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Welding apparatus, welding method, and electrode assembly

Grant US12583062B2 Kind: B2 Mar 24, 2026

Assignee

LG Energy Solution, Ltd.

Inventors

Gi Hwan Kwon

Abstract

A welding apparatus configured to weld a plurality of electrode tabs of an electrode assembly, the welding apparatus including a pair of guides configured to gather the plurality of electrode tabs and a welding part configured to weld the plurality of electrode tabs gathered by the pair of guides. Each of the guides including an elevation part elevated with respect to the electrode tabs and a rotation part configured to rotate with respect to the elevation part when each of the electrode tabs is pressed so as to pull the electrode tabs toward the electrode assembly.

CPC Classifications

B23K 20/10-106 B23K 2101/36 B23K 20/00-04 B23K 37/04-047 B23K 26/20-324 H01M 10/04 H01M 10/0404 H01M 10/0413 H01M 50/536 H01M 50/54 Y02E 60/10

Filing Date

2022-11-15

Application No.

18698293

Claims

12