Laser drying device

Abstract

A laser drying device for drying an electrode mixture layer, wherein the laser drying device includes a furnace body and a laser light source, the furnace body includes a laser-transmitting protective plate comprising a plurality of laser-transmitting protective plate pieces which transmit laser light, the laser light source irradiates the electrode mixture layer in the furnace body with laser light via the laser-transmitting protective plate, the plurality of laser-transmitting protective plate pieces are aligned in a plane direction, and adjacent laser-transmitting protective plate pieces are joined to each other via a gel substance or arranged with a gap.

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