CN219937018U - Battery piece moves and carries device - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a battery piece transferring device, which is used for transferring a load-bearing battery piece between a first position and a second position, and is characterized by comprising the following components: the driving mechanism is arranged between the first position and the second position; the base is movably connected with the driving mechanism, and the driving mechanism is used for driving the base to move between a first position and a second position; the base is connected to the base, the base comprises a first side face and a second side face which are oppositely arranged along the first direction, the first side face is arranged on the first side face, the second side face is arranged on the second side face, and the first sucker and the second sucker are all used for sucking the battery piece. Therefore, when the battery piece transferring device is used for transferring the battery pieces, at least one side of the sucker assembly is used for transferring the battery pieces, so that the sucker assembly is prevented from being adjusted at a larger angle, and the production efficiency is improved.

Description

Battery piece moves and carries device

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the technical field of photovoltaics, and particularly relates to a battery piece transferring device.

Background

Photovoltaic power generation is a technology for directly converting light energy into electric energy by utilizing photovoltaic effect of a photovoltaic cell, and a solar cell is used as a core component of the photovoltaic cell, so that the production process flow is complex, and the use requirement is strict. The coating process is one of key links of the battery piece manufacturing process, and in the coating process, the battery piece to be coated in the upper bin is required to be loaded into a graphite boat, and the battery piece coated in the graphite boat is required to be transferred to the discharging bin.

In the related art, the adopted coating loading robot is used as a transferring device for the battery pieces between the feeding bin or the discharging bin and the graphite boat, and the coating loading robot is additionally provided with a battery piece gripper at the end head of the multi-joint mechanical arm so as to grasp the battery pieces. The battery piece tongs of the existing coating loading robot adopt a single side to grasp the battery piece.

However, each bin in the existing graphite boat adopts double-sided loading of the battery pieces, and after the battery pieces on one side of the bin are transferred by using the plating loading robot in the related technology, the battery piece grippers need to be rotated by a large angle by using the mechanical arm so as to transfer the battery pieces on the other side of the bin, so that the operation complexity is increased, the production efficiency is reduced, and the battery piece falling risk is also caused in the rotating process.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model aims to provide a battery piece transferring device, which at least solves the problems that a plating film loading robot in the related technology needs to rotate a battery piece gripper at a large angle when transferring battery pieces, thereby not only increasing the operation complexity, but also reducing the production efficiency and having potential safety hazards.

In order to solve the technical problems, the utility model is realized as follows:

the embodiment of the utility model provides a battery piece transferring device, which is used for transferring a load-bearing battery piece between a first position and a second position and comprises the following components:

the driving mechanism is arranged between the first position and the second position;

the base is movably connected with the driving mechanism, and the driving mechanism is used for driving the base to move between the first position and the second position;

the sucking disc components are arranged on the base at intervals along the first direction,

the sucker assembly comprises a bottom plate, a first sucker and a second sucker, the bottom plate is connected to the base, the bottom plate comprises a first side face and a second side face which are oppositely arranged along the first direction, the first sucker is arranged on the first side face, the second sucker is arranged on the second side face, and the first sucker and the second sucker are both used for sucking the battery piece.

Optionally, a pipeline system is also included;

one end of the pipeline system is respectively communicated with the first sucker and the second sucker, the other end of the pipeline system is communicated with external vacuum equipment, and the pipeline system is used for conducting the first sucker and the external vacuum equipment and conducting the second sucker and the external vacuum equipment.

Optionally, the pipeline system comprises a first pipeline, a second pipeline and a control valve;

the first pipeline and the second pipeline are both arranged in the base, the first sucker is communicated with the first pipeline, and the second sucker is communicated with the second pipeline;

the control valve comprises an input end and an output end, and the input end is connected with the external vacuum equipment; the output end is connected with the first pipeline and the second pipeline respectively, and the control valve is used for controlling the connection or disconnection of the first sucker and the external vacuum equipment and the connection or disconnection of the second sucker and the external vacuum equipment.

Optionally, the piping system further comprises a plurality of piping joints;

a first air passage and a second air passage are formed in one end, close to the base, of each bottom plate, the first air passage is communicated with the first pipeline through the pipeline connector, and the first sucker is communicated with the first air passage; the second air passage is communicated with the second pipeline through the pipeline joint, and the second sucker is communicated with the second air passage.

Optionally, the first air passage and the second air passage are arranged in parallel and each extend along a second direction, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction.

Optionally, the first side is provided with a plurality of first suckers, the plurality of first suckers are distributed at intervals, and at least three center points of the first suckers are not in the same straight line.

Optionally, the first side is provided with a first mounting hole, the first sucker is elastically connected in the first mounting hole, and the first sucker protrudes from the first side to a direction away from the second side.

Optionally, the second side is provided with a plurality of second sucking discs, the second sucking discs are distributed at intervals, and at least three center points of the second sucking discs are not in the same straight line.

Optionally, the second side is provided with a second mounting hole, the second sucker is elastically connected in the second mounting hole, and the second sucker protrudes from the second side to a direction away from the first side.

Optionally, the sucker assembly further comprises an elastic member;

the first sucker is elastically connected with the bottom plate through the elastic piece, one end of the elastic piece is connected with the bottom plate, and the other end of the elastic piece is connected with the second sucker; and/or the number of the groups of groups,

the second sucking disc is connected with the bottom plate through the elastic piece, one end of the elastic piece is connected with the bottom plate, and the other end of the elastic piece is connected with the second sucking disc.

In the embodiment of the utility model, the driving mechanism is arranged between the first position and the second position, the base is movably connected with the driving mechanism, the plurality of sucking disc components are spaced on the base along the first direction, the driving mechanism drives the base to drive the plurality of sucking disc components to move between the first position and the second position, and then the plurality of sucking disc components can be used for simultaneously transferring a plurality of battery pieces, so that the production efficiency is improved. Simultaneously, set up first sucking disc and second sucking disc respectively in the both sides of the bottom plate of every sucking disc subassembly, and then utilize every sucking disc subassembly all can absorb the battery piece. Like this, be convenient for carry out the moving of battery piece according to the actual position of battery piece, select at least one side of sucking disc subassembly, avoided carrying out the adjustment of great angle to the sucking disc subassembly to can reduce the operation complexity, improve production efficiency, also reduce the risk that the battery piece dropped simultaneously, improve production safety.

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

Drawings

The foregoing and/or additional aspects and advantages of the utility model will become apparent and may be better understood from the following description of embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:

fig. 1 is a schematic view of a battery piece transferring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 2 is a schematic view of an application scenario of a battery piece transferring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 3 is a schematic view of a battery piece transferring apparatus transferring a battery piece according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of portion A, circled in FIG. 3, in accordance with an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the structure of the base and chuck assembly according to an embodiment of the utility model;

FIG. 6 is one of the structural schematic diagrams of the suction cup assembly according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 7 is a second schematic view of a chuck assembly according to an embodiment of the utility model;

figure 8 is a cross-sectional view of a suction cup assembly according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of portion B of FIG. 8, according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of portion C of FIG. 8, in accordance with an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 11 is a schematic structural view of a base plate according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 12 is an enlarged view of portion D of FIG. 11, according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 13 is a third schematic view of a chuck assembly according to an embodiment of the utility model;

fig. 14 is an enlarged view of the E-section circled in fig. 13 according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Reference numerals:

100: a driving mechanism; 110: a base; 200: a suction cup assembly; 210: a bottom plate; a: a first side; 211: a first mounting hole; b: a second side; 212: a second mounting hole; 220: a first suction cup; 221: a first airway; 230: a second suction cup; 231: a second airway; 240: an elastic member; 300: a pipeline system; 310: a first pipeline; 320: a second pipeline; 330: a control valve; 340: pipeline joint: x: a first direction; 400: a battery sheet; 410: a graphite boat; 411: a bin; 420: a feeding bin; 430: and discharging the material from the material bin.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present utility model, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to like or similar elements throughout or elements having like or similar functionality. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are illustrative only and are not to be construed as limiting the utility model. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the utility model without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the utility model.

The features of the utility model "first", "second" and the like in the description and in the claims may be used for the explicit or implicit inclusion of one or more such features. In the description of the present utility model, unless otherwise indicated, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more. Furthermore, in the description and claims, "and/or" means at least one of the connected objects, and the character "/", generally means that the associated object is an "or" relationship.

In the description of the present utility model, it should 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", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings are merely for convenience in describing the present utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the present utility model.

In the description of the present utility model, it should be noted that, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be either fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected, for example; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communication between two elements. 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.

Before explaining the battery piece transferring device in the embodiment of the present utility model in detail, an application scenario of the battery piece transferring device provided in the embodiment of the present utility model is specifically explained.

In the manufacturing process of the solar cell, a film plating process is one of key links, and in the film plating process, a cell transfer device is required to transfer and load the cell to be plated in the upper bin into a bin of a graphite boat, and transfer the cell plated in the bin of the graphite boat into a discharge bin.

At present, a common coating loading robot is provided with a battery piece manipulator, the battery piece manipulator comprises a multi-joint mechanical arm and a battery piece gripper arranged at the end part of the mechanical arm, battery pieces to be transferred are gripped by the battery piece gripper, and the battery piece gripper in the conventional coating loading robot can only grip the battery pieces from a single side of a graphite boat bin at each time.

The bin spaces of the graphite boats commonly used at present are designed to be loaded with battery pieces at two sides so as to improve the film plating efficiency, namely, film plating stations for loading the battery pieces are arranged at two sides of each bin space of the graphite boat. When the existing film plating loading robot is used for grabbing battery pieces from a bin of a graphite boat or putting the battery pieces into the bin, a mechanical arm is required to drive a battery piece gripper to grab the battery pieces from one side of the bin of the graphite boat, after the loading or moving out operation of the battery pieces is finished, the mechanical arm is used for overturning the battery piece gripper by 180 degrees, and then the mechanical arm is used for driving the battery piece gripper to carry out the loading or moving out operation of the battery pieces from the other side of the bin of the graphite boat.

However, in the process of loading the battery piece by adopting the existing coating loading robot, in order to load or remove the battery piece from two sides of the graphite boat respectively, the battery piece gripper needs to be rotated by a large angle by using the mechanical arm, the operation steps are complex, the operation time is increased, and the loading efficiency is reduced. In addition, in the process that the mechanical arm drives the battery piece tongs to rotate, due to the fact that the rotation angle is large, when the battery piece tongs grab the battery piece, the battery piece is easy to fall off, and safety risks are increased. In addition, because be connected with various pipelines or circuits between arm and the battery piece tongs, can lead to the fact and scratch and wearing and tearing to corresponding pipeline or circuit in the arm drives battery piece tongs upset in-process, influence coating film loading robot's life, also can have the piece that the wearing and tearing produced to drop in the graphite boat and influence coating film quality's hidden danger.

Therefore, the embodiment of the utility model provides a battery piece transferring device, and the battery piece transferring device provided by the embodiment of the utility model is described in detail below through specific embodiments and application scenes thereof with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in fig. 1 to 7, a battery piece transferring apparatus according to some embodiments of the present utility model for transferring a battery piece 400 between a first position and a second position, the battery piece transferring apparatus includes: a driving mechanism 100, wherein the driving mechanism 100 is arranged between the first position and the second position; the base 110 is movably connected to the driving mechanism 100, and the driving mechanism 100 is used for driving the base 110 to move between a first position and a second position; the plurality of sucking disc assemblies 200, the plurality of sucking disc assemblies 200 are located on the base 110 along the first direction X at intervals, the sucking disc assemblies 200 include a bottom plate 210, a first sucking disc 220 and a second sucking disc 230, the bottom plate 210 is connected to the base 110, the bottom plate 210 includes a first side a and a second side b which are oppositely arranged along the first direction X, the first sucking disc 220 is located on the first side a, the second sucking disc 230 is located on the second side b, and the first sucking disc 220 and the second sucking disc 230 are both used for sucking the battery piece 400.

In the embodiment of the utility model, the driving mechanism 100 is disposed between the first position and the second position, the base 110 is movably connected to the driving mechanism 100, the plurality of sucking disc assemblies 200 are spaced on the base 110 along the first direction X, and the driving mechanism 100 drives the base to drive the plurality of sucking disc assemblies 200 to move between the first position and the second position, so that the plurality of sucking disc assemblies 200 can be used for simultaneously transferring the plurality of battery pieces 400, thereby improving the production efficiency. Meanwhile, the first suction cup 220 and the second suction cup 230 are respectively disposed at both sides of each suction cup assembly 200, and thus the battery sheet 400 can be sucked by both sides of each suction cup assembly 200. Like this, be convenient for carry out the moving of battery piece according to the actual position of battery piece 400, select at least one side of sucking disc subassembly 200, avoided carrying out great angle's adjustment to sucking disc subassembly 200, can reduce the operation complexity, improve production efficiency, also reduced the risk that battery piece 400 dropped simultaneously, improved production safety nature.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 2, the battery piece transferring device in the embodiment of the utility model can be applied to a coating process in the production and manufacturing process of the solar battery piece 400. The first position may be a position where the graphite boat 410 is located, and the second position may be a position where the feeding bin 420 or the discharging bin 430 is located. It should be noted that the first position and the second position may be interchanged, and may be set according to actual needs, which is not limited in the present utility model.

Wherein, a plurality of suction cup assemblies 200 are disposed on the base 110 at intervals along the first direction X, and the bottom plate 210 of each suction cup assembly 200 is detachably connected to the base 110, and accordingly, a plurality of mounting slots may be disposed on the base 110 at intervals along the first direction X, and each mounting slot may be correspondingly provided with one suction cup assembly 200, so as to facilitate the installation and the removal between the suction cup assemblies 200 and the base 110.

In a specific application, each suction cup assembly 200 is connected to an external vacuum device, and vacuum suction force can be provided for the first suction cup 220 and the second suction cup 230 in the suction cup assembly 200 by using the external vacuum device, when the first suction cup 220 or the second suction cup 230 approaches to the battery piece 400, the first suction cup 220 or the second suction cup 230 is fixedly adsorbed between the battery piece 400 by using negative pressure adsorption, and then the battery piece 400 can be sucked by using the suction cup assembly 200 so as to bear the movement of the battery piece 400. When the battery cell 400 needs to be put down, the vacuum suction provided by the external vacuum device is removed, and the suction force of the first suction cup 220 or the second suction cup 230 on the battery cell 400 is released, so that the battery cell 400 is placed at the target position.

In some embodiments, the driving mechanism 100 may be configured as a mechanical arm, and the position of the chuck assembly 200 may be flexibly adjusted by using the mechanical arm, so as to meet the requirement of automatic production. Of course, other driving structures may be used for the driving mechanism 100, which is not limited in the present utility model.

It will be appreciated that, as shown in fig. 2, when the battery piece transferring apparatus of the present utility model is used in the coating process of the battery piece 400, the battery piece 400 to be coated may be transferred from the feeding bin 420 to the graphite boat 410, or the battery piece 400 after coating may be transferred from the graphite boat 410 to the discharging bin 430. The following embodiments are described taking the transfer of the battery pieces 400 from the graphite boat 410 to the discharge bin 430 as an example, and the process of transferring the battery pieces 400 from the feed bin 420 to the graphite boat 410 may be adjusted by reference, and will not be described herein.

In a specific application, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, a first suction cup 220 and a second suction cup 230 are respectively disposed on two sides of the bottom plate 210 of each suction cup assembly 200, one surface of the bottom plate 210 facing to the left is a first side a, one surface of the bottom plate 210 facing to the right is a second side b, the first suction cup 220 is disposed on the first side a, and the second suction cup 230 is disposed on the second side b. A plurality of bins 411 are arranged in the middle of the graphite boat 410, the bins 411 are arranged in parallel at intervals, and the two sides of each bin 411 are loaded with the battery pieces 400.

When the battery piece 400 is transferred, the driving mechanism 100 can drive the plurality of sucker assemblies 200 to approach the graphite boat 410, and the plurality of sucker assemblies 200 are respectively inserted into gaps of the spaces 411 of the graphite boat 410, and one sucker assembly 200 is arranged at two sides of each space 411. First, the driving mechanism 100 is used to drive the suction cup assemblies 200 to move to the right, so that the second suction cup 230 in each suction cup assembly 200 contacts with the battery piece 400 in the right bin 411 to suck the corresponding battery piece 400, and thus the battery piece 400 located at the left side of each bin 411 can be sucked and fixed at one side of the suction cup assembly 200. Then, the re-driving mechanism 100 drives the suction cup assemblies 200 to move to the left, so that the first suction cup 220 in each suction cup assembly 20 contacts with the battery piece 400 in the left bin 411 thereof to suck the corresponding battery piece 400, and thus the battery piece 400 positioned on the right side of each bin 411 can be sucked and fixed on the other side of the suction cup assemblies 200. Furthermore, the driving mechanism 100 is utilized to drive the base 110 to simultaneously drive the plurality of sucking disc assemblies 200 to move from the position of the graphite boat 410 to the position of the discharging bin 430, and the battery pieces 400 sucked in the sucking disc assemblies 200 are put into the discharging bin 430, so that the transfer operation of the battery pieces 400 on two sides of the bin 411 of the graphite boat 410 is realized, large-angle rotation of the sucking disc assemblies 200 is not needed, the operation steps are simplified, and the production efficiency and the production safety are greatly improved.

In some embodiments, after the sucker assembly 200 is inserted into the gap between the bins 411 of the graphite boat 410, the first sucker 220 in the sucker assembly 200 may be used to suck the battery pieces 400 on one side of each bin 411, so as to transfer the corresponding battery pieces 400 into the discharging bin. Then, the driving mechanism 100 is used to drive the sucker assembly 200 to be inserted into the gap between the bins 411 of the graphite boat 410, and the second sucker 230 in the sucker assembly 200 is used to suck the battery pieces 400 at the other side of each bin 411 so as to transfer the remaining battery pieces 400 into the discharge bin, thereby completing the transfer of the battery pieces 400 between the graphite boat 410 and the discharge bin 430. In the embodiment of the utility model, although two transfer operations are adopted, the sucker assembly 200 does not need to be rotated by a large angle in the two transfer processes, and only needs to be finely adjusted according to the actual position, thereby simplifying the operation complexity.

Of course, the second suction cup 230 in the suction cup assembly 200 may be utilized to transfer the battery piece 400 on one side of each bin, and the first suction cup 220 in the suction cup assembly 200 may be utilized to transfer the battery piece 400 on the other side of each bin, so as to transfer the battery piece 400 in the graphite boat 410.

It can be appreciated that in the above embodiment, whether the first chuck 220 and the second chuck 230 in the chuck assembly 200 are used to transfer the battery pieces 400 simultaneously, or one of the first chuck 220 and the second chuck 230 is used to transfer the battery pieces 400 in a split manner, the chuck assembly 200 is only required to be inserted into the gap between the spaces 411 of the graphite boat 410 to perform fine adjustment of the position, and the driving mechanism 100 is not required to perform large-angle rotation adjustment on the chuck assembly 200, so that the operation complexity can be greatly reduced, the operation time can be shortened, and the safety of the transfer process can be improved.

It should be noted that, the number of the plurality of chuck assemblies 200 disposed on the base 110 may be determined according to the number of the battery pieces 400 to be transferred, and the interval between two adjacent chuck assemblies 200 may be matched with the gap between the respective bins 411 of the graphite boat 410 and the gap between the respective bins of the feeding bin and the discharging bin. Those skilled in the art may set the present utility model according to actual needs, and the present utility model is not limited thereto.

Optionally, the battery transferring apparatus further includes a pipe system 300, one end of the pipe system 300 is respectively communicated with the first sucker 220 and the second sucker 230, the other end of the pipe system 300 is used for communicating with an external vacuum device, and the pipe system 300 is used for respectively communicating the first sucker 220 with the external vacuum device, and the second sucker 230 with the external vacuum device.

In the embodiment of the utility model, by arranging the pipeline system 300, the first sucker 220 and the second sucker 230 can be respectively communicated with external vacuum equipment by utilizing the pipeline system 300, and further suction force is respectively provided for the first sucker 220 and the second sucker 230 by the external vacuum equipment, so that the first sucker 220 and the second sucker 230 in the sucker assembly 200 can be used for respectively sucking the battery piece 400, thereby meeting the transfer requirements of the battery piece 400 at different positions, and being convenient for accurately controlling the first sucker 220 and the second sucker 230.

Wherein, the first sucker 220 and the second sucker 230 can be controlled to be respectively communicated with external vacuum equipment through the pipeline system 300, so that the transfer of the battery piece 400 can be independently completed by utilizing the first sucker 220 or the second sucker 230, and the transfer of the battery piece 400 can be realized by utilizing the first sucker 220 and the second sucker 230 at the same time, thereby improving the transfer efficiency.

Specifically, the base 110 may be provided with a plurality of suction cup assemblies 200, in which the first suction cups 220 are all located on the same side of the corresponding bottom plate 210, and the second suction cups are all located on the other side of the corresponding bottom plate 210, and by communicating all the first suction cups 220 and all the second suction cups 230 with the pipeline system 300, the grabbing and unloading of the battery pieces by the first suction cups 220 and the second suction cups 230 are further facilitated by changing the suction force by using an external vacuum device.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 5, the piping system 300 includes a first piping 310, a second piping 320, and a control valve 330; the first pipeline 310 and the second pipeline 320 are both arranged in the base 110, the first sucker 220 is communicated with the first pipeline 310, and the second sucker 230 is communicated with the second pipeline 320; the control valve 330 includes an input end connected to the external vacuum device, and an output end connected to the first and second pipelines 310 and 320, respectively, and the control valve 330 is used to control the connection or disconnection of the first suction cup 220 and the external vacuum device, and the connection or disconnection of the second suction cup 230 and the external vacuum device.

In the embodiment of the present utility model, by arranging the first pipeline 310 and the second pipeline 320 in the pipeline system 300, all the first suction cups 220 are communicated with the first pipeline 310, all the second suction cups 230 are communicated with the second pipeline 320, and then all the first pipeline 310 and the second pipeline 320 are connected with the external vacuum equipment through the control valve 330, so that the connection and disconnection of the first pipeline 310 and the second pipeline 320 with the external vacuum equipment are respectively controlled through the control valve 330, and the precise control of the connection or disconnection of the first suction cups 220 and the second suction cups 230 with the external vacuum equipment can be realized.

Specifically, a first pipe 310 and a second pipe 320 are disposed in the base, the first pipe 310 and the second pipe 320 are respectively connected to the output end of the control valve 330, the input end of the control valve 330 may be connected to an external vacuum device through an air pipe, and the external vacuum device may be controlled to be respectively connected to the first pipe 310 or the second pipe 320 through the control valve 330.

Furthermore, the first suction cups 220 in the plurality of suction cup assemblies 200 are all connected to the first pipeline 310, and the second suction cups 230 in the plurality of suction cup assemblies 200 are all connected to the second pipeline 320, so that when the first pipeline 310 is connected to an external vacuum device, suction can be provided for all the first suction cups 220 by using the external vacuum device, and in the same way, suction can be provided for all the second suction cups 230 by using the external vacuum device through the second pipeline 320, so that a proper transfer mode can be selected according to the transfer requirement of the battery piece 400.

Wherein one of the first suction cup 220 and the second suction cup 230 may be controlled to communicate with an external vacuum apparatus by the control valve 330 so as to perform a transfer operation of the battery cell 400 using a single side of the suction cup assembly 200. The first suction cup 220 and the second suction cup 230 may also be simultaneously controlled to communicate with external vacuum equipment through the control valve 330 so that the transfer operation of the battery cells 400 is simultaneously performed using both sides of the suction cup assembly 200. The setting may be performed according to actual application requirements, and is not limited herein.

In some embodiments, the control valve 330 may be a three-way regulator valve, which includes one input and two outputs, one of which is connected to the first pipeline 310 and the other of which is connected to the second pipeline 320. Of course, other types of valves may be used for the control valve 330, and those skilled in the art may choose the valve according to the actual needs, which is not limited by the present utility model.

Specifically, the base 110 may be provided therein with a first pipe 310 and a second pipe 320 extending in the first direction X, the first pipe 310 may be provided with a first connection port at a position corresponding to each suction cup assembly 200, and the second pipe 320 may be provided with a second connection port at a position corresponding to each suction cup assembly 200.

When the suction cup assemblies 200 are mounted on the base 110, in each suction cup assembly 200, the first suction cup 220 positioned on the bottom plate 210 can be connected with the first connection port, so that the first suction cup 220 is communicated with the first pipeline 310, and the second suction cup 230 positioned on the bottom plate 210 can be connected with the second connection port, so that the second suction cup 230 is communicated with the second pipeline 320. In this way, the external vacuum apparatus can simultaneously provide the suction force of the negative pressure to the first suction cup 220 of the plurality of suction cup assemblies 200 through the first pipeline 310, and can simultaneously provide the suction force of the negative pressure to the second suction cup 230 of the plurality of suction cup assemblies 200 through the second pipeline 320.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 5 and 8, the piping system 300 further comprises a plurality of piping joints 340; each bottom plate 210 is provided with a first air channel 221 and a second air channel 231 at one end close to the base 110, the first air channel 221 is communicated with the first pipeline 310 through a pipeline joint 340, and the first sucker 220 is communicated with the first air channel 221; the second air passage 231 communicates with the second pipe 320 through a pipe joint 340, and the second suction cup 230 communicates with the second air passage 231.

In the embodiment of the present utility model, by providing the first air channel 221 and the second air channel 231 in the bottom plate 210 of each suction cup assembly 200, the first air channel 221 can be used to communicate the first suction cup 220 with the first pipeline 310 in the base 110, and the second air channel 231 can be used to communicate the second suction cup 230 with the second pipeline 320 in the base 110, so that the pipeline connection between the base 110 and the suction cup in each suction cup assembly 200 can be simplified, and the installation and the disassembly of the suction cup assembly 200 are facilitated.

Further, a plurality of pipe joints 340 are provided, the first pipe 310 may be provided with a first connection port at a position corresponding to each suction cup assembly 200, and the second pipe 320 may be provided with a second connection port at a position corresponding to each suction cup assembly 200. Thus, when the suction cup assembly 200 is mounted on the base 110, the first air channel 221 in the suction cup assembly 200 is connected with the first connection port by using the pipeline connector 340, and the second air channel 231 in the suction cup assembly 200 is connected with the second connection port by using the pipeline connector 340, so that the communication between the first air channel 221 and the first pipeline 310 and the communication between the second air channel 231 and the second pipeline 320 can be realized, and the operation is convenient and quick.

Each suction cup assembly 200 is further provided with a plurality of ducts, the plurality of ducts are embedded in the bottom plate 210, each first suction cup 220 is communicated with the first air channel 221 through a corresponding duct, and each second suction cup 230 is communicated with the second air channel 231 through a corresponding duct, so that all the first suction cups 220 in the bottom plate 210 can be communicated with the first air channel 221, and all the second suction cups 230 in the bottom plate 210 can be communicated with the second suction cups 230.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 8 and 12, the first air passage 221 and the second air passage 231 in the bottom plate 210 are disposed in parallel and each extend in a second direction, which is perpendicular to the first direction X.

In the embodiment of the present utility model, the first air channel 221 and the second air channel 231 are disposed in parallel at one end of the bottom plate 210 near the base 110, and the first air channel 221 and the second air channel 231 extend along the second direction, so that the layout of the air guide pipeline in the sucker assembly 200 is facilitated, the use of the guide pipe is reduced, and the influence of the guide pipe on the transferring of the battery piece 400 is avoided.

It can be appreciated that by communicating the first suction cup 220 and the second suction cup 230 with the external vacuum apparatus through the pipe system 300, the number of the first suction cup 220 and the second suction cup 230 is relatively complex, and the air duct to be arranged is relatively complex, so that the internal pipe layout of each suction cup assembly 200 is facilitated, and the pipe layout between the plurality of suction cup assemblies 200 and the external vacuum apparatus is facilitated by providing the air duct in the bottom plate 210.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 6 and 7, a plurality of first suction cups 220 are disposed in the first side a of the bottom plate 210, the plurality of first suction cups 220 are spaced apart, and at least three center points of the first suction cups 220 are not in the same straight line.

In the embodiment of the present utility model, by arranging the plurality of first suction cups 220 in the first side surface a of the bottom plate 210 of each suction cup assembly 200, the plurality of first suction cups 220 are distributed at intervals, and the center points of at least three first suction cups 220 in the plurality of first suction cups 220 are not on the same straight line, so that the stability of the first suction cups 220 for sucking the battery piece 400 can be improved, the falling risk of the battery piece 400 in the process of driving the suction cup assembly 200 by the driving mechanism 100 is avoided, and the potential safety hazard is reduced.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 6, three first suction cups 220 are provided at the first side a of the base plate 210, and three center points of the three first suction cups 220 are not on the same straight line, i.e., the center points of the three first suction cups 220 are distributed in a triangle shape, so that one surface can be formed by the center points of the three first suction cups 220, thereby enabling the battery sheet 400 to be more stable when the battery sheet 400 is sucked by the three first suction cups 220.

The first side a may be provided with other first suction cups 220 in addition to the first suction cups 220 having three center points not on the same straight line in the first side a of the base plate 210, and the number and positions of the other first suction cups 220 are not limited by providing a plurality of first suction cups 220 to increase the transfer stability of the first side a.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 11 to 14, a first mounting hole 211 is provided at a first side a of the base 210, a first suction cup 220 is elastically coupled in the first mounting hole 211, and the first suction cup 220 protrudes from the first side a in a direction away from a second side b.

In the embodiment of the present utility model, the first suction cup 220 is elastically coupled to the first mounting hole 211 by providing the first mounting hole 211 in the first side a of the base plate 210, the first suction cup 220 is movable with respect to the first mounting hole 211, and the first suction cup 220 is provided to protrude from the first side a in a direction away from the second side b. Therefore, when the first sucker 220 is utilized to suck the battery piece 400, the first sucker 220 can be in contact with the battery piece 400, and meanwhile, the first sucker 220 can move in the first mounting hole 211, so that the buffer effect on the battery piece 400 is achieved, the battery piece 400 is protected, and the product quality is improved.

Specifically, a first mounting hole 211 is provided in the first side a of the base plate 210 corresponding to each first suction cup 220, and the first suction cup 220 is elastically connected to the first mounting hole 211, and the first suction cup 220 can move telescopically in the first mounting hole 211 along the first direction X.

Further, the first suction cup 220 is arranged to protrude from the first side surface a in a direction away from the second side surface b, and when the first suction cup 220 is used for sucking the battery piece 400, the protruding first suction cup 220 is firstly abutted against the surface of the battery piece 400, so that the battery piece 400 is prevented from being directly and rigidly contacted with the bottom plate 210. Meanwhile, when the first sucker 220 receives the impact force of the battery piece 400, the first sucker 220 elastically contracts into the first mounting hole 211, so that a buffer effect can be achieved, rigid collision between the battery piece 400 and the first sucker 220 and the bottom plate 210 is avoided, and a protection effect on the battery piece 400 is achieved.

Alternatively, the first suction cup 220 may be elastically coupled to the base plate 210 through an elastic member 240, one end of the elastic member 240 is coupled to the base plate 210, and the other end of the elastic member 240 is coupled to the first suction cup 220. Specifically, the elastic member 240 and the first suction cup 220 may be disposed in the first mounting hole 211, one end of the elastic member 240 is connected with the inner wall of the first mounting hole 211, and the other end of the elastic member 240 is connected with the first suction cup 220.

In the embodiment of the present utility model, by disposing the elastic member 240 in the first mounting hole 211, the first suction cup 220 is elastically connected to the inner wall of the first mounting hole 211 through the elastic member 240, and when the first suction cup 220 moves telescopically relative to the first mounting hole 211, the first suction cup 220 can be restored to the initial position by using the elastic restoring action of the elastic member 240.

In some embodiments, the elastic member 240 may be an elastic connecting member that may be elastically deformed, such as a metal spring, a rubber elastic member, or the like, and the specific type of the elastic member 240 may be selected according to actual needs, which is not limited in the present utility model.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 6 and 7, a plurality of second suction cups 230 are disposed in the second side b of the bottom plate 210, the plurality of second suction cups 230 are spaced apart, and at least three center points of the second suction cups 230 are not in the same straight line.

In the embodiment of the present utility model, a plurality of second suction cups 230 are arranged at intervals on the second side b of the bottom plate 210 in each suction cup assembly 200, and the center points of at least three second suction cups 230 in the plurality of second suction cups 230 are not on the same straight line, so that the stability of the second suction cups 230 for sucking the battery piece 400 can be improved, and the falling risk of the battery piece 400 in the process of driving the suction cup assembly 200 by the driving mechanism 100 is avoided.

It should be noted that fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of the first side a of the bottom plate 210, and the schematic structural view of the second side b of the bottom plate 210 may refer to fig. 6. In the second side b of the base plate 210, three second suction cups 230 are provided, and the center points of the three second suction cups 230 are not on a straight line, i.e., the center points of the three second suction cups 230 are distributed in a triangle shape, so that a plane can be formed by the center points of the three second suction cups 230, thereby enabling the battery sheet 400 to be more stable when the battery sheet 400 is sucked by the three second suction cups 230.

Of course, in addition to the second suction cups 230 having the three center points not on the same line, other second suction cups 230 may be provided on the second side surface b of the base plate 210, and the number and positions of the other second suction cups 230 are not limited by providing a plurality of second suction cups 230 to increase the transfer stability of the second side surface b.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 11 to 14, a second mounting hole 212 is provided at the second side b of the base 210, a second suction cup 230 is elastically coupled in the second mounting hole 212, and the second suction cup 230 protrudes from the second side b in a direction away from the first side a.

In the embodiment of the present utility model, the second suction cup 230 is elastically coupled to the second mounting hole 212 by providing the first mounting hole 211 in the second side b of the base plate 210, the second suction cup 230 is movable with respect to the first mounting hole 211, and the second suction cup 230 is provided to protrude from the second side b in a direction away from the first side a. In this way, when the second suction cup 230 is used to suck the battery piece 400, the second suction cup 230 can be in contact with the battery piece 400 first, and meanwhile, the second suction cup 230 can stretch and retract in the first mounting hole 211, so that the battery piece 400 is buffered, and the battery piece 400 is protected.

Specifically, a second mounting hole 212 is provided in the second side b of the base plate 210 corresponding to each second suction cup 230, and the second suction cup 230 is elastically connected in the second mounting hole 212, and the second suction cup 230 can move telescopically in the first direction X in the second mounting hole 212.

Further, the second sucker 230 is arranged to bulge from the second side surface b to the direction far away from the first side surface a, when the second sucker 230 is utilized to suck the battery piece 400, the bulged second sucker 230 is firstly abutted against the surface of the battery piece 400, so that the battery piece 400 is prevented from being directly contacted with the bottom plate 210 in a rigid manner, meanwhile, when the second sucker 230 receives the impact force of the battery piece 400, the second sucker 230 is elastically contracted into the second mounting hole 212, so that the buffer effect can be achieved, the rigid collision between the battery piece 400 and the second sucker 230 and the bottom plate 210 is avoided, and the protection effect on the battery piece 400 is achieved.

Alternatively, the second suction cup 230 may be elastically coupled to the base plate 210 by an elastic member 240, one end of the elastic member 240 is coupled to the base plate 210, and the other end of the elastic member 240 is coupled to the suction cup. Specifically, the elastic member 240 and the second suction cup 230 may be disposed in the second mounting hole 212, one end of the elastic member 240 is connected with the inner wall of the second mounting hole 212, and the other end of the elastic member 240 is connected with the second suction cup 230.

In the embodiment of the present utility model, by disposing the elastic member 240 in the second mounting hole 212, the second suction cup 230 is elastically connected to the inner wall of the second mounting hole 212 through the elastic member 240, and when the second suction cup 230 moves telescopically in the second mounting hole 212, the second suction cup 230 can be restored to the initial position by using the elastic restoring action of the elastic member 240.

The elastic member 240 connected to the second suction cup 230 and the elastic member 240 connected to the first suction cup 220 may have the same structure, or may have different structures, and may be selected according to actual needs, which is not limited in the present utility model.

In the description of the present specification, reference to the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "illustrative embodiments," "examples," "specific examples," or "some examples," etc., means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the utility model. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiments or examples. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

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

Claims (10)

1. A battery piece transfer apparatus for carrying a battery piece between a first position and a second position, comprising:

the driving mechanism is arranged between the first position and the second position;

the base is movably connected with the driving mechanism, and the driving mechanism is used for driving the base to move between the first position and the second position;

the sucking disc components are arranged on the base at intervals along the first direction,

the sucker assembly comprises a bottom plate, a first sucker and a second sucker, the bottom plate is connected to the base, the bottom plate comprises a first side face and a second side face which are oppositely arranged along the first direction, the first sucker is arranged on the first side face, the second sucker is arranged on the second side face, and the first sucker and the second sucker are both used for sucking the battery piece.

2. The battery piece transfer apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a pipe system;

one end of the pipeline system is respectively communicated with the first sucker and the second sucker, the other end of the pipeline system is communicated with external vacuum equipment, and the pipeline system is used for conducting the first sucker and the external vacuum equipment and conducting the second sucker and the external vacuum equipment.

3. The battery piece transfer apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the pipe system includes a first pipe, a second pipe, and a control valve;

the first pipeline and the second pipeline are both arranged in the base, the first sucker is communicated with the first pipeline, and the second sucker is communicated with the second pipeline;

the control valve comprises an input end and an output end, and the input end is connected with the external vacuum equipment; the output end is connected with the first pipeline and the second pipeline respectively, and the control valve is used for controlling the connection or disconnection of the first sucker and the external vacuum equipment and the connection or disconnection of the second sucker and the external vacuum equipment.

4. The battery piece transfer apparatus of claim 3, wherein the piping system further comprises a plurality of piping joints;

a first air passage and a second air passage are formed in one end, close to the base, of each bottom plate, the first air passage is communicated with the first pipeline through the pipeline connector, and the first sucker is communicated with the first air passage; the second air passage is communicated with the second pipeline through the pipeline joint, and the second sucker is communicated with the second air passage.

5. The battery piece transfer apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the first air passage and the second air passage are arranged in parallel and each extend in a second direction, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction.

6. The battery piece transfer apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first side face is provided with a plurality of the first suction cups, the plurality of the first suction cups are distributed at intervals, and at least three center points of the first suction cups are not in the same straight line.

7. The battery piece transfer apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the first side surface is provided with a first mounting hole, the first suction cup is elastically connected in the first mounting hole, and the first suction cup protrudes from the first side surface in a direction away from the second side surface.

8. The battery piece transfer apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second side surface is provided with a plurality of the second suction cups, the plurality of the second suction cups are distributed at intervals, and at least three center points of the second suction cups are not in the same straight line.

9. The battery piece transfer apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the second side surface is provided with a second mounting hole, the second suction cup is elastically connected to the second mounting hole, and the second suction cup protrudes from the second side surface in a direction away from the first side surface.

10. The battery piece transfer apparatus of claim 1, wherein the suction cup assembly further comprises an elastic member;

the first sucker is elastically connected with the bottom plate through the elastic piece, one end of the elastic piece is connected with the bottom plate, and the other end of the elastic piece is connected with the second sucker; and/or the number of the groups of groups,

the second sucking disc is connected with the bottom plate through the elastic piece, one end of the elastic piece is connected with the bottom plate, and the other end of the elastic piece is connected with the second sucking disc.