Welding device for button-type secondary battery

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023405717-A1
Application number	US-202118029837-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 1, 2021
Priority date	Nov 10, 2020
Publication date	Dec 21, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

A welding device welds an electrode tab protruding from an electrode assembly of a button-type battery to a can of the button-type battery. The welding device includes a base to support a bottom surface of the can when an inner surface of the can faces an upper side, and the electrode tab is in contact with the inner surface of the can; a jig on the base to fix the electrode tab on the base and having an opening hole through which a laser light for welding the electrode tab to the can passes; a laser irradiation device to irradiate the laser light to the opening hole when the jig fixes the electrode tab to the can; and four probes on the base or the jig. Two probes of the probes are connected to a power source, and the remaining two probes are connected to a voltmeter.

First claim

1 . A welding device, which welds an electrode tab protruding from an electrode assembly of a button-type battery to a can of the button-type battery in which the electrode assembly is mounted, the welding device comprising:
a base configured to support a bottom surface of the can when an inner surface of the can faces an upper side, and the electrode tab is in contact with the inner surface of the can; a jig disposed on the base to fix the electrode tab on the base and having an opening hole through which a laser light for welding the electrode tab to the can passes; a laser irradiation device configured to irradiate the laser light to the opening hole when the jig fixes the electrode tab to the can; and four probes mounted on the base or the jig, wherein two probes of the probes are connected to a power source so that current flows to welding portions of the can and the electrode tab when the probes are in contact with the welding portions, and the remaining two probes are connected to a voltmeter to measure voltages at the welding portions to be in contact with the welding portions.

2 . The welding device of claim 1 , wherein two probes of the four probes are on the jig, and two probes of the four probes are on the base.

3 . The welding device of claim 2 , wherein a gap between the two probes through which the current flows is greater than a gap between the two probes connected to the voltmeter.

4 . The welding device of claim 3 , wherein the two probes through which the current flows are mounted on the jig, and the two probes connected to the voltmeter are mounted on the base.

5 . The welding device of claim 3 , wherein the two probes through which the current flows are mounted on the base, and the two probes connected to the voltmeter are mounted on the jig.

6 . The welding device of claim 2 , wherein the probes are disposed to be spaced a predetermined distance from a point at which the laser light is irradiated.

7 . The welding device of claim 1 , wherein the jig is capable of ascending and descending to approach the base when descends and to be away from the base when ascends.

8 . The welding device of claim 1 , wherein each of the probes includes a pogo pin that overcomes elastic force of a spring therein and is pressed.

9 . The welding device of claim 8 , further comprising a controller that calculates resistance of each of the welding portions by calculating the current supplied from the power source and the voltage measured by the voltmeter, and compares the calculated resistance with input data to determine whether a welding defect occur.

10 . The welding device of claim 8 , wherein, when the probes are mounted on the base or the jig, the probes are electrically insulated from the base and the jig.

Assignees

• Lg Energy Solution Ltd

Inventors

• Son Bu Won
• Lee Jin Yeong
• Lee Jin Soo
• Lim Jae Won
• Park Jeong Ho

Classifications

• B23K26/21 Primary

  by welding · CPC title

• H01M50/528

  Fixed electrical connections, i.e. not intended for disconnection · CPC title

• G01N27/20

  Investigating the presence of flaws · CPC title

• H01M50/531

  Electrode connections inside a battery casing · CPC title

• B23K37/0443

  Jigs · CPC title