CN218311594U - Welding equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to a welding equipment has first material loading station, second material loading station and welding station, welding equipment includes layer board, first handling device, second handling device and welding set. The pallet is reciprocally movable between the first loading station, the second loading station, and the welding station. By arranging the welding equipment, the supporting plate moves to the first feeding station first, the insulating strips and the battery pieces are carried on the supporting plate by the first carrying device, then the supporting plate moves to the second feeding station, the welding strips and the pressing net are carried on the supporting plate by the second carrying device, so that the pressing net tightly presses the welding strips on the battery pieces, then the supporting plate moves to the welding station, and the welding device welds the welding strips on the battery pieces. Because the first carrying device carries the insulating strips and the battery pieces simultaneously, and the second carrying device carries the welding strips and the pressing net simultaneously, the carrying times are effectively reduced, and the production efficiency is improved.

Description

Welding equipment

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a battery processing equipment technical field especially relates to a welding equipment.

Background

The single-side battery string comprises a plurality of battery pieces which are sequentially arranged, the battery pieces are connected through the welding strip set, and the welding strip set is connected with the same side of the battery pieces. However, the existing equipment for preparing the single-sided battery string needs to carry the single-sided battery string for multiple times when the single-sided battery string is loaded with battery pieces, insulating strips, welding tapes and net pressing, and the production efficiency is low.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

Therefore, it is necessary to provide a welding apparatus with high production efficiency to solve the problem of low production efficiency of the existing apparatus for preparing single-sided battery strings.

A welding apparatus having a first loading station, a second loading station and a welding station, the welding apparatus comprising:

the supporting plate can move back and forth among the first feeding station, the second feeding station and the welding station;

the first carrying device is used for grabbing the insulating strips and the battery pieces and carrying the insulating strips and the battery pieces to the supporting plate positioned at the first feeding station;

the second carrying device is used for grabbing the welding strip and the pressing net and carrying the welding strip and the pressing net to the supporting plate positioned at the second feeding station so that the pressing net can tightly press the welding strip onto the battery piece; and

and the welding device is arranged at the welding station and used for welding the welding strip on the supporting plate positioned at the welding station on the battery piece.

Through setting up foretell welding equipment, the layer board moves to first material loading station earlier, is carried insulating strip and battery piece to the layer board by first handling device, then the layer board moves to second material loading station, will weld area and press the net to carry to the layer board by second handling device to the pressure net that makes compresses tightly the area of welding on the battery piece, and the layer board next moves to the welding station, and welding device will weld the area of welding on the battery piece. Because the first carrying device carries the insulating strips and the battery pieces simultaneously, and the second carrying device carries the welding strips and the pressing net simultaneously, the carrying times are effectively reduced, and the production efficiency is improved.

In one embodiment, the welding equipment further comprises a first material preparation station, the welding equipment further comprises a first feeding device and a second feeding device, the first feeding device conveys the insulating strip to the first feeding station, the second feeding device conveys the battery piece to the first material preparation station, and the first carrying device can grab the insulating strip positioned at the first feeding station and the battery piece positioned at the first material preparation station.

In one embodiment, the first feeding device comprises a first feeding mechanism and a transferring platform, the first feeding mechanism conveys the insulation strips to the transferring platform, the transferring platform can move to the first feeding station, and the first carrying device can grab the insulation strips on the transferring platform of the first feeding station.

In one embodiment, the second feeding device comprises a first conveying line, a first placing table and a transferring mechanism, the first conveying line is used for conveying the battery pieces, the first placing table is arranged at the first material preparing station, the transferring mechanism is used for transferring the battery pieces conveyed by the first conveying line to the first placing table, and the first carrying device can grab the battery pieces on the first placing table.

In one embodiment, the first conveying line is provided with a first bearing position and a second bearing position for conveying the cell pieces along a first direction, and the first bearing position and the second bearing position are arranged at intervals along the first direction;

the second feeding device further comprises a rotating mechanism, and the rotating mechanism is used for rotating the battery pieces on the second bearing position around a rotating axis perpendicular to the first direction, so that the battery pieces on the second bearing position and the battery pieces on the first bearing position have the same arrangement direction.

In one embodiment, the rotating mechanism comprises a mounting frame, a translation driving member, a first lifting driving member, a rotation driving member and a rotation grabbing member, the translation driving member is arranged on the mounting frame and is in transmission connection with the first lifting driving member to drive the first lifting driving member to reciprocate along the first direction, the first lifting driving member is in transmission connection with the rotation driving member to drive the rotation driving member to be close to and far away from the battery pieces on the first conveying line, and the rotation driving member is in transmission connection with the rotation grabbing member to drive the rotation grabbing member to rotate around the rotation axis.

In one embodiment, the second conveying device comprises a grabbing mechanism and a second conveying driving mechanism, wherein the grabbing mechanism is used for grabbing the welding strip and the pressing net and is connected with the second conveying driving mechanism so as to convey the welding strip and the pressing net onto the supporting plate located at the second loading station under the action of the second conveying driving mechanism.

In one embodiment, the grabbing mechanism comprises a grabbing mounting plate, a third grabbing component and a fourth grabbing component, the grabbing mounting plate is connected with the second carrying driving mechanism, the third grabbing component and the fourth grabbing component are both arranged on the grabbing mounting plate, the third grabbing component is used for grabbing the welding strip, and the fourth grabbing component is used for grabbing the net pressing.

In one embodiment, the third grabbing component comprises a first clamp and a second clamp, the first clamp and the second clamp are both arranged on the grabbing mounting plate, and the first clamp and the second clamp can be matched with each other to clamp and grab the welding strip.

In one embodiment, the welding equipment further comprises a second material preparation station, the welding equipment further comprises a third feeding device, the third feeding device comprises a punching mechanism and a second feeding mechanism, the punching mechanism is arranged on the second material preparation station, the second feeding mechanism conveys the welding strip to the punching mechanism, the punching mechanism is used for punching the welding strip, and the second carrying device can grab the welding strip which is punched and processed on the punching mechanism.

In one embodiment, the welding equipment is also provided with a blanking station, and the supporting plate can move back and forth among the first feeding station, the second feeding station, the welding station and the blanking station;

welding equipment still includes fourth loading attachment and unloader, fourth loading attachment has material loading position and unloading position, fourth loading attachment can will be located material loading position's pressure net carry extremely the unloading position, unloader is used for snatching to be located the unloading station press the net on the layer board, and will press the net transport extremely the material loading position, second handling device can snatch to be located the pressure net of unloading position.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a welding apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of a battery string manufactured by the welding apparatus shown in fig. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view of a first conveying line and a rotating mechanism in the welding apparatus shown in FIG. 1;

fig. 4 is a schematic view of a part of the structure of the rotating mechanism shown in fig. 3;

fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of two battery pieces cut in half;

fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of two battery pieces after being adjusted by the rotating mechanism;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of the welding apparatus shown in fig. 1, in which the first conveying device removes the first conveying driving mechanism;

FIG. 8 is a schematic side view of the first handling device shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a schematic structural view of a carrier mounting plate of the first carrier shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a schematic view showing a part of the structure of the first carrying device shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is a schematic view of a blanking mechanism of the welding apparatus shown in FIG. 1;

fig. 12 is a schematic view of a lower die and a structure provided on the lower die in the die-cutting mechanism shown in fig. 11;

FIG. 13 is an enlarged view of the structure at A shown in FIG. 12;

FIG. 14 is a schematic view of the first and second bends of the die cutting mechanism of FIG. 11;

fig. 15 is a schematic structural view of the welding apparatus shown in fig. 1, in which the second conveying device removes the second conveying drive mechanism;

FIG. 16 is a schematic view of a plurality of third gripper assemblies of the second handling apparatus shown in FIG. 15;

fig. 17 is an enlarged view of the structure at B in fig. 16.

Detailed Description

In order to make the aforementioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. The invention may be embodied in many other forms different from those described herein and similar modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention and, therefore, the invention is not to be limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and for simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element 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.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless explicitly defined otherwise.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "fixed" are to be construed broadly and may, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or they may be connected internally or in any other suitable relationship, unless expressly stated otherwise. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific situations by those of ordinary skill in the art.

In the present application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, a first feature "on" or "under" a second feature may be directly contacting the second feature or the first and second features may be indirectly contacting the second feature through intervening media. Also, a first feature "on," "over," and "above" a second feature may be directly or diagonally above the second feature, or may simply indicate that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature may be directly under or obliquely under the first feature, or may simply mean that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" or "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," and the like as used herein are for illustrative purposes only and do not denote a unique embodiment.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, an embodiment of the present invention provides a welding apparatus 100, which has a first feeding station 101, a second feeding station 102 and a welding station 103, wherein the welding apparatus includes a supporting plate (not shown), a first carrying device 10, a second carrying device 20 and a welding device 30.

The supporting plate can move back and forth among the first feeding station 101, the second feeding station 102 and the welding station 103, the first carrying device 10 is used for grabbing the insulating strips 200 and the battery pieces 300 and carrying the insulating strips 200 and the battery pieces 300 onto the supporting plate located at the first feeding station 101, and the second carrying device 20 is used for grabbing the welding strips 400 and the pressing net and carrying the welding strips 400 and the pressing net onto the supporting plate located at the second feeding station 102, so that the pressing net presses the welding strips 400 onto the battery pieces 300.

The welding device 30 is disposed at the welding station 103, and is used for welding the welding strip 400 on the supporting plate of the welding station 103 to the battery piece 300.

By arranging the welding equipment, the supporting plate firstly moves to the first feeding station 101, the insulating strip 200 and the battery piece 300 are conveyed to the supporting plate by the first conveying device 10, then the supporting plate moves to the second feeding station 102, the welding strip 400 and the pressing net are conveyed to the supporting plate by the second conveying device 20, so that the pressing net presses the welding strip 400 onto the battery piece 300, then the supporting plate moves to the welding station 103, and the welding device 30 welds the welding strip 400 onto the battery piece 300. Because the first carrying device 10 carries the insulating strips 200 and the battery pieces 300 at the same time, and the second carrying device 20 carries the welding strips 400 and the pressing net at the same time, the carrying times are effectively reduced, and the production efficiency is improved.

Referring to fig. 2, it should be noted that the first conveying device 10 conveys the plurality of insulation bars 200 and the plurality of battery pieces 300 onto the pallet, and the plurality of insulation bars 200 and the plurality of battery pieces 300 are alternately arranged at intervals along a predetermined direction, so that the welding strip 400 is welded on the battery piece 300 by the subsequent welding device 30 to form the battery string shown in fig. 2.

In addition, in this embodiment, the mesh pressing is used for pressing the welding strip 400 onto the battery piece 300, so that the welding device 30 can weld the welding strip 400 and the battery piece 300 conveniently, and the welding precision and the welding effect are ensured.

In some embodiments, the welding apparatus further includes a first feeding device 40, the first feeding device 40 conveys the insulation strip 200 to the first feeding station 101, and the first handling device 10 can grasp the insulation strip 200 located at the first feeding station 101.

It should be explained that, when the first feeding device 40 conveys the insulation strip 200 to the first feeding station 101, the pallet and the first feeding device 40 are away from each other, and the pallet may be located at other positions, which is not limited herein.

Assume that the position where the first carrying device 10 grips the insulating strip 200 and the battery piece 300 is a gripping point, and the position where the first carrying device 10 releases the insulating strip 200 and the battery piece 300 is a releasing point. In this embodiment, the first feeding station 101 of the first carrying device 10 grabs the insulating strip 200, and compared with grabbing the insulating strip 200 at other positions, the grabbing point of the insulating strip 200 grabbed by the first carrying device 10 coincides with the releasing point of the insulating strip 200 and the battery cell 300, and the first carrying device 10 does not need to move to other positions for carrying, so that the moving distance of the first carrying device 10 is effectively reduced, and the efficiency is improved.

In some embodiments, the first feeding device 40 includes a first feeding mechanism 41 and a transfer platform 42, the first feeding mechanism 41 transports the insulation strip 200 to the transfer platform 42, the transfer platform 42 can move to the first feeding station 101, and the first handling device 10 can grab the insulation strip 200 on the transfer platform 42 of the first feeding station 101.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 1, the transfer platform 42 is reciprocally movable in the left-right direction, and reciprocally moves between the first feeding mechanism 41 and the first feeding station 101.

It should be noted that, after the first feeding mechanism 41 conveys the plurality of insulation strips 200 to the transfer platform 42, the plurality of insulation strips 200 are arranged at intervals along the preset direction, so that the first carrying device 10 can conveniently grab the plurality of insulation strips 200 at the same time.

In practical applications, the first feeding device 40 further includes a cutting mechanism, and the cutting mechanism is configured to cut the insulation strip 200 and then convey the cut insulation strip 200 to the first feeding mechanism 41, and then convey the cut insulation strip 200 to the transfer platform 42 by the first feeding mechanism 41.

In some embodiments, the welding apparatus further has a first material preparation station 104, the welding apparatus further includes a second feeding device 50, the second feeding device 50 conveys the battery piece 300 to the first material preparation station 104, and the first handling device 10 can grab the battery piece 300 located at the first material preparation station 104.

In some embodiments, the second feeding device 50 includes a first conveying line 51, a first placing table 52 and a transferring mechanism 53, the first conveying line 51 is used for conveying the battery pieces 300, the first placing table 52 is disposed at the first preparation station 104, the transferring mechanism 53 is used for transferring the battery pieces 300 conveyed by the first conveying line 51 to the first placing table 52, and the first handling device 10 can grasp the battery pieces 300 on the first placing table 52.

Similarly, it is determined that the transferring mechanism 53 may transfer a plurality of battery pieces 300 onto the first placing table 52 to facilitate the grabbing of the first carrying device 10, and the transferring mechanism 53 may be a robot.

Referring to fig. 3, in some embodiments, the first conveying line 51 has a first carrying position and a second carrying position for conveying the battery piece 300 along the first direction, and the first carrying position and the second carrying position are arranged at intervals.

In practical applications, the first conveying line 51 has a plurality of first carrying positions and a plurality of second carrying positions, the plurality of first carrying positions and the plurality of second carrying positions are alternately arranged at intervals, and each of the first carrying positions and each of the second carrying positions can convey the battery piece 300 along the first direction.

The first direction is the left-right direction in fig. 3.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, in some embodiments, the second feeding device 50 further includes a rotating mechanism 54, and the rotating mechanism 54 is configured to rotate the battery cells 300 on the second carrying position around a rotation axis perpendicular to the first direction, so that the battery cells 300 on the second carrying position and the battery cells 300 on the first carrying position have the same arrangement direction.

The axis of rotation is the vertical axis in fig. 3.

Referring to fig. 5 and 6, the battery piece 300 on the left side in fig. 5 and 6 is the battery piece 300 on the first carrying position, and the battery piece 300 on the right side is the battery piece 300 on the second carrying position. It should be noted that the battery piece 300 is a single piece when being loaded, and it is necessary to cut the single piece in half from the middle to form two battery pieces 300, and the two battery pieces 300 after being cut are shown in fig. 5, in which the arrangement directions of the two battery pieces 300 are opposite.

In order to make the arrangement direction of the two battery pieces 300 the same, the rotating mechanism 54 is provided to rotate the battery piece 300 on the second carrying position, and the two battery pieces 300 after rotation are as shown in fig. 6, and the arrangement direction of the two battery pieces 300 is the same.

Of course, it is understood that in other embodiments, the battery sheet 300 on the first carrying position may be rotated, and is not limited herein.

In some embodiments, the rotating mechanism 54 includes a mounting frame 541, a translational driving member 542, a first lifting driving member 543, a rotational driving member 544 and a rotational grasping member 545, wherein the translational driving member 542 is disposed on the mounting frame 541 and is in transmission connection with the first lifting driving member 543 to drive the first lifting driving member 543 to move back and forth along a first direction, the first lifting driving member 543 is in transmission connection with the rotational driving member 544 to drive the rotational driving member 544 to approach and separate from the battery sheets 300 on the first conveying line 51, and the rotational driving member 544 is in transmission connection with the rotational grasping member 545 to drive the rotational grasping member 545 to rotate around a rotation axis.

As shown in fig. 3, during the process of conveying the battery piece 300 by the second carrying position on the first conveying line 51, the first lifting driver 543 drives the rotary driver 544 and the rotary grabbing member 545 to descend so as to grab the battery piece 300 on the second carrying position, and then the rotary driver 544 drives the rotary grabbing member 545 to rotate 180 degrees around the rotation axis, so as to drive the battery piece 300 to rotate 180 degrees around the rotation axis.

Meanwhile, the translational driving member 542 drives the first lifting driving member 543 to move along the first direction, so that the battery piece 300 can be placed back to the corresponding second loading position by rotating the grabbing member 545 after the battery piece 300 rotates 180 degrees.

In practical applications, the rotating mechanism 54 further includes a first supporting plate 546 and a second supporting plate 547, the first supporting plate 546 is disposed on the mounting frame 541 in a reciprocating manner along the first direction, the translational driving member 542 is in transmission connection with the first supporting plate 546, the first lifting driving member 543 is disposed on the first supporting plate 546, the second supporting plate 547 is disposed on the first supporting plate 546 in a reciprocating manner along the vertical direction, the second supporting plate 547 is disposed on each of the rotary driving member 544 and the rotary grasping member 545, and the rotary grasping member 545 is rotatable around the rotation axis.

It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the translational driving element 542 and the rotational driving element 544 both include a motor and a synchronous belt, and the motor is connected to the synchronous belt in a driving manner, the first supporting plate 546 is fixedly connected to the synchronous belt in the translational driving element 542 to reciprocate along with the synchronous belt in the first direction, and the synchronous belt of the rotational driving element 544 is wound around the rotational grabbing element 545 to drive the rotational grabbing element 545 to rotate around the rotational axis.

It is understood that, in the above embodiments, the first carrying position and the second carrying position are used for carrying the position of the battery piece 300, and the first carrying position and the second carrying position are used for explaining the function of the rotating mechanism 54, that is, the rotating mechanism 54 rotates the battery piece 300 on the second carrying position by 180 degrees and replaces the battery piece 300 in the original second carrying position, and the description of the first carrying position and the second carrying position is not limited to a specific area.

Referring to fig. 7 and 8, in some embodiments, the first conveying device 10 includes a conveying mounting plate 11, a plurality of first grabbing components 12 and a plurality of second grabbing components 13, the plurality of first grabbing components 12 and the plurality of second grabbing components 13 are alternately arranged on the conveying mounting plate 11 along the second direction at intervals, the first grabbing components 12 are used for grabbing the insulation bars 200, and the second grabbing components 13 are used for grabbing the battery pieces 300.

In this embodiment, the second direction is the left-right direction in fig. 7.

By adopting the first carrying device 10, the plurality of insulating strips 200 are firstly grabbed by the plurality of first grabbing components 12, then the plurality of battery pieces 300 are grabbed by the plurality of second grabbing components 13, and then the plurality of insulating strips 200 and the plurality of battery pieces 300 are placed on the supporting plate of the first feeding station 101, so that the action process is effectively simplified, the carrying times are reduced, and the production efficiency is improved.

It can be understood that, as shown in fig. 7, the plurality of first grabbing assemblies 12 and the plurality of second grabbing assemblies 13 are alternately arranged at intervals along the second direction, and are arranged at intervals along the second direction corresponding to the plurality of insulating strips 200 on the transfer platform 42 and the plurality of battery pieces 300 on the first placing table 52 in the first loading device 40, so as to facilitate the grabbing of the first carrying device 10.

In other embodiments, the first handling device 10 may be used for handling other materials, and is not limited herein.

Referring to fig. 9 and 10, in some embodiments, the first grabbing assembly 12 includes a second lifting driving member 121, a first connecting plate 122 and a first grabbing member 123, the second lifting driving member 121 is disposed on the carrying mounting plate 11 and is in transmission connection with the first connecting plate 122 to drive the first connecting plate 122 to move back and forth along a third direction perpendicular to the second direction, and the first grabbing member 123 is disposed on the first connecting plate 122 to grab the insulation strip 200 during moving with the first connecting plate 122.

Wherein the third direction is the up-down direction shown in fig. 7.

In some embodiments, the first grasping element 123 has a grasping position and a clearance position during the movement along the third direction.

When the first gripping member 123 is located at the gripping position, the first gripping member 123 may grip the insulating strip 200; when the first grasping member 123 is located at the avoiding position, the second grasping assembly 13 may grasp the battery piece 300.

It is understood that the first grasping unit 12 and the second grasping unit 13 are alternately arranged at intervals along the second direction, and in order to avoid mutual interference, the first grasping member 123 is configured to be reciprocally movable along the third direction and has the grasping position and the avoiding position described above. When the insulating strip 200 is grabbed, the first grabbing piece 123 is moved to the grabbing position, and when the battery piece 300 needs to be grabbed, the first grabbing piece 123 is moved to the avoiding position.

In some embodiments, the carrying mounting plate 11 has a first through hole 111 formed therethrough along the third direction, the second lifting driving member 121 and the first connecting plate 122 are disposed on two sides of the carrying mounting plate 11 in the third direction, and the second lifting driving member 121 passes through the first through hole 111 and is connected to the first connecting plate 122 to drive the first connecting plate 122 to move back and forth along the third direction.

It should be noted that the second grabbing component 13 and the first connecting plate 122 are located on the same side of the carrying and mounting plate 11, and the second lifting driving member 121 is disposed on the other side of the carrying and mounting plate 11, so as to prevent the second lifting driving member 121 from occupying the space on the same side, and to realize that the first grabbing component 123 on the first connecting plate 122 has the grabbing position and the avoiding position in the lifting process along with the first connecting plate 122.

In practical application, the carrying mounting plate 11 is further provided with a mounting groove 112, the first through hole 111 is communicated with the mounting groove 112, and the second lifting driving member 121 is disposed in the mounting groove 112.

In some embodiments, the carrying mounting plate 11 further has a second through hole 113 formed therethrough along the third direction, and the first grabbing assembly 12 further includes a guiding element 124, the guiding element 124 is connected to the first connecting plate 122, and the guiding element 124 is disposed through the second through hole 113 to guide the movement of the first connecting plate 122.

In practical applications, the carrying and mounting plate 11 is provided with a plurality of second through holes 113, each second grabbing component 13 includes two guiding members 124, and each guiding member 124 can be inserted into a corresponding second through hole 113.

In some embodiments, the first grasping assembly 12 includes a plurality of first grasping elements 123, and the plurality of first grasping elements 123 are disposed at intervals along a fourth direction perpendicular to the second direction and the third direction on the first connecting plate 122.

Wherein the fourth direction is a direction perpendicular to the paper in fig. 7. It can be understood that the first grabbing assembly 12 is used for grabbing the insulation strips 200, and the insulation strips 200 on the transferring platform 42 are arranged lengthwise along the fourth direction, as shown in fig. 8 and 10, four first grabbing members 123 are adopted in the first grabbing assembly 12, and the four first grabbing members 123 grab the insulation strips 200 arranged along the fourth direction, so that the grabbing reliability can be ensured, and the insulation strips 200 are prevented from falling.

In some embodiments, the second grabbing assembly 13 includes a second connecting plate 131 and a plurality of second grabbing members 132, the second connecting plate 131 is disposed on the carrying installation plate 11, and the plurality of second grabbing members 132 are disposed on the second connecting plate 131 for grabbing the battery piece 300.

It should be noted that the battery sheet 300 is in a sheet shape, and in order to ensure the reliability of the grasping, a plurality of second grasping members 132 are provided to grasp a plurality of positions on the surface of the battery sheet 300.

In some embodiments, the second plurality of gripping members 132 are disposed on a side of the second connecting plate 131 facing away from the carrier mounting plate 11, and the second plurality of gripping members 132 are arranged in an array along the second direction and the fourth direction.

As shown in fig. 5 and fig. 6, the battery piece 300 is a rectangular sheet structure with two chamfers at right angles, in this embodiment, the four second grabbing pieces 132 grab the four corners of the battery piece 300 respectively, so as to ensure the grabbing reliability and prevent the battery piece 300 from falling.

In some embodiments, the first grasping element 123 and the second grasping element 132 are both suction cups.

It should be noted in connection with fig. 7 that the first grasping element 123 and the second grasping element 132 each have a grasping end, and the grasping ends of the first grasping element 123 and the second grasping element 132 are located at the bottom ends. The first grabbing member 123 moves up and down, and when the insulation bar 200 needs to be grabbed, the first grabbing member 123 descends to a grabbing position, and the height of the grabbing end of the first grabbing member 123 is lower than that of the grabbing end of the second grabbing member 132.

When the battery piece 300 needs to be grabbed, at this time, the first grabbing piece 123 already grabs the insulating strip 200, the first grabbing piece 123 ascends to the avoidance position, the height of the grabbing end of the first grabbing piece 123 is higher than that of the grabbing end of the second grabbing piece 132, and after the second grabbing piece 132 grabs the battery piece 300, the height of the insulating strip 200 is also higher than that of the battery piece 300.

In some embodiments, the first handling apparatus 10 further comprises a first handling driving mechanism, which is in transmission connection with the handling mounting plate 11 to drive the handling mounting plate 11 to move back and forth between the first loading station 101 and the first preparation station 104.

It is understood that when the first handling device 10 is applied to other scenes, the first handling driving mechanism can also be used for driving the handling mounting plate 11 to move between the corresponding stations so as to realize the handling of the materials.

In practical application, the first carrying device 10 further includes a first hanging plate 14, the first carrying driving mechanism is in transmission connection with the first hanging plate 14, and the carrying mounting plate 11 is fixedly connected with the first hanging plate 14.

Referring to fig. 1, in some embodiments, the welding apparatus further includes a second material preparation station 105, the welding apparatus further includes a third feeding device, the third feeding device conveys the welding strip 400 to the second material preparation station 105, and the second handling device 20 can grasp the welding strip 400 on the second material preparation station 105.

In some embodiments, the third feeding device includes a punching mechanism 60 and a second feeding mechanism, the punching mechanism 60 is disposed at the second material preparation station 105, the second feeding mechanism transports the solder strip 400 to the punching mechanism 60, the punching mechanism 60 is used for punching the solder strip 400, and the second handling device 20 can grasp the solder strip 400 that has been punched on the punching mechanism 60.

Referring to fig. 11 and 12, in some embodiments, the punching mechanism 60 includes an upper mold 61, a lower mold 62, a first bending portion 63, a second bending portion 64, a first upper cutter 651, and a first lower cutter 652.

The upper mold 61 and the lower mold 62 are arranged at intervals in the fifth direction, and the upper mold 61 and the lower mold 62 can be moved close to and away from each other.

The first bending portion 63 and the first upper cutter 651 are disposed at an interval in a sixth direction perpendicular to the fifth direction in the upper die 61, and the second bending portion 64 and the first lower cutter 652 are disposed at an interval in the sixth direction in the lower die 62.

During the process that the upper die 61 approaches the lower die 62, the first bending portion 63 and the second bending portion 64 cooperate to press and bend the welding strip 400, and the first upper cutter 651 and the first lower cutter 652 cooperate to cut off the welding strip 400.

The fifth direction is the up-down direction in fig. 11, and the sixth direction is the left-right direction in fig. 11 and 12.

It should be noted that the solder strip 400 is disposed lengthwise along the sixth direction between the upper mold 61 and the lower mold 62, and after the solder strip 400 is bent, the solder strip 400 has an expansion margin, so as to avoid deformation of the battery cell 300 caused by shrinkage of the solder strip 400 after cooling down of the soldering process.

By using the punching mechanism 60, the welding strip 400 is arranged lengthwise between the upper die 61 and the lower die 62 along the sixth direction, and when the upper die 61 and the lower die 62 approach each other, the first bending portion 63 and the second bending portion 64 cooperate to bend the welding strip 400, and the first upper cutter 651 and the second upper cutter 653 cut the welding strip 400. Therefore, the cutting and bending of the welding strip 400 are simultaneously carried out in the same mechanism, the processing time is shortened, and the production efficiency is improved.

It is understood that in other embodiments, the blanking mechanism 60 may be applied to the processing of other materials, and is not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, the punching mechanism 60 further includes a second upper cutter 653 and a second lower cutter 654, the second upper cutter 653 and the first upper cutter 651 are arranged at a spacing in the sixth direction on the upper mold 61, the second lower cutter 654 and the first lower cutter 652 are arranged at a spacing in the sixth direction on the lower mold 62, and the second upper cutter 653 and the second lower cutter 654 can cooperate to cut off the welding strip 400 during the process of approaching the upper mold 61 and the lower mold 62 to each other.

It can be understood that, in fig. 11, the long solder ribbon 400 is placed between the upper die 61 and the lower die 62 in the left-right direction, and then the upper die 61 and the lower die 62 are brought close to each other, the first upper cutter 651 is engaged with the first lower cutter 652, and the second upper cutter 653 is engaged with the second lower cutter 654, thereby cutting the long solder ribbon 400 into solder ribbons 400 of a predetermined length.

In some embodiments, the punching mechanism 60 further includes a top plate 66 and a bottom plate 67, the top plate 66 and the bottom plate 67 are spaced apart from each other along the fifth direction, the top plate 66 is reciprocally movable along the fifth direction, the upper mold 61 is disposed on the top plate 66, the lower mold 62 is disposed on the bottom plate 67, and the upper mold 61 can approach and separate from the lower mold 62 during the reciprocal movement of the top plate 66.

In practical application, the punching mechanism 60 includes a plurality of upper dies 61 and a plurality of lower dies 62, the plurality of upper dies 61 are arranged on the top plate 66 at intervals along the sixth direction, and the plurality of upper dies 61 and the plurality of lower dies 62 are in one-to-one correspondence in the fifth direction, each upper die 61 is provided with a first bending portion 63, a first upper cutter 651 and a second upper cutter 653, and each lower die 62 is provided with a second bending portion 64, a first lower cutter 652 and a second lower cutter 654.

In this manner, as shown in fig. 11, the long solder ribbon 400 is placed on the lower die 62 in the left and right directions, and then the top plate 66 is moved downward, and the upper die 61 and the lower die 62 are brought close to each other, so that the long solder ribbon 400 is cut into a plurality of pieces, and each piece of the solder ribbon 400 is bent.

In some embodiments, the upper mold 61 is provided with a plurality of first bending portions 63, the plurality of first bending portions 63 are arranged at intervals along the sixth direction, the lower mold 62 is provided with a plurality of second bending portions 64, the plurality of second bending portions 64 are arranged at intervals along the sixth direction, and each of the first bending portions 63 and one of the second bending portions 64 are aligned in the fifth direction, so that the first bending portions 63 and the second bending portions 64 aligned with each other can cooperate to press and bend the welding strip 400.

It is understood that, assuming that the first bending portion 63 and the second bending portion 64 aligned with each other form a bending portion on the welding strip 400 after the welding strip 400 is bent in cooperation with the bending, the plurality of first bending portions 63 and the plurality of second bending portions 64 form a plurality of bending portions on the welding strip 400, so that the extending margin of the welding strip 400 can be increased.

In some embodiments, the upper mold 61 is provided with a plurality of first bending portions 63, the lower mold 62 is provided with a plurality of second bending portions 64, the plurality of first bending portions 63 are divided into a plurality of groups, the plurality of groups of first bending portions 63 are arranged at intervals along a seventh direction perpendicular to the fifth direction and the sixth direction, and each first bending portion 63 and one second bending portion 64 are aligned in the fifth direction.

The seventh direction is a direction perpendicular to the paper surface in fig. 11, and is the up-down direction in fig. 12.

It is understood that each of the first bending portions 63 and the second bending portion 64 is aligned in the fifth direction, so that the plurality of second bending portions 64 are also divided into a plurality of groups, and the plurality of groups of second bending portions 64 are spaced apart along the seventh direction.

So, the cooperation of the first bending portion 63 of each group and the second bending portion 64 that corresponds is bent one strip 400, and the cooperation of the first bending portion 63 of multiunit and the second bending portion 64 that corresponds is bent many strips 400 to realize simultaneously bending many strips 400, improve production efficiency.

In practical applications, the first bending portions 63 of each group include a plurality of first bending portions 63, and the plurality of first bending portions 63 of each group are spaced apart along the sixth direction, and similarly, the second bending portions 64 of each group also include a plurality of second bending portions 64 of each group, and the plurality of second bending portions 64 of each group are spaced apart along the sixth direction.

It should be noted that, in this embodiment, a plurality of first upper cutters 651, a plurality of second upper cutters 653, a plurality of first lower cutters 652, and a plurality of second lower cutters 654 may be disposed corresponding to the plurality of groups of first bending portions 63, so as to cut off the plurality of solder ribbons 400 at the same time.

Of course, in other embodiments, a first upper cutter 651, a first lower cutter 652, a second upper cutter 653 and a second lower cutter 654 extending along the seventh direction may be provided to cut off the plurality of solder ribbons 400.

Referring to fig. 13, in some embodiments, the positioning portions 68 of the lower mold 62 are used for carrying and positioning the solder ribbon 400, and the solder ribbon 400 is loaded onto the lower mold 62 and positioned on the positioning portions 68.

In some embodiments, the positioning portion 68 includes a first positioning structure and a second positioning structure, the first positioning structure and the second positioning structure are arranged at an interval in the sixth direction, and the second bending portion 64 is located between the first positioning structure and the second positioning structure.

Thus, the two ends of the welding strip 400 positioned on the lower die 62 are positioned through the first positioning structure and the second positioning structure respectively, and the second bending part 64 and the first bending part 63 positioned in the middle are conveniently matched to bend the welding strip 400.

In practical application, the positioning groove 681 for accommodating the solder strip 400 is formed in each of the first positioning structure and the second positioning structure, i.e., the two ends of the solder strip 400 located on the lower mold 62 are respectively located in the positioning groove 681.

In some embodiments, the punching mechanism 60 further includes a limiting component disposed on the lower mold 62 for limiting the material to the positioning portion 68, so as to prevent the solder strip 400 from separating from the positioning portion 68 during the processing.

It can be understood that the positioning portion 68 is used for positioning the solder strip 400, and the matching limiting component can fix the solder strip 400, so as to ensure the processing accuracy of the solder strip 400.

In some embodiments, the limiting assembly includes a limiting driving member 691 and a limiting member 692, the limiting driving member 691 is disposed on the lower mold 62 and is in transmission connection with the limiting member 692 to drive the limiting member 692 to move back and forth along the seventh direction, and the limiting member 692 has a limiting position during the process of moving back and forth.

When the limiting member 692 is located at the limiting position, the limiting member 692 may limit the solder strip 400 to the positioning portion 68.

Meanwhile, it is determined without any doubt that the limiting member 692 has a releasing position during moving, and when the limiting member 692 is located at the releasing position, the limiting member 692 no longer limits the solder ribbon 400, and the solder ribbon 400 can be separated from the positioning portion 68, so that the second handling device 20 can conveniently grab the solder ribbon 400 and handle the solder ribbon 400 onto the pallet.

In practical application, as shown in fig. 12 and 13, the limiting part 692 is a buckle and is arranged along the sixth direction with the positioning part 68, when the solder strip 400 is loaded, the limiting part 692 is located at the releasing position, and after the loading of the solder strip 400 is completed, the limiting part 692 is located in the positioning groove 681, and the limiting driving part 691 drives the limiting part 692 to move downwards until the limiting part 692 is clamped above the solder strip 400, so as to prevent the solder strip 400 from disengaging from the positioning groove 681.

In some embodiments, the lower mold 62 further defines an avoiding groove 621, and the positioning portion 68, the avoiding groove 621 and the second bending portion 64 are arranged at intervals along the second direction. Thus, after the solder strip 400 is positioned by the positioning portion 68, the solder strip 400 partially passes through the upper portion of the avoiding groove 621, and the second carrying device 20 can extend into the avoiding groove 621, so as to conveniently grab the solder strip 400.

In practical applications, the avoiding groove 621 extends lengthwise along the seventh direction to facilitate the second carrying device 20 to grab each welding strip 400 when a plurality of welding strips 400 are processed simultaneously.

Specifically, the avoiding grooves 621 include two avoiding grooves 621, two avoiding grooves 621 are arranged at an interval in the sixth direction, and the second bending portion 64 is located between the two avoiding grooves 621.

Referring to fig. 14, in some embodiments, the second bending portion 64 has a first curved surface 641, and the first bending portion 63 can press and attach the solder strip 400 to the first curved surface 641 when the upper mold 61 and the lower mold 62 approach each other, so as to bend the solder strip 400.

Further, the first bending portion 63 has a second curved surface 631, the curvature of the second curved surface 631 is the same as that of the first curved surface 641, and in the process that the upper mold 61 and the lower mold 62 approach each other, the second curved surface 631 presses against the solder strip 400 to press and attach the solder strip 400 to the first curved surface 641.

In this embodiment, the first curved surface 641 is a convex surface, and the second curved surface 631 is a concave surface. In other embodiments, the first curved surface 641 may be a concave surface, and the second curved surface 631 is a convex surface corresponding thereto.

In some embodiments, the welding apparatus further has a fourth loading device 70, the fourth loading device 70 has a loading position and a blanking position, and the fourth loading device 70 is used for conveying the net pressing at the loading position to the blanking position, and the second handling device 20 can grab the net pressing at the blanking position.

In practical applications, the blanking position of the fourth feeding device 70 is located between the second feeding station 102 and the second material preparing station 105, so that the second handling device 20 can grab the solder strip 400 of the second material preparing station 105 after grabbing and pressing the mesh.

Specifically, the fourth feeding device 70 is a conveyor belt, and the fourth feeding device 70 is used for conveying the net pressing from left to right in fig. 1.

In some embodiments, the second transporting device 20 includes a grabbing mechanism and a second transporting driving mechanism, the grabbing mechanism is used for grabbing the solder strip 400 and the net pressing mechanism, and is connected to the second transporting driving mechanism to transport the solder strip 400 and the net pressing mechanism to the pallet located at the second loading station 102 under the action of the second transporting driving mechanism.

It can be understood that, in the present embodiment, the second carrying driving mechanism drives the grabbing mechanism to move back and forth among the second material preparation station 105, the fourth feeding device 70 and the second feeding station 102, so as to grab the net pressing and welding strip 400 and carry the net pressing and welding strip 400 onto the pallet of the second feeding station 102.

Referring to fig. 15, in some embodiments, the grabbing mechanism includes a grabbing mounting plate 21, a third grabbing assembly 22 and a fourth grabbing assembly, the grabbing mounting plate 21 is connected to the second conveying driving mechanism, the third grabbing assembly 22 and the fourth grabbing assembly are both disposed on the grabbing mounting plate 21, the third grabbing assembly 22 is used for grabbing the solder strip 400, and the fourth grabbing assembly is used for grabbing the net, so that the second conveying device 20 can grab the solder strip 400 and the net simultaneously.

It should be understood that the simultaneous grasping of the welding strip 400 and the net pressing in the above embodiments means that the second handling device 20 can grasp the welding strip 400 and the net pressing, and the welding strip 400 and the net pressing can be simultaneously located on the second handling device 20, rather than the simultaneous grasping of the welding strip 400 and the net pressing by the second handling device 20.

Referring to fig. 16 and 17, in some embodiments, the third grabbing assembly 22 includes a first clamp 221 and a second clamp 222, the first clamp 221 and the second clamp 222 are disposed on the grabbing mounting plate 21, and the first clamp 221 and the second clamp 222 can cooperate with each other to clamp the grabbing solder strip 400.

In practice, the first clamp 221 and the second clamp 222 can move toward and away from each other, and the first clamp 221 and the second clamp 222 have a clamping position during the process of moving toward each other, and the first clamp 221 and the second clamp 222 have an opening position during the process of moving away from each other.

When the first clamp 221 and the second clamp 222 are located at the clamping position, the first clamp 221 and the second clamp 222 enclose a clamping space 223 accommodating the solder strip 400, so as to clamp and grasp the solder strip 400; when the first clamp 221 and the second clamp 222 are in the open position, the distance between the first clamp 221 and the second clamp 222 is larger than the radial dimension of the solder strip 400, so as to release the solder strip 400 or allow the solder strip 400 to enter between the first clamp 221 and the second clamp 222.

It is understood that in the present embodiment, the size of the clamping space 223 may be larger than the size of the solder strip 400 to avoid clamping the solder strip 400 with the clamp while grasping the solder strip 400.

In addition, the third grasping element 22 further includes a mechanism for driving the first and second clamps 221, 222 to move toward and away from each other, the driving mechanism can drive the first and second clamps 221, 222 to move toward and away from each other, and the repositioning mechanism can push the first and second clamps 221, 222 to move away from or toward each other, which is not limited herein.

It should be noted that, when the first clamp 221 and the second clamp 222 clamp the solder strip 400, the avoiding groove 621 on the lower mold 62 is used for avoiding the first clamp 221 and the second clamp 222, so as to conveniently clamp the solder strip 400.

Meanwhile, for a plurality of solder strips 400, a plurality of groups of third grabbing components 22 can be arranged, the plurality of groups of third grabbing components 22 are arranged at intervals in an eighth direction, each group of third grabbing components 22 is used for clamping and grabbing one solder strip 400, and when the second carrying device 20 moves to the second material preparation station 105, the eighth direction is the same as the seventh direction, namely, the arrangement direction of the plurality of groups of third grabbing components 22 is the same as the arrangement direction of the plurality of solder strips 400 on the lower die 62.

Wherein the eighth direction is the left-right direction in fig. 15.

For the two avoiding grooves 621, two first clamps 221 and two second clamps 222 may be disposed in each third grabbing assembly 22, and each first clamp 221 and one second clamp 222 cooperate with each other to clamp the solder strip 400. The two first grippers 221 and the two second grippers 222 are arranged along the direction of the vertical paper surface in fig. 16, that is, when the second handling device 20 moves to the second material preparation station 105 to grip the welding strip 400, the two first grippers 221 in the third gripping assembly 22 can respectively extend into the two avoiding grooves 621, and the two corresponding second grippers 222 can also respectively extend into the two avoiding grooves 621 to grip the two ends of the welding strip 400.

In some embodiments, the fourth grabbing component comprises a first sucking part 23 and a second sucking part 24, the first sucking part 23 and the second sucking part 24 are arranged at intervals along the eighth direction on the grabbing mounting plate 21, the third grabbing component 22 is arranged between the first sucking part 23 and the second sucking part 24, and both the first sucking part 23 and the second sucking part 24 are used for sucking and grabbing the net pressing.

In practical application, the first suction part 23 and the second suction part 24 both have a suction surface for sucking and grabbing the press belt, the first clamp 221 and the second clamp 222 have a clamping end for clamping and grabbing the solder strip 400, and the height of the suction surface is higher than that of the clamping end, so as to ensure that after the second handling device 20 simultaneously carries the solder strip 400 and the press belt onto the pallet, the press belt, the solder strip 400 and the battery piece 300 are stacked, so that the press belt presses the solder strip 400 onto the battery piece 300.

In this embodiment, when the first suction member 23 and the second suction member 24 suck and grab the net pressing member, the first clamp 221 and the second clamp 222 may penetrate through the net pressing member, so that the net pressing member can be sucked by the suction surfaces of the first suction member 23 and the second suction member 24, and simultaneously, the clamping ends of the first clamp 221 and the second clamp 222 can continue to clamp the solder strip 400, and the solder strip 400 is located below the net pressing member.

In some embodiments, the grabbing mechanism further comprises a second hanging plate 25, the second hanging plate 25 is connected with the second carrying driving mechanism, and the grabbing mounting plate 21 is fixedly connected to the second hanging plate 25.

In some embodiments, the welding apparatus also has a blanking station 106, and the pallet can be moved back and forth between the first loading station 101, the second loading station 102, the welding station 103, and the blanking station 106.

Further, the welding equipment further comprises a blanking device, wherein the blanking device is used for grabbing the net pressing on the supporting plate of the blanking station 106 and conveying the net pressing to the feeding position of the fourth feeding device 70, and then the net pressing can be conveyed from the feeding position of the fourth feeding device 70 to the blanking position of the fourth feeding device 70, so that the second conveying device 20 can grab the net pressing for reuse.

It can be understood that after the pallet moves to the blanking station 106, the battery plate 300 and the welding strip 400 on the pallet are welded by the welding device 30 on the welding station 103, and a battery string is formed, and then only the battery string needs to be blanked, so that the pressing net can be blanked and reused by the fourth feeding device 70.

In order to facilitate understanding of the technical solution of the present invention, the work flow of the welding apparatus in the above embodiment is described here:

after the insulation strips 200 are cut by the cutting mechanism, the insulation strips are conveyed to the transfer platform 42 through the first feeding mechanism 41, and the transfer platform 42 receives a preset number of insulation strips 200 and then moves to the first feeding station 101.

Meanwhile, the battery pieces 300 are cut into halves from the whole block and then conveyed on the first conveying line 51, the rotating mechanism 54 rotates the battery pieces 300 on the second bearing position by 180 degrees in the conveying process, and then the transferring mechanism 53 transfers the preset number of battery pieces 300 to the first placing table 52.

Then, the first carrying driving mechanism drives the carrying mounting plate 11 to move to the first feeding station 101, the second lifting driving member 121 drives the first grabbing member 123 to descend to the grabbing position so as to grab the insulating strip 200 in an absorbing manner, and after the grabbing is completed, the second lifting driving member 121 drives the first grabbing member 123 to ascend to the avoiding position.

Then, the first carrying driving mechanism drives the carrying mounting plate 11 to move to the first material preparation station 104, and the second grabbing assembly 13 grabs the battery piece 300. After the battery pieces 300 are grabbed, the first carrying driving mechanism drives the carrying mounting plate 11 to move to the first feeding station 101, at this time, the supporting plate is also located at the first feeding station 101, and the first carrying device 10 releases the plurality of insulating strips 200 and the plurality of battery pieces 300 onto the supporting plate.

It should be noted here that the number of the first grasping assemblies 12 and the second grasping assemblies 13 is the same as the number of the insulating strips 200 and the battery sheets 300 in the battery string.

After the insulating strip 200 and the battery cells 300 are placed on the pallet, the pallet moves to the second loading station 102.

The welding strip 400 is fed to the punching mechanism 60 of the second material preparation station 105 through the second feeding mechanism, and then is punched into a plurality of sections of welding strips 400 with preset lengths by the punching mechanism 60, each section of welding strip 400 is provided with three bending portions, and the net pressing is conveyed to a blanking position through the fourth feeding device 70.

The second carrying driving mechanism drives the grabbing mounting plate 21 to move to the blanking position of the fourth feeding device 70, then the grabbing pressing net is sucked through the first sucking part 23 and the second sucking part 24, then the grabbing mounting plate 21 is driven to move to the second material preparing station 105, the welding strips 400 in the preset number are grabbed by the first clamp 221 and the second clamp 222 in a matched mode, and the welding strips 400 are located below the pressing net.

After the net pressing and welding strip 400 is grabbed, the grabbing mounting plate 21 is driven to move to the second feeding station 102, and then the net pressing and welding strip 400 is released onto the battery piece 300, so that the net pressing and welding strip 400 is pressed onto the battery piece 300.

And then the supporting plate moves to a welding station 103, the welding strip 400 and the battery piece 300 are welded through a welding device 30 to form a battery string, after welding is completed, the supporting plate moves to a blanking station 106, the pressing net is taken down through a blanking device and is sent back to a fourth feeding device 70 for repeated use, and finally the battery string is blanked.

It will be understood that the pallet is also driven by a drive mechanism to reciprocate between the stations, and is not limited thereto.

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.

The above-mentioned embodiments only represent several embodiments of the present invention, and the description thereof is specific and detailed, but not to be construed as limiting the scope of the invention. It should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit of the present invention, several variations and modifications can be made, which are within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be subject to the appended claims.

Claims (11)

1. The utility model provides a welding equipment, has first material loading station, second material loading station and welding station, its characterized in that, welding equipment includes:

the supporting plate can move back and forth among the first feeding station, the second feeding station and the welding station;

the first carrying device is used for grabbing the insulating strips and the battery pieces and carrying the insulating strips and the battery pieces to the supporting plate positioned at the first feeding station;

the second carrying device is used for grabbing the welding strip and the net pressing and carrying the welding strip and the net pressing to the supporting plate positioned at the second feeding station so that the net pressing can tightly press the welding strip on the battery piece; and

and the welding device is arranged at the welding station and used for welding the welding strip on the supporting plate positioned at the welding station on the battery piece.

2. The welding equipment as claimed in claim 1, wherein the welding equipment further comprises a first material preparation station, the welding equipment further comprises a first feeding device and a second feeding device, the first feeding device conveys the insulating strips to the first feeding station, the second feeding device conveys the battery pieces to the first material preparation station, and the first carrying device can grab the insulating strips located at the first feeding station and the battery pieces located at the first material preparation station.

3. The welding apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the first feeding device comprises a first feeding mechanism and a transfer platform, the first feeding mechanism conveys the insulation strips to the transfer platform, the transfer platform can move to the first feeding station, and the first handling device can grab the insulation strips on the transfer platform of the first feeding station.

4. The welding equipment according to claim 2, wherein the second feeding device comprises a first conveying line, a first placing table and a transferring mechanism, the first conveying line is used for conveying battery pieces, the first placing table is arranged at the first material preparation station, the transferring mechanism is used for transferring the battery pieces conveyed by the first conveying line to the first placing table, and the first carrying device can grab the battery pieces on the first placing table.

5. The welding equipment according to claim 4, wherein the first conveying line is provided with a first bearing position and a second bearing position for conveying the cell plates along a first direction, and the first bearing position and the second bearing position are arranged at intervals along the first direction;

the second feeding device further comprises a rotating mechanism, and the rotating mechanism is used for rotating the battery pieces on the second bearing position around a rotating axis perpendicular to the first direction, so that the battery pieces on the second bearing position and the battery pieces on the first bearing position have the same arrangement direction.

6. The welding equipment according to claim 5, wherein the rotating mechanism comprises a mounting frame, a translation driving member, a first lifting driving member, a rotation driving member and a rotation grabbing member, the translation driving member is arranged on the mounting frame and is in transmission connection with the first lifting driving member to drive the first lifting driving member to reciprocate along the first direction, the first lifting driving member is in transmission connection with the rotation driving member to drive the rotation driving member to be close to and far away from the battery pieces on the first conveying line, and the rotation driving member is in transmission connection with the rotation grabbing member to drive the rotation grabbing member to rotate around the rotation axis.

7. The welding equipment according to claim 1, wherein the second conveying device comprises a grabbing mechanism and a second conveying driving mechanism, the grabbing mechanism is used for grabbing the welding strip and the pressing net and is connected with the second conveying driving mechanism so as to convey the welding strip and the pressing net onto the supporting plate located at the second loading station under the action of the second conveying driving mechanism.

8. The welding equipment according to claim 7, wherein the grabbing mechanism comprises a grabbing mounting plate, a third grabbing component and a fourth grabbing component, the grabbing mounting plate is connected with the second carrying driving mechanism, the third grabbing component and the fourth grabbing component are both arranged on the grabbing mounting plate, the third grabbing component is used for grabbing the welding strip, and the fourth grabbing component is used for grabbing the pressing net.

9. The welding apparatus of claim 8, wherein the third grasping assembly comprises a first clamp and a second clamp, the first clamp and the second clamp are both disposed on the grasping mounting plate, and the first clamp and the second clamp are configured to cooperate to grasp the solder ribbon.

10. The welding equipment as claimed in claim 1, wherein the welding equipment further comprises a second material preparation station, the welding equipment further comprises a third feeding device, the third feeding device comprises a punching mechanism and a second feeding mechanism, the punching mechanism is arranged on the second material preparation station, the second feeding mechanism conveys the welding strip to the punching mechanism, the punching mechanism is used for punching the welding strip, and the second carrying device can grab the welding strip which is punched on the punching mechanism.

11. The welding apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a blanking station, wherein the pallet is reciprocally moveable between the first loading station, the second loading station, the welding station, and the blanking station;

welding equipment still includes fourth loading attachment and unloader, fourth loading attachment has material loading position and unloading position, fourth loading attachment can will be located material loading position's pressure net carry extremely the unloading position, unloader is used for snatching to be located the unloading station press the net on the layer board, and will press the net transport extremely the material loading position, second handling device can snatch to be located the pressure net of unloading position.

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