CN115959467B - Battery assembly overturning device and method - Google Patents

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CN115959467B
CN115959467B CN202111190580.1A CN202111190580A CN115959467B CN 115959467 B CN115959467 B CN 115959467B CN 202111190580 A CN202111190580 A CN 202111190580A CN 115959467 B CN115959467 B CN 115959467B
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The invention discloses a battery component overturning device and method, comprising the following steps: the first transmission device and the second transmission device are oppositely arranged in the vertical direction, can respectively transmit the battery assembly and can relatively move along the vertical direction to clamp the battery assembly; and the rotating device is respectively connected with the first transmission device and the second transmission device and is used for driving the first transmission device and the second transmission device to synchronously turn over. According to the invention, the first transmission device and the second transmission device can be used for realizing transmission, clamping and overturning of the battery assembly, and the battery assembly is clamped between the first transmission device and the second transmission device during overturning, so that the battery assembly is prevented from being damaged by clamping, and the battery assembly is prevented from falling off.

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Battery assembly overturning device and method
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of battery production, in particular to a battery assembly overturning device and an overturning method.
Background
As battery technology continues to evolve and advance, so too does the requirements for battery processing. In the prior art, in the production process of a battery assembly, a battery box body needs to be reversely buckled on a plurality of batteries which are arranged in an arrangement mode, then the batteries and the battery box body are overturned together to enable the batteries to be placed in the battery box body, and finally follow-up operations such as fixing the batteries and the battery box body are carried out. Because in prior art, lack the special setting of upset battery and battery box, easily press from both sides the injury battery in the upset process, and there is the problem that easily drops when the battery upset process.
Disclosure of Invention
Therefore, it is necessary to provide a battery assembly overturning device for solving the problems that the battery is easy to be clamped and damaged in the overturning process, and the battery is easy to fall off and the technical problem.
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a battery pack flipping device comprising:
the first transmission device and the second transmission device are oppositely arranged in the vertical direction, can respectively transmit the battery assembly and can relatively move along the vertical direction to clamp the battery assembly;
and the rotating device is respectively connected with the first transmission device and the second transmission device and is used for driving the first transmission device and the second transmission device to synchronously turn over.
In the technical scheme, the battery pack transferring device comprises a first conveying device, a second conveying device and a rotating device, wherein the first conveying device and the second conveying device can respectively convey the battery pack, so that the battery pack can be conveniently transferred to and removed from the first conveying device and the second conveying device; and the first and second transfer devices are relatively movable in the vertical direction to clamp the battery assembly, so that the battery assembly can be clamped by the first and second transfer devices. And the first transmission device and the second transmission device are connected with the rotating device, and the rotating device can drive the first transmission device and the second transmission device to synchronously overturn, so that a battery assembly clamped between the first transmission device and the second transmission device can be overturned. According to the technical scheme, the battery assembly can be transmitted, clamped and overturned through the first transmission device and the second transmission device, and the battery assembly is clamped between the first transmission device and the second transmission device during overturning, so that the battery assembly can be prevented from being damaged by clamping, and the battery assembly can be prevented from falling.
Further, the rotating device comprises a rotating driving device and two rotating brackets;
the two rotary brackets are oppositely arranged at intervals in the horizontal direction, sliding mechanisms are respectively arranged on the two rotary brackets, the first transmission device and the second transmission device are arranged between the two rotary brackets, and two sides of the first transmission device and two sides of the second transmission device are respectively connected with the sliding mechanisms;
the rotary driving device is connected with the rotary support and used for driving the rotary support to rotate.
In the technical scheme, the rotating device is simple in structure, the first transmission device and the second transmission device can rotate to translate and overturn, and two sides of the first transmission device and two sides of the second transmission device are respectively connected with the sliding mechanism, so that the first transmission device and the second transmission device can relatively move to realize clamping action.
Further, the first transmission device and the second transmission device are respectively connected with a lifting driving device, and the lifting driving device drives the first transmission device and the second transmission device to move along the sliding mechanism.
In the technical scheme, the first transmission device and the second transmission device are respectively driven by the lifting driving device to move along the sliding mechanism, so that the first transmission device and the second transmission device can synchronously lift and clamp by relative movement.
Further, the first transmission device and the second transmission device respectively comprise a transmission bracket and a transmission driving device;
the transmission support is provided with a transmission unit positioned on the same plane, and the transmission driving device is connected with the transmission unit and used for driving the transmission unit to operate.
In the technical scheme, the transmission support is provided with the transmission units located on the same plane, wherein the transmission units are located on the same plane, so that the transmission units can better support the battery assembly, and further the battery assembly and the battery assembly are prevented from being damaged by clamping and falling.
Further, the transmission unit comprises a plurality of rollers, and the rollers are arranged in parallel; or the conveying unit comprises a conveying belt and a supporting roller, wherein the supporting roller is arranged on the back side of the conveying belt and used for supporting the conveying belt.
In the technical scheme, the transmission unit is simple in structure, can transmit the battery assembly and better support the battery assembly, and further avoids clamping the battery assembly and falling of the battery assembly.
Further, the first conveying device and the second conveying device are respectively provided with a positioning pin, the positioning pins can extend out towards the objects conveyed on the conveying support and position the conveyed objects, and the conveyed objects comprise a first tray without the battery assembly and a second tray with the battery assembly and the battery box body.
In the technical scheme, the first transmission device and the second transmission device are respectively provided with the locating pins, and the positions of the battery assembly on the first transmission device and the second transmission device can be accurately located through the locating pins.
Further, the first and second transfer devices each include a clamping assembly;
the clamping assembly comprises a clamping driving device and a clamping claw, and the clamping claw is positioned at the periphery of the transmission bracket and extends out to the middle part of the transmission bracket;
the clamping driving device is connected with the clamping claw and is used for driving the clamping claw to move close to the transmission bracket and clamping objects transmitted on the transmission bracket.
In the technical scheme, the first transmission device and the second transmission device respectively comprise a clamping assembly, the clamping assembly comprises a clamping driving device and a clamping claw, and the battery assembly transmitted on the transmission support can be clamped through the clamping driving device and the clamping claw, so that the battery assembly is better and more stable when being overturned, and the battery is prevented from falling. And the whole battery assembly can be fixed by clamping the battery box body or the second tray through the clamping claw, so that the battery assembly can be prevented from being damaged by clamping.
Further, a plurality of clamping assemblies are arranged on the transmission support, and the clamping driving device comprises a clamping cylinder which is connected with the clamping claw.
In the technical scheme, a plurality of clamping assemblies are arranged on the transmission support, so that the battery assembly can be better clamped.
Further, the battery pack overturning device further comprises a battery pack transmission line;
the battery assembly transmission line comprises a feeding transmission line and a discharging transmission line, and the first transmission device and the second transmission device are connected with the feeding transmission line and the discharging transmission line.
In the technical scheme, the first transmission device and the second transmission device are connected with the feeding transmission line and the discharging transmission line, so that the battery assembly can be directly transmitted to the first transmission device and the second transmission device for overturning through the feeding transmission line and the discharging transmission line, and is output through the discharging transmission line after overturning, and the automation and the efficiency of overturning the battery assembly are greatly improved.
In order to solve the technical problems, the application also provides another technical scheme:
a battery pack overturning method is used for overturning an inverted battery pack and a battery box body to enable the battery pack and the battery box body to be arranged in an upright mode, and comprises the following steps:
transferring the inverted battery pack and the battery case to a first transfer device;
controlling the second transmission device to move relative to the first transmission device, so that the inverted battery assembly and the battery box body are clamped between the second transmission device and the first transmission device;
Controlling the first transmission device and the second transmission device to synchronously rotate, so that the inverted battery assembly and the battery box body are overturned and are arranged on the second transmission device;
and outputting the battery assembly and the battery box body through a second transmission device.
In the technical scheme, the battery assembly can be clamped through the first transmission device and the second transmission device, and the battery assembly clamped between the first transmission device and the second transmission device can be overturned through controlling the first transmission device and the second transmission device to synchronously overturne.
Further, the inverted battery assembly and the battery box are placed on a battery second tray;
before the step of transferring the inverted battery assembly and the battery box to the first transfer device, the method further comprises the steps of:
synchronously rotating the first transmission device and the second transmission device to enable the second transmission device to be positioned below the first transmission device;
transmitting the first tray to a second transmission device, wherein the second transmission device clamps the first tray;
Synchronously rotating the first and second conveying devices until the first tray and the second conveying device are positioned above the first conveying device;
in the step of controlling the first and second transfer devices to rotate synchronously so that the inverted battery pack and battery box are turned over and are being placed on the second transfer device, the battery pack and battery box are being placed on a first tray, which is located on the second transfer device.
In the technical scheme, the first tray is transmitted to the second transmission device in advance, and when the battery assembly is overturned, the overturned battery assembly and the battery box body are positively arranged on the first tray, so that the subsequent transmission and processing of the battery assembly and the battery box body are facilitated, and the battery assembly and the battery box body are prevented from being scratched or damaged by impact during the subsequent processing.
Compared with the prior art, the technical scheme provides the battery assembly overturning device which can be used for overturning the battery assembly, so that the inverted battery assembly and the battery box body are arranged right after overturning. The battery pack overturning device comprises a first conveying device, a second conveying device and a rotating device, wherein the first conveying device and the second conveying device can respectively convey the battery pack, so that the battery pack can be conveniently transferred to and removed from the first conveying device and the second conveying device; and the first and second transfer devices are relatively movable in the vertical direction to clamp the battery assembly, so that the battery assembly can be clamped by the first and second transfer devices. And the first transmission device and the second transmission device are connected with the rotating device, and the rotating device can drive the first transmission device and the second transmission device to synchronously overturn, so that a battery assembly clamped between the first transmission device and the second transmission device can be overturned. According to the technical scheme, the battery assembly can be transmitted, clamped and overturned through the first transmission device and the second transmission device, and the battery assembly is clamped between the first transmission device and the second transmission device during overturning, so that the battery assembly can be prevented from being damaged by clamping, and the battery assembly can be prevented from falling.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a battery assembly before and after flipping over according to one embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a battery pack flipping device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 3 is a side view of a battery assembly tilting device according to an embodiment of the present application;
fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of a battery pack tilting device according to an embodiment of the present application;
fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of the battery pack flipping device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure after the first transmission device is omitted;
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a battery assembly flipping process I according to an embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a second battery assembly flipping process according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a battery assembly flipping process III in an embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a battery assembly flipping process four in an embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a battery assembly flipping method according to one embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 11 is a flowchart of a battery assembly flipping method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
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2. a first transmission device;
21. a transmission support;
22. a transmission unit;
23. a positioning pin;
3. a second transmission device;
31. A transmission support;
32. a transmission unit;
33. a positioning pin;
4. a rotating device;
41. a rotation driving device;
42. a rotating bracket;
421. a sliding mechanism;
43. a sliding mounting bracket;
5. lifting driving device
6. A clamping assembly;
61. a clamping driving device;
62. clamping claws;
71. a first tray;
72. a second tray;
81. a feed transmission line;
82. a discharge transmission line;
91. a battery assembly;
92. a battery case;
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Embodiments of the present application are described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples. The following detailed description of the embodiments and the accompanying drawings are provided to illustrate the principles of the present application and are not intended to limit the scope of the application, i.e., the application is not limited to the embodiments described. In the description of the present application, it is to be noted that, unless otherwise indicated, the meaning of "plurality" is two or more; the terms "upper," "lower," "left," "right," "inner," "outer," and the like indicate an orientation or positional relationship merely for convenience of description and to simplify the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus are not to be construed as limiting the present application. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance. The "vertical" is not strictly vertical but is within the allowable error range. "parallel" is not strictly parallel but is within the tolerance of the error.
In the description of the present application, it should also be noted that, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be either fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected, for example; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium. The specific meaning of the terms in the present application can be understood as appropriate by one of ordinary skill in the art.
In the prior art, in order to enable a battery to provide larger electric power, a plurality of battery cells need to be assembled into a battery assembly and externally supplied with power by the battery assembly. As shown in fig. 1, in some battery cell assembly processes, a plurality of battery cells are required to be stacked and arranged into a battery assembly 91, and then a battery box 92 is reversely buckled on the battery assembly 91, wherein the battery box 92 and the battery assembly 91 are reversely arranged, i.e. the battery assembly 91 is located below the battery box 92, and finally the battery assembly 91 and the battery box 92 are reversely arranged together, so that the battery box 92 and the battery assembly 91 are vertically arranged, i.e. the battery box 92 is located below the battery assembly 91.
Because of the lack of special equipment for turning over the battery assembly 91 and the battery box 92 in the prior art, the battery unit in the battery assembly 91 is easy to fall from the battery box 92 when the battery assembly 91 and the battery box 92 are turned over, and the battery unit is easy to be damaged by the existing mechanical arm, so that the quality of the battery unit is affected.
Based on the above-mentioned problems found by the applicant, in order to facilitate the overturning of the battery pack 91 and the battery case 92, and to prevent the battery cells from falling off and being pinched during overturning, the applicant provides a battery pack overturning device, and embodiments of the present application will be further described below.
As shown in fig. 2, 3, 4 and 5, in one embodiment a battery assembly flipping device is provided. The battery pack turning device is used for turning over the battery pack 91 and the battery box 92, wherein the battery pack 91 and the battery box 92 are in an inverted state before turning over, namely the battery box 92 is reversely buckled on the battery pack 91, and the battery pack 91 and the battery box 92 are turned over by the battery pack turning device to enable the battery pack 91 and the battery box 92 to be rotated 180 degrees, so that the battery pack 91 and the battery box 92 are in a normal state after turning over, namely the battery pack 91 is located above the battery box 92.
The battery pack tilting device includes a first transmission device 2, a second transmission device 3, and a rotation device 4. Wherein, the first transmission device 2 and the second transmission device 3 are oppositely arranged in the vertical direction, and the first transmission device 2 and the second transmission device 3 can respectively transmit the battery assembly 91 and can relatively move along the vertical direction to clamp the battery assembly 91. The rotating device 4 is respectively connected with the first transmission device 2 and the second transmission device 3, and the rotating device 4 is used for driving the first transmission device 2 and the second transmission device 3 to synchronously turn over.
The first transmission device 2 and the second transmission device 3 may have the same transmission structure, and both have a transmission function, and may be used for transmitting the battery assembly 91, where the battery assembly 91 includes a plurality of battery cells arranged in a row. The first and second transfer devices 2 and 3 are disposed opposite to each other with a distance between the first and second transfer devices 2 and 3 for accommodating the battery pack 91 and the battery case 92. The first and second transfer devices 2 and 3 are in a horizontal state or substantially nearly horizontal state in the initial state, so that the battery pack 91 and the battery case 92 to be flipped are conveniently transferred onto the first transfer device 2 or the second transfer device 3. In the initial state, the first conveyor 2 is located vertically above the second conveyor 3, or the second conveyor 3 is located above the first conveyor 2. The rotation axes at the time of turning over the first and second transfer devices 2 and 3 are arranged in the horizontal direction, and when the first and second transfer devices 2 and 3 are turned over to 90 degrees (or near 90 degrees), the positional relationship of the first and second transfer devices 2 and 3 is oppositely arranged in the horizontal direction.
The inverted battery assembly 91 and the battery box 92 to be turned over can be transmitted to one end of the battery assembly turning device through the transmission device, then the battery assembly 91 and the battery box 92 are transmitted to the middle of the first transmission device 2 through the first transmission device 2, then the battery assembly 91 and the battery box 92 are clamped through relative movement of the first transmission device 2 and the second transmission device 3, then the first transmission device 2 and the second transmission device 3 are driven by the rotation device 4 to synchronously turn over 180 degrees, so that the inverted battery assembly 91 and the battery box 92 are turned over 180 degrees, the battery assembly 91 and the battery box 92 are turned into the right position, and finally the right position battery assembly 91 and the right position battery box 92 are output through the second transmission device 3. In some embodiments, after the battery assembly 91 and the battery box 92 are turned to the normal state, the second transmission device 3 may not be used, and it is also possible to output the battery assembly 91 and the battery box 92 through the first transmission device 2.
Also, in the above embodiment, the initial state of the battery pack inverting apparatus is that the first conveying apparatus 2 is located below the second conveying apparatus 3, and therefore the inverted battery pack 91 and the battery case 92 to be inverted are first conveyed onto the first conveying apparatus 2. In other embodiments, the battery pack turning device may be in an initial state that the second conveying device 3 is located above the first conveying device 2, and the inverted battery pack 91 and the battery case 92 to be turned are conveyed onto the second conveying device 3 first, then turned over and output after being turned over.
In the above embodiment, the battery pack inverting apparatus includes the first conveying apparatus 2, the second conveying apparatus 3, and the rotating apparatus 4, and it is convenient to transfer the battery pack 91 to and from the first conveying apparatus 2 and the second conveying apparatus 3; and the first and second transfer devices 2 and 92 are relatively movable in the vertical direction to clamp the battery pack 91 and the battery case 92. And the first and second transmission devices 2 and 3 are connected with the rotation device 4, and the rotation device 4 can drive the first and second transmission devices 2 and 3 to synchronously turn over, so that the battery assembly 91 and the battery box 92 can be turned over. And can realize the transmission, press from both sides tight and upset of battery pack through first transmission device 2 and second transmission device 3 to battery pack 91 presss from both sides between first transmission device 2 and second transmission device 3 when overturning, can avoid pressing from both sides and hinder battery pack 91, also can avoid battery pack 91 in the battery pack monomer drop.
As shown in fig. 2 to 5, in one embodiment, the rotation device 4 includes a rotation driving device 41 and two rotation brackets 42. The two rotating brackets 42 are arranged at opposite intervals in the horizontal direction, sliding mechanisms 421 are respectively arranged on the two rotating brackets 42, the first transmission device 2 and the second transmission device 3 are arranged between the two rotating brackets 42, and two sides of the first transmission device 2 and two sides of the second transmission device 3 are respectively connected with the sliding mechanisms 421. The rotation driving device 41 is connected to the rotation bracket 42, and the rotation driving device 41 is configured to drive the rotation bracket 42 to rotate.
Wherein the rotation driving device 41 is used for driving the rotation bracket 42 to rotate. The rotation driving device 41 may be any power device having a rotation driving force, such as a driving motor, a hydraulic motor, or a pneumatic motor. In some embodiments, the rotary drive 41 may also be a crank linkage that converts linear reciprocating motion into circular rotary motion. The sliding mechanism 421 may include a slide rail and a slider engaged with the slide rail, or the sliding mechanism 421 may include a slide groove and a slider engaged with the slide groove. To reduce the sliding resistance of the sliding mechanism 421, in some embodiments, balls or rollers may be disposed between the sliding rail and the slider or between the sliding rail and the slider.
In the above technical solution, the rotating device 4 has a simple structure, and the first and second transmission devices 2 and 3 can rotate to translate and turn over, and two sides of the first transmission device 2 and two sides of the second transmission device 3 are respectively connected with the sliding mechanism 421, so that the first transmission device 2 and the second transmission device 3 can relatively move to realize the clamping action.
As shown in fig. 4 and 5, in an embodiment, the first conveying device 2 and the second conveying device 3 are respectively connected with a lifting driving device 5, and the lifting driving device 5 drives the first conveying device 2 and the second conveying device 3 to move along a sliding mechanism 421.
The lifting driving device 5 may be a linear motion mechanism such as an air cylinder, an oil cylinder, a linear motor, etc. The lifting drive 5 can be fixedly arranged on the swivel bracket 42 of the swivel device 4, and the moving end of the lifting drive 5 is connected to the first and second transmission devices 2, 3.
It should be noted that, the first conveying device 2 and the second conveying device 3 are respectively provided with a set of lifting driving device 5, and the lifting movements of the first conveying device 2 and the second conveying device 3 can be separately and independently controlled. Taking the lifting driving device 5 as an example, a driving cylinder is adopted, the first transmission device 2 is provided with a first driving cylinder, the second transmission device 3 is provided with a second driving cylinder, the first transmission device 2 is controlled to lift by the first driving cylinder, and the second transmission device 3 is controlled to lift by the second driving cylinder. The first driving cylinder and the second driving cylinder can be symmetrically and fixedly arranged on the rotary support 42, a push rod of the first driving cylinder is connected with the first transmission device 2, and a push rod of the second driving cylinder is connected with the second transmission device 3. And in order to make the movement of the first and second transfer devices 2 and 3 smoother, first driving cylinders may be provided at both ends of the first transfer device 2 and second driving cylinders may be provided at both ends of the second transfer device 3. As shown in fig. 4 and 5, the sliding mechanisms 421 of the two rotating brackets 42 are each provided with a sliding mounting bracket 43, push rods of the two first driving cylinders are respectively connected with the sliding mounting brackets 43, and two ends of the first transmission device 2 are respectively connected with the corresponding sliding mounting brackets 43, so that the two first driving cylinders respectively drive the first transmission device 2 to lift on the sliding mechanisms 421 through the sliding mounting brackets 43. Similarly, the driving structure of the second transmission device 3 is the same as that of the first transmission device 2, two ends of the second transmission device 3 are also provided with sliding mounting brackets 43, and two second driving cylinders respectively drive the second transmission device 3 to lift on the sliding mechanism 421 through the sliding mounting brackets 43.
In the above embodiment, the first conveying device 2 and the second conveying device 3 are respectively driven by the lifting driving device 5 to move along the sliding mechanism 421, so that the first conveying device 2 and the second conveying device 3 can synchronously lift and lower, and the relative movement can clamp the battery assembly 91.
As shown in fig. 5, in an embodiment, the second conveying means 3 includes a conveying bracket 31 and a conveying driving means, respectively; the transmission support is provided with a transmission unit 32 positioned on the same plane, and the transmission driving device is connected with the transmission unit 32 and used for driving the transmission unit 32 to operate.
The transmission bracket 31 may be made of metal or alloy such as steel, aluminum alloy, etc., and the transmission bracket 31 includes at least two parallel girders, and each transmission unit 32 is disposed between the two parallel girders. In some cases, to increase the structural strength of the transmission bracket 31, both ends of the two girders may be connected by links to form a rectangular frame. The transmission driving device can be a rotary motion device such as an electric motor, a hydraulic motor, a pneumatic motor and the like. The transmission driving means may be connected to each of the transmission units 32 or to only a part of the transmission units 32 thereof. As shown in fig. 4, in which the structure of the first transmission device 2 is the same as that of the second transmission device 3, the first transmission device 2 also includes a transmission bracket 21 and a transmission unit 22, so that a description thereof will not be repeated.
In the above embodiment, the transmission unit located on the same plane is provided on the transmission bracket 31, where the transmission unit 32 is located on the same plane, so that it can better support the battery assembly 91, thereby further avoiding the battery assembly 91 from being damaged by clamping and falling off the battery assembly 91.
In some embodiments, the first conveyor 2 and the second conveyor 3 are roller conveyors, and the conveyor unit 32 comprises a plurality of rollers arranged parallel to each other. In other embodiments, the first and second conveying devices 2 and 3 are belt-type conveying devices, and the conveying unit 32 includes a conveying belt and a plurality of supporting rollers provided at a back side of the conveying belt for supporting the conveying belt.
In the above embodiment, the transmission unit 32 has a simple structure, and can transmit the battery assembly 91 and better support the battery assembly 91, further avoiding pinching the battery assembly 91 and dropping the battery assembly 91.
As shown in fig. 4 and 5, in some embodiments, the first transfer device 2 is further provided with a positioning pin 23, the second transfer device 3 is provided with a positioning pin 33, and the positioning pin 33 can protrude toward and position the transferred object on the transfer rack 31, the transferred object including a first tray 71 on which the battery assembly 91 is not mounted and a second tray 72 on which the battery assembly and the battery case are mounted. Wherein, the bottoms of the first tray 71 and the second tray 72 are respectively provided with a positioning hole matched with the positioning pin 23 and the tail end of the positioning pin 33, and the tail end of the positioning pin 33 can be driven by a driving device such as an electromagnetic valve, a motor and the like to extend out of an object transmitted on the transmission bracket 31 and is inserted into the positioning holes to realize positioning. The first and second transfer devices 2 and 3 position the second tray 72, which is loaded with the battery pack and the battery case, by the positioning pins 33 before clamping the battery pack 91, and then clamp and turn over. In order to improve positioning accuracy, the first and second conveying devices 2 and 3 may be provided with more than two positioning pins 23 and 33, the more than two positioning pins 33 are disposed at different positions of the conveying frame 31, and corresponding positioning holes corresponding to the more than two positioning pins 33 are disposed at bottoms of the first and second trays 71 and 72.
In the above-described embodiment, the first and second transfer devices 2 and 3 are provided with the positioning pins 23 and 33, respectively, and the positions of the battery assembly 91 on the first and second transfer devices 2 and 3 can be accurately positioned by the positioning pins 23 and 33, thereby facilitating the subsequent clamping and overturning.
As shown in fig. 4 and 5, in an embodiment, the second transferring device 3 includes a clamping assembly 6, and the clamping assembly 6 is used to clamp the battery assembly 91 transferred on the transferring rack, so as to prevent the battery assembly 91 from being displaced or falling during the overturning process. The clamping assembly 6 is provided on the rotating bracket 42 and is rotatable with the rotating bracket 42. The clamp assembly 6 includes a clamp driving device 61 and a clamp claw 62, the clamp claw 62 being located at the outer periphery of the transfer bracket 31 and protruding toward the middle of the transfer bracket 31. The clamping driving device 61 is connected to the clamping jaw 62, and the clamping driving device 61 is used for driving the clamping jaw 62 to move close to the conveying bracket 31 and clamp the object conveyed on the conveying bracket.
The clamping claw 62 may have a rod shape, a sheet shape, or the like, and the clamping claw 62 may be moved toward and away from the conveying bracket 31 to clamp objects such as the first tray 71 and the second tray 72 conveyed on the conveying bracket 31. The clamping driving device 61 may be a linear reciprocating device such as a cylinder, an oil cylinder, a linear motor, etc.
As shown in fig. 5, in order to improve the clamping stability, a plurality of clamping assemblies 6 may be disposed around the first and second transfer devices 2 and 3, respectively, and preferably, four clamping assemblies 6 are disposed at the outer circumference of the first transfer device 2, and the four clamping assemblies 6 are located at four corners of the transfer bracket 31. Likewise, the second transfer device 3 is also provided with four clamping assemblies 6. As shown in connection with fig. 4, the clamping jaw 62 may be clamped to an object such as the first tray 71 or the second tray 72, instead of being clamped to the battery assembly 91, thereby avoiding direct clamping of the battery assembly 91. In operation, the first tray 71 or the second tray 72 transported on the transporting bracket 31 can be positioned by the positioning pin 33, then the first tray 71 or the second tray 72 is clamped by the clamping component 6, and finally the first transporting device 2 and the second transporting device 3 are driven by the rotating device 4 to turn over the first tray 71 or the second tray 72 and the battery component 91 thereon.
In the above technical solution, the first conveying device 2 and the second conveying device 3 respectively include the clamping assembly 6, the clamping assembly 6 includes the clamping driving device 61 and the clamping claw 62, and the first tray 71 or the second tray 72 conveyed on the conveying support and the battery assembly 91 thereon can be clamped by the clamping driving device 61 and the clamping claw 62, so that the battery assembly 91 is better stable when being overturned, and the battery monomer is prevented from falling. And the entire battery assembly can be fixed by clamping the battery case 92 or the second tray 72 by the clamping claws 62, so that the battery assembly 91 can be prevented from being damaged by clamping.
As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the battery pack tilting device further includes a battery pack transmission line including a feeding transmission line 81 and a discharging transmission line 82, and the first and second transmission devices 2 and 3 connect the feeding transmission line 81 and the discharging transmission line 82. Wherein a feed transfer line 81 is located upstream of the first transfer device 2 and the second transfer device 3, the feed transfer line 81 being for transferring the first tray 71 and the second tray 72 (the second tray 72 having the battery pack 91 rotated thereon) to the first transfer device 2 and the second transfer device 3. The discharging transmission line 82 is located downstream of the first transmission device 2 and the second transmission device 3, and after the inverted battery assembly 91 and the battery box 92 are turned over by the battery assembly turning device, they are output from the first transmission device 2 or the second transmission device 3, and are output to the subsequent processing station by the discharging transmission line 82. The feeding transmission line 81 and the discharging transmission line 82 may be drum-type transmission devices, transmission belt-type transmission devices, etc., and the feeding transmission line 81 and the discharging transmission line 82 may be the same transmission device or different transmission devices.
In some embodiments, the feeding transfer line 81 needs to transfer the first tray 71 and the second tray 72 rotating the battery pack 91 to be flipped, so the feeding transfer line 81 may be provided with two transfer branches, one for transferring the first tray 71 and the other for transferring the battery pack 91 and the second tray 72, which meet at the first transfer device 2.
In the above technical solution, the first transmission device 2 and the second transmission device 3 are connected with the feeding transmission line 81 and the discharging transmission line 82, so that the battery assembly can be directly transmitted to the first transmission device 2 and the second transmission device 3 for overturning through the feeding transmission line 81 and the discharging transmission line 82, and output through the discharging transmission line 82 after overturning, thereby greatly improving the automation and the efficiency of overturning the battery assembly.
As shown in fig. 2 and 3, a feed conveyor line 81 is provided upstream of the first conveyor 2 and the second conveyor 3, and a discharge conveyor line 82 is also provided downstream of the first conveyor 2 and the second conveyor 3. Because the interval between the feeding transmission line 81 and the discharging transmission line 82 and the first transmission device 2 and the second transmission device 3 is smaller, in order to avoid collision between the first transmission device 2 and the second transmission device 3 and the feeding transmission line 81 and the discharging transmission line 82 during overturning, the first transmission device 2 and the second transmission device 3 can be lifted to a certain height by the lifting driving device 5, and then the first transmission device 2 and the second transmission device 3 are driven to overturn by the rotating device 4.
The battery pack turning device can directly transfer the second tray 72 with the inverted battery pack 91 and the battery box 92 onto the first transfer device 2 and the second transfer device 3 for turning, so that the battery pack 91 and the battery box 92 are arranged in the right direction. In some embodiments, the battery assembly 91 and battery case 92 are also flipped with the first tray 71 engaged in place. As shown in fig. 6 to 9, a process of turning over the battery assembly 91 and the battery case 92 by using the first tray 71 in cooperation is schematically shown; as shown in fig. 6, before the battery pack 91 is turned over, the first transfer device 2 is positioned above the second transfer device 3, the first tray is transferred onto the second transfer device 3, the first tray 71 is positioned by the positioning pins 33 and the first tray 71 is clamped by the clamping unit 6, and then the first transfer device 2 and the second transfer device 3 are driven to rotate synchronously by the rotating device 4, so that the second transfer device 3 and the first tray 71 are positioned above the first transfer device 2 (i.e., the state shown in the upper half of fig. 7).
As shown in fig. 7, the second tray 72 loaded with the inverted battery pack 91 and the battery case 92 is then transferred to the first transfer device 2, the second tray 72 is positioned by the positioning pins 23 and clamped by the clamping assembly 6, then the first transfer device 2 and the second transfer device 3 are driven to move relatively by the lifting device 5 so that the first tray 71, the battery pack 91 and the battery case 92 and the second tray 72 are clamped (i.e., the state shown in the lower half of fig. 7), and finally the first transfer device 2 and the second transfer device 3 are driven to rotate synchronously by the rotating device 4 so that the battery pack 91 and the battery case 92 are placed on the first tray 71.
As shown in fig. 8, the first and second transfer devices 2 and 3 are then separated by being driven by the lifting device 5, and the second tray 72, which is loaded with the battery pack 91 and the battery case 92 after being turned upside down, is output by the second transfer device 3.
As shown in fig. 9, the first conveyor 2 and the second conveyor 3 are then clamped and rotated again, the second tray 72 and the first conveyor 2 are positioned below the second conveyor 3, and the empty second tray 72 is output from the first conveyor 2. The above is a process of turning over the battery assembly 91 with the aid of the first tray 71, and it can be seen that the process can turn over the battery assembly 91 and the battery case 92 turned over on the second tray 72 and be placed on the first tray 71, so that the battery assembly 91 does not need to directly contact the battery assembly turning apparatus during the turning over process, thereby avoiding scratching the battery assembly 91 and the battery case 92 during the turning over process and the subsequent transfer process. As shown in the lower half of fig. 9, when the plurality of battery packs 91 are continuously turned over, since the first tray 71 is already positioned on the second conveying device 3 and above the first conveying device 2, the steps of fig. 7 to 9 may be repeatedly performed without performing the steps shown in fig. 6 each time.
As shown in fig. 10, in an embodiment, there is provided a battery pack turning method for turning an inverted battery pack and a battery case so that the battery pack and the battery case are positioned in the right direction, the battery pack turning method including the steps of:
s101, transmitting an inverted battery assembly and a battery box body to a first transmission device;
s102, controlling the second transmission device to move relative to the first transmission device, so that the inverted battery assembly and the battery box body are clamped between the second transmission device and the first transmission device;
s103, controlling the first transmission device and the second transmission device to synchronously rotate, so that the inverted battery assembly and the battery box body are overturned and are positively arranged on the second transmission device;
and S104, outputting the battery assembly and the battery box body through the second transmission device.
Wherein the battery pack and the battery case are the battery pack 91 and the battery case 92 in the above embodiments, the first transmission device and the second transmission device may also employ the first transmission device 2 and the second transmission device 3 in the above embodiments. The first and second transfer devices 2 and 3 may be driven to rotate synchronously using the rotating device 4 in the above embodiment.
In the above-described embodiment, the battery pack 91 is clampable by the first transfer device 2 and the second transfer device 3, and the battery pack 91 clamped between the first transfer device 2 and the second transfer device 3 is reversible by controlling the first transfer device 2 and the second transfer device 3 to synchronously invert. This embodiment can realize the transmission, clamping and turning of the battery pack 91 by the first transmission device 2 and the second transmission device 3, and the battery pack 91 is clamped between the first transmission device 2 and the second transmission device 3 when turning, so that the battery pack 91 is prevented from being damaged by clamping, and the battery pack 91 is prevented from falling off.
In one embodiment, the inverted battery assembly 91 and battery case 92 are placed on the battery second tray 72;
before the step of transferring the inverted battery assembly and the battery box to the first transfer device, the method further comprises the steps of:
synchronously rotating the first transmission device and the second transmission device to enable the second transmission device to be positioned below the first transmission device;
transmitting the first tray to a second transmission device, wherein the second transmission device clamps the first tray;
synchronously rotating the first and second conveying devices until the first tray and the second conveying device are positioned above the first conveying device;
in the step of controlling the first and second transfer devices to rotate synchronously so that the inverted battery pack and battery box are turned over and are being placed on the second transfer device, the battery pack and battery box are being placed on a first tray, which is located on the second transfer device.
As shown in fig. 11, this embodiment includes the steps of:
s1101, rotating the first transmission device 2 and the second transmission device 3 synchronously, so that the second transmission device 3 is located below the first transmission device 2; i.e. the state shown in the upper part of fig. 6.
S1102, conveying the first tray 71 to a second conveying device 3, wherein the second conveying device 3 clamps the first tray 71; i.e. the state shown in the lower part of fig. 6.
S1103, synchronously rotating the first conveying device 2 and the second conveying device 3 until the first tray 71 and the second conveying device 3 are located above the first conveying device 2; i.e. the state shown in the upper part of fig. 7.
S1104, the inverted battery pack 91 and the battery case 92 are transferred to the first transfer device 2.
S1105, controlling the second conveying device 3 to move relative to the first conveying device 2, so that the inverted battery assembly 91 and the battery box 92 are clamped between the second conveying device 3 and the first conveying device 2; i.e. the state shown in the lower part of fig. 7.
S1106, controlling the first conveying device 2 and the second conveying device 3 to synchronously rotate, so that the inverted battery assembly 91 and the battery box 92 are turned over and are placed on the second conveying device 3; wherein the battery assembly 91 and the battery box 92 are being placed on the first tray 71, the first tray 71 being located on the second conveying device 3; i.e. the state shown in the upper part of fig. 8.
S1107, the battery pack and the battery case are output through the second transmission device 3. I.e. the state shown in the lower part of fig. 8.
In this embodiment, the battery pack 91 and the battery case 92 inverted on the second tray 72 are turned over and are being placed on the first tray 71, so that the battery pack 91 does not need to directly contact the battery pack turning device during the turning over, thereby avoiding scratching the battery pack 91 and the battery case 92 during the turning over and during the subsequent transfer. As shown in the lower half of fig. 9, when the plurality of battery packs 91 are continuously turned over, since the first tray 71 is already positioned on the second conveying device 3 and above the first conveying device 2, the steps of fig. 7 to 9 may be repeatedly performed without performing the steps shown in fig. 6 each time.
It should be noted that, although the foregoing embodiments have been described herein, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereby. Therefore, based on the innovative concepts of the present invention, alterations and modifications to the embodiments herein, or equivalent structures or equivalent flow transformations made by the present description and drawings, apply the above technical solution, directly or indirectly, to other relevant technical fields, all of which are included in the scope of the invention.

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1. A battery pack tilting device, comprising:
the first transmission device and the second transmission device are oppositely arranged in the vertical direction, can respectively transmit a battery box body with a battery assembly arranged inside, and can relatively move along the vertical direction to clamp the battery assembly and the battery box body;
the first conveying device and the second conveying device are respectively provided with a positioning pin, and the positioning pins can extend towards a first tray which is not loaded with the battery assembly and a second tray which is loaded with the battery assembly and the battery box body and position the first tray which is not loaded with the battery assembly and the second tray which is loaded with the battery assembly and the battery box body;
And the rotating device is respectively connected with the first transmission device and the second transmission device and is used for driving the first transmission device and the second transmission device to synchronously turn over.
2. The battery pack tilting device according to claim 1, wherein the rotation device includes a rotation driving device and two rotation brackets;
the two rotary brackets are arranged at opposite intervals in the horizontal direction, sliding mechanisms are respectively arranged on the two rotary brackets, the first transmission device and the second transmission device are arranged between the two rotary brackets, and two sides of the first transmission device and two sides of the second transmission device are respectively connected with the sliding mechanisms;
the rotary driving device is connected with the rotary support and used for driving the rotary support to rotate.
3. The battery pack tilting device according to claim 2, wherein the first and second transfer devices are connected with a lift driving device, respectively, which drives the first and second transfer devices to move along the sliding mechanism.
4. The battery pack tilting device according to claim 1, wherein the first and second transmission devices include a transmission bracket and a transmission driving device, respectively;
The transmission support is provided with a transmission unit positioned on the same plane, and the transmission driving device is connected with the transmission unit and used for driving the transmission unit to operate.
5. The battery pack tilting device according to claim 4, wherein the transmission unit includes a plurality of rollers disposed in parallel with each other; or the conveying unit comprises a conveying belt and a supporting roller, wherein the supporting roller is arranged on the back side of the conveying belt and used for supporting the conveying belt.
6. The battery assembly tilting device according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the first transmission device and the second transmission device each include a clamping assembly;
the clamping assembly comprises a clamping driving device and a clamping claw, and the clamping claw is arranged on the periphery of the transmission bracket and extends out to the middle part of the transmission bracket;
the clamping driving device is connected with the clamping claw and used for driving the clamping claw to move close to the transmission bracket and clamp objects transmitted on the transmission bracket.
7. The battery pack tilting device according to claim 6, wherein a plurality of the clamping assemblies are provided on the transmission bracket, and the clamping driving device includes a clamping cylinder connected with the clamping claw.
8. The battery pack tilting device of claim 1, further comprising a battery pack transmission line;
the battery assembly transmission line comprises a feeding transmission line and a discharging transmission line, and the first transmission device and the second transmission device are connected with the feeding transmission line and the discharging transmission line.
9. A battery pack turning method for turning an upside-down battery pack and a battery case so that the battery pack and the battery case are positioned in a right direction, the battery pack turning method comprising the steps of:
synchronously rotating the first and second transfer devices such that the second transfer device is positioned below the first transfer device;
transferring a first tray, on which a battery pack is not loaded, onto the second transfer device, the second transfer device clamping the first tray;
synchronously rotating the first and second transfer devices until the first tray and the second transfer device are above the first transfer device;
loading the inverted battery assembly and battery box onto a second tray and transferring the second tray onto the first transfer device;
Controlling a second transmission device to move relative to the first transmission device, so that the inverted battery assembly and the battery box body are clamped between the second transmission device and the first transmission device;
controlling the first and second transmission devices to synchronously rotate, so that the inverted battery assembly and the battery box body are overturned and are arranged on the first tray on the second transmission device;
and outputting the battery assembly and the battery box body through the second transmission device.
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