Battery Insertion Case Guiding and Locking in Cluster Cabinets
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current battery insertion cases lack a limiting and guiding structure, leading to inaccurate alignment during insertion, reduced installation efficiency, increased operational errors, and potential damage or safety risks due to shaking within the cabinet body.
Innovation Solution
A battery cluster design featuring a battery insertion case with a first limiting structure and guiding ribs, which are inserted into slots with corresponding second limiting structures in the cabinet body, providing a clear path and stable connection through slot tracks and guiding ribs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Weight of moving object
If a simple frame-type structure is used for the cabinet body, then the weight and manufacturing cost are reduced, but the support and stability are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The cabinet body is divided into a frame structure and separate support plates. The frame provides the basic structure while support plates are strategically positioned to provide stability where needed, allowing the system to be lightweight yet stable.
Solution Approach 2:
Support plates are introduced as intermediary elements between the frame structure and the battery insertion cases. These plates provide the necessary stability and support without requiring the entire cabinet body to be a heavy solid structure.
2Device complexity
If manual alignment is used for inserting the battery insertion case, then the structure is simple, but the alignment accuracy is low and multiple adjustments are needed
Solution Approach 1:
The guiding ribs on the support plates automatically guide the battery insertion case during insertion. The system serves itself by using the guiding ribs to align and position the insertion case without requiring manual alignment, achieving both simplicity and precision.
Solution Approach 2:
Visual indicators such as positioning ports and guiding features are designed to be visually distinct, allowing operators to quickly identify the correct insertion position and orientation, improving alignment accuracy while maintaining operational simplicity.
3Ease of operation
If the battery insertion case is allowed to shake inside the cabinet body, then the installation process is simple, but the mechanical stress and safety risks increase
Solution Approach 1:
Limiting structures are designed in advance to prevent shaking and displacement before they can cause damage. The first limiting structure on the support plates and the second limiting structure on the cabinet body work together to constrain the battery insertion case, preventing harmful movements before they occur.
Solution Approach 2:
The limiting structures act as preventive measures that cushion against potential damage by restricting the range of motion of the battery insertion case. This beforehand constraint prevents excessive shaking and reduces mechanical stress on connection parts.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed in the present disclosure is a battery cluster, including a battery insertion case, an insertion end of which is provided with a first limiting structure, and a battery cabinet body provided with an insertion opening and at least one slots. Inner side walls of each slot are provided with a slot track and a guiding rib. The battery insertion case is inserted through the insertion opening and slides along the slot track, an end of the guiding rib close to the insertion opening is provided with a chamfer, and a second limiting structure is provided in each slot at an end away from the insertion opening. When the battery insertion case is completely inserted into one slot, the guiding rib is abutted against two sides of the battery insertion case, and the first limiting structure and the second limiting structure are limited and fixed to each other.