Battery changing ship structure for electric ship
By setting up the battery replacement battery arrangement base and track on the battery replacement ship and equiping a battery replacement robot, the problem of insufficient flexibility and versatility of the existing battery replacement ship is solved, and flexible replacement and wide application of the battery is achieved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202422890348.4
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-11-26
- Publication Date
- 2025-08-29
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-11-26
AI Technical Summary
The existing battery swap ships have insufficient flexibility and versatility to the battery swap ships, and they cannot flexibly adapt to the battery swap positions of different power swap ships.
A plurality of battery swap batteries are arranged on the hull of the battery swap boat and a track extending to the end of the hull. A battery swap robot is equipped to lift and move the battery through the robot control cabinet, and combine the meshing of the tooth part and the driving motor to achieve accurate battery swap replacement.
It improves the flexibility and maneuverability of battery replacement, can realize convenient and fast battery replacement in different power-receiving ship locations, expands the scope of application, and improves the versatility of battery replacement.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of electric ships, and more specifically, relates to a battery-exchanging boat structure for electric ships. Background Art
[0002] With the growing global demand for clean energy and sustainable transportation, the shipping industry faces unprecedented challenges and opportunities. Traditional ships rely primarily on fossil fuels, which not only leads to serious environmental pollution but also raises questions about their economic viability as resources become increasingly depleted. Therefore, the development of new clean energy ships, particularly battery-swap ships, has become an inevitable trend in the industry. During battery swaps, battery-swap ships can be used to recharge electric ships by transferring batteries from the battery-swap ship to the electric ship. However, existing battery-swap ships have significant limitations on the size of the receiving ship, hindering the versatility of battery swapping across ships.
[0003] There is a technology in the prior art called "Electric Boat Surface Battery Exchange and Charging Station" and publication number "CN108639262A". This technology relates to an electric boat surface battery exchange and charging station, including a fixed pile, a floating platform and a charging device. The fixed pile is fixed at a designated water location, and the floating platform is positioned on the water area through the fixed pile. The floating platform is provided with a number of positions for docking battery sub-boats, and the charging device is arranged on the floating platform. The charging device is provided with a charging power supply for docking battery sub-boats at each position of the floating platform. The present invention can be used for a battery sub-boat (i.e., an electric boat) for a long time on the water area, or as a mid-way charging or battery exchange station for an electric boat during a long voyage, so that the boat can sail further. However, this technology does not involve the technical problems and technical solutions of the present application. Utility Model Content
[0004] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is: in view of the deficiencies of the existing technology, a battery-exchanging ship structure for electric ships is provided which has a simple structure, can conveniently and reliably realize the battery-exchanging of the power-receiving ship by the battery-exchanging ship, improves the flexibility and maneuverability of the battery-exchanging, can flexibly adapt to the battery-exchanging position of the power-receiving ship, increases the scope of application, effectively realizes the battery-exchanging of different power-receiving ships, and improves the versatility of the battery-exchanging ship structure for electric ships.
[0005] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is:
[0006] The utility model is a battery-exchange boat structure for electric ships. A plurality of battery-exchange batteries are arranged on a battery arrangement base on the hull of the battery-exchange boat. A track extending to the end of the hull of the battery-exchange boat is arranged at the position of the battery arrangement base. A battery-exchange robot is arranged on the track, and the battery-exchange robot is connected to a battery hoist.
[0007] A tooth portion is provided on the track, the battery-swapping robot is movable mounted on the track, and the driving gear of the driving motor of the battery-swapping robot engages with the tooth portion.
[0008] The battery-exchanging robot includes a base, a support part is arranged on the base, the middle part of the cantilever part is movably connected to the support part, the rear part of the cantilever part is movably connected to the telescopic lifting component, and the front part of the cantilever part is connected to the battery hanger.
[0009] The base of the battery-swapping robot is movably mounted on a track, and a driving gear of a driving motor arranged on the base engages with a tooth portion.
[0010] The battery hanger is a connecting plate, and a plurality of connecting screws are screwed onto the battery hanger. A plate portion is provided on the upper part of the battery replacement battery, and screw holes are provided on the plate portion.
[0011] A robot control cabinet is also provided near the side of the battery arrangement base.
[0012] A track is set in the middle of the battery arrangement base, and battery replacement battery cache seats are respectively set on both sides of the track of the battery arrangement base.
[0013] A protective cover is provided on the upper part of the battery-exchange battery of the battery-exchange boat hull.
[0014] When the electric ship uses the battery-exchanging ship structure to exchange batteries, the end of the battery-exchanging ship hull is configured to be close to one end of the hull of the power receiving ship where the battery needs to be replaced.
[0015] The technical solution of this utility model is adopted, and the working principle and beneficial effects are as follows:
[0016] The battery-exchange boat structure for electric ships described in the present invention is designed so that, when the structure is set up, the battery-exchange boat hull is used to store fully charged battery-exchange batteries, and the receiving boat is a boat that needs to remove depleted batteries and then replace them with battery-exchange batteries. The fully charged battery-exchange batteries are placed on the battery arrangement base of the battery-exchange boat hull, and multiple battery-exchange batteries are placed on the battery arrangement base. The battery arrangement base is provided with a track extending to the end of the battery-exchange boat hull, and a battery-exchange robot is arranged on the track. In this way, the battery-exchange robot can be controlled by using the robot battery-exchange cabinet as a control component, and the battery-exchange robot can be moved back and forth along the track. When the hull of the receiving ship (receiving ship) needs to be replaced, it is close to the hull of the receiving ship (receiving ship), that is, close to the end of the track extending to the end of the hull of the receiving ship, and then the battery swap robot is first located at one end of the track (away from the end of the hull of the receiving ship), the battery swap robot descends, connects the battery swap battery through the battery hoist, and then the battery swap robot rises, and the battery swap robot lifts the battery swap battery through the battery hoist. The robot battery swap cabinet controls the battery swap robot to move along the track to the other end until the battery swap robot drives the battery hoist to move to a position above the hull of the receiving ship, and then the battery swap robot descends, controls the battery hoist to descend, makes the battery swap battery fall on the hull of the receiving ship, releases the connection between the battery hoist and the battery swap battery, and then controls the battery swap robot to ascend, controls the battery swap robot to reset along the track, and completes the replacement of the battery swap battery. Alternatively, another battery swap battery can be lifted, moved, and replaced. At the same time, the battery swapping boat structure of the present invention can also be used to lift and move the depleted batteries on the hull of the power receiving ship from the hull of the power receiving ship to the hull of the battery swapping boat, and then the hull of the power swapping boat can transport the depleted batteries to the shore, and the battery swapping boat replaces the new fully charged battery. The hull of the battery swapping boat can be close to any position of the hull of the power receiving ship. Therefore, no matter where the batteries of the hull of the power receiving ship are arranged on the ship, the battery swapping boat of the present invention can be used for battery swapping (battery replacement). Battery replacement is convenient, fast and reliable, and effectively improves the scope of application of the battery swapping boat. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0017] The following is a brief description of the contents and symbols in the drawings of this specification:
[0018] Figure 1 This is a schematic structural diagram of the arrangement of the battery exchange ship hull and the battery receiving ship hull according to the present invention;
[0019] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the main structure of the arrangement of the battery exchange ship hull and the battery receiving ship hull according to the present invention;
[0020] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the top view of the arrangement of the hull of the power exchange ship and the hull of the power receiving ship according to the present invention;
[0021] Figure 4This is a partial structural diagram of the battery-swap boat structure for electric ships according to the present invention;
[0022] Figure 5 This is a partial structural diagram of the battery-swap boat structure for electric ships according to the present invention;
[0023] The marks in the accompanying drawings are: 1. Battery-exchange boat hull; 2. Robot control cabinet; 3. Panel part; 4. Battery-exchange battery; 5. Battery-exchange robot; 6. Power-receiving boat hull; 7. Battery hoist; 8. Battery arrangement base; 9. Battery-exchange battery cache seat; 10. Track; 11. Tooth part; 12. Base; 13. Support part; 14. Cantilever part; 15. Telescopic lifting component; 16. Screw; 17. Protective cover shell. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0024] The following is a detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention, such as the shapes, structures, positions and connections of the various components involved, the functions and working principles of the various components, etc., by referring to the accompanying drawings.
[0025] As attached Figure 1 -Attached Figure 5As shown, the utility model is a battery-swapping boat structure for electric ships. A plurality of battery-swapping batteries 4 are arranged on the battery arrangement base 8 on the hull 1 of the battery-swapping boat. A track 10 extending to the end of the hull 1 of the battery-swapping boat is arranged at the battery arrangement base 8. A battery-swapping robot 5 is arranged on the track 10, and the battery-swapping robot 5 is connected to the battery hoist 7. The above structure proposes an improved technical solution to the shortcomings of the existing technology. When the structure is set up, the hull 1 of the battery-swapping boat is a ship for storing fully charged battery-swapping batteries, and the receiving ship is a ship that needs to remove the depleted batteries and then replace them with battery-swapping batteries 4. The fully charged battery-swapping batteries 4 are placed on the battery arrangement base 8 of the hull 1 of the battery-swapping boat, and a plurality of battery-swapping batteries 4 are placed on the battery arrangement base 8. A track 10 extending to the end of the hull 1 of the battery-swapping boat is arranged at the battery arrangement base 8. The battery-swapping robot 5 is arranged on the track 10. In this way, the battery-swapping robot 5 can be controlled by using the robot battery-swapping cabinet as a control component, and the battery-swapping robot 5 can be moved back and forth along the track 10. When the receiving ship hull 6 (receiving ship) needs to be replaced, it is close to the battery replacement ship hull 1 (receiving ship), that is, close to the track 10 extending to the end of the battery replacement ship hull 1, and then the battery replacement robot 5 is first located at one end of the track 10 (away from the end of the battery replacement ship hull 1), the battery replacement robot 5 descends, connects the battery replacement battery 4 through the battery hoist 7, and then the battery replacement robot 5 rises, and the battery replacement robot 5 lifts the battery replacement battery 4 through the battery hoist 7. The robot battery replacement cabinet controls the battery replacement robot 5 to move along the track 10 to the other end until the battery replacement robot 5 drives the battery hoist 7 to move to a position above the receiving ship hull 6, and then the battery replacement robot 5 descends, controls the battery hoist 7 to descend, so that the battery replacement battery 4 falls on the receiving ship hull 6, releases the connection between the battery hoist 7 and the battery replacement battery 4, and then controls the battery replacement robot 5 to ascend and control the battery replacement robot 5 to reset along the track 10 to complete the replacement of the battery replacement battery 4. Alternatively, another battery replacement battery 4 can be lifted, moved, and replaced. At the same time, the battery-exchange boat structure of the present invention can also be used to lift and move the depleted battery on the hull 6 of the power receiving ship from the hull 6 of the power receiving ship to the hull 1 of the battery-exchange boat, and then the hull 1 of the power-exchange boat can transport the depleted battery to the shore, and the battery-exchange boat replaces the new fully charged battery-exchange battery 4. The battery-exchange boat hull 1 can be close to any position of the hull 6 of the power receiving ship. Therefore, no matter where the battery of the hull 6 of the power receiving ship is arranged on the ship, the battery-exchange boat of the present invention can be used for battery-exchange (battery replacement). Battery replacement is convenient, fast, and reliable, and effectively improves the scope of application of the battery-exchange boat. The battery-exchange boat structure for electric ships described in the present invention has a simple structure, can conveniently and reliably realize the battery-exchange of the power receiving ship by the battery-exchange boat, improves the flexibility and maneuverability of battery-exchange, flexibly adapts to the battery-exchange position of the power receiving ship, improves the scope of application, effectively realizes battery-exchange for different power receiving ships, and improves versatility.
[0026] The track 10 is provided with a toothed portion 11, and the battery-swapping robot 5 is movably mounted on the track 10, and the drive gear of the drive motor of the battery-swapping robot 5 engages with the toothed portion 11. The above structure, through the control of the robot control cabinet of the battery-swapping robot 5, can realize the drive of the battery-swapping robot 5, so that the battery-swapping robot 5 can move along the direction defined by the track 10.
[0027] The battery swap robot 5 includes a base 12, a support portion 13 is provided on the base 12, a cantilever portion 14 is movably connected to the support portion 13 in the middle, a telescopic lifting component 15 is movably connected to the rear of the cantilever portion 14, and a battery hanger 7 is connected to the front of the cantilever portion 14. The above structure, by controlling the telescopic lifting component 15 to extend and lower through the robot control cabinet, can drive the cantilever portion 14 to rotate relative to the support portion 13, realize the lifting and lowering of the battery hanger 7, and is used to lift or lower the battery swap battery 4.
[0028] The base 12 of the battery-swapping robot 5 is movably mounted on the track 10, and the drive gear of the drive motor provided on the base 12 engages with the tooth portion 11. With the above structure, the movement of the base realizes the movement of the battery-swapping robot 5, and the rotation of the drive motor in different directions can realize the movement of the battery-swapping robot in different directions along the track, thereby reliably realizing the movement of the battery-swapping battery.
[0029] The battery hanger 7 is a connecting plate, and a plurality of connecting screws 16 are screwed onto the battery hanger 7. A plate portion 3 is provided on the upper portion of the battery replacement battery 4, and screw holes are provided on the plate portion 3. The above structure connects the screw holes of the plate portion 3 through the screws 16, so that the battery hanger can be reliably connected to the battery replacement battery.
[0030] The battery arrangement base 8 is also provided with a robot control cabinet 2 near the side. In the above structure, the robot control cabinet 2 is a component for controlling the battery-swapping robot 5, and the control is reliable.
[0031] A track 10 is provided in the middle of the battery arrangement base 8, and a battery replacement battery cache seat 9 is provided on both sides of the track 10 of the battery arrangement base 8. In the above structure, the track 10 is close to the battery replacement battery cache seat 9, so that the battery replacement robot can lift the battery replacement or put down the low-power battery nearby.
[0032] A protective cover 17 is provided on the upper part of the battery-exchange battery 4 of the battery-exchange boat hull 1. With the above structure, the battery-exchange battery is shielded by the protective cover when placed on the battery-exchange boat to protect the battery from erosion by wind and rain.
[0033] When the electric ship uses the battery-swapping ship structure to swap batteries, the end of the battery-swapping ship hull 1 is configured to be close to the end of the receiving ship hull 6 where the battery needs to be replaced. The above structure allows the battery-swapping ship and the receiving ship to be close together, making it easy to replace the battery and replace the depleted battery.
[0034] The battery-exchange boat structure for electric ships described in the present invention, when the structure is set up, the battery-exchange boat hull 1 is a ship for storing fully charged battery-exchange batteries, and the receiving ship is a ship that needs to remove the depleted batteries and then replace them with battery-exchange batteries 4. The fully charged battery-exchange batteries 4 are placed on the battery arrangement base 8 of the battery-exchange boat hull 1, and multiple battery-exchange batteries 4 are placed on the battery arrangement base 8. The battery arrangement base 8 is provided with a track 10 extending to the end of the battery-exchange boat hull 1, and a battery-exchange robot 5 is arranged on the track 10. In this way, the battery-exchange cabinet of the robot is used as a control component to control the battery-exchange robot 5 and enable the battery-exchange robot 5 to move back and forth along the track 10. When the receiving ship hull 6 (receiving ship) needs to be replaced, it is close to the battery replacement ship hull 1 (receiving ship), that is, close to the track 10 extending to the end of the battery replacement ship hull 1, and then the battery replacement robot 5 is first located at one end of the track 10 (away from the end of the battery replacement ship hull 1), the battery replacement robot 5 descends, connects the battery replacement battery 4 through the battery hoist 7, and then the battery replacement robot 5 rises, and the battery replacement robot 5 lifts the battery replacement battery 4 through the battery hoist 7. The robot battery replacement cabinet controls the battery replacement robot 5 to move along the track 10 to the other end until the battery replacement robot 5 drives the battery hoist 7 to move to a position above the receiving ship hull 6, and then the battery replacement robot 5 descends, controls the battery hoist 7 to descend, so that the battery replacement battery 4 falls on the receiving ship hull 6, releases the connection between the battery hoist 7 and the battery replacement battery 4, and then controls the battery replacement robot 5 to ascend and control the battery replacement robot 5 to reset along the track 10 to complete the replacement of the battery replacement battery 4. Alternatively, another battery replacement battery 4 can be lifted, moved, and replaced. At the same time, the battery swapping ship structure of the present invention can also be used to lift and move the depleted battery on the power receiving ship hull 6 from the power receiving ship hull 6 to the power swapping ship hull 1, and then the power swapping ship hull 1 can transport the depleted battery to the shore, and the power swapping ship replaces the new fully charged battery swapping battery 4. The power swapping ship hull 1 can be close to any position of the power receiving ship hull 6. Therefore, no matter where the battery of the power receiving ship hull 6 is arranged on the ship, the power swapping ship structure of the present invention can be used for power swapping (battery replacement). The process of replacing the battery is convenient, fast and reliable, and effectively improves the scope of application of the power swapping ship.
[0035] The above is an exemplary description of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It is obvious that the specific implementation of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned method. As long as various improvements are made using the method concept and technical solution of the present invention, or the concept and technical solution of the present invention are directly applied to other occasions without improvement, they are all within the scope of protection of the present invention.
Claims
1. A battery-swap boat structure for electric ships, characterized by: A plurality of battery-exchange batteries (4) are arranged on a battery arrangement base (8) on the battery-exchange ship hull (1); a track (10) extending to the end of the battery-exchange ship hull (1) is arranged on the battery arrangement base (8); a battery-exchange robot (5) is arranged on the track (10); and the battery-exchange robot (5) is connected to a battery hoist (7).
2. The battery-swap boat structure for electric ships according to claim 1, characterized in that: A tooth portion (11) is provided on the track (10), the battery-swapping robot (5) is movably mounted on the track (10), and a driving gear of a driving motor of the battery-swapping robot (5) engages with the tooth portion (11).
3. The battery-swap boat structure for electric ships according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The battery-exchanging robot (5) includes a base (12), a support portion (13) is provided on the base (12), the middle portion of the cantilever portion (14) is movably connected to the support portion (13), the rear portion of the cantilever portion (14) is movably connected to the telescopic lifting component (15), and the front portion of the cantilever portion (14) is connected to the battery hanger (7).
4. The battery-swap boat structure for electric ships according to claim 3, characterized in that: The base (12) of the battery-changing robot (5) is movably mounted on the track (10), and the driving gear of the driving motor arranged on the base (12) engages with the tooth portion (11).
5. The battery-swap boat structure for electric ships according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The battery hanger (7) is a connecting plate, and a plurality of connecting screws (16) are screwed onto the battery hanger (7). A plate portion (3) is provided on the upper portion of the battery replacement battery (4), and screw holes are provided on the plate portion (3).
6. The battery-swap boat structure for electric ships according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: A robot control cabinet (2) is also provided near the side of the battery arrangement base (8).
7. The battery-swap boat structure for electric ships according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: A track (10) is provided in the middle of the battery arrangement base (8), and battery replacement battery cache seats (9) are respectively provided on both sides of the track (10) of the battery arrangement base (8).
8. The battery-swap boat structure for electric ships according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: A protective cover is provided on the upper part of the battery-exchange battery (4) of the battery-exchange ship hull (1).
9. The battery-swap boat structure for electric ships according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: When the electric ship uses the battery-exchanging ship structure to exchange batteries, the end of the battery-exchanging ship hull (1) is configured to be close to one end of the power-receiving ship hull (6) where the battery needs to be replaced.
Citation Information
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Electric ship water-surface battery replacing and charging station
CN108639262A