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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2024
Samsung Sdi Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, KR;
Seungjae Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Sukkeun Kang, Yongin-si, KR;
Kyeongseon Yoo, Yongin-si, KR;
Youngmin Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus and a method for inspecting a leak of a battery cell are provided. An apparatus for inspecting a battery cell leak to inspect whether a battery cell leaks includes: a vacuum chamber including an upper chamber and a lower chamber and configured to set a receiving space to a controlled pressure different from an external first pressure, the upper chamber and the lower chamber being arranged to face each other with the receiving space for a battery cell therebetween and providing sealing for the receiving space; a vacuum pipe valve fluidly connected to the receiving space for the battery cell to set the receiving space to a second pressure less than the first pressure; and a thickness measuring sensor configured to measure a before-vacuum thickness of the battery cell under the first pressure and measure an after-vacuum thickness of the battery cell under the second pressure. According to the present disclosure, an apparatus and a method for inspecting a battery cell leak, capable of easily and precisely capturing damage to an exterior material of a battery cell are provided.