CN221019312U - Copper bar welding auxiliary mechanism and welding equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a copper bar welding auxiliary mechanism and welding equipment, wherein the copper bar welding auxiliary mechanism comprises a clamping device and a manipulator, the clamping device comprises a clamping jaw module, the clamping jaw module comprises a driving source and clamping jaws, and the driving source is used for driving the clamping jaws to open and close so as to clamp copper bars; the first driving device is used for driving the clamping jaw module to move along the length direction of the copper bar; the first driving device is arranged on the second driving device and is used for driving the first driving device to move along the width direction of the copper bar; and the manipulator is used for clamping the copper bars and feeding the copper bars to a welding table of the welding machine. The utility model effectively solves the problems of poor welding quality and low welding efficiency of the copper bar welding mode in the prior art.

Description

Copper bar welding auxiliary mechanism and welding equipment

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of copper bar welding, in particular to a copper bar welding auxiliary mechanism and welding equipment.

Background

The soft copper bar of the new energy automobile is mainly applied to the conductive connection of a power battery pack, and also is the conductive connection of a charging pile. The soft copper bar is used for conductive connection of the two parts, and has the characteristics of good conductive performance, fast heat dissipation, bending, convenient installation and the like.

At present, in current copper bar processing, mainly send into the welding machine through artifical handheld copper bar and weld, because the manual work is close to the welding machine when going up the unloading to the welding machine, easily cause the scald, there is the security risk, and be heated when the copper bar welds, also very easy conduct the heat to the hand, if the handheld copper bar of operating personnel slightly shakes, then can lead to welding quality relatively poor, simultaneously, because the copper bar is multilayer copper foil structure, when pressing and welding one side pressfitting of copper bar, the opposite side of copper bar can warp the dispersion, though restrict through manual handheld copper bar mode, but because the instability of manual operation, cause the welding quality of product also to be uneven, and then influence the qualification rate of product, and the operating efficiency is also lower.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art, an object of the present utility model is to provide a copper bar welding auxiliary mechanism and a welding device, which are used for solving the problems of poor welding quality and low welding efficiency of the copper bar welding method in the prior art.

To achieve the above and other related objects, an aspect of the present utility model provides a copper bar welding auxiliary mechanism, including a clamping device and a manipulator, wherein the clamping device includes a clamping jaw module, the clamping jaw module includes a driving source and a clamping jaw, the driving source is used for driving the clamping jaw to open and close so as to clamp a copper bar; the first driving device is used for driving the clamping jaw module to move along the length direction of the copper bar; the first driving device is arranged on the second driving device and is used for driving the first driving device to move along the width direction of the copper bar; and the manipulator is used for clamping the copper bars and feeding the copper bars to a welding table of the welding machine.

Preferably, a cooling block is further arranged between the driving source and the clamping jaw, a cold circulation pipe is arranged in the cooling block, the water inlet end of the cold circulation pipe is communicated with the water inlet on the cooling block, and the water outlet end of the cold circulation pipe is communicated with the water outlet on the cooling block.

Preferably, a heat insulation board is further arranged between the driving source and the clamping jaw, and the heat conductivity coefficient of the heat insulation board is smaller than that of the clamping jaw.

Preferably, the heat insulation board is made of epoxy resin.

Preferably, the first driving device comprises a first motor, a first sliding seat, a first sliding block and a first screw rod, wherein the first sliding block is arranged in the first sliding seat in a sliding manner, the first sliding block is in threaded connection with the first screw rod, one end of the first screw rod is rotationally connected with one end of the first sliding seat, the other end of the first screw rod is in transmission connection with the first motor, the first motor is used for driving the first screw rod to rotate, and the clamping jaw module is arranged on the first sliding block.

Preferably, the clamping jaw module is fixedly arranged on the first sliding block through a mounting plate, and the mounting plate can be lifted up and down relative to the first sliding block.

Preferably, the driving source is a cylinder.

As described above, the copper bar welding auxiliary mechanism has the following beneficial effects: when the auxiliary copper bar welding mechanism is used, the manipulator clamps the copper bar to feed the copper bar to the welding table of the welding machine, the welding table clamps the copper bar, and meanwhile, the clamping jaw modules of the clamping device synchronously clamp the rear end of the copper bar, so that the copper bar is prevented from being deformed and dispersed by heating during welding. Compared with the prior art through manual feeding and handheld copper bar welding, this copper bar welding auxiliary mechanism can replace the manual work to go up the unloading operation, separates operating personnel and the welding machine that produces high temperature, has guaranteed operating personnel's safety, also can improve the operating efficiency simultaneously, and carries out the centre gripping to the copper bar through the clamping jaw module when welding, can guarantee the stability to the copper bar centre gripping, and then can improve the welding quality of copper bar, improves the qualification rate of product.

The utility model further provides welding equipment, which comprises the copper bar welding auxiliary mechanism, a welding machine and a control unit, wherein the control unit is electrically connected with the copper bar welding auxiliary mechanism and the welding machine.

Preferably, the welding equipment further comprises a transfer platform, the transfer platform comprises a base station, a feeding table and a third driving device are arranged on the base station, the feeding table is used for placing copper bars, and the third driving device can drive the feeding table to move towards a direction close to the feeding station and away from the feeding station.

Preferably, the feeding table is further provided with a fixing tool, the fixing tool comprises a pressing cylinder and a pressing plate, the pressing plate is connected with the pressing cylinder, and the pressing cylinder is used for driving the pressing plate to press and place the copper bars on the feeding table.

The beneficial effects of the welding equipment are the same as those of the copper bar welding auxiliary mechanism, so that the description is omitted here.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a copper bar welding auxiliary mechanism and a welding machine provided by the utility model.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a clamping device according to the present utility model.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a feeding state of a manipulator according to the present utility model.

Fig. 4 shows an enlarged view of a portion a in fig. 3 provided by the present utility model.

Fig. 5 is a schematic view showing an operation state of the clamping device in welding according to the present utility model.

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a welding apparatus according to the present utility model.

Fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a transfer platform according to the present utility model.

Fig. 8 is a schematic structural view of a welding apparatus according to the present utility model.

Description of the reference numerals

10. Clamping device

11. Clamping jaw module

110. Cylinder

111. Clamping jaw

112. Cooling block

113. Heat insulation board

101. Mounting plate

12. First driving device

121. First motor

122. First slide seat

123. First slider

13. Second driving device

131. Second motor

132. Second slide seat

130. Whereby the assembly

1301. Sliding rail

1302. Third slide block

20. Mechanical arm

200. Welding machine

201. Welding table

300. Control unit

400. Transfer platform

401. Base station

402. Loading table

403. Third driving device

404. Fixing tool

4041. Compacting cylinder

4042. Compacting plate

500. Protective fence

100 Copper bar

Detailed Description

Other advantages and effects of the present utility model will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the following disclosure, which describes the embodiments of the present utility model with reference to specific examples. The utility model may be practiced or carried out in other embodiments that depart from the specific details, and the details of the present description may be modified or varied from the spirit and scope of the present utility model.

In the description of the present utility model, unless specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly coupled, detachably coupled, integrally connected, mechanically coupled, electrically coupled, directly coupled, or coupled via an intermediate medium, or in communication between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

In the description of the present utility model, it should be understood that the terms "center," "longitudinal," "transverse," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," and the like are used in the present utility model as indicated by the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, merely for convenience of description and to simplify the description, but do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operate in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the utility model. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," "third," and the like are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

Please refer to fig. 1 to 8. It should be noted that, the illustrations provided in the present embodiment merely illustrate the basic concept of the present utility model by way of illustration, and only the components related to the present utility model are shown in the drawings and are not drawn according to the number, shape and size of the components in actual implementation, and the form, number and proportion of the components in actual implementation may be arbitrarily changed, and the layout of the components may be more complex.

In one aspect, as shown in fig. 1 to 5, the copper bar welding auxiliary mechanism comprises a clamping device 10 and a manipulator 20, wherein the clamping device 10 comprises a clamping jaw module 11, a first driving device 12 and a second driving device 13, specifically, the clamping jaw module 11 is arranged on the first driving device 12, the first driving device 12 is used for driving the clamping jaw module 11 to move along the length direction of a copper bar, the clamping jaw module 11 comprises a driving source and clamping jaws 111, and the driving source is used for driving the clamping jaws 111 to open and close so as to clamp the copper bar 100; the first driving device 12 is provided on the second driving device 13, and the second driving device 13 is used for driving the first driving device 12 to move along the width direction of the copper bar 100; the manipulator 20 is used for clamping copper bars and feeding the copper bars to a welding table 201 of the welding machine 200.

When the copper bar welding auxiliary mechanism is used, the manipulator 20 clamps the copper bar 100 to feed the copper bar to the welding table 201 of the welding machine 200, the welding table 201 clamps the copper bar, and simultaneously the clamping jaw modules 11 of the clamping device 10 synchronously clamp the rear end of the copper bar, so that the copper bar is prevented from being deformed and dispersed by heating during welding. Compared with the prior art through manual feeding and handheld copper bar welding, this copper bar welding auxiliary mechanism can replace the manual work to go up the unloading operation, separates operating personnel and the welding machine that produces high temperature, has guaranteed operating personnel's safety, also can improve the operating efficiency simultaneously, and carries out the centre gripping to the copper bar through clamping jaw module 11 when welding, can guarantee the stability to the copper bar centre gripping, and then can improve the welding quality of copper bar, improves the qualification rate of product.

When the copper bar welding auxiliary mechanism is used, according to welded copper bar products with different lengths, the first driving device 12 can drive the clamping jaw modules 11 to move along the length direction of the copper bar, so that the clamping jaw modules 11 can clamp the copper bars with different lengths, and the copper bar welding auxiliary mechanism can be suitable for copper bar products with different lengths, and has high applicability; meanwhile, the manipulator 20 clamps the copper bars to the welding table for automatic feeding, so that the copper bars can be guaranteed to be placed at the same position on the welding table, and the welding quality is not satisfactory after a certain number of times of welding is achieved by the welding table, so that when the copper bars are welded at the first welding position of the welding table for the service life time, the manipulator can accurately feed the copper bars to the second position of the welding table next time, and the condition that the second welding position and the first welding position are not overlapped can be guaranteed, so that the utilization rate of the welding table can be improved, the clamping jaw module 11 is driven to move along the width direction of the copper bars by the second driving device 13 to be matched with the welding table, and further the clamping jaw module can clamp the copper bars at a plurality of welding positions of the welding table.

In some embodiments, when the clamping jaw 111 of the clamping jaw module 11 clamps the copper bar 100 for welding, in order to avoid that the service life of the driving source is influenced by the heat on the copper bar, the driving source is conducted to the clamping jaw through the clamping jaw, and preferably, as shown in fig. 2, a cooling block 112 is arranged between the driving source and the clamping jaw 111, a cold circulation pipe is arranged inside the cooling block 112, a water inlet end of the cold circulation pipe is communicated with a water inlet on the cooling block 112, and a water outlet end of the cold circulation pipe is communicated with a water outlet on the cooling block 112. During operation, the water inlet and the water outlet on the cooling block 112 can be connected with circulating cooling water of a factory, namely, heat conducted to the cooling block 112 by the clamping jaw 111 is taken away through circulating flow of the cooling water in the cold circulation pipe, so that the heat conducted to the driving source by the clamping jaw 111 is prevented from influencing the driving source. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the driving source is the cylinder 110, which has a simple structure and low cost.

In some embodiments, in order to avoid heat conduction from the clamping jaw 111 to the driving source, as shown in fig. 2, a thermal insulation board 113 with a thermal conductivity smaller than that of the clamping jaw 111 may be further disposed between the driving source, i.e. the air cylinder 110 and the clamping jaw 111, i.e. the air cylinder 110 is connected to the clamping jaw 111 through the thermal insulation board 113, and since the thermal conductivity of the thermal insulation board 113 is smaller than that of the clamping jaw 111, heat from the clamping jaw 111 is difficult to be conducted to the air cylinder 110. Preferably, in the present embodiment, the heat insulation plate 113 may be made of FR4, i.e. epoxy resin, and of course, in other alternative embodiments, the heat insulation plate may be made of other materials such as wood.

Preferably, in order to better prevent heat on the copper bar from being conducted to the driving source, that is, the cylinder 110 through the clamping jaw 111, as shown in fig. 2, in this embodiment, a cooling block 112 and a heat insulation plate 113 are arranged between the cylinder 110 and the clamping jaw 111, and heat generated during welding of the copper bar can be better prevented from being conducted to the cylinder through the clamping jaw by double protection of the heat insulation plate 113 and the cooling block 112, so that the service life of the cylinder 110 is better ensured.

In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, the first driving device 12 is an electric cylinder, that is, the first driving device 12 includes a first motor 121, a first slide seat 122, a first slider 123 and a first screw rod (not shown in the drawing), where the first slider 123 is slidably disposed in the first slide seat 122, and the first slider 123 is in threaded connection with the first screw rod, one end of the first screw rod is rotatably disposed at one end of the first slide seat 122, the other end of the first screw rod is in transmission connection with the first motor 121, the first motor 121 is used for driving the first screw rod to rotate, and specifically, the jaw module 11 is disposed on the first slider 123. During operation, the first motor 121 drives the first screw rod to rotate, so that the first slider 123 is driven to move along the axial direction of the first screw rod, and the first slider 123 drives the clamping jaw module 11 to move along the length direction of the copper bar 100.

Further, in order to enable the clamping jaw module 11 to adapt to welding tables with different heights, it is preferable that in the present embodiment, the clamping jaw module 11 is fixedly disposed on the first slider 123 through a mounting plate 101, and the mounting plate 101 can be lifted up and down relative to the first slider 123. Through this structural design, can adjust the relative welding machine of clamping jaw module 11 through this mounting panel 101 and weld the height of platform, the suitability is stronger.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 2 and 5, in this embodiment, the second driving device 13 is also an electric cylinder, that is, the second driving device 13 includes a second motor 131, a second slide 132, a second slider (not shown in the drawing) and a second screw rod (not shown in the drawing), the second slider is slidably disposed in the second slide 132, and is in threaded connection with the second screw rod, one end of the second screw rod is rotatably disposed at one end of the second slide 132, the other end of the second screw rod is in transmission connection with the second motor 131, the second motor 131 is used for driving the second screw rod to rotate, and the first driving device 12 is disposed on the second slider of the second driving device 13. During operation, the second motor 131 drives the second screw rod to rotate, and then drives the second slider to drive the whole first driving device 12 to move along the width direction of the copper bar, namely the width direction of the welding table 201.

Further, in order to improve the stability of the movement of the first device 12 driven by the second driving device 13, in this embodiment, the first driving device 13 further includes a driven component 130, so that the component 130 is spaced from the second sliding seat 132, and specifically, the driven component 130 includes a sliding rail 1301 and a third sliding block 1302, where the third sliding block 1302 is slidably disposed on the sliding rail 1301, and the first driving device 12 is also disposed on the third sliding block 1302. Through this structural design, namely through second drive arrangement 13 and driven assembly 130 respectively to the both ends of first drive arrangement 12 support for first drive arrangement 12 is whole fixed more stable, and then more steady when second drive arrangement 13 drive first drive arrangement 12 overall motion.

In another aspect, as shown in fig. 6, the welding apparatus includes the copper bar welding auxiliary mechanism, the welding machine 200 and the control unit 300, where the control unit 300 is electrically connected to the copper bar welding auxiliary mechanism, i.e. the first motor 121, the second motor 131, the cylinder 110, the manipulator 20 and the welding machine 200. When in operation, the control unit 300 can control the manipulator 20 to automatically feed and discharge materials, and control the clamping jaw module 11, the first driving device 12, the second driving device 13 and the welding machine 200 in the clamping device 10 to automatically operate, so that the automation degree is high, the labor cost can be greatly reduced, and the operation efficiency can be improved. Specifically, the control unit 300 is a PLC.

Further, in order to improve the working efficiency, as shown in fig. 6, in this embodiment, the welding apparatus includes two welders, each welder 200 is provided with a clamping device 10 for auxiliary clamping copper bars, and during the working, the manipulator 20 performs alternate feeding and discharging to the two welders 200, so that the welding working efficiency of the welding apparatus can be further improved.

Further, as shown in fig. 6 and 7, the welding apparatus further includes a transfer platform 400, where the transfer platform 400 includes a base 401, and a feeding platform 402 and a third driving device 403 are disposed on the base 401, where the feeding platform 402 is used for placing copper bars, and the third driving device 403 can drive the feeding platform 402 to move in a direction close to the feeding station and far away from the feeding station. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the structure of the third driving device 403 is the same as that of the first driving device, so that the description thereof will not be repeated here. During operation, a plurality of copper bars are manually placed on the feeding table 402 according to requirements, and then the feeding table 402 is driven to move to a feeding station, namely, to approach the position of the manipulator 20 through the third driving device 403.

Further, in order to prevent the position of the copper bar placed on the feeding table 402 from being shifted when the feeding table 402 moves, it is preferable that in this embodiment, a fixing tool 404 is further provided on the feeding table 402, the fixing tool 404 includes a pressing cylinder 4041 and a pressing plate 4042, the pressing plate 4042 is connected with the pressing cylinder 4041, and the pressing cylinder 4041 is used for driving the pressing plate 4042 to press the copper bar placed on the feeding table 402.

Further, as shown in fig. 8, the welding apparatus further includes a protective fence 500, the copper bar welding auxiliary mechanism and the welding machine are enclosed in the protective fence 500, and a part of the transfer platform 400 is located inside the protective fence and a part of the transfer platform is located outside the protective fence 500. During feeding, the third driving device 403 drives the feeding table 402 to the outside of the protective fence, then a plurality of copper bars are manually placed at the designated position of the feeding table 402 according to requirements, then the pressing cylinder 4031 drives the pressing plate 4032 to press the copper bars, and then the third driving device 403 drives the feeding table 402 to move to the inside of the protective fence 500, namely, to move to a feeding station. Through the arrangement of the protective fence, the safety of operators can be further protected.

In summary, the copper bar welding auxiliary mechanism and the welding equipment are high in automation degree, convenient to control and adjust, capable of feeding and discharging materials to the welding table of the welding machine instead of manually by using the manipulator, capable of avoiding contact between an operator and the welding table, capable of guaranteeing operation safety, high in feeding precision, capable of improving utilization rate of the welding table, capable of improving operation efficiency to a great extent, capable of firmly clamping the copper bar by using the clamping device during welding, capable of guaranteeing stability of clamping the copper bar, capable of improving welding quality of the copper bar, and further capable of improving qualification rate of products. Therefore, the utility model effectively overcomes various defects in the prior art and has high industrial utilization value.

The above embodiments are merely illustrative of the principles of the present utility model and its effectiveness, and are not intended to limit the utility model. Modifications and variations may be made to the above-described embodiments by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model. Accordingly, it is intended that all equivalent modifications and variations of the utility model be covered by the claims, which are within the ordinary skill of the art, be within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure.

Claims (10)

1. Copper bar welding auxiliary mechanism, characterized by, include: the clamping device comprises a clamping jaw module, wherein the clamping jaw module comprises a driving source and clamping jaws, and the driving source is used for driving the clamping jaws to open and close so as to clamp the copper bars; the first driving device is used for driving the clamping jaw module to move along the length direction of the copper bar; the first driving device is arranged on the second driving device and is used for driving the first driving device to move along the width direction of the copper bar;

and the manipulator is used for clamping the copper bars and feeding the copper bars to a welding table of the welding machine.

2. The copper bar welding auxiliary mechanism according to claim 1, wherein a cooling block is further arranged between the driving source and the clamping jaw, a cold circulation pipe is arranged inside the cooling block, the water inlet end of the cold circulation pipe is communicated with the water inlet of the cooling block, and the water outlet end of the cold circulation pipe is communicated with the water outlet of the cooling block.

3. The copper bar welding auxiliary mechanism according to claim 1, wherein a heat insulation plate is further arranged between the driving source and the clamping jaw, and the heat conductivity coefficient of the heat insulation plate is smaller than that of the clamping jaw.

4. A copper bar welding auxiliary mechanism according to claim 3, wherein the heat insulating plate is made of epoxy resin.

5. The copper bar welding auxiliary mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the first driving device comprises a first motor, a first sliding seat, a first sliding block and a first screw rod, wherein the first sliding block is arranged in the first sliding seat in a sliding manner, the first sliding block is in threaded connection with the first screw rod, one end of the first screw rod is in rotary connection with one end of the first sliding seat, the other end of the first screw rod is in transmission connection with the first motor, the first motor is used for driving the first screw rod to rotate, and the clamping jaw module is arranged on the first sliding block.

6. The copper bar welding auxiliary mechanism according to claim 5, wherein the clamping jaw module is fixedly arranged on the first sliding block through a mounting plate, and the mounting plate can be lifted up and down relative to the first sliding block.

7. The copper bar welding auxiliary mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the driving source is a cylinder.

8. A welding apparatus comprising a copper bar welding auxiliary mechanism, a welding machine and a control unit according to any one of claims 1 to 7, said control unit being electrically connected to said copper bar welding auxiliary mechanism and to said welding machine.

9. The welding equipment according to claim 8, further comprising a transfer platform, wherein the transfer platform comprises a base station, a feeding table and a third driving device are arranged on the base station, the feeding table is used for placing copper bars, and the third driving device can drive the feeding table to move in a direction close to and far away from the feeding station.

10. The welding equipment according to claim 9, wherein a fixed tool is further arranged on the feeding table, the fixed tool comprises a pressing cylinder and a pressing plate, the pressing plate is connected with the pressing cylinder, and the pressing cylinder is used for driving the pressing plate to press the copper bars placed on the feeding table.