CN220934148U - Soft package battery formation device - Google Patents

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CN220934148U
CN220934148U CN202322683257.9U CN202322683257U CN220934148U CN 220934148 U CN220934148 U CN 220934148U CN 202322683257 U CN202322683257 U CN 202322683257U CN 220934148 U CN220934148 U CN 220934148U
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许柳燕
夏旭峰
雷中伟
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The application discloses a soft package battery formation device, which relates to the technical field of soft package battery formation, and comprises a device body, wherein the device body is connected with a first support plate and a second support plate, the device body is connected with a plurality of clamping plates used for clamping a soft package battery in a sliding manner, the clamping plates are positioned between the first support plate and the second support plate, the second support plate is connected with a driving assembly used for driving the clamping plates to slide in the direction of approaching or separating from the first support plate, the clamping plates are provided with grooves used for clamping the soft package battery, abutting plates used for abutting against the soft package battery are slipped in the grooves, and the clamping plates are connected with a linkage assembly used for driving the abutting plates to slide in the direction of approaching or separating from the soft package battery. The soft package battery is placed in the groove, and is clamped by the abutting plate and the inner wall of the groove. The driving assembly drives all the clamping plates to slide towards the direction close to the first supporting plate, and the soft package battery is clamped by two adjacent clamping plates, so that the stability of placing the soft package battery is improved.

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Soft package battery formation device
Technical Field
The application relates to the technical field of formation of soft package batteries, in particular to a soft package battery formation device.
Background
A pouch-cell battery is a rechargeable battery that uses a flexible and thin laminate structure to store electric energy. The pouch battery employs a thinner, lighter, more flexible case than a conventional cylindrical battery or a cylindrical battery, and uses a polymer material as a battery package.
The patent with the application number of CN201820021960.X discloses a formation clamp of a soft-package battery, which comprises a bottom plate, a fixing plate fixedly arranged on the upper surface of the bottom plate and a clamping plate for clamping the soft-package battery, wherein the fixing plate comprises a first fixing plate and a second fixing plate fixedly arranged at two ends of the bottom plate; the clamping plates comprise a first clamping plate, a second clamping plate and a third clamping plate, wherein the first clamping plate, the second clamping plate and the third clamping plate are transversely moved along the bottom plate, and the third clamping plate is connected with the second fixing plate through a locking device; when the device is required to be used in the actual production and use process, the formation clamp can clamp a plurality of soft package batteries in batches at one time through the locking device, and the device is simple and convenient to operate and firm and reliable in clamping.
Because the size of the soft package battery is different, the soft package battery has larger gap with the inner wall of the groove when being clamped, and the soft package battery is easy to move, thereby influencing the clamping effect of the soft package battery, namely influencing the processed quality of the soft package battery, and the soft package battery needs to be improved.
Disclosure of utility model
The application aims to provide a soft package battery formation device which aims to improve the placement stability of a soft package battery.
The application provides a soft package battery formation device which adopts the following technical scheme: including the device body, the device body is connected with first backup pad and second backup pad, the device body slides and is connected with a plurality of clamping plate that is used for pressing from both sides tight soft packet of battery, the clamping plate is located first backup pad with between the second backup pad, the second backup pad is connected with and is used for the drive clamping plate is close to or keep away from the drive assembly that the direction of first backup pad slided, the clamping plate is provided with the recess that is used for soft packet of battery card to go into, it has the butt board that is used for with soft packet of battery butt to slide in the recess, the clamping plate is connected with and is used for driving the butt board is close to or keep away from the linkage subassembly that the direction of soft packet of battery slided.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, soft packet of battery is placed in the recess, and the linkage subassembly drives the butt board and slides towards the direction that is close to soft packet of battery, until butt board and soft packet of battery butt, soft packet of battery is pressed from both sides tightly by the inner wall of butt board and recess, carries out preliminary location to soft packet of battery, improves soft packet of battery placement stability. The driving assembly drives all the clamping plates to slide towards the direction close to the first supporting plate, and the soft package battery is clamped by the two adjacent clamping plates, so that the stability of placing the soft package battery is improved, namely the processed quality of the soft package battery is improved.
Optionally, the linkage assembly is a first elastic member, and the abutting plate and the clamping plate are connected through the first elastic member.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, when the recess was gone into to the soft packet of battery card, first elastic component pressurized produced elastic deformation and compressed, and first elastic component forces the butt board to slide towards the direction that is close to the soft packet of battery for soft packet of battery is pressed from both sides tightly by the inner wall of butt board and recess, improves the stability that soft packet was placed. After the soft package battery is processed, the soft package battery is taken out from the groove, the first elastic piece elastically resets, and the first elastic piece forces the abutting plate to reset, so that the abutting plate is convenient to clamp a new soft package battery again.
Optionally, the clamping plate is provided with and is used for with the first smooth chamber of butt board sliding fit, first smooth chamber with the recess intercommunication, the one end of first elastic component with the butt board is connected, the other end with the diapire fixed connection in first smooth chamber.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, when the clamping plate slides, the butt board is along first smooth chamber, and the cooperation of sliding in butt board and first smooth chamber plays direction and spacing effect to the slip of butt board to improve the stability that the butt board slided, be convenient for with butt board and soft packet of battery butt.
Optionally, the abutment plate is provided with a guiding surface.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, the soft packet of battery aligns with the recess, slides the soft packet of battery towards the direction that is close to the butt board, butt board and soft packet of battery activity butt, the soft packet of battery of being convenient for drives the butt board and slides towards the direction that is close to first elastic component. When the soft package battery is abutted with the inner wall of one side of the groove, the soft package battery is loosened, the first elastic piece forces the abutting plate to slide towards the direction close to the soft package battery, and the abutting plate pushes the soft package battery to move until the soft package battery is abutted with the inner wall of the other side of the groove, and the soft package battery is clamped by the abutting plate and the clamping plate, so that the placement stability of the soft package battery is improved.
Optionally, the linkage subassembly is including sliding the linkage board of connecting in the recess and connecting be in initiative pole on the linkage board, the linkage board with the clamping plate passes through the second elastic component and is connected, initiative pole with the butt board passes through the connecting rod and is connected, the one end of connecting rod with the initiative pole rotates to be connected, the other end with the butt board rotates to be connected, the clamping plate is provided with and is used for the holding chamber that the connecting rod removed, the clamping plate be provided with be used for with butt board sliding complex second sliding chamber, the clamping plate is provided with the through-hole that is used for the initiative pole passes, hold the chamber with the recess all with second sliding chamber intercommunication, hold the chamber with the recess all with the through-hole intercommunication, the butt board is connected with guide structure.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, remove the flexible package battery towards the direction that is close to the linkage board, flexible package battery drives the linkage board and slides, and the second elastic component is pressed and is produced elastic deformation and compressed. The driving rod moves along with the movement of the linkage plate, the driving rod drives the connecting rod to move, the connecting rod drives the abutting plate to slide towards the direction close to the soft package battery until the abutting plate abuts against the soft package battery, and the soft package battery is clamped by the abutting plate and the clamping plate, so that the placement stability of the soft package battery is improved.
Optionally, the guide structure includes the swivelling joint be in guide post on the butt board and be used for with guide post sliding fit's guide way, the guide way sets up in the grip block, the guide way with the second sliding chamber intercommunication.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, when the butt plate slides, the guide post rolls along the guide way to the sliding of butt plate is convenient for. The sliding fit of the guide post and the guide groove plays a role in guiding and limiting the sliding of the abutting plate, so that the sliding stability of the abutting plate is improved.
Optionally, the clamping plate is provided with a groove of stepping down that is used for the second elastic component card is gone into, the groove of stepping down with the recess intercommunication.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, when linkage board and clamping plate butt, the second elastic component card is gone into the inslot of stepping down, prevents that the second elastic component from influencing the slip of clamping plate, the one side inner wall butt of the one side recess of linkage board of being convenient for.
Optionally, the first support plate and the second support plate are connected with a guide rod, and the clamping plate is provided with a guide hole for sliding fit with the guide rod.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, when the grip block slides, the grip block slides along the length direction of guide bar, and the guide bar cooperates with the slip of guiding hole, plays direction and spacing effect to the slip of grip block to improve the stability that the grip block slided, improve the effect that the soft packet battery was pressed from both sides tightly by two grip blocks promptly.
Optionally, the driving assembly includes a pressing plate slidingly connected to the second support plate and a driving member for driving the pressing plate to slide toward a direction approaching or separating from the clamping plate, and the driving member is connected to the second support plate.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, after the preliminary location of soft packet of battery, open the driving piece, the driving piece drive press plate slides towards the direction that is close to the clamping plate, and the press plate of being convenient for drives all clamping plates and slides.
Optionally, a third elastic element is connected to a side of the clamping plate away from the pressing plate.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, when the pressing plate drove the clamping plate and slided towards the direction that is close to first backup pad, third elastic component and adjacent one clamping plate butt, third elastic component pressurized produced elastic deformation and compressed. When the soft package battery is processed, the driving piece drives the pressing plate to slide in a direction away from the pressing plate, the third elastic piece elastically resets, the third elastic piece forces the corresponding pressing plate to slide in a direction close to the pressing plate, the distance between the two pressing plates is increased, and the soft package battery is convenient to take or install.
In summary, the present application includes at least one of the following beneficial technical effects:
1. The soft packet of battery is placed in the recess, and the linkage subassembly drives the butt board and slides towards the direction that is close to the soft packet of battery, until butt board and soft packet of battery butt, soft packet of battery is pressed from both sides tightly by the inner wall of butt board and recess, carries out preliminary location to soft packet of battery, improves soft packet of battery placement stability. The driving assembly drives all the clamping plates to slide towards the direction close to the first supporting plate, and the soft package battery is clamped by the two adjacent clamping plates, so that the stability of placing the soft package battery is improved, namely the processed quality of the soft package battery is improved.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic overall structure of embodiment 1 of the present application.
Fig. 2 is a partial schematic structure of embodiment 1 of the present application.
Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of embodiment 1 of the present application.
Fig. 4 is a schematic overall structure of embodiment 2 of the present application.
Fig. 5 is a partial schematic structural view of embodiment 2 of the present application.
Fig. 6 is one of the sectional views of embodiment 2 of the present application, showing the relief groove.
Fig. 7 is a second cross-sectional view of embodiment 2 of the present application, showing the accommodating chamber.
Fig. 8 is an enlarged view of area a of fig. 7.
Fig. 9 is a third cross-sectional view of embodiment 2 of the present application, showing the guide groove.
Fig. 10 is an enlarged view of region B of fig. 9.
Reference numerals illustrate: 1. a device body; 11. a first support plate; 12. a second support plate; 13. a guide rod; 2. a clamping plate; 21. a guide hole; 22. a third elastic member; 23. a groove; 24. a first sliding cavity; 25. a relief groove; 26. a through hole; 27. a receiving chamber; 28. a second sliding cavity; 3. a drive assembly; 31. pressing the plate; 32. a driving member; 4. an abutting plate; 41. a guide surface; 5. a linkage assembly; 51. a first elastic member; 52. a linkage plate; 53. a driving rod; 54. a second elastic member; 55. a connecting rod; 6. a guide structure; 61. a guide post; 62. a guide groove.
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The present application will be described in further detail with reference to fig. 1 to 10.
The embodiment of the application discloses a soft package battery formation device.
Example 1
As shown in fig. 1, the device comprises a device body 1, a first support plate 11 and a second support plate 12 are fixedly connected to the upper surface of the device body 1, and a plurality of clamping plates 2 (the number of the clamping plates 2 is selected according to actual requirements) for clamping a soft-packaged battery are slidably connected between the first support plate 11 and the second support plate 12. Two cylindrical guide rods 13 are oppositely connected between the first support plate 11 and the second support plate 12, one end of each guide rod 13 is fixedly connected with one side, close to the second support plate 12, of each first support plate 11, the other end of each guide rod 13 is fixedly connected with one side, close to the first support plate 11, of each second support plate 12, guide holes 21 used for sliding fit with the guide rods 13 are formed in the clamping plate 2, the number of the guide holes 21 is two (the number of the guide holes 21 is selected according to actual requirements), and one guide hole 21 corresponds to one guide rod 13. Four third elastic members 22 are fixedly connected to the side of the clamping plate 2 away from the second support plate 12, and the third elastic members 22 are springs.
As shown in fig. 1, the second support plate 12 is connected with a driving assembly 3 for driving the clamping plate 2 to slide in a direction approaching or separating from the first support plate 11, and the driving assembly 3 includes a pressing plate 31 slidably connected between the clamping plate 2 and the second support plate 12, and the pressing plate 31 is cylindrical. The side of the second support plate 12 far away from the first support plate 11 is fixedly connected with a driving piece 32 for driving the pressing plate 31 to slide towards a direction close to or far away from the clamping plate 2, the driving piece 32 is an air cylinder, the driving piece 32 is externally connected with a controller, a signal output end of the controller is connected with a signal input end of the driving piece 32, an output end of the driving piece 32 penetrates through the second support plate 12, and one side of the pressing plate 31 close to the driving piece 32 is fixedly connected with an output end of the driving piece 32.
As shown in fig. 1, fig. 2 and fig. 3, a groove 23 for clamping a soft-package battery is concavely formed in the direction of approaching the first supporting plate 11 on one side of the clamping plate 2 away from the first supporting plate 11, an abutting plate 4 for abutting against the soft-package battery is slidably connected in the groove 23, and a linkage assembly 5 for driving the abutting plate 4 to slide in the direction approaching or away from the soft-package battery is connected to the clamping plate 2. One side of the abutting plate 4 is provided with a guide surface 41, the clamping plate 2 is provided with a first sliding cavity 24 which is used for sliding fit with the abutting plate 4, and the first sliding cavity 24 is communicated with the groove 23. The linkage assembly 5 is a first elastic member 51, the first elastic member 51 is a spring, one end of the first elastic member 51 is fixedly connected with one side of the abutting plate 4, and the other end of the first elastic member is fixedly connected with one side inner wall of the first sliding cavity 24.
The implementation principle of the soft package battery formation device of the embodiment 1 of the application is as follows:
The soft package battery slides towards the direction close to the abutting plate 4, the abutting plate 4 is movably abutted with the soft package battery, the soft package battery drives the abutting plate 4 to slide towards the direction close to the first elastic piece 51, the first elastic piece 51 is pressed to generate elastic deformation and is compressed, the first elastic piece 51 forces the abutting plate 4 to slide towards the direction close to the soft package battery, the soft package battery is clamped by the abutting plate 4 and the inner wall of the groove 23, and the stability of soft package placement is improved. The controller controls the driving piece 32 to open, and the driving piece 32 drives the pressing plate 31 to slide towards the direction close to the soft package batteries, and the pressing plate 31 is abutted with one soft package battery and drives the clamping plate 2 to slide towards the direction close to the first supporting plate 11, so that the soft package batteries are clamped.
Example 2
As shown in fig. 4, 5, 6 and 7, the linkage assembly 5 includes a linkage plate 52 slidably coupled in the groove 23 and a driving rod 53 fixedly coupled to one side of the linkage plate 52, and the driving rod 53 is cylindrical. The linkage plate 52 is connected with the clamping plate 2 through a second elastic piece 54, the second elastic piece 54 is a spring, a yielding groove 25 for clamping the second elastic piece 54 is concavely formed in one side of the groove 23, the yielding groove 25 is communicated with the groove 23, one end of the second elastic piece 54 is fixedly connected with one side of the linkage plate 52, and the other end of the second elastic piece 54 is fixedly connected with the bottom wall of the yielding groove 25.
As shown in fig. 8, 9 and 10, the clamping plate 2 is provided with a through hole 26 through which the driving lever 53 passes, and the through hole 26 communicates with the groove 23. The driving rod 53 is connected with the abutting plate 4 through a connecting rod 55, one end of the connecting rod 55 is rotationally connected with one end of the driving rod 53 far away from the linkage plate 52, and the other end is rotationally connected with the abutting plate 4. The clamping plate 2 is provided with a containing cavity 27 for the connecting rod 55 to move, the containing cavity 27 is communicated with the through hole 26, the clamping plate 2 is provided with a second sliding cavity 28 for the abutting plate 4 to slide, and the containing cavity 27 and the groove 23 are communicated with the second sliding cavity 28. The abutting plate 4 is connected with a guide structure 6, the guide structure 6 comprises two guide posts 61 which are connected to the abutting plate 4 in a relative rotation mode, the clamping plate 2 is provided with a guide groove 62 which is used for being in sliding fit with the guide posts 61, and the guide groove 62 is communicated with the second sliding cavity 28.
The implementation principle of the soft package battery formation device of the embodiment 2 of the application is as follows:
The flexible battery is moved towards the direction approaching the linkage plate 52, and drives the linkage plate 52 to slide, and the second elastic member 54 is compressed to generate elastic deformation and is compressed. The driving rod 53 moves along with the movement of the linkage plate 52, the driving rod 53 drives the connecting rod 55 to move, and the connecting rod 55 drives the abutting plate 4 to slide towards the direction close to the soft package battery until the abutting plate 4 abuts against the soft package battery, and the soft package battery is clamped by the abutting plate 4 and the clamping plate 2, so that the placement stability of the soft package battery is improved.
The above embodiments are not intended to limit the scope of the present application, so: all equivalent changes in structure, shape and principle of the application should be covered in the scope of protection of the application.

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1. The utility model provides a soft packet of battery formation device which characterized in that: including device body (1), device body (1) are connected with first backup pad (11) and second backup pad (12), device body (1) slide and are connected with clamping plate (2) that a plurality of is used for pressing from both sides tight soft packet of battery, clamping plate (2) are located first backup pad (11) with between second backup pad (12), second backup pad (12) are connected with and are used for the drive clamping plate (2) are close to or keep away from drive assembly (3) that the direction of first backup pad (11) slided, clamping plate (2) are provided with recess (23) that are used for soft packet of battery card to go into, slide in recess (23) have be used for with soft packet of battery butt's butt joint board (4), clamping plate (2) are connected with be used for driving linkage assembly (5) that the direction of sliding of soft packet of battery is close to or keep away from.
2. The pouch battery formation device according to claim 1, wherein: the linkage assembly (5) is a first elastic piece (51), and the abutting plate (4) and the clamping plate (2) are connected through the first elastic piece (51).
3. The pouch battery formation device according to claim 2, wherein: the clamping plate (2) is provided with a first sliding cavity (24) which is used for being in sliding fit with the abutting plate (4), the first sliding cavity (24) is communicated with the groove (23), one end of the first elastic piece (51) is connected with the abutting plate (4), and the other end of the first elastic piece is fixedly connected with the bottom wall of the first sliding cavity (24).
4. The pouch battery formation device according to claim 1, wherein: the abutment plate (4) is provided with a guide surface (41).
5. The pouch battery formation device according to claim 1, wherein: the linkage assembly (5) is in including sliding linkage board (52) and the connection in recess (23) initiative pole (53) on linkage board (52), linkage board (52) with clamping plate (2) are connected through second elastic component (54), initiative pole (53) with butt board (4) are connected through connecting rod (55), one end of connecting rod (55) with initiative pole (53) rotates to be connected, the other end with butt board (4) rotates to be connected, clamping plate (2) are provided with be used for holding chamber (27) that connecting rod (55) removed, clamping plate (2) be provided with be used for with butt board (4) sliding fit's second sliding chamber (28), clamping plate (2) are provided with be used for through-hole (26) that initiative pole (53) passed, hold chamber (27) with recess (23) all with second sliding chamber (28) intercommunication, hold chamber (27) with recess (23) and butt board (4) all are connected with through-hole (26) guide structure (6).
6. The pouch battery formation device according to claim 5, wherein: the guide structure (6) comprises a guide post (61) rotationally connected to the abutting plate (4) and a guide groove (62) in sliding fit with the guide post (61), the guide groove (62) is arranged in the clamping plate (2), and the guide groove (62) is communicated with the second sliding cavity (28).
7. The pouch battery formation device according to claim 5, wherein: the clamping plate (2) is provided with a yielding groove (25) for clamping the second elastic piece (54), and the yielding groove (25) is communicated with the groove (23).
8. The pouch battery formation device according to claim 1, wherein: the first support plate (11) and the second support plate (12) are connected with a guide rod (13), and the clamping plate (2) is provided with a guide hole (21) for sliding fit with the guide rod (13).
9. The pouch battery formation device according to claim 1, wherein: the driving assembly (3) comprises a pressing plate (31) which is connected to the second supporting plate (12) in a sliding manner and a driving piece (32) which is used for driving the pressing plate (31) to slide towards a direction close to or far away from the clamping plate (2), and the driving piece (32) is connected to the second supporting plate (12).
10. The pouch battery formation device according to claim 9, wherein: and one side of the clamping plate (2) far away from the pressing plate (31) is connected with a third elastic piece (22).
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