DEGASSING DEVICE AND DEGASSING METHOD

• Main Authors: HUH, Jun Hyeak, JUNG, Kyu Sung
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 10.07.2024
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; ELECTRICITY; PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSIONOF CHEMICAL INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY

A degassing apparatus for a pouch that comprises a body part, on which an electrode assembly is mounted, and into which an electrolyte is injected, and a gas pocket part extending from the body part to one side, according to the present invention comprises: a lower mold placed on a bottom surface of the body part; and an upper mold descending to press a top surface of the body part placed on the lower mold, wherein at least one or more of the lower mold or the upper mold are cooled by a cooling member to cool the electrolyte injected into the body part when being in contact with the body part.A degassing method for a pouch that comprises a body part, on which an electrode assembly is mounted, and into which an electrolyte is injected, and a gas pocket part extending from the body part to one side, according to the present invention comprises: a pouch seating step (S10) of seating the body part on a lower mold; a pressing step (S30) of allowing an upper mold to descend so as to press the body part placed on the lower mold; and an inhalation step (S40) of suctioning a gas by inserting a gas inhaler into the gas pocket part, wherein, before starting the inhalation step (S40), a cooling step (S20) of cooling the body part is performed.