Automatic rotating mechanism for battery cell feeding

Abstract

The utility model relates to an automatic rotating mechanism for battery cell feeding, a lifting device comprises a lifting cylinder which is arranged on a fixed frame and is used for driving a rotating device to move up and down, and the fixed frame is provided with a support frame for fixing the lifting cylinder; the rotating device comprises a rotating cylinder arranged on the lifting device and used for driving the clamping device to rotate, the clamping device comprises a clamping jaw cylinder arranged on the rotating device, and a clamping jaw used for grabbing the battery cell is arranged at the output end of the clamping jaw cylinder. When the two winding machines are oppositely placed, the directions of the battery cells on the blanking belts are opposite, and the battery cells on the blanking belts need to be turned. Firstly, the lifting device descends to the position of the battery cell, the clamping device grabs the battery cell, the rotating device rotates the battery cell after the lifting device ascends to a certain position, the lifting device descends after rotation, and the clamping device releases the battery cell to the discharging belt, so that steering of the battery cell is completed. Manual operation is not needed, and the automation degree is high.

Description

Technical Field

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

[0002] During battery cell manufacturing, a winding machine is used to wind the positive electrode sheet, negative electrode sheet, and separator into a battery cell. In practice, two winding machines are placed opposite each other, allowing one worker to manage both machines simultaneously. After the winding machine completes its winding process, the battery cell is unloaded onto the unloading belt of the winding machine. The battery cells from both winding machine unloading belts are then fed onto a feed belt and sent to the next process. Because the two winding machines are placed opposite each other, the positive and negative terminals of the battery cells on their unloading belts are also opposite; that is, the positive and negative terminals of the battery cells on the two winding machine unloading belts are in opposite positions. It is necessary to manually rotate the battery cells on one of the winding machine unloading belts by 180 degrees to ensure that the battery cells on the feed belt are all facing the same direction. Manually rotating the cells is not only wasteful of manpower but also prone to errors. Incorrect polarity can lead to the scrapping of the battery.

[0003] Therefore, it is necessary to provide an automatic rotating mechanism to reverse the direction of the battery cells on the feeding belt. Utility Model Content

[0004] To address the problem mentioned in the background art, where two opposing winding machines are winding battery cells in opposite directions, necessitating the reversal of one of the cell's orientations, this utility model provides the following technical solution:

[0005] An automatic rotating mechanism for feeding battery cells, used to rotate a battery cell, includes:

[0006] A clamping device used for gripping and releasing battery cells.

[0007] A rotating device used to drive the clamping device to rotate.

[0008] A lifting device used to drive the rotating device to move up and down; the lifting device is mounted on a fixed frame.

[0009] Furthermore, the lifting device includes a lifting cylinder mounted on a fixed frame for driving the rotating device to move up and down, and a support frame for fixing the lifting cylinder is provided on the fixed frame.

[0010] Furthermore, the rotating device includes a rotary cylinder mounted on the lifting device for driving the clamping device to rotate, and an auxiliary component for supporting the rotary cylinder.

[0011] Furthermore, the clamping device includes a gripper cylinder mounted on the rotating device, the output end of which is provided with grippers for gripping the battery cell, and there are at least two grippers.

[0012] Furthermore, the auxiliary component includes a fixed plate disposed on the outside of the rotary cylinder for supporting the rotary cylinder. A connecting rod for guiding the fixed plate is fixedly installed on the left end of the fixed plate. A slider is fixedly installed on the left end of the connecting rod. There are two sliders, which are symmetrically distributed on the left end of the fixed plate. The two sliders can move within the slide grooves on the two fixed frames. Thus, when the rotary cylinder is driven to move up and down using the lifting cylinder, the movement of the sliders at the left end of the two connecting rods in the slide grooves can always maintain the up and down movement of the rotary cylinder 320, so as to avoid the rotary cylinder 320 from deviating and shaking during the up and down movement.

[0013] Furthermore, the top of the fixed frame is provided with a support plate for supporting the two fixed frames, and the support plate is connected to the two fixed frames by fixing bolts. The two fixed frames are installed above the conveyor belt by fixing bolts, so as to facilitate the conveyor belt to transport the battery cells after the battery cells are wound. The plate of the fixed frame is provided with a sliding groove for the slider to move up and down.

[0014] Compared with existing technologies, the advantages of this invention are as follows: When two winding machines are placed opposite each other, the directions of the battery cells on their feed strips are opposite, requiring the battery cells on one of the feed strips to be redirected. First, the lifting device descends to the position of the battery cell, the clamping device grabs the battery cell, and after the lifting device rises to a certain position, the rotating device rotates the battery cell. After rotation, the lifting device descends, and the clamping device releases the battery cell onto the feed strip, thus completing the redirection of the battery cell. No manual operation is required, resulting in a high degree of automation. Attached Figure Description

[0015] To more clearly illustrate the embodiments of this utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are merely exemplary, and those skilled in the art can derive other embodiments based on the provided drawings without creative effort.

[0016] The structures, proportions, sizes, etc. illustrated in this specification are only for the purpose of assisting those skilled in the art in understanding and reading the content disclosed herein, and are not intended to limit the implementation conditions of this utility model. Therefore, they have no substantial technical significance. Any modifications to the structure, changes in the proportions, or adjustments to the size, without affecting the effects and objectives that this utility model can produce, should still fall within the scope of the technical content disclosed in this utility model.

[0017] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of this utility model;

[0018] Figure 2 This is a front view of the present utility model;

[0019] Figure 3 This is a diagram showing the combination of the rotating device and the clamping device of this utility model.

[0020] The following is a list of component names represented by the various reference numerals in the attached figures:

[0021] 100-Fixed frame, 101-Support plate, 102-Slide groove;

[0022] 200 - Lifting device, 210 - Lifting cylinder, 220 - Support frame;

[0023] 300-Rotating device, 310-Auxiliary component, 311-Fixed plate, 312-Slider, 320-Rotary cylinder;

[0024] 400 - Clamping device; 410 - Clamping cylinder; 420 - Clamping jaw;

[0025] 500-cell battery. Detailed Implementation

[0026] The following specific embodiments illustrate the implementation of this utility model. Those skilled in the art can easily understand other advantages and effects of this utility model from the content disclosed in this specification. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some, not all, of the embodiments of this utility model. Based on the embodiments of this utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of this utility model.

[0027] The terms such as "upper," "lower," "left," "right," and "middle" used in this specification are merely for clarity of description and are not intended to limit the scope of implementation of this utility model. Any changes or adjustments to their relative relationships, without substantially altering the technical content, shall also be considered within the scope of implementation of this utility model.

[0028] Please see Figures 1-3 This utility model provides an automatic rotating mechanism for feeding battery cells.

[0029] It includes a battery cell 500 disposed between two fixed frames 100, a clamping device 400 for gripping the battery cell 500 disposed between the two fixed frames 100, a rotating device 300 for driving the clamping device 400 to rotate disposed at the top end of the clamping device 400, and a lifting device 200 for driving the rotating device 300 to move up and down disposed at the top end of the rotating device 300.

[0030] The top of the fixed frame 100 is provided with a support plate 101 for supporting the two fixed frames 100, and the support plate 101 is connected to the two fixed frames 100 by fixing bolts. The two fixed frames 100 are installed above the conveyor belt by fixing bolts, so that the battery cell 500 can be easily transported out by the unloading belt after the battery cell 500 is wound. The plate of the fixed frame 100 is provided with a sliding groove 102 for the slider 313 to move up and down.

[0031] The lifting device 200 includes a lifting cylinder 210 for driving the rotary cylinder 320 to move up and down. The bottom end of the lifting cylinder 210 is provided with a support frame 220 for fixing the lifting cylinder 210. The support frame 220 is mounted on the cylinder body of the lifting cylinder 210. The support frame 220 is installed on the top of the support plate 101 with fixing bolts to facilitate the operation of the lifting cylinder 210. The lifting cylinder 210 is existing technology.

[0032] The rotating device 300 includes a rotary cylinder 320 disposed at the top of the clamping device 400 for driving the clamping device 400 to rotate, and the rotary cylinder 320 is connected to the shaft end of the output shaft of the lifting cylinder 210 to facilitate the use of the lifting cylinder 210 to drive the rotary cylinder 320 to move up and down; an auxiliary component 310 for supporting the rotary cylinder 320 is disposed below the lifting device 200.

[0033] The auxiliary component 310 includes a fixing plate 311 disposed on the outside of the rotary cylinder 320 for supporting the rotary cylinder 320, and the fixing plate 311 is fitted onto the cylinder body of the rotary cylinder 320; a slider 312 for guiding the fixing plate 311 is fixedly installed on the left end of the fixing plate 311, and the slider 312 is welded to the fixing plate 311 through a connecting rod, and there are two sliders 312, which are symmetrically distributed on the left end of the fixing plate 311; and the two sliders 312 can move in the slide grooves 102 on the two fixing frames 100, so that when the rotary cylinder 320 is driven to move up and down by the lifting cylinder 210, the movement of the sliders 312 at the left end of the two connecting rods in the slide grooves 102 can always keep the rotary cylinder 320 moving up and down, so as to avoid the rotary cylinder 320 from deviating and shaking when moving up and down.

[0034] The clamping device 400 includes a gripper cylinder 410 fixedly mounted at the bottom of the rotary cylinder 320. The bottom of the gripper cylinder 410 is provided with two grippers 420 for gripping the battery cell 500, allowing the gripper cylinder 410 to control the two grippers 420 to move in opposite directions, thus gripping the battery cell 500. When it is necessary to rotate and remove the battery cell 500, the lifting cylinder 210 controls the rotary cylinder 320 to move downwards, moving the two grippers 420 to a position suitable for gripping the battery cell 500. Then, the gripper cylinder 410 controls the two grippers 420 to grip the battery cell 500, and finally, the rotary cylinder 320 drives the battery cell 500 to... The rotation mechanism ensures that the battery cell 500 falls laterally onto the conveyor belt, preventing it from falling off. When the battery cell 500 needs to be turned, and two winding machines are placed opposite each other, the directions of the battery cells on their respective feed belts are opposite. The process involves turning one of the feed belts. First, the lifting device 200 descends to the position of the battery cell 500, the clamping device 400 grasps the battery cell, and after the lifting device 200 rises to a certain position, the rotating device 300 rotates the battery cell 500. After rotation, the lifting device 200 descends, and the clamping device 400 releases the battery cell onto the feed belt, thus completing the turning of the battery cell 500. Therefore, no manual operation is required, resulting in a high degree of automation.

[0035] Based on the above description and accompanying drawings, those skilled in the art can understand and implement this utility model. Furthermore, any non-creative modifications made to this utility model by those skilled in the art without inventive effort are still within the protection scope of this utility model.

Claims

1. An automatic rotating mechanism for feeding battery cells, used to rotate a pair of battery cells (500), characterized in that: include: A clamping device (400) for gripping and releasing the battery cell (500); Rotating device (300) for driving the clamping device (400) to rotate; A lifting device (200) for driving the rotating device (300) to move up and down, the lifting device (200) is mounted on a fixed frame (100).

2. The automatic rotating mechanism for feeding battery cells according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lifting device (200) includes a lifting cylinder (210) mounted on a fixed frame (100) for driving the rotating device (300) to move up and down. The fixed frame (100) is provided with a support frame (220) for fixing the lifting cylinder (210).

3. The automatic rotating mechanism for feeding battery cells according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotating device (300) includes a rotary cylinder (320) mounted on the lifting device (200) for driving the clamping device (400) to rotate, and an auxiliary component (310) for supporting the rotary cylinder (320).

4. The automatic rotating mechanism for feeding battery cells according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamping device (400) includes a gripper cylinder (410) disposed on the rotating device (300), and the output end of the gripper cylinder (410) is provided with a gripper (420) for gripping the battery cell (500), and there are at least two grippers (420).

5. The automatic rotating mechanism for feeding battery cells according to claim 3, characterized in that: The auxiliary component (310) includes a fixing plate (311) disposed outside the rotary cylinder (320) for supporting the rotary cylinder (320), and a slider (312) for guiding the fixing plate (311) is fixedly installed at the left end of the fixing plate (311).

6. The automatic rotating mechanism for feeding battery cells according to claim 5, characterized in that: The top of the fixed frame (100) is provided with a support plate (101) for supporting the two fixed frames (100), and the plate of the fixed frame (100) is provided with a sliding groove (102) for the slider (313) to move up and down.

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