Battery cell sorting device

By optimizing the cell sorting device through intermittent transmission and a driving mechanism, the problems of disordered feeding and complex sorting structures for unqualified cells have been solved, achieving efficient connection and cost reduction in cell sorting.

CN223946268UActive Publication Date: 2026-02-27SUZHOU SAWA INTELLIGENT TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202423275819.7
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-30
Publication Date
2026-02-27
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-30

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Technical Problem

Existing battery cell sorting devices lack orderliness and intermittency in the feeding process, resulting in inefficient sorting processes. Furthermore, the sorting and ejection of unqualified battery cells is complex, increasing costs.

Method used

An intermittent transmission mechanism and a pushing mechanism are adopted. The intermittent transmission mechanism realizes the intermittent and orderly feeding of battery cells, and the pushing mechanism optimizes the sorting structure of unqualified battery cells and simplifies the operation process.

Benefits of technology

This achieves efficient connection of cell sorting, reduces sorting costs, and improves the practicality of the device.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a battery cell sorting device and relates to the technical field of battery cell sorting. The device comprises a supporting frame, the upper surface of the supporting frame is fixedly connected with an installation frame, the upper surface of the installation frame is fixedly connected with a first air cylinder, the output end of the first air cylinder penetrates through the installation frame and is fixedly connected with an installation sleeve, an inner cavity of the installation sleeve is fixedly connected with a detector body, and the inner wall of the installation frame is fixedly connected with a supporting plate. A pushing mechanism used in cooperation with the detector body is arranged on the upper surface of the supporting plate, a belt wheel is rotationally connected to the inner wall of the supporting frame, the outer surface of the belt wheel is rotationally sleeved with a conveying belt, and an intermittent transmission mechanism is arranged between the supporting frame and the belt wheel. The battery cell sorting process can be efficiently linked, the structure for pushing unqualified battery cells during sorting is optimized through the pushing mechanism, and the battery cell sorting cost is reduced.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of battery cell sorting, in particular to a battery cell sorting device. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the battery production process, the battery cell as the core component of the battery, its performance consistency plays a vital role for the performance and safety of the whole battery pack, therefore needs to sort the battery cell when producing the battery cell;

[0003] However, the existing battery cell sorting device still has some problems when using:

[0004] Firstly, the existing battery cell sorting device cannot realize intermittent and orderly feeding of the sorted battery cell, the feeding lacks orderliness and intermittence, which leads to that the battery cell sorting process cannot be efficiently connected, thereby reducing the practicability of the battery cell sorting device;

[0005] Secondly, when sorting the battery cell, the sorting and pushing out structure for unqualified battery cell has design defects, and the structure is often too complicated, thereby increasing the cost of battery cell sorting. INVENTION CONTENTS

[0006] In order to solve the problems that the feeding structure of the existing battery cell sorting device lacks orderliness and intermittence and the sorting and pushing out structure is complicated, the purpose of the utility model is to provide a battery cell sorting device.

[0007] In order to solve the above technical problems, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme: a battery cell sorting device, including support frame, the upper surface of support frame is fixedly connected with mounting bracket, the upper surface of mounting bracket is fixedly connected with first air cylinder, and the output end of first air cylinder penetrates mounting bracket and is fixedly connected with mounting sleeve, the inner chamber of mounting sleeve is fixedly connected with detector body, the inner wall of mounting bracket is fixedly connected with supporting plate, the upper surface of supporting plate is equipped with the pushing mechanism used in cooperation with detector body, the inner wall of support frame is rotatably connected with belt pulley, the outer surface of belt pulley is rotatably sleeved with conveying belt, the intermittent transmission mechanism is equipped between support frame and belt pulley, the intermittent transmission mechanism includes protective shell, the inner wall of protective shell is rotatably connected with round rod in parallel, and the end of round rod penetrates support frame and is fixedly connected with belt pulley, the outer surface of round rod is fixedly sleeved with sprocket, the chain is meshingly connected between sprockets, the outer surface of one round rod is fixedly sleeved with fluted disc, the side of protective shell is fixedly installed with motor, and the output end of motor penetrates protective shell and is fixedly connected with fluted wheel, the fluted wheel is engaged with fluted disc.

[0008] Preferably, the pushing mechanism comprises a second air cylinder fixedly installed on the upper surface of the support plate, the output end of the second air cylinder is fixedly connected with a pushing plate used in cooperation with the detector body, one side of the support frame is fixedly installed with a second collecting box used in cooperation with the pushing plate, and the second collecting box corresponds to the position of the mounting frame.

[0009] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the advantages that:

[0010] 1、The intermittent transmission mechanism is used for realizing intermittent and orderly feeding of the sorted battery cell, so that the battery cell sorting process can realize efficient connection, and the practicality of the battery cell sorting device is improved.

[0011] 2、The pushing mechanism is used for optimizing the structure of the unqualified battery cell during sorting, and the structure is simple and convenient to operate, and the battery cell sorting cost is reduced. DRAWINGS

[0012] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical scheme in the embodiments of the utility model or the prior art, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiment or the prior art description will be briefly introduced below, and obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the utility model, and other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without creating labor for those skilled in the art.

[0013] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the utility model.

[0014] Figure 2 It is a partial structure explosion type section surface schematic diagram of the utility model.

[0015] Figure 3 It is an intermittent transmission mechanism explosion type structure schematic diagram of the utility model.

[0016] Figure 4 It is a pushing mechanism structure schematic diagram of the utility model. Figure 3 It is an enlarged schematic diagram of structure A in the utility model.

[0017] Figure 5 It is a pushing mechanism structure schematic diagram of the utility model.

[0018] In the drawing: 1, support frame; 2, intermittent transmission mechanism; 21, round rod; 22, chain wheel; 23, chain; 24, protective shell; 25, horizontal plate; 26, motor; 27, groove wheel; 28, groove disc; 3, pushing mechanism; 31, second air cylinder; 32, pushing plate; 4, support plate; 5, first collecting box; 6, second collecting box; 7, mounting frame; 8, detector body; 9, first air cylinder; 10, mounting sleeve; 11, placing groove; 12, conveying belt; 13, belt pulley. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0020] Example: Figures 1-5 As shown, this utility model provides a battery cell sorting device, including a support frame 1. A mounting frame 7 is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the support frame 1. A first cylinder 9 is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the mounting frame 7, and the output end of the first cylinder 9 passes through the mounting frame 7 and is fixedly connected to a mounting sleeve 10. A detector body 8 is fixedly connected to the inner cavity of the mounting sleeve 10. Through the precise control of the first cylinder 9, the detector body 8 can flexibly adjust its position. The detector body 8 is used to inspect the appearance of the battery cells. The detector body 8 is equipped with a high-resolution camera as the core component of the visual inspection system. The camera is installed in a suitable position and can clearly capture the appearance of the battery cells on the conveyor belt 12. When the battery cells move to the inspection position with the conveyor belt 12, the camera will take pictures of the battery cells to inspect their appearance.

[0021] The inner wall of the mounting frame 7 is fixedly connected to a support plate 4. The upper surface of the support plate 4 is provided with a pushing mechanism 3 for use with the detector body 8. The support plate 4 provides an installation position for the pushing mechanism 3. The setting of the pushing mechanism 3 effectively optimizes the structure of pushing unqualified cells and reduces the cost of cell sorting. The inner wall of the support frame 1 is rotatably connected to a pulley 13. All pulleys 13 are anti-slip wheels. The outer surface of the pulley 13 is rotatably sleeved with a conveyor belt 12. All pulleys 13 are anti-slip wheels, which can effectively prevent the cells from slipping and deviating in position during the conveying process. The outer surface of the conveyor belt 12 is fixedly connected with placement grooves 11 at equal intervals. The placement grooves 11 are vacuum adsorption grooves. The placement grooves 11 facilitate the placement of cells that need to be sorted.

[0022] The lower surface of the support frame 1 is fixedly connected to a first collection box 5 for use with the conveyor belt 12. The first collection box 5 facilitates the collection and sorting of suitable battery cells. An intermittent transmission mechanism 2 is provided between the support frame 1 and the pulley 13. The intermittent transmission mechanism 2 facilitates the intermittent and orderly feeding of the sorted battery cells, so that the battery cell sorting process can be efficiently connected.

[0023] The intermittent transmission mechanism 2 comprises a protective shell 24 fixedly installed on one side of the support frame 1, the inner wall of the protective shell 24 is parallelly rotatably connected with a round rod 21, the end of the round rod 21 penetrates through the support frame 1 and is fixedly connected with the belt pulley 13, the outer surface of the round rod 21 is fixedly sleeved with a chain wheel 22, the chain wheels 22 are meshingly connected with a chain 23, the round rod 21 connects the belt pulley 13 and the chain wheel 22, and the chain wheels 22 are synchronously rotated through the chain 23.

[0024] The outer surface of one of the round rods 21 is fixedly sleeved with a grooved disc 28, one side of the protective shell 24 is fixedly installed with a motor 26, one side of the protective shell 24 is fixedly connected with a cross plate 25 used in cooperation with the motor 26, the motor 26 is fixedly installed on the upper surface of the cross plate 25, the cross plate 25 provides a stable installation position for the motor 26, and the output end of the motor 26 penetrates through the protective shell 24 and is fixedly connected with a grooved wheel 27, the motor 26 drives the grooved wheel 27 to rotate, the grooved wheel 27 is meshed with the grooved disc 28, the intermittent rotation of the round rod 21 and the belt pulley 13 is accurately controlled through the meshing effect of the grooved wheel 27 and the grooved disc 28, thereby realizing the intermittent driving of the conveying belt 12, enabling the placement groove 11 to intermittently and orderly feed, and enabling the battery cell sorting process to be efficiently connected, thereby improving the practicability of the battery cell sorting device.

[0025] The pushing mechanism 3 comprises a second air cylinder 31 fixedly installed on the upper surface of the support plate 4, the support plate 4 provides a stable installation position for the second air cylinder 31, the second air cylinder 31 is a double-stroke air cylinder, the output end of the second air cylinder 31 is fixedly connected with a pushing plate 32 used in cooperation with the detector body 8, when the detector body 8 detects an unsuitable battery cell, the second air cylinder 31 is started, and the pushing plate 32 moves, one side of the support frame 1 is fixedly installed with a second collecting box 6 used in cooperation with the pushing plate 32, and the position of the second collecting box 6 corresponds to the position of the mounting frame 7, thereby pushing the unqualified battery cells into the second collecting box 6 for centralized collection, optimizing the structure for pushing unqualified battery cells during sorting, and reducing the cost of battery cell sorting.

[0026] Working principle: first, the battery cells to be sorted are placed in the placement groove 11 on the conveying belt 12, and the battery cells are fixedly adsorbed by the characteristic of the placement groove 11 being a vacuum adsorption groove.

[0027] Then, the intermittent transmission mechanism 2 is started, the motor 26 is started, the output end of the motor 26 drives the grooved wheel 27 to rotate, the rotation of the grooved wheel 27 intermittently drives the grooved disc 28 and the round rod 21 connected therewith to rotate, the chain wheels 22 are synchronously rotated through the chain 23, so that the round rod 21 is synchronously rotated, when the round rod 21 is rotated, the belt pulley 13 is also synchronously rotated, thereby driving the conveying belt 12 rotatably sleeved on the outer surface of the belt pulley 13 to intermittently rotate.

[0028] The electric core inside the placing groove 11 is intermittently conveyed to the detection area below the mounting frame 7 along with the intermittent movement of the conveying belt 12.

[0029] When the electric core reaches the detection area, the first cylinder 9 is started, the output end of the first cylinder 9 drives the mounting sleeve 10 to move downward, adjusts the detector body 8 fixedly connected in the inner cavity of the mounting sleeve 10 to a suitable detection height position, and the detector body 8 detects the appearance of the electric core through the principle of visual detection, and specifically judges whether the appearance of the electric core is qualified through the template matching and feature extraction methods in the image recognition algorithm.

[0030] After the detection is completed, the detector body 8 transmits the detection data to the control system, if the electric core is judged to be qualified, the conveying belt 12 continues to convey, and when the electric core is conveyed above the first collecting box 5, the electric core is separated from the placing groove 11 and falls into the first collecting box 5 for collection through the inclination angle of the conveying belt 12.

[0031] When the electric core is judged to be unqualified, the second cylinder 31 is started through the pushing mechanism 3, the pushing plate 32 fixedly connected to the output end of the second cylinder 31 rapidly acts after receiving the instruction, pushes the unqualified electric core out of the placing groove 11, and the unqualified electric core is pushed to the second collecting box 6 by the pushing plate 32, so that the sorting work of the electric core is completed.

[0032] Obviously, those skilled in the art can make various modifications and variations to the utility model without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model. Thus, if these modifications and variations of the utility model belong to the scope of the utility model claims and equivalent technologies, the utility model also intends to include these modifications and variations.

Claims

1. An electric cell sorting device comprising a support frame (1), characterized in that: The upper surface of the support frame (1) is fixedly connected with a mounting frame (7), the upper surface of the mounting frame (7) is fixedly connected with a first air cylinder (9), and the output end of the first air cylinder (9) penetrates through the mounting frame (7) and is fixedly connected with a mounting sleeve (10), the inner cavity of the mounting sleeve (10) is fixedly connected with a detector body (8), the inner wall of the mounting frame (7) is fixedly connected with a supporting plate (4), the upper surface of the supporting plate (4) is provided with a pushing mechanism (3) used in cooperation with the detector body (8), the inner wall of the support frame (1) is rotatably connected with a belt pulley (13), the outer surface of the belt pulley (13) is rotatably sleeved with a conveyor belt (12), and an intermittent transmission mechanism (2) is arranged between the support frame (1) and the belt pulley (13). The intermittent transmission mechanism (2) comprises a protective shell (24), the protective shell (24) is fixedly installed on one side of the support frame (1), the inner wall of the protective shell (24) is rotatably connected with a round rod (21), and the end of the round rod (21) penetrates through the support frame (1) and is fixedly connected with the belt pulley (13), the outer surface of the round rod (21) is fixedly sleeved with a chain wheel (22), the chain wheels (22) are meshedly connected with a chain (23), the outer surface of one of the round rods (21) is fixedly sleeved with a grooved disc (28), one side of the protective shell (24) is fixedly installed with a motor (26), and the output end of the motor (26) penetrates through the protective shell (24) and is fixedly connected with a grooved wheel (27), and the grooved wheel (27) is meshed with the grooved disc (28).

2. A cell sorting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein: The pushing mechanism (3) comprises a second air cylinder (31), the second air cylinder (31) is fixedly installed on the upper surface of the supporting plate (4), and the output end of the second air cylinder (31) is fixedly connected with a pushing plate (32) used in cooperation with the detector body (8).

3. A cell sorting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein: The outer surface of the conveyor belt (12) is fixedly connected with a placing groove (11) at equal intervals, and the placing groove (11) is a vacuum suction groove.

4. An electric cell sorting device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The lower surface of the support frame (1) is fixedly connected with a first collecting box (5) used in cooperation with the conveyor belt (12).

5. A cell sorting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein: One side of the protective shell (24) is fixedly connected with a cross plate (25) used in cooperation with the motor (26), and the motor (26) is fixedly installed on the upper surface of the cross plate (25).

6. An electric cell sorting device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The belt pulley (13) is an antiskid pulley.

7. A cell sorting device as claimed in claim 2, wherein: The second air cylinder (31) is a double-length air cylinder.

8. An electric cell sorting device as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: One side of the support frame (1) is fixedly installed with a second collecting box (6) used in cooperation with the pushing plate (32), and the second collecting box (6) corresponds in position to the mounting frame (7). The belt pulley (13) is an antiskid pulley. The second air cylinder (31) is a double-length air cylinder. One side of the support frame (1) is fixedly installed with a second collecting box (6) used in cooperation with the pushing plate (32), and the second collecting box (6) corresponds in position to the mounting frame (7).