Battery pack storage equipment

Abstract

The battery pack storage equipment comprises a bearing frame and at least one heightening piece. The carrier includes a plurality of layers of carrier separators. And the plurality of layers of bearing separators are arranged at intervals along the vertical direction so as to form a plurality of layers of battery pack storage areas which are arranged along the vertical direction through separation. And the heightening piece is arranged above the bearing separator and is used for bearing the battery pack so as to form a battery pack leakage observation area between the battery pack and the bearing separator. According to the battery pack storage equipment, whether the battery pack leaks liquid or not can be observed conveniently, and waste liquid diffusion when the battery pack is damaged can be avoided.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of battery pack storage, and in particular to battery pack storage equipment. Background Art

[0002] At present, when battery packs are stored in multiple layers on static storage racks, once leakage occurs at the bottom of the battery pack, the leakage is difficult to detect, and the waste liquid leaked from the battery pack can easily spread and pollute the external environment, threatening the lives of workers. Summary of the invention

[0003] One advantage of the present disclosure is that it provides a battery pack storage device, which is convenient for observing whether the battery pack is leaking, and is helpful to avoid the spread of waste liquid when the battery pack is damaged.

[0004] In order to achieve at least one of the above advantages of the present disclosure, the present disclosure provides a battery pack storage device, including: a carrier rack, including a plurality of layers of carrier partitions, the plurality of layers of the carrier partitions are vertically spaced to separate and form a plurality of layers of battery pack storage areas arranged vertically; and at least one raising member, arranged above the carrier partition, for carrying the battery pack to form a battery pack leakage observation area between the battery pack and the carrier partition.

[0005] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, there are a plurality of height-raising members, and the plurality of height-raising members are arranged above the load-bearing partition member at intervals.

[0006] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the load-bearing partition forms a liquid collecting tank with an open top.

[0007] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the load-bearing spacer includes: a spacer layer, and a plurality of the spacer layers are vertically spaced apart to separate and form a plurality of battery pack storage areas arranged vertically.

[0008] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the bearing partition further includes: a bearing frame, in which at least one vertically penetrating window is formed, and the partition layer closes the lower opening of the window to form a liquid collecting tank with an open top.

[0009] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the support frame is made of metal material.

[0010] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, it further includes: at least one insulating member, disposed above the raising member, for supporting the battery pack.

[0011] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the insulating member is detachably provided on the height-increasing member.

[0012] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, it also includes: an outer shell, which surrounds the outer peripheral side of the carrier frame to allow the battery pack storage area to be open on one side, and at least one of the inner bottom wall and the inner top wall of the battery pack storage area and / or its inner peripheral wall forms a fireproof layer.

[0013] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, it also includes: a monitoring component, which is arranged in the battery pack storage area to monitor whether the battery pack is on fire; and a controller and an alarm component, wherein the controller is respectively connected to the monitoring component and the alarm component to control the alarm component to alarm when the battery pack is detected to be on fire. Beneficial Effects

[0014] The battery pack storage device disclosed herein makes it difficult for the fire to spread and expand in the vertical direction when the battery pack catches fire.

[0015] The battery pack storage device disclosed in the present invention facilitates observation of whether the battery pack is leaking.

[0016] The battery pack storage device disclosed herein is difficult to conduct electricity to the outside when the battery pack leaks electricity. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 It is a schematic structural diagram of a battery pack storage device according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0018] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 The main view of the device.

[0019] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of a battery pack storage device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0020] Figure 4 yes Figure 3 The main view of the device.

[0021] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the carrier frame of the embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0022] Figure 6 It is a schematic structural diagram of the insulating member and the height-increasing member of the embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0023] Figure 7 It is a connection diagram of various electronic components of an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0024] Reference numerals:

[0025] Carrying rack; 101, battery pack storage area; 11, carrying partition; 1101, liquid collecting tank; 111, partition layer; 112, carrying frame; 11201, window; 12, support column;

[0026] Heightening parts; 201, battery pack leakage observation area;

[0027] Insulating parts; 31. Fasteners;

[0028] shell;

[0029] Monitoring component; 511, camera; 512, temperature sensor; 513, smoke sensor; 52, controller; 53, alarm component; 531, voice-activated alarm; 532, light-activated alarm;

[0030] Battery pack. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] The following description is used to disclose the present disclosure so that those skilled in the art can implement the present disclosure. The preferred embodiments described below are only examples, and those skilled in the art may think of other obvious variations. The basic principles of the present disclosure defined in the following description may be applied to other embodiments, variations, improvements, equivalents, and other technical solutions that do not deviate from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure.

[0032] Those skilled in the art should understand that, in the disclosure of the present invention, the orientation or position relationship indicated by the terms "longitudinal", "lateral", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", etc. are based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the drawings, which are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, the above terms should not be understood as limiting the present invention.

[0033] It is to be understood that the term "one" should be understood as "at least one" or "one or more", that is, in one embodiment, the number of an element may be one, while in another embodiment, the number of the element may be multiple, and the term "one" should not be understood as a limitation on the quantity.

[0034] In the present disclosure, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", "connected", "fixed" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection, an electrical connection, or can communicate with each other; it can be a direct connection, or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present disclosure can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0035] When the battery pack in the related art is stored statically, the bottom of the battery pack is directly supported by the supporting frame. Therefore, when the bottom of the battery pack is damaged and leaks due to transportation friction, the leakage is difficult to detect in time, and the leaked waste liquid can easily spread and pollute the external environment.

[0036] In view of this, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a battery pack storage device. When the battery pack storage device of the present disclosure stores the battery pack, leakage of the battery pack is easy to be discovered, and waste liquid leaked from the battery pack is difficult to spread and pollute the external environment.

[0037] Specifically, Figure 1 It is a schematic structural diagram of a battery pack storage device according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 2 yes Figure 1 The main view of the device in the Figure 1 and Figure 2 The battery pack storage device of the embodiment of the present disclosure includes a carrier 10 and at least one heightening member 20. The carrier 10 includes a multi-layer carrier partition 11, and the multi-layer carrier partition 11 is arranged vertically spaced to separate and form a multi-layer battery pack storage area 101 arranged vertically. At least one heightening member 20 is arranged above the carrier partition 11, and is used to carry the battery pack 900 to form a battery pack leakage observation area 201 between the battery pack 900 and the carrier partition 11.

[0038] In this way, when the battery pack 900 is damaged and leaks, especially when the bottom of the battery pack 900 leaks due to wear and tear such as transportation friction, a small amount of leaked waste liquid will be retained at the bottom of the battery pack 900 or drip downward from the bottom of the battery pack 900. Since a gap is vertically formed between the battery pack 900 and the load-bearing partition 11, namely the battery pack leakage observation area 201, it is convenient for workers to observe whether waste liquid is retained at the bottom of the battery pack 900 or whether waste liquid is leaking downward, thereby facilitating and timely detecting whether the battery pack 900 is leaking. At the same time, since the load-bearing partition 11 separates the two adjacent battery pack storage areas 101 vertically, when the battery pack 900 on the upper layer leaks, it is difficult for the leaked waste liquid to pass through the load-bearing partition 11 and enter the battery pack storage area 101 on the lower layer, thereby making it difficult for the leaked waste liquid to spread to the battery pack 900 on the lower layer, thereby preventing the battery pack 900 on the lower layer and the environment in which the battery pack 900 is located from being polluted, thereby effectively preventing the spread of pollution.

[0039] Optionally, there are multiple heightening members 20, and the multiple heightening members 20 are spaced apart above the carrying partition 11 to carry the battery pack 900. In this way, the area below the bottom of the battery pack 900 that is not opposite to the heightening member 20 can all become the battery pack leakage observation area 201. As a result, the battery pack leakage observation area 201 has a large range and is convenient for observation.

[0040] In a specific example, there are two height-raising members 20 , and the two height-raising members 20 are arranged at intervals on the load-bearing partition member 11 of each layer.

[0041] Figure 3 and Figure 4 1 is a schematic diagram and a front view of a battery pack storage device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 3 and Figure 4 , there are four heightening members 20, and the four heightening members 20 are arranged at intervals on each layer of the carrying partition 11. Therefore, according to the length of the battery pack 900 and the stability requirements of the battery pack 900, more than two heightening members 20 can be selected to carry the battery pack 900. At the same time, it can be understood that the number of the heightening members 20 in the embodiment of the present disclosure includes but is not limited to this, and the number of the heightening members 20 and the spacing distance between them can be adjusted according to applicability.

[0042] Optionally, the heightening member 20 is strip-shaped, made of metal material such as carbon steel and hollow inside, and the heightening member 20 is welded to the load-bearing partition 11 , and a plurality of strip-shaped heightening members 20 are arranged on the load-bearing partition 11 at intervals along the length direction of the load-bearing partition 11 .

[0043] Optionally, see Figure 1 The carrying partition 11 forms a liquid collecting groove 1101 with an open top. In this way, when the stored battery pack 900 is damaged, so that the battery pack 900 leaks waste liquid, the liquid collecting groove 1101 located below the battery pack 900 can collect the waste liquid, thereby preventing the waste liquid leaked from the damaged battery pack 900 from flowing freely and causing pollution.

[0044] Optionally, the load-bearing spacer 11 includes a spacer layer 111. A plurality of the spacer layers 111 are vertically spaced apart to separate and form a plurality of battery pack storage areas 101 arranged vertically.

[0045] Optionally, the upper surface and / or lower surface of the partition layer 111 is coated with a fireproof layer. In this way, when a battery pack 900 catches fire and the fire spreads vertically, the fireproof layer can block the fire, making it difficult for the fire to continue to spread vertically, thereby making it difficult for the fire to spread to other battery packs 900 located above or below it, making it difficult for the fire to expand.

[0046] In some examples, the fireproof layer is coated on the upper surface of the partition layer 111, or on the lower surface of the partition layer 111. Therefore, when a battery pack 900 catches fire and the fire spreads vertically, the fireproof layer located above the battery pack 900 and coated on a single surface of the partition layer 111 and the fireproof layer located below the battery pack 900 and coated on a single surface of the partition layer 111 can both block the spread of the fire accordingly. Moreover, since only a single layer of the fireproof layer is provided on each layer of the partition layer 111, the amount of fireproof layer material used is small and the cost is low.

[0047] In other examples, the fireproof layer is coated on the upper and lower surfaces of the partition layer 111. In this way, when the fire spreads in the up and down directions, the fireproof layer can double block the fire and enhance the fireproof effect.

[0048] Optionally, the partition layer 111 can be arranged as a metal partition plate, and the fireproof layer can be a silicate layer, such as an aluminum silicate layer, and the silicate layer is coated on the upper surface of the metal partition plate, or coated on the lower surface of the metal partition plate, or coated on the upper and lower surfaces of the metal partition plate, so that when the battery pack 900 in one layer catches fire, the fire in the layer is blocked from spreading to other layers of the battery pack 900 located above or below it, thereby avoiding the expansion of losses.

[0049] Figure 5 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the carrier frame 10 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 1 and Figure 5 , the carrying partition 11 also includes a carrying frame 112. The carrying frame 112 forms at least one window 11201 that penetrates vertically, and the partition layer 111 closes the lower opening of the window 11201 to form at least one liquid collecting tank 1101. The heightening member 20 is disposed on the carrying frame 112. In this way, when the stored battery pack 900 is damaged, so that the battery pack 900 leaks waste liquid to the outside, the liquid collecting tank 1101 formed by the carrying frame 112 and the partition layer 111 can collect the waste liquid, thereby preventing the waste liquid leaked from the damaged battery pack 900 from flowing arbitrarily and causing pollution.

[0050] However, it is understandable that the method of forming the liquid collecting tank 1101 and setting the heightening member 20 disclosed in the present invention includes but is not limited to this. The present invention can also directly form the liquid collecting tank 1101 on the partition layer 111, and the battery pack 900 is supported by the heightening member 20 arranged above the partition layer 111.

[0051] Optionally, the carrier frame 10 further includes a plurality of support columns 12. The plurality of support columns 12 are disposed on the outer periphery of the carrier frame 112 and connected to the carrier frame 112 to support the carrier frame 112 at a predetermined height. Specifically, the plurality of support columns 12 are connected to the carrier frame 112 by welding.

[0052] Optionally, the support frame 10 is made of metal material. In this way, the support frame 10 has good load-bearing performance and stable load-bearing.

[0053] According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, refer to Figure 1The battery pack storage device further includes at least one insulating member 30. The insulating member 30 is disposed above the heightening member 20 and is used to carry the battery pack 900. Thus, when the battery pack 900 leaks electricity, the insulating member 30, which is in direct contact with the battery pack 900, will not conduct electricity outward, since the insulating member 30 is insulated, thereby avoiding property losses and personal injuries that may be caused by the conduction outward when the battery pack 900 leaks electricity.

[0054] In addition, the insulating member 30 can space the battery pack 900 and the metal load-bearing partition 11 vertically by a certain distance, so that when the battery pack 900 leaks electricity, it is difficult for the electric energy to be conducted away from the load-bearing partition 11 below.

[0055] Optionally, there are multiple insulating members 30, and the multiple insulating members 30 are arranged one by one on the multiple height-increasing members 20. Such a setting has a good insulation effect and low cost, and the battery pack 900 and the metal load-bearing partition 11 can be separated by a large distance in the vertical direction, further preventing the electric energy from being conducted through the metal load-bearing partition 11.

[0056] In some examples, there are two insulating members 30 , and the two insulating members 30 are disposed on the two height-increasing members 20 in a one-to-one correspondence.

[0057] See also Figure 3 and Figure 4 In other examples, there are four insulating members 30, and the four insulating members 30 are arranged one by one on the four heightening members 20. However, it can be understood that the number of the insulating members 30 in the embodiment of the present disclosure includes but is not limited to this, and the number of the insulating members 30 can be adjusted according to the applicability of the number of the heightening members 20.

[0058] Figure 6 FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the insulating member 30 and the height-increasing member 20 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 6 The insulating member 30 can be detachably arranged on the height-increasing member 20, for example, can be detachably laid on the upper surface of the height-increasing member 20. In this way, the insulating member 30 is easy to install and disassemble, and is easy to replace.

[0059] Specifically, the battery pack storage device further includes a fastener 31 such as a rivet or a screw. The fastener 31 passes through the insulating member 30 and is fastened and installed in the height-increasing member 20 , thereby achieving a detachable installation between the height-increasing member 20 and the insulating member 30 .

[0060] Optionally, the insulating member 30 is made of a polyester material such as bakelite, which has a good insulating effect.

[0061] Optionally, see Figure 1 or Figure 3The battery pack storage device further includes a housing 40. The housing 40 surrounds the outer peripheral side of the carrier 10 to open the battery pack storage area 101 on one side, and at least one of the inner bottom wall and the inner top wall of the battery pack storage area 101 and / or the inner peripheral wall forms a fireproof layer.

[0062] In this way, the battery pack 900 can be installed or removed from the battery pack storage area 101 through the opening of the battery pack storage area 101 on one side. In addition, in one of the battery pack storage areas 101, the inner peripheral wall, inner bottom wall and inner top wall of the battery pack storage area 101 or the inner peripheral wall and inner bottom wall of the battery pack storage area 101 or the inner peripheral wall and inner top wall of the battery pack storage area 101 together form a fireproof enclosure, which can effectively prevent the fire in the battery pack storage area 101 from spreading to the outside, and further reduce the impact on other layers of battery packs 900 and the external environment.

[0063] Figure 7 Schematic diagram of the connection of the electronic components of the embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 1 and Figure 7 The battery pack storage device further includes a monitoring component 51, a controller 52 and an alarm component 53. The monitoring component 51 is arranged in the battery pack storage area 101, and is used to monitor whether the battery pack 900 is on fire. The controller 52 is connected to the monitoring component 51 and the alarm component 53 respectively, and is used to control the alarm component 53 to alarm when the battery pack 900 is detected to be on fire. In this way, the staff can promptly find out whether the battery pack 900 is on fire and deal with the fire in a timely manner.

[0064] Optionally, the monitoring component 51 includes one or more of a camera 511, a temperature sensor 512, and a smoke sensor 513. Thus, when the camera 511 detects a fire image and / or the temperature sensor 512 detects a temperature higher than a predetermined value and / or the smoke sensor 513 detects a smoke concentration higher than a predetermined value, the controller 52 can determine that the battery pack 900 is on fire based on the above conditions detected, and control the alarm component 53 to give an alarm in time.

[0065] Optionally, the alarm component 53 may be one or more of a sound-controlled alarm 531 (such as a buzzer) or a light-controlled alarm 532 (such as an alarm light), whereby the alarm component 53 alerts relevant personnel by emitting a sound or controlling the light changes.

[0066] It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiments of the present disclosure described above and shown in the accompanying drawings are only examples and do not limit the present disclosure. The advantages of the present disclosure have been fully and effectively realized. The functions and structural principles of the present disclosure have been demonstrated and explained in the embodiments, and the embodiments of the present disclosure may be deformed or modified in any way without departing from the principles.

Claims

1. Battery pack storage equipment, characterized in that: include: A carrier rack, comprising a plurality of layers of carrier separators, wherein the plurality of layers of the carrier separators are arranged vertically at intervals to separate and form a plurality of battery pack storage areas arranged vertically; as well as At least one height-raising member is disposed above the carrying spacer and is used to carry the battery pack to form a battery pack leakage observation area between the battery pack and the carrying spacer.

2. The battery pack storage device according to claim 1, characterized in that: There are a plurality of height-raising members, and the plurality of height-raising members are arranged above the bearing partition member at intervals.

3. The battery pack storage device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The load-bearing partition forms a sump that is open at the top.

4. The battery pack storage device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The load-bearing spacer comprises: a spacer layer, and a plurality of the spacer layers are arranged vertically at intervals to separate and form a plurality of battery pack storage areas arranged vertically.

5. The battery pack storage device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The bearing partition also includes a bearing frame, in which at least one vertically penetrating window is formed, and the separation layer closes the lower opening of the window to form a liquid collecting tank with an open top.

6. The battery pack storage device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The supporting frame is made of metal material.

7. The battery pack storage device according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes: At least one insulating member is disposed above the raising member and is used for supporting the battery pack.

8. The battery pack storage device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The insulating component is detachably arranged on the height-increasing component.

9. The battery pack storage device according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes: The outer shell surrounds the outer peripheral side of the carrier frame to allow the battery pack storage area to be open on one side, and at least one of the inner bottom wall and the inner top wall and / or the inner peripheral wall of the battery pack storage area forms a fireproof layer.

10. The battery pack storage device according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes: A monitoring component, disposed in the battery pack storage area, to monitor whether the battery pack is on fire; as well as A controller and an alarm component, wherein the controller is connected to the monitoring component and the alarm component respectively, so as to control the alarm component to alarm when the battery pack is detected to be on fire.

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