CN115064754A

CN115064754A - Production line and production method of battery

Info

Publication number: CN115064754A
Application number: CN202210941900.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 陈必官
Original assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd; Jiangsu Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd
Current assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd; Jiangsu Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd
Priority date: 2022-08-08
Filing date: 2022-08-08
Publication date: 2022-09-16
Anticipated expiration: 2042-08-08
Also published as: CN115064754B

Abstract

The embodiment of the application provides a production line and a production method of a battery, and the production line of the battery comprises a conveying mechanism, a grabbing mechanism and a peeling mechanism. The conveying mechanism is used for conveying workpieces; the grabbing mechanism is used for grabbing a first to-be-grabbed piece provided with a coating layer so as to transfer the first to-be-grabbed piece to the workpiece; the stripping mechanism is used for grabbing the coating of the first to-be-taken piece so as to strip the coating from the first to-be-taken piece. Snatch mechanism and peeling mechanism through the setting, can realize automatic cladding and peel off work, reduce the consuming time of getting rid of the process, improve the production efficiency of battery.

Description

Production line and production method of battery

Technical Field

The application belongs to the technical field of battery production, and particularly relates to a production line and a production method of a battery.

Background

As natural resources are consumed and environmental destruction is increased, interest in devices that can store energy and efficiently use the stored energy is increased in various fields. The battery cells are systems that utilize new renewable energy that can be combined with each other.

In the technical field of battery production, the initial production positions of all components are different, and certain packaging protection structures such as coatings need to be added during transfer and transportation. In the assembling process, the packaging protection structure cannot be directly utilized and needs to be removed, so that the removing process is time-consuming and long, and the production efficiency of the battery is influenced.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides a production line and a production method of a battery, which can reduce time consumption of a removing process and improve production efficiency.

According to a first aspect of the embodiments of the present application, a production line for batteries is provided, which includes a conveying mechanism, a grabbing mechanism and a peeling mechanism. The conveying mechanism is used for conveying workpieces; the grabbing mechanism is used for grabbing a first to-be-grabbed piece provided with a coating layer so as to transfer the first to-be-grabbed piece to the workpiece; the stripping mechanism is used for grabbing the coating of the first to-be-taken piece so as to strip the coating from the first to-be-taken piece.

By adopting the structure, the automatic coating stripping work can be realized by arranging the grabbing mechanism and the stripping mechanism, the time consumption of the removing process is reduced, and the production efficiency of the battery is improved.

In some optional embodiments of the present application, the grasping mechanism includes a first grasping assembly including a support member, a first grasping element, and a second grasping element. The support is used for connecting the first grabbing component with a mounting position; the first grabbing piece is connected with the supporting piece and used for grabbing the first to-be-grabbed piece; the second grabbing piece is connected with the supporting piece and used for grabbing a second piece to be grabbed; the first grabbing piece and the second grabbing piece are different in grabbing direction, the first grabbing piece comprises a first sensor, the first sensor is used for acquiring image information of one side, facing the first grabbing piece, of a material storage site, and the material storage site is used for storing the first to-be-grabbed piece and the second to-be-grabbed piece.

By adopting the structure, the grabbing mechanism can be provided with two grabbing pieces aiming at the first to-be-grabbed piece and the second to-be-grabbed piece by arranging the first grabbing piece and the second grabbing piece, so that grabbing efficiency and grabbing stability are improved; and thirdly, by arranging the first sensor, image information on the material storage site can be acquired, and automatic grabbing judgment is realized.

In some optional embodiments of this application, first grab get the piece reach the second is grabbed the mode that the piece all adopted the negative pressure to absorb first waiting to get the piece reach the second is waited to get the piece, it is opposite with the negative pressure direction to snatch the direction.

Adopt above-mentioned structure, grab through setting up first piece and the second of grabbing and grab the piece and absorb for the negative pressure, can reduce the structure that first piece and the second of grabbing grabbed, reduce the complexity of production line.

In some alternative embodiments of the present application, the first grasping element has a grasping direction opposite to a grasping direction of the second grasping element.

Adopt above-mentioned structure, through setting up the first direction of grabbing piece and second and grab the opposite direction, can grab in piece or the second and grab one during operation, another deviates from the target object of grabbing, prevents mutual interference, improves and snatchs the precision.

In some optional embodiments of the present application, the first grasping element further includes a rail rod and at least two suction arms, the suction arms are slidably connected to the rail rod, and the suction arms are configured to suck the first object to be picked.

By adopting the structure, the suction arms are connected to the rail rod in a sliding mode at least, so that the relative position between the suction arms can be flexibly adjusted, and a first grabbing piece can grab first pieces to be grabbed in various sizes conveniently.

In some optional embodiments of this application, the suction arm is provided with two, and set up respectively in rail pole both sides, still include the second sensor on the first piece of grabbing, the second sensor is used for the sensing the suction arm is in position on the rail pole.

By adopting the structure, the two suction arms positioned at the two sides of the rail rod are arranged, so that the suction arms can utilize the structure of the rail rod to the maximum extent, and a larger suction size range is obtained; secondly, through setting up the second sensor, can be convenient for reachd the relative position of two suction arms fast, the position control of the accurate control suction arm of being convenient for.

In some optional embodiments of this application, first grabbing piece still includes the telescopic link, the telescopic link with the suction arm corresponds the setting, the telescopic link is used for the drive the suction arm is in move on the rail pole.

By adopting the structure, the position adjustment of the suction arm can be realized by arranging the telescopic rod.

In some alternative embodiments of the present application, the first grasping element further includes a light-feeding element for polishing a side of the stock site facing the first grasping element.

By adopting the structure, the light-emitting component is arranged, so that the light can be emitted for the shooting process of the first sensor, and the obtained image information is clearer.

In some optional embodiments of the present application, the light-feeding member is a ring, and the first sensor corresponds to an annular hollow portion of the light-feeding member, and acquires image information through the annular hollow portion of the light-feeding member.

By adopting the structure, the first sensor can shoot through the annular hollow part by arranging the annular light-supplying piece, the influence of light and shadow in the acquired image information is reduced, and the acquired image information is clearer.

In some optional embodiments of the present application, the first sensor is a camera.

With the above structure, the first sensor is set as a camera, so that the operation difficulty of acquiring the image information can be simplified, and the acquisition efficiency of the image information can be improved.

In some optional embodiments of the present application, a third sensor is further disposed on each of the first grasping element and the second grasping element, and the third sensor is configured to sense a relative distance between the first grasping element or the second grasping element and an obstacle in the grasping direction, where the obstacle is an object that is blocked by the first grasping element or the second grasping element in the grasping direction.

By adopting the structure, the third sensor is arranged, so that the relative distance of the object in the grabbing direction can be obtained, the grabbing precision is improved, and after the object is grabbed, whether the object to be grabbed still exists on the grabbed object can be detected in real time, so that the response speed of the falling condition of the object to be grabbed is improved.

In some optional embodiments of the present application, the conveying mechanism includes a feeding tray and a feeding main body, the feeding main body is used for driving the feeding tray to move, and the feeding tray is used for accommodating the workpiece.

By adopting the structure, the feeding plate is arranged, the platform for operation can be provided on the conveying mechanism, the operation platforms are mutually independent, and the operation precision is improved.

In some optional embodiments of the present application, the first object includes a thermal management component of a battery and the coating is disposed on a surface of the thermal management component.

By adopting the structure, the first part to be taken is set as the heat management part, so that the coating removal work on the assembly of the heat management part can be quickly realized, such as the removal of release paper and the like.

In a second aspect of the embodiments of the present application, there is provided a method for producing a battery, including:

obtaining a first to-be-taken piece provided with a coating and transferring the first to-be-taken piece to a workpiece;

the coating is peeled off from the first object.

By adopting the scheme, the automatic coating stripping work can be realized through the coating stripping step, the time consumption of the removing process is reduced, and the production efficiency of the battery is improved.

In some alternative embodiments of the present application, the step of taking a first candidate provided with a coating and transferring the first candidate to a workpiece comprises:

acquiring image information of a first to-be-acquired piece accommodated in a stock position;

and performing tilting judgment, namely judging whether the edge of the cladding layer tilts or not, if so, grabbing the first to-be-taken piece and transferring the first to-be-taken piece to the workpiece, otherwise, grabbing the first to-be-taken piece, transferring the first to-be-taken piece out of the stock location, and returning to execute the step of acquiring the image information of the first to-be-taken piece accommodated in the incoming tray.

By adopting the scheme, the tilting judgment is carried out, so that the tilting transferred to the first workpiece to be taken of the workpiece is positioned on one side facing the stripping mechanism, the stripping mechanism is convenient to clamp the tilting, and the coating is removed.

In some optional embodiments of the present application, the tilting determination step includes determining whether there is a tilting at an edge of the cladding, if so, identifying a tilting position on a first to-be-taken piece in the image information, using the first to-be-taken piece to grab the first to-be-taken piece in the image information, and adjusting the tilting position to a preset position, if not, grabbing the first to-be-taken piece, transferring the first to-be-taken piece out of the stock location, and returning to execute the step of acquiring the image information of the first to-be-taken piece accommodated in the incoming tray.

By adopting the scheme, the posture that the grabbing mechanism grabs the first to-be-taken piece can be changed by setting the adjustment of the tilting position in the tilting judgment step, so that the tilting transferred to the first to-be-taken piece of the workpiece is positioned at the preset position convenient for the clamping of the stripping mechanism, and the precision and the stripping efficiency of the stripping work are improved.

In some optional embodiments of the present application, after the step of obtaining the image information of the first to-be-taken object accommodated in the stock position and before the step of determining the tilting, the method further includes the steps of: and judging existence, namely judging whether a first to-be-taken piece exists on a second to-be-taken piece in the image information, if so, performing a tilting judgment step, otherwise, transferring the second to-be-taken piece in the image information out of the stock position, and returning to execute existence judgment.

By adopting the scheme, judgment is carried out through setting, the situation that the grabbing mechanism mistakenly grabs can be prevented, and the second to-be-taken piece is convenient to recycle and place independently.

In some optional embodiments of the present application, the determining step includes: and judging whether a first piece to be taken exists on a second piece to be taken in the image information, if so, performing a tilting judgment step, otherwise, adjusting the posture of the first grabbing component to enable the second grabbing piece to face the material storage site, grabbing the second piece to be taken in the image information by adopting the second grabbing piece, transferring the second piece out of the material storage site, and returning to execute the existence judgment.

Adopt above-mentioned scheme, through in the existence judgement step, set up the first posture adjustment who snatchs the subassembly, can prevent to use the first piece of snatching to snatch the second and wait to get the piece, lead to snatching the piece and wait to get the piece and mismatch, influence production efficiency, cause even to grab and get the piece and wait to get between insecure, separation in the transfer process, cause the production accident.

In some optional embodiments of the present application, the step of acquiring image information of the first to-be-acquired object accommodated in the stock position further includes: and acquiring the relative distance between one side of the material storage position facing the first grabbing component and the first grabbing component to obtain the descending height of the first grabbing component.

By adopting the scheme, the first descending height of the grabbing component is obtained, the moving distance of the first grabbing component in the grabbing direction can be conveniently guided, and the grabbing accuracy is improved.

In some optional embodiments of the present application, the step of obtaining a first to-be-taken part provided with a coating and transferring the first to-be-taken part to a workpiece further includes, before the step of obtaining image information of the first to-be-taken part accommodated in the stock site: and acquiring image information of the workpiece on the feeding plate to obtain the placing position of the first to-be-taken workpiece on the workpiece.

Adopt above-mentioned scheme, place the position through obtaining, can be convenient for guide first subassembly of snatching and place first waiting to get on the work piece, improve first waiting to get the precision of placing on the work piece.

In some alternative embodiments of the present application, before the step of taking a first candidate provided with a coating and transferring the first candidate to the workpiece, the method further comprises the steps of: and acquiring the information of the workpiece, and adjusting the relative position of the suction arm on the first grabbing piece and the rail rod to enable the first grabbing piece to be matched with the first to-be-grabbed piece.

Adopt above-mentioned scheme, through the relative position of adjustment suction arm and rail pole, can be convenient for its and the first size adaptation that waits to get, on the one hand, improve the suction arm and the first efficiency of being connected between waiting to get, on the other hand also is convenient for snatch the gesture that the mechanism adjusted the first piece that waits to get, improves the first precision of placing of waiting to get on the work piece.

In some optional embodiments of the present application, after the step of obtaining the image information of the workpiece on the feeding tray to obtain the placement position of the first to-be-taken part on the workpiece, and before the step of obtaining the image information of the first to-be-taken part accommodated in the stock position, the method further includes the steps of: and moving the first grabbing component to the matched first to-be-grabbed material storage site according to the workpiece information.

By adopting the scheme, the first workpiece to be picked can be accelerated to acquire the adaptive first part of the grabbing component by obtaining the workpiece information, and the grabbing efficiency is improved.

Compared with the prior art, in the production line and production of the battery of the embodiment of the application, the automatic coating stripping work can be realized by arranging the grabbing mechanism and the stripping mechanism, the time consumption of the removing process is reduced, and the production efficiency of the battery is improved.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments of the present application will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on the drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a production line according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a first to-be-taken part according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of a first grasping element according to some embodiments of the present application.

Fig. 4 is a schematic view of the first grasping element according to another perspective structure provided in the embodiment shown in fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a schematic flow chart of a production method provided in some embodiments of the present application.

Fig. 6 is a schematic flow chart of a production method according to another embodiment of the present application.

In the drawings:

100. a transport mechanism; 101. a feed tray; 102. a feeding main body; 200. a grabbing mechanism; 300. a peeling mechanism; 400. a workpiece; 500. a stock location; 600. a first to-be-taken part; 601. coating; 602. tilting;

10. a support member; 20. a first grasping member; 30. a second grasping member; 1. a first sensor; 2. a suction arm; 3. a rail bar; 4. a second sensor; 5. a telescopic rod; 6. a light-feeding member; 7. a third sensor.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following embodiments are merely used to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, and therefore, the following embodiments are only used as examples, and the scope of the present application is not limited thereby.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs; the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application; the terms "including" and "having," and any variations thereof in the description and claims of this application and the description of the figures above, are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions.

In the description of the embodiments of the present application, the technical terms "first", "second", and the like are used only for distinguishing different objects, and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number, specific order, or primary-secondary relationship of the technical features indicated.

Reference herein to "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment can be included in at least one embodiment of the application. The appearances of the phrase in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, nor are separate or alternative embodiments mutually exclusive of other embodiments. It is explicitly and implicitly understood by one skilled in the art that the embodiments described herein can be combined with other embodiments.

In the description of the embodiments of the present application, the term "and/or" is only one kind of association relation describing an associated object, and means that three kinds of relations may exist, for example, a and/or B, may mean: a exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists alone. In addition, the character "/" herein generally indicates that the former and latter related objects are in an "or" relationship.

In the description of the embodiments of the present application, the term "plurality" refers to two or more (including two), and similarly, "plural sets" refers to two or more (including two sets), "plural pieces" refers to two or more (including two pieces).

In the description of the embodiments of the present application, the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", and the like indicate the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description of the embodiments of the present application and for simplicity of description, but do not indicate or imply that the referred devices or elements must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, are not to be construed as limiting the embodiments of the present application.

In the description of the embodiments of the present application, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "fixed," and the like are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral part; mechanical connection or electrical connection is also possible; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or may be connected through the use of two elements or the interaction of two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the embodiments of the present application can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to specific situations.

In the development of battery technology, not only various design factors need to be considered at the same time, but also the production work of the battery, such as the production quality, the production safety and the like of the battery, wherein the production efficiency of the battery becomes a barrier for restricting the continuous popularization of the battery.

The inventor notices that in the actual battery production process, because the battery components are more and the field span is large, the initial production positions of the production of most components are different, and when the battery components are transferred and transported, a certain packaging protection structure, such as a coating layer, needs to be additionally arranged, so that the transportation safety is ensured. However, this also results in the fact that the components cannot be directly used in the subsequent assembly process, requiring the addition of a step of removing the packaging protection structure. In the related art, the removal process cannot be completely mechanized, the removal time is long, particularly when the packaging protection structure is a coating, the adhesion area of the coating is large, the strength is high, the coating cannot be removed by adopting a mechanical means, manual work is needed, and the production efficiency of the battery is seriously influenced.

In order to alleviate the problem that the production efficiency of the battery is low, the inventor researches and discovers that a production line of the battery can be improved through design, a novel removing workpiece is arranged, and a step for removing a packaging protection structure is added, so that the removing work is completely completed by machinery, the removing work can be completed rapidly in batches, and the production efficiency of the battery is effectively enhanced.

Based on the above consideration, the inventors of the present application have conducted extensive research and have designed a production line and a production method of a battery.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a production line according to some embodiments of the present disclosure, and fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of a first object 600 according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 1 and 2, in some alternative embodiments of the present application, a battery production line is provided, which includes a conveying mechanism 100, a gripping mechanism 200, and a peeling mechanism 300. The conveying mechanism 100 is used for conveying the workpiece 400; the gripping mechanism 200 is used to grip the first to-be-taken piece 600 provided with the coating 601 to transfer the first to-be-taken piece 600 to the workpiece 400; the peeling mechanism 300 is used to grasp the coating 601 of the first object 600 to peel the coating 601 from the first object 600.

The workpiece 400 may be a base component of the battery assembly for providing space and support for other components to be mounted thereon, such as the workpiece 400 may be an end cap, an upper housing or a lower housing.

First object 600 may be an assembled component of a battery for mounting to workpiece 400, e.g., first object 600 may be a water-cooled panel, a heat insulating mat, etc.

The cover 601 is a packaging protection structure for covering the surface of the first to-be-taken piece 600, for example, the cover 601 may be a protection film, a release paper, or the like.

By arranging the grabbing mechanism 200 and the peeling mechanism 300, automatic peeling of the coating 601 can be realized, time consumption of a removing process is reduced, and the production efficiency of the battery is improved.

Alternatively, the conveying structure may be a conveyor belt or a conveyor car. Alternatively, the grasping mechanism 200 may be a robotic arm, a jaw, or the like. Alternatively, the stripping structure may be a robotic arm, a jaw, or the like.

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of the first grasping element 20 according to some embodiments of the present disclosure, and fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of the first grasping element 20 according to another perspective view of the embodiment shown in fig. 3. As shown in fig. 1 to 4, in some alternative embodiments of the present application, the grasping mechanism 200 includes a first grasping element including a support member 10, a first grasping element 20, and a second grasping element 30. The support 10 is used to connect the first gripper assembly with the mounting location; a first gripping member 20 is connected to the support member 10, the first gripping member 20 being adapted to grip a first object 600; the second grabbing piece 30 is connected with the supporting piece 10, and the second grabbing piece 30 is used for grabbing a second to-be-grabbed piece; the first grabbing member 20 and the second grabbing member 30 have different grabbing directions, the first grabbing member 20 includes a first sensor 1, the first sensor 1 is used for acquiring image information of one side of the storage location 500 facing the first grabbing member 20, and the storage location 500 is used for storing the first object 600 and the second object.

The mounting location may be a point or structure on the grasping mechanism 200 for attaching the first grasping element, such as a flange structure or the like.

The supporting member 10 is used for connecting the installation position and providing a supporting base for the first grasping assembly, such as a supporting rod, a supporting block, etc. with a flange structure at one end.

The grabbing direction is the direction in which the first grabbing member 20 and the second grabbing member 30 face, and is exemplarily the direction in which the tips of the claws point when the first grabbing member 20 and the second grabbing member 30 are claw-shaped; when the first grasping member 20 and the second grasping member 30 are suction cup structures, the grasping direction is the direction faced by the suction cups.

By arranging the first grabbing piece 20 and the second grabbing piece 30, the grabbing mechanism 200 can have two grabbing pieces for the first to-be-grabbed piece 600 and the second to-be-grabbed piece, so that grabbing efficiency and grabbing stability are improved, and secondly, by arranging the first grabbing piece 20 and the second grabbing piece 30 to be different in grabbing direction, the first grabbing piece 20 and the second grabbing piece 30 can be prevented from interfering with each other, so that grabbing stability is improved; thirdly, by arranging the first sensor 1, the image information on the material storage site 500 can be acquired, and automatic grabbing judgment is realized.

Alternatively, a plurality of stock locations may be provided for storing a plurality of types of first waiting object 600.

Optionally, the first grabbing assembly may further include a first arm, and the first arm is configured to drive the first grabbing assembly to move, so that the first grabbing assembly can ascend, descend, and turn in a vertical direction, and move and rotate in a horizontal direction.

Alternatively, the first sensor 1 may be an optical imaging device, such as a camera, a video camera, or the like.

Optionally, a plurality of first to-be-taken pieces 600 may be stacked on one second to-be-taken piece and then placed at the stock location, so as to reduce deformation of the bottom first to-be-taken piece 600 caused by stacking only the first to-be-taken pieces 600. For example, the first waiting object 600 may be a water-cooling plate, the second waiting object may be a material-holding tray, the water-cooling plate may be set in five groups, stacked on one material-holding tray, and a plurality of filled material-holding trays are stacked on each other and placed at the material-storing point.

In some optional embodiments of the present application, the first grasping element 20 and the second grasping element 30 both grasp the first to-be-grasped piece 600 and the second to-be-grasped piece by negative pressure suction, and the grasping direction is opposite to the negative pressure direction.

Through setting up first grabbing piece 20 and second grabbing piece 30 and absorbing for the negative pressure, can reduce the structure of first grabbing piece 20 and second grabbing piece 30, reduce the complexity of production line.

Alternatively, the manner of negative pressure suction may be realized by a negative pressure suction cup.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, in some alternative embodiments of the present application, the first grasping element 20 grasps the second grasping element 30 in a direction opposite to the direction in which the first grasping element grasps the first grasping element. Through setting up the snatching opposite direction of first piece 20 of grabbing and second piece 30 of grabbing, can one during operation in first piece 20 of grabbing or the second piece 30 of grabbing, the other deviates from the target object of grabbing, prevents mutual interference, improves and snatchs the precision.

As shown in fig. 3 and fig. 4, in some alternative embodiments of the present application, the first grasping element 20 further includes a rail 3 and at least two suction arms 2, the suction arms 2 are slidably connected to the rail 3, and the suction arms 2 are used for sucking the first object 600.

The rail bar 3 serves to provide a track structure in the first gripper 20 along which the suction arm 2 can be moved.

Through setting up two at least sliding connection in the suction arm 2 of rail pole 3, can make the relative position nimble adjustment between the suction arm 2, be convenient for first piece 600 that awaits reading of a plurality of different sizes is grabbed to first piece 20 of grabbing.

Alternatively, the rail rod 3 may be a rod-shaped structure, and a sliding rail structure is disposed thereon, the support member 10 is connected to the middle of the rail rod 3 in the length direction, and the suction arm 2 can move on the sliding rail structure along the length direction of the rail rod 3.

Alternatively, the first grasping element 20 may further include a driving structure such as an air cylinder, a motor, or the like, for driving the suction arm 2 to move.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, in some alternative embodiments of the present application, two suction arms 2 are provided and are respectively provided on two sides of the rail 3, and the first grasping element 20 further includes a second sensor 4, and the second sensor 4 is used for sensing the position of the suction arm 2 on the rail 3.

By arranging the two suction arms 2 positioned at the two sides of the rail rod 3, the suction arms 2 can utilize the structure of the rail rod 3 to the maximum extent, and a larger suction size range is obtained; secondly, through setting up second sensor 4, can be convenient for reachd the relative position of two suction arm 2 fast, the accurate position control of suction arm 2 of being convenient for.

Alternatively, the second sensor 4 may be a pitch position detection sensor that measures the pitch of the suction arm 2, such as measurement using the principle of laser ranging.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, in some alternative embodiments of the present application, the first grasping element 20 further includes a telescopic rod 5, the telescopic rod 5 is disposed corresponding to the suction arm 2, and the telescopic rod 5 is used for driving the suction arm 2 to move on the rail rod 3. Through setting up telescopic link 5, can realize absorbing the position adjustment of arm 2.

In some alternative embodiments of the present application, the first grasping element 20 further includes a light imparting member 6, and the light imparting member 6 is configured to shine light on a side of the stock material site 500 facing the first grasping element 20. Through setting up for light 6, can polish for the shooting process of first sensor 1, make the image information who obtains clearer.

Alternatively, the light-giving member 6 may be an LED lamp, a halogen light source, or the like.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, in some alternative embodiments of the present application, the light-providing member 6 is ring-shaped, the first sensor 1 corresponds to a hollow portion of the ring-shaped light-providing member 6, and image information is obtained through the hollow portion of the ring-shaped light-providing member 6.

The light-giving member 6 has a ring shape, which means that the light exit plane of the light-giving member 6 has a ring shape.

Through setting up annular for light piece 6, can make first sensor 1 shoot through annular cavity department, reduce the shadow influence in the image information that obtains, make the image information that obtains more clear.

Alternatively, the light-supplying member 6 may have a closed-loop annular structure, such as a circular ring, an elliptical ring, or a square ring.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, in some alternative embodiments of the present application, the first sensor 1 is a camera. By setting the first sensor 1 as a camera, the difficulty of the operation of acquiring image information can be simplified, and the efficiency of acquiring image information can be improved.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, in some alternative embodiments of the present application, a third sensor 7 is further disposed on each of the first grasping element 20 and the second grasping element 30, and the third sensor 7 is configured to sense a relative distance between the first grasping element 20 or the second grasping element 30 in the grasping direction and an obstacle, which is an object that is obstructed in the grasping direction of the first grasping element 20 or the second grasping element 30.

Through setting up third sensor 7, not only can obtain the relative distance of object in the direction of snatching, improve and snatch the precision, can also be after snatching, real-time detection treats whether to get on still existing in grabbing, improves the response speed who treats the piece condition of droing.

Alternatively, the obstacle may be an obstacle that obstructs in the gripping direction, or may be a gripped object, such as the first to-be-taken piece 600 or the second to-be-taken piece.

Alternatively, the third sensor 7 may be a distance measuring sensor, such as a laser distance measuring sensor.

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, in some alternative embodiments, the conveying mechanism 100 includes a feeding tray 101 and a feeding body 102, the feeding body 102 is used for driving the feeding tray 101 to move, and the feeding tray 101 is used for accommodating the workpieces 400. By providing the feed tray 101, a platform for operation can be provided on the transfer mechanism 100, and the operation platforms can be made independent of each other, thereby improving the operation accuracy.

Optionally, the feed tray 101 records thereon parameter information, such as dimensions, of the placed workpiece 400 for determining the model of the first to-be-taken piece 600 placed therein.

In some alternative embodiments of the present application, first object 600 includes a thermal management component of a battery and a coating 601 disposed on a surface of the thermal management component. By providing the first object 600 as a thermal management component, the removal of the coating 601 from the assembly of the thermal management component can be quickly achieved.

Alternatively, the thermal management component of the battery may be a water-cooled plate, a water-cooled pad, or the like, and the cover 601 may be a release paper or the like disposed on the stacking contact surface of the water-cooled plate.

Fig. 5 is a schematic flow chart of a production method provided in some embodiments of the present application. In some alternative embodiments of the present application, as shown in fig. 5, there is provided a method of manufacturing a battery, including:

s100, obtaining a first to-be-taken part 600 provided with a coating 601 and transferring the first to-be-taken part 600 to a workpiece 400;

s200, peeling off the coating 601 from the first object 600.

By the step of peeling off the coating 601, an automatic peeling off operation of the coating 601 can be realized, time consumption of a removing process is reduced, and the production efficiency of the battery is improved.

Fig. 6 is a schematic flow chart of a production method according to another embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 6, in some alternative embodiments of the present application, the step S100 includes:

s110, acquiring image information of a first to-be-acquired object 600 accommodated in the material storage site 500;

s120, determining whether the edge of the cladding 601 has the warpage 602, if so, grabbing the first to-be-fetched object 600 and transferring the first to-be-fetched object 600 to the workpiece 400, otherwise, grabbing the first to-be-fetched object 600, transferring the first to-be-fetched object 600 out of the stock location 500, and returning to execute the step S110.

The raised portion 602 refers to a portion of the edge of the protective packaging structure in the shape of the coating 601, which is not attached to the first object 600, and is a reserved structure for facilitating peeling of the coating 601.

By setting the lift 602, the lift 602 transferred to the first to-be-picked part 600 of the workpiece 400 can be positioned on the side facing the peeling mechanism 300, so that the peeling mechanism 300 can clamp the lift 602 and remove the coating 601.

In some optional embodiments of the present application, the step S120 includes determining whether there is a lift 602 at the edge of the covering 601, if yes, identifying a lift 602 position on the first to-be-picked object 600 in the image information, using the first picking member 20 to pick the first to-be-picked object 600 in the image information, and adjusting the lift 602 position to a preset position, if no, picking the first to-be-picked object 600, transferring the first to-be-picked object 600 out of the stock location 500, and returning to perform the step S110.

The preset position refers to a gripping position of the peeling mechanism 300 after the first to-be-picked-up object 600 is placed on the workpiece 400, for example, the peeling mechanism 300 may be a mechanical arm reciprocating in a fixed direction, and one end of the mechanical arm is provided with a clip-shaped structure, so that the preset position may be any point that can be contacted with the clip-shaped structure when the peeling mechanism 300 moves in the fixed direction.

By adjusting the position of the tilt 602 in the step of determining the tilt 602, the posture of the grabbing mechanism 200 grabbing the first to-be-grabbed piece 600 can be changed, so that the tilt 602 transferred to the first to-be-grabbed piece 600 of the workpiece 400 is located at the preset position convenient for the peeling mechanism 300 to clamp, and the accuracy and the peeling efficiency of the peeling work are improved.

For example, when the first object 600 is square, the tilt 602 is usually disposed at one corner of the square, and the square can be rotated to rotate the corner on which the tilt 602 is disposed to a predetermined position.

As shown in fig. 6, in some alternative embodiments of the present application, after step S110 and before step S120, the method further includes the steps of: and S111, judging whether the first to-be-taken piece 600 exists on the second to-be-taken piece in the image information or not, if so, performing the step S120, otherwise, transferring the second to-be-taken piece in the image information out of the stock position 500, and returning to perform the step S111.

There is the judgement through the setting, can prevent to snatch the condition emergence that mechanism 200 mistake snatched, also is convenient for wait to get the second and retrieve alone and place.

In some optional embodiments of the present application, the step of determining existence at S111 includes: and judging whether the first object 600 exists on the second object in the image information, if so, performing the step S120, otherwise, adjusting the posture of the first grabbing component to enable the second grabbing component 30 to face the material storage position 500, grabbing the second object in the image information by using the second grabbing component 30, transferring the second object out of the material storage position 500, and returning to perform the step S111.

Through in the existence judgement step, set up the posture adjustment that the subassembly was grabbed in the first, can prevent to use first piece 20 of grabbing to grab the second and wait to get the piece, lead to grabbing the piece and wait to get the piece and mismatch, influence production efficiency, cause even to grab and get the piece and wait to get between insecure, separate in the transfer process, cause the production accident.

For example, the second object may be a square for storing a plurality of stacked first objects 600, such as a receiving tray.

In some optional embodiments of the present application, in step S110, the method further includes: the relative distance from the side of the stock location 500 facing the first gripper assembly to the first gripper assembly is obtained to obtain the lowered height of the first gripper assembly.

Through obtaining the descending height of the first subassembly of snatching, can be convenient for guide the first subassembly of snatching the displacement in the direction of snatching, improve the accuracy of snatching.

As shown in fig. 6, in some alternative embodiments of the present application, before the step S110 in the step S100, the method further includes: s101, acquiring image information of the workpiece 400 on the feeding tray 101 to obtain the placing position of the first to-be-taken piece 600 on the workpiece 400.

By obtaining the placement position, it is possible to facilitate guiding the first grasping assembly to place the first to-be-taken piece 600 on the workpiece 400, and improve the placement accuracy of the first to-be-taken piece 600 on the workpiece 400.

Alternatively, in step S100, when the first object 600 is transferred to the workpiece 400, the first object can be accurately placed according to the placement position.

As shown in fig. 6, in some alternative embodiments of the present application, before the step S100, the method further includes the steps of: s10, acquiring the information of the workpiece 400, and adjusting the relative position of the suction arm 2 and the rail rod 3 on the first grasping element 20 to make it fit with the first object 600.

Through the relative position of adjustment suction arm 2 and rail pole 3, can be convenient for its and first to be got the size adaptation of 600, on the one hand, improve the efficiency of being connected between suction arm 2 and first to be got 600, on the other hand also is convenient for snatch the gesture that mechanism 200 adjusted first to be got 600, improves the precision of placing of first to be got 600 on work piece 400.

As shown in fig. 6, in some alternative embodiments of the present application, after the step S101 and before the step S110, the method further includes the steps of: and S102, moving the first grabbing component to the storage position 500 of the first object 600 according to the information of the workpiece 400. Through obtaining work piece 400 information, can accelerate first grabbing the first 600 that wait of subassembly acquisition adaptation, improve and snatch efficiency.

In some alternative embodiments of the present application, a battery production line is provided, which includes a conveying mechanism 100, a gripping mechanism 200, and a peeling mechanism 300. The conveying mechanism 100 is used for conveying the workpiece 400; the gripping mechanism 200 is used to grip the first to-be-taken piece 600 provided with the coating 601 to transfer the first to-be-taken piece 600 to the workpiece 400; stripping mechanism 300 is used to grasp coating 601 of first waiting object 600 to strip coating 601 from first waiting object 600. The grasping mechanism 200 includes a first grasping assembly including a support 10, a first grasping element 20, and a second grasping element 30. The support 10 is used to connect the first gripper assembly with the mounting location; a first gripping member 20 is connected to the support member 10, the first gripping member 20 being adapted to grip a first object 600; the second grabbing piece 30 is connected with the supporting piece 10, and the second grabbing piece 30 is used for grabbing a second to-be-grabbed piece; the first grasping element 20 and the second grasping element 30 have different grasping directions, the first grasping element 20 includes a first sensor 1, the first sensor 1 is used for acquiring image information of a side of the stock location 500 facing the first grasping element 20, and the stock location 500 is used for storing a first to-be-grasped piece 600 and a second to-be-grasped piece. The gripping direction of the first gripping member 20 is opposite to the gripping direction of the second gripping member 30. First piece 600 that picks up still includes rail pole 3 and two suction arm 2, suction arm 2 and rail pole 3 sliding connection, suction arm 2 is used for absorbing first piece 600 that awaits the reading. The first gripper 20 further comprises a light-imparting member 6, the light-imparting member 6 being adapted to impart light to a side of the stock location 500 facing the first gripper 20. The light-feeding member 6 is ring-shaped, the first sensor 1 corresponds to the ring-shaped hollow part on the light-feeding member 6, and image information is acquired through the ring-shaped hollow part on the light-feeding member 6. The first grasping element 20 and the second grasping element 30 are further respectively provided with a third sensor 7, the third sensor 7 is used for sensing a relative distance between the first grasping element 20 or the second grasping element 30 in the grasping direction and an obstacle, and the obstacle is an object blocked in the grasping direction of the first grasping element 20 or the second grasping element 30.

Compared with the prior art, in the production line and production of the battery, the grabbing mechanism 200 and the peeling mechanism 300 are arranged, so that the automatic peeling work of the coating 601 can be realized, the time consumption of the removing process is reduced, and the production efficiency of the battery is improved.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used for illustrating the technical solutions of the present application, and are not limited thereto; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it should be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may be modified, or some or all of the technical features may be equivalently replaced; these modifications and substitutions do not cause the corresponding technical solutions to depart from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, and are intended to be covered by the claims and the specification of the present application. In particular, the features mentioned in the embodiments can be combined in any manner, as long as no structural conflict exists. This application is not intended to be limited to the particular embodiments disclosed herein but is to cover all embodiments that may fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. A production line of batteries, characterized by comprising:

the conveying mechanism is used for conveying the workpiece;

the grabbing mechanism is used for grabbing a first to-be-grabbed piece provided with a coating layer so as to transfer the first to-be-grabbed piece to the workpiece, and comprises a first grabbing component; and

a peeling mechanism for gripping the coating of the first to-be-taken piece to peel the coating from the first to-be-taken piece;

wherein the first grasping assembly includes:

a support for connecting the first gripper assembly to a mounting location;

the first grabbing piece is connected with the supporting piece and used for grabbing the first to-be-grabbed piece;

the second grabbing piece is connected with the supporting piece and used for grabbing a second piece to be grabbed;

the first grabbing piece and the second grabbing piece are different in grabbing direction, the first grabbing piece comprises a first sensor, the first sensor is used for acquiring image information of one side, facing the first grabbing piece, of the material storage site, and the material storage site is used for storing the first to-be-grabbed piece and the second to-be-grabbed piece.

2. The production line of claim 1, wherein the first gripping member and the second gripping member both grip the first to-be-gripped member and the second to-be-gripped member by suction in a negative pressure direction, the gripping direction being opposite to the negative pressure direction.

3. The production line according to claim 1, characterized in that the gripping direction of the first gripping member is opposite to the gripping direction of the second gripping member.

4. The production line of claim 3, wherein the first gripper further comprises a rail bar and at least two suction arms, the suction arms being slidably connected to the rail bar, the suction arms being configured to suction the first object.

5. The production line of claim 4, wherein the two suction arms are respectively arranged on two sides of the rail rod, and the first gripping member further comprises a second sensor for sensing the position of the suction arm on the rail rod.

6. The production line of claim 5, wherein the first gripper further comprises a telescopic rod, the telescopic rod is arranged corresponding to the suction arm, and the telescopic rod is used for driving the suction arm to move on the rail rod.

7. The production line as claimed in claim 6, wherein said first gripper further comprises a light feed for polishing a side of said stock site facing said first gripper.

8. The production line of claim 7, wherein the light-feeding member is ring-shaped, and the first sensor corresponds to a ring-shaped hollow on the light-feeding member and acquires image information through the ring-shaped hollow on the light-feeding member.

9. The production line of claim 8, wherein the first sensor employs a camera.

10. The production line of claim 7, wherein the first gripping member and the second gripping member are respectively provided with a third sensor for sensing a relative distance between the first gripping member or the second gripping member and an obstacle, and the obstacle is an object that is obstructed in the gripping direction of the first gripping member or the second gripping member.

11. The production line of any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the conveying mechanism comprises a feeding tray and a feeding main body, the feeding main body is used for driving the feeding tray to move, and the feeding tray is used for accommodating the workpieces.

12. The production line of any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the first item to be taken comprises a thermal management component of a battery and the coating is provided on a surface of the thermal management component.

13. A production method of a battery production line as recited in any one of claims 1 to 12, comprising:

the coating is peeled off from the first object.

14. The production method according to claim 13, wherein the step of taking a first part provided with a coating and transferring it to the workpiece comprises:

and performing tilting judgment, namely judging whether the edge of the cladding layer tilts or not, if so, grabbing the first to-be-taken piece and transferring the first to-be-taken piece to the workpiece, otherwise, grabbing the first to-be-taken piece, transferring the first to-be-taken piece out of the material storage site, and returning to execute the step of acquiring the image information of the first to-be-taken piece accommodated in the incoming material tray.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein the step of determining the warpage includes determining whether there is warpage at the edge of the cladding layer, if so, identifying a location of warpage on the first to-be-picked-up piece in the image information, picking up the first to-be-picked-up piece in the image information using the first picking-up piece, and adjusting the location of warpage to a preset location, and if not, picking up the first to-be-picked-up piece, transferring the first to-be-picked-up piece out of the stock site, and returning to the step of acquiring the image information of the first to-be-picked-up piece accommodated in the supply tray.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein after the step of obtaining the image information of the first object to be picked accommodated in the stock position and before the step of determining the lift-up, the method further comprises the steps of: and judging existence, namely judging whether a first to-be-taken piece exists on a second to-be-taken piece in the image information, if so, performing a tilting judgment step, otherwise, transferring the second to-be-taken piece in the image information out of the stock position, and returning to execute existence judgment.

17. The production method according to claim 16, wherein the presence judgment step includes: and judging whether a first piece to be taken exists on a second piece to be taken in the image information, if so, performing a tilting judgment step, otherwise, adjusting the posture of the first grabbing component to enable the second grabbing piece to face the stock location point, grabbing the second piece to be taken in the image information by adopting the second grabbing piece, transferring the second piece out of the stock location point, and returning to execute the existence judgment.

18. The method for producing according to claim 17, wherein the step of acquiring the image information of the first object to be taken accommodated in the stock space further comprises: and acquiring the relative distance between one side of the material storage position facing the first grabbing component and the first grabbing component to obtain the descending height of the first grabbing component.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the step of obtaining a first candidate provided with a coating and transferring the first candidate to the workpiece further comprises, before obtaining the image information of the first candidate received at the stock site:

and acquiring image information of the workpiece on the feeding plate to obtain the placing position of the first to-be-taken workpiece on the workpiece.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein prior to the step of obtaining the first candidate provided with the coating and transferring the first candidate to the workpiece, further comprising the steps of: and acquiring the information of the workpiece, and adjusting the relative position of the suction arm on the first grabbing piece and the rail rod to enable the first grabbing piece to be matched with the first to-be-grabbed piece.

21. The method for producing according to claim 20, wherein the step of acquiring the image information of the workpiece on the feed tray to obtain the placement position of the first to-be-taken part on the workpiece is followed by the step of acquiring the image information of the first to-be-taken part accommodated in the stock site, and further comprising the steps of: and moving the first grabbing component to the matched first to-be-grabbed material storage site according to the workpiece information.