A kind of method for separating of lithium cell sorting unit
Technical field
The present invention relates to lithium cell field more particularly to a kind of method for separating of lithium cell sorting unit.
Background technique
Lithium cell is as a kind of novel energy-storing equipment, because it is with high-energy-density, high-specific-power, operating voltage is high, puts certainly
The advantages that electricity is low, preferable cycle performance and manufacturing environment are friendly, is increasingly valued by people.Currently, lithium cell
In production industry, charge-discharge performance, cycle life and its security performance of generally existing single lithium cell all meet industry, country
It is still used once multiple lithium cells are combined according to certain way (as connected), because each with international Technical specifications
Lithium cell causes its technical parameter (voltage, capacity, internal resistance etc.) to mismatch, further due to the consistent sex differernce of manufacturing process
Cause the ohmic polarization impedance of inside battery, and participating in the difference of the transfer impedance of cell reaction material must if difference is too big
It so generates in battery pack work, each lithium cell real-time voltage distribution is uneven, overcharging or overdischarging is caused, so that battery pack makes
With penalty, such as capacity declines, cycle life sharp-decay, and What is more the problems such as will affect the safe handling of lithium cell.
Therefore, particularly important is just become to the sorting method for group matching of multiple lithium ion batteries.
For this purpose, the Chinese invention of existing Publication No. CN106862094A discloses《The sorting of autopolymer battery detecting
Machine》, including rack, rack is interior to be equipped with PLC, and rack is equipped with feed mechanism, testing agency, dressing mechanism and discharging mechanism, on
Material mechanism, testing agency, dressing mechanism and discharging mechanism pass through PLC control respectively, and testing agency is CCD testing agency and electricity
Pressure/internal resistance detection mechanism;Dressing mechanism is cell polar ear fixed length cutting mechanism and tab flattening mechanism;Dressing mechanism and discharging machine
Sorting cartridge clip is additionally provided between structure;Sorting cartridge clip includes at least one non-defective unit cartridge clip and defective products cartridge clip, respectively with discharging mechanism
Non-defective unit discharging mechanism be connected to defective products discharging mechanism;Feed mechanism includes by feeding manipulator and material loading platform;Sort bullet
Grading manipulator is equipped between folder and dressing mechanism;Feeding manipulator and grading manipulator are connect with PLC respectively.
Summary of the invention
The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to be directed to the status of the prior art, a kind of point of lithium cell sorting unit is provided
Choosing method realizes the automatic sorting of lithium cell, improves the efficiency of separation, reduces the labor intensity of worker.
The present invention solves technical solution used by above-mentioned technical problem:A kind of sorting side of lithium cell sorting unit
Method, including feed mechanism, testing agency, poly- material switching mechanism and sorting mechanism, it is characterised in that:The feed mechanism includes upper
Expect fixed block, feeding channel and upper material cylinder, one is offered on feeding fixed block for laterally containing the battery core slot of lithium cell, feeding
Channel is vertically arranged to the surface of battery core slot, and upper material cylinder is located at the side of feeding fixed block, the piston rod and battery core of upper material cylinder
Slot is opposite;
Testing agency includes one positioned at the detection turntable of the feeding fixed block other side and for the electrical parameter to lithium cell
The detection controller measured detects and is evenly equipped with multiple battery core cylinders for being used to accommodate lithium cell on the periphery wall of turntable, each
The inner end of battery core cylinder is provided with cathode detection lug, and a spring is provided on the inner sidewall of cathode detection lug, detects and is located in turntable
The inner end of each battery core cylinder is provided with a detection electromagnet, and rotation is provided with an end cap in the external port of each battery core cylinder, holds
It covers and is provided with positive detection lug, cathode detection lug and positive detection lug are electrically connected with detection controller respectively;
Poly- material switching mechanism includes poly- material component and transition components, and it includes opposite with one of battery core cylinder for gathering material component
Suction cylinder, runner and poly- material channel, the inlet of suction cylinder is provided with suction electromagnet, the outlet of suction cylinder and the end face of runner
Relatively, multiple holding tanks for being used to accommodate lithium cell are evenly equipped on the periphery wall of runner, the one end in poly- material channel is set to runner
Lateral wall at, transition components include the first thumb wheel, the second thumb wheel, the first guide rail, the second guide rail, third guide rail, conveyer belt and
Baffle, the first thumb wheel are set to poly- material channel end for conveying to lithium cell, and the first guide rail extends poly- material channel
Conveying gap is formed between end and the first thumb wheel, the second guide rail is set between the first thumb wheel and conveyer belt, and third guide rail is set
It is placed between the second thumb wheel and conveyer belt, is formed between the second guide rail and third guide rail for conveying and separating the logical of lithium cell
Road, baffle are vertically arranged to the side of conveyer belt, and third guide rail extends at the baffle above conveyer belt, the second thumb wheel and first
Thumb wheel is set side by side for the lithium cell in channel to be conveyed and separated;
Sorting mechanism includes the main sorting channel being connected to conveyer belt, is connected to main two first for sorting channel end
Channel is sorted, the end connection in channel is sorted at each first there are two second sorting channel, in main sorting channel and the
Intersection's rotation in one sorting channel is provided with the first shift plate, in each first sorting channel and two second corresponding
Intersection's rotation in sorting channel is provided with the second shift plate;
Method for separating includes the following steps:
S1, lithium cell is laterally put into feeding channel, under the effect of gravity, the lithium cell of feeding the bottom of the channel is fallen into
Expect in the battery core slot on fixed block, detection turntable rotation, the battery core cylinder alignment battery core slot on detection turntable, upper material cylinder movement, on
Lithium cell in battery core slot is pushed into battery core cylinder by the piston rod of material cylinder, meanwhile, next lithium cell of feeding the bottom of the channel is fallen
Enter in battery core slot;
S2, detection turntable continue to rotate, the detection electromagnet of the battery core cylinder root equipped with lithium cell obtain it is electric, in battery core cylinder
Lithium cell cathode compressed spring is contacted with cathode detection lug, and the end cap on battery core cylinder closes battery core cylinder, the anode inspection on end cap
Piece and the contact of lithium cell anode are surveyed, detection controller measures the related electrical parameter of lithium cell and records preservation;
S3, the lithium cell after the completion of detection are transferred to opposite with suction cylinder when locating, and end cap is opened, corresponding detection electromagnetism
Iron power loss, meanwhile, the suction electromagnet on suction cylinder obtains electric, and the lithium cell in battery core cylinder enters in suction cylinder;
S4, step S1 to S3 is repeated, the lithium cell after the completion of multiple detections, which joins end to end, to be alternatively arranged in suction cylinder;
Lithium cell in S5, suction cylinder serially enters in the holding tank of runner, with the rotation of runner, in runner holding tank
Lithium cell be transferred in poly- material channel so that the lithium cell transverse direction arranged in parallel by electrical parameter measurement is in poly- material channel
Interior, when lithium cell is moved to the end in poly- material channel, lithium cell is delivered to the second guide rail along the first guide rail by the first thumb wheel
With third guide rail formed channel in, the second thumb wheel rotation, by channel the lithium cell of arranged in parallel be separated and convey,
Under position-limiting action between baffle and third guide rail, each lithium cell is finally erected on conveyer belt;
Lithium cell interval on S6, conveyer belt enters in main sorting channel, when lithium cell is moved to main sorting channel end,
Controller carries out the electrical parameter stepping section that the electrical parameter value of lithium cell and two first sorting channels respectively indicate
Comparison judgement determines that lithium cell and one of them first sorting channel match, and controller drives the first shift plate to rotate, first
Shift plate blocks the entrance that another first sorts channel, and lithium cell enters one of them first by the first shift plate
It sorts in channel, and is moved along one of them first sorting channel;
Lithium cell in S7, step S6 is sorted at first is moved to second corresponding sorting channel in channel
When intersection, controller is by the electrical parameter value of lithium cell and two second electrical parameter steppings for respectively indicating of sorting channel
Section compares judgement, determines that lithium cell and one of them second sorting channel match, controller drives the second shift plate
Rotation, the second shift plate block the entrance that another second sorts channel, and lithium cell enters wherein by the second shift plate
It in one second sorting channel, and is moved along one of them second sorting channel, finally realizes and lithium cell is divided
Selection operation.
As an improvement, there are two third branch to sort channel for the end connection in second sorting channel, each second
Intersection's rotation in branch sorting channel and corresponding two third branch sorting channel is provided with third shift plate.When lithium cell is second
When being moved to the intersection in corresponding third branch sorting channel in branch sorting channel, controller is by the electrical parameter of lithium cell
The electrical parameter stepping section that value and two third branch sorting channels respectively indicate compares judgement, determines lithium cell and wherein
One third branch sorting channel matches, and controller drives the rotation of third shift plate, and third shift plate sorts another third branch
The entrance in channel blocks, and lithium cell enters in one of third branch sorting channel by third shift plate, and along wherein one
A third branch sorting channel is mobile, the sorting to the third level of lithium cell is realized, so that the electrical parameter stepping area of lithium cell
Between obtained further refinement, in this way, according to above-mentioned principle, can also the electrical parameter stepping section to lithium cell carry out the
The refinement of level Four, level V has finally obtained lithium cell corresponding electrical parameter stepping section.
It improves again, the periphery wall of first thumb wheel forms gear structure, is evenly equipped on the periphery wall of second thumb wheel
Multiple groups of items, in this way, the first thumb wheel is easy to implement and conveys to lithium cell, the second thumb wheel leads to during realizing conveying
The angular range controlled between two neighboring group of item is crossed, realization is grouped conveying to multiple lithium cells.
Compared with the prior art, the advantages of the present invention are as follows:Lithium cell is laterally put into feeding channel, feeding channel floor
The lithium cell in portion is fallen into the battery core slot on feeding fixed block, and at the same time, detection turntable intermittent rotation detects the electricity on turntable
Core cylinder is directed at battery core slot, and upper material cylinder movement, for the piston rod of upper material cylinder by the lithium cell push-in battery core cylinder in battery core slot, detection is electric
Magnet obtains electric, and the lithium cell cathode compressed spring in battery core cylinder is contacted with cathode detection lug, and detection turntable rotation is equipped with lithium cell
Battery core cylinder on end cap close battery core cylinder, positive detection lug and the contact of lithium cell anode on end cap detect controller to lithium
The related electrical parameter of battery core measures and records preservation, the lithium electricity with continuing to rotate for detection turntable, after the completion of detecting
Core is transferred to place opposite with suction cylinder, at this point, end cap is opened, detects electromagnet power loss, meanwhile, the suction electromagnet on suction cylinder
Must be electric, the lithium cell in battery core cylinder enters in suction cylinder, and enters in the holding tank of runner along suction cylinder, and runner rotation turns
Lithium cell in wheel holding tank is transferred in poly- material channel, in this way, the lithium cell transverse direction arranged in parallel measured by electrical parameter
Expect in channel in poly-, when lithium cell is moved to the end in poly- material channel, the first thumb wheel and the second thumb wheel synergic rotation, in third
Under the position-limiting action of guide rail and baffle, lithium cell is gradually transformed into the state of being vertically arranged from lateral arrangement state, final each lithium
Battery core is erected on conveyer belt, and later, the lithium cell on conveyer belt serially enters in main sorting channel, and lithium cell is moved to master
When sorting channel end, controller joins the electrical property that the electrical parameter value of lithium cell and two first sorting channels respectively indicate
Number stepping sections compare judgement, determine lithium cell and one of them first sorting channel matches, and controller drives the
One shift plate rotation, the first shift plate by another first sort channel entrance block, lithium cell by the first shift plate into
Enter in one of them first sorting channel, and moved along one of them first sorting channel, in this way, in main sorting channel
Primary sorting is realized between first sorting channel, realizes another time point in first sorting channel and second sorting channel
Choosing, in this way, main sorting channel represents one and contains the larger electrical parameter section of all lithium cell parameter values, the first shift plate
Realization once separates this larger electrical parameter section, and the second shift plate has carried out the second separation, by original biggish one
A electrical parameter section has been separated into four lesser stepping sections, if the third shift plate of the setting third level, can be separated into 8
A smaller stepping section finally realizes pair so that each lithium cell is fallen into itself corresponding electrical parameter stepping section
The automatic sorting of lithium cell operates, and effectively increases production efficiency, meanwhile, reduce the labor intensity of worker.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is the structural schematic diagram of lithium cell sorting unit in the embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the structural schematic diagram of battery core cylinder in Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is the structural schematic diagram for gathering material component in the embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is the structural schematic diagram of transition components in the embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 5 is the structural schematic diagram of sorting mechanism in the embodiment of the present invention.
Specific embodiment
The present invention will be described in further detail below with reference to the embodiments of the drawings.
As shown in Fig. 1 to 5, the lithium cell sorting unit in this implementation includes feed mechanism 1, testing agency 2, poly- material conversion
Mechanism and sorting mechanism 5.
Wherein, feed mechanism 1 includes feeding fixed block 11, feeding channel 12 and upper material cylinder 13, is opened on feeding fixed block 11
Equipped with one for laterally containing the battery core slot 111 of lithium cell 6, feeding channel 12 is vertically arranged to the surface of battery core slot 111, on
Material cylinder 13 is located at the side of feeding fixed block 11, and the piston rod and battery core slot 111 of upper material cylinder 13 are opposite.
Testing agency 2 includes one positioned at the detection turntable 21 of 11 other side of feeding fixed block and for the electricity to lithium cell 6
Property the detection controller that measures of parameter, detect be evenly equipped on the periphery wall of turntable 21 it is multiple for accommodating the electricity of lithium cell 6
Core cylinder 22, the inner end of each battery core cylinder 22 are provided with cathode detection lug 25, a bullet are provided on the inner sidewall of cathode detection lug 25
Spring 24, the interior inner end positioned at each battery core cylinder 22 of detection turntable 21 is provided with a detection electromagnet 23, in each battery core cylinder 22
Rotation is provided with an end cap 26 in external port, and positive detection lug 27, cathode detection lug 25 and anode detection are provided on end cap 26
Piece 27 is electrically connected with detection controller respectively.
Poly- material switching mechanism includes poly- material component 3 and transition components 4, and poly- material component 3 includes and one of battery core cylinder 22
Opposite suction cylinder 31, runner 32 and poly- material channel 33, the inlet of suction cylinder 31 are provided with suction electromagnet, suction cylinder 31
Outlet is opposite with the end face of runner 32, and multiple holding tanks 321 for being used to accommodate lithium cell 6 are evenly equipped on the periphery wall of runner 32,
The one end in poly- material channel 33 is set at the lateral wall of runner 32, and transition components 4 include the first thumb wheel 41, the second thumb wheel 42, the
One guide rail 431, the second guide rail 432, third guide rail 433, conveyer belt 45 and baffle 44, the first thumb wheel 41 are set to poly- material channel 33
For conveying to lithium cell 6, the first guide rail 431 extends shape between the end and the first thumb wheel 41 in poly- material channel 33 for end
At conveying gap, the second guide rail 432 is set between the first thumb wheel 41 and conveyer belt 45, and third guide rail 433 is set to second group
It is formed between wheel 42 and conveyer belt 45, between the second guide rail 432 and third guide rail 433 for conveying and separating the logical of lithium cell 5
Road, baffle 44 are vertically arranged to the side of conveyer belt 45, and third guide rail 433 extends at the baffle 44 of 45 top of conveyer belt, the
Two thumb wheels 42 are set side by side with the first thumb wheel 41 for the lithium cell 6 in channel to be conveyed and separated.
Further, the periphery wall of the first thumb wheel 41 forms gear structure, is evenly equipped on the periphery wall of the second thumb wheel 42 more
A group of item 421, in this way, the first thumb wheel 41 is easy to implement and conveys to lithium cell 6, the second thumb wheel 42 is in the process for realizing conveying
In, by the angular range between two neighboring group of item 421 of control, realization is grouped conveying to multiple lithium cells 6.
Sorting mechanism 5 includes the main sorting channel 51 being connected to conveyer belt 45, is connected to the two of main sorting 51 end of channel
A first sorting channel 52 sorts second sorting channel there are two the end connections in channel 52 at each first, in master
Intersection's rotation in sorting channel 51 and first sorting channel 52 is provided with the first shift plate 53, in each first sorting channel
51 and it is corresponding two second sorting channels intersection rotation be provided with the second shift plate.
In addition, including the following steps the invention also discloses a kind of method for separating:
S1, lithium cell 6 is laterally put into feeding channel 12, under the effect of gravity, the lithium cell 6 of 12 bottom of feeding channel
It falls into the battery core slot 111 on feeding fixed block 11, detection turntable 21 rotates, and the battery core cylinder 22 detected on turntable 21 is directed at battery core
Slot 111, upper material cylinder 13 act, and the lithium cell 6 in battery core slot 111 is pushed into battery core cylinder 22 by the piston rod of upper material cylinder 13, meanwhile,
Next lithium cell 6 of 12 bottom of feeding channel is fallen into battery core slot 111;
S2, detection turntable 21 continue to rotate, and the detection electromagnet 23 of 22 root of battery core cylinder equipped with lithium cell 6 obtains electric, electricity
6 cathode compressed spring 24 of lithium cell in core cylinder 22 is contacted with cathode detection lug 25, and the end cap 26 on battery core cylinder 22 is by battery core cylinder
22 close, the 6 anode contact of positive detection lug 27 and lithium cell on end cap 26, related electrical property of the detection controller to lithium cell 6
Parameter measures and records preservation;
When S3, the lithium cell 6 after the completion of detection are transferred to place opposite with suction cylinder 31, end cap 26 is opened, corresponding inspection
23 power loss of electromagnet is surveyed, meanwhile, the suction electromagnet on suction cylinder 31 obtains electric, the entrance suction cylinder of lithium cell 6 in battery core cylinder 22
In 31;
S4, step S1 to S3 is repeated, the lithium cell 6 after the completion of multiple detections, which joins end to end, to be alternatively arranged in suction cylinder 31
It is interior;
Lithium cell 6 in S5, suction cylinder 31 serially enters in the holding tank 321 of runner 32, with the rotation of runner 32, turns
It takes turns the lithium cell 6 in 32 holding tanks 321 to be transferred in poly- material channel 33, so that the lithium cell 6 by electrical parameter measurement is laterally
Arranged in parallel is in poly- material channel 33, and when lithium cell 6 is moved to the end in poly- material channel 33, the first thumb wheel 41 is by lithium cell 6
It is delivered to along the first guide rail 431 in the channel that second guide rail 432 and third guide rail 433 are formed, the rotation of the second thumb wheel 42, it will be
The lithium cell 6 of arranged in parallel is separated and conveys in channel, under the position-limiting action between baffle 44 and third guide rail 433,
Each lithium cell 6 is finally erected on conveyer belt 45;
The interval of lithium cell 6 on S6, conveyer belt 45 enters in main sorting channel 51, and lithium cell 6 is moved to sorting channel 51
When end, controller divides the electrical parameter that the electrical parameter value of lithium cell 6 and two first sorting channels 52 respectively indicate
Shelves section compares judgement, determines that lithium cell 6 and one of them first sorting channel match, controller drives first group
Plate 53 rotates, and the first shift plate 53 blocks the entrance that another first sorts channel, and lithium cell 6 passes through the first shift plate 53
It is moved into one of them first sorting channel, and along one of them first sorting channel;
Lithium cell 6 in S7, step S6, which sorts in channel 52 to be moved to corresponding second and sort at first, to be led to
When the intersection in road, controller joins the electrical property that the electrical parameter value of lithium cell 6 and two second sorting channels respectively indicate
Number stepping sections compare judgement, determine lithium cell 6 and one of them second sorting channel matches, and controller drives the
Two shift plates rotation, the second shift plate by another second sort channel entrance block, lithium cell 6 by the second shift plate into
Enter in one of them second sorting channel, and moved along one of them second sorting channel, is finally realized to lithium electricity
The sorting of core 6 operates.
Further, there are two third branch to sort channel for the end connection in second sorting channel, at each second point
Intersection's rotation in gating road and corresponding two third branch sorting channel is provided with third shift plate.When lithium cell 6 is at second
When being moved to the intersection in corresponding third branch sorting channel in sorting channel, controller is by the electrical parameter of lithium cell 6
The electrical parameter stepping section that value and two third branch sorting channels respectively indicate compares judgement, determines lithium cell 6 and its
In third branch sorting channel match, controller drives the rotation of third shift plate, and third shift plate is by another third branch point
The entrance in gating road blocks, and lithium cell 6 enters in one of third branch sorting channel by third shift plate, and along wherein
One third branch sorting channel is mobile, the sorting of the third level to lithium cell 6 is realized, so that the electrical parameter of lithium cell 6 point
Shelves section has obtained further refinement, can also electrical parameter stepping section to lithium cell 6 in this way, according to above-mentioned principle
The refinement for carrying out the fourth stage, level V, has finally obtained 6 corresponding electrical parameter stepping section of lithium cell.
To sum up, lithium cell 6 is laterally put into feeding channel 12 by the present invention, and the lithium cell 6 of 12 bottom of feeding channel is fallen into
In battery core slot 111 on feeding fixed block 11, at the same time, 21 intermittent rotary of turntable is detected, detect the battery core cylinder on turntable 21
22 alignment battery core slots 111, upper material cylinder 13 act, and the lithium cell 6 in battery core slot 111 is pushed into battery core cylinder by the piston rod of upper material cylinder 13
In 22, detection electromagnet obtains electric, and the 6 cathode compressed spring 24 of lithium cell in battery core cylinder 22 is contacted with cathode detection lug 25, detects
Turntable 21 rotates, and the end cap 26 on the battery core cylinder 22 equipped with lithium cell 6 closes battery core cylinder 22, the positive detection lug 27 on end cap 26
With 6 anode contact of lithium cell, detection controller measures the related electrical parameter of lithium cell 6 and records preservation, with inspection
Continuing to rotate for turntable 21 is surveyed, the lithium cell 6 after the completion of detecting is transferred to the opposite place with suction cylinder 31, at this point, end cap 26 is opened,
23 power loss of electromagnet is detected, meanwhile, the suction electromagnet on suction cylinder 31 obtains electric, and lithium cell 6 in battery core cylinder 22 enters suction
In cylinder 31, and along in the holding tank 321 of the entrance runner 32 of suction cylinder 31, runner 32 is rotated, the lithium in 32 holding tank 321 of runner
Battery core 6 is transferred in poly- material channel 33, in this way, the lateral arranged in parallel of lithium cell 6 by electrical parameter measurement is in poly- material channel
In 33, when lithium cell 6 is moved to the end in poly- material channel 33,42 synergic rotation of the first thumb wheel 41 and the second thumb wheel, in third
Under the position-limiting action of guide rail 433 and baffle 44, lithium cell 6 is gradually transformed into the state of being vertically arranged from lateral arrangement state, finally
Each lithium cell 6 is erected on conveyer belt 45, and later, the lithium cell 6 on conveyer belt 45 serially enters in main sorting channel 51,
When lithium cell 6 is moved to main sorting 51 end of channel, controller is logical by the electrical parameter value of lithium cell 6 and two first sortings
The electrical parameter stepping section that road 52 respectively indicates compares judgement, determines that lithium cell 6 and one of them first sorting are logical
Road matches, and controller drives the rotation of the first shift plate 53, and the first shift plate 53 seals the entrance that another first sorts channel
It blocks, lithium cell 6 enters in one of them first sorting channel by the first shift plate 53, and along one of them the first point
It is mobile to gate road, in this way, realizing primary sorting between main sorting channel 51 and first sorting channel 52, is sorted at first
Another sorting is realized in channel 52 and second sorting channel, in this way, main sorting channel 51 represents one and contains all lithiums
The larger electrical parameter section of 6 parameter value of battery core, the realization of the first shift plate 53 once divide this larger electrical parameter section
Every the second shift plate has carried out the second separation, and an original biggish electrical parameter section has been separated into four lesser steppings
Section, if the third shift plate of the setting third level, can be separated into 8 smaller stepping sections, so that each lithium cell 6 is fallen into
In itself corresponding electrical parameter stepping section, the automatic sorting operation to lithium cell 6 is finally realized, production is effectively increased
Efficiency, meanwhile, reduce the labor intensity of worker.