US 11,955,611 B2
Equipment and method for inspecting secondary battery
Tae Young Kim, Daejeon (KR); Dong Hyung Lee, Daejeon (KR); Woo Young Choi, Daejeon (KR); and Sang Ho Nam, Daejeon (KR)
Assigned to LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD., Seoul (KR)
Appl. No. 17/257,167
Filed by LG CHEM, LTD., Seoul (KR)
PCT Filed Dec. 23, 2019, PCT No. PCT/KR2019/018344
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 30, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/251127, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 17, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2019-0068934 (KR), filed on Jun. 11, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0184280 A1, Jun. 17, 2021
Int. Cl. H01M 10/48 (2006.01); H01M 10/44 (2006.01)
CPC H01M 10/482 (2013.01) [H01M 10/441 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An equipment for inspecting a secondary battery, the equipment comprising:
a loading device on which a secondary battery is loadable in an upright position; and
a side portion inspecting device comprising:
an elevation unit configured to lift the secondary battery loaded on the loading device so as to be withdrawn out of the loading device from an original position and configured to cause the secondary battery to return to its original position after a first period of time elapses; and
a side portion inspecting unit configured to capture an image of the side portion of the secondary battery, which is withdrawn out of the loading device by the elevation unit, thereby inspecting the side portion of the secondary battery.