An apparatus for stacking monocells for producing electrical energy storage devices, each consisting of electrode films, and at least one separator interposed between them. The apparatus includes a transport member which receives a stack of monocells and a collection device provided with a support member movable along a functional axis between a collection position, in which it is within the overall dimensions of one of the monocells, and a rest position, in which it is outside the overall dimensions of that monocell, and a movement member selectively movable, independently of the support member, along a stacking axis between a support position, in which it cooperates with the support member, and at least one release position, in which it positions the monocells, in cooperation with the transport member.

A sheet dispenser for a dryer appliance includes a housing that defines a storage volume and an outlet. The storage volume is configured for receipt of a plurality of dryer sheets for dispensing. A roller is mounted to the housing within the storage volume. A motor is coupled to the roller such that the motor is operable to rotate the roller. The roller is configured to urge the plurality of dryer sheets in the storage volume through the outlet of the housing when the motor rotates the roller.

An apparatus for winding at least one strip of material is described, the apparatus comprises: a winding core rotatable about a rotation axis, configured to grip said strip and actuatable in rotation to drag the gripped strip and thus form a winding around the rotation axis from a portion of predetermined length of strip; and a feeding unit for feeding the strip of material to the winding core along a respective feed path extending from the feeding unit to the winding core; the apparatus further comprising an auxiliary drag device interposed between the feeding unit and the winding core, along the feed path, and configured to pull the strip of material from the feeding unit and push it towards the winding core, so as to assist the winding core in dragging the strip.

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.

A winding apparatus winds up a belt-shaped electrode sheet including an active material and a belt-shaped separator sheet made of an insulating material, and includes: a rotatable winding core to which the electrode and sheets are fed at accelerating or decelerating speed, and around which the electrode sheet and the separator sheet are wound; a rotatable transfer roller that defines a transfer path of the electrode sheet and has an outer circumference face on which the electrode sheet is placed; and a swing motion suppressing guide disposed at a position immediately upstream of the transfer roller along the transfer path. The electrode sheet includes: an electrode main body on which the active material is applied; and tabs protruded from a width direction edge portion of the electrode main body and disposed at intervals along a longitudinal direction of the electrode main body.

Provided is a battery cell material recycling apparatus. The battery cell material recycling apparatus includes a first vacuum belt conveying mechanism and a second vacuum belt conveying mechanism. The first vacuum belt conveying mechanism has a first feed end and a first discharge end opposite to each other in a conveying direction of the first vacuum belt conveying mechanism. The second vacuum belt conveying mechanism has a second feed end and a second discharge end opposite to each other in a conveying direction of the second vacuum belt conveying mechanism. The second feed end is located above the first discharge end. A guide roller is disposed below the second discharge end. The guide roller is movable back and forth in the conveying direction of the second vacuum belt conveying mechanism.

Disclosed is an automatic electrode plate leading apparatus for secondary batteries which, when an arm descends, vacuum-adsorbs and grips a barcode part of a standby electrode plate and then rises in the state in which an EPC sensor and a replacement preparation core move backwards, a first roller moves right, a third roller descends and second rollers rise, automatically connects the electrode plate vacuum-adsorbed and gripped by the arm to the replacement preparation core in the state in which the first roller moves left, the second rollers descend, the third roller rises and the EPC sensor and the replacement preparation core move forwards. The automatic electrode plate leading apparatus includes a standby electrode plate (1), an EPC sensor (2), a first roller (3), second rollers (4), a third roller (6), the arm (8) rotated to rise or descend by an arm drive motor (11), and a replacement preparation core (7).

A mandrel member of a winder for a secondary battery, which is mounted in a winder configured to manufacture a jelly roll-type electrode assembly by winding a stack of a first electrode plate, a separator, and a second electrode plate, the mandrel member comprising a cylindrical body having a hollow portion, wherein the cylindrical body includes a plurality of slits having a planar shape to cross the cylindrical body in a hollow axis direction so that the hollow portion inside the cylindrical body is in fluid communication with the outside of the cylindrical body.

The electrode driving apparatus is for driving an electrode that is coated with an active material, and includes a main base, a sub base spaced apart from and parallel to the main base, a shaft extending from the sub base toward the opposite side to the main base, an electrode driving roller that rotates about the shaft and is in contact with the electrode, and a position adjuster that is located between the main base and the sub base and regulates a gap between the main base and the sub base.

A paper winder includes a first winding core that is provided in a first arm turning centering on a rotating shaft and on which the paper should be wound, a first motor that drives the first winding core, a second winding core that is provided in a second arm turning centering on the rotating shaft and on which the paper should be wound next to the first winding core, and a controller that performs rotation control for the first motor and a second motor. In the rotation control, after, according to the turning of the second arm, completion of the winding of the paper by the first winding core and after a position of the second winding core has reached a position where the paper should be wound, during an operation of a traverse cutter that cuts the paper near the second winding core, when a torque value of the second motor is equal to or larger than a torque reference value, the controller switches a control mode of the second motor from speed control to torque control and perform tension correction control for adjusting the torque value of the second motor such that tension of the paper falls within a target range.