Global Patent Index - EP 2923406 A1

EP 2923406 A1 20150930 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS

Title (en)

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS

Title (de)

APPARATUR UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON ELEKTROCHEMISCHEN ZELLEN

Title (fr)

APPAREILLAGE ET PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION D'ÉLÉMENTS ÉLECTROCHIMIQUES

Publication

EP 2923406 A1 20150930 (DE)

Application

EP 13789781 A 20131112

Priority

  • US 201261729360 P 20121122
  • EP 12193837 A 20121122
  • EP 2013073540 W 20131112
  • EP 13789781 A 20131112

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2014079725A1] The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for producing electrochemical cells, preferably lithium-ion cells. The apparatus comprises at least one storage placement position (13, 15, 17, 19), at least one assembly placement position (2, 4), a robot system (3) having a gripper (150), a pipetting machine (5) having a cleaning station, a tool for closing cell stacks, and at least one storage tray having recesses for accommodating components, wherein the total number of recesses is greater than or equal to two, preferably greater than or equal to four, and especially preferably greater than or equal to six. In order to assemble the cells, the individual components E1 to E5 in storage trays are placed onto the storage placement positions and from there are automatically moved to the assembly area and positioned by a gripper. The areas between components E2 and E3 and between E3 and E4 are filled with electrolyte. The characteristic features of the apparatus include the extremely flexible use in regard to the variation of different method parameters, the high throughput, and the low scrap rate of the produced lithium-ion cells.

IPC 8 full level

H01M 2/36 (2006.01); H01M 10/04 (2006.01); H01M 10/0525 (2010.01); H01M 10/058 (2010.01); H01M 50/609 (2021.01)

CPC (source: CN EP US)

H01M 10/0404 (2013.01 - CN EP US); H01M 10/049 (2013.01 - US); H01M 10/0525 (2013.01 - CN EP US); H01M 10/058 (2013.01 - CN EP US); H01M 50/609 (2021.01 - CN EP US); Y02E 60/10 (2013.01 - EP); Y02P 70/50 (2015.11 - EP); Y10T 29/4911 (2015.01 - EP US); Y10T 29/53135 (2015.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2014079725A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2014079725 A1 20140530; CN 104798241 A 20150722; EP 2923406 A1 20150930; JP 2015536553 A 20151221; KR 20150089036 A 20150804; US 2015249258 A1 20150903

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2013073540 W 20131112; CN 201380060784 A 20131112; EP 13789781 A 20131112; JP 2015543385 A 20131112; KR 20157016119 A 20131112; US 201314430372 A 20131112