CN211054967U

CN211054967U - Automatic battery replacement device for AGV system

Info

Publication number: CN211054967U
Application number: CN201922228451.1U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 汪川; 李昱; 姜钧; 廖晨辉
Original assignee: Zhuhai Liting Intelligent Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Zhuhai Liting Intelligent Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2019-12-11
Filing date: 2019-12-11
Publication date: 2020-07-21
Anticipated expiration: 2029-12-11

Abstract

The application discloses an automatic battery replacing device for an AGV system, which comprises a battery replacing area and a battery replacing station positioned on one side of the battery replacing area, wherein the battery replacing area comprises a robot parking position and a charging pile for charging the robot; the battery storage position is provided with a corresponding charging interface and a battery positioning pin so as to realize accurate battery alignment and further ensure normal charging of the battery; fill electric pile and supply power to the robot, trade the battery of power station to the robot and change, both can realize the change of robot battery, can avoid again trading the in-process condition that the outage appears in the battery, guarantee to trade the normal clear of electric process.

Description

Automatic battery replacement device for AGV system

Technical Field

The utility model relates to an intelligent robot technical field, in particular to an automatic battery replacement device for AGV system.

Background

With the development of science and technology, the robot of the existing AGV system can generally realize charging automation, when the electric quantity of the AGV robot is about to be exhausted, the robot sends a request instruction to the system to request charging (a value is preset by a general technician), and the robot automatically charges to a charging place after the system is allowed.

However, the existing AGV robot usually directly adopts the charging pile to charge until the battery is fully charged, but because the AGV robot needs to stop other work to charge in the charging process, the charging time is long, which easily causes the AGV robot to have long idle time, and if the number of the AGV robots needing to be charged is large, the normal work is easily influenced; however, the AGV robot continues a journey by replacing the battery, and the situation that the AGV robot is powered off is also caused in the battery replacement process, and once the AGV robot is powered off, the situation that the automatic battery replacement work is difficult to perform is easily caused.

Therefore, the application provides an automatic battery replacing device for an AGV system, which can realize the replacement of a battery of an AGV robot, can avoid the condition that the AGV robot is powered off in the battery replacing process, and ensures the normal operation of the battery replacing process.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model discloses a main aim at provides an automatic battery replacement device for AGV system can effectively solve the problem in the background art.

In order to achieve the above object, the utility model provides a following technical scheme: the utility model provides an automatic power switching device for AGV system, includes the district of trading the electricity and is located the power station that trades one side of district, the district of trading the electricity includes the robot and parks the position and supply the electric pile that fills that the robot charges, it is located and parks the position department near the robot to fill electric pile, trade the power station including be used for snatching the grabbing device of battery, drive grabbing device reciprocate and be used for charging and the battery storage frame of depositing to the battery, grabbing device installs on the portal frame, drive arrangement installs on the portal frame, the battery storage frame distributes along transverse movement device's length direction, transverse movement device perpendicular to portal frame, be provided with a plurality of battery compartment storage positions on the battery storage frame, every all be provided with the interface that charges on the battery compartment storage position, the symmetry is provided with the battery locating pin on the battery compartment position.

Preferably, the height and the width of the portal frame are both larger than those of the battery storage rack, and the portal frame can span the battery storage rack.

Preferably, the driving device comprises a synchronous pulley A, a motor A for driving the synchronous pulley A to rotate, and a synchronous belt A sleeved on the synchronous pulley A in a transmission manner, and the synchronous belt A is arranged along the vertical direction of the portal frame.

Preferably, one end of the gripping device, which is close to the portal frame, is provided with a fixing plate A, and the fixing plate A is fixed on the synchronous belt A.

Preferably, one end of the gripping device, which is close to the portal frame, is provided with a pulley A, the pulley A is slidably sleeved on a guide rail A, and the guide rail A is vertically fixed at the inner sides of two ends of the portal frame.

Preferably, the synchronous belts A are positioned at two ends of the portal frame, and the positions of the synchronous belts A and the positions of the guide rails A are distributed in a staggered manner.

Preferably, the transverse moving device comprises a synchronous pulley B, a motor B for driving the synchronous pulley B to rotate, and a synchronous belt B sleeved on the synchronous pulley B in a transmission manner, and the synchronous belt B is arranged in a direction perpendicular to the portal frame.

Preferably, the bottom of the portal frame is provided with a fixing plate B, and the fixing plate B is fixed on the synchronous belt B.

Preferably, the bottom of the portal frame is further provided with a pulley B, the pulley B is slidably sleeved on a guide rail B, the guide rail B is horizontally fixed on the base, and the guide rail B is perpendicular to the portal frame.

Preferably, the synchronous belt B is positioned on the base, and the positions of the synchronous belt B and the guide rail B are mutually staggered.

Compared with the prior art, the utility model discloses following beneficial effect has: according to the automatic battery replacement device for the AGV system, the battery bin storage positions are provided with the corresponding charging interfaces and the battery positioning pins so as to realize accurate battery alignment, and further ensure normal charging of the battery;

through the arrangement of the charging pile and the battery changing station, when the AGV robot needs to change the battery, the AGV robot stops in a battery changing area, the charging pile supplies power to the AGV robot, then the battery on the AGV robot is taken down by the battery changing station gripping device and placed in a corresponding battery storage position to start charging the battery, the fully charged battery is placed on the robot, the battery starts to supply power at the moment, the charging pile cuts off the power, and the battery changing is finished; by adopting the mode, the battery of the AGV robot can be replaced, the condition that the AGV robot is powered off in the battery replacing process can be avoided, and the normal operation of the battery replacing process is ensured.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is an overall plan view of an automatic power exchanging device for an AGV system according to the present invention;

fig. 2 is a side view of a battery replacement station of an automatic battery replacement device for an AGV system according to the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a battery storage location of an automatic battery replacement device for an AGV system according to the present invention;

fig. 4 is a top view of a battery replacement station of an automatic battery replacement device for an AGV system according to the present invention;

fig. 5 is an enlarged schematic view of a portion a of fig. 4.

In the figure: 1. a robot parking station; 2. charging piles; 3. a power change station; 4. a gantry; 5. a gripping device; 6. a drive device; 7. a battery storage location; 8. a lateral movement device; 9. a base; 10. a battery storage rack; 11. a charging interface; 12. a battery locating pin; 13. a synchronous belt A; 14. fixing a plate A; 15. a pulley A; 16. a guide rail A; 17. a pulley B; 18. a fixing plate B; 19. a synchronous belt B; 20. and a guide rail B.

Detailed Description

In order to make the technical means, creation features, achievement purposes and functions of the present invention easy to understand, the present invention is further described below with reference to the following embodiments.

Referring to fig. 1-5, an automatic battery replacing device for an AGV system comprises a battery replacing area and a battery replacing station 3 located on one side of the battery replacing area, wherein the battery replacing area comprises a robot parking position 1 and a charging pile 2 for charging the robot, the charging pile 2 is located near the robot parking position 1, the battery replacing station 3 comprises a gripping device 5 for gripping a battery, a driving device 6 for driving the gripping device 5 to move up and down, and a battery storage rack 10 for charging and storing the battery, the gripping device 5 can be, but not limited to, a supporting plate for supporting the battery, the gripping device 5 is installed on a portal frame 4, the driving device 6 is installed on the portal frame 4, the battery storage rack 10 is distributed along the length direction of a transverse moving device 8, the transverse moving device 8 is perpendicular to the portal frame 4, a plurality of battery storage positions 7 are arranged on the battery storage rack 10, every all be provided with the interface 11 that charges on the battery storehouse position 7, battery locating pin 12 is provided with to the symmetry on the battery storehouse position 7.

Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, through being equipped with corresponding interface 11 that charges on battery storehouse position 7 to and battery locating pin 12 is accurate in order to realize the battery counterpoint, and then guarantees the normal charging of battery.

Through the arrangement of the charging pile 2 and the battery changing station 3, when the AGV robot needs to change the battery, the AGV robot stops at a battery changing area, the charging pile 2 supplies power to the AGV robot, then the gripping device 5 of the battery changing station 3 takes down the battery on the AGV robot, the battery is placed at the corresponding battery storage position 7 to start charging the battery, the fully charged battery is placed on the robot, the battery starts to supply power at the moment, the charging pile 2 cuts off the power, and the battery changing is finished; by adopting the mode, the battery of the AGV robot can be replaced, the condition that the AGV robot is powered off in the battery replacing process can be avoided, and the normal operation of the battery replacing process is ensured.

Referring to fig. 1, 2 and 4, the height and width of the gantry 4 are both larger than those of the battery storage rack 10, and the gantry 4 can span the battery storage rack 10.

By adopting the technical scheme, the portal frame 4 can stride across the battery storage rack 10, so that the portal frame 4 can conveniently stride across the battery storage rack 10 at the front row and take down the battery on the battery storage rack 10 at the rear row; and simultaneously, the grabbing device 5 on the portal frame 4 can grab the battery at the highest position on the battery storage rack 10.

Referring to fig. 2, the driving device 6 includes a synchronous pulley a, a motor a for driving the synchronous pulley a to rotate, and a synchronous belt a13 for driving the synchronous pulley a to rotate, wherein the synchronous belt a13 is arranged along a vertical direction of the gantry 4.

Referring to fig. 2, a fixing plate a14 is disposed at one end of the gripping device 5 close to the gantry 4, the fixing plate a14 is fixed on the timing belt a13, and the fixing plate a14 and the timing belt a13 can be connected by bolts.

Referring to fig. 2, one end of the gripping device 5 close to the gantry 4 is provided with a pulley a15, the pulleys a15 are symmetrically arranged on a vertical frame body of the gripping device 5 close to the gantry 4, the pulley a15 is slidably sleeved on a guide rail a16, and the guide rail a16 is vertically fixed on the inner sides of two ends of the gantry 4.

Referring to fig. 2, the timing belt a13 is located at both ends of the gantry 4, and the positions of the timing belt a13 and the guide rail a16 are staggered.

Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, when grabbing device 5 reciprocated, motor A drive synchronous pulley A was rotatory, and then driven hold-in range A13 transmission, hold-in range A13 transmission drive fixed plate A14 reciprocated, and fixed plate A14 drives grabbing device 5 and reciprocates, reciprocates the in-process at grabbing device 5, and pulley A15 on grabbing device 5 moves along guide rail A16, plays the guide effect to grabbing device 5's removal.

Referring to fig. 2, the lateral moving device 8 includes a timing pulley B, a motor B driving the timing pulley B to rotate, and a timing belt B19 driving the timing pulley B to be fitted around, the timing belt B19 being arranged in a direction perpendicular to the gantry 4.

Referring to fig. 2, a fixing plate B18 is disposed at the bottom of the gantry 4, the fixing plate B18 is fixed on a timing belt B19, and the fixing plate B18 and the timing belt B19 can be connected by bolts.

Referring to fig. 2, the bottom of the gantry 4 is further provided with a pulley B17, the pulley B17 is slidably sleeved on a guide rail B20, the guide rail B20 is horizontally fixed on the base 9, and the guide rail B20 is perpendicular to the gantry 4.

Referring to fig. 2, the timing belt B19 is located on the base 9, and the positions of the timing belt B19 and the guide rail B20 are staggered.

By adopting the technical scheme, when the portal frame 4 moves left and right, the motor B drives the synchronous belt pulley B to rotate, so as to drive the synchronous belt B19 to transmit, the synchronous belt B19 transmits and drives the fixing plate B18 to move left and right, the fixing plate B18 drives the portal frame 4 to move left and right, and in the process of moving the portal frame 4 left and right, the pulley B17 on the portal frame 4 moves along the guide rail B20, so that the guide effect on the movement of the portal frame 4 is achieved.

It should be noted that, the utility model relates to an automatic device of trading for AGV system, when using, when the AGV robot need trade the electricity, stop the district of trading next door, with fill electric pile 2 contact back, in order to avoid the robot outage, at this moment fill electric pile 2 can begin to supply power for the AGV robot, then trade 3 grabbing device 5 counterpoint in the station to the battery below of AGV robot, take off the battery on the AGV robot, then place corresponding battery compartment through drive arrangement 6 and store up position 7, and begin to charge to the battery, transverse movement device 8 drives grabbing device 5 and removes to the battery compartment that is full of electricity and store up position 7 afterwards, take off the battery, put on the AGV robot, grabbing device 5 withdraws from, robot battery begins to supply power this moment, fill electric pile 2 outage, trade the electricity and finish.

Finally, it should be noted that: it should be understood that the above examples are only for clearly illustrating the present invention and are not intended to limit the embodiments. Other variations and modifications will be apparent to persons skilled in the art in light of the above description. And are neither required nor exhaustive of all embodiments. And obvious changes and modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. The utility model provides an automatic trade electric installation for AGV system which characterized in that: the device comprises a power change area and a power change station (3) located on one side of the power change area, wherein the power change area comprises a robot parking position (1) and a charging pile (2) for charging the robot, the charging pile (2) is located close to the robot parking position (1), the power change station (3) comprises a gripping device (5) for gripping a battery, a driving device (6) for driving the gripping device (5) to move up and down and a battery storage frame (10) for charging and storing the battery, the gripping device (5) is installed on the portal frame (4), the driving device (6) is installed on the portal frame (4), the battery storage frame (10) is distributed along the length direction of a transverse moving device (8), the transverse moving device (8) is perpendicular to the portal frame (4), a plurality of battery storage positions (7) are arranged on the battery storage frame (10), every all be provided with interface (11) that charge on battery storehouse storage position (7), battery storehouse storage position (7) is gone up the symmetry and is provided with battery locating pin (12).

2. The automatic power swapping device for an AGV system of claim 1, wherein: the height and the width of the portal frame (4) are larger than those of the battery storage rack (10), and the portal frame (4) can span across the battery storage rack (10).

3. The automatic power swapping device for an AGV system of claim 1, wherein: the driving device (6) comprises a synchronous pulley A, a motor A for driving the synchronous pulley A to rotate and a synchronous belt A (13) sleeved on the synchronous pulley A in a transmission mode, and the synchronous belt A (13) is arranged in the vertical direction of the portal frame (4).

4. The automatic power swapping device for an AGV system of claim 3, wherein: one end, close to the portal frame (4), of the gripping device (5) is provided with a fixing plate A (14), and the fixing plate A (14) is fixed on a synchronous belt A (13).

5. The automatic power swapping device for an AGV system of claim 4, wherein: one end of the gripping device (5) close to the portal frame (4) is provided with a pulley A (15), the pulley A (15) is slidably sleeved on a guide rail A (16), and the guide rail A (16) is vertically fixed on the inner sides of two ends of the portal frame (4).

6. The automatic power swapping device for an AGV system of claim 5, wherein: the synchronous belts A (13) are positioned at two ends of the portal frame (4), and the positions of the synchronous belts A (13) and the positions of the guide rails A (16) are distributed in a staggered manner.

7. The automatic power swapping device for an AGV system of claim 1, wherein: the transverse moving device (8) comprises a synchronous pulley B, a motor B for driving the synchronous pulley B to rotate and a synchronous belt B (19) sleeved on the synchronous pulley B in a transmission mode, and the synchronous belt B (19) is arranged in a direction perpendicular to the portal frame (4).

8. The automatic power swapping device for an AGV system of claim 7, wherein: and a fixing plate B (18) is arranged at the bottom of the portal frame (4), and the fixing plate B (18) is fixed on a synchronous belt B (19).

9. The automatic power swapping device for an AGV system of claim 8, wherein: the bottom of portal frame (4) still is provided with pulley B (17), pulley B (17) slip suit is on guide rail B (20), guide rail B (20) level is fixed on base (9), guide rail B (20) perpendicular to portal frame (4).

10. The automatic power swapping device for an AGV system of claim 9, wherein: the synchronous belt B (19) is positioned on the base (9), and the positions of the synchronous belt B (19) and the guide rail B (20) are mutually staggered and distributed.