IP Library Granted Patent US 12,415,215
Granted Patent B2
US 12,415,215 · App. 18/108,714 · Granted Sep 16, 2025

Nip roller, pole piece flattening equipment and pole piece production system

Inventors: Zhenguang Tang (Fujian, CN); Hongwu Shang (Fujian, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
B21B27/021B21B2263/04
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Patent No.
US 12,415,215
App. No.
18/108,714
Granted
Sep 16, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application discloses a nip roller, pole piece flattening equipment and a pole piece production system. The nip roller includes: a roller body. The side surface of the roller body is provided with a plurality of ridges. Each ridge is provided with a first part and a second part, where the first part is provided with part of first threads, the second part is provided with part of second threads, and a rotation direction of the first threads is opposite to that of the second threads; rotation directions of the first threads are the same, and rotation directions of the second threads are the same; and plurality of ridges are sequentially arranged at intervals in a rotation direction of the roller body, lead angles of the first threads on the first parts are sequentially decreased, and lead angles of the second threads on the second parts are sequentially decreased.

Claims (35)

1. A nip roller, comprising:

a roller body, wherein a side surface of the roller body is provided with a plurality of ridges protruding in a radial direction of the roller body, and extension directions of the plurality of ridges are all parallel to an axial direction of the roller body;

each ridge is provided with a first part and a second part which are sequentially arranged in the extension direction of the ridge, wherein a surface, away from an axis of the roller body, of the first part is provided with a first thread structure, a surface, away from an axis of the roller body, of the second part is provided with a second thread structure, and a rotation direction of the first thread structure is opposite to a rotation direction of the second thread structure;

the first thread structure on the first parts of the ridges are the same in rotation direction, and the second thread structure on the second parts of the ridges are the same in rotation direction; and

the plurality of ridges are sequentially arranged at intervals in a rotation direction of the roller body, a number of teeth of the first thread structure on the first parts located on the plurality of ridges sequentially arranged at intervals are sequentially increased, and a number of teeth of the second thread structure on the second parts located on the plurality of ridges sequentially arranged at intervals are sequentially increased.

2. The nip roller according to claim 1 , wherein dimensions of the first thread structure and the second thread structure in the radial direction of the roller body are all 1 μm-5 μm.

3. The nip roller according to claim 2 , wherein in any of the ridges, a maximum interval between surfaces, away from the axis of the roller body, of the first thread structure and the axis of the roller body is a first interval, a maximum interval between surfaces, away from the axis of the roller body, of the second thread structure and the axis of the roller body is a second interval, and the first interval is equal to the second interval.

4. The nip roller according to claim 2 , wherein in any of the ridges, an outer surface, away from the axis of the roller body, of the ridge is a cambered surface, and intervals between all parts of the cambered surface and the axis of the roller body are the same.

5. The nip roller according to claim 2 , wherein the plurality of first parts are sequentially arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction of the roller body; and the plurality of second parts are sequentially arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction of the roller body.

6. The nip roller according to claim 1 , wherein the nip roller satisfies at least one of:

in any of the ridges, a dimension of the first part in the extension direction of the ridge is 0.6-1 times of a dimension of the second part in the extension direction of the ridge; and

in any of the ridges, the number of teeth of the first thread structure on the first part is smaller than the number of teeth of the second thread structure on the second part.

7. The nip roller according to claim 6 , wherein in any of the ridges, a maximum interval between surfaces, away from the axis of the roller body, of the first threads first thread structure and the axis of the roller body is a first interval, a maximum interval between surfaces, away from the axis of the roller body, of the second thread structure and the axis of the roller body is a second interval, and the first interval is equal to the second interval.

8. The nip roller according to claim 6 , wherein in any of the ridges, an outer surface, away from the axis of the roller body, of the ridge is a cambered surface, and intervals between all parts of the cambered surface and the axis of the roller body are the same.

9. The nip roller according to claim 6 , wherein the plurality of first parts are sequentially arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction of the roller body; and the plurality of second parts are sequentially arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction of the roller body.

10. The nip roller according to claim 1 , wherein the nip roller satisfies at least one of:

in any of the ridges, a dimension of the first part in the extension direction of the ridge is equal to a dimension of the second part in the extension direction of the ridge; and

in any of the ridges, the number of teeth of the first thread structure on the first part is equal to the number of teeth of the second thread structure on the second part.

11. The nip roller according to claim 10 , wherein in any of the ridges, a maximum interval between surfaces, away from the axis of the roller body, of the first thread structure and the axis of the roller body is a first interval, a maximum interval between surfaces, away from the axis of the roller body, of the second thread structure and the axis of the roller body is a second interval, and the first interval is equal to the second interval.

12. The nip roller according to claim 10 , wherein in any of the ridges, an outer surface, away from the axis of the roller body, of the ridge is a cambered surface, and intervals between all parts of the cambered surface and the axis of the roller body are the same.

13. The nip roller according to claim 10 , wherein the plurality of first parts are sequentially arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction of the roller body; and the plurality of second parts are sequentially arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction of the roller body.

14. The nip roller according to claim 1 , wherein in any of the ridges, a maximum interval between surfaces, away from the axis of the roller body, of the first thread structure and the axis of the roller body is a first interval, a maximum interval between surfaces, away from the axis of the roller body, of the second thread structure and the axis of the roller body is a second interval, and the first interval is equal to the second interval.

15. The nip roller according to claim 14 , wherein maximum intervals between outer surfaces, away from the axis of the roller body, of different first thread structure and the axis of the roller body are the same, and maximum intervals between outer surfaces, away from the axis of the roller body, of different second thread structure and the axis of the roller body are the same.

16. The nip roller according to claim 1 , wherein in any of the ridges, an outer surface, away from the axis of the roller body, of the ridge is a cambered surface, and intervals between all parts of the cambered surface and the axis of the roller body are the same.

17. The nip roller according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of first parts are sequentially arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction of the roller body; and the plurality of second parts are sequentially arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction of the roller body.

18. A pole piece flattening equipment, the flattening equipment comprising a nip roller, the nip roller comprising:

a roller body, wherein a side surface of the roller body is provided with a plurality of ridges protruding in a radial direction of the roller body, and extension directions of the plurality of ridges are all parallel to an axial direction of the roller body;

each ridge is provided with a first part and a second part which are sequentially arranged in the extension direction of the ridge, wherein a surface, away from an axis of the roller body, of the first part is provided with part of a first thread structure, a surface, away from an axis of the roller body, of the second part is provided with part of a second thread structure, and a rotation direction of the first thread structure is opposite to that a rotation direction of the second thread structure;

the first thread structure on the first parts of the ridges are the same in rotation direction, and the second thread structure on the second parts of the ridges are the same in rotation direction; and

the plurality of ridges are sequentially arranged at intervals in a rotation direction of the roller body, a number of teeth of the first thread structure on the first parts located on the plurality of ridges sequentially arranged at intervals is sequentially increased, and a number of teeth of the second thread structure on the second parts located on the plurality of ridges sequentially arranged at intervals is sequentially increased.

19. A pole piece production system, the production system comprising a pole piece flattening equipment which comprises a nip roller, the nip roller comprising:

a roller body, wherein a side surface of the roller body is provided with a plurality of ridges protruding in a radial direction of the roller body, and extension directions of the plurality of ridges are all parallel to an axial direction of the roller body;

each ridge is provided with a first part and a second part which are sequentially arranged in the extension direction of the ridge, wherein a surface, away from an axis of the roller body, of the first part is provided with part of a first thread structure, a surface, away from an axis of the roller body, of the second part is provided with part of a second thread structure, and a rotation direction of the first thread structure is opposite to that a rotation direction of the second thread structure;

the first thread structure on the first parts of the ridges are the same in rotation direction, and the second thread structure on the second parts of the ridges are the same in rotation direction; and

the plurality of ridges are sequentially arranged at intervals in a rotation direction of the roller body, a number of teeth of the first thread structure on the first parts located on the plurality of ridges sequentially arranged at intervals are sequentially increased, and a number of teeth of the second thread structure on the second parts located on the plurality of ridges sequentially arranged at intervals are sequentially increased.

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 068338/0402 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 23, 2023
From: TANG, ZHENGUANG; SHANG, HONGWU
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 062784/0660 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202220294456.3 · Feb 14, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230256488A1 · Aug 17, 2023
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