SECONDARY BATTERY ELECTRODE NOTCHING APPARATUS

Organization Name

Inventor(s)

SECONDARY BATTERY ELECTRODE NOTCHING APPARATUS

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18626415 titled 'SECONDARY BATTERY ELECTRODE NOTCHING APPARATUS

Original Abstract Submitted

A secondary battery electrode notching apparatus, including a die configured to support a secondary battery electrode including a composite portion coated with an electrode active material and an uncoated portion not coated with the electrode active material; a composite portion stripper configured to move toward the die and press the composite portion into close contact with the die; an uncoated portion stripper configured to move toward the die, press the uncoated portion into close contact with the die, and including an elastic pad formed of an elastic material and configured to elastically deform to make surface contact with the uncoated portion; and a punch configured to move toward the die and cut the uncoated portion so that scrap for disposal is formed from the uncoated portion.