Battery Grabbing with Pre-Detection for Qualified Cell Handling

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing battery grabbing devices have low automation levels and fail to consistently grab qualified batteries, requiring manual intervention and lacking automated quality control.

Innovation Solution

A battery grabbing device equipped with a detection apparatus to identify qualified batteries, a battery grabbing apparatus to selectively grasp qualified batteries, and a tray grabbing apparatus to automate the removal of trays, enhancing automation and accuracy.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Extent of automation

If a battery grabbing apparatus is used to grab batteries in a tray, then the automation level increases, but the device cannot distinguish qualified batteries from unqualified ones, resulting in low grabbing accuracy

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveautomation levelVSAvoidgrabbing accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Extent of automationVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The detection apparatus performs quality detection of batteries before the grabbing apparatus grabs them. The detection apparatus captures images of batteries in the tray, processes these images to determine qualification status, and only then does the grabbing apparatus grab qualified batteries. This preliminary detection action ensures high grabbing accuracy while maintaining automation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Ease of operation

If the tray is left on the workbench after battery grabbing, then manual intervention is required to remove the tray, but this reduces the automation level

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemanual intervention requirementVSAvoidautomation level
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSExtent of automation

Solution Approach 1:

The system merges the battery grabbing function with the tray removal function into one automated operation. After the grabbing apparatus grabs a qualified battery, the same grabbing apparatus automatically removes the tray from the workbench. This combination eliminates manual intervention for tray removal and maintains high automation level throughout the process.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Productivity

If the battery grabbing apparatus grabs batteries without quality detection, then the grabbing speed is fast, but the probability of grabbing qualified batteries is low

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegrabbing speedVSAvoidprobability of grabbing qualified batteries
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The detection apparatus performs quality detection before the grabbing apparatus operates. Images of batteries are captured and processed to identify qualified ones, and only then does the grabbing apparatus grab batteries. This preliminary detection ensures high reliability of grabbed batteries while maintaining efficient automation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements feedback control where the detection apparatus continuously monitors battery quality and provides real-time qualification information to the grabbing apparatus. Based on this feedback, the grabbing apparatus adjusts its grabbing actions to ensure only qualified batteries are grabbed, maintaining high reliability while preserving productivity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentEP4603429A1Battery grabbing device, battery production line and control method for battery grabbing device
Publication Date: 2025.08.20 CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
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AI summary

Embodiments of this disclosure disclose a battery grabbing device, a battery production line, and a control method for a battery grabbing device, where the battery grabbing device can increase the level of automation of the battery grabbing device. The level of automation of the battery production line is increased accordingly after the battery grabbing device is adopted. By using the control method for the battery grabbing device, qualified batteries can be grabbed quickly and accurately, improving the grabbing efficiency of batteries. The battery grabbing device includes a support, a workbench, a detection apparatus, a battery grabbing apparatus, and a tray grabbing apparatus, where the workbench is configured to carry a tray and a battery in the tray, the detection apparatus is disposed on the support and configured to detect whether the battery on the workbench is qualified, the battery grabbing apparatus is configured to grab the qualified battery, and the tray grabbing apparatus is at least configured to grab the tray after the battery grabbing apparatus grabs the qualified battery. The battery grabbing device provided in this disclosure is configured to grab qualified batteries.