CN213592966U - Scribing machine for CIGS battery - Google Patents
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Abstract
The utility model discloses a scribing machine for CIGS batteries, which comprises a workbench, and a vacuum positioning table, a feeding carrying mechanism and a discharging carrying mechanism which are fixed on the workbench; the device also comprises a transmission mechanism for driving the scribing handpiece component to move along the three-dimensional direction relative to the vacuum positioning table, the transmission mechanism is fixed on the workbench through a support, the support is also connected with an installation frame, a CCD camera for acquiring the battery plate image on the vacuum positioning table is fixed at the upper end part of the installation frame, and a light source is installed at the lower end part of the installation frame; the feeding and conveying mechanism and the discharging and conveying mechanism are respectively arranged on two opposite sides of the vacuum positioning table; the vacuum positioning table is provided with a vacuum positioning area, a position sensor and a jacking mechanism, wherein the position sensor and the jacking mechanism are arranged in the vacuum positioning area; the vacuum positioning area is internally provided with a plurality of vacuum suction holes, and the area of the vacuum positioning area is not more than the bottom area of the battery piece. The utility model discloses line printer can be used for the marking off of battery edge rete.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to a line printer for CIGS battery.
Background
Aiming at the technical problems that the edge defects of a CIGS thin film battery are more, the electric leakage short circuit is easy to occur, and the photoelectric conversion efficiency and the service life of the battery are influenced, the film layer scribing removal treatment needs to be carried out on the periphery of the edge of the battery, and the influence of the defects such as the edge electric leakage short circuit on the normal area in the battery is solved by establishing an isolation belt.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
Utility model purpose: the utility model discloses it is more to the CIGS thin film battery edge defect that exists among the prior art, easily take place electric leakage short circuit and influence this technical problem of battery photoelectric conversion efficiency and battery life, provide an automatic line printer that adopts mechanical syringe needle and rule the processing to battery edge a week rete.
The technical scheme is as follows: the utility model discloses a line printer for CIGS battery, which comprises a workbench, and a vacuum positioning table, a feeding carrying mechanism and a discharging carrying mechanism which are fixed on the workbench; the device also comprises a transmission mechanism for driving the scribing handpiece component to move along the three-dimensional direction relative to the vacuum positioning table, the transmission mechanism is fixed on the workbench through a support, the support is also connected with an installation frame, a CCD camera for acquiring the battery plate image on the vacuum positioning table is fixed at the upper end part of the installation frame, and a light source is installed at the lower end part of the installation frame; the feeding and conveying mechanism and the discharging and conveying mechanism are respectively arranged on two opposite sides of the vacuum positioning table; the vacuum positioning table is provided with a vacuum positioning area, a position sensor and a jacking mechanism, wherein the position sensor and the jacking mechanism are arranged in the vacuum positioning area; the vacuum positioning area is internally provided with a plurality of vacuum suction holes, and the area of the vacuum positioning area is not more than the bottom area of the battery piece.
The vacuum positioning table is characterized in that dust suction devices are further arranged on two opposite sides of the vacuum positioning table and comprise dust suction ports, and the dust suction ports are connected with an external exhaust fan through pipelines.
The transmission mechanism comprises an X-axis transmission mechanism, a Y-axis transmission mechanism and a Z-axis transmission mechanism; the X-axis transmission mechanism comprises a mounting plate I, a motor I fixed on the mounting plate I, an X-axis guide rail paved at the bottom of the mounting plate I, an X-axis screw fixedly connected with an output shaft of the motor I and an X-axis sliding block sleeved on the X-axis screw and provided with a threaded hole; the end part of the X-axis screw is fixedly connected with the end part of the mounting plate I through a bearing; the Y-axis transmission mechanism comprises a mounting plate II, a motor II fixed on the mounting plate II, a Y-axis guide rail paved at the bottom of the mounting plate II, a Y-axis screw fixedly connected with an output shaft of the motor II and a Y-axis slide block sleeved on the Y-axis screw and provided with a threaded hole; the end part of the Y-axis screw is fixedly connected with the end part of the mounting plate II through a bearing; the Z-axis transmission mechanism comprises a mounting plate III, a motor III fixed on the mounting plate III, a Z-axis guide rail paved at the bottom of the mounting plate III, a Z-axis screw fixedly connected with an output shaft of the motor III and a Z-axis sliding block sleeved on the Z-axis screw and provided with a threaded hole; the end part of the Z-axis screw is fixedly connected with the end part of the mounting plate III through a bearing; the mounting plate I is fixed on the bracket, and the mounting plate II is fixed on the X-axis sliding block; the mounting plate III is fixed on the Y-axis slide block through the adapter plate, and the scribing head assembly is fixedly connected with the Z-axis slide block through the connecting piece.
The marking machine head component comprises a rectangular frame fixed on a connecting piece and a pressure sensor fixed on the rectangular frame, wherein a thimble of the pressure sensor is propped against a motor, the motor is fixed in the rectangular frame through a steel spring, one end of the spring is fixedly connected with the fixed end of the motor, the other end of the spring is fixedly connected with the rectangular frame, the driving end of the motor is fixedly connected with a cutter, a sleeve is sleeved outside the cutter, and a rotating bearing is arranged between the cutter and the sleeve; the cutter is characterized by further comprising an air tap fixed at the horizontal end of the connecting piece, the air outlet end of the air tap blows air towards the direction of the cutter, and the air inlet end of the air tap is connected with an external air blower through an air pipe.
The jacking mechanism comprises a jacking cylinder and a jacking column fixedly connected with the driving end of the jacking cylinder; the jacking cylinder is fixed in the vacuum positioning table, and the jacking column is driven by the jacking cylinder to extend out of the through hole in the surface of the vacuum positioning table.
The feeding and carrying mechanism and the discharging and carrying mechanism respectively comprise a first driving air cylinder fixed on the workbench, a sliding block fixedly connected with the driving end of the first driving air cylinder, a second driving air cylinder fixed on the sliding block and a carrying fork fixedly connected with the driving end of the second driving air cylinder; the carrying fork is provided with a material sensing device and an electromagnetic coil.
Has the advantages that: the utility model discloses line printer can be used for ruling of battery edge rete, removes the processing through ruling at battery edge rete a week, establishes the median to can solve the electric leakage short circuit that battery edge defect leads to and then to the influence of the inside normal region of battery.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of the scribing machine of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a top view of the scribing machine of the present invention;
fig. 3 is a schematic view of the structure of the scribing head assembly.
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The technical solution of the present invention will be further explained with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.
As shown in fig. 1 to 3, the utility model discloses a scribing machine for a CIGS battery, which comprises a workbench 1, and a vacuum positioning table 14, a feeding and carrying mechanism 11 and a discharging and carrying mechanism 21 which are fixed on the workbench 1; the utility model also comprises a transmission mechanism which is used for driving the scribing head component 22 to move along the three-dimensional direction relative to the vacuum positioning table 14, and the transmission mechanism is fixed on the workbench 1 through a bracket 23; the support 23 is also connected with a mounting frame 31, the upper end of the mounting frame 31 is connected with a support rod 32, the top of the support rod 32 is provided with a CCD camera 33 used for acquiring the battery plate image on the vacuum positioning table 14, the CCD camera 33 is positioned right above the vacuum positioning table 14, the lower end of the mounting frame 31 is in a rectangular frame structure, and light sources 30 are arranged below four sides corresponding to the rectangular inner frame; the feeding and conveying mechanism 11 and the discharging and conveying mechanism 21 are respectively arranged on two opposite sides of the vacuum positioning table 14; the vacuum positioning table 14 is provided with a vacuum positioning area 24, position sensors 25 and jacking mechanisms 26 which are arranged in the vacuum positioning area 24, the number of the jacking mechanisms 26 is four, the four jacking mechanisms 26 are arranged in a quadrilateral mode, and each jacking mechanism 26 comprises a jacking cylinder and a jacking column 61 fixedly connected with the driving end of the jacking cylinder; the jacking cylinder is fixed in the vacuum positioning table 14, and the jacking column 61 is driven by the jacking cylinder to extend out of the through hole on the surface of the vacuum positioning table 14; a plurality of vacuum suction holes 27 are arranged in the vacuum positioning area 24, and the area of the vacuum positioning area 24 is slightly smaller than or consistent with the bottom area of the battery piece. The inner cavity of the vacuum positioning table 14 is provided with an air chamber, the air chamber is connected with a vacuum generator through an air pipe, and the air pipe is provided with an electromagnetic valve.
The feeding and carrying mechanism 11 and the discharging and carrying mechanism 21 both comprise a first driving cylinder 2 fixed on the workbench 1, a slide block 6 fixedly connected with the driving end of the first driving cylinder 2, a second driving cylinder 7 fixed on the slide block 6, a carrying fork 8 fixedly connected with the driving end of the second driving cylinder 7, and a guide rail 62 laid on the workbench 1, and the slide block 6 is driven by the first driving cylinder 2 to move horizontally and forwards and backwards along the guide rail 62; the carrying fork 8 is provided with a material sensing device 10 (the material sensing device 10 is an infrared sensor) and an electromagnetic coil 9, and the electromagnetic coil 9 is connected with an external power supply through a lead. The width of the carrying fork 8 is smaller than the width of a quadrangle formed by enclosing the four jacking mechanisms 26.
The transmission mechanism comprises an X-axis transmission mechanism 39, a Y-axis transmission mechanism 40 and a Z-axis transmission mechanism 41; the X-axis transmission mechanism 39 comprises a mounting plate I16, a motor I42 fixed on the mounting plate I16, an X-axis guide rail 17 laid at the bottom of the mounting plate I16, an X-axis screw 18 fixedly connected with an output shaft of the motor I42 and an X-axis slide block 19 sleeved on the X-axis screw 18 and provided with a threaded hole; the end part of the X-axis screw rod 18 is fixedly connected with the end part of the mounting plate I16 through a bearing; the Y-axis transmission mechanism 40 comprises a mounting plate II43, a motor II44 fixed on the mounting plate II43, a Y-axis guide rail 45 laid at the bottom of the mounting plate II44, a Y-axis screw 46 fixedly connected with an output shaft of the motor II44 and a Y-axis slide block 47 sleeved on the Y-axis screw 46 and provided with a threaded hole; the end part of the Y-axis screw rod 46 is fixedly connected with the end part of the mounting plate II43 through a bearing; the Z-axis transmission mechanism 41 comprises a mounting plate III48, a motor III49 fixed on the mounting plate III48, a Z-axis guide rail paved at the bottom of the mounting plate III48, a Z-axis screw 50 fixedly connected with an output shaft of the motor III49 and a Z-axis slide block 51 sleeved on the Z-axis screw 50 and provided with a threaded hole; the end part of the Z-axis screw 50 is fixedly connected with the end part of the mounting plate III48 through a bearing; the mounting plate I16 is fixed on the bracket 23, and the mounting plate II43 is fixed on the X-axis slide block 19; the mounting plate III48 is fixed on the Y-axis slide block 47 through the adapter plate 52, and the scribing head assembly 22 is fixedly connected with the Z-axis slide block 51 through the connecting piece 63; the scribing head assembly 22 comprises a rectangular frame 53 fixed on a connecting piece 63 and a pressure sensor 54 fixed on the rectangular frame 53, wherein the connecting piece 63 is L-shaped, the rectangular frame 53 is fixed on the vertical part of the L-shaped connecting piece 63, an ejector pin of the pressure sensor 54 is abutted against a motor 55, the motor 55 is fixed in the rectangular frame 53 through a steel spring 56, one end of the spring 56 is fixedly connected with the fixed end of the motor 55, the other end of the spring 56 is fixedly connected with the rectangular frame 53, the spring 56 plays a role of upwards supporting the motor 55, the motor 55 can slightly move longitudinally along grooves 64 on the inner side walls on two opposite sides of the rectangular frame 53, the driving end of the motor 55 is fixedly connected with a cutter 57, a sleeve 58 is sleeved outside the cutter 57, and a rotating bearing 59 is arranged between the cutter 57 and (the end part of) the; the scribing head assembly 22 further comprises an air nozzle 60 fixed at the horizontal part of the L-shaped connecting piece 63, the air outlet end of the air nozzle 60 blows air towards the cutter 57, and the air inlet end of the air nozzle 60 is connected with an external blower through an air pipe.
The utility model discloses line printer still includes the PLC control box, and material induction system 10, position sensor 25, pressure sensor 54, motor I42, motor II44, motor III49, each cylinder (jacking cylinder, first drive actuating cylinder 2 and second drive actuating cylinder 7) correspond and connect switch and air exhauster and the air-blower on the tracheal solenoid valve of connection and the electromagnetic induction coil connecting path all be connected with the PLC control box through the cable.
Arranging the battery piece to be cut on a carrying fork 8 of a feeding carrying mechanism 11, inducing the carrying fork 8 by a material induction device 10 to place the battery piece, electrifying an electromagnetic induction coil 9 to generate magnetic force, adsorbing the battery piece with a stainless steel substrate on the carrying fork 8, driving a first driving cylinder 2 and a second driving cylinder 7 to eject, adsorbing and fixing the battery piece in a vacuum positioning area 24 through a vacuum suction hole 27 by a vacuum generator, directly irradiating 4 red auxiliary light sources 30 arranged on a frame in a mounting frame 31 around the battery piece, shooting the picture of the battery piece on the vacuum positioning table 14 by a CCD camera 33, transmitting the shot picture to an upper computer, driving a motor I42 by an upper computer through a PLC control box according to picture information, ejecting four ejecting columns 61 to support four top corners of the battery piece when the battery piece to be cut reaches the upper part of the vacuum positioning area 24, and enabling the CCD camera 33 to shoot the picture to be directly irradiated around the battery piece, The motor II44 and the motor III49 move to move the scribing head assembly 22 to the corresponding scribing position of the battery piece, when the front end of the cutter 57 touches the battery piece, the pressure sensor 54 senses the feedback pressure, the motor 55 rotates, the cutter 57 rotates under the driving of the motor 55, the scribing removal of the corresponding position of the battery piece is realized, and dust generated when the cutter 57 performs scribing is blown away by the air nozzle 60; when the scribing is finished, the motor 55 stops rotating, the transmission mechanism drives the scribing head assembly 22 to move away, the vacuum positioning table 14 is released in vacuum, the jacking column 61 jacks up the battery piece, the carrying fork 8 of the discharging carrying mechanism 21 moves to the vacuum positioning area 24, the electromagnetic coil 9 is electrified to generate magnetic force, the scribed battery piece is carried away from the vacuum positioning area 24, and meanwhile, the next battery piece is transported to the vacuum positioning area 24 by the feeding carrying mechanism 11 to start a new scribing.
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1. A scribing machine for CIGS cells, comprising: comprises a workbench, and a vacuum positioning table, a feeding and carrying mechanism and a discharging and carrying mechanism which are fixed on the workbench; the device also comprises a transmission mechanism for driving the scribing handpiece component to move along the three-dimensional direction relative to the vacuum positioning table, the transmission mechanism is fixed on the workbench through a support, the support is also connected with an installation frame, a CCD camera for acquiring the battery plate image on the vacuum positioning table is fixed at the upper end part of the installation frame, and a light source is installed at the lower end part of the installation frame; the feeding and conveying mechanism and the discharging and conveying mechanism are respectively arranged on two opposite sides of the vacuum positioning table; the vacuum positioning table is provided with a vacuum positioning area, a position sensor and a jacking mechanism, wherein the position sensor and the jacking mechanism are arranged in the vacuum positioning area; the vacuum positioning area is internally provided with a plurality of vacuum suction holes, and the area of the vacuum positioning area is not more than the bottom area of the battery piece.
2. The scribing machine for CIGS cells as claimed in claim 1, wherein: and dust suction devices are further arranged on two opposite sides of the vacuum positioning table and comprise dust suction ports, and the dust suction ports are connected with an external exhaust fan through pipelines.
3. The scribing machine for CIGS cells as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the transmission mechanism comprises an X-axis transmission mechanism, a Y-axis transmission mechanism and a Z-axis transmission mechanism; the X-axis transmission mechanism comprises a mounting plate I, a motor I fixed on the mounting plate I, an X-axis guide rail paved at the bottom of the mounting plate I, an X-axis screw fixedly connected with an output shaft of the motor I and an X-axis sliding block sleeved on the X-axis screw and provided with a threaded hole; the end part of the X-axis screw is fixedly connected with the end part of the mounting plate I through a bearing; the Y-axis transmission mechanism comprises a mounting plate II, a motor II fixed on the mounting plate II, a Y-axis guide rail paved at the bottom of the mounting plate II, a Y-axis screw fixedly connected with an output shaft of the motor II and a Y-axis slide block sleeved on the Y-axis screw and provided with a threaded hole; the end part of the Y-axis screw is fixedly connected with the end part of the mounting plate II through a bearing; the Z-axis transmission mechanism comprises a mounting plate III, a motor III fixed on the mounting plate III, a Z-axis guide rail paved at the bottom of the mounting plate III, a Z-axis screw fixedly connected with an output shaft of the motor III and a Z-axis sliding block sleeved on the Z-axis screw and provided with a threaded hole; the end part of the Z-axis screw is fixedly connected with the end part of the mounting plate III through a bearing; the mounting plate I is fixed on the bracket, and the mounting plate II is fixed on the X-axis sliding block; the mounting plate III is fixed on the Y-axis slide block through the adapter plate, and the scribing head assembly is fixedly connected with the Z-axis slide block through the connecting piece.
4. The scribing machine for CIGS cells as claimed in claim 3, wherein: the scribing handpiece component comprises a rectangular frame fixed on the connecting piece and a pressure sensor fixed on the rectangular frame, wherein a thimble of the pressure sensor is abutted against a motor, the motor is fixed in the rectangular frame through a steel spring, one end of the spring is fixedly connected with the fixed end of the motor, the other end of the spring is fixedly connected with the rectangular frame, the driving end of the motor is fixedly connected with a cutter, a sleeve is sleeved outside the cutter, and a rotating bearing is arranged between the cutter and the sleeve; the cutter is characterized by further comprising an air tap fixed at the horizontal end of the connecting piece, the air outlet end of the air tap blows air towards the direction of the cutter, and the air inlet end of the air tap is connected with an external air blower through an air pipe.
5. The scribing machine for CIGS cells as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the jacking mechanism comprises a jacking cylinder and a jacking column fixedly connected with the driving end of the jacking cylinder; the jacking cylinder is fixed in the vacuum positioning table, and the jacking column is driven by the jacking cylinder to extend out of the through hole in the surface of the vacuum positioning table.
6. The scribing machine for CIGS cells as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the feeding and carrying mechanism and the discharging and carrying mechanism respectively comprise a first driving air cylinder fixed on the workbench, a sliding block fixedly connected with the driving end of the first driving air cylinder, a second driving air cylinder fixed on the sliding block and a carrying fork fixedly connected with the driving end of the second driving air cylinder; the carrying fork is provided with a material sensing device and an electromagnetic coil.
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