Patent ID: 11916199
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC H  G  Y | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus for inspecting a battery cell for battery cell leaks, comprising:
a vacuum chamber including an upper chamber and a lower chamber and configured to set a receiving space to a controlled pressure different from a first pressure, the upper chamber and the lower chamber being arranged to face each other with the receiving space for a battery cell therebetween and providing sealing for the receiving space;
a vacuum pipe valve fluidly connected to the receiving space for the battery cell to set the receiving space to a second pressure less than the first pressure; and
a thickness measuring sensor configured to measure a before-vacuum thickness of the battery cell under the first pressure and measure an after-vacuum thickness of the battery cell under the second pressure; and
a destroy pipe valve configured to set the receiving space for the battery cell to a third pressure higher than the second pressure.