IP Library Granted Patent US 11,684,946
Granted Patent B2
US 11,684,946 · App. 17/135,480 · Granted Jun 27, 2023

Glue application device for producing battery

Inventors: Xinyu Zhou (Ningde, CN); Huayong Xu (Ningde, CN); Xiandong Du (Ningde, CN); Rui Zhang (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
B05C11/1018B05C11/10H01M10/0404B05C13/02
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Patent No.
US 11,684,946
App. No.
17/135,480
Granted
Jun 27, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application relates to the technical field of glue application and in particular, to an apparatus for producing a battery module. The apparatus comprises a frame, a glue application device, a module height measuring device and a glue amount control device. The glue application device is installed on the frame. The module height measuring device is used for measuring height differences between a plurality of battery cells in the battery module. The glue amount control device is coupled to both the module height measuring device and the glue application device. The glue amount control device is arranged to control the amount of glue applied by the glue application device to the plurality of battery cells according to the height differences determined by the module height measuring device.

Claims (15)

1. An apparatus for producing a battery module, comprising:

a frame;

a glue application device, installed on the frame;

a module height measuring device, used for measuring height differences between a plurality of battery cells in the battery module, wherein the module height measuring device comprises:

an enclosure support platform configured to support an enclosure of the battery module;

a digital-to-analog conversion unit in communication with a glue amount control device; and

multiple height measuring units having a plurality of elastic measuring probes that are connected to the digital-to-analog conversion unit and arranged to measure the height distances between bottom surfaces of the plurality of cells and the enclosure support platform;

the glue amount control device, coupled to both the module height measuring device and the glue application device, and arranged to control an amount of glue applied by the glue application device to the plurality of battery cells respectively according to the height differences provided by the module height measuring device.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of the height measuring units are evenly and linearly arranged.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of the height measuring units are arranged at a middle position of the enclosure support platform to measure heights from middle portions of the bottoms of the cells to the enclosure support platform.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the module height measuring device further comprises a plurality of pressing units installed on the enclosure support platform, and arranged to press the battery module downwards.

5. The apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the plurality of the pressing units are arranged around the height measuring units.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the module height measuring device further comprises a limiting block installed on the enclosure support platform to be engaged and fitted with the battery module.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a movable mount, through which the glue application device is installed on the frame.

8. The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a feeding manipulator arranged on one side of the frame.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2024
From: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
Reel/Frame 068338/0723 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 5, 2021
From: ZHOU, XINYU; XU, HUAYONG; DU, XIANDONG; ZHANG, RUI
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 054819/0644 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201821501274.9 · Sep 13, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2019105687 · Sep 12, 2019
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