US 12,221,007 B2
Unlocking mechanism, support assembly, battery pack unlocking method, and battery pack locking method
Danliang Qiu, Shanghai (CN); Yingfu Zhou, Shanghai (CN); and Meng Liu, Shanghai (CN)
Assigned to AULTON NEW ENERGY AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY GROUP, Guangzhou (CN); and SHANGHAI DIANBA NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., Shanghai (CN)
Appl. No. 18/014,481
Filed by AULTON NEW ENERGY AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY GROUP, Guangdong (CN); and SHANGHAI DIANBA NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., Shanghai (CN)
PCT Filed Jul. 6, 2021, PCT No. PCT/CN2021/104808
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 19, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/007806, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 13, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 202010643312.X (CN), filed on Jul. 6, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0034187 A1, Feb. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. B60L 53/80 (2019.01); E05B 81/30 (2014.01); E05B 81/40 (2014.01); E05B 83/00 (2014.01)
CPC B60L 53/80 (2019.02) [E05B 81/30 (2013.01); E05B 81/40 (2013.01); E05B 83/00 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
 
1. An unlocking mechanism, which is used for unlocking a battery pack locked on a support of an electric vehicle, wherein the support has an entrance and exit for a battery pack to enter and exit the support in a Y direction by means of the entrance and exit, the unlocking mechanism comprises an unlocking input member and an unlocking output member, the unlocking input member is movably connected to and located on the lower surface of a bottom plate of the support, the unlocking input member is adapted to be connected to an external unlocking driving portion, and is driven by the external unlocking driving portion to drive the unlocking output member to move, the unlocking output member is adapted to be connected to a locking mechanism on the support and drive the locking mechanism to move to unlock or lock the battery pack;
two ends of the unlocking output member are respectively movably connected with the locking mechanism and the unlocking input member, the unlocking input member moves horizontally along the Y direction driven by the unlocking driving portion, and drives the locking mechanism to rotate by means of the unlocking output member to unlock or lock the battery pack.