BATTERY SWAPPING METHOD
    31.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230226944A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-20

    申请号:US17916293

    申请日:2021-04-06

    IPC分类号: B60L53/80 B60S5/06 B65G47/248

    CPC分类号: B60L53/80 B60S5/06 B65G47/248

    摘要: A battery swapping method, comprising: taking out a battery pack having insufficient electricity from an electric vehicle and placing the battery pack at a first position; overturning the taken-out battery pack having insufficient electricity to a second position from the first position in a first direction; putting the battery pack insufficient electricity located at the second position into a charging compartment for charging and/or taking out a battery pack having full electricity from the charging compartment and placing the battery pack having full electricity at a third position, overturning the taken-out battery pack having full electricity to a forth position from the third position in a second direction; and putting the battery pack having full electricity located at the forth position into the electric vehicle. The battery swapping method simplify battery swapping process and increasing battery swapping speed.

    VISUAL POSITIONING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BATTERY REPLACEMENT DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20230191933A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-22

    申请号:US17790511

    申请日:2021-01-04

    摘要: A visual positioning method and system for a battery replacement device. The method comprises: controlling a battery replacement device to move below a battery accommodating portion at the bottom of an electric vehicle; photographing, by means of a photographing apparatus, a first target photographing region at a first focal length so as to obtain a positioning determination photograph; controlling the photographing apparatus to adjust the first focal length to a second focal length; and photographing, by means of the photographing apparatus, a second target photographing region at the second focal length so as to obtain a lock-state determination photograph. By means of the photographed photographs at different focal lengths, automatic adjustment of positioning, locking and unlocking is realized, not only achieving efficient and accurate determination of positioning, locking and unlocking of the battery replacement device, but also enabling the battery replacement device to achieve integral and efficient adjustment.

    LOCK MECHANISM, LOCK SYSTEM, QUICK EXCHANGE BRACKET ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC VEHICLE

    公开(公告)号:US20220275665A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-01

    申请号:US17744723

    申请日:2022-05-15

    IPC分类号: E05B47/00 B60L53/80 E05B83/00

    摘要: Provided is a lock mechanism, wherein the lock mechanism includes a lock base, the lock base is provided with an opening and a cavity extending from the opening, the opening is used for the lock shaft mounted to the battery pack to enter the cavity, the lock mechanism further includes: a lock assembly, the lock assembly is connected to one side of the lock base opposite the lock shaft, the lock assembly is moveable relative to the lock base, and the side of the lock base opposite the lock shaft extends into the cavity or exits the cavity; wherein, the lock assembly is capable of preventing the lock shaft from exiting the cavity from the opening when the lock assembly extends into the cavity; the lock assembly is capable of allowing the lock shaft to exit the cavity from the opening when the lock assembly exits the cavity.

    LOCKING METHOD AND UNLOCKING METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20220258587A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-18

    申请号:US17739499

    申请日:2022-05-09

    发明人: Jianping ZHANG

    IPC分类号: B60K1/04 H01M50/20

    摘要: A locking method and an unlocking method are provided. The locking method is used to mount a battery to a fixing seat of an electric vehicle by a locking device. The locking device includes: a lock base including a lock body, a surface of the lock body being provided with a lock groove recessed towards the interior of the lock body, the lock body being internally provided with a lock tongue groove and a lock tongue movably mounted in the lock tongue groove, and the lock tongue groove being in communication with the lock groove; and a lock shaft including a shaft rod configured to be inserted into the lock groove of the lock base to perform unlocking and locking.

    Electrical Connection Device
    39.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220149567A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-12

    申请号:US17580625

    申请日:2022-01-20

    摘要: A battery side electrical connector. The battery side electrical connector including a second mounting seat, a second high-voltage assembly and a second low-voltage assembly, wherein the second high-voltage assembly and the second low-voltage assembly are configured to be inserted through the second mounting seat, the second high-voltage assembly includes a second high-voltage pole, the second mounting seat is provided with a high-voltage mounting hole, wherein the second high-voltage pole is configured to be inserted through the high-voltage mounting hole, wherein outer wall surface of the second high-voltage pole is provided with a positioning section which is used to limit the movement of the second high-voltage pole relative to the second mounting seat along axial direction of the high-voltage mounting hole. By means of the battery side electrical connector, the second high-voltage assembly can be prevented from hard damage.

    Battery swapping system
    40.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11148644B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-19

    申请号:US16770242

    申请日:2018-12-07

    IPC分类号: B60S5/06 B60L53/80

    摘要: Disclosed is a battery swapping system, comprising a battery swapping device, a signal transmission unit, a position sensor, and a detection section. The battery swapping device comprises a master control unit and a battery pack disassembly and assembly unit. The battery pack disassembly and assembly unit is used for clamping the battery pack, the master control unit is used for controlling the battery pack disassembly and assembly unit to move along a preset path. The position sensor is used for generating a stopping instruction upon sensing of the detection section, sending the stopping instruction to the master control unit which is used for stopping moving the battery pack disassembly and assembly unit according to the stopping instruction. According to the present invention, whether a battery pack is mounted in place can be accurately detected, the accuracy and safety of battery pack swapping is ensured and the costs are low.