CN217730253U - Climbing mechanism, trade electric equipment and trade power station - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a jacking mechanism, a battery replacing device and a battery replacing station, wherein the jacking mechanism is arranged on a battery tray of the battery replacing device, and the battery tray is used for bearing a battery pack; climbing mechanism includes drive division and lifts the portion, lifts the portion and is used for lifting the battery package, and the output and the portion of lifting of drive division are connected, and the drive division drive is lifted the portion and is removed along the direction that is close to or keeps away from battery tray. The jacking mechanism, the battery replacing equipment comprising the jacking mechanism and the battery replacing station realize higher jacking stroke of the battery pack on the basis of the battery tray, adapt to the functional requirements at higher positions, and meet the requirements of different strokes when the battery replacing equipment works with different functions; compare in the condition with an independent space of climbing mechanism installation, fix climbing mechanism on battery tray, saved the space, realized satisfying the jacking requirement of different strokes in limited space, improved and traded electric efficiency.

Description

Climbing mechanism, trade electric equipment and trade power station

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a climbing mechanism, trade electrical equipment and trade the station.

Background

The existing electric automobile mainly has two charging modes, one is a direct charging mode, and the other is a quick-change mode. Wherein, direct-charging formula need set up and fill electric pile and come to charge electric automobile, but the charge time is longer, and efficiency is lower. Trade the electric formula and need set up and trade the power station, realize trading the electricity fast through changing the battery to electric automobile, shortened for direct-charging formula for a long time.

The battery replacement equipment is important equipment in the battery replacement station, bears main work of replacing batteries for the vehicle, and comprises the steps of moving to the bottom of the vehicle, detaching a battery pack from the battery replacement vehicle, installing the battery pack on the battery replacement vehicle, and moving to the battery replacement station to transfer the battery pack with other equipment such as battery transfer equipment.

For the replaceable battery pack, the battery replacing operation between the battery replacing device and different devices (the battery replacing operation between the battery replacing device and the vehicle, the battery replacing operation between the battery replacing device and the battery transferring device and the like) has different requirements on the stroke of lifting the battery pack, and the lifting mechanism of the conventional battery replacing device cannot meet the jacking requirements of different strokes and can be installed in the limited space of the battery replacing device.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The to-be-solved technical problem of the utility model is to provide a climbing mechanism, trade electrical equipment and trade the station in order to overcome among the prior art climbing mechanism that trades electrical equipment and be difficult to satisfy the defect of the jacking requirement of different strokes in limited space.

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

a jacking mechanism is used in a battery replacing device, the jacking mechanism is arranged on a battery tray of the battery replacing device, and the battery tray is used for bearing a battery pack;

climbing mechanism includes drive division and lifts the portion, it is used for lifting the battery package to lift the portion, the output of drive division with it connects to lift the portion, the drive division drive it removes along being close to or keeping away from to lift the portion the direction of battery tray.

In this scheme, through being connected the output with the drive division with lifting portion for the drive division can drive lifting portion. Through setting up climbing mechanism on battery tray to lift battery package through lifting portion and along being close to or keeping away from battery tray's direction removes, makes climbing mechanism can wrap the jacking to the position department higher than battery tray with the battery, has realized wrapping higher jacking stroke to the battery, adapts to the function needs of higher position department. Meanwhile, the battery tray can still meet the lifting requirement of the battery pack at a low position, so that the requirements of different strokes when the battery replacing equipment works with different functions are met; compare in the condition with an independent space of climbing mechanism installation, fix climbing mechanism on battery tray, saved the space, realized satisfying the jacking requirement of different strokes in limited space.

Preferably, climbing mechanism still includes guide structure along, guide structure includes matched with fixed part and motion part, fixed part with the shell fixed connection of drive division, the motion part with lifting portion connects, lifting portion drives motion part moves along being close to or keeping away from the direction of battery tray.

In this scheme, through with fixed part and the shell fixed connection of drive division for fixed part and motion part can produce relative motion, thereby realize the guide motion. Through moving part with lift the portion and be connected for lift the portion and can drive moving part along the direction removal that is close to or keeps away from battery tray, realized lifting the battery package when, remove according to the direction of injecing, realized the guide effect, guarantee that the in-process that the battery package goes up and down can not deviate the direction, pinpoint has reduced the fault rate, has improved and has traded electric efficiency.

Preferably, the number of the guide structures is at least two, and the moving parts of the guide structures and the driving part are parallel to each other and are arranged at intervals.

In the scheme, the moving parts of the guide structures are parallel to the driving part, so that the guide directions of the guide structures are consistent with the driving direction of the driving part. The plurality of guide structures are arranged at intervals, so that the guide of different positions of the lifting part is balanced, and the moving direction of the lifting part is not easy to deviate; the guiding motion between a plurality of guide structures is mutually matched, and the accuracy of a guiding path is effectively ensured.

Preferably, the moving part comprises a guide shaft, the fixing part comprises a bushing, the guide shaft is movably arranged through the bushing, and one end of the guide shaft is connected with the lifting part.

In this scheme, wear to locate the bush through the guiding axle is movably for the guiding axle shuttles back and forth along the axial of bush in the limited space of bush hole, is connected the one end and the portion of lifting of guiding axle, makes the portion of lifting can drive the guiding axle and remove along the moving direction who lifts the portion, has realized the guide effect to lifting the portion removal.

Preferably, the inner wall of the bush is provided with a rolling bearing, and the guide shaft is movably connected with the bush through the rolling bearing.

In this scheme, through antifriction bearing, reduced the frictional resistance when guiding axle passes, reduced the wearing and tearing of guiding axle, improved guiding motion's stability.

Preferably, the climbing mechanism further comprises an installation part, the installation part is connected with the battery tray, and the shell of the driving part and the fixing part of the guide structure are fixedly connected with the installation part.

In the scheme, the jacking mechanism is stably fixed on the battery tray through the connection of the mounting part and the battery tray; the shell of the driving part is fixedly connected with the fixing part of the guide structure through the mounting part, so that the overall stability of the two motion structures (driving and guiding) is improved.

Preferably, the installation department includes first installation department and second installation department, first installation department respectively with battery tray and the second installation department is connected, the shell of drive division with guide structure's fixed part all fixes on the second installation department.

In this scheme, through being connected first installation department and second installation department with the shell of battery tray and drive division, guide structure's fixed part respectively, realized the connection requirement of isostructure.

Preferably, the driving part is further provided with a stopper, and the stopper is used for acquiring the movement information of the driving part so as to limit the limit position of the lifting part.

In the scheme, the movement information of the driving part is acquired through the limiting stopper, and the limit position of the movement of the lifting part is limited, so that the adjustment of the movement stroke of the lifting part is realized.

Preferably, the stopper is a magnetic sensor, an output shaft of the driving portion is provided with an induction component, and the magnetic sensor obtains movement information of the driving portion by inducing the position of the induction component.

In the scheme, compared with other types of limiters, the magnetic sensor is adopted as the limiter, so that the induction is sensitive, and the positioning is accurate; the induction component is arranged on the output shaft of the driving part, so that the movement information of the induction component reflects the movement information of the driving part, and the magnetic sensor can identify the movement information of the induction component through the induction cooperation effect of the magnetic sensor and the induction component, so that the movement information of the driving part is obtained.

Preferably, the lifting part is provided with a cushion block, and the cushion block is made of soft material.

In the scheme, the cushion block made of soft materials is arranged on the lifting part, so that the impact generated when the battery pack falls on the lifting part when the battery pack is detached can be effectively buffered, the battery pack is protected from being damaged, and the jacking stroke is increased; through setting up the cushion of different thickness or different shapes, can adapt to the gravity impact of different battery packages or adjust the stroke of jacking.

Preferably, the lifting part is provided with at least two cushion blocks, and the cushion blocks are uniformly distributed at two ends of the lifting part.

In this scheme, through set up two at least cushion in lifting portion to the equipartition has realized the balanced lifting force of holding in the palm in the different positions department of battery package at the both ends of lifting portion, is favorable to jacking stability.

Preferably, at least one gasket is further arranged between the cushion block and the lifting part.

In this scheme, through set up the gasket between cushion and lift portion, can adjust the cushion of different positions department and lift the clearance between the portion surface, guarantee the highly uniform of the cushion of different positions department, the battery package can not be because of being in the non-horizontality and leading to the condition such as displacement in lifting the portion, has further guaranteed jacking stability.

Preferably, the driving part includes at least one of a motor, a cylinder, and a hydraulic cylinder.

In this scheme, adopt in motor, cylinder and the pneumatic cylinder one, realized the stable, reliable drive to lifting portion.

The battery replacing equipment comprises a base, a battery tray, a lifting mechanism and the jacking mechanism, wherein the battery tray is arranged on the base through the lifting mechanism and is used for bearing a battery pack, and the lifting mechanism drives the battery tray to move in the direction far away from or close to the base; the jacking mechanism is arranged on the battery tray and drives the battery pack to move along the direction close to or far away from the battery tray.

In the scheme, the battery tray is lifted up through the lifting mechanism, and is driven to move in the direction far away from or close to the base, so that the battery is replaced with the vehicle; the jacking mechanism is arranged on the battery tray to drive the battery pack to move in the direction close to or far away from the battery tray, so that the jacking with a larger stroke is realized on the basis of the battery tray, and other functional requirements of the battery pack are realized at a higher position; therefore, different jacking height requirements can be met on the same battery replacing equipment, the functional requirements at different height positions are met, and the battery replacing efficiency is improved.

Preferably, the battery tray is further provided with a plurality of supporting parts for supporting the battery pack;

when the lifting part moves to a first limit position along the direction close to the battery tray, the lifting part is not higher than the supporting part;

when the lifting part moves to a second limit position along the direction far away from the battery tray, the lifting part is higher than the supporting part.

In the scheme, the battery pack which is detached from the vehicle or is to be installed is stably supported through the plurality of supporting parts, so that the battery pack is effectively prevented from displacing on the battery tray; through when lifting portion moves to two extreme positions, to lifting portion and the setting of the high relation of supporting component for when needing supporting component to support the battery package, lifting portion can move to supporting component's height below, does not influence the existing support function of supporting component, when needing to lift the battery package to higher position department, and lifting portion can move the battery package to supporting component's height above, realizes bigger lifting stroke.

Preferably, the driving part is an air cylinder, and the battery replacement equipment further comprises an air inlet valve communicated with the air cylinder through an air pipe so as to control the air cylinder to work.

In this scheme, adopt the cylinder as drive division, realized stable, reliable drive to be the drive mode of sharp, help the direction. The air inlet valve is communicated with the air cylinder through an air pipe, and the driving control of the air cylinder is realized by the on-off of the air inlet valve.

Preferably, the number of the jacking mechanisms is multiple, and the cylinders of the jacking mechanisms are all connected to the same air inlet valve through air pipes.

In the scheme, compared with a single jacking mechanism, the battery pack is stably lifted through a plurality of jacking mechanisms, and heavier battery packs can be lifted; the air cylinders of the plurality of jacking mechanisms are communicated with the same air inlet valve, so that all the air cylinders are controlled by the air inlet valve at the same time, the jacking motions of all the jacking mechanisms are kept synchronous, and the jacking stability is guaranteed.

A power swapping station comprises the power swapping device.

In the scheme, the battery replacing station realizes the jacking with larger stroke by adopting the battery replacing equipment, and other functional requirements of the battery pack are realized at a higher position; therefore, the battery replacement station can meet different requirements on jacking heights, the functional requirements at different height positions are met, and the battery replacement efficiency is improved.

Preferably, the battery replacing station further comprises a battery transferring device, wherein the battery transferring device comprises a protruding mechanism, and the protruding mechanism is used for transferring the battery pack between the battery replacing device and the battery transferring device;

when the jacking mechanism moves to the limit position along the direction far away from the battery tray, the space between the lower surface of the battery pack and the battery tray can accommodate the extending mechanism.

In this scheme, through the stroke setting to climbing mechanism for when climbing mechanism removes to extreme position along keeping away from battery tray direction, lift portion is higher than the battery tray, guarantees to have certain space to be used for the flexible action space of extension mechanism between the lower surface of the battery package that lift portion lifted and the battery tray, and then supports extension mechanism and gets the battery and transport equipment exchange from trading electrical equipment smoothly.

The utility model discloses an actively advance the effect and lie in: the jacking mechanism, the battery replacing equipment and the battery replacing station realize higher jacking stroke of the battery pack on the basis of the battery tray, adapt to the functional requirements at higher positions, and meet the requirements of different strokes when the battery replacing equipment works with different functions; compare in the condition with an independent space of climbing mechanism installation, fix climbing mechanism on battery tray, saved the space, realized satisfying the jacking requirement of different strokes in limited space, improved and traded electric efficiency.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a jacking mechanism on a battery replacement device according to embodiment 1 of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a jacking mechanism according to embodiment 1 of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic view of a connection structure between the jacking mechanism and the battery tray according to embodiment 1 of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a side view of the jacking mechanism of embodiment 1 of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a battery replacement device according to embodiment 2 of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of the battery replacement device according to embodiment 2 of the present invention after the battery tray is removed.

Description of reference numerals:

battery replacement device 1

Shuttle car 11

Base 12

Lifting mechanism 13

Battery tray 14

Support member 15

Jacking mechanism 16

Drive unit 161

Cylinder 1611

Cylinder 16111

Piston rod 16112

Lifting part 162

Spacer block 163

Gasket 164

Mounting portion 165

First mounting portion 1651

Second mounting portion 1652

Upper plate 16521

End plate 16522

Connecting plate 1653

Guide structure 166

Fixing part 1661

Bush 16611

Moving part 1662

Guide shaft 16621

Stop 167

Direction a closer to or further from the battery tray.

Detailed Description

The present invention will be more clearly and completely described in the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Example 1

The embodiment provides a jacking mechanism 16 which is used in a battery replacement device 1. The method comprises the following steps that a vehicle needing to replace a battery pack drives into a battery replacement station, a battery replacement device 1 moves to the bottom of the vehicle, the battery pack to be replaced in the vehicle is detached, and an available battery pack in the battery replacement station is installed on the vehicle through the battery replacement device 1, so that the battery replacement operation of the vehicle is completed. Meanwhile, a battery pack in the battery replacement station is positioned in the charging bin, and the battery pack is transferred between the battery replacement ratio 1 and the charging bin through battery transfer equipment. The battery replacement device 1 can also move to a battery transfer device, and deliver a battery pack detached from an electric vehicle onto the battery transfer device, or receive an available battery pack from the battery transfer device.

As shown in fig. 1, the battery replacing device 1 includes a base 12 and a battery tray 14, the battery tray 14 is disposed on the base 12, the jacking mechanism 16 is disposed on the battery tray 14, and the battery tray 14 is used for carrying a battery pack;

the jacking mechanism 16 includes a driving portion 161 and a lifting portion 162, the lifting portion 162 is used for lifting the battery pack, an output end of the driving portion 161 is connected with the lifting portion 162, and the driving portion 161 drives the lifting portion 162 to move along a direction a close to or far away from the battery tray 14.

Through being connected drive division 161's output and lifting portion 162, make drive division 161 can drive lifting portion 162, through setting up climbing mechanism 16 on battery tray 14, and lift the battery package through lifting portion 162 and remove along being close to or keeping away from battery tray 14 direction A, make climbing mechanism 16 can lift the battery package to the position department higher than battery tray 14, realized the jacking stroke higher to the battery package, the function needs or other function needs that the adaptation higher position department traded the electricity with charging equipment. Meanwhile, the lifting mechanism below the battery tray 14 lifts the battery tray 14, so that the battery tray 14 can still meet the requirement of lifting the battery pack at the low position of the bottom of the vehicle, and the battery replacement function with the vehicle is realized. Thereby meeting the requirements of different strokes when the battery replacing device 1 performs different functions; compared with the condition that the jacking mechanism 16 is installed in an independent space, the jacking mechanism 16 is fixed on the battery tray 14, the space is saved, and the jacking requirements of different strokes in a limited space are met.

As shown in fig. 2, in this embodiment, the driving portion 161 is specifically a cylindrical cylinder 1611, the cylinder 1611 includes a cylinder 16111, a piston (not shown in the figure) and a piston rod 16112, one end of the piston rod 16112 is connected to the piston, and the other end of the piston rod 16112 is connected to the lifting portion 162 of the lifting mechanism 16, the cylinder 16111 is communicated with an external air source, and the piston in the cylinder 16111 is pushed by compressed air to drive the piston rod 16112 to perform linear motion. The lifting portion 162 is a flat lifting plate. In other embodiments, the driving portion 161 may also adopt other driving devices, such as an electric motor, a hydraulic cylinder, and the like. The motor, the cylinder and the hydraulic cylinder can realize stable and reliable driving of the lifting part 162.

The jacking mechanism 16 further includes a guiding structure 166, the guiding structure 166 includes a fixed part 1661 and a moving part 1662, the fixed part 1661 is fixedly connected to the housing of the cylinder 16111, the moving part 1662 is connected to the lifting part 162, and the lifting part 162 drives the moving part 1662 to move in a direction a toward or away from the battery tray 14.

By fixedly connecting the fixed member 1661 to the housing of the cylinder 16111, relative movement between the fixed member 1661 and the moving member 1662 is enabled, thereby providing guided movement. Through moving part 1662 with lift portion 162 and be connected for lift portion 162 can drive moving part 1662 and remove along the direction A who is close to or keeps away from battery tray 14, realized lifting the battery package while, remove according to the direction of injecing, realized the guide effect, guarantee that the in-process that the battery package goes up and down can not deviate from the direction, pinpoint, reduced the fault rate, improved and traded electrical efficiency.

Here, as shown in fig. 2, the number of the guide structures 166 is two, and the moving members 1662 of the two guide structures 166 and the piston rod 16112 of the cylinder 1611 are parallel to each other and spaced apart from each other.

By having the moving parts 1662 of the plurality of guide structures 166 parallel to the driving portion 161, it is ensured that the guiding of the plurality of guide structures 166 coincides with the driving direction of the driving portion 161. The plurality of guide structures 166 are arranged at intervals to balance the guide of the lifting part 162 at different positions, so that the moving direction of the lifting part 162 is not easy to deviate; the guiding motion of the plurality of guiding structures 166 cooperate with each other to effectively ensure the accuracy of the guiding path.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 2, the moving part 1662 includes a guide shaft 16621, the fixed part 1661 includes a bushing 16611, the guide shaft 16621 is movably disposed through the bushing 16611, and one end of the guide shaft 16621 is connected to the lifting part 162.

A guide shaft 16621 is movably disposed through the bushing 16611 such that the guide shaft 16621 shuttles axially of the bushing 16611 within the space defined by the bore of the bushing 16611. One end of the guide shaft 16621 is connected to the lifting part 162, so that the lifting part 162 can drive the guide shaft 16621 to move along the moving direction of the lifting part 162, thereby guiding the movement of the lifting part.

Wherein, the inner wall of the bush 16611 is provided with a rolling bearing (not shown), and the guide shaft 16621 is movably connected with the bush 16611 through the rolling bearing. Through rolling bearing, reduced the frictional resistance when guide shaft 16621 passes through, reduced the wearing and tearing of guide shaft 16621, improved the stability of guiding motion. It will be appreciated that the articulation between the guide shaft 16621 and the bush 16611 is not limited to rolling bearings, and in alternative embodiments, a sliding connection with low friction resistance can be achieved with the guide shaft 16621 by providing a sliding surface of a material with a low coefficient of friction on the inner wall of the bush 16611.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the jacking mechanism 16 further includes a mounting portion 165, the mounting portion 165 is connected to the battery tray 14, and the housing of the cylinder 1611 and the bushing 16611 of the guide structure 166 are fixedly connected by the mounting portion 165.

The mounting portion 165 is connected to the battery tray 14, so that the lift mechanism 16 is stably fixed to the battery tray 14; by fixedly coupling the housing of the cylinder 1611 and the bushing 16611 of the guide structure 166 via the mounting 165, the overall stability of the two moving structures (drive and guide) is improved.

The mounting portion 165 includes a first mounting portion 1651 and a second mounting portion 1652, the first mounting portion 1651 is a flat plate, and the first mounting portion 1651 is fixed on the surface of the battery tray 14 through a plurality of bolts; the second mounting portion 1652 comprises an upper flat plate 16521 and a vertically arranged end plate 16522, the end plate 166322 is provided with a long hole, the upper flat plate 16521 is welded with the flat plate of the first mounting portion 1651 through the end plate 16522, and the flat plate of the first mounting portion 1651 is parallel to the upper flat plate 16521 of the second mounting portion 1652; the upper plate 16521 is fitted to the shape of the housing of the cylinder 1611 and fixed to the housing of the cylinder 1611. Bushings 16611 of both guides 166 are secured to second mount portion 1652 by connecting plate 1653. The material of each component of the mounting portion 165 is steel plate or other metal material.

The first mounting portion 1651 and the second mounting portion 1652 are connected to the battery tray 14, the housing of the cylinder 1611, and the bush 16611 of the guide structure 166, respectively, so that connection requirements for different structures are met.

As shown in fig. 2 and 4, the cylinder 1611 is further provided with a stopper 167, and the stopper 167 is used for acquiring movement information of the piston rod 16112 to limit a limit position of the lifting unit 162. The position limiter 167 is specifically a magnetic sensor, and a sensing component (not shown) is disposed on the piston rod 16112 of the air cylinder 1611, and the magnetic sensor identifies a position of the sensing component by sensing to obtain movement information of the piston rod 16112. Specifically, the number of the stoppers 167 may be two, and the two stoppers 167 are respectively disposed at the upper end and the lower end of the housing of the cylinder 16111, so as to respectively limit the movement of the piston rod 16112 to the upper limit position and the lower limit position, so as to control the movement stroke of the lifting unit 162.

The stopper 167 obtains the movement information of the piston rod 16112, and limits the limit position of the lifting unit 162, thereby adjusting the movement stroke of the lifting unit. Compared with other types of limiters 167, the magnetic sensor is adopted as the limiter 167, so that the induction is sensitive and the positioning is accurate; the sensing component is arranged on the piston rod 16112, so that the movement information of the sensing component reflects the movement information of the cylinder 1611, and the magnetic sensor can identify the movement information of the sensing component through the induction cooperation effect of the magnetic sensor and the sensing component, so that the movement information of the cylinder 1611 is obtained.

As shown in fig. 2, two pads 163 are provided on the lifting unit 162, and the pads 163 may be made of soft rubber, nylon, or other materials. The cushion block 163 made of soft material is arranged on the lifting part 162, so that the impact generated when the battery pack falls on the lifting part 162 when the battery pack is detached can be effectively buffered, the battery pack is protected from being damaged, and the lifting stroke is increased; through setting up the cushion 163 of different thickness or different shapes, can adapt to the gravity impact of different battery packages or adjust the stroke of jacking.

Wherein, the two pads 163 are uniformly distributed at two ends of the lifting portion 162. Through set up two cushion 163 on lifting portion 162 to the equipartition has realized the balanced lifting force of holding in the palm in the different positions department of battery package at lifting portion 162 both ends, is favorable to jacking stability.

A plurality of spacers 164 are disposed between the pad block 163 and the lifting portion 162. Through set up gasket 164 between cushion 163 and lifting portion 162, can adjust the cushion 163 of different positions department and lift the clearance between the portion 162 surface, guarantee the highly uniform of cushion 163 of different positions department, the battery package can not be because of being in non-horizontality and leading to the condition such as displacement in lifting portion, has further guaranteed jacking stability.

In other embodiments, the number and height of the spacers 163 may be increased or decreased according to the needs of the pad or the balance of the lifting force, the shape of the spacers 163 may be other shapes as desired, and the spacers 163 may be made of other soft materials. The number of shims 164 can also be adjusted accordingly as desired.

Example 2

As shown in fig. 5 and 6, the present embodiment provides a battery swapping device 1, where the battery swapping device 1 includes a shuttle 11, a base 12, a battery tray 14, a lifting mechanism 13, and a lifting mechanism 16 as in embodiment 1, the battery tray 14 is disposed on the base 12 through the lifting mechanism 13, the battery tray 14 is used for carrying a battery pack, and the lifting mechanism 13 drives the battery tray 14 to move in a direction away from or close to the base 12, that is, in a direction away from or close to an electric vehicle; the jacking mechanism 16 is arranged on the battery tray 14, and the jacking mechanism 16 drives the battery pack to move along the direction A close to or far away from the battery tray 14.

When the battery replacement device 1 is in operation, the shuttle car 11 moves to the lower part of the chassis of the vehicle. The lifting mechanism 13 lifts the battery tray 14, and in a lower stroke space, the battery tray 14 is driven to move in a direction far away from or close to the base 12, and a battery pack detached from the vehicle is placed on the battery tray 14, or an available battery pack on the battery tray 14 is lifted from the battery replacement device 1 to a chassis position of the vehicle, so that battery replacement with the vehicle is realized. Meanwhile, through setting up climbing mechanism 16 on battery tray 14, in the higher stroke space above battery tray 14 surface, drive the battery package along being close to or keeping away from battery tray 14 direction A and remove, the jacking of bigger stroke has been realized, change battery package operation with battery charging outfit in higher position department, thereby make and can satisfy different jacking height requirements simultaneously on the same electrical equipment that trades, the function needs of adaptation in different high position departments have improved and have traded electrical efficiency. In other embodiments, other functional devices, such as a transfer device, may be located at a higher position to meet different functional requirements.

As shown in fig. 5, the battery tray 14 is further provided with a plurality of supporting members 15 for supporting the battery pack; when the lifting part 162 moves to a first limit position along the direction a close to the battery tray 14, the lifting part 162 is not higher than the support part 15, and the first limit position is any position between the surface of the battery tray 14 and the top surface of the support part 15; when the lifting part 162 moves to the second limit position along the direction a away from the battery tray 14, the lifting part 162 is higher than the supporting member 15, and the first limit position is any position higher than the top surface of the supporting member 15.

The battery pack which is detached from the vehicle or is to be installed is stably supported through the plurality of supporting parts 15, so that the battery pack is effectively prevented from being displaced on the battery tray 14; through the arrangement of the height relation between the lifting part 162 and the supporting part 15 when the lifting part 162 moves to two limit positions, when the supporting part 15 is required to support the battery pack, the lifting part 162 can move to a position below the height of the supporting part 15, the existing supporting function of the supporting part 15 is not affected, and when the battery pack needs to be lifted to a higher position, the lifting part 162 can move the battery pack to a position above the height of the supporting part 15, so that a larger lifting stroke is realized.

The battery replacement equipment 1 further comprises an air inlet valve (not shown in the figure), wherein the air inlet valve is communicated with an external air source and is communicated with the air cylinder through an air pipe so as to control the air cylinder to work. The use of the cylinder as the driving portion 161 realizes stable and reliable driving, and is a linear driving method, which contributes to guiding. The air inlet valve is communicated with the air cylinder through an air pipe, and the driving control of the air cylinder is realized by the on-off of the air inlet valve.

As shown in fig. 5, two jacking mechanisms 16 are arranged on the battery replacing device 1, the two jacking mechanisms 16 are symmetrically distributed on two side edges of the battery tray 14, and air cylinders of the two jacking mechanisms 16 are connected to the same air inlet valve through air pipes.

Compared with a single jacking mechanism 16, the two jacking mechanisms 16 are symmetrically distributed on the two sides of the battery tray 14, so that the battery pack is supported and balanced by the supporting parts 162 on the two sides, the stable supporting of the battery pack is realized, and a heavier battery pack can be supported; the air cylinders of the two jacking mechanisms 16 are communicated with the same air inlet valve, so that all the air cylinders are controlled by the air inlet valve at the same time, the jacking motions of all the jacking mechanisms 16 are kept synchronous, and the jacking stability is ensured.

Example 3

The embodiment provides a battery replacing station, which includes the battery replacing device and a battery transferring device as in embodiment 2, where the battery transferring device may be a stacker crane or a lifter, and the battery transferring device includes a protruding mechanism, and the protruding mechanism is used for transferring a battery pack between the battery replacing device and the battery transferring device; the battery tray is provided with a plurality of battery replacement related components such as a positioning component and a battery disassembly and assembly component, wherein the positioning component is used for being matched with positioning holes formed in the vehicle chassis and/or the battery pack so as to realize positioning in the battery replacement process, and the battery disassembly and assembly component is used for installing or disassembling the battery pack.

When climbing mechanism moves to extreme position along the direction of keeping away from battery tray, the positioning element who sets up on battery tray and the battery tray is higher than to the portion of lifting, protrusion in the surperficial part of battery tray such as battery dismouting part, make and formed a space that can hold the mechanism battery package of stretching out between battery package lower surface and the battery tray, the portion of lifting that stretches out the mechanism can stretch into or stretch out in order to put the battery from this space, and can not receive the positioning element on the battery tray, the hindrance of battery dismouting part etc. thereby shift the battery package between trading electric equipment 1 and battery transportation equipment.

According to the battery replacing station, the battery pack is accurately positioned by utilizing the positioning parts and the positioning holes which are matched with each other, so that the extending mechanism can stretch and retract, the battery pack is accurately lifted, and faults caused by inaccurate positions are avoided; through the stroke setting to climbing mechanism for when climbing mechanism removed extreme position along keeping away from battery tray direction, lifting portion was higher than positioning element and battery tray, guaranteed to have certain space between lifting portion's the lower surface of the battery package and positioning element, the surface of battery tray and can be used for the flexible action space of extension mechanism, and then support extension mechanism to get smoothly from trading electrical equipment and put the battery and exchange with battery transportation equipment.

According to the battery replacing station, the battery replacing equipment is adopted, on one hand, the jacking mechanism arranged on the battery tray realizes the jacking with a larger stroke, and the battery pack can be jacked to a higher position to be exchanged with the battery transferring equipment; on the other hand, when the lifting part of the lifting mechanism moves in the direction close to the battery tray, the battery tray is lifted by the lifting mechanism on the base, and the battery replacement with the vehicle can be realized at a low position; thereby make and trade the power station and can satisfy different jacking height requirements simultaneously, adapt to the function needs of not co-altitude position department, improved and traded electric efficiency.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplification of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

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 (19)

1. A jacking mechanism is used in battery replacement equipment and is characterized in that the jacking mechanism is arranged on a battery tray of the battery replacement equipment, and the battery tray is used for bearing a battery pack;

climbing mechanism includes drive division and lifts the portion, it is used for lifting the battery package to lift the portion, the output of drive division with it connects to lift the portion, the drive division drive it removes along being close to or keeping away from to lift the portion the direction of battery tray.

2. The jacking mechanism as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a guiding structure, wherein the guiding structure comprises a fixed part and a moving part which are matched with each other, the fixed part is fixedly connected with the housing of the driving part, the moving part is connected with the lifting part, and the lifting part drives the moving part to move in a direction close to or far away from the battery tray.

3. The jacking mechanism of claim 2, wherein the number of the guide structures is at least two, and a plurality of moving parts of the guide structures and the driving part are arranged in parallel and spaced apart.

4. The jacking mechanism of claim 2, wherein the moving member comprises a guide shaft, the fixed member comprises a bushing, the guide shaft is movably disposed through the bushing, and one end of the guide shaft is connected to the lifting portion.

5. The jacking mechanism as claimed in claim 4, wherein a rolling bearing is provided on an inner wall of the bushing, and the guide shaft is movably connected with the bushing through the rolling bearing.

6. The jacking mechanism of claim 2, further comprising a mounting portion, wherein the mounting portion is connected with the battery tray, and the housing of the driving portion and the fixed part of the guide structure are fixedly connected through the mounting portion.

7. The climbing mechanism as set forth in claim 6, wherein the mounting part includes a first mounting part and a second mounting part, the first mounting part is connected with the battery tray and the second mounting part, respectively, and the housing of the driving part and the fixing part of the guide structure are fixed on the second mounting part.

8. The jacking mechanism as claimed in claim 1, wherein the driving part is further provided with a stopper for acquiring movement information of the driving part to limit the limit position of the lifting part.

9. The jacking mechanism as claimed in claim 8, wherein the stopper is a magnetic sensor, an output shaft of the driving part is provided with an induction component, and the magnetic sensor is used for acquiring the movement information of the driving part by sensing the position of the induction component.

10. The jacking mechanism as claimed in claim 1, wherein the lifting portion is provided with a pad, and the pad is made of a soft material.

11. The jacking mechanism of claim 10, wherein at least two of said pads are disposed on said lifting portion, said pads being disposed at opposite ends of said lifting portion.

12. The jacking mechanism of claim 10, further comprising at least one spacer disposed between said spacer and said lifting portion.

13. The jacking mechanism of claim 1, wherein said drive member includes at least one of an electric motor, a pneumatic cylinder, and a hydraulic cylinder.

14. The battery replacement device is characterized by comprising a base, a battery tray, a lifting mechanism and the jacking mechanism as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 13, wherein the battery tray is arranged on the base through the lifting mechanism, the battery tray is used for bearing a battery pack, and the lifting mechanism drives the battery tray to move in a direction away from or close to the base; the jacking mechanism is arranged on the battery tray and drives the battery pack to move along the direction close to or far away from the battery tray.

15. The battery swapping device as in claim 14, wherein a plurality of support members are further disposed on the battery tray for supporting the battery pack;

when the lifting part moves to a first limit position along the direction close to the battery tray, the lifting part is not higher than the supporting part;

when the lifting part moves to a second limit position along the direction far away from the battery tray, the lifting part is higher than the supporting part.

16. The battery replacement device as claimed in claim 14, wherein the driving portion is an air cylinder, and the battery replacement device further comprises an air inlet valve, and the air inlet valve is communicated with the air cylinder through an air pipe to control the operation of the air cylinder.

17. The battery replacement device as claimed in claim 16, wherein the number of the jacking mechanisms is plural, and the air cylinders of the jacking mechanisms are all connected to the same air inlet valve through air pipes.

18. A swapping station, characterized in that the swapping station comprises a swapping device as claimed in any one of claims 14-17.

19. The power swapping station of claim 18, further comprising a battery transfer device comprising an extension mechanism for transferring the battery pack between the power swapping device and the battery transfer device;

when the jacking mechanism moves to the limit position along the direction far away from the battery tray, the space between the lower surface of the battery pack and the battery tray can accommodate the extending mechanism.

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