Battery compartment container and single container battery swap station

Abstract

The utility model provides a battery compartment container and a single container battery swap station, and the battery compartment container comprises a box body which is internally provided with a first installation space; the plurality of goods shelves are arranged in the first mounting space; the stacking machine comprises a lifting device and a pallet fork device, the lifting device comprises a fixing part and a lifting part arranged on the fixing part, the fixing part is fixedly arranged on the box body, and the lifting part is arranged in the second mounting space in a liftable mode; the pallet fork device comprises a base fixedly arranged on the lifting part and a pallet fork arranged on the base, the pallet fork is provided with an initial position, a front moving position and a rear moving position, the pallet fork is located at the initial position when located above the base, and the pallet fork is located at the front moving position when moving into the front goods shelf; and when the pallet fork moves into the rear goods shelf, the pallet fork is located at the rear moving position. According to the technical scheme, the problems that in the prior art, horizontal walking actions of a stacker crane are frequent in the battery replacing process, and faults are likely to occur are effectively solved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of battery swapping stations for quickly replacing power batteries of new energy vehicles, and more specifically, to a battery bin container and a single-container battery swapping station. Background Art

[0002] The front centering, rear centering, lifting mechanism, etc. of the battery swapping platform are integrated in one container, and this container is spliced with the battery bin container to form a battery swapping station. Usually, the number of containers in the battery swapping station is not less than two, so the hoisting and transportation of the containers are relatively cumbersome, time-consuming and laborious.

[0003] The inner bottom plate of the battery bin container is laid with a palletizer track, which plays a guiding role for the palletizer to have a horizontal servo walking function. The palletizer walks horizontally frequently during the battery swapping process, and is prone to failure, increasing the maintenance cost and reducing the operation efficiency of the battery swapping station. Summary of the Utility Model

[0004] The main purpose of the utility model is to provide a battery bin container and a single-container battery swapping station to solve the problem that the palletizer walks horizontally frequently during the battery swapping process and is prone to failure in the related art.

[0005] To achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the utility model, a battery bin container is provided, including: a box body, having a first installation space inside; a plurality of shelves, arranged in the first installation space, the plurality of shelves are spaced apart along the length direction or the width direction of the box body, one of the adjacent two shelves is a front shelf and the other is a rear shelf, and a second installation space is formed between the front shelf and the rear shelf; a palletizer, including a lifting device and a fork device, wherein, the lifting device includes a fixed part and a lifting part arranged on the fixed part, the fixed part is fixedly arranged on the box body, and the lifting part is arranged to be liftable in the second installation space; the fork device includes a base fixedly arranged on the lifting part and a fork arranged on the base, the fork is arranged to be movable along the length direction or the width direction of the box body, and has an initial position, a forward movement position and a rear movement position, when the fork is above the base, it is in the initial position, when the fork moves into the front shelf, it is in the forward movement position, and when the fork moves into the rear shelf, it is in the rear movement position.

[0006] Further, the forks are multiple stacked up and down, each fork is arranged to be movable along the length direction or the width direction of the box body, and the adjacent two forks are relatively movable along the length direction or the width direction of the box body.

[0007] Further, the lifting part includes a hydraulic lift or an electric lift or a pneumatic lift.

[0008] According to another aspect of the present utility model, a single-container battery swapping station is provided, which includes a battery compartment container, and the battery compartment container is the above-mentioned battery compartment container.

[0009] Furthermore, the single-container battery swapping station further includes a battery swapping platform disposed on one side of the battery compartment container and a rain shelter for shielding the battery swapping platform.

[0010] Furthermore, the rain shelter includes a bracket, a top frame connected to the top of the bracket, and a rain shielding layer covering the outside of the top frame and the bracket. The top frame is located above the battery swapping platform and the battery compartment container, and the bracket is located on the side of the battery swapping platform away from the battery compartment container.

[0011] Furthermore, at least a part of the top frame is located above the battery compartment container, and at least a part of the top frame overlaps with the battery compartment container in the vertical direction of the battery compartment container.

[0012] Furthermore, the top frame includes a frame and a first connecting beam connected to the middle position of the frame, and the rain shielding layer includes a first rain shielding cloth covering above the frame and the first connecting beam.

[0013] Furthermore, the bracket includes two vertical beams, a second connecting beam connecting the two vertical beams, and a third connecting beam connecting the second connecting beam and the top frame. The two vertical beams are spaced apart and connected to two opposite side edges of the top frame, and the rain shielding layer further includes a second rain shielding cloth covering the outside of the second connecting beam, the third connecting beam, and the two vertical beams.

[0014] Furthermore, there are multiple third connecting beams, and the multiple third connecting beams are spaced apart along the width direction of the box body.

[0015] Applying the technical solution of the present utility model, the battery compartment container includes: a box body, a plurality of shelves and a palletizer. There is a first installation space inside the box body. The plurality of shelves are arranged in the first installation space at intervals along the length direction or the width direction of the box body. One of the two adjacent shelves is a front shelf and the other is a rear shelf. A second installation space is formed between the front shelf and the rear shelf. The palletizer includes a lifting device and a fork device. Among them, the lifting device includes a fixing part and a lifting part arranged on the fixing part. The fixing part is fixedly arranged on the box body, and the lifting part is arranged to be liftable in the second installation space. The fork device includes a base fixedly arranged on the lifting part and a fork arranged on the base. The fork is arranged to be movable along the length direction or the width direction of the box body, and has an initial position, a forward movement position and a backward movement position. When the fork is above the base, it is in the initial position. When the fork moves into the front shelf, it is in the forward movement position. When the fork moves into the rear shelf, it is in the backward movement position. Since the fixing part is fixedly arranged on the box body, there is no need to lay the palletizer track in the related art, so that the lifting device of the palletizer cannot move in the length direction or the width direction of the box body. And when the lifting part lifts and lowers in the second installation space, it can drive the fork device to lift and lower. Furthermore, the palletizer drives the battery to lift and lower. And since the fork can switch between the initial position, the forward movement position and the backward movement position, it can meet the requirement of taking and placing the battery on two adjacent shelves. In this way, the battery compartment container of the present application cancels the palletizer track, which not only reduces the cost, but also does not require the palletizer to move horizontally during the battery replacement process, and at the same time reduces the failure rate. Therefore, the technology of the present application effectively solves the problem that the palletizer in the related art has frequent horizontal walking movements during the battery replacement process and is prone to failures. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] The accompanying drawings forming a part of this application are used to provide a further understanding of the present utility model. The schematic embodiments of the present utility model and their descriptions are used to explain the present utility model and do not constitute an improper limitation to the present utility model. In the drawings:

[0017] Figure 1 shows a front view structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of a single-container battery swapping station according to the present utility model;

[0018] Figure 2 shows Figure 1 a top view perspective view of the single-container battery swapping station;

[0019] Figure 3 shows Figure 2 a three-dimensional partial perspective view of the single-container battery swapping station;

[0020] Figure 4 shows Figure 2Schematic three-dimensional structure diagram of the forklift device of the battery compartment container of the single-container battery swapping station.

[0021] Among them, the above-mentioned drawings include the following reference numerals:

[0022] 10. Battery compartment container; 11. Box body; 12. Shelf; 121. Front shelf; 122. Rear shelf; 13. Forklift device; 131. Base; 132. Fork.

[0023] 20. Battery swapping platform;

[0024] 30. Rain shelter; 31. Support; 311. Vertical beam; 312. Second connecting beam; 313. Third connecting beam; 32. Top frame; 321. Frame; 322. First connecting beam; 33. Rain shelter layer; 331. First rain cloth; 332. Second rain cloth. Detailed implementation manners

[0025] Next, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments. The following description of at least one exemplary embodiment is actually only illustrative and in no way limits the present invention and its application or use. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

[0026] It should be noted that the terms used here are only for describing the specific implementation manners and are not intended to limit the exemplary implementation manners according to the present application. As used here, unless otherwise clearly specified in the context, the singular form is also intended to include the plural form. In addition, it should be understood that when the terms "include" and / or "comprise" are used in this specification, they indicate the presence of features, steps, operations, devices, components and / or their combinations.

[0027] Unless otherwise specifically stated, the relative arrangements, numerical expressions, and numerical values of the components and steps set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the present utility model. At the same time, it should be understood that for the convenience of description, the dimensions of the various parts shown in the drawings are not drawn in actual proportional relationships. Technologies, methods, and devices known to those of ordinary skill in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail, but where appropriate, the said technologies, methods, and devices should be regarded as part of the specification. In all the examples shown and discussed here, any specific value should be construed as merely exemplary and not as a limitation. Therefore, other examples of the exemplary embodiments may have different values. It should be noted that like reference numerals and letters denote like items in the following drawings, and thus, once an item is defined in one drawing, it does not need to be further discussed in subsequent drawings.

[0028] As Figures 1 to 4 shown, the present application provides a battery compartment container. Embodiments of the battery compartment container include: a box body 11, a plurality of shelves 12, and a palletizer. The box body 11 has a first installation space. The plurality of shelves 12 are arranged in the first installation space at intervals along the length direction or the width direction of the box body 11. One of the two adjacent shelves 12 is a front shelf 121, and the other is a rear shelf 122. A second installation space is formed between the front shelf 121 and the rear shelf 122. The palletizer includes a lifting device and a fork device 13. Among them, the lifting device includes a fixing part and a lifting part arranged on the fixing part. The fixing part is fixedly arranged on the box body 11, and the lifting part is arranged to be liftable in the second installation space. The fork device 13 includes a base 131 fixedly arranged on the lifting part and a fork 132 arranged on the base 131. The fork 132 is arranged to be movable along the length direction or the width direction of the box body 11 and has an initial position, a forward movement position, and a rearward movement position. When the fork 132 is located above the base 131, it is in the initial position. When the fork 132 moves into the front shelf 121, it is in the forward movement position. When the fork 132 moves into the rear shelf 122, it is in the rearward movement position.

[0029] Applying the technical solution of this embodiment, the battery storage container includes: a box body 11, a plurality of shelves 12 and a palletizer. The fixing part is fixedly arranged on the box body 11. The forklift 132 is movably arranged along the length direction of the box body 11 and has an initial position, a forward moving position and a backward moving position. When the forklift 132 is above the base 131, it is in the initial position. When the forklift 132 moves into the front shelf 121, it is in the forward moving position. When the forklift 132 moves into the rear shelf 122, it is in the backward moving position. Since the fixing part is fixedly arranged on the box body 11, there is no need to lay the palletizer track in the related art, so that the lifting device of the palletizer cannot move in the length direction or the width direction of the box body 11. And when the lifting part lifts and lowers in the second installation space, it can drive the forklift device 13 to lift and lower. Furthermore, the palletizer drives the battery to lift and lower. And because the forklift 132 can switch between the initial position, the forward moving position and the backward moving position, it can meet the requirement of taking and placing the battery on two adjacent shelves 12. In this way, the battery storage container of this application cancels the palletizer track, which not only reduces the cost, but also does not require the palletizer to move horizontally during the battery swapping process, and at the same time reduces the failure rate. Therefore, the technology of this embodiment effectively solves the problem that the palletizer in the related art has frequent horizontal walking movements during the battery swapping process and is prone to failures.

[0030] Of course, in other embodiments, the forklift 132 is movably arranged along the width direction of the box body 11 and has an initial position, a forward moving position and a backward moving position.

[0031] In this embodiment, the front shelf 121 and the rear shelf 122 each place five layers of batteries. Ten batteries can be stored in the box body 11. A buffer area is arranged at the lower layer of the rear shelf 122 to facilitate the buffering and interaction of fully charged batteries and undercharged batteries.

[0032] Specifically, the fixing part is fixed on the bottom plate of the box body 11 by bolts. The battery storage container further includes a PLC control cabinet and a charging cabinet arranged on the box body 11.

[0033] As Figures 1 to 4 shown, in order to meet the requirements of the load-bearing and taking and placing travel of the forklift device 13, the forklifts 132 are multiple stacked up and down. Each forklift 132 is movably arranged along the length direction or the width direction of the box body 11, and two adjacent forklifts 132 can move relative to each other along the length direction or the width direction of the box body 11. There are two forklifts in this embodiment, plus the base, a total of three, regarded as three levels.

[0034] It should be noted that the fork device 13 of this embodiment can refer to the multi-stage fork device of the Japanese patent application document with the publication number "JP2000177805A". Specifically, the base of the multi-stage fork device corresponds to the base of this embodiment, and the second fork and the upper fork of the multi-stage fork device correspond to the two forks of this embodiment.

[0035] If Figures 1 to 4 As shown, in order to meet the requirements of taking and placing batteries on two adjacent shelves 12, the lifting part includes a hydraulic lift or an electric lift or a pneumatic lift.

[0036] This application also provides a single container battery swap station, such as Figures 1 to 3 As shown in FIG. 1 , the embodiment of the single container battery swap station includes a battery bin container 10, which is the above-mentioned battery bin container. Since the above-mentioned battery bin container can solve the problem that the stacker in the related art frequently moves horizontally during the battery swap process and is prone to failure, the single container battery swap station including the battery bin container can solve the same technical problem. In addition, the single container battery swap station of this embodiment uses only one battery bin container, which reduces the container foundation leveling and surveying work, shortens the station construction time, and improves the hoisting efficiency of the entire battery bin container.

[0037] If Figures 1 to 3 As shown in FIG. 1 , the single container battery swap station further includes a battery swap platform 20 disposed on one side of the battery compartment container 10 and a rain shelter 30 shielding the battery swap platform 20. The rain shelter 30 can shield the battery swap platform 20 from rainwater. The battery swap platform 20 includes a frame and a front centering and a rear centering fixed on the frame, and the battery swap platform 20 is installed on the ground as a whole.

[0038] If Figure 3 As shown in FIG. 1 , the canopy 30 includes a bracket 31, a top frame 32 connected to the top of the bracket 31, and a rain shield 33 covering the top frame 32 and the outside of the bracket 31. The top frame 32 is located above the battery swap platform 20 and the battery compartment container 10, and the bracket 31 is located on the side of the battery swap platform 20 away from the battery compartment container 10. The bracket 31 and the top frame 32 can be configured to support the rain shield 33 so that the rain shield 33 can block rainwater from the top and sides from invading the battery swap platform 20. The bracket 31 and the top frame 32 are constructed of a steel cantilever beam structure with a simple structure, which is conducive to significantly reducing the hardware cost of a single container battery swap station.

[0039] If Figure 3 As shown in FIG. 1 , at least a portion of the top frame 32 is located above the battery compartment container 10, and at least a portion of the top frame 32 overlaps with the battery compartment container 10 in the vertical direction of the battery compartment container 10. The canopy 30 on at least a portion of the overlapping top frame 32 can effectively prevent rain and snow from flowing from the side wall of the battery compartment container to the battery exchange platform. ​​​​​​​​

[0040] Specifically, the width of the top frame 32 covers the battery container about 500mm. The single side length of the top frame 32 exceeds 1500mm for redundancy. In this way, the rain shielding layer 33 can effectively block rain and snow from falling onto the battery exchange platform.

[0041] In this embodiment, the rain shelter 30 further includes a lighting lamp disposed on the rain shelter layer 33.

[0042] If Figure 3 As shown in FIG. 1 , the top frame 32 includes a frame 321 and a first connecting beam 322 connected to the middle of the frame 321, and the rain shielding layer 33 includes a first rain shielding cloth 331 covering the frame 321 and the first connecting beam 322. In this way, when the frame 321 and the first connecting beam 322 are connected together, the first rain shielding cloth 331 can be opened to effectively block the rainwater on the top from invading the battery swap platform 20.

[0043] If Figure 3 As shown in FIG. 1 , the bracket 31 includes two vertical beams 311, a second connecting beam 312 connecting the two vertical beams 311, and a third connecting beam 313 connecting the second connecting beam 312 and the top frame 32. The two vertical beams 311 are connected to two opposite sides of the top frame 32 at intervals, and the rain shield layer 33 also includes a second rain shield 332 covering the second connecting beam 312, the third connecting beam 313 and the outer sides of the two vertical beams 311. When the second connecting beam 312, the third connecting beam 313 and the two vertical beams 311 are connected together, the second rain shield 332 can be opened to effectively block the rainwater from the side from invading the battery swap platform 20.

[0044] Specifically, the steel structure bottom plates of the two vertical beams 311 are fixed to the ground foundation and fastened with multiple chemical bolts, which are corrosion-resistant, have a long service life, and have a stable and reliable connection.

[0045] If Figure 3 As shown in FIG. 1 , in order to effectively open the second rain cover 332 , there are multiple third connecting beams 313 , and the multiple third connecting beams 313 are arranged at intervals along the width direction of the box body 11 .

[0046] In the description of the present utility model, it should be understood that the directions or positional relationships indicated by directional words such as "front, back, up, down, left, right", "lateral, vertical, vertical, horizontal" and "top, bottom" are usually based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present utility model and simplifying the description. Unless otherwise stated, these directional words do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific direction or be constructed and operated in a specific direction, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the scope of protection of the present utility model; the directional words "inside and outside" refer to the inside and outside relative to the outline of each component itself.

[0047] ​​​​​​For ease of description, spatial relative terms such as "above", "over", "on the upper surface", "upper" etc. may be used herein to describe the spatial positional relationship of one device or feature to other devices or features as shown in the figures. It should be understood that the spatial relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if the device in the figures is inverted, a device described as "above" or "over" other devices or structures will then be positioned "below" or "under" the other devices or structures. Thus, the exemplary term "above" can include both orientations of "above" and "below". The device may also be positioned in other different ways (rotated 90 degrees or in other orientations), and the corresponding explanations for the spatial relative descriptions used herein will be made accordingly.

[0048] In addition, it should be noted that the use of terms such as "first", "second" etc. to define components is only for the convenience of differentiating the corresponding components. Without further statement, the above terms have no special meaning, and thus should not be construed as limiting the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0049] The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present utility model and are not intended to limit the present utility model. For those skilled in the art, the present utility model may have various modifications and changes. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present utility model shall be included within the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A battery storage container, characterized in that: include: A box body (11), wherein the box body (11) has a first installation space; A plurality of shelves (12) are arranged in the first installation space, the plurality of shelves (12) are arranged at intervals along the length direction or the width direction of the box body (11), one of two adjacent shelves (12) is a front shelf (121), and the other is a rear shelf (122), and a second installation space is formed between the front shelf (121) and the rear shelf (122); A palletizer, comprising a lifting device and a fork device (13), wherein: The lifting device comprises a fixing part and a lifting part arranged on the fixing part, the fixing part is fixedly arranged on the box body (11), and the lifting part is arranged in a liftable manner in the second installation space; The fork device (13) comprises a base (131) fixedly arranged on the lifting part and a fork (132) arranged on the base (131); the fork (132) is movably arranged along the length direction or the width direction of the box body (11) and has an initial position, a front moving position and a rear moving position; when the fork (132) is located above the base (131), it is in the initial position; when the fork (132) moves into the front shelf (121), it is in the front moving position; when the fork (132) moves into the rear shelf (122), it is in the rear moving position.

2. The battery storage container according to claim 1, characterized in that: The forks (132) are multiple and stacked up and down, and each of the forks (132) is movably arranged along the length direction or the width direction of the box body (11), and two adjacent forks (132) are relatively movable along the length direction or the width direction of the box body (11).

3. The battery storage container according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lifting part includes a hydraulic lifter, an electric lifter, or a pneumatic lifter.

4. A single container battery swap station, comprising a battery compartment container (10), characterized in that: The battery storage container is the battery storage container according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

5. The single container battery swap station according to claim 4, characterized in that: The single-container battery swap station further comprises a battery swap platform (20) arranged on one side of the battery compartment container (10) and a rain shelter (30) for shielding the battery swap platform (20).

6. The single container battery swap station according to claim 5, characterized in that: The canopy (30) includes a bracket (31), a top frame (32) connected to the top of the bracket (31), and a rain shielding layer (33) covering the top frame (32) and the outside of the bracket (31), wherein the top frame (32) is located above the battery exchange platform (20) and the battery compartment container (10), and the bracket (31) is located on a side of the battery exchange platform (20) away from the battery compartment container (10).

7. The single container battery swap station according to claim 6, characterized in that: At least a portion of the top frame (32) is located above the battery compartment container (10), and at least a portion of the top frame (32) is arranged to overlap with the battery compartment container (10) in the up and down directions of the battery compartment container (10).

8. The single container battery swap station according to claim 6, characterized in that: The top frame (32) comprises a frame (321) and a first connecting beam (322) connected to the middle of the frame (321), and the rain shielding layer (33) comprises a first rain shielding cloth (331) covering the frame (321) and the first connecting beam (322).

9. The single container battery swap station according to claim 6, characterized in that: The support (31) comprises two vertical beams (311), a second connecting beam (312) connecting the two vertical beams (311), and a third connecting beam (313) connecting the second connecting beam (312) and the top frame (32); the two vertical beams (311) are connected to two opposite sides of the top frame (32) at intervals; and the rain shielding layer (33) further comprises a second rain shielding cloth (332) covering the second connecting beam (312), the third connecting beam (313), and the outer sides of the two vertical beams (311).

10. The single container battery swap station according to claim 9, characterized in that: There are a plurality of third connection beams (313), and the plurality of third connection beams (313) are arranged at intervals along the width direction of the box body (11).

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