Patent ID: 9227601
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: B60L,Y02T,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method for exchanging batteries in battery-powered vehicles, comprising: providing a robot for the transport of a battery to and from a vehicle respectively, the vehicle being provided with a horizontally-placed compartment configured to hold one or more batteries lying parallel to each other, the compartment being provided with a cover configured to be opened, and providing a transportation system configured to transport the battery into and out from said compartment, when the cover is opened, determining, by the robot using an optical device, the position of the battery in the compartment; displacing, by the robot, the transport plane to a predetermined position relative to the battery, at which position the transport plane is extended; attaching a withdrawal system belonging to the robot to the battery in the compartment, the withdrawal system being exchangeable, the withdrawal system including suction cups mounted onto drawbars, the suction cups being attached by suction to a surface of the battery facing the robot; withdrawing the battery from the compartment by the withdrawal system such that the battery rests on the transport plane; transporting the battery by the robot by the transport plane and subsequent transporters to a charging station; transporting by the robot by one or more transporters, a charged battery from a store of charged batteries in the robot to the transport plane; inserting, by a displacement system belonging to the robot, the battery into the compartment at a predetermined position; and closing the cover.