Charging interface automatic uncovering mechanism and charging seat applying same

Abstract

The utility model discloses a charging interface automatic uncovering mechanism and a charging seat using the same. The automatic uncovering mechanism for the charging interface comprises a charging seat body, an end cover and a rotating module, an annular protruding charging port is formed in the middle of the front end of the charging base body, and two hinged supports are arranged at the upper end and the lower end of one transverse side of the charging base body. An annular end ring of the end cover is in small clearance fit with the charging port, and a rotating seat is arranged in the middle of the transverse side; the two ends of a rotating shaft of the rotating module are rotationally connected with hinged supports, the middle of the rotating shaft is fixedly connected with a rotating base, and one end of the rotating shaft extends out of the hinged supports and is connected with an output shaft of a driving motor through a coupler. The automatic cover opening and closing device has the advantages of being capable of automatically opening and closing the cover, high in user experience, high in charging environment application adaptability and capable of being applied to automatic charging scenes of the unmanned charging gun.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of charging docks, and in particular to an automatic opening mechanism for the charging interface and a charging dock using the same. Background Technology

[0002] Charging equipment is a crucial component of new energy vehicles, such as charging docks installed on vehicles and charging guns connected to power supply equipment. Charging guns are plugged into the charging interface of the vehicle's charging dock to perform charging and discharging operations. To protect the safety of the charging interface, it is usually covered, and the cover is manually opened during charging. However, this has two drawbacks: First, manually opening and closing the cover is cumbersome for users, resulting in a poor user experience, and accidental operation or excessive force can easily damage the cover and the charging interface. Second, manual opening makes it unsuitable for charging environments and cannot be used in unmanned automatic charging scenarios. Utility Model Content

[0003] To address one or more of the aforementioned problems, this utility model provides an automatic charging interface opening mechanism and a charging dock using the same.

[0004] According to one aspect of the present invention, the automatic opening mechanism for the charging interface includes: a charging base body, an end cover, and a rotating module.

[0005] The charging dock body has a ring-shaped protruding charging port in the middle of the front end, and two hinge seats at the top and bottom of its horizontal side.

[0006] The annular end ring of the end cap fits the charging port with a small gap, and a rotating seat is provided in the middle of its lateral side;

[0007] The rotating module includes a rotating shaft, a coupling, and a drive motor. The two ends of the rotating shaft are rotatably connected to the first through holes of the hinge seat and the middle is fixedly connected to the first shaft hole of the rotating seat. One end of the rotating shaft extends out of the hinge seat and is connected to the output shaft of the drive motor through the coupling. When the drive motor is started, it can drive the rotating shaft and the end cover to rotate at a set angle, so that the end ring of the end cover can be sealed and connected to the charging port or the end ring can be completely removed from the charging port for charging.

[0008] In some embodiments, the lower end of the rotating shaft is provided with an anti-rotation platform with a tangential structure, the first shaft hole of the rotating seat is an arc-shaped through hole and the inner wall is provided with a positioning chord surface, the lower end of the rotating shaft is interference-fitted into the first shaft hole, and the anti-rotation platform and the positioning chord surface are in contact.

[0009] In some embodiments, the lower end of the shaft is provided with an annular mounting groove, the shaft extends outward from the lower end hinge seat, and the locking piece is fixedly connected to the mounting groove and fits against the outer wall of the lower end hinge seat.

[0010] In some embodiments, the length of the rotating seat is less than the distance between the two hinge seats, and a rotational damping spring is also fitted on the rotating shaft. The upper end of the rotational damping spring is attached to the inner wall of the hinge seat and the lower end is attached to the upper wall of the rotating seat; or the rotational damping spring is a torsion spring.

[0011] In some embodiments, the coupling has axial connection holes at both ends; radially opposite upper through holes and threaded blind holes are provided on both sides of the connection holes, and the first threaded component passes through the upper through hole, the first radial through hole at the coupling end or the second radial through hole of the output shaft to fix the threaded blind hole.

[0012] In some implementations, the drive motor is a brushless adjustable motor, and the drive motor is fixedly connected to the charging base body or the body sheet metal via a motor bracket.

[0013] Alternatively, the drive motor can be electrically connected to the vehicle controller, which controls the speed of the rotating opening and closing cover.

[0014] Alternatively, the drive motor can be preset to achieve optimal opening and closing speed.

[0015] In some implementations, the rotation angle range of the drive motor is 90-270°;

[0016] The optimal rotation angle for the drive motor is 180°.

[0017] In some implementations, when the drive motor fails to start, applying force to the end cover can cause the shaft and the output shaft of the connected drive motor to rotate passively, disengaging the end ring from the charging port and enabling manual opening of the cover.

[0018] In some implementations, the charging port and the two hinges are integrally connected;

[0019] The hinge can be located at any of the left, right, and bottom sides of the rectangular panel of the charging dock body.

[0020] According to another aspect of this utility model, a charging stand includes any of the above-mentioned automatic opening mechanisms, and the charging stand is any one of the national standard, European standard, Japanese standard and American standard charging stands.

[0021] The automatic opening and closing mechanism of the charging interface and the charging base realize automated opening and closing of the cover. Its advantages are: First, automatic opening and closing of the cover makes the user operation simple, improves the user experience, and ensures precise and reliable operation with gentle movements, effectively protecting the cover and electrical components inside the charging interface and extending their service life; Second, automatic opening and closing of the cover has high adaptability to charging environment applications and can be used in conjunction with automatic sensor opening for unmanned charging gun automatic charging scenarios; Third, the structure is simple and easy to install and assemble. It only requires adding a rotating module to the original manual structure to achieve automatic function, and the use of a double hinge base ensures smooth rotation. Attached Figure Description

[0022] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the charging base in the open state of the automatic opening mechanism for the charging interface, which is an embodiment of the present invention.

[0023] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of the charging dock in its closed state;

[0024] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A cross-sectional view of the charging dock shown.

[0025] Figure 4 for Figure 1 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of the rotating module shown.

[0026] Figure 5 for Figure 4 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of the rotating shaft shown;

[0027] Figure 6 for Figure 4 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of the coupling shown;

[0028] Figure 7 for Figure 1 A three-dimensional exploded view of the panel and end cap shown.

[0029] Rotating module 01, rotating shaft 3, anti-rotation platform 31, mounting groove 32, coupling end 33, first radial through hole 34, coupling 4, connecting hole 41, upper through hole 42, threaded blind hole 43, drive motor 5, locking plate 6, first threaded component 7;

[0030] The charging dock body 1, panel 10, charging port 11, hinge 12, and first through hole 13;

[0031] End cap 2, cover body 20, end ring 21, rotating seat 22, first shaft hole 23, positioning chord surface 24, warning label 25, positioning end plate 26. Detailed Implementation

[0032] The present invention will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the terms "front," "rear," "left," "right," "up," and "down" used in the following description refer to the directions in the accompanying drawings, while the terms "inner" and "outer" refer to the directions toward or away from the geometric center of a specific component, respectively.

[0033] Figures 1 to 7 The diagram schematically illustrates an automatic charging interface opening mechanism and a charging dock using the same according to one embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the automatic charging interface opening mechanism includes: a charging dock body 1, an end cover 2, and a rotating module 01;

[0034] The charging base body 1 has an annular protruding charging port 11 at the front center and two hinge seats 12 at the upper and lower ends of its horizontal side.

[0035] The annular end ring 21 of the end cover 2 and the charging port 11 are fitted with a small gap, and a rotating seat 22 is provided in the middle of its lateral side;

[0036] The rotating module 01 includes a rotating shaft 3, a coupling 4, and a drive motor 5. The two ends of the rotating shaft 3 are rotatably connected to the first through hole 13 of the hinge seat 12 and the middle is fixedly connected to the first shaft hole 23 of the rotating seat 22. One end of the rotating shaft 3 extends out of the hinge seat 12 and is connected to the output shaft of the drive motor 5 through the coupling 4. When the drive motor 5 is started, it can drive the rotating shaft 3 and the end cover 2 to rotate at a set angle, so that the end ring 21 of the end cover 2 seals and engages with the charging port 11 or completely disengages from the charging port 11 for charging.

[0037] This automatic opening and closing mechanism for the charging interface achieves automated opening and closing of the cover. Its advantages are: First, automatic opening and closing simplifies user operation, improves user experience, ensures precise and reliable operation with smooth movements, effectively protects the cover and electrical components inside the charging interface, and extends service life; Second, automatic opening and closing offers high adaptability to various charging environments, allowing it to be used in conjunction with automatic sensor-activated opening for unmanned charging gun scenarios; Third, the structure is simple and easy to install and assemble. It only requires adding a rotating module 01 to the original manual structure to achieve automatic functionality, and the use of a double-hinged base 12 ensures smooth rotation.

[0038] Furthermore, the lower end of the rotating shaft 3 is provided with an anti-rotation platform 31 with a tangential structure, and the first shaft hole 23 of the rotating seat 22 is an arc-shaped through hole with a positioning chord surface 24 on its inner wall. The lower end of the rotating shaft 3 is fitted with the first shaft hole 23, and the anti-rotation platform 31 and the positioning chord surface 24 are in close contact. Its beneficial effect is that this anti-rotation mechanism can achieve a reliable and stable connection position between the rotating shaft 3 and the rotating seat 22, maintain the set rotation angle for a long time, and prevent the displacement caused by the rotational misalignment of the rotating shaft 3.

[0039] Preferably, the lower end of the rotating shaft 3 is provided with an annular mounting groove 32, the rotating shaft 3 extends outward from the lower end hinge seat 12, and the locking piece 6 is fixedly connected to the mounting groove 32 and fits against the outer wall of the lower end hinge seat 12. Its advantages are: the structure is simple and easy to assemble.

[0040] Preferably, the locking piece 6 is a retaining ring. Its advantages are: retaining rings can improve the standardization of product parts and reduce product costs.

[0041] Preferably, a self-lubricating bearing or a deep groove ball bearing is also provided inside the first through hole 13, and the rotating shaft 3 is rotatably connected to the bearing. The beneficial effect is that this arrangement enables smooth rotation without any jamming or misalignment.

[0042] Furthermore, the length of the rotating seat 22 is less than the distance between the two hinge seats 12, and a rotational damping spring is also fitted on the rotating shaft 3. The upper end of the rotational damping spring is attached to the inner wall of the hinge seat 12, and the lower end is attached to the upper wall of the rotating seat 22; preferably, the rotational damping spring is a torsion spring. Its beneficial effect is that this setting, through the combination of mechanical and electric limiting, ensures high accuracy in positioning of the end cover 2.

[0043] Furthermore, the upper end of the coupling 4 has a connection hole 41 that is fixedly connected to the output shaft of the drive motor 5, and its lower end has a connection hole 41 that is fixedly connected to the coupling end 33 at the upper end of the rotating shaft 3.

[0044] The connecting hole 41 has radially opposite upper through holes 42 and threaded blind holes 43 on both sides. The first threaded component 7 passes through the upper through hole 42, the first radial through hole 34 of the coupling end 33, or the second radial through hole of the output shaft to fix and connect to the threaded blind hole 43. Preferably, the upper through hole 43 is a countersunk hole or a stepped hole, and the first threaded component 7 is a Phillips head screw; the connecting holes 41 are all large arc blind holes, and both the coupling end 33 and the output shaft are provided with anti-rotation positioning surfaces. Its advantages are: this setting is convenient to install and easy to connect.

[0045] Furthermore, the drive motor 5 is a brushless adjustable motor, and the drive motor 5 is fixedly connected to the charging base body 1 or the vehicle body sheet metal via a motor bracket. Its beneficial effect is that this setting controls the opening and closing speed of the cover by controlling the rotation speed, thereby achieving automatic opening and closing of the cover.

[0046] Preferably, the drive motor 5 is electrically connected to the vehicle controller, which controls the rotation speed of the cover opening and closing, or the drive motor 5 is preset with an optimal calibrated speed to achieve optimal opening and closing.

[0047] The rotation angle range of the drive motor 5 is 90-270°;

[0048] The optimal rotation angle of the drive motor 5 is 180°. This has the advantage that the flip-top position facilitates the arrangement of other components and charging operations.

[0049] Preferably, when the drive motor 5 fails to start, applying force to the end cover 2 causes the rotating shaft 3 and the output shaft of the connected drive motor 5 to rotate passively, disengaging the end ring 21 from the charging port 11, thus enabling manual opening of the cover. Its advantages are: this mechanism allows for manual opening of the cover by rotating the end cover 2 when the drive motor 5 fails; therefore, this opening mechanism has both manual and automatic opening modes. In the event of automatic opening failure, manual opening can be used, improving resilience and giving the product good environmental adaptability.

[0050] Furthermore, the charging port 11 and the two hinges 12 are integrally connected;

[0051] The hinge 12 can be positioned at any of the left, right, and bottom sides of the rectangular panel 10 of the charging base body 1, thereby fixing the rotating module 01 in a suitable position on the charging base body 1. Its advantage is that this arrangement provides multiple mounting positions, improving versatility.

[0052] Furthermore, a warning label 25 is also provided on the cover body 20 of the end cap 2; the front end of the cover body 20 is integrally connected to the axial end ring 21, and one side of the ring 21 is integrally connected to the rotating seat 22;

[0053] The rotating seat 22 has a cylindrical structure, and positioning end plates 26 are provided at both ends of the rotating seat 22.

[0054] This utility model also provides a charging stand, including any of the above-mentioned automatic opening mechanisms; the charging stand is any one of the national standard, European standard, Japanese standard, and American standard charging stands. Its advantages are: the charging stand with automatic opening and closing improves the user experience and is suitable for unmanned charging gun automatic charging scenarios.

[0055] The above descriptions are merely some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, various modifications and improvements can be made without departing from the inventive concept of this utility model, and all such modifications and improvements fall within the protection scope of this utility model.

Claims

1. A charge interface automatic uncap mechanism, characterized in that, It includes: charging base body (1), end cover (2) and rotating module (01); The charging base body (1) is provided with annular convex charging port (11) in the middle of the front end, and two hinge seats (12) are arranged at the upper end and the lower end of the lateral side; The annular end ring (21) of the end cover (2) is matched with the small gap of the charging port (11), and the middle of the lateral side is provided with a rotating seat (22); The rotating module (01) includes a rotating shaft (3), a shaft coupling (4) and a driving motor (5); the rotating shaft (3) is rotatably connected to the first through hole (13) of the hinge seat (12) at both ends and fixedly connected to the first shaft hole (23) of the rotating seat (22) in the middle; the rotating shaft (3) extends out of the hinge seat (12) at one end and is connected to the output shaft of the driving motor (5) through the shaft coupling (4); when the driving motor (5) is started, it can drive the rotating shaft (3) and the end cover (2) to rotate by a set angle, so that the end ring (21) is tightly connected to the charging port (11) or completely separated from the charging port (11) to perform charging operation.

2. The automatic unmasking mechanism for a charging interface of claim 1, wherein, The lower end of the rotating shaft (3) is provided with a chord surface structure anti-rotation table (31), the first shaft hole (23) of the rotating seat (22) is a circular arc through hole, and the inner wall is provided with a positioning chord surface (24); the lower end of the rotating shaft (3) is inserted into the first shaft hole (23) in an interference fit, and the anti-rotation table (31) and the positioning chord surface (24) are attached.

3. The automatic unmasking mechanism for a charging interface of claim 1, wherein, The lower end of the rotating shaft (3) is provided with an annular mounting groove (32), the rotating shaft (3) extends out of the lower end hinge seat (12), the locking plate (6) is fixedly connected to the mounting groove (32) and attached to the outer wall of the lower end hinge seat (12).

4. The automatic unmasking mechanism for a charging interface of claim 1, wherein, The length of the rotating seat (22) is lower than the distance between the two hinge seats (12), a rotary damping spring is further sleeved on the rotating shaft (3), the upper end of the rotary damping spring is attached to the inner wall of the hinge seat (12), and the lower end is attached to the upper end wall connected to the rotating seat (22); or the rotary damping spring is a torsion spring.

5. The automatic unmasking mechanism for a charging interface of claim 1, wherein, The shaft coupling (4) is provided with an axial coupling hole (41) at both ends; the coupling hole (41) is provided with radially opposite upper through holes (42) and threaded blind holes (43) on both sides; the first threaded member (7) passes through the upper through hole (42), the first radial through hole (34) of the coupling end (33) or the second radial through hole of the output shaft, and is fixedly connected to the threaded blind hole (43).

6. The automatic unmasking mechanism for a charging interface of claim 1, wherein, The driving motor (5) is a brushless adjustable motor, and the driving motor (5) is fixedly connected to the charging base body (1) or the vehicle body sheet metal through the motor support; Or the driving motor (5) is electrically connected to the vehicle controller, and the rotating opening and closing speed is controlled through the vehicle controller; Or the driving motor (5) is pre-set to the best rated speed to achieve the best opening and closing.

7. The automatic unmasking mechanism for a charging interface of claim 6, wherein, The rotating angle range of the driving motor (5) is 90-270°; Or the best rotating angle of the driving motor (5) is 180°.

8. The automatic unmasking mechanism for a charging interface of claim 6, wherein, When the driving motor (5) cannot be started, an acting force is applied to the end cover (2), so that the rotating shaft (3) and the output shaft of the driving motor (5) connected thereto are passively rotated, the end ring (21) is separated from the charging port (11), and manual opening of the cover is realized.

9. The automatic unmasking mechanism for a charging interface of claim 1, wherein, The charging port (11) and the two hinge seats (12) are integrally connected. The hinge base (12) can be arranged at any one of the left side, the right side and the lower side of the rectangular panel (10) of the charging base body (1).

10. A charging station, characterized in that, The automatic cover opening mechanism comprises the automatic cover opening mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 9, and the charging base is any one of a national standard, a European standard, a Japanese standard and an American standard charging base.

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