CPC H01M 10/4228 (2013.01) [G01B 7/06 (2013.01); G01M 3/36 (2013.01)] | 21 Claims |
1. An apparatus for inspecting a battery cell for battery cell leaks, comprising:
a vacuum chamber including an upper chamber and a lower chamber and configured to set a receiving space to a controlled pressure different from a first pressure, the upper chamber and the lower chamber being arranged to face each other with the receiving space for a battery cell therebetween and providing sealing for the receiving space;
a vacuum pipe valve fluidly connected to the receiving space for the battery cell to set the receiving space to a second pressure less than the first pressure; and
a thickness measuring sensor configured to measure a before-vacuum thickness of the battery cell under the first pressure and measure an after-vacuum thickness of the battery cell under the second pressure; and
a destroy pipe valve configured to set the receiving space for the battery cell to a third pressure higher than the second pressure.
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