CN209911252U - Appearance detection equipment - Google Patents

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CN209911252U
CN209911252U CN201920598965.3U CN201920598965U CN209911252U CN 209911252 U CN209911252 U CN 209911252U CN 201920598965 U CN201920598965 U CN 201920598965U CN 209911252 U CN209911252 U CN 209911252U
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洪耀林
陈佳斌
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周俊雄
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The utility model discloses an appearance detection device, which comprises a feeding device, a transmission device, a flexible circuit board connector detection device, a battery cell detection device and a discharging device; the feeding device is used for feeding the battery cell, and the battery cell is provided with a flexible circuit board and a connector; the transmission device transmits the battery cell; the flexible circuit board connector detection device and the battery cell detection device are respectively positioned around the transmission device, the flexible circuit board connector detection device performs appearance detection on a flexible circuit board and a connector positioned on the transmission device, and the battery cell detection device performs appearance detection on a battery cell positioned on the transmission device; and the blanking device is used for blanking the battery cell. The utility model provides a utility model discloses a setting of loading attachment, transmission device, flexible line board connector detection device, electric core detection device and unloader has replaced the manual work to the detection of flexible line board, connector and electric core outward appearance, has avoided detecting the erroneous judgement to detection efficiency has been promoted, and then has promoted production efficiency.

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Appearance detection equipment
Technical Field
The utility model relates to an outward appearance detects technical field, specificly relates to an outward appearance check out test set.
Background
In the production process of the battery cell, certain defect influence, such as scratches, concave and convex points and the like, on the appearance of a part of products cannot be avoided, the appearance defect of the battery cell not only influences the attractiveness of the product, but also influences the use safety of the battery cell, and the appearance of the battery cell needs to be detected; meanwhile, some battery cores are connected with the flexible circuit board connector before appearance detection, so that appearance detection needs to be carried out on the battery cores and the flexible circuit board connector when the appearance of the battery cores is detected. In the prior art, the detection is performed in a manual inspection mode, so that visual fatigue is easily caused and misjudgment is caused, and meanwhile, the manual inspection speed is low, and the production efficiency is influenced.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
Not enough to prior art, the utility model provides an outward appearance check out test set.
An appearance detection device comprises a feeding device, a transmission device, a flexible circuit board connector detection device, a battery cell detection device and a discharging device; the feeding device is used for feeding the battery cell, and the battery cell is provided with a flexible circuit board and a connector; the transmission device receives the battery cell loaded by the loading device and transmits the battery cell; the flexible circuit board connector detection device and the battery cell detection device are respectively positioned around the transmission device, the flexible circuit board connector detection device performs appearance detection on a flexible circuit board and a connector positioned on the transmission device, and the battery cell detection device performs appearance detection on a battery cell positioned on the transmission device; and the blanking device is used for blanking the detected battery cell.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the flexible printed circuit board connector detecting device includes a connector detecting mechanism and a flexible printed circuit board detecting mechanism; the connector detection mechanism is used for detecting the appearance of the front or back of the connector; the flexible circuit board detection mechanism is used for detecting the appearances of the front surface and the back surface of the flexible circuit board.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the connector detection mechanism includes a connector detection member and a connector detection light source; the imaging end of the connector detection piece is right opposite to the front or the back of the connector, and the connector detection light source faces the connector; the connector detection piece is used for imaging detection of the front side or the back side of the connector, and the connector detection light source is used for providing illumination when the connector is imaged.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the connector detection mechanism further comprises a connector optical shaping element; the connector optical shaping element is used for shaping the connector before imaging detection.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the connector detection mechanism further comprises a connector adjustment assembly; the connector adjustment assembly is used to adjust the position of the connector detection member and the connector detection light source relative to the connector.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the flexible printed circuit board detection mechanism includes a flexible printed circuit board detection member and a flexible printed circuit board detection light source; the imaging end of the flexible circuit board detection piece is right opposite to the front side or the back side of the flexible circuit board, and the flexible circuit board detection light source faces the flexible circuit board; the flexible circuit board detection piece is used for imaging detection of the front side or the back side of the flexible circuit board, and the flexible circuit board detection light source is used for lighting during imaging of the flexible circuit board.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the flexible printed circuit board detection mechanism further includes a flexible printed circuit board optical shaping element; the flexible circuit board optical shaping piece is used for clamping and shaping the flexible circuit board, and the flexible circuit board detection piece is used for carrying out imaging detection on the flexible circuit board subjected to clamping and shaping.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the flexible printed circuit board detection mechanism further comprises a flexible printed circuit board adjustment assembly; the flexible circuit board adjusting component is used for adjusting the position of the flexible circuit board detecting piece and the position of the flexible circuit board detecting light source relative to the flexible circuit board.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the cell detection device includes a side detection mechanism; the side edge detection mechanism is arranged on one side of the flexible circuit board detection mechanism and used for appearance detection of the side edge of the battery cell.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the transmission device includes a first transmission mechanism, a transfer mechanism, and a second transmission mechanism; the feeding position and the discharging position of the transfer mechanism respectively face the discharging position of the first transmission mechanism and the feeding position of the second transmission mechanism; the transferring mechanism is used for rotating the battery core at the discharging position of the first transmission mechanism for 180 degrees and then feeding the battery core to the charging position of the second transmission mechanism.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the battery cell detection device further comprises a head detection mechanism and a tail detection mechanism; the head detection mechanism and the tail detection mechanism respectively face the blanking position of the first transmission mechanism and the loading position of the second transmission mechanism; the head detection mechanism is used for appearance detection of the head of the battery cell, and the tail detection mechanism is used for appearance detection of the tail of the battery cell.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the battery cell detection apparatus further includes a bevel detection mechanism; the bevel detection mechanism is arranged on one side of the tail detection mechanism and used for detecting the bevel of the tail of the battery cell.
According to the utility model discloses an embodiment, connector detection mechanism, flexible line way board detection mechanism and head detection mechanism are located around first transmission device respectively.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the cell detection apparatus further comprises a cell reverse side detection mechanism and a cell front side detection mechanism; the battery cell reverse side detection mechanism is used for appearance detection of the reverse side of the battery cell; the battery cell front detection mechanism is used for detecting the front appearance of the battery cell.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the cell reverse side detecting mechanism includes a cell reverse side detecting element and a cell reverse side detecting light source; the imaging end of the cell reverse side detection piece is over against the reverse side of the cell, and the cell reverse side detection light source faces the reverse side of the cell; the cell reverse side detection piece is used for imaging detection of the reverse side of the cell, and the cell reverse side detection light source is used for providing illumination when the reverse side of the cell is imaged.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the cell reverse side detection mechanism further comprises a cell face overturning assembly; the core face overturning assembly is used for overturning the electric core so as to enable the reverse side of the electric core to be opposite to the imaging end of the electric core reverse side detection piece.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the cell reverse side detecting mechanism further comprises a core surface linear adjusting assembly and a core surface angle adjusting member; the core surface linear adjusting assembly is used for adjusting the positions of the cell reverse side detection piece and the cell reverse side detection light source relative to the reverse side of the cell; the core surface angle adjusting piece is used for adjusting the angle of the detection light source on the back surface of the battery core facing to the back surface of the battery core.
According to the utility model relates to an embodiment, afterbody detection mechanism, electric core reverse side detection mechanism, electric core front side detection mechanism and unloader are located around second transmission device respectively.
Compared with the prior art, this application has replaced artifical detection to flexible line way board, connector and electric core outward appearance through loading attachment, transmission device, flexible line board connector detection device, electric core detection device and unloader's setting to have avoided detecting the erroneous judgement, and has promoted detection efficiency, and then has promoted production efficiency.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an appearance inspection apparatus in this embodiment;
fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the battery cell, the flexible circuit board, and the connector in this embodiment;
FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a loading device in this embodiment;
FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the rack, the conveying assembly and the receiving mechanism in the present embodiment;
FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of the feeding mechanism and the dust removing mechanism in this embodiment;
FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a first transmission mechanism in the present embodiment;
FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of the pivoting mechanism in this embodiment;
FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a detection mechanism of the present embodiment;
FIG. 9 is a schematic view of another perspective structure of the connector inspection mechanism in this embodiment
FIG. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of a flexible printed circuit board inspection mechanism according to this embodiment;
fig. 11 is a schematic structural view of another view angle of the flexible printed circuit board inspection mechanism in this embodiment;
FIG. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of a circuit board inspection mechanism in another embodiment;
FIG. 13 is a schematic structural diagram of a side edge detecting mechanism according to the present embodiment;
fig. 14 is a schematic structural diagram of a tail detection mechanism and a bevel detection mechanism in this embodiment;
fig. 15 is a schematic structural diagram of a reverse side detection mechanism of a battery cell in this embodiment;
fig. 16 is a schematic structural diagram of another view angle of the cell reverse side detection mechanism in this embodiment.
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1. a feeding device; 11. a feeding mechanism; 111. a frame; 112. a transfer assembly; 1121. a conveyor belt; 1122. a second transfer roller; 1123. a transfer frame; 113. a transfer drive; 1131. a drive motor; 1132. a driving wheel; 1133. a synchronous belt; 1134. a synchronizing wheel; 1124. tensioning the adjustment member; 11241. a first fixed block; 11242. a first screw; 114. an in-place detection member; 115. a falling-preventing partition plate; 12. a dust removal mechanism; 121. a dust removal assembly; 1211. a dust removal support plate; 1212. a dust removal member; 1213. a dust hood; 12131. a dust removal pipe; 1214. a slider; 122. a suspension assembly; 1221. a suspended adsorption member; 1222. a suspended drive member; 13. a feeding robot; 14. a storage mechanism; 141. receiving the rotating member; 142. rotating the limiting part; 1421. a first locking member; 14211. a first locking block; 14212. a fixing member; 1422. a second locking member; 14221. a second locking block; 14222. locking the adjusting piece; 142221, a second fixed block; 142222, second screw; 15. a code scanning mechanism; 151. a code scanning support rod; 152. a code scanning piece; 2. a transmission device; 21. a first transmission mechanism; 211. a turntable assembly; 2111. a turntable bearing frame; 2112. a turntable; 2113. a turntable drive member; 2114. turning over the bearing frame; 212. a turnover assembly; 2121. overturning the bearing piece; 2122. turning over the adsorption piece; 2123. turning over the driving piece; 213. an air slip ring; 214. an origin detecting member; 22. a transfer mechanism; 221. transferring a support frame; 222. a first transfer drive; 223. a first transfer bearing plate; 224. a second transfer drive; 225. a second transfer bearing plate; 226. a third transfer drive member; 227. a transfer adsorption piece; 23. a second transport mechanism; 3. a flexible circuit board connector detection device; 31. a connector detection mechanism; 311. a connector detection member; 312. a connector detection light source; 313. a connector optical shaping element; 3131. a connector reshaping bracket; 3132. a connector shaping drive; 3133. a connector trim; 314. a connector adjustment assembly; 3141. a first adjustment member; 31411. a base plate; 31412. a first bearing plate; 31413. a first screw pair; 31414. a first guide rail; 31415. a first slider; 31416. a first sliding table; 31417. a first handle; 31418. a vertical plate; 31419. a screw handle; 3142. a second adjustment member; 31421. a second carrier plate; 32422. a second screw pair; 31423. a second guide rail; 31424. a second slider; 31425. a second sliding table; 31426. a second handle; 3143. adjusting the bearing plate; 31431. a strip-shaped opening; 315. a background plate; 3151. a first background plate holder; 3152. a first background plate; 32. a flexible circuit board detection mechanism; 321. a flexible circuit board detection piece; 322. a flexible circuit board detects a light source; 323. a flexible circuit board optical shaping element; 3231. a circuit board shaping support; 3232. a first circuit board shaping driving member; 3233. a second circuit board shaping driving part; 3234. a third circuit board shaping driving part; 3235. a circuit board shaping piece; 32351. an upper shaping plate; 32352. a lower shaping plate; 32353. a partition plate; 324. a flexible circuit board adjustment assembly; 3241. a first linear adjustment member; 3242. a third bearing plate; 3243. a second linear adjustment member; 3244. a fourth bearing plate; 325. debugging an adjusting piece; 3251. a third adjustment member; 3252. a fourth adjustment member; 326. a flexible circuit board background plate; 3261. a second background plate holder; 3262. a second background plate; 4. a battery cell detection device; 41. a side detection mechanism; 411. a side detection member; 412. a side detection light source; 413. a side adjustment assembly; 4131. a first side adjustment member; 4132. a fifth bearing plate; 4133. a connecting plate; 4134. a first angle adjuster; 41341. a rotating shaft bearing frame; 41342. a first adjusting rotating shaft; 4135. a linear adjustment module; 414. a side background plate; 4141. a third background plate; 4142. a third background plate support frame; 4143. a first background plate driving member; 42. a head detection mechanism; 43. a tail detection mechanism; 431. a tail detection member; 432. a tail bevel detection light source; 44. a bevel detection mechanism; 441. a break angle detecting member; 442. a bevel angle adjusting assembly; 4421. a dog-ear linear adjustment; 443. a second angle adjustment member; 45. a cell reverse side detection mechanism; 451. a cell reverse side detection piece; 452. detecting a light source on the reverse side of the battery cell; 453. a core face flipping assembly; 4531. a first turn-over drive member; 4532. a turnover piece; 45321. a second turn-over drive; 45322. a first turnover block; 45323. a second turnover block; 4533. turning over the bracket; 454. detecting an auxiliary light source on the reverse side of the battery cell; 455. a core surface linear adjustment assembly; 4551. supporting a bearing plate; 4552. a core surface linear adjustment; 4553. a light source bearing plate; 456. a core surface angle adjusting member; 4561. a light source carrier; 4562. a second adjusting rotating shaft; 46. a cell front side detection mechanism; 5. a blanking device; 51. a blanking mechanism; 52. a discharging mechanism; 100. an electric core; 200. a flexible circuit board; 300. a connector is provided.
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In the following description, numerous implementation details are set forth in order to provide a more thorough understanding of the present invention. It should be understood, however, that these implementation details should not be used to limit the invention. That is, in some embodiments of the invention, details of these implementations are not necessary. In addition, some conventional structures and components are shown in simplified schematic form in the drawings.
It should be noted that all the directional indicators (such as upper, lower, left, right, front and rear … …) in the embodiment of the present invention are only used to explain the relative position relationship between the components, the motion situation, etc. in a specific posture (as shown in the drawings), and if the specific posture is changed, the directional indicator is changed accordingly.
In addition, the descriptions related to "first", "second", etc. in the present invention are only for description purposes, not specifically referring to the order or sequence, and are not intended to limit the present invention, but only to distinguish the components or operations described in the same technical terms, and are not to be construed as indicating or implying any relative importance or implicit indication of the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In addition, the technical solutions in the embodiments may be combined with each other, but it must be based on the realization of those skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be realized, the combination of the technical solutions should not be considered to exist, and is not within the protection scope of the present invention.
For further understanding of the contents, features and effects of the present invention, the following embodiments are exemplified in conjunction with the accompanying drawings as follows:
referring to fig. 1 and fig. 2, fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an appearance detection apparatus in this embodiment, and fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a battery cell, a flexible circuit board, and a connector in this embodiment. Appearance detection equipment includes loading attachment 1, transmission device 2, flexible line board connector detection device 3, electric core detection device 4 and unloader 5 among this embodiment. The feeding device 1 is used for feeding the battery cell 100, and the battery cell 100 is provided with a flexible circuit board 200 and a connector 300. The transmission device 2 receives the battery cells 100 loaded by the loading device 1 and transmits the battery cells 100. The flexible circuit board connector detection device 3 and the battery cell detection device 4 are respectively located around the transmission device 2, the flexible circuit board connector detection device 3 performs appearance detection on the flexible circuit board 200 and the connector 300 located in the transmission device 2, and the battery cell detection device 4 performs appearance detection on the battery cell 100 located in the transmission device 2. The blanking device 5 performs blanking on the battery cell 100 which is detected.
Through the setting of loading attachment 1, transmission device 2, flexible circuit board connector detection device 3, electric core detection device 4 and unloader 5, replaced artifical detection to flexible circuit board, connector and electric core outward appearance, avoided detecting the erroneous judgement to detection efficiency has been promoted, and then production efficiency has been promoted.
Referring to fig. 2 again, the flexible printed circuit 200 in this embodiment is disposed at the head of the battery cell 100, and the connector 300 is connected to the end of the flexible printed circuit 200.
With reference to fig. 1, fig. 3, fig. 4, and fig. 5, fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of the feeding device in the present embodiment, fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the rack, the conveying assembly, and the receiving mechanism in the present embodiment, and fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of the feeding mechanism and the dust removing mechanism in the present embodiment. Further, the feeding device 1 includes a feeding mechanism 11, a dust removing mechanism 12, and a feeding robot 13. The dust removing mechanism 12 is disposed on the feeding mechanism 11, and a dust removing end of the dust removing mechanism 12 faces the feeding mechanism 11. The feeding robot 13 is provided on one side of the feeding mechanism 11 and close to the transfer device 2. The battery cell 100 that awaits measuring is placed in the material loading level of feed mechanism 11 in proper order, then moves the unloading level of feed mechanism 11 under the drive of feed mechanism 11, and dust removal mechanism 12 removes dust in proper order to the battery cell 100 that feed mechanism 11 drove, then adsorbs the battery cell 100 that has removed dust by the location of feed robot 13 again to transfer to the material loading level of transmission device 2, accomplish the material loading.
Specifically, the feeding mechanism 11 includes a frame 111, a conveying assembly 112, and a conveying driving member 113. The conveyance assembly 112 includes a conveyance belt 1121, a first conveyance roller (not shown), a second conveyance roller 1122, and a conveyance rack 1123. The conveying rack 1123 is disposed on the frame 111, the first conveying roller and the second conveying roller 1122 are respectively rotatably connected to two ends of the conveying rack 1123, and the conveying belts 1121 are respectively wound around the first conveying roller and the second conveying roller 1122. The transfer drive 113 includes a drive motor 1131, a drive pulley 1132, a timing belt 1133, and a driven pulley 1134. Driving motor 1131 sets up in transmission frame 1123, and its output shaft and action wheel 1132 coaxial coupling, hold-in range 1133 are respectively around locating action wheel 1132 and follow driving wheel 1134, follow driving wheel 1134 and first transfer roller coaxial coupling. Driving motor 1131 drives action wheel 1132 and rotates, and action wheel 1132 drives from the driving wheel 1134 rotation through hold-in range 1133, and then drives first transfer roller and rotate, and first transfer roller passes through conveyer belt 1121 and drives second transfer roller 1122 and rotate, and electricity core 100 places on conveyer belt 1121, and it is following the rotation of conveyer belt 1121 and is removed.
Preferably, the transfer assembly 112 also includes two tension adjustment members 1124. The two tension adjusting members 1124 are respectively disposed on the transfer frame 1123 and are respectively connected to both ends of the second transfer roller 1122. The tension adjusting member 1124 is used to adjust the tension of the second conveying roller 1122 on the conveying belt 1121 so as to facilitate better conveyance of the conveying belt 1121. Each tension adjusting member 1124 includes a first fixing block 11241 and a first screw 11242. The conveying frame 1123 is arranged on the first fixing block 11241, the first fixing block 11241 is close to the end of the second conveying roller 1122, one end of the first screw 11242 is in threaded connection with the first fixing block 11241, the other end of the first screw 11242 is in abutting connection with the end of the second conveying roller 1122, the threaded connection depth of the first fixing block 11241 is adjusted through the threaded connection of the first screw 11242, and therefore the displacement of the second conveying roller 1122 is enabled to achieve the purpose of adjusting the tension degree of the conveying belt 1121. Preferably, the discharging mechanism 11 further comprises two in-position detecting members 114. The two in-place detection pieces 114 are respectively arranged at two ends of the conveying frame 1123 and are used for in-place detection of the battery cells 100. The in-place detection 114 in this embodiment may employ a correlation fiber optic sensor. Preferably, the discharging mechanism 11 further includes two anti-falling partition plates 115, where the two anti-falling partition plates 115 are respectively disposed at two ends of the conveying rack 1123, and are used for blocking the conveyed battery cells 100 to prevent the battery cells 100 from falling off the conveying belt 1121.
Referring to fig. 3 to 5, further, the dust removing mechanism 12 includes a dust removing component 121 and a suspending component 122. The dust removal assembly 121 is used for removing dust from the battery cell 100, and the suspension assembly 122 is used for suspending the battery cell 100. It can be understood that, when electric core 100 moves on conveyer belt 1121, it is the surface of laminating in conveyer belt 1121, when dust removal component 121 removes dust to electric core 100, it is unable to remove dust to the lower surface of electric core 100 laminating in conveyer belt 1121, so after dust removal component 121 removes dust preliminarily, it is still necessary to make electric core 100 be in the suspended state through unsettled component 122, then dust removal component 121 removes dust to the lower surface of electric core 100 and conveyer belt 1121 laminating again, so as to remove dust comprehensively to electric core, and omission is avoided. And the battery cell 100 loaded by the loading mechanism 11 is cleaned by dust removal through the dust removal mechanism 12, so that the accuracy of subsequent appearance detection of the battery cell 100 is ensured.
Specifically, the dust removing assembly 121 includes a dust removing support plate 1211, a dust removing member 1212, and a dust removing cover 1213. The dust-removing support plate 1211 is disposed on the frame 111 and is located at one side of the conveying assembly 112, and the dust-removing support plate 1211 may be independently disposed. The dust removing element 1212 and the dust removing cover 1213 are disposed on the dust removing support plate 1211, wherein the dust removing element 1212 is located above the conveyor belt 1121, the dust removing end of the dust removing element 1212 faces the conveyor belt 1121, and the dust removing cover 1213 covers the dust removing element 1212. In this embodiment, the dust removing unit 1212 may be a fan, preferably an ion fan, the dust removing cover 1213 is communicated with an external dust collector through the dust removing pipe 12131, and after the ion fan removes dust from the electrical core 100, dust can be dispersed in the dust removing cover 1213 and then absorbed to the outside of the device through the external dust collector. Preferably, the dust removing assembly 121 further includes a sliding member 1214, and a lower end of the dust removing support plate 1211 is slidably coupled to the sliding member 1214 so that the dust removing assembly 121 as a whole is movable to adjust the position of the dust removing assembly 121. The sliding member 1214 in this embodiment is a sliding rail, which can be disposed on the frame 111 or can be disposed independently; specifically, the lower end of the dust-removing support plate 1211 is slidably connected to the slide rail through a slider, and a screw rod having a handle is screwed to the slider.
The suspension assembly 122 includes a suspension suction element 1221 and a suspension driving element 1222. The suspension driving member 1222 is disposed on the dust-removing support plate 1211, and the output end thereof is connected to the suspension adsorbing member 1221. The suspended adsorbing member 1221 is located below the dust removing member 1212, and faces the conveyor belt 1121, the suspended driving member 1222 drives the suspended adsorbing member 1221 to move linearly in a direction perpendicular to the conveyor belt 1121, so that the suspended adsorbing member 1221 is close to the battery cell 100 on the conveyor belt 1121, after the suspended adsorbing member 1221 adsorbs the battery cell 100, the suspended driving member 1222 drives the suspended adsorbing member 1221 to ascend and suspend, and the rear dust removing member 1212 removes dust again, preferably, the suspended adsorbing member 1221 can be connected to the suspended driving member 1222 through a rotating cylinder (not shown), and after the battery cell 100 ascends and suspends, the rotating cylinder rotates to remove dust. The suspension absorbing member 1221 in this embodiment may be an absorbing block, and the suspension driving member 1222 may be a telescopic cylinder.
Referring back to fig. 3 and 5, further, the feeding device 1 further includes a receiving mechanism 14. The storage mechanism 14 is disposed on the feeding mechanism 11 and is used for turning over the feeding mechanism 11. It is understood that the feeding device 1 is a part of the whole appearance inspection apparatus. For convenience of loading the battery cells 100, the length of the loading mechanism 11 is generally set to be longer, and the loading mechanism 11 protrudes out of the whole apparatus compared to other devices of the appearance detecting apparatus, for example, the appearance detecting apparatus is a chassis with a protection function, and the transmission component 112 of the loading mechanism 11 may leak out of the chassis when the apparatus is operated, as shown in fig. 1, a protruding feature of the transmission component 112 is visible. However, when the device as a whole needs to be moved, the protruding delivery member 112 may be inconvenient and may even be damaged by collision. Through the setting of receiving mechanism 14, can overturn feed mechanism 11 to accomodate in the quick-witted incasement of outward appearance check out test set, make the whole removal of equipment convenient, and avoided moving the collision damage that the in-process probably caused feed mechanism 11.
Specifically, the receiving mechanism 14 includes a receiving rotator 141 and a rotation stopper 142. The storage rotator 141 is rotatably coupled to the frame 111. The conveying rack 1123 of the conveying assembly 112 is connected to the rack 111 through the receiving rotary member 141, and the purpose of rotating the conveying assembly 112 can be achieved by rotating the receiving rotary member 141, and in a specific application, the receiving rotary member 141 can be rotated manually. The receiving rotary member 141 in this embodiment may be a rotary shaft. The rotation limiting member 142 includes a first locking member 1421 and a second locking member 1422, the first locking member 1421 and the second locking member 1422 are disposed on the frame 111 and the transmission frame 1123, respectively, and the first locking member 1421 abuts against the second locking member 1422. When the transferring assembly 112 needs to rotate, the abutting state of the first locking member 1421 and the second locking member 1422 disappears, the rotation restriction of the receiving rotating member 141 is cancelled, and the receiving of the transferring assembly 112 can be completed by rotating the receiving rotating member 141.
Specifically, the first locking member 1421 includes a first locking block 14211 and a fixing member 14212. The first locking piece 14211 is fixed on the frame 111 by a fixing piece 14212, and a surface of the first locking piece 14211 facing the second locking piece 1422 has a first inclined surface. The fixing member 14212 in this embodiment may be a screw. The second locker 1422 includes a second locking block 14221 and a locking adjuster 14222. The locking adjuster 14222 is connected to the second locking block 14221, and the locking adjuster 14222 is used to adjust the position of the second locking block 14221 relative to the first locking block 14211. The second locking block 14221 has a second inclined surface on a surface facing the first locking block 14211. The inclined direction of the first inclined plane is the same as that of the second inclined plane, and the first inclined plane is abutted against the second inclined plane, so that the second locking block 14221 and the first locking block 14211 are mutually limited. When the locking adjusting part 14222 adjusts the second locking block 14221 to be away from the first locking block 14211, the second inclined surface slides on the first inclined surface until the second inclined surface is separated from the first inclined surface, and the limit of the second locking block 14221 and the first locking block 14211 disappears. Specifically, the locking adjustment member 14222 includes a second fixing block 142221 and a second screw 142222. The second fixing block 142221 is disposed on the conveying frame 1123 and can slide on the conveying frame 1123, the second fixing block 142221 is close to the second locking block 14221, one end of the second screw 142222 is screwed to the second fixing block 142221, the other end of the second screw 142222 is connected to the end of the second locking block 14221 that faces away from the second inclined surface, the second locking block 14221 is displaced by adjusting the screwing depth of the second screw 142222 to the second fixing block 142221, so as to adjust the position of the second locking block 14221 relative to the first locking block 14211, and the first inclined surface is attached to or detached from the second inclined surface. Preferably, the frame 111 is provided with a sliding groove corresponding to the position of the second locking block 14221, and the second locking block 14221 can slide in the sliding groove. When the first locking block 14211 is separated from the second locking block 14221, the rotating member 31 is rotated to complete the turning of the transmission assembly 112.
Preferably, the feeding device 1 in this embodiment further includes a positioning mechanism (not shown). The positioning end of the positioning mechanism faces the blanking position of the conveyor belt 1121, and the positioning mechanism is used for positioning the dust-removed battery core 100, so that the feeding robot 13 can position and take materials. The positioning mechanism in this embodiment may adopt a CCD positioning system, and in a specific application, it may be disposed on a chassis (not shown in the drawings) of the overall appearance inspection apparatus, or may be disposed independently, and is not limited herein.
Referring to fig. 3 again, further, the feeding device in this embodiment further includes a code scanning mechanism 15. Sweep ink recorder and construct 15 and be used for sweeping ink recorder to electric core 100 of feed mechanism 11 material loading. Specifically, the code scanning mechanism 15 includes a code scanning support rod 151 and a code scanning member 152. The code scanning support rod 151 is disposed at one side of the frame 111, and the code scanning member 152 is disposed at an upper end of the code scanning support rod 151 and faces the conveyor belt 1121. It is understood that an identifier for storing information, such as a two-dimensional code, may be disposed on the battery cell 100, and a code scanning gun may be used for the code scanning member 152 in this embodiment, so as to facilitate production management of the battery cell 100. Preferably, the scanner gun 152 is connected to the upper end of the scanner support rod 151 by a scanner adjuster 153. Specifically, the code scanning adjustment member 153 includes an adjustment block 1531 having openings at both ends, an adjustment rod 1532, and two adjustment screws. The upper end of the code-scanning support rod 151 and the adjusting rod 1532 are respectively disposed in the openings at the two ends of the adjusting block 1531, and both can rotate and displace in the opening of the adjusting block 1531. The two adjusting screws are respectively inserted into the openings at the two ends of the adjusting block 1531, so that the upper ends of the adjusting rod 1532 and the code-scanning supporting rod 151 are fixed to the adjusting block 1531. By rotating and moving the adjusting rod 1532 and the adjusting block 1531, the position of the code scanning member 152 relative to the conveyor belt 1121 and the angle of the code scanning member 152 facing the conveyor belt 1121 can be adjusted. When the adjustment is needed, the adjusting screw is loosened, and the adjusting screw is locked after the adjustment is completed.
Referring back to fig. 1, further, the transferring device 2 includes a first transferring mechanism 21, a transferring mechanism 22 and a second transferring mechanism 23. The loading position and the unloading position of the relay mechanism 22 face the unloading position of the first transfer mechanism 21 and the loading position of the second transfer mechanism 23, respectively. The transfer mechanism 22 is used for rotating the battery core at the feeding position of the first transmission mechanism 21 by 180 degrees and then feeding the battery core to the second transmission mechanism 23 at the feeding position.
Electric core 100 that awaits measuring is through removing dust, sweep the sign indicating number, the location back, material loading robot 13 can be according to positioning information, accurately adsorb electric core 100 that awaits measuring on conveyer belt 1121 unloading position, and shift electric core 100 to the material loading position of first transmission device 21, then electric core 100 is along first transmission device 21, the direction of transmission of transfer mechanism 22 and second transmission device 23 conveys in proper order, stop on each station of first transmission device 21 and second transmission device 23, correspond respectively and accomplish electric core 100, flexible line way board 200 or connector 300 carry out the outward appearance and detect, then by unloader 5 to accomplishing the electric core 100 unloading that detects. The loading level of the first conveying mechanism 21 is the first station of the first conveying mechanism 21, and the loading level of the second conveying mechanism 23 is the first station of the second conveying mechanism 23.
With reference to fig. 6, fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of the first conveying mechanism in this embodiment, and further, the first conveying mechanism 21 includes a turntable assembly 211 and four turnover assemblies 212, in this embodiment, the number of the turnover assemblies 212 is four. The turntable assembly 211 is connected with the four turning assemblies 212 respectively, the turntable assembly 211 drives the four turning assemblies 212 to move, and the turning assemblies 212 are used for bearing the battery cell 100 and can turn the battery cell 100 by 180 degrees.
Specifically, turret assembly 211 includes turret carrier 2111, turret 2112, and turret drive 2113. The turntable 2112 is rotatably connected to the carriage 2111, the output end of the turntable driving member 2113 is connected to the turntable 2112, and the turntable driving member 2113 drives the turntable 2112 to rotate. The turntable drive 2113 in this embodiment may employ a motor. Preferably, the turret assembly 211 further includes a tip carriage 2114, the tip carriage 2114 being disposed on the turret 2112 for carrying four tip assemblies 212. The turn-over carriage 2114 in this embodiment is approximately rectangular, the lower surface of the turn-over carriage 2112 is disposed on the turntable 2112, four turn-over assemblies 212 are correspondingly disposed on four side surfaces of the turn-over carriage 2114, and every two turn-over assemblies 212 are perpendicular to each other.
The flipping assembly 212 includes a flipping bearing 2121, a flipping suction 2122, and a flipping driving 2123. The turning driving member 2123 is disposed on the side of the turning bearing frame 2114, the output end of the turning driving member 2123 is connected to the turning bearing frame 2121, the turning adsorbing member 2122 is disposed on the turning bearing frame 2121, the battery cell 100 can be adsorbed by the turning adsorbing member 2122, the turning driving member 2123 drives the turning bearing frame 2121 to turn, and then the battery cell 100 adsorbed by the turning adsorbing member 2122 is turned over, so that the battery cell 100 cannot fall after being turned over by 180 degrees. The reverse adsorbing member 2122 in this embodiment may be an adsorbing block, and the reverse driving member 2123 may be a rotary cylinder. The four turning driving elements 2123 are respectively disposed on four sides of the turning bearing frame 2114, and the turning bearing member 2121 and the turning absorbing member 2122 are parallel to the turntable 2112. Preferably, the first transmission mechanism 21 further comprises an air slip ring 213, and the air slip ring 213 is disposed on the upper surface of the overturning carrier 2114. In specific application, four overturning driving parts 2123 and four overturning adsorbing parts 2122 all need air pipes and an external air control system, and this needs a plurality of air pipes, which can cause complexity of air pipe connection, and in this embodiment, the overturning bearing frame 2114 and the air slip ring 213 are matched, so that the complicated air pipes are firstly regularly collected in the overturning bearing frame 2114, and then the complicated air pipes pass through the upper surface of the overturning bearing frame 2114 to be connected with the air slip ring 213, thereby avoiding disorder of air pipe wiring.
There are four stations around the periphery of the turntable 2112 in this embodiment, including a second station, a third station, and a fourth station in addition to the first station as a loading station; wherein the first station is close to the feeding robot 13. The turntable 2112 drives the four turnover assemblies 212 to rotate in a reciprocating manner, and each turnover assembly 212 is stopped at each station, so that the appearance detection of the battery cell 100, the flexible circuit board 200 or the connector 300 by other appearance detection mechanisms is performed in sequence.
Referring back to fig. 6, further, the first transfer mechanism 21 further includes an origin detecting element 214. The origin detector 214 is provided on the turret bearing 2111 and faces the flip assembly 212. It is understood that four turnover assemblies 212 rotate around the turn table 2112, and there is a space between two adjacent turnover assemblies 212, and whether the turnover assemblies 212 are rotated in place can be detected by the origin detection component 214, and according to the number of times of the detected turnover assemblies 212, whether the four turnover assemblies 212 are rotated 360 degrees can be determined, and the four turnover assemblies are returned to the original position, i.e., the origin, so as to facilitate the feeding count of the feeding robot 13 and the transfer count of the transfer mechanism 22. Preferably, the origin detecting member 214 is provided at a position facing the first station of the first transfer mechanism 21, which sequentially performs the in-position detection of the passing flip assembly 212. The origin detection element 214 in this embodiment may be a photoelectric sensor.
With continued reference to fig. 7, fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of the rotation mechanism in this embodiment; further, in the present embodiment, the relay mechanism 22 is located on the same side of the first transmission mechanism 21 and the second transmission mechanism 23. Specifically, the relay mechanism 22 includes a relay carrier 221, a first relay driver 222, a first relay carrier plate 223, a second relay driver 224, a second relay carrier plate 225, a third relay driver 226, and a relay absorbing member 227. The first transfer driving element 222 is disposed on the transfer carriage 221, and an output end of the first transfer driving element 222 is connected to the first transfer supporting plate 223, and the first transfer driving element 222 drives the first transfer supporting plate 223 to move linearly between the first transmission mechanism 21 and the second transmission mechanism 23. The second intermediate driving member 224 is disposed on the first intermediate bearing plate 223, an output end of the second intermediate driving member 224 is connected to the second intermediate bearing plate 225, the second intermediate driving member 224 drives the second intermediate bearing plate 225 to move linearly along a direction perpendicular to the rotating table 2112, in this embodiment, the second intermediate driving member 224 can select a telescopic cylinder. The third transferring driving member 226 is disposed on the second transferring bearing plate 225, an output end of the third transferring driving member 226 is connected to the transferring adsorbing member 227, and the third transferring driving member 226 drives the transferring adsorbing member 227 to rotate. The suction member 227 may employ a vacuum chuck or a suction block.
The structure and the operation principle of the second transmission mechanism 23 are the same as those of the first transmission mechanism 21, and are not described herein again. The periphery of the turntable of the second transmission mechanism 23 also has four stations, the material loading position of the second transmission mechanism 23 close to the transfer mechanism 22 is the first station of the second transmission mechanism 23, and the second station, the third station and the fourth station of the second transmission mechanism 23 are arranged around the turntable of the second transmission mechanism 23 in sequence.
Referring to fig. 1 again, further, the feeding device 1 and the discharging device 5 are respectively located at two opposite ends of the transfer mechanism 22, wherein the feeding device 1 is opposite to the first station of the first transmission mechanism 21, the discharging device 2 is opposite to the fourth station of the second transmission mechanism 23, and the rest mechanisms are respectively arranged around the rest stations of the first transmission mechanism 21 and the second transmission mechanism 23 in a layout manner, so that the occupied space of the whole appearance detection device can be reduced to the greatest extent, and the space resources of the factory building of an enterprise can be saved.
The transmission process of the battery cell in this embodiment is as follows: the feeding robot 13 first feeds the battery cell 100 onto the overturning adsorption member 2122 at the first station of the first conveying mechanism 21, and makes the end of the flexible circuit board 200 and the connector 300, that is, the head of the battery cell 100, face away from the turntable assembly 211. Then, the first transmission mechanism 21 drives the battery cell 100 to sequentially rotate to the rest of the stations of the first transmission mechanism 21 for appearance detection, and finally, the battery cell 100 reaches the fourth station of the first transmission mechanism 21, at this time, the head of the battery cell 100 is right opposite to the transfer mechanism 22, then the transfer mechanism 22 adsorbs the battery cell 100 and moves to the first station of the second transmission mechanism 23, after the battery cell 100 is rotated by 180 degrees, the tail of the battery cell 100 is right opposite to the transfer mechanism 22, then the battery cell 100 is placed on the overturning adsorption piece 2122 of the first station of the second transmission mechanism 23, then the battery cell 100 is sequentially rotated to the rest of the stations of the second transmission mechanism 23 under the driving of the second transmission mechanism 23 for appearance detection, and then, the battery cell reaches the fourth station of the second transmission mechanism 23, and blanking is performed by the blanking device 5.
With continuing reference to fig. 1, 8 and 9, fig. 8 is a schematic structural view of the detection mechanism of the present embodiment; fig. 9 is a schematic view of another perspective structure of the connector detection mechanism in this embodiment. Further, the flexible circuit board connector inspection device 3 includes a connector inspection mechanism 31 and a flexible circuit board inspection mechanism 32. The connector detection mechanism 31 is used for appearance detection of the front or back of the connector. The flexible wiring board detection mechanism 32 is used for appearance detection of the front surface and the back surface of the flexible wiring board. The number of the connector detection mechanisms 31 in this embodiment is two, the two connector detection mechanisms 31 are respectively located at the first station and the third station of the first conveying mechanism 21 and respectively face the first conveying mechanism 21, and the two connector detection mechanisms 31 respectively perform appearance detection on the front side and the back side of the connector 300. The flexible printed circuit board detection mechanism 32 is located at the second station of the first transport mechanism 21 and faces the first transport mechanism 21, and performs appearance detection on the front surface and the back surface of the flexible printed circuit board 200.
Referring back to fig. 8 and 9, further, the connector detection mechanism 31 includes a connector detection member 311 and a connector detection light source 312. The image forming end of the connector detecting member 311 faces the front or back of the connector 300, and the connector detecting light source 312 faces the connector 300. The connector inspection piece 311 is used for image inspection of the front or back of the connector 300, and the connector inspection light source 312 is used for providing illumination when the connector 300 is imaged. In this embodiment, the cross section of the battery cell 100 is larger than that of the turning adsorption piece 2122, and when the battery cell 100 is loaded onto the turning adsorption piece 2122 of the first transmission mechanism 21, the connector 300 disposed at the head of the battery cell 100 and the flexible circuit board 200 are both exposed outside the turning adsorption piece 2122. Then, the first conveying mechanism 21 drives the turnover adsorbing member 2122 adsorbed with the battery cell 100 to move to a position right below the connector detecting mechanism 311, so that the connector 300 is opposite to the image forming end of the connector detecting member 311. In this embodiment, the connector detection light source 312 is located between the connector detection member 311 and the connector 300, and the connector detection light source 312 is a ring light source, preferably a ring light source with a rectangular cross section, which emits light around the connector 300 to provide sufficient illumination for imaging the connector detection member 311 and ensure the imaging quality of the connector detection member 311. The connector detecting member 311 in this embodiment may employ a CCD camera.
Referring back to fig. 8 and 9, further, connector detection mechanism 31 further includes a connector optical shaping member 313. Connector optical shaping element 313 is used for shaping the connector prior to imaging inspection. It can be understood that, the flexible printed circuit board 200 is a flexible board, and after the connector 300 is connected with the battery cell 100 through the flexible printed circuit board 200, there may be a problem of tilting, etc., so that the front or back of the connector is not directly opposite to the imaging end of the connector detection part 311, and after the connector 300 is shaped by the connector optical shaping part 313, for example, after being flattened or flattened, appearance detection of the connector 300 is performed, so as to ensure the quality of imaging detection.
Specifically, connector optical shaping element 313 includes connector shaping support 3131, connector shaping driver 3132, and connector shaping element 3133. Connector-shaping support 3131 is located below connector-detecting light source 312, connector-shaping driver 3132 is provided on connector-shaping support 3131, an output end of connector-shaping driver 3132 is connected to connector-shaping element 3133, and connector-shaping driver 3132 drives connector-shaping element 3133 to move linearly in a direction perpendicular to connector 300. The connector-shaping driver 3132 in this embodiment may employ an air cylinder. The connector shaping element 3133 in this embodiment may be made of optical glass, and the connector shaping driver 3132 drives the connector shaping element 3133 to press down the connector 300, so that the connector 300 is flat, because the optical glass has good optical transparency, the connector detector 311 can image the connector 300 directly through the connector shaping element 3133, and the imaging quality of the connector detector 311 is not affected. Preferably, connector-shaping element 3133 is also a pneumatic gripper that engages two optical glasses (not shown), and the two optical glasses are driven by the pneumatic gripper to clamp and shape connector 300.
Referring back to fig. 8 and 9, further, the connector detection mechanism 31 further includes a connector adjustment assembly 314. The connector adjustment assembly 314 is used to adjust the position of the connector sensing piece 311 and the connector sensing light source 312 relative to the connector 300.
Specifically, the connector adjustment assembly 314 includes two first adjustment members 3141, two second adjustment members 3142, and an adjustment carrier plate 3143. The first adjusting member 3141 includes a bottom plate 31411, two first bearing plates 31412, a first lead screw pair 31413, two first guide rails 31414, two first sliding blocks 31415, a first sliding table 31416, a first handle 31417, a vertical plate 31418, and a screw handle 31419. Two first bearing plates 31412 are respectively vertically arranged at two ends of the upper surface of the bottom plate 31411, two ends of a first screw rod pair 31413 are respectively and rotatably connected to the two first bearing plates 31412, two first guide rails 31414 are respectively laid on the upper surface of the bottom plate 31411 and are respectively positioned at two opposite sides of the first screw rod pair 31413, the first screw rod pair 31413 is parallel to the first guide rails 31414, two first sliding blocks 31415 are respectively and slidably connected to the two first guide rails 31414, a first sliding table 31416 is arranged on the two first sliding blocks 31415, the first sliding table 31416 is connected with a nut of the first screw rod pair 31413, a first handle 31417 is rotatably connected with an end part of a screw rod of the first screw rod pair 31413, a vertical plate 31418 is arranged on the bottom plate 31411 and close to the first guide rails 31414, and a screw rod end of a screw rod handle 31419 penetrates through the vertical plate 31418 and is abutted against the first sliding. The abutting relation between the screw end of the screw handle 31419 and the first sliding block 31415 is adjusted through the handle end of the screw handle 31419, when the first sliding table 31416 needs to move, the screw end of the screw handle 31419 is separated from the first sliding block 31415, the first sliding block 31415 can move, at this time, the first screw pair 31413 is driven to rotate by rotating the first handle 31417, the first sliding table 31417 is driven to linearly move along the first guide rail 31414, the linear adjustment of the first sliding table 31417 is completed, and after the adjustment is completed, the screw end of the screw handle 31419 is abutted to the first sliding block 31415. Preferably, the lead screw of the first lead screw pair 31413 can be a trapezoidal lead screw with a self-locking function. Preferably, a scale is provided along the length of the bottom plate 31411 to facilitate accurate adjustment of the position. The two first adjusting members 3141 are vertically disposed, and the bottom plate 31411 of one first adjusting member 3141 is disposed on the first sliding table 31416 of the other first adjusting member 3141. The adjustment bearing plate 3143 is vertically disposed on the first sliding table 31416 of the first adjustment 3141, and the adjustment bearing plate 3143 is provided with two strip-shaped openings 31431 along the height direction thereof. The second adjusting member 3142 includes two second bearing plates 31421, a second screw pair 31422, two second guide rails 31423, two second sliding blocks 31424, a second sliding table 31425, and a second handle 31426. The two second bearing plates 31421 are vertically arranged on one surface of the adjusting bearing plate 3143, the two second bearing plates 31421 are sequentially arranged along the height direction of the adjusting bearing plate 3143, the two second bearing plates 31421 are respectively located at two opposite ends of the strip-shaped opening 31431, two ends of the second screw rod pair 31422 are rotatably connected to the two second bearing plates 31421, the two second guide rails 31423 are respectively laid on the other surface of the adjusting bearing plate 3143 along the height direction of the adjusting bearing plate 3143, the two second sliding blocks 31424 are respectively connected to the two second guide rails 31423 in a sliding manner, the second sliding table 31425 is arranged on the two second sliding blocks 31424, the second sliding table 31425 is connected with a nut of the second screw rod pair 31422, and the second handle 31426 is connected with the end of a screw rod of the second screw rod pair 31422. Preferably, the screw of the second screw pair 31422 can be a trapezoidal screw with a self-locking function. Preferably, the second guide rails 31423 may be shared by two second adjustment members 3142. Preferably, a scale may be provided along the height direction of the adjustment carrier plate 3143 to facilitate accurate displacement adjustment. The second handle 31426 is rotated to drive the second sliding table 31425 to linearly move along the height of the adjusting bearing plate 3143 through the second screw rod pair 31422. The connector detection member 311 and the connector detection light source 312 are connected to the second sliding tables 31425 of the two second adjustment members 3142 through connecting rods, respectively. In this way, the position adjustment of the connector detection member 311 and the connector detection light source 312 with respect to the connector 300 in the three XYZ axes can be realized by the adjustment of the two first adjustment members 3141 and the two second adjustment members 3142.
Referring back to fig. 8 and 9, further, the connector detection mechanism 31 further includes a connector background plate 315. The connector background plate 315 includes a first background plate 3151 and a first background plate 3152, the first background plate 3152 is disposed on the first background plate 3151, the first background plate 3152 is disposed below the connector 300, and the first background plate 3152 serves as a background when the connector detector 311 takes an image, so as to improve the imaging quality of the connector detector 311.
With continuing reference to fig. 10 and 11, fig. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of the flexible printed circuit board detection mechanism in the present embodiment; fig. 11 is a schematic structural view of another view angle of the flexible printed circuit board inspection mechanism in this embodiment. Further, the flexible printed circuit board detection mechanism 32 includes a flexible printed circuit board detection part 321 and a flexible printed circuit board detection light source 322. The imaging end of the flexible printed circuit board detector 321 faces the front or back of the flexible printed circuit board 200, and the flexible printed circuit board detection light source 322 faces the flexible printed circuit board 200. The flexible printed circuit board detector 321 is used for imaging detection of the front side or the back side of the flexible printed circuit board 200, and the flexible printed circuit board detection light source 322 is used for providing illumination when the flexible printed circuit board 200 is imaged. After the front detection of the connector 300 is completed, the first transmission mechanism 21 drives the flip adsorbing member 2122 adsorbed with the battery cell 100 to move to a position right below the flexible circuit board detecting member 321, so that the flexible circuit board 200 is opposite to the imaging end of the flexible circuit board detecting member 321. In this embodiment, the flexible circuit board detection light source 322 is located between the flexible circuit board detection part 321 and the flexible circuit board 200, the flexible circuit board detection light source 322 is an annular light source, and light emitted by the flexible circuit board detection light source 322 surrounds the flexible circuit board 200, so as to provide sufficient illumination for imaging of the flexible circuit board detection part 321, and ensure imaging quality. The flexible printed circuit board detector 321 in this embodiment may be a CCD camera.
Referring back to fig. 10 and 11, further, the flexible circuit board inspection mechanism 32 further includes a flexible circuit board optical shaping element 323. The flexible circuit board optical shaping element 323 is used for clamping and shaping the flexible circuit board 200, and the flexible circuit board detection element 321 is used for imaging detection on the flexible circuit board 200 which is clamped and shaped. It can be understood that the flexible printed circuit 200 is a flexible board, and deformation conditions such as tilting and bending may occur, so that the front side or the back side of the flexible printed circuit 200 cannot completely face the imaging end of the flexible printed circuit detector 321, thereby affecting the accuracy of appearance detection of the flexible printed circuit 200. The flexible circuit board 200 is shaped before being detected by the flexible circuit board optical shaping element 323, so that the front side or the back side of the flexible circuit board 200 is completely opposite to the imaging end of the flexible circuit board detection element 321, the imaging quality of the flexible circuit board detection element 321 is ensured, and the accuracy of appearance detection of the flexible circuit board 200 is ensured.
Specifically, the flexible circuit board optical shaping element 323 is located below the flexible circuit board detection light source 322, and includes a circuit board shaping support 3231, a first circuit board shaping driving element 3232, a second circuit board shaping driving element 3233, a third circuit board shaping driving element 3234, and a circuit board shaping element 3235. The first circuit board shaping driver 3232 is disposed on the circuit board shaping support 3231, an output end of the first circuit board shaping driver 3232 is connected to the second circuit board shaping driver 3233, the first circuit board shaping driver 3232 drives the second circuit board shaping driver 3233 to linearly move along a direction parallel to the flexible circuit board 200, and the first circuit board shaping driver 3232 in this embodiment may adopt a linear module or a telescopic cylinder. The output end of the second circuit board shaping driver 3233 is connected to the third circuit board shaping driver 3234, which drives the third circuit board shaping driver 3234 to rotate, and the second circuit board shaping driver 3233 in this embodiment may adopt a rotating cylinder. The output end of the third circuit board reshaping driver 3234 is connected to the circuit board reshaping element 3235, the third circuit board reshaping driver 3234 drives the circuit board reshaping element 3235 to reshape the flexible circuit board 200, and specifically, the circuit board reshaping element 3235 includes an upper reshaping plate 32351 and a lower reshaping plate 32352, preferably, the upper reshaping plate 32351 and the lower reshaping plate 32352 are parallel to each other, and the third circuit board reshaping driver 3234 drives the upper reshaping plate 32351 and the lower reshaping plate 32352 to clamp each other so as to clamp and reshape the flexible circuit board 200. In this embodiment, the third circuit board shaping driving element 3234 may adopt a pneumatic clamping jaw, the upper shaping plate 32351 and the lower shaping plate 32352 both adopt optical glass, the optical glass has good light transmittance, and the flexible circuit board detecting element 321 can directly shoot and image the flexible circuit board 200 through the optical glass without affecting the imaging quality of the flexible circuit board detecting element 321.
Preferably, circuit board shaping 3235 further includes a spacer 32353. A spacer 32353 is provided on the third circuit board shaping driver 3234 between the upper shaping plate 32351 and the lower shaping plate 32352. By the arrangement of the partition 32353, the damage to the flexible circuit board 200 caused by excessive clamping of the upper shaping plate 32351 and the lower shaping plate 32352 is avoided. Preferably, the spacer 32353 has a thickness corresponding to the thickness of the flexible wiring board 200.
After the battery cell 100 moves to the third station of the first transmission mechanism 21, the third circuit board shaping driving element 3234 drives the upper shaping plate 32351 and the lower shaping plate 32352 to clamp and shape the flexible circuit board 200, the flexible circuit board detecting element 321 detects the appearance of the front surface of the flexible circuit board 200, when the battery cell 100 is turned over by 180 degrees, the second circuit board shaping driving element 3233 drives the upper shaping plate 32351 and the lower shaping plate 32352 to turn over by 180 degrees synchronously, and then the flexible circuit board detecting element 321 detects the back surface of the flexible circuit board 200. The above detection mode is preferably applied to the flexible printed circuit 200 disposed at the middle position of the head of the battery cell 100, and after the battery cell 100 is turned over by 180 degrees, the position of the flexible printed circuit 200 at the head of the battery cell 100 is unchanged. It can be understood that, when the flexible circuit board 200 is disposed at the head position of the battery cell 100, sometimes it is not at the head middle position of the battery cell 100, after the battery cell 100 is turned over 180 degrees, there is a height difference between the flexible circuit board 200 before and after turning over, in a direction perpendicular to the battery cell 100, in order to make the upper shaping plate 32351 and the lower shaping plate 32352 adapt to the height difference generated by the flexible circuit board 200 after turning over the battery cell 100, preferably, the optical shaping member 323 further includes a fourth circuit board shaping driving member (not shown in the figure), the fourth circuit board shaping driving member may be an air cylinder, the first circuit board shaping driving member 3232 is connected with the second circuit board shaping driving member 3233 through the fourth circuit board shaping driving member, so as to adjust the heights of the upper shaping plate 32351 and the lower shaping plate 32352, so as to compensate for the height difference before and after turning over of the flexible circuit board 200, of course, the fourth circuit board, the circuit board shaping support 3231 is vertically arranged, the output end of the fourth circuit board shaping driving element is connected with the first circuit board shaping driving element 3232, the purpose of adjusting the heights of the upper shaping plate 32351 and the lower shaping plate 32352 can be achieved, and the compensation of the height difference of the flexible circuit board 200 is completed after the battery cell 100 is turned over by 180 degrees.
In another embodiment, referring to fig. 12, fig. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of a circuit board detection mechanism in another embodiment. In this embodiment, the circuit board optical shaping element 323 differs in that it includes a circuit board shaping support 3231, a third circuit board shaping driver 3234, and a circuit board shaping element 3235. The third circuit board shaping driver 3234 is disposed on the circuit board shaping support 3231 through a connecting plate. The output end of the third circuit board reshaping driver 3234 is connected to the upper reshaping plate 32351 and the lower reshaping plate 32352, and the third circuit board reshaping driver 3234 drives the upper reshaping plate 32351 and the lower reshaping plate 32352 to clamp and reshape the flexible circuit board 200. The battery cell 100 moves to the detection position of the flexible circuit board 200, the third circuit board shaping driving element 3234 drives the upper shaping plate 32351 and the lower shaping plate 32352 to clamp the flexible circuit board 200, the flexible circuit board detection element 321 detects the front of the flexible circuit board 200, then the third circuit board shaping driving element 3234 drives the upper shaping plate 32351 and the lower shaping plate 32352 to separate, the battery cell 100 moves out of the detection position, the battery cell 100 is turned over by 180 degrees and then moves to the detection position, the third circuit board shaping driving element 3234 drives the upper shaping plate 32351 and the lower shaping plate 32352 to clamp the flexible circuit board 200, and the flexible circuit board detection element 321 detects the back of the flexible circuit board 200. Similarly, in another embodiment, the circuit board optical shaping element 323 can also be provided with a fourth circuit board shaping driving element (not shown in the figure) to compensate for the height of the flexible circuit board 200 after the electrical core 100 is flipped over, which is not described herein again.
Referring back to fig. 2 and 3, further, the flexible printed circuit board inspection mechanism 1 further includes a flexible printed circuit board adjustment assembly 324. The flexible printed circuit board adjusting assembly 324 is used for adjusting the position of the flexible printed circuit board detector 321 and the flexible printed circuit board detection light source 322 relative to the flexible printed circuit board 200. As described above, when the flexible printed circuit 200 is not disposed at the middle position of the head of the battery cell 100, after the battery cell 100 is turned over by 180 degrees, the height of the flexible printed circuit 200 is different, and the flexible printed circuit 200 is also shifted in a direction parallel to the battery cell 100, and at this time, both the flexible printed circuit detector 321 and the flexible printed circuit detection light source 322 need to be repositioned to obtain the optimal imaging position. The flexible printed circuit board adjusting assembly 324 is arranged to complete the detection on the front side of the flexible printed circuit board 200, and after the flexible printed circuit board 200 is turned over by 180 degrees, the flexible printed circuit board detecting element 321 and the flexible printed circuit board detecting light source 322 still can maintain the same imaging condition on the back side of the flexible printed circuit board 200, thereby ensuring the imaging quality.
Specifically, the flexible printed circuit board adjusting assembly 324 includes a first linear adjuster 3241, a third carrier plate 3242, a second linear adjuster 3243, and a fourth carrier plate 3244. The adjusting end of the first linear adjusting element 3241 is connected to the third loading plate 3242, the first linear adjusting element 3241 drives the third loading plate 3242 to move linearly along a direction parallel to the battery cell 100, and the first linear adjusting element 3241 may be a linear module in this embodiment. The second linear adjusting element 3243 is disposed on the third loading plate 3242, an adjusting end of the second linear adjusting element 3243 is connected to the fourth loading plate 3244, the fourth loading plate 3244 is slidably connected to the third loading plate 3242, the second linear adjusting element 3243 drives the fourth loading plate 3244 to linearly move along a direction perpendicular to the battery cell 100, and the second linear adjusting element 3243 in this embodiment may select a linear module or a telescopic cylinder. The flexible printed circuit board detection element 321 and the flexible printed circuit board detection light source 322 are disposed on the fourth carrier plate 3244 along the height direction of the third carrier plate 3244. Thus, through the matching adjustment of the first linear adjusting element 3241 and the second linear adjusting element 3243, the height difference and the position deviation generated by the flexible printed circuit 200 after the battery cell 100 is turned over 180 can be compensated, so that the appearance detection of the front side and the back side of the flexible printed circuit 200 are kept under the same condition, and the accuracy of the appearance detection of the flexible printed circuit 200 is further ensured.
Referring to fig. 10 and 11 again, further, the flexible printed circuit board inspection mechanism 1 further includes a debugging adjustment member 325. It can be understood that, in order to achieve the best effect of the flexible printed circuit board detector 321 in detecting the appearance of the flexible printed circuit board 200 connected to the battery cells 100 of different specifications or different batches, before the flexible printed circuit board detector 321 formally detects the flexible printed circuit board 200, the positions of the flexible printed circuit board detector 321 and the flexible printed circuit board detection light source 322 relative to the flexible printed circuit board 200 need to be debugged, so as to obtain the best effect. By arranging the debugging adjusting part 325, the flexible printed circuit board detecting part 321, the flexible printed circuit board detecting light source 322 and the flexible printed circuit board adjusting component 324 are debugged before appearance detection. Specifically, the adjustment adjuster 325 includes a third adjuster 3251 and two fourth adjusters 3252. The structure and the operation principle of the third adjusting member 325 are the same as those of the first adjusting member 3141, and the structure and the operation principle of the fourth adjusting member 3252 are the same as those of the second adjusting member 3142, which are not described herein again. In a specific arrangement, the first linear adjuster 3241 is disposed on the sliding table of the third adjuster 3251, and the two fourth adjusters 3252 are disposed on the fourth bearing plate 3244, respectively. The flexible printed circuit board detection part 321 and the flexible printed circuit board detection light source 322 are respectively disposed on the sliding tables of the two fourth adjusting parts 3252. In this way, the debugging of the flexible printed circuit board detection part 321 and the flexible printed circuit board detection light source 322 before detection is realized by the debugging adjustment part 325.
Referring back to fig. 10 and 11, further, the flexible circuit board inspection mechanism 32 further includes a flexible circuit board background plate 326. The flexible printed circuit board background plate 326 is used to provide a background for imaging the flexible printed circuit board to ensure the imaging quality of the flexible printed circuit board 200. Specifically, the flexible printed circuit board background plate 326 is disposed below the flexible printed circuit board 200, and includes a second background plate support 3261 and a second background plate 3262 disposed on the second background plate support 3261.
With reference to fig. 13, fig. 13 is a schematic structural diagram of the side edge detecting mechanism in this embodiment. Further, the cell detection device 4 includes a side detection mechanism 41. The side edge detection mechanism 41 is disposed on one side of the flexible printed circuit board detection mechanism 32, and is used for appearance detection of the side edge of the battery cell.
In this embodiment, the side edge detection mechanism 41 is disposed on one side of the flexible printed circuit board detection mechanism 32, and faces the second station of the first transmission mechanism 21, when the flexible printed circuit board detection mechanism 32 detects the front and the back of the flexible printed circuit board 200, the two side edges of the battery cell 100 are respectively subjected to appearance detection, so that the overall efficiency of the appearance detection device is improved, and the floor area of the whole appearance detection device is also reduced.
Referring to fig. 13 again, the side edge detecting mechanism 41 further includes a side edge detecting element 411 and a side edge detecting light source 412. The imaging end of the side edge detection element 411 faces the side edge of the battery cell 100, and the side edge detection light source 412 faces the side edge of the battery cell 100. The side detecting element 411 is used for imaging detection of the side of the battery cell 100, and the side detecting light source 412 is used for providing illumination when imaging the side of the battery cell. When flexible line way board detection mechanism 32 detects the front of flexible line way board 200, side detection piece 411 of side detection mechanism 41 carries out outward appearance to one of them side of electric core 100 and detects, and after 180 degrees of electric core upset, flexible line way board detection mechanism 32 detects the reverse side of flexible line way board 200, at this moment, another side of electric core 100 just faces side detection piece 411, side detection piece 411 carries out outward appearance to another side of electric core 100 and detects, so can accomplish the outward appearance detection of two sides of electric core 100 and flexible line way board 200 front and back in step, with the whole efficiency that promotes outward appearance check out test set, and can reduce outward appearance check out test set's area. In this embodiment, the side detecting element 411 may be a CCD camera, and the side detecting light source 412 may be a bar light source.
Referring back to fig. 13, further, the number of the side detecting light sources 412 is two. The two sets of side detecting light sources 412 are respectively located at two opposite sides of the side detecting element 411, and both sets of side detecting light sources 412 face the sides of the electrical core. Through the arrangement of the two sets of side detection light sources 412, sufficient illumination is provided for the shooting and imaging of the side detection element 411, so as to ensure the imaging quality of the side of the battery cell 100.
Referring back to fig. 13, further, the side detecting mechanism 4 further includes a side adjusting assembly 413. The side edge adjusting assembly 413 is used for adjusting the position of the side edge detecting member 411 relative to the battery cell 100. The side adjustment assembly 413 includes a first side adjustment member 4131, a fifth carrier plate 4132, three connection plates 4133, and two first angle adjustment members 4134. The fifth carrier plate 4132 is disposed on the first side adjustment member 4131, the first side adjustment member 4131 drives the fifth carrier plate 4132 to linearly move toward the side of the battery cell 100, the three connection plates 4133 are sequentially disposed along the height direction of the fifth carrier plate 4132, the side detection member 411 is disposed at the end of the middle connection plate 4133, and the two sets of side detection light sources 412 are disposed at the ends of the remaining two second connection plates 4133 through the two first angle adjustment members 4134, respectively.
The structure and the operation principle of the first side adjusting element 4131 are the same as the first adjusting element 3141, and are not described herein again. The fifth supporting plate 4132 is vertically disposed on the sliding table of the first side adjusting member 4131. The positions of the side detecting member 411 and the side detecting light source 412 with respect to the side of the battery cell 100 are adjusted by the first side adjusting member 4131.
The first angle adjuster 4134 includes a spindle carrier 41341 and a first adjustment spindle 41342. The first adjusting hinge 41342 is disposed at the end of the connecting plate 4133, the hinge bracket 41341 is rotatably connected to the first adjusting hinge 41342, and the hinge bracket 41341 is connected to the side detecting light source 412. The angle at which the side edge detection light source 412 faces the side edge of the battery cell 100 is adjusted by rotating the spindle carrier 41341. Preferably, the hinge carrier 41341 is provided with a scale value indicating an angle corresponding to the circumferential position of the first adjusting hinge 41342 to facilitate the accurate adjustment of the angle of the side sensing light source 412.
Preferably, the side adjustment assembly 413 further includes a linear adjustment module 4135. The three connecting plates 4133 are respectively disposed on the fourth carrier plate 4132 through a linear adjustment module 4135, and the setting of the linear adjustment module 4135 is convenient for the side edge detecting element 411 and the side edge detecting light source 412 to perform linear adjustment in the direction perpendicular to the battery cell 100. Specifically, the connecting plate 4133 has the screw hole just to the one end of fifth loading board 4132, fifth loading board 4132 is provided with the bar hole along self direction of height, the one end of linear adjustment module 4135 has the screw rod, the other end of linear adjustment module 4135 has the handle, the one end that the linear adjustment module 4135 has the screw rod passes behind the bar hole of fourth loading board 4132 with the screwed joint in the screw hole of second connecting plate 4133, adjust the elasticity state of the screw rod spiro union of linear adjustment module 4135 through the handle, accomplish the removal and the fixed of connecting plate 4133, and then realize linear adjustment.
The side edge detection mechanism 4 further includes a side edge background plate 414. The side background plate 414 is used to provide a background for imaging the sides of the battery cell 100. The side background plate 414 is located on a side of the battery cell 100 opposite to the side detecting member 411. Specifically, the side background plate 414 includes a third background plate 4141, a third background support 4142 and a first background plate driver 4143. The third background plate 4141 is slidably connected to the third background support frame 4142, the first background plate driving member 4143 is disposed on the third background support frame 4142, the output end of the first background plate driving member 4143 is connected to the third background plate 4141, and the first background plate driving member 4143 drives the third background plate 4141 to move linearly. The background plate driving member 4143 in this embodiment may employ an air cylinder.
Referring to fig. 1 again, further, the cell detection apparatus 4 further includes a head detection mechanism 42 and a tail detection mechanism 43. The head detection mechanism 42 and the tail detection mechanism 43 face the feeding position of the first conveyance mechanism 21 and the feeding position of the second conveyance mechanism 23, respectively. The head detection mechanism 42 is used for appearance detection of the head of the battery cell 100, and the tail detection mechanism 43 is used for appearance detection of the tail of the battery cell 100.
Specifically, the head detection mechanism 42 is located on one side of the first conveying mechanism 21, and faces the head of the battery cell 100 at the fourth station of the first conveying mechanism 21. The structure and the operation principle of the head detection mechanism 42 are the same as those of the side detection mechanism 41, and are not described herein again.
Specifically, the tail detection mechanism 43 is located at one side of the second conveying mechanism 23, and faces the tail of the battery cell 100 at the first station of the second conveying mechanism 23. The structure and the operation principle of the tail detection mechanism 43 are the same as those of the side detection mechanism 41, and are not described herein again.
The connector detection mechanism 31, the flexible printed circuit board detection mechanism 32 and the head detection mechanism 42 are respectively located around the first transmission mechanism 21, specifically, the number of the connector detection mechanisms 31 is two, and one connector detection mechanism 31, one flexible printed circuit board detection mechanism 32, the other connector detection mechanism 31 and the head detection mechanism 42 are sequentially arranged along the transmission direction of the first transmission mechanism 21. After the side edges of the battery cells 100 and the front and back surfaces of the flexible circuit board 200 are detected at the second station of the first conveying mechanism 21, the back surface of the connector 300 is detected at the third station of the first conveying mechanism 21, and then the heads of the battery cells 100 are detected at the fourth station of the first conveying mechanism 21. Then, the transferring mechanism 22 transfers the battery cell 100 at the fourth station of the first conveying mechanism 21 to the first station of the second conveying mechanism 23, and rotates 180 degrees, and the tail detection mechanism 43 detects the tail of the battery cell 100.
Referring back to fig. 1, further, the cell detection apparatus 4 further includes a bevel detection mechanism 44. The bevel detection mechanism 44 is disposed on one side of the tail detection mechanism 43, and is used for detecting a bevel of the tail of the battery cell 100. Specifically, the number of the bevel detection mechanisms 44 is two, and the two bevel detection mechanisms 44 are respectively located at one side of the tail portion detection mechanism 43 and respectively face the two bevel of the tail portion of the electrical core 100, so as to perform appearance detection on the two bevel of the tail portion of the electrical core 100.
With reference to fig. 14, fig. 14 is a schematic structural diagram of the tail detection mechanism and the bevel detection mechanism in this embodiment. The tail detection mechanism 43 includes a tail detection part 431 and two tail bevel detection light sources 432, wherein the tail detection part 431 is opposite to the tail of the battery cell 100, and the two tail bevel detection light sources 432 are respectively located at the upper side and the lower side of the tail detection part 431 and both face the tail of the battery cell 100. The tail detection part 431 is used for imaging detection of the tail of the battery cell 100, and the tail bevel detection light source 432 is used for providing a light source for imaging the tail of the battery cell 100.
The bevel detection mechanism 44 includes a bevel detection piece 441. The two bevel angle detection pieces 441 are respectively located at two sides of the tail bevel angle detection light source 432 and respectively face the two bevel angles of the tail of the battery cell 100, the bevel angle detection pieces 441 are used for imaging detection of the bevel angle of the tail of the battery cell 100, and the tail bevel angle detection light source 432 is used for providing a light source for imaging of the bevel angle of the tail of the battery cell 100. That is to say, the bevel detection element 441 and the tail detection element 431 share the tail bevel detection light source 432 as an imaging light source, so that the arrangement of the light source can be saved, the illumination energy can be saved, the two detections of the tail and the bevel of the electrical core 100 can be completed, and the arrangement space of the bevel detection mechanism 44 can be reduced. Both the tail detector 431 and the bevel detector 441 in this embodiment may be industrial cameras.
Referring back to fig. 14, further, the bevel detection mechanism 44 further includes a bevel adjustment assembly 442 and a second angle adjustment member 443. The second angle adjusting element 443 is disposed on the bevel adjusting element 442, the bevel detecting element 441 is disposed on the second angle adjusting element 443, the position of the bevel detecting element 441 relative to the tail bevel of the battery cell 100 is adjusted by the bevel adjusting element 442, and the angle of the bevel detecting element 441 facing the tail bevel of the battery cell 100 is adjusted by the second angle adjusting element 443.
Specifically, the bevel adjustment assembly 442 includes two bevel linear adjusters 4421, the two bevel linear adjusters 4421 are disposed perpendicular to each other, the two bevel linear adjusters 4421 are stacked up and down, and the second angle adjuster 443 is disposed on the bevel linear adjuster 4421 located above. The structure and the operation principle of the bevel linear adjusting member 4421 in this embodiment are the same as those of the first adjusting member 3141, and are not described herein again. The second angle adjusting part 443 may be a micro turntable, the second angle adjusting part 443 is provided with a sliding table of the bevel linear adjusting part 4421 positioned above, and the bevel detecting part 441 is provided on the second angle adjusting part 443 through a connecting rod.
Referring to fig. 1 again, further, the cell detection apparatus 4 further includes a cell reverse side detection mechanism 45 and a cell front side detection mechanism 46. The cell reverse side detection mechanism 45 is used for appearance detection of the reverse side of the cell 100, and the cell front side detection mechanism 46 is used for appearance detection of the front side of the cell 100. The cell reverse side detection mechanism 45 and the cell front side detection mechanism 46 are respectively arranged at the second station and the third station of the second transmission mechanism 23, the cell 100 sequentially moves to the second station and the third station of the second transmission mechanism 23 after finishing the detection of the tail and the tail bevel, and the cell reverse side detection mechanism 45 and the cell front side detection mechanism 46 sequentially perform appearance detection on the front side of the cell 100 and the back side of the cell 100.
With continuing reference to fig. 15 and 16, fig. 15 is a schematic structural diagram of the cell-reverse side detection mechanism in this embodiment, and fig. 16 is a schematic structural diagram of another view angle of the cell-reverse side detection mechanism in this embodiment. Further, the cell reverse side detection mechanism 45 includes a cell reverse side detection piece 451 and a cell reverse side detection light source 452. The cell reverse side detection light source 452 is located between the cell 100 and the cell reverse side detection element 451, an imaging end of the cell reverse side detection element 451 faces the reverse side of the cell 100, and the cell reverse side detection light source 452 faces the reverse side of the cell 100. The cell reverse side detection element 451 is used for imaging detection of the reverse side of the cell 100, and the cell reverse side detection light source 452 is used for providing illumination for imaging of the reverse side of the cell 100. The cell reverse side detection element 451 in this embodiment is an industrial camera, and the cell reverse side detection light source 452 is a panel light source. An included angle between an extension line of the cell reverse side detection light source 452 and the central axis of the cell reverse side detection piece 451 is an acute angle.
Referring to fig. 15 and 16 again, further, the cell reverse side detection mechanism 45 further includes a core side turning assembly 453. The core surface turning assembly 453 is used to turn the battery cell 100 so that the reverse surface of the battery cell 100 is opposite to the imaging end of the battery cell reverse surface detection member 451. It can be understood that, when the battery cell 100 moves to the first station of the second transmission mechanism 23, the front side of the battery cell 100 faces upward, and the battery cell reverse side detector 451 can detect the reverse side of the battery cell 100 after the battery cell 100 is turned over by the core side turning assembly 453.
Specifically, the core upender assembly 453 includes a first upender drive 4531, a upender 4532, and a upender stand 4533. The first turning driving member 4531 is disposed on the turning support 4533, an output end of the first turning driving member 4531 is connected to the turning member 4532, the first turning driving member 4531 drives the turning member 4532 to move linearly along a direction perpendicular to the battery cell 100, the first turning driving member 4531 drives the turning member 4532 to approach the battery cell 100, and the turning member 4532 turns over the battery cell 100.
Referring back to fig. 15 and 16, further, the toggle 4532 includes a second toggle actuator 45321, a first toggle block 45322, and a second toggle block 45323. The first and second turn-over blocks 45322, 45323 are parallel to each other, and the first and second turn-over blocks 45322, 45323 are parallel to the battery cell 100. The output end of the second flip driver 45321 is connected to the first flip block 45322 and the second flip block 45323. The second turnover driver 45321 drives the first turnover block 45322 and the second turnover block 45323 to turn over. Preferably, the shapes of the first and second turnover blocks 45322 and 45323 are the same as those of the battery cell 100, and the areas of the first and second turnover blocks 45322 and 45323 are larger than those of the battery cell 100, so that the first and second turnover blocks 45322 and 45323 can serve as a background for appearance detection of the core surface of the battery cell 100 adsorbed by the first and second turnover blocks 45322 and 45323. The first turnover driver 4531 may adopt an air cylinder or a linear module, the second turnover driver 45321 may adopt a rotary air cylinder, and the first turnover block 45322 and the second turnover block 45323 may adopt suction blocks.
Referring to fig. 15 and 16 again, the number of the cell-reverse-side detection light sources 452 is further plural. The plurality of cell reverse side detection light sources 452 are sequentially arranged around the central axis of the cell reverse side detection piece 451, the intervals between every two adjacent cell reverse side detection light sources 452 are the same, and the plurality of cell reverse side detection light sources 452 all face the core surface of the cell. Preferably, the number of the opposite-core detection light sources 452 is four.
It can be understood that, the cell reverse side detection light source 452 is a plate-shaped light source, an included angle between an extension line of the cell reverse side detection light source 452 and the central axis of the cell reverse side detection piece 451 is an acute angle, when the cell reverse side detection light source 452 illuminates the reverse side of the cell, a light beam emitted by the cell reverse side detection light source 452 has diffusivity, therefore, the illumination intensity of a central illumination area of the cell reverse side detection light source 452 is higher, and the illumination is weaker at an edge position far away from the center of the illumination area, so that the illumination of the edge position of the cell is insufficient, and further the imaging quality of the cell reverse side detection piece 451 is influenced, and the. Through setting up a plurality of electric core reverse side detection light source 452, shine from the position of difference respectively, enlarged the regional scope of electric core central illumination that awaits measuring, promoted illuminating effect for influence electric core reverse side detection piece 451's formation of image effect is better, has guaranteed the testing result.
Preferably, the reverse-cell detection mechanism 45 further includes a reverse-cell detection auxiliary light source 454. The back side detection auxiliary light source 454 is located between the cell back side detection light source 452 and the cell 100, and light emitted by the cell back side detection auxiliary light source 454 surrounds the core surface of the cell. The cell reverse side detection auxiliary light source 454 in this embodiment may adopt an annular light source. By arranging the cell reverse side detection auxiliary light source 454 to send the annular light beam to the reverse side of the cell, auxiliary illumination is formed at the position where the illumination of the edge of the reverse side of the cell is insufficient, so that the cell reverse side detection light source 452 is assisted to illuminate, and the imaging effect of the cell reverse side detection piece 451 is improved.
Referring back to fig. 15 and 16, further, the cell reverse side detection mechanism 45 further includes a core surface linear adjustment assembly 455 and a core surface angle adjustment member 456. The adjustment end of the core surface linear adjustment assembly 455 is connected to the cell reverse surface detection element 451 and the cell reverse surface detection light source 452. The core-back-surface linear adjustment assembly 455 is used to adjust the positions of the cell-back-surface detection piece 451 and the cell-back-surface detection light source 452 with respect to the battery cell 100. The core surface angle adjusting member 456 is connected to the core reverse side detection light source 452, and the core surface angle adjusting member 456 is configured to adjust an angle of the core reverse side detection light source 452 facing the core surface of the battery cell 100.
Specifically, the core linear adjustment assembly 455 includes a support carrier plate 4551, two core linear adjustments 4552, and a light source carrier plate 4553. The supporting bearing plate 4551 is provided with two strip-shaped openings along the height direction thereof, and the two core surface linear adjusters 4552 are respectively arranged on the bearing plate 4551 corresponding to the two strip-shaped openings. The structure and the operation principle of the core surface linear adjusting member 4552 are the same as those of the second adjusting member 3142, and the description thereof is omitted.
The cell reverse side detection part 451 is fixedly connected to the sliding table of the core surface linear adjusting part 4552 located above through a connection board, the light source bearing plate 4553 is vertically arranged on the sliding table of the core surface linear adjusting part 4552 located below, the light source bearing plate 4553 is parallel to the core surface of the cell, and the cell reverse side detection light source 452 and the cell reverse side detection auxiliary light source 454 are arranged on the light source bearing plate 4553. Specifically, the light source bearing plate 4553 is a plate, and has a light-transmitting opening in the middle. The imaging end of the cell reverse side detector 451 faces the core side of the cell 100 through the opening in the middle of the light source bearing plate 4553. A plurality of electric core reverse side detection light sources 452 are arranged on the upper surface of the light source bearing plate 4553, and are sequentially arranged around the opening of the light source bearing plate 4553 at intervals, preferably, the opening of the light source bearing plate 4553 is square, four electric core reverse side detection light sources 452 are respectively close to four sides of the square opening, each electric core reverse side detection light source 452 penetrates through the opening in the middle of the light source bearing plate 4553 and faces to the core surface of the electric core 100, the electric core reverse side detection auxiliary light source 454 is arranged on the lower surface of the light source bearing plate 4553, and the reverse core side detection auxiliary light source 454 surrounds the opening in the middle of the light source bearing plate.
The cell reverse side detection light source 452 is disposed on the upper surface of the light source bearing plate 4553 through the core side angle adjusting part 456. The core angle adjuster 456 includes a light source carrier 4561 and a second adjustment spindle 4562. The light source bearing frame 4561 is disposed on an upper surface of the light source bearing plate 4553, the second adjusting spindle 4562 is rotatably connected to the light source bearing frame 4561, and the cell reverse side detection light source 452 is disposed on the second adjusting spindle 4562. The light source bearing frame 4561 may be a U-shaped bracket, the second adjusting rotating shaft 4562 is rotatably connected to the top of the U-shaped bracket, and the middle of the back of the cell reverse side detection light source 452 is fixedly connected to the second adjusting rotating shaft 4562. The purpose of adjusting the angle of the detection light source 452 facing the battery core on the reverse side of the battery core can be achieved by directly rotating the second adjusting rotating shaft 4562. Preferably, the light source carrier 4561 is provided with a scale indicating an angle corresponding to a circumferential position of the second adjustment rotating shaft 4562, so as to facilitate accurate adjustment of the adjustment angle.
The structure and the actuation principle of the cell front detection mechanism 46 are the same as those of the cell back detection mechanism 45 after the core surface turning assembly 453 is removed, and the description thereof is omitted here.
The tail detection mechanism 43, the cell reverse side detection mechanism 45, the cell front side detection mechanism 46 and the blanking device 5 are respectively located around the second transmission mechanism 23, and specifically, the tail detection mechanism 43, the cell reverse side detection mechanism 45, the cell front side detection mechanism 46 and the blanking device 5 are sequentially arranged along the transmission direction of the second transmission mechanism 23. In this embodiment, the tail detection mechanism 43, the cell reverse side detection mechanism 45, the cell front side detection mechanism 46, and the blanking device 5 respectively surround the second transmission mechanism 23, and respectively face the first to fourth stations of the second transmission mechanism 23. After the tail and the bevel of the battery cell 100 are detected, the turntable of the second transmission mechanism 23 drives the overturning adsorption part adsorbed with the battery cell to move to the lower side of the battery cell reverse side detection part 451, at this time, the front side of the battery cell 100 faces upward, and the overturning part 4532 is located between the battery cell 100 and the reverse side detection auxiliary light source 454.
Initially, the first turn-up block 45322 is located below the second turn-up block 45323. Then, the first flipping driving member 4531 drives the first flipping block 45322 and the second flipping block 45323 to move down, the first flipping block 45322 adsorbs the battery cell 100, after adsorption, the first flipping driving member 4531 drives the first flipping block 45322 and the second flipping block 45323 to move up, the second flipping driving member 45321 drives the first flipping block 45322 and the second flipping block 45323 to turn over by 180 degrees, after turning, the first flipping block 45322 is located above the second flipping block 45323, at this time, after the battery cell 100 turns over by 180 degrees, the reverse side of the battery cell 100 faces upward, that is, the reverse side of the battery cell 100 faces the imaging end of the battery cell reverse side detection piece 451, and the battery cell reverse side detection piece 451 performs imaging detection on the battery cell 100; meanwhile, the turntable of the second conveying mechanism 23 drives the next overturning adsorbing member adsorbing the battery cell 100 to move to the lower side of the battery cell reverse side detecting member 451, so as to complete the front feeding of the next battery cell 100. Then, the first flipping driving member 4531 drives the first flipping block 45322 and the second flipping block 45323 to move down, the second flipping block 45323 adsorbs the next cell 100 and then moves up, so that the flipping adsorption member becomes an unloaded state, then, the second flipping driving member 45321 drives the first flipping block 45322 and the second flipping block 45323 to turn over 180 degrees, the first flipping block 45322 adsorbs the cell 100 with the finished detection of the reverse appearance of the core surface facing the flipping adsorption member in the unloaded state, then the first flipping block 45322 moves down, and places the cell 100 with the finished detection of the reverse appearance of the core surface to the flipping adsorption member, and the front of the cell 100 placed on the flipping adsorption member again is still facing up. Then, the turntable of the second transmission mechanism 23 drives the turning adsorption member to rotate again, the next battery cell 100 moves to the position below the first turning block 45322, the battery cell that has completed the detection of the reverse side of the battery cell moves to the station where the detection mechanism 46 of the front side of the battery cell is located, and then the detection mechanism 46 of the front side of the battery cell completes the detection of the front side of the battery cell.
Referring to fig. 1 again, the blanking device 5 in this embodiment further includes a blanking mechanism 51 and three discharging mechanisms 52. The three discharging mechanisms 52 are respectively used for discharging the qualified battery cell 100, discharging the NG battery cell 100 and discharging the light NG battery cell 100, and through the arrangement of the three discharging mechanisms 52, the differentiated discharging of the qualified battery cell 100, the NG battery cell 100 and the light NG battery cell 100 is realized, so that the subsequent processes, such as the packaging process of the qualified battery cell 100 and the reprocessing process of the light NG battery cell 100, are facilitated.
Specifically, the blanking mechanism 51 is disposed on one side of the second conveying mechanism 23, faces the fourth station of the second discharging mechanism 23, and is configured to adsorb the battery cells 100 that have been detected, and transfer the battery cells to the three discharging mechanisms 52 respectively. The three discharging mechanisms 52 are sequentially arranged along the conveying path of the discharging mechanism 51, preferably, the discharging mechanism 51 is arranged on one side of the second conveying mechanism 23, the discharging mechanism 51 is perpendicular to the transfer mechanism 22, and the discharging mechanism 52 for NG the battery cell 100 is positioned between the battery cell front side detecting mechanism 46 and the discharging mechanism 51, is parallel to the discharging mechanism 51, and is close to one end of the discharging mechanism 51; the discharging mechanism 52 for the qualified battery cells 100 is arranged on one side of the transit mechanism 22, is located below the blanking mechanism 51, and is perpendicular to the blanking mechanism 51; the discharging mechanism 52 for the light NG battery core 100 is arranged on one side of the transit mechanism 22, is parallel to the transit mechanism 22, and is close to the other end of the blanking mechanism 51. The structure and operation of the blanking mechanism 51 can adopt the structure of the transfer mechanism 22, and are not described in detail herein. The structure and the operation principle of the discharging mechanism 52 are the same as those of the feeding mechanism 11, and are not described in detail herein.
To sum up, the once only automated inspection of electric core, flexible line way board and connector can be realized to outward appearance check out test set in this embodiment, and detection efficiency is high, and the process is arranged rationally, and area is little, is fit for marketing.
The above description is only an embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention. Various modifications and changes may occur to those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the scope of the claims of the present invention.

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1. The appearance detection equipment is characterized by comprising a feeding device (1), a transmission device (2), a flexible circuit board connector detection device (3), a battery core detection device (4) and a discharging device (5); the feeding device (1) is used for feeding an electric core, and a flexible circuit board and a connector are arranged on the electric core; the transmission device (2) receives the battery cells loaded by the loading device (1) and transmits the battery cells; the flexible circuit board connector detection device (3) and the battery cell detection device (4) are respectively located around the transmission device (2), the flexible circuit board connector detection device (3) performs appearance detection on the flexible circuit board and the connector located in the transmission device (2), and the battery cell detection device (4) performs appearance detection on the battery cell located in the transmission device (2); and the blanking device (5) is used for blanking the battery cell after detection is finished.
2. The appearance inspection apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said flexible wiring board connector inspection device (3) includes a connector inspection mechanism (31) and a flexible wiring board inspection mechanism (32); the connector detection mechanism (31) is used for detecting the appearance of the front or the back of the connector; the flexible circuit board detection mechanism (32) is used for detecting the appearances of the front surface and the back surface of the flexible circuit board.
3. The appearance inspection apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the connector inspection mechanism (31) includes a connector inspection piece (311) and a connector inspection light source (312); the imaging end of the connector detection piece (311) is opposite to the front or the back of the connector, and the connector detection light source (312) faces the connector; the connector detection piece (311) is used for imaging detection of the front side or the back side of the connector, and the connector detection light source (312) is used for providing illumination when the connector is imaged.
4. The appearance inspection apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said connector inspection mechanism (31) further comprises a connector optical shaping member (313); the connector optical shaping element (313) is used for shaping the connector before imaging detection.
5. The appearance inspection apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said connector inspection mechanism (31) further comprises a connector adjustment assembly (314); the connector adjustment assembly (314) is used for adjusting the position of the connector detection piece (311) and the connector detection light source (312) relative to the connector.
6. The appearance inspection apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said flexible wiring board inspection mechanism (32) includes a flexible wiring board inspection piece (321) and a flexible wiring board inspection light source (322); the imaging end of the flexible circuit board detection piece (321) is over against the front or back of the flexible circuit board, and the flexible circuit board detection light source (322) faces the flexible circuit board; the flexible circuit board detection piece (321) is used for imaging detection of the front side or the back side of the flexible circuit board, and the flexible circuit board detection light source (322) is used for providing illumination when the flexible circuit board is imaged.
7. The appearance inspection apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said flexible wiring board inspection mechanism (32) further comprises a flexible wiring board optical shaping member (323); the flexible circuit board optical shaping piece (323) is used for clamping and shaping the flexible circuit board, and the flexible circuit board detection piece (321) is used for carrying out imaging detection on the flexible circuit board subjected to clamping and shaping.
8. The appearance inspection apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said flexible wiring board inspection mechanism (32) further comprises a flexible wiring board adjustment assembly (324); the flexible circuit board adjusting component (324) is used for adjusting the positions of the flexible circuit board detecting part (321) and the flexible circuit board detecting light source (322) relative to the flexible circuit board.
9. The appearance inspection apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the cell inspection device (4) includes a side edge inspection mechanism (41); the side edge detection mechanism (41) is arranged on one side of the flexible circuit board detection mechanism (32) and used for appearance detection of the side edge of the battery cell.
10. The appearance inspection apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the transport device (2) includes a first transport mechanism (21), a relay mechanism (22), and a second transport mechanism (23); the feeding position and the discharging position of the transfer mechanism (22) respectively face the discharging position of the first transmission mechanism (21) and the feeding position of the second transmission mechanism (23); the transfer mechanism (22) is used for rotating the battery core at the blanking position of the first transmission mechanism (21) by 180 degrees and then loading the battery core to the loading position of the second transmission mechanism (23).
11. The appearance inspection apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the cell inspection device (4) further includes a head inspection mechanism (42) and a tail inspection mechanism (43); the head detection mechanism (42) and the tail detection mechanism (43) respectively face the blanking position of the first transmission mechanism (21) and the loading position of the second transmission mechanism (23); the head detection mechanism (42) is used for appearance detection of the head of the battery cell, and the tail detection mechanism (43) is used for appearance detection of the tail of the battery cell.
12. The appearance inspection apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the cell inspection device (4) further includes a dog-ear detection mechanism (44); the bevel detection mechanism (44) is arranged on one side of the tail detection mechanism (43) and is used for detecting the bevel of the tail of the battery cell.
13. The appearance inspection apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the connector inspection mechanism (31), the flexible wiring board inspection mechanism (32), and the head inspection mechanism (42) are respectively located around the first conveyance mechanism (21).
14. The appearance inspection apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the cell inspection device (4) further includes a cell reverse side inspection mechanism (45) and a cell front side inspection mechanism (46); the cell reverse side detection mechanism (45) is used for appearance detection of the reverse side of the cell; the battery cell front surface detection mechanism (46) is used for appearance detection of the front surface of the battery cell.
15. The appearance inspection apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the reverse-cell detection mechanism (45) includes a reverse-cell detection piece (451) and a reverse-cell detection light source (452); the imaging end of the cell reverse side detection piece (451) is over against the reverse side of the cell, and the cell reverse side detection light source (452) faces the reverse side of the cell; the cell reverse side detection piece (451) is used for imaging detection of the reverse side of the cell, and the cell reverse side detection light source (452) is used for providing illumination when the reverse side of the cell is imaged.
16. The appearance inspection apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the cell-reverse side inspection mechanism (45) further includes a core-reverse assembly (453); the core surface overturning assembly (453) is used for overturning the battery core so that the reverse side of the battery core is opposite to the imaging end of the battery core reverse side detection piece (451).
17. The appearance inspection apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the cell-reverse side inspection mechanism (45) further includes a core-side linear adjustment assembly (455) and a core-side angle adjustment member (456); the core surface linear adjusting assembly (455) is used for adjusting the positions of the cell reverse side detection piece (451) and the cell reverse side detection light source (452) relative to the reverse side of the cell; the core surface angle adjusting piece (456) is used for adjusting the angle of the cell reverse side detection light source (452) facing to the reverse side of the cell.
18. The appearance inspection apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the tail detection mechanism (43), the cell reverse side detection mechanism (45), the cell front side detection mechanism (46), and the blanking device (5) are respectively located around the second transport mechanism (23).
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