Intelligent new energy vehicle shared battery swap and method

Abstract

The application belongs to the technical field of new energy vehicles, and specifically discloses an intelligent new energy vehicle shared battery battery replacement treasure and a battery replacement method. The intelligent new energy vehicle shared battery battery replacement treasure comprises a battery box arranged below a vehicle body. The battery box is in sliding connection with the vehicle body. A first driving mechanism is arranged between the vehicle body and the battery box. The first driving mechanism drives the battery box to move up and down. A second driving mechanism is arranged at the bottom of the vehicle body. The second driving mechanism drives the battery box to move laterally along the bottom of the vehicle body. The front of the battery box is provided with a row of battery compartments. The openings of the battery compartments are directed to the side of the vehicle body. The intelligent new energy vehicle shared battery battery replacement treasure can quickly replace single batteries through the sinking and outward movement of the battery box, avoid single battery integration failure and long-time charging, and improve the applicability of electric vehicles.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The application belongs to the technical field of new energy vehicles, and particularly relates to an intelligent new energy vehicle shared battery battery and a battery replacement method. BACKGROUND

[0002] Automobiles are common means of transportation in people's lives. Traditional automobiles are internal combustion engine automobiles, which emit a large amount of exhaust gas during use, directly polluting the environment.

[0003] In recent years, electric vehicles have become a social focus due to their good environmental protection effect. In order to ensure sufficient power and endurance, the currently used electric vehicles are generally equipped with power batteries with considerable volume and weight. Since the large power battery needs to integrate multiple batteries in one power battery, there is inconsistency between the performances of different single batteries, which easily causes power battery pack failure due to overcharging or overdischarging of individual single batteries during use, and the long charging time limits the application of electric vehicles.

[0004] Therefore, the present application is devoted to designing a battery and a battery replacement method to solve the above problems. SUMMARY

[0005] The purpose of the present application is to provide an intelligent new energy vehicle shared battery battery, which can quickly replace single batteries, avoid single battery integration failure and long charging time, and improve the applicability of electric vehicles.

[0006] Another purpose of the present application is to provide an intelligent new energy vehicle shared battery battery replacement method, which can quickly replace single batteries and improve the applicability of electric vehicles.

[0007] In order to achieve the above purpose, a technical scheme adopted by the present application is as follows:

[0008] An intelligent new energy vehicle shared battery battery comprises a battery box arranged below a vehicle body, wherein the battery box is in sliding connection with the vehicle body, a first driving mechanism is arranged between the vehicle body and the battery box, the first driving mechanism drives the battery box to move up and down, a second driving mechanism is arranged at the bottom of the vehicle body, the second driving mechanism drives the battery box to move laterally along the bottom of the vehicle body, a row of battery compartments is arranged on the front of the battery box, and the openings of the battery compartments are directed to the side of the vehicle body.

[0009] As an improvement of the intelligent new energy vehicle shared battery battery of the present application, two pairs of vertical sides of the battery box are fixedly connected with racks, and the teeth of the two racks are arranged away from the vehicle body.

[0010] As an improvement of the intelligent new energy vehicle shared battery of the application, the second driving mechanism comprises two driving sources, the two driving sources are fixed on the vehicle body, and the gears at the output ends of the two driving sources are engaged with the corresponding racks.

[0011] As an improvement of the intelligent new energy vehicle shared battery of the application, the first driving mechanism comprises a hydraulic lifting column, and the hydraulic lifting column is vertically fixed to the bottom of the vehicle body.

[0012] As an improvement of the intelligent new energy vehicle shared battery of the application, the number of the hydraulic lifting columns is four, two of the hydraulic lifting columns are arranged above the corresponding rack, and the other two of the hydraulic lifting columns are arranged above the other corresponding rack.

[0013] As an improvement of the intelligent new energy vehicle shared battery of the application, a strip-shaped sliding groove is arranged on the rack, and the sliding groove is in sliding fit with the end of the corresponding hydraulic lifting column.

[0014] As an improvement of the intelligent new energy vehicle shared battery of the application, the four corners of the battery box are slidably and elastically connected to the bottom plate of the vehicle body through guide columns.

[0015] As an improvement of the intelligent new energy vehicle shared battery of the application, two jacks are rotatably connected to the bottom of the vehicle body, the two jacks are located on the opening side of the battery compartment, and the opening side of the battery box is provided with a corresponding hole for the two jacks.

[0016] In order to achieve the above-mentioned another object, a technical scheme adopted by the application is as follows:

[0017] An intelligent new energy vehicle shared battery changing method comprises the following steps:

[0018] Step 1: detecting the use state of a row of batteries in the battery box, automatically calculating the battery changing amount, and paying the fee;

[0019] Step 2: controlling the battery box containing a row of batteries to sink away from the vehicle body;

[0020] Step 3: controlling the battery box to move partially outside the vehicle body;

[0021] Step 4: taking out the batteries with insufficient power in the battery box one by one and replacing them with the fully charged batteries in the charging station;

[0022] Step 5: resetting the battery box.

[0023] As an improvement of the intelligent new energy vehicle shared battery replacement method of the application,

[0024] The step 1 is specifically: automatically detecting the life, capacity and use state of a row of batteries in the battery box through the app, automatically calculating the battery replacement amount and paying the cost;

[0025] Between the step 1 and the step 2, a step 11 is further provided: controlling the two jacks at the bottom of the vehicle body to rotate by 90 degrees and extend, so that the vehicle body and the battery box are inclined upward toward the opening side of the battery compartment;

[0026] The step 2 is specifically: the hydraulic lifting column controls the battery box containing a row of batteries to sink downward away from the vehicle body by pressing two racks;

[0027] The step 3 is specifically: the driving source controls the battery box to partially move out of the vehicle body by engaging with the two racks through the gear;

[0028] The step 5 is specifically: the driving source and the hydraulic lifting column control the battery box to reset in sequence, and the two jacks are reversely rotated by 90 degrees to reset.

[0029] Compared with the prior art, the intelligent new energy vehicle shared battery replacement device of the application realizes the quick replacement of single batteries in the battery box by driving the battery box to sink downward through the first driving mechanism and driving the battery box to move laterally out of the vehicle body through the second driving mechanism, avoids the integrated failure of single batteries and the long-time charging, and improves the applicability of electric vehicles.

[0030] Compared with the prior art, the intelligent new energy vehicle shared battery replacement method of the application realizes the quick replacement of single batteries by sinking and moving the battery box out, and improves the applicability of electric vehicles. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0031] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the position of the battery box in the vehicle body of the first embodiment of the application;

[0032] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the sinking of the battery box of the first embodiment of the application;

[0033] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the battery box of the first embodiment of the application;

[0034] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the intelligent new energy vehicle shared battery replacement device of the first embodiment of the application;

[0035] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the jacks supporting the vehicle body of the second embodiment of the application;

[0036] Figure 6is a structural schematic diagram of a battery box of a second embodiment of the application;

[0037] Figure 7 is a structural schematic diagram of an intelligent new energy vehicle shared battery swap treasure of a second embodiment of the application.

[0038] The drawings illustrate:

[0039] 1, vehicle body, 11, battery compartment switch, 12, bottom plate, 2, battery box, 21, battery compartment, 22, clearance hole, 3, guide column, 4, rack, 5, hydraulic lifting column, 6, gear, 61, output shaft, 7, jack. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0040] The embodiments of the application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, which are used only for reference and illustration, and do not constitute a limitation on the scope of patent protection of the application.

[0041] Example 1

[0042] Referring to Figures 1 to 4 An intelligent new energy vehicle shared battery swap treasure includes a battery box 2, a first driving mechanism and a second driving mechanism, the battery box 2 is arranged below the vehicle body 1, the battery box 2 is slidingly connected with the vehicle body 1, the first driving mechanism is arranged between the vehicle body 1 and the battery box 2, the first driving mechanism is used to drive the battery box 2 to move up and down, the second driving mechanism is arranged at the bottom of the vehicle body 1, the second driving mechanism is used to drive the battery box 2 to move laterally along the bottom of the vehicle body 1, so that the battery box 2 moves to the outside of the vehicle body 1, the front of the battery box 2 is provided with a row of battery compartments 21, in order to facilitate taking out the batteries in the battery compartments 21, the openings of all the battery compartments 21 are directed to the side of the vehicle body 1.

[0043] Referring to Figure 3 and Figure 4 , the battery box 2 is specifically located below the bottom plate 12 at the bottom of the vehicle body 1, the vehicle body 1 is provided with a battery compartment switch 11 used to control the action of the battery box 2, the four corners of the battery box 2 are respectively slidingly and elastically connected with the bottom plate 12 through guide columns 3, specifically, the bottom plate 12 is provided with two strip-shaped sliding holes (not shown) for the lateral sliding of the guide columns 3, one end of the four guide columns 3 is respectively arranged at the four corners of the battery box 2, the other end of two of the guide columns 3 slidingly passes through one of the sliding holes of the bottom plate 12, the other end of the other two guide columns 3 slidingly passes through the other sliding hole of the bottom plate 12, springs (not marked) are respectively sleeved on the four guide columns 3, and the springs are located above the bottom plate 12. Two pairs of vertical sides of the battery box 2 are respectively fixedly connected with racks 4, the teeth of the two racks 4 are arranged away from the vehicle body 1 (that is, the teeth of the two racks 4 are all located at the bottom of the racks 4 and are directed downward), and the top of each rack 4 is provided with a strip-shaped sliding groove (not marked).

[0044] Referring to Figure 3and Figure 4 The first driving mechanism includes four hydraulic lifting columns 5 vertically fixed to the bottom of the bottom plate 12, two of which are arranged above one of the racks 4 and the ends of which are in sliding fit with the sliding groove, and the other two are arranged above the other rack 4 and the ends of which are in sliding fit with the sliding groove.

[0045] Referring to Figure 3 and Figure 4 The second driving mechanism includes two driving sources, which are motors (not shown) in this embodiment. The output shaft 61 of each motor is provided with a gear 6, which is used to engage with the corresponding rack 4. The gear 6 is located below the corresponding rack 4. Due to the limited space at the bottom of the vehicle body 1, the thickness of the rack 4 is less than the height of the battery box 2, and a step is formed between the rack 4 and the battery box 2 for the corresponding gear 6 to enter.

[0046] The working principle of the intelligent new energy vehicle shared battery swap of this embodiment is as follows: when the battery needs to be replaced, press the battery compartment switch 11, the four hydraulic lifting columns 5 are elongated and press the sliding grooves on the two racks 5, the battery box 2 and the two racks 4 are pushed to sink together, the springs on the guide columns 3 are compressed, until the two racks 4 are engaged with the two gears 6 respectively, the two motors drive the two gears 6 to rotate, and the two gears 6 drive the battery box 2 to move laterally towards the opening of the battery compartment 21 through the two racks 4. At this time, the four guide columns 3 slide in the sliding hole of the bottom plate 12, and when the battery box 2 is partially moved out of the vehicle body 1, the battery that needs to be replaced is taken out one by one and replaced, and the battery box 2 is reset.

[0047] The intelligent new energy vehicle shared battery swap of this embodiment is suitable for vehicles with a thin battery compartment 21 or high chassis (such as SUV). The battery box 2 is driven to sink by the first driving mechanism, and the battery box 2 is driven to move laterally out of the vehicle body 1 by the second driving mechanism, so as to realize the quick replacement of the single battery in the battery box 2, avoid the integrated failure of the single battery and the long time charging, and improve the applicability of the electric vehicle.

[0048] Referring to Figures 1 to 4 A method for swapping the intelligent new energy vehicle shared battery, which is based on the intelligent new energy vehicle shared battery swap described above. The method specifically includes the following steps:

[0049] Step 1: The user automatically detects the life, capacity and use state of the battery in the battery box 2 through the app, automatically calculates the replacement amount and pays the fee.

[0050] Step 2: press the battery compartment switch 11, the hydraulic lifting column 5 controls the battery box 2 containing a row of batteries to sink away from the vehicle body 1 by pressing two racks 4;

[0051] Step 3: two motors are respectively engaged with two gears 6 and two racks 4, control the battery box 2 to move partially to the outside of the vehicle body 1;

[0052] Step 4: take out and replace the battery in the battery box 2 with insufficient power one by one with the battery in the charging station fully charged;

[0053] Step 5: press the battery compartment switch 11 again, the motor and the hydraulic lifting column 5 act in turn to control the battery box 2 to reset.

[0054] The intelligent new energy vehicle sharing battery of the application changes the battery by sinking and moving the battery box 2, quickly replacing the single battery, and improving the applicability of the electric vehicle.

[0055] Example two

[0056] Reference Figures 5 to 7 , the second embodiment of the intelligent new energy vehicle sharing battery of the application, the difference between this embodiment and the first embodiment is that the bottom of the bottom plate 12 is rotatably connected with two jacks 7, the two jacks 7 are located at the opening side of the battery compartment 21, the two jacks 7 are driven to rotate 90 degrees by two rotary motors (not shown) arranged at the bottom of the bottom plate 12, and the opening side of the battery box 2 is provided with a corresponding hole 22.

[0057] The working principle of the intelligent new energy vehicle sharing battery of the application in this embodiment is as follows: when the battery needs to be replaced, press the battery compartment switch 11, the two rotary motors control the two jacks 7 to rotate 90 degrees, the two jacks 7 are elongated, the side of the vehicle body 1 is lifted, the vehicle body 1 is inclined upward toward the opening side of the battery compartment 21, the four hydraulic lifting columns 5 are elongated and press on the sliding groove on the two racks 4, the battery box 2 and the two racks 4 are sunk together, the spring on the guide column 3 is compressed, until the two racks 4 are engaged with the two gears 6, the motor drives the two gears 6 to rotate, the two gears 6 drive the battery box 2 to move to the opening side of the battery compartment 21 through the two racks 4, the two jacks 7 are given a place to let go in the two holes 22, at this time, the four guide columns 3 slide in the sliding hole of the bottom plate 12, when the battery box 2 moves partially to the outside of the vehicle body 1, the battery that needs to be replaced is taken out and replaced one by one, and the battery box 2 and the two jacks 7 are reset in turn.

[0058] The intelligent new energy vehicle sharing battery of the embodiment is suitable for a vehicle with a low chassis, the battery box 2 is driven to sink by the first driving mechanism, the battery box 2 is driven to move to the outside of the vehicle body 1 by the second driving mechanism, the vehicle body 1 is inclined by the jack 7, the single battery in the battery box 2 is quickly replaced, the integrated failure of the single battery and the long time charging are avoided, and the applicability of the electric vehicle is improved.

[0059] With reference to Figures 5 to 7 The battery replacement method of the intelligent new energy vehicle sharing battery is based on the intelligent new energy vehicle sharing battery of the embodiment, and specifically includes the following steps.

[0060] Step 1: The user automatically detects the life, capacity and use state of a row of batteries in the battery box 2 through the app, automatically calculates the replacement amount and pays the fee.

[0061] Step 11: The battery compartment switch 11 is pressed, two rotary motors control two jacks 7 at the bottom of the vehicle body 1 to rotate 90 degrees, the two jacks 7 are elongated and abut against the ground, and the vehicle body 1 and the battery box 2 are inclined upward to the opening side of the battery compartment 21;

[0062] Step 2: The hydraulic lifting column 5 controls the battery box 2 containing a row of batteries to sink away from the vehicle body 1 by pressing two racks 4;

[0063] Step 3: Two motors control the battery box 2 to move partially to the outside of the vehicle body 1 by engaging two racks 4 with two gears 6;

[0064] Step 4: The batteries with insufficient power in the battery box 2 are taken out one by one and replaced by the fully charged batteries in the charging station;

[0065] Step 5: The battery compartment switch 11 is pressed again, the motor and the hydraulic lifting column 5 are sequentially actuated to control the battery box 2 to reset, and the two jacks 7 are reversely rotated by 90 degrees to reset.

[0066] The battery replacement method of the intelligent new energy vehicle sharing battery of the embodiment quickly replaces the single battery by sinking and moving the battery box 2 outward, and improves the applicability of the electric vehicle.

[0067] The intelligent new energy vehicle sharing battery of the present application cancels the existing charging function on the new energy vehicle (the vehicle body 1 does not need to be provided with a charging function), directly presses the battery compartment switch 11 to automatically open the battery compartment 21, the number of batteries can be determined according to different vehicle models, each battery has uniform specifications, size and power, and can be easily picked up for charging at 220V domestic voltage (the charging station is a 220V battery charging device), the battery compartment 21 is designed to be fireproof and explosion-proof, only battery replacement is needed, and the battery status (such as battery low point, life, capacity, etc.) can be checked directly using a mobile phone app, due to the battery individualization, hotels, hospitals, coffee shops and the like can obtain small individual replacement batteries, the application is relatively wide, as long as the mobile phone opens the APP, the full battery position can be seen, which is convenient for users to use, the battery replacement amount is automatically calculated after battery replacement and then the cost is paid (the consumption is controlled by the degree of the replaced battery, and the full battery capacity is reduced by the remaining battery capacity of the original vehicle), each battery is displayed in the form of percentage and degree, and the battery depreciation per degree is also calculated, which is convenient for the after-sales to return the substandard batteries to the company for renovation, each battery is provided with a security system for preventing disassembly and loss, the battery can only be used for vehicles, the system is automatically matched, and the user must operate in a standard manner to normally drive away the vehicle.

[0068] The battery replacement treasure of the present application has the following advantages:

[0069] (1) Managed by a professional team, the battery circulation is started, and the old battery can be recycled and renovated, which is environmentally friendly and pollution-free;

[0070] (2) The battery individualization can improve the safety performance of the battery, and avoid the fault of the power battery pack caused by overcharging or overdischarging of individual battery;

[0071] (3) The battery replacement time is short, can replace the super fast charging, suitable for various situations, reduces the difficulty of battery replacement, reduces the number of battery replacement workers, reduces the cost of using the vehicle, and improves the vehicle value retention rate;

[0072] (4) The battery can be flexibly loaded (such as choosing to load less battery to reduce the weight of the vehicle body and reduce power consumption for a short distance running to and from work every day), energy saving and emission reduction;

[0073] (5) Easy to repair, the individualized battery is easier to repair than the traditional integrated whole battery.

[0074] The above disclosure is only the preferred embodiment of the present application, and cannot limit the protection scope of the present application, therefore, equivalent changes made in the patent application scope of the present application still belong to the scope covered by the present application.

Claims

1. An intelligent new energy vehicle sharing battery swap treasure, comprising a battery box arranged below a vehicle body, characterized in that, The battery box is slidably connected with the vehicle body, a first driving mechanism is arranged between the vehicle body and the battery box, the first driving mechanism drives the battery box to move up and down, a second driving mechanism is arranged at the bottom of the vehicle body, the second driving mechanism drives the battery box to move laterally along the bottom of the vehicle body, the front side of the battery box is provided with a row of battery compartments, and the openings of the battery compartments are directed to the side of the vehicle body; Two pairs of vertical sides of the battery box are fixedly connected with racks respectively, the teeth of the two racks are arranged away from the vehicle body, the second driving mechanism comprises two driving sources, the two driving sources are fixed on the vehicle body respectively and the gears at the output ends of the two driving sources are engaged with the corresponding racks respectively, and the gears are located below the corresponding racks; The first driving mechanism comprises hydraulic lifting columns which are vertically fixed at the bottom of the vehicle body, the racks are provided with strip-shaped sliding grooves, and the sliding grooves are in sliding fit with the ends of the hydraulic lifting columns; The four corners of the battery box are slidably and elastically connected with the bottom plate of the vehicle body through guide columns respectively; When the battery needs to be replaced, the battery compartment switch is pressed, the hydraulic lifting columns are elongated and press against the sliding grooves on the two racks, the battery box and the two racks are pushed to sink together, the springs on the guide columns are compressed, until the two racks are engaged with the two gears respectively, the two driving sources drive the two gears to rotate respectively, the two gears drive the battery box to move laterally towards the opening of the battery compartment through the two racks, at this time, the four guide columns slide in the sliding holes in the bottom plate, when the battery box is partially moved out of the vehicle body, the batteries which need to be replaced are taken out and replaced one by one, and the battery box is reset; The number of the hydraulic lifting columns is four, two of the hydraulic lifting columns are arranged above one of the racks, and the other two of the hydraulic lifting columns are arranged above the other rack; The bottom of the vehicle body is rotatably connected with two jacks, the two jacks are located on the opening side of the battery compartment, and the opening side of the battery box is provided with a corresponding hole for each of the two jacks.

2. The battery replacement method of the smart new energy vehicle sharing battery replacement treasure according to claim 1, characterized in that, The method comprises the following steps: Step 1: detecting the use state of a row of batteries in the battery box, automatically calculating the replacement amount and paying the fee; Step 2: controlling the battery box containing a row of batteries to sink away from the vehicle body; Step 3: controlling the battery box to be partially moved out of the vehicle body; Step 4: taking out and replacing the batteries with insufficient power in the battery box one by one with the batteries in the charging station fully charged; Step 5: resetting the battery box.

3. The battery replacement method of the intelligent new energy vehicle shared battery replacement treasure according to claim 2, wherein Step 1 specifically comprises: automatically detecting the life, capacity and use state of a row of batteries in the battery box through an app, automatically calculating the replacement amount and paying the fee; Step 11 is further arranged between step 1 and step 2, wherein the two jacks at the bottom of the vehicle body are controlled to rotate by 90 degrees and elongate, so that the vehicle body and the battery box are inclined upward towards the opening side of the battery compartment; Step 2 specifically comprises: controlling the battery box containing a row of batteries to sink away from the vehicle body through the hydraulic lifting columns pressing the two racks; The step 3 is specifically: the driving source is engaged with the two racks through the gear, and the battery box part is controlled to move to the outside of the vehicle body; The step 5 is specifically: the driving source and the hydraulic lifting column are used to control the battery box to reset in sequence, and the two jacks are reversely rotated by 90 degrees to reset.

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