公开(公告)号：US20230080952A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-16

申请号：US17801750

申请日：2021-01-18

Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.

Inventor： Takayuki OKAWA ,  Yoshinari MATSUYAMA ,  Masashi TAKEMURA ,  Kenichiro SHIBASAKI ,  Toshiya ZAITSU ,  Kiyoshi NAKANISHI ,  Ryota SAITO

IPC: H02J7/00 ,  G06Q30/06

Abstract: A battery exchange device includes multiple battery charging modules arranged side by side on a main body wall and each configured to receive one of multiple battery packs, wherein each battery charging module includes: a tray for holding the battery pack in a predetermined setting position; a power feeding terminal for transmitting electric power for charging to the battery pack; and a lock member for prohibiting release of the battery pack from the setting position, wherein the tray is provided to be capable of advancing and retreating between a use position in which the tray protrudes from a front surface of the main body wall in a substantially horizontal direction such that the battery pack can be placed on an upper surface and a storage position in which the tray is stored in the main body wall.