METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REPLACING ACCUMULATORS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A method for automatically exchanging a depleted energy state accumulator/battery in an electric vehicle at an accumulator/battery exchange station configured for use with a plurality of accumulators/batteries that are substantially standardized in construction comprising:
- removing the depleted energy state accumulator/battery from the electric vehicle using a quick release coupler;
exchanging the depleted energy state accumulator/battery for an accumulator/battery in a substantially full energy state; and
installing the substantially full energy state accumulator/battery in the electric vehicle using the quick release coupler;
wherein the order in which the deleted energy state accumulator/battery is exchanged for a substantially full energy state is based on at least one of manual selection, a prespecified order, or instructions from a selector associated with the accumulator/battery exchange station.
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Abstract
The invention concerns a method for exchange of accumulators/batteries for electric vehicles, wherein a multiplicity of accumulators/batteries, which are standardised in their construction at least in groups and in at least partly empty energy state, are automatically detached and removed from the electric vehicle from below in a prespecified sequence by means of a fast fixing device, the accumulators/batteries are automatically exchanged for accumulators/batteries in full energy state in a accumulator/battery exchange station and the accumulators/batteries in full energy state are automatically fitted in the electric vehicle in a predeterminable order by means of the fast fixing device.
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12 Claims
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1. A method for automatically exchanging a depleted energy state accumulator/battery in an electric vehicle at an accumulator/battery exchange station configured for use with a plurality of accumulators/batteries that are substantially standardized in construction comprising:
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removing the depleted energy state accumulator/battery from the electric vehicle using a quick release coupler; exchanging the depleted energy state accumulator/battery for an accumulator/battery in a substantially full energy state; and installing the substantially full energy state accumulator/battery in the electric vehicle using the quick release coupler; wherein the order in which the deleted energy state accumulator/battery is exchanged for a substantially full energy state is based on at least one of manual selection, a prespecified order, or instructions from a selector associated with the accumulator/battery exchange station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11)
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7. An accumulator/battery exchange station for exchange of accumulators/batteries for electric vehicles, comprising:
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an accumulator/battery coupler configured to detach depleted energy state accumulators/batteries from and install substantially full energy state accumulators/batteries in electric vehicles using a quick release coupler, wherein the accumulators/batteries have substantially standardized construction; a charging station configured to charge in succession or simultaneously a plurality of depleted energy state accumulators/batteries; and an accumulator/battery storage extractor configured to extract substantially full energy state accumulators/batteries based on at least one of manual selection, a prespecified order or instructions from a selector associated with the accumulator/battery exchange station. - View Dependent Claims (8, 12)
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9. An electric vehicle with an accumulator/battery having substantially standardized construction, the electric vehicle configured to facilitate the exchange of the accumulator/battery when in deleted energy state for a new accumulator/battery in substantially full energy state at an accumulator/battery exchange station, comprising:
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a receiver shaft configured to store the accumulator/battery having substantially standardized construction and allow for removal of the accumulator/battery at the accumulator/battery exchange station; a transmitter associated with the electric car configured to automatically or manually transmit to the accumulator/battery exchange station data on the accumulator/battery construction, such data including at least one of the electric vehicle type, the manufacturer of the accumulator/battery, the momentary charge state of the accumulator/battery, or the charge cycles achieved and their number and times for the accumulator/battery. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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