Lead-acid storage battery partition plate arranging device

By introducing a size recognition and sorting device into the lead-acid battery separator sorting device, combined with a high-precision camera and vacuum suction cup, the automatic recognition and precise stacking of separators are realized, solving the problems of low automation and insufficient efficiency of existing equipment, and improving production efficiency and battery assembly stability.

CN224061856UActive Publication Date: 2026-03-31江苏永达电源股份有限公司
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CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
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Filing Date
2024-12-27
Publication Date
2026-03-31

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Technical Problem

Existing lead-acid battery separator sorting equipment has a low degree of automation, insufficient sorting efficiency, and uneven separator stacking, which affects the accuracy and stability of battery assembly. It also lacks intelligent sorting and positioning functions, resulting in low production process efficiency.

Method used

By employing size recognition and sorting devices, combined with high-precision cameras, electric telescopic rods, and vacuum suction cups, the system achieves automatic identification, classification, and precise stacking of partitions. The cooperation of conveyor belts and sliding chutes ensures the orderly sorting and collection of partitions.

Benefits of technology

It significantly improves the automation level of separator sorting, reduces separator damage rate, improves production efficiency and sorting accuracy, and ensures the stability and process efficiency of battery assembly.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a lead-acid storage battery partition plate arranging device which comprises a machine body and a processor, a switch and a heat dissipation plate are embedded on the side of the machine body, protective plates are symmetrically installed on the front side and the rear side of the top of the machine body, conveying belts are arranged on the inner sides of the protective plates on the two sides, a size recognition device and an arranging device are fixedly arranged above the conveying belts, and sliding grooves are formed in the tail portions of the conveying belts in a matched mode. According to the lead-acid storage battery partition plate production line, the efficiency of the lead-acid storage battery partition plate production process can be effectively improved through the size recognition device and the arrangement device, and automation is achieved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of lead-acid battery production equipment, and in particular to a lead-acid battery separator sorting device. Background Technology

[0002] Separator sorting in lead-acid batteries is a crucial step in the battery production process. Currently, most lead-acid battery separator sorting equipment on the market suffers from low automation, insufficient sorting efficiency, and high separator damage rates. In existing technologies, separators are typically sorted and stacked manually or using simple mechanical methods, which easily leads to uneven stacking of the separators, affecting the accuracy and stability of subsequent battery assembly.

[0003] Furthermore, in large-scale production scenarios, existing separator sorting devices often lack intelligent sorting and positioning functions, making it difficult to achieve efficient and accurate separator sorting, thus reducing the efficiency of the entire production process. Therefore, the market urgently needs an automated, precise, and efficient lead-acid battery separator sorting device to meet current demands. Utility Model Content

[0004] This utility model provides a lead-acid battery separator sorting device, which aims to overcome the shortcomings of the existing technology, effectively improve the efficiency of the production process, and realize automation.

[0005] A lead-acid battery separator sorting device includes: a body, a switch and a heat sink are embedded on the side of the body, the heat sink is provided with a plurality of heat dissipation holes, protective plates are respectively installed on the top two sides of the body, a conveyor belt is provided on the inner side of the protective plates on both sides, a size recognition device and a sorting device are fixedly installed above the conveyor belt, a sliding groove is provided at the tail of the conveyor belt, the tail end of the sliding groove is connected to a collection cabinet, and the sorting device and the size recognition device are connected to a processor.

[0006] Preferably, the rear guard plate is connected to a fixing plate, and the size recognition device is disposed on the fixing plate.

[0007] Preferably, the size recognition device includes: a base, a first electric telescopic rod, a protective shell, a second electric telescopic rod, a supplementary light, and a high-precision camera; the base is mounted on a fixed plate, the two ends of the first electric telescopic rod are respectively connected to the base and the protective shell, the protective shell has holes, the second electric telescopic rod passes through the holes and is fixedly connected to the supplementary light, and the front of the supplementary light is connected to the high-precision camera.

[0008] Preferably, the sorting device is arranged behind the size recognition device along the transmission direction. The sorting device includes: an adjusting motor, a suction cup device, an adjusting mechanism, and a housing. The housing is fixedly mounted on a fixing plate, and the housing has an adjusting space inside. The adjusting mechanism is arranged in the adjusting space, and the suction cup device is adjustablely connected to the housing through the adjusting mechanism.

[0009] Preferably, the suction cup device includes a suction cup base and vacuum suction cups located at the four corners of the bottom of the suction cup base.

[0010] Preferably, the adjustment mechanism includes a slider, a third electric telescopic rod, a baffle, a slewing bearing, a gear, a drive motor, a mounting plate, and a transmission chain. The transmission chain has transmission rollers on both sides, one of which is driven by the adjustment motor. The slider is fixedly connected to the transmission chain and moves back and forth with the transmission chain.

[0011] Preferably, the bottom of the slider is fixedly connected to the top of the third electric telescopic rod, the bottom of the third electric telescopic rod is fixedly connected to the top of the front end of the baffle, the bottom of the front end of the baffle is connected to the inner ring of the slewing bearing, the outer ring of the slewing bearing is connected to the top of the suction cup base, the side of the baffle is connected to a mounting plate, a drive motor is mounted on the top of the mounting plate via a frame, the mounting plate is provided with a through hole through which the output shaft of the drive motor 636 passes, the output end of the drive motor passes through the through hole and is connected to a gear transmission, and the gear meshes with the outer ring of the slewing bearing.

[0012] Preferably, the top of the fixing plate is further provided with a circuit protection plate, which is located between the size recognition device and the sorting device.

[0013] Preferably, the upper end of the sliding groove is equipped with multiple partition plates, which divide the sliding groove into multiple sliding spaces. The collection cabinet is provided with multiple cabinet slots, and each of the multiple cabinet slots corresponds to one of the multiple sliding spaces.

[0014] The advantages of this utility model are:

[0015] 1. The size recognition device can automatically identify and classify partitions of different specifications, which significantly improves the automation level of partition sorting.

[0016] 2. The use of a sorting device ensures the alignment of each partition, reduces stacking errors, significantly reduces the damage rate of partitions during stacking, and improves production efficiency. Attached Figure Description

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

[0018] Figure 2 This is a cross-sectional view of the structure of this utility model;

[0019] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the sorting device of this utility model;

[0020] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the gear assembly structure of the adjustment mechanism of this utility model;

[0021] In the diagram: 1. Body; 2. Switch; 3. Heat sink; 4. Fixing plate; 41. Circuit board; 5. Size recognition device; 51. Base; 52. First electric telescopic rod; 53. Protective shell; 54. Second electric telescopic rod; 55. Fill light; 56. High-precision camera; 6. Organizing device; 61. Adjusting motor; 62. Suction cup device; 621. Suction cup base; 622. Vacuum suction cup; 63. Adjusting mechanism; 631. Slider; 632. Third electric telescopic rod; 633. Baffle; 634. Slewing bearing; 635. Gear; 636. Drive motor; 637. Transmission chain; 638. Mounting plate; 64. Shell; 7. Protective plate; 8. Conveyor belt; 9. Sliding groove; 10. Divider plate; 11. Collection cabinet. Detailed Implementation

[0022] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0023] like Figure 1-2 As shown, a lead-acid battery separator sorting device includes: a body 1 and a processor. A switch 2 and a heat sink 3 are embedded in the side wall of the body 1. The heat sink 3 is provided with multiple heat dissipation holes, which can dissipate the heat generated during the operation of the equipment and extend the service life of the equipment. Protective plates 7 are installed on both sides of the top of the body 1. The protective plates 7 provide protection for the transportation of lead-acid battery separators. A conveyor belt 8 is provided on the inner side of the two protective plates 7. A size recognition device 5 and a sorting device 6 are fixedly installed above the conveyor belt 8. The size recognition device 5 and the sorting device 6 are arranged along the transmission direction. A sliding groove 10 is provided at the tail of the conveyor belt 8. The tail end of the sliding groove 10 is connected to a collection cabinet 11.

[0024] The rear protective plate 7 is connected to the fixed plate 4. The size recognition device 5 is mounted on the fixed plate 4. The size recognition device 5 includes: a base 51, a first electric telescopic rod 52, a protective shell 53, a second electric telescopic rod 54, a fill light 55, and a high-precision camera 56. The base 51 is mounted on the fixed plate 4. The two ends of the first electric telescopic rod 52 are connected to the base 51 and the protective shell 53, respectively. The first electric telescopic rod 52 can adjust the high-precision camera 56 vertically. The protective shell 53 has holes through which the second electric telescopic rod 54 passes and connects to the fill light 55. The second electric telescopic rod 54 is fixedly connected and can adjust the size recognition device 5 horizontally; a high-precision camera 56 is provided at the front of the supplementary light 55; the sorting device 6 is set behind the size recognition device 5 along the transmission direction, and the sorting device 6 includes: an adjustment motor 61, a suction cup device 62, an adjustment mechanism 63 and a housing 64; the housing 64 is fixedly set on the fixing plate 4, and the housing 64 has an adjustment space inside, the adjustment mechanism 63 is set in the adjustment space, and the suction cup device 62 is adjustablely connected to the housing 64 through the adjustment mechanism 63;

[0025] In one embodiment, the fill light 55 is automatically turned on when the light is dim. The control switch of the fill light 55 is connected to the processor, and the processor is also connected to the light sensor, which is installed on the body 1.

[0026] like Figure 3-4 As shown, the suction cup device 62 includes a suction cup base 621 and vacuum suction cups 622 located at the four corners of the bottom of the suction cup base 621; the adjustment mechanism 63 includes a slider 631, a third electric telescopic rod 632, a baffle 633, a slewing bearing 634, a gear 635, a drive motor 636, a mounting plate 638, and a transmission chain 637. The transmission chain 637 has transmission rollers on both sides, one of which is driven by the adjustment motor 61. The slider 631 is fixedly connected to the transmission chain 637. As the transmission chain 637 moves back and forth, the bottom of the slider 631 is fixedly connected to the top of the third electric telescopic rod 632, the bottom of the third electric telescopic rod 632 is fixedly connected to the top of the baffle 633, the bottom of the baffle 633 is connected to the inner ring of the slewing bearing 634, and the outer ring of the slewing bearing 634 is connected to the top of the suction cup base 621. The baffle 633 is connected to the mounting plate 638 on the side. The drive motor 636 is mounted on the top of the mounting plate 638 via a frame. The mounting plate 638 has a through hole through which the output shaft of the drive motor 636 passes. The output end of the drive motor 636 passes through the through hole and is connected to the gear 635. The gear 635 is meshed with the outer ring of the slewing bearing 634.

[0027] In one embodiment, when the drive motor 636 is working, the outer ring 634 of the slewing bearing can drive the suction cup device 62 to rotate 360°.

[0028] The top of the fixed plate 4 is also provided with a circuit protection plate 41, which is located between the size identification device 5 and the sorting device 6 to provide circuit protection for the electrical circuits of the identification device 5 and the sorting device 6; multiple partition plates 10 are installed on the upper end of the sliding groove 9 to orderly separate and guide the lead-acid battery separators; the multiple partition plates 10 divide the sliding groove 9 into multiple sliding spaces, and the collection cabinet 11 is provided with multiple cabinet slots to accommodate more lead-acid battery separators and improve collection efficiency. The multiple cabinet slots correspond one-to-one with the multiple sliding spaces.

[0029] The regulating motor 61 and the high-precision camera 56 are connected to the processor.

[0030] The implementation principle of this utility model is as follows:

[0031] Turn on switch 2 and start adjusting motor 61. The size recognition device 5, sorting device 6, and conveyor belt 8 enter the working state. The lead-acid battery separator moves forward in conveyor belt 8. The size recognition device 5 adjusts the vertical height via the first electric telescopic rod 52 and the lateral distance via the second electric telescopic rod 54, so that the high-precision camera 56 can detect the size, shape, position, and other parameters of the separator sample. The sorting device 6 analyzes the information provided by the size recognition device 5 and drives the transmission chain 637 to rotate via adjusting motor 61. The slider 631 moves with the transmission chain 637. The output end of the drive motor 636 drives the gear 635 to rotate. 5 engages with the outer ring of the slewing bearing 634, allowing the outer ring of the slewing bearing 633 to drive the suction cup device 62 to achieve 360° rotation and fine adjustment; the third electric telescopic rod 632 adjusts its length so that the vacuum suction cup 622 can accurately adsorb the partition; after the adjustment mechanism 63 adjusts the partition to the corresponding position according to the size of the partition, the suction cup device 62 stops running, the partition falls off the suction cup device 62, and the sorted partition moves forward along the conveyor belt 8 to the tail end, the partition slides into the sliding groove 9, and the partition plate 10 ensures that the partition smoothly enters the cabinet groove of the collection cabinet 11.

[0032] The suction cup base 631 and vacuum suction cup 632 disclosed in the above embodiments operate using methods commonly used in the prior art.

Claims

1. A lead acid battery separator collating apparatus characterized by, Include: The body (1) and processor, the body (1) side embedded with switch (2) and heat sink (3), the heat sink (3) is equipped with a plurality of heat dissipation holes, the body (1) top two sides are respectively installed with the guard plate (7), both sides the guard plate (7) inside is equipped with conveying belt (8), the conveying belt (8) top is fixedly provided with size identification device (5), arrangement device (6), the conveying belt (8) tail portion is matched with the sliding groove (9), the sliding groove (9) tail end is connected with the collection cabinet (11), the arrangement device (6) and size identification device (5) are connected processor.

2. A lead acid battery separator collating device as defined in claim 1, wherein, The guard plate (7) is connected with the fixed plate (4), and the size identification device (5) is arranged on the fixed plate (4).

3. A lead-acid battery separator collating device as claimed in claim 2, wherein, The size identification device (5) comprises a base (51), a first electric telescopic rod (52), a protective shell (53), a second electric telescopic rod (54), a fill light (55) and a high-precision camera (56); the base (51) is installed on the fixed plate (4), the first electric telescopic rod (52) is connected with the base (51) and the protective shell (53) at both ends respectively, the protective shell (53) is provided with a hole, the second electric telescopic rod (54) is fixedly connected with the fill light (55) through the hole, and the fill light (55) is provided with a high-precision camera (56) in front.

4. A lead acid battery separator collating device as defined in claim 1 wherein, The arrangement device (6) is arranged behind the size identification device (5) along the transmission direction, and the arrangement device (6) comprises an adjusting motor (61), a suction cup device (62), an adjusting mechanism (63) and a shell (64); the shell (64) is fixedly arranged on the fixed plate (4), the shell (64) is provided with an adjusting space inside, the adjusting mechanism (63) is arranged in the adjusting space, and the suction cup device (62) is adjustably connected to the shell (64) through the adjusting mechanism (63).

5. A lead-acid battery separator collating device as claimed in claim 4, wherein, The suction cup device (62) comprises a suction cup base (621) and vacuum suction cups (622) located at the bottom of the four corners of the suction cup base (621).

6. A lead-acid battery separator collating device as claimed in claim 4, wherein, The adjusting mechanism (63) comprises a sliding block (631), a third electric telescopic rod (632), a baffle (633), a slewing bearing (634), a gear (635), a driving motor (636), a mounting plate (638) and a transmission chain (637), the transmission chain (637) is provided with transmission rollers on both sides, one of the transmission rollers is driven by the adjusting motor (61), the sliding block (631) is fixedly connected to the transmission chain (637), and moves back and forth along with the transmission chain (637).

7. A lead-acid battery separator collating device as claimed in claim 6, wherein, The bottom of the sliding block (631) is fixedly connected with the top of a third electric telescopic rod (632), the bottom of the third electric telescopic rod (632) is fixedly connected with the top of the front end of a baffle (633), the bottom of the front end of the baffle (633) is connected with the inner ring of a rotary support (634), the outer ring of the rotary support (634) is connected with the top of the suction disc base (621), the side of the baffle (633) is connected with a mounting plate (638), a driving motor (636) is mounted on the mounting plate (638) through a rack, a through hole is formed in the mounting plate (638) and the output shaft of the driving motor (636) passes through the through hole and is in transmission connection with a gear (635), the gear (635) is in meshing connection with the outer ring of the rotary support (634).

8. A lead acid battery separator collating device as defined in claim 2 wherein, The top of the fixing plate (4) is further provided with a circuit guard plate (41), which is arranged between the size identification device (5) and the arrangement device (6).

9. A lead acid battery separator collating device as defined in claim 1 wherein, A plurality of partition plates (10) are mounted on the upper end of the sliding groove (9), and the plurality of partition plates (10) separate the sliding groove (9) into a plurality of sliding spaces, and the collecting cabinet (11) is provided with a plurality of cabinet grooves, and the plurality of cabinet grooves correspond one by one to the plurality of sliding spaces.