Abstract: A tab supply apparatus includes: a tray inlet unit configured to supply a tray in a first state in which a plurality of tabs are accommodated; a first stage configured to hold the tray in the first state supplied through the tray inlet unit; a second stage configured to receive the tray in the first state from the first stage; a gripper configured to grip and transfer at least one tab among the plurality of tabs accommodated in the tray in the first state on the second stage; a tray outlet unit configured to discharge, from the second stage, the tray in a second state in which the inside thereof is empty after the plurality of tabs are transferred by the gripper; and a controller configured to detect a state of the tray and to control an operation of the gripper, the tray inlet unit, and the tray outlet unit.

Abstract: Disclosed is an experimentation table integrated with a harmful gas reduction and air purification system. More particularly, the experimentation table integrated with a harmful gas reduction and air purification system includes a medicine shelf installed above a workbench; pillar parts formed on opposite sides of the workbench to support the medicine shelf; and an air purification system that ensures that harmful gases generated from the workbench are discharged through a lower space of the chemical shelf and inner spaces of the pillars, wherein the air purification system includes an intake grill formed using a lower space of the medicine shelf; an intake duct installed to communicate with an intake grill using inner spaces of the pillar parts; and a dust collection device installed in a lower space of the workbench and connected to the intake duct.

Abstract: A battery cell includes an electrode assembly; a battery case configured to accommodate the electrode assembly; an electrode lead connected to the electrode assembly to protrude to the outside of the battery case; and an insulating case which is configured to accommodate the battery case and in which a slit through which the electrode lead passes is defined or an insulating layer applied on an outer surface of the battery case, at least a portion of the insulating layer having a thickness greater than or equal to a thickness of the battery case.

Abstract: Proposed is an apparatus for inserting an electrode assembly, the apparatus including a clamping unit configured to clamp or unclamp the electrode assembly, and an articulated robot including one or more links rotatably connected to each other by joint shafts and configured to mount the clamping unit on a front link. Here, the electrode assembly is inclinedly introduced and accommodated in a pouch through an open space between an upper pouch and a lower pouch. In addition, proposed is a method of inserting an electrode assembly using the above-described apparatus.

Abstract: An electrode inspection system according to exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure is an electrode inspection system configured to inspect an electrode, which includes a transfer unit including a transfer body extending in a longitudinal direction and a transfer mover that is movably coupled to the transfer body and configured to load the electrode, a pickup unit including a pickup body extending in a transverse direction and a pickup mover that is movably coupled to the pickup body and configured to pick up the electrode from the transfer body and load it, a carrier configured to receive the electrode from the pickup mover and load the electrode, and an inspection unit configured to obtain an image of the electrode loaded on the carrier.

Abstract: A negative electrode for all-solid-state battery and a lithium secondary battery including the same are provided. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode current collector formed of an electrically conductive metal material, a coating layer formed on one surface or opposite surfaces of the negative electrode current collector, the coating layer including a lithiophilic material, and an ion transport layer formed on the coating layer, the ion transport layer including amorphous carbon configured to allow lithium ions to move therethrough.

Abstract: Provided are an LTCC composition having an improved property, a manufacturing method of a ceramic electric element using the same and a ceramic electric element therefrom. The LTCC composition according to the present disclosure includes: a frit including silica and alumina; a first filler including at least any one of silica and alumina; and a second filler including hexagonal boron nitride and having a granular shape.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electrode assembly manufacturing apparatus and a method for manufacturing an electrode assembly. Such an electrode assembly manufacturing apparatus and method for manufacturing an electrode assembly enable the electrode assembly to be manufactured using electrode plates that are not damaged in shape, are in a predetermined reference alignment state, and are free from foreign materials, and using separators that are not damaged in shape.

Abstract: A brake apparatus for a vehicle includes a cylinder, a nut screw rotatably disposed in the cylinder, a bolt screw being movable in a first direction or a direction opposite to the first direction while operating in conjunction with the rotation of the nut screw, a piston movably disposed in the cylinder and moved in the first direction by the pressurization of the bolt screw, a caliper body surrounding a part of the cylinder, and a fastening member fastening the cylinder to the caliper body.

Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle brake system including a caliper body including a cylinder, a piston part that is movably disposed on the cylinder and disposed to face a brake pad, a nut screw part that is disposed inside the piston part and rotates by receiving rotational force from an actuator, a bolt screw part including a bolt body coupled to the nut screw part and receiving the rotational force from the nut screw part, and a bolt head provided separately from the bolt body, coupled to the bolt body, and disposed to face the piston part, and a bearing part including an outer ring part in contact with an inner surface of the cylinder and a bearing ball disposed between the outer ring part and the nut screw part.

Abstract: A negative electrode for all-solid-state battery and a lithium secondary battery including the same are provided. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode current collector formed of an electrically conductive metal material, a coating layer formed on one surface or opposite surfaces of the negative electrode current collector, the coating layer including a lithiophilic material, and an ion transport layer formed on the coating layer, the ion transport layer including amorphous carbon configured to allow lithium ions to move therethrough.

Abstract: In order to more accurately measure internal pressure of a secondary battery, the present disclosure provides a measurement method including (a) interposing the secondary battery between an upper plate and a lower plate, (b) increasing internal pressure of the secondary battery by injecting a gas into the inside of the secondary battery, (c) monitoring surface pressure of the secondary battery at a measuring member which is in contact with the lower plate, and (d) measuring a value of the surface pressure from the measuring member at a point in time when at least one sealing portion of the secondary battery is vented.

Abstract: A cylindrical secondary battery includes a first gasket and a second gasket having a modified shape to secure hermetic sealability and insulation. The battery includes a cylindrical can for receiving an electrode assembly, a cap assembly located at the upper part of the cylindrical can, a first gasket for covering outer circumferential edges of a top cap and a venting member of the cap assembly, a current interrupt device (CID) located at the lower part of the cap assembly, and a second gasket along the outer circumferential edge of the current interrupt device. An upper end portion of the first gasket covers the upper surface of the outer circumferential edge of the top cap, and includes a recessed portion in its inner surface configured to prevent the first gasket from being brought into tight contact with the upper surface of the outer circumferential edge of the top cap.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a battery cell in which an electrode assembly includes a pressurizing portion disposed on both sides of the battery cell and pressurizing the battery cell, and a heating unit disposed on both sides of the battery cell and sealing the opening of the outer casing. The pressurizing portion includes a first pressurizing portion disposed on one side of the battery cell and a second pressurizing portion disposed on the other side of the battery cell. Each of the first pressurizing portion and the second pressurizing portion includes a first plate configured to pressurize an accommodation portion in which an electrode assembly is accommodated in the battery cell, and a second plate configured to pressurize a gas chamber in which gas is accommodated in the battery cell.

Abstract: A brake apparatus for a vehicle includes: a caliper body including a cylinder; a nut screw rotatably engaged to the cylinder; a bolt screw engaged to the nut screw and movable in a first direction or in a second direction opposite to the first direction in conjunction with rotation of the nut screw; a piston movably disposed in the cylinder and configured to move in the first direction by pressurization of the bolt screw and interfere with the bolt screw to restrict rotation of the bolt screw; and a retainer secured to the cylinder and configured to interfere with the piston to restrict rotation of the piston.

Abstract: Proposed is a laser welding apparatus for a secondary battery including a lower clamp configured to support a joint area of a plurality of electrode tabs extending from an electrode assembly and an electrode lead stacked on the plurality of electrode tabs, an upper clamp configured to press the joint area of the plurality of electrode tabs and the electrode lead and to have a through hole therein, and a laser generator configured to emit a laser beam, wherein the laser beam passes through the through hole to weld the plurality of electrode tabs and the electrode lead to enable electrical connection.

Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a display area and a non-display area. A light-emitting element layer is disposed on the display area. An encapsulation layer is disposed on the light-emitting element layer and extends into the non-display area. A touch sensing layer is disposed on the encapsulation layer. A cover layer is disposed on the touch sensing layer and extends into the non-display area. Lateral sides of the substrate are aligned with lateral sides of the cover layer.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a battery pack and an operation method thereof. The battery pack includes a pack case, a plurality of cylindrical battery cells in the pack case, and a current breaking device in the pack case to connect the plurality of cylindrical battery cells and having a portion including a bimetal. The current breaking device includes a fixed end contacting an electrode terminal of the cylindrical battery cell, a free end contacting an electrode terminal of the surrounding cylindrical battery cell, and a flexible member configured to elastically press the free end toward the surrounding cylindrical battery cell. The battery pack may include a current breaking device using bimetal that is capable of quickly restoring a connection with a surrounding cylindrical battery cell when a state of a battery cell separated from the surroundings in case of an abnormal state thereof is recovered.

Abstract: A substrate processing method using a substrate processing apparatus which comprises a process chamber in which a reaction space is formed to process a substrate in which a composite layer pattern having a plurality of first insulating layers and a plurality of second insulating layers alternately stacked thereon is formed, a substrate support unit, a gas distribution unit, and a plasma reactor, the method comprising the steps of: heating the substrate support unit and the gas distribution unit such that a temperature of the gas distribution unit is maintained equal to or lower than a temperature of the substrate support unit; supplying a reactive gas including a halogen-containing gas to the plasma reactor; generating radicals by applying power to the plasma reactor to activate the halogen-containing gas; and at least partially etching the plurality of first insulating layers in a lateral direction selectively with respect to the plurality of second insulating layers by supplying the radicals onto the substr