Butting device for lithium slurry battery and lithium slurry battery maintenance regeneration equipment
Technical Field
The invention relates to the field of lithium slurry batteries, in particular to a butt joint device for a lithium slurry battery and lithium slurry battery maintenance regeneration equipment.
Background
The lithium slurry battery is a novel high-energy battery, the conductive slurry in the electrode plate contains conductive particles which are suspended or precipitated in electrolyte in a certain proportion, when the battery is impacted or vibrated externally, the conductive particles can move in the electrolyte and form a dynamic conductive network because the conductive particles are not bonded and fixed, and the conductive particles can only contain a conductive agent or can be composite particles of an active material and the conductive agent. The conductive paste in the lithium paste battery can avoid the problems of battery capacity reduction and cycle life attenuation caused by falling or loosening of the electrode material of the traditional lithium battery.
However, the lithium paste battery may have problems of gradual failure of the electrolyte, too little electrolyte, high air pressure in the case, and the like in the long-term use process, and these problems can be solved by performing online maintenance by using the lithium paste battery maintenance regeneration equipment, so that the battery life can be prolonged, and the battery performance can be improved. Therefore, the safe, fast and accurate butt joint of the lithium slurry battery and the lithium slurry battery maintenance regeneration equipment is a problem which needs to be solved urgently at present.
Disclosure of Invention
In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a docking device for a lithium slurry battery and a lithium slurry battery maintenance and regeneration device, the docking device comprising a top cover docking device disposed on a top cover of the lithium slurry battery and a device docking device disposed on the lithium slurry battery maintenance and regeneration device. The multiple sealing structure between the top cover butt joint device and the equipment butt joint device can prevent outside air and water vapor from entering the lithium slurry battery or the lithium slurry battery maintenance and regeneration equipment in the maintenance and regeneration process. Through the synergistic effect of the trigger mechanism of the equipment butt joint device and the opening and closing mechanism of the top cover butt joint device, the fluid channel between the lithium slurry battery and the lithium slurry battery maintenance regeneration equipment can be opened after the butt joint device is completely in sealed butt joint, and the fluid channel is closed after the maintenance regeneration operation is completed, so that the safety of the whole maintenance regeneration process can be ensured. The butt joint device has the advantages of simple structure, simplicity and convenience in operation and high safety, and is favorable for online maintenance of the lithium slurry battery.
The technical scheme provided by the invention is as follows:
the invention provides a butting device for a lithium slurry battery and a lithium slurry battery maintenance regeneration device. Wherein, top cap interfacing apparatus includes: an opening extending through the top cover; an opening and closing mechanism connected to the opening for opening and closing the opening; the top cover butt joint device comprises a top cover butt joint device joint part, wherein the top cover butt joint device joint part is an outer wall which extends upwards from the top cover and continuously surrounds the opening, a first groove is formed in the top cover butt joint device joint part, and a first sealing piece is arranged in the first groove. Wherein, equipment interfacing apparatus includes: the mounting hole corresponds to the position of the opening of the top cover butting device; the triggering mechanism is fixedly or slidably connected in the mounting hole and can trigger the opening and closing mechanism of the opening to open and close; the equipment docking device joint part continuously surrounds the outer wall of the mounting hole and can be jointed with or disconnected from the top cover docking device joint part, a cavity is formed when the top cover docking device joint part is docked with the equipment docking device joint part, the cavity can be vacuumized or filled with inert gas or flame-retardant gas, and a seal is formed through the first seal part so as to prevent external moisture and air from entering the cavity; a control device for controlling the trigger mechanism and the like. The number of the openings of the top cover docking device and the mounting holes of the equipment docking device can be changed, for example, one or more openings can be provided, the number can be determined according to specific requirements, and correspondingly, components and mechanisms in the openings and the mounting holes are also correspondingly arranged. In a preferred embodiment, the opening comprises a first opening and a second opening, the opening and closing mechanism comprises a first opening and closing mechanism and a second opening and closing mechanism, and the first opening and closing mechanism and the second opening and closing mechanism are respectively connected to the first opening and the second opening to open and close the first opening and the second opening; the mounting hole comprises a first mounting hole and a second mounting hole, the trigger mechanism comprises a first trigger mechanism and a second trigger mechanism, the first trigger mechanism and the second trigger mechanism are respectively connected into the first mounting hole and the second mounting hole, and the first trigger mechanism and the second trigger mechanism can respectively trigger the first opening and closing mechanism and the second opening and closing mechanism to be used for opening and closing the first opening and closing mechanism and the second opening and closing mechanism independently or simultaneously.
The first opening and closing mechanism and the second opening and closing mechanism are normally in a closed state, and a fluid channel can be formed only after the first opening and closing mechanism and the second opening and closing mechanism are opened through the trigger mechanism. The first trigger mechanism and the second trigger mechanism are respectively arranged correspondingly to the first opening and closing mechanism and the second opening and closing mechanism. The joint part of the top cover butt joint device and the joint part of the equipment butt joint device can be continuous outer walls, when the top cover butt joint device is in butt joint with the equipment butt joint device, a cavity for accommodating the first opening and closing mechanism, the second opening and closing mechanism, the first trigger mechanism and the second trigger mechanism is formed by the joint part of the top cover butt joint device and the joint part of the equipment butt joint device, and the sealing between the inner cavity formed by the joint part of the top cover butt joint device and the joint part of the equipment butt joint device and the outside is realized by the sealing structure. Because the operations of liquid injection, liquid replacement, air supplement, air exhaust and the like of the lithium slurry battery have certain requirements on the content of oxygen and water vapor, the lithium slurry battery can be isolated from the outside through a cavity formed by the joint part of the top cover butt joint device and the joint part of the equipment butt joint device under the condition that auxiliary equipment such as a vacuum box is not used. Preferably, the chamber may be evacuated and filled with inert gas or flame retardant gas through a trigger mechanism or a separate interface provided on the equipment docking device, thereby further ensuring the safety of the maintenance regeneration operation. In order to further ensure sealing, the first trigger mechanism and the second trigger mechanism can be respectively provided with an inserting inner wall and a second groove arranged around the outer side of the inserting inner wall, and a second sealing element can be arranged in the second groove; the first opening and closing mechanism and the second opening and closing mechanism can be respectively provided with an inserting outer wall and a boss part positioned in an inner hole of the inserting outer wall, and the boss part can be provided with a third sealing element. The inserting outer walls of the first opening and closing mechanism and the second opening and closing mechanism can be inserted into the second groove and form sealing through the second sealing piece, and the inserting inner walls of the first triggering mechanism and the second triggering mechanism can abut against the boss part and form sealing through the third sealing piece, so that multiple sealing can be formed in the top cover butting device and the equipment butting device. The butt sealing of the joint part of the top cover butt joint device and the joint part of the equipment butt joint device and the butt sealing of the trigger mechanism and the opening and closing mechanism can be carried out synchronously or step by step. In other words, the trigger mechanism and the opening/closing mechanism perform butt sealing while the top cover docking unit engaging portion and the equipment docking unit engaging portion are in butt sealing, or the trigger mechanism and the opening/closing mechanism perform butt sealing again after the top cover docking unit engaging portion and the equipment docking unit engaging portion are in butt sealing.
The connection mode of the joint of the equipment butt joint device and the joint of the top cover butt joint device can be threaded connection, plugging connection, clamping connection and the like. In the case of a threaded connection, the equipment and cap interfaces are cylindrical or cylindrical and have the same outer diameter, both the equipment and cap interfaces have external threads, a connection ring may be provided on the outside of the equipment or cap interface and have internal threads, and the connection ring may be moved to the connection between the equipment and cap interfaces and form a connection with the equipment and cap interfaces by rotating the connection ring. The connection or disconnection of the equipment docking device joint and the top cover docking device joint can be realized through the position movement of the connecting ring. In the case of plugging, the device dock interface has a recess that matches the shape of the top cover dock interface such that the recess can form a plug with the top cover dock interface to form a connection to the device dock interface and the top cover dock interface. In other words, the top cover interface is a vertical wall having a thickness, and the width and shape of the recess of the equipment interface corresponds to the thickness and shape of the vertical wall, such that the vertical wall can be tightly inserted into the recess and form a bayonet joint. Under the condition of clamping, the inner surface of the joint of the equipment butt joint device is provided with a clamping piece, the outer surface of the joint of the top cover butt joint device is provided with a clamping groove, and the clamping piece and the clamping groove can be clamped to form connection between the joint of the equipment butt joint device and the joint of the top cover butt joint device. The clamping piece can be a telescopic clamping piece or the clamping piece can rotate relative to the clamping groove, so that clamping is formed. The connection manner of the device docking unit engagement portion and the top cover docking unit engagement portion is not limited to the above.
The trigger mechanism and the opening and closing mechanism of the equipment butt joint device and the top cover butt joint device can be a thimble type, labyrinth type, electromagnetic type or other types of mechanisms. Under the condition of adopting the thimble type mechanism, the first trigger mechanism and the second trigger mechanism respectively comprise a movable ejector block, the first opening and closing mechanism and the second opening and closing mechanism respectively comprise a thimble, a stop block and a spring, the ejector block can push the thimble and the stop block and form a fluid channel in the first opening and closing mechanism and the first trigger mechanism and/or form a fluid channel in the second opening and closing mechanism and the second trigger mechanism, and the thimble and the stop block can be forced to reset through the spring and cut off the fluid channel. The top blocks in the first trigger mechanism and the second trigger mechanism can be started through a control device or manually, and the first trigger mechanism and the second trigger mechanism can be started independently or simultaneously. The ejector pins of the first opening and closing mechanism and the second opening and closing mechanism are fixedly connected with the stop block, the stop block is fixedly connected with the spring, and the stop block can be abutted against or separated from a boss part arranged in an inner hole of the opening and closing mechanism to close or open the inner hole in the opening and closing mechanism. When the ejector block pushes the ejector pin, the ejector pin drives the stop block to leave the boss part and further compress the spring, and a fluid channel is formed at the same time; when the ejector block is retracted, the spring pushes the stop block and the ejector pin to reset and prop against the boss part in the inner hole of the opening and closing mechanism, so that the fluid channel is cut off. In the case of a labyrinth mechanism, the first and second trigger mechanisms may each comprise a rotatable trigger mechanism cylinder. The cylinder of the trigger mechanism is provided with a trigger mechanism passage and an insertion part, the first opening and closing mechanism and the second opening and closing mechanism can be respectively provided with a rotating opening and closing mechanism cylinder and a fixed opening and closing mechanism cylinder, the rotating opening and closing mechanism cylinder is provided with a first opening and closing mechanism passage and an insertion hole, and the fixed opening and closing mechanism cylinder is provided with a second opening and closing mechanism passage. The trigger mechanism passage is in fluid communication with the first opening and closing mechanism passage under the condition that the insertion part is inserted into the insertion hole, and the trigger mechanism cylinder can drive the rotary opening and closing mechanism cylinder to rotate so that the trigger mechanism passage, the first opening and closing mechanism passage can be in fluid communication with the second opening and closing mechanism passage to form a fluid channel; and the trigger mechanism cylinder can drive the rotary opening and closing mechanism cylinder to continue rotating, so that the trigger mechanism passage, the first opening and closing mechanism passage can be staggered with the second opening and closing mechanism passage, and the fluid channel is cut off.
In order to prevent potential safety hazards caused by reverse connection of the top cover docking device and the equipment docking device, the following reverse connection prevention mode is provided: the top cover docking device is provided with an anti-reverse connection part which is in a convex shape or a concave shape, and the convex or concave anti-reverse connection part of the top cover docking device can be matched with the concave or convex anti-reverse connection part of the equipment docking device so as to prevent the first opening and closing mechanism and the second opening and closing mechanism from being reversely connected with the first trigger mechanism and the second trigger mechanism; or the top cover butting device is provided with magnets, magnets with opposite polarities are arranged at corresponding positions of the equipment butting device, and the magnets at the corresponding positions attract each other to prevent the first opening and closing mechanism and the second opening and closing mechanism from being reversely connected with the first trigger mechanism and the second trigger mechanism; or the shapes of the top cover butting device and the equipment butting device are non-completely symmetrical shapes, the non-completely symmetrical shapes can be triangular, trapezoidal or pentagonal and the like, and the non-completely symmetrical top cover butting device can be in matched butting with the non-completely symmetrical equipment butting device, so that the first opening and closing mechanism and the second opening and closing mechanism are prevented from being reversely connected with the first trigger mechanism and the second trigger mechanism; or the sizes of the first trigger mechanism and the second trigger mechanism of the top cover butting device are different, and the first trigger mechanism and the second trigger mechanism can be matched with the first opening and closing mechanism and the second opening and closing mechanism with different sizes so as to prevent the first opening and closing mechanism and the second opening and closing mechanism from being reversely connected with the first trigger mechanism and the second trigger mechanism; or the colors of the first trigger mechanism and the second trigger mechanism of the top cover butting device are different, and the colors of the first trigger mechanism and the second trigger mechanism correspond to the colors of the first opening and closing mechanism and the second opening and closing mechanism respectively, so that the first opening and closing mechanism and the second opening and closing mechanism are prevented from being reversely connected with the first trigger mechanism and the second trigger mechanism.
The top cover docking device may be further provided with a guide post, and the equipment docking device may be provided with a guide hole, by inserting the guide post into the guide hole, the top cover docking device and the equipment docking device may be positioned and the top cover docking device engaging portion and the equipment docking device engaging portion may be prevented from rotating with respect to each other. In addition, a plurality of groups of guide posts and guide holes can be arranged, wherein the shape of one or more groups of guide posts and guide holes is different from that of other groups of guide posts and guide holes, so that the guide post and the guide hole can play a role in preventing reverse connection while guiding.
The top cover butting device can also be provided with a top cover data transmission port, and the top cover data transmission port is connected with the detection device of the lithium slurry battery. The detection device arranged in the lithium slurry battery can detect the liquid level, pressure and other data of the electrolyte in the lithium slurry battery. And the equipment docking device can also be provided with an equipment data transmission port, and the equipment data transmission port is connected with the control device of the equipment docking device through a data line or in a wireless mode. Under the condition that the top cover docking device is docked with the equipment docking device, the top cover data transmission port can be docked with the equipment data transmission port and used for transmitting data detected by the detection device to the control device, so that the liquid level, the air pressure and the like in the maintenance and regeneration process are controlled.
According to the present invention, there is also provided an operating method of a docking apparatus for a lithium slurry battery and a lithium slurry battery maintenance regeneration device, the operating method including the steps of: (1) aligning and sealing a joint part of a device butt joint device of a lithium slurry battery maintenance regeneration device with a joint part of a top cover butt joint device of the lithium slurry battery, and sealing and aligning and sealing an opening and closing mechanism of the top cover butt joint device with a trigger mechanism of the device butt joint device; (2) starting a trigger mechanism of the equipment docking device through a manual or control device, and forming a fluid channel in an inner hole of the trigger mechanism and an inner hole of the opening and closing mechanism; (3) controlling a fluid valve of the maintenance regeneration equipment, supplementing, replacing, injecting or exhausting the lithium slurry battery through a fluid channel, and closing the fluid valve of the maintenance regeneration equipment; (4) the fluid channel formed in the inner hole of the trigger mechanism and the inner hole of the opening and closing mechanism is closed by resetting the trigger mechanism; (5) and the equipment docking device is taken down from the top cover docking device.
The equipment interfacing apparatus and the top cover interfacing apparatus interface includes: the butt joint of the joint part of the equipment butt joint device and the joint part of the top cover butt joint device, and the butt joint of the trigger mechanism and the opening and closing mechanism. When the trigger mechanism is fixedly connected in the mounting hole of the equipment butt joint device, the butt joint of the joint part of the equipment butt joint device and the joint part of the top cover butt joint device and the butt joint of the trigger mechanism and the opening and closing mechanism can be synchronously carried out. When the trigger mechanism is connected in the mounting hole of the equipment butting device in a sliding mode, the butting of the joint part of the equipment butting device and the joint part of the top cover butting device and the butting of the trigger mechanism and the opening and closing mechanism can be carried out step by step. In addition, in the case where the number of the trigger mechanism is plural and the number of the opening and closing mechanism is plural, the plural trigger mechanisms may open or close the plural opening and closing mechanisms independently or simultaneously.
The invention has the advantages that:
1) the butt joint device can quickly and accurately connect and separate the maintenance regeneration equipment and the lithium slurry battery to be maintained, and has simple operation and high working efficiency;
2) the multiple fluid channels of the top cover butting device can be independently opened or closed, and targeted maintenance and regeneration can be flexibly carried out according to the requirements of the lithium slurry battery, so that the butting device has better flexibility;
3) the equipment butt joint device of the regeneration equipment or the fluid pipeline connected with the equipment butt joint device is maintained to be convenient to disassemble, so that the equipment butt joint device and the fluid pipeline are convenient to replace or maintain;
4) the multiple sealing structure arranged between the fluid channel and the outside ensures the sealing performance in the maintenance and regeneration process and ensures the operation safety.
Drawings
Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a lithium paste battery and a lithium paste battery maintenance regeneration apparatus according to the present invention;
fig. 2 is a partial sectional view of a docking apparatus for a lithium slurry battery and a lithium slurry battery maintenance regeneration device according to an embodiment of the present invention, fig. 2(a) is a state view when the apparatus docking apparatus is separated from a top cover docking apparatus, and fig. 2(b) is a state view when the apparatus docking apparatus is docked with the top cover docking apparatus;
fig. 3 is a partial sectional view of a docking apparatus for a lithium slurry battery and a lithium slurry battery maintenance regeneration device according to another embodiment of the present invention, in which fig. 3(a) is a state view when the apparatus docking apparatus is separated from the top cover docking apparatus, and fig. 3(b) is a state view when the apparatus docking apparatus is docked with the top cover docking apparatus;
fig. 4 is a schematic plan view of an equipment docking apparatus and an anti-reverse structure of a top cover docking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which fig. 4(a) and 4(b) show the top cover docking apparatus and the equipment docking apparatus, respectively;
fig. 5 is a schematic plan view of an equipment docking apparatus and an anti-reverse structure of a top cover docking apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention, in which fig. 5(a) and 5(b) show the top cover docking apparatus and the equipment docking apparatus, respectively.
List of reference numerals
1-lithium slurry battery maintenance regeneration equipment
2-Main unit
3-equipment butt joint device
301 a-first mounting hole
301 b-second mounting hole
302 a-first trigger mechanism
302 b-second trigger mechanism
303-device interface
304-connecting ring
305-stepped hole
306-top block
307-inserting inner wall
308-second recess
309-joint hole
310-fastener
311-trigger mechanism cylinder
312-trigger mechanism pathway
313-plug part
314a, 314 b-magnets
315-guide hole
4-lithium slurry battery
5-lower casing
6-Top cover
7-top cover butt joint device
701 a-first opening
701 b-second opening
702 a-first opening and closing mechanism
702 b-second opening and closing mechanism
703-joining part of top cover butt-joint device
704-first groove
705-thimble
706-boss part
707 stop block
708-spring
709-outer wall of plug-in connection
710-column of opening and closing mechanism with rotary opening
711-fixed opening and closing mechanism column
712-first opening and closing mechanism path
713-plug hole
714-second opening and closing mechanism passage
715a, 715 b-magnet
716-guide post
717-card slot
8-cavity
Detailed Description
The invention will be further explained by embodiments in conjunction with the drawings.
Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a lithium paste battery and a lithium paste battery maintenance regeneration apparatus according to the present invention. The lithium slurry battery maintenance and regeneration equipment 1 comprises a host machine 2, a fluid pipeline, a fluid valve and an equipment docking device 3, wherein one end of the fluid pipeline is connected to a liquid storage tank or a gas storage tank in the host machine, and the other end of the fluid pipeline is connected to a fluid pipeline interface of the equipment docking device 3 through the fluid valve, and the circulation, the flow direction, the flow rate and the like of fluid can be controlled through the fluid valve. The control device and the operation interface of the equipment docking device can be directly arranged on the equipment docking device or can be arranged on the host. The lithium slurry battery 4 comprises a battery core, a lower shell 5 and a top cover 6, and the top cover butting device 7 is arranged on the top cover 6. The equipment docking device 3 and the top cover docking device 7 can be quickly docked or disconnected, so that the on-line maintenance and regeneration operation of the lithium slurry battery is realized.
Fig. 2 is a partial sectional view of a docking apparatus for a lithium slurry battery and a lithium slurry battery maintenance regeneration device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2(a) is a state diagram when the equipment docking device is separated from the top cover docking device; fig. 2(b) is a state diagram of the device docking apparatus and the top cover docking apparatus when docked, in which the first trigger mechanism shown on the left side has activated the first opening/closing mechanism and forms a fluid passage (as indicated by an arrow in fig. 2 (b)), and the second trigger mechanism shown on the right side has not activated the second opening/closing mechanism and closes the fluid passage. The device docking apparatus includes first and second mounting holes 301a and 301b, first and second trigger mechanisms 302a and 302b, and a device docking apparatus engaging portion 303, the first and second trigger mechanisms 302a and 302b being slidably coupled within the first and second mounting holes 301a and 301 b. In the device docking apparatus, the device docking apparatus engaging portion 303 includes a cylindrical body surrounding the first trigger mechanism 302a and the second trigger mechanism 302b, and a connection ring 304 fitted over the cylindrical body, an external thread being provided on the cylindrical body and an internal thread being provided on the connection ring 304. The first trigger mechanism 302a and the second trigger mechanism 302b include a stepped hole 305 and a top block 306 capable of sliding in the stepped hole, the top block 306 can be moved in the stepped hole 305 by a control device or manually, and the stepped hole 305 can limit the top block 306. The first trigger mechanism 302a and the second trigger mechanism 302b are further provided with a plug inner wall 307 and a second groove 308 disposed around the outer side of the plug inner wall 307, respectively, and a second sealing member is disposed in the second groove 308. The top cover butting device comprises a first opening 701a, a second opening 701b, a first opening and closing mechanism 702a, a second opening and closing mechanism 702b and a top cover butting device joint part 703, wherein the first opening 701a, the second opening 701b and the top cover butting device joint part 703 are integrally formed with a top cover of the lithium slurry battery, and fixing parts of the first opening and closing mechanism 702a and the second opening and closing mechanism 702b are respectively fixed in the first opening 701a and the second opening 701b in a sealing mode. In the top cover docking device, a top cover docking device engagement portion 703 is a cylinder surrounding a first opening and closing mechanism 702a and a second opening and closing mechanism 702b, an external thread is provided on the top cover docking device engagement portion 703 and a first groove 704 and a first sealing member are provided on the top surface. The first and second opening/ closing mechanisms 702a and 702b include a thimble 705, an inner hole, a boss portion 706, a stopper 707, and a spring 708, the thimble 705 and the stopper 707 are integrally formed and fixedly connected to the spring 708, and the stopper 707 abuts against the boss portion 706 and seals the fluid passage under the urging force of the spring 708. The first opening/closing mechanism 702a and the second opening/closing mechanism 702b may be further provided with an insertion outer wall 709, respectively, and a third sealing member may be further provided on an upper surface of the boss portion 706 of the inner hole.
Next, a docking operation procedure of the docking apparatus will be described with reference to fig. 2. Firstly, the equipment docking device is docked with the top cover docking device, and accurate positioning can be completed through the guide holes arranged on the equipment docking device and the guide posts arranged on the top cover docking device, so that the two triggering mechanisms on the equipment docking device are respectively aligned with the two opening and closing mechanisms on the top cover docking device, and the joint part 303 of the equipment docking device is aligned with the joint part 703 of the top cover docking device. The connecting ring 304 is moved to the connecting position of the equipment docking device joint part 303 and the top block docking device joint part 703, so that the equipment docking device joint part 303 and the top block docking device joint part 703 are connected in a sealing mode, a cavity 8 formed by the equipment docking device joint part 303 and the top block docking device joint part 703 is vacuumized through a stepped hole in a trigger mechanism of the equipment docking device by using a vacuumizing device of the maintenance and regeneration equipment, and then the trigger mechanism is controlled by a control device to slide downwards and is connected with the opening and closing mechanism in a sealing mode. Forming a first reseal between the top cover docking means engagement portion and the equipment docking means engagement portion with a first seal disposed within a first groove 704 of the top cover docking means engagement portion 703; a second reseal is formed between the second groove 308 of the trigger mechanism and the inserting outer wall 709 of the opening and closing mechanism through a second sealing element arranged in the second groove 308 of the trigger mechanism; a third seal is formed between the plug inner wall 307 of the trigger mechanism and the boss portion 706 of the opening/closing mechanism by a third seal provided on the boss portion 706 of the opening/closing mechanism. The top block 306 in the first trigger mechanism 302a is actuated, so that the top block 306 pushes the thimble 705 and the stop 707 of the first opening/closing mechanism 702a and the stop 707 leaves the boss portion 706, thereby forming a fluid passage for communicating fluid between the stepped hole 305 in the first trigger mechanism 302a and the inner hole of the first opening/closing mechanism 702 a. After the maintenance regeneration operation is completed, the top block 306 in the first trigger mechanism 302a is withdrawn, so that the thimble 705 and the stopper 707 of the first port opening and closing mechanism 702a are reset under the action of the compressed spring 708 and the stopper 707 abuts against the boss portion 706, thereby sealing the inner bore of the first port opening and closing mechanism and further cutting off the fluid passage between the stepped bore 305 in the first trigger mechanism 302a and the inner bore of the first port opening and closing mechanism 702 a. The coupling ring 304 is moved back in place and the device docking assembly is removed from the top cover docking assembly.
Fig. 3 is a partial sectional view of a docking apparatus for a lithium slurry battery and a lithium slurry battery maintenance regeneration device according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3(a) is a state diagram of the device docking assembly separated from the top cover docking assembly; fig. 3(b) is a state diagram of the device docking apparatus and the top cover docking apparatus when docked, in which the first trigger mechanism shown on the left side has activated the first opening/closing mechanism and forms a fluid passage (as indicated by an arrow in fig. 3 (b)), and the second trigger mechanism shown on the right side has not activated the second opening/closing mechanism and closes the fluid passage. The device docking apparatus includes first and second mounting holes 301a and 301b, first and second trigger mechanisms 302a and 302b, and a device docking apparatus engaging portion 303, and fixing portions of the first and second trigger mechanisms 302a and 302b are sealingly fixed in the first and second mounting holes 301a and 301b, respectively. In the device docking apparatus, the device docking apparatus engaging part 303 includes an engaging hole 309, and a catch 310 is provided on an inner wall of the engaging hole 309. The first and second trigger mechanisms 302a and 302b include an inner hole and a trigger mechanism cylinder 311 rotatable in the inner hole, the trigger mechanism cylinder 311 is provided with a trigger mechanism passage 312 and an insertion part 313, and the trigger mechanism cylinder 311 can be moved up and down and rotated in the inner hole by a control device or manually. The first trigger mechanism 302a and the second trigger mechanism 302b are further provided with a plug inner wall 307 and a second groove 308 disposed around the outer side of the plug inner wall 307, respectively, and a second sealing member is disposed in the second groove 308. The top cover docking device includes a first opening 701a and a second opening 701b, a first opening and closing mechanism 702a and a second opening and closing mechanism 702b, and a top cover docking device engagement portion 703, and fixing portions of the first opening and closing mechanism 702a and the second opening and closing mechanism 702b are respectively fixed in the first opening 701a and the second opening 701b in a sealing manner. In the top cover butting device, a top cover butting device joint portion 703 is a cylinder surrounding a first opening and closing mechanism 702a and a second opening and closing mechanism 702b, a snap groove 717 is provided on a side surface of the top cover butting device joint portion 703 and a first groove 704 and a first sealing member are provided on a top surface. The first opening/closing mechanism 702a and the second opening/closing mechanism 702b are each provided with a rotary opening/closing mechanism cylinder 710 and a fixed opening/closing mechanism cylinder 711, the rotary opening/closing mechanism cylinder 710 is provided with a first opening/closing mechanism passage 712 and an insertion hole 713, and the fixed opening/closing mechanism cylinder 711 is provided with a second opening/closing mechanism passage 714, and in a normal state, the first opening/closing mechanism passage 712 and the second opening/closing mechanism passage 714 are staggered (see the opening/closing mechanism on the right side in fig. 3 (b)) so as to seal the inner hole of the opening/closing mechanism. The first opening/closing mechanism 702a and the second opening/closing mechanism 702b may be further provided with an insertion outer wall 709, respectively, and a third sealing member may be further provided on an upper surface of the boss portion 706 of the inner hole.
Next, a docking operation procedure of the docking apparatus will be described with reference to fig. 3. Firstly, the equipment butt joint device is in butt joint with the top cover butt joint device, accurate positioning can be completed through the guide hole arranged on the equipment butt joint device and the guide column arranged on the top cover butt joint device, so that two trigger mechanisms on the equipment butt joint device are respectively aligned with two opening and closing mechanisms on the top cover butt joint device, and the joint part of the equipment butt joint device is aligned with the joint part of the top cover butt joint device. The joint hole 309 of the joint part 303 of the equipment docking device is sleeved on the joint part 703 of the cylindrical top cover docking device, the telescopic clamping piece 310 of the joint part of the equipment docking device is clamped with the clamping groove 717 of the joint part of the top cover docking device, and meanwhile, the triggering mechanism is in sealing butt joint with the opening and closing mechanism. The cavity 8 formed by the equipment dock interface 303 and the top cap dock interface 703 is evacuated and filled with an inert gas via an interface on the equipment dock (not shown). A first reseal is formed between top cover docking means interface 703 and equipment docking means interface 303 by a first seal provided on the top surface of top cover docking means interface 703; a second reseal is formed between the second groove 308 of the trigger mechanism and the inserting outer wall 709 of the opening and closing mechanism through a second sealing element arranged in the second groove 308 of the trigger mechanism; a third seal is formed between the plug inner wall 307 of the trigger mechanism and the boss portion 706 of the opening/closing mechanism by a third seal provided on the boss portion 706 of the opening/closing mechanism. The trigger cylinder 311 in the first trigger mechanism 302a is activated, such that the insertion portion 313 of the trigger cylinder 311 is inserted downward into the insertion hole 713 of the rotating opening and closing mechanism cylinder 710 and the trigger passage 312 of the trigger cylinder 311 is in fluid communication with the first opening and closing mechanism passage 712 of the rotating opening and closing mechanism cylinder 710, and further, the trigger passage 312, the first opening and closing mechanism passage 712 and the second opening and closing mechanism passage 714 of the fixed opening and closing mechanism cylinder 711 are in fluid communication by rotating the trigger cylinder 311 and driving the rotating opening and closing mechanism cylinder 710 to rotate, such that a fluid passage for fluid communication is formed between the inner hole of the first trigger mechanism 302a and the inner hole of the first opening and closing mechanism 702 a. After the maintenance and regeneration operation is completed, the trigger mechanism cylinder 311 continues to rotate and drives the rotating opening and closing mechanism cylinder 710 to rotate, so that the trigger mechanism passage 312, the first opening and closing mechanism passage 712 and the second opening and closing mechanism passage 714 of the fixed opening and closing mechanism cylinder 711 are staggered, the inner hole of the first opening and closing mechanism is sealed, a fluid channel between the inner hole of the first trigger mechanism 302a and the inner hole of the first opening and closing mechanism 702a is cut off, and the insertion part 313 of the trigger mechanism cylinder 311 is moved out upwards from the insertion hole 713 of the rotating opening and closing mechanism cylinder 710. The device dock is removed from the top cover dock by retracting the retractable catch 310 of the device dock engagement portion to disengage it from the catch 717 of the top cover dock engagement portion.
Fig. 4 is a schematic plan view of an equipment docking device and an anti-reverse structure of a top cover docking device according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which fig. 4(a) shows a top view of the top cover docking device, and fig. 4(b) shows a bottom view of the equipment docking device. The top cover docking device 7 comprises two guide posts 716, one of which has a hexagonal cross-sectional shape and the other of which has a triangular cross-sectional shape. The device docking apparatus 3 includes two guide holes 315, one of which has a hexagonal sectional shape and the other of which has a triangular sectional shape. When the hexagonal guide post is aligned with the hexagonal guide hole and the triangular guide post is aligned with the triangular guide hole, the device docking device 3 and the top cover docking device 7 can be positioned and docked quickly, and the first trigger mechanism 302a and the second trigger mechanism 302b of the device docking device can be prevented from being reversely connected with the first opening and closing mechanism 702a and the second opening and closing mechanism 702b of the top cover docking device.
Fig. 5 is a schematic plan view of an equipment docking apparatus and an anti-reverse structure of a top cover docking apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention, in which fig. 5(a) and 5(b) show the top cover docking apparatus and the equipment docking apparatus, respectively. Two magnets 715a, 715b are provided at two opposite edges of the top cover docking unit engaging portion of the top cover docking unit 7, and two magnets 314a, 314b are provided at two opposite edges of the device docking unit engaging portion of the device docking unit 3. Magnet 715a corresponds to the position of magnet 314a and magnet 715b corresponds to the position of magnet 314 b. Magnet 715a has a polarity opposite that of magnet 314a and the same polarity as magnet 314b, and magnet 715b has a polarity opposite that of magnet 314b and the same polarity as magnet 314 a. When the top cover docking device is reversely connected with the equipment docking device, the magnets 715a and 314b repel each other in the same polarity, and the magnets 715b and 314a repel each other in the same polarity, so that the equipment docking device cannot be docked, and the first trigger mechanism 302a and the second trigger mechanism 302b of the equipment docking device can be effectively prevented from being reversely connected with the first opening and closing mechanism 702a and the second opening and closing mechanism 702b of the top cover docking device.
The specific embodiments of the present invention are not intended to be limiting of the invention. Those skilled in the art can make numerous possible variations and modifications to the present invention, or modify equivalent embodiments, using the methods and techniques disclosed above, without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, any simple modification, equivalent change and modification made to the above embodiments according to the technical essence of the present invention are still within the scope of the protection of the technical solution of the present invention, unless the contents of the technical solution of the present invention are departed.