WO1999003113A1 - Puce comprenant un thermistor a coefficient de temperature positif et procede de fabrication - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a chip-type PTC thermistor using a conductive polymer having a positive temperature coefficient (hereinafter referred to as “PTC”) characteristic, and a method for manufacturing the same.
- PTC positive temperature coefficient
- a PTC thermistor can be used as an overcurrent protection element. If an overcurrent flows through an electric circuit, a conductive polymer having PTC characteristics will generate heat by itself, and the conductive polymer will expand due to thermal expansion. It changes to resistance and attenuates the current to a safe small area.
- Conventional chip-type PTC thermistors include a resistive material exhibiting PTC characteristics, as shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-503907, A PTC resistor element having a second surface and defining an opening passing between the first surface and the second surface; and a PTC resistor element located inside the opening and connecting between the first surface and the second surface of the PTC element.
- a lateral conductive member fixed to the PTC element and a first layered conductive member fixed to the first surface of the PTC element and physically and electrically connected to the lateral conductive member are included.
- a chip-type PTC thermistor is disclosed. Fig.
- FIG. 14 (a) shows a conventional chip type PTC
- FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view showing the thermistor
- FIG. 14 (b) is a top view of the same.
- 61 is a resistor made of a conductive polymer having PTC characteristics
- 62a, 62b, 62c and 62d are electrodes made of metal foil.
- 63 a and 63 b are openings formed by through holes
- 64 a and 64 b are formed inside openings 63 a and 63 b formed by through holes
- electrodes 62 a And 62 d and the electrodes 62 b and 62 c are electrically conductive members.
- FIGS. 15 (a) to (d) and FIGS. 16 (a) to (c) are process diagrams showing a method for manufacturing a conventional chip type PTC thermistor.
- polyethylene and a conductive material such as carbon fiber are blended, and a sheet 71 is formed as shown in FIG. 15 (a).
- the sheet 71 is sandwiched between two metal foils 72 and integrated by heating and pressing to form a sheet 73 shown in FIG. 15 (c). Was formed.
- through holes 74 were formed in a regular pattern as shown in FIG. 15 (d).
- a film 75 was formed inside the through hole 74 and the metal foil 72.
- the etching of the metal foil was performed by a photolithography process, and an etching groove 76 was formed.
- the wafer is cut into individual pieces along a vertical cutting line 77 and a horizontal cutting line 78 as shown in FIG. 16 (b), and as shown in FIG. 16 (c).
- a conventional chip-type PTC thermostat 79 was manufactured.
- two electrodes 62a, 62b or 62c, 62d to be connected to the printed circuit board during mounting are located only on one surface of the element Therefore, when mounted on a printed circuit board by reflow soldering, the solder fillet is hidden behind the element when viewed from the top of the element and cannot be seen.
- ⁇ -solder cannot be performed because there is no electrode on the side surface of the element.
- Fig. 17 (a) shows the case where there is no misalignment between the through hole and the cutting line
- Fig. 17 (b) shows the position of the cutting line in the vertical direction with respect to the position of the through hole. This shows a case where a displacement has occurred.
- reference numeral 81 denotes a through hole
- reference numeral 82 denotes a cutting line
- reference numeral 83 denotes an electrode
- reference numeral 84 denotes an etching groove.
- the cutting line is sandwiched as shown in FIG. 17 (c). It can be seen that the area of the junction 85 between the conductor inside one of the through holes and the upper and lower electrodes of the two through holes is smaller than in the case where there is no displacement. If the area of the joint between the conductor and the upper and lower electrodes is reduced, the conductor and the upper and lower electrodes are stressed by the stress applied to the joint between the conductor and the upper and lower electrodes due to repeated expansion and contraction of the conductive polymer There was a problem that cracks entered the joints with the poles.
- the present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and is used for mounting.
- the appearance of the soldered part can be easily inspected and flow soldering is possible.
- the strength of the connection between the conductor and the electrode is not affected by the stress caused by the expansion and contraction of the conductive polymer. It is an object of the present invention to provide a small chip type PTC thermistor and a method for manufacturing the same. Disclosure of the invention
- a chip-type PTC thermistor of the present invention comprises: a conductive polymer having a PTC characteristic having a rectangular parallelepiped shape; and a first polymer positioned on a first surface of the conductive polymer.
- the method of manufacturing the chip-type PTC thermistor of the present invention includes a method in which the upper and lower surfaces of a conductive polymer having PTC characteristics are sandwiched between patterned metal foils, and integrated by heat and pressure molding to form a sheet. Forming an opening in the integrated sheet, and forming protective sheets on the upper and lower surfaces of the sheet provided with the opening. Forming a side electrode on the sheet on which the protective coat is formed and on which the opening is provided; and cutting the sheet on which the side electrode is formed and on which the opening is provided into individual pieces.
- the side electrodes are provided on at least the entire two side surfaces of the conductive polymer.
- the solder fillet when mounted can be formed on the side surface.As a result, the appearance of the soldered part can be easily inspected at the time of mounting, and the flow soldering is possible. Things.
- an opening is formed in a sheet in which a conductive polymer having PTC characteristics and a patterned metal foil are integrated by heating and pressing.
- the openings may be slightly misaligned with respect to the metal foil pattern due to processing accuracy in the process of forming the openings. Since the end face of the opening has a linear shape, there is no variation in the shape of the end face of the opening. Therefore, by forming a side electrode by plating or the like on the end face of the opening.
- FIG. 1 (a) is a perspective view of a chip type PTC thermistor in a first embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 1 (b) is a sectional view taken along line A--A in FIG. 1 (a)
- Fig. 1 (c) is a cross-sectional view when the chip-type PTC thermistor is mounted on a printed circuit board
- Figs. 2 (a) to 2 (c) show the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 3 (a) to 3 (e) are process diagrams showing a method for manufacturing a chip type PTC thermistor
- FIGS. 6 (a) to 6 (c) are process diagrams showing a method of manufacturing a chip-type PTC thermistor according to a second embodiment of the present invention
- FIGS. 8 is a sectional view of a chip type PTC thermistor according to the third embodiment of the present invention
- FIGS. 9 (a) to 9 (d) are chip type PTCs according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 10 (a) and 10 (b) are process diagrams showing a method for manufacturing a chip type PTC thermistor according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of a chip type PTC thermistor according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 12 (a) to (c) are cross-sectional views of the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 12 (a) to (c) are cross-sectional views of the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 13 (a) to 13 (c) are flow charts showing a method of manufacturing a chip-type PTC thermistor, and FIGS. 13 (a) to 13 (c) show the manufacture of a chip-type PTC thermistor in the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- Fig. 14 (a) is a cross-sectional view of a conventional chip-type PTC thermistor
- Fig. 14 (b) is a top view of the same chip-type PTC thermistor
- Fig. 15 Figures (a) to (d) show the method of manufacturing a conventional chip-type PTC thermistor.
- FIGS. 17 (a) to 17 (c) are views showing the positional relationship between through-hole formation positions and cutting lines in a conventional chip-type PTC thermistor.
- FIG. 1 (a) is a perspective view of a PTC thermistor according to a first embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 1 (b) is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1 (a).
- 11 is a PTC characteristic consisting of a mixture of high-density polyethylene, which is a crystalline polymer, and carbon black, which is conductive particles, and in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped. It is a conductive polymer having: 12a is a first main electrode located on the first surface of the conductive polymer 11; 12b is located on the same surface as the first main electrode 12a; and A first sub-electrode independent of the first main electrode 12a; and 12c a second main electrode located on a second surface opposite to the first surface of the conductive polymer 11.
- 1 2 d is a second sub-electrode located on the same surface as the second main electrode 12 c and independent of the second main electrode 12 c, each of which is made of electrolytic copper foil .
- 13 a is provided on the entire surface of one side surface of the conductive polymer 11, and nickel electrically connects the first main electrode 12 a and the second sub-electrode 12 d.
- a first side electrode formed by plating; 13b is provided on the entire other side surface of the conductive polymer 11 facing the first side electrode 13a; and electrode This is a second side electrode formed by nickel plating for electrically connecting the first sub-electrode 12 b to the first sub-electrode 12 b.
- Reference numerals 14a and 14b denote first and second protective coating layers made of epoxy mixed acrylic resin.
- the side electrode when the side electrode is formed, for example, by plating, the side electrode does not peel off from the side surface of the conductive polymer because the adhesion between the conductive polymer and the plating is low.
- the main electrode formed on the upper and lower surfaces of the conductive polymer and the sub-electrode are used as supporting bodies to secure the adhesion between the conductive polymer and the side electrodes by plating. It has something.
- 2 (a) to 2 (c) and 3 (a) to 3 (e) are process diagrams showing a method for manufacturing a chip type PTC thermistor according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 (b) Grooves that form a gap to separate the main electrode and sub-electrode when divided into individual pieces in the subsequent process.27 is a part that cuts the electrolytic copper foil when dividing into individual pieces.
- the cross section of the electrolytic copper foil is exposed to the side by cutting the electrolytic copper foil in order to reduce the parallax of the electrolytic copper foil at the time of splitting, and by cutting the electrolytic copper foil. This is a groove to prevent solder shorts from occurring.
- electrodes 22 are placed on top and bottom of the conductive polymer sheet 21 at a temperature of 1750 ° C, a degree of vacuum of about 20 Torr,
- the sheet 23 was formed by heating and pressing under vacuum pressure of about 50 kg and erf for about 1 minute. After that, about 4 O Mrad of electron beam was irradiated in the electron beam irradiation device to crosslink high-density polyethylene.
- the elongated openings (through grooves) 24 at constant intervals are punched out by a die press or cut by a die-machining machine or the like to obtain a desired chip.
- the opening was formed leaving the width in the longitudinal direction of the PTC thermistor.
- the step of forming the opening may be a step of adding a strip or comb as shown in FIG. 4 (a) (bU).
- an acrylic or epoxy mixed acrylic system is used.
- the UV curable resin was screen-printed and cured in a UV curing furnace to form a protective coat 25.
- the sheet 23 was divided into individual pieces by a die press or a dicing machine to produce a chip-type PTC thermistor 29 shown in FIG. 3 (e).
- the chip type PTC thermistor of the present invention was manufactured.
- the metal foil without pattern formation and the conductive polymer are integrated by heating and pressing, and then the pattern is formed on the metal foil by etching in the photolithography process. It is possible to manufacture a similar chip-type PTC thermistor by performing the above method.
- FIG. 1 (c) is a cross-sectional view when the chip-type PTC thermistor of the present invention is mounted on a printed board.
- 15a and 15b are solder fillets
- 16a and 16b are the lands of a printed circuit board. It can be seen that the solder fillet can be easily observed from above as shown by the arrow in Fig. 1 (c). It was also confirmed that flow soldering was possible.
- a main electrode formed on the upper and lower surfaces of the conductive polymer and a sub-electrode are provided so that the side electrode does not peel off from the side surface of the conductive polymer.
- a support for plating it has a structure that secures adhesion between the conductive polymer and the side electrode by plating and prevents the side electrode from peeling off.
- the position of the cutting line is shifted from the position where the through hole is formed, and the area of the joint between the conductor inside the through hole and the upper and lower electrodes may be reduced.
- an opening is provided in a sheet in which a conductive polymer having PTC properties and a metal foil are integrated by heat and pressure molding, and thereafter, By forming the adhered film, the bonding area between the plated film and the upper and lower electrodes becomes constant. As a result, the strength of the joint between the plating film and the upper and lower electrodes does not decrease, so that cracks do not enter the joint due to stress caused by expansion and contraction of the conductive polymer. Absent. Also, it is only necessary to cut into individual pieces in the horizontal direction, and it is not necessary to cut in the vertical direction.
- a through-hole is formed by, for example, drilling, and a plating is formed in the through-hole.
- at least the number of through-holes cut out from one sheet is larger than the number of individual elements. Holes need to be formed, which takes time.
- the conductive polymer melts due to the frictional heat generated by drilling, and the inner wall of the through hole becomes rough, and plating does not adhere uniformly.
- the productivity is excellent. Also, since the conductive polymer does not melt, it is opened.
- the surface of the part is relatively smooth, and the plating can be formed uniformly. Also, the circulation of the plating solution in the through-hole is not good, and the metal ion concentration in the plating solution in the through-hole becomes unstable, so that it is difficult to form a plating film having a uniform thickness. . If the plating thickness is not uniform, an overcurrent flows through the conductive polymer, and if the conductive film expands and contracts due to repeated operation, stress is generated in the plating film due to expansion and contraction of the conductive polymer. The plating film may break. However, according to the manufacturing method of the first embodiment of the present invention, since the portion where the plating is formed is open, the circulation of the plating solution is good and the metal ion concentration is stable.
- a plated film having a uniform thickness can be formed.
- foreign matter in the liquid sticks into the through-hole and burrs are formed when the through-hole is formed by drilling, for example. In some cases, foreign matter adheres to the surface, causing portions where plating cannot be formed.
- the portion where the side electrode is formed is open, so that no foreign matter in the plating solution enters. In addition, since the side electrodes are open, visual inspection can be easily performed. Note that the current during plating is sufficiently lower than the current at which the conductive polymer operates, and the conductive polymer does not operate.
- the side electrode is formed on the sheet having the opening formed by plating, and then divided into individual pieces. No plating is formed on one side. For example, if the barrel is attached after being divided into individual pieces, it is attached to four sides because the element side is conductive. Then, there is a problem that the first main electrode and the second main electrode are short-circuited.
- FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a chip type PTC thermistor according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- reference numeral 41 denotes a conductive material having a mixture of high-density polyethylene, which is a crystalline polymer, and carbon black, which is a conductive particle, and having a PTC property in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped. It is a polymer.
- 42a is a first main electrode located on the first surface of the conductive polymer 41, 42b is located on the same surface as the first main electrode 42a, and A first sub-electrode independent of the first main electrode 42 a; a second main electrode 42 c positioned on a second surface opposite to the first surface of the conductive polymer 41; 42 d is a second sub-electrode located on the same plane as the second main electrode 42 c and independent of the second main electrode 42 c, each of which is made of electrolytic copper foil.
- 43 a is provided on the entire surface of one side of the conductive polymer 41 and electrically connects the first main electrode 42 a and the second main electrode 42 c.
- 44 a and 44 b are protective coating layers made of the first and second epoxy mixed acrylic resin.
- 45 a is located inside the conductive polymer 41, provided in parallel with the first main electrode 42 a and the second main electrode 42 c, and An inner-layer main electrode electrically connected to 3b; 45b is located on the same surface as the inner-layer main electrode 45a, and is independent of the inner-layer main electrode 45a; It is an inner sub electrode electrically connected to the electrode 43a.
- FIG. 6 (a) to 6 (c) and FIG. 7 are process diagrams showing a method for manufacturing a chip type PTC thermistor in the second embodiment of the present invention.
- a conductive polymer sheet 51 shown in FIG. 6 (a) was prepared in the same manner as in the first embodiment of the present invention described above, and the electrolytic copper foil was patterned by a die press.
- the electrode 52 shown in FIG. In order to prevent the copper foil from being broken by the force of spreading the conductive polymer when the laminate is heated and pressed in a later step, the electrolytic copper foil of the inner layer should be at least 35, especially 70; It is desirable to have the above thickness.
- a conductive polymer sheet 51 and an electrode 52 are alternately overlapped, and heated and pressed to form a sheet 53 shown in FIG. 7, which is integrated. I do.
- the three electrodes 52 shown in FIG. 6 can be formed in the same shape, and can be punched out with one type of mold, so that the cost can be reduced.
- the production was performed in the same manner as in the example, to produce a chip-type PTC collector according to the second example of the present invention, wherein the outermost layer was a metal foil having no pattern formed, and These metal foils are patterned by die pressing.
- the metal foil of this type and the conductive polymer sheet are heated and pressed and integrated, and then the outermost metal foil is patterned by etching in a photolithography process.
- the same chip-type PTC thermistor can be manufactured by performing the manufacturing in the same manner as in the first embodiment.
- the area of the counter electrode can be increased without increasing the external dimensions.
- the resistance value can be reduced, and as a result, a chip-type PTC thermistor that is small and can flow a large current can be provided.
- the outer shape is 3.2 ram X 4.5 and the conductive polymer is a single layer
- the amount of overlap (electrode area) between the first and second main electrodes is 9 In Bandit 2
- the resistance was about 15 ⁇ ⁇ , but the resistance was about 8 ⁇ with two layers and the opposing electrode area was 18 2 , realizing low resistance.
- An embodiment for further lowering the resistance will be described.
- FIG. 8 is a sectional view of a chip type PTC thermistor according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
- reference numeral 1 denotes a conductive material having a PTC characteristic, which is formed of a mixture of high-density polystyrene, which is a crystalline polymer, and carbon black, which is a conductive particle, and has a rectangular parallelepiped shape. It is a polymer.
- 2a is a first main electrode located on the first surface of the conductive polymer 1
- 2b is located on the same surface as the first main electrode 2a
- 2c is a second sub-electrode located on a second surface opposite to the first surface of the conductive polymer 1.
- 2 d is a second sub-electrode, which is located on the same plane as the second main electrode 2 c and is independent of the second main electrode 2 c, and each is an electrolytic copper Made of foil.
- 3a is provided on the entire side surface of one side of the conductive polymer 1, and is formed by nickel plating for electrically connecting the first main electrode 2a and the second sub-electrode 2d.
- a side electrode, 3b is provided on the entire other side surface of the conductive polymer 1 facing the first side electrode 3a, and the first sub electrode 2b and the second main electrode This is a second side electrode formed by nickel plating for electrically connecting the electrode 2c.
- Reference numerals 4a and 4b denote protective coating layers made of first and second epoxy mixed acrylic resins.
- a first inner layer main electrode 5a which is electrically connected to the first inner layer main electrode 5a, and is independent of the first inner layer main electrode 5a in parentheses;
- a second inner layer main electrode provided in parallel with the first main electrode 2c and electrically connected to the first side electrode 3a, and 5d is connected to the second inner layer main electrode 5c.
- a second inner layer sub-electrode that is located on the same surface, is independent of the second inner layer main electrode 5c, and is electrically connected to the second side electrode 3b.
- the outer shape is 3.2 mm X 4.5 ram and the conductive polymer 1 has three layers
- the second inner main electrode Since three resistors between 5 c and the second main electrode 2 c are connected in parallel, the actual counter electrode area is 27 ⁇ 2 , and the resistance is about 50 ⁇ ⁇ , which is even lower. Resistance was realized.
- FIG. 9 (a) to 9 (d) and 10 (a) are process diagrams showing a manufacturing method in the case where the number of stacked conductive polymers is 3.
- FIG. In the same manner as in the example, a conductive polymer sheet 31 shown in FIG. 9 (a) was prepared, and the electrolytic copper foil was patterned by a die press, and an electrode 32 shown in FIG. 9 (b) was formed.
- the electrolytic copper foil of the inner layer is made at least 35 times as in the case of the two layers, so that the copper foil is not torn by the force that spreads the conductive polymer in the subsequent heating and pressing process. / m, especially a thickness of at least 70.
- the conductive volume sheet 31 is sandwiched between two electrodes 32,
- the first sheet 33 shown in Fig. 9 (d) is fabricated by heating and pressing and integrated, and then the first sheet 33 shown in Fig. 10 (aU).
- two conductive foam sheets 31 The second sheet 34 shown in FIG. 10 (b) was obtained by alternately laminating two electrodes 32 so that the electrode 32 was located on the outermost layer, and was formed by heating and pressing. Thereafter, the production was performed in the same manner as in the first embodiment of the present invention to produce a chip-type PTC thermistor in which the number of stacked conductive polymers was 3.
- the heat and pressure molding is performed in two steps because the heat is hardly transmitted to the internal conductive polymer sheet when the heat and pressure molding is performed at the same time.
- the temperature difference between the polymer sheet and the inner conductive polymer sheet causes the polymer sheet to This is to prevent the thickness from being unevenly formed.
- the outermost layer is a metal foil without forming a pattern
- the other metal foils are formed by patterning with a die press, and the metal foil and the conductive polymer sheet are heated and pressed. After that, a pattern is formed on the outermost metal foil by etching in a photolithography process, a sheet is formed, and then manufacturing is performed in the same manner as in the first embodiment.
- a similar chip-type PTC thermistor can be manufactured at any time.
- the number of stacked conductive polymers is reduced to five.
- the odd-numbered chip-type PTC thermistors described above can be manufactured. In this case as well, if the outermost layer is a metal foil without pattern formation, it is possible to form a pattern by etching in a later process.
- FIG. 11 is a sectional view of a chip type PTC thermistor according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- reference numeral 91 denotes a mixture of high-density polystyrene, which is a crystalline polymer, and carbon black, which is conductive particles, and has a PTC characteristic in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped. It is a conductive polymer.
- 92 a is a first main electrode located on the first surface of the conductive polymer 91
- 92 b is located on the same surface as the first main electrode 92 a
- 9 2 d is the second A second sub-electrode located on the same surface as the main electrode 92c and independent of the second main electrode 92c, each of which is made of electrolytic copper foil.
- 93 a is provided on the entire surface of one side surface of the conductive polymer 91, and nickel electrically connects the first main electrode 92 a and the second main electrode 92 c.
- a first side electrode 93 is provided by plating, and 93 b is provided on the entire other side surface of the conductive polymer 91 facing the first side electrode 93 a, and the first sub electrode 9
- Reference numerals 94a and 94b denote protective coating layers made of first and second epoxy-mixed acrylic resins.
- 95 a is located inside the conductive polymer 91 and is provided in parallel with the first main electrode 92 a and the second main electrode 92 c, and the second side electrode A first inner-layer main electrode electrically connected to 93 b;
- 95 b is located on the same plane as the first inner-layer main electrode 95 a; and a first inner layer sub-electrode electrically connected to the first side electrode 93 a independently of the first side electrode 93 a, and
- 95 c is located inside the conductive polymer 91 and the first inner layer sub-electrode A second inner layer main electrode provided in parallel with the main electrode 92 a and the second main electrode 92 c and electrically connected to the first side electrode 93 a.
- d is located on the same plane as the second inner-layer main electrode 95c, is independent of the second inner-layer main electrode 95c, and is electrically connected to the second side-surface electrode 93b.
- 2 is an inner layer sub-electrode, and 95 e is the conductive layer. It is located inside the lima 91 and is provided in parallel with the first main electrode 92a and the second main electrode 92c, and is electrically connected to the second side electrode 93b.
- Sa 95f is located on the same plane as the third inner-layer main electrode 95e, and is independent of the third inner-layer main electrode 95e.
- a third inner sub-electrode electrically connected to the side electrode 93a of the third inner layer.
- FIGS. 12 (a) to (c) and FIGS. 13 (a) to (c) are process diagrams showing a manufacturing method when the number of stacked conductive polymers is four.
- a conductive volume sheet 101 shown in FIG. 12 (a) was prepared in the same manner as in the first embodiment of the present invention described above, and patterning was performed on the electrolytic copper foil with a mold press.
- First, an electrode 102 shown in FIG. 12 (b) is manufactured.
- the two-layer electrolytic copper foil at least so that the copper foil is not torn by the force that spreads the conductive polymer when the laminate is heated and pressed in a later step, as in the case of the two layers. It is desirable to have a thickness of 35 / m, especially 70 or more.
- Fig. 12 (cU) three electrodes 102 and two conductive polymer sheets 101 are alternately stacked so that electrode 102 is on the outermost layer as shown in FIG.
- the first sheet 103 shown in Fig. 13 (a) is formed by pressing and integrating, and then the first sheet 10 is formed as shown in Fig. 13 (b). 3.From both sides, two conductive volume sheets 101 and two electrodes 102 were alternately laminated so as to be on the outermost layer, and then heat-pressed and integrated.
- a second sheet 104 shown in Fig. 13 (c) is manufactured.
- a chip is manufactured in the same manner as in the first embodiment of the present invention, and the number of conductive polymer layers is four.
- a PTC thermistor was manufactured, in which case the outermost layer was a metal foil without patterning, and the other metal foils were patterned by a die press. Then, these metal foils and conductive polymer sheets are formed by heating and pressing to integrate them, and then the pattern is formed on the outermost metal foil by etching in a photolithography process. After that, the same chip type PTC thermistor can be manufactured by performing the manufacturing in the same manner as in the first embodiment. To further increase the number of layers, the steps of disposing the conductive polymer sheet and the electrodes from both sides of the above-mentioned second sheet, and performing heating and pressure molding to integrate the conductive sheets are repeated.
- chip-type PTC thermostats in which the number of laminated layers is an even number of 6 or more. Also in this case, if the outermost layer is a metal foil having no pattern formed, it is possible to form a pattern by etching in a later step.
- the number of stacked conductive polymers can be increased, but the stress caused by the expansion and contraction of the conductive polymer when the operation is repeated due to the overcurrent flowing through the conductive polymer is repeated.
- the total number increases and the reliability of connection between the side electrodes and the main electrodes 1 and 2 becomes an issue.
- the side surface electrodes are formed on the entire side surfaces, the stress is dispersed, and thus the structure is capable of sufficiently securing the connection reliability even when stacked. .
- the inner sub electrode can prevent an increase in the amount of expansion due to an increase in the thickness of the conductive polymer sheet near the side electrode, the expansion and contraction of the conductive polymer sheet to the side electrode can be prevented. It can reduce stress and is useful for improving reliability.
- the side electrodes nickel is more effective in improving the above-mentioned reliability than copper or copper alloy.
- the side electrode is formed by the method described in the first embodiment of the present invention.
- a sample formed by nickel plating was prepared, and as a comparative example, a sample in which a side electrode was formed by copper plating was prepared under the following conditions.
- a copper foil having a thickness of 20 was applied to the side surface of the strip-shaped sheet produced in the first example in a copper sulfate plating bath at a current density of 1.5 A / dm 2 for about 60 minutes.
- a hook was formed and divided into individual pieces to make a sample.
- the following test was conducted to confirm the reliability of the strength of the side electrode against the thermal cycle.
- the conductive polymer 11 having a PTC characteristic having a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the first surface of the conductive polymer 11 are provided.
- at least the side electrodes 13a and 13b are provided on the entire two side surfaces of the conductive polymer 11, so that the solder filter when mounted on a printed circuit board is provided. G Can be formed on the side surface, and as a result, the appearance of the soldered portion can be easily inspected at the time of mounting, and the effect that the whole soldering is possible is obtained.
- the conductive polymers 41 and 91 each having a PTC characteristic having a rectangular parallelepiped shape and the conductive polymer are provided.
- a first main electrode 42a, 92a located on a first surface of the first main electrode 41, 91; a first main electrode 42a, 92a located on the same surface as the first main electrode 42a, 92a; First sub-electrodes 42b, 92b independent of the main electrodes 42a, 92a; and a second main electrode 42b, 92b located on a second surface of the conductive polymer 41, 91 opposite to the first surface.
- the electrodes 42c, 92c and the second main electrodes 42c, 92c which are located on the same plane as the second main electrodes 42c, 92c and are independent of the second main electrodes 42c, 92c.
- Sub electrode 4 2 d, 9 2 d The first main electrodes 42a, 92a and the second main electrodes 42c, 92c are provided at least on the entire side surface of one of the conductive polymers 41, 91.
- first and second main electrodes 42 a, 92 a and the second main electrodes 42 c, 92 c are provided inside the conductive polymers 41, 91 and in parallel with each other. Odd number inner layer main electrodes 45a, 95a, 95c, 95e and the same plane as these inner layer main electrodes 45a, 95a, 95c, 95e The inner main electrodes 45a, 95a, 95c, and 95e are independent of the odd inner subelectrodes 45b, 95b, 95d, and 95f.
- the inner layer main electrodes 45a, 95a, 95e directly facing the first main electrodes 42a, 92a are electrically connected to the second side electrodes 43b, 93b.
- the inner sub-electrodes 45 b, 95 b connected and located on the same plane as the inner main electrodes 45 a, 95 a directly facing the first main electrodes 42 a, 92 a are
- the inner side main electrodes 95 c and 95 e and the inner side sub-electrodes 95 d and 95 f which are electrically connected to the first side electrodes 43 a and 93 a and are adjacent to each other are
- the first side electrode 93a and the second side electrode 93b are alternately electrically connected to each other.
- the overall resistance of the element is determined by connecting the resistance of the conductive polymer between the first main electrode and the inner layer main electrode in parallel with the resistance of the conductive polymer between the second main electrode and the inner layer main electrode.
- a conductive polymer 1 having a PTC characteristic having a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and a conductive polymer 1 of the conductive polymer 1 are provided.
- a second main electrode 2c located on a second surface opposite to the first surface of the conductive polymer 1; and a second main electrode 2c located on the same surface as the second main electrode 2c;
- a second sub-electrode 2 d independent of the first main electrode 2 c and at least one side surface of the conductive polymer 1, and the first main electrode 2 a and the second sub-electrode
- a first side electrode 3a for electrically connecting the electrode 2d, and a first side electrode 3a provided at least on the entire other side of the conductive polymer 1 opposite to one side of the conductive polymer 1, and
- a second side electrode 3b for electrically connecting the first sub-electrode 2b and the second main electrode 2c; and a first side electrode 3b located inside the conductive polymer 1;
- the even-numbered inner layer main electrodes 5a, 5c provided in parallel with the main electrode 2a and the second main electrode 2c of the main electrode 2a and the second main electrode 2c,
- the first main electrode comprising inner layer main
- the inner main electrode 5a directly facing 2a is the second side electrode.
- 5b is electrically connected to the first side electrode 3a, and the adjacent inner main electrode 5c and inner sub electrode 5d are adjacent to the first side electrode 3a and the second side electrode 3d. Since the electrodes are electrically connected alternately to the side electrodes 3b, for example, when there are two inner layer main electrodes, the total resistance of the element is equal to the first main electrode and the first inner layer.
- the resistance of the conductive polymer between the main electrodes, the resistance of the conductive polymer between the second main electrode and the second inner layer main electrode, and the resistance between the first inner layer main electrode and the second inner layer main electrode can be reduced without increasing the area of the main electrode, so that the element resistance can be reduced without increasing the outer shape of the element. This has the effect of reducing the resistance of the element.
- the side electrode is made of nickel or an alloy thereof. According to this structure, the side electrode is mainly formed by expansion and contraction of the conductive polymer. When stress is repeatedly concentrated at a part of the corner at the connection between the electrode and the side electrode, the side electrode is made of nickel or its alloy that is relatively resistant to repetitive stress. Therefore, it has an operational effect that the connection reliability between the first and second main electrodes and the side electrodes can be improved.
- the upper and lower surfaces of a conductive polymer having PTC characteristics are sandwiched between patterned metal foils and heated and pressed.
- a conductive polymer having PTC characteristics and a pattern formation are provided.
- An opening 24 is provided on the sheet 23 in which the metal foil thus formed is integrated by heating and pressing, and then the opening 24 is formed when the side electrodes 13a and 13b are formed by plating or the like. Even if the formation position of the opening 24 is slightly displaced from the pattern of the metal foil due to the problem of processing accuracy in the forming process, since the end face of the opening 24 is linear, the opening 2 There is no variation in the shape of the end face of No. 4 and, therefore, the side electrodes 13 a and 13 b are formed on the end face of the opening 24 by plating or the like. Since the contact area between the side electrodes 13a and 13b and the first main electrode 12a and the second main electrode 12c is constant, the stress caused by the expansion and contraction of the conductive polymer is reduced. On the other hand, it has the effect of reducing the variation in the strength of the joints between the side electrodes 13a and 13b and the first main electrode 12a and the second main electrode 12c.
- the upper and lower surfaces of a conductive polymer having PTC characteristics are made of metal foil.
- the method includes a step of cutting the sheet 23 provided with the openings 24 on which the 13 a and 13 b are formed, and has a PTC characteristic according to this manufacturing method. After the opening 24 is provided in the sheet 23 in which the conductive polymer and the metal foil are integrated by heat and pressure molding, the openings are formed when the side electrodes 13a and 13b are formed by plating or the like.
- the side electrodes 13a and 13b are formed at the end face of the opening 24 by plating or the like without any variation, the side electrodes 13a and 13b and the first main electrode are formed. Since the contact area between the pole 12a and the second main electrode 12c is constant, the side electrodes 13a, 13b and the first electrode are not affected by the stress caused by the expansion and contraction of the conductive polymer. This has the effect of reducing the variation in the strength of the joint between the main electrode 12a and the second main electrode 12c.
- the first main electrode 12a and the second main electrode 12c which are related to the above, have the effect of reducing the variation in the overlapping area, thereby reducing the variation in the resistance value. It is.
- the upper and lower surfaces of the patterned metal foil are A step of sandwiching the conductive polymer having characteristics, sandwiching the upper and lower surfaces thereof with a patterned metal foil, laminating them, and integrating them by heating and pressing to form a sheet 53; A step of providing an opening in the integrated sheet 53; a step of forming protective coats on the upper and lower surfaces of the sheet 53 having the opening; a step of forming the protective coat and forming the opening Forming side electrodes 43a and 43b on the provided sheet 53, and forming the sheets 53 on which the side electrodes 43a and 43b are formed and the openings 53 are provided individually.
- two conductive polymers and three patterned metal foils are alternately laminated and simultaneously integrated by heat and pressure molding.
- the person has an effect that is Ru can be.
- the upper and lower surfaces of the patterned metal foil are electrically conductive with PTC characteristics.
- two sheets of conductive polymer, one sheet of patterned metal foil, and two sheets of metal foil disposed on the outermost layer are alternately laminated, and simultaneously heated and pressed to form
- the two metal foils that are integrated and placed on the outermost layer are formed by etching after heating and pressure molding, so that the positioning accuracy of the upper and lower metal foil patterns is improved, This reduces the variation in the area where the first main electrode 42a, the second main electrode 42c, and the inner layer main electrode 45a are related to the resistance of the element. This has the effect of reducing the variation in the resistance value.
- the upper and lower surfaces of a conductive polymer having PTC characteristics are sandwiched between patterned metal foils, and are heated and pressed. Integrally forming a first sheet 33, and disposing conductive polymers having PTC characteristics on the upper and lower surfaces of the integrated first sheet 33; The upper and lower surfaces of a conductive polymer having PTC characteristics are laminated by sandwiching the upper and lower surfaces with a patterned metal foil, and the process of integrating them by heating and pressing is repeated once or twice or more. Forming an opening in the integrated second sheet 34, and protecting the upper and lower surfaces of the second sheet 34 with the opening. Forming a protective coat and providing a second opening provided with the opening.
- one conductive polymer and two patterned metal foils are integrated by heat and pressure molding, and two or more even conductive polymers and two or more even
- three or more odd conductive polymers are alternately laminated with the patterned metal foils.
- heat and pressure molding is performed stepwise from the center to the outside to form a laminate. This has the effect of reducing the variation in the thickness of the conductive polymer near the center of the laminate and the thickness of the conductive polymer outside.
- the upper and lower surfaces of a conductive polymer having PTC characteristics are formed by patterning.
- Forming the first sheet 33 by being sandwiched between the metal foils formed by heat and pressure, and forming a conductive sheet having PTC characteristics on the upper and lower surfaces of the integrated first sheet 33.
- the polymer is arranged, and the upper and lower surfaces of the conductive polymer having PTC characteristics are laminated with metal foil sandwiched between them, and integrated by heating and pressing to form the second sheet 34
- one conductive polymer and two sheets are first used.
- the metal foil on which the pattern has been formed is integrated by heat and pressure molding, and two conductive polymers and the outermost non-patterned metal foil are arranged on the outside and integrated. Since the outermost two metal foils are formed by heating and pressure forming and then etching, the pattern accuracy of the upper and lower metal foils is improved. As a result, the variation in the area where the first main electrode 2a, the second main electrode 2c, and the main employee electrode 5a overlap with each other, which is related to the resistance value of the element, is reduced. This has the effect of reducing variations.
- the upper and lower surfaces of a conductive polymer having PTC characteristics are provided.
- the upper and lower surfaces of the conductive polymer having the PTC property are sandwiched between the patterned metal foils, laminated, and integrated by heating and pressing.
- the upper and lower surfaces of the conductive polymer having PTC characteristics are laminated with metal foil sandwiched between them.
- one conductive polymer and two patterned metal foils are integrated by heat and pressure molding, and two or more even conductive polymers and two or more even parameters are formed outside the conductive polymer.
- a metal foil with no pattern is placed, and five or more odd-numbered conductive polymers, a patterned metal foil and an outermost unpatterned metal foil are alternately laminated and integrated.
- the outermost two metal foils are formed by etching after forming the pattern by heating and pressing.
- the upper and lower surfaces of the patterned metal foil are sandwiched between conductive polymers having PTC characteristics.
- the upper and lower surfaces are sandwiched between patterned metal foils and laminated.
- the upper and lower surfaces of the conductive polymer having PTC characteristics are laminated by sandwiching them with a patterned metal foil, and the process of integrating them by heating and pressing is repeated once or twice or more.
- a metal foil formed with a pattern is used.
- the upper and lower surfaces are sandwiched between conductive polymers having PTC characteristics, and the upper and lower surfaces are sandwiched between patterned metal foils and laminated.
- this manufacturing method first, two conductive polymers and three pattern-formed metal foils are integrated by heat and pressure molding. On the outside, two conductive polymers and the outermost layer of the two non-patterned metal foils are arranged and integrated, and the two outermost metal foils heat the pattern formation. Since the etching is performed after the pressure molding, the positional accuracy of the pattern formation of the upper and lower metal foils is improved, and as a result, the first main electrode 92 a, which is related to the resistance value of the element, is formed. No.
- the main electrode 92c and the inner main electrodes 95a, 95c, 95e have a small variation in the overlapping area, and thus have the effect of reducing the variation in the resistance value. is there.
- the upper and lower surfaces of the patterned metal foil are provided with PTC characteristics.
- a step of forming a first sheet 103 by laminating the layers by sandwiching them with a conductive polymer having them, further sandwiching the upper and lower surfaces with a metal foil having a pattern formed thereon, and integrating them by heating and pressing.
- a conductive polymer having PTC characteristics is arranged on the upper and lower surfaces of the integrated first sheet 103, and the upper and lower surfaces of the conductive polymer having PTC characteristics are patterned.
- Forming a second sheet 104 by sandwiching and laminating between the formed metal foils, and repeating the process of integrating by heat and pressure molding once or twice or more, and forming the second sheet 104;
- a conductive polymer having PTC characteristics is arranged on the upper and lower surfaces of the Forming a third sheet by laminating the upper and lower surfaces of a conductive polymer having PTC characteristics with a metal foil and integrating them by heating and pressing to form a third sheet; Forming a pattern by etching metal foils on upper and lower surfaces of the sheet, providing an opening in the integrated third sheet, and providing a third sheet provided with the opening.
- the method includes a step of forming the side electrodes 93a and 93b and cutting the third sheet provided with the opening into individual pieces. According to this manufacturing method, first, two sheets are cut. Conductive polymer and three patterned metal foils are integrated by heating and pressing, and two or more The even-numbered conductive bumpers above and two or more even-numbered patterned metal foils are alternately arranged.
- the outermost layer is a metal foil with no pattern formed, and an even number of 6 or more conductive polymers and the metal foil with the pattern formed And the outermost layer of non-patterned metal foil are alternately laminated and integrated.
- the outermost layer of metal foil is formed by etching after heating and pressure forming the pattern.
- the positional accuracy of the pattern formation of the upper and lower metal foils is improved, and as a result, the first main electrode 92a, the second main electrode 92c, and the inner layer main electrode 95a, which are related to the resistance value of the element. Since the variation in the area where 95 c and 95 e overlap is reduced, the effect of reducing the variation in resistance value is obtained.
- the step of providing the opening (through groove) 24 is a step of processing into a strip or comb shape. Therefore, due to the problem of processing accuracy in the process of processing into a strip or comb shape, even if the formation position of the strip or comb-shaped end face is slightly deviated from the pattern of the metal foil, Alternatively, the end face processed into a comb shape has a linear shape, and therefore, the end face shape does not vary, so that the side face electrodes 13a, 13 When b is formed, the contact area between the side electrodes 13a and 13b and the first main electrode 12a and the second main electrode 12c becomes constant, thereby expanding the conductive polymer.
- the shape of the opening (through groove) 24 of the metal foil after the pattern is formed is a comb shape.
- the metal foil without comb-shaped opening is cut by cutting the opening corresponding to the comb-shaped blade along the dividing line at the time of dividing the individual pieces in the subsequent process.
- the number of portions where the metal foil is cut is reduced, thereby reducing the amount of squeezing of the metal foil at the time of division. Since the exposure of the cross section can be reduced, the exposed surface of the metal foil is oxidized, and the occurrence of a short-circuit due to solder at the time of mounting can be reduced.
- the chip-type PTC thermistor of the present invention includes a conductive polymer having a PTC characteristic having a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and a first main electrode located on the first surface of the conductive polymer.
- a first sub-electrode located on the same surface as the first main electrode and independent of the first main electrode; and a second surface facing the first surface of the conductive polymer.
- a second main electrode located on the same surface as the second main electrode, and a second sub-electrode independent of the second main electrode; and at least one of the conductive polymers.
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