TWI681583B - Battery charge station - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a battery charging station capable of easily and efficiently exchanging a battery. A valley (V) recessed toward the center side from the outermost surface (3, 6) of the casing (12) is provided to a battery charging station (1) capable of loading and unloading a battery (40) via a battery exchanging unit (70) and capable of housing a plurality of batteries (40) inside a housing (12). At least a part of the housing (12) including the valley (V) is a dark color part which is visually recognized as darker than the surrounding color. The battery exchanging unit (70) is disposed in the valley (V). A display unit (20) is arranged in the dark color part. A shutter (30) of the same color or similar color as the dark part is provided. The inside of the housing (80) visually recognized when the shutter (30) is opened is set to a color different from that of the shutter (30).

Description

Battery charging station

The present invention relates to a battery charging station, and more particularly to a battery charging station that can store a plurality of detachable batteries of electric vehicles for charging.

The conventionally known battery charging station is made such that the power source of the electric vehicle, that is, the battery, can be taken out from the body of the electric vehicle, and a plurality of batteries taken out of the body can be stored for charging. The rider of the electric vehicle takes out the battery whose remaining power has been reduced from the electric vehicle, places it in the battery charging station, and takes out the fully charged battery from the battery charging station and installs it in the electric vehicle.

The battery charging station disclosed in Patent Document 1 has a plurality of bottomed box-shaped storage containers arranged in a grid, and inserts a vertically-shaped battery into the storage container in a lying state. [Prior Technical Literature] [Patent Literature]

[Patent Literature 1] Japanese Special Publication No. 2014-527689

However, the battery charging station of Patent Document 1 has a technical problem to be solved in its structure, that is, when the battery is placed in a lying position in a storage container at a higher position, not only The operational burden is great, and in order to confirm the location of the empty container that can hold the battery whose remaining capacity has been reduced, and the location of the fully charged battery that can be taken out, the entire container must be observed. In addition, there is still room for review regarding the technical considerations on how to effectively support battery replacement operations.

An object of the present invention is to provide a battery charging station that can solve the above-mentioned problems of the conventional technology and can perform battery replacement operations very simply and efficiently.

In order to achieve the foregoing object, the battery charging station (1) of the first feature of the present invention is to take in and out the battery (40) through the battery replacement part (70), and can store a plurality of batteries (40) in the casing (12) ) Inside the battery charging station (1), wherein the housing (12) is provided with a valley (V) recessed from the outermost surface (3, 6) of the housing (12) toward the center side, Will contain the aforementioned Tanibu (V) At least a part of the housing (12) including: a dark part that looks darker than the surrounding color, and the battery replacement part (70) is arranged in the valley part (V) .

In addition, the second feature of the present invention is that the display unit (20) is disposed in the dark-colored unit.

Moreover, the third feature of the present invention is that the battery replacement part (70) is made into a cover (30) having the same color or the same color system as the dark part, and when the cover (30) is opened The inside (80) of the casing seen is made of a different color from the aforementioned mask (30).

Furthermore, a fourth feature of the present invention is that the cover (30) includes a cover front (32) for covering the front of the battery replacement part (70), and a cover front (32) The upper cover (31) for covering above the battery replacement part (70) is connected.

In addition, the fifth feature of the present invention is that the display unit (20) is arranged at a higher position than the battery exchange unit (70).

Furthermore, the sixth feature of the present invention is that the valley (V) is provided on the front side of the casing (12), and the casing (12) is formed with: located in the battery replacement section (70) The inclined surface (10) at the upper position and inclined toward the rear side is provided with the display unit (20) on the inclined surface (10).

Furthermore, a seventh feature of the present invention is the battery replacement part (70), which is composed of an upper battery replacement part (70a) and a lower battery replacement part arranged adjacent to each other in the vertical direction of the casing (12) (70b).

In addition, the eighth feature of the present invention is the above-mentioned upper battery. The replacement part (70a) and the lower battery replacement part (70b) are staggered in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction. When viewed from the plan view of the casing (12), the upper battery replacement part can be seen at the same time (70a) the upper cover (31) and the upper cover (31) of the lower battery replacement part (70b), and the upper battery can be seen at the same time when viewed from the side view of the casing (12) The front cover portion (32) of the replacement portion (70a) and the front cover portion (32) of the aforementioned lower battery replacement portion (70b).

Furthermore, the ninth feature of the present invention is that the battery (40) is provided with a grip portion (41, 42), and the color beside the grip portion (41, 42) is related to the interior of the case (80) The same color or the same color system.

In addition, the battery charging station (1) according to the tenth feature of the present invention can access the battery (40) through the battery replacement unit (70), and can store a plurality of batteries (40) inside the casing (12) Battery charging station (1), wherein a valley (V) recessed from the outermost surface (3, 6) of the casing (12) toward the central side is provided on the casing (12), the valley (V) When viewed from the front view direction of the housing (12), it is inclined to the left or right, and when viewed from the side view direction of the housing (12), it is lower than the upper side The sides are inclined so as to be positioned further forward, and the battery replacement part (70) is provided along the valley part (V) in plural.

In addition, an eleventh feature of the present invention is the aforementioned valley (V), which is formed by a first intermediate surface (4) located approximately midway between the front surface (3) and the back surface (8) of the casing (12) ) And a second intermediate surface (13) provided between the left side surface (5) and the right side surface (6) of the housing (12).

Moreover, the twelfth feature of the present invention is the aforementioned battery replacement unit (70) is composed of an upper battery replacement part (70a) and a lower battery replacement part (70b) arranged adjacent to each other in the vertical direction of the casing (12).

Furthermore, a thirteenth feature of the present invention is that a cover (30) is provided in the battery replacement part (70), and the cover (30) is provided with a cover for covering the front of the battery replacement part (70) A cover front part (32) and a cover upper part (31) connected to the cover front part (32) to cover the battery replacement part (70).

In addition, the fourteenth feature of the present invention is that the upper portion (31) of the cover of the upper battery replacement portion (70a) and the lower battery replacement portion ( 70b) the upper part (31) of the cover, and when viewed from the side view of the housing (12), the front part (32) of the cover of the upper battery replacement part (70a) and the lower battery can be seen at the same time The cover front part (32) of the replacement part (70b).

In addition, a fifteenth feature of the present invention is that at least a part of the casing (12) including the valley (V) is designed as a dark portion that looks darker than the surrounding color.

According to a first feature of the present invention, a battery charging station (1) is provided in which a battery (40) is accessed through a battery replacement unit (70), and a plurality of batteries (40) can be stored in a housing (12) In the case (12), a valley (V) recessed from the outermost surface (3, 6) of the case (12) toward the central side is provided, and the foregoing including the valley (V) At least a part of the casing (12) is made of: a dark part that looks darker than the surrounding color, Since the battery replacement part (70) is provided in the valley part (V), the battery replacement part is provided in the valley part of the case, so that the so-called "visual focus can be easily focused on the valley shape" The visual effect caused by the construction surface makes it easy to notice the battery replacement part. In this way, when the battery charging station is approached, the battery can be naturally taken in and out of the battery replacement part, thereby improving the efficiency of battery replacement. In addition, by designing a part of the valley part to be darker than its surroundings, visual effects from the color surface can be added to make it easier for the battery replacement part to take in and place the battery.

According to the second feature of the present invention, since the display portion (20) is provided in the dark portion, the display portion configured by a liquid crystal screen or the like can be more conspicuous. In this way, an operator who performs battery replacement can easily view or operate the display unit that displays the battery replacement procedure and the like.

According to a third feature of the present invention, the battery replacement portion (70) includes a cover (30) of the same color or the same color as the dark portion, and the inside of the casing seen when the cover (30) is opened (80) is constructed with a different color from the aforementioned mask (30). Therefore, when the mask of the same color or the same color system as the dark part is opened, the inside of the casing can be more conspicuous. In this way, it is easier for people to intuitively grasp the parts for battery access.

According to a fourth feature of the present invention, the cover (30) is provided with a cover front portion (32) for covering the front of the battery replacement portion (70), and a cover front portion (32) The upper part (31) of the cover used to cover the above battery replacement part (70) is connected. The battery replacement part of the valley part of the body can be covered by a three-dimensional mask having a front part of the mask and an upper part of the mask.

According to a fifth feature of the present invention, the display unit (20) is disposed at a higher position than the battery replacement unit (70). Therefore, by bringing the display unit closer to the line of sight of the operator performing battery replacement, The display section can be checked more easily.

According to a sixth feature of the present invention, the valley (V) is provided on the front side of the case (12), and the case (12) is located above the battery replacement part (70) , An inclined surface (10) inclined toward the rear side is formed, and the display portion (20) is arranged on the inclined surface (10), therefore, the display portion is arranged obliquely at a position higher than the battery replacement portion It is assumed that when the operator takes the battery from the upper part of the display part to the battery replacement part, the display part has a function of guiding the direction of the operator, and the confirmation display part can be more easily confirmed.

According to a seventh feature of the present invention, the battery replacement portion (70) is composed of an upper battery replacement portion (70a) and a lower battery replacement portion (70b) arranged adjacent to each other in the vertical direction of the case (12) As a result, by providing two battery replacement parts at the top and bottom, it can correspond to storing more batteries.

According to an eighth feature of the present invention, the upper battery replacement part (70a) and the lower battery replacement part (70b) are arranged staggered in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction when viewed from the plan view direction of the casing (12) , The upper cover (31) of the upper battery replacement part (70a) and the upper cover (31) of the lower battery replacement part (70b) can be seen at the same time, and When viewed from the side view of the housing (12), the front cover (32) of the upper battery replacement part (70a) and the front cover of the lower battery replacement part (70b) can be seen at the same time ( 32) Therefore, it is possible to see that the battery charging station is equipped with two shields in a wide range including viewing from the plan view direction of the battery charging station and viewing the front side from the side view direction.

According to a ninth feature of the present invention, the battery (40) is provided with a grip portion (41, 42), and the color beside the grip portion (41, 42) is the same as that of the inside of the case (80) The color is the same color or the same color system. Therefore, when the battery is held by the grip portion of the battery, the color inside the case is the same color or the same color system as the color seen by the operator. Therefore, the operator can be hinted via visual means to arrange the battery inside the casing.

A battery charging station according to a tenth feature of the present invention is a battery charging station that can take and place a battery (40) via a battery replacement unit (70) and can store a plurality of batteries (40) inside a housing (12) ( 1), wherein the housing (12) is provided with a valley (V) recessed from the outermost surface (3, 6) of the housing (12) toward the center side, the valley (V), from the foregoing When the front view of the housing (12) is viewed, it is inclined toward the left or right, and when viewed from the side view of the aforementioned housing (12), the lower side is located more forward than the upper side It is inclined, and a plurality of battery replacement parts (70) are arranged along the valley part (V). Therefore, it can be caused by the so-called "visual focus is easily concentrated to the valley shape" caused by the structural surface The visual effect makes it easy to notice the battery replacement part. In this way, when people approach the battery charging station, they will naturally place the battery in the battery replacement section. The pick-and-place operation improves the efficiency of battery replacement. In addition, the plurality of battery replacement parts arranged along the valley portion are arranged staggered in the up-down direction and the front-rear, left-right direction, so that each battery replacement part can be easily identified independently.

According to an eleventh feature of the present invention, the valley portion (V) is formed as follows: a first intermediate surface (4) located approximately midway between the front surface (3) and the back surface (8) of the housing (12); and The second intermediate surface (13) provided between the left side surface (5) and the right side surface (6) of the housing (12) is connected, so that the valley portion provided on the front side of the housing can be more conspicuous .

According to a twelfth feature of the present invention, the battery replacement part (70) is formed by arranging the upper battery replacement part (70a) and the lower battery replacement part (70b) adjacent to each other in the vertical direction of the casing (12) Structure, therefore, for example: when viewed from the front view of the case, if the valley is inclined so that the upper side is on the right side and the lower side is on the left side, the lower battery replacement part is relative to the upper right upper battery replacement part It is located in the lower right position, and when viewed from the side view of the case, the lower battery is located in the front and lower position of the upper battery replacement section, and it can obtain a novel design that also has: just like flowing downward Battery replacement station, which can easily perform two functions of battery replacement.

According to a thirteenth feature of the present invention, a cover (30) is provided in the battery replacement part (70), and the cover (30) is provided with a cover for covering the front of the battery replacement part (70) The front part (32); and the upper part (31) of the cover connected to the front part (32) of the cover to cover the battery replacement part (70), therefore, the front part and the cover with the cover can be used cover The upper three-dimensional cover covers the battery replacement part.

According to a fourteenth feature of the present invention, when viewed from the plan view of the case (12), the upper cover part (31) of the upper battery replacement part (70a) and the lower battery replacement part (70b) can be seen at the same time The upper part (31) of the cover and the front part (32) of the cover of the upper battery replacement part (70a) and the lower battery replacement part when viewed from the side view of the casing (12) The front part (32) of the cover of (70b), therefore, it can be seen that it is equipped with two covers in a wide range including the plan view from the battery charging station and the front side from the side view.

According to a fifteenth feature of the present invention, at least a part of the casing (12) including the valley (V) is designed as a dark portion that looks darker than the surrounding colors. Therefore, By designing a part of the valley to be darker than its surroundings, in addition to the original visual effect caused by the structural surface of the valley, the visual effect from the color surface is added to make people more The battery can be easily taken in and out of the battery exchange part.

The following is a detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the present invention with the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the battery charging station 1 of this embodiment. Fig. 2 is a front view of the battery charging station 1; Fig. 3 is a right side view of the battery charging station 1; Fig. 4 is a left side view of the battery charging station 1; Fig. 5 is a plan view of the battery charging station 1 . In addition, FIG. 6 is a perspective view when the battery 40 is viewed from the front side; and FIG. 7 is a perspective view when the battery 40 is viewed from the rear side.

The battery charging station 1 for charging the battery 40 removed from the electric vehicle has a case 12 that can accommodate a plurality of batteries 40, and is made so that it can be taken from two battery replacement parts 70 provided on the case 12 Put the battery 40.

The overall shape of the casing 12 made of a thin plate member such as metal or resin is roughly cut off a part of the front side of a substantially rectangular parallelepiped, so that the outermost surface of the casing 12 is provided. The front surface 3 and the right side surface 6 of the valley V are recessed toward the center side. In the present embodiment, at this valley V, a battery replacement part 70 having an openable and closable cover 30 is provided, and at least a part of the valley part V including the battery replacement part 70 is provided as: This feature is characteristic of dark parts that appear darker than the surrounding colors. The color of the two parts, for example, the dark department can be gray, and the surrounding can be white. The color of each part can be distinguished by the color of the material, the coating color, surface treatment, pattern, etc. achieved by coating.

The shape of the outer edge of the housing 12, when viewed from the front view direction and from the left and right side view directions, forms four rectangles that are slightly rectangular at right angles, and when viewed from the plan view direction, especially before the operator performs battery pick-and-place operations On the square side, a large rounded shape is formed. The upper surface 2, the bottom surface 7, the left side surface 5, the right side surface 6 and the back surface 8 of the housing 12 are all formed into a flat shape, and the middle part of the front surface 3 and the back surface 8 is formed approximately to form a valley V The first middle surface 4 of the rear end surface. In addition, between the left side surface 5 and the right side surface 6, a second intermediate surface 13 is formed at a position leaning to the left side surface 5. With this configuration, when viewed from the front view direction of the housing 12, the valley V is formed such that the lower side is inclined to the left side more than the upper side, and the right side view of the housing 12 When viewed in the direction, the valley V is formed such that the lower side is inclined toward the front side than the upper side. In this way, the valley portion V formed at the front of the casing 12 can be more conspicuous.

Between the front portion of the upper surface 2 and the first intermediate surface 4, an inclined surface 10 pointing forward and upward of the housing 12 is provided. In addition, between the front portion of the upper surface 2 and the second intermediate surface 13, a second inclined surface 9 directed to the upper left of the housing 12 is provided. Between the inclined surface 10 and the second inclined surface 9, a meandering portion 11 that constitutes the bottom portion of the valley portion V at a right angle is provided. At a position on the left side of the inclined surface 10, there is provided a display unit 20 composed of a liquid crystal screen and the like for displaying: the battery replacement procedure and the charging state. The display unit 20 may include a touch panel that can be used to operate the battery charging station 1 and pay a usage fee.

The battery replacement unit 70 is composed of an upper battery replacement unit 70a and a lower battery replacement unit 70b having the same structure. The cover 30 for covering the battery replacement portion 70 is formed into a three-dimensional shape in which the upper portion of the front portion 32 of the cover is formed by a flat cover portion 31 in the horizontal direction and a curved surface bulging toward the front side . The cover 30 is formed of a thin plate member such as metal or resin, and can be switched from the closed state shown in the figure to an open state in which the rotating shaft in the up-and-down direction is pivoted and stored in the housing 12.

The upper battery replacement portion 70a is located close to the first inclined surface 10 and the second inclined surface 9 and is accommodated between the first intermediate surface 4 and the second intermediate surface 13. In addition, the lower battery replacement portion 70b disposed adjacent to and obliquely below the upper battery replacement portion 70a is offset to the left and the front with respect to the upper battery replacement portion 70a, and is disposed on the right side surface 6 of the case 12 position. With this arrangement, the upper battery replacement part 70a and the lower battery replacement part 70b, whether viewed from the front view shown in Figure 2, or from the right view shown in Figure 3, or from the plan view shown in Figure 5, you can see each other Are all independent.

The valley portion V formed on the casing 12 is surrounded by two inclined surfaces 9, 10 and two intermediate surfaces 4, 13 except for ensuring that the upper battery replacement portion 70a and the lower battery replacement portion 70b can be accommodated In addition to the actual space, it also has a visual effect that makes the valley V look as if it is deeply sunk in the casing 12. In the present invention, the battery replacement part 70 is provided in this valley part V, and the visual effect caused by the construction surface called "visual focus can be easily concentrated to the valley shape" can be utilized. To the battery replacement section. In this way, as long as the battery charging station 1 is approached, the battery replacement unit 70 will naturally carry out the operation of picking and placing the battery, and the efficiency of the battery replacement operation can be improved.

In addition, the present invention designs at least a part of the casing 12 including the valley portion V as a dark portion that looks darker than the surrounding color. Specifically, it will be formed on the front side 3 of the casing 12 and the inner range of the dichroic line L of the first intermediate surface 4; the upper surface 2 and the two inclined surfaces 9 and 10 look more white than their surroundings It is dark gray. In this way, in addition to the visual effects caused by the structural surface, the visual effects caused by the color surface can be exerted, which makes it easier for the battery replacement unit 70 to carry out the battery pick-and-place operation.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the battery 40 housed in the case 12 via the battery replacement unit 70 is formed on the back surface 45, front surface 48, and right side surface 49 formed of a thin plate of synthetic resin, etc. The vertically elongated case constituted by the left side surface 46, the upper surface 44 and the bottom surface 47 is constituted by accommodating a lithium battery or the like. At a position of the upper surface 44 that is closer to the back surface 45, a rod-shaped first grip 41 that is approximately parallel to the upper surface 44 is provided. The first grip portion 41 allows a finger to be placed in the gap formed between it and the upper surface 44 and has the function of a stick-shaped grip.

On the front side of the first grip portion 41 at the approximate center, a second grip portion 42 extending forward is formed integrally with the first grip portion 41 perpendicularly. When the operator holds the first holding portion 41 with one hand, it is suitable to hold the second holding portion 42 with the other hand, and hold the first holding portion 41 and the second holding portion 42 with both hands , You can easily lift up the battery 40 of the heavy object. The front end of the second grip 42 is a peak-shaped convex portion 43 integrally formed on the upper surface 44 and protruding upward. In addition, the bottom surface 47 is provided with connection terminals 47 a for performing functions such as charging of the battery 40.

If you only hold the first grip 41 located near the back 45 to lift the battery 40 up, the battery 40 will be tilted with the first grip 41 as a fulcrum due to its weight phenomenon. At this time, since the connection terminal 47a of the bottom surface 47 is provided on the side of the first grip portion 41, the connection terminal 47a is not at the lowermost position when the battery 40 is lifted up. In this way, if the battery 40 is accidentally dropped, the connection terminal 47a will not be the earliest part of the ground, so the connection terminal 47a can be protected.

In this embodiment, the upper surface 44 of the battery 40 is designed to have a high lightness, and the portions other than the upper surface 44 of the first grip 41 and the second grip 42 are designed to have a low lightness color. . For such a low-brightness color, for example, the same color or the same color system as the dark color portion of the casing 12 may be used.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the battery charging station 1 with the cover 30 of the battery replacement unit 70 opened. After the cover 30 is opened, the visible interior 80 of the housing is composed of the battery support assembly 50. The battery support assembly 50 includes: a turntable 53 for supporting a pedestal 52 on which the battery 40 can be placed; and a partition plate 51 standing upward from the turntable 53 and forming a right angle with each other. The opening of the case 12 formed by opening the cover 30 is closed by two partition plates 51.

The interior 80 of the housing formed by the battery support assembly 50 is designed to have a brighter color. Such a color may be, for example, bright blue or yellow, or the same color or the same color system as the color of the upper surface 44 of the battery 40. In this way, the cover 30 can be opened more conspicuously, and when the operator holds the grip portion of the battery 40 to replace the battery, the color of the interior 80 of the housing and the color of the upper 44 seen by the operator are The same color or the same color system, therefore, it can be visually implied that the operator arranges the battery 40 into the interior 80 of the case. This suggestive effect of using colors can also play a great role when performing battery replacement operations at night, etc. In addition, the part of the same color or the same color system as the interior 80 of the case used on the battery 40 may include the holding portions 41 and 42 and the convex portion 43 in addition to the upper surface 44.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the battery support assembly 50. The battery support assembly 50 has four pedestals 52 fixed at 90-degree intervals on a disc-shaped turntable 53, and uses four partition plates 51 to define four areas each having a pedestal 52. The rotation of the turntable 53 is performed when the cover 30 is closed. When the cover 30 is open, only one area is exposed to the outside.

In the present embodiment, the power supply terminal 52 a provided on the pedestal 52 is disposed on the rear side of the case 12, and the battery 40 is placed on the pedestal 52 with the first grip 41 as the rear side. In this case, when the operator lifts the battery 40 upward while holding the first grip portion 41, even if the battery 40 is tilted, the connection terminal 47a will not be at the lowest position. Therefore, first After the corner of the bottom surface 47 of the battery 40 is in contact with the pedestal 52, the first grip 41 is lowered to make the battery 40 stand upright. In this way, the two two terminals will not be hit, and the connection can be reliably made.

In addition, in the battery support assembly 50, the part of the same color or the same color system as the color of the upper surface 44 of the battery 40 may be a part or all of the battery support assembly 50.

10 and 11 are plan views showing the arrangement structure of the battery support assembly 50. Figure 10 shows the closed state of the cover 30; Figure 11 shows the open state of the cover 30. The battery support assembly 50 is composed of: an upper battery support assembly 50a corresponding to the upper battery replacement portion 70a; and a lower battery support assembly 50b corresponding to the lower battery replacement portion 70b. The turntable 53 rotatably pivoted on the base member 60 is rotatably driven by an endless belt 66 driven by a motor 65. On the other hand, the cover 30 supported coaxially with the turntable 53 is opened and closed within a range of 90 degrees by the circulating belt 63 driven by a motor 61 arranged above the battery 40 .

The upper and lower battery support assemblies 50a and 50b having the same structure correspond to the upper battery replacement portion 70a and the lower battery replacement portion 70b, respectively, and are arranged offset from each other in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction of the case 12. In this way, the upper battery replacement portion 70a and the lower battery replacement portion 70b do not interfere with each other, and the batteries can be handled simultaneously.

Furthermore, when the battery charging station 1 is used, the battery 40 with a low remaining capacity is usually stored first, and then the fully charged battery 40 is taken out, so it can be set to store three on one battery support assembly Battery 40. For example, it can be set that when the display unit 20 is operated, the cover 30 is opened to expose the empty pedestal 52, the battery 40 with low remaining power is placed on the pedestal 52, and then the display unit 20 is operated, The cover 30 is closed, and the turntable 53 rotates to move the fully charged battery 40 to the front of the operator. Then, the cover 30 is opened again to allow the battery 40 to be taken out.

FIG. 12 is a side view showing the posture of the operator H when replacing the battery. The battery charging station 1 with two battery replacement parts 70 above and below is usually set at a total height of 100 to 150 cm from the ground G. This is assuming that when the operator H intends to take the battery 40 in and out, the upper body It will naturally lean forward. Even in this case, since the display unit 20 is provided on the first inclined surface 10, the display unit 20 is located in front of the line of sight of the operator H, so the battery replacement operation can be smoothly performed.

Moreover, not only is the total height of the battery charging station 1 lowered, but the battery 40 is also kept upright. Even the upper battery replacement unit 70 can be located at a position not too high near the chest of the operator H The replacement operation is performed, and even the lower battery replacement unit 70 may be replaced at a position not too low near the knee of the operator H, so the physical burden on the operator H can be reduced.

Fig. 13 is a perspective view of a battery charging station 1a according to a modification of this embodiment. FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the battery charging station 1b according to the second modification. The dark part provided on at least a part of the casing 12 including the valley part V can be variously changed in color and range. In FIG. 13, the central part of the deep part of the depression of the valley V is designed to have a darker color, and the gradient from the central part toward the dichroic line L is gradually darkened. In addition, as shown in FIG. 14, a clear color separation line is not set, but the central portion of the deep part of the valley V is designed to be darker and gradually darker toward the outside. Faded appearance. The appearance of such a dark portion can be variously deformed in the same manner as the shape of the valley V.

As described above, according to the battery charging station 1 of the present invention, the battery 40 can be handled via the battery replacement unit 70, and a plurality of batteries 40 can be stored inside the casing 12, and the casing 12 is provided with The outermost part of the casing 12 is the valley V which is recessed toward the central side of the front 3 and the side 6, and at least a part of the casing 12 including the valley V is set to look darker than the surrounding color And the battery replacement part 70 is arranged in the valley part V. Therefore, the visual effect caused by the structural surface called "visual focus can be easily concentrated to the valley shape" can be used, making it easy for people to Paying attention to the battery replacement part 70, the efficiency of the battery replacement operation can be improved. In addition, a part of the valley V is designed to be darker than its surroundings, and visual effects caused by the color surface can be added to make it easier for the battery replacement unit 70 to handle the battery.

Furthermore, the shape of the battery, the shape and structure of the battery charging station, the shape and structure of the cover, the setting of the inclined surface and the middle surface of the case, the shape and structure of the battery support assembly, the shape of the display unit, the shape of the valley , The color and range of the dark part, the color of the battery and the inside of the case, etc., can be variously modified without being limited to the above-mentioned embodiment. For example, the battery support assembly can also be made to overlap in three layers, or it can be made to support more than five batteries on one battery support assembly.

1‧‧‧Battery charging station 2‧‧‧Top 3‧‧‧Front (outermost) 4‧‧‧First middle surface 5‧‧‧Left side 6‧‧‧Right side (outermost) 8‧‧‧Back 9‧‧‧2nd inclined surface 10‧‧‧1st inclined surface (inclined surface) 12‧‧‧case 13‧‧‧second middle surface 30‧‧‧Mask 31‧‧‧Mask upper 32‧‧ ‧Cover front 40‧‧‧Battery 41, 42‧‧‧ Grip part 50‧‧‧Battery support assembly 52‧‧‧ Stand 53‧‧‧Turntable 70‧‧‧Battery replacement part 70a‧‧‧Upper battery replacement Part 70b ‧‧‧ Lower battery replacement part 80‧‧‧ Inside of the case V‧‧‧ Valley part L‧‧‧ Color separation line

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the battery charging station of this embodiment.

Figure 2 is a front view of the battery charging station.

Figure 3 is the right side view of the battery charging station.

Figure 4 is the left side view of the battery charging station.

Figure 5 is a plan view of the battery charging station.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the battery when viewed from the front side.　　 Figure 7 is a perspective view of the battery when viewed from the rear side.　　 Figure 8 is a perspective view of the battery charging station with the cover opened.　　 Figure 9 is a perspective view of the battery support assembly. FIG. 10 is a plan view showing the arrangement structure of the battery support assembly (with the cover closed).　　 FIG. 11 is a plan view showing the arrangement structure of the battery support assembly (with the cover open).　　 Figure 12 is a side view showing the posture of the operator when the battery is replaced. FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a battery charging station according to a modification. FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a battery charging station according to a second modification.

1‧‧‧ battery charging station

2‧‧‧Top

3‧‧‧front (outermost)

4‧‧‧ 1st middle surface

6‧‧‧Right side (outermost)

9‧‧‧The second inclined surface

10‧‧‧1st inclined surface (inclined surface)

11‧‧‧Zigzag

12‧‧‧Housing

13‧‧‧Second middle surface

20‧‧‧Display

30‧‧‧Mask

31‧‧‧Mask upper

32‧‧‧Mask front

70‧‧‧ Battery Replacement Department

70a‧‧‧Upper battery replacement section

70b‧‧‧Lower battery replacement section

V‧‧‧Tanibu

L‧‧‧ dichroic line

Claims (15)

A battery charging station, which is a battery charging station (1) that can take and place a battery (40) through a battery replacement part (70), and can store a plurality of batteries (40) inside a housing (12). For: the housing (12) is provided with a valley (V) recessed from the outermost surface (3, 6) of the housing (12) toward the center side, and the foregoing including the valley (V) At least a part of the casing (12) is formed as a dark portion that looks darker than the surrounding color, and the battery replacement portion (70) is disposed in the valley portion (V). The battery charging station as described in item 1 of the patent application, wherein the display unit (20) is arranged in the dark-colored unit. The battery charging station as described in item 1 or 2 of the patent application, wherein the battery replacement part (70) is provided with a cover (30) of the same color or the same color system as the dark part, opening the aforementioned The inside of the housing (80) that can be seen when the mask (30) is formed is a different color from the aforementioned mask (30). The battery charging station according to item 3 of the patent application scope, wherein the cover (30) is provided with: a cover front part (32) for covering the front of the battery replacement part (70), and the aforementioned The front portion (32) of the cover is connected to cover the upper portion (31) of the cover above the battery replacement portion (70). The battery charging station according to item 2 of the patent application scope, wherein the display unit (20) is disposed at a higher position than the battery replacement unit (70). The battery charging station according to item 5 of the patent application scope, wherein the valley (V) is provided on the front side of the casing (12), and the casing (12) is attached to the battery replacement section At an upper position of (70), an inclined surface (10) inclined toward the rear side is formed, and the display unit (20) is disposed on the inclined surface (10). The battery charging station according to item 1 or 2 of the patent application range, wherein the battery replacement part (70) is formed by an upper battery replacement part arranged adjacent to each other in the vertical direction of the casing (12) (70a) and the lower battery exchange part (70b). The battery charging station as described in item 7 of the patent application scope, wherein the upper battery replacement part (70a) and the lower battery replacement part (70b) are arranged in a staggered manner in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction, from the case When viewed in the plan view of the body (12), the upper cover (31) of the upper battery replacement part (70a) and the upper cover (31) of the lower battery replacement part (70b) can be seen at the same time, and from When viewed from the side view of the casing (12), the front part (32) of the cover of the upper battery replacement part (70a) and the lower battery can be seen at the same time The front part (32) of the cover of the cell replacement part (70b). The battery charging station according to item 1 or 2 of the patent application scope, wherein the battery (40) is provided with a grip portion (41, 42), and the grip portion (41, 42) is beside The color adopts the same color or the same color system as the color of the inside of the housing (80). A battery charging station, which is a battery charging station (1) that can take and place a battery (40) through a battery replacement part (70), and can store a plurality of batteries (40) inside a housing (12). For: the housing (12) is provided with a valley (V) recessed from the outermost surface (3, 6) of the housing (12) toward the center side, the valley (V), from the housing (12) ) When viewed from the front view direction, it is inclined to the left or right, and when viewed from the side view direction of the aforementioned housing (12), it is inclined so that the lower side is more forward than the upper side A plurality of battery replacement parts (70) are arranged along the valley part (V). The battery charging station as described in item 10 of the patent application scope, wherein the valley (V) is formed as follows: located approximately midway between the front (3) and the back (8) of the housing (12) 1. An intermediate surface (4) and a second intermediate surface (13) provided between the left side surface (5) and the right side surface (6) of the housing (12). The battery charging station according to item 10 or item 11 of the patent application scope, wherein the battery replacement part (70) is replaced by an upper battery arranged adjacently in the vertical direction of the housing (12) The unit (70a) and the lower battery replacement unit (70b) are configured. The battery charging station according to item 12 of the patent application scope, wherein a cover (30) is provided in the battery replacement part (70), and the cover (30) is provided with: a cover for covering the battery replacement part ( 70) The front part of the cover (32) in front of the cover, and the upper part (31) of the cover connected to the front part (32) of the cover and covering the upper part of the battery replacement part (70). The battery charging station according to item 13 of the patent application scope, wherein the upper part (31) of the cover of the upper battery replacement part (70a) and the aforementioned The upper cover (31) of the lower battery replacement part (70b), and the front part of the cover of the upper battery replacement part (70a) can be seen at the same time when viewed from the side view of the casing (12) 32) and the front cover part (32) of the aforementioned lower battery exchange part (70b). A battery charging station as described in item 10 or item 11 of the scope of patent application, wherein at least a part of the casing (12) including the valley (V) is made to look closer to its surroundings The darker part of the color is darker.

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