Abstract: A method for manufacturing an electrode assembly according to the present invention comprises: a step (a) of transferring an electrode, in which a plurality of electrodes and a plurality of separators are alternately stacked, to a first position; a step (b) of forming an adhesive layer on both side portions of the separators, which are provided in the electrode assembly disposed at the first position, in a full width direction; a step of (c) of allowing the pair of pressing blocks provided at a second position to move in a direction corresponding to each other, wherein an interval between the pair of pressing blocks is less than a length of each of the separators in a full width direction and is greater than a length of each of the electrodes in a full width direction; a step (d) of allowing both the side portions of the separator to be bent upward while being in contact with the pressing blocks when the electrode assembly disposed at the first position descends to be inserted between the pair of pressing blo

Abstract: Discussed are an apparatus for manufacturing an electrode assembly, an electrode manufactured therethrough, and a secondary battery. The apparatus includes an upper and lower roll to press upper and lower portions of the stack, respectively; an upper support part to support the upper roll; a mover to allow the upper support part to move; a lower support to support both sides of the lower roll; a pressure detector provided on the lower support to measure a pressure applied to the lower roll, thereby detecting a pressure applied to the stack; and a controller to adjust the pressure applied to the stack by reflecting a pressure detection value detected in the pressure detector, the pressure detector comprising a first pressure detector to detect pressure applied to one side of the lower roll; and a second pressure detector to detect pressure applied to the other side of the lower roll.

Abstract: Discussed is an electrode assembly manufacturing method including an operation of stacking an electrode and separator to form an electrode stack and an operation of laminating the electrode stack while heating the electrode stack in order to manufacture an electrode assembly having increased force of coupling between the electrode and the separator while preventing damage to the electrode assembly.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a unit cell having a negative electrode, a separator, and a positive electrode are stacked and placed between guide rollers. One of the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The separator is coated with a binder, and the separator is dipped in a solvent to soften a cured binder before the separator is put between the guide rollers. An apparatus for manufacturing a unit cell includes a reservoir in which at least two or more transfer rollers that rotate while the separator passes therethrough are mounted, and a solvent is stored at a predetermined level; and a chamber into which the separator passing through a reservoir is put together with the positive electrode and the negative electrode. Guide rollers are disposed so that the negative electrode and the positive electrode move to both surfaces of the separator, respectively.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for managing a wound and a method of operating an apparatus for managing a wound. The method includes acquiring a measured image including a color chart, acquiring a location of a first marker included in the color chart based on the measured image, acquiring a location of a second marker included in the color chart based on the measured image, acquiring a location of a third marker included in the color chart based on the measured image, acquiring a location of a fourth marker included in the color chart based on the measured image, and acquiring center points of a plurality of color patches included in the color chart based on the location of the first marker, the location of the second marker, the location of the third marker, and the location of the fourth marker.

Abstract: Provided are a device for managing bedsores and an operating method of the same. The operating method includes acquiring image data of a plurality of existing bedsores, acquiring existing bedsore-related information corresponding to the image data of the plurality of existing bedsores, training a convolutional neural network (CNN) with relationships between the image data of the plurality of existing bedsores and the existing bedsore-related information to acquire a machine learning model, acquiring bedsore image data of a current patient, applying the machine learning model to the bedsore image data of the current patient to determine information on a bedsore or bedsore treatment information of the current patient, and outputting the information on the bedsore or the bedsore treatment information of the current patient.

Abstract: A method for evaluating an adhesive strength of a separator including manufacturing an electrode-separator composite including an electrode stacked on at least one surface of a separator, and the at least one surface of the separator and a surface of the electrode facing the at least one surface include adhesive surfaces and non-adhesive surfaces, and the adhesive surfaces and the non-adhesive surfaces are alternately disposed; moving the electrode-separator composite; cutting the electrode-separator composite in a direction parallel to the moving direction; attaching measuring rolls respectively to both surfaces of the cut electrode-separator composite; separating the electrode-separator composite by rotating each of the attached measuring rolls and spacing the measuring rolls apart from each other; and measuring a torque generated by the measuring rolls while separating the electrode-separator composite.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a unit cell having a negative electrode, a separator, and a positive electrode are stacked and placed between guide rollers. One of the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The separator is coated with a binder, and the separator is dipped in a solvent to soften a cured binder before the separator is put between the guide rollers. An apparatus for manufacturing a unit cell includes a reservoir in which at least two or more transfer rollers that rotate while the separator passes therethrough are mounted, and a solvent is stored at a predetermined level; and a chamber into which the separator passing through a reservoir is put together with the positive electrode and the negative electrode. Guide rollers are disposed so that the negative electrode and the positive electrode move to both surfaces of the separator, respectively.

Abstract: Discussed is an apparatus for manufacturing a unit cell of a battery, the apparatus including: a center electrode reel from which a center electrode is unwound; an upper separator reel from which an upper separator laminated on a top surface of the center electrode is unwound; a lower separator reel from which a lower separator laminated on a bottom surface of the center electrode is unwound; and a magnetic force generation part disposed above or below a first laminate to apply magnetic force to the first laminate, the first laminate including the lower separator, the center electrode, and the upper separator that are sequentially laminated.

Abstract: A separator that includes a porous polymer substrate, a first porous coating layer and a second porous coating layer. First inorganic particles contained in the first porous coating layer have a lower hardness as compared to the second inorganic particles contained in the second porous coating layer. Since the separator is provided with at least two porous coating layers including inorganic particles having a different hardnesses, it is possible to increase the dielectric breakdown voltage, and thus to provide a battery with improved safety. It is also possible to reduce deformation of the separator caused by heat or pressure.

Abstract: A separator for an electrochemical device including a heat resistant layer and an adhesive layer and a method for manufacturing the same. The separator uses a heat resistant polymer having a high melting point for a heat resistant layer and shows excellent peel strength between the separator substrate and the heat resistant layer and high adhesion between the separator and an electrode.

Abstract: A separator for an electrochemical device including a heat resistant layer and an adhesive layer and a method for manufacturing the same. The separator uses a heat resistant polymer having a high melting point for a heat resistant layer and shows excellent peel strength between the separator substrate and the heat resistant layer and high adhesion between the separator and an electrode.

Abstract: Discussed is an electrode assembly manufacturing method including an operation of stacking an electrode and separator to form an electrode stack and an operation of laminating the electrode stack while heating the electrode stack in order to manufacture an electrode assembly having increased force of coupling between the electrode and the separator while preventing damage to the electrode assembly.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an electrode assembly according to the present invention comprises: a step (a) of transferring an electrode, in which a plurality of electrodes and a plurality of separators are alternately stacked, to a first position; a step (b) of forming an adhesive layer on both side portions of the separators, which are provided in the electrode assembly disposed at the first position, in a full width direction; a step of (c) of allowing the pair of pressing blocks provided at a second position to move in a direction corresponding to each other, wherein an interval between the pair of pressing blocks is less than a length of each of the separators in a full width direction and is greater than a length of each of the electrodes in a full width direction; a step (d) of allowing both the side portions of the separator to be bent upward while being in contact with the pressing blocks when the electrode assembly disposed at the first position descends to be inserted between the pair of pressing blo

Abstract: Provided are a device for managing bedsores and an operating method of the same. The operating method includes acquiring image data of a plurality of existing bedsores, acquiring existing bedsore-related information corresponding to the image data of the plurality of existing bedsores, training a convolutional neural network (CNN) with relationships between the image data of the plurality of existing bedsores and the existing bedsore-related information to acquire a machine learning model, acquiring bedsore image data of a current patient, applying the machine learning model to the bedsore image data of the current patient to determine information on a bedsore or bedsore treatment information of the current patient, and outputting the information on the bedsore or the bedsore treatment information of the current patient.

Abstract: Discussed are an apparatus for manufacturing an electrode assembly, an electrode manufactured therethrough, and a secondary battery. The apparatus includes an upper and lower roll to press upper and lower portions of the stack, respectively; an upper support part to support the upper roll; a mover to allow the upper support part to move; a lower support to support both sides of the lower roll; a pressure detector provided on the lower support to measure a pressure applied to the lower roll, thereby detecting a pressure applied to the stack; and a controller to adjust the pressure applied to the stack by reflecting a pressure detection value detected in the pressure detector, the pressure detector comprising a first pressure detector to detect pressure applied to one side of the lower roll; and a second pressure detector to detect pressure applied to the other side of the lower roll.

Abstract: Discussed is an apparatus for manufacturing a unit cell of a battery, the apparatus including: a center electrode reel from which a center electrode is unwound; an upper separator reel from which an upper separator laminated on a top surface of the center electrode is unwound; a lower separator reel from which a lower separator laminated on a bottom surface of the center electrode is unwound; and a magnetic force generation part disposed above or below a first laminate to apply magnetic force to the first laminate, the first laminate including the lower separator, the center electrode, and the upper separator that are sequentially laminated.

Abstract: A mobile device and a touch-based operation method allow a user to easily and conveniently use a desired communication-related function through a touch-sensitive interface. The mobile device displays a scrollable communication-related list that includes but is not limited to a call log list, a message list, a phonebook list, and an email list. When a specific item is selected in response to a first touch event, the mobile device determines whether or not a second touch event occurs on the selected item in a non-scrollable direction. Then the mobile device executes a particular function predefined in the selected item in response to the second touch event occurring in the non-scrollable direction.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a separator for an electrochemical device and an electrode assembly comprising the same. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a separator with improved interfacial adhesion with electrode and an electrode assembly comprising the same. The adhesion layer according to the present disclosure includes a first layer contacting a surface of the separator and a second layer formed on a surface of the first layer and contacting with an electrode, the first layer includes a polymer resin with a fluorine-containing monomer, and the second layer includes a polymer resin having a lower dissolution rate in an electrolyte solution for an electrochemical device than the polymer resin included in the first layer.

Abstract: A separator that includes a porous polymer substrate, a first porous coating layer and a second porous coating layer. First inorganic particles contained in the first porous coating layer have a lower hardness as compared to the second inorganic particles contained in the second porous coating layer. Since the separator is provided with at least two porous coating layers including inorganic particles having a different hardnesses, it is possible to increase the dielectric breakdown voltage, and thus to provide a battery with improved safety. It is also possible to reduce deformation of the separator caused by heat or pressure.