US 2024/0405301 A1 · System and Method for Inspecting Outer Appearance

Abstract

An outer appearance inspection system, which inspects an outer appearance of a secondary battery, according to the present invention includes a transfer device, which transfers the secondary battery according to an inspection position, a top and bottom inspecting device, which is disposed at a first inspection position and inspects an upper portion and a lower portion of the secondary battery, a side surface inspecting device, which is disposed at a second inspection position and inspects a side surface of the secondary battery and the secondary battery for swelling, and a rotating device which is disposed at the second inspection position and rotates the secondary battery, wherein the side surface inspecting device inspects the side surface of the secondary battery and the secondary battery for swelling in a state in which the secondary battery lies on the transfer device.

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Dependent claims

An outer appearance inspection system configured to inspect an outer appearance of a secondary battery, the outer appearance inspection system comprising:

a transfer device configured to transfer the secondary battery to an inspection position;
a top and bottom inspecting device disposed at a first inspection position and configured to inspect an upper portion and a lower portion of the secondary battery;
a side surface inspecting device disposed at a second inspection position and configured to inspect a side surface of the secondary battery for swelling;
and
a rotating device disposed at the second inspection position and configured to rotate the secondary battery,
wherein the side surface inspecting device is configured to inspect the side surface of the secondary battery while the secondary battery lies on the transfer device.

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An outer appearance inspection method for inspecting an outer appearance of a cylindrical type secondary battery, the outer appearance inspection method comprising:

a loading process of loading the secondary battery onto a transfer device using a loading device;
a transferring process of transferring the secondary battery using the transfer device;
a top and bottom inspecting process of inspecting an upper portion and a lower portion of the secondary battery using a top and bottom inspecting device;
a first rotating process of rotating the secondary battery using a first rotating machine so that a longitudinal direction of the secondary battery and a traveling direction of the transfer device are parallel to each other;
a first side surface inspecting process of inspecting a first portion of a side surface of the secondary battery using a first side surface inspecting machine;
a second rotating process of rotating the secondary battery at an angle of 180 degrees using a second rotating machine so that an orientation of a top surface and a bottom surface of the secondary battery are reversed;
and
a second side surface inspecting process of inspecting a second portion of the side surface of the secondary battery that is different from the first portion, using a second side surface inspecting machine.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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