Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: A lifting device for a battery swapping station and a battery swapping station comprises a driving mechanism, a lifting mechanism and a transmission mechanism. The lifting mechanism comprises a first and a second lifting assemblies, wherein the first and second lifting assemblies are arranged on two sides of the driving mechanism in a first direction and are used for lifting an electric device, the first direction being perpendicular to a direction in which the electric device is lifted. The transmission mechanism comprises a first transmission assembly and a second transmission assembly, wherein the first transmission assembly is connected to the driving mechanism and the first lifting assembly; the second transmission assembly is connected to the driving mechanism and the second lifting assembly; and by means of the first and second transmission assemblies, the driving mechanism drives the first and second lifting assemblies to move synchronously.

Abstract: This application discloses a battery. The battery includes: a cabinet, the cabinet being internally provided with a chamber and the cabinet including a top surface, a bottom surface, and a plurality of side surfaces, where the top surface and the bottom surface are disposed opposite each other, the plurality of side surfaces enclose the top surface at one end, the plurality of side surfaces enclose the bottom surface at the other end, and the top surface, the bottom surface, and the plurality of side surfaces collectively form the chamber; and a plurality of battery modules, disposed in the chamber and sequentially arranged in a direction from the top surface to the bottom surface; where at least one of the plurality of side surfaces is configured to be detachable from the cabinet. The technical solution provided in this application can reduce the production costs of the battery.

Abstract: A quick-change lock assembly may comprise: a shell with a hollow cavity formed therein; a quick-change bolt arranged in the cavity, wherein the quick-change bolt comprises a guide section, a threaded fixing section, a flange portion and a tool matching section, a through hole is formed in the quick-change bolt along the axial direction, first anti-loosening teeth are formed on the guide section; an unlocking mandrel configured to be inserted and retained in the through hole, wherein the length of the unlocking mandrel is greater than the length of the through hole, and when an external tool is inserted into the tool matching section, the external tool can push the unlocking mandrel to move along the through hole and protrude from the guide section to remove the locking of the first anti-loosening teeth; and a bolt fixing ring fixed to the shell and configured to stop the flange portion.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.