IP Library Granted Patent US 12,545,496
Granted Patent B2
US 12,545,496 · App. 18/361,919 · Granted Feb 10, 2026

Apparatus for accommodating battery cell

Inventors: Do Young Kim (Daejeon, KR); Young Jin Jang (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: SK On Co., Ltd.
B65D85/30B65D61/00H01M10/42
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Patent No.
US 12,545,496
App. No.
18/361,919
Granted
Feb 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The apparatus for accommodating a battery cell according to the present disclosure may comprise a cell accommodating portion which protrudes in a vertical direction from an upper surface of the transporting portion and in which a battery cell may be disposed; at least one fixing member which is disposed on the accommodating portion and which is capable of fixing the battery cell to the cell accommodating portion; and at least one stopper which is disposed on the cell accommodating portion and which prevents the battery cell from falling from the cell accommodating portion while the transporting portion moves.

Claims (14)

1 . An apparatus for accommodating a battery cell comprising:

a transporting portion disposed on a transporting device;

a cell accommodating portion which protrudes in a vertical direction from an upper surface of the transporting portion and in which a battery cell may be disposed;

at least one fixing member which is disposed on the accommodating portion and which is capable of fixing the battery cell to the cell accommodating portion; and

at least one stopper which is disposed on the cell accommodating portion and which prevents the battery cell from falling from the cell accommodating portion while the transporting portion moves,

wherein at least one stopper comprises a recessed portion surrounding one side surface of the battery cell,

wherein the recessed portion is formed on one surface of the stopper facing the battery cell to have a structure that is recessed in a direction away from the battery cell,

wherein one area of the recessed portion is located above the battery cell, and

wherein another area of the recessed portion is located between the battery cell and the cell accommodating portion.

2 . The apparatus for accommodating a battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein the recessed portion is formed to be curved.

3 . The apparatus for accommodating a battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein the transporting portion is transported in one direction, and the direction in which the recessed portion is directed is formed to be parallel to the one direction.

4 . The apparatus for accommodating a battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein a length of the at least one stopper is equal to or smaller than a length of one side surface of the battery cell.

5 . The apparatus for accommodating a battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one fixing member contacts with one side surface of the battery cell facing the transporting portion to fix the battery cell.

6 . The apparatus for accommodating a battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one fixing member is a vacuum pad fixing the battery cell by adsorbing.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 31, 2023
From: KIM, DO YOUNG; JANG, YOUNG JIN
To: SK ON CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064429/0740 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2023-0016213 · Feb 7, 2023 · national
KR 10-2023-0052623 · Apr 21, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240262610A1 · Aug 8, 2024
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