CN111231747A

CN111231747A - Battery replacing equipment and battery replacing station comprising same

Info

Publication number: CN111231747A
Application number: CN202010076973.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张建平; 陈志民; 陆文成
Original assignee: Aulton New Energy Automotive Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Aulton New Energy Automotive Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-01-23
Filing date: 2020-01-23
Publication date: 2020-06-05

Abstract

The invention discloses a battery replacing device and a battery replacing station comprising the same. Should trade electric equipment includes: the battery replacing platform can be lifted relative to the travelling mechanism; the battery replacement equipment further comprises: a first wire; the first wiring is connected to the battery replacing platform from the upper side of the battery replacing platform. The battery replacement equipment has an optimized wiring scheme, and wires are routed from the upper side of the battery replacement equipment so as to avoid interference on other parts of the equipment. The power station has the same effects as described above.

Description

Battery replacing equipment and battery replacing station comprising same

Technical Field

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

Background

At present, the emission of automobile exhaust is still an important factor of the problem of environmental pollution, and in order to treat the automobile exhaust, people develop natural automobiles, hydrogen fuel automobiles, solar automobiles and electric automobiles to replace fuel-oil automobiles. And among them, the most promising is the electric vehicle. The current electric automobile mainly comprises a direct charging type and a quick-change type.

Due to the limitation of charging time and places, many new energy electric automobiles gradually adopt a quick-change mode (namely, a mode of quickly changing batteries) for energy supply.

The battery replacement of the electric automobile is usually performed in the battery replacement station, when the battery pack is replaced by the electric automobile, the battery pack of the electric automobile needs to be detached or installed and transported through the battery replacement equipment, the battery replacement equipment needs to be smoothly moved in the battery replacement station, and meanwhile, the movement and control of the battery replacement equipment generally need line transmission to be realized, so that the wiring of the battery replacement equipment is very important, and the unfavorable wiring scheme can cause the problems of wire winding, circuit breaking and the like.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to overcome the defects in the prior art and provides a power swapping device and a power swapping station comprising the same.

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

a battery swapping device, comprising: the battery replacing platform can be lifted relative to the travelling mechanism;

the battery replacement equipment further comprises: a first wire;

the first wiring is connected to the battery replacing platform from the upper side of the battery replacing platform.

Preferably, the first routing wire is wound to the battery replacement platform from a head end or a tail end of the vehicle body of the battery replacement device in the walking direction and is connected to the battery replacement platform, and the vehicle body comprises a walking mechanism and the battery replacement platform.

Preferably, the battery replacing device further comprises a cable drag chain, the cable drag chain is arranged on a first side of the vehicle body in the walking direction and is separated from the vehicle body, the first side is parallel to the walking direction, and the first routing wire penetrates through the cable drag chain.

Preferably, a protective shell is arranged at the head end or the tail end of the vehicle body, the protective shell is connected to one end of the cable drag chain, and the first routing wire penetrates through the protective shell and is connected to the vehicle body.

Preferably, the first routing is arranged along an edge of the battery swapping platform.

Preferably, the battery replacement platform comprises a moving part which can horizontally extend towards a second side of the vehicle body opposite to the first side in the horizontal direction.

Preferably, a connector is arranged at one end of the first routing wire, and the connector is inserted into the horizontal drive of the battery replacement platform.

Preferably, the battery replacement platform includes: the device comprises a fixed part, a moving part and a contraposition drive;

the fixed part can be lifted relative to the walking mechanism, the moving part is arranged on the fixed part, and the alignment drive is used for driving the moving part to move relative to the fixed part;

the first wire is electrically connected to the alignment driver.

Preferably, the battery replacement platform further comprises an unlocking part for unlocking a battery of the vehicle and an unlocking drive; the unlocking part is arranged on the fixed part, and the unlocking drive is used for driving the unlocking part to move relative to the fixed part;

the first routing is electrically connected with the unlocking drive.

Preferably, the first wire includes a first wire shunt and a second wire shunt, the first wire shunt is electrically connected to the alignment drive, and the second wire shunt is electrically connected to the unlocking drive.

Preferably, the battery replacement equipment further comprises a second wire, and the second wire is electrically connected to the traveling mechanism.

Preferably, the battery replacement equipment further comprises a lifting mechanism, the lifting mechanism is arranged on the walking mechanism and used for lifting the battery replacement platform, and the second routing wire is further electrically connected to the lifting mechanism.

Preferably, the first trace and/or the second trace include a signal line and a power line.

Preferably, a drive installation part is arranged at the head end or the tail end of the vehicle body of the battery replacing device in the walking direction, the drive installation part is arranged on one side of the battery replacing platform, and the first wiring penetrates through the drive installation part and is connected to the battery replacing platform.

Preferably, trade being close to of electricity platform one side of drive installation department is equipped with first mounting, being close to of drive installation department trade one side of electricity platform all is equipped with the second mounting, first mounting with the second mounting is used for fixed first walking the line, the length of first walking the line between first mounting and the second mounting is greater than the distance between first mounting and the second mounting.

Preferably, a gap is left between the fixed part and the movable part in the vertical direction, and the first wire passes through the gap and is connected to the alignment drive.

Preferably, a gap is left between the fixed part and the unlocking part in the up-down direction, and the first wire passes through the gap and is connected to the unlocking drive.

A power swapping station comprises the power swapping device.

The positive progress effects of the invention are as follows: the battery replacement equipment has an optimized wiring scheme, and wires are routed from the upper side of the battery replacement equipment so as to avoid interference on other parts of the equipment. The power station has the same effects as described above.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective structure diagram of a battery swapping device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic top-view structural diagram of a battery swapping device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is another schematic top view of a power swapping device according to an embodiment of the invention.

Description of reference numerals:

battery replacement device 100

Vehicle body 101

Base 103

Drive mounting portion 105

Battery changing platform 110

Fixed part 111

Moving part 112

Unlocking part 113

Alignment drive 115

Unlock drive 116

First trace 141

First branch line 143

Second shunt wire 144

Second routing 152

Cable drag chain 161

Protective shell 165

First fixing member 171

Second fixing member 172

Detailed Description

The present invention is further illustrated by way of example and not by way of limitation in the scope of the embodiments described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 to 3 illustrate an example of a battery swapping device 100 according to embodiment 1 of the present invention.

Fig. 1 and 2 omit the first trace 141 and the second trace 152 described below for clarity of illustrating the structure of the swapping apparatus 100.

The battery replacing device 100 comprises a traveling mechanism, a battery replacing platform 110 and a lifting mechanism for driving the battery replacing platform 110 to vertically move relative to the traveling mechanism.

The battery replacement apparatus 100 further includes: the first trace 141 and/or the second trace 152.

The first wire 141 is electrically connected to the power exchanging platform 110; the second wire 152 is electrically connected to the lifting mechanism and the traveling mechanism.

The first trace 141 and the second trace 152 are shown by two-dot chain lines in fig. 3. It should be understood that fig. 3 illustrates a general layout of the first trace 141 and the second trace 152, and does not mean that the first trace 141 and the second trace 152 are necessarily bent or bent as shown in fig. 3, and the number of lines thereof can be selected according to the requirement, and does not need to be equal to that in the figure.

The traveling mechanism includes a base 103 and a traveling power mechanism, a driving installation portion 105 is provided at one end of the base 103 (the head end or the tail end in the traveling direction of the battery replacement device 100), and the traveling power mechanism is provided in the driving installation portion 105.

The lifting mechanism comprises a lifting power mechanism and a lifting actuating mechanism, and the lifting power mechanism is used for providing power for the lifting actuating mechanism.

The elevating power mechanism is also provided in the driving installation part 105.

In this embodiment, the lifting actuating mechanism is a cam, the battery replacing platform 110 is connected to the traveling mechanism through the cam, and the structure and the connection mode of the lifting actuating mechanism can be referred to as a jacking mechanism in chinese patent application CN 201711244221.3.

However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the lifting actuator may be other structures that can perform lifting, such as a scissor lift mechanism, etc.

The lifting power mechanism and the walking power mechanism can be rotating motors and the like.

The power exchanging platform 110 includes a fixed portion 111, a moving portion 112, and an alignment driver 115. The fixed part 111 is disposed on a lifting mechanism, specifically on a lifting actuating mechanism 121 of the lifting mechanism, and the alignment drive 115 is used for driving the moving part 112 to move relative to the fixed part 111.

The power swapping platform 110 further comprises an unlocking part 113 and an unlocking driver 116. The unlocking portion 113 is provided with an unlocking jack for unlocking the battery of the vehicle. Of course, those skilled in the art can select other available unlocking mechanisms instead of the unlocking push rod according to the needs. The unlocking drive 116 is used to drive the unlocking portion 113 to move relative to the fixed portion 111.

The alignment drive 115 and the unlocking drive 116 may be a rotary motor, a linear motor, or the like.

In the present embodiment, the fixed portion 111, the moving portion 112, and the unlocking portion 113 are plate-shaped members, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and those skilled in the art can select the form and structure of the fixed portion 111, the moving portion 112, and the unlocking portion 113 as needed.

At least one sensor (not shown) is disposed on the power exchanging platform 110, and the first wire 141 is electrically connected to the sensor. The sensor may be a pressure sensor, a position sensor, a distance sensor, or the like for measuring the force, the horizontal movement distance, the vertical movement distance, and the like of the battery replacement platform 110.

The alignment driver 115 and the unlocking driver 116 are electrically connected to the first trace 141. An external power source and/or an external controller are electrically connected to the alignment driver 115 and the unlocking driver 116 through the first wire 141.

The lifting power mechanism and the walking power mechanism are both connected to the second wire 152. The external power source/controller is electrically connected to the lifting power mechanism and the walking power mechanism through the second wire 152.

The first trace 141 is connected to the fixing portion 111 of the power swapping platform 110.

The first wire 141 includes a first wire 143 and a second wire 144, the first wire 143 is electrically connected to the alignment actuator 115, and the second wire 144 is electrically connected to the unlocking actuator 116 to respectively supply power or electrically control the alignment actuator 115 and the unlocking actuator 116.

The first wire 141 is connected to the power swapping platform 110 from the upper side of the power swapping platform 110.

The first wire 141 is wound around the power swapping platform 110 from the head end or the tail end of the vehicle body 101 of the power swapping device 100 in the traveling direction, and is connected to the power swapping platform 110, and the vehicle body 101 includes a traveling mechanism and the power swapping platform 110.

The battery replacing device 100 further comprises a cable drag chain 161, the cable drag chain 161 is disposed on a first side of the vehicle body 101 in the traveling direction and is spaced apart from the vehicle body 101, the first side is parallel to the traveling direction, and the first wire 141 penetrates through the cable drag chain 161.

The moving portion 112 can horizontally project toward a second side of the vehicle body 101 opposite to the first side in the horizontal direction. When the battery replacement device 100 is used for removing the battery, the moving portion 112 horizontally moves to extend toward the outer side of the vehicle body 101, and the extending direction is a second side opposite to the first side. Thus, the cable drag chain 161 does not interfere with the movement of the moving part 112.

The head end or the tail end of the vehicle body 101 is provided with a protective shell 165, the protective shell 165 is connected to one end of the cable drag chain 161, and the first routing line 141 penetrates through the protective shell 165 to be connected to the vehicle body 101.

The first trace 141 is disposed along an edge of the power exchanging platform 110. The first trace 141 is fixed to an edge of the power exchanging platform 110, specifically, an edge of the fixing portion 111, by a plurality of fixing members arranged along the edge.

One end of the first wire 141 is provided with a connector, the connector is inserted into a horizontal drive of the power exchanging platform 110, and the horizontal drive comprises an alignment drive 115 and an unlocking drive 116, and is used for enabling a component on the power exchanging platform 110 to move horizontally.

The first trace 141 and/or the second trace 152 include a signal line and a power line to transmit an electrical signal as well as power.

The head end or the tail end of the vehicle body 101 of the battery replacing device 100 in the traveling direction is provided with a driving installation part 105, the driving installation part 105 is arranged on one side of the battery replacing platform 110, and the first routing line 141 penetrates through the driving installation part 105 and is connected to the battery replacing platform 110.

One side of the power switching platform 110, which is close to the driving installation portion 105, is provided with a first fixing member 171, one side of the driving installation portion 105, which is close to the power switching platform 110, is provided with a second fixing member 172, the first fixing member 171 and the second fixing member 172 are used for fixing a first wire 141, and a margin is left in the first wire 141 between the first fixing member 171 and the second fixing member 172. Thus, the first wire 141 is not pulled by the power exchanging platform 110 during the lifting.

The fixed part 111 and the moving part 112 have a gap in the up-down direction, and the first trace 141 is connected to the alignment driver 115 through the gap.

The fixed portion 111 and the unlocking portion 113 have a gap in the up-down direction, and the first trace 141 is connected to the unlocking actuator 116 through the gap.

As shown in fig. 3, a portion of the first trace 141 is indicated by a dotted line, and the portion of the first trace 141 is located below the moving portion 112 and the unlocking portion 113 and is shielded by them.

The embodiment also provides a battery swapping station, which includes the battery swapping device 100.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", and the like, indicate orientations or positional relationships that are based on the positional relationships or orientations of devices or parts in normal use, are used for convenience in describing the present invention and for simplicity in description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation at any time, and therefore, should not be construed as limiting the present invention in this respect.

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 and modifications to these embodiments may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, and these changes and modifications are within the scope of the invention.

Claims

1. A battery swapping device, comprising: the battery replacing platform can be lifted relative to the travelling mechanism;

the battery replacement equipment further comprises: a first wire;

2. The battery swapping device of claim 1, wherein the first routing wire is wound around the battery swapping platform from a head end or a tail end of a vehicle body of the battery swapping device in a traveling direction and is connected to the battery swapping platform, and the vehicle body comprises a traveling mechanism and a battery swapping platform.

3. The battery swapping device of claim 2, further comprising a cable drag chain, wherein the cable drag chain is disposed on a first side of the vehicle body in a traveling direction and is spaced apart from the vehicle body, the first side is parallel to the traveling direction, and the first wire is inserted into the cable drag chain.

4. The battery swapping device as claimed in claim 3, wherein a protective shell is arranged at the head end or the tail end of the vehicle body, the protective shell is connected to one end of the cable drag chain, and the first routing wire passes through the protective shell and is connected to the vehicle body.

5. The swapping device of claim 1, wherein the first trace is disposed along an edge of the swapping platform.

6. The battery swapping device of claim 3, wherein the battery swapping platform comprises a moving portion that is horizontally extendable in a horizontal direction toward a second side of the vehicle body opposite the first side.

7. The battery replacement device of claim 1, wherein a connector is disposed at one end of the first wire, and the connector is inserted into a horizontal drive of the battery replacement platform.

8. The battery swapping device of claim 1, wherein the battery swapping platform comprises: the device comprises a fixed part, a moving part and a contraposition drive;

the first wire is electrically connected to the alignment driver.

9. The battery swapping device of claim 8, wherein the battery swapping platform further comprises an unlocking portion for unlocking a battery of a vehicle and an unlocking drive; the unlocking part is arranged on the fixed part, and the unlocking drive is used for driving the unlocking part to move relative to the fixed part;

the first routing is electrically connected with the unlocking drive.

10. The swapping device of claim 9, wherein the first trace comprises a first shunt trace and a second shunt trace, the first shunt trace is electrically connected to the alignment actuator, and the second shunt trace is electrically connected to the unlocking actuator.

11. The battery swapping device of claim 1, further comprising a second trace, wherein the second trace is electrically connected to the traveling mechanism.

12. The battery replacement device of claim 11, further comprising a lifting mechanism disposed on the traveling mechanism and configured to lift the battery replacement platform, wherein the second wire is further electrically connected to the lifting mechanism.

13. The battery swapping device of claim 11, wherein the first trace and/or the second trace comprise a signal line and a power line.

14. The battery replacement device as claimed in claim 2, wherein a driving installation portion is disposed at a head end or a tail end of a vehicle body of the battery replacement device in a traveling direction, the driving installation portion is disposed at one side of the battery replacement platform, and the first wire penetrates through the driving installation portion and is connected to the battery replacement platform.

15. The battery swapping device of claim 14, wherein a first fixing member is disposed on one side of the battery swapping platform close to the driving installation portion, second fixing members are disposed on both sides of the driving installation portion close to the battery swapping platform, the first fixing member and the second fixing member are used for fixing a first wire, and a length of the first wire between the first fixing member and the second fixing member is greater than a distance between the first fixing member and the second fixing member.

16. The swapping device of claim 8, wherein a gap is left between the fixed part and the moving part in the up-down direction, and the first trace is connected to the alignment drive through the gap.

17. The battery swapping device as in claim 9, wherein a gap is left between the fixed part and the unlocking part in the up-down direction, and the first trace is connected to the unlocking drive through the gap.

18. A charging station, characterized in that it comprises a charging apparatus as claimed in any one of claims 1-17.