Lg Energy Solution, Ltd.

Seok-Won Jeung

Geon-Tae Park

Ju-Hwan Baek

Jung-Ho Oh

Hyeong-Min Park

Young-Su Son

Choon-Kwon Kang

Bum-Jick Lee

Disclosed is an assembly line system of a stacked battery module, which includes a first facility line configured to assemble a cell housing and accommodate battery cells in the cell housing; a second facility line configured to assemble an electric connection component and a voltage sensing component; and a third facility line configured to connect the battery cells to each other in series and in parallel and to inspect functional abnormality thereof, wherein the first facility line, the second facility line and the third facility line are arranged to circulate in order based on a predetermined origin, and a first-layer cell module assembly assembled at a first circulation is reversed to change the top and bottom thereof so that a second-layer cell module assembly is assembled on the first-layer cell module assembly at a second circulation.

Assembly line system of stacked battery module

A battery module includes a plurality of cylindrical battery cells each having a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal on one side of each respective battery cell; a busbar including an electrically conductive material and having a plate shape; and at least two types of connecting members each including an electrically conductive material, and having an elongated body, wherein one end in a direction in which the body extends is joined to the busbar, and the other end is joined to any one of the positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal, the at least two types of connecting members having different joined areas depending on a joined terminal among the positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal.

Battery module, battery pack comprising the same, and vehicle

Discussed is a bolting device that effectively protects an internal configuration of a battery pack and increases manufacturing efficiency during a bolting operation. The bolting device for manufacturing a battery pack includes an electric screwdriver provided with a rotation motor; a driver bit connected to the rotation motor to enable a rotation movement and configured to rotate a bolt; a bit guide member provided with a hollow tube such that the driver bit is inserted into an inside of the hollow tube to be movable; and a guide jig provided with a main body configured to be mounted on an upper portion of a pack housing, the main body having a plate shape and having at least one through hole, and a fixing member inserted into the through hole and mounted therein, and having an insertion hole.

Bolting device for manufacturing battery pack

Discussed is a manufacturing apparatus including a robot arm, which may increase production efficiency and greatly reduce the size of manufacturing equipment. The manufacturing apparatus includes a robot arm to manufacture a battery module that includes a plurality of cylindrical battery cells and a module housing having an upper case and a lower case configured to accommodate the plurality of cylindrical battery cells. The robot arm includes a first gripper configured to hold or release the plurality of cylindrical battery cells; a second gripper configured to hold or release the upper case; and a third gripper configured to hold or release the lower case.

Robot comprising robot arm

Discussed is a battery pack manufacturing apparatus and method, and more particularly, a battery pack manufacturing apparatus allowing automatic production and having a minimized manufacturing defect rate. The battery pack manufacturing apparatus manufactures a battery pack having a pack housing and a battery module, and includes a lifting mechanism having a frame configured to mount the pack housing and a moving unit configured to move the frame so that the battery module is inserted into an inner space of the pack housing; and a module support configured to support the battery module.

Battery pack manufacturing apparatus and method, and battery pack

Disclosed is a battery module that reduces damage of internal components during an assembling process and enhances the manufacturing efficiency. The battery module includes a plurality of cylindrical battery cells arranged in a horizontal direction and each standing upright in a vertical direction; and a module housing including outer sidewalls configured to form an inner space, a plurality of hollow tubes having inner sidewalls located in the inner space and extending in the vertical direction to accommodate the plurality of cylindrical battery cells therein, and a cavity formed by opening at least a part of vertical central portions of the inner sidewalls of the plurality of hollow tubes to form an empty space therein.

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Daejeon, South Korea

Seok-Won Jeung