CN218197976U - Cable storage mechanism for new energy automobile charging pile - Google Patents
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Abstract
The utility model discloses a cable storage mechanism for a new energy automobile charging pile, which comprises a charging pile body, a storage box, a reel, a take-up assembly, a horizontal feeding assembly, a vertical feeding assembly and a telescopic assembly; the storage box is arranged on the front side of the charging pile body, a round hole is formed in the box wall of the front end of the storage box, a charging cable is arranged in the storage box, and the charging cable is connected to the upper end of the charging pile body; the reel is equipped with two, and upper and lower distribution is in the containing box, the reel is fixed on the containing box back wall, the reel axial with the containing box back wall is perpendicular. Has the advantages that: set up two the reel realizes right the charging cable is two carry out on the reel and press 8 font cross winding and place, when effectual avoiding winding is accomodate the axial rotation of charging cable is equipped with a driving motor drive the drive wheel rotates, realizes accomodating the charging cable automatically.
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Technical Field
The utility model belongs to the technical field of new energy automobile fills electric pile, especially relate to a new energy automobile fills cable receiving mechanism for electric pile.
Background
The new energy automobile adopts unconventional automobile fuel as a power source, integrates advanced technologies in the aspects of power control and driving of the automobile, and is an automobile with advanced technical principle, new technology and new structure, the new energy automobile charging pile has the function similar to an oiling machine in a gas station, can be fixed on the ground or on the wall, is installed in a parking lot or a charging station of a public building and a residential area, and can charge new energy automobiles of various models according to different voltage levels.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The utility model aims at providing a new energy automobile fills cable receiving mechanism for electric pile just in order to solve above-mentioned problem.
The utility model discloses a following technical scheme realizes above-mentioned purpose:
a cable storage mechanism for a new energy automobile charging pile comprises a charging pile body, a storage box, a reel, a wire take-up assembly, a horizontal feeding assembly, a vertical feeding assembly and a telescopic assembly; the storage box is arranged on the front side of the charging pile body, a round hole is formed in the box wall of the front end of the storage box, a charging cable is arranged in the storage box, and the charging cable is connected to the upper end of the charging pile body; the two reels are distributed in the containing box up and down; the reels are fixed on the rear wall of the storage box, the axial directions of the reels are perpendicular to the rear wall of the storage box, and the reels are used for enabling the charging cable to be wound on the two reels in a cross mode in a shape like a Chinese character '8'; the wire take-up assembly is arranged in the containing box and on the front wall of the containing box and is used for driving the charging cable to be contained; the horizontal feeding assembly is arranged on the rear side of the wire rewinding assembly and used for driving the charging cable to move in the horizontal direction; the vertical feeding assembly is arranged at two sides of the horizontal feeding assembly and used for driving the charging cable to move in the vertical direction; the telescopic assembly is arranged on the rear side of the horizontal feeding assembly and used for adjusting the axial distance between the charging cable and the reel when the charging cable is wound.
In the structure, after the user finishes charging, the charging head is placed in the bayonet, the first driving motor is started to drive the driving wheel to rotate, the driving wheel is matched with the charging cable to move in the containing box, the second driving motor is started to adjust the position of the sliding plate, the third driving motor is started to adjust the position of the sliding block, the sliding plate is matched with the sliding block, the connecting block rotates around the two reels in a 8-shaped cross mode, the charging cable winds on the two reels in a 8-shaped cross mode, and along with the increase of the number of winding turns of the charging cable, the electric telescopic rod is adjusted to enable the connecting plate to move towards the sliding block, so that the charging cable on the reels is prevented from interfering with the movement of the connecting block.
Preferably, the wire take-up assembly comprises a driven wheel, a driving wheel and a first driving motor; the driven wheel is rotatably mounted on the wall of the containing box, and an arc-shaped groove is formed in the driven wheel; the driving wheel is rotatably mounted on the wall of the containing box, the driving wheel is arranged on the upper side of the driven wheel, an arc-shaped groove is formed in the driving wheel, and the charging cable penetrates through a gap formed by the driven wheel and the driving wheel; the first driving motor is connected with the driving wheel through a coupler.
Preferably, the vertical feeding assembly comprises a first lead screw, a guide rod and a sliding plate; the first lead screw is vertically arranged and rotatably mounted on the wall of the containing box, and the first lead screw is connected with a second driving motor through a coupler; the two guide rods are symmetrically distributed on the front side and the rear side of the first screw rod and fixedly mounted on the wall of the containing box; the sliding plate is slidably mounted on the guide rod and is in threaded connection with the first lead screw.
Preferably, the horizontal feeding assembly comprises a second lead screw, a sliding block and a first guide wheel; the second lead screw is rotatably arranged on the sliding plate, and one end of the second lead screw is connected with a third driving motor through a gear; the sliding block is slidably mounted on the sliding plate and is in threaded connection with the second lead screw; the first guide wheel is rotatably installed at the upper end of the sliding block, the front and the back of the first guide wheel are provided with two rows, each row is provided with two rows, the first guide wheel is provided with an arc-shaped groove, and the charging cable penetrates through a gap formed by the upper guide wheel and the lower guide wheel.
Preferably, the telescopic assembly comprises an electric telescopic rod, a connecting block and a second guide wheel; the electric telescopic rod is fixedly arranged at the rear end of the sliding block; the connecting block is fixedly arranged at the rear end of the electric telescopic rod; the two second guide wheels are arranged up and down and rotatably installed at the upper end of the connecting block, arc-shaped grooves are formed in the second guide wheels, and the charging cable penetrates through the gap formed by the two second guide wheels.
Preferably, the charging cable passes through a round hole in the wall of the front end of the containing box, the end of the charging cable is connected with a charging head, and a bayonet is arranged on the front end face of the containing box and used for placing the charging head.
The beneficial effects are that: set up two the reel, the cooperation first lead screw the second lead screw with the slider realizes rightly the charging cable is two carry out on the reel according to 8 font cross winding and place, when effectual avoiding twining is accomodate the axial rotation of charging cable is equipped with a driving motor drive the drive wheel rotates, realizes accomodating automatically the charging cable.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a half-section structure of a cable storage mechanism for a new energy automobile charging pile according to the present invention;
fig. 2 is a right half-section view of the cable accommodating mechanism for the new energy automobile charging pile according to the present invention;
fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of the cable storage mechanism for a new energy automobile charging pile according to the present invention after the outer wall of the storage box is removed;
fig. 4 is an enlarged schematic view of a telescopic assembly of the cable storage mechanism for the new energy automobile charging pile according to the present invention;
fig. 5 is a new energy automobile fills electric pile and enlarges schematic diagram with line receiving assembly of cable receiving mechanism.
The reference numerals are illustrated below:
101. a charging pile body; 102. a storage box; 103. a reel; 104. a charging head; 105. a charging cable; 201. a driven wheel; 202. a drive wheel; 203. a first drive motor; 301. a first lead screw; 302. a guide rod; 303. a sliding plate; 401. a second lead screw; 402. a slider; 403. a first guide wheel; 501. an electric telescopic rod; 502. connecting blocks; 503. a second guide wheel.
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The present invention will be further explained with reference to the accompanying drawings:
as shown in fig. 1 to 5, the cable storage mechanism for the new energy automobile charging pile comprises a charging pile body 101, a storage box 102, a reel 103, a wire take-up assembly, a horizontal feeding assembly, a vertical feeding assembly and a telescopic assembly; the storage box 102 is arranged on the front side of the charging pile body 101, a round hole is formed in the box wall of the front end of the storage box 102, a charging cable 105 is arranged in the storage box 102, and the charging cable 105 is connected to the upper end of the charging pile body 101; two reels 103 are arranged and distributed in the storage box 102 up and down; the reels 103 are fixed on the rear wall of the storage box 102, the axial directions of the reels 103 are perpendicular to the rear wall of the storage box 102, and the charging cables 105 are wound on the two reels 103 in a cross mode in a shape of a Chinese character '8'; the wire take-up assembly is arranged in the containing box 102 and is arranged on the front wall of the containing box 102 and used for driving the charging cable 105 to be contained; the horizontal feeding assembly is arranged at the rear side of the wire rewinding assembly and is used for driving the charging cable 105 to move in the horizontal direction; the vertical feeding assembly is arranged at two sides of the horizontal feeding assembly and is used for driving the charging cable 105 to move in the vertical direction; the telescopic assembly is arranged at the rear side of the horizontal feeding assembly and is used for adjusting the axial distance between the charging cable 105 and the reels 103 when the charging cable is wound, and the horizontal feeding assembly and the vertical feeding assembly are matched to drive the charging cable 105 to be wound on the two reels 103 in a cross mode in a shape like a figure 8.
Preferably, the wire take-up assembly comprises a driven wheel 201, a driving wheel 202 and a first driving motor 203; the driven wheel 201 is rotatably arranged on the wall of the containing box 102, and an arc-shaped groove is formed in the driven wheel 201; the driving wheel 202 is rotatably mounted on the wall of the containing box 102, the driving wheel 202 is arranged on the upper side of the driven wheel 201, an arc-shaped groove is formed in the driving wheel 202, and the charging cable 105 penetrates through a gap formed by the driven wheel 201 and the driving wheel 202; the first driving motor 203 is connected to the driving wheel 202 through a coupler, and the driving wheel 202 is driven by the first driving motor 203 to rotate, and the charging cable 105 is driven to move by matching with the driven wheel 201.
Preferably, the vertical feeding assembly comprises a first lead screw 301, a guide rod 302, a sliding plate 303; the first lead screw 301 is vertically arranged and rotatably mounted on the wall of the containing box 102, and the first lead screw 301 is connected with a second driving motor through a coupler; two guide rods 302 are arranged and symmetrically distributed on the front side and the rear side of the first lead screw 301, and the guide rods 302 are fixedly arranged on the wall of the containing box 102; the sliding plate 303 is slidably mounted on the guide rod 302, the sliding plate 303 is in threaded connection with the first lead screw 301, the second driving motor drives the first lead screw 301 to rotate, and the sliding plate 303 is driven to move up and down along the guide rod 302.
Preferably, the horizontal feeding assembly comprises a second lead screw 401, a slide block 402, a first guide wheel 403; a second lead screw 401 is rotatably mounted on the sliding plate 303, and one end of the second lead screw 401 is connected with a third driving motor through a gear; the sliding block 402 is slidably mounted on the sliding plate 303, and the sliding block 402 is in threaded connection with the second lead screw 401; the first guide wheels 403 are rotatably mounted at the upper end of the sliding block 402, two rows of the first guide wheels 403 are arranged in front of and behind, two rows are arranged on each row, an arc-shaped groove is formed in each row, the charging cable 105 penetrates through a gap formed by the upper first guide wheel 403 and the lower first guide wheel 403, the third driving motor drives the second lead screw 401 to rotate to drive the sliding block 402 to move, and the first guide wheels 403 are used for enabling the charging cable 105 to move along with the sliding block 402.
Preferably, the telescopic assembly comprises an electric telescopic rod 501, a connecting block 502 and a second guide wheel 503; the electric telescopic rod 501 is fixedly arranged at the rear end of the sliding block 402; the connecting block 502 is fixedly arranged at the rear end of the electric telescopic rod 501; the two second guide wheels 503 are arranged up and down and rotatably installed at the upper end of the connecting block 502, the second guide wheels 503 are provided with arc-shaped grooves, the charging cable 105 penetrates through a gap formed by the two upper and lower second guide wheels 503, the electric telescopic rod 501 is used for adjusting the axial distance between the charging cable 105 and the reel 103 after the number of winding turns is increased, and the second guide wheels 503 are used for enabling the charging cable 105 to move along with the connecting block 502.
Preferably, the charging cable 105 passes through a round hole on the front end of the containing box 102, the end of the charging cable 105 is connected with the charging head 104, and a bayonet is arranged on the front end face of the containing box 102 and used for placing the charging head 104.
In the structure, after the user finishes charging, the charging head 104 is placed in the bayonet, the first driving motor 203 is started, the driving wheel 202 is driven to rotate, the charging cable 105 is moved into the containing box 102 through the matching of the driven wheel 201, the second driving motor is started, the position of the sliding plate 303 is adjusted, the third driving motor is started, the position of the sliding block 402 is adjusted, the sliding plate 303 and the sliding block 402 are matched with each other, the connecting block 502 rotates around the two reels 103 in a crossed mode according to the 8 shape, the charging cable 105 is wound on the two reels 103 in a crossed mode according to the 8 shape, the number of turns wound along with the charging cable 105 is increased, the electric telescopic rod 501 is adjusted to enable the connecting block to move towards the sliding block 402, and the phenomenon that the charging cable 105 on the reels 103 interferes with the movement of the connecting block 502 is avoided.
The foregoing illustrates and describes the principles, general features, and advantages of the present invention. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and the above embodiments and descriptions are only illustrative of the principles of the present invention, and that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, and all such changes and modifications fall within the scope of the present invention as claimed. The scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims and equivalents thereof.
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1. The utility model provides a new energy automobile fills cable receiving mechanism for electric pile which characterized in that: the charging pile comprises a charging pile body (101), a containing box (102), a reel (103), a wire take-up assembly, a horizontal feeding assembly, a vertical feeding assembly and a telescopic assembly;
the storage box (102) is arranged on the front side of the charging pile body (101), a round hole is formed in the box wall at the front end of the storage box (102), a charging cable (105) is arranged in the storage box (102), and the charging cable (105) is connected to the upper end of the charging pile body (101);
the reel (103) is provided with two reels which are distributed in the containing box (102) from top to bottom; the reels (103) are fixed on the rear wall of the storage box (102), the axial directions of the reels (103) are perpendicular to the rear wall of the storage box (102), and the charging cables (105) are wound on the two reels (103) in a cross mode in a shape of 8;
the wire rewinding assembly is arranged in the containing box (102) and is arranged on the front wall of the containing box (102) and used for driving the charging cable (105) to be contained;
the horizontal feeding assembly is arranged at the rear side of the wire take-up assembly and is used for driving the charging cable (105) to move in the horizontal direction;
the vertical feeding assembly is arranged at two sides of the horizontal feeding assembly and is used for driving the charging cable (105) to move in the vertical direction;
the telescopic assembly is arranged at the rear side of the horizontal feeding assembly and is used for adjusting the axial distance between the charging cable (105) and the reel (103) when the charging cable is wound.
2. The cable storage mechanism for the new energy automobile charging pile of claim 1, characterized in that: the wire take-up assembly comprises a driven wheel (201), a driving wheel (202) and a first driving motor (203);
the driven wheel (201) is rotatably mounted on the wall of the storage box (102), and an arc-shaped groove is formed in the driven wheel (201);
the driving wheel (202) is rotatably mounted on the wall of the containing box (102), the driving wheel (202) is arranged on the upper side of the driven wheel (201), an arc-shaped groove is formed in the driving wheel (202), and the charging cable (105) penetrates through a gap formed by the driven wheel (201) and the driving wheel (202);
the first driving motor (203) is connected with the driving wheel (202) through a coupler.
3. The cable accommodating mechanism for the new energy automobile charging pile according to claim 1, characterized in that: the vertical feeding assembly comprises a first lead screw (301), a guide rod (302) and a sliding plate (303);
the first lead screw (301) is vertically arranged and rotatably mounted on the wall of the containing box (102), and the first lead screw (301) is connected with a second driving motor through a coupler;
the two guide rods (302) are symmetrically distributed on the front side and the rear side of the first lead screw (301), and the guide rods (302) are fixedly mounted on the wall of the storage box (102);
the sliding plate (303) is slidably mounted on the guide rod (302), and the sliding plate (303) is in threaded connection with the first lead screw (301).
4. The cable storage mechanism for the new energy automobile charging pile according to claim 3, characterized in that: the horizontal feeding assembly comprises a second lead screw (401), a sliding block (402) and a first guide wheel (403);
the second lead screw (401) is rotatably arranged on the sliding plate (303), and one end of the second lead screw (401) is connected with a third driving motor through a gear;
the sliding block (402) is slidably mounted on the sliding plate (303), and the sliding block (402) is in threaded connection with the second lead screw (401);
the charging cable is characterized in that the first guide wheel (403) is rotatably mounted at the upper end of the sliding block (402), two rows of the first guide wheel (403) are arranged in front and at the back, two guide wheels are arranged up and down in each row, an arc-shaped groove is formed in the first guide wheel (403), and the charging cable (105) penetrates through a gap formed by the two guide wheels (403).
5. The cable storage mechanism for the new energy automobile charging pile of claim 4, characterized in that: the telescopic assembly comprises an electric telescopic rod (501), a connecting block (502) and a second guide wheel (503);
the electric telescopic rod (501) is fixedly arranged at the rear end of the sliding block (402);
the connecting block (502) is fixedly arranged at the rear end of the electric telescopic rod (501);
the two second guide wheels (503) are arranged up and down, the rotating connection is arranged at the upper end of the connecting block (502), an arc-shaped groove is formed in the second guide wheels (503), and the charging cable (105) penetrates through a gap formed by the two upper and lower second guide wheels (503).
6. The cable accommodating mechanism for the new energy automobile charging pile according to claim 1, characterized in that: the charging cable (105) penetrates through a round hole in the box wall at the front end of the containing box (102), a charging head (104) is connected to the end of the charging cable (105), and a bayonet is arranged on the front end face of the containing box (102).
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