Automatic assembling mechanism

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of battery production, and discloses an automatic assembling mechanism. The automatic assembling mechanism comprises a workbench, a stacked feeding assembly, a part taking manipulator assembly, a vibration feeding assembly and an assembling assembly. The stacked feeding assembly is located on the workbench and used for conveying the plastic uptake disc, and the plastic uptake disc is used for loading the pole column. The piece taking manipulator assembly is located on the workbench and used for grabbing the pole columns in the blister tray and conveying the pole columns. The vibration feeding assembly is located on the workbench and used for conveying sealing rings to be fed. The assembling assembly is located on the workbench and comprises a picking piece, a transferring piece, an assembling piece and a clamping piece, the picking piece can pick up the sealing ring conveyed by the vibration feeding assembly and place the sealing ring on the transferring piece, and the transferring piece can transfer the sealing ring to the assembling piece and push and install the sealing ring to the assembling piece; and the assembly part can rotate the sealing ring to the clamping part and sleeve the sealing ring on the pole. The automatic assembling mechanism is high in working efficiency and accuracy.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of battery production technology, and in particular to an automatic assembly mechanism. Background Technology

[0002] With the development of new energy technologies, the application of lithium batteries has greatly increased, posing a significant challenge to the production efficiency of lithium batteries. In the past, the lithium battery production process usually involved manually fitting the sealing ring onto the terminal to complete the assembly of the terminal and the sealing ring, which was not only inefficient but also had low assembly accuracy.

[0003] Therefore, there is an urgent need to propose an automated assembly mechanism to solve the above problems. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of this utility model is to provide an automatic assembly mechanism with high working efficiency and accuracy.

[0005] To achieve this objective, the present invention adopts the following technical solution:

[0006] An automatic assembly mechanism is used to fit the sealing ring onto the pole post, the automatic assembly mechanism comprising:

[0007] Workbench;

[0008] A stacked feeding assembly is located on the worktable. The stacked feeding assembly is used to transport the blister tray, and the blister tray is used to hold the electrode column for feeding.

[0009] A robotic arm assembly, located on the worktable, is used to grasp the electrode post in the blister tray and transport the electrode post;

[0010] A vibrating feed assembly, located on the worktable, is used to feed the sealing rings.

[0011] An assembly assembly is located on the worktable. The assembly assembly includes a pick-up component, a transfer component, an assembly component, and a clamping component. The pick-up component can pick up the sealing ring conveyed by the vibrating feed assembly and place the sealing ring on the transfer component. The transfer component can move the sealing ring to the assembly component and push the sealing ring onto the assembly component. The assembly component can move the sealing ring to the clamping component and fit the sealing ring onto the pole post.

[0012] As an optional technical solution for an automated assembly mechanism, the stacked feeding assembly includes a first cylinder, a second cylinder, and a first guide rail. Multiple blister trays supporting the poles are stacked on the first guide rail. The first cylinder can push the blister tray from a first position to a second position. The second cylinder is located below the second position and is used to lift the blister tray. The part-retrieving robot assembly can grab the pole from the blister tray supporting the pole and transport the pole. After the blister tray becomes empty, the part-retrieving robot assembly can also grab the empty tray and place it on the first guide rail. The first cylinder can also push the empty tray back to the first position through the first guide rail.

[0013] As an optional technical solution for the automatic assembly mechanism, the stacked feeding assembly also includes a support, which is located on the first guide rail, and multiple empty trays are stacked on the support.

[0014] As an optional technical solution for an automated assembly mechanism, the part-picking robot assembly includes a servo motor, a second guide rail, and a first robotic arm. The servo motor drives the first robotic arm to pick up the pole or the empty disk, and transports the pole or the empty disk on the second guide rail.

[0015] As an optional technical solution for an automated assembly mechanism, the part-picking robot arm assembly further includes a first PLC control system, which controls the first robot arm.

[0016] As an optional technical solution for an automatic assembly mechanism, the vibration feeding assembly includes two vibratory discs and two conveyor lines. The two conveyor lines are located at the ports of the two vibratory discs respectively. The vibratory discs are used to output the sealing rings, and the conveyor lines are used to transport the sealing rings for the pickup component to pick up.

[0017] As an optional technical solution for an automatic assembly mechanism, the assembly component further includes a turntable, on which the transfer component and the assembly component are located. The rotation of the turntable causes the transfer component and the assembly component to transport the sealing ring and the pole respectively.

[0018] As an optional technical solution for the automatic assembly mechanism, the automatic assembly mechanism further includes an inspection system located at the discharge port of the assembly component, used to check whether the sealing ring is fitted on the pole piece coming out of the discharge port of the assembly component.

[0019] As an optional technical solution for the automatic assembly mechanism, the automatic assembly mechanism further includes a second robotic arm, a qualified tray, and a defective tray. The second robotic arm is capable of placing the pole with the sealing ring attached from the discharge port of the assembly component into the qualified tray and placing the pole without the sealing ring onto the defective tray.

[0020] As an optional technical solution for an automated assembly mechanism, the inspection system further includes a second PLC control system, which controls the second robotic arm.

[0021] The beneficial effects of this utility model are:

[0022] The automatic assembly mechanism provided by this utility model includes a worktable, a stacked feeding assembly, a part-retrieving robot assembly, a vibrating feeding assembly, and an assembly assembly. The stacked feeding assembly, the part-retrieving robot assembly, the vibrating feeding assembly, and the assembly assembly are all located on and supported by the worktable. The stacked feeding assembly is used to transport the blister tray, which is used to hold the electrode posts. The electrode posts are fed using the blister tray and the stacked feeding assembly, resulting in high feeding efficiency. The part-retrieving robot assembly is used to grasp and transport the electrode posts from the blister tray, replacing manual grasping and transport, thus achieving high transport efficiency. The vibrating feeding assembly is used to transport sealing rings, capable of continuously transporting a large number of sealing rings, resulting in high feeding efficiency. The assembly components include a pickup unit, a transfer unit, an assembly unit, and a clamping unit. The pickup unit picks up the sealing rings conveyed by the vibratory feed assembly and places them on the transfer unit. The transfer unit moves the sealing rings to the assembly unit and pushes them onto the assembly unit. The assembly unit moves the sealing rings to the clamping unit and fits them onto the pole post, achieving automatic assembly of the pole post and sealing rings with high efficiency. Furthermore, the pickup unit, transfer unit, assembly unit, and clamping unit work independently yet cooperate with each other, resulting in high assembly accuracy. Attached Figure Description

[0023] Figure 1 This is a top view of the automatic assembly mechanism provided in this embodiment of the utility model;

[0024] Figure 2 This is an assembly principle diagram of the assembly components of the automatic assembly mechanism provided in this embodiment of the utility model;

[0025] Figure 3 This is an assembly diagram of the pole and the sealing ring.

[0026] In the picture:

[0027] V1, first position; V2, second position;

[0028] 10. Terminal post; 20. Sealing ring; 30. Blister tray;

[0029] 100. Workbench; 200. Stacked feeding assembly; 300. Picking robot assembly; 310. First robot arm; 400. Vibrating feeding assembly; 410. Vibrating plate; 420. Conveyor line; 500. Assembly assembly; 510. Pick-up part; 520. Transfer part; 530. Assembly part; 540. Clamping part; 610. Second robot arm; 620. Qualified product tray; 630. Defective product tray; 700. Inspection system. Detailed Implementation

[0030] The present invention will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the present invention and not intended to limit it. Furthermore, it should be noted that, for ease of description, the accompanying drawings show only the parts relevant to the present invention, not the entire structure.

[0031] In the description of this utility model, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "connected," "linked," and "fixed" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral part; they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; they can refer to the internal communication of two components or the interaction between two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this utility model based on the specific circumstances.

[0032] In this invention, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, "above" or "below" the second feature can include direct contact between the first and second features, or contact between the first and second features through another feature between them. Furthermore, "above," "over," and "on top" of the second feature includes the first feature directly above or diagonally above the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is at a higher horizontal level than the second feature. "Below," "below," and "under" the second feature includes the first feature directly below or diagonally below the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is at a lower horizontal level than the second feature.

[0033] In the description of this embodiment, the terms "upper," "lower," "right," etc., refer to the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are used only for ease of description and simplification of operation, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this utility model. In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are only used for distinction in description and have no special meaning.

[0034] The automatic assembly mechanism provided in this embodiment has high working efficiency and accuracy.

[0035] Specifically, such as Figures 1 to 3 As shown, the automatic assembly mechanism is used to fit the sealing ring 20 onto the pole post 10, and includes a worktable 100, a stacked feeding assembly 200, a picking robot assembly 300, a vibrating feeding assembly 400, and an assembly assembly 500. The stacked feeding assembly 200 is located on the worktable 100 and is used to transport the blister tray 30, which is used to hold the pole post 10. The picking robot assembly 300 is located on the worktable 100 and is used to grasp and transport the pole post 10 from the blister tray 30. The vibrating feeding assembly 400 is located on the worktable 100 and is used to feed the sealing ring 20. Assembly component 500 is located on workbench 100. Assembly component 500 includes pick-up component 510, transfer component 520, assembly component 530 and clamping component 540. Pick-up component 510 can pick up the sealing ring 20 conveyed by vibrating feed component 400 and place the sealing ring 20 on transfer component 520. Transfer component 520 can move sealing ring 20 to assembly component 530 and push sealing ring 20 onto assembly component 530. Assembly component 530 can move sealing ring 20 to clamping component 540 and sleeve sealing ring 20 on pole post 10.

[0036] Based on the above design, the stacked feeding assembly 200, the part-retrieving robot assembly 300, the vibrating feeding assembly 400, and the assembly assembly 500 are all located on the worktable 100 and supported by the worktable 100. The stacked feeding assembly 200 is used to transport the blister tray 30, which is used to hold the pole pieces 10. The pole pieces 10 are fed through the blister tray 30 and the stacked feeding assembly 200, resulting in high feeding efficiency. The part-retrieving robot assembly 300 is used to grab the pole pieces 10 from the blister tray 30 and transport them. The part-retrieving robot assembly 300 replaces manual grabbing and transporting, resulting in high transport efficiency. The vibrating feeding assembly 400 is used to feed the sealing rings 20, and can continuously transport a large number of sealing rings 20, resulting in high feeding efficiency. Assembly component 500 includes a pickup component 510, a transfer component 520, an assembly component 530, and a clamping component 540. The pickup component 510 can pick up the sealing ring 20 conveyed by the vibrating feed component 400 and place the sealing ring 20 on the transfer component 520. The transfer component 520 can move the sealing ring 20 to the assembly component 530 and push the sealing ring 20 onto the assembly component 530. The assembly component 530 can move the sealing ring 20 to the clamping component 540 and fit the sealing ring 20 onto the pole post 10, realizing automatic assembly of the pole post 10 and the sealing ring 20 with high work efficiency. Furthermore, the pickup component 510, transfer component 520, assembly component 530, and clamping component 540 work independently yet cooperate with each other, resulting in high assembly accuracy.

[0037] In this embodiment, continue as follows Figure 2As shown, after the pickup component 510 picks up the sealing ring 20 (action a) it moves above the transfer component 520; the sleeve of the pickup component 510 is aligned with the center of the transfer component 520, and the sleeve of the pickup component 510 moves downward, pushing the sealing ring 20 into the transfer component 520 below (action b). This action completes the loading of the sealing ring 20 into the transfer component 520 (action c); the operation moves the transfer component 520 above the assembly component 530; the sleeve of the transfer component 520 is aligned with the center of the sleeve of the assembly component 530, and the sleeve of the transfer component 520 pushes upward. The sealing ring 20 is moved (action d) and pushed into the groove of the assembly 530 and held in place (action e); the assembly 530 moves to the next station and aligns with the clamping member 540 with the pole post 10; the sleeve push rod of the assembly 530 pushes the sealing ring 20 downward (action f); the sleeve of the assembly 530 directly pushes the sealing ring 20 to the root assembly position of the pole post 10 (action g); the pole post 10 with the sealing ring 20 is transported to the discharge port of the assembly component 500. After this cycle is completed, the assembly is completed.

[0038] It should be noted that this embodiment includes two sets of stacked feeding assemblies 200, one of which is for feeding the positive electrode post and the other is for feeding the negative electrode post.

[0039] Furthermore, the stacked feeding assembly 200 includes a first cylinder, a second cylinder, and a first guide rail. Multiple blister trays 30 bearing the electrode posts 10 are stacked on the first guide rail. The first cylinder can push the blister trays 30 from a first position V1 to a second position V2. The second cylinder is located below the second position V2 and is used to lift the blister trays 30. The picking robot assembly 300 can grasp and transport the electrode posts 10 from the blister trays 30. After the blister trays 30 become empty, the picking robot assembly 300 can also grasp the empty tray and place it on the first guide rail. The first cylinder can also push the empty tray back to the first position V1 via the first guide rail. The specific process is as follows: the first cylinder pushes multiple blister trays 30 holding the pole posts 10 from the first position V1 to the second position V2 via the first guide rail; the second cylinder lifts each blister tray 30 in turn; then the picking robot assembly 300 grabs the pole posts 10 from the lifted blister trays 30 and transports them; after all the pole posts 10 in the blister trays 30 have been grabbed and the trays are empty, the picking robot assembly 300 places each empty tray back onto the first guide rail; after a certain number of empty trays have accumulated, the first cylinder pushes multiple empty trays back to the first position V1 via the first guide rail; after being manually removed, they are returned to the blister trays 30 holding the pole posts 10, and this cycle is repeated.

[0040] In this embodiment, the stacked feeding assembly 200 also includes a support, which is located on the first guide rail. Multiple empty trays are stacked on the support to facilitate the placement of empty trays.

[0041] Furthermore, the picking robot assembly 300 includes a servo motor, a second guide rail, and a first robot arm 310. The servo motor drives the first robot arm 310 to pick up the pole post 10 or the empty disk, and transports the pole post 10 or the empty disk on the second guide rail.

[0042] Furthermore, the retrieval robot assembly 300 also includes a first PLC control system, which controls the first robot arm 310.

[0043] like Figure 1 As shown, the vibratory feeding assembly 400 includes two vibratory plates 410 and two conveyor lines 420. The two conveyor lines 420 are located at the ports of the two vibratory plates 410 respectively. The vibratory plates 410 are used to output the sealing rings 20, and the conveyor lines 420 are used to transport the sealing rings 20 for the pickup component 510 to pick up.

[0044] like Figure 1 As shown, the assembly assembly 500 also includes a turntable, with a transfer component 520 and an assembly component 530 located on the turntable. The rotation of the turntable causes the transfer component and the assembly component 530 to transport the sealing ring 20 and the pole post 10, respectively.

[0045] The automatic assembly mechanism also includes an inspection system 700, which is located at the outlet of the assembly component 500 and is used to check whether the pole post 10 coming out of the outlet of the assembly component 500 is fitted with a sealing ring 20.

[0046] Furthermore, the automatic assembly mechanism also includes a second robot 610, a qualified product tray 620, and a defective product tray 630. The second robot 610 is capable of placing the pole post 10 with the sealing ring 20 that comes out of the discharge port of the assembly component 500 into the qualified product tray 620 and placing the pole post 10 without the sealing ring 20 into the defective product tray 630.

[0047] Furthermore, the inspection system 700 also includes a second PLC control system, which controls the second robotic arm 610.

[0048] It should be noted that in the figure, the solid thin arrow indicates the conveying direction of the sealing ring 20, the dashed thin arrow indicates the conveying direction of the pole post 10, the double thin arrow indicates the conveying direction of the pole post 10 with the sealing ring 20 assembled, and the thick solid arrow indicates the rotation direction of the turntable.

[0049] Obviously, the above embodiments of this utility model are merely examples for clearly illustrating the present utility model, and are not intended to limit the implementation of the present utility model. Those skilled in the art can make various obvious changes, readjustments, and substitutions without departing from the protection scope of this utility model. It is neither necessary nor possible to exhaustively describe all embodiments here. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, and improvements made within the spirit and principles of this utility model should be included within the protection scope of the claims of this utility model.

Claims

1. An automatic assembly mechanism for fitting a sealing ring (20) onto an electrode post (10), characterized in that, The automatic assembly mechanism includes: Workbench (100); A stacked feeding assembly (200) is located on the workbench (100). The stacked feeding assembly (200) is used to transport the blister tray (30), and the blister tray (30) is used to hold the pole (10) for feeding. A robotic arm assembly (300), located on the worktable (100), is used to grasp the pole (10) in the blister tray (30) and transport the pole (10); A vibrating feed assembly (400), located on the worktable (100), is used to feed the sealing ring (20); An assembly assembly (500) is located on the workbench (100). The assembly assembly (500) includes a pick-up component (510), a transfer component (520), an assembly component (530), and a clamping component (540). The pick-up component (510) can pick up the sealing ring (20) conveyed by the vibrating feed assembly (400) and place the sealing ring (20) on the transfer component (520). The transfer component (520) can move the sealing ring (20) to the assembly component (530) and push the sealing ring (20) onto the assembly component (530). The assembly component (530) can move the sealing ring (20) to the clamping component (540) and sleeve the sealing ring (20) onto the pole post (10).

2. The automatic assembly mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, The stacked feeding assembly (200) includes a first cylinder, a second cylinder, and a first guide rail. Multiple blister trays (30) that support the poles (10) are stacked on the first guide rail. The first cylinder can push the blister tray (30) from a first position (V1) to a second position (V2). The second cylinder is located below the second position (V2) and is used to lift the blister tray (30). The part-retrieving robot assembly (300) can grab the poles (10) from the blister tray (30) that supports the poles (10) and transport the poles (10). After the blister tray (30) becomes an empty tray, the part-retrieving robot assembly (300) can also grab the empty tray and place it on the first guide rail. The first cylinder can also push the empty tray back to the first position (V1) through the first guide rail.

3. The automatic assembly mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that, The stacked feeding assembly (200) also includes a support, which is located on the first guide rail, and a plurality of empty trays are stacked on the support.

4. The automatic assembly mechanism according to claim 3, characterized in that, The picking robot arm assembly (300) includes a servo motor, a second guide rail, and a first robot arm (310). The servo motor drives the first robot arm (310) to pick up the pole piece (10) or the empty disk, and to transport the pole piece (10) or the empty disk on the second guide rail.

5. The automatic assembly mechanism according to claim 4, characterized in that, The robotic arm assembly (300) further includes a first PLC control system, which controls the first robotic arm (310).

6. The automatic assembly mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, The vibratory feeding assembly (400) includes two vibratory plates (410) and two conveyor lines (420). The two conveyor lines (420) are located at the ports of the two vibratory plates (410). The vibratory plates (410) are used to output the sealing ring (20), and the conveyor lines (420) are used to transport the sealing ring (20) for the pickup member (510) to pick up.

7. The automatic assembly mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, The assembly assembly (500) also includes a turntable, on which the transfer component (520) and the assembly component (530) are located. The rotation of the turntable causes the transfer component (520) and the assembly component (530) to transport the sealing ring (20) and the pole post (10) respectively.

8. The automatic assembly mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, The automatic assembly mechanism also includes an inspection system (700) located at the outlet of the assembly assembly (500) for checking whether the sealing ring (20) is fitted on the pole post (10) coming out of the outlet of the assembly assembly (500).

9. The automatic assembly mechanism according to claim 8, characterized in that, The automatic assembly mechanism further includes a second robot (610), a qualified product tray (620), and a defective product tray (630). The second robot (610) is capable of placing the pole (10) with the sealing ring (20) from the outlet of the assembly component (500) into the qualified product tray (620) and placing the pole (10) without the sealing ring (20) into the defective product tray (630).

10. The automatic assembly mechanism according to claim 9, characterized in that, The inspection system (700) also includes a second PLC control system, which controls the second robotic arm (610).

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