摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To impart a sufficient close contact strength to a lithium foil with a small pressure contacting force by knurling the outer circumferential surface of a resin-made roller for closely adhering the lithium foil to an electrode plate. SOLUTION: This roller 10 has a metallic shaft core 14 having a knurling 12 on the outer circumferential surface and a cylindrical body 16 made of a resin such as super-high density polyethylene or polypropylene to which the shaft core 14 is press fitted. The outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical body 16 has a knurling 18, and a plurality of hole part 19 are also formed thereon according to requirement. The roller 10 is arranged on one surface 26a side of a lengthy electrode plate 26 continuously carried in an arrowed direction A in order to intermittently apply an active material to a hoop-like copper foil support body at fixed intervals and stick a lithium foil 28 which is a thin metal foil adhesive to metal to the surface of 26a at a prescribed pitch. A nip roller 40 is arranged on the other surface 26b of the electrode plate 26 in such a manner as to approach to and retreat from the surface 26b. |