REMOVABLE BATTERY FIXING ASSEMBLY OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND FIXING METHOD THEREOF

• US 20150037625A1
• Filed: 03/27/2013
• Published: 02/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Aleees Eco Ark Cayman Co Ltd
• Original Assignee: Aleees Eco Ark Co., Ltd. (Aleees Eco Ark Cayman Co Ltd)
• Inventors: Wen, Chung-Wei
• Granted Patent: US 9,827,840 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 429/50
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 1/04 of the electric storage means for propulsion exchanging batteries for electric propulsion of vehicles B60L53/80; for auxiliary purposes only B60R16/04; supplying batteries to, or removing batteries from, vehicles B60S5/06
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2001/0438 Arrangement under the floor
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2001/0455 Removal or replacement of the energy storages
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2001/0461 from the side
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2001/0494 with arrangements for sliding
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/64 Constructional details of batteries specially adapted for electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 2220/20 Batteries in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/244 Secondary casings; Racks; Suspension devices; Carrying devices; Holders characterised by their mounting method
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/249 specially adapted for aircraft or vehicles, e.g. cars or trains constructional details of batteries specially adapted for electric vehicles B60L50/64
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/262 with fastening means, e.g. locks
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/12 Electric charging stations

Abstract

A removable battery fixing assembly of an electric vehicle includes a removable battery module and a fixing device installed in the electric vehicle. The removable battery module has a main body with first and second side surfaces. A guiding bar is disposed on the first side surface. The fixing device includes a base, a driving part, a main transmission part, a guiding part, a first stopping part, and a second stopping part. When installing the removable battery module, the guiding bar is aligned with and moved along the guiding part. When moving the removable battery module to a specified position, the driving part drives the main transmission part horizontally, so that the first stopping part is correspondingly rotated to urge against an end part of the guiding bar. Meanwhile, the plural connection elements correspondingly drive the second stopping part to lock the second side surface of the removable battery module.

Claims

1. A removable battery fixing assembly of an electric vehicle, comprising:

a removable battery module comprising;

a main body having a first side surface and a second side surface, wherein the first side surface and the second side surface is located adjacent to each other, and at least one guiding bar is disposed on the first side surface; and

a fixing device installed in a vehicle body of an electric vehicle and comprising;

a base;

a driving part disposed on the base;

a main transmission part connected with the driving part;

a guiding part disposed on the base;

a first stopping part pivotally coupled with the main transmission part; and

a second stopping part pivotally coupled with the main transmission part through plural connection elements,

wherein for installing the removable battery module in the vehicle body of the electric vehicle, the at least one guiding bar on the first side surface of the removable battery module is aligned with the guiding part and moved along the guiding part, wherein when the removable battery module is moved to a specified position, the main transmission part is driven by the driving part to be moved horizontally, so that the first stopping part is correspondingly rotated to urge against an end part of the guiding bar, wherein when the removable battery module is moved to the specified position, the second stopping part is correspondingly driven by the plural connection elements to lock the second side surface of the removable battery module.

2. The removable battery fixing assembly of the electric vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the main transmission part further comprises a guiding slot, wherein the main transmission part is coupled with the base by penetrating a fixing pin through the guiding slot, wherein a reciprocating moving distance of the main transmission part is limited by a first end and a second end of the guiding slot and a locking status and an unlocking status of the fixing device are defined according to a position of the fixing pin relative to the first end and the second end of the guiding slot.

3. The removable battery fixing assembly of the electric vehicle according to claim 2, wherein when the fixing device is in the unlocking status, the first stopping part is inclined with respect to the main transmission part, wherein when the main transmission part is driven by the driving part to be moved horizontally and the fixing device is in the locking status, the first stopping part is rotated and upraised to urge against the end part of the guiding bar on the first side surface of the removable battery module, so that the removable battery module is locked by the first stopping part.

4. The removable battery fixing assembly of the electric vehicle according to claim 2, wherein when the fixing device is in the unlocking status, the second stopping part is in an upright state, wherein when the main transmission part is driven by the driving part to be moved horizontally and the fixing device is in the locking status, the second stopping part is rotated downwardly through the transmission of the plural connection elements and the second stopping part is in a horizontal state to lock the second side surface of the removable battery module, so that a second locking mechanism for the removable battery module is performed.

5. The removable battery fixing assembly of the electric vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the driving part is a hydraulic driving element, an oil pressure driving element, a pneumatic driving element or a screw rod.

6. The removable battery fixing assembly of the electric vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the driving part is a pneumatic cylinder.

7. A fixing method for a removable battery fixing assembly of an electric vehicle, the fixing method comprising steps of:

(a) providing a removable battery module, wherein the removable battery module has a first side surface and a second side surface, the first side surface and the second side surface are located adjacent to each other, and at least one guiding bar is disposed on the first side surface;

(b) allowing the guiding bar of the removable battery module to be aligned with a guiding part of a fixing device of an electric vehicle, and moving the removable battery module along the guiding part of the fixing device to a specified position;

(c) enabling a driving part of the fixing device to drive a main transmission part to be moved horizontally, so that a first stopping part pivotally coupled with the main transmission part is correspondingly rotated to urge against an end part of the guiding bar; and

(d) allowing a second stopping part of the fixing device to be correspondingly rotated to lock the second side surface of the removable battery module while the main transmission part is moved horizontally, wherein the second stopping part is pivotally coupled with the main transmission part through plural connection elements.

8. The fixing method according to claim 7, wherein the main transmission part further comprises a guiding slot, wherein the main transmission part is coupled with a base by penetrating a fixing pin through the guiding slot, wherein a reciprocating moving distance of the main transmission part is limited by a first end and a second end of the guiding slot and a locking status and an unlocking status of the fixing device are defined, wherein when the end part of the guiding bar is urged against by the first stopping part in the step (c) and the second side surface of the removable battery module is locked by the second stopping part in the step (d), the fixing device is in the locking status.

9. The fixing method according to claim 8, wherein when the fixing device is in the unlocking status, the first stopping part is inclined with respect to the main transmission part, wherein when the main transmission part is driven by the driving part to be moved horizontally and the fixing device is in the locking status in the step (c), the first stopping part is rotated and upraised to urge against the end part of the guiding bar on the first side surface of the removable battery module, so that the removable battery module is locked by the first stopping part.

10. The fixing method according to claim 8, wherein when the fixing device is in the unlocking status, the second stopping part is in an upright state, wherein when the main transmission part is driven by the driving part to be moved horizontally and the fixing device is in the locking status in the step (d), the second stopping part is rotated downwardly through the transmission of the plural connection elements and the second stopping part is in a horizontal state to lock the second side surface of the removable battery module, so that a second locking mechanism for the removable battery module is performed.