Automatic polarity detection and automatic plug-in mounting equipment and system for battery cell

Abstract

The utility model relates to the field of battery manufacturing, in particular to an automatic polarity detection and automatic plug-in mounting device and system for a battery cell, and the device comprises a battery cell placing groove which is used for placing the battery cell to be detected; the battery cell probe is movably and telescopically arranged in the battery cell placing groove and is arranged in a manner of abutting against the two end parts of the battery cell; the battery cell groove is arranged at the tail end of the battery cell placing groove in an abutting mode in the moving direction of the battery cell; the first rotating module is fixedly connected with the bottom of the battery cell groove to realize 180-degree rotation of the battery cell groove; and the transfer module is used for taking out the battery cell from the battery cell groove and placing the battery cell on a battery cell bracket at a preset position. According to the utility model, the problems of low battery assembly speed and accuracy and high assembly error rate and cost caused by manual operation due to the fact that manual assembly is mostly adopted in the existing battery production process are solved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of battery manufacturing, especially relates to a kind of automatic polarity detection and automatic plug-in equipment of electric core and its system. BACKGROUND

[0002] Electric core is one of the components of battery. Battery is divided into electric core and protection plate, and the most critical part is electric core.

[0003] With the rapid growth of new energy vehicles and renewable energy storage demand, battery production efficiency and quality control have become the focus of the industry, but the current battery production process is mostly assembled by manual, which leads to low speed and accuracy of battery assembly, and manual operation also leads to high error rate and cost.

[0004] Therefore, the utility model provides a kind of automatic polarity detection and automatic plug-in equipment of electric core and its system. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0005] The utility model content of the utility model provides a kind of automatic polarity detection and automatic plug-in equipment of electric core and its system, mainly solves the current battery production process mostly assembled by manual, which leads to low speed and accuracy of battery assembly, and manual operation also leads to high error rate and cost.

[0006] The utility model provides a kind of automatic polarity detection and automatic plug-in equipment of electric core, including:

[0007] Electric core placement groove, to be detected electric core is placed;

[0008] Electric core probe, built-in electric core placement groove, and the both ends of the electric core are arranged;

[0009] Electric core groove, along the moving direction of the electric core, is arranged at the tail end of the electric core placement groove;

[0010] First rotating module, with the bottom of the electric core groove fixed connection, realizes the 180 ° rotation of the electric core groove;

[0011] Transfer module is used to take out the electric core from the electric core groove and place on the electric core support of preset position.

[0012] Preferably, the transfer module includes:

[0013] Suction cup, suction connection electric core;

[0014] Second rotating module, with the suction cup fixed connection, realizes the 90 ° rotation of the suction cup;

[0015] A sliding module is fixedly connected with the second rotating module to realize movement in horizontal and vertical directions.

[0016] Preferably, the sliding module comprises:

[0017] An X-axis guide rail covers a length range of the battery cell support and the battery cell slot.

[0018] A sliding block is arranged to slide along a length direction of the X-axis guide rail; a Y-axis guide rail is further arranged on the sliding block, and the second rotating module is arranged to slide on the Y-axis guide rail.

[0019] Preferably, the battery cell placement slot is in a strip structure, and at least two battery cells are arranged in the battery cell placement slot.

[0020] An end of the battery cell placement slot is an open end, and a frame structure is formed on the open end; a blocking structure is arranged on the frame structure to block the open end of the battery cell placement slot, and the blocking structure is arranged to move in a vertical direction.

[0021] The battery cell probe comprises two battery cell probes, and the two battery cell probes are respectively arranged on the frame structure and extend from both ends of the frame structure to both ends of the battery cell.

[0022] Preferably, the blocking structure comprises:

[0023] A first baffle is arranged on the frame structure to face an end surface of the front end of the battery cell placement slot.

[0024] A second baffle is arranged on the frame structure to face an end surface of the open end of the battery cell placement slot.

[0025] A telescopic module is connected with the first baffle and the frame structure and connected with the second baffle and the frame structure, and is arranged to move the first baffle and the second baffle in a vertical direction.

[0026] Preferably, the automatic polarity detection and automatic insertion system further comprises:

[0027] An anti-skid belt is arranged to place the battery cell support, and the anti-skid belt is arranged in a movement range of the transfer module.

[0028] Preferably, the automatic polarity detection and automatic insertion system further comprises:

[0029] A CCD camera is arranged above the anti-skid belt, and a camera range of the CCD camera covers the battery cell support.

[0030] The utility model further provides an automatic polarity detection and automatic insertion system of a battery cell, which is used for controlling the automatic polarity detection and automatic insertion equipment,

[0031] The controller, the probe, the first rotating module and the transfer module are electrically connected respectively.

[0032] Preferably, the automatic polarity detection and automatic insertion equipment further comprises a telescopic module electrically connected with the controller.

[0033] From the above, the technical scheme provided by the utility model can obtain the following beneficial effects:

[0034] First, the automatic polarity detection and automatic insertion equipment and system can automatically obtain the polarity of the battery cell, adjust the battery cell to the appropriate direction according to the polarity, and then insert the battery cell into the battery cell support to form a battery, thereby improving the assembly efficiency and accuracy of the battery.

[0035] Second, the first rotating module is arranged in the automatic polarity detection and automatic insertion equipment, and the transfer module can obtain the positive battery cell according to the polarity, and the transfer module only needs to perform 90° rotation and place the battery cell to ensure that all the battery cells in the battery are positive and effectively installed.

[0036] Third, the automatic polarity detection and automatic insertion equipment uses the blocking structure and the battery cell probe in combination to realize polarity detection of the battery cell alignment, and only one battery cell with polarity detection is placed in the battery cell slot at a single moment and placed on the battery cell support by the transfer module.

[0037] Fourth, the automatic polarity detection and automatic insertion equipment obtains the positioning of the battery cell support by the CCD camera, judges whether the battery cell and the battery cell support are successfully aligned and installed by the CCD camera, obtains the empty position on the battery cell support, and sends the position data to the transfer module, thereby realizing full-automatic assembly. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0038] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical scheme in the embodiments of the utility model or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiment or the prior art description, and obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the utility model, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can also be obtained according to these drawings without creative labor.

[0039] Fig. 1 It is a structure diagram of the automatic polarity detection and automatic insertion equipment in the embodiment 1 of the utility model.

[0040] Fig. 2 It is a partial structure schematic view of the automatic polarity detection and automatic insertion equipment in the embodiment 1 of the utility model.

[0041] Fig. 3Part structure use state diagram of automatic polarity detection and automatic plug-in equipment in the embodiment 1 of the utility model;

[0042] Fig. 4 Structure diagram of automatic polarity detection and automatic plug-in equipment in the embodiment 1 of the utility model. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0043] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described 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, not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0044] The existing battery production process is assembled manually, which leads to low speed and accuracy of battery assembly, and manual operation also leads to high error rate and cost.

[0045] Embodiment 1

[0046] As Figs. 1-4 shown, in order to solve the above problems, the embodiment provides an automatic polarity detection and automatic plug-in equipment for battery cell, which comprises a battery cell placing groove 10, a battery cell probe 20, a battery cell groove 30, a first rotating module 40 and a transfer module; the battery cell probe 20 is built into the battery cell placing groove 10 and is arranged at the two end portions of the battery cell; the battery cell groove 30 is arranged at the tail end of the battery cell placing groove 10 along the moving direction of the battery cell; the first rotating module 40 is connected with the bottom of the battery cell groove 30 to realize 180° rotation of the battery cell groove 30; and the transfer module is used to take out the battery cell from the battery cell groove 30 and place it on the battery cell support 70 at a preset position.

[0047] Preferably, at least two battery cells are placed in the battery cell placing groove 10 in the embodiment. Preferably but not limitedly, the inner length of the battery cell placing groove 10 is equal to the length of the battery cell, so that the at least two battery cells can be placed in the battery cell placing groove 10 in succession.

[0048] Preferably, the battery cell groove 30 and the battery cell placing groove 10 have a horizontal difference in the embodiment, that is, the battery cell falls into the battery cell groove 30 from the end portion of the battery cell placing groove 10. Preferably but not limitedly, the battery cell placing groove is arranged in an inclined downward manner in the embodiment, and the top end of the battery cell groove 30 is arranged in abutment with the bottom end of the battery cell placing groove 10.

[0049] Preferably, the first rotating module 40 is a 180-degree MSQB rotating air cylinder in the embodiment.

[0050] In the embodiment, the battery cell can slide along the length direction of the battery cell placement groove 10, and after contacting the battery cell probe 20 at the end and judging the polarity direction of the current battery cell, the battery cell is controlled to fall into the battery cell groove 30, and whether to rotate the battery cell groove 30 is judged according to the pre-acquired polarity direction, and then the direction-adjusted battery cell is placed on the battery cell support by the transfer module to complete the assembly of the battery, thereby realizing the full automation of the battery assembly.

[0051] More specifically, the transfer module comprises a suction cup 51, a second rotating module 52 and a sliding module; the suction cup 51 is adsorbed and connected to the battery cell; the second rotating module 52 is fixedly connected with the suction cup 51 to realize the 90° rotation of the suction cup 51; and the sliding module is fixedly connected with the second rotating module 52 to realize the sliding in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction.

[0052] Preferably, in the embodiment, the suction cup 51 is adsorbed and fixed to the side wall of the battery cell. Preferably but not limitedly, in the embodiment, the suction cup 51 is connected to the battery cell perpendicularly to the opening end surface of the battery cell groove 30, and after adsorbing and lifting the battery cell to a certain height, the battery cell is adjusted to be positive upward and vertically into the battery cell support by the second rotating module 52.

[0053] Preferably, in the embodiment, the second rotating module 52 is a 90-degree overturning air cylinder. Preferably but not limitedly, in the embodiment, the second rotating module 52 is connected to the back center of the suction cup 51, so that the overturning process of the second rotating module 52 is relatively smooth.

[0054] In the embodiment, the sliding module is used to realize the large-range movement of the transfer module, and the second rotating module 52 and the suction cup 51 are used to enable the transfer module to grab the battery cell and adjust it from the horizontal direction to the vertical direction and place it on the battery cell support, thereby realizing the sequential placement of the battery cells in the battery.

[0055] More specifically, the sliding module comprises an X-axis guide rail 53 and a sliding block 54; the length range of the X-axis guide rail 53 covers the battery cell support and the battery cell groove 30; the sliding block 54 is slidingly arranged along the length direction of the X-axis guide rail 53; and a Y-axis guide rail 55 is further arranged on the sliding block 54, and the second rotating module 52 is slidingly arranged on the Y-axis guide rail 55.

[0056] Preferably, in the embodiment, the X-axis guide rail 53 is arranged above the battery cell support, the sliding block 54 is specifically arranged above the X-axis guide rail 53, and the Y-axis guide rail 55 is arranged on the side surface of the sliding block 54.

[0057] Preferably, in the embodiment, the transfer module further comprises a Z-axis sliding rail 56 and a Z-axis support; the Z-axis sliding rail 56 is arranged on the same plane of the battery cell support and symmetrically arranged as two strip structures on the two sides of the battery cell support; the two ends of the Z-axis support slide along the length direction of the Z-axis sliding rail 56; and the top end of the Z-axis support is provided with the X-axis guide rail 53.

[0058] In the embodiment, the transfer module drives the slider 54 to the top of the battery cell by the X-axis guide rail 53, drives the 90° overturning cylinder to the designated position by the double-shaft cylinder, and the oval mechanical hand vacuum chuck 51 adsorbs the battery cell; after the 90° overturning cylinder adsorbs the battery cell, the double-shaft cylinder is retracted and rises, and the battery cell is overturned by 90°; the X-axis guide rail 53 moves to the top of the battery cell support, and the double-shaft cylinder lowers to insert the battery cell into the battery cell support.

[0059] More specifically, the tail end of the battery cell placing groove 10 is an open end, and a frame structure is formed; the frame structure is provided with a blocking structure 60 blocking the tail end of the battery cell placing groove 10, and the blocking structure 60 moves in the vertical direction; the battery cell probe 20 has two and is fixed on the frame structure; the two battery cell probes 20 are respectively arranged to be telescopic from the outer two ends to the two end portions of the battery cell.

[0060] Preferably, the side wall of the battery cell placing groove 10 in the embodiment is symmetrically provided with a through hole for the battery cell probe 20 to pass through, and the through hole should be close to the tail end of the battery cell placing groove 10. Preferably but not limitedly, the through hole in the embodiment should be located at the front end of the blocking structure 60, that is, the polarity judgment is performed before the battery cell falls into the battery cell groove 30.

[0061] Preferably, the frame structure in the embodiment extends a fixed block towards the two side end faces of the open end of the battery cell placing groove 10, and the battery cell probe 20 is arranged to be telescopic on the fixed block. Preferably but not limitedly, the battery cell probe 20 is arranged to be moved by a micro guide rod three-axis cylinder, and the polarity of the battery cell is detected.

[0062] More specifically, the blocking structure 60 includes a first baffle 61, a second baffle 62, and a telescopic module 63 respectively connecting the first baffle 61 and the frame structure, and a telescopic module 63 connecting the second baffle 62 and the frame structure; the first baffle 61 is arranged on the end face of the frame structure towards the front end of the battery cell placing groove 10; the second baffle 62 is arranged on the end face of the frame structure towards the tail end of the battery cell placing groove 10; the telescopic module 63 is used to move the first baffle 61 and the second baffle 62 in the vertical direction.

[0063] Preferably, the first baffle 61 and the second baffle 62 in the embodiment adopt a carbon fiber round rod structure. Preferably but not limitedly, the telescopic module 63 in the embodiment controls the specific way of the first baffle 61 and the second baffle 62, that is, the detected battery cell is raised by controlling the micro guide rod three-axis cylinder carbon fiber round rod.

[0064] Preferably, the first baffle 61 and the second baffle 62 in the embodiment are controlled to rise and fall at different times, which effectively ensures that only one battery cell falls into the battery cell groove 30, and the battery cell is a battery cell that has been actually detected in polarity.

[0065] In the embodiment, the blocking structure 60 is used to limit the position of the battery cell on the battery cell placing groove 10, and to detect the polarity at the specific position, and to control the battery cell to fall into the battery cell groove 30 after the detection is completed, so as to realize the control process of only one battery cell.

[0066] More specifically, the anti-skid belt 80 on which the battery cell holder 70 is placed is further included; the anti-skid belt 80 is located in the moving range of the transfer module; the CCD camera 90 is arranged above the anti-skid belt 80, and the camera range of the CCD camera 90 includes the battery cell holder 70.

[0067] Preferably, in the embodiment, the length direction of the anti-skid belt 80 is perpendicular to the length direction of the battery cell placing groove 10.

[0068] Preferably, in the embodiment, a plurality of battery cell holders 70 can be arranged on the anti-skid belt 80, and arranged in a row; the plurality of battery cell holders 70 can sequentially pass through the camera range of the CCD camera 90 under the control of the anti-skid belt 80.

[0069] Preferably, in the embodiment, the CCD camera 90 vertically downwardly photographs.

[0070] Preferably, in the embodiment, a fixing structure is arranged on the anti-skid belt 80, and the fixing structure can be used to fix the battery cell holder 70 in the camera range of the CCD camera 90, so as to avoid the sliding and the like.

[0071] Preferably, in the embodiment, a plurality of battery cell positions are formed on the battery cell holder 70, the CCD camera 90 can further determine the position of each empty battery cell position in addition to determining the position of the battery cell holder 70, and feed back to the transfer module to transfer and install the battery cell in the battery cell groove 30.

[0072] In the embodiment, the CCD camera 90 is used to obtain the position, and to realize the automatic operation.

[0073] Embodiment 2

[0074] In order to solve the foregoing problems, the embodiment provides an automatic polarity detection and automatic insertion system of a battery cell, which is used to control the automatic polarity detection and automatic insertion device of embodiment 1, and includes a controller, and a probe, a first rotating module 40 and a transfer module which are electrically connected with the controller.

[0075] Preferably, the embodiment further includes a micro guide three-axis cylinder which is fixedly connected with the probe, and the controller controls the probe to pop up and abut against the battery cell through the micro guide three-axis cylinder, and the probe will return the detected polarity of the battery cell to the controller.

[0076] Preferably, the controller in the embodiment determines whether to turn on the first rotating module 40 to rotate the battery cell in the battery cell slot 30 by 180° according to the detection result of the polarity of the battery cell. If the polarity is detected as positive, the setting direction of the battery cell slot 30 is retained. If the polarity is detected as negative, the controller rotates the battery cell by 180°.

[0077] Preferably, after the direction of the battery cell slot 30 is determined, the controller turns on the transfer module to take the battery cell out of the battery cell slot 30 and place it on the battery cell support 70 at a preset position.

[0078] More specifically, when the transfer module is turned on, the controller controls the movement of the suction cup 51 in the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction according to the position of the suction cup 51, and controls the second rotating module to enable the suction cup 51 to adsorb the battery cell, rotate the adsorbed battery cell in a direction, and then move the battery cell to the battery cell support 70 in the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction.

[0079] Preferably, the position of the battery cell support 70 in the embodiment can be obtained by the CCD camera 90 electrically connected to the controller, including whether the battery cell support 70 is in place and whether there is a vacancy for various battery cells on the battery cell support 70.

[0080] Preferably, if the CCD camera 90 detects that the current battery cell support 70 no longer has a vacancy, the controller controls the anti-slip belt 80 to start and move the current battery cell support 70 to the next work station, and move the next battery cell support 70 to the camera range of the CCD camera 90.

[0081] More specifically, the embodiment further includes a telescopic module 63 electrically connected to the controller.

[0082] Preferably, the telescopic module 63 in the embodiment is specifically used to control whether the first baffle 61 and the second baffle 62 on the battery cell placing slot 10 have a blocking effect. In the embodiment, the first baffle 61 is used to control the stopping position of the battery cell, and the telescopic probe is retracted and the polarity is detected at the position. The second baffle 62 is used to control the sliding of the battery cell to the battery cell slot 30.

[0083] In summary, the polarity detection and insertion process of the battery cell in the embodiment 1 and the embodiment 2 are as follows: 1, the battery cell support 70 is placed on the anti-skid belt 80, the anti-skid belt 80 rotates the battery cell support 70 to stop after the light barrier sensor; 2, the sorted battery cell is placed in the bakelite structure slot, the spring probe structure is driven by the micro guide rod three-axis cylinder to detect the polarity of the battery cell; 3, the detected battery cell is lifted by the control micro guide rod three-axis cylinder carbon fiber round stick, and is slid into the slot structure, if the polarity direction of the battery cell is inconsistent with the set, the 180-degree MSQB rotating cylinder will rotate 180 degrees to adjust the polarity direction of the battery cell; 4, at this time, the X guide rail drives the Z axis module to be directly above the battery cell, the 90-degree turning cylinder is lowered to the specified position by the double-axis cylinder, and the elliptical mechanical hand vacuum chuck 51 adsorbs the battery cell; 5, after the 90-degree turning cylinder adsorbs the battery cell, the double-axis cylinder is retracted and rises, the battery cell is turned over by 90 degrees; the X-axis guide rail 53 moves above the battery cell support 70, and the Z-axis module double-axis cylinder lowers to insert the battery cell into the battery cell support 70. Finally, whether the battery cell is inserted into place is judged by the upper CCD camera 90.

[0084] In summary, the technical solutions of the embodiment 1 and the embodiment 2 realize the full-automatic operation in the battery assembly process, and effectively avoid the problems of high failure rate and low efficiency of manual operation.

[0085] The above-described embodiments do not constitute a limitation on the protection scope of the technical solutions. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the above-described embodiments shall be included in the protection scope of the technical solutions.

Claims

1. An automatic polarity detection and automatic insertion equipment for an electric core, characterized in that, It includes: The battery cell placement slot is placed in the battery cell to be detected; The battery cell probe is movably arranged in the battery cell placement slot, and the two end portions of the battery cell are arranged; The battery cell slot is arranged at the tail end of the battery cell placement slot along the moving direction of the battery cell; The first rotating module is fixedly connected with the bottom of the battery cell slot to realize the 180° rotation of the battery cell slot; The transfer module is used to take out the battery cell from the battery cell slot and place it on the battery cell support at the preset position.

2. The automatic polarity detection and automatic insertion equipment of the battery cell according to claim 1, characterized in that, The transfer module includes: Suction cup, suction connection of the battery cell; The second rotating module is fixedly connected with the suction cup to realize the 90° rotation of the suction cup; The sliding module is fixedly connected with the second rotating module to realize the movement in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction.

3. The automatic polarity detection and automatic insertion equipment of the battery cell according to claim 2, characterized in that, The sliding module includes: X-axis guide rail, the length range covers the battery cell support and the battery cell slot; The sliding block is slidably arranged along the length direction of the X-axis guide rail; The Y-axis guide rail is also arranged on the sliding block, and the second rotating module is slidably arranged on the Y-axis guide rail.

4. The automatic polarity detection and automatic insertion equipment of the battery cell according to claim 1, wherein: The battery cell placement slot is a strip structure, and at least two battery cells are arranged in the battery cell placement slot; The tail end of the battery cell placement slot is an open end, and a frame structure is formed; The blocking structure is arranged on the frame structure and blocks the tail end of the battery cell placement slot, and the blocking structure moves in the vertical direction; The battery cell probe has two, and is fixedly connected with the frame structure; The two battery cell probes are arranged at the two ends of the frame structure and are arranged towards the two end portions of the battery cell.

5. The automatic polarity detection and automatic insertion device of an electric cell of claim 4, wherein, The blocking structure includes: The first baffle is arranged on the frame structure and faces the end face of the front end of the battery cell placement slot; The second baffle is arranged on the frame structure and faces the end face of the tail end of the battery cell placement slot; The telescopic module is connected with the first baffle and the frame structure, and the second baffle and the frame structure respectively; The first baffle and the second baffle move in the vertical direction.

6. The automatic polarity detection and automatic insertion equipment of the battery cell according to any one of claims 1-5, characterized in that, It also includes: The anti-skid belt is used to place the battery cell support; The anti-skid belt is located in the moving range of the transfer module.

7. The automatic polarity detection and automatic insertion device of an electric cell according to claim 6, wherein, It also includes: The CCD camera is arranged above the anti-skid belt, and the camera range of the CCD camera includes the battery cell support.

8. An automatic polarity detection and automatic insertion system of a battery cell, used for controlling the automatic polarity detection and automatic insertion equipment of any one of claims 1-7, wherein: It includes a controller, and probes, a first rotating module and a transfer module electrically connected with the controller respectively.

9. The automatic polarity detection and automatic insertion system of a battery cell according to claim 8, wherein: It also includes a telescopic module electrically connected with the controller.

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