Battery exchange station
First Claim
1. A sliding door system for providing access to an underside of a vehicle, comprising:
- a door configured to slide in a first direction; and
a conveyor system at least partially built into the door and configured to allow a surface of the conveyor system to slide relative to the door in a second direction opposite to the first direction while supporting at least one wheel of a vehicle on the surface of the conveyor system.
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Abstract
At a battery exchange station a discharged battery is removed and a charged battery is inserted into an electric vehicle. The battery exchange station has various mechanisms to make this exchange. In some embodiments, the batteries are stored in a warehouse, where they are given an appropriate amount of charge. The charged batteries are moved from the warehouse by an automated robotic mechanism. The automated robotic system provides the charged battery to a battery exchange system which inserts the charged battery into the vehicle after it removes the discharged battery from the vehicle. The insertion and removal of the battery is done vertically, i.e., into and out of the bottom of the vehicle. The battery exchange system is located in a service bay under the vehicle. A sliding door system creates an opening above the service bay. The opening is of variable size depending on the size of the vehicle.
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24 Claims
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1. A sliding door system for providing access to an underside of a vehicle, comprising:
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a door configured to slide in a first direction; and a conveyor system at least partially built into the door and configured to allow a surface of the conveyor system to slide relative to the door in a second direction opposite to the first direction while supporting at least one wheel of a vehicle on the surface of the conveyor system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A sliding door system for providing access to an underside of a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a door coupled to a service bay and configured to slide in a first direction to expose an opening above the service bay; and a conveyor system at least partially built into the door, the conveyer system configured to;
(i) support at least one wheel of a vehicle in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, and (ii) allow relative motion between the door and the at least one wheel of the vehicle when the door is slid in the first direction. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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