Patents by Inventor Ju-Hwan Baek

Ju-Hwan Baek has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240113362
    Abstract: A pre-folding apparatus for a pouch-type battery includes: a main frame, a rib, a pusher support portion, and a pusher. The main frame includes a pair of columns and a horizontal bar configured to connect upper portions of the columns. The rib installed to be fixed across the pair of columns under the horizontal bar has a forming protrusion whose upper end is flat. The pusher support portion disposed above the rib includes a linear driving portion configured to move the pusher support portion in a vertical direction along the columns. Finally, the pusher installed at the pusher support portion is aligned with the forming protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ju Hwan Baek, Jung Su Oh, Jin Soo Lee, Seung Jin Hwang
  • Patent number: 11929457
    Abstract: Discussed is a bolting device that effectively protects an internal configuration of a battery pack and increases manufacturing efficiency during a bolting operation. The bolting device for manufacturing a battery pack includes an electric screwdriver provided with a rotation motor; a driver bit connected to the rotation motor to enable a rotation movement and configured to rotate a bolt; a bit guide member provided with a hollow tube such that the driver bit is inserted into an inside of the hollow tube to be movable; and a guide jig provided with a main body configured to be mounted on an upper portion of a pack housing, the main body having a plate shape and having at least one through hole, and a fixing member inserted into the through hole and mounted therein, and having an insertion hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Hyeong-Min Park, Seok-Won Jeung, Geon-Tae Park, Jung-Ho Oh, Ju-Hwan Baek
  • Patent number: 11843089
    Abstract: Discussed is a manufacturing apparatus including a robot arm, which may increase production efficiency and greatly reduce the size of manufacturing equipment. The manufacturing apparatus includes a robot arm to manufacture a battery module that includes a plurality of cylindrical battery cells and a module housing having an upper case and a lower case configured to accommodate the plurality of cylindrical battery cells. The robot arm includes a first gripper configured to hold or release the plurality of cylindrical battery cells; a second gripper configured to hold or release the upper case; and a third gripper configured to hold or release the lower case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Seok-Won Jeung, Geon-Tae Park, Ju-Hwan Baek
  • Patent number: 11804616
    Abstract: Discussed is a battery pack manufacturing apparatus and method, and more particularly, a battery pack manufacturing apparatus allowing automatic production and having a minimized manufacturing defect rate. The battery pack manufacturing apparatus manufactures a battery pack having a pack housing and a battery module, and includes a lifting mechanism having a frame configured to mount the pack housing and a moving unit configured to move the frame so that the battery module is inserted into an inner space of the pack housing; and a module support configured to support the battery module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Seok-Won Jeung, Hyeong-Min Park, Geon-Tae Park, Jung-Ho Oh, Ju-Hwan Baek
  • Patent number: 11777181
    Abstract: Discussed are a metal plate for resistance welding and a resistance welding method using the same, wherein the metal plate is for being resistance-welded to an electrode terminal of a cylindrical battery, and the metal plate includes a body; and a pair of protrusion units located spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance, the pair of protrusion unit being provided at one side surface of the body, and a slit is formed between the pair of protrusion units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Song Yi Song, Heung Kun Park, Ju Hwan Baek
  • Publication number: 20230155215
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pouch-shaped secondary battery sealing apparatus and a pouch-shaped secondary battery manufacturing method capable of radiating an infrared laser to a sealed portion in an overlapping state, whereby it is possible to increase sealing force, to prevent occurrence of wrinkles, and to reduce sealing time when forming a sealed portion of a pouch-shaped secondary battery case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ju Hwan Baek, Seung Bae Lee, Jung Su Oh
  • Patent number: 11491582
    Abstract: Discussed is an electrode lead cutting apparatus for battery cells, the electrode lead cutting apparatus including a cell fixing unit configured to fix a battery cell, an electrode lead fixing unit configured to supply air to an electrode lead of the battery cell in order to fix a point of the electrode lead to be cut, and an electrode lead cutting unit configured to cut the point of the electrode lead to be cut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Min Chan Kim, Ju Hwan Baek, Heung Kun Park
  • Patent number: 11479382
    Abstract: A battery label attachment apparatus for attaching a label to a battery including a label support on which the label is placed, an alignment check part configured to check whether an alignment state of the label is normal or defective, and a label aligning part configured to align the label when the alignment state determined by the alignment check part is defective is provided. A method for attaching a label to a battery is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Seok Won Jeung, Ju Hwan Baek, Geon Tae Park
  • Publication number: 20220231319
    Abstract: Discussed is a flexible printed circuit board bending apparatus for battery cells, the flexible printed circuit board bending apparatus including: a die comprising a horizontal body and a support wall configured to receive a battery cell having a flexible printed circuit board exposed outwards from one side of the battery cell; a bending guide unit located at one side of the die; and a bending unit located at the one side of the die, wherein the bending unit comprises: a stationary body; a turning body connected to the stationary body, the turning body being configured to be turnable by a predetermined first angle; and a board seating portion connected to the turning body, the board seating portion having a board seating groove formed therein, and being configured to receive the flexible printed circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Min Chan KIM, Ju Hwan BAEK, Heung Kun PARK
  • Publication number: 20220190449
    Abstract: Discussed are a metal plate for resistance welding and a resistance welding method using the same, wherein the metal plate is for being resistance-welded to an electrode terminal of a cylindrical battery, and the metal plate includes a body; and a pair of protrusion units located spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance, the pair of protrusion unit being provided at one side surface of the body, and a slit is formed between the pair of protrusion units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Song Yi SONG, Heung Kun PARK, Ju Hwan BAEK
  • Patent number: 11302977
    Abstract: Disclosed is a secondary battery pack capable of improving process efficiency and reducing manufacture costs. The secondary battery pack includes a battery cell having an electrode terminal formed at a top end of a battery case; a protection circuit module having a battery cell connection terminal; and at least two terminal connection units having one end connected to the electrode terminal of the battery cell and the other end contacted and electrically connected to the battery cell connection terminal of the protection circuit module, wherein the battery case includes a battery can having an open top portion into which the electrode assembly is inserted, and a cap assembly coupled to the open top portion of the battery can, and wherein the cap assembly includes a body plate, and a connection slot is formed at a top surface of the body plate so that a portion of the terminal connection unit is inserted and accommodated therein to be electrically connected to the electrode terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung-Ho Oh, Byung-Dae Park, Ju-Hwan Baek
  • Patent number: 11258131
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery module that reduces damage of internal components during an assembling process and enhances the manufacturing efficiency. The battery module includes a plurality of cylindrical battery cells arranged in a horizontal direction and each standing upright in a vertical direction; and a module housing including outer sidewalls configured to form an inner space, a plurality of hollow tubes having inner sidewalls located in the inner space and extending in the vertical direction to accommodate the plurality of cylindrical battery cells therein, and a cavity formed by opening at least a part of vertical central portions of the inner sidewalls of the plurality of hollow tubes to form an empty space therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Geon-Tae Park, Seok-Won Jeung, Ju-Hwan Baek
  • Publication number: 20210367300
    Abstract: Discussed is a battery cell connection structure including frame and a connection member configured to connect a plurality of battery cells loaded in the frame to the frame, wherein the connection member includes a connection portion configured to be connected to the plurality of battery cells loaded in the frame and a coupling portion extending from the connection portion, the coupling portion being configured to be coupled to the flame, and wherein the coupling portion is provided with a plurality of coupling position indication portions arranged in a line in the direction in which the coupling portion extends, the plurality of coupling position indication portions being configured to indicate a coupling position of the coupling portion at which the coupling portion is coupled to the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Hyeong Min PARK, Ju Hwan BAEK, Geon Tae PARK
  • Publication number: 20210257648
    Abstract: Discussed is a manufacturing apparatus including a robot arm, which may increase production efficiency and greatly reduce the size of manufacturing equipment. The manufacturing apparatus includes a robot arm to manufacture a battery module that includes a plurality of cylindrical battery cells and a module housing having an upper case and a lower case configured to accommodate the plurality of cylindrical battery cells. The robot arm includes a first gripper configured to hold or release the plurality of cylindrical battery cells; a second gripper configured to hold or release the upper case; and a third gripper configured to hold or release the lower case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Seok-Won JEUNG, Geon-Tae PARK, Ju-Hwan BAEK
  • Publication number: 20210242486
    Abstract: A battery pack manufacturing device includes a transferring part for transferring a plurality of unit cells, an adjusting part for adjusting a position of a pack frame in which the unit cells are accommodated, and a vertical pressing part that vertically presses the unit cells accommodated in the pack frame. The transferring part includes a seating part on which the unit cells are seated. The unit cells are vertically dropped and mounted in accommodating parts of the frame when an opening and closing part of each seating part is opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Ho OH, Ju Hwan BAEK, Geon Tae PARK, Hyeong Min PARK, Seok Won JEUNG
  • Publication number: 20210167412
    Abstract: Discussed is a battery pack manufacturing apparatus and method, and more particularly, a battery pack manufacturing apparatus allowing automatic production and having a minimized manufacturing defect rate. The battery pack manufacturing apparatus manufactures a battery pack having a pack housing and a battery module, and includes a lifting mechanism having a frame configured to mount the pack housing and a moving unit configured to move the frame so that the battery module is inserted into an inner space of the pack housing; and a module support configured to support the battery module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Seok-Won JEUNG, Hyeong-Min PARK, Geon-Tae PARK, Jung-Ho OH, Ju-Hwan BAEK
  • Publication number: 20210130029
    Abstract: A battery label attachment apparatus for attaching a label to a battery including a label support on which the label is placed, an alignment check part configured to check whether an alignment state of the label is normal or defective, and a label aligning part configured to align the label when the alignment state determined by the alignment check part is defective is provided. A method for attaching a label to a battery is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Seok Won JEUNG, Ju Hwan BAEK, Geon Tae PARK
  • Publication number: 20210046621
    Abstract: Discussed is a bolting device that effectively protects an internal configuration of a battery pack and increases manufacturing efficiency during a bolting operation. The bolting device for manufacturing a battery pack includes an electric screwdriver provided with a rotation motor; a driver bit connected to the rotation motor to enable a rotation movement and configured to rotate a bolt; a bit guide member provided with a hollow tube such that the driver bit is inserted into an inside of the hollow tube to be movable; and a guide jig provided with a main body configured to be mounted on an upper portion of a pack housing, the main body having a plate shape and having at least one through hole, and a fixing member inserted into the through hole and mounted therein, and having an insertion hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Hyeong-Min PARK, Seok-Won JEUNG, Geon-Tae PARK, Jung-Ho OH, Ju-Hwan BAEK
  • Patent number: 10897032
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a jig for assembly of a battery module, the jig including a housing having a first accommodation portion configured to accommodate a battery cell and a second accommodation portion disposed so as to be spaced apart from the first accommodation portion, the second accommodation portion being configured to accommodate a circuit board in the state of being spaced apart from the battery cell, wherein the battery cell is accommodated in the first accommodation portion, and the circuit board is accommodated in the second accommodation portion, whereby the orientation of the circuit board with respect to the battery cell may be maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Song Yi Song, Ju Hwan Baek, Heung Kun Park
  • Publication number: 20200406402
    Abstract: Discussed is an electrode lead cutting apparatus for battery cells, the electrode lead cutting apparatus including a cell fixing unit configured to fix a battery cell, an electrode lead fixing unit configured to supply air to an electrode lead of the battery cell in order to fix a point of the electrode lead to be cut, and an electrode lead cutting unit configured to cut the point of the electrode lead to be cut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Min Chan KIM, Ju Hwan BAEK, Heung Kun PARK