Apparatus and Method for Pressing Secondary Battery

The present invention relates to an apparatus for pressing a secondary battery. The apparatus for pressing a secondary battery comprises a disposing member on which the secondary battery comprising an electrode assembly and a pouch is disposed, and a pressing member configured to press the secondary battery disposed on the disposing member, wherein the pressing member comprises an accommodation part pressing jig configured to press an accommodation part of the pouch, in which the electrode assembly is accommodated, in the pouch of the secondary battery disposed on the disposing member, and a sealing part pressing jig configured to press a sealing part formed along an edge surface of the accommodation part in the pouch of the secondary battery disposed on the disposing member, wherein the sealing part pressing jig is coupled to a surface of the accommodation part pressing jig corresponding to the sealing part to press the sealing part through pressing force transmitted from the accommodation part pressing jig.