US 12,431,538 B2
Automatic multi-surface jet printing method for power lithium battery
Wancheng Zhou, Zhuhai (CN); and Zhenhui Liang, Zhuhai (CN)
Assigned to GUANGDONG CLIMAX SMARTECH CO., LTD, Zhuhai (CN)
Filed by GUANGDONG CLIMAX SMARTECH CO., LTD, Zhuhai (CN)
Filed on Nov. 21, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/955,193.
Application 18/955,193 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2023/112175, filed on Aug. 10, 2023.
Claims priority of application No. 202310659989.6 (CN), filed on Jun. 5, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2025/0087757 A1, Mar. 13, 2025
Int. Cl. H01M 10/058 (2010.01); H01M 10/052 (2010.01)
CPC H01M 10/058 (2013.01) [H01M 10/052 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An automatic multi-surface jet printing method for a power lithium battery, comprising:
S1: an operator places the power lithium battery to be jet printed on a fixture, with one side to be jet printed of the power lithium battery facing upwards;
S2: the operator places the fixture holding the power lithium battery to be jet printed inside a jet printer from a feeding port;
S3: a feeding component disposed at the jet printer transports the fixture to a jet printing station;
S4: a jacking component disposed at the jet printer jacks up the fixture located at the jet printing station, and controls a jacking stroke of the fixture along with a detecting component, in order to adjust a distance between a surface of the power lithium battery to be jet printed and a jet printing component;
S5: the jet printing component starts jet printing on the surface of the power lithium battery to be jet printed;
S6: the feeding component transfers the power lithium battery that has been jet printed to a curing station;
S7: the jacking component disposed at the jet printer jacks up the fixture located at the curing station, and controls the jacking stroke of the fixture along with the detecting component, in order to adjust a distance between the power lithium battery and the curing component;
S8: air dry lone side of the power lithium battery that has been jet printed in S5 using the curing component;
S9: the feeding component transfers the power lithium battery that has been air dried to one end of the feeding component;
S10: a returning component located at the end of the feeding component transfers the fixture to a circulating component;
S11: the returning component transfers the fixture to the feeding port;
S12: the operator retrieves the fixture, takes out the power lithium battery from the fixture, or flips and clamps the power lithium battery for jet printing again;
wherein the circulating component comprises a circulating rack and a circulating base, and the circulating rack is disposed at ends of the feeding component and the returning component, and the first circulating driving member that is disposed at the circulating rack is connected to the circulating base and drives the circulating base to move back and forth between the feeding component and the returning component;
wherein the jet printing component comprises a jet printing rack, a jet printing base, and a jet printing driving member, and the jet printing rack is horizontally disposed above the feeding component, and a UV digital inkjet head is provided at the jet printing base and faces towards the feeding component, and the jet printing driving member is disposed at the jet printing rack and is connected to the jet printing base;
wherein the curing component comprises a curing rack, a curing base, and a curing driving member, the curing rack is horizontally disposed above the feeding component, and a curing irradiation port is provided at the curing base and faces towards the feeding component, and the curing driving member is disposed at the curing rack and is connected to the curing base;
wherein the fixture comprises a bottom plate, and a turning block component is provided at the bottom plate for fixing the lithium battery, the turning block component comprises a plurality of blocking members, each of the blocking members is provided with an accommodating groove for contacting the lithium battery, the accommodating groove is provided with a first contact surface, a second contact surface, and a third contact surface that respectively contact different surfaces of the lithium battery, scratch-resistant balls facing the accommodating groove are provided at the first contact surface, the second contact surface, and the third contact surface.