Patents by Inventor Disong CHEN
Disong CHEN 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).
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Patent number: 12722524Abstract: A battery swap apparatus and a battery swap system relating to the field of battery swap for electrical devices is disclosed. The battery swap apparatus includes a floating platform, a locking and unlocking mechanism and an positioning mechanism. The locking and unlocking mechanism is arranged on the floating platform, and the positioning mechanism is arranged on the floating platform. The positioning mechanism includes a positioning member and a driving member. The driving member is configured to drive the positioning member to move in a height direction of the battery swap apparatus, so as to adjust the height of the positioning member. The driving member drives the positioning member to move downwardly to reduce the height of the positioning member The driving member drives the positioning member to move upwardly to increase the height of the positioning member.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2023Date of Patent: September 1, 2026Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITEDInventors: Disong Chen, Yuanhe Wu, Qingfeng Ye, Ling Shuai, Xin Yang
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Publication number: 20260131693Abstract: Provided are a battery swapping station, and a battery swapping method. The battery swapping station comprises a lifting apparatus, a control apparatus, and a battery swapping device. The lifting apparatus includes a plurality of lifting tables which are used to support the electric device and can be raised, and raising movements of at least two lifting tables are independent. The control apparatus is used to receive a tilt angle signal sent by the electric device, and can control a raising height of each lifting table according to the tilt angle signal, wherein the tilt angle signal is used to reflect a tilt angle of the electric device. The battery swapping device is used to swap a battery of the electric device. The battery swapping station can reduce the difficulty for disassembling and assembling a battery to increase efficiency for swapping the battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2026Publication date: May 14, 2026Applicant: COMTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Kai WU, Xiaopeng Du, Disong Chen, Qingfeng Ye, Shibiao Que
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Publication number: 20260131681Abstract: A position adjustment apparatus, a battery swapping station, and a battery swapping method belong to the technical field of battery swapping. The position adjustment apparatus is configured for battery swapping of vehicles, and the position adjustment apparatus includes at least one position adjustment mechanism, the position adjustment mechanism being disposed to be movable in at least one of a first direction or a second direction, where the first direction and the second direction are a vehicle length direction and a vehicle width direction, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2026Publication date: May 14, 2026Inventors: Kai WU, Feng LUO, Qingfeng YE, Disong CHEN, Xiaodong WU
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Publication number: 20250096385Abstract: This application provides a battery compartment and a battery swapping station. The battery compartment includes a charging device and a control device. The charging device is configured to charge a battery. The control device is connected to the charging device, and the control device is configured to control the charging device to charge the battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2024Publication date: March 20, 2025Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology (Hong Kong) LimitedInventors: Weifeng CHEN, Dewei Chen, Shibiao Que, Disong Chen
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Publication number: 20250083558Abstract: Disclosed are a transfer apparatus and a battery swap station. The transfer apparatus is configured to transfer batteries, and includes a foundation, a drive mechanism and a lifting member. The foundation is provided with a first matching portion. The drive mechanism is disposed on the foundation. The lifting member is connected to the drive mechanism. The drive mechanism is configured to drive the lifting member to ascend and descend. The lifting member is provided with a second matching portion, the second matching portion and the first matching portion are disposed opposite each other in an ascending and descending direction of the lifting member, and the first matching portion and the second matching portion are configured to match together when the lifting member reaches a predetermined position to limit movement of the lifting member in a direction perpendicular to the ascending and descending direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2024Publication date: March 13, 2025Inventors: Disong CHEN, Shibiao QUE, Xiaopeng DU, Dewei CHEN
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Publication number: 20250083557Abstract: Disclosed is a battery swap station. The battery swap station includes a battery swap operation room and a battery compartment. The battery swap operation room is used for battery replacement of an electrical apparatus. The battery compartment is used for storing and charging batteries, the battery compartment is provided with a communicating opening, the communicating opening communicates the battery swap operation room with the battery compartment, and the communicating opening is used for batteries to get in and out of the battery compartment. By providing the communicating opening, the batteries can conveniently move between the battery swap operation room and the battery compartment, the movement distance of the batteries between the battery swap operation room and the battery compartment is shortened, the process time of the battery swap work is reduced, and the battery swap efficiency is improved. Further provided is a battery swap method.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2024Publication date: March 13, 2025Inventors: Disong Chen, Qingfeng Ye, Shibiao Que, Can Chen, Dewei Chen
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Publication number: 20250070577Abstract: Disclosed are a battery compartment and a battery swap station. The battery compartment includes a compartment body and a liquid level detecting apparatus. The compartment body is provided with the liquid level detecting apparatus, used for performing real-time detection on a liquid level in the compartment body and providing accurate detection information, so water accumulation conditions in the compartment body are mastered, and response is made in time. When the detected liquid level reaches a predetermined height, the battery compartment can take measures, such as giving an alarm, powering off and transferring the apparatus, thereby avoiding circuit and mechanical failures of the battery compartment due to water accumulation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2024Publication date: February 27, 2025Inventors: Weifeng CHEN, Shibiao QUE, Can CHEN, Disong CHEN
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Publication number: 20250030104Abstract: A battery swapping station includes: a body internally provided with a battery storage area and a turnover channel both extending in a first direction and arranged side by side in a second direction. The battery storage area includes a plurality of storage positions sequentially distributed in a first direction and used for storing batteries, and an adjustment position located on one side of the plurality of storage positions in the first direction. The turnover channel is used for transferring the batteries at the storage positions. The first direction and the second direction are perpendicular to each other. The adjustment position and the turnover channel together form a battery adjustment area. A wall surface of the body in the first direction is provided with a battery access opening, and the battery access opening communicates with the battery adjustment area.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2024Publication date: January 23, 2025Inventors: Disong Chen, Yuanhe Wu, Qingfeng Ye, Can Chen, Ling Shuai, Qingming Wang, Shibiao Que
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Publication number: 20240222900Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide an electrical connector assembly. The electrical connector assembly includes: an electrical connector body for docking with a battery, where the electrical connector body has a docking portion that docks with the battery; a shield portion capable of shielding the docking portion; and a driving means capable of driving the shield portion to shield the docking portion and driving the shield portion to leave the docking portion. According to the embodiments of this application, the electrical connector body can prevent, through shield of the shield portion, water or foreign matters from falling onto the docking portion of the electrical connector body during battery swapping which otherwise leads to short circuit or contamination of the electrical connector body.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2024Publication date: July 4, 2024Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Qingfeng YE, Yuanhe wu, Disong Chen, Ling Shuai, Kangyu Wang, Xia Wang, Xin Yang
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Publication number: 20240083295Abstract: A battery swapping apparatus includes a movable base, a locking and unlocking mechanism, and a scissor type lifting mechanism. The locking and unlocking mechanism is configured to lock a battery to an electrical device or unlock the battery from the electrical device. The scissor type lifting mechanism is configured to drive the locking and unlocking mechanism to move up and down. The scissor type lifting mechanism includes a scissor unit, a driving member, a first transmission member, and a second transmission member. The first transmission member is mounted on the scissor unit and forms a slope fit with the second transmission member. The driving member is configured to drive the second transmission member to move, so as to drive the scissor unit to perform a scissor movement through the first transmission member.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Disong CHEN, Yuanhe WU, Qingfeng YE, Xin YANG
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Publication number: 20240059259Abstract: A battery swap apparatus and a battery swap system relating to the field of battery swap for electrical devices is disclosed. The battery swap apparatus includes a floating platform, a locking and unlocking mechanism and an positioning mechanism. The locking and unlocking mechanism is arranged on the floating platform, and the positioning mechanism is arranged on the floating platform. The positioning mechanism includes a positioning member and a driving member. The driving member is configured to drive the positioning member to move in a height direction of the battery swap apparatus, so as to adjust the height of the positioning member. The driving member drives the positioning member to move downwardly to reduce the height of the positioning member The driving member drives the positioning member to move upwardly to increase the height of the positioning member.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Disong CHEN, Yuanhe WU, Qingfeng YE, Ling SHUAI, Xin YANG
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Publication number: 20230234540Abstract: The present application relates to a battery swap apparatus and a battery swap system for replacing a battery of an electrical device, which comprises: a movable base configured to drive the battery swap apparatus to move; two battery swap mechanisms arranged on the movable base, the two battery swap mechanisms being configured to carry two batteries so that the battery swap apparatus replaces the two batteries at the same time; and an exchange mechanism arranged on the movable base, the exchange mechanism being configured to drive the two battery swap mechanisms to exchange positions. The battery swap apparatus provided by the present application can replace two batteries at the same time, the number of times of traveling in the battery swap process is small, and the battery swap efficiency is high, which solves the problem of low battery swap efficiency at present.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2023Publication date: July 27, 2023Inventors: Disong CHEN, Yuanhe Wu, Xia Wang, Qingfeng Ye