Rotating disc type battery changing cabinet

Abstract

The invention discloses a rotating disc type battery changing cabinet, and belongs to the technical field of battery changing cabinets, the rotating disc type battery changing cabinet specifically comprises a cabinet body, a rotating disc and battery cabins, the rotating disc and the battery cabins are arranged in the cabinet body, the number of the battery cabins is at least two, the battery cabins are distributed on the rotating disc in a circumferential array mode, and the rotating disc is controlled to move through a first driving assembly. The cabinet body is provided with a battery inlet and outlet corresponding to the rotating disc, a bin door is arranged at the position of the battery inlet and outlet, and the bin door is controlled by a second driving assembly to open / close the inlet and outlet. According to the scheme, the rotating disc is arranged to drive the battery bins on the rotating disc to correspond to the battery inlet and outlet, exchange with batteries in the battery bins can be completed through one battery inlet and outlet, the number of bin doors is effectively reduced, meanwhile, the bin doors are driven to be opened and closed through the second driving assembly, human intervention is avoided, and the bin doors are effectively protected.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention belongs to the technical field of power exchange cabinets, and in particular relates to a turntable type power exchange cabinet. Background Art

[0002] The battery swap cabinet, also known as the shared battery cabinet, is a quick battery replacement product mainly launched for users of two-wheeled and other light multi-wheeled electric vehicles. It can help these users quickly replace electric vehicle batteries, solving the problem of low practical efficiency of electric vehicles due to insufficient power. Especially for industries such as food delivery, errands, and express delivery, it improves the work efficiency of such work and brings great convenience.

[0003] At present, the common battery swap cabinets on the market are all in the shape of a vertically arranged square cabinet with multiple layers of battery compartments. For example, the invention patent with publication number CN221885238U discloses a battery swap cabinet structure, which shows the overall form of a conventional battery swap cabinet, which mainly includes a cabinet body, and a number of battery compartments for battery insertion and charging are arranged inside the cabinet. The cabinet body is provided with inlets and outlets for entering and exiting batteries, the same number as the battery compartments, and a battery compartment door is usually hinged at the inlet and outlet on the cabinet body.

[0004] Since the battery compartment door and the battery compartment of the existing battery swap cabinet are configured in equal amounts, when in use, if the door is closed with great force under the influence of external force, it is easy to cause damage to the cabinet body / battery compartment door after a long time. If the battery swap cabinet has waterproof strips at the battery inlet and outlet, the waterproof strips are also easily damaged, making the battery swap cabinet prone to water ingress on rainy days, resulting in increased safety risks. Therefore, a new solution is needed to improve the above problems. Summary of the invention

[0005] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a turntable type power exchange cabinet to solve the problems raised in the above background technology.

[0006] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, a technical solution adopted by the present invention is: a turntable-type battery exchange cabinet, comprising a cabinet body, a rotating disk and a battery compartment, wherein the rotating disk and the battery compartment are arranged in the cabinet body, the battery compartment comprises at least two battery compartments distributed in a circular array on the rotating disk, the rotating disk is controlled to move by a driving component, the cabinet body is provided with battery inlets and outlets corresponding to the rotating disk, a compartment door is provided at the battery inlet and outlet, and the compartment door is controlled to open / close the inlet and outlet by a driving component.

[0007] Preferably, the drive assembly 1 and the rotating disk are arranged in any one of the following ways:

[0008] Mode 1: A rotating shaft 1 is provided in the cabinet, at least one rotating disk is provided on the rotating shaft 1, and the driving assembly 1 drives the rotating shaft 1 to rotate the rotating disk thereon;

[0009] Mode 2: At least two rotating shafts 1 are provided in the cabinet, each of the rotating shafts 1 is provided with at least one rotating disk, and each of the rotating shafts 1 drives the rotating disk thereon to rotate through a driving assembly 1;

[0010] Method three: at least one supporting and limiting shaft is arranged in the cabinet, the rotating disk is coaxial with the supporting and limiting shaft and rotates thereon, the rotating disk is provided with a driven gear / driven annular rack coaxial with the supporting and limiting shaft, and the driving assembly is provided with a driving gear meshing with the driven gear / driven annular rack.

[0011] Preferably, a support plate is provided in the cabinet, and a rolling member capable of rolling on the support plate is provided between the rotating disk and the support plate, and the rolling member can support the rotating disk.

[0012] Preferably, when the number of the support and limit axes is greater than one, the support and limit axes are coaxially arranged.

[0013] Preferably, the second driving component includes a guide rail, a driving wheel, a transmission wheel, a transmission belt and a second motor. The warehouse door slides on the guide rail, and the rotating shaft and the transmission wheel are respectively placed at both ends of the guide rail. The driving wheel drives the transmission wheel to rotate through the transmission belt, and the second motor drives the driving wheel to rotate, and the warehouse door is connected to the transmission belt.

[0014] Preferably, the battery compartment is provided with a limiting assembly to prevent the battery from escaping from the battery compartment, and the cabinet is provided with an unlocking member capable of releasing the limiting effect of the limiting assembly on the battery.

[0015] Preferably, the cabinet is provided with a placement table placed at the battery inlet and outlet.

[0016] Preferably, an appearance inspection module is provided in the cabinet to identify batteries with damaged appearance.

[0017] Preferably, a backup power supply is provided in the cabinet, and the backup power supply is electrically connected to the battery compartment.

[0018] Beneficial effects of the present invention: The present invention provides a rotating disk to drive the battery compartment on it to correspond to the battery inlet and outlet, so that the battery in the battery compartment can be exchanged through one battery inlet and outlet, which effectively reduces the number of compartment doors. At the same time, the compartment door is opened and closed by the driving component 2, which avoids human intervention and effectively realizes the protection of the compartment door.

[0019] Among them, by providing the support plate and the rolling element, the rotating disk can be effectively supported, thereby reducing the operating load of the driving component 1;

[0020] Among them, by setting up a coaxial layout of multiple support shafts, the maximum utilization of the space inside the cabinet is achieved;

[0021] Among them, by setting the limit assembly and the unlocking member, the stability of the battery in the battery compartment can be effectively ensured;

[0022] Among them, by setting up a placement table, the battery can be temporarily placed before entering the battery compartment, so as to find the opening position of the battery compartment and align it for placement;

[0023] Among them, by setting up an appearance inspection module, the appearance of the batteries entering the cabinet can be inspected, and batteries with leakage or damaged appearance can be warned to reduce the occurrence of safety hazards;

[0024] Among them, by setting up a backup power supply, when the main power supply is cut off, the fully charged batteries in the battery compartment can be guaranteed to be fully charged when the battery is replaced subsequently. For the batteries that are not fully charged in the battery compartment, they can be charged to facilitate the subsequent battery replacement. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the external structure of the first form of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the first form of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the connection structure between the driving assembly 1 and the rotating disk in the first form of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the external structure of the second form of the present invention;

[0029] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the second form of the present invention;

[0030] Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the third form of the present invention;

[0031] Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the external structure of the fourth form of the present invention;

[0032] Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the fourth form of the present invention;

[0033] Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram of the positional relationship between the battery compartment and the limiting assembly in the fourth form of the present invention;

[0034] Fig.10 is a schematic structural diagram of a position limiting assembly in a fourth form of the present invention;

[0035] Fig.11 It is a schematic diagram of the position of the door when the drive component 2 in the present invention closes the inlet and outlet;

[0036] Fig.12 It is a schematic diagram of the position of the door when the drive component 2 opens the inlet and outlet in the present invention;

[0037] Fig.13 It is a schematic diagram of the connection relationship and position relationship between the unlocking member and the door of the warehouse in the present invention;

[0038] In the figure: 1. cabinet; 2. bracket; 3. rotating disk; 4. battery compartment; 5. drive component 1; 6. battery inlet and outlet; 7. support plate; 8. rolling element; 9. operation screen; 10. backup power supply; 11. electric control area; 12. placement table; 13. driven gear / driven ring rack; 14. driving gear; 15. support beam; 16. fixed seat; 17. limit assembly; 1701, guide block; 1702, limit block; 1703, connecting block; 1704, reversing element; 1705, elastic element; 18, unlocking element; 19, door panel; 20, motor 2; 21, driving wheel; 22, transmission belt; 23, driven wheel; 24, connecting shaft; 25, guide rail; 26, compartment door. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0039] The preferred embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings so that the advantages and features of the present invention can be more easily understood by those skilled in the art, thereby making a clearer and more definite definition of the protection scope of the present invention.

[0040] Example:

[0041] See also Figure 1 , Figure 2 A turntable-type battery exchange cabinet comprises a cabinet body 1, a rotating disk 3 and a battery compartment 4. The rotating disk 3 and the battery compartment 4 are arranged in the cabinet body 1. The battery compartment 4 includes at least two and is distributed in a circular array on the rotating disk 3. The rotating disk 3 is controlled to move by a driving component 1 5. The cabinet body 1 is provided with a battery inlet and outlet 6 corresponding to the rotating disk 3. A compartment door 26 is provided at the battery inlet and outlet 6. The compartment door 26 is controlled to open / close the inlet and outlet by a driving component 2.

[0042] Among them, the power exchange cabinet is provided in various forms, which are specifically affected by the number of rotating disks 3 and the connection relationship with the driving assembly 5;

[0043] See also Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 , Fig.11 , Fig.12 The specific structure of the first form of the power exchange cabinet is as follows:

[0044] The power exchange cabinet includes a cabinet body 1, on which an electric control area 11 (distribution panel), an operation screen 9 for human-computer interaction and a door panel 19 with a battery inlet and outlet 6 are installed. A bracket 2 is arranged in the cabinet body 1, on which a drive component 5 is fixed. The drive component 5 can be composed of a motor and a reducer. A rotating shaft is fixed at the output end of the reducer, and a horizontally placed rotating disk 3 is fixed on the rotating shaft. The rotating disk 3 is driven by the motor to drive the reducer to rotate, so that the battery compartment 4 on the rotating disk 3 can pass through the battery inlet and outlet 6 in sequence, thereby completing the power exchange action;

[0045] Among them, see Figure 2 , Figure 3 A support plate 7 is fixed on the bracket 2, and a rolling member capable of rolling on the support plate 7 is provided between the rotating disk 3 and the support plate 7. Specifically, the rolling member can be a roller fixed under the rotating disk 3. The support of the roller on the support plate 7 can reduce the burden of the reducer rotation and effectively ensure the service life of the product;

[0046] Among them, see Fig.11 , Fig.12 , the second driving component includes a guide rail 25, a driving wheel 21, a driven wheel 23, a transmission belt 22 and a second motor 20, the warehouse door 26 slides on the guide rail 25, the driving wheel 21 and the driven wheel 23 are respectively placed at both ends of the guide rail 25, the second motor 20 drives the driving wheel 21 to rotate, the driving wheel 21 drives the driven wheel 23 to rotate through the transmission belt 22, and the warehouse door 26 is fixed to the transmission belt 22 through a connecting plate (not shown). In order to ensure the stability of the movement of the warehouse door 26, in this embodiment, two groups of driving wheels 21, transmission wheels, and transmission belts 22 are provided, and the two driving wheels 21 / driven wheels 23 are connected by a connecting shaft 24;

[0047] In addition, see Figure 1 , Figure 2 A placement table 12 is provided on the cabinet 1 and is placed at the battery inlet and outlet 6. An appearance inspection module (not shown) is provided in the cabinet 1 to identify batteries with damaged appearance. A backup power supply 10 electrically connected to the battery compartment 4 is also provided in the cabinet 1.

[0048] See also Figure 4 , Figure 5 The specific structure of the second form of the power exchange cabinet is as follows:

[0049] The other structures are consistent with the first type of battery exchange cabinet. The difference from the first type of battery exchange cabinet is that in the second type, there are multiple rotating disks, each of which has a number of battery compartments 4 distributed in a circular array. The multiple rotating disks are fixed together on a rotating shaft driven by a drive component 5. In order to cooperate with the use of multiple rotating disks 3, a support plate 7 is provided under each rotating disk 3, and rolling parts are provided between the support plate 7 and the rotating disk 3. At the same time, battery inlets and outlets 6 that match the number of rotating disks 3 are opened on the door panel 19, and a compartment door 26 is configured at each battery inlet and outlet 6, and each compartment door 26 is driven by a drive component 2.

[0050] See also Figure 6 The specific structure of the third form of the power exchange cabinet is as follows:

[0051] The other structures are consistent with the first form of the power exchange cabinet. What is different from the first form of the power exchange cabinet is that in the third form, there is no rotating shaft 2 in the cabinet body 1, but a supporting limit shaft is provided. The rotating disk 3 is coaxial with the supporting limit shaft and rotates thereon. Specifically, a bearing (not marked) is fixed on the supporting limit shaft, the inner ring of the bearing is sleeved on the supporting limit shaft and fixed thereon, and the outer ring of the bearing is fixedly connected to the rotating disk 3 so that the rotating disk 3 can move relative to the supporting limit shaft. The rotating disk 3 is provided with a driven gear / driven annular rack 13 coaxial with the supporting limit shaft, and the driving assembly 15 is provided with a driving gear 14 meshing with the driven gear / driven annular rack 13. The driving assembly 15 drives the driving gear 14 to rotate, thereby driving the rotating disk 3;

[0052] In addition, in other embodiments, a plurality of rotating disks 3 may be provided, and each rotating disk 3 is respectively controlled by a rotating component.

[0053] See also Figure 7 , Figure 8 , Fig.13 The specific structure of the fourth form of the power exchange cabinet is as follows:

[0054] The other structures are consistent with the first form of power exchange cabinet. The difference from the first form of power exchange cabinet is that the rotating disk 3 in this scheme is in a vertically arranged state, and a support beam 15 is fixed on the bracket 2, and a fixed seat 16 is fixed on the support beam 15. A bearing is fixed in the fixed seat 16, and the rotating shaft is fixed to the inner ring of the bearing in the fixed seat 16 to reduce the burden of the driving component 5. At the same time, the rotating disk 3 in this scheme is fixed on a rotating shaft respectively, and each rotating disk 3 is driven by a driving component 5 respectively. Among them, under this setting form, it is particularly necessary to ensure the stability of the battery compartment 4 and the battery fixation. Therefore, it is necessary to set a limit component 17 to prevent the battery from detaching from the battery compartment 4. At the same time, an unlocking member 18 that can release the limiting effect of the limit component 17 on the battery is provided in the cabinet body 1. Specifically, the limit component 17 includes a limit block 1702, a guide block 1701, an elastic member 1705, a connecting block 1703 and a reversing member 1704, and the guide block 1701 is a fixed member on the battery compartment. 4, the limit block 1702 slides in the guide block 1701 and one end of it can extend out of the guide block 1701 and enter the battery compartment 4, the connecting block 1703 is fixed on the battery compartment 4, the reversing member 1704 is hinged to the connecting block 1703, and one end of it is connected to the limit block 1702, one end of the elastic member 1705 is fixed on the battery compartment 4, and the other end of it is connected to the limit block 1702 and exerts a force on it to enter the battery compartment 4, and the unlocking member 18 is a fixed on the compartment door. The rod body on 26 moves simultaneously with the compartment door 26. When in use, the compartment door 26 moves and opens. At the same time, the unlocking member 18 moves with the compartment door 26 and during the opening process of the compartment door 26, it contacts and drives the reversing member 1704 to move at one end away from the limit block 1702. At this time, under the action of the lever, the limit block 1702 moves and contacts the battery in the battery compartment 4 to limit the battery so that the battery can be taken out. Of course, in other embodiments, the movement of the limit member can also be controlled by a cylinder, etc.

[0055] In addition, it should be noted that, in the above solution, if there are multiple rotation axes / support limit axes, all the rotation axes / support limit axes are coaxially arranged.

[0056] The above descriptions are merely embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the patent scope of the present invention. Any equivalent structural transformations made using the contents of the present invention's specification and drawings, or directly or indirectly applied in other related technical fields, are also included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A turntable type power exchange cabinet, characterized in that: The invention comprises a cabinet (1), a rotating disk (3) and a battery compartment (4), wherein the rotating disk (3) and the battery compartment (4) are arranged in the cabinet (1), the battery compartment (4) comprises at least two and is distributed on the rotating disk (3), the rotating disk (3) is controlled to move by a driving component (5), a battery inlet and outlet (6) corresponding to the rotating disk (3) is arranged on the cabinet (1), a compartment door (26) is arranged at the battery inlet and outlet (6), and the compartment door (26) is controlled by a driving component (2) to open / close the battery inlet and outlet (6).

2. A turntable type power exchange cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that: The configuration of the driving assembly 1 (5) and the rotating disk (3) includes any one of the following: Mode 1: A rotating shaft (1) is disposed in the cabinet (1), at least one rotating disk (3) is disposed on the rotating shaft (1), and the driving component (1) drives the rotating shaft (1) to rotate the rotating disk (3) thereon; Mode 2: At least two rotating shafts (1) are arranged in the cabinet (1), each of the rotating shafts (1) is provided with at least one rotating disk (3), and each of the rotating shafts (1) drives the rotating disk (3) thereon to rotate via a driving assembly (5); Method three: at least one supporting limit shaft is arranged in the cabinet (1); the rotating disk (3) is coaxial with the supporting limit shaft and rotates thereon; the rotating disk (3) is provided with a driven gear / driven annular rack (13) coaxial with the supporting limit shaft; and the driving component (5) is provided with a driving gear (14) meshing with the driven gear / driven annular rack (13).

3. A turntable type power exchange cabinet according to claim 2, characterized in that: A support plate (7) is arranged in the cabinet (1), and a rolling member (8) capable of rolling on the support plate (7) is arranged between the rotating disk (3) and the support plate (7), and the rolling member is capable of supporting the rotating disk (3).

4. A turntable type power exchange cabinet according to claim 2, characterized in that: When the number of the supporting and limiting axes is greater than one, the supporting and limiting axes are coaxially arranged.

5. The turntable type power exchange cabinet according to claim 2, characterized in that: The second driving assembly comprises a guide rail (25), a driving wheel (21), a driven wheel (23), a transmission belt (22) and a second motor (20); the warehouse door (26) slides on the guide rail (25); the driving wheel (21) and the transmission wheel are respectively arranged at two ends of the guide rail (25); the driving wheel (21) drives the transmission wheel to rotate through the transmission belt (22); the second motor (20) drives the driving wheel (21) to rotate; the warehouse door (26) is connected to the transmission belt (22) and moves with it.

6. A turntable type power exchange cabinet according to claim 2, characterized in that: The battery compartment (4) is provided with a limiting assembly (17) for preventing the battery from being separated from the battery compartment (4), and the cabinet (1) is provided with an unlocking member (18) capable of releasing the limiting effect of the limiting assembly (17) on the battery.

7. The turntable type power exchange cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cabinet (1) is provided with a placement platform (12) placed at the battery inlet and outlet (6).

8. The turntable type power exchange cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that: An appearance detection module is arranged in the cabinet (1) to identify batteries with damaged appearance.

9. The turntable type power exchange cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that: A backup power supply (10) is provided in the cabinet (1), and the backup power supply (10) is electrically connected to the battery compartment (4).

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