CN219599260U - Battery clamp and battery clamp station - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to a battery clamp and a battery clamp station, and relates to the field of battery production equipment, comprising a first clamping plate, a second clamping plate and a plurality of fixing components; the first clamping plate and the second clamping plate are oppositely arranged, and a spacing space for accommodating a battery is arranged between the first clamping plate and the second clamping plate; the fixing component comprises a clamping piece and a cantilever; the clamping piece is arranged on the surface of the first clamping plate, which is opposite to the second clamping plate; the cantilever is fixedly connected with the second clamping plate; the first clamping plate is provided with an avoidance hole, and one end of the cantilever penetrates through the avoidance hole to be exposed; the clamping piece is clamped with one end of the cantilever penetrating through the avoidance hole. The first clamping plate and the second clamping plate are fixedly clamped by the clamping piece and the cantilever, so that the first clamping plate and the second clamping plate can stably clamp the large surface of the battery.

Description

Battery clamp and battery clamp station

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the field of battery production equipment, in particular to a battery clamp and a battery clamp station.

Background

In the current battery production, after a cover plate and a shell of the battery are welded and fixed, electrolyte is required to be injected into an inner cavity enclosed by the cover plate and the shell through a liquid injection hole on the cover plate. The side wall with the largest area among the side walls of the battery is generally referred to as a large surface of the battery.

When electrolyte is injected into a square-structured battery, the battery expands over a large area.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model provides a battery clamp and a battery clamp station, which use the large surface of the clamp for stably clamping a battery to reduce the expansion generated during battery liquid injection.

The utility model provides a battery clamp, which comprises a first clamping plate, a second clamping plate and a plurality of fixing components; the first clamping plate and the second clamping plate are oppositely arranged, and a spacing space for accommodating a battery is arranged between the first clamping plate and the second clamping plate; the fixing component comprises a clamping piece and a cantilever; the clamping piece is arranged on the surface of the first clamping plate, which is opposite to the second clamping plate; the cantilever is fixedly connected with the second clamping plate; the first clamping plate is provided with an avoidance hole, and one end of the cantilever penetrates through the avoidance hole to be exposed; the clamping piece is clamped with one end of the cantilever penetrating through the avoidance hole.

In the technical scheme, the battery is placed in the interval space between the first clamping plate and the second clamping plate, two large faces of the battery are respectively in one-to-one correspondence with the first clamping plate and the second clamping plate, after the cantilever penetrates through the avoidance hole, the clamping piece is used for clamping the cantilever, the first clamping plate and the second clamping plate are fixedly pressed with the battery, stable clamping of the battery can be kept when the battery is injected and expanded, the distance between the first clamping plate and the second clamping plate is accurate and stable, and accurate positioning of the battery can be conveniently carried out when the battery and the clamp move and are fixed.

The utility model also provides a battery clamp station, which comprises a clamping piece on the battery clamp and a pushing piece for driving the clamping piece to slide along the direction far away from the cantilever.

In the technical scheme, the pushing piece drives the clamping piece to move, so that the clamping piece is separated from the clamping groove, the clamping connection of the first clamping plate and the second clamping plate is released, the battery is taken down from the clamp, and the clamp is quickly unlocked.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a first clamping plate and a second clamping plate for clamping a battery according to an embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the structure between the first clamping plate and the second clamping plate in one embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a schematic illustration of the structure of a securing assembly in one embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the relationship between the pushing member and the locking member in one embodiment.

1. A first clamping plate; 11. avoidance holes; 2. a second clamping plate; 3. a fixing assembly; 31. a clamping piece; 311. a transfer block; 312. a clamping wheel; 313. a slide block; 314. a driving wheel; 32. a cantilever; 321. a clamping groove; 4. a guide rail; 5. a tension spring; 6. a pushing member; 61. pushing the inclined plane; 7. a cylinder; 8. and a battery.

Detailed Description

The utility model is further described in detail below by means of the figures and examples. The features and advantages of the present utility model will become more apparent from the description.

The word "exemplary" is used herein to mean "serving as an example, embodiment, or illustration. Any embodiment described herein as "exemplary" is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other embodiments. Although various aspects of the embodiments are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale unless specifically indicated.

In addition, the technical features described below in the different embodiments of the present utility model may be combined with each other as long as they do not collide with each other.

The embodiment of the utility model discloses a battery clamp. Referring to fig. 1, for clamping and fixing a plurality of batteries 8. When the battery clamp is moved, the batteries 8 move synchronously with the battery clamp, and a plurality of batteries 8 are transferred to different stations through the battery clamp to process the batteries 8.

Referring to fig. 1, as an alternative, a battery clamp includes a first clamping plate 1, a second clamping plate 2, and a plurality of fixing members 3; the first clamping plate 1 and the second clamping plate 2 are oppositely arranged, and a space for accommodating the battery 8 is arranged between the first clamping plate 1 and the second clamping plate 2.

Specifically, the first clamping plate 1 and the second clamping plate 2 are rectangular plates, the first clamping plate 1 is fixed relative to the ground, and the second clamping plate 2 can slide close to or far away from the first clamping plate 1 relative to the first clamping plate 1. Alternatively, the first cleat 1 and the second cleat 2 each slide over the ground. Or the first clamping plate 1 slides relative to the ground, and the second clamping plate 2 is fixed relative to the ground.

The fixing component 3 is used for fixing the first clamping plate 1 and the second clamping plate 2. The number of batteries 8 is described in this embodiment by taking five as an example.

Five batteries 8 are placed between the first clamping plate 1 and the second clamping plate 2 along the length direction of the first clamping plate 1 at intervals, the distance between the first clamping plate 1 and the second clamping plate 2 is adjusted to form an interval space, the opposite surfaces of the first clamping plate 1 and the second clamping plate 2 are in contact with and pressed against the surfaces of the batteries 8, and the first clamping plate 1, the second clamping plate 2 and the batteries 8 are fixed.

For convenience of description, a first direction, a second direction and a third direction are defined, wherein the first direction is a width direction of the first clamping plate 1, the second direction is a relative direction of the first clamping plate 1 and the second clamping plate 2, the second direction is a thickness direction of the first clamping plate 1, and the third direction is a length direction of the first clamping plate 1. In the drawings, a first direction is denoted as X direction, a second direction is denoted as Y direction, and a third direction is denoted as Z direction.

When square battery is placed, the thickness of square battery is along the second direction, and two big faces of square battery respectively with first splint 1 and second splint 2 one-to-one.

Referring to fig. 2, the fixing assembly 3 includes a clip 31 and a cantilever 32; the clamping piece 31 is arranged on the surface of the first clamping plate 1, which is opposite to the second clamping plate 2. The cantilever 32 is fixedly connected with the second clamping plate 2; the first clamping plate 1 is provided with an avoidance hole 11, and one end of the cantilever 32 passes through the avoidance hole 11 to be exposed. The clamping piece 31 is clamped with one end of the cantilever 32 penetrating through the avoidance hole 11.

Specifically, the cantilever 32 is a rod member arranged along the second direction, one end of the cantilever 32 is fixedly connected with the second clamping plate 2, and the other end of the cantilever 32 passes through the avoiding hole 11 on the first clamping plate 1 and is clamped and fixed with the clamping piece 31 on the first clamping plate 1.

The clamping piece 31 is clamped with the cantilever 32, the connecting position of the clamping piece 31 and the cantilever 32 along the second direction is accurate, and the first clamping plate 1 and the second clamping plate 2 keep stable and are pressed with the battery 8, so that the relative position between the battery 8 and the battery clamp is accurate.

The clearance between first splint 1 and the second splint 2 along the second direction is stable, when battery 8 annotates the liquid at annotating liquid worker station, and electrolyte pours into battery 8, and battery 8 inflation, first splint 1 and second splint 2 use fixed subassembly 3 to fix, can reduce the inflation that battery 8 produced on a large scale, and can reduce the risk that battery 8 will break up battery anchor clamps.

The clamping position of the clamping piece 31 and the cantilever 32 is positioned on the surface of the first clamping plate 1, which is opposite to the second clamping plate 2, so that the observation and the judgment of whether the fixing assembly 3 fixedly connects the first clamping plate 1 and the second clamping plate 2 can be facilitated.

Referring to fig. 2, as an alternative, the locking member 31 is slidably connected to the first clamping plate 1, and when the locking member 31 slides to the set position, it is locked to one end of the cantilever 32 passing through the avoidance hole 11.

Illustratively, the catch 31 slides in a first direction relative to the first cleat 1. Alternatively, the catch 31 slides in the third direction.

After the cantilever 32 passes through the avoidance hole 11, the clamping piece 31 slides on the first clamping plate 1, and the clamping piece 31 and the cantilever 32 are clamped and fixed. When the battery clamp needs to be disassembled, the clamping piece 31 is pushed to slide away from the cantilever 32, so that the battery 8 is disassembled from the first clamping plate 1 and the second clamping plate 2. The clamping or disassembling of the clamping piece 31 and the cantilever 32 is realized through the clamping piece 31, the connection or disassembly between the clamping piece 31 and the cantilever 32 is convenient, and the clamping and the disassembly can be carried out for a plurality of times.

Referring to fig. 3, as an alternative, a clamping groove 321 is formed on the side wall of the cantilever 32, and the clamping groove 321 is positioned at one end of the cantilever 32 passing through the avoidance hole 11; the fastening member 31 is fastened to the fastening groove 321.

Specifically, the locking groove 321 is a rectangular groove with an opening facing the locking member 31 along the first direction, and the locking groove 321 penetrates through two ends of the cantilever 32 along the third direction. When the clamping piece 31 is embedded into the clamping groove 321, the clamping piece 31 is contacted with two side walls of the clamping groove 321 along the first direction.

The clamping piece 31 is clamped with the clamping groove 321, so that the fixing component 3 is fixedly connected through the first clamping plate 1 and the second clamping plate 2.

Further, the opening of the clamping groove 321 is provided with a round angle, so that the clamping piece 31 can be conveniently embedded into the clamping groove 321.

Referring to fig. 3, as an alternative, the device further comprises a guide rail 4 fixed to the first clamping plate 1; the clamping member 31 is slidably connected to the guide rail 4.

Specifically, the guide rail 4 is disposed along the first direction, and the guide rail 4 is fixed on the surface of the first clamping plate 1 facing away from the second clamping plate 2. The locking member 31 includes a slider 313 slidably connected to the rail 4, and the slider 313 slides back and forth on the rail 4 in the first direction.

The clamping piece 31 further comprises an adapter block 311 fixedly connected with the slider 313, the adapter block 311 and the cantilever 32 are arranged at intervals along the third direction, and a square notch is formed in one end, close to the cantilever 32, of the adapter block 311 along the first direction.

The guide rail 4 is provided to guide the sliding of the locking member 31 in the first direction, and to keep the sliding between the locking member 31 and the guide rail 4 stable.

Referring to fig. 3, as an alternative, the clamping member 31 includes a clamping wheel 312 rotating around a first direction, and the clamping wheel 312 is clamped with a clamping groove 321.

Specifically, the clamping wheel 312 is a roller disposed on the joint block 311 and facing the cantilever 32 along the third direction, and the clamping wheel 312 moves synchronously with the joint block 311 along the first direction. The depth of the clamping groove 321 is larger than the outer diameter of the clamping wheel 312, and the clamping wheel 312 is completely embedded into the clamping groove 321.

The first circular shaft is arranged on the clamping wheel 312 in a penetrating way, and the clamping wheel 312 rotates on the first circular shaft along a third direction. The middle of the first round shaft is provided with a step, one end of the first round shaft is arranged on the adapter block 311 in a penetrating mode and stretches into a square notch of the adapter block 311, one end of the first round shaft, which stretches into the square notch, is provided with an external thread, the first round shaft is connected with a nut in a threaded mode, and the step and the nut on the first round shaft fix the first round shaft on the adapter block 311.

When the clamping wheel 312 moves between the notch of the clamping groove 321 and the inner cavity of the clamping groove 321, the clamping wheel 312 rotates around the third direction, so that the resistance between the clamping wheel 312 and the clamping groove 321 is reduced, and the clamping wheel 312 and the clamping groove 321 are conveniently clamped and disassembled.

Referring to fig. 1, as an alternative, there is also included a tension spring 5, one end of the tension spring 5 being connected to the first clamping plate 1 and the other end being connected to the clamping member 31, the tension spring 5 being configured to apply a tension force to the clamping member 31 toward the cantilever arm 32.

When the clamping piece 31 is in sliding connection with the first clamping plate 1, the tension spring 5 is tensioned to press the clamping piece 31 into the clamping groove 321 along the first direction. The two ends of the extension spring 5 are connected with connecting rods through hook hooks, and the two ends of the connecting rods along the first direction are fixedly connected with the adapter block 311 and the first clamping plate 1 respectively. The tension spring 5 is arranged in the first direction and is always in tension.

The tension spring 5 can pull the clamping piece 31 to be embedded into the clamping groove 321 on one hand, and can keep stable clamping connection between the clamping piece 31 and the clamping groove 321 on the other hand. The extension spring 5 facilitates the installation of the battery clamp and can maintain stable connection of the battery clamp after installation.

Referring to fig. 3, as an alternative, the blocking member 31 further includes a driving wheel 314 for connecting with the pushing member 6 for driving the blocking member 31 to move, so as to transmit a driving force applied to the blocking member 31 by the pushing member 6 in a direction away from the cantilever arm 32, and the pushing member 6 is shown in fig. 4. The driving wheel 314 is located outside the clamping groove 321, and the driving wheel 314 rotates around a first axis, wherein the first axis is perpendicular to the spacing direction of the first clamping plate 1 and the second clamping plate 2 and perpendicular to the sliding direction of the clamping piece 31.

Specifically, when the clamping member 31 is slidably connected to the first clamping plate 1, the driving wheel 314 is located on a side of the adapter block 311 opposite to the cantilever 32 along the third direction.

The driving wheel 314 is provided with a second circular shaft in a penetrating way, and the driving wheel 314 rotates on the second circular shaft along a third direction. The middle of the second round shaft is provided with a step, one end of the second round shaft is arranged on the adapter block 311 in a penetrating mode and stretches into the square notch of the adapter block 311, one end of the second round shaft, which stretches into the square notch, is provided with an external thread, the second round shaft is connected with a nut in a threaded mode, and the step and the nut on the second round shaft fix the second round shaft on the adapter block 311.

Illustratively, when the catch 31 includes a catch wheel 312, the drive wheel 314 is disposed coaxially with the catch wheel 312. Optionally, the axis of the drive wheel 314 is parallel to the axis of the click wheel 312.

When the driving wheel 314 is pushed to move away from the cantilever 32 along the first direction by the pushing piece 6, the driving wheel 314 drives the clamping piece 31 to slide away from the cantilever 32 along the first direction, so that the clamping wheel 312 moves out of the clamping groove 321, the clamping connection between the clamping piece 31 and the cantilever 32 is released, and the first clamping plate 1, the second clamping plate 2 and the battery 8 can be detached.

Referring to fig. 2, as an alternative, the first clamping plate 1 is a square plate; the fixing components 3 are arranged in four, and the four fixing components 3 are respectively arranged at four end corners of the first clamping plate 1 one by one.

The four fixing components 3 are located at four end corners of the first clamping plate 1, so that the stability of connection between the first clamping plate 1 and the second clamping plate 2 and between the first clamping plate 1 and the battery 8 can be improved, and the first clamping plate 1 and the second clamping plate 2 can be pressed with the battery 8 relatively uniformly.

Specifically, when the clamping members 31 in the fixing assemblies 3 are slidably connected with the first clamping plate 1, the four fixing assemblies 3 are divided into two groups which are arranged at intervals along the third direction, and the clamping members 31 of the two fixing assemblies 3 of one group of fixing assemblies 3 are clamped with the corresponding cantilevers 32 when relatively sliding along the first direction.

In other embodiments, the four fasteners 31 are all located above the cantilever 32, and the fasteners 31 are driven by their own weight to slide downward to be engaged with the cantilever 32.

Referring to fig. 4, a battery clamp station includes a clamp 31 on a battery clamp, and a pusher 6 that drives the clamp 31 to slide in a direction away from a cantilever arm 32.

After the battery clamp moves to the battery clamp station, the pushing member 6 pushes the clamping member 31 to slide, so that the clamping member 31 is separated from the cantilever 32, the second clamping plate 2 is moved, and the battery 8 is taken out.

When the clamping piece 31 is required to be clamped with the cantilever 32, the second clamping plate 2 is moved along the second direction, so that the pushing piece 6 is moved when the first clamping plate 1 and the second clamping plate 2 are in a space, and the stretching spring 5 pulls the clamping piece 31 to be embedded into the clamping groove 321, so that the first clamping plate 1 and the second clamping plate 2 are connected.

Referring to fig. 4, as an alternative, the pusher 6 moves in the direction of the interval between the first clamping plate 1 and the second clamping plate 2; the pushing piece 6 is provided with a pushing inclined surface 61 at one end facing the clamping piece 31, and the pushing inclined surface 61 drives the clamping piece 31 to slide along the direction away from the cantilever 32.

Specifically, along the first direction, two ends of the pushing inclined plane 61 are respectively located at the bottom of the clamping groove 321 of the cantilever 32 and outside two ends of the surface of the cantilever 32 where the clamping groove 321 is arranged.

The battery clamp station further comprises an air cylinder 7, the cylinder body of the air cylinder 7 is fixed relative to the ground, the piston rod is fixed with the pushing piece 6, the pushing piece 6 is in contact with the driving wheel 314 of the clamping piece 31, and the driving wheel 314 is driven to move along the first direction. The pushing piece 6 is a rod piece, one end of the pushing piece 6 is fixedly connected with the air cylinder 7, and the other end faces the clamping piece 31 along the second direction.

The air cylinder 7 drives the pushing piece 6 to slide towards the first clamping plate 1, when the pushing inclined surface 61 contacts with the side surface of the driving wheel 314, the pushing inclined surface 61 drives the driving wheel 314 to move away from the cantilever 32 along the first direction until the clamping wheel 312 moves out of the clamping groove 321, and the clamping piece 31 and the cantilever 32 are detached.

In the description of the present utility model, it should be noted that the directions or positional relationships indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", "inner", "outer", "front", "rear", "left", "right", etc. are directions or positional relationships based on the operation state of the present utility model are merely for convenience of describing the present utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements to be referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present utility model.

In the description of the present utility model, it should be noted that the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, unless otherwise specifically defined and limited. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present utility model will be understood in specific cases by those of ordinary skill in the art.

The utility model has been described above in connection with preferred embodiments, which are, however, exemplary only and for illustrative purposes. On this basis, the utility model can be subjected to various substitutions and improvements, and all fall within the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims (10)

1. The battery clamp is characterized by comprising a first clamping plate, a second clamping plate and a plurality of fixing components; wherein,,

the first clamping plate and the second clamping plate are oppositely arranged, and a space for accommodating a battery is arranged between the first clamping plate and the second clamping plate;

the fixing component comprises a clamping piece and a cantilever; wherein,,

the clamping piece is arranged on the surface of the first clamping plate, which is opposite to the second clamping plate;

the cantilever is fixedly connected with the second clamping plate;

the first clamping plate is provided with an avoidance hole, and one end of the cantilever penetrates through the avoidance hole to be exposed;

the clamping piece is clamped with one end of the cantilever penetrating through the avoidance hole.

2. The battery clamp of claim 1, wherein the clamping member is slidably coupled to the first clamping plate and is configured to be engaged with an end of the cantilever arm that extends through the relief aperture when the clamping member is slid to the set position.

3. The battery clamp of claim 2, wherein the cantilever side wall is provided with a clamping groove, and the clamping groove is positioned at one end of the cantilever penetrating through the avoidance hole;

the clamping piece is clamped with the clamping groove.

4. The battery clamp of claim 3, wherein the clamping member includes a clamping wheel that rotates about a first direction, the clamping wheel being clamped with the clamping groove; the first direction is perpendicular to the interval direction of the first clamping plate and the second clamping plate and perpendicular to the sliding direction of the clamping piece.

5. The battery clamp of claim 2, further comprising a rail secured to the first clamping plate;

the clamping piece is connected with the guide rail in a sliding manner.

6. The battery clamp of any one of claims 2-5, further comprising an extension spring connected at one end to the first clamping plate and at another end to the clamping member, the extension spring configured to apply a tensioning force to the clamping member toward the cantilever arm.

7. The battery clamp according to claim 6, wherein the clamping member further comprises a driving wheel for connecting with a pushing member for driving the clamping member to move and transmitting driving force applied by the pushing member to the clamping member in a direction away from the cantilever;

the driving wheel rotates around a first axis, wherein the first axis is perpendicular to the interval direction of the first clamping plate and the second clamping plate and perpendicular to the sliding direction of the clamping piece.

8. The battery clamp of claim 1, wherein the first clamping plate is a square plate;

the fixing components are arranged in four, and the four fixing components are respectively located at four end angles of the first clamping plate one by one.

9. A battery clamp station comprising the clamp member of claim 6 or 7 and a pusher member for driving the clamp member to slide in a direction away from the cantilever arm.

10. The battery clamp station of claim 9, wherein said pusher member moves in a direction of separation of said first clamp plate and said second clamp plate;

one end of the pushing piece, which faces the clamping piece, is provided with a pushing inclined plane, and the pushing inclined plane drives the clamping piece to slide along the direction away from the cantilever.