KR102438457B1 - Battery inspection system - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a battery inspection system. The disclosed battery inspection system includes: an insertion unit disposed in a first direction so that a rectangular battery with long and short sides can be inserted; an inspection unit disposed in a second direction vertical to the first direction and inspecting the inserted battery along the second direction; and a load unit disposed on a side of the inspection unit. The insertion unit includes an insertion arrangement device in which a manufactured battery is inserted and arranged.

Description

Battery inspection system {BATTERY INSPECTION SYSTEM}

The present disclosure relates to a battery inspection system with improved inspection process efficiency.

Convenience devices that use electricity as a power source, such as portable electronic products and electric vehicles, are developing. Convenience devices using such electricity as a power source use a battery that stores electricity as a power source to increase portability, and the importance and demand of the battery are greatly increasing.

A battery is a core component and is embedded in an electronic device, and since the failure or failure of the battery has a significant effect on the electronic device, the importance of inspecting the manufactured battery is increasing.

Inspection of a battery is not only an inspection of the simple external appearance of the battery, but also the length, thickness, weight, shape, etc. within the error range of the battery.

However, it requires a lot of time and a device for inspecting each element in order to inspect various elements of such a battery. Therefore, in the related field, the need for a battery inspection system with improved inspection process efficiency that minimizes the required space and time is greatly increasing.

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a battery inspection system with improved inspection process efficiency.

In a battery inspection system for achieving the object of the present disclosure, the input unit disposed in a first direction so that a rectangular battery having a long side and a short side is inserted, is disposed in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and the second a loading unit disposed on a side of the inspection unit and an inspection unit for inspecting the inserted battery along a direction, wherein the input unit includes an input sorting device in which the manufactured battery is inserted and aligned, and the inspection unit, the input A rotational alignment device rotating from the first direction to the second direction by holding the batteries aligned in the alignment device, a first transporting device seating the rotated battery in the second direction, and the first transporting device A first inspection device in which the transferred battery is seated and inspecting a first element of the battery, a second inspection device disposed adjacent to the first inspection device to inspect a second element of the battery, the first inspection The first inspection device, the second inspection device, and the defective transport device transfer the defective batteries determined through the device and the second inspection device, and the plurality of batteries sequentially transferred from the first transport device. It may include a second transfer device for selectively simultaneously transferring to the.

A vision inspection device disposed on the first transport device to inspect the external appearance of the battery seated on the first transport device, and a battery disposed on the second inspection device to selectively select a battery seated on the second inspection device and a loading transfer device for transporting the loading part and a processor connected to the input part, the inspection part, and the loading part to control the input part, the inspection part, and the loading part, wherein the second direction is the short side of the battery and the first inspection device, the second inspection device, and the defect transfer device may be sequentially disposed along the second direction.

The second transfer device includes a second seating frame arranged to extend long in the second direction, a second moving rail connected to the second seating frame to move the second seating frame in the second direction, and the second moving rail 2 It is disposed between the moving rail and the second seating frame and includes a second height adjusting part for adjusting the height of the second seating frame, wherein the second seating frame is disposed adjacent to the first transfer device to adjust the height of the second seating frame. 1 The battery transferred from the transfer device is seated, and a first seating part positioned at one end of the second seating frame and a second seating part positioned at the other end of the second seating frame to face the first seating part. can

The first mounting unit transfers the battery from the first inspection device to the second inspection device, the second mounting unit selectively transports the battery from the second inspection device to the defect transport device, and the processor comprises: , a first position where the first seating part is located in the first inspection device, a first position where the second seating part is located in the second inspection device, and the first seating part is located in the second inspection device, and the second seating part is the defect It is controlled to move to a second position located in the transfer device, and the second transfer device can be controlled to repeatedly move the first position and the second position.

The processor determines whether the battery is normal based on a first element of the battery tested by the first inspection device and a second element of the battery tested by the second inspection device, and determines that the battery is normal. When it is determined, by controlling the loading transfer device, the battery located in the second inspection device may be transferred to the loading unit.

The first inspection device further includes a support frame extending from the first inspection device to the defect transfer device in the second direction to support the battery, and the support frame is configured in plurality, in the first direction. is spaced apart from each other at a predetermined first interval along , may be arranged to pass through a space spaced apart by the first interval of the support frame.

The support frame is disposed at a first height from the lower support frame, and when the processor moves from the first position to the second position, the second seating frame moves to a second height greater than the first height. to control the second height adjustment unit to do so, and when moving from the second position to the first position, control the second height adjustment unit to move the second mounting frame to a third height smaller than the first height. can

The input alignment device supports the manufactured battery and selectively selects a support portion having a plurality of openings, a plurality of input alignment sensor portions disposed adjacent to the support portion, and the battery disposed under the support portion and positioned in the support portion and a lifting frame for raising the battery, wherein the lifting frame passes through the plurality of openings and raises the lower surface of the battery to separate the battery from the support so that the rotational alignment device grips the battery, and the processor comprises: , a first input alignment step of determining whether the battery is aligned with the support portion through the plurality of input alignment sensor units, a second input alignment step of raising the lifting frame to separate the battery from the support portion; repeatedly can be controlled to perform.

The rotation alignment device includes a gripper for gripping the battery in contact with an upper portion and a lower portion of the battery, a rotation portion connected to the gripper to rotate the gripper, and disposed adjacent to the gripper to grip the battery A rotational alignment sensor unit for detecting a battery and a moving rail unit connected to the rotating unit to move the rotating unit, wherein the processor includes a first rotational alignment step of gripping the battery located in the input alignment device, the In a state of holding the battery, a second rotational alignment step of rotating the battery from the first direction to the second direction and a third rotational alignment step of seating the rotated battery on the first transfer device are repeatedly performed can be controlled to do so.

The first transfer device includes a first seating frame on which the battery is mounted, a plurality of first seating sensor units connected to the first seating frame to detect the seating of the battery on the first seating frame, and the first seating A first height adjustment unit connected to the frame to adjust the height of the first seating frame, and a first moving rail connected to the first height adjustment unit to move the first height adjustment unit in the second direction, The length of the second seating frame is greater than the length of the first seating frame, and the processor determines whether the battery is mounted on the first seating frame through the plurality of first seating sensor units. A first transfer step; A second transfer step of moving the first transfer device in the second direction to position the first transfer device in the vision inspection device in a state in which the battery is seated on the first mounting frame, a state in which the battery is positioned in the vision inspection device A third transfer step of controlling the battery to perform a vision inspection through the vision inspection device and a fourth transfer step of seating the battery in the first inspection device after the inspection of the vision inspection device is finished can be controlled to perform.

The first element includes weight information and thickness information of the battery, the second element includes short side length information of the battery, and the first inspection device is disposed under the battery and weighs the battery A weight measuring unit that measures may include

The second inspection device includes a plurality of inspection units positioned at the corners of the battery and a second inspection moving rail for transporting the plurality of inspection units toward the battery, wherein each of the plurality of inspection units includes: A frame part connected to a second test moving rail and moving along the second test moving rail, an aligning frame part slidably connected to one end of the frame part, and selectively contacting the battery, is disposed behind the aligning frame part an alignment cylinder part for sliding and moving the alignment frame part, a short-side measurement sensor part arranged at the rear of the alignment frame part and arranged side by side with the alignment cylinder part to measure the short side of the battery, and an upper part of the alignment cylinder part to arrange the alignment It includes a cylinder detection sensor for detecting movement of the cylinder and an inspection unit height adjusting unit for adjusting the height of each of the plurality of inspection units, the alignment cylinder unit may be disposed above the short-side measurement sensor unit.

The processor is a first test for moving the plurality of test units toward the battery along the second moving test rail in a state in which the aligning cylinder part of each of the plurality of test units advances and comes into contact with the aligning frame part. Step, a second inspection step of aligning the center of the battery by contacting all of the alignment frame portions of the plurality of inspection units to the long sides of the battery, and moving the plurality of inspection units away from the battery along the second moving inspection rail a third inspection step in which the aligning cylinder part is spaced apart from the aligning frame part and the plurality of inspection units are re-moved toward the battery along the second moving inspection rail so that the battery is measured through the short-side measurement sensor part. A fourth test step of measuring the short side; may be controlled to be repeatedly performed.

The defect transfer device may include a support lifter selectively rising to support the battery from the second transfer device, seating the battery received from the support lifter, and moving the battery in the second direction. It may include a conveyor unit extending in the second direction and a plurality of defective transfer detection sensor units disposed adjacent to the conveyor unit at a predetermined interval along the second direction to detect the battery.

The processor may include a first defect transfer step of controlling the support lifter to rise to the first height, a second defect transfer step in which the battery is seated on the support lifter from the second mounting frame, and the battery A third defect transfer step of moving the battery in the second direction by operating the conveyor, and a third defect transfer step of moving the battery in the second direction by lowering the support lifter to seat the battery on the conveyor can be controlled to be performed repeatedly.

1 is a perspective view of a battery inspection system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a battery inspection system in which a part of an upper frame is omitted in FIG. 1 .
3 is a combined perspective view illustrating an input unit and an inspection unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
4 is an exploded perspective view illustrating an input unit and an inspection unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
5 is a perspective view showing an input sorting device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
6 and 7 are side views showing the operation of the input sorting device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
8 is a perspective view showing a rotation alignment device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
9 and 10 are perspective views illustrating the operation of the rotation alignment device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
11 is a perspective view illustrating an inspection unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
12 is a top view illustrating an inspection unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
13 is a perspective view illustrating a first transfer device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
14 is a perspective view illustrating a first inspection device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
15 is a front perspective view and an enlarged view illustrating a first inspection apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
15A is a rear perspective view showing a first inspection apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
16 is a side view of an inspection unit omitting a second inspection device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
17 is a side view illustrating a state in which the first transfer device is moved in FIG. 16 .
18 is a perspective view showing a second transfer device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
19 is a perspective view illustrating a second inspection device and a loading transfer device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
20 is a top view showing a second inspection apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
21 is an enlarged perspective view of a portion A of FIG. 20 .
22 to 24 are perspective views illustrating the operation of the second inspection apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
25 is a perspective view illustrating a defect transfer device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
26 is a side view of the inspection unit omitting the first transfer device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
27 to 29 are side views illustrating the operation of the second transfer device in a state in which the second battery is found to be defective according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
30 to 33 are side views illustrating the operation of the second transfer device in a state in which the second battery is found to be normal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

In order to fully understand the configuration and effects of the present disclosure, preferred embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, and may be implemented in various forms and various changes may be made. However, the description of the present embodiments is provided so that the disclosure of the present disclosure is complete, and to fully inform those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present disclosure belongs, the scope of the invention. In the accompanying drawings, the components are enlarged in size from the actual ones for convenience of description, and the ratio of each component may be exaggerated or reduced.

When an element is described as being “on” or “adjacent to” another element, it should be understood that another element may be directly on or connected to the other element, but another element may exist in between. something to do. On the other hand, when it is described that a certain element is "on" or "directly" of another element, it may be understood that another element does not exist in the middle. Other expressions describing the relationship between elements, for example, “between” and “directly between”, etc. may be interpreted similarly.

Terms such as first, second, etc. may be used to describe various elements, but the elements should not be limited by the terms. The above terms may be used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure, a first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component.

The singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Terms such as "comprises" or "having" are intended to designate that a feature, number, step, action, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification is present, and includes one or more other features or numbers, It may be construed that steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof may be added.

Unless otherwise defined, terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be interpreted as meanings commonly known to those of ordinary skill in the art.

Hereinafter, a battery (B) inspection system 1 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4 .

1 is a perspective view of a battery (B) inspection system 1 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIG. 2 is a battery (B) inspection system 1 in which a part of the upper frame 3 is omitted in FIG. 1 . 3 is a combined perspective view showing the input unit 10 and the inspection unit 20 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIG. 4 is the input unit 10 and the inspection unit 20 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. ) is an exploded perspective view showing

The battery (B) inspection system (1) is a system for inspecting whether the manufactured battery (B) is normal or defective, and the normal and bad batteries (B) according to the input, inspection and inspection results of the manufactured battery (B) It is a device that performs the separation and separate loading of items in one batch.

The battery (B) inspection system 1 is an input unit 10 disposed in a first direction D1 such that a rectangular battery B having a long side B2 and a short side B1 is inserted, and the first direction (D1) and disposed in the second direction (D2) perpendicular to the inspection unit 20 for inspecting the inserted battery (B) along the second direction (D2) and the loading unit 30 disposed on the side of the inspection unit (20) ) may be included.

The input part 10 is a place where the manufactured rectangular battery B is put, and the battery (B) inspection system 1 device is inspected by inserting and aligning the battery B manufactured through the input part 10 . can be started

The input unit 10 is disposed adjacent to the inspection unit 20 and checks whether or not the battery B is inserted in order to transfer the battery B input into the input unit 10 to the inspection unit 20 to the inspection and inspection unit 20 . can transmit

Here, the battery B may have a rectangular cross-section, and may have a short side B1 and a long side B2 having a longer length than the short side B1. That is, the battery B may have a hexahedral shape and a rectangular cross-section. However, although the short side B1 and the long side B2 of the battery B are illustrated as having different lengths, if necessary, the short side B1 and the long side B2 may have the same length.

The inspection unit 20 transfers the battery B input from the input unit 10 and can generally inspect whether the battery B is normally manufactured, such as an external appearance, an external numerical value, an electric short, and the like of the battery B.

In this case, the inspection unit 20 may be arranged in the second direction D2. Here, the second direction D2 may mean a direction parallel to the short side B1 of the battery B. In addition, the second direction D2 may mean a direction perpendicular to the long side B2 of the battery B.

Accordingly, since the battery B is inspected while passing through the inspection unit 20 in a direction parallel to the short side B1, the plurality of batteries B are transported in a state in which the long side B2 is parallel. The space occupied by the battery B passing through the inspection unit 20 may be reduced.

Accordingly, the space occupied by the inspection unit 20 itself disposed in the second direction D2 is reduced, and the number of batteries B passing through the inspection unit 20 may increase, thereby greatly increasing inspection efficiency.

In addition, the exterior of the inspection unit 20 may be surrounded by an upper frame 3 for protecting the exterior and a lower support frame 2 supporting the inspection unit 20 . Accordingly, it is possible to prevent an external foreign material from flowing into the inside of the inspection unit 20 .

In addition, the upper frame 3 and the lower support frame 2 may form a separate storage space to increase the operator's work convenience.

In the loading unit 30 , a normal battery B among the batteries B tested through the inspection unit 20 may be transported and loaded. Specifically, the loading unit 30 is transferred from the second inspection device 260 to the loading unit 30 through a loading transfer device 250 to be described later.

The batteries B transferred to the loading unit 30 may be arranged in a plurality on the tray 4 , and may be transported in units of the tray 4 and discharged to the outside.

Hereinafter, a detailed structure of the input sorting apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7 .

5 is a perspective view illustrating the input sorting apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIGS. 6 and 7 are side views showing the operation of the input sorting apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in FIG. 5 , the input unit 10 may include an input sorting device 100 in which the manufactured battery B is input and aligned.

The input sorting device 100 may be disposed adjacent to the inspection unit 20 and may be disposed in the first direction D1. Specifically, the input sorting device 100 may be disposed adjacent to the rotational sorting device 210 , and disposed in the first direction D1 with respect to the inspection unit 20 .

Here, the first direction D1 may mean a direction perpendicular to the second direction D2 in which the inspection units 20 are arranged.

The input sorting device 100 may be a device for aligning the battery B in order to transfer the battery B to the inspection unit 20 and whether the input battery B is normally inserted.

Specifically, the input sorting device 100 supports the manufactured battery B and includes a support 110 having a plurality of openings 130 , and a plurality of input sorting sensor units 140 disposed adjacent to the support 110 . ) and a lifting frame 160 disposed under the support 110 to selectively raise the battery B positioned on the support 110 .

The support part 110 may mean a frame on which the manufactured battery B is seated, and the support part 110 may be disposed in various ways according to the size of the battery B. For example, the support 110 may have a shape corresponding to the shape of the battery B.

In addition, a spacing jig 120 for partially separating the battery B from the upper surface of the support 110 may be disposed on the upper surface of the support 110 . A plurality of spacing jigs 120 may be disposed on the upper surface of the support 110 , and may be disposed at various positions so that the battery B is spaced apart from the upper surface of the support 110 and stably supported.

In addition, the support 110 may have a plurality of openings 130 through which the lifting frame 160 can pass. The shape of the plurality of openings 130 is a shape through which the rising frame 160 can pass, and may correspond to the outer shape of the rising frame 160 .

The number of the plurality of openings 130 may vary, and when the size of the support unit 110 varies according to the size of the battery B, the size and number of the plurality of openings 130 may also vary.

The lifting frame 160 may be disposed under the support 110 , and spaced the battery B from the support 110 so that the gripper 214 of the rotation alignment device 210 grips the battery B. You can create space for

That is, the lifting frame 160 raises the lower surface of the battery B by passing through the plurality of openings 130 so that the rotation alignment device 210 holds the battery B, thereby supporting the battery B in the support part 110 . can be separated from

The lifting frame 160 may be connected to an external power source (not shown) to rise and fall under the control of the processor 5 .

Here, the processor 5 may be connected to the input unit 10 , the inspection unit 20 , and the loading unit 30 to control the input unit 10 , the inspection unit 20 , and the loading unit 30 . That is, the processor 5 may be included in the battery B inspection system 1 to control the overall operation of the battery B inspection system 1 .

In addition, the processor 5 includes a central processing unit (CPU), a controller, an application processor 5 (application processor (AP)), or a communication processor 5 (communication processor (CP)), an ARM processor. It may contain one or more of (5).

When the battery B is seated on the support 110 , the plurality of input and alignment sensor units 140 may detect through the plurality of input and alignment sensor units 140 , and transmit the sensed information to the processor 5 . can

The plurality of input alignment sensor units 140 may be disposed adjacent to the support unit 110 . For example, the plurality of input alignment sensor units 140 may be disposed on the bracket.

In addition, the input sorting apparatus 100 may include a slide support 110 connected to the support 110 to slide the support 110 . Accordingly, when an operator or an external device seats the manufactured battery (B) on the support part 110 , the support part 110 in a seated state slides through the slide support part 110 to rotate the alignment device 210 . It can be gripped by and move to the inspection unit 20 .

For example, the plurality of input alignment sensor units 140 may include an infrared sensor, a vision camera, and the like.

Specifically, as shown in Figures 5 to 6, the processor 5 through the plurality of input alignment sensor unit 140, the first input to determine whether the battery (B) is aligned with the support unit (110) It can be controlled to repeatedly perform the alignment step and the second input alignment step of separating the battery B from the support 110 by raising the lifting frame 160 .

The first input alignment step may include a state in which the manufactured battery B is seated on the support unit 110 and slidably moved to a preset position through the slide support unit 110 . In addition, the first input alignment step may be controlled to detect information that the battery B is seated on the support unit 110 through the plurality of input alignment sensor units 140 , and perform the second input alignment step.

In addition, when it is determined that the battery B is not seated in the first input alignment step, the processor 5 may control the lifting frame 160 not to be raised.

After the second input alignment step, the rotation alignment device 210 grips and transports the battery B, and then transfers the transfer information of the battery B through the plurality of input and alignment sensor units 140 . can receive

Thereafter, the processor 5 may perform the first input alignment step by lowering the rising frame 160 .

Hereinafter, a detailed structure and operation of the inspection unit 20 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 to 21 .

8 is a perspective view showing the rotational alignment device 210 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, FIGS. 9 and 10 are perspective views showing the operation of the rotational alignment device 210 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing the inspection unit 20 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, FIG. 12 is a top view showing the inspection unit 20 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIG. 13 is an embodiment of the present disclosure A perspective view showing a first transfer device 230 according to, Figure 14 is a perspective view showing a first inspection device 240 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, Figure 15 is a first inspection according to an embodiment of the present disclosure An anterior perspective view and an enlarged view of the apparatus 240, FIG. 15A is a rear perspective view showing a first inspection apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIG. 16 is a second inspection apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure ( 260) is a side view of the inspection unit 20 omitted, FIG. 17 is a side view showing a state in which the first transfer device 230 is moved in FIG. 16, and FIG. 18 is a second transfer device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 270 is a perspective view, FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing a second inspection device 260 and a loading transfer device 250 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIG. 20 is a second inspection device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 2 is a top view showing the inspection device 260, FIG. 21 is an enlarged perspective view of part A of FIG. 20, and FIGS. 22 to 24 are the operation of the second inspection device 260 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is a perspective view showing

The inspection unit 20 sequentially inspects the appearance, manufacturing specifications, electrical short, etc. of the battery B received from the input unit 10, and whether the manufactured battery B is normal or defective based on the inspection result. can be classified and judged.

Specifically, the inspection unit 20 holds the battery B aligned in the input sorting device 100 and rotates the battery B in the first direction D1 to the second direction D2 . , the first transport device 230 for seating the rotated battery B and transporting it in the second direction D2, the battery B transported from the first transport device 230 is seated to remove the battery B A first inspection device 240 for inspecting one element, a second inspection device 260 and a first inspection device 240 disposed adjacent to the first inspection device 240 to inspect a second element of the battery B ) and a plurality of batteries B sequentially delivered from the defective transfer device 280 and the first transfer device 230 for transferring the defective batteries B determined through the second inspection device 260 are first inspected The device 240 , the second inspection device 260 , and the defect transport device 280 may include a second transport device 270 that selectively simultaneously transports them.

In addition, the inspection unit 20 is disposed on the first transfer device 230 and the vision inspection device 220 and the second inspection device 260 to inspect the appearance of the battery (B) seated on the first transfer device 230. ) and may include a loading transport device 250 for selectively transporting the battery (B) seated on the second inspection device 260 to the loading unit 30 disposed on the upper portion.

In addition, the first inspection device 240 , the second inspection device 260 , and the defect transfer device 280 of the inspection unit 20 may be sequentially disposed along the second direction D2 .

Referring to FIG. 8 , the rotation sorting device 210 is disposed adjacent to the input sorting device 100 and rotates and transports the battery B aligned in the input sorting device 100 to the first transporting device 230 . can do.

Specifically, the rotation alignment device 210 is connected to the gripper 214 and the gripper 214 for gripping the battery B in contact with the upper and lower portions of the battery B, respectively, to rotate the gripper 214 . The rotation unit 213 to move the rotating unit 213, the grip unit 214 and the rotation alignment sensor unit 215 for detecting the rotated battery (B) and connected to the rotating unit 213 to move the rotating unit 213 is disposed adjacent to A portion 211 may be included.

The holding unit 214 may be connected to the rotating unit 213 to hold the upper and lower surfaces of the battery B positioned in the input sorting device 100 . Specifically, the gripper 214 may include a first gripper 214-1 in contact with the upper surface of the battery B, and a second gripper 214-2 in contact with the lower surface of the battery B. have.

The first gripper 214-1 and the second gripper 214-2 have the same shape and may be disposed to face each other.

In addition, the first gripper 214-1 and the second gripper 214-2 may have a shape that does not interfere with the lifting frame 160 of the input sorting device 100 . For example, each of the first gripping part 214 - 1 and the second gripping part 214 - 2 may have the gripping part 214 having a larger gap than the gap at which the rising frame 160 is formed.

The grip portion 214 is a part in direct contact with the battery B, and in order to prevent the battery B from sliding, it may be made of a high molecular compound having a large surface friction coefficient. For example, the gripper 214 may include rubber.

In addition, the first gripping part 214-1 and the second gripping part 214-2 may be connected to each other by the gripping connection frame 216 so that the distance between them is adjusted.

Accordingly, the processor 5 controls the gripping connection frame 216 to adjust the gap between the first gripper 214-1 and the second gripper 214-2, thereby gripping the battery B. can control

The rotating unit 213 may be connected to the holding connection frame 216 to rotate the holding unit 214 and the holding connection frame 216 around the rotating unit 213 .

For example, the rotating unit 213 may rotate the holding unit 214 so that the holding unit 214 disposed in the first direction D1 is disposed in the second direction D2 .

The rotational alignment sensor unit 215 may measure whether the battery B is gripped by the gripper 214 , which is disposed adjacent to the gripper 214 and rotated in the second direction D2 .

Accordingly, the processor 5 receives the detection information of the rotational alignment sensor unit 215 to seat the battery B of the gripping unit 214 on the first transfer device, or the battery B is seated. The first transfer device may be activated.

Here, the rotation alignment sensor unit 215 may include an infrared sensor, a vision camera, and the like.

The moving rail unit 211 may be connected to the rotating unit 213 to move the rotating unit 213 , the holding connection frame 216 , and the holding unit 214 in up, down, left and right directions.

Specifically, the moving rail unit 211 includes the rotating unit 213 , the holding connection frame 216 , and the first rail unit 211-1 for moving the holding unit 214 in the first direction D1 , and the rotating unit 213 . ), the grip connection frame 216 , and a second rail part 211-2 for adjusting the height with respect to the lower support frame by vertically moving the grip part 214 .

Hereinafter, an operation of the rotation alignment device 210 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 10 .

9 to 10, the processor 5, the first rotational alignment step of holding the battery (B) located in the input sorting device 100, in the state of holding the battery (B), the battery (B) the second rotational alignment step of rotating in the second direction (D2) from the first direction (D1) and the third rotational alignment step of seating the rotated battery (B) in the first transfer device 230 repeatedly can be controlled to do so.

Specifically, in the first rotational alignment step, the processor 5 may hold the battery B in a state in which the rising frame 160 of the input sorting device 100 is raised through the control of the holding unit 214 .

For example, the gap between the first gripper 214 - 1 and the second gripper 214 - 2 is reduced by the thickness of the battery B , so that it may contact the upper and lower surfaces of the battery B .

Thereafter, the processor 5 may rotate the battery B gripped in the second rotational alignment step in the second direction D2 through 90 degree rotation of the rotating unit 213 .

Accordingly, the battery B may be disposed such that the short side B1 is parallel to the second direction D2 , and continuous inspection may be performed along the second direction D2 .

Next, the processor 5 may seat the battery B held in the first transfer device 230 in the third rotational alignment step, and the holding unit 214 after being seated again moves in the second direction ( The first rotation alignment step may be performed by rotating in the first direction D1 perpendicular to D2).

Accordingly, the rotation alignment device 210 can rotate the manufactured battery B in the second direction D2 of the inspection unit 20 , and can dramatically reduce the space occupied by the input unit 10 and the inspection unit 20 . can In addition, when the input unit 10 and the inspection unit 20 are arranged in the same direction, the worker's movement line is lengthened, whereas the input unit 10 and the inspection unit 20 are vertically arranged, thereby moving the worker. It is possible to greatly improve the work efficiency by reducing the movement line.

Hereinafter, the first transfer device 230 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 to 13 .

The first transfer device 230 performs a vision inspection through the vision inspection device 220 in the process of transferring the battery B received from the rotation alignment device 210 and simultaneously transfers the battery (B) to the first inspection device 240 . B) can be installed.

In addition, the first transfer device 230 is disposed between the rotation alignment device 210 and the first inspection device 240 can be freely moved in the second direction (D2).

Specifically, referring to FIG. 13 , the first transport device 230 is connected to the first seating frame 231 on which the battery B is mounted, and the first seating frame 231 to the first seating frame 231 . A plurality of first seating sensor units 234 for detecting the seating of the battery B on the , connected to the first seating frame 231 to adjust the first height H1 to adjust the height of the first seating frame 231 A first moving rail 233 connected to the portion 232 and the first height (H1) adjusting unit 232 to move the first height (H1) adjusting unit 232 in the second direction (D2). can

The first mounting frame 231 may be formed to extend in the second direction D2, and may include a first mounting portion 271-1, 231a, on which the battery B is seated at one end.

The first seating part 271-1 part 231a may mean a part on which the battery B is directly seated, and the first seating part 271-1 part 231a is the battery B on which the battery B is seated. In order to prevent slipping, it may be composed of a high molecular compound having a large coefficient of friction on the surface. For example, the first seating portion 271-1 portion 231a may include rubber.

In addition, the first seating frame 231 may be configured in plurality, and may be disposed to be spaced apart from each other at a predetermined interval in the first direction D1 . Accordingly, the weight measuring unit 245 of the first inspection device 240 rises to a space spaced apart from the first seating frame 231 to support the battery B instead of the first seating frame 231 . .

The plurality of first seating sensor units 234 may be disposed adjacent to the first seating unit 271-1 and 231a to detect whether the battery B is seated. In addition, the plurality of first seating sensor units 234 may transmit detection information of the battery B to the processor 5 . For example, the plurality of first seating sensor units 234 may be disposed on the bracket.

In addition, the first seating sensor unit 234 may include an infrared sensor, a vision camera, and the like.

The first height (H1) adjustment unit 232 is disposed between the first seating frame 231 and the first transport rail, so that the first seating frame 231 and the first transport rail are connected and at the same time connected to the first seating frame ( 231) can be adjusted.

That is, the first height H1 adjusting unit 232 may adjust the height of the battery B with respect to the lower support frame 2 and the height of the first seating frame 231 .

The first moving rail 233 is disposed along the second direction D2 and is seated on the first height H1 adjusting unit 232, the first mounting frame 231 and the first mounting frame 231 ( B) may be moved in the second direction D2.

Hereinafter, an operation of the first transfer device 230 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIGS. 16 to 17 .

16 to 17 , the processor 5 determines whether the battery B is seated on the first seating frame 231 through the plurality of first seating sensor units 234 in a first transfer step. , a second transfer step of moving the first transfer device 230 in the second direction D2 in a state in which the battery B is seated on the first seating frame 231 and placing it on the vision inspection device 220; In a state in which the battery B is positioned in the vision inspection device 220 , a third transfer step of controlling the battery B to perform the vision inspection may be performed through the vision inspection device 220 .

Here, the vision inspection device 220 may be disposed on a path on which the first transport device 230 moves, and the external appearance of the battery B seated on the first transport device 230 is inspected through a vision camera. can be done

In addition, the vision inspection device 220 may be connected to an external multi-axis structure (not shown) to perform an external inspection of the battery B while moving up, down, left, and right.

Specifically, the processor 5 compares the external appearance information of the battery B recognized through the vision inspection device 220 with the external appearance information of the battery B previously input into the memory (not shown), and performs the first seating. It may be determined whether the battery B seated on the frame 231 is within an error range.

In addition, the processor 5 may control to perform the vision inspection by stopping the movement of the first transfer device 230 at the position where the vision inspection device 220 is disposed.

Next, after the inspection of the vision inspection apparatus 220 is finished, the processor 5 may control to seat the battery B in the first inspection apparatus 240 .

Accordingly, the processor 5 may control to repeatedly perform the first to fourth transfer steps.

Since the first transfer device 230 and the vision inspection device 220 perform a vision inspection in the process of transferring the first transfer device 230 to the first inspection device 240 , the inspection time and the inspection device of the battery B space can be reduced.

Hereinafter, the first inspection apparatus 240 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIGS. 14 to 15 .

The first inspection device 240 is a device for inspecting the first element of the battery B, and may be disposed between the first transfer device 230 and the second inspection device 260 .

Here, the first element may include weight information and thickness information of the battery (B).

Specifically, the first inspection device 240 is disposed on the lower portion of the battery (B), the weight measuring unit 245 for measuring the weight of the battery (B), the battery (B) is disposed on the upper portion of the battery (B) It may include a pressurizing unit 241 to pressurize, a short measuring unit 247 for measuring an electrical short of the battery B, and a plurality of first inspection sensor units for measuring the thickness and position of the battery B.

In addition, the first inspection device 240 may further include a long side alignment unit 249 for aligning the minute distortion of the battery B seated in the first inspection device 240 .

The long side alignment unit 249 is disposed between the first inspection device 240 and the vision inspection device 220 so that the battery B after the vision inspection of the vision inspection device 220 is seated on the first inspection device 240 . In this case, it is possible to perform fine alignment of the seated battery (B).

Here, the long side alignment unit 249 may be coupled to the frame of the first inspection device 240 .

The weight measurement unit 245 may be disposed under the first inspection device 240 to support the weight of the battery B transferred from the first transport device 230 . For example, the weight measuring unit 245 may move upward under the control of the processor 5 in a state in which it is spaced apart from the battery B and contact the battery B to support the battery B. .

In this case, the weight measurement unit 245 may measure the weight of the battery B and transmit weight information of the battery B to the processor 5 . The weight measuring unit 245 may include various measuring devices for measuring the weight. For example, the weight measurement unit 245 may include a weight measurement cylinder.

The pressurizing part 241 may be disposed on the upper part of the battery B to press the battery B with a preset pressing force. For example, the pressing force applied to the battery B may correspond to the weight of 1 ton.

Here, the pressing part 241 may be in contact with the upper surface of the battery B, and the lower surface of the battery B may be supported by the support part 242 of the first inspection device 240 .

Accordingly, the pressurizing unit 241 pressurizes the battery (B) to a preset pressure to determine whether the battery (B) is abnormal and at the same time to measure the thickness information of the battery (B) through the thickness measurement sensor (246). can

The plurality of first inspection sensor units are disposed on the pressing unit 241 to measure the thickness of the battery (B) by measuring the displacement of the pressing unit 241 and the thickness measuring sensor 246 and the battery (B) support part ( It may include a battery detection sensor 248 disposed adjacent to 242 to measure whether the first inspection device 240 of the battery B is seated.

In addition, the short-circuit measuring unit 247 is disposed adjacent to the supporting part 242 on which the battery B is seated and may measure an electrical short of the seated battery B.

Hereinafter, the operation of the first inspection device 240 will be described in detail.

First, when the vision inspection device 220 is seated in the first inspection device 240 of the battery B, the processor 5 determines the size of the battery B seated through the long side alignment device 249 . sorting can be performed.

The processor 5 measures whether the battery B transferred by the first transfer device 230 through the battery detection sensor 248 is seated on the support part 242 and at the same time the weight measurement unit 245 measures the battery By supporting the lower surface of (B), the weight of the battery (B) can be measured.

Specifically, when the battery (B) transferred by the first transfer device 230 measures the weight in the weight measuring unit 245 raised from the seating surface and then down by the down device and sits on the seating surface, the pressing unit 241 ) is pressed, the thickness can be measured through the thickness measuring sensor 246 at the same time.

Accordingly, the processor 5 may determine whether the battery B is normal by comparing the weight information of the battery B stored in the memory based on the weight information of the battery B.

For example, when the weight information measured by the weight measurement unit 245 differs from the weight information of the memory by more than an error range, the processor 5 may determine that the battery B is defective.

Next, the processor 5 presses the upper and lower surfaces of the battery B using the pressurizing unit 241 and simultaneously measures the thickness of the battery B through the thickness measuring sensor 246 and the short measuring unit ( 247), it is possible to measure whether the battery B is electrically shorted.

For example, the thickness measuring sensor 246 may know the thickness information of the battery B based on the moving distance to the lower part of the pressing part 241 .

Accordingly, the processor 5 compares the thickness information of the battery B stored in the memory based on the thickness information of the battery B to determine whether the battery B is normal. For example, when the thickness information measured by the thickness measurement sensor 246 has a difference between the thickness information of the memory and the error range, the processor 5 may determine that the battery B is defective.

Specifically, in addition, in the state that the battery B is pressed by the pressurizing unit 241, the short-circuit measuring unit 247 conducts the positive and negative poles of the battery B, respectively, to repeatedly perform the operation of checking the current. can

In addition, the processor 5 may determine whether the battery B is normal based on whether the battery B is electrically shorted through the short circuit measuring unit 247 .

Thereafter, the battery B, which has been inspected through the short measurement unit 247 , may move to the second inspection unit 260 through the second transfer unit 270 to measure the short side.

Meanwhile, the first inspection apparatus 240 may further include a support frame 244 extending from one end of the first inspection apparatus 240 to the defect transfer apparatus 280 in the second direction D2 . That is, the first inspection device 240 may include a support frame 244 extending from the first inspection device 240 to the defect transfer device 280 in the second direction D2 to support the battery B. can

Specifically, the support frame 244 may be disposed at a first height H1 from the lower support frame 2 , and is configured in plurality and disposed at a predetermined first interval R1 along the first direction D1 . can be

A second inspection device 260 may be disposed on the support frame 244 , and the battery B transported by the second transport device 270 is seated in the battery seating area 243 of the support frame 244 . The inspection may be performed by the second inspection device 260 .

In addition, one configuration of the second seating frame 271 may pass between the plurality of support frames 244 in the first direction D1 , between the first intervals R1 .

That is, based on the support frame 244 , the second seating frame 271 may pass through the first gap R1 between the support frames 244 to move upward and downward of the support frame 244 .

That is, the support frame 244 and the second seating frame 271 may be disposed so as not to interfere with each other. Similarly, the support frame 244 and the second seating frame 271 may be alternately disposed along the first direction D1 .

Here, the support frame 244 is in a fixed state, and the second seating frame 271 may move vertically and horizontally through the second moving rail 273 and the second height H2 adjusting unit 272 .

Hereinafter, the second transfer device 270 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIG. 17 .

The second transfer device 270 is disposed between the first inspection device 240 and the defect transfer device 280 , and transfers the battery B of the first inspection device 240 to the first inspection device 240 , the second It can be transferred to the inspection device 260 and the defect transfer device 280 .

Specifically, the second transfer device 270 is connected to the second seating frame 271 and the second seating frame 271 arranged to extend long in the second direction D2 to remove the second seating frame 271 . The second moving rail 273 moving in the second direction D2 and the second height disposed between the second moving rail 273 and the second mounting frame 271 to adjust the height of the second mounting frame 271 (H2) may include a control unit 272 .

The second mounting frame 271 may be formed to extend in the second direction D2. For example, the length of the second seating frame 271 in the second direction D2 may be greater than the length of the first seating frame 231 in the second direction D2.

Accordingly, the first seating frame 231 can transport one battery B, whereas the second seating frame 271 can transport two batteries B at the same time.

Accordingly, the second transfer device 270 includes a plurality of batteries ( By simultaneously transferring B), the speed of the inspection process of the battery B can be greatly improved.

In addition, the second seating frame 271 may be configured in plurality, and may be disposed to be spaced apart from each other by a preset second interval R2 along the first direction D1 .

Here, the second interval R2 may be the same as the first interval R1 . Accordingly, the support frame 244 and the second seating frame 271 may be alternately disposed along the first direction D1 without interfering with each other.

That is, each of the plurality of second seating frames 271 may be disposed to pass through a space spaced apart by the first interval R1 of the support frame 244 .

Accordingly, the second seating frame 271 may alternately support the battery B with the support part 242 of the first inspection device 240 by adjusting the height of the second height H2 adjustment part 272 . can

In addition, the second seating frame 271 is disposed adjacent to the first transport device 230 , the battery B transferred from the first transport device 230 is seated, and is located at one end of the second seating frame 271 . It may include a first seating part 271-1 and a second seating part 271-2 positioned at the other end of the second seating frame 271 to face the first seating part 271-1.

The first battery Ba seated on the first mounting part 271-1 may be transferred from the first inspection device 240 to the second inspection device 260 . The second battery Bb seated on the second mounting part 271 - 2 may be selectively transferred from the second inspection device 260 to the defect transport device 280 .

Here, the second battery Bb seated on the second mounting part 271 - 2 is transferred to the processor 5 after the second inspection device 260 completes the inspection of the second element of the second battery Bb. Accordingly, it is finally determined whether the battery B is defective, and if it is defective, it is continuously positioned in the second inspection device 260 .

In addition, in the first position, the first seating part 271-1 may alternately support the support part 242 and the battery B of the first inspection device 240 , and in the second position, the first seating part 271-1 271-1 may alternately support the battery seating area 243 and the battery B.

On the other hand, when it is determined by the processor 5 that the second battery Bb is normal, the second battery Bb located in the second inspection device 260 is transferred to the loading unit 30 by the loading transfer device 250 . can be transferred to

Accordingly, the second battery Bb located in the second seating part 271-2 is seated in the second seating part 271-2 only when it is determined by the processor 5 to be defective, and the defect transfer device 280 is used. can be transferred to

In addition, in the first position, the second seating part 271 - 2 can alternately support the battery seating area 243 and the battery B, and in the second position, the second seating part 271 - 2 is The support riser 282 and the battery B may be alternately supported.

The second moving rail 273 is disposed between the defect transfer device 280 from one end of the first inspection device 240 , and moves the second mounting frame 271 from one end of the first inspection device 240 to the defect transfer device. (280) can be moved to the location.

The second height (H2) adjustment unit 272 is disposed between the second moving rail 273 and the second mounting frame 271 to connect the second moving rail 273 and the second mounting frame 271 and At the same time, the height of the second seating frame 271 may be adjusted with respect to the lower support frame 2 .

Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 26 to 29 , when the processor 5 moves from the first position to the second position, the second mounting frame 271 is larger than the first height H1 . The second height H2 adjusting unit 272 may be controlled to move to the height H2 .

At this time, the first battery Ba is seated on the first mounting part 271-1 instead of the supporting part 242 of the first inspection device 240 , and the second battery Bb is not on the supporting frame 244 , but on the support frame 244 . It may be seated on the second mounting frame 271 .

Meanwhile, when the processor 5 moves from the second position to the first position, the second height H2 is such that the second seating frame 271 moves to a third height H3 smaller than the first height H1 . ) control unit 272 can be controlled. In this case, the first battery Ba may be seated on the support frame 244 , and the second battery Bb may be seated on the defect transfer device 280 .

Therefore, the second height (H2) adjustment unit 272 determines the seating position of the battery B based on the support frame 244 and simultaneously holds the plurality of batteries B together with the second seating frame 271 . can be transported at the same time.

Accordingly, in a situation in which the first inspection device 240 , the second inspection device 260 , and the defective transfer device are disposed in a close space, by simultaneously transporting a plurality of batteries B located in each device, the battery B ) can greatly improve the speed of the inspection process.

Meanwhile, in the processor 5 , the first mounting part 271-1 is located in the first inspection device 240 , and the second mounting part 271-2 is located in the second inspection device 260 at a first position. and the first seating part 271-1 is positioned in the second inspection device 260 and the second seating part 271-2 is controlled to move to a second position positioned in the defect transfer device 280, and the second The transfer device 270 may be controlled to repeatedly move the first position and the second position.

Accordingly, the second transfer device 270 can perform the inspection by quickly transferring the plurality of batteries B through a simple and repetitive operation.

Hereinafter, the second inspection device 260 and the loading transfer device 250 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIGS. 19 to 24 .

The second inspection device 260 may be disposed between the first inspection device 240 and the defect transport device 280 to inspect the second element of the battery B transferred by the second transport device 270 . . Here, the second element may include information on the length of the short side B1 of the battery B.

In addition, after the battery B tested by the second inspection device 260 is transported by the second transport device 270 and seated in the battery seating area 243 of the support frame 244 , the test is to be performed. can

Specifically, the second inspection device 260 includes a plurality of inspection units 261 and a plurality of inspection units 261 positioned at the corners of the battery B, and a second inspection moving rail that transports the plurality of inspection units 261 toward the battery (B). (263) may be included.

The second inspection moving rail 263 is connected to each of the plurality of inspection units 261 to move adjacent to the battery B seated in the battery seating area 243 of the support frame 244 or to move away from the battery B can be moved

The plurality of inspection units 261 may have the same configuration and may be arranged symmetrically with respect to the battery (B).

20 and 21 , each of the plurality of inspection units 261 is connected to the second inspection moving rail 263 and moving along the second inspection moving rail 263 , the frame portion 261a, the frame It is slidably connected to one end of the portion 261a, and is disposed at the rear of the alignment frame portion 261b, which is in selective contact with the battery B, and the alignment frame portion 261b, to slide the alignment frame portion 261b. Alignment cylinder portion 261c, arranged in the rear of the alignment frame portion 261b and arranged side by side with the alignment cylinder portion 261c to measure the short side B1 of the battery (B) short-side measurement sensor unit 261d and the alignment cylinder A cylinder detection sensor unit 261e that is disposed on the upper portion of the unit 261c to detect the movement of the alignment cylinder unit 261c and an inspection unit height adjustment unit 262 that adjusts the height of each of the plurality of inspection units 261 may include

Here, each of the plurality of inspection units 261 may prevent interference with the moving battery B by generating a height difference through height adjustment.

In addition, the plurality of inspection units 261 include a first inspection unit 261-1, a second inspection unit 261-2, a third inspection unit 261-3, which are arranged along the battery B as a center. A fourth inspection unit 261-4 may be included.

The frame portion 261a may move one inspection unit along the second inspection moving rail 263 . In addition, the side surface 261aa of the frame portion 261a may selectively contact the long side B2 of the battery B for inspection. Accordingly, the frame portion 261a may contact the long side B2 of the battery B together with the alignment frame portion 261b to perform the centering operation of the battery B.

Here, the side surface 261aa of the frame part 261a may mean a surface adjacent to the battery B.

The alignment frame portion 261b is slidably disposed on one end of the frame portion 261a, and is in contact with the long side B2 of the battery B by the movement of the second moving rail 273 and the operation of the alignment cylinder portion. can

The contact portion 261bb of the alignment frame portion 261b may be disposed toward the battery B and may have a flat cross-section to align the battery B.

In addition, the alignment frame portion 261b may slide in a direction away from or closer to the battery B from one end of the frame portion 261a with respect to the frame portion 261a.

For example, when the alignment cylinder portion 261c advances to push the alignment frame portion 261b, the alignment frame portion 261b slides to contact the battery B even if the frame portion 261a is fixed. have.

The alignment cylinder unit 261c may be disposed at the rear of the alignment frame unit 261b to push the alignment frame unit 261b toward the battery (B).

For example, when the battery B is disposed, the alignment cylinder part 261c pushes the alignment frame part 261b, so that the alignment frame part 261b comes into contact with the battery B and holds the battery B. It is possible to perform a centering operation located in the center of the second inspection device 260 and perform fine alignment of the short side of the battery B at the same time.

The alignment cylinder part 261c may be connected to an external device to selectively move forward and backward. For example, the alignment cylinder unit 261c may be operated by receiving power from an external power source (not shown). Here, the power source may include a hydraulic fluid pressure, a high-pressure gas, an electric cylinder, and the like.

Thereafter, when the alignment cylinder unit 261c does not operate, the alignment cylinder unit 261c may be spaced apart from the alignment frame unit 261b.

Accordingly, the processor 5 can know the release information of the alignment cylinder unit 261c through the cylinder detection sensor, and can know that the centering operation of the battery B has been performed. Accordingly, the processor 5 may perform a length measurement operation of the short side B1 of the battery B after the centering operation.

In addition, the alignment cylinder part 261c may be disposed parallel to the short-side measurement sensor part 261d and may be disposed above the short-side measurement sensor part 261d.

The short-side measuring sensor unit 261d may be disposed at the rear of the alignment frame unit 261b and arranged side by side with the alignment cylinder unit 261c to measure the short side B1 of the battery B.

Specifically, the short-side measurement sensor unit 261d is in contact with the rear surface of the alignment frame unit 261b, and after the centering operation, the alignment frame unit 261b contacts the long side B2 of the battery B, so that the alignment frame The part 261b may interfere with the battery B and slide to the rear.

At this time, the short-side measurement sensor unit 261d may measure the displacement of the alignment frame unit 261b pushed by the battery B and transmit it to the processor 5 , and the processor 5 may include a plurality of inspection units 261 . It is possible to calculate the short side length of the battery (B) based on the displacement value received through

The cylinder detection sensor unit may be disposed on the alignment cylinder unit 261c to detect the movement of the alignment cylinder unit 261c. Accordingly, after the plurality of inspection units 261 perform the centering operation, the power of the alignment cylinder unit 261c is released so that the alignment cylinder unit 261c is spaced apart from the alignment frame unit 261b.

At this time, the cylinder detection sensor unit 261e may detect a state in which the alignment cylinder unit 261c is spaced apart from the alignment frame unit 261b and transmit it to the processor 5, and the processor 5 performs centering based on the information. After the operation, the short side (B1) length measurement operation can be performed.

Hereinafter, an operation of the second inspection device 260 will be described with reference to FIGS. 20 and 22 to 24 .

First, as shown in FIG. 20 , the battery B may be seated on the support frame 244 by the second transfer device 270 from the first inspection device 240 .

Next, as shown in FIG. 22 , the processor 5 moves the second inspection in a state in which the alignment cylinder part 261c of each of the plurality of inspection units 261 advances and comes into contact with the alignment frame part 261b. The first inspection step of moving the plurality of inspection units 261 toward the battery B along the rail 263 and the alignment frame portion 261b of the plurality of inspection units 261 are arranged on the long side B2 of the battery B ), a second inspection step of aligning the center of the battery (B) may be performed.

Accordingly, the battery B seated on the support frame 244 comes into contact with the alignment frame portion 261b of each of the plurality of inspection units 261 to measure the length of the short side B1 of the second inspection device 260 . The centering operation may be completed.

23 , the processor 5 moves the plurality of inspection units 261 along the second inspection movement rail 263 in a direction away from the battery B, and the alignment cylinder part 261c moves the alignment frame A third inspection step that is spaced apart from the part 261b may be performed.

At this time, the cylinder detection sensor unit 261e may control the progress of the fourth inspection step by detecting a separation state between the alignment frame unit 261b and the alignment cylinder unit 261c.

Finally, as shown in FIG. 24 , the processor 5 re-moves the plurality of test units 261 along the second test moving rail 263 toward the battery B, and the short-side measurement sensor unit 261d ) through a fourth inspection step of measuring the short side B1 of the battery B may be performed.

At this time, the short-side measurement sensor unit 261d may measure the displacement of the alignment frame unit 261b pushed by the battery B and transmit it to the processor 5 , and the processor 5 may include a plurality of inspection units 261 . It is possible to calculate the length of the short side B1 of the battery B based on the displacement value transmitted through .

Thereafter, the processor 5 is configured to generate a battery based on the first element of the battery B tested by the first inspection device 240 and the second element of the battery B inspected by the second inspection device 260 . It can be judged whether (B) is normal or not.

For example, weight information, electrical short information, thickness information and the short side B1 length through the second inspection device 260 through the first inspection device 240, appearance information and memory through the vision inspection device 220 By comparing the information of the battery (B) stored in it can be determined whether it is within an error range.

Accordingly, when the processor 5 determines that the measured first element and the second element of the battery B are within the error range, the manufactured battery B is determined to be normal and operates the loading transfer device 250 . Thus, the battery B located in the second inspection device 260 may be transferred to the loading unit 30 .

Here, as shown in FIG. 19 , the loading transfer device 250 is disposed on the second inspection device 260 , and holds the battery B determined to be a normal product through the second inspection device 260 . It can be transferred to the loading unit 30 .

On the other hand, when it is determined that the measured first element and the second element of the battery B are out of the error range, the processor 5 determines that the manufactured battery B is defective, and It can be transferred to the defect transfer device 280 by being seated on the second mounting part 271 - 2 .

Hereinafter, a defect transfer device 280 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIG. 25 .

25 is a perspective view illustrating a defect transfer device 280 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The defect transfer device 280 may be disposed at the rear end of the second inspection device 260 and the rear end of the support frame 244 to transfer the defective battery B transferred from the second inspection device 260 .

Specifically, the defect transfer device 280 transfers the battery B received from the support lifter 282 and the support lifter 282 that are selectively raised to support the battery B from the second transfer device 270 . The conveyor unit 283 extending in the second direction D2 and the conveyor unit 283 at preset intervals along the second direction D2 to seat and move the battery B in the second direction D2. It may include a plurality of defective transfer detection units 281 disposed adjacent to the battery (B) to detect.

The support lifter 282 may be disposed between the support frame 244 and the conveyor unit 283 to seat the defective battery B transferred from the second transfer device 270 .

The support lifting unit 282 may rise and fall between the conveyor units 283 to be arranged at preset intervals.

For example, when the support lifter 282 rises higher than the conveyor unit 283 , the support lifter 282 may seat the battery B in the second transfer device 270 . In this case, the height of the support riser 282 may correspond to the first height H1 .

On the other hand, when the support rising part 282 moves lower than the conveyor part 283 , the battery B seated on the support rising part 282 is seated on the conveyor part 283 , and the conveyor part 283 . According to the operation of the battery (B) seated on the conveyor unit 283 is sequentially transferred along the second direction (D2).

The conveyor part 283 may be formed to extend in the second direction D2, and the loading box 284 of the defective battery B in a state in which the battery B transferred by the support rising part 282 is seated. can be transferred to

A plurality of conveyor units 283 may be arranged to be spaced apart from each other at a preset interval along the first direction D1. Accordingly, the support lifting unit 282 can be raised and lowered without interference through the gap between the conveyor units 283 .

The plurality of defective transfer detection units 281 are disposed adjacent to the support lifter 282 and are disposed on the conveyor along the first defect transfer detection sensor 281-1 and the conveyor unit 283 located at the first height H1. A second defect transfer detection sensor 281 - 2 disposed adjacent to the unit 283 may be included.

The first defective transfer detection sensor 281-1 determines whether the defective battery B is seated on the support riser 282 through the second transfer device 270 in the state in which the support riser 282 is raised. can

Accordingly, the processor 5 can know whether the defective battery B is seated or not, using the information detected through the first defective transfer detection sensor 281-1, and in the seated state, the support rising part 282 ) may be lowered to deliver the battery B to the conveyor unit 283 .

A plurality of second defect transfer detection sensors 281 - 2 may be disposed along the conveyor unit 283 , and the conveyor unit 283 is based on location information of the battery B disposed on each conveyor unit 283 . ) to move the battery (B).

The plurality of defective transfer detection units 281 may include an infrared sensor, a vision camera, and the like.

That is, the processor 5 performs a first defect transfer step of controlling the support lifter 282 to rise to the first height H1, and the battery B from the second seating frame 271 is moved to the support lifter ( In the second defect transfer step to be seated on the 282), in a state in which the battery B is seated on the support riser 282, the support riser 282 descends to seat the battery B on the conveyor unit 283. The third defect transfer step and the fourth defect transfer step of transferring the battery B in the second direction D2 by operating the conveyor 283 may be controlled to be repeatedly performed.

Hereinafter, operations of the second transfer device 270 and the defect transfer device 280 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIGS. 26 to 33 .

26 is a side view of the inspection unit 20 omitting the first transfer device 230 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIGS. 27 to 29 are a second battery Bb according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. It is a side view showing the operation of the second transfer device 270 in a state determined to be defective, and FIGS. 30 to 33 are a second transfer in a state in which the second battery Bb according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is found to be normal. It is a side view showing the operation of the device 270 .

First, as shown in FIG. 26 , the first battery Ba is disposed on the support part 242 of the first inspection device 240 , and the inspection of the second inspection device 260 is completed on the support frame 244 . A second battery Bb may be disposed.

Here, the first battery Ba refers to a battery B that has been tested by the first inspection device 240 , and the second battery Bb refers to a battery B determined to be defective by the processor 5 . can do.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 27 , the processor 5 controls the second height H2 adjustment unit 272 of the second transfer device 270 to control the support frame 244 and the first inspection device 240 . The second mounting frame 271 may be raised higher than the support portion 242 of the .

Here, the battery B seated on the support frame 244 and the support part 242 of the first inspection device 240 has a first height H1, and the processor 5 has a second height greater than the first height H1. The second mounting frame 271 may be raised to the second height H2.

Accordingly, the first battery Ba and the second battery Bb may be seated on the second mounting frame 271 . Specifically, the first battery Ba may be seated on the first mounting part 271-1, and the second battery Bb may be seated on the second mounting part 271-2.

In this case, the plurality of inspection units 261 may raise the plurality of inspection units 261 through the inspection unit height adjusting unit 262 so as not to interfere with the second seating part 271 - 2 .

Next, as shown in FIG. 28 , the processor 5 may transfer the second seating frame 271 in the second direction D2 through the second moving rail 273 .

At this time, the processor 5 waits until the first battery Ba is positioned at the center of the second inspection device 260 and the second battery Bb is positioned on the support rising part 282 of the defect transfer device 280 . can be transported

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 29 , the processor 5 may lower the height of the second seating frame 271 . Accordingly, the first battery Ba positioned in the second inspection device 260 is seated on the support frame 244 , and the second battery Bb is seated on the support lifter 282 .

Next, the processor 5 performs an inspection through the second inspection device 260 for the first battery Ba, and the second battery Bb is supported by the lifting unit 282 descending to the conveyor unit ( 283 , the second battery Bb is seated.

At the same time, in the processor 5 , the first seating part 271-1 of the second seating frame 271 is positioned under the support part 242 of the first inspection device 240 and the second seating part 271-2 may be located on the support frame 244 that is the center of the second inspection device 260 .

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 30 , when the processor 5 determines that the battery B that has finished the second inspection device 260 is normal, the normal person located in the support frame 244 through the loading transfer device 250 . The battery B may be transferred to the loading unit 30 .

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 31 , the processor 5 controls the second height H2 adjusting unit 272 of the second transfer device 270 to control the support frame 244 and the first inspection device 240 . The second mounting frame 271 may be raised higher than the support portion 242 of the .

Here, the battery B seated on the support frame 244 and the support part 242 of the first inspection device 240 has a first height H1, and the processor 5 has a second height greater than the first height H1. The second mounting frame 271 may be raised to the second height H2.

Accordingly, the first battery Ba is seated on the first mounting part 271-1. Meanwhile, since the normal battery B located in the second inspection device 260 has been transferred to the loading unit 30 , the battery B is not mounted on the second mounting unit 271 - 2 .

In this case, the plurality of inspection units 261 may raise the plurality of inspection units 261 through the inspection unit height adjustment unit 262 so as not to interfere with the second seating frame 271 .

Next, as shown in FIG. 32 , the processor 5 may transfer the second seating frame 271 in the second direction D2 through the second moving rail 273 .

At this time, in the processor 5 , the first seating part 271-1 is positioned at the center of the second inspection device 260 and the second seating part 271-2 is the support rising part 282 of the defect transfer device 280 . ) can be transported until it is located at

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 33 , the processor 5 may lower the height of the second seating frame 271 . Accordingly, the first battery Ba positioned in the second inspection device 260 is seated on the support frame 244 .

On the other hand, since the battery B is not seated in the second seating part 271 - 2 , the first bad transport detection sensor of the bad transport device 280 does not detect the battery B, so the bad transport device 280 ) of the support riser 282 and the conveyor unit 283 may not be operated.

Therefore, as described above, the second mounting frame 271 is disposed between the first inspection device 240 , the second inspection device 260 and the defect transfer device 280 closely arranged in the second direction D2 . It is possible to significantly reduce the inspection time and space by transferring a plurality of batteries B while moving.

In addition, when the battery is defective, the battery is transferred to the defective conveying device to efficiently load the defective battery, and when the battery is normal, the power consumption for driving can be greatly reduced by selectively controlling the defective conveying device not to operate.

In the above, various embodiments of the present disclosure have been individually described, but each embodiment is not necessarily implemented alone, and the configuration and operation of each embodiment may be implemented in combination with at least one other embodiment. .

In addition, although preferred embodiments of the present disclosure have been illustrated and described above, the present disclosure is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, and the technical field to which the present invention pertains without departing from the gist of the present disclosure as claimed in the claims Various modifications may be made by those of ordinary skill in the art, and these modifications should not be individually understood from the technical spirit or perspective of the present disclosure.

1: battery inspection system 10: input
20: inspection unit 30: loading unit
100: input sorting device 210: rotational sorting device
220: vision inspection device 230: first transfer device
240: first inspection device 250: loading transfer device
260: second inspection device 270: second transfer device
280: defective transfer device B: battery

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an input unit disposed in a first direction so that a rectangular battery having a long side and a short side is inserted;
an inspection unit disposed in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and configured to inspect the inserted battery in the second direction; and
Including; loading unit disposed on the side of the inspection unit;
The input unit includes an input sorting device in which the battery is input and aligned,
The inspection unit,
a rotation sorting device for holding the battery aligned in the input sorting device and rotating from the first direction to the second direction;
a first transport device for seating the rotated battery and transporting it in the second direction;
a first inspection device in which the battery transferred from the first transport device is seated to inspect a first element of the battery;
a second inspection device disposed adjacent to the first inspection device to inspect a second element of the battery;
a defect transfer device for transferring the defective battery determined through the first inspection device and the second inspection device; and
a second transfer device for selectively and simultaneously transferring a plurality of batteries sequentially received from the first transfer device to the first inspection device, the second inspection device, and the defect transfer device; and
The first inspection device further includes a support frame extending from the first inspection device to the defect transfer device in the second direction to support the battery,
The second transfer device,
a second seating frame extended and disposed in the second direction;
a second moving rail connected to the second mounting frame to move the second mounting frame in the second direction; and
a second height adjustment unit disposed between the second moving rail and the second mounting frame to adjust the height of the second mounting frame; and
The second mounting frame,
a first seating part disposed adjacent to the first transport device, on which the battery transported from the first transport device is seated, and positioned at one end of the second seating frame; and
a second seating part positioned at the other end of the second seating frame to face the first seating part; and
The battery inspection system is performed after the battery is transported by the second transfer device and seated on the support frame. According to claim 1,
a vision inspection device disposed on the first transport device to inspect the external appearance of the battery seated on the first transport device;
a loading transfer device disposed on the second inspection device and selectively transporting a battery seated on the second inspection device to the loading unit; and
It further includes; a processor connected to the input unit, the inspection unit and the loading unit to control the input unit, the inspection unit, and the loading unit;
The second direction is parallel to the short side of the battery,
The first inspection device, the second inspection device, and the defect transfer device are sequentially arranged along the second direction. delete 3. The method of claim 2,
The first mounting unit transfers the battery from the first inspection device to the second inspection device,
The second seating part selectively transfers the battery from the second inspection device to the defect transport device,
The processor is
a first position in which the first seating part is located in the first inspection device and the second seating part is located in the second inspection device; and
control to move to a second position where the first seating part is located in the second inspection device and the second seating part is located in the defect transfer device,
A battery inspection system for controlling the second transfer device to repeatedly move between the first position and the second position. 5. The method of claim 4,
The processor is
determining whether the battery is normal based on a first element of the battery inspected by the first inspection apparatus and a second element of the battery inspected by the second inspection apparatus;
When it is determined that the battery is normal, the battery inspection system controls the loading transfer device to transfer the battery located in the second inspection device to the loading unit. 5. The method of claim 4,
The support frame is composed of a plurality, and is arranged to be spaced apart from each other at a predetermined first interval along the first direction,
The second seating frame is composed of a plurality, and is arranged to be spaced apart from each other at a second predetermined interval along the first direction,
Each of the plurality of second seating frames is disposed to pass through a space spaced apart by the first interval of the support frame. 7. The method of claim 6,
The support frame is disposed at a first height from the lower support frame,
The processor is
When moving from the first position to the second position, controlling the second height adjustment unit to move the second mounting frame to a second height greater than the first height,
When moving from the second position to the first position, the battery inspection system for controlling the second height adjusting unit to move the second mounting frame to a third height smaller than the first height. 3. The method of claim 2,
The input sorting device,
a support for supporting the battery and having a plurality of openings;
a plurality of input alignment sensor units disposed adjacent to the support unit; and
A lifting frame disposed under the support part to selectively raise the battery positioned on the support part;
The lifting frame raises the lower surface of the battery through the plurality of openings so that the rotation alignment device grips the battery to separate the battery from the support,
The processor is
a first input alignment step of determining whether the battery is aligned with the support unit through the plurality of input alignment sensor units;
A battery inspection system for controlling to repeatedly perform; a second input alignment step of separating the battery from the support by raising the lifting frame. 3. The method of claim 2,
The rotation alignment device,
a gripper for gripping the battery in contact with the upper and lower portions of the battery, respectively;
a rotating part connected to the gripping part to rotate the gripping part;
a rotation alignment sensor unit disposed adjacent to the grip unit to detect the rotated battery; and
and a moving rail unit connected to the rotating unit to move the rotating unit.
The processor is
a first rotational alignment step of gripping the battery located in the input alignment device;
a second rotational alignment step of rotating the battery from the first direction to the second direction in a state in which the battery is gripped; and
A battery inspection system for controlling to repeatedly perform a third rotational alignment step of seating the rotated battery on the first transfer device. 3. The method of claim 2,
The first transfer device,
a first mounting frame on which the battery is mounted;
a plurality of first seating sensor units connected to the first seating frame to detect seating of the battery in the first seating frame;
a first height adjustment unit connected to the first seating frame to adjust a height of the first seating frame; and
and a first moving rail connected to the first height adjusting unit to move the first height adjusting unit in the second direction.
The length of the second mounting frame is greater than the length of the first mounting frame,
The processor is
a first transfer step of determining whether the battery is seated on the first seat frame through the plurality of first seat sensor units;
a second transfer step of moving the first transfer device in the second direction to place the first transfer device in the vision inspection device in a state in which the battery is seated on the first seating frame;
a third transfer step of controlling the battery to perform a vision inspection through the vision inspection device while the battery is located in the vision inspection device; and
After the inspection of the vision inspection apparatus is finished, a fourth transfer step of placing the battery in the first inspection apparatus; a battery inspection system for controlling to repeatedly perform. According to claim 1,
The first element includes weight information and thickness information of the battery,
The second element includes short side length information of the battery,
The first inspection device,
a weight measuring unit disposed under the battery to measure the weight of the battery;
a pressing unit disposed on the battery to pressurize the battery;
a short-circuit measuring unit for measuring an electrical short of the battery; and
A battery inspection system comprising a; a plurality of first inspection sensor units for measuring the thickness and position of the battery. 5. The method of claim 4,
The second inspection device,
a plurality of inspection units positioned at the corners of the battery; and
and a second inspection moving rail that transports the plurality of inspection units toward the battery.
Each of the plurality of inspection units,
a frame part connected to the second test moving rail and moving along the second test moving rail;
an alignment frame part slidably connected to one end of the frame part and selectively in contact with the battery;
an alignment cylinder unit disposed behind the alignment frame unit to slide the alignment frame unit;
a short side measuring sensor unit disposed at the rear of the alignment frame unit and arranged side by side with the alignment cylinder unit to measure a short side of the battery; and
a cylinder detection sensor unit disposed on the alignment cylinder unit to detect movement of the alignment cylinder unit; and
Including; an inspection unit height adjustment unit for adjusting the height of each of the plurality of inspection units;
The alignment cylinder portion is disposed above the short-side measurement sensor portion of the battery inspection system. 13. The method of claim 12,
The processor is
a first inspection step of moving the plurality of inspection units toward the battery along the second inspection moving rail in a state in which the alignment cylinder portion of each of the plurality of inspection units advances and comes into contact with the alignment frame portion;
a second inspection step of aligning the centers of the batteries by contacting all of the alignment frame portions of the plurality of inspection units with long sides of the batteries;
a third inspection step in which the plurality of inspection units are moved in a direction away from the battery along the second inspection movement rail and the alignment cylinder part is spaced apart from the alignment frame part; and
A battery inspection system for controlling to repeatedly perform; a fourth inspection step of re-moving the plurality of inspection units toward the battery along the second inspection movement rail to measure the short side of the battery through the short side measuring sensor unit. 8. The method of claim 7,
The defective transport device,
a support lift that selectively rises to support the battery from the second transfer device;
a conveyor unit extending in the second direction to seat the battery received from the support rising unit and to move the battery in the second direction; and
A battery inspection system comprising a; a plurality of defective transfer detection sensor units disposed adjacent to the conveyor unit at predetermined intervals along the second direction to detect the battery. 15. The method of claim 14,
The processor is
a first defect transfer step of controlling the support lifting unit to rise to the first height;
a second defect transfer step in which the battery is seated on the support rising part from the second mounting frame;
a third defect transfer step of placing the battery on the conveyor unit by lowering the supporting lifting unit in a state in which the battery is seated on the supporting lifting unit;
A battery inspection system for controlling to repeatedly perform a fourth defect transfer step of operating the conveyor to transfer the battery in the second direction.

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