A process of co-extrusion of a thin electrode sheet with a thin
electrolyte polymer sheet directly onto a current collector sheet for a
lithium polymer battery. The process includes the steps of: (a) mixing
a polymer with active electrode material, lithium salt and electronic
conductive material in a first mixing chamber to form an electrode
slurry; (b) mixing a polymer with a lithium salt in a second mixing
chamber to form an electrolyte slurry; (c) feeding the electrode slurry
through a first flow channel and the electrolyte slurry through a second
flow channel; (d) extruding the electrode slurry in the form of a thin
electrode sheet through a first die opening connected to the first flow
channel, the electrode slurry being extruded directly onto a current
collector sheet; and (e) concurrently extruding the electrolyte slurry in
the form of a thin electrolyte sheet through a second die opening
adjacent to the first die opening and connected to the second flow
channel, the thin electrolyte sheet being extruded directly onto the thin
electrode sheet.