CN115009080A

CN115009080A - Battery replacing equipment and battery replacing station comprising same

Info

Publication number: CN115009080A
Application number: CN202110240816.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: ***; 陈新雨; 唐燕洁; 林彦之
Original assignee: Aulton New Energy Automotive Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Aulton New Energy Automotive Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-03-04
Filing date: 2021-03-04
Publication date: 2022-09-06
Anticipated expiration: 2041-03-04

Abstract

The invention discloses a battery replacing device and a battery replacing station comprising the same, wherein the battery replacing device is used for the battery replacing station and comprises a first roller group, and the first roller group is used for driving the battery replacing device to move along a first direction; the second roller group is used for driving the battery replacement equipment to move along a second direction; the first direction and the second direction intersect in a horizontal direction. Through the battery replacement equipment and the battery replacement station disclosed by the invention, the battery replacement equipment can realize different path transportation of the battery pack without the assistance of other mobile equipment, so that the transportation process is saved, the cost of the battery replacement station is reduced, the waiting and avoiding positions of the battery replacement equipment are increased, and the efficiency and the safety of the cooperative work of a plurality of battery replacement equipment are improved. By adopting the battery replacing equipment, the abnormal battery pack can be directly borne to be conveyed out of the battery replacing station, the transportation time is reduced, and the overall safety of the battery replacing station is improved. The battery pack can be transported into or out of the battery replacing station, so that the battery pack in the battery replacing station can be replaced conveniently.

Description

Battery replacing equipment and battery replacing station comprising same

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of battery replacement, in particular to battery replacement equipment and a battery replacement station comprising the same.

Background

With the rapid development of new energy in recent years, the energy storage field is valued by all countries in the world, and both electric vehicles and energy storage stations are developed greatly.

The current electric vehicles mainly comprise a direct charging type and a quick-change type. The quick-change type battery pack has the characteristics of electromotion, networking, intellectualization and sharing, and solves the problems of power-on endurance and battery pack service life of the conventional electric vehicle. But the quick change type needs to be realized by means of a battery replacement station. At present, an electricity exchanging station mainly comprises an electricity exchanging chamber and a charging chamber, an electric vehicle is parked in the electricity exchanging chamber to exchange electricity, and an electricity exchanging robot shuttles between the electricity exchanging chamber and the charging chamber so as to realize the replacement of a battery pack between the electricity exchanging chamber and the electric vehicle. The battery pack removed from the electric vehicle is placed in a charging chamber of the charging chamber to be charged.

Firstly, the battery pack is accidentally broken during charging, and the battery pack may be burnt or even exploded on the charging rack seriously, so that the structure of the charging rack is damaged, other battery packs on the charging rack are affected, and great loss is brought. To avoid the abnormal battery pack from affecting other battery packs on the charging rack, the abnormal battery pack is usually taken out of the charging rack and transported to a safe area away from the charging rack for processing. In the existing power station, the process of transporting the abnormal battery pack away from the charging rack is as follows: the abnormal battery pack is taken out of the charging frame by the transfer equipment, then the abnormal battery pack is placed on the battery replacing robot, and then the abnormal battery pack is taken out of the battery replacing robot and placed on other transport equipment to be transported away from the charging frame or the battery replacing station by the hoisting equipment, so that the process is complicated, the processing time is long, and the abnormal battery pack can be sent to be burnt or even exploded when not being transported away from the charging frame or the battery replacing station.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to overcome the defects that a battery pack transporting process of a battery replacing device is complex, other devices are needed, and time consumption is long in the prior art, and provides the battery replacing device and a battery replacing station comprising the same.

The invention solves the technical problems through the following technical scheme:

a battery replacement device for realizing battery replacement operation of a vehicle and carrying and transporting a battery pack, comprising:

the first roller group is used for driving the battery replacement equipment to move along a first direction;

the second roller group is used for driving the battery replacement equipment to move along a second direction;

the first direction and the second direction intersect in a horizontal direction.

In this scheme, adopt above-mentioned structural style, trade the battery equipment and can follow non-parallel first direction and second direction respectively through first roller train and second roller train and remove, need not to realize the different route transportation of battery package with the help of other mobile device are supplementary, have saved the transportation flow, have also reduced and trade the station cost, have increased waiting, the dodging position of trading the battery equipment, have improved a plurality of efficiency and the security of trading the battery equipment collaborative work. Particularly, when the abnormal battery pack is processed, the battery replacing equipment can directly bear the abnormal battery pack to be conveyed out of the battery replacing station, so that the transportation time is reduced, the abnormal battery pack is conveyed out of the battery replacing station before being unburnt or not exploded, and the overall safety of the battery replacing station is improved. In addition, the battery pack can be transported into or away from the battery replacing station, so that the battery pack in the battery replacing station can be replaced conveniently.

Preferably, the battery replacement device can be switched between a first state and a second state;

in the first state, the rolling surface of the first roller group contacts the ground, and the rolling surface of the second roller group does not contact the ground;

in the second state, the rolling surface of the second roller group contacts the ground, and the rolling surface of the first roller group does not contact the ground.

In this scheme, adopt above-mentioned structural style, through the state of switching first roller train and second roller train to ensure only to move along the first direction through first roller train or only to move along the second direction through the second roller train at the same time, when making it move along a direction at a roller train operation for trade electric equipment, another roller train can not disturb the work of this roller train, makes the removal of trading electric equipment more stable.

Preferably, the first roller set is connected to the battery replacement equipment in a liftable manner, and the battery replacement equipment is switched between a first state and a second state by lifting the first roller set; and/or

The second roller group is connected to the battery replacement equipment in a liftable mode, and the battery replacement equipment is switched between a first state and a second state in a mode of lifting the second roller group.

In this scheme, adopt above-mentioned structural style, switch the state of first roller train and second roller train through the lift mode, the realization roller train that can be more convenient switches with the state of ground contact for it is simple, easily to realize to trade the removal state switching of battery equipment.

Preferably, the first roller group comprises a first side wheel and a second side wheel which are arranged along a first side surface and a second side surface of the battery replacing device, and the first side surface and the second side surface are both parallel to the first direction;

the second roller group comprises a third side wheel and a fourth side wheel which are arranged along a third side and a fourth side of the battery replacement device, and the third side and the fourth side are both parallel to the second direction.

In this scheme, adopt above-mentioned structural style, every roller train is including setting up two sets of side wheels in both sides, and two sets of side wheels set up respectively on two sides that are on a parallel with two directions, can be so that trade electric installation's removal more steady.

Preferably, the first side wheel is a grooved wheel, a sliding groove is formed in a rolling surface of the grooved wheel, the second side wheel is a flat pulley, and the rolling surface of the flat pulley is a smooth plane; and/or

The third side wheel is a grooved wheel, a sliding groove is formed in the rolling surface of the grooved wheel, the fourth side wheel is a flat pulley, and the rolling surface of the flat pulley is a smooth plane.

In this scheme, adopt above-mentioned structural style, one side gyro wheel of first roller train and second roller train sets up to the sheave can locate the sheave card on the track through modes such as setting up the track to the moving direction to trading electrical equipment leads, makes the removal of trading electrical equipment more stable. Particularly, when only one side of each roller group is a grooved wheel, the condition that the grooved wheel and the track are blocked when the battery replacement equipment moves along the track can be avoided.

Preferably, the diameter of the groove bottom of the sliding groove of the first side wheel is the same as that of the rolling surface of the second side wheel; and/or

The diameter of the groove bottom of the sliding groove of the third side wheel is the same as that of the rolling surface of the fourth side wheel.

In this scheme, adopt above-mentioned structural style, the tank bottom diameter of first side wheel is the same with the diameter of second side wheel, corresponds the track that adopts the upper surface to flush alright make trade electrical apparatus keep the level, orbital installation is simple, convenient.

Preferably, the diameter of the rolling surface of the first side wheel is the same as the diameter of the rolling surface of the second side wheel; and/or

The diameter of the rolling surface of the third side wheel is the same as the diameter of the rolling surface of the fourth side wheel.

In this scheme, adopt above-mentioned structural style, after the side wheel was installed to trading on the electric equipment, trade electric equipment alright keep the level, conveniently trade equipment's equipment, debugging, when the side wheel liftable very much, the gyro wheel face diameter homogeneous phase is the same, control the same lift height can, simplified control method.

The battery replacing station comprises a vehicle carrying platform, wherein the vehicle carrying platform is used for carrying a vehicle running into the battery replacing station so as to carry out battery replacing operation on the vehicle;

the battery swapping station further comprises the battery swapping equipment;

the vehicle-carrying platform comprises a platform body, a first channel extending along the first direction and a second channel extending along the second direction are arranged below the platform body, the first channel and the second channel are intersected, and the battery replacing equipment is arranged on the first channel and/or the second channel.

In the scheme, by adopting the structure, the battery replacing station is used for replacing the battery of the vehicle, the vehicle drives into the battery replacing station and then carries out the battery replacing operation on the platform body of the vehicle carrying platform in the battery replacing station through the battery replacing equipment, and the battery replacing equipment can move on the first channel or the second channel by switching the motion state. The battery pack can be taken out, installed, disassembled, transported and stored. One channel is used for communicating and trades electric area and charging area, and another channel is used for communicating and trades electric area and non-charging area, and when the battery package takes place unusually, trade electric equipment and can bear unusual battery package and directly transport toward non-charging area to the unusual battery package takes place burning or explosion wave and reaches other battery packages and vehicles in trading electric area or charging area, and whole transportation process need not to be assisted with the help of other equipment, and the processing time is short, can improve the security that trades the power station greatly. In addition, the waiting and avoiding positions of the battery replacing equipment are increased, and the efficiency and the safety of the cooperative work of the plurality of battery replacing equipment are improved.

Preferably, the first direction is perpendicular to the driving direction of the vehicle on the vehicle-carrying platform, and the second direction is parallel to the driving direction of the vehicle on the vehicle-carrying platform.

In this scheme, adopt above-mentioned structural style, the direction of travel of the vehicle in the first direction perpendicular to trades the power station can conveniently trade the perpendicular vehicle direction of travel motion of electric equipment, conveniently carries out the operation that the battery package took out and traded to the car. The second direction is parallel to the driving direction of the vehicle, so that the battery pack can be conveniently transported out of the battery changing station from the battery changing station through the battery changing station outlet by the battery changing equipment.

Preferably, the platform body is provided with a power exchange port, the first channel is communicated with a charging area of the power exchange station and the power exchange port, and the second channel is communicated with a waiting area of the power exchange station and the power exchange port.

In this scheme, adopt above-mentioned structural style, seted up on the platform body and traded the electricity mouth, trade the battery equipment and trade the electricity operation to the vehicle through this electricity mouth that trades, first passageway communicates respectively trades the charging area of power station and trades the electricity mouth, trades the battery package that the battery equipment took out and traded to on the vehicle or transported the battery package that takes off on the vehicle to the charging area through first passageway. The second channel is respectively communicated with a waiting area and a power change port, the waiting area refers to an area where the vehicle waits for entering or exiting the power change station, and the power change equipment can carry the battery pack to enter or exit the power change station by arranging the second channel.

Preferably, the first channel includes a first guide rail, and the battery replacement device is carried on the first guide rail through the first roller set;

the second channel comprises a second guide rail, and the battery replacement equipment is borne on the second guide rail through the second roller group.

In this scheme, adopt above-mentioned structural style, first passageway and second passageway are connected with trading electric equipment through first guide rail and second guide rail, trade first roller train and the second roller train of electric equipment and connect on first guide rail and second guide rail to move on the guide rail, in order to realize the direction to trading electric equipment moving path, make trade electric equipment can bear the battery package and go along predetermineeing the route.

Preferably, the first guide rail comprises a first rail and a second rail which are arranged in parallel;

the second guide rail comprises a third rail and a fourth rail which are arranged in parallel;

the first track, the second track, the third track and the fourth track are arranged in a crossed mode.

In this scheme, adopt above-mentioned structural style, two guide rails correspond two sets of side wheels of roller train respectively, can make the removal of trading electric equipment more steady, and the cross arrangement between the track simultaneously can conveniently trade electric equipment and switch the track.

Preferably, the first track is provided with a first port and a second port at intervals, the second track is provided with a third port and a fourth port at intervals, the third track sequentially penetrates through the first port and the third port, and the fourth track sequentially penetrates through the second port and the fourth port.

In the scheme, the structure form is adopted to provide a preferable embodiment of the crossed tracks. Wherein, the third track sets up with first track and second track are alternately through seting up the opening on first track and second track, and the fourth track sets up with first track and second track are alternately through seting up the opening on first track and second track, can conveniently trade the electrical equipment switching track, has certain interval between the opening for match the orbital distance of third track and fourth, make it can imbed.

Preferably, a first passing groove along the direction of the first track is formed at the intersection position of the third track and the first track; and/or a second through groove along the first track direction is arranged at the crossing position of the fourth track and the first track;

the widths of the first passing groove and the second passing groove correspond to the width of the grooved pulley of the first roller group.

In this scheme, adopt above-mentioned structural style, offer corresponding groove of passing through on each track, its width corresponds with the gyro wheel that moves on rather than the cross track, can make things convenient for the gyro wheel to pass through when traveling on rather than the cross track.

Preferably, the first through groove and the second through groove each include a support block therein, the support blocks are disposed at the bottoms of the first through groove and the second through groove, and the upper surfaces of the support blocks are flush with the upper surface of the first rail.

In this scheme, adopt above-mentioned structural style, the supporting shoe is located the inslot, and the upper surface of supporting shoe flushes with the upper surface of first guide rail for support from the sheave that corresponds the track and remove, when the sheave passes through first groove and second groove, inside the supporting shoe embedding spout, the upper surface of supporting shoe supports the spout bottom and makes the sheave steadily pass through.

Preferably, the rollers of the first roller set and/or the second roller set include a sheave and a flat pulley, a diameter of a groove bottom of a sliding groove of the sheave is the same as a diameter of a rolling surface of the flat pulley, and upper surfaces of the first rail, the second rail, the third rail and the fourth rail are flush.

In the scheme, by adopting the structural form, when the diameter of the groove bottom of the grooved pulley sliding groove is the same as that of the rolling surface of the flat pulley, the upper surfaces of the rails are the same plane, and the rails are simple and convenient to mount.

Preferably, the rollers of the first roller set and/or the second roller set include a sheave and a flat pulley, a diameter of a rolling surface of the sheave is the same as a diameter of a rolling surface of the flat pulley, the first rail is flush with an upper surface of the third rail, and the second rail is flush with an upper surface of the fourth rail.

In the scheme, by adopting the structural form, when the diameter of the rolling surface of the grooved pulley is the same as that of the rolling surface of the flat pulley, the surfaces of the first track and the third track for the grooved pulley to move are flush, and the surfaces of the second track and the fourth track are flush, so that the power exchanging equipment can be kept horizontal no matter whether being borne on the tracks, the assembly and the debugging of the power exchanging equipment are convenient, and the grooved pulley and the tracks are matched, so that the power exchanging equipment can be limited to move along the tracks, and the power exchanging equipment is simple to control and stable to move.

Preferably, the vehicle-carrying platform further comprises an upper ramp and a lower ramp which are respectively connected to the driving-in end and the driving-out end of the platform body;

the second guide rail conducts the electricity changing port and the waiting area through the up-slope or the down-slope.

In this scheme, adopt above-mentioned structural style, the platform body can be set up to make somebody a mere figurehead in subaerial, the vehicle gets into the platform body and rolls off the platform body through carrying the ramp and the downhill path of car platform, the second guide rail can be laid and be located on the bottom surface of carrying car platform below, construction convenience, space utilization is reasonable, it can follow the second guide rail and transport the battery package inside and outside trading the station to trade electric equipment, it drives into and/or drives off the route of trading the station with the vehicle and is unanimous to trade electric equipment to trade the route that electric equipment went off to trade electric equipment, make trade the station arrangement more compact, reduce land area occupied.

Preferably, the upper slope comprises two upper slopes positioned on two sides and an upper inclined cover plate covering the upper slopes, and one end of the upper inclined cover plate is rotatably connected with the driving-in end of the platform body in an openable and closable manner; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

the lower ramp comprises two lower ramps positioned on two sides and a lower inclined cover plate covering the lower ramps, and one end of the lower inclined cover plate is rotatably connected with the driving-out end of the platform body in an openable and closable manner.

In the scheme, by adopting the structure form and arranging the upper inclined cover plate and the lower inclined cover plate, when the cover plate is closed, the vehicle can drive into or out of the platform body from the cover plate so as to prevent the vehicle from falling off the slope; when the cover plate is opened, the battery replacing equipment can move out or in from the lower part of the platform body through the guide rail, namely, an access for entering and exiting the vehicle loading platform is provided for the battery replacing equipment.

The positive progress effects of the invention are as follows: trade the battery equipment and can follow non-parallel first direction and second direction respectively through first roller train and second roller train and remove, need not to transport with the help of other mobile device assistance can realize the different routes of battery package, saved the transportation flow, also reduced and traded power station cost, increased the waiting of trading the battery equipment, dodged the position, improved a plurality of efficiency and the security of trading battery equipment collaborative work. Particularly, when the abnormal battery pack is processed, the battery replacing equipment can directly bear the abnormal battery pack to be conveyed out of the battery replacing station, so that the transportation time is reduced, the abnormal battery pack is conveyed out of the battery replacing station before being unburnt or not exploded, and the overall safety of the battery replacing station is improved. In addition, the battery pack can be transported into or away from the battery replacing station, so that the battery pack in the battery replacing station can be replaced conveniently.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of an internal layout of a swapping station according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic view of an internal layout of a swapping station according to an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of a vehicle carrying platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a structural schematic diagram of an opening state of the vehicle carrying platform according to an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 5 is a schematic perspective view of a battery replacement device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a schematic plan structure diagram of a power swapping device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a sheave according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a guide rail according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of a support block according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 10 is a schematic structural view of a guide rail according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Description of the reference numerals:

battery replacement device 100

First roller set 110

The second roller group 120

Sheave 130

Chute 131

Flat pulley 140

Lifting device 150

Vehicle carrying platform 200

Platform body 210

Electricity changing port 211

Uphill slope 220

Upper slope 221

Upper inclined cover plate 222

Descending ramp 230

Down slope 231

Lower inclined cover plate 232

Charging area 300

First channel 400

First track 410

First through opening 411

Second port 412

Second track 420

Third port 421

Fourth port 422

Second channel 500

Third track 510

First pass through slot 511

Supporting block 512

Fourth track 520

Vehicle 900

Detailed Description

The invention is further illustrated by the following examples, which are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

Example one

Fig. 1 is a schematic internal layout diagram of a swapping station according to an embodiment.

The power swapping station includes a vehicle carrying platform 200 disposed in the middle, two charging areas 300 respectively disposed on two sides of the vehicle carrying platform 200 (the charging area 300 may be disposed on only one side of the vehicle carrying platform 200, in this embodiment, a charging room), and a vehicle waiting area (mainly, an area where vehicles entering or exiting the vehicle carrying platform 200 wait) located outside the power swapping station. The battery replacement station is further provided with a battery replacement device 100, a first channel 400 and a second channel 500 for the battery replacement device 100 to move, and the battery replacement device 100 moves back and forth among the vehicle carrying platform 200, the charging area 300 and the waiting area through the first channel 400 or the second channel 500 and is used for disassembling, assembling and transporting a battery pack of the vehicle 900.

The vehicle carrying platform 200 is used for carrying a vehicle 900 with a battery pack to be replaced, the battery replacing vehicle 900 drives into the battery replacing station and stops at the vehicle carrying platform 200, the battery replacing device 100 is used for detaching an old battery pack to be charged on the vehicle 900 and installing a new fully charged battery pack, the battery replacing device 100 is used for transporting the old battery pack to the charging area 300 for charging after detaching the old battery pack on the vehicle 900, and if the battery pack has a problem, the battery replacing device 100 moves the battery pack with the problem out of the battery replacing station along the second channel 500 so as to prevent the problem that the battery pack burns or explodes to damage other battery packs or vehicles in the battery replacing station.

In the charging area 300, devices such as a charging rack for accommodating and charging a battery pack, a battery transfer device (a lift or a stacker), and the like are provided, and the battery transfer device is configured to exchange the battery pack with the battery replacement device 100 and take out or put in the battery pack from the charging rack.

As shown in fig. 5, 6, and 8, the battery replacement device 100 of the present embodiment includes a first roller group 110 and a second roller group 120, where the first roller group 110 is used for driving the battery replacement device 100 to move along a first direction (a first direction a in fig. 8), and the second roller group 120 is used for driving the battery replacement device 100 to move along a second direction (B in fig. 8). The first direction and the second direction intersect in a horizontal direction.

In this embodiment, the battery swapping device 100 is a battery swapping trolley that is used for performing a battery swapping operation on a vehicle and can carry a battery pack and move, and the first horizontal direction and the second horizontal direction are both located on the same horizontal plane and are not parallel to each other, and in this embodiment, the first horizontal direction and the second horizontal direction are perpendicular to each other. The first roller set 110 and the second roller set 120 are respectively disposed toward the first direction and the second direction, and the battery replacement device 100 can respectively move along the first direction or the second direction perpendicular to each other through the two roller sets, so as to realize displacement in two preset directions on the same horizontal plane.

The battery replacing device 100 can move along the first direction and the second direction which are not parallel through the first roller group 110 and the second roller group 120 respectively, different path transportation of a battery pack can be achieved without assistance of other mobile devices, transportation procedures are saved, transportation time is reduced, cost of a battery replacing station is reduced, waiting and avoiding positions of the battery replacing device 100 are increased, and efficiency and safety of cooperative work of the battery replacing devices 100 are improved. Particularly, when an abnormal battery pack is processed, the battery replacing device 100 can directly bear the abnormal battery pack to transport the abnormal battery pack out of the battery replacing station, so that the transportation time is reduced, the abnormal battery pack is transported out of the battery replacing station before being unburnt or not exploded, and the overall safety of the battery replacing station is improved. In addition, the battery pack can be transported into or away from the battery replacing station, so that the battery pack in the battery replacing station can be replaced conveniently.

In this embodiment, by using the battery replacement device 100 with the above structure, the waiting and avoiding positions of the battery replacement device 100 are increased, so that the battery replacement station may have two or more battery replacement devices 100 at the same time, and when one battery replacement device 100 moves through the first roller set 110, other battery replacement devices 100 may move to the waiting and avoiding positions along a moving path different from that of the first roller set 110 through the second roller set 120, thereby improving the efficiency and safety of cooperative work of multiple battery replacement devices 100 in the same battery replacement station.

As shown in fig. 5 and 6, the battery swapping apparatus 100 of the present embodiment may be switched between a first state and a second state. In the first state, the rolling surface of the first roller set 110 contacts the ground, and the rolling surface of the second roller set 120 does not contact the ground, and in the second state, the rolling surface of the second roller set 120 contacts the ground, and the rolling surface of the first roller set 110 does not contact the ground.

In this embodiment, in the first state, only the first roller set 110 of the battery replacement device 100 contacts the ground, and the battery replacement device 100 is driven to move only by the first roller set 110, so as to ensure that the battery replacement device 100 only moves along the first direction without being affected by the second roller set 120. In the second state, only the second roller group 120 of the battery replacement device 100 contacts the ground, and the battery replacement device 100 is driven to move only by the second roller group 120, so that the battery replacement device 100 is ensured to move only along the second direction without being affected by the first roller group 110.

By switching the states of the first roller set 110 and the second roller set 120, it is ensured that the battery replacement device 100 moves only through the first roller set 110 in the first direction or only through the second roller set 120 in the second direction at the same time, when one roller set operates and moves in one direction, the other roller set does not interfere with the operation of the battery replacement device 100, so that the battery replacement device 100 moves more stably.

As shown in fig. 6, the second roller set 120 is connected to the battery replacement device 100 in a liftable manner, and the battery replacement device 100 is switched between the first state and the second state by lifting the second roller set 120.

In this embodiment, the second roller set 120 is disposed above the first roller set 110, and is raised or lowered by the lifting device 150. When the lifting device 150 does not lower the second roller set 120, the height of the first roller set 110 is lower than that of the second roller set 120, and at this time, the battery replacement device 100 is in the first state, the first roller set 110 contacts the ground, and the second roller set 120 is far away from the ground. When the lifting device 150 lowers the second roller set 120, the height of the second roller set 120 is lower than that of the first roller set 110, and at this time, the battery replacement device 100 is in the second state, the second roller set 120 contacts the ground, and the first roller set 110 is far away from the ground.

In other embodiments, the first roller set 110 may be set to be capable of ascending and descending.

In other embodiments, the first roller set 110 and the second roller set can be both lifted.

The states of the first roller group 110 and the second roller group 120 are switched in a lifting manner, so that the state switching of the roller groups in contact with the ground can be realized more conveniently, and the moving state switching of the battery replacing device 100 is simple and easy to realize.

As shown in fig. 5 and 6, the first roller set 110 includes a first side wheel and a second side wheel disposed along a first side surface and a second side surface of the battery swapping device 100, and both the first side surface and the second side surface are parallel to the first direction. The second scroll wheel group 120 includes a third side wheel and a fourth side wheel disposed along a third side and a fourth side of the battery swapping apparatus 100, and both the third side and the fourth side are parallel to the second direction.

In this embodiment, the battery replacement device 100 has a rectangular structure and has two parallel surfaces, the first roller set 110 is disposed on two opposite surfaces, and the second roller set 120 is disposed on the other two surfaces. Each roller group comprises four rollers which are respectively positioned on two opposite side surfaces.

The first roller set 110 includes a first side wheel and a second side wheel disposed at both sides of the battery replacing device 100, and two sets of side wheels are disposed at both sides parallel to the first direction, so that the first roller set 110 can drive the battery replacing device to move along the first direction.

In other embodiments, the number of rollers is not limited to two rollers per side.

As shown in fig. 5 to 7, the first side wheel is a sheave 130, a sliding groove 131 is formed on a rolling surface of the sheave 130, the second side wheel is a flat pulley 140, and the rolling surface of the flat pulley 140 is a smooth plane. The third side wheel is a grooved wheel 130, a sliding groove 131 is formed in the rolling surface of the grooved wheel 130, the fourth side wheel is a flat pulley 140, and the rolling surface of the flat pulley 140 is a smooth plane.

In this embodiment, each roller set has a groove 130 on one side and a flat pulley 140 on the other side, the groove 130 is provided in the middle of the groove, when in use, the groove 130 is clamped on the corresponding track, and the flat pulley 140 is disposed on the surface of the track on the other side.

The rollers at one side of the first roller set 110 and the second roller set 120 are set such that the grooved wheel 130 can be clamped on the track by setting the track, etc. to guide the moving direction of the power exchanging device 100, so that the power exchanging device 100 can move more stably. Particularly, when only one side of each roller group is a grooved wheel, the condition that the grooved wheel and the track are blocked when the battery replacing equipment moves along the track can be avoided.

In other embodiments, both sets of side wheels in each roller set may be provided as sheaves 130 or as flat pulleys 140.

As shown in fig. 7, the groove bottom diameter of the sliding groove 131 of the first side wheel is the same as the diameter of the rolling surface of the second side wheel. The groove bottom diameter of the chute 131 of the third side wheel is the same as the diameter of the rolling surface of the fourth side wheel.

In this embodiment, the diameter of the circle formed along the groove bottom of the sheave 130 is the same as that of the flat pulley 140 on the other side, and when the rails are matched, the upper surfaces of the rails on both sides have the same height.

The diameter of the bottom of the first side wheel is the same as that of the second side wheel, the battery replacement equipment can be kept horizontal by correspondingly adopting a rail with a flush upper surface, and the rail is simple and convenient to install.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the power exchanging station of this embodiment includes a vehicle carrying platform 200 and a power exchanging device 100, the vehicle carrying platform 200 is used for carrying a vehicle 900 entering the power exchanging station and performing power exchanging operation on the vehicle 900, the vehicle carrying platform 200 includes a platform body 210, a first channel 400 extending along a first direction and a second channel 500 extending along a second direction are provided below the platform body 210, the first channel 400 and the second channel 500 intersect, and the power exchanging device 100 is provided on the first channel 400 or the second channel 500 or an intersection area of the first channel 400 and the second channel 500.

In this embodiment, the vehicle loading platform 200 is higher than the ground, and the vehicle 900 stops on the vehicle loading platform 200 after entering the battery replacement station, so that the battery replacement device 100 performs a battery replacement function on the vehicle 900. The first channel 400 and the second channel 500 are both arranged below the vehicle-carrying platform 200 and are perpendicular to each other, and the battery swapping device 100 can travel along the first channel 400 and the second channel 500 and circulate between the first channel 400 and the second channel 500 through the intersection area of the first channel 400 and the second channel 500.

The battery replacing station is used for replacing a battery of a vehicle, the battery replacing operation is performed on the platform body 210 of the vehicle carrying platform 200 in the battery replacing station through the battery replacing device 100 after the vehicle drives into the battery replacing station, and the battery replacing device 100 can move on the first channel 400 or the second channel 500 through a switching motion state (namely, a state that the first roller set 110 is in contact with the rail or a state that the second roller set 120 is in contact with the rail). The battery pack can be taken out, installed, disassembled, transported and stored. The movement of the battery replacing device 100 is simpler and more efficient, and the cost is lower without the assistance of other devices.

As shown in fig. 1 to 8, the first direction is perpendicular to the traveling direction of the vehicle 900 on the vehicle platform 200, and the second direction is parallel to the traveling direction of the vehicle 900 on the vehicle platform 200.

In this embodiment, one end of the vehicle loading platform 200 corresponds to an outlet of the power exchanging station, and the other end corresponds to an inlet of the power exchanging station, and the vehicle 900 enters the power exchanging station from the inlet and leaves the power exchanging station from the outlet after passing through the vehicle loading platform 200. The first direction is perpendicular to the driving direction of the vehicle 900, the battery replacing device 100 can move to the position below the vehicle carrying platform 200 along the first direction to replace the battery of the vehicle 900 on the vehicle carrying platform 200, and the moving path of the battery replacing device does not coincide with the moving path of the vehicle 900, so that the battery replacing device does not interfere with the movement of the vehicle 900. The second direction is the same as the entrance of the battery swapping station, and the battery swapping device 100 can be moved into or out of the battery swapping station along the second direction so as to transport the battery pack into or out of the battery swapping station.

The first direction is perpendicular to the driving direction of the vehicle 900 in the battery replacing station, so that the battery replacing device 100 can conveniently move perpendicular to the driving direction of the vehicle 900 to take out the battery pack and replace the battery pack to the vehicle. The second direction is parallel to the traveling direction of the vehicle 900, so that the battery swapping device 100 can more conveniently transport the battery pack from the swapping station to or from the swapping station through the swapping station entrance and exit.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the platform body 210 is provided with a power exchanging port 211, the first channel 400 is communicated with the charging area 300 and the power exchanging port 211 of the power exchanging station, and the second channel 500 is communicated with the waiting area and the power exchanging port 211 of the power exchanging station.

In this embodiment, the charging areas 300 are disposed on two sides of the vehicle carrying platform 200, and the battery replacing ports 211 are disposed on the platform body 210 of the vehicle carrying platform 200. The first channel 400 extends along the first direction to communicate the charging area 300 with the power exchanging port 211 on the vehicle carrying platform 200. The battery pack in the battery replacement region may be transported to the battery replacement port 211 through the passage and mounted to the vehicle 900, or the battery pack in the vehicle 900 may be detached from the battery replacement port 211 and transported to the charging region 300. The waiting area is a waiting position where the vehicle enters or exits the vehicle carrying platform 200, and is usually disposed on two sides of the vehicle carrying platform 200 along the vehicle traveling direction, and the second channel 500 extends along the second direction to communicate the waiting area with the power exchanging port 211 on the vehicle carrying platform 200.

The platform body 210 is provided with a battery replacing port 211, the battery replacing device 100 performs battery replacing operation on the vehicle 900 through the battery replacing port 211, the first channel 400 is respectively communicated with the charging area 300 and the battery replacing port 211 of the battery replacing station, and the battery replacing device 100 takes out the battery pack through the first channel 400 and replaces the battery pack onto the vehicle 900 or transports the battery pack taken off from the vehicle 900 to the charging area 300. The second channel 500 is respectively communicated with a waiting area and the battery replacing port 211, the waiting area refers to an area where the vehicle waits for entering or exiting the battery replacing station, and the battery replacing device 100 can carry the battery pack to enter or exit the battery replacing station by arranging the second channel 500.

As shown in fig. 2, 3 and 8, the first channel 400 includes a first guide rail, and the battery replacement device 100 is carried on the first guide rail by the first roller set 110. The second channel 500 includes a second guide rail, and the battery replacing apparatus 100 is carried on the second guide rail by the second roller set 120.

In this embodiment, a guide rail is disposed in the channel, and the battery replacing apparatus 100 runs on the guide rail. The side wheels of the battery replacement device 100 are in contact with the guide rails and move on the guide rails respectively.

The first channel 400 and the second channel 500 are connected with the battery replacing device 100 through a first guide rail and a second guide rail, and the first roller set 110 and the second roller set 120 of the battery replacing device 100 are connected to the first guide rail and the second guide rail and move on the guide rails to guide a moving path of the battery replacing device 100, so that the battery replacing device 100 can carry a battery pack to travel along a preset path.

As shown in fig. 8 and 9, the first guide rail includes a first rail 410 and a second rail 420 arranged in parallel. The second guide rail includes a third rail 510 and a fourth rail 520 arranged in parallel. The first track 410, the second track 420, the third track 510 and the fourth track 520 are arranged to cross.

In this embodiment, each guide rail includes two parallel tracks, the first guide rail and the second guide rail are vertically disposed, and the first guide rail and the second guide rail are crossed with each other, and the intersection point of the first guide rail and the second guide rail is just located at the position of the battery replacing port 211 of the platform body 210.

The two guide rails respectively correspond to the two groups of side wheels of the roller group, so that the battery replacing device 100 can move more stably, and meanwhile, the rails are arranged in a crossed manner, so that the battery replacing device 100 can be conveniently switched between the rails.

Fig. 8 shows two guide rails crossing in a groined shape in the present embodiment. In other embodiments, the two guide rails may be arranged in a cross shape, or the two guide rails intersect at the position of the battery replacement port 211, and extend along one side of the first direction and one side of the second direction respectively with the intersection as an end point. The crossed arrangement of various guide rails is determined according to the requirements of the power station, and the application range is wide.

As shown in fig. 8, the first rail 410 is provided with a first through hole 411 and a second through hole 412 which are spaced apart from each other, the second rail 420 is provided with a third through hole 421 and a fourth through hole 422 which are spaced apart from each other, the third rail 510 sequentially passes through the first through hole 411 and the third through hole 421, and the fourth rail 520 sequentially passes through the second through hole 412 and the fourth through hole 422.

In this embodiment, the first rail 410 and the second rail 420 have different through holes at the intersecting positions with the third rail 510 and the fourth rail 520 for the third rail 510 and the fourth rail 520 to pass through.

The third rail 510 is crossed with the first rail 410 and the second rail 420 through the openings formed in the first rail 410 and the second rail 420, and the fourth rail 520 is crossed with the first rail 410 and the second rail 420 through the openings formed in the first rail 410 and the second rail 420, so that the switching of the rails of the battery replacing device 100 can be facilitated, and the battery replacing device is simple in structure and convenient to install. A preferred embodiment of the cross-track arrangement is provided.

As shown in fig. 8 and 9, a first passing groove 511 is formed at the intersection of the third rail 510 and the first rail 410 along the direction of the first rail, or a second passing groove (the structure is the same as the first passing groove 511, not shown) is also formed at the intersection of the fourth rail 520 and the first rail 410. The width of the first passing groove 511 corresponds to the width of the sheaves 130 of the first roller set 110 rolling on the first rail 410, and the widths of the first passing groove 511 and the second passing groove correspond to the width of the sheaves 130 of the first roller set 110.

In this embodiment, each rail is provided with a corresponding through slot according to different conditions, and the width of each through slot is just enough to enable the first side wheel clamping with the grooved wheel to pass through the first through opening 411 when moving on the first rail 410.

As shown in fig. 9, a supporting block 512 may be disposed in each of the first and second passing

grooves

511 and 512, and an upper surface of the supporting block 512 is flush with an upper surface of the first rail 410 or the third rail 510.

In the present embodiment, the supporting blocks 512 are formed in a square shape extending upward from the bottom surface of the groove.

The supporting block 512 is disposed in the groove, an upper surface of the supporting block 512 is flush with an upper surface of the corresponding track, and is used for supporting the sheave 130 moving from the corresponding track, when the sheave 130 passes through the first passing groove 511, the supporting block 512 is embedded in the sliding groove 131, and the upper surface of the supporting block 512 abuts against the bottom of the sliding groove 131, so that the sheave 130 smoothly passes through.

As shown in fig. 1 to 9, the rollers of the first and

second roller groups

110 and 120 include a sheave 130 and a flat pulley 140, a groove bottom of the chute 131 of the sheave 130 has the same diameter as a rolling surface of the flat pulley 140, and upper surfaces of the first, second, third and

fourth rails

410, 420, 510 and 520 are flush.

In this embodiment, the first rail 410 and the third rail 510 (as shown in fig. 9, the first rail 410 and the third rail 510 may be inverted T-shaped rails) are used to cooperate with the sheave 130, and the middle portion of the first rail 410 and the third rail 510 is convex and can be embedded into the sheave 130 to contact with the bottom of the sheave. Both sides are lower and contact the outer circumferential surface of the sheave 130. The second rail 420 and the fourth rail 520 are used for cooperating with the flat pulley 140, and the upper surface thereof is a smooth surface. The upper surfaces of the second and

fourth rails

420 and 520 are located at the same level as the convex upper surfaces of the first and

third rails

410 and 510.

When the diameter of the groove bottom of the sliding groove 131 of the grooved wheel 130 is the same as the diameter of the rolling surface of the flat pulley 140, the upper surfaces of the rails are all in the same plane, so that the left end and the right end of the battery replacing device 100 are in the same plane when moving, and the movement is more stable.

As shown in fig. 2 to 4, the vehicle-carrying platform 200 of the present embodiment further includes an up-ramp 220 and a down-ramp 230, which are respectively connected to the entrance end and the exit end of the platform body 210. The second guide rail communicates the charging port 211 and the waiting area via the up-ramp 220 and the down-ramp 230.

In this embodiment, the platform body 210 is higher than the ground (is overhead on the ground), the first guide rail and the second guide rail are located below the platform body 210, the power exchanging port 211 is formed in the platform body 210, and the power exchanging device 100 moves to the lower side of the platform body 210 and exchanges power with the vehicle 900 stopped on the platform body 210 through the power exchanging port 211. The up-ramp 220 and the down-ramp 230 are respectively disposed at the driving end and the driving end, and are ramp-shaped, and gradually incline upwards from the ground toward the platform body 210.

The vehicle enters the platform body 210 and exits the platform body 210 through the upper ramp 220 and the lower ramp 230 of the vehicle carrying platform 200, the second guide rail can be laid on the ground below the vehicle carrying platform 200, the construction is convenient, the space utilization is reasonable, the battery replacing equipment 100 can convey battery packs inside and outside the battery replacing station along the second guide rail, the path of the battery replacing equipment 100 driving away from the battery replacing station is consistent with the path of the vehicle driving into and/or driving away from the battery replacing station, the path of the battery replacing equipment driving does not need to be additionally opened up, the arrangement of the battery replacing station is more compact, and the land occupation area is reduced.

In other embodiments, the up-ramp 220 and the down-ramp 230 may not be provided, the platform body 210 may be disposed to be even with the ground, and the first rail 410 and the second rail 420 may be disposed at a position below the ground.

As shown in fig. 2 to 4, the up-slope 220 includes two up-slopes 221 on two sides and an up-slope cover 222 covering the up-slope 221, and one end of the up-slope cover 222 is rotatably connected to the entrance end of the platform body 210 in an openable manner. The down ramp 230 includes two down ramps 231 at both sides and a down ramp plate 232 covering the down ramps 231, and one end of the down ramp plate 232 is rotatably connected to the exit end of the platform body 210 in an openable and closable manner.

In this embodiment, the upper slope 221 and the lower slope 231 are respectively disposed at both ends of the upper slope 220 and the lower slope 230 for supporting, and the upper sloped cover 222 and the lower sloped cover 232 are respectively covered on the upper slope 221 and the lower slope 231, and the covers are configured to be rotatable along their intersections with the platform body 210. So that the platform body 210 can be opened from the entrance direction and the exit direction to allow the second guide rail to be conducted.

By providing the upper and lower

diagonal cover plates

222 and 232, when the cover plates are closed, the vehicle 900 can be driven onto the cover plates to enter or exit the platform body 210, so as to prevent the vehicle 900 from falling off the slope; when the cover plate is opened, the battery replacing device 100 can move out or in from the lower part of the platform body 210 through the guide rail, that is, an entrance for entering and exiting the vehicle carrying platform 200 is provided for the battery replacing device 100.

Example two

The power swapping station and the power swapping device 100 of the present embodiment are substantially the same as those of the first embodiment, and the difference is that:

the diameter of the rolling surface of the first side wheel is the same as the diameter of the rolling surface of the second side wheel. The diameter of the rolling surface of the third side wheel is the same as the diameter of the rolling surface of the fourth side wheel. Can be used for realizing the same height of the wheels at the two sides through the corresponding tracks, so that the movement is more balanced.

As shown in fig. 10, the rollers of the first and

second roller groups

110 and 120 include a sheave 130 and a flat pulley 140, a diameter of a rolling surface of the sheave 130 is the same as that of the flat pulley 140, a first rail 410 is flush with an upper surface of the third rail 510, and a second rail 420 is flush with an upper surface of the fourth rail 520. When the diameter of the rolling surface of the sheave 130 is the same as that of the flat pulley 140, the first rail 410 and the third rail 510, which are provided for the movement of the sheave 130, are flush, and the second rail 420 and the fourth rail 520 are flush, so that the first roller set 110 and the second roller set 120 have the same specification, and the movement of the battery replacing device 100 is smoother.

While specific embodiments of the invention have been described above, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that this is by way of example only, and that the scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims. Various changes or modifications to these embodiments may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the principle and spirit of this invention, and these changes and modifications are within the scope of this invention.

Claims

1. The utility model provides a trade electric equipment, its is used for trading the power station, its characterized in that includes:

2. The charging apparatus of claim 1,

the battery replacement device can be switched between a first state and a second state;

3. The charging apparatus of claim 2,

the first roller group is connected to the battery replacement equipment in a liftable manner, and the battery replacement equipment is switched between a first state and a second state in a manner of lifting the first roller group; and/or

The second roller group is connected to the battery replacing device in a liftable manner, and the battery replacing device is switched between a first state and a second state in a manner of lifting the second roller group.

4. The charging apparatus of claim 1,

the first roller group comprises a first side wheel and a second side wheel which are arranged along a first side surface and a second side surface of the battery replacement device, and the first side surface and the second side surface are both parallel to the first direction;

the second roller group comprises a third side wheel and a fourth side wheel which are arranged along a third side face and a fourth side face of the battery replacing device, and the third side face and the fourth side face are parallel to the second direction.

5. The charging apparatus of claim 4,

the first side wheel is a grooved wheel, a sliding groove is formed in the rolling surface of the grooved wheel, the second side wheel is a flat pulley, and the rolling surface of the flat pulley is a smooth plane; and/or

6. The battery swapping device of claim 5, wherein a groove bottom diameter of the chute of the first side wheel is the same as a diameter of the rolling surface of the second side wheel; and/or

7. The battery swapping device of claim 5, wherein the diameter of the rolling surface of the first side wheel is the same as the diameter of the rolling surface of the second side wheel; and/or

8. The power exchanging station is characterized by comprising a vehicle carrying platform, wherein the vehicle carrying platform is used for carrying a vehicle running into the power exchanging station so as to carry out power exchanging operation on the vehicle;

the battery swapping station further comprises a battery swapping device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7;

9. The swapping station of claim 8, wherein the first direction is perpendicular to a direction of travel of the vehicle on the cart platform and the second direction is parallel to the direction of travel of the vehicle on the cart platform.

10. The charging station as claimed in claim 9, wherein the platform body is provided with a charging port, the first channel is communicated with a charging area of the charging station and the charging port, and the second channel is communicated with a waiting area of the charging station and the charging port.

11. The battery swapping station of claim 10, wherein the first channel comprises a first guide rail, and the battery swapping device is carried on the first guide rail by the first roller set;

12. The swapping station of claim 11,

the first guide rail comprises a first rail and a second rail which are arranged in parallel;

13. The power station of claim 12, wherein the first rail defines spaced first and second ports, the second rail defines spaced third and fourth ports, the third rail sequentially passes through the first and third ports, and the fourth rail sequentially passes through the second and fourth ports.

14. The power station as claimed in claim 13, wherein a first passing groove along a first rail direction is formed at a crossing position of the third rail and the first rail; and/or a second through groove along the first track direction is arranged at the crossing position of the fourth track and the first track;

the width of the first through groove and the width of the second through groove correspond to the width of the grooved wheel of the first roller group.

15. The swapping station of claim 14, wherein each of the first and second through slots comprises a support block disposed at a bottom of the first and second through slots, and wherein an upper surface of the support block is flush with an upper surface of the first track.

16. The swapping station of claim 15, wherein the rollers of the first and/or second roller sets comprise sheaves and flat pulleys, wherein a groove bottom of a chute of the sheaves has a diameter that is the same as a diameter of a rolling surface of the flat pulleys, and wherein upper surfaces of the first, second, third, and fourth rails are flush.

17. The swapping station of claim 15, wherein the rollers of the first and/or second roller sets comprise sheaves and flat pulleys, the diameter of the rolling surface of the sheaves being the same as the diameter of the rolling surface of the flat pulleys, the first track being flush with the upper surface of the third track, and the second track being flush with the upper surface of the fourth track.

18. The swapping station of claim 11, wherein the vehicle loading platform further comprises an up-ramp and a down-ramp connected to the entry end and the exit end of the platform body, respectively;

the second guide rail is communicated with the power change port and the waiting area through the upper ramp or the lower ramp.

19. The power station as claimed in claim 18, wherein the upper ramp comprises two upper ramps on two sides and an upper inclined cover plate covering the upper ramps, and one end of the upper inclined cover plate is rotatably connected with the driving-in end of the platform body in an openable and closable manner; and/or the presence of a gas in the atmosphere,