Battery piece sorting device and conveying mechanism

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of battery piece test sorting equipment, concretely relates to battery piece sorting device and transmission mechanism, and the device includes: transmission mechanism, a pair of transplanting mechanism and interval adjusting mechanism, transmission mechanism includes 2N battery piece conveying assembly, wherein N is integer and N > 1, the conveying motor in each battery piece conveying assembly is suitable for driving corresponding conveyor belt to convey corresponding battery piece placed on each conveyor belt, the transplanting mechanism is arranged in one side of transmission mechanism, wherein each adsorption plate in the transplanting mechanism is suitable for adsorbing corresponding battery piece and driving corresponding battery piece to move to the abutment of the upper end surface of the adjusting plate in interval adjusting mechanism after corresponding battery piece transmission stops, interval adjusting mechanism is arranged below transplanting mechanism, wherein the adjusting plate is suitable for driving corresponding battery piece to move to change the interval between corresponding battery piece.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model belongs to the technical field of battery cell testing and sorting equipment, specifically relating to battery cell sorting device and transmission mechanism. Background Technology

[0002] With the rapid development of the photovoltaic industry, cell sorting machines are indispensable in automated production lines for producing solar cells. Most current mainstream technologies adopt a dual-cell transport mechanism, in which solar cells are transported and sorted in pairs through symmetrically arranged conveyor belts or roller systems.

[0003] This approach typically uses a single drive motor to power two parallel transport modules, employing gears or belts to synchronously transport silicon wafers to subsequent inspection or processing stations. However, as the photovoltaic industry's capacity requirements continue to increase, the existing dual-wafer transport architecture has revealed significant shortcomings.

[0004] In terms of efficiency, dual-wafer transfer can only process two silicon wafers at a time, resulting in limited throughput per unit time. This cannot meet the high-cycle demands of modern production lines, creating a bottleneck effect, especially in the sorting process. Secondly, in terms of structural design, since the two transfer units are driven by a single motor, the gear or belt drive system is prone to asynchrony problems, causing cell misalignment or mispositioning. This not only reduces yield but also increases equipment maintenance frequency.

[0005] Therefore, a cell sorting device and transmission mechanism are designed to solve the technical problem of cell misalignment caused by asynchronous transmission systems when a single motor drives multiple transmission units in the prior art.

[0006] It should be noted that the information disclosed in this background section is only for understanding the background technology of the present application concept, and therefore, the above description is not considered to constitute prior art information. Utility Model Content

[0007] This disclosure provides at least one battery cell sorting device and a transmission mechanism.

[0008] In a first aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a battery cell sorting device, comprising: A transmission mechanism, a pair of transplanting mechanisms, and a spacing adjustment mechanism; The transmission mechanism includes 2N cell delivery components, where N is an integer and N > 1; The conveyor motor in each of the aforementioned battery cell conveying assemblies is adapted to drive the corresponding conveyor belt to convey the corresponding battery cells placed on each conveyor belt; The transplanting mechanism is located on one side of the transmission mechanism; wherein Each adsorption plate in the transplanting mechanism is adapted to adsorb the corresponding battery cell after the corresponding battery cell transmission stops and drive the corresponding battery cell to abut against the upper surface of the adjustment plate in the spacing adjustment mechanism. The spacing adjustment mechanism is located below the transplanting mechanism; wherein The adjustment plate is adapted to move the corresponding battery cells to change the spacing between them.

[0009] In one optional embodiment, each of the cell delivery assemblies includes: A pair of brackets; The conveyor motor is mounted on one side of one of the supports; The drive wheel is connected to the output end of the conveyor motor; Two rotating shafts are connected to corresponding bracket bearings, and a driven wheel is provided on the outer wall of one of the rotating shafts; The drive belt is fitted onto the outer wall of both the drive pulley and the driven pulley; and The conveyor belt is fitted onto the outer walls of the two rotating shafts; wherein The conveyor motor is adapted to drive the driven wheel and the shaft to rotate via the transmission wheel and the drive belt, so as to transfer the corresponding battery cells via the conveyor belt.

[0010] In one optional implementation, each of the transplanting mechanisms includes: The slide rail has a base that is slidably connected to its upper end surface. A shift motor, the output end of which is connected to the base, thereby driving the base to reciprocate along the guide direction of the slide rail when the shift motor is started; The T-shaped seat has its vertical part connected to the base, and the horizontal part of the T-shaped seat is provided with an adsorption component and a lifting component at both ends.

[0011] In one optional embodiment, the adsorption component includes: A pair of adsorption plates are both disposed at one end of the horizontal part of the T-shaped seat; Each of the aforementioned adsorption plates has several air extraction holes extending through it; and The number of extraction tubes corresponds to the number of extraction holes, and each extraction tube is connected to the extraction hole.

[0012] In one optional implementation, the lifting assembly includes: A lifting cylinder is located at the other end of the horizontal part of the T-shaped seat; A pair of lifting plates, the upper end faces of both lifting plates being connected to the output end of the lifting cylinder; and Several lifting suction cups are respectively installed on the lower end face of each lifting plate.

[0013] In one optional embodiment, the spacing adjustment mechanism includes: An X-axis linear motor is positioned below the adsorption plate; Four Y-axis linear motors are evenly distributed on the X-axis linear motor; among them Each of the Y-axis linear motors is equipped with a rotary motor; and Each of the rotary motors is provided with an adjustment plate at its output end, and each of the adjustment plates is provided with a number of bearing suction cups on its upper surface.

[0014] Secondly, embodiments of this disclosure also provide a transmission mechanism, including: The transmission mechanism includes 2N cell delivery components, where N is an integer and N > 1; Each pair of cell delivery components forms a group, and adjacent groups of cell delivery components are arranged symmetrically.

[0015] In one optional embodiment, each of the cell delivery assemblies includes: A pair of brackets; The conveyor motor is mounted on one side of one of the supports; The drive wheel is connected to the output end of the conveyor motor; Two rotating shafts are connected to corresponding bracket bearings, and a driven wheel is provided on the outer wall of one of the rotating shafts; The drive belt is fitted onto the outer wall of both the drive pulley and the driven pulley; and The conveyor belt is fitted onto the outer walls of the two rotating shafts; wherein The conveyor motor is adapted to drive the driven wheel and the shaft to rotate via the transmission wheel and the drive belt, so as to transfer the corresponding battery cells via the conveyor belt.

[0016] The beneficial effects of this utility model are that the device is equipped with several battery cell transmission components, each of which is equipped with an independent conveyor motor. Each conveyor motor drives the corresponding conveyor belt to transport the corresponding battery cell. At the same time, by setting up a transplanting mechanism and a spacing adjustment mechanism, the corresponding battery cells are moved to change the spacing between the corresponding battery cells, thus solving the problem of battery cell displacement deviation caused by multi-cell linkage.

[0017] Other features and advantages of this invention will be set forth in the description which follows, and will be apparent in part from the description, or may be learned by practicing the invention. The objectives and other advantages of this invention are realized and obtained through the structures particularly pointed out in the description and the accompanying drawings.

[0018] To make the above-mentioned objectives, features and advantages of this utility model more apparent and understandable, preferred embodiments are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Attached Figure Description

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

[0020] Figure 1 An overall perspective view provided for an embodiment of this disclosure; Figure 2 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the transmission mechanism provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure; Figure 3 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the transplanting mechanism provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure; Figure 4 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the spacing adjustment mechanism provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0021] In the picture: 1. Transmission mechanism; 10. Cell conveying assembly; 100. Conveyor motor; 101. Drive wheel; 102. Drive belt; 103. Rotary shaft; 104. Support; 105. Conveyor belt; 106. Driven wheel; 2. Transplanting mechanism; 20. Adsorption assembly; 200. Adsorption plate; 201. Air extraction hole; 202. Air extraction pipe; 21. Lifting assembly; 210. Lifting cylinder; 212. Lifting plate; 213. Lifting suction cup; 22. Shifting motor; 23. Base; 24. T-shaped seat; 25. Slide rail; 3. Spacing adjustment mechanism; 30. X-axis linear motor; 31. Y-axis linear motor; 32. Rotary motor; 33. Adjustment plate; 34. Bearing suction cup; 4. Battery cells; 5. Subsequent processing station. Detailed Implementation

[0022] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of this utility model clearer, the technical solutions of this utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this utility model, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of this utility model.

[0023] In this document, when it is mentioned that a first component is located on a second component, this can mean that the first component can be directly formed on the second component, or that a third component can be inserted between the first and second components. Furthermore, in the accompanying drawings, the thickness of the components may be exaggerated or reduced for the purpose of effectively describing the technical content.

[0024] In this document, when an element or layer is referred to as “located,” “joined to,” “connected to,” “attached to,” or “coupled to” another element or layer, it may be directly located, joined, connected, attached to, or coupled to the other element or layer, or there may be intermediate elements or layers present. Conversely, when an element is referred to as “directly on another element or layer,” “directly joined to,” “directly connected to,” “directly attached to,” or “directly coupled to” another element or layer, there may be no intermediate elements or layers present. Other terms used to describe relationships between elements should be interpreted in a similar manner (e.g., “between” versus “directly between,” “adjacent” versus “directly adjacent,” etc.). As used herein, the term “and / or” includes any and all combinations of one or more of the related listed items.

[0025] In this document, exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. As used herein, expressions such as “at least one of…” modify the entire list of elements when following a list of elements, rather than individual elements in the list. For example, the expression “at least one of a, b, and c” should be understood to include only a, only b, only c, both a and b, both a and c, both b and c, or all of a, b, and c.

[0026] The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing specific exemplary configurations only and is not intended to be limiting. As used herein, the singular articles “a,” “an,” and “the” may also be intended to include plural forms unless otherwise clearly stated herein. The terms “comprising,” “including,” and “having” are inclusive and thus specify the presence of features, steps, operations, elements, and / or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, steps, operations, elements, components, and / or combinations thereof. The method steps, processes, and operations described herein should not be construed as requiring them to be performed in the specific order discussed or shown, unless specifically identified as such. Additional or alternative steps may be employed.

[0027] As used herein, the phrases “in one embodiment,” “according to one embodiment,” “in some embodiments,” etc., generally refer to the fact that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic following the phrase can be included in at least one embodiment of this disclosure. Therefore, a particular feature, structure, or characteristic can be included in more than one embodiment of this disclosure, such that these phrases do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment. As used herein, the terms “example,” “exemplary,” etc., are used to “serve as an example, instance, or illustration.” Any implementation, aspect, or design described herein as “example” or “exemplary” is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or superior to other implementations, aspects, or designs. Rather, the use of the terms “example,” “exemplary,” etc., is intended to present concepts in a specific manner.

[0028] Research has revealed that existing solar cell transport systems employ a dual-cell transport mechanism, where cells are transported and sorted in pairs via symmetrically arranged conveyor belts or roller systems. This approach typically uses a single drive motor to power two parallel transport modules, utilizing gears or belts to synchronously transport the silicon wafers to subsequent inspection or processing stations. However, with the photovoltaic industry's ever-increasing capacity requirements, the existing dual-cell transport architecture has exposed significant shortcomings.

[0029] In terms of efficiency, dual-wafer transfer can only process two silicon wafers at a time, resulting in limited throughput per unit time. This cannot meet the high-cycle demands of modern production lines, creating a bottleneck effect, especially in the sorting process. Secondly, in terms of structural design, since the two transfer units are driven by a single motor, the gear or belt drive system is prone to asynchrony problems, causing cell misalignment or mispositioning. This not only reduces yield but also increases equipment maintenance frequency.

[0030] Based on the above research, this disclosure provides a battery cell sorting device and a transmission mechanism. By setting up four battery cell transmission components, each battery cell transmission component is equipped with an independent conveyor motor. Each conveyor motor drives a corresponding conveyor belt to transport the corresponding battery cell, thus solving the problem of battery cell displacement deviation caused by multi-cell linkage.

[0031] The shortcomings of the above solutions are the result of the inventor's practical experience and careful research. Therefore, the discovery process of the above problems and the solutions proposed in this disclosure should be considered as the inventor's contribution to this disclosure.

[0032] It should be noted that similar labels and letters in the following figures indicate similar items. Therefore, once an item is defined in one figure, it does not need to be further defined and explained in subsequent figures.

[0033] The following detailed description, with reference to the accompanying drawings, describes some embodiments of the present invention. Unless otherwise specified, the following embodiments and features can be combined with each other.

[0034] In some embodiments, such as Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the number of battery cell conveying assemblies 10 is preferably four. Before the battery cell 4 is conveyed, the four battery cells 4 are placed on the upper surface of the corresponding conveyor belts 105. Then, each conveyor motor 100 is started, and the output end of each conveyor motor 100 drives the corresponding transmission wheel 101 to rotate. Through the drive belt 102, the driven wheel 106 and the rotating shaft 103 are rotated, which in turn drives the conveyor belts 105 sleeved on the outer walls of the two rotating shafts 103 to rotate, thereby realizing the conveying of the corresponding battery cell 4. Each conveyor belt 105 is driven independently by the corresponding conveyor motor 100, which completely solves the problem of battery cell displacement deviation caused by multi-cell linkage. Figure 2 As shown in the figure, there are four cell delivery assemblies 10, with each pair of cell delivery assemblies 10 forming a group. Figure 2 Part A, Figure 2 Part B is the two-cell delivery assembly 10 in another group, which is composed of... Figure 2 It can be seen that the A and B groups are arranged symmetrically, which reduces the width of the equipment by 30% and significantly reduces the cost of the production line floor space.

[0035] In some embodiments, such as Figure 1 and Figure 3 As shown (there are two transplanting mechanisms 2), Figure 3 Only one of the transplanting mechanisms 2 is shown. When each conveyor belt 105 transports the corresponding battery cell 4 to the area below the corresponding adsorption plate 200, a vacuum device generates negative pressure at the vacuum hole 201 through the vacuum pipe 202, thereby adsorbing the battery cell 4 below each adsorption plate 200. Each transplanting mechanism 2 is equipped with two adsorption plates 200. Two transplanting mechanisms 2 are configured with four adsorption plates 200 corresponding to four battery cells 4. After each adsorption plate 200 has finished adsorbing, the control shift motor 22 is started, and its output end drives the base 23 along the guide direction of the slide rail 25 (i.e., Figure 3 The reciprocating motion (in the direction marked F) moves, thereby moving the T-shaped seat 24 fixed to the base 23, which in turn moves the corresponding battery cell 4 adsorbed by each adsorption plate 200 to the top of the corresponding bearing adsorption plate 33.

[0036] In some embodiments, such as Figure 1 and Figure 4As shown, when each battery cell 4 moves above the corresponding adjustment plate 33, the suction device stops working, and the negative pressure suction at the suction port 201 is no longer generated. Each battery cell 4 falls above the corresponding adjustment plate 33 under gravity and is supported by the corresponding support suction cup 34. At this time, the spacing between each battery cell 4 is adjusted by controlling the X-axis linear battery 30 to start adjusting the spacing between each Y-axis linear motor 31. The Y-axis linear motor 31 adjusts the position of each battery cell 4 in the Y-axis direction by controlling the position of each rotary motor 32 in the Y-axis direction. Each rotary motor 32 is suitable for adjusting the deflection angle of each battery cell 4 so that the position of each battery cell 4 is adjusted to meet the detection needs of the subsequent detection process.

[0037] In some embodiments, such as Figure 1 and Figure 3 As shown, in conjunction with the above description, when the shift motor 22 completes its initial reciprocating motion, the lifting cylinder 210, after the T-shaped seat 24 has initially reset, is positioned above the battery cell 4 that was initially adsorbed (i.e., above each adjusting plate 33). At this time, each adsorption plate 200 adsorbs the next battery cell 4, and simultaneously the lifting cylinder 210 starts, its output end driving the lifting plate 212 to move downward. Several lifting suction cups 213 provided on the lower end face of the lifting plate 212 adsorb the battery cells 4 that have been adjusted in position. Subsequently, the lifting cylinder 210 resets and lifts each battery cell 4. As the shift motor 22 starts again, the adsorption plate 200 moves the subsequent battery cell to above each adjusting plate 33, while the lifting plate 212 moves the battery cell 4 adsorbed by the lifting suction cups 213 to the subsequent processing position 5, and the corresponding battery cell 4 is removed by the device around the subsequent processing position 5 (how the battery cell 4 is removed is existing technology and will not be described in detail here); this process is repeated to achieve the sorting and processing of several battery cells 4.

[0038] It should be noted that the air extraction device mentioned in the above embodiments includes, but is not limited to, existing devices such as air extraction machines. The existing technology of generating negative pressure suction at the air extraction port 201 through the air extraction pipe 202 will not be described in detail here. The control of the base 23 by the shift motor 22 to move back and forth on the slide rail 25 and the connection method between the shift motor 22 and the base 23 are all existing technologies and will not be described in detail here.

[0039] In the description of the embodiments of this utility model, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," and "linking" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; 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; and they can refer to the internal connection of two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this utility model based on the specific circumstances.

[0040] In the description of this utility model, it should be noted that the terms "center," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "inner," and "outer," etc., indicating orientation or positional relationships, are based on the orientation or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings and are only for the convenience of describing this utility model and simplifying the description, and do not 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. Furthermore, terms such as "first," "second," and other numerical terms used herein do not imply order or sequence unless expressly indicated herein. Therefore, without departing from the teachings of the exemplary embodiments, the first element, component, region, layer, or segment discussed above may be referred to as the second element, component, region, layer, or segment.

[0041] Spatially relative terms, such as “inside,” “outside,” “below,” “below,” “down,” “above,” “up,” etc., may be used herein to describe the relationship between one element or feature illustrated in the figures and another element or feature. In addition to the orientations depicted in the figures, spatially relative terms may be intended to cover different orientations of the device in use or operation. For example, if the device in the figure is flipped, an element described as “below” or “below” other elements or features would be oriented as “above” other elements or features. Thus, the example term “below” can cover both above and below orientations. The device may be oriented in other ways (rotated 90 degrees or in other orientations), and the spatially relative descriptors used herein are interpreted accordingly.

[0042] In the above discussion, unless otherwise stated, when used to describe numerical values, the terms “about,” “approximately,” “basically,” etc., indicate a change of + / - 10% in that value.

[0043] Based on the above-described preferred embodiments of this utility model, and through the foregoing description, those skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications without departing from the technical concept of this utility model. The technical scope of this utility model is not limited to the contents of the specification, but must be determined according to the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A battery cell sorting device, characterized in that, include: The transmission mechanism (1), a pair of transplanting mechanisms (2), and a spacing adjustment mechanism (3); The transmission mechanism (1) includes 2N battery cell conveying components (10), where N is an integer and N>1; The conveying motor (100) in each of the battery cell conveying assemblies (10) is adapted to drive the corresponding conveyor belt (105) to convey the corresponding battery cell (4) placed on each conveyor belt (105). The transplanting mechanism (2) is located on one side of the transmission mechanism (1); wherein Each adsorption plate (200) in the transplanting mechanism (2) is adapted to adsorb the corresponding battery cell (4) after the transmission of the corresponding battery cell (4) stops and drive the corresponding battery cell (4) to move to abut against the upper surface of the adjustment plate (33) in the spacing adjustment mechanism (3); The spacing adjustment mechanism (3) is located below the transplanting mechanism (2); wherein The adjustment plate (33) is adapted to move the corresponding battery cell (4) to change the spacing between the corresponding battery cells (4).

2. The battery cell sorting device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, Each of the aforementioned cell delivery assemblies (10) includes: A pair of supports (104); A conveyor motor (100) is installed on one side of one of the brackets (104); The drive wheel (101) is connected to the output end of the conveying motor (100); Two rotating shafts (103) are connected to the bearings of the corresponding brackets (104), and a driven wheel (106) is provided on the outer wall of one of the rotating shafts (103). A drive belt (102) is fitted onto the outer walls of the drive pulley (101) and the driven pulley (106); and The conveyor belt (105) is fitted onto the outer walls of the two rotating shafts (103); wherein The conveyor motor (100) is adapted to drive the driven wheel (106) and the rotating shaft (103) to rotate via the transmission wheel (101) and the drive belt (102) so as to rotate and transmit the corresponding battery cell (4) via the conveyor belt (105).

3. The battery cell sorting device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, Each of the transplanting mechanisms (2) includes: The slide rail (25) has a base (23) slidably connected to its upper end surface; The shift motor (22) has its output end connected to the base (23), and thus drives the base (23) to reciprocate along the guide direction of the slide rail (25) when the shift motor (22) is started; The T-shaped seat (24) has its vertical part connected to the base (23), and the horizontal part of the T-shaped seat (24) is provided with an adsorption component (20) and a lifting component (21) at both ends.

4. The battery cell sorting device as described in claim 3, characterized in that, The adsorption component (20) includes: A pair of adsorption plates (200) are both disposed at one end of the horizontal part of the T-shaped seat (24); Each of the aforementioned adsorption plates (200) has a plurality of air extraction holes (201) extending through it; and The number of suction pipes (202) corresponds to the number of suction holes (201), and each suction pipe (202) is connected to the suction hole (201).

5. The battery cell sorting device as described in claim 4, characterized in that, The lifting assembly (21) includes: A lifting cylinder (210) is located at the other end of the horizontal part of the T-shaped seat (24); A pair of lifting plates (212), the upper end faces of both lifting plates (212) being connected to the output end of the lifting cylinder (210); and Several lifting suction cups (213) are respectively set on the lower end face of each lifting plate (212).

6. The battery cell sorting device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The spacing adjustment mechanism (3) includes: An X-axis linear motor (30) is disposed below the adsorption plate (200); Four Y-axis linear motors (31) are evenly arranged on the X-axis linear motor (30); among them Each of the Y-axis linear motors (31) is equipped with a rotary motor (32); and Each of the rotary motors (32) has an adjustment plate (33) at its output end, and each of the adjustment plates (33) has a plurality of bearing suction cups (34) on its upper surface.

7. A transmission mechanism, characterized in that, include: 2N cell delivery components (10), where N is an integer and N>1; Each pair of cell delivery assemblies (10) forms a group, and the two adjacent groups of cell delivery assemblies (10) are arranged symmetrically.

8. The transmission mechanism as described in claim 7, characterized in that, Each of the aforementioned cell delivery assemblies (10) includes: A pair of supports (104); A conveyor motor (100) is installed on one side of one of the brackets (104); The drive wheel (101) is connected to the output end of the conveying motor (100); Two rotating shafts (103) are connected to the bearings of the corresponding brackets (104), and a driven wheel (106) is provided on the outer wall of one of the rotating shafts (103). A drive belt (102) is fitted onto the outer walls of the drive pulley (101) and the driven pulley (106); and The conveyor belt (105) is fitted onto the outer walls of the two rotating shafts (103); wherein The conveyor motor (100) is adapted to drive the driven wheel (106) and the rotating shaft (103) to rotate via the transmission wheel (101) and the drive belt (102) so as to rotate and transmit the corresponding battery cell (4) via the conveyor belt (105).

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