Degassing apparatus of pouch for secondary battery and degassing method using the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12148947-B2
Application number	US-202117327051-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 21, 2021
Priority date	May 22, 2020
Publication date	Nov 19, 2024
Grant date	Nov 19, 2024

Abstract

A degassing device of a pouch for a secondary battery and a degassing device using the same are provided. The degassing apparatus includes a separation unit including an adsorption plate adsorbing at least one surface of the pouch, and forming a space inside of the pouch by pulling the adsorption plate, and a gas removal unit installed on the adsorption plate, piercing the pouch with a needle having a gas discharge path therein, and removing gas from the pouch through the gas discharge path.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A degassing apparatus of a pouch for a secondary battery, for removing gas from a pouch for a secondary battery with a sealed edge, the degassing apparatus comprising:
a separation unit including an adsorption plate adsorbing at least one surface of the pouch, and forming a space inside of the pouch by pulling the adsorption plate; and
a gas removal unit installed on the adsorption plate, piercing the pouch with a needle having a gas discharge path therein, and removing gas from the pouch through the gas discharge path, and
wherein the separation unit comprises a degassing adsorption plate adsorbed to the pouch inside of the adsorption plate, and including a guide hole through which the needle is drawn in and out, and
wherein a space between the inside of the adsorption plate, an outside of the degassing adsorption plate and the pouch has a watertight structure to form a vacuum state.

2. The degassing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the separation unit has an intake hole therein,
wherein the degassing apparatus further comprises a foreign matter removal unit connected to the intake hole and discharging foreign matter inside of the separation unit through air suction.

3. The degassing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the separation unit further comprises a forward and reverse driving unit moving the adsorption plate forward and in reverse, such that respective surfaces of the pouch are spaced apart from each other.

4. The degassing apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a lower adsorption plate disposed below the separation unit and adsorbed on at least one surface of the pouch.

5. The degassing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the gas removal unit comprises,
a gas discharge pipe connected to the gas discharge path,
a needle driving unit moving the needle to drive the needle to move into or out of the pouch, and
a suction control unit connected to the gas discharge path and configured to discharge gas inside of the pouch through air suction when the needle is inserted into the pouch.

6. The degassing apparatus of claim 5 , further comprising an adjusting unit configured to adjust a withdrawal length of the needle,
wherein the adjusting unit includes,
a guide part coupled to the needle driving unit,
a moving part coupled to the gas discharge pipe and capable of moving forwards or in reverse on the guide part,
an adjusting guide part coupled to the guide part and including a guide hole,
a control unit moving the moving part forward or backward as moving along the guide hole, and
a spring jointly accommodated in an inner space of the guide part and the moving part and configured to provide restoring force to the moving part.

7. The degassing apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising at least one fixed adsorption plate adsorbing and fixing the pouch to an opposite surface of the pouch in contact with the separation unit.

8. The degassing apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the fixed adsorption plate is fixed or moves in a direction opposite to the separation unit,
wherein the degassing apparatus further comprises a second gas removal unit installed on the fixed adsorption plate, piercing the pouch with a second needle having a second gas discharge path therein, and removing gas from the pouch through the second gas discharge path.

Assignees

• Sk Innovation Co Ltd
• Rs Auto Co Ltd
• Sk On Co Ltd

Inventors

• Byun Jae Gyu
• Kim Dong Ju
• Kim Jin Go
• Lee Seung Noh
• Jeong Taek Eon
• Kim Deok Kun
• Lee Kang Min

Classifications

• H01M10/0525

  Rocking-chair batteries, i.e. batteries with lithium insertion or intercalation in both electrodes; Lithium-ion batteries · CPC title

• H01M50/105

  Pouches or flexible bags · CPC title

• H01M50/116

  characterised by the material · CPC title

• H01M50/3425

  in the form of rupturable membranes or weakened parts, e.g. pierced with the aid of a sharp member · CPC title

• H01M10/049

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