A robot operating a coil supply system
By designing a robot to operate the material roll supply system, the problem of low efficiency in manual operation was solved, the material roll supply system was automated, production efficiency was improved and labor costs were reduced.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- FUJIAN NANPING NANFU BATTERY
- Filing Date
- 2025-07-24
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-03
AI Technical Summary
The existing reel supply system relies on manual operation, resulting in low efficiency, high labor costs, and the risk of misjudgment, making it difficult to achieve automated reel replacement.
Design a robot for operating a material roll supply system, including a walking cart, a robotic arm, grippers, and a camera, to achieve automatic detection and replacement of material rolls through intelligent control.
The automated operation of the material roll supply system has been achieved, which has improved production continuity, reduced labor costs, and reduced the risk of misjudgment.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the technical field of material roll supply system, and in particular to a material roll supply system operating robot. Background Technology
[0002] Battery separator paper is a key material in battery manufacturing. Its core function is to physically isolate the positive and negative electrodes of the battery, preventing direct contact between the two electrodes and thus preventing short circuits, thereby ensuring the battery's safety and electrochemical performance. In the production process of alkaline batteries, battery separator paper is usually stored in reels and automatically fed through a material roll supply system. Specifically, the separator paper reel is mounted on a rotating shaft of the supply system and is drawn to the separator paper station by guide rollers. As the station continuously consumes separator paper, the reel is unwound, achieving continuous supply.
[0003] When the release liner on the spindle is depleted, the machine must be stopped to replace it with a new one. Currently, mainstream roll supply systems still rely on manual operation: workers observe the remaining amount on the roll, manually remove the depleted roll, and install a new one. This manual intervention method has significant drawbacks:
[0004] 1. Low efficiency: Manual monitoring and replacement require frequent downtime, affecting production continuity. Especially in high-speed production lines, downtime directly impacts capacity.
[0005] 2. High labor costs: Requires dedicated personnel, increasing labor input;
[0006] 3. Risk of misjudgment: Manual observation may be delayed or misjudged, leading to paper supply interruption or material waste.
[0007] To improve automation levels, there is an urgent need to develop an intelligent supply system capable of automatically detecting when a reel is depleted and replacing it. The primary technical challenge in realizing this system lies in how to mechanize and automate the traditional manual processes of reel picking, replacement, and reconnection. Utility Model Content
[0008] The purpose of this invention is to provide a robot for operating a material roll supply system.
[0009] The technical solution to achieve the purpose of this utility model is: a material roll supply system operating robot, including a walking trolley and a robotic arm. The walking trolley includes a body, wheels, and an engine. The wheels are installed at the bottom of the body and are driven by the engine to rotate and move. The engine is located inside the body, and a control unit is also provided inside the body. The robotic arm is installed on the body, and a gripper and a camera are installed at the end of the robotic arm. The gripper includes a gripper base and two pawls. The gripper base is installed on the robotic arm, and the two pawls... The claws are mounted on the claw base. The two pawls are connected to a drive unit and are driven to open and close. The drive unit, camera, robotic arm, and engine are all electrically connected to a control unit. A material roll placement position is provided on the top of the vehicle body. A column is mounted on the material roll placement position, and a material roll is placed there. The center hole of the material roll placed on the material roll placement position passes through the column. The height of the column is D1, and the distance from the upper surface of the material roll at the material roll placement position to the upper surface of the vehicle body is D2. The relationship between D1 and D2 satisfies D1. <D2。
[0010] Furthermore, the robotic arm is a six-axis robotic arm. The robotic arm can be a three-axis, four-axis, five-axis, six-axis, or seven-axis collaborative robotic arm. Compared with others, the six-axis collaborative robotic arm has high flexibility, can realize movements in all directions and angles, and is also less expensive than the seven-axis one.
[0011] Furthermore, the gripper is an electric gripper or a pneumatic gripper.
[0012] Furthermore, the claw base is provided with a linear guide rail, and the roots of the two pawls are slidably mounted on the linear guide rail. During operation, the drive unit drives the two pawls to move linearly along the linear guide rail, achieving opening and closing. The two pawls can be hinged, achieving scissor-like opening and closing through swinging; alternatively, the two pawls can be mounted on the linear guide rail and move linearly to achieve opening and closing. Compared to the former, the latter, with the limitation of the linear guide rail, makes the opening and closing of the two pawls more stable and reliable.
[0013] Furthermore, the linear guide rails are arranged in parallel, and the two pawls are installed in a one-to-one correspondence with the two linear guide rails. The number of linear guide rails can be one or two. When there is only one linear guide rail, and the two pawls are located on the same linear guide rail, the stroke of a single pawl is short due to the influence of the stroke of the other pawl, requiring a high-precision pawl structure to close the two pawls. However, when there are two linear guide rails, and the two pawls are installed in a one-to-one correspondence with the two linear guide rails, the stroke of each pawl on its corresponding linear guide rail is large, and the strokes of the pawls do not affect each other. Regardless of the structure of the two opposing pawls, closure can be easily achieved by controlling the stroke.
[0014] Furthermore, the opposing portions of the two pawls form a clamping part, and an anti-slip pad is provided on the clamping part of the pawls. During the process of material roll replacement and reconnection, there are not only actions of picking up and installing the material roll, but also actions of clamping the tape released from the material roll on the rotating shaft and threading the tape. With the anti-slip pad provided, the friction of the anti-slip pad is greater, making it easier to pick up and install the tape released from the material roll. The pawls of this invention can not only clamp the material roll to pick up or install the material roll, but also clamp the tape and thread it. In this way, the robot's functions are more powerful, and one machine can complete the operations of picking up, replacing, and threading paper.
[0015] Furthermore, the camera is a binocular camera. Compared to a monocular camera, a binocular camera has higher image acquisition accuracy.
[0016] Furthermore, the relationship between D1 and D2 satisfies D2-D1>2cm. This setting ensures that there is a large space above the central hole of the material roll passing through the column at the material roll placement position, so that the pawl can extend into the central hole of the material roll and grab the material roll after opening.
[0017] This utility model relates to a material roll supply system operating robot, which not only has intelligent walking capabilities but also, after being equipped with the robotic arm and grippers, possesses a free grasping function. Furthermore, by setting a material roll placement position on the top of the vehicle body, and installing the column on the placement position, the robot positions the material roll, allowing it to be moved and placed precisely on the placement position, thus providing a material roll placement function. This utility model's material roll supply system operating robot can grasp material rolls, completing the material roll picking operation by placing them on the placement position, and can also, after picking up the material roll, complete the installation operation by lifting it from the placement position and installing it onto the rotating shaft of the material roll supply system.
[0018] This utility model relates to a material roll supply system operating robot, which can replace manual labor to complete the material picking and replacement operations in the material roll supply system, laying the foundation for an intelligent material roll supply system. Attached Figure Description
[0019] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the robot operating the material roll supply system of this utility model;
[0020] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the gripper structure of the robot operating the material roll supply system of this utility model;
[0021] Figure 3 This is a cross-sectional view of the material roll placed at the material roll placement position of the operating robot in the material roll supply system of this utility model.
[0022] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the control structure of the robot operating the material roll supply system of this utility model. In the diagram, single-line arrows indicate electrical connections, and double-line arrows indicate transmission connections. Detailed Implementation
[0023] The preferred embodiment of the material roll supply system operating robot of this utility model will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings:
[0024] like Figures 1 to 4 As shown, a material roll supply system operating robot includes a traveling trolley 1 and a robotic arm 2. The traveling trolley 1 includes a body 11, wheels 12, and an engine 13. The wheels 12 are mounted on the bottom of the body 11 and are driven by the engine 13. The engine 13 is located inside the body 11, and a control unit 3 is also provided inside the body 11. The robotic arm 2 is mounted on the body 11. A gripper 4 and a camera 5 are mounted at the end of the robotic arm 2. The gripper 4 includes a gripper base 41 and two pawls 42. The gripper base 41 is mounted on the robotic arm 2, and the two pawls 42 are mounted on the... On the claw base 41, two pawls 42 are connected to a drive unit 43 and are driven by the drive unit 43 to open and close. The drive unit 43, the camera 5, the robotic arm 2, and the engine 13 are all electrically connected to the control unit 3. The top of the vehicle body 11 is provided with a material roll placement position 6. A column 61 is installed on the material roll placement position 6, and a material roll 10 is placed on the material roll placement position 6. The center hole 101 of the material roll 10 placed on the material roll placement position 6 passes through the column 61. The height of the column 61 is D1, and the distance from the upper surface of the material roll 10 on the material roll placement position 6 to the upper surface of the vehicle body 11 is D2. The relationship between D1 and D2 satisfies D1. <D2。
[0025] This utility model relates to a material roll supply system operating robot. The walking trolley 1 includes wheels 12 and an engine 13, with the wheels 12 and engine 13 being connected in a transmission manner, allowing the robot to move under the drive of the engine 13. A robotic arm 2 is mounted on the top of the trolley body 11 and can extend freely. A gripper 4 and a camera 5 are mounted at the end of the robotic arm 2. The gripper 4 is used for gripping materials and related operations; the camera 5 is used to acquire image information, acting as the robot's eyes and providing visual information. A material roll placement position 6 is provided on the top of the trolley body 11 for placing material rolls 10. A column 61 installed on the material roll placement position 6 is used to position the placed material rolls 10. The height of the column 61 is less than the distance from the upper surface of the material roll 10 to the upper surface of the trolley body 11. The upper part of the central hole 101 of the material roll 10 is not filled by the column 61, leaving space at the top of the central hole 101. This space provides the operating conditions for two pawls 42 to extend into the central hole 101 of the material roll 10 and grip it.
[0026] This utility model relates to a material roll supply system operating robot. The drive unit 43, camera 5, robotic arm 2, and engine 13 are all electrically connected to a control unit 3. The camera 5 acquires visual image information in real time. Based on the visual image information acquired by the camera 5, the control unit 3 controls the engine 13 to move the trolley 1; controls the robotic arm 2 to perform corresponding actions; and controls the drive unit 43 to drive the pawl 42 to open and close. The drive unit 43, camera 5, robotic arm 2, engine 13, and control unit 3 are all existing structures, and will not be elaborated further in this utility model.
[0027] This utility model relates to a material roll supply system operating robot, which can perform various operations in the material roll supply system, such as picking up and changing material rolls. When picking up a material roll, the traveling trolley 1 moves to the material roll placement position, the robotic arm 2 extends, and the pawl 42 of the gripper 4 extends into the central hole 101 of the material roll 10. After opening, it picks up the material roll and places it at the material roll placement position 6 on the top of the trolley body 11. The central hole 101 of the material roll 10 placed at the material roll placement position 6 passes through the column 61 and is positioned by the column 61. Afterward, the gripper 4 releases and retracts, and the traveling trolley 1 moves to the material roll supply system and picks up the material roll in the same way, loading the material roll onto the rotating shaft of the material roll supply system.
[0028] This utility model's material roll supply system operating robot not only has intelligent walking capabilities, but also, after being equipped with the robotic arm 2 and the gripper 4, it has a free grasping function. Furthermore, by setting a material roll placement position 6 on the top of the vehicle body 11, and installing the column 61 on the material roll placement position 6, the robot positions the material roll, allowing it to be moved and fixedly placed on the material roll placement position 6, thus providing a material roll placement function. This utility model's material roll supply system operating robot can grasp material rolls, completing the material roll picking operation by placing them on the material roll placement position 6, and can also, after picking up the material rolls, complete the installation operation by picking up the material rolls on the material roll placement position 6 and installing them onto the rotating shaft of the material roll supply system.
[0029] This utility model relates to a material roll supply system operating robot, which can replace manual labor to complete the material picking and replacement operations in the material roll supply system, laying the foundation for an intelligent material roll supply system.
[0030] In this utility model, the robotic arm 2 of the material roll supply system is preferably a six-axis robotic arm. The robotic arm 2 can be a three-axis, four-axis, five-axis, six-axis, or seven-axis collaborative robotic arm. Compared to others, the six-axis collaborative robotic arm offers higher flexibility, enabling movements in all directions and angles, and is also less expensive than the seven-axis version.
[0031] In the material roll supply system operating robot of this utility model, preferably, the gripper 4 is an electric gripper or a pneumatic gripper.
[0032] In this utility model, a robot operating a material roll supply system preferably has a linear guide rail 411 on the claw base 41, and the roots 421 of the two pawls 42 are slidably mounted on the linear guide rail 411. During operation, the drive unit 43 drives the two pawls 42 to move linearly along the linear guide rail 411, achieving opening and closing. The two pawls 42 can be hinged, achieving scissor-like opening and closing through swinging; alternatively, the two pawls 42 can be mounted on the linear guide rail 411, moving linearly to achieve opening and closing. Compared to the former, the latter, with the limitation of the linear guide rail 411, makes the opening and closing of the two pawls 42 more stable and reliable.
[0033] In this utility model, the material roll supply system operating robot preferably has two linear guide rails 411 arranged in parallel, and two pawls 42 installed corresponding to the two linear guide rails 411. The number of linear guide rails 411 can be one or two. When there is only one linear guide rail 411 and both pawls 42 are located on the same linear guide rail 411, the stroke of a single pawl 42 is short due to the influence of the stroke of the other pawl 42, requiring a high-precision structure for the pawls 42 to close. However, when there are two linear guide rails 411, and the two pawls 42 are installed corresponding to the two linear guide rails 411, the stroke of each pawl 42 on its corresponding linear guide rail 411 is large, and the strokes of the pawls 42 do not affect each other. Regardless of the structure of the two opposing pawls 42, closure can be easily achieved through stroke control.
[0034] In this utility model's material roll supply system operating robot, preferably, the opposing portions of the two ratchet 42s form a clamping part 422, and the clamping part 422 of the ratchet 42 is provided with an anti-slip pad 423. During the material roll replacement and continuation process, there are not only actions of picking up and installing the material roll, but also actions of clamping the tape released from the material roll on the rotating shaft and threading the tape. With the anti-slip pad 423 provided, the friction of the anti-slip pad 423 is greater, making it easier to pick up the tape released from the material roll. The ratchet 42 of this utility model can not only clamp the material roll to pick up or install the material roll, but also clamp the tape and thread it. This makes the robot more powerful, allowing one machine to complete the operations of picking up, replacing, and threading paper.
[0035] In the material roll supply system operating robot of this utility model, preferably, the camera 5 is a binocular camera. Compared with a monocular camera, a binocular camera has higher image acquisition accuracy.
[0036] In this utility model, the robot operating the material roll supply system preferably has a relationship between D1 and D2 such that D2-D1>2cm. This setting ensures that there is a large space above the central hole of the material roll 10 passing through the column 61 on the material roll placement position 6, so that the pawl 42 can extend into the central hole of the material roll 10 and grab the material roll 10 after opening.
[0037] For those skilled in the art to which this utility model pertains, several simple deductions or substitutions can be made without departing from the concept of this utility model, and all such deductions or substitutions should be considered to fall within the protection scope of this utility model.
Claims
1. A material roll supply system operating robot, comprising a traveling trolley and a robotic arm, wherein the traveling trolley includes a body, wheels, and an engine, the wheels are mounted on the bottom of the body, the wheels are connected to the engine via a transmission and are driven by the engine to rotate and move, the engine is located inside the body of the trolley, and a control unit is also provided inside the body of the trolley; characterized in that: The robotic arm is mounted on the vehicle body. A gripper and a camera are mounted at the end of the robotic arm. The gripper includes a gripper base and two pawls. The gripper base is mounted on the robotic arm, and the two pawls are mounted on the gripper base. The two pawls are connected to a drive unit and are driven to open and close. The drive unit, the camera, the robotic arm, and the engine are all electrically connected to a control unit. A material roll placement position is provided on the top of the vehicle body. A column is mounted on the material roll placement position, and a material roll is placed there. The center hole of the material roll placed in the material roll placement position passes through the column. The height of the column is D1. The distance from the upper surface of the material roll at the material roll placement position to the upper surface of the vehicle body is D2. The relationship between D1 and D2 satisfies D1. <D2。 2. The web supply system handling robot of claim 1, wherein: The robotic arm is a six-axis robotic arm.
3. The web supply system handling robot of claim 1, wherein: The gripper is an electric gripper or a pneumatic gripper.
4. The web supply system handling robot of claim 1, wherein: The claw seat is provided with a linear guide rail, and the roots of the two pawls are slidably mounted on the linear guide rail.
5. The web supply system handling robot of claim 4, wherein: The linear guide rails are of two types, arranged in parallel, and the two pawls are installed in a one-to-one correspondence with the two linear guide rails.
6. The web supply system handling robot of claim 1, wherein: The opposing portions of the two pawls form a clamping portion, and an anti-slip pad is provided on the clamping portion of the pawls.
7. The web supply system handling robot of claim 1, wherein: The camera is a binocular camera.
8. The web supply system operating robot of claim 1, wherein: The relationship between D1 and D2 satisfies D2-D1>2cm.