A dual-channel high-speed heavy truck battery swap station

Abstract

The present invention provides a dual-channel high-speed heavy-duty truck battery swap station, comprising a main warehouse body of the battery swap station, a cantilever support mechanism erected on the inner side of the main warehouse body of the battery swap station, and a cache battery warehouse arranged inside the main warehouse body of the battery swap station, wherein a plurality of heavy-duty truck battery swap battery packs are arranged in parallel in the cache battery warehouse, and a battery swap warehouse door for moving in and out the heavy-duty truck battery swap battery packs is opened on the main warehouse body of the battery swap station; the cantilever support mechanism is arranged across the battery swap warehouse door position, and also comprises a battery swap robot mechanism arranged inside the main warehouse body of the battery swap station for transferring the heavy-duty truck battery swap battery packs, the battery swap robot mechanism comprises a double row of overhead rails and a first horizontal movable arm and a second horizontal movable arm installed in the main warehouse body of the battery swap station. In actual application, due to the presence of the double row of overhead rails and the first horizontal movable arm and the second horizontal movable arm that can operate at the same time, the effect of simultaneously replacing the two heavy-duty truck battery swap battery packs can be achieved by controlling the operation, thereby greatly improving the battery swap efficiency.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of heavy truck battery swap station equipment, and in particular to a dual-channel high-speed heavy truck battery swap station with reasonable structural design and outstanding application effect. [Background Technology]

[0002] In the past two years, with the gradual popularization of electric vehicles, heavy trucks that require a larger power supply during operation have also begun to move towards the electric era.

[0003] The current problems with heavy-duty truck mobile battery replacement technology are: high cable costs, low-voltage cables are relatively expensive, and rapid station construction cannot be achieved, the battery replacement rate is low, etc., which cannot better meet actual application needs.

[0004] Based on this, technical personnel in this field have conducted a lot of research and development and experiments, starting from the specific structural parts of the battery replacement related equipment to make improvements and have achieved good results. [Summary of the invention]

[0005] In order to overcome the problems existing in the prior art, the present invention provides a dual-channel high-speed heavy-duty truck battery swap station with reasonable structural design and outstanding application effect.

[0006] The solution to the technical problem of the present invention is to provide a dual-channel high-speed heavy truck battery swap station, comprising a main compartment of the battery swap station, a cantilever support mechanism erected on the inside of the main compartment of the battery swap station, and a cache battery compartment arranged inside the main compartment of the battery swap station;

[0007] A plurality of heavy truck battery packs are arranged in parallel in the cache battery compartment, and a battery compartment door for moving the heavy truck battery packs in and out is provided on the main compartment body of the battery swap station; the cantilever support mechanism is arranged across the battery compartment door;

[0008] It also includes a battery swap robot mechanism disposed inside the main compartment of the battery swap station and used to transfer the heavy truck battery swap battery pack; the battery swap robot mechanism includes a double row of overhead rails installed in the main compartment of the battery swap station and a first horizontal movable arm and a second horizontal movable arm movable on the double row of overhead rails;

[0009] The cantilever support mechanism includes cantilever support seats respectively arranged on both sides of the main warehouse body of the battery swap station and a horizontal fixed arm used to connect the cantilever support seats and pass through the main warehouse body of the battery swap station; the first horizontal movable arm and the second horizontal movable arm can be moved on the horizontal fixed arm for moving the battery swap pack in and out.

[0010] Preferably, the first horizontal movable arm and the second horizontal movable arm are connected to a hanging wheel or an end beam motion device to achieve parallel movement on the double-row overhead rail.

[0011] Preferably, an entrance gate and an exit gate are respectively provided at both ends of the exterior of the main compartment of the battery swap station; and a license plate recognition device is also installed on the entrance gate and the exit gate.

[0012] Preferably, the first horizontal movable arm and the second horizontal movable arm have the same structure; the first horizontal movable arm includes a sliding connection plate matched with the double-row overhead rail, a first telescopic mechanical arm connected to the sliding connection plate, a second telescopic mechanical arm connected to the first telescopic mechanical arm, a third telescopic mechanical arm connected to the second telescopic mechanical arm, and a lifting mechanism connected to the third telescopic mechanical arm; further comprising a first driving mechanism for driving the first horizontal movable arm and the second horizontal movable arm to move, a second driving mechanism for driving the second telescopic mechanical arm to translate and extend relative to the first telescopic mechanical arm, a third driving mechanism for driving the third telescopic mechanical arm to translate and extend relative to the second telescopic mechanical arm, and a fourth driving mechanism for driving the lifting mechanism to rise and fall vertically;

[0013] A lifting rod is provided at the bottom end of the lifting mechanism for detachably connecting with each of the heavy-duty truck battery replacement battery packs.

[0014] Preferably, the cantilever support seat and the horizontal fixed arm on one side of the main warehouse body of the battery swap station and the cantilever support seat and the horizontal fixed arm on the other side of the main warehouse body of the battery swap station are staggered with each other; the first horizontal movable arm and the second horizontal movable arm can be moved simultaneously to a position where they dock with one end of each horizontal fixed arm.

[0015] Preferably, a vehicle-mounted box-type transformer and a high-power DC charger for charging multiple heavy-duty truck battery packs are also provided inside the main compartment of the battery swap station.

[0016] Preferably, the heavy truck battery pack includes a battery pack storage rack, a plurality of battery pack units installed in the battery pack storage rack, and a battery pack connector provided in the battery pack storage rack;

[0017] A plurality of partition plates are provided on the inner side of the battery pack storage rack from top to bottom, and the partition plates divide the interior of the battery pack storage rack into a plurality of storage spaces for placing battery replacement battery pack units;

[0018] Each of the battery-exchange battery pack units is connected to the battery-exchange connector via an electrical connection line.

[0019] Preferably, the top of the main compartment of the battery swap station is an automatically deployable canopy-type structure, comprising symmetrically arranged folding and deploying plates and a hydraulic drive mechanism for driving the folding and deploying plates to expand and retract.

[0020] Preferably, the main warehouse of the battery swap station is provided with a sunshade on the outside of the cantilever support mechanism; the battery swap vehicles on both sides of the main warehouse of the battery swap station can be moved into the inside of the sunshade at the same time.

[0021] Preferably, the double-row overhead rail track is also provided with a first track changing track, a second track changing track and a third track changing track for track changing adjustment at the horizontal fixed arm position; the first horizontal movable arm or the second horizontal movable arm can be moved to the second track changing track position, and when loaded with the heavy-duty truck battery replacement battery pack, the track is changed to the first track changing track or the third track changing track position to realize the rapid replacement of the heavy-duty truck battery replacement battery pack.

[0022] Compared with the prior art, the dual-channel high-speed heavy-duty truck battery swap station of the present invention is provided with a main warehouse body 11 of the battery swap station, a cantilever support mechanism erected on the inner side of the main warehouse body 11 of the battery swap station, and a cache battery warehouse arranged inside the main warehouse body 11 of the battery swap station. Several heavy-duty truck battery swap battery packs 2 are arranged in parallel in the cache battery warehouse, and a battery swap warehouse door 111 for moving in and out of the heavy-duty truck battery swap battery packs 2 is opened on the main warehouse body 11 of the battery swap station; the cantilever support mechanism is arranged across the battery swap warehouse door 111, and also includes a battery swap robot mechanism arranged inside the main warehouse body 11 of the battery swap station for moving the heavy-duty truck battery swap battery packs 2; the battery swap robot mechanism includes a double-row cantilever support mechanism installed in the main warehouse body 11 of the battery swap station Rail 112 and a first horizontal movable arm and a second horizontal movable arm that can move on the double-row overhead rail 112, the cantilever support mechanism includes a cantilever support seat 12 respectively arranged on both sides of the main warehouse body 11 of the battery swap station and a horizontal fixed arm 14 for connecting the cantilever support seat 12 and passing through the main warehouse body 11 of the battery swap station; the first horizontal movable arm and the second horizontal movable arm can be moved on the horizontal fixed arm 14 to move in and out of the battery swap battery pack 2. In actual application, due to the presence of double-row overhead rails 112 and the first horizontal movable arm and the second horizontal movable arm that can operate at the same time, the effect of simultaneously replacing the two heavy-duty truck battery swap battery packs 2 can be achieved by controlling the operation, which greatly improves the battery swap efficiency. [Brief Description of the Drawings]

[0023] Figures 1 to 5 It is a three-dimensional structural diagram of a dual-channel high-speed heavy-duty truck battery swap station according to the present invention.

[0024] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the application state structure of a dual-channel high-speed heavy-duty truck battery swap station of the present invention. [Specific implementation method]

[0025] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more clear, the present invention is further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0026] It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present invention and are not used to limit the present invention.

[0027] Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making any creative work shall fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0028] It should be noted that when a component is referred to as being "fixed to" another component, it may be directly on the other component or there may be an intermediate component. When a component is referred to as being "connected to" another component, it may be directly connected to the other component or there may be an intermediate component.

[0029] Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs.

[0030] The terms used in the specification of the present invention herein are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention. The term "and / or" used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0031] The following embodiments of the present invention are described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the absence of conflict, the following embodiments and features in the embodiments may be combined with each other.

[0032] See also Figures 1 to 6 The present invention provides a dual-channel high-speed heavy truck battery swap station 1, which includes a main compartment 11 of the battery swap station, a cantilever support mechanism mounted on the inner side of the main compartment 11 of the battery swap station, and a cache battery compartment arranged inside the main compartment 11 of the battery swap station.

[0033] A plurality of heavy truck battery packs 2 are arranged in parallel in the cache battery compartment, and a battery compartment door 111 for moving the heavy truck battery packs 2 in and out is provided on the main compartment body 11 of the battery swap station; the cantilever support mechanism is arranged across the battery compartment door 111;

[0034] It also includes a battery swap robot mechanism disposed inside the main compartment 11 of the battery swap station for transferring the heavy truck battery swap battery pack 2; the battery swap robot mechanism includes a double row of overhead rails 112 installed in the main compartment 11 of the battery swap station and a first horizontal movable arm and a second horizontal movable arm movable on the double row of overhead rails 112;

[0035] The cantilever support mechanism includes a cantilever support seat 12 respectively arranged on both sides of the main warehouse body 11 of the battery swap station and a horizontal fixed arm 14 for connecting the cantilever support seat 12 and passing through the main warehouse body 11 of the battery swap station; the first horizontal movable arm and the second horizontal movable arm can be moved on the horizontal fixed arm 14 for moving the battery swap pack 2 in and out.

[0036] The present application simultaneously sets up a main warehouse body 11 of the battery swap station, a cantilever support mechanism erected on the inner side of the main warehouse body 11 of the battery swap station, and a cache battery warehouse set inside the main warehouse body 11 of the battery swap station. Several heavy-duty truck battery swap battery packs 2 are arranged in parallel in the cache battery warehouse, and a battery swap warehouse door 111 for moving in and out of the heavy-duty truck battery swap battery packs 2 is opened on the main warehouse body 11 of the battery swap station; the cantilever support mechanism is set across the battery swap warehouse door 111, and also includes a battery swap robot mechanism set inside the main warehouse body 11 of the battery swap station for transferring the heavy-duty truck battery swap battery packs 2; the battery swap robot mechanism includes a double-row overhead rail 112 installed in the main warehouse body 11 of the battery swap station and a battery swap robot mechanism that can be used in the battery swap station The first horizontal movable arm and the second horizontal movable arm move on the double-row overhead rails 112, and the cantilever support mechanism includes a cantilever support seat 12 respectively arranged on both sides of the main warehouse body 11 of the battery swap station and a horizontal fixed arm 14 for connecting the cantilever support seat 12 and passing through the main warehouse body 11 of the battery swap station; the first horizontal movable arm and the second horizontal movable arm can be moved on the horizontal fixed arm 14 to move in and out of the battery swap battery pack 2. During actual application, due to the existence of the double-row overhead rails 112 and the first horizontal movable arm and the second horizontal movable arm that can operate at the same time, the effect of simultaneously replacing the two heavy-duty truck battery swap battery packs 2 can be achieved by controlling the operation, which greatly improves the battery swap efficiency.

[0037] This application does not involve improvements to the software or circuit parts, and all functional components are conventional technical components in this field and are well known to those skilled in the art. This application mainly protects the specific structural structure of the heavy-duty truck battery swap station.

[0038] In a preferred embodiment, the first horizontal movable arm and the second horizontal movable arm are connected to a hanging wheel or an end beam motion device to achieve parallel movement on the double-row overhead rail 112.

[0039] In practical applications, structures of other equivalent technical solutions may also be used to achieve the parallel movement of the first horizontal movable arm and the second horizontal movable arm.

[0040] In a preferred embodiment, an entrance gate and an exit gate are respectively provided at both ends of the exterior of the main compartment body 11 of the battery swap station; and a license plate recognition device is also installed on the entrance gate and the exit gate.

[0041] In order to improve the convenience of operation, a control room can be set in the main compartment 11 of the battery swap station to facilitate the actual operation control.

[0042] In a preferred embodiment, the first horizontal movable arm and the second horizontal movable arm have the same structure; the first horizontal movable arm includes a sliding connection plate matched with the double-row overhead rail 112, a first telescopic mechanical arm connected to the sliding connection plate, a second telescopic mechanical arm connected to the first telescopic mechanical arm, a third telescopic mechanical arm connected to the second telescopic mechanical arm, and a lifting mechanism 13 connected to the third telescopic mechanical arm; the first horizontal movable arm also includes a first driving mechanism for driving the first and second horizontal movable arms to move, a second driving mechanism for driving the second telescopic mechanical arm to translate and extend relative to the first telescopic mechanical arm, a third driving mechanism for driving the third telescopic mechanical arm to translate and extend relative to the second telescopic mechanical arm, and a fourth driving mechanism for driving the lifting mechanism 13 to rise and fall vertically;

[0043] A lifting rod is provided at the bottom end of the lifting mechanism 13 for detachably connecting with each of the heavy-duty truck battery replacement battery packs 2 .

[0044] Each of the first driving mechanism, the second driving mechanism, the third driving mechanism, and the fourth driving mechanism may be a driving motor.

[0045] In a preferred embodiment, the cantilever support seat 12 and the horizontal fixed arm 14 on one side of the main warehouse body 11 of the battery swap station are staggered with the cantilever support seat 12 and the horizontal fixed arm 14 on the other side of the main warehouse body 11 of the battery swap station; the first horizontal movable arm and the second horizontal movable arm can be simultaneously moved to a position where they dock with one end of each horizontal fixed arm 14.

[0046] The cantilever support seat 12 and the horizontal fixed arm 14, which are staggered with each other, can be used to replace two heavy-duty truck battery packs at the same time without causing interference.

[0047] In a preferred embodiment, the main compartment 11 of the battery swap station is further provided with a vehicle-mounted box-type transformer and a high-power DC charger for charging a plurality of the heavy-duty truck battery swap packs 2 .

[0048] In a preferred embodiment, the heavy truck battery pack 2 includes a battery pack storage rack, a plurality of battery pack units installed in the battery pack storage rack, and a battery connector provided in the battery pack storage rack;

[0049] A plurality of partition plates are provided on the inner side of the battery pack storage rack from top to bottom, and the partition plates divide the interior of the battery pack storage rack into a plurality of storage spaces for placing battery replacement battery pack units;

[0050] Each of the battery-exchange battery pack units is connected to the battery-exchange connector via an electrical connection line.

[0051] In a preferred embodiment, the top of the main compartment 11 of the battery swap station is an automatically deployable canopy-type structure, including symmetrically arranged folding and deploying plates and a hydraulic drive mechanism for driving the folding and deploying plates to expand and retract.

[0052] In a preferred embodiment, the main compartment 11 of the battery swap station is provided with a sunshade on the outside of the cantilever support mechanism; the battery swap vehicles on both sides of the main compartment 11 of the battery swap station can be moved into the inside of the sunshade at the same time.

[0053] In a preferred embodiment, the double-row overhead rail 112 is further provided with a first track-changing rail 114, a second track-changing rail 113 and a third track-changing rail 115 for track-changing adjustment at the position of the horizontal fixed arm 14; the first horizontal movable arm or the second horizontal movable arm can be moved to the position of the second track-changing rail 113, and when loaded with the heavy-duty truck battery replacement battery pack 2, the track is changed to the first track-changing rail 114 or the third track-changing rail 115 to realize the rapid replacement of the heavy-duty truck battery replacement battery pack 2.

[0054] The specific application can be: the empty battery pack is lifted from the battery swap vehicle 3, transferred to the second track change track 113 through the horizontal fixed arm 14, and moved to the first track change track 114 position through the track change. The full battery in the main warehouse 11 of the battery swap station can be moved from the third track change track 115 to the second track change track 113, and moved to the upper part of the battery swap vehicle 3 through the horizontal fixed arm 14 for battery swapping.

[0055] In actual design, the number of the track change tracks can also be changed according to specific circumstances to achieve better technical effects. This application does not make specific limitations or further explanations here.

[0056] The technical solution of this application can save at least 50% of the time compared to traditional battery replacement and double the efficiency.

[0057] Compared with the prior art, the dual-channel high-speed heavy-duty truck battery swap station 1 of the present invention is equipped with a main warehouse body 11 of the battery swap station, a cantilever support mechanism erected on the inner side of the main warehouse body 11 of the battery swap station, and a cache battery warehouse arranged inside the main warehouse body 11 of the battery swap station. Several heavy-duty truck battery swap battery packs 2 are arranged in parallel in the cache battery warehouse, and a battery swap warehouse door 111 for moving the heavy-duty truck battery swap battery packs 2 in and out is provided on the main warehouse body 11 of the battery swap station; the cantilever support mechanism is arranged across the battery swap warehouse door 111, and also includes a battery swap robot mechanism arranged inside the main warehouse body 11 of the battery swap station for transferring the heavy-duty truck battery swap battery packs 2; the battery swap robot mechanism includes a double row of batteries installed in the main warehouse body 11 of the battery swap station The overhead rail 112 and the first horizontal movable arm and the second horizontal movable arm that can move on the double-row overhead rail 112, the cantilever support mechanism includes a cantilever support seat 12 respectively arranged on both sides of the main warehouse body 11 of the battery swap station and a horizontal fixed arm 14 for connecting the cantilever support seat 12 and passing through the main warehouse body 11 of the battery swap station; the first horizontal movable arm and the second horizontal movable arm can be moved on the horizontal fixed arm 14 to move in and out of the battery swap battery pack 2. In actual application, due to the presence of the double-row overhead rail 112 and the first horizontal movable arm and the second horizontal movable arm that can operate at the same time, the effect of simultaneously replacing the two heavy-duty truck battery swap battery packs 2 can be achieved by controlling the operation, which greatly improves the battery swap efficiency.

[0058] The above-described embodiments of the present invention do not limit the scope of protection of the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the scope of protection of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A dual-channel high-speed heavy truck battery swap station, characterized by: It includes a main compartment of the battery swap station, a cantilever support mechanism erected on the inside of the main compartment of the battery swap station, and a cache battery compartment arranged inside the main compartment of the battery swap station; A plurality of heavy truck battery packs are arranged in parallel in the cache battery compartment, and a battery compartment door for moving the heavy truck battery packs in and out is provided on the main compartment body of the battery swap station; the cantilever support mechanism is arranged across the battery compartment door; It also includes a battery swap robot mechanism disposed inside the main compartment of the battery swap station and used to transfer the heavy truck battery swap battery pack; the battery swap robot mechanism includes a double row of overhead rails installed in the main compartment of the battery swap station and a first horizontal movable arm and a second horizontal movable arm movable on the double row of overhead rails; The cantilever support mechanism includes cantilever support seats respectively arranged on both sides of the main warehouse body of the battery swap station and horizontal fixed arms for connecting the cantilever support seats and passing through the main warehouse body of the battery swap station; the first horizontal movable arm and the second horizontal movable arm can be moved on the horizontal fixed arm to move the battery swap pack in and out; The first horizontal movable arm and the second horizontal movable arm are connected to the hanging wheel or the end beam movement device to achieve parallel movement on the double-row overhead rail; An entrance gate and an exit gate are respectively provided at both ends of the exterior of the main compartment of the battery swap station; and a license plate recognition device is also installed on the entrance gate and the exit gate.

2. The dual-channel high-speed heavy truck battery swap station according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first horizontal movable arm and the second horizontal movable arm have the same structure; the first horizontal movable arm includes a sliding connection plate matched with the double-row overhead rail, a first telescopic mechanical arm connected to the sliding connection plate, a second telescopic mechanical arm connected to the first telescopic mechanical arm, a third telescopic mechanical arm connected to the second telescopic mechanical arm, and a lifting mechanism connected to the third telescopic mechanical arm; the first horizontal movable arm also includes a first driving mechanism for driving the first and second horizontal movable arms to move, a second driving mechanism for driving the second telescopic mechanical arm to translate and extend relative to the first telescopic mechanical arm, a third driving mechanism for driving the third telescopic mechanical arm to translate and extend relative to the second telescopic mechanical arm, and a fourth driving mechanism for driving the lifting mechanism to rise and fall vertically; A lifting rod is provided at the bottom end of the lifting mechanism for detachably connecting with each of the heavy-duty truck battery replacement battery packs.

3. The dual-channel high-speed heavy truck battery swap station according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cantilever support seat and the horizontal fixed arm on one side of the main warehouse body of the battery swap station and the cantilever support seat and the horizontal fixed arm on the other side of the main warehouse body of the battery swap station are staggered with each other; the first horizontal movable arm and the second horizontal movable arm can be moved simultaneously to the position where they dock with one end of each horizontal fixed arm.

4. The dual-channel high-speed heavy truck battery swap station according to claim 1, characterized in that: The main compartment of the battery swap station is also equipped with an on-board box transformer and a high-power DC charger for charging multiple heavy-duty truck battery swap packs.

5. The dual-channel high-speed heavy truck battery swap station according to claim 1, characterized in that: The heavy truck battery pack includes a battery pack storage rack, a plurality of battery pack units installed in the battery pack storage rack, and a battery pack connector provided in the battery pack storage rack; A plurality of partition plates are provided on the inner side of the battery pack storage rack from top to bottom, and the partition plates divide the interior of the battery pack storage rack into a plurality of storage spaces for placing battery replacement battery pack units; Each of the battery-exchange battery pack units is connected to the battery-exchange connector via an electrical connection line.

6. A dual-channel high-speed heavy truck battery swap station according to claim 1 or 5, characterized in that: The top of the main compartment of the battery swap station is an automatically deployable canopy-type structure, which includes symmetrically arranged folding and deploying panels and a hydraulic drive mechanism for driving the folding and deploying panels to expand and retract.

7. The dual-channel high-speed heavy truck battery swap station according to claim 1, characterized in that: The main warehouse of the battery swap station is provided with a sunshade on the outside of the cantilever support mechanism; the battery swap vehicles on both sides of the main warehouse of the battery swap station can be moved into the inside of the sunshade at the same time.

8. The dual-channel high-speed heavy truck battery swap station according to claim 3, characterized in that: The double-row overhead rail track is also respectively provided with a first track changing track, a second track changing track and a third track changing track for track changing adjustment at the horizontal fixed arm position; the first horizontal movable arm or the second horizontal movable arm can be moved to the second track changing track position, and when the heavy-duty truck battery replacement battery pack is loaded, the track is changed to the first track changing track or the third track changing track position to realize the rapid replacement of the heavy-duty truck battery replacement battery pack.

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