Horizontal high speed stacking for batteries with prismatic cans
Abstract
A system and method for stacking battery cells or related assembled components. Generally planar, rectangular (prismatic-shaped) battery cells are moved from an as-received generally vertical stacking orientation to a generally horizontal stacking orientation without the need for robotic pick-and-place equipment. The system includes numerous conveyor belts that work in cooperation with one another to deliver, rotate and stack the cells or their affiliated assemblies. The belts are outfitted with components to facilitate the cell transport and rotation. The coordinated movement between the belts and the components promote the orderly transport and rotation of the cells from a substantially vertical stacking orientation into a substantially horizontal stacking orientation. The approach of the present invention helps keep the stacked assemblies stable so that subsequent assembly steps--such as compressing the cells or attaching electrical leads or thermal management components--may proceed with a reduced chance of error.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1257192
- Patent Number(s):
- 9368827
- Application Number:
- 13/972,224
- Assignee:
- GM Global Technology Operations LLC (Detroit, MI)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B65 - CONVEYING B65G - TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- DOE Contract Number:
- EE0002217
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2013 Aug 21
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 25 ENERGY STORAGE; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
Citation Formats
Bartos, Andrew L., Lin, Yhu-Tin, and Turner, III, Raymond D. Horizontal high speed stacking for batteries with prismatic cans. United States: N. p., 2016.
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Bartos, Andrew L., Lin, Yhu-Tin, & Turner, III, Raymond D. Horizontal high speed stacking for batteries with prismatic cans. United States.
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"Horizontal high speed stacking for batteries with prismatic cans". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1257192.
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abstractNote = {A system and method for stacking battery cells or related assembled components. Generally planar, rectangular (prismatic-shaped) battery cells are moved from an as-received generally vertical stacking orientation to a generally horizontal stacking orientation without the need for robotic pick-and-place equipment. The system includes numerous conveyor belts that work in cooperation with one another to deliver, rotate and stack the cells or their affiliated assemblies. The belts are outfitted with components to facilitate the cell transport and rotation. The coordinated movement between the belts and the components promote the orderly transport and rotation of the cells from a substantially vertical stacking orientation into a substantially horizontal stacking orientation. The approach of the present invention helps keep the stacked assemblies stable so that subsequent assembly steps--such as compressing the cells or attaching electrical leads or thermal management components--may proceed with a reduced chance of error.},
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