KR102600760B1 - Automatic inspection apparatus for small battery can - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is an automatic inspection device for small battery cans, comprising a supply unit 10 that supplies cylindrical battery cans 100 sequentially in the inspection direction, and battery cans aligned in the inspection direction by the supply unit 10. The presence or absence of defects is determined through the transfer line 20 for transferring the battery cans 100 and the heterogeneous input, dimensional inspection, and appearance inspection of the battery cans 100 transferred through the transfer line 20, and the good and defective products are separated and discharged. It is composed of an inspection unit 30 that is ordered and an alignment unit 50 that allows the battery cans 100, which are determined to be good products through the inspection unit 30, to be sequentially discharged and sequentially stored in the tray 55. There is an effect that defective cans can be automatically inspected by multiple camera devices, and small battery cans that have been inspected can be automatically arranged and stored in a tray.

Description

Automatic inspection device for small battery can {AUTOMATIC INSPECTION APPARATUS FOR SMALL BATTERY CAN}

The present invention relates to an automatic inspection device for small battery cans that automatically inspects small battery cans and allows them to be stored in a tray.

Recently, the use of mobile communication and portable electronic devices has continued to increase, and with the rapid development of portable electronic devices, the demand for secondary batteries is gradually increasing, and the functions required for them are also diversifying, leading to primary and secondary batteries that can maintain power. There is a demand for batteries to be lighter, smaller, and have higher capacity. An example of a battery that meets these requirements is a lithium secondary battery, which is receiving widespread attention for its advantages of having a higher operating voltage and significantly higher energy density than conventional batteries.

Batteries such as lithium secondary batteries are manufactured in various shapes, and representative shapes include cylindrical shape, square shape, and pouch shape. Among these, cylindrical batteries are connected in series and parallel and are mainly used in laptop computers, digital cameras, and camcorders that require large amounts of power.

Recently, small batteries have been installed and used in Bluetooth earphones. These small batteries are small in size, making it difficult to detect defects with the naked eye, and it is also difficult to store small battery cans by manually arranging them one by one on trays. will be.

Publication of Patent No. 10-2010-0084921, ‘Automatic inspection device for cylindrical battery cans’

Therefore, the purpose of the present invention is to provide an automatic inspection and alignment device for small battery cans that can automatically inspect and align small battery cans installed in Bluetooth wireless earphones, etc.

The present invention for the above purpose is an automatic inspection device for small battery cans, which includes a supply unit 10 that supplies cylindrical battery cans 100 sequentially in the inspection direction, and The transfer line 20 transfers the aligned battery cans 100, and the heterogeneous input, dimensional inspection, and appearance inspection of the battery cans 100 transferred through the transfer line 20 are used to determine whether there are defects and to determine whether they are defective or not. An inspection unit 30 that separates and discharges defective products, and an alignment unit 50 that allows the battery cans 100 determined as good products through the inspection unit 30 to be sequentially discharged and sequentially stored in the tray 55. It is characterized by being composed.

The present invention has the effect of allowing defects in small battery cans to be automatically inspected by a plurality of camera devices, and the small battery cans that have completed inspection can be automatically arranged and stored in a tray.

1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of an automatic inspection device for small battery cans according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 2 is a block diagram illustrating the operational configuration of an automatic inspection device for small battery cans according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 3 is a diagram showing the operating configuration of the supply unit of the present invention;
4 to 6 are diagrams showing the operational configuration of the inspection unit of the present invention;
7 to 10 are diagrams showing the operating configuration of the alignment unit of the present invention;
Figure 11 is a diagram showing an operational configuration for transferring battery cans aligned by the alignment unit of the present invention to the storage unit.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings.

Figure 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of an automatic inspection device for small battery cans according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 2 is a block diagram schematically explaining its operational configuration.

The automatic inspection device for small battery cans of the present invention includes a supply unit 10 that supplies cylindrical battery cans 100 sequentially in the inspection direction, and battery cans 100 aligned in the inspection direction by the supply unit 10. ) and an inspection unit that determines the presence or absence of defects through heterogeneous input, dimensional inspection, and appearance inspection of the battery cans 100 transferred through the transfer line 20, and separates good and defective products and discharges them. It consists of a (30) and an alignment unit (50) that allows the battery cans (100) determined as good products through the inspection unit (30) to be sequentially discharged and sequentially stored in the tray (55).

Figure 3 is a diagram explaining the detailed configuration of the supply unit 10 of the present invention.

The supply unit 10 is formed in the shape of a hopper 11 and aligns the cylindrical battery can 100 so that the open direction is upward.

To explain this, when the battery can 100, which rotates and is aligned in the hopper 11, passes through the guide plate 12 formed on the hopper 11, the open portion of the battery can 100 as shown in (a) of FIG. 3 If the direction is downward, it cannot be caught by the guide plate 12 and falls to the bottom. As shown in (b) of FIG. 3, if the opening direction of the battery can 100 is upward, it is attached to the upper part of the guide plate 12. It is aligned in a mounted state and supplied to the transfer line (20).

While aligned to face upward in the open direction of the cylindrical battery can 100 through the supply unit 10, the battery can 100 moves again in the open direction while passing through an inclined surface (not shown) formed on the hopper 11. It is aligned to face the side.

The battery can 100 whose transfer direction is aligned through the supply unit 10 is transferred to the inspection unit 30 through the transfer line 20 to determine whether the battery can 100 is defective.

The detailed configuration of the inspection unit 30 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6.

The inspection unit 30 of the present invention includes a transfer guide unit 31 that guides the battery cans 100 transferred through the transfer line 20 to be inserted in a row, and a battery can inserted by the transfer guide unit 31 ( The rotating body 32 determines whether the battery can 100 is defective while transferring the battery cans 100 one by one in the rotational direction, and the battery can 100 is transferred in the rotating direction by the rotating body 32. A plurality of inspection cameras 36a, 36b, and 36c that photograph and inspect the battery can 100 from the top, left, and right of the rotating body 32 so that heterogeneous inspection, appearance inspection, and dimensional inspection can be performed. , It consists of a sorting discharge path that separates and discharges the battery cans (100), which are determined to be defective by the inspection cameras (36a) (36b) (36c), through the good product discharge path (38) and the defective product discharge path (39). .

The transfer guide unit 31 feeds the battery cans 100, which are aligned and transferred through the transfer line 20, in one line so that they are input into the rotating body 32 one by one, and forms a transfer path zigzag up and down. The battery is supplied to the rotating body 32 through.

The battery can 100 supplied to the rotating body 32 through the transfer guide part 31 is inserted into the seating groove 33 formed on the rotating body 32, and at this time, the seating groove of the rotating body 32 ( 33), an adsorption port 34 is formed within the suction port 34 for adsorption by the installed pump 41.

The suction port 34 is located at the bottom so that the battery can 100 inserted into the seating groove 33 does not fall out of the seating groove 33 while the rotating body 32 rotates and the battery can 100 is inspected for defects. The battery can 100 is adsorbed and fixed.

The battery can 100, whose position is fixed in the seating groove 33 by the suction port 34, is inspected for defects as the rotating body 32 rotates. At this time, the upper, left, and right sides of the rotating body 32 are A plurality of inspection cameras 36a, 36b, and 36c are installed to inspect the battery can 100 for defects.

The multiple inspection cameras 36a, 36b, and 36c are installed in the direction of rotation of the battery can 100, which is adsorbed and fixed to the seating groove 33, and rotate the battery can 100 as the rotating body 32 rotates. According to the instructions, the inspection is performed at a position passing through the inspection cameras 36a, 36b, and 36c of the battery can 100.

At this time, on the side of the battery can 100 fixed to the seating groove 33, there is a transparent plate 35 to prevent the battery can 100 located in the seating groove 33 from leaving the side of the seating groove 33. ) can be fixedly installed.

The transparent plate 35 prevents the battery can 100 from leaving the side of the seating groove 33 and is transparent so as not to interfere with inspection by the inspection cameras 36a, 36b, and 36c. do.

That is, as the inspection cameras 36a, 36b, and 36c photograph and inspect the battery can 100 through the transparent plate 35, the battery can 100 is inspected without interfering with the inspection process of the battery can 100. ) has a function to prevent it from escaping to the side.

As the rotating body 32 rotates, the battery can 100 is inspected for defects by the inspection cameras 36a, 36b, and 36c, and then the good battery can 100 and the defective battery can 100 are selected. and discharged, and for this purpose, a sorting discharge section (37) formed with a good product discharge path (38) and a defective product discharge path (39) is installed.

The configuration in which the battery can 100 is selected and discharged will be explained with reference to FIG. 6. When the battery can 100 is inserted into the seating groove 33 of the rotating body 32 through the transfer guide part 31, the installed The battery can 100 is adsorbed and fixed through the cementation port by the pump 41.

After the rotating body 32 rotates and the inspection of the battery can 100 is completed by the plurality of inspection cameras 36a, 36b, and 36c, the good and defective battery cans 100 are separated and discharged. For this purpose, a discharge control unit 40 may be configured to control the operation of the pump 41 by receiving information on the defects of the battery can 100 inspected by the inspection cameras 36a, 36b, and 36c.

During inspection by the inspection cameras 36a, 36b, and 36c, the rotating body 32 rotates so that the non-defective battery cans 100 are discharged to the non-defective discharge path 38, so that the non-defective battery cans 100 are discharged. As soon as it passes through the inlet of the furnace (38), air is discharged to the suction port (34) by the pump (41) and the battery can (100) is discharged to the good product discharge path (38).

At the same time, the battery can (100) determined to be a defective product is sucked into the air by the pump (41) at the moment when the rotating body (32) rotates and the defective battery can (100) passes through the inlet of the defective product discharge path (39). The battery can (100) is controlled to be discharged through (34) and into the defective product discharge path (39).

That is, the operation of the pump 41 is transmitted to the discharge control unit 40 using the defect inspection information through the inspection cameras 36a, 36b, and 36c, and then the pump 41 is controlled to operate according to the defect, thereby automatically This allows the battery cans 100 of good quality and defective quality to be separated and discharged.

Next, the battery cans 100 discharged through the non-defective product discharge path 38 are transferred to the alignment unit 50 and sequentially stored in the tray 55.

7 to 10, the battery can 100 discharged to the non-defective discharge path 38 is divided into two halves through the distribution unit 51 and discharged downward, thereby discharging the battery can 100 into the tray 55 shown in FIG. 9. ) to be divided into two rows and stored.

Looking at the configuration of the distribution unit 51, the left and right transfer members 52 guide the battery cans 100 discharged in one line through the good product discharge path 38 to be distributed and discharged in two directions, and the left and right transfer members 52 ) and consists of a distribution transfer path 54 through which the battery cans 100 are distributed separately.

When explaining the operating configuration of the distribution unit 51 with reference to FIG. 8, the battery cans 100 transported in a single line through the good product discharge path 38 are distributed and discharged to the left and right through the left and right transfer members 52, As the left and right transfer members 52 reciprocate left and right, the battery cans 100 are lowered one by one into the guide grooves 53 formed on both sides and are distributed and discharged through the distribution transfer path 54.

When the left and right transfer members 52 move to the left as shown in (a) of Figure 8, the battery can 100 is lowered and positioned in the guide groove 53 on the right, and in this state, (b) of Figure 8 When the left and right transfer members 52 move to the right as shown, the battery can 100 located on the right is discharged through the distribution transfer path 54 on the right, and at the same time, the battery can 100 is again placed in the guide groove 53 on the left. ) comes down and is positioned.

When the left and right transfer members 52 move to the right again as shown in (c) of FIG. 8, the batteries located in the left guide groove 53 are discharged through the distribution transfer path 54 on the left and the right guide groove 53. The battery can 100 is lowered again to standby for discharge, and as the left and right transfer members 52 reciprocate left and right, the batteries can be distributed through the distribution transfer path 54 and discharged sequentially.

The battery cans 100 that are distributed and discharged to the left and right through the distribution conveyance path 54 are stored in the tray 55. As shown in FIG. 10, the battery cans 100 are distributed to the tray 55 through the distribution conveyance path 54. ) are sequentially discharged and inserted into the storage grooves 56 formed in the While moving, the battery can (100) can be aligned and stored in the storage groove (56).

When the battery can 100 is stored in all of the storage grooves 56 formed in the tray 55, the left and right transfer members 52 are located in the center as shown in FIG. 7 so that the battery can 100 moves through the distribution transfer path 54. It must be prevented from being discharged through.

For this purpose, after counting the number of operations in which the left and right transfer members 52 repeatedly operate left and right, when the number of operations and the number of storage grooves 56 formed in the tray 55 match, the left and right movement of the left and right transfer members 52 is performed. By stopping, it is controlled so that the correct number of battery cans 100 are stored in the tray 55.

After the battery cans 100 are stored in the entire storage box formed on the tray 55, the left and right transfer members 52 stop operating and prevent the battery cans 100 from being discharged through the distribution transfer path 54. In addition, a transfer unit 60 is installed to transfer the battery can 100 stored in the tray 55 back to the storage unit 70.

The transfer unit 60 is equipped with a suction plate 61 at the bottom to adsorb and transport the battery can 100, and the battery can 100 is inserted into the storage groove 56 of the tray 55 by the suction plate 61. In the lifted state, the transfer unit 60 moves along the transfer rail 62, and then the battery can 100 is moved to the storage unit 70 placed in a separate location for storage.

In the above description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be determined by the described embodiments, but by the scope of the patent claims and their equivalents.

(10)-- Feeding section (11)-- Hopper
(12)-- Guide plate
(20)--Transfer line
(30)-- Inspection section (31)-- Transfer guide section
(32)-- Rotating body (33)-- Seating groove
(34)-- Suction port (35)-- Transparent plate
(36a)(36b)(36c)-- Inspection camera (37)-- Sorting discharge unit
(38)-- Good product discharge route (39)-- Defective product discharge route
(40)-- Discharge control unit (41)-- Pump
(50)--Alignment section (51)--Distribution section
(52)-- Left and right transfer member (53)-- Guide groove
(54)-- Distribution conveying path (55)-- Tray
(56)-- Storage groove (57)-- Transfer rail
(60)--Transfer unit (61)--Suction plate
(62)--Transfer rail
(70)-- Storage unit (100)-- Battery can

Claims (5)

In the automatic inspection device for small battery cans,
A supply unit (10) that supplies cylindrical battery cans (100) so that they can be sequentially supplied in the inspection direction,
A transfer line 20 that transfers the battery cans 100 aligned in the inspection direction by the supply unit 10,
An inspection unit 30 that determines whether there are defects in the battery cans 100 transported through the transfer line 20 through heterogeneous input, dimensional inspection, and appearance inspection, and separates good and defective products and discharges them;
It consists of an alignment unit 50 that allows the battery cans 100, which are determined to be good products through the inspection unit 30, to be sequentially discharged and sequentially stored in the tray 55,
The inspection unit 30 includes a transfer guide unit 31 that guides the battery cans 100 transferred through the transfer line 20 to be inserted in a row,
A rotating body (32) for determining whether the battery cans (100) are defective while transferring the battery cans (100) introduced by the transfer guide unit (31) one by one in a rotational direction;
A transparent plate 35 provided around the side of the rotating body 32,
In the process of transporting the battery can 100 in the rotation direction by the rotating body 32, the top, left, and right sides of the rotating body 32 are inspected for heterogeneity, appearance, and size of the battery can 100. A plurality of inspection cameras (36a) (36b) (36c) that photograph and inspect the battery can (100),
The battery can 100 is discharged through the good product discharge path 38 by the discharge control unit 40 that controls the pump 41 according to the defect information of the battery can 100 received from the inspection cameras 36a, 36b, and 36c. An automatic inspection device for small battery cans, characterized in that it consists of a selective discharge path that separates and discharges defective products into a discharge path (39) and a defective product discharge path (39).
According to paragraph 1,
The supply unit 10 is formed in the shape of a hopper 11, but when the cylindrical battery can 100 is opened in a downward direction, it cannot pass through and falls to the bottom, and the open direction of the battery can 100 is upward. An automatic inspection device for small battery cans, characterized in that a guide plate (12) is formed so that it is aligned on the top and supplied to the transfer line (20).
delete According to paragraph 1,
The battery cans (100) of good quality discharged through the sorting discharge passage are divided into two halves through the distribution unit (51) and discharged to the bottom.
The distribution unit 51 includes a left and right transfer member 52 that guides the battery cans 100, which are discharged in one line through the sorting discharge path, to be distributed and discharged in two directions, and a left and right transfer member 52 that distributes them in two directions. An automatic inspection device for small battery cans, characterized in that it consists of a distribution conveyance path (54) through which the battery cans (100) are separately discharged.
According to paragraph 4,
A tray 55 having a storage groove 56 into which the battery cans 100, which are distributed and discharged in two directions through the distribution transfer path 54, are sequentially inserted,
It is characterized by consisting of a transfer rail that moves the tray 55 according to the timing of discharging the battery can 100 through the distribution transfer path 54 and guides the battery can 100 to be inserted into the storage groove 56. An automatic inspection device for small battery cans.