Roll for manufacturing electrode of secondary battery and electrode manufacturing device using the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025038165-A1
Application number	US-202218709217-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 10, 2022
Priority date	Nov 11, 2021
Publication date	Jan 30, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

An electrode manufacturing device rolls and transfers a sheet-shaped electrode in which an active material layer is applied to at least any one of a metal foil with a first surface and a second surface which is a back surface of the first surface. At least any one of a rolling roll rolling the electrode and a travel roll rolling and then transferring the electrode comprises a base roll having a predetermined diameter, and having a base surface at an outer circumference thereof; and a step ring being coupled to the outer circumference of the base roll, and having a step surface a diameter of which is greater than a diameter of the base surface. The step ring is detachably coupled to the base roll. A thickness of a step differs from a thickness of the active material layer.

First claim

1 . An electrode manufacturing device that rolls and transfers a sheet-shaped electrode in which an active material layer is applied to a metal foil with a first surface and a second surface which is a back surface of the first surface, comprising:
a rolling roll rolling the electrode; at least one travel roll rolling and then transferring the electrode, at least one a of the rolling roll and the at least one travel roll, comprising: a base roll having a predetermined diameter, and having a base surface at an outer circumference thereof; and a step ring coupled to the outer circumference of the base roll, and having a step surface, a diameter of the step ring being greater than a diameter of the base surface.

2 . The electrode manufacturing device of claim 1 , wherein the rolling roll is not provided with the step ring, and the at least one travel roll is provided with the step ring.

3 . The electrode manufacturing device of claim 1 , wherein the rolling roll and the at least one travel roll are both provided with the step ring.

4 . The electrode manufacturing device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one travel roll is a plurality of travel rolls, and
wherein among the plurality of travel rolls, one or more first travel rolls being disposed near the rolling roll are provided with both the base roll and the step ring, and second travel rolls being disposed behind the one or more first travel rolls in a travel direction of the electrode are not provided with the step ring.

5 . The electrode manufacturing device of claim 1 , wherein the step ring is detachably coupled to the base roll.

6 . The electrode manufacturing device of claim 1 , wherein a frictional coefficient at an outer circumference of the step ring is greater than a frictional coefficient at the outer circumference of the base roll.

7 . The electrode manufacturing device of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of a step between the step surface and the base surface is less than a thickness of the active material layer.

8 . The electrode manufacturing device of claim 6 , wherein the step ring is provided at the rolling roll.

9 . The electrode manufacturing device of claim 1 , wherein a frictional coefficient at an outer circumference of the step ring is less than a frictional coefficient at the outer circumference of the base roll.

10 . The electrode manufacturing device of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of a step between the step surface and the base surface is greater than a thickness of the active material layer.

11 . The electrode manufacturing device of claim 9 , wherein the step ring is provided at the at least one travel roll.

12 . The electrode manufacturing device of claim 1 , wherein an elastic modulus of the step ring is less than an elastic modulus of the base roll.

13 . The electrode manufacturing device of claim 1 , wherein the base roll comprises a metallic material, and the step ring comprises a synthetic resin material.

14 . The electrode manufacturing device of claim 1 , wherein the base roll comprises a first metallic material, and the step ring comprises a second metallic material that is softener than the first metallic material.

15 . The electrode manufacturing device of claim 1 , wherein the base roll comprises a first metallic material, and the step ring comprises a second metallic material having a greater thermal expansion coefficient than a thermal expansion coefficient of the first metallic material.

16 . The electrode manufacturing device of claim 1 , wherein the step ring is a band wound around the outer circumference of the base roll at least once.

17 . A roll manufacturing method of manufacturing a roll with a base roll having a predetermined diameter and having a base surface at an outer circumference thereof; and a step ring being coupled to the outer circumference of the base roll and having a step surface a diameter of which is greater than a diameter of the base surface, comprising:
preparing a base roll; and disposing a step ring at the outer circumference of the base roll.

18 . The roll manufacturing method of claim 17 , wherein the step ring is fitted onto the base roll by increasing a diameter of the step ring.

19 . The roll manufacturing method of claim 17 , wherein the step ring is fitted onto the base roll in a state where the step ring is heated in a way that a diameter of the step ring increases, and cools in a state where the step ring is fitted into the base roll.

20 . The roll manufacturing method of claim 17 , wherein the step ring is formed by winding a band around the outer circumference of the base roll at least once.

Assignees

• Lg Energy Solution Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Sue Jin
• Ryu Duk Hyun
• Lee Kwanhee
• Jang Jinsu
• Lee Yunju
• Park Geunho
• Son Seungyeon

Classifications

• H01M4/0435 Primary

  Rolling or calendering · CPC title

• B30B11/165

  Roll constructions · CPC title

• B05C9/12

  the auxiliary operation being performed after the application (B05C9/14 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B30B11/18

  using profiled rollers · CPC title

• B30B3/005

  Roll constructions · CPC title