Electrically-driven self-plugging charging pile

The electrically driven self-plugging charging station uses vision sensors and a multi-motor system to automatically control the movement of the charging gun, solving the problem of inconvenience in manual plugging and unplugging, realizing convenient plugging and unplugging of the automated charging gun, and improving the user experience.

CN223590560UActive Publication Date: 2025-11-25LIAONING RENHONG IND CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202423048584.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-11
Publication Date
2025-11-25
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-11

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing charging station structures require manual operation to plug and unplug the charging gun, which is inconvenient to use and the charging gun is prone to getting dirty, resulting in a poor user experience.

Method used

An electrically driven self-plugging charging station was designed. Utilizing a vision sensor and multiple motor drive systems, the charging gun is automatically controlled to adjust its lateral, vertical, and angular positions by cooperating with a horizontal slide rail, a vertical slide groove, and a telescopic arm, and to automatically insert and remove itself from the car's charging port.

Benefits of technology

It achieves automated plugging and unplugging of the charging gun, avoiding manual operation, improving ease of use, protecting the charging gun from contamination, and enhancing the user experience.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to an electrically-driven self-plugging charging pile which comprises a pile frame, an electric pile controller is arranged on the left side of the pile frame, a transverse sliding way is arranged on the right side of the pile frame, a moving body is arranged on the transverse sliding way, a vertical sliding groove is formed in the outer side of the moving body, a vertical driving motor is arranged below the vertical sliding groove, and a vertical sliding body is arranged in the vertical sliding groove of the moving body. A visual sensor is arranged at the front end of the vertical sliding body, a rotating disc is arranged at the top end of the vertical sliding body, a telescopic arm is arranged on the upper portion of the rotating disc, a protection box is arranged at the front end of the telescopic arm, and a hinge shaft, a charging gun and a limiting sensor are sequentially arranged at the front end of a telescopic rod of the telescopic arm. The charging gun is covered with the protective box to be dirty, the position of the charging gun in a coordinate system can be changed through the moving body, the vertical sliding body, the telescopic arm and the rotating disc, the process of inserting and pulling the charging gun into and out of an automobile is convenient and fast, people do not need to manually insert and pull the gun, and the use convenience is excellent.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of charging pile, especially relates to a self-inserting charging pile of electric drive. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the popularity of new energy electric vehicles, the demand for charging piles continues to rise, and the charging pile for charging new energy vehicles has become a rigid demand of vehicle owners. New energy electric vehicles can be charged on public charging piles or private charging piles. Among them, the private charging pile is a charging pile installed according to the vehicle model of the private person, which is not open to the public and is only used by the private person. It is usually installed in the private garage or the parking space of the residential area with conditions. In recent years, there are many brands of new energy electric vehicles, which are gradually luxurious, and the vehicle owners' requirements for the use quality are also improving. When the traditional oil vehicle is refueling, it can be refueled by the refueling staff after being parked at the designated refueling position. The vehicle owner can drive away after paying the fee. However, the existing new energy electric vehicle owner has to manually insert the dirty, large and heavy charging gun into the charging port of the electric vehicle for charging every time after returning to the private garage, which is inconvenient for charging.

[0003] The charging gun of the existing charging pile structure needs to be manually operated to take out and insert the charging gun into the charging hole of the new energy electric vehicle to be charged. The process of inserting the gun for charging and pulling out the gun for winding the wire needs to be manually operated, which is inconvenient to use. In addition, the charging gun and the gun wire behind it are prone to be dirty for a long time, and some user groups are even reluctant to manually hold the dirty and heavy charging gun for charging. INVENTION CONTENTS

[0004] The utility model provides a self-inserting charging pile of electric drive to solve the technical problem of the manual process of manually operating the gun insertion and gun pulling for charging.

[0005] The utility model solves the above technical problem by adopting the following technical scheme: a self-inserting charging pile of electric drive, which has the following structural characteristics:

[0006] The pile frame is provided with an electric pile controller on the left side and a horizontal sliding track on the right side. The horizontal sliding track is provided with a row of teeth at the lower part.

[0007] The floating body is connected to the horizontal sliding track in a sliding fit manner. The inner side of the floating body is provided with a horizontal drive motor. The output shaft of the horizontal drive motor is gear engaged with the row of teeth. The outer side of the floating body is provided with a vertical sliding groove. The vertical sliding groove is provided with a vertical drive motor below.

[0008] The vertical sliding groove of the floating body is connected to the vertical sliding body in a sliding fit manner.

[0009] The visual sensor is arranged at the front end of the vertical sliding body.

[0010] A rotating disc is arranged on the top end of the vertical sliding body in a bolted connection;

[0011] A telescopic arm is arranged on the upper part of the rotating disc in a bolted connection, the front end of the telescopic arm is provided with a protective box, the front end of the telescopic rod of the telescopic arm is sequentially provided with a hinged shaft, a charging gun and a limit sensor.

[0012] Preferably, the rows of teeth are distributed in parallel with the horizontal sliding rails, the rows of teeth and the horizontal sliding rails are bolted to the pile frame, and the traveling body moves reciprocatingly in the horizontal direction on the horizontal sliding rails through the driving of the horizontal driving motor and the rows of teeth.

[0013] Preferably, a vertical rotation lead screw is arranged in the traveling body, the vertical rotation lead screw is threadedly connected to the vertical sliding body, the vertical driving motor is gearingly connected to the vertical rotation lead screw, and the vertical driving motor drives the vertical rotation lead screw to rotate to make the vertical sliding body move vertically in the vertical sliding groove of the traveling body in the up-down direction.

[0014] Preferably, the telescopic arm is rotationally connected to the traveling body through the rotating disc, and the rotating disc comprises a lower disc, a ring gear, an upper disc, a driving wheel gear and an angle sensor.

[0015] Preferably, the ring gear and the lower disc are concentrically distributed and integrally formed, the upper disc and the lower disc are concentrically distributed, the upper disc and the lower disc are gapingly connected in a mutual hooking manner, the inner side of the upper disc is bolted to the motor of the driving wheel gear, the driving wheel gear is meshingly connected to the ring gear, and the angle sensor is electrically connected to the electric pile controller.

[0016] Preferably, displacement sensors are arranged on the traveling body, the horizontal sliding rails, the vertical sliding body and the telescopic arm respectively, and each displacement sensor is electrically connected to the electric pile controller.

[0017] Preferably, a screw cap is arranged at the front end of the protective box, the screw cap is rotationally connected to the protective box in a folding manner, the telescopic rod of the telescopic arm is connected to the charging gun through the hinged shaft, and the telescopic rod of the telescopic arm drives the charging gun to extend out of the protective box and lift the screw cap.

[0018] Preferably, the screw cap is opened in an upward rotation manner on the protective box, the lower end of the screw cap is provided with an arc convex edge, and the screw cap is connected to the telescopic rod of the telescopic arm in a touching manner through the arc convex edge.

[0019] Preferably, the limit sensor is arranged at the end of the charging gun, and the limit sensor and the charging gun, the horizontal drive motor, the vertical drive motor, the motor of the rotating disc, the telescopic arm and the visual sensor are electrically connected with the electric pile controller respectively.

[0020] Preferably, the visual sensor is further provided with a laser ranging sensor and an ultrasonic sensor outside.

[0021] The utility model discloses the beneficial effect is: the utility model discloses the charging gun is arranged in the protection box, can prevent the erosion of water or dust, when the visual sensor senses that the car is in the chargeable range, personnel start charging through the electric pile controller, and the charging gun can move on the horizontal slide through the swim body and move in the vertical direction on the swim body through the vertical slide body, and the charging gun can also change the angle through the rotating disc, and the charging gun can change the space position conveniently and be directly inserted into the charging groove of the car, and the limit sensor at the front end of the charging gun can detect whether the charging gun is inserted in place, after charging, the telescopic arm pulls out the charging gun and makes the charging gun return to the protection box. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0022] Figure 1 It is the front view appearance schematic drawing of the utility model;

[0023] Figure 2 It is the front view structure schematic drawing of the utility model;

[0024] Figure 3 It is the Figure 2 It is the structure schematic drawing of the partial enlargement of A of the utility model;

[0025] Figure 4 It is the right view appearance schematic drawing of the utility model;

[0026] Figure 5 It is the Figure 4 It is the sectional view structure schematic drawing of B-B of the utility model;

[0027] Figure 6 It is the schematic drawing of the embodiment 2 of the utility model;

[0028] Figure 7 It is the schematic drawing of the embodiment 3 of the utility model;

[0029] In the figure: 1 pile frame, 11 horizontal slide, 12 row of teeth, 13 displacement sensor, 2 electric pile controller, 3 travel body, 31 horizontal drive motor, 32 vertical slide, 33 vertical drive motor, 34 vertical rotation lead screw, 4 vertical slide body, 5 visual sensor, 51 laser ranging sensor, 52 ultrasonic sensor, 6 rotary disc, 61 lower disc, 62 ring teeth, 63 upper disc, 64 drive wheel teeth, 65 angle sensor, 7 telescopic arm, 71 telescopic rod, 72 hinged shaft, 8 protective box, 81 rotating cover, 811 arc convex edge, 9 charging gun, 91 limit sensor. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] The preferred embodiments of the present application will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the preferred embodiments described herein are merely intended to illustrate and explain the present application, and are not intended to limit the present application.

[0031] The technical solutions of the present application will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments of the present application. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0032] In the description of the present application, it should be noted that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and therefore cannot be understood as indicating or implying that the devices or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present application. In addition, the terms "first", "second", "third" are only for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0033] In the description of the present application, it should be noted that unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "mounting", "connection", "connection" should be understood broadly, for example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or integrally connected; it can be mechanically connected, or it can be electrically connected; it can be directly connected, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium; it can be the communication inside two elements. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0034] In addition, the technical solutions of each embodiment can be combined with each other, but it must be based on the fact that a person skilled in the art can realize it, when the combination of technical solutions appears to be contradictory or unachievable, it should be considered that the combination of technical solutions does not exist, and is not within the scope of protection required by the present application.

[0035] The utility model will be further described below with reference to the drawings:

[0036] Referring to Figures 1 to 7 Aspects of the utility model provide an electrically driven self-insertion charging pile, comprising: a pile frame 1, an electric pile controller 2, a movable body 3, a vertical sliding body 4, a visual sensor 5, a turntable 6, a telescopic arm 7, a protective box 8 and.

[0037] In the following, the structure and principles of the above-mentioned components of the self-insertion charging pile will be described in detail.

[0038] As an example, as shown in Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 , Figure 4 , Figure 5 The pile frame 1 is a column connected to the ground, and the left side of the pile frame 1 can be provided with an electric pile controller 2, which is a sealed box. The electric pile controller 2 can be placed with electronic components and controller elements for charging piles. The right side of the pile frame 1 is provided with a horizontal sliding channel 11, which can be two dovetail-shaped sliding rails distributed in parallel. The horizontal sliding channel 11 is provided with a row of teeth 12 in parallel at the lower part. The row of teeth 12 and the horizontal sliding channel 11 are connected to the pile frame 1 by bolts. The movable body 3 is connected to the horizontal sliding channel 11 by sliding. The movable body 3 is connected to the horizontal driving motor 31 by bolts. The output shaft of the horizontal driving motor 31 is in gear engagement with the row of teeth 12. The movable body 3 can move horizontally on the horizontal sliding channel 11 by driving the horizontal driving motor 31 and the row of teeth 12.

[0039] The movable body 3 is provided with a vertical sliding groove 32 on the outside, and a vertical driving motor 33 is arranged below the vertical sliding groove 32. The vertical sliding groove 32 is distributed at 90 degrees to the horizontal sliding channel 11. The vertical sliding groove 32 of the movable body 3 is provided with a vertical sliding body 4 in sliding cooperation therewith. The movable body 3 is provided with a vertical rotating lead screw 34. The vertical rotating lead screw 34 is in threaded transmission cooperation with the vertical sliding body 4. The vertical driving motor 33 is in gear engagement with the vertical rotating lead screw 34. The vertical driving motor 33 drives the rotation of the vertical rotating lead screw 34, which rotates the vertical sliding body 4 in the vertical sliding groove 32 to move vertically in the vertical direction.

[0040] The top end of the vertical slide body 4 is sequentially provided with a rotating disc 6 and a telescopic arm 7, the axis of the telescopic arm 7 is distributed at 90 degrees with the moving direction of the vertical slide body 4, the telescopic arm 7 can be connected with the vertical slide body 4 in a rotating mode through the rotating disc 6. The rotating disc 6 comprises a lower disc 61, a ring gear 62, an upper disc 63, a driving gear 64 and an angle sensor 65; the ring gear 62 is in the shape of a ring straight gear, the ring gear 62 is concentrically distributed with the lower disc 61 and can be integrally made; the upper disc 63 and the lower disc 61 can be concentrically distributed, the upper disc 63 and the lower disc 61 are in a rotating sliding fit, the upper disc 63 and the lower disc 61 are in a clearance fit connection in a mutual hooking mode, or the upper disc 63 and the lower disc 61 can also be in a rotating fit connection in a bearing connection mode; the inner side of the upper disc 63 is connected with the motor of the driving gear 64, the driving gear 64 and the ring gear 62 can be in a meshing transmission fit, the angle sensor 65 is arranged between the upper disc 63 and the lower disc 61, the angle sensor 65 is electrically connected with the electric pile controller 2, the angle sensor 65 detects the angle of rotation between the upper disc 63 and the lower disc 61 and feeds back the angle data of rotation to the electric pile controller 2. The lower disc 61 can be fixedly connected with the upper end of the vertical slide body 4, the telescopic arm 7 can be connected with the upper disc 63, the rotation of the upper disc 63 can synchronously drive the telescopic arm 7 to change the azimuth angle.

[0041] The front end of the telescopic arm 7 is provided with a protection box 8, the front end of the protection box 8 is provided with a rotating cover 81, the upper part of the rotating cover 81 is foldably connected with the protection box 8, the rotating cover 81 is opened in an upper rotating mode on the protection box 8, and the lower end of the rotating cover 81 is provided with an integrally made arc convex edge 811. When the telescopic rod 71 of the telescopic arm 7 is retracted, it can be placed in the protection box 8, and when the telescopic rod 71 of the telescopic arm 7 is extended, it can pass through the protection box 8 and rotate the rotating cover 81.

[0042] The front end of the telescopic rod 71 of the telescopic arm 7 is sequentially provided with a hinge shaft 72 and a charging gun 9, the charging gun 9 is rotatably connected with the telescopic rod 71 through the hinge shaft 72, the axis of the hinge shaft 72 can be vertically distributed with the axis of the rotating disc 6, the charging gun 9 can change the angle with the telescopic rod 71 through the hinge shaft 72 and can be screwed into the hinge shaft 72 to lock the charging gun 9 and the telescopic rod 71. The plug end of the charging gun 9 is provided with a limit sensor 91, which can stop the insertion of the charging gun 9 when the charging gun 9 is inserted into the socket of the car. The limit sensor 91 and the charging gun 9 can be electrically connected with the electric pile controller 2. Embodiment 1

[0043] Referring to Figures 1 to 4 As shown, displacement sensors 13 can be respectively arranged between the traveling body 3 and the horizontal sliding track 11, between the vertical sliding body 4 and the traveling body 3, and on the telescopic arm 7, each of the displacement sensors 13 is electrically connected with the electric pile controller 2, so that the distance of the horizontal movement of the traveling body 3, the distance of the vertical movement of the vertical sliding body 4, and the length of the telescopic rod 71 of the telescopic arm 7 can be sent to the electric pile controller 2 by the displacement sensors 13 respectively. The horizontal driving motor 31, the vertical driving motor 33, the motor of the rotating disc 6, the angle sensor 65, and the telescopic arm 7 can be respectively electrically connected with the electric pile controller 2. The electric pile controller 2 can control the horizontal driving motor 31, the vertical driving motor 33, and the telescopic arm 7 to change the three-dimensional coordinates of the charging gun 9, and the electric pile controller 2 can control the rotating disc 6 to rotate to change the angle of the charging gun 9. A visual sensor 5 can be arranged at the front end of the vertical sliding body 4, and the visual sensor 5 can be electrically connected with the electric pile controller 2. The visual sensor 5 and other sensors can adopt the industrial 3D intelligent camera of the 3D visual guidance robot positioning system produced by Laikai Technology (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., and the supporting operation processor and controller thereof, and the visual sensor 5 is further provided with a laser ranging sensor 51 and an ultrasonic sensor 52.

[0044] In the embodiment, after the automobile is parked in the parking space in the line according to the fixed direction, the ultrasonic sensor 52 can feed back to the electric pile controller 2 to identify that an object enters the identification range, at this time, the personnel issues a charging command through the electric pile controller 2, and the electric pile controller 2 identifies the vehicle plug-in position through the visual sensor 5 and sends the position information to the electric pile controller 2. Embodiment 2

[0045] As an example, as Figure 1 and Figure 6As shown, on the basis of embodiment 1, the electric pile controller 2 can control the charging gun 9 to move in x, y and z directions according to the recognized vehicle plug position information, so that the charging gun 9 is extended from the protective box 8, and the rotating cover 81 is lifted. When the protective cover of the vehicle plug position is automatically opened and directly exposes the plug, the charging gun 9 can be directly inserted into the charging hole according to the positioning data information, the laser ranging sensor 51 can send the distance between the charging gun 9 and the plug to the electric pile controller 2, the electric pile controller 2 controls the charging gun 9 to be inserted into the plug, and the limit sensor 91 feeds back to the electric pile controller 2 to stop continuing to insert when the charging gun 9 is completely inserted into the plug, the charging gun 9 forms a charging connection with the automobile and performs a charging operation. After the automobile is fully charged, the electric pile controller 2 drives the charging gun 9 to retract by the telescopic rod 71 of the telescopic arm 7, so that the charging gun 9 is away from the plug and is retracted into the protective box 8; when the telescopic rod 71 of the telescopic arm 7 retracts, the outer wall of the telescopic rod 71 can contact the rotating cover 81 through the arc convex edge 811, the transition of the arc convex edge 811 can ensure that the telescopic rod 71 does not get stuck when it retracts, effectively ensuring that the telescopic rod 71 can smoothly retract into the telescopic arm 7, so that the charging gun 9 smoothly retracts into the protective box 8. Embodiment 3

[0046] As an example, as shown in Figure 1 and Figure 7 As shown, when there is no charging operation, the electric pile controller 2 can control the rotation of the upper disc 63 of the rotating disc 6, the upper disc 63 synchronously drives the telescopic arm 7 and the protective box 8 to rotate, so that the axis of the telescopic arm 7 can be parallel to the length direction of the transverse slide 11, ensuring that personnel walking near the charging pile will not scratch themselves. The device has simple structure and is suitable for private garages and relatively spacious parking spaces.

[0047] The above is only a specific embodiment of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto, any skilled person in the art can easily think of changes or replacements within the technical range disclosed by the present application, which should be covered within the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application should be based on the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. An electrically driven self-plug-in charging station, characterized in that The utility model provides a kind of electric pile control system, including: Pile frame, the left side of pile frame is equipped with electric pile controller, the right side of pile frame is equipped with horizontal slide, horizontal slide lower part is equipped with row of teeth; The body of the tour is connected with the horizontal slide in a sliding fit, the inside of the body of the tour is equipped with horizontal drive motor, the output shaft of horizontal drive motor is gear meshing with row of teeth, the outside of the body of the tour is equipped with vertical sliding slot, vertical sliding slot lower part is equipped with vertical drive motor; Vertical sliding body is connected with the vertical sliding slot of the body of the tour in a sliding fit; Visual sensor is placed at the front end of vertical sliding body; Rotating disc is placed at the top end of vertical sliding body in a bolted connection; Telescopic arm is placed at the upper part of rotating disc in a bolted connection, the front end of telescopic arm is equipped with protective box, the front end of telescopic arm telescopic rod is sequentially equipped with hinged shaft, charging gun and limit sensor.

2. The electrically driven self-plug-in charging station according to claim 1, characterized in that The row of teeth is distributed in parallel with the horizontal slide, the row of teeth and the horizontal slide are bolted with the pile frame, the body of the tour is driven by the horizontal drive motor and the row of teeth to move reciprocatingly in horizontal direction on the horizontal slide.

3. The electrically driven self-plug-in charging station according to claim 1, characterized in that: The vertical rotating lead screw is provided in the body of the tour, the vertical rotating lead screw is threadedly connected with the vertical sliding body, the vertical drive motor is gear transmission with the vertical rotating lead screw, the vertical drive motor drives the vertical rotating lead screw to rotate to make the vertical sliding body move vertically in the vertical sliding slot of the body of the tour.

4. The electrically driven self-plug-in charging station of claim 1, wherein: The telescopic arm is rotationally connected with the body of the tour through the rotating disc, the rotating disc includes lower disc, ring teeth, upper disc, drive wheel teeth and angle sensor.

5. The electrically driven self-plug-in charging station according to claim 4, characterized in that The ring teeth and the lower disc are concentrically distributed and integrally formed, the upper disc and the lower disc are concentrically distributed, the upper disc and the lower disc are gap-connected in a mutual hooking manner, the inside of the upper disc is bolted with the motor of the drive wheel teeth, the drive wheel teeth are meshed with the ring teeth, and the angle sensor is electrically connected with the electric pile controller.

6. The electrically driven self-plug-in charging station of claim 1, wherein: The body of the tour, the horizontal slide, the vertical sliding body and the telescopic arm are respectively provided with displacement sensors, and each displacement sensor is electrically connected with the electric pile controller.

7. The electrically driven self-plug-in charging station of claim 1, wherein: The front end of the protective box is provided with a screw cap, the screw cap is rotationally connected with the protective box in a folding manner, the telescopic rod of the telescopic arm is connected with the charging gun through the hinged shaft, and the telescopic rod drives the charging gun to extend out of the protective box and lift the screw cap.

8. The electrically driven self-plug-in charging station according to claim 7, characterized in that The screw cap is opened in an upward rotation manner on the protective box, the lower end of the screw cap is provided with an arc convex edge, and the screw cap is connected with the telescopic rod of the telescopic arm in a touching manner through the arc convex edge.

9. The electrically driven self-plug-in charging station of claim 1, wherein: The limit sensor is placed at the end of the charging gun, and the limit sensor, the charging gun, the horizontal drive motor, the vertical drive motor, the motor of the rotating disc, the telescopic arm and the visual sensor are respectively electrically connected with the electric pile controller.

10. The electrically driven self-plug-in charging station of claim 9, wherein: The outside of the visual sensor is also provided with a laser ranging sensor and an ultrasonic sensor.