CHARGING DEVICES AND CHARGING SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLE BATTERIES

Abstract

A charging device (110) configured to charge a first battery (A, C, E) or a second battery (B, D, F) and a charging system (100) for vehicle batteries (A~F) are provided. The charging device (110) includes a box (116), a first connector (111, 411), a second connector (112, 412), and a towbar (115). The first battery (A, C, E) or the second battery (B, D, F) is adapted to be accommodated in the box. The first connector (111, 411) is disposed in the box (116) and reciprocates along a first movement path. The first connector (111, 411) is adapted to mate with the first battery (A, C, E). The second connector (112, 412) is disposed in the box (116) and reciprocates along a second movement path (L2). The second connector (112, 412) is adapted to pair with the second battery (B, D, F). The first movement path (L1) and the second movement path (L2) are different from each other.The tow bar (115) connects the first connector (111, 411) and the second connector (112, 412) such that the first connector (111, 411) and the second connector (112, 412) are moved synchronously.

Claims

Claim 1. A charging device (110) for a vehicle battery (A~F), characterized by being configured to charge a first battery (A, C, E) or a second battery (B, D, F) and comprising: a box (116), wherein the first battery (A, C, E) or the second battery (B, D, F) is adaptable to be accommodated within the box (116); a first connector (111, 411) arranged in the box (116) and adaptable to reciprocate along a first movement path (L1), wherein the first connector (111, 411) is adapted to mate with the first battery (A, C, E); a second connector (112, 412) arranged in the box (116) and adaptable to reciprocate along a second movement path (L2), wherein the second connector (112, 412) is adapted to couple with a second battery (B, D, F), and the first movement path (L1) is different from the second movement path (L2);and a towing rod (115) connecting the first connector (111, 411) and the second connector (112, 412), such that the first connector (111, 411) and the second connector (112, 412) move synchronously, wherein when the first connector (111, 411) moves to a mounting position to mate with the first battery (A, C, E), the second connector (112, 412) moves away from another mounting position to mate with the second battery (B, D, F), and when the second connector (112, 412) moves to another mounting position to mate with the second battery (B, D, F), the first connector (111, 411) moves away from the mounting position to mate with the first battery (A, C, E).; 2. A charging device (110) for a vehicle battery (A~F) as claimed in claim 1, further characterized in that it includes a power supply module (300) electrically connected to a first connector (111, 411) and a second connector (112, 412).

3. A charging device (110) for vehicle batteries (A~F) as claimed in claim 1, further characterized in that it includes an elastic member (117) connected between the first connector (111, 411) and the box (116), wherein the elastic member (117) constantly drives the first connector (111, 411) to move to a mounting position for coupling with the first battery (A, C, E).

4. A charging device (110) for a vehicle battery (A~F) as claimed in claim 3, further characterized in that it includes a first wedge (118a) and a second wedge (118b), wherein the first wedge (118a) is movably disposed on a lateral plate (W4) of the box (116), and is located on a movement path along which the second battery (B) is moved into the box (116), the second wedge (118b) is movably disposed on a bottom plate (W5) of the box (116) and is located on a movement path of the towbar (115), and the first wedge (118a) and the second wedge (118b) are located on their respective movement paths, wherein when the second battery (B) moves into the box (116), the first wedge (118a) and the second wedge (118b) are used to move the first connector (111), the towbar (115) and the second connector (112) simultaneously, and the elastic part (117) is deformed,where the movement path of the first wedge (118a) is orthogonal to the movement path of the second wedge (118b), and the second wedge (118b) lies on the second movement path (L2), the first movement path (L1) and the second movement path (L2) lie in the same plane and are orthogonal to each other., 5. A charging device (110) for a vehicle battery (A~F) as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the box (116) has an opening (111a) and a bottom plate (W5) opposite to each other, and a first battery (A, C, E) or a second battery (B, D, F) is adapted to move into the box (116) through an opening (111a), the charging device (100) for the vehicle battery (A~F) further includes a first track (113) and a second track (114), which are respectively disposed on the bottom plate (W5), and the first connector (111) is movably coupled to the first track (113) to form a first moving track (L1), the second connector (B, D, F) is movably coupled to the second track (114) to form a second moving track (L2), and the charging device (100) for the vehicle battery (A~F), further includes a first wedge (118a) and a second wedge (118b),which are respectively located above the second track (114), the first wedge (118a) is movably located on a lateral plate (W4) of the box (116), the second wedge (118b) is movably located on the bottom plate (W5), the first wedge (118a) and the second wedge (118b) are located on their respective moving tracks, and the second wedge (118b) and the towbar (115) are located on their respective moving tracks., 6. A charging device (116) for vehicle batteries (A~F) as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the box (116) has an opening (111a) and a bottom plate (W5) that are opposite to each other, the first battery (A, C, E) or the second battery (B, D, F) is adapted to move into the box (116) through the opening (111a), and the orthographic projections of the first movement path (L1) and the second movement path (L2) on the bottom plate (W5) are orthogonal to each other.

7. A charging device (116) for vehicle batteries (A~F) as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the box (116) has an opening (111a) and a bottom plate (W5) that are opposite to each other, the first battery (A, C, E) or the second battery (B, D, F) is adapted to move into the box (116) through the opening (111a), and a height of the first connector (111, 411) relative to the bottom plate (W5) is different from a height of the second connector (112, 412) relative to the bottom plate (W5).

8. A charging system (100) for a vehicle battery (A~F), characterized in that it includes a base (120) disposed on a ground (200) and a plurality of charging devices (110) for charging at least two types of batteries (A~F), wherein each charging device (110) is configured to charge two types of batteries (A~F) respectively, the two types of batteries (A~F) including a first battery (A, C, E) and a second battery (B, D, F), and each charging device (110) includes: a box (116) stacked on the base (120), wherein the first battery (A, C, E) or the second battery (B, D, F) can be adapted to be accommodated in the box (116); a first connector (111, 411) movably arranged in the box (116), wherein the first connector (111, 411) is adapted to mate with the first battery (A, C, E);and a second connector (112, 412) movably arranged in the box (116), wherein the second connector (112, 412) is adapted to mate with the second battery (B, D, F), wherein each box (116) has a cylindrical surface of various shapes formed by a plurality of lateral plates (W1~W4) adjacent to each other, the plurality of lateral plates (W1~W4) are respectively inclined with respect to the ground (200), and an extension axis of the cylindrical surface is inclined relative to the ground (200), and two adjacent surfaces of the first battery (A, C, E) or the second battery (B, D, F) disposed in the box are pressed against the two adjacent lateral plates.; 9. A charging system (100) for a vehicle battery (A~F) as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that the plurality of lateral plates includes a first lateral plate (W1), a second lateral plate (W2), a third lateral plate (W3) and a fourth lateral plate (W4) adjacent to each other in a sequence, wherein the first lateral plate (W1) and the second lateral plate (W2) are connected adjacently to form a sharp side edge facing the ground (200), the third lateral plate (W3) and the fourth lateral plate (W4) are connected adjacently to form another sharp side edge facing away from the ground (200), and two adjacent surfaces of the first battery (A, C, E) or the second battery (B, D, F) press against the first lateral plate (W1) and the second lateral plate (W2).

10. A charging system (100) for a vehicle battery (A~F) as claimed in claim 9, characterized in that the bases (120, 121, 122) are in a sawtooth shape and have a plurality of V-shaped recesses, at least part of a plurality of boxes (116) are carried in the plurality of V-shaped recesses, and for a box (116) located in each of the V-shaped recesses, a first lateral plate (W1) and a second lateral plate (W2) are pressed against a surface of the V-shaped recess, for two boxes (116) located in two adjacent V-shaped recesses, a third lateral plate (W7) and a fourth lateral plate (W4) adjacent to each other form another V-shaped recess for carrying another box (116).

11. A charging system (100) for a vehicle battery (A~F) as claimed in claim 10, characterized in that in a plurality of V-shaped recesses of the bottom (120, 121, 122) at the bottom and a plurality of boxes (116) on the outer sides of the left and right inclined sides are equalized when the number of boxes (116) is full so as to form a regular three-dimensional triangular structure which may be equilateral or non-equilateral, the V-shaped recesses in the bottom (120, 121, 122) start from a first recess to a kth recess with an arithmetic of 1, and a plurality of charging devices (110) are stacked in the bottom (120, 121, 122) in an arithmetic series such that the total number Sk of the boxes (116) is: Sk=Zv=iv = |k(k+l) 12. A charging system for a vehicle battery as claimed in claim 8, further characterized in that it includes at least one power supply module (300) electrically connected to a plurality of first connectors (111, 411) and a plurality of second connectors (112, 412) of a plurality of charging devices (110).

13. A charging system (100) for vehicle batteries (A~F) as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that the charging device (110) further includes a tow bar (115) connecting the first connector (111, 411) and the second connector (112, 412), such that the first connector (111, 411) and the second connector (112, 412) move synchronously, wherein when the first connector (111, 411) moves to a mounting position to mate with the first battery (A, C, E), the second connector (112, 412) moves away from another mounting position to mate with the second battery (B, D, F), and when the second connector (112, 412) moves to another mounting position to mate with the second battery (B, D, F), the first connector (111, 411) moves away from the mounting position to mate with the first battery (A, C, E), wherein the charging device (110) further includes a elastic member (117) connected between the first connector (111,411) and box (116), and the elastic member (117) constantly moves the first connector (111, 411) to move into the mounting position to mate with the first battery (111, 411)., 14. A charging system (100) for vehicle batteries (A~F) as claimed in claim 13, characterized in that the charging device (110) further includes a first wedge (118a) and a second wedge (118b), the first wedge (118a) being movably disposed on a lateral plate (W4) of the box (116) and being located in a movement path along which the second batteries (B, D, F) are moved into the box (116), the second wedge (118b) being movably disposed on a bottom plate (W5) of the box (116) and being located in a movement path of the towbar (115), and the first wedge (118a) and the second wedge (118b) being located in their respective movement paths, and when the second batteries (B, D, F) are moved into the box (116), the first wedge (118a) and the second wedge (118b) are used to simultaneously move the first connector (111, 411), the tow bar (115) and the second connector (112, 412), and changing the shape of the elastic part (117).

15. A charging system (100) for vehicle batteries (A~F) as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that the box (116) has an opening (111a) and a bottom plate (W5) that are opposite to each other, a first battery (A, C, E) or a second battery (B, D, F) is adapted to move into the box (116) through the opening (111a), and the charging device (110) for the vehicle batteries (A~F) further includes a first pass (113) and a second pass (114) respectively disposed on the bottom plate (W5), the first connector (111, 411) is movably coupled to the first pass (113), and the second connector (112, 412) is movably coupled to the second pass (114), wherein the first pass (113) is orthogonal to the second pass (114), and the charging device (110) further includes a first wedge 118a and a second wedge 118b which are respectively located above the second track 114,the first wedge (118a) is movably disposed on a lateral plate (W4) of the box, and the second wedge, the second connector and the second track are integrally disposed and movably disposed on the bottom plate (W5), and the first wedge (118a) and the second wedge (118b) move on their respective traction tracks., 16. A charging system (100) for vehicle batteries (A~F) as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that the box (116) has an opening (111a) and a bottom plate (W5) that are opposite to each other, the first battery (A, C, E) or the second battery (B, D, F) is adapted to move into the box (116) through the opening (111a), and a height of the first connector (111, 411) relative to the bottom plate (W5) is different from a height of the second connector (112, 412) relative to the bottom plate (W5).

17. A charging device (110) for a vehicle battery (A~F), characterized by being configured to charge a first battery (A, C, E) or a second battery (B, D, F) and comprising: a box (116), wherein the first battery (A, C, E) or the second battery (B, D, F) can be adapted to be accommodated in the box (116); a first connector (111, 411) mounted on a lower part of the box (116), wherein the first connector (111, 411) is adapted to mate with the first battery (A, C, E); a second connector (112, 412) movably disposed in the box, (116) wherein the second connector (112, 412) is adapted to mate with the second battery (B, D, F); a first wedge (118a) movably arranged on a lateral plate (W4) of the box (116) and located on a moving track along which the second battery (B, D, F) is moved into the box (116);and a second wedge (118b) movably arranged on the box (116) in synchronization with the second connectors (112, 412), wherein the first wedge (118a) and the second wedge (118b) are located in their respective movement paths.; 18. A charging device (110) for a vehicle battery (A~F) as claimed in claim 17, characterized in that an orthographic projection of the first connector (111, 411) at the bottom of the box (116) is located outside a range of an orthographic projection of the second battery (112, 412) disposed into the box (116) at the bottom of the box (116).

19. A charging device (110) for a vehicle battery (A~F) as claimed in claim 17, further characterized in that it includes an elastic member (117) connected between a second connector (112, 412) and a box (116), wherein the elastic member (117) constantly drives the second connector (112, 412) to move away from a mounting position to mate with a second battery (B, D, F), and the second battery (B, D, F) moves into the box (116) and drives the second connector (112, 412) to mate with the second battery (B, D, F) through a first wedge (118a) and a second wedge (118b) while deforming the elastic member (117).

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