Roll Processing Control for Precise Battery Cutting and Sampling

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing secondary battery manufacturing processes face challenges in ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and reliability during cutting and sampling operations, particularly in the processing of product rolls, which affect the overall manufacturing quality and safety.

Innovation Solution

A processing device equipped with a fixing part, marking part, and cutting part, controlled by a controller, to automate and enhance precision in cutting and sampling operations, utilizing sensors for accurate positioning and marking, and a method to manage tape and lot sticker attachment for improved process control.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If automated cutting and sampling operations are implemented, then productivity and manufacturing efficiency are improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemanufacturing efficiencyVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The processing device is divided into distinct functional modules: a fixing part for securing the product roll, a marking part for attaching marks, and a cutting part for cutting operations. Each module can be independently controlled and maintained, reducing overall system complexity while enabling automated high-productivity operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The processing device integrates multiple functions (fixing, marking, and cutting) into a single multi-functional system that can perform various manufacturing operations on product rolls. This universal device replaces multiple separate tools, improving productivity while managing complexity through integration.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Manufacturing precision

If precision cutting and sampling operations are performed, then manufacturing precision is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecutting accuracyVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The marking part attaches marks to the product roll before cutting operations. This preliminary marking enables precise positioning and alignment for subsequent cutting, ensuring high manufacturing precision without requiring overly complex cutting mechanisms. The pre-marked positions guide the cutting part to achieve accurate cuts.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Reliability

If automated processing operations are implemented, then reliability of manufacturing process is improved, but ease of operation decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprocess reliabilityVSAvoidease of operation
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The processing device performs operations autonomously through automated fixing, marking, and cutting sequences. The system self-regulates the manufacturing process without requiring constant manual intervention, improving reliability while the standardized automated procedures maintain ease of operation through simple control interfaces.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS20250368467A1Processing device and method for controlling same
Publication Date: 2025.12.04 SK ON CO LTD
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AI summary

Proposed is a processing device including a fixing pert configured to fix a member to be processed, a marking part configured to attach a mark to the member to be processed, a cutting part configured to cut the member to be processed to a predetermined length, and a controller configured to control the fixing part, the marking part, and the cutting part to be individually driven in forward and backward directions.