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 and the charging cabinet are both located on one side of the battery changing chamber in the vehicle driving direction; the control cabinet maintenance channel and / or the charging cabinet maintenance channel are / is arranged on the battery replacement 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] The present application claims priority from Chinese patent application 2023109126998 with a filing date of 2023 / 7 / 24. The present 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 increase, battery swap stations for providing battery replacement sites for electric vehicles of battery swap type are 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 reserved passage for maintenance personnel to walk, which increases the floor area of the battery swap room and the construction cost of the battery swap station. SUMMARY

[0005] The utility model solves the technical problem of overcoming the defect that the existing battery swap room needs to reserve a maintenance passage for maintenance personnel, resulting in a large floor area of the battery swap room and an increase in the construction cost of the battery swap station, and provides a battery swap room.

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

[0007] A battery swap room for a battery swap station, the battery swap room includes a battery swap box, 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 swap box. The control cabinet and the charging cabinet are located on one side of the battery swap room in the driving direction of the vehicle. The control cabinet maintenance passage and / or the charging cabinet maintenance passage are arranged on the battery swap box and communicate the interior and exterior of the battery swap box.

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

[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 accommodating 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 replacement room comprises a battery replacement port and a battery replacement door, the battery replacement door is arranged at the battery replacement port, and the battery replacement port is used for the battery replacement equipment to enter and exit the battery replacement room.

[0015] In the scheme, the battery replacement equipment enters and exits the battery replacement room through the battery replacement port, which facilitates the transportation of the battery pack to or from the battery transfer device. The battery replacement door is used to shield the battery replacement port to prevent the interior of the battery replacement room from being exposed to the battery replacement station, thereby ensuring safety.

[0016] Preferably, the battery replacement door is a turnover door.

[0017] In the scheme, the above arrangement facilitates the entry and exit of the battery replacement equipment into the battery replacement room.

[0018] Preferably, the charging rack is arranged on the side of the battery transfer device close to the battery replacement port.

[0019] In the scheme, the bottom of the charging rack can reserve space for accommodating the battery replacement equipment, which facilitates the transfer operation of the battery pack between the battery replacement equipment and the battery transfer device.

[0020] Preferably, the battery replacement room comprises a battery transfer device maintenance passage, which 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.

[0021] In this scheme, the battery transfer device maintenance passage is arranged on the battery replacement box body and faces the battery transfer device, so that the maintenance personnel can realize the maintenance operation on the battery transfer device without entering the inside of the battery replacement room, thereby avoiding arranging a special 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. In addition, the inside of the battery replacement room can have more space to install larger charging racks and battery transfer devices and other structures to adapt to large-size battery packs.

[0022] Preferably, 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.

[0023] In this scheme, the above arrangement can avoid the shielding of the charging cabinet to the battery transfer device, so that the maintenance personnel can maintain the battery transfer device through the battery transfer device maintenance passage.

[0024] Preferably, the battery replacement room comprises a counterweight, which 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.

[0025] In this scheme, the above arrangement makes full use of the gap between the charging rack and the battery replacement box body in the driving direction of the vehicle to arrange the counterweight, and the counterweight does not shield the battery transfer device, so that the battery transfer device maintenance passage can be directly arranged on the side close to the counterweight, which facilitates the maintenance personnel to maintain the battery transfer device. Moreover, since the counterweight and the battery transfer device are staggered, the maintenance personnel does not need to worry about the safety problem of the falling of the counterweight when maintaining the battery transfer device, thereby improving the safety of the maintenance personnel when maintaining through the battery transfer device maintenance passage.

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

[0027] In this scheme, the above arrangement avoids the interference between the counterweight and the charging cabinet, ensures the normal battery replacement operation of the battery replacement room, and also prevents the shielding of the counterweight to the charging cabinet, thereby facilitating the maintenance operation of the maintenance personnel 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 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 opposite to the counterweight is arranged on the battery replacement box body, so that the maintenance personnel can realize the maintenance operation of the counterweight without entering the inside of the battery replacement room, thereby the channel specially for the maintenance personnel to walk in the inside of the battery replacement room is not needed, the structure of 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 construction cost is reduced. In addition, the inside of the battery replacement room can have more space to install the charging rack and the battery transfer device with larger size, so as to adapt to the large specification battery pack.

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

[0031] In the scheme, the above-mentioned arrangement can realize the integration of the control cabinet and / or the column in the battery replacement room, and then the whole battery replacement room is transported to the site, so as to shorten the construction period, reduce the construction cost, and meet the demand of 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 floor area of the vertically placed battery replacement box body is relatively reduced, the land resources are saved, and the construction cost is reduced.

[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 the actual demand to accommodate different number of battery packs. The above-mentioned arrangement can also reduce the height size of the 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 with 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 a 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 opposite 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. In addition, the inside of the battery replacement room can have more space to install larger charging racks and battery transfer devices and other structures to adapt to large-size battery packages.

[0046] Preferably, the hydraulic station and the control cabinet are located on the same side of the battery replacement box.

[0047] In the scheme, the control cabinet and the hydraulic station jointly occupy the space on only one side of the battery replacement box, 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.

[0048] Preferably, the control cabinet maintenance access and / or the charger cabinet maintenance access and / or the battery transfer device maintenance access and / or the counterweight maintenance access and / or the hydraulic station maintenance access are covered by openable maintenance doors and / or maintenance covers detachably connected with the battery swap box.

[0049] In the present scheme, the above-mentioned access openings are shielded by openable maintenance doors and / or detachable maintenance covers, so that in the non-maintenance state, foreign matter can be prevented from entering the interior of the battery swap room, thereby protecting the battery swap room, and in the maintenance state, the maintenance personnel can easily open the access openings of the maintenance accesses, thereby facilitating the maintenance operation of the maintenance personnel.

[0050] Preferably, the battery swap room comprises a battery swap opening and a battery swap door, the battery swap door is arranged at the battery swap opening, and the battery swap opening is used for the battery swap equipment to enter and exit the battery swap room.

[0051] The battery swap room further comprises an emergency door, and the emergency door is arranged at a side of the battery swap room away from the battery swap opening.

[0052] In the present scheme, when the battery pack in the battery swap room has an abnormal condition, the problematic battery pack can be directly taken out from the emergency door without being transferred by the battery swap equipment, thereby improving the taking-out efficiency of the abnormal battery pack and improving the safety.

[0053] Preferably, the battery swap room comprises a battery swap opening and a battery swap door, the battery swap door is arranged at the battery swap opening, and the battery swap opening is used for the battery swap equipment to enter and exit the battery swap room.

[0054] The battery swap room comprises a display screen, the display screen is located at a side of the battery swap room where the battery swap opening is arranged, and the display screen is used for displaying battery swap information.

[0055] In the present scheme, the display screen can display information such as battery swap or charging progress, thereby improving the user experience.

[0056] Preferably, the display screen is fixed on the battery swap box.

[0057] In the present scheme, the above-mentioned arrangement does not need to additionally arrange a bracket for mounting the display screen, thereby reducing the equipment cost and improving the space utilization.

[0058] Preferably, the display screen is located above the battery swap opening.

[0059] In the present scheme, the above-mentioned arrangement can fully utilize the space in the height direction of the battery swap box, reduce the size of the battery swap room in the vehicle driving direction, reduce the floor area of the battery swap room, and improve the space utilization of the battery swap box. Meanwhile, when the electric vehicle is parked in front of the battery swap opening, the display screen is directly opposite the driving side, thereby facilitating the driver to timely obtain the battery swap progress information.

[0060] Preferably, the battery replacement room further comprises a cooling device for heat exchange of the battery pack.

[0061] In this solution, the cooling device is used to adjust the temperature of the battery pack, so as to ensure that the temperature of the battery pack is always controlled within a reasonable range, and the normal use of the battery pack is ensured.

[0062] Preferably, the cooling device comprises a liquid cooling unit arranged in the maintenance room of the battery replacement station.

[0063] In this solution, the liquid cooling unit is used to realize liquid cooling circulation, so as to realize temperature regulation of the battery pack.

[0064] The positive progress effect of the utility model lies in: 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 body, so that the maintenance personnel can realize the maintenance operation of the control cabinet and / or the charging 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 needed, 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 then the floor area of the battery replacement station is reduced, and the station construction cost is reduced. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0065] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional structure schematic view of the battery replacement station of an embodiment of the utility model.

[0066] Figure 2 It is a three-dimensional structure schematic view of the battery replacement room of an embodiment of the utility model.

[0067] Figure 3 It is another three-dimensional structure schematic view of the battery replacement room of an embodiment of the utility model.

[0068] Figure 4 It is a partial internal structure schematic view of the battery replacement station of an embodiment of the utility model.

[0069] EXPLANATION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS:

[0070] Battery replacement room 1

[0071] Battery replacement box body 13

[0072] Control cabinet 14

[0073] Charging cabinet 15

[0074] Charging rack 16

[0075] Battery transfer device 17

[0076] Counterweight 18

[0077] Hydraulic station 19

[0078] Battery replacement port 110

[0079] Emergency door 111

[0080] Display screen 112

[0081] Control cabinet maintenance passage 113

[0082] Charging machine cabinet maintenance passage 114

[0083] Battery transfer device maintenance passage 115

[0084] Counterweight maintenance passage 116

[0085] Hydraulic station maintenance passage 117

[0086] Liquid cooling unit 118

[0087] Maintenance door 119

[0088] Maintenance sealing plate 120

[0089] Stand column 121

[0090] Battery replacement platform 2

[0091] Maintenance room 3

[0092] Battery replacement equipment 4 DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0093] The utility model will be further explained by the way of embodiment below, but it will not limit the utility model in the embodiment range.

[0094] 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 4, 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 4 is used to transfer battery packs between the battery replacement room 1 and the battery replacement platform 2.

[0095] Specifically, as Figures 1-4 shown, the battery replacement room 1 comprises a battery replacement box body 13, a stand column 121, a control cabinet 14, a charging machine 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 cooling device, a control cabinet maintenance passage 113, a charging machine cabinet maintenance passage 114, a battery transfer device maintenance passage 115, a counterweight maintenance passage 116 and a hydraulic station maintenance passage 117.

[0096] As Figures 2-4As shown, this embodiment adopts the structure of a container to form a battery exchange box 13, and the column 121, control cabinet 14, charging cabinet 15, charging rack 16, counterweight 18, and hydraulic station 19 are all arranged in the battery exchange box 13. The column 121 is fixed on the battery exchange box 13 and is used to fix and strengthen the battery exchange room 1; the charging cabinet 15 is connected to the charging rack 16, and the charging rack 16 is used to store the battery pack and charge and discharge the battery pack through the charging cabinet 15; the battery transfer device 17 is used to transfer the battery pack between the charging rack 16 and the battery exchange equipment 4; the counterweight 18 is connected to the battery transfer device 17 to reduce the driving force of the battery transfer device 17 to drive the battery pack to move up and down, thereby increasing the service life of the drive motor of the battery transfer device 17; the hydraulic station 19 is used to provide power for structures such as the battery transfer device 17.

[0097] In other alternative embodiments, the battery exchange box 13 can also be formed by splicing plates of other structures.

[0098] like Figure 4 As shown, the control cabinet 14 and the charging cabinet 15 are located on one side of the battery swap room 1 in the direction of vehicle travel. Since the battery swap equipment 4 generally moves between the electric vehicle and the battery swap room 1 in a direction perpendicular to the direction of vehicle travel, the control cabinet 14 and the charging cabinet 15 are arranged in the direction of vehicle travel to avoid interference between the battery swap equipment 4 and the charging cabinet 15 and the control cabinet 14.

[0099] Furthermore, the control cabinet 14 and the charging cabinet 15 are located on the same side of the battery exchange box 13 in the direction of vehicle travel. The control cabinet 14 and the charging cabinet 15 jointly occupy the space on only one side of the battery exchange box 13, 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 thereby reducing the floor area of ​​the battery exchange station and reducing the cost of station construction.

[0100] In other alternative embodiments, the control cabinet 14 and the charging cabinet 15 may also be arranged on different sides of the battery swap room 1 in the direction of vehicle travel.

[0101] like Figure 4 As shown, the charging rack 16 is provided on one side of the battery transfer device 17 near the battery swap port 110. The bottom of the charging rack 16 can reserve space for accommodating the battery swap device 4, making it convenient for the battery swap device 4 to enter the interior of the battery swap room 1, so as to realize the transfer operation of the battery pack between the battery swap device 4 and the battery transfer device 17. Moreover, since only one charging rack 16 is provided, the size of the charging rack 16 and the battery transfer device 17 can be increased to accommodate large-sized battery packs when the internal dimensions of the battery swap box 13 are the same.

[0102] like Figure 4As shown, the control cabinet 14 in the embodiment corresponds to the battery transfer device 17, and is arranged on the side of the battery transfer device 17 close to the charging cabinet 15 in the vehicle driving direction, so as to make full use of the gap between the battery transfer device 17 and the battery swap box 13, make the layout of the battery swap room 1 more compact, improve the utilization rate of the internal space of the battery swap room 1, reduce the floor area of the battery swap room 1, and further reduce the floor area of the battery swap station and the station construction cost.

[0103] As shown, Figure 4 The counterweight 18 corresponds to the charging rack 16, and is arranged on one side of the charging rack 16 in the vehicle driving direction. The counterweight 18 is arranged by making full use of the gap between the charging rack 16 and the battery swap box 13 in the vehicle driving direction, thereby improving the safety of the maintenance personnel when they maintain through the battery transfer device maintenance passage 115.

[0104] Specifically, the counterweight 18 is located on the side of the charging rack 16 away from the charging cabinet 15 in the vehicle driving direction, so as to avoid interference between the counterweight 18 and the charging cabinet 15, ensure the normal battery swap operation of the battery swap room 1, and also prevent the counterweight 18 from shielding the charging cabinet 15, thereby facilitating the maintenance operation of the maintenance personnel on the charging cabinet 15.

[0105] As shown, Figure 4 The battery swap opening 110 is arranged on the end of the battery swap room 1 close to the battery swap platform 2 in the direction perpendicular to the vehicle driving direction. The battery swap door is arranged on the battery swap opening 110. The battery swap equipment 4 enters and exits the battery swap room 1 through the battery swap opening 110, so as to facilitate the transportation of the battery pack to or from the battery transfer device 17, and further realize the transfer of the battery pack between the battery swap room 1 and the battery swap platform 2. The battery swap door is used to shield the battery swap opening 110, prevent the inside of the battery swap room 1 from being exposed to the battery swap station 56, and ensure the safety.

[0106] In the embodiment, the battery swap door is a turnover door, which facilitates the entry and exit of the battery swap equipment 4 into the battery swap room 1. The specific structure of the turnover door can refer to the turnover door structure of the existing battery swap room. In other alternative embodiments, the battery swap door can also adopt other structures, such as a sliding door.

[0107] As shown, Figure 4 The emergency door 111 is arranged on the side of the battery swap room 1 away from the battery swap opening 110. Specifically, the emergency door 111 is arranged on the end of the battery swap room 1 away from the battery swap platform 2 in the direction perpendicular to the vehicle driving direction, and is arranged opposite to the battery transfer device 17. When the battery pack in the battery swap room 1 has an abnormal condition, the battery transfer device 17 can take out the abnormal battery pack on the charging rack 16, and then directly take out the problematic battery pack through the emergency door 111 without transferring through the battery swap equipment 4, thereby improving the efficiency of taking out the abnormal battery pack and improving the safety.

[0108] As shown in Figure 4 , 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 a sliding door structure.

[0109] As shown in Figure 4 , the display screen 112 is located on the side of the battery replacement room 1 where the battery replacement port 110 is provided. 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 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, and the space utilization of the battery replacement box 13 is improved. At the same time, when the electric vehicle is parked in front of the battery replacement port 110, the display screen 112 is directly opposite the driver side, thereby facilitating the driver to timely obtain the battery replacement progress information.

[0110] In other alternative embodiments, the display screen 112 can also be provided 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.

[0111] As shown in Figure 4 , the cooling device is used for heat exchange of the battery pack to adjust the temperature of the battery pack, so that the temperature of the battery pack is always controlled within a reasonable range and the normal use of the battery pack is ensured. The cooling device includes a liquid cooling unit 118, which is used to realize liquid cooling circulation and thereby realize temperature regulation of the battery pack. Since the size of the liquid cooling unit 118 is large, there is not enough space in the battery replacement room 1 to install the liquid cooling unit 118. Therefore, as shown in Figure 1 and Figure 4 , the battery replacement station further includes a maintenance room 3, which is provided adjacent to the battery replacement room 1. In this embodiment, the liquid cooling unit 118 is arranged in the maintenance room 3 of the battery replacement station, and is in thermal connection with the components (such as the charging machine and the battery pack) in the battery replacement room 1 through a liquid cooling connection device (such as a liquid cooling pipe), thereby realizing temperature regulation of the internal structure of the battery replacement room 1 and ensuring the normal use of the battery pack and the safety of the battery replacement room 1. The liquid cooling unit 118 can realize heat exchange of the cooling liquid to ensure continuous cooling of the battery pack.

[0112] The cooling device can be realized by using the existing liquid cooling structure in the battery replacement station.

[0113] In other alternative embodiments, the liquid cooling unit 118 can also be arranged in other areas outside the battery replacement room 1.

[0114] AsFigure 4 As shown, the control cabinet maintenance channel 113, the charging cabinet maintenance channel 114, the battery transfer device maintenance channel 115, the counterweight block maintenance channel 116, and the hydraulic station maintenance channel 117 are all arranged on the battery exchange box 13 and connect the inside and outside of the battery exchange box 13.

[0115] Specifically, if Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, the control cabinet maintenance passage 113 and the control cabinet 14 are correspondingly arranged, the control panel of the control cabinet 14 faces the outside of the battery exchange box 13, and the control cabinet maintenance passage 113 is arranged on the side of the control panel facing the outside of the battery exchange box 13. It should be noted that the corresponding arrangement of the control cabinet maintenance passage 113 and the control cabinet 14 here means that when the control cabinet maintenance passage 113 is opened, the control cabinet 14 is just exposed, and the maintenance personnel can even perform maintenance on the control cabinet 14 outside the battery exchange room 1. The control cabinet maintenance passage 113 facing the control panel of the control cabinet 14 is arranged on the battery exchange box 13, so that the maintenance personnel can perform maintenance operations on the control cabinet 14 without going deep into the interior of the battery exchange room 1, thereby eliminating the need to set up a special passage for maintenance personnel to walk inside the battery exchange room 1, 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 thereby reducing the floor area of ​​the battery exchange station and reducing the cost of station construction.

[0116] like Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, the charging cabinet maintenance passage 114 and the charging cabinet 15 are provided in correspondence, and the charging cabinet maintenance passage 114 is provided on the side of the charging cabinet 15 facing the outside of the battery exchange box 13. It should be noted that the corresponding provision of the charging cabinet maintenance passage 114 and the charging cabinet 15 here means that when the charging cabinet maintenance passage 114 is opened, the charging cabinet 15 is just exposed, and the maintenance personnel can even perform maintenance on the charging cabinet 15 outside the battery exchange room 1. The charging cabinet maintenance passage 114 is provided on the battery exchange box 13, facing the charging cabinet 15, so that the maintenance personnel can perform maintenance operations on the charging cabinet 15 without going deep into the interior of the battery exchange room 1, thereby eliminating the need to provide a special passage for maintenance personnel to walk inside the battery exchange room 1, 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 space of the battery exchange room 1, and thus reducing the floor space of the battery exchange station and reducing the cost of station construction.

[0117] In other alternative embodiments, only the control cabinet maintenance channel 113 or only the charging cabinet maintenance channel 114 may be set up separately. In this state, the interior of the battery exchange room 1 can be entered through the control cabinet maintenance channel 113 to inspect the charging cabinet 15, or the interior of the battery exchange room 1 can be entered through the charging cabinet maintenance channel 114 to inspect the control cabinet 14.

[0118] In the present embodiment, as shown in Figure 4 The control cabinet 14 and the battery transfer device 17 have a spacing in the vehicle running direction, and the control cabinet 14 and the charging cabinet 15 have a spacing perpendicular to the vehicle running direction, and the spacings at the two places are communicated with each other to form an L-shaped passage. The distance of the charging cabinet maintenance passage 114 perpendicular to the vehicle running direction is greater than the distance of the charging cabinet 15 perpendicular to the vehicle running direction, that is, part of the charging cabinet maintenance passage 114 is arranged at the L-shaped passage, and the staff can enter the inside of the battery swap room 1 through the charging cabinet maintenance passage 114 to maintain the structure inside the battery swap room 1 (such as the charging machine, the control cabinet 14, the transfer device 17, etc.). In other alternative embodiments, the control panel of the control cabinet 14 can face the inside of the battery swap room 1, and the staff directly enters the inside of the battery swap room 1 through the charging cabinet maintenance passage 114 to maintain the control cabinet 14.

[0119] As shown in Figure 2 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 at one side of the battery transfer device 17 in the vehicle running direction. It should be noted that the corresponding arrangement of the battery transfer device maintenance passage 115 and the battery transfer device 17 here 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 maintain the battery transfer device 17 outside the battery swap room 1. The battery transfer device maintenance passage 115 is arranged on the battery swap box 13 to face the battery transfer device 17, so that the maintenance personnel can realize the maintenance operation of the battery transfer device 17 without entering the inside of the battery swap room 1, so that a special passage for the maintenance personnel to walk in the inside of the battery swap room 1 is not needed, the structure in the inside of the battery swap room 1 is more compact, the utilization rate of the space in the inside 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, and the station construction cost is reduced.

[0120] As shown in Figure 4 The battery transfer device maintenance passage 115 and the charging cabinet maintenance passage 114 are located at different sides of the battery swap box 13, that is, the battery transfer device maintenance passage 115 and the charging cabinet maintenance passage 114 are arranged at two sides of the battery swap box 13 in the vehicle running direction, so as to avoid the shielding of the charging cabinet 15 to the battery transfer device 17, so that the maintenance personnel can maintain the battery transfer device through the battery transfer device maintenance passage 115.

[0121] As shown in Figure 2 and Figure 4As shown, the counterweight maintenance passage 116 is arranged corresponding to the counterweight 18, and the counterweight maintenance passage 116 is arranged on the side of the counterweight 18 away from the charging rack 16 in the vehicle driving direction. It should be noted that the corresponding arrangement of the counterweight maintenance passage 116 and the counterweight 18 here 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 arranged on the battery replacement box 13 opposite the counterweight 18 allows the maintenance personnel to maintain the counterweight 18 without entering the inside of the battery replacement room 1, so that a special passage for the maintenance personnel to walk in the inside of the battery replacement room 1 is not needed, the structure in the inside of the battery replacement room 1 is more compact, the utilization rate of the space in the inside of the battery replacement room 1 is improved, the floor area of the battery replacement room 1 is reduced, and then the floor area of the battery swap station is reduced, and the station construction cost is reduced.

[0122] In the embodiment, as shown in Figure 4 The control cabinet maintenance passage 113 and the charging machine cabinet maintenance passage 114 are arranged on the same side of the battery replacement room 1 in the vehicle driving direction, the battery transfer device maintenance passage 115 and the counterweight maintenance passage 116 can be arranged on 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 on 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.

[0123] Further, as shown in Figure 4 Because the counterweight 18 and the battery transfer device 17 are staggered, the counterweight 18 and the battery transfer device 17 do not block each other, so the battery transfer device maintenance passage 115 and the counterweight maintenance passage 116 in the embodiment can be arranged on the same side of the battery replacement room 1 in the vehicle driving direction, which is convenient for 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 make the maintenance personnel not worry about the safety problem of the falling counterweight when maintaining the battery transfer device 17, and improve the safety of the maintenance personnel when maintaining through the battery transfer device maintenance passage 115.

[0124] As shown in Figure 4As shown, the hydraulic station maintenance passage 117 is arranged corresponding to the hydraulic station 19, and the hydraulic station maintenance passage 117 is arranged on the side of the hydraulic station 19 facing the outside of the battery swapping box 13. It should be noted that the corresponding arrangement of the hydraulic station maintenance passage 117 and the hydraulic station 19 herein refers to that when the hydraulic station maintenance passage 117 is opened, the hydraulic station 19 is exposed, and the maintenance personnel can even perform maintenance on the hydraulic station 19 outside the battery swapping room 1. The hydraulic station maintenance passage 117 arranged opposite the hydraulic station 19 on the battery swapping box 13 enables the maintenance personnel to perform maintenance on the hydraulic station 19 without entering the inside of the battery swapping room 1, so that a passage specially for the maintenance personnel to walk in the inside of the battery swapping room 1 is not needed, the structure of the inside of the battery swapping room 1 is more compact, the utilization rate of the inside space of the battery swapping room 1 is improved, the floor area of the battery swapping room 1 is reduced, and then the floor area of the battery swapping station is reduced, and the station construction cost is reduced.

[0125] As shown in FIG. 1, Figure 4 The hydraulic station 19 and the control cabinet 14 are located on the same side of the battery swapping box 13, specifically, the hydraulic station 19 and the control cabinet 14 are located on the same side of the battery swapping box 13 along the driving direction of the vehicle, and are respectively located on the two sides of the charging machine cabinet 15 perpendicular to the driving direction of the vehicle. The control cabinet 14 and the hydraulic station 19 jointly occupy the space of only one side of the battery swapping box 13, so that the structure of the inside of the battery swapping room 1 is more compact, the utilization rate of the inside space of the battery swapping room 1 is improved, the floor area of the battery swapping room 1 is reduced, and then the floor area of the battery swapping station is reduced, and the station construction cost is reduced.

[0126] As shown in FIG. 1, Figures 2-4 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 covered by the openable maintenance door 119 and / or the maintenance cover plate 120 detachably connected with the battery swapping box 13. In this embodiment, the passage openings of the above-mentioned maintenance passages are covered by the openable maintenance door 119 and / or the detachable maintenance cover plate 120, so that in the non-maintenance state, foreign matters can be prevented from entering the inside of the battery swapping room 1, and the battery swapping room 1 is protected, and in the maintenance state, the maintenance personnel can open the passage openings of the maintenance passages, and the maintenance operation of the maintenance personnel is facilitated.

[0127] Specifically, the charging machine cabinet maintenance passage 114, the battery transfer device maintenance passage 115, and the counterweight maintenance passage 116 in this embodiment are covered by the maintenance door 119, and the control cabinet maintenance passage 113 and the hydraulic station maintenance passage 117 are covered by the maintenance cover plate 120 detachably connected with the battery swapping box 13.

[0128] In other alternative embodiments, whether the maintenance passage is covered by the openable maintenance door 119 or the detachable maintenance cover plate 120 can be designed according to actual needs.

[0129] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the battery exchange box 13 integrates the control cabinet 14 and the column 121, and the column 121 is used to install the charging rack 16 and / or the battery transfer device 17, so that the control cabinet 14 and the column 121 can be pre-integrated in the battery exchange room 1, and then the battery exchange room 1 can be transported to the site as a whole, shortening the station construction cycle, reducing the station construction cost, and meeting the needs of rapid batch construction in a short period of time.

[0130] In other alternative embodiments, the control cabinet 14 and / or the column 121 can also be transported to the site independently and then installed in the battery exchange room 1, or the battery exchange box 13 can only integrate the control cabinet 14 or the column 121 in advance, and the other structure can be transported to the site independently and then installed in the battery exchange room 1.

[0131] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the battery exchange box 13 in this embodiment is placed vertically. Compared with the traditional horizontal placement of the container-type battery exchange room, the vertically placed battery exchange box 13 occupies a relatively smaller area, saving land resources and reducing station construction costs. Among them, the vertical placement of the battery exchange box 13 specifically means that after the battery exchange box 13 is placed, the length and width of the battery exchange box 13 in the horizontal direction are smaller than the height of the battery exchange box 13 in the vehicle height direction, thereby reducing the area occupied by the battery exchange box 13.

[0132] The battery exchange box 13 in this embodiment is an integral structure. In other alternative embodiments, the battery exchange room 1 also includes multiple battery exchange boxes 13, and the multiple battery exchange boxes 13 are stacked in sequence along the height direction of the vehicle, so that the volume of the battery exchange room 1 can be adjusted according to actual needs to accommodate different numbers of battery packs. The above-mentioned arrangement can also reduce the height dimension of a single battery exchange box 13 and reduce the manufacturing cost of the battery exchange box 13. In this state, a charging rack 16 is provided in any battery exchange box 13, and the charging racks 16 in the multiple battery exchange boxes 13 are interconnected to ensure the stability of the battery transfer device 17 during operation. The battery transfer device 17 can transfer battery packs in multiple battery exchange boxes 13, thereby realizing the transfer of battery packs of all charging racks 16 and battery exchange equipment 4 in the battery exchange room 1 through one battery transfer device 17, reducing the number of battery transfer devices 17 and reducing costs. A battery transfer device maintenance channel 115 is provided on any battery exchange box 13 to facilitate the maintenance of each height position of the battery transfer device 17.

[0133] 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.

[0134] 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, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation of the present application.

[0135] 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 and the charging cabinet are located on one side of the battery replacement room in the driving direction of a vehicle; 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 correspondingly arranged, 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 the 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 correspondingly arranged, and the charging cabinet maintenance passage is arranged on the 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 replacement room comprises a battery replacement port and a battery replacement door, the battery replacement door is arranged on the battery replacement port, and the battery replacement port is used for allowing a battery replacement device to enter and exit the battery replacement room. 5.The battery swapping room of claim 4, wherein, The battery replacement door is a turnover door. 6.The battery swapping room of claim 4, wherein, The charging rack is arranged on the side of the battery transfer device close to the battery replacement port. 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 correspondingly arranged, and the battery transfer device maintenance passage is arranged on one side of the battery transfer device in the driving direction of a 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 correspondingly arranged, and the counterweight is arranged on one side of the charging rack in the driving direction of a vehicle. 10.The battery swapping room of claim 9, wherein, The counterweight is located on the side of the charging rack away from the charging cabinet in the driving direction of a 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 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 a 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 a 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 sequentially stacked in the height direction of a 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 a 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 of the battery swap cases.

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 case. 18.The battery swapping room of claim 1, wherein, The battery swap room comprises a hydraulic station, and the hydraulic station 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, and the hydraulic station maintenance passage is arranged on the battery swap case and communicates the inside and outside of the battery swap case; the hydraulic station maintenance passage is arranged on the side of the hydraulic station facing the outside of the battery swap case.

20. The battery swapping room according to claim 18, wherein, The hydraulic station and the control cabinet are located on the same side of the battery swap case.

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 case.

22. The battery swapping room of claim 1, wherein, The battery swap room comprises a battery swap opening and a battery swap door, and the battery swap door is arranged on the battery swap opening; the battery swap opening is used for the battery swap equipment to enter and exit the battery swap room. The battery swap room further comprises an emergency door, and the emergency door is arranged on the side of the battery swap room away from the battery swap opening.

23. The battery swapping room of claim 1, wherein, The battery swap room comprises a battery swap opening and a battery swap door, and the battery swap door is arranged on the battery swap opening; the battery swap opening is used for the battery swap equipment to enter and exit the battery swap room. The battery swap room comprises a display screen, and the display screen is located on the side of the battery swap room provided with the battery swap opening; the display screen is used for displaying battery swap information.

24. The battery swapping room of claim 23, wherein, The display screen is fixed on the battery swap case.

25. The battery swapping room according to claim 24, wherein, The display screen is located above the battery swap opening.

26. The battery swapping room of claim 1, wherein, The battery swap room further comprises a cooling device, and the cooling device is used for heat exchange of the battery pack.

27. The battery swapping room according to claim 26, wherein, The cooling device comprises a liquid cooling unit, and the liquid cooling unit is arranged in the maintenance room of the battery swap station.

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