Abstract: The present technology relates to an electrode manufacturing system, and an electrode manufacturing method using the same. According to the present technology, it is possible to uniformly second-coating an electrode slurry as an electrode current collector, which has gone through electrode slurry first coating and drying processes, passes through a heat pipe guide roller.

Abstract: Disclosed are a negative electrode, including: a negative electrode current collector; and a negative electrode active material layer disposed on at least one surface of the negative electrode current collector, and satisfying the following formula: B / A ? 1.2 , wherein, in a graph measuring the binding force according to a normalized thickness of the active material layer, A is defined as a maximum value of the binding force of the active material layer in a normalized thickness of 20-60 and B is defined as a maximum value of the binding force of the active material layer in a normalized thickness of 70-90, and a lithium secondary battery including the negative electrode.

Abstract: There is provided a multi-slot die coater including a manifold for a uniform flow of an electrode active material slurry without stagnation. The multi-slot die coater of the present disclosure includes a first manifold in which a first coating solution is received and a second manifold in which a second coating solution is received. The first manifold is a chamber of an inwardly recessed shape, and includes a first surface and a second surface having different angles to a lower slot at a location close to the lower slot, and the angle of the first surface closest to the lower slot is formed at a level of 30˜70% of the second surface following the first surface.

Abstract: Disclosed is a coating apparatus for producing an electrode, which has a reduced defect rate in the coating process. The coating apparatus includes a die unit having an inlet through which the electrode slurry is introduced and an inner space for accommodating the introduced electrode slurry; a shim unit mounted in the die unit and configured to form an outlet together with the die unit so that the electrode slurry is discharged therethrough; and a cover member configured to surround an outer surface of the die unit and the shim unit so that the electrode slurry is not leaked at the outer surface, except for the outlet.

Abstract: Disclosed is a slot die coater adjusting device, which adjusts a slot die coater including a lower die having a lower discharge hole for discharging a first active material slurry and an upper die having an upper discharge hole for discharging a second active material slurry, to adjust a distance between the lower discharge hole and the upper discharge hole by allowing the upper die to move. The slot die coater adjusting device includes pressing block assemblies respectively provided to both longitudinal sides of the slot die coater and fixed to the upper die; a linear motion (LM) guide disposed at a lower portion of the pressing block assembly and connected to the pressing block assembly to guide a movement of the pressing block assembly; a servo motor configured to give a power for moving the LM guide; and a reducer connected between the servo motor and the LM guide.

Abstract: A method that allows prediction of phase stability of an electrode slurry through a simple method of determining a change in viscosity of the electrode slurry. Therefore, only the electrode slurry having high phase stability is selected before electrode slurry is introduced to a process for manufacturing an electrode. Then, the selected electrode slurry is introduced to the process to provide an improved effect of process efficiency.

Abstract: Provided is a multi-slot die coater with reduced structural vulnerability to deformation and twist in the multi-slot die coater basically including three die blocks. The multi-slot die coater according to the present disclosure is a multi-slot die coater including a first slot and a second slot to extrude and coat a coating solution on a surface of a continuously moving substrate through at least one of the first slot or the second slot, and includes a first outer die block, an intermediate die block and a second outer die block. The multi-slot die coater includes a bolt fastened at contact surfaces between the first outer die block, the intermediate die block and the second outer die block, the bolt being at such an angle that a bolt head faces a first exit port and a second exit port.

Abstract: A multi-slot die coater may improve a problem that is structurally vulnerable to deformation and torsion. The multi-slot die coater including a lower slot and an upper slot includes a lower die block; an intermediate die block disposed on the lower die block to form the lower slot therebetween; and an upper die block disposed on the intermediate die block to form the upper slot therebetween, wherein at least one of the lower die block, the intermediate die block, and the upper die block comprises a metal coating layer on a ceramic body.

Abstract: Disclosed is a dual slot die coater capable of discharging a coating solution through an outlet after removing air bubbles contained in the coating solution. The dual slot die coater according to the present disclosure includes a first air vent installed in the first manifold region and an uppersecond air vent installed in the second manifold region.

Abstract: There is provided a dual slot die coater that is easy to adjust a coating gap and can control a widthwise deviation of coating gap. The dual slot die coater of the present disclosure includes a plate member including a lower plate, an intermediate plate positioned on the lower plate and an upper plate positioned on the intermediate plate, wherein a lower slot is formed between the intermediate plate and the lower plate, and an upper slot is formed between the upper plate and the intermediate plate; a block provided on a rear surface of the plate member, wherein the block can be separated from or coupled to the plate member, or integrally formed with at least one plate of the plate member; a first bolt to push at least one plate of the plate member from the block as the first bolt passes through the block; and a second bolt to pull the at least one plate of the plate member toward the block as the second bolt passes through the block.

Abstract: Disclosed is a slot die coater adjusting device, which adjusts a slot die coater including a lower die having a lower discharge hole for discharging a first active material slurry and an upper die having an upper discharge hole for discharging a second active material slurry, to adjust a distance between the lower discharge hole and the upper discharge hole by allowing the upper die to move. The slot die coater adjusting device includes pressing block assemblies respectively provided to both longitudinal sides of the slot die coater and fixed to the upper die; a linear motion (LM) guide disposed at a lower portion of the pressing block assembly and connected to the pressing block assembly to guide a movement of the pressing block assembly; a servo motor configured to give a power for moving the LM guide; and a reducer connected between the servo motor and the LM guide.

Abstract: Provided is a slot die coater with a uniform flow of coating solution without stagnation. The slot die coater includes at least two die blocks; a shim plate provided between the two die blocks to form a slot; and a manifold provided in the die block and communicatively connected with the slot as a chamber in the shape of indention accommodating a coating solution, wherein the coating solution is discharged and applied to a surface of a continuously traveling substrate through a discharge port communicatively connected with the slot, and a ratio B/S of a manifold length B (mm) to a manifold cross-sectional area S (cm2) in a cross section along a traveling direction of the substrate is in a range of 1.9 to 9.8.

Abstract: A system for automatically controlling an electrode drying includes: an oven which provides a space where an electrode sheet is moved and dried, includes a dryer which applies hot air and/or radiant heat to the electrode sheet, and is divided into a plurality of drying sections; a measuring unit which collects information on a dried amount of the electrode sheet and transmits the collected information to a controller; and the controller which determines a dried level of the electrode sheet based on the information on the dried amount received from the measuring unit, and control a drying intensity of the oven according to the determined dried level. Herein, the controller independently controls the plurality of drying sections.

Abstract: A multi-slot die coater includes a first slot and a second slot to extrude and coat a coating solution on a surface of a continuously moving substrate through at least one of the first slot or the second slot, and includes a first outer die block; an intermediate die block positioned on the first outer die block such that the first slot is formed between the intermediate die block and the first outer die block; and a second outer die block positioned on the intermediate die block such that the second slot is formed between the second outer die block and the intermediate die block, wherein the die-coater includes contact surfaces between the first outer die block, the intermediate die block and the second die block that are inclined relative to a first plane and a fastener is fastened substantially perpendicular to one of the inclined contact surfaces.

Abstract: There is provided a multi-slot die coater in which a step is formed between rear surfaces of die blocks through a fixing block having a step portion. The fixing block has the step portion of a preset height, and any one die block is coupled to the step portion and the other die block is coupled to the other portion than the step portion, and thus the step is naturally formed between the rear surfaces of the die blocks by the coupling of the die blocks to the fixing block. Thus, it is possible to always maintain the distance of the front ends of the die blocks and the substrate, since the fixing block is fixed between the die blocks, once it is set, the coating gap does not change and is maintained during the process, thereby suppressing the widthwise coating gap deviation.

Abstract: There is provided a multi-slot die coater that is easy to adjust a coating gap and can achieve widthwise deviation control of the coating gap. According to the present disclosure, a step is formed between rear surfaces of die blocks through a fixing block including a step adjustment block. The step adjustment block has a preset thickness, and the step adjustment block is mounted between any one die block and a flat plate-shaped block, and the other die block is coupled to the flat plate-shaped block, and thus the step is naturally formed between the rear surfaces of the die blocks by the coupling of the die blocks to the fixing block including the step adjustment block.

Abstract: An insulation-coating overlay control system, an electrode plate for a secondary battery, and an insulation-coating overlay control method are provided. I system includes an insulation coater configured to coat an insulating material to allow the insulating material to cover a partial region of a coated part and a non-coated part in an electrode plate along a boundary part. The coated part has an electrode slurry coated thereon and the non-coated part does not have the electrode slurry coated thereon. An insulation-coating width measuring means is configured to measure an overlay width. An insulation coater moving means is configured to move the insulation coater and a controller is configured to control the insulation coater moving means to adjust the overlay width by comparing the measured overlay width with a predetermined overlay width setting range or an overlay width reference value.

Abstract: A dual-slot die coater including a first slot and a second slot for discharging a coating solution in a direction opposite to gravity, a first die block vertically installed on a rear portion of an upper surface of a base, a second die block arranged on a front surface of the first die block to form the first slot between the second die block and the first die block, and a third die block arranged on a front surface of the second die block to form the second slot between the third die block and the second die block, and further includes an alignment block provided between a front portion of the upper surface of the base and a lower surface of the second die block and fastened and coupled to the lower surface of the second die block and a lower surface of the first die block by bolts.

Abstract: A system for drying an electrode includes: an oven which applies hot air and radiant heat to an electrode sheet; and a controller which receives information on drying standby time, and controls an amount of heat supplied into the oven. Herein, the controller controls to supply a reduced amount of heat to the oven during an initial drying time right after the supply of the electrode sheet after the drying standby time.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a multi-slot die coater which fastens a contact surface between die blocks using bolts whose position is set to minimize the loading deviation. According to the present disclosure, it is possible to reduce deformation or twist of the die block having structural vulnerability, and thereby uniformly form a coating layer, in particular, an electrode active material layer at a desired thickness, and it is possible to coat at least two types of electrode active material slurries at the same time, thereby achieving high performance and productivity.