Mixed Reel and Roll Tray Loading for Shared Battery Storage Racks
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing secondary battery manufacturing processes require separate racks and storage spaces for reels and rolls due to their different shapes and sizes, leading to inefficient space utilization and operational inflexibility.
Innovation Solution
A mixed loading device that uses a common rack and tray design for both reels and rolls, incorporating a stacker crane to transport and load trays with interchangeable reel and roll frames, allowing for efficient storage and transportation of both types on the same rack.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If separate racks are used for reels and rolls, then each type can be stored with appropriate structure, but space utilization decreases and device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The rack is designed with a universal structure that can accommodate both reel trays and roll trays. The tray support structure includes positioning guides and support surfaces that adapt to different tray types, allowing a single rack to serve multiple storage functions for both reel and roll semi-finished products.
Solution Approach 2:
The system separates the tray design into modular components: a common base tray structure that fits the rack, and interchangeable top components (reel frames or roll frames) that can be selectively installed. This segmentation allows the same rack and base tray to handle different product types by simply changing the top component.
2Adaptability or versatility
If separate racks are used for reels and rolls, then each type can be stored with appropriate structure, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The rack employs a universal support structure with standardized tray positions and common structural elements that work with both reel and roll trays. This reduces the number of different rack designs needed while maintaining appropriate support for each product type.
Solution Approach 2:
The rack system incorporates adjustable and reconfigurable elements, such as movable tray supports and interchangeable frame components, that can be dynamically adapted between reel and roll configurations without requiring complete system replacement or complex specialized structures.
3Ease of operation
If separate loading spaces are required for reels and rolls, then proper loading can be achieved, but space utilization decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The loading device merges the loading functions for reels and rolls into a single integrated space. The stacker crane and tray handling mechanisms are designed to accommodate both tray types through the same loading pathway and support structures, eliminating the need for separate loading areas.
Solution Approach 2:
The loading device uses universal tray support mechanisms and positioning systems that can handle both reel trays and roll trays through the same loading process, allowing a single loading space to serve dual purposes without compromising operational ease.
Data Source
AI summary
A secondary battery semi-finished product mixed loading device for loading a secondary reel or roll according to the present disclosure includes: a rack erected vertically on ground; a tray loaded on the rack; and a stacker crane transporting the tray and loading the tray on the rack, in which the secondary battery reel or roll may be mounted on the tray.