CN216373307U

CN216373307U - Battery protection board device and equipment of buckling

Info

Publication number: CN216373307U
Application number: CN202120625662.3U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张传生; 王正春; 张斌; 欧秋良
Original assignee: Zhuhai Cosmx Power Co Ltd
Current assignee: Zhuhai Cosmx Power Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-03-27
Filing date: 2021-03-27
Publication date: 2022-04-26
Anticipated expiration: 2031-03-27

Abstract

The utility model discloses a battery protection board bending device and equipment, wherein the device comprises a base, a first driving device, a second driving device and a bending assembly; the first driving device is fixedly arranged on the base, and the driving end is connected with the second driving device and drives the second driving device to move in the Z-axis direction; the bending assembly comprises a rotating block, a clamping mechanism and a third driving device, the rotating block is connected with the driving end of the second driving device, and the second driving device drives the rotating block to rotate on the X-Z plane; the clamping mechanism and the third driving device are arranged on the rotating block, and the clamping mechanism is opened or closed under the driving of the third driving device. The battery protection plate bending device can clamp and bend the part to be bent of the battery protection plate which faces the feeding materials randomly from top to bottom, left to right, and the bending angle can be larger.

Description

Battery protection board device and equipment of buckling

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the field of battery processing production equipment, and particularly relates to a battery protection plate bending device and equipment.

Background

Because the material of the lithium battery determines that the lithium battery cannot be overcharged, overdischarged, overcurrent, short-circuited and charged and discharged at ultrahigh temperature, the lithium battery is usually provided with a battery protection board for monitoring and protection. The existing battery protection board usually adopts a flexible circuit board, and comprises two main parts: one part is a device bearing part, which is used for arranging electronic components for monitoring and protecting the battery and is connected with a battery tab; the other part is a wiring and joint part which extends outwards to a certain extent relative to the lateral direction of the device bearing part and is used for being connected with the outside.

In the battery production process, the battery equipped with the protection plate also needs to be subjected to operations such as gluing and pressure maintaining, and before or after the operations, the battery protection plate often needs to be bent, and the bending refers to bending the wiring and the joint part (to-be-bent part) of the battery protection plate to a predetermined angle relative to the device bearing part.

The traditional bending process is formed by manual bending, is greatly influenced by the operation proficiency and working state of workers, and cannot ensure the consistency of the bending effect of the battery product. In addition, when the protection plate is bent by staff, the fingers pinching the edge of the protection plate to exert force can easily crush the devices on the protection plate, so that the quality qualified rate of the battery product is reduced. The prior art also has some battery protection board bending devices, but the directions of the wiring and the joint part of the battery protection board which is fed are specially limited, the wiring and the joint part which are arbitrarily oriented up, down, left and right cannot be completely adapted, the bending angle is generally only 90 degrees, and the compatibility is not high.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model provides a battery protection plate bending device which is more flexible to use and higher in compatibility. The utility model is realized by the following technical scheme:

a battery protection plate bending device is characterized by comprising a base, a first driving device, a second driving device and a bending assembly; the first driving device is fixedly arranged on the base, and the driving end is connected with the second driving device and drives the second driving device to move in the Z-axis direction; the bending assembly comprises a rotating block, a clamping mechanism and a third driving device, the rotating block is connected with the driving end of the second driving device, and the second driving device drives the rotating block to rotate on the X-Z plane; the clamping mechanism and the third driving device are arranged on the rotating block, and the clamping mechanism is opened or closed under the driving of the third driving device.

Specifically, the base includes bottom plate and riser, and the riser is fixed to be set up in the bottom plate top, first drive device fixed connection is in the riser front side.

Specifically, a guide block is arranged on the front side of the vertical plate, a sliding block is matched on the guide block, the second driving device is fixedly arranged on the sliding block, and the sliding block is connected with the driving end of the first driving device.

Specifically, the initial position of the second driving device and the bending assembly is positioned at 0 degree, 90 degrees, 180 degrees or 270 degrees of the X-Z plane, and the controlled single-pass rotation angle of the second driving device and the bending assembly is 90 degrees or 180 degrees.

Specifically, the bending assembly is connected to the driving end of the second driving device through an indirect connection assembly, the indirect connection assembly comprises an assembly plate and a positioning plate, the assembly plate is fixedly connected to the driving end of the second driving device, a plurality of assembly points are provided on the assembly plate, and the assembly points are distributed at different positions on at least one dimension of an X axis or a Z axis; the locating plate selects a proper assembly point, is fixedly installed at the front end of the assembly plate, and the rotating block is fixedly arranged at the front end of the locating plate.

Specifically, the clamping mechanism comprises a fixed clamping arm and a movable clamping arm, and the movable clamping arm is opened or closed relative to the fixed clamping arm under the driving of a third driving device.

Specifically, the number of the movable clamping arms is two, and the two movable clamping arms are respectively positioned on two sides of the fixed clamping arm.

Specifically, the two movable gripping arms are each driven by a third drive means, or the two movable gripping arms are driven synchronously by a third drive means.

Specifically, the first driving device and the third driving device are both linear cylinders; the second driving device is a 360-degree segmented controllable rotary cylinder or a forward and reverse rotating stepping motor.

The second purpose of the utility model is to provide a battery protection board bending device which is more flexible to use and has higher compatibility. The second purpose of the utility model is realized by the following technical scheme:

a battery protection plate bending device comprises a machine table, a rotary table, a feeding mechanical arm, a bending device and a discharging device; the machine platform provides an operation platform and is integrated with an electromechanical control module; the rotary table is rotatably arranged on the machine table, and the feeding manipulator, the bending device and the blanking device are arranged on a feeding station, a bending station and a blanking station of the machine table around the rotary table; the rotary table is provided with a plurality of battery storage positions, the feeding manipulator is used for feeding the batteries needing to be subjected to the bending operation of the battery protection plate to the battery storage positions positioned at the feeding station, and the rotary table is used for sequentially transferring the batteries positioned in the battery storage positions from the feeding station to the bending station and the blanking station; the blanking device performs blanking operation on the batteries in the battery storage positions of the blanking stations; the bending device adopts the bending device.

According to the battery protection plate bending device and equipment provided by the utility model, the bending assembly can rotate on an X-Z plane, and meanwhile, the whole complete assembly can be lifted or lowered; make the fixture of subassembly of buckling like this can carry out the centre gripping and buckle to the portion of waiting to bend of the battery protection shield of arbitrary orientation pan feeding about from top to bottom, and the angle of buckling also can be bigger.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a battery protection plate bending device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a turntable in an automation device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a CCD scanning and positioning device in a battery protection board bending apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a loading manipulator in the battery protection board bending apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a blanking device in a battery protection board bending apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

In the following description of the embodiments of the present invention, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, which are included to provide further illustration of the utility model, and in which orientation may be defined for the purpose of clarity only, and not for the purpose of limiting the device to the actual orientation during manufacture, use, sale, etc. The following further describes embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings:

example one

As shown in fig. 1, the battery protection plate bending apparatus provided in this embodiment includes a base 10, a first driving device 20, a second driving device 30, and a bending assembly 40. The first driving device 20 is fixedly disposed on the base 10, and a driving end thereof is connected to the second driving device 30 to drive the second driving device 30 to move in the Z-axis direction. The bending assembly 40 comprises a rotating block 41, a clamping mechanism 42 and a third driving device 43, the rotating block 41 is connected with the driving end of the second driving device 30, and the second driving device 30 drives the rotating block 41 to rotate on the X-Z plane; a clamping mechanism 42 and a third driving device 43 are arranged on the rotating block 41, and the clamping mechanism 42 is driven by the third driving device 43 to open or close so as to clamp or release the part to be bent of the battery protection board.

Specifically, the base 10 includes a bottom plate 11 and a vertical plate 12, and the vertical plate 12 is fixedly disposed above the bottom plate 11. The first driving device 20 is a linear cylinder, and the cylinder housing is fixedly connected to the front side of the vertical plate 12 through a connecting member 21. The front side of the vertical plate 12 is provided with a guide block 31, the guide block 31 is matched with a slide block 32, the second driving device 30 is fixedly arranged on the slide block 32, the slide block 32 is connected with the driving end of the first driving device 20, and the first driving device 20 drives the slide block 32 and the second driving device 30 to move in the Z-axis direction relative to the guide block 31.

The second driving device 30 is a rotary cylinder, the driving end is located at the front end of the cylinder housing, and the driving end is controlled to rotate forward and backward in 360 degrees in a segmented manner, specifically, the initial position of the second driving device can be located at 0 degree, 90 degrees, 180 degrees and 270 degrees, and the second driving device can be controlled to rotate 90 degrees or 180 degrees, so that the initial position of the bending assembly can be 0 degree, 90 degrees, 180 degrees and 270 degrees, and the second driving device can be controlled to rotate 90 degrees or 180 degrees simultaneously. The second drive means 30 may also be replaced by a forward and reverse rotating stepper motor.

The turning block 41 of the bending assembly 40 is directly or indirectly connected to the driving end of the second driving means 30. In this embodiment, the rotating block 41 is connected to the driving end of the second driving device 30 through an indirect connection assembly, specifically, the indirect connection assembly includes an assembly plate 31 and a positioning plate 32, the assembly plate 31 is fixedly connected to the driving end of the second driving device 30, a plurality of assembly points are provided on the assembly plate 31, and the plurality of assembly points are distributed at different positions in at least one dimension of the X axis or the Z axis; the positioning plate 32 selects a proper assembly point and is fixedly mounted at the front end of the assembly plate 31, and the rotating block 41 is fixedly arranged at the front end of the positioning plate 32. The positioning plate 32 selects a suitable assembling point depending on the position and size of the portion to be bent of the battery protection plate bending device when the battery to be processed is located at the station of the battery protection plate bending device. The indirect connecting component arranged in the embodiment is an adjustable component arranged for meeting different parts to be bent, and the use flexibility and compatibility of the device are improved.

More specifically, the clamping mechanism 42 of the bending assembly 40 includes a fixed clamping arm 421 and a movable clamping arm 422, and the movable clamping arm 422 is driven by the third driving device 43 to open or close relative to the fixed clamping arm 421. In this embodiment, the number of the movable clamping arms 422 is two, and the two movable clamping arms 422 are respectively located at two sides of the fixed clamping arm 421, so that the two movable clamping arms 422 can better adapt to the situation that the portion to be bent of the battery protection board is located at the left side or the side. The two movable gripper arms 422 are each driven by one third drive means 43, or the two movable gripper arms 422 are driven synchronously by one third drive means 43.

The working process and the principle of the battery protection plate bending device are as follows:

the battery to be bent is sent to a station of the battery protection plate bending device, the feeding direction of the battery is the positive and negative direction of an X axis, and the clamping mechanism 42 is rotated in advance under the condition that the orientation of the part to be bent of the battery protection plate is the positive and negative direction of the X axis (namely the part to be bent is in a normal state), so that a clamping opening of the clamping mechanism 42 faces the part to be bent; aiming at the situation that the orientation of the part to be bent of the battery protection plate is in the positive and negative directions of the Z axis (namely the part to be bent is bent upwards or downwards by 90 degrees), when feeding is carried out in the situation, the clamping mechanism 42 interferes with the part to be bent, so that the clamping mechanism 42 needs to be driven by the first driving device 20 to move upwards or downwards for yielding, and after the feeding is positioned, the clamping opening of the clamping mechanism 42 faces the part to be bent;

if the orientation of the part to be bent of the battery protection plate is in the positive and negative directions of the X axis, feeding of the station is completed until the part to be bent extends into the clamping opening of the clamping mechanism 42; if the orientation of the part to be bent of the battery protection board is in the positive and negative directions of the Z axis, the clamping mechanism 42 is driven to move downwards or upwards by the first driving device 20, and feeding of the station is completed until the part to be bent extends into the clamping opening of the clamping mechanism 42;

then, the third driving device 43 drives the clamping mechanism 42 to clamp the portion to be bent of the battery protection board;

then, the second driving device 30 drives the clamping mechanism 42 to rotate, so as to realize the bending operation of the portion to be bent, after the operation is completed, the clamping mechanism 42 releases the portion to be bent, and each driving mechanism returns.

For example, as shown in fig. 2, in the previous station, the portion to be bent 111 of the battery protection plate 110 of the battery 100 faces downward, and in the next station, after passing through the processing station 900 of the battery protection plate bending apparatus of the embodiment, the portion to be bent 111 of the battery protection plate 110 of the battery 100 faces upward.

Example two

With reference to fig. 2 to fig. 5, the present embodiment provides a battery protection plate bending apparatus, which includes a machine base (not shown), a turntable 200, a feeding manipulator 300, a bending device (see the bending device according to the first embodiment), and a discharging device 400. The machine platform is used for providing an operation platform and is integrated with an electromechanical control module. Referring to fig. 2, the turntable 200 has a plurality of battery storage locations 201, the battery storage locations 201 are provided with a storage groove and a mechanism for fixing the battery, and when the battery is in the battery storage location 201, the head of the battery is outward and slightly extends out of the outer edge of the turntable 200, so that the corresponding operation is performed on the head of the battery by each station. The turntable 200 is rotatably arranged on the machine table, and the feeding manipulator 300, the bending device and the blanking device 400 are sequentially arranged on the feeding station, the bending station and the blanking station of the machine table around the turntable. The feeding manipulator feeds the batteries needing to be subjected to the protection plate bending operation to a battery storage position 201 located at a feeding station, and the turntable transfers the batteries located in the battery storage position 201 from the feeding station to the bending station and a blanking station in sequence; the blanking device performs blanking operation on the batteries in the battery storage position 201 of the blanking station.

The battery protection board equipment of buckling that this embodiment provided still includes material loading conveyer belt, CCD scanning positioner. The battery that needs rubberizing is conveyed near the material loading station to the material loading conveyer belt, and CCD scanning positioner 500 (see fig. 3) scans the battery on the conveyer belt, fixes a position and a placement angle of the battery, and inputs scanning information to the electromechanical control module. Referring to fig. 4, the electromechanical control module controls the loading robot 300 to pick up the battery at a correct position and a correct pick-up angle, and then place the picked-up battery in the battery storage location 201 at the loading station. Specifically, the loading robot 300 includes a robot arm 301 and a loading pick and place mechanism 302 disposed on the robot arm, and the robot arm is movable in three dimensions (i.e., planar rotation and up and down stretching). The loading pick-and-place mechanism 302 has a mechanism for sucking or grabbing the battery, and the loading pick-and-place mechanism 302 can also rotate relative to the mechanical arm 301 for adjusting the angle adapted to the battery placing angle. Referring to fig. 5, the discharging device 400 includes a discharging frame 401 extending over the discharging station and a discharging pick-and-place mechanism 402 disposed on the discharging frame 401, the discharging pick-and-place mechanism 402 is driven by a motor and a chain to move along the discharging frame 401, and the discharging pick-and-place mechanism 402 may be similar to the charging pick-and-place mechanism 302 and is configured to pick up and discharge the battery from the battery storage location 201 located at the discharging station.

The above embodiments are merely provided for full disclosure and not for limitation, and any replacement of equivalent technical features based on the gist of the present invention without creative efforts should be considered as the scope of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A battery protection plate bending device is characterized by comprising a base, a first driving device, a second driving device and a bending assembly; the first driving device is fixedly arranged on the base, and the driving end is connected with the second driving device and drives the second driving device to move in the Z-axis direction; the bending assembly comprises a rotating block, a clamping mechanism and a third driving device, the rotating block is connected with the driving end of the second driving device, and the second driving device drives the rotating block to rotate on the X-Z plane; the clamping mechanism and the third driving device are arranged on the rotating block, and the clamping mechanism is opened or closed under the driving of the third driving device.

2. The battery protection plate bending device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the base includes a bottom plate and a vertical plate, the vertical plate is fixedly disposed above the bottom plate, and the first driving device is fixedly connected to a front side of the vertical plate.

3. The battery protection plate bending device according to claim 2, wherein a guide block is arranged on the front side of the vertical plate, a sliding block is matched on the guide block, the second driving device is fixedly arranged on the sliding block, and the sliding block is connected with the driving end of the first driving device.

4. The battery protection plate bending apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the initial position of the second driving means and the bending assembly is located at 0 degrees, 90 degrees, 180 degrees or 270 degrees of the X-Z plane, and the controlled single-pass rotation angle of the second driving means and the bending assembly is 90 degrees or 180 degrees.

5. The battery protection plate bending device according to claim 4, wherein the first driving device and the third driving device are both linear cylinders; the second driving device is a rotating cylinder or a forward and reverse rotating stepping motor with 360-degree segmentation controllability.

6. The battery protection plate bending device according to claim 1, wherein the bending assembly is connected to the driving end of the second driving device through an indirect connection assembly, the indirect connection assembly comprises a mounting plate and a positioning plate, the mounting plate is fixedly connected to the driving end of the second driving device, a plurality of mounting points are provided on the mounting plate, and the mounting points are distributed at different positions in at least one dimension of an X axis or a Z axis; the locating plate selects a proper assembly point, is fixedly installed at the front end of the assembly plate, and the rotating block is fixedly arranged at the front end of the locating plate.

7. The battery protection plate bending device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the clamping mechanism comprises a fixed clamping arm and a movable clamping arm, and the movable clamping arm is driven by the third driving device to open or close relative to the fixed clamping arm.

8. The battery protection plate bending device according to claim 7, wherein the number of the movable clamping arms is two, and the two movable clamping arms are respectively located at two sides of the fixed clamping arm.

9. The battery protection plate bending apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the two movable clamping arms are each driven by a third driving device, or the two movable clamping arms are synchronously driven by a third driving device.

10. A battery protection plate bending device comprises a machine table, a rotary table, a feeding mechanical arm, a bending device and a discharging device; the machine platform provides an operation platform and is integrated with an electromechanical control module; the rotary table is rotatably arranged on the machine table, and the feeding manipulator, the bending device and the blanking device are arranged on a feeding station, a bending station and a blanking station of the machine table around the rotary table; the rotary table is provided with a plurality of battery storage positions, the feeding manipulator is used for feeding the batteries needing to be subjected to the bending operation of the battery protection plate to the battery storage positions positioned at the feeding station, and the rotary table is used for sequentially transferring the batteries positioned in the battery storage positions from the feeding station to the bending station and the blanking station; the blanking device performs blanking operation on the batteries in the battery storage positions of the blanking stations; characterized in that the bending device adopts the bending device of any one of claims 1 to 9.