NOTCHING AND STACKING DEVICE FOR ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND SECONDARY BATTERY AND ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND SECONDARY BATTERY MANUFACTURED USING THE SAME

A notching and stacking device for an electrode assembly including a die having holes, the die including a first die having a separator mounted thereon and having a first die hole and a second die located on an upper side of the first die, the second die having an electrode plate mounted thereon and having a second die hole corresponding to the first die hole; a punch disposed at the upper side of the die and penetrating the hole of the first die and the hole of the second die to notch the electrode plate and the separator; and a stitching part in close contact with inner circumferences of the holes of the die. The stitching part is configured to stitch and fix a notched separator and a stacked separator by using a fixing thread.