Patents by Inventor Libing CHAN

Libing CHAN 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: 20260184229
    Abstract: An access bridge device, comprising at least one access bridge frame. The access bridge frame comprises a support member and a transmission member, wherein the support member comprises a moving portion and a bearing portion arranged on the moving portion, the bearing portion being used for supporting a vehicle; and the transmission member comprises a guide portion and a transmission portion, the guide portion extending in a first direction, and the transmission portion being connected to the support member and drivingly fitted with the guide portion, in order to drive the support member to move in the first direction. Further provided is a battery swap station provided with the access bridge device. The access bridge device is used for supporting a vehicle, facilitating entry of the vehicle into the battery swap station for battery swapping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2026
    Publication date: July 2, 2026
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Kai WU, Libing Chan
  • Publication number: 20260188817
    Abstract: A battery comprises a case and a plurality of battery cells. The case has an avoidance portion configured for avoiding a longitudinal beam of a vehicle, wherein the avoidance portion runs through the case in a first direction (x), and the opening of the avoidance portion face a second direction (z). At least some of the plurality of battery cells are disposed inside the case, and with regard to the projections of the plurality of battery cells in a third direction (y), the projection of at least one battery cell overlaps the projection of the avoidance portion. The first direction (x), the second direction (z) and the third direction (y) are perpendicular pairwise, and the third direction (y) is the direction of width of the avoidance portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2026
    Publication date: July 2, 2026
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Kai WU, Yalei WANG, Zhi WANG, Liangmei CHEN, Gen CAO, Libing CHAN, Liangyi WANG, Shuo LI
  • Publication number: 20260175725
    Abstract: A vehicle positioning method that includes: acquiring a first distance between a battery of an inbound vehicle and a front axle in a first direction, a second distance between a center of a front wheel and a center of a positioning rod in the first direction when the positioning rod is in contact with the front wheel of the vehicle, a third distance between a center of a current position of the positioning rod and a recess wall of a battery swapping recess in the first direction, and a safety distance between the battery and the recess wall of the battery swapping recess; on the basis of the first distance, the second distance, the third distance and the safety distance, determining a distance value to be moved by the positioning rod; controlling the positioning rod to move by the distance value to be moved in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2026
    Publication date: June 25, 2026
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Kai WU, Libing CHAN
  • Publication number: 20260171569
    Abstract: A battery and an electric device. The battery includes a battery cell, a first housing, and a second housing. The first housing includes a first sealing surface; and the second housing includes a first surface and a second sealing surface, where the first surface is configured to support the battery cell. The first housing and the second housing jointly enclose a closed space for accommodating the battery cell. The first sealing surface cooperates with the second sealing surface to seal the closed space. The first sealing surface intersects with the first surface, and the second sealing surface intersects with the first surface, reducing the space occupied by the first sealing surface and the second sealing surface in a direction parallel to the first surface and intersecting with the first sealing surface and the second sealing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2026
    Publication date: June 18, 2026
    Inventors: Kai WU, Si SHI, Yalei WANG, Baiqing LIN, Wenhui ZHANG, Libing CHAN, Yuwei JIANG
  • Publication number: 20260158896
    Abstract: A vehicle body and a vehicle. The vehicle body includes a bracket assembly and multiple first connectors, the bracket assembly being provided with multiple groups of first mounting portions, each group of first mounting portions being configured to detachably connect one battery, the number of first connectors being equal to the number of groups of first mounting portions, and each first connector being configured to connect with a second connector of one battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2025
    Publication date: June 11, 2026
    Inventors: Gen CAO, Libing CHAN
  • Publication number: 20260152088
    Abstract: A battery system includes a plurality of battery swapping units connected in parallel, where each battery swapping unit includes a battery and a first battery management unit of the battery, and the battery system further includes a second battery management unit connected to the first battery management units in the plurality of battery swapping units. The power-on method is performed by the second battery management unit, and the power-on method includes: receiving a first power-on signal sent by a vehicle control unit; and in response to the first power-on signal, sending a second power-on signal to the first battery management unit, where the second power-on signal is used to instruct the first battery management unit to control a corresponding battery swapping unit to perform high-voltage power-on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2026
    Publication date: June 4, 2026
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Kai WU, Zhengxing YANG, Libing CHAN
  • Publication number: 20260138493
    Abstract: A battery swapping device includes a plurality of battery swapping platforms and a lifting mechanism, each battery swapping platform being configured to disassemble and assemble a battery of an electric device, and the lifting mechanism being connected to the plurality of battery swapping platforms and configured to drive the plurality of battery swapping platforms to ascend or descend. The lifting mechanism enables the plurality of battery swapping platforms to ascend or descend, such that the plurality of battery swapping platforms can be close to or away from the electric device; and the plurality of battery swapping platforms can simultaneously swap batteries of the electric device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2026
    Publication date: May 21, 2026
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Kai WU, Libing CHAN
  • Publication number: 20260132006
    Abstract: A battery swapping device includes a supporting platform, a driving mechanism, a battery swapping platform, and an adjustment mechanism. The driving mechanism is at least configured to drive the supporting platform to move up and down. The battery swapping platform is configured to disassemble and assemble a battery of an electric device. The adjustment mechanism is connected to the supporting platform and the battery swapping platform, and is configured to adjust a spatial posture of the battery swapping platform relative to the supporting platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2026
    Publication date: May 14, 2026
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Kai WU, Libing CHAN
  • Publication number: 20260124897
    Abstract: This application discloses a battery installation frame, a frame assembly, and a vehicle, where the battery installation frame is configured to install a battery to a vehicle beam, and the battery installation frame includes a main body portion and an extension portion, where the main body portion is configured to be connected to the vehicle beam and extends along a length direction of the vehicle, the extension portion is at an angle to an extension direction of the main body portion and extends in a direction away from the main body portion, the extension portion is provided with a mounting structure, and the mounting structure is configured to mount the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2025
    Publication date: May 7, 2026
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Kai WU, Gen CAO, Libing CHAN, Shuai ZHANG, Baiqing LIN, Chunhui WANG
  • Publication number: 20260128442
    Abstract: A battery installation frame includes a frame body, a mounting structure, and a docking structure, where the frame body is configured to be installed to a vehicle body, the mounting structure is integrated on the frame body and configured to mount a battery, and the docking structure is also integrated on the frame body and configured to connect the vehicle body and dock with the battery, so as to enable the battery to form electrical and/or fluidic communication with the vehicle body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2025
    Publication date: May 7, 2026
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Kai WU, Gen CAO, Shuo LI, Shuai ZHANG, Libing CHAN
  • Publication number: 20260124896
    Abstract: A battery installation frame includes a first frame, the first frame includes a plurality of extension portions spaced apart along a first direction and a plurality of battery mounting spaces arranged sequentially along the first direction, the battery mounting space is defined between two adjacent extension portions along the first direction, and the battery installation frame is provided with a battery mounting structure configured to mount a battery in the battery mounting space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2025
    Publication date: May 7, 2026
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Kai WU, Gen CAO, Chunhui WANG, Libing CHAN, Baiqing LIN
  • Publication number: 20260103108
    Abstract: A battery swapping system includes: a transformer, a power conversion system, a bus apparatus, a control apparatus, and a plurality of battery swapping compartments, where the plurality of battery swapping compartments are connected to the power conversion system through the bus apparatus; the power conversion system is connected to an external power grid of the battery swapping system through the transformer; the control apparatus is connected to the plurality of battery swapping compartments; the plurality of battery swapping compartments are configured to store a plurality of traction batteries; and the control apparatus is configured to control a first target traction battery to transmit electric energy to the power grid, and is further configured to control a second target traction battery to acquire electric energy from the power grid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2025
    Publication date: April 16, 2026
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Kai WU, Libing CHAN
  • Publication number: 20260097682
    Abstract: A posture adjustment method includes: controlling a battery swapping device to move to a projection area on the ground of a to-be-swapped battery of target equipment; acquiring posture information of the to-be-swapped battery via a ranging sensor on the battery swapping device; and adjusting a posture of the battery swapping device based on the posture information of the to-be-swapped battery until the posture of the battery swapping device matches the posture information of the to-be-swapped battery. A posture adjustment apparatus, a control device, and a storage medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2025
    Publication date: April 9, 2026
    Inventors: Kai WU, Libing CHAN
  • Publication number: 20260088384
    Abstract: This application relates to batteries and provides a method, device, and system for controlling battery temperature. The method includes obtaining temperatures of two batteries in an electric device, calculating the temperature difference between them, and when the difference is greater than a set threshold, cooling the battery with the higher temperature. This keeps the batteries at similar temperatures, improving overall performance and safety, and giving users a more stable experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2025
    Publication date: March 26, 2026
    Inventors: Kai Wu, Libing Chan
  • Publication number: 20250346106
    Abstract: A mounting frame and a vehicle are provided. The mounting frame is configured to secure a battery to a vehicle body. The mounting frame includes a mounting portion, which is configured to connect the mounting frame to the vehicle body. This configuration facilitates stable attachment of the battery to the vehicle and improves structural integration between the battery system and the vehicle chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2025
    Publication date: November 13, 2025
    Inventors: Shouyong Wu, Gen Cao, Libing Chan, Yuwei Jiang, Bin Liu
  • Publication number: 20250326285
    Abstract: Provided are a battery and a vehicle. The battery includes a battery cell and a housing. The battery cell is accommodated in the housing. The housing includes a first housing portion and two second housing portions located at two sides of the first housing portion in a first direction. The battery cell is disposed in each of the first housing portion and the two second housing portions. A recess is defined by the first housing portion and the two second housing portions together. The recess is a through recess in the first direction and opened towards a second direction. The battery is adapted to be disposed at a bottom of a vehicle. A vehicle-bottom longitudinal beam of the vehicle is adapted to pass through the recess in the first direction and to be detachably mounted in the recess in the second direction. The first direction intersects the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2025
    Publication date: October 23, 2025
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Gen Cao, Libing Chan, Yuwei Jiang, Bin Liu
  • Publication number: 20250282210
    Abstract: Provided are a battery, a vehicle, and a battery swapping station. The battery includes a battery cell, a housing, and a mounting structure and a docking structure that are disposed at the housing. The battery cell is accommodated in the housing. The mounting structure is adapted to be located between the housing and a vehicle-bottom longitudinal beam of a vehicle, and is configured to detachably mount the battery to the vehicle-bottom longitudinal beam. The docking structure is configured to dock with the vehicle to allow for current conduction and/or liquid conduction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2025
    Publication date: September 11, 2025
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO,. LIMITED
    Inventors: Gen CAO, Libing CHAN, Yuwei JIANG, Bin LIU
  • Publication number: 20250286169
    Abstract: A thermal management component includes a bottom wall and two side walls, where the two side walls are arranged opposite each other on two sides of the bottom wall along a first direction, and the bottom wall and the two side walls jointly enclose an accommodating cavity for accommodating a battery cell; and a first flow channel is formed inside the bottom wall, a second flow channel is formed inside both the two side walls, and the first flow channel and the second flow channel are used for accommodating a heat exchange medium for adjusting a temperature of the battery cell; where a transition part is provided at bends of the bottom wall and the two side walls, a communicating flow channel is formed inside the transition part, and the communicating flow channel communicates the first flow channel and the second flow channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2025
    Publication date: September 11, 2025
    Inventors: Yalei WANG, Yan MA, Lun QIN, Chunhui WANG, Jinqing JI, Liangmei CHEN, Libing CHAN
  • Publication number: 20250279528
    Abstract: Provided are a battery assembly, a vehicle, and a battery swapping station. The battery assembly includes a plurality of batteries. Each of the plurality of batteries has a mounting structure. Each of the plurality of batteries is adapted to be disposed at a bottom of a vehicle and detachably connected to the vehicle through the mounting structure, allowing each of the plurality of batteries to be detachably mounted to the vehicle separately.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2025
    Publication date: September 4, 2025
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Libing CHAN, Gen Cao, Bin Liu, Yuwei Jiang
  • Publication number: 20250256558
    Abstract: A battery is disclosed, including a battery body. The battery body includes a battery cell and a housing. The housing defines a recess that penetrates through the housing from one end to another end along a first direction. The battery is disposed at a bottom of a vehicle. A bottom longitudinal beam of the vehicle runs through and fits in the recess along the first direction. The housing is provided with a plurality of first mounting structures. The first mounting structures are configured to detachably mount the battery body into the vehicle. At least two of the plurality of first mounting structures are spaced apart along a second direction and located on two sides outside the recess. The first direction intersects the second direction. This application further discloses a bracket matching the battery, and a vehicle containing the battery or the bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2025
    Publication date: August 14, 2025
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
    Inventors: Gen CAO, Shouyong WU, Libing CHAN, Bin LIU, Yuwei JIANG