An electric ship relay type wireless charging device
By using a wireless charging relay device for electric ships, a robotic arm and a grappling hook are used to dock and disconnect electric ships from power supply ships. This solves the need for electric ships to charge while in motion, improves navigation safety and economic efficiency, and reduces the risk of unstable connections.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202310705264.6
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2023-06-14
- Publication Date
- 2025-12-16
- Estimated Expiration
- 2043-06-14
AI Technical Summary
The charging of existing electric vessels while berthing in port leads to a decrease in port utilization and an increase in operating costs. Furthermore, the charging equipment connection is unstable in inclement weather, posing a risk of collision.
The electric ship relay wireless charging device uses large and small robotic arms and hook devices to achieve mechanical connection and wireless charging. Through the cooperation of the locking column and hook, the electric ship in motion can be docked and disconnected from the power supply ship.
It enables electric ships to charge while in motion, avoiding the need for port calls, improving navigation safety and economic efficiency, and reducing the risk of unstable device connections through wireless charging.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of wireless charging of ships, in particular to a relay type wireless charging device for electric ships. BACKGROUND
[0002] The existing charging of electric ships is generally to connect to shore power after docking to charge the electric ships, which causes the decline of port utilization rate, and the charging at the dock needs a certain time, resulting in the increase of operating cost of electric ships. Therefore, charging the electric ships in motion is of great significance to navigation safety and economic operation. At the same time, with the development of the intelligence of electric ships, there are more and more electronic devices on the ships, such as marine engines, navigation devices, communication devices, etc. These power-consuming devices need sufficient power to maintain their normal operation, to ensure the safe navigation of the ships and the smooth progress of production work. Secondly, with the enhancement of environmental awareness and the highlighting of energy problems, using charging mode to provide power for ships can not only reduce the dependence on fossil energy, but also reduce the emission of pollutants generated by ships, achieving the purpose of energy saving and emission reduction.
[0003] During the sea voyage of electric ships, they often encounter bad weather, which can cause the ship body to sway. When the power supply ship charges the electric ship, the connection between the two ship bodies will be unstable, and the charging device will be difficult to fix. In serious cases, the power supply ship and the electric ship may collide. SUMMARY
[0004] According to the technical problem, a relay type wireless charging device for electric ships is provided.
[0005] The technical means adopted by the present application are as follows:
[0006] A relay type wireless charging device for electric ships, comprising:
[0007] A large mechanical arm, one end of which is hinged to a support plate fixed on the power supply ship, and the other end of which has a plug for docking with a connecting device;
[0008] A large push rod, one end of which is hinged to the support plate, and the other end of which is hinged to the lower part of the large mechanical arm;
[0009] A small mechanical arm, one end of which is hinged to the upper part of the large mechanical arm, and the other end of which is provided with a transmitting end connector;
[0010] A small push rod, one end of which is hinged to the large mechanical arm, and the other end of which is hinged to the small mechanical arm;
[0011] The connecting device is fixed on a connecting plate on the electric ship, has a socket matched with the plug, and a clamping column is fixed inside the socket, and the extension direction of the clamping column is perpendicular to the plane where the large mechanical arm is located.
[0012] A card column penetrating groove is arranged at the plug for the card column to enter;
[0013] A hook is arranged at the card column penetrating groove for clamping the card column entering the card column penetrating groove;
[0014] A hook releasing device is arranged beside the hook and connected with the hook for opening the hook so that the hook no longer clamps the card column; and
[0015] A receiving end connector is fixed on the connecting plate and located beside the connecting device for mating with the transmitting end connector so that the power supply ship charges the electric ship.
[0016] Preferably, one end of the hook away from the slot of the card column penetrating groove is hinged with the large mechanical arm, one end close to the slot of the card column penetrating groove has a claw, and the claw has a guide arc surface towards one side of the slot of the card column penetrating groove.
[0017] Preferably, the middle part of the hook is connected with one end of an obliquely arranged first spring, the other end of the first spring is connected with a first spring mounting column fixed on the large mechanical arm, and the first spring is used for pressing down the hook so that the claw blocks the card column penetrating groove.
[0018] Preferably, the hook releasing device comprises a first sliding groove arranged in the middle part of the hook, a first sliding rod penetrating into the first sliding groove and slidingly connected with the first sliding groove, one end of the first sliding rod is hinged with a pull rod, the other end of the pull rod is hinged with a second sliding rod, the second sliding rod penetrates into a second sliding groove machined on the large mechanical arm and is slidingly connected with the second sliding groove, one end of a steel wire rope is fixedly connected with the second sliding rod, the other end is fixedly connected with a rudder rod, and the rudder rod is connected with an output end of a rudder fixed on the large mechanical arm.
[0019] Preferably, the hook releasing device further comprises an obliquely arranged second spring, one end of the second spring is connected with the second sliding rod, and the other end is connected with a second spring mounting column fixed on the large mechanical arm.
[0020] Preferably, the large mechanical arm is two, and the two large mechanical arms have a space for installing the hook releasing device and the hook, and the two large mechanical arms are combined into one through a spine.
[0021] Preferably, the plug is V-shaped, and the V-shaped opening is towards the side close to the large mechanical arm, the center of the plug has a V-shaped notch, and the V-shaped opening is towards the side away from the large mechanical arm.
[0022] The socket is a tapered socket, the size of which is gradually reduced to the inside.
[0023] Preferably, the receiving end connector is fixedly connected with a second fixing plate, the second fixing plate is fixed in a space surrounded by two baffle plates, the space has an insertion space matched with the transmitting end connector, the transmitting end connector is inserted into the insertion space and is connected with the receiving end connector, and the baffle plates are fixedly connected with the connecting plate.
[0024] Preferably, the transmitting end connector and the receiving end connector each comprise a magnetic conductor and a wireless power charging coil inside the magnetic conductor.
[0025] Preferably, the transmitting end connector is fixedly connected with the small mechanical arm through a first fixing plate.
[0026] Compared with the prior art, the present application has the following advantages:
[0027] 1. The electric ship in the line-against-progress can realize relay charging.
[0028] 2. The electric ship is charged by using a wireless charging mode.
[0029] 3. The mechanical connection device and the wireless charging device are respectively used with respective mechanical arms to realize corresponding functions.
[0030] Based on the above reasons, the present application can be widely popularized in the field of wireless charging of ships. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0031] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or the prior art description. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present application, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can also be obtained without creative labor.
[0032] Fig. 1 It is a three-dimensional schematic view of the electric ship relay wireless charging device in the specific embodiment of the present application.
[0033] Fig. 2 It is a front view of the electric ship relay wireless charging device in the specific embodiment of the present application.
[0034] Fig. 3 It is a top view of the electric ship relay wireless charging device in the specific embodiment of the present application.
[0035] Fig. 4 It is a structure schematic view of the hook releasing device in the specific embodiment of the present application.
[0036] Fig. 5 Figure 1 is a top view of the connecting device in the specific embodiment of the present application.
[0037] In the figure: 1, support plate; 2, hinged support; 3, large mechanical arm; 4, large push rod upper support; 5, small push rod lower support; 6, small push rod lower hinged support; 7, small push rod; 8, small mechanical arm support; 9, small mechanical arm; 10, small push rod upper support; 11, steering engine; 12, first spring mounting column; 13, small connecting plate; 14, large trapezoidal plate; 15, small angle bracket; 16, small trapezoidal plate; 17, cross plate; 18, connecting plate; 19, vertical plate; 20, baffle; 21, limiting plate; 22, second fixed plate; 23, column penetrating slot; 24, second sliding rod; 25, transmitting end connector; 26, first fixed plate; 27, second sliding slot; 28, small mechanical arm rotating shaft; 29, large push rod; 30, large push rod lower support; 31, steering engine lever; 32, steel wire rope; 33, second spring; 34, pull rod; 35, first spring; 36, hook claw; 37, first sliding rod; 38, hook claw hinged shaft; 39, large angle bracket; 40, spine; 41, second spring mounting column; 42, clamping column; 43, receiving end connector. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0038] It should be noted that the embodiments and features of the embodiments in the present application can be combined with each other without conflict. The present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and in conjunction with the embodiments.
[0039] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely below in conjunction with the drawings of the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. The description of the at least one exemplary embodiment is actually only illustrative, but not as any limitation on the present application and its application or use. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the present application.
[0040] It should be noted that the terms used herein are only for describing specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the exemplary embodiments according to the present application. As used herein, the singular form is intended to include the plural form unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, and it should also be understood that when the terms "comprise" and / or "include" are used in the specification, there is a presence of a feature, step, operation, device, component and / or their combination.
[0041] The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the application. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the application to the exact construction and practice described. Accordingly, all such variations are intended to be included within the scope of the present application as defined in the following claims, along with full equivalents thereof.
[0042] In the description of the present application, it is to be understood that the orientation terms such as "front", "back", "up", "down", "left", "right", "transverse", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", etc. indicate the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, which are merely for the convenience of describing and simplifying the present application, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a particular orientation or be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the scope of protection of the present application. The orientation terms "inner", "outer" refer to the inner and outer relative to the contour of the parts themselves.
[0043] For the convenience of description, spatial relative terms such as "over", "above", "upper surface", "upper", etc. can be used herein to describe the spatial positional relationship of one device or feature with respect to other devices or features as shown in the drawings. It should be understood that the spatial relative terms are intended to include different orientations in use or operation in addition to the orientation of the devices described in the drawings. For example, if the devices in the drawings are inverted, the device described as "above" or "over" other devices or structures will be positioned "below" or "under" the other devices or structures. Thus, the exemplary term "above" can include both "above" and "below" orientations. The device can also be positioned in other different ways (rotated 90 degrees or in other orientations), and the spatial relative descriptions used herein are interpreted accordingly.
[0044] In addition, it should be noted that the use of the terms "first", "second", etc. to define parts only facilitates the distinction of the corresponding parts, and the above terms have no special meaning unless otherwise stated, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the scope of protection of the present application.
[0045] As Figs. 1-5As shown, a relay wireless charging device for an electric ship, comprising a support plate 1 fixed on a power supply ship, one end of a large mechanical arm 3 is hinged to the support plate 1 through a hinge bracket 2, and the other end of the large mechanical arm 3 has a plug for docking with a connecting device.
[0046] One end of the large push rod 29 is hinged to the support plate 1 through a large push rod lower bracket 30, and the other end is hinged to the lower part of the large mechanical arm 3 through a large push rod upper bracket 4.
[0047] One end of the small mechanical arm 9 is hinged to the small mechanical arm bracket 8 fixed on the upper part of the large mechanical arm 3 through the small mechanical arm pivot 28, and the other end is fixed with a transmitting end connector 25 through the first fixed plate 26.
[0048] One end of the small push rod 7 is hinged to the small push rod lower bracket 5 fixed on the large mechanical arm 3 through a small push rod lower hinge bracket 6, and the other end is hinged to the small push rod upper bracket 10 fixed on the small mechanical arm 9.
[0049] The connecting device is fixed on the connecting plate 18 of the electric ship, has a socket matched with the plug, and the socket is formed by two large trapezoidal plates 14 and two small trapezoidal plates 16 fixed by small angle codes 15, and is a tapered socket with gradually decreasing size from the outside to the inside. The large trapezoidal plate 14 is fixed to the vertical plate 19 through the large angle code 39 at the end away from the large opening of the socket, and the small trapezoidal plate 14 is connected to the horizontal plate 17 at the end away from the large opening of the socket. The upper and lower horizontal plates 17 and the left and right vertical plates 19 are fixed by small angle codes 15. The horizontal plate 17, the vertical plate 19 and the connecting plate 18 are fixed by small angle codes 15. A clamping column 42 is fixed between the two vertical plates 19, so that the clamping column 42 is located on the inside of the socket. The extension direction of the clamping column 42 is perpendicular to the plane where the large mechanical arm 3 is located.
[0050] The plug is V-shaped, and the V-shaped opening faces the side close to the large mechanical arm 3, and the inclined surface of the plug is fixed with a small connecting plate 13.
[0051] The center of the plug has a V-shaped notch, and the V-shaped opening faces away from the large mechanical arm 3; the center of the notch is provided with a clamping column penetration slot 23 extending into the large mechanical arm 3, and the column penetration slot 23 is used for the clamping column 42 to enter.
[0052] The card column penetration slot is provided with a hook 36 for clamping the card column 42 entering the card column penetration slot 23; the end of the hook 36 away from the slot of the card column penetration slot 23 is hinged to the large mechanical arm 3 through a hook hinge shaft 38, the end close to the slot of the card column penetration slot 23 is provided with a claw, and the side of the claw towards the slot of the card column penetration slot 23 is provided with a guide arc surface, so that the hook 36 can be directly driven to rotate around the hinge point when the card column 42 enters, and then the card column 42 can smoothly enter the card column penetration slot 23. The middle part of the hook 36 is connected with one end of an inclined first spring 35, the other end of the first spring 35 is connected with a first spring mounting column 12 fixed on the large mechanical arm 3, and the first spring 35 is used for pressing down the hook 36 to block the card column penetration slot 23.
[0053] The hook 36 is provided with a hook releasing device beside it, which is used to open the hook to prevent the hook 36 from clamping the card column 42; the hook releasing device comprises a first sliding groove arranged in the middle part of the hook 36, a first sliding rod 37 penetrating into the first sliding groove and being in sliding connection with the first sliding groove, one end of the first sliding rod 37 is hinged to a pull rod 34, the other end of the pull rod 34 is hinged to a second sliding rod 24, the second sliding rod 24 penetrates into a second sliding groove 27 machined on the large mechanical arm 3 and is in sliding connection with the second sliding groove 27, one end of a steel wire rope 32 is fixedly connected with the second sliding rod 24, and the other end is fixedly connected with a rudder rod 31, and the rudder rod 31 is connected with the output end of a rudder 11 fixed on the large mechanical arm 3. One end of an inclined second spring 33 is connected with the second sliding rod 24, and the other end is connected with a second spring mounting column 41 fixed on the large mechanical arm 3.
[0054] Preferably, the large mechanical arm 3 is two, and the two large mechanical arms 3 have a space for installing the hook releasing device and the hook 36, and the two large mechanical arms 3 are combined into one through a spine 40.
[0055] The connecting plate 18 is provided with two baffle plates 20 fixed through a small angle code 15 beside the connecting device, and a limiting plate 21 and a second fixed plate 22 are fixed between the two baffle plates 20, the second fixed plate 22 is used for fixing a receiving end connector 43, the limiting plate 21 is shorter than the second fixed plate 22, and then an insertion space is formed, which is matched with a transmitting end connector 25.
[0056] Preferably, the transmitting end connector 25 and the receiving end connector 43 each comprise a magnet conductor and a wireless power charging coil inside the magnet conductor.
[0057] When the electric ship needs to be charged, the power supply ship first catches up with the electric ship and reaches the same speed with the electric ship. Then the power supply ship moves to the docking position, the power supply ship adjusts the position of the large mechanical arm 3 by controlling the extension or retraction of the large push rod 29, so as to align the large mechanical arm 3 with the socket, and then the power supply ship accelerates, the clamping column 42 moves along the V-shaped slot of the large mechanical arm 3, and enters the slot to force the hook 36 to move upward, while the first spring 35 is compressed, when the clamping column 42 slides through the hook 36, the first spring 35 forces the hook 36 to move downward, so that the clamping column 42 is hooked by the hook 36, thereby completing the mechanical connection between the power supply ship and the electric ship, and then the power supply ship is pulled by the electric ship to travel without active propulsion. Finally, the power supply ship adjusts the position of the small mechanical arm 9 by controlling the extension or retraction of the small push rod 7, so that the transmitting end connector 25 is concentric with the receiving end connector 43, and then the wireless charging is performed by using the transmitting coil inside the transmitting end connector 25 and the receiving coil inside the receiving end connector 43. When the electric ship is fully charged or the power supply ship is out of power, and the mechanical connection between the power supply ship and the electric ship needs to be disconnected, the power supply ship controls the small push rod 7 to retract, so that the small mechanical arm 7 is lowered, the wireless charging is disconnected, and then the steering engine 11 is rotated, while the steering engine lever 31 is also rotated, the steering engine lever 31 drives the steel wire rope 32, so that the second sliding rod 24 slides backward along the second sliding slot of the large mechanical arm 3, the pull rod 34 moves backward, while the second spring 33 is stretched, the pull rod 34 drives the first sliding rod 37 to slide in the first sliding slot of the hook 36, so that the hook 36 is lifted upward, and the clamping column 42 is released, thereby disconnecting the mechanical connection between the power supply ship and the electric ship. When the power supply ship moves away from the electric ship, the steering engine 11 returns to the original position, the second spring 33 is contracted, the pull rod 34 moves forward, while the first spring 35 forces the hook 36 to move downward, so that the hook 36 returns to the original position.
[0058] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, and are not limited thereto; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments can still be modified, or some or all of the technical features can be replaced by equivalents; and these modifications or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.
Claims
1. An electric ship relay type wireless charging device, characterized by, The utility model relates to a power supply device for electric ship, which comprises: a large mechanical arm, one end of which is hinged to a support plate fixed on a power supply ship, and the other end of which is provided with a plug for docking with a connecting device; a large push rod, one end of which is hinged to the support plate, and the other end of which is hinged to the lower part of the large mechanical arm; a small mechanical arm, one end of which is hinged to the upper part of the large mechanical arm, and the other end of which is provided with a transmitting end connector; a small push rod, one end of which is hinged to the large mechanical arm, and the other end of which is hinged to the small mechanical arm; the connecting device, which is fixed on a connecting plate of an electric ship, is provided with a socket matched with the plug, and a clamping column is fixed inside the socket, and the extension direction of the clamping column is perpendicular to the plane where the large mechanical arm is located; a clamping column insertion groove is arranged at the plug for the clamping column to enter; a hook is arranged at the clamping column insertion groove for clamping the clamping column entering the clamping column insertion groove in the clamping column insertion groove; a hook releasing device is arranged beside the hook and connected with the hook for opening the hook so that the hook no longer clamps the clamping column; and a receiving end connector is fixed on the connecting plate and located beside the connecting device for docking with the transmitting end connector so that the power supply ship charges the electric ship. One end of the hook away from the slot of the clamping column insertion groove is hinged to the large mechanical arm, and the other end of the hook close to the slot of the clamping column insertion groove is provided with a claw, and the side of the claw facing the slot of the clamping column insertion groove is provided with a guide arc surface. The middle part of the hook is connected with one end of a first spring arranged obliquely, and the other end of the first spring is connected with a first spring mounting column fixed on the large mechanical arm, and the first spring is used for pressing down the hook so that the claw blocks the clamping column insertion groove. The hook releasing device comprises a first sliding groove arranged in the middle part of the hook, a first sliding rod inserted into the first sliding groove and slidingly connected with the first sliding groove, one end of the first sliding rod is hinged to a pull rod, the other end of the pull rod is hinged to a second sliding rod, the second sliding rod is inserted into a second sliding groove machined on the large mechanical arm and slidingly connected with the second sliding groove, one end of a steel wire rope is fixedly connected with the second sliding rod, and the other end of the steel wire rope is fixedly connected with a rudder machine lever, and the rudder machine lever is connected with the output end of a rudder machine mounted on the large mechanical arm. The hook releasing device further comprises a second spring arranged obliquely, one end of the second spring is connected with the second sliding rod, and the other end of the second spring is connected with a second spring mounting column fixed on the large mechanical arm.
2. The electric ship relay type wireless charging device according to claim 1, characterized by, The large mechanical arm is two, and the space for mounting the hook releasing device and the hook is arranged between the two large mechanical arms, and the two large mechanical arms are combined into one through a spine.
3. The electric ship relay type wireless charging device according to claim 1, characterized by, The plug is V-shaped, and the V-shaped opening faces the side close to the large mechanical arm, and the center of the plug is provided with a V-shaped notch, and the V-shaped opening faces the side away from the large mechanical arm. The socket is a tapered opening, and the size of the opening to the inside gradually decreases.
4. The electric ship relay type wireless charging device according to claim 1, characterized by, The receiving end connector is fixedly connected with a second fixed plate, the second fixed plate is fixed in a space surrounded by two baffles, the space has an insertion space matched with the transmitting end connector, the transmitting end connector is inserted into the insertion space and is connected with the receiving end connector, and the baffles are fixedly connected with the connecting plate.
5. The electric vessel relay type wireless charging device according to claim 1, characterized by, The transmitting end connector and the receiving end connector both include a magnetic conductor and a wireless power charging coil inside the magnetic conductor.
6. The electric vessel relay type wireless charging device according to claim 1, characterized by The transmitting end connector is fixedly connected with the small mechanical arm through a first fixed plate.
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