US 12,308,375 B2
Battery pack loading apparatus and battery pack loading method using the same
Young Sung Jung, Daejeon (KR); Seung Hee Chae, Daejeon (KR); and Ki Seok Sung, Daejeon (KR)
Assigned to LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD., Seoul (KR)
Appl. No. 17/628,329
Filed by LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD., Seoul (KR)
PCT Filed Mar. 16, 2021, PCT No. PCT/KR2021/003216
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 19, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/194147, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 30, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0036740 (KR), filed on Mar. 26, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0255111 A1, Aug. 11, 2022
Int. Cl. H01M 10/04 (2006.01); H01M 50/204 (2021.01); H01M 50/244 (2021.01); H01M 50/251 (2021.01)
CPC H01M 10/0404 (2013.01) [H01M 50/204 (2021.01); H01M 50/244 (2021.01); H01M 50/251 (2021.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A battery pack loading apparatus comprising:
a seat configured to allow a battery pack to be seated thereon;
a rotator configured to rotate the battery pack on the seat by a predetermined angle;
a first transferor configured to move the battery pack rotated by the predetermined angle to a predetermined position;
a second transferor configured to transfer the battery pack transferred by the first transferor to a battery rack; and
at least one first rotary roller on the seat to allow movement of a battery pack relative to the seat,
wherein the rotator comprises:
a pair of first support fixtures spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance;
a rotary plate provided inside each of the pair of first support fixtures, the rotary plate being rotatable 360 degrees; and
grip portions provided inside the rotary plate, the grip portions being configured to hold and fix one of opposite sides of the battery pack on the seat,
wherein the grip portions are configured to face each other, each of the grip portions having a “[” shape so as to hold lateral corners of the battery pack, and
wherein the grip portions are configured to wrap around a portion of an upper surface, a portion of a lower surface and side surfaces of the lateral corners of the battery pack.