Novel AGV charging interface

By introducing communication metal plates and communication reeds into the AGV charging interface, real-time communication connection between the charging pile and the AGV battery is achieved, which solves the delay problem of the existing charging interface in charging monitoring and improves the safety of charging .

CN222483768UActive Publication Date: 2025-02-14ZHEJIANG MILEY ROBOT CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202420541399.3
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-03-20
Publication Date
2025-02-14
Estimated Expiration
2034-03-20

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

The existing charging interface has delay in charging monitoring, and cannot respond quickly, which poses safety risks.

Method used

A new AGV charging interface is designed, adopting a structure of a charging male and a charging female head, in which a charging jack pin and a communication metal piece are provided in the male head housing, and a charging pin and a communication reed piece are provided in the female head housing. The communication connection between the charging pile and the AGV battery is realized through the electrical contact between the communication metal plate and the communication reed, and the charging situation is monitored in real time.

Benefits of technology

The timeliness of charging monitoring is achieved, the safety of charging is ensured, and the safety hazards caused by monitoring delays are avoided.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a novel AGV charging interface. The novel AGV charging interface comprises a charging male head and a charging female head. The charging male head comprises a male head housing; a charging jack pin and a plurality of communication metal sheets are arranged in the male head shell; the communication metal sheet is electrically connected to the charging pile; a through hole for butt joint of the charging jack pin and the charging female head is formed in the end part of the male head shell; a through groove for electrically connecting the communication metal sheet with the charging female head is formed in the lower side of the male head shell; the charging female head comprises a female head shell; a charging pin and a plurality of communication reeds are arranged in the female head shell; the communication reed is electrically connected to a battery of the AGV; an end portion of the female head housing is provided with a jack for insertion of a charging male head. And the communication reed is elastically arranged on the inner side of the female head shell. The novel AGV charging interface can realize a communication function without changing the models and the installation structures of the existing charging male head and the charging female head, so that the timeliness of charging monitoring can be ensured.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of charging interfaces, and in particular relates to a novel AGV charging interface. Background Art

[0002] The existing charging interface's charging male and female heads are electrically connected through the charging jack pin and the charging pin to achieve charging. Such a structure only has the charging function, and the charging monitoring method is to detect the charging status by detecting the battery voltage change after charging for a period of time. Such a charging monitoring structure cannot respond quickly and has a monitoring delay. For the use environment with high requirements for charging monitoring, there are certain safety hazards. Utility Model Content

[0003] The utility model provides a new AGV charging interface to solve the above-mentioned technical problems, and specifically adopts the following technical solutions:

[0004] A novel AGV charging interface comprises: a charging male head and a charging female head for plugging with the charging male head; the charging male head comprises: a male head shell; a charging jack pin for electrical plugging to realize charging and a plurality of communication metal sheets for electrical signal transmission are arranged in the male head shell; the communication metal sheet is electrically connected to the controller of the charging pile; a through hole for docking the charging jack pin with the charging female head is formed at the end of the male head shell; a through groove for electrical connection between the communication metal sheet and the charging female head is formed on the lower side of the male head shell; the charging female head comprises: a female head shell; a charging pin for electrical plugging with the charging jack pin and a plurality of communication spring sheets for contacting with the communication metal sheet to realize electrical signal transmission are arranged in the female head shell; the communication spring sheet is electrically connected to the battery of the AGV; a socket for inserting the charging male head is formed at the end of the female head shell; the communication spring sheet is elastically installed on the inner side of the female head shell; the communication metal sheet is electrically in contact with the communication spring sheet to realize the communication connection between the charging pile and the battery of the AGV.

[0005] Furthermore, a guide groove is formed on the lower side of the male head shell; and a guide rib is formed on the inner side of the female head shell for inserting into the guide groove to limit the plugging position between the charging male head and the charging female head.

[0006] Furthermore, a plurality of communication springs are evenly distributed on both sides of the guide rib.

[0007] Furthermore, the male shell includes: an upper male shell and a lower male shell; the upper male shell and the lower male shell are fixedly connected by screws, and together form a jack pin slot for clamping the charging jack pin; the lower male shell is formed with a metal sheet slot for clamping the communication metal sheet below the jack pin slot.

[0008] Furthermore, a heat dissipation recessed hole for heat dissipation is formed on the portion of the jack pin slot located at the lower male housing.

[0009] Furthermore, the female shell includes: an upper female shell and a lower female shell; the upper female shell and the lower female shell are fixedly connected by screws, and together form a pin slot for clamping the charging pin and a slot for partially inserting the male shell; the communication reed is arranged in the slot.

[0010] Furthermore, a positioning hole is formed on the mounting surface of the upper mother shell; and a positioning pin for matching the positioning hole is formed on the mounting surface of the lower mother shell.

[0011] Furthermore, both the upper mother shell and the lower mother shell are formed with grid heat dissipation ribs for heat dissipation.

[0012] Furthermore, a protective cover is provided at the socket of the female connector housing for protecting the plugging gap between the charging male connector and the charging female connector.

[0013] Furthermore, the protective cover is formed with a guiding slope for guiding the charging male plug to be inserted into the socket.

[0014] The utility model is beneficial in that the provided new AGV charging interface can realize the communication function without changing the models and installation structures of the existing charging male and female heads, thereby ensuring the timeliness of charging monitoring and further ensuring the safety of charging. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative labor.

[0016] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the novel AGV charging interface of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the charging female connector of the new AGV charging interface;

[0018] Figure 3 yes Figure 2 An exploded view of the charging female connector of the new AGV charging interface;

[0019] Figure 4 yes Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the charging male connector of the new AGV charging interface;

[0020] Figure 5yes Figure 4 A schematic diagram of another angle of the charging male connector of the new AGV charging interface;

[0021] Figure 6 yes Figure 4 An exploded view of the charging male connector of the new AGV charging interface;

[0022] Novel AGV charging interface 10, charging male connector 11, male connector shell 111, upper male connector shell 1111, lower male connector shell 1112, pin groove 1113, heat dissipation recess 1114, metal sheet groove (not shown), guide groove (not shown), through hole 1116, through groove 1117, charging jack pin 12, communication metal sheet 13, charging female connector 14, female connector shell 141, upper female connector shell 1411, lower female connector shell 1412, pin groove 1413, slot 1414, positioning hole 1415, positioning pin 1416, grid heat dissipation rib 1417, socket 1418, guide rib 1419, charging pin 15, communication spring sheet 16, protective cover 17, guide slope 171. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] The embodiments of the present application are described in detail below, and examples of the embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals throughout represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are intended to be used to explain the present application, and should not be construed as limiting the present application.

[0024] like Figures 1 to 6As shown, a new type of AGV charging interface 10 of the present application includes: a charging male connector 11 and a charging female connector 14. The charging male connector 11 is plugged with the charging female connector 14 to charge the device to be charged. The charging male connector 11 includes: a male connector shell 111, a charging jack pin 12 and a communication metal sheet 13 are arranged in the male connector shell 111, and the charging jack pin 12 is used for electrical plugging to realize charging. The charging jack pin 12 and the multiple communication metal sheets 13 are electrically connected to the controller of the charging pile to collect and transmit the electrical signals between the charging pile and the battery of the AGV, so as to realize the real-time collection and transmission of the charging status between the charging male connector 11 and the charging female connector 14. Specifically, a through hole 1116 is formed at the end of the male connector shell 111 for the charging jack pin 12 to dock with the charging female connector 14, and a through groove 1117 is formed on the lower side of the male connector shell 111 for the communication metal sheet 13 to be electrically connected with the charging female connector 14. The charging female connector 14 includes: a female connector shell 141, a charging pin 15 and a communication spring 16 are arranged in the female connector shell 141, the charging pin 15 is used to be electrically plugged into the charging socket pin 12, and a plurality of communication springs 16 are electrically connected to the battery of the AGV, and the communication springs 16 are electrically contacted with the communication metal sheet 13 to realize the communication connection between the charging pile and the battery of the AGV, thereby realizing the monitoring of the charging status. Specifically, a socket 1418 is formed at the end of the female connector shell 141 for the insertion of the charging male connector 11, and the communication spring 16 is elastically mounted on the inner side of the female connector shell 141. Such a new AGV charging interface 10 can realize the communication function without changing the model and installation structure of the existing charging male connector 11 and the charging female connector 14, thereby ensuring the timeliness of charging monitoring and further ensuring the safety of charging.

[0025] As a specific implementation, a guide groove (not shown) is formed on the lower side of the male housing 111, and a guide rib 1419 is formed on the inner side of the female housing 141 for inserting into the guide groove (not shown) to define the plugging position between the charging male connector 11 and the charging female connector 14, and a plurality of communication springs 16 are evenly distributed on both sides of the guide rib 1419. The above structure can ensure the contact accuracy and stability between the communication spring 16 and the communication metal sheet 13.

[0026] As a specific embodiment, the male housing 111 includes: an upper male housing 1111 and a lower male housing 1112, the upper male housing 1111 and the lower male housing 1112 are fixedly connected by screws, and the two together form a jack pin slot 1113 for clamping the charging jack pin 12, and a metal sheet slot for clamping the communication metal sheet 13 is formed below the jack pin slot 1113 in the lower male housing 1112. Such an installation structure is simple and stable

[0027] Furthermore, a heat dissipation recess 1114 is formed in the portion of the jack pin slot 1113 located at the lower male housing 1112 for heat dissipation, thereby improving the safety of the charging structure.

[0028] As a specific implementation, the female housing 141 includes: an upper female housing 1411 and a lower female housing 1412, the upper female housing 1411 and the lower female housing 1412 are fixedly connected by screws, and the two together form a pin slot 1413 and a slot 1414, the pin slot 1413 is used to clamp the charging pin 15, the slot 1414 is used for partial insertion of the male housing 111, and the communication spring 16 is arranged in the slot 1414. The mounting surface of the upper female housing 1411 is formed with a positioning hole 1415, and the mounting surface of the lower female housing 1412 is formed with a positioning pin 1416 for matching the positioning hole 1415, which can improve the installation accuracy and installation efficiency.

[0029] Furthermore, both the upper mother shell 1411 and the lower mother shell 1412 are formed with grid heat dissipation ribs 1417 for heat dissipation to improve the safety of the charging structure.

[0030] As a specific implementation, a protective cover 17 is provided at the socket 1418 of the female connector housing 141 to protect the plugging gap between the charging male connector 11 and the charging female connector 14. The protective cover 17 is formed with a guiding slope 171 to guide the charging male connector 11 to be inserted into the socket 1418, so that the plugging operation is smoother.

[0031] The above shows and describes the basic principle, main features and advantages of the utility model. Those skilled in the art should understand that the above embodiments do not limit the utility model in any form, and any technical solution obtained by equivalent replacement or equivalent transformation falls within the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. A new type of AGV charging interface, including: A charging male connector and a charging female connector for plugging with the charging male connector; characterized in that: The charging male plug includes: a male plug housing; The male plug housing is provided with a charging socket pin for electrical plugging to achieve charging and a plurality of communication metal sheets for electrical signal transmission; The communication metal sheet is electrically connected to the controller of the charging pile; The end of the male connector housing is formed with a through hole for the charging jack pin to dock with the charging female connector; A through slot is formed on the lower side of the male connector housing for electrically connecting the communication metal sheet with the charging female connector; The charging female connector comprises: a female connector housing; The female connector housing is provided with a charging pin for electrically plugging into the charging socket pin and a plurality of communication springs for contacting the communication metal sheet to achieve electrical signal transmission; The communication reed is electrically connected to a battery of the AGV; The end of the female connector housing is formed with a socket for inserting the charging male connector; The communication spring is elastically mounted on the inner side of the female head housing; The communication metal sheet is in electrical contact with the communication spring sheet to achieve a communication connection between the charging pile and the battery of the AGV.

2. The new AGV charging interface according to claim 1 is characterized in that: A guide groove is formed on the lower side of the male housing; A guide rib is formed on the inner side of the female connector housing and is used to be inserted into the guide groove to define the plugging position between the charging male connector and the charging female connector.

3. The new AGV charging interface according to claim 2 is characterized in that: The plurality of communication springs are evenly distributed on both sides of the guide rib.

4. The new AGV charging interface according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The male housing comprises: an upper male housing and a lower male housing; The upper male housing and the lower male housing are fixedly connected by screws, and together form a socket pin slot for clamping the charging socket pin; The lower male housing is formed with a metal sheet groove below the jack pin groove for clamping the communication metal sheet.

5. The new AGV charging interface according to claim 4 is characterized in that: The portion of the jack pin slot located at the lower male housing is formed with a heat dissipation recess for heat dissipation.

6. The new AGV charging interface according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The female housing comprises: an upper female housing and a lower female housing; The upper female housing and the lower female housing are fixedly connected by screws, and together form a pin slot for clamping the charging pin and a slot for partially inserting the male housing; The communication reed is arranged in the slot.

7. The new AGV charging interface according to claim 6 is characterized in that: The mounting surface of the upper mother housing is formed with a positioning hole; A positioning pin for matching the positioning hole is formed on the mounting surface of the lower mother housing.

8. The new AGV charging interface according to claim 6 is characterized in that: The upper mother shell and the lower mother shell are both formed with grid heat dissipation ribs for heat dissipation.

9. The new AGV charging interface according to claim 1 is characterized in that: A protective cover is provided at the socket of the female connector housing for protecting the plugging gap between the charging male connector and the charging female connector.

10. The new AGV charging interface according to claim 9 is characterized in that: The protective cover is formed with a guiding slope for guiding the charging male plug to be inserted into the socket.