JP2001160383A - Aggregated cell welding jig - Google Patents

Aggregated cell welding jig

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JP2001160383A
JP2001160383A JP34456099A JP34456099A JP2001160383A JP 2001160383 A JP2001160383 A JP 2001160383A JP 34456099 A JP34456099 A JP 34456099A JP 34456099 A JP34456099 A JP 34456099A JP 2001160383 A JP2001160383 A JP 2001160383A
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unit cell
welding
guide holder
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Inventor
Michitaka Ikeda
道高 池田
Hirohiko Kurata
博彦 倉田
Hiroshi Hamada
浩 濱田
Takayuki Nakada
孝之 仲田
Takashi Fukuhara
敬司 福原
Chihiro Murata
千洋 村田
Yuji Oba
勇二 大庭
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Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an aggregated cell welding jig, in which a unit cell is concisely and certainly able to be held and fixed, and accurate welding operation with less processes is achieved without accompanying complicated processes. SOLUTION: This aggregated cell welding jig 10 consists of an insertion opening 12a, which serves a guiding function for making a unit cell 51 the object configuration when fitting and inserting, and which becomes a working window during welding operation, a box-like guide holder 12 which holds the fitted and inserted unit cells 51 as one piece, a holder rotation mechanism 13 which rotatably supports the guide holder 12 and positions the electrode surface of the unit cell 51 held by the guide holder 12 in an arbitrary direction, a control lever 14 which is attached to the holder rotation mechanism 13, and which can arbitrarily fix the rotating position of the guide holder 12, and a cell support table 15 which props up the unit cell 51 held in the guide holder 12.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

【0001】[0001]

【発明の属する技術分野】本発明は複数の素電池を互い
に固定して集合電池を形成するに際し、各素電池の電極
間を導電材にて適宜連結して直列または並列接続する作
業に使用する集合電池溶接治具に関し、特に溶接する電
極面の迅速かつ円滑な転換を可能にする技術に関する。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is used for connecting a plurality of unit cells to one another in series or in parallel by connecting the electrodes of the unit cells appropriately with a conductive material when forming an assembled battery by fixing the cells together. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an assembly battery welding jig, and more particularly to a technique that enables quick and smooth conversion of an electrode surface to be welded.

【0002】[0002]

【従来の技術】従来の典型的な集合電池の構造図を図5
に示す。この集合電池Aは、3つの円筒形電池51を素
電池として並列配置し各素電池51が直列となるように
電極52間を導電材53にて接続したものである。集合
電池A本体を収納固定しているのは例えば熱収縮チュー
ブからなる外装材54であり、外部に電極端子55とし
て露出させる箇所(図においては、集合電池A左列上方
のプラス電極55a位置及び集合電池10右列下方のマ
イナス電極55b位置)を除き、略一体に集合電池Aを
被覆している。
2. Description of the Related Art FIG.
Shown in In the battery pack A, three cylindrical batteries 51 are arranged in parallel as unit cells, and electrodes 52 are connected by a conductive material 53 so that the unit cells 51 are connected in series. The battery pack A is housed and fixed by, for example, an exterior member 54 made of a heat-shrinkable tube, and is exposed to the outside as an electrode terminal 55 (in the figure, the position of the plus electrode 55a above the left row of the battery pack A and the position thereof). Except for the negative electrode 55b located below the right column of the battery pack 10), the battery pack A is covered almost integrally.

【0003】このような集合電池を製作するにあたり、
複数個の素電池を例えば図5中に示す如く並べて保持し
つつ、各電極間に導電材を掛け渡して溶接する作業が必
要となる。従来、この溶接作業に際して素電池群を一体
に保持しておく溶接治具としては、集合電池製造ライン
の作業台上等において作業員各自が結束テープにて各素
電池群外周を巻回固定するといったテープ自体を治具と
するものや、或いは図6に示す様な、素電池をいわゆる
ドロップイン方式にて挿脱する連通開口部61を対向側
面に一箇所ずつ備え、目的の素電池配置形状に形成され
たボックス状の素電池ホルダ60を溶接治具とし、これ
に素電池を各個嵌挿し保持するといったものがあった。
[0003] In manufacturing such an assembled battery,
For example, while holding a plurality of unit cells side by side as shown in FIG. 5, it is necessary to bridge a conductive material between the electrodes and perform welding. Conventionally, as a welding jig for holding a unit cell group integrally during this welding work, each worker winds and fixes the outer periphery of each unit cell group with a binding tape on a work table of an assembled battery manufacturing line or the like. And a communication opening 61 for inserting and removing a unit cell in a so-called drop-in system, as shown in FIG. The box-shaped unit cell holder 60 formed as described above is used as a welding jig, and each unit cell is inserted and held therein.

【0004】[0004]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】結束テープにて素電池
群を保持固定する従来方法では、一作業毎に所定の結束
テープを必ず消費することで作業コストに含まれる材料
費が自ずと上昇することとなり、また、素電池群を把持
しつつテープを巻回させるといった煩雑でありながら雑
駁な手作業が各作業員に要求されることとなり、作業効
率及び作業精度の両面が低レベル化することは避けがた
い。しかも、作業員毎、一作業毎に作業精度が変動しや
すく、場合によっては素電池群の保持固定が不十分な余
り再固定作業の実施など溶接作業全体の進行を滞らせる
結果に繋がるおそれも十分にある。
In the conventional method of holding and fixing a unit cell group with a binding tape, a predetermined binding tape is always consumed for each operation, so that the material cost included in the operation cost naturally increases. In addition, complicated and irrefutable manual work such as winding the tape while holding the unit cells is required for each worker, and both the working efficiency and the working accuracy are reduced to a low level. Inevitable. In addition, the work accuracy tends to fluctuate for each worker and for each work, and in some cases, the holding and fixing of the unit cells may be insufficient, and the progress of the entire welding work may be delayed, such as performing re-fixing work. There is enough.

【0005】また前述したボックス状素電池ホルダを溶
接治具として用いる方法では、前記結束テープを用いた
場合の如き素電池群の保持固定が不確実となるおそれは
少なくなる。しかし、このホルダが、作業台等上に固定
されつつも回転、揺動、或いは水平移動等が可能である
といった反転移動機能を何ら備えない、いわば単なる
「箱」であることから、素電池を一旦ホルダ内に嵌挿し
てしまえば、作業員に対面する電極面についての溶接作
業についてさえ、溶接機器の備える溶接アーム等と溶接
面との位置整合の微妙さなどから非常に作業が難しく時
間を要することもある。
In the above-described method using the box-shaped cell holder as a welding jig, there is less possibility that the holding and fixing of the cell group as in the case of using the binding tape becomes uncertain. However, since this holder has no reversing movement function such as being capable of rotating, swinging, or horizontally moving while being fixed on a work table or the like, it is simply a “box”. Once inserted into the holder, even the welding work on the electrode surface facing the operator is extremely difficult due to the delicate alignment of the welding arm etc. of the welding equipment and the welding surface, etc. Sometimes it takes.

【0006】ましてや、ホルダ内に嵌挿した素電池群の
底面にも溶接作業を施す必要があれば、連通開口部から
の素電池飛び出し落下を頻発させつつホルダ自体を反転
させて溶接面を溶接機器に対面させるか、或いは、取り
出し機構など特に有しないホルダ内から素電池群を取り
出し天地を入れ替えて再び嵌挿し同様の作業を行うとい
った煩雑な工程の増加が不可避となっていた。
Furthermore, if it is necessary to perform welding work also on the bottom surface of the unit cell group inserted into the holder, the unit itself is inverted while the unit cell is inverted while the unit cell frequently jumps out of the communication opening and falls. It has been inevitable that an increase in the number of complicated steps, such as facing the device or taking out a unit cell group from a holder that does not particularly have a take-out mechanism, replacing the top and bottom, and re-inserting and performing the same work, has been inevitable.

【0007】また、このホルダにおいて素電池を挿脱す
る連通開口部は、ホルダ内に収納される全ての素電池各
々の端面を露出する形状及びサイズであったため、電極
間に導電材を掛け渡して溶接を行う必要がない電極にま
で誤って誤溶接を行ういわゆるケアレスミスが少なから
ず発生し、修正作業を後に行う必要が生じたり、またミ
ス自体気付かれず集合電池製造全体についての歩留まり
の悪化を招くことともなっていた。
In addition, since the communication opening for inserting and removing the unit cells in the holder has a shape and a size that expose the end faces of all the cells contained in the holder, a conductive material is bridged between the electrodes. Not so many careless mistakes that mistakenly weld electrodes even to electrodes that do not need to be welded occur, and it is necessary to carry out correction work later, or the mistake itself is not noticed and the yield of the entire assembled battery production deteriorates. I was also invited.

【0008】そこで、本発明はこのような従来の課題に
着目してなされたもので、簡便確実に素電池群の保持固
定が可能であり、また、煩雑な工程を伴うことなく精度
の良い溶接作業を少ない工程数にて実現する集合電池溶
接治具を提供するものである。
Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of such a conventional problem, and it is possible to easily and reliably hold and fix a unit cell group, and to perform accurate welding without complicated steps. An object of the present invention is to provide an assembled battery welding jig that realizes work with a small number of steps.

【0009】[0009]

【課題を解決するための手段】本発明は上記目的を達成
する為になされ、集合電池を形成するに際して各素電池
の電極間を導電材にて適宜連結する作業に用いられる集
合電池溶接治具であって、各素電池の嵌挿時には素電池
を目的の配置形状となすガイド機能を果たし、溶接作業
時には作業窓となりうる嵌挿開口部を備え、嵌挿された
素電池同士を一体に保持しその電極面を統一するボック
ス状のガイドホルダと、このガイドホルダを回転自在に
軸支してこれに保持された素電池の電極面を任意方向に
位置づけ可能なホルダ回転機構と、このホルダ回転機構
に取り付けられて前記ガイドホルダの回転位置を任意固
定可能な制御レバーと、前記ガイドホルダ内に保持され
た素電池を下支えする電池支持台とを備えることを特徴
とする。
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to achieve the above object, and is an assembly battery welding jig used for appropriately connecting electrodes of each unit cell with a conductive material when forming an assembly battery. It has a function of guiding each unit cell into a desired arrangement shape when each unit cell is inserted and has a fitting opening that can be a work window during welding work, and integrally holds the inserted unit cells. A box-shaped guide holder for unifying the electrode surface, a holder rotating mechanism capable of rotatably supporting the guide holder and positioning an electrode surface of a unit cell held in the guide holder in an arbitrary direction; A control lever attached to a mechanism and capable of arbitrarily fixing the rotational position of the guide holder; and a battery support base for supporting the unit cells held in the guide holder.

【0010】また第2の発明は、上記第1の発明におけ
る前記ガイドホルダにおいて、ガイドホルダに保持され
た素電池について、溶接作業を要しない部位の前記嵌挿
開口部がマスキング部により適宜に閉塞されていること
を特徴とする。
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the guide holder according to the first aspect of the present invention, for the unit cell held by the guide holder, the fitting opening of a portion not requiring welding work is appropriately closed by a masking portion. It is characterized by having been done.

【0011】第3の発明は、上記第1または第2の発明
における前記ガイドホルダにおいて、ガイドホルダ上の
前記導電材配置位置にその導電材形状に適応する位置決
め凹部が設けられていることを特徴とする。
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the guide holder according to the first or second aspect, a positioning recess adapted to the shape of the conductive material is provided at the position of the conductive material on the guide holder. And

【0012】第4の発明は、上記第1〜3のうちいずれ
かの発明における前記ガイドホルダにおいて、ガイドホ
ルダにおける前記嵌挿開口部と対向する側面角隅につま
み出し用の挿脱開口部が設けられていることを特徴とす
る。
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the guide holder according to any one of the first to third aspects, an insertion / removal opening for picking out is provided at a corner of a side face of the guide holder facing the insertion / removal opening. It is characterized by being provided.

【0013】さらに第5の発明は、上記第1〜4のうち
いずれかの発明において、溶接作業台に支持固定された
固定枠体を設け、前記ガイドホルダと、ホルダ回転機構
と、制御レバーと、電池支持台との一体構造物を前記固
定枠体の内側の平面上に滑動自在に配設したことを特徴
とする。
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fourth aspects, a fixed frame body supported and fixed to the welding work table is provided, and the guide holder, the holder rotating mechanism, and the control lever are provided. An integrated structure with the battery support is slidably disposed on a plane inside the fixed frame.

【0014】[0014]

【発明の実施の形態】図1は本発明の実施例における集
合電池溶接治具を示す平面図であり、図2は同断面図で
ある。また、係る集合電池溶接治具を使用して溶接作業
が施され組立てられる集合電池の概略構造としては前記
図5の集合電池Aを参照するものとする。本発明の集合
電池溶接治具10は、実際に集合電池Aの組立を行う工
場内に設定された作業台上等において各作業員もしくは
作業グループ毎に設置されるものであり、通常は多数の
該集合電池溶接治具10が並設されライン化されている
のが一般的である。
FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an assembled battery welding jig according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the same. 5 is referred to for the schematic structure of an assembled battery to be assembled by performing a welding operation using such an assembled battery welding jig. The assembled battery welding jig 10 of the present invention is installed for each worker or each work group on a work table or the like set in a factory where the assembled battery A is actually assembled. Generally, the battery assembly welding jigs 10 are arranged side by side to form a line.

【0015】この集合電池溶接治具10の概略構造とし
ては、作業台W上にボルトネジB等を利用して強固に締
結固定された固定枠体11を基底部分とし、その内平面
11a上において滑動自在に治具本体10aが固定され
る構造となっている。治具本体10aとは、基底盤10
b上において一体となった、ガイドホルダ12、ホルダ
回転機構13、制御レバー14、及び電池支持台15と
から主に構成されている。
As a schematic structure of the assembled battery welding jig 10, a fixed frame 11 firmly fastened and fixed on a work table W using a bolt screw B or the like is used as a base portion, and slides on an inner plane 11a thereof. The jig body 10a is freely fixed. The jig body 10a is a base plate 10
It is mainly composed of a guide holder 12, a holder rotating mechanism 13, a control lever 14, and a battery support 15 which are integrated on b.

【0016】ガイドホルダ12とは、集合電池Aを構成
する素電池51(図5参照。以下同様)をいわゆる「ド
ロップイン」方式にて嵌挿することによりこの素電池5
1を目的の配置形状(例えば並列配置等)へと自ずと収
斂させるガイド機能を果たし、素電池51の備える各電
極52間に適宜導電材53を掛け渡して溶接作業を行う
際には溶接機器を当接接近させ実際の作業窓となりうる
嵌挿開口部12a(ここでは矩形楕円形状)を対向側面
に1箇所づつ計2箇所備えるボックス状のホルダであ
る。
The unit holder 5 is formed by inserting a unit cell 51 (see FIG. 5; the same applies hereinafter) constituting the assembled cell A in a so-called "drop-in" manner.
1 performs a guide function of naturally converging to a target arrangement shape (for example, a parallel arrangement, etc.), and when performing welding work by appropriately arranging a conductive material 53 between the electrodes 52 of the unit cell 51, a welding device is used. This is a box-shaped holder provided with a total of two fitting insertion openings 12a (here, rectangular elliptical shapes) that can be brought into close contact with each other and serve as actual working windows, one at each of the opposing side surfaces.

【0017】上記ガイドホルダ12において、このホル
ダ12内に一体に保持された素電池51のうち、溶接作
業を要しない電極を有する素電池51aが嵌挿される部
位の嵌挿開口部12aについてはマスキング部16によ
り適宜閉塞されている。このマスキング部16は図中に
おいてはホルダ12下面に位置しており、この場合、ホ
ルダ12内で係るマスキング部16を底面にして下支え
保持される素電池51aを一方の支持支点とし、基底盤
10b上にあって素電池51を底部から支持する電池支
持台15上の素電池51底面を他方の支持支点とするこ
とでホルダ12内の素電池群の落下を防止し確実な保持
を図るといった副次的な機能をも発揮することが出来
る。一方、ホルダ12の回転によりマスキング部16が
ホルダ12上面に位置する場合には、上記したマスキン
グ部16本来の誤溶接防止の機能を発現する。
In the guide holder 12, of the unit cells 51 integrally held in the holder 12, masking is performed on the insertion opening portion 12a at a portion where the unit cell 51a having an electrode that does not require welding work is inserted. The part 16 is appropriately closed. The masking portion 16 is located on the lower surface of the holder 12 in the drawing. In this case, the unit cell 51a supported and held with the masking portion 16 in the holder 12 as the bottom surface is used as one support fulcrum, and the base plate 10b By using the bottom surface of the unit cell 51 on the battery support base 15 that supports the unit cell 51 from the bottom as the other support fulcrum, the unit group in the holder 12 is prevented from falling and secure holding is performed. The following functions can also be exhibited. On the other hand, when the masking portion 16 is positioned on the upper surface of the holder 12 due to the rotation of the holder 12, the function of preventing the masking portion 16 from being erroneously welded is exhibited.

【0018】また、ガイドホルダ12内に一体に保持さ
れた素電池51の各電極52に溶接される導電材53の
うち、集合電池A外方に突出する導電材53aについ
て、ガイドホルダ12上の導電材53a配置位置に導電
材形状に適応する位置決め凹部12bが設けられてい
る。本実施例においては単に平面矩形で断面半円状(図
示しない)の凹部を想定したがこれに限定されず、種々
の導電材形状に応じて様々な形状に設定することが可能
である。
Of the conductive material 53 welded to each electrode 52 of the unit cell 51 integrally held in the guide holder 12, a conductive material 53a protruding outside the assembled battery A is provided on the guide holder 12. A positioning concave portion 12b adapted to the shape of the conductive material is provided at the position where the conductive material 53a is arranged. In the present embodiment, a concave portion having a flat rectangular shape and a semicircular cross section (not shown) is assumed, but the present invention is not limited to this, and various shapes can be set according to various conductive material shapes.

【0019】この位置決め凹部12bの存在により溶接
作業を行う作業員は何ら躊躇することなく導電材53a
の配置位置を決定し、効率よく作業を進めることができ
るのである。これにより誤溶接等のいわゆるケアレスミ
スも低減され集合電池Aの不良品率を改善することにも
つながる。更に、前記嵌挿開口部12aと対向するホル
ダ側面角隅には、素電池51自体を把持或いは押圧する
ことにより素電池51単体或いは集合電池Aの挿脱を可
能ならしめる挿脱開口部12cが設けられており、作業
効率向上の一助となっている。
Due to the presence of the positioning recess 12b, the worker performing the welding work does not hesitate to do so without any hesitation.
It is possible to determine the arrangement position of the device and work efficiently. As a result, so-called careless mistakes such as erroneous welding are reduced, and the defective product rate of the assembled battery A is improved. Further, at the corner of the side of the holder facing the insertion opening 12a, an insertion / removal opening 12c that allows the unit cell 51 alone or the assembled battery A to be inserted / removed by grasping or pressing the unit cell 51 itself. Provided to help improve work efficiency.

【0020】上述のガイドホルダ12内で一体に保持さ
れた素電池51をこのガイドホルダ12を介して回転自
在に軸支してその電極面を任意方向に位置づけ可能とす
るのがホルダ回転機構13であり、ガイドホルダ12を
長手方向に挟持して軸支する回転軸13aと、この回転
軸13aを枢支するホルダ架台13bとから構成され
る。回転自体を担う機構としては、回転軸端部周面に取
付けられるベアリング機構や、或いは単に摩擦を低減し
平滑化した樹脂材等を組み付けた機構など、いずれの機
構でも採用することが出来る。
The unit cell 51 integrally held in the guide holder 12 is rotatably supported via the guide holder 12 so that its electrode surface can be positioned in any direction. And a rotation shaft 13a that supports the guide holder 12 by sandwiching it in the longitudinal direction and a holder base 13b that supports the rotation shaft 13a. As the mechanism for performing the rotation itself, any mechanism such as a bearing mechanism attached to the peripheral surface of the end portion of the rotating shaft or a mechanism in which a resin material or the like that simply reduces friction and is smoothed can be adopted.

【0021】また、上記ホルダ回転機構13にはこのホ
ルダ回転機構13の回転を起動制御しガイドホルダ12
の回転位置を任意固定可能な制御レバー14が取付けら
れている。係る制御レバー14は、前記回転軸13aに
対しその回転円周外方に向け取付けられ、その連結部位
については円筒状の締結治具14aにより回転軸13a
と制御レバー14とを一体に包含しピン等を用いて両者
の締結固定が施されることとなる。
The holder rotating mechanism 13 is controlled to start the rotation of the holder rotating mechanism 13 to control the guide holder 12 to rotate.
A control lever 14 capable of arbitrarily fixing the rotational position of the control lever 14 is attached. The control lever 14 is attached to the rotation shaft 13a so as to extend outward from the circumference of the rotation, and the connection portion of the control lever 14 is rotated by the cylindrical fastening jig 14a.
And the control lever 14 are integrally included, and the both are fastened and fixed using a pin or the like.

【0022】図3は本発明の実施例における第一使用状
態を示す説明図であり、図4は同第二使用状態を示す説
明図である。上述した本実施例における集合電池溶接治
具10を実際に使用する場合の使用状態を手順と共に以
下に示す。
FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a first use state in the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing the second use state. A use state when the assembled battery welding jig 10 in the present embodiment described above is actually used is shown below together with a procedure.

【0023】まず、複数の素電池51をガイドホルダ1
2内に向け嵌挿開口部12aを通じて順次スロットイン
する(工程1:素電池嵌挿作業とする)。この作業に際
しては各素電池51の備える電極の正負方向を確認しい
わゆる逆挿となることがないよう、特にマスキング部1
6内に収納される素電池51a(図3の素電池配置状態
では電極溶接されることが無いもの)の電極方向に注意
することが重要なのは後の溶接作業を想起すれば勿論の
ことである。このスロットイン作業により、マスキング
部16と電池支持台15とを支持支点とし、素電池51
は所定の配列となってガイドホルダ12内に保持される
こととなる。
First, the plurality of unit cells 51 are placed in the guide holder 1.
2 are sequentially slotted in through the fitting opening 12a (step 1: unit cell fitting operation). In this operation, the positive / negative direction of the electrodes included in each unit cell 51 is checked, and the masking unit 1 is particularly installed so that the so-called reverse insertion is not performed.
It is, of course, important to pay attention to the electrode direction of the unit cells 51a housed in the unit 6 (the electrodes are not welded in the unit cell arrangement state of FIG. 3), as a matter of course, when recalling the later welding operation. . By this slot-in operation, the masking unit 16 and the battery support 15 are used as support fulcrums to
Are held in the guide holder 12 in a predetermined arrangement.

【0024】次に、ガイドホルダ12の嵌挿開口部12
aから露出する素電池51の電極間に導電材53を溶接
する作業を行う(工程2:溶接作業1とする)。導電材
53としてはアルミや炭素製等の舌片状材料を用い、ま
たそれ以外にも導電材53と組合わせて用いることで溶
接作業を容易にする各種樹脂材等を用い、抵抗溶接法或
いは超音波溶着法等の各種溶接手段により素電池51の
電極間を電気的に連結する。この溶接作業に供される溶
接機器は、主に作業現場における作業台上方に固定さ
れ、それほど自在に作業台上を引き回すことが出来ない
固定式の場合が多い為、溶接作業開始に先だって固定支
持枠11の内平面11a上において治具本体10aを適
宜スライドさせて溶接機器との位置マッチング作業を実
施する。
Next, the insertion opening 12 of the guide holder 12
An operation of welding the conductive material 53 between the electrodes of the unit cell 51 exposed from a is performed (step 2: welding operation 1). As the conductive material 53, a tongue-shaped material such as aluminum or carbon is used. In addition, various resin materials or the like which facilitate welding work by being used in combination with the conductive material 53 are used. The electrodes of the unit cell 51 are electrically connected by various welding means such as an ultrasonic welding method. The welding equipment used for this welding work is mainly fixed above the work table at the work site, and in many cases it is a fixed type that can not be routed so freely on the work table, so it is fixed and supported before starting the welding work The jig body 10a is appropriately slid on the inner plane 11a of the frame 11 to perform a position matching operation with the welding equipment.

【0025】上記溶接作業が完了した後、ガイドホルダ
12と連結されたホルダ回転機構13の備える制御レバ
ー14を回転させ(図3中では紙面下方から上方へ)、
集合電池10の溶接面を反転させる作業を行う(工程
3:溶接面反転作業とする)。溶接面の反転後の治具状
態は図4に第二使用状態として示されている。この反転
作業を行って未溶接箇所が露出されれば、上記工程2と
同様の電極間の溶接作業を実施する(工程4:溶接作業
2とする)。素電池51のうち集合電池10外方に突出
する導電材53aを溶接すべきものがあれば、ガイドホ
ルダ12上に設けられた位置決め凹部12bにその突出
導電材53aを嵌着させることで、溶接位置の齟齬無く
作業を簡便に行うことが出来る。
After the above-mentioned welding operation is completed, the control lever 14 of the holder rotating mechanism 13 connected to the guide holder 12 is rotated (in FIG. 3, from below to above in FIG. 3),
An operation of inverting the welding surface of the battery pack 10 is performed (step 3: welding surface inversion operation). The state of the jig after the reversal of the welding surface is shown in FIG. 4 as a second use state. If the unwelded portion is exposed by performing the reversing operation, the same welding operation between the electrodes as in the above step 2 is performed (step 4: welding operation 2). If any of the unit cells 51 is to be welded with the conductive material 53a protruding outward from the assembled battery 10, the protruding conductive material 53a is fitted into the positioning recess 12b provided on the guide holder 12, so that the welding position is adjusted. The work can be performed easily without any inconsistency.

【0026】工程4の溶接作業2が終了すれば溶接作業
全工程は完了し、組立てられた集合電池Aを挿脱開口部
12cより把持するなどして抜去して外装パッキングな
どの次工程に搬送されることになる。
When the welding operation 2 in the step 4 is completed, the entire welding operation is completed, and the assembled battery A is removed from the insertion / removal opening 12c by grasping it and conveyed to the next step such as exterior packing. Will be done.

【0027】ここで比較として、結束テープを用いて複
数の素電池を保持固定し溶接作業を行う比較例1と、従
来のボックス状素電池ホルダ60を溶接治具として溶接
作業を行う比較例2とを挙げ、本実施例と併せてその工
程表を表1に示す。
Here, for comparison, a comparative example 1 in which a plurality of unit cells are held and fixed using a binding tape to perform a welding operation, and a comparative example 2 in which a conventional box-shaped unit cell holder 60 is used as a welding jig to perform a welding operation. Table 1 shows the process chart together with this example.

【0028】[0028]

【表1】 [Table 1]

【0029】本発明の集合電池溶接治具10を用いて溶
接作業を行った場合、上述したように全4工程で作業は
終了するが、比較例1では、素電池と溶接機器との溶接
位置合わせ工程及びスライド位置合わせ工程が各2工程
で計4工程、加えて、テープ結束された素電池が溶接機
器による多点同時溶接に適応しないため溶接作業が計4
工程も行われることとなり、本実施例と共通の工程も含
めて全10工程も必要となる。
When the welding operation is performed using the assembled battery welding jig 10 of the present invention, the operation is completed in all four steps as described above, but in Comparative Example 1, the welding position between the unit cell and the welding equipment is The alignment process and the slide positioning process are a total of 4 processes each of 2 processes. In addition, since the unit cells that are bound with tape are not compatible with multipoint simultaneous welding by welding equipment, a total of 4 welding operations are required.
The steps are also performed, and a total of ten steps are required including the steps common to this embodiment.

【0030】他方、比較例2では、本発明の溶接治具1
0の如きホルダ回転機構13や固定枠体11と治具本体
10aとの滑動性といった、ぶれ無く固定された上での
移動自由度をもたらす機能は備えられていない為に溶接
位置合わせ工程を本発明の実施例と同様の工程とは別に
行う必要が生じてくる。従ってこの場合の全工程は5工
程となっている。つまりいずれの比較例にしても、本発
明の集合電池溶接治具10を用いた場合と比して工程数
の増加は否めず、それに伴う生産効率の低下と各種コス
トの上昇は避けがたいのである。
On the other hand, in Comparative Example 2, the welding jig 1 of the present invention was used.
Since there is no function for providing the degree of freedom of movement after being fixed without deviation, such as the sliding property between the holder rotating mechanism 13 and the fixed frame body 11 and the jig main body 10a, such as 0, the welding position adjustment step is performed. It becomes necessary to perform the process separately from the same steps as those of the embodiment of the invention. Therefore, all the steps in this case are five steps. That is, in any of the comparative examples, an increase in the number of steps cannot be denied as compared with the case where the assembled battery welding jig 10 of the present invention is used. is there.

【0031】工程数の多少や作業の困難度、煩雑性など
に大きく影響される生産効率、歩留まり、生産コストの
いわゆる生産の3要素それぞれについて、集合電池10
00ヶ生産当たりの組付け工数(hour)、溶接ミス
等の不良発生率(%)、集合電池1ヶ当たりのコスト
(本発明を100とした場合)として捉えデータ化した
ものが次に示す表2である。
For each of the so-called production factors of production efficiency, yield, and production cost, which are greatly affected by the number of steps, the difficulty of work, the complexity, etc.
The following table shows data obtained by assembling man-hours per hour (hour), the rate of occurrence of defects such as welding errors (%), and the cost per unit battery (assuming the present invention is 100). 2.

【0032】[0032]

【表2】 [Table 2]

【0033】本発明と比較例1及び2とを比較すれば、
組付け工数時間については本発明の19時間より比較例
1が4.5時間(約23%増し)増し、比較例2が3時
間(約15%増し)増しとなり、短時間に大規模生産を
行うことが一般的である昨今の製造事情を鑑みれば、そ
の差は生産を行えば行うほど拡大し看過することが出来
なくなるのは間違いない。また、不良発生率に着目する
と、両比較例における該発生率が1%となっているのに
対し、本発明では不良発生皆無である。その差は1%で
はあるが、製造業において不良発生率ゼロを達成するこ
とは通常非常に困難であり、日々その改善に向け努力し
ている状況下では、不良発生率がゼロであることがこの
場合重要である。また、これらの工数と不良発生率を関
係因子として含む製造コストも自ずとそれらを反映した
結果(本発明と比して各比較例1、2が5%及び3%の
コスト高になっている)を示しているのである。
When the present invention is compared with Comparative Examples 1 and 2,
As for the assembly man-hours, the comparative example 1 increased by 4.5 hours (approximately 23% increase) and the comparative example 2 increased by 3 hours (approximately 15% increase) from 19 hours of the present invention. In light of the current manufacturing situation where it is common to do this, there is no doubt that the greater the production, the greater the difference and the more it becomes impossible to overlook. Further, focusing on the defect occurrence rate, the occurrence rate is 1% in both comparative examples, whereas no defect occurrence is found in the present invention. Although the difference is 1%, it is usually very difficult for the manufacturing industry to achieve a defect rate of zero, and in the situation where efforts are being made daily to improve the defect rate, the defect rate may be zero. This is important in this case. In addition, the manufacturing costs including the man-hours and the defect occurrence rate as related factors naturally reflect the manufacturing costs (comparative examples 1 and 2 have higher costs of 5% and 3% compared to the present invention). It is shown.

【0034】つまり、本発明の集合電池溶接治具10を
用いれば、生産効率、歩留まり、及び生産コストの各面
で従来より際立って優れた改善性を得ることができ、煩
雑な工程を伴うことなく簡便確実に精度の良い溶接作業
を少ない工程数にて実現するといった本発明の目的を達
成するのである。
In other words, the use of the assembled battery welding jig 10 of the present invention makes it possible to obtain remarkably excellent improvements in terms of production efficiency, yield, and production cost as compared with the conventional art, and involves complicated steps. This achieves the object of the present invention to realize a highly accurate welding operation simply and reliably with a small number of steps.

【0035】[0035]

【発明の効果】本発明の集合電池溶接治具によれば、治
具内に簡便円滑に嵌挿された素電池を確実一体に保持
し、この素電池をガイドホルダを介して回転させてその
電極面を任意方向に位置づけると共に、固定枠体の内平
面上を自在に滑動させることが可能であるから、溶接機
器の備える溶接アーム等と溶接面との位置整合の微妙な
作業も容易に行えることとなり、煩雑な作業を簡便化し
作業全体の効率を大幅に上昇させる格別な効果を奏する
のである。
According to the assembled battery welding jig of the present invention, the unit cell which is simply and smoothly inserted into the jig is securely held integrally, and the unit cell is rotated via the guide holder. Since the electrode surface can be positioned in any direction and can slide freely on the inner plane of the fixed frame, delicate work of positional alignment between the welding arm and the like of the welding equipment and the welding surface can be easily performed. As a result, there is a special effect that simplifies complicated work and greatly increases the efficiency of the entire work.

【0036】また、ホルダ内に嵌挿した素電池の底面に
溶接作業を施す必要があっても、ホルダを反転させ下面
の開口箇所等を適宜使用して作業を行えば、溶接面の反
転に伴う素電池の飛び出し落下等を憂慮することはな
く、またホルダから素電池を一々取り出して天地変えを
する必要が無いのは上記効果で明らかである。更に、全
ての溶接作業が完了した後においては、本発明の挿脱開
口部より集合電池底部を把持して抜去するなどすれば、
溶接作業の完了した集合電池を容易に回収することが出
来る。
Also, even if it is necessary to perform welding work on the bottom surface of the unit cell inserted in the holder, if the work is performed by inverting the holder and appropriately using an opening on the lower surface, the welding surface can be inverted. It is clear from the above-mentioned effect that there is no need to take out the unit cells one by one from the holder and change the top and bottom without worrying that the unit cells jump out and fall. Furthermore, after all welding operations are completed, if the battery pack bottom is gripped and removed from the insertion / removal opening of the present invention,
The assembled battery after the welding operation can be easily collected.

【0037】加えて、治具内に嵌挿された素電池の電極
面が、被覆溶接箇所を除きマスキングされ、また、集合
電池外方に突出する導電材についてはホルダ上の位置決
め凹部にて容易に溶接位置の決定を行えるから全体とし
て誤溶接の発生を著しく低減する事が出来、不良品発生
率の改善とコストダウンとを同時に図る効果をも発現す
るのである。
In addition, the electrode surface of the unit cell inserted into the jig is masked except for the welding portion, and the conductive material protruding outside the assembled battery is easily formed by the positioning recess on the holder. Since the welding position can be determined in a short time, the occurrence of erroneous welding can be significantly reduced as a whole, and the effect of simultaneously improving the defective product occurrence rate and reducing the cost can be exhibited.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of the drawings]

【図1】本発明の実施例における集合電池溶接治具を示
す平面図である。
FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an assembled battery welding jig according to an embodiment of the present invention.

【図2】本発明の実施例における集合電池溶接治具を示
す断面図である。
FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing an assembled battery welding jig according to the embodiment of the present invention.

【図3】本発明の実施例における第一使用状態を示す説
明図である。
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a first use state in the embodiment of the present invention.

【図4】本発明の実施例における第二使用状態を示す説
明図である。
FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a second use state in the embodiment of the present invention.

【図5】従来の典型的な集合電池の構造図である。FIG. 5 is a structural view of a conventional typical collective battery.

【図6】従来の集合電池溶接治具であるボックス状素電
池ホルダを示す説明図である。
FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a box-shaped cell holder which is a conventional assembled battery welding jig.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

A 集合電池 10 集合電池溶接治具 12 ガイドホルダ 12a 嵌挿開口部 13 ホルダ回転機構 14 制御レバー 15 電池支持台 51 素電池 A Collective Battery 10 Collective Battery Welding Jig 12 Guide Holder 12a Fitting Opening 13 Holder Rotation Mechanism 14 Control Lever 15 Battery Support 51 Cell

───────────────────────────────────────────────────── フロントページの続き (72)発明者 濱田 浩 東京都港区新橋5丁目36番11号 富士電気 化学株式会社内 (72)発明者 仲田 孝之 東京都港区新橋5丁目36番11号 富士電気 化学株式会社内 (72)発明者 福原 敬司 東京都港区新橋5丁目36番11号 富士電気 化学株式会社内 (72)発明者 村田 千洋 東京都港区新橋5丁目36番11号 富士電気 化学株式会社内 (72)発明者 大庭 勇二 東京都港区新橋5丁目36番11号 富士電気 化学株式会社内 Fターム(参考) 5H020 AA01 AS06 BB09 CC12  ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Hiroshi Hamada 5-36-11 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo Inside Fuji Electric Chemical Co., Ltd. (72) Takayuki Nakata 5-36-11 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo Fuji Inside Electrochemical Co., Ltd. (72) Keiji Fukuhara, Inventor Keiji Fukuhara 5-36-11, Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo Inside Fuji Electric Chemical Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Chihiro Murata 5-36-11, Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo Fuji Electric Chemical (72) Inventor Yuji Ohba 5-36-11 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo Fuji Electric Chemical Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 5H020 AA01 AS06 BB09 CC12

Claims (5)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】 集合電池を形成するに際して各素電池の
電極間を導電材にて適宜連結する作業に用いられる集合
電池溶接治具であって、 各素電池の嵌挿時には素電池を目的の配置形状となすガ
イド機能を果たし、溶接作業時には作業窓となりうる嵌
挿開口部を備え、嵌挿された素電池同士を一体に保持し
その電極面を統一するボックス状のガイドホルダと、こ
のガイドホルダを回転自在に軸支してこれに保持された
素電池の電極面を任意方向に位置づけ可能なホルダ回転
機構と、このホルダ回転機構に取り付けられて前記ガイ
ドホルダの回転位置を任意固定可能な制御レバーと、前
記ガイドホルダ内に保持された素電池を下支えする電池
支持台とを備えることを特徴とする集合電池溶接治具。
An assembly battery welding jig used for appropriately connecting electrodes of each unit cell with a conductive material when forming the unit cell, wherein the unit cell is inserted when each unit cell is inserted. A box-shaped guide holder, which has a fitting opening that can serve as a working window during welding work, has a fitting opening that can be a work window during welding work, integrally holds the fitted unit cells, and unifies the electrode surfaces thereof, A holder rotation mechanism that rotatably supports a holder and positions an electrode surface of a unit cell held by the holder in an arbitrary direction, and a rotation position of the guide holder that is attached to the holder rotation mechanism and can arbitrarily fix a rotation position of the guide holder. An assembly battery welding jig, comprising: a control lever; and a battery support base for supporting a unit cell held in the guide holder.
【請求項2】 請求項1において、前記ガイドホルダに
保持された素電池について、溶接作業を要しない部位の
前記嵌挿開口部がマスキング部により適宜に閉塞されて
いることを特徴とする集合電池溶接治具。
2. The assembled battery according to claim 1, wherein the insertion opening portion of the unit cell held by the guide holder, which does not require welding work, is appropriately closed by a masking portion. Welding jig.
【請求項3】 請求項1または2において、前記ガイド
ホルダ上の前記導電材配置位置にその導電材形状に適応
する位置決め凹部が設けられていることを特徴とする集
合電池溶接治具。
3. The assembled battery welding jig according to claim 1, wherein a positioning recess adapted to the shape of the conductive material is provided at the conductive material disposing position on the guide holder.
【請求項4】 請求項1〜3のいずれかにおいて、前記
ガイドホルダにおける前記嵌挿開口部と対向する側面角
隅につまみ出し用の挿脱開口部が設けられていることを
特徴とする集合電池溶接治具。
4. An assembly according to claim 1, wherein a guide opening is provided at a corner of a side surface of said guide holder facing said fitting opening. Battery welding jig.
【請求項5】 請求項1〜4のいずれかにおいて、溶接
作業台に支持固定された固定枠体を設け、前記ガイドホ
ルダと、ホルダ回転機構と、制御レバーと、電池支持台
との一体構造物を前記固定枠体の内側の平面上に滑動自
在に配設したことを特徴とする集合電池溶接治具。
5. The welding frame according to claim 1, further comprising a fixed frame supported and fixed to the welding work table, wherein the guide holder, the holder rotating mechanism, the control lever, and the battery support table are integrally formed. An assembly battery welding jig, wherein an object is slidably disposed on a plane inside the fixed frame body.
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