Feeding and discharging mechanism and battery production line

By introducing sensor-detecting grippers into the lithium battery loading and unloading structure, the problem of lithium battery clamping posture detection is solved, posture correction and equipment protection are realized, and the reliability and versatility of the production line are improved.

CN223722080UActive Publication Date: 2025-12-26SUZHOU IND PARK HONGSITE ELECTROMECHANICAL CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202520095221.5
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-01-16
Publication Date
2025-12-26
Estimated Expiration
2035-01-16

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Technical Problem

Existing lithium battery loading and unloading structures cannot detect the posture of the clamped product in real time, which can cause the battery to tilt, resulting in incorrect positioning of the product when it enters the next process, or even damage to the equipment.

Method used

It adopts a feeding unit and a discharging unit, which include a feeding gripper group and a discharging gripper group respectively. Each gripper group is equipped with a sensor to detect the clamping status of the lithium battery in real time and ensure the correct posture.

Benefits of technology

It enables real-time attitude detection of lithium batteries, avoids positional errors, ensures product quality, protects equipment, has a simple structure, is easy to install and maintain, and has good versatility.

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Abstract

The feeding and discharging mechanism comprises a feeding unit and a discharging unit, the feeding unit comprises a feeding base, a plurality of feeding clamping jaw sets are arranged on the feeding base, each feeding clamping jaw set comprises two symmetrically-arranged feeding clamping jaws, each feeding clamping jaw comprises a first driving source, and the first driving source is connected with the discharging unit. The output end of the first driving source is provided with two feeding clamping plates, and the clamping faces of the two feeding clamping plates are each provided with a first sensor. The discharging unit comprises a discharging base, a plurality of discharging clamping jaws are arranged on the discharging base, each discharging clamping jaw comprises a second driving source, the output end of each second driving source is provided with two discharging clamping plates, and the clamping faces of the two discharging clamping plates are each provided with three second sensors arranged in a triangular shape; the feeding and discharging mechanism can detect whether the lithium battery is clamped in place or not in real time, the situation that the position of the battery is wrong when the battery enters a subsequent station due to deflection is avoided, the product quality is ensured, and damage to production equipment can be avoided.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to battery production equipment technical field especially is a kind of feeding and discharging mechanism and battery production line. BACKGROUND

[0002] Lithium battery needs to be transferred on the automatic production line of lithium battery, and the existing feeding and discharging structure generally uses pneumatic clamping mechanism to realize the clamping and transfer of lithium battery with mechanical hand;However, the existing feeding and discharging structure cannot detect the real-time posture of the clamped product, and there is battery deflection when clamping battery, and position error is prone to occur when product enters next process, which leads to product process failure, and even equipment damage. SUMMARY

[0003] Therefore, the utility model solves the technical problem that the feeding and discharging structure for lithium battery feeding and discharging in the prior art cannot detect the real-time posture of the clamped product, and there is battery deflection when clamping battery, and position error is prone to occur when product enters next process, which leads to product process failure, and even equipment damage.

[0004] To solve the above technical problems, the utility model provides a kind of feeding and discharging mechanism, for the feeding and discharging of battery processing equipment, including,

[0005] Feeding unit, the feeding unit includes horizontally arranged feeding pedestal, and the feeding pedestal is provided with multiple groups of feeding clamping jaw groups arranged uniformly along its length direction, the feeding clamping jaw group includes two feeding clamping jaws arranged symmetrically in the width direction of feeding pedestal, each feeding clamping jaw includes first drive source connected to the feeding pedestal, and the output end of the first drive source is vertically installed with two mutually parallel feeding clamping plates, and one first sensor is respectively arranged on the opposite side of two feeding clamping plates, and two first sensors are oppositely arranged;

[0006] Discharging unit, the discharging unit includes horizontally arranged discharging pedestal, and the discharging pedestal is provided with multiple discharging clamping jaws arranged uniformly along its length direction, the discharging clamping jaw includes second drive source connected to the discharging pedestal, and the output end of the second drive source is vertically installed with two mutually parallel discharging clamping plates, and three second sensors in triangular arrangement are respectively arranged on the opposite side of two discharging clamping plates, wherein two second sensors are on the same horizontal line and above another second sensor, and second sensors on two discharging clamping plates are one-to-one correspondingly arranged.

[0007] In one embodiment of the utility model, each said upper material clamping plate is provided with a first installation slot for accommodating the first sensor, and each said lower material clamping plate is provided with a second installation slot for accommodating the second sensor.

[0008] In one embodiment of the utility model, the upper material clamping plate comprises an upper material clamping plate body, one end of the upper material clamping plate body is connected with the output end of the first driving source, a stepped surface is arranged on the side surface of the other end, an installation plate is embedded in the stepped surface, the first installation slot is arranged in the installation plate, and the first sensor is embedded in the first installation slot.

[0009] In one embodiment of the utility model, a first wiring slot is arranged in the installation plate and is communicated with the first installation slot.

[0010] In one embodiment of the utility model, three second installation slots arranged in a triangular shape are arranged in each said lower material clamping plate, and one second sensor is embedded in each said second installation slot.

[0011] In one embodiment of the utility model, a second wiring slot is arranged in the lower material clamping plate and is communicated with the second installation slot.

[0012] In one embodiment of the utility model, a sponge pad is arranged in parallel on the clamping surface of the upper material clamping plate and the lower material clamping plate.

[0013] In one embodiment of the utility model, the first driving source and the second driving source are both double-head air cylinders.

[0014] In one embodiment of the utility model, the first sensor and the second sensor are both reflection sensors.

[0015] A battery production line, characterized in that: comprising the feeding and discharging mechanism as claimed in any one of the preceding claims.

[0016] The above technical scheme of the utility model has the following advantages compared with the prior art:

[0017] The utility model provides a kind of feeding and discharging mechanism and battery production line, including feeding unit and discharging unit, feeding unit includes feeding pedestal, is provided with multiple groups of feeding gripper group on feeding pedestal, and feeding gripper group includes two symmetrical feeding grippers, each feeding gripper includes first drive source, and the output end of first drive source is equipped with two parallel feeding clamps, and the opposite side of two feeding clamps is respectively provided with one first sensor;Discharging unit includes discharging pedestal, is provided with multiple discharging grippers on discharging pedestal, and discharging gripper includes second drive source, and the output end of second drive source is equipped with two mutually parallel discharging clamps, and the opposite side of two discharging clamps is respectively provided with three second sensors arranged in triangle;The utility model provides a kind of feeding and discharging mechanism, not only can realize the clamping and transfer of lithium battery, whether lithium battery is clamped in place in real time, whether big deflection occurs;Avoid the position error when battery deflection leads to its into subsequent station, ensure the quality of product, and can avoid that production equipment is damaged.The whole feeding and discharging mechanism is simple in structure, and installation and maintenance are convenient, and good universality has very high practicability. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0018] In order to make the content of the utility model more easily be clearly understood, the following is according to the specific embodiment of the utility model and combines with the drawings, and the utility model is further detailed, wherein

[0019] Figure 1 It is the structure schematic view of feeding unit of the feeding and discharging mechanism of preferred embodiment of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 2 It is the structure schematic view of feeding gripper of feeding unit of the feeding and discharging mechanism of preferred embodiment of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 3 It is the structure schematic view of feeding clamp of feeding unit of the feeding and discharging mechanism of preferred embodiment of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 4 It is the structure schematic view of discharging unit of the feeding and discharging mechanism of preferred embodiment of the utility model;

[0023] Figure 5 It is the structure schematic view of discharging gripper of discharging unit of the feeding and discharging mechanism of preferred embodiment of the utility model;

[0024] Figure 6 It is the structure schematic view of discharging clamp of discharging unit of the feeding and discharging mechanism of preferred embodiment of the utility model.

[0025] The description reference signs are as follows: 1, feeding unit; 11, feeding base; 12, feeding clamping jaw; 121, first driving source; 122, feeding clamping plate; 123, first sensor; 124, first mounting groove; 125, first wiring groove; 2, discharging unit; 21, discharging base; 22, discharging clamping jaw; 221, second driving source; 222, discharging clamping plate; 223, second sensor; 224, second mounting groove; 225, second wiring groove. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The utility model will be further explained in connection with the drawings and specific embodiments, so that the person skilled in the art can better understand the utility model and can be implemented, but the embodiment is not as the limitation of the utility model. Embodiment one

[0027] Reference Figures 1-6 As shown in the utility model discloses a feeding and discharging mechanism for battery processing equipment, comprising,

[0028] Feeding unit 1, feeding unit 1 includes the feeding base 11 that sets up horizontally, be provided with multiple groups of the feeding clamping jaw group that arranges uniformly along its length direction on the feeding base 11, and the feeding clamping jaw group includes two feeding clamping jaws 12 that are symmetrically set up in the width direction of the feeding base 11, each feeding clamping jaw 12 includes the first driving source 121 that is connected on the feeding base 11, and the output end of the first driving source 121 is vertically installed with two mutually parallel feeding clamping plates 122, and one first sensor 123 is respectively arranged on the opposite side of two feeding clamping plates 122, and two first sensors 123 are oppositely arranged;

[0029] Discharging unit 2, discharging unit 2 includes the discharging base 21 that sets up horizontally, be provided with multiple along its length direction evenly arranged discharging clamping jaw 22 on the discharging base 21, and the discharging clamping jaw 22 includes the second driving source 221 that is connected on the discharging base 21, and the output end of the second driving source 221 is vertically installed with two mutually parallel discharging clamping plates 222, and three second sensors 223 that are arranged in triangle are respectively arranged on the opposite side of two discharging clamping plates 222, wherein two second sensors 223 are on the same horizontal line and are located above another second sensor 223, and the second sensor 223 on two discharging clamping plates 222 is correspondingly arranged.

[0030] Specifically, feeding unit 1 and discharging unit 2 are located at both ends of the battery processing equipment respectively, feeding unit 1 is used to transfer the lithium battery to be processed to the battery processing mechanism, and discharging unit 2 is used to transfer the lithium battery processed to the next process from the battery processing mechanism.

[0031] The upper feeding base 11 is connected to a moving device such as a mechanical arm, and the upper feeding clamps 12 are arranged in pairs on the upper feeding base 11. When the lithium battery is clamped, the two upper feeding clamps 12 in the same group are driven to act on the upper feeding clamp plate 122 by the first driving source 121 to clamp the lithium battery. When the lithium battery is clamped, if the first sensors 123 on the two upper feeding clamps 12 all monitor the lithium battery, it is proved that the lithium battery does not have a large deviation, and the lithium battery can be transferred to the battery processing device. If the first sensor 123 on any one of the upper feeding clamps 12 cannot monitor the lithium battery, it is proved that the clamping of the lithium battery is not in place, a large deviation occurs, the lithium battery cannot be transferred to the target station, and manual intervention is required.

[0032] The lower feeding base 21 is connected to a moving device such as a mechanical arm, and the second sensors 223 arranged in a triangular shape on each lower feeding clamp 22 can detect the posture of the battery clamped thereby. When the battery is clamped, the three second sensors 223 can all monitor the battery. When at least one of the two sensors arranged in a triangular shape on the top cannot monitor the battery, it is proved that the clamping of the battery is not in place, a deviation occurs, and manual intervention is required for adjustment before being transferred to the next order.

[0033] The upper and lower feeding mechanism of the utility model not only can realize clamping and transferring of the lithium battery, but also can detect whether the lithium battery is clamped in place and whether a large deviation occurs, so that the staff can reset and adjust the deviated battery in time, avoid the position error of the battery due to the deviation when entering the subsequent station, ensure the quality of the product, and avoid damage to the production equipment. The whole upper and lower feeding mechanism has the advantages of simple structure, convenient installation and maintenance, good universality, and high practicability.

[0034] Referring to Figure 2 、 Figure 3 、 Figure 5 and Figure 6 , further, the first installation groove 124 for accommodating the first sensor 123 is arranged on each upper feeding clamp plate 122, and the second installation groove 224 for accommodating the second sensor 223 is arranged on each lower feeding clamp plate 222. Specifically, the first sensor 123 and the second sensor 223 are embeddedly arranged, which can detect the posture of the clamped battery in real time without affecting the clamping work of the upper feeding clamp 12 and the lower feeding clamp 22, and ensure that the battery enters the subsequent station in a predetermined posture.

[0035] Further, the upper feeding clamp plate 122 comprises an upper feeding clamp plate body, one end of the upper feeding clamp plate body is connected with the output end of the first driving source 121, the side surface of the other end is provided with a stepped surface, the stepped surface is embedded with a mounting plate, the mounting plate is provided with a first mounting groove 124, and the first sensor 123 is embedded in the first mounting groove 124. Specifically, the mounting plate is detachably connected to the upper feeding clamp plate body through fasteners, and the mounting and maintenance are relatively convenient, and different sizes of mounting plates with different sizes of first mounting grooves 124 can be used according to different requirements, so that the universality and economy of the whole structure can be improved.

[0036] Further, the mounting plate is provided with a first wiring groove 125 in communication with the first mounting groove 124.

[0037] Further, the lower feeding clamp plate 222 is provided with three second mounting grooves 224 arranged in a triangular shape, and each second mounting groove 224 is embedded with a second sensor 223.

[0038] Further, the lower feeding clamp plate 222 is further provided with a second wiring groove 225 in communication with the second mounting groove 224. The first wiring groove 125 and the second wiring groove 225 facilitate the wiring and installation of the connecting lines connected to the first sensor 123 and the second sensor 223.

[0039] Further, the clamping surfaces of the upper feeding clamp plate 122 and the lower feeding clamp plate 222 are both provided with sponge pads in parallel, which can protect the battery and avoid damage to the battery during clamping, thereby ensuring the final quality of the product.

[0040] Further, the first driving source 121 and the second driving source 221 both adopt double-head air cylinders.

[0041] Further, the first sensor 123 and the second sensor 223 both adopt a pair of sensors. Embodiment two

[0042] The utility model discloses still a kind of battery production line, including the upper and lower feeding mechanism as embodiment one.

[0043] Obviously, the above embodiment is only an example for clearly illustrating, and is not limited to the implementation mode. For ordinary skilled person in the art, other different forms of changes or variations can be made on the basis of the above description. Here, it is not necessary and impossible to exhaust all implementation modes. The obvious changes or variations derived therefrom are still within the protection scope of the utility model creation.

Claims

1. A feeding and discharging mechanism for feeding and discharging a battery processing device, characterized in that: The utility model relates to a kind of material feeding and discharging mechanism, including, Material feeding unit, the material feeding unit includes horizontally arranged material feeding pedestal, multiple groups of material feeding clamping jaw groups are uniformly arranged along the length direction of it on the material feeding pedestal, the material feeding clamping jaw group includes two material feeding clamping jaws arranged symmetrically in the width direction of material feeding pedestal, each material feeding clamping jaw includes first drive source connected on the material feeding pedestal, two mutually parallel material feeding clamping plates are vertically installed on the output end of the first drive source, one first sensor is respectively arranged on the opposite side of two material feeding clamping plates, and two first sensors are oppositely arranged; Material discharging unit, the material discharging unit includes horizontally arranged material discharging pedestal, multiple material discharging clamping jaws are uniformly arranged along the length direction of it on the material discharging pedestal, the material discharging clamping jaw includes second drive source connected on the material discharging pedestal, two mutually parallel material discharging clamping plates are vertically installed on the output end of the second drive source, three second sensors in triangle arrangement are respectively arranged on the opposite side of two material discharging clamping plates, two second sensors are in the same horizontal line and are located above another second sensor, and second sensors on two material discharging clamping plates are one-to-one correspondingly arranged.

2. The feeding and discharging mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: First mounting groove for accommodating the first sensor is formed on each material feeding clamping plate, and second mounting groove for accommodating the second sensor is formed on each material discharging clamping plate.

3. The feeding and discharging mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that: The material feeding clamping plate includes material feeding clamping plate main body, one end of the material feeding clamping plate main body is connected with the output end of the first drive source, step surface is arranged on the side surface of the other end, mounting plate is embedded in the step surface, the first mounting groove is formed in the mounting plate, and the first sensor is embedded in the first mounting groove.

4. The feeding and discharging mechanism according to claim 3, characterized in that: First wiring groove in communication with the first mounting groove is formed in the mounting plate.

5. The feeding and discharging mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that: Three second mounting grooves in triangle arrangement are formed on the material discharging clamping plate, and one second sensor is embedded in each second mounting groove.

6. The feeding and discharging mechanism according to claim 5, characterized in that: Second wiring groove in communication with the second mounting groove is further formed on the material discharging clamping plate.

7. The feeding and discharging mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: Sponge pad is arranged in parallel on the clamping surface of the material feeding clamping plate and the material discharging clamping plate.

8. The feeding and discharging mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first drive source and the second drive source are double-head air cylinders.

9. The feeding and discharging mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first sensor and the second sensor are both active infrared sensors.

10. A battery production line, characterized by: The utility model relates to a kind of material feeding and discharging mechanism, including as claimed in any one of claims 1-9.