Battery Winder Mandrel Feeding With Automated Notch Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mandrel feeding devices in battery manufacturing require manual intervention for adjusting the position of a notch on the mandrel and applying double-sided adhesive tape, leading to low automation and reduced efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A mandrel feeding device with a dispensing, adjusting, and adhesive application station, equipped with a transferring apparatus, adjusting apparatus, and adhesive application apparatus, which automates the process of positioning the mandrel notch and applying adhesive, using mechanisms like rotating abutting shafts and adhesive application wheels.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If manual intervention is used to adjust the notch position and apply adhesive tape, then operational flexibility is maintained, but automation level and feeding efficiency are significantly reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The mandrel feeding device is divided into multiple functional modules: a transferring mechanism for moving mandrels, an adjusting mechanism for positioning the notch, and an adhesive application mechanism for applying double-sided adhesive tape. Each module operates independently but coordinates through the transferring mechanism, enabling automated processing while maintaining manageable system complexity through modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines the transferring mechanism, adjusting mechanism, and adhesive application mechanism into an integrated automated feeding system. These previously separate manual operations are merged into a coordinated automated sequence, where the transferring mechanism moves mandrels between stations and the adjusting and adhesive mechanisms perform their functions in sequence, eliminating manual intervention entirely.
2Productivity
If manual adjustment of notch position is performed, then positioning accuracy can be achieved, but production efficiency is significantly reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical adjustment with an automated adjusting mechanism that uses a rotating abutting shaft to position the mandrel notch. This mechanism automatically rotates the mandrel to the correct orientation, substituting human manual positioning with a controlled mechanical system that achieves both speed and precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The adjusting mechanism is designed to automatically position the mandrel notch without external intervention. The rotating abutting shaft self-adjusts the mandrel orientation through controlled rotation, and the system autonomously completes the positioning task, eliminating the need for manual measurement and adjustment while maintaining precision.
3Productivity
If automated mechanisms are introduced for adjusting and adhesive application, then automation level and efficiency improve, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The transferring mechanism serves multiple functions: it transports mandrels from the dispensing station to the adjusting station, and then to the adhesive application station. This multi-functional component reduces the need for separate transport mechanisms for each operation, thereby reducing overall device complexity while maintaining high automation and production efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The adjusting mechanism employs a rotating abutting shaft that dynamically adjusts mandrel position through controlled rotation. This dynamic mechanism replaces complex multi-component positioning systems with a simpler rotational adjustment that achieves the same positioning accuracy, reducing device complexity while maintaining precision and improving speed.
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AI summary
The disclosed subject matter provides a mandrel feeding device and a battery winder. The mandrel feeding device has a dispensing station, an adjusting station, an adhesive application station, a transferring unit, a dispensing unit, a feeding unit configured for gripping a mandrel on the transferring unit and transferring gripped mandrel to a winding mechanism.