CN216944835U - Cell automatic arrangement device - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses an automatic arranging device for electric cores, comprising: a vibrating material box, a discharge pipe is arranged on the side, the discharge pipe is in the shape of a circular tube, and the diameter is 1.2 to 1.5 times the diameter of the electric core; The material end is inclined and communicated with the end of the discharge pipe, and the discharge end is vertically downward; the material distribution conveying mechanism is located just below the discharge of the material guiding mechanism; the material distribution conveying mechanism is provided with a shock absorption layer, which is directly opposite to the material conveying mechanism. The end of the discharge pipe; the width of the conveying plate surface of the material distribution and conveying mechanism does not exceed twice the diameter of the cell; the stacking and sorting mechanism is communicated with the discharge port of the material distribution and conveying mechanism; the arrangement mechanism is connected with the stacking material The discharge ports of the sorting mechanism are connected, and the conveying speed of the sorting mechanism is greater than the moving speed of the battery cells on the stacking sorting mechanism. The utility model can automatically arrange the scattered electric cores into the form of the size of the mounting frame and the internal interval, which is convenient for the mounting frame to nest the electric cores at one time, and can also be combined with automatic production equipment to realize rapid assembly.

Description

Cell automatic arrangement device

technical field

The utility model relates to the field of battery production, in particular to an automatic arranging device for battery cells.

Background technique

At present, new energy mainly relies on the battery pack as the main energy source, and the battery pack includes the battery cell, the cooling mechanism, the controller, the casing and other components. The cells are arranged and fixed in sequence through the mounting frame. There are spaces between the cells. The overall arrangement direction of the cells is the same. This method has low installation efficiency and cannot be adapted to modern automatic generation.

Utility model content

In view of the above-mentioned defects of the prior art, the purpose of the present invention is to provide an automatic cell arrangement device, which can automatically arrange the scattered cells into the form of the size of the mounting frame and the internal interval, which is convenient for the mounting rack to nest the cells at one time. The core can also be combined with automated production equipment to achieve rapid assembly.

The purpose of this utility model is to realize through such technical scheme:

Cell automatic arrangement device, including:

The vibrating material box is provided with a discharge pipe on the side, and the discharge pipe is in the shape of a round tube, and the diameter is 1.2 to 1.5 times the diameter of the cell;

Material guiding mechanism, the feeding end is inclined and connected to the end of the discharging pipe, and the discharging end is vertically downward;

The material distribution conveying mechanism is located just below the discharge of the material guide mechanism; the material distribution conveying mechanism is provided with a shock absorption layer, which is facing the end of the discharge pipe; the width of the conveying plate surface of the material distribution conveying mechanism does not exceed twice the diameter of the cell;

The stacking and sorting mechanism is communicated with the discharge port of the sorting and conveying mechanism;

The arranging mechanism is communicated with the discharge port of the stacking and sorting mechanism, and the conveying speed of the arranging mechanism is greater than the moving speed of the battery cells on the stacking and sorting mechanism.

Further, the vibration material box includes:

bottom plate;

The shock-absorbing spring is vertically arranged on the bottom plate;

The placement box is arranged on the shock-absorbing spring, the side of the placement box is provided with an opening, and the bottom plate of the placement box is inclined toward the opening;

One end of the discharge pipe is communicated with the opening, and the other end is communicated with the material guiding mechanism; the axis of the discharge pipe is parallel to the plate surface of the bottom plate of the placing box; the inner wall of the discharge pipe and the inner wall of the placing box smoothly transition;

The vibration mechanism is arranged on the outer side wall of the placing box.

Further, the material guiding mechanism includes:

a guide pipe, one end of which is sheathed at the end of the discharge pipe, and the diameter of the guide pipe is larger than that of the discharge pipe;

The steering tube is arc-shaped, one end is connected with the other end of the guide tube, and the other end is vertically downward;

One end of the necked tube is connected with the other end of the steering tube, and the inner diameter of the other end is 1.05-1.1 times the diameter of the battery core.

Further, the material guide mechanism also includes a guide plate, which is fixedly connected to the lower end of the necking pipe, the plate surface of the guide plate is perpendicular to the material distribution conveying mechanism, and the plate surface of the shown guide plate is perpendicular to the conveying of the material distribution conveying mechanism. direction; the guide plate is located upstream of the vertical projection of the necking pipe on the distribution conveying mechanism; the lower end of the guide plate is away from the shock absorption layer of the distribution conveying mechanism The height of the cell is 0.2 to 0.3 times the height of the cell;

Further, the material distribution and conveying mechanism includes:

conveyor belt;

Shock-absorbing layer, coated on the belt surface of the conveyor belt;

The material receiving box has an upward opening, and the upper belt surface of the conveying belt passes through the material receiving box; the material receiving box is located on both sides of the vertical projection of the discharge end of the material guiding mechanism on the conveying conveyor belt.

Further, the stacking sorting mechanism includes:

The introduction plate is horizontally connected with the discharge port of the material distribution conveying mechanism; the length direction of the introduction plate is in the same direction as the conveying direction of the material distribution conveying mechanism;

Two protective plates are arranged on the upper surface of the guide plate oppositely and vertically; one end of the protective plate is located on both sides of the vertical projection of the guide mechanism on the material distribution and conveying mechanism, and the other end is flush with the other end of the guide plate ;

a stacking plate, which is horizontally communicated with the feeding plate, and the width of the stacking plate is larger than that of the feeding plate;

Two enclosures are arranged on opposite sides of the stacking plate, one end is seamlessly connected with the guard plate, and the other end is flush with the stacking plate;

A plurality of dividing plates are arranged on the stacking plate in sequence, and the length direction of the dividing plates is parallel to the length direction of the stacking plate.

Further, the stacking plate includes:

The expanded surface is trapezoidal, and the smaller end is coaxially connected to the lead plate;

The stacking part is rectangular and communicates horizontally with the larger end of the expanding part; the partition plate is arranged on the stacking part.

Further, the stacking part is provided with several rows of sockets extending along its length direction at uniform intervals; the lower end of the partition plate is provided with a plunger corresponding to the socket; the head of the partition plate is a shuttle-shaped , the tail is flush with the tail of the stacking part.

Further, it also includes:

Two limit plates, the lower end of the limit plate is also provided with a plunger corresponding to the jack; the inner surface of the limit plate is parallel to the length direction of the partition plate, and the tail is flush with the tail of the partition plate ;

One end of the two support plates is respectively fixed with the heads of the two limit plates; the other end is obliquely abutted against the inner wall of the adjacent enclosure.

Further, the arranging mechanism is an arranging conveyor belt, the feeding end communicates with the tail of the stacking part, and the conveying direction of the arranging conveyor belt is parallel to the length direction of the partition plate.

Owing to adopting the above-mentioned technical scheme, the utility model has the following advantages:

The vibrating material box arranges and transports the scattered cells in sequence, and transports the cells to the material-distributing conveying mechanism through the material-guiding mechanism. Since the negative electrode of the battery cell is flat on the ground, it can stand on the shock absorbing layer smoothly and vertically after impacting with the shock absorbing layer. The positive electrode of the battery core will fall over after impacting with the shock absorbing layer due to its convex electrode. It realizes the sorting of the cells in the same direction, and then transports them to the stacking and sorting mechanism for sorting and stacking. Finally, through the movement speed difference between the sorting mechanism and the stacking and sorting mechanism, the cells are arranged in a rectangular row. Arranged on the arrangement mechanism.

Other advantages, objects and features of the present invention will be set forth in the description to the extent that follows, and to the extent will be apparent to those skilled in the art based on a study of the following, or may be Lessons are learned from the practice of the present invention.

Description of drawings

The accompanying drawings of the present utility model are described as follows:

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of the structure of the automatic cell arrangement device in the embodiment of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 2 is an enlarged schematic view of the structure at A in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 3 is an enlarged schematic view of the structure at B in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 4 is an enlarged schematic view of the structure at C in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of the D-D section in FIG. 1 .

In the figure: 11. Bottom plate; 12. Damping spring; 13. Placing box; 14. Discharge pipe; 15. Vibration mechanism; 21. Guide pipe; 22. Steering pipe; 23. Neck pipe; 24. Guide plate; 31. Conveyor belt; 32. Damping layer; 33. Receiving box; 41. Feeding plate; 42. Guard plate; 431. Expansion part; 432. Accumulation part; Separation plate; 46. Insert rod; 47. Limit plate; 48. Support plate; 5. Arrangement mechanism; 6. Cell.

Detailed ways

The utility model will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

Example:

As shown in Fig. 1 to Fig. 5, the device for automatically arranging the battery cells 6 includes:

The vibrating material box is provided with a discharge pipe 14 on the side, and the discharge pipe 14 is in the shape of a circular tube, and the diameter is 1.3 times the diameter of the battery core 6;

For the material guiding mechanism, the feeding end is inclined and communicated with the end of the discharging pipe 14, and the discharging end is vertically downward;

The material distribution conveying mechanism is located just below the discharge of the material guiding mechanism; the material distribution conveying mechanism is provided with a shock absorption layer 32, which is opposite to the end of the discharge pipe 14; the width of the conveying plate surface of the material distribution conveying mechanism Not more than twice the diameter of cell 6;

The stacking and sorting mechanism is communicated with the discharge port of the sorting and conveying mechanism;

The arranging mechanism 5 is communicated with the discharge port of the stacking and sorting mechanism, and the conveying speed of the arranging mechanism 5 is greater than the moving speed of the battery cells 6 on the stacking and sorting mechanism.

The vibrating material box arranges and transports the scattered cells 6 in sequence, and transports the cells 6 to the material distribution and conveying mechanism through the material guide mechanism. Layer 32 contacts. Since the negative electrode of the battery cell 6 is flat on the ground, it can stand on the shock absorbing layer 32 stably and vertically after impacting with the shock absorbing layer 32 . It will be dumped, so that the sorting of the cells 6 in the same direction is realized, and then transported to the stacking and sorting mechanism for sorting and stacking. The cores 6 are arranged on the arrangement mechanism 5 in a rectangular array.

In this embodiment, the vibration material box includes:

bottom plate 11;

The shock-absorbing spring 12 is vertically arranged on the bottom plate 11;

The placement box 13 is provided on the shock-absorbing spring 12, the side of the placement box 13 is provided with an opening, and the bottom plate 11 of the placement box 13 is inclined toward the opening;

One end of the discharge pipe 14 is communicated with the opening, and the other end is communicated with the material guiding mechanism; the axis of the discharge pipe 14 is parallel to the plate surface of the bottom plate 11 of the placing box 13; the inner wall of the discharge pipe 14 is connected to the placing box 13 The inner wall of the smooth transition;

The vibration mechanism 15 is arranged on the outer side wall of the placing box 13 .

The placement box 13 is vibrated by the vibration mechanism 15 , so that the cells 6 in the placement box 13 vibrate.

In this embodiment, the material guiding mechanism includes:

The guide pipe 21, one end is sheathed at the end of the discharge pipe 14, and the diameter of the guide pipe 21 is greater than the diameter of the discharge pipe 14;

The steering tube 22 is arc-shaped, one end is communicated with the other end of the guide tube 21, and the other end is vertically downward;

One end of the necked tube 23 is communicated with the other end of the steering tube 22, and the inner diameter of the other end is 1.05 times the diameter of the battery core 6, and the necked tube 23 points vertically downward to the material distribution conveying mechanism.

The material guide tube is sheathed on the discharge pipe 14. The vibration of the discharge pipe 14 does not affect the material guide pipe. The steering tube 22 guides the battery cell 6 vertically; Layers 32 are vertical shocks when they are in contact, reducing oblique shocks.

In this embodiment, the material guiding mechanism further includes a guiding plate 24, which is fixedly connected to the lower end of the necking tube 23. The plate surface of the guiding plate 24 is perpendicular to the material distribution and conveying mechanism, and the plate surface of the shown guiding plate 24 is perpendicular to the The conveying direction of the distributing conveying mechanism; the guide plate 24 is located upstream of the vertical projection of the constricting pipe 23 on the distributing conveying mechanism; the vertical projection of the constricting pipe 23 on the distributing conveying mechanism; The height of the lower end from the shock-absorbing layer 32 of the material distribution and conveying mechanism is 0.2 times the height of the battery core 6;

When the negative electrode of the battery cell 6 is impacted with the shock absorbing layer 32, the battery cell 6 will sometimes be overturned. At this time, the guide plate 24 can play a certain role in stabilizing the battery cell 6, reducing the impact of the negative electrode of the battery cell 6 on the battery cell. 6 Possibility of still tilting.

In this embodiment, the material distribution and conveying mechanism includes:

Conveyor belt 31;

The shock absorption layer 32 is coated on the belt surface of the conveying conveyor belt 31;

The material receiving box 33 has an upward opening, and the upper belt surface of the conveying conveyor belt 31 passes through the material receiving box 33;

The shock-absorbing layer 32 can be made of silicone or rubber to buffer the impact force, and at the same time provide friction for driving the cells 6 to move, forcing the cells 6 to push each other, so that the cells 6 can be tightly packed in the stacking and sorting mechanism.

In this embodiment, the stacking sorting mechanism includes:

The lead plate 41 is horizontally connected with the discharge port of the material distribution conveying mechanism; the length direction of the introduction plate 41 is in the same direction as the conveying direction of the material distribution conveying mechanism;

Two guard plates 42 are arranged on the upper surface of the guide plate 41 in an opposite vertical; the other end is flush;

The stacking plate is in horizontal communication with the introduction plate 41, and the width of the stacking plate is larger than the width of the introduction plate 41;

Two enclosures 44 are arranged on opposite sides of the stacking plate, one end is seamlessly connected with the guard plate 42, and the other end is flush with the stacking plate;

A plurality of dividing plates 45 are arranged on the stacking plate in sequence, and the length direction of the dividing plates 45 is parallel to the length direction of the stacking plate.

The lead plate 41 provides a channel for the conveyance and movement of the battery cells 6 , and the protective plate 42 can protect the battery cells 6 from falling over when the battery cells 6 are pushed by friction with the shock absorbing layer 32 . When the battery cells 6 move on the stacking plate and the feeding plate 41 , the frictional force between the battery cells 6 and the stacking plate and the feeding plate 41 is small, and the battery cells 6 are not easily toppled. The battery cells 6 are generally arranged in several rows, so it is necessary to arrange the battery cells 6 in rows and intervals through the partition plate 45 .

In this embodiment, the stacking plate includes:

The expanded surface 431 is trapezoidal, and the smaller end is coaxially communicated with the lead plate 41;

The stacking portion 432 is rectangular and communicates horizontally with the larger end of the expanding portion 431 ; the partition plate 45 is arranged on the stacking portion 432 .

In this embodiment, the stacking portion 432 is provided with a plurality of rows of insertion holes 433 extending along its length direction at regular intervals; the lower end of the partition plate 45 is provided with insertion rods 46 corresponding to the insertion holes 433; The head of the plate 45 is shuttle-shaped, and the tail is flush with the tail of the stacking part 432 .

According to different mounting racks, the intervals and the number of columns of the cells 6 are different, so different mounting racks can be applied through the changeable partition plate 45 .

In this embodiment, it also includes:

Two limit plates 47, the lower ends of the limit plates 47 are also provided with insertion rods 46 corresponding to the insertion holes 433; The rear of the baffle 45 is flush;

One end of the two support plates 48 is fixedly connected with the heads of the two limit plates 47 respectively;

When the width of the mounting bracket is smaller than the width of the tail portion of the stacking portion 432 , the mounting bracket can be matched with the limiting plate 47 .

In this embodiment, the arranging mechanism 5 is an arranging conveyor belt, the feeding end communicates with the tail of the stacking part 432 , and the conveying direction of the arranging conveyor belt is parallel to the length direction of the partition plate 45 .

The cell 6 automatic arrangement device in this embodiment works as follows: the scattered cells 6 are placed in the placement box 13 , and the corresponding partition plates 45 and limit plates 47 are placed according to the number of rows and columns of the mounting frame and the interval.

Start the device, the vibration mechanism 15 vibrates, the cells 6 are placed in the placing box 13, and under the action of gravity, they enter the discharge pipe 14 one by one, and then slide along the discharge pipe 14 into the steering pipe 22 and neck down. In the tube 23, the constriction tube 23 hits the shock absorption layer 32 vertically downward. If the negative pole of the battery cell 6 is downward, the battery cell 6 can be stably erected vertically on the shock absorption layer 32. If the battery cell 6 With the positive pole facing downward, because the contact area between the battery cell 6 and the shock absorbing layer 32 is small, under the action of the impact force, the battery cell 6 will overturn and fall into the receiving box 33 . 6 can be placed in the storage box 13 again.

The cells 6 move toward the guide plate 24 on the shock absorbing layer 32 , and the cells 6 push each other so that the cells 6 located on the guide plate 24 are forced to move toward the expanded portion 431 and the stacking portion 432 . Under the mutual pushing of the battery cells 6, the battery cells 6 move toward the arrangement mechanism 5. Since the frictional force between the arrangement mechanism 5 and the battery cells 6 is greater than the frictional force between the battery cells 6 and the accumulation discordant expansion part 431, The movement of the battery cells 6 to the arrangement mechanism 5 is hindered, so the battery cells 6 will fill the accumulation portion 432 and the expanded portion 431 .

After the battery cells 6 fill the stacking portion 432 , the arrangement mechanism 5 is started to rotate, and the rotation speed of the arrangement mechanism 5 is controlled according to the distance between the battery cells 6 on the mounting frame, so that the battery cells 6 that fall on the arrangement mechanism 5 are controlled. Arrange according to the size and spacing of the mounting brackets.

Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention and not to limit them. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art should The technical solutions are modified or equivalently replaced without departing from the purpose and scope of the technical solutions, and they should all be included in the scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. The battery cell automatic arrangement device is characterized in that, comprising: The vibrating material box is provided with a discharge pipe on the side, and the discharge pipe is in the shape of a round tube, and the diameter is 1.2 to 1.5 times the diameter of the cell; Material guiding mechanism, the feeding end is inclined and communicated with the end of the discharging pipe, and the discharging end is vertically downward; The material distribution conveying mechanism is located just below the discharge of the material guide mechanism; the material distribution conveying mechanism is provided with a shock absorption layer, which is facing the end of the discharge pipe; the width of the conveying plate surface of the material distribution conveying mechanism does not exceed twice the diameter of the cell; The stacking and sorting mechanism is communicated with the discharge port of the sorting and conveying mechanism; The arranging mechanism is communicated with the discharge port of the stacking and sorting mechanism, and the conveying speed of the arranging mechanism is greater than the moving speed of the battery cells on the stacking and sorting mechanism. 2. The battery cell automatic arrangement device according to claim 1, wherein the vibration material box comprises: bottom plate; The shock-absorbing spring is vertically arranged on the bottom plate; The placement box is arranged on the shock-absorbing spring, the side of the placement box is provided with an opening, and the bottom plate of the placement box is inclined toward the opening; One end of the discharge pipe is communicated with the opening, and the other end is communicated with the material guiding mechanism; the axis of the discharge pipe is parallel to the plate surface of the bottom plate of the placing box; the inner wall of the discharge pipe and the inner wall of the placing box smoothly transition; The vibration mechanism is arranged on the outer side wall of the placing box. 3. The battery cell automatic arrangement device according to claim 2, wherein the material guiding mechanism comprises: a guide pipe, one end of which is sheathed at the end of the discharge pipe, and the diameter of the guide pipe is larger than that of the discharge pipe; The steering tube is arc-shaped, one end is connected with the other end of the guide tube, and the other end is vertically downward; One end of the necking tube is connected with the other end of the steering tube, and the inner diameter of the other end is 1.05-1.1 times the diameter of the battery core. 4 . The battery cell automatic arrangement device according to claim 3 , wherein the material guiding mechanism further comprises a guide plate, which is fixedly connected with the lower end of the necking tube, and the plate surface of the guide plate is vertically distributed and conveyed. 5 . Mechanism, the plate surface of the shown guide plate is perpendicular to the conveying direction of the material distribution conveying mechanism; the guide plate is located in the vertical projection of the necking pipe on the material distribution conveying mechanism. Upstream; the height of the lower end of the guide plate from the shock absorption layer of the material distribution and conveying mechanism is 0.2 to 0.3 times the height of the cell. 5. The battery cell automatic arrangement device according to claim 1, wherein the material distribution and conveying mechanism comprises: conveyor belt; Shock-absorbing layer, coated on the belt surface of the conveyor belt; The material receiving box has an upward opening, and the upper belt surface of the conveying belt passes through the material receiving box; the material receiving box is located on both sides of the vertical projection of the discharge end of the material guiding mechanism on the conveying conveyor belt. 6 . The automatic cell arrangement device according to claim 1 , wherein the stacking and sorting mechanism comprises: 6 . The introduction plate is horizontally connected with the discharge port of the material distribution conveying mechanism; the length direction of the introduction plate is in the same direction as the conveying direction of the material distribution conveying mechanism; Two protective plates are arranged on the upper surface of the guide plate oppositely and vertically; one end of the protective plate is located on both sides of the vertical projection of the guide mechanism on the material distribution and conveying mechanism, and the other end is flush with the other end of the guide plate ; a stacking plate, which is horizontally communicated with the feeding plate, and the width of the stacking plate is larger than that of the feeding plate; Two enclosures are arranged on opposite sides of the stacking plate, one end is seamlessly connected with the guard plate, and the other end is flush with the stacking plate; A plurality of dividing plates are arranged on the stacking plate which are detected in sequence, and the length direction of the dividing plates is parallel to the length direction of the stacking plate. 7. The device for automatically arranging battery cells according to claim 6, wherein the stacking plate comprises: The expanded surface is trapezoidal, and the smaller end is coaxially connected to the lead plate; The accumulation part is rectangular and communicates horizontally with the larger end of the expansion part; the partition plate is arranged on the accumulation part. 8 . The device for arranging battery cells according to claim 7 , wherein the stacking portion is provided with a plurality of rows of sockets extending along its length direction at uniform intervals; The insertion rod corresponding to the hole; the head of the partition plate is in the shape of a shuttle, and the tail is flush with the tail of the stacking part. 9. The battery cell automatic arrangement device according to claim 8, characterized in that, further comprising: Two limit plates, the lower end of the limit plate is also provided with a plunger corresponding to the jack; the inner surface of the limit plate is parallel to the length direction of the partition plate, and the tail is flush with the tail of the partition plate ; One end of the two support plates is respectively fixed with the heads of the two limit plates; the other end is obliquely abutted against the inner wall of the adjacent enclosure. 10 . The battery cell automatic arranging device according to claim 9 , wherein the arranging mechanism is an arranging conveyor belt, the feeding end is communicated with the tail of the stacking part, and the conveying direction of the arranging conveyor belt is parallel to 10 . The length of the divider.

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