Electrolyte adding device for button cell assembling equipment

By designing a rotating gripper and an anti-drip mechanism for the electrolyte addition device, the problems of low automation and equipment contamination in button battery assembly equipment were solved, achieving efficient electrolyte transfer and equipment cleaning.

CN224053367UActive Publication Date: 2026-03-27XIAMEN YIHUA SMART TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
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Filing Date
2025-04-15
Publication Date
2026-03-27

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Technical Problem

Existing button battery assembly equipment has a low degree of automation in its electrolyte addition devices, and the electrolyte transfer and addition and pipette tip replacement are not smooth, which can easily cause equipment contamination.

Method used

An electrolyte addition device was designed, comprising components such as an electrolyte pipette, a three-axis motion mechanism, a rotating gripper, and an anti-drip mechanism. The rotating gripper secures the electrolyte container, the three-axis motion mechanism drives the electrolyte pipette to transfer the electrolyte, and the anti-drip mechanism collects the drips, thereby improving the level of automation and smoothness of operation.

Benefits of technology

It improves the automation of electrolyte acquisition, transfer and addition, and pipette tip replacement, thereby increasing electrolyte addition efficiency and preventing equipment contamination.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses an electrolyte adding device for button cell assembly equipment, which comprises an electrolyte pipette fixedly connected to a mounting seat of a corresponding three-axis movement mechanism; the rotary clamping jaw is fixedly mounted on the mounting seat on the left side of the electrolyte pipette; the material fixing mechanism comprises a fixing support arranged on the bottom side of the three-axis movement mechanism, a fixing clamping jaw used for fixing an electrolyte container bottle filled with electrolyte is fixedly installed in the middle of the fixing support, and a pipette head fixing box body used for fixing a pipette head is fixedly installed on the left side of the fixing support. A gun head recycling box is fixedly installed on the right side of the fixing support. According to the utility model, the automation degree and the connection smoothness of working procedures such as electrolyte acquisition, transferring and adding, pipette tip replacement and the like can be effectively improved; and moreover, dropping liquid generated in the transferring process of the electrolyte can be effectively collected, so that pollution to button cell assembling equipment is prevented.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to an electrolyte adding device, concretely relates to an electrolyte adding device for button cell assembly equipment, which can effectively and quickly transfer and add electrolyte raw materials from an electrolyte container bottle to the pole piece and the diaphragm and between the diaphragm and the lithium sheet. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the assembly process of the button cell, the button cell material is needed to be loaded to the corresponding assembly station for compression assembly into a whole, and the button cell material includes the positive electrode, the pole piece, the diaphragm, the lithium sheet, the gasket, the spring piece and the negative electrode.

[0003] In the traditional assembly process of the button cell, the electrolyte is mainly added by manually holding a pipette gun, which has low work efficiency and does not meet the needs of modern production and processing. In order to improve the electrolyte adding efficiency in the assembly process of the button cell, an automatic electrolyte adding device is used. The existing electrolyte adding device for button cell assembly equipment generally includes an electrolyte pipette gun and a moving drive mechanism for driving the electrolyte pipette gun, which has the following defects in actual use: 1) the automation degree of each process of electrolyte acquisition, transfer and addition, and pipette gun head replacement is low, and the connection is not smooth, which leads to relatively low electrolyte adding efficiency; 2) electrolyte transfer process is prone to dripping, which can easily contaminate the button cell assembly equipment.

[0004] Therefore, the utility model aims to design an electrolyte adding device for button cell assembly equipment, which can effectively improve the automation degree of each process of electrolyte acquisition, transfer and addition, and pipette gun head replacement, and the connection is smooth, thereby effectively improving the electrolyte adding efficiency, and can effectively collect the electrolyte dripping in the transfer process, thereby preventing the contamination of the button cell assembly equipment. SUMMARY

[0005] In view of the technical problems existing in the prior art, the utility model provides an electrolyte adding device for button cell assembly equipment, which can effectively solve the technical problems existing in the prior art.

[0006] The technical scheme of the utility model is:

[0007] An electrolyte adding device for button cell assembly equipment, comprising:

[0008] An electrolyte pipette gun is fixed to the mounting seat of the corresponding three-axis motion mechanism;

[0009] rotary clamping jaw, fixedly installed on the mounting seat on the left side of the electrolyte pipette;

[0010] The material fixing mechanism comprises a fixing support arranged on the bottom side of the three-axis movement mechanism, a fixing clamping jaw for fixing the electrolyte container bottle filled with electrolyte is fixedly installed on the middle part of the fixing support, a pipette head fixing box body for fixing the pipette head is fixedly installed on the left side of the fixing support, and a pipette head recycling box is fixedly installed on the right side of the fixing support.

[0011] The electrolyte adding device further comprises a drip-proof mechanism, the drip-proof mechanism comprises a mounting piece fixedly connected to the mounting seat on the right side of the electrolyte pipette, a receiving piece on the bottom side of the end of the electrolyte pipette is swingably installed on the mounting piece, a liquid collecting cavity corresponding to the end of the electrolyte pipette is arranged on the receiving piece, and the receiving piece is swingably driven by a corresponding swing driving mechanism.

[0012] The swing driving mechanism comprises a group of swing rods hingedly connected to the mounting piece, one end of each swing rod not hingedly connected to the mounting piece is hingedly connected to the receiving piece, and one of the swing rods is in transmission connection with the output shaft end of the driving motor installed on the mounting piece.

[0013] A corresponding first photoelectric sensor is fixedly connected to the mounting piece, a label plate matched with the first photoelectric sensor is fixedly connected to the swing rod, when the first photoelectric sensor senses the label plate, the swing rod is in the upward swing state, and the receiving piece is away from the bottom side of the end of the electrolyte pipette.

[0014] The fixing support is provided with corresponding stop convex edges at positions corresponding to the pipette head fixing box body and the pipette head recycling box, and the pipette head fixing box body and the pipette head recycling box are fixedly embedded on the inner side of the corresponding stop convex edges.

[0015] The fixing support is provided with a clamping clamping jaw for clamping and fixing the pipette head fixing box body.

[0016] The fixing support is fixedly installed with a second photoelectric sensor for detecting the electrolyte container bottle.

[0017] The advantages of the utility model are:

[0018] 1) The utility model discloses a further install the rotary jaw on the mounting seat of electrolyte pipette left side on the basis that three -axis motion mechanism drive electrolyte pipette carries out electrolyte transfer and adds, then the fixed mounting of fixed support middle part is used for the fixed electrolyte container bottle fixed jaw, and the fixed mounting of fixed support left side is pipette head fixed gun head fixed box body, and the fixed mounting of fixed support right side is the gun head recovery tank.

[0019] During electrolyte adding process, first, the bottle cap of electrolyte container bottle is unscrewed by rotary jaw, and the bottle cap is fixed on rotary jaw, then the mounting seat moves left and drops, the pipette head fixed on gun head fixed box body is inserted into the end of electrolyte pipette, then the mounting seat rises and moves right, after electrolyte pipette moves to the position of electrolyte container bottle, the mounting seat drops, and electrolyte pipette starts to draw liquid, after electrolyte drawing is completed, the mounting seat moves to the corresponding station to output (add) electrolyte, after single electrolyte transfer and addition is completed, the mounting seat moves right to the upper side of gun head recovery tank, then the pipette head is blown off the end of electrolyte pipette, and the pipette head is recovered into gun head recovery tank, after several electrolyte transfer and addition actions are circularly performed, the bottle cap is screwed back to electrolyte container bottle by rotary jaw, then the external mechanical hand starts to take out the empty electrolyte container bottle, and the new electrolyte container bottle filled with electrolyte is clamped in place.

[0020] Thus, the automation degree and smoothness of electrolyte acquisition, transfer and addition, pipette head replacement and other processes can be effectively improved, and the electrolyte adding efficiency is effectively improved.

[0021] 2) The utility model discloses further include the anti -dripping mechanism, it contains the mounting piece of fixed connection on the mounting seat right side of electrolyte pipette, the mounting piece can swing installation has one in the end bottom side of electrolyte pipette receiving element, the receiving element is provided with the liquid collecting cavity corresponding with the end of electrolyte pipette on the receiving element, and the receiving element is swing driven by corresponding swing drive mechanism.

[0022] When the swing drive mechanism drives the receiving element to swing up, the end bottom side of electrolyte pipette no longer has any block, at this moment, normal electrolyte feeding and discharging action can be carried out, during electrolyte transfer, the swing drive mechanism drives the receiving element to swing down, so that the liquid collecting cavity arranged on the receiving element collects the electrolyte dropped along the end of electrolyte pipette, thereby effectively preventing the pollution to button cell assembly equipment, and the practical effect of the utility model is improved.

[0023] 3) The fixing support of the utility model is provided with corresponding stop convex edges at positions corresponding to the gun head fixing box body and the gun head recycling box, and the gun head fixing box body and the gun head recycling box are respectively fixedly embedded in the inner side of the corresponding stop convex edges. The stop convex edges are arranged to block the bottom side of the gun head fixing box body and the gun head recycling box, thereby ensuring the installation stability of the gun head fixing box body and the gun head recycling box.

[0024] 4) The fixing support of the utility model is provided with clamping jaws for clamping and fixing the gun head fixing box body. The clamping jaws further improve the installation stability of the gun head fixing box body, thereby ensuring the automatic installation accuracy of the pipette tip. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0025] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic view of the utility model.

[0026] Figure 2 It is an assembly schematic view of the electrolyte pipette and the rotary clamp jaw.

[0027] Figure 3 It is Figure 2 another side structural schematic view.

[0028] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic view of the material fixing mechanism.

[0029] In the drawings: electrolyte pipette 1, three-axis movement mechanism 2, mounting seat 201, rotary clamp jaw 3, material fixing mechanism 4, fixing support 401, fixing clamp jaw 402, gun head fixing box body 403, gun head recycling box 404, electrolyte container bottle 5, pipette tip 6, anti-dripping mechanism 7, mounting piece 701, material receiving piece 702, swing driving mechanism 703, swing rod piece 7031, driving motor 7032, liquid collecting cavity 8, first photoelectric sensor 9, label plate 10, stop convex edge 11, clamping jaw 12, second photoelectric sensor 13. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] In order to facilitate those skilled in the art to understand, the structure of the utility model will be further described in detail in combination with the drawings:

[0031] Referring to Figures 1-4 , an electrolyte adding device for a button cell assembly equipment, comprising:

[0032] The electrolyte pipette 1 is fixedly connected to the mounting seat 201 of the corresponding three-axis movement mechanism 2. The electrolyte pipette 1 in the embodiment is a product available on the market, and its specific structure will not be described here.

[0033] The rotary clamp jaw 3 is fixedly installed on the mounting seat 201 on the left side of the electrolyte pipette 1.

[0034] The material fixing mechanism 4 comprises a fixing support 401 arranged at the bottom side of the three-axis movement mechanism 2, a fixing clamp 402 is fixedly arranged at the middle part of the fixing support 401 and used for fixing the electrolyte container bottle 5 filled with electrolyte, a gun head fixing box body 403 is fixedly arranged at the left side of the fixing support 401 and used for fixing the pipette gun head 6, and a gun head recycling box 404 is fixedly arranged at the right side of the fixing support 401.

[0035] During the electrolyte adding process, the bottle cap of the electrolyte container bottle 5 is first unscrewed by the rotating clamp 3 and fixed on the rotating clamp, then the installation seat 201 moves left and descends to insert the pipette gun head 6 fixed on the gun head fixing box body 403 into the end of the electrolyte pipette gun 1, and then the installation seat 201 ascends and moves right. After the electrolyte pipette gun 1 moves to the position of the electrolyte container bottle 5, the installation seat 201 descends and the electrolyte pipette gun 1 starts to draw liquid. After the electrolyte drawing is completed, the installation seat 201 moves outward to the corresponding station to output (add) electrolyte. After a single electrolyte transfer and addition is completed, the installation seat 201 moves right to the position where the electrolyte pipette gun 1 is above the gun head recycling box 404, and then the pipette gun head 6 is blown off the end of the electrolyte pipette gun 1 to make the pipette gun head 6 recycled into the gun head recycling box 404. After a plurality of electrolyte transfer and addition actions are cyclically performed, the bottle cap is screwed back to the electrolyte container bottle 5 by the rotating clamp 3, and then the external mechanical hand is started to take out the empty electrolyte container 5 and clamp the new electrolyte container bottle 5 filled with electrolyte in place. Thus, the automation degree and smoothness of the electrolyte obtaining, transfer and addition, pipette gun head replacement and other processes can be effectively improved, and the electrolyte adding efficiency is effectively improved.

[0036] The electrolyte adding device further comprises a drip-proof mechanism 7, the drip-proof mechanism 7 comprises a mounting piece 701 fixedly arranged on the installation seat 201 at the right side of the electrolyte pipette gun 1, an receiving piece 702 is swingably arranged on the mounting piece 701 and located at the bottom side of the end of the electrolyte pipette gun 1, a liquid collecting cavity 8 corresponding to the end of the electrolyte pipette gun 1 is arranged on the receiving piece 702, and the receiving piece 702 is swingably driven by a corresponding swing driving mechanism 703.

[0037] The swing driving mechanism 703 comprises a plurality of swing rod pieces 7031 hingedly arranged on the mounting piece 701, one end of each swing rod piece 7031 not hingedly arranged on the mounting piece is hingedly arranged on the receiving piece 702, and one of the swing rod pieces 7031 is transmissionally connected to the output shaft end of a driving motor 7032 arranged on the mounting piece 701.

[0038] The mounting piece 701 is fixedly connected with a corresponding first photoelectric sensor 9, and the swing rod piece 7031 is fixedly connected with a label plate 10 matched with the first photoelectric sensor 9.

[0039] When the swing driving mechanism 703 drives the receiving piece 702 to swing upwards, the bottom side of the end of the electrolyte pipette gun 1 is no longer blocked, and normal electrolyte feeding and discharging actions can be performed at this time; and during the transfer of the electrolyte, the receiving piece 702 is driven to swing downwards by the swing driving mechanism 703, so that the electrolyte dripping along the end of the electrolyte pipette gun 1 is collected by the liquid collecting cavity 8 arranged on the receiving piece 702, thereby effectively preventing the pollution of the button cell assembly equipment and improving the practical effect of the utility model.

[0040] The fixed support 401 is provided with corresponding stop protrusions 11 at positions corresponding to the gun head fixing box body 403 and the gun head recycling box 404, and the gun head fixing box body 403 and the gun head recycling box 404 are respectively fixedly embedded on the inner side of the corresponding stop protrusions 11. The stop protrusions 11 are arranged to block the bottom side of the gun head fixing box body 403 and the gun head recycling box 404, thereby ensuring the installation stability of the gun head fixing box body 403 and the gun head recycling box 404.

[0041] The fixed support 401 is provided with clamping jaws 12 for clamping and fixing the gun head fixing box body 403. The clamping jaws 12 further improve the installation stability of the gun head fixing box body 403, thereby ensuring the automatic installation accuracy of the pipette tip 6.

[0042] The fixed support 401 is provided with clamping jaws 12 for clamping and fixing the gun head fixing box body 403. The clamping jaws 12 further improve the installation stability of the gun head fixing box body 403, thereby ensuring the automatic installation accuracy of the pipette tip 6.

[0043] The above is only the preferred embodiment of the utility model, and it should be pointed out that for ordinary skilled persons in the technical field, some improvements and refinements can be made without departing from the principle of the utility model, and these improvements and refinements should also be regarded as the protection range of the utility model.

Claims

1. An electrolyte addition device for button battery assembly equipment, characterized in that, The electrolyte adding device comprises: an electrolyte pipette (1) fixed to a mounting seat (201) of a corresponding three-axis movement mechanism (2); a rotating clamp jaw (3) fixedly installed on the mounting seat (201) on the left side of the electrolyte pipette (1); a material fixing mechanism (4) comprising a fixing support (401) arranged on the bottom side of the three-axis movement mechanism (2), a middle part of the fixing support (401) being fixedly installed with a fixing clamp jaw (402) for fixing an electrolyte container bottle (5) filled with electrolyte, a left side of the fixing support (401) being fixedly installed with a pipette head fixing box body (403) for fixing a pipette head (6), and a right side of the fixing support (401) being fixedly installed with a pipette head recycling box (404).

2. The electrolyte adding device for a coin battery assembly equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, The electrolyte adding device further comprises a drip-proof mechanism (7) comprising a mounting piece (701) fixed to the mounting seat (201) on the right side of the electrolyte pipette (1), the mounting piece (701) being swingably installed with a receiving piece (702) located on the bottom side of the end of the electrolyte pipette (1), the receiving piece (702) being provided with a liquid collecting cavity (8) corresponding to the end of the electrolyte pipette (1), and the receiving piece (702) being swingably driven by a corresponding swing driving mechanism (703).

3. The electrolyte adding device for a coin battery assembly equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that, The swing driving mechanism (703) comprises a group of swing lever pieces (7031) hinged to the mounting piece (701), one end of each of the swing lever pieces (7031) not hinged to the mounting piece (701) being hinged to the receiving piece (702), and one of the swing lever pieces (7031) being transmissionally connected to the output shaft end of a driving motor (7032) mounted on the mounting piece (701).

4. The electrolyte adding device for assembling a coin battery according to claim 3, wherein A corresponding first photoelectric sensor (9) is fixed to the mounting piece (701), a label plate (10) corresponding to the first photoelectric sensor (9) is fixed to the swing lever piece (7031), when the first photoelectric sensor (9) senses the label plate (10), the swing lever piece (7031) is in an upward swing state, and the receiving piece (702) is away from the bottom side of the end of the electrolyte pipette (1).

5. The electrolyte adding device for assembling a coin battery according to claim 1, wherein The fixing support (401) is respectively provided with corresponding stop protrusions (11) at positions corresponding to the pipette head fixing box body (403) and the pipette head recycling box (404), and the pipette head fixing box body (403) and the pipette head recycling box (404) are respectively fixedly embedded in the inner sides of the corresponding stop protrusions (11).

6. The electrolyte adding device for assembling a coin battery according to claim 5, wherein The fixing support (401) is provided with clamping clamp jaws (12) for clamping and fixing the pipette head fixing box body (403).

7. The electrolyte adding device for assembling a coin battery according to claim 1, wherein The fixing support (401) is fixedly installed with a second photoelectric sensor (13) for detecting the electrolyte container bottle (5).