IP Library Granted Patent US 12,342,061
Granted Patent B2
US 12,342,061 · App. 18/077,313 · Granted Jun 24, 2025

Camera apparatus and winder system

Inventors: Zhipeng Chen (Ningde, CN); Chao Chen (Ningde, CN); Siying Huang (Ningde, CN); Wei Zhang (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
H04N23/54H01M10/0409H04N23/69
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Patent No.
US 12,342,061
App. No.
18/077,313
Granted
Jun 24, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a winder system that includes a battery winder and a camera apparatus. The battery winder is configured to wind a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate of a battery. The camera apparatus includes: a camera and a lens, where an angle between a sensor target plane of the camera and a lens plane of the lens is a predetermined angle, and the predetermined angle is greater than 0 degree and less than or equal to 20 degrees. The camera apparatus is configured to obtain images of the positive electrode plate and images of the negative electrode plate concurrently. The camera apparatus according to the present disclosure can implement focusing of images on different working planes, thereby obtaining clear images of both positive electrode features and negative electrode features concurrently with a single camera.

Claims (70)

1. A camera apparatus, comprising:

a camera and a lens,

wherein

an angle between a sensor target plane of the camera and a lens plane of the lens is predetermined, and the predetermined angle is greater than 0 degree and less than or equal to 20 degrees;

the camera apparatus is mounted at a target position with respect to a battery winder, and is configured to obtain image information of a first detection region and image information of a second detection region concurrently;

the target position is determined based on the predetermined angle;

the battery winder is configured to wind a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate of a battery;

the image information of the first detection region comprises features of the positive electrode plate; and

the image information of the second detection region comprises features of the negative electrode plate.

2. The camera apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the predetermined angle and the target position are such that the first detection region and the second detection region concurrently satisfy a Gaussian imaging formula.

3. The camera apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the first detection region and the second detection region concurrently satisfy the Gaussian imaging formula is:

a distance between the first detection region and a center of the lens plane of the lens, a distance between the center of the lens plane of the lens and a first imaging point of the sensor target plane of the camera, and a focal length of the lens satisfy the Gaussian imaging formula; and

concurrently, a distance between the second detection region and the center of the lens plane of the lens, a distance between the center of the lens plane of the lens and a second imaging point of the sensor target plane of the camera, and the focal length of the lens satisfy the Gaussian imaging formula.

4. The camera apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a connecting module disposed between the camera and the lens, configured to fasten the camera and the lens.

5. The camera apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the connecting module comprises a lens connecting surface and a camera connecting surface, the lens connecting surface is a connecting surface between the connecting module and the lens, the camera connecting surface is a connecting surface between the connecting module and the camera, and an angle between the lens connecting surface and the camera connecting surface is equal to the predetermined angle.

6. The camera apparatus according to claim 5 ,

wherein the connecting module comprises a first connecting piece and a second connecting piece, the first connecting piece is configured to fasten the lens, the second connecting piece is configured to fasten the camera, and the first connecting piece and the second connecting piece are fastened together; and

wherein an upper surface of the first connecting piece is the lens connecting surface, a lower surface of the first connecting piece is connected to an upper surface of the second connecting piece, and a lower surface of the second connecting piece is the camera connecting surface.

7. The camera apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein

the angle between the upper surface of the first connecting piece and the lower surface of the first connecting piece is equal to the predetermined angle; and

the upper surface of the second connecting piece is parallel to the lower surface of the second connecting piece.

8. The camera apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the connecting module comprises a first connecting piece configured to fasten the lens and the camera, an upper surface of the first connecting piece is the lens connecting surface, and a lower surface of the first connecting piece is the camera connecting surface.

9. The camera apparatus according to claim 8 ,

wherein an angle between the upper surface and the lower surface of the first connecting piece is adjustable,

wherein the camera apparatus further comprises a camera control device, and the camera control device is configured to:

obtain a positional relationship between the first detection region and the second detection region;

determine the predetermined angle and the target position based on the positional relationship between the first detection region and the second detection region;

adjust an angle between the upper surface and the lower surface of the first connecting piece to the predetermined angle; and

mount the camera apparatus to the target position.

10. The camera apparatus according to claim 5 , further comprising a camera control device, wherein the camera control device is configured to:

instruct a manufacturing device to prepare beforehand a plurality of first connecting pieces of which upper surfaces are at different angles to lower surfaces;

obtain a positional relationship between the first detection region and the second detection region;

determine the predetermined angle and the target position based on a positional relationship between the first detection region and the second detection region;

select a first connecting piece with an angle between an upper surface and a lower surface equaling to the predetermined angle as a first connecting piece of a connecting module; and

mount the camera apparatus to the target position.

11. A winder system, comprising a battery winder and a camera apparatus;

wherein

the battery winder is configured to wind a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate of a battery;

the camera apparatus comprises a camera and a lens, an angle between a sensor target plane of the camera and a lens plane of the lens is predetermined, and the predetermined angle is greater than 0 degree and less than or equal to 20 degrees;

the camera apparatus is mounted at a target position with respect to the battery winder, and is configured to obtain image information of a first detection region and image information of a second detection region concurrently;

the target position is determined based on the predetermined angle; and

the image information of the first detection region comprises features of the positive electrode plate, and the image information of the second detection region comprises features of the negative electrode plate.

12. The winder system according to claim 11 , wherein the predetermined angle and the target position are such that the first detection region and the second detection region concurrently satisfy a Gaussian imaging formula.

13. The winder system according to claim 12 , wherein the first detection region and the second detection region concurrently satisfy the Gaussian imaging formula is:

a distance between the first detection region and a center of the lens plane of the lens, a distance between the center of the lens plane of the lens and a first imaging point of the sensor target plane of the camera, and a focal length of the lens satisfy the Gaussian imaging formula; and

concurrently, a distance between the second detection region and the center of the lens plane of the lens, a distance between the center of the lens plane of the lens and a second imaging point of the sensor target plane of the camera, and the focal length of the lens satisfy the Gaussian imaging formula.

14. The winder system according to claim 11 , further comprising:

a connecting module disposed between the camera and the lens, configured to fasten the camera and the lens.

15. The winder system according to claim 14 , wherein the connecting module comprises a lens connecting surface and a camera connecting surface, the lens connecting surface is a connecting surface between the connecting module and the lens, the camera connecting surface is a connecting surface between the connecting module and the camera, and an angle between the lens connecting surface and the camera connecting surface is equal to the predetermined angle.

16. The winder system according to claim 15 ,

wherein the connecting module comprises a first connecting piece and a second connecting piece, the first connecting piece is configured to fasten the lens, the second connecting piece is configured to fasten the camera, and the first connecting piece and the second connecting piece are fastened together; and

wherein an upper surface of the first connecting piece is the lens connecting surface, a lower surface of the first connecting piece is connected to an upper surface of the second connecting piece, and a lower surface of the second connecting piece is the camera connecting surface.

17. The winder system according to claim 16 , wherein

the angle between the upper surface of the first connecting piece and the lower surface of the first connecting piece is equal to the predetermined angle; and

the upper surface of the second connecting piece is parallel to the lower surface of the second connecting piece.

18. The winder system according to claim 15 , wherein the connecting module comprises a first connecting piece configured to fasten the lens and the camera, an upper surface of the first connecting piece is the lens connecting surface, and a lower surface of the first connecting piece is the camera connecting surface.

19. The winder system according to claim 18 ,

wherein an angle between the upper surface and the lower surface of the first connecting piece is adjustable,

wherein the camera apparatus further comprises a camera control device, and the camera control device is configured to:

obtain a positional relationship between the first detection region and the second detection region;

determine the predetermined angle and the target position based on the positional relationship between the first detection region and the second detection region;

adjust an angle between the upper surface and the lower surface of the first connecting piece to the predetermined angle; and

mount the camera apparatus to the target position.

20. The winder system according to claim 15 , further comprising a camera control device, wherein the camera control device is configured to:

instruct a manufacturing device to prepare beforehand a plurality of first connecting pieces of which upper surfaces are at different angles to lower surfaces;

obtain a positional relationship between the first detection region and the second detection region;

determine the predetermined angle and the target position based on a positional relationship between the first detection region and the second detection region;

select a first connecting piece with an angle between an upper surface and a lower surface equaling to the predetermined angle as a first connecting piece of a connecting module; and

mount the camera apparatus to the target position.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2024
From: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
Reel/Frame 068338/0402 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 8, 2022
From: CHEN, ZHIPENG; CHEN, CHAO; HUANG, SIYING; ZHANG, WEI
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 062094/0258 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021115519 · Aug 31, 2021
Related Publication 20230109550A1 · Apr 6, 2023
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