Gap Adjustment Device and Secondary Battery Sealing Equipment Including Same

• Main Authors: Yeo, Sang Uk, Kim, Gee Hwan, Lee, Eung Hyun, Oh, Woong Gun
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 23.05.2024
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; ELECTRICITY; PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSIONOF CHEMICAL INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY

Secondary battery sealing equipment presses and seals a sealing portion of a pouch. The secondary battery sealing equipment including includes: a pair of sealing blocks and a gap adjustment device configured to adjust the gap between the pair of sealing blocks. The gap adjustment device includes: support pieces provided at respective ends of a first sealing block that presses one surface of the sealing portion of the pouch; and gap adjustment pieces rotatably coupled to respective ends of a second sealing block that presses the other surface of the sealing portion of the pouch. Each of the gap adjustment pieces is provided with a plurality of adjustment surfaces having different heights, and at least one of the plurality of adjustment surfaces is configured to engage a respective support pieces to adjust the gap between the pair of sealing blocks.