KR20160050849A - Jig for Assembling Secondary Battery Pack and Secondary Battery Pack Manufactured Using the Same - Google Patents

Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a jig for assembling a secondary battery pack to perform mechanical coupling and electrical connection. The present invention relates to a jig for assembling a secondary battery pack used in a process for assembling a secondary battery pack. The jig comprises: a jig body combined with at least one side of the secondary battery pack and to fix the secondary battery pack at a regular position; and a jig driving unit connected to the jig body, to move or rotate the jig body, and including a first rotary unit rotated around a first directional shaft (first shaft) and a second rotary unit connected to the first rotary unit and rotated around a second shaft which is perpendicular to the first shaft.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a jig for assembling a battery pack and a secondary battery pack manufactured using the jig,

The present invention relates to a jig for assembling a battery pack and a secondary battery pack manufactured using the jig.

BACKGROUND ART [0002] In recent years, a rechargeable secondary battery has been widely used as an energy source for wireless mobile devices, and has been widely used as an energy source for electric vehicles EV, a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV), a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (Plug-In HEV), and the like.

In addition, technologies related to a power storage device that stores electricity and supplies it to a power system in a stable manner at a required time are being developed. Power storage devices are devices that store energy when power demand is low, and supply power in the event of an overload or an emergency, thereby providing an effect of improving power quality and energy use efficiency. In particular, residential power storage devices and industrial or commercial medium power storage devices are rapidly gaining market share in conjunction with Smart Grid technology.

In small mobile devices, one or two or more battery cells are used per device, while a middle- or large-sized battery pack such as an automobile is used for a large-sized battery pack in which a plurality of battery cells or battery modules are electrically connected due to the necessity of a large- .

Since the middle- or large-sized battery pack is preferably manufactured in a small size and weight, a prismatic battery, a pouch-type battery, and the like, which can be charged with a high degree of integration and have a small weight to capacity, are mainly used as battery cells of a middle- or large-sized battery pack. Particularly, a pouch-shaped battery using an aluminum laminate sheet or the like as an exterior member has recently attracted a great deal of attention due to its advantages such as a small weight and a low manufacturing cost.

However, since the external member itself is not excellent in mechanical rigidity, in order to manufacture a battery module having a stable structure, generally, battery cells (unit cells) are attached to a pack case such as a cartridge to manufacture a battery module . However, since a mounting space is limited in a device or a vehicle in which a middle- or large-sized battery module is mounted, when the size of the battery module is increased due to the use of a pack case such as a cartridge, a problem of low space utilization is caused. Further, the low mechanical rigidity of the battery cell is caused by the repeated expansion and contraction of the battery cell during charging and discharging, resulting in a case where the heat-welded portion is separated.

On the other hand, when a middle- or large-sized battery module is formed by using a plurality of battery cells or a middle- or large-sized battery module is formed by using a plurality of unit modules including battery cells of a predetermined unit, Members are required, and the process of assembling each member is very complex.

Furthermore, a space is required for the joining of a plurality of members for mechanical fastening and electrical connection, welding, soldering, etc., thereby increasing the overall size of the system and, if the fastening sites are not constant, It is necessary to perform manual operation such as welding, tightening or fixing bolts or nuts, and the worker's fatigue can be increased, resulting in a problem of deteriorating productivity.

Therefore, there is a high need for a technique capable of fundamentally solving such problems.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art and the technical problems required from the past.

An object of the present invention is to provide a jig for assembling a battery pack for performing mechanical fastening and electrical connection, and a jig for assembling a battery pack, which is engaged with at least one side of the battery pack, The mechanical fastening and electrical connection can be performed irrespective of the shape of the object to be fastened and the position of the fastening part in the battery pack manufacturing process by including the structure in which the jig driving part is rotated in the horizontal direction, Can provide an effect.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a jig for assembling a battery pack, the jig for assembling a battery pack,

A jig main body coupled to at least one side of the battery pack to fix the battery pack in place; And

A jig driving unit connected to the jig main body and configured to move or rotate the jig main body, the jig driving unit comprising: a first rotating unit rotating about an axis in the first direction (first axis); and a second rotating unit connected to the first rotating unit, And a second rotation part that rotates about a second axis perpendicular to the first rotation part;

As shown in FIG.

Generally, the battery pack may have a structure in which two or more battery cells are embedded in a pack case, and the pack case is fastened with a bolt or a nut, and the shape of the battery pack may be a rectangular parallelepiped shape.

That is, the pack case has a rectangular parallelepiped structure corresponding to the battery pack, and the fastening portions of the pack case may be formed as a side surface, a top end, a bottom end, or the like of a rectangular parallelepiped structure.

That is, the jig for assembling a battery pack according to the present invention includes a structure in which the jig driving unit is rotated according to the fastening part formed in the pack case in a state where the jig driving unit is engaged with at least one side of the battery pack, It is possible to perform mechanical fastening and electrical connection irrespective of the shape of the object to be fastened and the position of the fastening part in the battery pack manufacturing process, thereby providing an effect of efficiently manufacturing the battery pack.

In one specific example, the first axis is a longitudinal axis that is perpendicular to the paper plane, and the second axis is a transverse axis that is perpendicular to the first axis.

In this structure, the first shaft and / or the second shaft includes a structure that rotates in units of 90 degrees, and the rotation axis of the first rotation unit and / or the second rotation unit includes a ball joint A side surface, a top surface, a bottom surface, or the like of the battery pack that is fixed, and can be freely rotated according to its position at the fastening portion.

The present invention can also provide a battery pack assembling device and can provide an arm for assembling a battery pack to assemble the jig for assembling the battery pack and the battery pack fixed to the jig for assembling the battery pack Wherein the arm for assembling the battery pack comprises:

A first link portion and a second link portion;

A tool mounting portion to which a tool for assembling the battery pack is mounted;

A first joint part connecting the first link part and the second link part; And

A second joint part connecting the second link part and the tool mounting part;

As shown in FIG.

Further, the second joint part may have a structure in which the tool mounting part rotates about the second link part direction.

Meanwhile, the tool may be an electric screwdriver, a soldering iron, or a welding tool in the process of manufacturing the battery pack, but is not limited thereto.

The present invention can also provide a battery pack assembled by the battery pack assembling apparatus.

In one example of the battery pack, it may be a lithium ion battery or a lithium secondary battery, but is not limited thereto.

For reference, a lithium secondary battery is composed of a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, and a nonaqueous electrolyte solution containing a lithium salt.

The positive electrode is prepared, for example, by coating a mixture of a positive electrode active material, a conductive material and a binder on a positive electrode current collector, and then drying the mixture. Optionally, a filler may be further added to the mixture.

The cathode active material may be a layered compound such as lithium cobalt oxide (LiCoO ₂ ), lithium nickel oxide (LiNiO ₂ ), or a compound substituted with one or more transition metals; Lithium manganese oxides such as Li _{1 + x} Mn _{2 -x} O ₄ (where x is 0 to 0.33), LiMnO ₃ , LiMn ₂ O ₃ , LiMnO ₂ and the like; Lithium copper oxide (Li ₂ CuO ₂ ); Vanadium oxides such as LiV ₃ O ₈ , LiFe ₃ O ₄ , V ₂ O ₅ and Cu ₂ V ₂ O ₇ ; A Ni-site type lithium nickel oxide expressed by the formula LiNi _1-x M _x O ₂ (where M = Co, Mn, Al, Cu, Fe, Mg, B or Ga and x = 0.01 to 0.3); Formula _{LiMn 2-x M x O 2} ( where, M = Co, Ni, Fe , Cr, and Zn, or Ta, x = 0.01 ~ 0.1 Im) or Li ₂ Mn ₃ MO ₈ (where, M = Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, or Zn); LiMn ₂ O _{4 in} which a part of Li in the formula is substituted with an alkaline earth metal ion; Disulfide compounds; Fe ₂ (MoO ₄ ) ₃ , and the like. However, the present invention is not limited to these.

The conductive material is usually added in an amount of 1 to 30% by weight based on the total weight of the mixture including the cathode active material. Such a conductive material is not particularly limited as long as it has electrical conductivity without causing chemical changes in the battery, for example, graphite such as natural graphite or artificial graphite; Carbon black such as carbon black, acetylene black, ketjen black, channel black, furnace black, lamp black, and summer black; Conductive fibers such as carbon fiber and metal fiber; Metal powders such as carbon fluoride, aluminum, and nickel powder; Conductive whiskey such as zinc oxide and potassium titanate; Conductive metal oxides such as titanium oxide; Conductive materials such as polyphenylene derivatives and the like can be used.

The binder is a component which assists in bonding of the active material and the conductive material and bonding to the current collector, and is usually added in an amount of 1 to 30% by weight based on the total weight of the mixture containing the cathode active material. Examples of such binders include polyvinylidene fluoride, polyvinyl alcohol, carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), starch, hydroxypropylcellulose, regenerated cellulose, polyvinylpyrrolidone, tetrafluoroethylene, polyethylene , Polypropylene, ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer (EPDM), sulfonated EPDM, styrene butylene rubber, fluorine rubber, various copolymers and the like.

The filler is optionally used as a component for suppressing the expansion of the anode, and is not particularly limited as long as it is a fibrous material without causing a chemical change in the battery. Examples of the filler include olefin polymers such as polyethylene and polypropylene; Fibrous materials such as glass fibers and carbon fibers are used.

The negative electrode is manufactured by applying and drying a negative electrode active material on a negative electrode collector, and if necessary, the above-described components may be selectively included.

Examples of the negative electrode active material include carbon such as non-graphitized carbon and graphite carbon; _{Li x Fe 2 O 3 (0≤x≤1} ), Li x WO 2 (0≤x≤1), Sn x Me 1-x Me 'y O z (Me: Mn, Fe, Pb, Ge; Me' : Metal complex oxides such as Al, B, P, Si, Group 1, Group 2, Group 3 elements of the periodic table, Halogen, 0 < x < Lithium metal; Lithium alloy; Silicon-based alloys; Tin alloy; _{SnO, SnO 2, PbO, PbO} 2, Pb 2 O 3, Pb 3 O 4, Sb 2 O 3, Sb 2 O 4, Sb 2 O 5, GeO, GeO 2, Bi 2 O 3, Bi 2 O 4, and Bi ₂ O ₅ ; Conductive polymers such as polyacetylene; Li-Co-Ni-based materials and the like can be used.

The separation membrane is interposed between the anode and the cathode, and an insulating thin film having high ion permeability and mechanical strength is used. The pore diameter of the separator is generally 0.01 to 10 mu m, and the thickness is generally 5 to 300 mu m. Such separation membranes include, for example, olefinic polymers such as polypropylene, which are chemically resistant and hydrophobic; A sheet or nonwoven fabric made of glass fiber, polyethylene or the like is used. When a solid electrolyte such as a polymer is used as an electrolyte, the solid electrolyte may also serve as a separation membrane.

The non-aqueous electrolyte solution containing a lithium salt is composed of a polar organic electrolyte and a lithium salt. As the electrolytic solution, a non-aqueous liquid electrolytic solution, an organic solid electrolyte, an inorganic solid electrolyte and the like are used.

Examples of the nonaqueous liquid electrolytic solution include N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone, propylene carbonate, ethylene carbonate, butylene carbonate, dimethyl carbonate, diethyl carbonate, gamma -Butyrolactone, 1,2-dimethoxyethane, tetrahydroxyfuran, 2-methyltetrahydrofuran, dimethylsulfoxide, 1,3-dioxolane, formamide, dimethylformamide, dioxolane , Acetonitrile, nitromethane, methyl formate, methyl acetate, triester phosphate, trimethoxymethane, dioxolane derivatives, sulfolane, methylsulfolane, 1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone, propylene carbonate Nonionic organic solvents such as tetrahydrofuran derivatives, ethers, methyl pyrophosphate, ethyl propionate and the like can be used.

Examples of the organic solid electrolyte include a polymer electrolyte such as a polyethylene derivative, a polyethylene oxide derivative, a polypropylene oxide derivative, a phosphate ester polymer, an agitation lysine, a polyester sulfide, a polyvinyl alcohol, a polyvinylidene fluoride, Polymers containing ionic dissociation groups, and the like can be used.

Examples of the inorganic solid electrolyte include Li ₃ N, LiI, Li ₅ NI ₂ , Li ₃ N-LiI-LiOH, LiSiO ₄ , LiSiO ₄ -LiI-LiOH, Li ₂ SiS ₃ , Li ₄ SiO ₄ , Nitrides, halides and sulfates of Li such as Li ₄ SiO ₄ -LiI-LiOH and Li ₃ PO ₄ -Li ₂ S-SiS ₂ can be used.

The lithium salt is a material that is readily soluble in the non-aqueous electrolyte, for example, LiCl, LiBr, LiI, LiClO 4, LiBF 4, LiB 10 Cl 10, LiPF 6, LiCF 3 SO 3, LiCF 3 CO 2, LiAsF _{6, LiSbF 6, LiAlCl 4,} CH 3 SO 3 Li, CF 3 SO 3 Li, (CF 3 SO 2) 2 NLi, chloroborane lithium, lower aliphatic carboxylic acid lithium, lithium tetraphenyl borate and imide have.

For the purpose of improving the charge-discharge characteristics and the flame retardancy, the non-aqueous liquid electrolyte may contain, for example, pyridine, triethylphosphite, triethanolamine, cyclic ether, ethylenediamine, glyme, N, N-substituted imidazolidine, ethylene glycol dialkyl ether, ammonium salt, pyrrole, 2-methoxyethanol, aluminum trichloride and the like are added It is possible. In some cases, a halogen-containing solvent such as carbon tetrachloride or ethylene trifluoride may be further added to impart nonflammability, or a carbon dioxide gas may be further added to improve high-temperature storage characteristics.

As described above, the jig for manufacturing a battery pack according to the present invention is assembled with at least one side of the battery pack to fix the battery pack to the jig driving part in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction of the fastening part formed in the pack case, The mechanical fastening and the electrical connection can be performed irrespective of the shape of the object to be fastened and the position of the fastening part in the battery pack manufacturing process, and therefore, there is an effect that the battery pack can be efficiently manufactured.

1 is a perspective view of a jig for assembling a battery pack in one embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 2 is a partial enlarged view of a tool mount according to one embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited by the scope of the present invention.

1 is a perspective view of a jig for assembling a battery pack according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, a jig 100 for assembling a battery pack according to the present invention includes a jig main body 110 and a jig main body 110 which are engaged with a lower end of a battery pack (not shown) And is connected to the first rotation part 121 and the first rotation part 121 that rotate about an axis in the first direction (first axis X) And a jig driving part having a second rotation part 122 that rotates about a second axis Y which is perpendicular to the first axis X. [

The first axis X is a vertical axis perpendicular to the ground and the second axis Y is a horizontal axis perpendicular to the first axis. The first rotating part 121 and the second rotating part 122 are rotated in units of 90 degrees with respect to the two axes Y so that the vertical position of the fastening part formed in the pack case, And the jig driving unit is rotated according to the horizontal direction.

The jig 100 for assembling a battery pack according to the present invention includes an arm 130 for assembling a battery pack fixed to a jig 100 for assembling a battery pack, And a tool mounting portion 140 including a first link portion 131 and a second link portion 132 to which a tool for assembling the battery pack is mounted. And a second joint part 152 for connecting the second link part 132 and the tool mounting part 140. The first joint part 151 and the second joint part 152 connect the first link part 131 and the second link part 132, And rotates the mounting portion 140 to move the final position.

The jig main body 110 of FIG. 1 is configured to surround the lower end of the battery pack, and has a structure in which the first rotation part 121 and the second rotation part 122 are integrated with each other in the lower and lateral directions. However, And may be configured to be coupled to and fixed to one side of the battery pack in the lateral direction according to the shape and size of the battery pack.

Fig. 2 schematically shows a partially enlarged view of a tool mounting portion according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2 together with FIG. 1, the tool mounting portion 140 may be configured such that an electric screwdriver, a pharynx, a welding tool, or the like is mounted on the second joint portion 152, Is rotatable about the direction of the second link portion 132 so as to rotate freely regardless of the position of the fastening portion in the battery pack manufacturing process so as to perform mechanical fastening and electrical connection Therefore, there is an effect that the battery pack can be efficiently manufactured.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Claims (11)

A jig for assembling a battery pack used in a battery pack assembling process,
A jig main body coupled to at least one side of the battery pack to fix the battery pack in place; And
A jig driving unit connected to the jig main body and configured to move or rotate the jig main body, the jig driving unit comprising: a first rotating unit rotating about an axis in the first direction (first axis); and a second rotating unit connected to the first rotating unit, And a second rotation part that rotates about a second axis perpendicular to the first rotation part;
Wherein the jig includes: The jig for assembling a battery pack according to claim 1, wherein the battery pack has two or more battery cells built in a pack case, and the pack case is fastened with a bolt or a nut. The jig for assembling a battery pack according to claim 2, wherein the battery pack has a rectangular parallelepiped shape. The jig for assembling a battery pack according to claim 2, wherein the pack case has a rectangular parallelepiped structure corresponding to the battery pack. The jig for assembling a battery pack according to claim 1, wherein the first axis is a vertical axis perpendicular to the paper surface, and the second axis is a horizontal axis perpendicular to the first axis. The jig for assembling a battery pack according to claim 1, wherein the first shaft and / or the second shaft rotate in units of 90 degrees. The jig for assembling a battery pack according to claim 1, wherein the rotation axis of the first rotation part and / or the second rotation part includes a ball joint. A battery pack assembly comprising a jig for assembling a battery pack according to any one of claims 1 to 7 and an arm for assembling a battery pack fixed to the jig for assembly of the battery pack, The arm for assembling the pack,
A first link portion and a second link portion;
A tool mounting portion to which a tool for assembling the battery pack is mounted;
A first joint part connecting the first link part and the second link part; And
A second joint part connecting the second link part and the tool mounting part;
Wherein the battery pack assembly includes: The battery pack assembling device according to claim 8, wherein the tool is an electric screwdriver, a soldering iron, or a welding tool. The battery pack assembling device according to claim 8, wherein the second joint part is formed in a structure in which the tool mounting part rotates about the second link part direction. A battery pack assembled by the battery pack assembling apparatus according to claim 8.

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