Notching mold

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12390949-B2
Application number	US-202118030590-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 25, 2021
Priority date	Oct 29, 2020
Publication date	Aug 19, 2025
Grant date	Aug 19, 2025

Abstract

A notching mold for molding a non-coated portion of an electrode base material, wherein the non-coated portion, is formed on each of two ends of a coated portion, includes: a main mold having an upper mold and a lower mold, parallel to each other, and are slidable close to or away from each other. A first auxiliary mold having auxiliary upper and lower molds coupled to the upper and lower molds, respectively, is configured so that the non-coated portion on one end of the electrode base material is disposed at a processible position. A second auxiliary mold having auxiliary upper and lower molds coupled to the upper and lower molds, respectively, is configured so that, when the electrode base material is input into the main mold, the non-coated portion on the other end of the electrode base material is disposed at a processible position.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A notching mold, configured to mold a non-coated portion when an electrode base material, in which an active material is applied to a surface of a collector, is input, wherein the non-coated portion, on which the active material is not applied, is formed on each of a first end and a second end of a coated portion, on which the active material is applied, the notching mold comprising:
a main mold comprising an upper mold and a lower mold, which are parallel to each other, wherein the upper mold and the lower mold are slidable close to or away from each other;
a first auxiliary mold mounted at a first side of the main mold and configured so that, when the electrode base material is input into the main mold, the non-coated portion on the first end of the electrode base material is disposed at a processible position, the first auxiliary mold comprising a first auxiliary upper mold coupled to the upper mold and a first auxiliary lower mold coupled to the lower mold; and
a second auxiliary mold mounted at a second side of the main mold and configured so that, when the electrode base material is input into the main mold, the non-coated portion on the second end of the electrode base material is disposed at a processible position, the second auxiliary mold comprising a second auxiliary upper mold coupled to the upper mold and a second auxiliary lower mold coupled to the lower mold.

2. The notching mold of claim 1 , wherein, when the upper mold and the lower mold of the main mold are slid, the sliding of the first auxiliary upper mold and the first auxiliary lower mold of the first auxiliary mold and the sliding of the second auxiliary upper mold and the second auxiliary lower mold of the second auxiliary mold are performed at the same time to individually and respectively notch the non-coated portions of the electrode base material disposed at the processible positions, respectively.

3. The notching mold of claim 1 , wherein the first auxiliary upper mold and the second auxiliary upper mold are coupled to be detachable and adjustable in position in the upper mold, and the first auxiliary lower mold and the second auxiliary lower mold are coupled to be detachable and adjustable in position in the lower mold.

4. The notching mold of claim 1 , wherein, the first auxiliary mold and the second auxiliary mold are configured to notch a plurality of electrode tabs in one stroke, when the electrode base material is input into the main mold.

5. The notching mold of claim 1 , further comprising a stripper configured to press and fix the coated portion when the electrode base material is input is disposed between the first auxiliary mold and the second auxiliary mold.

6. The notching mold of claim 5 , wherein the stripper comprises an upper stripper coupled to the upper mold and a lower stripper coupled to the lower mold,
wherein, when the non-coated portions are molded using the first auxiliary mold and the second auxiliary mold, a predetermined pressure is applied to the coated portion between the upper stripper and the lower stripper to fix movement of the coated portion.

7. The notching mold of claim 6 , wherein the upper stripper comprises a main upper stripper disposed at a center between the first auxiliary upper mold and the second auxiliary upper mold and an auxiliary upper stripper disposed at one side of the main upper stripper with a gap therebetween, and
the lower stripper comprises a main lower stripper disposed at a center between the first auxiliary lower mold and the second auxiliary lower mold and an auxiliary lower stripper disposed at one side of the main lower stripper with a gap therebetween.

8. The notching mold of claim 7 , wherein the auxiliary upper stripper is disposed at each of the first and second sides of the main upper stripper with a gap therebetween, and
the auxiliary lower stripper is disposed at each of the first and second sides of the main lower stripper with a gap therebetween.

9. The notching mold of claim 7 , wherein each of the auxiliary upper stripper and the auxiliary lower stripper is detachable.

10. The notching mold of claim 7 , wherein the auxiliary upper stripper is detachably coupled to the first auxiliary upper mold of the first auxiliary mold or the second auxiliary upper mold of the second auxiliary mold, and
the auxiliary lower stripper is detachably coupled to the first auxiliary lower mold of the first auxiliary mold or the second auxiliary lower mold of the second auxiliary mold.

11. The notching mold of claim 7 , wherein the gap between the main upper stripper and the auxiliary upper stripper and the gap between the main lower stripper and the auxiliary lower stripper are dislocated along a vertical direction.

Assignees

• Lg Energy Solution Ltd

Inventors

• Park Sung Chul
• Kim Sang Wook
• Park Sin Young
• Park Dong Hyeuk

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