Alignment assembly
By using the air knife mechanism and the shaping and pressing block together, the problem of uneven edges after the battery cells are stacked is solved, contactless alignment is achieved, the surface damage rate of the battery cells is reduced, and the alignment efficiency and accuracy are improved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520340239.7
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-02-28
- Publication Date
- 2025-12-26
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-02-28
AI Technical Summary
In the production process of photovoltaic cells, the uneven edges of the stacked cells result in a high rate of surface damage, which affects the production yield.
The system employs an air knife mechanism, including a support, guide rail, and air knife nozzle. Airflow enters the gaps between materials to reduce friction, and combined with a shaping block, it pushes the materials to align, achieving contactless alignment.
It reduces frictional damage between battery cells, improves alignment efficiency and accuracy, and reduces surface damage rate.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of battery piece production, and particularly relates to an alignment assembly. BACKGROUND
[0002] In the process of photovoltaic battery piece production, the battery pieces need to be stacked after passing through a sorting machine to form a battery piece stack. Since the battery pieces cannot be completely aligned in the material falling process, the battery piece stack after stacking inevitably has an uneven edge.
[0003] In order to make the edges of the battery piece stack flush, the existing method generally inclines the container of the battery pieces, so that the battery pieces can be aligned in the process of sliding under gravity. However, since the battery pieces will contact other battery pieces in the process of sliding, the battery pieces will rub against each other, which increases the surface damage rate of the battery pieces, and further affects the production yield of the product. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL
[0004] Therefore, the purpose of the present application is to provide an alignment assembly to solve the problem of high surface damage rate of battery pieces in the process of stacking and aligning the battery pieces.
[0005] To achieve the above technical purpose, the present application provides an alignment assembly, which comprises: an air knife mechanism;
[0006] The air knife mechanism comprises: a support, a guide rail and a plurality of air knife nozzles;
[0007] The support is arranged on the guide rail and can reciprocally slide along the guide rail;
[0008] The air knife nozzles are arranged on the support.
[0009] Further, the direction of the air knife nozzles can be adjusted.
[0010] Further, the air knife mechanism comprises a plurality of supports;
[0011] The plurality of supports are symmetrically or circumferentially distributed on the guide rail.
[0012] Further, the alignment assembly further comprises: a stacking mechanism;
[0013] The stacking mechanism comprises: a stacking table;
[0014] The stacking table is used for placing materials and performing a material alignment process;
[0015] When the stacking table performs the material alignment process, the length direction of the guide rail is perpendicular to the thickness direction of the material, and the air knife nozzles face the stacking table.
[0016] Further, at least two of the air knife nozzles are arranged on the support.
[0017] When the stacking table performs the material alignment process, the at least two air knife nozzles are respectively directed towards two adjacent sides of the material.
[0018] Further, the stacking mechanism further comprises a shaping pressing block.
[0019] The stacking table is provided with a reference block on a side thereof.
[0020] The reference block is used to support a bottom of the material when the material alignment process is performed.
[0021] The shaping pressing block is movably arranged on the stacking table and is used to push the material when the material alignment process is performed.
[0022] Further, the shaping pressing block is arranged on two sides of the reference block.
[0023] When the stacking table performs the material alignment process, the shaping pressing block is located above the stacking table.
[0024] Further, a pushing surface of the shaping pressing block is a flexible surface.
[0025] Further, the stacking table is movable to approach or move away from the guide rail.
[0026] Further, the stacking mechanism further comprises a second guide rail and a rotating seat.
[0027] The rotating seat is movably arranged on the second guide rail.
[0028] The stacking table is rotatably arranged on the rotating seat.
[0029] From the above technical solution, it can be seen that the present application provides an alignment assembly, which comprises an air knife mechanism; the air knife mechanism comprises a support, a guide rail and a plurality of air knife nozzles; the support is arranged on the guide rail and is movable along the guide rail; and the air knife nozzles are arranged on the support.
[0030] The alignment assembly provided in the present application can blow air flow to the material through the air knife nozzles when the material alignment process is performed, so that the air flow enters the gap between the materials, thereby reducing the resistance of the material movement and the friction between the materials, improving the alignment efficiency and reducing the surface damage rate of the material, and solving the problem of high surface damage rate of the material in the stacking and alignment process. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0031] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, 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 for those skilled in the art, other drawings can also be obtained from these drawings without creative labor.
[0032] Figure 1 A schematic view of a wind knife mechanism of an alignment assembly provided by an embodiment of the present application is shown in the figure.
[0033] Figure 2 A schematic view of a stacking mechanism of an alignment assembly provided by an embodiment of the present application is shown in the figure.
[0034] In the figure:
[0035] 10, wind knife mechanism; 11, support; 12, guide rail; 13, wind knife nozzle;
[0036] 20, stacking mechanism; 21, stacking table; 22, reference block; 23, shaping pressing block; 24, second guide rail; 25, rotating seat
[0037] 100, material. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0038] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely below with reference to the drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present application, not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor are within the scope of the present application.
[0039] In the description of the embodiments of the present application, it should be noted that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the embodiments of the present application and simplifying the description, and therefore cannot be understood as indicating or implying that the device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the embodiments of the present application. In addition, the terms "first", "second", "third" are only for the purpose of description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.
[0040] In the description of the embodiments of the present application, it should be noted that unless specifically defined and limited, the terms "mounting", "connected", "connection" should be understood broadly, for example, it can be fixed connection, or replaceable connection, or integral connection, it can be mechanical connection, or electrical connection, it can be direct connection, or indirect connection through intermediate medium, or internal communication of two elements. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the embodiments of the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.
[0041] Please refer to Figure 1 In the embodiments of the present application, an alignment assembly is provided, comprising: a wind knife mechanism 10.
[0042] The wind knife mechanism 10 comprises a support 11, a guide rail 12 and a plurality of wind knife nozzles 13; the support 11 is arranged on the guide rail 12 and can slide along the guide rail 12; the wind knife nozzles 13 are arranged on the support 11. Wherein, the wind knife mechanism 10 can be provided with a linear driving element such as a pneumatic cylinder, and the support 11 is driven to move along the guide rail 12 by the linear driving element.
[0043] In the present embodiment, the support 11 can be a rod structure; the wind knife nozzles 13 are arranged at intervals along the circumference of the support 11.
[0044] In actual application, the alignment assembly provided in the embodiments of the present application can act on the alignment device in the prior art, so that the airflow blown by the wind knife nozzles 13 can act on the material. In the present application, the material can be a battery piece.
[0045] Taking the alignment assembly provided in the embodiments of the present application acting on the structure for aligning the material by gravity in the prior art as an example: during the stacking process of the material, the support 11 can reciprocate along the guide rail 12. Therefore, after the wind knife nozzles 13 are arranged to face the stacked material, the wind knife nozzles 13 can reciprocate along the guide rail 12 with the support 11. Wherein, the length direction of the guide rail 12 can be configured as the stacking direction of the material, so that the wind knife nozzles 13 can move along the stacking direction of the material to uniformly blow the airflow into the gap between the plurality of materials; when the material is aligned by gravity sliding, the friction and jamming between the materials can be effectively prevented due to the entering of the airflow to enlarge the gap, thereby reducing the friction between the adjacent materials, reducing the damage to the material, and improving the alignment efficiency of the material.
[0046] As an embodiment, the orientation of the wind knife nozzles 13 can be adjusted, so that the wind knife nozzles 13 can change their orientation in actual application due to reasons such as adjustment of the equipment structure, adjustment of the material size, etc., thereby improving the applicability of the alignment assembly.
[0047] In one embodiment, as Figure 1As shown, the air knife mechanism 10 includes a plurality of support members 11; the plurality of support members 11 are symmetrically or circumferentially distributed on the guide rail 12.
[0048] Taking the example that the support members 11 include two and are symmetrically distributed, during the material alignment process, the material can be simultaneously processed on both sides of the guide rail 12, thereby improving the overall work efficiency. In combination with the adjustable orientation of the air knife nozzle 13, the application range of the alignment assembly can be wider.
[0049] In a more specific embodiment, referring to Figure 1 and Figure 2 , the alignment assembly provided by the embodiment further includes: a stacking mechanism 20; the stacking mechanism 20 includes: a stacking table 21; the stacking table 21 is used for placing the material 100 and performing the material alignment process; when the stacking table 21 performs the material alignment process, the length direction of the guide rail 12 is perpendicular to the thickness direction of the material 100, and the air knife nozzle 13 faces the stacking table 21.
[0050] In the embodiment, the stacking table 21 can be fixed below the support member 11, or can be configured as a movable structure and moved below the support member 11 when the material alignment process is ready to be performed, so that during the material alignment process, the air knife nozzle 13 can face the gap between the materials 100 on the stacking table 21.
[0051] Specifically, during the material alignment process, the stacking table 21 is located below the support member 11, and a plurality of materials 100 are placed on the stacking table 21. At this time, the materials 100 can be placed vertically or inclined, so that the materials 100 can slide downward under the action of gravity. Correspondingly, the sliding materials 100 can be received by the stacking table 21 to achieve alignment, and at this time the stacking table 21 can be in a state of material 100 stacking being completed and waiting for alignment, that is, a sufficient number of materials 100 have been stacked on the stacking table 21; in other embodiments, during the material alignment process, the stacking table 21 can also be in a material stacking state at the same time, that is, at this time the materials 100 can still be stacked on the stacking table 21, for example, the materials 100 are placed vertically into the stacking table 21 by a tool such as a mechanical hand, and due to the inclined state of the stacking table 21, the newly placed materials 100 will slide to abut other materials 100.
[0052] Since the air knife nozzle 13 can continuously provide air flow to the materials 100 on the stacking table 21, the gap between the materials 100 is enlarged due to the inflow of the air flow, which helps to loosen the already placed materials 100 to slide smoothly, and reduces the wear of the already placed materials 100 by the newly placed materials 100.
[0053] Optionally, the alignment assembly provided by the embodiment can be used to align the materials 100 on the stacking table 21. During the alignment process, the air knife nozzles 13 can be moved along the thickness direction of the materials 100, i.e., the stacking direction of the materials 100, and gradually blow air to the gaps at different positions to ensure that the entire material stack can be loosened by the air flow and then aligned.
[0054] In one embodiment, the support 11 is provided with at least two air knife nozzles 13, and the at least two air knife nozzles 13 are respectively directed to the two adjacent sides of the materials 100 during the alignment process of the stacking table 21. Specifically, during the alignment process, the materials 100 on the stacking table 21 can be in a state with the pointed corners upward. Since the battery pieces are generally square, the two sides of the materials 100 located at the pointed corners are above the stacking table 21 at this time. The at least two air knife nozzles 13 can simultaneously blow air to the two sides to improve the air intake of the gap, reduce the material loss rate, improve the material alignment efficiency, and improve the material alignment effect.
[0055] It should be noted that, during the alignment process, if the materials 100 on the stacking table 21 are placed with the sides upward, then one side of the materials 100 is above, two sides are vertically located on the horizontal sides, and one side is below. In this case, the support 11 can be configured as a curved rod structure, and specifically, the air knife mechanism 10 can simultaneously output air flow to the two sides of the materials 100.
[0056] In a more specific embodiment, the stacking mechanism 20 further comprises a shaping pressing block 23, and the stacking table 21 is provided with a reference block 22 on the side thereof. The reference block 22 is used to support the bottom of the materials 100 during the alignment process. The shaping pressing block 23 is reciprocatingly arranged on the stacking table 21 and used to push the materials 100 during the alignment process. The reference block 22 is used to support the materials 100.
[0057] The alignment assembly provided by the embodiment can align the materials by gravity, or by the pushing of the shaping pressing block 23 or by the combination of the pushing of the shaping pressing block 23 and gravity.
[0058] Specifically, the shaping pressing block 23 can be driven by a linear driving member such as a pneumatic cylinder to reciprocate along the direction of approaching or moving away from the materials 100 during the alignment process to press the sides of the materials 100 and achieve the shaping and pressing of the materials 100. When the air flow blown by the air knife nozzles 13 loosens the materials 100, the pressing action of the shaping pressing block 23 can ensure that the misaligned materials 100 are returned to the correct position, thereby further improving the accuracy and efficiency of the alignment.
[0059] As an implementation, as shown inFigure 2 As shown, the shaping pressing block 23 can be arranged at two side edges of the reference block 22; the shaping pressing block 23 is located above the stacking table 21 when the stacking table 21 performs the material alignment process.
[0060] Correspondingly, the reference block 22 is configured to be located below the stacking table 21 when the stacking table 21 performs the material alignment process.
[0061] In an embodiment, the pushing surface of the shaping pressing block 23 is a flexible surface. The pushing surface of the shaping pressing block 23 is the end surface thereof for contacting the material 100.
[0062] In actual application, the shaping pressing block 23 can be made of flexible material as a whole, so that it has flexibility as a whole; the shaping pressing block 23 can also be provided with a flexible layer such as silica gel on the pushing surface thereof to realize the flexible surface structure, which specifically makes the shaping pressing block 23 have a flexible surface and reduces the pressing damage to the material 100.
[0063] In an embodiment, the stacking table 21 is movable to approach or move away from the guide rail 12, so as to adjust the relative position of the stacking table 21 and the air knife nozzle 13, and to set the stacking station and the alignment station of the stacking table 21 in different areas.
[0064] As an embodiment, the stacking mechanism 20 further comprises a second guide rail 24 and a rotating seat 25; the rotating seat 25 is movably arranged on the second guide rail 24; and the stacking table 21 is rotatably arranged on the rotating seat 25.
[0065] The rotating seat 25 is connected with a linear driver such as a pneumatic cylinder, and is driven by the driver to adjust the position along the second guide rail 24. The rotating seat 25 is provided with a rotating driver, and the output end of the rotating driver is connected with the stacking table 21, so as to drive the stacking table 21 to rotate and adjust the relative position of the stacking table 21 and the air knife nozzle 13.
[0066] The above is the preferred embodiment of the present application, and is not used to limit the present application, although the present application is described in detail with reference to the examples, and the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing examples can be modified or some technical features can be replaced by the equivalent, but any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. within the spirit and principle of the present application should be included in the protection scope of the present application.
Claims
1. An alignment assembly, characterized by, The application relates to a wind knife mechanism (10) and a stacking mechanism (20). The wind knife mechanism (10) comprises a support (11), a guide rail (12) and a plurality of wind knife nozzles (13). The support (11) is arranged on the guide rail (12) and can reciprocally slide along the guide rail (12). The wind knife nozzles (13) are arranged on the support (11). The direction of the wind knife nozzles (13) can be adjusted.
2. The alignment assembly of claim 1, wherein, The wind knife mechanism (10) comprises a plurality of supports (11).
3. The alignment assembly of claim 1, wherein, The plurality of supports (11) are symmetrically or circumferentially distributed on the guide rail (12). The application also relates to a stacking mechanism (20).
4. The alignment assembly of any of claims 1 to 3, wherein, The stacking mechanism (20) comprises a stacking table (21). The stacking table (21) is used for placing materials (100) and performing a material alignment process. When the stacking table (21) performs the material alignment process, the length direction of the guide rail (12) is perpendicular to the thickness direction of the materials (100), and the wind knife nozzles (13) face the stacking table (21). At least two wind knife nozzles (13) are arranged on the support (11). When the stacking table (21) performs the material alignment process, the at least two wind knife nozzles (13) respectively face two adjacent sides of the materials (100).
5. The alignment assembly of claim 4, wherein, The stacking mechanism (20) further comprises a shaping pressing block (23). A reference block (22) is arranged on the side of the stacking table (21).
6. The alignment assembly of claim 4, wherein, The reference block (22) is used for supporting the bottom of the materials (100) when the material alignment process is performed. The shaping pressing block (23) is arranged on the stacking table (21) in a reciprocally movable manner and is used for extruding the materials (100) when the material alignment process is performed. The shaping pressing block (23) is arranged on the two sides of the reference block (22). When the stacking table (21) performs the material alignment process, the shaping pressing block (23) is located above the stacking table (21).
7. The alignment assembly of claim 6, wherein, The extruding surface of the shaping pressing block (23) is a flexible surface. The stacking table (21) can move to be close to or away from the guide rail (12).
8. The alignment assembly of claim 6, wherein, The stacking mechanism (20) further comprises a second guide rail (24) and a rotating seat (25).
9. The alignment assembly of claim 4, wherein, The rotating seat (25) is movably arranged on the second guide rail (24).
10. The alignment assembly of claim 8, wherein, The stacking table (21) is rotatably arranged on the rotating seat (25).