Abstract: Disclosed herein is a battery module. The battery module case can include a stepped structure to increase the bonding forces between components of the case to improve yield of a battery module. The battery module can include a main body with a bottom plate connected to first and second side surfaces at opposite lateral portions. The case can include a first end plate and a second end plate to connect to the main body and cover the front and rear surfaces. A cover plate can enclose the upper surface of the main body. The stepped structure can be along an edge of the bottom plate to connect with the first and second end plate.

Abstract: A pouch-type battery case according to an embodiment of the present invention can include a cup part configured to accommodate an electrode assembly of stacked electrodes and separators. The cup part comprises a plurality of outer walls forming a periphery of the cup part, and a plurality of die edges connecting the plurality of outer walls to a side or degassing part. At least one of the die edges can be rounded to define a curvature radius of 1 mm or less. The cup part can have a depth of 6.5 mm or less.

Abstract: A device for folding a pouch having first and second cup parts, first and second circumferential parts formed flat along circumferences thereof, respectively, includes: lower and upper nests on which the first and second cup parts are seated; first and second guides fixed to the lower and upper nests and having first and second protrusions protruding upwardly therefrom, the first and second protrusions in close contact with each other forming a support protrusion; and a pressing part allowing a connection part of the first and second circumferential parts to be in close contact with the support protrusion when the first and the second cup parts are seated on the lower and the upper nests, respectively, wherein when the pressing part causes the connection part and the support protrusion to be in contact, the upper nest rotates so that the second cup part is folded onto the first cup part.

Abstract: A pouch-type battery case includes a cup portion, which accommodates therein an electrode assembly formed by stacking an electrode and a separator, and a plurality of die edges connecting an outer wall of the cup portion to a side extending from the outer wall. The die edges include a first region, which is rounded at a first radius (r1) of curvature and at which an electrode tab extending from the electrode is positioned, and a second region which is other than the first region and rounded at one or more second radii (r2, r3, r4) of curvature less than or equal to the first radius (r1) of curvature. The second region is divided into an inner region and an outer region with respect to the first region, and the radius (r2) of curvature in the inner region differs from the radii (r3, r4) of curvature in the outer region.

Abstract: A pouch-type secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object includes: an electrode assembly in which electrodes and separators are stacked; a pouch-type battery case comprising a first case and a second case, wherein at least one the first case and the second case comprises a cup part configured to accommodate the electrode assembly; a folding part coupling the first case to the second case; and a protrusion protruding from a portion of each of opposing ends of the folding part, wherein the protrusion has a length of 1.5 mm or less.

Abstract: An apparatus for sealing a battery case includes: a sealing tool configured to seal a side of a pouch-type secondary battery, wherein the sealing tool includes: a body; and a sealing part formed at one side of the body and configured to directly press the side so as to seal the side, wherein the sealing part includes: a weak sealing part configured to seal an inner portion of the side and formed to be recessed inward; and a pattern part configured to seal an outer portion of the side and formed by regularly repeating a rib formed to protrude outward and a groove formed to be recessed inward.

Abstract: A pouch-type battery case according to an embodiment of the present invention can—include a cup part configured to accommodate an electrode assembly of stacked electrodes and separators. The cup part comprises a plurality of outer walls forming a periphery of the cup part, and a plurality of die edges connecting the plurality of outer walls to a side or degassing part. At least one of the die edges can be rounded to define a curvature radius of 1 mm or less. The cup part can have a depth of 6.5 mm or less.

Abstract: A pouch-type battery case according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above objects includes: a first case and a second case, in which cup parts each of which is configured to accommodate an electrode assembly, in which electrodes and separators are stacked, therein is formed, respectively; and a bridge formed between the two cup parts, wherein the bridge has a thickness of 2 mm or less.

Abstract: A sealing unit includes a sealing part configured to seal an electrode stack formed by alternately stacking electrodes and separators and a body part extending from the sealing part, wherein a sealing groove that is recessed inward is formed in the sealing part, and the sealing part includes a bottom surface forming the bottom of the sealing groove, a first inclined surface that is an inclined surface extending to be inclined upward from the bottom surface, and a second inclined surface that is an inclined surface extending to be inclined downward from the bottom surface.

Abstract: A device for folding a pouch having first and second cup parts, first and second circumferential parts formed flat along circumferences thereof, respectively, includes: lower and upper nests on which the first and second cup parts are seated; first and second guides fixed to the lower and upper nests and having first and second protrusions protruding upwardly therefrom, the first and second protrusions in close contact with each other forming a support protrusion; and a pressing part allowing a connection part of the first and second circumferential parts to be in close contact with the support protrusion when the first and the second cup parts are seated on the lower and the upper nests, respectively, wherein when the pressing part causes the connection part and the support protrusion to be in contact, the upper nest rotates so that the second cup part is folded onto the first cup part.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a pouch of a secondary battery includes: a lower die, a punch, and a stripper. The punch is inserted into the accommodation groove of the lower die to mold the cup part of the pouch. The stripper presses a peripheral part of the pouch. The bridge part is configured to connect the left accommodation groove and the right accommodation groove to each other. The bridge part includes a pillar portion and a top portion formed as a curve on an upper end of the pillar portion. The height of the top portion is less than ½ of a width of the pillar portion. A pouch of a secondary battery manufactured by the apparatus is also provided.

Abstract: A pouch-type battery case according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a cup part configured to accommodate an electrode assembly, in which electrodes and separators are stacked, therein, wherein the cup part includes a plurality of punch edges configured to connect a plurality of outer walls configured to surround a periphery thereof to a bottom part, respectively, and each of the punch edge being rounded with a curvature radius of 1 mm or less.

Abstract: A pouch-type secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object includes: an electrode assembly in which electrodes and separators are stacked; a pouch-type battery case comprising a cup part configured to accommodate the electrode assembly therein, wherein the pouch-type battery case comprises a side extending from the cup part, and the side includes: a sealing part disposed along an outer portion of the side; and a non-sealing part disposed between the cup part and the sealing part, wherein the side is configured to contact the cup part without adhering to the cup part and is folded at the non-sealing part.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a pouch of a secondary battery includes: a lower die having an accommodation groove for molding a cup part of the pouch formed in a base surface, on which the pouch is disposed; a punch inserted into the accommodation groove to mold the cup part; and a stripper provided to press a peripheral portion of the pouch, wherein the stripper and the lower die press and grip upper and lower portions of a peripheral portion of the pouch, respectively, in the state in which the peripheral portion of the pouch is gripped by the stripper and the lower die, the punch is inserted into the accommodation groove to mold the cup part of the pouch, and an anti-pushing groove is formed in any one of the lower die or the stripper, which presses the peripheral portion of the pouch.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a pouch of a secondary battery according to the present invention includes a lower die having an accommodation groove for molding a cup part of the pouch on a base surface, on which the pouch is disposed, a punch inserted into the accommodation groove of the lower die to mode the cup part of the pouch, a stripper disposed above the lower die to face the lower die and provided to press a peripheral portion of the pouch, which is disposed around a portion to be molded into the cup part of the pouch by the punch, from an upper side, and a back plate coupled to the stripper and configured to support the stripper, wherein a protruding block protruding toward the stripper is provided on a surface (S) of surfaces of the back plate, which faces the stripper.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a pouch of a secondary battery includes: a lower die, in which an accommodation groove for molding a cup part of the pouch is formed in a base surface, on which the pouch is disposed; a punch inserted into the accommodation groove to mold the cup part of the pouch; and a stripper to press a peripheral portion of the pouch, disposed in the periphery of a portion to be molded into the cup part of the pouch by the punch. The stripper and the lower die press and grip upper and lower portions of a peripheral portion of the pouch, respectively. The punch is inserted into the accommodation groove to mold the cup part, and a friction area, having surface roughness greater than that of the peripheral portion, is formed on a pressing surface of the lower die or the stripper.

Abstract: A pouch-type secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object includes: an electrode assembly in which electrodes and separators are stacked; and a pouch-type battery case comprising a cup part configured to accommodate the electrode assembly therein, wherein a difference in width of the cap part and the electrode assembly is 2.5 mm or less.