CN116525922A - Cylindrical battery gasket assembling device and assembling method - Google Patents

Cylindrical battery gasket assembling device and assembling method Download PDF

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CN116525922A
CN116525922A CN202310797198.XA CN202310797198A CN116525922A CN 116525922 A CN116525922 A CN 116525922A CN 202310797198 A CN202310797198 A CN 202310797198A CN 116525922 A CN116525922 A CN 116525922A
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The invention relates to the technical field of energy storage device processing, in particular to a cylindrical battery gasket assembly device and an assembly method. The battery positioning mechanism comprises a positioning base, a positioning bracket arranged on the positioning base, a first lifting seat and a second lifting seat which are movably connected on the positioning bracket, a first positioning component connected with the first lifting seat and a second positioning component connected with the second lifting seat. The invention can automatically convey the battery, position the battery and tightly push and limit the battery, then the insulating gasket is pushed and assembled on the battery shell by the gasket assembly mechanism, the whole operation process is highly automatic, no manual operation is needed, and the assembly efficiency is high. The battery positioning mechanism can accurately position the battery shell and the battery core, so that the circle centers of the battery shell and the battery core are overlapped, and the gasket assembling mechanism can be used for assembling the gasket rapidly and accurately.

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Cylindrical battery gasket assembling device and assembling method
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of energy storage device processing, in particular to a cylindrical battery gasket assembly device and an assembly method.
Background
A Battery (Battery) is an energy storage device capable of storing electric energy, and generally refers to a cup, a tank or other container or a part of space of a composite container containing an electrolyte solution and a metal electrode to generate electric current, a device capable of converting chemical energy into electric energy, and a small device having a positive electrode and a negative electrode and capable of generating electric energy. Common energy storage batteries include lithium ion batteries, sodium ion batteries, lead acid batteries, nickel hydrogen batteries, super capacitors, and the like. In the production and processing process of products such as lithium ion batteries and sodium ion batteries, an electric core and electrolyte are generally placed in a metal shell, the metal shell is packaged, an insulating gasket is required to be installed at the end part of the battery after the electric core is assembled to the shell, the battery to be processed is manually taken in a traditional processing mode, then the insulating gasket is taken, and the insulating gasket is sleeved into a stud at the end part of the electric core and then pushed into place, so that the gasket is connected with the shell of the battery. Although an apparatus capable of automatically installing a gasket, such as the automatic installation apparatus for a sealing gasket provided in publication No. CN114406654a, is capable of placing the sealing gasket into a sealing groove of a battery by using gravity, in practice, only an automatic placing process of the gasket is realized, and cylindrical battery cells of certain types are welded with studs, during the process of installing an insulating gasket, the process of installing the insulating gasket needs to ensure that the cells and a shell keep concentric to accurately sleeve the gasket into the studs and assemble the gasket to a predetermined position, so that the gasket and the shell are connected, and therefore, the battery needs to be positioned during the assembly process, and the positioning process is basically performed manually by relying on manpower, which causes a great amount of time to be consumed in the previous material taking and positioning process during the process of assembling the insulating gasket, and slows down the processing rhythm. Although the jig capable of assisting in positioning is also arranged at present, the assembly efficiency is improved to a certain extent, the manual operation is still needed, and the overall production efficiency is still low.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to solve the problems, the invention provides the cylindrical battery gasket assembling device which can automatically position a battery and assemble the insulating gasket, has accurate positioning and rapid assembly, does not need to rely on manual operation and has high operation efficiency. Also provided is an assembly method using the assembly device.
The invention is realized by the following scheme:
a cylindrical battery gasket assembly device comprising:
the battery positioning mechanism is used for positioning the battery;
the gasket assembling mechanism is arranged on one side of the battery positioning mechanism and is used for assembling the gasket to the battery;
the battery jacking mechanism is arranged on the other side of the battery positioning mechanism and used for jacking and limiting the battery;
the battery positioning mechanism comprises a positioning base, a positioning bracket arranged on the positioning base, a first lifting seat and a second lifting seat which are movably connected to the positioning bracket, a first positioning component connected with the first lifting seat, a second positioning component connected with the second lifting seat, and a first lifting seat positioned above the second lifting seat, wherein the first positioning component and the second positioning component are matched.
Further, the first positioning assembly and the second positioning assembly comprise a first positioning jig for positioning the battery shell, and a second positioning jig for positioning the battery cell is arranged on one side of the first positioning jig; the first positioning jig of the first positioning assembly is connected with the first lifting seat through an elastic piece, and the first positioning jig of the second positioning assembly is connected with the second lifting seat through an elastic piece.
Further, the first positioning jig is provided with at least one first positioning part for positioning the matching of the battery shell, and the position of the positioning piece corresponding to the first positioning part is provided with a second positioning part. The first positioning part and the second positioning part are semicircular, the circle centers of the first positioning part and the second positioning part are coincident, when the first lifting seat and the second lifting seat move in opposite directions, the two first positioning jigs hold the battery shell from the upper direction and the lower direction, the two second positioning jigs hold the stud of the battery cell from the upper direction and the lower direction, the battery shell is contained in the first positioning part, the stud is contained in the second positioning part, and the circle centers of the first positioning part and the second positioning part are identical, so that the circle center of the battery cell and the circle center of the battery shell are coincident.
Further, be provided with the location actuating mechanism that is used for driving first elevating seat and second elevating seat to remove on the location base, location actuating mechanism including set up in drive shaft on the location base sets up respectively in two drive gears at drive shaft both ends, with drive adapter that the drive shaft is connected, drive gear pass through first coupling assembling with first elevating seat is connected, drive gear passes through second coupling assembling and second elevating seat is connected, works as when drive gear rotates, first elevating seat and second elevating seat are towards opposite direction removal. The two ends of the first connecting component are respectively connected with the two driving gears in a transmission way, and the second connecting component is the same as the first connecting component, so that when the driving gears rotate, the two lifting components can lift or descend.
Further, the first connecting component and the second connecting component comprise connecting brackets and racks arranged on the connecting brackets, the racks are arranged along the vertical direction, and the racks are meshed with the driving gears; the rack of the first connecting component and the rack of the second connecting component are oppositely arranged on two sides of the driving gear, and as the racks of the two connecting components are oppositely arranged, when the driving gear rotates, the two racks can move in different directions, so that the first connecting component and the second connecting component move in different directions, and the first positioning component and the second positioning component can be opened or closed.
Further, two ends of the positioning base are respectively provided with two fixing plates, two ends of the driving shaft are respectively connected with the two fixing plates, and the end parts of the driving shaft penetrate through the fixing plates; the connecting support is movably connected with the fixed plate. The two fixed plates are perpendicular to the positioning base, and the two ends of the connecting support are respectively movably connected to the side faces of the two fixed plates, and the two ends are simultaneously connected, so that the connecting support is more stable in the moving process.
Further, the gasket assembling mechanism comprises an assembling support, an assembling fixing frame arranged on the assembling support, an assembling bracket movably connected with the assembling fixing frame, a plurality of assembling nozzles arranged on the assembling bracket, and an assembling driving assembly for driving the assembling bracket to move towards the battery positioning mechanism; the assembly driving assembly is arranged on an assembly rotating shaft on the assembly fixing frame, a pushing bracket connected with the assembly rotating shaft and two assembly pushing pieces arranged on the pushing bracket. The assembly nozzle can absorb the insulating gasket, so that the insulating gasket can be conveniently sleeved into the stud at the end part of the battery cell.
Further, the battery jacking mechanism comprises a battery jacking bracket, a plurality of jacking pieces movably connected to the battery jacking bracket, a plurality of jacking pieces connected to a pushing plate, and a jacking driving assembly for pushing the pushing plate; the jacking driving assembly comprises a jacking rotating shaft connected with the battery jacking bracket, a jacking pushing piece arranged on the jacking rotating shaft, and a transmission connecting end arranged at the end part of the jacking rotating shaft. One end of the battery can be held when the battery positioning mechanism is used for positioning the battery, the driving assembly is tightly propped to drive the pushing plate, and the tightly propped head is propped against the end part of the battery, so that the movement of the battery in the axial direction is limited, and the movement in the installation process of the insulating gasket is avoided.
Further, the cylindrical battery gasket assembling device further comprises a battery conveying mechanism for conveying the battery, the battery conveying mechanism comprises a conveying support, the first conveying belt and the second conveying belt are arranged on the conveying support, a transmission part connected with the first conveying belt and the second conveying belt in a transmission mode is arranged on the conveying support and used for detecting an incoming material detection assembly, and a plurality of battery placing seats used for placing the battery are arranged on the first conveying belt and the second conveying belt. The first conveying belt and the second conveying belt are provided with intervals, and the battery on the first conveying belt is placed and seated, and the battery on the second conveying belt is placed and seated in a one-to-one correspondence manner, and two corresponding battery placement seats on the two conveying belts respectively support two ends of the battery. The battery jacking mechanism and the battery positioning mechanism are provided with a space, and the battery conveying mechanism is arranged at the space.
The cylindrical battery gasket assembling method, which is applied to the cylindrical battery gasket assembling device, comprises the following steps: the method comprises the steps that a battery is placed on a battery conveying mechanism, the battery is conveyed between a battery propping mechanism and a battery positioning mechanism, the battery positioning mechanism positions a battery shell and a battery cell, so that the battery cell and a battery shell are concentric, the battery propping mechanism is propped against the end of the battery to limit the battery, and a gasket assembling mechanism pushes an insulating gasket to the battery to assemble the insulating gasket to the battery shell; when the insulating gasket is assembled to the battery shell, the gasket assembling mechanism needs to sleeve the gasket into the stud at the end part of the battery cell, and then the insulating gasket is pushed for the second time, so that the insulating gasket reaches the designed position and is connected with the battery shell. The battery shell and the battery core are positioned through different jigs, and after the battery shell and the battery core are positioned concentrically, the position of the stud corresponds to the assembly nozzle, so that the assembly nozzle can sleeve the insulating gasket into the stud. After the insulating gasket is sleeved into the stud, the jig for positioning the stud is separated from the stud, so that a space can be reserved for secondary pushing, and the assembling nozzle can directly push the insulating gasket in place in the secondary pushing process.
Further, an auxiliary positioning mechanism is arranged on the conveying mechanism, and before the battery positioning mechanism positions the battery, the auxiliary positioning mechanism firstly holds the battery, and performs initial positioning on the whole battery, so that the battery reaches a position corresponding to the battery positioning mechanism.
Further, the battery positioning mechanism is configured to position the battery case and the battery cell and includes:
step one, placing a battery to be processed on a first conveying belt and a second conveying belt of a conveying mechanism;
step two, the conveying mechanism conveys the battery to be processed between the battery positioning mechanism and the battery propping mechanism;
thirdly, using an auxiliary positioning mechanism to initially position the whole battery, so that the battery reaches a position corresponding to the battery positioning mechanism;
step four, a first positioning component and a second positioning component of the battery positioning mechanism are respectively close to the battery from the upper side and the lower side and hold the battery, so that the battery shell is accommodated in a first positioning part of a first positioning jig, and a stud at the end part of the battery core is accommodated in a second positioning part of a second positioning jig;
fifthly, the battery propping mechanism is propped against the end part of the battery to limit the position of the battery in the axial direction;
step six, conveying the insulating gasket to an assembling nozzle of a gasket assembling mechanism, and driving an assembling bracket to move by an assembling driving assembly of the battery assembling mechanism so that the insulating gasket is sleeved into a stud at the end part of the battery cell by the assembling nozzle, wherein a vibration disc can be used for feeding the insulating gasket;
step seven, resetting an assembly bracket of the battery assembly mechanism, moving a first lifting seat and a second lifting seat of the battery positioning mechanism in opposite directions, wherein a second positioning jig is separated from a stud of an electric core, and the first positioning jig is not separated from a battery shell, namely, the second positioning jig is separated from the stud at the moment, and a space is reserved for secondary pushing, so that an assembly nozzle can conveniently push an insulating gasket in place;
step eight, an assembly driving assembly of the battery assembly mechanism drives an assembly bracket to move, secondary pushing is carried out, and an assembly nozzle pushes an insulating gasket to a design position so that the gasket is installed in a battery shell;
step nine, resetting the battery assembly mechanism, and continuously moving the first lifting seat and the second lifting seat of the battery positioning mechanism in opposite directions so that the first positioning jig is separated from the battery shell;
and step ten, resetting the battery jacking mechanism, resetting the auxiliary positioning mechanism, conveying the battery away by the conveying mechanism, and simultaneously continuously conveying the battery to be processed between the battery jacking mechanism and the battery positioning mechanism, so as to start the next assembly operation.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the following beneficial effects:
1. the invention is provided with the battery positioning mechanism, the gasket assembling mechanism, the battery jacking mechanism and the battery conveying mechanism, the battery conveying mechanism conveys the battery between the positioning mechanism and the battery jacking mechanism, the battery is positioned and jacked to be limited, and then the gasket assembling mechanism pushes and assembles the insulating gasket on the battery shell, so that the whole operation process is highly automatic, manual operation is not needed, and the assembly efficiency is high.
2. The first positioning component and the second positioning component of the battery positioning mechanism can be matched to position the shell and the battery core of the battery, so that the circle centers of the battery shell and the battery core are overlapped, the positioning is quick and accurate, and the gasket assembling mechanism can be used for quickly and accurately assembling gaskets.
3. The second positioning jig and the first positioning jig of the battery positioning mechanism can be separated from the battery in a segmented way, so that a space is reserved for the assembly nozzle, the battery assembly mechanism can be conveniently pushed for the second time, and the insulating gasket is ensured to be accurately assembled in place.
4. The battery limiting mechanism can tightly prop against the end part of the battery in the assembly process, so that the axial displacement of the battery is avoided, and the insulating gasket is further ensured to be assembled in place.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a cylindrical battery gasket assembly device according to the present invention.
Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of a part of the structure of fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a schematic view of a battery positioning mechanism according to the present invention.
Fig. 4 is an enlarged view of a portion a in fig. 3.
Fig. 5 is another angular schematic view of the battery positioning mechanism of the present invention.
Fig. 6 is a schematic view of a battery tightening mechanism according to the present invention.
The figure comprises the following components:
the battery positioning mechanism 1, the positioning base 11, the first lifting base 12, the second lifting base 13, the first positioning component 14, the first positioning jig 141, the second positioning jig 142, the elastic member 143, the first positioning portion 144, the second positioning portion 145, the second positioning component 15, the first connecting component 16, the connecting bracket 161, the rack 162, the second connecting component 17, the fixing plate 18, the positioning bracket 19, the spacer assembly mechanism 2, the assembly support 21, the assembly fixing frame 22, the assembly bracket 23, the assembly nozzle 24, the assembly driving component 25, the assembly rotating shaft 251, the pushing bracket 252, the assembly pushing member 253, the battery pushing mechanism 3, the battery pushing bracket 31, the pushing member 32, the push plate 33, the pushing driving component 34, the pushing rotating shaft 341, the pushing member 342, the transmission connecting end 343, the battery conveying mechanism 4, the conveying bracket 41, the first conveying belt 42, the second conveying belt 43, the transmission member 44, the incoming material detecting component 45, the battery placing base 46, the positioning driving mechanism 5, the driving shaft 51, the transfer driving gear 52, and the driving member 53.
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In order to facilitate an understanding of the present invention by those skilled in the art, the present invention will be described in further detail with reference to specific examples and drawings.
Example 1
Referring to fig. 1 to 6, the cylindrical battery gasket assembling device provided by the invention comprises a battery positioning mechanism 1, a gasket assembling mechanism 2, a battery jacking mechanism 3 and a battery conveying mechanism 4.
Wherein: the battery positioning mechanism 1 is used for positioning a battery; the gasket assembling mechanism 2 is arranged at one side of the battery positioning mechanism 1 and is used for assembling the gasket to the battery; the battery jacking mechanism 3 is arranged on the other side of the battery positioning mechanism 1 and is used for jacking and limiting the battery; the battery conveying mechanism 4 is used for conveying batteries. The battery jacking mechanism 3 and the battery positioning mechanism 1 are provided with a space, and the battery conveying mechanism 4 is arranged at the space, so that the battery conveying mechanism 4 can convey a battery between the battery positioning mechanism 1 and the battery jacking mechanism 3.
The battery positioning mechanism 1 comprises a positioning base 11, a positioning support 19 arranged on the positioning base 11, a first lifting seat 12 and a second lifting seat 13 movably connected to the positioning support 19, a first positioning assembly 14 connected with the first lifting seat 12 and a second positioning assembly 15 connected with the second lifting seat 13, wherein the first lifting seat 12 is positioned above the second lifting seat 13, the first positioning assembly 14 and the second positioning assembly 15 are matched, and the battery can be held from the upper side and the lower side to position the battery.
The first positioning assembly 14 and the second positioning assembly 15 each comprise a first positioning jig 141 for positioning the battery case, and a second positioning jig 142 for positioning the battery cell, which is disposed on one side of the first positioning jig 141; the first positioning jig 141 of the first positioning assembly 14 is connected with the first lifting seat 12 through an elastic piece 143, and the first positioning jig 141 of the second positioning assembly 15 is connected with the second lifting seat 13 through an elastic piece 143. The second positioning fixture 142 is directly connected to the first lifting seat 12 or the second lifting seat 13. Therefore, after the first lifting seat 12 moves up a certain distance and the second lifting seat 13 moves down a certain distance, the second positioning jig 142 is separated from the stud of the battery cell, and the upper and lower first positioning jigs 141 still hold the housing of the battery under the elastic force of the elastic member 143. In this embodiment, the elastic member 143 adopts springs, and the springs are uniformly provided in a plurality of numbers.
The first positioning fixture 141 is provided with at least one first positioning portion 144 for positioning the battery case, and the positioning piece is provided with a second positioning portion 145 corresponding to the first positioning portion 144. The first positioning part 144 and the second positioning part 145 are semicircular, the circle centers of the first positioning part 144 and the second positioning part 145 are coincident, when the first lifting seat 12 and the second lifting seat 13 move in opposite directions, the two first positioning jigs 141 hold the battery shell from the upper direction and the lower direction, and the two second positioning jigs 142 hold the stud of the battery shell from the upper direction and the lower direction, so that the battery shell is accommodated in the first positioning part 144, the stud is accommodated in the second positioning part 145, and the circle centers of the first positioning part 144 and the second positioning part 145 are identical, so that the circle centers of the battery shell and the battery core are coincident at the moment.
The positioning base 11 is provided with a positioning driving mechanism 5 for driving the first lifting seat 12 and the second lifting seat 13 to move, the positioning driving mechanism 5 comprises a driving shaft 51 arranged on the positioning base 11, two driving gears 52 respectively arranged at two ends of the driving shaft 51, a driving adapter 53 connected with the driving shaft 51, the driving gears 52 are connected with the first lifting seat 12 through a first connecting component 16, the driving gears 52 are connected with the second lifting seat 13 through a second connecting component 17, when the driving gears 52 rotate, the first lifting seat 12 and the second lifting seat 13 move towards opposite directions, and the driving adapter 53 can be connected with a driving system or mechanism which is additionally arranged, such as a cam driving mechanism. The two ends of the first connecting component 16 are respectively connected with the two driving gears 52 in a transmission way, and the second connecting component 17 is also similar, so that when the driving gears 52 rotate, the two lifting components can lift or descend. In this embodiment, the first connecting component 16 and the second connecting component 17 each comprise a connecting rod, and an L-shaped connecting piece disposed at two ends of the connecting rod, and the L-shaped connecting piece is movably connected with the fixing plate 18.
The first connecting assembly 16 and the second connecting assembly 17 each include a connecting bracket 161, and a rack 162 disposed on the connecting bracket 161, the rack 162 is disposed along a vertical direction, the rack 162 is meshed with the driving gear 52, and in this embodiment, the rack 162 is disposed on an "L" shaped connecting member. The racks 162 of the first connecting assembly 16 and the racks 162 of the second connecting assembly 17 are oppositely disposed on two sides of the driving gear 52, and when the driving gear 52 rotates, the racks 162 of the two connecting assemblies move in different directions, so that the first connecting assembly 16 and the second connecting assembly 17 move in different directions, and the first positioning assembly 14 and the second positioning assembly 15 can be opened or closed.
Two fixing plates 18 are respectively arranged at two ends of the positioning base 11, two ends of the driving shaft 51 are respectively connected with the two fixing plates 18, and the end parts of the driving shaft 51 penetrate through the fixing plates 18; the connection bracket 161 is movably connected to the fixing plate 18. The two fixing plates 18 are perpendicular to the positioning base 11, and two ends of the connecting bracket 161 are respectively movably connected to the side surfaces of the two fixing plates 18, so that the connecting bracket 161 is more stable in the moving process due to the simultaneous connection of the two ends. In this embodiment, the side of the fixing plate 18 is provided with a fixing bar, and the fixing bar is provided with a guide rail, and the "L" shaped connecting member is connected with the guide rail.
The gasket assembling mechanism 2 comprises an assembling support 21, an assembling fixing frame 22 arranged on the assembling support 21, an assembling bracket 23 movably connected with the assembling fixing frame, a plurality of assembling nozzles 24 arranged on the assembling bracket 23, and an assembling driving assembly 25 for driving the assembling bracket 23 to move towards the battery positioning mechanism 1; the assembly driving assembly 25 is disposed on an assembly rotating shaft 251 of the assembly fixing frame 22, a pushing bracket 252 connected with the assembly rotating shaft 251, two assembly pushing members 253 disposed on the pushing bracket 252, and the assembly rotating shaft 251 may be connected with a driving system or mechanism, such as a cam driving mechanism, which is further disposed. The pushing bracket 252 has two fixing arms, the two assembling pushing members 253 are arranged on the two fixing arms, and the included angle of the two fixing arms can be an acute angle, a right angle or an obtuse angle, so that in the rotating process of the assembling rotating shaft 251, the first assembling pushing member 253 firstly pushes the assembling bracket 23 to move a certain distance to realize primary pushing, then the first assembling pushing member 253 is separated from the pushing bracket 252, and then the second assembling pushing member 253 pushes the assembling bracket 23 to move a certain distance to realize secondary pushing. The assembly fixing frame 22 is provided with an elastic reset component, the elastic reset component is connected with the assembly bracket 23, and after the assembly pushing piece 253 is separated from the assembly bracket 23, the assembly bracket 23 can realize reset. The mounting tabs 24 can hold the insulating gasket to facilitate nesting the insulating gasket into the studs at the ends of the cells. In this embodiment, the four assembling nozzles 24 are provided, so that the insulating gasket assembling operations of the four batteries can be performed simultaneously, and of course, other battery positioning mechanisms 1 and battery tightening mechanisms 3 also need to be correspondingly and simultaneously configured for the assembling operations of the four batteries. In principle, each mechanism may perform assembly operation corresponding to only one battery, but in order to ensure operation efficiency, in practical implementation, the adaptation is performed corresponding to simultaneous assembly of a plurality of batteries, in this embodiment, the assembly operation of four batteries is performed simultaneously, and specific implementation may be two, three, five, and so on.
The battery jacking mechanism 3 comprises a battery jacking bracket 31, a plurality of jacking pieces 32 movably connected to the battery jacking bracket 31, a plurality of jacking pieces 32 connected to a pushing plate 33, and a jacking driving assembly 34 for pushing the pushing plate 33, wherein the battery jacking bracket 31 is also provided with a plurality of jacking driving units; the tightening driving assembly 34 includes a tightening shaft 341 connected to the battery tightening bracket 31, a tightening pushing member disposed on the tightening shaft 341, and a transmission connection end 343 disposed at an end of the tightening shaft 341, where the transmission connection end 343 may be connected to another driving system or mechanism, such as a cam driving mechanism. One end of the battery can be held when the battery positioning mechanism 1 is used for positioning the battery, the pushing plate 33 is driven by the pushing driving assembly 34, and the pushing head abuts against the end of the battery, so that the movement of the battery in the axial direction is limited, and the movement in the installation process of the insulating gasket is avoided.
The battery conveying mechanism 4 comprises a conveying support 41, a first conveying belt 42 and a second conveying belt 43 which are arranged on the conveying support 41, a transmission part 44 which is in transmission connection with the first conveying belt 42 and the second conveying belt 43, an incoming material detecting assembly 45 which is arranged on the conveying support 41 and used for detecting incoming materials, and a plurality of battery placing seats 46 which are used for placing batteries are arranged on the first conveying belt 42 and the second conveying belt 43. The first conveyor belt 42 and the second conveyor belt 43 have a space, and the battery placement seats on the first conveyor belt 42 and the battery placement seats 46 on the second conveyor belt 43 are in one-to-one correspondence, and two corresponding battery placement seats 46 on the two conveyor belts respectively support two ends of the battery.
Example 2
The embodiment also provides a cylindrical battery gasket assembling method, which is applied to the cylindrical battery gasket assembling device, and comprises the following steps: placing the battery on a battery conveying mechanism 4, conveying the battery between a battery jacking mechanism 3 and a battery positioning mechanism 1, positioning a battery shell and a battery cell by the battery positioning mechanism 1 so that the battery cell and a battery shell of the battery are concentric, limiting the battery by jacking the end part of the battery by the battery jacking mechanism 3, pushing an insulating gasket to the battery by a gasket assembling mechanism 2, and assembling the insulating gasket to the battery shell; when the insulating gasket is assembled to the battery shell, the gasket assembling mechanism 2 needs to sleeve the gasket into the stud at the end part of the battery cell, and then the insulating gasket is pushed for the second time, so that the insulating gasket reaches the design position and is connected with the battery shell. The battery housing and the battery cell are positioned by different jigs, and after being positioned concentrically, the position of the stud corresponds to the fitting nozzle 24, so that the fitting nozzle 24 can fit the insulating spacer into the stud. After the insulating gasket is sleeved into the stud, the jig for positioning the stud is separated from the stud, so that a space can be reserved for secondary pushing, and the assembling nozzle 24 can directly push the insulating gasket in place in the secondary pushing process.
The auxiliary positioning mechanism is arranged on the conveying mechanism, and the auxiliary positioning mechanism firstly holds the battery before the battery positioning mechanism 1 positions the battery, so that the battery is initially positioned on the whole body, and the battery reaches the position corresponding to the battery positioning mechanism 1. The spacing between the first 42 and second 43 conveyor belts of the conveyor mechanism may be used to accommodate the auxiliary positioning mechanism. Of course, in the specific implementation, due to the height difference of different mechanisms, when the battery is conveyed in place, the battery does not necessarily correspond to the heights of the battery jacking mechanism 3 and the battery positioning mechanism 1, and at this time, the auxiliary positioning mechanism is required to have a lifting positioning function, so that the battery can be lifted to a preset height.
The battery positioning mechanism 1 positions a battery housing and a battery cell, and comprises:
step one, placing a battery to be processed on a first conveying belt 42 and a second conveying belt 43 of a conveying mechanism;
step two, the conveying mechanism conveys the battery to be processed between the battery positioning mechanism 1 and the battery jacking mechanism 3;
thirdly, using an auxiliary positioning mechanism to initially position the whole battery, so that the battery reaches a position corresponding to the battery positioning mechanism 1, and enabling the auxiliary positioning mechanism to clamp the battery from the upper side and the lower side to realize initial positioning;
step four, the first positioning component 14 and the second positioning component 15 of the battery positioning mechanism 1 are respectively close to the battery from the upper side and the lower side and hold the battery, so that the battery shell is accommodated in the first positioning part 144 of the first positioning jig 141, and the stud at the end part of the battery core is accommodated in the second positioning part 145 of the second positioning jig 142;
fifthly, the battery propping mechanism 3 is propped against the end part of the battery to limit the position of the battery in the axial direction, and the insulating gasket is pushed in the axial direction in the installation process, so that the position of the battery is required to be limited in the axial direction, and the situation that the battery is not assembled in place due to displacement of the battery is avoided;
step six, the insulating gasket is conveyed to the assembling nozzle 24 of the gasket assembling mechanism 2, the assembling driving component 25 of the battery assembling mechanism drives the assembling bracket 23 to move, so that the assembling nozzle 24 is used for sleeving the insulating gasket into a stud at the end part of the battery cell, the step is one-time pushing, the distance of one-time pushing can be one-half, one-third, two-thirds and the like of the total pushing distance (from the tail end of the stud of the battery cell), the insulating gasket can be adaptively set according to the specific processed battery specification, the feeding of the insulating gasket can adopt a vibrating disc, the assembling nozzle 24 can have a vacuum adsorption function, and when the vibrating disc conveys the insulating gasket to the assembling nozzle 24, the insulating gasket can be sucked by the assembling nozzle 24;
step seven, the assembly bracket 23 of the battery assembly mechanism is reset, the first lifting seat 12 and the second lifting seat 13 of the battery positioning mechanism 1 move in opposite directions, the second positioning jig 142 is separated from the stud of the battery cell, the first positioning jig 141 is not separated from the battery shell, namely, the second positioning jig 142 is separated from the stud, a space is reserved for secondary pushing, the assembly nozzle 24 is convenient for pushing the insulating gasket in place, the bottom of the first positioning jig 141 is connected with the first lifting seat 12/the second lifting seat 13 through a spring, and therefore, after the first lifting seat 12 and the second lifting seat 13 move to the second jig to be separated from the stud, the first jig can still hold the battery shell under the action of the spring;
step eight, an assembly driving assembly 25 of the battery assembly mechanism drives an assembly bracket 23 to move for secondary pushing, and an assembly nozzle 24 pushes the insulating gasket to a design position so that the gasket is installed in the battery shell;
step nine, resetting the battery assembly mechanism, and continuously moving the first lifting seat 12 and the second lifting seat 13 of the battery positioning mechanism 1 in opposite directions, so that the first positioning jig 141 is separated from the battery shell;
and step ten, resetting the battery jacking mechanism 3, resetting the auxiliary positioning mechanism, conveying the battery away by the conveying mechanism, and simultaneously continuously conveying the battery to be processed between the battery jacking mechanism 3 and the battery positioning mechanism 1, so as to start the next assembly operation.
The invention is provided with the battery positioning mechanism 1, the gasket assembling mechanism 2, the battery jacking mechanism 3 and the battery conveying mechanism 4, the battery conveying mechanism 4 conveys the battery between the positioning mechanism and the battery jacking mechanism 3, positions and jacks the battery to limit, and then the gasket assembling mechanism 2 pushes and assembles the insulating gasket on the battery shell, so that the whole operation process is highly automatic, no manual operation is needed, and the assembly efficiency is high. The first positioning component 14 and the second positioning component 15 of the battery positioning mechanism 1 can be matched to position the shell and the battery core of the battery, so that the circle centers of the shell and the battery core of the battery are coincident, and the gasket assembly mechanism 2 can be used for rapidly and accurately assembling gaskets. The second positioning jig 142 and the first positioning jig 141 of the battery positioning mechanism 1 can be separated from the battery in a segmented way, so that space is reserved for the assembly nozzle 24, the battery assembly mechanism can be conveniently pushed for the second time, and the insulating gasket can be accurately assembled in place. The battery limiting mechanism can tightly prop against the end part of the battery in the assembly process, so that the axial displacement of the battery is avoided, and the insulating gasket is further ensured to be assembled in place.
In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the orientation or positional relationship indicated is merely for convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and is not indicative or implying that the apparatus or elements in question must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the present invention.
Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more such feature. In the description of the present invention, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more, unless explicitly defined otherwise.
In the present invention, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "connected," "fixed" and the like are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communicated with the inside of two elements or the interaction relationship of the two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.
While the invention has been described in conjunction with the specific embodiments above, it is evident that many alternatives, modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art in light of the foregoing description. Accordingly, all such alternatives, modifications, and variations are included within the scope of the appended claims.

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1. A cylindrical battery gasket assembly device, comprising:
the battery positioning mechanism is used for positioning the battery;
the gasket assembling mechanism is arranged on one side of the battery positioning mechanism and is used for assembling the gasket to the battery;
the battery jacking mechanism is arranged on the other side of the battery positioning mechanism and used for jacking and limiting the battery;
the battery positioning mechanism comprises a positioning base, a positioning bracket arranged on the positioning base, a first lifting seat and a second lifting seat which are movably connected to the positioning bracket, a first positioning component connected with the first lifting seat, a second positioning component connected with the second lifting seat, and a first lifting seat positioned above the second lifting seat, wherein the first positioning component and the second positioning component are matched.
2. The cylindrical battery gasket assembly device according to claim 1, wherein the first positioning assembly and the second positioning assembly each comprise a first positioning jig for positioning a battery shell, and a second positioning jig for positioning a battery cell is arranged on one side of the first positioning jig; the first positioning jig of the first positioning assembly is connected with the first lifting seat through an elastic piece, and the first positioning jig of the second positioning assembly is connected with the second lifting seat through an elastic piece.
3. The cylindrical battery gasket assembly device according to claim 2, wherein the first positioning jig is provided with at least one first positioning portion for positioning the battery case for matching, and the positioning member is provided with a second positioning portion at a position corresponding to the first positioning portion.
4. The cylindrical battery gasket assembling device according to claim 2, wherein a positioning driving mechanism for driving the first lifting seat and the second lifting seat to move is arranged on the positioning base, the positioning driving mechanism comprises a driving shaft arranged on the positioning base, two driving gears are respectively arranged at two ends of the driving shaft, driving transfer pieces connected with the driving shaft, the driving gears are connected with the first lifting seat through a first connecting component, the driving gears are connected with the second lifting seat through a second connecting component, and when the driving gears rotate, the first lifting seat and the second lifting seat move towards opposite directions.
5. The cylindrical battery gasket assembly device according to claim 4, wherein the first and second connection assemblies each comprise a connection bracket, and a rack provided on the connection bracket, the rack being provided in a vertical direction, the rack being engaged with the driving gear; the racks of the first connecting component and the racks of the second connecting component are oppositely arranged at two sides of the driving gear.
6. The cylindrical battery gasket assembly device according to claim 5, wherein two fixing plates are respectively arranged at two ends of the positioning base, two ends of the driving shaft are respectively connected with the two fixing plates, and the end parts of the driving shaft penetrate through the fixing plates; the connecting support is movably connected with the fixed plate.
7. The cylindrical battery gasket assembly device according to claim 2, wherein the gasket assembly mechanism comprises an assembly support, an assembly fixing frame arranged on the assembly support, an assembly bracket movably connected with the assembly fixing frame, a plurality of assembly nozzles arranged on the assembly bracket, and an assembly driving assembly for driving the assembly bracket to move towards the battery positioning mechanism; the assembly driving assembly is arranged on an assembly rotating shaft on the assembly fixing frame, a pushing bracket connected with the assembly rotating shaft and two assembly pushing pieces arranged on the pushing bracket.
8. The cylindrical battery gasket assembly device according to claim 2, wherein the battery tightening mechanism comprises a battery tightening bracket, a plurality of tightening members movably connected to the battery tightening bracket, a plurality of tightening members connected to a push plate, and a tightening driving assembly for pushing the push plate; the jacking driving assembly comprises a jacking rotating shaft connected with the battery jacking bracket, a jacking pushing piece arranged on the jacking rotating shaft, and a transmission connecting end arranged at the end part of the jacking rotating shaft.
9. The cylindrical battery gasket assembling device according to claim 2, further comprising a battery conveying mechanism for conveying the battery, wherein the battery conveying mechanism comprises a conveying support, a first conveying belt and a second conveying belt which are arranged on the conveying support, a transmission part which is in transmission connection with the first conveying belt and the second conveying belt, an incoming material detection assembly which is arranged on the conveying support and used for detecting incoming materials, and a plurality of battery placing seats used for placing the battery are arranged on the first conveying belt and the second conveying belt; the battery jacking mechanism and the battery positioning mechanism are provided with a space, and the battery conveying mechanism is arranged at the space.
10. A cylindrical battery gasket assembling method, characterized in that the cylindrical battery gasket assembling device according to any one of claims 1 to 9 is applied, the cylindrical battery gasket assembling method comprising: the method comprises the steps that a battery is placed on a battery conveying mechanism, the battery is conveyed between a battery propping mechanism and a battery positioning mechanism, the battery positioning mechanism positions a battery shell and a battery cell, so that the battery cell and a battery shell are concentric, the battery propping mechanism is propped against the end of the battery to limit the battery, and a gasket assembling mechanism pushes an insulating gasket to the battery to assemble the insulating gasket to the battery shell; when the insulating gasket is assembled to the battery shell, the gasket assembling mechanism needs to sleeve the gasket into the stud at the end part of the battery cell, and then the insulating gasket is pushed for the second time, so that the insulating gasket reaches the designed position and is connected with the battery shell.
11. The method for assembling a cylindrical battery gasket according to claim 10, wherein the auxiliary positioning mechanism is arranged on the conveying mechanism, and the auxiliary positioning mechanism first holds the battery and initially positions the whole battery before the battery positioning mechanism positions the battery.
12. The cylindrical battery gasket assembly method of claim 10, wherein the battery positioning mechanism positions the battery housing and the battery cells comprising:
step one, placing a battery to be processed on a first conveying belt and a second conveying belt of a conveying mechanism;
step two, the conveying mechanism conveys the battery to be processed between the battery positioning mechanism and the battery propping mechanism;
thirdly, using an auxiliary positioning mechanism to initially position the whole battery;
step four, a first positioning component and a second positioning component of the battery positioning mechanism are respectively close to the battery from the upper side and the lower side and hold the battery, so that the battery shell is accommodated in a first positioning part of a first positioning jig, and a stud at the end part of the battery core is accommodated in a second positioning part of a second positioning jig;
step five, the battery propping mechanism is propped against the end part of the battery;
step six, conveying the insulating gasket to an assembling nozzle of a gasket assembling mechanism, and driving an assembling bracket to move by an assembling driving assembly of the battery assembling mechanism so that the insulating gasket is sleeved into a stud at the end part of the battery cell by the assembling nozzle;
step seven, resetting an assembly bracket of the battery assembly mechanism, moving a first lifting seat and a second lifting seat of the battery positioning mechanism in opposite directions, wherein a second positioning jig is separated from a stud of the battery core, and the first positioning jig is not separated from a battery shell;
step eight, an assembly driving assembly of the battery assembly mechanism drives an assembly bracket to move, and an assembly nozzle pushes an insulating gasket to a design position so that the gasket is installed in a battery shell;
step nine, resetting the battery assembly mechanism, and continuously moving the first lifting seat and the second lifting seat of the battery positioning mechanism in opposite directions so that the first positioning jig is separated from the battery shell;
and step ten, resetting the battery jacking mechanism, resetting the auxiliary positioning mechanism, and conveying the battery by the conveying mechanism.
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