Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode tab welding apparatus for welding electrode tabs of a pouch-shaped battery to each other in a state of gathering the electrode tabs using tab guides in a preliminary welding step of welding the electrode tabs to each other before welding the electrode tabs and an electrode lead of the pouch-shaped battery to each other and an electrode tab welding method using the same.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for assembling an inside mirror for a vehicle, the system including a plurality of robots each having at least one of a vision measurement unit, a fastening unit, and a gripper configured to grip an inside mirror for a vehicle, and a control unit configured to control the plurality of robots to measure a first mounting surface of a windshield glass and a second mounting surface of the inside mirror, move the inside mirror so that the first and second mounting surfaces are attached to each other while overlapping each other, and fasten the inside mirror and the windshield glass in a state in which the first and second mounting surfaces are attached to each other.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a multilayer metal plate by electroplating includes a first forming operation of forming one of a first metal layer and a second metal layer on a substrate by electroplating, wherein the second metal layer is less recrystallized than the first metal layer, the second metal layer is comprised of nanometer-size grains, and the second metal layer has a higher level of tensile strength than the first metal layer; and a second forming operation of forming, by electroplating, a third metal layer not formed in the first forming operation on a surface of one of the first metal layer and the second metal layer formed in the first forming operation.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for assembling an inside mirror for a vehicle, the system including a plurality of robots each having at least one of a vision measurement unit, a fastening unit, and a gripper configured to grip an inside mirror for a vehicle, and a control unit configured to control the plurality of robots to measure a first mounting surface of a windshield glass and a second mounting surface of the inside mirror, move the inside mirror so that the first and second mounting surfaces are attached to each other while overlapping each other, and fasten the inside mirror and the windshield glass in a state in which the first and second mounting surfaces are attached to each other.

Abstract: A steering control apparatus and method of an electric power steering (EPS) system for a vehicle includes a learning module configured to learn a learning end angle based on an end angle of an end of a rack bar based on a steering angle, an angular speed limit module configured to detect a target limit angular speed based on the learning end angle and the steering angle, detect an actual motor angular speed based on a steering angular speed, generate a limit current based on an error between the target limit angular speed and the actual motor angular speed, and limit the steering angular speed within the target limit angular speed, and a motor current generation module configured to generate a motor current for motor control based on the limit current and a command current received from a steering control module.

Abstract: Disclosed are a battery protection structure, which is suitable for preventing deformation caused by physical stress at a coupling portion of a base plate and an end plate, which are stacked sequentially, and a battery module comprising the battery protection structure. The battery protection structure includes: a base plate located below a battery assembly and having a male screw member around the battery assembly; an end plate located at a side of the battery assembly on the base plate; and a reinforcing member provided below the end plate and located between a barrier of the end plate and a flange protruding from the barrier, wherein the male screw member passes through the reinforcing member and the flange, and a female screw is coupled to a male screw of the male screw member on the reinforcing member.

Abstract: The present invention provides a battery compression inhibitor and a battery module comprising the same, the battery compression inhibitor being suitable for preventing at least one battery assembly from being compressed by repeated application of an external force between end plates. The battery compression inhibitor according to the present invention comprises, in order to protect a battery assembly inside a battery module: a barrier positioned on the periphery of the battery assembly and exposed from the battery assembly; and a base plate exposed from the battery assembly and from the barrier below the battery assembly and below the barrier.

Abstract: Provided are an electrode unit and a method for manufacturing the electrode unit. According to the present invention, after the electrode unit is manufactured by using heat, bending of the electrode unit occurring by cooling the electrode unit may be eliminated or minimized. To achieve the aforementioned object, in the method for manufacturing the electrode unit according to an embodiment of the present invention, stress applied to the inside of each of the positive electrode collector and the negative electrode collector is calculated to reflect the calculated results, thereby selecting the positive electrode collector and the negative electrode collector.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode assembly and a method for manufacturing the same, and more particularly, to an electrode assembly which is capable of improving an alignment of a secondary battery, realizing a high-capacity battery, and simplifying manufacturing processes of the secondary battery, and a method for manufacturing the same. The electrode assembly includes an electrode stack in which a plurality of first electrodes spaced apart from each other are disposed between two separators and second electrodes attached to both outer surfaces of the electrode stack at alternate positions of a plurality of positions on which the first electrodes are disposed, wherein, in the electrode stack, an area between the first electrode and the adjacent first electrode is folded.

Abstract: Provided is a battery pack including a pack case configured to form an exterior; a cell assembly accommodated in the pack case, and including a plurality of battery cells respectively including electrode leads; a pack cover configured to cover the pack case so as to package the cell assembly; and a lead connecting substrate provided between the cell assembly and the pack cover, configured to connect the electrode leads of the plurality of battery cells to one another, and including insert-molded terminals penetrating through the pack cover to be connected to an external power supply.

Abstract: Disclosed is a battery connecting unit which is placed on a lower housing and protruding from an upper housing and thus is suitable for preventing water penetration from the outside of the upper housing, and a battery pack including the same. The battery connecting unit is electrically connected to a battery laminate between a lower housing and an upper housing of a battery pack and includes a plastic member configured to come into contact with the upper housing and a metal terminal inserted into the upper housing, wherein the plastic member partially surrounds the metal terminal, and wherein the metal terminal is made of a circular pillar. In addition, the battery pack includes the battery connecting unit.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a washing machine having a driving motor for generating a rotational force, a clutch for selectively transmitting the rotational force to the spin basket and the pulsator, a sensor and a position indicating member for detecting the rotational speed of the spin basket.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode assembly and a method for manufacturing the same, and more particularly, to an electrode assembly which is capable of improving an alignment of a secondary battery, realizing a high-capacity battery, and simplifying manufacturing processes of the secondary battery, and a method for manufacturing the same. The electrode assembly includes an electrode stack in which a plurality of first electrodes spaced apart from each other are disposed between two separators and second electrodes attached to both outer surfaces of the electrode stack at alternate positions of a plurality of positions on which the first electrodes are disposed, wherein, in the electrode stack, an area between the first electrode and the adjacent first electrode is folded.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a secondary battery. The method comprises: a first process (S10) of manufacturing an incomplete electrode assembly; a second process (S20) of preparing a pattern member on which a patterned pressing protrusion is formed; a third process (S30) of stacking the pattern member on an outer surface of the incomplete electrode assembly; a fourth process (S40) of partially pressing the incomplete electrode assembly to pattern-bond an interface between the electrode and the separator and thereby to manufacture a complete electrode assembly; a fifth process (S50) of accommodating the complete electrode assembly into a case; a sixth process (S60) of injecting an electrolyte to impregnate the electrolyte into the electrode assembly; a seventh process (S70) of sealing an unsealed surface to manufacture a secondary battery; and an eighth process (S80) of heating and pressing an entire surface of the secondary battery.

Abstract: Provided are an electrode unit and a method for manufacturing the electrode unit. According to the present invention, after the electrode unit is manufactured by using heat, bending of the electrode unit occurring by cooling the electrode unit may be eliminated or minimized. To achieve the aforementioned object, in the method for manufacturing the electrode unit according to an embodiment of the present invention, stress applied to the inside of each of the positive electrode collector and the negative electrode collector is calculated to reflect the calculated results, thereby selecting the positive electrode collector and the negative electrode collector.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a secondary battery. The method comprises: a first process (S10) of manufacturing an incomplete electrode assembly; a second process (S20) of partially pressing the incomplete electrode assembly to manufacture a complete electrode assembly in which a bonding portion and a nonbonding portion coexist; a third process (S30) of accommodating the complete electrode assembly into a case; a fourth process (S40) of injecting an electrolyte through an opening of the case to impregnate the electrolyte into the electrode assembly; a fifth process (S50) of sealing an unsealed surface in which the opening of the case is formed to manufacture a secondary battery; and a sixth process (S60) of heating and pressing an entire surface of the secondary battery to bond the nonbonding portion of the interface between the electrode and the separator.

Abstract: A secondary battery cartridge includes: a battery storing box including a battery accommodation space in which a secondary battery is stored, and a flow channel partitioned from the battery accommodation space and having a hollow structure, and including, at opposite side parts thereof, respectively, a slot communicating with the battery accommodation space, and a venting hole communicating with the flow channel; a sensing unit including an electrically conductive material, mounted on at least one side part of the battery storing box, and electrically connected to an electrode lead of the secondary battery, the electrode lead extending to an inside and an outside of the battery storing box through the slot; and a cover unit provided in a box form having one open side, and mounted on the opposite side parts of the battery storing box in order to shield the slot, the venting hole, and the sensing unit of the battery storing box, wherein a gas outlet is provided to the cover unit mounted on at least one of the o

Abstract: The present invention relates to swelling tape for filling a gap and its use. The swelling tape is, for example, applied between gaps in which a fluid is present, thereby being deformed into a three-dimensional shape to fill the gap and fix an object separated by gaps as needed.

Abstract: A swelling tape for filling a gap, a method of manufacturing the swelling tape for filling a gap, a method of filling a gap, an electrode assembly and a secondary battery are provided. For example, the swelling tape can be applied inside a gap in which a fluid exists so as to fill the gap by becoming a 3D form, and can be useful at anchoring a subject in which the gap is formed, as necessary.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a secondary battery. The method comprises: a first process (S10) of manufacturing an incomplete electrode assembly; a second process (S20) of partially pressing the incomplete electrode assembly to manufacture a complete electrode assembly in which a bonding portion and a nonbonding portion coexist; a third process (S30) of accommodating the complete electrode assembly into a case; a fourth process (S40) of injecting an electrolyte through an opening of the case to impregnate the electrolyte into the electrode assembly; a fifth process (S50) of sealing an unsealed surface in which the opening of the case is formed to manufacture a secondary battery; and a sixth process (S60) of heating and pressing an entire surface of the secondary battery to bond the nonbonding portion of the interface between the electrode and the separator.