WO2018058943A1

WO2018058943A1 - Waste power battery monomer full-automatic disassembling system

Info

Publication number: WO2018058943A1
Application number: PCT/CN2017/081253
Authority: WO
Inventors: 许开华; 张云河; 叶建; 郭苗苗
Original assignee: 荆门市格林美新材料有限公司
Priority date: 2016-09-30
Filing date: 2017-04-20
Publication date: 2018-04-05
Also published as: CN106410309A

Abstract

A waste power battery monomer full-automatic disassembling system, characterized by comprising: a material feeding device used for feeding a waste battery into an image identifier; the image identifier used for identifying the type, colour, size, and anode and cathode information about the waste battery; a shunting mechanism used for respectively feeding the waste battery identified by the image identifier into a battery processing mechanism; and the battery processing mechanism used for recycling and processing the waste battery. The present technical solution greatly improves the working efficiency, eradicates damage to employees in a waste power battery recycling process, and greatly improves the product quality; and the products are clear and regular in classification.

Description

Instruction manual Name: A fully automatic dismantling system for waste power battery cells

[0001] The invention belongs to the field of power battery disassembly, and in particular to a dismantling system for a fully automatic waste power battery.

Background technique

[0002] With the rapid development of new energy vehicles, more and more environmental problems have emerged. Therefore, countries in the development of new energy vehicles should also consider how to deal with the power batteries in automobiles. The exploration of the reuse model has become a hot issue of concern to all countries.

[0003] The common dismantling method of used power battery is carried out in the form of manual disassembly, so that the inefficient and volatile electrolyte and the cutting process with the risk of combustion explosion pose a hidden danger to personnel safety, so a fully automatic The waste power battery dismantling equipment is of great significance.

[0004] One solution is to install a plurality of devices for crushing and sorting on a conventional belt conveyor, but since all the batteries are disorderly unloaded and processed without screening, the actual use effect is not ideal to cause the electrolyte. Leakage, frequent adjustment of the battery cell posture, and defects such as the length of the blade are basically not practical. It is even more difficult to solve this technical problem.

technical problem

[0005] In order to solve the problem of low recycling efficiency, poor safety, and high recycling cost of waste power battery cells, the present invention proposes the following technical solutions:

[0006] A waste power battery unit automatic disassembly system, comprising a feeder for feeding a used battery into an image recognizer; an image identifier for identifying a model, a color, a size, and a positive and negative information of the used battery The shunting mechanism is configured to send the used batteries identified by the image recognizer to the battery processing mechanism respectively; and the battery processing mechanism for recycling the used batteries.

Problem solution

Technical solution

[0007] The camera takes a picture of the used battery and processes the identification device to identify the model, color, size, and positive and negative information of the used battery.

[0008] The shunt mechanism includes a cylindrical battery cell track, a square battery track, an unrecognizable battery track, and The first automatic robot, the first automatic robot grabs the used batteries to the cylindrical battery cell track, the square battery track, and the unrecognizable battery track, and the cylindrical battery cell track and the square battery track are used for Send used batteries to the battery disposal facility.

[0009] The battery processing mechanism includes a cutting machine and a position adjusting mechanism, and the position adjusting mechanism is respectively disposed corresponding to the cylindrical battery cell track and the square battery track, and is used for a cylindrical battery cell track and a square battery. The battery of the track is aligned with the positive and negative poles.

[0010] The position adjustment mechanism includes a second automatic robot, and the second robot adjusts the orientation of the battery cells to be consistent according to the information of the image identifier.

[0011] The position adjustment mechanism includes a second automatic robot and a positive and negative identifier, and the second robot adjusts the orientation of the battery cells to be consistent according to the information of the positive and negative identifiers.

[0012] The battery processing mechanism includes a fixing machine, the fixing machine includes a hydraulic dialing mechanism, the fixing machine is provided with a fixed mold, and the hydraulic dialing mechanism dials a battery unit into the fixed mold, The stationary mold includes an automatic fastening member that automatically secures the battery unit.

[0013] The battery processing mechanism includes a cutting machine, the cutting machine includes a electric saw blade, the liquid nitrogen spray device automatically presses the fixed mold, and automatically fixes the fixed mold device, and the automatic pressing and fixing device ensures reliable cutting action The liquid nitrogen spray device releases liquid nitrogen during the cutting process to prevent the electrode from igniting and exploding.

[0014] The battery processing mechanism includes an extruder including a hydraulic extrusion rod, an automatic compression mold fixing device, and a fixed mold rotating device, the hydraulic extrusion rod takes the battery cell electrode from the battery sheet Launched in the body shell.

[0015] The battery processing mechanism includes an extruder including an axial cutting tool, an automatic pressing and fixing mold device, and a peeling and removing device, and the axial cutting tool cuts through the cylindrical battery casing At the two ends of the mouth, the peeling and extracting device dials the cylindrical battery unit casing, and takes out the rolled electrode.

Advantageous effects of the invention

Beneficial effect

[0016] The practical significance of the present invention is as follows: The work efficiency is greatly improved, the damage caused to the employees by the waste battery recycling process is eliminated, the quality of the product is greatly improved, and the product classification is clear and regular.

Brief description of the drawing

DRAWINGS [0017] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a fully automatic dismantling system for a used power battery unit according to the present invention.

[0018] Reference numerals: 1 - image recognizer, 2 - shunt mechanism, 3 - position adjustment mechanism, 4, fixed machine, 401 - fixed mold, 5 - cutting machine, 6 - vacuum box, 7 - extruder .

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The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It is understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

[0020] As shown in FIG. 1, a waste power battery unit automatic disassembly system includes a feeder, an image recognizer 1, a flow dividing mechanism 2, and a battery processing mechanism. The feeder is used to send the used battery to the image recognizer 1; the image recognizer 1 is used to identify the model, color, size and positive and negative information of the used battery; the shunting mechanism 2 is used for the image recognizer 1 The identified used batteries are respectively sent to the battery processing mechanism; and the battery processing mechanism is configured to recycle the used batteries.

[0021] The system of the present invention has a simple overall structure, and the technical actions of the specific technical links adopted are mature and reliable, and the high efficiency can solve many problems including efficiency, reliability, and safety caused by the manual disassembly method, and the existing similar The concept is also more operability than the operability.

[0022] Further, the feeder transmits the battery unit to the image identifier 1 through a conveying device according to a certain speed and posture, and the feeder includes a conical silo, a mechanical closing door, a vibration platform, and a guide rail, the conical silo stores a battery unit to be treated, the mechanical slamming door is disposed at a bottom of the conical silo, the vibrating platform is disposed under the conical silo, and the mechanical slamming door controls the speed of the unloading The battery cell is dropped on the vibration platform by a mechanical slamming door at a certain rate, and the vibration platform adjusts the posture of the battery unit by vibration, so that the battery unit can enter the guide rail, and the width of the guide rail is equal to the width of the battery unit. The battery cell enters the conveyor by maintaining the attitude of the guide rail in the forward direction.

[0023] Further, the image identifier 1 is disposed above the transmitting device, and the image recognizer 1 includes a camera, and the camera can quickly input a battery unit entering the image recognizer 1 and the computer The existing battery models are compared, the size of the battery is determined as the positive and negative terminal directions, and the signals are transmitted to the splitting mechanism 2 and the position adjusting mechanism 3, respectively.

[0024] Further, the flow dividing mechanism 2 includes a first automatic robot, and the first automatic robot root According to the signal provided by the image recognizer 1, the battery cells are respectively moved to different tracks.

Further, the flow dividing mechanism 2 includes an unrecognizable track, and the battery cell is recognized as unrecognizable 吋, and the automatic robot moves the battery cell to the unrecognizable track, and the battery cell flows into the recovery container.

[0026] Further, the shunting mechanism 2 comprises a cylindrical battery track and a square battery track, and the battery cell is identified as a cylindrical battery cell, and the automatic robot moves the battery cell to the cylindrical battery track; The body is identified as a square battery pack that moves the battery cells to the square battery track.

Further, the battery processing mechanism includes: a position adjusting mechanism 3, a fixing machine 4, a cutting machine 5, a vacuuming box 6, and an extruder 7. The position adjusting mechanism 3 adjusts the posture of the battery unit, the fixing machine 4 fixes the battery unit, and the cutting machine 5 receives the battery unit with the fixed mold 401 through the conveying device, cuts the battery, and completes cutting. The battery cell with the fixed mold 401 is moved to the vacuuming box 6, and the vacuuming box 6 excludes the electrolyte in the battery cell, and the battery unit with the fixed mold 401 is completed. Moving to the extruder 7, the extruder 7 separates the battery cell electrodes and the battery cell casing.

Further, the position adjustment mechanism 3 includes a second automatic robot that adjusts the battery cells to a proper posture so that the battery cell electrodes are aligned in alignment.

Further, the position adjusting mechanism 3 determines and adjusts the posture of the battery cell according to the signal transmitted by the image recognizer 1 so that the electrodes are oriented in the same direction.

[0030] Further, the position adjusting mechanism 3 is a cylindrical battery cell position adjusting mechanism 3, and the number of cylindrical battery cells in the direction of the positive electrode toward the fixed machine 4 is larger than that of the cylindrical battery cell in the direction of the negative electrode toward the fixed machine 4. Quantity 吋, the automatic manipulator adjusts all the cylindrical cells of the negative electrode toward the fixed machine 4 direction to the positive direction toward the fixed machine 4; when the negative electrode faces the fixed machine 4, the number of cylindrical battery cells is more than that of the positive electrode toward the fixed machine 4 The number of cylindrical cells is 吋, and the automatic manipulator adjusts all the cylindrical cells of the positive electrode toward the fixed machine 4 direction to the negative electrode toward the fixed machine 4.

[0031] Further, the position adjusting mechanism 3 is a square battery cell position adjusting mechanism 3, and the number of square battery cells in the direction of the electrode toward the fixed machine 4 is larger than the square battery cell in the direction of the bottom toward the fixed machine 4 Quantity 吋, the automatic robot adjusts all the square cells with the bottom facing the fixed machine 4 to the electrode Oriented toward the fixed machine 4; when the number of square battery cells in the direction of the bottom toward the fixed machine 4 is greater than the number of square battery cells in the direction of the electrode toward the fixed machine 4, the automatic robot handles all the electrodes toward the square battery in the direction of the fixed machine 4 The body is adjusted to the bottom toward the fixed machine 4.

Further, the position adjustment mechanism 3 includes positive and negative determination devices, the position adjustment mechanism 3 cannot obtain the effective signal 传递 transmitted by the image recognizer 1, and the positive and negative determination devices recognize the battery. The positive and negative electrodes, the position adjusting mechanism 3 determines and adjusts the posture of the battery cells based on the information provided by the positive and negative electrode determining means, so that the electrodes are oriented in the same direction.

[0033] Further, the position adjusting mechanism 3 is a cylindrical battery cell position adjusting mechanism 3, and the number of cylindrical battery cells in the direction of the positive electrode toward the fixed machine 4 is larger than that of the cylindrical battery cell in the direction of the negative electrode toward the fixed machine 4. Quantity 吋, the automatic manipulator adjusts all the cylindrical cells of the negative electrode toward the fixed machine 4 direction to the positive direction toward the fixed machine 4; when the negative electrode faces the fixed machine 4, the number of cylindrical battery cells is more than that of the positive electrode toward the fixed machine 4 The number of cylindrical cells is 吋, and the automatic manipulator adjusts all the cylindrical cells of the positive electrode toward the fixed machine 4 direction to the negative electrode toward the fixed machine 4.

[0034] Further, the position adjusting mechanism 3 is a square battery cell position adjusting mechanism 3, and the number of square battery cells in the direction of the electrode toward the fixed machine 4 is larger than the square battery cell in the direction of the bottom toward the fixed machine 4 Quantity 吋, the automatic manipulator adjusts all the square battery cells with the bottom toward the fixed machine 4 direction to the direction of the electrode toward the fixed machine 4; when the bottom faces the fixed machine 4, the number of square battery cells is more than the electrode faces the fixed machine 4 The number of square cells is 吋, and the automatic robot adjusts the square cells of all the electrodes toward the fixed machine 4 direction to the bottom toward the fixed machine 4.

Further, the fixing mechanism is provided with a fixing die 401 which combines and fixes the battery cell with the fixing die 401.

[0036] Further, the fixing machine 4 is a cylindrical battery fixing machine 4, the fixing machine 4 is provided with a cylindrical battery fixing mold 401, the fixing machine 4 includes a hydraulic shifting mechanism, and the hydraulic shifting mechanism The cylindrical battery unit is dialed into the fixed mold 401, and the fixed mold 401 automatically fastens the cylindrical battery unit, and the fixed mold 401 is close to the positive pole of the cylindrical battery unit and is 0.5 cm to 0.6 cm from the positive pole of the cylindrical battery unit. The fixed mold 401 is close to the negative end of the cylindrical battery cell and is 0.1 cm to 0.15 cm from the negative electrode of the cylindrical battery cell.

[0037] Further, the fixing machine 4 is a square battery fixing machine 4, and the fixing machine 4 is provided with a square electric device. The fixed mold 4 of the pool includes a hydraulic shifting mechanism that dials a square battery unit into the fixed mold 401, and the fixed mold 401 automatically fastens the square battery unit.

[0038] Further, the cutting machine 5 includes a chainsaw, a liquid nitrogen spray device, and an automatic pressing and fixing mold device. The automatic pressing and fixing mold device fixes the fixed mold 401 to ensure reliable cutting action and prevent If the cutting process is loose and an accident occurs, the liquid nitrogen spray device starts to maintain the cutting process temperature during the cutting process, thereby avoiding the burning and explosion phenomenon caused by the short circuit during the cutting process.

Further, the cutting machine 5 is a cylindrical battery cutting machine, and the cutting machine 5 includes a positive and negative terminal electric saw blade.

Further, the cutting machine 5 is a square battery cutter, and the cutting machine 5 includes an electrode non-electrode terminal electric saw.

[0041] Further, the cutting machine 5 includes a waste collection box that collects positive and negative wastes and other waste generated during the cutting process.

[0042] Further, the extruder 7 comprises a hydraulic extrusion rod, an automatic compression fixing mold device, a fixed mold rotating device, and the automatic pressing and fixing mold device excluding the completed electrolyte conveyed by the conveying device. The battery unit with the fixed mold 401 is fixed and fixed, and the fixed mold rotating device rotates the battery unit with the fixed mold 401 by ninety degrees, and the hydraulic extruded rod is slightly smaller than the diameter of the battery unit casing. The hydraulic extrusion rod pushes the electrode of the battery cell from the side of the extruder 7 so that the electrode falls on the conveying device, and after the pushing operation is completed, the hydraulic extrusion rod is retracted, and the fixed mold is retracted. The rotating device rotates back the battery case, the automatic pressing and fixing mold device releases the battery unit casing with the fixed mold 401, and the battery unit casing is output from the conveying device with the fixing mold 401, the fixing mold 401 Release the battery unit housing to separate it.

Further, the extruder 7 includes an axial cutting tool, an automatic pressing and fixing mold device, and a peeling and removing device. The automatic pressing and fixing device clamps and fixes a cylindrical battery unit with a fixed mold 401, and the axial cutting tool performs axial cutting on a cylindrical battery unit casing, and the stripping and extracting device will be a cylindrical battery unit The outer casing dials and takes out the rolled electrode, so that the cylindrical battery cell can be squeezed and squeezed due to expansion, so that the axial extrusion action of the hydraulic extrusion rod causes the electrode to be broken, and the removal of the electrode is ensured.

[0044] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of protection of the present invention is not limited thereto. It is to be understood that those skilled in the art are susceptible to variations and substitutions within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention should be determined by the scope of the claims.

Claims

Claim

A fully automatic dismantling system for waste power battery cells, characterized in that: a feeder is provided for feeding waste batteries into an image recognizer;

An image recognizer for identifying the model, color, size, and positive and negative information of the used battery; and a shunting mechanism for feeding the used batteries identified by the image recognizer to the battery processing mechanism;

A battery processing mechanism for recycling used batteries.

The automatic disassembling system for a waste battery unit according to claim 1, wherein: the image recognizer comprises a camera, and the camera photographs the used battery and processes the model of the identification device to identify the used battery. , color, size, and positive and negative information.

A fully automatic dismantling system for a used power battery unit according to claim 1, wherein:

The shunting mechanism comprises a cylindrical battery cell track, a square battery track, an unrecognizable battery track and a first automatic robot, and the first automatic robot grabs the used battery to the cylindrical battery cell track and the square battery respectively. Track, unrecognizable battery track, the cylindrical battery cell track, square battery track is used to send used batteries into the battery processing mechanism.

The battery processing mechanism includes a cutting machine and a position adjusting mechanism, and the position adjusting mechanism is respectively disposed corresponding to the cylindrical battery cell track and the square battery track, and is used for a battery of a cylindrical battery cell track and a square battery track. Perform positive and negative adjustments.

A fully automatic dismantling system for a used power battery unit according to claim 4, wherein:

The position adjustment mechanism includes a second automatic robot, and the second robot adjusts the orientation of the battery cells to be uniform according to the information of the image recognizer.

A fully automatic dismantling system for a used power battery unit according to claim 4, wherein: The position adjustment mechanism includes a second automatic robot and a positive and negative identifier, and the second robot adjusts the orientation of the battery cells according to the information of the positive and negative identifiers to be consistent with a waste power according to claim 1. The battery unit automatic disassembling system is characterized in that: the battery processing mechanism comprises a fixing machine, the fixing machine comprises a hydraulic shifting mechanism, the fixing machine is provided with a fixed mold, and the hydraulic shifting mechanism is to be a battery unit The body is dialed into the fixed mold, and the fixed mold includes an automatic fastening member that automatically fastens the battery unit.

A fully automatic dismantling system for a used power battery unit according to claim 1, wherein: said battery processing mechanism comprises a cutting machine, said cutting machine comprising a chainsaw, a liquid nitrogen spray device, and an automatic pressing The fixed mold device, the automatic pressing and fixing mold device ensures reliable cutting action, and the liquid nitrogen spray device releases liquid nitrogen during the cutting process to prevent the electrode from burning and exploding.

A fully automatic dismantling system for a used power battery unit according to claim 1, wherein: said battery processing mechanism comprises an extruder, said extruder comprising a hydraulic extrusion rod, and an automatic pressing mold fixing device And a fixed mold rotating device that pushes the battery cell electrode out of the battery unit casing.

A fully automatic dismantling system for a used power battery unit according to claim 1, wherein: said battery processing mechanism comprises an extruder, said extruder comprising an axial cutting tool, and an automatic pressing and fixing mold device And a stripping and removing device, wherein the axial cutting tool cuts out the mouth of the straight through the cylindrical battery unit casing, and the stripping and extracting device dials the cylindrical battery unit casing to take out the coil electrode.