Quick-Swap Tool Cleaning for Battery Module Production Lines
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current cleaning methods for battery modules in production lines require suspending the production line, which is inconvenient and affects normal production, and involves manual operation with safety risks.
Innovation Solution
A cleaning system comprising a control device, quick swap platform, and clamping jaw device that allows for automated cleaning of battery modules outside the production line by determining the presence of target tools on the platform and using a plasma cleaning machine to clean specific tools based on blueprint information, improving operation convenience and efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual cleaning and verification is performed on the production line, then cleaning effect can be verified, but production must be suspended which reduces productivity
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaning system separates the cleaning verification function from the main production line by using a dedicated quick swap platform and clamping jaw device. This segmentation allows cleaning operations to be performed independently on battery modules before they enter the main production assembly, enabling production to continue without suspension while maintaining cleaning verification capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs cleaning and verification as a preliminary action before battery modules enter the main production line. By completing cleaning operations in advance on the quick swap platform, the system ensures cleaning requirements are met before assembly begins, eliminating the need for mid-production cleaning interruptions.
2Ease of operation
If manual cleaning operation is used, then flexibility is maintained, but operation convenience is poor and requires manual intervention
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaning system enables self-service operation through automated control. The control device automatically manages the clamping jaw device to grab battery modules, positions them for cleaning, and coordinates the cleaning process. This automation eliminates the need for manual cleaning operations while maintaining operational flexibility, significantly improving ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system replaces manual mechanical cleaning operations with an automated control system that manages the clamping jaw device and cleaning process. This substitution of manual mechanical operations with automated control mechanisms improves operation convenience while reducing the need for manual intervention.
3Adaptability or versatility
If cleaning is performed on the production line, then cleaning can be integrated into the process, but it complicates the production line structure
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts the cleaning function from the main production line structure and places it on a separate quick swap platform. This extraction allows the production line to maintain its original simple structure while still incorporating cleaning capability through the independent platform that can be quickly swapped or accessed as needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The quick swap platform serves multiple functions: it acts as a preparation station for battery modules, houses the clamping jaw device for automated handling, and provides the cleaning interface. This multi-functionality allows cleaning integration without adding dedicated separate equipment to the production line, thereby avoiding structural complexity.
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AI summary
The present disclosure discloses a cleaning method and system. The cleaning system comprises a control device, a quick swap platform, and a clamping jaw device. The control device of the cleaning system determines whether there is a target tool on the quick swap platform according to target first-article information when receiving the target first-article information, wherein the target first-article information represents blueprint information of a first-article battery module; and the target tool is a tool configured to be cleaned instead of the first-article battery module. The control device controls, when it is determined that there is the target tool on the quick swap platform, the clamping jaw device to grab the target tool for cleaning, which can effectively improve operation convenience without affecting normal production and improve production efficiency.