CN221086679U - Belt cleaning device and battery production facility - Google Patents

Abstract

The application relates to a cleaning device and battery production equipment, the cleaning device includes: the bearing mechanism is provided with a tray and a first area and a second area; the first driving piece is used for driving the tray to move between the first area and the second area along a preset path, and the preset path is a circular path; and the cleaning mechanism is used for cleaning the cylindrical batteries on the tray in the second area. The first driving piece drives the bearing mechanism to rotate along the annular path; the cleaning device further comprises a limiting mechanism, wherein the limiting mechanism is movably arranged along the direction intersecting with the plane where the preset path is located, and is configured to press the cylindrical battery located in the second area against the corresponding tray. According to the application, the bearing mechanism can drive the cylindrical battery to move along the preset path, and the cleaning mechanism can clean the cylindrical battery moving into the second area, so that the continuity and the cleaning efficiency of the cleaning process of the cylindrical battery are improved, and the overall production efficiency of the battery is improved.

Description

Belt cleaning device and battery production facility

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of batteries, in particular to a cleaning device and battery production equipment.

Background

After each cylindrical cell is fabricated, the outer surface of the cylindrical cell needs to be cleaned to ensure that the surface remains clean, so that the cell can be assembled. However, since the cylindrical battery has a cylindrical structure, it is inconvenient to perform mechanical operation, resulting in low continuity of the cleaning process of the cylindrical battery, low cleaning efficiency, and affecting the overall production efficiency of the battery.

Disclosure of utility model

Based on the above, it is necessary to provide a cleaning device and a battery production device for solving the problems of low continuity and low cleaning efficiency of the conventional cleaning process of the cylindrical battery.

In a first aspect, the present application provides a cleaning device, including a carrying mechanism, a first driving member, and a cleaning mechanism, where the carrying mechanism has a tray for carrying a cylindrical battery, and the carrying mechanism has a first area and a second area; the first driving piece is in driving connection with the bearing mechanism and is used for driving the tray on the bearing mechanism to move between the first area and the second area along a preset path, and the preset path is configured as an annular path circumferentially arranged along the bearing mechanism; the cleaning mechanism is arranged corresponding to the second area and is used for cleaning the cylindrical batteries on the tray in the second area. The first driving piece drives the bearing mechanism to rotate along the annular path; the cleaning device further comprises a limiting mechanism which is arranged along the direction intersecting with the plane where the preset path is located and at intervals with the tray, wherein the limiting mechanism is movably arranged along the direction intersecting with the plane where the preset path is located and is configured to press the cylindrical battery located in the second area against the corresponding tray.

Through the structure, the cylindrical battery can move along the preset path under the drive of the tray, when the cylindrical battery moves to the second area, the cleaning mechanism can clean the cylindrical battery, and the cleaned cylindrical battery continuously follows the tray to move, so that the continuous movement and continuous cleaning of the cylindrical battery can be realized, the continuity and the cleaning efficiency of the cleaning process are improved, and the overall production efficiency of the battery is improved.

Through setting up the annular route for the cylinder battery can form a closed loop along with the removal of tray, changes the cylinder battery on the tray after the cylinder battery accomplishes cleanly, can realize the continuous cleaning of cylinder battery, improves the continuity and the cleaning efficiency of cleaning process.

Through setting up stop gear, can be with the stable support of the cylinder battery in the second region on the tray that corresponds to the washing mechanism washs the cylinder battery in the second region. In addition, the limiting mechanism is movably arranged along the direction intersecting with the plane where the preset path is located, the cleaned cylindrical battery can be moved out of the tray, and then a new cylindrical battery to be cleaned is placed on the tray, so that continuous cleaning of the cylindrical battery is realized.

In some embodiments, the limiting mechanism includes a mounting member and a plurality of pressing members, the mounting member is in driving connection with the first driving member, and each pressing member is movably disposed on the mounting member along a direction intersecting a plane where the preset path is located, and is disposed in one-to-one correspondence with each tray, and is used for pressing the cylindrical battery on each tray.

Through setting up installed part and butt casting die, can correspond to the butt to the cylinder battery on every tray and press for every cylinder battery can be more stable when the second is regional spacing on the tray, and under wiper mechanism's effect sanitization.

In some embodiments, each of the pressing members is rotatably disposed on the mounting member along its own axial direction.

Through the structure, when the pressing piece applies pressing force to the corresponding cylindrical battery, the pressing piece can synchronously rotate around the axial direction along with the cylindrical battery, so that the cylindrical battery can always receive stable pressing force in the rotating process, and the cleaning process is more stable.

In some embodiments, the limiting mechanism further comprises a cam disc, wherein the cam disc is arranged at intervals with the mounting piece along the direction of intersecting the cam disc with the plane of the preset path, and is provided with a protruding part and a notch part;

The convex part is arranged corresponding to the second area and is used for providing an abutting force for abutting the corresponding cylindrical battery on the tray for the abutting part positioned in the second area.

Through the structure, the pressing piece is arranged corresponding to the protruding part and the notch part in sequence in the process of following the rotation of the mounting piece. When the abutting part and the protruding part are correspondingly arranged, the abutting part rotates to the second area, and under the abutting action of the protruding part, an abutting force is applied to the cylindrical battery, so that the cylindrical battery can be stably positioned on the corresponding tray, and the cleaning mechanism can conveniently clean the cylindrical battery. When the abutting piece is arranged corresponding to the notch part, the abutting piece rotates to the first area, and the abutting force on the abutting piece disappears, so that the abutting force on the cylindrical battery disappears, and the cylindrical battery on the tray can be replaced conveniently.

In some embodiments, the spacing between the protrusion and the mount is less than the spacing between the notch and the mount in a direction intersecting a plane in which the predetermined path lies.

Through the structure, the length between the cam disc and the mounting piece in the rotation process of the pressing piece can be changed, so that the pressing piece can move in the vertical direction, the pressing of the cylindrical battery in the second area can be realized in the moving process, and the pressing force on the cylindrical battery can be withdrawn in the first area, so that the continuous moving and continuous cleaning processes of the cylindrical battery can be realized.

In some embodiments, the limiting mechanism further includes a plurality of elastic members disposed on each of the pressing members, and each of the elastic members is configured to provide an elastic restoring force for the corresponding pressing member to move away from the cylindrical battery.

Through the structure, each pressing piece can be smoothly pressed or separated from the corresponding cylindrical battery, the cylindrical battery is pressed on the tray when being positioned in the second area so as to be conveniently cleaned by the cleaning mechanism, and when the cylindrical battery is positioned in the first area, the pressing piece is separated from the cylindrical battery so as to be conveniently replaced with the cylindrical battery on the tray, and continuous cleaning and conveying of the cylindrical battery are realized.

In some embodiments, the cleaning device further comprises a second driving member disposed corresponding to the second region, the second driving member being configured to drive the tray and the cylindrical battery thereon in the second region to rotate about the axial direction of the cylindrical battery.

Through setting up the second driving piece, can realize the synchronous rotation of each tray in second region to make the cylinder battery on each tray obtain more comprehensive washing in the rotation process, improve cleaning quality and cleaning efficiency.

In some embodiments, the second drive comprises an endless conveyor belt configured to apply a driving friction force to the trays in the second region to drive the trays in the second region to rotate about the axis of the cylindrical battery.

Through setting up the annular conveyer belt, can drive a plurality of trays synchronous rotation simultaneously to wash simultaneously and detect the cylinder battery that corresponds on a plurality of trays, improve production efficiency.

In some embodiments, the cleaning mechanism includes a plasma cleaning gun movably disposed in a direction intersecting a plane of the predetermined path, the plasma cleaning gun for cleaning the cylindrical cells on the tray in the second region.

Through setting up the plasma cleaning rifle, can thoroughly wash every cylinder battery in the second region, ensure the cleaning quality.

In some embodiments, the cleaning device further comprises a first diverter disposed on one side of the carrying mechanism, the first diverter being configured to convey each cylindrical battery to be cleaned onto the tray.

Through setting up first reposition of redundant personnel piece, can realize the automatic feeding of cylinder battery on each tray, improve cleaning efficiency.

In some embodiments, the washing apparatus further comprises a second diverter positioned on the same side of the carrying mechanism as the first diverter and configured to receive the washed cylindrical batteries on the tray.

Through setting up the second branch piece, can realize that the cylinder battery carries the automatic unloading to the next process from each tray, improve cleaning efficiency.

In some embodiments, the first diverter and/or the second diverter include a diverter tray and a baffle, the diverter tray is rotatably disposed along a plane parallel to the preset path, and a plurality of grooves are formed in the periphery of the diverter tray;

The baffle surrounds and sets up in the at least partial week side of reposition of redundant personnel dish to form the holding position that is used for holding the cylindrical battery with every recess between.

Through setting up recess and baffle, make the flow distribution plate at the in-process that drives the cylinder battery and remove, can play certain limiting displacement for the cylinder battery can follow the flow distribution plate smoothly and remove, thereby realizes material loading and unloading process smoothly.

In a second aspect, the application also provides a battery production device comprising the cleaning device for cleaning cylindrical batteries.

Above-mentioned belt cleaning device and battery production facility bear the weight of the tray on the mechanism and can bear the weight of the cylindrical battery to bear the weight of the mechanism and can drive the cylindrical battery and remove along predetermineeing the route, so that the cylindrical battery removes between first region and second region, simultaneously, the cleaning mechanism can follow the in-process that bears the weight of the mechanism and remove the cylindrical battery in the second region at the cylindrical battery, thereby realize bearing the weight of the sequential cleaning of a plurality of cylindrical batteries on the mechanism, improve the continuity and the cleaning efficiency of cylindrical battery cleaning process, thereby promote the whole production efficiency of battery.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a cleaning device according to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a cleaning device according to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 3 is a side view of a cleaning device according to one or more embodiments.

Fig. 4 is a side view of a cleaning device according to one or more embodiments.

Reference numerals illustrate: 100. a cleaning device; 200. a cylindrical battery; 10. a carrying mechanism; 20. a first driving member; 30. a cleaning mechanism; 40. a limiting mechanism; 50. a second driving member; 60. a first shunt; 70. a second flow dividing member; 11. a tray; 12. a first region; 13. a second region; 14. a support platform; 31. a plasma cleaning gun; 41. a mounting member; 42. a pressing member; 43. a cam plate; 44. an elastic member; 51. an endless conveyor belt; 61. a diverter tray; 62. a baffle; 63. a groove; 64. rong Zhiwei; 431. a protruding portion; 432. a notch portion.

Detailed Description

In order that the above objects, features and advantages of the application will be readily understood, a more particular description of the application will be rendered by reference to the appended drawings. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present application. The present application may be embodied in many other forms than described herein and similarly modified by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the application, whereby the application is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

In the description of the present application, it should be understood that, if any, these terms "center", "longitudinal", "transverse", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc., are used herein with respect to the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, these terms refer to the orientation or positional relationship for convenience of description and simplicity of description only, and do not indicate or imply that the apparatus or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the application.

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

In the present application, unless explicitly stated and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly. For example, the two parts can be fixedly connected, detachably connected or integrated; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly, through intermediaries, or both, may be in communication with each other or in interaction with each other, unless expressly defined otherwise. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

In the present application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the meaning of a first feature being "on" or "off" a second feature, and the like, is that the first and second features are either in direct contact or in indirect contact through an intervening medium. Moreover, a first feature being "above," "over" and "on" a second feature may be a first feature being directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is level higher than the second feature. The first feature being "under", "below" and "beneath" the second feature may be the first feature being directly under or obliquely below the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is less level than the second feature.

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

Currently, the application of power batteries is more widespread from the development of market situation. The power battery is not only applied to energy storage power supply systems such as hydraulic power, firepower, wind power and solar power stations, but also widely applied to electric vehicles such as electric bicycles, electric motorcycles, electric automobiles and other fields. With the continuous expansion of the application field of the power battery, the market demand of the power battery is also continuously expanding.

The battery cell is the minimum unit of the composition battery, and after the battery cell is manufactured, the outer surface of the battery cell needs to be cleaned, and the outer surface of the battery cell is decontaminated. This is because, in the process of assembling the battery cells to form a battery, a plurality of battery cells need to be fixed by gluing, so that the surfaces of the battery cells need to be cleaned in advance, so that glue can be stably attached to the surfaces of the battery cells, and stable gluing among the battery cells is realized.

It should be noted that the battery cells may be divided into square battery cells and cylindrical battery cells (i.e., cylindrical batteries) according to different manufacturing processes and structures. Among them, the cylindrical battery is cylindrical due to its shape, and in the cleaning process, the machine is inconvenient to operate, often resulting in lower cleaning efficiency of the cylindrical battery.

For example, screw mechanisms are currently commonly used to move and rotate the cylindrical batteries while the outer surfaces of the cylindrical batteries are being cleaned. However, on the one hand, the above-mentioned method has the disadvantages that the cleaning speed is low, the cleaning efficiency is low, and the time for moving the cylindrical battery from the screw mechanism to the next process device is long, so that the continuity between the cleaning process of the cylindrical battery and the next process is low; on the other hand, the screw mechanism is in direct contact with the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical battery, so that an indentation is easily formed on the cylindrical battery, and the overall structure of the cylindrical battery is affected.

Based on the above consideration, in order to solve the problems of low continuity and low cleaning efficiency of the current cleaning process of the cylindrical battery, one or more embodiments of the present application provide a cleaning device, where a tray on a carrying mechanism can carry the cylindrical battery, and the carrying mechanism can drive the cylindrical battery to move along a preset path, so that the cylindrical battery moves between a first area and a second area, and at the same time, the cleaning mechanism can clean the cylindrical battery moving into the second area in the process that the cylindrical battery follows the carrying mechanism to move, thereby sequentially cleaning a plurality of cylindrical batteries on the carrying mechanism, improving continuity and cleaning efficiency of the cleaning process of the cylindrical battery, and improving overall production efficiency of the battery.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, an embodiment of the present application provides a cleaning device 100, which includes a carrying mechanism 10, a first driving member 20 and a cleaning mechanism 30, wherein the carrying mechanism 10 has a tray 11 for carrying a cylindrical battery 200, and the carrying mechanism 10 has a first area 12 and a second area 13. The first driving member 20 is in driving connection with the carrying mechanism 10, and is used for driving the tray 11 on the carrying mechanism 10 to move between the first area 12 and the second area 13 along a preset path, the cleaning mechanism 30 is disposed on one side of the carrying mechanism 10 and is disposed corresponding to the second area 13, and the cleaning mechanism 30 is used for cleaning the cylindrical batteries 200 on the tray 11 in the second area 13.

It should be noted that, the carrying mechanism 10 can provide a supporting and carrying foundation for the cylindrical battery 200, and specifically, the cylindrical battery 200 is placed on the tray 11 in the carrying mechanism 10, so as to drive the cylindrical battery 200 to move. Wherein, the bearing surface of the tray 11 is arranged along the horizontal direction, and when the cylindrical battery 200 is placed on the tray 11, the axial direction of the cylindrical battery 200 is arranged along the vertical direction, i.e. the axial direction of the cylindrical battery 200 is arranged perpendicular to the bearing surface of the tray 11, so that the cylindrical battery 200 can be stably borne on the tray 11.

The first driving member 20 is a member capable of providing a driving force for the carrying mechanism 10, so that the carrying mechanism 10 can drive the tray 11 and the cylindrical battery 200 on the tray 11 to move along a predetermined path. The first driving member 20 may be configured as a driving motor, and the driving motor is in driving connection with the carrying mechanism 10 and drives the carrying mechanism 10 to move, so as to drive the tray 11 on the carrying mechanism 10 and the cylindrical battery 200 on the tray 11 to move along a preset path.

The carrying mechanism 10 may have a supporting platform 14, the tray 11 is fixedly disposed on the supporting platform 14, and the first driving member 20 is connected to the supporting platform 14 in a driving manner, so as to drive the supporting platform 14 to move. Meanwhile, the tray 11 on the supporting platform 14 and the cylindrical battery 200 on the tray 11 can move along the supporting platform 14, so as to drive the tray 11 and the cylindrical battery 200 thereon to move along a preset path.

Further, the support platform 14 may be divided into a first area 12 and a second area 13 according to different spatial positions. The second area 13 refers to a position on the support platform 14 where the cleaning operation is performed on the cylindrical battery 200, that is, when the cylindrical battery 200 moves to the second area 13 following the tray 11, the cleaning mechanism 30 cleans the cylindrical battery 200 in the second area 13. The first area 12 refers to other positions on the support platform 14 except the second area 13, and the cylindrical battery 200 located in the first area 12 is an unwashed cylindrical battery or a cylindrical battery after washing is completed.

Specifically, when the tray 11 follows the movement of the support platform 14, the tray 11 moves along a preset path and switches between the first area 12 and the second area 13. That is, the tray 11 may be continuously moved from the first area 12 to the second area 13 or from the second area 13 to the first area 12 during the movement. The cleaning mechanism 30 is capable of cleaning the cylindrical batteries 200 located in the second area 13 as the cylindrical batteries 200 follow the movement of the tray 11 from the first area 12 to the second area 13.

The cleaning mechanism 30 is a member capable of cleaning the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical battery 200, and the cleaning mechanism 30 is provided on one side of the support platform 14 and is provided corresponding to the second region 13. The cleaning mechanism 30 is capable of cleaning the cylindrical batteries 200 on the tray 11 located in the second area 13 when the tray 11 and the cylindrical batteries 200 thereon are moved from the first area 12 to the second area 13.

That is, as the tray 11 moves along the preset path, the cylindrical batteries 200 on the tray 11 change from an unwashed state to a washed state when the tray 11 moves from the first area 12 to the second area 13. After the cleaning mechanism 30 finishes cleaning the cylindrical batteries 200 in the second area 13, the tray 11 continues to move along with the supporting platform 14 and moves from the second area 13 to the first area 12, and at this time, the cylindrical batteries 200 on the tray 11 are in a state of being cleaned.

Through the structure, the cylindrical battery 200 can move along the preset path under the drive of the tray 11, when the cylindrical battery 200 moves to the second area 13, the cleaning mechanism 30 can clean the cylindrical battery 200, and the cleaned cylindrical battery 200 continues to follow the tray 11 to move, so that the continuous movement and continuous cleaning of the cylindrical battery 200 can be realized, the continuity and cleaning efficiency of the cleaning process are improved, and the overall production efficiency of the battery is improved.

In some embodiments, the preset path is configured as an annular path disposed circumferentially around the carrier 10. The trays 11 include a plurality of trays 11, and each tray 11 is arranged on the carrying mechanism 10 at intervals along an annular path, and the first driving member 20 drives the carrying mechanism 10 to rotate along the annular path.

Specifically, the support platform 14 is configured as a disc structure, and the first driving member 20 drives the support platform 14 to rotate axially around itself. All trays 11 are arranged on the support platform 14 at intervals along the circumferential direction of the support platform 14, and when the support platform 14 axially rotates around the support platform, the trays 11 on the support platform can be driven to move along the circumferential direction of the support platform 14, namely, the preset path is set to be a circular path along the circumferential direction of the support platform 14.

Each tray 11 is configured to carry a cylindrical battery 200, and the cylindrical batteries 200 on the tray 11 move synchronously with the tray 11 as the tray 11 follows the support platform 14 along the endless path.

Therefore, by arranging the annular path, the cylindrical battery 200 can form a closed loop along with the movement of the tray 11, and the cylindrical battery 200 on the tray 11 is replaced after the cylindrical battery 200 is cleaned, so that the continuous cleaning of the cylindrical battery 200 can be realized, and the continuity and the cleaning efficiency of the cleaning process are improved.

In some embodiments, the cleaning device 100 further includes a limiting mechanism 40 disposed at intervals along a direction intersecting a plane of the preset path and the tray 11, where the limiting mechanism 40 is movably disposed along the direction intersecting the plane of the preset path, and is configured to press the cylindrical battery 200 located in the second area 13 against the corresponding tray 11.

Specifically, the preset path is disposed in a horizontal plane, and the stopper mechanism 40 is movably disposed in a vertical direction, that is, in a direction perpendicular to the plane in which the preset path is disposed.

The cylindrical batteries 200 located in the second area 13 are pressed against the corresponding trays 11, specifically, a plurality of trays 11 are disposed on the bearing mechanism 10, and the cylindrical batteries 200 are correspondingly carried on the trays 11 one by one, that is, one cylindrical battery 200 can be placed on each tray 11. Thus, when the cylindrical battery 200 moves to the second area 13 following the tray 11, the stopper mechanism 40 can press the cylindrical battery 200 in the second area 13 against the tray 11 on which the cylindrical battery 200 is placed from top to bottom.

In the process that the cylindrical battery 200 moves from the first area 12 to the second area 13, the limiting mechanism 40 moves towards the direction approaching the cylindrical battery 200, and when the cylindrical battery 200 is located in the second area 13, the limiting mechanism 40 presses the cylindrical battery 200 against the corresponding tray 11 along the axial direction of the cylindrical battery 200, so that the cylindrical battery 200 is stably located on the tray 11, and the cleaning mechanism 30 is convenient for cleaning the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical battery 200 located in the second area 13.

After the cleaning of the cylindrical batteries 200 is completed, the movement of the tray 11 is continued, and the movement from the second area 13 to the first area 12 is continued. In this process, the stopper mechanism 40 is moved in a direction away from the cylindrical battery 200, so that the pressing force applied to the cylindrical battery 200 is canceled, so that the washed cylindrical battery 200 is removed from the tray 11, and the other cylindrical batteries 200 to be washed are replaced on the tray 11.

In other words, the limit mechanism 40 has two states during the movement, and for the cylindrical battery 200 in the first area 12, the limit mechanism 40 is in the first state, that is, is spaced from the cylindrical battery 200, and at this time, the cylindrical battery 200 is supported only on the corresponding tray 11. For the cylindrical battery 200 in the second area 13, the limiting mechanism 40 is in the second state, that is, the cylindrical battery 200 is pressed against the corresponding tray 11 along the axial direction of the cylindrical battery 200, and at this time, the cylindrical battery 200 receives the extrusion force from the tray 11 and the limiting mechanism 40 along the axial direction of the cylindrical battery 200, so that the cylindrical battery 200 is more stable, and the cleaning mechanism 30 is convenient for cleaning the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical battery 200.

By providing the limiting mechanism 40, the cylindrical batteries 200 in the second area 13 can be stably pressed against the corresponding tray 11, so that the cleaning mechanism 30 can clean the cylindrical batteries 200 in the second area 13. In addition, the limiting mechanism 40 is movably arranged along the direction intersecting the plane of the preset path, so that the cleaned cylindrical battery 200 can be removed from the tray 11, and then a new cylindrical battery 200 to be cleaned is placed on the tray 11, thereby realizing continuous cleaning of the cylindrical battery 200.

Referring to fig. 1 and 3 together, in some embodiments, the limiting mechanism 40 includes a mounting member 41 and a plurality of pressing members 42, the mounting member 41 is in driving connection with the first driving member 20, and each pressing member 42 is movably disposed on the mounting member 41 along a direction intersecting a plane along which a preset path is located, and is disposed in one-to-one correspondence with each tray 11, so as to press the cylindrical battery 200 on each tray 11.

Specifically, the mounting member 41 refers to a member that can provide a mounting and connection basis for each of the pressing members 42 and other structures in the limiting mechanism 40, wherein the mounting member 41 may be provided in a disc structure identical to the structure of the support platform 14, and the mounting member 41 is provided above the support platform 14 at intervals in the vertical direction.

The pressing member 42 is a member capable of applying pressure to the cylindrical batteries 200 from above to below to press the cylindrical batteries 200 against the corresponding tray 11. The pressing member 42 is configured as a pressing rod, and extends in a vertical direction. Each of the pressing rods is movably provided on the mounting member 41 in the vertical direction, and each pressing rod is provided in one-to-one correspondence with each tray 11. That is, each of the pressing bars can press the corresponding cylindrical battery 200 against the tray 11 while moving downward in the vertical direction.

Further, the mounting member 41 is in driving connection with the first driving member 20. Thus, under the driving action of the first driving member 20, the supporting platform 14 and the mounting member 41 can coaxially rotate, so that each pressing rod and the corresponding tray 11 can synchronously move along a preset path and are correspondingly arranged all the time in the moving process.

When the tray 11 is located in the first area 12, the pressing rods are spaced from the cylindrical batteries 200 on the corresponding tray 11, and the cylindrical batteries 200 are not pressed by the pressing rods. When the tray 11 is located in the second area 13, the pressing rod applies an abutment force to the cylindrical battery 200 on the corresponding tray 11, and the cylindrical battery 200 is abutted against the corresponding tray 11 in the axial direction thereof.

Through setting up mounting 41 and pressure piece 42, can correspond to the pressure to the cylindrical battery 200 on each tray 11 for each cylindrical battery 200 can be more stable spacing on tray 11 when the regional 13 of second, and the effect under wiper mechanism 30 washs cleanly.

In some embodiments, each of the pressing members 42 is rotatably disposed on the mounting member 41 along its own axial direction.

Specifically, each of the pressing members 42 is rotatably provided on the mounting member 41 in the own axial direction. Thus, when the cylindrical battery 200 is located in the second region 13, the pressing member 42 presses the cylindrical battery 200 against the corresponding tray 11. At this time, in order to facilitate thorough cleaning of the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical battery 200, the cylindrical battery 200 is rotated around its own axis, and thus the cleaning mechanism 30 can clean the entire outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical battery 200.

In the process of rotating the cylindrical battery 200 around the axial direction of the cylindrical battery 200, the pressing member 42 is driven by the cylindrical battery 200 to synchronously rotate around the axial direction, so that the pressing member 42 always stably presses the cylindrical battery 200 against the corresponding tray 11 in the rotating process of the cylindrical battery 200.

Through the structure, when the pressing piece 42 applies pressing force to the corresponding cylindrical battery 200, the pressing piece can synchronously rotate around the axial direction along with the cylindrical battery 200, so that the cylindrical battery 200 can always receive stable pressing force in the rotating process, and the cleaning process is more stable.

Referring to fig. 1 and 4 together, in some embodiments, the limiting mechanism 40 further includes a cam disc 43, where the cam disc 43 is spaced from the mounting member 41 along a direction intersecting a plane of the predetermined path, and has a protrusion 431 and a notch 432. The protrusion 431 is disposed corresponding to the second area 13, and is configured to provide an abutting force for the abutting member 42 located in the second area 13 to press the corresponding cylindrical battery 200 against the tray 11.

The protrusion 431 refers to a member capable of applying downward pressure to the pressing member 42 to press the cylindrical battery 200 against the corresponding tray 11 by the pressing member 42. The notch 432 is a member that can form a relief in the vertical direction to the pressing member 42 to eliminate the pressing force applied to the cylindrical battery 200 by the pressing member 42.

Specifically, the cam plates 43 are disposed above the mount 41 at intervals in the vertical direction. A plurality of through holes are formed in the mounting member 41 at intervals in the circumferential direction, the pressing members 42 are inserted in the through holes in one-to-one correspondence, one end of the pressing member 42 is arranged to extend downward toward the tray 11, and the other end is arranged to extend upward toward the cam plate 43.

The protruding portion 431 of the cam plate 43 is provided corresponding to the second region 13, and the notch portion 432 is provided corresponding to the first region 12. When the pressing member 42 rotates to the second region 13, one end of the pressing member 42 facing the cam plate 43 presses against the protrusion 431, and at this time, the protrusion 431 presses the pressing member 42 downward, so that the pressing member 42 moves downward and applies a pressing force to the cylindrical battery 200 to press the cylindrical battery 200 against the corresponding tray 11.

When the pressing member 42 rotates to the first region 12, the pressing member 42 corresponds to the notch portion 432, and the pressing force on the pressing member 42 disappears, so that the pressing member 42 moves upward to be away from the cylindrical battery 200, and the pressing force on the cylindrical battery 200 disappears.

With the above structure, the pressing member 42 is provided in order to correspond to the protruding portion 431 and the notch portion 432 in the course of rotating with the mounting member 41. When the pressing member 42 is disposed corresponding to the protruding portion 431, the pressing member 42 rotates to the second area 13, and applies a pressing force to the cylindrical battery 200 under the pressing action of the protruding portion 431, so that the cylindrical battery 200 can be stably positioned on the corresponding tray 11, so as to facilitate the cleaning of the cleaning mechanism 30. When the pressing member 42 is disposed in correspondence with the notch 432, the pressing member 42 is rotated to the first region 12, and the pressing force on the pressing member 42 disappears, so that the pressing force on the cylindrical battery 200 disappears, so that the cylindrical battery 200 on the tray 11 can be replaced.

In some embodiments, the spacing between the protrusion 431 and the mounting member 41 is smaller than the spacing between the notch 432 and the mounting member 41 in a direction intersecting a plane in which the preset path lies.

Specifically, in the vertical direction, the spacing between the protruding portion 431 and the mount 41 is smaller than the spacing between the notch portion 432 and the mount 41. Further, the notch 432 may be provided as a slope, that is, the interval between the notch 432 and the mount 41 is gradually reduced in the vertical direction in the direction from the notch 432 toward the protrusion 431.

The abutment 42 gradually transitions from being provided in correspondence with the notch portion 432 to being provided in correspondence with the protrusion portion 431 during rotation of the abutment 42 from the first region 12 to the second region 13, during which the distance between the cam plate 43 and the mount 41 gradually decreases, so that the length of the abutment 42 that can be accommodated between the cam plate 43 and the mount 41 shortens. At this time, the pressing member 42 moves downward by the pressing action of the cam plate 43, thereby exerting a pressing force on the cylindrical battery 200.

Conversely, in the process of rotating the pressing member 42 from the second region 13 to the first region 12, the pressing member 42 gradually transitions from the arrangement corresponding to the protruding portion 431 to the arrangement corresponding to the notched portion 432, in which process the distance between the cam plate 43 and the mounting member 41 gradually increases, so that the length of the pressing member 42 that can be accommodated between the cam plate 43 and the mounting member 41 increases. At this time, the pressing force on the pressing member 42 disappears, so that the pressing force on the cylindrical battery 200 disappears.

With the above-described structure, it is possible to change the length between the cam plate 43 and the mount 41 during rotation of the pressing member 42, thereby realizing movement of the pressing member 42 in the vertical direction, pressing of the cylindrical battery 200 in the second region 13 during movement, and withdrawal of the pressing force on the cylindrical battery 200 in the first region 12, so as to realize continuous movement of the cylindrical battery 200 and continuous cleaning.

In some embodiments, the limiting mechanism 40 further includes a plurality of elastic members 44 disposed on each pressing member 42, and each elastic member 44 is configured to provide an elastic restoring force for the corresponding pressing member 42 to move away from the cylindrical battery 200.

Specifically, the elastic member 44 may be provided as an elastic structure such as a spring, rubber, or the like, but is not limited thereto. When the elastic member 44 is provided as a spring, the spring is fitted over each of the pressing members 42 and is located between the cam plate 43 and the mounting member 41.

During the rotation of the pressing member 42 from the position corresponding to the notch 432 to the position corresponding to the protrusion 431, the cam plate 43 gradually presses down against the pressing member 42, and at this time, the spring gradually compresses under the action of the pressing force. At the same time, the pressing members 42 are pressed downward against the corresponding cylindrical batteries 200 by the pressing action of the cam plate 43.

In the process that the pressing member 42 is rotated from the position corresponding to the protrusion 431 to the position corresponding to the notch 432, the distance between the cam plate 43 and the mounting member 41 is gradually increased, and at this time, the elastic restoring force of the spring drives the pressing member 42 to gradually move upward, so that the pressing member 42 is separated from the corresponding cylindrical battery 200.

Through the above structure, each pressing member 42 can be smoothly pressed against or separated from the corresponding cylindrical battery 200, so that the cylindrical battery 200 is pressed against the tray 11 when being located in the second area 13, so that the cleaning mechanism 30 can clean the cylindrical battery 200, and when the cylindrical battery 200 is located in the first area 12, the pressing member 42 is separated from the cylindrical battery 200, so that the cylindrical battery 200 on the tray 11 can be replaced, and continuous cleaning and conveying of the cylindrical battery 200 can be realized.

In some embodiments, the cleaning device 100 further includes a second driving member 50 disposed corresponding to the second region 13, and the second driving member 50 is configured to drive the tray 11 and the cylindrical battery 200 thereon in the second region 13 to rotate about the axial direction of the cylindrical battery 200.

When a part of the tray 11 moves to the second area 13 along the preset path, the carrying mechanism 10 pauses the movement. At this time, the pressing member 42 in the second region 13 presses the cylindrical battery 200 against the corresponding tray 11. At the same time, the second driving member 50 drives the respective trays 11 and the cylindrical batteries 200 thereon in the second region 13 to rotate in the axial direction, and then the respective cylindrical batteries 200 in the second region 13 are cleaned by the cleaning mechanism 30, so that the outer peripheral surfaces of the respective cylindrical batteries 200 can be completely cleaned.

Specifically, a plurality of trays 11 may be simultaneously disposed in the second area 13, and the plurality of trays 11 may be driven to rotate synchronously about respective axial directions by the second driving member 50.

By providing the second driving member 50, the trays 11 in the second area 13 can be synchronously rotated, so that the cylindrical batteries 200 on the trays 11 can be more comprehensively cleaned in the rotation process, and the cleaning quality and the cleaning efficiency can be improved.

In some embodiments, the second drive 50 includes an endless conveyor belt 51, the endless conveyor belt 51 being configured to apply a driving friction force to the trays 11 in the second region 13 to cause the trays 11 in the second region 13 to rotate about the axis of the cylindrical battery 200.

Specifically, the endless conveyor belt 51 is provided on one side of the second region 13, and the endless conveyor belt 51 abuts against the edge of each tray 11 in the second region 13. When the endless conveyor belt 51 moves, the trays 11 in the second region 13 rotate following the endless conveyor belt 51 by the action of the driving friction force, thereby driving the cylindrical batteries 200 thereon to rotate synchronously.

Through setting up annular conveyer belt 51, can drive a plurality of trays 11 synchronous rotation simultaneously to be convenient for wash simultaneously and detect the cylindrical battery 200 that corresponds on a plurality of trays 11, improve production efficiency.

In some embodiments, the cleaning mechanism 30 includes a plasma cleaning gun 31 movably disposed in a direction intersecting a plane in which the preset path is located, the plasma cleaning gun 31 being configured to clean the cylindrical batteries 200 on the tray 11 in the second region 13.

Specifically, the plasma cleaning gun 31 can discharge a cleaning medium toward each tray 11, and clean the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical battery 200 with the cleaning medium.

Further, the plasma cleaning guns 31 are disposed in one-to-one correspondence with the trays 11 in the second region 13, that is, each plasma cleaning gun 31 cleans the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical battery 200 on one of the trays 11.

Each of the plasma cleaning guns 31 is movably disposed in a vertical direction, i.e., in an axial direction of the cylindrical batteries 200, so as to clean different positions of each of the cylindrical batteries 200 in the axial direction, so that the cleaning is more thorough.

By providing the plasma cleaning gun 31, each of the cylindrical batteries 200 in the second region 13 can be thoroughly cleaned, ensuring cleaning quality.

In some embodiments, the cleaning device 100 further includes a first splitter 60 disposed on one side of the carrying mechanism 10, where the first splitter 60 is used to convey each cylindrical battery 200 to be cleaned onto the tray 11.

Specifically, the first dividing member 60 may convey the cylindrical batteries 200 of the previous process to the respective trays 11 in a one-to-one correspondence, then the cylindrical batteries 200 move from the first area 12 to the second area 13 following the respective trays 11, the pressing member 42 presses the cylindrical batteries 200 of the second area 13 against the corresponding trays 11, and then the outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical batteries 200 is rinsed by the plasma cleaning gun 31.

Therefore, by providing the first flow dividing member 60, automatic feeding of the cylindrical batteries 200 on each tray 11 can be realized, and the cleaning efficiency can be improved.

In some embodiments, the cleaning device 100 further includes a second diverter 70, where the second diverter 70 is located on the same side of the carrying mechanism 10 as the first diverter 60 and is configured to receive the cleaned cylindrical batteries 200 on the tray 11.

Specifically, the second flow dividing member 70 may remove the washed cylindrical battery 200 from the tray 11 and then convey it to the next process, so as to replace the cylindrical battery 200 to be washed on the tray 11, achieve continuous feeding, and convey the washed cylindrical battery 200 to the next process for further processing.

Further, the second flow dividing member 70 and the first flow dividing member 60 are disposed on the same side of the supporting platform 14, so that the feeding and discharging processes of the cylindrical battery 200 form an annular closed-loop path.

Therefore, by providing the second separator 70, the cylindrical batteries 200 can be automatically discharged from each tray 11 to the next step, and the cleaning efficiency can be improved.

In some embodiments, the first splitter 60 and/or the second splitter 70 include a splitter plate 61 and a baffle 62, the splitter plate 61 is rotatably disposed along a plane parallel to the preset path, and a plurality of grooves 63 are formed on an outer periphery of the splitter plate 61. The baffle 62 is circumferentially disposed around at least a portion of the peripheral side of the flow distribution plate 61, and forms a receiving position 64 for receiving the cylindrical battery 200 with each of the grooves 63.

Specifically, the preset path is disposed parallel to the horizontal plane. The first splitter 60 and the second splitter 70 each include a splitter plate 61 and a baffle 62, wherein the splitter plate 61 is rotatably disposed in a horizontal plane, a plurality of grooves 63 are formed in the outer periphery of the splitter plate 61, and the profile of the grooves 63 matches the profile of the outer peripheral surface of each cylindrical battery 200.

The baffle 62 is circumferentially provided around at least part of the peripheral side of the flow distribution plate 61, and is provided at a distance from the flow distribution plate 61. Thus, the space between the baffle plate 62 and the groove 63 formed at the edge of the shunt plate 61 forms a holding position 64 for holding the cylindrical batteries 200, and each holding position 64 holds one cylindrical battery 200.

Through setting up recess 63 and baffle 62, make the shunt dish 61 drive the in-process that cylinder battery 200 removed, can play certain spacing effect for cylinder battery 200 can follow the shunt dish 61 smoothly and remove, thereby realize material loading and unloading process smoothly.

Based on the same concept as the above-described washing apparatus 100, the present application also provides a battery production device including the washing apparatus 100 as described above, the washing apparatus 100 being used to wash the cylindrical battery 200.

According to one or more embodiments, the cylindrical batteries 200 of the previous process are first accommodated in the accommodating positions 64 in a one-to-one correspondence through the first dividing member 60, and then the dividing plate 61 drives the cylindrical batteries 200 to move, so that the cylindrical batteries 200 can be carried on the trays 11 in a one-to-one correspondence.

The supporting platform 14 drives each tray 11 thereon to move along a preset path, and when a part of the trays 11 moves to the second area 13, the supporting platform 14 stops moving. At this time, the pressing member 42 presses the cylindrical batteries 200 in the second area 13 against the corresponding trays 11, and then drives each tray 11 in the second area 13 and the cylindrical batteries 200 thereon to rotate synchronously via the endless conveyor belt 51. At the same time, each plasma cleaning gun 31 cleans the cylindrical battery 200 on the corresponding tray 11.

After the cleaning is completed, the supporting platform 14 continues to drive each tray 11 to move, and another portion of the trays 11 moves into the second area 13, and then the above cleaning process is repeated.

Further, when the tray 11 and the cylindrical batteries 200 thereon are moved from the second area 13 to the first area 12, the pressing members 42 are separated from the corresponding cylindrical batteries 200, and then the cylindrical batteries 200 are moved out of the tray 11 by the second diverting member 70 and are transferred to the next process.

The technical features of the above-described embodiments may be arbitrarily combined, and all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-described embodiments are not described for brevity of description, however, as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features, they should be considered as the scope of the description.

The above examples illustrate only a few embodiments of the application, which are described in detail and are not to be construed as limiting the scope of the claims. It should be noted that it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the application, which are all within the scope of the application. Accordingly, the scope of protection of the present application is to be determined by the appended claims.

Claims (13)

1. A cleaning device, comprising:

The bearing mechanism is provided with a tray for bearing the cylindrical batteries and is provided with a first area and a second area;

The first driving piece is in driving connection with the bearing mechanism and is used for driving the tray on the bearing mechanism to move between the first area and the second area along a preset path, and the preset path is configured as an annular path circumferentially arranged along the bearing mechanism; and

The cleaning mechanism is arranged corresponding to the second area and is used for cleaning the cylindrical batteries on the tray in the second area;

The first driving piece drives the bearing mechanism to rotate along the annular path;

the cleaning device further comprises a limiting mechanism which is arranged along the direction intersecting with the plane where the preset path is located and is arranged at intervals with the tray, wherein the limiting mechanism is movably arranged along the direction intersecting with the plane where the preset path is located and is configured to press the cylindrical battery located in the second area against the corresponding tray.

2. The cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein the limiting mechanism comprises a mounting member and a plurality of pressing members, the mounting member is in driving connection with the first driving member, and each pressing member is movably arranged on the mounting member along a direction intersecting a plane where the preset path is located and is arranged in one-to-one correspondence with each tray for pressing the cylindrical battery on each tray.

3. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 2, wherein each of the pressing members is rotatably provided on the mounting member in the axial direction thereof.

4. The cleaning device according to claim 2, wherein the limiting mechanism further comprises a cam plate which is arranged at intervals with the mounting member along a direction intersecting with a plane in which the preset path is located, and has a protruding portion and a notch portion;

The protruding part is arranged corresponding to the second area and is used for providing an abutting force for abutting the corresponding cylindrical battery on the tray for the abutting piece located in the second area.

5. The cleaning device of claim 4, wherein a spacing between the projection and the mounting member is smaller than a spacing between the notch portion and the mounting member in a direction in which the cam plate intersects a plane in which the predetermined path lies.

6. The cleaning apparatus of claim 4, wherein the limiting mechanism further comprises a plurality of elastic members disposed on each of the pressing members, each of the elastic members being configured to provide an elastic restoring force to the corresponding pressing member toward movement away from the cylindrical battery.

7. The cleaning device of claim 1, further comprising a second drive member disposed in correspondence with the second region, the second drive member configured to drive the tray and the cylindrical battery thereon in the second region for axial rotation about the cylindrical battery.

8. The cleaning device of claim 7, wherein the second drive comprises an endless conveyor configured to apply a driving friction force to the trays in the second region to drive the trays in the second region to rotate about the axis of the cylindrical battery.

9. The cleaning apparatus of claim 1, wherein the cleaning mechanism comprises a plasma cleaning gun movably disposed in a direction intersecting a plane in which the predetermined path lies, the plasma cleaning gun being configured to clean the cylindrical batteries on the tray in the second region.

10. The cleaning device of claim 1, further comprising a first diverter disposed on a side of the carrying mechanism for delivering each of the cylindrical batteries to be cleaned onto the tray.

11. The cleaning device of claim 10, further comprising a second diverter positioned on the same side of the loading mechanism as the first diverter and configured to receive the cleaned cylindrical batteries on the tray.

12. The cleaning device according to claim 11, wherein the first flow dividing member and/or the second flow dividing member comprises a flow dividing disc and a baffle plate, the flow dividing disc is rotatably arranged along a plane parallel to the preset path, and a plurality of grooves are formed in the periphery of the flow dividing disc;

The baffle is arranged around at least part of the circumference of the flow distribution disc, and a containing position for containing the cylindrical batteries is formed between the baffle and each groove.

13. A battery production apparatus comprising the cleaning device according to any one of claims 1 to 12 for cleaning a cylindrical battery.