阅读说明：本技术 电池上料机构和多电池产品信息追溯方法 (Battery feeding mechanism and multi-battery product information tracing method ) 是由 不公告发明人 于 2019-12-03 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明公开了一种电池上料机构,用于实现多电池产品信息追溯,其特征在于,包括：输送组件；上料组件；所述输送组件上还设置有缓存工位,所述缓存工位设置在所述上料工位和所述下料工位之间；所述缓存工位上工位数为N+1,且在距所述上料工位较近的两个工位处分别设置有第一传感器组件和第二传感器组件,分别用于检测所述两个工位处是否存在所述工件；信号传输组件,用于接收所述第一传感器组件和第二传感器组件的信号,当所述第一传感器组件出现无工件以及所述第二传感器组件出现有工件的信号时,电池上料机构继续运转,否则报警或停止所述输送组件的传输。通过增加两个传感器来检测指定位置的电池来达到二次确定的目的。(The invention discloses a battery feeding mechanism, which is used for realizing information tracing of multi-battery products and is characterized by comprising the following components: a delivery assembly; a feeding assembly; the conveying assembly is also provided with a buffer station, and the buffer station is arranged between the feeding station and the discharging station; the number of stations on the cache station is N +1, and a first sensor assembly and a second sensor assembly are respectively arranged at two stations close to the feeding station and are respectively used for detecting whether the workpieces exist at the two stations; and the signal transmission assembly is used for receiving signals of the first sensor assembly and the second sensor assembly, when the first sensor assembly has no workpiece and the second sensor assembly has a workpiece, the battery feeding mechanism continues to operate, otherwise, the transmission of the conveying assembly is alarmed or stopped. The secondary determination is achieved by adding two sensors to detect the battery at a given location.)

1. Battery feed mechanism for realize that many battery product information traces back, its characterized in that includes:

a conveying assembly (1) for conveying the workpieces from a loading station to a blanking station (14);

the feeding assembly is arranged at a feeding station of the conveying assembly (1) and used for sequentially conveying workpieces to the feeding station on the conveying assembly (1) in batches, the number of the workpieces in each batch is N, and at least one station is arranged between every two adjacent batches;

the conveying assembly (1) is further provided with a buffer storage station (13), the buffer storage station (13) is arranged between the feeding station and the blanking station (14), and a baffle assembly is arranged between the buffer storage station (13) and the blanking station (14) and used for limiting the workpiece to move to the blanking station (14);

the number of stations on the cache station (13) is N +1, and a first sensor assembly (15) and a second sensor assembly (16) are respectively arranged at two stations close to the feeding station and are respectively used for detecting whether the workpieces exist at the two stations;

and the signal transmission assembly is used for receiving signals of the first sensor assembly (15) and the second sensor assembly (16), when the first sensor assembly (15) has no workpiece and the second sensor assembly (16) has a workpiece signal, the battery feeding mechanism continues to operate, otherwise, the transmission of the conveying assembly (1) is alarmed or stopped.

2. The battery feeding mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the feeding assembly is a turntable assembly, the turntable assembly is provided with a plurality of grooves for placing workpieces, and the turntable assembly intersects with the conveying assembly (1) at a first feeding position and a second feeding position respectively.

3. The battery feed mechanism according to claim 2, further comprising a fourth sensor assembly (18) and a fifth sensor assembly (19) for detecting whether there is a workpiece at the first and second feed levels, respectively, for counting the number of workpieces entering the conveyor assembly (1).

4. The battery charging mechanism according to claim 3, wherein an information reading component (20) is arranged between the first charging position and the second charging position for reading information of the workpiece.

5. The battery charging mechanism of claim 1, wherein the baffle assembly comprises:

the fixing plate (8) is provided with N cambered surface grooves (12) side by side, and the N cambered surface grooves are used for fixing N workpieces;

the driving piece is connected with the fixing plate (8) and used for driving the fixing plate (8) to move towards or away from the blanking station (14).

6. Battery feed mechanism according to claim 5, characterised in that the baffle assembly is further provided with a sliding assembly for guiding the movement of the fixing plate (8).

7. The battery charging mechanism according to claim 6, wherein the baffle assembly further comprises a baffle (9) disposed at an end of the fixing plate (8) for limiting a next batch of the workpieces.

8. The battery charging mechanism according to claim 1, further comprising a third sensor assembly (17) disposed at the blanking station (14).

9. The multi-battery product information tracing method is characterized by comprising the following steps:

collecting information of the workpiece at a feeding station;

the workpieces are transported to a blanking station (14) in batches, the number of the workpieces in each batch is N, and at least one station is arranged between every two batches (under the description of the specification part);

the blanking station (14) can bear workpieces with the number of stations being N +1, and a first sensor assembly (15) and a second sensor assembly (16) are sequentially arranged on two stations close to the feeding station and are respectively used for detecting whether the workpieces exist in the two stations;

when all the workpieces in each batch are conveyed to the blanking station (14), if the first sensor assembly (15) and the second sensor assembly (16) respectively detect that no workpiece exists and a workpiece exists, the batch information is accurately acquired, and if not, the batch information is mistakenly acquired.

10. The multi-battery product information tracing method according to claim 9, further comprising a buffer station (13), wherein the number of work stations that can carry the workpiece in the buffer station (13) is N +1, and the first sensor assembly (15) and the second sensor assembly (16) are respectively disposed at two work stations on the buffer station (13) close to the feeding station, and are respectively used for detecting whether the workpiece exists in the two work stations;

when all the workpieces of each batch are transported to the caching station (13), if the first sensor assembly (15) and the second sensor assembly (16) respectively detect that no workpieces exist and workpieces exist, the batch of information is accurately acquired, the workpieces of the batch are transported to the blanking station (14), and if the workpieces of the batch are not detected, the batch of information is mistakenly acquired, and the workpieces are stopped being transported.

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of battery forming equipment, in particular to a battery feeding mechanism and a multi-battery product information tracing method.

Background

In the existing battery manufacturing process, a number is usually given to a tray cup through an RFID (radio Frequency identification) for recording production information of batteries corresponding to the tray cup one by one, and when a certain production cycle is performed without a tray cup, the tray cup and the batteries are in a separated state, and the RFID for marking the production information of the batteries is in the tray cup, the one-to-one corresponding relationship between the batteries and the tray cup may be broken.

In view of the defects of the existing battery feeding mechanism and multi-battery product information tracing method, the inventor of the invention actively carries out research and innovation based on the practical experience and professional knowledge which are abundant for many years in the design and manufacture of the products and the application of the theory, so as to create a battery feeding mechanism and a multi-battery product information tracing method, and the battery feeding mechanism and the multi-battery product information tracing method are more practical. After continuous research and design and repeated trial production and improvement, the invention with practical value is finally created.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention mainly aims to overcome the defects of the existing battery feeding mechanism and the multi-battery product information tracing method, and can find out that the batteries are not in one-to-one correspondence with the support cups in time, thereby ensuring the accuracy of reading codes each time, being more practical and having industrial utilization value.

The purpose of the invention and the technical problem to be solved are realized by adopting the following technical scheme.

Battery feed mechanism for realize that many battery product information traces back, include:

the conveying assembly is used for conveying the workpiece from the feeding station to the discharging station;

the feeding assembly is arranged at a feeding station of the conveying assembly and used for sequentially conveying workpieces to the feeding station on the conveying assembly in batches, the number of the workpieces in each batch is N, and at least one station is arranged between every two adjacent batches;

the conveying assembly is also provided with a buffer station, the buffer station is arranged between the feeding station and the discharging station, and a baffle assembly is arranged between the buffer station and the discharging station and used for limiting the workpiece to move to the discharging station;

the number of stations on the cache station is N +1, and a first sensor assembly and a second sensor assembly are respectively arranged at two stations close to the feeding station and are respectively used for detecting whether the workpieces exist at the two stations;

and the signal transmission assembly is used for receiving signals of the first sensor assembly and the second sensor assembly, when the first sensor assembly has no workpiece and the second sensor assembly has a workpiece, the battery feeding mechanism continues to operate, otherwise, the transmission of the conveying assembly is alarmed or stopped.

As a preferable technical scheme, the conveying assembly is a belt conveying mechanism.

As a preferred technical scheme, the feeding assembly is a turntable assembly, the turntable assembly is provided with a plurality of grooves for placing workpieces, the turntable assembly is intersected with the conveying assembly, and a first feeding position and a second feeding position are respectively arranged at the intersection of the two positions.

As a preferable technical scheme, the workpiece counting machine further comprises a fourth sensor assembly and a fifth sensor assembly, which are used for respectively detecting whether workpieces exist at the first feeding level and the second feeding level and counting the workpieces entering the conveying assembly.

As a preferred technical solution, an information reading component is arranged between the first feeding level and the second feeding level, and is used for reading information of the workpiece.

As a preferable technical solution, a guide block is further provided for guiding the workpiece entering the first loading position.

As a preferred aspect, the baffle plate assembly includes:

the fixing plate is provided with N cambered surface grooves side by side and used for fixing N workpieces;

and the driving piece is connected with the fixing plate and used for driving the fixing plate to move towards or away from the blanking station.

As a preferred technical solution, the baffle plate assembly is further provided with a sliding assembly for guiding the movement of the fixing plate.

As a preferred technical solution, the baffle plate assembly further includes a baffle plate disposed at an end of the fixing plate for limiting the next batch of workpieces.

As a preferred technical scheme, the automatic blanking device further comprises a third sensor assembly which is arranged at the blanking station.

The multi-battery product information tracing method comprises the following steps:

collecting information of the workpiece at a feeding station;

the workpieces are transported to a blanking station in batches, the number of the workpieces in each batch is N, and at least one station is arranged between every two batches (under the description of the specification part);

the number of work stations capable of bearing workpieces is N +1, and a first sensor assembly and a second sensor assembly are sequentially arranged on two work stations close to the feeding work station and are respectively used for detecting whether the workpieces exist in the two work stations;

when all the workpieces in each batch are conveyed to the blanking station, if the first sensor assembly and the second sensor assembly respectively detect that no workpiece exists and a workpiece exists, the batch of information is accurately acquired, and if not, the batch of information is mistakenly acquired.

As a preferred technical scheme, the system further comprises a buffer station, the number of work stations capable of bearing the workpieces is N +1, and the first sensor assembly and the second sensor assembly are respectively arranged at two work stations on the buffer station, which are close to the feeding station, and are respectively used for detecting whether the workpieces exist in the two work stations;

when all the workpieces of each batch are transported to the caching station, if the first sensor assembly and the second sensor assembly respectively detect that no workpieces exist and workpieces exist, the batch of information is accurately acquired, the workpieces of the batch are transported to the blanking station, and if the workpieces of the batch are not detected, the batch of information is mistakenly acquired, and the transportation of the workpieces is stopped.

By adopting the technical scheme, the following technical effects can be realized:

the purpose of secondary determination is achieved by adding two sensors to detect the batteries at the designated positions, if the quantity is wrong, the battery can be immediately alarmed or stopped to carry out quantity investigation, the condition that the batteries and the support cups do not correspond to each other one by one is prevented, and therefore the accuracy of code reading at each time is guaranteed.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a top view of a battery charging mechanism;

FIG. 2 is a normal workpiece layout;

FIG. 3 is a layout of a workpiece in the absence of a workpiece;

FIG. 4 is a layout of a workpiece for a multi-workpiece case;

the automatic feeding device comprises a conveying assembly, a rotating disc 2, a bottom plate 3, a guide plate 4, a guide block 5, a first station 6, a second station 7, a fixing plate 8, a baffle 9, a sliding block 10, a sliding rail 11, a cambered groove 12, a caching station 13, a blanking station 14, a first sensor assembly 15, a second sensor assembly 16, a third sensor assembly 17, a fourth sensor assembly 18, a fifth sensor assembly 19 and an information reading assembly 20.

Detailed Description

To further illustrate the technical means and effects of the present invention for achieving the predetermined objects, the detailed description of the embodiments, features and effects of the battery feeding mechanism and the multi-battery product information tracing method according to the present invention is as follows.

The invention discloses a battery feeding mechanism, as shown in fig. 1, for realizing information tracing of multi-battery products, comprising: the conveying assembly 1 is used for conveying workpieces from a feeding station to a blanking station 14; the feeding assembly is arranged at a feeding station of the conveying assembly 1 and used for sequentially conveying the workpieces to the feeding station on the conveying assembly 1 in batches, the number of the workpieces in each batch is N, and at least one station is arranged between every two adjacent batches; the conveying assembly 1 is also provided with a buffer storage station 13, the buffer storage station 13 is arranged between the feeding station and the discharging station 14, and a baffle plate assembly is arranged between the buffer storage station 13 and the discharging station 14 and used for limiting the workpiece to move to the discharging station 14; the number of stations on the cache station 13 is N +1, and a first sensor assembly 15 and a second sensor assembly 16 are respectively arranged at two stations close to the feeding station and used for detecting whether workpieces exist at the two stations; and the signal transmission component is used for receiving signals of the first sensor component 15 and the second sensor component 16, when the first sensor component 15 has no workpiece and the second sensor component 16 has a workpiece signal, the battery feeding mechanism continues to operate, otherwise, the transmission of the conveying component 1 is alarmed or stopped. The term "at work station" as used herein refers to the time taken by a workpiece from one work station to the next, as shown in fig. 2, from the location of battery 2 to the location of battery 1, or from the location of battery 4 'to the location of battery 3'. In addition, the battery and the tray bearing the battery are used as workpieces for specific explanation, the RFID carrying the battery product information is placed in the tray, when the process is finished only by the battery, the battery and the tray need to be separated, the information carried by the battery and the tray may not be in one-to-one correspondence, and the two groups of sensor assemblies arranged at the cache station 13 can be used for secondary determination, so that the condition of few workpieces or many workpieces in the same batch is avoided. Specifically, as shown in fig. 2-4, N is 6, the number of work stations of the buffer station 13 is 7, which is one more than the total number of workpieces in each batch (each batch is loaded by the loading assembly, so that the number of workpieces is a certain number, i.e., 6, and the cup holder data can be directly read during loading), so that when a first workpiece in the same batch reaches the last station (the station closest to the unloading station 14, i.e., the station where the workpiece 1 'is located in fig. 2) of the buffer station 13, the first station of the buffer station 13 has no workpiece, and the second station 7 (i.e., the station where the workpiece 6' is located in fig. 2) adjacent to the first workpiece reaches the last station of the buffer station 13, i.e., the number of workpieces entering the unloading station 14 is the expected number 6, and the batteries and the cups can be in one-to-one correspondence, i.e., the read information of the cup holders is the information of the; if a workpiece is less, as shown in fig. 3, the battery 5 is taken away, the first station 6 of the buffer station 13 and the second station 7 adjacent to the first station have no battery, and the battery 6' that should be originally at the second station 7 is already transported to the next station on the buffer station 13 by the transport assembly 1, so the number of the batteries and the number of the cups at the time cannot be in one-to-one correspondence, that is, the read information of the cups cannot be matched with the information of the batteries corresponding to the positions thereof, and similarly, as shown in fig. 4, the first station 6 of the buffer station 13 and the second station 7 adjacent to the first station have batteries when a workpiece is more, so the number of the batteries and the number of the cups at the time cannot be in one-to-one correspondence, that is, the read information of the cups cannot be matched with the information of the batteries corresponding to the positions thereof.

Specifically, the conveying assembly 1 is a belt conveying mechanism, and the conveying of the support cup and the battery thereon is realized through the belt conveying mechanism.

As a preferred technical scheme, the feeding assembly is a turntable assembly, the turntable assembly is provided with a plurality of grooves for placing workpieces, the turntable assembly is intersected with the conveying assembly 1, and a first feeding position and a second feeding position are respectively arranged at the intersection of the turntable assembly and the conveying assembly. Preferably, the carousel subassembly includes carousel 2, bottom plate 3 and the deflector 4 of setting in the carousel 2 outside, deflector 4 sets up between first material loading level and second material loading level, and its side towards carousel 2 is the arc surface, the arc surface is concentric and apart from being not less than the diameter of battery with carousel 2, the battery moves towards the carousel subassembly from belt conveyor, when getting into first material loading level, break away from belt conveyor under the drive of carousel 2, and under the direction and the spacing of deflector 4, move to second material loading level under the frictional force drive of carousel 2, and get into belt conveyor again after reaching second material loading level, the setting of carousel subassembly is convenient for the count of material loading work piece and the interval time of control adjacent two batches of work piece. As shown in fig. 1, the guide plate 4 includes side plates and connecting plates, which are symmetrically disposed and are connected with the side plates, and a channel for a workpiece to pass through is enclosed by the outer side surface of the turntable 2, so as to prevent the battery from separating from the turntable 2 under the action of centrifugal force.

As a preferred technical scheme, the automatic counting device further comprises a fourth sensor assembly 18 and a fifth sensor assembly 19, which are used for respectively detecting whether workpieces exist at the first feeding position and the second feeding position, and counting the workpieces entering the conveying assembly 1, and respectively detecting whether workpieces exist at the first feeding position and the second feeding position, so that the workpieces enter the turntable 2 and enter the belt conveying mechanism, and the counting accuracy is effectively ensured.

As a preferred solution, an information reading assembly 20 is arranged between the first loading level and the second loading level for reading information of the workpiece, i.e. for reading RFID information in the cup.

As a preferred solution, a guide block 5 is also provided for guiding the workpiece entering the first loading position. Specifically, the guide block 5 is arranged to guide the battery into the channel between the guide plate 4 and the rotary table 2, so as to offset the forward power of the lower belt conveying mechanism.

As a preferred aspect, the baffle plate assembly comprises: the fixture comprises a fixing plate 8, wherein N cambered surface grooves 12 are arranged on the fixing plate 8 side by side and used for fixing N workpieces; and the driving piece is connected with the fixed plate 8 and used for driving the fixed plate 8 to move towards or away from the blanking station 14. Preferably, the diameter of the arc-shaped groove 12 is not smaller than that of the battery, so that the battery can be partially covered by the arc-shaped groove 12, and the workpiece is prevented from moving forwards under the driving of the belt conveying mechanism. Specifically, N cambered surface recesses 12 on the fixing plate 8 correspond to N stations of the blanking station 14 respectively, and after a workpiece enters the corresponding position of the blanking station 14, the fixing plate 8 is driven by the driving part to move towards the battery direction and limit the workpiece at the blanking station 14, and the battery is taken away by a standby manipulator and the like.

As a preferred technical scheme, the driving piece is an air cylinder, and compared with the motor, the air cylinder gives a non-rigid force, so that the battery is not damaged easily.

As a preferred solution, the shutter assembly is further provided with a sliding assembly for guiding the movement of the fixed plate 8. Specifically, the sliding assembly comprises a sliding rail 11 arranged on the large plate and a sliding block 10 arranged on the fixed plate 8, a piston rod of the air cylinder is connected with the fixed plate 8, and the fixed plate 8 moves towards or away from the direction of the belt conveying mechanism under the guidance of the sliding rail 11.

As a preferred technical scheme, the baffle plate assembly further comprises a baffle plate 9 which is arranged at the end part of the fixing plate 8 and used for limiting the next batch of workpieces. Specifically, baffle 9 is rectangular form, and structure as an organic whole can be dismantled with fixed plate 8 and fix on fixed plate 8, drives fixed plate 8 to move to supporting to press behind the battery side to the work piece direction when the cylinder, and baffle 9 blocks that the work piece that is in buffer memory station 13 on the belt conveyor enters unloading station 14, treats to accomplish the unloading process after, and fixed plate 8 and baffle 9 retreat let next batch work piece get into unloading station 14, circulate in proper order, accomplish the unloading of work piece.

As a preferred technical solution, the blanking device further comprises a third sensor assembly 17 disposed at the blanking station 14. After the batteries of the workpieces are grabbed by a manipulator and the like, the fixing plate 8 retreats, the support cups flow to the next station along with the belt conveying mechanism, the third sensor assembly 17 is used for recording the number of the support cups flowing to the next station, and the feeding assembly is controlled by signals obtained from the third sensor assembly 17 to feed the next batch of workpieces into the conveying assembly 1, if the third sensor assembly 17 is triggered by the first support cup, the feeding assembly starts feeding the next batch of workpieces, or if the third sensor assembly 17 is triggered by the last support cup, namely the Nth support cup, the feeding assembly starts feeding the next batch of workpieces, and particularly, the feeding time is determined according to the rotating speed of the turntable 2, the conveying speed of the conveying assembly 1, actual requirements and the like.

The invention also discloses a multi-battery product information tracing method, which comprises the following steps:

the method comprises the following steps that information acquisition is carried out on a workpiece at a feeding station, and specifically, when the workpiece is a battery and a support cup bearing the battery, the acquired information is RFID information in the support cup;

the workpieces are transported to a blanking station 14 in batches, the number of the workpieces in each batch is N, and at least one station is arranged between every two batches;

the number of work stations capable of bearing the workpieces is N +1, and a first sensor assembly 15 and a second sensor assembly 16 are sequentially arranged at two work stations close to the feeding work station and are respectively used for detecting whether the workpieces exist in the two work stations;

when all the workpieces in each batch are conveyed to the blanking station 14, if the first sensor assembly 15 and the second sensor assembly 16 respectively detect that no workpiece exists and a workpiece exists, the batch information is accurately acquired, and if not, the batch information is mistakenly acquired.

As a preferred technical scheme, the system further comprises a buffer station 13, the number of work stations where the buffer station 13 can bear the workpieces is N +1, and the first sensor assembly 15 and the second sensor assembly 16 are respectively arranged at two work stations on the buffer station 13, which are close to the feeding station, and are respectively used for detecting whether the workpieces exist in the two work stations;

when all the workpieces in each batch are transported to the buffer station 13, if the first sensor assembly 15 and the second sensor assembly 16 respectively detect that no workpiece exists and a workpiece exists, the batch of information is accurately acquired, the workpieces in the batch are transported to the blanking station 14, and if the workpieces in the batch are not detected, the batch of information is mistakenly acquired, and the transportation of the workpieces is stopped. The first sensor is arranged at the first station 6 closest to the loading station in the buffer station 13, and the second sensor is arranged at the second station 7 close to the first station 6.

The buffer station 13 reserves a certain time for the blanking operation of the blanking station 14, so that the working efficiency can be effectively improved, sufficient reaction time can be reserved for next shutdown or alarm processing if an information error occurs, and the situation that a battery with disordered information acquisition is grabbed to the next station by a manipulator is effectively prevented.

Specifically, the sensor assemblies of the present invention, including the first sensor assembly 15, the second sensor assembly 16, the third sensor assembly 17, the fourth sensor assembly 18, and the fifth sensor assembly 19, may be photosensors, and a normally closed photosensor is preferably used in the first station 6 of the buffer station 13, and a normally open photosensor is preferably used in the second station 7. In addition, the feeding station, the buffer station 13 and the blanking station 14 are not single stations, but are a group of stations, for example, the buffer station 13 is N +1 stations, when the buffer station 13 exists, the blanking station 14 is N stations, when the buffer station 13 does not exist, the blanking station 14 is N +1 stations, and each station refers to a specific position capable of bearing one workpiece.

According to the invention, the sensor assemblies arranged at two stations which are counted backwards in each batch are used for ensuring the existence of the Nth workpiece and the nonexistence of the (N + 1) th workpiece, so that the information of the support cups read at the feeding position corresponds to the batteries grabbed by the manipulator one by one, and the accuracy of information tracing of multi-battery products is effectively improved.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions and alterations can be made herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.