Self-adaptive charging seat and charging system thereof
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of charging, in particular to a self-adaptive charging seat and a charging system thereof.
Background
At present, the alignment requirement of the mutual matching of a common charging seat and a charging plug is higher, and the accurate matching and charging of the electrodes can be realized under the condition of more accurate matching. Particularly in the case of automatic matched charging, for example, automatic recharging of a movable platform, automatic accurate alignment is often not achieved, and higher cost is required for processing on hardware and software to achieve accurate recharging. This not only increases the cost, but also affects the charging efficiency.
Disclosure of Invention
Aiming at the problems of the existing products, the invention provides the self-adaptive charging seat and the charging system thereof, which have low alignment precision requirement, low cost and high charging matching efficiency.
The invention relates to a self-adaptive charging seat, which comprises a base and also comprises
The docking mechanism is movably connected with the base;
The pose adjusting mechanism is arranged between the base and the docking mechanism and is provided with a moving assembly and a resetting assembly;
The first electrode assembly is arranged on the surface of the butt joint mechanism;
Wherein, the movable component allows the docking mechanism to change the pose due to the stress, and the reset component provides a reaction force for resetting the pose of the docking mechanism.
Preferably, the moving assembly comprises a translation mechanism for adjusting the docking mechanism to translate.
Preferably, the translation mechanism includes a first translation assembly disposed along a first direction.
Preferably, the first translation assembly comprises
The first sliding block is arranged in the base and is provided with a guide groove;
The guide rail is fixedly arranged in the base along the first direction;
the guide rail is arranged in the guide groove, and the first sliding block can slide along the guide rail.
Preferably, the translation mechanism includes a second translation assembly disposed along a second direction.
Preferably, the second translation assembly comprises
The second sliding block is fixedly connected with the butt joint mechanism;
the second sliding rail is fixedly arranged in the first sliding block along a second direction;
The second sliding block can slide along the second sliding block.
Preferably, the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction.
Preferably, the pose adjusting mechanism comprises a rotating mechanism for adjusting the docking mechanism to rotate.
Preferably, the moving assembly comprises a rotating mechanism for allowing the docking mechanism to perform a rotating action;
a turntable is arranged under the butt joint mechanism;
the rotating mechanism is provided with a rotating support;
wherein, the turntable can rotate around the rotation center line of the rotation support in the horizontal plane.
Preferably, the method also comprises the following steps of,
The stop block is fixedly arranged on the surface of the rotating mechanism,
The sliding groove is arranged on the surface of the rotating mechanism and is opposite to the stop block;
Or alternatively, the first and second heat exchangers may be,
The stop block is fixedly arranged on the surface of the turntable,
The sliding groove is arranged on the surface of the rotating mechanism and is opposite to the stop block;
The stop block is arranged in the chute and used for restraining the rotation angle of the turntable.
Preferably, the first electrode assembly includes at least one pair of first electrodes disposed opposite each other on the docking structure.
Preferably, the docking mechanism comprises two mounting planes, at least one pair of first electrodes are respectively mounted on the two mounting planes of the docking mechanism, and extension planes of the mounting planes intersect to form an included angle theta.
Preferably, the intersecting angle of the mounting planes is an acute angle.
Preferably, a return spring is mounted on the first electrode.
In a second aspect, the present invention provides an adaptive charging system comprising
The charging plug comprises a clamp arm and a second electrode assembly, wherein the tail end of the clamp arm is provided with a slot, and the second electrode assembly comprises at least one pair of second electrodes oppositely arranged in the slot
The docking mechanism can be spliced with the slot, and the second electrode assembly and the first electrode assembly are matched with each other during splicing;
the position and the posture of the docking mechanism change along with the position and the posture of the slot.
After adopting the structure, compared with the prior art, the invention has the following advantages:
The self-adaptive type docking mechanism is adopted, free displacement can be carried out along with the touch of an external plug to realize good matching, and the pose adjusting mechanism comprises the moving component and the resetting component, so that the reliability of automatic charging is provided, the cost is low, the tolerance is large, and the manufacturability is good. The charging adaptability is better, and the matching time is shortened. The invention has low alignment precision requirement, low cost and high charging matching efficiency.
Drawings
Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an adaptive charging system according to the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a schematic view of a part of the structure of the adaptive charging stand of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is a schematic view of the docking mechanism of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of the posture adjusting mechanism of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is an exploded view of the adaptive charging system of the present invention.
Fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of the adaptive charging stand of the present invention.
0. Base, 1, docking mechanism, 11, chute, 12, carousel, 2, pose adjustment mechanism, 21, moving assembly, 211, translating mechanism, 2111, first translating assembly, 21111, first slider, 21112, guide rail, 2112, second translating assembly, 21121, second slider, 21122, second slide rail, 212, rotating mechanism, 2121, rotating support, 2122, dog, 22, reset assembly, 3, first electrode assembly, 4, charging plug, 41, jawarms, 42, second electrode assembly.
Detailed Description
The invention will be further described with reference to the drawings and the specific examples.
As shown in fig. 1 and 6, the self-adaptive charging stand of the present invention is configured to provide a power supply for the charging plug 4, and includes a base 0, a docking mechanism 1, a pose adjusting mechanism 2, and a first electrode assembly 3. An adaptive charging system comprises a charging plug 4 and an adaptive charging seat, wherein the charging plug 4 comprises a clamp arm 41 and a second electrode assembly 42, the docking mechanism 1 and the slot can be spliced, and the second electrode assembly 42 and the first electrode assembly 3 are matched with each other during splicing.
Base 0, base 0 is typically made of an insulating material (e.g., bakelite, plastic, etc.). For constraining the degrees of freedom of the docking mechanism 1, the pose adjusting mechanism 2 and the remaining components. The base 0 includes identifiable features. When the device to be charged is a laser guided vehicle, the base 0 is used in cooperation with the laser guided vehicle, and the feature may be a laser reflecting surface. In other usage scenarios, the feature may be an image or a two-dimensional code. The security position of the base 0 is not limited, and the base can be placed against the wall surface, or placed at the corner of two wall surfaces, or at any other position. The base is also provided with a charging switch and an LED indicator lamp.
The butt joint mechanism 1 is movably connected with the base 0, and the movable mode of movable connection comprises relative movement such as relative sliding, rotation and the like. The surface of the battery is used for installing a first electrode assembly 3, and the first electrode assembly 3 is connected in a power supply circuit and is used for providing power for equipment to be charged. The docking mechanism 1 may be a pluggable structure, and more specifically, as shown in fig. 3, may have a wider arc surface at one end and a narrower plugging portion at one end. The slot is provided with a concave butt joint surface. The size of the concave butt joint surface of the socket and the size of the plug-in part of the butt joint mechanism 1 can be matched with each other to finish butt joint. In contrast, the docking mechanism 1 may have a concave docking surface, the slot has a convex insertion portion, and the slot may be inserted into the docking mechanism 1 to complete docking.
The first electrode assembly 3 is generally made of a conductive material such as metal. Comprises at least one pair of first electrodes oppositely arranged on the butt joint structure. The docking mechanism 1 comprises two mounting planes, and at least one pair of first electrodes are respectively mounted on the two mounting planes of the docking mechanism 1. As one way, the mounting surfaces are located on two opposite sides of the docking mechanism 1. The extending surfaces of the mounting planes intersect to form an included angle theta. The included angle theta of the installation plane is an acute angle. In order to improve the stability of the docking charging, elastic members may be disposed between the first electrode assembly 3 and the docking structure, and between the second electrode assembly 42 and the plug. The resilient member may be, but is not limited to, a return spring. The elastic member supports the first electrode assembly 3 and the second electrode assembly 42 against each other. When the butt joint is completed, the first electrode assembly 3 is contacted with the second electrode assembly 42, the positive electrode of the first electrode assembly 3 is contacted with the positive electrode of the second electrode assembly 42, and the negative electrode of the first electrode assembly 3 is contacted with the negative electrode of the second electrode assembly 42, so that the charging can be realized.
The charging plug 4 can be arranged on the automatic guiding vehicle and is arranged on one side of the automatic guiding vehicle through a screw connection or other fixed connection modes. As shown in fig. 5, the charging plug 4 includes a clamp arm 41 and a second electrode assembly 42, wherein the clamp arm 41 has a slot at the end of the clamp arm 41, and the second electrode assembly 42 includes at least one pair of second electrodes disposed opposite to each other in the slot.
The pose adjusting mechanism 2 is arranged between the base 0 and the docking mechanism 1 as shown in fig. 4, the pose adjusting mechanism 2 is provided with a moving component 21 and a resetting component 22, and the pose adjusting mechanism 2 comprises a translation mechanism 211 for adjusting the docking mechanism 1 to translate. The pose adjusting mechanism 2 comprises a rotating mechanism 212 for adjusting the docking mechanism 1 to rotate.
In addition, a limiting and striking device is arranged on the base 0, and the limiting and striking device is arranged at the tail end of the pose adjusting mechanism 2 to play a limiting role. The anti-collision device on the automatic guiding vehicle collides with the limiting collision device, and the automatic guiding vehicle is in a static state from a moving state.
The present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings in conjunction with the embodiments for explaining the technical principles of the present application, but not limited thereto. It should be noted that, without conflict, the embodiments of the present application and features of the embodiments may be combined with each other.
As one embodiment, the translation mechanism 211 includes a first translation assembly 2111 disposed along a first direction. The first translation assembly 2111 comprises a first slider 21111 mounted in the base 0 and provided with a guide groove, a guide rail 21112 fixedly arranged in the base 0 along a first direction, wherein the guide rail 21112 is arranged in the guide groove, and the first slider 21111 can slide along the guide rail 21112. As shown in fig. 2, the first direction is a front-back direction, at least two guide grooves are provided at the rear of the first slider 21111 along the first direction, the guide rail 21112 is fixedly connected with the base 0, and the first slider 21111 can move back and forth along the guide rail 21112. The guide 21112 is sleeved with a resilient return member, including but not limited to a spring. The first slider 21111 is covered with a cover.
As an embodiment, the translation mechanism 211 includes a second translation assembly 2112 disposed along a second direction. The second translation assembly 2112 includes a second slider 21121 fixedly coupled to the docking mechanism 1, and a second slide 21122 fixedly disposed in the first slider 21111 along a second direction, wherein the second slider 21121 is slidable along the second slider 21121. More specifically, the first sliding block 21111 is provided with a receiving space, the second sliding rail 21122 is disposed in the receiving space, and the second sliding block 21121 slides in the receiving space of the first sliding block 21111.
The first direction and the second direction form an included angle. Preferably, the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction.
The pose adjusting mechanism 2 comprises a rotating mechanism 212 for allowing the docking mechanism 1 to realize rotating motion, a turntable 12 is arranged under the docking mechanism 1 in a rotating connection mode, the rotating mechanism 212 is provided with a rotating support 2121, and the turntable 12 can rotate around the rotating center line of the rotating support 2121 in a horizontal plane. More specifically, the rotating mechanism 212 further comprises a stopper 2122 fixedly mounted on the surface of the rotating mechanism 212, and a chute 11 disposed on the surface of the turntable 12 and opposite to the stopper 2122. Alternatively, the rotating mechanism 212 further includes a stopper 2122 fixedly mounted on the surface of the turntable 12, and the chute 11 is disposed on the surface of the rotating mechanism 212 opposite to the stopper 2122.
In addition, in order to limit the rotation angle of the rotation mechanism 212 so that the rotation angle of the turntable 12 is not limited by the excessive rotation range of the rotation mechanism 212 and the rotation angle of the turntable 12 cannot be matched, the stopper 2122 is disposed in the chute 11.
The moving component 21 allows the docking mechanism 1 to change its pose due to the force, and the resetting component 22 provides a reaction force for resetting the pose of the docking mechanism 1.
In a specific implementation process, the equipment to be charged arrives at the periphery of the invention through laser navigation or other navigation modes, and the extending clamp arm 41 is matched with the docking mechanism 1 to realize charging.
In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the directions or positional relationships indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "front", "rear", etc., are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience of description and simplification of the description, and do not indicate or imply that the apparatus or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention.
In the present invention, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, a first feature "above" or "below" a second feature may include both the first and second features being in direct contact, as well as the first and second features not being in direct contact but being in contact with each other through additional features therebetween. Moreover, a first feature being "above," "over" and "on" a second feature includes the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. The first feature being "under", "below" and "beneath" the second feature includes the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is less level than the second feature.
In the description of the present specification, a description referring to terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "examples," "specific examples," or "some examples," etc., means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiments or examples. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.
The foregoing is illustrative of the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not to be construed as limiting the claims. The invention is not limited to the above embodiments, the specific structure of which is allowed to vary, but all variations within the scope of the invention as defined in the independent claims.