Battery replacement chamber

Abstract

The utility model provides a battery changing chamber which comprises a battery changing box body, a control cabinet, a charging cabinet, a control cabinet maintenance channel and / or a charging cabinet maintenance channel, the control cabinet and the charging cabinet are both arranged in the battery changing box body, and the control cabinet maintenance channel and / or the charging cabinet maintenance channel are both arranged on the battery changing box body; the control cabinet maintenance channel and the control cabinet are correspondingly arranged, and a control panel of the control cabinet faces the control cabinet maintenance channel; and / or the charging cabinet maintenance channel and the charging cabinet are correspondingly arranged; the maintenance personnel can realize maintenance operation on the control cabinet and / or the charging cabinet without going deep into the battery replacement chamber, so that a special passage for the maintenance personnel to walk does not need to be arranged in the battery replacement chamber, the utilization rate of the internal space of the battery replacement chamber is improved, the occupied area of the battery replacement chamber is reduced, the occupied area of the battery replacement station is further reduced, and the maintenance cost is reduced. And the station building cost is reduced.

Description

[0001] This application claims priority to Chinese patent application 2023109126998 with a filing date of 2023 / 7 / 24. This application incorporates the entire text of the above patent application. TECHNICAL FIELD

[0002] The utility model relates to the field of electric vehicle battery swap, especially to a battery swap room. BACKGROUND

[0003] In recent years, new energy vehicles have developed rapidly. Electric vehicles relying on storage batteries as driving energy have the advantages of zero emissions and low noise. As the market share and usage frequency of electric vehicles become higher and higher, battery swap stations for providing battery replacement sites for electric vehicles of battery swap type are also becoming more and more popular.

[0004] The battery swap station includes a battery swap room for storing battery packs and charging and discharging the battery packs. The battery swap room is provided with a special maintenance door for maintenance personnel to enter the interior of the battery swap room to maintain the control cabinet and other equipment inside the battery swap room. Therefore, the existing battery swap room has a channel reserved for maintenance personnel to walk, which increases the floor area of the battery swap room and thus increases the station construction cost of the battery swap station. SUMMARY

[0005] The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to overcome the defects in the prior art that the interior of the battery swap room needs to reserve a maintenance channel for maintenance personnel, resulting in a large floor area of the battery swap room and an increased station construction cost of the battery swap station, and to provide a battery swap room.

[0006] The utility model solves the above technical problems by the following technical solutions:

[0007] A battery swap room for a battery swap station, the battery swap room comprising a battery swap box body, a control cabinet, a charging cabinet, a control cabinet maintenance channel and / or a charging cabinet maintenance channel, the control cabinet and the charging cabinet being arranged in the battery swap box body, the control cabinet maintenance channel and / or the charging cabinet maintenance channel being arranged on the battery swap box body and communicating the interior and the exterior of the battery swap box body.

[0008] The control cabinet maintenance channel and the control cabinet are correspondingly arranged, the control panel of the control cabinet faces the exterior of the battery swap box body, and the control cabinet maintenance channel is arranged on the side of the control panel facing the exterior of the battery swap box body; and / or the charging cabinet maintenance channel and the charging cabinet are correspondingly arranged, and the charging cabinet maintenance channel is arranged on the side of the charging cabinet facing the exterior of the battery swap box body.

[0009] In the scheme, the control cabinet maintenance passage facing the control panel of the control cabinet and / or the charging cabinet maintenance passage facing the charging cabinet are arranged on the battery replacement box, so that the maintenance personnel can realize the maintenance operation of the control cabinet and / or the charging cabinet without entering the interior of the battery replacement room, thereby eliminating the need to arrange a passage for the maintenance personnel to walk in the interior of the battery replacement room, making the structure of the interior of the battery replacement room more compact, improving the utilization rate of the interior space of the battery replacement room, reducing the floor area of the battery replacement room, and further reducing the floor area of the battery replacement station and the station construction cost.

[0010] Preferably, the control cabinet and the charging cabinet are located on the same side of the battery replacement box.

[0011] In the scheme, the control cabinet and the charging cabinet jointly occupy the space on only one side of the battery replacement box, making the structure of the interior of the battery replacement room more compact, improving the utilization rate of the interior space of the battery replacement room, reducing the floor area of the battery replacement room, and further reducing the floor area of the battery replacement station and the station construction cost.

[0012] Preferably, the battery replacement room comprises a charging rack and a battery transfer device, the charging cabinet is connected with the charging rack, the charging rack is used for charging and discharging the battery pack, and the battery transfer device is used for transferring the battery pack.

[0013] In the scheme, the charging rack is used for storing and charging and discharging the battery pack, and the battery transfer device is used for transferring the battery pack between the charging rack and the battery replacement equipment.

[0014] Preferably, the battery transfer device is provided with the charging rack on both sides perpendicular to the driving direction of the vehicle.

[0015] In the scheme, the above arrangement can increase the storage capacity of the battery pack in the charging room to enable more electric vehicles to be replaced. The battery transfer device can simultaneously transfer the battery packs on two charging racks without the need to additionally arrange an extra battery transfer device, making the structure of the interior of the battery replacement room more compact, improving the utilization rate of the interior space of the battery replacement room, reducing the floor area of the battery replacement room, and further reducing the floor area of the battery replacement station and the station construction cost.

[0016] Preferably, the two charging cabinets corresponding to the two charging racks are located on the same side of the battery replacement box.

[0017] In the scheme, the above arrangement can arrange two charging cabinet maintenance passages on the same side of the battery replacement box, facilitating the maintenance operation of the maintenance personnel.

[0018] Preferably, the control cabinet is located between the two charging cabinets.

[0019] In this solution, the above-mentioned setting makes full use of the gap between the two charging cabinets, making the structure inside the battery swap room more compact, improving the utilization rate of the internal space of the battery swap room, reducing the floor space of the battery swap room, and thus reducing the floor space of the battery swap station and reducing the cost of station construction.

[0020] Preferably, the battery exchange room includes a battery transfer device inspection channel, which is arranged on the battery exchange box and connects the inside and outside of the battery exchange box. The battery transfer device inspection channel and the battery transfer device are arranged correspondingly, and the battery transfer device inspection channel is arranged on one side of the battery transfer device in the direction of vehicle travel.

[0021] In this solution, a battery transfer device maintenance passage is provided on the battery exchange box body facing the battery transfer device, so that maintenance personnel can perform maintenance operations on the battery transfer device without going deep into the battery exchange room, thereby eliminating the need to provide a special passage for maintenance personnel to walk inside the battery exchange room, making the internal structure of the battery exchange room more compact, improving the utilization rate of the internal space of the battery exchange room, reducing the floor space of the battery exchange room, and thereby reducing the floor space of the battery exchange station and reducing the cost of station construction.

[0022] Preferably, when the battery exchange room includes a charging cabinet maintenance passage, the battery transfer device maintenance passage and the charging cabinet maintenance passage are located on different sides of the battery exchange box.

[0023] In this solution, the above-mentioned setting can prevent the charging cabinet from blocking the battery transport device, so that maintenance personnel can inspect the battery transport device through the battery transport device inspection channel.

[0024] Preferably, the battery exchange room includes a counterweight block, which is connected to the battery transfer device. The counterweight block and the charging rack are arranged correspondingly, and the counterweight block is arranged on one side of the charging rack in the direction of vehicle travel.

[0025] In this solution, the above arrangement makes full use of the gap between the charging rack and the battery exchange box in the direction of vehicle travel to set the counterweight block, and the counterweight block will not block the battery transfer device, so the battery transfer device maintenance channel can be directly set on the side close to the counterweight block, which is convenient for maintenance personnel to inspect the battery transfer device. Moreover, since the counterweight block and the battery transfer device are staggered, maintenance personnel do not need to worry about safety issues such as the counterweight block falling when inspecting the battery transfer device, thereby improving the safety of maintenance personnel when inspecting through the battery transfer device maintenance channel.

[0026] Preferably, the counterweight is located on a side of the charging rack away from the charging cabinet in the direction of vehicle travel.

[0027] In the scheme, the above arrangement avoids interference between the counterweight and the charging cabinet, ensures normal battery replacement operation of the battery replacement room, and prevents the counterweight from blocking the charging cabinet, thereby facilitating maintenance personnel to perform maintenance operation on the charging cabinet.

[0028] Preferably, the battery replacement room comprises a counterweight maintenance passage, which is arranged on the battery replacement box body and communicates the inside and outside of the battery replacement box body, the counterweight maintenance passage and the counterweight are correspondingly arranged, and the counterweight maintenance passage is arranged on the side of the counterweight away from the charging rack in the driving direction of the vehicle.

[0029] In the scheme, the counterweight maintenance passage is arranged on the battery replacement box body to face the counterweight, so that the maintenance personnel can perform maintenance operation on the counterweight without entering the inside of the battery replacement room, thereby eliminating the need to arrange a passage for the maintenance personnel to walk in the inside of the battery replacement room, making the structure of the inside of the battery replacement room more compact, improving the utilization rate of the inside space of the battery replacement room, reducing the floor area of the battery replacement room, and further reducing the floor area of the battery replacement station and the construction cost.

[0030] Preferably, the battery replacement box body integrates the control cabinet and / or the column, and the column is used to mount the charging rack and / or the battery transfer device.

[0031] In the scheme, the above arrangement can integrate the control cabinet and / or the column in the battery replacement room in advance, and then transport the battery replacement room as a whole to the site, thereby shortening the construction period and reducing the construction cost, and meeting the demand for rapid batch construction in a short time.

[0032] Preferably, the battery replacement box body is vertically placed.

[0033] In the scheme, compared with the traditional horizontal placement, the vertically placed battery replacement box body has a relatively reduced floor area, saves land resources, and reduces the construction cost.

[0034] Preferably, the battery replacement room comprises a plurality of battery replacement box bodies, and the plurality of battery replacement box bodies are stacked in sequence in the vehicle height direction.

[0035] In the scheme, the volume of the battery replacement room can be adjusted according to actual needs to accommodate different numbers of battery packs. The above arrangement can also reduce the height dimension of a single battery replacement box body and reduce the manufacturing cost of the battery replacement box body.

[0036] Preferably, the charging rack is arranged in any of the battery replacement box bodies, the charging racks in the plurality of battery replacement box bodies are connected to each other, and the battery transfer device can transfer the battery pack in the plurality of battery replacement box bodies.

[0037] In the scheme, the above arrangement can realize the battery package transfer of all charging racks and battery replacement equipment in the battery replacement room through one battery transfer device, reduce the number of battery transfer devices, reduce the cost, and ensure the stability of the battery transfer device during operation by connecting the charging racks in different battery replacement boxes.

[0038] Preferably, the battery transfer device maintenance passage is arranged on any of the battery replacement boxes.

[0039] In the scheme, the above arrangement facilitates the maintenance of each height position of the battery transfer device.

[0040] Preferably, when the battery replacement room comprises a counterweight maintenance passage, the counterweight maintenance passage is arranged on the lower layer battery replacement box.

[0041] In the scheme, the above arrangement enables the maintenance personnel to perform maintenance operation on the counterweight at the lower layer position of the battery replacement box, prevents safety problems such as counterweight falling, and improves the safety of counterweight maintenance.

[0042] Preferably, the battery replacement room comprises a hydraulic station, and the hydraulic station is arranged inside the battery replacement room.

[0043] In the scheme, the hydraulic station is used to provide power for the battery transfer device and other structures.

[0044] Preferably, the battery replacement room comprises a hydraulic station maintenance passage arranged on the battery replacement box and communicating the inside and outside of the battery replacement box; the hydraulic station maintenance passage is arranged corresponding to the hydraulic station, and the hydraulic station maintenance passage is arranged on the side of the hydraulic station facing the outside of the battery replacement box.

[0045] In the scheme, the hydraulic station maintenance passage is arranged on the battery replacement box to face the hydraulic station, so that the maintenance personnel can perform maintenance operation on the hydraulic station without entering the inside of the battery replacement room, thereby eliminating the need to arrange a passage for the maintenance personnel to walk in the inside of the battery replacement room, making the structure in the inside of the battery replacement room more compact, improving the utilization rate of the space in the inside of the battery replacement room, reducing the floor area of the battery replacement room, and further reducing the floor area of the battery replacement station and the construction cost of the battery replacement station.

[0046] Preferably, the control cabinet is arranged above the hydraulic station.

[0047] In the scheme, the above arrangement can fully utilize the space in the height direction of the battery replacement room, make the structure in the inside of the battery replacement room more compact, improve the utilization rate of the space in the inside of the battery replacement room, reduce the floor area of the battery replacement room, and further reduce the floor area of the battery replacement station and the construction cost of the battery replacement station.

[0048] Preferably, the control cabinet inspection channel and / or the charging cabinet inspection channel and / or the battery transfer device inspection channel and / or the counterweight inspection channel and / or the hydraulic station inspection channel are covered by an openable inspection door and / or an inspection cover plate detachably connected to the battery exchange box.

[0049] In this solution, the entrance of the above-mentioned maintenance passage is blocked by an openable maintenance door and / or a removable maintenance cover plate, thereby preventing foreign objects from entering the interior of the battery exchange room in the non-maintenance state, thereby protecting the battery exchange room. In the maintenance state, it is convenient for maintenance personnel to open the entrance of the maintenance passage and facilitate maintenance operations of maintenance personnel.

[0050] Preferably, the battery exchange room further includes a battery exchange port and a battery exchange door, the battery exchange door is provided at the battery exchange port, and the battery exchange port is used for allowing battery exchange equipment to enter and exit the battery exchange room.

[0051] In this solution, battery swap equipment enters and exits the battery swap room through the battery swap port, facilitating the transport of battery packs to and from the battery transporter. A battery swap door shields the battery swap port, preventing the interior of the battery swap room from being exposed to the battery swapping station, ensuring safety.

[0052] Preferably, the power-changing door is a flip door.

[0053] In this solution, the above-mentioned setting facilitates the battery swapping equipment to enter and exit the battery swapping room.

[0054] Preferably, the battery exchange room further includes an emergency door, which is arranged on a side of the battery exchange room away from the battery exchange port.

[0055] In this solution, when an abnormality occurs with the battery pack in the battery swap room, the problematic battery pack can be taken out directly from the emergency door without having to be transported through the battery swap equipment, thereby improving the efficiency of removing the abnormal battery pack and enhancing safety.

[0056] Preferably, the battery exchange room further includes a display screen, which is located on a side of the battery exchange room where the battery exchange port is provided, and the display screen is used to display battery exchange information.

[0057] In this solution, the display screen can show information such as battery replacement or charging progress to improve user experience.

[0058] Preferably, the display screen is fixed on the battery exchange box.

[0059] In this solution, the above arrangement does not require an additional bracket for mounting the display screen, thereby reducing equipment costs and improving space utilization.

[0060] Preferably, the display screen is located above the battery exchange port.

[0061] In the scheme, the above-mentioned arrangement can make full use of the space in the height direction of the battery replacement box, reduce the size of the battery replacement room in the vehicle driving direction, reduce the floor area of the battery replacement room, improve the space utilization rate of the battery replacement box, and at the same time, when the electric vehicle is parked in front of the battery replacement port, the display screen is opposite to the driving side, and the driver can obtain the battery replacement progress information in time.

[0062] The positive progress effect of the utility model lies in: the control cabinet maintenance passage opposite to the control panel of the control cabinet and / or the charging machine cabinet maintenance passage opposite to the charging machine cabinet are arranged on the battery replacement box, so that the maintenance personnel can realize the maintenance operation of the control cabinet and / or the charging machine cabinet without entering the inside of the battery replacement room, thereby the passage specially for the maintenance personnel to walk in the inside of the battery replacement room is not arranged, the structure in the inside of the battery replacement room is more compact, the utilization rate of the inside space of the battery replacement room is improved, the floor area of the battery replacement room is reduced, and the floor area of the battery replacement station is reduced, thereby the station construction cost is reduced. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0063] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional structure schematic view of the battery replacement station of an embodiment of the utility model.

[0064] Figure 2 It is a three-dimensional structure schematic view of the battery replacement room of an embodiment of the utility model.

[0065] Figure 3 It is another three-dimensional structure schematic view of the battery replacement room of an embodiment of the utility model.

[0066] Figure 4 It is a partial inside structure schematic view of the battery replacement station of an embodiment of the utility model.

[0067] BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0068] Battery replacement room 1

[0069] Battery replacement box 13

[0070] Control cabinet 14

[0071] Charging machine cabinet 15

[0072] Charging rack 16

[0073] Battery transfer device 17

[0074] Counterweight 18

[0075] Hydraulic station 19

[0076] Battery replacement port 110

[0077] Emergency door 111

[0078] Display screen 112

[0079] Control cabinet maintenance access 113

[0080] Charger cabinet maintenance access 114

[0081] Battery transfer device maintenance access 115

[0082] Counterweight maintenance access 116

[0083] Hydraulic station maintenance access 117

[0084] Maintenance door 119

[0085] Maintenance seal plate 120

[0086] Stand 121

[0087] Battery replacement platform 2

[0088] Battery replacement equipment 3 DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0089] The utility model will be further illustrated by way of examples below, but the utility model is not limited to the scope of the examples described.

[0090] As Figure 1 shown, the embodiment discloses a battery replacement station for replacing battery packs of electric vehicles. Wherein, the battery replacement station comprises a battery replacement room 1, a battery replacement platform 2 and a battery replacement equipment 3, the battery replacement room 1 is used to store battery packs and realize charging and discharging of battery packs, the battery replacement platform 2 is used to stop electric vehicles, and the battery replacement equipment 3 is used to transfer battery packs between the battery replacement room 1 and the battery replacement platform 2.

[0091] Specifically, as Figures 1-4 shown, the battery replacement room 1 comprises a battery replacement box 13, a stand 121, a control cabinet 14, a charger cabinet 15, a charging rack 16, a battery transfer device 17, a counterweight 18, a hydraulic station 19, a battery replacement port 110, a battery replacement door, an emergency door 111, a display screen 112, a control cabinet maintenance access 113, a charger cabinet maintenance access 114, a battery transfer device maintenance access 115, a counterweight maintenance access 116 and a hydraulic station maintenance access 117.

[0092] As Figures 2-4As shown, the embodiment adopts the structure of a container to form the battery swap box 13, and the stand 121, the control cabinet 14, the charging machine cabinet 15, the charging rack 16, the counterweight 18, and the hydraulic station 19 are all arranged in the battery swap box 13. The stand 121 is fixed on the battery swap box 13 and is used to fix and strengthen the battery swap room 1; the charging machine cabinet 15 is connected with the charging rack 16, and the charging rack 16 is used to accommodate the battery pack and charge and discharge the battery pack through the charging machine cabinet 15; the battery transfer device 17 is used to transfer the battery pack between the charging rack 16 and the battery swap equipment 3; the counterweight 18 is connected with the battery transfer device 17 and is used to reduce the driving force of the battery transfer device 17 to drive the battery pack to move up and down, thereby prolonging the service life of the driving motor of the battery transfer device 17; and the hydraulic station 19 is used to provide power for the battery transfer device 17 and other structures.

[0093] In other alternative embodiments, the battery swap box 13 can also be formed by splicing other structures of plate materials.

[0094] As shown in FIG. 1, the control cabinet 14 and the charging machine cabinet 15 are located on the same side of the battery swap box 13, and the control cabinet 14 and the charging machine cabinet 15 jointly occupy the space on only one side of the battery swap box 13, so that the structure inside the battery swap room 1 is more compact, the utilization rate of the internal space of the battery swap room 1 is improved, the floor area of the battery swap room 1 is reduced, and then the floor area of the battery swap station is reduced, thereby reducing the station construction cost. Figure 4 Specifically, the control cabinet 14 and the charging machine cabinet 15 are located on the same side of the battery swap box 13 in the vehicle driving direction. Since the battery swap equipment 3 generally moves between the electric vehicle and the battery swap room 1 in a direction perpendicular to the vehicle driving direction, the control cabinet 14 and the charging machine cabinet 15 are arranged on the same side of the battery swap box 13 in the vehicle driving direction, so that the battery swap equipment 3 does not interfere with the charging machine cabinet 15 and the control cabinet 14.

[0095] In other alternative embodiments, the control cabinet 14 and the charging machine cabinet 15 can also be arranged on different sides of the battery swap box 13, or the control cabinet 14 and the charging machine cabinet 15 can be arranged on one side of the battery swap box 13 in the direction perpendicular to the vehicle driving direction, or one can be arranged on one side of the battery swap box 13 in the direction perpendicular to the vehicle driving direction, and the other can be arranged on one side of the battery swap box 13 in the vehicle driving direction.

[0096] As shown in FIG. 1, the control cabinet 14 and the charging machine cabinet 15 are located on the same side of the battery swap box 13, and the control cabinet 14 and the charging machine cabinet 15 jointly occupy the space on only one side of the battery swap box 13, so that the structure inside the battery swap room 1 is more compact, the utilization rate of the internal space of the battery swap room 1 is improved, the floor area of the battery swap room 1 is reduced, and then the floor area of the battery swap station is reduced, thereby reducing the station construction cost.

[0097] Figure 4 ​As shown, the battery transfer device 17 is provided with charging racks 16 on both sides perpendicular to the direction of vehicle travel, thereby increasing the storage capacity of battery packs in the charging room so as to be able to replace batteries for more electric vehicles. The battery transfer device 17 can transfer battery packs on two charging racks 16 at the same time, without the need to set up additional battery transfer devices 17, making the structure inside the battery swap room 1 more compact, improving the utilization rate of the internal space of the battery swap room 1, reducing the floor space of the battery swap room 1, and thus reducing the floor space of the battery swap station and reducing the cost of station construction.

[0098] In other alternative embodiments, when the battery swap station has a smaller requirement for the battery pack storage capacity, only one charging rack 16 may be provided in the battery swap room 1. In this state, the charging rack 16 may be provided on the side of the battery transfer device 17 close to the battery swap port 110 along the direction of vehicle travel, or on the side of the battery transfer device 17 away from the battery swap port 110 along the direction of vehicle travel, and the specific design shall be based on actual needs.

[0099] For the charging rack 16 on the side of the battery transfer device 17 close to the battery exchange port 110 along the vehicle's driving direction, a storage space for accommodating the battery exchange equipment 3 is reserved under the charging rack 16 to facilitate the battery exchange equipment 3 to enter the interior of the battery exchange room 1.

[0100] like Figure 4 As shown, in this embodiment, the two charging cabinets 15 corresponding to the two charging racks 16 are located on the same side of the battery exchange box 13, which is convenient for maintenance personnel to perform maintenance operations. In other alternative embodiments, the charging cabinets 15 corresponding to the two charging racks 16 can also be located on different sides of the battery exchange box 13.

[0101] Since a battery transfer device 17 is provided between the two charging racks 16, the charging cabinets 15 corresponding to the two charging racks 16 have a gap perpendicular to the vehicle's travel direction, such as Figure 3 As shown, in this embodiment, the control cabinet 14 is arranged between the two charging cabinets 15, making full use of the gap between the two charging cabinets 15, making the internal structure of the battery exchange room 1 more compact, improving the utilization rate of the internal space of the battery exchange room 1, reducing the floor area of ​​the battery exchange room 1, and thus reducing the floor area of ​​the battery exchange station and reducing the cost of station construction.

[0102] like Figure 4 As shown, the counterweight 18 and the charging rack 16 are arranged correspondingly, and the counterweight 18 is arranged on one side of the charging rack 16 in the direction of vehicle travel. The counterweight 18 is arranged by making full use of the gap between the charging rack 16 and the battery exchange box 13 in the direction of vehicle travel, thereby improving the safety of maintenance personnel when performing maintenance through the battery transfer device maintenance channel 115.

[0103] Specifically, the counterweight 18 is located on the side of the charging rack 16 away from the charging cabinet 15 in the direction of vehicle travel, to avoid interference between the counterweight 18 and the charging cabinet 15, to ensure the normal battery swap operation of the battery swap room 1, and at the same time to prevent the counterweight 18 from blocking the charging cabinet 15, making it convenient for maintenance personnel to perform maintenance operations on the charging cabinet 15.

[0104] like Figure 4 As shown, the battery swap port 110 is provided at one end of the battery swap room 1 perpendicular to the direction of vehicle travel and close to the battery swap platform 2. The battery swap door is provided at the battery swap port 110. The battery swap equipment 3 enters and exits the battery swap room 1 through the battery swap port 110, facilitating the transport of battery packs to the battery transfer device 17 or removing battery packs from the battery transfer device 17, thereby realizing the transport of battery packs between the battery swap room 1 and the battery swap platform 2. The battery swap door is used to shield the battery swap port 110, preventing the interior of the battery swap room 1 from being exposed to the battery swap platform 2, and ensuring safety.

[0105] Among them, the battery exchange door in this embodiment is a flip door, which facilitates the battery exchange equipment 3 to enter and exit the battery exchange room 1. The specific structure of the flip door can refer to the flip door structure of the battery exchange room in the prior art. In other alternative embodiments, the battery exchange door can also adopt other structures, such as a sliding door.

[0106] like Figure 4 As shown, the emergency door 111 is provided on the side of the battery swap room 1 away from the battery swap port 110. Specifically, the emergency door 111 is provided at one end of the battery swap room 1 that is perpendicular to the direction of travel of the vehicle and away from the battery swap platform 2, and is arranged directly opposite the charging rack 16. When an abnormality occurs to the battery pack in the battery swap room 1, the problematic battery pack can be directly removed from the charging rack 16 through the emergency door 111 without having to be transported through the battery swap equipment 3, thereby improving the efficiency of removing the abnormal battery pack and improving safety.

[0107] like Figure 4 As shown, the emergency door 111 in this embodiment is a double-door structure. In other alternative embodiments, the emergency door 111 can also be a single-door or sliding door structure.

[0108] like Figure 1As shown, the display screen 112 is located on the side of the battery replacement room 1 where the battery replacement port 110 is located. The display screen 112 can display information such as battery replacement or charging progress, thereby improving user experience. Specifically, the display screen 112 is fixed on the battery replacement box 13 and located above the battery replacement port 110, so that a support for mounting the display screen 112 is not needed, thereby reducing equipment cost and improving space utilization. At the same time, the space in the height direction of the battery replacement box 13 can be fully utilized, the size of the battery replacement room 1 in the vehicle driving direction is reduced, the floor area of the battery replacement room 1 is reduced, the space utilization of the battery replacement box 13 is improved, and when the electric vehicle is parked in front of the battery replacement port 110, the display screen 112 is directly opposite the driving side, thereby facilitating the driver to timely obtain the battery replacement progress information.

[0109] In other alternative embodiments, the display screen 112 can be arranged outside the battery replacement box 13 independently of the battery replacement box 13, or can be fixed on one side of the battery replacement port 110 along the vehicle driving direction.

[0110] As shown in Figure 4 , the control cabinet maintenance passage 113, the charging machine cabinet maintenance passage 114, the battery transfer device maintenance passage 115, the counterweight maintenance passage 116, and the hydraulic station maintenance passage 117 are arranged on the battery replacement box 13 and communicate the inside and outside of the battery replacement box 13.

[0111] Specifically, as shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4 , the control cabinet maintenance passage 113 and the control cabinet 14 are arranged correspondingly, the control panel of the control cabinet 14 faces the outside of the battery replacement box 13, and the control cabinet maintenance passage 113 is arranged on the side of the control panel facing the outside of the battery replacement box 13. It should be noted that the control cabinet maintenance passage 113 and the control cabinet 14 are arranged correspondingly herein, which means that when the control cabinet maintenance passage 113 is opened, the control cabinet 14 is exposed, and the maintenance personnel can even maintain the control cabinet 14 outside the battery replacement room 1. The control cabinet maintenance passage 113 arranged on the battery replacement box 13 and directly opposite the control panel of the control cabinet 14 enables the maintenance personnel to perform maintenance operation on the control cabinet 14 without entering the inside of the battery replacement room 1, thereby eliminating the need to arrange a passage for the maintenance personnel to walk in the inside of the battery replacement room 1, making the structure of the inside of the battery replacement room 1 more compact, improving the space utilization of the inside of the battery replacement room 1, reducing the floor area of the battery replacement room 1, and further reducing the floor area of the battery replacement station and the construction cost.

[0112] As shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4As shown in FIG. 1, the charging cabinet maintenance passage 114 is arranged corresponding to the charging cabinet 15, and the charging cabinet maintenance passage 114 is arranged on the side of the charging cabinet 15 facing the outside of the battery replacement box 13. It should be noted that the corresponding arrangement of the charging cabinet maintenance passage 114 and the charging cabinet 15 herein means that when the charging cabinet maintenance passage 114 is opened, the charging cabinet 15 is exposed, and the maintenance personnel can even perform maintenance on the charging cabinet 15 outside the battery replacement room 1. The charging cabinet maintenance passage 114 is arranged on the battery replacement box 13 to face the charging cabinet 15, so that the maintenance personnel can perform maintenance on the charging cabinet 15 without entering the inside of the battery replacement room 1, thereby eliminating the need to arrange a passage for the maintenance personnel to walk in the inside of the battery replacement room 1, making the structure of the inside of the battery replacement room 1 more compact, improving the utilization rate of the inside space of the battery replacement room 1, reducing the floor area of the battery replacement room 1, and further reducing the floor area of the battery replacement station and the construction cost.

[0113] In other alternative embodiments, only the control cabinet maintenance passage 113 or only the charging cabinet maintenance passage 114 can be arranged alone. In this case, the charging cabinet 15 can be maintained by entering the inside of the battery replacement room 1 through the control cabinet maintenance passage 113, or the control cabinet 14 can be maintained by entering the inside of the battery replacement room 1 through the charging cabinet maintenance passage 114.

[0114] As shown in FIG. 1, Figure 3 and Figure 4 The battery transfer device maintenance passage 115 is arranged corresponding to the battery transfer device 17, and the battery transfer device maintenance passage 115 is arranged on one side of the battery transfer device 17 in the driving direction of the vehicle. It should be noted that the corresponding arrangement of the battery transfer device maintenance passage 115 and the battery transfer device 17 herein means that when the battery transfer device maintenance passage 115 is opened, the battery transfer device 17 is exposed, and the maintenance personnel can even perform maintenance on the battery transfer device 17 outside the battery replacement room 1. The battery transfer device maintenance passage 115 is arranged on the battery replacement box 13 to face the battery transfer device 17, so that the maintenance personnel can perform maintenance on the battery transfer device 17 without entering the inside of the battery replacement room 1, thereby eliminating the need to arrange a passage for the maintenance personnel to walk in the inside of the battery replacement room 1, making the structure of the inside of the battery replacement room 1 more compact, improving the utilization rate of the inside space of the battery replacement room 1, reducing the floor area of the battery replacement room 1, and further reducing the floor area of the battery replacement station and the construction cost.

[0115] Further, as shown in FIG. 1, Figure 4As shown, the battery transfer device maintenance passage 115 and the charging cabinet maintenance passage 114 are located at different sides of the battery replacement box 13, that is, the battery transfer device maintenance passage 115 and the charging cabinet maintenance passage 114 are respectively arranged at two sides of the battery replacement box 13 in the vehicle driving direction, so as to avoid the shielding of the charging cabinet 15 to the battery transfer device 17, and to enable the maintenance personnel to maintain the battery transfer device 17 through the battery transfer device maintenance passage 115.

[0116] As shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4 , the counterweight maintenance passage 116 and the counterweight 18 are correspondingly arranged, and the counterweight maintenance passage 116 is arranged at a side of the counterweight 18 away from the charging rack 16 in the vehicle driving direction. It should be noted that the counterweight maintenance passage 116 and the counterweight 18 are correspondingly arranged herein, which means that when the counterweight maintenance passage 116 is opened, the counterweight 18 is exposed, and the maintenance personnel can even maintain the counterweight 18 outside the battery replacement room 1. The counterweight maintenance passage 116 is arranged on the battery replacement box 13 to face the counterweight 18, so that the maintenance personnel can realize the maintenance operation of the counterweight 18 without entering the inside of the battery replacement room 1, thereby eliminating the need to arrange a special passage for the maintenance personnel to walk in the inside of the battery replacement room 1, making the structure of the inside of the battery replacement room 1 more compact, improving the utilization rate of the inside space of the battery replacement room 1, reducing the floor area of the battery replacement room 1, and further reducing the floor area of the battery replacement station and the construction cost.

[0117] In the embodiment, as shown in Figure 4 , the control cabinet maintenance passage 113 and the charging cabinet maintenance passage 114 are arranged at the same side of the battery replacement room 1 in the vehicle driving direction, and the battery transfer device maintenance passage 115 and the counterweight maintenance passage 116 can be arranged at the same side of the battery replacement room 1 in the vehicle driving direction, and the control cabinet maintenance passage 113 and the battery transfer device maintenance passage 115 are arranged at different sides of the battery replacement room 1 in the vehicle driving direction, so that each maintenance passage does not interfere with each other, and the maintenance personnel can maintain the corresponding structure through the corresponding maintenance passage.

[0118] Further, as shown in Figure 4 , since the counterweight 18 and the battery transfer device 17 are staggered, the counterweight 18 and the battery transfer device 17 do not shield each other, so that the battery transfer device maintenance passage 115 and the counterweight maintenance passage 116 in the embodiment can be arranged at the same side of the battery replacement room 1 in the vehicle driving direction, facilitating the maintenance personnel to maintain the battery transfer device 17 and the counterweight 18. Moreover, the staggered arrangement of the counterweight 18 and the battery transfer device 17 can enable the maintenance personnel to maintain the battery transfer device 17 without worrying about the safety problem of the counterweight falling, and improve the safety of the maintenance personnel when maintaining through the battery transfer device maintenance passage 115.

[0119] As shown inFigure 4 As shown, the hydraulic station maintenance passage 117 is provided in correspondence with the hydraulic station 19, and the hydraulic station maintenance passage 117 is provided on the side of the hydraulic station 19 facing the outside of the battery-swap box 13. It should be noted that the corresponding provision of the hydraulic station maintenance passage 117 and the hydraulic station 19 here means that when the hydraulic station maintenance passage 117 is opened, the hydraulic station 19 is just exposed, and maintenance personnel can even perform maintenance on the hydraulic station 19 outside the battery-swap room 1. The hydraulic station maintenance passage 117 is provided on the battery-swap box 13, facing the hydraulic station 19, so that maintenance personnel can perform maintenance operations on the hydraulic station 19 without going deep into the battery-swap room 1, thereby eliminating the need to provide a special passage for maintenance personnel to walk inside the battery-swap room 1, making the internal structure of the battery-swap room 1 more compact, improving the utilization rate of the internal space of the battery-swap room 1, reducing the floor space of the battery-swap room 1, and thereby reducing the floor space of the battery-swap station and reducing the cost of station construction.

[0120] Furthermore, the control cabinet 14 is located above the hydraulic station 19, making full use of the space in the height direction of the battery swap room 1, making the internal structure of the battery swap room 1 more compact, improving the utilization rate of the internal space of the battery swap room 1, reducing the floor space of the battery swap room 1, and thus reducing the floor space of the battery swap station and reducing the cost of station construction. Among them, the hydraulic station 19 is located directly below the control cabinet 14, and the control cabinet maintenance channel 113 located at the bottom of the battery swap box 13 can be directly used as the hydraulic station maintenance channel 117.

[0121] In other alternative embodiments, the control cabinet maintenance passage 113 and the hydraulic station maintenance passage 117 may also be provided separately.

[0122] like Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the control cabinet maintenance passage 113, the charging cabinet maintenance passage 114, the battery transfer device maintenance passage 115, the counterweight maintenance passage 116, and the hydraulic station maintenance passage 117 are covered by an openable maintenance door 119 and / or a maintenance cover plate 120 detachably connected to the battery exchange box 13. In this embodiment, the openings of the above-mentioned maintenance passages are blocked by the openable maintenance door 119 and / or the detachable maintenance cover plate 120, thereby preventing foreign objects from entering the interior of the battery exchange room 1 in a non-maintenance state, thereby protecting the battery exchange room 1. In a maintenance state, it is convenient for maintenance personnel to open the openings of the maintenance passages and facilitate maintenance operations of maintenance personnel.

[0123] Specifically, in this embodiment, the control cabinet maintenance channel 113, the battery transfer device maintenance channel 115, the counterweight maintenance channel 116, and the hydraulic station maintenance channel 117 are covered by the maintenance door 119, and the charging cabinet maintenance channel 114 is covered by the maintenance cover plate 120 that is detachably connected to the battery exchange box 13.

[0124] In other alternative embodiments, whether the maintenance access is covered by the openable maintenance door 119 or the detachably connected maintenance cover plate 120 can be designed according to actual needs.

[0125] Further, in the present embodiment, the battery replacement box 13 integrates the control cabinet 14 and the stand column 121 for mounting the charging rack 16 and / or the battery transfer device 17, so that the control cabinet 14 and the stand column 121 can be integrated in advance in the battery replacement room 1, and then the battery replacement room 1 is transported to the site as a whole, thereby shortening the station building period and reducing the station building cost, and meeting the demand for rapid batch station building in a short time.

[0126] In other alternative embodiments, the control cabinet 14 and / or the stand column 121 can also be transported to the site independently and then installed in the battery replacement room 1, or the battery replacement box 13 integrates only the control cabinet 14 or the stand column 121 in advance, and the other structure is transported to the site independently and then installed in the battery replacement room 1.

[0127] As shown in FIGS. Figure 1 and Figure 2 The battery replacement box 13 in the present embodiment is vertically placed. Compared with the conventional horizontal placement of the container-type battery replacement room, the vertically placed battery replacement box 13 has a relatively reduced floor area, saves land resources, and reduces the station building cost. Specifically, after the battery replacement box 13 is placed, the length and width dimensions of the battery replacement box 13 along the horizontal direction are smaller than the height dimension of the battery replacement box 13 along the vehicle height direction, so as to reduce the floor area of the battery replacement box 13.

[0128] The battery replacement box 13 in the present embodiment is a whole structure. In other alternative embodiments, the battery replacement room 1 also includes a plurality of battery replacement boxes 13, and the plurality of battery replacement boxes 13 are stacked in sequence along the vehicle height direction, so as to adjust the volume of the battery replacement room 1 according to actual needs, to accommodate different numbers of battery packs. The above arrangement can also reduce the height dimension of a single battery replacement box 13 and reduce the manufacturing cost of the battery replacement box 13. In this state, the charging rack 16 is arranged in any battery replacement box 13, the charging racks 16 in the plurality of battery replacement boxes 13 are connected to each other, to ensure the stability of the battery transfer device 17 during operation, and the battery transfer device 17 can transfer the battery pack in the plurality of battery replacement boxes 13, so as to realize the battery pack transfer of all the charging racks 16 and the battery replacement equipment 3 in the battery replacement room 1 by one battery transfer device 17, to reduce the number of battery transfer devices 17 and reduce the cost. The battery transfer device maintenance access 115 is arranged on any battery replacement box 13, to facilitate the maintenance of each height position of the battery transfer device 17.

[0129] Further, the weight block maintenance passage 116 is arranged on the lower layer battery replacing box 13. Specifically, when the battery replacing box 13 is an integral structure, the weight block maintenance passage 116 can be arranged only in the lower part of the battery replacing box 13; when the battery replacing room 1 comprises a plurality of battery replacing boxes 13, the weight block maintenance passage 116 can be arranged on the battery replacing box 13 located at the lowermost part of the battery replacing room 1. Thus, the maintenance personnel can perform the maintenance operation on the weight block 18 at the lower layer position of the battery replacing box 13, preventing the safety problems such as the falling of the weight block 18, and improving the safety of the maintenance of the weight block 18.

[0130] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the device or component shown in the normal use process, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or component must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, therefore cannot be understood as a limitation of the present application.

[0131] Although the specific embodiments of the present application are described above, those skilled in the art should understand that this is only an example, the protection scope of the present application is defined by the appended claims. Those skilled in the art can make various changes or modifications to these embodiments without departing from the principles and essence of the present application, but these changes and modifications all fall within the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A battery replacement room, characterized by, The battery replacement room is used for a battery replacement station, and the battery replacement room comprises a battery replacement box body, a control cabinet, a charging cabinet, a control cabinet maintenance passage and / or a charging cabinet maintenance passage, the control cabinet and the charging cabinet are arranged in the battery replacement box body, and the control cabinet maintenance passage and / or the charging cabinet maintenance passage are arranged on the battery replacement box body and communicate the inside and outside of the battery replacement box body. The control cabinet maintenance passage and the control cabinet are arranged correspondingly, a control panel of the control cabinet faces the outside of the battery replacement box body, and the control cabinet maintenance passage is arranged on a side of the control panel facing the outside of the battery replacement box body; and / or the charging cabinet maintenance passage and the charging cabinet are arranged correspondingly, and the charging cabinet maintenance passage is arranged on a side of the charging cabinet facing the outside of the battery replacement box body.

2. The battery swapping room of claim 1, wherein, The control cabinet and the charging cabinet are located on the same side of the battery replacement box body. 3.The battery swapping room of claim 2, wherein, The battery replacement room comprises a charging rack and a battery transfer device, the charging cabinet is connected with the charging rack, the charging rack is used for charging and discharging a battery pack, and the battery transfer device is used for transferring the battery pack.

4. The battery swapping room of claim 3, wherein, The battery transfer device is provided with the charging rack on both sides perpendicular to the driving direction of the vehicle. 5.The battery swapping room of claim 4, wherein, The two charging cabinets corresponding to the two charging racks are located on the same side of the battery replacement box body. 6.The battery swapping room of claim 5, wherein, The control cabinet is located between the two charging cabinets. 7.The battery swapping room of claim 3, wherein, The battery replacement room comprises a battery transfer device maintenance passage, the battery transfer device maintenance passage is arranged on the battery replacement box body and communicates the inside and outside of the battery replacement box body, the battery transfer device maintenance passage and the battery transfer device are arranged correspondingly, and the battery transfer device maintenance passage is arranged on one side of the battery transfer device in the driving direction of the vehicle. 8.The battery swapping room of claim 7, wherein, When the battery replacement room comprises a charging cabinet maintenance passage, the battery transfer device maintenance passage and the charging cabinet maintenance passage are located on different sides of the battery replacement box body. 9.The battery swapping room of claim 3, wherein, The battery replacement room comprises a counterweight, the counterweight is connected with the battery transfer device, the counterweight and the charging rack are arranged correspondingly, and the counterweight is arranged on one side of the charging rack in the driving direction of the vehicle. 10.The battery swapping room of claim 9, wherein, The counterweight is located on a side of the charging rack away from the charging cabinet in the driving direction of the vehicle. 11.The battery swapping room of claim 10, wherein, The battery replacement room comprises a counterweight maintenance passage, the counterweight maintenance passage is arranged on the battery replacement box body and communicates the inside and outside of the battery replacement box body, the counterweight maintenance passage and the counterweight are arranged correspondingly, and the counterweight maintenance passage is arranged on a side of the counterweight away from the charging rack in the driving direction of the vehicle.

12. The battery swapping room according to any one of claims 3-11, characterized in that, The battery replacement box body integrates the control cabinet and / or a stand column, the stand column is used for mounting the charging rack and / or the battery transfer device. 13.The battery swapping room of claim 12, wherein, The battery replacement box body is vertically placed. 14.The battery swapping room of claim 13, wherein, The battery replacement room comprises a plurality of battery replacement box bodies, and the plurality of battery replacement box bodies are stacked in sequence in the height direction of the vehicle.

15. The battery swapping room according to claim 14, wherein, The charging rack is arranged in any one of the battery replacement box bodies, the charging racks in the plurality of battery replacement box bodies are connected with each other, and the battery transfer device can transfer the battery pack in the plurality of battery replacement box bodies.

16. The battery swapping room according to claim 15, wherein, The battery transfer device maintenance passage is arranged on any one of the battery replacement box bodies.

17. The battery swapping room according to claim 15, wherein, When the battery swap room comprises a counterweight maintenance passage, the counterweight maintenance passage is arranged on the lower battery swap box. 18.The battery swapping room of claim 1, wherein, The battery swap room comprises a hydraulic station, which is arranged inside the battery swap room.

19. The battery swapping room according to claim 18, wherein, The battery swap room comprises a hydraulic station maintenance passage, which is arranged on the battery swap box and communicates the inside and outside of the battery swap box; the hydraulic station maintenance passage is arranged on the side of the hydraulic station facing the outside of the battery swap box.

20. The battery swapping room according to claim 18, wherein, The control cabinet is arranged above the hydraulic station.

21. The battery swapping room of any one of claims 1-11, 18-20, wherein, The control cabinet maintenance passage and / or the charger cabinet maintenance passage and / or the battery transfer device maintenance passage and / or the counterweight maintenance passage and / or the hydraulic station maintenance passage are covered by openable maintenance doors and / or maintenance cover plates detachably connected with the battery swap box.

22. The battery swapping room of claim 1, wherein, The battery swap room further comprises a battery swap port and a battery swap door, which is arranged on the battery swap port; the battery swap port is used for the battery swap equipment to enter and exit the battery swap room.

23. The battery swapping room according to claim 22, wherein, The battery swap door is a turnover door.

24. The battery swapping room of claim 22, wherein, The battery swap room further comprises an emergency door, which is arranged on the side of the battery swap room away from the battery swap port.

25. The battery swapping room according to claim 22, wherein, The battery swap room further comprises a display screen, which is arranged on the side of the battery swap room provided with the battery swap port; the display screen is used for displaying battery swap information.

26. The battery swapping room according to claim 25, wherein, The display screen is fixed on the battery swap box.

27. The battery swapping room according to claim 26, wherein, The display screen is arranged above the battery swap port.

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