CN215621507U

CN215621507U - Wheel positioning device and battery replacing platform

Info

Publication number: CN215621507U
Application number: CN202120656019.7U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 孙福禄; 叶明瑞; 辛庆锋; 姜军平
Original assignee: Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co Ltd; Zhejiang Jizhi New Energy Automobile Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co Ltd; Zhejiang Jizhi New Energy Automobile Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-03-31
Filing date: 2021-03-31
Publication date: 2022-01-25
Anticipated expiration: 2031-03-31

Abstract

The utility model provides a wheel positioning device and a battery replacement platform. The wheel positioning device comprises a base and a supporting assembly, wherein the supporting assembly comprises a base, at least one supporting surface is arranged above the base, a plurality of rollers which are arranged side by side are arranged on the supporting surface, the axial direction of each roller is consistent with the advancing direction of a vehicle, the adjacent rollers are not in contact with each other, a plurality of friction structures protruding out of the surfaces of the rollers are uniformly arranged on the circumferential direction of the rollers, and the friction structures are used for being in contact with the surfaces of wheels. According to the wheel positioning device, the friction structure in contact with the surface of the wheel is arranged on the roller of the supporting surface, so that high pressure is formed on the local part of the roller contact surface, a water film or an ice layer attached to the surface of the roller can be effectively broken, and an anti-skid effect is achieved.

Description

Wheel positioning device and battery replacing platform

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the field of automobiles, in particular to a wheel positioning device and a battery replacement platform.

Background

The battery replacement station is used as an infrastructure of a battery replacement technology, and the main working link is to replace batteries after positioning vehicles. Therefore, the applicability and the battery replacement efficiency of the battery replacement platform to different vehicle types are important aspects to be considered in the construction of the battery replacement station, and the improvement on the battery replacement platform is basically to improve the applicability, the positioning accuracy and the efficiency of the vehicle type.

The utility model aims at providing higher requirements on the station entering and exiting efficiency, safety and maintenance convenience of the power change platform under the influence of factors such as operation efficiency and resource allocation of the power change platform which may appear in multiple scenes such as different regions, different weather, different traffic flow and the like after new energy automobiles are increased and the power change technology is popularized.

Trade among the prior art wheel positioner of electric platform and the cylinder surface of wheel contact mostly be stainless steel construction, when the difference in temperature is great round the clock, the cylinder surface can produce dew or freeze, causes the tire surface to skid, influences and trades power station efficiency, also has certain safety risk.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In view of the above problems in the prior art, an object of the present invention is to provide a wheel positioning device and a battery replacement platform, which can effectively improve the efficiency of a vehicle entering and exiting a battery replacement station, further optimize the structure on the basis, and reduce the maintenance time. The specific technical scheme of the utility model is as follows:

in one aspect, the present invention provides a vehicle positioning device for a battery replacement station, comprising: the supporting component comprises a base, and at least one supporting surface is arranged above the base;

a plurality of rollers arranged side by side are arranged on the supporting surface, the axial direction of each roller is consistent with the advancing direction of the vehicle, and the adjacent rollers are not contacted with each other;

and a plurality of friction structures protruding out of the surface of the roller are uniformly arranged on the circumference of the roller and are used for contacting with the surface of the wheel.

Further, the adjacent friction structures are connected on the surface of the roller, and the connecting parts of the adjacent friction structures on the surface of the roller are smooth transition curved surfaces. Optionally, the transition curved surface is provided in a U shape.

Furthermore, anti-skid lines are arranged on the surface of the friction structure, which is in contact with the wheels.

Optionally, the anti-slip lines are arranged into a wave-shaped or geometric concave-convex structure, and the anti-slip lines are arranged, so that the processing technology is simple, and the production and the processing are convenient.

Optionally, the support surface of the support assembly is arranged parallel to a horizontal plane for assisting positioning of the vehicle body in the wheel axis direction.

Alternatively, the support assembly is groove-shaped and includes a first surface and a second surface forming a predetermined angle, and a plurality of the rollers are arranged side by side on the first surface and the second surface, and the first surface and the second surface constitute a support surface of the support assembly for precise positioning in a vehicle traveling direction and an axle direction.

Optionally, the first and second surfaces are configured in a V-shape.

Further, the wheel positioning device further comprises a push rod and a guide rail, the guide rail is arranged on the base and located on the outer side of the base and the supporting assembly, and the push rod is connected to the guide rail in a sliding mode. Optionally, the position of the wheel in the direction of the wheel axis is adjusted by controlling the relative movement of the push rod on the slide rail in an electric or mechanical manner.

The utility model further provides a battery replacement platform, which comprises a control unit and any one of the wheel positioning devices, wherein the control unit controls the wheel positioning device on the battery replacement platform to complete wheel positioning on one hand, and controls the battery replacement equipment to complete battery replacement on the other hand.

By adopting the technical scheme, the wheel positioning device and the battery replacement platform have the following beneficial effects:

1) the wheel positioning device is provided with a friction structure which is in contact with the surface of the tire so as to solve the problem of tire slip caused by severe weather or road conditions.

2) The connecting part between the adjacent friction structures on the roller of the supporting surface of the wheel positioning device is a transition curved surface, accumulated dust is not easy to remain on the surface, and the wheel positioning device has certain self-cleaning property and is easy to maintain.

3) The anti-skid grain structure is arranged on the contact surface of the roller and the tire, so that the friction can be further increased to enhance the anti-skid performance, the process is simple, the production is convenient to put into production, and the practical value is high.

4) The power switching platform is provided with the wheel positioning device with a friction structure, so that the pressure of the contact surface of the wheel and the wheel positioning device can be locally enhanced, a water film or an ice layer on the surface of a roller of the wheel positioning device is broken, an anti-skidding effect is achieved, the efficiency of entering and leaving a station of a vehicle is effectively improved, and the safety risk caused by misoperation of a user possibly occurring when the wheel skids is reduced to a certain extent.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, the drawings used in the description of the embodiment or the prior art will be briefly described below. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the utility model, and that for a person skilled in the art, other drawings can be derived from them without inventive effort.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a drum structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a partial enlarged view of the surface structure of the drum.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a wheel alignment device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a power swapping platform according to an embodiment of the utility model.

In the figure: a roller-100, a friction structure-101, a transition curved surface-102 and an anti-skid texture-103;

the device comprises a wheel positioning device-200, a supporting component-1, a push rod-2, a slide rail-3, a base-4 and a base-5;

and (4) a battery replacement platform-300.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be obtained by a person skilled in the art without any inventive step based on the embodiments of the present invention, are within the scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," and the like in the description and claims of the present invention and in the drawings described above are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the data so used is interchangeable under appropriate circumstances such that the embodiments of the utility model described herein are capable of operation in sequences other than those illustrated or described herein. Furthermore, the terms "comprising" and "having," as well as any variations thereof, are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions.

Example 1

The embodiment thus provides a wheel alignment device that can achieve alignment of a wheel in a direction of travel and/or in a direction of a wheel axis, the wheel alignment device being provided with a friction structure on a support surface that contacts the wheel, thereby having an anti-skid effect.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 2 and 3 in conjunction, the wheel alignment device includes: the wheel support structure comprises a base 5 and a support component 1, wherein the support component 1 is fixedly connected to the base 5 and can be fixed through bolts, screws and the like, in some other embodiments, the support component 1 can be movably connected with the base, and the position of the support component 1 can be adjusted on the base 5 along the up-and-down direction or the traveling direction of a wheel, so that the position adjustment of the wheel is realized. The upper surface of the supporting component 1 is in direct contact with the wheel and is used for bearing the wheel, the supporting component 1 comprises a base 4, a first surface and a second surface which form a preset angle are arranged on the upper surface of the base, a plurality of rollers 100 shown in figure 1 are arranged on the first surface and the second surface side by side, the first surface and the second surface form a supporting surface of the supporting component 1, the two surfaces of the supporting surface are V-shaped, the axial direction of each roller 100 is consistent with the advancing direction of a vehicle, the adjacent rollers 100 are not in contact with each other, and a ball bearing device is arranged inside a shaft cylinder of the supporting component to realize the rotation of the rollers in the direction of the axle.

In this embodiment, the drum 100 directly contacts with the wheel, and the first surface and the second surface contacting with the wheel form a predetermined angle, which can prevent the wheel from exceeding an anchor point in the traveling direction, thereby realizing coarse positioning in the traveling direction of the vehicle. The rollers 100 provided on the first and second surfaces are in rolling contact with the wheel in the direction of the axle, so that the sliding of the tire of the wheel and thus the lateral movement of the tire of the vehicle can be achieved with a small amount of power.

It should be noted that the support surface may also be arranged parallel to the horizontal direction for assisting in positioning the vehicle body in the wheel axis direction. In some embodiments, the base 1 may further comprise a third surface parallel to the ground and movably connected to the first surface and the second surface at the bottom, the tire is located above the third surface when driving, and the first surface and the second surface are located at the front part and the rear part of the driving direction of the wheel, so as to position the wheel in the driving direction, and realize coarse positioning.

As shown in fig. 3, the wheel alignment apparatus provided in this example further includes a push rod 2 and a guide rail 3, the guide rail 3 is disposed on the base 5 and located outside the base 4 and the support assembly 1, and the push rod 2 is slidably connected to the guide rail 3.

The utility model optimizes the structure of the roller 100 on the basis of the wheel positioning device, increases the friction force with the surface of the wheel and has the antiskid effect.

Specifically, as described with reference to fig. 1 and 2, the drum 100 is uniformly provided with a plurality of annular friction structures 101 protruding from the drum surface in the circumferential direction. Due to the arrangement of the friction structure 101, the wheel alignment device 200 provided by the embodiment of the utility model has the advantages that when the vehicle drives in and out, the friction structure 101 is in contact with the surface of the wheel, and the friction structure 101 and the surface of the tire form high pressure, so that a water film or an ice layer attached to the surface of the roller can be effectively broken, and the anti-skid effect is achieved. It should be noted that the annular friction structure 101 may also be a spiral structure, so as not to affect the rolling of the wheel in the axle direction, and those skilled in the art can make other forms of modifications and adaptations without creative efforts, and all of them are within the scope of the present invention.

In this embodiment, a drum structure with a certain self-cleaning property is further provided, as shown in fig. 2, a transition curved surface 102 is provided on the surface of the drum 100 adjacent to the connecting portion of the friction structures, and the transition curved surface 102 and the protruding portions of two adjacent friction structures 101 are in smooth transition and are in a U shape. The smooth curved surface structure is not beneficial to adhesion, and the accumulation of dust or other sundries can be effectively avoided. Therefore, the wheel alignment device of the embodiment is provided with the improved roller shown in fig. 1, and has good self-cleaning performance. Those skilled in the art can adjust the size of the U-shaped opening and the curvature of the curved surface at different positions of the bottom for the best effect, and therefore, the modifications without inventive labor are included in the protection scope of the present invention.

The present embodiment further provides a roller 100 with enhanced anti-slip design, wherein the circumferential surface of the friction structure 101 disposed on the circumferential direction of the roller 100 is further provided with anti-slip lines 103. In actual production, the antiskid lines 103 can be processed by a knurling process, the product requirements can be met without adding other procedures, and the antiskid line has high practical value.

Specifically, in conjunction with fig. 2, the present embodiment shows N-shaped continuously arranged corrugations. It should be noted that the anti-slip pattern 103 of the present embodiment may also be a concave-convex structure in other forms. Alternatively, the concave-convex structure is formed by geometric shapes such as S-shaped wave patterns or rhombuses. Other forms of modification and adaptations that may occur to those skilled in the art without the use of inventive faculty are within the scope of the utility model.

The wheel alignment device 200 shown in the present embodiment has an enhanced anti-skid effect because the roller shown in fig. 1 is further modified, and thus the friction force with the wheel is further increased.

Example 2

On the basis of the wheel positioning device provided in embodiment 1, this embodiment further provides a power swapping platform for a new energy vehicle power swapping station, which includes the wheel positioning device 200 provided in embodiment 1.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 4, the power exchanging platform 300 shown in the present embodiment is provided with four wheel alignment devices 200. It is understood that the battery replacement platform of the present embodiment may be configured with at least one form of the wheel alignment device provided in embodiment 1. Specifically, the battery replacing platform 300 may be configured with a control unit, and the control unit controls the relative movement of the push rod 2 on the guide rail 3 in an electric or mechanical manner, so as to adjust the position of the wheel in the traveling direction and/or the wheel axis direction. The level station shown in this embodiment has the wheel alignment device 200 provided in embodiment 1, and therefore has an anti-skid effect.

The battery replacement process of the vehicle on the battery replacement platform is specifically explained by combining a specific application scene as follows:

the power exchanging platform provided by the embodiment is particularly beneficial to improving the entering and leaving efficiency of the vehicle under the scenes of moist weather, cold weather and large traffic flow, and reduces the safety risk caused by error operation possibly occurring when the wheels slip to a certain extent.

Specifically, when a vehicle enters a station and runs to the battery replacing platform 300, the front wheel of the vehicle preferentially runs into a V-shaped groove of the wheel positioning device, the tire is in contact with a roller 100 arranged on a supporting surface in the running-in process, a high-pressure area is formed on the circumferential surface of the friction structure 101 by the tire, the corresponding part of the surface of the tire is sunken, a certain expansion surface is formed on the edge of the friction structure 101 of the roller 100, the expansion surface expands towards the surface of the roller, a water film or an ice layer attached to the surface of the roller 100 can be effectively broken, the contact area is enlarged, the friction force is increased, and the anti-slip effect is achieved. The wheel drives into the groove of the wheel alignment device 200, two support surfaces forming a V shape, namely a first surface and a second surface, are arranged in front of and behind the wheel and form a certain angle to roughly align the wheel, and the front wheel and/or the rear wheel of the automobile drives into the V-shaped groove and is fixed on the support surface of the support component 1 of the wheel alignment device 200 along the driving direction in an embedded manner; and cutting off a power supply and hanging the vehicle into a neutral position, adjusting the wheels to move in the advancing direction and the axle direction by the wheel positioning device under the control of the battery replacing platform control unit, and after the adjustment is finished, positioning the vehicle, namely performing subsequent battery replacing operation. After the battery is replaced, the vehicle is driven away from the battery replacement platform, the friction process of the tire and the wheel positioning device is consistent in the driving away process, the surface of the tire and the axial surface of the wheel positioning device are deformed through the friction structure, and the anti-skidding effect is achieved, and the detailed description is omitted here.

While the utility model has been described with reference to specific embodiments, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the utility model is not limited to the details of the foregoing illustrative embodiments, and that the utility model can be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential attributes thereof. The present embodiments are therefore to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the utility model being indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are therefore intended to be embraced therein. Any reference sign in a claim should not be construed as limiting the claim concerned.

Claims

1. The wheel positioning device is characterized by comprising a base (5) and a supporting assembly (1), wherein the supporting assembly (1) comprises a base (4), and at least one supporting surface is arranged above the base (4);

a plurality of rollers (100) arranged side by side are arranged on the supporting surface, the axial direction of each roller (100) is consistent with the vehicle travelling direction, and the adjacent rollers (100) are not contacted with each other;

the roller (100) is uniformly provided with a plurality of friction structures (101) protruding out of the surface of the roller in the circumferential direction, and the friction structures (101) are used for being in contact with the surface of a wheel.

2. The wheel alignment device of claim 1, wherein adjacent friction structures (101) are connected on the surface of the drum (100), the connection being a smooth transition surface (102).

3. The wheel alignment device of claim 2, wherein the blend surface (102) is U-shaped.

4. The wheel alignment device of claim 1, wherein the surface of the friction structure (101) contacting the wheel is further provided with an anti-skid texture (103).

5. The wheel alignment device of claim 3, wherein the anti-skid thread (103) is configured as a wave or geometric relief structure.

6. The wheel alignment device of claim 1, wherein the support surface of the support assembly (1) is parallel to a horizontal plane.

7. The wheel alignment device according to claim 1, wherein the support member (1) has a groove shape including a first surface and a second surface forming a predetermined angle, and a plurality of the rollers (100) are arranged side by side on the first surface and the second surface, which constitute a support surface of the support member (1).

8. The wheel alignment device of claim 7, wherein the first and second surfaces are configured in a V-shape.

9. The wheel alignment device of claim 7, further comprising a push rod (2) and a guide rail (3), wherein the guide rail (3) is disposed on the base (5) outside the base (4) and the support assembly (1), and the push rod (2) is slidably connected to the guide rail (3).

10. An electricity exchanging platform, characterized by comprising a control unit and the wheel positioning device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9.