WO2019037173A1

WO2019037173A1 - Battery cover plate mounting device

Info

Publication number: WO2019037173A1
Application number: PCT/CN2017/102087
Authority: WO
Inventors: 莫金树; 李辉; 郑连东
Original assignee: 广州市永合祥自动化设备科技有限公司
Priority date: 2017-08-25
Filing date: 2017-09-18
Publication date: 2019-02-28
Also published as: CN107634253B; CN107634253A

Abstract

The invention relates to a battery cover plate mounting device, comprising a feeding mechanism and an assembling mechanism. The assembling mechanism comprises a supporting plate, a moving assembly provided on the supporting plate, and a suction nozzle. The supporting plate comprises a suction end and an assembling end which are oppositely provided along a first direction. The feeding mechanism is provided corresponding to the suction end. The suction nozzle is provided on the moving assembly and is driven by the moving assembly to perform reciprocating translation between the suction end and the assembling end along the first direction and relative to the supporting plate. The battery cover plate mounting device is used for mounting a battery cover plate on a battery main body. The moving assembly in the assembling mechanism can drive the suction nozzle to perform reciprocating motion between the suction end and the assembling end along the first direction. The suction nozzle can suck a battery cover plate in the feeding mechanism at the suction end, and the suction nozzle moves to the mounting end under driving of the moving assembly and then places the battery cover plate on the battery main body. Thus, automatic mounting of a battery cover plate is completed, and the work efficiency is improved.

Description

Battery cover mounting device

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of battery assembly technology, and more particularly to a battery cover mounting device.

Background technique

As a source of energy, the battery can obtain a current with stable voltage, stable current, stable power supply for a long time, and little influence from the outside, and the battery structure is simple, easy to carry, and the charging and discharging operation is simple and easy, and is not affected by the external climate and temperature. The performance is stable and reliable, and plays a big role in all aspects of modern social life.

With the widespread use of electronic devices, the application of batteries has become more and more extensive, so the requirements for all aspects of the battery, especially safety, are becoming higher and higher. The cover is to connect the battery cover to the battery body, which is an important intermediate part in the battery production process. At present, the method of placing the cover is mainly by manual laying, with more manpower and low production efficiency.

Summary of the invention

Based on this, it is necessary to provide a more efficient battery cover mounting device for the problem of low efficiency of manual placement.

A battery cover mounting device includes a feeding mechanism and an assembly mechanism, the assembly mechanism including a support plate, a moving component disposed on the support plate, and a suction nozzle, the support plate including oppositely disposed in the first direction a suction end and a fitting end, the feeding mechanism is disposed corresponding to the suction end, the suction nozzle is disposed on the moving component and driven by the moving component relative to the support plate in the first direction Reciprocal translation between the suction end and the fitting end.

The battery cover mounting device is configured to mount the battery cover on the battery body, wherein the feeding mechanism is used for placing the battery cover, the battery body is placed at the mounting end, and the moving component in the assembly mechanism can drive the nozzle along the first One direction reciprocates between the suction end and the assembly end, and the suction nozzle can suck the battery cover in the feeding mechanism at the suction end, and the suction nozzle moves to the installation end and then the battery is driven by the moving component. The cover plate is placed on the battery main body to complete the automatic installation of the battery cover, which saves manpower and improves work efficiency.

In one embodiment, the moving component includes a first moving component and a second moving component disposed on the first moving component, the first moving component is disposed on the support plate, and the nozzle is disposed Reciprocally translating between the suction end and the fitting end in the first direction under the driving of the first moving component, and the nozzle is in the second The driving of the moving assembly is raised and lowered in a second direction that intersects the first direction.

In one embodiment, the moving component further includes a third moving component, the third moving component is disposed between the first moving component and the second moving component, the nozzle and the first The second moving component is translated in the third direction by the third moving component.

In one of the embodiments, the third direction is disposed in parallel with the first direction.

In one embodiment, the mounting end of the support plate is provided with a guiding groove for mounting a battery cover, and the suction nozzle is closer to or away from the guiding groove in the second direction at the fitting end. Direction up and down.

In one embodiment, the guiding groove comprises an outer frame and two baffles opposite to the top end of the outer frame, and the two baffles are extended in a direction parallel to the third direction and are away from each other. The direction is tilted.

In one embodiment, the feeding mechanism includes a hopper having a receiving cavity and a feeding assembly, and the hopper is adjacent to one end of the assembling mechanism and has a discharge port communicating with the receiving cavity, the feeding assembly portion Extending into the receiving cavity to move toward or away from the discharge opening.

In one embodiment, the number of hoppers is plural, and any one of the plurality of hoppers is selectively cooperating with the feed assembly.

In one embodiment, the feeding mechanism further includes a refueling driving member and a connecting plate, wherein the plurality of hoppers are disposed on a side of the connecting plate near the feeding assembly, and the refueling driving member drives the The connecting plate moves along a plurality of the hoppers in the direction of the feeding assembly.

In one embodiment, the side wall of the hopper is provided with a pushing groove communicating with the receiving cavity, and the feeding assembly comprises a feeding driving member and a pushing plate, and one end of the pushing plate passes through the top Push groove extension The driving member is connected to the other end of the push plate, and drives the push plate to move in the receiving cavity toward or away from the discharge opening.

DRAWINGS

1 is a schematic structural view of a battery cover device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a schematic structural view of a feeding mechanism in the battery cover mounting device shown in FIG. 1;

Figure 3 is a schematic view showing the structure of the hopper in the feeding mechanism shown in Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a schematic view showing the structure of the feeding assembly in the feeding mechanism shown in Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a schematic structural view of the assembly mechanism of the battery cover mounting device shown in Figure 1;

6 is a schematic view showing a state in which the battery cover and the battery body are assembled by the assembly mechanism shown in FIG. 5;

Detailed ways

In order to facilitate the understanding of the present invention, the present invention will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings. Preferred embodiments of the invention are shown in the drawings. However, the invention may be embodied in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that the understanding of the present disclosure will be more fully understood.

It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed" to another element, it can be directly on the other element or the element can be present. When an element is considered to be "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or.

All technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs, unless otherwise defined. The terminology used in the description of the present invention is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments and is not intended to limit the invention. The term "and/or" used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

As shown in FIG. 1, a battery cover mounting device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a feeding mechanism 10 and a mounting mechanism 30. The assembly mechanism 30 includes a support plate 32, a moving assembly 34 disposed on the support plate 32, and a suction nozzle. 36. The support plate 32 includes a suction end 321 and a fitting end 323 which are oppositely disposed in a first direction. The feeding mechanism 10 is disposed corresponding to the suction end 321 , and the suction nozzle 36 is disposed on the moving assembly 34 and in the moving assembly 34 . The drive plate 32 is reciprocally translated between the suction end 321 and the fitting end 323 in the first direction with respect to the support plate 32.

The battery cover mounting device 100 is configured to mount the battery cover on the battery body, wherein the feeding mechanism 10 is used for placing the battery cover, the battery body is placed at the mounting end 323, and the moving component 34 in the assembly mechanism 30 can be The suction nozzle 36 reciprocates between the suction end 321 and the fitting end 323 in the first direction, and the suction nozzle 36 can suck the battery cover in the feeding mechanism 10 at the suction end 321 and the suction nozzle 36 is on the moving assembly 34. After moving to the mounting end 323, the battery cover is placed on the battery main body to complete the automatic installation of the battery cover, saving manpower and improving work efficiency.

As shown in FIG. 2-4, in one embodiment, the feeding mechanism 10 includes a hopper 12 having a receiving cavity 121 and a feeding assembly 14. The hopper 12 is adjacent to the assembly mechanism 30 and has a discharge port communicating with the receiving cavity 121. 123. The feeding assembly 14 partially extends into the receiving cavity 121 and moves toward or away from the discharge opening 123. The receiving cavity 121 of the hopper 12 is used for placing the battery cover, and the feeding assembly 14 is partially inserted into the receiving cavity 121 to move toward the discharging port 123, so that the battery cover in the receiving cavity 121 can be moved to the discharging port 123, which is convenient. The suction nozzle 36 in the assembly mechanism 30 sucks up the battery cover.

Specifically, the feeding assembly 14 includes a feeding driving member 141 and a pushing plate 143. The side wall of the hopper 12 is provided with a pushing groove 125 communicating with the receiving cavity 121. One end of the pushing plate 143 extends into the receiving cavity 121 through the pushing groove 125. The feed driving member 141 is connected to the other end of the push plate 143, and drives the push plate 143 to move toward or away from the discharge port 123 along the pushing groove 125. Thus, the battery in the receiving cavity 121 can be pushed by the push plate 143. The cover plate is moved to the discharge port 123 for feeding. After the battery cover in the hopper 12 is used up, the push plate 143 is driven by the feed drive member 141 to move away from the feed port 121, and then can be moved into the hopper 12. Reposition the battery cover for use.

In one embodiment, the number of hoppers 12 is multiple, and any one of the plurality of hoppers 12 can optionally be mated with the feed assembly 14, such that any one of the plurality of hoppers 12 can be mated with the feed assembly 14. Feeding, when the battery cover in the hopper 12 is used up, another hopper 12 with a battery cover can be selected to continue feeding, and then the hopper 12 of the battery cover can be discharged for use, so that the cycle To ensure the continuity of the feeding, to avoid the battery cover in the hopper 12 running out and stop feeding, saving time and improving work efficiency.

Further, the feeding mechanism 10 further includes a refueling drive member 16 and a connecting plate 18, and the plurality of hoppers 12 are The refueling drive member 16 drives the connecting plate 18 to move along the plurality of hoppers 12 in the direction of the feeding assembly 14 in the direction of the feeding plate 18, so that the refueling driving member 16 drives the connecting plate 18 to move. Further, the plurality of hoppers 12 disposed on the connecting plate 18 are sequentially passed through the feeding assembly 14 to sequentially feed the plurality of hoppers 12 with the feeding assembly 14.

In one embodiment, a plurality of hoppers 12 are arranged side by side along the longitudinal direction of the connecting plate 18 on one side of the connecting plate 18. The refueling driving member 16 drives the connecting plate 18 to reciprocate along the longitudinal direction thereof, thereby driving a plurality of hoppers 18 The hopper 12 passes through the feeding assembly 14 in sequence, and cooperates with the feeding assembly 14 to realize the feeding; in order to understand, the plurality of hoppers 12 can also be arrayed on the side of the connecting plate 18 in the circumferential direction, and the driving member 16 drives the connecting plate 18 around the array. When the center of the circumference rotates, the plurality of hoppers 12 can pass through the feeding assembly 14 in sequence, and cooperate with the feeding assembly 14 to realize the feeding. The number and arrangement of the hoppers 12 are not limited herein.

Further, one end of the hopper 12 opposite to the discharge opening 123 is provided with a pushing hole 127, and the pushing hole 127 communicates with the pushing groove 125, and the pushing plate 143 is moved in or out by the pushing hole 127 under the driving of the feeding driving member 141. Push the groove 126. When the hopper 12 engaged with the feeding assembly 14 is replaced, the pushing plate 143 is moved out of the pushing groove 125 by the pushing hole 127 under the driving of the feeding driving member 141, and then the refueling driving member 16 drives the connecting plate 18 to move to the other hopper 12. Moving to the feeding assembly 14, the last feeding driving member 141 drives the pushing plate 143 to move into the pushing groove 125 through the pushing hole 127, and then moves along the pushing groove 125 in the direction of the discharging port 123 to feed, so that the feeding is driven by the feeding. When the pushing plate 143 moves the pushing plate 143 out of the pushing groove 125 through the pushing hole 127, the feeding hopper 12 is replaced, and the pushing plate 143 is moved into the pushing groove 125 through the pushing hole 127, and then continues to move toward the discharging port 123 for supply. In order to realize the switching of the plurality of hoppers 12 in cooperation with the feeding assembly 14 in sequence. Specifically, the through hole 181 of the connecting plate 18 of the mounting hopper 12 corresponding to the hopper 12 is provided with a through hole 181 to allow the pushing plate 143 to pass in and out of the pushing groove 125.

The pushing hole 127 of the hopper 12 is formed by the baffle 128 of the side wall of the vertical hopper 12, and the baffle plate 128 prevents the battery cover in the receiving cavity 121 from falling.

In one embodiment, the feeding device 10 further includes a position adjusting mechanism 15 including a fixing plate 152 and a position adjusting assembly 154. The position adjusting assembly 154 is disposed between the fixing plate 152 and the base 11 and drives the base 11 to move. Thus, the position of the base 11 and the hopper 12 and the like provided on the base 11 can be adjusted by the position adjusting mechanism 15 to adjust the hopper 12 to a position that facilitates cooperation with the assembly device 30. Set to improve the efficiency of feeding.

Specifically, the position adjusting component 154 is a screw drive assembly and includes a screw rod 1541 rotatably disposed on the fixing plate 152 and a connecting block 1543 disposed outside the screw rod 1541 and connected to the base 11 so as to rotate the screw rod 1541 The connecting block 1543 and the base 11 can be moved along the axial direction of the screw 1541 to adjust the position of the base 11 relative to the mounting device 30.

As shown in FIG. 5-6, the moving component 34 includes a first moving component 341 and a second moving component 343 disposed on the first moving component 341. The first moving component 341 is disposed on the support plate 32, and the suction nozzle 36 is disposed on the first The two moving components 343 are reciprocally translated between the suction end 321 and the fitting end 323 in the first direction relative to the support plate 332 under the driving of the first moving component 341, and the suction nozzle 36 is driven by the second moving component 343. The first direction intersects in a second direction. When the suction nozzle 36 is located at the suction end 321, the second moving component 341 drives the suction nozzle 36 to descend in the second direction, sucks the battery cover in the feeding mechanism 10, and then the first moving component 341 drives the suction nozzle 36 and the battery cover. The plate is raised in the second direction to complete the suction of the battery cover; the second moving component 343 drives the first moving component 343 and the suction nozzle 36 that has sucked the battery cover to translate from the suction end 321 to the mounting end 323 in the first direction. Thereafter, the first moving assembly 343 is lowered in the second direction to place the battery cover on the suction nozzle 36 on the battery body of the mounting end 323, and the installation of the battery cover is automated. Specifically, the first direction is a horizontal direction and the second direction is a vertical direction perpendicular to the first direction.

Specifically, the assembly mechanism 30 includes two suction nozzles 36 and a connecting plate 35. The connecting plate 35 is disposed on the second moving component 343, and the two suction nozzles 36 are arranged side by side on the side of the connecting plate 35 away from the second moving component 343. The two opposite ends of the battery cover can be sucked by the two suction nozzles 36 arranged side by side, and the sucked battery cover plate is more stable, so as to avoid the situation that the battery cover is sucked and unstable.

In one embodiment, the moving assembly 34 further includes a third moving component 345 disposed between the first moving component 341 and the second moving component 343 such that the first moving component 341 is at the suction end 321 When reciprocatingly moving between the assembly end 323, the second moving component 343, the third moving component 345, and the suction nozzle 36 are driven to reciprocate between the suction end 321 and the fitting end 323, and the suction nozzle 36 and the second moving component 343 are The third moving component 345 is driven to translate in the third direction.

As shown in FIG. 6 , a battery body 300 is disposed at the mounting end 323 . One end of the battery body 300 is convexly provided with a battery terminal 301 , and an installation space 303 is formed between the battery terminal 301 and the battery body 300 . The second moving component 343 is translated in the third direction after the one end of the battery body 300 is lowered, so that the battery cover is placed at the end of the battery main body 300 without the battery terminal 301 after the second moving component 343 is lowered at the mounting end 323. Then, the third moving component 345 drives the suction nozzle 36 and the battery cover 200 to move closer to the installation space 303 in the third direction, so that the battery cover 200 is installed between the battery main body 300 and the battery terminal 301 after avoiding the battery terminal 301. , complete the installation of the battery cover. After the battery terminal 301 is avoided, the battery cover 200 is mounted between the battery main body 300 and the battery terminal 301, so that the length of the battery main body 300 can be shortened. If the battery cover 200 is not removed from the battery terminal 301, the battery terminal is required. The 301 and the battery cover 200 reserve a certain installation space in the longitudinal direction of the battery main body 10, which increases the length of the battery main body 300.

Further, the battery body 300 is provided with a cover slot 302 partially located in the installation space 303. The battery terminal 301 is disposed outside the cover slot 302, and the second moving component 343 is prevented from falling near the cover slot 302 by the battery terminal 301. The cover plate 200 is placed on the cover slot 302. However, because the interference of the battery terminal 301 cannot be completely received in the cover slot 302, the third moving component 345 continues to drive the battery cover 200 toward the mounting space 303 in the third direction. The direction of the battery cover 200 is completely accommodated in the cover groove 302, and the position of the battery cover 200 attached to the battery body 300 is restricted by the cover groove 302, so that the installation of the battery cover 200 is more reliable.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 6 , the first direction is disposed in parallel with the third direction. After the first moving component 341 drives the battery cover to move in the horizontal direction to the mounting end 323 , the second moving component 343 drives the battery cover. The panel is placed on the battery body in the vertical direction, and finally the third moving component 343 continues to drive the battery cover to translate in the horizontal direction to push the battery cover into the installation space 303, so that the entire mounting mechanism 30 has a simple structure and is used. Convenience.

In one embodiment, the mounting end 323 of the support plate 32 is provided with a guiding groove 38 for mounting the battery cover, and the suction nozzle 36 is raised and lowered in the second direction toward or away from the guiding groove 38 at the fitting end 323, such that the guiding groove 38 The process of placing the battery cover from the top to the bottom on the battery body plays a certain guiding role, ensuring that the battery cover is accurately placed on the battery body.

Specifically, the guiding groove 38 includes an outer frame 381 and two baffles 383 opposite to the top end of the outer frame 38. The two baffles 383 are elongated in a direction parallel to the second direction and are inclined in a direction away from each other. among them The outer frame 381 corresponds to the battery body, and the baffle 382 is disposed at the top end of the outer frame 381 and is inclined outwardly, and cooperates with the process of lowering the battery cover on the battery main body to ensure that the battery cover moves to the battery main body after passing through the baffle 382. 300 at a precise mounting position; and the baffle 382 is extended in a direction parallel to the third direction to prevent the baffle 382 from interfering with the movement of the third moving component 345 to move the nozzle 36 and the battery cover, and also to the battery cover The movement of the plate into the installation space 303 plays a certain guiding role.

In one embodiment, the assembly mechanism 30 further includes a connecting plate 39. The connecting plate 39 includes a first connecting end and a second connecting end disposed at a position intersecting the first connecting end. The first connecting end and the supporting plate 32 are provided with a moving component 34. One side of the connecting second connecting end is connected to the guiding groove 38, so that the guiding groove 38 is mounted to the fitting end 323 of the supporting plate 32, and the guiding groove 38 is corresponding to the suction nozzle 36 that is moved to the fitting end 323 for guiding installation. Features.

The technical features of the above-described embodiments may be arbitrarily combined. For the sake of brevity of description, all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are not described. However, as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of these technical features, All should be considered as the scope of this manual.

The above-described embodiments are merely illustrative of several embodiments of the present invention, and the description thereof is more specific and detailed, but is not to be construed as limiting the scope of the invention. It should be noted that a number of variations and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the invention should be determined by the appended claims.

Claims

A battery cover mounting device, comprising: a feeding mechanism and an assembly mechanism, the assembly mechanism comprising a support plate, a moving component disposed on the support plate, and a suction nozzle, the support plate including along the first a suction end and a fitting end which are oppositely disposed, the feeding mechanism is disposed corresponding to the suction end, and the suction nozzle is disposed on the moving component and is driven relative to the support plate under the driving of the moving component The first direction reciprocally translates between the suction end and the fitting end.
The battery cover mounting device according to claim 1, wherein the moving assembly comprises a first moving component and a second moving component disposed on the first moving component, the first moving component being disposed on The support plate is disposed on the second moving component and reciprocally translated between the suction end and the fitting end in the first direction under the driving of the first moving component, And the nozzle is raised and lowered in a second direction intersecting the first direction under the driving of the second moving component.
The battery cover mounting device according to claim 2, wherein the moving assembly further comprises a third moving component, wherein the third moving component is disposed in the first moving component and the second moving component The nozzle and the second moving component are translated in the third direction by the third moving component.
The assembly mechanism according to claim 2, wherein the third direction is disposed in parallel with the first direction.
The battery cover mounting device according to claim 1, wherein said fitting end of said support plate is provided with a guide groove for mounting a battery cover, and said suction nozzle is along said second at said fitting end The direction is raised and lowered toward or away from the guide groove.
The assembly mechanism according to claim 5, wherein the guiding groove comprises an outer frame and two baffles opposite to the top end of the outer frame, and the two baffles are parallel to the third direction The directions are extended and tilted in a direction away from each other.
The battery cover mounting device according to claim 1, wherein the feeding mechanism comprises a hopper having a receiving cavity and a feeding assembly, and the hopper is connected to the receiving chamber at one end of the assembly mechanism. The discharge port portion of the feed assembly extends into the receiving cavity to move toward or away from the discharge port.
The battery cover mounting apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the number of the hoppers is plural, and any one of the plurality of hoppers is selectively cooperating with the feeding assembly.
The battery cover mounting device according to claim 7, wherein the feeding mechanism further comprises a refueling driving member and a connecting plate, wherein the plurality of hoppers are disposed on the connecting plate adjacent to the feeding assembly. On one side, the refueling drive member drives the connecting plate to move along a direction in which the plurality of hoppers sequentially pass through the feeding assembly.
The battery cover mounting device according to any one of claims 7-9, wherein a sidewall of the hopper is provided with a pushing groove communicating with the receiving cavity, and the feeding assembly comprises a feeding drive. And a push plate, one end of the push plate protrudes into the receiving cavity through the pushing groove, the driving member is connected to the other end of the push plate, and drives the push plate in the receiving cavity The inner direction moves toward or away from the discharge port.