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US5039844A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

PTC devices and their preparation

Assignee: Nippon Mektron KK
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Filing: 1988-09-29
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Granted: 1991-08-13
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Expires: 2008-09-29
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Abstract

Abstract A process for producing a PTC device comprising the steps of forming a laminate comprising a PTC composition and at least two electrode plates having the PTC composition sandwiched therebetween, opposing the surface of a lead plate to be electrically connected to each of the electrodes, to the surface of each of the electrode plates of the laminate while contacting at a narrow area, and then passing a current between the electrode and the lead via the narrow contact surface to weld them. By this process, there is obtained a PTC device having, at a portion of the joining interface between each electrode plate and each lead plate, a nugget formed by melting both the plates. This PTC device has a low contact resistance between the PTC composition and the electrode plates.

Inventors

  • 👤 Atsushi Nagahori

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 12:02
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01C; H01C1/00; H01C1/14; H01C1/144; H01C1/1406; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49082; Y10T29/49085; Y10T29/49101; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49124; Y10T29/49147; Y10T29/49149

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 86 words
A PTC device comprising a PTC composition which comprises a polymer and electrically conductive particles, at least two electrode plates having said PTC composition sandwiched therebetween and intimately joined thereto, and a lead plate joined to the surface of the electrode plates, wherein said PTC device has, at a portion of the joining interface between said electrode plates and said lead plate, a nugget formed by melting both the plates at a narrow contact surface, the device being substantially free from the heat of the melting.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 86 words
A PTC device comprising a PTC composition which comprises a polymer and electrically conductive particles, at least two electrode plates having said PTC composition sandwiched therebetween and intimately joined thereto, and a lead plate joined to the surface of the electrode plates, wherein said PTC device has, at a portion of the joining interface between said electrode plates and said lead plate, a nugget formed by melting both the plates at a narrow contact surface, the device being substantially free from the heat of the melting.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 43 words
The PTC device according to claim 1, wherein the nugget is formed by passing a current between the electrode plate and the lead plate via the narrow contact surface to weld them, the device being substantially free of heat damage from the welding.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 26 words
The PTC device according to claim 2, wherein pressure is applied to the lead plate in a direction toward the electrode plates while passing a current.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 24 words
The PTC device according to claim 3, wherein at least one projection is formed on the surface of the lead plate prior to welding.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 27 words
The PTC device according to claim 2, wherein at least one projection is formed on the outer surface of one of said electrode plates prior to welding.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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