JP6016119B2 - Infrared sensor device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an infrared sensor device that detects infrared rays from a measurement object such as a fixing roller and measures the temperature and the like of the measurement object.

  Conventionally, an infrared sensor is used as a temperature sensor that detects the temperature of an object to be measured by detecting infrared rays radiated from the object to be measured in a non-contact manner. Such an infrared sensor is also used for measuring the temperature of a fixing roller of an electromagnetic induction (IH) heating fixing device built in a copying machine or a printer.

For example, Patent Document 1 proposes an infrared temperature sensor that adjusts the amount of infrared light incident on an infrared sensor installed on a resin film using a light guide path and a shield provided on a holder.
In Patent Document 2, a resin film is opposed to an object to be measured (object to be detected), the case structure is divided into two upper and lower parts, and the influence of heat from the case is reduced to improve detection accuracy. Contact temperature sensors have been proposed.

JP 2002-156284 A JP 2006-118992 A

The following problems remain in the conventional technology.
That is, in the technique of Patent Document 1, heat from the measurement object is absorbed and generated by the holding body (case) and transmitted to the resin film, so that heat other than the measurement object is transferred to the thermal element through the holding body. There is a problem that the detection accuracy of the thermosensitive element is lowered.
In the technique of Patent Document 2, the resin film is supported by the PPS (polyphenylene sulfide) file attachment holders (four locations) on the lower surface of the case, and the heat sensitive element is influenced by the heat conduction from the lower case. There is inconvenience to receive. Further, there is a problem that the case structure becomes complicated and the member cost increases.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and provides an infrared sensor device capable of reducing the influence of heat conduction from other members as much as possible with a simple configuration and capable of detecting temperature with high accuracy. With the goal.

  The present invention employs the following configuration in order to solve the above problems. That is, the infrared sensor device according to the first invention includes a case main body, a cylindrical light guide portion fixed to the case main body, and an infrared ray housed in the case main body and disposed immediately below the light guide portion. A sensor body, a plurality of lead frames fixed to the infrared sensor body and having elasticity, and a plurality of terminal portions provided on a wall portion of the case body and connected to end portions of the plurality of lead frames, A plurality of lead frames have ends fixed to the plurality of terminal portions in a state where the infrared sensor main body is pressed against the light guide path portion and biased.

  In this infrared sensor device, since the ends of the lead frames are fixed to the plurality of terminal portions in a state where the infrared sensor main body is pressed against the light guide path and biased, the infrared sensor main body is hollow in the case body. And is in contact with the light guide path portion by the spring property (elasticity) of the lead frame, and is thermally isolated from members other than the light guide path portion and the lead frame. That is, the infrared sensor main body is supported only by a thin lead frame with low heat conduction, and the influence of ambient heat can be suppressed to the minimum, and the infrared detection accuracy is improved. Further, since the light guide section and the infrared sensor main body are not joined and the escape of heat that absorbs infrared rays from the measurement object is minimized, the sensitivity is improved.

An infrared sensor device according to a second invention is the infrared sensor device according to the first invention, wherein one end portions of the plurality of lead frames are fixed to the plurality of terminal portions, and the other end portions are the plurality of terminal portions. It is being fixed to the wall part of the said case main body on the opposite side to the said wall part provided.
That is, in this infrared sensor device, one end portions of the plurality of lead frames are fixed to the plurality of terminal portions, and the other end portion of the case body opposite to the wall portion on which the plurality of terminal portions are provided. Since it is fixed to the wall, both ends of the lead frame are fixed to the case main body, and the infrared sensor main body can be stably pressed against and supported by the light guide path.

An infrared sensor device according to a third invention is the infrared sensor device according to the first or second invention, wherein the infrared sensor main body is separated from the insulating film with the upper surface facing the light guide section and the lower surface of the insulating film. A first heat sensitive element and a second heat sensitive element that are provided, and a conductive first wiring film formed on a lower surface of the insulating film and connected to the first heat sensitive element, and the second heat sensitive element. A conductive second wiring film connected to the heat sensitive element, wherein the first wiring film and the second wiring film are connected to the corresponding lead frame, and are formed on the upper surface of the insulating film. An infrared reflective film is formed in a region facing the second heat sensitive element.
That is, in this infrared sensor device, since the infrared reflective film is formed in a region of the upper surface of the insulating film facing the second thermal element, the first thermal element is used for measurement, and the second thermal sensor is used. By using the element as a reference, temperature measurement can be performed with higher accuracy.

The present invention has the following effects.
In other words, according to the infrared sensor device of the present invention, the plurality of lead frames are fixed to the plurality of terminal portions in a state where the infrared sensor main body is pressed against the light guide path portion and urged. The configuration can minimize the influence of ambient heat and minimize heat escape, thereby improving infrared detection accuracy.
Therefore, by using the infrared sensor device of the present invention as a temperature sensor for measuring the fixing roller of a copying machine or a printer, it is possible to measure the temperature of the fixing roller with high accuracy at a low cost.

It is sectional drawing which shows 1st Embodiment of the infrared sensor apparatus which concerns on this invention. In 1st Embodiment, it is a top view (a) which shows an infrared sensor apparatus, and a top view (b) which shows the infrared sensor apparatus which removed the upper surface part of the case main body. In 1st Embodiment, it is a side view which shows the wall surface by the side of the terminal part of a case main body. In 1st Embodiment, it is a bottom view which shows the part of the infrared sensor main body to which the lead frame was connected. It is sectional drawing which shows 2nd Embodiment of the infrared sensor apparatus which concerns on this invention. In 2nd Embodiment, it is a top view (a) which shows an infrared sensor apparatus, and a top view (b) which shows the infrared sensor apparatus which removed the upper surface part of the case main body. In 2nd Embodiment, it is a side view which shows the wall surface on the opposite side to the terminal part of a case main body. In 2nd Embodiment, it is a bottom view which shows the part of the infrared sensor main body to which the lead frame was connected.

  Hereinafter, a first embodiment of an infrared sensor device according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the infrared sensor device 1 of the present embodiment includes a case main body 2, a cylindrical light guide path portion 3 fixed to the case main body 2, and a light guide path accommodated in the case main body 2. An infrared sensor main body 4 disposed immediately below the portion 3, a plurality of lead frames 5 fixed to the infrared sensor main body 4 and having elasticity, and an end of the plurality of lead frames 5 provided on the wall 2 b of the case main body 2. And a plurality of connected terminal portions 6.

The plurality of lead frames 5 are formed in a bar shape or a thin strip shape, and their end portions are fixed to the plurality of terminal portions 6 in a state where the infrared sensor main body 4 is pressed against the light guide path portion 3 and biased. That is, the infrared sensor main body 4 is disposed directly below the opening 3 a of the light guide path 3.
As shown in FIG. 4, the infrared sensor main body 4 includes an insulating film 7 having an upper surface facing the light guide portion, a first thermal element 8 </ b> A provided on the lower surface of the insulating film 7 and spaced apart from each other. The second thermal element 8B, the conductive first wiring film 9A formed on the lower surface of the insulating film 7 and connected to the first thermal element 8A, and the conductive element connected to the second thermal element 8B. And a second wiring film 9B.

The first wiring film 9A and the second wiring film 9B are connected to the corresponding lead frame 5.
In addition, an infrared reflective film 10 is formed in a region of the upper surface of the insulating film 7 facing the second thermal element 8B.

The first wiring film 9A and the second wiring film 9B are provided in pairs corresponding to the pair of element terminal portions 11 of the thermal element, respectively, and one end thereof serves as an adhesive electrode portion for the thermal element. In addition, the other end portion is a terminal electrode portion for a lead frame.
That is, the element terminal portions 11 of the corresponding first thermal element 8A and second thermal element 8B are bonded to the adhesive electrode portion with a conductive adhesive such as solder. Further, the corresponding end portions of the lead frames 5 are joined to the terminal electrode portions by a conductive adhesive such as solder.

The insulating film 7 is formed of a polyimide resin sheet, and the infrared reflecting film 10, the first wiring film 9A, and the second wiring film 9B are formed of copper foil. That is, these are formed by a double-sided flexible substrate in which the surface of the polyimide substrate that is the insulating film 7 is patterned with the copper foil that is the infrared reflecting film 10, the first wiring film 9A, and the second wiring film 9B. It was produced.
The outer shape of the insulating film 7 is set to be substantially the same as the outer peripheral shape of the lower end portion of the light guide path portion 3.

The infrared reflection film 10 is arranged in a substantially square shape immediately above the second thermal element 8B.
The infrared reflective film 10 is formed of a material having an infrared reflectance higher than that of the insulating film 7 and is formed by further applying a gold plating film on the copper foil. In addition to the gold plating film, for example, a mirror-deposited aluminum vapor deposition film or an aluminum foil may be used. The infrared reflective film 10 is formed to cover the second thermal element 8B with a size larger than that of the second thermal element 8B.

  The first thermal element 8A and the second thermal element 8B are chip thermistors in which element terminal portions 11 are formed at both ends. As the thermistor, there are thermistors of NTC type, PTC type, CTR type and the like. In the present embodiment, for example, NTC type thermistors are employed as the first thermal element 8A and the second thermal element 8B. This thermistor is formed of a thermistor material such as a Mn—Co—Cu-based material or a Mn—Co—Fe-based material.

The light guide portion 3 is a square tube made of stainless steel, for example, and is inserted into an installation hole 2a formed on the upper surface of the case body 2 and fixed by soldering or the like.
Note that the inner surface of the light guide section 3 has a lower reflectance than the outer surface by blasting, chemical solution processing, resin coating, or the like.

  As described above, the three lead frames 5 are fixed to the terminal portion 6 provided on the case body 2 and the distal end portion is fixed to the infrared sensor body 4 as described above. It is installed in the case body 2. When the base end portion of the lead frame 5 is fixed to the terminal portion 6, the insulating film 7 of the infrared sensor main body 4 fixed to the distal end portion contacts the lower end opening portion of the light guide path portion 3 and leads It is installed so as to press the infrared sensor main body 4 toward the light guide section 3 by the elasticity of the frame 5.

In other words, the infrared sensor main body 4 is in contact with and pressed against the light guide path portion 3 only by the pressure of the elasticity of the lead frame 5 to which one end portion is fixed. At this time, since the insulating film 7 is brought into contact with the light guide path portion 3, the first heat sensitive element 8A and the second heat sensitive element 8B and the light guide path section 3 are electrically insulated.
In order to press the infrared sensor main body 4 against the light guide path 3 with a constant pressure, the lead frame 5 may be installed in a slightly curved state as shown in FIG.

  As described above, in the infrared sensor device 1 of the present embodiment, the ends of the plurality of lead frames 5 are fixed to the plurality of terminal portions 6 in a state where the lead frame 5 presses the infrared sensor main body 4 against the light guide path portion 3 and biases it. Therefore, the infrared sensor main body 4 is arranged in the hollow in the case main body 2 and is in contact with the light guide path portion 3 by the spring property (elasticity) of the lead frame 5, and members other than the light guide path portion 3 and the lead frame 5 Thermal isolation. That is, the infrared sensor main body 4 is supported only by the thin lead frame 5 having a small heat conduction, so that the influence of the surrounding heat can be minimized and the infrared detection accuracy is improved. In addition, the light guide section 3 and the infrared sensor main body 4 are not joined, and the sensitivity is improved by minimizing the escape of heat absorbed from the measurement object.

  Moreover, since the infrared reflective film 10 is formed in the area | region which opposes the 2nd thermal element 8B on the upper surface of the insulating film 7, the 1st thermal element 8A is used for a measurement, and the 2nd thermal element 8B. By using as a reference, temperature measurement can be performed with higher accuracy.

  Next, a second embodiment of the infrared sensor device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. Note that, in the following description of the embodiment, the same components described in the above embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.

The difference between the second embodiment and the first embodiment is that, in the first embodiment, the infrared sensor main body 4 is fixed to the tip of the lead frame 5 in a cantilever state, whereas the second embodiment is different from the second embodiment. In the infrared sensor device 21, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, both end portions are connected and fixed in the middle of the plurality of lead frames 5 fixed to the wall portions 2b and 2c of the case main body 2.
That is, in the second embodiment, one end portions of the plurality of lead frames 5 are fixed to the plurality of terminal portions 6, and the other end portion is a case opposite to the wall portion 2 b provided with the terminal portions 6. The wall 2c of the main body 2 is fixed.

Two of the three lead frames 5 fixed to the wall 2b extend to the opposite wall 2c and the ends are fixed.
In the second embodiment, when the lead frame 5 is fixed to the walls 2b and 2c on both sides, the insulating film 7 of the infrared sensor body 4 fixed in the middle abuts the lower end opening of the light guide path 3, and The lead frame 5 is fixed in a slightly curved state toward the light guide path 3 so as to be pressed toward the light guide path 3 by the elasticity of the lead frame 5. That is, the infrared sensor main body 4 is in contact with and pressed against the light guide path portion 3 only by the pressure of the elasticity of the lead frame 5 fixed on both sides. Note that the infrared sensor main body 4 may be pressed against the light guide path portion 3 in a state where the lead frame 5 is slightly bent in a direction opposite to the bending direction shown in FIG.

  Thus, in the infrared sensor device 21 of the second embodiment, one end portions of the plurality of lead frames 5 are fixed to the plurality of terminal portions 6, and the other end portion is provided with the plurality of terminal portions 6. Since it is fixed to the wall 2c of the case body 2 on the opposite side to the wall 2b, both ends of the lead frame 5 are fixed to the case body 2, and the infrared sensor body 4 is stably attached to the light guide path 3. Can be supported by pressing.

  The technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

For example, in each of the above embodiments, the first and second thermosensitive elements of the chip thermistor are employed, but the first and second thermosensitive elements formed by the thin film thermistor are employed. It doesn't matter.
As the thermal element, a thin film thermistor or a chip thermistor is used as described above, but a pyroelectric element or the like can be used in addition to the thermistor.
In addition, the infrared sensor device of the present invention is suitable as a temperature sensor for a fixing roller as described above. However, since it is resistant to heat shock, it can also be used as an infrared sensor or a temperature sensor installed in an environment where the temperature changes rapidly. It is.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,21 ... Infrared sensor apparatus, 2 ... Case main body, 2b, 2c ... Wall part of case main body, 3 ... Light guide path part, 4 ... Infrared sensor main body, 5 ... Lead frame, 6 ... Terminal part, 7 ... Insulating film , 8A ... 1st thermal element, 8B ... 2nd thermal element, 9A ... 1st wiring film, 9B ... 2nd wiring film, 10 ... Infrared reflective film

Claims (3)

The case body,
A cylindrical light guide portion fixed to the case body;
An infrared sensor body housed in the case body and disposed immediately below the light guide path;
A plurality of lead frames fixed to the infrared sensor body and having elasticity;
A plurality of terminal portions provided on the wall portion of the case body and connected to end portions of the plurality of lead frames;
The infrared sensor device, wherein the plurality of lead frames are fixed to the plurality of terminal portions in a state where the infrared sensor main body is pressed against the light guide path portion and biased. The infrared sensor device according to claim 1,
One end portion of the plurality of lead frames is fixed to the plurality of terminal portions, and the other end portion is on the wall portion of the case body opposite to the wall portion on which the plurality of terminal portions are provided. An infrared sensor device characterized by being fixed. In the infrared sensor device according to claim 1 or 2,
The infrared sensor body includes an insulating film having an upper surface directed toward the light guide path, a first thermal element and a second thermal element provided on the lower surface of the insulating film and spaced apart from each other, and the insulation A conductive first wiring film formed on the lower surface of the conductive film and connected to the first thermal element; and a conductive second wiring film connected to the second thermal element;
The first wiring film and the second wiring film are connected to the corresponding lead frame,
An infrared sensor device, wherein an infrared reflective film is formed in a region of the upper surface of the insulating film facing the second thermal element.

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