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US 12,412,883 · App. 18/014,093 · Granted Sep 9, 2025

Extrusion head for molding pole piece and molding device comprising same, and molding method and preparation method therefor

Inventors: Huihui Deng (Guangdong, CN); Lang Cao (Guangdong, CN); Peiling Sun (Guangdong, CN); Pingao Wang (Guangdong, CN); Jun Zhang (Guangdong, CN); Yuan Zhu (Guangdong, CN); Jianhua Liu (Guangdong, CN); Jincheng Liu (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: EVE ENERGY CO., LTD.
H01M4/0433H01M4/0471
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Patent No.
US 12,412,883
App. No.
18/014,093
Granted
Sep 9, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An extrusion head ( 1 ) for molding a pole piece and a molding device comprising same, and a molding method and a preparation method therefor. The extrusion head ( 1 ) comprises an extrusion head ( 1 ) housing, and a through extrusion channel ( 6 ) is provided inside the extrusion head ( 1 ) housing in an extrusion direction; and the extrusion channel ( 6 ) is divided into a transition cavity ( 61 ) and a molding cavity ( 62 ) that are in sequential butt joint and communication in the extrusion direction, and the diameter of the annular surface of the inner wall of the transition cavity ( 61 ) is gradually reduced in the extrusion direction.

Claims (48)

1. A molding device for an electrode sheet, which is a screw extruder, comprising an extrusion device housing and a screw coaxially arranged inside the extrusion device housing, wherein an end of the extrusion device housing is detachably connected with an extrusion head;

the extrusion head comprises an extrusion head housing, wherein the extrusion head housing is internally provided with a through extrusion channel along extrusion direction;

the through extrusion channel is divided into a transition cavity and a molding cavity which are joined and communicated in sequence along the extrusion direction, and an inner wall annular surface of the transition cavity has a gradually reduced diameter along the extrusion direction;

an inner wall annular surface of the transition cavity has a stepped structure with a gradually reduced diameter;

the stepped structure of the transition cavity comprises three horizontal step surfaces and three vertical step surfaces connected with the horizontal step surfaces.

2. The molding device according to claim 1 , wherein an end of the extrusion device housing away from the extrusion head is provided with a feeding bin, and an electrode sheet mixture is fed into the extrusion device housing through the feeding bin, mixed and conveyed to the extrusion head by the screw, and subjected to extrusion molding by the extrusion head;

an end of the screw near the feeding bin is connected with a driving motor in a drive transmission way, and the driving motor is used for driving the screw to rotate;

the extrusion device housing is detachably connected with the extrusion head through a flange.

3. A molding method for an electrode sheet, which adopts the molding device according to claim 2 to perform extrusion molding on an electrode sheet mixture, comprising:

feeding the electrode sheet mixture into the extrusion device housing through the feeding bin, mixing the mixture uniformly and conveying the mixture to the extrusion head by the screw, and subjecting the mixture to the extrusion molding by the extrusion head.

4. The molding method according to claim 3 , wherein an extrusion frequency is 30-50 Hz; and

an extrusion temperature is 30-60° C.

5. A preparation method for an electrode sheet, comprising:

mixing an active material, a binder and a solvent into an electrode sheet mixture, and subjecting the electrode sheet mixture to molding, drying and blanking to obtain an electrode sheet, wherein the molding is realized by the molding method according to claim 3 .

6. The preparation method according to claim 5 , wherein the active material comprises one or a combination of at least two of conductive carbon black, acetylene black, Ketjen black, carbon nanotubes, manganese dioxide, carbon fluoride or FeS 2 ;

the binder is a polytetrafluoroethylene emulsion wherein

the polytetrafluoroethylene emulsion has a solid content of 50-60 wt %;

the solvent is isopropanol or an aqueous solution of isopropanol;

the active material, the binder and the solvent have a mass ratio of 1:(0.1-0.3):(3-6);

the mixing is performed in a mixing device;

the mixing has a stirring time of 5-10 min;

the mixing device has a stirring paddle rotating speed of 100-300 r/min;

the molding is performed in a molding device;

the molding device has an extrusion frequency of 30-50 Hz;

the molding device has an extrusion temperature of 30-60° C.;

the drying is performed in a blast oven;

the drying has a temperature of 120-160° C.;

the drying has a time of 5-10 h;

the blanking is performed in an automatic cutting and stamping device;

the electrode sheet after blanking has a thickness of 1-4 mm;

the electrode sheet after blanking has a width of 20-50 mm.

7. A molding device for an electrode sheet, which is a screw extruder, comprising an extrusion device housing and a screw coaxially arranged inside the extrusion device housing, wherein an end of the extrusion device housing is detachably connected with an extrusion head;

the extrusion head comprises an extrusion head housing, wherein the extrusion head housing is internally provided with a through extrusion channel along the extrusion direction;

the through extrusion channel is divided into a transition cavity and a molding cavity which are joined and communicated in sequence along the extrusion direction, and an inner wall annular surface of the transition cavity has a gradually reduced diameter along extrusion direction;

the extrusion head housing is divided into a tapered section and a straight section which are joined in sequence along the extrusion direction, a small end surface of the tapered section is joined to the straight section, the tapered section is internally provided with the transition cavity along the extrusion direction, and the straight section is internally provided with the molding cavity along the extrusion direction;

an inner wall annular surface of the transition cavity has a stepped structure with a gradually reduced diameter;

the stepped structure of the transition cavity comprises three horizontal step surfaces and three vertical step surfaces connected with the horizontal step surfaces.

8. A molding device for an electrode sheet, which is a screw extruder, comprising an extrusion device housing and a screw coaxially arranged inside the extrusion device housing, wherein an end of the extrusion device housing is detachably connected with an extrusion head;

the extrusion head comprises an extrusion head housing, wherein the extrusion head housing is internally provided with a through extrusion channel along extrusion direction;

the through extrusion channel is divided into a transition cavity and a molding cavity which are joined and communicated in sequence along the extrusion direction, and an inner wall annular surface of the transition cavity has a gradually reduced diameter along the extrusion direction;

an inner wall annular surface of the transition cavity has a stepped structure with a gradually reduced diameter;

the stepped structure of the transition cavity comprises three horizontal step surfaces and three vertical step surfaces connected with the horizontal step surfaces.

9. A molding device for an electrode sheet, which is a screw extruder, comprising an extrusion device housing and a screw coaxially arranged inside the extrusion device housing, wherein an end of the extrusion device housing is detachably connected with an extrusion head;

the extrusion head comprises an extrusion head housing, wherein the extrusion head housing is internally provided with a through extrusion channel along extrusion direction;

the through extrusion channel is divided into a transition cavity and a molding cavity which are joined and communicated in sequence along the extrusion direction, and an inner wall annular surface of the transition cavity has a gradually reduced diameter along the extrusion direction;

an inner wall annular surface of the transition cavity has a stepped structure with a gradually reduced diameter;

the stepped structure of the transition cavity comprises three horizontal step surfaces and three vertical step surfaces connected with the horizontal step surfaces;

the last vertical step surface along radial direction is joined to the molding cavity through an inclined surface.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 4, 2023
From: EVE HYPERPOWER BATTERIES INC.
To: EVE ENERGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065746/0684 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 25, 2023
From: DENG, HUIHUI; CAO, LANG; SUN, PEILING; WANG, PINGAO; ZHANG, JUN; ZHU, YUAN; LIU, JIANHUA; LIU, JINCHENG
To: EVE ENERGY CO., LTD; EVE HYPERPOWER BATTERIES INC.
Reel/Frame 065338/0834 →
Priority Claims (2)
CN 202010969643.2 · Sep 15, 2020 · national
CN 202022014548.5 · Sep 15, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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