US4797780A
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Component with filled layers and electrical contacts and methods for its production
Assignee: Siemens AG
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Filing: 1987-08-18
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Granted: 1989-01-10
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Expires: 2007-08-18
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to a filled layer component made out of monolithic ceramic, in particular a capacitor, having a ceramic layer structure of dense and porous layers which is impregnated with a metallic material and is provided with contacts on the outer faces. According to the invention, the contacts have at least on their surfaces enrichments with constituents which form with the material of the contacts one or more intermetallic compounds which are largely insoluble in the impregnating material. These enrichments can be applied in a first manufacturing method before the impregnation process, or in another manufacturing method during the impregnation process.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas Moser
- 👤 Klaus Otto
- 👤 Horst Kippenberg
- 👤 Johann Ramler
- 👤 Josef Unterlass
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 17:52
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01G; H01G4/00; H01G4/002; H01G4/228; H01G4/232; H01G4/2325; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/43; Y10T29/435
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
81 words
component with filled layers, comprising: a ceramic body of dense and porous layers impregnated by a metal or an alloy impregnating material and having electrical contacts on its outer faces, wherein the contacts contain enrichments of elemental constituents which alloy with the main elemental substance of the contacts to form at least one intermetallic compound which is largely insoluble in the impregnating material, said elemental constituents comprising at least one element selected from the group consisting of indium, gallium and thallium.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
81 words
component with filled layers, comprising: a ceramic body of dense and porous layers impregnated by a metal or an alloy impregnating material and having electrical contacts on its outer faces, wherein the contacts contain enrichments of elemental constituents which alloy with the main elemental substance of the contacts to form at least one intermetallic compound which is largely insoluble in the impregnating material, said elemental constituents comprising at least one element selected from the group consisting of indium, gallium and thallium.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
A component of claim 1, wherein the enrichments form a cover layer on the contacts.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
A component of claim 1, wherein the contact substance comprises at least one element selected from the group consisting of gold, silver and copper.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
49 words
A component of claim 3, wherein the contacts consist essentially of silver and the enrichments contain indium as constituents, and wherein at least one intermetallic silver indium compound is present having a stoichiometric composition selected from the group of AgIn 2 , Ag 2 In or Ag 3 In.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
96 words
A method for the production of a component according to claim 1 comprising: preparing a ceramic body of dense and porous layers, coating the outer surfaces of the ceramic body twice in succession with a main elemental substance to form electrical contacts, wherein at least the second coating comprises a solution having metal constituents based on silver with additional amounts up to about 20% by weight of indium and/or gallium and the balance silver, enriching the contacts to form at least one intermetallic compound therein, and thereafter impregnating the ceramic body with a liquid metallic material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
63 words
A method for the production of a component according to claim 1 comprising: preparing a ceramic body of dense and porous layers which has on its outer surfaces porous electrical contacts, and simultaneously impregnating the ceramic body with a liquid lead-indium alloy with an indium content between 2 and 20% by weight and alloying the contacts with enrichments as the impregnation process proceeds.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 6, wherein the indium content of the lead-indium alloy is 5% by weight.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method according to claim 6, wherein the contacts consist essentially of silver, and the impregnating material is a lead-indium alloy which additionally contains silver, and wherein silver and indium are present as an intermetallic compound at least in part.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method for the production of a component according to claim 8, wherein the silver content of the impregnating material is up to 20% by weight.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method according to claim 6, 7, 8 or 9 wherein the indium is partially replaced by gallium.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
20 words
The method as in any one of claims 6, 7 or 8, wherein the indium is replaced partly by tin.
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