Battery maintenance apparatus and battery maintenance device

Abstract

The present application relates to a battery maintenance technology, and provides a battery maintenance apparatus and a battery maintenance device. The battery maintenance apparatus comprises a base and trays; the base comprises a base body, maintenance controllers and conductive assemblies, the conductive assemblies being connected to the base body, and the conductive assemblies being electrically connected to the maintenance controllers; each tray comprises a tray body and adapter controllers, the tray body being provided with the adapter controllers and battery placement positions used for placing batteries, and each adapter controller being able to be connected to a maintenance controller when the tray body is placed towards the base body, such that the maintenance controllers perform maintenance on the batteries. For batteries of different models, adapter controllers of the corresponding models can be changed on the tray bodies, or trays having the adapter controllers of the corresponding models can be directly changed, such that the batteries can be quickly and adaptively connected to the maintenance controllers in the base by means of the adapter controllers, thereby shortening the maintenance time of batteries, and improving the maintenance efficiency of batteries.

Description

Battery maintenance device and battery maintenance equipment

[0001] The present application claims priority to the Chinese patent application No. 202422003336.5, filed on August 16, 2024 in the China Patent Office and entitled "Battery maintenance device and battery maintenance equipment", the whole content of which is incorporated herein by reference. TECHNICAL FIELD

[0002] The present application belongs to the technical field of battery maintenance, and more particularly relates to a battery maintenance device and a battery maintenance equipment. BACKGROUND

[0003] Small mobile electronic devices such as POS machines often use power supply modules such as lithium batteries for power supply. When recycling and testing these electronic devices, the capacity and performance of the battery need to be tested to confirm whether the battery can be used normally. After the test is completed, the battery needs to be discharged and charged.

[0004] Currently, a maintenance controller with testing function is used to connect with the battery, and the battery is subjected to corresponding maintenance operation through the circuit on the maintenance controller.

[0005] However, for different models of batteries, different maintenance controllers need to be adapted due to the differences in battery capacity and interface. Before the battery is maintained, the maintenance personnel need to select the corresponding maintenance controller according to the model of the battery, and then connect the maintenance controller with the battery, which results in a long maintenance time and low maintenance efficiency. TECHNICAL PROBLEM

[0006] The purpose of the embodiments of the present application is to provide a battery maintenance device and equipment to solve the technical problem of long maintenance time and low maintenance efficiency of the battery in the prior art. TECHNICAL SOLUTION

[0007] To achieve the above purpose, the technical solution adopted by the present application is:

[0008] In a first aspect, the present application provides a battery maintenance device, comprising a base and a tray;

[0009] The base comprises a seat body, a maintenance controller and a conductive assembly, the maintenance controller and the conductive assembly are connected to the seat body, and the conductive assembly is electrically connected to the maintenance controller;

[0010] The tray comprises a disc body detachably arranged on the seat body and an adapter controller, the disc body is provided with a battery placement position for placing a battery and an adapter controller;

[0011] The adapter controller is capable of being connected with the maintenance controller when the disc body is placed towards the seat body, so that the maintenance controller maintains the battery.

[0012] In some embodiments, the adapter controller is provided with a conductive contact piece, and the conductive assembly is capable of abutting against the conductive contact piece when the disc body is placed towards the seat body.

[0013] In some embodiments, the conductive assembly comprises a conductive probe, which is electrically connected with the maintenance controller, and an end of the conductive probe is capable of abutting against the conductive contact piece when the disc body is placed towards the seat body.

[0014] In some embodiments, the number of the conductive probes is at least two, and the at least two conductive probes are arranged at intervals along the extension direction of the conductive contact piece and are capable of collectively abutting against the conductive contact piece when the disc body is placed towards the seat body.

[0015] In some embodiments, the base is provided with a plurality of the trays, each of the trays is provided with a plurality of the battery placement positions, and each of the battery placement positions corresponds to one of the adapter controllers; the number of the maintenance controllers is the same as that of the adapter controllers, and each of the maintenance controllers corresponds to one of the adapter controllers.

[0016] In some embodiments, the seat body is provided with a mounting cavity, and the maintenance controller is arranged in the mounting cavity.

[0017] In some embodiments, the seat body has an abutting surface, and the conductive contact piece is capable of abutting against the conductive assembly when the disc body abuts against the abutting surface; at least part of the conductive assembly protrudes from the abutting surface, and the disc body is provided with a clearance hole, and at least part of the conductive contact piece is exposed at the aperture of the clearance hole.

[0018] In some embodiments, the tray further comprises a battery seat, which is arranged on the upper surface of the disc body, and the battery seat is provided with a positioning groove, and the inner side of the positioning groove is the battery placement position.

[0019] In some embodiments, the base further comprises a positioning pin, which is arranged on the abutting surface; the tray is provided with a positioning hole, and the positioning pin is capable of being inserted into the positioning hole when the disc body abuts against the abutting surface.

[0020] In another aspect, the present application provides a battery maintenance device, which comprises:

[0021] A box body is provided with a maintenance cavity.

[0022] A sliding device is arranged in the inspection cavity and is in sliding connection with the box body.

[0023] The battery inspection device in at least one first aspect and any optional embodiment thereof is arranged in the sliding device to access the inspection cavity through the sliding device. Advantages

[0024] The battery inspection device and the battery inspection equipment provided by the application have the advantages that after the disc body is placed on the seat body, the adapter controller is connected with the inspection controller to connect the battery with the inspection controller through the adapter controller, so that the inspection circuit in the inspection controller can be used to test, discharge and charge the battery and perform other inspection work. For different models of batteries, the adapter controller of the corresponding model can be replaced on the disc body, or the tray with the adapter controller of the corresponding model can be directly replaced, so that the battery is quickly and adaptively connected with the inspection controller in the base through the adapter controller, the maintenance and inspection time of the battery is shortened, and the maintenance and inspection efficiency of the battery is improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0025] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the application, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or the prior art description will be briefly introduced. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the application, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor.

[0026] FIG. 1 is a structural schematic view of a battery inspection device in an exemplary embodiment of the application;

[0027] FIG. 2 is an exemplary partial cross-sectional view in the A-A direction of FIG. 1;

[0028] FIG. 3 is another exemplary partial cross-sectional view in the A-A direction of FIG. 1;

[0029] FIG. 4 is a partial exploded view of the battery inspection device in an exemplary embodiment of the application;

[0030] FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the battery inspection device in an exemplary embodiment of the application;

[0031] FIG. 6 is an exploded view of a base in an exemplary embodiment of the application;

[0032] FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a battery inspection equipment in an exemplary embodiment of the application.

[0033] In the drawings, various reference signs represent:

[0034] 10-battery inspection device; 20-box body; 201-inspection cavity; 30-sliding device;

[0035] 100 - base;

[0036] 110 - seat; 1101 - abutment surface; 1102 - mounting cavity; 1103 - first vent hole; 1104 - second vent hole; 111 - first support; 112 - second support; 113 - third support; 120 - service controller; 130 - conductive probe; 130a - positive current probe; 130b - negative current probe; 130c - positive voltage probe; 130d - negative voltage probe; 140 - positioning pin;

[0037] 200 - tray;

[0038] 210 - tray body; 2101 - clearance hole; 2102 - positioning hole; 220 - adapter controller; 221 - conductive contact; 221a - positive current contact; 221b - negative current contact; 221c - positive voltage contact; 221d - negative voltage contact; 230 - battery holder; 2301 - positioning slot. Embodiments of the present application

[0039] In order to make the technical problems to be solved, technical solutions and beneficial effects of the present application more clearly understood, the present application will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only intended to explain the present application, and not to limit the present application.

[0040] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" or "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or indirectly on the other element. When an element is referred to as being "connected to" another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or indirectly connected to the other element.

[0041] It should be understood that the terms "length", "width", "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the purpose of facilitating the description of the present application and simplifying the description, and therefore cannot be understood as indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present application.

[0042] In addition, the terms "first", "second", "third", etc. are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the technical features indicated. Therefore, the features defined with "first", "second", etc. can explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "a plurality of" is two or more, unless otherwise explicitly specified.

[0043] In a first aspect, the embodiments of the present application provide a battery maintenance device 10 for testing, discharging, charging and the like of a battery.

[0044] Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the battery maintenance device 10 provided by the embodiments of the present application comprises a base 100 and a tray 200. The base 100 comprises a seat body 110, a maintenance controller 120 and a conductive assembly, the maintenance controller 120 and the conductive assembly are connected to the seat body 110, and the conductive assembly is electrically connected to the maintenance controller 120. The tray 200 comprises a disc body 210 detachably arranged on the seat body 110 and an adapter controller 220, the disc body 210 is provided with a battery placement position for placing the battery and the adapter controller 220. The adapter controller 220 can be connected to the maintenance controller 120 when the disc body 210 is placed towards the seat body 110, so that the maintenance controller 120 can maintain the battery.

[0045] The maintenance controller 120 and the adapter controller 220 can be any appropriate hardware controller, such as a printed circuit board (PBC), a flexible printed circuit (FPC), a central processing unit (CPU), a digital signal processing (DSP) chip and an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), etc.

[0046] The maintenance controller 120 is provided with a maintenance circuit, and the battery can be tested, discharged, charged and the like by the maintenance circuit. The conductive assembly can be made of copper, aluminum, graphite or conductive ceramic, and can be connected to the maintenance circuit on the maintenance controller 120 by means of soldering or wire connection.

[0047] The adapter controller 220 is provided with an adapter circuit and an adapter, the adapter is used to connect the battery to the adapter circuit, and the adapter circuit can be adaptively set according to different battery models, i.e., different models of the battery have an adapter controller 220 of a model adapted thereto.

[0048] When the disc body 210 is placed on the seat body 110 towards the seat body 110, the maintenance circuit on the maintenance controller 120 is connected to the adapter circuit on the adapter controller 220 through the conductive assembly, so that the battery can be connected to the maintenance circuit through the adapter circuit, and the battery can be tested, discharged, charged and the like by the maintenance circuit.

[0049] For different types of batteries, the corresponding type of adapter controller 220 can be replaced on the disc body 210, or the tray 200 with the corresponding type of adapter controller 220 can be directly replaced, so that the adapter controller 220 is used to quickly adapt and connect the battery with the maintenance controller 120 in the base 100, improve the maintenance efficiency of the battery, and shorten the maintenance time of the battery.

[0050] Referring to FIG. 2, the adapter controller 220 is provided with a conductive contact 221, and the conductive assembly can abut against the conductive contact 221 when the disc body 210 is placed towards the seat body 110.

[0051] The conductive contact 221 can also be made of copper, aluminum, graphite or conductive ceramic, and can also be connected to the adapter circuit on the adapter controller 220 by soldering or wire connection.

[0052] When the disc body 210 is placed on the seat body 110, the conductive assembly contacts the conductive contact 221, and since the conductive assembly and the conductive contact 221 are both conductive materials, the abutment of the conductive assembly and the conductive contact 221 can be used to connect the maintenance circuit in the maintenance controller 120 and the adapter circuit in the adapter controller 220, and achieve the adaptive connection of the battery and the maintenance circuit.

[0053] In some embodiments, the conductive assembly includes a conductive probe 130, which is electrically connected to the maintenance controller 120, and the end of the conductive probe 130 abuts against the conductive contact 221.

[0054] The shape of the conductive probe 130 can be arbitrary. For example, the conductive probe 130 is cylindrical and vertically arranged on the base 100, the bottom end of the conductive probe 130 is connected to the maintenance controller 120 by a wire, and the top end of the conductive probe 130 abuts against the conductive contact 221 of the adapter controller 220. The top of the conductive probe 130 can be provided as a spherical surface to reduce the contact area of the conductive probe 130 and the conductive contact 221 and reduce the point contact resistance of the conductive probe 130 and the conductive contact 221.

[0055] In some embodiments, the number of conductive probes 130 is at least two, and the at least two conductive probes 130 are arranged in intervals along the extension direction of the conductive contact 221 and abut against the conductive contact 221.

[0056] For example, referring to FIG. 3, the conductive assembly includes two conductive probes 130, which can be arranged in parallel in the maintenance circuit of the maintenance controller 120. When any one of the conductive probes 130 abuts against the conductive contact 221, or both of the conductive probes 130 abut against the conductive contact 221, the maintenance controller 120 and the adapter controller 220 can be connected.

[0057] The use of at least two conductive probes 130 simultaneously abutting the conductive contact 221 can improve the stability of the abutment communication between the conductive assembly and the conductive contact 221, and avoid poor contact caused by external factors such as vibration.

[0058] Among them, a plurality of conductive assemblies and a plurality of conductive contacts 221 can be arranged between each adapter controller 220 and the corresponding maintenance controller 120, and the number of conductive assemblies and conductive contacts 221 is the same, and the specific number can be matched according to the number of lines required to be connected between the maintenance circuit and the adapter circuit. The number of conductive probes 130 in each conductive assembly can be one or more.

[0059] For example, referring to FIG. 4, the number of conductive assemblies and conductive contacts 221 is four, and at least two conductive probes 130 are arranged in each conductive assembly.

[0060] In the first direction, the conductive probes 130 in each conductive assembly respectively represent positive current probes 130a, negative current probes 130b, positive voltage probes 130c, and negative voltage probes 130d, and each conductive contact 221 is a positive current contact 221a, a negative current contact 221b, a positive voltage contact 221c, and a negative voltage contact 221d. Among them, the positive current probe 130a abuts the positive current contact 221a, the negative current probe 130b abuts the negative current contact 221b, the positive voltage probe 130c abuts the positive voltage contact 221c, and the negative voltage probe 130d abuts the negative voltage contact 221d. To connect the positive current, negative current, positive voltage and negative voltage lines between the maintenance circuit and the adapter circuit.

[0061] In some embodiments, a plurality of trays 200 are arranged on the base 100, and a plurality of battery placement positions are arranged on each tray 200. Each battery placement position corresponds to each adapter controller 220, and the number of maintenance controllers 120 is the same as the number of adapter controllers 220, and each maintenance controller 120 corresponds to each adapter controller 220.

[0062] For example, referring to FIGS. 1 and 5, three trays 200 are arranged on the base 100, and the three trays 200 are arranged side by side, and each tray 200 has a plurality of battery placement positions and a corresponding number of adapter controllers 220. The number of maintenance controllers 120 arranged on the base 100 is the same as the sum of the number of all adapter controllers 220 on the three trays 200, and each maintenance controller 120 corresponds to one adapter controller 220.

[0063] The switching controller 220 on each tray 200 can be replaced according to the battery model to be maintained, so that different models of batteries can be quickly connected to the maintenance controller 120. Thus, multiple batteries can be simultaneously maintained, batch maintenance is realized, and the battery maintenance efficiency is further improved.

[0064] In some embodiments, the base 100 is provided with a mounting cavity 1102, and the maintenance controller 120 is arranged in the mounting cavity 1102. The maintenance controller 120 is protected.

[0065] For example, referring to FIG. 6, the base 100 can include a first support 111, a second support 112, and a third support 113. The first support 111 and the second support 112 are both rectangular structures arranged horizontally, and the second support 112 is arranged below the first support 111. The third support 113 has four numbers and is arranged around the first support 111. The top end of the third support 113 is connected to the first support 111, and the bottom end is connected to the second support 112, so as to form a mounting cavity 1102 between the first support 111 and the second support 112.

[0066] The maintenance controller 120 can be installed on the upper surface of the second support 112 by screws or other fasteners. The second support 112 can be provided with a first ventilation hole 1103, and the number of the first ventilation hole 1103 is the same as the number of the maintenance controller 120. Each maintenance controller 120 is installed on each first ventilation hole 1103, so as to reduce the contact area between the maintenance controller 120 and the second support 112 by using the first ventilation hole 1103, and improve the heat dissipation capacity of the maintenance controller 120.

[0067] Each third support 113 can be provided with a plurality of second ventilation holes 1104, and the second ventilation holes 1104 are in communication with the mounting cavity 1102, so as to increase the air flow in the mounting cavity 1102 and further improve the heat dissipation effect inside the mounting cavity 1102.

[0068] In combination with FIGS. 2-5, in some embodiments, the base 100 has an abutting surface 1101, and the conductive contact piece 221 can be in abutment with the conductive assembly when the disc body 210 abuts against the abutting surface 1101. At least part of the conductive assembly protrudes from the abutting surface 1101, and the disc body 210 is provided with a clearance hole 2101. At least part of the conductive contact piece 221 is exposed at the aperture of the clearance hole 2101.

[0069] The abutting surface 1101 can be the upper surface of the seat body 110, that is, the upper surface of the first support body. The conductive probe 130 is vertically arranged on the first support 111, and the first support 111 is provided with a mounting hole at a position where the conductive probe 130 is installed. The conductive probe 130 is embedded in the mounting hole, so that a part of the conductive probe 130 protrudes from the upper surface of the first support 111, and another part is located in the mounting cavity 1102 and connected to the maintenance controller 120 through a wire.

[0070] The position of the accommodation hole 2101 on the disc body 210 corresponds to the position of the conductive probe 130. After the disc body 210 is placed on the abutting surface 1101, the part of the conductive probe 130 protruding from the upper surface of the base 100 is inserted into the connecting hole to make contact with the lower surface of the conductive contact piece 221 exposed at the aperture of the connecting hole, thereby realizing the connection between the relay controller 220 and the maintenance controller 120.

[0071] In some embodiments, the tray 200 further comprises a battery seat 230, which is arranged on the upper surface of the disc body 210, and the battery seat 230 is provided with a positioning groove 2301, and the inner side of the positioning groove 2301 is a battery placement position.

[0072] The shape of the positioning groove 2301 can be adapted based on the shape of the battery, so that the bottom of the battery can be embedded in the positioning groove 2301, and the position of the battery during maintenance is kept stable. The positioning groove 2301 on each battery seat 230 can be provided with multiple, and multiple battery seats 230 can be provided on the tray 200 at the same time, for example, two battery seats 230 are arranged on the tray 200, and multiple positioning grooves 2301 are arranged on each battery seat 230, so as to form multiple battery placement positions on the tray 200.

[0073] Referring to FIGS. 1, 5 and 6, in some embodiments, the abutting surface 1101 is provided with a positioning pin 140, and the tray 200 is provided with a positioning hole 2102, and the positioning pin 140 can be inserted into the positioning hole 2102 when the disc body 210 abuts against the abutting surface 1101.

[0074] Multiple positioning holes 2102 can be arranged on the disc body 210, for example, at least two positioning holes 2102 are arranged on each disc body 210, and the positioning holes 2102 are located between the two battery seats 230. The positioning pin 140 is arranged on the upper surface of the first support body in the seat body 110, and the number and arrangement position of the positioning pin 140 match the number and position of the positioning holes 2102 on the tray body.

[0075] When the disc body 210 is placed against the abutting surface 1101, the positioning pin 140 is inserted into the corresponding positioning hole 2102, thereby positioning and fixing the position of the disc body 210, enabling each conductive assembly to be accurately inserted into the accommodation hole 2101 and accurately abut against the conductive contact 221 of the corresponding adapter controller 220.

[0076] The top of the positioning pin 140 can be provided with a conical surface to guide the installation of the tray 200.

[0077] Referring to FIG. 7, in another aspect, the application also provides a battery maintenance device, which comprises a box body 20, a sliding device 30, and at least one battery maintenance device 10 provided in the first aspect.

[0078] The box body 20 is provided with a maintenance cavity 201, the sliding device 30 is arranged in the maintenance cavity 201 and is in sliding connection with the box body 20, and the battery maintenance device 10 is arranged on the sliding device 30, so as to be capable of entering and exiting the maintenance cavity 201 through the sliding device 30.

[0079] The box body 20 can be provided with a plurality of sliding devices 30, and the plurality of sliding devices 30 are arranged in a vertical direction, and each sliding device 30 is provided with a battery maintenance device 10.

[0080] One side of the box body 20 can be provided with an opening in communication with the maintenance cavity 201, and part of the sliding device 30 is located at the opening. The sliding device 30 can be in sliding connection with the inner wall of the box body 20 through a guide rail, a slide rail or the like, so as to enable the sliding device 30 to enter and exit the maintenance cavity 201 through the opening. The base 100 in the battery maintenance device 10 can be fixed on the sliding device 30, so as to enable the battery maintenance device 10 to enter and exit the maintenance cavity 201 through the opening by means of the sliding device 30.

[0081] When the battery maintenance device 10 is used to maintain the battery, the battery maintenance device 10 can be pushed into the inside of the maintenance cavity 201, thereby ensuring the stability of the battery during maintenance. In addition, a fan or the like heat dissipation device can be arranged in the box body 20, so as to dissipate heat of the battery maintenance device 10, thereby avoiding the temperature of the battery from being too high during testing, discharging and charging, and improving the safety during maintenance of the battery.

[0082] The above merely provides the preferred embodiments of the application and is not used to limit the application. Any modification, equivalent replacement and improvement made within the spirit and principle of the application shall be included in the protection scope of the application.

Claims

1. A battery servicing device, characterized in that, The base and the tray are included; The base includes a seat body, an inspection controller and a conductive assembly, the inspection controller and the conductive assembly are connected to the seat body, and the conductive assembly is electrically connected to the inspection controller; The tray includes a disc body detachably arranged on the seat body and an adapter controller, the disc body is provided with a battery placement position for placing a battery and an adapter controller; The adapter controller can be connected to the inspection controller when the disc body is placed towards the seat body, so that the inspection controller inspects the battery.

2. The battery servicing device of claim 1, wherein, The adapter controller is provided with a conductive contact piece, and the conductive assembly can abut against the conductive contact piece when the disc body is placed towards the seat body.

3. The battery servicing device of claim 2, wherein, The conductive assembly includes a conductive probe, the conductive probe is electrically connected to the inspection controller, and the end of the conductive probe can abut against the conductive contact piece when the disc body is placed towards the seat body.

4. The battery servicing device of claim 3, wherein, The number of the conductive probes is at least two, the at least two conductive probes are arranged in the extension direction of the conductive contact piece and can jointly abut against the conductive contact piece when the disc body is placed towards the seat body.

5. The battery servicing device according to any one of claims 2-4, characterized in that, A plurality of the trays are arranged on the base, a plurality of the battery placement positions are arranged on each of the trays, and each of the battery placement positions corresponds to each of the adapter controllers. The number of the inspection controllers is the same as the number of the adapter controllers, and each of the inspection controllers corresponds to each of the adapter controllers.

6. The battery servicing device of claim 5, wherein, The seat body is provided with a mounting cavity, and the inspection controller is arranged in the mounting cavity.

7. The battery servicing device of claim 5, wherein, The seat body has an abutting surface, and the conductive contact piece can abut against the conductive assembly when the disc body abuts against the abutting surface. At least part of the conductive assembly protrudes from the abutting surface, the disc body is provided with a clearance hole, and at least part of the conductive contact piece is exposed at the hole opening of the clearance hole.

8. The battery servicing device of claim 7, wherein, The tray further includes a battery seat arranged on the upper surface of the disc body, the battery seat is provided with a positioning groove, and the inner side of the positioning groove is the battery placement position.

9. The battery servicing device of claim 7, wherein, The base further includes a positioning pin arranged on the abutting surface. The tray is provided with a positioning hole, and the positioning pin can be inserted into the positioning hole when the disc body abuts against the abutting surface.

10. A battery servicing apparatus, characterised in that, The box is provided with an inspection cavity; The sliding device is arranged in the inspection cavity and is in sliding connection with the box; At least one battery inspection device according to any one of claims 1-9 is arranged on the sliding device to enter and exit the inspection cavity through the sliding device. ​

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