TAPE APPLICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR APPLYING ELECTRICALLY NON-CONDUCTIVE TAPE TO A BATTERY CELL

摘要

Provided are a tape application apparatus and method. The apparatus comprises a nest device which moves from a first position to a second position along a linear rail. The nest device contains a battery cell therein. The tape application apparatus further comprises a tape application device which dispenses an electrically non-conductive tape in order to apply a first portion of the tape onto a first side surface of the battery cell. The tape application apparatus further comprises a tape-bending device arranged so as to conform a second portion of the electrically non-conductive tape to a second side surface of the battery cell. The tape application apparatus further comprises a tape compression device for compressing the tape onto the first side surface and onto the second side surface of the battery cell.