Electric vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12208668-B2
Application number	US-202117551125-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 14, 2021
Priority date	Dec 24, 2020
Publication date	Jan 28, 2025
Grant date	Jan 28, 2025

Abstract

The disclosure provides an electric vehicle. The electric vehicle includes: a vehicle body provided with a power input port and a power supply device. The power supply device includes a charger and a detachable battery pack. The charger includes a power interface for obtaining external power, a charging portion provided with a docking interface, an output part, and a control unit. The output part includes a first power output interface connected with the power input port to supply power to the electric vehicle. When the power interface is connected with the external power, the control unit controls the charging portion to charge the battery pack.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electric vehicle, comprising:
a vehicle body, provided with a power input port; and
a power supply device, detachably mounted on the vehicle body, the power supply device supplying power for the electric vehicle and comprising a charger and a battery pack capable of detachably inserting into the charger, wherein the charger comprises:
a power interface, used to obtain external power,
a charging portion, provided with a docking interface to connect with the battery pack,
an output part, used to output power to the outside, the output part comprising a first power output interface connected with the power input port to supply power to the electric vehicle, and
a control unit,
wherein when the power interface is connected with external power, the control unit controls the charging portion to charge the battery pack;
wherein the charger further comprises a base, the base is provided with one or more charging portions and a ventilation fan, and the ventilation fan drives airflow to dissipate heat for the charger; and

the base is further provided with an air-duct, the air-duct is arranged along a forward direction of the electric vehicle, the one or more charging portions are arranged on both sides of the air-duct, and the ventilation fan is located in the air-duct and drives the airflow to flow into one end of the air-duct and flow out from the other end.

2. The electric vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the charger is further provided with an inverter unit, the inverter unit is used to invert the power obtained by the docking interface from the battery pack into alternating current.

3. The electric vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the battery pack is detachably connected to a power tool.

4. The electric vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle body is provided with a charging port to obtain external power and a power output port electrically connected with the charging port, and when the power supply device is installed on the vehicle body, the power output port is connected with the power interface, at this time, the charger obtains external power through the charging port of the vehicle body and charges the battery pack.

5. The electric vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein the power interface comprises a first power interface matched with the power output port and a second power interface to connect with an external power source, the first power interface is arranged on a bottom wall of the charger, and the second power interface is arranged on a side wall of the charger.

6. The electric vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the charger further comprises a base to house the inverter unit and the control unit.

7. The electric vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein the base is located on one side of the charging portion and perpendicular to the charging portion; the charger is further provided with a ventilation fan housed in the base, and a ventilation hole arranged on a side wall of the base and matched with the ventilation fan; and the ventilation fan is located at an end of the base away from the charging portion.

8. The electric vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein the base is located on one side of the charging portion and perpendicular to the charging portion, the number of the charging portion is 1, the electric vehicle comprises one or more power supply devices, the one or more power supply devices are arranged along a forward direction of the electric vehicle; and in a direction perpendicular to the forward direction of the electric vehicle, the number of the power supply devices is not more than two.

9. The electric vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein the charger further comprises a supporting part mounted on the base, the base is provided with one or more charging portions; and the charging portions are arranged around the supporting part; and the inverter unit and the control unit are housed in the base.

10. The electric vehicle according to claim 9 , wherein the support part is provided with a first heat dissipation unit for heat dissipation of the battery pack inserted into the charger.

11. The electric vehicle according to claim 10 , wherein the supporting part comprises a first wall facing the battery pack and a second wall located between adjacent charging portions, the first wall is provided with a first vent, and the second wall is provided with a second vent corresponding to the first vent; and the first heat dissipation unit drives airflow to flow into one of the first vent and the second vent, and flow out from the other one; and a second heat dissipation unit for heat dissipation of the inverter unit and the control unit is provided in the base, the base is further provided with an air inlet and an air outlet corresponding to the air inlet, and the second heat dissipation unit drives the airflow to flow into the air inlet and out from the air outlet, so as to dissipate heat for the inverter unit and the control unit.

12. The electric vehicle according to claim 11 , wherein the base is further provided with heat sinks for auxiliary heat dissipation for the inverter unit and the control unit, and an airflow direction of the air inlet and the air outlet is parallel to the heat sinks.

13. The electric vehicle according to claim 9 , wherein the number of the charging portions is two, the two charging portions are respectively located on both sides of the supporting part to allow the two charging portions and the supporting parts to be collinear in a first direction, the electric vehicle comprises one or more power supply devices, the one or more power supply devices are arranged along a forward direction of the electric vehicle, wherein, the first direction is parallel to the forward direction of the electric vehicle; and in a direction perpendicular to the forward direction of the electric vehicle, the number of the power supply devices is not more than two.

14. The electric vehicle according to claim 9 , wherein the number of the charging portions is two, the two charging portions are respectively located on both sides of the supporting part to allow the two charging portions and the supporting parts to be collinear in a first direction, the electric vehicle comprises one or more power supply devices, the one or more power supply devices are arranged along a forward direction of the electric vehicle, wherein, the first direction is perpendicular to the forward direction of the electric vehicle; and, in the first direction, the number of the power supply device is one.

15. The electric vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising a walking mechanism, wherein the walking mechanism comprises front wheels and rear wheels, and a center/center of gravity of the power supply device or a power supply device group comprising a plurality of the power supply devices is located between the front wheels and the rear wheels, and a distance between the center/center of gravity and an axis of the rear wheels is less than 490 mm.

16. The electric vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising a walking mechanism, wherein the walking mechanism comprises a pair of rear wheels, in a forward direction of the electric vehicle, the pair of rear wheels are symmetrical about a first axis, and a horizontal distance between a center/center of gravity of the power supply device or a power supply device group comprising a plurality of the power supply devices and the first axis is not greater than 500 mm.

17. The electric vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein a weight ratio of the power supply device or the power supply device gr

Assignees

• Globe Jiangsu Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lu Chuntao
• Guo Xinzhong
• Yan An
• Li Xi

Classifications

• H02J7/731

  specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries (H02J7/751 takes precedence) · CPC title

• Y02T10/70

  Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries · CPC title

• Y02T10/7072

  Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors · CPC title

• H01M2220/20

  Batteries in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane · CPC title

• B60K2001/0433

  Arrangement under the rear seats · CPC title