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CN110741457B
CN110741457B CN201880039037.1A CN201880039037A CN110741457B CN 110741457 B CN110741457 B CN 110741457B CN 201880039037 A CN201880039037 A CN 201880039037A CN 110741457 B CN110741457 B CN 110741457B
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    • HELECTRICITY
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    • H01HELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H37/00Thermally-actuated switches
    • H01H37/74Switches in which only the opening movement or only the closing movement of a contact is effected by heating or cooling
    • H01H37/76Contact member actuated by melting of fusible material, actuated due to burning of combustible material or due to explosion of explosive material
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01HELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H85/00Protective devices in which the current flows through a part of fusible material and this current is interrupted by displacement of the fusible material when this current becomes excessive
    • H01H85/02Details
    • H01H85/04Fuses, i.e. expendable parts of the protective device, e.g. cartridges
    • H01H85/05Component parts thereof
    • H01H85/055Fusible members
    • H01H85/12Two or more separate fusible members in parallel
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01HELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H85/00Protective devices in which the current flows through a part of fusible material and this current is interrupted by displacement of the fusible material when this current becomes excessive
    • H01H85/02Details
    • H01H85/04Fuses, i.e. expendable parts of the protective device, e.g. cartridges
    • H01H85/05Component parts thereof
    • H01H85/143Electrical contacts; Fastening fusible members to such contacts
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H02GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02HEMERGENCY PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS
    • H02H5/00Emergency protective circuit arrangements for automatic disconnection directly responsive to an undesired change from normal non-electric working conditions with or without subsequent reconnection
    • H02H5/04Emergency protective circuit arrangements for automatic disconnection directly responsive to an undesired change from normal non-electric working conditions with or without subsequent reconnection responsive to abnormal temperature

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Abstract

The protection element (10, 20) comprises: insulating substrates (11, 21); a plurality of electrodes (12, 22) provided on the insulating substrates (11, 21); an electrode filling material (13, 23) of a low melting point metal filled between at least one pair of the electrodes (12, 22); and fuse elements (14, 24) which are bridged between the at least one pair of electrodes and cover the upper portions of the electrode fillers (13, 23). The electrode filler (13, 23) is made of a metal material having a melting temperature of not higher than the liquidus temperature of the fuse element (14, 24).

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Protective element
Technical Field
The present invention relates to a protective element used for electric and electronic devices and the like.
Background
In recent years, with rapid spread of small electronic devices such as mobile devices, small and thin elements have been used as protection elements to be mounted in protection circuits of power supplies to be mounted thereon. As a protection circuit of the secondary battery pack, for example, a protection element of a Surface Mount Device (SMD) described in patent document 1 (japanese patent laid-open No. 2015-079608) is preferably used.
As these protection elements, there are non-recovery type protection elements that detect abnormal states such as excessive heat generation and overvoltage due to overcurrent of a device to be protected, or abnormal overheat due to sensing of ambient temperature, and operate a fuse under a predetermined condition to break a circuit. In the protection element, in order to realize safety of the device, when the protection circuit detects an abnormality occurring in the device, the resistance element is heated by a signal current from the protection circuit. In the protection element, a fuse element made of a fusible alloy material is fused by the heat generation to break an electric circuit, or the fuse element is fused by an overcurrent to break the electric circuit.
For example, patent document 1 and the like disclose a protective element using a fuse element material composed of a low-melting-point metal material that melts at a soldering temperature and a soluble metal structure material laminated on the low-melting-point metal material. In the fuse element material of the protection element, a low melting point metal material that is liquefied by a welding operation is attached to a solid phase metal structure material at its temperature by interfacial tension, thereby supporting and holding the low melting point metal so as not to be fused for a certain period of time. Thus, the shape of the fuse element is maintained at least during the soldering operation, and malfunction of the fuse element material during reflow soldering is prevented.
When the soldering is completed and the circuit protection element is mounted on the circuit to be protected, the metallic structural material of the fuse element material is diffused or dissolved in the low melting point metallic material as a medium by the heat of the soldering, thereby being thinned. The metal structural material having a thinned layer is easily lost by abnormal overheating in the installation environment or heating by a heater of a built-in resistance heating element, and does not interfere with the subsequent fusing to operate.
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Patent document
Patent document 1: japanese patent laid-open No. 2015-079608
Disclosure of Invention
Technical problem to be solved by the invention
From the viewpoints of coping with high current density, reducing standby energy loss of a secondary battery, and the like, it is preferable to use a material having a low resistance value as much as possible for the fuse element used in the protection element. However, the types of fusible alloys that can be applied to the fuse element of the protection element are limited, and a fusible alloy having a low resistance value is not necessarily selected. In order to ensure practical use of the operating performance and the like, fuse elements having a large resistance value are often used.
The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide a protection element capable of reducing an internal resistance value without being affected by an intrinsic resistance value of a fuse element material.
Technical scheme for solving technical problem
According to the protection element according to the invention, it comprises: an insulating substrate; a plurality of electrodes disposed on the insulating substrate; an electrode filling material of a low melting point metal filled between at least one pair of the electrodes; and a fuse element that spans between the at least one pair of electrodes and covers an upper portion of the electrode filler. The electrode filling material is made of a metal material having a melting temperature of not higher than a liquidus temperature of the fuse element.
In the protective element, a heating element may be provided on one surface of the insulating substrate.
In the protective element, the electrode filling material may be composed of any one alloy selected from the group consisting of tin-based alloys, tin-lead alloys, tin-copper alloys, tin-silver alloys, and tin-silver-copper alloys.
In the protective element, the electrode filling material may be made of any one metal material selected from the group consisting of a metal material filled with a solder paste, a metal material filled with a solder ball, and a metal material filled by partial plating.
In the protective element, the fuse element may be made of any alloy selected from the group consisting of a tin-based alloy, a tin-lead alloy, a tin-copper alloy, a tin-silver alloy, and a tin-silver-copper alloy.
In the protection element, the fuse element may be composed of a composite material in which a plurality of metal materials of different compositions are combined.
In the protective element according to the present invention, the electrode filler is provided so as to fill the gap between the electrodes between which the fuse element is provided, thereby reducing the internal resistance of the protective element. The gap between the electrodes is a groove-like portion formed by end faces of the pair of electrodes facing each other and the insulating substrate surface therebetween. Any metal material may be used as the electrode filler material as long as it has a melting temperature equal to or lower than that of the fuse element. The electrode filling material is preferably composed of a material having a smaller electrical resistance than the fuse element. For example, tin or a tin-based solder material is used.
Effects of the invention
In the protection element according to the present invention, the electrode filler fills a gap (hollow space) between electrodes provided in the fuse element. This can enlarge the cross-sectional area of the current-carrying path of the fuse element, and reduce the internal resistance of the protection element. The electrode filler is made of a metal material having a melting temperature of the fuse element or lower, and therefore does not interfere with the fusing operation of the fuse element. Furthermore, the electrode filler can be made of a fusible alloy such as a solder material as it is, and a noble metal material such as pure silver or a silver alloy (high silver content alloy) can be omitted, so that it is economical.
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Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a protective element according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 shows a protective element according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which (a) is a plan view obtained by cutting a lid body along the line I Ia-IIa of (b), (b) is a sectional view taken along the line IIb-IIb of (a), and (c) is a bottom view.
Fig. 3 is a main part cross-sectional view of the protective element according to the embodiment of the present invention, in which the cover, the electrode on the rear surface of the insulating substrate, and the heat generating element are omitted.
Detailed Description
As shown in fig. 1, the protection element with electrode filling material 10 according to the present embodiment includes: an insulating substrate 11; a plurality of electrodes 12a to 12g provided on the insulating substrate 11; an electrode filler 13 of a low melting point metal filled between at least one pair of the electrodes 12a to 12g, for example, between the electrode 12a and the electrode 12b and between the electrode 12b and the electrode 12 c; a fuse element 14 that spans between the at least one pair of electrodes and covers an upper portion of the electrode filler 13; an operation flux (not shown) applied to the surface of the fuse element 14; and a lid 15 covering the operation flux and an upper portion of the fuse element 14. The electrode filler 13 is made of a metal material having a melting temperature equal to or lower than the liquidus temperature of the fuse element 14.
The insulating substrate 11 may be made of any insulating material and have any composition. As a material of the insulating substrate 11, for example, plastic, glass ceramic, or the like is preferable.
The electrode 12 provided on the insulating substrate 11 may be made of any conductive material and have any composition. As the material of the electrode 12, for example, copper, silver, a copper alloy, and a silver alloy are preferable.
The electrode filler 13 may be any material or composition as long as it can fill the metal material that is formed in the gap between the electrodes 12a and 12b and the gap between the electrodes 12b and 12c and has a melting temperature equal to or lower than that of the fuse element 14. Examples of the electrode filling material 13 include a metal material filled with a solder paste formed of a tin-based alloy, a tin-lead alloy, a tin-copper alloy, a tin-silver alloy, and a tin-silver-copper alloy, a metal material filled with a solder ball formed of a tin-based alloy, a tin-lead alloy, a tin-copper alloy, a tin-silver alloy, and a tin-silver-copper alloy, and a metal material filled with a partial plating filling formed of a tin-based alloy, a tin-lead alloy, a tin-copper alloy, a tin-silver alloy, and a tin-silver-copper alloy.
The electrode filler 13 may be integrated with the fuse element 14 following surface mounting of the protection element 10. Since the electrode filler 13 is formed into a spherical shape together with the liquefied fuse element 14 when the fuse element 14 is blown, the blowing operation is not hindered.
The fuse element 14 may be made of any material or composition as long as it is made of a fusible metal material. As the fuse element 14, for example, a tin-based alloy, a tin-lead alloy, a tin-copper alloy, a tin-silver-copper alloy, or the like can be used as appropriate. The fuse element 14 may be formed of a single composition metal material, or may be formed of a composite material by combining a plurality of metal materials having different compositions.
In the protective element 10 of the present embodiment, a heating element may be provided on one surface of the insulating substrate 11 as needed. The heat generating element is subjected to an insulating coating as required. When the heating element is not provided, the central electrode 12b connected to the fuse element 14 among the electrodes 12a, 12b, and 12c may be omitted.
The shape and material of the cover 15 are not limited as long as the cover covers the insulating substrate 11 and the upper portion of the fuse element 14 to secure a desired space. For example, a dome-shaped resin film cover, a plastic cover, a ceramic cover, or the like can be suitably used for the cover body 15.
Example 1
As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the protection element 20 with an electrode filling material of example 1 has an insulating substrate 21 of alumina ceramic. A plurality of silver alloy electrodes 22a to 22h are provided on the insulating substrate 21. On the lower surface of the insulating substrate 21, a resistance heating element 26 electrically connected to the electrode 22f and the electrode 22h is provided.
Electrode filling material 23 of 96.5Sn-3Ag-0.5Cu alloy is filled between three electrodes 22a, 22b, 22c of the electrodes 22a to 22h, that is, between the electrode 22a and the electrode 22b and between the electrode 22b and the electrode 22 c. A fuse element 24 made of a clad material of 92Pb-8Sn alloy 24a and 99.3Sn-0.7Cu alloy 24b is provided so as to span between the three electrodes 22a, 22b, 22c and cover the upper part of the electrode filler 23.
A lid 25 made of a liquid crystal polymer is provided so as to cover the operation flux (not shown) applied to the surface of the fuse element 24, and the operation flux and the upper portion of the fuse element 24.
The electrode filler 23 is made of a metal material having a melting temperature equal to or lower than the liquidus temperature of the fuse element 24. The electrodes 22a and 22e, 22b and 22f, 22c and 22g, and 22d and 22h are electrically connected to each other through half-through holes of silver alloy.
The surface of the resistance heating element 26 of example 1 was glazed with an insulating glass. For the purpose of comparison with the electrode-filled protective element 20 of example 1, a protective element of a comparative example was prepared using the same members and members as those of example 1 but without the electrode filling material, and the internal resistance values of the two elements were measured. The internal resistance value of the protective element 20 with the electrode filling material of example 1 was 0.45m Ω (corresponding to the rated current 25A), while the internal resistance value of the protective element of the comparative example without the electrode filling material was 0.60m Ω (corresponding to the rated current 20A). It is understood that the structure of the present embodiment reduces the internal resistance of the protection element, thereby improving the rated current value.
In the protective element with an electrode filling material according to the present embodiment, although a void may be generated at the interface between the electrode filling material and the insulating substrate by heating, the conductive path is maintained, and thus there is no problem.
The embodiments disclosed herein are to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined not by the above description but by the appended claims, and all changes that come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are intended to be embraced therein.
Industrial applicability of the invention
The protective element with the electrode filler of the present invention can be mounted on a circuit board to be protected together with other surface-mounted components, and can be collectively mounted by soldering by a reflow method or the like, and can be used as a protective device for a secondary battery such as a battery pack.
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10. 20 protective elements, 11, 21 insulating substrates, 12, 22 electrodes, 13, 23 electrode filling materials, 14, 24 fuse elements, 15, 25 caps, 26 resistance heating elements.

Claims (6)

1. A protective element, characterized in that,
the method comprises the following steps: an insulating substrate; a plurality of electrodes disposed on the insulating substrate; an electrode filling material of a low melting point metal filled in a groove-like portion constituted by end faces of at least one pair of opposing electrodes among the electrodes and an insulating substrate face therebetween; and a fuse element bridged between the at least one pair of electrodes and covering an upper portion of the electrode filler,
the electrode filling material is made of a metal material having a melting temperature equal to or lower than a liquidus temperature of the fuse element.
2. Protective element according to claim 1,
a heating element is provided on one surface of the insulating substrate.
3. The protective element according to claim 1,
the electrode filling material is composed of any one alloy selected from the group consisting of tin-based alloys, tin-lead alloys, tin-copper alloys, tin-silver alloys, and tin-silver-copper alloys.
4. The protective element according to claim 1,
the electrode filling material is made of any one metal material selected from the group consisting of a metal material filled with a solder paste, a metal material filled with a solder ball, and a metal material filled by partial plating.
5. The protective element according to claim 1,
the fuse element is made of any one alloy selected from the group consisting of tin-based alloys, tin-lead alloys, tin-copper alloys, tin-silver alloys, and tin-silver-copper alloys.
6. The protective element according to claim 5,
the fuse element is composed of a composite material in which a plurality of metal materials having different compositions are combined.
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