An automated multi-purpose soft-pack battery pack transfer mechanism

Abstract

The utility model relates to battery processing technical field, concretely disclose a kind of automated multipurpose soft package battery pack conveying mechanism, the problem that battery pack conveying mechanism cannot effectively detect whether the equipment blanking is successful, leading to affect the normal operation of equipment is solved, the utility model includes feeding conveying mechanism, cutting mechanism, blanking conveying mechanism, blanking detection mechanism and center turntable;Feeding conveying mechanism, cutting mechanism, blanking conveying mechanism and blanking detection mechanism are sequentially arranged in the above of center turntable around the center of center turntable, and multiple fixed clamps and multiple battery accommodating grooves corresponding with fixed clamps are provided on center turntable;Accommodating hole is opened in the center of center turntable, mechanism mounting base is installed in accommodating hole, detection mounting support is connected on mechanism mounting base, and detection switch is connected in the end of detection mounting support.The utility model is used for transmission to battery pack in battery tab cutting, with detection mechanism, high degree of automation.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of battery processing technology, and in particular to an automated multi-purpose soft-pack battery pack conveying mechanism. Background Technology

[0002] As the positive and negative terminals of a battery, the size and shape of the tabs directly affect the battery's conductivity. Cutting the tabs ensures a precise connection between the tabs and the battery's internal structure, reducing internal resistance and improving current transfer efficiency. Appropriate tab size and shape also enhance battery safety. During charging and discharging, the tabs need to withstand significant current surges. Improper tab size or irregular shape can lead to safety issues such as overheating and short circuits. Cutting ensures the tab size and shape meet design requirements, thereby improving battery safety.

[0003] On battery production lines, standardized production requires uniform cutting of the tabs. This ensures that the tab size and shape are consistent for each battery, improving production efficiency and product quality. Therefore, precise transfer of batteries during the cutting process is crucial; conveying the batteries to the precise cutting position is key to ensuring effective cutting.

[0004] Existing conveying mechanisms for battery tab cutting typically consist of a conveying system, a positioning system, a cutting mechanism, and a waste disposal system. The material positioning system uses sensors to position the material, the cutting mechanism cuts the tabs according to preset parameters, and the waste disposal system collects and processes the waste generated during cutting, maintaining a clean production environment.

[0005] However, the existing battery pack conveying mechanism cannot effectively detect whether the unloading of each round of equipment is successful after the battery is unloaded at the unloading section. This may result in the battery being unloaded and sent back to the loading section to re-enter the process. This problem not only affects the normal transmission of battery processing, but also makes it impossible to detect in time when the unloading mechanism fails to unload successfully, creating more hidden dangers. Utility Model Content

[0006] To address the problems existing in the prior art, this utility model provides an automated multi-purpose soft-pack battery pack conveying mechanism.

[0007] The technical solution adopted in this utility model is:

[0008] An automated multi-purpose soft-pack battery pack conveying mechanism includes a feeding conveying mechanism, a cutting mechanism, a discharging conveying mechanism, a discharging detection mechanism, and a central turntable;

[0009] The feeding conveying mechanism, cutting mechanism, unloading conveying mechanism and unloading detection mechanism are arranged circumferentially above the center turntable. The unloading detection mechanism and cutting mechanism are installed between the feeding conveying mechanism and the unloading conveying mechanism and are located on opposite sides of the center turntable. The center turntable is provided with multiple sets of fixing clamps and multiple battery receiving slots corresponding to the fixing clamps.

[0010] A receiving hole is provided at the center of the central turntable, and a mechanism mounting base is installed in the receiving hole. A detection mounting bracket of the unloading detection mechanism is connected to the mechanism mounting base. The detection mounting bracket is set above the central turntable, and a detection switch is connected to the end of the detection mounting bracket. The detection switch is set above the battery receiving slot.

[0011] Furthermore, the feeding conveying mechanism includes a feeding conveyor belt and a feeding robot. The feeding conveyor belt is installed at the bottom of the feeding conveying mechanism. The feeding robot includes X-axis feeding brackets installed on both sides of the feeding conveyor belt. A Y-axis feeding bracket is connected between the two X-axis feeding brackets. The Y-axis feeding bracket is slidably connected to the X-axis feeding bracket. A Z-axis feeding bracket is connected to the Y-axis feeding bracket. The Z-axis feeding bracket is slidably connected to the Y-axis feeding bracket. A feeding cylinder is installed on the Z-axis feeding bracket. A feeding suction cup is connected to the feeding cylinder.

[0012] Furthermore, the X-axis upward feeding bracket is equipped with an X-axis upward feeding guide rail, the bottom of the Y-axis upward feeding bracket is connected to an X-axis upward feeding slider that cooperates with the X-axis upward feeding guide rail, the Y-axis upward feeding bracket is equipped with a Y-axis upward feeding guide rail, the Z-axis upward feeding bracket is connected to a Y-axis upward feeding slider that cooperates with the Y-axis upward feeding guide rail, the Z-axis upward feeding bracket is provided with a Z-axis upward feeding guide rail, and the feeding cylinder is fixedly connected to a Z-axis upward feeding slider that cooperates with the Z-axis upward feeding guide rail.

[0013] Furthermore, both the X-axis upward feeding bracket and the Y-axis upward feeding bracket are respectively connected to horizontally arranged feeding drag chain grooves. Each of the two feeding drag chain grooves is equipped with a feeding horizontal drag chain. One end of each feeding horizontal drag chain is fixedly connected to the feeding drag chain groove, and the other end of each feeding horizontal drag chain is connected to the Y-axis upward feeding bracket and the Z-axis upward feeding bracket, respectively. One end of the Z-axis upward feeding bracket is connected to a feeding vertical drag chain, and the other end of the feeding vertical drag chain is connected to a feeding cylinder.

[0014] Furthermore, the cutting mechanism includes a pushing mechanism and an electrode cutting device. The electrode cutting device is installed outside the central turntable. The pushing mechanism includes a pushing base installed on the mechanism mounting base. A Y-axis pushing guide rail is connected to the pushing base. A Y-axis pushing slide is slidably connected to the Y-axis pushing guide rail. A Z-axis pushing guide rail is connected to the Y-axis pushing slide. A push rod connector with a push rod mounting hole is slidably connected to the Z-axis pushing guide rail. A push rod is installed in the push rod mounting hole of the push rod connector. A push plate is connected to the end of the push rod near the electrode cutting device.

[0015] Furthermore, a pusher driving telescopic rod is connected to the pusher base, and a transmission block is installed on the Y-axis pusher sliding member that is fixedly connected to the telescopic movable end of the pusher driving telescopic rod. A pusher limiting block for limiting the transmission block is also provided on the pusher base.

[0016] Furthermore, the electrode cutting device includes a cutting device base, on which a Y-axis cutting slide rail is mounted. A Y-axis cutting slide seat is slidably connected to the Y-axis cutting slide rail. A Z-axis cutting slide rail is connected to the Y-axis cutting slide seat. A cutting head is slidably connected to the Z-axis cutting slide rail. One end of the cutting head is connected to a cutting cylinder, which is fixedly mounted on the Y-axis cutting slide seat. The other end of the cutting head is connected to a cutting blade.

[0017] Furthermore, the unloading conveying mechanism includes an unloading conveyor belt and an unloading robot. The unloading conveyor belt is installed at the bottom of the unloading conveying mechanism. The unloading robot includes an X-shaped unloading bracket installed on one side of the unloading conveyor belt. An X-shaped unloading guide rail is connected to the X-shaped unloading bracket. An X-shaped unloading sliding seat is slidably connected to the X-shaped unloading guide rail. A Z-shaped unloading guide rail is connected to the X-shaped unloading sliding seat. A Z-shaped unloading support is slidably connected to the Z-shaped unloading guide rail. A unloading suction cup is connected to the bottom end of the Z-shaped unloading support.

[0018] Furthermore, a feeding rotating seat is connected between the feeding suction cup and the Z-direction feeding support. The feeding rotating seat is rotatably connected to the Z-direction feeding support. The feeding suction cup is fixedly connected to the feeding rotating seat. A feeding cylinder connected to the feeding suction cup is installed on the feeding rotating seat.

[0019] Furthermore, the X-shaped downward feeding bracket is also connected to a horizontally arranged feeding drag chain groove. A horizontal feeding drag chain is installed inside the feeding drag chain groove. One end of the horizontal feeding drag chain is fixedly connected to the feeding drag chain groove, and the other end of the horizontal feeding drag chain is connected to the X-shaped downward feeding sliding seat. One end of a vertical feeding drag chain is connected to the Z-shaped downward feeding support, and the other end of the vertical feeding drag chain is connected to the X-shaped downward feeding sliding seat.

[0020] The beneficial effects of this utility model are:

[0021] This utility model's automated multi-purpose soft-pack battery pack conveying mechanism utilizes a central turntable in conjunction with a feeding conveyor, a cutting mechanism, and an unloading conveyor. The feeding conveyor precisely feeds the incoming battery pack material into the battery receiving slot on the central turntable. A fixing clamp on the central turntable then tightens and secures the battery pack, ensuring its position remains constant. The central turntable rotates the battery pack to the cutting mechanism for tab cutting. After cutting, the central turntable continues to rotate the battery pack to the unloading conveyor for unloading. The entire processing is automated, achieving high processing efficiency and cutting precision. The mechanism also features an unloading detection mechanism. As the central turntable rotates to the unloading detection mechanism, a detection switch checks whether the battery pack unloading has been successfully completed. The central turntable then rotates back to the feeding conveyor to continue feeding. If unsuccessful unloading is not detected, an alarm and shutdown are triggered. This effectively prevents the equipment from continuing processing when the battery pack has not been successfully unloaded, thus avoiding disruption to subsequent material and processing. This improves the stability, efficiency, and safety of the equipment operation.

[0022] The feeding and conveying mechanism of this utility model, through the feeding brackets in three coordinate axes, combined with the movement functions of the corresponding guide rails and sliding parts, enables the feeding robot to move to any position in space for grasping and feeding materials. This eliminates the need for manual positioning of batteries on the feeding conveyor belt when feeding raw materials for the battery packs to be processed. The feeding robot can then complete the precise feeding operation. The multiple feeding suction cups on the robot improve the stability of the feeding and grasping process. The cylinder controls the suction and release of the batteries into the battery receiving slot of the central turntable, further ensuring the accuracy of the feeding position.

[0023] The cutting mechanism of this utility model completes the cutting of battery pack tabs through the coordinated action of the pushing mechanism to advance the battery pack and the movement of the tab cutting device. After the battery pack is loaded onto the central turntable, the central turntable rotates and moves the battery pack to the position of the cutting mechanism. The pushing mechanism moves the Y-axis pushing sliding member and the push rod connecting member in two directions to the pushing position. The push rod connecting member drives the pushing rod to move, and the pushing rod drives the push plate to push the battery pack forward so that it accurately reaches the cutting position. At this time, the tab cutting device moves to the cutting position to complete the cutting of the tabs on the battery pack, thereby realizing the precise delivery and cutting of the battery pack, ensuring that the position and size of the tab cutting are more accurate, and improving the processing quality of the battery pack.

[0024] The feeding and conveying mechanism of this utility model uses a feeding robot to feed battery packs that have been cut and conveyed from the central turntable. The feeding suction cup on the feeding robot picks up the battery packs from the central turntable, and the feeding robot moves along the corresponding guide rails in its respective directions via the X-axis feeding sliding seat and the Z-axis feeding support, moving the feeding robot to a suitable height above the feeding conveyor belt. Then, the feeding suction cup releases the picked-up battery packs and places them on the feeding conveyor belt. Since the fixed position and the cutting position of the battery packs are the same, and the feeding position is also the same after the operation settings of the equipment, the position of the battery packs is fixed when the feeding robot picks up and releases them. This makes the structure and settings required for the operation of the feeding and conveying mechanism simpler than the prior art. Moreover, when placed on the feeding conveyor belt, the battery packs can be neatly stacked together before being transported, eliminating the need for manual sorting and making it more convenient and orderly. Attached Figure Description

[0025] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the overall structure of the conveying mechanism of this utility model;

[0026] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the conveying mechanism of this utility model from an isometric perspective.

[0027] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A partial view at point A in the middle;

[0028] Figure 4 for Figure 1 A partial view at point B in the middle;

[0029] Figure 5 for Figure 2 A partial view at point C;

[0030] Figure 6 This is a front view of the conveying mechanism of this utility model;

[0031] Figure 7 This is a top view of the conveying mechanism of this utility model;

[0032] Figure 8 This is a structural diagram of the feeding and conveying mechanism of this utility model;

[0033] Figure 9 This is a structural diagram of the cutting mechanism of this utility model;

[0034] Figure 10 This is a structural diagram of the material feeding and conveying mechanism of this utility model;

[0035] Figure 11 This is a structural diagram of the material feeding and detection mechanism of this utility model;

[0036] Figure label:

[0037] 1-Feeding conveyor mechanism, 2-Cutting mechanism, 3-Unloading conveyor mechanism, 4-Unloading detection mechanism, 5-Central turntable, 6-Machine base,

[0038] 11-Feeding conveyor belt; 12-X-Upward feeding bracket; 13-Y-Upward feeding bracket; 14-Z-Upward feeding bracket; 15-Feeding cylinder; 16-Feeding suction cup; 17-X-Upward feeding guide rail; 18-X-Upward feeding slider; 19-Y-Upward feeding guide rail; 110-Y-Upward feeding sliding component; 111-Z-Upward feeding guide rail; 112-Z-Upward feeding sliding component; 113-Feeding cable chain trough; 114-Feeding horizontal cable chain; 115-Feeding vertical cable chain.

[0039] 21-Electrical tab cutting device; 22-Pushing base; 23-Y-direction pushing guide rail; 24-Y-direction pushing sliding component; 25-Z-direction pushing guide rail; 26-Push rod connector; 27-Push rod; 28-Push plate; 29-Push driving telescopic rod; 210-Transmission block; 211-Pushing limit block; 212-Cutting device base; 213-Y-direction cutting slide rail; 214-Y-direction cutting sliding seat; 215-Z-direction cutting slide rail; 216-Cutting head; 217-Cutting cylinder; 218-Cutting blade.

[0040] 31-Discharge conveyor belt; 32-X-downward discharge support; 33-X-downward discharge guide rail; 34-X-downward discharge sliding seat; 35-Z-downward discharge guide rail; 36-Z-downward discharge support; 37-Discharge suction cup; 38-Discharge rotary seat; 39-Discharge cylinder; 310-Discharge cable chain trough; 311-Horizontal discharge cable chain; 312-Vertical discharge cable chain.

[0041] 41-Inspect the mounting bracket; 42-Inspect the switch.

[0042] 51-Fixing clamp, 52-Receiving hole, 53-Battery receiving slot, 54-Mechanism mounting base. Detailed Implementation

[0043] The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0044] This utility model is an automated multi-purpose soft-pack battery pack conveying mechanism, mainly used in battery processing to provide battery pack transmission and conveying functions when cutting the tabs of soft-pack batteries. It enables the automated and efficient completion of precise loading positioning, fixed-position cutting, and batch unloading throughout the entire process of loading, cutting, and unloading. Specifically, the implementation of this utility model is as follows:

[0045] Please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 6 and Figure 7The equipment of this utility model mainly consists of a feeding conveying mechanism 1, a cutting mechanism 2, a discharging conveying mechanism 3, and a discharging detection mechanism 4 arranged sequentially around a central turntable 5 on a base 6. The central turntable 5 is circular in shape, so the mechanisms form a processing conveying cycle around the central turntable 5. The conveying process of the battery pack in the equipment is as follows: the battery pack enters the equipment through the feeding conveying mechanism 1, which conveys the battery pack to the battery receiving slot 53 on the central turntable 5. The fixing clamps 51 on both sides of the battery receiving slot 53 clamp and fix the battery in the battery receiving slot 53 to ensure that its position remains fixed during the conveying process. Then, the central turntable 5 rotates to convey the battery to the cutting mechanism 2, which cuts the battery tabs. After the cutting is completed, the central turntable 5 continues to rotate, driving the cut battery to the discharging conveying mechanism 3, which conveys the battery out of the equipment, completing the entire conveying and processing process. Preferably, the fixing clamp 51 on the central turntable 5 can be configured to have a clamping plate on each side of the battery receiving slot 53. When clamping is required, the clamping plates on both sides can be moved towards the middle by electric drive or cylinder drive, thereby clamping the battery in the middle.

[0046] To address the problem in existing technologies where equipment cannot perform feeding checks after each round of battery feeding, leading to feeding failures and the continued addition of completed but incorrectly fed workpieces to the processing flow, thus affecting the normal processing of subsequent workpieces, this invention incorporates a feeding detection mechanism 4 in its conveying mechanism. This mechanism detects whether the battery pack remains in the battery receiving slot 53 of the central turntable 5 after passing through the feeding conveyor mechanism 3. Specifically, refer to... Figure 1 and Figure 11 The bottom of the detection bracket 41 of the unloading detection mechanism 4 is installed in the receiving hole 52 opened at the center of the central turntable 5. The unloading detection mechanism 4 is not connected to the central turntable 5 and does not rotate with the central turntable 5. The upper part of the detection bracket 41 is set above the central turntable 5, and its end is equipped with a detection switch 42 for detecting whether a battery remains on the central turntable 5. This detection switch 42 can be any detector that can detect objects, such as an infrared detection switch 42 or a radar detection switch 42. The detection switch 42 is set above the battery receiving slot 53 on the central turntable 5 and detects the fixed position of each battery receiving slot 53 during the rotation of the lower turntable. When it is detected that a battery is still left on the central turntable 5 and has not been correctly unloaded, the detection switch 42 sends a signal to the equipment, and executes actions such as stopping the machine and alarming according to the preset settings of the equipment, reminding the operator to check and maintain the equipment function to ensure that the processing can proceed normally.

[0047] Please refer to Figure 2 , Figure 3and Figure 8 The feeding conveyor mechanism 1 of this utility model is based on the mutual connection of the X-axis feeding bracket 12, the Y-axis feeding bracket 13, and the Z-axis feeding bracket 14. It has the function of flexibly moving and accurately feeding in three coordinate axes. The driving force of each moving feeding bracket can be realized by means of electric motor, cylinder, hydraulic drive, etc. By driving the feeding cylinder 15 installed on the Z-axis feeding bracket 14, suction force can be provided to the feeding suction cup 16 connected to the feeding cylinder 15, so that after the feeding conveyor mechanism 1 moves above the feeding conveyor belt, it can pick up the battery raw materials on it and feed them onto the central turntable 5. The ability to move at any position in space also allows the feeding conveyor mechanism 1 to adapt to the needs of feeding. Battery raw materials conveyed from any position on the material conveyor belt 11 can be picked up, and the feeding to the central turntable 5 only requires setting the moving position of each bracket to maintain precision and consistency, improving the accuracy and stability of feeding. Each bracket moves relative to the other along the guide rail through the feeding guide rail on the corresponding bracket, and completes movement in three directions. The specific cooperation form and structure between the slider or sliding component and the slide rail can be set as needed. For example, the shape can be matched with the slider with the groove through the I-shaped slide rail, or the slider with the roller can be matched with the slide rail with the roller groove. It is only necessary to ensure that each bracket can move relative to the slide rail without derailing.

[0048] To ensure the safe and stable power supply of the feeding conveyor 1 during operation, this utility model provides horizontal cable chains 114 and vertical cable chains 115 for loading and protecting cable assemblies on the feeding supports in each direction, such as... Figure 3 In one configuration shown, one end of each of the two sets of horizontal cable carriers 114 is fixed within a corresponding cable carrier trough 113, while the other end moves with the feeding conveyor mechanism 1 in the X and Y directions, respectively. The vertical cable carrier 115 is fixed at one end to the Z-axis feeding bracket 14, and the other end moves with the feeding cylinder 15. Each cable carrier allows the cable assemblies to be powered by the moving mechanism while being protected within the cable carrier, preventing damage from scratches by moving parts and improving the stability and safety of the equipment. It should be noted that... Figure 3 The connection between each cable chain and the corresponding moving loading bracket is not directly shown in the diagram, but Figure 3 A usable schematic structure has also been given: multiple corresponding bolt holes are opened on the moving feeding bracket and each cable chain end, and the cable chain ends are fixed to the moving feeding bracket by bolt fixing connection.

[0049] Please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 4 and Figure 9The cutting mechanism 2 of this utility model mainly consists of two parts: a pushing mechanism for pushing the battery pack to the designated cutting position and a tab cutting device 21 for cutting the battery tabs. The pushing base 22 of the pushing mechanism is installed on the mechanism mounting base 54 in the receiving hole 52 at the center of the central turntable 5. It does not rotate with the central turntable 5. When the central turntable 5 rotates and conveys the battery raw materials after loading to the position of the cutting mechanism 2, the Y-direction pushing slide 24 drives the entire pushing mechanism to move along the Y-direction pushing slide rail towards the tab cutting device 21. Under this drive, the push rod connector 26 uses the push rod 27 and the push plate 28 at its end to push the battery. Since the central turntable 5 cannot be blocked or touched during rotation, the pushing mechanism initially... It will maintain a certain height to avoid the movement of the central turntable 5. When pushing the material, the push rod connector 26 will adjust its height along the Z-axis pushing guide rail 25 to ensure that the front push plate 28 can be lowered to effectively contact and push the battery. This will push the battery to the designated position and allow the electrode cutting device 21 to accurately cut the electrode, improving the accuracy of transmission and processing. After pushing the material, the components of the pushing mechanism will return along the original path to reset, ready for the next pushing. The driving force of each component moving along the pushing guide rail can be achieved by means of electric motor or cylinder drive, hydraulic drive, etc.

[0050] In a preferred embodiment, the movement of the pusher mechanism in the Y direction is achieved by the pusher drive telescopic rod 29 driving the transmission block 210 on the Y-direction pusher sliding member 24 to move. To prevent this part of the movement from derailing, a pusher limit block 211 can also be set on the pusher base 22 to limit the movement in this direction, so as to avoid the pusher drive telescopic rod 29 from extending too long and causing the component to derail.

[0051] The tab cutting device 21 also has a Y-axis cutting slide rail 213 with its Y-axis cutting slide seat 214 and a Z-axis cutting slide rail 215 with its cutting head 216, thus providing functional guarantee for the cutting movement. When the pushing mechanism pushes the battery on the central turntable 5 to the position to be cut, the tab cutting device 21 moves along the Y-axis cutting slide seat 214 to approach the battery position. After reaching the designated position, the cutting head 216 moves down along the Z-axis cutting slide rail 215, driving the cutting blade 218 on it to cut the battery tab downwards. The movement of the cutting head 216 is driven by the cutting cylinder 217. After the cutting action is completed, the tab cutting device 21 returns to its original position.

[0052] Please refer to Figure 2 , Figure 5 and Figure 10The feeding conveyor mechanism 3 of this utility model mainly consists of two parts: a feeding conveyor belt 31 and a feeding robot. When the cut battery pack is rotated and conveyed to the feeding conveyor mechanism 3 by the central turntable 5, the feeding robot picks up the battery pack and places it on the feeding conveyor belt 31 for feeding. Due to the positioning and fixing of the battery after feeding and cutting, when the battery is conveyed to the feeding conveyor mechanism 3, its position on the central turntable 5 is consistent in each batch of processing. Therefore, the feeding robot only needs to be equipped with an X-axis downward feeding guide rail 33 and a Z-axis downward feeding guide rail 35 to meet the requirements of the feeding robot. The robot can perform the unloading action of batteries at a fixed position without the need for movement in the Y direction, which can further simplify the motion structure required for loading. During unloading, the unloading robot moves along the X-axis of the unloading guide rail 33 towards the central turntable 5 to reach the battery at the set position, and then moves along the Z-axis of the unloading guide rail 35 to lower the height, so that the unloading suction cup 37 on the Z-axis unloading support 36 is attached to the battery. Then it moves in the opposite direction back to the unloading conveyor belt 31, and neatly stacks the processed batteries on the unloading conveyor belt 31 to wait for the equipment to be conveyed out, realizing automated and highly efficient unloading and conveying.

[0053] To address the issue of convenient subsequent collection and storage of batteries during unloading, and to minimize the width of the unloading conveyor belt 31 for a more compact equipment structure, a rotating unloading rotary seat 38 can be connected between the unloading suction cup 37 and the Z-direction unloading support 36. This allows the suction cup to rotate and adjust the relative direction of any number of battery packs during the process of conveying the batteries to the unloading conveyor belt 31, arranging multiple batteries along the conveying direction of the unloading conveyor belt 31 rather than placing them side-by-side along its width. This reduces the width of the unloading conveyor belt 31, resulting in a more compact and cost-effective equipment structure, while also facilitating rapid batch collection of batteries after they are conveyed out of the equipment. Preferably, to meet the driving force requirements of the unloading suction cup 37, an unloading cylinder 39 can be mounted on the unloading rotary seat 38, moving with the unloading rotary seat 38 to maintain constant connection with the unloading suction cup 37 and ensure its suction power.

[0054] To address the safety and stable power supply issues of the feeding conveyor 3 during operation, this invention provides horizontal and vertical feeding chains 311 and 312 for loading and protecting cable assemblies on the feeding supports in each direction. One end of each chain is fixed while the other end moves with the X-axis downward feeding slide 34 and the Z-axis downward feeding support 36, thus providing stable power supply and protection for the components on it. The fixed end of the horizontal feeding chain 311 can be fixed in its corresponding feeding chain groove 310, while the fixed end of the vertical feeding chain 312 can be fixed on the X-axis downward feeding slide 34, thereby fulfilling the following motion function of the chains.

[0055] The embodiments described above merely illustrate specific implementations of this utility model, and while the descriptions are detailed, they should not be construed as limiting the scope of this 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 modifications and improvements all fall within the protection scope of this utility model.

Claims

1. An automated multipurpose soft-pack battery pack transfer mechanism characterized by, It includes a feeding conveyor, a cutting mechanism, an unloading conveyor, an unloading inspection mechanism, and a central turntable; The feeding conveying mechanism, cutting mechanism, unloading conveying mechanism and unloading detection mechanism are arranged circumferentially above the center turntable. The unloading detection mechanism and cutting mechanism are installed between the feeding conveying mechanism and the unloading conveying mechanism and are located on opposite sides of the center turntable. The center turntable is provided with multiple sets of fixing clamps and multiple battery receiving slots corresponding to the fixing clamps. A receiving hole is provided at the center of the central turntable, and a mechanism mounting base is installed in the receiving hole. A detection mounting bracket of the unloading detection mechanism is connected to the mechanism mounting base. The detection mounting bracket is set above the central turntable, and a detection switch is connected to the end of the detection mounting bracket. The detection switch is set above the battery receiving slot.

2. The automated multipurpose soft-pack battery pack transfer mechanism of claim 1, wherein, The feeding conveying mechanism includes a feeding conveyor belt and a feeding robot. The feeding conveyor belt is installed at the bottom of the feeding conveying mechanism. The feeding robot includes X-axis feeding brackets installed on both sides of the feeding conveyor belt. A Y-axis feeding bracket is connected between the two X-axis feeding brackets. The Y-axis feeding bracket is slidably connected to the X-axis feeding bracket. A Z-axis feeding bracket is connected to the Y-axis feeding bracket. The Z-axis feeding bracket is slidably connected to the Y-axis feeding bracket. A feeding cylinder is installed on the Z-axis feeding bracket. A feeding suction cup is connected to the feeding cylinder.

3. An automated multipurpose soft-pack battery pack transfer mechanism according to claim 2, wherein, The X-axis upward feeding bracket is equipped with an X-axis upward feeding guide rail. The bottom of the Y-axis upward feeding bracket is connected to an X-axis upward feeding slider that cooperates with the X-axis upward feeding guide rail. The Y-axis upward feeding bracket is equipped with a Y-axis upward feeding guide rail. The Z-axis upward feeding bracket is connected to a Y-axis upward feeding slider that cooperates with the Y-axis upward feeding guide rail. The Z-axis upward feeding bracket is equipped with a Z-axis upward feeding guide rail. The feeding cylinder is fixedly connected to a Z-axis upward feeding slider that cooperates with the Z-axis upward feeding guide rail.

4. The automated multi-purpose soft-pack battery pack transfer mechanism of claim 2, wherein, Both the X-axis upward feeding bracket and the Y-axis upward feeding bracket are connected to horizontally arranged feeding drag chain grooves. Each feeding drag chain groove contains a feeding horizontal drag chain. One end of each feeding horizontal drag chain is fixedly connected to the feeding drag chain groove, and the other end of each feeding horizontal drag chain is connected to the Y-axis upward feeding bracket and the Z-axis upward feeding bracket, respectively. One end of a feeding vertical drag chain is connected to the Z-axis upward feeding bracket, and the other end of the feeding vertical drag chain is connected to the feeding cylinder.

5. The automated multi-purpose soft-pack battery pack conveying mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, The cutting mechanism includes a pushing mechanism and an electrode cutting device. The electrode cutting device is installed outside the central turntable. The pushing mechanism includes a pushing base installed on the mechanism mounting base. A Y-axis pushing guide rail is connected to the pushing base. A Y-axis pushing slide is slidably connected to the Y-axis pushing guide rail. A Z-axis pushing guide rail is connected to the Y-axis pushing slide. A push rod connector with a push rod mounting hole is slidably connected to the Z-axis pushing guide rail. A push rod is installed in the push rod mounting hole of the push rod connector. A push plate is connected to the end of the push rod near the electrode cutting device.

6. The automated multipurpose soft-pack battery pack transfer mechanism of claim 5, wherein, The pusher base is connected to a pusher drive telescopic rod, and the Y-axis pusher sliding member is equipped with a transmission block that is fixedly connected to the telescopic movable end of the pusher drive telescopic rod. The pusher base is also provided with a pusher limiting block for limiting the transmission block.

7. The automated multipurpose soft-pack battery pack transfer mechanism of claim 5, wherein, The tab cutting device includes a cutting device base, on which a Y-axis cutting slide rail is mounted. A Y-axis cutting slide seat is slidably connected to the Y-axis cutting slide rail. A Z-axis cutting slide rail is connected to the Y-axis cutting slide seat. A cutting head is slidably connected to the Z-axis cutting slide rail. One end of the cutting head is connected to a cutting cylinder, which is fixedly mounted on the Y-axis cutting slide seat. The other end of the cutting head is connected to a cutting blade.

8. The automated multipurpose soft-pack battery pack transfer mechanism of claim 1, wherein, The material feeding and conveying mechanism includes a material feeding conveyor belt and a material feeding robot. The material feeding conveyor belt is installed at the bottom of the material feeding and conveying mechanism. The material feeding robot includes an X-shaped material feeding bracket installed on one side of the material feeding conveyor belt. An X-shaped material feeding guide rail is connected to the X-shaped material feeding guide rail. An X-shaped material feeding sliding seat is slidably connected to the X-shaped material feeding sliding seat. A Z-shaped material feeding guide rail is connected to the X-shaped material feeding guide rail. A Z-shaped material feeding support is slidably connected to the Z-shaped material feeding guide rail. A material feeding suction cup is connected to the bottom end of the Z-shaped material feeding support.

9. The automated multipurpose soft-pack battery pack transfer mechanism of claim 8, wherein, A feeding rotating seat is connected between the feeding suction cup and the Z-shaped feeding support. The feeding rotating seat is rotatably connected to the Z-shaped feeding support. The feeding suction cup is fixedly connected to the feeding rotating seat. A feeding cylinder connected to the feeding suction cup is installed on the feeding rotating seat.

10. The automated multipurpose soft-pack battery pack transfer mechanism of claim 8, wherein, The X-shaped downward feeding bracket is also connected to a horizontally arranged feeding drag chain groove. A horizontal feeding drag chain is installed inside the feeding drag chain groove. One end of the horizontal feeding drag chain is fixedly connected to the feeding drag chain groove, and the other end of the horizontal feeding drag chain is connected to the X-shaped downward feeding sliding seat. One end of a vertical feeding drag chain is connected to the Z-shaped downward feeding support, and the other end of the vertical feeding drag chain is connected to the X-shaped downward feeding sliding seat.

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