Pouch forming device and method and facility for producing secondary battery comprising the pouch forming device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10749147-B2
Application number	US-201916281669-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 21, 2019
Priority date	Nov 23, 2018
Publication date	Aug 18, 2020
Grant date	Aug 18, 2020

Abstract

A pouch forming device is provided. The pouch forming device comprises a die member including a die on which a pouch film is disposed on a top surface thereof, in which a forming part is formed, and a die holder to which the die is fixed, a stripper member that presses and fixes the pouch film disposed on the die when descending and a first driving piece to move the stripper vertically, a punch member including a punch plate comprising a punch configured to be inserted into the forming part to form an electrode assembly accommodation part in the pouch film and a second driving piece to move the punch plate vertically, and a control member that controls the first driving piece to allow the stripper to ascend when the punch is inserted into the forming part to decrease a pressing force applied to the pouch film.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A pouch forming device comprising:
a die member including a die on which a pouch film is disposed on a top surface thereof, in which a forming part is formed, and a die holder to which the die is fixed;
a stripper member including a stripper disposed on an upper portion of the die member to be vertically movable to press and fix the pouch film disposed on the die when descending and a first driving piece to move the stripper vertically;
a punch member including a punch plate comprising a punch disposed on the upper portion of the die member to be vertically movable and configured to be inserted into the forming part when descending to form an electrode assembly accommodation part in the pouch film and a second driving piece to move the punch plate vertically; and
a control member that controls the first driving piece to allow the stripper to ascend when the punch is inserted into the forming part to press the pouch film to decrease a pressing force applied to the pouch film,
wherein the control member controls the first driving piece to allow the stripper to gradually ascend to gradually decrease the pressing force applied to the pouch film.

2. The pouch forming device of claim 1 , wherein the control member allows the stripper to ascend to be separated from the pouch film when the punch is completely inserted into the forming part to remove the pressing force applied to the pouch film.

3. The pouch forming device of claim 1 , wherein the control member comprises a sensor that detects insertion of the punch into the forming part and a controller that controls the first driving piece in response to a signal from the sensor to allow the stripper to gradually ascend.

4. The pouch forming device of claim 1 , wherein the first driving piece comprises:
a plurality of moving rods connected to the stripper by passing through a top surface of the punch plate to allow the stripper to vertically move;
a connection bar to which the plurality of moving rods disposed on an upper portion of the punch plate are fixed, wherein the connection bar allows the plurality of moving rods to vertically move simultaneously; and
a cylinder that allows the connection bar to vertically move.

5. The pouch forming device of claim 2 , wherein the control member further controls the second driving piece to reduce a descending speed of the punch plate on which the punch is disposed when the punch is inserted into the forming part to press the pouch film.

6. The pouch forming device of claim 5 , wherein the control member controls the second driving piece to gradually decrease the descending speed of the punch plate on which the punch is disposed.

7. The pouch forming device of claim 6 , wherein the control member controls the first driving piece and the second driving piece simultaneously to allow the stripper to gradually ascend and the descending speed of the punch plate to gradually decrease.

8. A pouch forming device comprising:
a die member including a die on which a pouch film is disposed on a top surface thereof, in which a forming part is formed, and a die holder to which the die is fixed;
a stripper member including a stripper disposed on an upper portion of the die member to be vertically movable to press and fix the pouch film disposed on the die when descending and a first driving piece to move the stripper vertically;
a punch member including a punch plate comprising a punch disposed on the upper portion of the die member to be vertically movable and configured to be inserted into the forming part when descending to form an electrode assembly accommodation part in the pouch film and a second driving piece to move the punch plate vertically; and
a control member that controls the second driving piece to reduce a descending speed of the punch plate on which the punch is disposed when the punch is inserted into the forming part to press the pouch film,
wherein the control member controls the second driving piece to gradually reduce the descending speed of the punch plate on which the punch is disposed.

9. A pouch forming method comprising:
a disposition step of disposing a pouch film on a top surface of a die member including a forming part;
a pressing step of pressing the pouch film disposed on the top surface of the die member with a stripper member to fix an edge surface of the pouch film;
a forming step of inserting a punch into the forming part to form an electrode assembly accommodation part in a surface of the pouch film; and
a control step of gradually reducing a pressing force of the stripper member to gradually decrease the pressing force applied to the pouch film when the punch is inserted into the forming part to press the pouch film,
wherein the control step comprises a first control process of outputting an insertion signal when the punch is inserted into the forming part and a second control process of gradually reducing the pressing force applied to the pouch film when the insertion signal is outputted.

10. The pouch forming method of claim 9 , wherein the control step further comprises a third control process of gradually reducing a descending speed of the punch when the insertion signal is outputted to gradually decrease the pressing force applied to the pouch film by the punch.

Assignees

• Lg Chemical Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Gee Hwan
• Lee Sang Don
• Choi Min Seung
• Yeo Sang Uk

Classifications

• H01M50/105

  Pouches or flexible bags · CPC title

• H01M50/103 Primary

  prismatic or rectangular (H01M50/109, H01M50/11 take precedence) · CPC title

• H01M10/0413

  Large-sized flat cells or batteries for motive or stationary systems with plate-like electrodes · CPC title

• H01M10/0481

  Compression means other than compression means for stacks of electrodes and separators · CPC title

• H01M10/049

  Processes for forming or storing electrodes in the battery container · CPC title