Battery Seating Alignment Mechanism for Vibration-Safe Swapping
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing battery swapping systems face issues with misalignment of new batteries and vehicle battery receiving spaces during the swapping process, leading to potential damage to batteries and vehicle bodies due to vibrations generated by the battery transfer apparatus.
Innovation Solution
A battery transfer apparatus with a seating portion and position alignment mechanism, including position fixing pins and a horizontal alignment portion, that ensures precise alignment of the battery and vehicle battery receiving space through corrective movements and rotations, utilizing sensors and controllers for accurate positioning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the battery transfer apparatus transfers the new battery to the battery receiving space based on the input path, then the battery swapping process can be completed, but the new battery may be transferred along a path different from the input path due to vibration, causing misalignment between the battery and battery receiving space
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by providing a position alignment portion that performs alignment correction before the battery is fully inserted into the battery receiving space. The position alignment portion detects position deviations and corrects them in advance, ensuring the battery is properly aligned before the insertion operation is completed, thus preventing misalignment damage while maintaining swapping efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback through position detection sensors that monitor the battery's position during transfer. The detected position information is fed back to the control system, which then adjusts the transfer path or position alignment portion to correct any deviations, ensuring precise alignment between the battery and battery receiving space despite vibrations during the swapping process
2Productivity
If the battery and battery receiving space are not aligned properly during battery swapping, then the swapping process may be faster, but the battery and vehicle body may be damaged
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies beforehand cushioning by providing a position alignment portion that acts as a buffer or cushioning mechanism between the battery transfer process and the final insertion. This position alignment portion absorbs and corrects position deviations before the battery contacts the battery receiving space, preventing damage while allowing for rapid swapping operations
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AI summary
A battery transfer apparatus for battery swapping that transfers a battery to a vehicle for which the battery swapping is required includes a seating portion that provides a seating space in which the battery is accommodated and a position alignment portion that allows the seating portion to move so that relative positions of the battery accommodated in the seating space and a battery receiving space of the vehicle are aligned.