Apparatus and method for applying adhesive
AssigneeLG Energy Solution, Ltd.
InventorSung Ho Choi
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Abstract
An apparatus for applying a liquid adhesive according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a side part including a support surface configured to support one surface of an upright secondary battery; and a lower part including an adhesion space configured to accommodate the liquid adhesive therein and configured to accommodate insertion of a sealing part disposed at the one surface of the upright secondary battery, the lower part having a passage extending from an outer periphery of the lower part to the adhesion space, the passage configured to permit the liquid adhesive to flow from the outer periphery to the adhesion space, wherein the lower part is disposed below the side part.
Claims13
An apparatus for applying a liquid adhesive, the apparatus comprising:
- a side part comprising a support surface configured to support one surface of an upright secondary battery;
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- a lower part comprising a base, an upper contact surface extending away from a bottom end of the support surface, and an adhesion space that is a recess defined in the lower part, the adhesion space located above the base and extending below the upper contact surface, the adhesion space configured to accommodate the liquid adhesive therein and configured to accommodate insertion of a sealing part disposed at the one surface of the upright secondary battery, the lower part having a passage extending from an inlet at an outer periphery of the lower part to an outlet exposed to the adhesion space, the passage configured to permit the liquid adhesive to flow from the outer periphery to the adhesion space,
- wherein the lower part is disposed below the side part, and
- wherein the outlet of the passage is disposed within the adhesion space between the base of the lower part and the upper contact surface of the lower part.
A method for applying a liquid adhesive, the method comprising:
- accommodating the liquid adhesive in an adhesion space of an apparatus by flowing the liquid adhesive through a passage extending from an inlet at an outer periphery of the apparatus to an outlet exposed to the adhesion space, the apparatus having a side part having a support surface, and a lower part having a base, an upper contact surface extending away from a bottom end of the support surface, and an adhesion space that is a recess defined in the lower part, the adhesion space located above the base and extending below the upper contact surface, the outlet of the passage being disposed within the adhesion space between the base of the lower part and the upper contact surface of the lower part;
- positioning the secondary battery upright and inserting a sealing part disposed at one side of the secondary battery in a downward direction into the adhesion space, thereby at least partially coating the sealing part with the liquid adhesive;
- withdrawing the secondary battery in an upward direction from the adhesion space;
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- irradiating ultraviolet rays to the sealing part at least partially coated by the liquid adhesive.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.