Cell Taping Apparatus with Guide Slots for Single-Step Stacked Cell Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing cell taping methods for stacked unit cells require multiple repetitive taping operations, consuming time and effort, and often result in misalignment and contamination due to manual handling during the attachment of tapes.
Innovation Solution
A cell taping apparatus with a plate and guide structure that allows a tape to be seated on the plate with its ends passing through slots, enabling the tape to be pre-positioned and stretched over the unit cells for secure attachment in a single operation, reducing the need for multiple taping steps.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If multiple repetitive taping operations are performed on stacked unit cells, then the taping can be completed, but the process consumes excessive time and effort
Solution Approach 1:
The apparatus pre-positions the tape on the plate before the unit cells are stacked, so that the tape is already in place and ready for attachment. This preliminary positioning eliminates the need for multiple repetitive taping operations, as the tape can be attached to all stacked unit cells in a single operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The plate with guide slots serves multiple functions: it holds the tape in a pre-positioned state, guides the stacking of unit cells, and enables simultaneous attachment to multiple cells. This multi-functional design consolidates what would otherwise require separate operations into a single unified process.
2Ease of operation
If manual handling is used during tape attachment, then the process is flexible, but misalignment and contamination occur
Solution Approach 1:
The plate with guide slots acts as an intermediary device between the operator and the unit cells. Instead of manually positioning the tape directly on each cell, the tape is first positioned on the plate using the guide slots for alignment, then attached to the unit cells. This intermediary structure ensures precise alignment while reducing direct manual handling of the cells.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention replaces manual mechanical positioning with a structured guide system. The guide slots provide mechanical constraints that automatically align the tape and unit cells, substituting the imprecise manual alignment process with a precision-guided mechanical system.
3Reliability
If multiple taping steps are required, then complete coverage is achieved, but the risk of contamination and damage increases
Solution Approach 1:
The apparatus enables continuous attachment of the tape to all stacked unit cells in a single uninterrupted operation. By pre-positioning the tape on the plate and then attaching it to all cells simultaneously, the process maintains continuous contact and coverage without the interruptions and repositioning required in multiple separate steps, thereby reducing contamination and damage risks.
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AI summary
A cell taping apparatus includes a plate provided with an accommodation space, into which a plurality of unit cells are configured to be stacked and accommodated, on a top surface thereof; a guide which extends upward from the top surface of the plate to define the accommodation space therein and through which at least one pair of first slots are defined to pass downward from an upper end of the guide at opposing left and right sides of the guide that face each other; and a tape, which has a length equal to or greater than a width of the plate, of which opposing ends respectively pass through a pair of the at least one pair of first slots, and which is seated on the top surface of the plate so that an adhesion surface of the tape faces away from the top surface of the plate.