IP Library Granted Patent US 12,248,841
Granted Patent B2
US 12,248,841 · App. 18/388,869 · Granted Mar 11, 2025

Anti-misplug detection mechanism for code scanners, code scanning system and battery processing system

Inventors: Yunlong Song (Fujian, CN); Lei Song (Fujian, CN); Guangcheng Zhong (Fujian, CN); Shengyong Wu (Fujian, CN); Pulin Zhang (Fujian, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
G06K7/10881G06K7/1413
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Patent No.
US 12,248,841
App. No.
18/388,869
Granted
Mar 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An anti-misplug detection mechanism may include: a plurality of first communication interfaces, and anti-misplug detection assemblies. The plurality of first communication interfaces may be used to be mutually plug-in connected to second communication interfaces on the code scanners one to one to form a plurality of code scanner plug-in assembly groups; and the anti-misplug detection assemblies may be arranged in groups with the first communication interfaces, and include a first matching structure, a second matching structure and a detector. The first matching structures and the first communication interfaces may be relatively fixed one to one, the second matching structures may be connected to the code scanners one to one through connecting elements, and a first mistake-proofing feature and a second mistake-proofing feature of the same group may be matched with each other.

Claims (19)

1. An anti-misplug detection mechanism for code scanners, comprising:

a plurality of first communication interfaces, configured to be mutually plug-in connected to second communication interfaces, which are disposed on the code scanners respectively, to form a plurality of code scanner plug-in assembly groups; and

anti-misplug detection assemblies, arranged in groups with the first communication interfaces respectively, and each of the anti-misplug detection assemblies comprising a first matching structure, a second matching structure and a detector, wherein first matching structures and the first communication interfaces are relatively fixed one to one, second matching structures are connected to the code scanners one to one through connecting elements, the first matching structure has a first mistake-proofing feature, and the second matching structure has a second mistake-proofing feature; and

the first mistake-proofing feature and the second mistake-proofing feature in a same code scanner plug-in assembly group of the plurality of code scanner plug-in assembly groups are matched with each other, so that the first matching structure and the second matching structure in the same code scanner plug-in assembly group are capable of being connected to each other in place, and the detector is configured to generate a trigger signal after the first matching structure and the second matching structure are connected in place.

2. The anti-misplug detection mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the anti-misplug detection mechanism further comprises a controller connected to the detector.

3. The anti-misplug detection mechanism according to claim 2 , wherein the controller is configured to enable a code scanning function of the code scanner connected to the first communication interface in the same code scanner plug-in assembly group, in response to the trigger signal generated by the detector, and/or disable the code scanning function of the code scanner in the code scanner plug-in assembly group and/or generate an alarm signal, in response to a condition that the first communication interface is connected to the code scanner but the detector in the same group does not generate the trigger signal.

4. The anti-misplug detection mechanism according to claim 2 , wherein

in the same code scanner plug-in assembly group, a first distance is provided between a butting position of the first communication interface for butting against the second communication interface and a butting position of the first matching structure for butting against the second matching structure;

among different code scanner plug-in assembly groups of the plurality of code scanner plug-in assembly groups, a second distance is provided between the butting position of the first communication interface for butting against the second communication interface and the butting position of the first matching structure for butting against the second matching structure; and

the first distance is less than the second distance.

5. The anti-misplug detection mechanism according to claim 4 , wherein under connection of one of the connecting elements, a maximum distance is provided between a butting position of the second communication interface for butting against the first communication interface and a butting position of the second matching structure for butting against the first matching structure, the maximum distance being greater than or equal to the first distance, and less than the second distance.

6. The anti-misplug detection mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the first matching structure and the second matching structure are in plug-in cooperation with each other, one of the first mistake-proofing feature and the second mistake-proofing feature is a bump, and the other of the first mistake-proofing feature and the second mistake-proofing feature is a groove, wherein the bump in the same group is capable of inserting into the groove along with the plug-in cooperation between the first matching structure and the second matching structure, so that the first matching structure and the second matching structure in the same group is capable of connecting to each other in place in a plug-in manner.

7. The anti-misplug detection mechanism according to claim 6 , wherein one of the first matching structure and the second matching structure is a bolt, and the other of the first matching structure and the second matching structure is provided with a slot, where the bolt and the slot are in plug-in cooperation with each other, one of the bump and the groove is disposed on a wall of the slot, and the other of the bump and the groove is disposed on a peripheral wall of the bolt.

8. The anti-misplug detection mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the first matching structure is provided with a slot, and the second matching structure is a bolt, wherein the bolt and the slot are in plug-in cooperation with each other, the first matching structure is further provided with an accommodating cavity in communication with the slot, and the detector is at least partially disposed in the accommodating cavity.

9. The anti-misplug detection mechanism according to claim 8 , wherein the accommodating cavity is in communication with the slot along a plug-in direction of the bolt and the slot, and a cross section of the accommodating cavity perpendicular to the plug-in direction is less than a cross section of the slot perpendicular to the plug-in direction; and each of the anti-misplug detection assemblies further comprises a trigger disposed on the bolt, and the trigger is configured to be inserted into the accommodating cavity when the bolt is inserted into the slot, and trigger the detector.

10. The anti-misplug detection mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein each of the anti-misplug detection assemblies further comprises an indicator, and the indicator is disposed adjacent to the first matching structure of the same group, and configured to form an in-place indication in response to the trigger signal of the detector of the same group.

11. The anti-misplug detection mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the first matching structure is a slot made of polyformaldehyde, and the second matching structure is a bolt made of polyformaldehyde.

12. A code scanning system, comprising the code scanners and the anti-misplug detection mechanism according to claim 1 .

13. A battery processing system, comprising the code scanning system according to claim 12 and a central control system, the code scanning system being used to scan barcodes on battery cells, and transmitting code scanning results to the central control system.

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 Nov 13, 2023
From: SONG, YUNLONG; SONG, LEI; ZHONG, GUANGCHENG; WU, SHENGYONG; ZHANG, PULIN
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 065541/0365 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202222990467.8 · Nov 9, 2022 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2023082494 · Mar 20, 2023
Related Publication 20240152710A1 · May 9, 2024
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