Disclosure of Invention
In view of the foregoing, it is desirable to provide a power conversion apparatus and method for adjusting the angle of a hanger.
The utility model provides a hoist and mount trades electric equipment, including base member and hoist and mount subassembly, hoist and mount subassembly connect in the base member, its characterized in that, hoist and mount subassembly includes:
the connecting seat is connected to the base body;
The hanging bracket is positioned below the connecting seat and comprises a first end and a second end, the first end is rotationally connected with the connecting seat, the second end is movably connected with the connecting seat, and when the second end moves relative to the connecting seat, the hanging bracket rotates by taking the first end as a rotation center so as to adjust the angle of the hanging bracket.
Preferably, the hoisting assembly further comprises a connecting shaft, wherein the connecting shaft is arranged between the connecting seat and the first end part of the hanging frame, and at least one end of the connecting shaft is rotationally connected with the connecting seat or the first end part of the hanging frame.
Preferably, one end of the connecting shaft is connected to the connecting seat, a connecting hole is formed in the first end portion of the hanging frame, and the connecting seat is connected to the first end portion of the hanging frame in a rotating manner through the connecting shaft inserted into the connecting hole.
Preferably, the hoisting assembly further comprises a sliding rail and a sliding groove, wherein the sliding groove and the sliding rail are respectively connected to the connecting seat and the second end of the hanging bracket, and the sliding rail is embedded into the sliding groove so that the connecting seat is movably connected to the second end of the hanging bracket through the sliding rail and the sliding groove.
Preferably, at least one of the slide rail and the slide groove is arc-shaped extending along the rotation direction.
Preferably, the lifting assembly further comprises a driving mechanism, the driving mechanism comprises a telescopic rod, one end of the telescopic rod is connected with the connecting seat, the other end of the telescopic rod is connected with the lifting frame, and the driving mechanism is used for pulling the second end of the lifting frame to move relative to the connecting seat so as to rotate the lifting frame.
Preferably, at least one end of the telescopic rod is hinged to the second end of the connecting seat or the hanging bracket.
Preferably, the driving mechanism further comprises a power unit, and the power unit is connected to the telescopic rod and used for driving the telescopic rod to stretch out and draw back.
Preferably, the hoisting assembly further comprises a screw rod and a nut, and the second ends of the connecting seat and the hanging frame are movably connected with the screw rod through the nut, so that when the screw rod rotates, the second ends of the hanging frame are driven by the nut to move relative to the connecting seat.
In addition, the disclosure also provides a hoisting power conversion method, which comprises the following steps:
providing a connecting seat and a hanging bracket, wherein the hanging bracket comprises a first end part and a second end part, the first end part is rotationally connected with the connecting seat, and the second end part is movably connected with the connecting seat;
And moving the second end part of the hanging bracket, so that the hanging bracket rotates around the first end part to adjust the angle of the hanging bracket.
Compared with the prior art, the power conversion equipment and the method have the advantages that the first end part of the hanging frame is rotationally connected to the connecting seat, the second end part of the hanging frame is movably connected to the connecting seat, and when the second end part of the hanging frame moves relative to the connecting seat, the hanging frame is driven to rotate by taking the first end part as a rotation center to adjust the angle of the hanging frame, so that the hanging frame is rotated according to the butt joint condition when the hanging frame is in butt joint with the battery box, the angle of the hanging frame can be adjusted, and the battery box can be more accurately butt-jointed.
Detailed Description
In order that the above-recited objects, features and advantages of the present disclosure may be more clearly understood, a detailed description of the present disclosure will be rendered by reference to the appended drawings and appended drawings. The embodiments of the present application and the features in the embodiments may be combined with each other without collision. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present disclosure, and the described embodiments are merely some, rather than all, of the embodiments of the present disclosure. All other embodiments, which can be made by one of ordinary skill in the art without inventive effort, based on the embodiments in this disclosure are intended to be within the scope of this disclosure.
Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs. The terminology used in the description herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the disclosure.
In various embodiments, for ease of description and not limitation of the present disclosure, the term "coupled" as used in the specification and claims of this disclosure is not limited to a physical or mechanical connection, but may include an electrical connection, whether direct or indirect. "upper", "lower", "left", "right", etc. are used merely to indicate a relative positional relationship, and when the absolute position of the object to be described is changed, the relative positional relationship is changed accordingly.
Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of the hoist battery changing device 10 in a state of being separated from the battery box 20, and fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of the hoist battery changing device 10 in a state of being abutted against the battery box 20. As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the hoist battery changing apparatus 10 includes a base 11 and a hoist assembly 12 connected to the base 11. The battery box 20 is stored in a storage area, and the lifting assembly 12 is used for docking the battery box 20, so that the base 11 can lift the battery box 20 through the lifting assembly 12, thereby moving the battery box 20 and replacing the battery box 20 for the vehicle.
The base 11 is located above the storage area and is movable in at least one of the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction above the storage area. In some embodiments, the storage area is provided with a truss (not shown in the figures), and the base 11 is generally in a frame-like structure, and may be movably connected to the truss by a walking wheel, a ball screw, a slide rail-slider structure, so that the base 11 may move on the truss in at least one of the X-axis and Y-axis directions. As an example, the base 11 may further include a drum 112 and a lifting motor 111, the lifting motor 111 being fixedly installed on the base 11, the drum 112 being connected to an output shaft of the lifting motor 111 to be rotated by the lifting motor 111. The winding drum 112 winds one end of the connection rope 113, and the other end of the connection rope 113 is connected to the hoist assembly 12, so that the hoist assembly 12 is pulled to ascend or descend in a vertical direction by the connection rope 113 when the winding drum 112 is driven to rotate by the hoist motor 111. Wherein the connecting rope 113 is one or a combination of a plurality of groups of steel wire ropes, chains or synchronous belts. In the present embodiment, the base 11 is connected to the hoist assembly 12 by the connection rope 113, but the hoist assembly 12 may be directly connected to the base 11.
To facilitate docking of the hoist assembly 12 to the battery box 20, in some embodiments, a stand 21 is provided on top of the battery box 20, the stand 21 being provided with a receptacle 211. The bottom of the lifting assembly 12 is provided with a retractable latch 123. The position of the latch 123 corresponds to the insertion hole 211 of the bracket 21 of the battery box 20. During docking of the battery pack 20 with the battery exchange device, as shown in fig. 1, the base 11 is moved such that the hoist assembly 12 is located above the battery pack 20. Then, the lifting motor 111 controls the lifting assembly 12 to descend until the latch 123 descends to a position corresponding to the insertion hole 211. As shown in fig. 2, after the bolts 123 extend, they are inserted into the insertion holes 211 of the bracket 21 of the battery box 20, so that the hoisting assembly 12 can be abutted against the battery box 20, thereby hoisting the battery box 20, and then the base 11 moves to a preset position, so as to control the hoisting assembly 12 to lift, thereby replacing the battery box 20 for the vehicle.
The plugging process of the lifting assembly 12 requires that the lifting assembly 12 and the battery box 20 have a corresponding mating angle. In the case where the battery box 20 or the hoist assembly 12 is deviated, it is difficult for the hoist assembly 12 to extend into the bracket 21 of the battery box 20, and the latch 123 cannot be inserted into the insertion hole 211, resulting in failure of docking of the hoist assembly 12. The rotary hoisting apparatus and method provided in this embodiment can adjust the angle of the hoisting assembly 12 to dock the battery box 20 by rotating the hoisting assembly 12.
Fig. 3 is a schematic view of the construction of the hoist assembly 12. As shown in fig. 3, the hoist assembly 12 includes a connection base 121 and a hanger 122. The connection base 121 has a substantially rectangular frame-like structure, and the side of the connection base 121 facing the base 11 is provided with at least three suspension points 1211, such that the side of the connection base 121 facing the hanger 122 extends in a horizontal direction. In this embodiment, the connection base 121 is provided with four hanging points 1211 hinged to the connection base 121, wherein two hanging points 1211 are respectively provided at two ends, and the ends of the connection rope 113 are connected to the hanging points 1211, so that the lifting motor 111 can pull the connection base 121 to move up and down along the vertical direction through the connection rope 113.
Fig. 4 is a schematic view showing a structure in which the connection base 121 and the hanger 122 of the hoist assembly 12 are separated. As shown in fig. 3 and 4, the hanger 122 has a generally rectangular frame-like structure, and the hanger 122 includes one or more guide wheels 1223 and at least a pair of pins 123, the pins 123 being telescopically coupled to the hanger 122 to be inserted into the insertion holes 211 of the battery box 20 when the hanger 122 is adjacent to the battery box 20. In this embodiment, the pins 123 are respectively disposed on two sides of the hanger 122, and two pairs of the pins 123 are disposed on two ends of the hanger 122, so that when the bottom of the hanger 122 is embedded in the position of the rack 21 of the battery box 20, the pins 123 can be inserted into the insertion holes 211 of the rack 21, so as to complete the docking process. The guide wheel 1223 is rotatably connected to the hanger 122, and a rotation surface of the guide wheel 1223 protrudes from a side surface of the hanger 122, and during the process that the hanger 122 approaches the support 21 of the battery box 20, the rotation surface of the guide wheel 1223 rolls along a surface of the support 21 in a vertical direction to guide the hanger 122 to be embedded in the support 21 of the battery box 20 along the support 21.
As shown in fig. 3 and 4, the hanger 122 is located under the connection seat 121, and for convenience of description, both end positions of the hanger 122 are defined as a first end 1221 and a second end 1222. The hanger 122 is rotatably connected to the connection base 121, so that the connection base 121 rotates relative to the connection base 121 to adjust the angle of the hanger 122 to dock the battery box 20. To perform the function of rotating the hanger 122 with respect to the connection base 121, in some embodiments, a first end of the hanger 122 is rotatably connected to the connection base 121, and the second end 1222 is movably connected to the connection base 121, and when the second end 1222 moves with respect to the connection base 121, the hanger 122 rotates with the first end 1221 as a rotation center to adjust an angle of the hanger 122, so that the angle of the hanger 122 with respect to the battery box 20 can be adjusted during docking of the battery box 20.
As shown in fig. 4, the lifting assembly 12 further includes a connecting shaft 126, where the connecting shaft 126 is disposed between the connecting base 121 and the first end 1221 of the hanger 122, and at least one end is rotatably connected to the connecting base 121 or the first end 1221 of the hanger 122. Specifically, the end portion of the connection seat 121 and the position corresponding to the first end 1221 of the hanger 122 are respectively provided with a connection hole (not shown in the figure), one end of the connection shaft 126 is inserted into the connection hole of the connection seat 121, and the other end of the connection shaft is inserted into the connection hole of the first end 1221 of the hanger 122, so that the hanger 122 can rotate relative to the connection seat 121 with the connection shaft 126 as a rotation center.
To achieve a mobile connection of the second end 1222 of the hanger 122 with the connection block 121, in some embodiments, the lifting assembly 12 further includes a slide rail 125 and a slide rail 124, the slide rail 124 and the slide rail 125 being connected to the connection block 121 and the second end 1222 of the hanger 122, respectively, and the slide rail 125 being embedded within the slide rail 124 such that the connection block 121 is movably connected to the second end 1222 of the hanger 122 by the slide rail 125 and the slide rail 124. Preferably, at least one of the sliding rail 125 and the sliding groove 124 has an arc shape extending in a rotation direction, so that the second end 1222 can rotate about the connection shaft 126 of the first end 1221. In the embodiment shown in fig. 4, the slide rail 125 is connected to the second end 1222 of the hanger 122 and protrudes from the second end 1222 of the hanger 122. The slide rail 125 has an arc-shaped flat plate shape and extends in a circumferential direction with the connecting shaft 126 as a rotation center. The groove is an open groove with two ends in the length direction penetrating, the groove is connected to the side face, facing the hanger 122, of the connecting seat 121, and the opening of the groove faces the sliding rail 125, so that the sliding rail 125 is embedded into the groove. In this embodiment, the length direction of the groove corresponds to the sliding rail 125, and extends along the circumferential direction with the connecting shaft 126 as the rotation center, so that the hanger 122 can use the connecting shaft 126 as the rotation center, and the second end 1222 moves relative to the connecting seat 121 to adjust the angle of the hanger 122.
Fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of the hanger 122 and the telescopic link 127. As shown in fig. 5, the lifting assembly 12 further includes a drive mechanism for driving the second end 1222 of the lifting frame 122 relative to the connecting seat 121. By way of example, as shown in FIG. 5, the drive mechanism includes a power unit 1271 and a telescoping rod 127. The power unit 1271 may be connected to the telescopic rod 127 through a decelerator for driving the telescopic rod 127 to extend or contract. One end of the telescopic rod 127 is hinged to the connecting seat 121, and the other end is hinged to the hanger 122. In other embodiments, the telescoping rod 127 may be hinged at only one end to the second end 1222 of the hanger 122 or the connection base 121, and one skilled in the art may use various means to provide the connection of the telescoping rod 127 so that the second end 1222 of the hanger 122 may be moved relative to the connection base 121 by extending or retracting the telescoping rod 127.
When the power unit 1271 is coupled to the telescoping rod 127, the second end 1222 of the hanger 122 is pulled to move relative to the coupling mount 121 to rotate the hanger 122 as the telescoping rod 127 telescopes. Specifically, one end of the expansion link 127 is rotatably connected to the connection base 121 by a connection pin 1272, that is, one end of the connection pin 1272 is inserted into the end of the expansion link 127, and the other end is inserted into the connection base 121. The other end of the telescoping rod 127 is hinged to the second end 1222 of the hanger 122 such that the telescoping rod 127 can drive the second end 1222 of the hanger 122 to move relative to the connecting seat 121 during telescoping. In other embodiments, the drive mechanism may further include a pneumatic cylinder, hydraulic cylinder, or the like to drive the second end 1222 of the hanger 122 to move relative to the connecting seat 121.
In addition, the second end 1222 of the hanger 122 and the connection mount 121 may also be movably connected and actuated by other means. For example, the lifting assembly 12 may further include a screw and a nut, where the connection seat 121 and the second end 1222 of the hanger 122 are movably connected by the screw and the nut, such that when the screw rotates, the second end 1222 of the hanger 122 is driven by the nut to move relative to the connection seat 121.
Fig. 6 is a schematic view of the structure of the hanger 122 after rotation relative to the connection base 121. The hoisting power conversion method realized based on the hoisting power conversion equipment is described in detail below with reference to fig. 4 and 6.
First, a base 11 and a hoisting assembly 12 are provided, wherein the hoisting assembly 12 comprises a hanger 122 and a connection base 121, a first end 1221 of the hanger 122 is rotatably connected to the connection base 121, and a second end 1222 is movably connected to the connection base 121.
Then, the power unit 1271 drives the expansion link 127 to expand or contract, so that the second end 1222 of the hanger 122 rotates with respect to the connection seat 121 about the connection shaft 126 at the first end 1221. In the state shown in fig. 4, the connection base 121 and the hanger 122 are in an overlapped state, and it can be regarded that the hanger 122 is in the 0 ° position. The second end 1222 of the hanger 122 is driven to move by the power unit 1271 until the hanger 122 is rotated to the position shown in fig. 6, so that the relative position of the hanger 122 and the connection seat 121 is changed, and the angle of the hanger 122 is adjusted, so that the battery box 20 can be docked more accurately.
Finally, the hanging bracket 122 moves to the position of the bracket 21 of the battery box 20 along the vertical direction, and the bolt 123 at the bottom of the hanging bracket 122 extends out to be inserted into the insertion hole 211 of the bracket 21, so as to realize the butt joint of the battery box 20. Then, the lifting motor 111 drives the hanger 122 to move upward and the base 11 is moved to a preset position in the horizontal direction, so that the battery can be replaced for the vehicle.
In the above power exchanging apparatus and method, the first end 1221 of the hanger 122 is rotatably connected to the connection base 121, and the second end 1222 of the hanger 122 is movably connected to the connection base 121, so that when the second end 1222 of the hanger 122 moves relative to the connection base 121, the hanger 122 is driven to rotate about the first end 1221 as a rotation center to adjust the angle of the hanger 122, so that when the hanger 122 is docked with the battery box 20, the hanger 122 is rotated according to the docking condition, thereby adjusting the angle of the hanger 122, and further docking the battery box 20 more accurately.
In the several specific implementations provided in the present disclosure, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present disclosure is not limited to the details of the above-described exemplary embodiments, and that the present disclosure may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. The present embodiments are, therefore, to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the disclosure being indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are therefore intended to be embraced therein. Furthermore, it is evident that the word "comprising" does not exclude other elements or steps, and that the singular does not exclude a plurality. The terms first, second, etc. are used to denote a name, but not any particular order.
The above embodiments are merely for illustrating the technical aspects of the present disclosure, and although the present disclosure has been described in detail with reference to the above preferred embodiments, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that modifications and equivalents may be made thereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical aspects of the present disclosure.