Battery Tray Lock Assembly for Synchronized Multi-Lock Unlocking
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing battery swapping process in new energy vehicles is complex, leading to low efficiency and potential damage to lock bodies due to inconsistent unlocking actions of multiple lock bodies.
Innovation Solution
A lock assembly with a connecting structure that links the driving members of multiple lock bodies, enabling simultaneous transition from a locked to an unlocked state, enhancing synchronization and reducing the likelihood of inconsistent unlocking.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple lock bodies are used for battery swapping, then the security and reliability of battery locking is improved, but the complexity of the unlocking process increases and inconsistency among multiple lock bodies may occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple independent locking mechanisms into a unified system by introducing a connecting rod that links all driving members. This merging approach maintains the security benefits of multiple locks while synchronizing their operation through a single operating member, thereby reducing process complexity and ensuring consistent unlocking across all lock bodies.
Solution Approach 2:
The connecting rod serves as a universal component that performs multiple functions: it transmits force from the operating member to all driving members simultaneously, coordinates the unlocking sequence, and ensures synchronized operation of all lock bodies. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction by providing a single control mechanism that manages multiple locking points.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple lock bodies are operated independently, then each lock body can be controlled separately, but inconsistent unlocking actions occur leading to lock body damage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the control of multiple lock bodies through a common connecting rod mechanism. While each lock body retains its individual driving member for potential independent operation, the connecting rod ensures that when one operating member is actuated, all driving members move simultaneously and consistently, preventing the inconsistency that leads to lock body damage.
3Productivity
If synchronized unlocking of multiple lock bodies is achieved, then battery swapping efficiency is improved, but the structural complexity of the lock assembly increases
Solution Approach 1:
The connecting rod acts as an intermediary mechanism that transmits the unlocking force from the operating member to all driving members simultaneously. This intermediary structure enables synchronized unlocking of multiple lock bodies through a single control point, significantly improving battery swapping efficiency. The added structural complexity is minimized by using a simple rod-like connector rather than complex coordination systems.
Data Source
AI summary
A lock assembly, a battery tray, and an electric apparatus. The lock assembly includes a plurality of lock bodies, the lock body including a locking component and a driving member, where the locking component is configured to be able to be driven by the driving member to transition from a locked state to an unlocked state. The lock assembly further includes a connecting structure, where the connecting structure is connected to driving members of the plurality of lock bodies to link the driving members of the plurality of lock bodies, enabling locking components of the plurality of lock bodies to be simultaneously driven by the corresponding driving members to transition from the locked state to the unlocked state.