Code Scanner Misplug Detection With Keyed Matching Assemblies
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Solution Overview
Problem
Signal transmission lines of code scanners in battery production processes are easily confused and misplugged, leading to inconsistencies in product serial numbers and compromising product traceability and quality.
Innovation Solution
An anti-misplug detection mechanism for code scanners, comprising first and second matching members with mistake-proofing features, detection members, and controllers, ensuring correct connection through trigger signals and physical distance controls to prevent misplug.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If mistake-proofing features are added to prevent misplug, then connection accuracy is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The matching members are segmented into multiple groups with distinct mistake-proofing features. Each group has its own unique guiding key configuration, which simplifies the design within each group while maintaining overall system accuracy through the segmented approach.
Solution Approach 2:
The mistake-proofing features are pre-designed and integrated into the matching members during manufacturing. The guiding keys and insertion holes are preliminarily configured with specific geometries that automatically prevent misconnection, eliminating the need for complex verification mechanisms during operation.
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AI summary
The application discloses an anti-misplug detection mechanism for code scanners, a code scanning system, and a battery processing system. The anti-misplug detection mechanism includes: a plurality of first communication interfaces, and anti-misplug detection assemblies. The plurality of first communication interfaces is used to be mutually plug-in connected to second communication interfaces on the code scanners one to one to form a plurality of code scanner plug-in assembly groups; and the anti-misplug detection assemblies are arranged in groups with the first communication interfaces, and includes a first matching member, a second matching member and a detection member. The first matching members and the first communication interfaces are relatively fixed one to one, the second matching members are connected to the code scanners one to one through connecting elements, and a first mistake-proofing feature and a second mistake-proofing feature of the same group are matched with each other, so that the first matching member and the second matching member in the same group is capable of being connected to each other in place, and the detection member is used to generate a trigger signal after the first matching member and the second matching member are connected in place. According to the above solution, it is convenient to determine whether the code scanner is connected to the corresponding second communication interface through the trigger signal.