Disclosure of utility model
Based on this, it is necessary to provide a loading alignment device and a transfer device, so as to adapt to loading alignment of battery pieces with different sizes.
One of the purposes of the invention is to provide a feeding alignment device, which adopts the following scheme:
Feeding alignment device includes:
the conveying mechanism is used for conveying the battery pieces and is provided with an alignment station;
The first alignment mechanism and the second alignment mechanism are respectively arranged at two opposite sides of the transmission mechanism and are used for limiting the battery piece to the alignment station in a matching way, and
And the adjusting driving mechanism is connected with the first alignment mechanism and/or the second alignment mechanism and is used for driving the first alignment mechanism and/or the second alignment mechanism to be close to or far away from the alignment station.
In one embodiment, the feeding alignment device further includes:
A dimension measuring mechanism positioned at the upstream of the alignment station and used for acquiring dimension information of the battery piece, and
And the controller is electrically connected with the size measuring mechanism and the adjusting driving mechanism and can control the driving action of the adjusting driving mechanism according to the size information.
In one embodiment, the dimension measuring mechanism includes a pattern acquisition mechanism electrically connected to the controller.
In one embodiment, the feeding alignment device further includes:
And the light-emitting mechanism is arranged opposite to the size measuring mechanism.
In one embodiment, the first alignment mechanism and the second alignment mechanism are respectively connected with the adjustment driving mechanism for driving.
In one embodiment, the first alignment mechanism comprises a first mounting seat and a plurality of first limiting pieces distributed on the first mounting seat, and/or
The second alignment mechanism comprises a second installation seat and a plurality of second limiting pieces distributed on the second installation seat.
In one embodiment, the adjustment drive mechanism includes a motor lead screw drive assembly.
In one embodiment, the feeding alignment device further includes:
the guide mechanism is connected with the alignment mechanism connected with the adjusting driving mechanism in a sliding manner.
In one embodiment, the transport mechanism comprises a conveyor belt.
Another object of the invention is to provide a transfer device, the scheme is as follows:
A transfer apparatus comprising:
The feeding alignment device according to any one of the above embodiments, and
And the carrying device is used for picking up the battery piece on the alignment station and transferring the battery piece.
Compared with the traditional scheme, the feeding alignment device and the transfer equipment have the following beneficial effects:
Above-mentioned material loading aligning device and transfer equipment set up first counterpoint mechanism and second counterpoint mechanism respectively in transmission mechanism's relative both sides to set up and adjust actuating mechanism and be used for driving corresponding counterpoint mechanism and be close to or keep away from the counterpoint station on the transmission mechanism, when the battery piece size changes, adjust counterpoint mechanism through adjusting actuating mechanism, can adapt to the counterpoint before the material loading of battery piece of equidimension, avoid the skew and the hidden problem that split of battery piece, can need not the manual work and change the machine platform, reduced personnel's work load, improved the stability and the production efficiency of production line.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a transfer apparatus according to an embodiment;
FIG. 2 is a partial schematic view of a loading alignment device in the transfer apparatus shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is another partial schematic view of the material loading alignment device of the transfer apparatus of FIG. 1;
Fig. 4 is a further schematic partial view of the loading alignment device of the transfer apparatus of fig. 1.
Reference numerals illustrate:
100. The device comprises a feeding alignment device, 110, a transmission mechanism, 111, an alignment station, 112, a first conveyor belt, 113, a second conveyor belt, 114, a third conveyor belt, 120, a first alignment mechanism, 121, a first mounting seat, 122, a first limiting piece, 130, a second alignment mechanism, 131, a second mounting seat, 132, a second limiting piece, 140, an adjusting driving mechanism, 141, a driving motor, 142, a screw rod, 150, a position sensor, 160, a size measuring mechanism, 170, a first moving guide rail, 180, a guiding mechanism, 190, a sliding block, 191, a mounting hole, 200, a luminous mechanism, 20, a transferring device, 310, a carrying device, 320, a second moving guide rail, 30, a loading basket and 40, and a battery piece.
Detailed Description
In order that the utility model may be readily understood, a more complete description of the utility model will be rendered by reference to the appended drawings. Preferred embodiments of the present utility model are shown in the drawings. This utility model may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete.
It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," and the like are used herein for illustrative purposes only and are not meant to be the only embodiment.
In the description of the present utility model, it should be understood that the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be interpreted as indicating or implying a relative importance or order of such features.
Unless defined otherwise, 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 utility model belongs. The terminology used herein in the description of the utility model is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the utility model. The term "and/or" as used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.
The utility model provides a feeding alignment device and transfer equipment comprising the same, which can be applied to the production process of solar cells and can adapt to alignment of battery pieces with different sizes before feeding so that a carrying device can accurately pick up the battery pieces for feeding. The following is described by way of example in terms of the production of solar cells, however, the subject of application of the utility model is not limited thereto, but can also be applied to other sheets, for example.
Fig. 1 shows a schematic structural diagram of a transfer device of an embodiment. Fig. 2 to fig. 4 are partial schematic views of a loading alignment device in the transfer apparatus shown in fig. 1.
Referring to fig. 1 to fig. 4, a feeding alignment device 100 of an embodiment includes a transmission mechanism 110, a first alignment mechanism 120, a second alignment mechanism 130, and an adjustment driving mechanism 140.
The conveying mechanism 110 is used for conveying the battery piece 40, and the conveying mechanism 110 is provided with an alignment station 111. When the battery piece 40 is conveyed to the alignment station 111, the position alignment is performed, so that the handling device 310 accurately picks up the battery piece 40 for feeding.
The first alignment mechanism 120 and the second alignment mechanism 130 are disposed on opposite sides of the transmission mechanism 110, respectively. The first alignment mechanism 120 and the second alignment mechanism 130 are used to limit the battery piece 40 to the alignment station 111 in a matching manner, so that the battery piece 40 is aligned in the alignment station 111.
The adjusting driving mechanism 140 is connected to the first aligning mechanism 120 and/or the second aligning mechanism 130, so as to drive the first aligning mechanism 120 and/or the second aligning mechanism 130 to approach or separate from the aligning station 111. For different sized battery cells 40, the adjustment drive mechanism 140 adjusts the position of the first alignment mechanism 120 and/or the second alignment mechanism 130 to accommodate alignment for the sized battery cells 40.
As shown in fig. 1, in some examples, the loading alignment device 100 further includes a dimension measurement mechanism 160. The dimension measuring mechanism 160 is located upstream of the alignment station 111 in the conveyance direction of the battery sheet 40. By providing the dimension measuring mechanism 160 to obtain the dimension information of the battery piece 40, it can be determined whether the adjusting driving mechanism 140 needs to drive the position of the adjusting alignment mechanism and the distance to be adjusted.
The dimension measuring mechanism 160 is disposed above the conveying mechanism 110, for example.
The dimension measurement mechanism 160 may include, but is not limited to, a pattern acquisition mechanism. The pattern acquisition mechanism is, for example, an industrial camera. Further, the graphics acquisition mechanism includes a line scan camera. The line scan camera can better acquire dimensional information of the battery plate 40 during the movement of the battery plate 40.
As shown in fig. 1, in some examples, the feeding alignment device 100 further includes a first moving rail 170. The dimension measuring mechanism 160 is provided on the moving rail and can move along the moving rail, and the position of the dimension measuring mechanism 160 can be flexibly adjusted.
As shown in fig. 1, in some examples, the feeding alignment device 100 further includes a light emitting mechanism 200. The light emitting mechanism 200 is disposed opposite to the dimension measuring mechanism 160. The light emitting mechanism 200 is disposed below the conveying mechanism 110, for example. In some examples, the light emitting mechanism 200 is a flash plate. The light emitting mechanism 200 may be disposed below the passing battery plate 40, so that the photographing of the dimension measuring mechanism 160 may be more accurate by flashing, and meanwhile, the light in the light emitting mechanism 200 may make the feedback of the dimension of the battery plate 40 clearer.
In some examples, the feeding alignment device 100 further includes a controller (not shown in the figures). The controller is electrically connected to the dimension measuring mechanism 160 and the adjusting driving mechanism 140. The controller can control the driving operation of the adjustment driving mechanism 140 based on the size information acquired by the size measuring mechanism 160. If the size of the battery piece 40 is not changed, the driving adjustment of the adjusting and driving mechanism 140 is not needed, and if the size of the battery piece 40 is changed, the controller controls the adjusting and driving mechanism 140 to automatically adjust the relative positions of the alignment mechanism and the alignment station 111 on line so as to adapt to the size of the battery piece 40, and the adjustment is not needed to be stopped.
Alternatively, the controller may be, but is not limited to, an industrial computer, a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), or the like.
In some examples, the transport mechanism 110 includes a conveyor belt.
As shown in fig. 1, in some examples, the transport mechanism 110 includes a first conveyor 112, a second conveyor 113, and a third conveyor 114, which are disposed in sequence. The first conveyor 112, the second conveyor 113 and the third conveyor 114 can be independently controlled. The dimension measuring mechanism 160 is disposed above the first conveyor 112, for example. The light emitting mechanism 200 is disposed below the first conveyor belt 112, for example. The dimension information of the battery sheet 40 is acquired by the dimension measuring mechanism 160 while passing through the first conveyor 112. The battery sheet 40 is then buffered by the second conveyor 113. The third conveyor 114 has an alignment station 111 thereon, and the battery cells 40 are aligned one by one on the third conveyor 114.
As shown in fig. 4, in some examples, a position sensor 150 is provided on the transport mechanism 110 for indicating the alignment station 111 on the transport mechanism 110. The position sensor 150 is provided at the third conveyor belt 114, for example. When the position sensor 150 detects the presence of the battery piece 40, which indicates that the battery piece 40 reaches the alignment position 111 at this time, the conveying mechanism 110 (the third conveyor 114) stops conveying the battery piece 40. The first alignment mechanism 120 and the second alignment mechanism 130 cooperate to limit the battery 40 to the alignment station 111 for positioning the handling device 310, such as a suction cup, to pick up the battery 40.
In some examples, the adjustment drive mechanism 140 is coupled to the first and second alignment mechanisms 120, 130 for driving the first and second alignment mechanisms 120, 130 toward or away from the alignment station 111. Further, in some examples, the first alignment mechanism 120 and the second alignment mechanism 130 are each driven by a different adjustment drive mechanism 140.
As shown in fig. 1 and 2, in some examples, the first alignment mechanism 120 includes a first mount 121 and a plurality of first limiting members 122 distributed on the first mount 121.
In some examples, at least a portion of the first stop 122 is disposed on the first mount 121 in a liftable manner. In some examples, each first limiting member 122 is disposed on the first mounting seat 121 in a liftable manner. For example, when the battery piece 40 is not located at the alignment station 111, the first limiting member 122 may be retracted into the receiving hole of the first mounting seat 121 to prevent the first limiting member 122 from blocking the movement of the battery piece 40, and when the battery piece 40 arrives at the alignment station 111, the first limiting member 122 extends out of the first mounting seat 121, for example, protrudes out of the upper surface of the first mounting seat 121, and at this time, the plurality of first limiting members 122 are enclosed on the edge of the battery piece 40 to limit the battery piece 40.
Similarly, the second alignment mechanism 130 includes a second mounting base 131 and a plurality of second limiting members 132 distributed on the second mounting base 131. In some examples, at least a portion of the second limiting member 132 is disposed on the second mounting base 131 in a liftable manner. In some examples, each second limiting member 132 is disposed on the second mounting base 131 in a liftable manner.
As shown in fig. 3, in some examples, the adjustment drive mechanism 140 includes a motor lead screw drive assembly. The motor screw rod transmission assembly can flexibly adjust the moving distance of the alignment mechanism. More specifically, the motor screw transmission assembly includes a driving motor 141, a screw 142, and a ball nut seat (not shown in the drawings), the driving motor 141 is connected to the screw 142, the screw 142 is engaged with the ball nut seat, and the ball nut seat is connected to the alignment mechanism. Thus, the driving motor 141 drives the screw rod 142 to rotate, i.e. the alignment mechanism can be driven to move.
As shown in fig. 3 and 4, in some examples, the loading alignment device 100 further includes a guide mechanism 180. The alignment mechanism coupled to the adjustment drive mechanism 140 is slidably coupled to the guide mechanism 180. The guide mechanism 180 is, for example, a slide rail. The guide mechanism 180 may be provided with a slider 190 slidably connected to the guide mechanism 180, and the corresponding alignment mechanism is mounted on the slider 190. The slider 190 is provided with a mounting hole 191 for facilitating the fastening connection with the alignment mechanism.
The transferring apparatus 20 according to an embodiment of the present utility model includes the loading alignment device 100 and the carrying device 310 in any of the above examples. The handling device 310 is used for picking up and transferring the battery piece 40 on the alignment station 111.
The handling device 310 may include, but is not limited to, a suction device. The handling device 310 may further include a second moving rail 320, and the suction device is disposed on the second moving rail 320 and is movable along the second moving rail 320 to facilitate transferring the battery sheet 40.
The production of heterojunction cells (HJT cells) mainly comprises the working procedures of texturing cleaning, CVD coating, PVD coating, screen printing electrodes and the like. The operation of the transfer apparatus 20 will be described below by taking the example of loading the battery piece 40 in the HJT battery production process in the PVD coating process.
The battery pieces 40 to be PVD coated are loaded with the loading basket 30, and the loading basket 30 unloads the battery pieces 40 piece by piece to the first conveyor 112. The dimension measuring mechanism 160 includes a line scanning camera disposed on the first conveyor 112, and the line scanning camera collects dimension information of the battery cells 40 of the first conveyor 112, and performs early warning through the monitored dimension of the battery cells 40. A light emitting mechanism 200 is provided under the first conveyor 112 to make the line scan camera more accurately acquire the size information of the battery sheet 40.
The battery sheet 40 is then transferred to the third conveyor belt 114 via the second conveyor belt 113. The third conveyor 114 has an alignment station 111 thereon. The first alignment mechanism 120 and the second alignment mechanism 130 cooperate to limit the battery plate 40 to the alignment station 111. The adjusting driving mechanism 140 is a motor screw transmission assembly, and the adjusting driving mechanism 140 drives the first aligning mechanism 120 and the second aligning mechanism 130 to be close to or far away from the aligning station 111. The controller controls the driving operation of the adjustment driving mechanism 140 based on the size information acquired by the size measuring mechanism 160. When the size of the battery piece 40 is changed, the relative positions of the alignment mechanism and the alignment station 111 are automatically adjusted to adapt to the size of the battery piece 40.
When the position sensor 150 senses that the battery piece 40 is transferred to the alignment station 111, the limiting piece of the alignment mechanism is lifted to limit the battery piece 40. The carrying device 310 has a suction cup, and after the alignment of the battery 40 is completed, the battery 40 is sucked up and transferred to the screen printing process equipment.
The above-mentioned material loading counterpoint device 100 and transfer equipment 20 have following technical advantage:
Above-mentioned material loading aligning device 100 and transfer equipment 20 set up first counterpoint mechanism 120 and second counterpoint mechanism 130 respectively in transmission mechanism 110's opposite both sides to set up adjustment driving mechanism 140 and be used for driving corresponding counterpoint mechanism and be close to or keep away from counterpoint station 111 on the transmission mechanism 110, when battery piece 40 size changes, adjust counterpoint mechanism through adjustment driving mechanism 140, can adapt to the counterpoint before the material loading of battery piece 40 of equidimension, avoid the skew and the hidden crack problem of battery piece 40, can need not the manual work and change the machine bench, reduced personnel's work load, improved the stability and the production efficiency of production line.
Through production practice, the feeding alignment device 100 and the transferring equipment 20 can reduce the offset rate of the feeding of the battery piece 40 to 0.1%, reduce the hidden crack proportion of the battery piece 40 to 0.2% due to uneven adsorption force, and effectively improve the production yield of the solar cell.
The technical features of the above-described embodiments may be arbitrarily combined, and all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-described embodiments are not described for brevity of description, however, as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features, they should be considered as the scope of the description.
The above examples illustrate only a few embodiments of the utility model, which are described in detail and are not to be construed as limiting the scope of the utility model. It should be noted that it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the utility model, which are all within the scope of the utility model. Accordingly, the scope of protection of the present utility model is to be determined by the appended claims.