Battery replacement station with fire protection function

Abstract

The utility model discloses a battery swap station with a fire protection function, which belongs to the technical field of new energy battery swap stations and particularly comprises a vehicle centering mechanism, a battery loading and unloading RGV trolley, a battery transfer mechanism, a battery taking and placing mechanism and a battery bin, a plurality of battery charging placing positions exist in the battery bin, and a fire protection cooling mechanism is further arranged in the battery bin. The fire-fighting cooling mechanism comprises a fire-fighting pool, a support is arranged beside the fire-fighting pool, a bracket assembly is arranged on the support, the bracket assembly comprises supporting plates arranged on the two opposite sides of the fire-fighting pool, a connecting frame and a driving control assembly, and the driving control assembly is used for controlling connection and separation between the connecting frame and the supporting plates. According to the utility model, by arranging the bracket assembly, when the connecting frame is connected with the supporting plate, the supporting plate is fixed on the bracket; when the connecting frame is separated from the supporting plate, the supporting plate is separated from the support and vertically falls into the fire-fighting pool, fire-fighting hidden dangers are effectively solved, and according to the scheme, the problem battery is moved to a fire-fighting area, so that the fire-fighting layout design is simplified, and the cost is effectively saved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of new energy battery swap stations, and in particular relates to a battery swap station with a fire-fighting function. Background Art

[0002] As a fast way to replenish energy, charging and swapping stations are now being incorporated into the development plans of an increasing number of automakers. These stations typically feature a parking platform and battery storage compartment. The parking platform allows vehicles to swap batteries, while the battery storage compartment houses multiple power batteries. Because batteries can experience thermal runaway during the charging process or due to inherent battery instability, fire protection systems are essential within charging and swapping stations.

[0003] One solution mentioned in the prior art is to install a fire protection system at each battery position for fire protection of a single battery. However, in a relatively narrow battery compartment, this not only takes up the height space of the battery compartment, but also increases material costs and assembly time. Therefore, a solution is needed to improve the above problems. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of the present utility model is to provide a battery swap station with fire-fighting function to solve the problems raised in the above background technology.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention adopts a technical solution: a battery swap station with fire protection function, including a vehicle centering mechanism, a battery loading and unloading RGV trolley, a battery transfer mechanism, a battery placement mechanism and a battery compartment, wherein the battery compartment has several battery charging positions and is also provided with a fire protection cooling mechanism;

[0006] The vehicle centering mechanism is used for centering the vehicle;

[0007] The battery loading and unloading RGV trolley is provided with a locking and unlocking mechanism for installing and removing the battery on the vehicle;

[0008] The battery loading and unloading mechanism is used for loading and unloading batteries on the RGV trolley and for loading and unloading batteries on the battery charging position in the battery compartment;

[0009] The battery transfer mechanism is used to drive the battery to move between the battery compartment and the battery loading and unloading RGV trolley;

[0010] The fire-fighting cooling mechanism includes a fire-fighting pool, a bracket is provided next to the fire-fighting pool, a bracket assembly is provided on the bracket, the bracket assembly includes a support plate placed on opposite sides of the fire-fighting pool, a connecting frame and a drive control assembly, the drive control assembly is used to control the connection and separation between the connecting frame and the support plate;

[0011] When the connecting frame is connected to the supporting plate, the supporting plate is fixed on the bracket;

[0012] When the connecting frame is separated from the supporting plate, the supporting plate breaks away from the bracket and falls vertically into the fire fighting pool;

[0013] The battery transport mechanism can move the batteries in the battery compartment to the bracket.

[0014] Preferably, each of the bracket components further includes a guide rail 1 vertically fixed on the bracket, the support plate is engaged with the guide rail 1 and moves along the setting direction of the guide rail 1, there is a vertical section on the support plate, a connecting groove is horizontally opened on the vertical section, and the drive control component 1 is used to control the connecting frame to insert or detach from the connecting groove.

[0015] Preferably, the battery transport mechanism includes a lifting assembly and a moving frame assembly;

[0016] The lifting assembly can control the lifting and lowering movement of the battery pick-and-place mechanism on the mobile frame assembly;

[0017] The battery pick-and-place mechanism can drive the batteries on the battery compartment, RGV trolley or bracket to move in a horizontal uniaxial direction.

[0018] Preferably, the movable frame assembly includes a second guide rail, a sliding frame sliding on the second guide rail, and a driving assembly 1 driving the sliding frame to move on the second guide rail.

[0019] Preferably, the battery pick-up and placement mechanism includes a mounting base, a long guide rail fixed on the mounting base, and a telescopic plate buckled on the long guide rail, and the telescopic plate moves in a horizontal uniaxial direction on the long guide rail through a telescopic drive assembly.

[0020] Preferably, a guide rail three is vertically provided on the sliding frame, and the mounting base moves along the guide rail three. The lifting assembly includes a rotating shaft one placed on the top of the sliding frame and a rotating shaft two placed on the bottom of the sliding frame, and a first drive motor for controlling the rotation of the rotating shaft two. The rotating shaft one and the rotating shaft two are connected by a chain one. The rotating shaft one and the rotating shaft two are also jointly provided with a chain two that moves with the rotating shaft one and the rotating shaft two. The mounting base is fixedly connected to the chain two and moves accordingly.

[0021] Preferably, the end of the connecting frame inserted into the connecting groove is provided with a roller that rotates along the movement direction of the connecting frame, and the connecting groove is overlapped on the roller.

[0022] Preferably, the bracket assembly also includes a mounting plate fixed on the bracket, a guide rail four fixed on the mounting plate and arranged along the movement direction of the connecting frame, and a sliding member fixed on the connecting frame that is interlocked with the guide rail four and moves along the setting direction of the guide rail four.

[0023] Preferably, the fire-fighting cooling mechanism also includes a monitoring module, which is a temperature sensor placed on each battery charging position for detecting the battery temperature, or the monitoring module is at least one of the visualization devices placed in the charging compartment.

[0024] Preferably, casters are installed under the fire pool, a connecting piece is fixed on the fire pool, and the connecting piece is fixed to the bracket through a connecting pin.

[0025] The beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows: the utility model sets a bracket assembly, and the structure of the bracket assembly realizes that when the connecting frame is connected to the bracket, the bracket is fixed on the bracket; when the connecting frame is separated from the bracket, the bracket is separated from the bracket and vertically falls into the fire pool. After the problem battery is placed on the bracket, the bracket assembly is used to control the problem battery to enter the fire pool, which effectively solves the fire hazard. By moving the problem battery to the fire area, this solution simplifies the fire layout design and effectively saves costs.

[0026] By making the connecting groove overlap the roller, the friction between the connecting frame and the supporting plate can be reduced, and the output torque of the driving control component 1 can be reduced;

[0027] Among them, by setting a buckling relationship between the connecting frame and the four guide rail brackets, the stability of the connecting frame is greatly enhanced and the risk of unstable connection and separation between the connecting frame and the brackets is reduced. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0028] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the utility model;

[0029] Figure 2 This is a structural diagram of the fire-fighting cooling mechanism in the utility model;

[0030] Figure 3 It is an exploded view of the bracket assembly of the present invention;

[0031] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the connection relationship between the battery taking and placing mechanism and the battery transport mechanism in the present utility model;

[0032] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the battery taking and placing mechanism in the utility model Figure 1 ;

[0033] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the battery taking and placing mechanism in the utility model Figure 2 ;

[0034] Figure: 1. Vehicle centering mechanism; 2. Battery loading and unloading RGV trolley; 3. Battery transfer mechanism; 31. Guide rail 2; 32. Sliding frame; 33. Drive assembly 1; 34. Lifting assembly; 341. Lifting motor; 342. Chain 1; 343. Rotating shaft 1; 35. Battery access mechanism; 351. Mounting base; 352. Long guide rail; 353. Telescopic plate; 354. Telescopic drive assembly; 355. Transmission gear; 356. Transmission shaft; 36. X-axis support limit roller; 37. Y-axis support limit roller; 4. Battery compartment; 5. Fire-fighting cooling mechanism; 51. Fire-fighting pool; 52. Bracket; 53. Bracket assembly; 531. Support plate; 532. Connecting groove; 533. Guide rail one; 534. Snap-fit ​​slider one; 535. Mounting plate; 536. Guide rail four; 537. Sliding snap-fit ​​part; 538. Connecting plate; 539. Roller; 5310. Drive control assembly one; 54. Connecting part. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] 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. Example

[0036] See Figure 1 、 Figure 2 A battery swap station with fire protection function includes a vehicle centering mechanism 1, a battery loading and unloading RGV trolley 2, a battery transfer mechanism 3, a battery placement mechanism 35, and a battery compartment 4. The battery compartment 4 has several battery charging positions and is also provided with a fire protection cooling mechanism 5.

[0037] The vehicle centering mechanism 1 is used for centering the vehicle;

[0038] The battery loading and unloading RGV trolley 2 is provided with a locking and unlocking mechanism for installing and removing the battery on the vehicle;

[0039] The battery loading and unloading mechanism 35 is used to load and unload the battery on the RGV trolley 2 and the battery charging placement position in the battery compartment 4;

[0040] The battery transfer mechanism 3 is used to drive the battery to move between the battery compartment 4 and the battery loading and unloading RGV trolley 2;

[0041] The fire-fighting cooling mechanism 5 includes a fire-fighting pool 51, a bracket 52 is provided next to the fire-fighting pool 51, and a bracket assembly 53 is provided on the bracket 52. The bracket assembly 53 includes support plates 531 placed on opposite sides of the fire-fighting pool 51, a connecting frame, and a drive control assembly. The drive control assembly is used to control the connection and separation between the connecting frame and the support plates 531;

[0042] When the connecting frame is connected to the support plate 531, the support plate 531 is fixed on the bracket 52;

[0043] When the connecting frame is separated from the supporting plate 531, the supporting plate 531 is separated from the bracket 52 and falls vertically into the fire pool 51;

[0044] The battery transport mechanism 3 is capable of moving the batteries in the battery compartment 4 onto the bracket;

[0045] Among them, casters are installed under the fire pool 51, and a connecting piece 54 is fixed on the fire pool 51. The connecting piece 54 is fixed on the bracket 52 through a connecting pin.

[0046] Among them, see Figure 3 , each of the bracket assemblies 53 also includes two guide rails 533 vertically fixed on the bracket 52, and there is a vertical section on the support plate 531, and two engaging sliders 534 are vertically fixed on the vertical section. The support plate 531 is engaged with the guide rail 533 through the engaging slider 534 and moves along the setting direction of the guide rail 533, and a connecting groove 532 is horizontally opened on the vertical section. The drive control component 5310 is used to control the connection frame to insert or disengage from the connecting groove 532. The drive control component 5310 in this embodiment is an electric push rod, and the connecting frame includes a connecting plate 538 fixed to the output end of the electric push rod and capable of being inserted into the connecting groove 532. The end of the connecting plate 538 inserted into the connecting groove 532 is provided with a roller 539 that rotates along the movement direction of the connecting frame, and the connecting groove 532 is overlapped on the roller 539.

[0047] Among them, see Figure 3 The drive control assembly 5310 is fixed to a mounting plate 535, which is fixed to the bracket 52. A guide rail 536 is fixed to the mounting plate 535 along the movement line of the electric push rod. A sliding fastener 537 is fixed to the connecting plate 538 and is engaged with the guide rail 536 and can move along the direction set by the guide rail 536.

[0048] Wherein, the battery transport mechanism 3 includes a lifting assembly 34 and a moving frame assembly;

[0049] The lifting assembly 34 can control the lifting and lowering movement of the battery pick-up and placement mechanism 35 on the mobile frame assembly;

[0050] The battery pick-up and placement mechanism 35 can drive the battery compartment 4 or the battery on the RGV trolley or bracket to move in a horizontal uniaxial direction;

[0051] Among them, see Figure 4The movable frame assembly includes a guide rail 2 31, a sliding frame 32 sliding on the guide rail 2 31 and a driving assembly 1 33 driving the sliding frame 32 to move on the guide rail 2 31. The driving assembly 1 33 can be a motor.

[0052] Among them, see Figure 4 , a guide rail three is vertically provided on the sliding frame 32, and the mounting base 351 moves along the guide rail three. The lifting assembly 34 includes a rotating shaft 1 343 placed on the top of the sliding frame 32 and a rotating shaft 2 placed on the bottom of the sliding frame 32, and a lifting motor 34 for controlling the rotation of the rotating shaft 2 (not marked). The rotating shaft 1 343 and the rotating shaft 2 are connected by a chain 1 342. The rotating shaft 1 343 and the rotating shaft 2 are also jointly provided with a chain 2 that moves with the rotating shaft 1 343 and the rotating shaft 2. The mounting base 351 is fixedly connected to the chain 2 and moves therewith. The rotating shaft 1 343 and the rotating shaft 2 can be matched with the chain 1 342 and the chain 2 by fixed gears.

[0053] Among them, see Figure 5 , four X-axis support and limit rollers 36 are provided on both sides of the mounting base 351 in the movement direction of the sliding frame 32. The four X-axis support and limit rollers 36 are grouped in pairs and are respectively placed on both sides of the sliding frame 32 in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the movement direction of the sliding frame 32. A total of 8 X-axis support and limit rollers 36 on both sides of the mounting base 351 roll along the sliding frame 32 in the vertical direction. The part of the sliding frame that the X-axis support and limit rollers 36 contact realizes the function of the guide rail three. At the same time, the mounting base 351 is also provided with Y-axis support and limit rollers 37 placed on the inner side of the sliding frame 32 on both sides of the X-axis support and limit rollers 36 for contacting the sliding frame 32 and rolling in the vertical direction.

[0054] Among them, see Figure 5 、 Figure 6 The battery pick-up and placement mechanism 35 includes a mounting base 351, a long guide rail 352 fixed to the mounting base 351, and a telescopic plate 353 engaged with the long guide rail 352. The telescopic plate 353 moves in a horizontal uniaxial direction on the long guide rail 352 through a telescopic drive assembly 354.

[0055] Specifically, the guide long rail 352 includes two groups, each group includes two set plates, and a number of mutually meshing gears arranged in the length direction of the plate are sandwiched in the plate body, among which the gears located at the head end and the tail end are named transmission gears 355, the transmission gears 355 move in the same direction and the tops of the two gears are higher than other gears, and a rack (not marked) is provided below the telescopic plate 353 along the length direction of the plate body, and the rack is meshed with the transmission gear 355, and the telescopic drive assembly 354 can be a motor, and a transmission shaft 356 that penetrates the two groups of guide long rails 352 is fixed to the output end of the motor, and a transmission gear 355 in each guide long rail 352 is fixed on the transmission shaft 356. The movement of the telescopic plate 353 on the guide long rail 352 can be achieved by driving the transmission shaft 356 by the telescopic drive assembly 354.

[0056] Among them, the fire-fighting cooling mechanism 5 also includes a monitoring module, which is a temperature sensor placed on each battery charging position for detecting the battery temperature, or the monitoring module is at least one of the visualization devices placed in the charging compartment, and the visualization device can be a camera, etc.

[0057] Working process and principle:

[0058] When the power station of this solution faces the fire risk of individual batteries, the problem battery can be located through the data monitored by the monitoring module. Then the sliding frame 32 drives the battery picking and placing mechanism 35 to move to the problem battery. Then, the connecting plate 538 is controlled to retract by the driving control component 5310, and the support plate 531 will slide along the guide rail 533 and fall into the fire pool 51 with the battery on it, effectively avoiding safety hazards.

[0059] The above description is merely an embodiment of the present invention and does not limit the patent scope of the present invention. Any equivalent structural transformation 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. A battery swap station with fire protection function, characterized by: The invention comprises a vehicle centering mechanism (1), a battery loading and unloading RGV trolley (2), a battery transport mechanism (3), a battery taking and placing mechanism (35) and a battery compartment (4). The battery compartment (4) has a plurality of battery charging positions, and the battery compartment (4) is also provided with a fire-fighting cooling mechanism (5); The vehicle centering mechanism (1) is used for centering the vehicle; The battery loading and unloading RGV trolley (2) is provided with a locking and unlocking mechanism for installing and removing the battery on the vehicle; The battery loading and unloading mechanism (35) is used for loading and unloading batteries on the RGV trolley (2) and the battery charging placement position in the battery compartment (4); The battery transfer mechanism (3) is used to drive the battery to move between the battery compartment (4) and the battery loading and unloading RGV trolley (2); The fire-fighting cooling mechanism (5) includes a fire-fighting pool (51), a bracket (52) is provided beside the fire-fighting pool (51), a bracket assembly (53) is provided on the bracket (52), and the bracket assembly (53) includes supporting plates (531) placed on opposite sides of the fire-fighting pool (51), a connecting frame and a driving control assembly (5310), wherein the driving control assembly (5310) is used to control the connection and separation between the connecting frame and the supporting plate (531); When the connecting frame is connected to the supporting plate (531), the supporting plate (531) is fixed on the bracket (52); When the connecting frame is separated from the supporting plate (531), the supporting plate (531) is separated from the bracket (52) and falls vertically into the fire fighting pool (51); The battery transport mechanism (3) is capable of moving the batteries in the battery compartment (4) onto the bracket.

2. The battery swap station with fire protection function according to claim 1, characterized in that: Each of the bracket components (53) further comprises a guide rail (533) vertically fixed on the bracket (52); the support plate (531) is engaged with the guide rail (533) and moves along the direction in which the guide rail (533) is set; a vertical section is provided on the support plate (531); a connecting groove (532) is horizontally provided on the vertical section; and the drive control component is used to control the connecting frame to be inserted into or out of the connecting groove (532).

3. The battery swap station with fire protection function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The battery transport mechanism (3) includes a lifting assembly (34) and a moving frame assembly; The lifting assembly (34) is capable of controlling the lifting and lowering movement of the battery taking and placing mechanism (35) on the movable frame assembly; The battery taking and placing mechanism (35) can drive the battery compartment (4) or the battery on the RGV trolley or the bracket to move in a horizontal uniaxial direction.

4. The battery swap station with fire protection function according to claim 3, characterized in that: The movable frame assembly comprises a second guide rail (31), a sliding frame (32) sliding on the second guide rail (31), and a driving assembly (33) driving the sliding frame (32) to move on the second guide rail (31).

5. The battery swap station with fire protection function according to claim 4, characterized in that: The battery taking and placing mechanism (35) comprises a mounting base (351), a long guide rail (352) fixed on the mounting base (351), and a telescopic plate (353) buckled on the long guide rail (352); the telescopic plate (353) moves in a horizontal uniaxial direction on the long guide rail (352) via a telescopic driving assembly (354).

6. The battery swap station with fire protection function according to claim 5, characterized in that: A guide rail three is vertically provided on the sliding frame (32), and the mounting base (351) moves along the guide rail three. The lifting assembly (34) includes a rotating shaft one (343) placed on the top of the sliding frame (32) and a rotating shaft two placed on the bottom of the sliding frame (32), and a first driving motor for controlling the rotation of the rotating shaft two. The rotating shaft one (343) and the rotating shaft two are connected by a chain one (342). The rotating shaft one (343) and the rotating shaft two are also provided with a chain two that moves with the rotating shaft one (343) and the rotating shaft two. The mounting base (351) is fixedly connected to the chain two and moves accordingly.

7. The battery swap station with fire protection function according to claim 2, characterized in that: The end of the connecting frame inserted into the connecting groove (532) is provided with a roller (539) that rotates along the movement direction of the connecting frame, and the connecting groove (532) is overlapped on the roller (539).

8. The battery swap station with fire protection function according to claim 7, characterized in that: The bracket assembly (53) further comprises a mounting plate (535) fixed on the bracket (52), a guide rail four (536) fixed on the mounting plate (535) and arranged along the movement direction of the connecting frame, and a sliding member fixed on the connecting frame and arranged to be interlocked with the guide rail four (536) and moving along the setting direction of the guide rail four (536).

9. The battery swap station with fire protection function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The fire-fighting cooling mechanism (5) further comprises a monitoring module, wherein the monitoring module is a temperature sensor placed on each battery charging position for detecting the battery temperature, or the monitoring module is at least one of the visualization devices placed in the charging compartment.

10. The battery swap station with fire protection function according to claim 1, characterized in that: Casters are installed below the fire pool (51), a connecting piece (54) is fixed on the fire pool (51), and the connecting piece (54) is fixed on the bracket (52) through a connecting pin.

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