Tab folding mechanism for packaging machine

By designing a tab folding mechanism for packaging machines, and using components such as electric push rods and servo motors, the automatic folding of battery tabs is achieved, solving the problems of easy damage and insufficient precision caused by manual folding, and improving work efficiency and battery stability.

CN223819401UActive Publication Date: 2026-01-23HUBEI HILANS EQUIP & TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202520319630.9
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-02-26
Publication Date
2026-01-23
Estimated Expiration
2035-02-26

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Technical Problem

In existing technologies, manual folding of battery tabs is prone to damage and has difficulty in ensuring accuracy and consistency, which affects current transmission performance and safety.

Method used

Design a tab folding mechanism for a packaging machine, which uses components such as a first electric push rod, a tab folding stage, a servo motor and grippers to realize automatic folding and position adjustment of battery tabs.

Benefits of technology

It enables automatic folding of battery tabs, improving work efficiency and folding accuracy, and ensuring battery stability and safety.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to a tab folding mechanism for a packaging machine, which comprises a working table, the top of the working table is provided with a supporting column for supporting and a transmission assembly for conveying a battery, and the top of the supporting column is provided with a mounting table for mounting; according to the tab folding mechanism for the packaging machine, by arranging the first electric push rod and the tab folding table, the tab folding mechanism can achieve the effect of automatically folding tabs of batteries in the using process, and therefore the problem that the working efficiency is low due to the fact that workers need to manually fold the tabs can be effectively solved; by arranging the adjusting assembly, the effect of adjusting the position of the battery can be effectively realized in the process of folding the battery in the use process, so that the effect of quickly folding tabs at two poles of the battery can be realized; and the manual folding effect of a worker is avoided.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to battery production equipment technical field, concretely is a tab folding mechanism for packing machine. BACKGROUND

[0002] The battery is a device that converts chemical energy into electrical energy, and it is widely used in our daily life, such as portable electronic devices, automobiles and energy storage systems, etc. The battery generates electrical energy through internal chemical reaction to provide the required power for external devices.

[0003] The tab folding of the battery is mainly for the consideration of structural design and performance optimization. The tab is a metal foil on the edge of the positive and negative electrode sheet of the battery, which is responsible for transmitting the electrical energy inside the battery to the external circuit.

[0004] However, in the prior art, the tabs of the battery are usually folded manually by workers. When folding the tabs of the battery manually, there are several technical problems. First, since the tabs are very thin and easily damaged, manual folding may cause the tabs to crack or deform, thereby affecting the current transmission performance and safety of the battery. Second, the precision and consistency of manual folding are difficult to guarantee, which may cause poor contact or short circuit during assembly and use of the battery. Therefore, a tab folding mechanism for a packaging machine is proposed to solve the above problems. SUMMARY

[0005] In view of the deficiencies of the prior art, the utility model provides a tab folding mechanism for a packaging machine, which has the advantages of being able to adjust the position of the battery, etc. and solves the problems of low work efficiency and difficulty in ensuring precision in the prior art.

[0006] To achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides the following technical scheme: a tab folding mechanism for a packaging machine, comprising a workbench, a support column for supporting is arranged on the top of the workbench, and a transmission assembly for conveying the battery is arranged on the workbench, a mounting table for mounting is arranged on the top of the support column, a first electric push rod for transmission and an adjusting assembly for adjusting the position of the battery are mounted on the mounting table, and an output end of the first electric push rod is provided with a tab folding table for folding the tabs of the battery.

[0007] The adjusting assembly comprises a second electric push rod for transmission, the second electric push rod is fixedly connected to the guide rail, an output end of the second electric push rod is drivingly connected to a mounting seat, a servo motor for adjusting the position of the battery is arranged on the mounting seat, an output end of the servo motor is connected to a two-finger air cylinder, and the two-finger air cylinder is drivingly connected to a clamping jaw for clamping the battery.

[0008] Further, the mounting seat is provided with a connecting plate connected with the output end of the mounting seat and a mounting plate for mounting the servo motor, the connecting plate and the mounting plate are perpendicular to each other, and the connecting plate is provided with a position avoiding hole for facilitating the folding of the tab folding table.

[0009] Further, the transmission assembly comprises guide rails for guiding, and a sliding table is slidably connected to the guide rails, and the top of the sliding table is provided with an adsorption table for mounting the battery.

[0010] Further, the transmission assembly further comprises a support frame for supporting, a transmission screw rod is rotatably connected to the support frame, and a transmission table is threadedly connected to the transmission screw rod, and the transmission table is fixedly connected to the sliding table.

[0011] Further, the support frame is further provided with a transmission motor for transmission, and the output end of the transmission motor is drivingly connected to the transmission screw rod.

[0012] Compared with the prior art, the technical scheme has the following beneficial effects:

[0013] I. The tab folding mechanism for the packaging machine, by providing the first electric push rod and the tab folding table, can automatically fold the tabs of the battery during use, thereby effectively avoiding the problem of low work efficiency caused by manual folding by the staff; by providing the adjusting assembly, the position of the battery can be adjusted during folding, thereby achieving the effect of quickly folding the tabs of the two poles of the battery, and avoiding the need for manual folding by the staff.

[0014] II. The tab folding mechanism for the packaging machine, by vertically arranging the mounting seat and the servo motor, the battery can be driven to adjust the position at multiple angles during use. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic view of the utility model;

[0016] Figure 2 It is a rear view of the structure of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic view of the utility model Figure 1 A structure enlarged view;

[0018] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic view of the utility model Figure 2 A structure enlarged view.

[0019] In the figure: 1, workbench; 11, support column; 12, mounting table; 13, first electric push rod; 14, tab folding table; 2, transmission assembly; 21, guide rail; 22, sliding table; 23, adsorption table; 24, support frame; 25, transmission motor; 26, transmission screw; 27, transmission table; 3, adjusting assembly; 31, second electric push rod; 32, mounting seat; 33, servo motor; 34, two-finger air cylinder; 35, clamping jaw; 36, position avoidance hole. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0021] Embodiment one:

[0022] Please refer to Figures 1-4The tab folding mechanism for the packaging machine comprises a workbench 1, the top of the workbench 1 is provided with a support column 11 for supporting and a transmission assembly 2 for conveying the battery, the top of the support column 11 is provided with a mounting table 12 for mounting, the mounting table 12 is mounted with a first electric push rod 13 for transmission and an adjusting assembly 3 for adjusting the position of the battery, and the output end of the first electric push rod 13 is provided with a tab folding table 14 for folding the tab of the battery; the adjusting assembly 3 comprises a second electric push rod 31 for transmission, the second electric push rod 31 is fixedly connected to a guide rail 21, the output end of the second electric push rod 31 is transmissionally connected with a mounting seat 32, the mounting seat 32 is provided with a servo motor 33 for adjusting the position of the battery, the output end of the servo motor 33 is connected with a two-finger air cylinder 34, and the two-finger air cylinder 34 is transmissionally connected with a clamping jaw 35 for clamping the battery. In actual use, when the tab of the battery needs to be folded, the battery can be placed on the transmission assembly 2 first, and then the transmission assembly 2 can be controlled to drive the battery to displace, when the battery is displaced below the first electric push rod 13, the first electric push rod 13 can be controlled to drive the avoidance hole 36 to displace downward, which can effectively achieve the effect of folding the tab on the top of the battery during the downward displacement of the avoidance hole 36; when the tab folding on the top of the battery is completed, the second electric push rod 31 can be controlled to drive the mounting seat 32 to displace downward, thereby driving the two-finger air cylinder 34 and the clamping jaw 35 to displace, so that the clamping jaw 35 can displace to the two sides of the battery, at this time, the two-finger air cylinder 34 can be controlled to drive the clamping jaw 35 to clamp the battery, and when the clamping is completed, the servo motor 33 can be controlled to drive the two-finger air cylinder 34 to rotate, which can drive the battery to flip over, so that the bottom of the battery can face the tab folding table 14, and then the first electric push rod 13 can be controlled again to drive the tab folding table 14 to fold the tab on the bottom of the battery.

[0023] The technical effects brought by the above embodiment are: the first electric push rod 13 and the tab folding table 14 are arranged, which can automatically fold the tab of the battery during use, thereby effectively avoiding the problem of low work efficiency caused by manual folding by the staff; the adjusting assembly 3 is arranged, which can effectively adjust the position of the battery during folding, thereby achieving the effect of quickly folding the tabs of the two poles of the battery, avoiding the effect of manual folding by the staff.

[0024] As one preferred technical scheme in the embodiment, the mounting base 32 is provided with a connecting plate connected with the output end of the mounting base 32 and a mounting plate for mounting the servo motor 33, the connecting plate and the mounting plate are perpendicular to each other, and the connecting plate is provided with a position avoiding hole 36 for facilitating the passage of the tab folding table 14. By vertically arranging the mounting base 32 and the servo motor 33, the effect of driving the battery to adjust the position at multiple angles can be effectively ensured during use, so that the stability of the tab folding of the battery can be effectively ensured during use.

[0025] As one preferred technical scheme in the embodiment, the transmission assembly 2 comprises a guide rail 21 for guiding, the guide rail 21 is slidably connected with a sliding table 22, and the top of the sliding table 22 is provided with an adsorption table 23 for mounting the battery. In actual use, when the tab of the battery needs to be folded, the worker can first place the battery on the adsorption table 23 to achieve the effect of fixing the battery, and then control the sliding table 22 to slide to the lower side of the tab folding table 14 to achieve the effect of folding the tab of the battery.

[0026] As one preferred technical scheme in the embodiment, the transmission assembly 2 further comprises a support frame 24 for supporting, the support frame 24 is rotatably connected with a transmission screw rod 26, the transmission screw rod 26 is threadedly connected with a transmission table 27, and the transmission table 27 is fixedly connected to the sliding table 22. The support frame 24 is further provided with a transmission motor 25 for transmission, and the output end of the transmission motor 25 is in transmission connection with the transmission screw rod 26. In actual use, when the worker needs to adjust the position of the battery, the transmission motor 25 can be controlled to drive the output shaft to rotate the transmission screw rod 26, and the transmission screw rod 26 can drive the transmission table 27 to displace correspondingly during rotation, so that the transmission table 27 can drive the sliding table 22 to displace, and the sliding table 22 can move the battery to the lower side of the tab folding table 14, so that the tab folding table 14 can complete the effect of folding the tab of the battery.

[0027] Although the embodiments of the utility model have been shown and described, it can be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, replacements and variations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirits of the utility model, and the scope of the utility model is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A tab folding mechanism for a packaging machine, comprising a worktable (1), characterized in that: The top of the workbench (1) is provided with a support column (11) for support and a transmission assembly (2) for transmitting the battery. The top of the support column (11) is provided with a mounting platform (12) for installation. The mounting platform (12) is provided with a first electric push rod (13) for transmission and an adjustment assembly (3) for adjusting the battery position. The output end of the first electric push rod (13) is provided with a tab folding platform (14) for folding the battery tabs. The adjustment assembly (3) includes a second electric push rod (31) for transmission. The second electric push rod (31) is fixedly connected to the guide rail (21). The output end of the second electric push rod (31) is connected to a mounting base (32). The mounting base (32) is provided with a servo motor (33) for adjusting the battery position. The output end of the servo motor (33) is connected to a two-finger cylinder (34). The two-finger cylinder (34) is connected to a gripper (35) for clamping the battery.

2. The tab folding mechanism for a packaging machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The mounting base (32) is provided with a connecting plate connected to the output end of the mounting base (32) and a mounting plate for mounting the servo motor (33). The connecting plate and the mounting plate are perpendicular to each other, and the connecting plate is provided with a clearance hole (36) to facilitate the passage of the pole tab folding table (14).

3. The tab folding mechanism for a packaging machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transmission assembly (2) includes a guide rail (21) for guiding, a slide table (22) is slidably connected on the guide rail (21), and an adsorption platform (23) for installing batteries is provided on the top of the slide table (22).

4. The tab folding mechanism for a packaging machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: The transmission assembly (2) also includes a support frame (24) for support, on which a transmission screw (26) is rotatably connected, and a transmission table (27) is threadedly connected to the transmission screw (26), and the transmission table (27) is fixedly connected to the slide table (22).

5. The tab folding mechanism for a packaging machine according to claim 4, characterized in that: The support frame (24) is also equipped with a transmission motor (25) for transmission, and the output end of the transmission motor (25) is connected to the transmission screw (26).