WO2017222015A1 - Battery replacement system and battery replacement information processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a battery replacement system allowing for a battery usage fee to be charged in accordance with the distance traveled by an electric vehicle, and quick replacement of the battery. An attendant reads a new total distance traveled D1 displayed on the windshield of the electric vehicle 1, inputs the total distance traveled into the battery replacement information processing device 9, and inserts a card 8 into the device 9. The total distance traveled D2 at the time of the previous replacement is stored in the card 8, whereby the actually traveled distance D3 is calculated inside the device 9, a battery usage fee based on the actually traveled distance D3 is calculated, and currently used battery information and the battery usage fee are displayed on a display 19. The attendant replaces the battery on the basis of the currently used battery information and requests that a user of the electric vehicle pay the battery usage fee.

Description

Battery exchange system and battery exchange information processing apparatus

The present invention relates to a battery replacement system that enables smooth operation of an electric vehicle by replacing the battery of the electric vehicle instead of charging it, and a battery replacement information processing apparatus used in the system.

Conventionally, when the capacity of the battery decreases, the electric vehicle has to stop at the charging stand for the electric vehicle and rapidly charge the battery of the own vehicle or charge it at home or the like.

At present, in commercial electric cars, about 30 minutes for quick charging up to 80% in the charging stand for electric cars, about 24 minutes for normal charging (200V) at home etc. It takes about 8 hours.

By the way, the minimum 30 minutes of quick charging at the charging station for electric vehicles is very long compared to the gasoline refueling time of ordinary automobiles (gasoline cars etc.), so the battery itself is another fully charged battery. It has been proposed to eliminate the time required to charge the battery by replacing it (Patent Documents 1 and 2).

Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2012-29518 JP, 2014-8890, A

By the way, the system of patent document 1 judges the model of a battery, etc. by the information tag containing the battery information attached to the battery for electric vehicles, and replaces | exchanges a battery, but mentions about the expense at the time of battery replacement. There is no

Similarly, the system of Patent Document 2 enables battery exchange operation to be performed by a battery exchange robot by unifying the battery and its exchange mechanism, but the battery exchange mechanism itself in the robot Is a major system, and similarly, there is no mention of the cost of replacing the battery.

Here, when considering battery replacement, how to handle the cost of replacement becomes a problem. When replacing the battery, considering that the old battery is returned and the returned old battery can be reused if charged, etc., it is too expensive to use the battery replacement cost as the purchase cost of the battery itself.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and it is possible to improve the fairness by calculating the cost at the time of replacing the battery based on the travel distance of the electric vehicle and objectively measure the travel distance of the electric vehicle. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a battery exchange system capable of easily recognizing a charge according to a travel distance and a battery exchange information processing apparatus used for the system.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a battery replacement system that can prevent the fraudulent acts involved in battery replacement.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is
First, an electric vehicle equipped with an integrated odometer at a location that can be recognized from the outside of the vehicle body and a removable battery, and the present new integrated distance displayed on the integrated odometer can be input Information storage card associated with the electric vehicle, capable of storing at least the input means, the old cumulative travel distance until the previous battery replacement of the electric vehicle, the vehicle identification information, and the used battery information; A battery exchange system comprising an exchange information processing apparatus, wherein the battery exchange information processing apparatus corresponds to a first storage means for storing the new integrated traveling distance inputted from the input means, and the electric vehicle Card reading means for reading the information stored in the information storage card, and the electric vehicle read by the card reading means A second storage unit capable of storing the old accumulated traveling distance, the vehicle identification information, and the used battery information, a card writing unit for writing information on the information storage card, a control unit, and a display unit The control means compares the old cumulative travel distance of the electric vehicle read by the card reading means with the new cumulative travel distance stored in the first storage means to calculate the actual travel distance Distance calculating means, charge calculating means for calculating a battery charge for the actual travel distance, display instructing means for displaying the vehicle identification information, the used battery information, and the battery charge on the display means, and the card document A battery exchange system comprising: write command means for writing the new integrated travel distance in the information storage card by means of loading means; Constituted by the arm.

The place that can be recognized from the outside of the vehicle body is, for example, a place where the integrated distance can be recognized from the outside of the windshield as in the integrated odometer (3) (see FIG. 1), or the opening and closing of the battery storage box (4) This refers to the location of the inner vehicle body with the lid (4a) opened (the integrated odometer (3), see FIG. 15) and the like. The first storage means can be constituted by an integrated travel distance storage means (12). The second storage means can be constituted by a car body information storage means (15). Therefore, at the battery exchange site, the clerk visually observes the integrated traveling distance of the electric vehicle from the outside of the vehicle body, inputs the integrated traveling distance into the battery replacement information processing apparatus from the input means, and stores information from the owner of the electric vehicle The card may be received and the information storage card may be attached to the battery exchange information processing apparatus. Then, the card reading means reads the information in the information storage card, the travel distance calculation means calculates the actual travel distance from the new integrated travel distance data and the old travel distance data, and the charge operation means calculates the battery according to the actual travel distance. The usage charge is calculated, and the used battery information, the battery usage charge and the like are displayed on the display means. Further, the battery exchange information processing apparatus writes the new integrated traveling distance on the information storage card by the card writing means (or rewrites the old integrated traveling distance to the new integrated traveling distance). Therefore, by looking at the display means, the attendant can easily select a battery to be replaced that is compatible with the electric vehicle, and can also recognize the charge to be paid by the owner. Therefore, the attendant can remove the used battery of the electric vehicle from the electric vehicle and quickly attach the battery to be replaced to the electric vehicle, and the attendant pays the battery charge from the owner of the electric vehicle. In addition, the information storage card to which the new integrated travel distance has been written (or rewritten to the new integrated travel distance) can be removed from the battery replacement information processing apparatus and returned to the owner of the electric vehicle. In addition, the clerk can perform the above battery replacement work quickly.

Secondly, in the charge calculating means, the battery use charge is calculated by multiplying the unit charge per 1 km by the actual traveling distance, and the battery exchange system according to the first aspect is used.

With this configuration, it is possible to calculate a fair battery usage charge corresponding to the travel distance.

Third, the writing date can be written to the information storage card when writing the new integrated travel distance in the card writing means, and the writing date can also be read when reading by the card reading means The charge calculating means calculates the battery management charge by calculating the elapsed days based on the writing date and the current date, and multiplying the unit charge per day by the elapsed days. Or 2 is comprised by the battery exchange system of 2 statement.

With this configuration, it is also possible to calculate the battery management charge according to the elapsed days.

Fourth, while providing a camera capable of photographing the new integrated traveling distance displayed in numbers on the above-mentioned integrated traveling distance meter, the new integrated traveling distance consisting of numerals is recognized based on the image information photographed by the camera. Any one of the above first to third image recognition means is provided in the battery replacement information processing apparatus, and the new integrated traveling distance recognized by the image recognition means is stored in the first storage means. It is comprised by the battery exchange system as described in.

With this configuration, it is not necessary for the clerk to confirm and input the new cumulative travel distance, so that more efficient and quick battery replacement work can be performed.

Fifth, the unique number of the battery currently attached to the information storage card can be stored, and the unique number of the old battery to be replaced read out from the information storage card by the card reading means 2. The first storage unit can store the unique number of the new battery input from the input unit, and the display instruction unit stores the unique number of the new battery in the second storage unit. The unique number of the old battery is also displayed on the display means, and the write command means is the new battery stored in the first storage means in the information storage card by the card write means. The battery replacement system according to any one of the above-mentioned 1 to 4, which is configured to write a unique number of

The unique number may be, for example, a serial number of the battery. Therefore, at the time of battery replacement, the clerk can check the unique number of the old battery removed from the electric vehicle against the unique number of the old battery displayed on the display means, thus preventing the fraud related to the battery replacement. can do.

Sixth, within the range of the windshield of the electric vehicle, the integrated traveling distance displayed on the display unit is directed to the outside of the windshield within the range of the windshield of the electric vehicle. It is comprised by the battery exchange system in any one of the said 1st-5th.

Seventh, the display unit of the integrated odometer is configured by the battery replacement system according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, which is provided on the side surface of the vehicle inside or outside the battery storage unit of the electric vehicle. Be done.

According to this configuration, the person in charge of the battery replacement location can easily check the accumulated travel distance of the electric vehicle from the outside of the vehicle body, and the battery replacement work can be speeded up.

Eighthly, the battery of the electric vehicle is constituted by the battery exchange system according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, which is provided detachably on the side surface or the bottom surface of the vehicle body.

With this configuration, battery replacement can be performed quickly.

Ninth, an input unit capable of inputting the current integrated travel distance of the electric vehicle, a first storage unit for storing the integrated travel distance inputted from the input unit, and an information storage corresponding to the electric vehicle Card reading means for reading information stored in the card, and old cumulative travel distance of the electric car stored in the information storage card read by the card reading means, vehicle identification information, used battery information can be stored A battery exchange information processing apparatus comprising a second storage means, a card writing means for writing information on the information storage card, a control means, and a display means, the control means comprising the second storage The actual integrated distance is calculated by comparing the old integrated travel distance of the electric vehicle stored in the unit with the new integrated travel distance stored in the first storage unit. Travel distance calculation means, charge calculation means for calculating the battery usage charge for the actual travel distance, display instruction means for displaying the vehicle identification information, the used battery information, and the battery usage charge on the display means, and A battery replacement information processing apparatus comprising: a write instruction means for writing the new integrated travel distance in the information storage card by the card writing means.

Therefore, together with this battery replacement information processing apparatus, an electric vehicle equipped with an integrated odometer at a location that can be recognized from the outside of the vehicle body and a removable battery, and an old vehicle until the previous battery replacement of the electric vehicle A battery exchange system can be configured by combining the information storage card capable of storing at least the accumulated travel distance, the vehicle identification information, and the used battery information and associated with the vehicle.

According to the present invention, since the new integrated odometer can be recognized from the outside of the vehicle body, the new integrated travel distance can be recognized quickly, and therefore, the battery charge can be calculated quickly. The battery can be replaced quickly.

In addition, it becomes possible to calculate a fair battery usage charge corresponding to the travel distance of the electric vehicle.

In addition, it becomes possible to set a battery management charge according to the number of days elapsed of the electric vehicle.

Further, by configuring so that the new integrated traveling distance can be automatically recognized by the camera and the image recognition, more efficient and quick battery exchange operation can be performed.

In addition, displaying the unique number of the battery can prevent the fraud related to the battery replacement.

It is a perspective view of the electric vehicle used for the battery exchange system concerning the present invention. It is a side view of the electric vehicle used for a system same as the above. It is an enlarged view of the battery storage box of the electric vehicle used for a system same as the above. It is a perspective view of the wagon which shows the battery mounted in the wagon used for a system same as the above. It is a perspective view of the said box in the state which accommodates a battery in the battery storage box used for a system same as the above. It is a perspective view of the battery of a system same as the above. It is an electrical block diagram containing the functional block of the control means of a system same as the above. It is a figure which shows the memory content of the information storage card | curd of a system same as the above. It is a figure which shows the display means of a system same as the above. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement procedure of the control means of a system same as the above. It is a figure which shows the memory content of the information storage card | curd of the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is an electrical block diagram containing the functional block of the control means of the system which concerns on a 3rd embodiment same as the above. It is a figure which shows the display means of 2nd or 3rd embodiment same as the above. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement procedure of the control means of 3rd Embodiment same as the above. It is a perspective view of the said box in the state which accommodates a battery in the battery storage box used for a system same as the above, and shows another embodiment of an integrating odometer.

Hereinafter, a battery replacement system and a battery replacement information processing apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail.

First, a first embodiment of a battery exchange system according to the present invention will be described.
1 and 2 show an electric vehicle 1 used in the above-mentioned battery replacement system.
As the electric vehicle 1 can be recognized from the outside of the vehicle body, the integrated odometer 3 is installed at the lower position on the driver's seat side within the range of the windshield 2 with its display portion 3a directed outward. It is done. The integrated odometer 3 may be installed on the inner side (indoor side) of the windshield 2 or may be fixed to the outer surface of the windshield 2.

This integrated odometer 3 is provided with a numeric display 3a on the surface side of a small case 3b, and is the same as the integrated odometer installed on the meter panel of the driver's seat of a normal automobile. is there. Specifically, the integrated travel distance signal line connected to the integrated travel distance meter installed in the meter panel is branched, and the integrated travel distance line is connected to the integrated travel distance meter 3, and the meter The same integrated travel distance signal as the integrated travel distance meter of the panel is supplied, and the same number (integrated travel distance) as the integrated travel distance meter of the meter panel is displayed on the display unit 3a. It is configured.

Therefore, for example, when the electric vehicle 1 arrives at the battery replacement place, the person in charge of the battery replacement place visually recognizes the display portion 3a of the integrated odometer 3 to determine the cumulative travel distance of the electric vehicle 1 It is configured to be able to check from the outside of the electric car.
FIG. 2 shows a replacement battery storage box (battery storage portion) 4 provided at a rear position of the side surface of the electric vehicle 1. The battery storage box 4 is configured to be able to removably store a replacement battery 5 therein.

The battery 5 is a main battery provided for traveling of the electric vehicle, and is configured to be able to replace the battery 5 whose charge capacity has been reduced with another battery 5 that is fully charged at the battery replacement place. .

As shown in FIG. 3, the battery storage box 4 has an open / close lid 4a, and is configured to be able to store the battery 5 in the internal space 4b.

FIG. 3 shows a state in which the open / close lid 4a of the battery storage box 4 is opened and the base 6 is pulled out from the inside of the box 4. The base 6 is a base rail 6b provided in the box 4 The position inside the box and the outside of the box is provided slidably along the.

In FIG. 4, the fully charged battery 5 is installed on a castered wagon 7, and the front end 7a of the wagon 7 is placed on the front end 6a (see FIG. 3) of the pedestal 6 drawn from the box 4. By connecting and sliding the battery 5 in the direction of the battery storage box 4 in this state, as shown in FIG. 5, the battery 5 can be placed on the pedestal 6.

As shown in FIG. 6, the battery 5 is provided with a terminal 5a at its tip, and when it is stored in the battery storage box 4 (in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 5), the terminals in the box 4 (figure The terminal 5a is connected with the terminal 5a and power is supplied to the traveling motor (not shown).

When taking out the battery 5 in the electric vehicle 1, as shown by arrow B in FIG. 5, the battery 5 in the battery storage box 4 may be pulled out toward the base 6 and the battery 5 may be removed from the base 6. .

The battery storage box 4 may be provided on the lower surface of the vehicle body of the electric vehicle 1 (see the battery storage box 4 'in FIG. 2).

Next, the information storage card 8 according to the present invention will be described (see FIG. 8).
This information storage card 8 is a card capable of reading internal information by the so-called card reader / writer 14 (see FIG. 7) and capable of writing information, and uses various cards such as a magnetic card, an IC card and the like. be able to.

In the information storage card 8, as shown in FIG. 8, vehicle identification information such as the old cumulative travel distance of the electric vehicle 1, the registration number of the electric vehicle 1, and the electric vehicle 1 currently used. It stores battery information (used battery information). The used battery information is a model number of the battery, a manufacturer name, etc., and is information for replacing with a battery of the same type at the time of battery replacement.

The information storage card 8 is possessed by the owner (or the user) of the electric vehicle 1 and accordingly is associated with the electric vehicle 1.

Next, a battery replacement information processing apparatus 9 according to the present invention will be described based on FIG.
The battery replacement information processing apparatus 9 is installed at a battery replacement place, and information necessary for a person in charge of the replacement place to perform the battery replacement work is displayed on the display means 19.

The functions of the battery exchange information processing apparatus 9 described below can be realized by a so-called personal computer, and the input unit 10 in FIG. 7 is an input keyboard of the personal computer, an integrated travel distance storage unit (first storage unit) 12 The vehicle body information storage means (second storage means) 15 is a memory for data of a personal computer, and the control means 17 is an operation program (see FIG. 10) stored in the main memory of the personal computer and a CPU for executing the program. It is configured to execute various processes in accordance with the operation procedure of FIG. The control means 17 of FIG. 7 is expressed as a functional block about its operation, and is composed of a traveling distance calculation means 17a, a charge calculation means 17c, a writing instruction means 17d, and a display instruction means 17b.

An input unit 10 is connected to the battery replacement information processing apparatus 9 and is configured of a keyboard for a computer. The information input from the keyboard is input to and stored in the integrated traveling distance storage means 12 of the battery replacement information processing apparatus 9. Basically, the person in charge of the replacement of the battery, the cumulative travel distance of the display unit 3a of the cumulative distance meter 3 of the electric vehicle 1 came to replace the battery (hereinafter referred to as "new cumulative travel distance", the data “The new integrated traveling distance data D1” is input from the input means 10. The new integrated travel distance is stored in the integrated travel distance storage means 12 as new integrated travel distance data D1.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a camera installed at the battery exchange site, which reads the integrated travel distance displayed on the integrated odometer 3 of the electric vehicle 1 which has arrived for the replacement of the battery at the exchange site. The image information data taken by the camera 11 is input to the image recognition means 13 of the battery replacement information processing apparatus 9.

The image recognition means 13 recognizes the number of the integrated traveling distance (new integrated traveling distance) displayed as a number on the display unit 3a based on the image information data sent from the camera 11, and performs the new integration traveling. It is sent to the integrated traveling distance storage means 12 as distance data D1. The new integrated traveling distance data D1 is stored in the integrated traveling distance means 12.

As described above, the new integrated travel distance is visually confirmed by the person in charge, manually input from the input unit 10 to the battery replacement information processing apparatus 9, and stored in the integrated travel distance storage unit 12, and photographed by the camera 11. There is a method of inputting the information into the battery exchange information processing apparatus 9 as image information and automatically storing the information in the integrated traveling distance storage means 12 by the image recognition technology by the image recognition means 13.

It is not necessary to provide both of them, and only manual input operation from the input unit 10 may be performed. When performing image recognition by the camera 11, it is not necessary to perform manual input from the input unit 10.

When the camera 11 is provided, the camera 11 is externally attached to the battery replacement information processing apparatus 9. Further, the image recognition means 13 recognizes the number string from the image information in which the number string is photographed using, for example, a technique (for example, patent 5530752 etc.) of pattern recognition (for example, template matching processing). Can be recognized as data.

Since such image recognition technology is commercially available as application software, such application software can be installed in the main memory of the battery exchange information processing apparatus 9. In this case, the image recognition unit 13 as a function of the control unit 17 of the battery exchange information processing apparatus 9 recognizes the new integrated traveling distance data D1 as a number from the image information captured by the camera 11 and performs the integrated traveling. The data D1 can be stored in the distance storage means 12.

In the above-mentioned battery replacement information processing apparatus 9, reference numeral 14 denotes a card reading and writing machine, which is inserted in a card reading means 14a for reading information of the information storage card 8 inserted in the card insertion section 14c and the card insertion section 14c. And card writing means 14b for writing various information in the information storage card 8 described above. For example, a commercially available card reader / writer can be used as the card reader / writer 14. In this case, the commercially available card reader / writer is connected to a personal computer as the battery replacement information processing apparatus 9 as an external device.

The card reading means 14a reads the integrated traveling distance read from the information storage card 8 (hereinafter, this distance is referred to as "old integrated traveling distance" and its data is referred to as "old integrated traveling distance data D2"), vehicle identification information, Used battery information is sent to the vehicle information storage means 15.

The car body information storage means 15 includes the integrated traveling distance (old accumulated traveling distance data D2) sent from the card reading means 14a, the car body identification information data (car number registration number data), and the used battery information data (maker name And data of model number).

Next, the function of the control means 17 will be described. The control means 17 calculates the traveling distance and the charge based on the operation procedure shown in FIG. 10, instructs the display means 19 to display necessary information, and sends the information storage card 8 to the card writing means 14b. The old integrated travel distance stored in is rewritten (updated) to the new integrated travel distance.

The control means 17 confirms whether or not the new integrated travel distance data D1 is stored in the integrated travel distance storage means 12. If stored, the new integrated travel distance stored in the integrated travel distance storage means 12 is stored. It is instructed to input the distance data D1 to the traveling distance calculating means 17a and the writing command means 17d (FIGS. 10S1, S2). Next, the control means 17 checks whether or not card information (body identification information data, used battery information data, old accumulated travel distance data D2) is stored in the body information storage means 15, and all of them are stored. If it is confirmed, the old integrated traveling distance data D2 is inputted to the traveling distance calculating means 17a, and the old integrated traveling distance data D2, the vehicle identification information data, and the used battery information data are displayed instruction means 17b. The user is instructed to input (Fig. 10 S3 and S4). The control means 17 performs the following operation after confirming that each of the above input operations has been performed.

The control means 17 calculates the actual travel distance by the travel distance calculation means 17a (FIG. 10 S5). That is, the new integrated travel distance data D1 stored in the integrated travel distance storage means 12 is compared with the old integrated travel distance data D2 stored in the vehicle information storage means 15, and the actual travel distance is determined by calculation. Specifically, the actual traveling distance (actual traveling distance data D3) from the date and time of the previous battery replacement to the present is obtained by calculating (accumulated traveling distance data D1-old integrated traveling distance data D2) by calculation. . The calculated actual travel distance data D3 is sent to the display command means 17b and the charge calculation means 17c.

Next, the control means 17 calculates the charge in the charge calculation means 17c (FIG. 10, S6). The charge calculating unit 17c calculates the battery usage fee based on the actual travel distance data D3. The charge calculating unit 17c stores in advance in the memory 20 unit price data per unit distance of 1 km, for example, a unit price data table of 8 yen per 1 km, and the battery usage charge according to the distance based on the above unit price data ( The actual travel distance [km] x unit price charge data [yen / km]) is obtained by calculation, and the battery charge data Y is sent to the display command means 17b.

Thereafter, when the control means 17 (display instruction means 17b) confirms that the display instruction means 17b is notified of the necessary information, it instructs the display means 19 to display each information (FIG. 10S7). . That is, the display command means 17b sends the car body identification information data, the used battery information data, the new integrated travel distance data, the old integrated travel distance data, the actual travel distance data, and the charge data to the display means 19. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 9, the display means 19 includes vehicle identification information (body number etc.), new cumulative travel distance D1, old cumulative travel distance D2, actual travel distance D3, battery charge, and used battery information. It is configured to be displayed. In addition, at least the vehicle identification information, the used battery information, and the battery usage fee may be displayed on the display unit 19.

The display unit 19 is, for example, a liquid crystal display, on which the information is displayed, and the attendant can view the information displayed on the display.

Further, the control means 17 (write instruction means 17d) sends out the new integrated traveling distance data D1 to the card writing means 14b, and the old traveling distance D2 stored in the information storage card 8 is stored in the writing means 14b. A command to rewrite to the new integrated travel distance D1 is issued (FIG. 10, S8).

Thereby, the card writing means 14b performs an operation of rewriting the old integrated traveling distance data D2 stored in the information storage card 8 into the new integrated traveling distance data D1. The control means 17 (write instruction means 17d) is configured to end its operation when it recognizes that the rewriting has been completed (FIG. 10, S9).

The card writing unit 14b is configured not to rewrite the new integrated traveling distance data D1, but to write the new integrated traveling distance data D1 while leaving the old integrated traveling distance data on the information storage card 8. It is good.

Based on the used battery information displayed on the display means 19, the clerk can recognize the replaceable battery of full charge and replace the battery with the old battery 5 of the electric vehicle 1. Also, the owner can be required to pay for the battery usage fee.

Further, the clerk removes the information storage card 8 rewritten to the new cumulative travel distance data D1 from the card reading and writing device 14 and returns it to the owner of the electric vehicle 1.

Since the present invention is configured as described above, its operation will be described below.
First, the owner (or user) of the electric vehicle 1 has an information storage card 8 (see FIG. 8). In the card 8, the registration number of the electric vehicle and used battery information are used as vehicle identification information. It is assumed that the manufacturer name and model number of the battery, and the old cumulative travel distance of the electric vehicle up to the previous time (in this embodiment, 15000 km) are stored.

Further, it is assumed that the travelable distance at the time of full charge of the battery 5 mounted on the electric vehicle 1 is 350 km. The owner of the electric vehicle 1 travels 300 km from the time of full charge, and then visits the battery replacement site.

At this time, "15300" [km] is displayed on the display portion 3a of the integrated odometer 3 provided on the windshield 2 side of the electric vehicle 1.

Here, a person in charge at a battery exchange site visually observes the display portion 3a of the integrated odometer 3 on the side of the windshield 2 of the electric vehicle 1 to recognize a new integrated traveling distance, and the keyboard of the input means 10 The new integrated travel distance D1 (15300) is input.

Then, the new integrated traveling distance is stored in the integrated traveling distance storage means 12 in the battery replacement information processing apparatus 9 as distance data D1.

When the camera 11 is used, the camera 11 is previously installed at a position where the windshield 2 can be photographed with respect to the parking position of the vehicle body, and the electric vehicle 1 is stopped at the parking position by an optical sensor or the like. Is detected, the shutter is automatically turned on, and the display 3a of the integrated odometer 3 on the side of the windshield 2 is photographed.

The photographed image data is input to the image recognition means 13 of the battery replacement information processing apparatus 9, and the image recognition means 13 recognizes a number from the image data, and as a result, "15300" which is the new integrated traveling distance is Be recognized. Thereafter, the image recognition means 13 sends out the recognized distance data D1 to the integrated travel distance storage means 12 and the integrated travel distance storage means 12 stores it.

When the camera 11 is used as described above, the new integrated traveling distance data D1 can be automatically stored. However, even if the camera 11 is not used, as described above, the attendant displays the integrated traveling distance meter 3 on the windshield side. The integrated travel distance displayed on the unit 3 a may be visually confirmed and may be input from the input unit 10.

In any case, the integrated odometer 3 of the electric vehicle 1 is installed on the windshield 2 with the display 3a facing outward, so open the driver's seat door of the electric vehicle 1, The integrated traveling distance can be easily confirmed from the outside of the vehicle body without checking the integrated traveling distance meter in the meter panel. Therefore, the calculation of the battery use charge based on the travel distance can be performed quickly, and thus the battery can be replaced quickly.

The new integrated travel distance data D1 stored in the integrated travel distance storage means 12 is sent to the travel distance calculation means 17a and the writing command means 17d of the control means 17 by the command of the control means 17 (see FIGS. 10S1 and S2). ).

Next, the clerk receives the information storage card 8 from the owner of the electric vehicle, and mounts the card 8 in the insertion portion 14 c of the card reading and writing device 14 of the battery replacement information processing apparatus 9. Then, the card reading means 14 a of the card reading and writing device 14 reads card information, and sends the read information to the vehicle information storage means 15.

The card information includes car body identification information (registration number of electric car, etc.), used battery information (maker's name and model number of battery), and integrated travel distance up to the previous time (old cumulative travel distance D2, 15000 km in this embodiment) These data are sent to the vehicle information storage unit 15 and stored in the vehicle information storage unit 15.

Here, the vehicle information storage unit 15 is instructed by the control unit 17 to store information data, that is, the above-mentioned owner identification information data, used battery information data, and the old cumulative traveling distance data D2 are displayed by the control unit 17 At the same time, the old integrated traveling distance data D2 is sent to the running distance computing means 17a of the control means 17 (see FIGS. 10S3 and S4).

Here, when the control means 17 recognizes that the new integrated traveling distance data D1 and the various card information have been input to the control means 17 (see FIGS. 10S2 and S4), the control means 17 (the above-mentioned traveling is performed next) The distance calculating means 17a) subtracts the old integrated traveling distance data D2 (15000 km) from the new integrated traveling distance data D1 (15300 km) to calculate the actual traveling distance data D3 (300 km), and calculates the actual traveling distance data D3. It sends to the display instruction means 17b and the charge calculating means 17c (see FIG. 10 S5).

When the actual traveling distance data D3 is inputted, the control means 17 (the charge calculating means 17c) recognizes the unit price (in this case, 8 yen) per 1 km with reference to the unit price data table of the memory 20, The traveling distance data D3 is multiplied by the unit price (8 yen / 1 km) to calculate a battery charge (in this case, 2400 yen), and the battery charge data is sent to the display command means 17b (see FIG. 10S6).

When the control means 17 (display instruction means 17b) confirms that each of the above-mentioned data has been input, it instructs such display data to be displayed on the display means 19 (see FIG. 10, S7). As a result, as shown in FIG. 9, in the display means 19, as shown in FIG. 9, the registration number of the electric vehicle as the vehicle identification information, the manufacturer name and model number of the battery as the used battery information, the new cumulative travel distance D1 (15300 km) The cumulative travel distance D2 (15000 km), the actual travel distance D3 (300 km), and the battery charge (2400 yen) will be displayed.

Therefore, the person in charge checks and charges another fully charged battery 5 which can be replaced with the battery 5 of the electric vehicle 1 based on the manufacturer and model number of the battery in the used battery information of the display means 19. The charged battery 5 is taken out from the storage location of the finished battery, and the battery 5 is placed on the wagon 7 of the battery to prepare for replacement.

The person in charge opens the cover 4 a of the battery storage box 4 of the electric vehicle 1, pulls out the used battery 5 stored in the box 4, and removes the battery 5 from the pedestal 6.

Thereafter, the clerk pushes the wagon 7 to move to the vicinity of the battery storage box 4 of the electric vehicle 1 and connects the front end 7a of the wagon 7 to the front end 6a of the pedestal 6 already pulled out. Then, the clerk slides the charged battery 5 toward the electric vehicle 1 and moves the battery 5 onto the pedestal 6.

Thereafter, the battery 5 is housed in the battery storage box 4 together with the pedestal 6, and then the open / close lid 4a is closed. Then, in the box 4, the terminal 5 a of the battery 5 and the terminal in the electric vehicle 1 are connected, and the battery 5 can be used in the electric vehicle 1.

The control means 17 (write command means 17d) instructs the card writing means 14b to write the new cumulative travel distance data D1 subsequently to the step S7, and also executes the new cumulative travel distance data D1 (15,300 km) Are sent to the card writing means 14b.

The card writing means 14b rewrites the integrated travel distance (old integrated travel distance D2 = 15000 km) in the information storage card 8 into a new integrated travel distance D1 = 15300 km based on the command. As a result, the integrated travel distance of the information storage card 8 is rewritten from 15,000 km of the old integrated travel distance to 15,300 km of the new integrated travel distance. In this case, the new integrated traveling distance D1 may be written in the information storage card 8 while the old integrated traveling distance data is left. With such a configuration, it is possible to leave a history of travel distance in the information storage card 8.

When the control means 17 detects that the writing of the card is completed (see FIG. 10, S9), the process is ended.

The clerk takes out the information storage card 8 from the card reader / writer 14 and returns it to the owner of the electric vehicle 1. At the same time, the clerk collects 2400 yen as a battery charge from the owner of the electric vehicle 1 and ends the battery replacement operation.

The time required to replace the battery can be completed in 4 to 5 minutes even by one person in charge, and it is possible to significantly reduce the time as compared with the conventional battery charging time.

Moreover, since the battery charge may be paid if it corresponds to the distance traveled, fairness can be secured and the burden on the user can be reduced.

Further, since the integrated odometer 3 of the electric vehicle 1 is installed at a position where it can be confirmed from the outside of the vehicle body within the range of the windshield 2, the integrated distance can be easily confirmed from the outside of the vehicle body. It is possible to save time and effort to open the door and check the inside of the meter panel, and to shorten the battery replacement time.

By the way, in the charge system of the battery exchange system of the present invention, "management charge according to the number of elapsed days" is basically set in addition to the "use charge corresponding to the traveling distance" described above. Car users, "use charges according to the distance traveled" (the breakdown is the tax and minutes for the battery management company that manages the replacement battery, and for the battery replacement place to replace the battery), "according to the elapsed days You will pay both “management fees” (all for battery management company).

And as a payment method of "the management charge according to the elapsed days", the method to pay according to the elapsed days (in this case, the user uses "the charge according to the traveling distance" (above 2400 yen) Pay a "management fee according to the number of days elapsed" (for example, management fee 55 yen x 5 days (days elapsed) = 275 yen per day) (pattern 1), 3 years until the next car inspection when purchasing a new car Pay “minute management fee according to the number of days elapsed (for example, management fee 55 yen × 3 years = 60, 225 yen per day), and after 2 years of car inspection every 2 years Management fee "(for example, management fee 55 yen x 2 years = 40,150 yen per day) is paid, and only" use fee according to mileage "is paid on a daily basis (pattern 2), to new car purchase price, For example, 10 years worth of Management fee ”(for example, management fee of 55 yen × 10 years = 200,750 yen per day) is included as a vehicle price, and the user uses the“ management fee according to the number of elapsed days ”for 10 years as the vehicle price. Pay in bulk. In this case, there are four patterns in which the user routinely pays only "the usage fee according to the distance traveled" (pattern 3) and pays monthly for one month from the time of car purchase (pattern 4) .

The battery management company manages all of the replacement batteries of the battery replacement system, and performs maintenance, inspection, repair, etc. of the replacement batteries without putting a burden on the user of the electric vehicle, for that purpose, A battery management fee is generated according to the number of days passed to the battery management company.

Next, the battery exchange system of the present invention in the case of the above pattern 1 will be described below as the second embodiment as a method of paying the “management fee according to the elapsed days”. In the second embodiment, the battery management fee is calculated based on the number of days elapsed of the battery.

In this case, when the new cumulative travel distance D1 is written to the card writing means 14b, the writing date or the writing date is set to be simultaneously written to the information storage card 8. The reading date or the writing date is also read at the time of reading by the card reading means 14a, and the writing date is stored in the car body information storage means (second storage means) 15 together with other card information. Configure to

Then, in the unit price data table of the memory 20, the unit price per day is stored in advance. For example, the unit price per day is 55 yen.

The charge calculating means 17c calculates the difference between the written date and time data obtained from the car body information storing means 15 and the current date and time obtained from the timer 21 as "the number of elapsed days" (five days in this case). The battery charge is calculated by multiplying the unit charge per day by the elapsed days. Therefore, in this case, the management fee is 5 × 55 yen = 275 yen. Even if the customer visits the store twice or more on the same day, a management fee is generated each time.

The management fee data based on the number of elapsed days is sent to the display command means 17b, and displayed by the display command means 17b on the display means 19 as a day-based management fee (see FIG. 13).

In this case, both the distance-based usage charge and the day-based management charge may be displayed (see FIG. 13).

Therefore, in this case, the user of the above pattern 1 pays both the usage charge (2400 yen) according to the travel distance for 5 days and the management charge (275 yen) according to the elapsed days for 5 days Become.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.
For example, when the user removes the battery 5 without traveling the electric vehicle 1 and mounts the reduced capacity battery mounted on another electric vehicle on the electric vehicle 1 and comes to the battery replacement place Since the travel distance of the electric vehicle 1 is small, it is possible to carry out the fraudulent act that it is possible to replace the battery with a full charge at a low price.
In the third embodiment, the serial number (unique number) unique to the battery 5 is stored in the information storage card 8 and the serial number is displayed on the display means 19 in order to eliminate such fraudulent activity It is a thing.

In the third embodiment, the same parts as those of the above-described embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description of the same parts and the same control procedure is basically omitted. Further, it is assumed that the above-mentioned serial number is displayed on the battery 5 at a position where it is visible from the outside on the case.

As shown in FIG. 11, in addition to the information described in the first embodiment, the serial number unique to the battery 5 (the battery currently attached to the electric vehicle 1) is used as the used battery information in the information storage card 8 The serial number of 5 and the store number of the battery replacement place where the battery was replaced last are stored (see FIG. 11).

The battery replacement locations are provided as stores in various places throughout the country, and each store is provided with a unique number. The store number is stored in advance in the data memory 20 'of the battery replacement information processing apparatus 9 (see FIG. 12) together with the unit price data table.

Therefore, when the information storage card 8 is attached to the insertion portion 14c of the card reading and writing device 14 of the battery replacement information processing apparatus 9, the card reading means 14a of the card reading and writing device 14 includes card information including the serial number and the store number. Is read out and the read information is sent to the vehicle body information storage means (second storage means) 15, and the card information is stored in the second storage means 15. Here, the vehicle information storage unit 15 sends information data including the stored serial number to the display command unit 17b according to the command of the control unit 17, and at the same time, the old integrated traveling distance data D2 is calculated by the traveling distance of the control unit 17. It is sent to the means 17a (see FIGS. 14S3 and S4).

Further, after the charge is calculated as in the first embodiment under the control of the control means 17 (FIG. 14 S5, S6), the serial number is based on the display command of the control means 17 (FIG. 14 S7). As shown in FIG. 13, it is displayed on the display means 19 as "used battery information". Similarly, the store number is also displayed on the display means 19 (see FIG. 13).

Therefore, the store clerk can check the serial number displayed on the outside of the battery 5 taken out of the electric vehicle 1 and the serial number (serial number stored in the information storage card 8) displayed on the display means 19 By checking the match, it is possible to confirm that the cheating has not been performed by confirming the match between the two numbers.

In addition, since the store number where the battery was replaced last time is displayed on the display means 19, the clerk can grasp the store where the battery was replaced last time.

Here, the clerk attaches a new battery to the electric vehicle 1, and at that time, inputs a unique serial number of the new battery from the input means 10. Then, the serial number is stored in the write information storage means (first storage means) 12 '. The serial number data is sent to the write command means 17d of the control means 17 by the command of the control means 17 (FIGS. 14S7-1 and S7-2).

Furthermore, when the control means 17 (write instruction means 17d) issues a write instruction (FIG. 14 S8), the new integrated travel distance data D1 already inputted by the clerk from the write information storage means 12 ' The above-mentioned serial number data of the new battery inputted by the above-mentioned clerk and the store number data stored in the data memory 20 'are read out and sent out to the card writing means 14b.
Then, the card writing means 14b rewrites the serial number of the old battery of the information storage card 8 with the serial number of the new battery, and the store where the store number where the battery was replaced last was replaced by the battery. It is comprised so that it may rewrite to a number (FIG. 14 P8, P9).

The card writing means 14b may write the serial number of the new battery without changing the serial number of the old battery to the new battery serial number, leaving the serial number of the old battery as a history. Similarly, the store number of the store may be written while leaving the store number of the old data as a history. In this way, there is an advantage that the history of exchange is recorded as a record on the information storage card 8.

According to this configuration, since the serial number of the new battery after replacement is displayed on the display means 19 at the battery replacement location at the next replacement, it is possible to prevent the fraud as described above. In addition, since the store number at the time of the previous replacement is also displayed on the display means 19, the store that has performed the battery replacement at the previous time can also be identified, so that the above-mentioned fraudulent acts can be prevented more effectively.

FIG. 15 further shows another embodiment (fourth embodiment) of the integrated traveling distance meter 3 described above. FIG. 15 shows a state in which the open / close lid 4a of the battery storage box 4 is opened, and the display unit 3a of the integrating odometer 3 is the inside of the battery storage box 4 of the electric vehicle, that is, the open / close lid 4a. It is provided on the vehicle body side 1 'inside the open / close lid 4a when it is opened. Alternatively, the integrated odometer 3 (display unit 3a) is provided on the vehicle body side 1 'outside the open / close lid 4a of the battery storage box 4 (see integrated odometer 3 of two-dot chain line in FIG. 15). .

Therefore, the clerk always opens the open / close lid 4a at the time of battery replacement, but at that time, before opening the open / close lid 4a, the integrated odometer 3 at the top of the battery storage box 4 may check the integrated travel distance. Alternatively, when the open / close lid 4a is opened, the integrated travel distance can be confirmed by the integrated odometer 3 of the vehicle body side 1 'inside the open / close lid 4a.

Thus, in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, “a place that can be recognized from the outside of the vehicle body” includes not only a place on the windshield 2 but also a vehicle body side surface 1 ′ shown in FIG. 15.

Incidentally, as shown in FIG. 15, the battery serial number 23 may be displayed on the front side of the battery 5, or the vehicle number 24 (vehicle number, Alternatively, the serial number or the like of the vehicle body different from the vehicle number may be written.

As described above, the present invention makes it possible to recognize the new integrated traveling distance of the integrated odometer 3 from the outside of the vehicle body, so that the new integrated traveling distance can be recognized quickly, and therefore, the battery charge can be made quickly. It can be calculated and, in the end, the battery replacement can be done quickly.

In addition, it is possible to calculate a fair battery usage charge corresponding to the traveling distance of the electric vehicle 1.

Moreover, it becomes possible to set the battery management charge according to the elapsed days of the electric vehicle 1.

Further, by configuring so that the new integrated traveling distance can be automatically recognized by the camera 11 and the image recognition, more efficient and quick battery replacement can be performed.

In addition, since it is only necessary to install a plurality of batteries to be replaced, a charging device, and the battery replacement information processing apparatus according to the present invention at each battery replacement site, nationwide deployment can be performed relatively easily. .

In addition, since the serial number of the battery is displayed on the display means, it is possible to prevent the fraud related to the battery replacement.

In addition, since the serial number of the replaced battery is stored in the information storage card each time and the serial number is stored in the display means each time the battery is replaced, it is possible to more effectively prevent the fraud.

Further, since the store number where the battery was replaced last time is displayed on the display means, it is possible to manage the history of battery replacement.

Although the license plate of the electric car is used as the car body identification information described in the information storage card 8, the card 8 is configured to store the name or the like of the owner (or user) of the electric car Also good.

The battery replacement system and the battery replacement information processing apparatus according to the present invention can be widely used from the viewpoint of quickness of battery replacement, fairness of battery usage fee, and the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 electric vehicle 1 'vehicle body side 3 integral odometer 3a display part 5 battery 8 information storage card 9 information processor 10 for battery exchange 10 input means 11 camera 12 integrated travel distance storage means (first storage means)
12 'Write information storage means (first storage means)
13 image recognition means 14a card reading means 14b card writing means 15 vehicle information storage means (second storage means)
17 control means 17a travel distance calculation means 17b display instruction means 17c charge calculation means 17d write instruction means 19 display means 20 unit price data table 20 'data storage means

Claims (9)

An electric car equipped with an integrating odometer at a location that can be recognized from the outside of the vehicle body and equipped with a detachable battery,
An input unit capable of inputting the current new integrated traveling distance displayed on the integrated traveling distance meter;
An information storage card capable of storing at least the old cumulative travel distance until the previous battery replacement of the electric vehicle, the vehicle identification information, and the used battery information, and being associated with the electric vehicle;
A battery exchange system comprising a battery exchange information processing apparatus, comprising:
The battery replacement information processing device is
First storage means for storing the new integrated traveling distance input from the input means;
Card reading means for reading the information stored in the information storage card corresponding to the electric vehicle;
A second storage unit capable of storing the old accumulated travel distance of the electric vehicle, the vehicle identification information, and the used battery information read by the card reading unit;
Card writing means for writing information on the information storage card;
Control means,
Display means,
Equipped with
The above control means
Travel distance calculation means for calculating an actual travel distance by comparing the old integrated travel distance of the electric vehicle read by the card reading means with the new integrated travel distance stored in the first storage means;
Charge calculating means for calculating a battery use charge with respect to the actual traveling distance;
Display command means for causing the display means to display the vehicle body identification information, the used battery information, and the battery charge;
A battery exchange system comprising: write instruction means for writing the new integrated traveling distance in the information storage card by the card writing means. The battery exchange system according to claim 1, wherein the battery use charge is calculated by multiplying the unit charge per 1 km by the actual traveling distance in the charge calculation means. When writing the new cumulative travel distance in the card writing means, the writing date can be written to the information storage card, and
At the time of reading by the card reading means, the writing date can also be read,
The charge calculating means calculates a battery management charge by calculating an elapsed number of days based on the writing date and the current date, and multiplying a unit charge per day by the number of elapsed days. Battery exchange system as described. In addition to providing a camera capable of photographing the new integrated traveling distance displayed in numbers on the above integrated traveling distance meter,
The battery replacement information processing apparatus is provided with an image recognition unit that recognizes a new integrated traveling distance consisting of numbers based on image information captured by the camera.
The battery exchange system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the new integrated traveling distance recognized by the image recognition means is stored in the first storage means. The unique number of the battery currently attached to the information storage card can be stored, and the unique number of the old battery to be replaced read out from the information storage card by the card reading means can be stored in the second storage means. Can be memorized,
The first storage means is configured to be able to store a unique number of a new battery input from the input means,
The display command means also causes the display means to display the unique number of the old battery stored in the second storage means.
And the write command means is configured to write the unique number of the new battery stored in the first storage means to the information storage card by the card write means. The battery exchange system according to any one of to 4. The display unit of the integrated odometer is such that the integrated travel distance displayed on the display unit is directed to the outside of the windshield within the range of the windshield of the electric vehicle. The battery exchange system according to any one of 5. The battery replacement system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the display portion of the integrated odometer is provided on a side surface of the vehicle inside or outside of the battery storage portion of the electric vehicle. The battery replacement system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the battery of the electric vehicle is provided detachably on the side surface or the bottom surface of the vehicle body. Input means capable of inputting the current accumulated travel distance of the electric vehicle,
First storage means for storing the new integrated traveling distance input from the input means;
Card reading means for reading information stored in an information storage card corresponding to the electric vehicle;
A second storage unit capable of storing the old cumulative travel distance of the electric vehicle, the vehicle identification information, and the used battery information stored in the information storage card read by the card reading unit;
Card writing means for writing information on the information storage card;
Control means,
Display means,
A battery exchange information processing apparatus comprising
The above control means
Travel distance calculation means for calculating an actual travel distance by comparing the old integrated travel distance of the electric vehicle stored in the second storage means with the new integrated travel distance stored in the first storage means When,
Charge calculating means for calculating a battery use charge with respect to the actual traveling distance;
Display command means for causing the display means to display the vehicle body identification information, the used battery information, and the battery charge;
A battery replacement information processing apparatus comprising: write instruction means for writing the new integrated travel distance in the information storage card by the card writing means.

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