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Battery cell degassing apparatus

US10873065B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 2, 2017
Grant dateDec 22, 2020
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Expiry dateJan 6, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01M10/052
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A battery cell degassing apparatus for degassing a battery cell having a gas pocket, which includes a chamber cover to which the battery cell is detachably mounted, a vacuum chamber coupled to the chamber cover and configured to accommodate the battery cell in a vacuum environment, the chamber cover being slidable in a horizontal direction with respect to the vacuum chamber, a piercing unit provided at the vacuum chamber to pierce a part of the gas pocket, and a pressing unit provided at the vacuum chamber to be spaced apart from the piercing unit and configured to flatten an upper surface and a lower surface of the battery cell and to discharge a gas inside the battery cell to the outside of the battery cell is provided.

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