CN219456431U - Testing device of lithium battery BMS - Google Patents
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The utility model relates to the technical field of lithium battery BMS, in particular to a testing device of a lithium battery BMS; including fixed plate, fly leaf, testing arrangement body and installation mechanism, installation mechanism includes the connecting plate, the mounting panel, the rotor ring, rotating assembly, the threaded rod, grip block and spacing post, when installing lithium battery BMS's testing arrangement, place the fixed plate on the mesa of workstation, make the mesa be located between fixed plate and the mounting panel, start rotating assembly, drive the rotor ring through drive gear and rotate on the mounting panel, make the threaded rod precess in the inside of rotor ring, the spacing post of cooperation, make the grip block remove to the direction of fixed plate, thereby utilize grip block and fixed plate to carry out the centre gripping to the edge of mesa, thereby install lithium battery BMS's testing arrangement on the mesa, adopt above-mentioned structure, need not the manual screw of screwing down of staff, can accomplish testing arrangement's installation, the operation is more convenient.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to the technical field of lithium battery BMS, in particular to a testing device of a lithium battery BMS.
Background
In order to improve the reliability of a lithium battery BMS product and ensure the quality of the lithium battery BMS, the lithium battery BMS product needs to be subjected to full-functional test on the BMS before leaving a factory, but the existing production line can vibrate in the operation process, the driving and transmission device can vibrate, the internal circuit of the testing device is relatively precise, the circuit connection is easy to loosen in the long-term vibration process, and the detection device cannot work normally.
In order to solve the above problems, prior art patent publication No. (CN 214669181U) discloses a testing device for a lithium battery BMS, including the testing device body and set up the fixed plate in testing device body below, the upside sliding connection of fixed plate has the fly leaf, circular cavity has all been seted up to the inside four corners department of fixed plate, all be fixed between the inside of a plurality of circular cavities and the bottom of fly leaf, all be equipped with vertical damping mechanism fixedly between the upper end of the left and right sides wall lower extreme of testing device body and fly leaf, the bottom fixedly connected with horizontally mounting panel of fixed plate, the mounting hole has all been vertically seted up to the upper end four corners department of mounting panel, adopts above-mentioned structure through vertical damping mechanism and the horizontal damping mechanism that is equipped with, has improved testing device's life.
However, when the existing testing device for the lithium battery BMS is used, a worker is required to screw a screw to fix the mounting plate on the table top of the workbench, and the operation is troublesome.
Disclosure of Invention
The utility model aims to provide a testing device of a lithium battery BMS, and aims to solve the technical problem that when the existing testing device for the lithium battery BMS is used, a worker is required to screw a screw to fix a mounting plate on a table top of a workbench, and the operation is troublesome.
In order to achieve the above object, the utility model provides a testing device of a lithium battery BMS, comprising a fixed plate, a movable plate, a testing device body and a mounting mechanism, wherein the movable plate is arranged on the upper surface of the fixed plate in a sliding way, transverse damping mechanisms are arranged at four bottom corners of the movable plate, four round cavities are also arranged on the upper surface of the fixed plate, each transverse damping mechanism is respectively positioned in one round cavity, the testing device body is further arranged on one surface of the movable plate far away from the fixed plate, longitudinal damping mechanisms are arranged at the four bottom corners of the testing device body, and one end of each longitudinal damping mechanism far away from the testing device body is connected with the movable plate;
the mounting mechanism comprises a connecting plate, a mounting plate, a rotating ring, a rotating assembly, a threaded rod, a clamping plate and a limiting column, wherein one end of the connecting plate is fixedly connected with the fixing plate, the other end of the connecting plate is fixedly connected with the mounting plate, the mounting plate is parallel to the fixing plate, the mounting plate is located below the fixing plate, the rotating ring is rotationally connected to the mounting plate, the internal threads of the rotating ring are connected with the threaded rod, one end of the threaded rod, which is close to the fixing plate, is rotationally connected to the clamping plate through a bearing, one side of the clamping plate, which is close to the mounting plate, is further provided with the limiting column, the limiting column penetrates through the mounting plate, one side of the mounting plate, which is far away from the fixing plate, is further provided with the rotating assembly, the transmission gear is arranged outside the rotating ring, and the output end of the rotating assembly is meshed with the transmission gear.
The rotating assembly comprises a storage battery, a driving motor, an output shaft and an output gear, wherein the storage battery and the driving motor are all installed on the mounting plate, the driving motor is electrically connected with the storage battery, the output end of the driving motor is provided with the output shaft, one end, far away from the driving motor, of the output shaft is provided with the output gear, and the output gear is meshed with the transmission gear.
The rotating ring comprises a ring body and two limiting rings, the ring body penetrates through the mounting plate, two limiting rings are arranged outside the ring body, and the two limiting rings are respectively located on two sides of the mounting plate.
The limiting rings are arranged on one surface of the limiting rings, which is close to the mounting plate, annular grooves are formed in the limiting rings, and a plurality of balls are uniformly arranged in the annular grooves.
The testing device of the lithium battery BMS further comprises a protective shell, wherein the output gear and the outer cover of the transmission gear are provided with the protective shell, one surface, close to the mounting plate, of the protective shell is provided with a fixing foot, and the fixing foot is connected with the mounting plate in a detachable mode.
The protection shell comprises a first shell and a second shell, the first shell and the second shell are respectively located at two sides of the output gear, the first shell is close to one face of the mounting plate and provided with the fixing feet, and the second shell is connected with the first shell in a clamping mode and located at one face of the first shell away from the fixing feet.
According to the testing device of the lithium battery BMS, when the testing device of the lithium battery BMS is installed, the fixing plate is placed on the table surface of the workbench, the table surface is located between the fixing plate and the installing plate, the rotating assembly is started, the rotating ring is driven to rotate on the installing plate through the transmission gear, the threaded rod is connected with the threaded rod in the rotating ring in a threaded mode, the threaded rod is screwed in the rotating ring, the limiting column penetrates through the installing plate, the clamping plate moves towards the direction of the fixing plate, the edge of the table surface is clamped by the clamping plate and the fixing plate, the testing device of the lithium battery BMS is installed on the table surface, the installing of the testing device can be completed without manual screw tightening of a worker, and the testing device is convenient to operate.
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In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings that are required in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly described, it being obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the utility model, and that other drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.
Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a testing device of a lithium battery BMS according to a first embodiment of the present utility model.
Fig. 2 is a schematic bottom structure view of a testing device of a lithium battery BMS according to a first embodiment of the present utility model.
Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of a partial structure at a of fig. 2 provided by the present utility model.
Fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of a rotating ring in the first embodiment of the present utility model.
Fig. 5 is a schematic bottom structure view of a testing device of a lithium battery BMS according to a second embodiment of the present utility model.
The test device comprises a 101-fixed plate, a 102-movable plate, a 103-test device body, a 104-connecting plate, a 105-mounting plate, a 106-rotating ring, a 107-rotating assembly, a 108-threaded rod, a 109-clamping plate, a 110-limit post, a 111-storage battery, a 112-driving motor, a 113-output shaft, a 114-output gear, a 115-ring body, a 116-limit ring, a 117-transverse damping mechanism, a 118-circular cavity, a 119-longitudinal damping mechanism, a 120-transmission gear, a 121-annular groove, 122-balls, a 201-protective shell, a 202-first shell, a 203-second shell and 204-fixed legs.
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Embodiments of the present utility model are described in detail below, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to like or similar elements or elements having like or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are illustrative and intended to explain the present utility model and should not be construed as limiting the utility model.
First embodiment:
referring to fig. 1 to 4, wherein fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a testing device of a lithium battery BMS of a first embodiment, fig. 2 is a schematic bottom structural view of the testing device of the lithium battery BMS of the first embodiment, fig. 3 is a partial enlarged structural view at a of fig. 2, and fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of a rotating ring of the first embodiment.
The utility model provides a testing device of a lithium battery BMS, which comprises: the testing device comprises a fixed plate 101, a movable plate 102, a testing device body 103 and a mounting mechanism, wherein the mounting mechanism comprises a connecting plate 104, a mounting plate 105, a rotating ring 106, a rotating assembly 107, a threaded rod 108, a clamping plate 109 and a limiting post 110, the rotating assembly 107 comprises a storage battery 111, a driving motor 112, an output shaft 113 and an output gear 114, and the rotating ring 106 comprises a ring body 115 and two limiting rings 116. The problem that the operation is comparatively troublesome is solved current testing arrangement for lithium battery BMS when using, needs the staff to twist the screw, just can fix mounting panel 105 on the mesa of workstation, can understand that the aforesaid scheme can be used on lithium battery BMS's functional test, can also be used to lithium battery's the functional test of charging and discharging.
For this embodiment, the upper surface of fixed plate 101 slides and is provided with fly leaf 102, four base angles department of fly leaf 102 all is provided with horizontal damper 117, the upper surface of fixed plate 101 still is provided with four circular cavities 118, every horizontal damper 117 is located respectively the inside of circular cavity 118, the one side that fly leaf 102 kept away from fixed plate 101 still is provided with testing arrangement body 103, four base angles department of testing arrangement body 103 all is provided with vertical damper 119, every vertical damper 119 keep away from testing arrangement body 103's one end all with fly leaf 102 links to each other, because four base angles department of fly leaf 102 all is provided with horizontal damper 117, the upper surface of fixed plate 101 still is provided with four circular cavities 118, every horizontal damper 117 is located respectively the inside of circular cavities 118, four base angles department of testing arrangement body 103 all is provided with vertical damper 119, every vertical damper 119 keep away from testing arrangement body 103 has kept away from with the testing arrangement body 103 vertical damper 119 has all been provided with vertical damper 103 has been used by the testing arrangement body 103 has been kept away from vertical damper 102.
Wherein one end of the connecting plate 104 is fixedly connected with the fixing plate 101, the other end of the connecting plate 104 is fixedly connected with the mounting plate 105, the mounting plate 105 is parallel to the fixing plate 101, the mounting plate 105 is positioned below the fixing plate 101, the mounting plate 105 is rotatably connected with the rotating ring 106, the internal thread of the rotating ring 106 is connected with the threaded rod 108, one end of the threaded rod 108, which is close to the fixing plate 101, is rotatably connected with the clamping plate 109 through a bearing, one surface of the clamping plate 109, which is close to the mounting plate 105, is further provided with the limiting post 110, the limiting post 110 penetrates through the mounting plate 105, one surface of the mounting plate 105, which is far away from the fixing plate 101, is further provided with the rotating assembly 107, the outer part of the rotating ring 106 is provided with the transmission gear 120, the output end of the rotating assembly 107 is meshed with the transmission gear 120, when the testing device of the lithium battery BMS is installed, the fixing plate 101 is placed on the table surface of the workbench, the table surface is positioned between the fixing plate 101 and the installation plate 105, the rotating assembly 107 is started, the rotating ring 106 is driven to rotate on the installation plate 105 through the transmission gear 120, the threaded rod 108 is screwed in the rotating ring 106 due to the threaded rod 108 connected with the rotating ring 106, the limiting column 110 penetrates through the installation plate 105 due to the limiting column 110 arranged on the clamping plate 109, the clamping plate 109 moves towards the direction of the fixing plate 101, the edge of the table surface is clamped by the clamping plate 109 and the fixing plate 101, and the testing device of the lithium battery BMS is installed on the table surface, by adopting the structure, the installation of the testing device can be completed without manually tightening the screw by a worker, and the operation is more convenient.
Secondly, the storage battery 111 and the driving motor 112 are both installed on the mounting plate 105, the driving motor 112 is electrically connected with the storage battery 111, an output end of the driving motor 112 is provided with an output shaft 113, one end, far away from the driving motor 112, of the output shaft 113 is provided with an output gear 114, the output gear 114 is meshed with the transmission gear 120, the driving motor 112 is powered by the storage battery 111, the driving motor 112 is started, the output gear 114 is driven to rotate by the output shaft 113, and the output gear 114 is meshed with the transmission gear 120, so that the rotating ring 106 is driven to rotate on the mounting plate 105.
Meanwhile, the ring body 115 penetrates through the mounting plate 105, two limiting rings 116 are arranged outside the ring body 115, the two limiting rings 116 are respectively located on two sides of the mounting plate 105, and the two limiting rings 116 are respectively located on two sides of the mounting plate 105 due to the fact that the ring body 115 penetrates through the mounting plate 105, so that the rotating ring 106 rotates on the mounting plate 105.
In addition, an annular groove 121 is disposed on a surface of each of the limiting rings 116, which is close to the mounting plate 105, and a plurality of balls 122 are uniformly disposed inside the annular groove 121, and since the annular groove 121 is disposed on the limiting rings 116, a plurality of balls 122 are disposed inside the annular groove 121, so that the rotating ring 106 rotates on the mounting plate 105 more smoothly.
When the testing device of the lithium battery BMS of the embodiment is used, as the transverse damping mechanisms 117 are arranged at the four bottom corners of the movable plate 102, four circular cavities 118 are further arranged on the upper surface of the fixing plate 101, each transverse damping mechanism 117 is respectively located in one circular cavity 118, the four bottom corners of the testing device body 103 are respectively provided with the longitudinal damping mechanisms 119, each longitudinal damping mechanism 119 is far away from one end of the testing device body 103 and are connected with the movable plate 102, the longitudinal damping mechanisms are arranged through the fixing plate, the transverse damping mechanisms are arranged, the service life of the testing device body 103 is prolonged, and when the testing device of the lithium battery BMS is installed, the fixing plate 101 is placed on a table top of a workbench, the workbench top is located between the fixing plate 101 and the mounting plate 105, the rotating assembly 107 is started, the rotating ring 106 is driven by the driving gear 120 to rotate on the mounting plate 105, the threaded rod 108 is connected with the threaded rod 108 in the inner side of the rotating ring 106, the threaded rod 108 is used for enabling the clamping device to be screwed into the mounting plate 109, and the clamping device is further arranged on the clamping plate 109, and the clamping device is further provided with the clamping plate 109.
Second embodiment:
referring to fig. 5 on the basis of the first embodiment, fig. 5 is a schematic bottom structure view of a testing device of a lithium battery BMS of a second embodiment.
The present utility model provides a testing device of a lithium battery BMS further comprising a protective case 201, the protective case 201 comprising a first case 202 and a second case 203.
For this embodiment, the outer cover of output gear 114 and drive gear 120 is equipped with protective housing 201, the protective housing 201 is close to the one side of mounting panel 105 is provided with fixed foot 204, fixed foot 204 with the mounting panel 105 dismantles the connection output gear 114 with the outside cover of drive gear 120 is established protective housing 201, utilizes protective housing 201 is right output gear 114 with the meshing department of drive gear 120 protects, avoids external environment to the output gear 114 with the meshing department of drive gear 120 causes the influence.
The first housing 202 and the second housing 203 are respectively located at two sides of the output gear 114, the fixing leg 204 is disposed on a surface of the first housing 202 close to the mounting plate 105, the second housing 203 is engaged with the first housing 202 and is located on a surface of the first housing 202 far away from the fixing leg 204, after the first housing 202 and the second housing 203 are respectively placed at two sides of the output gear 114, the fixing leg 204 is fixed on the mounting plate 105 by using a screw, and the second housing 203 is engaged on the first housing 202, thereby completing the mounting of the protective housing 201.
When the testing device of the lithium battery BMS of the embodiment is used, after the first shell 202 and the second shell 203 are respectively placed on two sides of the output gear 114, the fixing pins 204 are fixed on the mounting plate 105 by using screws, the second shell 203 is clamped on the first shell 202, so that the mounting of the protective shell 201 is completed, the protective shell 201 is covered outside the output gear 114 and the transmission gear 120, and the meshing part of the output gear 114 and the transmission gear 120 is protected by the protective shell 201, so that the influence of the external environment on the meshing part of the output gear 114 and the transmission gear 120 is avoided.
The above disclosure is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, and it should be understood that the scope of the utility model is not limited thereto, and those skilled in the art will appreciate that all or part of the procedures described above can be performed according to the equivalent changes of the claims, and still fall within the scope of the present utility model.
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1. The utility model provides a lithium battery BMS's testing arrangement, includes fixed plate, fly leaf and testing arrangement body, the upper surface of fixed plate slides and is provided with the fly leaf, four base angles departments of fly leaf all are provided with horizontal damper, the upper surface of fixed plate still is provided with four circular cavitys, every horizontal damper is located respectively the inside of circular cavity, the fly leaf is kept away from the one side of fixed plate still is provided with testing arrangement body, four base angles departments of testing arrangement body all are provided with vertical damper, every vertical damper is kept away from testing arrangement body's one end all with the fly leaf links to each other, its characterized in that,
the device also comprises a mounting mechanism;
the mounting mechanism comprises a connecting plate, a mounting plate, a rotating ring, a rotating assembly, a threaded rod, a clamping plate and a limiting column, wherein one end of the connecting plate is fixedly connected with the fixing plate, the other end of the connecting plate is fixedly connected with the mounting plate, the mounting plate is parallel to the fixing plate, the mounting plate is located below the fixing plate, the rotating ring is rotationally connected to the mounting plate, the internal threads of the rotating ring are connected with the threaded rod, one end of the threaded rod, which is close to the fixing plate, is rotationally connected to the clamping plate through a bearing, one side of the clamping plate, which is close to the mounting plate, is further provided with the limiting column, the limiting column penetrates through the mounting plate, one side of the mounting plate, which is far away from the fixing plate, is further provided with the rotating assembly, the transmission gear is arranged outside the rotating ring, and the output end of the rotating assembly is meshed with the transmission gear.
2. The testing device of the lithium battery BMS according to claim 1, wherein,
the rotating assembly comprises a storage battery, a driving motor, an output shaft and an output gear, wherein the storage battery and the driving motor are all installed on the mounting plate, the driving motor is electrically connected with the storage battery, the output end of the driving motor is provided with the output shaft, one end, far away from the driving motor, of the output shaft is provided with the output gear, and the output gear is meshed with the transmission gear.
3. The testing device of the lithium battery BMS according to claim 1, wherein,
the rotating ring comprises a ring body and two limiting rings, the ring body penetrates through the mounting plate, two limiting rings are arranged outside the ring body, and the two limiting rings are respectively located on two sides of the mounting plate.
4. The testing device of the lithium battery BMS according to claim 3, wherein,
an annular groove is formed in one surface, close to the mounting plate, of each limiting ring, and a plurality of balls are uniformly arranged in the annular groove.
5. The testing device of the lithium battery BMS according to claim 2, wherein,
the testing device of the lithium battery BMS further comprises a protective shell, the output gear and the outer cover of the transmission gear are provided with the protective shell, one surface, close to the mounting plate, of the protective shell is provided with a fixing foot, and the fixing foot is connected with the mounting plate in a detachable mode.
6. The testing device of the lithium battery BMS according to claim 5, wherein,
the protective housing includes first casing and second casing, first casing with the second casing is located respectively output gear's both sides, first casing is close to the one side of mounting panel is provided with fixed foot, the second casing with first casing block is connected, and is located first casing is kept away from the one side of fixed foot.
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