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: 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: The present disclosure relates to a sludge collector including: a plurality of flights collecting sludge in a settling basin; a chain connected to the plurality of flights to move the flights; and an attachment-integrated roller unit detachably coupled to an attachment connected to the flights, and preventing the flights from being reversed when the flights are operated.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sludge collector including: a plurality of flights collecting sludge in a settling basin; a chain connected to the plurality of flights to move the flights; and an attachment-integrated roller unit detachably coupled to an attachment connected to the flights, and preventing the flights from being reversed when the flights are operated.

Abstract: The metal non-woven fabric electrode having a surface-polymerized dopamine-based monomer and the surface modification method for the same according to the present invention have the effects that coating an aqueous slurry as well as a dopamine-based polymer layer even on a surface of the metal fiber inside the electrode.

Abstract: Disclosed is a tin-based electroplating solution for forming solder bumps of a flip chip package. The tin-based electroplating solution includes tin methanesulfonate, silver methanesulfonate, methanesulfonic acid, a fluorinated surfactant, an aromatic polyoxyalkylene ether, and water. Also disclosed is a method for forming solder bumps by using the electroplating solution. The method includes (1) electroplating a silicon wafer having a protective layer through which an electrode pad is exposed and an under bump metallurgy (UBM) layer with a copper or copper/nickel plating solution to form copper or copper/nickel pillars on the under bump metallurgy layer and (2) electroplating the pillars with the tin-based electroplating solution to form solder bumps.

Abstract: A vehicle side mirror is provided and includes a mirror and a mirror housing in which the mirror is installed. Additionally, a blind spot detection (BSD)-integrated mirror holder supports the mirror and includes a mounting groove formed in a front surface thereof that faces the mirror. A BSD module is configured to provide a warning regarding a danger in a blind spot on a rear lateral side of a vehicle and is disposed in the mounting groove.

Abstract: A method is described of preparing a tin-silver (Sn—Ag) alloy plating solution containing methanesulfonic acid tin, methanesulfonic acid silver, methanesulfonic acid, and an additive, wherein the method includes: (a) eliminating impurities such as released chloride compounds and released sulfur compounds, which are present in the methanesulfonic acid, (b) preparing the methanesulfonic acid tin and the methanesulfonic acid silver by dissolving, through an electrolytic process, tin and silver in the methanesulfonic acid from which the impurities are eliminated; (c) producing a mixture solution by adding the methanesulfonic acid, the methanesulfonic acid tin, the methanesulfonic acid silver, and the additive; and (d) filtering the mixture solution. And by the method thereof, current efficiency may be increased and a desirable plating film may be maintained by eliminating the impurities from the methanesulfonic acid used as a base material and preparing the Sn—Ag alloy plating solution.

Abstract: A carbon negative electrode material for a lithium secondary battery includes: a core carbon material; and a coated layer covering the core carbon material and comprising a carbon coating material and carbon fiber.

Abstract: A vehicle side mirror is provided and includes a mirror and a mirror housing in which the mirror is installed. Additionally, a blind spot detection (BSD)-integrated mirror holder supports the mirror and includes a mounting groove formed in a front surface thereof that faces the mirror. A BSD module is configured to provide a warning regarding a danger in a blind spot on a rear lateral side of a vehicle and is disposed in the mounting groove.

Abstract: Disclosed is a tin-based electroplating solution for forming solder bumps of a flip chip package. The tin-based electroplating solution includes tin methanesulfonate, silver methanesulfonate, methanesulfonic acid, a fluorinated surfactant, an aromatic polyoxyalkylene ether, and water. Also disclosed is a method for forming solder bumps by using the electroplating solution. The method includes (1) electroplating a silicon wafer having a protective layer through which an electrode pad is exposed and an under bump metallurgy (UBM) layer with a copper or copper/nickel plating solution to form copper or copper/nickel pillars on the under bump metallurgy layer and (2) electroplating the pillars with the tin-based electroplating solution to form solder bumps.

Abstract: A method is described of preparing a tin-silver (Sn—Ag) alloy plating solution containing methanesulfonic acid tin, methanesulfonic acid silver, methanesulfonic acid, and an additive, wherein the method includes: (a) eliminating impurities such as released chloride compounds and released sulfur compounds, which are present in the methanesulfonic acid, (b) preparing the methanesulfonic acid tin and the methanesulfonic acid silver by dissolving, through an electrolytic process, tin and silver in the methanesulfonic acid from which the impurities are eliminated; (c) producing a mixture solution by adding the methanesulfonic acid, the methanesulfonic acid tin, the methanesulfonic acid silver, and the additive; and (d) filtering the mixture solution. And by the method thereof, current efficiency may be increased and a desirable plating film may be maintained by eliminating the impurities from the methanesulfonic acid used as a base material and preparing the Sn—Ag alloy plating solution.

Abstract: A carbon negative electrode material for a lithium secondary battery includes: a core carbon material; and a coated layer covering the core carbon material and comprising a carbon coating material and carbon fiber.

Abstract: A negative active material for a secondary battery includes a core carbon material, and a carbide layer formed on at least a portion of an edge of the core carbon material, and has a specific surface area ratio of 1.6 or less and a sphericity ratio of 0.6 or more when the negative active material is compressed with a pressure of 1.3 ton per 1 cm2 for 2 seconds. A secondary battery manufactured using the negative active material can prevent deterioration of characteristics caused by destruction of the carbide layer and deformation of core carbon material that may occur during a compression process performed to manufacture an electrode for the secondary battery. As a result, the secondary battery can be improved in aspect of a discharging capacity, a cycle efficiency and a discharging capacity retention rate at a long cycle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a negative electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery, a preparation method thereof, and a lithium secondary battery containing the negative electrode active material. The negative electrode active material for the lithium secondary battery according to the present invention is formed by mixing: a carbon material coated with vapor growth carbon fiber (VGCF) and amorphous graphite; and one or more kinds of other carbon material selected from natural graphite, artificial graphite, amorphous-coated graphite, resin-coated graphite and amorphous carbon. According to the present invention, when the negative electrode active material is prepared, the carbon fiber is uniformly dispersed throughout the carbon material, and the carbon material is coated with the amorphous graphite and then mixed with other carbon materials, and thus, a high electrode density can be achieved.

Abstract: Disclosed are an anode material for a secondary battery, a method for producing the same and a secondary battery using the same. The present invention provides the anode material for a secondary battery produced by coating a high-crystallinity core carbonaceous material with a coating carbonaceous material and calcinating the high-crystallinity core carbonaceous material, wherein the anode material has a specific volume of 0.002 cc/g or less. The anode material for a secondary battery of the present invention may be produced by coating a high-crystallinity core carbonaceous material with a coating carbonaceous material and undergoing a predetermined calcination process, and the anode material can have an increased volume ratio of the micropores. Accordingly, the secondary battery of the present invention may be useful to improve charging/discharging capacity and efficiency since sorption of lithium ion in the anode material is improved.

Abstract: Disclosed are an anode material for a secondary battery, a secondary battery using the same, a manufacturing method of the anode material for a secondary battery and a secondary battery using the same. The present invention provides an anode material for a secondary battery including an anode active material; and a coating material with which a surface of the anode active material is coated using a mixture of a conductive material and a pitch which is a low-crystallinity carbonaceous material, wherein the conductive material in the coating material is included in a content of 0.2% by weight or more of the anode active material and the low-crystallinity carbonaceous material. According to the present invention, the secondary battery having an excellent electrical property may be provided by preventing a charging/discharging efficiency and a charging/discharging capacity of the battery from being deteriorated, and simultaneously improving conductivity of the electrode.

Abstract: Disclosed are an anode material for a secondary battery, a method for producing the same and a secondary battery using the same. The present invention provides the anode material for a secondary battery produced by coating a high-crystallinity core carbonaceous material with a coating carbonaceous material and calcinating the high-crystallinity core carbonaceous material, wherein the anode material has a specific volume of 0.002 cc/g or less. The anode material for a secondary battery of the present invention may be produced by coating a high-crystallinity core carbonaceous material with a coating carbonaceous material and undergoing a predetermined calcination process, and the anode material can have an increased volume ratio of the micropores. Accordingly, the secondary battery of the present invention may be useful to improve charging/discharging capacity and efficiency since sorption of lithium ion in the anode material is improved.

Abstract: Disclosed are an anode material for a secondary battery and a secondary battery using the same. The present invention provides the anode material for a secondary battery, produced by coating a high-crystallinity core carbonaceous material with a coating carbonaceous material and calcining the high-crystallinity core carbonaceous material, wherein the anode material for a secondary battery has a delamination area of 0.1×10?5 to 1.0×10?4 or a volume fraction of water uptake of 0.01 or less. The secondary battery according to the present invention may be useful to improve a charging/discharging capacity and a charging/discharging efficiency of the battery and ensure a stability of the battery since the battery has an improved protection against a degradation reaction of an electrolyte if the battery is produced using the anode material for a secondary battery.

Abstract: A vehicle side mirror is provided and includes a mirror and a mirror housing in which the mirror is installed. Additionally, a blind spot detection (BSD)-integrated mirror holder supports the mirror and includes a mounting groove formed in a front surface thereof that faces the mirror. A BSD module is configured to provide a warning regarding a danger in a blind spot on a rear lateral side of a vehicle and is disposed in the mounting groove.