Apparatus and method for coating a functional layer

US9088043B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9088043-B2
Application numberUS-201213617068-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 14, 2012
Priority dateFeb 4, 2010
Publication dateJul 21, 2015
Grant dateJul 21, 2015

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Abstract

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An apparatus and method for coating a functional layer on a current collector with an active material layer thereon, the apparatus including a first roll and a second roll, the first roll and second roll being for advancing the current collector; a gravure roll, the gravure roll being configured to coat the functional layer on the active material layer; a thickness measurer, the thickness measurer being configured to measure at least one of a thickness of the active material layer and a sum thickness of the active material layer and the functional layer; and a controller, the controller being in communication with the thickness measurer and being configured to control a rotation speed of the gravure roll.

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What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus for coating a functional layer on a current collector with an active material layer thereon, the apparatus comprising: a gravure roll configured to coat the functional layer on the active material layer; a doctor blade unit including: a doctor blade, the doctor blade unit being configured to scrape excess functional layer material off the gravure roll with the doctor blade, at least one strain gauge configured to measure a strain of the doc…

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What does patent US9088043B2 cover?
An apparatus and method for coating a functional layer on a current collector with an active material layer thereon, the apparatus including a first roll and a second roll, the first roll and second roll being for advancing the current collector; a gravure roll, the gravure roll being configured to coat the functional layer on the active material layer; a thickness measurer, the thickness measu…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Moon So-Il, Hwang Jee-Sang, Kim Su-Hwan, and 2 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01M4/366. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jul 21 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).