CN115417347B

CN115417347B - Support positioning assembly and battery rack carrying device

Info

Publication number: CN115417347B
Application number: CN202211261703.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 闫雯; 程虎; 姜笃良; 王涛
Original assignee: Cimc Container Group Co ltd; Yangzhou Cimc Intelligent Equipment Co ltd; China International Marine Containers Group Co Ltd
Current assignee: Cimc Container Group Co ltd; Yangzhou Cimc Intelligent Equipment Co ltd; China International Marine Containers Group Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-10-14
Filing date: 2022-10-14
Publication date: 2023-11-28
Anticipated expiration: 2042-10-14
Also published as: CN115417347A

Abstract

The application provides a supporting and positioning assembly and a battery rack carrying device, wherein the supporting and positioning assembly comprises a bracket, a first supporting member, a pivot arm, a second supporting member and a first limiting member, and the bracket is used for being detachably connected to a lifting mechanism; the first support member is connected to the bracket; the pivot arm is pivotally 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 supporting member is connected to the end of the pivot arm far away from the first supporting member, the second supporting member corresponds to the first supporting member and is arranged at intervals, and an interval area formed between the second supporting member and the first supporting member is used for at least partially accommodating the battery rack; the first stop member is movably connected to the first support member in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the first support member between a locked position and an unlocked position. 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 technical field of container production equipment, and more particularly to a support positioning assembly and a battery rack handling device.

Background

In the production of energy storage containers, the battery rack needs to be safely and quickly installed into the container. The battery rack can be carried by a forklift or manually. Since the posture of the battery rack may be different at the time of carrying and mounting, 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 adopting a forklift, the posture adjustment requirement of the battery rack cannot be met. If the battery rack is transferred and installed by adopting a manual carrying mode, the labor intensity is high and the installation efficiency is low.

Accordingly, there is a need to provide a support positioning assembly and a battery rack handling device that at least partially address the above-mentioned problems.

Disclosure of Invention

In the summary, a series of concepts in a simplified form are introduced, which will be further described in detail in the detailed description. The summary of the application is not intended to define the key features and 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-mentioned problems, a first aspect of the present application provides a support-positioning assembly for supporting and positioning a battery rack including a vertical beam parallel to a vertical direction when the battery rack is in an installed state and a support plate vertically connected to the vertical beam, the vertical beam being parallel to or nearly parallel to a horizontal direction when the battery rack is in a carried state, the support plate for supporting a battery, the support-positioning assembly comprising:

A bracket for detachable connection to a lifting mechanism;

a first support member connected to the bracket, the first support member having a round bar;

a pivot arm pivotally connected to the round bar about an axis of the round bar between a first position and a second position;

a second support member having a lever member, one end of which is connected to an end of the pivot arm remote from the round bar, the lever member being disposed apart from the round bar in a direction perpendicular to the axis, a spacing region formed between the lever member and the round bar for at least partially accommodating the battery rack; and

a first stopper member movably connected to the first support member in a direction perpendicular to an axis of the round bar between a locked position and an unlocked position, the first stopper member in the locked position being provided in correspondence with a positioning member of the pivot arm in the first position to restrict pivoting of the pivot arm from the first position to the second position, the first stopper member in the unlocked position allowing pivoting of the pivot arm from the first position to the second position,

In a state in which the pivot arm is located at the first position and carries the battery rack in a carried state, the round bar is located below the vertical beam of the battery rack and the round bar is arranged to intersect with the vertical beam to support the vertical beam, the rod is located above the vertical beam and to the side of the support plate, and the rod is arranged to intersect with the vertical beam to prevent the vertical beam from rotating;

in a state in which the pivot arm is located at the second position and carries the battery rack in the mounted state, the lever is located below the support plate and the lever is arranged to intersect with the vertical beam to support the support plate, and the round bar is located laterally of the vertical beam and the round bar is arranged to intersect with the vertical beam to prevent the vertical beam from rotating.

Optionally, the support positioning assembly further comprises:

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

Optionally, the first limiting member includes a limiting pin, and the round bar is provided with a pin hole for penetrating the limiting pin.

Optionally, the first limiting member further includes:

the limiting protrusion is convexly arranged to the outer circumferential surface of the limiting pin and is used for limiting the insertion depth of the limiting pin in the pin hole.

Optionally, the first limiting member further includes:

a check protrusion convexly provided to an outer circumferential surface of the stopper pin, and a distance between the check protrusion and the stopper protrusion in a length direction of the stopper pin is greater than or equal to a radial outer dimension of the round bar, the check protrusion being for restricting the stopper pin from exiting the pin hole,

the round rod 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 further has a protection member connected to an outer circumferential surface of the round bar, the protection member for contacting the battery rack.

Optionally, the protective member is configured as a roller that is wrapped around the outside of the round bar.

Optionally, the first support member further has

And the third limiting members are detachably connected to the outer peripheral surface of the round rod, and the rollers are arranged between two adjacent third limiting members so as to limit the positions of the rollers along the axial direction of the round rod.

Optionally, the second support member further has

A set screw threadedly coupled to the lever, a free end of the set screw passing through the lever, the free end of the set screw being located below an operative end of the set screw when the pivot arm is in the first position; and

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

According to the first aspect of the application, the support positioning assembly is detachably connected to the lifting mechanism through the bracket. The pivot arm is pivotable between a first position and a second position by pivoting the pivot arm about the pivot arm. In a state in which the pivot arm is located at a first position and carries the battery rack in a carried state, the round bar of the first support member is located below the vertical beam of the battery rack and the round bar is arranged to intersect with the vertical beam to support the vertical beam, and the rod piece of the second support member is located above the vertical beam and laterally of the support plate and the rod piece is arranged to intersect with the vertical beam to prevent the vertical beam from rotating; in a state in which the pivot arm is located at the second position and carries the battery rack in the mounted state, the rod piece of the second support member is located below the support plate and the rod piece is arranged to intersect the vertical beam to support the support plate, and the round rod of the first support member is located laterally of the vertical beam and the round rod is arranged to intersect the vertical beam to prevent the vertical beam from rotating. By movably connecting the first stop member to the first support member in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the first support member between a locked position, when the first stop member is in the locked position, the pivot arm can be restricted from pivoting from the first position to the second position, and when the first stop member is in the unlocked position, the pivot arm is allowed to pivot from the first position to the second position. The support positioning assembly can not only realize the transfer of the battery rack, but also realize the aim of adjusting the posture of the transferred battery rack, thereby being beneficial to adapting to different carrying requirements of the battery rack.

A second aspect of the present application provides a battery rack handling device including:

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

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

Optionally, the bracket includes:

a frame body connected to a first end of the round bar;

a first hooking portion connected to a surface of the rack body facing away from the round bar; and

the second hook portion, second hook portion detachably connect to the surface of deviating from of frame body the round bar, second hook portion correspond set up in the below of first hook portion, first hook portion the second hook portion with enclose between the frame body and close and form the holding tank, just the holding tank is along longitudinal direction towards keeping away from the direction of round bar is the binding off form setting, 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 parallel to the axis of round bar.

According to the battery rack handling device of the second aspect of the application, by applying the above-described support positioning assembly, the support positioning assembly is mounted to the carriage of the lifting mechanism, and when the carriage moves in the vertical direction, the battery rack located on the support positioning assembly can be lifted and lowered. And moreover, the gesture of the battery rack that bears can be adjusted through the supporting component so as to adapt to the carrying requirements of battery racks with different carrying gestures, thereby being beneficial to reducing the labor intensity and improving the production efficiency.

Drawings

The following drawings of embodiments of the present application are included as part of the application. Embodiments of the present application and their description are shown in the drawings to explain the principles of the application. In the drawings of which there are shown,

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

FIG. 2 is a front view of the battery rack handling device of 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 of 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 of FIG. 4 with the pivot arm in a first position and the first stop member in a locked position;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG. 5;

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

FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of section II of FIG. 5;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a battery rack to which the battery rack handling apparatus shown in FIG. 1 is applied;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the battery rack of FIG. 9 when the battery rack handling device of FIG. 1 is in place, with the pivot arm in a first position, the first stop member in a locked position, and the battery rack in a handled state;

FIG. 11 is a front view of the battery rack of FIG. 9 when the battery rack handling device of FIG. 1 is in place, with the pivot arm in a first position, the first stop member in a locked position, and the battery rack in a handled state;

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

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

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

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

FIG. 16 is a schematic view showing a change in position of the support positioning assembly for adjusting the battery rack from the transport state to the installation state, wherein the broken line is a schematic view showing a connection structure between the battery rack in the installation state and the support positioning assembly; and

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

Reference numerals illustrate:

100: support positioning assembly 110: support frame

111: the frame body 112: connecting component

112a: the first hooking portion 112b: second hook

112c: the accommodating groove 120: first support member

121: round bar 121a: pin hole

121b: check hole 122: rolling sleeve

123: third spacing member 130: pivot arm

131: positioning member 132: casing pipe

140: the second supporting member 141: rod piece

142: positioning screw 142a: operating end

142b: free end 143: abutment member

144: adjusting lever 150: first spacing component

151: stop pin 152: spacing bump

153: check boss 160: second spacing component

200: fork truck body 210: hoisting mechanism

211: portal 212: sliding frame

300: battery rack 310: vertical beam

320: support plate 330: oblique beam

340: mounting portion AX: an axis line

D1: vertical direction D2: longitudinal direction

D3: 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 embodiments of the application may be practiced without one or more of these details. In other instances, well-known features have not been described in detail in order to avoid obscuring the embodiments of the application.

In the following description, a detailed structure will be presented for a thorough understanding of embodiments of the present application. It will be apparent that embodiments of the application may be practiced without limitation to the specific details that are set forth by 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, as the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. The terms "comprises," "comprising," and/or "including," when used in this specification, 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. The terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right" and the like are used herein for illustrative purposes only and are not limiting.

Ordinal numbers such as "first" and "second" cited in the present application are merely identifiers and do not have any other meaning, such as a particular order or the like. Also, for example, the term "first component" does not itself connote the presence of "second component" and the term "second component" does not itself connote the presence of "first component".

Hereinafter, 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 not limit the present application.

In the production of energy storage containers, it is necessary to transport the battery rack 300 into the energy storage container. Referring to fig. 9 to 16, the battery frame 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 disposed opposite to each other. An oblique beam 330 is connected between the two vertical beams 310. The support plates 320 are spaced apart along the length direction of the vertical beams 310. The support plate 320 serves to support the battery after the battery rack 300 is mounted to the inside of the energy storage container. One end of the vertical beam 310 is provided with a mounting portion 340, and the mounting portion 340 is for connection to the inner bottom of the energy storage container. In the installed state, the vertical beam 310 is parallel to the vertical direction D1, and the installation portion 340 is located at the bottom end of the vertical beam 310. However, since the door opening of the energy storage container has a height smaller than that of the battery rack 300 in the installed state, the door opening has a width larger than that of the battery rack 300 in the installed state. Thus, when the battery rack 300 passes through the door opening, it is necessary to adjust the posture of the battery rack 300 such that the length direction of the vertical beam 310 intersects the height direction of the door opening (e.g., vertically, i.e., the vertical beam 310 is horizontally placed), thereby allowing the battery rack 300 to pass through the door opening. After the battery rack 300 enters the interior of the energy storage container, the battery rack 300 is adjusted to the mounted state. In addition, the battery rack 300 is usually placed in a horizontal posture, that is, the vertical beams 310 of the battery rack 300 are parallel or nearly parallel to the horizontal direction when the battery rack 300 is stored. Therefore, when the battery rack 300 is transported, it is preferable to lift and transfer the battery rack 300 from the storage area in the horizontal posture until the battery rack 300 completely enters the inside of the energy storage container, and then adjust the battery rack 300 to the mounted state. The battery rack 300 in the horizontal posture may be used as the posture of the battery rack 300 in the transport state in the process of transporting the battery rack 300 from the storage area to the inside of the energy storage container.

In order to carry the battery rack 300 and adjust the posture of the battery rack 300, the present application provides a supporting and positioning assembly for supporting and positioning the battery rack 300. The battery rack 300 includes a vertical beam 310 and a support plate 320 vertically connected to the vertical beam 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 limit member 150. The bracket 110 is adapted to be detachably connected to a lifting mechanism 210. The first support member 120 is connected to the bracket 110. The pivot arm 130 is pivotally 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 be rotatable to the first position as well as to the second position and also to any position between the first position and the second position. The first end of the second support member 140 is connected to the end of the pivot arm 130 remote from the first support member 120. The second support members 140 correspond to and are spaced apart from the first support members 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 rack 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. Further, the first stopper member 150 is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position. Here, the first stopper member 150 is movable between the locking position and the unlocking position, and it is understood that the first stopper member 150 is movable to the locking position, the unlocking position, and any position between the locking position and the unlocking position. When the first stopper member 150 is located at the locking position, the first stopper member 150 can abut against the positioning member 131 located at the first position, so that 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 is able to clear rotation of the positioning member 131, allowing the pivot arm 130 to pivot from the first position to the second position.

In a state in which 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 rack 300 to support the vertical beam 310. And, the second support member 140 is located above the vertical beam 310 and laterally to 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 a state in which the pivot arm 130 is located at the first position, the battery rack 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 rack 300 is located at a side of the first support member 120 facing away from the second support member 140, so that the battery rack 300 is force-balanced, can be reliably supported and positioned by the support positioning assembly 100, and thus, the battery rack 300 is prevented from rotating and sliding during the carrying process.

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. Also, the first support member 120 is located 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 located at 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 the case where the center of gravity of the battery holder 300 is located at a side of the first support member 120 facing away from the second support member 140, after the first stopper member 150 is switched from the locking position to the unlocking position, the battery holder 300 may rotate the pivot arm 130 and the second support member 140 together about the axis AX by its own weight until the pivot arm 130 rotates to the second position.

The support positioning assembly 100 according to the present application is detachably connected to the lifting mechanism 210 by the bracket 110. The pivot arm 130 is pivotable between a first position and a second position by pivoting the pivot arm 130 about the pivot arm 130. In a state in which 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 rack 300 to support the vertical beam 310, and the second support member 140 is located above the vertical beam 310 and laterally 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 in a direction perpendicular to the axis AX of the first support member 120 between the locked position and the unlocked position, the pivot arm 130 can be restricted from pivoting from the first position to the second position when the first stopper member 150 is in 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 in the unlocked position. The support positioning assembly 100 not only can realize the transfer of the battery frame 300, but also can realize the aim of adjusting the posture of the transferred battery frame 300, thereby being beneficial to adapting to different carrying requirements of the battery frame 300.

Referring to fig. 1, 2, 4-7, and 10-17, the support positioning assembly 100 further includes a second stop member 160. The second limiting member 160 is disposed corresponding to the positioning member 131 at the second position to limit the pivot arm 130 at the second position from further pivoting in a direction 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 the positioning member 131 rotated to the second position, thereby preventing continued rotation of the pivot arm 130.

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 support member 120 is provided with a pin hole 121a for passing through the stopper pin 151. The pin hole 121a may be configured as a through hole such that an end of the stopper pin 151 can pass through the pin hole 121a and protrude from an outer surface of the first support member 120 to be abutted to the positioning member 131 of the pivot arm 130 at the first position. When the tip of the stopper pin 151 is retracted inside the pin hole 121a or completely withdrawn from 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, the first stop member 150 further includes a stop protrusion 152. The stopper protrusion 152 is convexly provided to the outer circumferential surface of the stopper pin 151. The stopper projection 152 serves to limit the insertion depth of the stopper pin 151 in the pin hole 121a. The stopper protrusion 152 may be configured as an annular protrusion extending radially outwardly from the outer circumferential surface of the stopper pin 151.

Referring again to fig. 1, 2, 4-7, and 10-17, first stop member 150 further includes check protrusion 153. Check boss 153 is convexly provided to one side of the outer peripheral surface of stopper pin 151. And a distance between check projection 153 and stopper projection 152 in the length direction of stopper pin 151 is greater than or equal to the radially outer dimension of first support member 120. Check projection 153 is used to block stop pin 151 from backing out of pin bore 121a. First support member 120 is further provided with a check hole 121b for allowing check boss 153 to pass therethrough. The check hole 121b communicates with the pin hole 121a. The check hole 121b penetrates the first support member 120 in a hole depth direction of the pin hole 121a. In use, by locating dowel 151 in correspondence with dowel bore 121a, while locating check boss 153 in correspondence with check bore 121b, dowel 151 can be inserted into and removed from dowel bore 121a. After stopper pin 151 is inserted into pin hole 121a and check protrusion 153 protrudes from the end of pin hole 121a, stopper pin 151 can be restricted from exiting pin hole 121a by rotating stopper pin 151 to cause check protrusion 153 to be displaced from check hole 121b.

Referring to fig. 1, 2, 4 to 8, and 10 to 16, for example, the first support member 120 may have a round bar 121 and a shielding 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 protective member is used to contact the battery holder 300. The surface of the battery holder 300 is prevented from being worn directly with the round bar 121 by providing the protection member, thereby helping to reduce damage of the battery holder 300 during the handling. To achieve this, the protection member may be constructed of soft materials or soft elastic materials so that the protection member can buffer the force of the battery holder 300 and also separate the battery holder 300 and the round bar 121 to reduce friction.

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

Referring again to fig. 1, 2, 4-8, and 10-16, the inner diameter of the rollers 122 may be greater than the outer diameter of the rod 121, i.e., the rollers 122 are in clearance fit with the rod 121. The first support member 120 may further have a third limiting member 123. The third stopper member 123 is detachably connected to the outer peripheral surface of the round rod 121. A roller 122 is provided between adjacent two third limiting members 123 to limit the position of the roller 122 in the axial direction of the round bar 121. In case of detaching the third limiting member 123, it is possible to move in the axial direction of the round bar 121, and at the same time, it is possible to adjust the position of the roller 122 such that the position of the roller 122 corresponds to the portion to be supported of the battery holder 300.

Referring to fig. 8, for example, the third limiting member 123 may be configured as a limiting collar. Threaded holes are formed in the limiting convex rings in the radial direction. And a screw is arranged in the threaded hole. The outer diameter of the limiting collar is less than or equal to the outer diameter of the roller 122, and the outer diameter of the limiting collar is greater than the inner diameter of the roller 122. When the limiting convex rings are used, the screw is abutted to the outer peripheral surface of the round rod 121 by tightening the screw, so that the purpose of limiting the movement of the limiting convex rings along the axis AX is achieved, and the position of the rolling sleeve 122 between the two limiting convex rings along the axial direction is limited. The positions of the limit collars and the rollers 122 can be adjusted in the axial direction of the round bar 121 by unscrewing the screws. In the case where the positions of the rollers 122 in the axial direction of the round bar 121 are adjustable, the spacing of adjacent rollers 122 can be adjusted to accommodate supporting battery racks 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. I.e. the limit collar has a first annular section and a second annular section. The first annular section and the second annular section have the same inner diameter. The outer diameter of the first annular segment is smaller than the outer diameter of the second annular segment and the outer diameter of the first annular segment is smaller than the inner diameter of the rollers 122.

The rollers 122 may be constructed of a material or structure capable of preventing the surface of the battery holder 300 from being worn out, such as rubber, sponge, or the like.

Referring to fig. 1, 2, 4 to 7, and 10 to 16, for example, the second support member 140 may have a rod 141, a set screw 142, and an abutment member 143. Rod 141 is connected to a second end of pivot arm 130. The set screw 142 is threadedly engaged to the lever 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 set screw 142 is positioned below the operating end 142a of the set 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 against the battery rack 300. In the illustrated embodiment, the abutment member 143 may be configured as a boss extending axially outwardly from the free end 142b of the set screw 142. The two positioning screws 142 are provided, and the two positioning screws 142 are provided corresponding to the two vertical beams 310 of the battery rack 300, respectively. When the pivot arm 130 is in the first position and the set screw 142 is locked, the frustoconical surface presses against the upper surface of the vertical beam 310.

With continued reference to fig. 1, 2, 4-7, and 10-16, further, a through hole may be formed in the operation end 142a of the positioning screw 142 along a radial direction, and an adjusting rod 144 is inserted into the through hole, so that the positioning screw 142 can be adjusted to rotate more easily and more effort-saving by rotating the adjusting rod 144. Limiting parts can be arranged at two ends of the adjusting rod 144, and the outer diameter of each limiting part is larger than the diameter of each through hole, so that the adjusting rod 144 is limited 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 set screw 142 is connected to the platen. The pressing plate can be abutted to the battery frame 300 by adjusting the respective set screws 142.

It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that in order to prevent the positioning screw 142 from wearing the battery rack 300, a protective structure may be added to the surface of the abutment member 143 contacting the battery rack 300. The guard structure may be configured as a guard sleeve that surrounds the surface of the abutment member 143. Of course, the abutment member 143 may be configured as a guard structure. The protective structure can be made of rubber and other materials.

With continued reference to fig. 1, 2, 4-7, and 10-16, two positioning members are provided on the rod 141 at intervals along the longitudinal direction D2, and the positioning members are fastened to the rod 141 by fasteners such as bolts. The positioning member can be moved in the longitudinal direction D2 when the bolt is unscrewed. The set screw 142 is threadedly coupled to and passes through the setting member. By adjusting the positions of the two positioning members in the longitudinal direction D2, it is helpful to adapt to the positioning requirements of the battery holders 300 of different sizes. The positioning member may be configured as a slider movable in the longitudinal direction D2. Rod 141 may be configured as a cylindrical rod.

In the illustrated embodiment, the pivot arm 130 described above may be connected to the round bar 121 by a sleeve 132. The sleeve 132 is fitted over the outside of the round rod 121 and is rotatable about the axis AX with respect to the round rod 121. The positioning member 131 connected to the pivot arm 130 may be configured as a positioning post or block extending along a longitudinal direction D2 parallel to the axis AX. When the sleeve 132 is employed as a connecting structure between the pivot arm 130 and the round bar 121, both outer sides of the sleeve 132 in the longitudinal direction D2 may be provided with stopper structures to restrict 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 round bar 121 by fasteners such as screws. In the event of unscrewing 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.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that bearings may be used instead as a variation of the sleeve 132 described above. The inner ring of the bearing is connected to the round bar 121 and the outer ring of the bearing is connected to the rod 141.

Alternatively, in other embodiments of the present application, the sleeve 132 and bearing may be used in combination. For example, a bearing is provided between the sleeve 132 and the round bar 121, an inner ring of the bearing is connected to the round bar 121, an outer ring 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 rack 110, a first support member 120, and a second support member 140. The carriage 212 fixed to the forklift is mounted by the first hooking portion 112a and the second hooking portion 112b, and the carriage 212 may be a fork carriage for mounting a fork. When carrying the battery rack 300, the first support member 120 is placed under the battery rack 300, the battery rack 300 is rested on the rollers 122, and the second support member 140 is placed over the battery rack 300. The positioning screw 142 is screwed down, and the stopper pin 151 is inserted into the pin hole. The positioning member 131 is regulated by the stopper pin 151, so that the pivot arm 130 cannot rotate, and the battery frame 300 cannot rotate, and at this time, the battery frame 300 can be carried in a horizontal posture. The transverse posture here may be 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 transverse direction D3, or may be perpendicular to the vertical direction D1 and inclined to the transverse 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 rack 300 in the above-described transport state.

When the conveyance in the horizontal posture is completed, the battery frame 300 needs to be vertically mounted, and at this time, the stopper pins 151 are pulled out, and the pivot arms 130 are driven to rotate around the axis AX of the first support member 120 by the gravity of the battery frame 300, so that the battery frame 300 is rotated from the horizontal posture to the vertical posture. The standing posture here may be 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 handling device, which may include a forklift body 200, a lifting mechanism 210, and a supporting and positioning assembly 100 according to the above. 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 bracket 110 is detachably connected to the carriage 212.

The forklift body 200 can provide driving force for the lifting mechanism 210 to drive the carriage 212 to move along the vertical direction D1. The forklift body 200 has wheels to enable walking. After the carriage 212 is lifted, the walking forklift body 200 can transfer the battery rack 300 positioned on the supporting and positioning assembly 100; when the carriage 212 descends, the parked forklift body 200 can place the battery rack 300 at a corresponding position. For example, the battery rack handling device of the present application may be modified from a conventional forklift, that is, the support and positioning assembly 100 of the present application may be mounted on the carriage 212 after the forks of the forklift are removed. For another example, the forklift body 200 may be implemented with reference to an existing manual hydraulic forklift or the like.

According to the battery rack handling apparatus of the present application, by applying the above-described support-positioning assembly 100 to the carriage 212 of the lifting mechanism 210, the battery rack 300 positioned on the support-positioning assembly 100 can be lifted and lowered when the carriage 212 moves in the vertical direction D1. Moreover, the posture of the carried battery rack 300 can be adjusted through the supporting component so as to adapt to the carrying requirements of the battery racks 300 with different carrying postures, thereby being beneficial to reducing the labor intensity and improving the production efficiency.

Referring to fig. 1 to 8, and fig. 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 rack body 111 is connected to a first end of the first support member 120. The first hooking portion 112a is connected to a surface of the rack body 111 facing away from the first support member 120. The second hooking portion 112b is detachably connected to a surface of the holder body 111 facing away from the first support member 120, for example, the second hooking portion 112b may be connected to the holder body 111 by a screw. The second hooking portion 112b is correspondingly disposed below the first hooking portion 112 a. The first hooking portion 112a, the second hooking portion 112b and the frame body 111 are engaged with each other to form a receiving groove 112c. The first hooking portion 112a and the second hooking portion 112b cooperate with each other to constitute the connection member 112 for connection to the carriage 212. The accommodation groove 112c is provided in a tapered 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 limiting 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 hooking portion 112a and the holder body 111 are integrally constructed. For example, the two may be fixed together by welding.

In the process of mounting the support and positioning assembly 100 to the carriage 212 of the lifting mechanism 210, the support and positioning assembly 100 is hooked to the carriage 212 through the first hooking portion 112a, and then the second hooking portion 112b is mounted to the carriage body 111 through the screw at the lower portion of the carriage 212, so that the mounting of the support and positioning assembly 100 on the carriage 212 is completed. At this time, the support positioning assembly 100 is limit-fitted to the carriage 212 at least in the vertical direction D1 and the longitudinal direction D2.

With continued reference to fig. 1-8, and fig. 10-17, the present application provides a means for safely and quickly handling and assisting in the installation of a battery rack 300 for an energy storage container. In use, the support positioning assembly 100 may be mounted to the carriage 212 of a forklift via the first and second hooks 112a, 112 b. When carrying the battery rack 300, the first support member 120 is placed under the battery rack 300, the battery rack 300 rests on the upper portion of the roller 122, and the second support member 140 is placed over the battery rack 300. Then, the set screw 142 is screwed down and the stopper pin 151 is inserted. The lifting system of the forklift is started, the supporting and positioning assembly 100 is lifted, and the battery rack 300 in a horizontal state can be carried. When the battery frame 300 is carried into the tank of the energy storage container in a horizontal state, the limiting pin 151 is pulled out to rotate, so that the battery frame 300 is vertically placed, i.e., adjusted to a vertical state, and the battery frame 300 is fixed in the energy storage container. This completes the work 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 pertains. The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular implementations only and is not intended to be limiting of the application. Terms such as "disposed" or the like as used herein may refer to either one element being directly attached to another element or one element being attached to another element through an intermediate member. Features described herein in one embodiment may be applied to another embodiment alone or in combination with other features unless the features are not applicable or otherwise indicated in the other embodiment.

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

Claims

1. A support positioning assembly for supporting and positioning a battery rack, the battery rack including a vertical beam and a support plate vertically connected to the vertical beam, the vertical beam being parallel to a vertical direction when the battery rack is in an installed state, the vertical beam being parallel to a horizontal direction or nearly parallel to the horizontal direction when the battery rack is in a handled state, the support plate for supporting a battery, the support positioning assembly comprising:

A bracket for detachable connection to a lifting mechanism;

a first stopper member movably connected to the round bar in a direction perpendicular to the axis between a locked position and an unlocked position, the first stopper member in the locked position being provided in correspondence with a positioning member of the pivot arm in the first position to restrict pivoting of the pivot arm from the first position to the second position, the first stopper member in the unlocked position allowing pivoting of the pivot arm from the first position to the second position,

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

3. The support positioning assembly of claim 1, wherein the first stop member comprises a stop pin, and the round bar is provided with a pin hole for passing through the stop 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:

6. The support positioning assembly of claim 1, wherein the first support member further has a guard member connected to an outer peripheral surface of the round bar, the guard member for contacting the battery rack.

7. The support positioning assembly of claim 6, wherein the guard member is configured as a roller that is wrapped around the exterior 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 further has

10. A battery rack handling device, characterized in that the battery rack handling device comprises:

the support positioning assembly of any of claims 1-9, the bracket being detachably connected to the carriage.

11. The support positioning assembly of claim 10, wherein the support positioning assembly comprises a plurality of support members,

the bracket comprises:

a frame body connected to a first end of the round bar;