US3913222A - Method of manufacturing a trimmer potentiometer - Google Patents

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US3913222A
US3913222A US469195A US46919574A US3913222A US 3913222 A US3913222 A US 3913222A US 469195 A US469195 A US 469195A US 46919574 A US46919574 A US 46919574A US 3913222 A US3913222 A US 3913222A
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    • H01C10/32—Adjustable resistors the contact sliding along resistive element the contact moving in an arcuate path
    • H01C10/34—Adjustable resistors the contact sliding along resistive element the contact moving in an arcuate path the contact or the associated conducting structure riding on collector formed as a ring or portion thereof
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    • H01C—RESISTORS
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    • H01C1/14—Terminals or tapping points or electrodes specially adapted for resistors; Arrangements of terminals or tapping points or electrodes on resistors
    • H01C1/144—Terminals or tapping points or electrodes specially adapted for resistors; Arrangements of terminals or tapping points or electrodes on resistors the terminals or tapping points being welded or soldered
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  • Nonsolderable material is deposited on selected por- [56] R f d tions of the conductive track to form dam sections e erences l e thereon.
  • Terminal pins are soldered to the ends of the UNITED STATES PATENTS conductive track, the dam sections restricting the flow 2,904,772 9/1959 Artz 29/490 X of solder along the conductive track to essentially the 3,268,653 8/1966 MCNUH 29/490 X end portions thereof 3,386,165 6/1968 Bruhl, Jr. et a1 29/621 3,601,889 8/1971 Kaneoya 29/621 X 6 Claims, 5 Drawing Figures we I 1. METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A TRIMMER POTENTIOMETER BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to trimmer potentiometers, and in particular, to a novel apparatus and method of manufacturing same.
  • Trimmer potentiometers-of varied designs and configurationsare employed throughout society Many of such trimmer potentiometers include a nonconductive substrate on which both the materials defining the resistancepath and the conductive path -are.deposited. The wiper or contact element is moved along the resistance path so that desired resistance values or; voltage ratios may be obtained in the circuit employing the trimmer potentiometer. Typically, the terminal pins are soldered or otherwise affixed to end portions of the conductive path.
  • the substrate is utilized-toclose off one end of the potentiometer housing.
  • .Epoxy,- or a similar adhesive is then deposited about thesubstra,te to firmly affix the substrate relative to the housing.
  • the surface of the substrate in contact with the housing forms a seal therewith to prevent epoxy material or similar foreign bodies from gaining. access into the interior of-the housing.
  • solder employed in affixing the terminal pins to the substrate has flowed along the conductive track.
  • raised portions are produced on the surface of the substrate to thereby destroy the sealbetween theopposed surfaces of the substrate and housing.
  • Foreign material has thus'gained ingress into theJinterior of the housing, thereby introducing potential sources of problems to ;the"c'on'tinued satisfactory operation of the device.
  • the present invention finds particular utility with resistance devices using a resistance material which is applied as a layer or film on a nonconductive support or base.
  • a suitable resistance material that has found widespread acceptance in the industry is formed of a mixture of glass and metal particles and is commonly called cermet resistance material.
  • trimmer potentiometers including substrates wherein opposed surfaces of the substrate and housing maintain an effective seal therebetween.
  • the present invention relatestoapparatus and manufacture of trimmer potentiometers, including a nonconductive, substrate, comprising the steps of depositing material to form aconductive track on a first surface of thesubstrate. Resistance material is deposited on the surface of the substrate to form a resistance path. Nonsolderable material is deposited on selected portions of the conductive track to form dam sections thereon. Terminal pins are soldered to the ends of the conductive track, the dam sections limiting the flow of solder to predetermined portions thereof.
  • FIG. 1 is a plan view of a substrate employed in trimmer potentiometers manufactured in accordance with the'present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a view of the substrate after processing
  • FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the substrate taken along lines IIIIII of FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 4 is a view of the substrate after further processing.
  • FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the substrate taken along lines VV of FIG. 4.
  • the substrate 10 is formed from a nonconductive material, for example a ceramic composition.
  • the substrate may be in the form of a circular or rectangular disc or water. Other geometric configurations may-be suitably employed.
  • Substrate 10 has material defining a conductive track or path 11 deposited on a first surface 10 thereof, by suitable means for example either spraying or.screening.
  • Conductive track 11 includes end portions 13, 14 and 15 and a collector portion 12.
  • the conductive material used to form track 11 may. comprise a silver or gold composition.
  • the configuration of the conductive track may be suitably modified to meet the requirements of particular applications.
  • the resistance material may comprise either a cermet composition or a carbon composition, both types of resistance materials being well-known to those skilled in the art.
  • the resistance material may either be sprayed, screened, brushed or stenciled onto the surface of the substrate.
  • the resistance material is applied to the base in a configuration desired for the particular application of the resistance device.
  • the resistance material is placed on the substrate in a substantially annular or arc-shaped pattern. Those areas on the surface of the substrate upon which it is not desired to deposit any material, are masked via suitable means.
  • nonsolderable material for example the same material comprising the resistance material is deposited at predetermined portions of the conductive track.
  • additional nonsolderable material 17, 18 and 19 extends above the surfaces of the substrate and of the conductive track.
  • the additional material l7, l8 and 19 it is preferable to deposit the additional material l7, l8 and 19 simultaneously with the deposition of the resistance material forming the resistance track or path.
  • the simultaneous deposition of the resistance material forming track 16 and additional material 17, 18 and 19, may readily be accomplished by using a screening process.
  • terminal pins 20, 23, and 24 are affixed to end portions l3, l4 and 15 of the conductive path.
  • the terminals are affixed to the conductive path via solder, illustrated at points 22, 25 and 27.
  • the opposed surfaces of substrate and of the potentiometer housing are placed into engagement to define a seal.
  • the seal prevents foreign matter, such as epoxy used to affix the element to the housing, from gaining ingress into the housing.
  • solder it has been possible for solder to flow along the conductive path to thereby form raised areas on the surface 10 of substrate 10 to prevent a proper seal from being obtained.
  • solder might adhere to the contact member of the resistance device to thereafter be deposited onto the surface of resistance path 16, to thereby either change the resistance value of the path or to provide shorting areas thereon.
  • additional nonsolderable material l7, l8 and 19 has been placed at predetermined portions of the conductive path to restrict the flow of solder.
  • the additional material l7, l8 and 19 functions as dams to prevent the solder from flowing from the end portions of the conductive path where the solder is initially deposited.
  • a trimmer potentiometer including a nonconductive substrate, wherein a conductive track'is deposited on a first surface of the substrate, resistance material is deposited onthe surface of thesubstrate to form a resistance path, and terminal pins are soldered to the ends of the conductive track, .the improvement comprising? I depositing an additional quantity of resistance material on selected portions of the conductive track to form dam sections functioning to limit the flow of solder along the conductive track to predetermined sections thereof.
  • a method of manufacturing a trimmer potentiometer, including a nonconductive substrate comprising the steps of:
  • soldering terminal pins to the ends of the conductive track, the dam sections limiting the flow of solder along the conductive track to predetermined portions thereof.

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GB1551275A GB1452048A (en) 1974-05-13 1975-04-15 Method of manufacturing a trimmer potentiometer
IT22786/75A IT1037673B (it) 1974-05-13 1975-04-28 Apparecchiatura e procedimento per fabbricare in potenzionamento di rregolazione fine
DE2520138A DE2520138B2 (de) 1974-05-13 1975-05-06 Verfahren zur Herstellung eines Trimm-Potentiometers
FR7514537A FR2271646B1 (ko) 1974-05-13 1975-05-09
JP50055908A JPS50160764A (ko) 1974-05-13 1975-05-12

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FR2371049A1 (ko) * 1976-11-15 1978-06-09 Vishay Intertechnology Inc
EP0015434A1 (en) * 1979-02-26 1980-09-17 Hamilton Standard Controls, Inc. Electrical resistance element for variable resistance devices
FR2506999A3 (fr) * 1981-06-01 1982-12-03 Electro Resistance Composant electronique et son procede de fabrication
EP0070035A2 (en) * 1981-07-15 1983-01-19 Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. High-voltage variable resistor
US4371860A (en) * 1979-06-18 1983-02-01 General Electric Company Solderable varistor

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US3386165A (en) * 1963-02-01 1968-06-04 Beckman Instruments Inc Method of making cermet resistance element and terminal connections therefor
US3601889A (en) * 1968-02-27 1971-08-31 Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Method of manufacturing thin film resistor elements
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US3386165A (en) * 1963-02-01 1968-06-04 Beckman Instruments Inc Method of making cermet resistance element and terminal connections therefor
US3268653A (en) * 1964-04-29 1966-08-23 Ibm Printed circuit board with solder resistant coating in the through-hole connectors
US3601889A (en) * 1968-02-27 1971-08-31 Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Method of manufacturing thin film resistor elements
US3610811A (en) * 1969-06-02 1971-10-05 Honeywell Inf Systems Printed circuit board with solder resist gas escape ports
US3623921A (en) * 1970-03-04 1971-11-30 Sylvania Electric Prod Composition for preventing braze and diffusion flow
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FR2371049A1 (ko) * 1976-11-15 1978-06-09 Vishay Intertechnology Inc
EP0015434A1 (en) * 1979-02-26 1980-09-17 Hamilton Standard Controls, Inc. Electrical resistance element for variable resistance devices
US4371860A (en) * 1979-06-18 1983-02-01 General Electric Company Solderable varistor
FR2506999A3 (fr) * 1981-06-01 1982-12-03 Electro Resistance Composant electronique et son procede de fabrication
EP0070035A2 (en) * 1981-07-15 1983-01-19 Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. High-voltage variable resistor
EP0070035A3 (en) * 1981-07-15 1983-09-14 Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. High-voltage variable resistor

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