Self-adaptive locking and unlocking floating platform for battery swap station

Through the design of an adaptive locking and unlocking floating platform, the combination of the floating layer, adaptive layer and adjustment components is used to adjust the parallelism between the vehicle and the platform in real time, solving the problem of non-parallel vehicle body posture during battery swapping, and improving the battery swapping efficiency and the smoothness of locking and unlocking.

CN223355548UActive Publication Date: 2025-09-19安易行(常州)新能源科技有限公司
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Application Number
CN202422244503.5
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-09-13
Publication Date
2025-09-19
Estimated Expiration
2034-09-13

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Technical Problem

During the battery swap process, friction damage occurs when the battery pack and the body are docked due to the non-parallel body posture or uneven load, and some vehicles cannot be leveled. The existing unlocking and unlocking platform cannot adapt to the vehicle posture, affecting the battery swap efficiency.

Method used

An adaptive locking and unlocking floating platform is designed. Through the combination of floating layer components, adaptive layer components and adjustment components, point laser ranging sensors are used to adjust the parallelism between the vehicle and the platform in real time to ensure smooth locking and unlocking.

Benefits of technology

This ensures that the battery pack is parallel to the platform during the battery swap process without leveling the vehicle body, reducing the requirements for vehicle body posture and improving battery swap efficiency and the smoothness of locking and unlocking.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a self-adaptive locking and unlocking floating platform for a battery swap station, which comprises a floating layer component, a locking layer component, a locking layer component, a locking layer component and an unlocking layer component, and is characterized in that the floating layer component is used for assembling a plurality of locking and unlocking guns; the self-adaptive layer assembly is arranged on the lower portion of the floating layer assembly, and the self-adaptive layer assembly and the floating layer assembly are connected through a suspension chain assembly; the fixed layer assembly is arranged on the lower portion of the self-adaptive layer assembly, and the fixed layer assembly and the self-adaptive layer assembly are connected through a plurality of adjusting assemblies; the adjusting assembly can drive the self-adaptive assembly to ascend or descend, the self-adaptive assembly drives the floating layer assembly to ascend or descend, and the problem that the vehicle and the locking and unlocking platform need to be relatively parallel in the battery replacing process can be solved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of locking and unlocking in battery swap stations, and in particular relates to an adaptive locking and unlocking floating platform for battery swap stations. Background Art

[0002] With the rapid development of new energy vehicles, public acceptance and demand for them are increasing. Since battery charging and recharging technologies have not yet reached the public's ideal satisfaction, battery swapping is becoming increasingly popular. Considering the requirement that the battery pack and vehicle body be as parallel as possible when installed, this reduces friction damage caused by the connection between the battery pack's power plug and the vehicle body. However, during the battery swap process, some vehicles may not be parallel to the ground due to uneven loading or deformation over time. Furthermore, some heavily loaded vehicles may not be able to level the vehicle body. Therefore, a platform for unlocking and recharging that can adapt to the vehicle's posture is required. The platform needs to be horizontally adjusted to match the vehicle chassis' posture, eliminating the need for leveling and reducing the required posture, ensuring smooth unlocking and recharging. Utility Model Content

[0003] The main technical problem solved by the utility model is to provide an adaptive locking and unlocking floating platform for battery swap stations. The adjustment component of the platform can drive the adaptive component to rise or fall, and the adaptive component drives the floating layer component to the upper layer or lower layer, which can solve the problem that the vehicle and the locking and unlocking platform need to be relatively parallel during the battery swap process.

[0004] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention adopts a technical solution: an adaptive locking and unlocking floating platform for a battery swap station, the locking and unlocking floating platform comprising:

[0005] A floating layer assembly, the floating layer assembly being used to assemble a plurality of locking and unlocking guns;

[0006] An adaptive layer assembly, wherein the adaptive layer assembly is disposed below the floating layer assembly, and the adaptive layer assembly and the floating layer assembly are connected via a suspension chain assembly;

[0007] A fixed layer component, wherein the fixed layer component is arranged below the adaptive layer component, and the fixed layer component and the adaptive layer component are connected via a plurality of adjustment components;

[0008] The regulating component can drive the adaptive component to rise or fall, and the adaptive component drives the floating layer component to move up or down.

[0009] Preferably, the adaptive layer assembly includes a first frame, a distance measuring component, a plurality of mounting platforms and a plurality of mounting plates, wherein the plurality of mounting plates are respectively arranged at the four corners of the first frame, the plurality of mounting platforms are arranged on the inner side of the first frame, and the mounting platforms are respectively located on one side of the mounting plates, and the distance measuring component is arranged on one side of the mounting platforms;

[0010] The mounting plate is provided with profiled holes.

[0011] Preferably, the adjustment assembly includes a drive motor, a drive member, a support ball head and a mounting box, wherein the drive motor and the drive member are both arranged on the upper part of the mounting box, the output end of the drive motor is connected to the input end of the drive member through a belt, the output end of the drive member is connected to the support ball head, and the support ball head matches the contoured hole;

[0012] The driving member includes a shell, a screw and a driving rod. The shell is arranged at the lower part of the fixed layer assembly. The lower end of the screw is connected to the lower end of the shell through a bearing. The lower part of the driving rod is provided with a threaded hole matching the screw, and the upper part of the screw is placed in the threaded hole.

[0013] Preferably, the suspension chain assembly includes a connecting column, a connecting plate and a chain, wherein the connecting column is arranged at the lower part of the floating layer assembly, the connecting plate is arranged at the lower part of the connecting column, the upper end of the chain is connected to the first frame, and the lower end of the chain is connected to the connecting plate.

[0014] Preferably, a plurality of positioning pins are further provided on the upper portion of the floating layer assembly.

[0015] Preferably, the distance measuring element is configured as a point laser distance measuring sensor.

[0016] The beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows:

[0017] The battery swap station uses an adaptive floating platform for unlocking and adding, which can achieve horizontal adjustment of the unlocking and adding platform to match the posture of the vehicle chassis. This way, there is no need to consider whether the vehicle body needs to be leveled, which reduces the posture requirements for the vehicle body and ensures smooth unlocking and adding. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the utility model Figure 1 ;

[0019] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the utility model Figure 2 ;

[0020] Figure 3 yes Figure 2 A partial enlarged schematic diagram;

[0021] Figure 4 It is a side view schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 5 yes Figure 4 A cross-sectional schematic diagram;

[0023] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the adaptive layer component and the fixed layer component of the utility model.

[0024] The parts in the accompanying drawings are marked as follows:

[0025] 100, floating layer assembly; 101, unlocking gun; 102, positioning pin;

[0026] 200, adaptive layer assembly; 201, first frame; 202, distance measuring element; 203, mounting platform; 204, mounting plate; 2041, contoured hole;

[0027] 300, suspension chain assembly; 301, connecting column; 302, connecting plate; 303, chain;

[0028] 400, fixed layer assembly;

[0029] 500, adjustment assembly; 501, drive motor; 502, drive member; 503, support ball head; 504, installation box. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] The preferred embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings so that the advantages and features of the present invention can be more easily understood by those skilled in the art, thereby making a clearer and more precise definition of the protection scope of the present invention.

[0031] Example: Refer to Figures 1-6 As shown, an adaptive locking and unlocking floating platform for a battery swap station, the locking and unlocking floating platform includes:

[0032] A floating layer assembly 100, wherein the floating layer assembly 100 is used to assemble a plurality of locking and unlocking guns 101;

[0033] The adaptive layer assembly 200 is disposed below the floating layer assembly 100, and the adaptive layer assembly 200 and the floating layer assembly 100 are connected via a suspension chain assembly 300;

[0034] A fixed layer assembly 400 , wherein the fixed layer assembly 400 is disposed below the adaptive layer assembly 200 , and the fixed layer assembly 400 and the adaptive layer assembly 200 are connected via a plurality of adjustment assemblies 500 ;

[0035] The regulating component 500 can drive the adaptive component to rise or fall, and the adaptive component drives the floating layer component 100 to go up or down.

[0036] Further, referring to Figure 1 As shown, the adaptive layer assembly 200 includes a first frame 201, a distance measuring component 202, a plurality of mounting platforms 203, and a plurality of mounting plates 204. The plurality of mounting plates 204 are respectively arranged at the four corners of the first frame 201, and the plurality of mounting platforms 203 are arranged on the inner side of the first frame 201. The mounting platforms 203 are respectively located on one side of the mounting plates 204, and the distance measuring component 202 is arranged on one side of the mounting platforms 203.

[0037] The mounting plate 204 is provided with a contoured hole 2041 .

[0038] Further, referring to Figure 4 As shown, the adjustment assembly 500 includes a drive motor 501, a drive member 502, a support ball head 503 and an installation box 504. The drive motor 501 and the drive member 502 are both arranged on the upper part of the installation box 504. The output end of the drive motor 501 is connected to the input end of the drive member 502 via a belt. The output end of the drive member 502 is connected to the support ball head 503. The support ball head 503 matches the contoured hole 2041 and can rotate within the contoured hole 2041.

[0039] The driving member 502 includes a shell, a screw and a driving rod. The shell is arranged at the lower part of the fixed layer assembly 400. The lower end of the screw is connected to the lower end of the shell through a bearing. The lower part of the driving rod is provided with a threaded hole matching the screw, and the upper part of the screw is placed in the threaded hole.

[0040] The adjustment components 500 are set to 4 groups, which are respectively arranged at the lower part of the 4 corners of the first frame 201. The 4 groups of adjustment components 500 can independently drive the adaptive component to rise or fall. The distance measuring component 202 measures the distance between the first frame 201 and the vehicle battery pack in real time, and feeds the signal back to the control component. The control component controls the 4 groups of adjustment components 500 in real time to drive the 4 corners of the first frame 201 to rise or fall respectively. The adaptive layer component 200 and the floating component are connected by the suspension chain component 300. The distance between the adaptive layer component 200 and the floating layer component 100 is kept constant so that the floating layer component 100 remains parallel to the lower plane of the vehicle battery pack.

[0041] The suspension chain assembly 300 includes a connecting column 301, a connecting plate 302 and a chain 303. The connecting column 301 is arranged at the lower part of the floating layer assembly 100, the connecting plate 302 is arranged at the lower part of the connecting column 301, the upper end of the chain 303 is connected to the first frame 201, and the lower end of the chain 303 is connected to the connecting plate 302.

[0042] Several positioning pins 102 are also provided on the upper portion of the floating layer assembly 100 .

[0043] The purpose of connecting the adaptive layer assembly 200 and the floating layer assembly 100 through the chain 303 is that when the positioning pin 102 on the floating layer assembly 100 is positioning the vehicle battery pack, the floating layer assembly 100 can swing in the horizontal plane and fine-tune its own position so that the positioning pin 102 can be fully inserted into the positioning hole of the vehicle battery pack, ensuring that the locking and unlocking gun 101 is accurately positioned with the vehicle battery pack.

[0044] It should be noted that the distance measuring component 202 is configured as a point laser distance measuring sensor.

[0045] Working principle:

[0046] The point laser ranging sensors installed at the four corners of the first frame 201 measure the lower plane of the vehicle battery pack in real time and feed the signal back to the control unit. The control unit controls the four adjustment components 500 in real time to drive the four corners of the first frame 201 to rise or fall respectively. The first frame 201 drives the four corners of the floating layer assembly 100 to rise or fall respectively, so that the floating layer assembly 100 always remains parallel to the lower plane of the vehicle battery pack.

[0047] When the positioning pin 102 on the floating layer assembly 100 is positioning the vehicle battery pack, the floating layer assembly 100 can swing in the horizontal plane and fine-tune its own position so that the positioning pin 102 can be fully inserted into the positioning hole of the vehicle battery pack, ensuring that the locking and unlocking gun 101 is accurately positioned with the vehicle battery pack, and realizing the disassembly and assembly of the vehicle battery pack by the locking and unlocking gun 101.

[0048] The above are merely embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the patent scope of the present invention. Any equivalent structural transformations made using the contents of the present invention specification and drawings, or directly or indirectly applied in other related technical fields, are also included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An adaptive locking and unlocking floating platform for a battery swap station, characterized in that: The unlocking floating platform includes: A floating layer assembly, the floating layer assembly being used to assemble a plurality of locking and unlocking guns; An adaptive layer assembly, wherein the adaptive layer assembly is disposed below the floating layer assembly, and the adaptive layer assembly and the floating layer assembly are connected via a suspension chain assembly; A fixed layer component, wherein the fixed layer component is arranged below the adaptive layer component, and the fixed layer component and the adaptive layer component are connected via a plurality of adjustment components; The regulating component can drive the adaptive component to rise or fall, and the adaptive component drives the floating layer component to move up or down.

2. The adaptive locking and unlocking floating platform for a battery swap station according to claim 1, characterized in that: The adaptive layer assembly includes a first frame, a distance measuring component, a plurality of mounting platforms and a plurality of mounting plates, wherein the plurality of mounting plates are respectively arranged at the four corners of the first frame, the plurality of mounting platforms are arranged on the inner side of the first frame, and the mounting platforms are respectively located on one side of the mounting plates, and the distance measuring component is arranged on one side of the mounting platforms; The mounting plate is provided with profiled holes.

3. The adaptive locking and unlocking floating platform for a battery swap station according to claim 2, characterized in that: The adjustment assembly includes a drive motor, a drive member, a support ball head and a mounting box. The drive motor and the drive member are both arranged on the upper part of the mounting box. The output end of the drive motor is connected to the input end of the drive member through a belt. The output end of the drive member is connected to the support ball head. The support ball head matches the contoured hole. The driving member includes a shell, a screw and a driving rod. The shell is arranged at the lower part of the fixed layer assembly. The lower end of the screw is connected to the lower end of the shell through a bearing. The lower part of the driving rod is provided with a threaded hole matching the screw, and the upper part of the screw is placed in the threaded hole.

4. The adaptive locking and unlocking floating platform for a battery swap station according to claim 3, characterized in that: The suspension chain assembly includes a connecting column, a connecting plate and a chain. The connecting column is arranged at the lower part of the floating layer assembly, the connecting plate is arranged at the lower part of the connecting column, the upper end of the chain is connected to the first frame, and the lower end of the chain is connected to the connecting plate.

5. The adaptive locking and unlocking floating platform for a battery swap station according to claim 4, characterized in that: A plurality of positioning pins are also provided on the upper portion of the floating layer assembly.

6. The adaptive locking and unlocking floating platform for a battery swap station according to claim 5, characterized in that: The distance measuring component is configured as a point laser distance measuring sensor.