IP Library Granted Patent US 12695113
Granted Patent B2
US 12695113 · App. 18/019,706 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Mandrel for manufacturing electrode assembly of cylindrical secondary battery

Inventors: Jae Hyun Yoo (Daejeon, KR); Young Tae Kim (Daejeon, KR); Yu Shik Hong (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
H01M10/0409H01M10/0422
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Patent No.
US 12695113
App. No.
18/019,706
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A mandrel for manufacturing an electrode assembly includes a first mandrel member having a semicircular cross-section and a predetermined length, and a second mandrel member configured to define a cylindrical shape of the mandrel by being coupled to the first mandrel member while facing the first mandrel member. A concave-convex part is provided on joint surfaces of the first and second mandrel members. The concave-convex part includes a protrusion and a groove formed in a longitudinal direction so as to engage with each other.

Claims (13)

1 . A mandrel for manufacturing an electrode assembly, the mandrel comprising:

a first mandrel member having a semicircular cross-section and a predetermined length; and

a second mandrel member configured to define a cylindrical shape of the mandrel by being coupled to the first mandrel member while facing the first mandrel member,

wherein a concave-convex part is provided on joint surfaces of the first and second mandrel members,

wherein the concave-convex part includes a protrusion and a groove formed in a longitudinal direction so as to engage with each other, and

wherein the concave-convex part is formed on the joint surfaces except for a section in which an end of a stack constituting the electrode assembly is interposed.

2 . The mandrel of claim 1 , wherein the first and second mandrel members are asymmetrically formed in the longitudinal direction.

3 . The mandrel of claim 2 , wherein the joint surfaces of the first and second mandrel members are inclined at an angle of 0 to 1° with respect to a center axis of the mandrel in the longitudinal direction.

4 . The mandrel of claim 1 , wherein the concave-convex part is provided in plurality.

5 . The mandrel of claim 1 , wherein the protrusion and the groove each have a quadrangular cross-section.

6 . The mandrel of claim 5 , wherein a width and a height of the protrusion are 50% or less of a diameter of the mandrel.

7 . The mandrel of claim 5 , wherein an edge of the protrusion is rounded by 0.01 to 0.5 mm.

8 . The mandrel of claim 5 , wherein two opposite surfaces in a width direction of the protrusion are inclined at an angle of 80 to 100° with respect to the corresponding joint surface.