Patents by Inventor Chunhua Huang

Chunhua Huang has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230294499
    Abstract: Disclosed are a locking mechanism, a battery bracket, an electric vehicle, and a method for locking and unlocking a battery pack. The locking mechanism comprises a lock base and a lock tongue; the lock tongue is rotatably mounted on the lock base around a rotary shaft; the lock base is provided with an accommodating cavity; the lock tongue is rotated so that a lock shaft located within the accommodating cavity is in a locked state and an unlocked state. When the lock shaft moves in the accommodating cavity, the lock tongue may be driven to rotate downward, preventing the lock tongue from rotating upward and causing the lock shaft to convert into the unlocked state, and improving the reliability of fixing a battery pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    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: 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: 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: 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
  • Publication number: 20230226944
    Abstract: A battery swapping method, comprising: taking out a battery pack having insufficient electricity from an electric vehicle and placing the battery pack at a first position; overturning the taken-out battery pack having insufficient electricity to a second position from the first position in a first direction; putting the battery pack insufficient electricity located at the second position into a charging compartment for charging and/or taking out a battery pack having full electricity from the charging compartment and placing the battery pack having full electricity at a third position, overturning the taken-out battery pack having full electricity to a forth position from the third position in a second direction; and putting the battery pack having full electricity located at the forth position into the electric vehicle. The battery swapping method simplify battery swapping process and increasing battery swapping speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Chunhua Huang
  • Publication number: 20230191939
    Abstract: A battery pack locking mechanism, provided on a side wall of a bracket, used for unlocking or locking a battery pack on the bracket, and comprising a fixing portion. The fixing portion has a locking space. When the battery pack is placed relative to the bracket, the locking mechanism is used for locking a connecting portion on the battery pack in the locking space. On one side of the locking space, the locking mechanism is provided with an opening facing towards the battery pack and entering the bracket along the horizontal direction, so that the connecting portion enters the opening along the horizontal direction and moves into the locking space. According to the locking mechanism, effectively reducing the complexity of the process and the step of mounting and fixing the battery pack on the bracket. Also provided are a bracket assembly, an electric vehicle, and a battery pack locking method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Chunhua Huang
  • Publication number: 20230150392
    Abstract: Disclosed are a battery swapping station and a control method therefor. The battery swapping station comprises: a first charging compartment and a second charging compartment; a first battery swapping platform, and a control unit, the control unit being electrically connected to the first shuttle and to the second shuttle, used for controlling the first shuttle and the second shuttle to perform 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 of battery unmounting or battery mounting. The battery swapping station and the control method therefor, by means of alternating operations of the first shuttle and the second shuttle, reduces the waiting time for vehicles when swapping batteries, thus increasing the battery swapping efficiency of the battery swapping station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Chunhua Huang, Rui Zou, Libin Wan, Junqiao Zhou
  • Publication number: 20230122560
    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: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    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
  • Publication number: 20230065026
    Abstract: Disclosed are a battery replacement system and a control method for the battery replacement system. The battery replacement system comprises a walking channel (2) and a battery replacement apparatus (1), wherein a battery replacement position (4) is provided on the walking channel (2), and the battery replacement apparatus (1) is used for moving to the battery replacement position (4) along the walking channel (2). The battery replacement system and the control method for the battery replacement system can realize rapid battery replacement operation and improve the battery replacement efficiency and the stability of the battery replacement operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Chunhua Huang
  • 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
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20220328999
    Abstract: An electrical connection plug, an electrical connection device and an electric. The electrical connection plug includes a first fixing plate, a mounting base, an electrical connection assembly and a plurality of plug-in assemblies, the electrical connection assembly and the plurality of the plug-in assemblies are all connected to the mounting base, and the mounting base is in floating connection with the first fixing plate. The electrical connection device includes an electrical connection socket and the above electrical connection plug, the electrical connection assembly and the plurality of plug-in assemblies are all connected to the electrical connection socket. The electric vehicle includes a battery pack, a vehicle body and the above electrical connection device, the electrical connection plug is connected to the vehicle body, and the electrical connection socket is connected to the battery pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Chunhua Huang
  • Publication number: 20220275665
    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: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Chunhua Huang, Zhibo Lan
  • Publication number: 20220268058
    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: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Chunhua Huang, Zhibo Lan
  • Publication number: 20220203860
    Abstract: Battery swapping equipment for an electric vehicle and a positioning method for battery swapping equipment. The battery swapping equipment includes: an unlocking mechanism configured to unlock a battery pack locked onto a fast swapping bracket of the electric vehicle; an image collection module to collect a first actual image containing the lock base during an unlocking process of the battery pack; a storage module configured to store a first standard image collected by the image collection module when the battery swapping equipment is located in a battery swapping position, the first standard image including the lock base; a positioning judgement module to judge whether the battery swapping equipment is located in the battery swapping position according to the first actual image and the first standard image; if not, generating a first moving instruction according to a judged result; a moving mechanism to move according to the first moving instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Chunhua Huang
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20220153238
    Abstract: Disclosed is a mounting platform, comprising: a tray and a fixed plate, the tray is used for carrying a battery, and the tray is provided on the fixed plate and can move horizontally in a first direction relative to the fixed plate; a first guide fork is provided on one side of the fixed plate and the first guide fork can move horizontally in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; a second guide fork is provided on one side of the tray, and the second guide fork can move horizontally in the second direction. Further provided is a control method, which is used for controlling the mounting platform above. The mounting platform can fit various models of vehicle batteries by providing the first guide fork and the second guide fork which can move in the second direction, thereby achieving universality of a battery replacement station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Chunhua Huang
  • Publication number: 20220149567
    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: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Danliang Qiu, Chunhua Huang