CN111674285A - Lateral battery replacement method for battery replacement platform - Google Patents

Lateral battery replacement method for battery replacement platform Download PDF

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CN111674285A
CN111674285A CN202010425833.8A CN202010425833A CN111674285A CN 111674285 A CN111674285 A CN 111674285A CN 202010425833 A CN202010425833 A CN 202010425833A CN 111674285 A CN111674285 A CN 111674285A
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金伟
戴有发
袁丹
侯海飞
卞怀朋
蔡瑜
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    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Abstract

The invention provides a lateral battery replacement method for a battery replacement platform, which comprises the following steps: positioning the vehicle, wherein the vehicle is limited at a fixed position by a positioning module arranged in a parking part of the battery replacement platform; the battery is disassembled, a grabbing component on the battery replacing platform extends into the vehicle from one side of the vehicle body and is connected with a vehicle battery to be replaced, the vehicle battery is unlocked with the vehicle battery to be replaced, the vehicle battery is disconnected with the vehicle, and the grabbing component drives the vehicle battery to be replaced to be separated from the vehicle body; the battery installation snatchs the subassembly and drives the vehicle battery of treating the installation and stretch into in the vehicle side from automobile body one side, and then treat the vehicle battery and the vehicle installation of installation to make the vehicle battery of treating the installation provide the electric energy to the vehicle, snatch the subassembly and the vehicle battery of treating the installation break away from the connection, make the vehicle battery of treating the installation stay in the automobile body, conveniently realize the circulation and trade the electricity, and then realize automaticly, improve and trade electric efficiency.

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Lateral battery replacement method for battery replacement platform
Technical Field
The invention belongs to the technical field of battery charging and replacing of electric automobiles, and particularly relates to a lateral battery replacing method for a battery replacing platform.
Background
Aiming at the problems of supply and pollution of traditional fossil energy, car owners and various manufacturers begin to pay attention to new energy automobiles, energy-saving and environment-friendly electric automobiles show well-jet development in recent years, at present, electric automobiles are limited by batteries, the endurance mileage of the existing electric automobile batteries is generally within the range of 200 KM and 500KM, the problem of longer battery charging time is particularly prominent, and in order to solve the problem, one of the mainstream electric energy supply schemes is a battery replacement scheme, which is convenient for taking out and placing the vehicle batteries from a vehicle or a battery compartment and circulating the batteries so as to facilitate automatic control and facilitate battery switching to battery replacement equipment.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to solve the problems, the invention provides a lateral battery replacement method for a battery replacement platform.
The invention provides a lateral battery replacement method for a battery replacement platform, which comprises the following steps:
positioning the vehicle, namely positioning the vehicle on the battery replacing platform by a positioning module arranged in a parking part of the battery replacing platform so as to limit the vehicle at a battery replacing position;
the battery is disassembled, a grabbing component on the battery replacing platform extends into a to-be-replaced vehicle battery arranged on the side edge of the vehicle body from one side of the vehicle body, the grabbing component is connected with the to-be-replaced vehicle battery to form a limiting structure, the vehicle body is unlocked with the to-be-replaced vehicle battery, and the grabbing component drives the to-be-replaced vehicle battery to be separated from the vehicle body to complete the disassembly of the insufficient battery;
and (3) battery installation, wherein the grabbing component drives the vehicle battery to be installed to extend into a battery installation position on the vehicle body from one side of the vehicle body, the grabbing component unlocks and is disconnected from the vehicle battery to be installed, and the vehicle battery to be installed is locked with the vehicle body and is electrically connected into the vehicle to complete the installation of the full-charge battery.
Preferably, the method also comprises a battery transferring step,
one grasping assembly grasps a vehicle battery to be mounted and waits for the battery mounting step to be performed, and the other grasping assembly performs the battery dismounting step.
Preferably, the method also comprises a battery transmission step,
the battery replacing platform comprises a battery replacing platform, a grabbing component, a battery bin and a moving device, wherein the moving device in the battery replacing platform drives the grabbing component and a vehicle battery limited on the grabbing component to move, so that the grabbing component moves to a battery replacing position to execute a battery disassembling or battery installing step, and drives the grabbing component to move to the battery bin position of the battery replacing platform to take and place the battery.
Preferably, the battery transmission step includes,
a horizontal moving mechanism on the transfer device drives the grabbing component to horizontally move between the battery changing position and the battery compartment; a lifting mechanism on the transfer device adjusts the position of the grabbing component in the vertical direction, so that the grabbing component corresponds to the battery compartment or the battery replacement position; the rotary driving component on the transfer device rotates the grabbing component so that the grabbing component corresponds to the battery compartment or the vehicle battery on the battery replacement position.
Preferably, the grasping assembly and the vehicle battery limiting method comprise,
the locking part on the grabbing component extends into the lock head on the vehicle battery, the lock groove is formed in the lock head, and the locking driver in the grabbing component drives the locking part to rotate by an angle, so that the locking part is limited by the lock groove to extend into the position of the locking part.
Preferably, the vehicle and vehicle battery unlocking method includes,
the locking part drives the lock head to rotate, and the lock head drives the lock tongue used for limiting on the vehicle battery to retract until the lock tongue is disconnected with the vehicle body, so that the vehicle battery and the vehicle are unlocked.
Preferably, the grabbing component and vehicle battery limiting method further comprises a step of detecting that the locking part extends into the lock head in place,
in the process that the locking part extends into the lock head, the position of the locking part extending into the lock head is detected through a detector on the grabbing assembly so as to judge the state that the locking part extends into the lock head.
Preferably, the vehicle and vehicle battery unlocking method further includes a control step,
after the detector detects that the locking part extends into the lock head, the detector sends a working instruction to the locking driver, so that the locking part is driven to rotate, and the vehicle battery is unlocked from the vehicle.
Preferably, the grasping assembly and the vehicle battery limiting method further comprise,
the sensing element arranged on the grabbing assembly detects the rotation angle of the locking part driven by the locking driver, controls the locking driver to pause through the sensing element and is used for controlling the locking part and the lock head to form a limiting structure.
Preferably, the vehicle positioning step further comprises,
the wheel pressure bearing that the location module detected the vehicle is between two gyro wheels that the parking portion corresponds, and the location module detects the vehicle and stops to send work order to snatching the subassembly after fixed position, changes the vehicle battery.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that:
the lateral battery replacing method for the battery replacing platform comprises the steps of vehicle positioning, battery disassembling and battery installing, a parked vehicle is positioned through the vehicle positioning, so that a vehicle battery can be conveniently and accurately taken and placed by a grabbing assembly, the battery disassembling and the battery installing are carried out circularly, the automation is convenient to realize, and the battery replacing efficiency is improved.
The foregoing description is only an overview of the technical solutions of the present invention, and in order to make the technical solutions of the present invention more clearly understood and to implement them in accordance with the contents of the description, the following detailed description is given with reference to the preferred embodiments of the present invention and the accompanying drawings. The detailed description of the present invention is given in detail by the following examples and the accompanying drawings.
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The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiment(s) of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the invention without limiting the invention. In the drawings:
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a step of a power swapping method according to an embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a working procedure of a swapping platform according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a method for assembling and disassembling a battery according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a logic diagram illustrating the assembly and disassembly of a battery according to one embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 5 is a schematic perspective view illustrating a first exemplary embodiment of a power swapping platform according to the present disclosure;
fig. 6 is a schematic perspective view illustrating a second embodiment of a power swapping platform according to the present invention;
FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the positioning of a parking portion according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIGS. 8a and b are schematic diagrams of battery relay according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 9 is a schematic perspective view illustrating a transfer apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 10 is a schematic perspective view of a transfer mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 11 is a schematic view of a battery capture according to one embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 12 is a schematic perspective view of a grasping element according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 13 is a first perspective view of a vehicle battery according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 14 is an enlarged partial schematic view of FIG. 13;
FIG. 15 is a schematic perspective view of a vehicle battery according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 16a, b and c are schematic views illustrating the locking part locking the vehicle battery according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Shown in the figure:
100. a transfer device;
110. a transfer mechanism;
111. a push assembly; 1113. pushing the plate; 11133. a proximity sensor; 1115. a second driving section; 1116. moving the carrier plate;
112. a rotary drive assembly;
113. connecting the fixed frame;
114. rotating the bracket;
120. a lifting mechanism;
130. an electronic control system;
140. a horizontal movement mechanism;
160. a locking assembly;
161. a lock actuator; 1611. a rotating shaft; 162. a supporting seat; 163. a locking portion; 164. an inductive element; 165. fixing the mounting bracket; 166. a detector;
200. an electric cabinet; 210. a battery compartment; 220. a rail frame;
300. a parking section; 310. a roller;
400. a vehicle battery; 410. a battery body;
420. a connecting portion;
421. a lock head; 4211. locking the groove; 4212. a limiting rod; 422. a connecting rod; 423. a lock body; 424. and a lock tongue.
Detailed Description
The foregoing and other objects, features, aspects and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the present invention when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, which will enable those skilled in the art to practice the present invention with reference to the accompanying specification. In the drawings, the shape and size may be exaggerated for clarity, and the same reference numerals will be used throughout the drawings to designate the same or similar components. In the following description, terms such as center, thickness, height, length, front, back, rear, left, right, top, bottom, upper, lower, and the like are used based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings. In particular, "height" corresponds to the dimension from top to bottom, "width" corresponds to the dimension from left to right, and "depth" corresponds to the dimension from front to back. These relative terms are for convenience of description and are not generally intended to require a particular orientation. Terms concerning attachments, coupling and the like (e.g., "connected" and "attached") refer to a relationship wherein structures are secured or attached, either directly or indirectly, to one another through intervening structures, as well as both movable or rigid attachments or relationships, unless expressly described otherwise.
The present invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings and the detailed description, and it should be noted that any combination of the embodiments or technical features described below can be used to form a new embodiment without conflict.
As shown in fig. 13, the battery swapping platform of the present invention is a battery swapping platform adopting a lateral battery swapping manner, and is suitable for small cars compared to the method of setting batteries on a vehicle chassis in the current market and swapping batteries by lifting a vehicle body, and with the improvement of science and technology, especially with the research on the aspect of vehicle batteries, a great result is obtained, and large electric vehicles such as current electric trucks and buses have begun to go on the market, for large vehicles, the scheme of lifting and swapping batteries is obviously impractical, for solving such problems, for the purpose of solving the problem, the lateral battery swapping is an important scheme for replacing batteries for large electric vehicles, and the main scheme includes that a battery is placed on the side surface of the vehicle body by moving the transfer device 100 to the side surface of the vehicle body, so that the step of lifting the vehicle is avoided, and the battery swapping process is simplified conveniently, however, this also makes the hiding of the battery low, and the car battery is liable to be a target of lawless persons, and therefore, the car battery 400 includes a battery body 410 for providing kinetic energy of the car and a connection assembly 420, the connection assembly 420 is mounted on one side surface of the battery body 410, and a lock body is built in the connection assembly 420 to facilitate locking the car battery 400 inside the car;
an input/output port is arranged on the other side surface of the battery body 410 corresponding to the connecting component 420, and the connecting port on the vehicle is electrically connected with the input/output port on the battery body 410, so that the battery body 410 can realize discharging work; specifically, drive vehicle battery 400 through outside transmission device and break away from the vehicle or the connection port of battery compartment 210, in order to realize the work of dismantling the battery, and on the same way, push vehicle battery 400 into vehicle or battery compartment 210 through outside transmission device, so that input/output port inserts connection port, and then realize vehicle battery 400's installation, and lock through the lock body, the dismouting screw step in the current trade electric platform has been simplified, it is more convenient to make the dismouting battery, save and trade the electric time, the electric efficiency of trading has been improved, wherein, vehicle battery 400 that treats to change is the insufficient voltage battery, vehicle battery 400 that treats to install is full charge battery.
The invention mainly provides a large-sized automobile battery replacement device, a large-sized automobile needs a high-power discharging battery for supplying power to the large-sized automobile, the storage capacity of electric energy in the battery needs to be improved for ensuring the endurance, the battery replacement device is limited by the existing electric energy storage material, the storage capacity of the electric energy can be improved only by increasing the volume of the battery, so that the volume of the battery needed by the large-sized automobile is larger than that of a common household or commercial automobile, a purpose-made battery transmission device is needed for taking and placing the large-sized battery, compared with a transmission device in a battery replacement platform of a small-sized automobile, the battery replacement device is convenient for storing a plurality of batteries, and the number of the batteries transmitted at one time is not too large in order to improve the stability of the transmission.
As shown in fig. 1, a lateral battery replacement method for a battery replacement platform includes the steps of:
the method comprises the following steps that a vehicle is positioned, a positioning module arranged in a parking part 300 of an electricity exchanging platform limits the vehicle at a fixed position, in a preferred embodiment, the positioning module comprises a roller 310 used for limiting the position of a wheel of the vehicle, the vehicle runs on the parking part 300 of the electricity exchanging platform, so that tires of the vehicle are limited between the rollers 310 of the parking part 300, specifically, the rollers 310 matched with the wheels of the vehicle are arranged at positions corresponding to the electricity exchanging position on the parking part 300, the rollers 310 are arranged on two sides of the wheel, when the wheel runs to a position between the two rollers 310, the wheel is supported by the two rollers 310, a rotation stopping module used for limiting the rotation of the rollers 310 is further arranged in the positioning module, when the wheel runs to a position between the two rollers 310, the rotation stopping module stops working, the wheel rotates to drive the rollers 310 to rotate, the position of a vehicle body is unchanged, and;
the battery is disassembled, the grabbing component on the battery replacing platform is connected with the vehicle battery 400 to form a limiting structure, and meanwhile, the vehicle is unlocked from the vehicle battery 400, so that the vehicle battery 400 is separated from the vehicle, the grabbing component is convenient to drive the vehicle battery 400 to move out of the vehicle, and the subsequent steps of battery replacement are convenient;
the battery installation snatchs the subassembly and dismantles back in former insufficient current vehicle battery 400 follow vehicle, snatchs the subassembly and snatchs full electric vehicle battery 400 and place to the vehicle in, snatch subassembly and vehicle battery 400 and break away from the connection, vehicle and vehicle battery 400 locking simultaneously for vehicle battery 400 is injectd on the vehicle, thereby accomplishes the electric work of trading to the vehicle.
The battery is transported, the transferring device 100 drives the grabbing component to grab and move between the parking part 300 and the electric cabinet 200, and the grabbing component is connected with the vehicle battery 400 to form a stable structure, so the transferring device 100 is used as a transport device for the vehicle battery 400, and the transportation of the vehicle battery 400 between the parking part 300 and the electric cabinet 200 is realized, wherein the electric cabinet 200 is provided with a plurality of battery bins 210 for storing the vehicle battery 400, the grabbing component moves to the position of the battery bin 210 on the electric cabinet 200, the vehicle battery 400 with insufficient power is put into the battery bin 210 for charging, the vehicle battery 400 with full power is taken out from the battery bin 210, and the battery is replaced for the vehicle.
Further, the lateral power conversion method further comprises a battery transfer step, two grabbing assemblies are arranged in the transfer device 100, one grabbing assembly is connected with the fully charged vehicle battery 400, the other grabbing assembly is used for detaching the vehicle battery 400 with the power loss on the vehicle, and the fully charged vehicle battery 400 is mounted on the vehicle.
By setting the battery transfer step, the time for moving the transfer device 100 between the parking part 300 and the electric cabinet 200 is saved, so that the whole electricity conversion process is more compact, the electricity conversion step is optimized, the electricity conversion time is reduced, and the electricity conversion efficiency is improved.
As shown in fig. 2, the work of the battery swapping platform includes the following steps:
s1, the vehicle runs to the parking part 300, and the position of the vehicle is limited by the positioning module, so that the vehicle stops at a fixed position, and the position is the potential changing position;
s2, after the vehicle is positioned, the transfer device 100 drives the grabbing component to move to the position of the electric cabinet 200, and the grabbing component corresponds to the battery bin 210 where the full electric vehicle battery 400 is placed;
s3, connecting one of the grabbing components with the full-electric vehicle battery 400 to form a limiting structure, and disconnecting the full-electric vehicle battery 400 from the battery bin 210;
s4, after one of the grabbing components grabs the full-electric vehicle battery 400, the transferring device 100 drives the grabbing components and the full-electric vehicle battery 400 to move to the parking portion 300;
s5, the other grabbing component corresponds to the vehicle battery 400 with insufficient power on the vehicle, and the other grabbing component is used for detaching the vehicle battery 400 with insufficient power in the vehicle;
s51, the transfer device 100 adjusts the positions of the two grabbing components, so that the grabbing components for grabbing the full electric vehicle battery 400 correspond to the vacant positions of the vehicle battery, and the full electric vehicle battery 400 is placed in the vehicle;
s52, after the full charge vehicle battery 400 is placed in the vehicle, the grasping assembly is disconnected from the full charge vehicle battery 400 so that the full charge vehicle battery 400 is confined on the vehicle.
S6, the transfer device 100 drives the grabbing component and the power-lack vehicle battery 400 to move to the position of the electric cabinet 200;
and S7, the grabbing components for grabbing the insufficient vehicle battery 400 correspond to the vacant charging bins 210, and the insufficient vehicle battery 400 is placed into the corresponding charging bins 210 for charging, so that one-time battery replacement is completed.
As shown in fig. 5 and 6, specifically, a lateral power swapping platform adopting the lateral power swapping method includes a transfer device 100, an electric cabinet 200, and a parking portion 300, where the parking portion 300 is used to park a vehicle at a fixed position, so that the vehicle is parked at the potential swapping fixed position accurately; the battery compartment 210 for storing the vehicle battery 400 is arranged in the electric cabinet 200, the plurality of battery compartments 210 are arranged on the electric cabinet 200, so that the vehicle battery 400 can be conveniently stored, and meanwhile, the charging module is arranged in the battery compartment 210, so that the power-deficient battery can be conveniently charged, and the vehicle battery 400 in the battery compartment 210 can supply power for subsequent vehicles; the transfer device 100 is used for driving the vehicle battery 400 to move between the parking part 300 and the battery compartment 210;
specifically, an extension portion for pushing to the outside of the transfer device 100 to be close to the parking portion 300 or the side of the battery compartment 210 is arranged in the transfer device 100, a grabbing component for taking and placing the vehicle battery 400 is arranged on the extension portion, the grabbing component extends out of the transfer device 100 to facilitate the grabbing component to take and place the vehicle battery 400, after the grabbing component grabs the vehicle battery 400, the vehicle battery 400 is placed on the transfer device 100, and the transfer device 100 drives the vehicle battery 400 to move;
the transfer device 100 is arranged between the parking part 300 and the electric cabinet 200, the vehicle battery 400 is transmitted between the parking part 300 and the battery bin 210 by the reciprocating movement of the transfer device 100 between the parking part 300 and the battery bin 210, and the battery replacement platform is convenient and automatic to realize the circular battery replacement, so that the automatic battery replacement efficiency is improved.
As shown in fig. 7, a roller 310 for receiving a wheel of a vehicle is mounted on the parking portion 300, the vehicle is driven to the parking portion 300, when the wheel of the vehicle is received on the roller 310, the vehicle is restricted from driving, a guiding mechanism is disposed in the parking portion 300, the roller 310 is driven to rotate by the guiding mechanism, so that the vehicle moves along the direction in which the pushing assembly 111 extends, the vehicle is conveniently parked at a fixed battery replacement position, the pushing assembly 111 in the transferring device 100 is conveniently and accurately taken and placed the vehicle battery 400 on the vehicle, and the position of the vehicle is adjusted by the roller 310 so that the vehicle is accurately parked at a fixed position, so that the grabbing assembly in the transferring device 100 accurately detaches and installs the vehicle battery 400 on the vehicle body.
In a preferred embodiment, the transfer device 100 is disposed at one side of the parking portion 300, and the vehicle battery 400 parked on the parking portion 300 or in the battery compartment 210 of the electric cabinet 200 is taken and placed by the transfer device 100 and is taken and placed into the corresponding battery compartment 210 or vehicle, thereby completing one power exchanging operation.
A pushing part extending out of the shifting device 100 to grab the battery is arranged in the shifting device 100, wherein the pushing part comprises paired pushing components 111, meanwhile, the pushing components 111 are arranged up and down along the vertical direction, and the floor area of the steering transmission device is reduced by a mode of sequentially arranging along the vertical direction; since the arrangement of the batteries in the vehicle is usually performed in a stacked arrangement, the adoption of the steering transmission device in the preferred embodiment facilitates the corresponding stacking of the vehicle batteries 400.
As shown in fig. 9, the transfer device 100 includes a transfer mechanism 110, a lifting mechanism 120, and a horizontal movement mechanism 140, wherein; the transfer mechanism 110 is used for receiving the vehicle battery 400; the lifting mechanism 120 is used for driving the transfer mechanism 110 to move in the vertical direction; the horizontal moving mechanism 140 is used for driving the lifting mechanism 120 to move in the horizontal direction, and a guide assembly for limiting the moving direction of the lifting mechanism 120 is arranged in the horizontal moving mechanism 140;
as shown in fig. 8a and b, the transfer mechanism 110 moves in the vertical direction inside the lifting mechanism 120, and the horizontal moving mechanism 140 drives the lifting mechanism 120 to move, so that the transfer mechanism 110 in the lifting mechanism 120 moves in the horizontal direction, and the transfer mechanism 110 is driven to move by the horizontal moving mechanism 140 and the lifting mechanism 120, so that the vehicle battery 400 in the transfer mechanism 110 is conveniently transported to a fixed battery replacement position, and thus, the quick battery replacement work is conveniently achieved.
As shown in fig. 10, the transfer mechanism 110 includes a rotating component, and the pushing component 111 is driven to rotate by the rotating component, wherein, in particular, the rotating component includes a rotating bracket 114 and a rotating driving component 112 for driving the rotating bracket 114; a storage space for placing the vehicle battery 400 is vacant in the rotating bracket 114, and the rotating drive assembly 112 drives the rotating bracket 114 to rotate, so that the vehicle battery 400 stored in the rotating bracket 114 can be conveniently turned; the vehicle battery 400 is loaded on the pushing assembly 111 by extending the extending part of the pushing assembly 111, and then the rotating bracket 114 is driven by the rotating driving assembly 112 to rotate, so as to drive the vehicle battery 400 loaded in the rotating bracket 114 to rotate.
Further, the vehicle battery 400 is taken and placed through the pushing assembly 111, and the pushing assembly 111 comprises a fixed support, a pushing plate 1113, a driving part and a guiding part; the push plate 1113 is connected with the fixed support in a sliding way, and the push plate 1113 is limited by the guide part in the sliding direction; the fixed support is fixedly installed in the rotating bracket 114, and the push plate 1113 is driven by the driving part to move along the direction of the guide part, so that the push plate 1113 extends to the outside of the fixed support 1111.
Specifically, the rotating bracket 114 is provided with a storage space for accommodating the vehicle battery 400 therein, so that the pushing assembly 111 can be conveniently installed in the storage space of the rotating bracket 114;
a rotary drive assembly 112 for driving the rotary bracket 114 to rotate, such that the rotary drive assembly 112 provides a force for rotating the rotary bracket 114, thereby achieving steering of the vehicle battery 400;
a connecting fixing frame 113 for providing a fixing base for the transferring mechanism 110, so that the transferring mechanism 110 is connected to form a whole; the rotating bracket 114 and the connecting fixing frame 113 define relative positions through a guide portion, the guide portion is convenient for defining the position between the rotating bracket 114 and the connecting fixing frame 113, so that the rotating bracket 114 is fixed relative to the position of the connecting fixing frame 113 in the vertical direction, the rotating bracket 114 rotates in the horizontal direction, the rotating bracket 114 is limited in the rotating axial position by the guide portion, the rotating bracket 114 is driven by the rotary driving assembly 112 to rotate in the guide portion defining direction, and therefore the vehicle battery 400 is turned.
In an embodiment, the rotation driving assembly 112 includes a rotation motor and a transmission part, and the transmission mechanism is driven by the rotation motor to rotate the rotation bracket 114, it should be noted that in this embodiment, a force for driving the rotation bracket 114 is provided by the rotation motor, and a common driving manner by air pressure, hydraulic pressure, etc. can also provide a function required for the rotation of the rotation bracket 114, and should be regarded as an embodiment of the present invention.
Further, the transmission part is in transmission through a gear; the transmission part comprises a driving wheel and a driven wheel, the driving mode that the driving wheel and the driven wheel are meshed is adopted for transmission, so that torque is output to the rotating support 114, and meanwhile, the output rotating speed of the rotating motor is reduced and the output torque is improved in a mode that a large gear and a small gear are matched, so that the rotating support 114 rotates more stably; the number of teeth of the driving wheel is less than that of the driven wheel; the driven wheel is mounted on the rotating bracket 114, and the rotating motor 1121 drives the driving wheel to rotate through the coupling of the driving wheel and the driven wheel, so as to drive the rotating bracket 114 to rotate.
Further, in the preferred embodiment, the guiding portion includes a roller and a sliding rail, the sliding rail is installed on the rotating bracket 114, the roller is installed on the connecting fixing frame 113, the roller rolls on the sliding rail, the roller is arranged around the rotating shaft of the rotating bracket 114, the roller is arranged at the periphery of the rotating driving assembly 112, and the roller rolls on the sliding rail through a plurality of rollers, so that the friction between the rotating bracket 114 and the connecting fixing frame 113 is reduced.
Further, in the preferred embodiment, the connecting fixing frame 113 is provided with an adjusting block for adjusting the distance between the driving wheel and the driven wheel, and the rotating motor is driven by the adjusting block to slide towards the center of the driven wheel on the connecting fixing frame 113, so that the matching stability of the driving wheel and the driven wheel is ensured;
further, in this embodiment, the adjusting block includes a screw rod and a nut seat, the screw rod is connected to the rotating motor 1121, the nut seat is installed on the connecting fixing frame 113, and the screw rod is in threaded connection with the nut seat, so that the rotating motor 1121 slides on the connecting fixing frame 113, so as to adjust the distance between the driving wheel and the driven wheel.
The connection holder 113 is provided at both sides thereof with connection legs for connecting an external device, so that the connection holder 113 can be conveniently fixed to the guide member of the lifting mechanism 120.
The driving part in the pushing assembly 111 comprises a first driving part and a second driving part, wherein,
a push plate 1113 on which a grasping part for taking and placing the vehicle battery 400 is provided; a first driving portion for driving the push plate 1113; the second driving part drives the grabbing part to slide on the push plate 1113;
the working process comprises the steps that the push plate 1113 is driven by the first driving part to slide along the direction limited by the fixed support, and meanwhile, the second driving part is matched to drive the grabbing component, so that the grabbing component extends out of the fixed support, and the grabbing component can conveniently take and place the vehicle battery 400, wherein after the grabbing component grabs the vehicle battery 400, the first driving part drives the push plate 1113 to retract, and the second driving part drives the grabbing component to retract, so that the battery is placed on the push plate 1113; the process of pushing the battery is similar, the push plate 1113 is driven by the first driving part, and the grabbing component is driven by the second driving part in a matching manner, so that the grabbing component drives the vehicle battery 400 to extend out of the fixed support so as to send the vehicle battery 400 into the vehicle body.
It should be noted that the pushing assembly 111 is not limited to the operation of detaching and installing the battery from the vehicle body, and the step of storing the vehicle battery 400 in the battery compartment 210 is substantially the same as the step of detaching and installing the battery, so the pushing assembly 111 of the present invention can also achieve the storage operation of the vehicle battery 400, thereby further facilitating the transmission operation of the vehicle battery 400 in the automatic battery replacement process, and facilitating the transmission of the vehicle battery 400 between the vehicle and the battery compartment 210 by the pushing assembly 111 cooperating with the rotating and moving mechanism in the transfer device.
The pushing assembly 111 is simple and reliable in operation, and can realize automatic control by matching with a simple sensor and a control instruction, so as to improve the battery replacement efficiency, wherein the sensor comprises a position sensor, in a preferred embodiment, the position sensor is a photoelectric sensor, whether the vehicle battery 400 is pushed in place or not is detected by the photoelectric sensor, the photoelectric sensor comprises common photoelectric sensors such as a correlation sensor, a reflection sensor, a slot opening sensor, an optical fiber sensor and a grating ruler, the position detector can also select common position sensors such as an electromagnetic type and a hall type, and the common position sensors convenient to detect the position relationship are all regarded as specific implementation schemes of the present invention.
Snatch part and push pedal 1113 sliding connection for snatch the part and slide along push pedal 1113 slip direction, snatch part independent motion, make the relative push pedal 1113 motion of part of snatching, thereby snatch part and drive vehicle battery 400, and put vehicle battery 400 on push pedal 1113, conveniently bear vehicle battery 400 weight through push pedal 1113, thereby reduce the atress of snatching the part and prolonged the life who snatchs the part.
Further, a second driving section 1115 is provided in the gripping member, and the gripping member is driven by the second driving section 1115 to move relative to the push plate 1113, thereby automatically controlling the movement of the gripping member.
The push plate 1113 is provided with a guide module defining a moving direction of the gripping member, and the guide module extends in a sliding direction of the push plate 1113 and is driven by the second driving section 1115 to move the gripping member in the direction defined by the guide module 11131.
In a preferred embodiment, the first and second driving parts 1115 are driven by a rack and pinion; the second driving part 1115 comprises a driving module, a second gear and a second rack;
the second rack is installed on push plate 1113, and the second rack extends along push plate 1113 slip direction, through second rack and second gear coupling, the drive module drives the second gear for it removes to snatch the part.
Further, the first driving part drives the push plate 1113 to slide, the first driving part is installed on the push plate 1113 and drives the first gear to rotate, and the fixed support is provided with a first rack coupled with the first gear.
The pushing mechanism has the advantages that the structure is simple and convenient to maintain by using a gear-rack transmission mode, meanwhile, the cost of the gear-rack is low, the manufacturing cost of the pushing mechanism is convenient to reduce, it is pointed out that the technical scheme of realizing the horizontal movement of the push plate 1113 and the grabbing part by using the gear-rack transmission mode in the application is a preferable scheme of the pushing mechanism, and the common technical effects of driving the horizontal movement by using the screw rod transmission mode, the chain transmission mode, the belt pulley transmission mode, the pneumatic transmission mode, the hydraulic transmission mode and the like can be realized, and the pushing mechanism is regarded as a specific implementation scheme of the.
Furthermore, the fixed support comprises side plates which are arranged on two sides of the push plate 1113, and the first rack is arranged on the side plates; be provided with the synchronizing shaft in the first drive division, first drive division drive synchronizing shaft rotates, and first gear is installed at the synchronizing shaft both ends for two first gears of first drive division synchro-driven.
Because the vehicle battery 400 is placed on the push plate 1113 during the transmission process, the push plate 1113 is stressed greatly, and the two first gears are synchronously driven by the first driving part, so that the push plate 1113 is more stable during the movement process.
Meanwhile, the first driving part further comprises a speed reducer, and the thrust plate 1113 is stressed greatly, so that the output rotating speed of the first driving part is reduced through the speed reducer, and the output torque of the first driving part is improved to improve the stability of the thrust plate 1113 in the movement process.
A guide pulley is arranged at one end of the push plate 1113 extending out of the fixed support, and the vehicle battery 400 is pressed on the guide pulley and rolls along with the dragging of the vehicle battery 400;
the vehicle battery 400 is driven by the grabbing component, and the guide pulley rolls under the traction action of the vehicle battery 400; since the vehicle battery 400 is drawn by the grasping member to slide, if the friction force applied to the vehicle battery 400 to slide on the surface of the push plate 1113 is large, the torque of the second driving part 1115 needs to be increased, so that the service life of the second driving part 1115 is shortened, the sliding friction is changed into rolling friction through the guide pulley 11132, the friction force is reduced, and the torque of the second driving part 1115 is reduced.
A proximity sensor is further installed at one end of the push plate 1113, which is provided with the guide pulley, and the proximity sensor is used for detecting the distance between the push plate 1113 and the vehicle or the battery bin 210, so that collision is avoided; further, the grasping member is driven by the second driving part 1115, and the moving distance thereof is secured at a fixed distance, and it is also convenient to detect whether the locking assembly 160 is coupled to the coupling assembly 420 by the proximity sensor 11133.
More specifically, the working steps are as follows:
the method comprises the following specific steps:
s1, driving the electric automobile to the parking part 300 until the automobile wheels are placed between the rollers 310, and further limiting the position of the electric automobile;
s11, when the automobile wheels are correspondingly pressed between the rollers 310, the rotation stopping module stops working, so that the automobile rotates to drive the rollers 310 to rotate, and the automobile body is fixed, namely, the automobile is limited at a fixed position;
s12, after the rotation stopping module stops working, the guiding mechanism drives the vehicle to adjust the position, and then the vehicle is adjusted to a fixed battery replacement position to complete positioning;
s2, after the vehicle is positioned, the transfer device 100 drives the grabbing component to move to the position of the electric cabinet 200, and the grabbing component is correspondingly provided with the battery bin 210 of the vehicle battery 400 to be installed;
s21, the horizontal moving mechanism 140 drives the rotating mechanism 110 to move to the position of the electric cabinet 200 in the horizontal direction;
s22, the lifting mechanism 120 drives the rotating mechanism 110 to move in the vertical direction, so that one of the grasping assemblies correspondingly receives the battery compartment 210 of the vehicle battery 400 to be installed;
s3, connecting one of the grabbing components with the vehicle battery 400 to be installed to form a limiting structure, and disconnecting the vehicle battery 400 to be installed from the battery bin 210;
s31, after one of the grabbing components is lifted to the corresponding battery bin 210 by the lifting mechanism 120, the push plate 1113 extends out;
s32, the push plate 1113 is close to the vehicle battery 400 in the battery compartment 210, and the proximity sensor 11133 on the push plate 1113 is installed to detect the distance between the push plate 1113 and the vehicle battery 400;
s33, after the push plate 1113 approaches the vehicle battery 400 to a certain distance, the proximity sensor 11133 controls the push plate 1113 to stop extending;
s34, the proximity sensor 11133 controls the second driving part 1115 to operate while the push plate 1113 stops extending, so that the grasping assembly moves relative to the push plate 1113 and approaches the vehicle battery 400;
s4, after one of the grabbing components grabs the vehicle battery 400 to be replaced, the transferring device 100 drives the grabbing components and the vehicle battery 400 to be installed to move to the parking portion 300;
s41, connecting the grabbing component and the vehicle battery 400 to form a limiting structure, and disconnecting the vehicle battery 400 and the battery bin 210;
s42, after the grasping assembly is connected to the vehicle battery 400, the second driving part 1115 drives the grasping assembly to drive the vehicle battery 400 to move away from the battery compartment 210;
s43, dragging the vehicle battery 400 out of the battery compartment 210, and meanwhile, bearing the vehicle battery 400 on the push plate 1113;
s44, when the second driving part 1115 drives the grabbing component to move to the original position, the vehicle battery 400 is completely dragged out to the push plate 1113;
s45, retracting the push plate 1113;
s46, the horizontal moving mechanism 140 drives the rotating mechanism 110 to move to the position of the parking part 300 in the horizontal direction;
s5, the other grabbing component corresponds to the vehicle battery 400 to be replaced on the vehicle, the other grabbing component detaches the vehicle battery 400 to be replaced in the vehicle, and the step of grabbing the vehicle battery 400 to be replaced by the grabbing component is similar to the step of grabbing the vehicle battery 400 to be installed by the grabbing component in S4, and is not repeated;
s51, adjusting the positions of the two grabbing components through the lifting mechanism 120 by the transfer device 100, enabling the grabbing components for grabbing the vehicle battery 400 to be installed to correspond to the vacant positions of the vehicle battery, and placing the vehicle battery 400 to be installed into the vehicle;
s52, after the vehicle battery 400 to be mounted is put into the vehicle, the grasping assembly is disconnected from the vehicle battery 400 to be mounted so that the vehicle battery 400 to be mounted is defined on the vehicle.
S6, the transfer device 100 drives the grabbing component and the vehicle battery 400 to be replaced to move to the position of the electric cabinet 200;
and S7, the grabbing component for grabbing the vehicle battery 400 to be replaced corresponds to the vacant charging bin 210, and the vehicle battery 400 to be replaced is placed into the corresponding charging bin 210 for charging, so that one-time battery replacement is completed.
More recently, the above-mentioned battery transfer step can also be applied to the transition between the cyclic power conversion steps, when the power conversion frequency of the power conversion platform is relatively frequent, after the above-mentioned transfer step, the transfer device 100 moves the vehicle battery 400 with the power shortage to the electric cabinet 200, the empty push plate 1113 corresponds to the battery compartment 210 filled with the vehicle battery 400, the full vehicle battery 400 is taken out through the push plate 1113, the position is adjusted through the linear driving mechanism, so that the push plate 1113 filled with the power shortage vehicle battery 400 corresponds to the empty battery compartment 210 filled with the vehicle battery 400, the power shortage vehicle battery 400 is sent into the empty battery compartment 210, and the transfer device 100 enters the standby state to wait for the next power conversion.
Through the transfer mode, the time consumed by the transfer device 100 for searching the empty battery bin 210 to place the battery 400 of the electric-deficiency vehicle is reduced, the time for waiting for the vehicle to be switched is shortened, and the time for switching the battery is further reduced.
As shown in fig. 3, specifically, the steps of the method for disassembling and assembling the vehicle battery are as follows:
s100, the locking part 163 extends into the lock head 421;
s200, detecting and judging the connection state of the locking part 163 extending into the lock head 421 by the detector 166;
s300, after the detector 166 judges that the locking part 163 is connected with the lock head 421, the detector 166 sends a working instruction to the locking driver 161, and the locking driver 161 drives the locking part 163 to rotate, so that the lock head 421 is unlocked from the vehicle, and the vehicle is disconnected from the vehicle battery 400;
s310, after the locking part 163 rotates, the locking head 421 limits the position of the locking part 163 along the extending direction of the pushing assembly 111, so that the locking part 163 and the locking head 421 form a limiting structure, and the pushing assembly 111 retracts to separate the vehicle battery 400 from the vehicle;
s320, the sensing element 164 detects the rotation angle of the locking driver 161 driving the locking part 163, and controls the locking driver 161 to suspend operation through the sensing element 164, so that the locking part 163 and the lock 421 are in a fixed connection state;
s400, the grabbing component grabs the fully charged battery, the pushing component 111 takes the fully charged battery 400 to extend out, the vehicle battery 400 is pushed to a vehicle position, the grabbing component pushes the fully charged battery 400 into the vehicle, the locking driver 161 drives the locking part 163 to rotate, so that the lock head 421 is locked with the vehicle or the battery bin 210, and meanwhile, the lock head 421 is unlocked from the limiting connection with the locking part 163;
s410, the lock actuator 161 drives the lock 163 to rotate reversely with respect to the step S400;
s500, the pushing assembly 111 retracts to withdraw the locking part 163 from the locking head 421.
The connecting assembly 420 is connected with the locking mechanism 160 to form a temporary limiting structure, so that the pushing assembly 111 can conveniently take out the vehicle battery 400, and the locking structure between the vehicle battery 400 and the vehicle or the battery compartment 400 can be conveniently released.
Specifically, the grasping assembly is used for unlocking/locking the vehicle battery, and comprises a disassembling module used for locking or unlocking the connecting part 420 and a fixing module used for connecting the vehicle battery 400 to form a temporary limiting structure;
as shown in fig. 11-15, the grasping component includes a locking assembly 160, the locking assembly 160 can simultaneously achieve the functions of assembling and disassembling the battery and connecting the vehicle battery 400 to form a temporary limiting structure, the locking assembly 160 includes a locking portion 163, the battery transfer mechanism drives the locking assembly 160 to move towards the battery compartment 210 or the connecting assembly 420 of the vehicle battery 400 on the vehicle, so that the locking portion 163 and the connecting assembly 420 are locked to form the limiting structure, and the battery transfer mechanism drives the vehicle battery 400, so as to facilitate the vehicle battery 400 to move between the battery compartment 210 and the vehicle.
An input/output port is formed in the other side surface of the battery body 410, and the battery compartment 210 or the connection port on the vehicle is electrically connected to the input/output port on the battery body 410, so that the battery body 410 can realize charging or discharging work.
Because the positions of the electric cabinet 200 and the vehicle battery 400 on the parking portion 200 are at fixed positions, the locking mechanism 160 and the connecting assembly 420 can be locked to form a limiting structure conveniently through a simple position detector, so that a complex detection process and a logic control system are omitted.
In a preferred embodiment, a photoelectric sensor is disposed on a moving path of the battery transfer mechanism corresponding to the battery compartment 210 and a position on the parking platform where the vehicle is parked, so that the battery transfer mechanism moves to the corresponding position, the photoelectric sensor controls the battery transfer mechanism to ensure that the battery transfer mechanism is parked at the position, and the locking mechanism 160 corresponds to the connecting assembly 420.
Meanwhile, in the preferred embodiment, the position of the battery transfer mechanism is controlled by a photoelectric sensor, the photoelectric sensor includes common photoelectric sensors such as a correlation sensor, a reflection sensor, a slot opening sensor, an optical fiber sensor, and a grating ruler, the position detector may also be a common position sensor such as an electromagnetic type or a hall type, and the common position sensor that is convenient to detect the position relationship should be regarded as a specific implementation scheme of the present invention.
In a preferred embodiment, the coupling assembly 420 includes a locking head 421, a lock body 423; a locking tongue 424 is arranged in the lock body 423, the locking tongue 424 is used for limiting the position of the vehicle battery 400 so as to fix the vehicle battery 400 in the base, in the preferred embodiment, the locking tongue 424 is used for fixing the vehicle battery 400 in the vehicle or the battery chamber 210, and the locking tongue 424 is moved by driving the lock head 421 to rotate;
in a preferred embodiment, the locking part 163 is coupled with the locking head 421, so that the locking part 163 drives the locking head 421 to rotate, and the locking tongue 424 is driven by rotating the locking part 163, so that the locking tongue 424 and a vehicle or a battery compartment are unlocked or locked.
Further, the connecting assembly 420 further includes a connecting rod 422, the locking tongue 424 is connected with the locking head 421 through the connecting rod 422, and the locking head 421 rotates, so that the connecting rod 422 pulls the locking tongue 424 to move, and the locking or unlocking of the locking tongue 424 is realized.
The quantity of lock body 423 is two, and two lock bodies 423 set up the both sides at tapered end 421, and tapered end 421 in the lock body 423 is connected to tapered end 421 through connecting rod 422 respectively on, and the position of spring bolt 424 stretches out in battery body 410, be convenient for with vehicle or battery compartment 210 joint position connection, through the mode that the both sides were arranged for vehicle battery 400 receives two limit point restrictions at vehicle or battery compartment 210, makes fixedly more stable.
Still further, an elastic block for resetting the locking tongue 424 is arranged in the lock body 423, and when the lock head 421 is rotated, the locking tongue 424 retracts into the lock body 423; when the acting force for rotating the lock head 421 is removed, the elastic block drives the lock tongue 424 to rebound, the lock tongue 424 extends out of the lock body 423, meanwhile, the lock head 421 is dragged by the connecting rod 422 to rotate and reset, so that the locking mechanism 160 is convenient to drive, and the locking mechanism 160 only needs to be controlled to rotate in one direction due to the reset of the elastic block, so that the control logic is simplified; specifically, as the lock head 421 is reversely reset by the elastic force of the elastic block, the lock mechanism 160 only needs to detect an initial position and an end position during the rotation process, when the locking part 163 rotates from the initial position to the end position, the latch tongue 424 retracts into the lock body 423 and the lock mechanism 160 is locked with the vehicle battery 400 to form a limit structure, and when the locking part 163 reversely rotates from the end position to the initial position, the latch tongue 424 extends and the lock mechanism 160 is unlocked from the vehicle battery 400.
The locking part 163 comprises a fixed claw, and a limit block extending outwards is arranged at the edge of the fixed claw; a locking groove 4211 for the fixed claw to extend into is formed in the lock head 421, the shape of the locking groove 4211 on the end face of the lock head 421 is in clearance fit with the fixed claw, the shape of the locking groove 4211 in the lock head 421 is the shape formed by the rotation of the fixed claw, and a limiting rod 4212 is installed in the locking groove 4211;
the fixing claw extends into the locking groove 4211, and the limiting block on the fixing claw is abutted to the limiting rod 4212 through the rotation of the fixing claw, so that the lock head 421 is driven to rotate, and the lock tongue 424 is unlocked with the vehicle or the battery bin 210.
Meanwhile, when the fixing claws abut against the limit rod 4212, the positions of the fixing claws in the extending direction are limited by the locking grooves 4211, so that the battery transfer mechanism drives the vehicle battery 400 to move.
Coupling assembling 420 still includes the fixed block, and fixed block fixed mounting is on battery body 410, and tapered end 421 cup joints on the fixed block for tapered end 421 rotates with the fixed block to be connected, through the position of fixed block restriction tapered end 421, makes tapered end 421 set up on battery body 410, and the tapered end 421 of being convenient for simultaneously rotate, thereby realizes unblock, locking.
The locking mechanism 160 comprises a locking driver 161 for driving the locking part 163 to rotate, and the locking driver 161 drives the locking part 163 to rotate so that the locking part 163 is in locking connection with the connecting assembly 420;
in a preferred embodiment, the fixing claws are circumferentially arranged with the rotating axial direction as a center, the number of the limiting rods 4212 is corresponding to the limiting blocks, and a sensing element 164 for controlling the on/off of the locking driver 161 is installed on the rotating shaft 1611 of the locking driver 161.
As shown in fig. 16a, b and c, specifically, since the fixing claws extend into the locking grooves 4211, after the locking driver 161 drives the fixing claws to rotate for a certain angle, the limiting blocks are contacted with the limiting rods 4212, before this, the locking part 163 rotates relative to the locking head 421, and after the stopper comes into contact with the stopper rod 4212, the locking part 163 is stationary relative to the locking head 421, and the locking actuator 161 rotates the locking head 421, so that the locking tongue 424 moves, when the unlocking process is completed, the lock actuator 161 is rotated through one revolution, and therefore, only one sensing element 164 is required, as the initial position and the final position, when the lock actuator 161 rotates by one turn, the sensing element 164 controls the lock actuator 161 to pause, the lock actuator 161 rotates in reverse one rotation after the lock mechanism 160 moves the vehicle battery 400, so that the fixing claws are withdrawn from the locking grooves 4211, thereby saving electronic components and simplifying control logic.
The locking driver 161 is used to drive the locking part 163 to rotate, the locking driver 161 can be selected from a servo motor, a rotary cylinder and a common rotation driving device, in a preferred embodiment, the locking driver 161 needs to rotate for one circle, preferably a servo motor, the servo motor is convenient to control, because the locking driver 161 needs to rotate back and forth within a certain rotation angle, the rotary cylinder can also be used as an embodiment of the present invention, because the rotation distance of the rotary cylinder is fixed, the sensing element 164 can be omitted, thereby simplifying the control logic; the locking actuator 161 selected in the present invention is not limited to a servo motor, a rotary cylinder, and a general rotary driving device should be considered as a specific embodiment of the present invention.
Further, the sensing element 164 includes a photo sensor, wherein a sensing piece of the photo sensor is mounted on the rotating shaft 1611, and a sensing end of the photo sensor is mounted on the fixed base; the locking mechanism 160 includes a supporting base 162, the rotating shaft 1611 is supported by the supporting base 162, a bearing is installed in the supporting base 162, so that friction during rotation of the rotating shaft 1611 is reduced, and a sensing end of the photoelectric sensor is installed on the supporting base 162.
In a preferred embodiment, a guide rod is embedded at one end of the fixed claw close to the lock head 421, an elastic element is arranged between the guide rod and the fixed claw, when the fixed claw extends into the lock groove 4211, the guide rod firstly extends into the lock groove 4211, the guide rod is contacted with the groove bottom of the lock groove 4211, the elastic element is compressed, and the fixed claw plays a role of buffering when extending into the lock groove 4211 through the guide rod.
Locking mechanism 160 further includes probe 166, and the limit structure formed by lock part 163 and coupling assembly 420 is detected through probe 166, and the detection end of probe 166 faces lock part 163, and after lock part 163 stretches into lock groove 4211, probe 166 conveniently judges that lock part 163 coincides with lock groove 4211, so as to control lock actuator 161 to rotate through probe 166, thereby forming the limit structure.
The locking mechanism 160 includes a fixed mounting bracket 165 for integrally connecting the locking mechanism 160, and the fixed mounting bracket 165 is attached to the battery transfer mechanism.
The locking mechanism further includes a controller, in which an operation command for controlling the operation of the locking actuator 161 is provided, and the sensing element 164 transmits a detection result to the controller, so that the operation of the locking actuator 161 is controlled by the operation command stored in the controller.
In a preferred embodiment, the lifting mechanism 120 is driven by a chain wheel to move the transfer mechanism 110, so as to move the vehicle battery up and down in the vertical direction; in particular, the amount of the solvent to be used,
the lifting mechanism 120 comprises a power source and a guide element, the power source drives the chain wheel to rotate, so that the lifting chain coupled with the chain wheel pulls the transfer mechanism 110 to move along the limited direction of the guide element, the limited direction of the guide element is along the vertical direction, the guide element comprises a sliding rail and a sliding block, the sliding rail is fixedly installed on the lifting mechanism 120, the sliding block is installed on a connecting support leg of the connecting fixing frame 113, the extending direction of the sliding rail faces the vertical direction, the sliding rail is in sliding connection with the sliding rail through the sliding block, and the shipping mechanism 110 is driven by the power source to slide along the vertical direction relative to.
In the preferred embodiment, the guiding element includes a sliding rail block, which is guided in a sliding manner, and the common roller and the guiding elements such as the guiding rail, the chain guiding rail, the guiding pillar and the guiding sleeve can also achieve the guiding function, and should be regarded as the embodiment of the present invention.
Still be provided with the balancing weight 123 in the lifting mechanism 120, the one end and the balancing weight of lifting chain are connected, and the other end is connected with transport mechanism 110, guarantee the tensioning of lifting chain so that the lifting chain is stable coupled with the sprocket through the balancing weight, have avoided lifting chain and sprocket to break away from the connection among the transmission process for shipment mechanism 110 lifting process breaks down.
The transfer mechanism 110 is dragged by the two lifting chains, the lifting mechanism 120 further comprises a connecting shaft, the power source drives the two chain wheels to rotate through the connecting shaft, specifically, two connecting blocks are mounted on the upper surface of the connecting fixing frame 113 and are used for being connected with the lifting chains, so that the transfer mechanism 110 and the lifting mechanism 120 form a connecting structure, and the lifting chains drag the transfer mechanism 110 to move along the vertical direction; the transfer mechanism 110 is more stable in the process of lifting through chain transmission of the two chain wheels; the lifting mechanism 120 is covered with a casing, and the casing is arranged to support the lifting mechanism 120.
In a preferred embodiment, the horizontal moving mechanism 140 includes a driving module, a transmission module and a guiding part; the lifting mechanism 120 moves along the direction limited by the guide member through the coupling transmission of the driving module and the transmission module.
The guide piece includes guided way, pulley, and the pulley is installed on the upper and lower both ends face that lifting mechanism 120 corresponds, and the guided way is installed on fixed base face, and the guided way cooperates with the pulley for the pulley rolls along guided way 143 extending direction, and the pulley setting is in the guided way both sides, through the moving direction of pulley restriction lifting mechanism 120, because the direction is followed lifting mechanism 120 both ends direction to the guide part, makes lifting mechanism 120 remove more stably.
The upper surface of the electric cabinet 200 is provided with a rail frame 220, the rail frame 220 is used for fixing a guide piece at the position of the upper end face of the lifting mechanism 120, and the guide piece at the position of the lower end face of the lifting mechanism 120 is fixed on the ground base surface.
Further, the transmission module comprises a rack-and-pinion transmission, a gear is arranged at an end face position close to the bottom of the lifting mechanism 120, and a rack is arranged in parallel with the guide rail, so that the lifting mechanism 120 is driven by the driving module to move in a motion direction limited by the guide part.
The transfer device 100 provided by the present invention further includes a detection device and an electric control system 130, wherein the electric control system 130 is configured with a circuit for controlling the movement of the transfer device and supplying electric energy, and the corresponding action mechanisms all have corresponding power mechanisms, and the like, and accordingly have the beneficial effects of the corresponding mechanisms, and are not described again.
As shown in fig. 4, specifically, in the control method of the battery swapping platform, a vehicle stops at a parking portion 300, the vehicle starts to swap the battery, a positioning module built in the parking portion 300 of the battery swapping platform positions the vehicle on the battery swapping platform to limit the vehicle at a battery swapping position, the positioning module controls a roller 310 to adjust the position of the vehicle, and adjusts the position to the battery swapping position to go to the next step, otherwise, the roller 310 adjusts the position of the vehicle again;
in the positioning process, the push plate 1113 is close to the vehicle battery 400 in the battery compartment 210, the proximity sensor 11133 on the push plate 1113 is installed to detect the distance between the push plate 1113 and the vehicle battery 400, the push plate 1113 moves close to the vehicle battery 400, the locking part 163 extends into the lock 421, the detector 166 detects and judges the connection state of the locking part 163 extending into the lock 421, after the detector 166 detects that the locking part 163 extends into the lock 421, the detector 166 sends a working instruction to the locking driver 161, the locking driver 161 drives the locking part 163 to rotate, otherwise, the locking part 163 extends into the lock 421 again;
the sensing element 164 detects the rotation angle of the locking part 163, and when the locking part 163 rotates for a certain angle, the sensing element 164 controls the locking actuator 161 to suspend working, so that the grabbing assembly is connected with the vehicle battery 400 to form a limit structure, and the vehicle battery 400 is disconnected with the vehicle body;
after the grabbing component is connected with the vehicle battery 400 to form a limiting structure, the transfer device 100 drives the grabbing component to the parking part, the battery is detached, the battery taken out from the battery bin 210 extends into the vehicle body, the vehicle battery 400 is electrically connected to the vehicle, and the vehicle battery 400 supplies power to the vehicle, otherwise, when the vehicle battery 400 is not electrically connected to the vehicle, the vehicle battery 400 extends into the vehicle body again, after the electrical connection of the vehicle battery 400 to the vehicle is completed, the locking driver 161 rotates reversely, the locking part 163 withdraws from the lock head 421, and the vehicle battery 400 is locked in the vehicle body, so that the battery replacement is completed.
The foregoing is merely a preferred embodiment of the invention and is not intended to limit the invention in any manner; those skilled in the art can readily practice the invention as shown and described in the drawings and detailed description herein; however, those skilled in the art should appreciate that they can readily use the disclosed conception and specific embodiments as a basis for designing or modifying other structures for carrying out the same purposes of the present invention without departing from the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims; meanwhile, any changes, modifications, and evolutions of the equivalent changes of the above embodiments according to the actual techniques of the present invention are still within the protection scope of the technical solution of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A lateral battery replacement method for a battery replacement platform is characterized by comprising the following steps:
positioning the vehicle, wherein a positioning module arranged in a parking part (300) of the battery replacing platform positions the vehicle on the battery replacing platform so as to limit the vehicle at a battery replacing position;
the battery is disassembled, a grabbing component on the battery replacing platform extends into a to-be-replaced vehicle battery (400) arranged on the side edge of the vehicle body from one side of the vehicle body, the grabbing component is connected with the to-be-replaced vehicle battery (400) to form a limiting structure, the vehicle body and the to-be-replaced vehicle battery (400) are unlocked, and the grabbing component drives the to-be-replaced vehicle battery (400) to be separated from the vehicle body to complete the disassembly of the insufficient battery;
and (2) installing a battery, wherein the grabbing component drives the vehicle battery (400) to be installed to extend into a battery installation position on the vehicle body from one side of the vehicle body, the grabbing component is unlocked and disconnected with the vehicle battery (400) to be installed, and the vehicle battery (400) to be installed is locked with the vehicle body and is electrically connected into the vehicle to complete the installation of the fully charged battery.
2. The method for side swapping a battery platform of claim 1, further comprising a battery relay step,
one grasping assembly grasps a vehicle battery (400) to be mounted and waits for the battery mounting step to be performed, and the other grasping assembly performs the battery dismounting step.
3. The lateral swapping method for swapping a battery platform as in claim 2, further comprising a battery transfer step,
the transfer device (100) in the battery replacing platform drives the grabbing component and the vehicle battery (400) limited on the grabbing component to move, so that the grabbing component moves to the battery replacing position to execute the battery disassembling or battery installing step, and drives the grabbing component to move to the position of a battery bin (210) of the battery replacing platform to take and place the battery.
4. The lateral swapping method for swapping a battery platform of claim 3, wherein the battery transferring step comprises,
a horizontal moving mechanism (140) on the transfer device (100) drives the grabbing component to horizontally move between the battery changing position and the battery bin (210); a lifting mechanism (120) on the transfer device (100) adjusts the position of the grabbing component in the vertical direction, so that the grabbing component corresponds to the battery bin (210) or the battery replacement position; the rotary driving component (112) on the transfer device (100) rotates the grabbing component so that the grabbing component corresponds to the battery compartment (210) or the vehicle battery (400) on the battery replacement position.
5. The lateral battery replacement method for a battery replacement platform according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the grasping assembly and vehicle battery (400) limiting method comprises,
a locking part (163) on the grabbing assembly extends into a lock head (421) on a vehicle battery (400), a lock groove (4211) is formed in the lock head (421), and a locking driver (161) in the grabbing assembly drives the locking part (163) to rotate by an angle, so that the locking part (163) is limited by the lock groove (4211) to extend into the locking part (163).
6. The lateral swapping method for swapping a battery platform as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that the vehicle and vehicle battery (400) unlocking method comprises,
the locking part (163) drives the lock head (421) to rotate, and the lock head (421) drives the lock tongue (424) used for limiting on the vehicle battery (400) to retract to the lock tongue (424) to be disconnected with the vehicle body, so that the vehicle battery (400) and the vehicle are unlocked.
7. The lateral battery replacement method for the battery replacement platform as claimed in claim 5, wherein the method for limiting the grabbing component and the vehicle battery (400) further comprises a step of detecting that a locking part (163) extends into a lock head (421) to be in place,
in the process that the locking part (163) extends into the lock head (421), the position of the locking part (163) extending into the lock head (421) is detected by a detector (166) on the grabbing assembly, so that the state that the locking part (163) extends into the lock head (421) is judged.
8. The lateral swapping method for swapping power platforms of claim 7, characterized in that the vehicle and vehicle battery (400) unlocking method further comprises a control step,
after the detector (166) detects that the locking part (163) extends into the lock head (421), the detector (166) sends a working instruction to the locking actuator (161), so that the locking part (163) is driven to rotate, and the vehicle battery (400) is unlocked from the vehicle.
9. The lateral battery replacement method for a battery replacement platform as claimed in claim 5, wherein the grasping assembly and vehicle battery (400) limiting method further comprises,
an induction element (164) arranged on the grabbing assembly detects the rotation angle of the locking part (163) driven by the locking actuator (161), controls the locking actuator (161) to pause through the induction element (164), and is used for controlling the state of the locking part (163) and the lock head (421) to form a limit structure.
10. The lateral swapping method for swapping power platforms of any of claims 1-4, wherein the vehicle positioning step further comprises,
the wheel pressure bearing that the orientation module detected the vehicle is between two gyro wheels (310) that parking portion (300) corresponds, and the orientation module detects the vehicle and stops to fixed position back and send work order to snatch the subassembly, changes vehicle battery (400).
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