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CN-114955645-B - Automatic replacement device and automatic replacement method for supply material

CN114955645BCN 114955645 BCN114955645 BCN 114955645BCN-114955645-B

Abstract

The invention relates to an automatic supply material replacement device and an automatic supply material replacement method, wherein the automatic supply material replacement device comprises a discharge unit, a pair of supply units, a pair of material connection units and a pair of material connection units, wherein the discharge unit discharges supply materials to the outside, the pair of supply units are arranged adjacent to the discharge unit and are provided with supply rollers, the supply materials are wound on the supply rollers, and the pair of material connection units are respectively arranged on the pair of supply units and are connected with the front end of a first supply material waiting in a first supply unit which is one of the pair of supply units and the tail end of a second supply material which is conveyed to the discharge unit in a second supply unit which is the other one of the pair of supply units.

Inventors

  • AN JUNYONG
  • Pu Shixun
  • Jin Runzhong
  • PU LONGYUN

Assignees

  • SK新能源株式会社
  • 人科机械设备有限公司

Dates

Publication Date
20260512
Application Date
20220224
Priority Date
20210226

Claims (12)

  1. 1. An automatic supply material replacement apparatus comprising: a discharge unit that discharges the supply material to the outside; A pair of supply units disposed adjacent to the discharge unit and provided with a supply roller on which a supply material is wound, and A pair of material connection units provided at the pair of supply units, respectively, and engaging a front end of a first supply material waiting in a first supply unit that is one of the pair of supply units and a tip end of a second supply material being conveyed to the discharge unit in a second supply unit that is the other of the pair of supply units, The material connection unit includes: a support block portion provided with a front plate on which the supply material is provided and which is formed with a plurality of suction holes forming negative pressure; a clamp coupled to the front plate, one end of the clamp being hinged to one end of the front plate, the other end of the clamp being rotatably moved to be fixed to the other end of the front plate, and And a separation part accommodated in the front plate, and one end of the separation part is hinged to a central part of the front plate, and the other end of the separation part is rotatably moved in an outer direction to protrude from the front plate.
  2. 2. The automatic supply material replacement device according to claim 1, wherein, The separating portion separates a front end of the first supply material from the front plate such that a portion of the adhesive tape is attached to an inner surface of the front end of the first supply material facing the front plate.
  3. 3. The automatic supply material replacement device according to claim 2, wherein, The material connection unit includes: A block conveying portion connected to the supporting block portion and moving the supporting block portion in a direction of the second supply material such that a remaining portion of the adhesive tape is attached to a tip of the second supply material.
  4. 4. The automatic supply material replacement device according to claim 1, wherein, The front plate is provided with a first cushion pad on an outer side surface in contact with the supply material.
  5. 5. The automatic supply material replacement device according to claim 1, wherein, The jig includes a fixed magnet, and is coupled to the front plate of a metal material by a magnetic force.
  6. 6. The automatic supply material replacement device according to claim 5, wherein, The fixture includes a second cushion surrounding the fixed magnet.
  7. 7. The automatic supply material replacement device according to claim 1, wherein, The material connection unit includes: A cutting portion passing through a hole formed at the front plate and moving in a width direction of the supply material to cut the supply material.
  8. 8. The automatic supply material replacement device according to claim 1, wherein, The supply unit includes: A support frame to which the supply roller is coupled, and And a position adjustment portion to which the support frame is coupled and which rotationally moves the support frame.
  9. 9. A supply material automatic replacement method using the supply material automatic replacement device of claim 1, comprising: a first attaching step of attaching a part of an adhesive tape to a front end of a first supply material waiting in the first supply unit; A position adjustment step of moving the first supply unit to set the first supply unit parallel to the second supply unit; a first cutting step of cutting a second supply material being transferred from the second supply unit to the discharge unit to form an end of the second supply material, and And a second attaching step of moving the first supply unit toward the second supply unit to attach the remaining portion of the adhesive tape to the end of the second supply material so that the first supply material and the second supply material are joined.
  10. 10. The automatic supply material replacement method according to claim 9, wherein, The first attaching step includes: a first fixing step of disposing the first supply material at a support block portion of the first supply unit, and forming a negative pressure at a front end of the support block portion to fix a front end of the first supply material; a second fixing step of rotationally moving a jig of the first supply unit to fix a connecting portion of the first supply material adjacent to a front end of the first supply material to the front plate; a front end fixing and removing step of removing negative pressure of the front plate to remove the fixing of the front end of the first supply material; a front end separating step of rotationally moving a part of the separating portion of the first supply unit in an outward direction to separate the front end of the first supply material from the front plate, and And a tape attaching step of attaching a portion of an adhesive tape to an inner surface of a front end of the first supply material facing the front plate.
  11. 11. The automatic supply material replacement method according to claim 10, wherein, The first attaching step includes: A second cutting step, which is performed after the first fixing step or the second fixing step and before the front end fixing and removing step, and cuts a portion of the front end of the first supply material into a length engaged with the end of the second supply material.
  12. 12. The automatic supply material replacement method according to claim 11, wherein, At least one of the first cutting step and the second cutting step includes: A passing step in which the cutting portion passes through a center portion of the supply material; a first cutting moving step of moving the cutting portion to one end of the supply material in a state where the cutting portion passes through the supply material, and And a second cutting moving step of moving the cutting part from one end to the other end of the supply material in a state where the cutting part passes through the supply material.

Description

Automatic replacement device and automatic replacement method for supply material Technical Field The invention relates to an automatic replacement device and an automatic replacement method for a supply material. Background With the increase in technical development and demand for mobile devices, electric vehicles, and the like, the demand for secondary battery cells as energy sources is also rapidly increasing. The reciprocal conversion between chemical energy and electrical energy of the secondary battery cell is reversible, and thus the secondary battery cell is a battery that can be repeatedly charged and discharged. Such a secondary battery cell includes an electrode assembly including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, an electrolyte, and the like as main constituent parts of the secondary battery, and a battery cell main body member for protecting a multi-layered exterior material (LAMINATED FILM CASE) of the electrode assembly. Here, in order to manufacture the secondary battery cell, electrode plates such as a positive electrode and a negative electrode need to be supplied, and these electrode plates are continuously supplied. Therefore, when the electrode raw material supplied by winding on the supply roller is consumed, it is necessary to replace the supply roller with a new one. However, in the prior art, in order to replace the electrode raw material, the operator needs to drag the electrode raw material to be replaced to the equipment where the electrode raw material is supplied in person for replacement, so that there is a problem in that excessive operation time is consumed and the production equipment is stopped for a long time during replacement, resulting in a decrease in productivity. Accordingly, there is a need to study an automatic replacement device and an automatic replacement method for a supply material to improve the above-described problems or limitations. Disclosure of Invention First, the technical problem to be solved The invention aims to provide an automatic supply material replacing device and an automatic supply material replacing method capable of automatically replacing a supply roller for supplying a supply material such as electrode raw materials. On the other hand, an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic supply material replacement device and an automatic supply material replacement method that can minimize loss of supply material when a supply roller is replaced. (II) technical scheme The automatic supply material exchange device according to one embodiment of the present invention may include a discharge unit discharging a supply material to the outside, a pair of supply units disposed adjacent to the discharge unit and provided with a supply roller on which the supply material is wound, and a pair of material connection units respectively provided at the pair of supply units and engaged at a front end of a first supply material waiting in a first supply unit that is one of the pair of supply units and at a tip end of a second supply material being transferred to the discharge unit in a second supply unit that is the remaining one of the pair of supply units. Specifically, the material connection unit of the automatic supply material replacement device according to one embodiment of the present invention may include a support block portion provided with a front plate on which the supply material is provided and which is formed with a plurality of suction holes forming a negative pressure, a clamp having one end hinged to one end of the front plate and the other end rotatably moved to be fixed to the other end of the front plate, and a separation portion accommodated in the front plate and having one end hinged to a center portion of the front plate and the other end rotatably moved to protrude from the front plate in an outer side direction. In addition, the separating part of the automatic supply material replacement device according to one embodiment of the present invention may separate the front end of the first supply material from the front plate such that a portion of the adhesive tape is attached to an inner surface of the front end of the first supply material facing the front plate. Further, the material connection unit of the automatic supply material replacement device according to one embodiment of the present invention may include a block conveying part connected to the supporting block part and moving the supporting block part in a direction of the second supply material such that the remaining portion of the adhesive tape is attached to the end of the second supply material. In addition, the front plate of the automatic supply material replacement device according to an embodiment of the present invention may be provided with a first cushion pad at an outer side surface in contact with the supply material. In addition, the jig of the automatic supply material replacement device according to one embodiment