	US 12,394,814 B2
	Material transferring apparatus for battery manufacturing
Hwa Sun Choi, Daejeon (KR); Yeon Je Kim, Daejeon (KR); Yeon Ho Park, Daejeon (KR); and Dong Ik Oh, Daejeon (KR)
Assigned to SK ON CO., LTD., Seoul (KR)
Filed by SK On Co., Ltd., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Sep. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/949,704.
Prior Publication US 2023/0231174 A1, Jul. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. H01M 10/04 (2006.01)

CPC H01M 10/0404 (2013.01)

11 Claims

1. A material transferring apparatus for battery manufacturing, comprising:

a support unit having a support region for supporting an object and having a first contact surface;

a moving unit having a second contact surface in contact with the support unit and moving the support unit; and

coupling units provided on the support unit and the moving unit, respectively, and contacting each other before the first contact surface and the second contact surface come into contact with each other,

wherein the support unit includes,

a support frame having the support region; and

a guide frame connected to the support frame and disposed at the periphery of the support region to contact the object,

wherein the guide frame is provided to vary an area of the support region,

wherein the guide frame includes,

a fixed side frame fixed to the support frame and contacting the moving unit;

a guide member connected to the support frame and extending in a thickness direction of the object to contact a side surface of the object; and

a moving side frame connected to the guide member and the fixed side frame and extending in a longitudinal direction or a width direction of the object,

wherein the moving side frame is provided such that a position connected to the fixed side frame and the guide member is varied to vary the area of the support region,

wherein the support frame includes,

a plurality of first fastening holes spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction and the width direction of the object; and

a plurality of second fastening holes spaced apart from each other in the width direction of the object,

wherein the fixed side frame includes a plurality of third fastening holes facing the plurality of second fastening holes,

the guide member includes a fourth fastening hole opposite to the plurality of first fastening holes, and

the plurality of first fastening holes, the plurality of second fastening holes, the plurality of third fastening holes and the fourth fastening hole are provided with a fastening member inserted thereinto.