IP Library Granted Patent US 9,040,857
Granted Patent B2
US 9,040,857 · App. 13/234,743 · Granted May 26, 2015

Terminal contacting part included in a jig for charging and discharging a secondary battery and the jig including the same

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Patent No.
US 9,040,857
App. No.
13/234,743
Granted
May 26, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A terminal contacting part includes in a jig for charging and discharging a secondary battery and a jig including the terminal contacting part. The terminal contacting part has a conductive unit for contacting an electrode terminal and conducting thereto and a pressing unit for pressing the electrode terminal for the conductive unit to be in tight contact with an electrode lead of a secondary battery. A compressing plate to be in contact with an electrode terminal includes a pad of dielectric-elastic material.

Claims (19)

1. A battery fixing part included in a jig for charging and discharging a secondary battery, comprising:

a conductive unit for contacting an electrode lead of the secondary battery to flow current therein;

a pressing unit for pressing the electrode lead for the conductive unit to be in tight contact with the electrode lead of the secondary battery; and

a pair of fixed blocks installed on an upper surface of a main body and disposed side by side at an interval,

wherein each fixed block includes a fixed hole,

wherein the pressing unit comprises a pressing bar for operating the pressing unit, a compressing plate to contact with the electrode lead, and a lifting unit connecting the pressing bar and the compressing plate, rotation axes protruding from the pressing bar, and the pressing bar is operated for the compressing plate to descend vertically to be in tight contact with the electrode lead in all area of the compressing plate with a same pressure simultaneously,

wherein each of the rotation axes is inserted into one of the fixed holes and is rotatably coupled to the fixed block,

wherein the pressing bar is pivotally rotated around a horizontal rotation axis disposed on a center of the pressing bar,

wherein the lifting unit is connected to the pressing bar by a pin and is moved in the vertical direction by pivoting motion of the pressing bar, and

wherein the compressing plate is moved vertically in a direction depending on a vertical movement of the lifting unit.

2. The battery fixing part of claim 1 , wherein the pressing unit is supported elastically upward by an elastic member.

3. The battery fixing part of claim 1 , which further comprises a fixing device for fixing a contacting state of the electrode lead of the secondary battery and the conductive unit, which is formed through an operation of the pressing unit.

4. The battery fixing part of claim 1 , wherein the battery fixing part comprises a contact-point device for connecting the conductive unit and a charger and discharger.

5. The battery fixing part of claim 1 , wherein the compressing plate comprises an upper conductive part of metal conductive member at a lower surface thereof and the upper conductive part is connected to the contact-point device to be connected to the charger and discharger.

6. The battery fixing part of claim 1 , wherein a pressure of 40-60 kgf is applied on the compressing plate so that the compressing plate descends vertically to be in contact with the electrode lead through an operation of the pressing bar.

7. The battery fixing part of claim 1 , wherein a pressure of 50 kgf is applied on the compressing plate so that the compressing plate descends vertically to be in contact with the electrode lead through an operation of the pressing bar.

8. A jig for evaluating a performance of the secondary battery comprising the battery fixing part according to claim 1 .

9. A device for charging and discharging the secondary battery comprising the jig according to claim 8 .

10. The device of claim 9 , wherein the device is applied to the secondary battery in which electrode leads are protrude to one direction or to opposite directions.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2021
From: LG CHEM, LTD.
To: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058295/0068 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 6, 2011
From: PARK, SEUNG YEOB; JUNG, HO SUB; SHIN, YOUNG JOON
To: LG CHEM, LTD.
Reel/Frame 027025/0204 →