US 2026/0100395 A1Published application

Inspection during the manufacture of modules or precursors of modules

AssigneeMB AUTOMATION GmbH & Co. KG

InventorsOndrej Vasko, Christina Breu

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Abstract

An inspection device comprises a layer conveyor which has a pickup and a drive in order to pick up a respective individual anode or cathode layer from a transfer location and bring it to a delivery location. A stacking table picks up the anode or cathode layer from the pickup at the delivery location to form a layer stack. The layer conveyor delivers an anode or cathode layer from its pickup to the stacking table at the delivery location. An image sensor is directed towards an area encompassing an upper edge of the layer stack located on the stacking table, which comprises a connection tab of the anode or cathode layer located at the top of the layer stack and performs an image feed before or after the anode or cathode layer is deposited on the stacking table.

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Dependent claims

An inspection device for a layer material for the production of fuel or battery cells, wherein

a first layer conveyor is provided and arranged to receive a respective individual anode or cathode layer from a first transfer location and to bring the anode or cathode layer to a first delivery location;
a stacking table arranged to receive the respective individual anode or cathode layer at the first delivery location to form a layer stack;
the first layer conveyor is provided and arranged to deliver a respective individual anode or cathode layer at the first delivery location to the stacking table at the first delivery location;
and
at least one image sensor is directed towards at least one region comprising an upper edge of the layer stack located on the stacking table in a side view, which region comprises a connection tab of the anode or cathode layer located uppermost on the layer stack, and is provided and set up for at least one image feed acquisition after the anode or cathode layer has been removed and the anode or cathode layer on the layer stack is deposited on the stacking table;
and
a controller provided and arranged to indicate the usability of the layer stack in response to signaling based on processing of the at least one image feed acquisition.

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An inspection method in the manufacture of modules or precursors of modules comprises the steps of:

picking up an individual anode or cathode layer at a transfer location and bringing the anode or cathode layer from the transfer location to a delivery location;
delivering the respective individual anode or cathode layer at the delivery location onto a stacking table to form a layer stack;
pointing an image sensor at a region comprising an upper edge of the layer stack located on the stacking table in a side view, wherein the region comprises a connection tab of the anode or cathode layer located uppermost on the layer stack;
and wherein an image feed is performed by the image sensor after the anode or cathode layer has been deposited on the stacking table;
and
indicating a usability of the layer stack depending on a signaling based on a processing of the image feed.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.