Material transferring apparatus for battery manufacturing

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  "publication_number": "US12394814B2",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "B2",
  "title": "Material transferring apparatus for battery manufacturing",
  "abstract": "A material transferring apparatus for battery manufacturing includes a support unit having a support region for supporting a moving object and having a first contact surface, a moving unit having a second contact surface in contact with the support unit and moving the support unit, and coupling units provided on the support unit and the moving unit, respectively, and contacting each other before the first contact surface and the second contact surface come into contact with each other.",
  "claims": [
    "1. A material transferring apparatus for battery manufacturing, comprising: a support unit having a support region for supporting an object and having a first contact surface; a moving unit having a second contact surface in contact with the support unit and moving the support unit; and coupling units provided on the support unit and the moving unit, respectively, and contacting each other before the first contact surface and the second contact surface come into contact with each other, wherein the support unit includes, a support frame having the support region; and a guide frame connected to the support frame and disposed at the periphery of the support region to contact the object, wherein the guide frame is provided to vary an area of the support region, wherein the guide frame includes, a fixed side frame fixed to the support frame and contacting the moving unit; a guide member connected to the support frame and extending in a thickness direction of the object to contact a side surface of the object; and a moving side frame connected to the guide member and the fixed side frame and extending in a longitudinal direction or a width direction of the object, wherein the moving side frame is provided such that a position connected to the fixed side frame and the guide member is varied to vary the area of the support region, wherein the support frame includes, a plurality of first fastening holes spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction and the width direction of the object; and a plurality of second fastening holes spaced apart from each other in the width direction of the object, wherein the fixed side frame includes a plurality of third fastening holes facing the plurality of second fastening holes, the guide member includes a fourth fastening hole opposite to the plurality of first fastening holes, and the plurality of first fastening holes, the plurality of second fastening holes, the plurality of third fastening holes and the fourth fastening hole are provided with a fastening member inserted thereinto.",
    "2. The material transferring apparatus of claim 1, wherein the coupling units are maintained in a state of being in contact with each other while the first contact surface and the second contact surface are in contact with each other.",
    "3. The material transferring apparatus of claim 1, wherein the coupling units includes, a first coupling unit provided in a region facing the fixed side frame in the moving unit; and a second coupling unit provided in a region facing the moving unit in the fixed side frame, wherein the first coupling unit and the second coupling unit are provided to be in contact with each other before the moving unit and the fixed side frame come into contact, and are maintained in a state of being in contact with each other while the moving unit contacts the fixed side frame.",
    "4. The material transferring apparatus of claim 3, wherein the first coupling unit includes at least one coupling protrusion protruding from the moving unit toward the fixed side frame, and the second coupling unit includes at least one coupling groove, which is disposed in the fixed side frame and into which the coupling protrusion is inserted.",
    "5. The material transferring apparatus of claim 4, wherein the coupling protrusion and the fixed side frame include a magnetic material.",
    "6. The material transferring apparatus of claim 4, wherein the coupling protrusion includes a curved region sliding in the coupling groove.",
    "7. The material transferring apparatus of claim 6, wherein the coupling groove includes a section inclined with respect to the longitudinal direction of the object.",
    "8. A material transferring apparatus for battery manufacturing, comprising: a support unit having a support region for supporting an object and having a first contact surface; a moving unit having a second contact surface in contact with the support unit and moving the support unit; and coupling units provided on the support unit and the moving unit, respectively, and contacting each other before the first contact surface and the second contact surface come into contact with each other, wherein the support unit includes, a support frame having the support region; and a guide frame connected to the support frame and disposed at the periphery of the support region to contact the object, wherein the guide frame is provided to vary an area of the support region, wherein the guide frame includes, a fixed side frame fixed to the support frame and contacting the moving unit; a guide member connected to the support frame and extending in a thickness direction of the object to contact a side surface of the object; and a moving side frame connected to the guide member and the fixed side frame and extending in a longitudinal direction or a width direction of the object, wherein the moving side frame is provided such that a position connected to the fixed side frame and the guide member is varied to vary the area of the support region, wherein the moving unit includes at least one mobile robot arm in contact with the fixed side frame, wherein the at least one mobile robot arm includes a first bent extension portion provided by bending and extending an end thereof in a direction of the fixed side frame, the fixed side frame includes a second bent extension portion provided by bending and extending an end thereof in a direction of the at least one mobile robot arm and contacting the first bent extension portion, and the first bent extension portion is present below the second bending extension portion in a direction of gravity, while the at least one mobile robot arm moves the support unit.",
    "9. A material transferring apparatus for battery manufacturing, comprising: a support unit having a support region for supporting an object and having a first contact surface; a moving unit having a second contact surface in contact with the support unit and moving the support unit; and coupling units provided on the support unit and the moving unit, respectively, and contacting each other before the first contact surface and the second contact surface come into contact with each other, wherein the support unit includes, a support frame having the support region; and a guide frame connected to the support frame and disposed at the periphery of the support region to contact the object, wherein the guide frame is provided to vary an area of the support region, wherein the guide frame includes, a fixed side frame fixed to the support frame and contacting the moving unit; a guide member connected to the support frame and extending in a thickness direction of the object to contact a side surface of the object; and a moving side frame connected to the guide member and the fixed side frame and extending in a longitudinal direction or a width direction of the object, wherein the moving side frame is provided such that a position connected to the fixed side frame and the guide member is varied to vary the area of the support region, wherein a plurality of the fixed side frames are disposed to face each other in the support frame and include one or more first gap adjustment holes, a plurality of the moving side frames are disposed to face each other in the support frame and include one or more second gap adjustment holes, and a plurality of the guide members are disposed to face the first gap adjustment hole and the second gap adjustment hole, and wherein the support unit further comprises, one or more first fixing members inserted into the one or more first gap adjustment holes, ends of the one or more first fixing members being in contact with the guide member; and a plurality of second fixing members inserted into the one or more second gap adjustment holes, ends of the plurality of second fixing member being in contact with the guide member.",
    "10. The material transferring apparatus of claim 1, wherein the fastening member includes, a first fastening member inserted into the plurality of second fastening holes and the plurality of third fastening holes to fix the fixed side frame to the support frame; and a second fastening member inserted into the plurality of first fastening holes and the fourth fastening hole to fix the guide member to the support frame.",
    "11. The material transferring apparatus of claim 8, wherein a plurality of the fixed side frames are spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction or the width direction of the object, a plurality of the mobile robot arms are in contact with the plurality of fixed side frames in a state in which ends thereof are spaced apart from each other by a first length, and a plurality of the fixed side frames are fixed to the support frame in such a manner that surfaces in contact with the plurality of mobile robot arms are spaced apart by the first length."
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  "description_excerpt": "The present disclosure relates to a material transferring apparatus for battery manufacturing.\n\nSecondary batteries are widely used not only in small electronic devices such as mobile phones and laptops, but also in medium and large-sized mechanical devices such as electric vehicles (EVs), and have the advantage of being rechargeable and reusable.\n\nSuch a secondary battery may be manufactured by accommodating an electrode assembly composed of a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, and a separator in a case, injecting an electrolyte into the case and then sealing the case.\n\nThe secondary battery manufacturing process may be largely divided into an electrode process of manufacturing positive and negative plates, an assembly process of forming an electrode assembly with a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, and a separator and impregnating the electrode assembly with an electrolyte, and a formation process of imparting electrical properties to the electrode assembly and testing performance.\n\nMaterials required for secondary battery manufacturing may become a final product, a battery, through these processes step by step. Therefore, it may be very important to rapidly move the materials required for battery manufacturing or partially completed semi-finished products to respective processes to improve battery manufacturing efficiency.\n\nAn aspect of the present disclosure is to improve battery manufacturing efficiency.\n\nAn aspect of the present disclosure is to automate a battery manufacturing process and improve the convenience of manufacturing operations.",
  "cpc": [
    "H01M 10/0404",
    "B65G 2201/02",
    "B65G 47/74",
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    "H01M 50/256",
    "Y02E 60/10",
    "Y02P 70/50"
  ],
  "ipc": [
    "H01M 10/04"
  ],
  "assignees": [
    "SK On Co Ltd"
  ],
  "inventors": [
    "Hwa Sun CHOI",
    "Yeon Je Kim",
    "Yeon ho Park",
    "Dong Ik OH"
  ],
  "filing_date": "2022-09-21",
  "publication_date": "2025-08-19",
  "grant_date": "2025-08-19",
  "priority_date": "2022-01-19",
  "application_number": "US-202217949704-A",
  "family_id": "83505943",
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