Adhesive supporting device and adhesive applying apparatus

Abstract

The utility model relates to a kind of rubberizing support device and rubberizing equipment, and rubberizing support device includes rubberizing platform, turnover mechanism and third lifting mechanism, and the load-bearing surface of rubberizing platform is formed with avoid slot.Waiting for the battery of rubberizing is placed in the load-bearing surface of rubberizing platform.When needing to turn over the battery, jaw can be from avoid slot and enter the below of battery, and battery is clamped along the thickness direction.Next, third lifting mechanism drives rubberizing platform to descend or turnover mechanism to ascend, to make battery and rubberizing platform separate.Overturn mechanism drives jaw to overturn again, and battery can be driven to turn over.Waiting for battery to complete overturning, third lifting mechanism drives rubberizing platform to ascend or turnover mechanism to descend again, until battery is carried on rubberizing platform, and it can be used.Jaw can reliably clamp battery along the thickness direction in the process of battery overturning, and manual participation is not needed, so battery can be better maintained stable, to smoothly realize overturning.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of lithium battery equipment technology, and in particular to an adhesive application support device and adhesive application equipment. Background Technology

[0002] In the manufacturing process of lithium-ion batteries, after the cells are stacked, they are usually wrapped with a layer of blue film (insulating tape) to improve their insulation performance and enhance their mechanical strength and chemical protection. During the adhesive application process, adhesive is typically applied to both sides of the cell. Therefore, after applying adhesive to one side, the cell needs to be flipped over to apply adhesive to the other side.

[0003] Traditionally, the flipping method involves clamping the battery cell first and then having an operator flip it. For large-size, high-capacity solid-state battery cells, their volume and weight increase significantly. Manual operation can easily cause instability in the clamping of the cell, and it may shift or loosen during the flipping process, potentially causing the cell to tilt or even fall over. Utility Model Content

[0004] Therefore, it is necessary to provide an adhesive application support device and adhesive application equipment that can smoothly flip over the battery cells to be coated with adhesive, in order to address the above problems.

[0005] An adhesive application support device includes an adhesive application table, a flipping mechanism, and a third lifting mechanism; a clearance groove is formed on the bearing surface of the adhesive application table; the flipping mechanism includes a gripper disposed at the rotating end of the flipping mechanism; the third lifting mechanism is connected to at least one of the adhesive application table and the flipping mechanism.

[0006] In one embodiment, the clearance groove includes a first groove extending along the width direction of the adhesive application table.

[0007] In one embodiment, the clearance groove includes a second groove extending along the length of the adhesive application table.

[0008] In one embodiment, the recess includes a first groove extending along the width direction of the adhesive application table and a second groove extending along the length direction of the adhesive application table.

[0009] In one embodiment, a filling mechanism is also included, the filling mechanism comprising a filling plate and a filling drive, the filling plate being received in the clearance groove and connected to the filling drive.

[0010] In one embodiment, the filling drive can drive the filling plate to descend until the filling plate exposes the clearance groove, and can drive the filling plate to rise until the filling plate is flush with the bearing surface of the adhesive application table.

[0011] In one embodiment, the flipping mechanism is disposed on at least one side of the adhesive application table.

[0012] In one embodiment, the flipping mechanism is provided on both sides of the adhesive application table along its length.

[0013] In one embodiment, the third lifting mechanism is connected to the adhesive application table.

[0014] In one embodiment, a holding mechanism is further included, the holding mechanism including a holding member and a pressing drive assembly, the pressing drive assembly being connected to the holding member.

[0015] In one embodiment, the pressing drive assembly is capable of driving the pressing member to move in a direction parallel to the bearing surface of the adhesive application table and in a direction perpendicular to the bearing surface of the adhesive application table.

[0016] In one embodiment, a lifting platform is also included, wherein the adhesive application platform and the pressing mechanism are both disposed on the lifting platform, and the lifting platform is connected to the third lifting mechanism.

[0017] An adhesive application device includes an adhesive application support device as described in any of the preferred embodiments above.

[0018] In the aforementioned adhesive application support device and adhesive application equipment, the battery cell to be adhesiveped is placed on the bearing surface of the adhesive application table. When it is necessary to flip the battery cell, the gripper can extend from the clearance groove under the battery cell and clamp the battery cell along the thickness direction. Then, the third lifting mechanism drives the adhesive application table to descend or the flipping mechanism to rise, so that the battery cell is separated from the adhesive application table. The flipping mechanism then drives the gripper to flip, thus flipping the battery cell. After the battery cell is flipped, the third lifting mechanism drives the adhesive application table to rise or the flipping mechanism to descend until the battery cell is supported on the adhesive application table. It can be seen that during the battery cell flipping process, the gripper can reliably clamp the battery cell along the thickness direction without manual intervention, so the battery cell can maintain stability well, thus successfully achieving flipping. Attached Figure Description

[0019] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this application. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0020] Figure 1 This is a top view of the adhesive application device in one embodiment of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 2 for Figure 1A schematic diagram of the adhesive application support device in the adhesive application equipment shown.

[0022] Figure 3 for Figure 2 Front view of the adhesive support device shown;

[0023] Figure 4 for Figure 2 Top view of the adhesive support device shown;

[0024] Figure 5 for Figure 1 The diagram shows the state of the battery cell and adhesive tape when the adhesive application equipment performs the adhesive application operation. Detailed Implementation

[0025] To make the above-mentioned objects, features, and advantages of this utility model more apparent and understandable, the specific embodiments of this utility model will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Many specific details are set forth in the following description to provide a full understanding of this utility model. However, this utility model can be implemented in many other ways different from those described herein, and those skilled in the art can make similar modifications without departing from the spirit of this utility model. Therefore, this utility model is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0026] In the description of this utility model, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "transverse", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc., indicating the orientation or positional relationship are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing this utility model and simplifying the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of this utility model.

[0027] Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of indicated technical features. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of that feature. In the description of this utility model, "a plurality of" means at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise explicitly specified.

[0028] In this utility model, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," "joining," and "fixing," etc., should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral part; they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; they can refer to the internal communication of two components or the interaction between two components, unless otherwise explicitly limited. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this utility model according to the specific circumstances.

[0029] In this utility model, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, "above" or "below" the second feature can mean that the first feature is in direct contact with the second feature, or that the first feature is in indirect contact with the second feature through an intermediate medium. Furthermore, "above," "on top of," and "over" the second feature can mean that the first feature is directly above or diagonally above the second feature, or simply that the first feature is at a higher horizontal level than the second feature. "Below," "below," and "under" the second feature can mean that the first feature is directly below or diagonally below the second feature, or simply that the first feature is at a lower horizontal level than the second feature.

[0030] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" or "set on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or there may be an intervening element. When an element is considered to be "connected to" another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or there may be an intervening element. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," and similar expressions used herein are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent the only possible implementation.

[0031] Please see Figure 1 and Figure 5 This utility model provides an adhesive application support device 300 and an adhesive application device 10. The adhesive application device 10 includes an adhesive preparation device 100, an adhesive tape application device 200, and an adhesive application support device 300.

[0032] The adhesive preparation device 100 provides adhesive tape 30 of a preset length; the adhesive application support device 300 includes an application table 310, which can support the battery cell 20 to be adhesiveped; the adhesive tape application device 200 applies the adhesive tape 30 provided by the adhesive preparation device 100 to the surface of the battery cell 20 supported on the application table 310. The battery cell 20 includes a large surface area and side areas, and the length and width of the adhesive tape 30 generally need to be greater than the length and width of the battery cell 20 so that the adhesive tape 30 can better cover the large surface area and side areas of the battery cell 20.

[0033] The battery cell 20 is supported on the adhesive application table 310, with one side of it being shielded by the adhesive application table 310. For example... Figure 5 As shown in (a) and (b), the tape application device 200 can acquire one piece of tape 30 at a time and apply the acquired tape 30 to the upward-facing side of the battery cell 20. Therefore, after the tape application operation on the upward-facing side of the battery cell 20 on the tape application table 310, the tape application support device 300 also needs to flip the battery cell 20 so that the side originally covered by the tape application table 310 is facing upward, specifically as follows: Figure 5 As shown in (c). In this way, the tape-applying device 200 can smoothly apply adhesive to the other side of the battery cell 20, specifically as follows: Figure 5 As shown in (d) and (e).

[0034] Please refer to the following: Figure 2 , Figure 3 and Figure 4 In one embodiment of the present invention, the adhesive application support device 300 includes an adhesive application table 310, a flipping mechanism 320, and a third lifting mechanism 330.

[0035] The flipping mechanism 320 can flip the battery cell 20 supported on the adhesive application table 310 to facilitate the adhesive application device 200 to apply adhesive to both sides of the battery cell 20. The flipping mechanism 320 includes a gripper 321, which is located at the rotating end of the flipping mechanism 320. When it is necessary to flip the battery cell 20, the gripper 321 first clamps the battery cell 20 on the adhesive application table 310, then the flipping mechanism 320 drives the gripper 321 to rotate 180 degrees, and finally the battery cell 20 is placed back on the adhesive application table 310. The flipping mechanism 320 can be driven by a motor, rotary cylinder, or other means to rotate the gripper 321.

[0036] A clearance groove 311 is formed on the bearing surface of the adhesive application table 310. The clearance groove 311 is generally elongated, and at least one end of the clearance groove 311 extends to the side of the adhesive application table 310. The clearance groove 311 allows the gripper 321 to extend into it. When gripping the battery cell 20, the gripper 321 can extend into the clearance groove 311 to the bottom of the battery cell 20 and then clamp the battery cell 20 along the upper and lower sides. That is, the gripper 321 can reliably clamp the battery cell 20 along the thickness direction. Compared with clamping the battery cell 20 from the side, clamping the battery cell 20 along the thickness direction can reduce the damage to the battery cell 20 and effectively prevent the battery cell 20 from being crushed apart.

[0037] The third lifting mechanism 330 is connected to at least one of the adhesive application table 310 and the flipping mechanism 320. Specifically, the third lifting mechanism 330 can be driven by a cylinder, an electric cylinder, or a screw threaded pair of a motor. Under the drive of the third lifting mechanism 330, the adhesive application table 310 and the flipping mechanism 320 can rise and fall relative to each other. After the gripper 321 clamps the battery cell 20, the third lifting mechanism 330 can drive the adhesive application table 310 away from the flipping mechanism 320, so that the battery cell 20 is separated from the adhesive application table 310. In this way, the adhesive application table 310 can be avoided from interfering with the flipping mechanism 320 in the process of flipping the battery cell 20. After the battery cell 20 has been flipped, the third lifting mechanism 330 drives the adhesive application table 310 to move closer to the flipping mechanism 320 until the battery cell 20 is once again supported on the adhesive application table 310.

[0038] Specifically, the third lifting mechanism 330 can be connected to the adhesive application table 310, the flipping mechanism 320, or both simultaneously. When the third lifting mechanism 330 is connected to both the adhesive application table 310 and the flipping mechanism 320, it can drive the adhesive application table 310 and the flipping mechanism 320 to move in opposite directions or in opposite directions. Furthermore, the third lifting mechanism 330 can use two driving components to drive the adhesive application table 310 and the flipping mechanism 320 separately, or it can use the same driving component to drive the adhesive application table 310 and the flipping mechanism 320 synchronously.

[0039] The flipping mechanism 320 is located near the adhesive application table 310, at least on one side of the adhesive application table 310. Specifically, in this embodiment, flipping mechanisms 320 are provided on both sides of the adhesive application table 310 along its length. In this way, when flipping the battery cell 20, the grippers 321 of the flipping mechanisms 320 on both sides of the adhesive application table 310 can respectively clamp the battery cell 20 at both ends along its length, thus making the battery cell 20 more stable during the flipping process and effectively preventing the battery cell 20 from tilting or loosening.

[0040] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the third lifting mechanism 330 is connected to the adhesive application table 310. That is, after the gripper 321 holds the battery cell 20, it can remain stationary, while the third lifting mechanism 330 can separate the battery cell 20 from the adhesive application table 310 by driving it down. Thus, the flipping mechanism 320 can remain in a fixed position initially, so the battery cell 20 does not need to be lifted or lowered before flipping, thereby avoiding shaking of the battery cell 20 caused by lifting or lowering, and further reducing the probability of the battery cell 20 tilting or loosening during the flipping process, thus improving the stability of the battery cell 20.

[0041] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the clearance groove 311 includes a first groove 3111 extending along the width direction of the adhesive application table 310 and a second groove 3112 extending along the length direction of the adhesive application table 310.

[0042] The second groove 3112 allows the gripper 321 to extend into, facilitating the flipping mechanisms 120 on both sides of the adhesive application table 310 along its length to clamp the battery cell 20 at both ends. Furthermore, the battery cell 20 is typically transported to the adhesive application table 310 by a loading robot (not shown), which generally clamps the battery cell 20 along its width. Therefore, the first groove 3111 provides clearance for the loading robot, allowing it to smoothly place the battery cell 20 onto the adhesive application table 310.

[0043] Of course, in other embodiments, the loading gripper and the gripper 321 may share the first groove 3111 or the second groove 3112. In that case, the clearance groove 311 may only include the first groove 3111 extending along the width direction of the adhesive application table 310, or the second groove 3112 extending along the length direction of the adhesive application table 310.

[0044] Because the bearing surface of the adhesive application table 310 has multiple relief grooves 311, it is not a complete flat surface. This unevenness can easily lead to uneven stress on the bottom of the battery cell 20. Therefore, the pressure applied during the adhesive application process may cause indentations on the surface of the battery cell 20 or even damage it directly.

[0045] To avoid this phenomenon, in this embodiment, the adhesive support device 300 further includes a filling mechanism 340, which includes a filling plate 341 and a filling drive member 342. The filling plate 341 is housed in the clearance groove 311 and connected to the filling drive member 342.

[0046] The filling plate 341 is configured to correspond one-to-one with the clearance groove 311, and its shape matches the shape of the clearance groove 311. Specifically, in this embodiment, the filling plate 341 includes a first filling part and a second filling part, which are respectively housed in the first groove 3111 and the second groove 3112. The filling drive member 342 can drive the filling plate 341 to rise and fall relative to the clearance groove 311. Specifically, the filling drive member 342 can drive the filling plate 341 to fall until the filling plate 341 exposes the clearance groove 311; the filling drive member 342 can drive the filling plate 341 to rise until the filling plate 341 is flush with the bearing surface of the adhesive application table 310.

[0047] During normal adhesive application, the leveling plate 341, driven by the leveling drive 342, becomes flush with the bearing surface of the adhesive application table 310, thus filling in the clearance groove 311. This creates a complete flat surface on the bearing surface of the adhesive application table 310, preventing indentations on the surface of the battery cell 20. When the battery cell 20 needs to be flipped, the leveling drive 342 lowers the leveling plate 341 to expose the clearance groove 311, allowing the grippers 321 to extend under the battery cell 20 on the adhesive application table 310 and clamp the battery cell 20 along its upper and lower sides.

[0048] In addition, please refer to again Figure 2 In this embodiment, the adhesive support device 300 further includes a pressing mechanism 350, which includes a pressing member 351 and a pressing drive assembly 352, with the pressing drive assembly 352 connected to the pressing member 351.

[0049] After the battery cell 20 to be glued is transferred to the glue application table 310, the holding member 351, driven by the pressing drive assembly 352, presses the battery cell 20 onto the glue application table 310, thereby effectively preventing the battery cell 20 from tilting or loosening. During the glue application process, the holding member 351, driven by the pressing drive assembly 352, can prevent the battery cell 20 from shifting.

[0050] Specifically, the clamping drive assembly 352 can drive the holding member 351 to move in a direction parallel to the bearing surface of the adhesive application table 310 and in a direction perpendicular to the bearing surface of the adhesive application table 310. When the clamping drive assembly 352 drives the holding member 351 in a direction parallel to the bearing surface of the adhesive application table 310, the holding member 351 can be moved above the adhesive application table 310 or out of the range of the adhesive application table 310; when the clamping drive assembly 352 drives the holding member 351 in a direction perpendicular to the bearing surface of the adhesive application table 310, the holding member 351 can be moved closer to or away from the battery cell 20 on the adhesive application table 310.

[0051] The clamping members 351 are generally distributed on both sides of the adhesive application table 310 in the width direction, thereby avoiding interference with the flipping mechanism 320. Moreover, each side of the adhesive application table 310 is provided with multiple clamping members 351 spaced apart along the edge, and the multiple clamping members 351 can effectively clamp the battery cell 20.

[0052] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the adhesive application support device 300 also includes a lifting platform 360, an adhesive application table 310 and a pressing mechanism 350, both of which are disposed on the lifting platform 360, and the lifting platform 360 is connected to the third lifting mechanism 330.

[0053] The third lifting mechanism 330 drives the lifting platform 360 to rise and fall, thereby causing the adhesive application platform 310 and the pressing mechanism 350 to rise and fall synchronously. Since the adhesive application platform 310 and the pressing mechanism 350 are both installed on the lifting platform 360, they can maintain their relative positions after multiple rises and falls, thus ensuring that the pressing component 351 can successfully press the battery cell 20 on the adhesive application platform 310.

[0054] In the aforementioned adhesive application support device 300 and adhesive application equipment 10, the battery cell 20 to be adhesive-applied is placed on the bearing surface of the adhesive application table 310. When it is necessary to flip the battery cell 20, the gripper 321 can extend from the clearance groove 311 into the underside of the battery cell 20 and clamp the battery cell 20 along the thickness direction. Then, the third lifting mechanism 330 drives the adhesive application table 310 to descend or the flipping mechanism 320 to rise, so that the battery cell 20 is separated from the adhesive application table 310. The flipping mechanism 320 then drives the gripper 321 to flip, which can flip the battery cell 20. After the battery cell 20 has been flipped, the third lifting mechanism 330 drives the adhesive application table 310 to rise or the flipping mechanism 320 to descend until the battery cell 20 is supported on the adhesive application table 310. It can be seen that during the flipping process of the battery cell 20, the gripper 321 can reliably clamp the battery cell 20 along the thickness direction without manual intervention, so the battery cell 20 can maintain stability well, thus successfully achieving the flipping.

[0055] 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.

[0056] 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 adhesive support device, characterized in that, It includes an adhesive application table, a flipping mechanism, and a third lifting mechanism; a clearance groove is formed on the bearing surface of the adhesive application table; the flipping mechanism includes a gripper, which is disposed at the rotating end of the flipping mechanism; the third lifting mechanism is connected to at least one of the adhesive application table and the flipping mechanism.

2. The adhesive support device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The clearance groove includes a first groove extending along the width direction of the adhesive application table.

3. The adhesive support device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The clearance groove includes a second groove extending along the length of the adhesive application table.

4. The adhesive support device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The clearance groove includes a first groove extending along the width direction of the adhesive application table and a second groove extending along the length direction of the adhesive application table.

5. The adhesive support device according to claim 1, characterized in that, It also includes a filling mechanism, which includes a filling plate and a filling drive, wherein the filling plate is housed in the clearance groove and connected to the filling drive.

6. The adhesive support device according to claim 5, characterized in that, The filling drive can drive the filling plate to descend until the filling plate exposes the clearance groove, and can drive the filling plate to rise until the filling plate is flush with the bearing surface of the adhesive application table.

7. The adhesive support device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The flipping mechanism is located on at least one side of the adhesive application table.

8. The adhesive support device according to claim 7, characterized in that, The flipping mechanism is provided on both sides of the adhesive application table along its length.

9. The adhesive support device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The third lifting mechanism is connected to the adhesive application table.

10. The adhesive support device according to claim 1, characterized in that, It also includes a holding mechanism, which includes a holding member and a pressing drive assembly, the pressing drive assembly being connected to the holding member.

11. The adhesive support device according to claim 10, characterized in that, The pressing drive assembly can drive the pressing member to move in a direction parallel to the bearing surface of the adhesive application table and in a direction perpendicular to the bearing surface of the adhesive application table.

12. The adhesive support device according to claim 11, characterized in that, It also includes a lifting platform, on which the adhesive application platform and the pressing mechanism are both disposed, and the lifting platform is connected to the third lifting mechanism.

13. An adhesive application device, characterized in that, Includes the adhesive support device as described in any one of claims 1 to 12 above.

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