CN113422177B

CN113422177B - Flow divider

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Publication number: CN113422177B
Application number: CN202110971920.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 孙文杰
Original assignee: ABLE New Energy Co Ltd
Current assignee: ABLE New Energy Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-08-24
Filing date: 2021-08-24
Publication date: 2021-12-24
Anticipated expiration: 2041-08-24
Also published as: CN113422177A

Abstract

The invention discloses a shunting device which comprises a mounting seat, a driving piece, an inner core and an outer sleeve, wherein the driving piece is mounted on the mounting seat; one end of the inner core is in transmission connection with the driving piece, a first liquid passing port and a second liquid passing port are formed in the outer wall of the inner core, and a liquid flow channel communicated with the first liquid passing port and the second liquid passing port is formed in the inner core; the outer sleeve is fixed on the mounting seat, the outer side of the inner core is arranged in a sealing manner, a liquid inlet and a plurality of liquid outlets are formed in the outer wall of the outer sleeve, the liquid inlet is communicated with the first liquid passing port, the driving piece drives the inner core to rotate, and the second liquid passing port can be selectively communicated with one of the liquid outlets. The shunting device of the technical scheme of the invention can improve the battery liquid injection efficiency and ensure the consistency of the pump liquid injection amount.

Description

Flow divider

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of liquid injection control and adjustment, in particular to a shunting device.

Background

Generally, in the process of injecting the electrolyte into the battery, a plurality of electrolyte injection stations are generally arranged on the electrolyte injection machine, so that after the battery is placed, the electrolyte needs to be injected into a plurality of electrolyte injection cavities when the electrolyte is injected. In the correlation technique, a notes liquid cavity all is equipped with a priming pump and annotates the liquid, and a plurality of notes liquid cavities just need be equipped with the priming pump of same number like this, so when annotating liquid production, need all debug the pump priming fluid volume of every priming pump, lead to extravagant plenty of time, influence and annotate liquid efficiency, can not guarantee the uniformity of the pump priming fluid volume of all priming pumps moreover necessarily.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention mainly aims to provide a shunting device, aiming to improve the battery liquid injection efficiency and ensure the consistency of the liquid injection amount of a pump.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a flow divider, comprising:

a mounting seat;

the driving piece is mounted on the mounting seat;

one end of the inner core is in transmission connection with the driving piece, a first liquid passing port and a second liquid passing port are formed in the outer wall of the inner core, and a liquid flow channel communicated with the first liquid passing port and the second liquid passing port is formed in the inner core; and

the outer sleeve is fixed on the mounting seat, the outer sleeve is arranged on the outer side of the inner core in a sealing mode, a liquid inlet and a plurality of liquid outlets are formed in the outer wall of the outer sleeve, the liquid inlet is communicated with the first liquid passing port, the driving piece drives the inner core to rotate, and the second liquid passing port can be selectively communicated with one of the liquid outlets.

Optionally, a plurality of liquid outlets are arranged on the side wall of the outer sleeve and are arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction of the outer sleeve.

Optionally, the liquid inlet is opened in the bottom wall of the outer sleeve, the first liquid passing port is opened in the bottom wall of the inner core far away from one end of the driving part, and the second liquid passing port is opened in the side wall of the inner core.

Optionally, the first liquid passing port is located at the center of the bottom wall of the inner core and is in sealed butt joint with the liquid inlet.

Optionally, the liquid inlet is opened in the side wall of the outer sleeve, and the first liquid passing port and the second liquid passing port are both arranged in the side wall of the inner core.

Optionally, an annular groove is circumferentially formed on the inner wall of the outer sleeve, the liquid inlet is communicated with the annular groove, and the first liquid passing port is arranged at a position corresponding to the annular groove and communicated with the annular groove.

Optionally, diverging device still includes an installation section of thick bamboo, an installation section of thick bamboo cup joints and is fixed in the outside of outer sleeve, and with the mount pad is fixed, the outer wall of an installation section of thick bamboo corresponds the inlet is with a plurality of the liquid outlet is equipped with feed liquor pipe and a plurality of drain pipe respectively, the feed liquor pipe with the inlet intercommunication, one the drain pipe correspond with one the liquid outlet intercommunication.

Optionally, a plurality of mounting planes are formed on the outer wall of the mounting cylinder, and one of the liquid outlet pipes is correspondingly arranged on one of the mounting planes.

Optionally, the flow device further includes a fixing bracket, and the fixing bracket is mounted on the mounting seat and supported below the mounting cylinder, so that the mounting cylinder is fixed to the mounting seat.

Optionally, the shunt device further comprises a sensor mounted on the mounting seat, and the sensor is in signal connection with the driving piece to control the inner core to stop rotating.

According to the technical scheme, one end of the inner core is connected to the driving piece in a transmission mode, so that the driving piece can drive the inner core to rotate, the outer wall of the inner core is provided with a first liquid passing port and a second liquid passing port, and a liquid flow channel communicated with the first liquid passing port and the second liquid passing port is arranged inside the inner core; meanwhile, an outer sleeve is sleeved on the outer side of the inner core in a sealing manner, and a liquid inlet and a plurality of liquid outlets are formed in the outer sleeve. Like this annotate the liquid in-process, can utilize the liquid pump to pour into electric liquid into from the inlet into, make electric liquid circulate through first liquid mouth and liquid flow channel of crossing, and when annotating out, can make the second cross the liquid mouth select in proper order and communicate with the liquid outlet of difference through rotating the inner core to can pour into in a plurality of different cavities through a plurality of different liquid outlets. In the mode, by utilizing the shunting device, one liquid injection pump can be utilized to inject liquid into a plurality of cavities, a one-to-many liquid injection mode is realized, the liquid injection pumps with the same number as the liquid injection cavities are not required to be equipped, so that the debugging time of the liquid injection amount of the pump is saved, the liquid injection efficiency of the battery is improved, and in addition, the consistency of the liquid injection amount of the pump is also ensured due to the fact that the liquid can be injected by utilizing the same liquid injection pump.

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, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the structures shown in the drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a shunt device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the exploded structure of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the core of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view of the outer sleeve of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of the shunt device of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the exploded structure of FIG. 5;

figure 7 is a cross-sectional schematic view of the core of figure 5.

The reference numbers illustrate:

reference numerals	Name (R)	Reference numerals	Name (R)
				10	Mounting seat	11	Base plate
12	Mounting plate	20	Driving member
				30	Inner core	301	The first liquid passing port
302	Second liquid passing port	31	Liquid flow channel
				40	Outer sleeve	401	Liquid inlet
402	Liquid outlet	41	Circulation groove
				50	Mounting cylinder	51	Liquid inlet pipe
52	Liquid outlet pipe	53	Mounting plane
				60	Fixing support	70	Inductor
100	Flow divider

The implementation, functional features and advantages of the objects of the present invention will be further explained with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. 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.

It should be noted that all the directional indicators (such as up, down, left, right, front, and back … …) in the embodiment of the present invention are only used to explain the relative position relationship between the components, the motion situation, and the like in a specific posture (as shown in the drawing), and if the specific posture is changed, the directional indicator is changed accordingly.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly, and for example, "secured" may be a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral part; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or they may be connected internally or in any other suitable relationship, unless expressly stated otherwise. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In addition, the descriptions related to "first", "second", etc. in the present invention are only for descriptive purposes and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In addition, the meaning of "and/or" appearing throughout is to include three juxtapositions, exemplified by "A and/or B," including either the A or B arrangement, or both A and B satisfied arrangement. In addition, technical solutions between various embodiments may be combined with each other, but must be realized by a person skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be realized, such a combination should not be considered to exist, and is not within the protection scope of the present invention.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, the present invention provides a shunting device 100 for adjusting the flow direction of the electrolyte when the battery is filled with the electrolyte by the electrolyte pump.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the shunt device 100 includes:

a mounting seat 10;

the driving piece 20, the said driving piece 20 is mounted to the said mounting base 10;

an inner core 30, one end of the inner core 30 is connected to the driving member 20 in a transmission manner, a first liquid passing port 301 and a second liquid passing port 302 are arranged on the outer wall of the inner core 30, and a liquid flow channel 31 communicating the first liquid passing port 301 and the second liquid passing port 302 is arranged in the inner core 30; and

the outer sleeve 40 is fixed to the mounting seat 10, and is hermetically sealed and disposed on the outer side of the inner core 30, a liquid inlet 401 and a plurality of liquid outlets 402 are formed in the outer wall of the outer sleeve 40, the liquid inlet 401 is communicated with the first liquid passing port 301, the driving member 20 drives the inner core 30 to rotate, and the second liquid passing port 302 is selectively communicated with one of the liquid outlets 402.

In this embodiment, the mounting seat 10 may be made of a metal material or a plastic material with high corrosion resistance and good structural strength. The mounting seat 10 comprises a bottom plate 11 and a mounting plate 12, the mounting plate 12 is connected with the bottom plate 11 to form a substantially L-shaped structure, the driving member 20 is mounted on one side of the mounting plate 12, the inner core 30 and the outer sleeve 40 are located on the other side of the mounting plate 12, and the outer sleeve 40 is fixed with the bottom plate 11, so that the stability of the force balance of the mounting seat 10 is ensured.

The driving member 20 may be a driving motor, such as a stepping motor or a servo motor. The inner core 30 is a cylindrical structure, and one end of the inner core can be connected with an output shaft of the driving motor through a coupler, so that the inner core 30 can be driven to synchronously rotate when the output shaft of the driving motor rotates. The liquid flow channel 31 is mainly used for allowing the electric liquid to flow through, two ports of the liquid flow channel 31 respectively penetrate through the outer wall of the inner core 30 to form a first liquid passing port 301 and a second liquid passing port 302, and the shapes and the sizes of the first liquid passing port 301, the second liquid passing port 302 and the liquid flow channel 31 can be adaptively designed according to actual conditions, which is not specifically limited in this application.

The outer sleeve 40 and the inner core 30 may be made of a material having high corrosion resistance, and the outer sleeve 40 may be a circular cylinder with openings at both ends. Since the inner core 30 is rotated by the driving member 20 and needs to rotate in the outer sleeve 40, a sealing member may be further disposed between the outer sleeve 40 and the inner core 30 to seal a gap between the outer sleeve 40 and the inner core 30, so as to prevent liquid leakage during the rotation of the inner core 30 relative to the outer sleeve 40.

In the technical scheme of the invention, one end of the inner core 30 is connected to the driving part 20 in a transmission manner, so that the driving part 20 can drive the inner core 30 to rotate, the outer wall of the inner core 30 is provided with a first liquid passing port 301 and a second liquid passing port 302, and a liquid flow channel 31 communicating the first liquid passing port 301 with the second liquid passing port 302 is arranged in the inner core 30; meanwhile, the outer sleeve 40 is hermetically sleeved on the outer side of the inner core 30, and the outer sleeve 40 is provided with a liquid inlet 401 and a plurality of liquid outlets 402. Annotate the liquid in-process like this, can utilize the liquid pump to pour into electric liquid from inlet 401 into, make electric liquid circulate through first liquid mouth 301 and liquid flow channel 31 of crossing, and when annotating out, can pass through the rotation inner core 30, make the second cross liquid mouth 302 select in proper order and communicate with different liquid outlet 402 to can pour into in a plurality of different cavities into through a plurality of different liquid outlets 402. In this mode, utilize diverging device 100, can utilize a priming pump to annotate liquid to a plurality of cavitys, realize the notes liquid mode of a pair of many, need not to be equipped with and annotate the priming pump that the liquid cavity quantity is the same to saved the debugging time of pump notes liquid measure, improved the efficiency that the battery was annotated, moreover, owing to can utilize same priming pump to annotate liquid, also ensured the uniformity of pump notes liquid measure.

Specifically, in an embodiment of the present application, a plurality of liquid outlets 402 are disposed on a sidewall of the outer sleeve 40 and are spaced apart from each other along a circumferential direction of the outer sleeve 40. Wherein, the number of the liquid outlets 402 may be 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or more. The lateral wall of outer sleeve 40 is the section of thick bamboo wall of outer sleeve 40, with a plurality of liquid outlets 402 interval arrangement in the circumference of outer sleeve 40 for inner core 30 is following circumferential direction rotation back, and the second is crossed liquid mouth 302 and can be convenient with one of them liquid outlet 402 butt joint, thereby pour into liquid cavity of annotating that is connected with this liquid outlet 402 with electric liquid, and the liquid outlet 402 of circumferential direction arrangement also is favorable to the second to cross accurate butt joint after liquid mouth 302 rotates the transform position, prevents the weeping.

In order to adjust the injection by rotating the inner core 30 relative to the outer sleeve 40 to realize one-to-many injection, referring to fig. 5 to 7, in an embodiment of the present application, the liquid inlet 401 is opened at the bottom wall of the outer sleeve 40, the first liquid passing port 301 is opened at the bottom wall of the inner core 30 far away from the end of the driving member 20, and the second liquid passing port 302 is opened at the side wall of the inner core 30. The bottom wall of the outer sleeve 40 can be understood as the outer wall of the outer sleeve 40 at the end away from the driving member 20, and similarly, the bottom wall of the inner core 30 is the outer wall at the end away from the driving member 20. In this embodiment, the electrohydraulic fluid enters from the tail of the flow dividing device 100, and flows out from the side after one time of vertical direction change in the inner core 30, so that the flow path of the entire flow channel 31 is short, thereby facilitating the improvement of the fluid injection efficiency.

Further, the first liquid passing port 301 is located at the center of the bottom wall of the inner core 30 and is in sealed butt joint with the liquid inlet 401. In this embodiment, the liquid inlet 401 is located at the center of the bottom wall of the outer sleeve 40, so that after the inner core 30 and the outer sleeve 40 are sleeved with each other, the first liquid passing port 301 and the liquid inlet 401 can always be in sealed butt joint with each other in the process that the inner core 30 rotates relative to the outer sleeve 40, thereby ensuring that the inner core 30 is not easy to leak liquid in the rotating process, and further improving the sealing performance between the liquid inlet 401 and the first liquid passing port 301.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, in another embodiment of the present application, the liquid inlet 401 is opened in a side wall of the outer sleeve 40, and the first liquid passing port 301 and the second liquid passing port 302 are both provided in a side wall of the inner core 30. In this embodiment, the liquid flow channel 31 formed inside the inner core 30 is a twice vertical reversing channel, and the electric liquid enters from the first liquid passing port 301 of the side wall, flows through the inner core 30 after the first vertical reversing, and then flows out from the second liquid passing port 302 of the side wall after the second reversing. Thus, the inlet and the outlet of the electro-hydraulic pump are both arranged at the side part of the flow dividing device 100, so that the operation is more convenient when the pipeline connection is carried out between the electro-hydraulic pump and the liquid injection machine.

Based on the above-mentioned embodiment, referring to fig. 2 and 4, in order to enable the inner core 30 to maintain the communication between the liquid inlet 401 and the first liquid passing port 301 during the rotation process, in an embodiment, an annular flow groove 41 is circumferentially formed around the inner wall of the outer sleeve 40, the liquid inlet 401 is communicated with the annular flow groove 41, and the first liquid passing port 301 is disposed corresponding to the position of the annular flow groove 41 and is communicated with the annular flow groove 41.

In this embodiment, the liquid inlet 401 is disposed through the outer sleeve 40 at a position corresponding to the slow flow groove, and after the outer sleeve 40 is sleeved on the outer side of the inner core 30, the circulation groove 41 is formed as a sealing groove, and the track of the first liquid passing port 301 in the rotation process falls in the area of the circulation groove 41. Therefore, after the liquid inlet 401 is filled with the electro-hydraulic liquid, the electro-hydraulic liquid can flow into the first liquid passing port 301 through the circulation groove 41, and then can flow out from the second liquid passing port 302 to the butted liquid outlet 402 through the liquid flow channel 31, so that the electro-hydraulic liquid cannot leak while the inner core 30 keeps flowing through during rotation.

Referring to fig. 1 and 5, further, in an embodiment of the present application, the flow dividing device 100 further includes an installation cylinder 50, the installation cylinder 50 is fixedly sleeved on the outer side of the outer sleeve 40, and is fixed to the installation seat 10, an outer wall of the installation cylinder 50 corresponds to the liquid inlet 401 and the liquid outlets 402 and is respectively provided with a liquid inlet pipe 51 and a plurality of liquid outlet pipes 52, the liquid inlet pipe 51 is communicated with the liquid inlet 401, and the liquid outlet pipes 52 are correspondingly communicated with the liquid outlets 402.

In this embodiment, the liquid inlet pipe 51 is connected with the outlet of the liquid injection pump, and a plurality of liquid outlet pipes 52 are correspondingly connected with a plurality of liquid injection cavities of the liquid injection machine, the electric liquid is injected into the liquid inlet 401 through the liquid injection pump, and enters the liquid flow channel 31 from the liquid inlet 401 and the first liquid passing port 301 for circulation, and after the inner core 30 rotates, the second liquid passing port 302 can be selectively communicated with different liquid outlet 402, and then the liquid injection cavities corresponding to the liquid injection from different liquid inlet pipes 51 are injected, so that the liquid injection can be performed on the plurality of liquid injection cavities in sequence by rotating the inner core 30. Through the design of the mounting cylinder 50, on one hand, the liquid inlet pipe 51 and the liquid outlet pipe 52 can be fixedly mounted, and the mounting stability of the outer sleeve 40 is ensured; on the other hand, the mounting cylinder 50 may also form a protection for the outer sleeve 40 and the inner core 30, which is advantageous for further preventing liquid leakage.

Referring to fig. 2 and 6, further, a plurality of mounting planes 53 are formed on an outer wall of the mounting cylinder 50, and one of the liquid outlet pipes 52 is correspondingly disposed on one of the mounting planes 53. In this embodiment, the outer wall surface of the mounting cylinder 50 may be formed in a prismatic surface so as to form a mounting plane 53 for the liquid outlet pipe 52 to be mounted, and when the liquid inlet 401 of the outer sleeve 40 is disposed on the side wall, the liquid inlet pipe 51 may be correspondingly mounted on the mounting plane 53. The mounting plane 53 facilitates the installation of the pipe joint, and can enable each liquid outlet pipe 52 to be in sealing connection with the corresponding liquid outlet 402, thereby ensuring the sealing performance after the pipe joint.

Further, the flow device further includes a fixing bracket 60, and the fixing bracket 60 is mounted on the mounting seat 10 and supported below the mounting cylinder 50, so that the mounting cylinder 50 is fixed to the mounting seat 10.

The fixing bracket 60 is shaped like a Chinese character 'ji', the bottom of the fixing bracket 60 can be fixed on the bottom plate 11 of the mounting seat 10 by fixing methods such as screw connection or welding, and the top of the fixing bracket 60 is supported against the bottom of the mounting tube 50, so that the mounting tube 50 is fixed on the mounting seat 10 by the fixing bracket 60, and the stability of the mounting tube 50 and the outer sleeve 40 sleeved and fixed in the mounting tube 50 is ensured. Meanwhile, the inner core 30 can be guaranteed not to swing at the tail in the rotating process through the support of the fixing support 60, the coaxiality is better, liquid leakage is not easy to occur, and the sealing effect is better.

In an embodiment of the present application, the shunt device 100 further includes an inductor 70 installed on the mounting base 10, and the inductor 70 is in signal connection with the driving element 20 to control the inner core 30 to stop rotating.

This inductor 70 can be position sensor for response inner core 30 pivoted position, in practical application, can set for when initial position, second liquid outlet 402 on the inner core 30 all is not linked together with each liquid outlet 402, and diverging device 100 does not keep blocking state to the electric liquid water conservancy diversion this moment, namely, second liquid outlet 402 is located between two adjacent liquid outlets 402. Therefore, after the liquid injection is completed, the driving member 20 can be controlled by the sensor 70 to stop rotating, so that after the inner core 30 stops rotating, the second liquid outlet 402 is blocked from each liquid outlet 402, the sealing state is maintained, and the initial position is returned to for the next batch of liquid injection operation.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and all modifications and equivalents of the present invention, which are made by the contents of the present specification and the accompanying drawings, or directly/indirectly applied to other related technical fields, are included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A flow diversion apparatus, comprising:

a mounting seat;

the driving piece is mounted on the mounting seat;

the outer sleeve is fixed on the mounting seat, is arranged on the outer side of the inner core in a sealing manner, is provided with a liquid inlet and a plurality of liquid outlets on the outer wall, is communicated with the first liquid passing port, drives the inner core to rotate and enables the second liquid passing port to be selectively communicated with one liquid outlet;

in the process that the inner core rotates relative to the outer sleeve, the first liquid passing port and the liquid inlet are always in sealed butt joint with each other;

the liquid inlet is formed in the side wall of the outer sleeve, and the first liquid passing port and the second liquid passing port are formed in the side wall of the inner core;

the inner wall of outer sleeve encircles along circumference and is formed with the circulation groove, the inlet intercommunication circulation groove, first liquid mouth of crossing corresponds the position setting in circulation groove, and with circulation groove intercommunication.

2. The flow divider of claim 1, wherein a plurality of said exit ports are provided in a sidewall of said outer sleeve and are spaced circumferentially about said outer sleeve.

3. The flow divider of claim 2, wherein the liquid inlet is open at a bottom wall of the outer sleeve, the first liquid passing port is open at a bottom wall of the inner core at an end away from the driving member, and the second liquid passing port is open at a side wall of the inner core.

4. The flow divider of claim 3, wherein the first liquid passing port is located at a central position of the bottom wall of the inner core and is in sealed abutment with the liquid inlet.

5. The flow divider according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a mounting cylinder, wherein the mounting cylinder is fixed to an outer side of the outer sleeve in a sleeved manner and fixed to the mounting base, an outer wall of the mounting cylinder is provided with a liquid inlet pipe and a plurality of liquid outlet pipes corresponding to the liquid inlet and the plurality of liquid outlets, respectively, the liquid inlet pipe is communicated with the liquid inlet, and one of the liquid outlet pipes is communicated with one of the liquid outlets.

6. The shunt device of claim 5, wherein the outer wall of said mounting cylinder defines a plurality of mounting planes, and wherein one of said drain tubes is correspondingly disposed at one of said mounting planes.

7. The flow divider of claim 5, further comprising a mounting bracket mounted to the mount and supported below the mounting barrel to secure the mounting barrel to the mount.

8. A shunt device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a sensor mounted to the mounting block, the sensor being in signal communication with the actuating member to control the internal core to stop rotating.