CN214929125U - Battery replacing device and battery replacing system - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a battery replacement equipment and battery replacement system. The battery replacing equipment comprises a base, wherein a traveling mechanism used for traveling along a preset track is arranged on the base; the lifting mechanism is arranged on the base, a rotating mechanism and a horizontal adjusting mechanism are arranged on the lifting mechanism, the lifting mechanism is used for driving the rotating mechanism and the horizontal adjusting mechanism to lift, the rotating mechanism is provided with a supporting piece used for bearing the battery pack, and the rotating mechanism is connected with the horizontal adjusting mechanism; and the unlocking mechanism is arranged on the rotating mechanism or the lifting mechanism and used for releasing the locking state of the battery pack on the automobile chassis. The utility model discloses a battery replacement equipment overall arrangement is compact, and the integrated level is high, and occupation space is few.

Description

Battery replacing device and battery replacing system

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a new energy automobile's battery loading and unloading technical field especially relates to a battery replacement equipment and battery replacement system.

Background

With the increasing exhaustion of petroleum resources and the increasing emphasis of people on environmental protection, new energy automobiles are vigorously developed. The new energy automobile is powered by the storage battery, does not burn fuel oil, does not discharge toxic tail gas, and has the advantages of energy conservation and environmental protection. The battery is used as an indispensable important part on the new energy automobile and provides a power source for the new energy automobile.

However, the batteries of the new energy vehicles on the market generally have the defects of small capacity, slow charging and the like. Except that the utilization fills electric pile and charges this kind of online benefit electric mode to insufficient voltage battery, still emerge the offline benefit electric mode that takes off to charge insufficient voltage battery. After the electric quantity of the battery is used up, the power-lack battery is replaced by adopting an off-line power supplementing mode, so that the time of a user can be saved. However, the existing battery replacing equipment is unreasonable in layout and large in occupied space.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model discloses aim at solving one of the technical problem that exists among the prior art at least. Therefore, the utility model provides a battery replacement equipment and battery replacement system can reduce the land used space of changing equipment, reduces the land used cost.

The utility model discloses still provide a battery replacement system of having above-mentioned battery replacement equipment.

According to the utility model discloses a battery replacement equipment of first aspect embodiment includes: the base is provided with a traveling mechanism for traveling along a preset track; the lifting mechanism is arranged on the base, a rotating mechanism and a horizontal adjusting mechanism are arranged on the lifting mechanism, the lifting mechanism is used for driving the rotating mechanism and the horizontal adjusting mechanism to lift, the rotating mechanism is provided with a supporting piece used for bearing a battery pack, and the rotating mechanism is connected with the horizontal adjusting mechanism; and the unlocking mechanism is arranged on the rotating mechanism or the lifting mechanism and used for releasing the locking state of the battery pack on the automobile chassis.

According to the utility model discloses system is changed to battery has following beneficial effect at least: the battery pack on the automobile chassis is unlocked through the unlocking mechanism, the power-deficient battery pack after unlocking is positioned on a support piece of the rotating mechanism, the base is driven to move on a preset track through the advancing mechanism so as to transport the unlocked power-deficient battery pack out, the full-charge battery pack is transported back to the position of the automobile through the advancing mechanism driving base to be replaced, the horizontal adjusting mechanism is connected with the rotating mechanism, the battery can be driven to be adjusted and positioned in the horizontal direction through the horizontal adjusting mechanism while the rotating mechanism drives the full-charge battery pack to rotate and position, so that the positioning of the battery is completed, the full-charge battery pack jacks up an unlocking slide block at the bottom of the automobile through the lifting mechanism after the horizontal adjusting mechanism, the rotating mechanism and the full-charge battery pack are lifted, so that the installation of the full-charge battery pack is completed, and the total height of the horizontal adjusting mechanism, the rotating mechanism and the battery pack is set within a preset height range, thereby the height of vehicle chassis has been adapted to, makes battery change equipment have a reasonable layout space, and occupation space is few.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the travel mechanism includes second driving piece, second transmission assembly, gyro wheel and pivot, the transmission of second transmission assembly connect in the second driving piece with between the pivot, the pivot with the base is connected, the gyro wheel cover is located in the pivot, and it is relative under the drive of second driving piece predetermined track rolls, so as to drive the base is relative predetermined track walking.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the base is provided with a guide member, and the guide member is used for limiting the roller to roll on the predetermined track.

According to the utility model discloses a some embodiments, elevating system includes mount pad and lift seat, the lift seat includes vertical, lifting piece, third driving piece, third drive assembly and rotates the piece, rotary mechanism with horizontal adjustment mechanism locates on the mount pad, vertical locates on the base, the third driving piece third drive assembly and it locates to rotate the piece on the vertical, third drive assembly transmission connect in the third driving piece with rotate between the piece, lifting piece one end is relative it rotates to connect to rotate the piece, the other end with the mount pad is connected, in order to drive the mount pad goes up and down.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the elevating system includes two the lift seat, two the lift seat is located the relative both ends of mount pad.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the rotary mechanism includes a fourth driving member, a fourth transmission assembly, a rotation wheel and the support member, the fourth transmission assembly is drivingly connected to the fourth driving member and between the rotation wheel, the rotation wheel and the support member are connected.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, horizontal adjustment mechanism includes first driving piece, first transmission assembly and switching subassembly, first transmission assembly transmission connect in first driving piece with between the switching subassembly, the switching subassembly includes mounting and connecting piece, the mounting with first transmission assembly connects, the connecting piece with the mounting is connected, just it is relative to rotate the wheel the connecting piece rotates and connects.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, release mechanism locates on the rotary mechanism, release mechanism includes installation axle, fifth driving piece and unblock piece, the installation axle with support piece connects, the unblock piece is in relieve under the drive of fifth driving piece the locking state of battery package.

According to the utility model discloses a battery replacement system of second aspect embodiment, including the battery storehouse and as described above the battery replacement equipment, the battery replacement equipment be used for in the battery place of change and transport the battery in the battery storehouse.

According to the utility model discloses system is changed to battery has following beneficial effect at least: including the mode of battery replacement equipment and battery storehouse, make battery replacement equipment directly transport the battery between battery replacement ground and battery storehouse, need not set up other transportation equipment, be equipped with and bear the frame and carry out primary localization, the convenient location to the battery package to the car.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the battery replacement system further comprises a car bearing frame, the car bearing frame can drive the car is positioned.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the battery changing system further comprises a bearing frame for bearing the automobile.

Drawings

The invention will be further described with reference to the following drawings and examples, in which:

fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a battery replacing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the base and travel mechanism of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view of the lifting seat in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view of the rotating mechanism and the horizontal adjustment mechanism in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the structure of the support in the unlocking mechanism and the rotating mechanism of FIG. 1;

fig. 6 is a top view of a battery exchange system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals:

the battery replacing apparatus 100;

a track 110;

base 120, guide 121;

the traveling mechanism 130, the second driving member 131, the second transmission assembly 132, the roller 133, the rotating shaft 134, the first pulley 1321, the first synchronization belt 1322, and the second pulley 1323;

the lifting mechanism 140, the mounting seat 141, the lifting seat 142, the slide rail 1411, the longitudinal member 1421, the lifting member 1422, the third driving member 1423, the third transmission assembly 1424, the rotating member 1425, the third belt pulley 14241, the second timing belt 14242, and the fourth belt pulley 14243;

the rotating mechanism 150, the support 151, the fourth driving member 152, the fourth transmission assembly 153, the rotating wheel 154, the buffer member 1511, the fifth pulley 1531, the third synchronous belt 1532, the sixth pulley 1533, and the gear 1534;

the horizontal adjusting mechanism 160, a first driving member 161, a first transmission assembly 162, a switching assembly 163, a coupling 1621, a screw rod 1622, a connecting plate 1623, a fixing piece 1631, a connecting piece 1632 and a sliding block 16311;

an unlocking mechanism 170, a mounting shaft 171, a fifth driving member 172, and an unlocking member 173;

a battery replacement system 200;

a battery bank 210;

a carrier 220;

an automobile 300.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are exemplary only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the orientation or positional relationship indicated with respect to the orientation description, such as up, down, front, rear, left, right, etc., is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and is only for convenience of description and simplification of description, and does not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, a plurality of means is one or more, a plurality of means is two or more, and the terms greater than, less than, exceeding, etc. are understood as not including the number, and the terms greater than, less than, within, etc. are understood as including the number. If the first and second are described for the purpose of distinguishing technical features, they are not to be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated or implicitly indicating the precedence of the technical features indicated.

In the description of the present invention, unless there is an explicit limitation, the words such as setting, installation, connection, etc. should be understood in a broad sense, and those skilled in the art can reasonably determine the specific meanings of the above words in combination with the specific contents of the technical solution.

In the description of the present invention, reference to the description of the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples" or the like means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

Referring to fig. 1 to 5, in order to provide a battery replacing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the battery replacing apparatus is configured to travel on a predetermined track 110, the track 110 may be an i-shaped steel rail, and the i-shaped steel rail is laid according to a straight line and/or a curved line according to actual needs, so as to transport a battery pack. In this embodiment, the battery exchange apparatus 100 includes a base 120, a travel mechanism 130, a lifting mechanism 140, a rotation mechanism 150, a horizontal adjustment mechanism 160, and an unlocking mechanism 170.

Referring to fig. 1, the base 120 is used as a base for carrying the lifting mechanism 140, the rotating mechanism 150, the horizontal adjusting mechanism 160 and the unlocking mechanism 170, the base 120 is provided with the advancing mechanism 130, and the advancing mechanism 130 is used for driving the base 120 to travel along the rail 110, so as to drive the lifting mechanism 140, the rotating mechanism 150, the horizontal adjusting mechanism 160 and the unlocking mechanism 170 to travel along the rail 110; the unlocking mechanism 170 may be disposed on the rotating mechanism 160 or the lifting mechanism 140, and is used to unlock the battery pack on the chassis of the vehicle, thereby unlocking the battery pack; the lifting mechanism 140 is arranged on the base 120, the lifting mechanism 140 is provided with a rotating mechanism 150 and a horizontal adjusting mechanism 160, the lifting mechanism 140 is used for driving the rotating mechanism 150 and the horizontal adjusting mechanism 160 to lift, the rotating mechanism 150 is provided with a supporting piece 151 used for bearing a battery pack, after the battery pack is unlocked by the unlocking mechanism 170, the battery pack is positioned on the supporting piece 151, so that the rotating mechanism 150 can drive the battery pack to rotate, the horizontal adjusting mechanism 160 drives the rotating mechanism 150 to move due to the connection of the rotating mechanism 150 and the horizontal adjusting mechanism 160, and the battery pack can be driven to move, and the rotating mechanism 150 and the horizontal adjusting mechanism 160 have reasonable and compact layout space.

According to the battery replacing device 100, the battery pack on the chassis of the automobile is unlocked through the unlocking mechanism 170, the power-deficient battery pack after unlocking is positioned on the supporting piece 151 of the rotating mechanism 150, the base 120 is driven to move on the rail 110 through the traveling mechanism 130 so as to transport the unlocked power-deficient battery pack out, the full-charge battery pack is driven to be transported back to the position of the automobile through the traveling mechanism 130 so as to be replaced, the horizontal adjusting mechanism 160 is connected with the rotating mechanism 150, the horizontal adjusting mechanism 160 can drive the battery to be adjusted and positioned in the horizontal direction while the rotating mechanism 150 drives the full-charge battery pack to be rotated and positioned, so that the positioning of the battery is completed, the horizontal adjusting mechanism 160, the rotating mechanism 150 and the full-charge battery are lifted through the lifting mechanism 140, and the full-charge battery pack pushes the unlocking slide block at the bottom of the automobile open so as to complete the installation of the full-charge battery pack, the total height of the horizontal adjustment mechanism 160, the rotation mechanism 150 and the battery pack is set within a preset height range, which is adapted to the height of the automobile chassis, so that the battery replacement device 100 has a reasonable layout space and occupies a small space.

Referring to fig. 2, the moving mechanism 130 includes a second driving member 131, a second transmission assembly 132, a roller 133 and a rotating shaft 134, the second transmission assembly 132 is connected between the second driving member 131 and the rotating shaft 134, the rotating shaft 134 is connected with the base 120, the roller 133 is sleeved on the rotating shaft 134 and driven by the second driving member 131 to roll relative to the predetermined track 110, so as to drive the base 120 to move relative to the predetermined track 110, thereby carrying the battery pack.

The second transmission assembly 132 includes a first pulley 1321, a first synchronization belt 1322, and a second pulley 1323. The first belt pulley 1321 is disposed on the output shaft of the second driving member 131, the first synchronization belt 1322 is connected between the first belt pulley 1321 and the second belt pulley 1323, and the second belt pulley 1323 is sleeved on the rotating shaft 134, so that the power of the second driving member 131 is transmitted to the rotating shaft 134 through the first belt pulley 1321, the first synchronization belt 1322 and the second belt pulley 1323, and the roller 133 sleeved on the rotating shaft 134 is driven to rotate, thereby driving the base 120 to travel on the track 110.

In addition, in order to ensure the tracking stability of the roller 133 traveling on the rail 110 and to prevent derailment, a guide member 121 is provided on the base 120, and the guide member 121 is used to restrict the roller 133 from rolling on the rail 110.

Specifically, the guide member 121 in the present embodiment is a guide wheel. In an embodiment of the present invention, the track 110 includes two parallel tracks 110 arranged at intervals, so that two pairs of guide wheels are correspondingly disposed in this embodiment, each pair is located inside one track 110, and when the traveling mechanism 130 is driven, the guide wheels can rotate along with the track.

Referring to fig. 1 and 3, the lifting mechanism 140 includes a mounting base 141 and a lifting base 142, and the rotating mechanism 150 and the horizontal adjusting mechanism 160 are disposed on the mounting base 141. Thereby driving the mounting seat 141 to drive the rotating mechanism 150 and the horizontal adjusting mechanism 160 to move up and down through the lifting seat 142.

Specifically, the lifting seat 142 includes a longitudinal member 1421, a lifting member 1422, a third driving member 1423, a third transmission assembly 1424 and a rotation member 1425, the longitudinal member 1421 is disposed on the base 120, the third driving member 1423, the third transmission assembly 1424 and the rotation member 1425 are disposed on the longitudinal member 1421, the third transmission assembly 1424 is connected between the third driving member 1423 and the rotation member 1425 in a transmission manner, one end of the lifting member 1422 is rotatably connected to the rotation member 1425, and the other end is connected to the mounting seat 141 to drive the mounting seat 141 to lift.

The third transmission assembly 1424 includes a third belt pulley 14241, a second synchronous belt 14242 and a fourth belt pulley 14243, wherein the third belt pulley 14241 is disposed on the output shaft of the third driving member 1423, the third driving member 1423 is a motor, the second synchronous belt 14242 is connected between the third belt pulley 14241 and the fourth belt pulley 14243, and the fourth belt pulley 14243 is sleeved on the rotating member 1425, so that the third transmission assembly 1424 transmits power to the rotating member 1425 to drive the rotating member 1425 to rotate, and further the rotating member 1425 rotates to drive the lifting member 1422 to move linearly, so that the lifting member 1422 drives the mounting base 141 to lift. In a preferred embodiment, a screw mechanism is adopted to convert the rotational motion of the third transmission assembly 1424 into a linear motion of the lifting member 1422, that is, a vertically arranged screw is disposed on the longitudinal member 1421, a nut matched with the screw is fixed on the lifting member 1422, and meanwhile, in order to maintain the stability of the movement process of the lifting member 1422, at least one guide rail is further disposed on the longitudinal member 1421, and the component composition and the installation manner of the guide rail are known to those skilled in the art and are not described herein again.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the lifting mechanism 140 includes two lifting seats 142, and the two lifting seats 142 are disposed at two opposite ends of the mounting seat 141, so that the mounting seat 141 is driven to lift by the two lifting seats 142, thereby ensuring the stability of the lifting.

Referring to fig. 4, in an embodiment of the present invention, the rotating mechanism 150 includes a fourth driving member 152, a fourth transmission member 153, a rotating wheel 154 and a supporting member 151, the fourth transmission member 153 is connected between the fourth driving member 152 and the rotating wheel 154, the rotating wheel 154 is connected with the supporting member 151, and the battery pack is placed on the supporting member 151.

The fourth transmission assembly 153 includes a fifth belt pulley 1531, a third synchronous belt 1532, a sixth belt pulley 1533 and a gear 1534, the fifth belt pulley 1531 is sleeved on the output shaft of the fourth driving member 152, the fourth driving member 152 is a motor, the third synchronous belt 1532 is connected between the fifth belt pulley 1531 and the sixth belt pulley 1533, the gear 1534 and the sixth belt pulley 1533 are coaxially disposed, the gear 1534 is engaged with the rotation wheel 154, wherein the diameter of the gear 1534 is greater than the diameter of the sixth belt pulley 1533, so that the rotation wheel 154 is driven by the gear 1534 to rotate at a slow speed, and the rotation wheel 154 drives the battery pack on the support 151 to rotate smoothly.

Referring to fig. 5, since the battery pack has a hard surface, when the battery pack is placed on the supporting member 151, in order to prevent the supporting member 151 from wearing the battery pack, a buffer member 1511 is further disposed on the supporting member 151, so as to prevent the battery pack from being damaged.

Specifically, the buffer member 1511 in this embodiment is a rubber pad, and in other embodiments, a flexible substance such as a sponge pad may be provided.

Referring to fig. 4, in an embodiment of the present invention, the horizontal adjustment mechanism 160 includes a first driving member 161, a first transmission assembly 162 and a switching assembly 163, the first driving member 161 may be a motor, the first transmission assembly 162 is connected between the first driving member 161 and the switching assembly 163 in a transmission manner, the switching assembly 163 includes a fixing member 1631 and a connecting member 1632, the fixing member 1631 is connected with the first transmission assembly 162, the connecting member 1632 is connected with the fixing member 1631, and the rotating wheel 154 is rotatably connected with the connecting member 1632, so that the fixing member 1631 is driven by the first driving member 161 to move in a horizontal direction, and because the connecting member 1632 is connected with the fixing member 1631, the rotating wheel 154 is rotatably connected with the connecting member 1632, so that the supporting member 151 can be driven by the first driving member 161 to move in a horizontal direction.

Wherein, first drive assembly 162 includes shaft coupling 1621, lead screw 1622 and connecting plate 1623, and connecting plate 1623 rotates relative lead screw 1622 to the connecting plate 1623 moves on the horizontal direction relative lead screw 1622, and connecting plate 1623 is connected with mounting 1631, thereby drives the motion of mounting 1631 by the motion of connecting plate 1623.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the supporting member 151 is ring-shaped, the connecting member 1632 and the fixing member 1631 are also ring-shaped, the rotating wheel 154 is located between the fixing member 1631 and the supporting member 151, and the rotating wheel 154 is rotatably connected with respect to the connecting member 1632.

In addition, the first driving member 161 and the first transmission assembly 162 are both located in the annular supporting member 151, so that the horizontal adjusting mechanism 160 and the rotating mechanism 150 occupy less space and have compact spatial layout, and the battery pack is located on the supporting member 151 of the rotating mechanism 150 and covers the horizontal adjusting mechanism 160, so that the horizontal adjusting mechanism 160, the rotating mechanism 150 and the battery pack occupy less space, and the land cost of a supplier is saved.

In order to make the horizontal adjustment mechanism 160 drive the rotation mechanism 150 to move stably in the horizontal direction, a sliding rail 1411 is disposed on the mounting seat 141, a sliding block 16311 is disposed at the bottom of the fixing element 1631, and the sliding block 16311 is slidably connected to the sliding rail 1411, so that the first driving element 161 can move along the sliding block 16311 when driving the rotation mechanism 150 to move in the horizontal direction, thereby ensuring stability.

In addition, the slide track 1411 of the present embodiment is disposed parallel to the first driving element 161, and both are perpendicular to the extending direction of the predetermined track 110.

Referring to fig. 5, the unlocking mechanism 170 is disposed on the rotating mechanism 150. The unlocking mechanism 170 includes an installation shaft 171, a fifth driving member 172 and an unlocking member 173, the fifth driving member 172 may be a cylinder, the installation shaft 171 is connected to the support 151, and the unlocking member 173 is driven by the fifth driving member 172 to be lifted up, thereby releasing the locked state of the battery pack on the vehicle chassis.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the battery replacing apparatus 100 includes four mounting shafts 171, and a fifth driving member 172 and an unlocking member 173 are respectively disposed at two ends of each mounting shaft.

The use process of the above battery replacing apparatus 100 is: the automobile is parked in the direction perpendicular to the rail 110, the insufficient battery pack is positioned above the rotating mechanism 150, the rotating mechanism 150 is adjusted to align the eight unlocking pieces 173 with the locking mechanism of the automobile, the lifting mechanism 140 is opened at the moment, the rotating mechanism 150 and the horizontal fine adjustment mechanism 160 on the mounting seat 141 are lifted, the unlocking mechanism 170 is used for disassembling the insufficient battery pack, the insufficient battery pack is supported by the supporting piece 151 of the rotating mechanism 150, the lifting mechanism 140 lowers the mounting seat 141 to return to the original position after the disassembling is finished, the traveling mechanism 130 drives the rotating mechanism 150, the horizontal adjustment mechanism 160, the two lifting seats 142 and the insufficient battery pack on the base 120 to move out from the lower part of the automobile chassis on the preset rail 110, the insufficient battery pack is transported out from the lower part of the automobile chassis, the full-charge battery pack is replaced, and then the traveling mechanism 130 drives the rotating mechanism 150, the horizontal fine adjustment mechanism 160 and the insufficient battery pack on the base 120, The horizontal adjusting mechanism 160, the two lifting seats 142 and the full-charge battery move on the preset track 110 and return to the position of the automobile chassis, the horizontal adjusting mechanism 160 adjusts the rotating mechanism 150 and the full-charge battery in the horizontal direction, the rotating mechanism 150 drives the full-charge battery to rotate, the lifting mechanism 140 drives the full-charge battery pack to rise, and when the full-charge battery pack is jacked to a sliding block of a locking mechanism on the automobile chassis, the sliding block is contracted at the moment; the full-charge battery package continues to rise, and full-charge battery package breaks away from with the slider dislocation this moment, and there is not interact power between the two, and the slider of the locking mechanism of car stretches out under the effort of spring and holds in the palm the full-charge battery package to realize the locking, so, realize the installation of full-charge battery, realize the change between insufficient voltage battery and the full-charge battery.

Above-mentioned battery replacement equipment 100, base 120, elevating system 140, rotary mechanism 150, horizontal adjustment mechanism 160 and release mechanism 170 are integrated as an organic whole, and the overall arrangement is compact, and the integrated level is high, has reduced the land used space, and wherein battery replacement equipment 100's compatibility is strong, deals with different motorcycle types, only needs to change release mechanism 170, can realize the unblock to the battery of different cars, convenient operation, low cost.

Referring to fig. 6, the present invention further provides a battery replacing system 200 in a second embodiment, which includes a battery storage 210 and the battery replacing apparatus 100, wherein the battery replacing apparatus 100 is used for transferring the battery between a battery replacing place and the battery storage 210.

Furthermore, the battery changing system 200 further comprises a carrier 220, and the carrier 220 is used for carrying the vehicle. In order to achieve more precise alignment between the car 300 and the rotating mechanism 150 and the horizontal adjusting mechanism 160 in the battery replacing apparatus 100, a sensor and a driving element may be further mounted on the carrier 220, the sensor is used for sensing a stop position of the car 300 on the carrier, and the driving element drives the position of the carrier 220 to change, so as to achieve alignment of the position of the car 300.

Since the rail 110 is on the same axis as the battery bank 210, it can be understood that the parking position of the car 300 is perpendicular to the direction of the battery bank 210, and thus the power-deficient battery is detached and perpendicular to the direction of the battery bank 210, so that the power-deficient battery pack needs to be rotated 90 degrees to correspond to the orientation of the battery bank 210. The rotation of the power-deficient battery pack by 90 degrees is performed by the rotation mechanism 150.

It is understood that after the travel mechanism 130 drives the base 120 to transport the fully charged battery pack back, the rotation mechanism 150 needs to rotate the fully charged battery pack by 90 degrees and then mount the fully charged battery pack on the chassis of the vehicle.

Above-mentioned battery replacement system 200, including the mode of battery replacement equipment 100 and battery storehouse 210, make battery replacement equipment 100 directly transport the battery between battery replacement ground and battery storehouse 210, need not set up other transportation equipment, is equipped with to bear frame 220 and carries out the primary localization to the car, conveniently to the location of battery package.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention within the knowledge of those skilled in the art. Furthermore, the embodiments of the present invention and features of the embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict.

Claims (10)

1. A battery changing apparatus, comprising:

the base is provided with a traveling mechanism for traveling along a preset track;

the lifting mechanism is arranged on the base, a rotating mechanism and a horizontal adjusting mechanism are arranged on the lifting mechanism, the lifting mechanism is used for driving the rotating mechanism and the horizontal adjusting mechanism to lift, the rotating mechanism is provided with a supporting piece used for bearing a battery pack, and the rotating mechanism is connected with the horizontal adjusting mechanism;

and the unlocking mechanism is arranged on the rotating mechanism or the lifting mechanism and used for releasing the locking state of the battery pack on the automobile chassis.

2. The battery replacing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the traveling mechanism includes a second driving member, a second transmission assembly, a roller and a shaft, the second transmission assembly is connected between the second driving member and the shaft, the shaft is connected to the base, the roller is sleeved on the shaft and rolls relative to the predetermined track under the driving of the second driving member to drive the base to travel relative to the predetermined track.

3. The battery replacing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a guide member is provided on the base for restricting the roller from rolling on the predetermined track.

4. The battery replacing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the lifting mechanism includes a mounting base and a lifting base, the lifting base includes a longitudinal member, a lifting member, a third driving member, a third transmission assembly and a rotation member, the rotation mechanism and the horizontal adjustment mechanism are disposed on the mounting base, the longitudinal member is disposed on the base, the third driving member, the third transmission assembly and the rotation member are disposed on the longitudinal member, the third transmission assembly is connected between the third driving member and the rotation member in a transmission manner, one end of the lifting member is rotatably connected with the rotation member, and the other end of the lifting member is connected with the mounting base to drive the mounting base to lift.

5. The battery replacing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the lifting mechanism includes two of the lifting bases provided at opposite ends of the mounting base.

6. The battery replacing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the rotating mechanism includes a fourth driving member, a fourth transmission assembly, a rotating wheel, and the supporting member, the fourth transmission assembly is drivingly connected between the fourth driving member and the rotating wheel, and the rotating wheel is connected to the supporting member.

7. The battery replacing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the horizontal adjusting mechanism comprises a first driving member, a first transmission assembly and a switching assembly, the first transmission assembly is connected between the first driving member and the switching assembly in a transmission manner, the switching assembly comprises a fixing member and a connecting member, the fixing member is connected with the first transmission assembly, the connecting member is connected with the fixing member, and the rotating wheel is rotatably connected with respect to the connecting member.

8. The battery replacing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the unlocking mechanism is provided on the rotating mechanism, the unlocking mechanism includes an installation shaft, a fifth driving member, and an unlocking member, the installation shaft is connected to the supporting member, and the unlocking member is driven by the fifth driving member to unlock the battery pack.

9. A battery exchange system comprising a battery bank and a battery exchange apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8 for battery transport between a battery exchange site and the battery bank.

10. The battery changing system of claim 9, further comprising a carrier for carrying a vehicle.

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