Guide Roller Winding Conveying Unit for Battery Electrode Integrity

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional winding devices cause breakage of electrode plates during the manufacturing process of rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles due to the electrode parts being wound and moved upwardly, leading to errors and reduced production rates.

Innovation Solution

A winding conveying unit with a guide roller positioned on the external surface of the conveying roller to guide the electrode plate, preventing breakage by adjusting the mounting angle and force application based on the conveying path.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If the electrode plate is conveyed using a conventional winding device, then the manufacturing process can proceed, but the electrode breaks due to upward movement during winding

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemanufacturing process continuityVSAvoidelectrode integrity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

A guide roller is introduced as an intermediary component between the conveying roller and the electrode plate. The guide roller contacts the electrode plate at multiple points and guides it through the winding process, preventing upward movement and breakage while maintaining manufacturing continuity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The guide roller is positioned at an inclined angle relative to the conveying roller axis, creating a three-dimensional guiding structure. This angular arrangement allows the guide roller to effectively constrain the electrode plate's upward movement while accommodating the winding geometry

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Use of energy by moving object

If the electrode plate area is increased to improve capacity, then the energy density increases, but the electrode becomes more prone to breakage during conveying

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveenergy densityVSAvoidelectrode resistance to breakage
Core Design Contradiction:
Use of energy by moving objectVSStrength

Solution Approach 1:

The guide roller serves as a protective intermediary that distributes mechanical stresses across multiple contact points on the electrode plate, preventing concentration of forces that would cause breakage in larger, more fragile electrodes

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The guide roller is positioned to contact the electrode plate before critical stress points are reached during conveying. This preemptive guidance prevents excessive tension and bending forces from developing, cushioning the electrode against breakage before it occurs

Inventive Principle:
Principle #11Beforehand cushioning (Prior cushioning)

Data Source

PatentUS9695004B2Removal equipment for an electric conduction plate of electric double layer capacitors battery for electric vehicle
Publication Date: 2017.07.04 KOEM CO LTD
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AI summary

The present invention relates to a winding conveying unit for an electrode plate of a rechargeable battery for an electric vehicle which can manufacture electric rolls by conveying and winding an electrode from the electric rolls without breakage when the electrode rolls are manufactured by using electrode rolls in which an electrode is configured in a direction to fill the electrode rolls in a box at a high integration in a manufacturing process of a rechargeable battery for an electric vehicle that is configured by stacking electrode rolls in a sealed (cylindrical or angular) box. The present invention provides a winding conveying unit for an electrode plate of a rechargeable battery for an electric vehicle, which can prevent a breakage when an electrode is conveyed, by providing a guide roller at a moving position of the electrode on an external surface of a conveying roller.