A car charging station with vehicle guidance function

Abstract

The present invention discloses a car charging station with a vehicle guidance function, which relates to the field of car charging technology, including a parking space, which is used as an area for parking vehicles; an automatic charging robot, which provides automatic charging; a road sign, which is used as a driving track of the automatic charging robot; a sensing area, which is used for pressure sensing, which performs pressure sensing on four tires of the vehicle, and converts the pressure sensing situation into a signal used as a trigger signal of a prompt light; a prompt light, which is used as a light prompt to feedback whether the vehicle tires are in contact with the sensing area; the beneficial effects of the present invention are that the prompt light is used to guide the owner to park the vehicle at the target area, the detection mechanism is used to measure the four tires of the vehicle, and whether the vehicle body is in a tilted state is determined by the state of the wheels, and then the vehicle body deflection angle is mainly obtained through the rear wheels, and then the charging connector is adaptively adjusted to finally complete the charging operation; the device relaxes the requirements for the parking state of the vehicle and optimizes the use performance of the charging robot.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of automobile charging, in particular to an automobile charging station with a vehicle guiding function. Background Art

[0002] The mobile automatic charging robot is a supporting device for automatic charging of new energy vehicles. It is a self-identifying and non-interventional charging robot for new energy vehicles. With the continuous development of science and technology, people have higher and higher requirements for the manufacturing process of mobile automatic charging robots.

[0003] Existing mobile automatic charging robots have certain drawbacks when in use. First of all, during use, car charging is generally performed manually, which has low work efficiency and high labor costs, and is not conducive to people's use. Also, in actual applications, automatic charging robots also have certain requirements for the parking position of the vehicle. If the vehicle body is tilted, the charging port may not be able to dock when the robot is docking, resulting in failure to charge. Summary of the invention

[0004] Some simplifications or omissions may be made in this section and the abstract and title of the present application to avoid obscuring the purpose of this section, the abstract and the title of the invention, and such simplifications or omissions shall not be used to limit the scope of the present invention.

[0005] In view of the above problems or problems existing in the prior art, the present invention is proposed.

[0006] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a car charging station with a vehicle guidance function, which solves the problem that a charging robot cannot charge normally when the car body is offset.

[0007] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention provides the following technical solutions: a car charging station with vehicle guidance function, which includes a parking space used as a parking area for vehicles; an automatic charging robot that provides automatic charging; and a road sign that serves as a driving track for the automatic charging robot; characterized in that: it includes,

[0008] The sensing area is used for pressure sensing. It senses the pressure of the four tires of the vehicle and converts the pressure sensing situation into a signal used as a trigger signal for the warning light.

[0009] A warning light, used as a light prompt to provide feedback on whether the vehicle tire is in contact with the sensing area;

[0010] A detection mechanism, used to detect the deflection angle of the vehicle tire when it is parked;

[0011] A guide rail is used as a travel track for the detection mechanism.

[0012] The detection mechanism is mounted on the guide rail, and the detection mechanism can move along the guide rail;

[0013] The guide rail is located at one side of the sensing area.

[0014] As a preferred solution of the vehicle charging station with vehicle guidance function of the present invention, it further comprises a detection mechanism, which is used to fit the vehicle tire and measure the deflection angle of the tire; the detection mechanism is mounted on a guide rail, and the detection mechanism can move along the guide rail;

[0015] The guide rails are located at two sides of the sensing area.

[0016] As a preferred solution of the vehicle charging station with vehicle guidance function of the present invention, the automatic charging robot comprises a box body, the lower end of the box body is provided with an induction roller, the upper end of the box body is provided with a manipulator, and the movable end of the manipulator is connected to the movable charging head through a movable shaft;

[0017] The angle measured by the detection mechanism is transmitted to the automatic charging robot as a signal and is used as the deflection angle of the movable charging head when docking with the vehicle charging port.

[0018] As a preferred solution of the vehicle charging station with vehicle guidance function of the present invention, the detection mechanism includes a side bottom plate, one side of the side bottom plate is connected to the movable plate through a telescopic frame, and the lower end of the side bottom plate is connected to the upper end surface of the movable bracket;

[0019] The movable bracket is in an inverted U shape, and a plurality of rollers are arranged inside, and one of the rollers is connected to the output end of the driving motor;

[0020] One side of the movable plate is connected to two ends of the deflection rod through a deflection driving member.

[0021] As a preferred solution of the vehicle charging station with vehicle guidance function of the present invention, wherein: the deflection drive element comprises a deflection motor, and the output end of the deflection motor is connected to the card connector through a connector;

[0022] A lower connecting block is provided below the connector, and the upper end of the lower connecting block is also connected to the card connector through the connecting head.

[0023] As a preferred solution of the car charging station with vehicle guidance function described in the present invention, the deflection drive member also includes a movable column, which passes through the lower connecting block, and the middle part of the movable column is movably connected to the lower connecting block; the upper end of the movable column is provided with an unlocking head, and the lower end is provided with an engaging tooth head.

[0024] As a preferred solution of the vehicle charging station with vehicle guiding function described in the present invention, a clamping groove and a bearing plate are provided on one side of the movable plate close to the deflection rod.

[0025] As a preferred solution of the vehicle charging station with vehicle guidance function described in the present invention, wherein: a deflection column is provided at the lower end of the deflection rod; the deflection column is L-shaped, and the upper end of the deflection column is movably connected to the bottom surface of the deflection rod; the other end of the deflection column is placed inside the clamping groove through a spherical head, and this end can move in the clamping groove;

[0026] Extrusion strips are provided at both ends of the deflection rod, and the extrusion strips penetrate the deflection rod. Movable grooves are provided inside the two ends of the deflection rod, and movable joints and reset springs are provided in the movable grooves. The movable joints are fixed to the extrusion strip, one end of the reset spring is fixed to the movable joint, and the other end is fixed to the inner wall of the movable groove; a card interface is provided at the inner end of the extrusion strip.

[0027] As a preferred solution of the vehicle charging station with vehicle guidance function of the present invention, wherein: a storage box is provided at one end of the guide rail, and an unlocking rack is provided at one side of the guide rail;

[0028] The storage box is used to store the detection mechanism; a rack is provided on the upper end of the unlocking rack.

[0029] As a preferred solution of the vehicle charging station with vehicle guidance function described in the present invention, two guide rails can be provided, which are located on both sides of the sensing area.

[0030] As a preferred solution of the car charging station with vehicle guidance function described in the present invention, the front end of the card connector is provided with a ridge-shaped protrusion, the side is provided with a limit card strip, the rear end of the card connector is provided with a movable spring, and the interior of the movable spring is provided with an induction block.

[0031] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: the present invention utilizes a warning light to guide the vehicle owner to park the vehicle at the target area, utilizes a detection mechanism to measure the four tires of the vehicle, determines whether the vehicle body is in a tilted state by the state of the wheels, and then obtains the vehicle body deflection angle mainly through the rear wheels, and then adaptively adjusts the charging connector to finally complete the charging operation; the device relaxes the requirements for the vehicle parking state and optimizes the performance of the charging robot. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0032] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for describing the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work. Among them:

[0033] Figure 1 It is an overall schematic diagram of a car charging station with a vehicle guidance function;

[0034] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of an automatic charging robot for a car charging station with a vehicle guidance function;

[0035] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of a detection mechanism of a car charging station with a vehicle guidance function;

[0036] Figure 4 A detailed schematic diagram of a car charging station with vehicle guidance function;

[0037] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of a card connector of a car charging station with a vehicle guidance function;

[0038] Figure 6 A schematic diagram of a guide rail of a car charging station with a vehicle guidance function;

[0039] Figure 7 Schematic diagram of a deflection pole of a car charging station with vehicle guidance function. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0040] In order to make the above-mentioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and easy to understand, the specific embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0041] In the following description, many specific details are set forth to facilitate a full understanding of the present invention, but the present invention may also be implemented in other ways different from those described herein, and those skilled in the art may make similar generalizations without violating the connotation of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0042] Secondly, the term "one embodiment" or "embodiment" as used herein refers to a specific feature, structure, or characteristic that may be included in at least one implementation of the present invention. The term "in one embodiment" that appears in different places in this specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor is it a separate or selective embodiment that is mutually exclusive with other embodiments. Example 1

[0043] Reference Figure 1 to Figure 7, which is the first embodiment of the present invention, and provides a car charging station with a vehicle guidance function, which includes a parking space 100, which is used as an area for vehicle parking; an automatic charging robot 200, which provides automatic charging; and a road sign 700, which is used as a driving track of the automatic charging robot 200; it is characterized in that: it includes,

[0044] The sensing area 500 is used for pressure sensing. It senses the pressure of the four tires of the vehicle and converts the pressure sensing situation into a signal used as a trigger signal for the warning light.

[0045] A warning light 300 is used as a light warning to provide feedback on whether the tire of the vehicle is in contact with the sensing area 500;

[0046] The detection mechanism 400 is used to detect the deflection angle of the tire of the vehicle when it is parked;

[0047] The guide rail 600 is used as a travel track for the detection mechanism 400 .

[0048] The detection mechanism 400 is mounted on the guide rail 600, and the detection mechanism 400 can move along the guide rail 600;

[0049] The guide rail 600 is located at one side of the sensing area 500 .

[0050] It should be noted that the parking space 100, as a parking area, can accommodate the parking needs of most vehicles, including the case where the tires of a vehicle trigger four sensing areas 500 at the same time. No matter how the vehicle is parked, it is within the range of the parking space 100.

[0051] Preferably, the four warning lights 300 correspond to each other one by one. When any sensing area 500 is squeezed, the corresponding warning light 300 will light up. The owner can judge whether the vehicle has stopped at the target area by the lighting status of the four warning lights 300.

[0052] The device further comprises a detection mechanism 400, which is used to fit the tire of the vehicle and measure the deflection angle of the tire; the detection mechanism 400 is mounted on the guide rail 600, and the detection mechanism 400 can move along the guide rail 600;

[0053] The guide rails 600 are located on both sides of the sensing area 500 .

[0054] Preferably, two detection mechanisms 400 are provided on each guide rail 600. When not in use, the detection mechanism 400 will be stored in a protective box. The detection mechanism 400 will start to work only when a vehicle pulls up.

[0055] It should be noted that the guide rails 600 on both sides of the sensing area 500 will not interfere with the tires of the vehicle.

[0056] The automatic charging robot 200 includes a box body 201, a sensing roller 202 is provided at the lower end of the box body 201, and a manipulator 203 is provided at the upper end. The movable end of the manipulator 203 is connected to a movable charging head 204 via a movable shaft.

[0057] The angle measured by the detection mechanism 400 is transmitted as a signal to the automatic charging robot 200 and used as the deflection angle of the movable charging head 204 when docking with the vehicle charging port.

[0058] The detection mechanism 400 includes a side bottom plate 401, one side of the side bottom plate 401 is connected to a movable plate 403 via a telescopic frame 402, and the lower end of the side bottom plate 401 is connected to the upper end surface of a movable bracket 406;

[0059] The movable bracket 406 is in an inverted U shape, and a plurality of rollers 408 are arranged inside, and one of the rollers 408 is connected to the output end of the driving motor 407;

[0060] One side of the movable plate 403 is connected to two ends of the deflection rod 404 via a deflection driving member 405 .

[0061] Preferably, the pressing position of the tire and the sensing area 500 is also transmitted to the driving motor 407 as one of the signal sources, and the driving motor 407 controls the roller 408 to move along the guide rail 600 to the target position.

[0062] The deflection driving member 405 comprises a deflection motor 405a, and an output end of the deflection motor 405a is connected to a card connector 405b via a connector 405c;

[0063] Preferably, the deflection motor 405a is a reduction motor.

[0064] A lower connecting block 405j is provided below 405a, and the upper end of the lower connecting block 405j is also connected to the card connector 405b through the connecting head 405c.

[0065] Preferably, the card connector 405b is divided into two symmetrical upper and lower parts, one of which is connected to the connector 405c at the output end of 405a, and the other is connected to the connector 405c on the lower connecting block 405j.

[0066] The deflection driving member 405 further includes a movable column 405d, which passes through the lower connecting block 405j, and the middle part of the movable column 405d is movably connected to the lower connecting block 405j; an unlocking head 405f is provided at the upper end of the movable column 405d, and an engaging tooth head 405e is provided at the lower end.

[0067] Preferably, when the detection mechanism 400 moves along the guide rail 600 and passes through the unlocking rack 602, the meshing tooth head 405e in the detection mechanism 400 will mesh with the unlocking rack 602, and the unlocking head 405f will rotate. During the rotation of the unlocking head 405f, the unlocking head 405f will squeeze the card joint 405b once, so that the distance between the two card joints 405b is expanded once.

[0068] Preferably, the unlocking head 405f is U-shaped, the central axis of the unlocking head 405f is coplanar with the central axis of the extrusion strip 404b, and the spacing of the unlocking heads 405f needs to be greater than the thickness of the unlocking heads 405f, so that the unlocking head 405f can complete the unlocking of the extrusion strip 404b.

[0069] A clamping groove 403 a and a bearing plate 403 b are provided on one side of the movable plate 403 close to the deflection rod 404 .

[0070] Preferably, the engaging groove 403 a and the bearing plate 403 b both play a supporting role on the deflection rod 404 .

[0071] A deflection column 404a is provided at the lower end of the deflection rod 404; the deflection column 404a is L-shaped, and the upper end of the deflection column 404a is movably connected to the bottom surface of the deflection rod 404; the other end of the deflection column 404a is placed inside the clamping groove 403a through a spherical head, and this end can move in the clamping groove 403a.

[0072] Preferably, when the deflection rod 404 deflects during use, the end of the deflection column 404a placed inside the clamping groove 403a will gradually move toward the middle of the clamping groove 403a, and when the end moves to the midpoint, the maximum deflection degree of the deflection rod 404 is reached;

[0073] Extrusion strips 404b are provided at both ends of the deflection rod 404, and the extrusion strip 404b runs through the deflection rod 404. Movable grooves 404e are provided inside the two ends of the deflection rod 404. A movable joint 404c and a return spring 404d are provided in the movable groove 404e. The movable joint 404c is fixed to the extrusion strip 404b, one end of the return spring 404d is fixed to the movable joint 404c, and the other end is fixed to the inner wall of the movable groove 404e; a card interface 404f is provided at the inner end of the extrusion strip 404b.

[0074] A storage box 601 is provided at one end of the guide rail 600, and an unlocking rack 602 is provided at one side of the guide rail 600;

[0075] The storage box 601 is used to store the detection mechanism 400; a rack is provided at the upper end of the unlocking rack 602.

[0076] A ridge-shaped protrusion 405b-1 is provided at the front end of the clamping joint 405b, a limit clamping strip 405b-2 is provided at the side, a movable spring 405b-3 is provided at the rear end of the clamping joint 405b, and a sensing block 405b-4 is provided inside the movable spring 405b-3.

[0077] Preferably, the prismatic protrusion 405b-1 is in the shape of a flat-topped quadrangular pyramid; the card interface 404f is divided into two upper and lower parts, also in the shape of a flat-topped quadrangular pyramid, which are adapted to the prismatic protrusion 405b-1.

[0078] Preferably, the movable spring 405b-3 enables the prismatic protrusion 405b-1 to have a certain degree of mobility, and the limiting clamping strip 405b-2 enables the prismatic protrusion 405b-1 to rotate along with the output end of the deflection motor 405a.

[0079] Preferably, when the movable plate 403 is translated under the action of the telescopic frame 402, the deflection rod 404 is translated following the movable plate 403; at this time, if the tire of the vehicle is in a deflected state, one of the two extrusion strips 404b will be squeezed first. At this time, the extrusion strip 404b squeezes the rib-shaped protrusion 405b-1, and after the rear end of the card joint 405b triggers the sensing block 405b-4, the two rib-shaped protrusions 405b-1 are finally inserted into the card interface 404f. At this time, the deflection motor 405a at this end will start and drive the deflection rod 404 to deflect, and the other end of the deflection rod 404 will deviate from the other deflection motor 405a. Finally, one side of the deflection rod 404 is in contact with the tire; the rotation angle of the deflection motor 405a is the deflection angle of the tire.

[0080] Two guide rails 600 may be provided, located on both sides of the sensing area 500 .

[0081] When in use, the driver parks the car in the parking space 100 area, and adjusts the vehicle position according to the lighting status of the warning lights 300 until all the warning lights 300 are lit; then, the detection mechanism 400 will move to both sides of the vehicle tires, and then detect the status of the tires, and then feedback the detection results to the active charging head 204, the active charging head 204 will deflect according to the data, and then the automatic charging robot 200 will automatically dock with the charging port of the vehicle, and finally complete the charging operation.

[0082] After charging is completed, the detection mechanism 400 will reverse along the guide rail 600 into the storage box 601. During the return journey, the meshing tooth head 405e will engage with the inner core of the unlocking rack 602 again. Through the rotation of the unlocking head 405f, the card connector 405b will be squeezed again, so that the card interface 404f is disengaged from the card connector 405b, and the squeezing strip 404b will be reset under the action of the reset spring 404d, waiting for the next use.

[0083] In summary, the device uses the warning light 300 to guide the owner to park the vehicle at the target area, uses the detection mechanism 400 to measure the four tires of the vehicle, and determines whether the vehicle body is in a tilted state through the state of the wheels. After that, the vehicle body deflection angle is mainly obtained through the rear wheels, and then the charging connector is adaptively adjusted to finally complete the charging operation; the device relaxes the requirements for the vehicle parking state and optimizes the performance of the charging robot.

[0084] It is important to note that the construction and arrangement of the present application shown in a number of different exemplary embodiments are only exemplary. Although only a few embodiments are described in detail in this disclosure, it should be readily understood by those who refer to this disclosure that many modifications are possible (e.g., the size, scale, structure, shape and proportion of various elements, as well as parameter values ​​(e.g., temperature, pressure, etc.), mounting arrangements, use of materials, color, changes in orientation, etc.) without substantially departing from the novel teachings and advantages of the subject matter described in this application. For example, an element shown as integrally formed may be composed of multiple parts or elements, the position of the element may be inverted or otherwise changed, and the nature or number or position of the discrete element may be changed or changed. Therefore, all such modifications are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention. The order or sequence of any process or method steps may be changed or reordered according to an alternative embodiment. In the claims, any "device plus function" clause is intended to cover the structure described herein that performs the function, and is not only structurally equivalent but also equivalent structure. Other substitutions, modifications, changes and omissions may be made in the design, operating conditions and arrangement of the exemplary embodiments without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the invention is not limited to a specific embodiment, but extends to numerous modifications still falling within the scope of the appended claims.

[0085] Additionally, in order to provide a concise description of exemplary embodiments, all features of an actual embodiment may not be described (ie, those features that are not relevant to the best mode presently contemplated for carrying out the invention or those features that are not relevant to implementing the invention).

[0086] It will be appreciated that in the development of any actual implementation, as in any engineering or design project, numerous implementation-specific decisions may be made. Such a development effort may be complex and time-consuming, but will be a routine task of design, fabrication, and production for those of ordinary skill having the benefit of this disclosure without undue experimentation.

[0087] It should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention rather than to limit it. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that the technical solutions of the present invention may be modified or replaced by equivalents without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the present invention, which should all be included in the scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A car charging station with a vehicle guidance function, comprising a parking space (100) used as an area for parking vehicles; an automatic charging robot (200) providing automatic charging; A road sign (700) is used as a driving track of the automatic charging robot (200); the characteristics of the road sign (700) are: include, The sensing area (500) is used for pressure sensing, and performs pressure sensing on the four tires of the vehicle, and converts the pressure sensing situation into a signal used as a trigger signal for the warning light; A warning light (300) is used as a light warning to provide feedback on whether the tire of the vehicle is in contact with the sensing area (500); A detection mechanism (400) is used to detect the deflection angle of the tire of the vehicle when it is parked; A guide rail (600) serving as a travel track for the detection mechanism (400); The detection mechanism (400) is mounted on the guide rail (600), and the detection mechanism (400) can move along the guide rail (600); The guide rail (600) is located on one side of the sensing area (500); The detection mechanism (400) comprises a side bottom plate (401), one side of the side bottom plate (401) is connected to a movable plate (403) via a telescopic frame (402), and the lower end of the side bottom plate (401) is connected to the upper end surface of a movable bracket (406); The movable bracket (406) is in an inverted U shape, and a plurality of rollers (408) are arranged inside, wherein one of the rollers (408) is connected to the output end of the driving motor (407); One side of the movable plate (403) is connected to two ends of the deflection rod (404) via a deflection driving member (405); The deflection driving component (405) comprises a deflection motor (405a), and an output end of the deflection motor (405a) is connected to a card connector (405b) via a connector (405c); A lower connecting block (405j) is provided below the deflection motor (405a), and the upper end of the lower connecting block (405j) is also connected to the card connector (405b) via the connector (405c); The deflection driving member (405) further comprises a movable column (405d), the movable column (405d) passing through the lower connecting block (405j), and the middle part of the movable column (405d) being movably connected to the lower connecting block (405j); an unlocking head (405f) is provided at the upper end of the movable column (405d), and an engaging tooth head (405e) is provided at the lower end; A side of the movable plate (403) close to the deflection rod (404) is provided with a clamping groove (403a) and a bearing plate (403b); A deflection column (404a) is provided at the lower end of the deflection rod (404); the deflection column (404a) is L-shaped, and the upper end of the deflection column (404a) is movably connected to the bottom surface of the deflection rod (404); the other end of the deflection column (404a) is placed inside the clamping groove (403a) through a spherical head, and this end can move in the clamping groove (403a); Extrusion strips (404b) are provided at both ends of the deflection rod (404), the extrusion strip (404b) passes through the deflection rod (404), movable grooves (404e) are provided inside the two ends of the deflection rod (404), a movable joint (404c) and a return spring (404d) are provided inside the movable groove (404e), the movable joint (404c) is fixed to the extrusion strip (404b), one end of the return spring (404d) is fixed to the movable joint (404c), and the other end is fixed to the inner wall of the movable groove (404e); a card interface (404f) is provided at the inner end of the extrusion strip (404b); The front end of the card joint (405b) is provided with a ridge-shaped protrusion (405b-1), the side is provided with a limit card strip (405b-2), the rear end of the card joint (405b) is provided with a movable spring (405b-3), and the inside of the movable spring (405b-3) is provided with a sensing block (405b-4).

2. The vehicle charging station with vehicle guidance function as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The automatic charging robot (200) comprises a box body (201), the lower end of the box body (201) is provided with an induction roller (202), the upper end of the box body (201) is provided with a manipulator (203), and the movable end of the manipulator (203) is connected to a movable charging head (204) via a movable shaft; The angle measured by the detection mechanism (400) is transmitted as a signal to the automatic charging robot (200) and is used as a deflection angle of the movable charging head (204) when docking with a vehicle charging port.

3. The vehicle charging station with vehicle guidance function as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: A storage box (601) is provided at one end of the guide rail (600), and an unlocking rack (602) is provided at one side of the guide rail (600); The storage box (601) is used to store the detection mechanism (400); a rack is provided at the upper end of the unlocking rack (602).

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