CN106058357A - A lithium-ion battery automatic disassembly equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides automatic splitting equipment for a lithium ion battery, which comprises a frame and a circulating carrier for conveying waste batteries, wherein a cover plate recovery box, a battery cell recovery box and a shell recovery box are fixedly arranged at the bottom of the frame positioned on one side of the circulating carrier in sequence; the bottom of the frame is fixedly provided with a cutting manipulator for performing circular cutting on the waste battery shell and two shell clamping mechanisms for clamping and fixing the waste battery shell along the running direction of the circulating carrier in sequence; a cover plate recovery mechanism for clamping a waste battery cover plate, a battery cell taking-out mechanism for clamping a waste battery cell and a shell transfer mechanism for clamping a waste battery shell are sequentially erected at the top of the frame along the running direction of the circulating carrier; the cover plate recovery mechanism and the battery cell taking-out mechanism are respectively positioned at the top ends of the two shell clamping mechanisms, and a tab cutting mechanism for cutting a tab of a waste battery is arranged between the cover plate recovery mechanism and the shell clamping mechanisms. The automation degree is improved, the working efficiency is improved, and the working strength is reduced.

Description

A lithium-ion battery automatic disassembly equipment

technical field

The invention relates to the field of lithium ion batteries, in particular to an automatic disassembly equipment for lithium ion batteries.

Background technique

At present, the application scale of lithium-ion power batteries is getting larger and larger, followed by a large number of waste batteries due to life-span and abnormal problems. Lithium-ion power batteries cannot be degraded, and the electrolyte, metals, chemicals and other materials in the battery will cause serious pollution to the environment if they flow into the ground. Moreover, the copper, aluminum, positive and negative electrode mixtures and diaphragm plastics of lithium-ion power batteries all have recycling value, so the recycling of lithium-ion batteries is very important.

Most battery dismantling on the market currently uses cutting methods, but the shell after cutting will have burrs, which will make it difficult to take out the battery cells smoothly; in addition, the cutting knife generates high heat during cutting, and its efficiency is low.

Contents of the invention

The purpose of the present invention is to provide an automatic power battery dismantling equipment, which improves the degree of automation and improves the efficiency of workers.

For realizing this object, technical scheme of the present invention is as follows:

An automatic disassembly equipment for lithium-ion batteries, including a frame and a recycling carrier for conveying waste batteries, the bottom of the frame on one side of the recycling carrier is sequentially fixed with a cover recovery box, a cell recovery box, and a casing recovery box; The bottom of the frame is sequentially fixed with a cutting manipulator for circularly cutting the waste battery case and two shell clamping mechanisms for clamping and fixing the waste battery case along the running direction of the circulating carrier; the frame Along the running direction of the circulation carrier, the top of the top is successively erected with a cover recovery mechanism for clamping the waste battery cover, a battery removal mechanism for clamping waste battery cells, and a shell shifting mechanism for clamping the waste battery shell. Loading mechanism; the cover plate recovery mechanism and the cell take-out mechanism are respectively located at the top of the two shell clamping mechanisms, and a tab cutting tool for cutting waste battery tabs is provided between the cover plate recovery mechanism and the shell clamping mechanism mechanism.

In a further solution, the circulation carrier includes a conveyor belt driven by a driving motor to circulate and rotate, and the upper end surface of the conveyor belt is fixed with positioning carriers for placing and positioning waste batteries at equal intervals.

In a further solution, the cutting manipulator includes a manipulator body and a base that fixes it on the frame, and a laser cutting nozzle is fixed on the top of the manipulator body.

In a further solution, the cutting manipulator is set in a closed bin, and windows for circulation carriers to pass through are symmetrically opened on both sides of the closed bin, and the closed bin is connected to a dust recovery box through a pipeline for dust recovery.

In a further solution, the cover plate recovery mechanism includes a frame plate that fixes the first lifting cylinder, and the frame plate is fixed with a first rolling screw at an end far away from the circulation carrier, so that the cover plate recovery mechanism is perpendicular to the cycle The carrier moves; the piston end of the first lifting cylinder passes through the frame plate and is connected with the suction cup through the fixed plate.

Preferably, the bottom end of the frame plate is fixed with a guide shaft, so that the fixed plate drives the suction cup to move along the guide shaft; the top of the frame plate is located on both sides of the first lifting cylinder, and guide rail sliders are respectively fixed.

In a further solution, the lug cutting mechanism includes two symmetrically arranged cutters, the tail ends of the cutters are connected to a push cylinder fixed on the frame, and the push cylinder drives the two cutters to close or separate.

In a further solution, the cell taking-out mechanism includes a second lifting cylinder fixed on the top surface of the frame, the piston end of the second lifting cylinder is connected with a tapered jaw for clamping waste battery cells, and the moving The board is connected with the slide plate sleeved on the second rolling screw rod, and the second rolling screw rod is rotated to make the slide plate drive the tapered jaws to move to the end away from the circulation carrier.

In a further solution, the shell clamping mechanism includes a pair of support plates symmetrically fixed on the frame located on both sides of the circulating carrier, a clamping cylinder is fixed on the support plate, and the piston end of the clamping cylinder is connected with a clamp block.

In a further solution, the shell transfer mechanism includes a third lifting cylinder fixed on the top of the frame, the piston end of the third lifting cylinder is connected with a third rolling screw, and the third rolling screw is sleeved with a The connecting plate is connected with a clamp for clamping the shell of the waste battery.

In the present invention, the positioning carrier set on the conveyor belt in the circulating carrier is to limit the waste battery put in, so as to keep the waste battery from deviation and position accuracy during transportation; in addition, the positioning carrier can be based on Batteries of different sizes can be replaced.

In the present invention, the cutting manipulator is set in the closed bin, and the shell of the waste battery entering the station is cut through the laser cutting nozzle, and the closed bin is connected to the dust recovery box through a hose, so that the dust generated by cutting can be recovered in time , to protect the working environment.

In the present invention, the telescopic movement of the first lifting cylinder in the cover plate recovery mechanism drives the battery cover plate absorbed by the suction cup to rise together, and then the cover plate recovery mechanism as a whole moves horizontally through the first rolling screw to move the battery cover plate to the cover. Put the battery cover down on top of the recycling bin. The guide rail slide block located on the rack plate makes the cover recovery mechanism reciprocate linearly along the straight line; the guide shaft located at the bottom of the rack plate makes the suction cup move vertically along the guide shaft.

The bottom end of the conical gripper in the battery cell taking-out mechanism of the present invention is tapered, so that it can be inserted into the battery case conveniently and quickly to clamp the battery cell.

The lifting of the third lifting cylinder of the shell transfer mechanism drives the fixture to move up and down together through the third ball screw, and then through the rotation of the third ball screw, the connecting plate drives the fixture to move horizontally to the top of the shell recovery box, and the battery The casing is put down to realize separation and recovery.

Therefore, the automatic disassembly device provided by the present invention uses a low-power laser to cut the shell, so that the cover plate and the aluminum shell can be separated quickly and efficiently, and at the same time, it solves the problem of barbs on the cutting surface and high temperature rise after cutting the traditional cutting sheet. The problem. In addition, the design of the recycling carrier and each recycling box improves the degree of automation, and greatly reduces the difficulty and intensity of operation. Manual or mechanical hands can only put in waste single batteries intermittently.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention,

Fig. 2 is the structural representation of cutting manipulator among the present invention,

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of the cover recovery mechanism in the present invention,

Fig. 4 is a structural schematic diagram of the tab cutting mechanism in the present invention,

Fig. 5 is a structural schematic diagram of the cell taking-out mechanism in the present invention,

Fig. 6 is a structural schematic diagram of the shell clamping mechanism in the present invention,

Fig. 7 is a structural schematic diagram of the shell transfer mechanism in the present invention.

In the figure: 1-cycle carrier, 101-drive motor, 102-positioning carrier, 103-conveyor belt; 2-waste battery, 3-cutting manipulator, 301-manipulator body, 302-laser cutting nozzle, 303-base; 4 - Cover recovery mechanism, 401-first lifting cylinder, 402-first rolling screw, 403-rail slider, 404-guide shaft, 405-suction cup, 406-frame plate, 407-fixed plate; 5-pole Ear cutting mechanism, 501-cutter, 502-jack cylinder; 6-cover recovery box, 7-cell take-out mechanism, 701-second lifting cylinder, 702-second rolling screw, 703-conical gripper , 704-moving plate; 8-housing clamping mechanism, 801-clamping cylinder, 802-clamping block, 803-supporting plate; 9-cell recovery box, 10-housing transfer mechanism, 1001-third lifting cylinder, 1002 the third rolling screw, 1003-clamps; 11-shell recovery box, 12-dust recovery box, 13-frame, 14-closed warehouse.

detailed description

The present invention will be described in further detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and examples, in order to facilitate the understanding of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to the listed embodiments.

As shown in Figure 1, a lithium-ion battery automatic disassembly equipment includes a frame 13 and a recycling carrier 1 for transporting waste batteries 2, and the bottom of the frame 13 on one side of the recycling carrier 1 is sequentially fixed with cover plates for recovery box 6, cell recovery box 9, shell recovery box 11; the bottom of the frame 13 is sequentially fixed with a cutting manipulator 3 for circularly cutting the shell of the waste battery 2 along the running direction of the circulation carrier 1 and two for The shell clamping mechanism 8 that clamps and fixes the shell of the waste battery 2; the top of the frame 13 is sequentially erected along the running direction of the circulation carrier 1 with a cover recovery mechanism 4 for clamping the cover plate of the waste battery 2. The cell take-out mechanism 7 for clamping the battery cell of the waste battery 2 and the shell transfer mechanism 10 for clamping the shell of the waste battery 2; the cover recovery mechanism 4 and the cell take-out mechanism 7 are respectively located At the top of the tightening mechanism 8, a tab cutting mechanism 5 for cutting the tabs of the waste battery 2 is provided between the cover recovery mechanism 4 and the shell clamping mechanism 8.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the circulation carrier 1 includes a conveyor belt 103 driven by a driving motor 101 to circulate and rotate. The upper end surface of the conveyor belt 103 is equidistantly fixed with positioning carriers 102 for placing and positioning waste batteries 2 . When working, put the waste battery 2 into the positioning carrier 102 to limit its position, so as to keep the deviation and position accuracy during transportation.

As shown in FIG. 2 , the cutting manipulator 3 includes a manipulator body 301 and a base 303 for fixing it on the frame 13 , and a laser cutting nozzle 302 is fixed on the top of the manipulator body 301 .

As a further solution, the cutting manipulator 3 is arranged in a closed bin 14, and the two sides of the closed bin 14 are symmetrically provided with windows through which the circulation carrier 1 passes. for dust recovery.

As shown in Figure 3, the cover plate recovery mechanism 4 includes a frame plate 406 that fixes the first lifting cylinder 401, and the frame plate 406 is fixed with a first rolling screw 402 at an end away from the circulation carrier 1, so that the cover plate The plate recovery mechanism 4 moves vertically to the circulation carrier 1 ; the piston end of the first lifting cylinder 401 passes through the frame plate 406 and is connected to the suction cup 405 through the fixed plate 407 .

Preferably, the bottom end of the frame plate 406 is fixed with a guide shaft 404, so that the fixed plate 407 drives the suction cup 405 to move along the guide shaft 404; A guide rail slider 403 is fixedly provided.

As shown in Figure 4, the lug cutting mechanism 5 includes two symmetrically arranged cutters 501, the tail ends of the cutters 501 are connected with the push cylinder 502 fixed on the frame 13, and the push cylinder 502 drives two The cutter 501 is closed or opened.

As shown in FIG. 5 , the cell take-out mechanism 7 includes a second lift cylinder 701 fixed on the top surface of the frame 13, and the piston end of the second lift cylinder 701 is connected with a handle for clamping waste battery 2 cells. The tapered jaw 703, the moving plate 704 is connected with the slide plate sleeved with the second rolling screw 702, and the second rolling screw 702 is rotated so that the slide plate drives the tapered jaw 703 to one end away from the circulation carrier 1 move.

As shown in Figure 6, the housing clamping mechanism 8 includes a pair of support plates 803 symmetrically fixed on the frame 13 located on both sides of the circulating carrier 1, and the support plates 803 are fixed with a clamping cylinder 801, the The piston end of the tight cylinder 801 is connected with a clamping block 802 .

As shown in Figure 7, the shell transfer mechanism 10 includes a third lifting cylinder 1001 fixed on the top of the frame 13, the piston end of the third lifting cylinder 1001 is connected with a third rolling wire 1002, and the third rolling screw rod 1002 is covered with a connecting plate, and the bottom end of the connecting plate is connected with a clamp 1003 for clamping the shell of the waste battery 2 .

The working process of this device is as follows:

(1) First place the waste battery 2 into the positioning carrier 102 on the circulation carrier 1 manually or by a robot, start the driving motor 101 to move the positioning carrier 102 to the next station, and move again after the single station completes the action a station;

(2) The cutting manipulator 3 performs circular cutting on the shell under the cover plate of the waste battery 2 entering the station, and turns on the laser to perform a round of cutting according to the position of the shell 3mm below the cover plate, wherein the laser cutting power is ≤1KW to ensure that the shell The temperature is lower when the body is cut;

(3) The cut waste battery 2 moves to the station of the cover recovery mechanism 4, and the pair of clamping cylinders 801 in the shell clamping mechanism 8 extend toward each other, so that the clamping blocks 802 at the ends of the battery shell Clamp; then open the cover plate recovery mechanism 4, make it suck the cut battery cover plate through the suction cup 405, and drive the fixed plate 407 to rise along the guide shaft 404 through the first lifting cylinder 401 to position the battery cover plate and Stretch to increase the distance between the battery cover and the casing; open a pair of push cylinders 502 in the lug cutting mechanism 5 to close the two cutters 501 and cut off the battery lugs;

(4) The first lifting cylinder 401 continues to rise to take the battery cover away from the battery case, and then by rotating the first rolling screw 402, the cover recovery mechanism 4 is vertically translated away from the circulation carrier 1 and moved to the cover After the board recovery box 6, put down the battery cover; then return to the original position; the clamping cylinder 801 in the shell clamping mechanism 8 also shrinks back to its position at the same time;

(5) The waste battery 2 with the cover plate removed continues to move forward with the conveyor belt 103 to the cell take-out mechanism 7, where the shell clamping mechanism 8 clamps the battery case, the second lifting cylinder 701 descends, and the The tapered gripper 703 is inserted into the battery case to clamp the battery cell; after the second lift cylinder 701 lifts the battery cell together to the position, the second ball screw 702 is rotated, and the slide plate drives the tapered gripper 703 and the battery cell together to Move away from the direction of the conveyor belt 103 to the top of the cell recovery box 9, put down the cell and return to its position; the clamping cylinder 801 in the shell clamping mechanism 8 also shrinks back to its position at the same time;

(6) The battery casing continues to move forward with the conveyor belt 103 to the bottom of the casing transfer mechanism 10, the third lifting cylinder 1001 descends to make the clamp 1003 clamp the battery casing, and then rises, and after the battery casing is separated from the positioning carrier, the third lifting cylinder 1001 is rotated Three rolling screw rods 1002 make the connecting plate drive the clamp 1003 and the battery case to move away from the conveyor belt 103 to the top of the shell recovery box 11, and then return to the position after putting down the case.

So far, a waste battery has been disassembled, and the disassembly of the next battery is continued.

The embodiments set forth in the specification are preferred examples for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention, so it is understood that other equivalents and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention Program.

Claims (10)

1. lithium ion battery splits an equipment automatically, including framework (13) be used for transmitting the circulation carrier of refuse battery (2) (1), it is positioned at framework (13) bottom of circulation carrier (1) side and is installed with cover plate collection box (6), battery core collection box (9), outer successively Shell collection box (11)；It is characterized in that: it is right that the bottom of described framework (13) is installed with successively along circulation carrier (1) traffic direction Refuse battery (2) housing carries out the cutting manipulator (3) of ring cutting and two outside being clamped fixing to refuse battery (2) housing Shell clamp system (8)；The top of described framework (13) has set up for clamping useless electricity successively along circulation carrier (1) traffic direction The cover plate recovering mechanism (4) of pond (2) cover plate, it is used for clamping the battery core unloading device (7) of refuse battery (2) battery core and being used for and clamps useless The shell transfer mechanism (10) of battery (2) housing；Described cover plate recovering mechanism (4), battery core unloading device (7) lay respectively at two The top of shell clamp system (8), it is positioned between cover plate recovering mechanism (4) and shell clamp system (8) and is provided with for cutting The lug cutting machine structure (5) of refuse battery (2) lug.

A kind of lithium ion battery the most according to claim 1 splits equipment automatically, it is characterised in that: described circulation carrier (1) including the conveyer belt (103) driving motor (101) to drive cycle rotation, the upper surface of described conveyer belt (103) is equally spacedly It is installed with and the positioning carrier (102) for placement positioning refuse battery (2).

A kind of lithium ion battery the most according to claim 1 splits equipment automatically, it is characterised in that: described cutting manipulator (3) mechanical hand body (301) and the base (303) being fixed on framework (13) are included, described mechanical hand body (301) Top is fixed with laser and cuts mouth (302).

A kind of lithium ion battery the most according to claim 1 splits equipment automatically, it is characterised in that: described cutting manipulator (3) being arranged in a closing storehouse (14), the lateral symmetry of described closing storehouse (14) offers the window that circulation carrier (1) is passed through, Described closing storehouse (14) is connected with dust collection box (12) by pipeline, is used for reclaiming dust.

A kind of lithium ion battery the most according to claim 1 splits equipment automatically, it is characterised in that: described cover plate reclaims Mechanism (4) includes the frame plate (406) fixing the first lift cylinder (401), and described frame plate (406) is away from circulation carrier (1) one end is installed with the first rolling lead screw (402), makes cover plate recovering mechanism (4) be perpendicular to circulate carrier (1) mobile；Described The piston end of the first lift cylinder (401) is connected with sucker (405) by fixed plate (407) afterwards through frame plate (406).

A kind of lithium ion battery the most according to claim 5 splits equipment automatically, it is characterised in that: described frame plate (406) bottom is installed with the axis of guide (404), makes fixed plate (407) drive sucker (405) mobile along the axis of guide (404)；Described Frame plate (406) top is positioned at the both sides of the first lift cylinder (401) and is installed with guide rail slide block (403) respectively.

A kind of lithium ion battery the most according to claim 1 splits equipment automatically, it is characterised in that: described lug cutting machine Structure (5) includes symmetrically arranged two cutting knifes (501), the tail end of described cutting knife (501) and the pushing tow being installed on framework (13) Cylinder (502) connects, and pushing tow cylinder (502) drives two cutting knifes (501) to close or separates.

A kind of lithium ion battery the most according to claim 1 splits equipment automatically, it is characterised in that: described battery core knockout machine Structure (7) includes the second lift cylinder (701) being fixedly arranged on the top end face of framework (13), the work of described second lift cylinder (701) Plug end connects a taper jaw (703) for gripping refuse battery (2) battery core, described movable plate (704) be arranged with the second rolling Slide plate on movable wire bar (702) connects, and rotates the second rolling lead screw (702) and makes slide plate drive taper jaw (703) together to far Move from one end of circulation carrier (1).

A kind of lithium ion battery the most according to claim 1 splits equipment automatically, it is characterised in that: described shell clamping Mechanism (8) includes that symmetry is installed in upper a pair gripper shoe of the framework (13) (803) being positioned at circulation carrier (1) both sides, described support Being installed with clamping cylinder (801) on plate (803), described clamping cylinder (801) piston end connects fixture block (802).

A kind of lithium ion battery the most according to claim 1 splits equipment automatically, it is characterised in that: described shell moves Mounted mechanism (10) includes the 3rd lift cylinder (1001) being fixedly arranged on framework (13) top, described 3rd lift cylinder (1001) Piston end connects the 3rd rolling lead screw (1002), and described 3rd rolling lead screw (1002) is arranged with connecting plate, described connection Connect on plate and have the fixture (1003) for gripping refuse battery (2) housing.