AGV Battery Locking Hook Structure for Rapid Battery Swapping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current battery mounting structures in battery-driven vehicles, such as Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs), are not convenient for rapid battery replacement, leading to reduced efficiency, especially when replacing batteries in large quantities.
Innovation Solution
A battery assembly locking device that includes a locking hook on the battery assembly, a locking member on the AGV body, and an unlocking member on the battery assembly, allowing for secure locking and easy unlocking of the battery assembly, facilitating rapid installation and disassembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If screws are used to mount the battery in the vehicle body, then the battery can be securely fixed, but the battery replacement process becomes complex and time-consuming requiring shell disassembly
Solution Approach 1:
The battery mounting structure is segmented into separate components: a battery assembly with locking hooks and an unlocking member, and a vehicle body with locking members. This segmentation allows the battery to be quickly locked and unlocked without disassembling the entire vehicle shell, resolving the contradiction between secure fixation and rapid replacement.
Solution Approach 2:
The locking mechanism uses movable locking members that can rotate between locked and unlocked positions, and an unlocking member that can be actuated to release the locking state. This dynamic design enables rapid battery replacement while maintaining secure fixation during operation.
2Ease of operation
If the vehicle shell must be disassembled to replace the battery, then complete access is achieved, but the operation complexity and time consumption increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The unlocking function is extracted as a separate unlocking member that can be actuated without disassembling the vehicle shell. This unlocking member is specifically designed to release the locking hooks, enabling battery removal through a simple operation rather than complete shell disassembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The locking hooks and locking members are pre-positioned and designed to engage automatically when the battery is placed in the correct position. This preliminary positioning action eliminates the need for complex assembly operations during battery replacement.
3Reliability
If traditional screw mounting is used, then the battery is securely fixed, but the structure is not convenient for rapid battery replacement especially when replacing large quantities
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting structure is divided into independent locking components that can be quickly engaged and disengaged. The battery assembly has locking hooks that mate with locking members on the vehicle body, allowing rapid replacement without affecting fixation security during operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The locking members are designed to be movable and can be quickly actuated between locked and unlocked states. This dynamic mechanism enables high-speed battery replacement operations while maintaining reliable fixation when locked, directly improving replacement productivity.
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AI summary
A battery assembly locking device and an automated guided vehicle comprising the battery assembly locking device. The battery assembly locking device comprises: a battery assembly (1); locking hooks (12), which are installed on the battery assembly (1); a locking member (22), which is installed on a vehicle body (3) of an automated guided vehicle; and unlocking members (13), which are installed on the battery assembly (1), wherein the battery assembly (1) is locked on the locking member (22) by means of the locking hooks (12), and is locked on the vehicle body (3) of the automated guided vehicle; and the locking hooks (12) push the locking member (22) by means of the unlocking members (13), and are unlocked from the locking member (22). By using the cooperation of the locking hooks (12) and the locking member (22) and the cooperation of the unlocking members (13) and the locking member (22), the battery assembly (1) may be locked on the vehicle body (3) of the automated guided vehicle, or the locking hooks (12) may be unlocked from the locking member (22) so that the battery assembly (1) and the vehicle body (3) of the automated guided vehicle are unlocked, thus facilitating the unlocking and disassembly of batteries, which is suitable for automated battery replacement of large batches of batteries.