CN217574927U

CN217574927U - Quick change support and electric automobile suitable for battery package of different length

Info

Publication number: CN217574927U
Application number: CN202221060211.0U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张建平; 崔亮亮
Original assignee: Aulton New Energy Automotive Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Aulton New Energy Automotive Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-04-29
Filing date: 2022-04-29
Publication date: 2022-10-14
Anticipated expiration: 2032-04-29

Abstract

The utility model discloses a quick change support and electric automobile suitable for battery package of different length. The quick-change support suitable for the battery packs with different lengths is used for connecting the battery packs to the bottom of an electric automobile and consists of two edge beams and a front beam which are arranged oppositely, and the two edge beams are positioned at two ends of the front beam. And the front beam is provided with a vehicle end electric connector which is used for being electrically connected with the battery end electric connector on the battery pack. And the boundary beam is provided with a locking mechanism which is matched with the lock connecting structure of the battery pack to realize locking. The quick-change bracket is not provided with a back beam, so that the battery packs with the same width and different lengths can be installed on the electric automobile by using the quick-change bracket, the specifications of the battery packs which can be matched with the quick-change bracket are increased, and the compatibility of the quick-change bracket can be improved.

Description

Quick change support and electric automobile suitable for battery package of different length

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a trade the electric field, in particular to quick change support and electric automobile suitable for battery package of different length.

Background

At present, the emission of automobile exhaust is still an important factor of the problem of environmental pollution, and in order to treat the automobile exhaust, people develop natural gas automobiles, hydrogen fuel automobiles, solar energy automobiles and electric automobiles to replace fuel oil type automobiles. The current electric automobiles mainly comprise a direct charging type electric automobile and a quick-changing type electric automobile. Due to the limitation of charging time and places, many new energy electric vehicles gradually adopt a mode of rapidly replacing batteries for energy supply.

When the batteries are replaced, the battery replacing device takes down the insufficient battery from the electric automobile and transfers the insufficient battery to the battery transferring device, and the battery transferring device transfers the insufficient battery to the battery cabin for charging. And then, the battery transfer equipment takes out the fully charged battery from the battery bin and transfers the fully charged battery to the battery replacing equipment, and the battery replacing equipment installs the fully charged battery on the electric automobile.

Wherein, full-charge battery installs electric automobile through installing full-charge battery on the quick change support that is located the electric automobile bottom, is equipped with the car end electric connector that is used for the battery end electric connector electricity of battery to be connected on the quick change support, simultaneously, still be equipped with on the quick change support be used for with the battery package on the lock connection structure cooperation realize the locking mechanism of locking battery.

In the prior art, the battery pack matched with the quick-change bracket is designed into a frame structure matched with the shape of the battery pack, namely, the battery pack comprises two opposite side beams, and a front beam and a rear beam which are positioned between the two side beams, wherein the front beam, the side beams, the rear beam and the side beams are sequentially connected end to end. That is to say, the quick-change support is a frame structure with a closed circumferential direction, and after the battery pack is connected to the quick-change support, the battery pack is located in a hollow area formed by the frame structure. However, since the quick-change bracket is annular, the quick-change bracket can only be used for installing and fixing the battery pack which can be placed in the hollow area, and the quick-change bracket cannot be used for placing the battery packs with different specifications, so that the compatibility of the quick-change bracket is poor.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The to-be-solved problem of the utility model is that the battery package of different specifications can not be placed to the quick change support among the prior art, leads to its compatible relatively poor technical problem, provides a quick change support and electric automobile who is applicable to the battery package of different length.

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

the quick-change support suitable for the battery packs with different lengths is used for connecting the battery packs to the bottom of an electric automobile and consists of two edge beams and a front beam which are oppositely arranged, wherein the two edge beams are positioned at two ends of the front beam;

the front beam is provided with a vehicle end electric connector which is used for being electrically connected with a battery end electric connector on the battery pack;

and the boundary beam is provided with a locking mechanism which is matched with the lock connecting structure of the battery pack to realize locking.

In the scheme, the quick-change support is not provided with the back beam, so that the battery packs with the same width and different lengths can be installed on the electric automobile by using the quick-change support, the specifications of the battery packs which can be matched with the quick-change support are increased, and the compatibility of the quick-change support can be improved.

Preferably, a preset distance is reserved between one ends, far away from the front beam, of the two side beams, and the preset distance is larger than or equal to the width of the battery pack.

In this scheme, be provided with the preset distance that is greater than or equal to the width of battery package between the one end that two boundary beams kept away from the front beam, guarantee that a part of battery package can hold between two boundary beams keep away from the one end of front beam.

Preferably, a gap is formed between both ends of the front beam and the end of the side beam on the corresponding side.

In the scheme, gaps exist between the two ends of the front beam and the end parts of the side beams, namely the quick-change support is of a split structure, the two side beams and the front beam of the quick-change support can be respectively installed at the corresponding positions of the bottom of the electric automobile, and the installation accuracy of the quick-change support installed on the electric automobile is improved, so that the installation accuracy between the battery pack and the quick-change support is guaranteed, and the battery pack can be smoothly installed on the quick-change support. Meanwhile, the quick-change support can be flexibly installed according to different chassis structures of the electric automobile.

Preferably, the edge beam comprises a first mounting part and a second mounting part which are connected with each other and extend along the length direction of the edge beam, the second mounting part is used for being connected with the bottom of the electric automobile, and the locking mechanism is arranged on the end face, close to the battery pack, of the first mounting part;

the first installation department is kept away from the terminal surface of battery package with lay first reinforcing plate on the second installation department keeps away from at least one face in the terminal surface of electric automobile's bottom.

In this scheme, set up the intensity that first installation department and/or second installation department can be improved to first reinforcing plate, prevent that first installation department and second installation department from warping because of the intensity is not enough in the in-service use process, and then realize locking mechanism's reliable installation and/or improve the reliability of the bottom installation of second installation department and battery car.

Preferably, the boundary beam with the cross-sectional shape of first reinforcing plate all is the type of falling L, first installation department with second installation department mutually perpendicular, first reinforcing plate certainly first installation department is kept away from the terminal surface of battery package extends to the terminal surface of electric automobile's bottom is kept away from to the second installation department.

In this scheme, the first reinforcing plate that is the type of falling L can strengthen the structural strength of first installation department and second installation department simultaneously, makes the whole atress of boundary beam more even.

Preferably, a local reinforcing cover is arranged on the end face, far away from the edge beam, of the first reinforcing plate, and a cavity is formed between the local reinforcing cover and the first reinforcing plate.

In this scheme, local strengthen the cover through with be formed with the cavity between the first reinforcing plate can improve the local intensity of its position department. In addition, on the basis of meeting the strength requirement, the weight of the boundary beam can be reduced, and the lightweight of the quick-change support can be favorably realized.

Preferably, the cavity extends from the first mounting portion to the second mounting portion.

In this scheme, the terminal surface that the battery package was kept away from to local first installation department of strengthening the cover simultaneously and the terminal surface that electric automobile was kept away from to the second installation department to can further strengthen the structural strength of first installation department and second installation department simultaneously, the local cover of strengthening can provide better intensity enhancement.

Preferably, the local reinforcing cover is provided with a first through hole, the first reinforcing plate is provided with a second through hole, the second mounting part is provided with a third through hole, the cavity is internally provided with a supporting cylinder, two ends of the supporting cylinder are respectively connected with the local reinforcing cover and the first reinforcing plate, and the supporting cylinder, the first through hole, the second through hole and the third through hole are coaxially arranged.

In this scheme, a support section of thick bamboo supports between the inner wall of first reinforcing plate and local reinforcing cover, prevents that the second installation department from taking place to warp or by the conquassation because the local atress of junction is too big when being connected with electric automobile's bottom.

Preferably, each edge beam is provided with at least two local reinforcing covers at intervals.

In this scheme, the quantity of local reinforcing cover is at least two on the boundary beam for local reinforcing cover can provide better intensity and strengthen the effect.

Preferably, the side beams and the front beam are made of sheet metal;

or, the boundary beam is made of sheet metal, and the cross beam is formed by integral casting.

In this scheme, when boundary beam and front-axle beam all made by the panel beating, the quality is lighter and can make corresponding shape according to practical application scene and demand. The boundary beam is made by the panel beating, and when the front-axle beam made through integrative casting, wherein the boundary beam quality is lighter and can make corresponding shape according to practical application scene and demand, and the front-axle beam is owing to integrative casting forms, and its size precision is higher, when trading the electricity, battery end electric connector and car end electric connector are to inserting, and both can the accurate alignment realize the coupling.

Preferably, the front beam is further provided with two liquid cooling assemblies used with the battery pack, and the two liquid cooling assemblies are respectively located on two sides of the vehicle-end electric connector.

In this scheme, the liquid cooling subassembly communicates after the butt joint with the liquid cooling subassembly on the battery package to cool off the battery package, prevent that the battery package high temperature is favorable to improving the life of battery package.

Preferably, the front beam still includes two sets of hangers of being connected with electric automobile, every group the hangers includes two hangers and is located corresponding position department respectively the both sides of liquid cooling subassembly.

In this scheme, set up the hangers and be connected through hangers and electric automobile's bottom through the both sides at the liquid cooling subassembly to avoid because the front-axle beam receives the impact in the use and leads to warping, and then lead to the liquid cooling subassembly coupling on the unable and battery package of liquid cooling subassembly. The accuracy requirement of the liquid cooling assembly and the liquid cooling assembly on the battery pack in butt joint coupling is met.

Preferably, the edge beam and the front beam are both made of profiles.

In the scheme, all beams of the quick-change support are made of the sectional materials, and on the premise that the structural strength meets the use requirement, machining steps such as welding steps are reduced in the manufacturing of the quick-change support, and the construction period is shortened. Because need not to weld more reinforcement that is used for guaranteeing intensity in addition, do not have more welding seam, the size precision of boundary beam and front-axle beam is higher to the installation precision of quick change support and battery package satisfies the requirement.

Preferably, the boundary beam comprises a first body and a second body, the first body is connected with the locking mechanism, the first body is connected with the second body, the second body is used for being connected with the bottom of the electric automobile, the first body extends along the length direction of the boundary beam, a first cavity is formed in the first body, a second cavity is formed in the second body, and the first cavity and the second cavity both extend along the length direction of the boundary beam.

In this scheme, the setting of first die cavity and second die cavity is favorable to improving the structural strength of boundary beam.

Preferably, a first mounting hole for mounting the locking mechanism is formed in the end face, close to the battery pack, of the first body, and the first mounting hole is communicated with the first cavity;

the end face, close to the electric automobile, of the second body is provided with a second mounting hole used for being connected with the bottom of the electric automobile, and the second mounting hole is communicated with the second cavity.

In the scheme, the first body is mounted on the end face close to the battery pack and the locking mechanism, and the second body is mounted on the bottom of the electric automobile through the first mounting hole and the second mounting hole.

Preferably, a reinforcing sleeve is arranged in the second cavity, the reinforcing sleeve and the second mounting hole are coaxially arranged, and two ends of the reinforcing sleeve are connected with two opposite inner walls of the second cavity.

In this scheme, when adopting coupling assembling to connect the boundary beam in the chassis below of electric automobile bottom, the structural strength of second body in coupling assembling department can be consolidated to the reinforcement sleeve, avoids this department atress too big and warp or damage.

Preferably, the edge beam further comprises a second reinforcing plate, an accommodating cavity extending along the length direction of the edge beam is defined by the first body, the second body and the second reinforcing plate, and at least one part of the accommodating cavity is used for penetrating a wire harness.

In this scheme, being provided with of second reinforcing plate does benefit to the intensity that further improves the boundary beam, sets up simultaneously and holds the die cavity and supply the pencil to pass for the protection pencil guarantees reliable communication connection.

Preferably, the second reinforcing plate is provided with a first avoiding hole, and the first avoiding hole is used for communicating the accommodating cavity with the outside and installing the sensor on the first body.

In this scheme, the first setting of dodging the hole provides installation space for the sensor, is convenient for realize the reliable installation of sensor.

Preferably, the end of the side beam is provided with a sealing plate, and the sealing plate covers at least one of the accommodating cavity, the first cavity and the second cavity.

In this scheme, the shrouding can reduce and wind blow into in the boundary beam corresponding die cavity and produce the whistle to can the noise reduction.

Preferably, the first cavities are multiple and arranged along the vertical direction;

and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

the second cavities are multiple and are arranged along the horizontal direction.

In this scheme, first die cavity and second die cavity are a plurality ofly, are favorable to further improving the intensity of boundary beam. In addition, a plurality of second die cavities are arranged along the horizontal direction, on the basis of improving the structural strength of the second body, the space occupied by the second body in the vertical direction is reduced, a plurality of first die cavities are arranged along the vertical direction, on the basis of improving the structural strength of the first body, the space occupied by the first body in the horizontal direction is reduced, and the space occupied by the boundary beam is reduced.

Preferably, both ends of the front beam are provided with sealing plates.

In this scheme, the both ends of front-axle beam also are equipped with the shrouding, and the shrouding can reduce the wind and blow into the die cavity of front-axle beam in and produce the whistle to can the noise reduction.

In this scheme, the liquid cooling subassembly can cool off the battery package, prevents that the battery package high temperature is favorable to improving the life of battery package.

Preferably, the front beam still is equipped with high-pressure plug connector, high-pressure plug connector with car end electric connector intercommunication, just the cable link of high-pressure plug connector extends towards electric automobile's rear.

In this scheme, when electric automobile's power supply system was located electric automobile's rear portion, lead the rear with the cable through this high-pressure plug connector to be convenient for the cable and be connected with electric automobile's power supply system.

An electric automobile, its quick change support that includes above-mentioned battery package that is applicable to different length.

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

the quick-change bracket is not provided with a back beam, so that the battery packs with the same width and different lengths can be installed on the electric automobile by using the quick-change bracket, the specifications of the battery packs which can be matched with the quick-change bracket are increased, and the compatibility of the quick-change bracket can be further improved. When the battery pack is arranged on the electric automobile, the electric automobile can be matched with battery packs of more specifications, so that the compatibility of the electric automobile is improved.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a quick-change bracket suitable for battery packs of different lengths according to embodiment 1 of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of an edge beam in a quick-change bracket applicable to battery packs of different lengths according to embodiment 1 of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic view of a partial structure of a boundary beam in a quick-change bracket suitable for battery packs of different lengths according to embodiment 1 of the present invention, in which a first mounting portion and a second mounting portion are not shown.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged structural view of a portion a in fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of a front beam in a quick-change bracket suitable for battery packs of different lengths according to embodiment 1 of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a quick-change bracket suitable for battery packs of different lengths according to embodiment 3 of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of an edge beam in a quick-change bracket applicable to battery packs of different lengths according to embodiment 2 of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is another schematic structural diagram of an edge beam in a quick-change bracket suitable for battery packs of different lengths according to embodiment 2 of the present invention.

Fig. 9 is another schematic structural diagram of an edge beam in a quick-change bracket suitable for battery packs of different lengths according to embodiment 2 of the present invention.

Fig. 10 is a schematic structural view of an edge beam in a quick-change bracket suitable for battery packs of different lengths according to embodiment 3 of the present invention.

Fig. 11 is an enlarged schematic view of a portion B in fig. 10, which is different from the side sill in fig. 10 in the direction.

Fig. 12 is another schematic structural diagram of an edge beam in a quick-change bracket suitable for battery packs of different lengths according to embodiment 3 of the present invention.

Fig. 13 is an enlarged structural view of a portion C in fig. 12.

Fig. 14 is an enlarged structural view of a portion D in fig. 12.

Fig. 15 is a schematic structural view of a front beam in a quick-change bracket suitable for battery packs of different lengths according to embodiment 3 of the present invention.

Description of the reference numerals:

100 edge beams; 10 a first mounting portion; 20 a second mounting portion; 201 a third via; 30 a first reinforcing plate; 301 a second through hole; 40 a local reinforcing cover; 401 a first via; 402 locking the avoidance hole; 50 cavities; 501 supporting the drum; 60 a first body; 601 a first cavity; 602 a first mounting hole; 603 a third mounting hole; 70 a second body; 701 a second cavity; 702 a second mounting hole; 80, closing the plate; 110 a second reinforcing plate; 1101 a first avoidance hole; 1102 second avoidance hole; 1103, a third avoidance hole; 120 wire harness; 130 receiving a cavity; 140 a first reinforcing spacer; 150 a second reinforcing spacer; 160 a third reinforcing spacer; 200 front beam; 2001 reinforcement of the cavity; 2002 a first avoidance port; 2003 second avoidance port; 300 vehicle end electrical connectors; 400 a locking mechanism; 4001 a primary locking mechanism; 4002 a secondary locking mechanism; 4003 supporting the base; 500 a first sensor; 600 a second sensor; 700 liquid cooling assembly; 800 hanging a lug; 900 high-voltage plug connector.

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 5, this embodiment discloses a specific embodiment of a quick-change bracket suitable for battery packs with different lengths, which is used for connecting the battery pack to the bottom of an electric vehicle, and comprises two oppositely arranged edge beams 100 and a front beam 200, wherein the two edge beams 100 are located at two ends of the front beam 200. The front frame 200 is provided with a vehicle-end electrical connector 300 for electrical connection with a battery-end electrical connector of a battery pack. The boundary beam 100 is provided with a locking mechanism 400 which is matched with the lock connection structure of the battery pack to realize locking. The end of each of the two boundary beams 100 far away from the front beam 200 has a preset distance, and the preset distance is greater than or equal to the width of the battery pack.

In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, the extending directions of the two side sills 100 are parallel to each other, and the front sill 200 is located at one end of the side sill 100 (i.e., the upper end of the side sill 100 in fig. 1).

Wherein, locking mechanism sets up on the terminal surface that boundary beam 100 is close to each other, and the lock connection structure of battery package is the lock axle, and this lock axle sets up on the lateral wall of battery package along its length direction extension, and when the battery package was installed on the quick change support by the locking, the battery package was located between two boundary beams 100, and at this moment, the lock axle was located locking mechanism, and the length direction of battery package is on a parallel with the extending direction of boundary beam 100 this moment.

In this embodiment, the locking mechanism 400 includes a primary locking mechanism 4001, a secondary locking mechanism 4002, and a support base 4003. The primary locking mechanism 4001 and the secondary locking mechanism 4002 are used in cooperation with a lock connecting structure on the battery pack to lock the battery pack. Specifically, one-level locking mechanism 4001 includes three lock bases and a lock connecting rod, is equipped with the locked groove that is used for holding the lock axle on every lock base, and rotates on every lock base to be equipped with the spring bolt and be used for opening the opening that the locked axle got into the locked groove, and the spring bolt on the three lock bases is connected with same root lock connecting rod rotation. Second grade locking mechanism 4002 includes a lock base, is equipped with the locked groove that is used for holding the lock axle on the lock base, and rotates on the lock base to be equipped with the spring bolt and be used for opening the opening that the locked axle got into the locked groove. The support block 4003 includes a lock base having a lock slot for receiving a lock shaft. The support block 4003 supports a lock connection structure of the battery pack. The secondary locking mechanism 4002 can also realize the locking function of the battery pack when the primary locking mechanism 4001 fails.

In the present embodiment, the quick-change holder is not provided with a rear beam, which is equivalent to that the boundary beam 100 and the front beam 200 enclose a frame structure with an opening in the circumferential direction, i.e. a structure similar to a "door". The openings are formed in the ends of the two side beams 100 far away from the front beam 200 (i.e., the lower ends of the side beams 100 in fig. 1), so that the quick-change bracket can be used for mounting battery packs with the same width and different lengths on an electric vehicle, the specifications of the battery packs that can be matched with the quick-change bracket are increased, and the compatibility of the quick-change bracket can be further improved.

It should be noted that the frame with the opening, which is enclosed by the front beam 200 and the two opposite beams 100, may be a split type or an integrated type. Wherein, for the split frame structure, the front beam 200 is not connected with the edge beam 100; for a one-piece frame structure, the front beam 200 is coupled to the edge beam 100. In which a split frame structure is shown in figure 1.

In the case of an integrated frame structure, the boundary beam 100 and the front beam 200 may be connected by, but not limited to, welding.

Next, a specific structure of a split frame structure disclosed in this embodiment will be described with reference to fig. 1 to 5.

Specifically, referring to fig. 1, a gap is formed between both ends of the front beam 200 and the end of the side beam 100 on the corresponding side. The two boundary beams and the front beam of the quick-change bracket can be respectively arranged at the corresponding positions at the bottom of the electric automobile, so that the installation accuracy of the quick-change bracket on the electric automobile is improved, the installation accuracy between the battery pack and the quick-change bracket is favorably ensured, and the battery pack can be smoothly installed on the quick-change bracket.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the side member 100 includes a first mounting portion 10 and a second mounting portion 20 connected to each other and extending along a length direction of the side member 100, the second mounting portion 20 is used for connecting to a bottom of the electric vehicle, and the locking mechanism 400 is disposed on an end surface of the first mounting portion 10 near the battery pack. The first reinforcing plate 30 is laid on at least one of the end face of the first mounting portion 10 away from the battery pack and the end face of the second mounting portion 20 away from the bottom of the electric vehicle.

Specifically, the cross-sectional shapes of the edge beam 100 and the first reinforcing plate 30 are both inverted L-shaped, the first mounting portion 10 and the second mounting portion 20 are both plate-shaped and perpendicular to each other, the end face of the first reinforcing plate 30, which is far away from the battery pack from the first mounting portion 10, extends to the end face of the bottom of the second mounting portion 20, which is far away from the electric vehicle, wherein the first reinforcing plate 30 is connected with the first mounting portion 10 and the second mounting portion 20 through welding, and the first reinforcing plate 30 is used for reinforcing the strength of the first mounting portion 10 and the second mounting portion 20 on which the first reinforcing plate is laid.

It should be noted that the first reinforcing plate 30 may be provided as two relatively independent structures at two portions of the first mounting portion 10 and the second mounting portion 20, that is, one structure of the first reinforcing plate 30 is laid on the first mounting portion 10, and the other structure of the first reinforcing plate 30 is laid on the second mounting portion 20, which will not be described herein again.

As shown in fig. 2 to 3, the first reinforcing plate 30 includes a plurality of sub-reinforcing plates arranged at intervals, and the lengths of the plurality of sub-reinforcing plates in the extending direction of the edge beam 100 are different. In other alternative embodiments, however, the first reinforcement plate 30 may be a unitary plate.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, a first sensor 500 and a second sensor 600 are disposed at an interval on the first reinforcing plate 30 of one of the edge beams 100, wherein both the first sensor 500 and the second sensor 600 are hall sensors, and the hall sensors are used in cooperation with magnetic steel. The magnetic steel for triggering the first sensor 500 is arranged on the lock link of the first-stage locking mechanism 4001, the first sensor 500 is arranged at the position, close to the first-stage locking mechanism 4001, of the first reinforcing plate 30, and when the first-stage locking mechanism 4001 is in an unlocking state, the magnetic steel on the lock link just moves into the triggering range of the first sensor 500, so that the first sensor 500 is triggered, and the success of opening the first-stage locking mechanism 4001 is judged.

The magnetic steel used for triggering the second sensor 600 is arranged on a positioning fork on the battery replacement equipment, the second sensor 600 is arranged at the position, close to the secondary locking mechanism 4002, of the first reinforcing plate 30, when a secondary lock tongue of the secondary locking mechanism 4002 is jacked upwards by the positioning fork and is in an unlocking state, the magnetic steel on the positioning fork just moves into the triggering range of the second sensor 600, and therefore the second sensor 600 is triggered, and therefore the secondary locking mechanism 4002 is judged to be successfully opened, the second sensor is used for detecting whether the electric automobile is powered off before battery replacement operation, when the second sensor 600 is triggered, the electric automobile is still detected to be in a power-on state, power supply can be forcibly cut off, and safety of the battery pack and the electric automobile is guaranteed.

The other side beam 100 is provided with the first sensor 500 only at the corresponding same position, and the function is the same as that described above, and the description is omitted here.

In order to further improve the structural strength of the side sill 100, as shown in fig. 2 to 4, it is preferable that a local reinforcing cover 40 is disposed on an end surface of the first reinforcing plate 30 away from the side sill 100, a cavity 50 is formed between the local reinforcing cover 40 and the first reinforcing plate 30, and the cavity 50 extends from the first mounting portion 10 to the second mounting portion 20, that is, the local reinforcing cover simultaneously reinforces an end surface of the first mounting portion away from the battery pack and an end surface of the second mounting portion away from the electric vehicle, so that the structural strength at the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion can be further reinforced simultaneously.

In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, four local reinforcing covers 40 are provided on each side sill 100 at intervals, the structures of the local reinforcing covers 40 are different, and each local reinforcing cover 40 is used for reinforcing the structural strength at the corresponding position. The structure of the boundary beam 100 is required to be suitable for the adjacent structure of the boundary beam 100 after being installed on the electric vehicle, and in other embodiments, the structure may be adapted according to the reinforcement requirement, which is not limited herein.

In order to prevent the second mounting part from deforming or being crushed due to excessive local stress at the joint when the second mounting part is connected with the bottom of the electric automobile, as shown in fig. 2-4, a first through hole 401 is formed on the local reinforcing cover 40, a second through hole 301 is formed on the first reinforcing plate 30, a third through hole 201 is formed on the second mounting part 20, a supporting cylinder 501 is arranged in the cavity 50, two ends of the supporting cylinder 501 are respectively connected with the local reinforcing cover 40 and the first reinforcing plate 30, the supporting cylinder 501, the first through hole 401, the second through hole 301 and the third through hole 201 are coaxially arranged, the boundary beam 100 is connected to the chassis at the bottom of the electric automobile through a bolt assembly, and specifically, a bolt sequentially penetrates through the first through hole 401, the supporting cylinder 501, the second through hole 301 and the third through hole 201 from bottom to top and then is locked with the chassis through a nut. In this embodiment, the supporting cylinder 501 is a circular cylindrical structure, and two ends of the supporting cylinder 501 respectively abut against the inner wall of the local reinforcing cover 40 and the first reinforcing plate 30 and are welded and fixed, so that the supporting cylinder 501 is firmly fixed. It should be noted that, if the second mounting portion 20 corresponding to a certain local reinforcing cover 40 does not have a bolt assembly for connecting the boundary beam 100 to the electric vehicle, there is no need to provide the first through hole 401 on this local reinforcing cover 40, there is no need to provide the second through hole 301 on the first reinforcing plate 30, there is no need to provide the third through hole 201 on the second mounting portion 20, and there is no need to provide the supporting cylinder 501.

In other embodiments, the number of the local reinforcing covers 40 is not limited to the present example, and may be other numbers, such as one, two, three, five or more, and the position where the local reinforcing cover 40 is disposed may also be set according to actual requirements.

In addition, as shown in fig. 2 and 3, when the local reinforcing cover 40 is provided at a position corresponding to the locking mechanism 400 on the first reinforcing plate 30, in order not to affect the mounting of the locking mechanism 400 to the first mounting portion 10 and the first reinforcing plate 30, the local reinforcing cover 40 at the position is provided with the lock avoiding hole 402, and the lock avoiding hole 402 is provided so as to communicate the cavity 50 with the outside and reduce the weight of the side sill 100.

The structure of the front beam 200 will now be explained with reference to fig. 1 and 5.

As shown in fig. 5, the front beam 200 further has two liquid cooling assemblies 700 for cooperating with the battery pack, and the two liquid cooling assemblies 700 are respectively located at two sides of the vehicle-end electrical connector 300. After the liquid cooling assembly 700 butt joint intercommunication on liquid cooling assembly 700 and the battery package, can cool off the battery package, prevent that the battery package temperature is too high, be favorable to improving the life of battery package.

The front beam 200 further includes two sets of hangers 800 connected to the electric vehicle, and each set of hangers 800 includes two hangers 800 and is respectively located at two sides of the liquid cooling module 700 at the corresponding position. In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 5, the suspension loop 800 is connected to a chassis at the bottom of the electric vehicle through a bolt assembly, so as to connect the front beam to the chassis.

The front beam 200 is further provided with a high-voltage connector 900, the high-voltage connector 900 is communicated with the vehicle-end electric connector 300, and a cable connecting end of the high-voltage connector 900 extends towards the rear of the electric vehicle. Therefore, the cable guide device can be adapted to the condition that a power supply system of the electric automobile is arranged at the rear part of the automobile body and guides the cable to the rear part of the electric automobile.

In other embodiments, if the power supply system of the electric vehicle is disposed at the front of the vehicle body, the high voltage connector 900 is not required to be disposed, and is not described herein again.

Regarding the material of the side sill 100 and the front sill 200, in this embodiment, the side sill 100 is made of sheet metal, and the front sill 200 is integrally cast, specifically, the side sill 100 is made of sheet metal by tailor welding, and the front sill 200 is made of aluminum by integrally casting, that is, the suspension loop 800 and the front sill 200 are integrally formed.

In other embodiments, the edge beam 100 and the front beam 200 may be made of sheet metal, i.e. both are made of sheet metal by welding, and will not be described herein again.

The embodiment also discloses an electric automobile, which comprises a quick-change bracket applicable to battery packs with different lengths in the embodiment, and the quick-change bracket is connected to a chassis at the bottom of the electric automobile.

[ example 2 ]

As shown in fig. 7-9, this embodiment discloses another embodiment of a quick-change bracket suitable for battery packs with different lengths, which is used to connect the battery pack to the bottom of an electric vehicle, and comprises two side beams 100 and a front beam 200, which are oppositely arranged, wherein the two side beams 100 are located at two ends of the front beam 200. The front beam 200 is mounted with a vehicle end electrical connector 300 for electrical connection with a battery end electrical connector on a battery pack. The boundary beam 100 is provided with a locking mechanism 400 which is matched with the lock connection structure of the battery pack to realize locking. The end of each of the two boundary beams 100 far away from the front beam 200 has a preset distance, and the preset distance is greater than or equal to the width of the battery pack. Wherein the same reference numerals as in embodiment 1 in the present embodiment denote the same elements.

The side sill 100 and the front sill 200 in this embodiment are both made of section bar and are both made of aluminum. The sectional shape of the side sill 100 is L-shaped, and the sectional shape of the side sill 100 in example 3 is triangle-like (which will be specifically discussed in example 3). The arrangement position of the quick-change bracket and the structure of the front beam 200 of the present embodiment will be understood with reference to fig. 6.

As shown in fig. 6 to 9, the side sill 100 includes a first body 60 and a second body 70, which are connected to each other and extend along a length direction of the side sill 100, and the first body 60 is connected to a locking mechanism 400, the locking mechanism 400 in this embodiment is the same as the locking mechanism 400 in embodiment 1, the first body 60 is provided with a first cavity 601, the second body 70 is provided with a second cavity 701, and both the first cavity 601 and the second cavity 701 extend along the length direction of the side sill 100. As shown in fig. 7 to 9, in order to connect the first body 60 and the locking mechanism 400 and connect the second body 70 and the chassis at the bottom of the electric vehicle, a first mounting hole 602 for mounting the locking mechanism 400 is opened on an end surface of the first body 60 close to the battery pack, and the first mounting hole 602 is communicated with the first cavity 601. The end face of the second body 70 close to the electric automobile is provided with a second mounting hole 702 used for being connected with the bottom of the electric automobile, and the second mounting hole 702 is communicated with the second cavity 701. In this embodiment, the locking mechanism 400 is connected to the first body 60 through the first mounting hole 602 and the fastener, and the second body 70 is connected to the chassis at the bottom of the electric vehicle through the second mounting hole 702 and the fastener.

Also shown in fig. 9 is a third mounting hole 603, the third mounting hole 603 opens on the end surface of the first body 60 remote from the battery pack, and the third mounting hole 603 communicates with the first cavity 601 to mount the sensor on the first body 60. The sensor in this embodiment has the same structure and the same installation position as those of the first sensor 500 and the second sensor 600 in embodiment 1.

First mounting hole 602 and second mounting hole 702 are discussed below in conjunction with fig. 8-9.

As shown in fig. 9, in order to facilitate installation of the locking mechanism 400, a fastener for fixing the locking mechanism 400 and an installation tool for installing the fastener are allowed to pass through, a first installation hole 602 extends from an end surface of the first body 60 close to the battery pack to the other end surface of the first body 60 far from the battery pack, that is, the first installation hole 602 penetrates through the first body 60.

Accordingly, as shown in fig. 8, in order to facilitate the installation of the edge beam 100 of the quick-change bracket to the chassis at the bottom of the electric vehicle, a fastener for installing the edge beam 100 to the chassis and an installation tool for installing the fastener are provided to pass through, the second installation hole 702 extends from the end surface of the second body 70 close to the bottom of the electric vehicle to the other end surface of the second body 70 far away from the bottom of the electric vehicle, that is, the second installation hole 702 penetrates through the second body 70.

Preferably, in order to increase the structural strength of the second mounting hole 702, a cylindrical reinforcing sleeve is arranged in the second cavity 701, the reinforcing sleeve is coaxially arranged with the second mounting hole 702, and two ends of the reinforcing sleeve are connected to two opposite inner walls of the second cavity 701. When the edge beam 100 is connected below the chassis by the connecting assembly, the reinforcing sleeve can reinforce the structural strength of the second body 70 at the connecting assembly, and the second body is prevented from being deformed or damaged due to excessive stress at the connecting assembly.

In order to further improve the structural strength of the side sill 100, the first cavity 601 may be provided in plurality and arranged in a vertical direction, and/or the second cavity 701 may be provided in plurality and arranged in a horizontal direction. As shown in fig. 7, in the present embodiment, three first cavities 601 are arranged in the vertical direction and are located on the same straight line, and four second cavities 701 are arranged in the horizontal direction and are located on the same straight line, so that the occupied space of the side sill 100 is reduced.

In other embodiments, the number of the first cavity 601 and the second cavity 701 is not limited to the present example, and may be other numbers, which are determined according to practical situations and are not limited herein.

In order to reduce the wind blowing into the first cavity 601 and the second cavity 701 of the boundary beam 100 to generate a whistle, thereby reducing noise, the two ends of the boundary beam 100 are provided with the sealing plates 80 to shield the first cavity 601 and the second cavity 701.

The cross-sectional shape of the front beam 200 in this embodiment is a triangle-like structure. Here, description will be made with reference to the front beam 200 in embodiment 3 shown in fig. 15. As can be seen from fig. 15, a reinforcing cavity 2001 extending along the extending direction of the front beam 200 is provided in the front beam 200, so that the front beam 200 meets the strength requirement under the use condition. In order to realize the connection between the front beam 200 and the chassis at the bottom of the electric vehicle, a connection hole is provided on the front beam 200, and the front beam 200 is connected to the chassis by a bolt assembly and the connection hole in a matching manner.

Referring to the boundary beam 100, in order to reduce wind whistle generated when wind blows into the corresponding reinforcing cavities 2001 of the front beam 200, thereby reducing noise, sealing plates are provided at both ends of the front beam 200, and the sealing plates cover all the reinforcing cavities 2001.

The front beam 200 of this embodiment has the same structure as the front beam 200 shown in fig. 6, and the liquid cooling assembly 700 and the vehicle end electrical connector 300 are disposed on the front beam. Specifically, as shown in fig. 6 and fig. 15, the front beam 200 is further provided with two liquid cooling assemblies 700 used with the battery pack, and the two liquid cooling assemblies 700 are respectively located at two sides of the vehicle-end electrical connector 300. Wherein, liquid cooling subassembly 700 can cool off the battery package, prevents that battery package high temperature is favorable to improving the reliability and the life of battery package.

As shown in fig. 15, the front beam 200 is provided with a first avoidance opening 2002 for avoiding the vehicle-end electrical connector 300, so as to provide an installation space for the vehicle-end electrical connector 300, and a second avoidance opening 2003 for facilitating the installation of the liquid cooling assembly 700 on the front beam 200. [1]

In addition, the front beam 200 is further provided with a high-voltage connector 900, the high-voltage connector 900 is communicated with the vehicle-end electric connector 300, and a cable connecting end of the high-voltage connector 900 extends toward the rear of the electric vehicle, and the high-voltage connector 900 in the present embodiment has the same action and principle as the high-voltage connector 900 in embodiment 1.

As described in embodiment 1, the quick-change holder can also be provided in one piece as a frame structure with an opening.

For the integrated quick-change bracket, the two side beams 100 and the front beam 200 can be connected by welding, can be connected by an intermediate connecting piece, or can be combined by the two connection modes. The mode that adopts the intermediate junction spare to connect specifically is, in the one end of intermediate junction spare stretched into the first die cavity 601 of boundary beam 100, in the other end of intermediate junction spare stretched into the enhancement die cavity 2001 of front-frame member 200, the both ends of intermediate junction spare respectively with boundary beam 100 and front-frame member 200 correspond the position department can dismantle through bolt assembly and be connected. In this case, in order to further increase the strength of the joint between the side frame 100 and the front frame 200, welding may be performed at the position where the front frame 200 and the side frame 100 are adjacent to each other.

[ example 3 ]

As shown in fig. 6 and 10-15, the present embodiment discloses another quick-change bracket suitable for battery packs with different lengths, and the structure of the quick-change bracket in the present embodiment is substantially the same as that of the quick-change bracket in embodiment 2, and the difference is mainly in the specific structure of the side beam 100. Wherein the same reference numerals as in embodiment 2 in the present embodiment denote the same elements.

As shown in fig. 6 and 10 to 15, in order to further improve the strength of the edge beam 100, the edge beam 100 further includes a second reinforcing plate 110, a receiving cavity 130 extending along the length direction of the edge beam 100 is defined among the first body 60, the second body 70 and the second reinforcing plate 110, and at least a portion of the receiving cavity 130 is used for passing the wiring harness 120. The wire harness 120 herein is a wire harness 120 for connection with the sensor described in embodiment 1, thereby protecting the wire harness 120 and ensuring reliable communication connection.

It should be noted that the second reinforcing plate 110 shown in the figures of the present embodiment extends along the length direction of the edge beam 100 to achieve the overall structural strength enhancement.

In this embodiment, two ends of the second reinforcing plate 110 shown in the figures of the present embodiment are connected between the first body 60 and the second body 70, and specifically, two ends of the second reinforcing plate 110 are connected to the ends of the first body 60 and the second body 70 which are far away from each other, so that the cross-sectional shape of the edge beam 100 is triangle-like. However, in other alternative embodiments, the two ends of the second reinforcing plate 110 may be connected to other positions of the first body 60 and the second body 70, respectively.

The structure and type of the sensor in this embodiment are the same as those of embodiment 2, but the position of the sensor is different from that in embodiment 2, the first body 60 of this embodiment is not provided with the third mounting hole 603, but the sensor is provided on the end surface of the first body 60 away from the locking mechanism, and as shown in fig. 12 and 14, in order to facilitate the mounting of the sensor, the second reinforcing plate 110 is provided with a first avoiding hole 1101, and the first avoiding hole 1101 is used for communicating the accommodating cavity 130 with the outside and for mounting the sensor on the first body 60. The arrangement of the first avoiding hole 1101 provides an installation space for the sensor, which facilitates reliable installation of the sensor.

It should be noted that the number and the opening positions of the first avoidance holes 1101 are adaptively adjusted according to the number and the installation positions of the sensors.

As shown in fig. 11 to 12, a second avoiding hole 1102 is formed in the second reinforcing plate 110, and the second avoiding hole 1102 is coaxial with the first mounting hole, and the second avoiding hole 1102 is used for communicating the first cavity 601 and the accommodating cavity 130 with the external environment and allowing a fastener for mounting the locking mechanism 400 on the first body 60 to pass through.

As shown in fig. 12 to 14, a third avoiding hole 1103, which is coaxial with the second mounting hole 702, is formed on the second reinforcing plate 110, and the third avoiding hole 1103 is used to communicate the second cavity 701 and the accommodating cavity 130 with the external environment, and is used for the second connecting component, which is used for mounting the second body 70 on the bottom of the electric vehicle, to pass through.

It should be noted that, as shown in fig. 12 and 14, in order to reduce the space occupation of the avoidance holes as much as possible, a part of the third avoidance holes 1103 overlaps with the first avoidance holes 1101, for example, one of the third avoidance holes 1103 is disposed in one of the first avoidance holes 1101.

In another preferred embodiment, in order to further improve the strength of the edge beam 100, as shown in fig. 10 to 11, a first reinforcing partition 140 is disposed in the accommodating cavity 130, the first reinforcing partition 140 is used to divide the accommodating cavity 130 into a plurality of accommodating sub-cavities extending along the length direction of the edge beam 100, and at least one accommodating sub-cavity is used to insert the wire harness 120. Here, the first reinforcing partition plate 140 is provided to further divide the receiving cavity 130 into a plurality of receiving sub-cavities, which is advantageous to further improve the strength of the side sill 100.

It should be noted that the number and shape of the first reinforcing partition plates 140 are not limited, and are determined according to actual requirements.

As shown in fig. 6, in order to reduce noise, a sealing plate 80 is provided at an end of the side sill 100, and the sealing plate 80 simultaneously shields the accommodation cavity 130, the first cavity 601, and the second cavity 701. The sealing plate 80 can reduce wind blowing into the cavity to generate a whistle, so that noise can be reduced.

In other embodiments, the sealing plate 80 may also shield at least one or two of the accommodating cavity 130, the first cavity 601 and the second cavity 701, and also may reduce noise, which is not described herein again.

Further, in order not to affect the wire harness 120 passing through the accommodating cavity 130, the sealing plate 80 is provided with a fourth avoiding hole for the wire harness 120 to pass through. The fourth avoidance hole enables the sealing plate 80 to reduce noise to a greater extent, and does not affect the extension of the wire harness 120 into the accommodating cavity 130.

It should be noted that, if the sealing plate 80 does not need to pass through the wiring harness 120, the sealing plate 80 does not need to be provided with the fourth avoidance hole.

As described with reference to example 2, the quick-change holder can be of one-piece construction, as can the intermediate adapter. In the quick-change bracket with an integrated structure, the connection between the edge beam 100 and the front beam 200 may be any connection method suitable for the connection, and as an exemplary embodiment, the edge beam 100 and the front beam 200 are detachably connected through an intermediate connector and a bolt assembly.

It should be noted that, except for the cavities in the edge beam 100 and the front beam 200 for mating and plugging with the intermediate connectors, the other cavities in the edge beam 100 and the front beam 200 are shielded by the sealing plate 80, so as to achieve a good noise reduction function.

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

1. A quick-change support suitable for battery packs with different lengths is used for connecting the battery packs to the bottom of an electric automobile, and is characterized in that the quick-change support suitable for the battery packs with different lengths consists of two side beams and a front beam which are oppositely arranged, wherein the two side beams are positioned at two ends of the front beam;

2. The quick-change bracket for battery packs with different lengths as claimed in claim 1, wherein a preset distance is provided between ends of the two side beams far away from the front beam, and the preset distance is greater than or equal to the width of the battery pack.

3. The quick-change bracket for battery packs of different lengths according to claim 1, wherein the front beam has a gap between its two ends and the ends of the side beams on the corresponding sides.

4. The quick-change bracket for battery packs of different lengths according to claim 3, wherein the edge beam comprises a first mounting part and a second mounting part which are connected with each other and extend along the length direction of the edge beam, the second mounting part is used for being connected with the bottom of the electric automobile, and the locking mechanism is arranged on the end face, close to the battery pack, of the first mounting part;

5. The quick-change bracket for battery packs of different lengths according to claim 4, wherein the cross-sectional shapes of the edge beam and the first reinforcing plate are both inverted L-shaped, the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion are perpendicular to each other, and the first reinforcing plate extends from the end surface of the first mounting portion, which is far away from the battery pack, to the end surface of the second mounting portion, which is far away from the bottom of the electric vehicle.

6. The quick-change bracket for battery packs of different lengths according to claim 5, wherein the end surface of the first reinforcing plate, which is far away from the edge beam, is provided with a local reinforcing cover, and a cavity is formed between the local reinforcing cover and the first reinforcing plate.

7. The quick-change cradle for battery packs of different lengths according to claim 6, wherein the cavity extends from the first mounting portion to the second mounting portion.

8. The quick-change bracket according to claim 7, wherein the local reinforcing cover has a first through hole, the first reinforcing plate has a second through hole, the second mounting portion has a third through hole, and a supporting cylinder is disposed in the cavity, two ends of the supporting cylinder are respectively connected to the local reinforcing cover and the first reinforcing plate, and the supporting cylinder, the first through hole, the second through hole and the third through hole are coaxially disposed.

9. The quick-change holder for battery packs of different lengths according to claim 6, wherein at least two of the local reinforcing covers are provided at intervals on each of the side members.

10. The quick-change bracket for battery packs of different lengths according to claim 1, wherein the side beams and the front beam are made of sheet metal;

or, the boundary beam is made of sheet metal, and the front beam is formed by integral casting.

11. The quick-change bracket for battery packs of different lengths according to any one of claims 1-10, wherein the front beam is further provided with two liquid cooling assemblies for cooperation with the battery packs, and the two liquid cooling assemblies are respectively located at two sides of the vehicle-end electrical connector.

12. The quick-change bracket for battery packs of different lengths according to claim 11, wherein the front beam further comprises two sets of hangers connected to the electric vehicle, each set of hangers comprising two hangers and being located on two sides of the liquid cooling module at corresponding positions.

13. The quick-change bracket for battery packs of different lengths according to claim 1, wherein the side beams and the front beam are made of profiles.

14. The quick-change bracket for battery packs of different lengths according to claim 13, wherein the edge beam comprises a first body and a second body, the first body and the second body are connected with each other and extend along the length direction of the edge beam, the second body is used for being connected with the bottom of the electric vehicle, the locking mechanism is connected with the first body, the first body is provided with a first cavity, the second body is provided with a second cavity, and the first cavity and the second cavity both extend along the length direction of the edge beam.

15. The quick-change bracket for battery packs with different lengths as claimed in claim 14, wherein a first mounting hole for mounting the locking mechanism is formed in an end surface of the first body close to the battery pack, and the first mounting hole is communicated with the first cavity;

16. The quick-change bracket for battery packs of different lengths according to claim 15, wherein a reinforcing sleeve is disposed in the second cavity, the reinforcing sleeve is disposed coaxially with the second mounting hole, and two ends of the reinforcing sleeve are connected to two opposite inner walls of the second cavity.

17. The quick-change bracket for battery packs of different lengths according to claim 14, wherein the edge beam further comprises a second reinforcing plate, and the first body, the second body and the second reinforcing plate define a receiving cavity extending along the length direction of the edge beam, and at least a portion of the receiving cavity is used for a wire harness to pass through.

18. The quick-change bracket for battery packs of different lengths according to claim 17, wherein the second reinforcing plate has a first avoiding hole formed therein, the first avoiding hole being used to communicate the accommodating cavity with the outside and to mount a sensor on the first body.

19. The quick-change bracket for battery packs of different lengths according to claim 17, wherein the end of the side beam is provided with a sealing plate that covers at least one of the receiving cavity, the first cavity and the second cavity.

20. The quick-change holder for battery packs of different lengths according to claim 14, wherein the first cavity is plural and arranged in a vertical direction;

and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

21. The quick-change holder for battery packs of different lengths as claimed in claim 14, wherein the front beam is provided with sealing plates at both ends.

22. The quick-change holder for battery packs of different lengths according to any one of claims 13 to 21, wherein the front beam is further provided with two liquid cooling assemblies for cooperation with the battery packs, the two liquid cooling assemblies being respectively located on both sides of the vehicle-end electrical connector.

23. The quick-change bracket applicable to battery packs of different lengths according to claim 1, wherein the front beam is further provided with a high-voltage plug connector, the high-voltage plug connector is communicated with the vehicle-end electric connector, and a cable connecting end of the high-voltage plug connector extends towards the rear of the electric vehicle.

24. An electric vehicle, characterized in that it comprises a quick-change cradle according to any one of claims 1-23 adapted for battery packs of different lengths.