TWI825840B - Energy cabinet and its charging rack - Google Patents

Abstract

The energy cabinet of this invention is provided with a control module and a plurality of charging racks. The charging rack includes a rack body with a connection terminal, a locking mechanism and a detection switch group arranged at the end of the rack body. When a battery moves to the end of the rack body, When the first paddle of the locking mechanism is pushed to rotate so that the first paddle and the second paddle of the locking mechanism are locked with each other, the first paddle will hook the battery, and the first paddle will trigger the detection The first detection switch and the second pick of the switch group will trigger the second detection switch of the detection switch group, allowing the energy cabinet to charge the battery through the connection terminal, because the control module needs to receive the signal after the two detection switches are triggered respectively. Only by sending a detection signal can it be judged that the battery has been locked, which can improve the accuracy of judgment and reduce the chance of misjudgment.

Description

Energy cabinet and its charging rack

This invention is a charging device, especially an energy cabinet that can charge batteries and a charging rack that can be combined with batteries.

Electric locomotives use electricity as driving energy. Users can quickly replenish the power of the electric locomotive by replacing the battery inside the electric locomotive. In order to facilitate users to replace and obtain the battery, there is now an energy cabinet, as described The energy cabinet is provided with a plurality of charging racks. The user can place the battery with lower power in the electric motorcycle into the charging rack of the energy cabinet, and take out another battery with higher power from the energy cabinet for charging. Replace.

Wherein, the charging rack will be provided with a locking mechanism and a sensing switch. The locking mechanism includes a first swing arm and a second swing arm that can pivot. The first swing arm has a limit hook. The first swing arm and the second swing arm each have a locking portion. When the user pushes the battery into the charging rack, the locking member of the battery will contact and push the first swing arm to rotate. , when the user pushes the battery to the end of the charging rack, the locking part of the first swing arm will lock with the locking part of the second swing arm, and at the same time, the limit hook will hook the The locking member of the battery is used to lock the battery. At the same time, the first swing arm is triggered to cause the sensing switch to send a signal to the energy cabinet, so that the energy cabinet determines that the battery has been locked and ejects it. Another battery is available for the user to access.

However, the manufacturing and assembly accuracy of the components of the locking mechanism and the assembly accuracy of the sensing switch will result in a tolerance between the first swing arm and the sensing switch. Therefore, when the user pushes the battery into the When the charging stand is described, the tolerance may cause the two locking parts to be fully locked, that is, Before the battery is pushed to the end of the charging rack, the first swing arm triggers the sensing switch in advance, causing the energy cabinet to misjudge that the battery has been locked. Since the charging rack only has one The sensor switch, therefore, the energy cabinet can only determine the status of the battery based on the signal of the sensor switch, so that the judgment accuracy of the energy cabinet is insufficient, so there is still room for improvement.

The main purpose of this invention is to provide a charging rack, hoping to improve the current charging rack with only one sensing switch, causing the energy cabinet to only judge the status of the battery based on the signal of the sensing switch, so that the energy cabinet Problems with insufficient judgment accuracy.

In order to achieve the purpose of opening, the charging rack of this invention can be combined with a battery with a locking member. The charging rack includes a body with a connecting terminal at the end, and the battery can be placed on the In the frame body, and can be detachably combined with the connection terminal; a locking mechanism is provided at the end of the frame body, the locking mechanism has a first paddle and a second paddle that are spaced apart and can respectively pivot. The first paddle has a locking hook. When the battery moves from the front end to the end of the frame and contacts the first paddle, the locking member of the battery will push the first paddle to rotate. And contacting the second paddle causes the first paddle and the second paddle to lock and limit each other, so that the locking mechanism is in a locked state, and the locking hook hooks the locking member of the battery, To limit the battery, the first paddle has a first buckle, and the second paddle has a second buckle. When the locking mechanism is in the locked state, the first buckle and the third buckle are The two buckle parts are locked with each other; and a detection switch group is provided in the frame and includes a first detection switch and a second detection switch. When the locking mechanism is in the locked state, the first paddle contact and trigger the first detection on off, the second paddle contacts and triggers the second detection switch, causing the detection switch group to send a detection signal, wherein the locking mechanism defines an unlocking state and a locking process state. When the locking mechanism is in the unlocking state , the first buckle part of the first paddle is separated from the second buckle part of the second paddle, the first detection switch is not triggered, and the second detection switch is triggered; the locking mechanism is in the locking process. In the state, the first buckle part is in contact with the second buckle part, the first detection switch is triggered, and the second detection switch is not triggered.

In order to achieve the purpose disclosed above, the energy cabinet of this invention includes: a cabinet with a plurality of openings connected to the interior and connected to an external power supply; a control module arranged in the cabinet; and a plurality of charging racks, the plurality of charging racks The rack is installed inside the cabinet. The front end of the rack of each charging rack is connected to each opening of the cabinet. The control module can receive the detection signal of the detection switch group of each charging rack and control the cabinet. Charge the battery in the charging stand.

When the user puts the battery into the charging rack from the opening of the energy cabinet of the invention and pushes the battery from the front end to the end of the rack, the locking parts of the battery will contact When the first paddle of the locking mechanism is used, the locking member can push the first paddle to rotate and contact the second paddle, and push the second paddle to rotate. When the battery moves to the charging At the end of the rack, the battery will be combined with the connection terminal, the first pick and the second pick will snap into each other, and the locking hook of the first pick will hook the locking member of the battery The battery is limited. At this time, the first pick triggers the first detection switch, and the second pick triggers the second detection switch, causing the detection switch group to send the detection signal to the energy cabinet. When the control module receives, the energy cabinet will determine that the battery has been locked and cause the cabinet to charge the battery, because the energy cabinet needs to receive the first detection switch and the second detection switch. Only the detection signals sent after the switches are triggered can determine that the battery has been locked, thereby improving the accuracy of the determination and reducing the probability of misjudgment in the energy cabinet.

1:Charging rack

10: Frame

11:Connection terminal

20:Lock mechanism

21:First pick

211:Lock hook

212:First Button Department

213:First flange

22: Second paddle

221:Second Button

222:Second flange

23: Actuator

231:Putter

24: Elastic parts

30: Detection switch group

31: First detection switch

32: Second detection switch

40: Cabinet

41:Open your mouth

50:Control module

60:Battery

61:Lock fasteners

Figure 1: This is a three-dimensional exploded view of the energy cabinet and charging rack of this creation.

Figure 2: A three-dimensional schematic diagram of the charging stand of this creation.

Figure 3: A three-dimensional exploded view of the charging stand of this creation.

Figure 4: This is a top plan view of the locking mechanism and detection switch group of the charging rack of this invention.

Figure 5: This is a schematic bottom plan view of the locking mechanism and detection switch group of the charging rack of this invention.

Figure 6: A schematic diagram of the locking mechanism of the charging stand in the unlocked state.

Figure 7: This is a schematic diagram of the locking mechanism of the charging stand in the locking process.

Figure 8: This is a schematic diagram of the locking mechanism of the charging stand in the locked state.

Please refer to Figures 2 to 5, which is a preferred embodiment of the charging rack 1 of the present invention, which can be combined with a battery 60 having a locking member 61. The charging rack 1 includes a body 10, a lock Mechanism 20 and a detection switch group 30.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 , the end of the frame 10 has a connection terminal 11 . The battery 60 can be placed in the frame 10 and combined with the connection terminal 11 in a detachable manner.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5 , the locking mechanism 20 is provided at the end of the frame 10 and has a first paddle 21 and a second paddle 22 that are spaced apart and can respectively pivot. The plate 21 has a locking hook 211. When the battery 60 moves from the front end to the end of the frame 10 and contacts the first paddle 21, the locking member 61 of the battery 60 will push the first paddle 21. Rotate and contact the second paddle 22, so that the first paddle 21 and the second paddle 22 are locked and limited with each other, so that the locking mechanism 20 is in a locked state, and the locking hook 211 hooks the The locking member 61 of the battery 60 limits the position of the battery 60 .

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 , the detection switch group 30 is disposed in the frame 10 and includes a first detection switch 31 and a second detection switch 32 . When the locking mechanism 20 is in the locked state, the The first paddle 21 triggers the first detection switch 31, and the second paddle 22 triggers the second detection switch 32, causing the detection switch group 30 to send a detection signal, wherein the first detection switch 31 and the second detection switch The switches 32 are electrically connected to each other, and the detection switch group 30 only sends one detection signal, or the first detection switch 31 and the second detection switch 32 can respectively send one detection signal.

Furthermore, the first detection switch 31 and the second detection switch 32 can be triggered in a contact or non-contact manner respectively. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first detection switch 31 and the second detection switch 32 can be triggered in a contact or non-contact manner respectively. The detection switches 32 are all triggered by contact.

In addition, the first paddle 21 has a first buckle part 212, and the second paddle 22 has a second buckle part 221. When the locking mechanism 20 is in the locked state, the first buckle part 212 and the third buckle part 221 are in contact with each other. The two buckle parts 221 are locked with each other, and the first buckle part 212 of the first paddle 21 and the second buckle part 221 of the second paddle 22 protrude from the first paddle 21 and the second paddle 22 respectively. The first buckle part 212 has a first flange 213, and the second buckle part 221 has a second flange 222.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 , the locking mechanism 20 includes an actuating member 23 that contacts the second paddle 22 . When the locking mechanism 20 is in the locked state, the actuating member 23 can enable The second paddle 22 rotates to stop triggering the second detection switch 32, and causes the second buckle portion 221 of the second paddle 22 to separate from the first buckle portion 212 of the first paddle 21, wherein the triggering The actuating member 23 can be a motor or a solenoid valve. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the actuating member 23 is a solenoid valve and has a push rod 231. The actuating member 23 can make the push rod 231 The second paddle 22 is pushed to rotate by extending and contracting.

In addition, the locking mechanism 20 includes an elastic member 24 that connects the first paddle 21 and the second paddle 22 and has elasticity that can stretch and recover. When the actuating member 23 is pushed against When the second paddle 22 is rotated, the elastic member 24 will be stretched and generate pulling force to pull the first paddle 21 to rotate. Turn, the locking hook 211 of the first paddle 21 releases the locking member 61 of the battery 60, and the first paddle 21 stops triggering the first detection switch 31.

Furthermore, the locking mechanism 20 defines an unlocking state and a locking state. When the locking mechanism 20 is in the unlocking state, the first buckle 212 of the first paddle 21 and the second paddle 22 The second buckle 221 is separated, the first detection switch 31 is not triggered, and the second detection switch 32 is triggered; when the battery 60 moves from the front end to the end of the frame 10, the lock of the battery 60 is When the fastener 61 contacts the first paddle 21, the locking part 61 can push the first paddle 21 to pivot so that the locking mechanism 20 changes from the unlocking state to the locking state. The first buckle part 212 contacts the second buckle part 221, the first detection switch 31 is triggered, and the first buckle part 212 of the first paddle 21 pushes the second paddle 22 to rotate, so that the second detection switch 31 is triggered. Switch 32 is not triggered.

When the locking mechanism 20 is in the locking state, the first flange 213 of the first buckle part 212 and the second flange 222 of the second buckle part 221 abut against each other.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a preferred embodiment of the energy cabinet of the present invention, which includes a cabinet 40 , a control module 50 and a plurality of charging racks 1 .

Among them, the cabinet 40 has a plurality of openings 41 communicating with the interior and connected to an external power supply. The control module 50 is arranged in the cabinet 40 , and the plurality of charging racks 1 are arranged inside the cabinet 40 . Each charging rack 1 The front end of the frame 10 is connected to each opening 41 of the cabinet 40 respectively. The control module 50 can receive the detection signal of the detection switch group 30 of each charging rack 1 and control the cabinet 40 to control the charging rack. The battery 60 in 1 is charged, and the control module 50 can control the actuator 23 of the charging rack 1 .

In addition, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the control module 50 can receive detection signals respectively sent by the first detection switch 31 and the second detection switch 32 of the detection switch group 30 of the charging rack 1 , and determine that the charging rack 1 is in a locked state; or in another preferred embodiment of the invention, the first detection switch 31 and the second detection switch 32 of the charging rack 1 are connected in series and parallel to each other. When the first detection switch 31 and the second detection switch 32 are both triggered, the control module 50 is connected to the control module 50 . At this time, the control module 50 receives the detection signal from the detection switch group 30 and determines that the charging rack 1 is in the locked state.

As shown in Figure 4, when the charging rack 1 is not combined with the battery 60, the locking mechanism 20 is in the unlocked state, and the first paddle 21 and the second paddle 22 will not contact at this time. The first paddle 21 is away from the first detection switch 31, and the second paddle 22 contacts and triggers the second detection switch 32. The user can remove the battery 60 from the opening of the cabinet 40 of the energy cabinet of the invention. 41 is put into the charging rack 1, and the battery 60 is pushed from the front end to the end of the rack 10. As shown in Figure 6, when the locking part 61 of the battery 60 contacts the third part of the locking mechanism 20 When a paddle 21 is turned on, the locking member 61 can push the first paddle 21 to rotate, so that the first paddle 21 gradually approaches the first detection switch 31 and makes the first buckle of the first paddle 21 The portion 212 is close to the second buckle portion 221 of the second paddle 22 .

As shown in FIG. 7 , when the first buckle part 212 contacts the second buckle part 221 , the second paddle 22 is pushed to rotate in a direction away from the second detection switch 32 , and when the first buckle part 212 When the first flange 213 and the second flange 222 of the second buckle 221 abut against each other, the second paddle 22 will rotate to the farthest point, and the locking mechanism 20 will be in the locking process state. At this time, the first detection switch 31 is triggered by the first paddle 21, and the second detection switch 32 is not triggered by the second paddle 22. Therefore, the control module 50 of the energy cabinet only receives the first The detection signal sent by the detection switch 31 will determine that the battery 60 has not been locked.

As shown in FIG. 8 , when the user continues to push the battery 60 to the end of the charging rack 1 , the first flange 213 of the first buckle part 212 and the second flange 222 of the second buckle part 221 will be dislocated, causing the second paddle 22 to reset and trigger the second detection switch 32, causing the second detection switch 32 to send the detection signal, and the first buckle portion 212 and the second buckle portion 221 will engage with each other. to prevent the first paddle 21 and the second paddle 22 from rotating, and the locking hook 211 of the first paddle 21 will hook the locking member 61 of the battery 60 to limit the position of the battery 60. At the same time, the battery 60 will be combined with the connection terminal 11, and the control module After receiving the detection signal, the group 50 controls the cabinet 40 to charge the battery 60 through the connection terminal 11 of the charging rack 1 .

Among them, because the control module 50 of the energy cabinet needs to receive the detection signals sent after the first detection switch 31 and the second detection switch 32 of the detection switch group 30 are respectively triggered, it can determine the charging rack. 1 is in this locked state and the battery 60 has been locked, thereby improving the accuracy of judgment and reducing the probability of misjudgment in the energy cabinet.

Furthermore, during the process of the locking mechanism 20 transforming from the unlocked state to the locked state, the second paddle 22 will be pushed by the first buckle 212 of the first paddle 21 to rotate and move away from the The second detection switch 32 is pulled by the elastic member 24 so that the second paddle 22 is close to the second detection switch 32. Therefore, the second detection switch 32 will change from triggering to non-triggering and then to triggering. The state changes, and the action design of the locking mechanism 20 can improve the accuracy of the judgment of the energy cabinet.

When the battery 60 in the charging rack 1 is to be released, the control module 50 of the energy cabinet can control the actuating member 23 of the charging rack 1 to extend the push rod 231 of the actuating member 23 to push. The second paddle 22 rotates away from the first paddle 21 to separate the second buckle 221 from the first buckle 212 , and the elastic member 24 will be stretched by the second paddle 22 . A pulling force is generated on the first paddle 21 , causing the first paddle 21 to be pulled to rotate and move away from the first detection switch 31 , and the first detection switch 31 stops sending detection signals. At the same time, the first paddle 21 The locking hook 211 will loosen the locking member 61 of the battery 60, and then the control module 50 will control the push rod 231 of the actuating member 23 to shorten, and the elastic member 24 will pull the second paddle 22 to reset. The locking mechanism 20 is in the unlocked state.

To sum up, when the battery 60 moves from the front end to the end of the charging rack 1, the first paddle 21 of the locking mechanism 20 will be pushed to rotate, causing the first buckle 212 of the first paddle 21 to rotate. The second buckle 221 of the second pick 22 is locked with each other, so that the first pick 21 triggers the first detection switch 31, the second pick 22 triggers the second detection switch 32, and the third The locking hook 211 of a paddle 21 will hook the battery 60 because the energy cabinet needs to receive the first detection switch 31 and the second detection switch Only the detection signals 32 sent after being triggered can determine that the battery 60 has been locked, thereby improving the accuracy of the determination and reducing the probability of misjudgment in the energy cabinet.

In summary, the above description only describes the implementation manner or examples of the technical means used to solve the problem, and is not intended to limit the scope of the patent implementation of this invention. That is to say, all changes and modifications that are consistent with the literal meaning of the application scope of this creative patent, or are made based on the scope of this creative patent, are covered by the scope of this creative patent.

20:Lock mechanism

21:First pick

211:Lock hook

212:First Button Department

213:First flange

22: Second paddle

221:Second Button

222:Second flange

23: Actuator

231:Putter

24: Elastic parts

30: Detection switch group

31: First detection switch

32: Second detection switch

Claims (8)

A charging rack that can be combined with a battery with a locking member. The charging rack includes: a frame with a connecting terminal at the end of the frame. The battery can be placed in the frame, and Detachably combined with the connection terminal; a locking mechanism, which is provided at the end of the frame, the locking mechanism has a first paddle and a second paddle that are spaced apart and can respectively pivot. A paddle has a locking hook. When the battery moves from the front end to the end of the frame and contacts the first paddle, the locking member of the battery will push the first paddle to rotate and contact the second paddle. The plectrum allows the first plectrum and the second plectrum to lock and limit each other, so that the locking mechanism is in a locked state. The locking hook hooks the locking member of the battery to lock the battery. limit, the first paddle has a first buckle, and the second paddle has a second buckle. When the locking mechanism is in the locked state, the first buckle and the second buckle engage with each other. buckle; and a detection switch group, which is arranged in the frame and includes a first detection switch and a second detection switch. When the locking mechanism is in the locked state, the first paddle contacts and triggers the third A detection switch, the second paddle contacts and triggers the second detection switch, causing the detection switch group to send a detection signal, wherein the locking mechanism defines an unlocking state and a locking process state, and the locking mechanism is in the unlocking state In the state, the first buckle of the first paddle is separated from the second buckle of the second paddle, the first detection switch is not triggered, and the second detection switch is triggered; the locking mechanism is in the locking state. In the process state, the first buckle part is in contact with the second buckle part, the first detection switch is triggered, and the second detection switch is not triggered. The charging rack according to claim 1, wherein the locking mechanism includes an actuating member, the actuating member contacts the second paddle, and when the locking mechanism is in the locked state, the actuating member can enable the second paddle. The rotation of the paddle stops triggering the second detection switch, and separates the second buckle portion of the second paddle from the first buckle portion of the first paddle. The charging rack according to claim 2, wherein the locking mechanism includes an elastic member that connects the first paddle and the second paddle. When the actuating member is pushed, the second paddle is rotated. When, the elastic member will be stretched and generate a pulling force to pull the first paddle to rotate, so that the locking hook of the first paddle releases the locking member of the battery, and the first paddle stops triggering the The first detection switch. The charging rack according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the first detection switch and the second detection switch are electrically connected to each other, and the detection switch group only sends one detection signal. The charging rack according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the first detection switch and the second detection switch can respectively send one of the detection signals. An energy cabinet, which includes: a cabinet with a plurality of openings connected to the interior and connected to an external power supply; a control module arranged in the cabinet; and a plurality of openings as described in any one of claims 1 to 5. In the above-mentioned charging rack, the plurality of charging racks are arranged inside the cabinet. The front end of the frame of each charging rack is connected to each opening of the cabinet. The control module can receive the detection switch group of each charging rack. Detect the signal and control the cabinet to charge the battery in the charging rack. The energy cabinet as described in claim 6, wherein the control module can receive detection signals respectively sent by the first detection switch and the second detection switch of the detection switch group of the charging rack. The energy cabinet according to claim 6, wherein the first detection switch and the second detection switch of the detection switch group of the charging rack are connected in series with each other and are electrically connected to the control module.

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