JP6656716B2 - Battery replacement system and battery replacement information processing device - Google Patents

Description

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

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when the capacity of a battery decreases, an electric vehicle must stop at a charging stand for the electric vehicle to rapidly charge the battery of the own vehicle or to charge the battery at home or the like.

  At present, in a commercially available electric vehicle, a battery is charged by a rapid charging up to 80% in an electric vehicle charging station for about 30 minutes, and a normal battery (200 V) at home or the like is charged with a 24 kWh driving battery. It takes about 8 hours.

  By the way, the minimum time of 30 minutes for quick charging at an electric vehicle charging station is much longer than the gasoline refueling time of a normal vehicle (a gasoline-powered vehicle, etc.). It has been proposed to replace the battery to eliminate the time required for charging the battery (Patent Documents 1 and 2).

JP 2012-29518 A JP 2014-8890 A

  By the way, the system of Patent Literature 1 replaces a battery by judging a battery model or the like based on an information tag containing battery information attached to an electric vehicle battery, but mentions the cost of battery replacement. There is no.

  Similarly, the system disclosed in Patent Document 2 allows a battery exchange operation to be performed by a battery exchange robot by unifying the battery and its exchange mechanism. Is a large system, and likewise does not mention the cost of battery replacement.

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

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and improves fairness by calculating the cost of battery replacement based on the mileage of an electric vehicle, and objectively measures the mileage of the electric vehicle. It is an object of the present invention to provide a battery exchange system and a battery exchange information processing device used for the system, which can easily pay a fee according to the traveling distance.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a battery exchange system that can prevent fraudulent acts accompanying battery exchange.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides
First, a battery replacement system for replacing a used battery with a new charged battery without charging the battery is provided with an integrated odometer at a position recognizable from the outside of the vehicle body and is detachable. An electric vehicle equipped with a battery, input means for inputting the current new integrated mileage displayed on the integrated odometer, old integrated mileage up to the last battery replacement of the electric vehicle, body identification information A battery replacement information storage device that can store at least battery usage information including a battery unique number that differs for each battery , and that is associated with the electric vehicle, and a battery replacement information processing device that is installed at a battery replacement location. Wherein the battery exchange information processing device is inputted from the input means. First storage means for storing the battery identification number of the new battery which is input from the new accumulated running distance and said input means, and a card reading means for reading information stored in the information storage card corresponding to the electric vehicle A second storage unit capable of storing the used battery information including the old integrated mileage of the electric vehicle read by the card reading unit, the vehicle body identification information, and a battery unique number of the old battery; and the information storage card and card writing means and control means for writing information to, includes a display unit, and said control means of said electric vehicle read in the card reading means the old integrated travel distance and the first storage means A travel distance calculating means for calculating an actual travel distance by comparing the new integrated travel distance stored in the actual travel distance; Battery and fee calculating means for using for calculating the fee, the vehicle identification information, and the above uses battery information including the battery identification number of the old battery, display command means for said battery usage fee is displayed on the display means, the card certificate against Write command means for writing the new integrated mileage and the battery unique number of the new battery replaced in the information storage card by means of the storage means. A box is provided, and the integrated odometer is constituted by a battery exchange system provided on the vehicle body side inside the battery storage box or outside the battery storage box.

The location that can be recognized from the outside of the vehicle body is, for example, a location where the integrated distance can be recognized from outside the windshield, such as an integrated odometer (3) (see FIG. 1), or the opening and closing of the battery storage box (4). This refers to the location of the vehicle body inside the lid (4a) opened (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 vehicle body information storage means (15). Accordingly, at the battery replacement place, the clerk looks at the integrated travel distance of the electric vehicle from outside the vehicle body, inputs the integrated travel distance to the battery exchange information processing device 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 device. Then, the card reading means reads the information in the information storage card, the mileage calculating means calculates the actual mileage from the new integrated mileage data and the old mileage data, and the toll calculating means calculates the actual mileage according to the actual mileage. The usage fee is calculated, and the display unit displays the used battery information, the battery usage fee, and the like. Further, the battery exchange information processing device writes the new integrated mileage on the information storage card by using the card writing means (or rewrites the old integrated mileage with the new integrated mileage). Accordingly, the attendant can easily select a battery to be replaced that is compatible with the electric vehicle by looking at the display means, and can also recognize the fee to be paid by the owner. Therefore, the clerk can remove the used battery of the electric vehicle from the electric vehicle and quickly install the battery to be replaced in the electric vehicle, and the clerk pays the battery usage fee from the owner of the electric vehicle at that time. The information storage card in which the new accumulated mileage is written (or rewritten to the new accumulated mileage) can be withdrawn from the battery exchange information processing device and returned to the owner of the electric vehicle. In addition, the staff can quickly perform the above-described battery replacement work. The unique number may be, for example, a battery manufacturing number. Therefore, when replacing the battery, the clerk can check the unique number of the old battery removed from the electric vehicle and the unique number of the old battery displayed on the display means, thereby preventing fraud related to battery replacement. can do. With this configuration, the staff at the battery replacement place can easily check the integrated traveling distance of the electric vehicle from outside the vehicle body, and can speed up the battery replacement work.

  Secondly, the battery calculation system is configured by the battery exchange system according to the first embodiment, wherein the battery usage fee is calculated by multiplying a unit fee per km by an actual traveling distance.

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

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

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

Fourth, a camera capable of photographing the new integrated mileage indicated by a number on the integrated odometer is provided at the battery replacement place, and a new number based on image information taken by the camera is provided. An image recognizing means for recognizing the integrated traveling distance is provided in the battery exchange information processing device, and the new integrated traveling distance recognized by the image recognizing means is stored in the first storage means. The battery exchange system according to any one of 1 to 3 above.

  With this configuration, it is not necessary for the attendant to check and input the new integrated traveling distance, so that a more efficient and quicker battery replacement operation can be performed.

Fifth, the electric vehicle battery is constituted by a battery exchange system according to any of the first to 4 in which are detachably attached to the vehicle body side or bottom.

  With this configuration, the battery replacement operation can be performed quickly.

Sixth , the input means capable of inputting the current new integrated mileage of the electric vehicle and the battery unique number of the new battery, and the new integrated mileage input from the input means and the input input from the input means First storage means for storing a battery unique number of a new battery, card reading means for reading information stored on an information storage card corresponding to the electric vehicle, and information storage card read by the card reading means. Second storage means capable of storing the used accumulated information of the old electric vehicle, the vehicle body identification information, and the battery identification number of the old battery which have been stored, and card writing means for writing information to the information storage card When the control unit and the battery replacement information placed and the display unit, the battery replacement location becomes comprise A control device that compares the old accumulated mileage of the electric vehicle stored in the second storage device with the new accumulated mileage stored in the first storage device. Mileage calculating means for calculating an actual mileage, fee calculating means for calculating a battery usage fee for the actual mileage, the vehicle identification information, the used battery information including a battery unique number of the old battery , and the battery Display command means for displaying the usage fee on the display means, and the new integrated mileage stored in the information storage card by the card writing means and the battery of the replaced new battery stored in the first storage means. it was and a writing command means for writing the unique number, Friendly storing the unique number of the battery that is currently mounted on the information storage card And the unique number of the replaced old battery read from the information storage card by the card reading means can be stored in the second storage means, and the first storage means is inputted from the input means. The unique number of the new battery is configured to be memorable, and the display command means causes the unique number of the old battery stored in the second memory means to be displayed on the display means. The means is constituted by a battery replacement information processing apparatus configured to write the unique number of the new battery stored in the first storage means on the information storage card by the card writing means. You.

  Therefore, together with this battery exchange information processing apparatus, an electric vehicle equipped with an integrated odometer at a place recognizable from the outside of the vehicle body and having a detachable battery, and an old electric vehicle up to the previous battery exchange of the electric vehicle A battery exchange system can be configured by combining an information storage card capable of storing at least the integrated traveling distance, vehicle body identification information, and used battery information and associated with the vehicle body.

  According to the present invention, since the new integrated odometer can be recognized from outside the vehicle body, the new integrated mileage can be quickly recognized, and therefore, the battery usage fee can be quickly calculated, and the total Thus, the battery replacement operation can be performed quickly.

  Further, it is possible to calculate a fair battery usage fee corresponding to the traveling distance of the electric vehicle.

  It is also possible to set a battery management fee according to the number of days of the electric vehicle.

  Further, by configuring so that the new accumulated mileage can be automatically recognized by the camera and the image recognition, the battery replacement work can be performed more efficiently and quickly.

  Also, by displaying the unique number of the battery, it is possible to prevent fraudulent activities related to battery replacement.

1 is a perspective view of an electric vehicle used in a battery replacement system according to the present invention. It is a side view of the electric vehicle used for the same system. It is an enlarged view of the battery storage box of the electric vehicle used for the same system. It is a perspective view of the same wagon which shows the battery mounted in the wagon used for the same system. It is a perspective view of the said box of a state where a battery is stored in a battery storage box used for the same system. It is a perspective view of the battery of the same system. It is an electric block diagram including the functional block of the control means of a system same as the above. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing storage contents of an information storage card of the same system. 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 showing the storage contents of the information storage card of a 3rd embodiment of the present invention. It is an electric block diagram including the functional block of the control means of the system concerning 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 above-mentioned box of a state where a battery is stored in a battery storage box used for the above-mentioned system, and shows other embodiments of an integrated odometer.

  Hereinafter, a battery exchange system and a battery exchange 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 battery exchange system.
The electric vehicle 1 has a cumulative odometer 3 installed at a position below the driver's seat within a range of a windshield 2 with a display portion 3a facing outward, as a portion that can be recognized from the outside of the vehicle body. Have been. The integrated odometer 3 may be installed inside the windshield 2 (inside the room) or may be fixed to the outer surface of the windshield 2.

  This integrated odometer 3 is provided with a numerical display portion 3a on the front side of a small casing 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 odometer signal line connected to the integrated odometer installed on the meter panel is branched, and the integrated odometer line is connected to the integrated odometer 3 to The same integrated mileage signal as the integrated odometer on the panel is supplied, and the same number (integrated mileage) as the integrated odometer on 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 looks at the display unit 3a of the integrated odometer 3 to determine the integrated travel distance of the electric vehicle 1. It is configured so that it can be confirmed from outside the electric vehicle.
FIG. 2 shows a replacement battery storage box (battery storage unit) 4 provided at a rear position on the side of the vehicle body of the electric vehicle 1. The battery storage box 4 is configured so that a replacement battery 5 can be removably stored therein.

  The battery 5 is a main battery used for traveling of the electric vehicle, and is configured to be able to replace the battery 5 having a reduced charging capacity with another fully charged battery 5 at the battery replacement place. .

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

  FIG. 3 shows a state in which the opening / closing lid 4a of the battery storage box 4 is opened, and a state in which the pedestal 6 is pulled out from the inside of the box 4. This pedestal 6 is a pedestal rail 6b provided in the box 4. Are provided so as to be slidable inside and outside the box along.

  In FIG. 4, the fully charged battery 5 is set on a wagon 7 with casters, and the front end 7a of the wagon 7 is attached to the front end 6a of the pedestal 6 pulled out of the box 4 (see FIG. 3). By connecting and sliding the battery 5 in the direction of the battery storage box 4 in this state, the battery 5 can be placed on the pedestal 6 as shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the battery 5 is provided with a terminal 5a at the tip thereof. When the battery 5 is stored in the battery storage box 4 (in the direction of the arrow A in FIG. 5), the terminals (FIG. (Not shown) and the terminal 5a are connected to supply electric power to a traveling motor (not shown).

  When the battery 5 in the electric vehicle 1 is taken out, the battery 5 in the battery storage box 4 is pulled out together with the pedestal 6 as shown by the arrow B in FIG. 5 and the battery 5 is removed from the pedestal 6. .

  Note that the battery storage box 4 may be provided on the lower surface of the 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).
The information storage card 8 is a card that can read internal information and write information by a so-called card reader / writer 14 (see FIG. 7), and uses various other cards such as a magnetic card, an IC card, and the like. be able to.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the information storage card 8 includes the vehicle body identification information such as the old accumulated mileage of the electric vehicle 1, the registration number of the electric vehicle 1, and the like, which are currently used in the electric vehicle 1. This is for storing battery information (used battery information). The used battery information is a battery model number, a manufacturer name, and the like, and is information for replacing the battery with a battery of the same type when the battery is replaced.

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

Next, the battery replacement information processing device 9 according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
The battery replacement information processing device 9 is installed at a battery replacement place, and displays information necessary for a staff at the replacement place to perform a battery replacement operation on the display means 19.

  The functions of the battery exchange information processing device 9 described below can be realized by a so-called personal computer. The input unit 10 in FIG. 7 is an input keyboard of the personal computer, an integrated mileage storage unit (first storage unit) 12. The 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 a main memory of the personal computer and a CPU for executing the program. It is configured to execute various processes according to the operation procedure of FIG. The control means 17 of FIG. 7 expresses its operation as a functional block, and is composed of a traveling distance calculation means 17a, a charge calculation means 17c, a write command means 17d, and a display command means 17b.

  Reference numeral 10 denotes input means connected to the battery exchange information processing device 9 and is constituted by a keyboard for a computer. Information input from the keyboard is input to and stored in the integrated mileage storage means 12 of the battery replacement information processing device 9. Basically, the person in charge of the battery replacement place reads the integrated mileage of the display unit 3a of the integrated odometer 3 of the electric vehicle 1 (hereinafter referred to as "new integrated mileage", "New integrated mileage data D1" is input from the input means 10. The new accumulated mileage is stored in the accumulated mileage storage means 12 as new accumulated mileage data D1.

  Reference numeral 11 denotes a camera installed at the battery replacement place for reading an integrated travel distance displayed on the integrated odometer 3 of the electric vehicle 1 arriving at the replacement place for battery replacement. Image information data captured by the camera 11 is input to the image recognition means 13 of the battery replacement information processing device 9.

  The image recognizing means 13 recognizes the number of the integrated travel distance (new integrated travel distance) displayed as a number on the display section 3a based on the image information data sent from the camera 11, and The distance data D1 is sent to the accumulated traveling distance storage means 12. The new accumulated mileage data D1 is stored in the accumulated mileage means 12.

  As described above, the new accumulated mileage is visually checked by the attendant, manually input to the battery exchange information processing device 9 from the input means 10 and stored in the accumulated mileage storage means 12, and photographed by the camera 11. Then, there is a method of inputting the image information to the battery exchange information processing apparatus 9 and automatically storing the information in the integrated mileage storage means 12 by the image recognition technique by the image recognition means 13.

  It is not necessary to provide both of them, and only a manual input operation from the input unit 10 may be performed, and when performing image recognition by the camera 11, it is not necessary to perform a 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 device 9. The image recognizing means 13 recognizes the digit string from the image information obtained by photographing the digit string by using, for example, a technique of pattern recognition (eg, template matching processing) (for example, Japanese Patent No. 5530752). 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 device 9. In this case, the image recognition means 13 as a function of the control means 17 of the battery exchange information processing device 9 recognizes the new integrated mileage data D1 as a number from the image information taken by the camera 11, and The data D1 can be stored in the distance storage unit 12.

  In the battery replacement information processing device 9, reference numeral 14 denotes a card reading / writing machine, which includes card reading means 14a for reading information of the information storage card 8 inserted into the card insertion portion 14c, and card reading / writing device 14 inserted into the card insertion portion 14c. Card writing means 14b for writing various information to the information storage card 8. The card reader / writer 14 can use, for example, a commercially available card reader / writer. In this case, a commercially available card reader / writer is connected as an external device to a personal computer as the battery exchange information processing device 9.

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

  The vehicle body information storage means 15 stores the integrated travel distance (old integrated travel distance data D2) sent from the card reading means 14a, vehicle body identification information data (vehicle registration number data), and used battery information data (manufacturer name). , And data of the model number).

  Next, the function of the control means 17 will be described. The control means 17 calculates the mileage and the fee based on the operation procedure shown in FIG. 10, issues a display instruction of necessary information to the display means 19, and sends the information storage card 8 to the card writing means 14b. Is rewritten (updated) from the old accumulated mileage stored in the storage device to the new accumulated mileage.

  The control means 17 checks whether or not the new accumulated mileage data D1 is stored in the accumulated mileage storage means 12, and if it is stored, the new accumulated mileage data stored in the accumulated mileage storage means 12 is stored. The distance data D1 is instructed to be input to the travel distance calculation means 17a and the write command means 17d (S1 and S2 in FIG. 10). Next, the control means 17 checks whether or not card information (vehicle identification information data, used battery information data, old accumulated mileage data D2) is stored in the vehicle body information storage means 15, and all of them are stored. If it is confirmed that the old accumulated mileage data D2 is input to the mileage calculating means 17a, the old accumulated mileage data D2, the vehicle body identification information data and the used battery information data are displayed on the display command means 17b. (S3, S4 in FIG. 10). After confirming that each of the input operations has been performed, the control unit 17 performs the following operation.

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

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

  Thereafter, when the control means 17 (display command means 17b) confirms that the display command means 17b has been notified of necessary information, it instructs the display means 19 to display each information (FIG. 10S7). . That is, the display instructing means 17 b sends the vehicle identification information data, the used battery information data, the new integrated mileage data, the old integrated mileage data, the actual mileage data, and the usage fee data to the display means 19. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 9, the display / display means 19 displays the vehicle identification information (vehicle number, etc.), the new integrated mileage D1, the old integrated mileage D2, the actual mileage D3, the battery usage fee, and the used battery information. It is configured to be displayed. It is sufficient that the display means 19 displays at least vehicle body identification information, used battery information, and battery usage fee.

  The display means 19 is, for example, a liquid crystal display, on which each of the above information is displayed, so that the attendant can view the information displayed on the display.

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

  Thus, the card writing means 14b performs an operation of rewriting the old accumulated traveling distance data D2 stored in the information storage card 8 with the new accumulated traveling distance data D1. The control means 17 (write command means 17d) terminates the operation when recognizing that the rewriting has been completed (S9 in FIG. 10).

  The card writing means 14b writes the new accumulated mileage data D1 in the information storage card 8 without rewriting the new accumulated mileage data D1 while keeping the old accumulated mileage data. May be.

  The attendant recognizes a replaceable fully charged battery based on the used battery information displayed on the display means 19, and can replace the battery with the old battery 5 of the electric vehicle 1. In addition, the owner can be requested to pay a battery usage fee.

  Also, the attendant removes the information storage card 8 rewritten with the new accumulated mileage data D1 from the card reader / writer 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 which the registration number of the electric vehicle, the used battery information as body identification information are stored. It is assumed that the manufacturer name and model number of the battery and the previous accumulated mileage of the electric vehicle up to the previous time (15000 km in the present embodiment) are stored.

  Further, it is assumed that the travelable distance when the battery 5 mounted on the electric vehicle 1 is fully charged is 350 km. Then, it is assumed that the owner of the electric vehicle 1 travels 300 km from the time of full charge and then visits a battery replacement place.

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

  Here, the clerk at the battery replacement place looks at the display unit 3a of the integrated odometer 3 on the windshield 2 side of the electric vehicle 1, recognizes the new integrated mileage, and uses the keyboard of the input means 10 to recognize the new integrated mileage. The new integrated travel distance D1 (15300) is input.

  Then, the new accumulated mileage is stored in the accumulated mileage storage means 12 in the battery exchange information processing device 9 as the distance data D1.

  When the camera 11 is used, the camera 11 is previously set at a place 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 unit 3a of the integrated odometer 3 on the windshield 2 is photographed.

  The photographed image data is input to the image recognizing means 13 of the battery exchange information processing device 9, and the image recognizing means 13 recognizes a number from the image data. As a result, the new integrated mileage "15300" is obtained. Be recognized. Thereafter, the image recognizing means 13 sends the recognized distance data D1 to the integrated mileage storing means 12 and stores it in the integrated mileage storing means 12.

  When the camera 11 is used in this way, the new accumulated mileage data D1 can be automatically stored. However, even if the camera 11 is not used, as described above, the attendant can display the accumulated odometer 3 on the windshield side. The integrated travel distance displayed on the section 3a may be visually confirmed and input from the input means 10.

  In any case, since the integrated odometer 3 of the electric vehicle 1 is installed on the windshield 2 with the display 3a facing outward, the driver's seat door of the electric vehicle 1 is opened, Even without checking the integrated odometer in the instrument panel, the integrated mileage can be easily checked from outside the vehicle body. Therefore, the calculation of the battery usage fee based on the traveling distance can be quickly performed, and the battery can be quickly replaced.

  The new accumulated mileage data D1 stored in the accumulated mileage storage means 12 is sent to the mileage calculating means 17a and the write command means 17d of the control means 17 according to a command from the control means 17 (see FIGS. 10S1 and S2). ).

  Next, the attendant receives the information storage card 8 from the owner of the electric vehicle, and inserts the card 8 into the insertion portion 14c of the card reader / writer 14 of the battery exchange information processing device 9. Then, the card reader 14 a of the card reader / writer 14 reads the card information, and sends the read information to the vehicle body information storage 15.

  The card information includes body identification information (registered number of the electric vehicle, etc.), battery information used (battery maker name, model number), and accumulated mileage up to the previous time (old accumulated mileage D2, 15000 km in the present embodiment). These data are sent to the vehicle body information storage means 15 and stored in the vehicle body information storage means 15.

  Here, the vehicle body information storage means 15 transmits the stored information data, that is, the owner identification information data, the used battery information data, and the old accumulated mileage data D2 according to the command of the control means 17, by the display command of the control means 17. It is sent to the means 17b, and at the same time, the old accumulated mileage data D2 is sent to the mileage calculating means 17a of the control means 17 (see S3 and S4 in FIG. 10).

  When the control means 17 recognizes that the new integrated mileage data D1 and the various card information have been input to the control means 17 (see S2 and S4 in FIGS. 10A and 10B), then the control means 17 (the cruise control) The distance calculating means 17a) subtracts the old accumulated traveling distance data D2 (15000 km) from the new accumulated 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 is sent to the display command means 17b and the charge calculation means 17c (see S5 in FIG. 10).

  When the actual travel distance data D3 is input, the control means 17 (charge calculation means 17c) recognizes the unit price per 1 km (in this case, 8 yen) by referring to the unit price data table in the memory 20, and The battery charge (in this case, 2400 yen) is calculated by multiplying the traveling distance data D3 by the unit price (8 yen / 1 km), and the battery charge data is sent to the display command means 17b (see S6 in FIG. 10).

  When the control means 17 (display command means 17b) confirms that each of the data has been input, it instructs the display means 19 to display these data (see S7 in FIG. 10). As a result, as shown in FIG. 9, the display means 19 displays the registration number of the electric vehicle as the vehicle identification information, the maker name and model number of the battery as the battery information to be used, the new integrated mileage D1 (15300 km), The accumulated traveling distance D2 (15000 km), the actual traveling distance D3 (300 km), and the battery charge (2400 yen) are displayed.

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

  The attendant opens the open / close lid 4a 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 staff pushes the wagon 7 and moves to the vicinity of the battery storage box 4 of the electric vehicle 1, and connects the front end 7 a of the wagon 7 to the front end 6 a of the pedestal 6 already pulled out. Then, the attendant slides the charged battery 5 toward the electric vehicle 1 and moves the battery 5 onto the pedestal 6.

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

  The control means 17 (write command means 17d) issues a write command of the new integrated mileage data D1 to the card writing means 14b following the step S7, and the new integrated mileage data D1 (15300 km) To the card writing means 14b.

  The card writing means 14b rewrites the accumulated mileage (old accumulated mileage D2 = 15,000 km) in the information storage card 8 to the new accumulated mileage D1 = 15300 km based on the command. As a result, the accumulated mileage of the information storage card 8 has been rewritten from the old accumulated mileage of 15000 km to the new accumulated mileage of 15300 km. In this case, the new accumulated traveling distance D1 may be written in the information storage card 8 while the old accumulated traveling distance data remains. With this configuration, the history of the traveling distance can be left in the information storage card 8.

  When detecting that the writing of the card has been completed (see S9 in FIG. 10), the control unit 17 ends the processing.

  The attendant 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 attendant collects 2400 yen as a battery usage fee from the owner of the electric vehicle 1 and ends the battery replacement operation.

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

  In addition, since the battery fee only needs to be paid according to the traveling distance, fairness is ensured and the burden on the user can be reduced.

  In addition, since the integrated odometer 3 of the electric vehicle 1 is installed at a position that can be checked from outside the vehicle body within the range of the windshield 2, the integrated mileage can be easily checked from outside the vehicle body. The trouble of opening the door and checking the inside of the meter panel can be omitted, and the battery replacement time can be reduced.

  By the way, in the charge system of the battery exchange system of the present invention, in addition to the "use fee corresponding to the mileage" described above, a "management fee according to the elapsed days" is basically set. Automobile users are required to pay a fee according to the mileage (including tax, a battery management company that manages replacement batteries, and a battery replacement location that replaces batteries) and “ Management fee ”(all for the battery management company).

  As a method of paying the “management fee according to the elapsed days”, a method of paying according to the elapsed days (in this case, the user is required to pay “the usage fee according to the mileage” (the above-mentioned 2400 yen) and the battery replacement location). Pays a "management fee according to the number of elapsed days" (for example, a management fee of 55 yen per day x 5 days (elapsed days) = 275 yen)) (pattern 1), when purchasing a new car, three years until the next car inspection Pays the "management fee according to the number of elapsed days" (for example, a management fee of 55 yen per day x 3 years = 60,225 yen), and thereafter, at the time of vehicle inspection every two years, the "management fee according to the number of elapsed days" Management fee "(for example, a daily management fee of 55 yen x 2 years = 40,150 yen), and only a" usage fee corresponding to the mileage "is paid on a daily basis (pattern 2). For example, a pipe for 10 years The "fee" (for example, a management fee of 55 yen per day x 10 years = 200,750 yen) is included as the vehicle price, and the user sets the "management fee according to the elapsed days" for the above 10 years as the vehicle price. Pay in bulk. In this case, the user routinely pays only “the usage fee according to the mileage” (pattern 3) and pays one month from the time of purchasing the car every month (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 battery without burdening the electric vehicle user. A battery management fee corresponding to the number of days elapsed to be paid to the battery management company is generated.

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

  In this case, when writing the new accumulated traveling distance D1 into the card writing means 14b, the writing date and time or the writing date is set so as to be simultaneously written into the information storage card 8. Then, at the time of reading by the card reading means 14a, the writing date / time or the writing date is also read, and the writing date / time is stored in the vehicle body information storage means (second storage means) 15 together with other card information. To be configured.

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

  The charge calculating means 17c calculates the difference between the writing date and time data obtained from the vehicle body information storing means 15 and the current date and time obtained from the timer 21 as "elapsed days" (in this case, five days). The battery charge is calculated by multiplying the unit charge per day by the number of elapsed days. Therefore, in this case, 5 × 55 yen = 275 yen is the management fee. It should be noted that a management fee will be charged each time the store is visited twice or more on the same day.

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

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

  Accordingly, in this case, the user of the above pattern 1 pays both the usage fee (2400 yen) corresponding to the mileage for 5 days and the management fee (275 yen) according to the number of days elapsed 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 driving the electric vehicle 1, mounts the battery with reduced capacity which has been mounted on another electric vehicle to the electric vehicle 1, and comes to the battery replacement place Since the travel distance of the electric vehicle 1 is short, it is possible to perform an illegal act of replacing the battery with a low-cost, fully-charged battery.
In the third embodiment, in order to eliminate such misconduct, a 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 unit 19. Things.

  In the third embodiment, the same portions as those in the above embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description of basically the same portions and the same control procedures will be omitted. It is also assumed that the serial number is displayed on the battery 5 at a position where the battery 5 can be viewed from the outside.

  As shown in FIG. 11, in addition to the information described in the first embodiment, the information storage card 8 includes, as used battery information, a serial number unique to the battery 5 (the battery currently mounted on the electric vehicle 1). 5 is different for each battery) and the store number of the battery replacement place where the battery was replaced last time is stored (see FIG. 11).

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

  Therefore, when the information storage card 8 is inserted into the insertion portion 14c of the card reader / writer 14 of the battery exchange information processing device 9, the card reader 14a of the card reader / writer 14 reads the card information including the serial number and the store number. And sends the read information 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 means 15 sends the stored information data including the serial number to the display command means 17b in accordance with the command of the control means 17, and at the same time, the old integrated mileage data D2 is calculated by the mileage calculation of the control means 17. It is sent to the means 17a (see S3 and S4 in FIG. 14).

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

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

  Since the number of the store where the battery was replaced last time is displayed on the display means 19, the attendant can also know the store where the battery was replaced last time.

  Here, the clerk attaches a new battery to the electric vehicle 1, and at this 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 '. This production number data is sent to the write command means 17d of the control means 17 according to a command from the control means 17 (FIG. 14 S7-1, S7-2).

Further, when the control means 17 (write command means 17d) issues a write command (S8 in FIG. 14), the control section 17 transmits the new accumulated mileage data D1 which has already been input by the attendant from the write information storage means 12 '. The serial number data of the new battery input by the attendant and the store number data stored in the data memory 20 'are read out and sent 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 replaces the store number of the last battery exchange with the store of the last battery exchange. It is configured to be rewritten with a number (P8, P9 in FIG. 14).

  Note that the card writing means 14b may write the serial number of the new battery without leaving the serial number of the old battery as a history, instead of rewriting the serial number of the old battery with the serial number of the new battery. Similarly, the store number of the store may be written while the store number of the old data is left as the history. In this case, there is an advantage that the exchange history is recorded as a record in the information storage card 8.

  With this configuration, the serial number of the new battery after replacement is displayed on the display unit 19 at the battery replacement location at the time of the next replacement, so that the above-mentioned fraudulent acts can be prevented. In addition, since the store number at the time of the last replacement is also displayed on the display means 19, the store where the battery was replaced last time can be specified, so that the above-mentioned fraudulent acts can be more effectively prevented.

  FIG. 15 further shows another embodiment (fourth embodiment) of the integrated odometer 3. FIG. 15 shows a state in which the open / close lid 4a of the battery storage box 4 is opened. The display unit 3a of the integrated odometer 3 displays the inside of the battery storage box 4 of the electric vehicle, that is, the open / close lid 4a. It is provided on the side 1 ′ of the vehicle body inside the open / close lid 4a when opened. Alternatively, the integrated odometer 3 (display unit 3a) is provided on the vehicle body side surface 1 'outside the opening / closing lid 4a of the battery storage box 4 (see the integrated odometer 3 indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 15). .

  Therefore, the clerk always opens the opening / closing lid 4a when replacing the battery. At that time, before opening the opening / closing lid 4a, the clerk may check the accumulated mileage with the accumulated odometer 3 on the upper part of the battery storage box 4. Alternatively, when the open / close lid 4a is opened, the integrated mileage can be confirmed by the integrated odometer 3 on the vehicle body side surface 1 'inside the open / close lid 4a.

  As described above, in the present invention, the “location that can be recognized from the outside of the vehicle body” is not limited to the location of the windshield 2 as illustrated in FIG. 1, but also includes the vehicle body side surface 1 ′ illustrated in FIG. 15.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the battery manufacturing number 23 may be displayed on the front side of the battery 5, or the vehicle body number 24 (the vehicle body number, Alternatively, a manufacturing number of the vehicle body different from the vehicle body number may be described.

  As described above, the present invention enables the new accumulated mileage of the accumulated odometer 3 to be recognized from outside the vehicle body, so that the new accumulated mileage can be quickly recognized, and therefore, the battery usage fee can be quickly reduced. Calculation can be performed, and the battery replacement operation can be performed quickly.

  Further, it is possible to calculate a fair battery usage fee corresponding to the traveling distance of the electric vehicle 1.

  Further, it is possible to set a battery management fee according to the number of days elapsed in the electric vehicle 1.

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

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

  Further, since the battery serial number is displayed on the display means, it is possible to prevent fraudulent activities related to battery replacement.

  In addition, 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 unit each time the battery is replaced, so that the above-mentioned misconduct can be more effectively prevented.

  In addition, since the store number at which the battery was replaced last time is displayed on the display means, the history of the battery replacement can be managed.

  Although the license plate of the electric vehicle is used as the vehicle identification information described in the information storage card 8, the card 8 stores the name of the owner (or user) of the electric vehicle. Is also good.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The battery exchange system and the battery exchange information processing apparatus according to the present invention can be widely used from the viewpoint of quickness of battery exchange, fairness of battery charge, and the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Electric vehicle 1 'Body side 3 Total odometer 3a Display unit 5 Battery 8 Information storage card 9 Battery replacement information processing device 10 Input means 11 Camera 12 Total mileage 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 body information storage means (second storage means)
17 control means 17a mileage calculation means 17b display command means 17c fee calculation means 17d write command means 19 display means 20 unit price data table 20 'data storage means

Claims (6)

A battery replacement system that replaces a used battery with a new charged battery without charging the battery,
An electric vehicle equipped with an integrated odometer at a location recognizable from the outside of the vehicle body and a detachable battery,
Input means capable of inputting the current new integrated mileage displayed on the integrated odometer,
The electric vehicle can store at least old used mileage up to the time of battery replacement of the electric vehicle, vehicle body identification information, used battery information including a battery unique number different for each battery , and information storage associated with the electric vehicle. Card and
A battery exchange system comprising a battery exchange information processing device installed at a battery exchange location ,
The battery replacement information processing device,
First storage means for storing the new integrated mileage input from the input means and a battery unique number of a new battery input from the input means;
Card reading means for reading information stored in the information storage card corresponding to the electric vehicle,
A second storage unit capable of storing the used battery information including the old integrated mileage of the electric vehicle read by the card reading unit, the vehicle body identification information, and a battery unique number of the old battery ;
Card writing means for writing information to the information storage card;
Control means;
Display means;
With
The control means includes:
And comparing the card reader the old integrated travel distance of the electric vehicle which is read by means of the aforementioned first memory means stores the above new integrated travel distance, the travel distance calculating means for calculating an actual running distance,
Charge calculating means for calculating a battery usage charge for the actual mileage;
Display instruction means for displaying the vehicle identification information, the used battery information including the battery unique number of the old battery , and the battery usage fee on the display means,
Writing command means for writing the new integrated mileage and the battery unique number of a new battery replaced in the information storage card by the card writing means; A battery replacement system, wherein the integrated odometer is provided on the side of the vehicle body inside the battery storage box or outside the battery storage box.   2. The battery replacement system according to claim 1, wherein the charge calculation means calculates the battery charge by multiplying a unit charge per km by an actual traveling distance. When writing the new integrated mileage in the card writing means, the writing date can be written in the information storage card,
The writing date is also readable at the time of reading by the card reading means,
3. The charge calculation means calculates the number of days elapsed based on the writing date and the current date, and calculates a battery management charge by multiplying a unit charge per day by the number of days elapsed. Battery replacement system as described. A camera capable of photographing the new integrated mileage indicated by a number on the integrated odometer is provided at the battery replacement place ,
Image recognition means for recognizing a new integrated mileage consisting of numbers based on image information captured by the camera is provided in the battery replacement information processing apparatus,
The battery exchange system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the new accumulated mileage recognized by the image recognition means is stored in the first storage means. The battery replacement system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the battery of the electric vehicle is provided detachably on a side surface or a bottom surface of the vehicle body . Input means for inputting the current new accumulated mileage of the electric vehicle and the battery unique number of the new battery;
First storage means for storing the new integrated mileage input from the input means and a battery unique number of the new battery 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 used battery information including the old integrated mileage of the electric vehicle, vehicle body identification information, and a battery unique number of the old battery stored in the information storage card read by the card reading unit; ,
Card writing means for writing information to the information storage card;
Control means;
Display means;
A battery replacement information processing device installed in a battery replacement place comprising:
The control means includes:
Mileage calculating means for calculating the actual mileage by comparing the old integrated mileage of the electric vehicle stored in the second storage means with the new integrated mileage stored in the first storage means When,
Charge calculating means for calculating a battery usage charge for the actual mileage;
Display instruction means for displaying the vehicle identification information, the used battery information including the battery unique number of the old battery, and the battery usage fee on the display means,
Write command means for writing the new integrated mileage and the battery unique number of the replaced new battery stored in the first storage means in the information storage card by the card writing means. ,
The unique number of the battery currently mounted on the information storage card is configured to be memorable, and the unique number of the replaced old battery read from the information storage card by the card reading means is stored in the second storage means. Memorable,
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 may also store the unique number of the old battery stored in the second storage means.
To be displayed on the display 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 writing means. Processing equipment.

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