KR102642365B1 - Apparatus and method for automatically supplying electrode material reel pouch - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention includes an automatic supply unit that supplies a new reel pouch, a pouch stage on which the new reel pouch is seated and moves the new reel pouch to a label removal position and a supply position for supply of pouch material, and a pouch stage that moves the new reel pouch to a label removal position and a supply position for supply of pouch material. A plurality of reel chucking units for fixing the moved new reel pouch, a reel pouch adsorption fixing unit for adsorbing and fixing the new reel pouch when the new reel pouch is fixed at the label removal position, and the new reel pouch being adsorbed. In a fixed state, a label removal unit that removes the label tape that secures the outermost pouch material of the new reel pouch, a clamp that moves one end of the fixed outermost pouch material of the new reel pouch to a preset connection position, A changing clamp that moves one end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch that has been moved to the connection position to the upper stage, the pouch material of the previous reel pouch is adsorbed on a part of the suction surface, and the upper stage is on a remaining part of the suction surface. A vacuum adsorption stage where the pouch material of the new reel pouch moved to is adsorbed, and the pouch material of the new reel pouch overlapping with the pouch material of the previous reel pouch is cut off, and the pouch of the previous reel pouch adsorbed to the adsorption surface. It is characterized by including a taping-cutting part for joining the material and the pouch material of the new reel pouch by taping.

Description

Pouch material reel pouch automatic supply device and method {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY SUPPLYING ELECTRODE MATERIAL REEL POUCH}

The present invention relates to a system for producing battery electrodes, and in particular to a device for supplying pouch material provided in the form of a reel pouch.

Typically, the electrode used in battery production is a strip-shaped metal plate. Accordingly, in order to efficiently store the metal plate (hereinafter referred to as pouch material), which is the material of the electrode, and to provide it more easily during battery manufacturing, the pouch material is in a rolled form around a central bobbin, that is, a reel. It is stored in the form of a pouch (Reel Pouch), and is formed to supply the wrapped pouch material to the battery manufacturing system as the reel pouch is unwound around the bobbin.

Meanwhile, even though it is possible to provide a large amount of pouch material compared to the volume by providing the pouch material in the form of a reel pouch, there is a limit to the amount of pouch material that can be provided through one reel pouch. Accordingly, when one reel pouch was used up, a new reel pouch had to be installed. In this case, the end part of the pouch material of the existing reel pouch and the end part of the new reel pouch were connected to each other through a connecting tape, so that the pouch material of the new reel pouch was continuously connected. It must be ensured that it can be supplied.

However, in the case of the conventional system, the installation of these new reel pouches was done manually by the operator, and the process of connecting one end of the pouch material of the newly installed reel pouch with one end of the pouch material of the existing reel pouch also had to be done manually by the operator. there is a problem.

Therefore, in the case of the conventional battery manufacturing system, there is a problem that work efficiency is reduced as the time required to replace the reel pouch increases, and there is a problem that additional manpower is required due to the replacement of the reel pouch. Moreover, since it is done manually, if the worker's skill level is low, the connection between the pouch materials may become distorted, which may reduce the quality of the electrode when manufacturing the electrode.

The present invention aims to solve the above-described problems and other problems, and is capable of automatically supplying a new reel pouch when the reel pouch is exhausted and automatically connecting the pouch material of the new reel pouch with the pouch material of the previous reel pouch. The purpose is to provide an automatic supply device and automatic supply method for pouch material reel pouches.

In order to achieve the above or other objects, according to one aspect of the present invention, an automatic reel pouch supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes at least one reel pouch formed by winding a pouch material, and a preset pouch material reel. An automatic supply unit that supplies a new reel pouch when the conditions for replacing the reel pouch are met, the new reel pouch is seated, and a label removal position for label removal of the new reel pouch and a supply position for supply of pouch material. a pouch stage for moving to the label removal position and supply position, a plurality of reel chucking units for fixing the new reel pouch moved through the pouch stage, and when the new reel pouch is fixed at the label removal position, A reel pouch adsorption fixing unit for adsorbing and fixing the new reel pouch, a label removal unit for removing the label tape fixing the outermost pouch material of the new reel pouch in a state in which the new reel pouch is adsorbed and fixed, and the reel A clamp that moves one end of the outermost pouch material of the new reel pouch fixed by the pouch adsorption fixing unit to a preset connection position, and one end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch moved to the connection position by the clamp to the upper stage. A changing clamp is placed on the upper stage, and the pouch material of the previous reel pouch is adsorbed on a part of the suction surface, and the pouch material of the new reel pouch moved to the upper stage is adsorbed on the remaining part of the suction surface. Cutting the pouch material of the new reel pouch that overlaps the vacuum suction stage to be adsorbed and the pouch material of the previous reel pouch adsorbed to the suction surface, and the pouch material of the previous reel pouch adsorbed to the suction surface and the new reel pouch. It is characterized by including a taping-cutting part for joining the pouch material of the reel pouch by taping it.

In one embodiment, each of the plurality of reel chucking units is arranged to face the left and right sides of the stage transfer path through which the pouch stage is transported, and is inserted into the bobbin of the new reel pouch to form the new reel pouch. It is characterized in that it is composed of a left part and a right part each having a fixing protrusion formed to fix the.

In one embodiment, the fixing protrusion rotates clockwise or counterclockwise, so that the reel pouch with the bobbin inserted into the fixing protrusion can be rotated clockwise or counterclockwise. .

In one embodiment, the reel pouch adsorption fixing unit is disposed at the top of the label removal position and has a first adsorption part formed at the bottom to enable vacuum adsorption, and when the new reel pouch is fixed to the label removal position, the label is removed. It is characterized in that it descends to the removal position and fixes one end of the pouch material wound around the outermost part of the new reel pouch fixed to the label removal position through vacuum adsorption of the first adsorption unit.

In one embodiment, the clamp is disposed at the bottom of the reel pouch adsorption fixing part, and the new reel pouch pouch material is different from one end of the new reel pouch pouch material adsorbed and fixed by the reel pouch adsorption fixing part. It is formed to adsorb and fix the other side of one end of the pouch stage, and is formed to be movable along a clamp transfer path formed in a direction parallel to the moving direction of the pouch stage.

In one embodiment, the clamp includes a clamp body, a second adsorption portion provided at an upper end of the clamp body and formed to adsorb and secure the other end of one end of the new reel pouch pouch material, and the clamp body. It includes a clamp transport part that moves along the clamp transport path, and a rotating part formed to rotate the clamp body at a predetermined angle along the moving direction of the clamp main body, wherein the rotating part is located on the clamp transport path and an upper part of the clamp transport path. When the clamp body reaches the connection position where the movement path of the changing clamp, which passes through the formed upper stage and moves in a direction intersecting the clamp conveyance path, intersects, the clamp body is rotated at a predetermined angle. .

In one embodiment, when the clamp body is rotated at the predetermined angle, the changing clamp passes through the upper stage and moves close to the clamp body, and the other side is adsorbed and fixed to the clamp body. One end of the material is held and moved to the top of the upper stage, and the new reel pouch pouch material is moved to the top of the upper stage.

In one embodiment, the vacuum adsorption stage and the taping-cutting unit are arranged to face each other around the pouch material of the new reel pouch moved to the upper stage, and the vacuum adsorption stage moves forward to attach the new reel pouch to the upper stage. When the pouch material is attached to the suction surface of the vacuum suction stage, the taping-cutting unit advances to cut the pouch material of the new reel pouch that is not adsorbed to the suction surface.

In one embodiment, the taping-cutting unit is formed to press the taped suction surface when taping of the pouch material of the previous reel pouch and the pouch material of the new reel pouch adsorbed to the suction surface is completed. It is characterized by

In one embodiment, the reel pouch replacement conditions include the elapsed time since the reel pouch was replaced, the torque strength of the reel pouch rotated to supply the pouch material, and the thickness of the pouch material wound around the reel pouch. It is characterized by being satisfied according to.

In one embodiment, the reel pouch replacement condition is satisfied when the remaining amount of pouch material in the reel pouch determined according to the elapsed time, the torque intensity, or the thickness of the pouch material is below a preset level, and the automatic supply unit, The new reel pouch is supplied while the pouch material for the previous reel pouch is being supplied.

In one embodiment, the pouch stage includes a pouch stage main body, a head configured to be raised or lowered, and provided at the top of the pouch stage main body so that the new reel pouch can be seated for movement, and A transfer unit configured to move the pouch stage main body along a stage transfer path including the label removal position and the supply position, wherein the head is configured to move the pouch stage main body to the label removal position and the supply position. When the reel pouch is moved, the new reel pouch mounted on the head is maintained in an elevated state so that it can move while maintaining a constant height, and the new reel pouch moved to the label removal position or the supply position is connected to the reel chucking unit. It is characterized in that it descends when fixed by .

In one embodiment, when the reel pouch replacement condition is met, the vacuum adsorption stage moves forward and adsorbs the pouch material of the previous reel pouch to the adsorption surface, and the taping-cutting unit is adsorbed to the adsorption surface. The pouch material of the previous reel pouch is cut to separate the pouch material adsorbed on the suction surface into an upper part that is not connected to the previous reel pouch and a lower part that is connected to the previous reel pouch.

In one embodiment, the reel chucking unit disposed at the supply position rotates the bobbin so that the pouch material is wound around the bobbin of the previous reel pouch, and separates the lower end of the pouch material adsorbed on the suction surface from the suction surface. It is characterized by

In one embodiment, a slope connected to a preset reel pouch disposal position is formed on one side of the stage transfer path through which the pouch stage is transported, and the reel chucking unit disposed at the supply position has the lower end of the pouch material adsorbed. When separated from the surface, the restraint of the previous reel pouch is released and the previous reel pouch is transferred to the discard position through the slope.

According to one aspect of the present invention in order to achieve the above or other objects, the reel pouch automatic supply method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes automatic supply of the supply device having at least one reel pouch depending on whether a preset replacement condition is met. A supply unit supplying a new reel pouch, moving the new reel pouch to a label removal position for removing the label tape of the new reel pouch, and fixing the new reel pouch to the label removal position, A reel pouch adsorption fixing unit of the supply device adsorbs and fixes one end of the outermost pouch material of the new reel pouch fixed at the label removal position, and one end of the outermost pouch material of the new reel pouch is adsorbed and fixed thereto. In the step, the label removal unit of the supply device removes the label tape of the new reel pouch, and the reel pouch suction fixing portion clamps one end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch, the one side of which is suction-fixed, to the label tape of the new reel pouch. moving to the arranged position, controlling the clamp to adsorb and fix the other side of the new reel pouch pouch material, and moving one end of the new reel pouch pouch material adsorbed and fixed to the clamp to a preset connection position. moving the clamp as much as possible, and tilting the clamp moved to the connection position at a predetermined angle in the direction of movement of the clamp so that one end of the new reel pouch pouch material is oriented toward the upper stage where the vacuum suction stage of the supply device is disposed. A step of rotating, controlling a changing clamp that moves through the upper stage, gripping one end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch and moving one end of the gripped pouch material to a position on the upper stage, and holding the pouch material of the new reel pouch to a position on the upper stage. A step of adsorbing the new reel pouch pouch material moved to the upper stage to the remaining part of the adsorption surface of the vacuum adsorption stage, where the pouch material is partially adsorbed, and controlling the taping-cutting part of the supply device to adsorb the adsorption surface. Cutting the pouch material of the new reel pouch that overlaps the pouch material of the previous reel pouch, and joining the pouch material of the previous reel pouch adsorbed to the suction surface by taping the pouch material of the new reel pouch. It is characterized by including.

In one embodiment, the step of supplying the reel pouch includes adsorbing the pouch material of the previous reel pouch to the adsorption surface of the vacuum suction stage when the preset replacement condition is met, and the adsorbing material adsorbed on the adsorption surface. Cutting the pouch material of the previous reel pouch, separating the pouch material adsorbed on the suction surface into an upper part not connected to the previous reel pouch and a lower part connected to the previous reel pouch, and attaching the pouch material to the bobbin of the previous reel pouch. The method further includes rotating the bobbin so that the pouch material is wound, thereby separating the lower end of the pouch material adsorbed on the suction surface from the suction surface.

The automatic supply device and automatic supply method of pouch material reel pouches according to the present invention will be described as follows.

According to at least one of the embodiments of the present invention, the present invention automatically supplies a new reel pouch when the reel pouch is exhausted without additional manpower and automatically connects the pouch material of the new reel pouch with the pouch material of the previous reel pouch. It has the effect of reducing the time and cost required to replace reel pouches and preventing misalignment between the pouch material of the existing reel pouch and the pouch material of the new reel pouch due to the low skill level of the worker.

In addition, the present invention uses a vacuum adsorption stage to perform cutting and taping of the overlapping pouch material while the end portion of the pouch material of the existing reel pouch and the end portion of the pouch material of the new reel pouch are adsorbed and fixed, so a tape with strong adhesive force is used. This has the effect of strongly combining the pouch material of the existing reel pouch with the pouch material of the new reel pouch.

Figure 1 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of an automatic reel pouch supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 2A and 2B are exemplary diagrams illustrating the arrangement of each component of the automatic reel pouch supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention and an example of an automatic supply unit docked with the automatic reel pouch supply device.
Figure 3 is a flowchart showing the operation process of the reel pouch differential supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention shown in Figures 1 and 2.
FIG. 4A is a flowchart showing the operation process of removing the existing reel pouch in which the pouch material is exhausted and installing a new reel pouch in FIG. 3.
FIG. 4B is an exemplary diagram showing the operation process of the first reel chucking unit and the pouch stage according to the operation process of FIG. 4A.
FIG. 5A is a flowchart showing an operation process for removing a label from a newly installed reel pouch in FIG. 3.
FIG. 5B is an exemplary diagram illustrating a process in which the label of a newly installed reel pouch is removed according to the operation process of FIG. 5A.
FIG. 6A is a flowchart showing an operation process in which the new reel pouch from which the label has been removed in FIG. 3 is moved to the supply position and one end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch is moved to the connection position.
FIG. 6B is an example diagram illustrating an example in which a new reel pouch and a clamp clamping one end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch are moved according to the operation process of FIG. 6A and the clamp is rotated at a designated connection position.
Figure 7 is an exemplary diagram illustrating an example in which, in the automatic reel pouch supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention, the end portion of the old reel pouch and the end portion of the new reel pouch are adsorbed and fixed to the vacuum suction stage for taping.

It should be noted that the technical terms used in this specification are only used to describe specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention. Additionally, as used herein, singular expressions include plural expressions, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. The suffixes “module” and “part” for components used in the following description are given or used interchangeably only for the ease of writing the specification, and do not have distinct meanings or roles in themselves.

As used herein, “consists of.” or “including.” Terms such as these should not be construed as necessarily including all of the various components or steps described in the specification, and some of the components or steps may not be included, or additional components or steps may be included. It should be interpreted to include more.

Additionally, when describing the technology disclosed in this specification, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known technology may obscure the gist of the technology disclosed in this specification, the detailed description will be omitted.

In addition, the attached drawings are only for easy understanding of the embodiments disclosed in this specification, and the technical idea disclosed in this specification is not limited by the attached drawings, and all changes included in the spirit and technical scope of the present invention are not limited. , should be understood to include equivalents or substitutes. In addition, each embodiment described below, as well as a combination of embodiments, are changes, equivalents, or substitutes included in the spirit and technical scope of the present invention, and of course, may fall within the spirit and technical scope of the present invention. .

Figure 1 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of an automatic reel pouch supply device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2A and 2B are exemplary diagrams illustrating the arrangement of each component of the automatic reel pouch supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention and an example of an automatic supply unit docked with the automatic reel pouch supply device.

First, referring to FIG. 1, the reel pouch automatic supply device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is connected to the control unit 100 and the control unit 100, and includes a pouch stage unit ( 110), reel chucking unit 120, label removal unit 130, reel pouch adsorption fixing unit 140, clamp unit 150, changing clamp unit 150, vacuum adsorption stage unit 170, taping-cutting It may be formed including a portion 180. It may also be formed to include a communication unit 101 and a memory 102, and may further include an automatic supply unit 190 connected to the control unit 100 through a wired or wireless connection.

Here, the automatic supply unit 190 may be connected to the automatic reel pouch supply device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and may be a transport robot (Automatic Guided Vehicle, AGV) capable of transporting new reel pouches.

In a typical case, the automatic supply unit 190 may be located at a position (e.g., initial position) away from the reel pouch automatic supply device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2A. In this case, the automatic supply unit 190 can fill the new reel pouch at the initial position. That is, the initial position is a position where the automatic supply unit 190 fills new reel pouches and may be a place where a plurality of new reel pouches are loaded.

Meanwhile, the automatic supply unit 190 may be equipped with a manipulator capable of picking up at least one of the new reel pouches loaded at the initial position. It may also include a storage unit capable of storing at least one new reel pouch. And, when the number of new reel pouches stored in the storage unit is less than or equal to a preset number, the automatic supply unit 190 fills the storage unit with at least one new reel pouch from the initial position, thereby storing at least one new reel pouch. It is possible to maintain a ready state for supply with the reel pouch automatic supply device 10 according to .

And, when the control unit 100 calls, the automatic supply unit 190 may move from the initial position to be close to the automatic reel pouch supply device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. And as shown in Figure 2b, the reel pouch automatic supply device 10 can be docked at a preset position. And when docked, the new reel pouch filled in the storage unit can be discharged to a location of the automatic reel pouch supply device 10 where the automatic supply unit 190 is docked.

Here, the docking part of the automatic reel pouch supply device 10 where the automatic supply unit 190 is docked may be a new mounting location where a new reel pouch is newly installed in the automatic reel pouch supply device 10. In this case, the pouch stage 111 may be placed at the new mounting location, and the new reel pouch discharged from the automatic supply unit 190 may be seated on the pouch stage 111.

Meanwhile, the pouch stage unit 110 may include the pouch stage 111 on which the new reel pouch is seated when the new reel pouch is mounted at a new mounting position. And the control unit 100 controls the pouch stage 111 to move the new reel pouch seated on the pouch stage 111 to a plurality of different positions according to the new reel pouch providing process disclosed through the present invention. You can.

The pouch stage 111 may include a main body constituting the body, and may include a head provided on the main body and configured to be raised and lowered. In addition, the pouch stage 111 body including the head may be formed to include a stage transfer unit formed to reciprocate along a preset transfer path (stage transfer path 112). In this case, the plurality of different positions may be different positions on the stage transfer path 112. And the plurality of different positions may include a new mounting position of the new reel pouch.

As an example, the plurality of different positions may include docking positions of the automatic supply unit 190 where new reel pouches are discharged when new reel pouches are supplied from the automatic supply unit 190. And when the automatic supply unit 190 is docked with the reel pouch automatic supply device 10, the automatic supply unit 190 can discharge the transported new reel pouch to a designated location. In this case, the pouch stage 111 may be placed at a location where the new reel pouch is discharged from the automatic supply unit 190. Therefore, the new reel pouch discharged from the automatic supply unit 190 can be seated on the pouch stage 111.

Here, the position on the stage transfer path 112 corresponding to the position where the new reel pouch is discharged from the automatic supply unit 190 may be the new installation position. That is, when the supply conditions for a new reel pouch are met, the control unit 100 may call the automatic supply unit 190 and control the pouch stage 111 to move to the new mounting position.

Meanwhile, the plurality of different positions on the stage transfer path 112 may include a label removal position for removing the label of a newly supplied reel pouch and a supply position where the new reel pouch can continuously supply pouch material. there is. In this case, the control unit 100 sequentially moves the pouch stage 111 located at the new mounting position to the label removal position and the supply position, thereby removing the new reel pouch seated on the pouch stage 111 from the label removal position. It can be moved sequentially to location and supply location.

Meanwhile, the reel chucking unit 120 can fix the new reel pouch moving along the stage transfer path 112 at each position. As an example, the reel chucking unit 120 may be disposed at different positions on the stage transfer path 112, and may be formed to include a fixing protrusion capable of fixing the bobbin of the reel pouch.

Here, the reel chucking portion 120 is formed of two protrusions (left protrusion, right protrusion) disposed on the left and right of the stage transfer path 112 so that it can be inserted into both sides of the bobbin of the reel pouch for fixing the reel pouch. You can. In this case, the left and right protrusions of the reel chucking unit 120, respectively disposed on the left and right sides of the stage transfer path 112, may be arranged to face each other, and may move in a direction closer to each other under the control of the control unit 100. You can. In this case, the fixing protrusions of the left and right protrusions are inserted into the bobbin of the reel pouch, thereby fixing the bobbin of the reel pouch.

Alternatively, the left and right protrusions of the reel chucking unit 120 may move away from each other under the control of the control unit 100. In this case, the fixing protrusions of each protrusion inserted into the bobbin of the reel pouch may separate from the bobbin of the reel pouch, thereby releasing the reel pouch bobbin from being fixed.

Meanwhile, the reel chucking unit 120 may be arranged to fix the new reel pouch at a plurality of different locations where the new reel pouch is moved. Therefore, when a plurality of different positions on the stage transfer path 112 through which the new reel pouch is moved include the new mounting position, label removal position, and supply position as described above, the reel chucking unit 120 is also They may be arranged around the new mounting location, label removal location, and supply location on the stage transfer path 112, respectively.

Accordingly, in order to distinguish the reel chucking unit 120 disposed at each position, the reel chucking unit disposed on both sides of the new mounting location of the stage transfer path 112 is referred to as the first reel chucking unit 121, and the stage The reel chucking unit disposed on both sides of the label removal position of the transfer path 112 is called a second reel chucking unit 122, and the reel chucking unit disposed on both sides of the supply position of the stage transfer path 112 is called a third reel chucking unit 123. We decided to say that. That is, a location on the stage transfer path 112 where the first reel chucking unit 121 is disposed may be the new mounting location, and the stage transfer path 112 where the second reel chucking unit 122 is disposed may be the new mounting location. A position on the stage transfer path 112 where the third reel chucking unit 123 is disposed may be the label removal position, and a position on the stage transfer path 112 where the third reel chucking unit 123 is disposed may be the supply position.

In this case, the first to third reel chucking units 121, 122, and 123 are used to move the bobbin of the new reel pouch to each position when the new reel pouch moves to the new installation position, label removal position, and supply position. The new reel pouch can be fixed by inserting a fixing protrusion into it. In this case, the fixing protrusion of each reel chucking unit 120 is formed to be rotatable, so that the reel pouch can be rotated even when the reel pouch is fixed to the reel chucking unit 120.

Meanwhile, the label removal unit 130 may be equipped with a label removal head 131 to remove the label of the new reel pouch. The label removal head 131 removes the label from the fixed new reel pouch when the new reel pouch moves to the label removal position on the stage transfer path 112 and is fixed by the second reel chucking unit 122. It can be formed so that To this end, the label removal head 131 may be provided with a gripper for gripping the non-adhered portion of the label, and when the new reel pouch is fixed at the label removal position, the label is guided to approach the new reel pouch. It may be formed to be capable of reciprocating movement on the removal plate.

That is, when the new reel pouch is fixed at the label removal position, the label removal head 131 moves along the label removal plate 132 close to the fixed new reel pouch, and when it approaches the new reel pouch, the label removal head 131 moves. Non-attached parts can be gripped. Then, the label of the new reel pouch can be pulled and removed by moving away from the new reel pouch.

Meanwhile, the reel pouch adsorption fixing unit 140 may be adsorbed (e.g., vacuum adsorbed) on one side to the pouch material of the new reel pouch from which the label has been removed under the control of the control unit 100. In this case, the position where the reel pouch adsorption fixing part 140 is adsorbed may be a position adjacent to the end (hereinafter referred to as the end) of the pouch material wound around the new reel pouch. In other words, the reel pouch adsorption fixing unit 140 can prevent the pouch material wound around the new reel pouch from unwinding and causing one end of the pouch material to shake as the label is removed.

When one end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch is adsorbed and fixed, the reel pouch adsorption fixing unit 140 adsorbs and fixes the new reel pouch under the control of the control unit 100 while the bobbin of the new reel pouch is fixed at the label removal position. One end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch can be moved to the position where the clamp portion 150 is placed.

Meanwhile, the clamp part 150 can move one end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch fixed by the reel pouch adsorption fixing part 140 to the connection position 156 for connecting the end part of the pouch material of the existing reel pouch. there is. To this end, the clamp part 150 adsorbs on one end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch (one side of the pouch material adsorbed and fixed by the reel pouch adsorption fixing part 140) and the other side, and attaches the new reel to the other side. The pouch may be provided with a clamp 151 formed to secure one end of the pouch material.

The clamp 151 is a main body having an adsorption portion capable of adsorbing and fixing the other end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch, with an axis in a direction parallel to the bobbin of the new reel pouch, and a moving direction of the main body of the clamp 151. It may be formed to include a rotating part formed to rotate the main body by 90 degrees, and a clamp transport part formed to transport the main body along a preset clamp transport path 155. Here, the clamp transport path 155 is formed to face the same direction as the stage transport path 112, and may be placed on top of the stage transport path 112. That is, the new reel pouch can be placed at a higher position than the height at which it is transported.

Meanwhile, when the clamp 151 is moved to the connection position 156 while adsorbing and fixing the other side of one end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch, it can be rotated 90 degrees under the control of the control unit 100. In this case, the clamp 151 may be rotated 90 degrees in the direction in which the clamp 151 body is transported. Then, the direction in which one end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch, whose other side is adsorbed and fixed by rotation of the clamp 151 body, is oriented can also be rotated by 90 degrees. Then, the clamp 151 can be rotated in a direction perpendicular to the clamp transfer path 155, which is the direction in which the clamp 151 is moved. That is, due to the rotation of the clamp 151 body at the connection position 156, one end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch may be rotated in a direction perpendicular to the clamp transfer path 155.

Additionally, the control unit 100 can control the pouch stage 111 to move the new reel pouch to the final supply position. In this case, the supply location may be a point on the stage transfer path 112 that is closer to the connection location 156 than the label removal location. And when the new reel pouch is moved to the supply position, the third reel chucking unit 123 is driven to insert fixing protrusions on both sides of the bobbin of the new reel pouch moved to the supply position. Therefore, the bobbin of the new reel pouch can be fixed.

Additionally, the changing clamp unit 150 may be formed to include a changing clamp 161 that grips one end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch rotated in a direction perpendicular to the clamp transfer path at the connection position 156. The changing clamp 161 includes a main body of the changing clamp 161, and a holding part that holds one end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch, which is provided on the main body of the changing clamp 161 and whose direction is rotated by the clamp 151. , It may be formed to include a changing clamp transfer unit that transfers the main body of the changing clamp 161 along a preset transfer path (hereinafter, the changing clamp transfer path 155) under the control of the control unit 100.

Here, the changing clamp conveyance path 155 may be formed to be perpendicular to the clamp conveyance path 155 at the connection position 156. That is, the changing clamp 161 may move downward along the changing clamp transfer path 155 at the connecting position 156, and as the downward movement moves, the gripping portion of the changing clamp 161 is moved by the rotated clamp. The other side can be close to one end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch with the gripped surface. Also, when approaching one end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch, the gripping portion of the changing clamp 161 may grip one end of the pouch material.

Meanwhile, a vacuum adsorption stage 170 may be disposed around the changing clamp transfer path 155 in which the end portion of the pouch material of the previous reel pouch, that is, the end portion of the previous reel pouch, is adsorbed to a portion of the suction surface. Additionally, a taping-cutting portion 180 may be disposed opposite the vacuum suction stage 170 to connect the end portion of the pouch material of the previous reel pouch and the end portion of the pouch material of the new reel pouch by taping.

Here, the vacuum suction stage 170 and the taping-cutting unit 180 may be formed to move forward or backward on a preset stage. In this case, the stage on which the vacuum suction stage 170 and the taping-cutting unit 180 are arranged will be referred to as the upper stage 163 to distinguish it from the pouch stage 111 on which the new reel pouch is seated and moved. do.

In this case, the changing clamp transfer path 155 may be formed to penetrate the upper stage 163 vertically. In addition, a vacuum suction stage 170 and a taping-cutting unit 180 may be disposed facing each other on both left and right sides of the upper stage 163 penetrated through the changing clamp transfer path 155.

Meanwhile, the changing clamp 161 can move upward along the changing clamp transfer path 155 while the gripping part holds one end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch. Accordingly, one end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch held by the gripper penetrates the upper stage 163 as the changing clamp 161 moves upward, and can be pulled up onto the upper stage 163. . In this case, at the supply position, the new reel pouch with the bobbin fixed by the third reel chucking unit 123 is rotated and the wound pouch material is released, so that one end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch held by the gripping unit is in the upper part. It can be moved onto the stage 163. Then, the vacuum adsorption stage 170 advances in the direction of the changing clamp transfer path 155, and can adsorb and fix the pouch material of the new reel pouch, one end of which is held by the gripper.

Here, the vacuum adsorption stage 170 may be formed to adsorb the pouch material of the reel pouch using a vacuum adsorption method. Additionally, the end portion of the pouch material supplied from the previous reel pouch may be adsorbed to the adsorption surface of the vacuum adsorption stage 170. That is, when the pouch material wound around the reel pouch is exhausted, the control unit 100 may attach the end portion of the remaining pouch material to a portion of the suction surface of the vacuum suction stage 170. And in a state where the end portion of the remaining pouch material is adsorbed and fixed, the automatic supply unit 190 is controlled to receive a new reel pouch, and a series of processes for receiving the pouch material from the provided new reel pouch can be performed.

Therefore, when the vacuum adsorption stage 170 moves forward in the direction of the changing clamp transfer path 155, a portion of the adsorption surface of the vacuum adsorption stage 170 includes the terminal portion of the pouch material supplied from the previous reel pouch, and the adsorption surface A portion of the pouch material supplied from the new reel pouch may be adsorbed to the remaining portion. In this case, the pouch material of the new reel pouch may not be adsorbed on the adsorption surface where the end portion of the pouch material supplied from the previous reel pouch has already been adsorbed.

In this way, in a state where both the end portion of the pouch material supplied from the previous reel pouch and the pouch material supplied from the new reel pouch are adsorbed on the adsorption surface of the vacuum adsorption stage 170, the taping-cutting unit 180 is connected to the control unit 100. It can advance in the direction of the changing clamp transfer path 162 under control. Additionally, the pouch material of the new reel pouch that is not adsorbed on the vacuum adsorption stage 170 can be cut. Then, since one end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch is held by the changing clamp 151, the portion of the pouch material of the new reel pouch that is not adsorbed on the vacuum adsorption stage 170 is moved to the vacuum adsorption stage ( 170) can be completely separated from the adsorption surface. And one end of the separated portion may be held by the holding portion of the changing clamp 161.

Then, the changing clamp 161 can be moved to a preset disposal position. As an example, the disposal location may be provided at a location on the chasing clamp transfer path 155. And when the changing clamp 161 is moved to the disposal position, the control unit 100 can release the gripping state of the gripper and discard the separated part at the disposal position.

Meanwhile, when the pouch material of the new reel pouch that is not adsorbed to the vacuum adsorption stage 170 is removed due to cutting of the taping-cutting part 180, the taping-cutting part 180 uses a connecting tape to remove the pouch material from the vacuum adsorption stage 170. The end portion of the pouch material of the previous reel pouch adsorbed on the suction surface of (170) can be joined to the cut end portion of the pouch material of the new reel pouch.

In this case, the taping-cutting unit 180 strongly presses the suction surface of the vacuum suction stage 170 to which the connecting tape is attached to one side of the body of the taping-cutting unit 180, thereby removing the end of the pouch material of the previous reel pouch. The adhesion of the tape connecting the cut end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch can be further improved. Therefore, the pouch material of the previous reel pouch and the pouch material of the new reel pouch can be connected to each other.

Then, the control unit 100 can release the adsorption state of the adsorption surface of the vacuum adsorption stage 170. Then, the adsorption state by the vacuum suction stage 170 can be released while the pouch material of the previous reel pouch and the pouch material of the new reel pouch are connected to each other. In addition, the control unit 100 rotates the new reel pouch to which the bobbin is fixed at the supply position and supplies the pouch material wound to the new reel pouch, thereby continuously supplying the pouch material for the new reel pouch following the previous reel pouch. In this case, the pouch material of the new reel pouch may be supplied through the upper stage along the changing clamp transfer path 155.

Meanwhile, the reel pouch automatic supply device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a communication unit 101. The communication unit 101 may include at least one module that enables wireless or wired communication with the automatic supply unit 190 or a preset external server or designated terminal.

As an example, the communication unit 101 includes Bluetooth™, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, Near Field Communication (NFC), and Wi-Fi ( A short-distance communication module that supports short-distance communication may be provided using at least one of (Wireless-Fidelity), Wi-Fi Direct, and Wireless USB (Wireless Universal Serial Bus) technologies. This short-range communication module may support wireless communication between the automatic supply unit 190 or a preset external server or designated terminal through wireless area networks.

And the memory 102 can store programs for operating the control unit 100 and various input and output data. The memory 102 may store various information for calling the automatic supply unit 190 and controlling the automatic supply unit 190.

For example, the memory 102 contains information for the movement of the pouch stage 111 on which the new reel pouch is mounted, that is, the stage transfer path such as the new mounting position, label removal position, and supply position to which the pouch stage 111 is moved. Information about locations on 112 and information about travel distances on the stage transfer path 112 between each location may be included. In addition, information on the movement distance and connection position 156 for controlling the movement of the clamp 151 body moving from the clamp conveyance path 155 to the connection position 156, the movement distance of the changing clamp 161, and It may include information about the movement location.

Meanwhile, the control unit 100 can typically control the overall operation of the automatic reel pouch supply device 10. First, the control unit 100 can determine whether to insert a new reel pouch according to the supply status of the pouch material of the reel pouch. For example, the control unit 100 may determine whether to insert a new reel pouch based on the time the pouch material was supplied after the new reel pouch was supplied. Alternatively, it may be determined whether to insert the new reel pouch based on the thickness of the pouch material wound around the reel pouch. Alternatively, it may be determined whether to insert the new reel pouch based on the torque of the reel pouch that is rotated to supply the pouch material. In this case, the control unit 100 can estimate the amount of pouch material wound around the reel pouch according to the torque required for rotation of the reel pouch, and when the torque is less than a preset strength, the input of a new reel pouch is performed. It can be determined as necessary.

Meanwhile, in order to minimize delays in supply of pouch material due to replacement of reel pouches, the control unit 100 inserts a new reel pouch when it is determined that the remaining amount of pouch material is below a certain amount before the remaining amount of pouch material is completely exhausted. can be decided. Here, the remaining amount of pouch material in the reel pouch is, as described above, the torque required for rotation of the reel pouch, the time elapsed since the reel pouch was replaced, or the result of directly detecting the amount of pouch material wound in the reel pouch with a vision sensor, etc. It can be estimated according to .

In this case, while the supply of pouch material for the previous reel pouch continues at the supply location, a new reel pouch may be input by calling the automatic supply unit 190. Then, the control unit 100 can control the pouch stage 111 to move the newly installed reel pouch to the label removal position and control the label removal unit 130 to remove the label from the new reel pouch. Then, using the reel pouch adsorption fixing part 140, one end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch from which the label has been removed is pulled to the position where the clamp 151 is placed, and the pouch of the new reel pouch is controlled by controlling the clamp 151. With one end of the material adsorbed and fixed, it is possible to wait until the pouch material of the previous reel pouch is exhausted.

And when the pouch material of the previous reel pouch is exhausted, the vacuum adsorption stage 170 can be moved in the direction of the changing clamp transfer path 155 so that the end portion of the pouch material of the previous reel pouch is adsorbed. And when the pouch material of the previous reel pouch is adsorbed to the adsorption surface of the vacuum adsorption stage 170, the taping-cutting part 180 can be moved in the direction of the changing clamp transfer path 155. And by cutting a part of the pouch material adsorbed on the adsorption surface of the vacuum adsorption stage 170, the pouch material of the previous reel pouch adsorbed on the adsorption surface of the vacuum adsorption stage 170 can be separated.

And with the longitudinal cross-section of the pouch material of the previous reel pouch adsorbed on a part of the adsorption surface of the vacuum adsorption stage 170, the vacuum adsorption stage 170 and the taping-cutting part 180 each move in a direction away from the changing clamp transfer path. You can go backwards. Accordingly, the longitudinal surface of the pouch material of the previous reel pouch can be maintained in an adsorbed state on a part of the adsorption surface of the vacuum adsorption stage 170, and the changing clamp 161 moves up and down along the changing clamp transfer path 155. It may be possible.

Meanwhile, when the pouch material is separated, the control unit 100 can control the third reel chucking unit 123 to rotate the previous reel pouch in the reverse direction with respect to the supply direction. Therefore, since the pouch material is wound around the reel pouch, among the pouch materials separated from the adsorption surface due to cutting of the vacuum adsorption stage 170, the portion connected to the previous reel pouch is the adsorption surface of the vacuum adsorption stage 170. can be separated from Then, the control unit 100 can control the third reel chucking unit 123 so that the fixing protrusions are separated from the bobbin of the previous reel pouch. Accordingly, the third reel chucking unit 123 may be released from the previous reel pouch in which the pouch material has been exhausted.

Meanwhile, outside the supply position, that is, at the end of the stage transfer path 112, a slope leading to a preset reel pouch disposal position may be formed. Accordingly, the previous reel pouch, to which the third reel chucking unit 123 has been released, can be moved to the reel pouch disposal position through the slope and discarded.

And when the previous reel pouch is moved to the discard position, the pouch stage 111 on which the new reel pouch is seated may be moved to the supply position. Then, when the head of the pouch stage 111 rises and raises the seated new reel pouch to a preset height, the fixing protrusions on both sides of the third reel chucking unit 123 are inserted into the bobbin of the new reel pouch, A new reel pouch can be secured to the feeding position. Then, the control unit 100 crosses the clamp 151, on which the other side of the pouch material of the new reel pouch is adsorbed, to the connection position 156 along the clamp transfer path 155, that is, the changing clamp transfer path 155. The clamp 151 is moved to a point on the clamp transfer path 155 and oriented in the direction of the upper stage 163 where the vacuum adsorption stage 170 is disposed, that is, the direction in which the changing clamp transfer path 155 is formed. The body can be rotated.

Then, as the changing clamp 161 moves, one end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch is pulled up onto the upper stage 163, and as described above, through the vacuum suction stage 170 and the taping-cutting unit 180. The end portion of the pouch material of the previous reel pouch may be connected to the end portion of the pouch material of the new reel pouch.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation process in which a reel pouch whose pouch material is exhausted is replaced in the reel pouch automatic supply device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

Referring to FIG. 3, first, the reel pouch automatic supply device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, when it is determined that the remaining amount of pouch material in the reel pouch that previously supplies pouch material has decreased below a certain level, the automatic reel pouch supply device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention The supply unit 190 can be called and a new reel pouch can be provided through the called automatic supply unit 190 (S300).

For this purpose, the control unit 100 can detect the docking state of the automatic supply unit 190, and seat and fix the new reel pouch provided from the automatic supply unit 190 depending on whether the automatic supply unit 190 is docked. The pouch stage 111 can be controlled for this purpose. And, by controlling the head of the pouch stage 111, the new reel pouch provided from the automatic supply unit 190 can be mounted on the first reel chucking unit 121 disposed at the new mounting position. Additionally, the first reel chucking unit 121 can be controlled so that the fixing protrusions of the first reel chucking unit 121 fix the bobbin of the new reel pouch, thereby allowing the new reel pouch to be mounted at the new mounting location. And when the installation of the new reel pouch is completed, the automatic supply unit 190 can be undocked.

The process of providing a new reel pouch from the automatic supply unit 190 and the process of installing the new reel pouch at the new mounting position will be examined in more detail with reference to FIGS. 4A and 4B below.

Meanwhile, in step S300, when the new reel pouch is mounted at the new mounting position on the stage transport path 112, the control unit 100 removes the label from the new reel pouch mounted at the new mounting position on the stage transport path 112. It can be moved to a location. And when the new reel pouch moved to the label removal position has its bobbin fixed by the second reel chucking part 122 disposed adjacent to the label removal position, the label removal part 130 and the reel pouch adsorption fixing part 140 ) can be controlled to remove the label tape (hereinafter referred to as label) of the new reel pouch 20 (S400).

Here, the label may refer to a tape that secures a portion of one end of the pouch material wound around the outermost edge of the reel pouch to prevent the pouch material wound around the reel pouch from unraveling. Therefore, when the label is removed, the pouch material wound around the reel pouch may be released, causing one end of the pouch material to shake.

Therefore, before removing the label, the control unit 100 may first fix one end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch using the reel pouch adsorption fixing unit 140. Additionally, by removing the label of the new reel pouch while one end of the pouch material is fixed, it is possible to prevent one end of the pouch material from shaking due to removal of the label.

Hereinafter, the process of removing the label of the new reel pouch in step S400 and the process of fixing one end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch from which the label has been removed by the reel pouch adsorption fixing unit 140 are shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B. Let's look at it in more detail.

Meanwhile, in the reel pouch automatic supply device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the label is removed, one end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch from which the label has been removed can be fixed by the reel pouch adsorption fixing part 140. there is. Then, the control unit 100 can move the reel pouch suction fixing part 140 to the position where the clamp 151 that fixes one end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch that is suction fixed is disposed.

Here, the clamp 151 can move along the clamp transfer path 155 formed in the same direction as the moving direction of the pouch stage 111. And a point on the clamp transport path 155 may intersect the changing clamp transport path 155 through which the changing clamp 161 is transported. Hereinafter, a point of the clamp transport path 155 that intersects the changing clamp transport path 155 will be referred to as the connection position 156. In addition, the clamp 151 can be moved to the connection position along the clamp transfer path 155 in a state in which one end of the new reel pouch is adsorbed and fixed under the control of the control unit 100 (S304).

Meanwhile, one end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch may be adsorbed and fixed by the clamp 151 according to the movement and operation of the reel pouch adsorption fixing part 140. And when the clamp 151 is moved along the clamp transfer path 155 to the preset connection position, the control unit 100 connects one end of the new reel pouch adsorbed and fixed to the clamp 151 to a changing clamp formed opposite the connection position. The main body of the clamp 151 can be rotated by 90 degrees in the direction of movement of the clamp 151 so that it faces the transfer path 155 (S306).

Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 6A and 6B, one end of the new reel pouch adsorbed on the reel pouch adsorption fixing part 140 is adsorbed on the clamp 151 and moved to the connection position, and the connection position 156 ) Let's take a closer look at the clamp (151) body, which is rotated 90 degrees.

Meanwhile, when the clamp 151 body rotates 90 degrees at the connection position 156 on the clamp conveyance path 155, the control unit 100 moves the changing clamp 161 to descend along the changing clamp conveyance path 155. You can control it. Then, the changing clamp 161 descends, approaches the clamp 151 adsorbing one end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch, and comes into contact with the one end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch adsorbed by the clamp 151. You can. Then, the changing clamp 161 can grip, or clamp, one end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch through the grip portion (S308).

In this case, when one end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch is gripped by the changing clamp 161, the control unit 100 can control the clamp 151 to release the suction-fixed state for one end of the pouch material. And the clamp 151 can be returned to its initial position.

And when one end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch is gripped in step S308, the control unit 100 can control the changing clamp 161 to return to its original position. Then, the changing clamp 161 returns with one end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch being held, so that one end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch held by the changing clamp 161 is moved to a position on the upper stage 163. It can be moved (S310).

Then, the control unit 100 can first control the vacuum suction stage 170 to advance in the direction where the changing clamp transfer path 155 is located. Then, the pouch material of the new reel pouch, one end of which is pulled up by the changing clamp 161, comes into contact with the suction surface formed on the front side of the vacuum suction stage 170, and the pouch material of the new reel pouch touches the suction surface. It can be adsorbed (S312).

Here, the pouch material of the previous reel pouch may be partially adsorbed on a portion of the adsorption surface. Therefore, the pouch material of the new reel pouch may be adsorbed on the remaining portion of the adsorption surface where the pouch material of the previous reel pouch was not adsorbed. In this way, the state in which the pouch material of the previous reel pouch and the pouch material of the new reel pouch are adsorbed on the adsorption surface of the vacuum adsorption stage 170 will be examined in more detail with reference to FIG. 7 below.

When the end portion of the pouch material of the previous reel pouch and a portion of the pouch material of the new reel pouch are adsorbed to the suction surface of the vacuum suction stage 170 through step S312, the control unit 100 operates the tape-cutting unit 180. It can be advanced in the direction of the changing clamp transfer path (155). And the pouch material portion of the new reel pouch that is not adsorbed on the adsorption surface can be cut (S314).

In this case, the cut pouch material can be held by the changing clamp 161 and moved to a disposal position provided on the changing clamp transfer path 155 according to the movement of the changing clamp 161. And at the discard position, the grip of the changing clamp 161 can be released and discarded.

Meanwhile, when the part of the pouch material of the new reel pouch that is not adsorbed on the suction surface is cut, the taping-cutting unit 180 cuts the pouch material of the new reel pouch adsorbed on the suction surface and the cutting end of the pouch material that was already adsorbed on the suction surface. The end portion of the pouch material of the previous reel pouch can be joined using a connecting tape (S316). Through this taping process, the end of the pouch material of the previous reel pouch and the pouch material of the new reel pouch can be connected to each other. In this case, the control unit 100 strongly presses the suction surface using the taping-cutting unit 180, so that the end of the pouch material of the previous reel pouch and the pouch material of the new reel pouch are more strongly pressed to the connecting tape. You can make it happen.

Meanwhile, in step S316, when the end portion of the pouch material of the previous reel pouch and the cut end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch are connected to each other, the control unit 100 may release the suction of the vacuum suction stage 170. Therefore, the adsorption of the pouch material joint portion, that is, the joint portion between the pouch material end portion of the previous reel pouch and the pouch material cutting end portion of the new reel pouch, can be released from the adsorption surface of the vacuum suction stage 170, and supply to the electrode production system. This can be achieved (S318).

Meanwhile, in order to allow new reel pouches to be supplied while the pouch material of the previous reel pouch is adsorbed on a part of the suction surface of the vacuum suction stage 170, an automatic reel pouch supply device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is used. If the replacement conditions for the reel pouch supplying the pouch material are met, a preprocessing process of removing the reel pouch may be performed. Here, the conditions for replacing the reel pouch are based on the time the pouch material was supplied after the reel pouch was supplied, or based on the thickness of the remaining pouch material wound around the reel pouch, or the torque strength of the reel pouch around which the pouch material was wound. It can be satisfied based on .

The pretreatment process may mean a process of separating a reel pouch in which the pouch material has been exhausted, and adsorbing and fixing a portion of the pouch material of the reel pouch to a portion of the suction surface of the vacuum suction stage 170.

For this pretreatment process, when the reel pouch replacement condition is met, the control unit 100 operates the vacuum adsorption stage (170) so that the pouch material of the reel pouch is adsorbed to the adsorption surface of the vacuum adsorption stage 170. 170) can be advanced in the direction of the changing clamp transfer path (155). And when the pouch material of the reel pouch is adsorbed on the adsorption surface of the vacuum adsorption stage 170, the taping-cutting part 180 is advanced in the direction of the changing clamp transfer path 155 and is adsorbed on the adsorption surface of the vacuum adsorption stage 170. The adsorbed pouch material can be cut. Therefore, the pouch material can be separated into a part connected to the electrode production system where electrodes are produced and a part connected to the reel pouch.

And the control unit 100 can move the vacuum suction stage 170 and the taping-cutting unit 180 backward in a direction away from the changing clamp transfer path 155, respectively. Accordingly, the end (terminal end) of the part connected to the electrode production system and the cut end of the part connected to the previous reel pouch are adsorbed to the adsorption surface of the vacuum suction stage 170, centered on the area where the cutting is made. can be maintained.

In this way, when the pouch material is separated due to cutting, the control unit 100 can control the third reel chucking unit 123 to rotate the previous reel pouch in the reverse direction with respect to the supply direction. Therefore, since the pouch material is wound around the reel pouch, among the pouch materials separated by cutting of the vacuum adsorption stage 170, the portion connected to the reel pouch may be separated from the adsorption surface of the vacuum adsorption stage 170. .

Meanwhile, when this preprocessing process is completed, the control unit 100 can control the third reel chucking unit 123 so that the fixing protrusions are separated from the bobbin of the reel pouch. Accordingly, the third reel chucking unit 123 may be released from the previous reel pouch in which the pouch material has been exhausted. In this case, a slope leading to a preset reel pouch disposal position may be formed outside the supply position, that is, at the end of the stage transfer path 112. Accordingly, the previous reel pouch whose fixation on the third reel chucking unit 123 is released can be moved to the reel pouch disposal position through the slope and discarded.

FIG. 4A is a flowchart showing the operation process of removing the existing reel pouch in which the pouch material is exhausted and installing a new reel pouch in FIG. 3. And FIG. 4B is an example diagram showing the operation process of the first reel chucking unit 121 and the pouch stage 111 according to the operation process of FIG. 4A.

First, referring to FIG. 4A, the control unit 100 of the reel pouch automatic supply device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention may call the automatic supply unit 190 depending on whether the reel pouch replacement condition is met (S400) ). In this case, the control unit 100 may move the pouch stage 111 to a new mounting location on the stage transfer path 112. And on the left and right of the new mounting position, as shown in (a) of FIG. 4B, the left protrusion 121a and the right protrusion 121b of the first reel chucking part 121 may be disposed. In this case, the head 113 of the pouch stage 111 moved to the new mounting position may be at its initial position.

And the control unit 100 can detect whether the automatic supply unit 190 is docked (S410). Here, whether the automatic supply unit 190 is docked depends on whether the automatic supply unit 190 is closer than a certain distance to a position (new mounting position) of the reel pouch automatic supply device 10 preset by the call. can be detected. That is, when docking of the automatic supply unit 190 is completed, the automatic supply unit 190 can approach the new mounting location within the predetermined distance as shown in (b) of FIG. 4B.

In this way, when the automatic supply unit 190 is docked at the new mounting position, as shown in (b) of FIG. 4B, the automatic supply unit 190 is moved to the new mounting position at the bottom of the discharge section where the new reel pouch is discharged. The moved pouch stage 111 may be disposed. Then, the control unit 100 can control the pouch stage 111 placed at the new mounting position to raise the head 113 (S412). Accordingly, the new reel pouch 20 discharged from the automatic supply unit 190 can be seated on the head 113 of the pouch stage 111, as shown in (c) of FIG. 4B.

In this way, when the new reel pouch 20 is placed on the head 113 of the pouch stage 111, the control unit 100 can undock the automatic supply unit 190. Then, the automatic supply unit 190 returns to the initial position, and can charge the new reel pouch at the initial position according to the remaining amount in the storage unit of the new reel pouch (S414).

And the control unit 100 controls the left protrusion 121a and the right protrusion 121b of the first reel chucking unit 121 with the new reel pouch 20 seated on the head 113 of the pouch stage 111. The bobbin 30 of the new reel pouch 20 can be controlled to be fixed (S416). That is, the control unit 100 moves the left protrusion 121a and the right protrusion 121b so that they become closer to each other, thereby fixing the left protrusion 121a and the right protrusion 121b as shown in (d) of FIG. 4B. The protrusions can be inserted into the bobbin (30) of the new reel pouch (20). Therefore, the new reel pouch 20 can be fixed to the new mounting position by the first reel chucking part 121.

Meanwhile, when the new reel pouch 20 is mounted at the new mounting position, the control unit 100 can restore the pouch stage 111 and the head 113 to their initial state. Accordingly, the head 113 of the pouch stage 111 can descend again, and accordingly, as shown in (e) of FIG. 4B, the new reel pouch 20 fixed to the first reel chucking unit 121 can be separated from (S418).

Meanwhile, when a new reel pouch is mounted at the new mounting location through the process shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the control unit 100 can remove the label of the new reel pouch.

FIG. 5A is a flowchart showing an operation process for removing a label from the newly installed reel pouch 20. And FIG. 5B is an example diagram showing a process in which the label of the newly installed reel pouch 20 is removed according to the operation process of FIG. 5A.

First, referring to FIG. 5A, the control unit 100 may move the new reel pouch 20 fixed to the new reel pouch 20 to the label removal position in order to remove the label of the new reel pouch 20. To this end, the control unit 100 may first raise the head 113 of the pouch stage 111 placed at the new mounting position again. Then, the new reel pouch 20 can be seated on the top of the head 113 of the pouch stage 111.

In this state, the control unit 100 may release the chucking state of the bobbin 30 of the first reel chucking unit 121. That is, the control unit 100 can move the left protrusion 121a and the right protrusion 121b of the first reel chucking unit 121 away from each other. And the fixing protrusions of the left protrusion 121a and the right protrusion 121b inserted on both sides of the bobbin 30 of the new reel pouch 20 are connected to the left protrusion 121a sufficiently to separate from the bobbin 30. When the right protrusion 121b is spaced apart from the new reel pouch 20, the new reel pouch 20 may be released from the first reel chucking portion 121 (S500).

Then, the control unit 100 can move the pouch stage 111 to the label removal position along the stage transfer path 112 (S502). In this case, the left and right protrusions of the second reel chucking unit 122 may be disposed around the label removal position. Then, the control unit 100 controls the second reel chucking unit 122 so that the left and right protrusions of the second reel chucking unit 122 move closer to each other, so that the new reel pouch 20 moves to the label removal position. The bobbin (30) can be fixed. Accordingly, the new reel pouch 20 can be fixed at the label removal position through the second reel chucking portion 122.

And when the new reel pouch 20 is fixed, the control unit 100 can control the pouch stage 111 to lower the head 113. Therefore, the head 113 of the pouch stage 111 may be spaced apart from the new reel pouch 20 fixed by the second reel chucking unit 122 (S504).

Meanwhile, as shown in (a) of FIG. 5B, the label 500 attached to the reel pouch 20 is attached to the pouch material wound around the outermost edge of the reel pouch 20 to prevent the pouch material wound around the reel pouch 20 from unraveling. It may be a tape that secures part of one end. In addition, the label 500 may include a non-adhesive surface 510 that is not attached to the reel pouch 20 for removal of the label 500.

Meanwhile, in step S504, when the bobbin 30 of the new reel pouch 20 is fixed through the second reel chucking unit 122, the control unit 100 drives the label removal unit 130 to remove the label. )'s label removal plate can be tensioned (S506). The label removal plate 132 guides the movement of the label removal head 131 to remove the label 500, and the surface of the new reel pouch 20 fixed by the second reel chucking unit 122 It can be stretched to come into contact with. That is, as shown in (b) of FIG. 5B, the label removal plate 132 may be tensioned so as to contact the surface of the new reel pouch 20 to which the label 500 is attached.

In this case, the control unit 100 can control the second reel chucking unit 122 to rotate the new reel pouch fixed to the second reel chucking unit 122 in a preset direction (S508). As shown in (b) of FIG. 5B, the part where the label 500 is attached (label attachment portion) of the new reel pouch 20 is the upper surface of the label removal plate 132, that is, the label removal head ( This is to ensure that 131) is located on one side of the moving label removal plate 132. To this end, the control unit 100 may control the second reel chucking unit 122 so that the new reel pouch 20 rotates clockwise.

Meanwhile, in order to detect the label attachment portion to which the label is attached in the new reel pouch 20, the label removal unit 130 may further include a sensor (eg, a camera sensor) for detecting the label attachment portion. And the control unit 100 can control the second reel chucking unit 122 to rotate the new reel pouch 20 until the label attachment part is detected by the sensor.

Due to the rotation of the new reel pouch 20, when the label attachment portion of the new reel pouch 20 is located on the upper surface of the label removal plate 132, as shown in (b) of FIG. 5B, the control unit 100 ) can control the reel pouch adsorption fixing unit 140 to adsorb and fix one end of the pouch material wrapped around the outermost edge of the new reel pouch 20 (S510).

To this end, the reel pouch adsorption fixing part 140 may be placed at the top of the second reel chucking part 122, and may be lowered to be adjacent to the second reel chucking part 122 under the control of the control unit 100. You can. Therefore, when the new reel pouch 20 is fixed to the second reel chucking unit 122, as shown in (c) of FIG. 5B, the pouch material wound around the outermost part of the new reel pouch 20 The first adsorption part 141 of the reel pouch adsorption fixing part 140 may be in contact with one end surface. Then, one end of the pouch material wrapped around the outermost part of the new reel pouch 20 can be adsorbed and fixed to the reel pouch adsorption fixing part 140 through vacuum adsorption of the first adsorption unit 141 (S510) ).

In this way, in a state where one end of the pouch material wound around the outermost part of the new reel pouch 20 is adsorbed and fixed by the reel pouch adsorption fixing part 140, the control unit 100 moves along the label removal plate 132, as shown in FIG. As shown in (c) of 5b, the label removal head 131 can be moved to the position where the new reel pouch 20 is installed. Then, the label removal head 131 can be close to the label attachment part of the new reel pouch 20, and the gripper provided on the label removal head 131 can grip the non-adhered surface 510 of the label 500. (S512). Then, the control unit 100 can move the label removal head 131 holding the non-adherent surface 510 of the label 500 away from the new reel pouch 20 (S514). Then, as the label removal head 131 moves, tension is generated on the non-adherent surface 510 held by the label removal head 131, and the label 500 is separated from the pouch material by the generated tension, thereby removing the label. 500 may be removed from the new reel pouch 20.

Meanwhile, the label 500 is removed from the outermost part of the new reel pouch 20 by the first adsorption part 141 of the reel pouch adsorption fixing part 140, as shown in (d) of FIG. 5B. This can be done in a state where one end of the rolled pouch material is adsorbed and fixed. Therefore, even when the label 500 is removed, the pouch material wrapped around the new reel pouch 20 can remain fixed without being released.

Meanwhile, in a state where one end of the pouch material wound around the outermost part of the new reel pouch 20 is adsorbed and fixed by the reel pouch adsorption fixing part 140, the control unit 100 is used to adsorb and fix the new reel pouch 20 ), one end of the pouch material can be moved to the connection position for connection with the previous reel pouch pouch material. For this purpose, the control unit 100 controls a clamp 151 disposed on the top of the second reel chucking unit 122 and a changing clamp 161 that moves in a direction intersecting the clamp transfer path 155 through which the clamp 151 is transported. You can use more.

Figure 6a shows the new reel pouch 20 with the label removed moving to the supply position on the stage transfer path 112, and one end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch 20 being moved to the connection position 156. This is a flowchart showing the operation process of step S304 of FIG. 3 in more detail. And FIG. 6B shows that the new reel pouch 20 and the clamp 151 clamping one end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch 20 are moved according to the operation process of FIG. 6A, and the clamp 151 is moved to a designated connection position. This is an example diagram showing an example of rotation at (156).

First, referring to FIG. 6A, the control unit 100 of the automatic reel pouch supply device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention determines that the reel pouch adsorption fixing part 140 is wound around the outermost part of the new reel pouch 20. With one end of the pouch material being suction-fixed, the reel pouch suction fixing part 140 can be raised to a position corresponding to a preset height. In this case, the preset height may be the height at which the clamp 151 including the second suction part 152 is disposed, as shown in (a) of FIG. 6B.

Here, the second suction part 152 may be formed in a direction facing the first suction part 141. That is, as shown in FIG. 6B, if the first adsorption unit 141 is formed at the lower end of the reel pouch adsorption fixing part 140, the second adsorption unit 152 is formed at the upper end of the clamp 151. It can be. Therefore, when the first adsorption unit 141 adsorbs and fixes one end of the pouch material wound around the outermost part of the new reel pouch 20, the second adsorption unit 152 adsorbs and fixes one end of the pouch material wound around the outermost part of the new reel pouch 20. It can be formed to adsorb and secure the other side, which is the back of one end of the pouch material wrapped around the outside.

Therefore, in step S600, when the reel pouch adsorption fixing unit 140 rises to the height where the clamp 151 is placed, the control unit 100 controls the clamp 151 to face the reel pouch adsorption fixing unit 140. The clamp 151 can be moved to a viewing position. And the clamp 151 can be controlled to adsorb and fix the other side of one end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch 20 (S602). Therefore, as shown in (b) of FIG. 6B, one end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch 20 has one side and the other side of the first adsorption part 141 and the clamp 151 of the reel pouch adsorption fixing part 140, respectively. ) can each be adsorbed and fixed by the second adsorption unit 152.

Then, the control unit 100 can control the reel pouch suction fixing unit 140 to release the suction fixation of the first suction part 141 (S604). Accordingly, the pouch material of the new reel pouch 20 can be adsorbed and fixed on one end by the clamp 151, and can be moved according to the movement of the clamp 151.

The clamp 151 may be formed to move along the clamp transport path 155 formed in a direction parallel to the stage transport path 112. In this case, the clamp transport path 155 may be formed above the stage transport path 112 along which the pouch stage 111 moves. Therefore, as shown in (b) of FIG. 6B, one end of the pouch material may be moved by the clamp 151 in a state in which one end of the pouch material is released from the new reel pouch 20 to some extent.

Meanwhile, when the suction and fixation of one end of the pouch material by the clamp 151 is completed, the control unit 100 can first move the new reel pouch 20 to the supply position. To this end, the control unit 100 may first raise the head 113 of the pouch stage 111 at the label removal position. Then, the new reel pouch 20 can be seated on the head 113 of the pouch stage 111. And the control unit 100 controls the left and right protrusions of the second reel chucking unit 122 to release the binding of the bobbin 30 of the new reel pouch 20 fixed to the second reel chucking unit 122. You can. Therefore, as the pouch stage 111 moves, the new reel pouch 20 may become movable.

Then, the control unit 100 can move the pouch stage 111 to the supply position on the stage transfer path 112. In this case, the left and right protrusions of the third reel chucking unit 123 may be disposed around the supply position. Then, the control unit 100 controls the third reel chucking unit 123 so that the left and right protrusions of the third reel chucking unit 123 move closer to each other, so that the new reel pouch 20 moved to the supply position The bobbin (30) can be fixed. Accordingly, the new reel pouch 20 can be fixed at the supply position through the third reel chucking unit 123 (S608).

And the control unit 100 can move the clamp 151 along the clamp transfer path 155 to the preset connection position 156 (S610). Here, the connection position 156 may mean a point on the clamp transfer path 155 that intersects the moving direction of the changing clamp 161 moving through the upper stage 163. And the upper stage 163 is a stage formed at the top of the clamp transfer path 155 along which the clamp 151 moves, and is a stage on which the vacuum adsorption stage 170, on which the end portion of the pouch material of the previous reel pouch is adsorbed, is placed. You can.

Meanwhile, as shown in (c) of FIG. 6B, when the clamp 151 moves along the clamp transfer path 155, the connection position 156, that is, the transfer path of the changing clamp 161 (changing clamp transfer path) The intersection of (162)) and the clamp conveyance path (155) can be reached. Then, the control unit 100 can control the clamp 151 to rotate the main body of the clamp 151 by 90 degrees in the moving direction of the clamp 151. Therefore, as shown in (d) of FIG. 6B, one end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch 20, the other side of which is adsorbed and fixed to the second adsorption portion 152 of the clamp 151, is transferred by the changing clamp 161. It can be rotated to point in the desired direction.

Then, the control unit 100 can lower the changing clamp 161 along the changing clamp transfer path 162, and the changing clamp 161 is attached to the pouch material of the new reel pouch 20 that is adsorbed and fixed to the clamp 151. It can be close to one end. And when it approaches one end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch 20, the gripping portion formed at the lower end of the changing clamp 161 can grip one end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch 20. And when one end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch 20 is gripped by the changing clamp 161, the control unit 100 can control the clamp 151 to release the suction fixation of the second suction part 152.

Then, the control unit 100 can restore the clamp 151 from which the suction fixation has been released to its initial state and position. Accordingly, the rotational state of the clamp 151 body can be restored and moved to the initial position adjacent to the label removal position.

Meanwhile, the state of adsorption and fixation of the clamp 151 on the other side of one end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch 20 is released, and accordingly, only the holding portion of the changing clamp 161 is attached to one end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch 20. The state of holding wealth can be maintained. Then, the control unit 100 can move the changing clamp 161 to one position on the upper stage 163. Accordingly, one end of the new reel pouch held by the gripping part of the changing clamp 161 can also be pulled up to a position on the upper stage 163. Then, the end portion of the pouch material of the previous reel pouch and the pouch material of the new reel pouch can be joined and connected by the vacuum suction stage 170 and the taping-cutting portion 180 moving on the upper stage 163.

Figure 7 is an example showing an example in which, in the automatic reel pouch supply device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the end portion of the old reel pouch and the end portion of the new reel pouch are adsorbed and fixed to the vacuum suction stage for taping. It's a degree.

First, referring to (a) of FIG. 7, (a) of FIG. 7 shows that one end of the pouch material 21 of the new reel pouch 20 held by the gripping part of the changing clamp 161 is attached to the upper stage 163. ) This shows an example of being pulled up to one position on the top. In this case, as shown in (a) of FIG. 7, the control unit 100 has one end of the pouch material 21 of the new reel pouch 20 where the vacuum suction stage 170 and the taping-cutting unit 180 are disposed. The changing clamp 161 can be controlled to be pulled up to a higher position than the height.

In this state, the control unit 100 may first control the vacuum suction stage 170 to advance toward one end of the pouch material 21 of the new reel pouch 20. In this case, an adsorption surface on which the pouch material is adsorbed through vacuum adsorption may be formed on the front part of the vacuum adsorption stage 170. Therefore, when the vacuum adsorption stage 170 advances toward one end of the pouch material 21 of the new reel pouch 20 and makes contact, as shown in (b) of FIG. 7, the vacuum adsorption stage 170 The pouch material 21 of the new reel pouch 20 may be adsorbed to a portion of the adsorption surface.

However, the end portion of the pouch material 50 of the previous reel pouch may be adsorbed on a portion of the adsorption surface of the vacuum adsorption stage 170. Accordingly, the pouch material 50 of the previous reel pouch may be adsorbed on a part of the adsorption surface, and the pouch material 21 of the new reel pouch 20 may be adsorbed on the remaining part. Figure 7 (c) shows an example of the adsorption surface of the vacuum adsorption stage 170 where both the pouch material 50 of the previous reel pouch and the pouch material 21 of the new reel pouch 20 are adsorbed.

Referring to (c) of FIG. 7, the pouch material 50 of the previous reel pouch may be adsorbed on a portion of the adsorption surface of the vacuum adsorption stage 170. And the pouch material 21 of the new reel pouch 20 may be adsorbed to the remaining part of the adsorption surface.

However, the pouch material 21 of the new reel pouch 20 that contacts the suction surface of the vacuum suction stage 170 can be adsorbed to the suction surface only at the contact portion 700 that directly contacts the suction surface. However, the pouch material may no longer be adsorbed on a portion of the adsorption surface where the pouch material 50 of the previous reel pouch was adsorbed. Therefore, the pouch material portion 710 of the new reel pouch 20 that overlaps the pouch material 50 of the previous reel pouch may not be adsorbed to the adsorption surface of the vacuum suction stage 170.

In this state, in a state where some of the pouch material is not adsorbed on the adsorption surface of the vacuum adsorption stage 170, the control unit 100 moves the taping-cutting unit ( 180) can be controlled. Then, the taping-cutting unit 180 can cut the pouch material 21 of the new reel pouch 20 attached to the suction surface. As an example, the taping-cutting unit 180 may cut the end portion of the pouch material 50 of the previous reel pouch, that is, the portion where the pouch material of the new reel pouch 20 overlaps. Accordingly, the non-adsorbed portion 710 of the pouch material 21 of the new reel pouch 20 may be separated from the adsorption surface of the vacuum suction stage 170.

Then, the control unit 100 can join the cut end of the pouch material 21 of the new reel pouch 20 with the overlapping portion cut and the end of the pouch material 50 of the previous reel pouch using a connecting tape. In this case, the taping-cutting portion 180 is pressed against the adsorption surface of the vacuum suction stage 170 to form a cut end of the pouch material 21 of the new reel pouch 20 and the pouch material 50 of the previous reel pouch. Of course, the end portion of can be compressed more strongly.

And the vacuum adsorption of the vacuum adsorption stage 170 can be released. And the vacuum adsorption stage 170 can be moved backwards. And the supply of pouch materials to the electrode production system can be resumed. Accordingly, the pouch material can be supplied from the new reel pouch fixed at the supply position via the changing clamp transfer path 162 penetrating the upper stage 163. In other words, the supply of pouch material can be continued from the new reel pouch following the previous reel pouch.

Meanwhile, in the above description, various methods of fixing the pouch material were explained, such as the label removal unit, reel pouch vacuum adsorption unit and clamp, and changing clamp, etc., adsorbing or gripping the pouch material to fix it. However, the methods of fixing the pouch material disclosed in the description of the invention described above in the label removal unit, reel pouch vacuum adsorption unit and clamp, and changing clamp are only examples to aid understanding of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited thereto. Of course, that is not the case. In other words, the reel pouch vacuum adsorption unit and clamp can fix a specific side of the pouch material in a variety of ways other than vacuum adsorption, and the changing clamp also clamps one end of the pouch material in other ways as well as holding the grip part. Of course, it can be fixed to . In addition, of course, the label removal unit can be removed by fixing the label tape using a suction fixing method as well as the gripping unit.

Meanwhile, in the above description, an example has been described in which the first reel chucking unit 121 secures the new reel pouch 30 mounted on the pouch stage at the new mounting position, but at the new mounting position, the first reel chucking unit ( Of course, the fixing of the new reel pouch by 121) may not be performed. In this case, the first reel chucking unit 121 may function as a docking unit that docks with the automatic supply unit 190 to supply the new reel pouch 30. In this case, when the new reel pouch 30 is supplied (for example, in the form of dropping) from the automatic supply unit 190 docked with the first reel chucking unit 121, it is supplied to the first reel chucking unit 121. The new reel pouch 30 is seated on the head 113 of the positioned pouch stage 111, and then the pouch stage 111 can be moved to the label removal position. Additionally, the new reel pouch 30 can be fixed by the second reel chucking unit 122 disposed at the label removal position.

Meanwhile, in the above description, it was explained that the pouch stage 111 first moves to the new mounting position before the new reel pouch 30 is supplied from the automatic supply unit 190. However, unlike this, the new reel pouch 30 is Of course, the pouch stage 111 may be moved to the new mounting position after being supplied.

In this case, the automatic supply unit 190 can supply the new reel pouch 30 while docking with the first reel chucking unit 121 at the new mounting position, and the new reel pouch 30 can be supplied at the same time as the automatic supply unit 190 is docked. ) can be fixed by the first reel chucking unit 121. And the pouch stage 111 can be moved to the new mounting position, that is, a position on the stage transfer path 112 close to the first reel chucking unit 121, and the head of the pouch stage 111 at the new mounting position ( 113) may rise. Accordingly, the new reel pouch 30 fixed by the first reel chucking unit 121 can be seated on the head 113 of the pouch stage 111 that has been moved to the new mounting position.

Then, the first reel chucking unit 121 can release the fixation of the new reel pouch 30. Therefore, the new reel pouch 30 can be moved to the label removal position according to the movement of the pouch stage 111.

The above-described present invention can be implemented as computer-readable code on a program-recorded medium. Computer-readable media includes all types of recording devices that store data that can be read by a computer system. Examples of computer-readable media include HDD (Hard Disk Drive), SSD (Solid State Disk), SDD (Silicon Disk Drive), ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage device, etc. It also includes those implemented in the form of carrier waves (e.g., transmission via the Internet). Additionally, the computer may include a control unit 100 of the reel pouch automatic supply device 10. Accordingly, the above detailed description should not be construed as restrictive in all respects and should be considered illustrative. The scope of the present invention should be determined by reasonable interpretation of the appended claims, and all changes within the equivalent scope of the present invention are included in the scope of the present invention.

10: Reel pouch automatic feeding device
111: Pouch station 112: Stage transfer path
121: 1st reel chucking unit 122: 2nd reel chucking unit
123: Third reel chucking unit 131: Label removal head
132: Label removal plate 140: Reel pouch adsorption fixture
151: Clamp 155: Clamp transfer path
156: Connection position 161: Changing clamp
162: Changing clamp transfer path 163: Upper stage
170: Vacuum adsorption stage 180: Taping-cutting section
190: automatic supply unit

Claims (17)

It has at least one reel pouch formed by winding the pouch material, and supplies a second reel pouch to replace the first reel pouch in which the pouch material has been exhausted when the preset pouch material reel pouch replacement conditions are met. automatic feeding unit;
a pouch stage on which the second reel pouch is seated and moves the second reel pouch to a label removal position for label removal and a supply position for supply of pouch material;
a plurality of reel chucking units for fixing the second reel pouch moved through the pouch stage at the label removal position and the label supply position;
a reel pouch adsorption fixing unit that adsorbs and fixes the second reel pouch when the second reel pouch is fixed at the label removal position;
a label removal unit that removes the label tape that secures the outermost pouch material of the second reel pouch while the second reel pouch is fixed by suction;
a clamp that moves one end of the outermost pouch material of the second reel pouch fixed by the reel pouch adsorption fixing unit to a preset connection position;
a changing clamp that moves one end of the pouch material of the second reel pouch moved to the connection position by the clamp to the upper stage;
A vacuum disposed on the upper stage, where the remaining pouch material of the first reel pouch is adsorbed on a part of the adsorption surface, and the pouch material of the second reel pouch moved to the upper stage is adsorbed on the remaining part of the adsorption surface. adsorption stage; and,
Cut the pouch material of the second reel pouch that overlaps the remaining pouch material of the first reel pouch adsorbed on the suction surface, and cut the remaining pouch material of the first reel pouch adsorbed on the suction surface and the second reel. An automatic reel pouch supply device comprising a taping-cutting unit that tapes and joins the pouch material of the pouch. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of reel chucking units,
The pouch stage is arranged to face the left and right sides of the stage transport path through which it is transported, and the left and right sides are respectively formed with fixing protrusions that are inserted into the bobbin of the second reel pouch and are formed to fix the second reel pouch. An automatic reel pouch feeding device, characterized in that it consists of a part. The method of claim 2, wherein the fixing protrusion is:
An automatic reel pouch supply device, characterized in that it is formed to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise to rotate the reel pouch in which the bobbin is inserted into the fixing protrusion in the clockwise or counterclockwise direction. The method of claim 1, wherein the reel pouch adsorption fixing unit,
It is disposed at the top of the label removal position and has a first adsorption unit formed at the bottom to enable vacuum adsorption,
When the second reel pouch is fixed at the label removal position, it descends to the label removal position, and one end of the pouch material wound around the outermost part of the second reel pouch fixed at the label removal position through vacuum adsorption of the first adsorption unit An automatic reel pouch feeding device characterized by fixing the unit. The method of claim 4, wherein the clamp is:
It is disposed at the bottom of the reel pouch adsorption fixing part, and so as to adsorb and fix one end of the pouch material of the second reel pouch adsorbed and fixed by the reel pouch adsorption fixing part and the other end of the pouch material of the second reel pouch. An automatic reel pouch supply device, characterized in that it is formed to be movable along a clamp transport path formed in a direction parallel to the moving direction of the pouch stage. The method of claim 5, wherein the clamp is:
Clamp body;
a second adsorption portion provided at the top of the clamp body and formed to adsorb and secure the other side of one end of the pouch material of the second reel pouch;
a clamp transfer unit that moves the clamp body along the clamp transfer path; and,
It includes a rotating part formed to rotate the clamp body at a predetermined angle along the moving direction of the clamp body,
The rotating part,
When the clamp body reaches the connection position where the clamp conveyance path and the moving path of the changing clamp, which moves in a direction intersecting the clamp conveyance path through the upper stage formed on the clamp conveyance path, intersect, An automatic reel pouch supply device characterized in that the clamp body is rotated at the predetermined angle. The method of claim 6, wherein the changing clamp,
When the clamp body is rotated at the predetermined angle, it passes through the upper stage and moves close to the clamp body to grip one end of the pouch material of the second reel pouch, the other side of which is adsorbed and fixed to the clamp body, and the upper stage An automatic reel pouch supply device, characterized in that it moves to the top and moves one end of the pouch material of the second reel pouch to the top of the upper stage. According to paragraph 1,
The vacuum adsorption stage and the taping-cutting unit,
They are arranged to face each other around the pouch material of the second reel pouch moved to the upper stage,
When the vacuum adsorption stage advances and the pouch material of the second reel pouch is attached to the adsorption surface of the vacuum adsorption stage, the taping-cutting unit advances to remove the pouch material of the second reel pouch that is not adsorbed to the adsorption surface. An automatic reel pouch feeding device characterized by cutting. The method of claim 1, wherein the taping-cutting unit,
When taping of the remaining pouch material of the first reel pouch adsorbed to the suction surface and the pouch material of the second reel pouch is completed, the automatic reel pouch supply device is configured to press the taped suction surface. The method of claim 1, wherein the reel pouch replacement conditions are:
An automatic reel pouch supply device, characterized in that it is satisfied according to the elapsed time since the reel pouch was replaced, the torque intensity of the reel pouch rotated for supply of the pouch material, and the thickness of the pouch material wound on the reel pouch. . According to clause 10,
The reel pouch replacement conditions are:
This is met when the remaining amount of pouch material in the reel pouch determined according to the elapsed time, the torque intensity, or the thickness of the pouch material is below a preset level,
The automatic supply unit,
An automatic reel pouch supply device, characterized in that the second reel pouch is supplied while the pouch material is being supplied from the first reel pouch. The method of claim 1, wherein the pouch stage,
Pouch stage body;
A head configured to be raised or lowered and provided at the top of the pouch stage body so that the second reel pouch can be seated for movement; and,
A transfer unit configured to move the pouch stage main body along a stage transfer path including the label removal position and the supply position,
The head is,
When the second reel pouch is moved to the label removal position and the supply position, the second reel pouch mounted on the head is maintained in an elevated state so that it can move while maintaining a constant height,
An automatic reel pouch supply device, wherein the second reel pouch moved to the label removal position or the supply position is lowered when fixed by a reel chucking unit. According to paragraph 1,
If the above reel pouch replacement conditions are met,
The vacuum adsorption stage is,
Move forward and adsorb the remaining pouch material of the first reel pouch to the adsorption surface,
The taping-cutting part,
Cutting the remaining pouch material of the first reel pouch adsorbed on the adsorption surface into an upper part not connected to the first reel pouch and a lower part connected to the first reel pouch to separate the pouch material adsorbed on the adsorption surface. Features an automatic reel pouch feeding device. The method of claim 13, wherein the reel chucking unit disposed at the supply position,
An automatic reel pouch supply device, characterized in that the bobbin is rotated so that the pouch material is wound around the bobbin of the first reel pouch, and the lower end of the pouch material adsorbed on the suction surface is separated from the suction surface. According to clause 14,
A slope connected to a preset reel pouch disposal position is formed on one side of the stage transport path through which the pouch stage is transported,
The reel chucking unit disposed at the supply position,
An automatic reel pouch supply device, characterized in that when the lower end of the pouch material is separated from the suction surface, the restraint on the first reel pouch is released and the first reel pouch is transferred to the disposal position through the slope. In the control method of a supply device that automatically supplies reel pouches formed by winding pouch material,
supplying, by the automatic supply unit of the supply device equipped with at least one reel pouch, a new reel pouch depending on whether a preset replacement condition is met;
moving the new reel pouch to a label removal position for removing the label tape of the new reel pouch and fixing the new reel pouch at the label removal position;
A step of adsorbing and fixing one end of the outermost pouch material of the new reel pouch fixed at the label removal position by the reel pouch adsorption fixing unit of the supply device;
In a state where one end of the outermost pouch material of the new reel pouch is adsorbed and fixed, the label removal unit of the supply device removes the label tape of the new reel pouch;
moving, by the reel pouch adsorption fixing unit, one end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch, the one side of which is adsorbed and fixed, to a position where the clamp of the supply device is disposed;
controlling the clamp to adsorb and secure the other side of one end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch;
moving the clamp so that one end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch adsorbed and fixed to the clamp is moved to a preset connection position;
rotating the clamp moved to the connection position at a predetermined angle in the direction of movement of the clamp so that one end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch is oriented toward the upper stage where the vacuum suction stage of the supply device is disposed;
Controlling a changing clamp that moves through the upper stage to grip one end of the pouch material of the new reel pouch and move one end of the held pouch material to a position on the upper stage;
adsorbing the pouch material of the new reel pouch moved to the upper stage to the remaining portion of the adsorption surface of the vacuum suction stage where the pouch material of the previous reel pouch was partially adsorbed; and,
By controlling the taping-cutting unit of the supply device, the pouch material of the new reel pouch overlapping the pouch material of the previous reel pouch on the suction surface is cut, and the pouch material of the previous reel pouch adsorbed on the suction surface is cut out. An automatic reel pouch supply method comprising the step of taping and joining the pouch material of the new reel pouch. The method of claim 16, wherein the step of supplying the reel pouch comprises:
When the preset replacement condition is met, adsorbing the pouch material of the previous reel pouch to the adsorption surface of the vacuum adsorption stage;
cutting the pouch material of the previous reel pouch adsorbed on the suction surface to separate the pouch material adsorbed on the suction surface into an upper part not connected to the previous reel pouch and a lower part connected to the previous reel pouch; and,
An automatic reel pouch supply method further comprising rotating the bobbin so that the pouch material is wound around the bobbin of the previous reel pouch, thereby separating the lower end of the pouch material adsorbed on the suction surface from the suction surface.