WO2019037175A1

WO2019037175A1 - Battery cover plate mounting device and feeding mechanism

Info

Publication number: WO2019037175A1
Application number: PCT/CN2017/102089
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: CN207409593U

Abstract

A battery cover plate mounting device (100) and a feeding mechanism (10). The feeding mechanism (10) comprises a base (11), as well as a hopper (12) having a receiving cavity (121), and a feeding assembly (14) which are both provided on the base (11). The end of the hopper (12) distant from the base (11) is provided with a discharge port (123) in communication with the receiving cavity (121). The feeding assembly (14) partially extends into the receiving cavity (121) and moves in a direction close to or away from the discharge port (123). The hopper (12) of the feeding mechanism (10) may enable a plurality of battery cover plates (200) to be stacked and placed in the receiving cavity (121). The feeding assembly (14) may drive the battery cover plates (200) in the receiving cavity (121) to move in the direction close to the discharge port (123) to send the plurality of battery cover plates (200) to the discharge port (123) in sequence. Automatic supply of battery cover plates (200) is implemented, the feeding efficiency is higher, and moreover, the mounting efficiency of the battery cover plates (200) may be improved.

Description

Battery cover mounting device and feeding mechanism

Technical field

The invention relates to the technical field of battery cover installation, in particular to a battery cover installation device and a feeding mechanism.

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, manual feeding, and low efficiency.

Summary of the invention

Based on this, it is necessary to provide a feeding mechanism that can improve the feeding efficiency for the problem of low efficiency of manual feeding.

It is also necessary to provide a battery cover mounting device with the feeding mechanism.

A feeding mechanism for installing a battery cover, comprising a base, a hopper having a receiving cavity and a feeding assembly disposed on the base, wherein the hopper is open from the end of the base and communicates with the receiving cavity The discharge port partially extends into the receiving cavity and moves toward or away from the discharge opening.

The hopper of the feeding mechanism has a receiving cavity, and a plurality of battery covers can be stacked and placed in the receiving cavity, and a discharge port is opened at one end of the hopper away from the base, and a feeding component partially extending into the receiving cavity can drive the receiving cavity The inner battery cover moves in the direction of the discharge port, and the plurality of battery covers are sequentially Sended to the discharge port, after the plurality of battery covers in the receiving cavity are removed, the feeding assembly moves away from the discharge port, returns to the initial position, and then the battery cover is placed in the receiving cavity and then sent. The assembly continues to push the battery cover to move to the discharge port in sequence, thereby realizing automatic supply of the battery cover, high feeding efficiency, and improving the installation efficiency of the battery cover.

In one of the embodiments, the plurality of hoppers are selectively engageable with the feed assembly, including a plurality of hoppers moveable relative to the base.

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 is disposed on the The base plate drives the connecting plate to move along the plurality of the hoppers respectively through the feeding assembly.

In one embodiment, a plurality of the hoppers are arranged side by side along a longitudinal direction of the connecting plate on one side of the connecting plate, and the refueling driving member drives the connecting plate to reciprocate along a longitudinal direction thereof. .

In one embodiment, further comprising a transition plate coupled between the connecting member and the refueling drive member and reciprocatingly moving in a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the connecting plate, the base Corresponding ends of the moving path of the transition plate are respectively provided with elastic buffering members, and the transition plate can abut against the elastic buffering member.

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 The pushing groove extends into the receiving cavity, and the driving member is connected to the other end of the pushing plate, and drives the pushing plate to move in the receiving cavity toward or away from the discharging port.

In one embodiment, the hopper is provided with a pushing hole communicating with the pushing groove at one end of the discharge port, and the push plate passes the top under the driving of the feeding driving member. The push hole is moved in or out of the push groove.

In one embodiment, a position adjustment mechanism is further included, the position adjustment mechanism includes a fixing plate and a position adjustment assembly, and the position adjustment assembly is disposed between the fixing plate and the base and drives the base to move.

In one embodiment, the position adjustment assembly is a screw drive assembly and includes a rotatably a screw rod disposed on the fixing plate and a connecting block disposed outside the screw rod and connected to the base.

A battery cover mounting device includes the above feeding mechanism and an assembly mechanism, the assembly mechanism includes a suction end and a fitting end, and the feeding mechanism is disposed corresponding to the suction end.

DRAWINGS

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

2 is a schematic structural view of a feeding mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;

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 of the mechanism of the feeding assembly in the feeding mechanism shown in Figure 2;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing a state in which a battery cover and a battery main body are mounted in the battery cover mounting device shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

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 an assembly mechanism 30. The feeding mechanism 10 automatically provides a battery cover, and the assembly mechanism 30 will cover the battery cover in the feeding mechanism 10. The board is automatically mounted on the battery body.

As shown in FIG. 2-3, the feeding mechanism 10 in an embodiment of the present invention is used for installing a battery cover, including The base 11 is disposed on the base 11 and has a hopper 12 and a feeding assembly 14 for receiving the cavity 121. The outlet of the hopper 12 away from the base 11 defines a discharge port 123 communicating with the receiving cavity 121, and the feeding assembly 14 partially extends into the receiving cavity 121. Move inside and toward or away from the discharge port 123.

The hopper 12 of the above-mentioned feeding mechanism 10 has a receiving cavity 121, and a plurality of battery covers can be stacked in the receiving cavity 121, and a discharge port 123 is opened at one end of the hopper 12 away from the base 11, and partially extends into the receiving cavity 121. The inner feeding unit 14 can drive the battery cover in the receiving cavity 121 to move toward the discharging port 123, and sequentially send the plurality of battery covers to the discharging port 123, and the plurality of battery covers in the receiving cavity 121. After the board is removed, the feeding assembly 14 moves away from the discharging port 123, returns to the initial position, and then the battery cover is inserted into the receiving cavity 121, and the component 14 is further pushed to push the battery cover to move to the discharging port. At 123, the automatic supply of the battery cover is realized, the feeding efficiency is high, and the installation efficiency of the battery cover is improved.

As shown in FIG. 4, in one embodiment, 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 an pushing groove 125 communicating with the receiving cavity 121, and one end of the pushing plate 143 passes. The pushing groove 125 extends into the receiving cavity 121, and the feeding driving member 141 is connected to the other end of the pushing plate 143, and drives the pushing plate 143 to move along the pushing groove 125 toward or away from the discharging port 123, so that the pushing plate 143 can be pushed The plate 143 pushes the battery cover in the receiving cavity 121 to move to the discharge port 123 for feeding. After the battery cover in the hopper 12 is used up, the push plate 143 is driven away from the feeding port 121 by the feeding drive member 141. The direction is moved, and then the battery cover can be repositioned in the hopper 12 for use.

As shown in FIGS. 2-3, in one embodiment, the supply mechanism 10 includes a plurality of hoppers 12 that are moveable relative to the base 10, and any one of the plurality of hoppers 12 optionally mates with the feed assembly 14. Any one of the plurality of hoppers 12 can be fed with the feeding assembly 14. When the battery cover in the hopper 12 is used up, another hopper 12 having a battery cover can be selected to continue feeding, and then The hopper 12 of the battery cover is used for discharging, so that the continuity of the feeding is ensured, and the battery cover in the hopper 12 is used up to stop the feeding, which saves time and further improves the working efficiency.

Further, the feeding mechanism 10 further includes a refueling driving member 16 and a connecting plate 18. The plurality of hoppers 12 are disposed on a side of the connecting plate 18 adjacent to the feeding assembly 14, and the refueling driving member 16 is disposed on the base 11 and driven The connecting plate 18 moves along the plurality of hoppers 12 in the direction of the feeding assembly 14 in sequence, thus changing The material driving member 16 drives the connecting plate 18 to move, thereby driving the plurality of hoppers 12 disposed on the connecting plate 18 to sequentially pass 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 feed assembly 14 in sequence, and in turn cooperates with the feed assembly 14 to effect feeding. It can be understood that, in other embodiments, the plurality of hoppers 12 can also be arrayed on the side of the connecting plate 18 in the circumferential direction. When the driving member 16 drives the connecting plate 18 to rotate around the center of the array circumference, the plurality of hoppers 12 can be sequentially passed through. The material assembly 14 is sequentially matched with the feeding assembly 14 to realize the feeding. The number and arrangement of the hoppers 12 are not limited herein.

Further, when the plurality of hoppers 12 are arranged side by side along the longitudinal direction of the connecting plate 18 on the side of the connecting plate 18, the feeding mechanism 10 further includes a transition plate 19 connected to the connecting plate 18 and the refueling driving member Between the 16 and reciprocating along the longitudinal direction of the parallel connecting plate 18, the two ends of the moving path of the corresponding transition plate 19 on the base 11 are provided with elastic buffering members 17, and the transition plate 19 can abut against the elastic buffering member 17, buffering The process of switching the hopper 12 prevents a severe impact during the process of switching the hopper 12.

In one embodiment, one end of the hopper 12 opposite to the discharge opening 123 is provided with a pushing hole 127. The pushing hole 127 communicates with the pushing groove 125, and the pushing plate 143 is driven by the feeding driving member 141 through the pushing hole 127. Move in or out of the pusher slot 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.

In one embodiment, 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. 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 push plate 143 is moved into or out of the pushing groove 125; the feeding driving member 141 in the feeding assembly 14 is disposed on the base 11, the specific feeding driving member 141 is a rodless cylinder, one end of the rodless cylinder passes through the base 11, and the rodless cylinder The movement quickly drives the push plate 143 to pass through the base 11 when lifting, so as to facilitate the switching of the hopper 12.

In one embodiment, the feeding mechanism 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 adjustment mechanism 15 can adjust the position of the base 11 and the hopper 12 and the like provided on the base 11, and adjust the hopper 12 to a position where it can be fitted with the assembly mechanism 30, thereby improving the feeding efficiency.

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 mechanism 30.

Based on the above-described feeding mechanism 10, the present invention also provides a battery cover mounting device 100 comprising the above-described feeding mechanism 10 and an assembly mechanism 30 including a suction end 312 and a fitting end 314. The feeding mechanism 10 is disposed corresponding to the suction end 312. After the feeding mechanism 10 sucks the battery cover from the feeding mechanism 10 at the suction end 312, the feeding device moves to the assembly end to mount the battery cover on the battery main body to complete the battery. Automated installation of the cover to improve installation efficiency.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the assembly mechanism 30 includes a support plate 32, a moving assembly 34, 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, and the moving assembly 34 includes a 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 second moving component 343 and driven by the first moving component 341 The opposite support plate 332 reciprocally translates between the suction end 321 and the fitting end 323 in the first direction, and the suction nozzle 36 is lifted and lowered in the second direction intersecting the first direction by the second moving assembly 343. The suction nozzle 36 can be sucked down in the second direction at the suction end 321 by the second moving component 343 to suck the battery cover. The suction nozzle 36 can be driven by the first moving component 341 after the battery cover is lifted. Translating to the mounting end 323 in one direction, the suction nozzle 36 is lowered in the second direction by the second moving component 343 at the mounting end 323, and the battery cover is placed on the battery body to complete the automatic installation of the battery cover. Save manpower and improve work efficiency.

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. 5, 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 a mounting space 303 is formed between the battery terminal 301 and the battery body 300. The second moving component 343 corresponds to After the one end of the battery body 300 is lowered, the third moving component 345 is translated in the third direction, so that after the second moving component 343 is lowered at the mounting end 323, the battery cover is placed on the end of the battery main body 300 without the battery terminal 301, and then the third movement The component 345 drives the suction nozzle 36 and the battery cover 200 to move closer to the installation space 303 in the third direction. After the battery terminal 301 is avoided, the battery cover 200 is installed between the battery main body 300 and the battery terminal 301 to complete the battery cover. installation. 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.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 5, 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 battery cover is placed on the battery body in the vertical direction, and finally the third moving component 343 follows Continue 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 convenient to use.

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 feeding mechanism for placing a battery cover, comprising: a base, a hopper having a receiving cavity and a feeding assembly disposed on the base, wherein the hopper is open from the one end of the base The discharge port communicating with the receiving cavity partially extends into the receiving cavity and moves toward or away from the discharge opening.
A feeding mechanism according to claim 1 including a plurality of said hoppers movable relative to said base, any one of said plurality of hoppers being selectively engageable with said feed assembly.
The feeding mechanism according to claim 2, wherein the feeding mechanism further comprises a refueling driving member and a connecting plate, wherein the plurality of hoppers are disposed on a side of the connecting plate adjacent to the feeding assembly, The refueling driving member is disposed on the base, and drives the connecting plate to move along a direction in which the plurality of the hoppers sequentially pass through the feeding assembly.
The feeding mechanism according to claim 3, wherein a plurality of said hoppers are arranged side by side along a longitudinal direction of said connecting plate on one side of said connecting plate, said refueling driving member driving said connecting The plate reciprocates along its longitudinal direction.
A feeding mechanism according to claim 4, further comprising a transition plate coupled between said connecting member and said refueling drive member and longitudinally extending parallel to said connecting plate The direction reciprocates, and the opposite ends of the base corresponding to the moving path of the transition plate are provided with elastic buffering members, and the transition plate can abut the elastic buffering member.
The feeding mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a sidewall 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 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 to be close in the receiving cavity Or move away from the discharge port.
The feeding mechanism according to claim 5, wherein one end of the hopper with respect to the discharge opening is provided with a pushing hole communicating with the pushing groove, and the push plate is driven by the feeding The pushing groove is moved into or out of the pushing hole through the pushing hole.
The feeding mechanism according to claim 1, further comprising a position adjusting mechanism The position adjustment mechanism includes a fixing plate and a position adjusting component, and the position adjusting component is disposed between the fixing plate and the base and drives the base to move.
The feeding mechanism according to claim 8, wherein the position adjusting component is a screw drive assembly and includes a screw rod rotatably disposed on the fixing plate and sleeved outside the screw rod a connecting block that is connected to the base.
A battery cover mounting device, comprising: the feeding mechanism and the assembling mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the assembling mechanism comprises a suction end and a fitting end, and the feeding mechanism corresponds to The suction end is disposed.