Battery replacement and transfer equipment

Abstract

The utility model discloses a battery replacing and transferring device which comprises a support used for transferring a battery; the adsorption assembly is fixedly connected with the bracket, and the adsorption assembly is used for adsorbing or desorbing the battery; the clamping assembly is arranged on the support, the clamping assembly comprises an object placing table and two clamping plates, the object placing table is used for placing a battery, the two clamping plates are arranged on the object placing table, and the distance between the two clamping plates is adjustable, so that clamping spaces with different sizes are formed between the two clamping plates. And the two clamping plates with adjustable positions are used for adjusting according to the size of the battery and clamping and fixing the battery, so that the stability of the battery in the transfer process can be improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of mechanical equipment, in particular to a battery replacement transfer device. Background Art

[0002] Heavy-duty truck battery stations are a new type of charging infrastructure, specifically designed to provide battery swapping services for electric heavy-duty trucks. They are typically equipped with large energy storage devices, enabling charging during off-peak hours at night, reducing charging costs. They can also provide emergency backup power in the event of grid failures, improving the station's service capabilities and efficiency. When replacing a heavy-duty truck battery, the battery must be moved to the truck's battery box.

[0003] In the related art, when replacing a heavy-duty truck battery, it is necessary to carry the heavy-duty truck battery to the heavy-duty truck battery box, and the heavy-duty truck battery box is relatively high, so equipment is needed to transfer and replace the heavy-duty truck battery. However, the sizes of heavy-duty truck batteries are inconsistent, and the heavy-duty truck battery will shake during the transfer, which can easily cause the battery to fall. Utility Model Content

[0004] The present invention aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. To this end, the present invention proposes a battery replacement transfer device that utilizes two adjustable clamping plates to adjust and secure the battery according to its size, thereby improving the stability of the battery during transfer.

[0005] According to an embodiment of the utility model, the battery replacement and transfer equipment includes: a bracket, which is used to transfer batteries; an adsorption component, which is fixedly connected to the bracket and is used to adsorb or desorb the batteries; a clamping component, which is arranged on the bracket, and the clamping component includes: a storage table and two clamping plates, the storage table is used to place batteries, the two clamping plates are arranged on the storage table and the distance between the two clamping plates is adjustable to form clamping spaces of different sizes between the two clamping plates.

[0006] According to the battery replacement transfer device of the embodiment of the present invention, two clamping plates with adjustable positions are used to adjust and clamp the battery according to the battery size, thereby improving the stability of the battery during the transfer process.

[0007] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the clamping assembly further includes: an adjusting member, which is disposed on the storage table and is transmission-connected to the two clamping plates to adjust the distance between the two clamping plates.

[0008] According to some embodiments of the present invention, a plurality of avoidance grooves spaced apart in a first direction are provided on the storage table, and a plurality of mating protrusions spaced apart in the first direction are provided on one side of each clamping plate facing the storage table, and the plurality of mating protrusions respectively cooperate with the plurality of avoidance grooves.

[0009] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the battery replacement transfer equipment also includes: a lifting assembly, which is fixed on the bracket and located on the side of the clamping assembly away from the adsorption assembly, and the lifting assembly and the storage platform are transmission-connected to drive the storage platform to move in the second direction.

[0010] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the bracket is provided with sliding grooves on both sides of the third direction, and part of the storage table slides in the sliding grooves.

[0011] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the adsorption assembly includes: a connecting member, a turntable and a connecting rope, one end of the connecting rope is fixed on the turntable and at least partially wrapped around the turntable, and the other end of the connecting rope is fixedly connected to the connecting member.

[0012] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the connecting member is an electromagnetic chuck.

[0013] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the adsorption assembly further includes: a first driving member, the first driving member is in transmission connection with the turntable, and the first driving member is used to drive the turntable to rotate.

[0014] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the battery replacement transfer device further includes: a telescopic component, which is arranged at the upper end of the bracket, the telescopic component is transmission-connected to the first driving member, and the telescopic component drives the first driving member to move in the first direction.

[0015] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the battery replacement and transfer equipment further includes: a plurality of storage partitions, wherein the plurality of storage partitions are spaced apart in the second direction and / or the third direction, and a storage space is formed between two adjacent storage partitions, and connectors of different sizes are placed in the storage space.

[0016] The advantages of this embodiment include: using two adjustable clamping plates to adjust and secure the batteries according to battery size, improving battery stability during transfer. Electromagnetic attraction of the batteries prevents damage to their outer surfaces. Multiple connectors can be placed within the storage partitions, allowing selection of the appropriate connector based on battery size to improve work efficiency.

[0017] Additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will be given in part in the following description and will become apparent from the following description or learned through practice of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily understood from the description of the embodiments in conjunction with the following drawings, in which:

[0019] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the battery replacement transfer device according to an embodiment of the present utility model. Figure 1 ;

[0020] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the battery replacement transfer device according to an embodiment of the present utility model. Figure 2 ;

[0021] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of a clamping assembly according to an embodiment of the utility model.

[0022] Reference numerals:

[0023] 100. Battery replacement and transfer equipment;

[0024] 1. Moving base plate; 2. Sliding groove; 3. Moving plate; 4. First cylinder; 5. Hydraulic head; 6. Hydraulic pipe; 7. Support plate; 8. Telescopic assembly; 9. First driving member; 10. Turntable; 11. Connecting rope; 12. Connecting member; 13. Support frame; 14. Fixed plate; 15. Storage table; 16. Connecting plate; 17. Hydraulic box; 18. Storage partition; 19. Second cylinder; 20. Avoidance groove; 21. Adjustment member; 22. Clamping plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below. The embodiments described with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary. The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below.

[0026] Reference below Figure 1-Figure 3 The battery replacement transfer according to the embodiment of the present invention is described.

[0027] Reference Figure 1-Figure 3As shown, the battery replacement and transfer device 100 of an embodiment of the present invention includes: a bracket, an adsorption component, and a clamping component. The bracket is used to transfer batteries. The adsorption component is fixedly connected to the bracket. The adsorption component is used to adsorb or desorb batteries. The clamping component is set on the bracket and is used to clamp the battery. When replacing and transferring batteries, the battery can be placed on the clamping component, and then the bracket is used to transfer the battery to the battery station. The adsorption component adsorbs the battery and transfers it to the battery box. The adsorption component desorbs the battery. The battery to be replaced is then adsorbed and placed on the clamping component, desorbed, and then the bracket is used to transport the battery to the vicinity of the vehicle.

[0028] Among them, the bracket includes a movable base plate 1, and multiple rollers can be set on the movable base plate 1 to realize the movement of the bracket. In other embodiments, slide rails, ball bearings, etc. can also be installed on the movable base plate 1 to realize the movement of the bracket. The battery can be a heavy-duty truck battery.

[0029] The clamping assembly includes a storage platform 15 and two clamping plates 22. The storage platform 15 is used to place batteries. The two clamping plates 22 are arranged on the storage platform 15, and the distance between the two clamping plates 22 is adjustable to form a clamping space of different sizes between the two clamping plates 22. The clamping plates 22 are used to clamp and secure the batteries placed on the storage platform 15 to prevent them from falling during movement. When placing batteries of different sizes on the storage platform 15, by adjusting the distance between the two clamping plates 22, batteries of different sizes can be placed and secured on the storage platform 15, improving the stability of the batteries and the versatility of the battery replacement and transfer device 100.

[0030] Therefore, by utilizing the two clamping plates 22 whose positions can be adjusted to adjust according to the battery size and clamp and fix the battery, the stability of the battery during the transfer process can be improved.

[0031] Reference Figure 3 As shown, the clamping assembly also includes: an adjusting member 21, which is arranged on the storage table 15 and is transmission-connected to the two clamping plates 22 to adjust the distance between the two clamping plates 22. The adjusting member 21 can be a telescopic rod, one end of the adjusting member 21 is connected to the clamping plate 22, and the other end is connected to the storage table 15. When the adjusting member 21 contracts, the distance between the two clamping plates 22 is reduced, which is suitable for placing smaller batteries. When the adjusting member 21 extends, the distance between the two clamping plates 22 is increased, which is suitable for placing larger batteries.

[0032] Reference Figure 1-Figure 3As shown, the storage platform 15 is provided with a plurality of avoidance grooves 20 spaced apart in a first direction. Each clamping plate 22 is provided with a plurality of mating protrusions spaced apart in the first direction on the side facing the storage platform 15. The plurality of mating protrusions respectively mate with the plurality of avoidance grooves 20. In this embodiment, the first direction is the front-to-back direction. The storage platform 15 is provided with five avoidance grooves 20 spaced apart in the front-to-back direction of the storage platform 15. Two clamping plates 22 are provided on the left and right sides of the storage platform 15. Five mating protrusions spaced apart in the front-to-back direction of the clamping plates 22 are provided below the clamping plates 22. The mating protrusions cooperate with the avoidance grooves 20 to restrict the relative position of the two clamping plates 22 and the storage platform 15, thereby achieving the function of the clamping plates 22 and the storage platform 15 jointly fixing the battery.

[0033] In other embodiments, the number of the avoidance grooves 20 and the matching protrusions may be more or less, such as three, four, six, or seven, but the number of the avoidance grooves 20 and the matching protrusions always corresponds one to one.

[0034] Reference Figure 1-Figure 3 As shown, the battery replacement and transfer device 100 further includes a lifting assembly, which is fixed to the bracket and located on the side of the clamping assembly away from the suction assembly. The lifting assembly is in transmission connection with the storage platform 15 to drive the storage platform 15 to move in a second direction. In this embodiment, the second direction is up and down, and the lifting assembly is in transmission connection with the storage platform 15 to cause the storage platform 15 to rise or fall.

[0035] Reference Figure 1-Figure 2 As shown, the bracket is provided with sliding grooves 2 on both sides of the third direction, and the storage platform 15 partially slides within the sliding grooves 2. In this embodiment, the third direction is the left-right direction, and the bracket further includes a first bracket. The first bracket is provided with sliding grooves 2 on both sides of the battery replacement transfer device 100 in the left-right direction. The rear portion of the storage platform 15 can be a movable plate 3 of the same size as the sliding grooves 2. The movable plate 3 is disposed within the sliding grooves 2 and slides up and down within the sliding grooves 2 to achieve the raising or lowering of the storage platform 15.

[0036] A first cylinder 4 is provided on the first bracket. The first cylinder 4 can be a hydraulic cylinder. A hydraulic head 5 is provided at the top of the first cylinder 4 and fixed to the bracket. A hydraulic pipe 6 is also connected to the hydraulic head 5. The hydraulic head 5 is connected to the hydraulic pipe 6, and the hydraulic pipe 6 is communicated with a hydraulic box 17. Hydraulic oil is placed in the hydraulic box 17. The hydraulic oil in the hydraulic box 17 enters the hydraulic head 5 through the hydraulic pipe 6. The hydraulic head 5 converts the liquid pressure of the hydraulic oil into mechanical force, causing the first cylinder 4 below to move. The lower side of the first cylinder 4 is connected to the movable plate 3 of the storage platform 15, thereby achieving the raising or lowering of the storage platform 15. The hydraulic box 17 can be fixed to the connecting plate 16 of the bracket. The connecting plate 16 is connected to the movable base plate 1 and is provided on the rear side of the movable base plate.

[0037] Furthermore, a second cylinder 19 is provided below the storage platform 15. The second cylinder 19 is connected to the first cylinder 4. The hydraulic head 5 converts the hydraulic oil pressure into mechanical force, which can also make the second cylinder 19 drive the adjustment member 21 to expand and contract, thereby clamping or releasing the battery. At the same time, the second cylinder 19 can drive the storage platform 15 to rise or fall during the movement. Figure 3 As shown, a fixing plate 14 is further provided below the second cylinder 19 for supporting the second cylinder 19 .

[0038] In other embodiments, a screw rod may be provided under the storage platform 15, which drives the adjustment member 21 to extend and retract, thereby clamping or releasing the battery. The threaded structure on the screw rod can convert the rotational motion of the screw rod into the up and down linear motion of the storage platform 15, thereby realizing the rising or falling of the storage platform 15.

[0039] Reference Figure 1-Figure 2 As shown, the adsorption component includes: a connector 12, a turntable 10 and a connecting rope 11. One end of the connecting rope 11 is fixed on the turntable 10 and at least partially wrapped around the turntable 10. The other end of the connecting rope 11 is fixedly connected to the connector 12. By rotating the turntable 10, the connecting rope 11 wrapped around the turntable 10 can drive the connector 12 to rise or fall, and can adsorb batteries in a battery box at a higher position, or can lift the batteries to a higher place and place them on the battery box, thereby reducing the transfer pressure of the staff and improving the transfer efficiency.

[0040] Reference Figure 1-Figure 2As shown, the connecting part 12 is an electromagnetic suction cup, and the turntable 10 rotates to release the connecting rope 11 so that the lower surface of the connecting part 12 can contact the battery. Since the connecting part 12 is an electromagnetic suction cup, the battery is adsorbed and lifted by electromagnetic reaction. The turntable 10 is adjusted according to the relative position of the battery and the storage table 15. The connecting rope 11 is retracted or released by the turntable 10, and the battery position can be lifted and lowered by the lifting component to place the battery steadily on the storage table 15. Finally, the adjustment part 21 drives the clamping plate 22 to clamp the battery, and the battery is transferred to complete the process of taking the battery from the battery box.

[0041] Similarly, when placing the battery in the battery box, the adjustment part 21 drives the clamping plate 22 to release the battery, and the turntable 10 rotates to release the connecting rope 11, so that the lower surface of the connecting part 12 can contact the battery. Since the connecting part 12 is an electromagnetic suction cup, the electromagnetic reaction is used to adsorb the battery to lift the battery on the storage table 15. At the same time, the battery position can be raised through the lifting assembly, and then the connecting rope 11 is retracted through the turntable 10 to place the battery steadily in the battery box.

[0042] The method of using an electromagnetic suction cup to absorb the battery does not require any clamping action on the battery and will not cause damage to the battery surface.

[0043] Reference Figure 1-Figure 2 As shown, the adsorption assembly further includes a first driving member 9, which is in transmission connection with the turntable 10 and is used to drive the turntable 10 to rotate. The first driving member 9 can be a motor, which is in transmission connection with the turntable 10 to rotate the turntable 10, thereby releasing or retracting the connecting rope 11, thereby adjusting the position of the connecting member 12 and achieving the raising or lowering of the battery.

[0044] Reference Figure 1-Figure 2 As shown, the battery replacement transfer device 100 further includes: a telescopic assembly 8, which is disposed at the upper end of the bracket, and is in transmission connection with the first drive member 9, and the telescopic assembly 8 drives the first drive member 9 to move in the first direction. The bracket further includes a support plate 7, which is disposed along the front-to-back direction of the upper end of the battery replacement transfer device 100. The support plate 7 is internally provided with a telescopic assembly 8, and is in transmission connection with the first drive member 9, and the telescopic assembly 8 drives the first drive member 9 to move in the front-to-back direction of the support plate 7, which can drive the first drive member 9 and the connecting member 12 connected to the first drive member 9, the turntable 10, and the connecting rope 11 to move in the front-to-back direction, so that the adsorption assembly can be moved to the position of the storage table 15, and the battery can be placed on the storage table 15, or the battery can be adsorbed from the storage table 15.

[0045] Among them, the telescopic component 8 can be an electric telescopic rod, and a support frame 13 is also provided on the bracket. The support frame 13 extends in the up and down directions of the front side of the battery replacement transfer equipment 100, and is used to support the support plate 7 to maintain the balance of the front side of the battery replacement transfer equipment 100.

[0046] Reference Figure 1-Figure 2 As shown, the battery replacement and transfer equipment 100 further includes: a plurality of storage partitions 18, the plurality of storage partitions 18 are spaced apart in the second direction and / or the third direction, a storage space is formed between two adjacent storage partitions 18, and connectors 12 of different sizes are placed in the storage space. That is, the plurality of storage partitions 18 are spaced apart on the left and right sides of the hydraulic box 17, and at the same time, the plurality of storage partitions 18 are spaced apart in the vertical direction of the hydraulic box 17, and a storage space is formed between two adjacent storage partitions 18 to accommodate different connectors 12. The connectors 12 have a variety of shapes and structures and different adsorption strengths. By placing a variety of connectors 12 in the storage space of the storage partitions 18, the corresponding connector 12 can be selected according to the weight and shape of the battery, thereby improving the efficiency of battery replacement.

[0047] In summary, the usage process of the battery replacement transfer equipment 100 is as follows: remove the battery from the vehicle and place it on the storage table 15. According to the battery size, adjust the distance between the two clamping plates 22 through the adjustment part 21, clamp the battery, move the bracket to a position near the battery box, and the telescopic component 8 drives the adsorption component to move to the top of the storage table 15. The adjustment part 21 drives the clamping plate 22 to release the battery, and the turntable 10 rotates to release the connecting rope 11 so that the lower surface of the connecting part 12 can contact the battery. The battery on the storage table 15 is lifted by adsorbing the battery using electromagnetic reaction. At the same time, the battery position can be raised through the lifting component, and then the connecting rope 11 is retracted through the turntable 10 to place the battery steadily on the battery box. When replacing a new battery, the turntable 10 rotates to release the connecting rope 11, so that the lower surface of the connecting part 12 can contact the battery, and the battery is lifted by adsorbing the battery using electromagnetic reaction. The turntable 10 is adjusted according to the relative position of the battery and the storage table 15. The connecting rope 11 is retracted or released by the turntable 10, and the battery position can be raised and lowered by the lifting component to place the battery steadily on the storage table 15. Finally, the adjusting part 21 drives the clamping plate 22 to clamp the battery, and the battery is transferred to complete the process of removing the battery from the battery box.

[0048] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential" and the like to indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation to the present invention.

[0049] Throughout this specification, reference to terms such as "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "illustrative embodiments," "example," "specific example," or "some examples" means that a specific feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in conjunction with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, illustrative expressions of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example.

[0050] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and purpose of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A battery replacement transfer device, characterized in that: include: A bracket, used for transferring batteries; An adsorption component, the adsorption component is fixedly connected to the bracket, and the adsorption component is used to adsorb or desorb the battery; A clamping assembly is arranged on the bracket, and the clamping assembly includes: a storage table and two clamping plates. The storage table is used to place batteries. The two clamping plates are arranged on the storage table and the distance between the two clamping plates is adjustable to form clamping spaces of different sizes between the two clamping plates.

2. The battery replacement transfer equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamping assembly further includes an adjusting member, which is disposed on the storage platform and is in transmission connection with the two clamping plates to adjust the distance between the two clamping plates.

3. The battery replacement transfer equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that: The storage platform is provided with a plurality of avoidance grooves spaced apart in a first direction, and each of the clamping plates is provided with a plurality of matching protrusions spaced apart in the first direction on one side facing the storage platform, and the plurality of matching protrusions respectively match with the plurality of avoidance grooves.

4. The battery replacement transfer equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that: Also includes: A lifting component is fixed on the bracket and is located on a side of the clamping component away from the adsorption component. The lifting component is connected to the storage platform in a transmission manner to drive the storage platform to move in the second direction.

5. The battery replacement transfer equipment according to claim 4, characterized in that: The bracket is provided with sliding grooves on both sides of the third direction, and part of the storage table slides in the sliding grooves.

6. The battery replacement transfer equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The adsorption assembly includes: a connecting member, a turntable and a connecting rope, one end of the connecting rope is fixed on the turntable and at least partially wrapped around the turntable, and the other end of the connecting rope is fixedly connected to the connecting member.

7. The battery replacement transfer device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The connecting piece is an electromagnetic chuck.

8. The battery replacement transfer equipment according to claim 6, characterized in that: The adsorption assembly further includes: a first driving member, which is in driving connection with the turntable, and is used to drive the turntable to rotate.

9. The battery replacement transfer device according to claim 6, characterized in that: Also includes: A telescopic component is provided at the upper end of the bracket, the telescopic component is in transmission connection with the first driving member, and the telescopic component drives the first driving member to move in a first direction.

10. The battery replacement transfer device according to claim 6, characterized in that: Also includes: A plurality of storage partitions are arranged at intervals in the second direction and / or the third direction, a storage space is formed between two adjacent storage partitions, and connectors of different sizes are placed in the storage space.

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