Composite Strip Image Splicing for Precise Electrode Division Marking

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing methods for quality assessment of lithium batteries, particularly in the production process, struggle to accurately and efficiently mark the sheet division positions of continuous composite strips, which affects the division accuracy of electrode sheets.

Innovation Solution

A marking method and apparatus that utilize image identification technology to collect and splice sequences of images of the continuous composite strip, allowing for the accurate identification and marking of electrode sheet division positions by recognizing electrode sheet edges.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If traditional division methods are used for electrode sheets, then the winding process can be performed, but the sheet division marking for continuous composite strip cannot be achieved

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveapplicability to continuous composite stripVSAvoidsheet division accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces traditional mechanical division methods with an optical imaging and image processing system. Image collection devices capture images of the continuous composite strip, and image processing algorithms automatically identify electrode sheet edges and mark division positions, eliminating the need for mechanical measurement and marking tools while achieving high precision.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent uses image collection to create optical copies of the continuous composite strip. By capturing images and processing them to identify electrode sheet edges, the system creates a digital representation that can be analyzed and marked without physically touching or disturbing the actual strip, enabling non-contact precision marking.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

2Measurement precision

If image collection and splicing is performed to identify electrode sheet edges, then marking precision is improved, but processing time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveedge identification accuracyVSAvoidimage processing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs image collection and splicing operations in advance during the production process. By continuously capturing images and pre-processing them to identify electrode sheet edges before the actual marking operation, the system prepares the data beforehand, enabling rapid and accurate marking without time pressure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements continuous image collection along the continuous composite strip during production. Instead of stopping to take individual measurements, the system continuously captures images and processes them in real-time, maintaining uninterrupted production flow while achieving precise edge identification and marking.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #20Continuity of useful action

Data Source

PatentUS12266092B2Marking method and apparatus of continuous composite strip and computer device
Publication Date: 2025.04.01 CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
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AI summary

The disclosure discloses a marking method and apparatus of a continuous composite strip. The method incudes: collecting a first sequence of images of the continuous composite strip; splicing multiple images of the first sequence of images according to a collection sequence, to obtain a to-be-detected image with at least one electrode sheet structure; and marking, in case where two electrode sheet edges are identified in the to-be-detected image, a position of the collection-sequentially second electrode sheet edge in the continuous composite strip as an electrode sheet division position of the continuous composite strip. The method determines the electrode sheet division position by identifying the electrode sheet edges in the continuous composite strip, obtains the specific position information of the electrode sheet, and accurately performs the sheet division marking of the continuous composite strip.