US 12,224,404 B2
Method and system for stacking battery cells
Hannah Bever, South Lyon, MI (US); Andrew William Sherman, Commerce Township, MI (US); Paul John Bojanowski, Macomb Township, MI (US); Christopher Webber, Sterling Heights, MI (US); and Carly Chmura, Ferndale, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Feb. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/667,210.
Prior Publication US 2023/0253630 A1, Aug. 10, 2023
Int. Cl. H01M 10/0585 (2010.01); H01M 10/0525 (2010.01)
CPC H01M 10/0585 (2013.01) [H01M 10/0525 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for stacking a battery cell, the system comprising:
an adapter plate;
a conveyor configured to move the adapter plate in a predetermined path;
a separator drum configured to rotate about a first rotational axis to pick up a respective separator sheet and release the respective separator sheet onto the adapter plate;
a first electrode drum configured to rotate about a second rotational axis to pick up a respective first electrode sheet and release the respective first electrode sheet onto the adapter plate, the first rotational axis extending non-parallel to the second rotational axis; and
a second electrode drum configured to rotate to pick up a respective second electrode sheet and release the respective second electrode sheet onto the adapter plate,
wherein the conveyor is configured to move the adapter plate continuously and sequentially in the predetermined path between the separator drum to receive a respective separator sheet, the first electrode drum to receive a respective first electrode sheet, the separator drum to receive a respective separator sheet, and the second electrode drum to receive a respective second electrode sheet until a stacked battery cell comprises a desired number of respective separator sheets, respective first electrode sheets, and respective second electrode sheets.