US4434114A
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Production of wrinkle-free piezoelectric films by poling
Assignee: Arkema Inc
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Filing: 1982-02-04
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Granted: 1984-02-28
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Expires: 2002-02-04
Abstract
Abstract A single or multi-layer of films containing at least one oriented, piezoelectric-sensitive (PES) film, sandwiched between resilient conductive liners, is subjected to a high dc field strength while the layer is maintained at an elevated temperature to induce piezoelectric properties in the oriented PES films without the films wrinkling.
Inventors
- 👤 Oliver S. Sprout, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 21:56
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10N; H10N30/00; H10N30/01; H10N30/09; H10N30/098; H10N30/04; H10N30/045
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
170 words
A process for treating oriented PES film for producing wrinkle-free piezoelectric film comprising applying a high strength dc field to a single or multi-layer of film, at least one layer of which is an oriented PES film, sandwiched between and in contact with resilient conductive rubber liners, at a temperature range of from about room temperature to a temperature just below the melting point of the film, the single or multi-layer with liners being disposed between a single set of oppositely charged electrodes with the liners in contact with the electrodes, and maintaining the dc field until a piezoelectric activity of at least 5 pC/N is induced in at least one of the PES oriented films, said liners being able to move freely with the film as the film is being exposed to the high strength dc field, and thereafter cooling the multi-layer to below about 50° C. before or after removing the dc field, removing the dc field and thereafter grounding the oriented PES film to remove surface charge.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
170 words
A process for treating oriented PES film for producing wrinkle-free piezoelectric film comprising applying a high strength dc field to a single or multi-layer of film, at least one layer of which is an oriented PES film, sandwiched between and in contact with resilient conductive rubber liners, at a temperature range of from about room temperature to a temperature just below the melting point of the film, the single or multi-layer with liners being disposed between a single set of oppositely charged electrodes with the liners in contact with the electrodes, and maintaining the dc field until a piezoelectric activity of at least 5 pC/N is induced in at least one of the PES oriented films, said liners being able to move freely with the film as the film is being exposed to the high strength dc field, and thereafter cooling the multi-layer to below about 50° C. before or after removing the dc field, removing the dc field and thereafter grounding the oriented PES film to remove surface charge.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process of claim 1 wherein at least one PES film is uniaxially or biaxially oriented.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the resilient conductive rubber liners are composed of a carbon containing silicone rubber sheet.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process of claim 1 wherein at least one PES film has a thickness below about 150 μm.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 1 wherein at least one PES film is formed from a high molecular weight vinylidene fluoride polymer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process of claim 5 wherein the high molecular weight vinylidene fluoride polymer is a homopolymer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
The process of claim 5 wherein the high molecular weight vinylidene fluoride polymer is a copolymer of from about 65 to about 75 weight percent of vinylidene fluoride and from about 35 to about 25 weight percent of tetrafluoroethylene.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the multi-layer is comprised of three homogeneous layers of uniaxially oriented PES film.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the multi-layer is comprised of a uniaxially oriented film positioned adjacent to at least one biaxially oriented film.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the multi-layer to which the high strength dc field is applied is at a temperature in the range of from about 80° to about 110° C.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
30 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the high strength dc field applied across the electrodes is from about 300 to about 1000 kilovolts per centimeter of thickness of the multi-layer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process of claim 11 wherein the field applied across the electrodes is gradually increased until the desired field strength is reached.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
57 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the single or multi-layer of film is exposed to dc field at selectively limited sized boundaries within the greater film area by using small pads of one of the resilient conductive rubber liners to define the areas to be exposed by situating the pads in specific locations adjacent to an electrode.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
35 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the single or multi-layer is exposed to the dc field by rolling continuous lengths of film and liners around a core with the core being one of the electrodes.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 14 wherein the multi-layer is comprised of at least one back up layer of PVC film.
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