CN115417347A

CN115417347A - Support positioning assembly and battery rack carrying device

Info

Publication number: CN115417347A
Application number: CN202211261703.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 闫雯; 程虎; 姜笃良; 王涛
Original assignee: China International Marine Containers Group Co Ltd; CIMC Containers Holding Co Ltd; Yangzhou CIMC Intelligent Equipment Co Ltd
Current assignee: China International Marine Containers Group Co Ltd; CIMC Containers Holding Co Ltd; Yangzhou CIMC Intelligent Equipment Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-10-14
Filing date: 2022-10-14
Publication date: 2022-12-02
Anticipated expiration: 2042-10-14
Also published as: CN115417347B

Abstract

The application provides a supporting and positioning assembly and a battery rack carrying device, wherein the supporting and positioning assembly comprises a support, a first supporting member, a pivoting arm, a second supporting member and a first limiting member, and the support is used for being detachably connected to a hoisting mechanism; the first support member is connected to the bracket; the pivot arm is pivotably connected to the first support member about an axis of the first support member between a first position and a second position; the first end of the second support member is connected to the end part of the pivoting arm far away from the first support member, the second support member corresponds to the first support member and is arranged at an interval, and an interval area formed between the second support member and the first support member is used for at least partially accommodating the battery rack; the first stop member is movably connected to the first support member between a locked position and an unlocked position in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the first support member. The application can realize the transfer of the battery rack and adjust the posture of the transferred battery rack.

Description

Support positioning assembly and battery rack carrying device

Technical Field

The present application relates generally to the field of container manufacturing equipment, and more particularly, to a support positioning assembly and a battery rack handling device.

Background

In the production process of the energy storage container, the battery rack needs to be safely and quickly installed into the container. The battery racks are typically transported using a forklift or manually. Since the battery rack may have different postures during the transportation and installation, the posture of the battery rack needs to be adjusted during the transfer of the battery rack. If the battery rack is transferred and installed by the forklift, the posture adjustment requirement of the battery rack cannot be met. If the battery rack is transferred and installed in a manual carrying mode, the labor intensity is high, and the installation efficiency is low.

Therefore, it is desirable to provide a support positioning assembly and a battery rack carrying device to at least partially solve the above problems.

Disclosure of Invention

In this summary, concepts in a simplified form are introduced that are further described in the detailed description. This summary of the application is not intended to identify key features or essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used as an aid in determining the scope of the claimed subject matter.

To at least partially solve the above problems, a first aspect of the present application provides a support positioning assembly for supporting and positioning a battery stand including a vertical beam and a support plate vertically connected to the vertical beam, the support positioning assembly including:

a bracket for detachable connection to a lifting mechanism;

a first support member connected to the bracket;

a pivot arm pivotably connected to the first support member about an axis of the first support member between a first position and a second position;

a second support member having a first end connected to an end of the pivot arm distal from the first support member, the second support member corresponding to and spaced from the first support member, a spacing region formed between the second support member and the first support member for at least partially receiving the battery stand; and

a first stop member movably connected to the first support member in a direction perpendicular to an axis of the first support member between a locked position and an unlocked position, the first stop member in the locked position being disposed in correspondence with the positioning member in the first position to limit pivoting of the pivot arm from the first position to the second position, the first stop member in the unlocked position allowing pivoting of the pivot arm from the first position to the second position,

in a state where the pivot arm is located at the first position, the first support member is located below the vertical beam of the battery holder to support the vertical beam, and the second support member is located above the vertical beam and on a side of the support plate to prevent the vertical beam from rotating;

in a state where the pivot arm is located at the second position, the second support member is located below the support plate to support the support plate, and the first support member is located at a side of the vertical beam to prevent the vertical beam from rotating.

Optionally, the supporting and positioning assembly further comprises:

a second stop member disposed in correspondence with the positioning member in the second position to limit the pivoting of the pivot arm in the second position from continuing in a direction away from the first position.

Optionally, the first limiting member includes a limiting pin, and the first supporting member is provided with a pin hole for passing through the limiting pin.

Optionally, the first stop member further comprises:

the limiting protrusion is arranged on the outer peripheral surface of the limiting pin in a protruding mode and used for limiting the insertion depth of the limiting pin in the pin hole.

Optionally, the first stop member further comprises:

a non-return protrusion convexly provided to an outer circumferential surface of the stopper pin, and a distance between the non-return protrusion and the stopper protrusion along a length direction of the stopper pin is greater than or equal to a radial outer dimension of the first support member, the non-return protrusion being configured to restrict the stopper pin from exiting the pin hole,

the first supporting component is further provided with a check hole for allowing the check protrusion to pass through, and the check hole is communicated to the pin hole.

Optionally, the first support member has

A round bar, an axis of the round bar being configured as the axis; and

a guard member connected to an outer circumferential surface of the round bar, the guard member for contacting the battery holder.

Optionally, the guard member is configured as a roller, the roller being enclosed outside the round bar.

Optionally, the first support member further has

The third limiting members are detachably connected to the outer peripheral surface of the round rod, and the roller is arranged between every two adjacent third limiting members so as to limit the position of the roller along the axial direction of the round rod.

Optionally, the second support member has

A lever connected to a second end of the pivot arm;

a positioning screw threadedly engaged to the rod, a free end of the positioning screw passing through the rod, the free end of the positioning screw being located below an operating end of the positioning screw when the pivot arm is in the first position; and

an abutment member connected to a free end of the positioning screw, the abutment member for abutting the battery holder.

The support positioning assembly according to the first aspect of the present application is detachably connected to the lifting mechanism by a bracket. The pivot arm is pivotable between the first position and the second position by pivoting the pivot arm about the pivot arm. In a state where the pivot arm is located at the first position, the first support member is located below the vertical beam of the battery stand to support the vertical beam, and the second support member is located above the vertical beam and to the side of the support plate to prevent the vertical beam from rotating; in a state where the pivot arm is located at the second position, the second support member is located below the support plate to support the support plate, and the first support member is located on a side of the vertical beam to prevent the vertical beam from rotating. By movably connecting the first stop member to the first support member between the locked position and the unlocked position in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the first support member, the pivot arm can be restricted from pivoting from the first position to the second position when the first stop member is in the locked position, and the pivot arm can be allowed to pivot from the first position to the second position when the first stop member is in the unlocked position. Adopt the support locating component of this application, not only can realize the transfer of battery frame, can also realize carrying out the purpose of adjusting to the gesture of the battery frame that shifts to help adapting to the different transport demands of battery frame.

This application second aspect provides a battery rack handling device, battery rack handling device includes:

a lifting mechanism having a gantry and a carriage movably connected to the gantry in a vertical direction; and

according to the above support positioning assembly, the bracket is detachably connected to the sliding frame.

Optionally, the stent comprises:

a shelf body connected to a first end of the first support member;

a first hook connected to a surface of the rack body that faces away from the first support member; and

second hook portion, second hook portion detachably is connected to deviating from of frame body the surface of first supporting member, second hook portion correspond set up in the below of first hook portion, first hook portion second hook portion with enclose between the frame body and close and form the holding tank, just the holding tank is kept away from along longitudinal direction the direction of first supporting member is binding off form and sets up, the holding tank is used for holding the carriage, and the restriction the carriage is followed longitudinal direction withdraws from the holding tank, longitudinal direction is on a parallel with the axis of first supporting member.

According to the battery rack carrying device in the second aspect of the application, by applying the support positioning assembly, the support positioning assembly is mounted to the sliding frame of the hoisting mechanism, and when the sliding frame moves in the vertical direction, the battery rack on the support positioning assembly can be lifted and lowered. And the posture of the loaded battery rack can be adjusted through the supporting assembly, so that the carrying requirements of the battery rack with different carrying postures are met, and the labor intensity is reduced and the production efficiency is improved.

Drawings

The following drawings of embodiments of the present application are included as part of the present application for an understanding of the present application. The drawings illustrate embodiments of the application and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the application. In the drawings, there is shown in the drawings,

fig. 1 is a perspective view of a battery stand handling device according to a preferred embodiment of the present application, wherein the pivot arm is in a first position and the first stop member is in a locked position;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the battery stand handling apparatus shown in FIG. 1 with the pivot arm in a first position and the first stop member in a locked position;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of section I of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the support positioning assembly shown in FIG. 1 with the pivot arm in a first position and the first stop member in a locked position;

FIG. 5 is a front view of the support positioning assembly shown in FIG. 4 with the pivot arm in the first position and the first stop member in the locked position;

FIG. 6 isbase:Sub>A cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of section II of FIG. 2;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a battery stand for use with the battery stand handling apparatus shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the battery stand of FIG. 9 when placed in the battery stand transport apparatus of FIG. 1 with the pivot arm in a first position, the first stop member in a locked position, and the battery stand in a transport position;

FIG. 11 is a front view of the battery stand of FIG. 9 when the battery stand transport device of FIG. 1 is in a stowed position, wherein the pivot arm is in the first position, the first stop member is in the locked position, and the battery stand is in a transport position;

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view taken along line C-C of FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the battery stand of FIG. 9 when placed in the battery stand handling device of FIG. 1 with the pivot arm in the second position, the first stop member in the unlocked position, and the battery stand in an installed condition;

FIG. 14 is a front view of the battery stand of FIG. 9 when placed in the battery stand handling device of FIG. 1 with the pivot arm in the second position, the first stop member in the unlocked position, and the battery stand in the installed condition;

FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view taken along line D-D of FIG. 14;

fig. 16 is a schematic diagram of a position change of the support positioning assembly to adjust the battery rack from the carrying state to the mounting state, wherein a dotted line is a schematic diagram of a connection structure of the battery rack and the support positioning assembly in the mounting state; and

fig. 17 is an enlarged partial view of the connection of the first support member and the pivot arm shown in fig. 7, wherein the first stop member and the second stop member are not shown.

Description of the reference numerals:

100: supporting and positioning assembly 110: support frame

111: the rack body 112: connecting member

112a: first hook 112b: second hook part

112c: accommodating grooves 120: first support member

121: the round bar 121a: pin hole

121b: check hole 122: rolling sleeve

123: third stopper member 130: pivoting arm

131: the positioning member 132: sleeve pipe

140: second support member 141: rod piece

142: positioning screw 142a: operation terminal

142b: free end 143: abutment member

144: adjusting the lever 150: first limit component

151: the limit pin 152: spacing protrusion

153: non-return protrusion 160: second limiting component

200: the forklift body 210: hoisting mechanism

211: the gantry 212: sliding rack

300: the battery holder 310: vertical beam

320: support plate 330: inclined beam

340: mounting portion AX: axial line

D1: vertical direction D2: longitudinal direction

D3: in the transverse direction

Detailed Description

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a more thorough understanding of the present application. It will be apparent, however, to one skilled in the art, that the embodiments of the present application may be practiced without one or more of these specific details. In other instances, well-known features have not been described in order to avoid obscuring embodiments of the present application.

In the following description, a detailed structure will be presented for a thorough understanding of the embodiments of the present application. It is apparent that the implementation of the embodiments of the present application is not limited to the specific details familiar to those skilled in the art.

It is to be understood that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application, and that the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. When the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising" are used in this specification, they specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof. As used in this application, the terms "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," and the like are used for purposes of illustration only and are not limiting.

Ordinal words such as "first" and "second" are referred to in this application as labels only, and do not have any other meaning, such as a particular order, etc. Also, for example, the term "first component" does not itself imply the presence of "second component", and the term "second component" does not itself imply the presence of "first component".

In the following, specific embodiments of the present application will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate representative embodiments of the present application and do not limit the present application.

During the production of the energy storage container, the battery rack 300 needs to be transported into the energy storage container. Referring to fig. 9 to 16, the battery holder 300 includes a vertical beam 310 and a support plate 320 vertically connected to the vertical beam 310. The vertical beams 310 are provided in two and the two vertical beams 310 are arranged oppositely. An oblique beam 330 is connected between the two vertical beams 310. The support plates 320 are spaced apart along the length of the vertical beams 310. The support plate 320 serves to support the battery after the battery holder 300 is mounted to the inside of the energy storage container. One end of the vertical beam 310 is provided with a mounting part 340, and the mounting part 340 is used for being connected to the inner bottom of the energy storage container. In the mounted state, the vertical beam 310 is parallel to the vertical direction D1, and the mounting portion 340 is located at the bottom end of the vertical beam 310. However, since the height of the door opening of the energy storage container is smaller than the height of the battery rack 300 in the mounted state, the width of the door opening is larger than the height of the battery rack 300 in the mounted state. Therefore, when the battery rack 300 passes through the door opening, the posture of the battery rack 300 needs to be adjusted so that the length direction of the vertical beam 310 intersects with the height direction of the door opening (for example, is vertical, that is, the vertical beam 310 is horizontally placed), so as to allow the battery rack 300 to pass through the door opening. After the battery holder 300 enters the interior of the energy storage container, the battery holder 300 is adjusted to the installation state. In addition, the finished battery stand 300 is generally placed in a horizontal position when stored, i.e., the vertical beams 310 of the battery stand 300 are all parallel or nearly parallel to the horizontal direction. Therefore, when the battery holder 300 is carried, it is preferable to lift and transfer the battery holder 300 from the storage area in the horizontal posture until the battery holder 300 completely enters the inside of the energy storage container, and then adjust the battery holder 300 to the mounted state. The battery holder 300 in the horizontal posture may be used as the posture of the battery holder 300 in the transportation state during the transportation of the battery holder 300 from the storage area to the inside of the energy storage container.

In order to achieve the transportation of the battery holder 300 and the adjustment of the posture of the battery holder 300, the present application provides a supporting and positioning assembly for supporting and positioning the battery holder 300. The battery holder 300 includes vertical beams 310 and support plates 320 vertically connected to the vertical beams 310. As shown in fig. 1 to 17, the support positioning assembly 100 according to the present application includes a bracket 110, a first support member 120, a pivot arm 130, a second support member 140, and a first limiting member 150. The bracket 110 is adapted to be removably coupled to the lifting mechanism 210. The first support member 120 is connected to the bracket 110. The pivot arm 130 is pivotably connected to the first support member 120 about an axis AX of the first support member 120 and is rotatable between a first position and a second position. Here, rotation between the first position and the second position is understood to mean rotation to the first position, rotation to the second position, and rotation to any position between the first position and the second position. A first end of the second support member 140 is connected to an end of the pivot arm 130 remote from the first support member 120. The second supporting member 140 corresponds to and is spaced apart from the first supporting member 120. A spacing region is formed between the first support member 120 and the second support member 140. The spacer region is for at least partially receiving the battery holder 300. The first stopper member 150 is movably connected to the first support member 120 in a direction perpendicular to the axis AX of the first support member 120. Also, the first stopper member 150 is movable between the locked position and the unlocked position. Here, the first stopper member 150 is movable between the locked position and the unlocked position, and it is understood that the first stopper member 150 is movable to the locked position, the unlocked position, and any position between the locked position and the unlocked position. When the first stopper member 150 is located at the lock position, the first stopper member 150 can abut against the positioning member 131 located at the first position, and the pivot arm 130 can be restricted from pivoting from the first position to the second position. When the first stop member 150 is in the unlocked position, the first stop member 150 can bypass rotation of the positioning member 131, allowing the pivot arm 130 to pivot from the first position to the second position.

In the state where the pivot arm 130 is located at the first position, the first support member 120 is located below the vertical beam 310 of the battery holder 300 to support the vertical beam 310. And, the second support member 140 is positioned above the vertical beam 310 and at the side of the support plate 320 to prevent the vertical beam 310 from rotating. In a state in which the pivot arm 130 is located at the first position, for example, the vertical beam 310 may be perpendicular to the vertical direction D1 and the axis AX of the first support. In the state where the pivot arm 130 is located at the first position, the battery holder 300 receives an upward force applied by the first support member 120 and a downward force applied by the second support member 140, and at the same time, the center of gravity of the battery holder 300 is located at a side of the first support member 120 away from the second support member 140, so that the battery holder 300 is balanced in force and can be reliably supported and positioned by the support positioning assembly 100, thereby preventing the battery holder 300 from rotating and sliding off during transportation.

In a state where the pivot arm 130 is located at the second position, the second support member 140 is located below the support plate 320 to support the support plate 320. And, the first support member 120 is positioned at a side of the vertical beam 310 to prevent the vertical beam 310 from rotating. In the state in which the pivot arm 130 is in the second position, for example, the vertical beam 310 may be parallel to the vertical direction D1 and perpendicular to the axis AX of the first support.

In a case where the center of gravity of the battery holder 300 is located on a side of the first support member 120 facing away from the second support member 140, after the first limiting member 150 is switched from the locking position to the unlocking position, the battery holder 300 may drive the pivot arm 130 and the second support member 140 to rotate around the axis AX together under the action of its own weight until the pivot arm 130 rotates to the second position.

The support positioning assembly 100 according to the present application is removably attached to the lifting mechanism 210 by the bracket 110. By pivoting the pivot arm 130 about the pivot arm 130, it is possible to pivot between a first position and a second position. In a state where the pivot arm 130 is located at the first position, the first support member 120 is located below the vertical beam 310 of the battery stand 300 to support the vertical beam 310, and the second support member 140 is located above the vertical beam 310 and at a side of the support plate 320 to prevent the vertical beam 310 from rotating; in a state where the pivot arm 130 is located at the second position, the second support member 140 is located below the support plate 320 to support the support plate 320, and the first support member 120 is located at a side of the vertical beam 310 to prevent the vertical beam 310 from rotating. By movably connecting the first stopper member 150 to the first support member 120 between the locked position and the unlocked position in a direction perpendicular to the axis AX of the first support member 120, the pivot arm 130 can be restricted from pivoting from the first position to the second position when the first stopper member 150 is located at the locked position, and the pivot arm 130 can be allowed to pivot from the first position to the second position when the first stopper member 150 is located at the unlocked position. By adopting the supporting and positioning assembly 100 of the application, not only the transfer of the battery rack 300 can be realized, but also the aim of adjusting the posture of the transferred battery rack 300 can be realized, thereby being beneficial to adapting to different carrying requirements of the battery rack 300.

Referring to fig. 1, 2, 4 to 7, and 10 to 17, in addition, the supporting and positioning assembly 100 further includes a second limiting member 160. The second stop member 160 is disposed corresponding to the positioning member 131 at the second position to limit the pivoting of the pivoting arm 130 at the second position to be further pivoted away from the first position. For example, during rotation of the pivot arm 130 from the first position to the second position, the second stop member 160 can abut against the positioning member 131 that rotates to the second position, thereby preventing the pivot arm 130 from further rotating.

With continued reference to fig. 1, 2, 4-7, and 10-17, for example, the first stop member 150 may include a stop pin 151. The first supporting member 120 has a pin hole 121a for passing the stopper pin 151. The pin hole 121a may be configured as a through hole such that the tip of the stopper pin 151 can pass through the pin hole 121a and protrude from the outer surface of the first support member 120 to abut to the positioning member 131 of the pivot arm 130 located at the first position. When the distal end of the stopper pin 151 retracts inside the pin hole 121a or completely exits the pin hole 121a, the pivot arm 130 can rotate about the axis AX.

With continued reference to fig. 1, 2, 4-7, and 10-17, in addition, the first limiting member 150 further includes a limiting protrusion 152. The stopper boss 152 is protrudingly provided to the outer peripheral surface of the stopper pin 151. The stopper projection 152 serves to limit the insertion depth of the stopper pin 151 into the pin hole 121a. The stopper protrusion 152 may be configured as an annular protrusion extending radially outward from the outer circumferential surface of the stopper pin 151.

Referring to fig. 1, 2, 4-7, and 10-17, in addition, first limiting member 150 further includes a check protrusion 153. The check projection 153 is protrusively provided to one side of the outer circumferential surface of the stopper pin 151. And the distance between the check projection 153 and the stopper projection 152 in the length direction of the stopper pin 151 is greater than or equal to the radially outer dimension of the first support member 120. The check projection 153 serves to block the stopper pin 151 from exiting the pin hole 121a. The first support member 120 is further opened with a check hole 121b for allowing the check projection 153 to pass through. The check hole 121b communicates to the pin hole 121a. The check hole 121b penetrates the first support member 120 in the hole depth direction of the pin hole 121a. In use, the stopper pin 151 may be inserted into and removed from the pin hole 121a by corresponding the stopper pin 151 to the pin hole 121a while corresponding the check projection 153 to the check hole 121b. After the stopper pin 151 is inserted into the pin hole 121a and the check projection 153 protrudes from the end of the pin hole 121a, the stopper pin 151 can be restricted from exiting the pin hole 121a by rotating the stopper pin 151 such that the check projection 153 is misaligned with the check hole 121b.

Referring to fig. 1, 2, 4-8, and 10-16, for example, the first support member 120 may have a round bar 121 and a guard member. The axis of the round bar 121 is configured as the axis AX described above. The guard member is connected to the outer circumferential surface of the round bar 121. The guard member is used to contact the battery frame 300. The protective member is provided to prevent the surface of the battery holder 300 from directly wearing the round bar 121, thereby helping to reduce damage to the battery holder 300 during transportation. To achieve this, the protective member may be made of a soft material or a soft elastic material, so that the protective member can absorb the force applied to the battery holder 300 and can also separate the battery holder 300 from the round rod 121 to reduce friction.

With continued reference to fig. 1, 2, 4-8, and 10-16, for example, the protective member may be configured as a roller 122. The roller 122 is enclosed outside the round bar 121. The cross section of the roller 122 is a circular tube, and the roller 122 and the circular rod 121 can be tightly attached together or have a certain gap to allow the roller 122 to rotate relative to the circular rod 121.

Referring to fig. 1, 2, 4 to 8, and 10 to 16, in addition, the inner diameter of the roller 122 may be larger than the outer diameter of the round rod 121, i.e. the roller 122 is in clearance fit with the round rod 121. The first support member 120 further may have a third stop member 123. The third stopper member 123 is detachably connected to the outer circumferential surface of the round bar 121. The roller 122 is disposed between two adjacent third limiting members 123 to limit the position of the roller 122 in the axial direction of the round bar 121. In the case of detaching the third stopper member 123, it may move in the axial direction of the round bar 121, and at the same time, the position of the roller 122 may be adjusted so that the position of the roller 122 corresponds to the portion of the battery holder 300 to be supported.

Referring to fig. 8, for example, the third stopper member 123 may be configured as a stopper collar. The limiting convex ring is provided with a threaded hole along the radial direction. And screws are arranged in the threaded holes. The outer diameter of the limit convex ring is smaller than or equal to the outer diameter of the roller 122, and the outer diameter of the limit convex ring is larger than the inner diameter of the roller 122. When the limiting convex ring is used, the screw is abutted to the outer peripheral surface of the round rod 121 by screwing the screw, so that the purpose of limiting the limiting convex ring to move along the axis AX is achieved, and the position of the roller sleeve 122 between the two limiting convex rings along the axial direction is limited. The position of the limiting convex ring and the roller 122 can be adjusted along the axial direction of the round rod 121 by loosening the screw. In the case where the position of the rollers 122 in the axial direction of the round bar 121 is adjustable, the pitch of the adjacent rollers 122 can be adjusted to accommodate supporting the battery holders 300 having different sizes in the longitudinal direction D2.

With continued reference to FIG. 8, further, in the illustrated embodiment, the stop collar is configured as a tapered collar. Namely, the limit convex ring is provided with a first annular section and a second annular section. The first and second annular segments have the same inner diameter. The outer diameter of the first ring segments is smaller than the outer diameter of the second ring segments and the outer diameter of the first ring segments is smaller than the inner diameter of the rollers 122.

The roller 122 may be constructed using rubber, sponge, or the like to protect the surface of the battery holder 300 from abrasion.

Referring to fig. 1, 2, 4 to 7, and 10 to 16, for example, the second supporting member 140 may have a rod 141, a positioning screw 142, and an abutting member 143. The lever 141 is connected to the second end of the pivoting arm 130. The positioning screw 142 is screw-fitted to the rod 141. The free end 142b of the set screw 142 passes through the rod 141. When the pivot arm 130 is in the first position, the free end 142b of the positioning screw 142 is located below the operating end 142a of the positioning screw 142. An abutment member 143 is connected to the free end 142b of the positioning screw 142, the abutment member 143 being for abutting the battery holder 300. In the illustrated embodiment, the abutment member 143 may be configured as a circular truncated cone extending axially outwardly from the free end 142b of the positioning screw 142. Two positioning screws 142 are provided, and the two positioning screws 142 are respectively provided corresponding to the two vertical beams 310 of the battery rack 300. When the pivot arm 130 is in the first position and the positioning screw 142 is locked, the circular truncated cone presses against the upper surface of the vertical beam 310.

With continuing reference to fig. 1, 2, 4 to 7, and 10 to 16, a through hole may be radially formed at the operation end 142a of the positioning screw 142, an adjusting rod 144 is inserted into the through hole, and the positioning screw 142 may be adjusted to rotate more easily by rotating the adjusting rod 144. The two ends of the adjusting rod 144 may be provided with a limiting portion, and the outer diameter of the limiting portion is greater than the diameter of the through hole, so as to limit the adjusting rod 144 to be separated from the positioning screw 142.

In other embodiments of the present application, the abutment member 143 may also be configured as a platen. In such an embodiment, the free end 142b of each positioning screw 142 is connected to the pressure plate. The pressing plate may be abutted to the battery holder 300 by adjusting each positioning screw 142 individually.

It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that to prevent the positioning screw 142 from wearing the battery holder 300, a protective structure may be added to the surface of the abutment member 143 that contacts the battery holder 300. The shielding structure may be configured as a shield sleeve that surrounds the surface of the abutment member 143. Of course, the abutment member 143 may also be constructed as a guard structure. The protective structure can be made of materials such as rubber.

With continued reference to fig. 1, 2, 4-7, and 10-16, two positioning members are disposed on the rod member 141 at intervals along the longitudinal direction D2, and the positioning members are fastened to the rod member 141 by fasteners such as bolts. The positioning element can be moved in the longitudinal direction D2 when loosening the bolt. The set screw 142 is threaded to and through the set member. By adjusting the positions of the two positioning members along the longitudinal direction D2, it is helpful to adapt to the positioning requirements of the battery racks 300 with different sizes. The positioning element may be configured as a slide which is movable in the longitudinal direction D2. The rod 141 may be configured as a cylindrical rod.

In the illustrated embodiment, the pivot arm 130 may be coupled to the shaft 121 by a sleeve 132. The sleeve 132 is fitted around the outside of the round bar 121 and is rotatable about the axis AX with respect to the round bar 121. The positioning member 131 connected to the pivot arm 130 may be configured as a positioning post or block arranged extending in the longitudinal direction D2 parallel to the axis AX. When the sleeve 132 is used as the connection structure between the pivot arm 130 and the round bar 121, stop structures may be provided on both outer sides of the sleeve 132 in the longitudinal direction D2 to limit the movement of the sleeve 132 on the round bar 121 in the longitudinal direction D2. The stop structure may be removably attached to the rod 121 by fasteners such as screws. In the case of loosening the fastener, the position of the sleeve 132 can be adjusted in the longitudinal direction D2; in the case of a locking fastener, the sleeve 132 may be restricted from moving in the longitudinal direction D2.

It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that as a variation of the sleeve 132 described above, a bearing may be used instead. The inner race of the bearing is connected to the circular rod 121 and the outer race of the bearing is connected to the rod 141.

Alternatively, in other embodiments of the present application, the sleeve 132 and the bearing may be used in combination. For example, a bearing is disposed between the sleeve 132 and the round bar 121, an inner race of the bearing is connected to the round bar 121, an outer race of the bearing is connected to the sleeve 132, and the sleeve 132 is connected to the pivot arm 130.

Referring to fig. 1 to 17, the battery rack handling apparatus of the present application includes a stand 110, a first support member 120, and a second support member 140. The carriage 212 fixed to the forklift is mounted by the first and

second hooks

112a and 112b, and the carriage 212 may be a fork carriage for mounting forks. When the battery holder 300 is carried, the first support member 120 is placed below the battery holder 300, the battery holder 300 rests on the rollers 122, and the second support member 140 is placed above the battery holder 300. The positioning screw 142 is tightened, and the stopper pin 151 is inserted into the pin hole. Since the stopper pin 151 restricts the positioning member 131, the pivot arm 130 cannot rotate, and the battery holder 300 cannot rotate, and at this time, the battery holder 300 can be conveyed in a horizontal posture. The horizontal posture here may be such that the vertical beam 310 is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction D2, while the vertical beam 310 may be perpendicular to the vertical direction D1 and parallel to the lateral direction D3, or perpendicular to the vertical direction D1 and oblique to the lateral direction D3. The transverse direction D3 and the longitudinal direction D2 are two mutually perpendicular directions arranged in the horizontal direction. The longitudinal direction D2 is parallel to the axis of the first support member. The horizontal posture here may be the posture of the battery holder 300 in the above-described conveyance state.

When the transportation in the horizontal posture is completed, the battery holder 300 needs to be vertically mounted, and at this time, the stopper pin 151 is pulled out, and the pivot arm 130 is driven to rotate around the axis AX of the first support member 120 by the gravity of the battery holder 300, so that the battery holder 300 rotates from the horizontal posture to the vertical posture. The standing posture here may be such that the vertical beam 310 is parallel to the vertical direction D1.

Referring to fig. 1 to 17, the present application further provides a battery rack carrying device, which may include a forklift body 200, a lifting mechanism 210, and a supporting and positioning assembly 100 according to the above description. The lifting mechanism 210 is connected to the forklift body 200. The lifting mechanism 210 has a gantry 211 and a carriage 212. The carriage 212 is movably connected to the gantry 211 in the vertical direction D1. The stand 110 is removably connected to the carriage 212.

The forklift body 200 can provide a driving force for the lifting mechanism 210 to drive the sliding rack 212 to move in the vertical direction D1. The forklift body 200 has wheels to enable traveling. After the carriage 212 is lifted, the traveling forklift body 200 can transfer the battery rack 300 located on the support positioning assembly 100; when the carriage 212 descends, the stopped forklift body 200 may place the battery holder 300 at a corresponding position. For example, the battery rack carrying device of the present application may be modified from an existing forklift, that is, after the fork of the forklift is removed, the supporting and positioning assembly 100 of the present application is mounted on the sliding rack 212. For another example, the forklift body 200 may be implemented by referring to a conventional manual hydraulic forklift or the like.

According to the battery rack carrying device of the present application, by applying the above-described support positioning assembly 100, the support positioning assembly 100 is mounted to the carriage 212 of the lifting mechanism 210, and the battery rack 300 positioned on the support positioning assembly 100 can be lifted and lowered when the carriage 212 is moved in the vertical direction D1. Moreover, the posture of the loaded battery rack 300 can be adjusted through the support assembly, so that the carrying requirements of the battery rack 300 with different carrying postures are met, the labor intensity is reduced, and the production efficiency is improved.

Referring to fig. 1 to 8 and 10 to 17, for example, the bracket 110 may include a bracket body 111, a first hooking portion 112a and a second hooking portion 112b. The holder body 111 is connected to a first end of the first support member 120. The first hook 112a is connected to a surface of the rack body 111 facing away from the first support member 120. The second hook 112b may be detachably connected to a surface of the rack body 111 facing away from the first support member 120, for example, the second hook 112b may be connected to the rack body 111 by a screw. The second hook 112b is correspondingly disposed below the first hook 112 a. The first and

second hook portions

112a and 112b and the frame body 111 enclose therebetween to form an accommodation groove 112c. The first hook 112a and the second hook 112b cooperate with each other to constitute a connecting member 112 for connecting to the carriage 212. The receiving groove 112c is disposed in a converging shape along the longitudinal direction D2 in a direction away from the first support member 120. The receiving groove 112c is for receiving the carriage 212 and restricts the carriage 212 from exiting the receiving groove 112c in the longitudinal direction D2. The longitudinal direction D2 is parallel to the axis AX of the first support member 120.

In the illustrated embodiment, the first hook 112a and the rack body 111 are configured as one body. For example, the two may be secured together by welding.

In the process of mounting the support positioning member 100 to the carriage 212 of the lifting mechanism 210, the support positioning member 100 is first hooked to the carriage 212 by the first hook 112a, and then the second hook 112b is mounted to the frame body 111 by screws at the lower portion of the carriage 212, to which the mounting of the support positioning member 100 to the carriage 212 is completed. At this time, the support positioning assembly 100 is limit-fitted to the sliding frame 212 at least in the vertical direction D1 and the longitudinal direction D2.

With continued reference to fig. 1-8, and 10-17, the present application provides a means for safely and quickly transporting and assisting in the installation of the battery rack 300 of an energy storage container. In use, the support and positioning assembly 100 may be mounted to the carriage 212 of a forklift by the first hook 112a and the second hook 112b. When the battery holder 300 is transported, the first support member 120 is placed below the battery holder 300, the battery holder 300 is placed on the upper portion of the roller 122, and the second support member 140 is placed above the battery holder 300. Then, the positioning screw 142 is tightened and inserted into the stopper pin 151. The battery rack 300 in the horizontal state can be carried by starting the lifting system of the forklift and lifting the supporting and positioning assembly 100. When the battery holder 300 is horizontally transferred into the energy storage container, the stopper pin 151 is pulled out and rotated, so that the battery holder 300 is vertically placed, i.e., adjusted to be in a vertical state, and the battery holder 300 is fixed in the energy storage container. This completes the operation flow of carrying and rotating the battery holder 300.

Unless defined otherwise, technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs. The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application. Terms such as "disposed" and the like, appearing herein, may mean either that one element is directly attached to another element, or that one element is attached to another element through intervening elements. Features described herein in one embodiment may be applied to another embodiment, either alone or in combination with other features, unless the feature is not applicable or otherwise stated in the other embodiment.

The present application has been described in terms of the above-described embodiments, but it should be understood that the above-described embodiments are for purposes of illustration and description only and are not intended to limit the present application to the scope of the described embodiments. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that many modifications and variations are possible in light of the teaching herein and are within the scope of the invention as claimed.

Claims

1. A support and positioning assembly for supporting and positioning a battery stand, the battery stand including a vertical beam and a support plate perpendicularly connected to the vertical beam, the support and positioning assembly comprising:

a bracket for detachable connection to a lifting mechanism;

a first support member connected to the bracket;

2. The support positioning assembly of claim 1, further comprising:

the second limiting member is arranged corresponding to the positioning member at the second position so as to limit the pivoting arm at the second position to pivot continuously in a direction away from the first position.

3. The support positioning assembly of claim 1, wherein the first limiting member comprises a limiting pin, and the first support member defines a pin hole for passing the limiting pin.

4. The support positioning assembly of claim 3, wherein the first stop member further comprises:

5. The support positioning assembly of claim 4, wherein the first stop member further comprises:

the non-return bulge is convexly arranged on the outer peripheral surface of the limiting pin, the distance between the non-return bulge and the limiting bulge along the length direction of the limiting pin is greater than or equal to the radial outer dimension of the first supporting component, the non-return bulge is used for limiting the limiting pin to exit from the pin hole,

6. The support positioning assembly of claim 1, wherein said first support member has

A round bar, an axis of the round bar being configured as the axis; and

7. The support positioning assembly of claim 6, wherein the guard member is configured as a roller that wraps around the outside of the round bar.

8. The support positioning assembly of claim 7, wherein the first support member further has

9. The support positioning assembly of claim 1, wherein the second support member has

A lever connected to a second end of the pivoting arm;

the positioning screw is in threaded fit with the rod piece, the free end of the positioning screw penetrates through the rod piece, and when the pivoting arm is located at the first position, the free end of the positioning screw is located at the lower part of the operating end of the positioning screw; and

10. A battery rack conveying apparatus, characterized by comprising:

a support positioning assembly according to any of claims 1 to 9, the support being removably attached to the carriage.

11. The support positioning assembly of claim 10,

the bracket includes:

a shelf body connected to a first end of the first support member;

a first hook connected to a surface of the rack body facing away from the first support member; and

second hook portion, second hook portion detachably is connected to deviating from of frame body the surface of first supporting member, second hook portion correspond set up in the below of first hook portion, first hook portion second hook portion with enclose between the frame body and close and form the holding tank, just the holding tank is kept away from along longitudinal direction orientation the direction of first supporting member is binding off form and sets up, the holding tank is used for holding the carriage to the restriction the carriage is followed longitudinal direction withdraws from the holding tank, longitudinal direction is on a parallel with the axis of first supporting member.