A multi-shell quick-release positioning mechanism

Abstract

This utility model discloses a multi-shell quick-assembly positioning mechanism, including a mold carrier base. The mold carrier base is provided with several storage slots and a clamping component for clamping and positioning battery shells placed in the storage slots. After the battery shells to be assembled are placed in the storage slots, they are clamped and fixed by the clamping component. This solves the problems of not being able to prepare stock for the assembly of modular battery shells in the equipment and not being able to quickly replace them after assembly, effectively improving work efficiency.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of mechanical technology, specifically to a multi-shell quick-assembly positioning mechanism. Background Technology

[0002] In battery manufacturing, especially in the production of hard-shell batteries, encapsulation is a crucial process. This process typically involves welding or bonding the cover to the casing to ensure the battery's airtightness and structural integrity.

[0003] The current common practice is to clamp and process batteries individually. Specifically, operators or automated equipment need to place each battery case in a dedicated fixture, clamp and fix it, and then complete the current packaging operation (such as applying adhesive, pre-positioning, etc.). Afterwards, the battery needs to be removed from the fixture, then individually transported, positioned, and installed in the next process station (such as laser welding, pressure holding and curing) for final processing. This "one-on-one clamping, one-on-one releasing" cycle constitutes the core rhythm of traditional production lines.

[0004] However, this traditional single-piece flow production method is inefficient. Each battery needs to undergo independent clamping, unclamping, and loading / unloading processes, and a lot of time is wasted on repetitive positioning and transfer, which severely restricts the production cycle of the entire line and cannot meet the high efficiency requirements of large-scale manufacturing. In addition, positioning accuracy is difficult to guarantee. The battery needs to be repositioned and clamped in each process. Multiple clamping will introduce cumulative errors, which may affect the quality of the final packaging. Especially for precision processes such as welding and sealing, positioning deviations can easily lead to a decrease in yield. Summary of the Invention

[0005] In order to solve the problems existing in the prior art, the purpose of this application is to provide a multi-shell quick-assembly positioning mechanism, which can solve the problems that it is impossible to prepare stock of the battery shells during the assembly process in the equipment and that it is impossible to quickly replace them after assembly, thus effectively improving work efficiency.

[0006] To solve the aforementioned technical problems, this application adopts the following technical solution: A multi-shell quick-assembly positioning mechanism includes a mold carrier, which has several storage slots and a clamping component for clamping and positioning battery shells placed in the storage slots. After the battery shells to be assembled are placed in the storage slots, they are clamped and fixed by the clamping component.

[0007] Preferably, the mold carrier includes a base plate, a back plate disposed on the base plate, and a locking block disposed on the back plate, and the storage slot is disposed on the locking block.

[0008] Preferably, a card block is provided at both the upper and lower ends of the back plate, and a plurality of storage slots are evenly spaced on the card block.

[0009] Preferably, the upper ends of the base plate are also provided with handles on both sides.

[0010] Preferably, the clamping assembly includes a drive device mounted on the mold base and a pressure rod that moves back and forth via the drive device.

[0011] Preferably, a support sliding device is provided symmetrically on both sides of the driving device, and the pressure rod is fixed on the support sliding device.

[0012] Preferably, the driving device includes a fixed base, a driver disposed on the fixed base, and the middle of the pressure rod is fixed on the driver.

[0013] Preferably, the supporting sliding device includes a slide rail and a slide block disposed on the slide rail, and the pressure rod is fixed on the slide block.

[0014] Preferably, the front end of the pressure rod is provided with a flexible silicone strip.

[0015] Preferably, the bottom of the base plate is provided with two guide rails, and the side of the base plate is also provided with a quick positioning protrusion.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows: After multiple battery casings to be assembled are limited by the storage slot, they are clamped and fixed on the mold carrier by the clamping component, and then enter the production equipment for centralized operation. This solves the problems of low production efficiency and difficulty in ensuring positioning accuracy after multiple processes in the traditional single-piece flow production method. It makes the final packaging quality stable and the yield rate high, effectively improves production efficiency, saves loading and unloading time, and has a simple overall structure and is easy to operate. Attached Figure Description

[0017] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the combined structure of this utility model; Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the mold base in this utility model; In the diagram: 1. Battery casing; 2. Guide rail; 3. Carrier mold base; 31. Base plate; 32. Back plate; 33. Locking block; 4. Storage slot; 5. Pressing assembly; 51. Drive device; 511. Driver; 512. Fixing base; 52. Pressure rod; 6. Handle; 7. Support sliding device; 71. Slide seat; 72. Slide rail; 8. Flexible silicone strip; 9. Quick positioning protrusion. Detailed Implementation

[0018] The present application will now be further described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. It should be noted that, without conflict, the various embodiments or technical features described below can be arbitrarily combined to form new embodiments.

[0019] In the description of this application, it should be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing this application 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 application.

[0020] The terms "first," "second," etc., used in this application are used to distinguish similar objects and not to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that such data can be interchanged where appropriate so that embodiments of this application can be implemented in orders other than those illustrated or described herein, and the objects distinguished by "first," "second," etc., are generally of the same class, without limiting the number of objects; for example, a first object can be one or more. Furthermore, in the specification and claims, "and / or" indicates at least one of the connected objects, and the character " / " generally indicates that the preceding and following objects are in an "or" relationship.

[0021] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, a multi-shell quick-assembly positioning mechanism includes a mold carrier 3, which has several storage slots 4 and a clamping component 5 for clamping and positioning the battery shell 1 placed in the storage slots 4. After the battery shell 1 to be assembled is placed in the storage slots 4, it is clamped and fixed by the clamping component 5.

[0022] In actual operation, the battery casing 1 to be assembled is placed into the receiving slot 4, and then the clamping component 5 clamps and positions the battery casing 1 in the receiving slot 4. Finally, it is installed on the relevant mechanical equipment through the mold carrier 3, and the equipment is started to perform operations such as moving, feeding, gluing, or clamping. During the construction process of the relevant mechanical equipment, the operator fills and fixes the battery casing 1 on the next mold carrier 3. After the battery casing 1 on the equipment is assembled, the entire mold carrier 3 is removed and quickly replaced with the next one. Then, the battery casing 1 processed on the mold carrier 3 is taken out and fed again. After the multiple battery casings to be assembled are limited by the receiving slot, they are clamped and fixed on the mold carrier by the clamping component, and then enter the production equipment for centralized operation. This solves the problems of low production efficiency and difficulty in ensuring positioning accuracy after multiple processes in the traditional single-piece flow production method, so that the final packaging quality is stable and the yield is high. It effectively improves production efficiency, saves loading and unloading time, and has a simple overall structure and is easy to operate. Among them, multiple storage slots 4 are used on the mold base 3, but only one clamping component 5 is equipped to clamp and position the battery shell 1 in the storage slot 4. During the clamping operation, rapid batch positioning can be achieved, and the operation efficiency is higher.

[0023] A further improvement is made to the mold carrier 3, which includes a base plate 31, a back plate 32 on the base plate 31, and a locking block 33 on the back plate 32. The storage groove 4 is provided on the locking block 33. The back plate 32 has a locking block 33 at both the upper and lower ends, and the locking block 33 is provided with a plurality of storage grooves 4 at even intervals.

[0024] The base plate 31 and back plate 32 are generally L-shaped. The back plate 32 serves both as a stop and as a positioning element for the locking block 33, allowing the height of the locking block 33 and the storage slot 4 to be fixed arbitrarily. To ensure the stability of the battery housing 1, a locking block 33 with a storage slot 4 is fixed at both the top and bottom ends of the back plate 32. When the battery housing 1 is placed into the storage slot 4, the top and bottom ends are limited, ensuring the positioning stability and accuracy of the elongated battery housing 1 while maintaining a shorter length of the storage slot 4, thus preventing tilting.

[0025] A further improvement is that handles 6 are provided on both sides of the upper end of the base plate 31. The entire mold carrier 3 is made of metal, which enables higher precision of each mechanism and storage slot 4. The handles 6 on both sides can be used to move quickly, especially when disassembling and loading the mold carrier 3, which is safer and faster to replace.

[0026] A further improvement based on any of the above embodiments is that the pressing assembly 5 includes a driving device 51 disposed on the mold base 3 and a pressure rod 52 that moves back and forth through the driving device 51; the driving device 51 includes a fixed base 512 and a driver 511 disposed on the fixed base 512, and the middle of the pressure rod 52 is fixed on the driver 511.

[0027] The drive unit 51 is fixed on the base plate 31 of the mold carrier 3, while the pressure rod 52 is installed in front of the storage slot 4 via the drive unit 51. When the battery housing 1 needs to be disassembled or assembled, the pressure rod 52 moves away from the storage slot 4 via the drive unit 51. After the battery housing 1 is installed, the drive unit 51 pushes the pressure rod 52 forward, so that the pressure rod 52 presses against the outside of the battery housing 1 and clamps it with the storage slot 4, making clamping simpler and more convenient. The drive unit 511 adopts a push-pull type quick clamp clamp, which makes it more convenient and faster to control the movement of the pressure rod 52.

[0028] A further improvement is made in that a supporting sliding device 7 is symmetrically provided on both sides of the driving device 51, and the pressure rod 52 is fixed on the supporting sliding device 7; the supporting sliding device 7 includes a slide rail 72 and a slide seat 71 provided on the slide rail 72, and the pressure rod 52 is fixed on the slide seat 71.

[0029] When the length of the pressure rod 52 is large, it is prone to tilting or wobbling, causing one end to fail to press firmly when clamping the battery casing 1. Therefore, a support sliding device 7 is symmetrically installed on both sides of the drive device 51. The support sliding device 7 ensures that the pressure rod 52 moves smoothly back and forth while avoiding tilting or wobbling at both ends, thus ensuring a stable clamping effect of the pressure rod 52 on the battery casing 1 in each storage slot 4. The support sliding device 7 consists of a slide rail 72 and an L-shaped slide block 71 mounted on the slide rail 72. The pressure rod 52 is fixed on the slide block 71. When the pressure rod 52 needs to move back and forth, it can move along the slide rail 72 via the slide block 71, ensuring both the accuracy of the movement trajectory and the stability during the clamping process.

[0030] A further improvement is made by providing a flexible silicone strip 8 at the front end of the pressure rod 52. The front end of the pressure rod 52 presses the battery casing with the flexible silicone strip 8, which can prevent damage to the battery casing. In addition, the soft material allows it to deform and automatically adapt to the slight dimensional differences of each battery casing. This ensures that even with tolerances, each battery can be clamped evenly and reliably without the risk of loosening or over-tightening, thereby guaranteeing the consistency of batch processing.

[0031] A further improvement is made by providing two guide rails 2 at the bottom of the base plate 31, and quick-positioning protrusions 9 on the sides of the base plate 31. The two elongated guide rails 2 at the bottom of the base plate 31 serve as positioning guides when placed on an external operating table; additionally, they prevent adhesion issues at the bottom, ensuring the flatness of the contact surface during repeated assembly and avoiding unevenness after installation. The entire machine also has protrusions or grooves that match the quick-positioning protrusions 9, enabling rapid positioning.

[0032] The above embodiments are merely preferred embodiments of this application and should not be construed as limiting the scope of protection of this application. Any non-substantial changes and substitutions made by those skilled in the art based on this application shall fall within the scope of protection claimed by this application.

Claims

1. A multi-shell quick-assembly positioning mechanism, characterized in that: Includes a mold carrier (3), which has several storage slots (4) and a clamping component (5) for clamping and positioning the battery housing placed in the storage slots (4). The battery housing to be assembled is placed in the storage slots (4) and then clamped and fixed by the clamping component (5).

2. The multi-shell quick-assembly positioning mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The mold carrier (3) includes a base plate (31), a back plate (32) provided on the base plate (31), and a locking block (33) provided on the back plate (32). The storage slot (4) is provided on the locking block (33).

3. The multi-shell quick-assembly positioning mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that: The back plate (32) has a card block (33) at both the top and bottom ends, and the card block (33) has several storage slots (4) evenly spaced on it.

4. The multi-shell quick-assembly positioning mechanism according to claim 3, characterized in that: The base plate (31) is also provided with handles (6) on both sides of its upper end.

5. The multi-shell quick-assembly positioning mechanism according to claim 4, characterized in that: The clamping assembly (5) includes a drive device (51) mounted on the mold base (3) and a pressure rod (52) that moves back and forth via the drive device (51).

6. The multi-shell quick-assembly positioning mechanism according to claim 5, characterized in that: The drive device (51) is provided with a support sliding device (7) symmetrically on both sides, and the pressure rod (52) is fixed on the support sliding device (7).

7. A multi-shell quick-assembly positioning mechanism according to claim 6, characterized in that: The drive device (51) includes a fixed base (512) and a driver (511) provided on the fixed base (512), and the middle of the pressure rod (52) is fixed on the driver (511).

8. A multi-shell quick-assembly positioning mechanism according to claim 6, characterized in that: The supporting sliding device (7) includes a slide rail (72) and a slide block (71) provided on the slide rail (72), and the pressure rod (52) is fixed on the slide block (71).

9. A multi-shell quick-assembly positioning mechanism according to claim 5, characterized in that: The front end of the pressure rod (52) is provided with a flexible silicone strip (8).

10. A multi-shell quick-assembly positioning mechanism according to claim 9, characterized in that: The bottom of the base plate (31) is provided with two guide rails (2), and the side of the base plate (31) is also provided with a quick positioning protrusion (9).

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