Battery Terminal Welding with Parallel Position Measurement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing battery manufacturing processes face inefficiencies in welding electrode terminals to busbar components, leading to prolonged processing times and increased costs due to sequential measurement and welding of multiple regions.
Innovation Solution
A welding device and method that integrates a measurement component with the welding component, allowing simultaneous measurement and welding of adjacent regions, synchronized movement, and a clamping plate assembly to stabilize the assembly, thereby reducing overall processing time.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If sequential measurement and welding is performed on each welding region, then measurement precision and welding quality are ensured, but welding efficiency and processing speed deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The measurement component measures the welding position of the next welding region in advance while the welding component is currently welding the current region. This preliminary measurement of future positions allows the welding component to move directly to predetermined positions without intermediate measurement delays, thereby maintaining measurement precision while significantly improving welding efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
The measurement component operates continuously during the welding process, measuring positions of subsequent welding regions while the welding component works on the current region. This continuous parallel operation eliminates idle time between welding operations, ensuring both precision measurement and high productivity
2Ease of operation
If separate measurement and welding operations are performed sequentially, then operational simplicity is maintained, but processing time and productivity deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The measurement component and welding component are integrated into a single welding device that processes multiple welding regions simultaneously. The measurement component measures while the welding component welds, merging two sequential operations into parallel concurrent operations, thereby reducing processing time while maintaining operational simplicity through unified device control
Solution Approach 2:
The welding device is designed with multi-functionality, where a single device performs both measurement and welding operations across multiple welding regions. The measurement component measures positions while the welding component executes welding, allowing the device to handle complex multi-region welding tasks efficiently without requiring multiple separate devices or complex coordination
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AI summary
A welding device and a welding method are provided. The welding device includes: a welding component, configured to perform welding on a first welding region of a to-be-welded assembly at a first welding position, where the to-be-welded assembly includes multiple welding regions; and a measurement component, configured to measure a second welding position corresponding to a second welding region of the to-be-welded assembly under a condition that the welding component performs welding on the first welding region, where the second welding region is adjacent to the first welding region. The welding component is further configured to: move from the first welding position to the second welding position, and perform welding on the second welding region at the second welding position. Based on the welding device and the welding method, welding efficiency can be improved.