Device for rapidly replacing AGV energy storage battery without power failure and use method thereof

Abstract

The invention discloses a device for rapidly replacing an AGV energy storage battery without power failure and a use method thereof, the device comprises a battery storage cabin, a battery transmission mechanism and a mechanical arm, and is characterized in that a battery replacement control module is arranged in the battery transmission mechanism, and a to-be-charged battery position and a full-charge battery position are arranged on the battery transmission mechanism; the system further comprises an AGV, the AGV is provided with an AGV control system, and the AGV is further provided with an AGV standby battery. The AGV battery can be quickly replaced, manual participation links in the battery replacement process are reduced, the problems that an AGV control system stops working due to power failure and AGV state information is lost in the upper position in the AGV battery replacement process are solved, the AGV can directly participate in a production task after battery replacement is completed, operations such as power-on restarting, system insertion and state information recovery are not needed, the utilization rate of the AGV is increased, production is promoted, and the production efficiency is improved. The production efficiency is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of intelligent manufacturing, and in particular to a device for quickly replacing an AGV energy storage battery without power failure and a method for using the device. Background Art

[0002] With the development of smart factories, more and more automated guided vehicles (AGVs) have come into people's view. They occupy an important position in the field of smart manufacturing with their safety, efficiency, flexibility and versatility. Existing AGVs mainly rely on energy storage batteries to provide power. When charging is needed, one solution is to replace the energy storage battery. Replacing the energy storage battery will cause the AGV control system to lose power, the upper position will lose the AGV status, and the AGV needs to be reinserted into the system after the battery replacement is completed. Another solution is that the AGV goes to the charging point to automatically complete the charging, but the AGV cannot accept tasks during charging, resulting in reduced AGV utilization and production efficiency.

[0003] Therefore, it is urgent to invent a device and a method for using the device that can replace the AGV battery without power failure in the current production process. Summary of the invention

[0004] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a device for quickly replacing AGV energy storage batteries without power failure and a method of using the device, so as to solve the problems of power failure and AGV control system stopping working and upper-level loss of AGV status information during AGV battery replacement, so that the AGV can directly participate in production tasks after the battery replacement is completed without powering on, restarting, inserting the system, restoring status information, etc., thereby improving the utilization rate of AGV, promoting production, and improving production efficiency.

[0005] The technical solution of the present invention is as follows:

[0006] The present invention discloses a device for quickly replacing AGV energy storage batteries without power outage, comprising a battery storage compartment, a battery transmission mechanism and a robotic arm, and is characterized in that a battery replacement control module is arranged in the battery transmission mechanism, and positions for batteries to be charged and fully charged are arranged on the battery transmission mechanism; the device also comprises an AGV, an AGV control system is arranged on the AGV, and an AGV spare battery is also arranged on the AGV.

[0007] The battery storage compartment can charge batteries with insufficient power and provide fully charged energy storage batteries for replacement by the AGV; the robotic arm is used to take out the AGV's batteries to be charged and put them into the battery storage compartment, and take out fully charged batteries from the battery storage compartment and install them on the AGV; the AGV backup battery is a small-capacity battery installed on the AGV, and only powers the AGV control system when the AGV is changing power; the battery change control module is used to control the action of the robotic arm and the battery transmission mechanism.

[0008] Furthermore, the battery storage compartment is connected to a power source for charging replaced rechargeable batteries and storing fully charged batteries.

[0009] Furthermore, the robotic arm is disposed next to the battery transmission mechanism and can work on the battery-changing AGV and the battery storage compartment simultaneously.

[0010] Furthermore, the to-be-charged position and the fully-charged position are arranged on the plane of the transmission mechanism, and the to-be-charged battery position is located on the other side of the fully-charged battery position.

[0011] Furthermore, the capacity of the AGV backup battery is smaller than that of the normal energy storage battery, and is only used to power the AGV control system after removing the battery to be charged when the AGV replaces the battery.

[0012] A method for using a device for quickly replacing an AGV energy storage battery without power failure, using the above-mentioned device for quickly replacing an AGV energy storage battery without power failure, characterized in that it includes the following steps:

[0013] When the AGV battery reaches the battery replacement threshold, the AGV control system controls the AGV to reach the battery replacement location;

[0014] Furthermore, the AGV control system switches the power supply from the energy storage battery to the AGV backup battery;

[0015] Further, the AGV control system communicates with the battery swap control module, allowing the battery swap control module to start working;

[0016] Furthermore, the battery replacement control module controls the robot arm to take out a fully-charged battery from the battery storage compartment and place it in the fully-charged battery position of the battery transfer mechanism;

[0017] Further, the battery exchange control module controls the robot arm to place the AGV battery to be charged into the battery position to be charged of the battery transmission mechanism;

[0018] Furthermore, the battery exchange control module controls the robot arm to take out the battery to be charged from the AGV and put it into an empty position in the battery storage compartment to charge the battery;

[0019] Furthermore, the battery replacement control module controls the battery conveying mechanism to convey the fully charged battery to the front of the robotic arm, in preparation for the robotic arm to install the fully charged battery;

[0020] Furthermore, the battery replacement control module controls the robot arm to take a fully charged battery from the battery conveying mechanism, install it into the AGV, and replace the fully charged battery for the AGV;

[0021] Further, the AGV control system switches the power supply, switching the AGV backup battery to power the AGV control system to the energy storage battery to power the AGV control system, the power system, and the AGV backup battery;

[0022] Furthermore, the battery replacement is completed and the AGV resumes production.

[0023] In summary, due to the adoption of the above technical solution, the beneficial effects of the present invention are:

[0024] 1. The device for quickly replacing AGV energy storage batteries without power outage and the method for using the device can realize the rapid replacement of AGV batteries, reduce the manual participation in the battery replacement process, and solve the problems of the AGV control system powering off and stopping working, and the upper level losing AGV status information during the AGV battery replacement process.

[0025] 2. The present invention enables the AGV to directly participate in production tasks after the battery replacement is completed, without the need for power-on restart, system insertion, and restoration of status information, thereby improving the utilization rate of the AGV, promoting production, and improving production efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] The present invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0027] Figure 1 It is an overall schematic diagram of a device for quickly replacing AGV energy storage batteries without power outage and a method for using the device;

[0028] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the battery replacement process of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] All features disclosed in this specification, or steps in all methods or processes disclosed, except mutually exclusive features and / or steps, can be combined in any manner.

[0030] Any feature disclosed in this specification (including any additional claims and abstract), unless otherwise stated, may be replaced by other equivalent or alternative features having similar purposes. That is, unless otherwise stated, each feature is only an example of a series of equivalent or similar features.

[0031] The present invention discloses a device for quickly replacing AGV energy storage batteries without power outage, comprising a battery storage compartment, a battery transmission mechanism and a robotic arm, and is characterized in that a battery replacement control module is arranged in the battery transmission mechanism, and positions for batteries to be charged and fully charged are arranged on the battery transmission mechanism; the device also comprises an AGV, an AGV control system is arranged on the AGV, and an AGV spare battery is also arranged on the AGV.

[0032] The battery storage compartment can charge batteries with insufficient power and provide fully charged energy storage batteries for replacement by the AGV; the robotic arm is used to take out the AGV's batteries to be charged and put them into the battery storage compartment, and take out fully charged batteries from the battery storage compartment and install them on the AGV; the AGV backup battery is a small-capacity battery installed on the AGV, and only powers the AGV control system when the AGV is changing power; the battery change control module is used to control the action of the robotic arm and the battery transmission mechanism.

[0033] The features and performance of the present invention are further described in detail below in conjunction with the embodiments.

[0034] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 As shown, when the battery of the AGV needs to be replaced, the following steps are performed:

[0035] When the AGV battery reaches the battery replacement threshold, the AGV control system controls the AGV to reach the battery replacement location;

[0036] Furthermore, the AGV control system switches the power supply from the energy storage battery to the AGV backup battery;

[0037] Further, the AGV control system communicates with the battery swap control module, allowing the battery swap control module to start working;

[0038] Furthermore, the battery replacement control module controls the robot arm to take out a fully-charged battery from the battery storage compartment and place it in the fully-charged battery position of the battery transfer mechanism;

[0039] Further, the battery exchange control module controls the robot arm to place the AGV battery to be charged into the battery position to be charged of the battery transmission mechanism;

[0040] Furthermore, the battery exchange control module controls the robot arm to take out the battery to be charged from the AGV and put it into an empty position in the battery storage compartment to charge the battery;

[0041] Furthermore, the battery replacement control module controls the battery conveying mechanism to convey the fully charged battery to the front of the robotic arm, in preparation for the robotic arm to install the fully charged battery;

[0042] Furthermore, the battery replacement control module controls the robot arm to take a fully charged battery from the battery conveying mechanism, install it into the AGV, and replace the fully charged battery for the AGV;

[0043] Further, the AGV control system switches the power supply, switching the AGV backup battery to power the AGV control system to the energy storage battery to power the AGV control system, the power system, and the AGV backup battery;

[0044] Furthermore, the battery replacement is completed and the AGV resumes production.

[0045] The above-mentioned embodiments only express the specific implementation methods of the present application, and the descriptions thereof are relatively specific and detailed, but they cannot be understood as limiting the protection scope of the present application. It should be pointed out that, for ordinary technicians in this field, several variations and improvements can be made without departing from the technical solution concept of the present application, and these all belong to the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A device for quickly replacing AGV energy storage batteries without power outage, comprising a battery storage compartment, a battery transmission mechanism and a robotic arm, characterized in that: A battery replacement control module is arranged in the battery transmission mechanism, and positions for batteries to be charged and fully charged batteries are arranged on the battery transmission mechanism; an AGV is also included, and an AGV control system and an AGV backup battery are arranged on the AGV.

2. The device for quickly replacing AGV energy storage batteries without power outage according to claim 1, characterized in that: The battery storage compartment is connected to a power source.

3. The device for quickly replacing AGV energy storage batteries without power outage according to claim 1, characterized in that: The robotic arm is installed next to the battery transfer mechanism and can work on the battery-changing AGV and the battery storage compartment at the same time.

4. The device for quickly replacing AGV energy storage batteries without power outage according to claim 1, characterized in that: The to-be-charged position and the fully-charged position are arranged on the plane of the transmission mechanism, and the to-be-charged battery position is located on the other side of the fully-charged battery position.

5. A device for quickly replacing AGV energy storage batteries without power outage according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The capacity of AGV backup batteries is smaller than that of normal energy storage batteries.

6. A method for using a device for quickly replacing AGV energy storage batteries without power outage, using the device for quickly replacing AGV energy storage batteries without power outage as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that: The following steps are involved: S1: The AGV battery reaches the battery replacement threshold, and the AGV control system controls the AGV to reach the battery replacement location; S2: The AGV control system switches the power supply from the energy storage battery to the AGV backup battery; S3: The AGV control system communicates with the battery swap control module, allowing the battery swap control module to start working; S4: The battery replacement control module controls the robotic arm to take out the fully-charged battery from the battery storage compartment and place it in the fully-charged battery position of the battery transfer mechanism; S5: The battery replacement control module controls the robot arm to place the AGV battery to be charged into the battery position to be charged of the battery transmission mechanism; S6: The battery replacement control module controls the robot arm to take out the AGV battery to be charged and put it into the empty position of the battery storage compartment to charge the battery; S7: The battery replacement control module controls the battery conveying mechanism to convey the fully charged battery to the front of the robotic arm, preparing for the robotic arm to install the fully charged battery; S8: The battery replacement control module controls the robot arm to take a fully charged battery from the battery conveying mechanism, install it into the AGV, and replace the fully charged battery for the AGV; S9: The AGV control system switches the power supply, switching the AGV backup battery to power the AGV control system to the energy storage battery to power the AGV control system, power system, and AGV backup battery; S10: Battery replacement is completed and AGV resumes production.

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