US 7,500,304 B2
Packing apparatus for an automated manufacturing system of lithium secondary battery
Ji-Jun Hong, Nonsan-si (Korea, Republic of)
Assigned to Kokam Engineering Co., Ltd., Chungcheongnamido (Korea, Republic of)
Appl. No. 10/478,540
PCT Filed May 17, 2002, PCT No. PCT/KR02/00934
§ 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Nov. 19, 2003,
PCT Pub. No. WO02/095845, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 28, 2002.
Claims priority of application No. 2001-28495 (KR), filed on May 23, 2001.
Prior Publication US 2004/0168307 A1, Sep. 02, 2004
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B23P 19/04 (2006.01); B32B 39/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 29—730  [156/552; 156/564; 156/565] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A packing apparatus for an automated manufacturing system of a secondary lithium battery comprising:
a frame;
a base member which is installed at the frame, and is provided with a receiving rack for receiving a batch of separator both surfaces of which are laminated at predetermined intervals with positive electrode plates and negative electrode plates;
a stopper member installed at the frame to be linearly movable so as to selectively approach one end of the base member for preventing the separator being supplied to the base member from being separated from the receiving rack;
a folder member having a folder plate installed at the frame and a folder cylinder for vertically reciprocating the folder plate, the folder plate being linearly movable with respect to the receiving rack so that the folder can press the separator supplied to a receiving space formed by the receiving rack and the stopper member for predetermined duration, and fold the separator so that both side sections of the folded separator can have the shape of “Z”, and the positive electrode plates and the negative electrode plates can alternate with each other; and
a cutting/taping member for moving the separator folded in the shape of “Z” to a predetermined area, cutting the separator at a non-electrode area to which no electrode is attached, and the binding the circumference of the separator folded in the shape of a “Z” with a tape;
wherein, while one batch of separator is completely folded in the shape of a “Z” by the folder member, the stopper member is positioned adjacent to one end of the base member for preventing the separator from being separated from the receiving rack.