CN111660866B

CN111660866B - Vehicle lateral battery replacing platform

Info

Publication number: CN111660866B
Application number: CN202010425850.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 金伟; 戴有发; 袁丹; 邱胜国; 卞怀朋; 侯海飞; 蔡瑜
Original assignee: Bozhon Precision Industry Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Bozhon Precision Industry Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-05-19
Filing date: 2020-05-19
Publication date: 2023-04-14
Anticipated expiration: 2040-05-19
Also published as: CN111660866A

Abstract

The invention provides a vehicle lateral battery replacement platform, which comprises a parking part, a battery replacement part and a battery replacement part, wherein the parking part is used for parking a vehicle at a fixed position; the electric cabinet is internally provided with a battery compartment for storing a vehicle battery; the shifting device is used for driving the vehicle battery to move between the parking part and the battery compartment; the shifting device is internally provided with an extension part which is used for being pushed to the outside of the shifting device to be close to the parking part or the side surface of the battery compartment, and the extension part is provided with a grabbing component for taking and placing the vehicle battery; the vehicle battery is transmitted between the parking part and the battery bin by the reciprocating movement of the transfer device between the parking part and the battery bin, so that the circulation battery replacement is conveniently and automatically realized, and the automatic battery replacement efficiency is improved.

Description

Vehicle lateral battery replacing platform

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the technical field of charging and battery replacing of electric automobiles, and particularly relates to a vehicle lateral battery replacing platform.

Background

Aiming at the problems of supply and pollution of traditional fossil energy, car owners and various manufacturers begin to pay attention to new energy automobiles, energy-saving and environment-friendly electric automobiles show well-jet development in recent years, at present, electric automobiles are limited by batteries, the range of the endurance mileage of the existing electric automobile batteries is generally 200-500KM, the problem of long battery charging time is particularly prominent, and in order to solve the problem, one of the mainstream electric energy supply schemes is a battery replacement scheme, which is convenient for taking out and placing the vehicle batteries from a vehicle or a battery cabin and circulating the batteries so as to facilitate automatic control and facilitate battery steering and battery replacement equipment.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve the problems, the invention provides a vehicle lateral battery replacement platform.

The invention provides a vehicle lateral battery replacement platform, which comprises:

a parking portion for parking the vehicle at a fixed position;

the electric cabinet is internally provided with a battery compartment for storing a vehicle battery;

the shifting device is used for driving the vehicle battery to move between the parking part and the battery compartment;

the moving and carrying device is internally provided with an extension part which is pushed to the outside of the moving and carrying device to be close to the parking part or the side surface of the battery compartment, and the extension part is provided with a grabbing component for taking and placing a vehicle battery;

the shifting device reciprocates between the parking part and the battery compartment, so that the vehicle battery is transferred between the parking part and the battery compartment.

Preferably, the parking portion is mounted with a roller for receiving a wheel of the vehicle.

Preferably, the transferring device comprises a moving mechanism for driving the transferring device to move and a guide member for limiting the moving direction of the transferring device;

the transfer device is driven by the transfer device to move along the limited direction of the guide.

Preferably, a rail frame is mounted on the electric cabinet and used for fixing the guide piece.

Preferably, the grabbing component comprises an unlocking module and a fixing module;

the unlocking module is used for locking the vehicle battery, so that the vehicle battery can be detachably connected with the vehicle body and the battery compartment;

the fixed module is used for connecting the vehicle battery with the grabbing component to form a limiting structure.

Preferably, the transfer device is provided between the parking section and the electric cabinet.

Preferably, the transfer device is internally provided with a transfer mechanism; and rotating the extension part through the transfer mechanism so that the extension part grabs the vehicle batteries arranged on the parking part and the electric cabinet on two sides of the extension part.

Preferably, the transfer device and the electric cabinet are sequentially arranged on two sides of the parking part;

and replacing the power of the vehicles parked on the parking part through the shifting devices on the two sides.

Preferably, a power changing potential is provided on the parking section, and the power changing is performed on the same vehicle by the transfer devices on both sides.

Preferably, two potential changing points are arranged on the parking part side by side, so that the shifting devices on two sides change the power of the vehicle parked at the two potential changing points, and the driving directions of the vehicles with the two potential changing points are opposite.

Compared with the prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that:

according to the vehicle lateral battery replacement platform provided by the invention, the vehicle battery is conveyed between the parking part and the battery bin through the reciprocating movement of the transfer device between the parking part and the battery bin, so that the circulation battery replacement is conveniently and automatically realized, and the automatic battery replacement efficiency is improved.

The foregoing description is only an overview of the technical solutions of the present invention, and in order to make the technical solutions of the present invention more clearly understood and to make the technical solutions of the present invention practical in accordance with the contents of the specification, the following detailed description is given of preferred embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings. The detailed description of the present invention is given in detail by the following examples and the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiment(s) of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the invention and do not constitute a limitation of the invention. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a first schematic perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a second schematic perspective view illustrating an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic perspective view illustrating a first transfer device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic perspective view illustrating a second embodiment of a transfer apparatus according to the present invention;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged partial schematic view of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a top view of a transfer device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view of a transfer mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged partial schematic view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of an exploded view of a rotating member in one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged partial schematic view of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a schematic perspective view of a pushing assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 12 is an enlarged partial schematic view of FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is an exploded view of a pusher assembly in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a grasping element according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 15 is a first perspective view of a vehicle battery according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 16 is an enlarged partial schematic view of FIG. 15;

FIG. 17 is a second perspective view of a vehicle battery according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view of the capture mechanism body locking the vehicle battery in one embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 19 is a schematic perspective view of a lifting mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 20 is a schematic perspective view of a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 21 is a left side view of the present invention in a second embodiment;

fig. 22 is a left side view of the present invention in the third embodiment.

Shown in the figure:

100. transfer device

110. A transfer mechanism;

111. a pushing assembly; 1111. a fixed support; 1112. a first rack; 1113. pushing the plate; 11131. a guide module; 11132. a guide pulley; 11133. a proximity sensor; 1114. a first driving section; 11141. a first gear; 11142. a speed reducer; 11143. a synchronizing shaft; 1115. a second driving section; 1116. moving the carrier plate;

112. a rotary drive assembly; 1121. a rotating electric machine; 1122. a drive wheel; 1123. a driven wheel; 1124. a guide portion;

113. connecting the fixed frame; 1131. connecting support legs; 1132. a regulating block; 1133. connecting blocks;

114. rotating the bracket;

120. a lifting mechanism;

121. a power source; 122. lifting the chain; 123. a balancing weight; 124. a guide member; 125. a connecting shaft;

130. an electronic control system;

140. a horizontal movement mechanism;

141. a driving module; 142. a transmission module; 143. a guide rail; 144. a pulley;

160. a locking assembly;

161. locking the actuator; 1611. a rotating shaft; 162. a supporting seat; 163. a locking portion; 1631. a fixed jaw; 1632. a guide rod; 1633. an elastic element; 164. an inductive element; 165. fixing the mounting bracket; 166. a detector;

200. an electric cabinet; 210. a battery compartment; 220. a rail frame;

300. a parking section; 310. a roller;

400. a vehicle battery; 410. a battery body;

420. a connecting portion; 421. a lock head; 4211. locking the groove; 4212. a limiting rod; 422. a connecting rod; 423. a lock body; 424. a latch bolt; 425. and (5) fixing blocks.

Detailed Description

The foregoing and other objects, features, aspects and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the present invention when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference characters designate like parts throughout the several views. In the drawings, the shape and size may be exaggerated for clarity, and the same reference numerals will be used throughout the drawings to designate the same or similar components. In the following description, terms such as center, thickness, height, length, front, back, rear, left, right, top, bottom, upper, lower, and the like are used based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings. In particular, "height" corresponds to the dimension from top to bottom, "width" corresponds to the dimension from left to right, and "depth" corresponds to the dimension from front to back. These relative terms are for convenience of description and generally are not intended to require a particular orientation. Terms concerning attachments, coupling and the like (e.g., "connected" and "attached") refer to a relationship wherein structures are secured or attached, either directly or indirectly, to one another through intervening structures, as well as both movable or rigid attachments or relationships, unless expressly described otherwise.

The present invention is further described with reference to the accompanying drawings and the detailed description, and it should be noted that, in the case of no conflict, any combination between the embodiments or technical features described below may form a new embodiment.

As shown in fig. 1, a vehicle side-direction battery replacement platform comprises a transfer device 100, an electric cabinet 200 and a parking portion 300, wherein the parking portion 300 is used for parking a vehicle at a fixed position, so that the vehicle can be parked at the position of a battery replacement fixed position accurately; the battery bin 210 for storing the vehicle battery 400 is arranged in the electric cabinet 200, the plurality of battery bins 210 are arranged on the electric cabinet 200, the storage of the vehicle battery 400 is convenient, and meanwhile, the battery bin 210 can charge a power-lack battery, so that the vehicle battery 400 in the battery bin 210 can supply power for subsequent vehicles conveniently; the transfer device 100 is used for driving the vehicle battery 400 to move between the parking part 300 and the battery compartment 210;

specifically, an extension portion for pushing to the outside of the transfer device 100 to be close to the parking portion 300 or the side of the battery compartment 210 is arranged in the transfer device 100, a grabbing component for taking and placing the vehicle battery 400 is arranged on the extension portion, the grabbing component extends out of the transfer device 100 to facilitate the grabbing component to take and place the vehicle battery 400, after the grabbing component grabs the vehicle battery 400, the vehicle battery 400 is placed on the transfer device 100, and the transfer device 100 drives the vehicle battery 400 to move;

the vehicle battery 400 is transmitted between the parking part 300 and the battery bin 210 by the reciprocating movement of the transfer device 100 between the parking part 300 and the battery bin 210, and the battery replacement platform is convenient and automatic to realize circular battery replacement, so that the automatic battery replacement efficiency is improved.

As shown in fig. 15, the battery swapping platform in the present invention is a battery swapping platform adopting a side direction battery swapping manner, and is suitable for a small car by lifting a car body of the car as compared with a method for swapping batteries arranged on a car chassis in the current market, and with the technological progress, a larger result is obtained especially in the research on car batteries, and a large electric car such as a current electric truck and a bus is already on the market, for the large car, it is obviously impractical to lift and swap the large car, for solving such problems, at present, side direction battery swapping is an important solution for swapping batteries of the large electric car, and a main solution includes that a battery is arranged on a side surface of the car body, and the battery picking and placing work can be completed by moving the transfer device 100 to the side surface of the car body, so as to avoid a step of lifting the car, and simplify the battery swapping process, but this also makes the concealment of the battery low, and the car battery is easy to become a target of a lawless person, therefore, the car battery 400 includes a battery body 410 and a connecting assembly 420 for providing kinetic energy of the car, and the connecting assembly 420 arranged in the car body, and the connecting assembly 420 is installed on a side surface of the car body, and the connecting assembly 400 is convenient to lock the car body of the car body;

an input/output port is arranged on the other side surface of the battery body 410 corresponding to the connecting component 420, and the connecting port on the vehicle is electrically connected with the input/output port on the battery body 410, so that the battery body 410 can realize discharging work; specifically, drive vehicle battery 400 through outside transmission device and break away from the vehicle or the connection port of battery compartment 210 to realize dismantling the work of battery, and on the same way, push vehicle battery 400 into vehicle or battery compartment 210 through outside transmission device, so that input/output port inserts connection port, and then realize vehicle battery 400's installation, and lock through the lock body, the dismouting screw step in having simplified current trade electric platform, make the dismouting battery more convenient, save and trade electric time, improved and trade electric efficiency.

As shown in fig. 3, the transferring device 100 includes a transferring mechanism 110, a lifting mechanism 120, and a horizontal moving mechanism 140, wherein; the transfer mechanism 110 is used for receiving the vehicle battery 400; the lifting mechanism 120 is used for driving the transfer mechanism 110 to move in the vertical direction; the horizontal moving mechanism 140 is used for driving the lifting mechanism 120 to move in the horizontal direction, and a guide assembly for limiting the moving direction of the lifting mechanism 120 is arranged in the horizontal moving mechanism 140;

the transfer mechanism 110 moves in the vertical direction inside the lifting mechanism 120, and the horizontal movement mechanism 140 drives the lifting mechanism 120 to move, so that the transfer mechanism 110 in the lifting mechanism 120 moves in the horizontal direction, and the transfer mechanism 110 is driven to move through the horizontal movement mechanism 140 and the lifting mechanism 120, so that the vehicle battery 400 in the transfer mechanism 110 is conveniently transmitted to a fixed battery replacement position, and the quick battery replacement work is conveniently realized.

As shown in fig. 7-9, the transferring mechanism 110 includes a rotating component and a carrying mechanism, the carrying mechanism includes a pushing component 111, and the rotating component drives the pushing component 111 to rotate, wherein, in particular, the rotating component includes a rotating bracket 114 and a rotating driving component 112 for driving the rotating bracket 114; a storage space for placing the vehicle battery 400 is vacant in the rotating bracket 114, and the rotating drive assembly 112 drives the rotating bracket 114 to rotate, so that the vehicle battery 400 stored in the rotating bracket 114 can be conveniently turned;

the carrying mechanism is used for driving the vehicle battery 400, so that the vehicle battery 400 can extend out of the corresponding two sides of the transfer mechanism 110; in a preferred embodiment, the transfer mechanism 110 is internally provided with two pushing assemblies 111 serving as a carrying mechanism, and the pushing assemblies 111 are arranged in the rotating bracket 114, so that the vehicle battery 400 is placed by the pushing assemblies 111; the rotating bracket 114 is driven to rotate by the rotating driving assembly 112, so that the vehicle battery 400 carried on the pushing assembly 111 rotates along with the rotating bracket 114, the vehicle battery 400 carried on the pushing assembly 111 is driven to rotate, one rotating driving assembly 112 drives a plurality of vehicle batteries 400 to rotate at the same time, due to the fact that the self weight of a large-sized vehicle is large, the consumed electric energy required by electric driving is large, and in order to increase the electric energy storage in the large-sized vehicle, the purpose of increasing the electric energy is achieved by increasing the number of batteries for supplying power to the vehicle, the scheme is also a current common scheme, when the number of the vehicle batteries 400 in the vehicle is increased, when the vehicle is replaced, due to the fact that the vehicle batteries 400 are required to be repeatedly disassembled and replaced and the vehicle batteries 400 with electricity shortage are transmitted to a position far away from the vehicle, the battery replacement time of the vehicle is prolonged, and the battery replacement efficiency of the whole system is reduced; in the invention, the plurality of vehicle batteries 400 are conveniently replaced by the plurality of pushing assemblies 111, so that the battery replacement efficiency is improved.

Furthermore, the pushing components 111 are vertically arranged in the rotating bracket 114, and the floor area of the steering transmission device is reduced by arranging the pushing components in sequence along the vertical direction; since the arrangement of the batteries in the vehicle is usually performed by using a stacked arrangement, the steering transmission device in the preferred embodiment is adapted to facilitate the corresponding stacking of the batteries 400, and load the batteries 400 onto the pushing assembly 111 by extending the extension portion of the pushing assembly 111, and then the rotation driving assembly 112 drives the rotation bracket 114 to rotate, so as to drive the rotation direction of the batteries 400 loaded in the rotation bracket 114.

Further, the vehicle battery 400 is taken and placed through the pushing assembly 111, and the pushing assembly 111 comprises a fixing support 1111, a pushing plate 1113, a driving part and a guiding part; the push plate 1113 is slidably connected with the fixing support 1111, and the sliding direction of the push plate 1113 is limited by the guide part; the fixed support 1111 is fixedly installed in the rotating bracket 114, and the push plate 1113 is driven by the driving part to move in the direction of the guide part, so that the push plate 1113 protrudes outside the fixed support 1111.

Specifically, the rotating bracket 114, which is provided with a storage space for accommodating the vehicle battery 400 therein, facilitates the installation of the pushing assembly 111 in the storage space of the rotating bracket 114;

a rotary driving assembly 112 for driving the rotary bracket 114 to rotate, such that the rotary driving assembly 112 provides a force for rotating the rotary bracket 114, thereby achieving steering of the vehicle battery 400;

a connecting fixing frame 113 for providing a fixing base for the transferring mechanism 110, so that the transferring mechanism 110 is connected to form a whole; the rotating bracket 114 and the connecting fixing frame 113 are limited in relative positions through the guide portions 1124, the guide portions 1124 are convenient for limiting the positions between the rotating bracket 114 and the connecting fixing frame 113, so that the rotating bracket 114 and the connecting fixing frame 113 are fixed in relative positions in the vertical direction, the rotating bracket 114 rotates in the horizontal direction, the rotating bracket 114 is limited in the rotating axial position through the guide portions 1124, and the rotating bracket 114 is driven to rotate in the direction limited by the guide portions 1124 through the rotary driving assembly 112, so that the vehicle battery 400 is turned.

As shown in fig. 9 and 10, in an embodiment, the rotation driving assembly 112 includes a rotation motor 1121 and a transmission part, and the transmission part is driven by the rotation motor 1121 to drive the rotation bracket 114 to rotate, it should be noted that in this embodiment, a force for driving the rotation bracket 114 is provided by the rotation motor 1121, and a common driving manner such as air pressure, hydraulic pressure, etc. can also provide a function required for the rotation bracket 114, and it should be considered as an embodiment of the present invention.

Further, the transmission part is in transmission through a gear; the transmission part comprises a driving wheel 1122 and a driven wheel 1123, the transmission part is driven by a driving mode of meshing the driving wheel 1122 and the driven wheel 1123 so as to output torque to the rotating bracket 114, and meanwhile, the output rotating speed of the rotating motor 1121 is reduced by matching a big gear and a small gear so as to improve the output torque, so that the rotating bracket 114 rotates more stably; the number of teeth of the drive wheel 1122 is less than that of the driven wheel 1123; the driven wheel 1123 is mounted on the rotating bracket 114, and coupled with the driving wheel 1122 through the driven wheel 1123, the rotating motor 1121 drives the driving wheel 1122 to rotate, so as to drive the rotating bracket 114 to rotate.

Further, in the preferred embodiment, the guiding part 1124 includes rollers, sliding rails, the sliding rails are installed on the rotating bracket 114, the roller 11241 is installed on the connecting holder 113, the roller 11241 rolls on the sliding rails 11242, the rollers 11241 are arranged around the rotating shaft of the rotating bracket 114, the roller 11241 is arranged on the periphery of the rotating driving assembly 112, and the plurality of rollers 11241 roll on the sliding rails 11242, thereby reducing the friction between the rotating bracket 114 and the connecting holder 113.

Further, in the preferred embodiment, the connecting fixing frame 113 is provided with an adjusting block 1132 for adjusting the distance between the driving wheel 1122 and the driven wheel 1123, and the rotating motor 1121 is driven by the adjusting block 1132 to slide on the connecting fixing frame 113 toward the center of the driven wheel 1123, so as to ensure the stability of the matching of the driving wheel 1122 and the driven wheel 1123;

further, in this embodiment, the adjusting block 1132 includes a screw rod and a nut seat, the screw rod is connected to the rotating motor 1121, the nut seat is installed on the connecting fixing frame 113, and the screw rod is in threaded connection with the nut seat, so that the rotating motor 1121 slides on the connecting fixing frame 113, so as to adjust the distance between the driving wheel 1122 and the driven wheel 1123.

The connection holder 113 is provided at both sides thereof with connection legs 1131 for connecting an external device, so that the connection holder 113 is conveniently fixed to the guide member 124 of the lifting mechanism 120.

As shown in fig. 11-13, the drive portions within the pusher assembly 111 include a first drive portion 1114, a second drive portion 1115, wherein,

a push plate 1113 on which a grasping part for taking and placing the vehicle battery 400 is provided; a first driving portion 1114 for driving the push plate 1113; the second driving part 1115 drives the grabbing part to slide on the push plate 1113;

the working process comprises the steps that the push plate 1113 is driven by the first driving part 1114 to slide along the direction defined by the fixed support 1111, and meanwhile, the grabbing component is driven by the second driving part 1115 to be matched, so that the grabbing component extends out of the fixed support 1111, and the grabbing component can conveniently take and place the vehicle battery 400, wherein after the grabbing component grabs the vehicle battery 400, the first driving part 1114 drives the push plate 1113 to retract, and the grabbing component is driven by the second driving part 1115 to retract, so that the battery is placed on the push plate 1113; the process of pushing the battery is similar, the push plate 1113 is driven by the first driving part 1114, and the grabbing component is driven by the second driving part 1115, so that the grabbing component drives the vehicle battery 400 to extend out of the fixed support 1111 to feed the vehicle battery 400 into the vehicle body.

It should be noted that the pushing assembly 111 is not limited to the operation of disassembling and assembling the battery for the vehicle body, and since the step of storing the vehicle battery 400 into the battery compartment 210 is substantially the same as that of disassembling and assembling the battery, the pushing assembly 111 in the present invention can also realize the storage operation of the vehicle battery 400, so as to further facilitate the transportation operation of the vehicle battery 400 in the automatic battery replacement process, and the pushing assembly 111 is matched with the rotating and moving mechanism in the transfer device to facilitate the transportation of the vehicle battery 400 between the vehicle and the battery compartment 210.

The pushing assembly 111 is simple and reliable in operation, and can realize automatic control by matching with a simple sensor and a control instruction, so as to improve the battery replacement efficiency, wherein the sensor comprises a position sensor, in a preferred embodiment, the position sensor is a photoelectric sensor, whether the vehicle battery 400 is pushed in place or not is detected by the photoelectric sensor, the photoelectric sensor comprises common photoelectric sensors such as a correlation sensor, a reflection sensor, a slot opening sensor, an optical fiber sensor and a grating ruler, the position detector can also select common position sensors such as an electromagnetic type and a hall type, and the common position sensors convenient to detect the position relationship are all regarded as specific implementation schemes of the present invention.

Snatch part and push pedal 1113 sliding connection for snatch the part and slide along push pedal 1113 slip direction, snatch part isolated motion, make and snatch the relative push pedal 1113 motion of part, thereby snatch part and drive vehicle battery 400, and bear vehicle battery 400 on push pedal 1113, conveniently bear vehicle battery 400 weight through push pedal 1113, thereby reduce the atress that snatchs the part and prolonged the life who snatchs the part.

Further, a second driving section 1115 is provided in the gripping member, and the gripping member is driven by the second driving section 1115 to move relative to the push plate 1113, thereby automatically controlling the movement of the gripping member.

The push plate 1113 is provided with a guide module 11131 defining a moving direction of the gripping member, and the guided module 11131 extends in a sliding direction of the push plate 1113 and is driven by the second driving part 1115 to move the gripping member in the direction defined by the guide module 11131.

In a preferred embodiment, the first and second driving portions 1114, 1115 are geared by a rack and pinion; the second driving part 1115 comprises a driving module 11151, a second gear and a second rack;

the second rack is installed on the push plate 1113, the second rack extends along the sliding direction of the push plate 1113, and the second rack is coupled with the second gear, so that the driving module 11151 drives the second gear, and the grabbing component moves.

Further, the push plate 1113 is driven by the first driving part 1114 to slide, the first driving part 1114 is mounted on the push plate 1113, the first gear 11141 is driven by the first driving part 1114 to rotate, and the first rack 1112 for coupling with the first gear 11141 is mounted on the fixed support 1111.

The pushing mechanism has the advantages that the structure is simple and convenient to maintain by using a gear-rack transmission mode, meanwhile, the cost of the gear-rack is low, the manufacturing cost of the pushing mechanism is convenient to reduce, it is pointed out that the technical scheme of realizing the horizontal movement of the push plate 1113 and the grabbing part by using the gear-rack transmission mode in the application is a preferable scheme of the pushing mechanism, and the common technical effects of driving the horizontal movement by using the screw rod transmission mode, the chain transmission mode, the belt pulley transmission mode, the pneumatic transmission mode, the hydraulic transmission mode and the like can be realized, and the pushing mechanism is regarded as a specific implementation scheme of the pushing mechanism.

Still further, the fixing support 1111 comprises side plates, the side plates are arranged on two sides of the push plate 1113, and the first rack 1112 is installed on the side plates; a synchronizing shaft 11143 is arranged in the first driving part 1114, the first driving part 1114 drives the synchronizing shaft 11143 to rotate, and first gears 11141 are mounted at two ends of the synchronizing shaft 11143, so that the first driving part 1114 synchronously drives the two first gears 11141.

Since the vehicle battery 400 is supported on the push plate 1113 during transportation, the push plate 1113 is subjected to a large force, and the two first gears 11141 are synchronously driven by a first driving part 1114, so that the push plate 1113 is more stable during movement.

Meanwhile, the first driving part 1114 further comprises a reducer 11142, and since the push plate 1113 is subjected to a large force, the output rotation speed of the first driving part 1114 is reduced through the reducer 11142, so that the output torque of the first driving part 1114 is increased to improve the stability of the push plate 1113 in the movement process.

One end of the push plate 1113 extending out of the fixed support 1111 is provided with a guide pulley 11132, and the vehicle battery 400 is pressed on the guide pulley 11132 and rolls along with the traction of the vehicle battery 400 on the guide pulley 11132;

the vehicle battery 400 is driven by the grabbing component, and the guide pulley 11132 rolls under the traction action of the vehicle battery 400; since the vehicle battery 400 is drawn by the grasping member to slide, if the friction force applied to the vehicle battery 400 to slide on the surface of the push plate 1113 is large, the torque of the second driving part 1115 needs to be increased, so that the service life of the second driving part 1115 is shortened, the sliding friction is changed into rolling friction through the guide pulley 11132, the friction force is reduced, and the torque of the second driving part 1115 is reduced.

A proximity sensor 11133 is further installed at one end of the push plate 1113, which is provided with the guide pulley 11132, and the proximity sensor 11133 is used for detecting the distance between the push plate 1113 and the vehicle or the battery compartment 210, so that collision is avoided; further, the grasping member is driven by the second driving part 1115, and the moving distance thereof is secured at a fixed distance, and it is also convenient to detect whether the locking assembly 160 is coupled to the coupling assembly 420 by the proximity sensor 11133.

As shown in fig. 14 to 18, the grasping member includes a locking assembly 160, and in a preferred embodiment, the locking mechanism 160 includes a locking portion 163, and the battery transferring mechanism drives the locking mechanism 160 to move toward the battery compartment 210 or the connecting assembly 420 of the vehicle battery 400 on the vehicle, so that the locking portion 163 is locked with the connecting assembly 420 to form a limiting structure, so that the battery transferring mechanism drives the vehicle battery 400 to facilitate the movement of the vehicle battery 400 between the battery compartment 210 and the vehicle.

An input/output port is formed in the other side surface of the battery body 410, and the battery compartment 210 or the connection port on the vehicle is electrically connected to the input/output port on the battery body 410, so that the battery body 410 can realize charging or discharging work.

Because the positions of the electric cabinet 200 and the vehicle battery 400 on the parking portion 200 are at fixed positions, the locking mechanism 160 and the connecting assembly 420 can be locked to form a limiting structure conveniently through a simple position detector, so that a complex detection process and a logic control system are omitted.

In a preferred embodiment, a photoelectric sensor is disposed on a moving path of the battery transferring mechanism corresponding to the battery compartment 210 and a position of the parking platform where the vehicle is parked, so that the battery transferring mechanism moves to the corresponding position, the photoelectric sensor controls the battery transferring mechanism to ensure the position where the battery transferring mechanism is parked, and the locking mechanism 160 corresponds to the connecting assembly 420.

Meanwhile, in the preferred embodiment, the position of the battery transfer mechanism is controlled by a photoelectric sensor, the photoelectric sensor includes common photoelectric sensors such as a correlation sensor, a reflection sensor, a slot opening sensor, an optical fiber sensor, and a grating ruler, the position detector may also be a common position sensor such as an electromagnetic type or a hall type, and the common position sensor that is convenient to detect the position relationship should be regarded as a specific implementation scheme of the present invention.

In a preferred embodiment, the coupling assembly 420 includes a locking head 421, a lock body 423; a locking tongue 424 is arranged in the lock body 423, the locking tongue 424 is used for limiting the position of the vehicle battery 400 so as to fix the vehicle battery 400 in the base, in the preferred embodiment, the locking tongue 424 is used for fixing the vehicle battery 400 in the vehicle or the battery chamber 210, and the locking tongue 424 is moved by driving the lock head 421 to rotate;

locking part 163 is coupled with locking head 421, so that locking part 163 drives locking head 421 to rotate, and by rotating locking part 163, locking tongue 424 is driven, so that locking tongue 424 and vehicle or battery compartment 210 are unlocked or locked.

Further, the connecting assembly 420 further includes a connecting rod 422, the locking tongue 424 is connected with the locking head 421 through the connecting rod 422, and the locking tongue 424 is pulled by the connecting rod 422 to move through the rotation of the locking head 421, so that the locking tongue 424 is unlocked or locked.

The quantity of lock 423 is two, and two locks 423 set up the both sides at tapered end 421, and tapered end 421 in the lock 423 is connected to tapered end 421 through connecting rod 422 respectively on, and the position of spring bolt 424 stretches out in battery body 410, be convenient for with vehicle or battery compartment 210 joint bit coupling, through the mode that both sides were arranged for vehicle battery 400 receives two limit points restrictions at vehicle or battery compartment 210, makes fixedly more stable.

Still further, an elastic block for resetting the locking tongue 424 is arranged in the lock body 423, and when the lock head 421 is rotated, the locking tongue 424 retracts into the lock body 423; when the acting force for rotating the lock head 421 is removed, the elastic block drives the lock tongue 424 to rebound, the lock tongue 424 extends out of the lock body 423, meanwhile, the lock head 421 is dragged by the connecting rod 422 to rotate and reset, so that the locking mechanism 160 is convenient to drive, and the locking mechanism 160 only needs to be controlled to rotate in one direction due to the reset of the elastic block, so that the control logic is simplified; specifically, as the lock head 421 is reversely reset by the elastic force of the elastic block, the lock mechanism 160 only needs to detect an initial position and an end position during the rotation process, when the locking part 163 rotates from the initial position to the end position, the latch tongue 424 retracts into the lock body 423, and the lock mechanism 160 is locked with the vehicle battery 400 to form a limit structure, and when the locking part 163 reversely rotates from the end position to the initial position, the latch tongue 424 extends, and the lock mechanism 160 is unlocked from the vehicle battery 400.

The locking part 163 comprises a fixing claw 1631, and a limit block 16311 extending outwards is arranged at the edge of the fixing claw 1631; a lock groove 4211 for the fixing claw 1631 to extend into is formed in the lock head 421, the shape of the lock groove 4211 on the end face of the lock head 421 is in clearance fit with the fixing claw 1631, the shape of the lock groove 4211 in the lock head 421 is the shape formed by the rotation of the fixing claw 1631, and a limit rod 4212 is installed in the lock groove 4211;

the fixing claw 1631 extends into the locking groove 4211, and rotates through the fixing claw 1631, so that the limiting block 16311 on the fixing claw 1631 is abutted to the limiting rod 4212, the lock head 421 is driven to rotate, and the lock tongue 424 and the vehicle battery compartment 210 are unlocked.

Meanwhile, when the fixing claw 1631 abuts against the limit rod 4212, the locking groove 4211 limits the position of the fixing claw 1631 in the extending direction, so that the battery transfer mechanism drives the vehicle battery 400 to move.

Coupling assembling 420 still includes fixed block 425, fixed block 425 fixed mounting on battery body 410, and tapered end 421 cup joints on fixed block 425 for tapered end 421 rotates with fixed block 425 to be connected, restricts the position of tapered end 421 through fixed block 425, makes tapered end 421 set up on battery body 410, and the tapered end 421 of being convenient for simultaneously rotate, thereby realizes unblock, locking.

The locking mechanism 160 comprises a locking driver 161 for driving the locking part 163 to rotate, and the locking driver 161 drives the locking part 163 to rotate so that the locking part 163 is in locking connection with the connecting assembly 420;

in a preferred embodiment, the fixing claws 1631 are circumferentially arranged with the rotation axis as a center, three limit blocks 16311 are arranged, the number of the limit rods 4212 is equal to the number of the limit blocks 16311, and a sensing element 164 for controlling the on/off of the locking driver 161 is installed on the rotating shaft 1611 of the locking driver 161.

Specifically, since the fixing pawl 1631 extends into the lock groove 4211, the lock actuator 161 drives the fixing pawl 1631 to rotate by a certain angle, the stopper 16311 contacts with the stopper rod 4212, before that, the lock portion 163 rotates relative to the lock head 421, and after the stopper 16311 contacts with the stopper rod 4212, the lock portion 163 is stationary relative to the lock head 421, the lock actuator 161 drives the lock head 421 to rotate, so that the latch tongue 424 moves, and when the unlocking process is completed, the lock actuator 161 rotates by one circle, therefore, only one sensing element 164 is needed to serve as the initial position and the final position, and after the lock actuator 161 rotates by one circle, the sensing element 164 controls the lock actuator 161 to pause, and after the lock mechanism 160 drives the vehicle battery 400 to move, the lock actuator 161 rotates by one circle in the reverse direction, so that the fixing pawl 1631 exits from the lock groove 4211, thereby saving electronic components and simplifying the control logic.

The locking driver 161 is used to drive the locking part 163 to rotate, the locking driver 161 can be selected from a servo motor, a rotary cylinder and a common rotation driving device, in a preferred embodiment, the locking driver 161 needs to rotate for one circle, preferably a servo motor, the servo motor is convenient to control, because the locking driver 161 needs to rotate back and forth within a certain rotation angle, the rotary cylinder can also be used as an embodiment of the present invention, because the rotation distance of the rotary cylinder is fixed, the sensing element 164 can be omitted, thereby simplifying the control logic; the locking actuator 161 selected in the present invention is not limited to a servo motor, a rotary cylinder, and a general rotary driving device should be considered as a specific embodiment of the present invention.

Further, the sensing element 164 includes a photo sensor, wherein a sensing piece of the photo sensor is mounted on the rotating shaft 1611, and a sensing end of the photo sensor is mounted on the fixed base; the locking mechanism 160 includes a supporting base 162, the rotating shaft 1611 is supported by the supporting base 162, a bearing is installed in the supporting base 162, so that friction during rotation of the rotating shaft 1611 is reduced, and a sensing end of the photoelectric sensor is installed on the supporting base 162.

In a preferred embodiment, a guide rod 1632 is embedded at one end of the fixing pawl 1631 close to the locking head 421, an elastic element 1633 is disposed between the guide rod 1632 and the fixing pawl 1631, when the fixing pawl 1631 extends into the locking groove 4211, the guide rod 1632 first extends into the locking groove 4211, the guide rod 1632 contacts with the groove bottom of the locking groove 4211, the elastic element 1633 is compressed, and the fixing pawl 1631 extends into the locking groove 4211 through the guide rod 1632 to play a role of buffering.

Locking mechanical system 160 still includes probe 166, detects the limit structure that sticking part 163 and coupling assembling 420 formed through probe 166, and the detection end of probe 166 is towards sticking part 163 position department, and after sticking part 163 stretched into lock groove 4211, probe 166 made things convenient for and judged that sticking part 163 and lock groove 4211 coincide to control locking driver 161 through probe 166 and rotate, thereby form limit structure.

The locking mechanism 160 includes a fixed mounting bracket 165 for integrally connecting the locking mechanism 160, and the fixed mounting bracket 165 is mounted on the battery transfer mechanism.

The locking mechanism further includes a controller, in which an operation command for controlling the operation of the locking actuator 161 is configured, and the sensing element 164 transmits a detection result to the controller, so that the operation of the locking actuator 161 is controlled by the operation command stored in the controller.

As shown in fig. 19, in a preferred embodiment, the lifting mechanism 120 is driven by a chain wheel to move the transfer mechanism 110, so as to move the vehicle battery up and down in the vertical direction; in particular, the amount of the solvent to be used,

the lifting mechanism 120 comprises a power source 121 and a guide element 124, wherein the power source 121 drives a sprocket to rotate, so that a lifting chain 122 coupled with the sprocket pulls the transport mechanism 110 to move along the limited direction of the guide element 124, the limited direction of the guide element 124 is along the vertical direction, the guide element 124 comprises a slide rail and a slide block, the slide rail is fixedly installed on the lifting mechanism 120, the slide block is installed on a connecting leg 1131 of a connecting fixing frame 113, the extending direction of the slide rail faces the vertical direction, the slide rail is in sliding connection with the slide rail through the slide block, and the shipping mechanism 110 is driven by the power source 121 to slide along the vertical direction relative to the lifting mechanism 120.

In the preferred embodiment, the guiding element 124 includes a sliding rail block, which is guided by sliding, and the common roller and guiding elements such as a guide rail, a chain guide rail, a guide pillar and guide bush can also achieve the guiding function, and should be regarded as an embodiment of the present invention.

The lifting mechanism 120 is further internally provided with a balancing weight 123, one end of the lifting chain 122 is connected with the balancing weight 123, the other end of the lifting chain 122 is connected with the transfer mechanism 110, the balancing weight 123 ensures that the lifting chain 122 is tensioned to enable the lifting chain 122 to be stably coupled with the chain wheel, the lifting chain 122 is prevented from being disconnected with the chain wheel in the transmission process, and the lifting process of the shipping mechanism 110 is enabled to break down.

The transfer mechanism 110 is dragged by the two lifting chains 122, the lifting mechanism 120 further comprises a connecting shaft 125, the power source 121 drives the two chain wheels to rotate through the connecting shaft 125, specifically, the upper surface of the connecting fixing frame 113 is provided with two connecting blocks 1133, and the connecting blocks 1133 are used for being connected with the lifting chains 122, so that the transfer mechanism 110 and the lifting mechanism 120 form a connecting structure, and the lifting chains 122 drag the transfer mechanism 110 to move along the vertical direction; the transfer mechanism 110 is more stable in the process of lifting through chain transmission of the two chain wheels; the lifting mechanism 120 is covered with a casing 150, and the casing 150 is arranged to support the lifting mechanism 120.

As shown in fig. 4-6, in a preferred embodiment, the horizontal moving mechanism 140 includes a driving module 141, a transmission module 142, and a guiding portion; the driving module 141 and the driving module 142 are coupled to drive the lifting mechanism 120 to move along the direction defined by the guide.

The guide piece comprises a guide rail 143 and pulleys 144, the pulleys 144 are installed on the upper end face and the lower end face corresponding to the lifting mechanism 120, the guide rail 143 is installed on a fixed base surface, the guide rail 143 is matched with the pulleys 144, the pulleys 144 roll along the extension direction of the guide rail 143, the pulleys 144 are arranged on two sides of the guide rail 143, the moving direction of the lifting mechanism 120 is limited through the pulleys 144, and the guide portion guides the two ends of the lifting mechanism 120, so that the lifting mechanism 120 moves more stably.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, a rail frame 220 is mounted on the upper surface of the electric cabinet 200, the rail frame 220 is used for fixing a guide at the position of the upper end surface of the lifting mechanism 120, and the guide at the position of the lower end surface of the lifting mechanism 120 is fixed on the ground base surface.

Further, the transmission module 142 includes a rack and pinion transmission, a gear is disposed at an end face position near the bottom of the lifting mechanism 120, and a rack is disposed parallel to the guide rail 143, so that the lifting mechanism 120 is driven by the driving module 141 to move in a motion direction limited by the guide portion; in this application, all adopt rack and pinion transmission in transmission module 142 and the propelling movement subassembly 111, because rack and pinion transmission is comparatively stable, make stability when transmitting vehicle battery 400 improve, rack and pinion bearing capacity is big simultaneously, be convenient for transport large-scale vehicle battery 400 in this application and move the equipment of carrying, and the transmission precision is higher, make the convenient accurate battery of getting of propelling movement subassembly 111, move the accurate removal to fixed position of equipment of carrying, rack and pinion transmission is simple, be convenient for simplify equipment structure.

The transfer device 100 provided by the present invention further includes a detection device and an electric control system 130, wherein the electric control system 130 is configured with a circuit for controlling the movement of the transfer device and supplying electric energy, and the corresponding action mechanisms all have corresponding power mechanisms, and the like, and accordingly have the beneficial effects of the corresponding mechanisms, and are not described again.

The parking portion 300 is mounted with a roller 310 for receiving a wheel of a vehicle, and the position of the vehicle is adjusted by the roller 310 to make the vehicle accurately stop at a fixed position, so that the grasping assembly in the transfer device 100 accurately attaches and detaches the vehicle battery 400 on the vehicle body.

The transfer device 100 is disposed between the parking section 300 and the electric cabinet 200;

in a preferred embodiment, the transfer device 100 is disposed at one side of the parking portion 300, and the vehicle battery 400 parked on the parking portion 300 or in the battery compartment 210 of the electric cabinet 200 is taken and placed by the transfer device 100 and is taken and placed into the corresponding battery compartment 210 or vehicle, thereby completing one power exchanging operation.

As shown in fig. 20 and 21, in the second embodiment, the transfer device 100 and the electric cabinet 200 are sequentially disposed on both sides of the parking section 300; the vehicle parked on the parking section 300 is replaced with electricity by the transfer devices 100 on both sides.

The parking part 300 is provided with a replacement potential, and the two-side transfer apparatus 100 replaces the same vehicle, in this embodiment, as described above, since the present invention is mainly applied to a large vehicle, battery compartments are provided on both sides of the vehicle in order to ensure the battery capacity of the vehicle, and the batteries on the vehicle are replaced at the same time on both sides in order to improve the replacement efficiency, thereby rapidly replacing the batteries on the vehicle.

As shown in fig. 22, in the third embodiment, two swapping potentials are arranged on the parking portion 300 side by side, so that the two-side transfer device 100 can swap the electric power of the vehicle parked at the two swapping potentials, thereby facilitating the simultaneous swapping of two vehicles, improving the swapping efficiency, and reducing the waiting time of the vehicles.

Further, the two potential-changeable vehicles are oppositely arranged in the driving directions, so that the vehicle battery can be conveniently changed by the transfer device 100, and the vehicle can conveniently drive away.

The foregoing is merely a preferred embodiment of this invention and is not intended to limit the invention in any manner; one of ordinary skill in the art can readily practice the present invention as illustrated and described herein with reference to the accompanying drawings; however, those skilled in the art should appreciate that they can readily use the disclosed conception and specific embodiments as a basis for designing or modifying other structures for carrying out the same purposes of the present invention without departing from the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims; meanwhile, any equivalent changes, modifications and evolutions made to the above embodiments according to the substantial technology of the present invention are still within the protection scope of the technical solution of the present invention.

Claims

1. The utility model provides a vehicle side direction trades electric platform which characterized in that includes:

a parking section (300) for parking the vehicle at a fixed position;

an electric cabinet (200) in which a battery compartment (210) for storing a vehicle battery (400) is provided;

a transfer device (100) for moving a vehicle battery (400) between the parking section (300) and the battery compartment (210);

an extension part which is used for being pushed to the outside of the transfer device (100) to be close to the parking part (300) or the side surface of the battery bin (210) is arranged in the transfer device (100), and a grabbing component used for taking and placing a vehicle battery (400) is arranged on the extension part;

the transfer device (100) moves back and forth between the parking part (300) and the battery compartment (210) so that the vehicle battery (400) is transferred between the parking part (300) and the battery compartment (210);

the grasping assembly includes a locking assembly (160); the locking assembly (160) comprises a locking part (163), a locking actuator (161); the locking actuator (161) is used for driving the locking part (163) to rotate, so that the locking part (163) unlocks the vehicle battery (400), and the locking part (163) is connected with the vehicle battery (400) to form a limiting structure;

the vehicle battery (400) is provided with a connecting component (420) matched with the locking part (163), the vehicle battery (400) is locked on a battery compartment or a base of a vehicle through the connecting component (420), when the locking part (163) unlocks the vehicle battery (400), the locking part (163) forms a limiting structure with the vehicle battery (400) at the same time so as to drive the vehicle battery (400) to move along with the locking component (160), the locking component (160) comprises a locking actuator (161) for driving the locking part (163) to rotate, the locking part (163) is enabled to rotate, so that the locking part (163) unlocks the vehicle battery (400), and meanwhile, the locking part (163) is fixedly connected with the vehicle battery (400);

the locking part (163) comprises a fixing claw (1631), the vehicle battery (400) is hooked through the fixing claw (1631), a limiting block (16311) extending outwards is arranged on the fixing claw (1631), the connecting assembly (420) comprises a lock head (421) and a lock body (423), a lock tongue (424) is arranged in the lock body (423), and the lock tongue (424) is used for limiting the position of the vehicle battery (400);

a locking groove (4211) for the fixing claw (1631) to extend into is formed in the lock head (421), the shape of the locking groove (4211) on the end face of the lock head (421) is in clearance fit with the fixing claw (1631), a limit rod (4212) is installed in the locking groove (4211), the locking part (163) extends into the locking groove (4211), the lock head (421) rotates until the locking part (163) is abutted against the limit rod (4212), and then the lock head (421) is driven to rotate, so that the lock bolt (424) retracts, and unlocking is achieved;

the locking assembly (160) further comprises a sensing element (164), and the rotation angle of the locking driver (161) is detected through the sensing element (164); the number of the sensing elements (164) is one, the sensing elements (164) are an initial position and a final position, and when the locking driver (161) rotates forwards and backwards for one circle, unlocking and locking are achieved;

the locking assembly (160) comprises a detector (166), a detection end of the detector (166) faces to the position of the locking part (163), the detector (166) is used for detecting a limit structure formed by the locking part (163) and the connecting assembly (420), and the detector (166) controls the locking driver (161) to rotate.

2. The vehicle side-swapping platform of claim 1, characterized in that the parking part (300) is provided with a roller (310) for receiving a vehicle wheel.

3. The vehicle side power conversion platform according to claim 1, wherein the transfer device (100) comprises a moving mechanism for driving the transfer device (100) to move and a guide member for limiting the moving direction of the transfer device (100);

the transfer device (100) is driven to move along the limited direction of the guide piece.

4. A vehicle side-swapping platform as in claim 3, characterized in that a rail bracket (220) is installed on the electrical cabinet (200), and the rail bracket (220) is used for fixing the guiding element.

5. The vehicle lateral battery replacement platform as recited in claim 1, wherein the grabbing component comprises an unlocking module and a fixing module;

the unlocking module is used for locking the vehicle battery (400), so that the vehicle battery (400) can be disconnected with the vehicle body and the battery compartment (210);

the fixing module is used for connecting a vehicle battery (400) with the grabbing component to form a limiting structure.

6. The vehicle side power-changing platform as claimed in claim 1, wherein the transfer device (100) is disposed between the parking portion (300) and the electric cabinet (200).

7. The vehicle side power-changing platform as claimed in claim 6, wherein a transfer mechanism (110) is disposed in the transfer device (100); the extension part is rotated by the transfer mechanism (110) so that the extension part catches the vehicle battery (400) arranged on the parking part (300) and the electric cabinet (200) at both sides thereof.

8. The vehicle side power-changing platform as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the transfer device (100) and the electric cabinet (200) are sequentially arranged on two sides of the parking portion (300);

and replacing the power of the vehicle parked on the parking part (300) by the transfer devices (100) on both sides.

9. The vehicle side power exchanging platform as claimed in claim 8, wherein a power exchanging potential is provided on the parking portion (300), and the power exchanging is performed on the same vehicle by the transfer device (100) at two sides.

10. The vehicle lateral power exchanging platform as claimed in claim 8, wherein two power exchanging potentials are disposed on the parking portion (300) side by side, so that the two power exchanging devices (100) on two sides exchange power for the vehicle parked at the two power exchanging potentials, and the traveling directions of the two power exchanging vehicles are opposite.