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US4433359A
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Metallized film capacitors
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1982-03-12
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Granted: 1984-02-21
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Expires: 2002-03-12
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to an improvement in a metallized film capacitor of wound-type and stacked-type which has been proposed to provide the capacitor with a protection function, i.e. an additional self-healing ability, at the time of dielectric breakdown. The vapor-deposited metal electrode of the capacitor is splitted into segments so that the capacitor itself can prevent a smoke-emitting or burning failure from actually occurring. The present invention improves the reliability of such the protection function by forming narrow current paths on the vapor-deposited metal electrode along a zone which makes it connect with the external connecting member. It also minimizes the loss in static capacitance and in material.
Inventors
- 👤 Takeshi Hamabe
- 👤 Tatsuya Nakamura
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 04:19
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01G; H01G4/00; H01G4/002; H01G4/018; H01G4/06; H01G4/14; H01G4/145; H01G4/005; H01G4/015; H01G4/30; H01G4/32
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
118 words
A metallized plastic film capacitor having at least one vapour-deposited metal layer electrode and a counter electrode characterized in that (a) said at least one vapour-deposited metal layer electrode of the same polarity electrode formed of a metallized strip which has been split into a plurality of segmental electrodes, (b) each of the segmental electrodes of the same polarity being connected together at the same potential by an external connecting layer of a conducting material, (c) each of the segmental electrodes, constituting a minute capacitor in combination with said facing counter electrode through a dielectric material layer interposed therebetween, and (d) plural narrow paths for current being formed on at least one side face of confronting segmental electrodes.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
118 words
A metallized plastic film capacitor having at least one vapour-deposited metal layer electrode and a counter electrode characterized in that (a) said at least one vapour-deposited metal layer electrode of the same polarity electrode formed of a metallized strip which has been split into a plurality of segmental electrodes, (b) each of the segmental electrodes of the same polarity being connected together at the same potential by an external connecting layer of a conducting material, (c) each of the segmental electrodes, constituting a minute capacitor in combination with said facing counter electrode through a dielectric material layer interposed therebetween, and (d) plural narrow paths for current being formed on at least one side face of confronting segmental electrodes.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
53 words
A metallized plastic film capacitor as claimed in claim 1, further characterized in that said narrow paths for current are formed by providing the segmental electrodes with blank spaces, wherein the vapour-deposited metal layer is partly removed, along a line parallel to an edge of the electrode which contacts said external connecting layer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
55 words
A metallized plastic film capacitor as claimed in claim 2, further characterized in that said blank spaces are formed by a discharge treatment wherein the once vapour-deposited metal layer on the dielectric material layer of the film is burnt off with the energy consumed for the discharge between the metal layer and a discharge electrode.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A metallized plastic film capacitor as claimed in claim 2, further characterized in that said blank spaces are formed during the vacuum-deposition process in desired patterns.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
52 words
A metallized plastic film capacitor as claimed in claim 1, further characterized in that said narrow paths for current are formed by providing the segmental electrode with cracks on the vapour-deposited metal layer along a line parallel to an edge of the electrode which is in contact with the external connecting layer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
A metallized plastic film capacitor as claimed in claim 1, further characterized in that one edge of the counter electrode film which contacts the metallized film having the narrow paths is placed on the narrow paths.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
48 words
A metallized plastic film capacitor as claimed in claim 1, wherein a path ratio ranges from 2 to 75%, wherein said path ratio (w/W×100) is defined by taking the width of the segmental electrodes as W and the total width of the remaining vapour-deposited metal layer as w.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
A metallized plastic film capacitor as claimed in claim 1, further characterized in that the capacitor is wound-type and a pressure-buffering member is placed at the core of the wound-body.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
45 words
A metallized plastic film capacitor as claimed in claim 1, further characterized in that the capacitor is a wound-type and grooves for having split the electrode into segments do not extend to the total width of the electrode but do stop at the narrow paths.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
A metallized plastic film capacitor as claimed in claim 1, further characterized in that the capacitor is an oil-filled or oil-impregnated type.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
A metallized plastic film capacitor as claimed in claim 1, further characterized in that the capacitor is a stacked-type capacitor.
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