CN106892267B

CN106892267B - Circulating conveying power device

Info

Publication number: CN106892267B
Application number: CN201710167447.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 蒋烜; 张海欧
Original assignee: Wuxi Autowell Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Wuxi Autowell Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2017-03-21
Filing date: 2017-03-21
Publication date: 2022-08-05
Anticipated expiration: 2037-03-21
Also published as: CN106892267A

Abstract

The invention provides a circulating conveying power device, which comprises: a frame body; the pushing structure is arranged on the frame body, corresponds to the position of the carrier sent out by the circulating conveying device, and has the same pushing direction as the conveying direction of the circulating conveying device; the stopping structure is arranged on the frame body and corresponds to the position of the circulating conveying device for sending out the carrier, the stopping structure comprises a stopping surface, and the stopping surface and the second position are in the same vertical plane; the pushing structure pushes the carrier to move on the circulating conveying device through the matching of the pushing surface and the carrier, and the stopping structure stops the carrier at a specified position through the matching of the stopping surface and the carrier. The invention realizes the recycling of the carrier and improves the integral automation level.

Description

Circulating conveying power device

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of automatic workpiece conveying in general, and in particular relates to a circulating conveying power device.

Background

At present, workpiece conveying is usually an important link in automatic production, the existing workpiece conveying can only realize semi-automatic operation and can only realize the automation of conveying, and the automation in the feeding and discharging processes can only depend on manual operation. Some production lines are operated by robots with high price to ensure accurate positioning, so that the cost is greatly increased, and the feeding of the robots is usually not high in speed due to the stroke problem, and the rhythm is inconsistent with the workpiece conveying, so that the overall rhythm of the production line is slowed down, and the efficiency is reduced. In addition, in the conveying process of small-sized workpieces, a jig is generally required to be used, and the jig needs to be put in and taken out, so that the number of working procedures is increased, and the conveying rhythm is slowed down. Finally, the existing workpiece conveying process is generally single-line conveying, the whole conveying process can be affected when any link is in a problem, and the efficiency of the whole conveying line can be greatly reduced due to the fact that the operation time is long in a certain link.

Therefore, how to improve the automation level of workpiece transportation, especially small workpiece transportation, so as to improve the transportation efficiency and reduce the cost is a problem that needs to be solved urgently.

Disclosure of Invention

A main object of the present invention is to overcome at least one of the drawbacks of the prior art described above and to provide a power plant for endless conveyor with a high level of automation and a very high conveying efficiency.

In order to achieve the purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:

an endless transport power unit for powering an endless transport device that transports a carrier, the endless transport power unit comprising:

a frame body;

the pushing structure is arranged on the frame body, corresponds to the position of the circulating conveying device for sending out the carrier, and has the same pushing direction as the conveying direction of the circulating conveying device;

the stopping structure is arranged on the frame body and corresponds to the position of the circulating conveying device for sending out the carrier, and comprises a stopping surface which is in the same vertical plane with the second position;

the pushing structure pushes the carrier to move on the circulating conveying device through the matching of the pushing surface and the carrier, and the stopping structure stops the carrier at a specified position through the matching of the stopping surface and the carrier.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the ejector structure and the stopper structure are arranged in parallel in the same vertical space.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the ejector structure includes more than two stages of ejector modules.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the pushing structure includes a first pushing module and a second pushing module, the first pushing module is mounted on the frame body and can reciprocate in a first direction relative to the frame body, the second pushing module is mounted on the first pushing module and can reciprocate in a second direction relative to the first pushing module, and the first direction and the second direction are the same direction.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the first pushing module is a sliding block structure, the frame body is provided with a sliding rail, and the sliding block structure is matched with the sliding rail.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a drag chain is further connected between the first pushing module and the frame body.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the second pushing module is a cylinder.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a push block is mounted on a piston rod of the air cylinder, and a surface of the push block, which is far away from a cylinder seat of the air cylinder, is the push top surface.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the stopping structure includes an installation seat, an adjusting rod and a stopping block, the installation seat is installed on the frame body, the adjusting rod is installed on the installation seat in a position adjustable manner, and the stopping block is installed at one end of the adjusting rod far away from the installation seat.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the adjusting rod comprises a screw rod and an adjusting nut, the screw rod passes through the mounting hole on the mounting seat and is matched with the adjusting nut, and the adjusting nut adjusts the telescopic length of the screw rod relative to the mounting seat by changing the matching position with the screw rod through rotation.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the stop block is a flexible block, and the stop surface and the body of the stop block are smoothly transited.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the carrier is a jig and is used for carrying the battery cell.

According to the technical scheme, the automatic conveying line has the advantages and positive effects that:

according to the invention, through the matching of the pushing structure and the stopping structure, the movement and the positioning of the carrier on the circulating conveying device are realized, so that the circulating conveying of the carrier is realized, the structure is simple, the action is reliable, and the working efficiency can be greatly improved. Therefore, the invention can improve the whole automation level and greatly improve the conveying efficiency.

Drawings

Various objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of preferred embodiments of the invention, when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The drawings are merely exemplary of the invention and are not necessarily drawn to scale. In the drawings, like reference characters designate the same or similar parts throughout the different views. Wherein:

fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an automated conveyor line according to the present invention shown in an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a schematic perspective view of the circulating conveyor in the automatic conveyor line according to the present invention, which is shown in an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 3 is a schematic plan view of the circulating conveyor in the automated conveyor line of the present invention shown in an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 4 is a schematic perspective view of a lift-off device in the automated conveyor line of the present invention in an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 5 is a schematic plan view of the lift-off device of the automated conveyor line of the present invention shown in an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of the operation process of the lifting and lowering disengaging device in the automatic conveying line of the invention in an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 7 is a schematic perspective view of a jig in the automatic conveying line according to the present invention in an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 8 is an exploded view of a jig in the automated conveyor line according to the present invention in an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 9 is a schematic perspective view illustrating the operation process of the jig in the automatic conveying line according to the present invention in an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 10 is a schematic plan view illustrating the operation process of the jig in the automatic conveying line according to the present invention in an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 11 is a schematic perspective view illustrating an operation process of the position adjusting device in the automatic conveying line according to the present invention in an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 12 is a schematic perspective view of a position adjusting device in an automated conveying line according to the present invention, which is shown in an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 13 is a schematic perspective view of a first perspective view of an endless conveyor power unit in the automated conveyor line of the present invention, as shown in an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 14 is a schematic perspective view of a second perspective view of the endless conveying power unit in the automatic conveying line according to the present invention, which is shown in an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 15 is a schematic perspective view of a first perspective view of a double-station mobile conveyor in an automated conveyor line according to the present invention, as shown in an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 16 is a schematic perspective view of a second perspective view of the double-station mobile conveyor in the automated conveyor line of the invention shown in an exemplary embodiment.

Wherein the reference numerals are as follows:

101. a first intermediate transport platform; 102. a second intermediate transport platform; 201. a first circulating conveyor; 202. a second circulating conveyor; 20. a frame body; 21. a circulating conveying device; 211. a first transport layer; 212. a second transport layer; 22. a lift disengaging device; 221. a support frame; 222. a lifting structure; 223. a conveying block; 23. a pushing structure; 231. a first ejector module; 232. a second ejector module; 233. pushing the top block; 234. a drag chain; 24. a stop structure; 241. a mounting seat; 242. adjusting a rod; 243. a stopper block; 244. adjusting the nut; 25. a position adjusting device; 251. a support structure; 252. ejecting the head; 253. a guide surface; 254. a groove; 301. a first double-station mobile conveying device; 302. a second two-station mobile conveying device; 31. a first grasping configuration; 32. a second grasping configuration; 33. a fixed mount; 331 a first upright; 332. a second upright post; 333. moving the beam; 34. adjusting the structure; 341. adjusting the guide rail 342, screw; 343. a lock wheel; 35. 38, a lifting mechanism; 36. a turnover mechanism; 37. 39, a suction mechanism; 4. a jig; 41. a carriage; 42. a support block; 43. a movable splint; 44. mounting blocks; 45. a spring; 46. pulling the block; 47. a stopper; 48. a connecting plate; 5. an electric core; 6. a pull-out structure; 71. a slide rail; 72. a slider; 73. and (4) a guide wheel.

Detailed Description

Example embodiments will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings. Example embodiments may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the concept of example embodiments to those skilled in the art. The same reference numerals in the drawings denote the same or similar structures, and thus their detailed description will be omitted.

In the following description of various examples of the invention, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, which form a part hereof, and in which are shown by way of illustration various example structures, systems, and steps in which aspects of the invention may be practiced. It is to be understood that other specific arrangements of parts, structures, example devices, systems, and steps may be utilized and structural and functional modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Moreover, although the terms "top," "bottom," "front," "back," "side," and the like may be used in this specification to describe various example features and elements of the invention, these terms are used herein for convenience only, e.g., in accordance with the orientation of the examples described in the figures. Nothing in this specification should be construed as requiring a specific three dimensional orientation of structures in order to fall within the scope of the invention.

The circulating conveying power device can be used for automatically conveying various small or medium-sized workpieces with different specifications. The device not only can be used as a separately established process in an automatic conveying line, but also can be used as a completely independent device, thereby being separated from other devices for independent operation and use. In the following embodiments, a specific embodiment of using a jig to transmit a battery cell is described, and the description is combined with other apparatuses, but actually, the present invention is not limited to be used in the production and transmission of the battery cell, is not limited to be used with other apparatuses in the specific embodiment, and may also be used in combination with other structures that can be used with each other.

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an automated conveyor line according to the present invention shown in an exemplary embodiment. As shown in fig. 1, the automatic conveying line of this embodiment is used for conveying the battery cells 5. In this embodiment, a jig 4 is also used, and the jig 4 is recycled to carry the battery cell 5 in one section of the conveying process.

The automated conveying line of this embodiment includes: a first intermediate conveyance stage 101 and a second intermediate conveyance stage 102, a first endless conveyor 201 and a second endless conveyor 202, and a first duplex mobile conveyor 301 and a second duplex mobile conveyor 302. The first middle conveying platform 101 is located at a feeding position, the second middle conveying platform 102 is located at a discharging position, and the conveying directions of the first middle conveying platform 101 and the second middle conveying platform 102 are the same. The first circulating conveying device 201 and the second circulating conveying device 202 are arranged in parallel and are respectively located on two sides of the first middle conveying platform 101 and the second middle conveying platform 102, and the first circulating conveying device 201 and the second circulating conveying device 202 are both used for circulating the jig 4. The first double-station mobile conveying device 301 is arranged at a feeding position, and is used for respectively conveying the battery cell 5 from the first middle conveying platform 101 to the jigs 4 on the first circulating conveying device 201 and the second circulating conveying device 202, and the second double-station mobile conveying device 302 is arranged at a discharging position, and is used for respectively conveying the battery cell 5 from the jigs 4 on the first circulating conveying device 201 and the second circulating conveying device 202 to the second middle conveying platform 102.

In this embodiment, the middle conveying

platforms

101 and 102 and the double-station movable conveying

devices

301 and 302 are used for feeding and discharging, so that not only is conveying automation ensured, but also the automation of the feeding and discharging processes is ensured. In this embodiment, the two circulating conveying

devices

201 and 202 are adopted to simultaneously convey the battery cell 5, so that the conveying efficiency is greatly improved. In this embodiment, the arrangement of the circulating conveying

devices

201 and 202 can recycle the jig 4 without being put in or taken out, which not only simplifies the structure and reduces the processes, but also greatly improves the working efficiency. Therefore, the whole automation level of the cell conveying can be improved, and the conveying efficiency is greatly improved.

In addition, in this embodiment, the center lines of the extending directions of the first intermediate conveyance platform 101 and the second intermediate conveyance platform 102 are collinear, and the first endless conveyor 201 and the second endless conveyor 202 are symmetrical with respect to the center lines. The first endless conveyor 201 and the second endless conveyor 202 have the same structure.

Fig. 2 is a schematic perspective view of the circulating conveyor in the automatic conveyor line according to the present invention, which is shown in an exemplary embodiment. Fig. 3 is a schematic plan view of the circulating conveyor in the automated conveyor line of the present invention shown in an exemplary embodiment.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the circulating conveyor 21 of this embodiment includes: first and second transport layers 211 and 212 and first and second receiving structures. Wherein, the inlet of the first conveying layer 211 corresponds to the outlet of the second conveying layer 212, the outlet of the first conveying layer 211 corresponds to the inlet of the second conveying layer 212, the first conveying layer 211 and the second conveying layer 212 move the fixture 4, and the moving direction of the fixture 4 on the first conveying layer 211 is opposite to the moving direction on the second conveying layer 212. The first receiving structure reciprocates between a first position corresponding to the inlet of the first transporting layer 211 and a fourth position corresponding to the outlet of the second transporting layer 212, and the second receiving structure reciprocates between a second position corresponding to the outlet of the first transporting layer 211 and a third position corresponding to the inlet of the second transporting layer 212. In the cyclic conveying process, the jig 4 is cyclically reciprocated at the first position, the first conveying layer 211, the second position, the third position, the second conveying layer 212 and the fourth position in sequence, the battery cell 5 enters the jig 4 at the first position, and is separated from the jig 4 at the second position.

In this embodiment, the first conveying layer 211 and the second conveying layer 212 are disposed in parallel in the same vertical space, and the first conveying layer 211 is located above the second conveying layer 212.

In this embodiment, the first conveying layer 211 and the second conveying layer 212 are both provided with a slide rail (see the slide rail 71 in fig. 11), and the jig 4 is provided with a slider structure (see the slider 72 and the guide wheel 73 in fig. 11) matching with the slide rail. In practice, various specific driving structures such as a roller pushing structure, a chain wheel or a conveying belt can be adopted, and the specific driving structure is not limited in particular.

In this embodiment, there are a plurality of jigs 4, and each jig 4 is connected end to end. A first pushing structure (the specific structure is described below) is arranged at the inlet of the first conveying layer 211, a second pushing structure (the specific structure is described below) is arranged at the inlet of the second conveying layer 212, the first pushing structure pushes the plurality of jigs 4 to move on the first conveying layer 211, and the second pushing structure pushes the plurality of jigs 4 to move on the second conveying layer 212.

In this embodiment, the first receiving structure and the second receiving structure are both chain elevators, and the specific structure is explained below.

Fig. 4 is a schematic perspective view of a lift-off device in the automated conveyor line of the present invention in an exemplary embodiment. Fig. 5 is a schematic plan view of the lift-off device of the automated conveyor line of the present invention shown in an exemplary embodiment. Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of the operation process of the lifting and lowering disengaging device in the automatic conveying line of the invention in an exemplary embodiment.

As shown in fig. 4, 5 and 6, the lifting and lowering disengaging device 22 in this embodiment is used for performing a single lifting operation on the continuously conveyed jigs 4. In this embodiment, the lifting and lowering disengaging device 22 includes a support frame 221, a lifting structure 222, and a transport block 223. Wherein, the supporting frame 221 is fixedly arranged, and is usually installed on the ground; the lifting structure 222 is mounted on the support frame; the transport block 223 is connected to the elevating structure 222 and can move with the elevating structure 222.

In this embodiment, the jigs 4 are provided with push-pull holes and slider structures, the slider structures include sliders 72 and guide wheels 73 as shown in fig. 11, the conveying block 223 is provided with slide rails 71 matched with the sliders 72 and the guide wheels 73, the conveying block is further provided with position adjusting devices 25, and the position adjusting devices 25 are matched with the push-pull holes so as to separate the jigs 4 placed on the conveying block 223 from the adjacent jigs 4.

In this embodiment, the lifting structure includes a screw mechanism and a power input unit, the screw is fixedly mounted on the support frame 221, and the screw is connected to the conveying block 223. The power input unit is any one of a motor, a pneumatic motor and a hydraulic motor, and is in transmission connection with one end of a lead screw.

In fig. 4, the empty jig 4 is conveyed to the conveying block 223 of the lifting and releasing device 22 via the second conveying layer 212, the jig 4 is placed in the battery cell 5 at the position, the lifting and releasing device 22 lifts the jig 4 loaded with the battery cell 5 and corresponds to the first conveying layer 211, and then the jig is conveyed to the first conveying layer 211 to convey the battery cell 5. In fig. 5 and 6, the jig 4 with the battery cell 5 fed from the first transport layer 211 is lowered, the battery cell 5 is removed at the position of fig. 6, and the empty jig 4 is returned via the second transport layer 212.

Fig. 7 is a schematic perspective view of a jig in the automatic conveying line according to the present invention in an exemplary embodiment. Fig. 8 is an exploded view of a jig in the automated conveyor line according to the present invention in an exemplary embodiment. Fig. 9 is a schematic perspective view illustrating the operation process of the jig in the automatic conveying line according to the present invention in an exemplary embodiment. Fig. 10 is a schematic plan view illustrating the operation process of the jig in the automatic conveying line according to the present invention in an exemplary embodiment.

As shown in fig. 7 to 10, the jig 4 of this embodiment is used for conveying the battery cells. In this embodiment, the jig 4 includes a carriage 41, a holder block 42, a movable clamp plate 43, a mounting block 44, a spring 45, a pull block 46, a stopper 47, and a connecting plate 48.

The conveying frame 41 is a flat plate structure, and includes a bearing surface and a moving surface that are arranged oppositely, both the bearing surface and the moving surface in this embodiment are flat surfaces, and an inclined surface, an arc surface, and the like may also be adopted in actual operation. In this embodiment, the carrier block 42 is mounted on the carriage 41, and the upper surface of the carrier block 42 may be used as the bearing surface. The movable clamping plate 43 and the connecting plate 48 together form a clamping block, the clamping block and the stop block 47 together clamp the battery cell 5, and the stop block 47 is fixedly mounted on the support block 42. One side of the movable clamping plate 43 is connected with a connecting plate 48, the other side of the movable clamping plate is clamped against the battery cell 5, and two guide holes are formed in the connecting plate 48. The mounting block 44 is fixedly mounted on the conveying frame 41, and two parallel guide posts are arranged on the mounting block, the two guide posts can penetrate through the two guide holes, and the two guide posts are both sleeved with springs 45, one end of each spring 45 abuts against the mounting block 44, and the other end of each spring abuts against the connecting plate 48. The pull block 46 is connected to the connecting plate 48 and protrudes outside the carriage 41, and in this embodiment, the pull block 46 is provided with a slope for power input.

In this embodiment, the circulating conveyor 21 is provided with a pull-out structure 6, and the pull-out structure 6 is matched with the pull block 46. In this embodiment, the pulling structure 5 is provided with a fixed structure mounted on the endless conveying device 21 and a telescopic rod connected to one end of the fixed structure, interfering with the pulling block 46 when extended, and having a certain distance from the pulling block 46 when retracted. When the telescopic link stretches out, through the effect that draws piece 46, pulling connecting plate 48 and activity splint 43 take place the plane rotation under the common influence of spring 45, and dog 47 is owing to keep motionless to make electric core 5 not hard up, be convenient for deviate from tool 4.

In this embodiment, the carriage 41 is provided with a push-pull hole for matching with the ejector head 252 of the position adjusting device 25, the ejector head 252 and the push-pull hole have an eccentricity on a vertical matching surface, and the carriage 41 is pulled to change positions on the conveying structure when the ejector head 252 is ejected. This structure is explained in detail below.

In this embodiment, referring to fig. 11, the carriage 41 is provided with a slide block 72 and a guide wheel 73, the slide block 72 is provided with a slide groove which is matched with a slide rail 71, and the slide rail 71 is arranged on the circulating conveyor 21 as well as the conveying block 223. The guide wheels 73 are also matched with the slide rails 71 and used for guiding the jig 4 when moving along the slide rails 71.

Fig. 11 is a schematic perspective view illustrating an operation process of the position adjusting device in the automatic conveying line according to the present invention in an exemplary embodiment. Fig. 12 is a schematic perspective view of a position adjusting device in an automated conveying line according to the present invention, which is shown in an exemplary embodiment.

As shown in fig. 11 and 12, the position adjusting device 25 in the moving conveyance in this embodiment is used to separate the jigs 4 that are continuously conveyed when the conveying block 223 performs a single lifting operation on the jigs 4 that are continuously conveyed. The position adjustment device 25 in this embodiment includes a roof sub-structure and a support structure 251.

In this embodiment, the support structure 251 is fixedly mounted on the transport block 223 at one end and drives the roof structure at the other end. The supporting structure 251 may be a jacking cylinder, a cylinder body of the jacking cylinder is fixedly installed on the conveying block 223, and a piston of the jacking cylinder is connected with the jacking structure. In actual operation, the structure can also be a hydraulic cylinder, a motor driven lifting rod and the like.

In this embodiment, the ejecting and separating structure includes an ejecting head 252, the ejecting head 252 and the push-pull hole have an eccentricity on the vertical matching surface, and when the ejecting head 252 ejects, the jig 4 on the conveying block 223 is pulled to be separated from the adjacent jig 4 by the eccentric matching between the ejecting head 252 and the push-pull hole.

In this embodiment, the ejector head 252 includes a guide surface 253. The ejector head 252 may be in any of the following forms: 1. the ejector head 252 is a cone, and the guide surface 253 is an arc surface; 2. the ejector head 252 is a cone and the guide surface 253 is a ramp. In this embodiment, the end of the guiding surface 253 is further provided with two or more grooves 254, and the grooves 254 are arranged in a central symmetry manner.

Fig. 13 is a schematic perspective view of a first perspective view of an endless conveyor power unit in the automated conveyor line of the present invention, as shown in an exemplary embodiment. Fig. 14 is a schematic perspective view of a second perspective view of the endless conveying power unit in the automatic conveying line according to the present invention, which is shown in an exemplary embodiment.

As shown in fig. 13 and 14, the circulating conveying power device in this embodiment is used for providing power for the circulating conveying device 21, and the circulating conveying device 21 conveys the jig 4. The endless conveyor power unit in this embodiment includes a frame body 20, a push structure 23, and a stopper structure 24.

In this embodiment, the pushing structure 23 is installed on the frame body 20, and corresponds to the position of the sending jig 4 of the circulating conveyor 21, and the pushing direction is the same as the conveying direction of the circulating conveyor 21. The ejector structure 23 includes an ejector surface that reciprocates intermittently between a first position and a second position.

In this embodiment, the stop structure 24 is also mounted on the frame body 20, and corresponds to the position of the feeding-out jig 4 of the circulating conveyor 21. The stop 24 includes a stop surface that is in the same vertical plane as the second position. The pushing structure 23 pushes the jig 4 to move on the circulating conveyor 21 by the cooperation of the pushing surface and the jig 4, and the stopping structure 24 stops the jig 4 at a designated position of the conveying block 223 by the cooperation of the stopping surface and the jig 4.

In this embodiment, the pushing structure 23 and the stopper structure 24 are disposed in parallel in the same vertical space. When in the loading position, the pushing structure 23 is located at the upper layer of the frame body 20, and the stopping structure 24 is located at the lower layer of the frame body 20; in the blanking position, the pushing structure 23 is located at the lower layer of the frame body 20, and the stopping structure 24 is located at the upper layer of the frame body 20.

In this embodiment, the ejector structure 23 includes more than two stages of ejector modules. The first pushing module 231 is mounted on the frame 20 and can reciprocate in a first direction relative to the frame 20, the second pushing module 232 is mounted on the first pushing module 231 and can reciprocate in a second direction relative to the first pushing module 231, and the first direction and the second direction are the same direction in the pushing structure 23.

In this embodiment, the first pushing module 231 is a sliding block structure, and the frame body 20 is provided with a sliding rail, and the sliding block structure is matched with the sliding rail. A drag chain 234 is further connected between the first pushing module 231 and the frame body 20. The second pushing module 232 is an air cylinder, a piston rod of the air cylinder is provided with a pushing block 233, and one surface of the pushing block 233 far away from a cylinder seat of the air cylinder is a pushing top surface.

In this embodiment, the stopping structure 24 includes a mounting base 241, an adjusting rod 242, a stopping block 243 and an adjusting nut 244. The mounting base 241 is mounted on the frame body 20, the adjusting rods 242 are screws, the number of the adjusting rods is two, the actual number can be determined according to the situation, and the adjusting rods 242 are mounted on the mounting base 241 in a position-adjustable manner. A stop 243 is mounted on the end of the adjustment lever 242 remote from the mounting base 241. The adjusting rod 242 passes through the mounting hole of the mounting base 241 to be matched with the adjusting nut 244, and the adjusting nut 244 adjusts the telescopic length of the adjusting rod 242 relative to the mounting base 241 by changing the matching position with the adjusting rod 242 through rotation, thereby adjusting the stopping position. In this embodiment, the stop block 243 is a flexible block, and the stop surface and the body of the stop block 243 are smoothly transited.

Fig. 15 is a schematic perspective view of a first perspective view of a double-station mobile conveyor in an automated conveyor line according to the present invention, as shown in an exemplary embodiment. Fig. 16 is a schematic perspective view of a second perspective view of the double-station mobile conveyor in the automated conveyor line of the invention shown in an exemplary embodiment.

As shown in fig. 15 and 16, the two-

station moving conveyor

301 and 302 in this embodiment are used for synchronously conveying the battery cells 5 in two stations, where the first two-station moving conveyor 301 is located at the loading position, and moves the battery cells 5 on the first intermediate conveying platform 101 to the first circulating conveyor 201 and the second circulating conveyor 202, respectively; the second double-station moving conveyor 302 is located at the blanking position, and the electric cores 5 on the first circulating conveyor 201 and the second circulating conveyor 202 are transferred to the second intermediate conveying platform 102.

The two-station

mobile conveyors

301 and 302 in this embodiment each comprise: a fixed frame 33, a first gripping structure 31 and a second gripping structure 32. Wherein, the fixed frame 33 comprises a movable beam 333. In this embodiment, the fixing frame 333 is a gantry structure, and includes a first upright column 331, a second upright column 332, and a movable cross beam 333, wherein the upper portions of the two

upright columns

331 and 332 are respectively connected to two ends of the movable cross beam 333, and the lower portions are fixedly disposed. In practical operation, other structural forms can be adopted as long as the movable beam 333 can meet the moving requirement.

In this embodiment, the first gripping structure 31 is movably mounted on the moving beam 333, the second gripping structure 32 is also movably mounted on the moving beam 333, the first gripping structure 31 transfers the battery cell 5 between the first endless conveyor 201 and the intermediate conveying

platform

101 or 102, and the second gripping structure 202 transfers the battery cell 5 between the second endless conveyor 202 and the intermediate conveying

platform

101 or 102. Also, the spacing remains the same as the first and second grasping

structures

31 and 32 move on the moving beam 333.

In this embodiment, one of the first gripping structure 31 and the second gripping structure 32 includes a lifting mechanism 35, a turning mechanism 36 and a suction mechanism 37, as shown in fig. 15, the lifting mechanism 35 is movably mounted on the movable beam 333, one end of the turning mechanism 36 is mounted at the output end of the lifting mechanism 35, and the other end is connected to the suction mechanism 37. Another grasping mechanism includes only the elevating mechanism 38 and the suction mechanism 39, as shown in fig. 16, the elevating mechanism 38 is movably mounted on the moving beam 333, and the suction mechanism 37 is mounted on the output end of the elevating mechanism 38. The two grabbing structures also comprise a lifting mechanism, a turnover mechanism and a suction mechanism. The

suction mechanisms

37 and 39 are used for grabbing the battery cell 5 through a vacuum chuck, the lifting

mechanisms

35 and 38 are used for grabbing the battery cell 5 and then lifting the height, and the turnover mechanism 36 is used for rotating the direction of the battery cell 5 by 180 degrees so that the directions of two adjacent battery cells 5 are opposite.

In this embodiment, each of the first and second grasping

structures

31 and 32 includes a moving slider, and the moving beam 333 is provided with a cross slide rail, the moving slider is matched with the cross slide rail, and the moving slider is driven by a servo motor. In this embodiment, the

elevators

35 and 38 are both lifting cylinders, the cylinder bodies of the lifting cylinders are fixedly arranged on the movable sliding blocks, and the pistons of the lifting cylinders are connected with the turnover mechanism 36 or the suction mechanism 39. The turning mechanism 36 adopts a rotary cylinder, the cylinder body of the rotary cylinder is slidably mounted on the movable sliding block and is connected with the piston of the lifting cylinder, and the output end of the rotary cylinder is connected with the suction mechanism 37.

In this embodiment, the double-station mobile conveying

devices

301 and 302 further include an adjusting structure 34, and the adjusting structure 34 is used for adjusting the distance between the first grabbing structure 31 and the second grabbing structure 32. In this embodiment, the adjusting structure 34 includes an adjusting guide rail 341, a screw 342, and a lock wheel 343, the screw 342 is connected to the first grabbing structure 31 and the second grabbing structure 32, the lock wheel 343 is in transmission connection with the screw 342, and by rotating the lock wheel 343, the screw 342 is driven to move, and the screw 342 drives the first grabbing structure 31 and the second grabbing structure 32 to move relatively along the adjusting guide rail 341, so as to adjust the relative positions of the first grabbing structure 31 and the second grabbing structure 32 on the screws.

In this embodiment, the battery cells 5 are conveyed by the first intermediate conveying platform 101, the first grabbing structure 31 on the first dual-station mobile conveying device 301 moves the previous battery cell 5 into the jig 4 on the first cyclic conveying device 201, the second grabbing structure 32 moves the next battery cell 5 into the jig 4 on the second cyclic conveying device 202, so that the battery cells 5 sequentially conveyed by the first intermediate conveying platform 101 are respectively conveyed into the jigs 4 on the first cyclic conveying device 201 and the second cyclic conveying device 202, the jigs 4 on the first cyclic conveying device 201 and the second cyclic conveying device 202 move forward along the first conveying layer 211 under the pushing action of the pushing structure 23, when reaching the corresponding second dual-station mobile conveying device 302, the pulling-out structure 6 is pushed up to separate the battery cells 5 from the jigs 4, the first grabbing structure 31 and the second grabbing structure 32 on the second dual-station mobile conveying device 302 sequentially act, the battery cell 5 is transferred to the second intermediate conveying platform 102, the empty jig 4 is transferred to the lifting and separating device 22, the positioning is carried out by the stopping structure, the ejecting head 252 on the position adjusting device 25 is lifted, so that the jig 4 at the position is separated from the jig 4 behind the jig 4, the separated jig 4 is lowered on the conveying block 223, corresponds to the second conveying layer 212, and returns on the second conveying layer 212 under the action of the ejecting structure 23 at the outlet until the lifting and separating device at the inlet is reached, is similarly positioned, separated and lifted to the position of the first conveying layer 211, enters the first conveying layer 211 under the action of the ejecting structure 23 at the inlet, and the battery cell 5 is loaded, so that the circular conveying process is realized.

The automatic conveying device has the advantages that the automation degree is very high, personnel are not needed in the whole process, the double-line action is realized, the conveying efficiency is greatly improved, and the automatic conveying device can be applied to the production and the conveying of the battery cell and other small or medium-sized workpieces. The efficiency is improved, the production cost is objectively reduced, the use of personnel is reduced, the benefit of a manufacturer using the automatic conveying line can be greatly improved, the automatic conveying line has very high market value, and the automatic conveying line has great popularization prospect.

It should be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the specific constructions and processes illustrated in the foregoing detailed description are exemplary only, and are not limiting. Furthermore, the various features shown above can be combined in various possible ways to form new solutions, or other modifications, by a person skilled in the art, all falling within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An endless conveying power unit for powering an endless conveying unit which conveys a carrier, said endless conveying power unit comprising:

a frame body;

the pushing structure pushes the carrier to move on the circulating conveying device through the matching of the pushing surface and the carrier, and the stopping structure stops the carrier at a specified position through the matching of the stopping surface and the carrier;

the stopping structure comprises a mounting seat, an adjusting rod and a stopping block, the mounting seat is mounted on the frame body, the adjusting rod is adjustably mounted on the mounting seat, the stopping block is mounted at one end, far away from the mounting seat, of the adjusting rod, and the stopping block is a flexible block;

the adjusting rod comprises a screw rod and an adjusting nut, the screw rod penetrates through a mounting hole in the mounting seat to be matched with the adjusting nut, and the adjusting nut is rotated to change the matching position of the adjusting nut and the screw rod to adjust the telescopic length of the screw rod relative to the mounting seat.

2. The endless conveyor power unit of claim 1 wherein said ejection structure and said stop structure are disposed in parallel in the same vertical space.

3. The endless conveyor power unit of claim 1, said ejection structure comprising more than two stages of ejection modules.

4. The endless conveyor power unit of claim 3, said ejector structure including a first ejector module mounted on said frame and reciprocally movable relative to said frame in a first direction, and a second ejector module mounted on said first ejector module and reciprocally movable relative to said first ejector module in a second direction, said first direction and said second direction being the same direction.

5. The power plant of claim 4, wherein the first ejector module is a slide block structure, the frame body is provided with a slide rail, and the slide block structure is matched with the slide rail.

6. The endless conveyor power unit of claim 5, wherein a drag chain is further connected between said first ejector module and said frame.

7. The endless drive power unit of claim 4, wherein said second ejector module is a pneumatic cylinder.

8. The power device for cycle transmission according to claim 7, wherein a top pushing block is mounted on the piston rod of the cylinder, and the surface of the top pushing block, which is far away from the cylinder seat of the cylinder, is the top pushing surface.

9. The endless conveyor power unit of claim 1, wherein said stop surface is smoothly transitioned with said stop block body.

10. The power plant of any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the carrier is a jig and is configured to carry the battery cells.