CN216686410U

CN216686410U - Feeding equipment

Info

Publication number: CN216686410U
Application number: CN202123086952.4U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王彤; 汪杰; 孟强友; 张明; 周鹏
Original assignee: Anhui Jianghuai Huating Battery System Co ltd
Current assignee: Anhui Jianghuai Huating Battery System Co ltd
Priority date: 2021-12-09
Filing date: 2021-12-09
Publication date: 2022-06-07
Anticipated expiration: 2031-12-09

Abstract

The utility model provides a feeding device, which relates to the field of battery manufacturing and comprises: the device comprises a storage workbench, a module workbench and a feeding mechanism, wherein the storage workbench and the module workbench are arranged in parallel and closely, and the feeding mechanism is arranged above the storage workbench and the module workbench; the storage workbench is used for storing the current collecting plates and comprises a feeding cylinder, and the feeding cylinder is arranged in the storage workbench and used for jacking the current collecting plates from the storage workbench; the feeding mechanism comprises a grabbing device; and the feeding mechanism is used for grabbing the current collecting plate from the storage workbench through the grabbing device and transferring the current collecting plate to a target position in the module workbench. The utility model can improve the feeding efficiency of battery production.

Description

Feeding equipment

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the field of battery manufacturing, in particular to a feeding device.

Background

In the battery production process, the battery cell modules need to be welded through the current collecting plates, and different current collecting plates need to be used for different battery cell modules.

The inventor researches and finds that the current collecting plates are mostly manually classified and picked up manually in the prior art.

And in the face of the various battery cell modules, the manual picking efficiency is low, and the accuracy is low.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims to provide a feeding device which can automatically grab a current collecting plate in a storage workbench into a module workbench through a feeding mechanism in the device, and the current collecting plate does not need to be manually operated in the whole process, so that the efficiency of a battery manufacturing process is improved, and the feeding accuracy is also improved.

The embodiment of the utility model is realized by the following steps:

a loading apparatus, comprising: the device comprises a storage workbench, a module workbench and a feeding mechanism, wherein the storage workbench and the module workbench are arranged in parallel and closely, and the feeding mechanism is arranged above the storage workbench and the module workbench; the storage workbench is used for storing the current collecting plates and comprises a feeding cylinder, and the feeding cylinder is arranged in the storage workbench and used for jacking the current collecting plates from the storage workbench; the feeding mechanism comprises a grabbing device; and the feeding mechanism is used for grabbing the current collecting plate from the storage workbench through the grabbing device and transferring the current collecting plate to a target position in the module workbench.

Optionally, the storage workbench further comprises a first support plate and a second support plate, the feeding cylinder comprises a plurality of first cylinders and a plurality of second cylinders, and a plurality of holes are formed in the surface of the first support plate;

the second supporting plate is fixed below the first supporting plate through a fixing mechanism and is parallel to the first supporting plate;

one end of each first air cylinder is fixed at the bottom of the storage workbench, and the other end of each first air cylinder is fixedly connected to the first supporting plate;

one end of the second air cylinders is fixed above the second supporting plate, and the other end of the second air cylinders corresponds to the holes.

Optionally, the feeding device further comprises a storage box;

the storage box set up in on the first backup pad, the storage box is hollow structure, wherein, the hollow portion of storage box with the hole corresponds, is used for the splendid attire the current collector.

Optionally, the feeding device further comprises a storage box separator;

the storage box partition is arranged in the storage box and divides the storage box into a plurality of parts.

Optionally, the feeding mechanism further includes a first connecting mechanism, a second connecting mechanism, a third connecting mechanism, a first moving shaft, a second moving shaft, and a third moving shaft;

the first moving shaft comprises a storage moving shaft and a module moving shaft, the storage moving shaft is fixedly arranged on the upper surface of one end, away from the module workbench, of the storage workbench, and the module moving shaft is fixedly arranged on the module workbench and is parallel to the storage moving shaft in the same horizontal plane;

one end of the first connecting mechanism is movably connected with the storage moving shaft, one end of the second connecting mechanism is movably connected with the module moving shaft, and the first connecting mechanism and the second connecting mechanism are correspondingly arranged; the second moving shaft is arranged above the first moving shaft and is parallel to the ground, one end of the second moving shaft is fixed with the other end of the first connecting mechanism, and the other end of the second moving shaft is fixed with the other end of the second connecting mechanism;

one end of the third connecting mechanism is movably connected with the second moving shaft, the other end of the third connecting mechanism is fixed with one end of the third moving shaft, the third moving shaft is arranged above the storage workbench and the module workbench and is perpendicular to the ground, and the other end of the third moving shaft is fixedly connected with the grabbing device.

Optionally, the gripping device comprises a plurality of suction cups, a structural support, a first adjustment mechanism and a second adjustment mechanism;

one end of the structural support is fixed with the third moving shaft, and the other end of the structural support is fixed with the first adjusting mechanism;

the second adjusting mechanism is movably connected with the first adjusting mechanism;

the plurality of suckers are movably arranged on the second adjusting mechanism.

Optionally, the moving direction of the suction cup on the second adjusting mechanism is perpendicular to the moving direction of the second adjusting mechanism on the first adjusting mechanism.

Optionally, the feeding device further includes an electrical control device, and the electrical control device is electrically connected to the storage workbench, the module workbench, and the feeding mechanism, respectively, and is configured to control an operating state of the feeding device.

Optionally, the storage workbench and the side of the module workbench are provided with cabinet doors.

Optionally, the lower plate of the storage workbench and the lower plate of the module workbench are both provided with a foot cup, and the foot cups are mounted on the edge of the lower plate.

The embodiment of the utility model has the beneficial effects that: according to the feeding device provided by the utility model, the collector plate in the storage workbench can be automatically grabbed into the module workbench through the feeding mechanism in the feeding device, the collector plate does not need to be manually operated in the whole process, the battery manufacturing process efficiency is improved, and meanwhile, the feeding accuracy is also improved.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments will be briefly described below, it should be understood that the following drawings only illustrate some embodiments of the present invention and therefore should not be considered as limiting the scope, and for those skilled in the art, other related drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without inventive efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a feeding device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of an internal structure of a storage workbench according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic partial structural view of a feeding device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a feeding mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a gripping device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Icon: 10-feeding equipment; 11-a storage table; 12-a die set table; 13-a feeding mechanism; 14-a storage box; 15-storage box divider; 16-an electrical control device; 17-a cabinet door; 18-a foot cup; 110-a feeding cylinder; 111-a first support plate; 112-a second support plate; 1101-a first cylinder; 1102-a second cylinder; 1111-holes; 130-a grasping device; 131-a first axis of movement; 132-a second axis of movement; 133-a third axis of movement; 134-a first connection mechanism; 135-a second connection mechanism; 136-a third connection mechanism; 1311-store axes of movement; 1312-module movement axis; 1301-suction cup; 1302-structural support; 1303-a first adjustment mechanism; 1304-a second adjustment mechanism.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, but not all, embodiments of the present invention. The components of embodiments of the present invention generally described and illustrated in the figures herein may be arranged and designed in a wide variety of different configurations.

Thus, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention, presented in the figures, is not intended to limit the scope of the utility model, as claimed, but is merely representative of selected embodiments of the utility model. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that: like reference numbers and letters refer to like items in the following figures, and thus, once an item is defined in one figure, it need not be further defined and explained in subsequent figures.

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 orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings or orientations or positional relationships that are conventionally placed when the products of the present invention are used, and are only for convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," "third," and the like are used solely to distinguish one from another and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

Furthermore, the terms "horizontal", "vertical" and the like do not imply that the components are absolutely horizontal or hanging, but may be slightly inclined. For example, "horizontal" merely means that the direction is more horizontal than "vertical" and does not mean that the structure must be perfectly horizontal, but may be slightly inclined.

In the description of the present invention, it should also be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "disposed," "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly and may, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; 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.

First embodiment

Referring to fig. 1, the present embodiment provides a feeding apparatus 10, including: the device comprises a storage workbench 11, a module workbench 12 and a feeding mechanism 13, wherein the storage workbench 11 and the module workbench 12 are arranged in parallel and closely, and the feeding mechanism 13 is arranged above the storage workbench 11 and the module workbench 12; the storage workbench 11 is used for storing the current collecting plate, the storage workbench 11 comprises a feeding cylinder 110, and the feeding cylinder 110 is arranged in the storage workbench 11 and is used for jacking the current collecting plate from the storage workbench 11; the feeding mechanism 13 comprises a gripping device 130; the feed mechanism 13 is used to pick up and transfer the current collecting plate from the storage table 11 to a target position in the module table 12 by the pick-up device 130.

In the production process of the battery, the current collecting plates need to be subjected to the next process on the module workbench 12, when feeding, various current collecting plates can be loaded into the storage workbench 11 in batches according to the work requirement, then each current collecting plate is jacked up from the storage workbench through the feeding air cylinder 110, and the jacked current collecting plates are picked up by the material feeding mechanism 13 through the grabbing device 130, then moved to the position above the module workbench 12 and placed at the designated position, namely the target position, required by the next process.

Optionally, the storage workbench 11 further includes a first support plate 111 and a second support plate 112, the feeding cylinder 110 includes a plurality of first cylinders 1101 and a plurality of second cylinders 1102, and a surface of the first support plate 111 is provided with a plurality of holes 1111; the second supporting plate 112 is fixed below the first supporting plate 111 through a fixing mechanism and is parallel to the first supporting plate 111; one end of the plurality of first cylinders 1101 is fixed to the bottom of the storage table 11, and the other end is fixedly connected to the first support plate 111; one end of the second cylinders 1102 is fixed above the second supporting plate 112, and the other end corresponds to the hole 1111.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of an internal structure of a storage workbench according to the present disclosure. The first supporting plate 111 may be supported by a first cylinder 1101, and when the feeding device is in operation, the first cylinder 1101 vertically jacks up the first supporting plate 111 and simultaneously drives a second supporting plate 112 fixed to the first supporting plate 111 upward. After reaching a certain height, the first cylinder 1101 is kept in a lifting state, and the second cylinder 1102 is lifted upwards in a vertical direction through the holes 1111, so as to further lift the collecting plate placed on the first supporting plate 111 upwards, so that the collecting device 130 can collect the collecting plate. The number of the first cylinders 1101, the number of the second cylinders 1102, and the shape and number of the holes 1111 may be set by a skilled person according to actual circumstances, and the present specification is not particularly limited.

As an alternative embodiment, if the storage platform 11 is square, a first cylinder 1101 may be disposed at each of four corners of the

storage platform

11, 18 circular holes 1111 may be disposed on the first support plate 111, and a second cylinder 1102 may be disposed in each circular hole 1111.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 3, the loading device 10 further comprises a storage box 14; the storage box 14 is disposed on the first support plate 111, the storage box 14 is a hollow structure, wherein the hollow portion of the storage box 14 corresponds to the hole 1111 for accommodating the current collecting plate.

Optionally, the loading device 10 further comprises a storage box divider 15; the case divider 15 is disposed within the case 14 to divide the case 14 into a plurality of sections.

Because the current collector kind is different, its size also correspondingly has certain difference, consequently, when setting up storage box 14 and storage box baffle 15, can be according to actual conditions, separate into a plurality of spaces with storage box 14 through storage box baffle 15, different kinds of current collector is placed to every space, and concrete separate mode and divided space size can set up according to actual conditions. For example, the storage box 14 is divided into four parts, the first part is used for containing the collecting plate a with smaller volume, the second part and the third part are used for containing the collecting plate B with moderate volume and larger usage amount, and the fourth part is used for containing the collecting plate C. The number of the second cylinders 1102 corresponding to each space partitioned by the storage cassette divider 15 may also be set as appropriate.

Optionally, the feeding mechanism 13 further includes a first connecting mechanism 134, a second connecting mechanism 135, a third connecting mechanism 136, a first moving shaft 131, a second moving shaft 132, and a third moving shaft 133; the first moving axis 131 includes a storage moving axis 1311 and a module moving axis 1312, the storage moving axis 1311 is fixedly installed on the upper surface of the storage table 11 at the end away from the module table 12, and the module moving axis 1312 is fixedly installed on the module table 12 and is parallel to the storage moving axis 1311 in the same horizontal plane; one end of the first link mechanism 134 is movably connected to the storage moving axis 1311, one end of the second link mechanism 135 is movably connected to the module moving axis 1312, and the first link mechanism 134 and the second link mechanism 135 are disposed to correspond to each other; the second moving shaft 132 is disposed above the first moving shaft 131 and parallel to the ground, one end of the second moving shaft 132 is fixed to the other end of the first connecting mechanism 134, and the other end of the second moving shaft 132 is fixed to the other end of the second connecting mechanism 135; one end of the third connecting mechanism 136 is movably connected to the second moving shaft 132, the other end is fixed to one end of the third moving shaft 133, the third moving shaft 133 is disposed above the storage table 11 and the module table 12 and perpendicular to the ground, and the other end of the third moving shaft 133 is fixedly connected to the grabbing device 130.

As shown in fig. 4, the storage movement axis 1311 may be disposed parallel to the module movement axis 1312, and the second movement axis 132 may move back and forth in the Y direction shown in fig. 4 on the first movement axis 131 through the first and

second connection mechanisms

134 and 135. Similarly, the third moving shaft 133 can move back and forth in the X direction as shown in fig. 4 on the second moving shaft 132 through the third connecting mechanism 136. In addition to this, the gripper 130 can also move back and forth in the Z direction as shown in fig. 4 on a third axis of movement. Through the coordinated movement of the above mechanisms, the grabbing device 130 can realize space movement within a certain range.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 5, the 130 gripper apparatus comprises a plurality of suction cups 1301, a structural support 1302, a first adjustment mechanism 1303 and a second adjustment mechanism 1304; one end of the structural support 1302 is fixed to the third moving shaft 133, and the other end is fixed to the first adjusting mechanism 1303; the second adjusting mechanism 1304 is movably connected with the first adjusting mechanism 1303; a plurality of suction cups 1301 are movably disposed on second adjustment mechanism 1304.

Optionally, the direction of movement of suction cup 1301 on second adjustment mechanism 1304 is perpendicular to the direction of movement of second adjustment mechanism 1304 on first adjustment mechanism 1303.

In an alternative embodiment, the suction cups 1301 can be fixed on the second adjusting mechanism 1304 in a screw and nut combination manner, the number of the suction cups 1301 can be set according to actual conditions, and the second adjusting mechanism 1304 can be installed on the first adjusting mechanism 1303.

In one possible embodiment, the moving direction of the suction cup 1301 may be set to the X direction which is the same as the moving direction of the third moving shaft 133, and the moving direction of the second adjustment mechanism 1304 may be set to the Y direction which is the same as the moving direction of the second moving shaft 132. Therefore, the gripping device 130 can move in a large range through each moving shaft, and the suction cup 1301 can realize fine adjustment in a small range through each adjusting mechanism, so that the gripping device 130 can grasp the current collecting plate more accurately.

Optionally, still as shown in fig. 3, the feeding apparatus 10 further includes an electrical control apparatus 16, and the electrical control apparatus 16 is electrically connected to the storage workbench 11, the module workbench 12, and the feeding mechanism 13, respectively, for controlling the operation state of the feeding apparatus 10.

The installation position of the electrical control device 16 may be selected by a technician according to actual conditions, and may be installed in close contact with the storage table 11 or may be installed independently of the storage table 11 and the module table 12, which is not limited in this specification.

In a feeding process, the position of the suction cup 1301 is subjected to fine adjustment test through the first adjusting mechanism 1303 and the second adjusting mechanism 1304, and the storage workbench is charged after the test is completed. After the collector plates in the storage workbench 11 are installed in a preset manner, the electrical control device 16 is powered on to operate, and the first cylinder 1101 is controlled to jack up and maintain the first support plate 111; then the second air cylinder 1102 is controlled to lift the collecting plate to be loaded from the storage box 14 for holding; the electric control device 16 controls the grabbing device 130 to move above the collecting plate jacked up by the second cylinder 1102 under the cooperative operation of the first moving shaft 131, the second moving shaft 132 and the third moving shaft 133; the electric control device 16 controls the gripping device 130 to continue downward, and the suction cups 1301 on the gripping device 130 suck the flow collecting plates jacked up by the second air cylinders 1102; the electric control device 16 controls the gripping device 130 to move to a designated position above the module workbench 12 under the cooperative operation of the first moving shaft 131, the second moving shaft 132 and the third moving shaft 133, then the gripping device 130 descends to a proper height, and the suction cup 1301 lowers the collecting plate to complete the primary feeding of the collecting plate. It should be noted that the electrical control apparatus 16 may control only a part of the second air cylinders 1102 to be ejected at a time, or may control all the second air cylinders 1102 to be ejected.

Optionally, the side surfaces of the storage workbench 11 and the module workbench 12 are provided with cabinet doors 17, and when necessary, articles such as working articles and maintenance tools can be stored in the space inside the cabinet doors.

Optionally, a foot cup 18 is disposed on each of the lower plate of the storage table 11 and the lower plate of the module table 12, and the foot cup 18 is mounted on the edge of the lower plate. The provision of the foot cup 18 may make the loading device 10 more stable in operation.

The feeding device 10 provided by the utility model at least has the following beneficial effects:

1. according to the feeding device 10 provided by the utility model, the feeding mechanism 13 can be controlled to automatically grab the current collecting plate in the storage workbench 11 to the designated position on the module workbench 12 through the electric control device 16 in the feeding device 10, the current collecting plate is not required to be manually operated in the whole process, the battery manufacturing process efficiency is improved, and the feeding accuracy is also improved.

2. Through the arrangement of the first air cylinder 1101 and the second air cylinder 1102, the collecting plates can be lifted more precisely, and errors of the feeding device 10 are reduced.

3. Through the synergistic action of each moving shaft and the adjusting mechanism, the sucking disc 1301 can more accurately grab the flow collecting plate, and the grabbing error is reduced.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. The utility model provides a charging equipment which characterized in that, charging equipment includes:

the device comprises a storage workbench, a module workbench and a feeding mechanism, wherein the storage workbench and the module workbench are arranged in parallel and closely, and the feeding mechanism is arranged above the storage workbench and the module workbench;

the storage workbench is used for storing the current collecting plates and comprises a feeding cylinder, and the feeding cylinder is arranged in the storage workbench and used for jacking the current collecting plates from the storage workbench;

the feeding mechanism comprises a grabbing device;

and the feeding mechanism is used for grabbing the current collecting plate from the storage workbench through the grabbing device and transferring the current collecting plate to a target position in the module workbench.

2. The loading device according to claim 1, wherein the storage table further comprises a first support plate and a second support plate, the loading cylinder comprises a plurality of first cylinders and a plurality of second cylinders, and a surface of the first support plate is provided with a plurality of holes;

3. The loading device according to claim 2, wherein said loading device further comprises a storage box;

4. The loading device according to claim 3, wherein said loading device further comprises a storage box partition;

5. The loading apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said loading mechanism further comprises a first connecting mechanism, a second connecting mechanism, a third connecting mechanism, a first moving shaft, a second moving shaft, and a third moving shaft;

6. The loading apparatus of claim 5, wherein said gripping device comprises a plurality of suction cups, a structural support, a first adjustment mechanism and a second adjustment mechanism;

7. The loading apparatus according to claim 6, wherein a moving direction of said suction cup on said second adjusting mechanism is perpendicular to a moving direction of said second adjusting mechanism on said first adjusting mechanism.

8. The loading device according to claim 1, further comprising an electrical control device electrically connected to the storage table, the module table, and the loading mechanism, respectively, for controlling an operation state of the loading device.

9. The loading device as claimed in claim 1, wherein cabinet doors are provided on the sides of the storage table and the module table.

10. The loading apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the lower plate of the storage table and the lower plate of the module table are each provided with a foot cup, and the foot cups are mounted to an edge of the lower plate.