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Granted Patent B2
US 12,729,913 · App. 18/561,902 · Granted Sep 8, 2026

Drying device with automatically adjustable shield film

Inventors: Byeong Won Lee (Daejeon, KR); Young Gyu Moon (Daejeon, KR); Jae Man Hwang (Daejeon, KR); In Gu Kim (Daejeon, KR); Sung Myung Kim (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
F26B21/30F26B3/04F26B3/30F26B21/50H01M4/0404
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Patent No.
US 12,729,913
App. No.
18/561,902
Granted
Sep 8, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A drying device includes an automatically adjustable shield film, a shielding region which can be automatically set according to the extent that a shield film part opens and closes an opening, a time loss of shield film replacement can be reduced, and drying defects due to improper installation of the shield film can be improved.

Claims (43)

1 . A drying device, comprising:

a housing installed along a transport path of a base material and having an opening on a reference surface facing the base material;

a dry part installed in the housing and configured to provide heat to the base material through the opening;

a shield film part provided to cover a partial region of the opening and to move along a longitudinal direction of the opening to adjust an open area of the opening;

a sensing part provided to sense a region where the opening is covered by the shield film part; and

a control part configured to control operation of the shield film part based on a coating pattern information including a width information of the base material, a width information of a slurry disposed on the base material, and a sensing information of the sensing part.

2 . The drying device according to claim 1 , wherein

the shield film part is provided to move by a unit of 1/n of an opening area in a close direction based on both edges of the opening in the longitudinal direction, wherein n is a natural number of 2 or more, and

the close direction extends from the edges of the opening toward a center of the opening.

3 . The drying device according to claim 2 , wherein

the shield film part is configured to move in an open direction by the unit of 1/n, and

the open direction extends from the center of the opening toward the edges of the opening.

4 . The drying device according to claim 1 , wherein

the shield film part comprises: a pair of guide members installed on the reference surface extending along the longitudinal direction of the opening; and

a plurality of shield film units configured to move along the pair of guide members, so as to cover the partial region or an entire region of the opening while moving in a close direction or an open direction, and

the close direction extends from the edges of the opening toward a center of the opening, and the open direction extends opposite to the close direction.

5 . The drying device according to claim 4 , wherein the plurality of shield film units comprises:

a first shield film unit configured to cover one region of the opening while moving along the pair of guide members; and

a second shield film unit configured to cover an other region of the opening while moving along the pair of guide members.

6 . The drying device according to claim 5 , wherein the first shield film unit comprises:

a first reference bar installed on the reference surface of a first side of the opening;

a first shield film member configured to move in the close direction or the open direction, where a first end of the first shield film is coupled to the first reference bar, and a second end of the first shield film is configured to move along the pair of guide members, wherein the first shield film is configured to be wound around the first reference bar along a rotation direction of the first reference bar; and

a first drive unit configured to provide a rotative force to the first reference bar.

7 . The drying device according to claim 5 , wherein the second shield film unit comprise:

a second reference bar installed on the reference surface of a second side of the opening, wherein the second side is disposed opposite to a first side of the opening in the longitudinal direction;

a second shield film member configured to move in the close direction or the open direction, where a first end of the second shield film is coupled to the second reference bar, and a second end of the second shield film is configured to move along the pair of guide members, wherein the second shield film is configured to be wound around the second reference bar along a rotation direction of the second reference bar; and

a second drive unit configured to provide a rotative force to the second reference bar.

8 . The drying device according to claim 5 , wherein

the first shield film unit comprises a plurality of first shield film members configured to cover 1/n of an opening area, wherein n is a natural number of 2 or more, and

the plurality of first shield film members is configured to be folded and unfolded in a plurality of stages along the pair of guide members.

9 . The drying device according to claim 5 , wherein

the second shield film unit comprises a plurality of second shield film members configured to cover 1/n of an opening area, wherein n is a natural number of 2 or more, and

the plurality of second shield film members is configured to be folded and unfolded in a plurality of stages along the pair of guide members.

10 . The drying device according to claim 1 , wherein

the sensing part comprises a plurality of sensing sensors, and

the plurality of sensing sensors is disposed apart from each other and extend in a line along the longitudinal direction of the opening.

11 . The drying device according to claim 10 , wherein

the plurality of sensing sensors is disposed apart from each other at intervals of 1/n of an opening length, wherein n is a natural number of 2 or more.

12 . The drying device according to claim 11 , wherein

the plurality of sensing sensors is disposed on a surface of the housing facing the opening.

13 . The drying device according to claim 10 , wherein the control part

is configured to calculates a close region in which the shield film part covers the opening based on the sensing information of the sensing sensor, and

is configured to adjusts an open region of the opening through the shield film part based on the coating pattern information.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 20, 2023
From: LEE, BYEONG WON; MOON, YOUNG GYU; HWANG, JAE MAN; KIM, IN GU; KIM, SUNG MYUNG
To: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2022-0011994 · Jan 27, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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