US 12,246,339 B2
Fixture unit for holding a prismatic battery cell
Leopold Werberg, Gothenburg (SE); and Marcus Schmidt, Gothenburg (SE)
Assigned to Volvo Car Corporation, Gothenburg (SE)
Filed by Volvo Car Corporation, Gothenburg (SE)
Filed on Mar. 2, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/116,371.
Claims priority of application No. 22166843 (EP), filed on Apr. 5, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0311156 A1, Oct. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. B05B 12/20 (2018.01); B05B 13/02 (2006.01); B05C 9/14 (2006.01); B05C 13/02 (2006.01); B05C 21/00 (2006.01); B05D 3/06 (2006.01); H01M 10/04 (2006.01); H01M 50/103 (2021.01); H01M 50/124 (2021.01)
CPC B05C 13/02 (2013.01) [B05B 12/20 (2018.02); B05B 13/0285 (2013.01); B05C 9/14 (2013.01); B05C 21/005 (2013.01); H01M 10/04 (2013.01); B05D 3/067 (2013.01); H01M 50/103 (2021.01); H01M 50/1245 (2021.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fixture unit for holding a prismatic battery cell during a coating step and during a curing step, comprising:
at least one skirt element, which is movable between a coating position and a curing position and wherein the skirt element is configured to shield an area of the battery cell in the coating position and to un-shield the area of the battery cell in the curing position; and
at least one grip element configured to hold the battery cell during the coating step and the curing step, wherein the grip element is configured to hold the battery cell in an area that is shielded by the skirt element in its coating position such that the at least one skirt element is configured to shield the at least one grip element in the coating position.