IP Library Granted Patent US 12,257,599
Granted Patent B2
US 12,257,599 · App. 18/196,273 · Granted Mar 25, 2025

Slot die coater adjusting device for controlling distance between upper discharge port and lower discharge port of slot die coater, and electrode active material coating system including same

Inventors: Do-Hyun Lee (Daejeon, KR); Cheol-Woo Kim (Daejeon, KR); Sang-Hoon Choy (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
B05C5/0262B05C9/06B05C11/02B05C11/1002H01M4/0404
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Patent No.
US 12,257,599
App. No.
18/196,273
Granted
Mar 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a slot die coater adjusting device, which adjusts a slot die coater including a lower die having a lower discharge hole for discharging a first active material slurry and an upper die having an upper discharge hole for discharging a second active material slurry, to adjust a distance between the lower discharge hole and the upper discharge hole by allowing the upper die to move. The slot die coater adjusting device includes pressing block assemblies respectively provided to both longitudinal sides of the slot die coater and fixed to the upper die; a linear motion (LM) guide disposed at a lower portion of the pressing block assembly and connected to the pressing block assembly to guide a movement of the pressing block assembly; a servo motor configured to give a power for moving the LM guide; and a reducer connected between the servo motor and the LM guide.

Claims (44)

1. A slot die coater adjusting device, comprising:

pressing block assemblies respectively provided to both longitudinal sides of a slot die coater and fixed to an upper die of the slot die coater;

a linear motion (LM) guide disposed at a lower portion of the pressing block assembly and connected to the pressing block assembly to guide a movement of the pressing block assembly;

a servo motor configured to give a power for moving the LM guide; and

a reducer connected between the servo motor and the LM guide,

wherein the slot die coater adjusting device is configured to adjust the slot die coater including a lower die having a lower discharge hole for discharging a first active material slurry and the upper die having an upper discharge hole for discharging a second active material slurry, to adjust a distance between the lower discharge hole and the upper discharge hole by allowing the upper die to move,

wherein the pressing block assembly includes:

a cam follower fixed to the upper die; and

a pressing block fixed on the LM guide and having an insert hole into which the cam follower is inserted.

2. The slot die coater adjusting device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an inclined block disposed at a lower portion of the LM guide to support the LM guide.

3. The slot die coater adjusting device according to claim 2 ,

wherein the inclined block has an upper surface inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the ground to be parallel with a facing surface of the upper die and the lower die.

4. The slot die coater adjusting device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the LM guide includes:

a guide frame;

a ball screw installed inside the guide frame and connected to the reducer to receive the power therefrom; and

a movable block fastened with the ball screw to linearly move in a front and rear direction of the slot die coater according to a rotation of the ball screw.

5. The slot die coater adjusting device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the cam follower includes:

a rotary shaft fixed to the upper die; and

a bearing provided in contact with an inner wall of the insert hole and configured to rotate based on the rotary shaft.

6. An electrode active material coating system, comprising:

a slot die coater including a lower die having a lower discharge hole for discharging a first active material slurry and an upper die having an upper discharge hole for discharging a second active material slurry;

pressing block assemblies respectively provided to both longitudinal sides of the slot die coater and fixed to the upper die;

a LM guide disposed at a lower portion of the pressing block assembly and connected to the pressing block assembly to guide a movement of the pressing block assembly;

a servo motor configured to give a power for moving the LM guide; and

a reducer connected between the servo motor and the LM guide,

wherein the pressing block assembly includes:

a cam follower fixed to the upper die; and

a pressing block fixed on the LM guide and having an insert hole into which the cam follower is inserted.

7. The electrode active material coating system according to claim 6 , further comprising:

an inclined block disposed at a lower portion of the LM guide to support the LM guide.

8. The electrode active material coating system according to claim 7 ,

wherein the inclined block has an upper surface inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the ground to be parallel with a facing surface of the upper die and the lower die.

9. The electrode active material coating system according to claim 6 ,

wherein the LM guide includes:

a guide frame;

a ball screw installed inside the guide frame and connected to the reducer to receive the power therefrom; and

a movable block fastened with the ball screw to linearly move in a front and rear direction of the slot die coater according to a rotation of the ball screw.

10. The electrode active material coating system according to claim 6 ,

wherein the cam follower includes:

a rotary shaft fixed to the upper die; and

a bearing provided in contact with an inner wall of the insert hole and configured to rotate based on the rotary shaft.

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0117142 · Oct 1, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17276996
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