CN213354222U

CN213354222U - Battery bin positioning system

Info

Publication number: CN213354222U
Application number: CN202021318941.7U
Authority: CN
Inventors: ***; 吉毅; 黎明
Original assignee: Aulton New Energy Automotive Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Aulton New Energy Automotive Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-07-06
Filing date: 2020-07-06
Publication date: 2021-06-04
Anticipated expiration: 2030-07-06

Abstract

The utility model discloses a battery position in storehouse positioning system, battery position in storehouse positioning system includes horizontal positioning unit and vertical location unit, the horizontal positioning unit sets up on the horizontal direction guiding mechanism, the horizontal positioning unit with the vertical location unit is used for right respectively trade the battery equipment and carry out the location of horizontal direction and vertical direction, thereby make trade battery equipment and target battery position in storehouse and accomplish the location. The utility model discloses a horizontal location unit and vertical location unit on the horizontal direction guiding mechanism make and get to put between battery equipment and the arbitrary battery position of storehouse and all can be in accurate position, guarantee putting into smoothly of battery package and take out on, avoid causing the damage to the battery package because of positional deviation, improve the battery package and get and put efficiency.

Description

Battery bin positioning system

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a battery position in storehouse positioning system.

Background

When replacing a conventional electric vehicle, it is generally necessary to take out a battery with a low power from the electric vehicle and transport the battery to a charging stand, and to take out a battery with a full power from the charging stand and transport the battery to the electric vehicle. The batteries are usually stored in a stacked manner in the charging rack, so that when the battery replacement device takes out or places the batteries, the battery replacement actuator is required to move in the horizontal direction, and the battery replacement actuator is also required to move in the vertical direction.

Although the power switching actuator moves according to the preset value in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction in the moving process of the power switching actuator, the power switching actuator of the power switching device cannot reach an accurate position under various conditions such as mechanical errors generated in the actual moving process. Therefore, the battery replacement actuating mechanism cannot be aligned with the battery bin, so that the battery pack cannot be taken and placed normally, and even the battery replacement actuating mechanism and the structure in the battery bin are damaged.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The to-be-solved technical problem of the utility model is to replace electric actuating mechanism in order to overcome prior art and can't reach accurate position, lead to the battery package can't normally get and put, trade the defect that electric actuating mechanism and battery compartment damaged, provide a battery position of storehouse positioning system.

The utility model discloses an above-mentioned technical problem is solved through following technical scheme:

a battery bin position positioning system is used for realizing positioning between a battery replacing device and a battery bin, the battery bin comprises a plurality of battery bin positions which are arranged in an array, a battery replacing executing mechanism of the battery replacing device is arranged to be capable of moving along the width direction or the height direction of the battery bin relative to the battery bin, the battery replacing device is characterized by comprising a horizontal direction guiding mechanism,

the battery bin positioning system comprises a horizontal positioning unit and a vertical positioning unit, wherein the horizontal positioning unit is arranged on the horizontal direction guide mechanism, and the horizontal positioning unit and the vertical positioning unit are respectively used for positioning the battery replacing equipment in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction, so that the battery replacing equipment and a target battery bin are positioned.

The horizontal direction and the vertical direction are two different directions, and the coordinates can be obtained by positioning in the two directions to obtain the coordinates of the battery bin. Under the condition that the height of the battery replacing equipment is continuously increased, the stability of the operation of the battery replacing equipment body is improved in a multi-point supporting mode of the battery replacing equipment body through the horizontal direction guide mechanism. The horizontal direction of the horizontal direction guide mechanism is unchanged relative to the battery compartment, so that the battery replacement device can obtain the corresponding position relative to the battery compartment through the positioning relative to the horizontal direction guide mechanism in the horizontal direction.

The utility model discloses a horizontal location unit and vertical location unit have carried out accurate location to battery position in storehouse for on trading electric actuating mechanism and all being in the position of accurate alignment before getting the battery package, solve the error that preliminary movement caused, guarantee taking out smoothly or putting into of battery package. Therefore, the positioning efficiency and the positioning accuracy are improved, the situation that the battery pack cannot be taken and placed is avoided, and the situations that the battery replacement executing mechanism and the battery bin are damaged are greatly reduced.

Preferably, the horizontal positioning unit includes a moving member and a fixed member provided on the horizontal direction guide mechanism, and performs positioning in the horizontal direction by detecting a positional relationship of the moving member and the fixed member. The moving piece moves along with the battery replacing equipment synchronously, the fixing piece and the horizontal direction guide mechanism are kept relatively fixed, and in the moving process of the battery replacing equipment, the positioning of the battery replacing equipment in the horizontal direction can be realized through the positioning of the fixing piece and the moving piece.

Preferably, the horizontal direction guide mechanism includes a guide rail fixed to an external device, a guide wheel in rolling connection with the guide rail, and a connecting rod for fixedly connecting the guide wheel to the battery replacement device, the fixing member is a first magnetic member disposed on the guide rail and corresponding to the horizontal position of the battery compartment, and the moving member is a first inductor fixed to the connecting rod and disposed toward the magnetic member. The horizontal moving direction of the battery replacing equipment is guided through the matching of the guide rail and the guide wheel, the accuracy of the moving direction is guaranteed, and therefore the positioning accuracy of the horizontal direction is improved. Moreover, in order to secure the stability of the horizontal guide, the guide wheels are provided in pairs, and rolling surfaces of the guide wheels are in contact with both side surfaces of the guide rail, respectively.

Preferably, the battery replacement equipment further comprises a fixed frame, the fixed frame is provided with a longitudinal beam arranged corresponding to the lifting direction of the battery replacement actuator, the vertical positioning unit comprises a second magnetic part and a second inductor, the second magnetic part is arranged at a predetermined position, corresponding to each battery bin, in the vertical direction of the longitudinal beam, and the second inductor is arranged on the battery replacement actuator and used for inducing the second magnetic part corresponding to the target battery bin in the process of moving in the vertical direction, so that the battery replacement equipment is positioned in the vertical direction.

Preferably, the battery replacement device further includes: the battery replacing device comprises a battery replacing executing mechanism for executing taking and placing of a battery pack, a control mechanism, a horizontal moving mechanism and a vertical moving mechanism, wherein the horizontal moving mechanism and the vertical moving mechanism drive the battery replacing executing mechanism to move along the horizontal direction or the vertical direction, and the control mechanism controls the horizontal positioning unit to position the moving position of the horizontal moving mechanism according to the position information of a target guide position.

Preferably, the horizontal direction guide mechanism further comprises a horizontal adjustment unit for adjusting the horizontal position of the guide rail. The horizontal adjusting unit enables the horizontal direction guide mechanism to guide the movement of the battery replacing equipment along the accurate direction. The horizontal degree of the guide rail is related to the positioning accuracy of the battery replacement equipment relative to the battery bin. The horizontal degree of the horizontal direction guide mechanism is ensured through the horizontal adjusting unit, so that the problem that the horizontal direction position of the fixing piece and the horizontal direction position of the battery bin are deviated due to non-horizontal guide can be avoided. After the moving piece of the horizontal positioning unit is positioned relative to the fixing piece, the battery replacement equipment can be aligned to the battery bin in the horizontal direction.

Preferably, the horizontal adjustment unit includes an installation opening formed on the guide rail, the guide rail is connected to the external fixing plate through the installation opening, and the installation opening has a preset length, so that the installation opening can move relative to the external fixing plate to adjust the horizontal position on the guide rail. The structure is simple in structure, high in adjustment freedom degree and convenient to adjust rapidly in the installation process.

A battery bin positioning method is characterized by comprising the following steps:

driving the battery replacement executing mechanism to move according to a first preset value corresponding to the target battery bin position;

judging whether the battery replacement executing mechanism moves to a positioning area of a target battery bin;

if yes, the positioning alignment operation in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction is executed.

Preferably, the positioning area comprises a horizontal positioning area corresponding to the horizontal direction and/or a vertical positioning area corresponding to the vertical direction,

the step of performing the positioning alignment operation in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction includes:

acquiring horizontal edge position information and vertical edge position information of the horizontal positioning area and the vertical positioning area;

and controlling the battery swapping execution mechanism to perform horizontal alignment and vertical alignment according to the horizontal edge position information and the vertical edge position information and the horizontal alignment position information and the vertical alignment position information corresponding to the horizontal positioning area and the vertical positioning area.

Preferably, the battery bin positioning method further comprises: and when the battery replacement executing mechanism is judged not to move to the positioning area of the target battery bin, driving the battery replacement executing mechanism to further move according to a second preset value.

The utility model discloses an actively advance the effect and lie in: the utility model discloses a horizontal location unit and vertical location unit on the horizontal direction guiding mechanism make and advance to get between electrical equipment and the arbitrary battery position of storehouse and to put all can be in accurate position before the battery package, solve the error that preliminary movement caused, guarantee putting into smoothly of battery package and take out, avoid causing the damage because of positional deviation to the battery package, improve the battery package and get and put efficiency.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a charging and exchanging bin according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic view of a power exchanging device and a horizontal direction guiding mechanism according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a battery swapping device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a schematic view illustrating the detection of the horizontal positioning unit and the vertical positioning unit according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of the battery compartment and the horizontal guiding mechanism according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a vertical alignment chart of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a horizontal alignment view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is a front view of the horizontal direction guiding mechanism according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 9 is a schematic structural view of a guide rail according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 10 is a schematic perspective view of a horizontal direction guiding mechanism according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 11 is a flowchart of a battery bin positioning method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

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

As shown in fig. 1 to 10, the present embodiment discloses a battery compartment positioning system, which is used for positioning a battery replacing device 10 and a battery compartment 2. As shown in fig. 1, the overall structure of the charging and replacing station is schematically illustrated, and the charging and replacing station includes a battery replacing device 10, a battery compartment 2, a horizontal direction guide mechanism 3, and a battery compartment 4, where the battery replacing device 10 is configured to take out a battery pack from an electric vehicle, move the battery pack into the battery compartment 4, and transport the battery pack to the battery compartment 2 above. The battery replacing device 10 is also used for taking out the battery pack from the battery compartment 2, moving the battery pack into the battery replacing compartment 4 and conveying the battery pack to the electric vehicle.

As shown in fig. 1 and fig. 2, the battery swapping device 10 of the present embodiment includes a horizontal direction guide mechanism 3, the battery compartment positioning system includes a horizontal positioning unit and a vertical positioning unit, the horizontal positioning unit is disposed on the horizontal direction guide mechanism 3, and the horizontal positioning unit and the vertical positioning unit are respectively used for positioning the battery swapping device 10 in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction, so that the battery swapping device 10 and the target battery compartment 21 are positioned.

As shown in fig. 1 and fig. 2, the battery replacement device 10 further includes a fixed frame 11, the fixed frame 11 has a longitudinal beam 111 disposed corresponding to a lifting direction of the battery replacement actuator 12, and as shown in fig. 3, the battery replacement device 10 further includes: the battery replacing executing mechanism 12 is used for executing taking and placing of the battery pack, the control mechanism is used for driving the battery replacing executing mechanism 12 to move along the horizontal direction or the vertical direction, the horizontal moving mechanism 13 and the vertical moving mechanism 14 are used for driving the battery replacing executing mechanism 12 to move along the horizontal direction or the vertical direction, and the control mechanism controls the horizontal positioning unit to position the moving position of the horizontal moving mechanism according to the position information of the target guide position.

As shown in fig. 3, the horizontal moving mechanism 13 of the present embodiment is a roller that travels on a rail, and can drive the entire fixed frame 11 and the battery replacement actuator 12 to move horizontally together. The vertical movement mechanism 14 mainly includes a driving unit 141, a chain 142, and a sprocket 143. The driving part 141 is fixed on the fixed frame 11, and the sprocket 143 is fixed on the power exchanging actuator 12. The driving part drives the chain 142 to move up and down so as to drive the power switching actuating mechanism 12 to move up and down vertically.

As shown in fig. 4, in the present embodiment, the horizontal positioning unit includes a first inductor 301 and a first magnetic member 302 provided on the horizontal direction guide mechanism 3, and positioning in the horizontal direction is performed by detecting the positional relationship of the first inductor 301 and the first magnetic member 302. The first inductor 301 moves synchronously with the battery replacement device 10, the first magnetic part 302 and the horizontal direction guide mechanism 3 are kept relatively fixed, and in the movement process of the battery replacement device 10, the positioning of the battery replacement device 10 in the horizontal direction can be realized through the positioning of the first inductor 301 and the first magnetic part 302.

In the process that the battery swapping actuator 12 of this embodiment moves to the target battery compartment 21 substantially according to the preset value of the target battery compartment, the first sensor 301 senses the first magnetic member 302 of the target battery compartment 21, thereby serving as a basis for further adjustment. The first magnetic members 302 of other battery positions 21 that pass within a predetermined range substantially before the target battery position 21 are negligible.

As shown in fig. 5, the battery compartment 2 includes a plurality of battery compartment positions 21 arranged in an array, and the battery replacing actuator 12 of the battery replacing device 10 is disposed to be movable in a width direction or a height direction of the battery compartment 2 relative to the battery compartment 2.

As shown in fig. 5, the first magnetic member 302 is disposed on the guide rail 31 corresponding to the horizontal position of the battery compartment 21, and the first sensor 301 is fixed on the connecting rod 32 and disposed toward the magnetic member. The guide rail 31 and the guide wheel 33 play a role in guiding the movement of the battery replacing device 10 in the horizontal direction.

As shown in fig. 4 and 5, the vertical positioning unit includes a second magnetic member 202 and a second inductor 201, the second magnetic member 202 is disposed at a predetermined position corresponding to each battery compartment 21 in the vertical direction of the longitudinal beam 111, and the second inductor 201 is disposed on the battery replacement actuator 12 and is configured to induce the second magnetic member 202 corresponding to the target battery compartment 21 during movement in the vertical direction, so as to perform positioning in the vertical direction.

In the process that the battery replacement actuator 12 of this embodiment moves to the target battery compartment 21 substantially according to the preset value of the target battery compartment, the second sensor 201 senses the second magnetic member 202 of the target battery compartment 21, thereby serving as a basis for further adjustment. The second magnetic members 202 of other battery positions 21 that pass within a predetermined range substantially before the target battery position 21 are negligible.

As shown in fig. 6, in use, the vertical sensor 201 performs vertical positioning according to the sensed edge position 203 of the second magnetic member 202 and the preset alignment position 204. An alignment movement amount N1 between the preset alignment position 204 and the edge position 203 of the second magnetic member 202 has a fixed distance in the vertical direction. After the power switching actuator 12 moves in the vertical direction according to the vertical preset value, once the vertical direction triggers to the corresponding edge position 203 of the second magnetic member 202, the power switching actuator 12 does not move based on the vertical preset value any more, and the positioning and aligning operation is directly performed according to the alignment position 204 of the second magnetic member 202, that is, the power switching actuator continues to move from the edge position 203 of the second magnetic member 202, and the moving distance is equal to the alignment moving amount N1.

As shown in fig. 7, in use, the horizontal sensor 31 performs horizontal positioning according to the sensed edge position 303 of the first magnetic member 302 and the preset alignment position 304. In the horizontal direction, the alignment movement amount M1 between the preset alignment position 304 and the edge position 303 of the first magnetic member 302 has a fixed distance. After the power switching actuator 12 moves according to the horizontal preset value in the horizontal direction, once the edge position 303 of the corresponding first magnetic member 302 is triggered in the horizontal direction, the power switching actuator 12 does not move according to the horizontal preset value, and the positioning and aligning operation is directly performed according to the alignment position 304 of the first magnetic member 302, that is, the power switching actuator continues to move from the edge position 303 of the first magnetic member 302 by a distance equal to the alignment movement amount M1.

The horizontal direction and the vertical direction are two different directions, and the coordinates are obtained by performing positioning in the two directions, so that the coordinates of the battery compartment 21 can be obtained. The horizontal direction of the horizontal direction guide mechanism 3 is unchanged relative to the battery compartment 2, so that the battery replacing device 10 can obtain the corresponding position relative to the battery compartment 2 through the positioning relative to the horizontal direction guide mechanism 3 in the horizontal direction.

As shown in fig. 7, 8 and 9, the horizontal direction guide mechanism 3 includes a guide rail 31 fixed to the external device, a guide wheel 33 roll-connected to the guide rail 31, and a connecting rod 32 fixedly connecting the guide wheel 33 to the battery replacement apparatus 10. The connecting rod 32 is an i-steel, and one end of the connecting rod is disposed at a position between the bottom and the top of the battery replacement device 10 and located on one side of the second side surface of the battery replacement device 10. The connecting rod 32 extends along the horizontal direction, two guide wheels 33 are arranged at the tail end of the connecting rod 32, and the rolling surfaces of the two guide wheels 33 are respectively contacted with the two side surfaces of the guide rail 31 so as to realize the purpose of positioning and rolling relative to the guide rail 31. The two guide wheels 33 roll relative to the guide rail 31 to limit the freedom of movement of the power switching device 10 in the left-right direction through the horizontal direction guide mechanism 3.

As shown in fig. 10, in the present embodiment, an adjusting mechanism 34 is provided on the connecting rod 32, the adjusting mechanism 34 is directly connected to the two guide wheels 33 for adjusting the distance between the two guide wheels 33, and through the adjustment, the two guide wheels 33 can clamp the guide rail 31 from the left and right sides, so that the power exchanging apparatus body 1 can smoothly run on the guide rail 31.

As shown in fig. 2, the horizontal direction guiding mechanism 3 of the present embodiment includes two connecting rods 32, which are respectively disposed at two sides of the frame of the battery replacing device body 1, each connecting rod 32 is provided with a pair of guide wheels 33, rolling surfaces of the guide wheels 33 respectively contact with two side surfaces of the guide rail 31, so as to achieve complete positioning along the horizontal direction with respect to the guide rail 31.

That is, as for the power exchanging apparatus body 1, the horizontal degree of freedom in the left-right direction of the bottom portion thereof is defined by the first guide mechanism 21, and the horizontal degree of freedom in the left-right direction of the middle portion and the upper portion thereof is defined by the horizontal direction guide mechanism 3, and therefore, the entire power exchanging apparatus body 1 can be smoothly moved in the horizontal direction.

As shown in fig. 10, the horizontal direction guide mechanism 3 further includes a horizontal adjustment unit for adjusting the horizontal position of the guide rail 31. The horizontal adjustment unit enables the horizontal direction guide mechanism 3 to guide the movement of the battery replacement device 10 in an accurate direction. The horizontal degree of the guide rail 31 is related to the positioning accuracy of the battery replacing device 10 relative to the battery compartment 21.

The horizontal degree of the horizontal direction guide mechanism 3 is ensured by the horizontal adjusting unit, so that the problem that the horizontal direction position of the fixing piece and the horizontal direction position of the battery bin 21 deviate due to non-horizontal guide can be avoided. After the moving part of the horizontal positioning unit is positioned relative to the fixed part, the battery replacing device 10 can be aligned to the battery bin 21 in the horizontal direction. In particular, the guide rail 31 in this embodiment is fixed to the frame structure of the charging chamber 4.

As shown in fig. 10, the horizontal adjustment unit is actually formed by a plurality of mounting ports 30 formed on the surface of a guide rail 31, the guide rail 31 is connected to the frame structure of the power conversion chamber 4 through the mounting ports 30, and the mounting ports 30 are waist-shaped holes having a certain length and extending in the width direction of the guide rail 31, so that when a fixing plate on the frame structure of the power conversion chamber 4 is connected to the guide rail 31 by bolts, the horizontal adjustment of the guide rail 31 is realized by the left and right movement of the bolts in the mounting ports 30. The adjusting structure is simple in structure and high in adjusting freedom, and the purpose of quick adjustment in the installation process is achieved conveniently. Of course, in other embodiments, the leveling unit may also adjust the guide rail 31 in other ways to achieve the same purpose of guiding the movement of the power converter 20 in the correct direction by the guide rail 31.

The utility model provides a horizontal direction guiding mechanism 3 can be applied to all kinds and fill and trade the power station to under the condition that highly constantly increases that trades electrical equipment body 1, make trade electrical equipment 20 can steadily change power station operation at all kinds of filling reliably.

As shown in fig. 11, the present embodiment further discloses a battery bin positioning method, where the battery bin positioning method includes:

s1, driving the battery replacement executing mechanism 12 to move according to a first preset value corresponding to the target battery bin 21;

s2, judging whether the battery replacement executing mechanism 12 moves to the positioning area of the target battery position 21; if so, the process proceeds to S3, and the positioning alignment operation in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction is performed.

In the implementation of the method, the operation is carried out according to a first preset value. The first preset value may be obtained in advance according to the position of the target battery compartment 21. The positioning area is judged in the process that the battery replacement executing mechanism moves according to the first preset value, and once the battery replacement executing mechanism enters the positioning area, alignment operation is carried out, so that the positioning alignment efficiency is improved. Specifically, once the edge position of the corresponding positioning area is triggered in the horizontal direction or the vertical direction, the power swapping executing mechanism does not move based on the preset value any more, and the positioning alignment operation is directly executed according to the alignment position preset in the positioning area.

The positioning region of the present embodiment includes a horizontal positioning region corresponding to the horizontal direction and/or a vertical positioning region corresponding to the vertical direction. The horizontally oriented area is the sensing area of the first magnetic element 302, and the vertically oriented area is the sensing area of the second magnetic element 202. Wherein the step of performing the corresponding positioning alignment operation comprises: completing the positioning alignment in the horizontal direction; and completing the positioning alignment in the vertical direction. The first preset value specifically includes a moving preset value in the horizontal direction and a moving preset value in the vertical direction. And the precise alignment is started after the battery box runs to the positioning area of the target battery bin.

As shown in fig. 4 and 7, the step of completing the positioning alignment in the horizontal direction includes:

the battery replacement executing mechanism 12 moves in the vertical direction according to the horizontal preset value;

after the edge position 303 of the corresponding horizontal positioning area is triggered in the horizontal direction, the movement is not carried out according to the horizontal preset value;

the movement is continued from the edge position 303 of the horizontal positioning region by the alignment movement amount M1, and the alignment movement amount M1 is the distance between the preset alignment position 304 and the edge position 303 of the horizontal positioning region.

As shown in fig. 4 and 6, the step of completing the positioning alignment in the vertical direction includes:

the battery replacement executing mechanism 12 moves in the vertical direction according to the vertical preset value;

after triggering to the edge position 203 of the corresponding vertical positioning area in the vertical direction, the movement is not carried out according to the vertical preset value any more;

the movement is continued from the edge position 203 of the vertical positioning region by the alignment movement amount N1, and the alignment movement amount N1 is the distance between the preset alignment position 204 and the edge position 203 of the vertical positioning region.

The battery bin positioning method further comprises the following steps: and S4, when the battery swap executing mechanism 12 is judged not to move to the positioning area of the target battery position 21, driving the battery swap executing mechanism 12 to further move according to a second preset value. When the error of the preliminary movement of the battery swapping actuator 12 is too large, the edge position information of the horizontal positioning area or the vertical positioning area cannot be obtained, and thus the positioning alignment cannot be performed. This requires further movement of the swapping actuator 12 until the edge position information of the horizontal positioning area or the vertical positioning area can be read.

The battery bin positioning method further comprises the following steps: and S5, when the battery replacement executing mechanism 12 is judged not to move to the positioning area of the target battery position 21, controlling the visual positioning unit to position the target battery position 21. When the error of the preliminary movement of the battery swapping actuator 12 is too large, the edge position information of the horizontal positioning area or the vertical positioning area cannot be obtained, and thus the positioning alignment cannot be performed. A visual positioning unit is then required to further obtain the relative positional relationship in order to facilitate further positioning alignment.

The utility model discloses a horizontal location unit and vertical location unit on the horizontal direction guiding mechanism make and advance to get between electrical equipment and the arbitrary battery position of storehouse and to put all can be in accurate position before the battery package, solve the error that preliminary movement caused, guarantee putting into smoothly of battery package and take out, avoid causing the damage because of positional deviation to the battery package, improve the battery package and get and put efficiency.

Although specific embodiments of the present invention have been described above, it will be understood 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 and modifications to these embodiments may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and the principles of the present invention, and these changes and modifications are all within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A battery bin position positioning system is used for realizing positioning between a battery replacing device and a battery bin, the battery bin comprises a plurality of battery bin positions which are arranged in an array, a battery replacing executing mechanism of the battery replacing device is arranged to be capable of moving along the width direction or the height direction of the battery bin relative to the battery bin, the battery replacing device is characterized by comprising a horizontal direction guiding mechanism,

2. The battery position location system according to claim 1, wherein the horizontal positioning unit includes a moving member and a fixed member provided on the horizontal direction guide mechanism, and positioning in the horizontal direction is performed by detecting a positional relationship of the moving member and the fixed member.

3. The battery compartment positioning system according to claim 2, wherein the horizontal direction guide mechanism comprises a guide rail fixed on an external device, a guide wheel in rolling connection with the guide rail, and a connecting rod for fixedly connecting the guide wheel to the battery replacement device, the fixing member is a first magnetic member disposed on the guide rail corresponding to the horizontal position of the battery compartment, and the moving member is a first sensor fixed on the connecting rod and disposed toward the magnetic member.

4. The battery position location system of claim 1, wherein the battery replacement device further comprises a fixed frame having a longitudinal beam disposed corresponding to a lifting direction of the battery replacement actuator, the vertical positioning unit comprises a second magnetic member and a second inductor, the second magnetic member is disposed at a predetermined position corresponding to each battery position in a vertical direction of the longitudinal beam, and the second inductor is disposed at the battery replacement actuator and is configured to induce the second magnetic member corresponding to the target battery position during movement in the vertical direction, so as to perform positioning in the vertical direction.

5. The battery bin positioning system of claim 1, wherein the battery swapping device further comprises: the battery replacing device comprises a battery replacing executing mechanism for executing taking and placing of a battery pack, a control mechanism, a horizontal moving mechanism and a vertical moving mechanism, wherein the horizontal moving mechanism and the vertical moving mechanism drive the battery replacing executing mechanism to move along the horizontal direction or the vertical direction, and the control mechanism controls the horizontal positioning unit to position the moving position of the horizontal moving mechanism according to the position information of a target guide position.

6. The battery compartment positioning system of claim 3, wherein the horizontal direction guide mechanism further comprises a horizontal adjustment unit for adjusting the horizontal position of the guide rail.

7. The battery compartment positioning system of claim 6, wherein the horizontal adjustment unit comprises a mounting opening formed on the guide rail, the guide rail is connected to the external fixing plate through the mounting opening, and the mounting opening has a predetermined length such that the mounting opening is movable relative to the external fixing plate to achieve adjustment of the horizontal position on the guide rail.