CN218085467U - A container heavy truck replacement power station - Google Patents

Abstract

The application discloses container heavily blocks trades power station relates to and trades electric technical field, includes: the charging device is used for charging the battery box; the transfer station comprises a frame, a rotating mechanism positioned below the frame and a grabbing mechanism assembly connected with the top end of the frame; the conveying device is used for conveying the battery box between the transfer station and the charging device; through the rotation of the rotating mechanism, the grabbing mechanism assembly is located at a first position facing the electric vehicle to be replaced or at a second position facing the carrying device. The transfer station structure of this application embodiment is littleer for current truss volume to reduce the area who trades the power station, reduced the whole height of equipment, improved the convenience of transportation through transfer station and handling device cooperation transport battery box.

Description

A container heavy truck replacement power station

technical field

The present application relates to the technical field of power exchange, in particular to a container heavy truck power exchange station.

Background technique

With the continuous popularization of new energy vehicles, the battery replacement link of electric vehicles is an important problem that the electric vehicle industry needs to solve. Using special battery replacement equipment to realize automatic battery replacement is the technical development direction of electric vehicle charging and swapping stations. At present, the replacement power station in the market occupies a large area, the overall height of the equipment is too high, and the transportation is inconvenient and fast.

Contents of the invention

The purpose of this application is to provide a container heavy truck replacement station, so as to solve the problems in the prior art that the replacement station occupies a large area, the overall height of the equipment is too high, and the transportation is inconvenient and fast.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the application provides a container heavy truck replacement station, including:

a charging device for charging the battery box;

The transfer station includes a frame, a rotating mechanism located below the frame, and a grabbing mechanism assembly connected to the top of the frame;

a handling device for transporting the battery box between the transfer station and the charging device;

Wherein, through the rotation of the rotating mechanism, the grabbing mechanism assembly is in the first position facing the vehicle to be replaced or in the second position facing the conveying device.

Optionally, the grabbing mechanism assembly includes:

a telescopic arm connected to the top of the frame;

A lifting mechanism is arranged at one end of the telescopic arm;

a floating suspension bridge, located below the lifting mechanism and connected to the lifting mechanism;

A plurality of grasping mechanisms are arranged at intervals on the lower surface of the floating suspension bridge for grasping the battery box.

Optionally, the transfer station also includes:

The moving device is located below the rotating mechanism, and the moving device can move along the length direction of the vehicle to be replaced to adjust the relative position of the transfer station and the vehicle to be replaced.

Optionally, the charging device includes: a transport track and a plurality of charging positions respectively arranged along the transport track;

Wherein, the conveying device is arranged on the conveying track and can move on the conveying track.

Optionally, the handling device includes:

a moving mechanism capable of moving within the transport track;

The X-direction conveying roller mechanism is located on the moving mechanism and is used to convey the battery box to the charging position, wherein the X-direction is perpendicular to the moving direction of the moving mechanism.

Optionally, the X-direction conveying roller mechanism includes a plurality of rollers arranged side by side, and a first positioning pin located between two of the rollers; wherein, the first positioning pin includes two hidden and raised rollers. state.

Optionally, each of the charging positions is provided with an X-direction conveying module, and the X-direction conveying module is used to adjust the position of the battery box on the charging position, wherein the X-direction is perpendicular to the carrying The direction in which the track extends.

Optionally, the X-direction conveying module is further provided with a second positioning pin, and the second positioning pin includes two states of hidden and raised.

Optionally, the transfer station further includes a 3D sensor, and the 3D sensor is used for sensing the position of the vehicle to be replaced.

The above technical solution of the present application has at least the following beneficial effects:

The container heavy truck replacement station in the embodiment of the present application includes: a charging device for charging the battery box; a transfer station including a frame, a rotating mechanism located below the frame, and a grabbing mechanism assembly connected to the top end of the frame; A transporting device for transporting the battery box between the transfer station and the charging device; wherein, through the rotation of the rotating mechanism, the grabbing mechanism assembly is in a first position facing the vehicle to be replaced or in a second position towards said handling device. Compared with the existing truss structure, the transfer station structure of the embodiment of the present application is smaller, thereby reducing the floor area of the power station, reducing the overall height of the equipment, and improving the transport efficiency by cooperating with the transfer station and the handling device to carry the battery box. convenience.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the three-dimensional schematic view of the container heavy truck changing station of the embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 2 is a top view of the container heavy truck changing station according to the embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view of a handling device according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of a transfer station in an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 5 is a side view of the transfer station according to the embodiment of the present application.

Explanation of reference signs:

1-Vehicle parking area, 11-Battery box, 12-Vehicle battery exchange base, 2-Transfer station, 21-Mobile device, 211-Traveling wheel, 212-Moving track, 22-Rotating mechanism, 23-Frame, 24-Grab Taking mechanism assembly, 241-telescopic arm, 242-lifting mechanism, 243-floating suspension bridge, 3-charging device, 31-full battery box, 32-second positioning pin, 33-X-direction conveying module, 34-handling device , 341-moving mechanism, 3411-walking wheel, 3412-carrying track, 342-X to conveying roller mechanism, 343-first positioning pin, 35-lifting charging device, 4-speed reduction belt.

detailed description

The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present application, not all of them. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts fall within the protection scope of this application.

The terms "first", "second" and the like in the specification and claims of the present application are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not used to describe a specific sequence or sequence. It is to be understood that the data so used are interchangeable under appropriate circumstances such that the embodiments of the application can be practiced in sequences other than those illustrated or described herein. In addition, "and/or" in the specification and claims means at least one of the connected objects, and the character "/" generally means that the related objects are an "or" relationship.

The container heavy-duty truck replacement station provided by the embodiment of the present application will be described in detail below through specific embodiments and application scenarios in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 3, it is a three-dimensional schematic diagram and a top view of the container heavy truck replacement station according to the embodiment of the present application. The container heavy truck replacement station includes:

The charging device 3 is used to charge the battery box 11;

The transfer station 2 includes a frame 23, a rotating mechanism 22 located below the frame 23, and a grabbing mechanism assembly 24 connected to the top of the frame 23; wherein, the rotating mechanism 22 is used to rotate the frame 23 and the grabbing mechanism. The grabbing mechanism assembly 24 is used to grab the battery box 11 on the vehicle-mounted battery swap base 12 of the vehicle to be swapped in the vehicle parking area 1,

a transport device 34, configured to transport the battery box 11 between the transfer station 2 and the charging device 3;

Wherein, through the rotation of the rotating mechanism 22 , the grabbing mechanism assembly 24 is in the first position facing the vehicle to be replaced or in the second position facing the conveying device 34 .

The container heavy truck replacement station of the embodiment of the present application includes a charging device 3 for charging the battery box 11; the transfer station 2 includes a frame 23, a rotating mechanism 22 located below the frame 23, and a Grabbing mechanism assembly 24; handling device 34, used to transport the battery box 11 between the transfer station 2 and the charging device 3; wherein, through the rotation of the rotating mechanism 22, the grabbing mechanism The assembly 24 is in the first position towards the vehicle to be replaced (as shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2 ) or in the second position towards the handling device 34; the embodiment of the present application sets the transfer station as the frame 23, and The grabbing mechanism assembly 24 connected to the top of the frame 23 and the rotating mechanism 22 below the frame 23 realize the adjustment of the position of the grabbing mechanism assembly 24 through the rotation of the rotating mechanism 22, so as to facilitate the transfer between the transport device 34 and the battery to be replaced. The battery box 11 is transferred between vehicles. Compared with the existing way of using truss to turn over the battery box, the structure of the transfer station has a smaller volume, thereby reducing the footprint of the swap station and reducing the cost of the swap station. The overall height also improves the convenience of battery box transportation.

Here, it should be noted that, as shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2, the container heavy truck replacement station is located on one side of the vehicle parking area 1 and is arranged side by side with the vehicle parking area 1, wherein the transfer station 2 is adjacent to the vehicle parking area 1 Adjacent, the charging device 3 and the vehicle parking area 1 are located on opposite sides of the transfer station 2, wherein, as shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2, a speed reduction belt 4 is provided on the vehicle parking area, and the speed reduction belt 4 is used The positioning of the battery-swapping vehicle is convenient for accurate parking of the vehicle. Of course, the deceleration belt 4 can also be replaced by a sensor, that is, a sensor for detecting the parking position of the vehicle to be battery-swapped can also be arranged on the vehicle parking area 1 .

As an optional implementation, as shown in Figure 4 and Figure 5, the grabbing mechanism assembly 24 includes:

The telescopic arm 241 is connected to the top of the frame 23; specifically, as shown in FIG. 4 , at least part of the top surface of the telescopic arm 241 is connected to the inner surface of the top of the frame 23;

The lifting mechanism 242 is arranged at one end of the telescopic arm 241;

A floating suspension bridge 243, located below the lifting mechanism 242 and connected to the lifting mechanism 242;

A plurality of grasping mechanisms are arranged at intervals on the lower surface of the floating suspension bridge 243 for grasping the battery box 11 .

Specifically, in this optional implementation mode, firstly, the telescopic arm 241 is a three-stage telescopic arm, wherein the first-stage telescopic arm is connected to the frame 23, and the third-stage telescopic arm is connected to the lifting mechanism 242, By stretching or contracting the telescopic arm 241, the positions of the floating suspension bridge 243 and the plurality of grasping mechanisms are adjusted so that the grasping mechanisms are located above the battery box 11 to realize grasping of the battery box 11; both, Under the action of the lifting mechanism 242 , the floating suspension bridge 243 can float in the vertical direction, so as to adjust the relative position of the grabbing mechanism and the battery box 11 .

Further, as an optional implementation, the transfer station 2 also includes a 3D sensor (not shown in the figure, for example, the 3D sensor can be located on the frame 23, or located on the telescopic arm 241, etc. can sense the vehicle's position), the 3D sensor is used to perceive the position of the vehicle to be replaced, so that the controller in the transfer station 2 controls the rotation of the rotating mechanism 22 according to the position, and controls the stretching of the telescopic arm 241, so that the lifting mechanism 242 is located above the battery box 11, and controls the lifting mechanism 242 to move up and down in the vertical direction to adjust the position of the floating suspension bridge 243, and finally, controls the grabbing mechanism to work to grab the battery box 11.

That is to say, the 3D sensor on the transfer station 2 can perceive and model the position of the vehicle to be replaced, so as to feed back the position of the vehicle to be replaced to the controller of the transfer station 2 in real time, so that the transfer station can be further controlled by the control device Each component in 2 executes corresponding actions to realize grabbing the battery box 11 from the vehicle to be replaced and transferring the battery box to the handling device 34 .

Further, as shown in Figure 4, the transfer station 2 also includes:

The moving device 21 is located below the rotating mechanism 22, and the moving device 21 can move along the length direction of the vehicle to be swapped to adjust the relative position between the transfer station 2 and the vehicle to be swapped.

Specifically, the moving device includes a moving bracket for carrying the rotating mechanism 22, and the walking wheels 211 positioned on the corners of the moving device can adjust the relative position of the transfer station 2 relative to the to-be-changed wheel through the walking of the moving wheels 211. The position of the electric vehicle, when there is a deviation between the parking position of the vehicle to be replaced and the theoretical position (such as determining the relative position of the vehicle to be replaced and the transfer station 2 according to the position of the vehicle sensed by the 3D sensor does not meet the requirements), it can be adjusted by adjusting The position of the transfer station 2 (specifically, the controller on the transfer station 2 may drive the mobile device 21 to move), so that the relative position between the transfer station 2 and the vehicle to be swapped meets the theoretical requirements. parking spot location requirements.

Here, it should be noted that, as shown in FIG. 2 , a moving track 212 is provided on the area where the transfer station is placed, and the moving track 212 extends along the length direction of the vehicle to be replaced, wherein the moving device 21 can Move on the moving track 212 to adjust the relative position between the transfer station 2 and the vehicle to be swapped.

As an optional implementation, as shown in FIG. 2, the charging device 3 includes: a transport rail 3412 and a plurality of charging positions respectively arranged along the transport rail 3412; The opposite sides in the length direction are respectively provided with charging areas, and each charging area is provided with a plurality of charging positions, wherein, the charging positions are used for charging the battery box with insufficient power and storing the fully charged batteries; wherein, the transport rail 3412 can Extend along the width direction of the vehicle to be replaced.

Wherein, the conveying device 34 is arranged on the conveying track 3412, so that the conveying device 34 can move on the conveying track 3412, and transport the deficient battery box to an idle charging position, or to charge the fully charged battery box on the charging position. The battery box 31 is transported to the transfer station 2 .

As a specific implementation, as shown in FIG. 3 , the handling device 34 (for example, the handling device 34 may be a (rail-guided vehicle (Rail Guided Vehicle, RGV) trolley)) includes:

The moving mechanism 341 is capable of moving in the transport rail 3412; wherein, the moving mechanism 341 includes a moving frame, and road wheels 3411 positioned on four corners of the moving frame;

The X-direction transport roller mechanism 342 is located on the moving mechanism 341 and is used to transport the battery box 11 to the charging position, wherein the X-direction is perpendicular to the moving direction of the moving mechanism 341 .

In this specific implementation, a controller is provided on the transport device 34. During the process of transporting the battery box on the vehicle to be replaced to the charging position, when the controller determines that the battery box is placed on the transport device 34, the transport device 34 The controller of the transport device 341 controls the moving mechanism 341 to move to the target position on the transport rail 3412, and then the controller of the transport device 34 controls the X to rotate the conveying roller mechanism 342 to transfer the battery box on the transport device 34 to the charging device 3 for charging. bit.

As a more specific implementation, as shown in FIG. 3 , the X-direction conveying roller mechanism 342 includes:

A plurality of rollers arranged side by side control each roller to rotate in the same direction through the controller on the conveying device 34, so that the battery box 11 on the conveying device 34 can be realized to rotate to one side of the conveying device 34, for example, in the conveying device 34 When the transport track 3412 reaches the position corresponding to the charging position in the idle state, the battery box 11 on the transport device 34 can be transferred to the charging position through the rotation of the roller;

The first positioning pin 343 between two of the rollers; wherein, the first positioning pin 343 is electrically connected to the controller of the handling device 34, and is hidden and lifted according to the control signal output by the controller. Specifically, after the controller detects that the battery box 11 is placed on the X-direction conveying roller mechanism 342, the controller controls the first positioning pin 343 to be in a raised state, so as to The battery box 11 is positioned and limited.

As an optional implementation, as shown in FIG. 2, each of the charging positions is provided with an X-direction conveying module 33, and the X-direction conveying module 33 is used to adjust the position of the battery box 11 on the charging position. position, wherein the X direction is perpendicular to the extension direction of the transport rail 3412 .

Specifically, in this optional implementation mode, the X-direction conveying module 33 can be a roller type or a chain type. The embodiment of the present application does not limit the specific form of the X-direction conveying module 33. The intended form of the battery box is within the protection scope of the present application. Wherein, when the charging position detects that the battery box 11 is placed thereon and the battery box 11 is not on the lifting charging device 35 of the charging position, the X-direction conveying module 33 is controlled to work to adjust the position of the battery box 11 on the charging position .

Further, as an optional implementation, as shown in FIG. 2 , the X-direction conveying module 33 is also provided with a second positioning pin 32, and the second positioning pin 32 is connected with the controller on the charging position. Electrically connected, and switch between hidden and raised states according to the control signal output by the controller on the charging position. Specifically, when the battery box 11 is located on the lifting and charging device 35 of the X-direction conveying module 33, the second positioning pin 32 is raised under the control of the controller to position and limit the battery box 11, and then the lifting and lowering The charging device 35 is raised to charge the battery box 11 .

Next, the working process of the container heavy truck replacement station in the embodiment of the present application will be described:

The 3D sensor perceives the position of the vehicle to be replaced, and feeds back the position to the controller on the transfer station 2;

The controller on the transfer station 2 controls the mobile device 21 to fine-tune in the X direction according to the position, so that the relative position between the transfer station 2 and the vehicle to be replaced meets the requirements;

The controller on the transfer station 2 controls the rotating mechanism 22 to rotate, so that the grabbing mechanism assembly 24 is located at the first position;

The controller on the transfer station 2 drives the telescopic arm 241 to extend in place, and then controls the lifting mechanism 242 to move in the vertical direction, thereby lifting the floating suspension bridge 243 to the top of the battery box 11 on the vehicle-mounted power exchange base 12, and then controls the lifting mechanism 242 to move vertically. The fetching mechanism grabs the battery box 11;

After the grabbing mechanism grabs the battery box 11, the controller on the transfer station 2 drives the lifting mechanism 242 to move to the position, and then drives the telescopic arm 241 to retract to the original position, and then controls the rotation mechanism 22 to rotate to the position, so that the grab The mechanism assembly 24 is located at the second position, and then the lifting mechanism 242 is controlled to move so that the grabbing mechanism releases the battery box 11, and the battery box 11 is placed on the handling device 34, and then the lifting mechanism 242 is controlled to retract to the original position;

After the controller on the handling device 34 determines that there is a battery box 11 on the handling device 34, it controls the first positioning pin 343 to rise to position and limit the battery box 11;

The controller of the transport device 34 controls the moving mechanism 341 on the transport device 34 to move along the transport track 3412, so that the transport device 34 moves to a position corresponding to the idle charging position of the charging device 3 (specifically, the control of the transport device 34 The controller can determine an idle charging position through information interaction with the controller on the charging position, or a detection mechanism can be set on the transport device 34 to detect the idle charging position when the transport device moves along the transport track 3412, and return the detection result to the controller of the transport device 34); then, the controller of the transport device 34 controls the first positioning pin 343 to hide, and controls X to roll to the conveying roller mechanism 342, so as to transport the battery box 11 to the idle charging position;

When the controller on the charging position determines that a battery box is transported to an idle charging position, it controls the X-direction conveying module 33 on the charging position to move the battery box 11 to the lifting charging device 35 of the charging position, Afterwards, the second positioning pin 32 is controlled to rise to position and limit the battery box 11 ; finally, the control device controls the lifting charging device 35 on the idle charging position to rise to charge the battery box 11 .

When the fully charged battery box 31 located on the charging position is installed on the vehicle to be replaced, the actions of the components of the container heavy truck replacement station are opposite to the aforementioned process of transferring the battery box 11 from the vehicle to be replaced to an idle charging position. Here, I won't repeat them.

Here, it also needs to be explained that, in order to improve the efficiency of power swapping, the movement actions of various components of the container heavy truck swapping station can be executed in parallel.

Finally, it should also be noted that in this text, relational terms such as first and second etc. are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and do not necessarily require or imply that these entities or operations, any such actual relationship or order exists. Furthermore, the term "comprises", "comprises" or any other variation thereof is intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion such that a process, method, article, or terminal equipment comprising a set of elements includes not only those elements, but also includes elements not expressly listed. Other elements mentioned above, or also include elements inherent in such process, method, article or equipment. Without further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising a ..." does not exclude the presence of additional identical elements in the process, method, article or apparatus comprising said element.

The above description is a preferred embodiment of the present application, and it should be pointed out that for those of ordinary skill in the art, some improvements and modifications can also be made without departing from the principles described in the application. These improvements and modifications It should also be regarded as the protection scope of the present application.

Claims (9)

1. A container heavy truck replacement station, characterized in that it comprises: The charging device (3) is used for charging the battery box (11); The transfer station (2), comprising a frame (23), a rotating mechanism (22) located below the frame (23), and a grabbing mechanism assembly (24) connected to the top end of the frame (23); a transporting device (34), used for transporting the battery box (11) between the transfer station (2) and the charging device (3); Wherein, through the rotation of the rotating mechanism (22), the grabbing mechanism assembly (24) is in a first position facing the vehicle to be replaced or in a second position facing the conveying device (34). 2. The container heavy truck changing station according to claim 1, characterized in that, the grasping mechanism assembly (24) comprises: A telescopic arm (241), connected to the top of the frame (23); a lifting mechanism (242), arranged at one end of the telescopic arm (241); A floating suspension bridge (243), located below the lifting mechanism (242) and connected to the lifting mechanism (242); A plurality of grasping mechanisms are arranged at intervals on the lower surface of the floating suspension bridge (243), and are used for grasping the battery box (11). 3. The container heavy truck changing station according to claim 1, characterized in that, the transfer station (2) further comprises: The moving device (21) is located below the rotating mechanism (22), the moving device (21) can move along the length direction of the vehicle to be replaced, and adjust the transfer station (2) and the The relative position of the electric vehicle. 4. The container heavy truck replacement station according to claim 1, characterized in that, the charging device (3) comprises: a transport track (3412) and a plurality of charging positions respectively arranged along the transport track (3412); Wherein, the conveying device (34) is arranged on the conveying track (3412), and can move on the conveying track (3412). 5. The container heavy truck changing station according to claim 4, characterized in that, the handling device (34) comprises: a moving mechanism (341), capable of moving within the transport track (3412); The X-direction transport roller mechanism (342), located on the moving mechanism (341), is used to transport the battery box (11) to the charging position, wherein the X-direction is perpendicular to the moving mechanism (341) direction of movement. 6. The container heavy truck replacement station according to claim 5, characterized in that, the X-direction conveying roller mechanism (342) includes a plurality of rollers arranged side by side, and a first positioning position between two of the rollers. pin (343); wherein, the first positioning pin (343) includes two states of hiding and raising. 7. The container heavy truck replacement station according to claim 4, characterized in that, each of the charging positions is provided with an X-direction conveying module (33), and the X-direction conveying module (33) is used to adjust the battery box (11) The position on the charging station, wherein the X direction is perpendicular to the extending direction of the transport rail (3412). 8. The container heavy truck replacement station according to claim 7, characterized in that, the X-direction conveying module (33) is also provided with a second positioning pin (32), and the second positioning pin (32) includes a hidden and raise two states. 9. The container heavy truck replacement station according to claim 1, characterized in that the transfer station (2) further includes a 3D sensor, and the 3D sensor is used to sense the position of the vehicle to be replaced.

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