Electrode removal device

Abstract

To return an electrode separating and dropping from a transfer target electrode to a certain position without damaging the electrode.SOLUTION: An electrode carry-out device includes electrode storage sections 30, 40 in which a plurality of sheet-shaped electrodes 10, 20 are stacked and stored in a horizontal position, a transfer device 50 for transferring, to a stacking table 56 which holds uppermost transfer target electrode 18, 28 out of the plurality of electrodes 10, 20 stacked in the electrode storage sections 30, 40 in an adsorbed state, and on which the electrodes 10, 20 and a separator 22 are stacked, separating devices 60, 65 that separate transfer non-target electrodes 19, 29 as transfer non-targets from the transfer target electrodes 18, 28 and drop them to the electrode storage sections 30, 40 when the transfer non-target electrodes 19, 29 come into close contact with the lower surfaces of the transfer target electrodes 18, 28 held by the transfer device 50, and guide members 32, 42 that guide the transfer non-target electrodes 19, 29 separated from the transfer target electrodes 18, 28 so that the transfer non-target electrodes 19, 29 drop into the electrode storage sections 30, 40 while maintaining them in a constant position in plan view.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an electrode carrying-out device. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses an electrode stacking device that includes a box-shaped electrode storage unit with an open top, a transfer device, and an air injection device. The electrode storage unit contains multiple sheet-like electrodes stacked horizontally. The transfer device uses a suction pad to adsorb the upper surface of the electrode in the electrode storage unit and transfers the adsorbed electrode to a stacking table. When the suction pad adsorbs the electrode to be transferred, another electrode may adhere to the underside of the electrode. In this case, the air injection device injects air toward the electrode, causing the lower electrode to separate from the electrode to be transferred. The separated lower electrode falls into the electrode storage unit due to its own weight. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2015-082491 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] The electrode storage section is box-shaped and has peripheral walls surrounding the electrode from the front, back, left, and right. Therefore, as the separated electrode falls, the outer peripheral edge of the electrode's coating may rub against the peripheral walls along its entire periphery, potentially causing deformation or damage. One possible solution to this problem is to make the electrode storage section larger than the electrode so that the outer peripheral edge of the electrode does not come into contact with the peripheral walls of the electrode storage section. However, this solution results in an inconsistent position of the electrode when dropped in a plan view, which causes variations in the positional relationship between the suction pad and the electrode, resulting in misalignment of the electrodes when transferred onto the stacking table.

[0005] The present disclosure was completed in light of the above circumstances, and has an object to return an electrode that has separated from a transfer target electrode and fallen to a fixed position without damaging it. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The electrode carrying-out device of the present disclosure is an electrode storage section for storing a plurality of sheet-shaped electrodes in a stacked horizontal position; a transfer device that holds, by suction, the uppermost electrode to be transferred among the plurality of electrodes stacked in the electrode storage section, and transfers the electrode to a stacking table for stacking the electrode and a separator; a detachment device that, when a non-transfer target electrode that is not a transfer target electrode comes into close contact with a lower surface of the transfer target electrode held by the transfer device, detaches the non-transfer target electrode from the transfer target electrode and drops the electrode into the electrode storage section; and a guide member that guides the non-transfer target electrode that has been separated from the transfer target electrode so that the non-transfer target electrode falls into the electrode storage section while maintaining a constant position in a plan view. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] In the electrode carrying device of the present disclosure, a non-transfer target electrode that falls after being separated from the transfer target electrode is kept in a fixed position in a plan view by a guide member, thereby allowing the falling non-transfer target electrode to be returned to a fixed position in the electrode storage section without being damaged. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view of an electrode carrying-out device according to a first embodiment; [Figure 2] Perspective diagram showing the shapes of two types of negative electrodes [Figure 3] Perspective diagram showing the shapes of two types of positive electrodes [Figure 4] FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a state in which a negative electrode that is not a target for transfer is in close contact with the lower surface of a negative electrode that is a target for transfer that has been lifted by a transfer device. [Figure 5]10 is a side view showing a state in which a negative electrode not to be transferred is in close contact with the lower surface of a negative electrode to be transferred that has been lifted by a transfer device. [Figure 6] FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a state in which a non-transfer target negative electrode is separated from a transfer target negative electrode. [Figure 7] 10 is a perspective view showing a negative electrode storage unit constituting the electrode carrying-out device of the second embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] Here, a preferred example of the present disclosure will be described. The electrode has a substrate, a coated portion where the substrate is coated with a slurry, and an uncoated portion where the substrate is exposed without the slurry, and the guide member is arranged to slide against the uncoated portion. With this configuration, even if the uncoated portion is damaged, it does not affect the power generation or electromotive functions, so the guide member does not impair the performance of the electrode. The electrode carrying-out device has a guide member inserted into a guide hole formed in the uncoated portion, and this configuration prevents the electrode from coming off the guide member. The electrode carrying-out device has a plurality of guide holes formed in the uncoated portion, and a plurality of guide members inserted into the plurality of guide holes, respectively. With this configuration, the electrode can be reliably positioned in a plan view. The electrode carrying-out device is configured so that the non-transfer target electrode is separated from the transfer target electrode by the air jet pressure, and the uncoated portion functions as a target portion for the air jetted from the detachment device. With this configuration, it is possible to prevent the coated portion of the electrode from being deformed by the air jet pressure.

[0010] [Embodiment 1] A first embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6. Note that the present invention is not limited to these examples, but is defined by the claims, and all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the claims are intended to be included. In this first embodiment, with regard to the front-to-back direction, the positive direction of the X axis in FIGS. 1 to 6 is defined as the front. With regard to the left-to-right direction, the positive direction of the Y axis in FIGS. 1 to 4 and 6 is defined as the right. The left-to-right direction and the width direction are used synonymously. With regard to the up-down direction, the positive direction of the Z axis in FIGS. 1 to 6 is defined as the up.

[0011] The electrode carrying-out device of this embodiment is a device used to manufacture a laminated electrode body constructed by alternately stacking sheet-like negative electrodes 10 and sheet-like positive electrodes 20 with sheet-like separators 55 sandwiched therebetween. The electrode carrying-out device includes a stacking table 56, a negative electrode storage section 30 that stores negative electrodes 10, a positive electrode storage section 40 that stores positive electrodes 20, a transfer device 50, a negative electrode detachment device 60, and a positive electrode detachment device 65. On the upper surface of the stacking table 56, the negative electrodes 10 stored in the negative electrode storage section 30 and the positive electrodes 20 stored in the positive electrode storage section 40 are alternately transferred and stacked one by one.

[0012] <Negative electrode 10> The negative electrode 10 includes a sheet-like negative electrode substrate 11 having an overall rectangular shape, and a negative electrode slurry 12 applied to both the front and back surfaces of the negative electrode substrate 11. Note that the thickness of the negative electrode 10 is exaggerated in FIGS. 1, 2, and 4 to 6. The negative electrode slurry 12 is a mixture of a negative electrode active material, a binder, a conductive material, a dispersion thickener, etc., and is applied to a region of the negative electrode substrate 11 excluding the rear end portion. The rectangular region of the negative electrode 10 to which the negative electrode slurry 12 is applied functions as a negative electrode-side coating portion 13.

[0013] The rear end region of the negative electrode 10 where the negative electrode substrate 11 is not coated with the negative electrode slurry 12 and is exposed is defined as a narrow, left-right negative electrode uncoated portion 14. The negative electrode uncoated portion 14 has one negative electrode cutout 15 and two negative electrode guide holes 16. The negative electrode cutout 15 is located at only one of the left and right ends of the negative electrode uncoated portion 14. The negative electrode cutout 15 is formed by cutting out a portion of the rear edge portion 10R and a portion of the side edge portion 10S of the outer peripheral edge of the negative electrode 10. The two negative electrode guide holes 16 are located at the left-right center of the negative electrode uncoated portion 14 and at one of the left and right ends on the side where the negative electrode cutout 15 is not formed. The opening area of ​​the negative electrode guide hole 16 is smaller than that of the negative electrode cutout 15.

[0014] <Positive electrode 20> The positive electrode 20 has the same overall configuration as the negative electrode 10. Note that the thickness of the positive electrode 20 is exaggerated in Figures 1 and 3. The region of the positive electrode 20 where the positive electrode slurry 22 is applied to the positive electrode substrate 21 functions as a positive electrode coated portion 23. The region of the front end of the positive electrode 20 where the positive electrode substrate 21 is exposed without being coated with the positive electrode slurry 22 is defined as a positive electrode uncoated portion 24 that is elongated in the left-right direction. The positive electrode uncoated portion 24 has one positive electrode notch 25 and two positive electrode guide holes 26. The positive electrode notch 25 is located at only one of the left-right ends of the positive electrode uncoated portion 24. The positive electrode notch 25 is formed by cutting out a portion of the front edge portion 20F and a portion of the side edge portion 20S of the outer periphery of the positive electrode 20 in a rectangular shape. The two positive electrode side guide holes 26 are located in the left-right center of the positive electrode side uncoated portion 24 and at one of the left and right end portions on the side where the positive electrode side cutout portion 25 is not formed.

[0015] <Negative electrode storage section 30> 1, a negative electrode storage section 30 is disposed on the left side of the stacking table 56. The negative electrode storage section 30 has a horizontal negative electrode base 31 and three (a plurality of) negative electrode guide members 32 that protrude upward from the rear end of the negative electrode base 31. The three negative electrode guide members 32 are rod-shaped with a circular cross section and are disposed at intervals in the left-right direction.

[0016] The negative electrode storage section 30 stores two types of negative electrodes 10, each having a different shape in plan view of the negative electrode-side uncoated section 14, stacked alternately in a horizontal position. The two types of negative electrodes 10 are held in a fixed position in plan view by fitting the negative electrode-side guide holes 16 into negative electrode guide members. As shown in FIG. 2, the two types of negative electrodes 10 are made up of negative electrodes 10 of the same shape, and the combination of the two types of negative electrodes 10 is achieved by flipping one of the negative electrodes 10 around a symmetry axis (not shown) in the front-to-back direction at the center in the left-to-right direction.

[0017] When two types of negative electrodes 10 are stacked one on top of the other so that their outer circumferential edges are aligned, the positions of the negative electrode-side cutout 15 are reversed between the two types of negative electrodes 10, and a portion of the lower negative electrode-side uncoated portion 14 is exposed in the upper negative electrode-side cutout 15. This exposed area in the lower negative electrode-side uncoated portion 14 is defined as the negative electrode-side exposed portion 17. The negative electrode-side exposed portion 17 is an area that includes the negative electrode-side guide hole 16. The position of the negative electrode-side guide hole 16 in the center in the left-right direction matches between the two types of negative electrodes 10.

[0018] <Positive electrode storage section 40> The positive electrode storage section 40 is disposed to the right of the stacking table 56. The positive electrode storage section 40 has a horizontal positive electrode base 41 and three (a plurality of) positive electrode guide members 42 that protrude upward from the front end of the positive electrode base 41. The three positive electrode guide members 42 are rod-shaped with circular cross sections and are disposed at intervals in the left-right direction.

[0019] The positive electrode storage section 40 stores two types of positive electrodes 20, each having a different shape in plan view of the positive electrode-side uncoated section 24, stacked alternately in a horizontal position. The two types of positive electrodes 20 are held in a fixed position in plan view by fitting the positive electrode-side guide holes 26 into positive electrode guide members 42. As shown in FIG. 3, the two types of positive electrodes 20 are made up of positive electrodes 20 of the same shape, and the combination of the two types of positive electrodes 20 is achieved by flipping one of the positive electrodes 20 around a symmetry axis (not shown) in the front-to-back direction at the center in the left-to-right direction.

[0020] When two types of positive electrodes 20 are stacked one on top of the other so that their outer circumferential edges are aligned, the positions of the positive electrode-side notches 25 are reversed between the two types of positive electrodes 20, and a portion of the lower positive electrode-side uncoated portion 24 is exposed in the upper positive electrode-side notch 25. This exposed area in the lower positive electrode-side uncoated portion 24 is defined as the positive electrode-side exposed portion 27. The positive electrode-side exposed portion 27 is an area that includes the positive electrode-side guide hole 26. The position of the positive electrode-side guide hole 26 in the center in the left-right direction matches between the two types of positive electrodes 20.

[0021] <Transfer device 50> The transfer device 50 has the function of removing the uppermost negative electrodes 18 to be transferred from among the multiple negative electrodes 10 stacked in the negative electrode storage section 30, one by one, and transferring them to the stacking table 56. The transfer device 50 also has the function of removing the uppermost positive electrodes 28 to be transferred from among the multiple positive electrodes 20 stacked in the positive electrode storage section 40, one by one, and transferring them to the stacking table 56.

[0022] The transfer device 50 includes a movable member 51 that is moved by a drive mechanism (not shown), an arm 52 that extends downward from the movable member 51, and a suction cup 53 attached to the lower end of the arm 52. The movable member 51 performs a reciprocating transfer operation in the left-right direction between a position above the negative electrode storage unit 30, a position above the stacking table 56, and a position above the positive electrode storage unit 40. The transfer path of the movable member 51 includes a position above the stacking table 56. The movable member 51 performs a carry-out operation by moving up and down directly above the negative electrode storage unit 30, a supply operation by moving up and down directly above the stacking table 56, and a carry-out operation by moving up and down directly above the positive electrode storage unit 40. The suction cup 53 adheres to the upper surface of the negative electrode coating unit 13 to attract the negative electrode 10. The suction cup 53 adheres to the upper surface of the positive electrode coating unit 23 to attract the positive electrode 20.

[0023] <Negative electrode detachment device 60> The negative electrode detachment device 60 is provided above the negative electrode storage section 30. When the transfer device 50 lifts multiple negative electrodes 10 at once, the negative electrode detachment device 60 is a device for leaving only the topmost negative electrode 18 to be transferred and detaching the negative electrodes 19 below it that are not to be transferred. The negative electrodes 19 that are not to be transferred are the negative electrodes 10 stacked second or lower from the top among the multiple negative electrodes 10 stacked in the negative electrode storage section 30.

[0024] The negative electrode removal device 60 is moved left and right by a drive mechanism (not shown). The negative electrode removal device 60 has a negative electrode air nozzle 61 that sprays air downward or diagonally downward. When the negative electrode removal device 60 moves left and right, the negative electrode air nozzle 61 also moves left and right with the air spray direction facing the negative electrode-side uncoated portion 14.

[0025] <Positive electrode removal device 65> The positive electrode detachment device 65 is provided above the positive electrode storage section 40. When the transfer device 50 lifts multiple positive electrodes 20 at once, the positive electrode detachment device 65 is a device for leaving only the topmost transfer target positive electrode 28 and detaching the non-transfer target positive electrodes 29 below it. The non-transfer target positive electrodes 29 are the positive electrodes 20 stacked second or lower from the top among the multiple positive electrodes 20 stacked in the positive electrode storage section 40.

[0026] The positive electrode detachment device 65 is moved left and right by a drive mechanism (not shown). The positive electrode detachment device 65 has a positive electrode air nozzle 66 that sprays air downward or diagonally downward. When the positive electrode detachment device 65 moves left and right, the positive electrode air nozzle 66 also moves left and right with the air spraying direction toward the positive electrode-side uncoated portion 24.

[0027] <Export process> Next, the process of transferring the negative electrode 10 and the positive electrode 20 to the stacking table 56 will be described. First, the suction cup 53 of the transfer device 50 moves directly above the negative electrode storage section 30 and descends to adsorb the upper surface of the negative electrode 18 to be transferred. When the suction cup 53 rises while adsorbing the negative electrode 18 to be transferred, the negative electrode 18 to be transferred is lifted. At this time, if the non-target negative electrode 19 is in close contact with the lower surface of the negative electrode 18 to be transferred due to static electricity or the like, the non-target negative electrode 19 will also be lifted along with the negative electrode 18 to be transferred. In this case, air is sprayed from the negative electrode air nozzle 61 of the negative electrode detachment device 60 toward the upper surface of the negative electrode-side exposed portion 17 of the non-target negative electrode 19 to be transferred. The pressure of the air spray causes the non-target negative electrode 19 to be separated from the negative electrode 18 to fall.

[0028] The falling non-transfer target negative electrode 19 does not shift position or change direction in plan view because the two negative electrode guide holes 16 are fitted into the two negative electrode guide members 32. As a result, the non-transfer target negative electrode 19 that has separated from the transfer target negative electrode 18 falls while maintaining a constant position and direction, and returns to its original position (stacked position) in the negative electrode storage section 30.

[0029] After the non-transfer target negative electrode 19 has been detached, the transfer target negative electrode 18 is carried to the upper surface of the stacking table 56 by the transfer device 50 and placed thereon. When detaching the non-transfer target negative electrode 19, the air jetted from the negative electrode detachment device 60 is directed only toward the negative electrode side exposed portion 17 of the non-transfer target negative electrode 19, and is not blown toward the negative electrode side uncoated portion 14 of the transfer target negative electrode 18. Therefore, there is no risk of the transfer target negative electrode 18 being displaced forward, backward, left, or right relative to the suction cup 53 due to the jet pressure of air, and the placement position of the transfer target negative electrode 18 on the stacking table 56 remains constant.

[0030] After placing the negative electrode 10 on the stacking table 56, a separator 55 is placed on the upper surface of the placed negative electrode 10. During this time, the suction cups 53 of the transfer device 50 move directly above the positive electrode storage section 40 and descend, adsorbing the upper surface of the transfer target positive electrode 28. When the suction cups 53 rise while adsorbing the transfer target positive electrode 28, the transfer target positive electrode 28 is lifted. At this time, if the non-transfer target positive electrode 29 is in close contact with the lower surface of the transfer target positive electrode 28 and is lifted up together with it, as in the case of the negative electrode 10, air is sprayed from the positive electrode air nozzle 66 of the positive electrode detachment device 65 toward the upper surface of the positive electrode-side exposed portion 27 of the non-transfer target positive electrode 29. The pressure of the air spray causes the non-transfer target positive electrode 29 to separate from the transfer target positive electrode 28 and fall.

[0031] The falling non-transfer target positive electrode 29 does not shift position or change direction in plan view because the two positive electrode guide holes 26 are fitted into the two positive electrode guide members 42. As a result, the non-transfer target positive electrode 29 that has separated from the transfer target positive electrode 28 falls while maintaining a constant position and direction, and returns to its original position (stacked position) in the positive electrode storage section 40.

[0032] After the non-transfer target positive electrode 29 has been detached, the transfer target positive electrode 28 is carried to the upper surface of the stacking table 56 by the transfer device 50 and placed on the upper surface of the separator 55. When detaching the non-transfer target positive electrode 29, air is sprayed from the positive electrode detachment device 65 only toward the positive electrode side exposed portion 27 of the non-transfer target positive electrode 29, and not toward the positive electrode side uncoated portion 24 of the transfer target negative electrode 18. Therefore, there is no risk of the transfer target positive electrode 28 being displaced forward, backward, left, or right relative to the suction cup 53 due to the air spray pressure, and the placement position of the transfer target positive electrode 28 on the stacking table 56 remains constant. In other words, in a plan view, the transfer target positive electrode 28 is placed in an appropriate positional relationship with the negative electrode 10 placed on the stacking table 56.

[0033] After the positive electrode 20 is placed on the stacking table 56, a separator 55 is placed on the upper surface of the placed positive electrode 20. Thereafter, the above-mentioned negative electrode 10 transfer step and the above-mentioned positive electrode 20 transfer step are repeated to form a stacked electrode body on the stacking table 56.

[0034] When the negative electrodes 10 are carried out of the negative electrode storage section 30, the non-transfer target negative electrodes 19 that have detached and fallen from the transfer target negative electrodes 18 are transferred to the stacking table 56 as transfer target negative electrodes 18 in the next carrying-out step. As described above, the non-transfer target negative electrodes 19 that have detached and fallen from the transfer target negative electrodes 18 are returned by the negative electrode guide members 32 to their predetermined positions in the plan view of the negative electrode storage section 30 (the positions where they were originally stacked). Therefore, the non-transfer target negative electrodes 19 that have returned to the negative electrode storage section 30 are attracted to the suction cups 53 while maintaining an appropriate positional relationship with respect to the suction cups 53.

[0035] When the positive electrode 20 is carried out of the positive electrode storage section 40, the non-transfer target positive electrode 29 that has detached from the transfer target positive electrode 28 and fallen is transferred to the stacking table 56 as the transfer target positive electrode 28 in the next carrying-out step. Like the negative electrode 10, the non-transfer target positive electrode 29 that has detached from the transfer target positive electrode 28 and fallen is also returned to a predetermined position in the positive electrode storage section 40 in a plan view by the positive electrode guide member 42. Therefore, the non-transfer target positive electrode 29 that has returned to the positive electrode storage section 40 is attracted to the suction cup 53 while maintaining an appropriate positional relationship with respect to the suction cup 53.

[0036] <Actions and Effects of Embodiment 1> The electrode carry-out device of the first embodiment has a negative electrode storage unit 30, a positive electrode storage unit 40, a transfer device 50, a negative electrode detachment device 60, and a positive electrode detachment device 65. The negative electrode storage unit 30 stores a plurality of sheet-shaped negative electrodes 10 stacked horizontally. The plurality of negative electrodes 10 stacked in the negative electrode storage unit 30 consist of two types of negative electrodes 10 with different shapes in a plan view. In the negative electrode storage unit 30, the two types of negative electrodes 10 are stacked alternately. The negative electrode 10 has a negative electrode substrate 11, a negative electrode-side coated portion 13 in which the negative electrode substrate 11 is coated with a negative electrode slurry 12, and a negative electrode-side uncoated portion 14 in which the negative electrode substrate 11 is exposed without being coated with the negative electrode slurry 12.

[0037] The positive electrode storage section 40 stores a plurality of sheet-like positive electrodes 20 stacked in a horizontal position. The plurality of positive electrodes 20 stacked in the positive electrode storage section 40 consist of two types of positive electrodes 20 with different shapes in a plan view. In the positive electrode storage section 40, the two types of positive electrodes 20 are stacked alternately. The positive electrode 20 has a positive electrode substrate 21, a positive electrode-side coated section 23 in which the positive electrode substrate 21 is coated with the negative electrode slurry 12, and a positive electrode-side uncoated section 24 in which the positive electrode substrate 21 is exposed without being coated with the positive electrode slurry 22.

[0038] The transfer device 50 holds, by suction, the uppermost negative electrode 18 to be transferred among the plurality of negative electrodes 10 stacked in the negative electrode storage section 30, and transfers it to a stacking table 56 for stacking the negative electrode 10, the positive electrode 20, and a separator 55. The transfer device 50 also holds, by suction, the uppermost positive electrode 28 to be transferred among the plurality of positive electrodes 20 stacked in the positive electrode storage section 40, and transfers it to the stacking table 56.

[0039] When a non-transfer target negative electrode 19 that is not a transfer target comes into close contact with the underside of a transfer target negative electrode 18 that is attracted and held by the transfer device 50, the negative electrode detachment device 60 detaches the non-transfer target negative electrode 19 from the transfer target negative electrode 18 by using the air jet pressure, causing the negative electrode detachment device 60 to drop into the negative electrode storage section 30. The negative electrode detachment device 60 is configured to detach the non-transfer target negative electrode 19 from the transfer target negative electrode 18 by using the air jet pressure. The negative electrode side uncoated portion 14 of the negative electrode 10 functions as the target area for the air jetted from the negative electrode detachment device 60. This prevents the negative electrode side coated portion 13 of the negative electrode 10 from being deformed by the air jet pressure.

[0040] When a non-transfer target positive electrode 29, which is not a transfer target, comes into close contact with the underside of a transfer target positive electrode 28 that is attracted and held by the transfer device 50, the positive electrode detachment device 65 detaches the non-transfer target positive electrode 29 from the transfer target positive electrode 28 by using the air jet pressure, and drops it into the positive electrode storage section 40. The positive electrode detachment device 65 detaches the non-transfer target positive electrode 29 from the transfer target positive electrode 28 by using the air jet pressure. The positive electrode side uncoated portion 24 of the positive electrode 20 functions as a target area for the air jetted from the positive electrode detachment device 65. This prevents the positive electrode side coated portion 23 of the positive electrode 20 from being deformed by the air jet pressure.

[0041] The negative electrode storage section 30 is provided with a plurality of negative electrode guide members 32 that guide the non-transfer target negative electrode 19 that has detached from the transfer target negative electrode 18 so that the non-transfer target negative electrode 19 falls to a predetermined position in the negative electrode storage section 30 while maintaining a constant position in a plan view. The negative electrode guide members 32 allow the falling non-transfer target negative electrode 19 to be returned to a constant position in the negative electrode storage section 30 without being damaged.

[0042] The negative electrode guide member 32 is arranged so as to be in sliding contact with the negative electrode uncoated portion 14. Even if the negative electrode uncoated portion 14 is damaged, it does not affect the power generation function or electromotive function, so the negative electrode guide member 32 does not impair the performance of the negative electrode 10.

[0043] A plurality of negative electrode guide holes 16 are formed in the negative electrode uncoated portion 14. A plurality of negative electrode guide members 32 are individually inserted into the plurality of negative electrode guide holes 16. With this configuration, there is no risk of the negative electrode 10 coming off the negative electrode guide members 32. The negative electrode 10 can be reliably positioned relative to the negative electrode storage portion 30 in a plan view.

[0044] The positive electrode storage section 40 is provided with a plurality of positive electrode guide members 42 that guide the non-transfer target positive electrode 29 that has separated from the transfer target positive electrode 28 so that the non-transfer target positive electrode 29 falls to a predetermined position in the positive electrode storage section 40 while maintaining a constant position in a plan view. The positive electrode guide members 42 allow the falling non-transfer target positive electrode 29 to be returned to a constant position in the positive electrode storage section 40 without being damaged.

[0045] The positive electrode guide member 42 is disposed so as to be in sliding contact with the positive electrode uncoated portion 24. Even if the positive electrode uncoated portion 24 is damaged, the power generation function and electromotive function are not affected, and therefore the positive electrode guide member 42 does not impair the performance of the positive electrode 20.

[0046] A plurality of positive electrode guide holes 26 are formed in the positive electrode uncoated portion 24. A plurality of positive electrode guide members 42 are individually inserted into the plurality of positive electrode guide holes 26. With this configuration, there is no risk of the positive electrode 20 coming off the positive electrode guide members 42. The positive electrode 20 can be reliably positioned relative to the positive electrode storage portion 40 in a plan view.

[0047] The two types of negative electrodes 10 have negative electrode-side exposed portions 17 that are exposed in a plan view and are not hidden by the upper negative electrode 10 when the two types of negative electrodes 10 are overlapped. When the non-transfer target negative electrode 19 is in close contact with the underside of the transfer target negative electrode 18, the negative electrode detachment device 60 injects air only toward the negative electrode-side exposed portion 17 of the non-transfer target negative electrode 19. With this configuration, the air injection pressure does not act on the transfer target negative electrode 18 attracted to the transfer device 50. Therefore, when air is injected to detach the non-transfer target negative electrode 19 from the transfer target negative electrode 18, the transfer target negative electrode 18 can be prevented from shifting in position relative to the transfer device 50.

[0048] The two types of positive electrodes 20 have positive electrode-side exposed portions 27 that are exposed in a plan view and are not hidden by the upper positive electrode 20 when the two types of positive electrodes 20 are overlapped. When the non-transfer target positive electrode 29 is in close contact with the lower surface of the transfer target positive electrode 28, the positive electrode detachment device 65 injects air only toward the positive electrode-side exposed portion 27 of the non-transfer target positive electrode 29. With this configuration, the air injection pressure does not act on the transfer target positive electrode 28 attracted to the transfer device 50. Therefore, when air is injected to detach the non-transfer target positive electrode 29 from the transfer target positive electrode 28, it is possible to prevent the transfer target positive electrode 28 from shifting in position relative to the transfer device 50.

[0049] The negative electrode side exposed portion 17 is formed only in the negative electrode side uncoated portion 14 of the negative electrode 10. Even if the negative electrode side uncoated portion 14 is damaged, its power generation function and electromotive function are not affected, so even if air jet pressure acts on the negative electrode side uncoated portion 14, the performance of the negative electrode 10 is not impaired. The positive electrode side exposed portion 27 is formed only in the positive electrode side uncoated portion 24 of the positive electrode 20. Even if the positive electrode side uncoated portion 24 is damaged, its power generation function and electromotive function are not affected, so even if air jet pressure acts on the positive electrode side uncoated portion 24, the performance of the positive electrode 20 is not impaired.

[0050] When one of the two types of negative electrodes 10 stacked in the negative electrode storage section 30 is turned upside down, the negative electrode-side uncoated portion 14 of both negative electrodes 10 has the same shape in plan view. Therefore, only one type of negative electrode 10 needs to be prepared. When one of the two types of positive electrodes 20 stacked in the positive electrode storage section 40 is turned upside down, the positive electrode-side uncoated portion 24 of both positive electrodes 20 has the same shape in plan view. Therefore, only one type of positive electrode 20 needs to be prepared.

[0051] The negative electrode side uncoated portion 14 has a negative electrode side cutout 15 that exposes the negative electrode side exposed portion 17 of the negative electrode side uncoated portion 14 of the lower negative electrode 10 when two types of negative electrodes 10 are overlapped. With this configuration, the negative electrode side exposed portion 17 does not need to be shaped to partially protrude from the outer peripheral edge of the negative electrode side uncoated portion 14, thereby preventing the negative electrode side exposed portion 17 from being deformed due to interference from foreign matter. The negative electrode side cutout 15 has a shape in which a linear edge portion (rear edge portion 10R and side edge portion 10S) of the outer peripheral edge of the negative electrode side uncoated portion 14 is partially recessed. With this configuration, the position of the negative electrode side cutout 15 and the orientation of the negative electrode 10 in a plan view are easier to visually confirm than with a hole-shaped cutout whose opening edge is connected around the entire circumference.

[0052] The positive electrode side uncoated portion 24 has a positive electrode side cutout 25 that exposes the positive electrode side exposed portion 27 of the positive electrode side uncoated portion 24 of the lower positive electrode 20 when two types of positive electrodes 20 are overlapped. With this configuration, the positive electrode side exposed portion 27 does not need to be shaped to partially protrude from the outer peripheral edge of the positive electrode side uncoated portion 24, thereby preventing deformation of the positive electrode side exposed portion 27 due to interference from foreign matter. The positive electrode side cutout 25 has a shape in which a linear edge portion (front edge portion 20F and side edge portion 20S) of the outer peripheral edge of the positive electrode side uncoated portion 24 is partially recessed. With this configuration, the position of the positive electrode side cutout 25 and the orientation of the positive electrode 20 in a plan view are easier to visually confirm than with a hole-shaped cutout whose opening edge is connected around the entire circumference.

[0053] [Embodiment 2] A second embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIG. 7. Note that the present invention is not limited to these examples, but is defined by the claims, and all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the claims are intended to be included. In this first embodiment, with regard to the front-to-back direction, the positive direction of the X axis in FIG. 7 is defined as the front. With regard to the left-to-right direction, the positive direction of the Y axis in FIG. 7 is defined as the right. The left-to-right direction and the width direction are used synonymously. With regard to the up-down direction, the positive direction of the Z axis in FIG. 7 is defined as the up.

[0054] In the electrode discharge device of the second embodiment, the guide members 71 provided in the electrode storage unit 70 have a different configuration from that of the first embodiment. The guide members 71 of the second embodiment are rod-shaped and protrude upward from multiple positions on the outer periphery of the base 72. The multiple guide members 71 are configured to slide against the outer periphery of the electrode 73 at multiple locations on the front edge, multiple locations on both left and right edges, and multiple locations on the rear edge. Compared to when the entire outer periphery of the electrode 73 slides against the guide members 71, deformation and damage to the outer periphery of the electrode 73 can be suppressed. Furthermore, because the guide members 71 are rod-shaped with a circular cross section, the guide members 71 and the outer periphery of the electrode 73 are in point contact. Therefore, in this respect as well, deformation and damage to the outer periphery of the electrode 73 can be suppressed.

[0055] <Other Examples> The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and illustrated in the drawings, and the following embodiments are also included within the technical scope of the present invention. The detaching device may be configured to jet air toward the coating section. The number of guide members (the number of guide holes formed in one electrode) is not limited to three, but may be two, four or more. The number of guide members (the number of guide holes formed in one electrode) may be just one. In this case, if the cross-sectional shape of the guide member (the opening shape of the guide hole) is non-circular, the electrode can be held in a constant position in plan view.

[0056] Instead of forming a guide hole in the electrode, a recess or protrusion may be formed on the outer periphery of the non-coated portion, and the recess or protrusion may be brought into sliding contact with the guide member. [Explanation of symbols]

[0057] 10...Negative electrode (electrode) 11...Base material for negative electrode (base material) 12...Slurry for negative electrode (slurry) 13...Anode side coating section (coating section) 14...Negative electrode uncoated area (uncoated area) 15...Negative electrode side notch (notch) 16...Negative electrode guide hole (guide hole) 18...Transfer target negative electrode (transfer target electrode) 19...Transfer non-target negative electrode (transfer non-target electrode) 20…Positive electrode (electrode) 21...Base material for positive electrode (base material) 22...Positive electrode slurry (slurry) 23...Positive electrode side coating section (coating section) 24...Uncoated area on the positive electrode side (uncoated area) 25...Positive electrode side notch (notch) 26...Positive electrode guide hole (guide hole) 28...Transfer target positive electrode (transfer target electrode) 29...Transfer non-target positive electrode (transfer non-target electrode) 30...Negative electrode storage section (electrode storage section) 32...Negative electrode guide member (guide member) 40...Positive electrode reservoir (electrode reservoir) 42...Positive electrode guide member (guide member) 50…transfer device 55...Separator 56...Laminated base 60...Negative electrode release device (release device) 65...Positive electrode release device (release device) 70...Electrode storage section 71...Guide member 73...Electrode

Claims

1. an electrode storage section for storing a plurality of sheet-shaped electrodes in a stacked horizontal position; a transfer device that holds, by suction, the uppermost electrode to be transferred among the plurality of electrodes stacked in the electrode storage section, and transfers the electrode to a stacking table for stacking the electrode and a separator; a detachment device that, when a non-transfer target electrode that is not a transfer target comes into close contact with the underside of the transfer target electrode held by the transfer device, detaches the non-transfer target electrode from the transfer target electrode by spraying air from an air nozzle, causing the non-transfer target electrode to fall into the electrode storage section; a rod-shaped guide member that guides the non-transfer target electrode that has been separated from the transfer target electrode so that the non-transfer target electrode falls into the electrode storage section while maintaining a constant position in a plan view; the electrode has a substrate, a coated portion in which a slurry is applied to the substrate, and an uncoated portion in which the slurry is not applied and the substrate is exposed; A guide hole is formed in the uncoated portion, The electrode carrying-out device is arranged so that the guide member slides in contact with the uncoated portion while being fitted into the guide hole.

2. The electrode carrying-out device according to claim 1 , wherein the guide member is inserted into a guide hole formed in the uncoated portion.

3. A plurality of the guide holes are formed in the uncoated portion, The electrode carrying-out device according to claim 2 , wherein a plurality of the guide members are individually inserted into a plurality of the guide holes.

4. the detaching device detaches the non-transfer target electrode from the transfer target electrode by an air jet pressure, The electrode carry-out device according to claim 1 , wherein the uncoated portion functions as a target portion to be blown with air jetted from the removing device.

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