TW202419307A - Charging pile - Google Patents

Abstract

A charging pile includes a body and a gun seat. The body includes a bracket, a light-guiding plate, a transparent casing and a light-emitting element. The light-emitting element is disposed in the bracket, the transparent casing is disposed in the bracket and covers the light-emitting element, and the light-guiding plate is disposed on the transparent casing and located on the path where the light-emitting element is emitted the light. The gun seat is detachably disposed on the body, and the gun seat has an accommodating area for accommodating a cable. A light emitted by the light-emitting element is transmitted through a part of the transparent casing, and the transmitted light is reflected to the accommodating area through the light-guiding plate.

Description

Charging pile

The present disclosure relates to a charging pile, and more particularly to a charging pile for charging a vehicle.

Generally speaking, the cable connecting the charging pole to the charging gun can be hung at a specific place, such as the charging pole or on a wall when not in use. However, the existing charging pole lacks lighting, which makes it inconvenient for users to find the charging pole, the charging gun or hang the cable.

A charging pile disclosed herein includes a body and a gun stand. The body includes a bracket, a light guide plate, a transparent shell and a light-emitting element. The light-emitting element is arranged on the bracket, the transparent shell is arranged on the bracket and covers the light-emitting element, and the light guide plate is arranged on the transparent shell and is located on the path of a light emitted by the light-emitting element. The gun stand is detachably arranged on the body, and the gun stand has a receiving area for receiving a cable. The light emitted by the light-emitting element is transmitted through a part of the transparent shell, and the transmitted light is reflected to the receiving area through the light guide plate.

Based on the above, in the charging pile disclosed in the present invention, the light guide plate is arranged on the transparent shell and is located on the path of the light emitted by the light emitting element. The light emitted by the light emitting element is transmitted from a part of the transparent shell, and the transmitted light is reflected to the accommodating area through the light guide plate, so that the charging pile has clear light guidance and illumination, which is convenient for users to find the charging pile, charging gun or wind cables in the dark, and it has excellent convenience of use.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a charging pile according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a partial component of the charging pile of FIG. 1 . FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the charging pile of FIG. 1 . The rectangular coordinates X-Y-Z are provided here to facilitate the description of the components. Please refer to FIG. 1 , FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 . The charging pile 100 of the present disclosure is suitable for installation on an external object W, and the external object W is, for example, a wall, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

The charging pile 100 includes a body 110 and a gun mount 120. The body 110 includes a bracket 111, a light guide plate 112, a transparent shell 113 and a light emitting element 114. The light emitting element 114 is disposed inside the bracket 111, and the transparent shell 113 is disposed inside the bracket 111 and covers the light emitting element 114. The light guide plate 112 is disposed in the transparent shell 113 and is located on a path of a light emitted by the light emitting element 114. The gun mount 120 is detachably disposed on the body 110, and the gun mount 120 has a receiving area 121 for receiving a cable 130. The light emitted by the light emitting element 114 is suitable for passing through a portion of the transparent shell 113, and the light passing through a portion of the transparent shell 113 is further reflected by the light guide plate 112 to the accommodating area 121, so that the charging pile 100 is clearly guided and illuminated by the light emitted by the light emitting element 114, which is convenient for the user to find the charging pile 100, the charging gun 140 or the hanging cable 130 in the dark, and has excellent convenience of use.

In one embodiment, the transparent housing 113 is rotatably disposed on the bracket 111 along the Z axis, for example, by matching the rotating shaft with the shaft hole to achieve the rotatable arrangement along the Z axis, but not limited thereto. The transparent housing 113 may have a light guide bar 113a. As shown in FIG. 2 , the length direction of the transparent housing 113 extends along the Z axis. The light guide bar 113a is located in the transparent housing 113 and corresponds to the light emitting element 114, and the length direction of the light guide bar 113a extends along the X axis. As shown in FIG. 2 , the light guide bar 113a is located on the path of the light emitted by the light emitting element 114. That is, if the light emitting element 114 emits light downward (i.e., in the negative Z-axis direction of the light emitting element 114), the light guide bar 113a is located below the light emitting element 114, and can transmit the light emitted by the light emitting element 114. In addition, the light guide bar 113a is located beside the light guide plate 112. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the light guide plate 112 is located below the light guide bar 113a (i.e., in the negative Z-axis direction of the light guide bar 113a), and can transmit the light transmitted through the light guide bar 113a toward the light guide plate 112 in the negative Z-axis direction. The light emitted toward the light guide plate 112 is then reflected by the light guide plate 112 forward (i.e., in the negative Y-axis direction of the light guide plate 112) to the accommodation area 121. In other words, the light is suitable for passing through the light guide bar 113 a of the transparent housing 113 , and the light passing through the light guide bar 113 a is further emitted toward the light guide plate 112 , and finally reflected to the accommodating area 121 .

Referring to FIG. 1 , FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , in one embodiment, the charging pile 100 further includes a controller, which is coupled to the light emitting element 114 to control the light emitting element 114 to emit a plurality of different colored lights based on the use status of the charging pile 100. Accordingly, the plurality of different colored lights emitted by the light emitting element 114 are used as indicators. For example, blue indicates standby, yellow indicates charging, green indicates charging completion, and red indicates system abnormality, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

Please refer to Figure 4, which is a partial cross-sectional schematic diagram of the charging pile of Figure 1. The body 110 may also include an outer shell 115, which is detachably disposed on the bracket 111 and covers most of the transparent shell 113, while another part of the transparent shell 113 (such as the light guide bar 113a) is not covered. The outer shell 115 may have a groove 115a, and the groove 115a is located on the path of the light emitted by the light-emitting element 114. The groove 115a may be a recessed portion that is recessed inward from the outer shell 115, or a through hole that passes through the outer shell 115. The light guide plate 112 is located in the groove 115a. The light guide plate 112 includes a first side 112a and a second side 112b opposite to the first side 112a. If the groove 115a is a through hole, the first side 112a of the light guide plate 112 and a flat plate portion 117 of the transparent housing 113 (extending along the Z axis in FIG. 4 ) have a first gap D1, and the second side 112b and the flat plate portion 117 of the transparent housing 113 have a second gap D2, wherein the second gap D2 is larger than the first gap D1, so that the light guide plate 112 is tilted relative to the transparent housing 113. If the groove 115a is a concave portion, the first side 112a of the light guide plate 112 is located at the bottom surface of the concave portion, and the second side 112b is located away from the bottom surface of the concave portion by a gap, so that the light guide plate 112 is tilted relative to the bottom surface of the concave portion. Similarly, when the groove 115a is a concave portion, the housing 115 may further include a light outlet, which may be disposed in the groove 115a and correspond to the light guide bar 113a, for example, the light outlet is below the light guide bar 113a to guide the light out of the light outlet. In summary, the length direction of the transparent housing 113 extends along an extension direction (i.e., the Z-axis direction), and the overall light guide plate 112 is inclined relative to the extension direction of the transparent housing 113, so the light guide plate 112 is an inclined surface inclined relative to the extension direction of the transparent housing 113.

The light guide bar 113a is located at a position of the transparent housing 113 corresponding to the first side 112a of the light guide plate 112. The light guide plate 112 is directly opposite to the accommodation area 121, so that the light emitted by the light guide bar 113a downward (i.e., toward the negative Z-axis direction) is irradiated to the light guide plate 112, so that the light guide plate 112 reflects the light to the accommodation area 121, so as to expand the light emitting area of the light and produce an indirect dimmer effect. The outer housing 115 covers a portion of the transparent housing 113, thereby shielding the light emitting element 114 and the light guide bar 113a from direct sunlight. In addition, the indirect dimmer effect can avoid blurring of light color caused by direct sunlight or reflection, and can also avoid being too glaring at night or in darker areas to affect the interpretation of light color.

In one embodiment, the light emitting element 114 is an LED circuit board module, which includes a substrate and a plurality of LEDs disposed on the substrate. Since the present disclosure uses indirect light, a relatively small number of LED lamps can be used to achieve the effect of expanding the light emitting area. That is, the number of LED lamps used is reduced, and at the same time, the upper edge of the cable 130 can be illuminated downward to provide guidance to the user.

In one embodiment, the transparent shell 113 is made of a transparent light-conducting material and has a waterproof member 116. The waterproof member 116 is, for example but not limited to, a waterproof adhesive strip, and is disposed around the outer periphery of the transparent shell 113 to provide a seal to prevent water when the transparent shell 113 is closed. The present disclosure combines the functions of waterproofing and light-conducting to provide a clear and easily identifiable transparent shell 113 inside the body 110, and can also provide the LED light-conducting function of the light-emitting member 114. Therefore, the present disclosure integrates the two functions of light-conducting and waterproofing into a single transparent shell 113, and the transparent shell 113 can achieve two functions.

In one embodiment, the gun holder 120 has a body 125, a socket 123, and a hanging portion 124 extending from one side of the body 125 in the positive Z-axis direction. The socket 123 is disposed on the body 125. The charging pile 100 further includes a cable 130 and a charging gun 140. The cable 130 is connected to the body 110. The charging gun 140 is connected to the cable 130, and the charging gun 140 is suitable for being inserted into the socket 123. In other words, the light emitting element 114 emits light in the negative Z-axis direction, and the light guide bar 113a transmits light in the negative Z-axis direction, so the hanging portion 124 extends from one side of the body 125 in a direction opposite to the light emitted by the light emitting element 114, and in a direction opposite to the light transmitted by the light guide bar 113a, and the hanging portion 124 is spaced a distance from the light guide plate 112. In this way, a receiving area 121 for hanging the cable 130 is formed between the body 125, the hanging portion 124, and the light guide plate 112.

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of another state of the charging pile of Fig. 1. Referring to Fig. 1, Fig. 3, Fig. 4 and Fig. 5, the gun mount 120 is detachably disposed on the bracket 111, and the gun mount 120 is suitable for being mounted on the body 110 as shown in Fig. 1 and being mounted on an external object W as shown in Fig. 5, wherein the external object W is, for example, a wall, but not limited thereto.

The gun mount 120 disclosed in the present invention can be disassembled independently from the body 110, the upper half of the body 110 is completely waterproof, and all electronic components are arranged inside the body 110. The muzzle of the gun mount 120 can be arranged in different positions according to different needs. For example, if the specifications of the charging gun 140 are to be replaced in response to the needs of different regions, car manufacturers, car models, locations, and environments, the user only needs to replace the gun mount 120 alone, without having to redesign the body 110. In addition to reducing the research and development and manufacturing costs, the user does not need to repurchase another charging pile 100, but only needs to purchase a gun mount 120 of different specifications, so the end user's holding and maintenance costs can also be reduced.

In other embodiments, the external object is, for example but not limited to, a pillar of a building, a component of a mechanical parking device such as a vehicle-mounted plate or frame, etc.

In one embodiment, the mount 120 may further include a fixing frame 122, and the fixing frame 122 is connected to the body 125. The mount 120 is suitable for being fixed to the body 110 or the external object W through the fixing frame 122. The fixing frame 122 may be fixed to the bracket 111 or the external object W through a locking means or a snap-fitting means. The locking means may be, for example, but not limited to, a combination of a screw and a thread, and the snap-fitting means may be, for example, but not limited to, a combination of a hook and a buckle, or a combination of a tenon and a buckle. In addition, the charging pile 100 may further include a cover 150. In the form where the mount 120 is separated from the body 110, the cover 150 may be further assembled at the position where the mount 120 is originally assembled to maintain the overall appearance of the body 110. For example, the cover 150 may include the body 125 and the fixing frame 122, but may not include the hanging portion 124 and the socket 123, so that the appearance of the body 110 is flat.

The present disclosure designs the gun mount 120 to be an integrated form that can be combined with the body 110, or a separate form in which the gun mount 120 is separated from the body 110, providing two usage forms of the gun mount 120 to manufacturers, installers and end users, thereby bringing more installation, usage flexibility and convenience.

In summary, in the charging pile disclosed in the present invention, the light guide plate is disposed on the transparent shell and is located on the path of a light ray emitted by the light emitting element. The light ray emitted by the light emitting element is transmitted through a portion of the transparent shell, and the transmitted light ray is reflected to the accommodating area through the light guide plate, so that the charging pile has clear light guidance and illumination, which is convenient for users to find the charging pile, charging gun or wind cables in the dark, and has excellent convenience of use.

100: Charging pile 110: Body 111: Bracket 112: Light guide plate 112a: First side 112b: Second side 113: Transparent shell 113a: Light guide strip 114: Light-emitting element 115: Shell 115a: Groove 116: Waterproof element 117: Flat plate 120: Gun holder 121: Accommodation area 122: Fixing bracket 123: Socket 124: Hanging part 125: Body 130: Cable 140: Charging gun 150: Cover D1: First gap D2: Second gap W: External object X-Y-Z: Right angle coordinates

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a charging pile according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a partial component of the charging pile of FIG. 1 . FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the charging pile of FIG. 1 . FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a partial cross-section of the charging pile of FIG. 1 . FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of another state of the charging pile of FIG. 1 .

100: Charging pile

110: Body

111: Bracket

112: Light guide plate

115: Shell

115a: Groove

120: Gun mount

121: Accommodation area

123: Socket

124:Hanging Department

125:Entity

130: Cables

140: Rechargeable gun

W: External object

X-Y-Z: Cartesian coordinates

Claims (10)

A charging pile includes: a body including a bracket, a light guide plate, a transparent shell and a light-emitting element, the light-emitting element is arranged on the bracket, the transparent shell is arranged on the bracket and covers the light-emitting element, the light guide plate is arranged on the transparent shell and is located on the path of a light emitted by the light-emitting element; and a gun stand, which is detachably arranged on the body and has a receiving area for receiving a cable, wherein the light emitted by the light-emitting element is transmitted through a part of the transparent shell, and the transmitted light is reflected to the receiving area through the light guide plate. A charging pile as described in claim 1, wherein the transparent shell is rotatably disposed on the bracket. A charging pile as described in claim 1, wherein the transparent shell has a light guide strip, which corresponds to the light-emitting element and is located next to the light guide plate. The charging pile as described in claim 1, wherein the body further includes an outer shell, the outer shell is detachably disposed on the bracket, the outer shell includes a groove, and the light guide plate is located in the groove. In the charging pile as described in claim 4, the length direction of the transparent shell extends along an extension direction, and the light guide plate is an inclined surface inclined relative to the extension direction of the transparent shell. A charging pile as described in claim 1, wherein the gun mount is suitable for being mounted on one of the body and an external object. A charging pile as described in claim 1, wherein the gun mount has a fixing frame, and the gun mount is suitable for being fixed to the body or an external object through the fixing frame. A charging pile as described in claim 1, wherein the light-emitting element is suitable for emitting light of multiple different colors. The charging pile as described in claim 1, wherein the gun stand has a socket, and the charging pile further comprises: a charging gun connected to the cable, and the charging gun is suitable for being inserted into the socket. A charging pile as described in claim 1, wherein the gun mount includes a main body and a hanging portion, the hanging portion extends from a side of the main body in a direction opposite to the direction of the light emitted by the light-emitting element, and the hanging portion is separated from the light guide plate by a distance so that a receiving area for hanging the cable is formed between the main body, the hanging portion and the light guide plate.

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