Lamination process and apparatus for alkali metals or alloys thereof
US7513136B2 · kind B2 · utility
24Cited by
15References
9Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 22, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 6, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P70/50
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for and method of manufacturing lithium or lithium alloy anodes for electrochemical cells by a lamination process wherein a lithium or lithium alloy sheet is reduced into a thin lithium or lithium alloy film. The method and apparatus provide adjustments of the profile defined by the meeting surfaces of a pair of working rollers to compensate for thermal dilation of the working rollers or to compensate for irregular thickness of the lithium or lithium alloy sheet to control the shape and profile of the lithium or lithium alloy film being laminated.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.