A method for splicing two sheets of material is provided, including: providing a processing line including a splicing head and a quality sensor located between upstream and downstream ends of the processing line; providing first and second sheets of material; processing the first sheet on the processing line along a processing direction from the upstream end towards the downstream end; detecting, by the quality sensor, a value of a quality parameter at a detected portion of the first sheet; and, when the value falls within a predetermined threshold, transporting the first sheet along the processing line such that the detected portion is located prior to getting into the splicing head from the upstream end, and splicing the first and the second sheets at the splicing head when the detected portion is located prior to getting into the splicing head from the upstream end.

This application relates to a winding and unwinding apparatus and a preparation system of electrode plate. The apparatus includes supports, a rotating shaft, a rotating turret, and a power assembly. The rotating shaft is rotatably disposed on the support. The rotating turret is disposed on the rotating shaft and capable of rotating along with the rotating shaft so as to switch between at least two target operation positions. The power assembly includes a first power source and a magnetic powder clutch. The rotating shaft and the first power source are in transmission connection with each other via the magnetic powder clutch. The magnetic powder clutch is configured to control the rotating shaft to remain stationary when the rotating turret is hovering at each target operation position.

A roller for supporting a material according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a rotation shaft; a pipe having a space in which the rotation shaft is inserted; a deforming part that is connected to the rotation shaft and the pipe to deform the pipe; and a support part that is installed at the pipe to support the material. The deforming part includes: a thread portion provided on the rotation shaft; a nut part screwed to the thread portion; an inclined part that is disposed at an inner surface of the pipe and that is pressed by the nut part according to rotation of the rotation shaft; and a driving source that is connected to the rotation shaft to rotate the rotation shaft.

The present invention relates to an electrode connection apparatus including a transfer unit configured to transfer a start portion of a standby electrode roll in a state of gripping the start portion, a leading unit configured to move upwards in a state of gripping the start portion of the standby electrode roll transferred by the transfer unit, a first connection unit configured to fix the standby electrode roll transferred by the leading unit, a second connection unit configured to fix an end portion of a moving electrode roll, and a taping unit configured to connect the standby electrode roll and the moving electrode roll to each other, whereby it is possible to automatically connect the electrode rolls to each other during an electrode manufacturing process performed as a roll-to-roll process.

Proposed is a method for automatically replacing an electrode reel of a secondary battery which includes a reel holder mounting step, an adhesive providing step, a production reel outer diameter detection step, a production reel moving step, a standby reel supply step, and a material connection step of connecting an electrode material of the production reel of the bobbin buffer part and an electrode material of the standby reel to each other by using the adhesive, and cutting a remaining electrode material of the production reel.

A winding device including: a merging equipment, for merging a passing first diaphragm, a passing cathode pole piece, a passing second diaphragm and a passing anode pole piece to form a combined material strip; a first pole-piece-processing equipment, for cutting off the passing cathode pole piece, separating from each other a first upstream cut-off end and a first downstream cut-off end, and connecting them with a tape; a winding equipment, including a turret and at least two winding needles, the turret driving each of the winding needles to pass by a first station and a second station sequentially; and a guiding roller and a cutting-off equipment.

A winding device includes: a first unwinding equipment, a second unwinding equipment, a third unwinding equipment and a fourth unwinding equipment, respectively configured for outputting a first diaphragm, a cathode pole piece, a second diaphragm and an anode pole piece; a merging equipment, configured for merging passing material strip layers; a pole-piece-inserting equipment, configured for cutting off the passing cathode pole piece, and transporting a starting end of the cathode pole piece downstream; a winding equipment, including a turret and at least two winding needles, the turret is adapted to drive each of the winding needles to pass by a first station and a second station sequentially; and a guiding roller, the layers of material strip located between the first station and the second station winding through the guiding roller.

Application devices and methods are disclosed herein for applying adhesive elements and have a) a cassette unit comprising: a1) a guide arrangement having a supply roller and a receiving roller; a2) an issuing region having a dispensing edge; a3) a material strip having a number of adhesive elements. The devices and methods also have b) a base unit comprising: b1) a cassette receptacle; b2) a conveyor element having an adhesion-reduced surface; and b3) an application element.

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.

Disclosed are a winding apparatus and a winding method, the winding apparatus includes: a winding needle, being configured to wind a winding material; a power supply assembly, being configured to be electrically coupled to the winding needle, so as to form current on an axis of the winding needle; and a magnet supply assembly, being configured to provide a magnetic field to the winding needle, a magnetic field direction intersecting the axis of the winding needle so that the winding needle generates an ampere force for resisting a deformation of the winding needle in the magnetic field when the winding material is wound. By the above method, the present application may reduce the deformation of the winding needle, reduce a defective rate of a winding product formed by the winding of the winding material, and improve quality of the winding product.