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CN-121994021-A - Production system for graphitization and graphite material production method

CN121994021ACN 121994021 ACN121994021 ACN 121994021ACN-121994021-A

Abstract

The invention discloses a production system for graphitization and a production method of graphite materials, wherein the production system comprises a graphitization furnace, a first conveying assembly, a second conveying assembly and a loading and unloading assembly, wherein the graphitization furnace is used for accommodating a crucible and graphitizing materials, the first conveying assembly comprises a first rail, a second rail and a corresponding first conveying device and a second conveying device, the second conveying assembly comprises a third rail and a third conveying device, the third conveying device is used for conveying the materials among the graphitization furnace, the first conveying device and the second conveying device, the loading and unloading assembly comprises a material loading and unloading mechanism and a first conveying device, the first conveying device is used for conveying the materials carried on the first conveying device to the material loading and unloading mechanism, the material loading and unloading mechanism is used for opening the crucible to load and unload and replace the materials and sealing the crucible, the crucible is conveyed to the second conveying device, the second conveying device and the second conveying assembly are used for conveying the crucible back to the graphitization furnace, and the first rail and the second rail are arranged in an annular shape and nested mode, and the loading and unloading assembly is arranged between the first rail and the second rail.

Inventors

  • JIANG HONGFU
  • Duan Tengcong
  • HE XUEQIN

Assignees

  • 云南贝特瑞新能源材料有限公司

Dates

Publication Date
20260508
Application Date
20241031

Claims (10)

  1. 1. A production system for graphitization for graphitizing a material contained in a crucible (90), comprising: -a graphitizing furnace (10), the graphitizing furnace (10) being adapted to receive the crucible (90) and graphitize the material; A first transport assembly comprising a first transport device (23) with a first track (21) arranged on the first track (21), a second track (22) and a second transport device (24) arranged on the second track (22); a second transport assembly comprising a third rail (31) disposed vertically above the graphitization furnace (10) and a third transport device (32) moving along the third rail (31), the third transport device (32) being for transferring a crucible (90) between the graphitization furnace (10), the first transport device (23) and the second transport device (24); A handling assembly comprising a material handling mechanism and a first transfer device (40), the first transfer device (40) being configured to transfer a closed crucible (90) loaded with material carried on a first transport device (23) to the material handling mechanism, the material handling mechanism being configured to open the crucible (90) for handling replacement of the material and to close the crucible (90) and further transfer a crucible (90) loaded with new material to a second transport device (24), the second transport device (24) being configured to transfer the crucible to the second transport assembly after receiving the crucible loaded with new material, the second transport assembly being configured to return the received crucible to the graphitization furnace (10) for graphitization, and The first rail (21) and the second rail (22) are both provided in a ring shape and are nested with each other, and the handling assembly is provided between the first rail (21) and the second rail (22).
  2. 2. The production system of claim 1, wherein the crucible (90) further comprises a housing (91) for containing the material and a cover (92) for closing the housing (91), the material handling mechanism further comprising a cover take-off assembly (53) connected to the first transfer device (40).
  3. 3. The production system of claim 2, wherein the first transfer device (40) includes a cover transfer line (57) and a housing transfer line (55), the cover transfer line (57) being connected to the cover take-off assembly (53) to receive the cover (92), the housing transfer line (55) being connected to the cover take-off assembly (53) to receive the housing (91).
  4. 4. A production system according to claim 3, wherein the handling assembly further comprises a first pushing assembly (51), the first pushing assembly (51) being adjacent to the first track (21) for pushing the crucible (90) on the first transport means (23) to the first transfer means (40).
  5. 5. The production system according to claim 4, wherein the first pushing assembly (51) comprises a pushing portion (512) for pushing the crucible (90), the pushing portion (512) having a plurality of positioning recesses (512 a) at an end thereof, the plurality of positioning recesses (512 a) being disposed at equidistant intervals parallel to a conveying direction of the crucible (90) on a position of the first conveying device (23) adjacent to the pushing portion (512).
  6. 6. The production system of claim 5, wherein the material handling mechanism further comprises at least one of the following features: -a take-out assembly (58), said take-out assembly (58) being connected to said housing transfer line (55) for taking out material in the housing (91) and returning the housing (91) to said housing transfer line (55); And the charging assembly (61) is connected with the shell conveying line (55) to receive the shell (91) after material taking, and the charging assembly (61) is used for conveying new materials into the shell (91) after material discharging and conveying the shell (91) after material charging back to the shell conveying line (55).
  7. 7. The production system of claim 6, wherein the material handling mechanism further comprises a capping assembly (65) coupled to the housing cover transfer line (57) and to the housing transfer line (55) to receive and snap-fit the housing cover (92) to the housing (91).
  8. 8. The production system of claim 7, wherein the material handling mechanism further comprises a second pushing assembly (63), the second pushing assembly (63) being for translationally pushing the charged shells (91) from the shell conveyor line (55) to a second transportation device (24).
  9. 9. The production system according to any one of claims 6 to 8, further comprising a reject mechanism (67) connected to the shell conveyor line (55) for removing broken shells (91).
  10. 10. A method of producing a graphite material, characterized in that the production system according to any one of claims 1 to 9 is used, comprising: s201, enabling the loading and unloading assembly to load materials to be processed into a crucible (90), and transferring the crucible (90) after loading to a first conveying assembly, wherein the first conveying assembly transfers the crucible (90) to a second conveying assembly, and the second conveying assembly transfers the crucible (90) to a graphitization furnace (10); s202, graphitizing the material by the graphitizing furnace (10); s203, taking out the crucible (90) from the graphitization furnace (10) by the second conveying assembly, transferring the crucible (90) to the first conveying assembly, transferring the crucible (90) to the loading and unloading assembly by the first conveying assembly for material replacement, and S204, repeating S201-S203 to realize cyclic graphitization production.

Description

Production system for graphitization and graphite material production method Technical Field The present disclosure relates generally to the field of materials processing technology. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a production system for graphitization and a graphite material production method. Background In the graphitization production industry, a graphitization furnace is used to heat the material contained in the crucible for processing the graphite material. The graphitization furnace has extremely high working temperature, and high-temperature smoke dust is easy to generate in the processing process, so that the graphitization furnace is harmful to staff and pollutes the environment. And the weight and the volume of the crucible are generally larger, so that the operation difficulty is high in the process of loading, unloading and conveying the materials loaded in the crucible, the production efficiency is lower, and the accident risk faced by staff is larger. However, in the current common production system, more links still adopt manual production, and few schemes for effectively improving the graphitization process to avoid human body harm or environmental pollution exist. In view of the foregoing, there is a need for a production system and a method for graphitizing a graphite material, so as to improve the degree of automation in graphitizing a material loaded in a crucible and in handling the material, and reduce the harm to personnel caused by the production environment. Disclosure of Invention To address at least one or more of the technical problems mentioned above, the present disclosure proposes, in various aspects, a production system for graphitization and a graphite material production method. In a first aspect, the present disclosure provides a production system for graphitizing a material contained by a crucible, comprising a graphitization furnace for containing the crucible and graphitizing the material, a first transport assembly comprising a first rail, a second rail, a first transport device disposed on the first rail, and a second transport device disposed on the second rail, a second transport assembly comprising a third rail disposed vertically above the graphitization furnace and a third transport device moving along the third rail for transferring the crucible between the graphitization furnace, the first transport device, and the second transport device, a handling assembly comprising a material handling mechanism and a first transfer device for transferring the closed crucible containing the material carried on the first transport device to the material handling mechanism, the material handling mechanism for opening the crucible for replacement of the material and closing the crucible, and further transferring the crucible containing new material to the second transport device, the second transport assembly for transferring the crucible after receiving the new crucible to the third transport assembly, the second transport assembly being disposed between the first transport assembly and the second transport assembly and the graphitization furnace, and the second transport assembly being nested with each other. In some embodiments, the crucible further comprises a housing for containing the material and a cover for closing the housing, and the material handling mechanism further comprises a cover removal assembly coupled to the first transfer device. In some embodiments, the first transfer device includes a cover transfer line and a housing transfer line, the cover transfer line being connected to the cover removal assembly to receive the cover, the housing transfer line being connected to the cover removal assembly to receive the housing. In some embodiments, the handling assembly further comprises a first pushing assembly adjacent to the first track for pushing the crucible on the first transport device to the first transfer device. In some embodiments, the first pushing assembly includes a push top for pushing the crucible, the end of the push top having a plurality of locating recesses disposed equidistantly spaced parallel to the direction of conveyance of the crucible on a location adjacent the push top of the first conveyor. In some embodiments, the material handling mechanism further includes at least one of a material take-out assembly coupled to the housing transfer line to take out material from the housing and return the housing to the housing transfer line, and a material charge assembly coupled to the housing transfer line to receive the taken housing, the material charge assembly configured to transfer new material to the discharged housing and return the charged housing to the housing transfer line. In some embodiments, the material handling mechanism further includes a capping assembly coupled to the housing cover transfer line and coupled to the housing transfer line to receive the housing cover and to clamp it to the housing. In some e