Abstract: The present specification relates to an electrode coating apparatus and an electrode coating method that include a turbulent flow generator to uniformize a distribution of a velocity of a coating material transferred from a supply tank to an injection port of a slot die.

Abstract: An electrode coating device and an electrode coating method are disclosed. An electrode coating device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a slot die coater to apply a slurry to a substrate; and an edge adjusting material providing means providing an edge adjusting material to adjust a protrusion formed at an end of the slurry by contacting the slurry.

Abstract: A dual slot die coater according to the present disclosure is a dual slot die coater including a lower slot and an upper slot, for extrusion coating of an electrode active material slurry on a surface of a continuously moving current collector through at least one of the lower slot or the upper slot, and the dual slot die coater includes a lower plate, an intermediate plate positioned on the lower plate and an upper plate positioned on the intermediate plate, the lower slot being formed between the lower plate and the intermediate plate, and the upper slot being formed between the intermediate plate and the upper plate, wherein the lower plate, the intermediate plate and the upper plate have a lower die lip, an intermediate die lip and an upper die lip, each forming an front end with respect to the current collector, respectively, and a thickness of the lower die lip is larger than a thickness of the upper die lip and a thickness of the intermediate die lip.

Abstract: Disclosed are a negative electrode, a method for manufacturing the negative electrode, and a lithium secondary battery including the negative electrode. The negative electrode includes 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 having a lower layer region containing a first active material and a first binder, and an upper layer region disposed on the lower layer region and containing a second active material and a second binder, wherein the weight percentage (wt %) of the binder polymer in the lower layer region is larger than the weight percentage (wt %) of the binder polymer in the upper layer region, the lower layer region and the upper layer region have a thickness ratio of 1:1.04-1:9, and the lower layer region and the upper layer region have a weight ratio of 1:1.04-1:9.

Abstract: A dual slot die coater includes a first slot and a second slot to deliver a coating solution in an opposite direction of gravity. The dual slot die coater includes a first die block vertically installed and integrally formed with a base at a rear end of an upper surface of the base; a second die block positioned in contact with the base and alongside the first die block to form the first slot between the second die block and the first die block; and a third die block positioned in contact with the base alongside the second die block to form the second slot between the third die block and the second die block. The disclosed dual slot die coater allows for easy alignment of the die lips.

Abstract: A die for coating an insulating liquid may include a die body configured to be positioned on a current collector with a certain space and discharge an insulating liquid; and a discharge portion configured to be formed on one surface where the insulating liquid of the die body is discharged, and form a discharge path and a discharge port where the insulating liquid is discharged, wherein the discharge portion includes a first discharge portion positioned at a front region side of a coating direction of the insulating liquid, and a second discharge portion positioned at a rear region side of the coating direction of the insulating liquid, an insulating liquid discharge path is formed between the first discharge portion and the second discharge portion, and an insulating liquid discharge port is formed between an end of the first discharge portion and an end of the second discharge portion.

Abstract: An electrode drying system includes a drying oven configured to dry a solvent in an electrode active material slurry on an electrode sheet in which the electrode active material slurry is applied to a current collector, an air supply member configured to supply air to the drying oven, and a ventilation member configured to discharge air from the drying oven. At least part of the air discharged from the ventilation member is introduced into the air supply member again.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a negative electrode, including the steps of: preparing a slurry for a lower layer containing a first active material, a first binder and a first dispersion medium, and a slurry for an upper layer containing a second active material, a second binder and a second dispersion medium; coating the slurry for a lower layer on one surface of a negative electrode current collector, and coating the slurry for an upper layer on the slurry for a lower layer at the same time or with a predetermined time interval; and drying the coated slurry for a lower layer and slurry for an upper layer at the same time to form an active material layer, wherein A is 103-300 and B is 1.1-3.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrode including a multilayer structured electrode active material layer having two or more stacked sub-layers. The electrode is characterized in that the content of repeating unit (c) derived from a vinyl cyanide compound and repeating unit (d) derived from a (meth)acrylate compound in the lower layer is smaller than the content in the upper layer. It is possible to improve the binding force and resistance characteristics of the multilayer structured electrode by using a different composition of binder at the bottommost portion that is in contact with the current collector and at the topmost portion that is in contact with the separator. When using the multilayer structured electrode obtained by controlling the binder composition of the topmost portion and that of the bottommost portion to have a suitable composition of ingredients, it is possible to further improve battery performance, including capacity, life, output, or the like.

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: 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: 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 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: 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: 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.