CN216015574U

CN216015574U - Battery compartment and unmanned vehicle

Info

Publication number: CN216015574U
Application number: CN202122399229.5U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张洪涛
Original assignee: Neolix Technologies Co Ltd
Current assignee: Neolix Technologies Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-09-30
Filing date: 2021-09-30
Publication date: 2022-03-11
Anticipated expiration: 2031-09-30

Abstract

The utility model discloses a battery compartment and unmanned car belongs to unmanned driving, autopilot or unmanned car technical field. The battery compartment is used for accommodating a battery pack in an unmanned vehicle. The battery compartment includes the cabin body, has seted up the holding tank on the cabin body, sets up the first opening with the notch intercommunication of holding tank on the cell wall of holding tank. The cabin body still includes the battery frame for hold the battery package, place in the holding tank according to the battery frame, the battery frame is close to the one end and the holding tank rotation of the tank bottom of holding tank and is connected, and the other end of battery frame can pass first opening, and the other end tip of battery frame offers and supplies to get the second opening of putting the battery package. The battery frame can rotate relative to the cabin body through the arrangement, so that the replacement path of the battery pack can be adjusted, and the difficulty of replacing the battery pack and the installation accuracy requirement of the battery cabin are reduced.

Description

Battery compartment and unmanned vehicle

Technical Field

The utility model relates to an unmanned, autopilot or unmanned car technical field especially relates to a battery compartment and unmanned car.

Background

Because the control system is arranged in the unmanned vehicle, the automatic driving of the unmanned vehicle is controlled. Therefore, the battery pack is further arranged in the unmanned vehicle to supply power to the control system, so that smooth work of the unmanned vehicle is guaranteed. A battery cabin is arranged in the existing unmanned vehicle, and a battery pack is arranged in the unmanned vehicle through the battery cabin. In order to prolong the working time of the unmanned vehicle and realize the charging without stopping, the battery pack needs to be replaced.

However, the existing unmanned vehicle comprises a mounting groove, the battery compartment is arranged in the mounting groove, and in order to realize smooth replacement of the battery pack, the replacement path of the battery pack needs to be ensured not to interfere with the notch of the mounting groove. Generally, after the installation position of the battery compartment is fixed, the replacement path of the battery pack is correspondingly fixed. However, errors may exist in the installation process of the battery compartment, which causes the adverse effect of interference between the replacement path of the battery pack and the notch of the installation groove, and makes the battery pack not easy to replace. And the mounting positions of the battery compartments are required to be in one-to-one correspondence with the positions of the notches of the mounting grooves.

To this end, it is desirable to provide a battery compartment to solve the above problems.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

An object of the utility model is to provide a battery compartment for the change route of battery package can be adjusted, has reduced the change degree of difficulty of battery package and the installation accuracy requirement in battery compartment.

Another object of the utility model is to provide an unmanned vehicle has solved battery compartment mounted position and unmanned vehicle structure one-to-one's problem, has improved the variety of battery compartment mounted position.

In order to realize the purpose, the following technical scheme is provided:

a battery compartment for receiving a battery pack in an unmanned vehicle, the battery compartment comprising: the cabin body is provided with an accommodating groove, and a first opening communicated with a groove opening of the accommodating groove is formed in the groove wall of the accommodating groove;

the battery frame is used for containing the battery pack, the battery frame is arranged in the containing groove, one end, close to the bottom of the containing groove, of the battery frame is rotatably connected with the containing groove, the other end of the battery frame can penetrate through the first opening, and the end part of the other end of the battery frame is provided with a second opening for taking and placing the battery pack.

As an alternative to the above battery compartment, the battery compartment further includes a limiting assembly for limiting a rotation angle of the battery frame.

As an alternative of the above battery compartment, the limiting component includes an arc-shaped groove and a limiting part, the compartment body and at least one side wall adjacent to the first opening are provided with the arc-shaped groove, the battery frame is provided with the limiting part, and the limiting part is slidably arranged in the arc-shaped groove.

As an alternative of the above battery compartment, the arc-shaped groove includes a first end and a second end, the first end is compared with the second end is kept away from the first opening, the first end of the arc-shaped groove is provided with a vertical groove wall, and the second end of the arc-shaped groove is provided with an inclined groove wall which is arranged at an included angle with the vertical groove wall.

As an alternative of the battery compartment, a first contact is arranged at the bottom end of the battery pack, and a second contact capable of being electrically connected with the first contact is arranged on the compartment body.

As an alternative of above-mentioned battery compartment, the bottom of battery package is equipped with the groove of stepping down, first contact is located the tank bottom in groove of stepping down, the bottom of the cabin body is equipped with the arch of stepping down, the second contact is located the bellied top of stepping down, the arch of stepping down can insert and locate in the groove of stepping down.

As an alternative of the battery compartment, a through hole is formed in the bottom of the battery frame, and the abdicating protrusion can penetrate through the through hole and is connected with the abdicating groove.

As an alternative of the above battery compartment, a drain hole is formed at the bottom end of the compartment body, the drain hole is communicated with the accommodating groove, and the drain hole is used for discharging liquid in the accommodating groove to the outside of the compartment body.

As an alternative to the above battery compartment, the battery frame has a plurality of weight-reduction grooves formed in a circumferential side wall thereof.

The unmanned vehicle comprises an unmanned vehicle body, wherein a mounting groove is formed in the unmanned vehicle body, and the battery compartment is mounted in the mounting groove.

Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are that:

the utility model provides a battery compartment for hold the battery package in the unmanned car. The battery compartment includes the cabin body, has seted up the holding tank on the cabin body, sets up the first opening with the notch intercommunication of holding tank on the cell wall of holding tank. The cabin body still includes the battery frame for hold the battery package, place in the holding tank according to the battery frame, the battery frame is close to the one end and the holding tank rotation of the tank bottom of holding tank and is connected, and the other end of battery frame can pass first opening, and the other end tip of battery frame offers and supplies to get the second opening of putting the battery package. The battery frame can rotate relative to the cabin body through the arrangement, so that the replacement path of the battery pack can be adjusted, and the difficulty of replacing the battery pack and the installation accuracy requirement of the battery cabin are reduced.

The utility model provides an unmanned vehicle, unmanned vehicle include unmanned automobile body, are equipped with the mounting groove on the unmanned automobile body, install above-mentioned battery compartment in the mounting groove, and the battery frame in the battery compartment can rotate for the mounted position in battery compartment does not need to correspond with the mounting groove notch, has improved the variety of battery compartment mounted position.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a battery compartment and a battery pack in a first state according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the battery compartment and the battery pack in the second state according to the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of the battery compartment and the battery pack in the third state according to the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a battery compartment according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is the utility model discloses in the embodiment of the utility model provides a schematic diagram of battery compartment is applied to in unmanned car.

Reference numerals:

100. a battery compartment; 200. unmanned vehicles; 300. a battery pack;

11. a cabin body; 111. a first opening; 112. a rotating shaft; 113. a drain hole; 114. a abdication bulge; 1141. a second contact; 12. a battery frame; 121. a yielding groove; 1211. a first contact; 122. a weight reduction groove; 13. a limiting component; 131. an arc-shaped slot; 1311. a vertical tank wall; 1312. inclining the groove wall; 132. a limiting member;

21. mounting grooves; 22. a baffle plate;

31. a handle.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, but not all, embodiments of the present invention. The components of embodiments of the present invention, as generally described and illustrated in the figures herein, may be arranged and designed in a wide variety of different configurations.

Thus, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention, presented in the accompanying drawings, is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, as claimed, but is merely representative of selected embodiments of the invention. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative efforts belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that: like reference numbers and letters refer to like items in the following figures, and thus, once an item is defined in one figure, it need not be further defined and explained in subsequent figures.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc. indicate the position or positional relationship based on the position or positional relationship shown in the drawings, or the position or positional relationship which is usually placed when the product of the present invention is used, and are only for convenience of description of the present invention and simplification of description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific position, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," "third," and the like are used solely to distinguish one from another and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified.

In the description of the present invention, it should also be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "disposed" and "connected" are to be interpreted broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; either mechanically or electrically. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

In the present disclosure, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may comprise direct contact between the first and second features, or may comprise contact between the first and second features not directly. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

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 order to prolong the working time of the unmanned vehicle, the battery pack needs to be smoothly replaced. Generally, the battery compartment is of a hollow uncovered structure and is horizontally arranged in the unmanned vehicle, and the unmanned vehicle is provided with an opening so that the battery pack can be conveniently drawn out of the battery compartment. The installation of the battery compartment is rather limited, and the uncovered end of the battery compartment must coincide with the opening on the unmanned vehicle, so as to avoid the interference of the replacement process of the battery pack. Therefore, as shown in fig. 1 to 5, the present embodiment provides a battery compartment and an unmanned vehicle to solve the above problems.

As can be seen from fig. 1 to 4, the battery compartment 100 includes a compartment body 11, the compartment body 11 has an accommodating groove, and a groove wall of the accommodating groove has a first opening 111 communicated with a notch of the accommodating groove. Be equipped with battery frame 12 in the holding tank, battery frame 12 is used for holding battery package 300, battery frame 12 is close to the one end of the tank bottom of holding tank with the holding tank rotates to be connected, and first opening 111 can be passed to the other end of battery frame 12, and the other end tip of battery frame 12 offers the second opening that supplies to get and put battery package 300, has explained that battery frame 12 can drive battery package 300 and rotate for the cabin body 11 to change the change route of battery package 300, thereby reduced the degree of difficulty that battery package 300 changed and the installation accuracy requirement of battery compartment 100.

Referring to fig. 1, specifically, a rotating shaft 112 is disposed at one end of the bottom of the accommodating groove, and the battery frame 12 is disposed in the accommodating groove through the rotating shaft 112, so as to realize rotation of the battery frame 12 relative to the cabin 11. And the rotating shaft 112 is disposed at the bottom end of the accommodating groove to reduce the space required for the rotation of the battery frame 12, so that the battery compartment 100 has a compact structure.

As can be seen from fig. 1 to 3, the battery compartment 100 further includes a limiting assembly 13, where the limiting assembly 13 is used to limit a rotation angle of the battery frame 12, so that when the battery frame 12 rotates to a preset angle, the battery frame 12 can maintain a stable state, so as to facilitate smooth removal and installation of the battery pack 300.

Further optionally, the limiting assembly 13 includes an arc-shaped groove 131 and a limiting member 132, the arc-shaped groove 131 is formed on at least one side wall of the cabin 11 adjacent to the first opening 111, the limiting member 132 is disposed on the battery frame 12, and the limiting member 132 is slidably disposed in the arc-shaped groove 131 to realize the guiding of the rotation of the battery frame 12, so as to limit the rotation angle of the battery frame 12. In this embodiment, the two side walls adjacent to the first opening 111 are provided with arc-shaped slots 131, and the limiting members 132 are disposed in one-to-one correspondence with the arc-shaped slots 131, so that the two sets of limiting members 13 are symmetrically disposed relative to the central axis of the first opening 111. The symmetry of the two sets of limiting assemblies 13 improves the stability of the battery frame 12 during rotation.

Further, the arc-shaped slot 131 includes a first end and a second end, the first end is far away from the first opening 111 than the second end, a vertical slot wall 1311 is disposed at the first end of the arc-shaped slot 131, and an inclined slot wall 1312 disposed at an included angle with the vertical slot wall 1311 is disposed at the second end of the arc-shaped slot 131. The inclined groove wall 1312 can support the battery frame 12 when the battery pack 300 is replaced, thereby saving power and enabling weak people to replace the battery.

Further, the stopper 132 is a plate-shaped structure extending in the vertical direction, which increases the contact area between the inclined groove wall 1312 and the stopper 132, thereby improving the supporting effect of the inclined groove wall 1312 on the battery frame 12. On the other hand, the rotation angle of the limiting member 132 corresponds to the rotation angle of the battery frame 12, and the included angle between the inclined groove wall 1312 and the vertical groove wall 1311 is the rotation angle of the battery frame 12.

The amount of the rotation angle of the battery frame 12 is related to the structure of the arc-shaped slot 131, so that the inclination angle of the inclined slot wall 1312 can be adjusted further optionally in order to improve the applicability of the battery compartment 100 in different models of unmanned vehicles 200.

Referring to fig. 4, optionally, a first contact 1211 is disposed at the bottom end of the battery pack 300, and a second contact 1141 electrically connected to the first contact 1211 is disposed on the cabin 11, so as to achieve electrical conduction between the battery pack 300 and the battery compartment 100. Compared with the common wiring between the battery compartment 100 and the battery pack 300, the arrangement reduces the time for plugging and unplugging the wiring and improves the efficiency of replacing the battery pack 300; on the other hand, the damage to the line caused by frequent pulling is reduced, and the service life of the battery compartment 100 is prolonged.

Further optionally, the bottom end of the battery pack 300 is provided with an abdicating groove 121, the first contact 1211 is disposed at the bottom of the abdicating groove 121, the bottom of the cabin 11 is provided with an abdicating protrusion 114, the second contact 1141 is disposed at the top end of the abdicating protrusion 114, and the abdicating protrusion 114 can be inserted into the abdicating groove 121. The first contact 1211 and the second contact 1141 are disposed such that the connection point of the first contact 1211 and the second contact 1141 is higher than the bottom end of the cabin 11, so as to prevent the first contact 1211 and the second contact 1141 from being short-circuited after the battery compartment 100 is filled with water, thereby further prolonging the service life of the battery compartment 100.

Because the battery frame 12 is arranged between the battery pack 300 and the cabin 11, further optionally, the bottom of the battery frame 12 is provided with a through hole, and the abdicating protrusion 114 can pass through the through hole to be connected with the abdicating groove 121, so that not only is a channel for connecting the battery pack 300 and the cabin 11 reserved, but also the weight of the battery frame 12 is reduced. In other embodiments, the bottom of the battery frame 12 may be provided with a receiving groove toward the direction close to the battery pack 300, the receiving groove may be disposed between the avoiding groove 121 and the avoiding protrusion 114, the top end of the receiving groove is provided with an avoiding hole, and the second contact 1141 may pass through the avoiding hole to be electrically connected to the first contact 1211.

Further optionally, the battery frame 12 is provided with a plurality of weight-reducing slots 122 on a circumferential side wall thereof, so as to reduce the weight of the battery frame 12 and further save the strength of workers.

Further optionally, the bottom end of the cabin 11 is provided with a drainage hole 113, the drainage hole 113 is communicated with the accommodating groove, and the drainage hole 113 is used for draining the liquid in the accommodating groove to the outside of the cabin 11, so as to ensure the safety of the battery pack 300 and the battery compartment 100.

Further optionally, a handle 31 is provided at the top end of the battery pack 300, and the handle 31 is detachably connected to the battery pack 300. The handle 31 is designed to meet the ergonomic design, which facilitates the application of force to the battery pack 300 by the worker. And the handle 31 can be detached from the battery pack 300, so that the battery pack 300 does not need to be redesigned and produced, the existing battery pack 300 can be used, and the production cost of the unmanned vehicle 200 is reduced. Specifically, the handle 31 is an i-shaped structure. Furthermore, a plurality of friction protrusions are arranged at the contact part of the handle 31 and the human hand, so that the friction force between the handle 31 and the human hand is improved, and the handle 31 is prevented from falling off from the human hand suddenly. Further, the handle 31 is screwed with the battery pack 300 to achieve the detachability therebetween.

The unmanned vehicle 200 that this embodiment provided includes unmanned vehicle body, has seted up mounting groove 21 on the unmanned vehicle body, has placed above-mentioned battery compartment 100 in the mounting groove 21, because the battery frame 12 among the above-mentioned battery compartment 100 can drive battery package 300 and rotate for the cabin body 11 for the mounted position of battery compartment 100 need not correspond with mounting groove 21 notch, has improved the variety of battery compartment 100 mounted position.

Referring to fig. 5, further optionally, the unmanned vehicle 200 further includes a baffle 22, and the baffle 22 covers the notch of the mounting groove 21 to isolate the exterior from the interior of the unmanned vehicle 200, thereby preventing the external environment from causing adverse effects on the battery pack 300. Further, in the present embodiment, the baffle 22 is rotatably disposed at the notch of the mounting groove 21, so that when the baffle 22 is far away from the notch of the mounting groove 21, the notch of the mounting groove 21 is exposed, thereby facilitating the removal and installation of the battery pack 300; when the blocking plate 22 is adjacent to the notch of the mounting groove 21, the notch of the mounting groove 21 is sealed, thereby protecting the battery pack 300 from the external environment. In other embodiments, the baffle 22 is detachably disposed at the notch of the mounting groove 21, and the battery pack 300 is protected or replaced by mounting and dismounting the baffle 22 at the notch of the mounting groove 21.

In order to ensure that the electric quantity of the unmanned vehicle 200 is sufficient, frequent battery replacement is avoided. Optionally, the unmanned vehicle 200 includes a plurality of battery compartments 100 and a plurality of battery packs 300 therein, and the battery packs 300 are disposed in one-to-one correspondence with the battery compartments 100. Further, a plurality of battery compartments 100 are sequentially disposed in the mounting groove 21 along the extending direction of the rotation shaft 112, so that the unmanned vehicle 200 has a compact interior structure.

In order to prevent the liquid drained from the cabin 11 from being accumulated inside the unmanned vehicle 200, further optionally, a groove wall of the mounting groove 21 opposite to the water outlet end of the water drainage hole 113 is a hollow groove wall, so that the liquid drained from the battery compartment 100 is further drained from the inside of the unmanned vehicle 200, thereby ensuring the safety of the unmanned vehicle 200.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the particular embodiments described herein, but is capable of various obvious changes, rearrangements and substitutions as will now become apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention. Therefore, although the present invention has been described in greater detail with reference to the above embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and may include other equivalent embodiments without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A battery compartment for accommodating a battery pack (300) in an unmanned vehicle (200), characterized in that the battery compartment (100) comprises:

the cabin body (11) is provided with an accommodating groove, and a first opening (111) communicated with a notch of the accommodating groove is formed in the wall of the accommodating groove;

battery frame (12), be used for holding battery package (300), battery frame (12) set up in the holding tank, battery frame (12) are close to the one end of the tank bottom of holding tank with the holding tank rotates and connects, the other end of battery frame (12) can pass first opening (111), just the other end tip of battery frame (12) is seted up and is supplied to get the second opening of putting battery package (300).

2. The battery compartment according to claim 1, wherein the battery compartment (100) further comprises a limiting assembly (13) for limiting a rotation angle of the battery frame (12).

3. The battery compartment according to claim 2, wherein the limiting component (13) includes an arc-shaped groove (131) and a limiting member (132), the arc-shaped groove (131) is opened on at least one side wall of the compartment (11) adjacent to the first opening (111), the limiting member (132) is disposed on the battery frame (12), and the limiting member (132) is slidably disposed in the arc-shaped groove (131).

4. A battery compartment according to claim 3, characterised in that the arc-shaped slot (131) comprises a first end and a second end, the first end being remote from the first opening (111) compared to the second end, that the arc-shaped slot (131) is provided with a vertical slot wall (1311) at the first end, and that the arc-shaped slot (131) is provided with an inclined slot wall (1312) at an angle to the vertical slot wall at the second end.

5. The battery compartment according to claim 1, wherein the bottom end of the battery pack (300) is provided with a first contact (1211), and the compartment body (11) is provided with a second contact (1141) electrically connected with the first contact (1211).

6. The battery compartment according to claim 5, wherein the bottom end of the battery pack (300) is provided with an abdicating groove (121), the first contact (1211) is arranged at the bottom of the abdicating groove (121), the bottom of the compartment body (11) is provided with an abdicating protrusion (114), the second contact (1141) is arranged at the top end of the abdicating protrusion (114), and the abdicating protrusion (114) can be inserted into the abdicating groove (121).

7. The battery compartment according to claim 6, wherein a through hole is formed in the bottom of the battery frame (12), and the abdicating protrusion (114) can be inserted into the abdicating groove (121) through the through hole.

8. The battery compartment according to claim 1, wherein a bottom end of the compartment body (11) is provided with a drainage hole (113), the drainage hole (113) is communicated with the accommodating groove, and the drainage hole (113) is used for draining the liquid in the accommodating groove to the outside of the compartment body (11).

9. The battery compartment according to claim 1, characterized in that the battery frame (12) has a plurality of weight-reducing slots (122) cut in its circumferential side wall.

10. An unmanned vehicle, characterized by comprising an unmanned vehicle body, wherein the unmanned vehicle body is provided with a mounting groove (21), and the battery compartment (100) as claimed in any one of claims 1-9 is mounted in the mounting groove (21).