CN217477132U - Battery changing station - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a trade power station, it includes: the first box body, the first battery replacing station and the second battery replacing station; the first battery replacing station and the second battery replacing station are respectively arranged at two sides of the first box body and respectively correspond to two ends of the first box body; a first battery replacing trolley is arranged in the first end part of the first box body, and the first battery replacing trolley shuttles between the first box body and the first battery replacing station to disassemble and assemble a battery pack of a vehicle on the first battery replacing station; a second battery replacing trolley is arranged in the second end portion of the first box body, and the second battery replacing trolley shuttles between the first box body and the second battery replacing station to disassemble and assemble a battery pack of a vehicle on the second battery replacing station. Should trade the power station and have two that set up respectively in first box both sides, both ends and trade the electric station to realize trading the high efficiency of power station and trade the electricity, avoid trading the power station and block up.

Description

Battery changing station

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a trade the electric field, especially relate to a trade power station.

Background

In recent years, new energy automobiles develop rapidly, electric vehicles which rely on storage batteries as driving energy have the advantages of zero emission and low noise, market share and use frequency of the electric vehicles are higher and higher, electric commercial vehicles in the electric vehicles, such as electric heavy trucks and electric light trucks, also begin to appear in respective application scenes gradually at present, and meanwhile, battery replacement stations for replacing battery packs of the electric commercial vehicles are also matched and built.

The existing battery replacement station is highly integrated, most of the existing battery replacement stations are only provided with one battery replacement station, and if a plurality of vehicles have battery replacement requirements at the same time, the existing battery replacement station often causes a long service life, the battery replacement station is blocked, and the battery replacement efficiency is low.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The to-be-solved technical problem of the utility model is to trade the problem that the power station is inefficiency among the prior art in order to overcome, especially to electronic commercial car, provide one kind can trade the power station of trading of electricity high-efficiently.

The utility model discloses an above-mentioned technical problem is solved through following technical scheme:

a power swapping station, comprising: the first box body, the first battery replacing station and the second battery replacing station;

the first battery replacing station and the second battery replacing station are respectively arranged at two sides of the first box body and respectively correspond to two ends of the first box body;

a first battery replacing trolley is arranged in a first end part of the first box body, and the first battery replacing trolley shuttles between the first box body and the first battery replacing station so as to disassemble and assemble a battery pack of a vehicle on the first battery replacing station;

a second battery replacing trolley is arranged in the second end portion of the first box body, and the second battery replacing trolley shuttles between the first box body and the second battery replacing station to disassemble and assemble a battery pack of a vehicle on the second battery replacing station.

In the scheme, the battery replacing stations, namely the two battery replacing stations, are arranged on the two sides of the first box body of the battery replacing station respectively and located at the two ends of the first box body, so that the battery replacing station can simultaneously perform battery replacing service on two battery replacing vehicles, particularly for electric commercial vehicles such as heavy trucks and light trucks, the battery replacing vehicles are large in size, the existing battery replacing process is that the battery replacing vehicles drive in and stop in a battery replacing area, the battery disassembling and installing operation is performed on the battery replacing vehicles until the battery replacing vehicles drive out, the battery replacing efficiency of a single vehicle is obviously low, the battery replacing service is performed through the two battery replacing stations simultaneously, the battery replacing efficiency of the battery replacing station is effectively improved, and the battery replacing station is prevented from being blocked. In addition, two trade electric stations share same box and internal mechanism, have effectively practiced thrift the area who trades the electric station, reduce the cost of building a station.

Preferably, a first battery rack is further arranged in the first end portion of the first box body, and a shuttle channel is arranged below the first battery rack for the first battery replacing trolley to shuttle therein.

In the scheme, the shuttle channel allowing the battery replacing trolley to shuttle is arranged below the battery rack of the battery replacing station, the longitudinal space of the battery rack is effectively utilized, the positions of the battery rack and the shuttle channel are reasonably distributed, so that the space waste caused by additionally arranging the shuttle channel beside the battery rack is avoided, and the occupied area of the battery replacing station is saved.

Preferably, a first stacker crane is further arranged in the first box body;

a first battery pack exchange area is preset below the first battery rack and above the first battery replacing trolley, the first battery replacing trolley and the first stacker crane transfer battery packs in the first battery exchange area, and the first stacker crane is further used for taking and placing the battery packs into the first battery rack.

In this scheme, directly set up the battery package exchange area in the below of battery rack to the battery exchange area is located the top space of trading the electric dolly, like this, trades the electric dolly and can exchange the battery package with the hacking machine in battery rack below, compares in independently setting up battery package exchange area beside the battery rack, has strengthened the convenience that the hacking machine carries out the battery package exchange with trading the electric dolly, and has improved later package exchange efficiency, and has further saved the space in the box.

Preferably, a second battery rack is further arranged in the second end portion of the first box body, and a shuttle channel is arranged below the second battery rack for the second battery replacing trolley to shuttle therein;

a second battery pack exchange area is preset below the second battery rack and above the second battery replacing trolley, the second battery replacing trolley and the first stacker crane transfer a battery pack in the second battery pack exchange area, and the first stacker crane is further used for taking and placing the battery pack into the second battery rack.

In the scheme, in the battery replacing station, the battery pack exchange operation between the battery replacing trolleys corresponding to the two battery replacing stations is simultaneously realized through a single stacker crane in the same box body, namely, the battery pack detached from the battery replacing vehicle is taken down from the battery replacing trolleys through the stacker crane and is placed on the battery rack, or the battery pack on the battery rack is transferred to the battery replacing trolleys through the stacker crane, the positions of the first battery rack, the stacker crane and the second battery rack are reasonably arranged, the space in the box body is further saved, and the overall miniaturization and low cost of the battery replacing station are promoted.

Preferably, the first stacker crane is provided with a telescopic mechanism which can be respectively arranged towards the first battery rack and the second battery rack in a telescopic mode and used for taking and placing battery packs.

In the scheme, the telescopic mechanisms which can respectively stretch towards the first battery rack and the second battery rack and are used for taking and placing the battery packs are arranged, so that the battery packs in the two battery racks can be respectively taken and placed by a single stacker crane, the structure of the stacker crane is simplified, and the occupied area is saved.

Preferably, the telescopic mechanism comprises two groups of telescopic arms arranged up and down, one group of telescopic arms is used for taking and placing the battery pack of the first battery rack, and the other group of telescopic arms is used for taking and placing the battery pack of the second battery rack.

In this scheme, through setting up two sets of flexible arms that correspond to first battery rack and second battery rack respectively, realize that single hacking machine can get the battery package of two battery racks simultaneously and put, improve battery transportation efficiency.

Preferably, the inlet of the first battery replacement station and the inlet of the second battery replacement station are arranged in the same direction or in the opposite direction.

In the scheme, the inlets of the first battery replacing station and the second battery replacing station which are positioned at two sides of the first box body are arranged in the same direction, so that the mutual interference of vehicles on the first battery replacing station and the second battery replacing station during the entering and exiting process can be avoided, and the entering and exiting interference can be avoided; and the inlet of the first battery replacing station and the inlet of the second battery replacing station are reversely arranged, so that the total occupied area of the battery replacing station is favorably reduced, the battery pack of the same vehicle type is conveniently electrically connected to the battery replacing vehicle, and the rotating operation is not needed.

Preferably, the power swapping station further comprises a second box body,

a third battery replacing trolley is arranged in the third end part of the second box body, and the third battery replacing trolley shuttles between the second box body and the first battery replacing station so as to disassemble and assemble a battery pack of a vehicle on the first battery replacing station.

In the scheme, two battery replacing trolleys corresponding to a first battery replacing station are arranged in the battery replacing station simultaneously, so that bilateral battery replacing operation can be performed on a battery replacing vehicle on the first battery replacing station, namely, one battery replacing trolley enters the bottom of the battery replacing vehicle from one side of the battery replacing vehicle to detach a power-lack battery pack from the vehicle, and when the battery replacing trolley is driven out of the bottom of the battery replacing vehicle, the other battery replacing trolley can drive into the bottom of the battery replacing vehicle from the other side of the battery replacing vehicle and mount a full-battery pack on the battery replacing vehicle, so that the battery replacing efficiency of a single battery replacing vehicle is greatly improved, the battery replacing station has the efficient battery replacing station and the common battery replacing station simultaneously, and the battery replacing efficiency of the battery replacing station is further improved.

Preferably, the battery replacing station further comprises a third battery replacing station;

the second box body further comprises a fourth end part opposite to the third end part along the length direction of the box body, and the third battery replacing station is arranged on the other side, opposite to the first battery replacing station, of the fourth end part;

a fourth battery replacing trolley is arranged in the fourth end portion, and the fourth battery replacing trolley shuttles between the second box body and the third battery replacing station to disassemble and assemble a battery pack of a vehicle on the third battery replacing station.

In this scheme, in this trades the power station, set up to first trade the electric station based on the second box and provide high-efficient trade electric ability after, another tip matching at the second box sets up the third station for trade the power station and can provide battery replacement service for three trade electric vehicle simultaneously, rational utilization second box space has further improved this trade electric efficiency of trading the power station simultaneously.

Preferably, the second end portion is disposed opposite to the fourth end portion.

In this scheme, with second end and fourth end relative setting for first box and second box are whole to be side by side and to align the setting, and the plane space that occupies is rectangle or square, further reduces the total area that trades the power station, reduces the cost of building a station.

Preferably, a third battery rack is further arranged in the third end portion of the second box body, and a shuttle channel is arranged below the third battery rack for the third battery changing trolley to shuttle and run therein.

In the scheme, the shuttle-shuttle passage allowing the battery replacing trolley to shuttle is arranged below the battery rack of the battery replacing station, the longitudinal space of the battery rack is effectively utilized, and the positions of the battery rack and the shuttle-shuttle passage are reasonably distributed, so that the space waste caused by additionally arranging the shuttle-shuttle passage beside the battery rack is avoided, and the occupied area of the battery replacing station is saved.

Preferably, a second stacker crane is further arranged in the second box body;

a third battery pack exchange area is arranged below the third battery rack and above the third battery replacing trolley, the third battery replacing trolley and the second stacker crane transfer battery packs in the third battery exchange area, and the second stacker crane is used for taking and placing the battery packs into the third battery rack.

In this scheme, with battery package exchange station region direct set up in the below of battery rack to battery exchange region is located the top space of trading the electric dolly, like this, trade the electric dolly and can exchange the battery package with the hacking machine in battery rack below, compare in with battery package exchange station region independent set up beside the battery rack, avoided having strengthened the convenience that the hacking machine carries out the battery package exchange with trading the electric dolly, and improved battery package exchange efficiency, simplify the unnecessary removal, and further saved the space in the box.

Preferably, a fourth battery rack is further arranged in the fourth end of the second box body, and a shuttle channel is arranged below the fourth battery rack to allow the fourth battery replacing trolley to run in a shuttle mode;

a fourth battery pack exchange area is arranged below the fourth battery rack and above the fourth battery changing trolley, the fourth battery changing trolley and the second stacker crane transfer battery packs in the fourth battery pack exchange area, and the second stacker crane is further used for taking the battery packs into the fourth battery rack.

In the scheme, in the battery replacing station, the battery pack exchange operation between the battery replacing trolleys corresponding to the two battery replacing stations is simultaneously realized through a single stacker crane in the same box body, namely, the battery pack detached from the battery replacing vehicle is taken down from the battery replacing trolleys through the stacker crane and is placed on the battery rack, or the battery pack on the battery rack is transferred to the battery replacing trolleys through the stacker crane, the positions of the first battery rack, the stacker crane and the second battery rack are reasonably arranged, the space in the box body is further saved, and the overall miniaturization and low cost of the battery replacing station are promoted.

The utility model discloses an actively advance the effect and lie in:

the battery replacing stations are respectively arranged at the two sides of the first box body of the battery replacing station and at the two ends of the first box body, namely the two battery replacing stations, so that the battery replacing station can simultaneously carry out battery replacing service on two battery replacing vehicles, particularly for electric commercial vehicles such as heavy trucks and light trucks, the battery replacing vehicles are large in size, the existing battery replacing process is that the battery replacing vehicles drive in and stop in a battery replacing area, the battery disassembling and installing operation is carried out on the battery replacing vehicles until the battery replacing vehicles run out, the battery replacing efficiency of a single vehicle is obviously low, the battery replacing service is simultaneously executed through the two battery replacing stations, the battery replacing efficiency of the battery replacing station is effectively improved, and the battery replacing station is prevented from being blocked. In addition, two trade electric stations share same box and internal mechanism, have effectively practiced thrift the area who trades the electric station, reduce the cost of building a station.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a power conversion station according to embodiment 1 of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic plan structure diagram of the power swapping station according to embodiment 1 of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is another schematic plan view of the power exchanging station according to embodiment 1 of the present invention, in which the first box is removed.

Fig. 4 is a schematic perspective view of a first battery holder according to embodiment 1 of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a schematic plan structure diagram of a power swapping station according to embodiment 2 of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is another schematic plan view of the power exchanging station according to embodiment 2 of the present invention, in which the first box and the second box are removed.

Fig. 7 is a schematic perspective view of a first battery rack according to embodiment 2 of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is a schematic plan structure diagram of a power swapping station according to embodiment 3 of the present invention.

Description of reference numerals:

example 1

Battery replacement station 100

First case 111

First end 1111

Second end 1112

First battery replacement station 121

A second battery swapping station 122;

the first battery replacing trolley 131

The second battery replacing trolley 132

First battery holder 141

Electrical connector 1411

Battery cabin 1412

Second battery holder 142

First stacker 151

Vehicle 160

Battery pack 170

Moving guide 180

Example 2

Battery changing station 200

First case 211

First end 2111

Second end 2112

Second casing 212

Third end 2123

Fourth end 2124

First battery replacement station 221

Second swapping station 222

Third battery replacement station 223

First battery replacing trolley 231

The second battery replacing trolley 232

Third battery replacing trolley 233

Fourth battery changing trolley 234

First battery holder 241

Electrical connector 2411

Battery cabin 2412

Second battery holder 242

Third battery holder 243

Fourth battery holder 244

First stacker crane 251

Second palletizer 252

Vehicle 260

Battery pack 270

Moving guide 280

Example 3

Battery changing station 300

Battery changing station 301

Case 302

Detailed Description

The present invention is further illustrated by way of the following examples, which are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

Example 1

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, the present embodiment provides a swapping station 100. This power swapping station 100 includes: a first box 111, a first power exchanging station 121 and a second power exchanging station 122.

The first battery replacing station 121 and the second battery replacing station 122 are respectively disposed at two sides of the first box 111 and respectively correspond to two ends of the first box 111.

As shown in fig. 2 to 3, the first power exchanging station 121 and the second power exchanging station 122 are respectively located at two sides of the first box 111 in the width direction and directly face two end portions of the first box 111. In the present embodiment, the first casing 111 is a rectangular parallelepiped, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the first casing 111 may be provided in various shapes such as a cube and a sphere as needed. Both sides and both ends of the first casing 111 correspond to four orientations of the first casing 111 in the horizontal direction, respectively. Alternatively, the first power exchanging station 121 and the second power exchanging station 122 do not need to face the two ends of the first box 111, as long as the two ends close to the first box 111 are the two ends corresponding to the first box 111.

In this embodiment, the first box 111 is an assembled container, which facilitates the mobile transportation and the fast assembly of the power exchanging station 100. Alternatively, the first casing 111 may be a temporary or permanent structure built on the ground, or the like.

A first battery replacing trolley 131 is arranged in the first end portion 1111 of the first box body 111, and the first battery replacing trolley 131 shuttles between the first box body 111 and the first battery replacing station 121 to disassemble and assemble the battery pack 170 of the vehicle 160 on the first battery replacing station 121.

The second end 1112 of the first box 111 is provided with a second battery replacing trolley 132, and the second battery replacing trolley 132 shuttles between the first box 111 and the second battery replacing station 122 to disassemble and assemble the battery pack 170 of the vehicle 160 on the second battery replacing station 122.

The first battery replacing trolley 131 and the second battery replacing trolley 132 can adopt an existing battery replacing device, such as a shuttle vehicle, which can perform the disassembly and assembly of the battery pack 170 of the vehicle 160.

The battery replacing stations, namely two battery replacing stations, are respectively arranged on the two sides of the first box body 111 of the battery replacing station 100 and located at the two ends of the first box body, so that the battery replacing station 100 can simultaneously perform battery replacing service on two battery replacing vehicles, particularly for electric commercial vehicles such as heavy trucks and light trucks, the battery replacing vehicles are large in size, the existing battery replacing processes are driven in from the battery replacing vehicles and stop in a battery replacing area, the battery disassembling and installing operation is performed on the battery replacing vehicles until the battery replacing vehicles are driven out, the battery replacing efficiency of a single vehicle is obviously low, the battery replacing service is simultaneously executed through the two battery replacing stations, the battery replacing efficiency of the battery replacing station is effectively improved, and the battery replacing station is prevented from being blocked. In addition, two trade electric stations share same box and internal mechanism, have effectively practiced thrift the area who trades the electric station, reduce the cost of building a station.

As shown in fig. 3, a first battery rack 141 is further disposed in the first end 1111 of the first box 111, and a shuttle passage is disposed below the first battery rack 141 for the first battery replacing trolley 131 to shuttle and run therein.

The first battery holder 141 is used to store the battery pack 170 and charge the battery pack 170. The first battery rack 141 is provided with a plurality of battery compartments 1412, the battery compartments 1412 are internally provided with electrical connectors 1411, the battery pack 170 is connected with the electrical connectors 1411 in a butt joint mode and then starts to be charged, and the battery compartments 1412 are of an unsealed structure. As shown in fig. 4, the first battery rack 141 has a plurality of layers, and each layer is provided with one battery compartment 1412, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and a plurality of battery compartments 1412 may be provided in each layer of the first battery rack 141, and optionally, a plurality of first battery racks 141 may be provided in the first end portion 1111 of the first box 111 to accommodate more battery packs 170.

The battery replacing station 100 is provided with a shuttle channel allowing the battery replacing trolley to shuttle, the longitudinal space of the battery rack is effectively utilized, and the positions of the battery rack and the shuttle channel are reasonably distributed, so that the space waste caused by additionally arranging the shuttle channel beside the battery rack is avoided, and the occupied area of the battery replacing station is saved.

The shuttle passage may be provided with a moving guide 180, and the first battery replacing trolley 131 moves back and forth along the moving guide 180. Enough space is left below the first battery rack 141 for the first battery replacing trolley 131 to carry the battery pack 170 into. Certainly, the utility model discloses not being restricted to set up movable guide in the passageway that shuttles back and forth, need not to set up movable guide, first trade electric dolly 131 also can realize the round trip movement.

A first stacker 151 is also provided in the first box 111.

A first battery pack exchange area is preset below the first battery rack 141 and above the first battery replacing trolley 131, the first battery replacing trolley 131 and the first stacker crane 151 transfer the battery pack 170 in the first battery pack exchange area, and the first stacker crane 151 is further used for taking and placing the battery pack 170 into the first battery rack 141.

The battery pack exchange area is directly arranged below the battery rack, and the battery pack exchange area is located in the space above the battery changing trolley, so that the battery changing trolley can exchange the battery pack with the stacker crane below the battery rack, and compared with the situation that the battery pack exchange area is independently arranged beside the battery rack, the convenience of exchanging the battery pack by the stacker crane and the battery changing trolley is enhanced, the later package exchange efficiency is improved, and the space in the box body is further saved.

The second end 1112 of the first box 111 is further provided with a second battery rack 142, and a shuttle channel is provided below the second battery rack 142 for the second battery changing trolley 132 to shuttle therein.

A second battery pack exchange area is preset below the second battery rack 142 and above the second battery replacing trolley 132, and the second battery replacing trolley 132 and the first stacker crane 151 transfer a battery pack 170 in the second battery pack exchange area.

In the battery replacing station, the battery pack exchange operation between the battery replacing trolleys corresponding to the two battery replacing stations is realized simultaneously through a single stacker crane in the same box body, namely, the battery pack detached from the battery replacing vehicle is taken down from the battery replacing trolleys through the stacker crane and placed on a battery frame, or the battery pack on the battery frame is transferred to the battery replacing trolleys through the stacker crane, the positions of the first battery frame, the stacker crane and the second battery frame are reasonably arranged, the space in the box body is further saved, and the overall miniaturization and low cost of the battery replacing station are promoted.

The first stacker 151 has a telescopic mechanism which is telescopically disposed toward the first battery rack 141 and the second battery rack 142, respectively, for taking and placing the battery pack 170.

The telescopic mechanisms which can respectively stretch towards the first battery rack 141 and the second battery rack 142 and are used for taking and placing the battery packs 170 are arranged, so that the battery packs 170 in the two battery racks can be respectively taken and placed by a single stacker crane, the structure of the stacker crane is simplified, and the occupied area is saved.

The telescopic mechanism comprises two groups of telescopic arms which are arranged up and down, one group of telescopic arms is used for taking and placing the battery pack 170 of the first battery rack 141, and the other group of telescopic arms is used for taking and placing the battery pack 170 of the second battery rack 142.

Through setting up two sets of flexible arms that correspond to first battery rack 141 and second battery rack 142 respectively, realize that single hacking machine can get the battery package of two battery racks simultaneously and put, improve battery transportation efficiency.

The first stacker crane 151 is arranged between the first battery rack 141 and the second battery rack 142, and the first battery rack 141 and the second battery rack 142 are closer to each other, so that the first stacker crane 151 can respectively take and place the battery packs 170 in the two battery racks without moving towards the first battery rack 141 or the second battery rack 142. Alternatively, a rail may be provided between the first and second battery racks 141 and 142 to allow the first stacker 151 to move between the first and second battery racks 141 and 142 to access the battery pack 170.

The inlet of the first power exchanging station 121 and the inlet of the second power exchanging station 122 are arranged in opposite directions.

The inlets of the first battery replacing station 121 and the second battery replacing station 122 which are positioned on two sides of the first box body 111 are reversely arranged, so that the total occupied area of the battery replacing stations is reduced, the battery packs can be conveniently installed on a battery replacing vehicle to be electrically connected with the battery packs of the same vehicle type, and the rotation operation and the like are not needed. Since the entrances of the first and second power exchanging stations 121 and 122 are arranged in opposite directions, the parking directions of the vehicles 160 on both sides of the first box 111 are opposite, so that the orientations of the electrical connection parts of the battery packs 170 of the vehicles 160 on both sides are opposite, which corresponds to the arrangement positions of the electrical connection parts 1411 of the battery compartments 1412 in the first and second battery racks 141 and 142, respectively, so that the power exchanging cart can be directly conveyed to the stacker after the battery packs 170 are detached from the vehicles 160, and the battery packs 170 can be placed in the battery compartments 1412 through the stacker without changing the orientations of the electrical connection parts of the battery packs 170 halfway to correspond to the positions of the electrical connection parts 1411 of the battery compartments 1412. In addition, referring to fig. 2, if the inlets of the first battery replacing station 121 and the second battery replacing station 122 located at the two sides of the first box 111 are arranged in the opposite directions, the battery replacing stations of the vehicle 160, especially a heavy truck with a long length, can be arranged in the range corresponding to the length of the first box 111, and the battery replacing trolley can enter the lower part of the vehicle 160 for battery replacement, so that the total occupied area of the battery replacing station 100 is greatly saved.

Optionally, the inlet of the first power exchanging station 121 is arranged in the same direction as the inlet of the second power exchanging station 122.

The inlets of the first battery replacing station 121 and the second battery replacing station 122 on the two sides of the first box body 111 are arranged in the same direction, so that the vehicles 160 on the first battery replacing station 121 and the second battery replacing station 122 can be prevented from interfering with each other when entering and exiting, and the entering and exiting interference is avoided.

The operation of the power swapping station 100 is briefly described below.

Two vehicles enter the first battery replacing station 121 and the second battery replacing station 122 simultaneously, the battery replacing station 100 detects that the vehicle 160 is parked at a preset position, the first battery replacing trolley 131 moves from the position below the first battery rack 141 to the position below the vehicle 160 to detach the battery pack 170 of the vehicle 160, conveys the battery pack 170 to the position below the first battery rack 141 and exchanges batteries with the first stacker 151 in the first battery pack exchange area, then the first stacker 151 moves the battery pack 170 to a battery bin 1412 in the first battery rack 141, then takes out a full-charge battery pack 170 in the battery bin 1412 and hands it to the first battery replacing trolley 131 in the first battery pack exchange area, and the first battery replacing trolley 131 conveys the full-charge battery pack 170 to the position below the vehicle 160 and mounts the full-charge battery pack 170 to the bottom of the vehicle 160. Meanwhile, the second battery replacing trolley 132 moves from the lower part of the second battery rack 142 to the lower part of the vehicle 160 to detach the battery pack 170 of the vehicle 160, conveys the battery pack 170 to the lower part of the second battery rack 142 and exchanges batteries with the first stacker 151 in the second battery pack exchange area, then the first stacker 151 moves the battery pack 170 to a battery bin 1412 in the second battery rack 142, then takes out one full-charge battery pack 170 in the battery bin 1412 and delivers the full-charge battery pack 170 to the second battery replacing trolley 132 with the second battery pack exchange area, and the second battery replacing trolley 132 conveys the full-charge battery pack 170 to the lower part of the vehicle 160 and installs the full-charge battery pack 170 at the bottom of the vehicle 160 to complete the battery replacing process.

Certainly, in practical application, the first battery replacing station 121 and the second battery replacing station 122 do not necessarily execute the battery replacing service at the same time, and in the actual battery replacing process, the corresponding battery transferring operation is executed based on the running state matching of the first stacker 151.

Example 2

As shown in fig. 5-7, the present embodiment provides a swapping station 200. The power swapping station 200 includes: a first box body 211, a first power exchanging station 221 and a second power exchanging station 222.

The first battery replacing station 221 and the second battery replacing station 222 are respectively disposed at two sides of the first box 211 and respectively correspond to two ends of the first box 211.

A first battery replacement trolley 231 is arranged in the first end portion 2111 of the first box body 211, and the first battery replacement trolley 231 shuttles between the first box body 211 and the first battery replacement station 221 so as to disassemble and assemble the battery pack 270 of the vehicle 260 on the first battery replacement station 221.

A second battery replacing trolley 232 is arranged in the second end 2112 of the first box body 211, and the second battery replacing trolley 232 shuttles between the first box body 211 and the second battery replacing station 222 to disassemble and assemble the battery pack 270 of the vehicle 260 on the second battery replacing station 222.

The power exchanging station 200 further comprises a second box body 212, a third power exchanging trolley 233 is arranged in a third end 2123 of the second box body 212, and the third power exchanging trolley 233 shuttles between the second box body 212 and the first power exchanging station 221 to disassemble and assemble the battery pack 270 of the vehicle 260 on the first power exchanging station 221.

In the power exchanging station 200, two power exchanging trolleys corresponding to the first power exchanging station 221 are arranged at the same time, so that the battery pack 270 of the vehicle 260 on the first power exchanging station 221 can be detached and installed at the same time, after one power exchanging trolley detaches the power-lack battery pack 270 from the vehicle 260, the other power exchanging trolley can exchange positions with the current power exchanging trolley at once, and the full-power battery pack 270 is installed on the vehicle 260, so that the power exchanging efficiency of the power exchanging station 200 is further increased.

The power swapping station 200 further includes a third swapping station 223.

The second box body 212 further comprises a fourth end part 2124 opposite to the third end part 2123 along the length direction of the box body, and the third power exchanging station 223 is arranged on the other side, opposite to the first power exchanging station 221, of the fourth end part 2124;

a fourth battery replacing trolley 234 is arranged in the fourth end 2124, and the fourth battery replacing trolley 234 shuttles between the second box 212 and the third battery replacing station 223 to disassemble and assemble the battery pack 270 of the vehicle 260 on the third battery replacing station 223.

In the power exchanging station 200, the second box body 212 and the third power exchanging station 223 which have similar functions and structures as the first box body 211 and the second power exchanging station 222 are symmetrically arranged around the first power exchanging station 221, so that the space of the second box body 212 is not wasted while the power exchanging efficiency of the first power exchanging station 221 is improved, and the power exchanging efficiency of the power exchanging station 200 is further improved.

As shown in fig. 5, the first power exchanging station 221 and the second power exchanging station 222 are respectively located on both sides in the width direction of the first case 211 and directly face both end portions of the first case 211. In the present embodiment, the first housing 211 is a rectangular parallelepiped, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the first housing 211 may be provided in various shapes such as a cube and a sphere as needed. Both sides and both ends of the first case 211 correspond to four orientations of the first case 211 in the horizontal direction, respectively. Alternatively, the first power exchanging station 221 and the second power exchanging station 222 do not need to face the two ends of the first box 211, as long as the two ends close to the first box 211 are the two ends corresponding to the first box 211. The first power exchanging station 221 and the third power exchanging station 223 are respectively located on two sides of the second box 212 in the width direction and are opposite to two ends of the second box 212. In the present embodiment, the second casing 212 is a rectangular parallelepiped, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the second casing 212 may be provided in various shapes such as a cube and a sphere as needed. Both sides and both ends of the second casing 212 correspond to four orientations of the second casing 212 in the horizontal direction, respectively. Alternatively, the first and third power exchanging stations 221 and 223 need not face opposite to the two ends of the second case 212, as long as they are close to the two ends of the second case 212 and the third power exchanging station 223 is disposed at the other side of the fourth end 2124 opposite to the first power exchanging station 221.

In this embodiment, the first box 211 is an assembly container, which facilitates the mobile transportation and the quick assembly of the power swapping station 200. Alternatively, the first container 211 may be a temporary or permanent structure built on the ground, or the like.

The second end 2112 is disposed opposite the fourth end 2124. In the present embodiment, the first case 211 and the second case 212 are parallel to each other and arranged side by side with the ends facing each other, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Alternatively, the first case 211 and the second case 212 may be staggered in the width direction, for example, the second end 2112 and the third end 2123 may be opposite, and the first case 211 and the second case 212 may not be parallel to each other.

Such that the second end 2112 is disposed opposite the fourth end 2124, further reducing the overall footprint of the swapping station 200.

A third battery support 243 is further arranged in the third end 2123 of the second box body 212, and a shuttle passage is arranged below the third battery support 243 for the third battery changing trolley 233 to shuttle and run therein.

The battery replacing station 200 is provided with a shuttle channel allowing the battery replacing trolley to run in a shuttle mode below the battery rack, so that space waste caused by the fact that the shuttle channel is additionally arranged beside the battery rack is avoided.

A second palletizer 252 is also disposed within the second box 212.

A third battery pack exchange area is arranged below the third battery frame 243 and above the third battery replacing trolley 233, the third battery replacing trolley 233 and the second stacker crane 252 transfer the battery pack 270 in the third battery exchange area, and the second stacker crane 252 is used for taking and placing the battery pack 270 into the third battery frame 243.

The battery pack 270 exchange station is directly arranged below the battery rack, and the battery pack 270 can be exchanged with the stacker crane by the battery changing trolley below the battery rack, so that compared with the case that the battery pack 270 exchange station is arranged beside the battery rack, the stacker crane and the battery changing trolley are prevented from moving unnecessarily, and the space in the box body is further saved.

A fourth battery rack 244 is further disposed in the fourth end 2124 of the second box 212, and a shuttle passage is disposed below the fourth battery rack 244 to allow the fourth trolley 234 to shuttle therethrough.

A fourth battery pack exchange area is arranged below the fourth battery rack 244 and above the fourth battery replacing trolley 234, and the fourth battery replacing trolley 234 and the second stacker crane 252 transfer a battery pack 270 in the fourth battery pack exchange area.

The first battery holder 241, the second battery holder 242, the third battery holder 243, and the fourth battery holder 244 are all used for storing the battery pack 270 and charging the battery pack 270, and the structures thereof are the same. Alternatively, the four battery racks may take different configurations to achieve different battery pack 270 capacities. The first battery holder 241, the second battery holder 242, the third battery holder 243 and the fourth battery holder 244 are all provided with a plurality of battery bins 2412 (see fig. 7), an electric connecting piece 2411 is arranged inside the battery bins 2412, the battery pack 270 starts to be charged after being in butt joint with the electric connecting piece 2411, and the battery bins 2412 are of an unsealed structure. The first battery rack 241, the second battery rack 242, the third battery rack 243, and the fourth battery rack 244 all have multiple layers, and each layer is provided with one battery chamber 2412, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and each layer of the battery racks can be provided with multiple battery chambers 2412, and optionally, each end of the first box 211 and the second box 212 can be provided with multiple battery racks to accommodate more battery packs 270.

A moving guide rail 280 is arranged on the shuttle channel below the battery rack, and the battery replacing trolley moves back and forth along the moving guide rail 280. Sufficient space is left below the battery rack for the trolley to carry the battery pack 270 into.

The power exchanging station 200 further includes a first stacker 251 corresponding to the first battery rack 241 and the second battery rack 242 and a second stacker 252 corresponding to the third battery rack 243 and the fourth battery rack 244 in the first box 211 and the second box 212, respectively.

The battery replacing station 200 simultaneously achieves taking and placing of the battery pack 270 of the battery replacing trolley of the two battery replacing stations by using a single stacker crane, and further saves space in a box body, so that overall miniaturization and low cost of the battery replacing station 200 are promoted.

The first stacker 251 and the second stacker 252 each have a telescopic mechanism which can be telescopically arranged towards the first battery rack 241 and the second battery rack 242 respectively for taking and placing the battery pack 270.

By providing the telescopic mechanisms which can be respectively telescopic towards the first battery rack 241 and the second battery rack 242 or the third battery rack 243 and the fourth battery rack 244 for taking and placing the battery pack 270, the battery pack 270 in the two battery racks can be respectively taken and placed by a single stacker crane.

The telescopic mechanism comprises two groups of telescopic arms which are arranged up and down, one group of telescopic arms is used for taking and placing the battery pack 270 of the first battery rack 241 (the third battery rack 243), and the other group of telescopic arms is used for taking and placing the battery pack 270 of the second battery rack 242 (the fourth battery rack 244).

By arranging two groups of telescopic arms respectively corresponding to the two battery racks, the battery packs 270 of the two battery racks can be respectively taken and placed by a single stacker crane.

The first stacker crane 251 is arranged between the first battery rack 241 and the second battery rack 242, and the first battery rack 241 and the second battery rack 242 are closer to each other, so that the first stacker crane 251 can respectively take and place the battery packs 270 in the two battery racks without moving towards the first battery rack 241 or the second battery rack 242. Optionally, rails may also be provided between the first battery rack 241 and the second battery rack 242 to allow the first stacker 251 to move between the first battery rack 241 and the second battery rack 242 to access the battery pack 270. Similarly, the second stacker crane 252 is disposed between the third battery rack 243 and the fourth battery rack 244, and the third battery rack 243 and the fourth battery rack 244 are closer to each other, so that the second stacker crane 252 can respectively pick and place the battery packs 270 in the two battery racks without moving toward the third battery rack 243 or the fourth battery rack 244. Alternatively, rails may be provided between third battery rack 243 and fourth battery rack 244 to allow second palletizer 252 to move between third battery rack 243 and fourth battery rack 244 to access battery pack 270.

The entrance of the first battery replacing station 221 and the entrance of the second battery replacing station 222 are arranged in a reverse direction, and the entrance of the second battery replacing station 222 and the entrance of the third battery replacing station 223 are arranged in a reverse direction.

The inlets of the first battery replacing station 221 and the second battery replacing station 222 located at both sides of the first box 211 are reversely arranged, so that the electrical connection of the battery pack 270 can be facilitated. Since the inlets of the first power exchanging station 221 and the second power exchanging station 222 are arranged in opposite directions, the parking directions of the vehicles 260 on both sides of the first box 211 are opposite, which makes the orientations of the electrical connection parts of the battery packs 270 of the vehicles 260 on both sides opposite, which just correspond to the arrangement positions of the electrical connection members 2411 of the battery bins 2412 in the first battery rack 241 and the second battery rack 242, respectively, so that the power exchanging cart can be directly conveyed to the palletizer after detaching the battery packs 270 from the vehicles 260, and can put the battery packs 270 into the battery bins 2412 through the palletizer, without changing the orientations of the electrical connection parts of the battery packs 270 midway to correspond to the positions of the electrical connection members 2411 of the battery bins 2412. In addition, referring to fig. 5, if the inlets of the first battery replacing station 221 and the second battery replacing station 222 located at the two sides of the first box 211 are arranged in the opposite direction, the battery replacing stations of the vehicle 260, especially a heavy truck with a long length, can be arranged in a range corresponding to the length of the first box 211, and the battery replacing trolley can enter below the vehicle 260 for battery replacing, so that the total occupied area of the battery replacing station 200 is greatly saved. The arrangement mode of the inlets of the second power exchanging station 222 and the third power exchanging station 223 has the same effect as that described above.

Optionally, the inlet of the first battery replacing station 221 and the inlet of the second battery replacing station 222 are arranged in the same direction, and the inlet of the second battery replacing station 222 and the inlet of the third battery replacing station 223 are arranged in the same direction.

The inlets of the first battery replacing station 221 and the second battery replacing station 222 which are positioned on the two sides of the first box body 211 are arranged in the same direction, so that the vehicles 260 on the first battery replacing station 221 and the second battery replacing station 222 can be prevented from interfering with each other when entering and exiting, and the entering and exiting interference is avoided. The inlet arrangement mode of the second power exchanging station 222 and the third power exchanging station 223 has the same effect as that described above.

The operation of the charging station 200 is briefly described below.

The three vehicles simultaneously enter the first battery replacing station 221, the second battery replacing station 222 and the third battery replacing station 223, the battery replacing station 200 detects that the vehicle 260 stops at a preset position, the first battery replacing trolley 231 is an empty vehicle, meanwhile, the third battery replacing trolley 233 is loaded with a fully charged battery pack 270 to stand by, the first battery replacing trolley 231 moves from the lower portion of the first battery rack 241 to the lower portion of the vehicle 260 to detach the battery pack 270 of the vehicle 260, conveys the battery pack 270 to the lower portion of the first battery rack 241, exchanges batteries with the first stacker crane 251 in a first battery pack exchange area, and waits for battery exchange with the first stacker crane 251. While the first battery replacing cart 231 removes the insufficient-power battery pack 270 of the vehicle 260 and drives out of the bottom of the vehicle, the third battery replacing cart 233 carries the full-power battery pack 270 from below the third battery rack 243 to below the vehicle 260 and mounts it to the bottom of the vehicle 260, after which the empty vehicle returns to below the third battery rack 243 to stand by.

Meanwhile, the second battery replacing trolley 232 moves from the lower part of the second battery rack 242 to the lower part of the vehicle 260 to detach the battery pack 270 of the vehicle 260, conveys the battery pack 270 to the lower part of the second battery rack 242 and exchanges the battery pack 270 with the first stacker 251 in the second battery pack exchange area, then the first stacker 251 moves the battery pack 270 to the battery cabin 2412 in the second battery rack 242, then takes out a fully charged battery pack 270 in the battery cabin 2412 and delivers the fully charged battery pack 270 to the second battery replacing trolley 232 in the second battery pack exchange area, and the second battery replacing trolley 232 conveys the fully charged battery pack 270 to the lower part of the vehicle 260 and is installed at the bottom of the vehicle 260. After the first stacker 251 finishes transferring the fully charged battery pack 270 to the second battery replacing trolley 232, the first stacker 251 moves the battery pack 270 of the first battery replacing trolley 231 to the battery bin 2412 in the first battery rack 241.

Meanwhile, the fourth battery replacing trolley 234 moves from the lower part of the fourth battery rack 244 to the lower part of the vehicle 260 to detach the battery pack 270 of the vehicle 260, conveys the battery pack 270 to the lower part of the fourth battery rack 244 and exchanges the battery pack 270 with the second stacker crane 252 in the fourth battery pack exchange area, then the second stacker crane 252 moves the battery pack 270 to a battery cabin 2412 in the fourth battery rack 244, then takes out a fully charged battery pack 270 from the battery cabin 2412 and delivers the fully charged battery pack 270 to the fourth battery replacing trolley 234 in the fourth battery pack exchange area, and the fourth battery replacing trolley 234 conveys the fully charged battery pack 270 to the lower part of the vehicle 260 and is installed at the bottom of the vehicle 260, so that the battery replacing process is completed.

Because the vehicle 260 at the first battery replacing station 221 does not need to wait for the process of transporting the battery pack 270 back to the lower part of the battery rack and exchanging the battery with the stacker crane by the battery replacing trolley, and the fully charged battery pack 270 is directly loaded on the vehicle 260 by another battery replacing trolley, the battery replacing time of the vehicle 260 at the first battery replacing station 221 is far shorter than the battery replacing time of the vehicles 260 at the second battery replacing station 222 and the third battery replacing station 223, and therefore, the first battery replacing station 221 can be used as a quick battery replacing station.

Of course, in the above battery replacing process, in order to improve the battery replacing efficiency of the next battery replacing vehicle, after the first stacker 251 finishes transferring the battery pack detached from the vehicle 260 corresponding to the first battery replacing station 221, the first stacker 251 is controlled to take out a full-charge battery pack 270 from the battery cabin 2412 and transfer the full-charge battery pack to the first battery replacing vehicle 231 in the first battery pack exchange area, and the first battery replacing vehicle 231 loads the full-charge battery pack 270 below the first battery rack 241 to stand by.

Example 3

As shown in fig. 8, the present embodiment provides a swapping station 300. The battery replacing station 300 is provided with four battery replacing stations 301 and two box bodies 302, the four battery replacing stations 301 and the two box bodies 302 are alternately arranged, one box body 302 is arranged between every two battery replacing stations 301, and the battery replacing stations 301 located at two sides of each box body 302 respectively correspond to two ends of each box body 302.

The box 302 and the power exchanging station 301 in this embodiment are the same as the first box 111 in embodiment 1, and are not described again.

The arrangement in the box 302 is also the same as that of the first box 111 in embodiment 1, and the box also has a battery rack and a stacker crane, and can realize the same functions, and the description is omitted.

The swapping station 300 of this embodiment is equivalent to an extension of the swapping station 100 of embodiment 1, that is, two first boxes of embodiment 1 are arranged side by side.

This embodiment has illustrated the utility model discloses an it trades the extension mode of power station, can obtain to have more and trade the power station that trades through this kind of extension mode.

Although specific embodiments of the present invention have been described above, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that this is by way of example only, and that the scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims. Various changes and modifications to these embodiments may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and the principles of the present invention, and these changes and modifications are all within the scope of the present invention.

Claims (13)

1. A power swapping station, comprising: the first box body, the first battery replacing station and the second battery replacing station;

the first battery replacing station and the second battery replacing station are respectively arranged at two sides of the first box body and respectively correspond to two ends of the first box body;

a first battery replacing trolley is arranged in the first end part of the first box body, and the first battery replacing trolley shuttles between the first box body and the first battery replacing station to disassemble and assemble a battery pack of a vehicle on the first battery replacing station;

a second battery replacing trolley is arranged in the second end portion of the first box body, and the second battery replacing trolley shuttles between the first box body and the second battery replacing station to disassemble and assemble a battery pack of a vehicle on the second battery replacing station.

2. The battery replacement station as claimed in claim 1, wherein a first battery rack is further disposed in the first end portion of the first box, and a shuttle passage is disposed below the first battery rack for the first battery replacement trolley to shuttle therein.

3. The power swapping station as in claim 2, wherein a first stacker is further arranged in the first box;

a first battery pack exchange area is preset below the first battery rack and above the first battery replacing trolley, the first battery replacing trolley and the first stacker crane transfer battery packs in the first battery exchange area, and the first stacker crane is further used for taking and placing the battery packs into the first battery rack.

4. The battery replacement station as claimed in claim 3, wherein a second battery rack is further arranged in the second end portion of the first box body, and a shuttle channel is arranged below the second battery rack for the second battery replacement trolley to shuttle and run therein;

a second battery pack exchange area is preset below the second battery rack and above the second battery replacing trolley, the second battery replacing trolley and the first stacker crane transfer a battery pack in the second battery pack exchange area, and the first stacker crane is further used for taking and placing the battery pack into the second battery rack.

5. The battery changing station as recited in claim 4 wherein the first stacker has a telescoping mechanism that is telescopically positionable toward the first battery rack and the second battery rack, respectively, for accessing battery packs.

6. The battery replacement station as claimed in claim 5, wherein the telescopic mechanism comprises two groups of telescopic arms arranged up and down, one group of telescopic arms is used for taking and placing the battery pack of the first battery rack, and the other group of telescopic arms is used for taking and placing the battery pack of the second battery rack.

7. The battery replacement station as claimed in claim 1, wherein the inlet of the first battery replacement station and the inlet of the second battery replacement station are arranged in the same direction or in opposite directions.

8. The swapping station of claim 1, further comprising a second box,

a third battery replacing trolley is arranged in the third end part of the second box body, and the third battery replacing trolley shuttles between the second box body and the first battery replacing station to disassemble and assemble a battery pack of a vehicle on the first battery replacing station.

9. The swapping station of claim 8, further comprising a third swapping station;

the second box body further comprises a fourth end part opposite to the third end part along the length direction of the box body, and the third battery replacing station is arranged on the other side, opposite to the first battery replacing station, of the fourth end part;

a fourth battery replacing trolley is arranged in the fourth end portion, and the fourth battery replacing trolley shuttles between the second box body and the third battery replacing station to disassemble and assemble a battery pack of a vehicle on the third battery replacing station.

10. The swapping station of claim 9, wherein the second end is disposed opposite the fourth end.

11. The battery swapping station as in claim 9, wherein a third battery rack is further arranged in the third end portion of the second box body, and a shuttle passage is arranged below the third battery rack for the third battery swapping trolley to shuttle therethrough.

12. The power swapping station as in claim 11, wherein a second palletizer is further arranged in the second box;

a third battery pack exchange area is arranged below the third battery rack and above the third battery replacing trolley, the third battery replacing trolley and the second stacker crane transfer a battery pack in the third battery exchange area, and the second stacker crane is used for taking and placing the battery pack into the third battery rack.

13. The battery changing station as claimed in claim 12, wherein a fourth battery rack is further arranged in the fourth end portion of the second box body, and a shuttle passage is arranged below the fourth battery rack to allow the fourth battery changing trolley to shuttle and run therein;

a fourth battery pack exchange area is arranged below the fourth battery rack and above the fourth battery changing trolley, the fourth battery changing trolley and the second stacker crane transfer battery packs in the fourth battery pack exchange area, and the second stacker crane is further used for taking the battery packs into the fourth battery rack.

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