Battery cell mounting apparatus and method therefor
AssigneeLG Energy Solution, Ltd.
InventorsKyung-Mo Kim, Jeong-O Mun, Ho-June Chi
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Abstract
An apparatus mounts a battery cell stack to a frame that includes a base cover and a pair of side covers respectively extending from both ends of the base cover. The apparatus includes a support member to support the battery cell stack, and two films, wherein one side of each of the two films is respectively attachable to one of the pair of side covers of the frame, and another side of each of the two films is respectively attachable to one of two side surfaces of the battery cell stack, wherein, when the support member and the frame move toward each other, the two films are movable into the frame, and the battery cell stack is movable along the two films to be mounted to the frame.
Claims13
An apparatus for mounting a battery cell, which mounts a battery cell stack to a frame that includes a base cover and a pair of side covers respectively extending from both ends of the base cover, the apparatus comprising:
- a support member to support the battery cell stack, and
- a film, wherein one side of the film is attachable to one of the pair of side covers of the frame, and another side of the film is attachable to one of two side surfaces of the battery cell stack,
- wherein, when the support member and the frame move toward each other, the film is movable into the frame, and the battery cell stack is movable along the film to be mounted to the frame.
A method for mounting a battery cell, which mounts a battery cell stack to a frame that includes a base cover and a pair of side covers respectively extending from both ends of the base cover, the method comprising:
- attaching one side of a film to one of the pair of side covers of the frame;
- attaching another side of the film to one of two side surfaces of the battery cell stack;
- moving a support member supporting the battery cell stack and the frame toward each other;
- and
- moving the battery cell stack along the film to be inserted into the frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.