CN215745712U

CN215745712U - Battery tab flanging machine

Info

Publication number: CN215745712U
Application number: CN202121138944.7U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 陈伟; 朱乃靖; 吴志友; 沈鸿湖; 何海英; 袁灿
Original assignee: Zhongshan Zhongwangde New Energy Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Zhongshan Zhongwangde New Energy Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2021-05-25
Filing date: 2021-05-25
Publication date: 2022-02-08
Anticipated expiration: 2031-05-25

Abstract

The utility model discloses a battery tab flanging machine, which comprises a base frame, a punching mechanism and a folding and pressing mechanism, wherein a placement station for placing a battery is arranged on the base frame, the punching mechanism can act on a tab of the battery to enable the tab to form at least one bending part, the folding and pressing mechanism is arranged on the base frame, the folding and pressing mechanism can act on the tab to enable the tab to be folded along the bending part, the punching mechanism punches the tab to form the bending part so as to facilitate the subsequent folding and pressing step, and the folding and pressing mechanism applies force to the tab to enable the tab to be folded along the bending part under the condition that the bending part is formed by the tab, so that the processing is completed.

Description

Battery tab flanging machine

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of battery processing, in particular to a battery tab flanging machine.

Background

The tradition is generally accomplished by the manual work to battery tab's processing, need carry out bending process earlier to extending to the outside utmost point ear of battery, again along the bending part with utmost point ear fold into "s" shape or coiling shape, but manual work's mode, machining efficiency is lower to size, folding dynamics isoparametric are wayward, cause damage or processing not in place to battery itself easily, and the yields is low.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The present invention is directed to solving at least one of the problems of the prior art. Therefore, the utility model provides a battery tab flanging machine which can be used for automatically processing and improving the processing efficiency and the yield.

A battery tab hemming machine according to an embodiment of a first aspect of the present invention includes: the base frame is provided with a placing station for placing a battery; the stamping mechanism is arranged on the base frame and can act on the lug of the battery so as to form at least one bending part on the lug; and the folding and pressing mechanism is arranged on the base frame and can act on the tab to enable the tab to be folded along the bending part.

The battery tab flanging machine provided by the embodiment of the utility model at least has the following beneficial effects:

according to the battery tab flanging machine, a user can place a battery on the placing station, the punching mechanism punches the tab to form the bent portion, and the bending and pressing mechanism applies force to the tab to enable the tab to be folded along the bent portion under the condition that the bent portion is formed by the tab, so that the processing is completed.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the punching mechanism includes a first die assembly and a second die assembly, both disposed on the base frame, and the first die assembly and the second die assembly are capable of approaching each other to press the upper and lower surfaces of the tab against each other to form at least one bent portion.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the first die assembly includes a first driving part disposed on the base frame and a first die block connected to the first driving part, the second die assembly includes a second driving part disposed on the base frame and a second die block connected to the second driving part, the first driving part can drive the first die block to move towards or away from the second die block, the second driving part can drive the second die block to move towards or away from the first die block, the first die block is provided with a groove, the second die block is provided with a protrusion, and the protrusion can cooperate with the groove to respectively press against the upper and lower surfaces of the tab to form at least one bending portion.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the folding mechanism comprises a first folding component arranged in front of the extending direction of the tab, the first folding component is arranged on the base frame, and the first folding component can be close to and pressed against the end part of the tab.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the folding mechanism comprises a second folding component arranged on the base frame, and the second folding component can be close to and press against the side surface of the tab close to the first pressing module.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, an inclined mounting part is disposed on the base frame, and the second folding assembly includes a third driving part disposed on the inclined mounting part and a third pressing module connected to the third driving part, and the third driving part is capable of driving the third pressing module to approach the tab in an inclined direction with respect to a side surface of the tab approaching the first pressing module.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the seating station is a seating groove in which the battery can be seated, and the tab can extend out of the seating groove.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the device further comprises a clamping mechanism, wherein the clamping mechanism can be pressed against the battery to limit the battery in the arranging station.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the clamping mechanism comprises a fourth driving part arranged on the base frame and a pressing block connected with the fourth driving part, and the fourth driving part can drive the pressing block to press against the battery.

Additional aspects and advantages of the utility model will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the utility model.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of one embodiment of a battery tab flanging machine according to the present invention;

fig. 2 is a side view of one embodiment of a battery tab flanging machine of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic view illustrating a punching state of one embodiment of a battery tab flanging machine according to the present invention;

fig. 4 is an enlarged schematic view of a portion a of one embodiment of the battery tab flanging machine of the utility model of fig. 3;

fig. 5 is a schematic view of a battery tab flanging machine according to an embodiment of the utility model in a first, folded state;

fig. 6 is an enlarged schematic view of a portion B of one embodiment of the battery tab flanging machine of the utility model of fig. 5;

fig. 7 is a schematic view illustrating a second folding state of one embodiment of a battery tab folding machine according to the present invention;

fig. 8 is an enlarged schematic view of a portion C of one embodiment of the battery tab folding machine of fig. 7 according to the present invention.

Reference numerals:

the pressing device comprises a base frame 100, a setting station 110, an inclined mounting part 120, a punching mechanism 200, a first die assembly 210, a first driving part 211, a first pressing module 212, a groove 213, a second die assembly 220, a second driving part 221, a second pressing module 222, a convex part 223, a folding mechanism 300, a first folding assembly 310, a fifth driving part 311, a fourth pressing module 312, a second folding assembly 320, a third driving part 321, a third pressing module 322, a clamping mechanism 400, a fourth driving part 410, a pressing block 420, a battery 500, a tab 510, a first bending part 511 and a second bending part 512.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are illustrative only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the positional or orientational descriptions referred to, for example, the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc., are based on the positional or orientational relationships shown in the drawings and are for convenience of description and simplicity of description only, and do not indicate or imply that the referenced device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, the meaning of a plurality of means is one or more, the meaning of a plurality of means is two or more, and larger, smaller, larger, etc. are understood as excluding the number, and larger, smaller, inner, etc. are understood as including the number. If the first and second are described for the purpose of distinguishing technical features, they are not to be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated or implicitly indicating the precedence of the technical features indicated.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that unless otherwise explicitly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

As shown in fig. 1 to 8, a battery tab folding machine according to an embodiment of a first aspect of the present invention includes a base frame 100, a punching mechanism 200, and a folding mechanism 300, wherein a setting station 110 for placing a battery 500 is disposed on the base frame 100, the punching mechanism 200 is capable of acting on a tab 510 of the battery 500 to form at least one bending portion on the tab 510, the folding mechanism 300 is disposed on the base frame 100, and the folding mechanism 300 is capable of acting on the tab 510 to fold the tab 510 along the bending portion.

According to the battery tab flanging machine, a user can place a battery 500 on the placing station 110, the punching mechanism 200 punches the tab 510 to form a bending portion, so that the subsequent bending step is facilitated, the bending mechanism 300 applies force to the tab 510 under the condition that the bending portion is formed by the tab 510, and the tab 510 is folded along the bending portion, so that the processing is completed.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 2, 3 and 4, the punching mechanism 200 includes a first die assembly 210 and a second die assembly 220 both disposed on the base frame 100, and the first die assembly 210 and the second die assembly 220 can approach each other to press the upper and lower surfaces of the tab 510 to form at least one bent portion, respectively.

At least one of the first die assembly 210 and the second die assembly 220 can move, specifically, both the first die assembly 210 and the second die assembly 220 can move close to or away from each other, and the upper and lower surfaces of the tab 510 are pressed by the first die assembly 210 and the second die assembly 220, so that the tab 510 is deformed to form at least one bent portion.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the first die assembly 210 and the second die assembly 220 may be distributed up and down, or left and right, depending on the actual situation.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the first die assembly 210 includes a first driving part 211 disposed on the base frame 100 and a first die block 212 connected to the first driving part 211, the second die assembly 220 includes a second driving part 221 disposed on the base frame 100 and a second die block 222 connected to the second driving part 221, the first driving part 211 can drive the first die block 212 to move towards or away from the second die block 222, the second driving part 221 can drive the second die block 222 to move towards or away from the first die block 212, a groove 213 is disposed on the first die block 212, a protrusion 223 is disposed on the second die block 222, and the protrusion 223 can cooperate with the groove 213 to press against the upper and lower surfaces of the tab 510 to form at least one bending portion, respectively.

Specifically, the first driving part 211 and the second driving part 221 may both adopt an air cylinder or a linear motor, the convex portion 223 presses against the surface of the tab 510, so that the tab 510 is bent along the groove 213, as shown in fig. 4, the groove 213 may be triangular, or may be semicircular, square, or the like, and since the tab 510 is bent along the groove 213, at least two bending portions may be formed, so that the folding mechanism 300 can fold the tab 510 in the pressing process of the tab 510.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 5 and 6, the folding mechanism 300 includes a first folding member 310 disposed in front of the extending direction of the tab 510, the first folding member 310 is disposed on the base frame 100, and the first folding member 310 can approach and press the end of the tab 510.

Specifically, the first folding assembly 310 includes a fifth driving member 311 and a fourth pressing module 312, the fifth driving member 311 is disposed on the base frame 100, and the fifth driving member 311 drives the fourth pressing module 312 to press against the end of the tab 510, so that the tab 510 is initially folded along the bending portion.

The first compression assembly 310 can be matched with the first compression assembly 210 and the second compression assembly 220, after the tab 510 forms a bent portion, the second compression module 222 retreats, the first compression module 212 provided with the groove 213 remains stationary, the fourth compression module 312 is close to and abuts against the end portion of the tab 510, and the tab 510 can still abut against the wall surface of the groove 213, so that the folding step is more stable.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 7 and 8, the folding mechanism 300 includes a second folding assembly 320 disposed on the base frame 100, and the second folding assembly 320 is capable of approaching and pressing the side surface of the tab 510 close to the first pressing module 212, so as to fold the portion of the tab 510 protruding due to bending, thereby forming an "s" shape or a winding shape.

Specifically, in the stamping process, as shown in fig. 4, 6 and 8, the tab 510 sequentially forms a first bending portion 511 and a second bending portion 512 along the extending length direction, the fourth pressing module 312 of the first folding assembly 310 presses against the end portion of the tab 510, so that the tab 510 is folded along the second bending portion 512, and then the second folding assembly 320 folds the tab 510 along the first bending portion 511.

In some embodiments of the present invention, in order to enable the first compressing assembly 310 and the second compressing assembly 320 to have sufficient installation positions and move without interfering with each other, the base frame 100 is provided with an inclined installation part 120, the second compressing assembly 320 includes a third driving part 321 arranged on the inclined installation part 120 and a third compressing module 322 connected to the third driving part 321, the third driving part 321 is capable of driving the third compressing module 322 to approach the tab 510 in an inclined direction with respect to a side of the tab 510 approaching the first compressing module 212, and the third compressing module 322 is provided with a pressing surface horizontal to a plane where the side of the tab 510 is located.

The fourth driving part 410 and the fifth driving part 311 may both adopt an air cylinder or a linear motor, and further, the apparatus may further include a controller, the controller may be composed of a CPU or an MCU and peripheral circuits thereof, and the controller may be connected to the first driving part 211, the second driving part 221, the fourth driving part 410, and the fifth driving part 311 to respectively control the first driving part 211, the second driving part 221, the fourth driving part 410, and the fifth driving part 311 to operate, so that an operation stroke may be precisely controlled, and a yield may be improved.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the mounting station 110 is a mounting groove, the battery 500 can be placed in the mounting groove, the tab 510 can extend out of the mounting groove, and the mounting groove is used to limit the battery 500, so that the processing is more stable.

In some embodiments of the present invention, a clamping mechanism 400 is further included, and the clamping mechanism 400 can press against the battery 500 to limit the battery 500 in the positioning station 110, so that the battery can be more stable in the bending or folding process.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the clamping mechanism 400 includes a fourth driving part 410 disposed on the base frame 100 and a pressing block 420 connected to the fourth driving part 410, and the fourth driving part 410 can press the pressing block 420 against the battery 500.

Specifically, the base frame 100 is used for fixing, the fourth driving part 410 and the pressing block 420 are located above the placement station 110, the fourth driving part 410 can be an air cylinder or a linear motor, the controller can be further connected with the fourth driving part 410, a user places the battery 500 in the placement groove, and the pressing block 420 is pressed against the battery 500 to be firmly located.

The technical features of the embodiments described above may be arbitrarily combined, and for the sake of brevity, all possible combinations of the technical features in the embodiments described above are not described, but should be considered as being within the scope of the present specification as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features.

While embodiments of the utility model have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the utility model, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A battery tab flanging machine, characterized by comprising:

the base frame is provided with a placing station for placing a battery;

the stamping mechanism is arranged on the base frame and can act on the lug of the battery so as to form at least one bending part on the lug;

and the folding and pressing mechanism is arranged on the base frame and can act on the tab to enable the tab to be folded along the bending part.

2. The battery tab flanging machine of claim 1, wherein: the punching mechanism comprises a first die assembly and a second die assembly which are arranged on the base frame, and the first die assembly and the second die assembly can approach each other to respectively press the upper surface and the lower surface of the tab to form at least one bending part.

3. The battery tab flanging machine of claim 2, wherein: the first die assembly comprises a first driving part arranged on the base frame and a first pressing module connected with the first driving part, the second die assembly comprises a second driving part arranged on the base frame and a second pressing module connected with the second driving part, the first driving part can drive the first pressing module to move towards or away from the second pressing module, the second driving part can drive the second pressing module to move towards or away from the first pressing module, a groove is formed in the first pressing module, a convex part is arranged on the second pressing module, and the convex part can be matched with the groove to respectively press the upper surface and the lower surface of the tab to form at least one bending part.

4. A battery tab flanging machine as claimed in claim 3, wherein: the folding and pressing mechanism comprises a first folding and pressing assembly arranged in front of the extending direction of the pole lug, the first folding and pressing assembly is arranged on the base frame, and the first folding and pressing assembly can be close to and abut against the end part of the pole lug.

5. The battery tab flanging machine of claim 4, wherein: the folding and pressing mechanism comprises a second folding and pressing assembly arranged on the base frame, and the second folding and pressing assembly can be close to and abut against the side face, close to the first pressing module, of the tab.

6. The battery tab flanging machine of claim 5, wherein: be provided with the slope installation department on the bed frame, the subassembly is rolled over including setting up third driver part on the slope installation department and with the third pressure module that third driver part connects, third driver part can order about third pressure module for the utmost point ear is close to the direction of the side slope of first pressure module is close to utmost point ear.

7. The battery tab flanging machine of claim 1, wherein: the battery fixing device is characterized in that the arranging station is an arranging groove, the battery can be arranged in the arranging groove, and the lug can extend to the outside of the arranging groove.

8. The battery tab flanging machine of claim 1, wherein: still include fixture, fixture can support press on the battery in order to be in with the battery is spacing in settle the station.

9. The battery tab flanging machine as claimed in claim 8, wherein: the clamping mechanism comprises a fourth driving part arranged on the base frame and a pressing block connected with the fourth driving part, and the fourth driving part can drive the pressing block to press against the battery.