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US 2023/0420722 A1Published application
Battery Pack Assembly Apparatus and Method
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorKyung Mo Kim
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Abstract
An embodiment battery pack assembly apparatus includes a cell gripper configured to grip a battery cell and to move the battery cell in a first direction and a cell guide including a slider movable in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the cell guide is configured to guide movement of the battery cell in the first direction.
Claims20
A battery pack assembly apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
- a cell gripper configured to grip a battery cell and to move the battery cell in a first direction;
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- a cell guide comprising a slider movable in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the cell guide is configured to guide movement of the battery cell in the first direction.
A battery pack assembly method, the method comprising:
- sequentially inserting a plurality of cells toward a center from opposite outer sides of a tray of a battery pack;
- stopping the inserting while leaving an extra space for inserting a last cell between the plurality of cells;
- pushing two cells positioned at the center in opposite directions using a battery pack assembly apparatus;
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- inserting the last cell between the two cells pushed in opposite directions using the battery pack assembly apparatus.
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