An adaptive charging seat and charging system thereof

Abstract

The present invention provides an adaptive charging stand and a charging system thereof, wherein the adaptive charging stand comprises a base; a docking mechanism, which is movably connected to the base; a posture adjustment mechanism, which is arranged between the base and the docking mechanism, and the posture adjustment mechanism is provided with a moving component and a resetting component; a first electrode component, which is arranged on the surface of the docking mechanism; wherein the moving component allows the docking mechanism to change its posture due to force, and the resetting component provides a reaction force to restore the posture of the docking mechanism. In view of the problems existing in the above-mentioned existing products, the present invention provides an adaptive charging stand and a charging system thereof with low alignment accuracy requirements, low cost, and high charging matching efficiency.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of charging technology, and in particular to an adaptive charging seat and a charging system thereof. Background Art

[0002] At present, the alignment requirements between the general charging station and the charging plug are relatively high. Only under the condition of relatively precise matching can the electrodes be accurately matched and charged. Especially in the case of automatic matching charging, such as automatic recharging of a movable platform, automatic accurate alignment is often not achieved, and high-cost hardware and software processing is required to achieve accurate recharging. This not only increases the cost, but also affects the charging efficiency. Summary of the invention

[0003] In view of the problems existing in the above-mentioned existing products, the present invention provides an adaptive charging stand and a charging system thereof which have low alignment accuracy requirements, low cost and high charging matching efficiency.

[0004] The present invention discloses an adaptive charging stand, comprising a base; and

[0005] A docking mechanism, movably connected to the base;

[0006] A posture adjustment mechanism is arranged between the base and the docking mechanism, and the posture adjustment mechanism is provided with a moving component and a resetting component;

[0007] A first electrode assembly is disposed on the surface of the docking mechanism;

[0008] The moving component allows the docking mechanism to change its position due to force, and the resetting component provides a reaction force to restore the position of the docking mechanism.

[0009] Preferably, the moving assembly includes a translation mechanism for adjusting the docking mechanism to translate.

[0010] Preferably, the translation mechanism comprises a first translation component arranged along a first direction.

[0011] Preferably, the first translation assembly comprises

[0012] A first sliding block is installed in the base and is provided with a guide groove;

[0013] A guide rail, fixedly disposed in the base along a first direction;

[0014] Wherein, the guide rail is arranged in the guide groove, and the first sliding block can slide along the guide rail.

[0015] Preferably, the translation mechanism comprises a second translation component arranged along the second direction.

[0016] Preferably, the second translation assembly comprises

[0017] A second sliding block, fixedly connected to the docking mechanism;

[0018] A second slide rail, fixedly disposed in the first slide block along a second direction;

[0019] Wherein, the second sliding block can slide along the second sliding block.

[0020] Preferably, the first direction and the second direction are perpendicular to each other.

[0021] Preferably, the posture adjustment mechanism includes a rotation mechanism for adjusting the docking mechanism to rotate.

[0022] Preferably, the moving assembly includes a rotating mechanism for allowing the docking mechanism to achieve a rotating motion;

[0023] A turntable is provided under the docking mechanism;

[0024] The rotating mechanism is provided with a rotating support;

[0025] Wherein, the turntable can rotate around the rotation center line of the rotating support in a horizontal plane.

[0026] As a preference, it also includes:

[0027] A stopper is fixedly mounted on the surface of the rotating mechanism.

[0028] A slide groove is provided on the surface of the rotating mechanism and is arranged opposite to the stopper;

[0029] or,

[0030] A stopper is fixedly mounted on the surface of the turntable.

[0031] A slide groove is provided on the surface of the rotating mechanism and is arranged opposite to the stopper;

[0032] Wherein, the stopper is placed in the slide groove to constrain the rotation angle of the turntable.

[0033] Preferably, the first electrode assembly comprises at least one pair of first electrodes arranged opposite to each other on the docking structure.

[0034] Preferably, the docking mechanism comprises two mounting planes, at least one pair of the first electrodes are respectively mounted on the two mounting planes of the docking mechanism, and the extended surfaces of the mounting planes intersect to form an angle θ.

[0035] Preferably, the intersection angle of the installation planes is an acute angle.

[0036] Preferably, a return spring is installed on the first electrode.

[0037] In a second aspect, the present invention provides an adaptive charging system, comprising:

[0038] A charging plug, comprising a clamp arm and a second electrode assembly; the clamp arm, the end of which is provided with a slot, the second electrode assembly comprising at least one pair of second electrodes arranged opposite to each other in the slot

[0039] An adaptive charging seat, used to provide power for the charging plug; the docking mechanism and the slot are pluggable, and when plugged in, the second electrode assembly and the first electrode assembly cooperate with each other;

[0040] Wherein, the position and posture of the docking mechanism changes with the position and posture of the slot.

[0041] After adopting the above structure, the present invention has the following advantages compared with the prior art:

[0042] The present invention adopts an adaptive docking mechanism, which can move freely with the touch of the external plug to achieve good matching. The posture adjustment mechanism includes a moving component and a reset component, which provides the reliability of automatic charging, low cost, large tolerance and good processability. It makes the charging adaptability better and shortens the matching time. The present invention has low alignment accuracy requirements, low cost and high charging matching efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0043] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the adaptive charging system of the present invention.

[0044] Figure 2 It is a partial structural schematic diagram of the adaptive charging base of the present invention.

[0045] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of the docking mechanism of the present invention.

[0046] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of the posture adjustment mechanism of the present invention.

[0047] Figure 5 It is an exploded diagram of the adaptive charging system of the present invention.

[0048] Figure 6It is a structural schematic diagram of the adaptive charging base of the present invention.

[0049] 0. Base, 1. Docking mechanism, 11. Slide groove, 12. Turntable, 2. Posture adjustment mechanism, 21. Moving component, 211. Translation mechanism, 2111. First translation component, 21111. First slider, 21112. Guide rail, 2112. Second translation component, 21121. Second slider, 21122. Second slide rail, 212. Rotating mechanism, 2121. Rotating support, 2122. Stopper, 22. Reset component, 3. First electrode component, 4. Charging plug, 41. Clamp arm, 42. Second electrode component. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0050] The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0051] like Figure 1 , 6 As shown, the present invention provides an adaptive charging seat, which is used to provide power for the charging plug 4, including a base 0, a docking mechanism 1, a posture adjustment mechanism 2, and a first electrode assembly 3. An adaptive charging system includes a charging plug 4 and an adaptive charging seat; the charging plug 4 includes a clamp arm 41 and a second electrode assembly 42; the docking mechanism 1 is pluggable with the slot, and the second electrode assembly 42 cooperates with the first electrode assembly 3 when plugged in.

[0052] Base 0, base 0 is usually made of insulating material (such as bakelite, plastic, etc.). It is used to constrain the degrees of freedom of the docking mechanism 1, the posture adjustment mechanism 2 and the remaining components. The base 0 includes identifiable features. When the device to be charged is a laser-guided vehicle, the base 0 is used in conjunction with the laser-guided vehicle, and the feature may be a laser reflecting surface. In other usage scenarios, the feature may be an image or a QR code. The security position of the base 0 is not limited, and it can be placed with its back to the wall, or in the corner of two walls, or in any other position. The base is also provided with a charging switch and an LED indicator light.

[0053] The docking mechanism 1 is movably connected to the base 0; the movable connection includes relative movement such as relative sliding and rotation. The surface is used to install the first electrode assembly 3, and the first electrode assembly 3 is connected to the power supply circuit to provide power to the device to be charged. The docking mechanism 1 can be a pluggable structure, more specifically, as Figure 3As shown, one end may be a wider arc surface and the other end may be a narrower plug-in portion. The slot has a concave docking surface. The plug-in portion of the docking mechanism 1 and the concave docking surface of the slot can be matched with each other to complete the docking. On the contrary, the docking mechanism 1 may have a concave docking surface, the slot has a protruding plug-in portion, and the slot can be inserted into the docking mechanism 1 to complete the docking.

[0054] The first electrode assembly 3 is usually made of a conductive material (such as metal). It includes at least one pair of first electrodes arranged oppositely on the docking structure. The docking mechanism 1 includes two mounting planes, and at least one pair of the first electrodes are respectively mounted on the two mounting planes of the docking mechanism 1. As a mode, the mounting surface is located on two opposite sides of the docking mechanism 1. The extension surfaces of the mounting planes intersect to form an angle θ. The angle θ of the mounting planes is an acute angle. In order to improve the stability of docking charging, elastic components can be provided between the first electrode assembly 3 and the docking structure, and between the second electrode assembly 42 and the plug. The elastic component can be, but is not limited to, a reset spring. The elastic component supports the first electrode assembly 3 and the second electrode assembly 42 to contact each other. When the docking is completed, the first electrode assembly 3 and the second electrode assembly 42 are in contact, the positive electrode of the first electrode assembly 3 is in contact with the positive electrode of the second electrode assembly 42, and the negative electrode of the first electrode assembly 3 is in contact with the negative electrode of the second electrode assembly 42, so that charging can be achieved.

[0055] The charging plug 4 can be arranged on the automatic guided vehicle and installed on one side of the automatic guided vehicle by screw connection or other fixed connection methods. Figure 5 As shown, the charging plug 4 includes a clamp arm 41 and a second electrode assembly 42; the clamp arm 41 has a slot at the end thereof, and the second electrode assembly 42 includes at least one pair of second electrodes arranged opposite to each other in the slot.

[0056] The posture adjustment mechanism 2, such as Figure 4 As shown, the position adjustment mechanism 2 is arranged between the base 0 and the docking mechanism 1, and is provided with a moving component 21 and a resetting component 22. The position adjustment mechanism 2 includes a translation mechanism 211, which is used to adjust the docking mechanism 1 for translation. The position adjustment mechanism 2 includes a rotation mechanism 212, which is used to adjust the docking mechanism 1 for rotation.

[0057] In addition, a position limiting impact device is provided on the base 0, and the position limiting impact device is installed at the end of the position adjustment mechanism 2 to play a position limiting role. When the anti-collision device on the automatic guided vehicle hits the position limiting impact device, the automatic guided vehicle changes from a moving state to a stationary state.

[0058] The present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and in combination with embodiments to explain the technical principles of the present application, but is not limited to this approach. It should be noted that the embodiments and features in the embodiments of the present application can be combined with each other without conflict.

[0059] As an embodiment, the translation mechanism 211 includes a first translation assembly 2111 arranged along a first direction. The first translation assembly 2111 includes a first slider 21111, which is installed in the base 0 and is provided with a guide groove; a guide rail 21112, which is fixedly arranged in the base 0 along the first direction; wherein the guide rail 21112 is arranged in the guide groove, and the first slider 21111 can slide along the guide rail 21112. Figure 2 As shown, the first direction is the front-to-back direction, the rear of the first slider 21111 is provided with at least two guide grooves arranged along the first direction, the guide rail 21112 is fixedly connected to the base 0, and the first slider 21111 can move forward and backward along the guide rail 21112. An elastic reset component is sleeved on the guide rail 21112, including but not limited to a spring. The first slider 21111 is covered with a cover.

[0060] As an embodiment, the translation mechanism 211 includes a second translation assembly 2112 arranged along the second direction. The second translation assembly 2112 includes a second slider 21121, fixedly connected to the docking mechanism 1; a second slide rail 21122, fixedly arranged in the first slider 21111 along the second direction; wherein the second slider 21121 can slide along the second slider 21121. More specifically, a receiving space is provided on the first slider 21111, the second slide rail 21122 is arranged in the receiving space, and the second slider 21121 slides in the receiving space of the first slider 21111.

[0061] The first direction and the second direction form an angle with each other. Preferably, the first direction and the second direction are perpendicular to each other.

[0062] The posture adjustment mechanism 2 includes a rotating mechanism 212, which is used to allow the docking mechanism 1 to achieve a rotating action; the rotation connection can be achieved in various ways, and the docking mechanism 1 is provided with a turntable 12; the rotating mechanism 212 is provided with a rotating support 2121; wherein the turntable 12 can rotate around the rotation center line of the rotating support 2121 in a horizontal plane. More specifically, the rotating mechanism 212 also includes a stopper 2122, which is fixedly mounted on the surface of the rotating mechanism 212; and a slide 11, which is provided on the surface of the rotating disk 12, is arranged opposite to the stopper 2122. Or in another form, the rotating mechanism 212 also includes a stopper 2122, which is fixedly mounted on the surface of the rotating disk 12, and a slide 11, which is provided on the surface of the rotating mechanism 212, is arranged opposite to the stopper 2122.

[0063] In addition, in order to limit the rotation angle of the rotating mechanism 212 so as to avoid the situation where the rotating mechanism 212 rotates too much and cannot be matched during cooperation, the stopper 2122 is placed in the slide groove 11 to constrain the rotation angle of the turntable 12.

[0064] The moving component 21 allows the docking mechanism 1 to change its posture due to the force, and the restoring component 22 provides a reaction force to restore the posture of the docking mechanism 1.

[0065] In the specific implementation process, the device to be charged comes to the vicinity of the present invention through laser navigation or other navigation methods, extends the clamp arm 41 to cooperate with the docking mechanism 1 to achieve charging.

[0066] In the description of the present invention, it is necessary to understand that the terms "upper", "lower", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "front", "back", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0067] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, a first feature being "above" or "below" a second feature may include that the first and second features are in direct contact, or may include that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact through another feature between them. Moreover, a first feature being "above", "above" and "above" a second feature includes that the first feature is directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. A first feature being "below", "below" and "below" a second feature includes that the first feature is directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is lower in level than the second feature.

[0068] In the description of this specification, the description with reference to the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "examples", "specific examples", or "some examples" means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in conjunction with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, the schematic representation of the above terms does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described may be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner.

[0069] The above is only an explanation of the best embodiment of the present invention, which should not be construed as a limitation on the claims. The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and its specific structure is allowed to be varied. All variations made within the protection scope of the independent claims of the present invention are within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An adaptive charging stand, comprising a base (0); It is characterized in that Also includes A docking mechanism (1) movably connected to the base (0); A posture adjustment mechanism (2) is arranged between the base (0) and the docking mechanism (1), and the posture adjustment mechanism (2) is provided with a moving component (21) and a resetting component (22); A first electrode assembly (3) is arranged on the surface of the docking mechanism (1); The moving component (21) allows the docking mechanism (1) to change its position due to force, and the restoring component (22) provides a reaction force to restore the position of the docking mechanism (1); the moving component (21) includes a translation mechanism (211) for adjusting the docking mechanism (1) to translate; the translation mechanism (211) includes a first translation component (2111) arranged along a first direction; the first translation component (2111) includes A first sliding block (21111) is installed in the base (0) and is provided with a guide groove; A guide rail (21112) is fixedly arranged in the base (0) along a first direction; The guide rail (21112) is arranged in the guide groove, and the first slider (21111) can slide along the guide rail (21112); the translation mechanism (211) comprises a second translation assembly (2112) arranged along the second direction; the second translation assembly (2112) comprises A second sliding block (21121) is fixedly connected to the docking mechanism (1); A second slide rail (21122) is fixedly arranged in the first slide block (21111) along a second direction; Wherein, the second sliding block (21121) can slide along the second sliding block (21121).

2. The adaptive charging stand according to claim 1, It is characterized in that The first direction and the second direction are perpendicular to each other.

3. The adaptive charging stand according to claim 1, It is characterized in that The posture adjustment mechanism (2) comprises a rotation mechanism (212) for adjusting the docking mechanism (1) to rotate.

4. The adaptive charging stand according to claim 1, It is characterized in that The moving assembly (21) comprises a rotating mechanism (212) for allowing the docking mechanism (1) to perform a rotating motion; A rotating disk (12) is provided under the docking mechanism (1); The rotating mechanism (212) is provided with a rotating support (2121); Wherein, the rotating disk (12) can rotate in a horizontal plane around the rotation center line of the rotating support (2121).

5. The adaptive charging stand according to claim 4, It is characterized in that Also includes, The stopper (2122) is fixedly mounted on the surface of the rotating mechanism (212). A slide groove (11) is provided on the surface of the rotating mechanism (212) and is arranged opposite to the stopper (2122); or, The stopper (2122) is fixedly mounted on the surface of the rotating disk (12). A slide groove (11) is provided on the surface of the rotating mechanism (212) and is arranged opposite to the stopper (2122); Wherein, the stopper (2122) is placed in the slide groove (11) to constrain the rotation angle of the turntable (12).

6. The adaptive charging stand according to claim 1, It is characterized in that The first electrode assembly (3) comprises at least one pair of first electrodes arranged opposite to each other on the docking mechanism.

7. The adaptive charging stand according to claim 6, It is characterized in that The docking mechanism (1) comprises two mounting planes, and at least one pair of the first electrodes are respectively mounted on the two mounting planes of the docking mechanism (1), and the extended surfaces of the mounting planes intersect to form an angle θ.

8. The adaptive charging stand according to claim 7, It is characterized in that The angle θ is an acute angle.

9. The adaptive charging stand according to claim 6, It is characterized in that A return spring is installed on the first electrode.

10. An adaptive charging system, It is characterized in that include A charging plug (4), comprising a clamp arm (41) and a second electrode assembly (42); the clamp arm (41) has a slot at the end thereof, and the second electrode assembly (42) comprises at least one pair of second electrodes arranged opposite to each other in the slot; The adaptive charging stand as claimed in claims 1 to 9 is used to provide power for the charging plug (4); the docking mechanism (1) is pluggable with the slot, and when plugged in, the second electrode assembly (42) and the first electrode assembly (3) cooperate with each other; in, The position and posture of the docking mechanism (1) changes with the position and posture of the slot.

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