Patent Grant
10170266
The invention relates to a surge-resistant wire-wound resistor and a manufacturing method thereof, especially a wire-wound resistor whose soldering points, at which a cap is soldered at each end of the resistor, are electroplated to form an electroplated metal layer to significantly improve the reliability of soldering points. The present invention further relates to an anti-surge wire-wound, low temperature fuse resistor and a manufacturing method thereof, in which the winding wire is cut off in a middle portion and electrically connected via a connection part.
The structure of a conventional wire-wound resistor is shown in
A wire-wound resistor is not the mainstream as to conventional surge-resistant resistors. When the transient energy of a surge wave is more than 100 watts, the surge loosens a certain proportion of the wound wires at the soldering points, which affects the surge resistance. In other words, for a conventional wire-wound resistor, when a wire head or a wire tail is soldered onto an iron cap obliquely or the soldering penetrates too deeply or not deep enough (as shown in
Further, when a circuit is operated normally, a fuse resistor performs as a fixed resistor. While working current exceeds rated current, the resistor blows due to overheating so as to protect the circuit. In general, a fusing temperature of a wire wound fuse resistor is a melting point of its wire. However, based on considering resistance and other electrical properties, the wire material of the conventional fuse resistor is essentially made of an alloy with a high melting point. The fusing temperature of the wire is too high, and there is a procedure of glowing red. The procedure of glowing red may burn and destroy circuits and other components, and thus the effect of circuit protection is affected.
Owing to the aforementioned drawbacks of prior arts, the present invention provides a highly reliable wire-wound resistor to decrease the failure rate of the surge- resistant soldering points and to improve the surge-resistance reliability and further provides a highly reliable wire-wound fuse resistor to protect the circuits and/or other components safely.
According to the first embodiment of the present invention, the main purpose of the present invention is to provide a surge-resistant wire-wound resistor, comprising:
According to the second embodiment of the present invention, the surge-resistant wire-wound resistor of the present invention further comprises a first lead wire and a second lead wire which are respectively disposed along an axial axis of the ceramic rod and extending outwardly from the first cap and the second cap.
According to the second embodiment of the present invention, the surge-resistant wire-wound resistor of the present invention further comprises a second insulating layer which is disposed on and covers the surface of the first insulating layer and the surfaces of the first cap electroplated layer and the second cap electroplated layer.
According to the present invention, preferably, the first cap electroplated layer is selected from the group consisting of, but not limited to, tin, copper, iron, silver, nickel and alloys thereof.
According to the present invention, preferably, the thickness of the first cap electroplated layer is from 1 μm to 10 μm.
According to the present invention, preferably, the second cap electroplated layer is selected from the group consisting of, but not limited to, tin, copper, iron, silver, nickel and alloys thereof.
According to the present invention, preferably, the thickness of the second cap electroplated layer is from 1 μm to 10 μm.
According to the present invention, preferably, the material of the first insulating layer is epoxy resin.
According to the present invention, preferably, the material of the second insulating layer is epoxy resin, nonflammable silicone paint or enamel paint.
According to the first embodiment of the present invention, another purpose of the present invention is to provide a manufacturing method for a surge-resistant wire-wound resistor, comprising the steps of:
According to the second embodiment of the present invention, the manufacturing method of the present invention further comprises a step of: connecting a first lead wire and a second lead wire to an axially extended line of the ceramic rod and respectively extending the first lead wire and the second lead wire outwardly from the first cap and the second cap.
According to the second embodiment of the present invention, the manufacturing method of the present invention further comprises a step of: coating a second insulating layer on the surface of the first insulating layer and the surfaces of the first cap electroplated layer and the second cap electroplated layer.
Further, one aspect of the present invention provides an anti-surge wire-wound low temperature fuse resistor.
A wire-wound fuse resistor according to some embodiments of the present invention includes an insulating rod having a first end and a second end;
In some embodiments, the wire-wound fuse resistor further includes a first insulating layer covering the first winding wire and the second winding wire, wherein the first insulating layer has an opening exposing a portion of the insulating rod.
In some embodiments, a material of the first insulating layer is an epoxy resin, a silicone non-flammable paint or an enamel paint.
In some embodiments, the opening includes a slot opening surrounding the insulating rod and partially exposing the insulating rod.
In some embodiments, the opening includes a dot opening partially exposing the insulating rod.
In some embodiments, the connection part is in contact with the first
In some embodiments, the fuse resistor further includes a second insulating layer covering the first insulating layer and the connection part, and filling into the opening of the first insulating layer.
In some embodiments, a material of the second insulating layer is an epoxy resin, a silicone non-flammable paint or an enamel paint.
In some embodiments, the wire-wound fuse resistor further includes a first cap and a second cap, wherein the first cap is electrically welded on an end of the first winding wire from the first end of the insulating rod, and the second cap is electrically welded on an end of the second winding wire from the second end of the insulating rod.
In some embodiments, material used for welding the first cap with the first end of the insulating rod, i.e. a first cap electroplated layer, and the second cap with the second end of the insulating rod, i.e. a second electroplated layer, is the tin, copper, iron, silver, nickel or an alloy thereof. And the thicknesses of the welding between 1 micrometer and 20 micrometers, respectively.
A method for fabricating a wire-wound fuse resistor according to some embodiments of the present invention includes the following steps: providing an insulating rod having a first end and a second end; winding a metal wire on the insulating rod; cutting off the metal wire to form a first winding wire and a second winding wire separated from each other; and forming a connection part for electrically connecting the first winding wire to the second winding wire, wherein the melting point of the connection part is lower than that of the first winding wire and the second winding wire.
In some embodiments, the method further includes: forming a first insulating layer on the insulating rod and the metal wire before cutting off the metal wire; and forming an opening in the first insulating layer and cutting off the wire.
In some embodiments, the opening includes a slot opening surrounding the insulating rod and partially exposing the insulating rod.
In some embodiments, the opening includes a dot opening partially exposing the insulating rod.
In some embodiments, the method further includes: forming a second insulating layer for covering the first insulating layer and the connection part and filling into the opening of the first insulating layer.
In some embodiments, the method further includes: encapsulating a first cap on a first end of the insulating rod, and encapsulating a second cap on a second end of the insulating rod.
In some embodiments, the method further includes: electrically welding one end of the metal wire on the first cap, and electrically welding the other end of the metal wire on the second cap.
In some embodiments, the method further includes: electrically connecting an end of the first winding wire to the first cap by using a first electroplated layer, and electrically connecting an end of the second winding wire to the second cap by using a second electroplated layer.
In some embodiments, the first electroplated layer, the second electroplated layer and the connection part are formed together by the same process.
According to the present invention, a wire-wound fuse resistor is provided, comprising: an insulating rod having a first end and a second end;
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According to the second example of the present invention (a type of the wire- wound resistor with winding wires), the present invention provided a surge-resistant wire-wound resistor 420, comprising:
The ceramic rod 21, 421 of the present invention was made of, but not limited to, insulating materials. Any insulating cylinders which could achieve the goal of the present invention could be used, for example, a white ceramic rod or a glass fiber cylinder.
The first cap 221, 4221 and the second cap 222, 4222 were mounted on two ends of the ceramic rod 21, 421. Materials of the first cap 221, 4221 and the second cap 222, 4222 could be, but not limited to, metals such as iron, steel, aluminum, copper, or other alloys or graphite materials. Any materials which could fulfill the function of the cap could be used.
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In the present invention, because the first cap and the second cap were respectively electroplated to have a cap electroplated layer, the strength of the soldering points was increased, the failure rate was decreased, and the reliability of the soldering points was further improved. Therefore, the failure rate of the surge-resistant soldering point of the wire-wound resistor provided by the present invention was less than 0.1 ppm.
The wire-wound resistor provided by the present invention could be used not only in surge-resistant circuits, but also in spark plug covers for the motor vehicle and motorcycle industry and ignition systems for automobiles.
The structures and examples aforementioned are illustrated for fully realizing the present invention and should not be construed to limit the scope of the invention. One skilled in the art may modify and vary the examples without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
The following disclosure provides many different embodiments, or examples, for implementing different features of the wire-wound fuse resistor. Specific examples of elements and arrangements are described below to simplify the present disclosure. These are, of course, merely examples and are not intended to be limiting. The present disclosure may repeat reference numerals and/or letters in the various examples. This repetition is for the purpose of simplicity and clarity and does not in itself dictate a relationship between the various embodiments and/or configurations discussed.
Further, spatially relative terms, such as “beneath”, “below”, “lower”, “above”, “upper”, “on” and the like, may be used herein for ease of description to describe one element or feature's relationship to another element(s) or feature(s) as illustrated in the figures. The spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. The apparatus may be otherwise oriented (rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein may likewise be interpreted accordingly.
The insulating rod 10 was wound by the first winding wire 22 from a first end 101, and wound by the second winding wire 24 from a second end 102, wherein the first winding wire 22 and the second winding wire 24 were not directly connected but had a gap therebetween. In some embodiments, the insulating rod 10 was wound by one metal wire, including a wire head connecting with the first winding wire 22 and a wire tail connecting with the second winding wire 24, in a spiral -wound manner, in which the gap was formed by cutting the metal wire in a middle portion thereof to form the gap. In some embodiments, the gap between the first winding wire 22 and the second winding wire 24 was between about 0.05 mm and about 2 mm. The connection part 26 was disposed between the first winding wire 22 and the second winding wire 24, and had a length slightly more than the gap between the first winding wire 22 and the second winding wire 24 for connecting the first winding wire 22 and the second winding wire 24. The melting point of the connection part 26 is lower than the melting point of the first winding wire 22 and the second winding wire 24, and the first winding wire 22 and the second winding wire 24 were separated from each other and electrically connected via the connection part 26.
In the present embodiment, material of the first winding wire 22 and the second winding wire 24 could include or could be selected from the materials having higher melting point than the connection part 26. For example, the melting points of the first winding wire 22 and the second winding wire 24 were between about 800° C. and about 1500° C., and the melting point of the connection part 26 could be lower than about 500° C. or lower than 300° C., and could be lower than, but not limited to, about 200° C. to about 300° C. The materials of the first winding wire 22, the second winding wire 24 and the connection part 26 could be determined according to the electrical specification and the safety specification of the resistor. In some embodiments, the materials of the first winding wire 22 and the second winding wire 24 could include or could be selected from nickel-copper alloy or other suitable conductive metal or alloy materials with high melting points, and the material of the connection part 26 could include or could be selected from tin, copper, other connective metals or alloy materials with lower melting points. By the above configuration, when the working current of the wire-wound fuse resistor 2 in the present embodiment exceeded rated current, the connection part 26 having a lower melting point had a lower fusing temperature and a faster fusing speed, such that the connection part 26 would be fused first to protect the circuit. In addition, it was noted that under the normal operation, the operation temperature of the fuse resistor 1 was under about 70° C., and thus the connection part 26 having the lower melting point would not affect the normal operation of the fuse resistor 1.
Further, the connection part might be cut off depending on a predetermined melting temperature or melting speed of the wire-wound fuse resistor so as increase the application scope and enhance the safety.
In some embodiments, the wire-wound fuse resistor 1 could further include a first insulating layer 12 covering the first winding wire 22 and the second winding wire 24. The first insulating layer 12 had an opening 12S exposing a portion of the insulating rod 10. In some embodiments, the material of the first insulating layer 12 could include or could be selected from an insulating paint such as an epoxy resin, or other insulating materials. In some embodiments, the connection wire part 26 was in contact with the first winding wire 22 and the second winding wire 24 via the opening 12S of the first insulating layer 12. In some embodiments, the opening 12S of the first insulating layer 12 might include a slot opening, which surrounded the insulating rod 10 and partially exposed the insulating rod 10. In some embodiments, a width of the slot opening of the first insulating layer 12 was between, but not limited to, about 0.05 mm and 2 mm.
In some embodiments, the wire-wound fuse resistor 1 could further include a second insulating layer 14 covering the first insulating layer 12 and the connection layer 26, and filling the opening 12S of the first insulating layer 12. In some embodiments, the material of the second insulating layer 14 could include or could be selected from an insulating paint such as an epoxy resin, a silicone non-flammable paint, an enamel paint or other insulating materials.
In some embodiments, the fuse resistor 1 could further include a first cap 32 and a second cap 34. The first cap 32 encapsulated the first end 101 of the insulating rod 10 and was connected to the first winding wire 22, and the second cap 34 encapsulated the second end 102 of the insulating rod 10 and was connected to the second winding wire 24. In some embodiment, the materials of the first cap 32 and the second cap 34 might be iron, steel, aluminum, copper, other metals, an alloy or a graphite material. In some embodiments, one end of the first winding wire 22 could be welded firstly on the first cap 32, and one end of the second winding wire 24 could be welded firstly on the second cap 34. In some embodiments, the wire-wound fuse resistor 1 could further include a first cap electroplated layer 361 for electrically connecting one end of the first winding wire 22 to the first cap 32, and a second cap electroplated layer 362 for electrically connecting one end of the second winding wire 24 to the second cap 34. In some embodiments, the material of the first cap electroplated layer 361 and the second cap electroplated layer 362 could be, but not limited to, tin, copper, iron, silver, nickel or other alloys. In some embodiments, the first cap electroplated layer 361 and the second cap electroplated layer 362 could be formed by, but not limited to, electroplating. In some embodiments, the first cap electroplated layer 361, the second cap electroplated layer 362 and the connection part 26 were formed together by the same process to simplify the fabrication procedure. In some embodiments, the thicknesses of the first cap electroplated layer 361 and the second cap electroplated layer 362 were, but not limited to, between about 1 micrometer and about 20 micrometers, respectively. Under a surge shock situation, about more than 90% of occurrence that the conventional wire wound resistor breaks occurs at the solder point between the wire and the cap, resulting in an open circuit failure. Therefore, the first cap electroplated layer 361 and the second cap electroplated layer 362 were used respectively for reinforcing the welding portion of the first winding wire 22 and the second winding wire 24, so as to enhance firmness of the welding portion, reduce the production failure rate and even increase reliability of welding. The welding firmness of the first winding wire 22 and the second winding wire 24 were ensured by the first cap electroplated layer 361 and the second cap electroplated layer 362, such that the anti -surge effect of the wire-wound fuse resistor 1 were increased.
In some embodiments, the wire-wound fuse resistor 1 further included a first conductive line 42 extending outwards from the first cap 32 and electrically connected to the first cap 32, and a second conductive line 44 extending outwards from the second cap 34 and electrically connected to the second cap 34. The first conductive line 42 and the second conductive line 44 were electrically connected to an external circuit, for example, a printed circuit board.
Please refer to Table 1. The fusing test results of the wire-wound fuse resistors in comparative embodiments and embodiments of the present invention are listed in Table 1.
In the fusing tests shown in Table 1, the fuse resistor in the comparative embodiment and the fuse resistor in the embodiment of the present invention had the same resistance value, i.e. 1Ω, and the same power, i.e. 2 W, wherein the first winding wire and the second winding wire of the fuse resistor in the comparative embodiment were directly connected, and the first winding wire and the second winding wire of the fuse resistor in the embodiment of the present invention were electrically connected via the connection part with a low melting point. For example, the material of the connection wire part was tin, and formed by electroplating. As shown in Table 1, the errors of the resistance values of the fuse resistors in the comparative embodiment and the embodiment of the present invention were both in an acceptable range (±5%), and in the condition that the fusing power was set as 40 times, the fusing time and the fusing temperature of the fuse resistor in the embodiment of the present invention were both lower than those of the fuse resistor in the comparative embodiments, proving that the fuse resistor in the embodiment of the present invention effectively enhances the protection effect to the circuit.
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The wire-wound fuse resistor and the manufacturing method of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and may have other different embodiments. To simplify the description and for the convenience of comparison between each of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the identical components in each of the following embodiments are marked with identical numerals. For making it easier to compare the difference between the embodiments, the following description will detail the dissimilarities among different embodiments and the identical features will not be redundantly described.
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In the wire-wound fuse resistor of the present invention, the first winding wire and the second winding wire are connected via the connection part, such that the fusing temperature and the fusing speed of the fuse resistor were well controlled, and the application range and safety of the fuse resistor were improved. In addition, in the fuse resistor of the present invention, the cap electroplated layer was used for reinforcing welding points between the wire and the cap, so as to enhance welding firmness, avoid looseness of wire and reduce production failure. Hence, the fuse resistor of the present invention had the failure rate of surge-resisting welding point lower than 0.1 ppm. In the present invention, the anti-surge effect of the fuse resistor was improved, such that the wire-wound fuse resistor of the present invention can be applied in anti-surge circuits, circuits of a spark plug and an ignition system of a vehicle.
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This application is a Continuation-in-Part application of the pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/108,570 filed on Jun. 27, 2016 which is a U.S. National Stage Application of PCT/CN2014/070761 filed Jan. 17, 2014, all of which is hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety. This application also claims priority to PCT Patent Application No. PCT/CN2017/090733 filed on Jun. 29, 2017, which is also incorporated by reference in its entirety. Although incorporated by reference in their entirety, no arguments or disclaimers made in the parent application apply to this Continuation-in-Part application. Any disclaimer that may have occurred during the prosecution of the above-referenced application(s) is hereby expressly rescinded. Consequently, the Patent Office is asked to review the new set of claims in view of the entire prior art of record and any search that the Office deems appropriate.
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