CN112201730A - Battery pack production equipment and battery pack production method - Google Patents

Battery pack production equipment and battery pack production method Download PDF

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CN112201730A
CN112201730A CN202011089727.3A CN202011089727A CN112201730A CN 112201730 A CN112201730 A CN 112201730A CN 202011089727 A CN202011089727 A CN 202011089727A CN 112201730 A CN112201730 A CN 112201730A
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The invention discloses a battery pack production device and a battery pack production method, wherein the battery pack production device comprises: the device comprises a battery string component grabbing device, a bus bar bearing device, a welding device and a transparent bearing plate; the battery string component grabbing device is used for grabbing the battery string components; the bus bar bearing device comprises a first bus bar bearing platform, a middle bus bar bearing platform and a second bus bar bearing platform, end bus bars are respectively borne and then are moved to a welding station, and the battery string assembly grabbing device moves the battery string assembly above the bus bar bearing device, so that welding strips of the battery string assembly respectively correspond to the end bus bars on the first bus bar bearing platform, the middle bus bar bearing platform and the second bus bar bearing platform; the welding device is used for welding the welding strip of the battery string component with the end bus bar below the welding strip; the battery string grabbing device places the welded battery string assembly on the transparent bearing plate. The technical scheme provided by the invention can improve the production efficiency of the battery pack.

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Battery pack production equipment and battery pack production method
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of photovoltaic cell self-production, in particular to a cell assembly production device and a cell assembly production method.
Background
At present, the demand of photovoltaic cell assemblies is increasing, and in the production process of the cell assemblies, two groups of adjacent cell strings need to be welded together through bus bars to form the cell string assemblies.
In the prior art, a bus bar is generally laid on a welding platform, then a battery string component to be welded is grabbed by a battery string component grabbing device and placed on the welding platform to be stacked with the bus bar, and then the battery string component and the bus bar on the welding platform are welded by the welding device.
However, the current production method of the battery pack is inefficient, and a new technical scheme needs to be provided to improve the production efficiency of the battery pack.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to solve the problem of low production efficiency of a battery assembly in the prior art.
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a battery pack production apparatus including: the device comprises a battery string component grabbing device, a bus bar bearing device, a welding device and a transparent bearing plate; wherein the content of the first and second substances,
the battery string component grabbing device is arranged to grab a battery string component, wherein each battery string component comprises two groups of battery strings, each group of battery strings comprises a plurality of battery strings arranged side by side along the width direction of the battery strings, the two groups of battery strings are arranged along the length direction of the battery strings, and the battery strings in the two groups of battery strings are in one-to-one correspondence;
the bus bar bearing device comprises a first bus bar bearing platform, a middle bus bar bearing platform and a second bus bar bearing platform, wherein the first bus bar bearing platform, the middle bus bar bearing platform and the second bus bar bearing platform are respectively arranged to be capable of bearing end bus bars and moving, the end bus bars are bus bars which are used for being welded at the ends of battery strings in the battery string assembly and the length direction of the bus bars is perpendicular to the length direction of the battery strings;
the first bus bar bearing table, the middle bus bar bearing table and the second bus bar bearing table are arranged to respectively bear end bus bars and then move to a welding station, the battery string assembly grabbing device is arranged to move grabbed battery string assemblies above the bus bar bearing devices, so that welding strips at two ends of each battery string assembly respectively correspond to the end bus bars on the first bus bar bearing table and the second bus bar bearing table, and a welding strip in the middle of each battery string assembly corresponds to the end bus bar on the middle bus bar bearing table;
the welding device is arranged to weld the welding strips of the battery string assemblies grabbed by the battery string assembly grabbing device with the corresponding end bus bars below;
the battery string grabbing device is further arranged to place the welded battery string assembly on the transparent bearing plate.
Preferably, the battery pack production equipment further comprises a battery string carrying device and a battery string assembly regulating device;
the battery string assembly regulating device is used for bearing the battery string assemblies and regulating the positions of each battery string in the battery string assemblies;
the battery string carrying device carries the battery strings to the battery string assembly regulating device;
the battery string component grabbing device is arranged to grab the battery string components from the battery string component arranging device.
Preferably, the battery string handling device comprises a mounting rack and at least two side-by-side adsorption parts arranged on the mounting rack, and each adsorption part is arranged to be capable of adsorbing one battery string; wherein the mounting bracket is arranged to be rotatable by 90 ° and 180 °;
the battery string carrying device is arranged in such a way that a part of the adsorption parts adsorb the battery strings firstly, and after the mounting frame rotates by 180 degrees, the other part of the adsorption parts adsorb the battery strings, so that the directions of two adjacent strings of battery strings are opposite; and then the mounting rack rotates by 90 degrees and transfers the adsorbed battery string to the battery string component arranging device.
Preferably, be provided with three on the mounting bracket the adsorption component, battery cluster handling device sets up to be earlier by both sides the adsorption component adsorbs the battery cluster, the mounting bracket is rotatory 180 back, by the intermediate position the adsorption component adsorbs the battery cluster.
Preferably, the battery assembly production equipment further comprises a battery string bearing device, wherein the battery string bearing device comprises two groups of movable battery string bearing parts, and each group is provided with at least one battery string bearing part;
the battery string carrying devices are arranged in two numbers, the two battery string carrying devices are respectively corresponding to a group of battery string bearing parts and carry battery strings from the corresponding group of battery string bearing parts, and the two battery string carrying devices are respectively arranged to carry the group of battery strings to the battery string component arranging device.
Preferably, the battery pack production equipment further comprises a battery string production device capable of producing a battery string, the battery string production device being provided with a battery string conveyor belt for conveying the battery string;
each battery string bearing part comprises a bearing conveyor belt with the conveying direction consistent with that of the battery string conveyor belt, and the battery string bearing parts can move to a first position corresponding to the battery string conveyor belts to bear the battery strings conveyed by the battery string conveyor belts through the bearing conveyor belts and can move to a second position for providing the battery strings for the battery string carrying device.
Preferably, the battery pack production equipment further comprises a battery string production device capable of producing a battery string, the battery string production device being provided with a battery string conveyor belt for conveying the battery string;
the battery pack production equipment further comprises a battery string bearing device, the battery string bearing device comprises at least one movable battery string bearing part, and the battery string carrying device carries the battery string from the battery string bearing part to the battery string pack regulating device;
and a buffer device is arranged between the battery string production device and the battery string bearing device, and is used for bearing the battery strings conveyed by the battery string conveying belt and transferring and conveying the battery strings to the battery string bearing part.
Preferably, the buffer device comprises a conveying mechanism and a plurality of battery string buffer parts conveyed by the conveying mechanism, and each battery string buffer part can move from a receiving position corresponding to the receiving of the battery string by the battery string production device to a transferring position corresponding to the transferring of the battery string by the battery string bearing part; wherein the content of the first and second substances,
the battery string cache component comprises a cache conveyer belt used for bearing a battery string, and the conveying direction of the cache conveyer belt is perpendicular to the moving direction of the battery string cache component;
the battery string bearing part comprises a bearing conveyer belt for bearing a battery string, and the conveying direction of the bearing conveyer belt is consistent with the conveying direction of the cache conveyer belt;
when the battery string buffer storage component moves to the bearing position, the buffer storage conveyer belt bears the battery string from the battery string conveyer belt, and when the battery string buffer storage component moves to the transfer position, the battery string on the battery string buffer storage component is conveyed to the bearing conveyer belt of the battery string bearing component through the buffer storage conveyer belt.
Preferably, the battery string buffer storage component is set to be capable of being powered on when the battery string buffer storage component moves to the bearing position, and the buffer storage conveyer belt runs; the power supply is cut off in the process of moving from the bearing position to the transfer position, and the conveying belt stops running; and when the buffer conveyor belt moves to the transfer position, the power supply is switched on, and the buffer conveyor belt runs.
Preferably, the buffer device further comprises a first lifting device located at the head end of the conveying mechanism, a second lifting device located at the tail end of the conveying mechanism, and a lower conveying mechanism located below the conveying mechanism;
the first lifting device and the second lifting device respectively comprise an end part conveying mechanism capable of conveying a battery string and a lifting mechanism for driving the end part conveying mechanism to lift;
the battery string buffer component is arranged to be capable of being conveyed to the end part conveying mechanism of the second lifting device from the tail end of the conveying mechanism, when the first lifting device and the end part conveying mechanism of the second lifting device are lifted to a first preset height, the battery string buffer component is conveyed to the lower conveying mechanism and the first lifting device from the second lifting device in sequence, and when the first lifting device is lifted to a second preset height, the battery string buffer component is conveyed to the conveying mechanism from the first lifting device.
Preferably, two opposite ends of the battery string component arranging device are respectively provided with a cutter mechanism for cutting the welding strips at the two ends of the battery string component.
Preferably, the battery pack production equipment further comprises a bypass bus bar supply device for supplying a bypass bus bar, the bypass bus bar supply device is arranged between the battery string assembly arranging device and the battery string carrying device, the battery string carrying device is arranged to be capable of carrying the bypass bus bar from the bypass bus bar supply device to the battery string assembly arranging device, and the battery string assembly grabbing device is arranged to be capable of grabbing the bypass bus bar and welding the battery string assembly with the end bus bar at the same time.
Preferably, the cell module production equipment further comprises a bypass bus bar supply device for supplying a bypass bus bar, and the bypass bus bar supply device is arranged between the cell string assembly arranging device and the welding station
The battery string component grabbing device is arranged to grab one of the battery string component and the bypass bus bar and then grab the other battery string component, or grab the battery string component and the bypass bus bar simultaneously and then move to the welding station.
Preferably, the battery string component grabbing device comprises a first adsorption part for adsorbing the battery string component, a first lifting mechanism for driving the first adsorption part to lift, a second adsorption part for adsorbing the bypass bus bar, and a second lifting mechanism for driving the second adsorption part to lift;
or the battery string component grabbing device comprises an adsorption part and a lifting mechanism for driving the adsorption part to lift, and the adsorption part can adsorb the battery string component and the bypass bus bar; the bypass bus bar feeding mechanism comprises a bypass bus bar bearing platform for bearing the bypass bus bar and a lifting mechanism for driving the bypass bus bar bearing platform to lift.
Preferably, the transparent bearing plate is arranged to be capable of moving to the welding station from below the cell string assembly arranging device, and is arranged below the first bus bar bearing table, the middle bus bar bearing table and the second bus bar bearing table which are positioned at the welding station;
after the battery string component is welded with the end bus bars, the first bus bar bearing platform, the middle bus bar bearing platform and the second bus bar bearing platform leave the welding station, and the battery string component grabbing device releases the welded battery string component onto the transparent bearing plate below the battery string component grabbing device.
Preferably, the battery assembly production equipment further comprises bus bar feeding devices, and the first bus bar bearing table, the intermediate bus bar bearing table and the second bus bar bearing table correspond to one bus bar feeding device respectively;
each bus bar feeding device is set to be capable of drawing bus bars from a material roll and cutting the bus bars according to preset length to form end bus bars, and the first bus bar bearing platform, the middle bus bar bearing platform and the second bus bar bearing platform respectively move to the corresponding bus bar feeding devices to bear the end bus bars and move to the welding station.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is also provided a battery assembly production method including:
transporting a battery string assembly to a welding station from a previous station, wherein each battery string assembly comprises two groups of battery strings, each group of battery strings comprises a plurality of battery strings arranged side by side along the width direction of the battery strings, the two groups of battery strings are arranged along the length direction of the battery strings, and the battery strings in the two groups of battery strings are in one-to-one correspondence;
controlling a first bus bar bearing table, a middle bus bar bearing table and a second bus bar bearing table to respectively bear end bus bars and respectively move to preset positions corresponding to the battery string assembly at the welding station, so that welding strips at two ends of the battery string assembly respectively correspond to the end bus bars on the first bus bar bearing table and the second bus bar bearing table, and a welding strip at the middle position of the battery string assembly corresponds to the end bus bars on the middle bus bar bearing table;
welding the welding strips of the battery string assembly with the corresponding end bus bars below;
and placing the welded battery string assembly on a glass plate.
According to the technical scheme provided by the invention, the battery string component is grabbed by the battery string component grabbing device and welded when corresponding to the end bus bar below, and the welded battery string component is directly placed on the transparent bearing plate by the battery string component grabbing device after welding. Compared with the prior art, the production method of the battery pack can save the time for placing the battery string assembly on the welding platform for welding and then carrying the battery string assembly after the welding is finished to the preset position, thereby greatly improving the production efficiency of the battery pack.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a battery pack production apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of a battery pack production apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a battery string supporting device and a transparent supporting plate;
FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a battery string handling apparatus;
FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a battery string assembly regulating device;
fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of a bus bar bearing table, a welding device and a battery string component grabbing device;
fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of a battery pack production apparatus according to still another embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 8 is a schematic structural view of a battery assembly production apparatus according to still another embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a structure of a cache apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
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1-a battery string carrying device; 101-a battery string carrying part; 102-a conveying mechanism; 2-a battery string handling device; 201-a mounting frame; 202-an adsorption component; 203-a lifting mechanism; 3-battery string component regulating device; 301-a leveling station; 302-a cutter mechanism; 4-a battery string component grabbing device; 51-a first bus bar holder; 52-second bus bar carrier; 53-intermediate bus bar holder; 61-first weld; 62-a second weld; 63-mid-weld; 7-a transparent carrier plate; 81-first busbar feeding means; 82-second busbar feeding means; 83-intermediate busbar feeding means; 9-a bypass busbar feeding device; 11-a string of cells production device; 12-carrying plate conveying device; 13-a caching device; 131-a battery string cache component; 132-a conveying mechanism; 133-a first lifting device; 134-a second lifting device; 1341-an end delivery mechanism; 1342-a lifting mechanism; 135-lower conveying mechanism.
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Example embodiments will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings. Example embodiments may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the examples set forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the concept of example embodiments to those skilled in the art. The drawings are merely schematic illustrations of the present disclosure and are not necessarily drawn to scale. The same reference numerals in the drawings denote the same or similar parts, and thus their repetitive description will be omitted.
Furthermore, the described features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments. In the following description, numerous specific details are provided to give a thorough understanding of embodiments of the disclosure. One skilled in the relevant art will recognize, however, that the subject matter of the present disclosure can be practiced without one or more of the specific details, or with other methods, components, devices, steps, and the like. In other instances, well-known structures, methods, devices, implementations, materials, or operations are not shown or described in detail to avoid obscuring aspects of the disclosure.
Spatially relative terms, such as "upper," "lower," "left," "right," and the like, may be used herein for ease of description to describe one element or feature's relationship to another element or feature as illustrated in the figures. It will be understood that the spatial terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if the device in the figures is turned over, elements described as "below" other elements or features would then be oriented "above" the other elements or features. Thus, the exemplary term "lower" can encompass both an upper and a lower orientation. The device may also be otherwise oriented, such as by rotation through 90 degrees or at other orientations and the spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly.
The present invention provides a battery pack production apparatus, as shown in fig. 1, comprising: the battery string component grabbing device 4, the bus bar bearing device, the welding device and the transparent bearing plate 7; wherein the content of the first and second substances,
the battery string component grabbing device 4 is arranged to grab a battery string component, wherein each battery string component comprises two groups of battery strings, each group of battery strings comprises a plurality of battery strings arranged side by side along the width direction of the battery strings, the two groups of battery strings are arranged along the length direction of the battery strings, and the battery strings in the two groups of battery strings are in one-to-one correspondence;
the bus bar bearing device comprises a first bus bar bearing platform 51, an intermediate bus bar bearing platform 53 and a second bus bar bearing platform 52, wherein the first bus bar bearing platform 51, the intermediate bus bar bearing platform 53 and the second bus bar bearing platform 52 are respectively arranged to be capable of bearing end bus bars and moving, and the end bus bars are bus bars which are used for being welded at the ends of battery strings in the battery string assembly and have the length direction perpendicular to the length direction of the battery strings;
the first bus bar bearing table 51, the middle bus bar bearing table 53 and the second bus bar bearing table 52 are arranged to respectively bear end bus bars and then move to a welding station, the battery string assembly grabbing device 4 is arranged to move grabbed battery string assemblies above the bus bar bearing tables, so that welding strips at two ends of each battery string assembly respectively correspond to the end bus bars on the first bus bar bearing table 51 and the second bus bar bearing table 52, and a welding strip in the middle of each battery string assembly corresponds to the end bus bar on the middle bus bar bearing table 53;
the welding device is arranged to weld the welding strips of the battery string assembly grabbed by the battery string assembly grabbing device 4 with the corresponding end bus bars below;
the battery string component grabbing device 4 is further configured to place the welded battery string component on the transparent bearing plate 7.
In the technical scheme provided by the invention, the battery string component grabbing device 4 grabs the battery string component and welds the battery string component when the battery string component grabbing device corresponds to the end bus bar below the battery string component grabbing device, and after the welding is finished, the battery string component grabbing device 4 directly places the welded battery string component on the transparent bearing plate 7. Compared with the prior art, the production mode of the battery assembly can save the time for placing the battery string assembly on the welding platform for welding and then carrying the welded battery string assembly to a preset position. Therefore, the technical scheme provided by the invention can greatly improve the production efficiency of the battery assembly.
In one embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1, the battery assembly production equipment further includes a battery string handling device 2 and a battery string assembly regulating device 3;
the battery string component regulating device 3 is arranged to bear the battery string components and regulate the position of each battery string in the battery string components;
the battery string carrying device 2 carries the battery strings to the battery string assembly regulating device 3;
the battery string component grabbing device 4 is arranged to grab the battery string components from the battery string component arranging device 3.
In this embodiment, the battery string conveying device 2 has a structure as shown in fig. 4, the battery string conveying device 2 includes a mounting frame 201 and at least two adsorption members 202 arranged side by side on the mounting frame 201, and each adsorption member 202 is arranged to be capable of adsorbing one battery string; wherein the mounting bracket 201 is arranged to be rotatable by 90 ° and 180 °;
the battery string handling device 2 is configured such that a part of the adsorption member 202 adsorbs the battery string first, and after the mounting frame 201 is rotated by 180 °, another part of the adsorption member 202 adsorbs the battery string, so that the directions of two adjacent adsorbed battery strings are opposite. Fig. 4 specifically shows that three side-by-side adsorption parts 202 are specifically arranged on the mounting frame 201, the battery string conveying device 2 is configured to adsorb the battery strings by the adsorption parts 202 on two sides, and after the mounting frame 201 rotates by 180 degrees, the adsorption parts 202 adsorb the battery strings at the middle position, so that the directions of any two adjacent battery strings of the adsorbed three battery strings are opposite, and the three battery strings can be conveyed at one time, so that the conveying efficiency is high. Of course, the battery string handling apparatus 2 may handle one battery string or more battery strings at a time.
Because the direction of the battery string adsorbed by the battery string handling device 2 is perpendicular to the direction of the battery string on the battery string component regulating device 3, the mounting frame 201 rotates 90 degrees and then transfers the battery string to the battery string component regulating device 3.
The battery string handling device 2 further includes a lifting mechanism 203, and the lifting mechanism 203 can lift the mounting frame 201 to a proper position to suck the battery string and release the battery string.
In this embodiment, the battery pack production facility further includes a battery string carrying device 1, the battery string carrying device 1 includes a conveying mechanism 102 and at least one battery string carrying member 101 that can move by the conveying of the conveying mechanism 102, and the battery string carrying device 2 carries the battery string from the battery string carrying member 101 to the battery string assembly regulating device 3. The conveying mechanism 102 may be a conveying belt, or may also be a double-speed chain, and a specific implementation form of the conveying mechanism is not limited herein.
In this embodiment, it is preferable that the battery string supporting device 1 includes two sets of movable battery string supporting members 101, each set being provided with at least one battery string supporting member 101;
the battery string carrying devices 2 are two, the two battery string carrying devices 2 are respectively arranged to correspond to one group of the battery string bearing parts 101 and carry battery strings from the corresponding group of the battery string bearing parts 101, the two battery string carrying devices 2 are respectively arranged to carry the group of the battery strings on the battery string component arranging device 3, namely two groups of the battery strings on the battery string component arranging device 3 are respectively carried by one battery string carrying device 2, the moving distance of the battery string carrying devices 2 can be saved, and the carrying efficiency is improved.
In this embodiment, the specific structure of the battery string carrying device 1 is as shown in fig. 1 and fig. 3, the battery string carrying device 1 is provided with two sets of battery string carrying members 101, each set includes two battery string carrying members, so that the adsorbing members 202 on both sides of each battery string carrying device 2 can adsorb a battery string from two battery string carrying members 101 in a corresponding set at the same time, and adsorb a battery string from one of the battery string carrying members 101 through the middle adsorbing member after rotating 180 degrees.
As shown in fig. 2, the battery pack production apparatus further includes a battery string production device 11 capable of producing a battery string, the battery string production device 11 being provided with a battery string conveyor belt for conveying the battery string;
each of the battery string carrying members 101 includes a carrying conveyor belt having a conveying direction identical to a conveying direction of the battery string conveyor belt, and the battery string carrying member 101 is movable to a first position corresponding to the battery string conveyor belt to carry the battery string conveyed by the battery string conveyor belt by the carrying conveyor belt and to a second position to supply the battery string to the battery string handling device 2.
Wherein, the battery string production devices 11 may be provided with two or more along the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism 102, and the battery string bearing members 101 may be provided to move to the corresponding battery string production devices 11 to receive the battery strings.
It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the battery string handling apparatus 2 may also be configured to handle strings from other storage devices, such as those in which strings are stored.
In another embodiment, as shown in fig. 7, a buffer device 13 is further disposed between the battery string production device 11 and the battery string carrier 1, and the buffer device 13 is configured to receive the battery string conveyed by the battery string conveyor of the battery string production device 11 and transfer and convey the battery string to the battery string carrier 101.
Preferably, the buffer device 13 includes a conveying mechanism 132 and a plurality of battery string buffer parts 131 conveyed by the conveying mechanism 132, each of the battery string buffer parts 131 is movable from a receiving position corresponding to the receiving of a battery string by the battery string producing device 11 to a transfer position corresponding to the transfer of a battery string by the battery string receiving part 101; the buffer device 13 may be similar to the battery string carrier 1, and the conveying mechanism 132 may be a conveyor belt or a double-speed chain capable of conveying the battery string buffer component 131.
The battery string buffer storage component 131 comprises a buffer storage conveyer belt for receiving the battery string, and the conveying direction of the buffer storage conveyer belt is perpendicular to the moving direction of the battery string buffer storage component 131;
the battery string bearing part 101 comprises a bearing conveyer belt for bearing the battery string, and the conveying direction of the bearing conveyer belt is consistent with the conveying direction of the buffer conveyer belt. That is, the structure of the battery string carrier 101 is substantially similar to that of the battery string buffer 131.
When the battery string buffer unit 131 moves to the receiving position, the buffer conveyer belt receives a battery string from the battery string conveyer belt of the battery string production apparatus 11, and when the battery string buffer unit 131 moves to the transfer position, the battery string on the battery string buffer unit 131 is conveyed to the carrying conveyer belt of the battery string carrying unit 101 through the buffer conveyer belt.
In yet another embodiment, the battery string producing device 11 is relatively far from the battery string carrier 1, and the battery string buffer member 131 of the buffer device 13 needs to be moved a long distance from the conveying mechanism 132 to the transfer position corresponding to the battery string carrier 101. The buffer conveyor belt of each battery string buffer unit 131 needs to be powered on when in operation, and for this reason, the battery string buffer unit 131 is configured to be powered on when moving to the receiving position, and the buffer conveyor belt operates; the power supply is cut off in the process of moving from the bearing position to the transfer position, and the conveying belt stops running; and when the buffer conveyor belt moves to the transfer position, the power supply is switched on, and the buffer conveyor belt runs.
In one embodiment, to improve the production efficiency, as shown in fig. 9, the buffer device 13 further includes a first lifting device 133 at the head end of the conveying mechanism 132, a second lifting device 134 at the tail end of the conveying mechanism 132, and a lower conveying mechanism 135 below the conveying mechanism 132;
the first lifting device 133 and the second lifting device 134 respectively include an end conveying mechanism 1341 capable of conveying a battery string and a lifting mechanism 1342 for driving the end conveying mechanism 1341 to lift;
the battery string buffer member 131 is configured to be capable of being conveyed from the end of the conveying mechanism 132 to the end conveying mechanism of the second lifting device 134, when the end conveying mechanisms of the first lifting device 133 and the second lifting device 134 are lifted to a first preset height, the battery string buffer member 131 is conveyed from the second lifting device 134 to the lower conveying mechanism 135 and the first lifting device 133 in sequence, when the first lifting device 133 is lifted to a second preset height, the battery string buffer member 131 is conveyed from the first lifting device 133 to the conveying mechanism 132, and then conveyed by the conveying mechanism 132, when the first lifting device 133 is moved to a receiving position, the battery string is received from the battery string producing device 11, when the first lifting device is moved to a transfer position, the received battery string is conveyed from the buffer conveying belt to the bearing conveying belt of the battery string bearing member 101, and then transferred to the second lifting device 134 at the end of the transfer mechanism 132, and so on.
In the technical scheme provided by the invention, the structure of the battery string assembly regulating device 3 is shown in fig. 5, the battery string assembly regulating device 3 is provided with a plurality of regulating tables 301 for bearing battery strings, and each regulating table 301 can independently move to adjust the positions of the borne battery strings.
Preferably, the opposite ends of the battery string component organizing device 3 are respectively provided with a cutter mechanism 302 for cutting the welding strips at the two ends of the battery string component, and the welding strips at the two ends of the battery string component are cut by the cutter mechanism 302, so that the welding strips at the two ends are parallel and level, and the occupied space of the battery string component is reduced.
After the battery string assembly regulating device 3 regulates the battery string assembly borne by the battery string assembly regulating device and cuts the welding strips at two ends, the battery string assembly grabbing device 4 grabs the battery string assembly on the battery string assembly regulating device 3 and moves to a welding station to correspond to the bus bar borne by the bus bar bearing device.
In another embodiment, each group of the battery strings in the battery string assembly is provided with an odd number of strings, and at this time, a bypass bus bar is required to be provided in the battery string assembly, the bypass bus bar is arranged to have a length direction identical to that of the battery strings, and both ends of the bypass bus bar are welded to the end bus bars carried on the first bus bar carrying stage 51 and the second bus bar carrying stage 52, respectively, and the middle position is welded to the end bus bar carried on the middle bus bar carrying stage 53. For this purpose, as shown in fig. 2, the cell module production facility further includes a bypass bus bar supply device 9 for supplying bypass bus bars, the bypass bus bar supply device 9 is disposed between the cell string assembly organizing device 3 and the cell string handling device 2, and the cell string handling device 2 is disposed so as to be able to handle the bypass bus bars from the bypass bus bar supply device 9 to the cell string assembly organizing device 3. Preferably, the battery string handling device 2 may adsorb the bypass bus bars through one of the adsorption parts, adsorb the battery strings through the other adsorption part, and then release the adsorbed bypass bus bars and the battery strings to the battery pack arranging device 3 at the same time, or of course, the battery string handling device 2 may be used to handle the bypass bus bars separately.
Preferably, the battery string assembly regulating device 3 may be provided with a limiting structure for limiting the bypass bus bar, so that the position of the bypass bus bar does not need to be regulated.
Carry to at bypass busbar and battery cluster on the regular device of battery cluster subassembly 3, and the regular device of battery cluster subassembly 3 carries out regular back to the battery cluster subassembly, battery cluster subassembly grabbing device 4 sets up to snatching simultaneously the bypass busbar reaches the battery cluster subassembly with the tip busbar welds.
In another embodiment, as shown in fig. 7, the bypass bus bar feeding device 9 may be disposed between the cell string assembly regulating device 3 and the welding station where bus bars are welded.
The battery string component grabbing device 4 is arranged to grab one of the battery string component on the battery string component arranging device 3 and the bypass bus bar on the bypass bus bar feeding device 9 and then grab the other, or grab the battery string component and the bypass bus bar at the same time and then move to the welding station.
In addition, in the technical solution provided by the present invention, preferably, the transparent carrier plate 7 for receiving the welded battery string assembly is configured to be capable of moving from below the battery string assembly organizing device 3 to the welding station, and is located below the first bus bar bearing platform 51, the intermediate bus bar bearing platform 53 and the second bus bar bearing platform 52 at the welding station. As shown in fig. 1 and 3, the transparent carrier plate 7 is disposed on a moving device, and the transparent carrier plate 7 may be moved to the welding station during or before welding of the bus bars of the battery string assembly.
After the end bus bars are welded to the cell string assembly, the first bus bar bearing platform 51, the middle bus bar bearing platform 53 and the second bus bar bearing platform 52 leave the welding station, and the cell string assembly grabbing device 4 releases the welded cell string assembly onto the transparent bearing plate 7 below. The transparent carrier plate 7 with the welded battery string assembly is then transferred to a carrier plate conveyor 12 for conveying (see fig. 2).
The battery assembly production equipment further comprises bus bar feeding devices, and the first bus bar bearing platform 51, the middle bus bar bearing platform 53 and the second bus bar bearing platform 52 correspond to one bus bar feeding device respectively;
each of the bus bar feeding devices is configured to be able to draw a bus bar from a material roll and cut the bus bar by a predetermined length to form the end portion bus bar, and then to carry the cut end portion bus bar, and the first bus bar bearing table 51, the intermediate bus bar bearing table 53, and the second bus bar bearing table 52 are respectively moved to the respective bus bar feeding devices to bear the end portion bus bar and move to the welding station.
Specifically, as shown in fig. 6, the battery module production apparatus provided by the present invention is provided with a first bus bar feeding device 81, a second bus bar feeding device 82, and an intermediate bus bar feeding device 83, wherein the first bus bar feeding device 81 feeds the first bus bar carrier table 51, the second bus bar feeding device 82 feeds the second bus bar carrier table 52, and the intermediate bus bar feeding device 83 feeds the intermediate bus bar carrier table 53.
The welding apparatus includes a first welding portion 61, a second welding portion 62, and an intermediate welding portion 63, wherein the first welding portion 61 is welded corresponding to the end bus bar and the welding strip on the first bus bar support table 51, the second welding portion 62 is welded corresponding to the end bus bar and the welding strip on the second bus bar support table 52, and the intermediate welding portion 63 is welded corresponding to the end bus bar and the welding strip on the intermediate bus bar support table 53.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is also provided a battery assembly production method including:
transporting a battery string assembly to a welding station from a previous station, wherein each battery string assembly comprises two groups of battery strings, each group of battery strings comprises a plurality of battery strings arranged side by side along the width direction of the battery strings, the two groups of battery strings are arranged along the length direction of the battery strings, and the battery strings in the two groups of battery strings are in one-to-one correspondence;
controlling a first bus bar bearing table, a middle bus bar bearing table and a second bus bar bearing table to respectively bear end bus bars and respectively move to preset positions corresponding to the battery string assembly at the welding station, so that welding strips at two ends of the battery string assembly respectively correspond to the end bus bars on the first bus bar bearing table and the second bus bar bearing table, and a welding strip at the middle position of the battery string assembly corresponds to the end bus bars on the middle bus bar bearing table;
welding the welding strips of the battery string assembly with the corresponding end bus bars below;
and placing the welded battery string assembly on a glass plate.
The method for producing the battery pack can be realized by adopting the battery pack production equipment, and the specific implementation process is not detailed here.
The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Within the scope of the technical idea of the invention, numerous simple modifications can be made to the technical solution of the invention, including combinations of the individual specific technical features in any suitable way. The invention is not described in detail in order to avoid unnecessary repetition. Such simple modifications and combinations should be considered within the scope of the present disclosure as well.

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1. A battery pack production apparatus, characterized by comprising: the device comprises a battery string component grabbing device, a bus bar bearing device, a welding device and a transparent bearing plate; wherein the content of the first and second substances,
the battery string component grabbing device is arranged to grab a battery string component, wherein each battery string component comprises two groups of battery strings, each group of battery strings comprises a plurality of battery strings arranged side by side along the width direction of the battery strings, the two groups of battery strings are arranged along the length direction of the battery strings, and the battery strings in the two groups of battery strings are in one-to-one correspondence;
the bus bar bearing device comprises a first bus bar bearing platform, a middle bus bar bearing platform and a second bus bar bearing platform, wherein the first bus bar bearing platform, the middle bus bar bearing platform and the second bus bar bearing platform are respectively arranged to be capable of bearing end bus bars and moving, the end bus bars are bus bars which are used for being welded at the ends of battery strings in the battery string assembly and the length direction of the bus bars is perpendicular to the length direction of the battery strings;
the first bus bar bearing table, the middle bus bar bearing table and the second bus bar bearing table are arranged to respectively bear end bus bars and then move to a welding station, the battery string assembly grabbing device is arranged to move grabbed battery string assemblies above the bus bar bearing devices, so that welding strips at two ends of each battery string assembly respectively correspond to the end bus bars on the first bus bar bearing table and the second bus bar bearing table, and a welding strip in the middle of each battery string assembly corresponds to the end bus bar on the middle bus bar bearing table;
the welding device is arranged to weld the welding strips of the battery string assemblies grabbed by the battery string assembly grabbing device with the corresponding end bus bars below;
the battery string grabbing device is further arranged to place the welded battery string assembly on the transparent bearing plate.
2. The battery pack production apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a battery string handling device and a battery string assembly organizing device;
the battery string assembly regulating device is used for bearing the battery string assemblies and regulating the positions of each battery string in the battery string assemblies;
the battery string carrying device carries the battery strings to the battery string assembly regulating device;
the battery string component grabbing device is arranged to grab the battery string components from the battery string component arranging device.
3. The battery pack production apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the battery string handling device includes a mounting frame and at least two side-by-side suction members provided on the mounting frame, each suction member being configured to be capable of sucking one battery string; wherein the mounting bracket is arranged to be rotatable by 90 ° and 180 °;
the battery string carrying device is arranged in such a way that a part of the adsorption parts adsorb the battery strings firstly, and after the mounting frame rotates by 180 degrees, the other part of the adsorption parts adsorb the battery strings, so that the directions of two adjacent strings of battery strings are opposite; and then the mounting rack rotates by 90 degrees and transfers the adsorbed battery string to the battery string component arranging device.
4. The battery pack production apparatus according to claim 3, wherein three of the adsorption members are provided on the mounting frame, the battery string handling device is configured to adsorb the battery string by the adsorption members on both sides, and after the mounting frame is rotated by 180 °, the battery string is adsorbed by the adsorption member in the middle.
5. The battery pack production apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a battery string carrying device including two sets of movable battery string carrying members, each set being provided with at least one of the battery string carrying members;
the battery string carrying devices are arranged in two numbers, the two battery string carrying devices are respectively corresponding to a group of battery string bearing parts and carry battery strings from the corresponding group of battery string bearing parts, and the two battery string carrying devices are respectively arranged to carry the group of battery strings to the battery string component arranging device.
6. The battery pack production apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising a battery string production device capable of producing a battery string, the battery string production device being provided with a battery string conveying belt for conveying the battery string;
each battery string bearing part comprises a bearing conveyor belt with the conveying direction consistent with that of the battery string conveyor belt, and the battery string bearing parts can move to a first position corresponding to the battery string conveyor belts to bear the battery strings conveyed by the battery string conveyor belts through the bearing conveyor belts and can move to a second position for providing the battery strings for the battery string carrying device.
7. The battery pack production apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a battery string production device capable of producing a battery string, the battery string production device being provided with a battery string conveyor belt for conveying the battery string;
the battery pack production equipment further comprises a battery string bearing device, the battery string bearing device comprises at least one movable battery string bearing part, and the battery string carrying device carries the battery string from the battery string bearing part to the battery string pack regulating device;
and a buffer device is arranged between the battery string production device and the battery string bearing device, and is used for bearing the battery strings conveyed by the battery string conveying belt and transferring and conveying the battery strings to the battery string bearing part.
8. The battery pack production apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the buffer device includes a conveying mechanism and a plurality of battery string buffer members conveyed by the conveying mechanism, each of the battery string buffer members being movable from a receiving position corresponding to the battery string production apparatus receiving a battery string to a transfer position corresponding to the battery string carrying member transferring the battery string; wherein the content of the first and second substances,
the battery string cache component comprises a cache conveyer belt used for bearing a battery string, and the conveying direction of the cache conveyer belt is perpendicular to the moving direction of the battery string cache component;
the battery string bearing part comprises a bearing conveyer belt for bearing a battery string, and the conveying direction of the bearing conveyer belt is consistent with the conveying direction of the cache conveyer belt;
when the battery string buffer storage component moves to the bearing position, the buffer storage conveyer belt bears the battery string from the battery string conveyer belt, and when the battery string buffer storage component moves to the transfer position, the battery string on the battery string buffer storage component is conveyed to the bearing conveyer belt of the battery string bearing component through the buffer storage conveyer belt.
9. The battery pack production apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the battery string buffer member is provided so as to be able to be powered on when moved to the receiving position, the buffer conveyor belt being operated; the power supply is cut off in the process of moving from the bearing position to the transfer position, and the conveying belt stops running; and when the buffer conveyor belt moves to the transfer position, the power supply is switched on, and the buffer conveyor belt runs.
10. The battery pack production apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the buffer device further includes a first lifting device located at a head end of the transport mechanism, a second lifting device located at a tail end of the transport mechanism, and a lower transport mechanism located below the transport mechanism;
the first lifting device and the second lifting device respectively comprise an end part conveying mechanism capable of conveying a battery string and a lifting mechanism for driving the end part conveying mechanism to lift;
the battery string buffer component is arranged to be capable of being conveyed to the end part conveying mechanism of the second lifting device from the tail end of the conveying mechanism, when the first lifting device and the end part conveying mechanism of the second lifting device are lifted to a first preset height, the battery string buffer component is conveyed to the lower conveying mechanism and the first lifting device from the second lifting device in sequence, and when the first lifting device is lifted to a second preset height, the battery string buffer component is conveyed to the conveying mechanism from the first lifting device.
11. The battery pack production apparatus of claim 2, wherein the opposite ends of the battery string assembly arranging device are respectively provided with a cutter mechanism for cutting the welding strips at the two ends of the battery string assembly.
12. The battery pack production apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a bypass bus bar supply device for supplying a bypass bus bar, wherein the bypass bus bar supply device is disposed between the cell string assembly organizing device and the cell string handling device, wherein the cell string handling device is configured to be able to handle the bypass bus bar from the bypass bus bar supply device to the cell string assembly organizing device, and wherein the cell string assembly grasping device is configured to grasp the bypass bus bar and weld the cell string assembly to the end bus bar simultaneously.
13. The battery module production apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a bypass bus bar supply device for supplying a bypass bus bar, the bypass bus bar supply device being provided between the cell string assembly normalizing device and the welding station
The battery string component grabbing device is arranged to grab one of the battery string component and the bypass bus bar and then grab the other battery string component, or grab the battery string component and the bypass bus bar simultaneously and then move to the welding station.
14. The battery pack production apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the string component gripping device includes a first suction member for sucking the string component and a first elevating mechanism for driving the first suction member to ascend and descend, and a second suction member for sucking the bypass bus bar and a second elevating mechanism for driving the second suction member to ascend and descend;
or the battery string component grabbing device comprises an adsorption part and a lifting mechanism for driving the adsorption part to lift, and the adsorption part can adsorb the battery string component and the bypass bus bar; the bypass bus bar feeding mechanism comprises a bypass bus bar bearing platform for bearing the bypass bus bar and a lifting mechanism for driving the bypass bus bar bearing platform to lift.
15. The battery module production facility of any of claims 2-14, wherein the transparent carrier plate is configured to be movable from below the cell string assembly organizer to the welding station and below the first, intermediate, and second bus bar platforms at the welding station;
after the battery string component is welded with the end bus bars, the first bus bar bearing platform, the middle bus bar bearing platform and the second bus bar bearing platform leave the welding station, and the battery string component grabbing device releases the welded battery string component onto the transparent bearing plate below the battery string component grabbing device.
16. The battery module production apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 14, further comprising bus bar feeding devices, one for each of the first bus bar carrier stage, the intermediate bus bar carrier stage, and the second bus bar carrier stage;
each bus bar feeding device is set to be capable of drawing bus bars from a material roll and cutting the bus bars according to preset length to form end bus bars, and the first bus bar bearing platform, the middle bus bar bearing platform and the second bus bar bearing platform respectively move to the corresponding bus bar feeding devices to bear the end bus bars and move to the welding station.
17. A battery pack production method, characterized by comprising:
transporting a battery string assembly to a welding station from a previous station, wherein each battery string assembly comprises two groups of battery strings, each group of battery strings comprises a plurality of battery strings arranged side by side along the width direction of the battery strings, the two groups of battery strings are arranged along the length direction of the battery strings, and the battery strings in the two groups of battery strings are in one-to-one correspondence;
controlling a first bus bar bearing table, a middle bus bar bearing table and a second bus bar bearing table to respectively bear end bus bars and respectively move to preset positions corresponding to the battery string assembly at the welding station, so that welding strips at two ends of the battery string assembly respectively correspond to the end bus bars on the first bus bar bearing table and the second bus bar bearing table, and a welding strip at the middle position of the battery string assembly corresponds to the end bus bars on the middle bus bar bearing table;
welding the welding strips of the battery string assembly with the corresponding end bus bars below;
and placing the welded battery string assembly on a glass plate.
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