Patents Assigned to SHANGHAI DIANBA NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
  • Patent number: 11958447
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: SHANGHAI DIANBA NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., AULTON NEW ENERGY AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY GROUP
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Chunhua Huang, Zhihao Chen, Weichun Huang
  • Patent number: 11958351
    Abstract: 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 connection 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: SHANGHAI DIANBA NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jianping Zhang
  • Patent number: 11958378
    Abstract: A movable battery replacing platform includes a travel-driving portion used for driving the movable battery replacing platform to move on the ground; a lifting portion mounted on the travel-driving portion, for lifting a battery during the replacement of the battery; and a battery mounting portion mounted on the top of the lifting portion, for placing a battery to be replaced or a replaced battery. The battery mounting porting is provided with a battery replacing device. The device can use an unlocking device to unlock a battery locked on the bottom of an electric vehicle, automatically aligning an unlocking point of a battery locking mechanism and realizing automatic unlocking in the movement. The angle of an upper board relative to the battery unlocking position can be adjusted by a movement actuating device, so that the unlocking point of the battery can automatically fit where the movable battery replacing platform remains still.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: SHANGHAI DIANBA NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., AULTON NEW ENERGY AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY GROUP
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Chunhua Huang, Junqiao Zhou, Minghou Zhu, Xiaodong Li, Rui Zou, Shiyong Di
  • Patent number: 11958379
    Abstract: Disclosed is an unlocking device, battery replacing platform and movable battery replacing platform. The unlocking device comprises: a guide rail; a movable seat mounted on the guide rail; an unlocking ejector rod vertically mounted on the movable seat; and a driving member to drive the movable seat to move horizontally along a plane of the guide rail, the driving member is a driving push rod; the movable seat mounted on the guide rail includes a fixing cylinder fixed vertically mounted direct on the movable seat, and the unlocking ejector rod is movably mounted inside of the fixing cylinder, and a second spring is provided in the fixing cylinder, the second spring is configured to apply an upward thrust to the unlocking ejector rod. The unlocking ejector rod can be controlled to move on the predetermined rail, and the battery locking mechanism on the electric vehicle can be automatically unlocked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: SHANGHAI DIANBA NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., AULTON NEW ENERGY AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY GROUP
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Chunhua Huang, Junqiao Zhou, Minghou Zhu, Xiaodong Li, Rui Zou, Shiyong Di
  • Patent number: 11845355
    Abstract: A movable battery replacing platform includes a travel-driving portion used for driving the movable battery replacing platform to move on the ground; a lifting portion mounted on the travel-driving portion, for lifting a battery during the replacement of the battery; and a battery mounting portion mounted on the top of the lifting portion, for placing a battery to be replaced or a replaced battery. The battery mounting porting is provided with a battery replacing device. The device can use an unlocking device to unlock a battery locked on the bottom of an electric vehicle, automatically aligning an unlocking point of a battery locking mechanism and realizing automatic unlocking in the movement. The angle of an upper board relative to the battery unlocking position can be adjusted by a movement actuating device, so that the unlocking point of the battery can automatically fit where the movable battery replacing platform remains still.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignees: SHANGHAI DIANBA NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., AULTON NEW ENERGY AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY GROUP
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Chunhua Huang, Junqiao Zhou, Minghou Zhu, Xiaodong Li, Rui Zou, Shiyong Di
  • Patent number: 11840156
    Abstract: Provided are a battery locking/unlocking system, and an electric vehicle battery swapping control system and a control method thereof. The battery locking/unlocking system comprises a battery swapping device used for moving a battery; a lock shaft detection unit used for generating a location signal; a lock tongue control unit used for controlling a lock tongue to fall into the lock slot or retract to the outside of the lock slot; a data exchange unit separately communicates with the battery swapping device and the lock shaft detection unit. According to the battery locking/unlocking system and locking and unlocking control methods, by providing various location detection components, the battery is accurately located and locked when being loaded into a fixing base, and then accurately located and unlocked when being removed, thereby achieving full-automatic control during swapping of the battery and improving the swapping speed and success rate of the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignees: SHANGHAI DIANBA NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., AULTON NEW ENERGY AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY GROUP
    Inventors: Zhihao Chen, Chunhua Huang, Danliang Qiu
  • Patent number: 11837747
    Abstract: A battery case unlocking apparatus, a battery case, and a quick battery case replacement system. The battery case unlocking apparatus comprises: a mount (1), an extensible/retractable mechanism (2), a transmission mechanism (3), and a locking mechanism (4). The locking mechanism (4) is used for locking and fixing a body (6) of a battery case to a battery holder (7) of an electric vehicle. The extensible/retractable mechanism (2) passes through the mount (1) and carries out extension/retraction movement in the mount (1) relative to the transmission mechanism (3) to drive the transmission mechanism (3) to move between the extensible/retractable mechanism (2) and the locking mechanism (4), thereby controlling the locking or unlocking of the locking mechanism (4). The battery case comprises the body (6) and the battery case unlocking apparatus. The quick battery case replacement system comprises: the battery holder (7), a replacement device (8), and the battery case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignees: SHANGHAI DIANBA NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., AULTON NEW ENERGY AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY GROUP
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Chunhua Huang, Danliang Qiu
  • Patent number: 11837746
    Abstract: A battery case unlocking apparatus, a battery case, and a quick battery case replacement system. The battery case unlocking apparatus comprises: a mount (1), an extensible/retractable mechanism (2), a transmission mechanism (3), and a locking mechanism (4). The locking mechanism (4) is used for locking and fixing a body (6) of a battery case to a battery holder (7) of an electric vehicle. The extensible/retractable mechanism (2) passes through the mount (1) and carries out extension/retraction movement in the mount (1) relative to the transmission mechanism (3) to drive the transmission mechanism (3) to move between the extensible/retractable mechanism (2) and the locking mechanism (4), thereby controlling the locking or unlocking of the locking mechanism (4). The battery case comprises the body (6) and the battery case unlocking apparatus. The quick battery case replacement system comprises: the battery holder (7), a replacement device (8), and the battery case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignees: SHANGHAI DIANBA NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., AULTON NEW ENERGY AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY GROUP
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Chunhua Huang, Danliang Qiu
  • Patent number: 11799256
    Abstract: Provided is an electrical connection device (1) including a connector (2) having a hollow connecting cavity (21), each of two opposite sides of the connecting cavity is connected to a conductive plug (22) electrically coupled with the connecting cavity (21). The connecting cavity (21) is form by a plurality of flexible conductive materials. When in use, the grid-like connecting cavity (21) made of the flexible conductive materials can be elongated, compressed, or radially twisted, and is adaptive to changes in relative displacement at various angles at various angles in the axial direction or radial direction between different electrical connecting bases, thereby preventing degradation of performance of electrical connection due to the changes in relative displacement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: SHANGHAI DIANBA NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Chunhua Huang
  • Patent number: 11742615
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignees: SHANGHAI DIANBA NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., AULTON NEW ENERGY AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY GROUP
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Danliang Qiu, Chunhua Huang
  • Patent number: 11742614
    Abstract: An electrical connection device. The electrical connection device comprises a vehicle side electrical connector comprising a first mounting seat, a first high-voltage assembly and a first low-voltage assembly; and a battery side electrical connector comprising a second mounting seat, a second high-voltage assembly and a second low-voltage assembly. The first high-voltage assembly comprises a first high-voltage pole, a flexible electrical connector and a high-voltage plug, wherein the first high-voltage pole includes an electrical contact end and a wiring end; wherein one end of the flexible electrical connector is in a floating electrical connection with the wiring end of the first high-voltage pole, the high-voltage plug is in a floating electrical connection with the other end of the flexible electrical connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignees: SHANGHAI DIANBA NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., AULTON NEW ENERGY AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY GROUP
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Danliang Qiu, Chunhua Huang
  • Patent number: 11742616
    Abstract: A vehicle side electrical connector. The vehicle side electrical connector comprises a first mounting seat, a first high-voltage assembly and a first low-voltage assembly; wherein the first high-voltage assembly comprises of a first high-voltage pole, wherein the first high-voltage pole includes an electrical contact end and a wiring end, wherein the first high-voltage assembly comprises a flexible electrical connector and a high-voltage plug, one end of the flexible electrical connector is in a floating electrical connection with the wiring end of the first high-voltage pole, and the other end of the flexible electrical connector is in a floating electrical connection with the high-voltage plug; the flexible electrical connector adapts the relative displacement change in axial, radial and all directions between the first high-voltage pole and the high-voltage plug through a flexible cavity. By means of the vehicle side electrical connector, the first high-voltage assembly can be prevented from hard damage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignees: SHANGHAI DIANBA NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., AULTON NEW ENERGY AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY GROUP
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Danliang Qiu, Chunhua Huang
  • Patent number: 11708004
    Abstract: A clamping vehicle lane control method and system, an electronic device and a storage medium. A clamping vehicle lane (1) has a vehicle carrying plane (11) that is used to carry an electric vehicle (9) and that can be raised and lowered. The clamping vehicle lane control method comprises: controlling the vehicle carrying plane (11) to be raised and lowered between any two heights among an initial height, a battery removal height, and a battery installation height. The height of the vehicle carrying plane (11) is controlled so that the vehicle carrying plane (11) may meet battery replacement requirements of each stage, thus shortening the overall battery replacement time, and improving the efficiency of battery replacement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignees: AULTON NEW ENERGY AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY GROUP, SHANGHAI DIANBA NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Chunhua Huang
  • Patent number: 11623541
    Abstract: Disclosed are a battery swapping station and a control method therefor. The battery swapping station comprises: a first battery swapping platform being arranged between a first charging compartment and a second charging compartment; a first shuttle travels between the first battery charging compartment and the first battery swapping platform, a second shuttle travels between the second battery charging compartment and the first battery swapping platform; a control unit being electrically connected to the first shuttle and to the second shuttle, used for the following operation: when operating a same vehicle on the first battery swapping platform, if the first shuttle is executing either operation of battery unmounting or battery mounting, the second shuttle executes the other operation. Through the battery swapping station and the control method therefor, the waiting time for vehicles when swapping batteries can be reduced, thus increasing the battery swapping efficiency of the battery swapping station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignees: SHANGHAI DIANBA NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., AULTON NEW ENERGY AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY GROUP
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Chunhua Huang, Rui Zou, Libin Wan, Junqiao Zhou
  • Patent number: 11584253
    Abstract: Disclosed are a battery swapping station and a control method therefor. The battery swapping station comprises: a first battery swapping platform being arranged between a first charging compartment and a second charging compartment; a first shuttle travels between the first battery charging compartment and the first battery swapping platform, a second shuttle travels between the second battery charging compartment and the first battery swapping platform; a control unit being electrically connected to the first shuttle and to the second shuttle, used for the following operation: when operating a same vehicle on the first battery swapping platform, if the first shuttle is executing either operation of battery unmounting or battery mounting, the second shuttle executes the other operation. Through the battery swapping station and the control method therefor, the waiting time for vehicles when swapping batteries can be reduced, thus increasing the battery swapping efficiency of the battery swapping station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignees: SHANGHAI DIANBA NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., AULTON NEW ENERGY AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY GROUP
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Chunhua Huang, Rui Zou, Libin Wan, Junqiao Zhou
  • Patent number: 11588338
    Abstract: Provided are a battery holder, a power transfer device, an electric vehicle and an installation method for electric vehicle. The battery holder includes a fixing bracket, a lock mechanism and a plurality of supporting devices, the lock mechanism is fixed on the fixing bracket, the supporting device is fixed on one side of the fixing bracket facing the battery pack. The electric vehicle includes the battery holder as described above. In the present invention, the weight of the battery pack can be simultaneously distributed on the plurality of supporting devices and the lock mechanism, the force of the fixing bracket is more evenly, the force applied by the battery pack to the lock mechanism is reduced, the force concentration of the lock mechanism on the fixing bracket is prevented, the service life of lock mechanism is improved, and improve the connection strength between battery pack assembly and battery holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignees: SHANGHAI DIANBA NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., AULTON NEW ENERGY AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY GROUP
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Chunhua Huang, Zhibo Lan
  • Publication number: 20220402396
    Abstract: A method and system for managing a full life cycle of a battery pack for a quick-swapping electric vehicle. The method includes the following steps: receiving a battery data message sent by a station side (S101); parsing the battery data message to obtain an identification code and operation information of a corresponding battery pack (S102); and correspondingly storing all the pieces of received operation information on the basis of the identification code (S103). The present invention achieves a full record of the battery pack of each quick-swapping electric vehicle from entering the battery swapping network to leaving the battery swapping network, which specifically recording and storing entry, battery swapping, charging, repair, and retirement operations, thus finally forming a record of a full life cycle of a battery pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicants: AULTON NEW ENERGY AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY GROUP, SHANGHAI DIANBA NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chao Zhang
  • Patent number: 11364781
    Abstract: A locking device includes a lock base. The lock base includes 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 that is in connection with the lock groove; a lock connecting rod movably connected to the lock base through the lock tongue and including a rod member, the rod member driving the lock tongue to move in the lock tongue groove; and a lock shaft including a shaft seat and a shaft rod perpendicularly arranged to a surface of the shaft seat, the shaft rod being inserted into the lock groove of the lock base to perform locking. A fixing seat and an electric vehicle comprising the locking device are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: SHANGHAI DIANBA NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jianping Zhang
  • Patent number: 11359410
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignees: SHANGHAI DIANBA NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., AULTON NEW ENERGY AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY GROUP
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Chunhua Huang, Zhibo Lan
  • Patent number: 11264762
    Abstract: An electrical connection device (1). The electrical connection device comprises a vehicle side electrical connector (3) comprising a first mounting seat (31), a first high-voltage assembly (32) and a first low-voltage assembly (33); and a battery side electrical connector (5) comprising a second mounting seat (50), a second high-voltage assembly (51) and a second low-voltage assembly (52). The first high-voltage assembly and the second high-voltage assembly are in a separable floating electrical connection. By means of the electrical connection device, the first high-voltage assembly and the second high-voltage assembly can be prevented from hard damage, the stability of the electrical contact between the first high-voltage assembly and the second high-voltage assembly can be ensured, thereby ensuring the reliability of the electrical connections of the two parties, and improving the waterproof performance of the vehicle side electrical connector and the battery side electrical connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignees: SHANGHAI DIANBA NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., AULTON NEW ENERGY AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY GROUP
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Danliang Qiu, Chunhua Huang