CN220027843U

CN220027843U - Discharging alignment device and battery piece detector

Info

Publication number: CN220027843U
Application number: CN202320231122.6U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 殷庆辉; 高阳; 陈兵; 王欢; 姚宇
Original assignee: Wuxi Aote Weixurui Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Wuxi Aote Weixurui Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2023-02-16
Filing date: 2023-02-16
Publication date: 2023-11-17
Anticipated expiration: 2033-02-16

Abstract

The utility model discloses a battery piece detector, which comprises a battery piece feeding device, a battery piece detecting device and a discharging alignment device which are sequentially arranged, wherein the battery piece feeding device is configured to take out a battery piece from a material box and transfer the battery piece to the battery piece detecting device, the battery piece detecting device is configured to detect the battery piece, and the discharging alignment device is configured to sort the battery piece detected by the battery piece detecting device into the material box and send the material box to the next station according to a detection result; the unloading is aimed at device and is included first transfer chain, second transfer chain, third transfer chain, camera, robot, magazine, wherein: the battery piece can be taken out from the first conveying line and detected through the second conveying line and the third conveying line, the position of the battery piece is automatically adjusted by the robot after the battery piece passes through detection, the battery piece can be effectively prevented from being damaged at the edge when the battery piece is put into the box, meanwhile, the labor required by production can be reduced, and the production efficiency is improved.

Description

Discharging alignment device and battery piece detector

Technical Field

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

Background

In the production process of the battery piece in the photovoltaic field, the battery piece is often required to be detected and sorted according to the detection result, and different subsequent treatment measures are adopted for the battery pieces with different quality gears. In the industry, a carrying module with a sucker is arranged at the blanking part of the battery piece detector and is matched with a receiving box fixed on a machine table to receive the battery pieces, and the receiving box is provided with a bearing surface slightly larger than the battery pieces so as to reduce the accuracy requirement of the alignment of the battery pieces and the receiving box. In order to carry out subsequent treatment, the workers are also required to take out and arrange the battery pieces in the material receiving box into the battery box convenient to circulate, so that more manpower is occupied, and the efficiency is low. If the material receiving box is directly replaced by the battery box, the battery piece often collides with corners in the falling process because the bearing surface of the battery box is smaller than that of the material receiving box, and damage is caused.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve the problems in the related art, the utility model provides a battery piece detector which can effectively improve the efficiency of charging and discharging battery pieces.

The technical proposal is as follows:

the utility model provides a unloading aligning device, includes first transfer chain, second transfer chain, third transfer chain, camera, robot, magazine, wherein: the first conveying line is configured to convey the detected battery pieces; at least one second conveying line is arranged below the first conveying line in a lifting manner, and the conveying direction of the second conveying line is perpendicular to the conveying direction of the first conveying line; the third conveying line is arranged beside the second conveying line and is in butt joint with the second conveying line, and the third conveying line is used for receiving the battery pieces conveyed from the first conveying line after the second conveying line is lifted; a camera is arranged above the third conveying line and is configured to shoot and acquire the position information of the battery piece which stays on the third conveying line; at least one robot sets up in the side of third transfer chain, and the robot drive end is provided with the sucking disc, and the robot is configured to according to battery piece positional information adjustment and transport battery piece to in the magazine.

The automatic arrangement of the robot is set to store the battery pieces, so that the labor required by production can be effectively reduced, the production efficiency is improved, and meanwhile, the battery pieces are accurately put into the material box, so that the damage to the edges of the battery pieces is avoided.

Further, the blanking alignment apparatus further comprises a clamping mechanism comprising an electric cylinder and at least one clamping plate, the electric cylinder being configured to drive the clamping plate to clamp the fixed magazine from one side or both sides.

The clamping mechanism is arranged to position the material box, so that the battery piece can be accurately stored, and meanwhile, the material box is convenient to replace.

Further, the clamping plate is slidably mounted on the machine, at least one groove extending vertically is formed in the outer side wall of the material box, a protruding portion is formed in one end, used for clamping the material box, of the clamping plate, and the protruding portion corresponds to the groove in position.

The protruding portion and the groove are correspondingly matched, so that the clamping plate can clamp the material box more firmly and is not easy to slide, and the blanking and sheet discharging precision is further improved.

Further, the battery piece blanking mechanism further comprises a box changing mechanism, and the box changing mechanism is configured to replace a full-loaded material box with an empty material box and send the full-loaded material box to a subsequent station.

The automatic box replacing mechanism for replacing the box is arranged, so that the production efficiency can be improved, and the labor is saved.

Further, the box changing mechanism comprises a material changing trolley and a displacement module, wherein the displacement module is configured to drive the material changing trolley to translate along the horizontal direction; the reloading trolley comprises a buffer conveyer belt and a lifting module, wherein the buffer conveyer belt is configured to buffer an empty material box and/or a full material box, the driving end of the lifting module is provided with a protruding structure corresponding to the hollowed-out area of the material box bottom plate, and the lifting module is used for supporting the material box.

The reloading trolley automatically replaces the full material box with the empty material box, the process is stable and quick, and the production efficiency is improved.

The battery piece detecting machine comprises a battery piece feeding device, a battery piece detecting device and a discharging alignment device which are sequentially arranged, wherein the battery piece feeding device is configured to take out a battery piece from a material box and convey the battery piece to the battery piece detecting device, the battery piece detecting device is configured to detect the battery piece, and the discharging alignment device is configured to sort the battery piece detected by the battery piece detecting device into the material box and convey the material box to the next station according to a detection result.

The battery piece detector using the discharging alignment device can improve the automation degree, improve the discharging efficiency, prevent the battery piece from colliding when entering the box, and adopt the higher magazine of commonality, can share the magazine with the front and back station to, directly transmit the battery piece batch information and the detection result information to the next station through the RFID chip and the MES system installed on the magazine, the in-process has no artificial participation, and accuracy and speed are improved.

Further, battery piece loading attachment includes material loading transfer chain, feeding mechanism and handling mechanism, regulation mechanism, wherein: the discharge end of the feeding conveying line is connected with the feed end of the battery piece detection device; the feeding mechanism is arranged on at least one side of the feeding conveying line and is used for conveying and fixing at least one full material box at the feeding station; the conveying mechanism is configured to convey the battery pieces in the full magazine onto the feeding conveying line; the regulation mechanism is arranged at the discharge end of the feeding conveying line.

The feeding mechanism can automatically and efficiently take materials and feed the materials, and the regular battery pieces are conveyed to the battery piece detection device.

Further, the battery piece feeding device also comprises a jacking mechanism, and the jacking mechanism is arranged below the feeding station; when the feeding mechanism is used for fixing the full material box to the feeding station, the jacking ends of the jacking mechanism jack up the battery pieces in the full material box one by one, and the battery pieces are carried by the carrying mechanism.

The jacking mechanism and the carrying mechanism are matched to finish feeding, so that the uppermost battery piece in the box is at a proper picking height.

Further, battery piece detection device is including detecting transfer chain, PL detection module and 3D detection module, wherein: detecting the front channel of the battery piece blanking device, which is in butt joint with the discharge end of the conveying line;

the detection end of the PL detection module and the detection end of the 3D detection module are sequentially arranged on the detection conveying line;

the PL detection module is configured to perform hidden crack detection on at least the battery piece;

the 3D detection module includes riser, first detection module, second detection module, third detection module, section bar frame and at least one fan that have the through-hole that extends along the level, wherein:

the vertical plate is vertically arranged, and the detection conveying line passes through the through hole;

the first detection module and the second detection module are arranged on the first side surface of the vertical plate and are respectively positioned at two ends of the through hole, and the first detection module and the second detection module are configured to detect the thickness of the two opposite edges of the battery piece;

the third detection module is arranged on the second side surface of the vertical plate and positioned in the middle of the through hole, and is configured to detect the thickness of the middle part of the battery piece;

the profile frame is erected beside the vertical plate, the fan is installed on the profile frame and is configured to blow air to the first detection module, the second detection module and the third detection module;

the PL detection module and the 3D detection module are adopted to detect the battery pieces, and the battery pieces can be distinguished according to different qualities. And different treatment measures can be adopted in a targeted manner. In addition, by detecting and grading the thickness of the battery piece, the yield of the subsequent laser scribing machine can be effectively improved, and the breakage caused by the abnormal thickness of the battery piece is reduced.

Further, the first detection module, the second detection module and the third detection module all comprise calibration modules, and the calibration modules comprise calibration electric cylinders and calibration blocks, wherein:

the calibration block is arranged at the driving end of the calibration electric cylinder;

the calibration block is configured to assist in debugging the first detection module, the second detection module and the third detection module;

when debugging is carried out, the calibration cylinder drives the calibration block to extend towards the detection end of the first detection module, the second detection module or the third detection module;

and when the production is normal, the calibration cylinder drives the calibration block to retract and keep the calibration block motionless.

The calibration module is arranged to assist in debugging, so that debugging and maintenance time is saved, and detection precision is improved.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the utility model as claimed.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the utility model and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the utility model.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present utility model;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of a battery piece feeding device according to the present utility model;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a battery plate detecting device according to the present utility model;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view of the blanking alignment apparatus of the present utility model;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the positions of the blanking alignment apparatus and the reloading trolley of the present utility model;

fig. 1-5 include:

1. a blanking alignment device; 11. a first conveyor line; 12. a second conveyor line; 13. a third conveyor line; 14. a camera; 15. a robot; 16. a magazine; 161. a groove;

2. a clamping mechanism; 21. an electric cylinder; 22. a clamping plate; 221. a boss;

3. a material changing trolley; 31. buffering the conveyer belt;

4. a battery piece feeding device; 41. a feeding conveying line; 42. a feeding mechanism; 43. a carrying mechanism; 44. a regulating mechanism; 45. a jacking mechanism;

5. a battery piece detection device; 51. detecting a conveying line; 52. a PL detection block; 53. a 3D detection module; 531. a vertical plate; 532. a first detection module; 533. a second detection module; 534. a third detection module; 535. a profile frame; 536. a fan.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, the same numbers in different drawings refer to the same or similar elements, unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the following exemplary examples do not represent all implementations consistent with the utility model. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with aspects of the utility model as detailed in the accompanying claims.

As shown in fig. 1-5:

in one embodiment, the blanking alignment apparatus 1 comprises a first conveyor line 11, a second conveyor line 12, a third conveyor line 13, a camera 14, a robot 15, a magazine 16, wherein: the first conveyor line 11 is configured to convey the detected battery pieces; at least one second conveyor line 12 is arranged under the first conveyor line 11 in a liftable manner, the conveying direction of the second conveyor line 12 is perpendicular to the conveying direction of the first conveyor line 11, and the conveying plane when the second conveyor line 12 is lifted to the highest is higher than the first conveyor line 11; the third conveying line 13 is arranged beside the second conveying line 12, the third conveying line 13 is in butt joint with the second conveying line 12 lifted to the highest position, and the third conveying line 13 is used for receiving the battery pieces conveyed from the first conveying line 11 after the second conveying line 12 is lifted; a camera 14 is disposed above the third transfer line 13, the camera 14 being configured to capture positional information of the battery cells resting on the third transfer line 13; at least one robot 15 is arranged beside the third conveyor line 13, the driving end of the robot 15 is provided with a suction cup, and the robot 15 is configured to adjust and accurately convey the battery pieces into the magazine 16 according to the battery piece position information.

When the battery piece leaving the detection area moves through the first conveying line 11 and passes through the upper part of the second conveying line 12, the second conveying line 12 is lifted and jacks up the battery piece from the first conveying line 11, the battery piece moves to the third conveying line 13 along the conveying direction of the second conveying line 12, the camera 14 shoots and positions the battery piece, then the robot 15 sucks up the battery piece, and the battery piece is accurately placed in the material box 16 after the horizontal angle position is adjusted.

In one embodiment, the blanking alignment apparatus 1 further comprises a clamping mechanism 2, the clamping mechanism 2 comprising an electric cylinder 21 and at least one clamping plate 22, the electric cylinder 21 being configured to drive the clamping plate 22 to clamp the fixed magazine 16 from one or both sides.

The clamping mechanism 2 is arranged to position the material box 16, so that the battery piece can be accurately stored.

In one embodiment, the clamping plate 22 is slidably mounted on the machine, at least one groove 161 extending vertically is formed on the outer side wall of the cartridge 16, a protruding portion 221 is formed at one end of the clamping plate 22 for clamping the cartridge 16, and the protruding portion 221 is located corresponding to the groove 161.

The electric cylinder 21 drives the clamping plate 22 to clamp the material box 16, and the protruding part 221 and the groove 161 are correspondingly matched, so that the clamping plate 22 clamps the material box 16 more firmly, and the positioning precision is further improved.

Alternatively, the electric cylinder 21 can drive the two clamping plates 22 to move through a common connecting structure, and clamp the material box 16 from two sides; alternatively, the cylinder 21 drives only one clamping plate 22 to press the magazine 16 against the bearing block with the fixed position on the other side, and the effect of fixing the magazine 16 can be achieved.

In one embodiment, the battery slice blanking mechanism further includes a cartridge changing mechanism configured to replace a full cartridge 16 with an empty cartridge 16 and to send the full cartridge 16 to a subsequent station.

In one embodiment, the box changing mechanism comprises a material changing trolley 3 and a displacement module, wherein the displacement module is configured to drive the material changing trolley 3 to translate along the horizontal direction, and the displacement module can adopt a long guide rail extending along the horizontal X direction and the horizontal Y direction or an AGV moving module capable of freely moving on the ground; the reloading trolley 3 comprises a buffer conveyer belt 31 and a lifting module, wherein the buffer conveyer belt 31 is configured to buffer one empty material box 16 and/or one full material box, the driving end of the lifting module is provided with a protruding structure corresponding to the hollow area of the bottom plate of the material box 16, and the driving end of the lifting module can stably support the material box.

The reloading trolley 3 moves in the horizontal direction through the displacement module, the reloading trolley 3 moves to the lower part of the full material box 16, the lifting module supports the full material box 16 on the station and lowers, the full material box 16 is placed on the buffer conveyer belt 31, then the buffer conveyer belt 31 rotates to enable the full material box 16 to move to the buffer position, meanwhile, the empty material box 16 moves to the upper part of the driving end of the lifting module, the lifting module lifts and lifts the empty material box 16, the empty material box 16 is finally fixed to the position of the original full material box 16, and finally the reloading trolley 3 conveys the full material box 16 to the subsequent station and buffers the empty material box 16 for the next replacement.

Optionally, the RFID chip that can install in magazine bottom, with MES system cooperation simultaneously with battery piece material information and testing result information direct transfer to next station, the in-process does not have artificial participation to improve accuracy and speed.

In one embodiment, a battery piece inspection machine includes a battery piece feeding device 4, a battery piece inspection device 5, and a blanking alignment device 1 sequentially disposed, wherein the battery piece feeding device 4 is configured to take out a battery piece from a material box 16 and transfer the battery piece to the battery piece inspection device 5, the battery piece inspection device 5 is configured to inspect the battery piece, and the blanking alignment device 1 is configured to sort the battery piece inspected by the battery piece inspection device 5 into the material box 16 and send the material box 16 to a next station according to the inspection result.

In one embodiment, the battery piece feeding device 4 includes a feeding conveyor line 41, a feeding mechanism 42, a carrying mechanism 43, and a regulating mechanism 44, wherein: the discharge end of the feeding conveying line 41 is connected with the feed end of the battery piece detection device 5; the feeding mechanism 42 is arranged on at least one side of the feeding conveying line 41, and the feeding mechanism 42 is used for conveying and fixing at least one full magazine 16 at the feeding station; the conveying mechanism 43 is configured to convey the battery pieces in the full magazine 16 onto the feed conveyor line 41; the regulating mechanism 44 is arranged at the discharge end of the feeding conveying line 41.

The conveying mechanism 43 conveys the battery pieces to the feeding line 41, and the battery pieces are conveyed to the battery piece detecting device 5 of the subsequent stage after being regulated by the regulating mechanism 44 along the conveying direction on the feeding line 41.

In one embodiment, the battery piece feeding device 4 further comprises a jacking mechanism 45, and the jacking mechanism 45 is arranged below the feeding station; when the feeding mechanism 42 fixes the full magazine 16 to the feeding station, the jacking end of the jacking mechanism 45 jacks up the battery pieces in the full magazine 16 one by one to a predetermined height, and the battery pieces are carried by matching with the carrying mechanism 43.

In one embodiment, the battery sheet detection apparatus 5 includes a detection conveyor line 51, a PL detection module 52, and a 3D detection module 53, wherein: detecting the front channel of the battery piece blanking device, which is in butt joint with the discharging end of the conveying line 51; the detection end of the PL detection module 52 and the detection end of the 3D detection module 53 are sequentially disposed on the detection conveyor line 51, and of course, the sequence may also be changed according to actual needs; the PL detection module 52 is configured to perform at least a hidden crack detection on the battery sheet.

When the battery piece is conveyed, the PL detection module 52 is used for detecting hidden cracks, dirt and the like, the 3D detection module 53 is used for testing thickness, and finally the battery piece enters the discharging sorting area after one-time normalization. Through detecting and grading the thickness of the battery piece, the yield of a subsequent laser scribing machine can be effectively improved, and the breakage caused by the abnormal thickness of the battery piece is reduced.

The 3D detection module 53 comprises a riser 531 with a through hole extending along the horizontal, a first detection module 532, a second detection module 533, a third detection module 534, a profile frame 535 and at least one fan, wherein: the vertical plate 531 is vertically arranged, and the detection conveying line 51 passes through the through hole; the first detection module 532 and the second detection module 533 are mounted on the first side surface of the riser 531 and are respectively located at two ends of the through hole, and the first detection module 532 and the second detection module 533 are configured to detect the thickness of two opposite edges of the battery piece; the third detection module 534 is mounted on the second side of the riser 531 at a middle position of the through hole, and the third detection module 534 is configured to detect the thickness of the middle portion of the battery sheet; the profile frame 535 is erected beside the vertical plate 531, and a fan is installed at the profile frame 535 and configured to blow air to the first detection module 532, the second detection module 533 and the third detection module 534, preventing the three detection modules from overheating affecting the operation; the first detection module 532, the second detection module 533, and the third detection module 534 each include a calibration module including a calibration cylinder 21 and a calibration block, wherein: the calibration block is arranged at the driving end of the calibration electric cylinder 21; the calibration block is configured to assist in debugging the first detection module 532, the second detection module 533, and the third detection module 534, so that debugging and maintenance time can be saved, and detection is more accurate.

When debugging is performed, the calibration cylinder 21 drives the calibration block to extend towards the detection end of the first detection module 532, the second detection module 533 or the third detection module 534; during normal production, the calibration cylinder 21 drives the calibration block to retract and remain stationary.

Other embodiments of the utility model will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the utility model disclosed herein. This utility model is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the utility model following, in general, the principles of the utility model and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice within the art to which the utility model pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the utility model being indicated by the following claims.

It is to be understood that the utility model is not limited to the precise arrangements and instrumentalities shown in the drawings, which have been described above, and that various modifications and changes may be effected without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the utility model is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. The utility model provides a unloading aligning device, its characterized in that, unloading aligning device includes first transfer chain, second transfer chain, third transfer chain, camera, robot, magazine, wherein:

the first conveying line is configured to convey the detected battery pieces;

at least one second conveying line is arranged below the first conveying line in a lifting manner, and the conveying direction of the second conveying line is perpendicular to the conveying direction of the first conveying line;

the third conveying line is arranged beside the second conveying line and is in butt joint with the second conveying line, and the third conveying line is used for receiving the battery pieces conveyed from the first conveying line after the second conveying line is lifted;

the camera is arranged above the third conveying line and is configured to shoot and acquire the position information of the battery piece which stays on the third conveying line;

at least one robot sets up the side of third transfer chain, the robot drive end is provided with the sucking disc, the robot is configured to according to battery piece positional information adjustment and transport battery piece in to the magazine.

2. The blanking alignment apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a clamping mechanism including an electric cylinder and at least one clamping plate, the electric cylinder configured to drive the at least one clamping plate to clamp the cartridge from one or both sides.

3. The blanking alignment apparatus of claim 2, wherein the clamping plate is slidably mounted on the machine, the outer side wall of the magazine is provided with at least one vertically extending groove, one end of the clamping plate for clamping the magazine is provided with a protruding portion, and the protruding portion is disposed corresponding to the groove.

4. The blanking alignment apparatus of claim 1, wherein the battery piece blanking mechanism further includes a cartridge changing mechanism configured to replace a full cartridge with an empty cartridge and to send the full cartridge to a subsequent station.

5. The blanking alignment apparatus of claim 4, wherein the cartridge changing mechanism includes a reloading trolley, a displacement module configured to drive the reloading trolley to translate in a horizontal direction;

the reloading trolley comprises a buffer conveyer belt and a lifting module, wherein the buffer conveyer belt is configured to buffer an empty material box and/or a full material box, the driving end of the lifting module is provided with a protruding structure corresponding to the hollowed-out area of the material box bottom plate, and the lifting module is used for supporting the material box.

6. A battery piece detection machine, which is characterized by comprising a battery piece feeding device, a battery piece detection device and a blanking alignment device according to any one of claims 1-5, wherein the battery piece feeding device is configured to take out a battery piece from a material box and transfer the battery piece to the battery piece detection device, the battery piece detection device is configured to detect the battery piece, and the blanking alignment device is configured to sort the battery piece detected by the battery piece detection device into a material box and send the material box to a next station according to a detection result.

7. The battery cell detector of claim 6, wherein the battery cell loading device comprises a loading conveyor line, a feeding mechanism and a handling mechanism, a normalization mechanism, wherein:

the discharge end of the feeding conveying line is connected with the feeding end of the battery piece detection device;

the feeding mechanism is arranged on at least one side of the feeding conveying line and is used for conveying and fixing at least one full material box at a feeding station;

the conveying mechanism is configured to convey the battery pieces in the full magazine onto the feeding conveying line;

the normalizing mechanism is arranged at the discharge end of the feeding conveying line.

8. The battery cell inspection machine of claim 7, wherein the battery cell loading device further comprises a jacking mechanism disposed below the loading station; when the feeding mechanism fixes the full material box to the feeding station, the jacking end of the jacking mechanism jacks up the battery pieces in the full material box one by one, and the battery pieces are matched with the conveying mechanism to convey the battery pieces.

9. The battery cell inspection machine of claim 6, wherein the battery cell inspection device comprises an inspection conveyor line, a PL inspection module, and a 3D inspection module, wherein:

the discharge end of the detection conveying line is in butt joint with the front channel of the battery piece blanking device;

the 3D detection module comprises a vertical plate with a through hole extending along the horizontal direction, a first detection module, a second detection module, a third detection module, a profile frame and at least one fan, wherein:

the first detection module and the second detection module are arranged on the first side face of the vertical plate and are respectively positioned at two ends of the through hole, and the first detection module and the second detection module are configured to detect the thickness of two opposite edges of the battery piece;

the third detection module is arranged on the second side surface of the vertical plate and positioned in the middle of the through hole, and the third detection module is configured to detect the thickness of the middle part of the battery piece;

the profile frame is erected beside the vertical plate, the fan is installed on the profile frame, and the fan is configured to blow air to the first detection module, the second detection module and the third detection module.

10. The battery cell inspection machine of claim 9, wherein the first, second, and third inspection modules each comprise a calibration module comprising a calibration cylinder and a calibration block, wherein:

the calibration block is configured to assist in debugging the first detection module, the second detection module, and the third detection module;