Battery swapping station

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a first design of a battery swapping station;

FIG. 2 is another front perspective view of the first design of the battery swapping station;

FIG. 3 is a rear perspective view of the first design of the battery swapping station;

FIG. 4 is another rear perspective view of the first design of the battery swapping station;

FIG. 5 is a front view of the first design of the battery swapping station;

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the first design of the battery swapping station;

FIG. 7 is a left view of the first design of the battery swapping station;

FIG. 8 is a right view of the first design of the battery swapping station;

FIG. 9 is a top view of the first design of the battery swapping station;

FIG. 10 is a front perspective view of a second design of the battery swapping station;

FIG. 11 is another front perspective view of the second design of the battery swapping station;

FIG. 12 is a rear perspective view of the second design of the battery swapping station;

FIG. 13 is another rear perspective view of the second design of the battery swapping station;

FIG. 14 is a front view of the second design of the battery swapping station;

FIG. 15 is a rear view of the second design of the battery swapping station;

FIG. 16 is a left view of the second design of the battery swapping station;

FIG. 17 is a right view of the second design of the battery swapping station; and,

FIG. 18 is a top view of the second design of the battery swapping station.

The bottom of the first design of the battery swapping station is flat and unornamented. The bottom of the second design of the battery swapping station is flat and unornamented.

Claims

The ornamental design for a battery swapping station, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D995816
Type: Grant
Filed: May 21, 2021
Date of Patent: Aug 15, 2023
Assignee: NIO Technology (Anhui) Co., Ltd. (Hefei)
Inventors: Fan Wu (Shanghai), Kechao Li (Shanghai), Xiang Zhang (Shanghai), Kris Tomasson (Shanghai), Colin Phipps (Shanghai), Maxime Le Ruyet (Shanghai), Xiaotian Zhao (Shanghai), Dan Mou (Shanghai), Qingdong Duan (Shanghai), Shiyi Hang (Shanghai), Lijian Xia (Shanghai), Sichuan Huang (Shanghai), Ning Zhang (Shanghai), Yuchi Liu (Shanghai), Chao Yang (Shanghai)
Primary Examiner: Brett Miller
Application Number: 29/784,797
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Having Carport Or Garage (D25/34)