Parking platform with movable guardrails

By installing movable guardrails and drive devices on the parking platform, the problems of battery swapping difficulties and safety hazards caused by improper vehicle positioning were solved, thus improving both safety and efficiency.

CN223739095UActive Publication Date: 2025-12-30QINGDAO UNITED NEW ENERGY AUTOMOBILE CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202423219282.2
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-26
Publication Date
2025-12-30
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-26

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Technical Problem

Existing parking platforms lack structures to limit the left and right positions of vehicles, causing vehicles to park at an angle, which affects battery replacement efficiency and safety, makes operation difficult for novice drivers, and poses safety hazards.

Method used

The design incorporates a parking platform with movable guardrails. Through the first and second guardrail sections and their drive mechanism, the vehicle's position can be adjusted to prevent skidding and falling, providing additional safety and guiding the vehicle into the correct position.

Benefits of technology

It effectively prevents vehicles from sliding or falling off the parking platform, improves the safety of the battery swapping process, reduces the psychological burden on novice drivers, ensures accurate vehicle positioning, and improves battery swapping efficiency.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a parking platform with movable guardrails. Two sets of first guardrail parts are correspondingly arranged on the parking platform in the length direction of the parking platform. The two ends of the first guardrail part are connected with first driving devices used for driving the first guardrail part to move in the direction close to or away from the other first guardrail part. The design of the movable guardrails can guide a vehicle to enter a correct battery replacement posture, the situation that battery replacement is difficult or delayed due to the fact that the position of the vehicle is not right is avoided, certain psychological burden can be brought by height increase of the parking platform for a green driver, additional safety guarantee can be provided through the design of the movable guardrails, and the service life of the vehicle is prolonged. And the psychological burden of the driver is relieved, so that the driver can finish the parking operation more easily.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to electric automobile battery swap technical field, in particular to a parking platform with movable guardrail. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the popularity of electric vehicles, the importance of battery swap stations as places for electric vehicles to quickly replenish energy is increasingly prominent. Currently, parking platforms are commonly used in battery swap stations to provide vehicles with parking spaces for battery removal and installation. However, the main function of existing parking platforms is limited to lifting the vehicle chassis height to facilitate the operation of the battery replacement trolley. These parking platforms lack limiting structures for the left and right positions of the vehicle, leading to the following problems:

[0003] Parking position inclination: When the vehicle is parked on the platform, if the vehicle body angle is too large, it will affect the precise pickup and installation of the battery replacement trolley, resulting in reduced efficiency or even operation failure.

[0004] Driver operation difficulty: novice drivers may feel fear when operating an electric vehicle to drive onto a parking platform with a certain height, which increases the risk of operation failure and even causes the vehicle to fall off the platform, posing a safety hazard.

[0005] Therefore, there is an urgent need in the prior art for a parking platform that can limit the left and right positions of the vehicle and automatically adjust according to different vehicle models to improve the efficiency and safety of battery swap stations. SUMMARY

[0006] The utility model aims to provide a parking platform with movable guardrails to solve the problems raised in the background.

[0007] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides the following solutions:

[0008] A parking platform with movable guardrails, the parking platform is provided with two groups of first guardrail parts corresponding to the length direction thereof;

[0009] Both ends of the first guardrail part are connected with first driving devices for driving the first guardrail part to move towards or away from the other first guardrail part.

[0010] Further, the first guardrail part includes a first guardrail plate and a plurality of first vertical rollers sequentially arranged on the guardrail plate, the axis direction of the first vertical roller is perpendicular to the arrangement direction of the first guardrail plate.

[0011] Further, the first guardrail part comprises a first guardrail plate and a plurality of first transverse rollers arranged on the first guardrail plate in sequence, and the axis direction of the first transverse rollers is parallel to the arrangement direction of the first guardrail plate.

[0012] Further, the first driving device comprises a first electric telescopic rod, a first sliding block, a first sliding rail and a first connecting rod.

[0013] The first electric telescopic rod is installed inside the parking platform, and the telescopic direction of the first electric telescopic rod is parallel to the width direction of the parking platform.

[0014] The telescopic end of the first electric telescopic rod is installed with the first sliding block.

[0015] The first electric telescopic rod is arranged with the first sliding rail on one side, and the arrangement direction of the first sliding rail is the same as the telescopic direction of the first electric telescopic rod.

[0016] The first sliding block is in sliding fit with the first sliding rail.

[0017] The top surface of the parking platform is provided with a first sliding groove, and the opening direction of the first sliding groove is matched with the movement direction of the first sliding block.

[0018] The first connecting rod is installed on the first sliding block, and the end of the first connecting rod penetrates out of the first sliding groove and is connected with the first guardrail part.

[0019] Further, the inside of the parking platform is further provided with a plurality of first locking parts corresponding to the plurality of first driving devices one by one.

[0020] The first locking part is used for limiting the movement of the first sliding block.

[0021] Further, the first locking part comprises a first electric push rod and a first locking piece installed on the output end of the first electric push rod.

[0022] The first electric push rod drives the first locking piece to move towards or away from the first sliding block.

[0023] The first sliding block is installed with a first clamping piece on the side facing the first locking piece, and the first locking piece is provided with a plurality of first clamping grooves in sequence along the movement direction of the first sliding block.

[0024] The shape of the first clamping groove is matched with the shape of the first clamping piece.

[0025] Further, the two ends of the length direction of the parking platform are respectively provided with an upper platform slope and a lower platform slope.

[0026] Two groups of second guardrail parts are arranged at the opposite outer edges of the upper ramp.

[0027] Further, one end of the second guardrail part away from the first guardrail part is hinged to the upper ramp.

[0028] One end of the second guardrail part close to the first guardrail part is connected with a second driving device.

[0029] The second driving device drives the one end of the second guardrail part close to the first guardrail part to move towards or away from the other second guardrail part.

[0030] Further, a third sliding groove is arranged on the upper ramp along the width direction thereof.

[0031] A second push-pull rod is arranged inside the upper ramp.

[0032] The other end of the second guardrail part is connected with a third connecting rod, and the other end of the third connecting rod is connected with the output end of the second push-pull rod through the third sliding groove.

[0033] The other end of the second guardrail part is connected with the end of the first guardrail part.

[0034] According to the above technical solution, compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows:

[0035] Guiding the vehicle into the correct posture: the design of the movable guardrail can guide the vehicle into the correct posture for battery replacement, avoiding the difficulty or delay of battery replacement due to the incorrect position of the vehicle.

[0036] Preventing the vehicle from falling: the design of the movable guardrail can effectively prevent the vehicle from sliding or falling on the parking platform, improving the safety of the battery replacement process.

[0037] Reducing the psychological burden of the driver: for novice drivers, the height increase of the parking platform may cause a certain psychological burden. The design of the movable guardrail can provide additional safety protection, reduce the psychological burden of the driver, and make it easier for the driver to complete the parking operation. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0038] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model or the prior art, the drawings needed in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the utility model, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor.

[0039] Figure 1A structure schematic view of the parking platform with the movable guardrails in the embodiment of the utility model;

[0040] Figure 2 Another structure schematic view of the parking platform with the movable guardrails in the embodiment of the utility model;

[0041] Figure 3 For Figure 1 The local enlarged view of A in the middle;

[0042] Figure 4 For Figure 1 The local enlarged view of B in the middle;

[0043] Figure 5 The cooperation relationship schematic view of the first driving device and the first locking part in the embodiment of the utility model;

[0044] Figure 6 The cooperation relationship schematic view of the first guardrail part and the second guardrail part in the embodiment of the utility model;

[0045] Figure 7 For Figure 2 The local enlarged view of C in the middle.

[0046] Mark explanation:

[0047] 1, parking platform; 11, first sliding groove; 2, first guardrail part; 21, first guardrail plate; 3, first driving device; 31, first electric telescopic rod; 32, first sliding block; 33, first sliding rail; 34, first connecting rod; 35, second connecting rod; 36, sliding hole; 4, first locking part; 41, first electric push rod; 42, first locking piece; 43, first clamping piece; 44, first clamping groove; 5, upper platform slope; 51, second sliding groove; 52, third sliding groove; 6, lower platform slope; 7, second guardrail part; 71, third connecting rod. Specific implementation

[0048] The specific implementation of the utility model will be described in further detail below in combination with the drawings and embodiments. The following embodiments are used to illustrate the utility model, but not to limit the scope of the utility model.

[0049] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer" and the like indicate 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 do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, therefore it cannot be understood as a limitation of the present application.

[0050] The terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of this application, unless otherwise stated, "a plurality of" means two or more.

[0051] In the description of this application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise expressly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," and "linking" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; and they can refer to the internal connection between two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this application based on the specific circumstances.

[0052] To better understand the purpose, structure, and function of this utility model, a more detailed description of this utility model is provided below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0053] Example 1

[0054] Please see the appendix Figure 1 , 2 5. This embodiment provides a parking platform with movable guardrails, on which two sets of first guardrail sections 2 are correspondingly arranged along the length direction of the parking platform 1;

[0055] Both ends of the first guardrail section 2 are connected to a first drive device 3 for moving the first guardrail section 2 toward or away from another first guardrail section 2.

[0056] Specifically, each first guardrail section 2 is preferably connected to two first drive devices 3, which are respectively connected to both ends of the first guardrail section 2, so that the movement of both ends of the first guardrail section 2 can be adjusted respectively.

[0057] Specifically, by adjusting the distance between the two first guardrail sections 2 through the first drive device 3, the "movable width" of the top surface of the parking platform 1 can be changed, which can provide additional safety protection, effectively prevent the vehicle from skidding or falling off the parking platform 1, improve the safety of the battery swapping process, reduce the psychological burden on the driver, make it easier for him to complete the parking operation, and guide the vehicle into the correct battery swapping posture to avoid difficulties or delays in battery swapping caused by the vehicle's incorrect position.

[0058] In addition, to prevent the first guardrail section 2 from causing excessive friction to the vehicle, this embodiment provides two structural configurations for the first guardrail section 2:

[0059] First structure: See reference Figure 2, 7 As shown, the first guardrail section 2 includes a first guardrail plate 21 and a plurality of first vertical rollers that are sequentially rolled on the guardrail plate. The axial direction of the first vertical rollers is perpendicular to the laying direction of the first guardrail plate 21. The plurality of rolling first vertical rollers can provide rolling force when the wheel hits the first guardrail section 2, so as to "bounce" the wheel away and avoid friction.

[0060] Second structure: See also Figure 1 , 3 As shown, the first guardrail section 2 includes a first guardrail plate 21 and a plurality of first transverse rollers that are sequentially rolled on the first guardrail plate 21. The axial direction of the first transverse rollers is parallel to the laying direction of the first guardrail plate 21. The plurality of rolling first transverse rollers can provide rolling force when the wheel hits the first guardrail section 2, so as to "bounce" the wheel away and avoid friction.

[0061] It should be noted that, as Figure 1 , 2 As shown, the parking platform 1 can be composed of two corresponding single-sided bridges, and two first guardrail sections 2 are respectively set on the opposite outer sides of the top of the two single-sided bridges.

[0062] Example 2

[0063] Please see the appendix Figure 4 , 5 The difference between this embodiment and Embodiment 1 is that this embodiment provides a structural composition of the first driving device 3:

[0064] The first driving device 3 includes a first electric telescopic rod 31, a first slider 32, a first slide rail 33, and a first connecting rod 34;

[0065] The first electric telescopic pole 31 is installed inside the parking platform 1, and the telescopic direction of the first electric telescopic pole 31 is parallel to the width direction of the parking platform 1.

[0066] The first electric telescopic rod 31 has a first slider 32 installed at its telescopic end;

[0067] A first slide rail 33 is arranged on one side of the first electric telescopic pole 31, and the arrangement direction of the first slide rail 33 is the same as the telescopic direction of the first electric telescopic pole 31.

[0068] The first slider 32 is in sliding engagement with the first slide rail 33;

[0069] A first groove 11 is provided on the top surface of the parking platform 1, and the opening direction of the first groove 11 is adapted to the movement direction of the first slider 32.

[0070] A first connecting rod 34 is installed on the first slider 32, and the end of the first connecting rod 34 passes through the first groove 11 and connects to the first guardrail part 2.

[0071] Specifically, when the first electric telescopic rod 31 drives the first slider 32 to move on the first slide rail 33, it can drive the first connecting rod 34 to move accordingly, thereby driving the first guardrail part 2 to move accordingly. The entire first drive device 3 is installed inside the parking platform 1, does not affect the top space of the parking platform 1, and can protect the first drive device 3.

[0072] In addition, in order to ensure that the first guardrail part 2 will not continue to move after it has been moved into place (such as movement caused by external force), this embodiment also provides a number of first locking parts 4 inside the parking platform 1, which correspond one-to-one with a number of first driving devices 3. The first locking parts 4 are used to restrict the movement of the first slider 32.

[0073] Specifically, see Figure 5 As shown, the first locking part 4 includes a first electric push rod 41 and a first locking member 42 installed at the output end of the first electric push rod 41;

[0074] The first electric push rod 41 pushes the first locking member 42 to move closer to or further away from the first slider 32;

[0075] A first locking member 43 is installed on the side of the first slider 32 facing the first locking member 42, and a plurality of first locking slots 44 are sequentially opened on the first locking member 42 along the moving direction of the first slider 32.

[0076] The shape of the first slot 44 is adapted to the shape of the first card piece 43.

[0077] Specifically, when the first electric telescopic rod 31 moves the first slider 32 into position, the first electric push rod 41 can push the first locking member 42 to move closer to the first slider 32. When it moves into position, the first locking member 43 will be locked inside one of the first slots 44, and the first slider 32 will not be able to move further. This can effectively prevent the first guardrail 2 from being displaced due to the wheel hitting the first guardrail 2. When it is necessary to change the distance between the two first guardrails 2, the first electric push rod 41 can push the first locking member 42 to move away from the first slider 32, so that the first locking member 43 moves out of the first slot 44, and the first slider 32 can continue to move.

[0078] Example 3

[0079] Please see the appendix Figure 1 , 2 The difference between this embodiment and embodiment two is that this embodiment also provides an upper ramp 5 and a lower ramp 6 at both ends of the length direction of the parking platform 1.

[0080] Two sets of second guardrail sections 7 are installed at the opposite outer edges of the ramp 5.

[0081] Specifically, the upper ramp 5 and the lower ramp 6 facilitate vehicles to enter or exit the top surface of the parking platform 1. In order to ensure that vehicles do not fall off during the movement of the upper ramp 5, a second guardrail 7 is also installed on the upper ramp 5. Of course, a third guardrail (not shown in the attached figure) can also be installed on the lower ramp 6. These are all possible and can further ensure the safety of the vehicle movement process.

[0082] Specifically, the specific structural settings of the second guardrail section 7 and the third guardrail section can also be found in the two structural settings of the first guardrail section 2.

[0083] In addition, to achieve variable distance for the second guardrail section 7, two structural components can be added:

[0084] First scenario: See below Figure 1 , 6 As shown, the end of the second guardrail 7 away from the first guardrail 2 is hinged to the ramp 5 of the upper platform.

[0085] The second guardrail section 7 is connected to a second drive device at one end near the first guardrail section 2; and this second drive device can be used in combination (cooperation) with an adjacent first drive device 3. Specifically, the structure of the first drive device 3 has been described in Embodiment 2, see [link / reference]. Figure 6 As shown, a second connecting rod 35 can be added to the first slider 32 adjacent to the second guardrail 7. The first connecting rod 34 and the second connecting rod 35 are located on the left and right sides of the first slider 32, respectively. The first slider 32 is also provided with a sliding hole 36 along its length. The second connecting rod 35 is slidably connected inside the sliding hole 36. An arc-shaped second sliding groove 51 is opened on the upper platform slope 5. The end of the second connecting rod 35 passes through the second sliding groove 51 and connects to the second guardrail 7. This realizes that the first driving device 3 can simultaneously drive the first guardrail 2 and the second guardrail 7 to move, and the second guardrail 7 rotates around the hinge point between itself and the upper platform slope 5.

[0086] Specifically, in this embodiment, the first driving device 3 and the second driving device are essentially the same driving device. Of course, the second driving device can also be set up separately and can be set up in a structure similar to the first driving device 3. These are all feasible structural designs.

[0087] Second scenario: See below Figure 2 , 7 As shown, one end of the second guardrail section 7 is connected to the end of the first guardrail section 2;

[0088] The other end of the second guardrail 7 is slidably connected to the ramp 5 of the upper platform;

[0089] Specifically, the structure of the first driving device 3 has been described in Embodiment 2. In this case, the second driving mechanism can also drive the second guardrail 7 to move when it drives the first guardrail 2 to move.

[0090] Specifically, a third slide groove 52 can be opened on the upper ramp 5 along its width direction, and a third connecting rod 71 can be installed at the end of the second guardrail 7, allowing the third connecting rod 71 to slide inside the third slide groove 52. A second push-pull rod (not shown in the attached figure) is set inside the upper ramp along the direction of the third slide groove 52, connecting the third connecting rod 71 to the second push-pull rod. This arrangement allows the second guardrail 7 to move linearly.

[0091] Furthermore, the structure of the second guardrail section 7 in this case is somewhat special, which can be referred to... Figure 7 As shown.

[0092] This document uses specific examples to illustrate the principles and implementation methods of this utility model. The descriptions of the above embodiments are only for the purpose of helping to understand the method and core ideas of this utility model. Furthermore, those skilled in the art will recognize that, based on the ideas of this utility model, there will be changes in the specific implementation methods and application scope. Therefore, the content of this specification should not be construed as a limitation of this utility model.

Claims

1. A parking platform with a moving guardrail, characterized in that, Two groups of first guardrail parts are arranged on the parking platform in correspondence with the length direction of the parking platform; Two ends of the first guardrail part are connected with first driving devices for driving the first guardrail part to move towards or away from the other first guardrail part; The first driving device comprises a first electric telescopic rod, a first sliding block, a first sliding rail and a first connecting rod; The first electric telescopic rod is installed inside the parking platform, and the telescopic direction of the first electric telescopic rod is parallel to the width direction of the parking platform; The telescopic end of the first electric telescopic rod is installed with the first sliding block; The first sliding rail is arranged beside the first electric telescopic rod, and the arrangement direction of the first sliding rail is the same as the telescopic direction of the first electric telescopic rod; The first sliding block is in sliding cooperation with the first sliding rail; A first sliding groove is arranged on the top surface of the parking platform, and the arrangement direction of the first sliding groove is adapted to the movement direction of the first sliding block; The first connecting rod is installed on the first sliding block, and the end of the first connecting rod is connected with the first guardrail part through the first sliding groove.

2. A parking platform with a moving guardrail according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first guardrail part comprises a first guardrail plate and a plurality of first vertical rollers arranged on the first guardrail plate in sequence, and the axis direction of the first vertical roller is perpendicular to the arrangement direction of the first guardrail plate.

3. A parking platform with a moving guardrail according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first guardrail part comprises a first guardrail plate and a plurality of first horizontal rollers arranged on the first guardrail plate in sequence, and the axis direction of the first horizontal roller is parallel to the arrangement direction of the first guardrail plate.

4. The parking platform with moving guardrails according to claim 1, characterized in that, The inside of the parking platform is further provided with a plurality of first locking parts corresponding to the plurality of first driving devices; The first locking part is used for limiting the movement of the first sliding block.

5. A parking platform with a moving guardrail according to claim 4, characterized in that, The first locking part comprises a first electric push rod and a first locking piece installed on the output end of the first electric push rod; The first electric push rod drives the first locking piece to move towards or away from the first sliding block; The first sliding block is installed with a first clamping piece on the side facing the first locking piece, and a plurality of first clamping grooves are arranged on the first locking piece in sequence along the movement direction of the first sliding block; The shape of the first clamping groove is adapted to the shape of the first clamping piece.

6. A parking platform with a moving guardrail according to claim 1, characterized in that, The length direction of the parking platform is provided with an upper ramp and a lower ramp at both ends respectively; Two groups of second guardrail parts are arranged on the opposite outer edges of the upper ramp in correspondence with the length direction of the upper ramp.

7. A parking platform with a moving guardrail according to claim 6, characterized in that, The end of the second guardrail part away from the first guardrail part is hinged to the upper ramp; The end of the second guardrail part close to the first guardrail part is connected with a second driving device; The second driving device drives the end of the second guardrail part close to the first guardrail part to move towards or away from the other second guardrail part.

8. A parking platform with a moving guardrail according to claim 6, characterized in that, A third sliding groove is arranged on the upper ramp along the width direction of the upper ramp; A second push-pull rod is arranged inside the upper ramp; The end of the second guardrail part away from the first guardrail part is connected with a third connecting rod, and the other end of the third connecting rod is connected with the output end of the second push-pull rod through the third sliding groove; The other end of the second guardrail part is connected with the end of the first guardrail part.