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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2020
Lg Energy Solution, Ltd., Seoul, KR;
Young Soo Lee, Daejeon, KR;
Jin Soo Lee, Daejeon, KR;
Seung Bae Lee, Daejeon, KR;
Hong Ju Hwang, Daejeon, KR;
LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
An automatic electrode supply apparatus configured to automatically supply an electrode in various processes for manufacturing a secondary battery includes a first chuck splicing unit including a splicing portion having a traveling electrode located thereon and a second chuck splicing unit including a splicing portion having a standby electrode located thereon, wherein each of the first and second chuck splicing units includes an edge position control (EPC) sensor configured to measure the position of the edge of a corresponding one of the traveling electrode and the standby electrode in order to prevent distortion or fracture defect of the electrode due to positional deviation between the traveling electrode and the standby electrode, and an automatic electrode supply method using the same.