CN107379953A - One kind is open, is suitable for electric automobile battery box pallet - Google Patents

One kind is open, is suitable for electric automobile battery box pallet Download PDF

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CN107379953A
CN107379953A CN201710649984.XA CN201710649984A CN107379953A CN 107379953 A CN107379953 A CN 107379953A CN 201710649984 A CN201710649984 A CN 201710649984A CN 107379953 A CN107379953 A CN 107379953A
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张健
陈方圆
彭雄斌
李整
李润钿
王双喜
顾佩华
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    • B60KARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
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Abstract

The invention discloses it is a kind of it is open, be suitable for electric automobile battery box pallet, including battery case supporting plate, the first supporting plate for being fixedly installed on the battery case supporting plate corner, the second supporting plate, positioning baffle is provided with the first baffle, clamping baffle plate is provided with second supporting plate, the fast fixture for clamping second supporting plate is provided with the clamping baffle plate, first supporting plate, the second supporting plate are fixedly connected with battery case respectively.Using the present invention, it can realize and different battery cases is installed on same electric automobile pallet, greatly enhance adaptability of the electric automobile to different battery cases, and the repeat usage of electric automobile battery box pallet;And the position of the structure energy regulating cell case on vehicle body, you can to adjust the mass distribution all around of car.And the present invention is simple in construction, low manufacture cost, safe, convenient disassembly.

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One kind is open, is suitable for electric automobile battery box pallet
Technical field
The present invention relates to electric automobile field, more particularly to it is a kind of it is open, be suitable for electric automobile battery box pallet.
Background technology
Today's society petroleum resources increasingly depleted, a series of problems, such as environmental pollution getting worse, make people for automobile Safety, energy-saving and environmental protection performance requirement improve constantly, expedited the emergence of the exploitation focus of new-energy automobile, particularly pure electric automobile Exploitation, it has also become the developing focus of new-energy automobile.
The vehicle of current main-stream electric automobile and battery case are one-to-one relation mostly, a kind of specific electric automobile A kind of battery case of specific dimensions can only be often installed, this greatly wastes natural resources, while also limit electric automobile Development prospect.
And as the development of electric automobile, people can be more and more obvious to the individual demand of electric automobile, such as when needs More Large Copacity, during safer or emerging battery, people can reach the personalization of oneself by selecting to change battery case Demand.But have during battery case is changed and operate relative complex, battery case specification, the problems such as interface is inconsistent.
The content of the invention
The technical problems to be solved by the invention are, there is provided one kind is open, is suitable for electric automobile battery box pallet. The battery case of different size size can be installed on electric automobile, and make battery case convenient disassembly.
In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problem, the invention provides it is a kind of it is open, be suitable for electric automobile battery box pallet, Including battery case supporting plate, the first supporting plate for being fixedly installed on the battery case supporting plate corner, the second supporting plate, described first Positioning baffle is provided with baffle plate, clamping baffle plate is provided with second supporting plate, is provided with and is used on the clamping baffle plate The fast fixture of second supporting plate is clamped, first supporting plate, the second supporting plate are fixed with battery case respectively to be connected Connect.
Further, second supporting plate has T-slot and the positioning V-shaped groove of surface setting.
Further, the fast fixture includes lock screw, the fixed cover being arranged on the clamping baffle plate Retainer ring, rotation on the lock screw are arranged at two connecting rods on the retainer ring both sides, described to clamp gear The lock hook that is provided with and can be connected in the T-slot is rotated on the both sides of plate, the lock hook links with the connecting rod.
Further, the baffle plate bottom surface that clamps has some V-arrangements projection for coordinating positioning with the V-shaped groove.
Further, some mounting grooves arranged side by side are provided with first supporting plate, one end of the mounting groove is set It is equipped with circular hole.
Further, the positioning baffle is combined into by two metalworks that end is perpendicular and section is L-shaped.
Further, it is provided with U-lag on the vertical and horizontal part of the L-shaped metalwork in the section.
Further, the battery case supporting plate edge is provided with some hangers, and bolt hole is machined among the hanger.
Further, some hanger selections are secondly be provided with positioning hole.
Implement the embodiment of the present invention, have the advantages that:The mounting structure of the present invention can be in specific electric automobile The battery case of upper installation different size size, and battery case convenient disassembly, make the present invention have good compatibility.
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Fig. 1 is the overall structure diagram of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the structural representation of the second supporting plate;
Fig. 3 is the structural representation of the first supporting plate;
Fig. 4 is the structural representation of fast fixture;
Fig. 5 is the structure sectional view that the second supporting plate and fast fixture realize fast positioning clamping;
Fig. 6 is the structural representation of positioning baffle;
Fig. 7 is the structural representation of hanger one;
Fig. 8 be hanger secondly structural representation.
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To make the object, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention clearer, the present invention is made into one below in conjunction with accompanying drawing It is described in detail on step ground.
The present invention it is a kind of it is open, be suitable for electric automobile battery box pallet, including battery case supporting plate 1, supporting plate 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, positioning baffle 3a, clamping baffle plate 3b, hanger 4a, 4b, battery case 5, and if bolt stem, nut and alignment pin 6.
Wherein, supporting plate 2b, 2c, 2d is identical structure.
Each of four corner, supporting plate 2b, 2c, 2d that supporting plate 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d are distributed in battery case supporting plate 1 can With positioning, clamp and position a positioning baffle on clamping a baffle plate 3b, supporting plate 2a.
It is first a cuboid structural member with metal plate stamping and forming that battery case supporting plate 1, which is, and is set inside it some Bar rectangular tube, transverse and longitudinal beam is formed, to play a part of supporting battery case and other annexes, and mitigate quality.
Supporting plate is made of metal, by being welded to connect on 1 four jiaos of battery case supporting plate, its height with battery case pallet Rectangular tube height it is equal, make battery case 5 be arranged on battery supporting plate on when, battery case baseplane can be upper with battery case supporting plate There is good contact on surface.
As shown in Fig. 2 there is some T-slots 21 and the positioning V-shaped groove 22 of surface setting on supporting plate 2b, 2c, 2d.And It is fixed on by the fast positioning clamping device set thereon in supporting plate.
As shown in figure 3, there are some mounting grooves 23 arranged side by side on supporting plate 2a, pass through the installation bolt in mounting groove 23 and folder Tight baffle plate is connected, and each end of mounting groove 23 is designed with a circular hole 24, to facilitate the dismounting of bolt on the supporting plate.
As shown in figure 4, it is that the metal parts shaped like " L " shape is combined into clamp baffle plate 3b.It is by vertical plane and level Face two parts composition, some V-arrangement projections 31, and fast fixture 32 is provided with the bottom of horizontal plane, and set in vertical plane There is U-lag 33, and dovetail groove 34 is processed in the side of U-lag.V-arrangement projection 31 is to clamp baffle plate 3b and supporting plate to realize V-shaped groove 22 be quickly bonded, while baffle plate 3b and supporting plate are fixed to clamp by fast fixture.The setting of dovetail groove 34 is Being bonded for battery case and positioning baffle is quickly realized in order to which battery case 5 is more convenient, so as to realize fast positioning, and passes through bolt Through U-lag locking positioning baffle plate and battery case.
As shown in figure 5, fast fixture 32 is by a lock hook of connecting rod 322, two of lock screw 321, two 323rd, a retainer ring 324 forms.Two connecting rods 322 are articulated and connected with two lock hooks 323 and connecting rod 322 respectively.When need When fixing to clamp baffle plate 3b, it will first clamp baffle plate 3b and positioning is bonded by V-shaped groove with supporting plate, then tighten lock screw 321, Two connecting rods 322 are made to drive rotation section 323 to be rotated around pin joint 325, the lock hook for making to set on lock hook 323 is connected in In T-slot, so as to the T-slot of clamping brace plate, and then fast positioning and the clamping for clamping baffle plate 3b and supporting plate are realized.
It is combined into as shown in fig. 6, positioning baffle 3a is the metal parts shaped like two " L " shapes.It by vertical plane and Horizontal plane two parts are formed, and a positioning U-lag 31 is respectively processed in two vertical planes, real by this U-lag 31 using bolt Existing positioning baffle 3a vertical planes are bonded with the side of battery case 5.A long positioning U-lag is processed in the side of horizontal plane 32, and positioning U-lag 32 long on horizontal plane is mutually perpendicular to the positioning T-slot 21 in supporting plate, its length is more than 4 times and propped up Fagging positions the width of T-slot 23.Process two short positioning U-lags 33 in the opposite side of horizontal plane, its length be 2 times with Upper backup pad positions the width of T-slot.It can so ensure respectively can at least to make on long U-lag 32 and short U-lag 33 Supporting plate 2 and positioning baffle 3a horizontal surface portions are connected with 3 and 1 bolt.
Further, 2 pieces clamp baffle plate 3b and are distributed in a certain width face of battery case respectively, realize the positioning of Y-direction, 1 piece The right angle that baffle plate 3b is distributed in another length face is clamped, realizes the positioning of X-direction, last 1 piece of positioning baffle 3a is distributed in Last right angle, its major function are to realize the fixation of battery case and battery case pallet.
The connection for clamping baffle plate 3b and supporting plate 2a is that only need to turn lock screw can by fast fixture 32 Realize the fixation of positioning baffle.Battery case is quickly bonded 3 positioning baffles by the dovetail groove on positioning baffle afterwards, so as to Realize positioning of the battery case on pallet.
Further, positioning baffle 3a and supporting plate 2b connection is to pass through branch by bolts and nuts, first bolt head The T-slot 21 that circular hole 22 on fagging 2b enters on supporting plate 2b, so as to ensure that bolt can not rotate.Positioning baffle 3a water afterwards U-lag in plane allows it to be contacted with supporting plate 2, positioning baffle 3a and supporting plate 2b is completed finally by nut by bolt Fixation.
Further, clamp baffle plate 3b and the U-lag of positioning baffle 3a horizontal surface portions realizes itself and battery by bolt The fixation of case 5.Finally realize positioning and clamping of the battery case in pallet.
Hanger 4a, 4b are to be made of metal.Hanger 4a is welded on the surrounding of battery case supporting plate, and 2 are welded per side, per side Hanger 4a is respectively in two side positions apart from a certain distance in midpoint, and the both sides hanger 4a positions in same direction are identical, and hang A bolt hole 41 is machined among ear 4a.Hanger 4b is located at the centre on battery case supporting plate Y-direction side, each one on two Y-direction sides It is individual, and have bolt hole 41 and positioning hole 42 on hanger 4b.Bolt hole on hanger 4a, hanger 4b, for battery case pallet with Electric car body is connected.Positioning hole on hanger 4b is used for the positioning of battery case pallet and electric car body.
When mounted, alignment pin is first loaded onto on positioning hole, realize it is open, be suitable for determining for battery case pallet and vehicle body Position.Recycle bolt hole on hanger 4a, 4b to realize being fixedly connected for battery case pallet and vehicle body by bolt, finally dismantle again Alignment pin.So as to realize positioning and fixation open, that be suitable for battery case pallet and vehicle body.
Certainly the above embodiments merely illustrate the technical concept and features of the present invention, and its object is to allow be familiar with technique People can understand present disclosure and implement according to this, it is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.It is all according to this hair The modification that the Spirit Essence of bright main technical schemes is done, it should all be included within the scope of the present invention.

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1. one kind is open, is suitable for electric automobile battery box pallet, it is characterised in that including battery case supporting plate, fixed setting The first supporting plate, the second supporting plate in the battery case supporting plate corner, positioning baffle are provided with the first baffle, institute State and clamping baffle plate is provided with the second supporting plate, be provided with the clamping baffle plate for clamping the quick of second supporting plate Clamping device, first supporting plate, the second supporting plate are fixedly connected with battery case respectively.
2. it is according to claim 1 it is open, be suitable for electric automobile battery box pallet, it is characterised in that described second Supporting plate has T-slot and the positioning V-shaped groove of surface setting.
3. it is according to claim 2 it is open, be suitable for electric automobile battery box pallet, it is characterised in that it is described quick Retainer ring of the lock screw, fixed cover that clamping device includes being arranged on the clamping baffle plate on the lock screw, Two connecting rods being arranged on the retainer ring both sides are rotated, is rotated on the both sides for clamping baffle plate and is provided with and can be connected in Lock hook in the T-slot, the lock hook link with the connecting rod.
4. it is according to claim 3 it is open, be suitable for electric automobile battery box pallet, it is characterised in that the clamping Baffle plate bottom surface has coordinates some V-arrangements of positioning raised with the V-shaped groove.
5. it is according to claim 1 it is open, be suitable for electric automobile battery box pallet, it is characterised in that described first Some mounting grooves arranged side by side are provided with supporting plate, one end of the mounting groove is provided with circular hole.
6. it is according to claim 1 it is open, be suitable for electric automobile battery box pallet, it is characterised in that the positioning Baffle plate is combined into by two metalworks that end is perpendicular and section is L-shaped.
7. it is according to claim 1 it is open, be suitable for electric automobile battery box pallet, it is characterised in that the section U-lag is provided with the vertical and horizontal part of L-shaped metalwork.
8. according to any one of claim 1 ~ 7 it is open, be suitable for electric automobile battery box pallet, it is characterised in that The battery case supporting plate edge is provided with some hangers, and bolt hole is machined among the hanger.
9. it is according to claim 8 it is open, be suitable for electric automobile battery box pallet, it is characterised in that it is described some Hanger is selected secondly being provided with positioning hole.
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