IP Library Granted Patent US 9,310,194
Granted Patent B2
US 9,310,194 · App. 14/009,278 · Granted Apr 12, 2016

Position detection device and position detection method

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Patent No.
US 9,310,194
App. No.
14/009,278
Granted
Apr 12, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides a position detection device and a position detection method, which, even if a separator or an electrode is deformed, are capable of correcting such deformation and detecting a position of the separator or the electrode with high precision, and are capable of enhancing precision in subsequent steps. The position detection device ( 200 ) includes: a pressing unit ( 240 ) that presses a sheet member ( 22 ), which is cut out from a sheet material (D) wound up in a roll shape and composes a battery element, against a flat reference surface ( 215 ); and a position detection unit ( 230 ) that detects a position of the sheet member ( 22 ) pressed against the reference surface ( 215 ) by the pressing unit ( 240 ). Then, the position of the sheet member ( 22 ), which is detected by the position detection unit ( 230 ), is used as position information of the sheet member ( 22 ) in a subsequent step.

Claims (24)

1. A position detection device comprising:

a pressing unit that presses a sheet member against a flat reference surface, the sheet member being cut out from a sheet material wound up in a roll shape, and composing a battery element; and

a position detection unit that detects a position of the sheet member pressed against the reference surface by the pressing unit,

wherein the position of the sheet member, which is detected by the position detection unit, is used as position information of the sheet member in a subsequent step.

2. The position detection device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a position correction unit that corrects the position of the sheet member by using the position information of the sheet member.

3. The position detection device according to claim 1 , wherein the pressing unit comprises a clamper that is brought into direct contact with the sheet member and presses the sheet member against the reference surface.

4. The position detection device according to claim 1 , wherein the pressing unit presses a position spaced apart from an edge of the sheet member by a predetermined distance.

5. The position detection device according to claim 1 , wherein the pressing unit is formed of a transparent material.

6. The position detection device according to claim 1 , wherein the reference surface has suction force.

7. A position detection method comprising:

pressing a sheet member against a flat reference surface, the sheet member being cut out from a sheet material wound up in a roll shape, and composing a battery element; and

detecting a position of the sheet member pressed against the reference surface,

wherein the detected position of the sheet member is used as position information of the sheet member in a subsequent step.

8. The position detection method according to claim 7 , further comprising:

correcting the position of the sheet member by using the position information of the sheet member.

9. The position detection method according to claim 7 , wherein pressing the sheet member against the reference surface comprises pressing the sheet member with a pressing unit that is brought into direct contact with the sheet member.

10. The position detection method according to claim 7 , wherein pressing the sheet member against the reference surface comprises pressing a position spaced apart from an edge of the sheet member by a predetermined distance with a pressing unit.

11. The position detection method according to claim 7 , wherein pressing the sheet member against the reference surface comprises pressing the sheet member with a pressing unit formed of a transparent material.

12. The position detection method according to claim 7 , wherein pressing the sheet member against the reference surface comprises pressing the sheet member with a pressing unit against the reference surface having suction force.

13. A position detection device comprising:

pressing means for pressing a sheet member against a flat reference surface, the sheet member being cut out from a sheet material wound up in a roll shape, and composing a battery element; and

position detection means for detecting a position of the sheet member pressed against the reference surface by the pressing means,

wherein the position of the sheet member, which is detected by the position detection means, is used as position information of the sheet member in a subsequent step.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 29, 2019
From: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
To: ENVISION AESC JAPAN LTD.
Reel/Frame 049888/0933 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 2, 2013
From: YUHARA, HIROSHI; YAMASHITA, MANABU
To: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 031330/0868 →