Cutting-off apparatus and battery assembly line production equipment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12451509-B2
Application number	US-202418976349-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 11, 2024
Priority date	Sep 23, 2022
Publication date	Oct 21, 2025
Grant date	Oct 21, 2025

Abstract

This application relates to the field of battery production equipment technologies, and in particular, to a cutting-off apparatus and battery assembly line production equipment. The cutting-off apparatus at least includes a slitting mechanism and a supporting element. With the provision of a supporting element connected to the slitting mechanism, the supporting element can provide a supporting force acting on a target electrode plate when the slitting mechanism in a cutting-off position is cutting off the separator. Then, when the separator rebounds due to being cut off and impacts the target electrode plate, the target electrode plate can avoid skewness due to the rebound of the separator under the support of the supporting element, thereby alleviating the problem of wrinkles of the electrode plate caused by the separator being cut off during winding of an electrode stack and reducing the risk of defects inside the battery.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cutting-off apparatus for an electrode stack, the electrode stack comprising a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator configured to separate the first electrode plate from the second electrode plate, wherein the cutting-off apparatus comprises:
a slitting mechanism comprising a slitting element configured to be placed in a cutting-off position and cut off the separator;
a supporting element connected to the slitting element and capable of providing a supporting force to a target electrode plate; wherein the target electrode plate is one of the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate, located on an inner side of the electrode stack ready to be wound before feeding and winding start;
a first adjusting apparatus connected between the supporting element and the slitting element and configured to adjust a position of the supporting element relative to the target electrode plate in a breadth direction of the target electrode plate; and
a second adjusting apparatus connected between the supporting element and the first adjusting apparatus to enable the supporting element to rotate around an axis, wherein the axis and the breadth direction of the target electrode plate are parallel to each other.

2. The cutting-off apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the supporting element is capable of providing a supporting force to a feeding head end of the target electrode plate.

3. The cutting-off apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the supporting element comprises a supporting surface for supporting the target electrode plate; and
the supporting surface is configured to be capable of supporting at least part of the target electrode plate in the breadth direction of the target electrode plate.

4. The cutting-off apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein a dimension of the supporting surface in the breadth direction is greater than or equal to a breadth of the target electrode plate.

5. The cutting-off apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the supporting surface is configured as a plane.

6. The cutting-off apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein a surface roughness of the supporting surface is less than 5 micrometers.

7. The cutting-off apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the slitting mechanism further comprises:
a driving apparatus, wherein the driving apparatus is drivingly connected to the slitting element and configured to drive the slitting element to move to the cutting-off position;
wherein the supporting element is connected to the slitting element.

8. The cutting-off apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first adjusting apparatus comprises a first mounting element and a fixing element; wherein
the first mounting element is connected to the supporting element, and the first mounting element is detachably connected to the slitting mechanism through use of the fixing element.

9. The cutting-off apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second adjusting apparatus comprises:
a second mounting element, wherein the second mounting element is connected to the first adjusting apparatus;
a rotatable connector, wherein the supporting element is rotatably connected to the second mounting element around the axis through use of the rotatable connector; and
a fixing connector, wherein the fixing connector is detachably connected between the second mounting element and the supporting element.

10. The cutting-off apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the second mounting element is provided with a guide hole; and
the fixing connector comprises an insertion element and a fastening element, wherein one end of the insertion element is connected to the supporting element, the other end is inserted into the guide hole, and the fastening element is detachably connected to the other end of the insertion element to position the other end of the insertion element in the guide hole;
wherein the guide hole is configured as an arc-shaped hole, and the arc center of the guide hole is located on the axis.

11. The cutting-off apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the slitting element comprises a resistive hot knife or an electric wire hot knife.

12. A battery assembly line production equipment, comprising:
a cutting-off apparatus for an electrode stack, the electrode stack comprising a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator configured to separate the first electrode plate from the second electrode plate; and
a winding start mandrel and a roll-up mandrel, wherein the winding start mandrel and the roll-up mandrel are sequentially arranged along a feeding direction of the separator;
wherein the cutting-off apparatus comprises:
a slitting mechanism comprising a slitting element configured to be placed in a cutting-off position and cut off the separator located between the winding start mandrel and the roll-up mandrel; and
a supporting element connected to the slitting element and is capable of providing a supporting force to a target electrode plate;
a first adjusting apparatus connected between the supporting element and the slitting element and configured to adjust a position of the supporting element relative to the target electrode plate in a breadth direction of the target electrode plate; and
a second adjusting apparatus connected between the supporting element and the first adjusting apparatus to enable the supporting element to rotate around an axis, wherein the axis and the breadth direction of the target electrode plate are parallel to each other,

wherein the target electrode plate is one of the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate, located on an inner side of the electrode stack ready to be wound before being fed to the winding start mandrel, the inner side of the electrode stack ready to be wound being a side closer to the winding start mandrel.

13. The battery assembly line production equipment according to claim 12 , wherein when the slitting element is in the cutting-off position, and along a direction in which the supporting element supports the target electrode plate, a preset clearance is provided between the supporting element and the winding start mandrel.

14. The battery assembly line production equipment according to claim 12 , wherein the battery assembly line production equipment further comprises a first rolling element connected to the slitting mechanism and a second rolling element arranged between the winding start mandrel and the roll-up mandrel; and
when the slitting element is in the cutting-off position, and the first rolling element, in conjunction with the second rolling element, is capable of forming a confined space, the confined space being used to restrict the separator located between the winding start mandrel and the roll-up mandrel.

15. The battery assembly line production equipment according to claim 14 , wherein the battery assembly line production equipment further comprises a first elastic element connected between the first rolling element and the slitting mechanism; and
when the slitting element is in the cutting-off position, the first rolling element is capable of abutting against the separator by an elastic force of the first elastic element.

16. The battery assembly line production equipment according to claim 14 , wherein both the first rolling element and the second rolling element are provided in plurality, all the second rolling elements are spaced apart along the feeding direction of the separator, and all the first rolling elements correspond one-to-one with all the second rolling elements; and/or
a surface of the first rolli

Assignees

• Jiangsu Contemporary Amperex Tech Ltd

Inventors

• Li Chen
• Ji Pengkai
• Wang Yonglei
• Gao Shang

Classifications

• B65H2701/175

  Plastic · CPC title

• B65H2701/172

  Composite material · CPC title

• B65H18/16

  by friction roller · CPC title

• B26D7/10

  by heating (with Laser B23K26/00; severing by heating B26F) · CPC title

• Y02P70/50

  Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product · CPC title