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US 12,573,654 B2Granted
Stacked cell manufacturing device
AssigneeKyoto Seisakusho Co., Ltd.
InventorManabu Yamashita
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Abstract
A position adjustment process of an electrode plate on a position adjusting table is performed based on captured image data from an imaging unit for adjustment, so that the electrode plate placed on an upper part is fed to a normal position with respect to a separator.
Claims12
A stacked cell manufacturing device arranged to manufacture a stacked cell in which negative electrode plates and positive electrode plates are alternately disposed and stacked in valley fold parts of a bellows-shaped folded separator, the device comprising:
- a separator feed unit having a separator roller to feed the separator in a tape shape;
- a folding unit arranged to fold the separator fed from the separator feed unit in a bellows shape;
- an electrode feed unit arranged to feed the negative electrode plates and the positive electrode plates alternately to the separator folded in the bellows shape by the folding unit;
- and
- a control unit,
- wherein
- the folding unit includes a table for stacking that holds the separator and is movable in a reciprocating manner between a first side and a second side with respect to the separator roller,
- the electrode feed unit includes two electrode plate feed units,
- one of the electrode plate feed units is disposed on the first side so as to feed the negative electrode plates, while the other electrode plate feed unit is disposed on the other side so as to feed the positive electrode plates,
- each of the electrode plate feed units includes a standby table for the respective negative electrode plates and positive electrode plates to be on standby, a position adjusting table capable of placing the respective negative electrode plates and positive electrode plates on an upper surface and adjusting a position of the respective negative electrode plates and positive electrode plates, a first conveying unit to convey the respective negative electrode plates and positive electrode plates on the standby table to the position adjusting table, a second conveying unit to convey the respective negative electrode plates and positive electrode plates on the position adjusting table to the table for stacking, and an imaging unit for adjustment to take an image of the respective negative electrode plates and positive electrode plates placed on the position adjusting table, and
- the control unit performs a position adjustment process of the respective negative electrode plates and positive electrode plates on the position adjusting table, so that the respective negative electrode plates and positive electrode plates on the position adjusting table is fed to a normal position with respect to the separator, based on captured image data from the imaging unit for adjustment.
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A stacked cell manufacturing device arranged to manufacture a stacked cell in which negative electrode plates and positive electrode plates are alternately disposed and stacked in valley fold parts of a bellows-shaped folded separator, the device comprising:
- a separator feed unit having a separator roller to feed the separator in a tape shape;
- a folding unit arranged to fold the separator fed from the separator feed unit in a bellows shape;
- an electrode feed unit arranged to feed the negative electrode plates and the positive electrode plates alternately to the separator folded in the bellows shape by the folding unit;
- and
- a control unit,
- wherein
- the folding unit includes a table for stacking that holds the separator and is movable in a reciprocating manner between a first side and a second side with respect to the separator roller, and an imaging unit for checking that takes an image of the respective negative electrode plates and positive electrode plates placed on the table for stacking,
- the electrode feed unit includes two electrode plate feed units,
- one of the electrode plate feed units is disposed on the first side so as to feed the negative electrode plates, while the other electrode plate feed unit is disposed on the second side so as to feed the positive electrode plates,
- each of the electrode plate feed units includes a standby table for the respective negative electrode plates and positive electrode plates to be on standby, a conveying unit to convey the respective negative electrode plates and positive electrode plates on the standby table to the table for stacking, and an imaging unit for adjustment to take an image of the respective negative electrode plates and positive electrode plates placed on the standby table, and
- during transferring the respective negative electrode plates and positive electrode plates from the standby table to the table for stacking, based on captured image data from the imaging unit for adjustment, the control unit performs a position adjustment process to adjust the position of the respective negative electrode plates and positive electrode plates so that the respective negative electrode plates and positive electrode plates is fed to a normal position with respect to the separator, and then places the respective negative electrode plates and positive electrode plates on the table for stacking.
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