IP Library Granted Patent US 12,000,654
Granted Patent B2
US 12,000,654 · App. 18/231,796 · Granted Jun 4, 2024

Conveyor and baking device

Inventors: Zhiyang Wu (Fujian, CN); Peng Jin (Fujian, CN); Lijun Li (Fujian, CN); Chaonan Liu (Fujian, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
F27B9/243B65G15/105B65G17/00
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Patent No.
US 12,000,654
App. No.
18/231,796
Granted
Jun 4, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

This application relates to a conveyor and a baking device. A traction rope may bring an electrode plate to move in a transport space. The traction rope may be of high flexibility and can more smoothly bring the electrode plate to move in various complex environments such as an arcuate oven, thereby effectively avoiding derailment or jamming of the conveyor in the oven and conveying the electrode plate more smoothly in the oven.

Claims (40)

1. A conveyor for conveying an electrode plate, comprising:

a main body, wherein the main body comprises a transport space for accommodating the electrode plate;

a guide structure, wherein the guide structure is disposed in the transport space and comprises a traction rope, and the traction rope extends along a conveyance direction of the electrode plate and is connected to the electrode plate to bring the electrode plate to move;

a driving structure, wherein the driving structure is drivingly connected to the traction rope, so as to drive the traction rope to bring the electrode plate to move along the conveyance direction;

a supporting roller disposed under the traction rope along a gravity direction, wherein a guide slot that extends along the conveyance direction is made on the supporting roller, and the traction rope is disposed in the guide slot;

a pressure roller, wherein the pressure roller is disposed corresponding to the supporting roller, a limiting space is defined between the pressure roller and the supporting roller, and the traction rope is disposed in the limiting space; and

a floating structure, the floating structure comprising:

a fastener, fixedly connected to the main body; and

an elastomer, wherein one end of the elastomer is connected to the fastener, and another end of the elastomer is connected to the pressure roller, so as to change a distance between the pressure roller and the supporting roller.

2. The conveyor according to claim 1 , wherein the supporting roller comprises a first sub-roller and a second sub-roller, and the first sub-roller and the second sub-roller are spaced apart in a horizontal plane that intersects the conveyance direction;

the traction rope comprises a first sub-rope and a second sub-rope, the first sub-rope and the second sub-rope are disposed in the guide slot of the first sub-roller and the second sub-roller respectively, and a conveyance space for accommodating the electrode plate is formed between the first sub-rope and the second sub-rope; and

the guide structure comprises a connecting assembly, and two ends of the connecting assembly are connected to the first sub-rope and the second sub-rope respectively, so as to fix the electrode plate in the conveyance space.

3. The conveyor according to claim 2 , wherein the connecting assembly comprises a connecting body and at least one fixing structure disposed on the connecting body, and the fixing structure is configured to fix the first sub-rope and/or the second sub-rope, so as to connect the connecting assembly and the traction rope.

4. The conveyor according to claim 3 , wherein the fixing structure is structured as a clamping piece and is configured to clamp the first sub-rope and/or the second sub-rope.

5. The conveyor according to claim 2 , wherein the connecting assembly comprises a first subsection and a second subsection that are spaced apart, and a clamping position configured to clamp the electrode plate is formed between the first subsection and the second subsection.

6. The conveyor according to claim 5 , wherein the connecting assembly comprises an adjusting structure connected between the first subsection and the second subsection, and the adjusting structure is configured to adjust a distance between the first subsection and the second subsection in a gravity direction.

7. The conveyor according to claim 1 , wherein the driving structure comprises a driving roller and a driving source that are drivingly connected, and the traction rope is wound around the driving roller end-to-end along the conveyance direction, so as to move along the conveyance direction as driven by the driving source.

8. A baking device for drying an electrode plate, comprising:

an oven, wherein an accommodation space configured to dry the electrode plate is provided in the oven; and

the conveyor according to claim 1 , wherein the conveyor is disposed in the accommodation space.

9. A conveyor for conveying an electrode plate, comprising:

a main body, wherein the main body comprises a transport space for accommodating the electrode plate;

a guide structure, wherein the guide structure is disposed in the transport space and comprises a traction rope, and the traction rope extends along a conveyance direction of the electrode plate and is connected to the electrode plate to bring the electrode plate to move;

a driving structure, wherein the driving structure is drivingly connected to the traction rope, so as to drive the traction rope to bring the electrode plate to move along the conveyance direction; and

a supporting roller disposed under the traction rope along a gravity direction, wherein a guide slot that extends along the conveyance direction is made on the supporting roller, and the traction rope is disposed in the guide slot;

wherein the supporting roller comprises a first sub-roller and a second sub-roller, and the first sub-roller and the second sub-roller are spaced apart in a horizontal plane that intersects the conveyance direction;

the traction rope comprises a first sub-rope and a second sub-rope, the first sub-rope and the second sub-rope are disposed in the guide slot of the first sub-roller and the second sub-roller respectively, and a conveyance space for accommodating the electrode plate is formed between the first sub-rope and the second sub-rope;

the guide structure comprises a connecting assembly, and two ends of the connecting assembly are connected to the first sub-rope and the second sub-rope respectively, so as to fix the electrode plate in the conveyance space; and

the connecting assembly comprises a first subsection and a second subsection that are spaced apart, and a clamping position configured to clamp the electrode plate is formed between the first subsection and the second subsection.

10. The conveyor according to claim 9 , wherein the connecting assembly comprises a connecting body and at least one fixing structure disposed on the connecting body, and the fixing structure is configured to fix the first sub-rope and/or the second sub-rope, so as to connect the connecting assembly and the traction rope.

11. The conveyor according to claim 10 , wherein the fixing structure is structured as a clamping piece and is configured to clamp the first sub-rope and/or the second sub-rope.

12. The conveyor according to claim 9 , wherein the conveyor further comprises a pressure roller, the pressure roller is disposed corresponding to the supporting roller, a limiting space is defined between the pressure roller and the supporting roller, and the traction rope is disposed in the limiting space.

13. The conveyor according to claim 12 , wherein the conveyor further comprises a floating structure, and the floating structure comprises:

a fastener, fixedly connected to the main body; and

an elastomer, wherein one end of the elastomer is connected to the fastener, and another end of the elastomer is connected to the pressure roller, so as to change a distance between the pressure roller and the supporting roller.

14. The conveyor according to claim 9 , wherein the connecting assembly comprises an adjusting structure connected between the first subsection and the second subsection, and the adjusting structure is configured to adjust a distance between the first subsection and the second subsection in a gravity direction.

15. The conveyor according to claim 9 , wherein the driving structure comprises a driving roller and a driving source that are drivingly connected, and the traction rope is wound around the driving roller end-to-end along the conveyance direction, so as to move along the conveyance direction as driven by the driving source.

16. A baking device for drying an electrode plate, comprising:

an oven, wherein an accommodation space configured to dry the electrode plate is provided in the oven; and

the conveyor according to claim 12 , wherein the conveyor is disposed in the accommodation space.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2024
From: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
Reel/Frame 068338/0723 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 9, 2023
From: WU, ZHIYANG; JIN, PENG; LI, LIJUN
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 066143/0137 →
CONFIDENTIALITY AND NON-COMPETE AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 9, 2023
From: LIU, CHAONAN
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 064532/0099 →
Priority Claims (1)
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Continuity (2)
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