CN223790276U - Battery cell clamp - Google Patents

Abstract

This application discloses a battery cell clamp, relating to the field of battery manufacturing technology, for clamping battery cells. It includes a clamp body, a first positioning member, two second positioning members, a support member, and a hinge structure. The clamp body includes an upper clamp and a lower clamp. The first positioning member is disposed on the side of the upper clamp along a first direction, and the two second positioning members are disposed on opposite sides of the upper clamp along a second direction. The support member is disposed on the second positioning members and provides vertical support for the battery cell. The hinge structure is used to drive the support member to move along a third direction via the upper clamp to adjust the distance between the support member and the lower clamp. This battery cell clamp provides vertical support for the battery cell, offering the advantage of clamping and supporting the battery cell in the vertical direction.

Description

Battery core clamp

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of battery production and manufacturing, in particular to a battery core clamp.

Background

The current electric core anchor clamps carry out the centre gripping to the electric core from the both sides of horizontal direction through cylinder drive clamping jaw, and the electric core does not have the centre gripping fixedly in vertical direction, therefore the horizontal direction need apply a great power to increase electric core and clamping jaw in the frictional force in vertical direction in order to press from both sides tight electric core, if the clamping force is too big causes the electric core to damage easily.

Disclosure of utility model

The application mainly aims to provide a battery cell clamp, which aims to at least solve the technical problem that the battery cell clamp in the related art has no clamping and fixing function on a battery cell in the vertical direction.

In order to achieve the above object, according to some embodiments of the present application, a battery cell fixture is provided, which is used for clamping a battery cell, and includes a fixture main body, a first positioning member, two second positioning members, a supporting member and a hinge structure, wherein the fixture main body includes an upper fixture and a lower fixture, the two first positioning members are arranged on the side edge of the upper fixture along a first direction, the two second positioning members are arranged on two opposite sides of the upper fixture along a second direction, the supporting member is arranged on the second positioning members and is used for providing vertical support for the battery cell, the hinge structure is used for driving the supporting member to move along a third direction by the upper fixture so as to adjust a distance between the supporting member and the lower fixture, and the first direction, the second direction and the third direction are perpendicular to each other.

The battery cell is located along the first direction from the battery cell through first locating part, two second locating parts carry out clamping location to the battery cell from the both sides of battery cell along the second direction respectively, support to the battery cell is realized through support piece, support and the centre gripping to the battery cell in the third direction are realized to the distance between anchor clamps and the support piece under the hinge structure is adjusted, this embodiment can follow the vertical direction and centre gripping to the battery cell, provide vertical support for the battery cell on the basis of horizontal centre gripping, the stability of battery cell centre gripping has been promoted, the impaired risk of battery cell has been reduced.

In some embodiments, the second positioning member includes a plurality of second positioning sub-members, and the plurality of second positioning sub-members are arranged at intervals along the first direction, and each of the second positioning sub-members is provided with the supporting member.

By providing a plurality of second positioning sub-members arranged at intervals along the first direction and by providing a support member on each second positioning sub-member, the battery cells can be positioned and supported from the respective positions in the first direction of the battery cells.

In some embodiments, the support member includes connecting rod, backup pad and install in the slider of backup pad, a plurality of the backup pad install respectively in the connecting rod, the backup pad set up in lower anchor clamps keep away from one side of going up the anchor clamps, be used for right the electric core provides vertical support, the second location sub-piece include the locating lever with install in the slide rail of locating lever, the locating lever with go up the anchor clamps and be connected, the slide rail with slider sliding connection.

The support plate can extend into the bottom of the battery cell through sliding along the sliding rail by the sliding block, vertical support is provided for the battery cell, and meanwhile, the battery cell is ready for vertical clamping. Simultaneously, connect a plurality of backup pads through the connecting rod, can realize the linkage and adjust, keep adjusting the uniformity of pace.

In some embodiments, the sliding block is provided with a sliding groove, a sliding bar is arranged on the side wall of the sliding groove, the sliding rail is slidably mounted in the sliding groove, and a groove in sliding fit with the sliding bar is arranged on the sliding rail.

Through setting up the spout and being used for holding the slide rail, can play spacing effect to the left and right sides removal of slide rail, reduce the possibility that the slide rail dropped to set up the draw runner in the spout and be used for realizing sliding connection with the recess cooperation on the slide rail.

In some embodiments, the second positioning sub-assembly further includes a stopper, where the stopper is disposed at one end of the sliding rail along the sliding direction, and the stopper is configured to abut against the sliding block to limit the sliding travel of the sliding rail.

The limiting block is arranged at the end part of the sliding rail along the sliding direction, so that the limiting effect on the movement travel of the sliding block can be achieved, and the falling off of the sliding rail due to the fact that the movement distance of the sliding block is too limited is avoided.

In some embodiments, a side of the support facing the lower clamp is provided with a cushioning layer.

Through set up the buffer layer on support piece for through buffer layer and electric core direct contact, can reduce the electric core and receive the risk of extrusion damage and surface fish tail.

In some embodiments, the hinge structure includes a mounting bracket, an adjusting member mounted to the mounting bracket, and a connecting member connected to the adjusting member, the mounting bracket is mounted to the upper jig, the connecting member is connected to the lower jig, and the adjusting member drives the supporting member to move along a third direction through the upper jig to adjust a distance between the supporting member and the lower jig.

The electric core clamping device comprises a mounting frame, a regulating member and a connecting member connected with the regulating member, wherein the mounting frame is provided with a mounting position, the connecting member is connected with a lower clamp, the mounting frame can be driven by the regulating member to move upwards along a third direction through the regulating member, and the upper clamp connected with the mounting frame can clamp the electric core between a supporting member and the lower clamp. The operation can be completed by adopting manual operation, and the operation mode is simple.

In some embodiments, the connecting piece includes connecting axle, lock nut, and interval set up in the first clamp splice and the second clamp splice of connecting axle, first clamp splice with the second clamp splice respectively the butt in the both sides that lower anchor clamps are relative, lock nut set up in first clamp splice deviate from one side of second clamp splice, just lock nut with connecting axle threaded connection.

Through setting up the connecting piece including connecting axle, lock nut to and the interval set up in first clamp splice and the second clamp splice of connecting axle, can firmly lock the connecting piece on lower anchor clamps. The lower clamp and the connector may be held relatively stationary during subsequent adjustment of the adjuster.

In some embodiments, the adjusting member includes a pressing handle, and a first connecting rod, a second connecting rod and a third connecting rod which are sequentially hinged, wherein one end of the first connecting rod, which is far away from the second connecting rod, is connected with the pressing handle, and one end of the third connecting rod, which is far away from the second connecting rod, is connected with the connecting shaft.

Through setting up the regulating part including pressing the handle, and articulated first connecting rod, second connecting rod and third connecting rod in proper order, first connecting rod is kept away from the one end of second connecting rod is connected with press the handle, the third connecting rod is kept away from the one end of second connecting rod is connected with the connecting axle, when the manual drive presses the handle whereabouts, can go up anchor clamps upward or downwardly moving through first connecting rod, second connecting rod and third connecting rod drive.

In some embodiments, the clamp body further comprises a guide locking member, the guide locking member comprises a linear bearing and a guide rod, the upper clamp is provided with an upper sliding hole, the lower clamp is provided with a lower sliding hole, the linear bearing is provided with a mounting hole, the upper sliding hole, the lower sliding hole and the mounting hole are coaxially arranged, the guide rod sequentially penetrates through the mounting hole, the upper sliding hole and the lower sliding hole, and the guide rod is in sliding connection with the upper clamp.

Through setting up guide bar and linear bearing, can play spacing supplementary effect to the removal of last anchor clamps and lower anchor clamps.

In some embodiments, the guide locking member further comprises a limit nut, wherein the limit nut is mounted on the guide rod, and the lower clamp, the upper clamp, the linear bearing and the limit nut are sequentially arranged along the central axis direction of the guide rod.

Through set up stop nut on the guide bar, can play limiting displacement to the motion stroke of going up anchor clamps, reduce the risk that goes up anchor clamps and drops from the guide bar.

In some embodiments, the first positioning member includes a base coupled to the upper clamp and a cushion mounted to the base for abutting the battery cell.

Through setting up first setting element and including base member and bolster, the base member provides rigid support, and the bolster plays the cushioning effect, can reduce the risk of the excessive deformation of electric core atress in the twinkling of an eye or fish tail.

In some embodiments, the cell clamp further comprises a handle connected to the lower clamp.

Through setting up the handle, can make things convenient for the removal of anchor clamps and lower anchor clamps.

The foregoing description is only an overview of the present application, and is intended to be implemented in accordance with the teachings of the present application in order that the same may be more clearly understood and to make the same and other objects, features and advantages of the present application more readily apparent.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings that are required in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly described, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings may be obtained according to the structures shown in these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of a vehicle according to some embodiments of the application;

Fig. 2 is an exploded view of a battery according to some embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a cell fixture according to some embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a cell fixture according to some embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the structure of an upper fixture, a first positioning member, a second positioning member, and a support member of a cell fixture according to some embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a second positioning member and a support member of a cell fixture according to some embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 7 is a partial perspective view of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of the upper clamp, lower clamp, hinge structure and guide lock of some embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a hinge structure of a cell fixture according to some embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 10 is a schematic view of a portion of a hinge structure of a cell clamp according to some embodiments of the present application;

Fig. 11 is a schematic structural view of a guide locking member of a cell fixture according to some embodiments of the present application.

Reference numerals illustrate:

1000. a vehicle;

100. 200 parts of battery, 300 parts of controller and motor;

10. The box body, 11, the first part, 12, the second part;

20. a battery cell;

1. A cell clamp; 2, upper clamp, 3, lower clamp, 31, buffer block, 4, first positioning piece, 51, second positioning piece, 511, positioning rod, 512, slide rail, 513, groove, 514, limit block, 6, support piece, 61, connecting rod, 62, support plate, 63, slide block, 64, buffer layer, 7, hinge structure, 71, mounting frame, 711, rotating shaft, 72, adjusting piece, 721, pressing handle, 722, first connecting rod, 723, second connecting rod, 724, third connecting rod, 73, connecting piece, 731, connecting shaft, 732, locking nut, 733, first clamping piece, 734, second clamping piece, 8, guiding locking piece, 81, linear bearing, 82, guiding rod, 83, limiting nut, 84, gasket, 9, handle.

The achievement of the objects, functional features and advantages of the present application will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in conjunction with the embodiments.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions of the present embodiment will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the present embodiment, and it is apparent that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present application, not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the application without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the application.

It should be noted that all directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, and rear...the above) in the present embodiment are merely used to explain the relative positional relationship, movement conditions, and the like between the components in a certain specific posture (as shown in the drawings), and if the specific posture is changed, the directional indication is changed accordingly.

Furthermore, descriptions such as those referred to as "first," "second," and the like, are provided for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implying an order of magnitude of the indicated technical features in the present disclosure. 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 meaning of "plurality" means at least two, for example, two, three, etc., unless specifically defined otherwise.

In the present application, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "connected," "fixed," and the like are to be construed broadly, and for example, "fixed" may be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed, mechanically connected, electrically connected, directly connected, indirectly connected via an intervening medium, or in communication between two elements or in an interaction relationship between two elements, unless otherwise explicitly specified. 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 addition, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application may be combined with each other, but it is necessary to be based on the fact that those skilled in the art can implement the technical solutions, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be implemented, the combination of the technical solutions should be considered as not existing, and not falling within the scope of protection claimed by the present application. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the application.

The description of the orientations of "up", "down", "front", "rear", "left", "right", and the like in the present application is based on the orientations shown in the drawings, and is merely for explaining the relative positional relationship between the components in the orientations shown in the drawings, and if the specific orientations are changed, the directional indications are changed accordingly.

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 the like, and a plurality of fields such as military equipment, aerospace, and the like. With the continuous expansion of the application field of the power battery, the market demand of the power battery is also continuously expanding.

The cell clamp in the related art clamps the cell from the horizontal direction, and specifically can drive two clamping jaws which are horizontally arranged oppositely to be close to each other through a cylinder so as to clamp the cell, and the two clamping jaws are far away from each other so as to put down the cell. The horizontal clamping is suitable for the situation that the clamping surface is relatively large. However, when the battery cell is horizontally placed, for example, when a square battery cell is horizontally placed, the unstable clamping condition is easy to occur only through horizontal clamping due to the small clamping surface. In order to achieve stable clamping, the clamping force has to be increased, so that the battery cells are easily damaged.

Therefore, the applicant provides a battery cell clamp, comprising a clamp main body, a first positioning piece, two second positioning pieces, a supporting piece and a hinge structure, wherein the clamp main body comprises an upper clamp and a lower clamp, the first positioning pieces are arranged on two opposite sides of the upper clamp along a first direction, the two second positioning pieces are arranged on two opposite sides of the upper clamp along a second direction, the supporting piece is arranged on the second positioning pieces and is used for providing vertical support for a battery cell, the hinge structure comprises an installation frame, an adjusting piece installed on the installation frame and a connecting piece connected with the adjusting piece, the installation frame is installed on the upper clamp and is connected with the lower clamp, the adjusting piece is used for driving the supporting piece to move along a third direction through the upper clamp so as to adjust the distance between the supporting piece and the lower clamp, and the first direction, the second direction and the third direction are vertically arranged in pairs. The first direction can be the X direction, and the second direction can be the Y direction, and the third direction can be the Z direction, and the Z direction is vertical promptly, can provide vertical support through support piece, provides ascending holding power for the electric core, reduces the risk that the electric core dropped. According to the application, the clamping of the battery cell can be realized from three directions, vertical support is provided for the battery cell on the basis of horizontal clamping, the stability of the clamping of the battery cell is improved, and the risk of damage of the battery cell is reduced.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a vehicle 1000 according to some embodiments of the application. The electric device can be a vehicle 1000, the vehicle 1000 can be a fuel oil vehicle, a gas vehicle or a new energy vehicle, and the new energy vehicle can be a pure electric vehicle, a hybrid electric vehicle or a range-extending vehicle. The battery 100 is provided in the interior of the vehicle 1000, and the battery 100 may be provided at the bottom or the head or the tail of the vehicle 1000. The battery 100 may be used for power supply of the vehicle 1000, for example, the battery 100 may be used as an operating power source of the vehicle 1000. The vehicle 1000 may also include a controller 200 and a motor 300, the controller 200 being configured to control the battery 100 to power the motor 300, for example, for operating power requirements during start-up, navigation, and travel of the vehicle 1000.

In some embodiments of the present application, battery 100 may not only serve as an operating power source for vehicle 1000, but may also serve as a driving power source for vehicle 1000, instead of or in part instead of fuel oil or natural gas, to provide driving power for vehicle 1000.

Referring to fig. 2, fig. 2 is an exploded view of a battery 100 according to some embodiments of the present application. The battery 100 includes a case 10 and a battery cell 20, and the battery cell 20 is accommodated in the case 10. The case 10 is used for providing an accommodating space for the battery cell 20, and the case 10 can adopt various structures. In some embodiments, the case 10 may include a first portion 11 and a second portion 12, the first portion 11 and the second portion 12 being mutually covered, and the first portion 11 and the second portion 12 together defining a receiving space for receiving the battery cell 20. The second part 12 may be a hollow structure with one end open, the first part 11 may be a plate-shaped structure, and the first part 11 covers the open side of the second part 12, so that the first part 11 and the second part 12 together define a containing space, the first part 11 and the second part 12 may also be hollow structures with one side open, and the open side of the first part 11 covers the open side of the second part 12. Of course, the case 10 formed by the first portion 11 and the second portion 12 may be of various shapes, such as a cylinder, a rectangular parallelepiped, or the like.

In the battery 100, the plurality of battery cells 20 may be connected in series, parallel or a series-parallel connection between the plurality of battery cells 20, and the series-parallel connection refers to that the plurality of battery cells 20 are connected in series or parallel. The multiple cells 20 can be directly connected in series or parallel or in parallel-series connection, and then the whole body formed by the multiple cells 20 is accommodated in the box 10, however, the battery 100 can also be in a form of a battery module formed by connecting the multiple cells 20 in series or parallel or in parallel-series connection, and then the multiple battery modules are connected in series or parallel or in parallel-series connection to form a whole body and are accommodated in the box 10. The battery 100 may also include other structures, for example, the battery 100 may also include a bus bar member for making electrical connection between the plurality of battery cells 20.

Each of the battery cells 20 may be a secondary battery or a primary battery, or may be a lithium-sulfur battery, a sodium-ion battery or a magnesium-ion battery, but is not limited thereto. The battery cell 20 may be cylindrical, flat, rectangular, or otherwise shaped.

The application provides a battery cell clamp which is used for clamping and transferring a battery cell in the battery manufacturing process.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, according to some embodiments of the present application, a battery cell fixture 1 is provided for clamping a battery cell 20, and includes a fixture body, a first positioning member 4, two second positioning members, a supporting member 6 and a hinge structure 7, wherein the fixture body includes an upper fixture 2 and a lower fixture 3, the first positioning member 4 is disposed on a side of the upper fixture 2 along a first direction, the two second positioning members are disposed on two opposite sides of the upper fixture 2 along a second direction, the supporting member 6 is disposed on the second positioning members for providing vertical support to the battery cell 20, the hinge structure 7 is connected with the upper fixture 2 for driving the supporting member 6 to move along a third direction by the upper fixture 2 to adjust a distance between the supporting member 6 and the lower fixture 3, and the first direction, the second direction and the third direction are vertically disposed.

It should be noted that, the first direction, the second direction and the third direction referred to in the present application correspond to the first direction, that is, the X direction, the second direction, that is, the Y direction, and the third direction, that is, the Z direction, that is, the vertical direction, respectively, referred to in fig. 1. The clamp body comprises an upper clamp 2 and a lower clamp 3, and the upper clamp 2 and the lower clamp 3 can move relatively. The upper fixture 2 and the lower fixture 3 may be square frames, the first direction may refer to a length direction of the square frames, and the first positioning members 4 are respectively disposed on sides of the square frames, and position the battery cells 20 along the first direction from the battery cells 20. The second direction may refer to a width direction of the square frame, and the two second positioning members are respectively disposed at two sides of the width direction of the square frame, and clamp and position the battery cell 20 from two ends of the battery cell 20 along the second direction. In a specific embodiment, the first direction and the second direction are perpendicular to each other. The support 6 is arranged on the second positioning member, and when the battery cell 20 is placed, the battery cell 20 is placed on the support 6, and the battery cell 20 is vertically supported by the support 6, wherein the vertical direction can be the Z direction, that is, the upward supporting force is provided in the third direction.

The hinge structure 7 is used for driving the upper clamp 2 to move, and the first positioning piece 4, the second positioning piece and the supporting piece 6 which can be directly or indirectly installed on the upper clamp 2 can move through the movement of the upper clamp 2. Because the battery cell 20 is placed on the support member 6, the support member 6 will drive the battery cell 20 to move together in the moving process, and the battery cell 20 will be clamped between the support member 6 and the lower clamp 3 in the third direction.

It should be noted that this embodiment can provide vertical support by the support member 6, and provide upward supporting force for the battery cell 20, so as to reduce the risk of dropping the battery cell 20. It is not necessary to clamp the battery cells 20 with a large horizontal clamping force as in the related art. Meanwhile, the clamping of the battery cell 20 can be realized from three directions, vertical support is provided for the battery cell 20 on the basis of horizontal clamping, the clamping stability of the battery cell 20 is improved, and the damage risk of the battery cell 20 is reduced. In addition, the number of the first positioning members 4 may be two, and the first positioning members may be respectively disposed on two sides of the upper fixture 2 along the first direction.

Preliminary location is carried out to electric core 20 along first direction from electric core 20 through first setting element 4, two second setting elements carry out the centre gripping location to electric core 20 respectively from electric core 20 along the both sides of second direction, realize the support to electric core 20 through support piece 6, adjust the support and the centre gripping to electric core 20 in the third direction by the distance between anchor clamps 3 and the support piece 6 under the hinge structure is adjusted, this embodiment can realize the location or the centre gripping of electric core 20 from vertical direction, provide vertical support for electric core 20 on the basis of horizontal centre gripping, the stability of electric core 20 centre gripping has been promoted, the impaired risk of electric core 20 has been reduced.

Referring to fig. 5, in some embodiments, the second positioning members include a plurality of second positioning sub-members 51, and the plurality of second positioning sub-members 51 are arranged at intervals along the first direction, and each second positioning sub-member 51 is provided with a supporting member 6.

When the length of the battery cell 20 in the first direction is longer, for example, when one battery cell 20 includes two bare battery cells, the two bare battery cells are tiled to have a larger length, if clamping is performed in the first direction only from one position, the clamping may be unstable, and the bare battery cells which are not clamped or supported may fall down, so that the tabs connecting the two bare battery cells are broken under stress. To reduce the risk of the above-mentioned problems, the second positioning member may be provided to include a plurality of second positioning sub-members 51 for clamping and positioning the battery cells 20 from a plurality of positions along the length of the battery cells 20. Meanwhile, the supporting pieces 6 are arranged on each second positioning sub-piece 51, the supporting pieces 6 can also provide vertical support for the battery cells 20 from all positions of the battery cells 20, and the risks of oblique falling of bare cells or electrode lug cracking are reduced. Of course, it is understood that, in the same way, the first positioning member 4 may also include a plurality of first positioning members, where the plurality of first positioning members are arranged along the second direction, and the plurality of positions in the second direction clamp and position the battery cell 20, so as to be suitable for the situation of larger battery width. By providing the second positioning member including a plurality of second positioning sub-members 51, each of the second positioning sub-members 51 is provided with the supporting member 6, the battery cell 20 can be positioned and supported from each position in the first direction of the battery cell 20.

By providing a plurality of second positioning sub-members 51 arranged at intervals in the first direction and providing the support member 6 on each of the second positioning sub-members 51, the battery cells 20 can be positioned and supported from the respective positions in the first direction of the battery cells 20.

Referring to fig. 6 and 7, in some embodiments, the supporting member 6 includes a connecting rod 61, a supporting plate 62 and a sliding block 63 mounted on the supporting plate 62, the supporting plates 62 are respectively mounted on the connecting rod 61, the supporting plate 62 is disposed on a side of the lower fixture 3 away from the upper fixture 2 for providing vertical support to the battery cell 20, the second positioning sub-member 51 includes a positioning rod 511 and a sliding rail 512 mounted on the positioning rod 511, the positioning rod 511 is connected with the upper fixture 2, and the sliding rail 512 is slidably connected with the sliding block 63.

The backup pad 62 can be a flat board, and the holding surface is the one side towards anchor clamps 3 down, and electric core 20 is placed in the accommodation space that holding surface and anchor clamps 3 formed down, and locating lever 511 is used for with the side butt of electric core 20, and the locating lever 511 that electric core 20 both sides set up respectively realizes locating and centre gripping electric core 20 in the second direction, slide rail 512 and slider 63 swing joint. The plurality of support plates 62 can also be connected with the connecting rod 61 respectively, and the plurality of support plates 62 are connected through the connecting rod 61, or in other words, the plurality of support plates 62 are all installed on the connecting rod 61, so that synchronous adjustment of the plurality of support plates 62 can be realized, and the consistency of adjustment steps is improved. The specific adjustment process may be that the first positioning element 4 is used to position the cell 20 in the X direction, then the second positioning element is used to position and clamp the cell 20 in the Y direction, and then the sliding block 63 is matched with the sliding rail 512 to push the supporting plate 62 to slide along the sliding rail 512, so that the supporting plate 62 moves towards the accommodating space, and the supporting plate 62 is placed on the bottom surface of the cell 20, that is, vertical support is provided for the cell 20. At this time, since the connection rod 61 simultaneously connects the plurality of support plates 62, there is an effect of interlocking the plurality of support plates 62, so that the consistency of the adjustment steps can be improved. Then the upper clamp 2 is driven to move through the hinge structure 7, so that the second positioning piece and the supporting plate 62 are driven to synchronously move through the upper clamp 2, and the battery cell 20 is clamped between the supporting plate 62 and the lower clamp 3.

The support plate 62 can be extended into the bottom of the battery cell 20 by arranging the support plate 62 to slide along the slide rail 512 through the slide block 63, so that the battery cell 20 is vertically supported and simultaneously, the battery cell 20 is ready for being vertically clamped. Meanwhile, the plurality of support plates 62 are connected through the connecting rods 61, so that linkage adjustment can be realized, and the adjustment pace consistency is kept.

Referring to fig. 7, in some embodiments, a sliding groove is formed on the sliding block 63, a sliding bar is disposed on a groove sidewall of the sliding groove, a sliding rail 512 is slidably mounted on the sliding groove, and a groove 513 slidably engaged with the sliding bar is disposed on the sliding rail 512.

The chute is a concave groove penetrating through the sliding block 63 along the length direction, the sliding rail 512 is a rectangular square block and is arranged in the chute, the side wall of the chute can limit the sliding rail 512, and the falling possibility of the sliding rail 512 is reduced. Meanwhile, a sliding strip is arranged on the side wall of the chute, the sliding strip can be a convex strip with a circular arc shape, the surface is smooth, the sliding strip is arranged on two opposite sides of the side wall of the chute, a groove 513 in sliding fit with the sliding strip is arranged at the corresponding position of the sliding rail 512, the sliding block 63 and the sliding rail 512 can slide relatively, the position of the second positioning piece or the supporting piece 6 can be adjusted, and particularly the supporting plate 62 can slide below the battery cell 20.

Through setting up the spout and being used for holding slide rail 512, can play spacing effect to the left and right movement of slide rail 512, reduce the possibility that slide rail 512 dropped to set up the draw runner in the spout and be used for realizing sliding connection with the recess 513 cooperation on the slide rail 512.

Referring to fig. 7, in some embodiments, the second positioning sub-assembly 51 further includes a limiting block 514, the limiting block 514 is disposed at one end of the sliding rail 512 along the sliding direction, and the limiting block 514 is configured to abut against the sliding block 63 to limit the sliding travel of the sliding rail 512.

The limiting block 514 may be a square block, may also be a plate-shaped member, and is disposed at an end of the sliding rail 512, specifically may be disposed at an end of the sliding rail 512 near the accommodating space, may also be disposed at an end of the sliding rail 512 far away from the accommodating space, or may also be disposed at two ends of the sliding rail 512. The sliding block 63 slides relatively along the sliding rail 512, and a limiting block 514 is disposed at the end of the sliding rail 512 along the sliding direction, that is, the end of the sliding rail 512 along the length direction, when the sliding block 63 slides to the end of the sliding rail 512, the sliding block 63 can touch the limiting block 514 to stop, thereby limiting the movement stroke of the sliding block 63, and the sliding block 63 can not slide out from the end of the sliding rail 512.

The limiting block 514 is arranged at the end of the sliding rail 512 along the sliding direction, so that the limiting effect on the movement stroke of the sliding block 63 can be achieved, and the sliding block 63 is prevented from falling off the sliding rail 512 due to the excessively limited movement distance.

Referring to fig. 7, in some embodiments, a buffer layer 64 is disposed on a side of the support member 6 facing the lower fixture 3.

The lower clamp 3 is above the support 6, the side of the support 6 facing the lower clamp 3, i.e. the top side, also referred to as the side facing the receiving space. The buffer layer 64 can be an elastic buffer layer and can be made of rubber, silica gel or foam, so that a buffer effect is achieved, specifically, the buffer layer 64 can be arranged on a supporting surface, the battery cell 20 is arranged on the buffer layer 64 in the clamping and supporting process, the buffer layer 64 can avoid extrusion damage to the battery cell 20 caused by overlarge impact force, the battery cell 20 can be prevented from being directly contacted with the supporting plate 62 made of harder materials, and the risk of scratching the surface of the battery cell 20 can be reduced. Similarly, a buffer structure may be provided on the side of the first positioning member 4 and the second positioning member that contacts the battery cell 20, or on the side facing the accommodating space, and a buffer block 31 may be provided on the side of the lower clamp 3 facing the accommodating space.

By providing the buffer layer 64 on the support 6 for direct contact with the cell 20 through the buffer layer 64, the risk of crush damage and surface scratches of the cell 20 can be reduced.

Referring to fig. 8-10, in some embodiments, the hinge structure 7 includes a mounting bracket 71, an adjusting member 72 mounted to the mounting bracket 71, and a connecting member 73 connected to the adjusting member 72, the mounting bracket 71 being mounted to the upper jig 2, the connecting member 73 being connected to the lower jig 3, the adjusting member 72 being configured to drive the supporting member 6 to move in a third direction by the upper jig 2 to adjust a distance between the supporting member 6 and the lower jig 3.

Specifically, the hinge structure 7 includes a mounting bracket 71, an adjusting member 72 mounted to the mounting bracket 71, and a connecting member 73 connected to the adjusting member 72, the mounting bracket 71 is mounted to the upper jig 2, the connecting member 73 is connected to the lower jig 3, and the adjusting member 72 is used for driving the supporting member 6 to move in a third direction through the upper jig 2 to adjust a distance between the supporting member 6 and the lower jig 3. The mounting bracket 71 is installed on last anchor clamps 2, and connecting piece 73 is used for being connected with lower anchor clamps 3, can press down anchor clamps 3 motionless during the use, can drive the mounting bracket 71 and the last anchor clamps 2 that are connected with mounting bracket 71 through regulating part 72 under external force drive and follow the upward removal of third direction, make support piece 6 also follow last anchor clamps 2 and follow the upward removal of third direction this moment, also move to the direction that is close to lower anchor clamps 3 simultaneously, stop driving regulating part 72 when the electric core 20 and the butt of lower anchor clamps 3 on to support piece 6. At this time, in the third direction, the battery cell 20 is clamped between the support 6 and the lower fixture 3. In this way, positioning or clamping of the cells 20 is achieved in three directions.

Through setting up hinge structure 7 and including mounting bracket 71, install in mounting bracket 71's regulating part 72 to and the connecting piece 73 of being connected with regulating part 72, mounting bracket 71 provides the mounted position, and connecting piece 73 is connected with lower anchor clamps 3, can drive mounting bracket 71 and the last anchor clamps 2 that are connected with mounting bracket 71 through regulating part 72 under external force drive and follow the upward removal of third direction, will electric core 20 by the centre gripping between support piece 6 and lower anchor clamps 3. The operation can be completed by adopting manual operation, and the operation mode is simple.

Referring to fig. 8 and 9, in some embodiments, the connecting member 73 includes a connecting shaft 731, a locking nut 732, and a first clamping block 733 and a second clamping block 734 disposed at intervals on the connecting shaft 731, the first clamping block 733 and the second clamping block 734 respectively abut against opposite sides of the lower fixture 3, the locking nut 732 is disposed on a side of the first clamping block 733 facing away from the second clamping block 734, and the locking nut 732 is in threaded connection with the connecting shaft 731.

The opposite sides of the lower fixture 3 may be an upper side and a lower side, or a top surface and a bottom surface, the top surface refers to a side facing the upper fixture 2, the bottom surface refers to a side facing the accommodating space, the first clamping block 733 and the second clamping block 734 may be circular plate-shaped clamping blocks respectively abutted to the opposite sides of the lower fixture 3, and the locking nut 732 is in threaded connection with the connecting shaft 731 for reducing the risk of the clamping blocks falling off from the connecting shaft 731. Specifically, two lock nuts 732 may be provided, and the two lock nuts 732 define positions of the first clamp block 733 and the second clamp block 734 from both ends of the connection shaft 731, respectively. In this way, the connecting piece 73 can be firmly mounted on the lower clamp 3, facilitating subsequent adjustment.

By providing the link 73 including the link shaft 731, the lock nut 732, and the first and second clamp blocks 733 and 734 provided at intervals to the link shaft 731, the link 73 can be securely locked to the lower clamp 3. During subsequent adjustment of the adjustment member 72, the lower clamp 3 and the connection member 73 may be kept relatively stationary.

Referring to fig. 10, in some embodiments, the adjusting member 72 includes a pressing handle 721, and a first link 722, a second link 723 and a third link 724 that are sequentially hinged, wherein an end of the first link 722 away from the second link 723 is connected to the pressing handle 721, and an end of the third link 724 away from the second link 723 is connected to the connecting shaft 731.

The hinge structure 7 in the present application may be a commercially available hinge. The whole process of installing the battery cell 20 comprises the steps of 1, realizing X-direction positioning of the battery cell 20 through a first positioning piece 4, 2, realizing Y-direction positioning of the battery cell 20 through a second positioning piece, pushing the supporting piece 6 to the bottom of the battery cell 20 to play a role in supporting the battery cell 20 in the Z direction, 3, enabling the upper clamp 2 to move upwards relative to the lower clamp 3 through the action of a pressing handle 721 of the driving hinge structure 7, enabling the first positioning piece 4, the second positioning piece and the supporting piece 6 connected with the upper clamp 2 to move upwards, driving the battery cell 20 to move upwards together in the upward moving process of the supporting piece 6, and gradually reducing the distance between the supporting piece 6 and the lower clamp 3 until an accommodating space between the supporting piece 6 and the lower clamp 3 just can accommodate the lower battery cell 20 and clamp the battery cell 20. In a specific embodiment, the adjusting member 72 includes a pressing handle 721, and a first link 722, a second link 723, and a third link 724 which are sequentially hinged, wherein the pressing handle 721 is connected to an end of the first link 722 remote from the second link 723, and a connecting shaft 731 is connected to an end of the third link 724 remote from the second link 723. The mounting frame 71 is provided with a rotation shaft 711, and the first link 722 is sleeved on the rotation shaft 711. When the pressing handle 721 drives the first link 722 to rotate upwards or downwards, the mounting frame 71 can be driven by the rotation shaft 711 to move upwards or downwards along with the upper fixture 2, so as to adjust the interval between the supporting member 6 and the lower fixture 3, and clamp the battery cell 20. The pressing handle 721 may be a pressing sleeve sleeved on the first connecting rod 722. In practice, to ensure that the lower clamp 3 does not move, one hand may also be pressed against the lower clamp 3 or a handle 9 connected to the lower clamp 3.

By providing the adjusting member 72 including the pressing handle 721, and the first, second and third links 722, 723 and 724 which are sequentially hinged, one end of the first link 722, which is far from the second link 723, is connected with the pressing handle 721, and one end of the third link 724, which is far from the second link 723, is connected with the connecting shaft 731, and when the pressing handle 721 is manually driven to fall, the upper jig 2 can be driven to move upward or downward by the first, second and third links 722, 723 and 724.

Referring to fig. 11, in some embodiments, the clamp body further includes a guide locking member 8, the guide locking member 8 includes a linear bearing 81 and a guide rod 82, the upper clamp 2 is provided with an upper sliding hole, the lower clamp 3 is provided with a lower sliding hole, the linear bearing 81 is provided with a mounting hole, the upper sliding hole, the lower sliding hole and the mounting hole are coaxially arranged, the guide rod 82 sequentially passes through the mounting hole, the upper sliding hole and the lower sliding hole, and the guide rod 82 is slidably connected with the upper clamp 2.

The guide locking member 8 mainly plays a role of guiding and locking, specifically, the guiding role refers to ensuring that only relative displacement in the vertical direction occurs in the process of relatively moving the upper clamp 2 and the lower clamp 3. Specifically, an upper sliding hole may be provided on the upper fixture 2, a lower sliding hole may be provided on the lower fixture 3, and a linear bearing 81 may be installed in the upper sliding hole or on the upper sliding hole, where the linear bearing 81 is used to ensure the perpendicularity of the installation of the guide rod 82. Specifically, the central axes of the upper sliding hole, the lower sliding hole and the mounting hole are on the same straight line, that is, are coaxially arranged, and the guide rod 82 sequentially passes through the three holes and is in sliding connection with the upper clamp 2, so that the upper clamp 2 can move up and down along the guide rod 82, and the support member 6 is driven to move up and down by the movement of the upper clamp 2 so as to clamp or unclamp the battery cell 20 from the vertical position.

By providing the guide rod 82 and the linear bearing 81, the movement of the upper jig 2 and the lower jig 3 can be restrained.

Referring to fig. 11, in some embodiments, the guide locking member 8 further includes a limit nut 83, the limit nut 83 is mounted on the guide rod 82, and the lower clamp 3, the upper clamp 2, the linear bearing 81 and the limit nut 83 are sequentially arranged along the central axis direction of the guide rod 82.

The limiting nut 83 mainly plays a limiting role, and particularly plays a limiting role on the movement stroke of the upper clamp 2. Specifically, the linear bearing 81 is mounted on the top of the upper fixture 2, the limit nut 83 is mounted on the top of the linear bearing 81, and the limit nut 83 is mounted on the end portion of the guide rod 82, which can be in threaded connection, so that the installation and the disassembly of the guide rod are very convenient, and the maintenance is convenient. Under the action of the hinge structure 7, the upper clamp 2 moves upwards, specifically, the upper clamp 2 and the linear bearing 81 move up and down along the guide rod 82, at this time, a limit nut 83 is arranged at the top end of the guide rod 82, and when the upper clamp 2 and the linear bearing 81 move to be abutted with the limit nut 83, the movement can only be stopped. Of course, a spacer 84 may be provided, and the spacer 84 may be resilient to enhance the tightness of the connection.

By arranging the limit nut 83 on the guide rod 82, the limit effect on the movement stroke of the upper clamp 2 can be achieved, and the risk that the upper clamp 2 falls off from the guide rod 82 is reduced.

In some embodiments, the first positioning member 4 includes a base coupled to the upper clamp 2 and a cushion mounted to the base for abutting against the battery cell 20.

The substrate is typically made of a hard material, such as a metallic material, and further, may be made of copper or steel. The buffer cushion is made of non-rigid materials or flexible materials, and is abutted with the battery cell 20 in the clamping process, so that the buffer cushion plays a role in buffering, and the battery cell 20 is prevented from being excessively deformed or scratched due to instantaneous stress.

By providing that the first positioning member 4 comprises a base body and a buffer member, the base body provides a rigid support, and the buffer member plays a role in buffering, the risk of excessively large deformation or scratch of the battery cell 20 in the moment can be reduced.

In some embodiments, the cell clamp 1 further comprises a handle 9, the handle 9 being connected to the lower clamp 3.

It should be noted that, the present application has an important feature, compared with the cylinder driving adjustment in the related art, the present application adopts purely manual adjustment, and no driving member is needed as a power source in the use process, so the application range is wider. When the battery cell 20 needs to be carried out to a designated position from the outside of the apparatus or put into the inside of the apparatus, the battery cell clamp 1 fixes the battery cell 20 by linkage in the Z direction and the Y direction, limits the degree of freedom of the battery cell 20, and carries the battery cell. To facilitate control of the movement of the cell clamp 1, a handle 9 may be provided thereon, which is connected to the upper clamp 2.

By providing the handle 9, movement of the upper and lower clamps 2, 3 can be facilitated.

According to some embodiments of the present application, a cell fixture 1 is provided for clamping a cell 20, and includes a fixture body, a first positioning member 4, two second positioning members, a supporting member 6 and a hinge structure 7, wherein the fixture body includes an upper fixture 2 and a lower fixture 3, the first positioning member 4 is disposed at a side of the upper fixture 2 along a first direction, the two second positioning members are disposed at opposite sides of the upper fixture 2 along a second direction, the supporting member 6 is disposed at the second positioning members for providing vertical support to the cell 20, the hinge structure 7 includes a mounting frame 71, an adjusting member 72 mounted on the mounting frame 71, and a connecting member 73 connected to the adjusting member 72, the mounting frame 71 is mounted on the upper fixture 2, the connecting member 73 is connected to the lower fixture 3, the adjusting member 72 is used for driving the supporting member 6 to move along a third direction through the upper fixture 2 to adjust a distance between the supporting member 6 and the lower fixture 3, and the first direction, the second direction and the third direction are disposed vertically. The second positioning members include a plurality of second positioning sub-members 51, the plurality of second positioning sub-members 51 are arranged at intervals along the first direction, and each second positioning sub-member 51 is provided with a supporting member 6. The support member 6 comprises a connecting rod 61, a support plate 62 and a sliding block 63 arranged on the support plate 62, the plurality of support plates 62 are respectively arranged on the connecting rod 61, the support plate 62 is arranged on one side of the lower clamp 3 far away from the upper clamp 2 and is used for providing vertical support for the battery cell 20, the second positioning sub-member 51 comprises a positioning rod 511 and a sliding rail 512 arranged on the positioning rod 511, the positioning rod 511 is connected with the upper clamp 2, the sliding rail 512 is in sliding connection with the sliding block 63, a sliding groove is arranged on the sliding block 63, a sliding bar is arranged on the side wall of the sliding groove, the sliding rail 512 is in sliding installation with the sliding groove, and a groove 513 in sliding fit with the sliding bar is arranged on the sliding rail 512. The hinge structure 7 is used to drive a first movement to adjust the size of the clamping space between the lower clamp 3 and the support 6. The embodiment can realize the clamping in the Z direction, can be operated manually without any external power source, and improves the flexibility of the battery cell clamp 1.

The foregoing description is only of the optional embodiments of the present application, and is not intended to limit the scope of the application, and all the equivalent structural changes made by the description of the present application and the accompanying drawings or the direct/indirect application in other related technical fields are included in the scope of the application.

Claims (13)

1. A cell clamp for clamping a cell, comprising:

the main body of the clamp is provided with a clamping device, the clamp body comprises an upper clamp and a lower clamp;

The first positioning pieces are arranged on the side edges of the upper clamp along the first direction;

The two second positioning pieces are arranged on two opposite sides of the upper clamp along the second direction;

The support piece is arranged on the second positioning piece and is used for providing vertical support for the battery cell;

The hinge structure is connected with the upper clamp and used for driving the supporting piece to move along a third direction through the upper clamp so as to adjust the distance between the supporting piece and the lower clamp;

The first direction, the second direction and the third direction are arranged in a pairwise perpendicular mode.

2. The cell fixture of claim 1, wherein the second positioning member comprises a plurality of second positioning sub-members, the plurality of second positioning sub-members being arranged at intervals along the first direction, the support member being provided on each of the second positioning sub-members.

3. The cell fixture of claim 2, wherein the support member comprises a connecting rod, a support plate and a slider mounted on the support plate, a plurality of support plates are mounted on the connecting rod respectively, the support plate is arranged on one side of the lower fixture away from the upper fixture, the second positioning sub-member comprises a positioning rod and a sliding rail mounted on the positioning rod, the positioning rod is connected with the upper fixture, and the sliding rail is in sliding connection with the slider.

4. The battery cell clamp of claim 3, wherein the sliding block is provided with a sliding groove, a sliding strip is arranged on the side wall of the sliding groove, the sliding rail is slidably mounted in the sliding groove, and a groove in sliding fit with the sliding strip is arranged on the sliding rail.

5. The battery cell fixture of claim 4, wherein the second positioning sub-assembly further comprises a limiting block, the limiting block is disposed at one end of the sliding rail along the sliding direction of the sliding block, and the limiting block is used for abutting against the sliding block to limit the sliding stroke of the sliding rail.

6. The cell fixture of claim 3, wherein a side of the support facing the lower fixture is provided with a buffer layer.

7. The cell fixture of any one of claims 1-6, wherein the hinge structure comprises a mounting bracket, an adjusting member mounted to the mounting bracket, and a connecting member connected to the adjusting member, the mounting bracket being mounted to the upper fixture, the connecting member being connected to the lower fixture, the adjusting member driving the supporting member to move in a third direction through the upper fixture to adjust a distance between the supporting member and the lower fixture.

8. The cell fixture of claim 7, wherein the connecting member comprises a connecting shaft, a lock nut, and a first clamping block and a second clamping block which are arranged on the connecting shaft at intervals, wherein the first clamping block and the second clamping block are respectively abutted against two opposite sides of the lower fixture, the lock nut is arranged on one side, away from the second clamping block, of the first clamping block, and the lock nut is in threaded connection with the connecting shaft.

9. The cell fixture of claim 8, wherein the adjusting member comprises a pressing handle, and a first connecting rod, a second connecting rod and a third connecting rod which are sequentially hinged, wherein one end of the first connecting rod, which is far away from the second connecting rod, is connected with the pressing handle, and one end of the third connecting rod, which is far away from the second connecting rod, is connected with the connecting shaft.

10. The cell fixture according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the fixture body further comprises a guide locking member, the guide locking member comprises a linear bearing and a guide rod, the upper fixture is provided with an upper sliding hole, the lower fixture is provided with a lower sliding hole, the linear bearing is provided with a mounting hole, the upper sliding hole, the lower sliding hole and the mounting hole are coaxially arranged, the guide rod sequentially passes through the mounting hole, the upper sliding hole and the lower sliding hole, and the guide rod is in sliding connection with the upper fixture.

11. The cell fixture of claim 10, wherein the guide locking member further comprises a limit nut, the limit nut is mounted on the guide rod, and the lower fixture, the upper fixture, the linear bearing and the limit nut are sequentially arranged along a central axis direction of the guide rod.

12. The cell clamp of any one of claims 1-6, wherein the first positioning member includes a base and a cushion mounted to the base, the base being coupled to the upper clamp, the cushion being configured to abut the cell.

13. The cell clamp of any one of claims 1-6, further comprising a handle connected to the lower clamp.