Orderly differentiated recycling and processing apparatus for waste batteries

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12199318-B2
Application number	US-202218558301-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 15, 2022
Priority date	May 27, 2022
Publication date	Jan 14, 2025
Grant date	Jan 14, 2025

Abstract

Disclosed is an orderly differentiated recycling and processing apparatus for waste batteries, including an apparatus housing, where several crushing cavities are arranged inside the apparatus housing along a length direction, crushing modules are provided inside each of the crushing cavities, servo cavities are provided inside the apparatus housing at both sides of the crushing cavities, several cutting modules are symmetrically arranged inside the servo cavities facing the crushing cavities, and a screen assembly is provided inside the apparatus housing below the crushing module.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An apparatus for differentiated recycling and processing waste batteries, comprising an apparatus housing ( 8 ), wherein plural crushing cavities ( 3 ) are arranged inside the apparatus housing ( 8 ) along a length direction, a crushing module ( 9 ) is provided inside each of the crushing cavities ( 3 ), servo cavities ( 2 ) are provided inside the apparatus housing ( 8 ) at two sides of the crushing cavities ( 3 ), plural cutting modules ( 4 ) are symmetrically arranged inside the servo cavities ( 2 ) facing the crushing cavities ( 3 ), and a screen assembly is provided inside the apparatus housing ( 8 ) below the crushing modules ( 9 );
each crushing module ( 9 ) comprises plural crushing rollers ( 23 ) which are horizontally mounted inside each crushing cavity ( 3 ) by using a bearing, crushing shovel plates ( 18 ) are spirally arranged at outer sides of the crushing rollers ( 23 ) along a same direction as the crushing rollers with a gap existing between two adjacent crushing shovel plates ( 18 ), a first motor ( 20 ) used for driving the crushing rollers ( 23 ) to rotate is mounted inside the apparatus housing ( 8 ), and two adjacent crushing rollers ( 23 ) inside the crushing cavity ( 3 ) rotate in opposite directions;
the cutting modules ( 4 ) comprises a mounting plate ( 7 ) mounted inside a respective servo cavity ( 2 ), an industrial six-axis robot arm used for driving the mounting plate ( 7 ) to lift and translate is mounted inside the respective servo cavity ( 2 ), plural mounting bases ( 6 ) are arranged corresponding to the crushing cavities ( 3 ) on the mounting plate ( 7 ), first cutting blades ( 15 ) and second cutting blades ( 16 ) are evenly arranged at equal intervals on one side of an outer side wall of the mounting bases ( 6 ) adjacent the crushing cavities ( 3 ), the first cutting blades ( 15 ) and the second cutting blades ( 16 ) are all spirally arranged parallel to the crushing rollers ( 23 ), adjacent first cutting blades ( 15 ) and second cutting blades ( 16 ) are staggered, a second motor ( 17 ) used for driving the first cutting blades ( 15 ) and the second cutting blades ( 16 ) to rotate is mounted on each mounting base ( 6 ), an opening for movable use of the first cutting blades ( 15 ) and the second cutting blades ( 16 ) is provided in a side wall of each crushing cavity ( 3 ), helical angles of the first cutting blades ( 15 ) and the second cutting blades ( 16 ) are the same as helical angles of the crushing shovel plates ( 18 ), and the first cutting blades ( 15 ) and the second cutting blades ( 16 ) have opposite helical directions; and
an extrusion plate ( 25 ) is arranged inside each of the crushing cavities ( 3 ) above the crushing modules ( 9 ) in a lifting manner, and extrusion rods ( 24 ) are evenly arranged at equal intervals at a bottom of each extrusion plate ( 25 ) along a gap extending direction.

2. The apparatus for differentiated recycling and processing waste batteries of claim 1 , wherein each crushing module ( 9 ) further comprises a rubber airbag ( 19 ) spirally arranged along an edge side wall direction of the crushing shovel plates ( 18 ), and the rubber airbag ( 19 ) is used for preventing sliding and adjusting the gap between two adjacent crushing shovel plates ( 18 ).

3. The apparatus for differentiated recycling and processing waste batteries of claim 1 , wherein the cutting module further comprises plural reinforcing rods ( 14 ) arranged parallel to the first cutting blades ( 15 ) and the second cutting blades ( 16 ), the reinforcing rods ( 14 ) are arranged in one-to-one alignment with the first cutting blades ( 15 ) and the second cutting blades ( 16 ), and are provided with slides used for increasing the stability of the first cutting blades ( 15 ) and the second cutting blades ( 16 ).

4. The apparatus for differentiated recycling and processing waste batteries of claim 1 , wherein the screen assembly comprises a screen plate ( 5 ) arranged along the length direction of the apparatus housing ( 8 ), one end of the screen plate ( 5 ) extends to an end face inside the apparatus housing ( 8 ), another end of the screen plate ( 5 ) extends to an outside of the apparatus housing ( 8 ), a side wall of the apparatus housing ( 8 ) is provided with a crushed shell outlet that is adapted to the screen plate ( 5 ), a conveyor belt ( 1 ) is provided inside the apparatus housing ( 8 ) below the screen plate ( 5 ), one end of the conveyor belt ( 1 ) extends to a same vertical plane as the crushed shell outlet, another end of the conveyor belt ( 1 ) extends to the outside of the apparatus housing ( 8 ), and the side wall of the apparatus housing ( 8 ) is provided with a powder residue outlet that is adapted to the conveyor belt ( 1 ).

5. The apparatus for differentiated recycling and processing waste batteries of claim 4 , wherein the screen plate ( 5 ) is hingedly arranged inside the apparatus housing ( 8 ), one end inside the apparatus housing ( 8 ) is provided with a hinge seat ( 29 ) used for fixing the screen plate ( 5 ), two sides of another end inside the apparatus housing ( 8 ) are provided with cylinders ( 28 ) used for driving the screen plate ( 5 ) to flip over, and a buffer spring is provided between the screen plate ( 5 ) and the cylinders ( 28 ) as well as between the screen plate ( 5 ) and the hinge seat ( 29 ).

6. The apparatus for differentiated recycling and processing waste batteries of claim 4 , wherein a protective frame ( 27 ) is provided at an edge of a top end of the screen plate ( 5 ), an end of the protective frame ( 27 ) adjacent the crushed shell outlet is open, and a vibration motor ( 26 ) is mounted on the protective frame ( 27 ).

7. The apparatus for differentiated recycling and processing waste batteries of claim 1 , wherein plural electric telescopic rods ( 11 ) used for driving the extrusion plates ( 25 ) to lift and lower are mounted vertically downward on a top of the apparatus housing ( 8 ), and output ends of the electric telescopic rods ( 11 ) are connected to the extrusion plates ( 25 ).

8. The apparatus for differentiated recycling and processing waste batteries of claim 1 , wherein a feed port ( 12 ) is provided on a top side of the apparatus housing ( 8 ) above each crushing cavity ( 3 ), a feed hopper ( 13 ) is provided on the top of the apparatus housing ( 8 ) on one side of each feed port ( 12 ), and a bottom of each feed hopper ( 13 ) is connected with a conduit ( 10 ) that extends into the respective feed port ( 12 ).

9. The apparatus for differentiated recycling and processing waste batteries of claim 1 , wherein an output end of the first motor ( 20 ) is connected with a drive shaft ( 21 ), a gear set ( 22 ) used for transmission is provided between the drive shaft ( 21 ) and the crushing rollers ( 23 ), and output ends of two adjacent gear sets ( 22 ) rotate in opposite directions.

Assignees

• Guangdong Brunp Recycling Technology Co Ltd
• Hunan Brunp Recycling Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yu Haijun
• Xie Yinghao
• Li Aixia
• Li Changdong

Classifications

• H01M6/52 Primary

  Reclaiming serviceable parts of waste cells or batteries {, e.g. recycling} · CPC title

• B02C18/14 Primary

  within horizontal containers {(B02C18/062, B02C18/065 take precedence)} · CPC title

• Y02W30/84

  Recycling of batteries or fuel cells · CPC title

• B02C18/06

  with rotating knives · CPC title

• B02C23/08

  Separating or sorting of material, associated with crushing or disintegrating (B02C23/18 takes precedence {; beater mills combined with sifting devices B02C13/13, B02C13/14; for tumbling mills B02C17/1835}) · CPC title