Automatic battery replacing mechanism of electric golf cart

By introducing cleaning devices into the automatic battery swap mechanism of electric golf carts, the problem of grass chips and soil sticking during battery swap is solved, extending the battery life and reducing safety risks.

CN222959782UActive Publication Date: 2025-06-10MINGLAND NANJING ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202421935719.X
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-08-12
Publication Date
2025-06-10
Estimated Expiration
2034-08-12

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Technical Problem

The battery swap mechanism of existing electric golf carts is easily contaminated with grass chips and soil when replacing the battery, causing the battery to stick and damage, affecting the service life, and may cause safety hazards of circuit breakage.

Method used

An automatic battery swap mechanism for electric golf carts is designed, equipped with a cleaning device, including a second guide rail, a second motor, a second screw, a moving frame, a third motor, a third screw, a lifting frame and a cleaning tube, which is used to clean the battery swap mechanism after each battery replacement to prevent grass chips and soil from sticking.

Benefits of technology

It effectively prevents the impact of grass chips and soil on the battery, extends the service life of the battery, reduces the possibility of circuit breaking, and reduces safety hazards.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses an automatic battery changing mechanism of an electric golf cart, which comprises a cleaning device, the cleaning device comprises a second guide rail, a second motor, a second screw rod, a moving frame, a third motor, a third screw rod, a lifting frame and a cleaning pipe, the left surface of the second guide rail is fixedly connected with the second motor, and the right surface of the second guide rail is fixedly connected with the second screw rod; the output end of the second motor is fixedly connected with a second screw rod, the outer surface of the second screw rod is in threaded connection with a moving frame, the upper surface of the moving frame is fixedly connected with a third motor, and the output end of the third motor is fixedly connected with a third screw rod; by arranging the cleaning device, the battery replacing mechanism can be cleaned after the storage battery of the golf cart is replaced every time, grass clippings and soil on the cleaning mechanism are removed thoroughly, adhesion of the grass clippings and the soil when the storage battery of the golf cart is replaced next time is avoided, the influence of the grass clippings and the soil on storage battery replacement is prevented, and the service life of the storage battery is prolonged; and moreover, the possibility of circuit disconnection is reduced, and the potential safety hazard is reduced.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of automatic battery replacement for electric vehicles, and particularly relates to an automatic battery replacement mechanism for an electric golf cart. Background Art

[0002] An electric golf cart is a means of transportation with a simple structure and easy operation, and is widely used in various occasions such as golf courses, tourist attractions, and resorts. It is mainly used for short-distance transportation, such as transporting players and equipment on the golf course. During the use of the electric golf cart, it needs to be charged frequently, which will significantly shorten the working time of the cart. Therefore, most golf courses are equipped with corresponding automatic battery replacement mechanisms to extend the service time of the cart.

[0003] When the cart runs on the field, a large amount of grass clippings and dirt will adhere to the wheels and chassis. When replacing the battery, these grass clippings and dirt are likely to fall on the battery replacement mechanism. The existing battery replacement mechanism does not have a device for cleaning grass clippings and dirt. This leads to the grass clippings and dirt being easily adhered to the battery during battery replacement, which not only affects the battery replacement but also easily damages the battery and affects its service life. Moreover, it may also cause a circuit open circuit and pose a safety hazard. Summary of the Utility Model

[0004] The purpose of the utility model is to at least solve one of the technical problems existing in the prior art, and provide an automatic battery replacement mechanism for an electric golf cart. By setting a cleaning device, the battery replacement mechanism can be cleaned every time the cart replaces the battery, removing the grass clippings and dirt on the cleaning mechanism, avoiding the adhesion of grass clippings and dirt during the next battery replacement of the cart, preventing the influence on the battery replacement, increasing the service life of the battery, reducing the possibility of circuit open circuit, and reducing the safety hazard.

[0005] The utility model also provides an automatic battery replacement mechanism for an electric golf cart as described above, including: a parking platform, the lower surface of the parking platform is fixedly connected with a replacement box, the lower inner wall of the replacement box is fixedly connected with a first guide rail, the left surface of the first guide rail is fixedly connected with a first motor, the output end of the first motor is fixedly connected with a first screw rod, the outer surface of the first screw rod is threadedly connected with a moving seat, the upper surface of the moving seat is fixedly connected with a lifting rod, the upper surface of the lifting rod is fixedly connected with a lifting platform, the inner side wall of the replacement box is fixedly connected with a storage plate, both the storage plate and the upper surface of the lifting platform are fixedly connected with conveyor belts, the upper surface of the storage plate is fixedly connected with a charging seat, the left inner wall of the parking platform is fixedly connected with a telescopic cylinder, and the output end of the telescopic cylinder is fixedly connected with a sealing plate;

[0006] Cleaning device, the cleaning device includes a second guide rail, a second motor, a second screw rod, a moving frame, a third motor, a third screw rod, a lifting frame and a cleaning pipe. The left surface of the second guide rail is fixedly connected to the second motor. The output end of the second motor is fixedly connected to the second screw rod. The outer surface of the second screw rod is threadedly connected to the moving frame. The upper surface of the moving frame is fixedly connected to the third motor. The output end of the third motor is fixedly connected to the third screw rod. The outer surface of the third screw rod is threadedly connected to the lifting frame. The lower surface of the lifting frame is fixedly connected to the cleaning pipe.

[0007] According to the automatic battery swapping mechanism of an electric golf cart described above, a limiting plate is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the parking platform. A diversion groove is arranged on the upper surface of the parking platform to limit the position of the vehicle and divert the cleaning water to prevent it from accumulating on the sealing plate.

[0008] According to the automatic battery swapping mechanism of an electric golf cart described above, a guiding block is fixedly connected to the right surface of the replacement box. The right surface of the parking platform is fixedly connected to the guiding block to facilitate the movement of the vehicle.

[0009] According to the automatic battery swapping mechanism of an electric golf cart described above, the lower surface of the first motor is fixedly connected to the replacement box. The outer surface of the first screw rod is rotatably connected to the first guide rail.

[0010] According to the automatic battery swapping mechanism of an electric golf cart described above, the outer surface of the moving seat is slidably connected to the first guide rail. The outer surface of the lifting platform is slidably connected to the storage plate to facilitate the motor to drive the moving seat to move along the guide rail through the screw rod.

[0011] According to the automatic battery swapping mechanism of an electric golf cart described above, the outer surface of the moving frame is slidably connected to the second guide rail. The outer surface of the second screw rod is rotatably connected to the second guide rail.

[0012] According to the automatic battery swapping mechanism of an electric golf cart described above, the outer surface of the third screw rod is rotatably connected to the moving frame. The outer surface of the lifting frame is slidably connected to the moving frame.

[0013] According to the automatic battery swapping mechanism of an electric golf cart described above, the side surface of the sealing plate is slidably connected to the parking platform. The side surface of the second guide rail is fixedly connected to the replacement box to facilitate sealing the battery swapping port and prevent water from flowing into the replacement box during cleaning.

[0014] Additional aspects and advantages of the present utility model will be given in part in the following description, will become apparent in part from the following description, or will be understood through the practice of the present utility model. Description of the Drawings

[0015] The present utility model will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments;

[0016] Figure 1 It is an overall structure diagram of an automatic battery swapping mechanism for an electric golf cart of the present utility model;

[0017] Figure 2 It is a sectional view of an automatic battery swapping mechanism for an electric golf cart of the present utility model;

[0018] Figure 3 It is a partial structure diagram of an automatic battery swapping mechanism for an electric golf cart of the present utility model;

[0019] Figure 4 is Figure 2 an enlarged schematic view of part A in

[0020] Legend description:

[0021] 1. Parking platform; 2. Replacement box; 3. First guide rail; 4. First motor; 5. First screw; 6. Moving seat; 7. Lifting rod; 8. Lifting platform; 9. Storage board; 10. Conveyor belt; 11. Charging seat; 12. Second guide rail; 13. Second motor; 14. Second screw; 15. Moving frame; 16. Third motor; 17. Third screw; 18. Lifting frame; 19. Cleaning pipe; 20. Telescopic cylinder; 21. Sealing plate; 22. Limiting plate; 23. Flow guiding groove; 24. Guide block. Specific embodiments

[0022] This part will describe in detail the specific embodiments of the present utility model. The preferred embodiments of the present utility model are shown in the accompanying drawings. The function of the drawings is to supplement the description of the text part of the specification, enabling people to visually and vividly understand each technical feature and the overall technical solution of the present utility model, but it should not be construed as a limitation on the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0023] Refer to Figures 1-4, an automatic battery replacement mechanism for an electric golf cart according to an embodiment of the present utility model includes: a parking platform 1, a limiting plate 22 fixedly connected to the upper surface of the parking platform 1, a diversion groove 23 provided on the upper surface of the parking platform 1, a replacement box 2 fixedly connected to the lower surface of the parking platform 1, a guiding block 24 fixedly connected to the right surface of the replacement box 2, the right surface of the parking platform 1 being fixedly connected to the guiding block 24, a first guide rail 3 fixedly connected to the lower inner wall of the replacement box 2, a first motor 4 fixedly connected to the left surface of the first guide rail 3, the lower surface of the first motor 4 being fixedly connected to the replacement box 2, an output end of the first motor 4 being fixedly connected to a first screw rod 5, an outer surface of the first screw rod 5 being rotatably connected to the first guide rail 3, an outer surface of the first screw rod 5 being threadedly connected to a moving seat 6, an outer surface of the moving seat 6 being slidably connected to the first guide rail 3, a lifting rod 7 fixedly connected to the upper surface of the moving seat 6, a lifting platform 8 fixedly connected to the upper surface of the lifting rod 7, a storage plate 9 fixedly connected to the inner side wall of the replacement box 2, an outer surface of the lifting platform 8 being slidably connected to the storage plate 9, conveyor belts 10 fixedly connected to both the upper surface of the storage plate 9 and the upper surface of the lifting platform 8, a charging seat 11 fixedly connected to the upper surface of the storage plate 9, a telescopic cylinder 20 fixedly connected to the left inner wall of the parking platform 1, an output end of the telescopic cylinder 20 being fixedly connected to a sealing plate 21, a side surface of the sealing plate 21 being slidably connected to the parking platform 1.

[0024] A cleaning device, the cleaning device includes a second guide rail 12, a second motor 13, a second screw rod 14, a moving frame 15, a third motor 16, a third screw rod 17, a lifting frame 18 and a cleaning pipe 19. The side surface of the second guide rail 12 is fixedly connected to the replacement box 2, the left surface of the second guide rail 12 is fixedly connected to the second motor 13, an output end of the second motor 13 is fixedly connected to the second screw rod 14, an outer surface of the second screw rod 14 is rotatably connected to the second guide rail 12, an outer surface of the second screw rod 14 is threadedly connected to the moving frame 15, an outer surface of the moving frame 15 is slidably connected to the second guide rail 12, the upper surface of the moving frame 15 is fixedly connected to the third motor 16, an output end of the third motor 16 is fixedly connected to the third screw rod 17, an outer surface of the third screw rod 17 is rotatably connected to the moving frame 15, an outer surface of the third screw rod 17 is threadedly connected to the lifting frame 18, an outer surface of the lifting frame 18 is slidably connected to the moving frame 15, and the lower surface of the lifting frame 18 is fixedly connected to the cleaning pipe 19.

[0025] Working principle: The vehicle travels from the guiding block 24 to the parking platform 1. The telescopic cylinder 20 drives the sealing plate 21 to open. The lifting rod 7 drives the lifting platform 8 to rise to remove the battery. Then the lifting platform 8 descends. The first motor 4 drives the moving seat 6 to move to the idle charging seat 11 through the first screw rod 5. The conveyor belt 10 conveys the replaced battery to the storage plate 9 for charging. Then the moving seat 6 drives the lifting platform 8 to move to the charged battery. The conveyor belt 10 moves the battery onto the lifting platform 8. Then the moving seat 6 drives the lifting platform 8 to move to the battery replacement port of the parking platform 1. The lifting rod 7 raises the lifting platform 8 to replace the battery of the vehicle. After the battery replacement is completed, the vehicle drives away from the parking platform 1. The telescopic cylinder 20 closes the sealing plate 21. The third motor 16 drives the third screw rod 17 to lower the lifting frame 18, and the cleaning pipe 19 starts to spray water to clean the parking platform 1. The second motor 13 drives the moving frame 15 to move through the second screw rod 14 to clean the entire parking platform 1. After the cleaning is completed, the second motor 13 and the third motor 16 return the moving frame 15 and the lifting frame 18 to their original positions and wait for the parking platform 1 to dry before replacing the battery of the next vehicle.

[0026] The embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Within the scope of knowledge possessed by those of ordinary skill in the art in the said technical field, various changes can also be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

Claims

1. An automatic battery replacement mechanism for an electric golf cart, characterized in that: include: A parking platform (1), wherein a replacement box (2) is fixedly connected to the lower surface of the parking platform (1), a first guide rail (3) is fixedly connected to the lower inner wall of the replacement box (2), a first motor (4) is fixedly connected to the left surface of the first guide rail (3), a first screw rod (5) is fixedly connected to the output end of the first motor (4), a moving seat (6) is threadedly connected to the outer surface of the first screw rod (5), a lifting rod (7) is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the moving seat (6), a lifting rod (7) is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the lifting rod (7), a lifting platform (8) is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the lifting rod (7), a storage plate (9) is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the replacement box (2), a conveyor belt (10) is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the storage plate (9) and the lifting platform (8), a charging seat (11) is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the storage plate (9), a lifting and retracting cylinder (20) is fixedly connected to the left inner wall of the parking platform (1), and a sealing plate (21) is fixedly connected to the output end of the lifting and retracting cylinder (20); A cleaning device, the cleaning device comprising a second guide rail (12), a second motor (13), a second screw (14), a movable frame (15), a third motor (16), a third screw (17), a lifting frame (18) and a cleaning pipe (19), wherein the left surface of the second guide rail (12) is fixedly connected to the second motor (13), the output end of the second motor (13) is fixedly connected to the second screw (14), the outer surface of the second screw (14) is threadedly connected to the movable frame (15), the upper surface of the movable frame (15) is fixedly connected to the third motor (16), the output end of the third motor (16) is fixedly connected to the third screw (17), the outer surface of the third screw (17) is threadedly connected to the lifting frame (18), and the lower surface of the lifting frame (18) is fixedly connected to the cleaning pipe (19).

2. The automatic battery replacement mechanism of an electric golf cart according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper surface of the parking platform (1) is fixedly connected to a limiting plate (22), and the upper surface of the parking platform (1) is provided with a guide groove (23).

3. The automatic battery replacement mechanism of an electric golf cart according to claim 1, characterized in that: The right surface of the replacement box (2) is fixedly connected to a guide block (24), and the right surface of the parking platform (1) is fixedly connected to the guide block (24).

4. The automatic battery replacement mechanism of an electric golf cart according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lower surface of the first motor (4) is fixedly connected to the replacement box (2), and the outer surface of the first screw rod (5) is rotatably connected to the first guide rail (3).

5. The automatic battery replacement mechanism of an electric golf cart according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer surface of the movable seat (6) is slidably connected to the first guide rail (3), and the outer surface of the lifting platform (8) is slidably connected to the storage plate (9).

6. The automatic battery replacement mechanism of an electric golf cart according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer surface of the movable frame (15) is slidably connected to the second guide rail (12), and the outer surface of the second screw rod (14) is rotationally connected to the second guide rail (12).

7. The automatic battery replacement mechanism of an electric golf cart according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer surface of the third screw rod (17) is rotatably connected to the moving frame (15), and the outer surface of the lifting frame (18) is slidably connected to the moving frame (15).

8. The automatic battery replacement mechanism of an electric golf cart according to claim 1, characterized in that: The side surface of the sealing plate (21) is slidably connected to the parking platform (1), and the side surface of the second guide rail (12) is fixedly connected to the replacement box (2).