Movable Strip Heating Near Battery Processing Stations
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Solution Overview
Problem
During battery production, material waste occurs due to temperature inconsistencies between the heating device and the thermal processing station, leading to high manufacturing costs.
Innovation Solution
A heating device with a movable heating module and driving mechanism that preheats the material strip upstream of the first station, ensuring the material strip enters the station at the required temperature, thereby reducing waste and costs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of substance
If a fixed heating device is used upstream of the thermal processing station, then the heating device structure is simple, but the material strip temperature between the heating device and the station does not satisfy process requirements, causing material waste
Solution Approach 1:
The heating module is designed to be movable rather than fixed, allowing it to dynamically adjust its position between a first position (close to the thermal processing station) and a second position (away from the station). This dynamic positioning enables the heating module to maintain material strip temperature during transit, preventing material waste while managing device complexity through controlled movement mechanisms.
2Reliability
If the heating module is positioned close to the thermal processing station, then the material strip temperature is maintained, but the heating device occupies more space near the station
Solution Approach 1:
The heating module transitions from a stationary configuration to a dynamic one, moving to the first position only when needed to maintain material strip temperature near the thermal processing station. This reduces permanent space occupation while ensuring process reliability when required.
Solution Approach 2:
The heating module performs preliminary heating action by positioning itself close to the thermal processing station before the material strip arrives, ensuring the material strip is properly heated and maintains temperature during transit, thereby guaranteeing process requirement satisfaction.
3Area of stationary object
If the heating module is positioned away from the thermal processing station, then the heating device occupies less space near the station, but the material strip temperature does not satisfy process requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The system resolves the conflict between space occupation and process reliability by making the heating module movable. It positions itself away from the station (second position) during normal operation to minimize space usage, then moves close to the station (first position) when material strip heating is required to ensure process requirements are met.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution effectively maintains the required temperature of the material strip, minimizing waste and manufacturing costs by ensuring consistent processing conditions.
Implementation Method 1
the first heating module heats the material strip at the first position to ensure that a temperature of the material strip entering the first station satisfies process requirements of the first station
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AI summary
The present application relates to a heating device, and a battery manufacturing apparatus and method, and relates to the technical field of battery manufacturing. The heating device is configured to heat a material strip upstream of a first station, and may include: a support; a first heater movably mounted to the support; and a first driver mounted to the support and configured to drive the first heater to move in a feeding direction of the material strip, such that the first heater is movable between a first position close to the first station and a second position away from the first station.