Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

Zeon Corporation

Eiji Orisaka

Yuji Shibata

Kazuhiro Suzuki

Kinya Yoshii

Takeharu Koide

Kenji Odaka

Yasuhiro Sakashita

Naohiro Hasama

Kazuyuki Onishi

Ryo Nakatani

Mitsumoto Inoguchi

Kenji Manabe

Toyonori Okuyama

Shingo Yamauchi

A binder layer formation step of forming a binder layer of which an initial sticking strength of a surface is 1 or more on a current collector; a sticking step of sticking a powder having an angle of repose of 45&#xb0; or less onto the surface of the binder layer by bringing the powder into contact with the surface; and a compression step of compressing the powder stuck in the sticking step into a predetermined density are included.

Method for producing electrode for lithium ion batteries

Provided is a powder supply device for a secondary battery which can always supply a fixed amount of powder with high accuracy without being influenced by a state of the powder. In addition, provided is an apparatus for manufacturing an electrode body, which includes the powder supply device and can efficiently manufacture an electrode body. The powder supply device includes a rotor which makes powder fall into an opening, and a mesh body which covers the lower end of the opening. Uneven portions or projecting portions are formed on the outer circumferential surface of the rotor. The rotor is rotatably supported in a storing portion. The gap is formed between the outer circumferential surface of the rotor and the inner surface of the storing portion so that they are spaced apart. The mesh body is arranged away from the outer circumferential surface of the rotor.

Powder supply device for secondary battery and apparatus for manufacturing electrode body

A drive system for an electric vehicle, which can make the number of parts as small as possible and minimize the space for arranging the parts in a direction perpendicular to the axis. Between a motor acting as a prime mover and left and right output shafts, there are interposed toroidal type continuously variable transmissions which can individually control their gear ratios and their forces for thrusting power rollers. The RPMs and torques of left and right wheels can be individually controlled, and the differential rotation between the left and right wheels can be smoothly established by the continuously variable transmissions.

Toroidal drive system for electric vehicles

A conveying system in a production line for conveying a plurality of objects includes a conveying route. The conveying route comprises first rails and second rails, extending in the different directions and intersecting each other. Each object has a driven portion including a moveable section pivotably supported on the object. The conveying system includes a plurality of conveying units. A first conveying unit has a mechanism for advancing rollers, which are pressed against the driven portion of an object, toward an intersection, when the object travelling on the first rails nears an intersection, and for retracting the rollers from the driven portion when the object enters the intersection. A second conveying unit has a mechanism for advancing the rollers toward the intersection when the object is in the intersection, and for advancing the rollers away from the intersection toward a third conveying unit when both rollers are pressed against the driven portion of the object in the intersection. The intersection has a mechanism for turning the movable section from extending in the direction of the first rails to extending in the direction of the second rails for changing the conveying direction of the object.

Conveying system and method for a production line

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Nagoya, Japan

Eiji Orisaka