the right support 201 through a third mounting block 210, the third driven sprocket 206 and the fourth driven sprocket 207 are arranged at the bottom end of the right support 201 and rotate with the two ends of the second driven shaft 203, the two ends of the second driven shaft 203 are connected to the front and rear sides of the right support 201 through a fourth mounting block 211, the third chain 208 is transmissionally connected to the third driving sprocket 204 and the third driven sprocket 206, the fourth chain 209 is transmissionally connected to the fourth driving sprocket 205 and the fourth driven sprocket 207, and a plurality of layers of second support frames 5 are arranged equidistantly on the third chain 208 and the fourth chain 209. The structural principle is that the first driving shaft 102 is driven to rotate to drive the first driven shaft 103 to rotate, thereby driving the first support frames 3 on the first chain 108 and the second chain 109 to move up and down, the second driving shaft 202 is driven to rotate to drive the second driven shaft 203 to rotate, thereby driving the second support frames 5 on the third chain 208 and the fourth chain 209 to move up and down, the first chain lifting assembly 1 and the second chain lifting assembly 2 need to operate synchronously, the battery tray is inserted from the bottommost layer and clamped by the first elastic clamping jig 4 and the second elastic clamping jig 6, after the first battery tray is in place, the first chain lifting assembly 1 and the second chain lifting assembly 2 drive the first battery to move up one station, the next battery tray is inserted from the bottommost layer, and the process is repeated until the plurality of layers of tray containing positions are filled with battery trays, thereby realizing the buffering of the battery tray.

[0024] The first support frame 3 and the second support frame 5 are both L-shaped support frames, and the first support frame 3 is arranged opposite to the second support frame 5. Figure 2 Figure 3 As shown in the drawings, the first elastic clamping jig 4 comprises a first support column 41, a second support column 42, a first top plate 43, a first clamping block 44, a first guide rod 45, a second guide rod 46 and a first spring 47. The first support column 41 and the second support column 42 are arranged opposite to each other on the first support frame 3. The first top plate 43 is arranged at the top end of the first support column 41 and the second support column 42. The first guide rod 45 and the second guide rod 46 penetrate the first support column 41 and the second support column 42 from top to bottom. One end of the first guide rod 45 and the second guide rod 46 is connected with the first clamping block 44, and the other end of the first guide rod 45 and the second guide rod 46 is movably connected with the side wall of the first support frame 3. The first spring 47 penetrates the first support column 41 and the second support column 42 and is arranged between the middle part of the first clamping block 44 and the side wall of the first support frame 3. The second elastic clamping jig 6 comprises a third support column 61, a fourth support column 62, a second top plate 63, a second clamping block 64, a third guide rod 65, a fourth guide rod 66 and a second spring 67. The third support column 61 and the fourth support column 62 are arranged opposite to each other on the third support frame 61. The second top plate 63 is arranged at the top end of the third support column 61 and the fourth support column 62. The third guide rod 65 and the fourth guide rod 66 penetrate the third support column 61 and the fourth support column 62 from top to bottom. One end of the third guide rod 65 and the fourth guide rod 66 is connected with the second clamping block 64, and the other end of the third guide rod 65 and the fourth guide rod 66 is movably connected with the side wall of the second support frame 5. The second spring 67 penetrates the third support column 61 and the fourth support column 62 and is arranged between the middle part of the second clamping block 64 and the side wall of the second support frame 5. The first clamping block 44 and the second clamping block 64 will produce a back movement under the action of the external force of the battery tray. At this time, the first spring 47 and the second spring 67 will produce a relative elastic force on the first clamping block 44 and the second clamping block 64. Thus, after the battery tray is inserted into place, a clamping force will be generated on the battery tray.

[0025] Preferably, one end of the first clamping block 44 corresponding to the feeding port is provided with an inwardly inclined slope, and one end of the second clamping block 64 corresponding to the feeding port is provided with an inwardly inclined slope. Through the design of the slope, the insertion of the battery tray can be facilitated.

[0026] The battery tray feeding and buffering clamping mechanism can buffer the trays on the tray conveying line, greatly improve the number of trays that can be conveyed by the tray conveying line without occupying a large space, and help to improve work efficiency.

[0027] ​The above merely describes the preferred embodiments of the present application, and is not used to limit the present application, and any modification, equivalent replacement, and improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A battery tray feeding and clamping mechanism, characterized in that: The device includes a first chain lifting assembly and a second chain lifting assembly arranged opposite each other. The chain of the first chain lifting assembly has several layers of first support frames evenly spaced from top to bottom, and each layer of first support frames is provided with a first elastic clamping fixture. The chain of the second chain lifting assembly has several layers of second support frames corresponding to the first support frames evenly spaced from top to bottom, and each layer of second support frames is provided with a second elastic clamping fixture. A tray receiving position is formed between each layer of first support frames and the corresponding second support frame, on which a battery tray is placed and clamped by the first and second elastic clamping fixtures. A loading port corresponding to the tray receiving position is formed between the front side of the first chain lifting assembly and the front side of the second chain lifting assembly, and a unloading port corresponding to the tray receiving position is formed between the rear side of the first chain lifting assembly and the rear side of the second chain lifting assembly.

2. The battery tray feeding and clamping mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first chain lifting assembly includes a left bracket, a first drive shaft, a first driven shaft, a first drive sprocket, a second drive sprocket, a first driven sprocket, a second driven sprocket, a first chain, and a second chain. The first drive shaft is equipped with a first drive sprocket and a second drive sprocket at both ends and is rotatably mounted on the top of the left bracket. The two ends of the first drive shaft are connected to the front and rear sides of the left bracket via first mounting blocks. The two ends of the first driven shaft are equipped with a first driven sprocket and a second driven sprocket and are rotatably mounted on the bottom of the left bracket. The two ends of the first driven shaft are connected to the front and rear sides of the left bracket via second mounting blocks. The first chain is driven and connected to the first drive sprocket and the first driven sprocket. The second chain is driven and connected to the second drive sprocket and the second driven sprocket.

3. The battery tray feeding and clamping mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second chain lifting assembly includes a right bracket, a second drive shaft, a second driven shaft, a third drive sprocket, a fourth drive sprocket, a third driven sprocket, a fourth driven sprocket, a third chain, and a fourth chain. The second drive shaft is equipped with the third drive sprocket and the fourth drive sprocket at both ends and is rotatably mounted on the top of the right bracket. The two ends of the second drive shaft are connected to the front and rear sides of the right bracket via third mounting blocks. The two ends of the second driven shaft are equipped with the third driven sprocket and the fourth driven sprocket and are rotatably mounted on the bottom of the right bracket. The two ends of the second driven shaft are connected to the front and rear sides of the right bracket via fourth mounting blocks. The third chain is driven and connected to the third drive sprocket and the third driven sprocket. The fourth chain is driven and connected to the fourth drive sprocket and the fourth driven sprocket.

4. The battery tray feeding and clamping mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first support frame is an L-shaped support frame.

5. The battery tray feeding and clamping mechanism according to claim 4, characterized in that: The first elastic clamping fixture includes a first support column, a second support column, a first top plate, a first clamping block, a first guide rod, a second guide rod, and a first spring. The first and second support columns are arranged opposite each other on the first support frame. The first top plate is located at the top of the first and second support columns. The first and second guide rods pass through the first and second support columns vertically. One end of the first and second guide rods is connected to the first clamping block, and the other end of the first and second guide rods is movably connected to the side wall of the first support frame. A first spring is arranged between the middle of the first clamping block and the side wall of the first support frame, and the first spring passes through the first and second support columns.

6. The battery tray feeding and clamping mechanism according to claim 5, characterized in that: The first clamping block has an inwardly inclined surface at one end corresponding to the feeding port.

7. The battery tray feeding and clamping mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second support frame is an L-shaped support frame.

8. The battery tray feeding and clamping mechanism according to claim 7, characterized in that: The second elastic clamping fixture includes a third support column, a fourth support column, a second top plate, a second clamping block, a third guide rod, a fourth guide rod, and a second spring. The third and fourth support columns are arranged opposite each other on the third support frame. The second top plate is located at the top of the third and fourth support columns. The third and fourth guide rods pass through the third and fourth support columns vertically. One end of the third and fourth guide rods is connected to the second clamping block, and the other end is movably connected to the side wall of the second support frame. A second spring is arranged between the middle of the second clamping block and the side wall of the second support frame, and the second spring passes through the third and fourth support columns.

9. The battery tray feeding and clamping mechanism according to claim 8, characterized in that: The second clamping block has an inwardly inclined surface at one end corresponding to the feeding port.

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