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US 12,351,061 · App. 17/600,369 · Granted Jul 8, 2025

Mounting platform, battery replacement device and control method thereof

Inventors: Jianping Zhang (Shanghai, CN); Chunhua Huang (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: AULTON NEW ENERGY AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY GROUP
B60L53/80B60S5/06B66F9/0754B60K2001/0461
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Patent No.
US 12,351,061
App. No.
17/600,369
Granted
Jul 8, 2025
Kind
B2
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.

Claims (11)

1. A mounting platform, applied to a battery replacement device for replacing a battery in a vehicle, where the vehicle includes a quick replacement bracket with a lock base, and the battery includes a positioning block, wherein the mounting platform comprises: a tray and a base plate;

the tray is configured for carrying a battery;

the tray is provided on the base plate and adapted to move horizontally in a first direction relative to the base plate;

a first guide fork is provided on one side of the base plate, configured for engaging with the lock base on the quick replacement bracket of the vehicle, and the first guide fork is adapted to move horizontally in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction relative to the base plate;

wherein, the tray comprises a carrying layer and a connection layer, the connection layer is configured to position the tray on the base plate and to move horizontally relative to the base plate, the carrying layer is detachably provided on the connection layer, and a third guide fork is fixedly provided on the carrying layer, and configured for engaging with the positioning block on the battery.

2. The mounting platform according to claim 1 , wherein an extending first guide rail is provided on one side of the base plate, and the first guide fork is slidably provided on the first guide rail.

3. The mounting platform according to claim 2 , wherein a first driver is provided on the base plate, the first driver is configured for driving the first guide fork to slide on the first guide rail.

4. The mounting platform according to claim 3 , wherein the first driver is any one of a pulley driver, a screw nut driver, and a linear motor.

5. The mounting platform according to claim 1 , wherein an elastic part is provided on the connection layer, and the carrying layer is placed on the elastic part.

6. The mounting platform according to claim 5 , wherein the elastic part is a spring.

7. A battery replacement device, wherein the battery replacement device comprises a lifting mechanism and the mounting platform according to claim 1 , wherein the lifting mechanism is configured for lifting the base plate.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 8, 2021
From: ZHANG, JIANPING; HUANG, CHUNHUA
To: AULTON NEW ENERGY AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY GROUP
Reel/Frame 057736/0627 →
Priority Claims (2)
CN 201910264544.1 · Apr 3, 2019 · national
CN 201910264615.8 · Apr 3, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220153238A1 · May 19, 2022
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