IP Library Granted Patent US 12,611,833
Granted Patent B2
US 12,611,833 · App. 18/340,309 · Granted Apr 28, 2026

Detection device and electrode plate calendering apparatus

Inventor: Jian Li (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
B30B9/28G01L5/00H01M4/0435
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Patent No.
US 12,611,833
App. No.
18/340,309
Granted
Apr 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A detection device includes a passing roller, a measurement unit, and a processing module. The passing roller is configured for the electrode plate to pass over. The measurement unit is disposed on the passing roller, and is configured to measure a pressure acting on the passing roller by the electrode plate. The processing module is configured to judge whether the electrode plate is qualified according to the pressure measured by the measurement unit.

Claims (40)

1 . A detection device, comprising:

a passing roller configured for an electrode plate to pass over, the passing roller comprising a hollow cylindrical structure with an accommodating cavity inside the hollow cylindrical structure, two rotating shafts being provided at two ends of the passing roller in an axial direction, each of the two rotating shafts being of a hollow structure with two open ends, and each of the two rotating shafts being in communication with the accommodating cavity of the passing roller;

a measurement unit disposed on the passing roller, configured to measure a pressure acting on the passing roller by the electrode plate, and comprising:

a pressure sensor disposed on the passing roller, and configured to measure the pressure acting on the passing roller by the electrode plate; and

a signal processor electrically connected to the pressure sensor, located inside the accommodating cavity, and adhered to an inner wall of the accommodating cavity the signal processor being configured to obtain the pressure measured by the pressure sensor, convert the pressure to a pressure signal, and transmit the pressure signal to a processing module;

the processing module configured to receive the pressure signal transmitted by the signal processor, obtain the pressure measured by the measurement unit based on the received pressure signal, and compare a value of the pressure with a preset pressure value range; and

a conductive member entirely disposed inside the hollow structure of one of the two rotating shafts, and comprising a first connector and a second connector, the second connector being rotatably disposed on the first connector, the first connector being fixedly disposed on the rotating shaft, the signal processor being electrically connected to the first connector, the first connector being electrically connected to the second connector, and the second connector being electrically connected to the processing module.

2 . The detection device according to claim 1 , wherein the signal processor is configured to generate a pressure signal according to the pressure measured by the pressure sensor and transmit the pressure signal to the processing module.

3 . The detection device according to claim 1 , wherein the pressure sensor encircles the passing roller in a circumferential direction of the passing roller.

4 . The detection device according to claim 3 , wherein an annular groove extending in the circumferential direction of the passing roller is provided on a surface of the passing roller, and the pressure sensor is disposed in the annular groove.

5 . The detection device according to claim 4 , wherein an outer peripheral surface of the pressure sensor is flush with an outer peripheral surface of the passing roller.

6 . The detection device according to claim 3 , wherein the pressure sensor is disposed on an outer peripheral surface of the passing roller.

7 . The detection device according to claim 1 , wherein the pressure sensor is adhered to the passing roller.

8 . The detection device according to claim 1 , wherein the pressure sensor is a thin film sensor.

9 . The detection device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the electrode plate comprises a coated area coated with an active material and a tab area not coated with an active material; and

the measurement unit is configured to measure a pressure acting on the passing roller by the tab area.

10 . The detection device according to claim 9 , wherein:

the tab area is one of a plurality of tab areas disposed at intervals in a width direction of the electrode plate; and

the measurement unit is one of a plurality of measurement units of the detection device, the plurality of measurement units are arranged at intervals in an axial direction of the passing roller, and each measurement unit is configured to measure the pressure acting on the passing roller by one tab area.

11 . An electrode plate calendering apparatus, comprising:

a feeding device configured to provide an electrode plate;

a cold-press calendering device disposed downstream of the feeding device, and configured to cold-press calender the electrode plate; and

a detection device disposed downstream of the cold-press calendering device, and comprising:

a passing roller configured for the electrode plate to pass over, the passing roller comprising a hollow cylindrical structure with an accommodating cavity inside the hollow cylindrical structure, two rotating shafts being provided at two ends of the passing roller in an axial direction, each of the two rotating shafts being of a hollow structure with two open ends, and each of the two rotating shafts being in communication with the accommodating cavity of the passing roller;

a measurement unit disposed on the passing roller, configured to measure a pressure acting on the passing roller by the electrode plate, and comprising:

a pressure sensor disposed on the passing roller, and configured to measure the pressure acting on the passing roller by the electrode plate; and

a signal processor electrically connected to the pressure sensor, located inside the accommodating cavity, and adhered to an inner wall of the accommodating cavity, the signal processor being configured to obtain the pressure measured by the pressure sensor, convert the pressure to a pressure signal, and transmit the pressure signal to a processing module;

the processing module configured to receive the pressure signal transmitted by the signal processor, obtain the pressure measured by the measurement unit based on the received pressure signal, and compare a value of the pressure with a preset pressure value range; and

a conductive member entirely disposed inside the hollow structure of one of the two rotating shafts, and comprising a first connector and a second connector, the second connector being rotatably disposed on the first connector, the first connector being fixedly disposed on the rotating shaft, the signal processor being electrically connected to the first connector, the first connector being electrically connected to the second connector, and the second connector being electrically connected to the processing module.

12 . The electrode plate calendering apparatus according to claim 11 , further comprising:

a transition roller disposed between the cold-press calendering device and the detection device.

13 . The electrode plate calendering apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the cold-press calendaring device comprises two pressure rollers respectively disposed on two sides of the electrode plate in a thickness direction.

14 . A detection device, comprising:

a passing roller configured for an electrode plate to pass over, an annular groove extending in the circumferential direction of the passing roller being provided on a surface of the passing roller, a wire hole being provided in a bottom wall of the annular groove the passing roller comprising a hollow cylindrical structure with an accommodating cavity inside the hollow cylindrical structure, two rotating shafts being provided at two ends of the passing roller in an axial direction, each of the two rotating shafts being of a hollow structure with two open ends, and each of the two rotating shafts being in communication with the accommodating cavity of the passing roller;

a measurement unit disposed on the passing roller, configured to measure a pressure acting on the passing roller by the electrode plate, and comprising:

a pressure sensor disposed in the annular groove, and configured to measure the pressure acting on the passing roller by the electrode plate; and

a signal processor electrically connected to the pressure sensor via a wire passing through the wire hole, and configured to obtain the pressure measured by the pressure sensor, convert the pressure to a pressure signal, and transmit the pressure signal to a processing module;

the processing module configured to receive the pressure signal transmitted by the signal processor, obtain the pressure measured by the measurement unit based on the received pressure signal, and compare a value of the pressure with a preset pressure value range; and

a conductive member entirely disposed inside the hollow structure of one of the two rotating shafts, and comprising a first connector and a second connector, the second connector being rotatably disposed on the first connector, the first connector being fixedly disposed on the rotating shaft, the signal processor being electrically connected to the first connector, the first connector being electrically connected to the second connector, and the second connector being electrically connected to the processing module.

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 Jun 23, 2023
From: LI, JIAN
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 064043/0750 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202121709796.X · Jul 26, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2022097726 · Jun 8, 2022
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