ELECTRODE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS INCLUDING ELECTRODE ALIGNMENT UNIT AND ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY MANUFACTURING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME

The present invention relates to an electrode manufacturing apparatus including a first electrode transfer unit configured to transfer a first electrode having an electrode coating layer formed on one surface or opposite surfaces thereof; a first cutter configured to cut the first electrode transferred by the first electrode transfer unit in order to form a first unit electrode; a first separator transfer unit disposed at one surface of the first electrode transfer unit, the first separator transfer unit being configured to transfer a first separator; a first sensor unit configured to sense the position of the first unit electrode; and a first alignment unit configured to adjust transfer speeds of outer peripheries of the first unit electrode parallel to a transfer direction thereof in order to adjust the interval between the first unit electrodes that are seated on one surface of the first separator and an electrode assembly manufacturing apparatus including the same, wherein it is determined whether a positive electrode and a negative electrode are aligned with each other before a process of stacking and laminating electrodes having different polarities, and then the positive electrode and the negative electrode are stacked, whereby it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a defective electrode due to misalignment between the positive electrode and the negative electrode.