Battery Conveying Layout With Vertical Transfer for Compact Swap Stations
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional battery swapping stations have a large footprint due to the need for significant space to facilitate battery transportation between the swapping platform and storage mechanism, which complicates site selection and increases equipment costs.
Innovation Solution
A battery conveying system with a first and second conveying mechanism, where the first support structure is movably arranged relative to the mechanism body and can align perpendicularly with a channel structure on the second support structure, allowing the battery to be transferred between the two structures without requiring additional space, thereby reducing the overall footprint of the station.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a conventional battery swapping station uses a rail guided vehicle to transport batteries between the swapping platform and storage mechanism, then the battery transportation function is achieved, but the overall footprint of the station becomes large
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the battery support function and conveying function into a single integrated structure. The first support structure serves both to support the battery during swapping operations and to convey the battery to the storage mechanism, eliminating the need for separate transportation equipment and reducing the station's footprint.
Solution Approach 2:
The first support structure is designed with multi-functionality, serving as both a support structure for battery swapping and a conveying mechanism for battery transportation. This universal design allows the same component to perform multiple functions, thereby reducing the overall number of components and the station's footprint.
2Ease of operation
If enough space is left for battery transportation operations between the swapping platform and storage mechanism, then battery transfer is enabled, but the equipment cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the support function and conveying function into one integrated structure, reducing the space required for battery transportation operations. This merging eliminates the need for large open spaces between the swapping platform and storage mechanism, thereby reducing equipment costs while maintaining operational ease.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention transitions from a horizontal transportation approach (requiring lateral space) to a vertical integration approach. The first support structure can be positioned at different heights and lowered to align with the storage mechanism, enabling battery transfer without requiring large horizontal spaces, thus reducing equipment costs.
Data Source
AI summary
The disclosure provides a battery conveying system, a battery swapping station, and a battery swapping method. The battery conveying system includes a first conveying mechanism and a second conveying mechanism. When the first conveying system and the second conveying system are located at a docking position, a first support structure of the first conveying system is perpendicularly aligned with a channel structure of the second conveying system, such that when the first support structure of the first conveying system is being lifted or lowered relative to a mechanism body, the first support structure can run through the channel structure, such that a support surface of the first support structure is higher or lower than a support surface of the second support structure in a horizontal direction, so as to allow a battery to be transported between the first conveying system and the second conveying system. In this way, the disclosure can reduce or eliminate a transportation area between the first conveying mechanism and the second conveying mechanism, thus satisfying developmental requirements for miniaturization of the battery swapping station.