CN115352868A - Electricity core temporary storage device - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a battery temporary storage device, which includes a mounting bracket, battery jaws and a buffer device; the mounting bracket is vertically placed, and one side of the mounting bracket is formed with intervals along the first horizontal direction. A reclaiming station and a discharging station; the cell jaws are movably installed on the mounting bracket along the first horizontal direction, and have the ability to move between the reclaiming station and the discharging station The movable stroke of the battery cell jaw is used to clamp the battery cell; the buffer device is installed at the discharge station, and a buffer groove is formed on the buffer device, and the buffer groove is used to buffer the battery cell . In the cell temporary storage device provided by the present invention, the buffer device is set corresponding to the discharge station, and when a badly welded cell is detected during the operation of the cell processing line, the cell gripper Move to the retrieving station, pick up the battery cells, and transfer them to the buffer tank, the action is fast and fully automatic, and the efficiency is higher.

Description

Battery temporary storage device

technical field

The invention relates to the technical field of battery cell processing, in particular to a battery cell temporary storage device.

Background technique

During the sealing nail welding process of the battery cell, after all the welding is completed and before the material is cut, the battery cell that has been welded needs to be inspected. When there is a defective product, the battery cell needs to be taken out of the welding line. Carry out blanking.

In the prior art, after the occurrence of badly welded cells, the material is often taken out manually. However, the battery processing line often has a large number of instruments, occupies a large area, is inconvenient for personnel to operate, and the speed of manual material removal is low. Then, the removed battery cells are manually placed into the collection device. The manual operation speed is low, and it cannot be linked with the detection device, resulting in long-term stagnation of the assembly line and low efficiency.

Contents of the invention

The invention provides a battery temporary storage device, which is used to solve the problem of low efficiency of the battery processing line and realize high-speed automatic operation of the battery processing line.

The present invention provides a battery temporary storage device, including:

The mounting bracket is vertically placed, and one side of the mounting bracket is formed with a reclaiming station and a discharging station arranged at intervals along the first horizontal direction;

The cell gripper is movably installed on the mounting bracket along the first horizontal direction, and has a movable stroke between the retrieving station and the discharging station, and the cell gripper is used for to hold the cell; and,

A buffering device is installed at the discharging station, and a buffering groove is formed on the buffering device, and the buffering groove is used for buffering the batteries.

According to the battery temporary storage device provided by the present invention, the battery temporary storage device further includes:

The movable arm has a working end and a driving end arranged oppositely, the driving end is movably mounted on the mounting bracket along the first horizontal direction, and the working end extends to one side of the mounting bracket; and,

a first driving device, driving the driving end to move;

Wherein, the cell jaws are installed on the working end.

According to the battery temporary storage device provided by the present invention, a sliding fit structure is formed between the driving end and the mounting bracket, and the sliding fit structure includes a slide rail and a slide hole, and the slide rail and the slide hole , one of which is arranged on the mounting bracket, and the other is arranged on the driving end, and the slide rail is slidably installed in the slide hole.

According to the cell temporary storage device provided by the present invention, the cell clamping jaws are movably installed on the working end along the up and down direction.

According to the battery temporary storage device provided by the present invention, the battery temporary storage device further includes:

a bearing plate mounted on the working end, and the cell jaws are movably mounted on the bearing plate along the up and down direction; and,

The second driving device is installed on the bearing plate and is used to drive the cell clamping jaws to move up and down.

According to the cell temporary storage device provided by the present invention, the buffer device includes a plurality of buffer blocks, the plurality of buffer blocks are sequentially arranged along the second horizontal direction, and each of the buffer blocks is recessed with the cache slot;

The cell jaws are movably mounted to the working end along the second horizontal direction;

Wherein, the second horizontal direction and the first horizontal direction are arranged perpendicular to each other.

According to the battery temporary storage device provided by the present invention, the battery temporary storage device further includes:

A movable plate is movably mounted to the working end along the second horizontal direction, and the cell jaws are mounted to the movable plate; and,

The third driving device is installed on the movable arm and is used to drive the movable plate to move along the second horizontal direction.

According to the cell temporary storage device provided by the present invention, the buffer device further includes a conveyor belt, the conveyor belt is at least partially located at the discharging station, and is extended along the second horizontal direction;

A plurality of buffer blocks are installed on the conveyor belt.

According to the battery temporary storage device provided by the present invention, the battery temporary storage device further includes a plurality of sensors, a plurality of sensors are arranged at intervals along the second horizontal direction, and are arranged corresponding to the conveyor belt, and a plurality of the sensors The sensor is used to detect whether there are batteries in the buffer slot.

According to the cell temporary storage device provided by the present invention, there are multiple buffer devices, and the multiple buffer devices are arranged at intervals along the first horizontal direction.

In the cell temporary storage device provided by the present invention, one side of the mounting bracket is formed with a retrieving station and a discharging station, the cell processing line passes through the retrieving station, and the buffer device corresponds to the The discharge station is set. During the operation of the cell processing line, when a badly welded cell is detected, when the processing line of the cell is transferred to the reclaiming station, the cell jaws move to the The retrieving station clamps the battery cells and transfers them to the buffer tank, which is quick and fully automatic, with higher efficiency.

Description of drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the accompanying drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description are the present invention. For some embodiments of the invention, those skilled in the art can also obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative effort.

Fig. 1 is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of a battery temporary storage device provided by the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of the movable arm in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of an embodiment (including clamping claws) of the movable arm in Fig. 1;

FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of an embodiment of the cache device in FIG. 1 .

Reference signs:

100. Cell temporary storage device; 1. Mounting bracket; 2. Cell gripper; 3. Cache device; 31. Cache block; 32. Conveyor belt; 4. Movable arm; 5. First driving device; 6. Loading plate ; 7, the second driving device; 8, the movable plate; 9, the third driving device; 10, the sensor.

Detailed ways

In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present invention , but not all examples. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , the present invention provides a cell temporary storage device 100, which includes a mounting bracket 1, a cell gripper 2, and a buffer device 3; the mounting bracket 1 is placed vertically, and one side of the mounting bracket 1 A reclaiming station and a discharging station are formed at intervals along the first horizontal direction; the cell gripper 2 is movably installed on the mounting bracket 1 along the first horizontal direction, and has a The active stroke between the material station and the discharge station, the cell clamp jaw 2 is used to clamp the cell; the buffer device 3 is installed at the discharge station, and the buffer device 3 is formed with buffer grooves, which are used for buffering electric cores.

Further, please refer to FIG. 2 , the battery temporary storage device 100 also includes a movable arm 4 and a first driving device 5; the movable arm 4 has a working end and a driving end arranged oppositely, and the driving end is arranged along the The first horizontal movement is installed on the mounting bracket 1, and the working end extends to one side of the mounting bracket 1; the first driving device 5 drives the driving end to move; wherein, the battery cell Jaws 2 are mounted to the working end. In this embodiment, in order to facilitate the installation of the cell gripper 2, a movable arm 4 is provided on the mounting bracket, and the movable arm 4 is driven to drive the cell gripper 2 to move, ensuring that the The battery cell gripper 2 can smoothly grip the battery cell, so that there are more choices for the installation position of the mounting bracket 1 and avoid conflicts with other components on the assembly line.

There are many ways for the driving end to be movably installed on the mounting bracket 1 , for example, through the cooperation of grooves and rails, the driving end slides along the rails on the mounting bracket 1 .

Specifically, in this embodiment, a sliding fit structure is formed on the opposite end surfaces of the driving end and the mounting bracket 1, and the sliding fit structure includes a slide rail and a slide hole, and the slide rail and the slide hole Among them, one of them is set on the mounting bracket 1, and the other is set on the driving end, and the slide rail is slidably installed in the slide hole. In this embodiment, the stability of the moving path of the movable arm 4 is ensured through the cooperation of the sliding rail and the sliding hole, and the structure is simple and reliable.

It should be noted that, in this embodiment, in order to facilitate the movement of the movable arm 4, the first driving device 5 has various implementation forms, as long as it can drive the movable arm 4 to move along the first horizontal direction That is, in this embodiment, the first driving device 5 is any one of a servo motor or a hydraulic cylinder, which is not specifically limited here.

Further, please refer to FIG. 3 , in order to facilitate the cell gripper 2 to grip the cell, the cell gripper 2 is movably installed on the working end along the up and down direction. In this embodiment, in order to prevent the cell gripper 2 from touching the cells on the assembly line during the movement, in this embodiment, the cell gripper 2 is movable up and down. When moving, the cell gripper 2 is first retracted upwards, and after moving to the corresponding station, it moves downwards to take and unload materials.

Specifically, in this embodiment, the cell temporary storage device 100 further includes a carrying plate 6 and a second driving device 7; the carrying plate 6 is mounted to the working end, and the cell clamping jaws 2 The second driving device 7 is installed on the bearing plate 6 to drive the cell clamping jaws 2 to move up and down. In this embodiment, the cell gripper 2 is movably installed on the carrier plate 6 along the up and down direction, and the cell gripper 2 is driven to move by the second driving device 7, so that the cell The installation of the jaws 2 simultaneously forms an independent whole of the carrier plate 6 , the cell jaws 2 and the second driving device 7 , and is directly installed on the movable arm 4 to facilitate subsequent maintenance and replacement.

It should be noted that there are various implementations of the second driving device 7, as long as it can drive the battery clamp 2 to move linearly. In this embodiment, the second driving device 7 includes a driving cylinder to drive the cell gripper 2 to move.

On the other hand, please refer to FIG. 4 , the buffer device 3 includes a plurality of buffer blocks 31, and the plurality of buffer blocks 31 are sequentially arranged along the second horizontal direction, and each buffer block 31 is recessed with a The buffer slot; the cell clamping jaw 2 is movably installed to the working end along the second horizontal direction; wherein, the second horizontal direction and the first horizontal direction are arranged perpendicular to each other. In this embodiment, a plurality of buffer blocks 31 are provided, and the plurality of buffer blocks 31 are arranged in sequence along the second horizontal direction, so as to accommodate more defective batteries at the same time. The cells are placed in different buffer blocks 31, and the cell grippers 2 are movable along the second horizontal direction. The batteries are arranged in different cache blocks 31 .

Further, in order to facilitate the movement of the cell gripper 2 along the second horizontal direction, the cell temporary storage device 100 further includes a movable plate 8 and a third driving device 9; the movable plate 8 moves along the second horizontal direction. Two levels are installed on the working end movablely, and the cell jaws 2 are installed on the movable plate 8; the third driving device 9 is installed on the movable arm 4 to drive the movable plate 8 moves along the second horizontal direction. In this embodiment, the cell clamping jaws 2 are driven by the movable plate 8 to facilitate the installation of the cell clamping jaws 2 .

It should be noted that there are many ways for the movable plate 8 to be movably installed on the working end, for example, the movable installation of the movable plate 8 is controlled through the cooperation of rails and grooves. In this embodiment, a sliding fitting structure is formed between the movable plate 8 and the working end, and the sliding fitting structure includes a sliding rail and a sliding hole, and one of the sliding rail and the sliding hole One is set on the working end, and the other is set on the movable plate, so that the movable plate 8 can move along the second horizontal direction.

In addition, the third driving device 9 also has multiple implementations, as long as it can drive the movable plate 8 to move. In this embodiment, the first driving device 5 is any one of a servo motor or a hydraulic cylinder. species, no specific limitation is made here.

In addition, it should be noted that, in this embodiment, the cell temporary storage device 100 includes the carrying plate 6 and the movable plate 8; the carrying plate 6 is fixedly installed on the movable plate 8, so that At the same time, the cell gripper 2 moves along the second horizontal direction and up and down direction.

On the other hand, in this embodiment, the buffer device 3 further includes a conveyor belt 32, the conveyor belt 32 is at least partly located at the discharge station, and is extended along the second horizontal direction; a plurality of the The buffer block 31 is installed on the conveyor belt 32 . Since the working line of the battery cell often occupies a large area, and there are many workpieces around the working line, in order to ensure the safety of personnel to take materials, in this embodiment, the buffer device 3 also includes a conveyor belt 32, and the buffer block 31 Placed on the conveyor belt 32, after the batteries are loaded in the buffer tank, the batteries are transported through the conveyor belt 32, out of the scope of the battery working line, so that the operator will be in the buffer block 31 take out the batteries.

Further, the battery temporary storage device 100 also includes a plurality of sensors 10, the plurality of sensors 10 are arranged at intervals along the second horizontal direction, and are arranged corresponding to the conveyor belt 32, and the plurality of sensors 10 are used for to detect whether there are batteries in the buffer slot. In this embodiment, through a plurality of the sensors 10, it is possible to obtain whether there are batteries in the buffer slots at each place on the conveyor belt 32, and then determine whether the conveyor belt 32 can be transmitted, so that the new cache block 31 transfer in, transfer out the full cache slot.

In addition, in order to deal with different adverse situations, in this embodiment, multiple buffer devices 3 are provided, and the plurality of buffer devices 3 are arranged at intervals along the first horizontal direction. In order to store the battery cells in different cache devices 3 according to different adverse conditions.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than to limit them; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that: it can still be Modifications are made to the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or equivalent replacements are made to some of the technical features; and these modifications or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the various embodiments of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. The utility model provides a battery core temporary storage device which characterized in that includes:

the mounting bracket is vertically arranged, and material taking stations and material placing stations which are arranged at intervals along a first horizontal direction are formed on one side of the mounting bracket;

the battery cell clamping jaw is movably mounted on the mounting bracket along the first horizontal direction, has a movable stroke between the material taking station and the material placing station, and is used for clamping a battery cell; and (c) a second step of,

the buffer memory device is installed at the discharging station, a buffer memory groove is formed in the buffer memory device, and the buffer memory groove is used for buffering the battery cell.

2. The cell escrow device of claim 1, further comprising:

the movable arm is provided with a working end and a driving end which are oppositely arranged, the driving end is movably arranged on the mounting bracket along the first horizontal direction, and the working end extends to one side of the mounting bracket; and the number of the first and second groups,

the first driving device drives the driving end to move;

wherein the cell clamping jaw is mounted to the working end.

3. The battery cell temporary storage device according to claim 2, wherein a sliding fit structure is formed between the driving end and the mounting bracket, the sliding fit structure includes a sliding rail and a sliding hole, one of the sliding rail and the sliding hole is disposed on the mounting bracket, the other is disposed on the driving end, and the sliding rail is slidably mounted in the sliding hole.

4. The temporary cell storage device according to claim 2, wherein the cell clamping jaw is movably mounted to the working end in an up-down direction.

5. The cell escrow device of claim 4, further comprising:

the bearing plate is arranged at the working end, and the battery cell clamping jaw is movably arranged on the bearing plate along the vertical direction; and the number of the first and second groups,

and the second driving device is arranged on the bearing plate and used for driving the battery cell clamping jaw to move up and down.

6. The battery cell temporary storage device according to claim 2, wherein the buffer device includes a plurality of buffer blocks, the plurality of buffer blocks are sequentially arranged along the second horizontal direction, and each buffer block is provided with the buffer slot in a concave manner;

the battery cell clamping jaw is movably mounted to the working end along the second horizontal direction;

wherein the second horizontal direction and the first horizontal direction are arranged perpendicular to each other.

7. The cell escrow device of claim 6, further comprising:

the movable plate is movably mounted to the working end along the second horizontal direction, and the battery cell clamping jaw is mounted to the movable plate; and the number of the first and second groups,

and the third driving device is arranged on the movable arm and used for driving the movable plate to move along the second horizontal direction.

8. The battery cell temporary storage device according to claim 6, wherein the buffer device further comprises a conveyor belt, and the conveyor belt is at least partially located at the discharge station and extends along the second horizontal direction;

a plurality of the cache blocks are mounted onto the conveyor belt.

9. The cell temporary storage device according to claim 8, further comprising a plurality of sensors, the plurality of sensors being disposed at intervals along the second horizontal direction and corresponding to the conveyor belt, the plurality of sensors being configured to detect whether a cell exists in the buffer slot.

10. The battery cell temporary storage device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the buffer devices are provided, and the plurality of the buffer devices are arranged at intervals along the first horizontal direction.

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