A shared battery intelligent charging and switching cabinet and its management and control method

Abstract

The present invention provides a shared battery intelligent charging and exchange cabinet and its management and control method, including a cabinet body and a battery. The cabinet body is provided with a plurality of battery storage cavities for battery insertion in an array. The cabinet body is provided with a mechanism cavity on the back corresponding to each battery storage cavity. The battery storage cavity and the mechanism cavity are connected through a lock tongue insertion hole. The back of each battery is provided with a lock tongue that can be inserted into the lock tongue insertion hole. The lock tongue is provided with a lock hole through which it is transversely penetrated. Each mechanism cavity is provided with a locking mechanism that can lock the lock hole. Two adjacent mechanism cavities are arranged in a through-hole arrangement. The two adjacent locking mechanisms are linked by a linkage mechanism. When one locking mechanism locks the lock hole, the other locking mechanism unlocks the lock hole. The two adjacent locking mechanisms are linked together. Only when the inserted low-power battery is locked, the fully charged battery will be unlocked synchronously. This allows the low-power battery and the fully charged battery to achieve synchronous locking and unlocking steps, reducing unnecessary theft and other problems.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of shared batteries, and in particular to a shared battery intelligent charging and swapping cabinet and a management and control method thereof. Background Art

[0002] With the rapid development of online-to-offline (O2O) platforms, the food delivery and express delivery businesses have experienced significant growth in the past two years, with average daily orders exceeding 10 million during peak periods. Two-wheeled electric vehicles are the primary mode of transportation for delivery drivers and couriers. Currently, these two-wheeled electric vehicles have two key characteristics: they rely on lead-acid batteries as their power source, and they are self-charging. These two characteristics have severely hampered the rapid development of the industry. Firstly, lead-acid batteries, with their poor battery life, long charging times, rapid battery depletion, bulk, weight, and low efficiency, are no longer sufficient to meet the needs of the food delivery and express delivery industries.

[0003] Secondly, the way delivery drivers and couriers charge their own batteries seriously affects the efficiency of delivery. Therefore, replacing electric vehicle batteries has become an effective solution to this pain point.

[0004] The most critical technical point at present is how to prevent battery theft and how to ensure that the replaced battery is safely recycled. Currently, the market uses a program-controlled electronic lock to perform a single-control battery lock. That is, the user takes out the fully charged battery, puts the battery to be charged back, and then locks the battery. This method relies heavily on people's integrity.

[0005] If the locking and unlocking steps of the deficient battery and the fully charged battery can be synchronized, unnecessary theft and other problems will be reduced. Based on this, this case was born. Summary of the Invention

[0006] (1) Technical problems solved

[0007] In response to the deficiencies in the prior art, the present invention provides a shared battery intelligent charging and swapping cabinet and a management and control method thereof, which solves the problems raised in the above background technology.

[0008] (2) Technical solution

[0009] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention is implemented through the following technical solutions: a shared battery intelligent charging and exchange cabinet, comprising a cabinet body and a battery, wherein the cabinet body is provided with a plurality of battery storage cavities for inserting batteries in an array, and the cabinet body is provided with a mechanism cavity on the back corresponding to each battery storage cavity, and the battery storage cavity and the mechanism cavity are connected through a lock tongue socket, and a lock tongue that can be inserted into the lock tongue socket is provided on the back of each battery, and a lock hole is provided in the lock tongue horizontally, and a locking mechanism that can lock the lock hole is provided in each mechanism cavity, and two adjacent mechanism cavities are arranged as a group, and the two adjacent locking mechanisms are linked by a linkage mechanism. When one of the locking mechanisms locks the lock hole, the other locking mechanism unlocks the lock hole.

[0010] Preferably, the locking mechanism includes a support ring, a ring hook, several I-shaped guide wheels, a main gear, a driving gear, and a rack. The support ring is fixed in the mechanism cavity, and several guide wheels are rotatably set on the support ring and arranged at equal angles along its circumferential direction. The ring hook is circumferentially slidably adapted in the grooves of several guide wheels. The inner ring of the ring hook is a gear ring. The rotating shaft of the main gear is pivotally connected to the gear frame and meshes with the inner ring teeth of the ring hook. The driving gear is coaxially connected to the main gear. The rack is slidably adapted in the mechanism cavity through a sliding assembly and is arranged along the insertion direction of the battery. The end of the rack is provided with a top plate corresponding to the end of the lock tongue. The rotating shafts of the main gears of the two adjacent groups of locking mechanisms are linked through a linkage mechanism. The ring hook can pass through the lock hole after rotating a certain angle, and the ring hook is provided with a notch for the lock tongue to pass through.

[0011] Preferably, the linkage mechanism includes two sprockets and a chain, the two sprockets are coaxially connected to the rotating shafts of the main gears of two adjacent locking mechanisms, and the two sprockets are connected through chain transmission.

[0012] Preferably, a charging plug is provided on one side of the gear rack corresponding to the lock tongue, a plug through-hole for the charging plug to pass through is provided on the top plate, and a charging socket adapted to the charging plug is provided at the end of the lock tongue.

[0013] Preferably, the sliding assembly includes a guide rail, which is arranged in the mechanism cavity along the insertion direction of the battery, and the back of the rack is slidably adapted on the guide rail.

[0014] Preferably, an electromagnet is provided in the mechanism cavity, and a magnetic block corresponding to the electromagnet is provided at the head of the rack. When the electromagnet is energized, the magnetic poles of one side corresponding to the magnetic block are the same.

[0015] Preferably, an indicator light is provided at the corresponding battery storage cavity on each cabinet, and a trigger switch is also provided on one side of the corresponding top plate of the gear rack in the mechanism cavity at the back of the battery storage cavity, and the trigger switch is electrically connected to the above-mentioned indicator light.

[0016] Preferably, a handle is provided on the outside of the battery.

[0017] (3) Beneficial effects

[0018] The present invention provides a shared battery intelligent charging and switching cabinet and its management and control method.

[0019] Beneficial effects:

[0020] 1. The shared battery intelligent charging and swapping cabinet and its management and control method link two adjacent locking mechanisms. Only when the inserted low-power battery is locked will the fully charged battery be unlocked synchronously, so that the low-power battery and the fully charged battery can achieve synchronous locking and unlocking steps, reducing unnecessary theft and other problems.

[0021] 2. This shared battery intelligent charging and swapping cabinet and its management and control method: When the lock tongue gradually presses the top plate inward, the charging plug slowly emerges from the plug hole and inserts into the charging socket on the lock tongue to charge. When the battery is fully charged and removed, the top plate can be used to assist in pulling the charging socket away from the charging plug.

[0022] 3. The shared battery intelligent charging and swapping cabinet and its management and control method, when one battery is not fully inserted into the battery storage cavity and the lock tongue of the battery has been locked by the ring hook, but the battery on the other side is not locked, by setting the electromagnet and the magnetic block together, the battery on the other side can be unlocked with electric assistance. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] Figure 1 is an axonometric drawing of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 2 A half-section view of two adjacent battery storage cavities of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 3 It is a schematic structural diagram of the locking mechanism of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the linkage mechanism structure of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the recycled battery insertion state of the present invention.

[0028] In the figure: 1 cabinet, 2 battery storage chamber, 3 battery, 4 mechanism chamber, 5 lock tongue insertion hole, 6 lock tongue, 7 support ring, 8 ring hook, 9 guide wheel, 10 lock hole, 11 main gear, 12 gear rack, 13 drive gear, 14 rack, 15 top plate, 16 guide rail, 17 charging plug, 18 plug through hole, 19 sprocket, 20 chain, 21 trigger switch, 22 indicator light, 23 handle, 24 electromagnet, 25 magnet, 26 display. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] The embodiment of the present invention provides a shared battery intelligent charging and changing cabinet and its management and control method, such as Figure 1-5 As shown, it includes a cabinet 1 and a battery 3. The battery 3 is provided with a handle 23 on the outside. The cabinet 1 is provided with a plurality of battery storage cavities 2 for inserting the batteries 3. The cabinet 1 is provided with a mechanism cavity 4 on the back corresponding to each battery storage cavity 2.

[0030] The battery storage chamber 2 and the mechanism chamber 4 are connected via a lock tongue insertion hole 5. Each battery 3 is provided with a long, strip-shaped lock tongue 6 that inserts into the insertion hole 5. The insertion hole 5 is approximately three times the width of the hook 8, allowing the lock tongue 6 to move in and out during movement. The insertion hole 5 is sufficiently long to prevent the hook 8 from moving in and out even when the lock tongue 6 is in motion. A lock hole 10 is formed transversely through the lock tongue 6, and each mechanism chamber 4 is provided with a locking mechanism that locks the lock hole 10.

[0031] Two adjacent battery storage chambers 2 are used as a group, one battery storage chamber 2 is used to replace fully charged batteries 3, and the other battery storage chamber 2 is used to recycle low-charged batteries 3. Two adjacent mechanism chambers 4 are arranged as a through group, and the two adjacent locking mechanisms are linked through a linkage mechanism. When one of the locking mechanisms locks the lock hole 10, the other locking mechanism unlocks the lock hole 10.

[0032] Specifically, such as Figure 2-3 As shown, the locking mechanism comprises a support ring 7, a hook 8, several guide wheels 9, a main gear 11, a drive gear 13, and a rack 14. The support ring 7 is composed of two crescent-shaped semicircular rings and is fixed within the mechanism cavity 4. The two crescent-shaped rings form a passageway for the locking tongue 6 to pass through. The guide wheels 9 have an I-shaped cross-section and are rotatably mounted on the support ring 7 via bearings and arranged at equal angles along its circumference. The hook 8 slides circumferentially within the grooves of the guide wheels 9. The outer diameter of the hook 8 is smaller than the inner diameter of the grooves of the guide wheels 9 and larger than the outer diameter of the outer ring formed by the outer edges of the guide wheels 9. The guide wheels 9 guide the circumferential rotation of the hook 8. The inner ring of the hook 8 is a gear ring. A gear frame 12 is fixed within the mechanism cavity 4. The main gear 11 has a rotating shaft pivotally connected to the gear frame 12 and meshes with the inner ring teeth of the hook 8. The main gear 11 drives the hook 8 in circumferential rotation. The drive gear 13 is coaxially connected to the main gear 11.

[0033] like Figure 2 As shown, the rack 14 is slidably fitted into the mechanism cavity 4 via a sliding assembly and is arranged along the insertion direction of the battery 3. Specifically, the sliding assembly includes a guide rail 16, which is arranged in the mechanism cavity 4 along the insertion direction of the battery 3. The back of the rack 14 is slidably fitted on the guide rail 16. The rack 14 and the drive gear 13 are used to convert the linear displacement of the battery 3 into the circumferential rotation of the ring hook 8.

[0034] like Figure 3 As shown, a top plate 15 corresponding to the end of the lock tongue 6 is provided at the end of the rack 14, and the rotating shafts of the main gears 11 of the two adjacent locking mechanisms are linked through a linkage mechanism. The ring hook 8 can pass through the lock hole 10 after rotating a certain angle. A notch is provided on the ring hook 8 for the lock tongue 6 to pass through.

[0035] like Figure 3 As shown, the notches of two adjacent groups of ring hooks 8 are always at different angles. When the notches of one group of ring hooks 8 correspond to the lock tongue 6, that is, in the unlocked state, the notches of the other group of ring hooks 8 are away from the lock tongue 6, that is, in the locked state.

[0036] like Figure 4 As shown, the linkage mechanism includes two sprockets 19 and a chain 20 . The two sprockets 19 are coaxially connected to the rotating shafts of the main gears 11 of two adjacent locking mechanisms, and the two sprockets 19 are connected by the chain 20 .

[0037] The two sets of locking mechanism racks 14 are meshed with the corresponding driving gears 13 in opposite directions, that is, they are in the following positions: Figure 5 The bilaterally symmetrical state shown.

[0038] A charging plug 17 is mounted on the gear rack 12, corresponding to the locking tongue 6. This plug is connected to the power grid. A plug hole 18 is provided on the top plate 15 for the charging plug 17 to pass through. A charging socket is provided at the end of the locking tongue 6, which is compatible with the charging plug 17. This socket is used to charge the battery 3.

[0039] When the lock tongue 6 gradually presses the top plate 15 inward, the charging plug 17 will slowly emerge from the plug through hole 18 and be inserted into the charging socket on the lock tongue 6 for charging. When the battery 3 is fully charged and removed, the top plate 15 can be used to assist in pulling the charging socket away from the charging plug 17.

[0040] When one battery 3 is not fully inserted into the battery storage chamber 2 and the lock tongue 6 of the battery 3 has been locked by the hook 8, but the battery 3 on the other side is not locked, in order to unlock the battery 3 on the other side with electric assistance, an electromagnet 24 is provided in the mechanism chamber 4, and a magnetic block 25 corresponding to the electromagnet 24 is provided at the head of the rack 14. When the electromagnet 24 is energized, the magnetic poles of the side corresponding to the magnetic block 25 are aligned. A button for controlling the electromagnet 24 can be provided outside the entrance of the corresponding battery storage chamber 2. When the electromagnet 24 is energized, the rack 14 and the top plate 15 can be displaced outward, synchronously driving the gear 13 and the hook 8 to rotate out of the lock hole 10, and pushing the lock tongue 6 outward.

[0041] Each cabinet 1 is equipped with an indicator light 22 at the corresponding battery storage cavity 2. A trigger switch 21 is also provided on the gear rack 12 within the mechanism cavity 4 behind the battery storage cavity 2, on the side corresponding to the top plate 15. This trigger switch 21 is electrically connected to the indicator light 22. Only when the locking tongue 6 of the battery 3 is fully engaged will the top plate 15 contact the trigger switch 21, illuminating the indicator light 22 to notify the user that the battery 3 has been successfully recycled.

[0042] A display screen 26 is provided on the side of the cabinet 1. The display screen 26 can display the charging value or other parameters of the battery 3. This technology is not the focus of protection of this case, so it will not be described in detail.

[0043] A management and control method for a shared battery intelligent charging and swapping cabinet includes the following steps:

[0044] Step 1: Insert the battery 3 that needs to be replaced into the battery storage chamber 2 next to the fully charged battery 3;

[0045] Step 2: The lock tongue 6 at the rear of the battery 3 is longitudinally inserted into the lock tongue insertion hole 5 and displaced against the top plate 15. The top plate 15 drives the rack 14 to move. The rack 14 drives the driving gear 13 and the main gear 11 to rotate, so that the ring hook 8 rotates through the lock hole 10. At the same time, the driving gear 13 is simultaneously linked to the driving gear 13 in the adjacent mechanism cavity 4 through the chain 20, so that the corresponding ring hook 8 rotates out of the lock hole 10.

[0046] Step three: When the lock tongue 6 completely pushes the top plate 15 to the top and contacts the trigger switch 21, and the indicator light 22 lights up, pull out the fully charged battery 3 from the corresponding battery storage cavity 2 to complete the battery replacement.

[0047] While embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions, and variations may be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, and that the scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A shared battery intelligent charging and swapping cabinet, characterized by: The invention comprises a cabinet (1) and a battery (3). The cabinet (1) is provided with a plurality of battery storage cavities (2) for inserting the batteries (3). The cabinet (1) is provided with a mechanism cavity (4) on the back of each battery storage cavity (2). The battery storage cavity (2) and the mechanism cavity (4) are connected via a lock tongue insertion hole (5). The back of each battery (3) is provided with a lock tongue (6) which can be inserted into the lock tongue insertion hole (5). The lock tongue (6) is provided with a lock hole (10) extending transversely therethrough. Each mechanism cavity (4) is provided with a locking mechanism capable of locking the lock hole (10). Two adjacent mechanism cavities (4) are arranged in a through-type arrangement. The two adjacent locking mechanisms are linked by a linkage mechanism. When one locking mechanism locks the lock hole (10), the other locking mechanism unlocks the lock hole (10).

2. The shared battery intelligent charging and swapping cabinet according to claim 1 is characterized by: The locking mechanism comprises a support ring (7), a ring hook (8), a plurality of I-shaped guide wheels (9), a main gear (11), a driving gear (13), and a rack (14); the support ring (7) is fixed in the mechanism cavity (4); the plurality of guide wheels (9) are rotatably arranged on the support ring (7) and arranged at equal angles along the circumferential direction thereof; the ring hook (8) is circumferentially slidably adapted in the grooves of the plurality of guide wheels (9); the inner ring of the ring hook (8) is a gear ring; the rotating shaft of the main gear (11) is pivotally connected to the gear frame (12) and is in contact with the ring hook (13). 8) inner ring teeth are meshed, the driving gear (13) is coaxially connected to the main gear (11), the rack (14) is slidably adapted in the mechanism cavity (4) through a sliding assembly, and is arranged along the insertion direction of the battery (3), the end of the rack (14) is provided with a top plate (15) corresponding to the end of the lock tongue (6), the rotating shafts of the main gears (11) of the two adjacent groups of locking mechanisms are linked through a linkage mechanism, the ring hook (8) can pass through the lock hole (10) after rotating a certain angle, and the ring hook (8) is provided with a notch for the lock tongue (6) to pass through.

3. The shared battery intelligent charging and swapping cabinet according to claim 2 is characterized by: The linkage mechanism comprises two sprockets (19) and a chain (20). The two sprockets (19) are coaxially connected to the rotating shafts of the main gears (11) of two adjacent locking mechanisms, and the two sprockets (19) are connected by transmission through the chain (20).

4. The shared battery intelligent charging and swapping cabinet according to claim 2 is characterized by: A charging plug (17) is provided on one side of the gear rack (12) corresponding to the lock tongue (6), a plug through hole (18) for the charging plug (17) to pass through is provided on the top plate (15), and a charging socket adapted to the charging plug (17) is provided at the end of the lock tongue (6).

5. The shared battery intelligent charging and swapping cabinet according to claim 2 is characterized by: The sliding assembly comprises a guide rail (16) which is arranged in the mechanism cavity (4) along the insertion direction of the battery (3), and the back of the rack (14) is slidably adapted on the guide rail (16).

6. The shared battery intelligent charging and swapping cabinet according to claim 2, characterized in that: An electromagnet (24) is provided in the mechanism cavity (4), and a magnetic block (25) corresponding to the electromagnet (24) is provided at the head of the rack (14). When the electromagnet (24) is energized, the magnetic poles of one side corresponding to the magnetic block (25) are the same.

7. The shared battery intelligent charging and swapping cabinet according to claim 2, characterized in that: An indicator light (22) is provided at the corresponding battery storage cavity (2) on each cabinet (1), and a trigger switch (21) is also provided on one side of the corresponding top plate (15) on the gear rack (12) in the back mechanism cavity (4) of the battery storage cavity (2), and the trigger switch (21) is electrically connected to the indicator light (22).

8. The shared battery intelligent charging and swapping cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that: A handle (23) is provided on the outside of the battery (3).

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