JPH01183059A - Device for cleaning/drying cell by use of exclusive pallet - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To contrive to prevent damage to cells under manufacturing processes as well as to rationalize working processes by transshipping the cells which are being carried while being assembled, onto a line equipped with a specified pallet and with both its carrying device and a cleaning/drying device, and thereby processing them. CONSTITUTION:Cells 2 placed on an assembly carrier 1 are transshipped every specified numbers on an exclusive pallet 6 by means of a robot 4. The exclusive pallet 6 is same in diameter as the pitch by which the cells 2 are positioned on the carrier 1, is formed into a shape suitable for cleaning and drying, and shall be one corresponding to the size of the cells. The specified numbers of the cells placed on the exclusive pallet 6 are carried by a mesh belt 8, are cleaned and dried as specified by a cleaning BOX 9 and a drying BOX 10 respectively, and classed into numbers suitable to the following processes by shutters 12 and 12. The carrier 11 for the exclusive pallet is circulated again so as to be returned to a place where the robot 4 is stationed. The cells 2 which are being carried will never be short-circuited and so on because of running aground, they can thereby be orderly and efficiently carried..

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a battery cleaning and drying device using a special pallet.

[Summary of the invention]

The present invention is an apparatus for cleaning and drying assembled batteries mounted on an assembly pallet, in which the batteries are cleaned while mounted on the assembly pallet.

Drying requires a very long process. In addition, if the battery is separated from the assembled pallet and the battery is transported alone, scratches may occur due to abrasion due to contact between the batteries, short circuits may occur due to the batteries riding on each other, and constant pinching may occur due to the next process after cleaning and drying. The problem of the need for an alignment mechanism for aligning and positioning the batteries can be solved by moving the batteries from the assembled pallet to a special pallet with the same diameter as the pitch on which the batteries are placed on the assembled pallet, and transporting the batteries in parallel on the mesh belt. By setting the conveyance speed of the assembled pallet and the special pallet respectively, it is possible to arrange the batteries efficiently in a very short process by increasing the efficiency of cleaning and drying with two stoppers. The device has a very simple mechanism, and when changing the battery size, the task is as easy as replacing the dedicated pallet, and the battery can be cleaned and dried. It is.

[Conventional technology]

Conventional battery assembly does not use assembly pallets,
-Each piece is assembled and cleaned.

Drying was also carried out individually by push-back conveyance. Also, cleaning,
For the next process after drying, a process was also performed in which the batteries were arranged one by one in a certain pinch. Changing the battery size was also done by adjusting the guide rails.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

Conventionally, this type of equipment does not use an assembly pallet to assemble batteries; each battery is assembled individually, and cleaning and drying are also carried out by push-back conveyance, and for the next process after cleaning and drying, Since the batteries were arranged one by one at a certain pinch, there was a risk of scratches caused by friction due to contact between the batteries, short circuits caused by the batteries riding on each other, and a constant alignment for the next process after cleaning and drying. This required an alignment mechanism to align and position the pinochs, which lengthened the process, did not improve efficiency, and caused problems in that the guardrails had to be adjusted when the battery size changed.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to solve these problems, the present invention aims to transfer batteries from assembled pallets to special pallets with the same diameter as the pitch on which the batteries are placed on the assembled pallets and a shape suitable for cleaning and drying. By transporting the batteries on a mesh held, the process is very short and efficient, and the batteries can be easily arranged by separating the dedicated pallets by the number of openings using two shutters, making it a very simple device. The mechanism makes it easy to change the battery size by simply replacing the special pallet, and the battery can be cleaned and dried.

[Effect]

Using the battery cleaning and drying equipment configured as above, the robot transfers the assembled batteries on the assembly pallet to a special pallet with a shape suitable for cleaning and drying, and then transfers the assembled batteries onto a special pallet with an assembly barre, throat and batteries on it. The pallets are conveyed on the mesobelt at different conveyance speeds, and washed B.
Pass through OX and drying box, wash and dry each,
Empty assembled pallets are returned to the assembly process by return transport, and special pallets loaded with batteries are again divided into sections using two shutters and transferred to the next process by robots.
Batteries can be washed and dried by horizontally circulating and transporting empty pallets to the battery transfer section from assembled pallets.

〔Example〕

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The overall outline will be explained with reference to the figure.

In the assembly process, an assembly pallet 3 carrying two rows of six assembled batteries 2 sent by the assembly transport 1 is transferred by Robozoto 4 to a special pallet 6 divided into six pieces by two shutters 5. The battery is washed and dried by passing through the cleaning box 9 and the drying box IO at appropriate transport speeds by the metschheld 7 and menschheld 8, respectively. Next, the dedicated pallet is transported by the dedicated pallet transport 11, and the two shutters 1
2, it is divided into 10 pieces and supplied to the next process by a robot. Empty special pallets are circulated by special pallet transport, and sent back from the assembled pallets to the point where batteries are transferred. Wash again.

The dried assembled pallet is returned to the assembly process by a returner 13.

〔Effect of the invention〕

This invention cleans the battery as explained above.

Transfer the batteries to a special pallet with a shape suitable for drying, and transport the batteries on the special pallet and the assembled pallet using mensch belts to avoid chafing due to contact between the batteries, avoid damaging the batteries, avoid short circuits, and prepare for the next process. It has a simple mechanism for alignment, and it is extremely easy to change the battery size by replacing the special pallet, which has the effect of making overall cleaning and drying more efficient.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawing is an overall view of an embodiment according to the present invention. 2...Battery 6...Special valet that's all Applicant: Seiko Electronics Industries Co., Ltd. −7=

Claims (1)

[Claims] A dedicated pallet for placing batteries, a transport unit that transports this dedicated pallet, and a transport unit that is placed between the
A processing section consisting of a cleaning tank and a drying tank for washing and drying batteries placed on dedicated pallets, a dedicated pallet alignment means provided in the transport section on both sides of this processing section, and a processing section that cleans and dries batteries placed on dedicated pallets. A battery cleaning/drying device using a special pallet, characterized by comprising means for supplying or discharging the battery.