WO2006070547A1 - 筒状電池の漏液検査方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a leakage inspection method for a cylindrical battery in which the presence or absence of leakage at a sealing-side end surface of a manufactured cylindrical battery is inspected using a fluorescent X-ray analysis method.
- each cylindrical battery is irradiated with X-rays from an X-ray source while being transported in a state where the cylindrical batteries are arranged in a line at a predetermined interval.
- Fluorescent X-rays that also generate sealing cell end and side forces are incident on multiple detectors placed around the X-ray source, and the electrolyte adheres based on the detection results of the multiple detectors.
- a cylindrical battery is specified (for example, see Patent Document 2).
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 52-138627
- Patent Document 2 JP-A-9-203714
- the present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and a cylinder capable of accurately and accurately discriminating the presence or absence of leakage of a cylindrical battery by a fluorescent X-ray analysis method.
- the purpose is to provide a method for inspecting the leakage of a battery.
- the tubular battery leakage inspection method of the present invention detects the leakage inspection mechanism while transporting the tubular batteries in an arrangement in which the respective axes are parallel to each other.
- a leakage inspection unit facing the window is passed, and in the leakage inspection unit, X-rays are irradiated to the sealing side end surface of the cylindrical battery through the detection window, and the sealing side end surface force is emitted.
- X-rays are made incident on a fluorescent X-ray detector such as the detection window, and the incident fluorescent X-rays are analyzed to determine whether or not the fluorescent X-rays corresponding to the components of the electrolyte were included.
- the length of the detection window corresponding to the conveyance direction of the cylindrical battery is smaller than the interval between the cylindrical batteries being conveyed and in the conveyance direction.
- the length corresponding to the orthogonal direction is the outer dimension of the cross-sectional shape perpendicular to the axis of the cylindrical battery. Also it is obtained by set a slightly larger shape.
- the fluorescent X-rays incident on the fluorescent X-ray detector are emitted from the individual cylindrical batteries. Since it can be identified and separated every minute, the processing speed of leak test can be greatly increased. Kill.
- the length of the detection window corresponding to the direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction is set to be slightly larger than the outer dimension of the cross-sectional shape orthogonal to the axis of the cylindrical battery, Fluorescent X-rays emitted from all parts on the sealing-side end face of the cylindrical battery can be reliably incident on the fluorescent X-ray detector, and no matter which part of the sealing-side end face is leaking, The occurrence of liquid leakage can be detected reliably, and the predetermined fluorescent X-rays incident on the fluorescent X-ray detector can be detected with high SZN ratio with high accuracy.
- each cylindrical battery force that sequentially faces the detection window during conveyance, the intensity per unit time of fluorescent X-rays that are sequentially incident on the fluorescent X-ray detector or the unit of the sealing-side end face of the cylindrical battery If the presence or absence of leakage is detected based on the intensity per area, the cylindrical batteries arranged in a predetermined arrangement are continuously transported at a constant speed, and intermittently suspended at the leakage inspection section facing the detection window.
- the detection windows of the liquid leakage inspection mechanism are installed to face each other at a predetermined interval with respect to the sealing side end surface of the cylindrical battery being conveyed, and X-rays are placed inside the casing of the inspection mechanism.
- An X-ray source that projects onto the battery, a mask that regulates the fluorescent X-rays emitted from the X-ray source into a beam, and a fluorescent X-ray detector that enters the fluorescent X-rays If the helium gas atmosphere is maintained, the helium gas filled in the casing attenuates the argon gas contained in the air, so that the adverse effect of the argon gas on the fluorescent X-rays can be eliminated.
- the X-ray fluorescence intensity can be detected with a high SZN ratio.
- the primary X-rays can be narrowed down into a beam shape by using a mask, this can also reduce the opening area of the detection window as much as possible, and the detection window and the leakage inspection unit can be transported.
- the distance from the sealing battery end surface of the cylindrical battery can be set to an extremely small value, for example, about 2 mm, and the adverse effect of the argon gas contained in the air existing between the detection window and the sealing battery end surface of the cylindrical battery. As a result, it is possible to improve the accuracy of detecting leaks.
- the cylindrical batteries are held on the turntable in parallel with each other and at regular intervals.
- the cylindrical batteries are held on the turntable in a predetermined arrangement and are conveyed to the leak detection unit in a rotary manner, so that the cylindrical batteries are vertically arranged on the conveyor.
- the transport speed can be significantly increased since there is no risk of the battery tipping over, and even when each cylindrical battery is transported at a high speed, Since the feed plate securely holds the cylindrical battery so that the position of the cylindrical battery is not displaced !, the cylindrical battery is held at a constant distance as small as possible with respect to the detection window.
- leakage can be detected with high detection accuracy while transporting the cylindrical battery at high speed.
- a detection window provided with a housing containing an X-ray source, a mask, and a fluorescent X-ray detector on the front side of an apparatus casing to which a turntable for transporting a cylindrical battery is attached.
- each cylindrical battery is held in a feeding disk in a predetermined positioning state and allowed to pass through a leakage inspection mechanism. According to the inspection result of the leakage inspection mechanism, leakage has occurred. If the judged defective product of the cylindrical battery is discharged to the turning disk force defective product collection path and separated from the good product transport path, the leakage test is performed in the process of continuously performing the leak test. Cylindrical batteries that are determined to be defective in liquid generation can be automatically discharged from the transport path, eliminating the need for a sorting process based on the inspection results of the cylindrical batteries after the leakage inspection process.
- fluorescent X-rays corresponding to potassium components are included in the fluorescent X-rays incident on the fluorescent X-ray detector. If it is determined whether or not leakage has occurred based on whether or not it is applied, it will detect potassium that is likely to emit fluorescent X-rays when applied to battery leakage inspection using an alkaline electrolyte. Therefore, the presence or absence of leakage can be detected with high detection accuracy based on the intensity of the component corresponding to potassium contained in the fluorescent X-ray.
- the X-ray emitted from the X-ray source is visualized by a mask formed of a metal that does not transmit X-rays.
- the detection window force of the housing is regulated and then emitted toward the sealing-side end surface of the cylindrical battery that is being conveyed so that at least the length of the detection window corresponding to the conveyance direction of the cylindrical battery can be changed.
- various cylindrical batteries having different diameters or outer shapes of the rectangular cylindrical batteries can be obtained. The inspection can be easily handled.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic front view showing a leak test apparatus according to an embodiment that embodies a leak test method for a cylindrical battery according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing the above-described liquid leakage inspection apparatus.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic right side view showing the above-described liquid leakage inspection apparatus.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view showing a cylindrical battery positioning mechanism in the liquid leakage inspection apparatus.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a liquid leakage inspection mechanism in the liquid leakage inspection apparatus same as above.
- FIG. 6A to FIG. 6C are explanatory views showing the relative relationship between the detection windows of different shapes, the arrangement of the cylindrical batteries, and the shape of the sealing side end face in the liquid leakage inspection mechanism.
- FIG. 7A is a half-cut front view showing an example of a battery using an alkaline electrolyte to be inspected by the liquid leakage inspection method of the present invention
- FIG. 7B is a VIIB section of FIG. 7A.
- FIG. 7A is a half-cut front view showing an example of a cylindrical battery Ba using an alkaline electrolyte to be inspected.
- the cylindrical battery Ba is used together with an electrolyte solution (not shown) in a state where a positive electrode mixture 2 and a gel zinc negative electrode 3 are separated by a separator 4 inside a bottomed cylindrical metal battery case 1.
- the tip of the current collector 7 housed and inserted in the gel zinc negative electrode 3 is placed in the opening of the battery case 1, and the opening of the battery case 1 is sealed by the insulating gasket 8, the washer 9 and the negative terminal plate 10.
- the sealing structure of the opening portion of the battery case 1 in the cylindrical battery Ba is such that the peripheral portions of each of the washer 9 and the negative electrode terminal plate 10 that are overlapped with each other are sandwiched between the insulating gaskets 8. Insulation gasket 8 is compressed and deformed by pressing the edge of the opening inward, and the space between battery case 1, insulation gasket 8, negative electrode terminal plate 10 and washer 9 is sealed. .
- the electrolyte may slightly leak from between the opening edge of the battery case 1 and the insulating gasket 8 or between the negative electrode terminal plate 10 and the insulating gasket 8.
- FIG. 7B which is an enlarged view of the VIIB portion of FIG. 7A
- the gap between the opening peripheral edge of the battery case 1 and the end face of the insulating gasket 8 and the negative terminal plate 10 is as shown in the figure.
- Insulating resin 1 1 is applied, and instead of this insulating resin 11, an insulating ring may be fitted.
- the insulating gasket 8 may be arranged so that the end surface of the insulating gasket 8 protrudes beyond the opening edge of the battery case 1.
- the leakage inspection method of the present invention is intended to reliably detect the occurrence of leakage that cannot be detected by the above-mentioned visual observation by fluorescent X-ray analysis.
- FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are a schematic front view and a schematic perspective view showing a leak test apparatus that embodies the leak test method for a cylindrical battery of the present invention.
- this liquid leakage inspection apparatus has a liquid leakage inspection mechanism 12 for determining the presence or absence of leakage of the cylindrical battery Ba by fluorescent X-ray analysis, and includes a fluorescent X-ray detection unit 13 and an analysis unit 14. It is composed of When the cylindrical battery Ba, which is the object to be inspected, is supplied from the supply-side conveyor 17 and then transferred from the supply-side conveyor 17 to the supply-side transmission platen 18, the respective axes are parallel to each other, and It is held on the supply side lathe 18 in a state of being arranged in a fixed interval.
- the cylindrical battery Ba is moved from the supply side lathe 18 to the main lathe 20 and passes through the positioning mechanism 19 shown in FIG. After being corrected and aligned so that the sealing end face is positioned on the same surface, the battery is passed through the leakage inspection mechanism 12, and the inspection result by the leakage inspection mechanism 12 is a non-defective cylindrical battery. After Ba is transferred to the take-out machine 21, it is transported to the next process by the take-out conveyor 22. On the other hand, the cylindrical battery Ba whose inspection result is defective is the rotation of the main machine 20. In addition, the defective product collection box is pushed by the discharge conveyor 27 after being pushed out of the main turning plate 20 by the discharge cylinder that is driven when it is transferred to the defective discharge position and transferred to the discharge turning plate 24. Are discharged.
- each of the turntables 18, 20, 21, 24 is connected to the cylindrical battery Ba fitted in the holding groove by magnetizing means using magnets, chucking means, or suction means using vacuum. Therefore, it is held in a state where it is not easily displaced. Therefore, unlike the case where the cylindrical battery Ba is transported in a vertical arrangement on the conveyor, the transport speed can be significantly increased because the tubular battery Ba does not fall or fall off.
- the lathes 18, 20, 21, 24 is arranged to rotate in a vertical plane, the installation area of the device is reduced and the degree of freedom of installation is increased.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic right side view showing the leak test apparatus.
- a device casing 28 of the liquid leakage inspection device is provided with the above-mentioned respective turntables 18, 20, 21, 24 on the front surface 28a thereof.
- a drive mechanism and a drive control mechanism are provided inside.
- a support frame 29 is fixed to a lower portion of the front surface 28a of the apparatus casing 28, and a housing 30 force of the fluorescent X-ray detection unit 13 is provided on the support frame 29. It is mounted in a position facing the main feed 20 on the front side 28a of 28.
- the positioning mechanism 19 shown in FIG. 1 causes each cylindrical battery Ba conveyed in the conveying direction P while being held by the main feeding disk 20 at regular intervals to fluoresce X-rays.
- the follower guide body 31 that guides the guide 13 while sequentially changing it in the direction toward the detection unit 13, and the end face on the sealing side of the cylindrical battery Ba that is sent while being slightly changed in direction by the guide body 31 for the follower (shown in the figure) Positioning guide that aligns so that the top surface side end surface is in contact with each other
- the body 32 is configured.
- each cylindrical battery Ba is held by the main turning plate 20 in a state in which each sealing-side end face is modified to be positioned on the same plane, while the casing 30 of the fluorescent X-ray detection unit 13
- the detection window 35 is transported with a predetermined interval reliably maintained.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic configuration diagram showing the liquid leakage inspection mechanism 12.
- the leakage inspection mechanism 12 includes a fluorescent X-ray detection unit 13 and an analysis unit 14.
- the fluorescent X-ray detection unit 13 is disposed in the casing 30 in the main unit.
- the X-ray tube 37 that is the X-ray source that irradiates the sealing side end face 33 of the Ba 33 and the primary X-ray 34 into a beam shape Detected by the mask 38 emitted from the detection window 35 of the housing 30 and the fluorescent X-rays (secondary X-rays) 40 emitted from the sealing-side end face 33 of the cylindrical battery Ba when irradiated with the primary X-ray 3 4
- a fluorescent X-ray detector 39 incident through the window 35 is housed.
- the mask 38 is made of a metal that does not transmit the X-rays 34, for example, brass.
- the inside of the housing 30 is maintained in an atmosphere of helium gas 41, and accordingly, the detection window 35 is made of a sealing material (eg, a PET film cover) that transmits X-rays 34, 40. (Not shown). Further, the housing 30 is provided with an opening adjusting member 42 that can arbitrarily change the opening shape of the detection window 35 and does not transmit X-rays.
- a sealing material eg, a PET film cover
- the analysis unit 14 detects only the fluorescent X-ray 40 having a wavelength corresponding to a predetermined component (element) of the fluorescent X-rays 40 incident on the fluorescent X-ray detector 39.
- 43 and the fluorescent X-rays 40 detected by the detection unit 43 are divided by the time required for the single cylindrical battery Ba to finish passing through the opposite part of the detection window 35, and the fluorescent X-rays 40 per unit time are divided.
- the detection unit 43 is preset with an element that is not used in other parts of the cylindrical battery Ba among the components constituting the electrolytic solution and that emits strong fluorescent X-rays. Detects X-ray fluorescence 40 with the wavelength emitted by the element. For example, when the inspection object is a cylindrical battery Ba using an alkaline electrolyte, the detection unit 43 detects potassium in the electrolyte that also has a potassium hydroxide solution.
- the calculation unit 44 calculates the intensity of the fluorescent X-rays 40 per unit time described above. Instead, the intensity of the fluorescent X-rays 40 per unit area may be calculated by dividing the fluorescent X-rays 40 detected by the detection unit 43 by the surface area of the sealing-side end surface 33 of the single cylindrical battery Ba.
- an analytical quantitative value which is the minimum amount that can be determined as a leak by visual inspection by a conventional manual operation, is experimentally obtained and stored in advance, and is calculated by the calculation unit 44.
- an analytical quantitative value which is the minimum amount that can be determined as a leak by visual inspection by a conventional manual operation.
- FIGS. 6A to 6C show the relative relationship between the detection windows 35A to 35C having different shapes in the fluorescent X-ray inspection apparatus 13 and the arrangement of the cylindrical batteries Bal and Ba2 and the shape of the sealing end face 33.
- FIG. 6A shows a case where a detection window 35A having a circular opening shape is provided for a cylindrical battery Bal
- FIG. 6B shows a case where a detection window 35B having a rectangular opening shape is provided for a cylindrical battery Bal
- FIG. 5 shows a case where a detection window 35C having a rectangular opening shape is provided for the rectangular tubular battery Ba2.
- the detection window 35A shown in FIG. 6A has a length corresponding to the conveyance direction of the cylindrical battery Bal (in this case, the diameter because it is circular) L1 is the cylindrical battery Bal being conveyed.
- the length dimension corresponding to the direction perpendicular to the conveying direction and smaller than the interval C1 (also the diameter in this case) L2 is the outer dimension of the cross-sectional shape perpendicular to the axis of the cylindrical battery Bal (in this case circular) Therefore, it is formed in a circular opening shape larger than the diameter (R1).
- the detection window 35B shown in FIG. 6B has a length L3 corresponding to the conveyance direction of the cylindrical battery Bal that is smaller than the interval C1 of the cylindrical battery Bal being conveyed and the conveyance direction.
- the length L4 corresponding to the orthogonal direction is formed in a rectangular opening shape larger than the outer dimension R1 of the cross-sectional shape orthogonal to the axis of the cylindrical battery Bal.
- the detection window 35C shown in FIG. 6C has a length L5 corresponding to the conveyance direction of the rectangular tube Ba2 smaller than the interval C2 of the rectangular cell Ba2 being conveyed and
- the length L6 corresponding to the orthogonal direction with respect to the transport direction is formed in a rectangular opening shape larger than the outer dimension R2 of the cross-sectional shape orthogonal to the axis of the rectangular tube battery Ba2.
- the inspection flow in the above-described leakage inspection apparatus embodying the leakage inspection method of the present invention The process will be described.
- the cylindrical battery Ba manufactured to function as a battery must be transferred to the main turning plate 20 via the supply side conveyor 17 and the supply side turning plate 18.
- the positioning mechanism 19 in the process of being parallel to each other and being held at a predetermined interval and being held by the main feeding disk 20 and being transported to the leakage inspection mechanism 12 as the main feeding disk 20 rotates! After the positioning in the axial direction is performed so that each sealing-side end face 33 is positioned on the same plane, the sealing-side end face 33 is held in the positioning state. Therefore, as shown in FIG.
- each cylindrical battery Ba passes through the leakage inspection mechanism 12 while each sealing-side end face 33 always keeps a constant distance D with respect to the detection window 35. Therefore, the distance D between the sealing-side end face 33 and the detection window 35 can be set to a very small value, for example, about 2 mm.
- each cylindrical battery Ba passes through the leakage inspection part facing the detection window 35, the X-ray tube 37 force is also emitted, and the primary X-ray 34 narrowed into a beam by the mask 38 becomes the detection window. After passing through 35, it is irradiated onto the sealing-side end surface 33 of the cylindrical battery, and the fluorescent X-rays 40 emitted from the sealing-side end surface 33 pass through the detection window 35 and enter the fluorescent X-ray detector 39.
- the detection unit 43 calculates a wavelength corresponding to a preset one of the components contained in the electrolytic solution from the fluorescent X-ray 40 detected by being incident on the fluorescent X-ray detector 39. Only fluorescent X-rays 40 are detected.
- an element that is not used in other parts of the cylindrical battery Ba among the components constituting the electrolytic solution, and an element that strongly emits fluorescent X-rays 40 is preferable.
- a cylindrical battery Ba using an alkaline electrolytic solution it is preferable to set potassium in the electrolytic solution capable of reducing the potassium hydroxide solution.
- the calculation unit 44 is driven by the continuous rotation of the main feeding platen 20 at a constant rotation speed when the leading end of each cylindrical battery Ba in the conveyance direction faces the detection window 35.
- the cylindrical battery Ba is driven with a variable speed rotation that rotates at a low speed only when it passes while facing the detection window 35, the time required for the cylindrical battery Ba to finish passing through the detection window 35, and the main transmission
- the turntable 20 is driven by intermittent rotation that temporarily stops the cylindrical battery Ba facing the detection window 35, the stationary time and the surface area of the sealing-side end face 33 of the various cylindrical batteries Ba to be inspected are at least Memory is set.
- the calculation unit 44 uses the time force at a preset timing to detect the fluorescent X-rays 40 detected by the detection unit 43 until one of the set times elapses as a single cylindrical battery.
- the intensity of fluorescent X-rays 40 per unit time is calculated by dividing by the time required for Ba to pass through the detection window 35.
- the calculation unit 44 may convert the fluorescent X-rays 40 detected by the detection unit 43 between the preset timing and the passage of any one of the set times to the sealing of the cylindrical battery Ba being inspected. Divide by the surface area of the side end face 33 to calculate the intensity of fluorescent X-rays 40 per unit area.
- the determination unit 47 sets the calculated intensity by comparing and comparing the intensity calculated by the calculation unit 44 with a preset level obtained experimentally by visual inspection by hand as described above. When the level is exceeded, it is determined that a leak has occurred in the cylindrical battery Ba.
- the detection window 35 is a circular detection window 35A or a rectangular detection window 35B.
- the length dimensions LI, L3, L5 corresponding to the transport direction of the cylindrical batteries Bal, Ba2 in the detection windows 35A to 35C are the intervals CI, Since it is set to be smaller than C2, even when each cylindrical battery Bal, Ba2 is arranged at as small intervals C1, C2 as possible and transported at high speed, each two adjacent cylindrical batteries Bal, Ba, The fluorescent X-rays 40 from Ba2 do not enter the fluorescent X-ray detector 39 at the same time through the detection windows 35B and 35C, so the fluorescent X-rays 40 incident on the fluorescent X-ray detector 39 are individually cylindrical. Since the emission from the batteries Bal and Ba2 can be separated and specified, the processing speed of the leak test can be remarkably increased. According to the actual measurement results, 800 to 1200 cylindrical batteries Ba can be reliably inspected per minute, and it is possible to increase the speed to such an extent that 2000 cylindrical batteries Ba can be inspected per minute.
- Lengths L2, L4, and L6 corresponding to the orthogonal direction to the conveying direction in the detection windows 35A to 35C are external dimensions R1 of a cross-sectional shape perpendicular to the axis of the cylindrical batteries Bal and Ba2.
- R2 is set slightly larger than R2, so that the fluorescent X-rays 40 emitted from all the portions of the sealing end surface 33 of the cylindrical batteries Bal and Ba2 can be reliably incident on the fluorescent X-ray detector 39. Even if liquid leakage occurs in any part of the sealing end face 33, the occurrence of this liquid leakage can be detected with certainty, and the length dimensions L2, L4, and L6 are outside the cross-sectional shape.
- the detection unit 43 of the analysis unit 14 can detect the fluorescent X-rays 40 having a predetermined wavelength out of the fluorescent X-rays 40 incident on the fluorescent X-ray detector 39 with a high SZN ratio.
- the fluorescent X-rays 40 having a predetermined wavelength incident on the fluorescent X-ray detector 39 when the cylindrical battery Ba passes through the detection window 35 are formed into a cylindrical shape.
- the intensity per unit time of fluorescent X-rays 40 calculated by dividing the time required for the entire battery to pass through the detection window 35, or the fluorescence X when the entire cylindrical battery Ba passes the detection window 35.
- the intensity of fluorescent X-rays 40 per unit area calculated by dividing the fluorescent X-rays having a predetermined wavelength incident on the line detector 39 by the cross-sectional area corresponding to the surface area of the sealing-side end face 33 of the cylindrical battery Ba is calculated in advance.
- the presence or absence of leakage is determined by comparison with the experimentally determined setting level.
- continuous transport at a constant speed either continuous transport at a constant speed, intermittent transport that is stationary for a certain time when facing the detection window 35, or variable speed transport that is slow when passing through the detection window 35 is adopted. In this case, it is possible to accurately detect the presence or absence of leakage.
- the inside of the housing 30 of the fluorescent X-ray detection unit 13 is maintained in an atmosphere of helium gas 41, and this helium gas 41 attenuates argon gas contained in the air, so that potassium to be detected is detected.
- the primary X-ray 34 is narrowed down into a beam by the mask 38, so that the opening area of the detection windows 35A to 35C can be increased as described with reference to FIGS. 6A to 6C.
- the distance D (see Fig. 5) between the detection windows 35A to 35C and the sealing-side end surface 33 of the cylindrical battery Bal, Ba2 being conveyed is about 2 mm as described above. Since it can be set to a very small value, it is caused by the argon gas contained in the air existing between the detection windows 35A to 35C and the sealing end surface 33 of the cylindrical battery Bal, Ba2 being conveyed.
- each cylindrical battery Ba is held by the main feed disk 20 in a predetermined arrangement state and conveyed to the fluorescent X-ray detection unit 13 by a rotary method. Therefore, the cylindrical battery Ba can be securely held so that the predetermined arrangement state force is not displaced while being conveyed at a high speed. It is possible to pass through the space D in a face-to-face relationship, and this makes it possible to detect liquid leakage with high detection accuracy while further increasing the detection processing speed of the cylindrical battery.
- the fluorescent X-ray detector 13 is attached to the support base 29 in such a manner that the detection window 35 of the casing 30 faces rearward, and the primary X-ray 34 is moved rearward.
- the worker who works only on the front side of the support frame 29 opposite to the mounting position of each of the lathes 18, 20, 21, 24 is exposed to the primary X-ray 34. It is possible to provide an extremely safe leakage inspection device that eliminates any fears.
- the opening shape of the detection window 35 can be arbitrarily changed by operating the opening adjusting member 42, when the cylindrical battery Ba to be inspected changes, the cylindrical battery Ba By adjusting the opening adjustment member 42 so as to correspond to the diameter or the outer shape of the cylindrical battery, it is possible to easily cope with the leakage inspection of various types of cylindrical batteries Ba having a different diameter of the cylindrical battery Bal or the outer shape of the rectangular tubular battery Ba2. be able to.
- the cylindrical battery Ba which is determined as a defective product in the leakage test in the leakage test mechanism 12, is located at the opposite position of the discharge platen 24 as the main platen 20 rotates. Is pushed out by the discharge cylinder 23 (see Fig. 1), which is driven when it is transported to the discharge turntable 24, and then transferred to the discharge turntable 24. Automatically recovered. Therefore, in this leakage inspection apparatus, the defective cylindrical battery Ba is separated from the good cylindrical battery Ba and automatically discharged during the continuous conveyance process, so that the cylindrical battery Ba after the leakage inspection process is discharged. A quality screening process based on these inspection results is not required.
- the case where the cylindrical battery Ba is transported while being held in a predetermined arrangement on the turntables 18, 20, 21, and 24 has been described as an example. Even if it is transported on a straight transport path while being held in a predetermined arrangement, the same effect as described above can be obtained. Can do. In practical use, various configurations are added as necessary, and the detection window 35 is provided with a shatter that closes the detection window 35 so that the X-ray 34 is blocked when the operation is stopped. In this way, the safety of the main rotating disk 20 is provided with a mechanism for rotating the cylindrical battery Ba while holding it only in the area passing through the detection window 35. By doing so, the detection accuracy of leakage is further improved.
- X-rays are allowed to pass through and irradiate the sealing-side end surface of the cylindrical battery, and fluorescent X-rays emitted from the sealing-side end surface are allowed to pass through and enter the fluorescent X-ray detector.
- the length of the detection window corresponding to the method of transporting the cylindrical battery is smaller than the interval between the cylindrical batteries being transported, and the length of the detection window is perpendicular to the transport direction.
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