Automatic sorting machine for battery production

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of lithium battery production, in particular to an automatic sorting machine for battery production, which comprises a conveyor and the like. The conveyor is a carrier for conveying batteries of the sorting machine, the limiting plates are symmetrically installed on the two sides of a conveying frame of the conveyor, and the limiting plates are used for limiting and guiding the batteries conveyed on the conveyor; the mounting frame is mounted on the outer side walls of the limiting plates, and the mounting frame is in an inverted U shape and stretches across the limiting plates of the conveyor; and the two mounting blocks are symmetrically mounted at the top corners of the inner wall of the mounting frame. According to the utility model, the two ccd visual sensors which are obliquely distributed are symmetrically mounted at the top corners of the mounting frame, so that the batteries can be simultaneously monitored from the top and the side surfaces, all areas on the surfaces of the batteries are ensured to be within a visual monitoring range, monitoring dead angles are avoided, and the sorting accuracy is improved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to lithium battery production technical field especially relates to a battery production's automatic sorting machine. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the rapid development of new energy vehicles, consumer electronics, energy storage systems and other fields, the market demand for lithium batteries and other types of batteries has increased dramatically, and consumers' requirements for battery performance are also becoming higher and higher, including higher energy density, longer cycle life and better safety. In order to meet these needs and maintain product quality consistency, battery manufacturers need to adopt strict quality control measures.

[0003] Chinese utility model patent CN213558464U provides a kind of lithium battery automatic sorting machine, including machine main body, the transmission belt is installed in the machine main body, the transmission belt outer wall is fixedly installed with several push plate, the transmission belt bottom is provided with triangular sorting strip;The sorting machine changes the width of the sorting groove formed between the two triangular sorting strips by adjusting the distance between the two triangular sorting strips, to adapt to the lithium battery that needs to be sorted, can screen the size of lithium battery;However, the sorting machine still has certain limitations when in use, mechanical adjustment mode can appear abrasion in long-term use process, leading to the decline of adjustment precision, and after screening, still need to be checked by screening personnel through vision, long time repetitive visual inspection work is prone to make operator feel tired, thereby affecting their attention and judgment, and artificial screening can usually only be observed from one or several fixed angles, it is difficult to fully cover all surfaces of battery, especially side and bottom and other areas not easy to observe. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0004] In order to overcome the shortcomings that the existing sorting machine still needs to be checked by artificial vision after sorting battery by size, and visual inspection is prone to have inspection dead angle, the utility model provides a kind of automatic sorting machine for battery production.

[0005] The utility model discloses a technical implementation scheme for an automatic sorting machine for battery production, which comprises a conveyor and a limiting plate. The conveyor is a carrier for conveying batteries in the sorting machine. The limiting plate is symmetrically installed on both sides of the transmission frame of the conveyor. The limiting plate is used for limiting and guiding the batteries conveyed on the conveyor. The automatic sorting machine further comprises a mounting frame installed on the outer wall of the limiting plate. The mounting frame is in the shape of an inverted U and horizontally spans between the limiting plates of the conveyor. Two mounting blocks are symmetrically installed at the top corners of the inner wall of the mounting frame. Two ccd visual sensors are symmetrically installed at the top corners of the mounting frame through the mounting blocks. The ccd visual sensors are obliquely distributed at the two top corners of the mounting frame. The ccd visual sensors at the two top corners are used for monitoring possible defects or flaws on the top and side of the battery. The ccd visual sensors on the two sides directly monitor the batteries conveyed on the conveyor. The visual monitoring range of the ccd visual sensors completely covers the visible appearance of the top and side of the battery, thereby avoiding the occurrence of monitoring dead angles of the ccd visual sensors during screening and improving the accuracy and reliability of battery sorting.

[0006] As a preferred technical scheme of the utility model, a bracket is installed between the top of the two limiting plates of the conveyor. A fan is installed on the bracket. The fan is located between the two limiting plates of the conveyor. The blowing port of the fan is obliquely directed toward the direction in which the batteries are conveyed on the conveyor. The fan is used for blowing air on the batteries conveyed on the conveyor before the ccd visual sensors, so as to blow and clean the dust possibly covered on the surface of the battery.

[0007] As a preferred technical scheme of the utility model, a plurality of guide rods are symmetrically and slidably installed on the two limiting plates. A sliding frame is symmetrically and slidably connected to the guide rods on the same side. A cleaning block is installed on the side of the sliding frame that is close to the corresponding limiting plate. A spring is arranged on the guide rod between the sliding frame and the corresponding limiting plate on the same side. The cleaning block is used for wiping and cleaning the two sides of the battery conveyed on the conveyor before the ccd visual sensors, so as to avoid the dust covered on the battery from adversely affecting the subsequent screening and monitoring of the ccd visual sensors.

[0008] As a preferred technical scheme of the utility model, the cleaning contact surface of the cleaning block is an inclined surface. The inclined surfaces of the two cleaning blocks are expanded and inclined toward the direction in which the batteries are conveyed on the conveyor. When the cleaning block cleans the side wall of the battery, the cleaning block can guide and limit the battery, thereby avoiding the battery from being pushed and deviated when the cleaning block contacts and wipes the battery.

[0009] As a preferred technical scheme of the utility model, the side of the sliding frame that is close to the other is a mounting frame. The cleaning block is detachably installed in the mounting frame of the sliding frame. The cleaning block can be conveniently detached and maintained by taking the cleaning block bracket out of the mounting frame of the sliding frame.

[0010] As a preferred technical scheme of the utility model, the lighting lamp is installed on the inner wall of the top and side of the mounting frame through the base, the lighting lamp is used for illuminating the battery conveyed on the conveyor, thereby assisting the ccd visual sensor to better monitor the appearance of the battery under the condition of darkness, and the application range of the ccd visual sensor monitoring is improved.

[0011] The utility model has the following advantages: 1, the utility model through installing two inclined distribution's ccd visual sensor at the top corner of mounting frame, can monitor battery from top and side simultaneously, ensure that each area on the surface of battery is in the visual monitoring range, avoid monitoring dead angle, thereby improve the accuracy of sorting.

[0012] 2, the utility model can install fan between the limiting plate of conveyor, can blow the battery before ccd visual sensor, effectively remove the dust and impurity that battery surface can possibly attach, reduce the possibility of misjudgment, the cleaning block on the sliding frame can wipe and clean the two sides of battery before ccd visual sensor, further ensure that the surface of battery is clean, improve the accuracy of subsequent detection.

[0013] 3, the utility model installs lighting lamp on the inner wall of the top and side of mounting frame, can provide enough illumination under the condition of darkness, assist ccd visual sensor to better monitor the appearance of battery, improve the applicability of equipment under different light conditions. DRAWINGS

[0014] Figure 1 It is the three-dimensional structure schematic view of the utility model.

[0015] Figure 2 It is the connection relation diagram of the mounting frame, ccd visual sensor, base and lighting lamp of the utility model.

[0016] Figure 3 It is the three-dimensional structure schematic view of the utility model support and fan.

[0017] Figure 4 It is the three-dimensional structure schematic view of the utility model sliding frame, guide rod, spring and cleaning block.

[0018] Marked in the drawing: 1: conveyor, 2: limiting plate, 3: mounting frame, 4: mounting block, 5: ccd visual sensor, 6: support, 7: fan, 8: sliding frame, 9: guide rod, 10: spring, 11: cleaning block, 12: base, 13: lighting lamp. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] The utility model is further described in detail in connection with the drawings and specific embodiments, but does not limit the protection scope and application scope of the utility model.

[0020] Example: An automatic sorting machine for battery production, such as Figures 1-3 As shown, the system includes a conveyor 1 and a limiting plate 2. The conveyor 1 serves as the carrier for transporting batteries in this sorting machine. The limiting plate 2 is symmetrically installed on both sides of the transmission frame of the conveyor 1, and is used to limit and guide the batteries transported on the conveyor 1. It also includes: a mounting frame 3, installed on the outer wall of the limiting plate 2, the mounting frame 3 being in an inverted U-shape spanning between the limiting plates 2 of the conveyor 1; two mounting blocks 4, symmetrically installed at the top corners of the inner wall of the mounting frame 3; and two CCD vision sensors 5, symmetrically installed at the top corners of the mounting frame 3 via the mounting blocks 4, the CCD vision sensors 5 being obliquely distributed at the two top corners of the mounting frame 3, the two CCD vision sensors 5 being used to monitor for potential defects on the top and sides of the batteries. To detect defects or flaws, the symmetrical CCD vision sensors 5 on both sides directly monitor the batteries conveyed on the conveyor 1. The visual monitoring range of the CCD vision sensors 5 completely covers the top and side visible appearance of the batteries, avoiding blind spots during screening and improving the accuracy and reliability of battery sorting. A bracket 6 is installed between the top of the two limit plates 2 of the conveyor 1, and a fan 7 is installed on the bracket 6. The fan 7 is located between the two limit plates 2 of the conveyor 1, and the air outlet of the fan 7 is tilted towards the direction from which the batteries are conveyed on the conveyor 1. The fan 7 is used to blow air onto the batteries conveyed by the conveyor 1 in front of the CCD vision sensors 5 to blow away and clean any dust that may be covering the surface of the batteries.

[0021] like Figure 1 and Figure 4 As shown, multiple guide rods 9 are symmetrically slidably mounted on the two limiting plates 2. Sliding frames 8 are symmetrically slidably connected to the guide rods 9 on the same side. Cleaning blocks 11 are installed on the adjacent sides of the sliding frames 8. Springs 10 are provided on the guide rods 9 between the sliding frames 8 and the corresponding limiting plates 2 on the same side. The cleaning blocks 11 are used to wipe and clean both sides of the battery conveyed by the conveyor 1 before the CCD vision sensor 5, preventing dust covering the battery from adversely affecting the subsequent screening and monitoring by the CCD vision sensor 5. The cleaning contact surface of the cleaning block 11... The surfaces are inclined, and the inclined surfaces of the two cleaning blocks 11 expand and incline towards the direction from which the conveyor 1 is conveyed. When cleaning the side wall of the battery, the cleaning blocks 11 can guide and limit the battery, preventing the battery from being pushed and shifting when the cleaning blocks 11 come into contact with and wipe the battery. On the side of the sliding frame 8 that is close to each other, there is a mounting frame 3. The cleaning blocks 11 are detachably installed in the mounting frame 3 of the sliding frame 8. By removing the bracket 6 of the cleaning blocks 11 from the mounting frame 3 of the sliding frame 8, the cleaning blocks 11 can be easily disassembled and maintained.

[0022] like Figure 2As shown, the lighting lamps 13 are installed on the inner walls of the top and sides of the mounting frame 3 through the bases 12, and the lighting lamps 13 are used for illuminating the batteries conveyed on the conveyor 1, so as to assist the ccd visual sensor 5 to better monitor the appearance of the batteries under dark conditions, and improve the applicable range of the ccd visual sensor 5.

[0023] When the batteries are sorted, the batteries to be detected are placed in sequence at the input port of the conveyor 1, and the batteries are conveyed through the conveyor 1, and the limiting plates 2 are symmetrically installed on both sides of the conveyor 1, and the limiting plates 2 ensure that the batteries maintain the correct direction and position during the conveying process, when the batteries enter the conveyor 1, they will first pass through a pre-cleaning stage, that is, the fan 7 is started to blow in the direction of the conveying of the batteries, so as to remove the dust or impurities possibly attached to the surface of the batteries, and improve the accuracy of the subsequent visual detection, and then the conveyed batteries will contact the cleaning blocks 11 on the sliding frame 8, and the cleaning blocks 11 can wipe the sides of the batteries when the batteries pass through, so as to further remove the dust remaining on the sides of the batteries, and the design of the cleaning blocks 11 can also help to guide the batteries to maintain the correct position and prevent the batteries from deviating during the wiping process, when a battery is wiped and cleaned, the spring 10 enables the sliding frame 8 to reset inwardly when there is no battery passing through, so as to ensure that the sliding frame 8 can effectively contact and clean the next incoming battery each time, and the physically cleaned batteries continue to advance along the conveyor 1 until entering the detection area composed of the mounting frame 3, and two ccd visual sensors 5 are symmetrically installed at the top corners of the inner wall of the mounting frame 3, and the two sensors comprehensively scan the batteries from different angles (top and side), and since the sensors are arranged in an inclined manner and have a wide coverage range, the monitoring dead angle can be effectively avoided, so that the small defects or defects existing on the surface of the batteries can be accurately identified, in order to ensure that the image can be clearly formed even in insufficient light, the mounting frame 3 is also provided with the lighting lamps 13 on the top and sides, and the lighting lamps 13 provide necessary illumination conditions for the ccd visual sensor 5, so as to ensure the quality of image acquisition and improve the accuracy of the sorting machine in sorting the batteries.

[0024] Although the embodiments of the present application have been shown and described, it can be understood by those skilled in the art that changes can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present application, and the scope of the present application is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An automatic sorting machine for battery production, comprising a conveyor (1) and limiting plates (2) symmetrically installed on both sides of the transmission frame of the conveyor (1), the limiting plates (2) being used for limiting and guiding the batteries transmitted on the conveyor (1); characterized in that, Also include: The installation frame (3) is installed on the outer wall of the limiting plate (2), and the installation frame (3) is inverted U-shaped across the limiting plate (2) of the conveyor (1); Two mounting blocks (4) are symmetrically installed on the top corners of the inner wall of the mounting frame (3); Two ccd visual sensors (5) are symmetrically installed on the top corners of the mounting frame (3) through the mounting block (4), the ccd visual sensor (5) is inclinedly distributed on the two top corners of the mounting frame (3), and the ccd visual sensor (5) is used for monitoring the possible defects or defects on the top and side of the battery.

2. An automatic sorting machine for battery production as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that, The support (6) is installed between the top of the two limiting plates (2) of the conveyor (1), the fan (7) is installed on the support (6), the fan (7) is located between the two limiting plates (2) of the conveyor (1), and the blowing port of the fan (7) is inclined to the direction of the battery conveying on the conveyor (1).

3. An automatic sorting machine for battery production as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that, A plurality of guide rods (9) are symmetrically slidably installed on the two limiting plates (2), and a plurality of guide rods (9) on the same side are symmetrically slidably connected with a sliding frame (8), the sliding frame (8) is symmetrically slidably connected with a plurality of guide rods (9) on the same side.

4. An automatic sorting machine for battery production as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that, The cleaning block (11) is inclined, and the inclined surfaces of the two cleaning blocks (11) are expanded and inclined towards the direction of the battery conveying on the conveyor (1).

5. An automatic sorting machine for battery production as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that, The sliding frame (8) is installed on the mounting frame (3) on the side close to each other, and the cleaning block (11) is detachably installed in the mounting frame (3) of the sliding frame (8).

6. An automatic sorting machine for battery production as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that, The inner wall of the top and side of the mounting frame (3) is provided with a lighting lamp (13) through a base (12), and the lighting lamp (13) is used for illuminating the battery conveying on the conveyor (1).

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