Non-contact air-push material delivery device and battery inkjet printing inspection equipment

Abstract

This disclosure provides a contactless pneumatic feeding device and a battery marking detection equipment. The contactless pneumatic feeding device includes a picking component and a feeding component. The picking component is disposed on one side of the feeding component, and the feeding component forms a conveying zone. A horizontal waiting area is formed in the conveying zone corresponding to the position of the picking component. The picking component is used to place multiple batteries in batches in the horizontal waiting area. The contactless pneumatic feeding device also includes an air blowing plate, which is disposed at the end away from the outlet of the conveying zone. A gas channel is formed within the air blowing plate, with an air inlet and multiple air outlets, each facing the conveying zone. This device uses the gas from the air blowing plate to push the batteries forward in the conveying zone, achieving contactless pneumatic feeding of the last battery, effectively solving the problem of battery tilting or damage caused by traditional tilting feeding methods.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to the field of steel-cased battery production technology, and in particular to a non-contact air-push material feeding device and a battery inkjet printing detection device. Background Technology

[0002] After the battery is marked with inkjet printing, the barcode on the battery surface needs to be inspected. As disclosed in Chinese Patent Document No. CN220242800U, the battery cell is placed into the conveyor belt by the material picking component of the inkjet printing feeding mechanism, and then the battery is moved from the conveyor belt to the inkjet printing inspection platform for inspection, so as to achieve effective inspection of the battery inkjet printing.

[0003] However, in practical applications, when the coding feeding mechanism is conveying the last battery, the last battery is prone to spinning idly on the conveyor belt, which prevents the coding feeding mechanism from completing the conveying of the last battery to the coding detection platform.

[0004] To address these issues, some researchers have adopted a tilted conveyor belt feeding method to facilitate the rapid entry of batteries into the coding and inspection platform. However, tilted feeding is prone to causing batteries to deviate during transport due to gravity or uneven friction distribution, potentially leading to jamming. Furthermore, when the feeding assembly is loading batteries in batches, the tilted design results in a height difference between the battery loading position and the conveyor belt's waiting area, increasing the likelihood of batteries with a greater height difference being damaged by impact. Utility Model Content

[0005] The purpose of this disclosure is to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art and provide a non-contact air-push material feeding device and battery coding detection equipment that, while ensuring that the feeding position of the material feeding component is consistent with the height difference of the horizontal waiting area of ​​the conveying zone, also effectively utilizes the gas of the blowing plate to push the battery in the conveying zone to slide forward, so as to achieve non-contact air-push material feeding of the last battery. This effectively solves the problem that the battery is tilted or damaged by falling due to the traditional tilting feeding method, and reduces the feeding blind area to ensure comprehensive feeding.

[0006] The purpose of this disclosure is achieved through the following technical solution: A contactless pneumatic feeding device includes a picking component and a feeding component. The picking component is disposed on one side of the feeding component, and the feeding component forms a conveying area. The picking component is used to batch place multiple batteries into the conveying area. The non-contact pneumatic feeding device also includes an air blowing plate, which is disposed at the end of the outlet away from the conveying area and located outside the material taking component. A gas channel is formed inside the air blowing plate, and the gas channel has an air inlet and a plurality of air outlets, each of which is oriented toward the conveying area.

[0007] In one embodiment, the air blowing plate has an inclined surface facing the conveying area, and each of the air outlets is disposed on the inclined surface.

[0008] In one embodiment, the inclined surface is gradually inclined downward from the side away from the air blowing plate to the side close to the air blowing plate.

[0009] In one embodiment, the tilt angle of the tilted surface is 5°-35°.

[0010] In one embodiment, the air-blowing plate is mounted above the conveying area away from the discharge port, and the air-blowing holes are equidistantly spaced along the length of the air-blowing plate; and / or, The gas channel includes a main channel, an air inlet, and multiple air outlets. The main channel is arranged along the length of the blowing plate, and an air inlet is formed at one end of the main channel. Each air outlet is connected and arranged on one side of the main channel, and each air outlet is gradually inclined upward from the end closer to the conveying area to the end farther away from the conveying area.

[0011] In one embodiment, the non-contact pneumatic feeding device further includes a transparent cover, which is detachably mounted on the conveying area.

[0012] In one embodiment, a through groove is formed at the top of the transparent cover.

[0013] In one embodiment, the through groove is a U-shaped groove.

[0014] In one embodiment, the non-contact air-push feeding device further includes a three-way adapter, which is disposed on the air inlet end.

[0015] A battery inkjet printing inspection device includes the non-contact air-push material device described in any of the above embodiments.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, this disclosure has at least the following advantages: 1) Since the air blowing plate is located at the end of the outlet away from the conveying area and outside the material picking component, the air blowing plate is positioned opposite the outlet. Furthermore, a gas channel is formed within the air blowing plate, with an inlet and multiple outlets. Each outlet faces the conveying area. When the inlet is connected to an external gas source, gas enters the gas channel through the inlet and is then dispersed into the conveying area by the multiple outlets, ensuring that the outlet direction is consistent with the conveying direction. Additionally, a horizontal waiting area is formed in the conveying area corresponding to the position of the material picking component. The material picking component is used to place multiple batteries in batches in this horizontal waiting area. Thus, while ensuring the height difference between the material picking component's loading position and the horizontal waiting area of ​​the conveying area is consistent, the air from the air blowing plate is effectively used to push the batteries forward in the conveying area, achieving contactless air-push material feeding of the last battery. This effectively solves the problem of battery tilting or damage caused by traditional tilting feeding methods.

[0017] 2) By setting the air blowing plate at one end of the discharge port away from the conveying area and located outside the material taking component, the air blowing area of ​​the air blowing plate is extended to ensure that the gas blown out by the air blowing plate can more comprehensively push the batteries in the conveying area to the discharge port, effectively reducing the feeding blind zone and ensuring comprehensive feeding. Attached Figure Description

[0018] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of this disclosure, the accompanying drawings used in the embodiments will be briefly described below. It should be understood that the following drawings only show some embodiments of this disclosure and should not be regarded as a limitation of the scope. For those skilled in the art, other related drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0019] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of one direction of the non-contact air-push material feeding device according to an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 2 for Figure 1 The enlarged view shown at point A in the middle; Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the air blowing plate in one direction according to an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 4 for Figure 2 A cross-sectional view of the air blowing plate in one direction; Figure 5 for Figure 1 The diagram shows a partial one-direction structural schematic of the non-contact air-push feeding device.

[0020] Reference numerals: 10, Non-contact pneumatic feeding device; 100, Feeding assembly; 110, Conveying area; 111, Discharge port; 112, Horizontal waiting area; 1121, Loading port; 1122, Pushing port; 120, Air blowing plate; 121, Gas channel; 1211, Air inlet; 1212, Air outlet; 1213, Main channel; 122, Inclined surface; 130, Transparent cover; 131, Through slot; 140, T-connector; 200, Material handling assembly; 300, Loading frame; 400, Steel-cased battery. Detailed Implementation

[0021] To facilitate understanding of this disclosure, a more complete description will be given below with reference to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate preferred embodiments of the present disclosure. However, this disclosure can be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided to provide a more thorough and complete understanding of the disclosure.

[0022] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" another element, it can be directly attached to the other element or there may be an intervening element. When an element is referred to as being "connected to" another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or there may be an intervening element. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," and similar expressions used herein are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent the only possible implementation.

[0023] 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 disclosure belongs. The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of this disclosure. The term "and / or" as used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0024] To better understand the technical solutions and beneficial effects of this disclosure, the following detailed description is provided in conjunction with specific embodiments: Please see Figures 1 to 3One embodiment of the contactless pneumatic feeding device 10 includes a picking component 200 and a feeding component 100. The picking component 200 is disposed on one side of the feeding component 100. The feeding component 100 forms a conveying area 110. Since the conveying area 110 forms a horizontal waiting area 112 corresponding to the position of the picking component 200, when the picking component 200 places multiple batteries in the horizontal waiting area 112 in batches, since the height difference between the battery loading position and the horizontal waiting area 112 of the conveyor belt is consistent, the batch loading is satisfied, and the probability of batteries with high loading height difference being easily dropped and damaged due to the traditional batch loading method of inclined conveyor belt feeding is also effectively reduced.

[0025] It is understood that the non-contact pneumatic feeding device 10 also includes an air blowing plate 120. The air blowing plate 120 is disposed on one end of the discharge port 111 away from the conveying area 110 and is located outside the material taking component 200, so that the air blowing plate 120 is arranged opposite to the discharge port 111. Since a gas channel 121 is formed in the air blowing plate 120, the gas channel 121 has an air inlet 1211 and a plurality of air outlets 1212. Each of the air outlets 1212 is arranged facing the conveying area 110. When the air inlet 1211 is connected to an external air source, gas can enter the gas channel 121 through the air inlet 1211 and then exit through the plurality of air outlets 1212 of the gas channel 121. The 12 batteries are dispersed into the conveying area 110 to ensure that the air outlet direction of the multiple air outlets 1212 is consistent with the conveying direction. Since the conveying area 110 has a horizontal waiting area 112 corresponding to the position of the picking component 200, the picking component 200 is used to place multiple batteries in batches in the horizontal waiting area 112. In this way, while ensuring that the feeding position of the picking component 200 is consistent with the height difference of the horizontal waiting area 112 of the conveying area 110, the gas of the blowing plate 120 is also effectively used to push the batteries in the conveying area 110 forward, so as to achieve contactless air push feeding of the last battery, effectively solving the problem of battery tilting or damage caused by traditional tilting feeding method.

[0026] It should be noted that air-blowing feeding is currently used in some other feeding devices, such as Chinese patent document CN222620364U. This involves adding an air-blowing element to the upper part of the baffle at the discharge end of the channel to blow the terminals through the conduit into the receiving assembly. However, in practical applications, because the discharge port 111 is far from the feeding position, if a traditional air-blowing element is placed near the discharge end, the air-blowing element cannot comprehensively push multiple batteries towards the discharge port 111, resulting in a feeding blind zone.

[0027] Therefore, in this disclosure, by setting the air blowing plate 120 at one end away from the discharge port 111 of the conveying area 110 and located outside the material taking component 200, the air blowing area of ​​the air blowing plate 120 is extended, so as to ensure that the gas blown out by the air blowing plate 120 can more comprehensively push the battery in the conveying area 110 to move towards the discharge port 111, effectively reducing the feeding blind zone and ensuring comprehensive feeding.

[0028] In one embodiment, the outer side of the material handling component 200 refers to the side away from the discharge port 111.

[0029] like Figure 5 As shown, in one embodiment, the material handling assembly 200 includes a driver, a magnetic suction component, an extension plate, and a mounting base. The horizontal waiting area 112 of the conveying area 110 is positioned near the air blowing plate 120. A loading port 1121 is formed on one side of the horizontal waiting area 112, and a pushing port 1122 is formed on the other side. The pushing port 1122 communicates with the loading port 1121 through the horizontal waiting area 112. The size of the pushing port 1122 is larger than the size of the extension plate and the magnetic suction component, and smaller than the size of the battery, so that the pushing port 1122 can block and separate the battery, thereby ensuring that multiple steel-cased batteries 400 can fall smoothly onto the horizontal waiting area. Within the placement area 112, a loading frame 300 is provided on one side of the loading port 1121. The loading frame 300 is placed vertically on one side of the loading port 1121 so that the multiple batteries placed in the loading frame 300 face the loading port 1121. Since the multiple batteries are steel-cased batteries 400, it is easy for the magnetic suction device to adsorb the steel-cased batteries 400 in batches. The mounting base is provided on one side of the push port 1122. The extension plate is slidably disposed in the mounting base and connected to the drive end of the driver. The side of the extension plate facing the loading port 1121 is provided with a magnetic suction device, so that the extension plate can extend or retract between the push port 1122, the horizontal placement area 112 and the loading port 1121 under the action of the driver.

[0030] During operation, when the driver moves the extension plate towards the loading port 1121, the magnetic suction component enters the horizontal waiting area 112 and the loading port 1121 sequentially from the push port 1122 to attract a row of steel-cased batteries 400 within the loading frame 300. Then, the driver moves away from the loading port 1121. When the extension plate retracts to the push port 1122, the row of steel-cased batteries 400 on the magnetic suction component falls onto the horizontal waiting area 112 of the conveyor belt within the conveyor zone 110 due to the obstruction of the push port 1122. This achieves batch loading of multiple batteries by the magnetic suction component. Of course, the obstruction and separation of the batteries can also be achieved by adding a detachable limiting plate.

[0031] It should be noted that the structure in which the protruding plate is slidably disposed on the mounting base and connected to the drive end of the driver, and the setting of the limiting plate are all prior art, and therefore will not be described in detail in this disclosure.

[0032] In one embodiment, the length of the magnetic suction component is adapted to the width of the loading frame 300 to ensure that the magnetic suction component can completely attract a whole row of steel-cased batteries 400 in the loading frame 300 at one time, so as to realize batch loading of multiple batteries.

[0033] In one embodiment, since the height difference between the feeding position of the feeding component 200 and the horizontal waiting area 112 of the conveying zone is consistent, the operator can select an appropriate feeding height according to different battery specifications. Specifically, the operator can set the distance between the batch of batteries and the horizontal waiting area 112 to 1mm-10mm to effectively reduce the height difference between the feeding position and the horizontal waiting area 112 of the conveying zone, thereby reducing the probability of batch feeding batteries being dropped and damaged.

[0034] like Figure 2 and Figure 4 As shown, in one embodiment, the air blowing plate 120 has an inclined surface 122 facing the conveying area 110, and each of the air outlets 1212 is disposed on the inclined surface 122, so that the added inclined surface 122 can effectively ensure that the gas from each air outlet 1212 is accurately blown towards the conveying area 110, effectively preventing the gas from being blown outside the conveying area 110, thereby significantly improving the utilization rate of the multiple air outlets 1212.

[0035] In one embodiment, the inclined surface 122 is gradually inclined downward from the side away from the air blowing plate 120 to the side close to the air blowing plate 120, so as to ensure that the formed inclined surface 122 can block the gas from the multiple air outlets 1212 and effectively prevent the gas from being blown outside the conveying area 110.

[0036] In one embodiment, the tilt angle of the inclined surface 122 is 5°-35° to ensure that the tilt angle of the inclined surface 122 is appropriate and to ensure that the gas from each air outlet 1212 is accurately blown into the conveying area 110.

[0037] like Figure 1 As shown, in one embodiment, the air blowing plate 120 is mounted above the conveying zone 110 away from the discharge port 111, thereby connecting the air blowing plate 120 with the conveying zone 110; each air blowing hole is equidistantly spaced along the length of the air blowing plate 120; this ensures that multiple air blowing holes are evenly distributed on the air blowing plate 120, effectively guaranteeing uniform air output from multiple air blowing holes and effectively avoiding the problem of multiple air blowing holes being easily skewed due to uneven air output.

[0038] In one embodiment, the air holes are of the same size to ensure that the multiple air holes emit air evenly.

[0039] like Figure 2 and Figure 4 As shown, in one embodiment, the gas channel 121 includes a main channel 1213, an air inlet 1211, and multiple air outlets 1212. The main channel 1213 is arranged along the length of the blowing plate 120, so that the main channel 1213 can be more comprehensively distributed in the width direction of the conveying area 110, so as to ensure that the width direction of the conveying area 110 is covered by gas propulsion, thereby effectively pushing the battery towards the discharge port 111. Since one end of the main channel 1213 forms an air inlet 1211, the air inlet 1211 can be easily connected to an external gas source. Each of the air outlets 1212 is connected and arranged on one side of the main channel 1213, so that the gas in the main channel 1213 can be evenly blown into the conveying area 110 through the multiple air outlets 1212.

[0040] Furthermore, since each of the air outlets 1212 is gradually inclined upward from the end closest to the conveying area 110 to the end furthest from the conveying area 110, it is ensured that the gas coming out of the multiple air outlets 1212 is downward sloping wind, thereby effectively ensuring that the gas from each air outlet 1212 is accurately blown towards the conveying area 110.

[0041] like Figure 1 As shown, in one embodiment, the non-contact air-push feeding device 10 further includes a transparent cover 130, which is detachably mounted on the conveying area 110 to block dust in the conveying area 110, thereby avoiding the problem of dust easily sticking to the battery.

[0042] like Figure 1 As shown, in one embodiment, a through groove 131 is formed through the top of the transparent cover 130, facilitating the operator to manually push the battery towards the outlet 111 via the through groove 131. In one embodiment, the through groove 131 is a U-shaped groove.

[0043] like Figure 2 As shown, in one embodiment, the non-contact pneumatic feeding device 10 further includes a three-way adapter 140, which is disposed on the air inlet 1211, so that the added three-way adapter 140 makes it convenient for the operator to connect different air pipes to ensure a sufficient amount of gas.

[0044] This disclosure also provides a battery inkjet printing inspection device, including the non-contact air-push material device 10 described in any of the above embodiments.

[0045] Compared with the prior art, this disclosure has at least the following advantages: 1) Since the air blowing plate 120 is located at the end of the outlet 111 away from the conveying area 110 and outside the material taking component 200, the air blowing plate 120 is positioned opposite the outlet 111. Furthermore, since a gas channel 121 is formed within the air blowing plate 120, the gas channel 121 has an inlet end 1211 and multiple outlet holes 1212, each of which faces the conveying area 110. When the inlet end 1211 is connected to an external air source, gas can enter the gas channel 121 through the inlet end 1211 and then be dispersed into the conveying area 110 by the multiple outlet holes 1212. Inside, to ensure that the air outlet direction of multiple air outlets 1212 is consistent with the conveying direction, and since the horizontal waiting area 112 is formed in the conveying area 110 corresponding to the position of the material picking component 200, the material picking component 200 is used to place multiple batteries in batches in the horizontal waiting area 112. In this way, while ensuring that the feeding position of the material picking component 200 is consistent with the height difference of the horizontal waiting area 112 of the conveying area 110, the gas of the blowing plate 120 is also effectively used to push the batteries in the conveying area 110 forward, so as to achieve contactless air pushing of the last battery, effectively solving the problem of battery tilting or damage caused by traditional tilting feeding method.

[0046] 2) By setting the air blowing plate 120 on one end away from the discharge port 111 of the conveying area 110 and located outside the material taking component 200, the air blowing area of ​​the air blowing plate 120 is extended, so as to ensure that the gas blown out by the air blowing plate 120 can more comprehensively push the battery in the conveying area 110 to move towards the discharge port 111, effectively reducing the blind spot of material feeding and ensuring comprehensive material feeding.

[0047] The embodiments described above are merely illustrative of several implementations of this disclosure, and while the descriptions are specific and detailed, they should not be construed as limiting the scope of the disclosed patent. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make various modifications and improvements without departing from the concept of this disclosure, and these all fall within the protection scope of this disclosure. Therefore, the protection scope of this patent should be determined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A non-contact pneumatic feeding device, comprising a material picking component and a material feeding component, wherein the material picking component is disposed on one side of the material feeding component, and the material feeding component forms a conveying area, characterized in that, The conveying area has a horizontal waiting area corresponding to the position of the material picking component; the material picking component is used to place multiple batteries in batches in the horizontal waiting area. The non-contact pneumatic feeding device also includes an air blowing plate, which is disposed at the end of the outlet away from the conveying area and located outside the material taking component. A gas channel is formed inside the air blowing plate, and the gas channel has an air inlet and a plurality of air outlets, each of which is oriented toward the conveying area.

2. The non-contact pneumatic feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The air blowing plate has an inclined surface facing the conveying area, and each of the air outlets is disposed on the inclined surface.

3. The non-contact pneumatic feeding device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The inclined surface is gradually inclined downward from the side away from the air blowing plate to the side close to the air blowing plate.

4. The non-contact pneumatic feeding device according to claim 3, characterized in that, The inclination angle of the inclined surface is 5°-35°.

5. The non-contact pneumatic feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The air blowing plate is mounted above the conveying area away from the discharge port, and the air blowing holes are equidistantly spaced along the length of the air blowing plate; and / or, The gas channel includes a main channel, an air inlet, and multiple air outlets. The main channel is arranged along the length of the blowing plate, and an air inlet is formed at one end of the main channel. Each air outlet is connected and arranged on one side of the main channel, and each air outlet is gradually inclined upward from the end closer to the conveying area to the end farther away from the conveying area.

6. The non-contact pneumatic feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The non-contact pneumatic feeding device also includes a transparent cover, which is detachably mounted on the conveying area.

7. The non-contact pneumatic feeding device according to claim 6, characterized in that, A through groove is formed at the top of the transparent cover.

8. The non-contact pneumatic feeding device according to claim 7, characterized in that, The through groove is a U-shaped groove.

9. The non-contact pneumatic feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The non-contact pneumatic feeding device also includes a three-way adapter, which is disposed on the air inlet end.

10. A battery marking and inspection device, characterized in that, The non-contact pneumatic feeding device includes any one of claims 1-9.

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