Vehicle charging port cover, control method and apparatus, and automobile

Abstract

The present application provides a vehicle charging port cover, a control method and apparatus, and an automobile. The vehicle charging port cover comprises: an actuator, the actuator being internally provided with a driving component used for driving a transmission mechanism to rotate; the transmission mechanism, which is fixedly connected to a hinge arm assembly, the transmission mechanism and the hinge arm assembly rotating synchronously; the hinge arm assembly, which is rotationally connected to a port cover fixing base by means of the transmission mechanism and is used for opening or closing a front end opening of the port cover fixing base; and the port cover fixing base, the actuator being fixedly mounted at the top of the port cover fixing base, and a locking structure used for locking the hinge arm assembly being fixedly mounted at the bottom of the port cover fixing base. According to the present invention, situations in which the charging port cover cannot be opened and the charging port cover cannot be used due to serious damage occurring during use are avoided, improving vehicle use experience of a user as a whole.

Description

Vehicle charging port cover, control method, device and vehicle Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of new energy technology, and more specifically, to a vehicle charging port cover, a control method, a device, and a vehicle. Background Art

[0002] With the growing new energy vehicle market, users are placing increasing emphasis on the user experience, particularly in intelligent vehicles. To enhance this experience, electric charging port covers are becoming increasingly common. However, this is accompanied by a growing number of issues with these covers failing to open or close properly due to harsh external environments. These issues include freezing, which can prevent the cover from opening or closing properly, and a lack of protection against other external obstacles, which can damage the cover and render it inoperable. These issues present a negative user experience.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] The purpose of this application is to provide a vehicle charging port cover, a control method, a device, and a vehicle. Based on the running direction and stall position of the electric charging port cover, and by performing fault analysis, the problem of the charging port cover being unable to open normally and the charging port cover being severely damaged and affecting its use is avoided. The specific solution is as follows:

[0005] A vehicle charging port cover, comprising:

[0006] An actuator, wherein a driving component for driving the transmission mechanism to rotate is provided inside the actuator;

[0007] The transmission mechanism is fixedly connected to the hinge arm assembly, and the two rotate synchronously;

[0008] A hinge arm assembly is rotatably connected to the flap fixing base through a transmission mechanism, and is used to open or close the front end opening of the flap fixing base;

[0009] The cover fixing seat has an actuator fixedly mounted on the top and a locking structure for locking the hinge arm assembly fixedly mounted on the bottom;

[0010] Optionally, it further includes an actuator fixing seat, on which the actuator is fixed;

[0011] The actuator fixing seat is fixed on the cover fixing seat;

[0012] The lower end of the transmission mechanism is rotatably connected to the cover fixing seat, and the upper end of the transmission mechanism passes through the actuator fixing seat and is drivingly connected to the driving component;

[0013] Optionally, the transmission mechanism includes:

[0014] A first transmission member, the upper end of which is drivingly connected to the driving component and the lower end of which is gear-connected to the second transmission member;

[0015] A second transmission member is sleeved and fixed on the rotating shaft;

[0016] The rotating shaft is plugged and fixed to the hinge arm assembly and movably connected to the cover fixing seat;

[0017] The rotating shaft and the hinge arm assembly rotate synchronously on the flap fixing seat, and the front end opening of the flap fixing seat is opened or closed by the hinge arm assembly.

[0018] Optionally, the hinge arm assembly includes:

[0019] The mouth cover plate is clamped to the hinge arm;

[0020] The hinge arm is plugged and fixed with the rotating shaft and can be opened and closed to be buckled at the front end opening of the cover fixing seat.

[0021] Optionally, the locking structure includes:

[0022] A locking fixing plate is fixed to the bottom of the cover fixing seat;

[0023] The locking motor is clamped and fixed to the bottom of the locking fixing plate;

[0024] One end of the locking rod is engaged with the locking motor, and the other end is provided with a locking pin for locking the hinge arm.

[0025] A method for controlling a vehicle charging port cover, the method comprising the following steps:

[0026] Get the operating status of the charging port cover;

[0027] Collect image information of the operating status of the charging port cover and analyze the cause of the charging port cover failure based on the image information;

[0028] Output corresponding control instructions according to the cause of the fault;

[0029] Perform actions according to control instructions.

[0030] Optionally, the operating state includes: the operating direction and the blocked position of the charging port cover;

[0031] When the charging port cover is in the opening direction:

[0032] When the charging port cover is blocked in the first preset position area, a first control instruction is sent to the charging port cover;

[0033] When the charging port cover is blocked in the second preset position area, a second control instruction is sent to the charging port cover;

[0034] When the charging port cover is blocked in the third preset position area, a third control instruction is sent to the charging port cover.

[0035] Optionally, when the charging port cover is in the closing direction:

[0036] When the charging port cover is blocked in the first preset position area or the second preset position area, a fourth control instruction is sent to the charging port cover;

[0037] When the charging port cover is blocked in the third preset position area, a fifth control instruction is sent to the charging port cover.

[0038] A vehicle charging port cover control device, comprising:

[0039] An acquisition module, used to obtain the operating status of the charging port cover;

[0040] a fault analysis module, configured to collect image information of the operating status of the charging port cover and analyze the cause of the fault of the charging port cover based on the image information;

[0041] The control module is used to output corresponding control instructions according to the cause of the fault;

[0042] The execution module is used to perform actions according to the control instructions.

[0043] A car comprises a side outer panel, on which the vehicle charging port cover is mounted.

[0044] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0045] The vehicle charging port cover, method and vehicle provided by the present invention determine the cause of the fault according to the operating status of the charging port cover and based on image analysis of the operating status, thereby outputting different control instructions; while providing a protection mechanism for the charging port cover, the present application also avoids the situation where the charging port cover cannot be opened or the charging port cover is severely damaged during use, resulting in unusable conditions, thereby reducing the user's car experience. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0046] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the installation of a vehicle charging port cover on a vehicle;

[0047] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the vehicle charging port cover;

[0048] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the exploded structure of the vehicle charging port cover;

[0049] FIG4 is a schematic diagram of the connection structure between the hinge arm assembly and the rotating shaft;

[0050] FIG5 is a flow chart of a method for controlling a vehicle charging port cover;

[0051] FIG6 is a schematic structural diagram of the hinge arm assembly at different positions of the flap fixing seat;

[0052] FIG7 is a flow chart of an embodiment of a vehicle charging port cover in an open state;

[0053] FIG8 is a flow chart of an embodiment of a vehicle charging port cover in a closed state;

[0054] In the picture:

[0055] 1. Actuator; 11. Actuator fixing seat; 12. Driving component;

[0056] 2. Transmission mechanism; 21. First transmission member; 22. Second transmission member; 23. Rotating shaft;

[0057] 3. Hinge arm assembly; 31. Cover plate; 32. Hinge arm; 33. Pin hole;

[0058] 4. Cover fixing seat; 41. Installation port;

[0059] 5. Locking structure; 51. Locking fixing plate; 52. Locking motor; 53. Locking rod; 54. Locking pin;

[0060] 6. Micro switch;

[0061] 7. Emergency unlocking pull wire;

[0062] 8. Press the switch;

[0063] 9. Indicator light;

[0064] 10. Drain pipe;

[0065] 100. Side outer panels;

[0066] 200. Charging port cover. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0067] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this application more clear, this application will be further described in detail below with reference to Figures 1-8. It is obvious that the embodiments described are only some of the embodiments of this application, not all of them. All other embodiments derived by persons of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of this application without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0068] It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used to describe in the embodiments of the present application, these descriptions should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish the descriptions. For example, without departing from the scope of the embodiments of the present application, the first may also be referred to as the second, and similarly, the second may also be referred to as the first.

[0069] A vehicle charging port cover, comprising:

[0070] An actuator 1, wherein a driving component 12 is provided inside the actuator 1 for driving the transmission mechanism 2 to rotate;

[0071] The transmission mechanism 2 is fixedly connected to the hinge arm assembly 3, and the two rotate synchronously;

[0072] The hinge arm assembly 3 is rotatably connected to the flap fixing base 4 through the transmission mechanism 2, and is used to open or close the front end opening of the flap fixing base 4;

[0073] The cover fixing seat 4 has the actuator 1 fixedly mounted on the top and a locking structure 5 for locking the hinge arm assembly 3 fixedly mounted on the bottom;

[0074] The present invention drives the transmission mechanism 2 through the driving component 12 inside the actuator 1, driving the hinge arm assembly 3 to rotate on the cover fixing seat 4, thereby opening or closing the front end opening of the cover fixing seat 4; the present application reduces the rotation speed of the driving component 12 of the actuator 1 and increases the torque of the driving component 12. At the same time, the vibrator inside the actuator 1 can shake off the ice on the outside of the charging port cover 200, thereby avoiding the phenomenon that the charging port cover 200 cannot be opened.

[0075] The driving component 12 of the present application is a servo motor, through which the rotation angle of the charging port cover 200 can be accurately controlled; the output shaft of the servo motor is connected to the transmission mechanism 2 through a shaft sleeve.

[0076] The embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0077] A vehicle charging port cover as shown in Figure 2-3 includes an actuator 1; the actuator 1 is fixedly mounted on the cover fixing base 4 through the actuator fixing base 11; specifically: the actuator 1 is fixed to the actuator fixing base 11 by clamping pins arranged at the front and rear ends of the actuator fixing base 11, and at the same time, the left side of the actuator 1 is fixedly connected to the actuator fixing base 11 by bolts; the actuator fixing base 11 is fixed to the top right side of the cover fixing base 4 by bolts.

[0078] The drive component 12 is drivingly connected to the transmission mechanism 2 and is drivingly connected to the hinge arm 32 through the transmission mechanism 2. The transmission mechanism 2 includes a first transmission member 21, a second transmission member 22, and a rotating shaft 23. The upper end of the first transmission member 21 is a transmission shaft, and the lower end is a main transmission gear. The outer surface of the transmission shaft is provided with at least one key, which engages with a keyway in a shaft sleeve. The other end of the shaft sleeve is also keyed to the output shaft of the servo motor. The second transmission member 22 is a driven gear, which meshes with the main transmission gear at the lower end of the first transmission member 21. The driven gear is sleeved on the upper end of the rotating shaft 23, and the two rotate synchronously.

[0079] The rotating shaft 23 passes through the hinge arm assembly 3 and is fixed to the hinge arm assembly 3 by plugging; the front and rear ends of the rotating shaft 23 are rotatably connected to the cover fixing seat 4.

[0080] As shown in Figure 4, the hinge arm assembly 3 includes: a cover plate 31 clamped on the front end of the hinge arm 32 and a hinge arm 32 fixed to the rotating shaft 23; the hinge arm 32 can be opened and closed and snapped into the front end opening of the cover fixing seat 4; specifically: the right end of the hinge arm 32 passes through the installation opening 41 inside the cover fixing seat 4, and is rotatably connected to the cover fixing seat 4 through the rotating shaft 23.

[0081] When in use, the actuator 1 is driven by the driving component 12 inside, which drives the first transmission member 21, the second transmission member 22 and the rotating shaft 23 to rotate in sequence, and the cover fixing seat 4 is opened or closed through the hinge arm 32.

[0082] Furthermore, a micro switch 6 is provided on the right side of the flap fixing seat 4 , and the contact head of the micro switch 6 contacts the outer surface of the hinge arm 32 to determine the open and closed position states of the flap fixing seat 4 .

[0083] A locking structure 5 is also fixed to the bottom of the cover fixing seat 4; the locking structure 5 includes: a locking fixing plate 51 fixed to the bottom of the cover fixing seat 4 by bolts, a locking motor 52 fixed to the bottom of the locking fixing plate 51, and a locking rod 53 rotatably engaged with the output shaft of the locking motor 52; a locking pin 54 is provided at the free end of the locking rod 53, and the locking pin 54 is engaged with the pin hole 33 on the left side of the hinge arm 32 to lock and close the front end opening of the cover fixing seat 4.

[0084] During use, when the hinge arm 32 is buckled into the front end opening of the flap fixing seat 4 , the output shaft of the locking motor 52 retracts to lock and fix the hinge arm 32 .

[0085] In order to prevent the locking motor 52 from failing to work, an emergency unlocking pull wire 7 is fixedly provided on the locking rod 53. The hinge arm 32 is unlocked by manually pulling the emergency unlocking pull wire 7, thereby opening the front end opening of the cover fixing seat 4.

[0086] Furthermore, a push switch 8 and an indicator light 9 are provided on the inner left boss of the cover fixing base 4. During use, manually pressing the cover plate 31 triggers the push switch 8, which sends an opening signal to the vehicle controller, which controls the locking structure 5 and transmission mechanism 2 to unlock and open the charging cover 200. To close the charging cover 200, press the push switch 8 again. The present application uses the indicator light 9 to monitor the charging status of the vehicle.

[0087] Furthermore, a drain pipe 10 is connected to the bottom of the cover fixing seat 4 .

[0088] As shown in FIG5 , the present application also provides a method for controlling a vehicle charging port cover, the method comprising the following steps:

[0089] Step S1: Obtain the operating status of the charging port cover;

[0090] Step S2: collecting image information of the operating status of the charging port cover, and analyzing the cause of the malfunction of the charging port cover based on the image information;

[0091] Step S3: Output corresponding control instructions according to the fault cause;

[0092] Step S4: Perform actions according to the control instructions.

[0093] By adopting the above method, the following beneficial technical effects are obtained:

[0094] The present invention obtains the operating status of the charging port cover 200 and analyzes the cause of the malfunction of the charging port cover 200 based on the image information collected by the charging port cover 200. It then outputs a control instruction corresponding to the malfunction, controlling the actuator 1 to initiate the relevant operation to open or close the charging port cover 200. During use, a protective mechanism causes the charging port cover 200 to rotate in the opposite direction, preventing damage to the charging port cover 200 that could affect its use. The present invention addresses two malfunctions: ice on the outside of the charging port cover 200 and obstacles on the outside of the charging port cover 200.

[0095] Specifically, when the charging port cover 200 is in a working state, such as an open state, analysis of images captured by a camera outside the vehicle body shows that the outer surface of the charging port cover 200 is covered with ice. The central controller of the vehicle issues a vibration command and an increase torque command, and the servo motor inside the actuator reduces the speed according to the increase torque command. At the same time, the vibrator inside the actuator 1 starts working according to the vibration command. In this way, the charging port cover 200 can be opened so that the charging port cover 200 can work normally.

[0096] In this embodiment, the operating state includes: the operating direction and the locked position of the charging port cover 200;

[0097] When the charging port cover 200 is in the opening direction:

[0098] When the charging port cover 200 is blocked in the first preset position area, a first control instruction is sent to the charging port cover 200;

[0099] When the charging port cover 200 is blocked in the second preset position area, a second control instruction is sent to the charging port cover 200;

[0100] When the charging port cover 200 is locked in the third preset position area, a third control instruction is sent to the charging port cover 200.

[0101] When the charging port cover 200 is in the closing direction:

[0102] When the charging port cover 200 is blocked in the first preset position area or the second preset position area, a fourth control instruction is sent to the charging port cover 200;

[0103] When the charging port cover 200 is in the blocked position in the third preset position area, a fifth control instruction is sent to the charging port cover 200.

[0104] 6-8 , the following description will be given using an example of a working condition in which ice is formed on the outside of the charging port cover 200 .

[0105] FIG7 is a flow chart illustrating the opening of the charging port cover 200. When the charging port cover is locked in a first preset range, the central controller sends a first control instruction. The vibrator generates high-frequency vibrations according to the first control instruction, controlling the vibration of the charging port cover. Simultaneously, the servo motor within the actuator 1 reduces its speed according to the first control instruction to open the charging port cover with greater torque to accommodate ice-breaking opening conditions. When the charging port cover is locked in a second preset range, a second control instruction, i.e., a closing instruction, is sent to the charging port cover. The charging port cover closes according to the closing instruction, thereby activating a self-protection mechanism when encountering external obstacles during the opening process. When the charging port cover is locked in a third preset range, a third control instruction is sent to the cover. The charging port cover stops opening according to the third control instruction. Since the charging port cover is locked in the third preset range and does not affect user use, there is no need to control the charging port cover to open to its maximum position, thereby avoiding damage to the charging port cover.

[0106] Figure 8 is a flow chart of the closing of the charging port cover. When the stall position of the charging port cover is in the third preset area, the central controller sends a fourth control instruction to the charging port cover, and the vibrator generates high-frequency vibration according to the fourth control instruction. At the same time, the servo motor inside the actuator 1 reduces the speed according to the fourth control instruction to close the charging port cover with a larger torque to adapt to the ice-breaking opening condition. When the stall position of the charging port cover is in the first preset area or the second preset area, the fifth control instruction, i.e., the opening instruction, is sent to the cover again. The charging port cover is controlled to open according to the opening instruction, so that the self-protection mechanism is activated after encountering external obstacles during the closing process of the cover. When the micro-switch 6 detects that the charging port cover is completely closed, a signal is output to the central controller, and the central controller controls the servo motor to stop rotating and controls the locking structure 5 to lock the hinge arm 32.

[0107] It should be explained that in order to obtain the operating torque not limited to a specific torque value, different gradient values ​​can be set according to the characteristics of the servo motor.

[0108] It needs to be further explained that when it is determined that the running direction of the charging port cover is the opening direction and the cover blocking position is in the first preset area, a first control instruction is sent to the charging port cover. After the vibrator performs the vibration work, the first control instruction can be sent again. The number of times the instruction is sent is not limited to 1 time, and different numbers can be set according to different control requirements, preferably 2-3 times. The closing direction is the same as the opening direction setting.

[0109] A vehicle charging port cover control device, comprising:

[0110] An acquisition module, used to obtain the operating status of the charging port cover;

[0111] a fault analysis module, configured to collect image information of the operating status of the charging port cover and analyze the cause of the fault of the charging port cover based on the image information;

[0112] The control module is used to output corresponding control instructions according to the cause of the fault;

[0113] The execution module is used to perform actions according to the control instructions.

[0114] It is worth noting that although the present system only discloses an acquisition module, a fault analysis module, a control module, and an execution module, it does not mean that the present device is limited to the above-mentioned basic functional modules. Rather, what the present invention wants to express is that, based on the above-mentioned basic functional modules, those skilled in the art can arbitrarily add one or more functional modules in combination with the existing technology to form an infinite number of embodiments or technical solutions. In other words, the present system is open rather than closed. Just because the present embodiment only discloses individual basic functional modules, it cannot be considered that the scope of protection of the claims of the present invention is limited to the above-mentioned basic functional modules.

[0115] This embodiment further provides a car using the above embodiment, including a side outer panel 100 , on which the vehicle charging port cover is installed.

[0116] Now, exemplary embodiments according to the present application will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, these exemplary embodiments can be implemented in a variety of different forms and should not be interpreted as being limited to the embodiments described herein. It should be understood that these embodiments are provided to make the disclosure of this application thorough and complete, and to fully convey the concepts of these exemplary embodiments to those of ordinary skill in the art. In the accompanying drawings, for the sake of clarity, the thickness of layers and regions may be exaggerated, and the same reference numerals are used to represent the same devices, and thus their descriptions will be omitted.

Claims

1. A vehicle charging port cover, characterized in that: include: An actuator (1), wherein a driving component (12) is provided inside the actuator (1) for driving the transmission mechanism (2) to rotate; The transmission mechanism (2) is fixedly connected to the hinge arm assembly (3), and the two rotate synchronously; A hinge arm assembly (3) is rotatably connected to the mouth cover fixing seat (4) via a transmission mechanism (2) and is used to open or close the front end opening of the mouth cover fixing seat (4); The cover fixing seat (4) has an actuator (1) fixedly mounted on the top and a locking structure (5) for locking the hinge arm assembly (3) fixedly mounted on the bottom.

2. The vehicle charging port cover according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes an actuator fixing seat (11), and the actuator (1) is fixed on the actuator fixing seat (11); The actuator fixing seat (11) is fixed on the cover fixing seat (4); The lower end of the transmission mechanism (2) is rotatably connected to the cover fixing seat (4), and the upper end of the transmission mechanism (2) passes through the actuator fixing seat (11) and is drivingly connected to the driving component (12).

3. The vehicle charging port cover according to claim 2, characterized in that: The transmission mechanism (2) comprises: A first transmission member (21), the upper end of which is drivingly connected to the driving member (12) and the lower end of which is gear-connected to the second transmission member (22); A second transmission member (22) is sleeved and fixed on the rotating shaft (23); The rotating shaft (23) is plugged and fixed to the hinge arm assembly (3) and is movably connected to the cover fixed Set your seat (4); The rotating shaft (23) rotates synchronously with the hinge arm assembly (3) on the mouth cover fixing seat (4), and the front end opening of the mouth cover fixing seat (4) is opened or closed through the hinge arm assembly (3).

4. The vehicle charging port cover according to claim 3, characterized in that: The hinge arm assembly (3) comprises: A cover plate (31) is clamped on the hinge arm (32); The hinge arm (32) is plugged and fixed with the rotating shaft (23) and can be snapped and engaged with the front end opening of the cover fixing seat (4).

5. The vehicle charging port cover according to claim 4, characterized in that: The locking structure (5) comprises: A locking fixing plate (51) fixed to the bottom of the cover fixing seat (4); A locking motor (52) is clamped and fixed to the bottom of the locking fixing plate (51); A locking rod (53) has one end engaged with the locking motor (52) and the other end is provided with a locking pin (54) for locking the hinge arm.

6. A method for controlling a vehicle charging port cover, characterized in that: The method comprises the following steps: Obtaining the operating status of the charging port cover (200); Collecting image information of the operating state of the charging port cover (200), and analyzing the cause of the failure of the charging port cover (200) based on the image information; According to the cause of the fault, output the corresponding control instructions; Perform actions according to control instructions.

7. The vehicle charging port cover control method according to claim 6, characterized in that: The operating state includes: the operating direction and the stall position of the charging port cover (200); When the charging port cover (200) is in the opening direction: When the charging port cover (200) is in a blocked position in a first preset position area, a first control instruction is sent to the charging port cover (200); When the charging port cover (200) is in a blocked position in a second preset position area, a second control instruction is sent to the charging port cover (200); When the blocking position of the charging port cover (200) is in a third preset position area, a third control instruction is sent to the charging port cover (200).

8. The vehicle charging port cover control method according to claim 7, characterized in that: When the charging port cover (200) is in the closing direction: When the charging port cover (200) is in a blocking position in a first preset position area or a second preset position area, a fourth control instruction is sent to the charging port cover (200); When the blocking position of the charging port cover (200) is in the third preset position area, a fifth control instruction is sent to the charging port cover (200).

9. A vehicle charging port cover control device, characterized in that: include: An acquisition module, used for acquiring the operating status of the charging port cover (200); a fault analysis module, used to collect image information of the operating state of the charging port cover (200), and analyze the cause of the fault of the charging port cover (200) based on the image information; A control module, used to output corresponding control instructions according to the cause of the fault; The execution module is used to perform actions according to the control instructions.

10. An automobile, characterized in that: It comprises a side outer panel (100), on which a vehicle charging port cover according to any one of claims 1 to 5 is installed.

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