A battery end cover mounting device and mounting method, and a battery production line are disclosed. The battery end cover mounting device includes a manipulator; and a rubberizing mechanism provided on a transfer path of an end cover, the rubberizing mechanism being configured for applying a rubber strip between the end cover with a battery which are assembled. The battery production line comprises a manipulator and the battery end cover mounting device above.

Methods, systems, and compositions for the liquid-phase deposition (LPD) of thin films. The thin films can be coated onto the surface of porous components of electrochemical devices, such as battery electrodes. Embodiments of the present disclosure achieve a faster, safer, and more cost-effective means for forming uniform, conformal layers on non-planar microstructures than known methods. In one aspect, the methods and systems involve exposing the component to be coated to different liquid reagents in sequential processing steps, with optional intervening rinsing and drying steps. Processing may occur in a single reaction chamber or multiple reaction chambers.

The present disclosure provides a cylinder type battery cell manufacturing apparatus which is an apparatus configured to form a crimping portion on a cap assembly coupling portion of a cylinder type battery cell, the manufacturing apparatus including: a primary crimping mold configured to apply a primary pressure so that an open upper end portion of a cylinder type metal can forms an inclination inclined to a central axis of the metal can on a vertical section in a state in which a cap assembly is coupled to the open upper portion of the cylinder type metal can; and a secondary crimping mold configured to apply a secondary pressure to the open upper end portion in which the inclination is formed so that a flat section parallel to a lower surface of the metal can is formed in the crimping portion.

A separator for a bobbin-style electrochemical cell is inserted into an interior opening within a ring-shaped cathode in an electrochemical cell can. An expansion force is then applied to an interior surface of the separator to press the separator against the interior walls of the cathode. A tool may then remove various creases and/or wrinkles in the separator and/or may then heat seal at least a portion of the tubular walls of the separator to minimize the void space between the separator and active material (e.g., cathode and/or anode) within the electrochemical cell.

A high speed deposition apparatus for the manufacture of solid state batteries. The apparatus can be used for the manufacture of solid state multilayer stacked battery devices via a vacuum deposition process. In various embodiments, the manufacturing apparatus can include a containment vessel, a reactor region, a process region, a work piece, one or more vacuum chambers, and an energy source. A complete stack of battery layers can be manufactured in a single vacuum cycle, having background gas, pressure, and deposition rate optimized and controlled for the deposition of each layer. The work piece can include a drum and a substrate, which can be a commercial polymer or metallic web, that are temperature controlled. Masks can be used to delineate or shape layers within the multi-layer stacked electrochemical device manufactured by embodiments of the apparatus.

A thermal battery includes a first conductive layer containing an anode material separated from a second conductive layer containing a cathode material by a separator layer containing a separator material; and a flexible pyrotechnic heat source, wherein the first conductive layer, the separator layer, and the second conductive layer are rolled together to form the spiral wound configuration. A method of manufacturing a thermal spiral wound battery includes preparing three slurries, each containing one of an anode material, a cathode material, and a separator material, depositing each of the materials from the slurries onto conductive substrates to form three layers, stacking the layers, and winding the layers together into a spiral wound configuration.

A battery having flat, stacked, anode and cathode layers. The battery can be adapted to fit within an implantable medical device.

Bead blasting the inner, contact surface of an electrochemical cell casing to render the inner surface thereof essentially contamination free and suitable as a current collector is described. The casing is preferably of stainless steel and houses the alkali metal-halogen couple in a case-positive configuration.

There is described a laminating apparatus for coupling electrodes of non-rectangular shape with a separating film for the manufacture of electric energy accumulating devices, wherein a pair of laminating rollers has a roller driven by an elastic arrangement loaded with a variable force adjusted by an endless screw conveyor controlled by a brushless motor, during the passage of the electrodes, so as to vary the laminating force according to the width of the electrode laminated instant by instant, in order for the laminating pressure to remain almost constant.

A battery having flat, stacked, anode and cathode layers. The battery can be adapted to fit within an implantable medical device.