JP2015092625A - Method for discriminating direction of multilayer ceramic capacitor, direction discriminating device for multilayer ceramic capacitor, and method of manufacturing multilayer ceramic capacitor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for accurately discriminating a direction of a multilayer ceramic capacitor.SOLUTION: While magnetic flux density generated from a magnetic generating device 31 is measured by a magnetic flux density measuring device 32, a multilayer ceramic capacitor 1b is passed between the magnetic generating device 31 and the magnetic flux density measuring device 32, and at least the change of the magnetic flux density when the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1b is passed is measured. On the basis of the measurement result of the magnetic flux density, the stacking direction of a plurality of internal electrodes 11 and 12 in the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1b is discriminated.

Description

  The present invention relates to a direction identification method for a multilayer ceramic capacitor, a direction identification device for the multilayer ceramic capacitor, and a method for manufacturing the multilayer ceramic capacitor.

  A multilayer ceramic capacitor has a plurality of internal electrodes stacked along one direction. For this reason, in the multilayer ceramic capacitor, there is a demand for identifying the stacking direction of the internal electrodes. However, for example, when the multilayer ceramic capacitor has a regular quadrangular prism shape, it is difficult to identify the stacking direction of the internal electrodes in the multilayer ceramic capacitor from the appearance.

  For example, Patent Document 1 describes a method capable of identifying the stacking direction of internal electrodes in a multilayer ceramic capacitor without depending on the appearance. Specifically, in Patent Document 1, a constant magnetic field is applied to one surface from which the internal electrode layer is not drawn, the magnetic flux density of the multilayer ceramic capacitor is measured, and the direction of the internal electrode layer is identified by the strength of magnetization. A method is disclosed. In this method, the capacitor is arranged in a direction in which the internal electrode is substantially parallel to the magnetic flux (in the case of a capacitor, the internal electrode is perpendicular to the bottom surface). This is a method utilizing the fact that the measured magnetic flux density is different from the state in which the capacitor is arranged in the direction (horizontal direction).

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  However, the difference in the measured magnetic flux density between the case where the lamination direction of the internal electrodes and the direction of the magnetic flux are parallel and the case where the lamination direction of the internal electrodes and the direction of the magnetic flux are perpendicular are very small. Further, the measured magnetic flux density greatly depends on the positional relationship between the magnet, the sensor probe, and the capacitor. In particular, in a small multilayer ceramic capacitor, the influence of the positional relationship between the magnet, the sensor probe, and the capacitor on the measured magnetic flux density is enormous.

  As described above, the difference in magnetic flux density measured when the directions are different is small, and the magnetic flux density measured greatly differs depending on the position of the capacitor at the time of measurement. It is difficult to accurately identify the direction.

  This problem will be described more specifically. For example, the magnetic flux density was measured under certain measurement conditions for a multilayer ceramic capacitor having a length dimension of 1 mm, a width dimension of 0.5 mm, a height dimension of 0.5 mm, and a capacitance of 4.7 μF. Assume a case. This multilayer ceramic capacitor has a maximum magnetic flux density of about 53.6 mT when the lamination direction of the internal electrodes is parallel to the direction of the magnetic flux. On the other hand, the maximum magnetic flux density of this multilayer ceramic capacitor when the lamination direction of the internal electrodes is perpendicular to the direction of the magnetic flux is about 52.3 mT. Therefore, in this multilayer ceramic capacitor, the maximum value of the magnetic flux density differs by 1.3 mT depending on whether the internal electrode stacking direction and the magnetic flux direction are parallel or perpendicular. Therefore, the difference in the maximum value of the magnetic flux density between the case where the lamination direction of the internal electrode and the direction of the magnetic flux are parallel and the case where it is perpendicular is the case where the lamination direction of the internal electrode and the direction of magnetic flux are parallel. It is only 2.4% with respect to the maximum value of the magnetic flux density.

  Further, when the measurement position of the multilayer ceramic capacitor is shifted by 0.3 mm from the center position of the multilayer ceramic capacitor, the magnetic flux density of the multilayer ceramic capacitor in which the lamination direction of the internal electrodes and the direction of the magnetic flux are parallel is about 52.3 mT. Thus, the maximum value of the magnetic flux density of the multilayer ceramic capacitor when the lamination direction of the internal electrodes and the direction of the magnetic flux are perpendicular (when the measurement position is the center position of the multilayer ceramic capacitor) is substantially equal. Therefore, when the measurement position of the multilayer ceramic capacitor can change by 0.3 mm or more, it is difficult to identify the direction of the multilayer ceramic capacitor. The problem is that the smaller the monolithic ceramic capacitor is, for example, when the length is 1 mm, the width is 0.5 mm, and the height is 0.55 mm or less, which is 1005 size or less, the measurement position becomes the center position. As it becomes difficult to define, it becomes prominent.

  A main object of the present invention is to provide a method capable of accurately identifying the direction of a multilayer ceramic capacitor.

  The method for identifying the direction of a multilayer ceramic capacitor according to the present invention is a method for identifying the stacking direction of a plurality of internal electrodes in a multilayer ceramic capacitor having a plurality of internal electrodes stacked along one direction. While measuring the magnetic flux density generated from the magnetic generator with a magnetic flux density measuring device, the multilayer ceramic capacitor is passed between the magnetic generator and the magnetic flux density measuring device, and at least the change of the magnetic flux density when the multilayer ceramic capacitor passes Measure. Based on the measurement result of the magnetic flux density, the stacking direction of the plurality of internal electrodes in the multilayer ceramic capacitor is identified.

  In a specific aspect of the method for identifying the direction of the multilayer ceramic capacitor according to the present invention, a maximum value of the magnetic flux density is calculated from a change in the measured magnetic flux density, and a plurality of the multilayer ceramic capacitors based on the maximum value of the magnetic flux density The internal electrode stacking direction is identified.

  In another specific aspect of the method for identifying the direction of the multilayer ceramic capacitor according to the present invention, the range of the maximum value of the magnetic flux density when the stacking direction of the plurality of internal electrodes and the direction of magnetic flux in the multilayer ceramic capacitor are parallel A magnetic flux measured by setting a first range and a second range that is a range of the maximum value of the magnetic flux density when the lamination direction of the plurality of internal electrodes in the multilayer ceramic capacitor and the direction of the magnetic flux are perpendicular to each other. The stacking direction of the plurality of internal electrodes in the multilayer ceramic capacitor is identified depending on whether the maximum value of the density belongs to the first or second range.

  In another specific aspect of the method for identifying the direction of the multilayer ceramic capacitor according to the present invention, from the change of the measured magnetic flux density, immediately before or immediately after the multilayer ceramic capacitor passes between the magnetic generator and the magnetic flux density measuring instrument. The magnetic flux density is calculated, and the lamination direction of the plurality of internal electrodes in the multilayer ceramic capacitor and the presence or absence of the multilayer ceramic capacitor are identified based on the magnetic flux density immediately before the passage.

  In still another specific aspect of the method for identifying the direction of a multilayer ceramic capacitor according to the present invention, a measurement process is sequentially performed on a plurality of multilayer ceramic capacitors arranged at intervals. From the change in the measured magnetic flux density, the magnetic flux density immediately before and immediately after the multilayer ceramic capacitor passes between the magnetic generator and the magnetic flux density measuring device is calculated, and the magnetic flux density immediately before passing and the magnetic flux density immediately after passing are calculated. Based on both, the lamination direction of the plurality of internal electrodes in the multilayer ceramic capacitor and the presence or absence of the multilayer ceramic capacitor are identified.

  According to still another specific aspect of the method for identifying the direction of a multilayer ceramic capacitor according to the present invention, a change in the measured magnetic flux density causes a maximum value of the magnetic flux density and the multilayer ceramic capacitor to be connected between the magnetic generator and the magnetic flux density measuring instrument. A difference from the magnetic flux density immediately before the gap is calculated, and the lamination direction of the plurality of internal electrodes in the multilayer ceramic capacitor is identified based on the magnetic flux density difference.

  According to still another specific aspect of the method for identifying the direction of a multilayer ceramic capacitor according to the present invention, the magnetic flux during the passage of the multilayer ceramic capacitor between the magnetic generator and the magnetic flux density measuring instrument is determined from the change in the measured magnetic flux density. An average value of the densities is calculated, and the stacking direction of the plurality of internal electrodes in the multilayer ceramic capacitor is identified based on the average value of the magnetic flux density.

  In another specific aspect of the direction identification method of the multilayer ceramic capacitor according to the present invention, the magnetic flux density change result smoothed by taking the moving average of the measured magnetic flux density is used as the magnetic flux density measurement result. .

  In still another specific aspect of the method for identifying the direction of a multilayer ceramic capacitor according to the present invention, the multilayer ceramic capacitor is not rotated when the multilayer ceramic capacitor is passed between the magnetism generator and the magnetic flux density measuring instrument.

  In still another specific aspect of the method for identifying the direction of a multilayer ceramic capacitor according to the present invention, the taping multilayer in which the multilayer ceramic capacitor is accommodated in each of a plurality of storage chambers provided at intervals along one direction. The ceramic capacitor string is passed between the magnetism generator and the magnetic flux density measuring device along one direction, and the measurement process is sequentially performed on the plurality of multilayer ceramic capacitors.

  In still another specific aspect of the method for identifying the direction of a multilayer ceramic capacitor according to the present invention, the accommodation chamber is larger than the multilayer ceramic capacitor in plan view.

  A direction identification device for a multilayer ceramic capacitor according to the present invention is a device for identifying a stacking direction of a plurality of internal electrodes in a multilayer ceramic capacitor including a plurality of internal electrodes stacked along one direction. A direction identification device for a multilayer ceramic capacitor according to the present invention includes a magnetism generation device, a magnetic flux density measuring device, a transport device, and an identification unit. The magnetic flux density measuring instrument measures the density of magnetic flux generated from the magnetic generator. The transport device passes the multilayer ceramic capacitor between the magnetism generator and the magnetic flux density measuring instrument. The magnetic flux density measuring instrument measures a change in magnetic flux density at least when passing through the multilayer ceramic capacitor. An identification part identifies the lamination direction of the some internal electrode in a multilayer ceramic capacitor based on the measurement result of the magnetic flux density output from the magnetic flux density measuring device.

  In the method for manufacturing a multilayer ceramic capacitor according to the present invention, a multilayer ceramic capacitor including a plurality of internal electrodes stacked along one direction is manufactured. The stacking direction of the plurality of internal electrodes in the multilayer ceramic capacitor is identified by the direction identifying method according to the present invention.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the method which can identify correctly the direction of a multilayer ceramic capacitor can be provided.

It is a typical side view of the direction identification device of the multilayer ceramic capacitor in one embodiment of the present invention. It is a schematic sectional drawing of the taping multilayer ceramic capacitor series in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic plan view of the taping monolithic ceramic capacitor series in one embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a multilayer ceramic capacitor according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line VV in FIG. 4. It is a schematic diagram of a magnetic force line in case there is no multilayer ceramic capacitor between a magnetism generator and a magnetic flux density measuring device. When the multilayer ceramic capacitor is positioned between the magnetism generator and the magnetic flux density meter so that the internal electrode is perpendicular to the direction of the magnetic flux (as a capacitor, the internal electrode is horizontal to the bottom) It is a schematic diagram of magnetic field lines. When the multilayer ceramic capacitor is positioned between the magnetism generator and the magnetic flux density measuring instrument so that the internal electrode is horizontal to the direction of magnetic flux (as a capacitor, the internal electrode is perpendicular to the bottom) It is a schematic diagram of magnetic field lines. It is a typical graph showing the magnetic flux density at the time of arranging in the order of a horizontal product, a horizontal product, and a horizontal product. It is a typical graph showing the magnetic flux density at the time of having arranged in the order of the vertical goods, the vertical goods, and the vertical goods. It is a typical graph showing the magnetic flux density at the time of arranging in the order of a horizontal product, a vertical product, and a horizontal product. It is a typical graph showing the magnetic flux density at the time of arranging in the order of a vertical product, a horizontal product, and a vertical product. It is a flowchart showing the 1st multilayer ceramic capacitor direction identification method. It is a flowchart showing the 2nd multilayer ceramic capacitor direction identification method. It is a typical graph showing the magnetic flux density at the time of having arranged in the order of the vertical goods, the horizontal goods, and the horizontal goods. It is a typical graph showing the magnetic flux density at the time of arranging in the order of a horizontal product, a vertical product, and a vertical product.

  Hereinafter, an example of the preferable form which implemented this invention is demonstrated. However, the following embodiment is merely an example. The present invention is not limited to the following embodiments.

  Moreover, in each drawing referred in embodiment etc., the member which has a substantially the same function shall be referred with the same code | symbol. The drawings referred to in the embodiments and the like are schematically described. A ratio of dimensions of an object drawn in a drawing may be different from a ratio of dimensions of an actual object. The dimensional ratio of the object may be different between the drawings. The specific dimensional ratio of the object should be determined in consideration of the following description.

  In the present embodiment, a method for identifying the direction of the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 will be described. First, the configuration of the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1 to be identified will be described.

(Configuration of multilayer ceramic capacitor 1)
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1 includes a ceramic body 10. The ceramic body 10 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. Specifically, the ceramic body 10 has a regular quadrangular prism shape. The ceramic body 10 has first and second main faces 10a and 10b, first and second side faces 10c and 10d, and first and second end faces 10e and 10f (see FIG. 5). . The first and second main surfaces 10a and 10b extend along the length direction L and the width direction W, respectively. The first main surface 10a and the second main surface 10b are parallel to each other. The first and second side surfaces 10c and 10d extend along the length direction L and the thickness direction T, respectively. The first side surface 10c and the second side surface 10d are parallel to each other. The first and second end faces 10e and 10f extend along the width direction W and the thickness direction T, respectively. The first end face 10e and the second end face 10f are parallel to each other.

  The dimension along the length direction L of the ceramic body 10 is preferably 0.4 mm to 2.0 mm, and more preferably 0.6 mm to 1.0 mm. The dimension along the width direction W of the ceramic body 10 is preferably 0.2 mm to 1.2 mm, and more preferably 0.3 mm to 0.5 mm. The dimension along the thickness direction T of the ceramic body 10 is preferably 0.2 mm to 1.2 mm, and more preferably 0.3 mm to 0.5 mm. It is more preferable that the dimension along the length direction L is 1.0 mm or less and the dimension along the width direction W and the thickness direction T is 0.5 mm or less, so-called 1005 size or less. This is because, in the case of a product, the magnetic flux density measurement position is likely to change from the center position of the multilayer ceramic capacitor. It is more preferable that the dimension along the length direction L is 0.6 mm or more and the dimension along the width direction W and the thickness direction T is 0.3 mm or more, so-called 0603 size or more. This is because the direction with higher magnetic flux density is easier to identify. For the same reason, a multilayer ceramic capacitor having a capacitance of 1 μF or more is suitable for the present invention.

The ceramic body 10 can be made of, for example, a material whose main component is a dielectric ceramic. Specific examples of the dielectric ceramic include BaTiO ₃ , CaTiO ₃ , SrTiO ₃ , and CaZrO ₃ . For example, subcomponents such as a Mn compound, a Mg compound, a Si compound, a Co compound, a Ni compound, and a rare earth compound may be appropriately added to the ceramic body 10.

  The “substantially rectangular parallelepiped” includes a rectangular parallelepiped whose corners and ridge lines are chamfered and a rectangular parallelepiped whose corners and ridge lines are rounded.

  As shown in FIG. 5, a plurality of internal electrodes 11 and 12 are provided inside the ceramic body 10. The plurality of internal electrodes 11, 12 are stacked along the thickness direction T. Each internal electrode 11, 12 is provided in parallel to the length direction L and the width direction W. Inside the ceramic body 10, the internal electrodes 11 and the internal electrodes 12 are alternately provided along the thickness direction T. A ceramic portion 15 is disposed between the internal electrodes 11 and 12 adjacent in the thickness direction T. That is, the adjacent internal electrodes 11 and 12 in the thickness direction T are opposed to each other with the ceramic portion 15 interposed therebetween.

  The internal electrode 11 is drawn out to the first end face 10e. An external electrode 13 is provided on the first end face 10e. The external electrode 13 is electrically connected to the internal electrode 11.

  The internal electrode 12 is drawn out to the second end face 10f. An external electrode 14 is provided on the second end face 10f. The external electrode 14 is electrically connected to the internal electrode 12.

  The internal electrodes 11 and 12 can be made of a magnetic material such as Ni.

  The external electrodes 13 and 14 can be made of, for example, an appropriate conductive material such as Ni, Cu, Ag, Pd, Au, or an Ag—Pd alloy.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1 constitutes a taping multilayer ceramic capacitor series 2. The taping monolithic ceramic capacitor series 2 has a taping 20. The taping 20 has a plurality of rectangular parallelepiped storage chambers 21 provided at intervals along the longitudinal direction. The multilayer ceramic capacitor 1 is accommodated in each of the plurality of accommodation chambers 21. The storage chamber 21 is larger than the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1 in plan view. Accordingly, the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1 can be displaced in the surface direction in the accommodation chamber 21. If the position of the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1 in the accommodation chamber 21 changes for each accommodation hole 21, the amount of change from the center position of the multilayer ceramic capacitor in the magnetic flux density measurement also changes for each accommodation hole 21.

  The multilayer ceramic capacitor 1 may be a three-terminal or multi-terminal multilayer ceramic capacitor having side electrodes in addition to the two-terminal multilayer ceramic capacitor as shown in FIG.

(Configuration of multilayer ceramic capacitor direction identification device 3)
The multilayer ceramic capacitor direction identification device 3 (hereinafter simply referred to as “identification device 3”) is a device for identifying the stacking direction of the plurality of internal electrodes 11 and 12 in the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1. Hereinafter, in this specification, “the stacking direction of the plurality of internal electrodes 11 and 12 in the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1” is referred to as “the direction of the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1”.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the identification device 3 includes a magnetism generator 31 and a magnetic flux density measuring device 32. The magnetic flux density measuring device 32 is arranged so that the magnetic flux density generated in the magnetic generator 31 can be detected. The magnetic flux density measuring device 32 measures the magnetic flux density generated from the magnetic generator 31.

  The identification device 3 further includes a transport device 35. The transport device 35 allows the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1 to pass between the magnetism generator 31 and the magnetic flux density measuring device 32. Specifically, the transport device 35 includes a first roll 33 and a second roll 34. The taping monolithic ceramic capacitor series 2 is wound around the first roll 33, and the taping monolithic ceramic capacitor series 2 is sent out from the first roll 33. The taping monolithic ceramic capacitor string 2 that has passed between the magnetism generator 31 and the magnetic flux density measuring device 32 is taken up by the second roll 34.

  The magnetic flux density measuring device 32 measures a change in magnetic flux density at least when the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1 passes. The magnetic flux density measuring device 32 outputs the measurement result to the identification unit 36. The identification unit 36 identifies the direction of the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1 based on the measurement result of the magnetic flux density output from the magnetic flux density measuring device 32. The identification unit 36 sequentially identifies the direction of the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1 with respect to the plurality of multilayer ceramic capacitors 1 arranged at intervals in the taping multilayer ceramic capacitor series 2.

  When manufacturing the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1, first, the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1 is manufactured. Next, the produced multilayer ceramic capacitor 1 is accommodated in the taping 20, and the taping laminated ceramic capacitor series 2 is produced. Next, the direction of the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1 accommodated in the taping multilayer ceramic capacitor series 2 is identified. As a result, for example, the alignment rate of the multilayer ceramic capacitor is confirmed, or when a multilayer ceramic capacitor 1 whose direction is different from the desired direction is detected, the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1 is marked. Or exclude.

(Direction identification method)
Next, a method for identifying the direction of the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1 performed by the identification unit 36 will be described.

  First, the principle of the direction identification method in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, when the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1 is not located between the magnetic generator 31 and the magnetic flux density measuring device 32, the interval between the magnetic lines L passing through the magnetic flux density measuring device 32. Becomes the widest, in other words, the number of magnetic lines L per unit area is reduced, and the magnetic flux density is low. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, when the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1 is located between the magnetic generator 31 and the magnetic flux density measuring device 32, the magnetic flux is larger than when the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1 is not located. The interval between the magnetic force lines L passing through the density measuring device 32 becomes narrow, in other words, the number of magnetic force lines L per unit area increases, and the magnetic flux density becomes a high value. In particular, when the lamination direction of the internal electrodes 11 and 12 shown in FIG. 8 is parallel to the direction of the magnetic flux (in the case of a capacitor, the internal electrode is perpendicular to the bottom surface), the vertical direction shown in FIG. The distance between the magnetic lines L passing through the magnetic flux density measuring device 32 is narrower than when the internal electrode is in the horizontal direction with respect to the bottom surface. In other words, the number of magnetic lines L per unit area increases, and the magnetic flux density High value. Accordingly, the magnetic flux density measured by the magnetic flux density measuring device 32 varies depending on the presence / absence of the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1 and the direction of the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1. In the identification method of this embodiment, the direction of the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1 is identified using this principle. That is, while the magnetic flux density generated from the magnetic generator 31 is measured by the magnetic flux density measuring device 32, the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1 is passed between the magnetic generator 31 and the magnetic flux density measuring device 32, and at least the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1 is passed. Measure the change in magnetic flux density when passing through. And the identification part 36 identifies the direction of the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1 based on the measurement result of the magnetic flux density. Thus, in this embodiment, in order to measure the change of the magnetic flux density at the time of passage, when the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1 is passed between the magnetism generator 31 and the magnetic flux density measuring device 32, the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1 Do not rotate. By allowing the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1 to pass through without rotating, it is possible to avoid a change in measurement position due to rotation.

  Next, the identification method of the present embodiment will be described in more detail using the examples shown in FIGS. 9 to 12, the horizontal axis represents the measurement position coordinates of the magnetic flux density in the direction in which the taping monolithic ceramic capacitor series 2 extends. 9 to 12, the vertical axis represents the magnetic flux density measured by the magnetic flux density measuring device 32. In the present embodiment, the identification unit 36 performs smoothing by taking a moving average of the raw magnetic flux density data output from the magnetic flux density measuring device 32. The graphs shown in FIGS. 9 to 12 are data after smoothing. In the present embodiment, the direction of the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1 is identified using data after smoothing as shown in FIGS.

  In the example shown in FIGS. 9 to 12, the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1a, the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1b, and the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1c are arranged in this order from the second roll 34 side. Accordingly, the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1a, the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1b, and the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1c are passed between the magnetic generator 31 and the magnetic flux density measuring device 32 in this order. Here, an example of identifying the direction of the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1b will be described.

  In addition, the thing where the lamination direction of the internal electrodes 11 and 12 is perpendicular to the direction of the magnetic flux is “horizontal product” (because the internal electrode is horizontal with respect to the bottom surface for the multilayer ceramic capacitor), “Vertical product” (in the case of a multilayer ceramic capacitor, the internal electrode is perpendicular to the bottom surface).

  The measured magnetic flux density is not only changed in the magnetic flux density in the region where the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1b is located, but also in the region where the multilayer ceramic capacitors 1a to 1c are not located depending on the direction of the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1b. Also, the direction of the multilayer ceramic capacitors 1a to 1c before and after passing varies depending on the influence.

  In the example shown in FIG. 9, the multilayer ceramic capacitors 1a to 1c are all horizontal products. In the example shown in FIG. 10, the multilayer ceramic capacitors 1a to 1c are all vertical products. For this reason, the magnetic flux density measured in the middle of the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1a and the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1b is D0 in the example where the multilayer ceramic capacitors 1a and 1b shown in FIG. In the example in which the multilayer ceramic capacitors 1a and 1b shown in FIG. 10 are both vertical products, D2 is higher than D0. In addition, the magnetic flux density measured in the region where the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1b is located is D3 in the example where the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1b shown in FIG. 9 is a horizontal product, whereas the multilayer ceramic shown in FIG. In an example in which the capacitor 1b is a vertical product, D4 is higher than D3.

  In the example shown in FIG. 11, the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1a is a horizontal product, and the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1b is a vertical product. For this reason, the magnetic flux density measured in the middle of the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1a and the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1b is D1, which is higher than D0 and lower than D2. The magnetic flux density measured in the region where the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1b is located is D4.

  In the example shown in FIG. 12, the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1a is a vertical product, and the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1b is a horizontal product. For this reason, the magnetic flux density measured in the middle of the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1a and the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1b is D1, which is higher than D0 and lower than D2. The magnetic flux density measured in the region where the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1b is located is D3.

  In general, the difference in magnetic flux density between D2 and D3 is smaller than the difference in magnetic flux density between D3 and D4.

  Further, there is a large difference between the magnetic flux density at the center position of the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1b and the magnetic flux density at the end of the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1b. For example, the magnetic flux density at the end of the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1b is the average magnetic flux between the magnetic flux density at the center position of the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1b and the magnetic flux density measured between the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1a and the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1b. It becomes density.

(First direction identification method)
FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the first direction identification method. As shown in FIG. 13, in the first direction identification method, first, in step S <b> 1, the identification unit 36 calculates the maximum magnetic flux density value from the measurement result output from the magnetic flux density measuring device 32. In step S2, the identification unit 36 identifies the direction of the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1b based on the maximum magnetic flux density.

  As described above, the maximum value D4 of the magnetic flux density measured when the stacking direction of the internal electrodes 11, 12 is parallel to the direction of the magnetic flux (vertical product) is the stacking direction of the internal electrodes 11, 12 is the direction of the magnetic flux. And the maximum value D3 of the magnetic flux density measured in the case of vertical (horizontal product). For this reason, the direction of the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1b can be identified by referring to the maximum value of the magnetic flux density. Specifically, D3 and D4 may be set from a plurality of measurement results, and individual measurement results may be compared with D3 and D4. Alternatively, D3 and D4 may be obtained and set in advance, and the measured magnetic flux The maximum density value may be compared with D3 and D4 obtained in advance. As a result, when the maximum value of the magnetic flux density is D4, it can be determined as a vertical product, and when it is D3, it can be determined as a horizontal product.

  In practice, the maximum value of the magnetic flux density measured when the stacking direction of the internal electrodes 11 and 12 is parallel to the direction of the magnetic flux, the maximum value measured when it is perpendicular, etc. are all constant values. It does not become, but has a range. Accordingly, D0 to D4 all have a range.

(Second direction identification method)
FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a second multilayer ceramic capacitor direction identification method. As shown in FIG. 14, in the second direction identification method, first, in step S3, the magnetic flux density immediately before the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1b reaches between the magnetic generator 31 and the magnetic flux density measuring device 32 (preceding magnetic flux density). ) Is calculated. Next, in step S4, the identification unit 36 identifies the direction of the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1b based on the immediately preceding magnetic flux density.

  As described above, the magnetic flux density immediately before measurement when the stacking direction of the internal electrodes 11 and 12 is parallel to the direction of magnetic flux and the measurement when the stacking direction of the internal electrodes 11 and 12 is perpendicular to the direction of magnetic flux. It is different from the magnetic flux density just before being performed. Specifically, when both the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1b to be passed through and the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1a that has been passed through are horizontal products, when both are vertical products, one is a horizontal product and the other is a vertical product. The magnetic flux density just before being measured differs depending on the case. Therefore, the direction of the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1b can be identified by referring to the immediately preceding magnetic flux density. Specifically, when the measured immediately preceding magnetic flux density is D0, the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1b can be identified as a horizontal product. When the measured previous magnetic flux density is D2, it can be identified that the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1b is a vertical product. When the measured immediately preceding magnetic flux density is D1, it can be identified that one of the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1a that has passed first and the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1b that has passed from now on is a vertical product and the other is a horizontal product. For this reason, in order to reliably identify the direction of the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1b to be passed, it is preferable to further perform another identification method.

  For example, the magnetic flux density immediately after the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1b passes between the magnetism generator 31 and the magnetic flux density measuring device 32 (immediate magnetic flux density) is further calculated. The direction may be identified. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 15, when the immediately preceding magnetic flux density is D1 and the immediately following magnetic flux density is D0, the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1b can be identified as a horizontal product. As shown in FIG. 16, when the immediately preceding magnetic flux density is D1 and the immediately following magnetic flux density is D2, the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1b can be identified as a vertical product. When the immediately preceding magnetic flux density is D1 and the immediately following magnetic flux density is D1, the magnetic flux density immediately after the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1c passes between the magnetism generator 31 and the magnetic flux density measuring device 32 may be further referred to. . Thus, if the measurement is performed until the magnetic flux density immediately becomes D0 or D2, the direction of the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1 can be determined.

(Third direction identification method)
In the third identification method, first, the maximum value of the magnetic flux density when the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1b passes between the magnetic generator 31 and the magnetic flux density measuring device 32, and the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1b are connected to the magnetic generator 31 and the magnetic flux. The relationship between the values of the magnetic flux density immediately before (or immediately after) reaching the density measuring device 32, for example, the difference between the two values (magnetic flux density difference) is calculated. The identification unit 36 identifies the direction of the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1b based on the magnetic flux density difference. The third direction identification method is effective for identifying whether the magnetic flux density is in the region where the horizontal product is located or the magnetic flux density in the region where the multilayer ceramic capacitor is not located. In general, the magnetic flux density D3 in the region where the horizontal product is located, and the intermediate magnetic flux density D2 in the case where both the multilayer ceramic capacitor to be passed through and the multilayer ceramic capacitor previously passed are vertical products are: This is because there are cases where they are close to each other in the range of variation. For example, if there is a storage room that does not contain multilayer ceramic capacitors, in order to identify whether a horizontal product is contained or nothing is contained, not only the maximum value and before and after passing Considering the relationship between the two (the horizontal product if the magnetic flux density increases, the horizontal product, or if it does not change, nothing is accommodated, etc.) Can be identified.

(Fourth direction identification method)
In the fourth direction identification method, the average value of the magnetic flux density while the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1b passes between the magnetic generator 31 and the magnetic flux density measuring device 32 is calculated from the change in the measured magnetic flux density. The direction of the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1b is identified based on the average value. For example, when all of the multilayer ceramic capacitors 1a to 1c are vertical products, the average value is the highest, and when all are ceramic products, the average value is the lowest.

  Of course, two or more of the first to fourth direction identification directions may be combined. By doing so, identification accuracy can be improved.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1b is interposed between the magnetic generator 31 and the magnetic flux density measuring device 32 while measuring the magnetic flux density generated from the magnetic generator 31 with the magnetic flux density measuring device 32. The change of the magnetic flux density at the time of passing through at least the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1b is measured. Then, the direction of the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1b is identified based on the change in the magnetic flux density. Therefore, as described above, the stacking direction of the internal electrodes 11 and 12 in the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1b can be identified with high accuracy. For example, even when the accommodation chamber 21 is larger than the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1 and the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1 is displaced, the stacking direction of the internal electrodes 11 and 12 in the multilayer ceramic capacitor 1b can be identified with high accuracy. it can.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,1a-1c ... Multilayer ceramic capacitor 2 ... Taping multilayer ceramic capacitor series 3 ... Multilayer ceramic capacitor direction identification apparatus 10 ... Ceramic body 10a ... 1st main surface 10b ... 2nd main surface 10c ... 1st side surface 10d ... 2nd side surface 10e ... 1st end surface 10f ... 2nd end surface 11, 12 ... Internal electrode 13, 14 ... External electrode 15 ... Ceramic part 20 ... Taping 21 ... Storage chamber 31 ... Magnetic generator 32 ... Magnetic flux density measurement Container 33 ... 1st roll 34 ... 2nd roll 35 ... Conveying device 36 ... Identification part

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A method of identifying a stacking direction of the plurality of internal electrodes in a multilayer ceramic capacitor including a plurality of internal electrodes stacked along one direction,
While measuring the magnetic flux density generated from the magnetic generator with a magnetic flux density measuring instrument, the multilayer ceramic capacitor is passed between the magnetic generator and the magnetic flux density measuring instrument, and at least the magnetic flux when passing through the multilayer ceramic capacitor A step of measuring a change in density; a step of identifying a stacking direction of the plurality of internal electrodes in the multilayer ceramic capacitor based on a measurement result of the magnetic flux density;
A method for identifying the direction of a multilayer ceramic capacitor.   The maximum value of the magnetic flux density is calculated from the change in the measured magnetic flux density, and the stacking direction of the plurality of internal electrodes in the multilayer ceramic capacitor is identified based on the maximum value of the magnetic flux density. To identify the direction of multilayer ceramic capacitors.   A first range which is a range of a maximum value of magnetic flux density when a lamination direction of the plurality of internal electrodes and a direction of magnetic flux in the multilayer ceramic capacitor are parallel; and a lamination direction of the plurality of internal electrodes in the multilayer ceramic capacitor And a second range that is a range of the maximum value of the magnetic flux density when the direction of the magnetic flux is vertical, and whether the maximum value of the measured magnetic flux density belongs to the first or second range The method of identifying a direction of a multilayer ceramic capacitor according to claim 2, wherein the stacking direction of the plurality of internal electrodes in the multilayer ceramic capacitor is identified based on whether or not.   From the change in the measured magnetic flux density, the magnetic flux density immediately before or immediately after the multilayer ceramic capacitor passes between the magnetism generator and the magnetic flux density measuring device is calculated, and based on the magnetic flux density immediately before the passage. The direction identification method of the multilayer ceramic capacitor according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the multilayer ceramic capacitor identifies the lamination direction of the plurality of internal electrodes and the presence or absence of the multilayer ceramic capacitor. The measurement process is sequentially performed on a plurality of multilayer ceramic capacitors arranged at intervals,
From the change in the measured magnetic flux density, the magnetic flux density immediately before and after the multilayer ceramic capacitor passes between the magnetism generator and the magnetic flux density measuring device is calculated, and the magnetic flux density and the passage immediately before the passage are calculated. The method of identifying a direction of a multilayer ceramic capacitor according to claim 4, wherein the multilayer ceramic capacitor is identified on the basis of both the magnetic flux density immediately after it and the presence / absence of the multilayer ceramic capacitor in the multilayer ceramic capacitor.   From the change in the measured magnetic flux density, the difference between the maximum value of the magnetic flux density and the magnetic flux density immediately before the multilayer ceramic capacitor reaches between the magnetic generator and the magnetic flux density measuring device is calculated. The method for identifying the direction of a multilayer ceramic capacitor according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a multilayer direction of the plurality of internal electrodes in the multilayer ceramic capacitor is identified based on a density difference.   From the measured change in magnetic flux density, an average value of the magnetic flux density while the multilayer ceramic capacitor passes between the magnetism generator and the magnetic flux density measuring device is calculated, and based on the average value of the magnetic flux density The method of identifying the direction of the multilayer ceramic capacitor according to claim 1, wherein the stacking direction of the plurality of internal electrodes in the multilayer ceramic capacitor is identified.   The multilayer ceramic capacitor according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein as the measurement result of the magnetic flux density, a change result of the magnetic flux density smoothed by taking a moving average of the measured magnetic flux density is used. Direction identification method.   The multilayer ceramic capacitor according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the multilayer ceramic capacitor is not rotated when the multilayer ceramic capacitor is passed between the magnetism generator and the magnetic flux density measuring instrument. Direction identification method.   A taped multilayer ceramic capacitor series in which a multilayer ceramic capacitor is accommodated in each of a plurality of accommodating chambers provided at intervals along one direction, and the magnetic generator and the magnetic flux density measurement along the one direction. The multilayer ceramic capacitor direction identification method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the measurement step is sequentially performed on the plurality of multilayer ceramic capacitors by passing between the components.   The method for identifying a direction of a multilayer ceramic capacitor according to claim 10, wherein the accommodation chamber is larger than the multilayer ceramic capacitor in a plan view. An apparatus for identifying a stacking direction of the plurality of internal electrodes in a multilayer ceramic capacitor including a plurality of internal electrodes stacked along one direction,
A magnetic generator;
A magnetic flux density measuring device for measuring the density of magnetic flux generated from the magnetic generator;
Between the magnetism generator and the magnetic flux density measuring device, a transport device that passes a multilayer ceramic capacitor,
An identification unit;
With
The magnetic flux density measuring device measures a change in magnetic flux density at least when passing through the multilayer ceramic capacitor,
The identification unit is a direction identification device for a multilayer ceramic capacitor, wherein the identification unit identifies a lamination direction of the plurality of internal electrodes in the multilayer ceramic capacitor based on a measurement result of the magnetic flux density output from the magnetic flux density measuring device. Producing a multilayer ceramic capacitor comprising a plurality of internal electrodes laminated along one direction;
The step of identifying the stacking direction of the plurality of internal electrodes in the multilayer ceramic capacitor by the method according to any one of claims 1 to 11,
A method for manufacturing a multilayer ceramic capacitor.

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