IP Library Patent Application 18823714
Patent Application
App. No. 18/823,714

POST WELDING METHOD AND POST WELDING SYSTEM

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18/823,714
Abstract

Provided a post welding method and a post welding system. The post welding method includes: addressing, under a guidance based on product data of a product to be welded, at least one cell post in the product to be welded, to obtain an addressing coordinate set of the at least one cell post, where the product data represents a product structure of the product to be welded, and the addressing coordinate set of the at least one cell post represents a position of the at least one cell post in the product to be welded in a current environment; and determining a welding coordinate set of the at least one cell post based on the addressing coordinate set of the at least one cell post, to implement, based on the welding coordinate set of the at least one cell post, electrical connections between cells in the product to be welded.

Claims (63)

1 . A post welding method, comprising:

addressing, under a guidance based on product data of a product to be welded, at least one cell post in the product to be welded, to obtain an addressing coordinate set of the at least one cell post, wherein the product data represents a product structure of the product to be welded, and the addressing coordinate set of the at least one cell post represents a position of the at least one cell post in the product to be welded in a current environment; and

determining a welding coordinate set of the at least one cell post based on the addressing coordinate set of the at least one cell post, to implement, based on the welding coordinate set of the at least one cell post, electrical connections between cells in the product to be welded.

2 . The post welding method according to claim 1 , wherein the addressing, under a guidance based on product data of a product to be welded, at least one cell post in the product to be welded, to obtain an addressing coordinate set of the at least one cell post comprises:

determining a photographing coordinate set of the at least one cell post based on a product structure diagram of the product to be welded, wherein the product data comprises the product structure diagram; and

photographing the at least one cell post based on the photographing coordinate set of the at least one cell post, to obtain the addressing coordinate set of the at least one cell post.

3 . The post welding method according to claim 2 , wherein the determining a photographing coordinate set of the at least one cell post based on a product structure diagram of the product to be welded comprises:

parsing the product structure diagram of the product to be welded, to obtain a text coordinate set of the at least one cell post;

scanning the text coordinate set of the at least one cell post to obtain a row number and a column number that correspond to each of the at least one cell post; and

generating the photographing coordinate set of the at least one cell post based on the row number and the column number that correspond to each cell post.

4 . The post welding method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining a welding coordinate set of the at least one cell post based on the addressing coordinate set of the at least one cell post comprises:

allocating the at least one cell post to assemblies in a welding device based on the addressing coordinate set of the at least one cell post; and

determining respective welding coordinate sets for the assemblies based on addressing coordinates of every preset quantity of cell posts in the addressing coordinate set of the at least one cell post, the welding coordinate sets for the assemblies representing the welding coordinate set of the at least one cell post; and N being an integer greater than or equal to 1.

5 . The post welding method according to claim 4 , wherein the welding device comprises a first welding robot, a second welding robot, a first set of pressurization mechanism, and a second set of pressurization mechanism; and

the allocating the at least one cell post to assemblies in a welding device based on the addressing coordinate set of the at least one cell post comprises:

dividing the at least one cell post into a first cell post set and a second cell post set based on the addressing coordinate set of the at least one cell post;

allocating the first cell post set to the first welding robot and the first set of pressurization mechanism; and

allocating the second cell post set to the second welding robot and the second set of pressurization mechanism.

6 . The post welding method according to claim 5 , wherein the first welding robot comprises a first welding component, and the second welding robot comprises a second welding component; and

the determining respective welding coordinate sets for the assemblies based on addressing coordinates of every preset quantity of cell posts in the addressing coordinate set of the at least one cell post comprises:

performing rotation and translation on addressing coordinates of each first cell post in the first cell post set to obtain processed addressing coordinates of each first cell post;

determining a welding coordinate set for the first welding robot, a downward pressure coordinate set for the first set of pressurization mechanism, and an offset set of the first welding component of the first welding robot under each set of welding coordinates based on processed addressing coordinates of every preset quantity of first cell posts;

performing rotation and translation on addressing coordinates of each second cell post in the second cell post set to obtain processed addressing coordinates of each second cell post; and

determining a welding coordinate set for the second welding robot, a downward pressure coordinate set for the second set of pressurization mechanism, and an offset set of the second welding component of the second welding robot under each set of welding coordinates based on processed addressing coordinates of every preset quantity of second cell posts.

7 . The post welding method according to claim 6 , wherein the determining a welding coordinate set for the first welding robot, a downward pressure coordinate set for the first set of pressurization mechanism, and an offset set of the first welding component of the first welding robot under each set of welding coordinates based on processed addressing coordinates of every preset quantity of first cell posts comprises:

using the processed addressing coordinates of every preset quantity of first cell posts as downward pressure coordinates for the first set of pressurization mechanism, to obtain the downward pressure coordinate set for the first set of pressurization mechanism;

using a central point of the processed addressing coordinates of every preset quantity of first cell posts as one set of welding coordinates for the first welding robot, to obtain the welding coordinate set for the first welding robot; and

using offsets between the processed addressing coordinates of every preset quantity of first cell posts and the central point as offsets of the first welding component of the first welding robot under one set of welding coordinates, to obtain the offset set of the first welding component.

8 . The post welding method according to claim 5 , wherein the implementing, based on the welding coordinate set of the at least one cell post, electrical connections between cells in the product to be welded comprises:

determining a placement type of the product to be welded and a first fool-proofing condition;

determining a first welding sequence of the first welding robot and a second welding sequence of the second welding robot based on the welding coordinate set of the at least one cell post, the placement type of the product to be welded, and the first fool-proofing condition;

controlling the first welding robot to weld the first cell post set according to the first welding sequence; and

controlling the second welding robot to weld the second cell post set according to the second welding sequence.

9 . The post welding method according to claim 5 , wherein the implementing, based on the welding coordinate set of the at least one cell post, electrical connections between cells in the product to be welded comprises:

when it is determined that current first welding coordinates for the first welding robot and current second welding coordinates for the second welding robot satisfy a second fool-proofing condition, controlling the first welding robot to weld a first cell post corresponding to the first welding coordinates; and

controlling the second welding robot to weld a second cell post corresponding to the second welding coordinates.

10 . The post welding method according to claim 9 , further comprising:

when it is determined that the first welding coordinates and the second welding coordinates do not satisfy the second fool-proofing condition, determining a welding sequence of the first welding robot and the second welding robot; and

controlling, according to the welding sequence, the first welding robot to weld the first cell post corresponding to the first welding coordinates, and the second welding robot to weld the second cell post corresponding to the second welding coordinates.

11 . The post welding method according to claim 8 , wherein the determining a placement type of the product to be welded and a first fool-proofing condition comprises:

determining the first fool-proofing condition, a first quantity of cell posts comprised in a largest row of the product to be welded, and a second quantity of cell posts comprised in a largest column of the product to be welded; and

determining, based on the first quantity and the second quantity, the placement type of the product to be welded.

12 . The post welding method according to claim 2 , further comprising:

setting a status value of the at least one cell post to a first identifier before photographing, wherein the first identifier represents that a corresponding cell post is not photographed; and

setting the status value of the at least one cell post to a second identifier after photographing, wherein the second identifier represents that the corresponding cell post is already photographed.

13 . The post welding method according to claim 8 , wherein the first fool-proofing condition is that the first welding robot is spaced from the second welding robot by a first safety distance during welding; and the second fool-proofing condition is that the first welding robot is spaced from the second welding robot by a second safety distance during welding.

14 . A post welding system, comprising a controller and a welding device, wherein

the controller is configured to address, under a guidance based on product data of a product to be welded, at least one cell post in the product to be welded, to obtain an addressing coordinate set of the at least one cell post, wherein the product data represents a product structure of the product to be welded, and the addressing coordinate set of the at least one cell post represents a position of the at least one cell post in the product to be welded in a current environment;

the controller is further configured to determine a welding coordinate set of the at least one cell post based on the addressing coordinate set of the at least one cell post; and

the welding device is configured to weld the at least one cell post based on the welding coordinate set of the at least one cell post, to implement electrical connections between cells in the product to be welded.

15 . The post welding system according to claim 14 , wherein the welding device comprises a first welding robot, a second welding robot, a first set of pressurization mechanism, and a second set of pressurization mechanism; and

the controller is further configured to divide the at least one cell post into a first cell post set and a second cell post set, allocate the first cell post set to the first welding robot and the first set of pressurization mechanism, and allocate the second cell post set to the second welding robot and the second set of pressurization mechanism.

16 . The post welding system according to claim 15 , wherein the first welding robot comprises a first welding component, and the second welding robot comprises a second welding component;

the controller is further configured to determine a welding coordinate set for the first welding robot, a downward pressure coordinate set for the first set of pressurization mechanism, and an offset set of the first welding component of the first welding robot under each set of welding coordinates based on addressing coordinates of every preset quantity of first cell posts in the first cell post set; and

the controller is further configured to determine a welding coordinate set for the second welding robot, a downward pressure coordinate set for the second set of pressurization mechanism, and an offset set of the second welding component of the second welding robot under each set of welding coordinates based on addressing coordinates of every preset quantity of second cell posts in the second cell post set.

17 . The post welding system according to claim 16 , wherein

the first welding robot is configured to weld every preset quantity of first cell posts after the first set of pressurization mechanism pressurizes every preset quantity of first cell posts and a first welding material; and

the second welding robot is configured to weld every preset quantity of second cell posts after the second set of pressurization mechanism pressurizes every preset quantity of second cell posts and a second welding material.

18 . The post welding system according to claim 17 , wherein

the first welding robot is further configured to drive, based on the offset set of the first welding component, the first welding component to weld every preset quantity of first cell posts; and

the second welding robot is further configured to drive, based on the offset set of the second welding component, the second welding component to weld every preset quantity of second cell posts.

19 . The post welding system according to claim 15 , wherein the first set of pressurization mechanism and the second set of pressurization mechanism are adapted to post spacings of different products; and

the first set of pressurization mechanism and the second set of pressurization mechanism each comprise a preset quantity of pressurizers.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 31, 2024
From: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
Reel/Frame 069704/0137 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 31, 2024
From: WU, KAI; ZHAO, JUN; WU, YING; ZHAO, TONGTONG
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 069704/0255 →