US 11,923,493 B2
Stacking system of battery cell
Kyungmo Kim, Hwaseong-si (KR)
Assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul (KR); and KIA CORPORATION, Seoul (KR)
Filed by HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul (KR); and KIA CORPORATION, Seoul (KR)
Filed on Sep. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/488,629.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0033963 (KR), filed on Mar. 16, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0302489 A1, Sep. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. H01M 10/04 (2006.01)
CPC H01M 10/0404 (2013.01) [H01M 10/04 (2013.01); H01M 10/0413 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A stacking system for stacking a plurality of battery cells repeatedly and sequentially along with at least one pad to manufacture a battery module, wherein each of the battery cells comprises a negative electrode plate, a separator, and a positive electrode plate stacked and packaged by an exterior material, the stacking system comprising:
a pad supply unit supplied with the at least one pad;
a plurality of battery cell supply units supplied with the plurality of battery cells, wherein each of the battery cell supply units is supplied with at least one battery cell;
an applying unit disposed on one of the plurality of battery cell supply units, the applying unit being configured to manufacture at least one battery cell applied with adhesive by applying an adhesive to an upper surface of the at least one battery cell supplied at the one battery cell supply unit on which the applying unit is disposed; and
a stacking unit configured to selectively move through a main frame and between the pad supply unit and the plurality of battery cell supply units to stack and exhaust the at least one battery cell, the at least one pad, and the at least one battery cell applied with the adhesive in a predetermined order in order to form the battery module with a predetermined stacking sequence.