Intelligent charging pile applied to AGV

By designing smart charging piles, using QR codes and contact module components to realize automatic charging of AGV cars, the problem of manual operation of existing charging piles is solved, and the charging efficiency and utilization rate are improved.

CN222329506UActive Publication Date: 2025-01-10HAINING ZHIXING TECH CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202421349469.1
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-06-13
Publication Date
2025-01-10
Estimated Expiration
2034-06-13

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Technical Problem

The existing AGV car charging piles require manual operation, resulting in low charging utilization and inability to achieve automated charging.

Method used

A smart charging pile was designed, including a casing, a power converter and a circuit board component. The casing was equipped with a QR code, a contact module component with elastic buffering and a multi-color LED indicator light, which could realize the automatic AGV car. Positioning and charging status detection, with manual charging sockets to deal with emergencies.

Benefits of technology

Automatic charging of AGV trolleys is realized, charging efficiency and utilization rate of charging piles are improved, and the automation and efficiency of the charging process is ensured.

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Abstract

The utility model provides an intelligent charging pile applied to an AGV dolly, which comprises a casing, a power converter and a circuit board assembly, the power converter and the circuit board assembly are both installed in the casing, the intelligent charging pile is characterized in that the upper part of the casing is provided with a two-dimensional code, the front side of the casing is provided with a contact module assembly with elastic buffer, and the contact module assembly is connected with the power converter and the circuit board assembly. The contact module assembly comprises a charging contact used for charging and a communication contact used for communication, and the machine shell is further provided with a manual charging socket.
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Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of machinery and relates to an intelligent charging pile applied to an AGV vehicle. Background Art

[0002] With the development of science and technology and the improvement of automation, AGVs are increasingly used in logistics, manufacturing and other industries. In order to ensure the continuous and stable operation of AGVs, AGV charging piles have emerged. However, the existing ordinary charging piles require manual operation to complete the charging process, and the utilization rate of the charging piles is low. Therefore, it is necessary to design an intelligent charging pile for AGVs. Summary of the invention

[0003] The purpose of the utility model is to solve the above problems in the existing technology and to propose an intelligent charging pile for AGV.

[0004] The purpose of the utility model can be achieved through the following technical solutions: an intelligent charging pile used in an AGV car, comprising a casing, a power converter and a circuit board assembly, wherein the power converter and the circuit board assembly are both installed in the casing, and is characterized in that a QR code is provided on the upper portion of the casing, and a contact module assembly with elastic buffer is provided on the front side of the casing, wherein the contact module assembly comprises charging contacts for charging and communication contacts for communication, and the casing also has a manual charging socket.

[0005] The contact module assembly also includes a contact module base plate and a plurality of insulating movable parts. The contact module base plate is connected to the housing. The insulating movable parts are horizontally slidably connected to the contact module base plate. An elastic part is also provided between the insulating movable parts and the contact module base plate. The charging contact is installed on one part of the insulating movable parts, and the communication contact is installed on another part of the insulating movable parts.

[0006] The housing is provided with an indicator light for indicating a charging state or a power-off state.

[0007] A fan is also installed in the casing, air exhaust ports are opened at the upper parts of both sides of the casing, and air suction ports are opened at the lower parts of both sides of the casing.

[0008] A back panel bracket is also installed on the rear side of the casing.

[0009] The indicator light is a multi-color LED display light, and the indicator light is arranged on the upper part of the casing.

[0010] A manual charging plug cover is also installed at the manual charging socket.

[0011] The manual charging plug cover plate is a self-priming cover plate.

[0012] The housing is also provided with grooves for carrying on both sides.

[0013] The casing comprises an outer shell and an L-shaped support plate, and the L-shaped support plate is installed at the rear opening of the outer shell.

[0014] The two-dimensional code is connected to the L-shaped support plate through a two-dimensional code mounting plate, and the backplane bracket is connected to the L-shaped support plate.

[0015] Compared with the existing technology, the intelligent charging pile applied to AGV has the following advantages:

[0016] The intelligent charging pile in the utility model can facilitate the AGV car to automatically drive to the location of the charging pile for automatic charging, and the charging pile has intelligent detection of the charging status of the AGV car to detect whether the charging status of the AGV car is normal, which fully mobilizes the utilization rate of the charging pile and greatly improves the charging efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 2 It is a partial explosion schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 3 It is an exploded schematic diagram of the contact module assembly in the utility model;

[0020] Figure 4 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the insulating movable part in the utility model;

[0021] In the figure, 1, casing; 1a, exhaust vent; 1b, air intake vent; 1c, groove; 1d, manual charging socket; 101, outer shell; 102, L-shaped support plate; 2, back panel bracket; 5, contact module assembly; 501, charging contact; 502, communication contact; 503, insulating movable part; 503a, guide shaft; 503b, limit block; 504, elastic part; 505, decorative plate; 506, contact module bottom plate; 6, indicator light; 8, QR code installation plate; 9, QR code; 10, manual charging plug cover; 11, power switch; 12, fan; 13, power converter; 14, circuit board assembly; 15, contact module installation support. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] The following are specific embodiments of the present invention and the accompanying drawings to further describe the technical solution of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to these embodiments.

[0023] like Figure 1-Figure 4As shown, the intelligent charging pile of the AGV vehicle is applied, including a housing 1, a power converter 13 and a circuit board assembly 14, the power converter 13 and the circuit board assembly 14 are existing products available on the market; the power converter 13 and the circuit board assembly 14 are both installed in the housing 1, specifically: a power switch 11 is also installed on the housing 1; a QR code 9 is provided on the upper part of the housing 1, and the QR code 9 is an existing product available on the market, which can be used for the intelligent positioning of the AGV vehicle; a contact module assembly 5 with elastic buffering is provided on the front side of the housing 1, the contact module assembly 5 includes a charging contact 501 for charging and a communication contact 502 for communication, and in practice, the communication contact 502 and the charging contact 501 are both made of copper bars; the housing 1 is also provided with a manual charging socket 1d, and the manual charging socket 1d adopts an existing structure.

[0024] The contact module assembly 5 also includes a contact module bottom plate 506 and a plurality of insulating movable parts 503. The contact module bottom plate 506 is connected to the housing 1. In this embodiment, the contact module bottom plate 506 is connected to the housing 101 through the contact module mounting bracket 15; the insulating movable part 503 is horizontally slidably connected to the contact module bottom plate 506, and an elastic part 504 is further provided between the insulating movable part 503 and the contact module bottom plate 506. Specifically, the elastic part 504 is a spring; the charging contact 501 is installed on a part of the insulating movable part. The communication contact 502 is installed on the insulating movable part 503, and the communication contact 502 is installed on the other part of the insulating movable part 503; in this embodiment, a decorative plate 505 is also installed on the contact module base plate 506, and the insulating movable part 503 has a guide shaft 503a, which slides with the contact module base plate 506. At the same time, the insulating movable part 503 has a limit block 503b, which cooperates with the decorative plate 505, so as to limit the final position when the spring resets the insulating movable part 503 outward.

[0025] The housing 1 has an indicator light 6 for indicating the charging state or the power-off state; specifically: the indicator light 6 is a multi-color LED display light, the indicator light 6 is arranged on the upper part of the housing 1, and the indicator light 6 is installed on the upper part of the shell 101.

[0026] A fan 12 is also installed in the casing 1. Exhaust ports 1a are opened at the upper parts of both sides of the casing 1. In this embodiment, the fan 12 is installed at the exhaust ports 1a. Intake ports 1b are opened at the lower parts of both sides of the casing 1.

[0027] A back panel bracket 2 is also installed on the rear side of the housing 1, and the back panel bracket 2 adopts an existing structure that can be easily disassembled.

[0028] A manual charging plug cover 10 is also installed at the manual charging socket 1d; specifically, the manual charging plug cover 10 is a self-priming cover, which is an existing product.

[0029] There are also grooves 1c for carrying on both sides of the casing 1. Two grooves 1c are designed on the casing 1 to facilitate carrying the charging pile during installation.

[0030] The casing 1 includes an outer shell 101 and an L-shaped support plate 102 , which is installed at the rear opening of the outer shell 101 ; the QR code 9 is connected to the L-shaped support plate 102 through the QR code mounting plate 8 , and the back panel bracket 2 is connected to the L-shaped support plate 102 .

[0031] In this embodiment, the circuit connection between the various electrical components adopts the existing technology, and the circuit does not need to be redesigned.

[0032] The whole structure is divided into two parts. The first part is the part where the charging pile interacts with the outside world, which mainly includes the QR code 9 part, the casing 1 part, the LED part, the power supply part, and the manual charging part. The QR code 9 is mainly used for the intelligent positioning of the AGV. When the power of the AGV is reduced to a certain proportion, the camera on the AGV scans the QR code 9, and then automatically drives to the charging pile for charging through the positioning of the QR code 9. The existing technology is used to realize the positioning of the QR code 9 and the camera on the AGV. When charging or power off, the multi-color The LED display light will flash different colors for easy manual identification; the charging pile has its own manual charging socket 1d, which can be used to manually insert the charging cable to complete the charging process of the AGV in an emergency; an exhaust facility is provided on the casing 1, with air intake ports 1b on both sides of the lower part and air exhaust ports 1a on both sides of the upper part. A fan 12 is installed at the air exhaust port 1a. When the fan 12 rotates, the upper hot air is discharged, causing negative pressure in the casing 1, thereby prompting cold air to enter from the air intake port 1b, thereby ensuring that the temperature in the entire casing 1 will not be too high, thereby causing unstable operation.

[0033] The second part is the main force-bearing part, which mainly includes an L-shaped support plate 102, a back plate bracket 2, a contact module mounting bracket 15, and a contact module assembly 5; this part is the main force-bearing part. During the automatic charging process of the AGV trolley, in order to ensure that the charging pile and the AGV trolley fit well, the AGV trolley will give the charging pile an impact force to ensure the integrity of the fit; the contact module assembly 5 of the charging pile is designed with a spring structure to buffer the impact; under the joint action of the guide shaft 503a and the limit block 503b on the insulating movable part 503, the movable part will not be stuck during movement, and can buffer part of the impact force; the contact module assembly 5 A communication column is provided on it, which is used for communication connection between the contact module assembly 5 and the circuit board assembly 14, so that information can be interactively transmitted to the AGV car during the charging process. This adopts the existing technology; the charging pile will be subjected to the impact force of the AGV car, and the contact module mounting bracket 15 can transfer the main impact force to the L-shaped support plate 102; if there is a load-bearing wall on site, the charging pile can be directly leaned against the load-bearing wall that meets the conditions, and the impact force can be transferred to the load-bearing wall; if there is no suitable load-bearing wall in the on-site installation environment, the charging pile mounting backplane bracket 2 is directly fixed to the ground, and the impact force can be transferred to the ground. This design facilitates subsequent installation.

[0034] The above components are all common standard parts or components known to those skilled in the art, and their structures and principles can be known to those skilled in the art through technical manuals or conventional experimental methods.

[0035] The specific embodiments described herein are merely examples of the spirit of the present invention. Those skilled in the art may make various modifications or additions to the specific embodiments described or replace them in similar ways, but they will not deviate from the spirit of the present invention or exceed the scope defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. An intelligent charging pile for an AGV, comprising a housing (1), a power converter (13) and a circuit board assembly (14), wherein the power converter (13) and the circuit board assembly (14) are both installed in the housing (1), characterized in that: A QR code (9) is provided on the upper part of the housing (1); a contact module assembly (5) with elastic buffer is provided on the front side of the housing (1); the contact module assembly (5) comprises a charging contact (501) for charging and a communication contact (502) for communication; and the housing (1) also has a manual charging socket (1d).

2. According to claim 1, the intelligent charging pile used in the AGV vehicle is characterized in that: The contact module assembly (5) further comprises a contact module base plate (506) and a plurality of insulating movable parts (503); the contact module base plate (506) is connected to the housing (1); the insulating movable parts (503) are horizontally slidably connected to the contact module base plate (506); an elastic part (504) is also provided between the insulating movable parts (503) and the contact module base plate (506); the charging contact (501) is mounted on a portion of the insulating movable parts (503); and the communication contact (502) is mounted on another portion of the insulating movable parts (503).

3. The intelligent charging pile used in an AGV according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The housing (1) is provided with an indicator light (6) for indicating a charging state or a power-off state.

4. The intelligent charging pile used in an AGV according to claim 1, characterized in that: A fan (12) is also installed in the casing (1), exhaust ports (1a) are provided at the upper parts of both sides of the casing (1), and suction ports (1b) are provided at the lower parts of both sides of the casing (1).

5. The intelligent charging pile used in an AGV according to claim 1, characterized in that: A back panel bracket (2) is also installed on the rear side of the housing (1).

6. The intelligent charging pile used in an AGV according to claim 3 is characterized in that: The indicator light (6) is a multi-color LED display light, and the indicator light (6) is arranged on the upper part of the casing (1).

7. The intelligent charging pile used in an AGV according to claim 1, characterized in that: A manual charging plug cover plate (10) is also installed at the manual charging socket (1d).

8. The intelligent charging pile used in an AGV according to claim 7, characterized in that: The manual charging plug cover plate (10) is a self-priming cover plate.

9. The intelligent charging pile used in an AGV according to claim 1, characterized in that: The housing (1) also has grooves (1c) on both sides for transportation.

10. The intelligent charging pile used in an AGV according to claim 1, characterized in that: The housing (1) comprises an outer shell (101) and an L-shaped support plate (102), wherein the L-shaped support plate (102) is installed at the rear opening of the outer shell (101).