阅读说明：本技术 一种车辆定位装置及换电站 (Vehicle positioning device and battery replacement station ) 是由 戴有发 邱胜国 蒋明波 孙柳洋 吴海维 周爱军 郭义志 袁丹 于 2020-07-09 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明属于电动汽车技术领域,公开了一种车辆定位装置及换电站。该车辆定位装置包括：基架：第一定位部,形成有容槽,第一定位部滑动连接于基架,并能沿第一方向滑动；第二定位部,设置于容槽内,第二定位部滑动连接于第一定位部,并能沿与第一方向垂直的第二方向滑动,第二定位部能承载车辆的前轮或后轮；车辆定位装置还包括屏蔽机构,屏蔽机构被配置为屏蔽容槽除去容置第二定位部之外的部分所形成的敞口。屏蔽组件能够在车辆定位过程中乃至该车辆定位装置的工作间歇,也即全时段地屏蔽自身结构的敞口,防止人员的脚部或异物等进入车辆定位装置敞口所引发的人员伤害或设备故障,屏蔽组件还使该车辆定位装置外形美观。(The invention belongs to the technical field of electric automobiles, and discloses a vehicle positioning device and a battery replacement station. The vehicle positioning device includes: a base frame: the first positioning part is formed with a containing groove, is connected with the base frame in a sliding manner and can slide along a first direction; the second positioning part is arranged in the containing groove, is connected to the first positioning part in a sliding mode and can slide along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and can bear front wheels or rear wheels of a vehicle; the vehicle positioning device further includes a shielding mechanism configured to shield an opening formed by a portion of the receiving groove excluding the portion receiving the second positioning portion. The shielding assembly can shield the opening of the structure of the vehicle positioning device at all time intervals in the vehicle positioning process and even the working interval of the vehicle positioning device, prevents feet of personnel or foreign matters and the like from entering the personnel injury or equipment failure caused by the opening of the vehicle positioning device, and also enables the appearance of the vehicle positioning device to be attractive.)

1. A vehicle locating device comprising:

base frame (1):

the first positioning part (2) is provided with a containing groove (20), and the first positioning part (2) is connected with the base frame (1) in a sliding mode and can slide along a first direction (X);

a second positioning part (3) arranged in the accommodating groove (20), wherein the second positioning part (3) is connected to the first positioning part (2) in a sliding manner and can slide along a second direction (Y) perpendicular to the first direction (X), and the second positioning part (3) can bear a front wheel or a rear wheel of a vehicle;

the vehicle positioning device is characterized by further comprising a shielding mechanism (4), wherein the shielding mechanism (4) is configured to shield an opening formed by the part of the containing groove (20) except for the part containing the second positioning part (3).

2. The vehicle positioning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the shielding mechanism (4) includes:

the shielding part (41) is covered on the opening, and the shielding part (41) is at least connected to two side edges of the second positioning part (3) along the second direction (Y); the shielding part (41) is slidably connected to the first positioning part (2) so as to be slidable along the second direction (Y) with the second positioning part (3).

3. The vehicle positioning device according to claim 2, characterized in that both sides of the second positioning portion (3) in the second direction (Y) are a first side (301) and a second side (302); the shielding part (41) is flexible, one end of the shielding part (41) is connected to the first side edge (301) of the second positioning part (3), and the other end of the shielding part (41) bypasses the bottom of the second positioning part (3) and is connected to the second side edge (302) of the second positioning part (3).

4. A vehicle positioning device according to claim 3, wherein the shielding portion (41) includes a first chain (411) and a second chain (412), the first chain (411) and the second chain (412) are respectively rotatably disposed on inner walls of both ends of the accommodating groove (20) along the first direction (X), link plates (413) are connected between respective links of the first chain (411) and the second chain (412) in a one-to-one correspondence, and two link plates (413) located at the outermost sides are respectively connected to the first side edge (301) and the second side edge (302) of the second positioning portion (3).

5. The vehicle positioning device according to claim 4, characterized in that the first positioning portion (2) includes:

a base plate (21) slidably connected to the base frame (1);

a first enclosing plate (24), a second enclosing plate (25), a third enclosing plate (26) and a fourth enclosing plate (27) which are all arranged on the base plate (21), wherein the first enclosing plate (24) and the second enclosing plate (25) form the inner wall of one end of the accommodating groove (20) along the first direction (X), and the third enclosing plate (26) and the fourth enclosing plate (27) form the inner wall of the other end of the accommodating groove (20) along the first direction (X);

first even board (28) and second even board (29), first even board (28) connect in first bounding wall (24) with between second bounding wall (25), second even board (29) connect in third bounding wall (26) with between fourth bounding wall (27), first chain (411) with second chain (412) sliding connection in first even board (28) with second even board (29) respectively.

6. The vehicle positioning device according to claim 5, wherein the shielding portion (41) further includes:

a first gear (414), a second gear (415), a third gear and a fourth gear respectively arranged on the first enclosing plate (24), the second enclosing plate (25), the third enclosing plate (26) and the fourth enclosing plate (27); the first chain (411) is respectively meshed with the first gear (414) and the second gear (415); the second chains (412) are engaged with the third gear and the fourth gear, respectively.

7. The vehicle positioning apparatus of claim 6, wherein the first gear (414), the second gear (415), the third gear, and the fourth gear are each provided in pairs, and a pair of the first gear (414), a pair of the second gear (415), a pair of the third gear, and a pair of the fourth gear are provided spaced apart vertically.

8. Vehicle positioning device according to claim 4, characterized in that a chain length adjusting block (42) is arranged on the first chain (411) and/or the second chain (412).

9. The vehicle positioning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first direction (X) is parallel to a width direction of the vehicle, and the second direction (Y) is parallel to a length direction of the vehicle.

10. A power station comprising a vehicle positioning device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9.

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of electric automobiles, in particular to a vehicle positioning device and a battery replacement station.

Background

The charging of the power battery of the electric vehicle generally takes several hours, during which the electric vehicle cannot be used. In order to solve the problem, many manufacturers of electric vehicles have developed vehicles capable of replacing power batteries, wherein a detachable power battery is arranged on a vehicle chassis, and meanwhile, a power exchanging station becomes an important distribution facility capable of replacing the power battery for the electric vehicle so that the electric vehicle can be used uninterruptedly.

The existing battery replacement station generally comprises the following processes of replacing a battery of a vehicle:

after the positioning device positions the vehicle, the automobile is lifted for the lifting part through the lifting mechanism by using the automobile chassis, then the insufficient-voltage battery on the vehicle is detached through the locking and unlocking mechanism and is sent to the battery bin, the stacker crane in the battery bin receives the insufficient-voltage battery and stores the insufficient-voltage battery, the stacker crane hands over the full-voltage battery stored in the battery bin to the locking and unlocking mechanism, the locking and unlocking mechanism loads the full-voltage battery into the vehicle, the lifting mechanism falls, and the vehicle runs out.

The positioning device is generally arranged on a parking platform of the battery replacement station, and can obtain positioning data of a vehicle based on information such as the wheel base of the vehicle, the installation position of a power battery and the like after the battery replacement station identifies vehicle information.

In order to enable the V-groove roller group to move front and back and left and right, the size of the groove for accommodating the V-groove roller group on the positioning device in the front and back or left and right directions can be left with adjustment allowance, so that when the V-groove roller group moves, the groove on the periphery of the V-groove roller group forms an opening, and if feet or foreign matters of personnel enter the opening, personnel injury or equipment failure can be caused.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a vehicle positioning device and a power exchanging station, which can avoid personnel injury or equipment failure caused by the fact that feet of personnel or foreign matters enter an opening of the vehicle positioning device.

In order to achieve the purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:

a vehicle locating device comprising:

a base frame:

the first positioning part is provided with a containing groove, is connected with the base frame in a sliding manner and can slide along a first direction;

the second positioning part is arranged in the containing groove, is connected to the first positioning part in a sliding mode and can slide along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and can bear front wheels or rear wheels of a vehicle;

the vehicle positioning device further includes a shielding mechanism configured to shield an opening formed by a portion of the accommodating groove excluding the portion accommodating the second positioning portion.

Preferably, the shielding mechanism includes:

the shielding part is covered on the opening and at least connected to two side edges of the second positioning part along the second direction; the shielding part is connected with the first positioning part in a sliding mode so as to be capable of sliding along the second direction along with the second positioning part.

Preferably, two sides of the second positioning portion along the second direction are a first side and a second side; the shielding part has flexibility, one end of the shielding part is connected to the first side edge of the second positioning part, and the other end of the shielding part bypasses the bottom of the second positioning part and is connected to the second side edge of the second positioning part.

Preferably, the shielding part includes first chain and second chain, first chain with the second chain rotationally set up respectively in the holding groove is followed the both ends inner wall of first direction, first chain with be connected with the link joint between each chain link of second chain one-to-one, be located two in the outermost the link joint connect respectively in second location portion first side with the second side.

Preferably, the first positioning portion includes:

the base plate is connected to the base frame in a sliding mode;

the first enclosing plate, the second enclosing plate, the third enclosing plate and the fourth enclosing plate are arranged on the substrate, the first enclosing plate and the second enclosing plate form the inner wall of one end of the containing groove along the first direction, and the third enclosing plate and the fourth enclosing plate form the inner wall of the other end of the containing groove along the first direction;

first even board and second link board, first link board connect in first bounding wall with between the second bounding wall, the second link board connect in the third bounding wall with between the fourth bounding wall, first chain with second chain respectively sliding connection in first even board with the second links the board.

Preferably, the shield portion further includes:

the first gear, the second gear, the third gear and the fourth gear are respectively arranged on the first enclosing plate, the second enclosing plate, the third enclosing plate and the fourth enclosing plate; the first chain is meshed with the first gear and the second gear respectively; the second chain is engaged with the third gear and the fourth gear, respectively.

Preferably, the first gear, the second gear, the third gear and the fourth gear are provided in pairs, and a pair of the first gears, a pair of the second gears, a pair of the third gears and a pair of the fourth gears are provided at intervals in the vertical direction.

Preferably, a chain length adjusting block is arranged on the first chain and/or the second chain.

Preferably, the first direction is parallel to a width direction of the vehicle, and the second direction is parallel to a length direction of the vehicle.

In order to achieve the purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:

a power swapping station comprises the vehicle positioning device.

The invention has the beneficial effects that:

according to the vehicle positioning device provided by the invention, the shielding component can shield the opening of the structure of the vehicle positioning device in the vehicle positioning process and even the working interval of the vehicle positioning device, so that the feet of personnel or foreign matters and the like are prevented from entering the opening of the vehicle positioning device to cause personnel injury or equipment failure, and the shielding component also enables the appearance of the vehicle positioning device to be attractive.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of a vehicle positioning apparatus in an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of the base frame and the first positioning portion in the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a second positioning portion and a shielding mechanism in an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a second driving portion in the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural view of a shielding mechanism in an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 6 is a schematic view of a connection structure of the V-groove roller set, the first chain, the first gear and the second gear in the embodiment of the invention.

In the figure:

1. a base frame; 11. a first slide rail;

2. a first positioning portion; 20. a containing groove; 21. a substrate; 22. a first driving section; 221. a first lead screw module; 23. a second slide rail; 24. a first enclosing plate; 25. a second enclosing plate; 26. a third coaming; 27. a fourth coaming; 28. a first connecting plate; 281. a key bar; 29. a second connecting plate;

3. a second positioning portion; 31. a second driving section; 311. a second lead screw module; 312. pushing the plate; 32. a V-groove roller set; 301. a first side edge; 302. a second side edge;

4. a shielding mechanism; 41. a shielding part; 411. a first chain; 412. a second chain; 413. a chain plate; 414. a first gear; 415. a second gear; 42. a chain length adjusting block;

x, a first direction; y, second direction.

Detailed Description

The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples. It is to be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not limiting of the invention. It should be further noted that, for the convenience of description, only some of the structures related to the present invention are shown in the drawings, not all of the structures.

In the description of the present invention, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the terms "connected," "connected," and "fixed" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning permanently connected, removably connected, or integral to one another; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, "above" or "below" a first feature means that the first and second features are in direct contact, or that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact with each other via another feature therebetween. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

In the description of the present embodiment, the terms "upper", "lower", "right", etc. are used in an orientation or positional relationship based on that shown in the drawings only for convenience of description and simplicity of operation, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used only for descriptive purposes and are not intended to have a special meaning.

The embodiment provides a trade power station, should trade the power station and be used for changing the battery to electric automobile, and it includes battery compartment, vehicle positioner and adds unlocking device. The battery compartment is used for storing batteries. The vehicle positioning device is configured to adjust a spatial position of the vehicle. The locking and unlocking device can move to and fro between the battery compartment and the vehicle positioning device and can exchange batteries with the battery compartment so as to replace the batteries for the vehicle which is adjusted by the vehicle positioning device in space position.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, the vehicle positioning device includes a base frame 1, a first positioning portion 2 and a second positioning portion 3. The base frame 1 is arranged on a battery replacing platform of the battery replacing station. The first positioning portion 2 is formed with a receiving slot 20, and the first positioning portion 2 is slidably connected to the base frame 1 and can slide along a first direction X. The second positioning portion 3 is disposed in the containing groove 20, the second positioning portion 3 is slidably connected to the first positioning portion 2 and can slide along a second direction Y perpendicular to the first direction X, and the second positioning portion 3 can bear a front wheel or a rear wheel of the vehicle.

Specifically, the number of the vehicle positioning devices is two, and the two vehicle positioning devices are arranged in parallel so as to be capable of positioning two front wheels or two rear wheels of the vehicle together. The following is a description of the structure and operation of one of the vehicle positioning devices.

Be provided with the first slide rail 11 that sets up along first direction X on the bed frame 1, first location portion 2 includes base plate 21, and base plate 21 passes through first slide rail 11 sliding connection in bed frame 1 to can slide along first direction X, thereby drive the whole first direction X of following of second location portion 3 and slide. The first positioning portion 2 further includes a first driving portion 22, the first driving portion 22 is a first lead screw module 221 arranged along the first direction X, and a nut end of the first lead screw module 221 is fixed to the substrate 21 so as to drive the substrate 21 to slide along the first direction X.

The second positioning portion 3 is disposed on the substrate 21, and includes a second driving portion 31 and a V-groove roller set 32 fixed on the substrate 21, wherein the V-groove roller set 32 is disposed in the accommodating groove 20 and is used for bearing a front wheel or a rear wheel of the vehicle. The second driving portion 31 includes a second lead screw module 311 and a push plate 312, the second lead screw module 311 is disposed along the second direction Y, the push plate 312 is slidably connected to the substrate 21 through a second slide rail 23 disposed on the substrate 21, the second slide rail 23 is disposed parallel to the second direction Y, the push plate 312 is also fixed to a nut of the second lead screw module 311, so as to drive the push plate 312 to slide along the second direction Y, thereby pushing and pressing a front wheel or a rear wheel of the vehicle, so that the second positioning portion 3 can adjust the spatial position of the vehicle in the second direction, and the first driving portion 22 drives the second positioning portion 3 to indirectly adjust the spatial position of the vehicle in the first direction X, thereby completing the vehicle positioning.

Preferably, the first direction X is parallel to the width direction of the vehicle, and the second direction Y is parallel to the length direction of the vehicle, so that the vehicle positioning adjustment process can be more intuitive and convenient.

The first lead screw module 221 preferably employs a T-shaped lead screw, when a vehicle enters the vehicle positioning device, if the brake stop speed is too fast, the wheel will form a large impact on the first driving portion 22, and the T-shaped lead screw is selected to enhance the impact resistance of the first lead screw module 221, so as to avoid the impact force directly acting on the servo motor driving the lead screw to rotate.

Referring to fig. 4 and 5, in order to prevent feet of people or foreign matters from entering the opening of the vehicle positioning device to cause injury to people or equipment failure, the vehicle positioning device further includes a shielding mechanism 4, and the shielding mechanism 4 is configured to shield the opening formed by the part of the accommodating groove 20 except for the accommodating part 3.

By means of the structure, the shielding mechanism 4 can shield the opening of the structure of the vehicle positioning device in the vehicle positioning process and even the working room interval of the vehicle positioning device, so that the feet of people or foreign matters and the like are prevented from entering the opening of the vehicle positioning device to cause personnel injury or equipment failure, and the shielding mechanism also enables the appearance of the vehicle positioning device to be attractive.

In this embodiment, the shielding mechanism 4 includes a shielding portion 41, the shielding portion 41 covers the opening, and the shielding portion 41 is at least connected to two side edges of the second positioning portion 3 along the second direction Y. The shielding portion 41 is also slidably connected to the first positioning portion 2 so as to be slidable in the second direction Y with the second positioning portion 3.

Both sides of the second positioning portion 3 in the second direction Y are a first side 301 and a second side 302. The shielding part 41 has flexibility, one end of the shielding part 41 is connected to the second positioning part 3, that is, the first side 301 of the V-groove roller set 32, and the other end of the shielding part 41 is connected to the second positioning part 3, that is, the second side 302 of the V-groove roller set 32, by bypassing the bottom of the second positioning part 3, so that the movements of the two ends of the shielding part 41 are correlated with each other, and the sliding motion is smooth and reliable.

Referring to fig. 5 and 6, the shielding portion 41 includes a first chain 411 and a second chain 412, the first chain 411 and the second chain 412 are respectively and rotatably disposed on inner walls of two ends of the accommodating slot 20 along the first direction X, link plates 413 are connected between the respective chain links of the first chain 411 and the second chain 412 in a one-to-one correspondence manner, and two link plates 413 located at the outermost sides are respectively connected to the first side 301 and the second side 302 of the second positioning portion 3.

In order to form the accommodating groove 20, mount a chain and avoid the structures of the V-groove roller set 32, the first positioning portion 2 further includes a first enclosing plate 24, a second enclosing plate 25, a third enclosing plate 26, a fourth enclosing plate 27, a first connecting plate 28 and a second connecting plate 29, the first enclosing plate 24, the second enclosing plate 25, the third enclosing plate 26 and the fourth enclosing plate 27 are all disposed on the base plate 21, the first enclosing plate 24 and the second enclosing plate 25 form an inner wall of one end of the accommodating groove 20 along the first direction X, and the third enclosing plate 26 and the fourth enclosing plate 27 form an inner wall of the other end of the accommodating groove 20 along the first direction X. The first connecting plate 28 is connected between the first enclosing plate 24 and the second enclosing plate 25, the second connecting plate 29 is connected between the third enclosing plate 26 and the fourth enclosing plate 27, and the first chain 411 and the second chain 412 are slidably connected to the first connecting plate 28 and the second connecting plate 29 respectively.

Specifically, first bounding wall 24, second bounding wall 25, third bounding wall 26, fourth bounding wall 27 are located the four corners of a rectangle respectively for first bounding wall 24, second bounding wall 25, third bounding wall 26 aligns with fourth bounding wall 27 two by two, first even board 28 and second even board 29 are parallel to each other and all extend along first direction X, first even board 28 and second even board 29 both ends department all is provided with key 281, the both ends of first chain 411 and second chain 412 set up respectively can the slider of sliding connection on key 281, thereby lead for the rotation of first chain 411 and second chain 412.

Referring to fig. 6, in order to make the rotation of the first chain 411 and the second chain 412 smoother, the shielding portion 41 further includes a first gear 414, a second gear 415, a third gear, and a fourth gear, where the first gear 414, the second gear 415, the third gear, and the fourth gear are respectively disposed on the first enclosing plate 24, the second enclosing plate 25, the third enclosing plate 26, and the fourth enclosing plate 27; the first chain 411 is engaged with the first gear 414 and the second gear 415, respectively; the second chain 412 is engaged with the third gear and the fourth gear, respectively.

More preferably, the first gear 414, the second gear 415, the third gear and the fourth gear are all arranged in pairs, and the pair of first gear 414, the pair of second gear 415, the pair of third gear and the pair of fourth gear are arranged at intervals up and down, so that a space interval can be formed in the vertical direction through the pair of first gear 414, the pair of second gear 415, the pair of third gear and the pair of fourth gear, and thus it can be mentioned that one gear with a larger diameter is used for guiding the first chain 411 and the second chain 412 to meet the size setting requirement in the height direction.

In order to facilitate tensioning of first chain 411 and second chain 412, chain length adjustment block 42 is provided on first chain 411 and/or second chain 412. Taking the first chain 411 as an example, the chain length adjusting block 42 divides the first chain 411 into two sections, the chain length adjusting block 42 includes a first adjusting block, a second adjusting block and a threaded rod, the first adjusting block and the second adjusting block are respectively connected to two sections of opposite chain links of the first chain 411 and form a certain gap, the first adjusting block and the second adjusting block are bolted through the threaded rod, and therefore the gap between the first adjusting block and the second adjusting block can be adjusted through adjusting the screwing degree of the threaded rod, so as to tension the first chain 411.

It should be understood that the above-described embodiments of the present invention are merely examples for clearly illustrating the present invention, and are not intended to limit the embodiments of the present invention. Numerous obvious variations, adaptations and substitutions will occur to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention. And are neither required nor exhaustive of all embodiments. Any modification, equivalent replacement, and improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the claims of the present invention.