Modularized battery changing cabinet

Abstract

The invention provides a modularized battery replacing cabinet, and belongs to the technical field of battery replacing cabinets. The modularized battery replacing cabinet comprises a battery replacing cabinet body, a bearing assembly and a fire extinguisher body. The bearing assembly comprises a bearing frame, the bearing frame is fixedly installed on the side wall of the battery replacement cabinet body, and a top shielding box is detachably arranged at the top of the bearing frame; and the fire extinguisher body is placed in the bearing frame, and the top shielding box is located at the top of the fire extinguisher body. The fire extinguisher body is arranged on one side of the modular cabinet body, so that a fire extinguisher can be quickly found to extinguish fire when the modular cabinet body has a fire due to various reasons, fire spreading is prevented, and the fire extinguishing speed and efficiency can be improved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the field of battery swap cabinets, in particular to a modular battery swap cabinet. BACKGROUND

[0002] The battery swap cabinet is a cabinet that can store electric vehicle batteries and automatically charge them. It has a similar appearance to a storage cabinet and has many compartments. Each compartment can store a battery for an electric vehicle and can charge and replace the battery through a display screen or a two-dimensional code on the cabinet. The battery swap cabinet includes a main cabinet and an expansion cabinet. The main cabinet is composed of a cabinet body, a functional compartment, an Internet of Things service system, a cabinet control system, an intelligent power supply, heat exchange, fire protection and accessories, and is equipped with a display screen and a camera. It can simultaneously charge multiple lithium battery packs and replace the battery packs. The expansion cabinet is composed of a cabinet body, a functional compartment, an intelligent power supply, heat exchange, fire protection and accessories. The expansion cabinet does not have a display screen or a camera and is controlled by the main cabinet. It can be used with the main cabinet to simultaneously charge multiple lithium battery packs and replace the battery packs. Each main cabinet can manage up to one expansion cabinet. The main cabinet and the expansion cabinet can be freely combined and matched, with 12 compartments, 10 compartments, 8 compartments and 4 compartments.

[0003] For example, Chinese application No. 202221761693.2 discloses a battery swap cabinet. The battery swap cabinet optimizes the layout of the charging module and improves the heat dissipation capacity by means of staggered distribution of chargers. It also ensures safety by means of a flame retardant generator. The battery swap cabinet can be used for charging the batteries of unmanned vehicles, self-driving vehicles and autonomous vehicles. However, when the battery swap cabinet is used outdoors, heat will quickly accumulate and cause a fire due to high temperature, damage or inconsistent internal resistance of the storage battery, non-compliance of the power distribution line installation of the battery swap cabinet, aging of the electrical circuit or damage to the insulation layer. There is no fire extinguishing device near the battery swap cabinet, which can cause damage to equipment and personnel. If not handled in a timely manner, it can cause the fire to spread. SUMMARY

[0004] To overcome the above problems, the present application provides a modular battery swap cabinet to improve the problem that there is no fire extinguishing device near the battery swap cabinet, which can cause damage to equipment and personnel. If not handled in a timely manner, it can cause the fire to spread.

[0005] The present application provides a modular battery swap cabinet, which includes a battery swap cabinet body, a supporting assembly and a fire extinguisher body.

[0006] The supporting assembly includes a supporting frame, which is fixedly installed on the side wall of the battery swap cabinet body. The top of the supporting frame is detachably provided with a top shielding box.

[0007] A fire extinguisher body is placed inside the support frame, and the top shielding box is located at the top of the fire extinguisher body.

[0008] In a specific embodiment, the support frame comprises a plurality of limiting rings, each of which is arranged in an annular array with a connecting rod between each of the limiting rings, and one side of each of the limiting rings is collectively provided with a mounting plate, and the bottom of one of the limiting rings is fixedly connected with a bottom support plate.

[0009] In a specific embodiment, the bottom support plate is hollow.

[0010] In a specific embodiment, one side of the top shielding box is supported on the top of the mounting plate, and the other side of the top shielding box abuts the outer side of one of the limiting rings.

[0011] In a specific embodiment, one side wall of the top shielding box is provided with an elastic abutting member, which abuts the outer side of one of the limiting rings.

[0012] In a specific embodiment, the elastic abutting member comprises a limiting block, a guide rod is fixedly connected to the limiting block, the guide rod is movably penetrated through the side wall of the top shielding box and fixedly connected with an arc-shaped abutting plate, and a abutting spring is sleeved on the outer side of the guide rod between the arc-shaped abutting plate and the side wall of the top shielding box.

[0013] In a specific embodiment, one side of the arc-shaped abutting plate is provided with a give-way slot matched with the limiting ring.

[0014] In a specific embodiment, the battery replacement cabinet body comprises a modular cabinet body, and a plurality of cabinet doors are provided on the front side of the modular cabinet body.

[0015] In a specific embodiment, a mobile device is installed at the bottom of the modular cabinet body.

[0016] In a specific embodiment, a shielding plate is provided at the top of the modular cabinet body.

[0017] Advantages:

[0018] 1. By providing a fire extinguisher body on one side of the modular cabinet body, the fire extinguisher can be quickly found and used to extinguish the fire when the modular cabinet body catches fire due to various reasons, preventing the spread of fire and improving the speed and efficiency of fire extinguishing.

[0019] 2. By providing a top shielding box, the fire extinguisher body can be shielded to prevent the fire extinguisher body from being washed by rainwater when it is outdoors, affecting its service life.

[0020] 3. Through the setting of the supporting frame, the fire extinguisher body can be quickly taken, and the speed of fire extinguishing is improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0021] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments will be briefly introduced as follows. It should be understood that the following drawings only show some embodiments of the present application, and therefore should not be regarded as a limitation on the scope. For those skilled in the art, other related drawings can also be obtained without creative labor on the basis of these drawings.

[0022] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the modular battery replacement cabinet structure provided by the embodiments of the present application;

[0023] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the supporting assembly structure provided by the embodiments of the present application;

[0024] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the supporting frame structure provided by the embodiments of the present application;

[0025] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the Figure 2 enlarged structure schematic diagram at A in FIG. 5;

[0026] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the elastic abutting member structure provided by the embodiments of the present application.

[0027] In the figure: 10-battery replacement cabinet body; 110-modular cabinet body; 120-cabinet door; 130-moving device; 140-shielding plate; 20-supporting assembly; 210-supporting frame; 211-limiting ring; 212-connecting rod; 213-bottom supporting plate; 214-mounting plate; 220-top shielding box; 230-elastic abutting member; 231-limiting block; 232-guide rod; 233-abutting spring; 234-arc-shaped abutting plate; 240-giving slot; 30-fire extinguisher body DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described below in combination with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application.

[0029] Please refer to Figures 1-5 , the present application provides a modular battery replacement cabinet, which comprises a battery replacement cabinet body 10, a supporting assembly 20 and a fire extinguisher body 30.

[0030] Please refer to Figure 1The battery replacement cabinet body 10 comprises a modular cabinet body 110, and a plurality of cabinet doors 120 are arranged on the front side of the modular cabinet body 110. The modular cabinet body 110 is internally provided with a mounting area, and the modular cabinet body 110 comprises a plurality of battery compartments, a strong current module and a weak current module. The plurality of battery compartments are located outside the mounting area and are used for placing batteries. In the embodiment, the plurality of battery compartments are located in the middle and lower parts of the intelligent battery replacement cabinet. The mounting area is used for mounting the strong current module and the weak current module. In the embodiment, the mounting area is an installation room with six installation panels which is located in the intelligent battery replacement cabinet and is enclosed by the intelligent battery replacement cabinet. The mounting area is arranged in the modular cabinet body 110 and is located at the top of the modular cabinet body 110. The strong current module is used for charging the batteries. In the embodiment, the strong current module comprises a plurality of strong electronic modules of different levels, and the plurality of strong electronic modules are arranged at intervals. Each level of the strong electronic module comprises one or a plurality of the same type of electronic components. The plurality of strong electronic modules are located at different sides of the installation area in the cabinet of the modular cabinet body 110. That is, the plurality of strong electronic modules are arranged on two panels of the six installation panels of the installation area. Specifically, the plurality of strong electronic modules comprise a first level strong electronic module, a second level strong electronic module and a third level strong electronic module. The first level strong electronic module is a master switch module, the second level strong electronic module is a plurality of branch switches, and the third level strong electronic module is a plurality of chargers. The master switch is electrically connected with the plurality of branch switches for controlling the connection or disconnection of the plurality of branch switches. The plurality of branch switches are also electrically connected with the plurality of chargers for respectively controlling the connection or disconnection of the chargers electrically connected with the branch switches. The ends of the plurality of chargers respectively extend into the plurality of battery compartments. In some feasible embodiments, the modular cabinet body 110 further comprises a fixing plate which is fixed to the mounting area in the vertical direction. Specifically, the six installation panels comprise a bottom panel located at the bottom, a left side panel located at the left side, a front side panel located at the front side and a rear side panel located at the rear side. The bottom panel is vertically fixed with the left side panel, the front side panel and the rear side panel. The length of the fixing plate is half of the length of the bottom panel of the installation area. The fixing plate is vertically fixed to the bottom panel in the vertical direction, and the fixing plate is also connected with the left side panel away from the weak current module, so that the fixing plate is located on the side of the installation area away from the weak current module. The fixing plate is parallel to the front side panel and the rear side panel, and the distance between the fixing plate and the front side panel and the rear side panel is equal. The first level strong electronic module is fixed to the fixing plate, and the second level strong electronic module is fixed to the bottom panel and arranged close to the left side panel. The weak current module is arranged on the bottom panel and away from the left side panel, so as to separate the strong current module and the weak current module, thereby avoiding the interference of the magnetic field generated by the energization of the strong current module on the weak current module. The strong current module is also connected with the mains through the circuit breaker protector, the lightning protector and the air switch, so as to protect the modular cabinet body 110 when the modular cabinet body 110 is short-circuited or struck by lightning. The weak current module is in communication connection with the cloud. Specifically, the weak current module comprises a plurality of weak electronic modules of different levels, and the plurality of weak electronic modules are arranged side by side.The weak current module can be a charging control unit and a main control board. The charging control unit is connected with the relay switch, and the mains is connected with the strong current module through the relay switch. The charging control unit is electrically connected with the relay switch for controlling the communication or disconnection of the relay switch. The main control board communicates with the cloud and the terminal device. The cloud is also connected with the platform. The main control board communicates with the terminal device for receiving the opening / closing door request sent by the user through the terminal device. The main control board sends the opening / closing door request to the cloud. The cloud sends the opening / closing door request to the platform. The platform sends the control instruction to the cloud according to the opening / closing door request. The cloud sends the control instruction to the main control board. The main control board opens the door of the corresponding battery compartment according to the control instruction. Specifically, each door is provided with a door controller. The plurality of door controllers are connected with the main control board through the RS485 communication line. The door controller is used for controlling the opening and closing of the door of the corresponding battery compartment and the display of the charging state indicator. The door controller opens the door of the corresponding battery compartment according to the instruction transmitted by the main control board. Specifically, the main control board also interacts with the user through the loudspeaker and the display screen. The modular cabinet 110 is arranged in the installation area through the strong current module and the weak current module, so that the strong current module and the weak current module are arranged separately, avoiding the occurrence of electric leakage and the occurrence of strong current interference with weak current work.

[0031] According to the preset first power threshold, the plurality of batteries of the modular cabinet 110 are divided into first type batteries and second type batteries; at least one of the first type batteries is determined as a target battery to supply power to the modular cabinet 110 in a first mode; at least one of the second type batteries is determined as a target battery to supply power to the modular cabinet 110 in a second mode; wherein the first mode is different from the second mode. Determining at least one of the first type batteries as a target battery to supply power to the modular cabinet 110 in the first mode and determining at least one of the second type batteries as a target battery to supply power to the modular cabinet 110 in the second mode includes: first determining at least one of the first type batteries as a target battery to supply power to the modular cabinet 110 in the first mode; and after the power of each target battery drops to a corresponding power threshold, determining at least one of the second type batteries as a target battery to supply power to the modular cabinet 110 in the second mode. According to the preset first power threshold, the plurality of batteries of the modular cabinet 110 are divided into first type batteries and second type batteries, which includes: in the case that the external power supply circuit of the modular cabinet 110 loses power, according to the preset first power threshold, the plurality of batteries of the modular cabinet 110 are divided into first type batteries and second type batteries. The first type batteries are batteries with power higher than a preset second power threshold and lower than the first power threshold, and the first mode is to determine at least one of the first type batteries as a target battery to supply power to the modular cabinet 110, and to replace the target battery in the case that the power of the target battery drops to the second power threshold. The first mode is to determine the battery with the lowest power in the first type batteries as a target battery to supply power to the modular cabinet 110 each time, and to replace the target battery in the case that the power of the target battery drops to the second power threshold, until the modular cabinet 110 does not have the first type batteries. The second type batteries are batteries with power higher than the first power threshold, and the second mode is to determine at least one of the second type batteries as a target battery to supply power to the modular cabinet 110, and to replace the target battery in the case that the power of the target battery drops to the first power threshold. The second mode is to determine the battery with the highest power in the second type batteries as a target battery to supply power to the modular cabinet 110 each time, and to replace the target battery in the case that the power of the target battery drops to the first power threshold, until the modular cabinet 110 does not have the second type batteries. The preset first power threshold is one of greater than or equal to 50% and less than or equal to 70%. The preset first power threshold is 60%. The first type batteries are batteries with power higher than a preset second power threshold and lower than the first power threshold, and the second type batteries are batteries with power higher than the first power threshold; the method further includes: in the case that the modular cabinet 110 does not have the first type batteries and the second type batteries, determining at least one of third type batteries as a target battery to supply power to the modular cabinet 110; wherein the third type batteries are batteries with power equal to the first power threshold.

[0032] In the embodiment, the bottom of the modular cabinet 110 is provided with a moving device 130. The whole device can be moved through the moving device 130, and the whole device is convenient to transfer.

[0033] In the specific arrangement, the top of the modular cabinet 110 is provided with a shielding plate 140. The shielding plate 140 can shield the modular cabinet 110, and can play a role of sun-shading and rain-shielding.

[0034] Please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 , Figure 4 and Figure 5 , the supporting assembly 20 comprises a supporting frame 210 fixedly installed on the side wall of the battery replacement cabinet body 10, and a top shielding box 220 detachably arranged on the top of the supporting frame 210; wherein, when the modular cabinet 110 is moved to a specified position for fixation, the fire extinguisher body 30 is placed in the supporting frame 210, and then the top shielding box 220 is arranged on the top of the fire extinguisher body 30; when fire occurs and needs to be extinguished, the top shielding box 220 is removed, and the fire extinguisher body 30 is taken out from the supporting frame 210 for extinguishing. By arranging the fire extinguisher body 30 on one side of the modular cabinet 110, when the modular cabinet 110 catches fire due to various reasons, the fire extinguishing device can be quickly found for extinguishing, the fire spreading is prevented, and the speed and efficiency of fire extinguishing are improved. By arranging the top shielding box 220, the fire extinguisher body 30 can be shielded, and the service life of the fire extinguisher body 30 is prevented from being affected by rainwater washing when the fire extinguisher body 30 is outdoors. By arranging the supporting frame 210, the fire extinguisher body 30 can be quickly taken out, and the speed of fire extinguishing is improved.

[0035] In the embodiment, the supporting frame 210 comprises a plurality of limiting rings 211, a connecting rod 212 is arranged in an annular array between each limiting ring 211, an installation plate 214 is arranged on one side of each limiting ring 211, the installation plate 214 is fixedly connected with the side edge of the modular cabinet 110, and a bottom supporting plate 213 is fixedly connected with the bottom of one limiting ring 211. The bottom supporting plate 213 is in a hollow shape. The limiting ring 211 forms a circular placing groove, so that the fire extinguisher body 30 can be placed, the bottom of the fire extinguisher body 30 is in contact with the bottom supporting plate 213, the hollow shape facilitates rainwater dropping, and the fire extinguisher body 30 is not corroded, so that the fire extinguisher body 30 is placed and supported.

[0036] In the embodiment, one side of the top shielding box 220 is supported on the top of the mounting plate 214, and the other side of the top shielding box 220 is tightly abutted against the outer side of a limiting ring 211. One side wall of the top shielding box 220 is provided with an elastic abutting piece 230, and the elastic abutting piece 230 is tightly abutted against the outer side of a limiting ring 211. The elastic abutting piece 230 comprises a limiting block 231, the limiting block 231 is fixedly connected with a guide rod 232, the guide rod 232 is movably penetrated through the side wall of the top shielding box 220 and is fixedly connected with an arc-shaped abutting plate 234, the guide rod 232 is sleeved with an abutting spring 233 on the outer side between the arc-shaped abutting plate 234 and the side wall of the top shielding box 220. One side of the arc-shaped abutting plate 234 is provided with a gap slot 240 matched with the limiting ring 211. When the top shielding box 220 is located on the top of the fire extinguisher body 30, the arc-shaped abutting plate 234 can be tightly abutted against the outer side of the limiting ring 211, so that the stable arrangement of the top shielding box 220 is realized.

[0037] Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 , the fire extinguisher body 30 is placed in the inside of the supporting frame 210, and the top shielding box 220 is located on the top of the fire extinguisher body 30. The fire extinguisher is a portable fire extinguishing tool. Chemicals are placed in the fire extinguisher to extinguish fires. The fire extinguisher is one of the common fire-fighting equipment, which is stored in public places or places where fires may occur. Different types of fire extinguishers contain different components, which are designed for different fire causes. When using, attention must be paid to avoid adverse effects and dangers. The commonly used fire extinguishers in fires are foam, dry powder, acid and alkali, CO2, 1211 five types. The body of the fire extinguisher is usually red, and the name, model, fire extinguishing type and capacity, fire extinguishing agent, and the type and quantity of driving gas are printed on it, and the use method of the fire extinguisher is explained by words and images. The fire extinguisher is composed of a cylinder, a head, a nozzle and other components, and the filled fire extinguishing agent can be sprayed out by means of driving pressure to achieve the purpose of extinguishing fire. Through the fire extinguisher body 30, the fire extinguishing of the modular cabinet body 110 can be realized.

[0038] The working principle of the modular battery replacement cabinet is as follows: when the modular cabinet 110 is moved to the designated position for fixation, the fire extinguisher body 30 is placed in the supporting frame 210, and then the top shielding box 220 is placed on the top of the fire extinguisher body 30; when a fire occurs and needs to be extinguished, the top shielding box 220 is removed, and the fire extinguisher body 30 is taken out from the supporting frame 210 for extinguishing. By arranging the fire extinguisher body 30 on one side of the modular cabinet 110, the fire extinguisher can be quickly found and used to extinguish the fire when the modular cabinet 110 catches fire due to various reasons, preventing the spread of fire and improving the speed and efficiency of fire fighting. By arranging the top shielding box 220, the fire extinguisher body 30 can be shielded, preventing the fire extinguisher body 30 from being washed by rainwater outdoors and affecting its service life. By arranging the supporting frame 210, the fire extinguisher body 30 can be quickly taken out, improving the speed of fire fighting.

[0039] The above only describes the embodiments of the present application and is not used to limit the protection scope of the present application. For those skilled in the art, the present application can have various changes and variations. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application. It should be noted that similar reference numbers and letters represent similar items in the following drawings, so once an item is defined in one drawing, it does not need to be further defined and explained in subsequent drawings.

Claims

1. A modular battery swap cabinet, characterized in that, The application relates to a battery replacement cabinet. The battery replacement cabinet body (10) comprises a supporting assembly (20) and a fire extinguisher body (30). The supporting assembly (20) comprises a supporting frame (210) which is fixedly installed on the side wall of the battery replacement cabinet body (10), and the top of the supporting frame (210) is detachably provided with a top shielding box (220). The fire extinguisher body (30) is placed in the inside of the supporting frame (210), and the top shielding box (220) is located on the top of the fire extinguisher body (30).

2. The modular battery swap cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that, The supporting frame (210) comprises a plurality of limiting rings (211), and a connecting rod (212) is arranged in an annular array between each limiting ring (211).

3. The modular battery swap cabinet according to claim 2, characterized in that, One side of each limiting ring (211) is commonly provided with a mounting plate (214), and the bottom of one limiting ring (211) is fixedly connected with a bottom supporting plate (213).

4. The modular battery swap cabinet according to claim 2, characterized in that, The bottom supporting plate (213) is in a hollow shape.

5. The modular battery swap cabinet according to claim 4, characterized in that, One side of the top shielding box (220) is supported on the top of the mounting plate (214), and the other side of the top shielding box (220) is tightly abutted against the outside of one limiting ring (211).

6. The modular battery swap cabinet according to claim 5, characterized in that, One side wall of the top shielding box (220) is provided with an elastic abutting piece (230) which is tightly abutted against the outside of one limiting ring (211).

7. The modular battery swap cabinet according to claim 6, characterized in that, The elastic abutting piece (230) comprises a limiting block (231) which is fixedly connected with a guide rod (232), the guide rod (232) is movably penetrated through the side wall of the top shielding box (220) and is fixedly connected with an arc-shaped abutting plate (234), and the outside of the guide rod (232) between the arc-shaped abutting plate (234) and the side wall of the top shielding box (220) is sleeved with an abutting spring (233).

8. The modular battery swap cabinet of claim 1, wherein, One side of the arc-shaped abutting plate (234) is provided with a giving-up groove (240) matched with the limiting ring (211).

9. The modular battery swap cabinet according to claim 8, characterized in that, The battery replacement cabinet body (10) comprises a modular cabinet body (110), and a plurality of cabinet doors (120) are arranged on the front side of the modular cabinet body (110).

10. The modular battery swap cabinet according to claim 8, characterized in that, The bottom of the modular cabinet body (110) is provided with a moving device (130). The top of the modular cabinet body (110) is provided with a shielding plate (140).

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