Feeding and discharging equipment of fuel cell unit
Technical Field
The utility model belongs to the technical field of hydrogen fuel cell production, and particularly relates to feeding and discharging equipment of a fuel cell unit.
Background
Fuel cells are a promising new power source, and the principle of fuel cells is an electrochemical device, which has the same composition as that of general batteries. The single cell is composed of a positive electrode and a negative electrode (a negative electrode is a fuel electrode, and a positive electrode is an oxidant electrode) and an electrolyte. Except that the active material of a general battery is stored inside the battery, and thus, the battery capacity is limited. The positive and negative electrodes of the fuel cell do not contain active materials themselves, but are catalytic conversion elements. Fuel cells are thus well-known energy conversion machines that convert chemical energy into electrical energy. When the cell is operated, the fuel and the oxidant are supplied from the outside to react. In principle, the fuel cell can generate electricity continuously as long as reactants are continuously fed and reaction products are continuously discharged. When hydrogen is used as a fuel for a fuel cell, the only product is water. Compared with the traditional energy source, the power generation mode is cleaner.
The utility model relates to a hydrogen fuel cell which comprises a bipolar plate (such as a graphite plate, a metal plate and the like), an anode carbon cloth, a proton exchange membrane, a cathode carbon cloth and a protective film.
The bipolar plates are located on the outside and serve to isolate the cells in the fuel cell stack.
The carbon cloth is a Gas Diffusion Layer (GDL), which is an indispensable material in a heart-Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA) of a fuel cell and plays a role of a communication bridge between the MEA and a bipolar plate. The carbon cloth is a porous and breathable material and has the main functions of supporting a catalyst and a membrane structure, uniformly distributing gas and supporting an integral structure. At the same time, the gas diffusion layer is a channel for gas, electrons, and product water. The fuel is oxidized on the anode carbon cloth, and the oxygen in the air is reduced on the cathode carbon cloth. The middle part is a polymer electrolyte membrane, and the charge transfer in the battery is completed through the middle ion conductor and the polymer electrolyte membrane.
Proton Exchange Membranes (PEM) are the core components of Proton Exchange Membrane fuel cells and play a critical role in cell performance. It has not only the barrier function but also the function of conducting protons.
The protective film is present to prevent the membrane electrode from being contaminated.
At present, in the process of assembling the fuel cell unit, manual operation is mainly adopted, but the production efficiency of the manual operation mode is not high, and meanwhile, a large amount of labor is consumed, and the production cost is high.
In order to realize the automatic production of the fuel cell unit, reduce the production cost and improve the production efficiency, a feeding and discharging device for the fuel cell unit is urgently needed.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The utility model aims to provide feeding and discharging equipment for a fuel cell unit, and aims to solve the problems of low production efficiency and high production cost in the prior art that the fuel cell unit is assembled manually.
The utility model is realized in this way, a feeding and discharging device of a fuel cell unit, which comprises a GDLA material frame, a GDLB material frame, a carrying manipulator, a bipolar plate material frame, a proton exchange membrane material frame, a protective membrane carrying mechanism, a product output mechanism, a controller and a visual module;
the handling manipulator can move in multiple directions in a three-dimensional space, is provided with a device for grabbing materials, and is used for handling GDLA in a GDLA material frame, GDL B in a GDLB material frame, bipolar plates in a bipolar plate material frame and proton exchange membranes in a proton exchange membrane material frame to a working platform of a dispenser and handling assembled semi-finished products of the battery units to the product output mechanism;
the product output mechanism is used for outputting the prepared finished battery unit products outwards;
the protective film conveying mechanism is used for conveying the protective film in the protective film material frame to the product output mechanism and attaching the protective film to the semi-finished product of the battery unit;
the controller is electrically connected with the protective film carrying mechanism, the carrying manipulator and the product output mechanism;
the vision module is used for detecting the angle of the material.
Further, the device for grabbing the materials by the carrying manipulator comprises a vacuum suction plate for adsorbing the GDLA, the GDL B and the proton exchange membrane, a vacuum chuck for tightly sucking the bipolar plate and a clamping jaw for grabbing the semi-finished product.
Furthermore, a correction device is arranged on the carrying manipulator, the correction device and a corresponding vision module form a vision correction system, and reference information for correctly placing materials is stored in the controller; the vision module is electrically connected with the controller, the controller can compare the image information acquired by the vision module with the reference information stored in the controller, and when the two pieces of information are inconsistent, the controller controls the carrying manipulator to rotate until the image information acquired by the vision module is consistent with the reference information.
Furthermore, the bipolar plate material frame, the GDLA material frame, the GDL B material frame, the proton exchange membrane material frame and the protective membrane material frame are all provided with frame bodies for accommodating materials, and each material frame is also provided with a width adjusting assembly and a length adjusting assembly; the width adjusting assembly comprises a first movable limiting rod, a first fixed limiting rod and a first fastener, which are positioned at two ends of the frame body, and the length adjusting assembly comprises a second movable limiting rod, a second fixed limiting rod and a second fastener, which are positioned at two sides of the frame body; the first movable limiting rod is fastened at different positions through the first fastening piece so as to adjust the width of the frame body; the second movable limiting rod is fastened at different positions through the second fastening piece so as to adjust the length of the frame body.
Further, pop-up structure is all installed to the framework below of bipolar plate material frame, GDLA material frame, GDL B material frame, proton exchange membrane material frame and protection film material frame, pop-up structure includes cylinder, guide rail and slider, the telescopic link of cylinder with the bottom fixed connection of framework, the guide rail is installed the framework bottom, the slider is located the framework below, the slider embedding is in on the guide rail, after the material in the framework is used up, the telescopic link of cylinder stretches out to the outside direction, in order to drive the framework outwards pops out.
Furthermore, a bearing plate is arranged inside the frame body of the bipolar plate material frame, the GDLA material frame, the GDL B material frame, the proton exchange membrane material frame and the protective membrane material frame, a through hole is formed in the bottom of the frame body, a jacking device is arranged below the frame body, and a power output end of the jacking device extends into the through hole and is fixedly connected with the bearing plate; when the jacking device works, the bearing plate can be driven to ascend or descend.
Further, the protective film carrying mechanism comprises a suction device, a transfer platform and a carrying arm; the suction device sucks a protective film from the protective film frame and places the protective film on the transfer platform, and the carrying arm sucks up the protective film on the transfer platform, carries the protective film to the discharging conveying mechanism and then is attached to a product.
Further, the product output mechanism comprises a conveying belt and a jacking platform capable of moving up and down, the inner side end of the conveying belt is a material receiving end, the outer side end of the conveying belt is a material discharging end, and the jacking platform is located under the material receiving end of the conveying belt.
The material loading and unloading equipment further comprises a detection device for detecting whether materials are overlapped, the detection device comprises a light emitter and a light receiver, the light receiver is electrically connected with the controller, the controller judges whether the conveyed materials are overlapped according to the intensity of light rays received by the light receiver, and if the materials are overlapped, the controller controls the corresponding moving mechanism to convey the materials on the moving mechanism to the recovery bin.
Furthermore, the feeding and discharging device further comprises a membrane recycling frame and a membrane carrying mechanism, the membrane recycling frame is used for recycling membranes between proton exchange membranes, the membrane recycling frame is close to the proton exchange membrane material frame, the membrane carrying mechanism is used for carrying the membranes in the proton exchange membrane material frame to the membrane recycling frame, the membrane carrying mechanism is provided with a carrying arm, and a plurality of suckers used for adsorbing the membranes are mounted at the tail end of the carrying arm.
Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the beneficial effects that:
according to the feeding and discharging equipment for the fuel cell unit, provided by the utility model, after workers only need to put materials into each material frame, the equipment can automatically carry out operations such as material grabbing, material carrying, automatic product discharging and the like. The semi-automatic assembling of the fuel cell unit can be realized by combining the glue dispenser with the glue dispenser, the production efficiency and the product quality are favorably improved, and the labor cost is reduced. Meanwhile, the automatic operation of the machine is smaller than the manual operation error, the product quality is more stable, and the method has positive promoting significance for the further development of the hydrogen fuel cell.
Drawings
Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a loading and unloading apparatus of a fuel cell unit according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a handling robot of the loading and unloading apparatus shown in fig. 1;
FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a frame of the loading and unloading apparatus shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of a product output mechanism of the loading and unloading apparatus shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of a diaphragm conveying mechanism of the loading and unloading apparatus shown in FIG. 1;
fig. 6 is a schematic perspective view of a protective film conveying mechanism of the loading and unloading apparatus shown in fig. 1.
Detailed Description
In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the present invention is described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the utility model and are not intended to limit the utility model.
In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc., indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention; the terms "first," "second," and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance; furthermore, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, as they may be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected, for example; the two components can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and the two components can be communicated with each other. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.
Referring to fig. 1, a feeding and discharging apparatus for a fuel cell unit according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown, including a handling robot 1, a GDL a frame 2, a GDL B frame 3, a bipolar plate frame 4, a proton exchange membrane frame 5, a protection membrane frame 6, a protection membrane handling mechanism 7, a product output mechanism 8, a controller, and a vision module.
Referring to fig. 2, the handling robot 1 is capable of multi-directional movement in a three-dimensional space and has a device for grasping a material thereon. The device comprises a vacuum suction plate a for adsorbing GDL A, GDL B and a proton exchange membrane, a vacuum chuck for tightly sucking the bipolar plate and a clamping jaw B for clamping a semi-finished product.
Specifically, the handling manipulator 1 is configured to handle a GDL a in the GDL a material frame 2, a GDL B in the GDL B material frame 3, a bipolar plate in the bipolar plate material frame 4, and a proton exchange membrane in the proton exchange membrane material frame 5 to a work platform of a dispenser, and handle an assembled semi-finished battery cell to the product output mechanism 8.
The product output mechanism 8 is used for outputting the prepared finished battery unit product outwards.
The protective film conveying mechanism 7 is used for conveying the protective films in the protective film material frame 6 to the product output mechanism 8 and attaching the protective films to the semi-finished products of the battery units.
The controller is electrically connected to the transfer robot 1, the protective film transfer mechanism 7, and the product output mechanism 8 to control the operations of the transfer robot 1 and the mechanisms.
The vision module is used for detecting the angle of the material, the carrying manipulator 1 is provided with a correction device, the correction device and the corresponding vision module form a vision system, and reference information for correctly placing the material is stored in the controller; the vision module is electrically connected with the controller. The controller can compare the image information collected by the vision module with internally stored reference information. When the two information are inconsistent, the material pose is incorrect, the pose of the material needs to be corrected, and the controller controls the carrying manipulator to rotate until the image information acquired by the vision module is consistent with the reference information.
The bipolar plate material frame 4, the GDL A material frame 2, the GDL B material frame 3, the proton exchange membrane material frame 5 and the protection film material frame 6 are all provided with frame bodies for containing materials. Moreover, each material frame is also provided with a width adjusting component and a length adjusting component. Referring to fig. 3, the width adjustment assembly includes a first movable limiting rod c, a first fixed limiting rod d and a first fastening member at two ends of the frame, and the first movable limiting rod c is fastened at different positions by the first fastening member to adjust the width of the frame. The length adjusting component comprises a second movable limiting rod e, a second fixed limiting rod f and a second fastener, wherein the second movable limiting rod e, the second fixed limiting rod f and the second fastener are positioned on two sides of the frame body, and the second movable limiting rod e is fastened at different positions through the second fastener so as to adjust the length of the frame body.
The frame body lower parts of the bipolar plate material frame 4, the GDL A material frame 2, the GDL B material frame 3, the proton exchange membrane material frame 5 and the protection membrane material frame 6 are all provided with pop-up structures. Specifically, the pop-up structure comprises a cylinder 9, a guide rail 10 and a sliding block, wherein a telescopic rod of the cylinder 9 is fixedly connected with the bottom of the frame body, the guide rail 10 is installed at the bottom of the frame body, the sliding block is located below the frame body, and the guide rail 10 is embedded in the sliding block. After the materials in the frame are used up, the telescopic rod of the cylinder 9 extends towards the outside to drive the frame to pop out outwards so as to supply workers to supplement the materials.
The inside of the frame body of the bipolar plate material frame 4, the GDL A material frame 2, the GDL B material frame 3, the proton exchange membrane material frame 5 and the protective membrane material frame 6 is provided with a bearing plate 11, the bottom of the frame body is provided with a through hole, a jacking device is arranged below the frame body, and the power output end of the jacking device extends into the through hole and is fixedly connected with the bearing plate 11; when the jacking device works, the bearing plate 11 can be driven to ascend or descend. It is easy to understand that the material is slowly consumed, and in order to make the material be at the same level height when grabbing each time, the height that the jacking device jacked each time is equal to the thickness of one material.
The feeding and discharging equipment further comprises a detection device for detecting whether the materials are overlapped, the detection device comprises a light emitter and a light receiver, and the light receiver is electrically connected with the controller. The controller judges whether the carried materials are overlapped or not according to the light intensity received by the light receiver, and if the materials are overlapped, the controller controls the corresponding moving mechanism to carry the materials on the moving mechanism to the recovery bin.
Referring to fig. 4, the product output mechanism 8 includes a conveying belt 81 and a jacking platform 82 capable of moving up and down, the inner side end of the conveying belt 81 is a material receiving end, the outer side end is a material discharging end, and the jacking platform 82 is located right below the material receiving end of the conveying belt 51. When the protective film transfer mechanism 7 attaches the protective film to the product, the jack-up platform 82 jacks up to support the upper conveyor belt 81 and the product.
The feeding and discharging equipment further comprises a membrane recycling frame 12 and a membrane carrying mechanism 13, wherein the membrane recycling frame 12 is used for recycling membranes between proton exchange membranes, the membrane recycling frame 12 is close to the proton exchange membrane material frame 5, and the membrane carrying mechanism 13 is used for carrying the membranes in the proton exchange membrane material frame 5 to the membrane recycling frame 12. Referring to fig. 5, the diaphragm conveying mechanism 13 has a conveying arm, and a plurality of suction cups 131 for sucking the diaphragms are mounted at the end of the conveying arm.
Referring to fig. 6, the protective film carrying mechanism 7 includes a suction device 71, a transfer platform 72 and a carrying arm 73; the suction device 71 sucks a piece of protective film from the protective film frame 6 and places the protective film on the transfer platform 72, and the carrying arm 73 sucks up the protective film on the transfer platform 72, carries the protective film to the product output mechanism 8, and then attaches the protective film to the product.
To sum up, the last unloading equipment of fuel cell unit that this embodiment provided, the workman only need put into each material frame with the material after, equipment can carry out the material automatically and snatch, operation such as the automatic unloading of material handling and product. The semi-automatic assembling of the fuel cell unit can be realized by combining the glue dispenser with the glue dispenser, the production efficiency and the product quality are favorably improved, and the labor cost is reduced. Meanwhile, the automatic operation of the machine is smaller than the manual operation error, the product quality is more stable, and the method has positive promoting significance for the further development of the hydrogen fuel cell.
The above description is only for the purpose of illustrating the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not to be construed as limiting the utility model, and any modifications, equivalents and improvements made within the spirit and principle of the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.