Automatic side plate and module feeding device

Abstract

The utility model discloses an automatic side plate and module feeding device. The automatic side plate and module feeding device comprises an installation frame and a module clamping assembly installed on the installation frame. The side plate clamping assembly comprises two side plate clamping jaws which are installed on the installation frame in a relatively sliding mode and a first driving piece used for driving the two side plate clamping jaws to be close to each other or away from each other. The side plate clamping assembly is arranged on an existing module clamping clamp to clamp the side plate, the side plate and the module can be clamped and transferred at the same time, the time for manually taking the side plate is saved, and the production efficiency is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of battery manufacturing technology, and in particular to an automatic side plate and module loading device. Background Technology

[0002] In the production and processing of battery modules, individual batteries are sequentially picked up and placed onto a stacking platform. Several batteries are then arranged and combined into a row of battery modules according to a certain pattern. After the battery modules are stacked, they need to be transferred by a special module fixture from the stacking platform to a transfer tray. Then, the side panels are manually removed from the fixture and installed on both sides of the module. The assembly process of the module and the side panels is time-consuming and has low production efficiency. Utility Model Content

[0003] Based on this, in view of the technical problems that the current stacked modules are transported by module fixtures, while the side panels are manually picked up and installed on both sides of the module, the assembly process of the module and the side panels is time-consuming and has low production efficiency, this utility model needs an automatic side panel and module loading device.

[0004] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention adopts the following technical solution:

[0005] This utility model first provides an automatic side panel and module loading device, which includes a mounting frame and a module clamping assembly mounted on the mounting frame; it also includes a side panel clamping assembly, which includes two side panel clamps that are slidably mounted on the mounting frame and a driving component for driving the two side panel clamps to move closer or further apart.

[0006] This invention enables simultaneous clamping and transfer of the side plate and the module by setting a side plate clamping component on the existing module clamping fixture, saving the time of manual handling of the side plate and improving production efficiency.

[0007] As a further improvement of the above-mentioned solution of this utility model, the side plate clamping assembly further includes two movable plates, and two parallel and opposite slide rails are installed on the mounting frame. Two sliders are slidably arranged on each slide rail. The two movable plates are perpendicular to the slide rails. The two sliders on each slide rail are respectively connected to the bottom of the two movable plates. A gripper bracket is installed on the movable plate, and the two side plate grippers are respectively connected to the gripper brackets on the two movable plates.

[0008] As a further improvement of the above-mentioned solution of this utility model, the driving component one includes two cylinders one, both cylinders one are mounted on the mounting bracket and the telescopic ends of the two cylinders one are respectively connected to the two side plate claws.

[0009] As a further improvement to the above-mentioned solution of this utility model, one of the slide rails is provided with limit air springs at both ends, and the limit air springs are mounted on the mounting frame via mounting seats. The other slide rail is provided with limit baffles at both ends, and the limit baffles are mounted on the mounting frame. The movement of the movable plate is limited by the limit air springs and the limit baffles, preventing it from disengaging from the slide rail.

[0010] As a further improvement to the above-described solution of this utility model, the side plate clamping assembly further includes two photoelectric switches. Photoelectric brackets are provided on the inner sides of the two moving plates, and the two photoelectric switches are respectively mounted on the two photoelectric brackets. The photoelectric switches detect the presence of a side plate between the two side plate clamping claws, thereby improving clamping accuracy.

[0011] As a further improvement to the above-mentioned solution of this utility model, a connecting bracket is installed on one side of the mounting bracket, and a mounting flange is connected to the connecting bracket.

[0012] As a further improvement to the above-mentioned solution of this utility model, the module clamping assembly includes two module grippers that are slidably mounted on the mounting bracket and a second driving component for driving the two module grippers to move closer or further apart from each other.

[0013] As a further improvement of the above-mentioned solution of this utility model, the module clamping assembly further includes two movable plates, two parallel and opposite slide rails are mounted on the mounting frame, two sliders are slidably arranged on each slide rail, the two movable plates are perpendicular to the slide rails, the two sliders on each slide rail are respectively connected to the bottom of the two movable plates, the two module grippers are respectively connected to the two movable plates, and a support plate is provided on the side of the module grippers away from the movable plates; the driving component includes a dual-axis cylinder, the two telescopic ends of the dual-axis cylinder are respectively connected to the two module grippers.

[0014] As a further improvement of the above-mentioned solution of this utility model, the module clamping assembly further includes a fixed plate, an adjusting plate and a second cylinder. The fixed plate is fixed on the mounting frame and located at one end of the two module clamping claws. The adjusting plate is arranged opposite to the fixed plate. The mounting frame is provided with a slide rail three perpendicular to the fixed plate. The bottom of the adjusting plate is connected to the slider three on the slide rail three. The second cylinder is installed on the mounting frame and its extension end is connected to the adjusting plate.

[0015] As a further improvement to the above-mentioned solution of this utility model, protective pads are provided on the opposite sides of the fixing plate and the adjusting plate.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0017] This invention enables simultaneous clamping and transfer of the side plate and the module by setting a side plate clamping component on the existing module clamping fixture, saving the time of manual handling of the side plate and improving production efficiency. Attached Figure Description

[0018] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an automatic side panel and module loading device proposed in an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Another perspective view;

[0020] Figure 3 for Figure 2 Another perspective view;

[0021] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the module clamping component in an automatic side panel and module loading device proposed in an embodiment of the present utility model.

[0022] Reference numerals in the attached diagram: 1. Mounting bracket; 2. Side plate gripper; 3. Module gripper; 4. Moving plate one; 5. Slide rail one; 6. Gripper bracket; 7. Cylinder one; 8. Limiting air spring; 9. Mounting base; 10. Limiting baffle; 11. Photoelectric switch; 12. Photoelectric bracket; 13. Connecting frame; 14. Mounting flange; 15. Moving plate two; 16. Slide rail two; 17. Support plate; 18. Dual-axis cylinder; 19. Fixed plate; 20. Adjusting plate; 21. Cylinder two; 22. Slide rail three; 23. Protective pad; 24. Module. Detailed Implementation

[0023] To facilitate understanding of this invention, a more comprehensive description of the invention will be provided below with reference to specific embodiments. However, this invention can be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided to enable a more thorough and complete understanding of the disclosure of this invention.

[0024] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention pertains. The terminology used in this specification is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention.

[0025] To address the current technical problem that stacked modules are transported by module fixtures while side panels are manually picked up and installed on both sides of the module, resulting in long processing time and low production efficiency, this embodiment proposes an automatic side panel and module loading device that can simultaneously pick up modules and side panels and transport them together to a pallet, saving time for manual side panel handling and improving production efficiency.

[0026] Reference Figure 1 This embodiment proposes an automatic side panel and module loading device, which includes a mounting frame 1, a module clamping assembly and a side panel clamping assembly.

[0027] Mounting bracket 1 serves as the mounting base for the module gripping assembly and the side plate gripping assembly, and is used for connection to the robot. A connecting bracket 13 is connected to one side of mounting bracket 1, and the connecting bracket 13 is equipped with a mounting flange 14 for connection to the robot's end effector. Figure 2 , Figure 3 To facilitate the installation of the module clamping component and the side plate clamping component, in this embodiment, two parallel and oppositely arranged slide rails 5 are provided on one side of the mounting frame 1. Each slide rail 5 has two sliders slidably mounted on it. One slide rail 5 has a limiting air spring 8 at both ends, and the limiting air spring 8 is mounted on the mounting frame 1 through the mounting base 9. The other slide rail 5 has a limiting baffle 10 at both ends, and the limiting baffle 10 is mounted on the mounting frame 1. On the other side of the mounting frame 1, two parallel and oppositely arranged slide rails 26 are provided. Each slide rail 26 has two sliders 2 slidably mounted on it. On the side of one slide rail 26 away from the other slide rail 26, two parallel and oppositely arranged slide rails 32 are provided. The slide rails 32 are perpendicular to the slide rails 216.

[0028] The side panel gripping assembly includes two side panel grippers 2, a drive unit 1, two movable plates 4, and two photoelectric switches 11. Both movable plates 4 are perpendicularly mounted to slide rails 5. Two sliders on each slide rail 5 are connected to the bottom of the two movable plates 4. Gripper brackets 6 are mounted on the movable plates 4. The two side panel grippers 2 are connected to the gripper brackets 6 on the two movable plates 4. The movement of the movable plates 4 is limited by a limiting air spring 8 and a limiting baffle 10. The drive unit 1 includes two cylinders 7, both mounted on a mounting bracket 1. The extension and retraction ends of the two cylinders 7 are connected to the two movable plates 4. The contraction or extension of the cylinders 7 causes the two movable plates 4 to move closer or further apart, thereby causing the two side panel grippers 2 to move closer or further apart, thus performing the gripping or releasing action of the side panels. Photoelectric brackets 12 are provided on the two movable plates 4, located inside the side plate grippers 2. Two photoelectric switches 11 are respectively installed on the two photoelectric brackets 12. The photoelectric switches 11 are used to detect whether there is a side plate between the two side plate grippers 2.

[0029] Combination Figure 4The module gripping assembly includes two module grippers 3, a second drive unit, two second movable plates 15, a fixed plate 19, an adjusting plate 20, and a second cylinder 21. Both second movable plates 15 are perpendicularly arranged to slide rails 16. Two sliders on each slide rail 16 are connected to the bottom of the two second movable plates 15. The two module grippers 3 are connected to the two second movable plates 15, and a support plate 17 is provided on the side of each module gripper 3 away from the second movable plate 15. The second drive unit includes a dual-axis cylinder 18. The two telescopic ends of the dual-axis cylinder 18 are connected to the two second movable plates 15. The contraction or extension of the dual-axis cylinder 18 can move the two second movable plates 15 closer or further apart, thereby moving the two module grippers 3 closer or further apart, thus performing the gripping or releasing action of the module 24. The fixed plate 19 is fixed to the mounting frame 1 and located at one end of the two module grippers 3. Adjusting plate 20 is set opposite to fixed plate 19. The bottom of adjusting plate 20 is connected to slider 3 on slide rail 3 22. Cylinder 21 is installed on mounting bracket 1 and its extension end is connected to adjusting plate 20. The contraction or extension of cylinder 21 can drive adjusting plate 20 to move closer to or away from fixed plate 19 to clamp or release module 24. To avoid damaging module 24, protective pads 23 are provided on opposite sides of fixed plate 19 and adjusting plate 20.

[0030] With the above structural configuration, in this embodiment, the automatic loading device for side panels and modules 24 operates by first moving the entire automatic loading device to the side panel loading station via a robot. The side panel is placed between two side panel grippers 2 manually or by the robot. After the photoelectric switch 11 detects the side panel, two cylinders 7 retract to move the two side panel grippers 2 closer together to clamp the side panel. Then, the robot moves the entire automatic loading device to the stacking table, and cylinder 21 retracts to move the adjusting plate 20 closer to the fixed plate 19, so that the fixed plate 19 and the adjusting plate 20 clamp the module 24. Then, the dual-axis cylinder 18 retracts to move the two module grippers 3 closer to clamp the module 24. The pallet 17 prevents the module 24 from falling. Then, the robot moves the entire automatic loading device to the pallet, thereby transporting the side panel and module 24 together to the pallet, saving the time of manual handling of the side panel and improving production efficiency.

[0031] It should be noted that when a component is said to be "installed on" another component, it can be directly on the other component or it may be in a component that is centered on it. When a component is said to be "set on" another component, it can be directly set on the other component or it may also be in a component that is centered on it. When a component is said to be "fixed to" another component, it can be directly fixed to the other component or it may also be in a component that is centered on it.

[0032] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention pertains. The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The term "or / and" as used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0033] The technical features of the above embodiments can be combined in any way. For the sake of brevity, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.

[0034] The embodiments described above are merely illustrative of several implementations of this utility model, and while the descriptions are relatively specific and detailed, they should not be construed as limiting the scope of the utility model patent. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make various modifications and improvements without departing from the concept of this utility model, and these all fall within the protection scope of this utility model. Therefore, the protection scope of this utility model patent should be determined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. An automatic side panel and module loading device, comprising a mounting frame (1) and a module clamping assembly mounted on the mounting frame (1), characterized in that, It also includes a side panel clamping assembly; the side panel clamping assembly includes two side panel jaws (2) that are slidably mounted on the mounting bracket (1) and a drive unit for driving the two side panel jaws (2) to move closer to or further away from each other.

2. The automatic side panel and module loading device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The side plate clamping assembly also includes two movable plates (4). Two parallel and opposite slide rails (5) are installed on the mounting frame (1). Two sliders are slidably arranged on each slide rail (5). The two movable plates (4) are perpendicular to the slide rails (5). The two sliders on each slide rail (5) are respectively connected to the bottom of the two movable plates (4). A gripper bracket (6) is installed on the movable plate (4). The two side plate grippers (2) are respectively connected to the gripper brackets (6) on the two movable plates (4).

3. The automatic side panel and module loading device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The drive unit includes two cylinders (7), both of which are mounted on the mounting bracket (1) and the telescopic ends of the two cylinders (7) are respectively connected to the two side plate clamps (2).

4. The automatic side panel and module loading device according to claim 2, characterized in that, One of the slide rails (5) has a limit air spring (8) at both ends and the limit air spring (8) is mounted on the mounting frame (1) via the mounting base (9). The other slide rail (5) has a limit baffle (10) at both ends and the limit baffle (10) is mounted on the mounting frame (1).

5. The automatic side panel and module loading device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The side plate clamping assembly also includes two photoelectric switches (11). Photoelectric brackets (12) are provided on the two movable plates (4) at the inner side of the side plate clamps (2). The two photoelectric switches (11) are respectively installed on the two photoelectric brackets (12).

6. The automatic side panel and module loading device according to claim 1, characterized in that, A connecting bracket (13) is installed on one side of the mounting bracket (1), and a mounting flange (14) is connected to the connecting bracket (13).

7. The automatic side panel and module loading device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The module gripping assembly includes two module grippers (3) that are slidably mounted on the mounting bracket (1) and a drive component 2 for driving the two module grippers (3) to move closer to or further away from each other.

8. The automatic side panel and module loading device according to claim 7, characterized in that, The module clamping assembly also includes two movable plates (15), and two parallel slide rails (16) are installed on the mounting frame (1). Each slide rail (16) has two sliders slidably arranged on it. The two movable plates (15) are perpendicular to the slide rails (16). The two sliders on each slide rail (16) are connected to the bottom of the two movable plates (15) respectively. The two module grippers (3) are connected to the two movable plates (15) respectively. A support plate (17) is provided on the side of the module gripper (3) away from the movable plates (15). The driving component includes a dual-axis cylinder (18). The two telescopic ends of the dual-axis cylinder (18) are connected to the two module grippers (3) respectively.

9. The automatic side panel and module loading device according to claim 7, characterized in that, The module clamping assembly also includes a fixed plate (19), an adjusting plate (20), and a second cylinder (21). The fixed plate (19) is fixed on the mounting frame (1) and located at one end of the two module clamps (3). The adjusting plate (20) is arranged opposite to the fixed plate (19). The mounting frame (1) is provided with a slide rail (22) perpendicular to the fixed plate (19). The bottom of the adjusting plate (20) is connected to the slider of the slide rail (22). The second cylinder (21) is mounted on the mounting frame (1) and its extension end is connected to the adjusting plate (20).

10. The automatic side panel and module loading device according to claim 9, characterized in that, Protective pads (23) are provided on opposite sides of the fixed plate (19) and the adjusting plate (20).

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