US 9,520,727 B2Granted

Gripper assembly for battery charging and discharging

AssigneeLG Chem, Ltd.

InventorsJi Won Park, Myung Hoon Ko, Seung Ho Na, Chang Bum Ahn

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Abstract

Provided is a gripper assembly for battery charging/discharging, which is electrically connected to a battery electrode to apply current during battery charging/discharging operation, the gripper assembly including a first electrode lead gripper including a first electrode gripper body disposed to correspond to a first electrode lead of the battery, and a first contact member coupled to one side of the first electrode gripper body and pressed to contact a surface of the first electrode lead and a second electrode lead gripper including a second electrode gripper body disposed to correspond to a second electrode lead of the battery, and a second contact member coupled to a side of the second electrode gripper body and attached to contact a surface of the second electrode lead.

Claims7

Dependent claims

A gripper assembly for battery charging/discharging, electrically connected to a battery electrode to apply current during battery charging/discharging operation, the gripper assembly comprising:

a first electrode lead gripper comprising a first electrode gripper body disposed to correspond to a first electrode lead of the battery, and a first contact member coupled to one side of the first electrode gripper body and pressed to contact a surface of the first electrode lead;
and
a second electrode lead gripper comprising a second electrode gripper body disposed to correspond to a second electrode lead of the battery, and a second contact member coupled to a side of the second electrode gripper body and attached to contact a surface of the second electrode lead,
wherein the first contact member is formed of a metallic material, and the second contact member is formed of a conductive resin.

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Facts

Application: 14/467,735Filed 25 Aug 2014 · continuation
Priority: KR 10-2013-010316029 Aug 2013
Published: US 2015/0061596 A15 Mar 2015
Granted: 13 Dec 2016
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification9 codes

H02J 7/70
Circuit arrangements for charging or discharging batteries or for supplying loads from batteries: characterised by the mechanical construction
H01R 4/26
Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or…:…
H01R 4/58
Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or…:…
H01R 4/04
Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or…:…

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PCT/KR2014/005016Parent of this continuation · filed 5 Jun 2014
US 2015/0061596 A1Pre-grant publication · published 5 Mar 2015
US 9,520,727 B2This patent

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