CN111261920A

CN111261920A - Restraint and restraint equipment

Info

Publication number: CN111261920A
Application number: CN202010075462.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 周俊辉; 王守模; 贺殿胜; 刘峻男
Original assignee: Shenzhen Hengyineng Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen Hengyineng Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-01-22
Filing date: 2020-01-22
Publication date: 2020-06-09
Anticipated expiration: 2040-01-22
Also published as: CN111261920B

Abstract

The invention provides a restraint and restraint equipment, which comprises a battery tray for fixing a battery, a restraint mechanism and a restraint mechanism, wherein the battery tray comprises an outer frame and a plurality of pressing plates transversely arranged in the outer frame, and one side or two opposite sides of each pressing plate are provided with first inserting parts; the restraining mechanism comprises at least one abutting column capable of abutting against the abutting plate and a first driving assembly for driving the abutting column to move; the restraint releasing mechanism comprises a plurality of second inserting parts which can be inserted with the first inserting parts. Directly arrange the battery in between the adjacent clamp plate of battery tray, first drive assembly can drive the removal of clamp plate to will make every battery all can receive the restraint of clamp plate through the transmission of power, only need insert the portion of closing with first and the second is inserted the portion of closing and is pegged graft mutually when relieving the restraint, and third drive assembly drives the clamp plate and loosens the battery in proper order, accomplishes the operation of relieving the restraint, will be restrained and relieve the restraint equipment fusion on same equipment, can save area and reduction in production cost.

Description

Restraint and restraint equipment

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of battery production equipment, in particular to restraint and restraint equipment.

Background

With the vigorous development of new energy automobiles, higher requirements are put on the endurance mileage, the safety and the charging speed of the new energy automobiles. In order to improve the endurance mileage of automobiles, the energy density of power batteries needs to be improved, and some battery manufacturers develop high-energy-density battery formulations in order to improve the capacity density of the batteries. The high-energy-density battery has large gas production amount in the battery formation production process, and if gas is not discharged in time, the battery shell is easy to expand, so that the appearance and the performance of the battery are influenced. In order to restrict the expansion of the battery case, the battery is generally restricted by restricting the tray, and particularly, in the production processes such as formation and standing, the expansion of the battery needs to be restricted by the restricting tray.

Due to the large number of used restraint trays, special equipment is required to restrain and release the batteries. However, the existing devices can only be restrained or unconstrained individually, so that the devices are numerous, the occupied area is large, and the restraining and constraining efficiency is not high.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a restraining and restraining device, which solves the technical problem that the same device cannot be used for restraining and restraining in the prior art.

In order to achieve the purpose, the invention adopts the technical scheme that: there is provided a restraining and restraining apparatus comprising:

the battery tray comprises an outer frame and a plurality of pressing plates transversely arranged in the outer frame, the arrangement direction of the pressing plates is a first direction, the width direction of the pressing plates is a second direction, the adjacent pressing plates and the outer frame are enclosed to form a fixed frame body for containing the battery tray, and one side or two opposite sides of each pressing plate are provided with first inserting parts;

the restraint mechanism is arranged at one end of the battery tray and drives the pressing plate to move, one side, close to the restraint mechanism, of the pressing plate is provided with a butting plate, and the restraint mechanism comprises at least one butting column capable of butting against the butting plate and a first driving assembly for driving the butting column to move in a first direction; and

the restraint releasing mechanism is arranged above the battery tray and comprises a plurality of second inserting parts which can be inserted into the first inserting parts and a third driving assembly which drives the second inserting parts to move in the first direction.

Furthermore, the battery tray further comprises at least one partition board, the length direction of the partition board is the first direction, the partition board divides the outer frame into at least two accommodating cavities, each accommodating cavity is internally provided with a plurality of pressing plates and abutting plates, and each abutting plate corresponds to at least one abutting column.

Furthermore, the restraint mechanism further comprises a fixing module for locking the position of the abutting plate, and the fixing module comprises at least one locking rod which can be fixedly connected with the abutting plate and a second driving assembly which can be movably abutted against the locking rod and drive the locking rod to rotate;

the outer frame is provided with a threaded hole for the locking rod to pass through, and the locking rod is provided with an external thread matched with the threaded hole.

Further, the second driving assemblies respectively comprise a first rotating motor, a knob assembly connected with the shaft end of the output shaft of the first rotating motor, and a first cylinder for driving the knob assembly to move towards the locking state;

the knob assembly body comprises a buckling ring body which can be sleeved on the locking ring body and an outer ring body which is annularly arranged on the outer side of the buckling ring body, a plurality of fixing columns are inserted on the outer ring body, one ends of the fixing columns are inserted with the outer ring body, the other ends of the fixing columns are fixedly connected with the buckling ring body, and elastic pieces are sleeved on the fixing columns.

Furthermore, restraint mechanism still including setting up the battery tray is kept away from the stop block of the one end of first drive assembly, stop block the seat can with the battery tray butt.

Furthermore, the first inserting part is a through hole arranged on one side of the pressing plate, and the second inserting part is a shifting finger capable of being inserted into the through hole;

the restraint releasing mechanism further comprises an assembling outer frame for fixing the third driving assembly and the butting column and a lifting assembly for driving the assembling outer frame to lift;

the third driving assembly comprises at least one driving column penetrating through the assembly outer frame and a first driving piece driving the driving column to rotate, a threaded sleeve in threaded fit with the driving column is arranged on the assembly outer frame, and the driving column is provided with a plurality of second inserting parts.

Furthermore, the number of the driving columns is at least two, a plurality of shifting fingers are arranged on each driving column, and the first driving piece is connected with the driving columns through a transmission assembly.

Further, still include the transmission positioning mechanism that is used for accepting the battery tray, transmission positioning mechanism includes:

a conveying assembly for driving the battery tray;

the positioning component is arranged on one side of the conveying component and used for positioning the battery tray; and

locate conveying component bottom be used for the bearing the jacking subassembly of battery, the bottom of battery tray is cavity, just the jacking subassembly can move to the bottom of battery tray.

Further, the conveying assembly comprises a plurality of driving rollers, a photoelectric position sensor facing the upper side of the driving rollers and a stopping component arranged at the end part of the driving rollers and used for stopping the movement of the battery tray.

Further, the positioning assembly comprises:

positioning seats which can be positioned at two opposite sides of the conveying component;

the positioning pin can be inserted into the positioning block at the bottom of the battery tray;

the first lifting piece drives the positioning seat to lift; and

and the second lifting piece drives the positioning contact pin to lift.

The restraining and restraining equipment provided by the invention has the beneficial effects that: compared with the prior art, the restraint and restraint releasing device has the advantages that batteries are directly arranged between the adjacent pressing plates of the battery tray, the first driving assembly can drive the abutting plate to move in the first direction so as to drive the pressing plates to move, pressure is sequentially transmitted to the pressing plates at the edges through force transmission, each battery can be extruded by the pressing plates to be restrained, the restraint releasing operation is completed only by inserting the first inserting and combining part and the second inserting and combining part in an inserting mode, the first inserting and combining part and the second inserting and combining part are driven to move in the opposite direction through the third driving assembly, the pressing plates are driven to sequentially release the batteries, the restraint releasing operation is completed, the operation method is simple, the restraint and restraint releasing devices can be integrated on the same device, occupied area can be greatly saved, and production cost can be greatly reduced.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present invention, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a restraining and restraining apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of a restraining and restraining apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention, wherein the lower frame is not shown;

FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a restraining mechanism and a driving positioning mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic top view of the restraining mechanism and the positioning mechanism shown in FIG. 3;

fig. 5 is a schematic perspective view of a battery tray according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view of a restraint releasing mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view of a restraining mechanism according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic perspective view of a jacking assembly used in an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a conveyor assembly used in embodiments of the invention;

fig. 10 is a partially enlarged structural view of a portion a in fig. 9;

fig. 11 is a schematic perspective view of a second driving assembly and a locking rod according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Description of reference numerals:

1. a battery; 2. a battery tray; 3. a restraint mechanism; 4. a restraint releasing mechanism; 5. a transmission positioning mechanism; 6. a lower frame; 21. an outer frame; 22. pressing a plate; 23. a first insertion part; 24. a butt joint plate; 25. a partition plate; 221. a limiting block; 31. a butting post; 32. a first drive assembly; 33. a locking lever; 34. a second drive assembly; 35. a first fixed seat; 36. a pressure sensor; 37. a blocking seat; 321. a second driving member; 322. a transmission screw rod; 323. a second fixed seat; 324. a transmission connecting plate; 341. a first rotating electric machine; 342. a knob assembly; 343. a first cylinder; 3421. a snap ring body; 3422. an outer ring body; 3423. fixing a column; 3424. an elastic member; 41. a second insertion part; 42. a third drive assembly; 43. assembling the outer frame; 44. a lifting assembly; 421. a drive column; 422. a first driving member; 441. a lifting motor; 442. a lifting column; 51. a delivery assembly; 52. a positioning assembly; 53. a jacking assembly; 511. a driving roller; 512. a photoelectric position sensor; 513. a stopper member; 514. a third driving member; 5131. a fourth drive; 5132. a roller; 521. positioning seats; 522. positioning a contact pin; 523. a first lifting member; 524. a second lifting member; 531. a lifting module; 532. a jacking module; 5321. a fixing plate; 5322. and (4) a support column.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions of the present invention will be described clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, and it should be understood that the described embodiments are some, but not all embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc., indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

In addition, the technical features involved in the different embodiments of the present invention described below may be combined with each other as long as they do not conflict with each other.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, a restraining and restraining apparatus according to the present invention will now be described. The restraint and restraint apparatus comprising: the battery tray 2 is used for fixing a battery 1, the restraint mechanism 3 is arranged at one end of the battery tray 2 and drives the pressing plate 22 to move, the restraint mechanism 4 is arranged above the battery tray 2, the battery tray 2 comprises an outer frame 21 and a plurality of pressing plates 22 transversely arranged in the outer frame 21, the arrangement direction of the pressing plates 22 is a first direction, the width direction of the pressing plates 22 is a second direction, the adjacent pressing plates 22 and the outer frame 21 are enclosed to form a fixed frame body used for accommodating the battery tray 2, and one side or two opposite sides of each pressing plate 22 are provided with first inserting parts 23; the pressing plate 22 is provided with an abutting plate 24 at a side close to the restraining mechanism 3, and the restraining mechanism 3 includes at least one abutting column 31 capable of abutting against the abutting plate 24 and a first driving assembly 32 for driving the abutting column 31 to move in a first direction; the restraint releasing mechanism 4 includes a plurality of second insertion portions 41 capable of being inserted into the first insertion portions 23, and a third driving assembly 42 for driving the second insertion portions 41 to move in the first direction.

Compared with the prior art, the restraint and restraint device provided by the invention has the advantages that the battery 1 is directly arranged between the adjacent pressing plates 22 of the battery tray 2, the first driving assembly 32 can drive the abutting plate 24 to move in the first direction so as to drive the pressing plates 22 to move, and the pressure is transmitted to the pressure plate 22 at the edge in turn through the transmission of force, so that each battery 1 can be extruded by the pressure plate 22 and restrained, when the restraint is released, only the first inserting part 23 and the second inserting part 41 are inserted and connected, the third driving component 42 drives the first inserting part 23 and the second inserting part 41 to move in opposite directions, which drives the pressing plate 22 to sequentially release the battery 1, therefore, the restraint releasing operation is completed, the operation method is simple, the restraint releasing equipment and the restraint releasing equipment can be fused on the same equipment, the occupied area can be greatly saved, and the production cost can be reduced.

Specifically, the restraining and restraining devices can be connected with an external transmission belt or transmission device, and the battery tray 2 can be circulated in the whole battery 1 production device. The whole restraint and restraint equipment also comprises a lower frame 6, the restraint mechanism 3 and the restraint mechanism 4 are both arranged above the lower frame 6, and part of the driving mechanism is arranged inside the lower frame 6.

Further, referring to fig. 5, as a specific embodiment of the restraining and restraining apparatus provided by the present invention, the battery tray 2 further includes at least one partition plate 25, the length direction of the partition plate 25 is the first direction, the partition plate 25 divides the outer frame 21 into at least two accommodating cavities (not labeled in the figure), each accommodating cavity has a plurality of the pressing plates 22 and the abutting plates 24, and each abutting column 31 corresponds to one abutting plate 24. Specifically, baffle 25 vertically sets up in battery tray 2's inside to separate frame 21 for a plurality of solitary chambeies that hold, every holds the intracavity and all transversely sets up a plurality of clamp plate 22, and clamp plate 22 and baffle 25 set up perpendicularly, thereby separate whole battery tray 2 for a plurality of solitary installation cavity that is used for holding battery 1, and every installation cavity is corresponding to a battery 1.

Wherein, the both sides tip of clamp plate 22 still is equipped with stopper 221, and the stopper 221 of two adjacent clamp plates 22 all can butt each other, and the thickness of two stopper 221 equals or is approximate with the thickness of battery 1 to avoid in-process of constraining, the extrusion force that the extrusion of clamp plate 22 can cause the edge to receive is too big, thereby leads to the problem of battery 1 damage. The stopper 221 may be detachably connected to the pressing plate 22, so that the specification of the stopper 221 may be changed according to batteries 1 of different specifications or models.

Preferably, the number of baffle 25 is one, namely divide into two through a baffle 25 battery tray 2 and hold the chamber, every holds the intracavity and all has a plurality of clamp plate 22 and one and butt plate 24, wherein butt plate 24 and clamp plate 22 laminate mutually, and be located the one side of the clamp plate 22 that is closest to first drive assembly 32, thereby extrude from the clamp plate 22 that is closest to one side of first drive assembly 32, and transmit the extrusion force to the clamp plate 22 of the one side that is furthest away from first drive assembly 32 in proper order, the quantity of butt post 31 is four, every butt plate 24 is driven by two butt posts 31 simultaneously, can guarantee the stationarity of butt plate 24 motion.

Further, referring to fig. 4 and fig. 7, as a specific embodiment of the restraining and restraining apparatus provided by the present invention, the restraining mechanism 3 further includes a fixing module (not shown in the figures) for locking the position of the abutting plate 24, and the fixing module includes at least one locking lever 33 capable of being fixedly connected to the abutting plate 24 and a second driving assembly 34 capable of movably abutting against the locking lever 33 and driving the locking lever 33 to rotate; the outer frame 21 is provided with a threaded hole (not shown) for the locking rod 33 to pass through, and the locking rod 33 is provided with an external thread (not shown) matched with the threaded hole. Specifically, the position of frame 21 is unchangeable at the in-process of constraining, and clamp plate 22 and butt plate 24 all can slide for frame 21, and butt post 31 moves under the drive of first drive assembly 32 to promote butt plate 24 and clamp plate 22 and compress tightly battery 1, then the rethread locking lever 33 carries out continuous stable fixed with butt plate 24 and clamp plate 22, then takes out butt post 31 again, still can realize the effect of constraining. The volume of the locking rod 33 is smaller than that of the abutting column 31, and the locking rod 33 can be integrated with the outer frame 21 and can move along with the whole battery tray 2.

Due to the threaded engagement between the locking lever 33 and the outer frame 21, the length of insertion of the locking lever 33 into the outer frame 21 can be adjusted with the rotation of the second driving assembly 34, and the position of the abutting plate 24 and the pressing plate 22 in the first direction can be defined by the locking lever 33. Wherein, make first drive assembly 32 can push abutment post 31 and move, the quantity of second drive assembly 34 can be unanimous with the quantity of the holding chamber that divides, because there may be difference in kind and specification etc. of battery 1, through the individual drive of locking lever 33, can be targeted each battery 1 locks, guarantees the locking effect of each battery 1.

Preferably, the number of the partition plates 25 is one, the number of the pressing plates 22 is two, at this time, the number of the abutting columns 31 and the number of the locking rods 33 are both two, the number of the first driving assemblies 32 is one, the number of the second driving assemblies 34 is two, and both the two first driving assemblies 32 are fixed on the first fixing seat 35. The first driving assembly 32 includes a second driving member 321, a driving wheel (not shown), a driven wheel (not shown), a transmission screw rod 322, a second fixing seat 323 and a transmission connecting plate 324, the driving wheel is disposed at an output shaft end of the second driving member 321, the driving wheel and the driven wheel are connected by a chain, a transmission belt or a direct engagement manner, the driven wheel is disposed at an end of the transmission screw rod 322, the driven wheel is arranged at one side of the second fixed seat 323, the transmission screw rod 322 passes through the second fixed seat 323 and the transmission connecting plate 324, a threaded hole for the transmission screw rod 322 to pass through is arranged on the transmission connecting plate 324, so that the transmission connecting plate 324 can move in the first direction under the driving of the second driving member 321, the ends of all the abutment columns 31 are fixedly connected with the transmission connecting plate 324, i.e. all abutment columns 31 are moved simultaneously in a first direction by the first drive assembly 32. The second driving element 321 is generally a driving element capable of realizing rotation driving, such as a rotating motor or a motor.

Preferably, a pressure sensor 36 may be further disposed at an end of the abutment post 31, and the pressure sensor 36 may detect a pressure between the end of the abutment post 31 and the abutment plate 24, and when the pressure is rapidly increased, it indicates that the abutment post 31 is restrained in position, so that the continuous driving of the abutment post 31 may be stopped, thereby avoiding the phenomenon that the battery 1 is damaged due to an excessive pressing force.

Further, referring to fig. 4 and fig. 11, as a specific embodiment of the restraining and restraining apparatus provided by the present invention, each of the second driving assemblies 34 includes a first rotating motor 341, a knob assembly 342 connected to an axial end of an output shaft of the first rotating motor 341, and a first cylinder 343 for driving the knob assembly 342 to move toward the locking position. Specifically, the first rotating motor 341 and the first cylinder 343 are both disposed on one side of the first fixing seat 35 away from the battery tray 2, and an output shaft end of the first rotating motor 341 is directly connected to the knob assembly 342 or is driven by other driving components, the first rotating motor 341 can drive the rotation of the knob assembly 342, and an output shaft of the first cylinder 343 is also directly or indirectly connected to the knob assembly 342, so as to push the movement of the knob assembly 342 through the first cylinder 343, and enable the knob assembly 342 to be engaged with the locking rod 33, and the locking rod 33 can rotate along with the rotation of the knob assembly 342, thereby performing a complete locking operation.

Referring to fig. 11, the knob assembly 342 includes a fastening ring 3421 that can be sleeved on the lock and an outer ring 3422 that is annularly disposed outside the fastening ring 3421, a plurality of fixing posts 3423 are inserted on the outer ring 3422, one end of each fixing post 3423 is inserted into the outer ring 3422, the other end is fixedly connected to the fastening ring 3421, and an elastic member 3424 is sleeved on each fixing post 3423. Specifically, the fastening ring 3421 may be directly fastened to the end of the locking lever 33, the fastening ring 3421 has an opening on a side facing the locking lever 33, the locking lever 33 may be inserted into the fastening ring 3421, and the ends of the fastening ring 3421 and the locking lever 33 are non-circular, so that the locking lever 33 may rotate along with the fastening ring 3421. The outer ring body 3422 is a fixing element, and the fixing post 3423 can penetrate through and slide in the side wall of the outer ring body 3422, so that the fastening ring body 3421 can perform a small-angle offset in the outer ring body 3422, and can be reset by the elastic element 3424, thereby ensuring that the locking rod 33 can be accurately inserted into the fastening ring body 3421.

Further, referring to fig. 1 to 4, as a specific embodiment of the restraining and restraining apparatus provided by the present invention, the restraining mechanism 3 further includes a stopping seat 37 disposed at an end of the battery tray 2 away from the first driving assembly 32, and the stopping seat 37 can abut against the battery tray 2. Specifically, the stopping seat 37 is located at one end of the battery tray 2 away from the restraining mechanism 3, that is, the stopping seat 37 and the restraining mechanism 3 are respectively located at two opposite ends of the battery tray 2 in the first direction. Stop block seat 37 and be a mounting, can prescribe a limit to battery tray 2's position to avoid promoting battery tray 2 simultaneously when butt post 31 promotes, lead to not reaching the problem of better restraint effect.

Further, referring to fig. 2 and fig. 6, as a specific embodiment of the restraining and restraining apparatus provided by the present invention, the first insertion portion 23 is a through hole disposed on one side of the pressing plate 22, and the second insertion portion 41 is a finger capable of being inserted into the through hole; specifically, the first inserting portion 23 is located on two opposite sides of the pressing plate 22 and can be inserted into the second inserting portion 41, so that the second inserting portion 41 can drive the pressing plate 22 to move, the first inserting portion 23 can be a through hole, the second inserting portion 41 can be a shifting finger which can be inserted into the through hole, and the shifting finger can be inserted into the through hole. Of course, according to practical situations and specific needs, in other embodiments of the present invention, the first inserting portion 23 may also be a protruding fixing post 3423, the second inserting portion 41 is a through hole, and the fixing post 3423 may be inserted into the through hole, which is not limited herein.

The restraint releasing mechanism 4 further comprises an assembling outer frame 43 for fixing the third driving component 42 and the abutting column 31, and a lifting component 44 for driving the assembling outer frame 43 to lift; the restraint releasing mechanism 4 is located above the battery tray 2, and can drive the whole restraint releasing mechanism 4 to lift through the lifting component 44, so as to control the first inserting part 23 and the second inserting part 41 to be inserted and fixed, the third driving component 42 can drive the second inserting part 41 to move in the first direction, and the driving direction of the third driving component 42 is opposite to the driving direction of the first driving component 32, so that the pressing plate 22 and the battery 1 are separated from each other, and the restraint releasing effect is achieved.

The third driving assembly 42 includes at least one driving column 421 penetrating through the assembly outer frame 43 and a first driving member 422 driving the driving column 421 to rotate, a threaded sleeve (not shown) in threaded fit with the driving column 421 is disposed on the assembly outer frame 43, and the driving column 421 has a plurality of second inserting portions 41. The assembly housing 43 is a frame body, and opposite ends of the driving pole 421 can be inserted into the assembly housing 43 to be supported by the assembly housing 43.

Preferably, the number of the driving columns 421 is at least two, and each of the driving columns 421 is provided with a plurality of the fingers, and the first driving member 422 is connected with the driving column 421 through a transmission assembly. First driving piece 422 is a rotation driving piece, and the axle head of first driving piece 422 is provided with the action wheel (not marked in the figure), and the tip of drive post 421 is provided with from the driving wheel (not marked in the figure), and the action wheel passes through the belt or the chain with follow driving wheel and transmits for drive post 421 can realize relative rotation and move for assembly frame 43, makes second portion 41 of plugging in can move in the first direction. Of course, according to practical situations and specific requirements, in other embodiments of the present invention, each driving column 421 may be driven by a separate driving member, which is not limited herein.

The lifting assembly 44 includes at least one lifting motor 441 and lifting columns 442, ends of the lifting columns 442 are fixedly connected to the assembly outer frame 43, the lifting columns 442 drive the assembly outer frame 43 to lift, in order to ensure stability of fixing of the assembly outer frame 43, the number of the lifting columns 442 is at least four, bottom ends of the four lifting columns 442 are provided with driven wheels (not shown), ends of the lifting motors 441 are provided with driving wheels (not shown), the driving wheels are connected with all the driven wheels through chains or belts and drive the lifting columns 442 to rotate, threaded sleeves (not shown) are fixed on inner sides of the lower frame 6, and the lifting columns 442 can penetrate through the threaded sleeves, so that the lifting columns 442 can move up and down relative to the lower frame 6, and lifting of the whole assembly outer frame 43 is achieved.

Further, referring to fig. 2, 7 to 10, as a specific embodiment of the restraining and restraining apparatus provided by the present invention, the apparatus further includes a transmission positioning mechanism 5 for receiving the battery tray 2, wherein the transmission positioning mechanism 5 includes: a conveying assembly 51 for driving the battery tray 2; a positioning unit 52 provided on one side of the conveying unit 51 and positioning the battery tray 2; and locate conveying component 51 bottom be used for the bearing jacking subassembly 53 of battery 1, the bottom of battery tray 2 is cavity, just jacking subassembly 53 can move to the bottom of battery tray 2. Specifically, transmission positioning mechanism 5 sets up on frame 6 down, conveying mechanism can accept the battery tray 2 of coming from the transmission of external equipment, locating component 52 can fix a position the battery tray 2 that the transmission was come, thereby guarantee going on that the subsequent handling can be accurate, jacking subassembly 53 sets up at conveying mechanism's top, and conveying mechanism is last to reserve has clearance or the hole that supplies jacking subassembly 53 to pass, jacking subassembly 53 can pass conveying mechanism direct and battery tray 2's bottom looks butt, thereby bear the bottom of battery 1, avoid battery 1 to drop before not constraining, drop or jack-up battery 1 after the solution is constrained, thereby make things convenient for the grabhook of manipulator, guarantee to constrain and the normal clear of the operation of constraining.

Referring to fig. 8, the jacking assembly 53 includes a lifting module 531 and a jacking module 532, the lifting module 531 includes at least one lifting cylinder, the jacking module 532 includes a fixing plate 5321 disposed at an output shaft end of the lifting mechanism, the fixing plate 5321 is provided with a plurality of supporting pillars 5322, the supporting pillars 5322 can stably support the bottom of the battery 1, each battery 1 generally corresponds to at least two supporting pillars 5322, so as to reduce the problem that the battery 1 may have a large friction force with a bottom supporting surface when being pushed to move, and effectively support and protect the battery 1.

Further, referring to fig. 9, as a specific embodiment of the restraining and restraining apparatus provided by the present invention, the conveying assembly 51 includes a plurality of driving rollers 511, a photoelectric position sensor 512 irradiating toward the upper side of the driving rollers 511, and a stopping member 513 provided with an end of the driving rollers 511 and stopping the movement of the battery tray 2. Specifically, the conveying assembly 51 includes a plurality of driving rollers 511 capable of being connected to an external driving belt, the battery tray 2 can be driven on the driving rollers 511, both ends of the driving rollers 511 are fixed to a fixing member, and the driving rollers 511 can rotate on a third driving member 514, wherein the third driving member 514 can be a motor or a motor, and can simultaneously drive all the driving rollers 511 to rotate, or one third driving member 514 can simultaneously drive all the driving rollers 511 to rotate.

Preferably, the end of each driving roller 511 is provided with a driven wheel (not shown), and the shaft end of the third driving member 514 is provided with a driving wheel (not shown) connected with the driven wheel belt or chain. Thereby achieving a rotational connection between all the driving rollers 511. A through hole (not marked in the figure) for the bottom jacking component 53 to pass through is formed in the lower frame 6, and the driving roller 511 is not arranged on the through hole, so that the jacking component 53 can move conveniently.

A photoelectric position sensor 512 is also provided on the lower frame 6, and the photoelectric position sensor 512 is generally provided at an end of the driving roller 511 and emits light such as infrared rays toward the middle, and the other side is provided with a receiver for receiving light such as infrared rays, thereby detecting whether the battery tray 2 is moved in place. Among them, the number of the photoelectric position sensors 512 is generally at least one, and are disposed on both sides of the driving roller 511. And the rotation of the driving roller 511 and the stopping member 513 are controlled by the photoelectric position sensor 512, ensuring the accurate positioning of the battery tray 2.

The stopper 513 is a stopper that can abut against the battery tray 2 and controls the battery tray 2 not to move with the movement of the driving roller 511, or an abutting member that is provided on a side wall of the battery tray 2 and can abut against the battery tray 2 and continuously increase the frictional force. In this embodiment, referring to fig. 10, the stopping member 513 includes a fourth driving member 5131 and an output shaft disposed at a shaft end of the fourth driving member 5131, the fourth driving member 5131 generally adopts a rotation driving member such as a motor or a motor, the shaft end of the output shaft has a groove, a roller 5132 is rotationally fixed in the groove, a side wall of the roller 5132 is fixedly connected with an inner wall of the groove, before the battery tray 2 is not in place, a rolling direction of the roller 5132 is consistent with a moving direction of the battery tray 2, and at this time, a friction force between the roller 5132 and the battery tray 2 is rolling friction, and the friction force is small; after the battery tray 2 is in place, the battery tray 2 needs to be prevented from moving continuously, the fourth driving part 5131 drives the output shaft to rotate 90 degrees, that is, the rolling direction of the roller 5132 is perpendicular to the moving direction of the battery tray 2, and at this time, the friction force between the roller 5132 and the battery tray 2 is static friction, and the friction force is large, so that the effect of stopping rotation can be achieved.

Further, referring to fig. 3 and fig. 7, as a specific embodiment of the restraining and restraining apparatus provided by the present invention, the positioning assembly 52 includes positioning seats 521 that can be located at two opposite sides of the conveying assembly 51, positioning pins 522 that can be inserted into the positioning blocks at the bottom of the battery tray 2, a first lifting member 523 that drives the positioning seats 521 to lift, and a second lifting member 524 that drives the positioning pins 522 to lift. Specifically, the positioning member 52 is disposed at the bottom of the driving roller 511, and can be lifted above the driving roller 511, thereby positioning the battery tray 2. The positioning seats 521 are driven to ascend and descend by the first ascending and descending member 523, the number of the positioning seats 521 is generally four, the four positioning seats 521 are respectively located on two opposite sides of the battery tray 2, and the first ascending and descending member 523 can simultaneously drive the four positioning seats 521 to ascend and descend, drive the two positioning seats 521 on the same side to ascend and descend or respectively drive one positioning seat 521 to ascend and descend by the four first ascending and descending members 523. The positioning seat 521 includes a bottom support plate (not shown) which can be located at the bottom of the battery tray 2 and a side support plate (not shown) which is located at one side of the bottom support plate, the side support plate can abut against the side wall of the battery tray 2, and the battery tray 2 can be initially positioned by the positioning seat 521. Of course, according to practical situations and specific requirements, in other embodiments of the present invention, the number of the positioning seats 521 may also be two, three, five or more, and the like, and is not limited herein.

The positioning pins 522 are generally located at four corners of the battery tray 2, and the four corners of the battery tray 2 are also provided with jacks (not shown) matched with the battery tray 2, and the second lifting piece 524 can drive the positioning pins 522 to lift, so that the positioning pins 522 are inserted into the jacks, and the battery tray 2 is precisely positioned. The number of the positioning pins 522 is generally four, and the second lifting member 524 can simultaneously drive the four positioning pins 522 to move up and down, drive the two positioning pins 522 on the same side to move up and down, or respectively drive one positioning pin 522 to move up and down by the four second lifting members 524. The first lifting member 523 and the second lifting member 524 may be a lifting cylinder, an electric push rod, or other lifting members capable of realizing linear driving. Of course, according to practical situations and specific requirements, the number of the positioning pins 522 may be two, three, five or more, etc. in other embodiments of the present invention, and is not limited herein.

For the restraining and restraining equipment provided by the invention, the workflow when the restraining operation is realized is as follows:

1) initial position: the restraint mechanism 3 is in an initial state, and the restraint release mechanism 4 is also in an initial state;

2) empty battery tray 2 enters the transmission positioning mechanism 5 through an external conveying line, a plurality of transmission rollers 511 are used for transmitting and supporting the battery tray 2 with holes, the position of the battery tray 2 is sensed through the photoelectric position sensor 512, the battery tray 2 is prevented from being continuously transmitted through the stopping component 513 after being in place, then the positioning seat 521 is driven to rise through the first lifting piece 523 and perform rough positioning on the battery tray 2, then the positioning pin 522 is driven to rise through the second lifting piece 524, and the battery tray 2 is accurately positioned, so that the battery tray 2 can be located at a preset position;

3) the first driving component 32 drives the abutting column 31 to move, the abutting column 31 abuts against the abutting plate 24, and the empty battery tray 2 is initially restrained and positioned;

4) the second driving assembly 34 drives the knob assembly 342 to move towards the locking rod 33, and drives the locking rod 33 to move towards the side far away from the abutting plate 24, so that the space between the adjacent pressing plates 22 of the battery tray 2 can be opened to the maximum position;

5) the lifting assembly 44 drives the assembly outer frame 43 to descend until the first inserting portion 23 and the second inserting portion 41 can be inserted, the third driving assembly 42 drives the second inserting portion 41 to move, and the pressing plates 22 on each layer are all pulled apart, so that the batteries 1 can be conveniently placed in the assembly outer frame;

6) the jacking assembly 53 moves upward and moves to a preset position where the upper surface of the support column 5322 is higher than the lower surface of the battery tray 2;

7) the manipulator puts the batteries 1 into the battery tray 2 in sequence, and then the batteries 1 descend along with the descending of the jacking assembly 53, so that the upper surfaces of the supporting columns 5322 are basically flush with the lower surface of the battery tray 2;

8) the lifting component 44 drives the assembly outer frame 43 to lift back to the initial position;

9) the first driving component 32 drives the abutting column 31 to move, so that the abutting plate 24 can be further pressed towards the pressing plate 22, and the pressing plate 22 can be stably pressed with the battery 1; the second driving assembly 34 drives the locking lever 33 to move towards the abutting plate 24 and always abut against the abutting plate 24 so as to keep the battery 1 in a pressing state.

10) After the battery 1 is compressed, the second driving assembly 34 stops working, the knob assembly 342 is pulled back to the reset state, and the first driving assembly 32 drives the abutting column 31 to return to the initial state;

11) the first lifting member 523 and the second lifting member 524 descend to drive the positioning seat 521 and the positioning pin 522 to be positioned below the driving roller 511, and then are conveyed back to the conveying line through the driving roller 511 again, so that a working cycle is completed.

The work flow for realizing the restraint releasing is as follows:

2) the battery tray 2 filled with the batteries 1 enters the transmission positioning mechanism 5 through an external conveying line, the battery tray 2 with a plurality of holes is transmitted and supported by a plurality of transmission rollers 511, the position of the battery tray 2 is sensed through the photoelectric position sensor 512, the continuous transmission of the battery tray 2 is prevented through the stopping component 513 after the battery tray is in place, then the positioning seat 521 is driven to rise through the first lifting piece 523 and perform rough positioning on the battery tray 2, then the positioning pin 522 is driven to rise through the second lifting piece 524 and perform accurate positioning on the battery tray 2, so that the battery tray 2 can be located at a preset position;

3) the first driving component 32 drives the abutting column 31 to move, the abutting column 31 abuts against the abutting plate 24, and the battery tray 2 filled with the battery 1 is initially restrained and positioned;

4) the second driving assembly 34 drives the knob assembly 342 to move towards the locking rod 33, and drives the locking rod 33 to move towards the side away from the abutting plate 24, so that the locking rod 33 of the battery tray 2 can return to the original position, and the abutting plate 24 is not continuously pressed;

5) the first driving component 32 drives the abutting column 31 to move towards the side far away from the abutting plate 24, so that the whole restraint mechanism 3 is restored to the initial position;

6) the lifting assembly 44 drives the assembly outer frame 43 to descend until the first inserting portion 23 and the second inserting portion 41 can be inserted, the third driving assembly 42 drives the second inserting portion 41 to move, and the pressing plates 22 on each layer are all pulled apart, so that the battery 1 can be taken out conveniently;

7) the lifting assembly 44 drives the assembly outer frame 43 to ascend and reset to an initial position;

8) the jacking assembly 53 moves upwards and moves to a preset position, and pushes the battery 1 out of the pressing plates, so that the clamping operation of the manipulator is facilitated, the preset position is that the upper surface of the support column 5322 is higher than the lower surface of the battery tray 2, and then the manipulator takes out the battery 1 in sequence;

9) the jacking assembly 53, the positioning seat 521 and the positioning pins 522 are sequentially reset to the position below the driving roller 511, and then are conveyed back to the conveying line through the driving roller 511 again, and a work cycle period is completed.

It should be understood that the above examples are only for clarity of illustration and are not intended to limit the embodiments. Other variations and modifications will be apparent to persons skilled in the art in light of the above description. And are neither required nor exhaustive of all embodiments. And obvious variations or modifications therefrom are within the scope of the invention.

Claims

1. Restraint and unrestrained equipment, its characterized in that: the method comprises the following steps:

the battery tray (2) is used for fixing a battery (1), the battery tray (2) comprises an outer frame (21) and a plurality of pressing plates (22) transversely arranged in the outer frame (21), the arrangement direction of the pressing plates (22) is a first direction, the width direction of the pressing plates (22) is a second direction, the adjacent pressing plates (22) and the outer frame (21) are enclosed to form a fixing frame body used for accommodating the battery tray (2), and one side or two opposite sides of each pressing plate (22) are provided with first inserting parts (23);

the restraint mechanism (3) is arranged at one end of the battery tray (2) and drives the pressing plate (22) to move, a butting plate (24) is arranged on one side, close to the restraint mechanism (3), of the pressing plate (22), and the restraint mechanism (3) comprises at least one butting column (31) capable of butting against the butting plate (24) and a first driving assembly (32) for driving the butting column (31) to move in a first direction; and

the restraint releasing mechanism (4) is arranged above the battery tray (2) and comprises a plurality of second inserting parts (41) which can be inserted into the first inserting parts (23) in an inserting mode and a third driving assembly (42) which drives the second inserting parts (41) to move in the first direction.

2. The containment and restraint apparatus of claim 1, wherein: the battery tray (2) further comprises at least one partition plate (25), the length direction of the partition plate (25) is the first direction, the outer frame (21) is divided into at least two accommodating cavities by the partition plate (25), each accommodating cavity is internally provided with a plurality of pressing plates (22) and abutting plates (24), and each abutting plate (24) corresponds to at least one abutting column (31).

3. The containment and restraint apparatus of claim 2, wherein: the restraint mechanism (3) further comprises a fixing module for locking the position of the abutting plate (24), and the fixing module comprises at least one locking rod (33) which can be fixedly connected with the abutting plate (24) and a second driving assembly (34) which can be movably abutted against the locking rod (33) and drive the locking rod (33) to rotate;

the outer frame (21) is provided with a threaded hole for the locking rod (33) to pass through, and the locking rod (33) is provided with an external thread matched with the threaded hole.

4. The containment and restraint apparatus of claim 3, wherein: the second driving assemblies (34) respectively comprise a first rotating motor (341), a knob assembly body (342) connected with the shaft end of an output shaft of the first rotating motor (341), and a first air cylinder (343) for driving the knob assembly body (342) to move towards the locking position;

the knob assembly body (342) comprises a buckling ring body (3421) capable of being sleeved on the lock and an outer ring body (3422) annularly arranged on the outer side of the buckling ring body (3421), a plurality of fixing columns (3423) are inserted on the outer ring body (3422), one ends of the fixing columns (3423) are inserted into the outer ring body (3422), the other ends of the fixing columns (3423) are fixedly connected with the buckling ring body (3421), and elastic pieces (3424) are sleeved on the fixing columns (3423).

5. The containment and restraint apparatus of claim 3, wherein: restraint mechanism (3) still including setting up battery tray (2) are kept away from stop block seat (37) of the one end of first drive assembly (32), stop block seat (37) can with battery tray (2) butt.

6. The containment and restraint device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein: the first inserting part (23) is a through hole arranged on one side of the pressing plate (22), and the second inserting part (41) is a shifting finger capable of being inserted into the through hole;

the restraint releasing mechanism (4) further comprises an assembling outer frame (43) used for fixing the third driving component (42) and the abutting column (31) and a lifting component (44) used for driving the assembling outer frame (43) to lift;

the third driving assembly (42) comprises at least one driving column (421) penetrating through the assembly outer frame (43) and a first driving piece (422) driving the driving column (421) to rotate, a threaded sleeve matched with the driving column (421) in a threaded mode is arranged on the assembly outer frame (43), and a plurality of second inserting portions (41) are arranged on the driving column (421).

7. The containment and restraint apparatus of claim 6, wherein: the number of the driving columns (421) is at least two, each driving column (421) is provided with a plurality of shifting fingers, and the first driving piece (422) is connected with the driving columns (421) through a transmission assembly.

8. The containment and restraint device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein: still including being used for accepting transmission positioning mechanism (5) of battery tray (2), transmission positioning mechanism (5) include:

a transport assembly (51) for driving the battery tray (2);

a positioning component (52) which is arranged on one side of the conveying component (51) and used for positioning the battery tray (2); and

locate be used for the bearing of conveying subassembly (51) bottom jacking subassembly (53) of battery (1), the bottom of battery tray (2) is cavity, just jacking subassembly (53) can move to the bottom of battery tray (2).

9. The containment and restraint apparatus of claim 8, wherein: the conveying assembly (51) comprises a plurality of driving rollers (511), a photoelectric position sensor (512) irradiating towards the upper part of the driving rollers (511), and a stopping component (513) which is arranged at the end part of the driving rollers (511) and stops the movement of the battery tray (2).

10. The containment and restraint apparatus of claim 8, wherein: the positioning assembly (52) comprises:

positioning seats (521) which can be positioned at two opposite sides of the conveying assembly (51);

a positioning pin (522) insertable into a positioning block at the bottom of the battery tray (2);

a first lifting piece (523) for driving the positioning seat (521) to lift; and

and the second lifting piece (524) drives the positioning pin (522) to lift.