WO2023001532A1 - Ntc-sensor und verfahren zur herstellung eines ntc-sensors - Google Patents
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- NTC sensor and method for manufacturing an NTC sensor
- the present invention relates to an NTC sensor and a method for producing NTC sensors.
- NTC thermistor ceramic changes with changing temperatures. In particular, the resistance of the NTC thermistor decreases with increasing temperatures.
- NTC stands for Negative Temperature Coefficient.
- NTC thermistors are also known as NTC thermistors.
- the NTC thermistor ceramic is integrated into an electric circuit via connecting wires.
- the temperature of the NTC thermistor can thus be measured indirectly via the change in resistance in the circuit. Since the temperature of the NTC thermistor usually depends on the ambient temperature, the ambient temperature can also be measured in this way.
- a plastic housing can protect the thermistor from environmental influences, but it should be a good conductor of heat in order to be able to measure the ambient temperature.
- NTC thermistor elements Examples of NTC thermistor elements are known from document DE 10 2005 017 816 A1.
- the object of the present invention is to improve the known NTC sensors and methods for producing NTC sensors.
- the defined task can be solved at least partially by an NTC sensor according to the invention.
- the NTC sensor includes a chip, two parallel wires each having contact pads, and bonding between the chip and the contact pads of each of the wires.
- a maximum lateral dimension of the NTC sensor in each direction perpendicular to the direction of extension of the wires is equal to or less than the sum of the lateral dimensions of the chip and the wires.
- the direction in which the wires run is referred to as the direction of extension.
- the wires are arranged parallel to one another and preferably in a straight line.
- the wires may have insulating coatings.
- the wires may be adjacent or spaced apart. It can be two single wires or a double wire in which the insulating sheaths of two wires are directly connected.
- the wires have contact points where the electrically conductive wires have no insulating coating.
- the chips are placed at the contact points of the wires.
- the chip can be arranged so that the maximum dimension of the chip is directed perpendicularly to the direction of extension of the wires. This arrangement is achieved by forming the two contact points side by side on two parallel wires. Both mechanical connections and electrical contacts are formed between the chip and the wires.
- the chip preferably has external electrodes for electrical contacting, which are connected to the wires.
- the connection or contact between the chip and the wires is made either by soldering or by applying conductive adhesive.
- the maximum lateral dimension of the NTC sensor in any direction is equal to or less than the sum of the lateral dimensions of the chip and the wires.
- Each dimension of the NTC sensor in a direction perpendicular to the direction of extension of the two parallel wires is referred to as the lateral dimension.
- the outer dimensions of the NTC chip can be reduced as described. This has the advantage, among other things, that the NTC sensor can easily be inserted into assemblies with small dimensions through insertion channels with small dimensions.
- the exposed path between the outside of an assembly and the point in the assembly at which the sensor is to be installed is referred to as the insertion channel.
- the dimension of the exposed cross section of the insertion channel can thus be chosen to be very small.
- the entire assembly can be made as small as possible, which reduces space and costs.
- the maximum lateral dimension of the NTC sensor is no larger or only slightly larger than a lateral dimension of the chip in the same direction.
- the chip is the limiting component when the NTC sensor is inserted through an insertion channel into its installation situation in an assembly. If the chip is designed with the smallest possible dimensions, the size of the NTC sensor can also be minimized.
- the lateral dimension of the chip in any direction perpendicular to the direction of extension of the wires is no greater than the dimension of the two wires in the same direction.
- the size of the chip is not greater than the sum of the diameters of the wires.
- the wires are preferably in direct contact with one another, so that the dimension of the NTC sensor in the lateral direction is not greater than the dimension of the chip.
- the lateral dimension of the chip is not greater than the diameter of one of the wires.
- the wires preferably both have the same diameter in all embodiments.
- the lateral dimension of the chip in any direction perpendicular to the direction of extension of the wires is less than the dimension of the two wires in the same direction.
- the diameters of the wires are measured including any insulating sheathing.
- the maximum dimension of the chip is not larger than the sum of the diameters of the two wires.
- a sensor head comprising the chip with the attached wires has a dimension that preferably hardly differs from the dimensions of the other sections of the wires.
- the sensor head is typically the portion of the sensor with the widest dimensions. The sensor described with a very small sensor head can therefore also be installed without any problems in very small assemblies into which the wires can be inserted through channels, such as in batteries.
- the chip has a maximum dimension of 0.6 mm.
- a typical dimension of the wires with surrounding sheath is 0.3 mm.
- Two wires lying directly next to each other or a double wire thus have a width of 0.6 mm. If the chip is attached to the head ends of the wires with a maximum expansion of 0.6 mm and the chip is suitably oriented, this ensures that the chip does not protrudes laterally over the wires.
- the sensor head thus has hardly or only slightly larger dimensions than the wires.
- the chip can have correspondingly smaller or larger dimensions, with the dimensional relationship between chip and wires being retained.
- the chip is preferably cuboid.
- the maximum expansion of the chip is 0.6 mm.
- the expansion of the chip in a lateral direction perpendicular to the maximum direction of expansion is a maximum of 0.3 mm. If the chip is attached in a suitable orientation to the head end of two adjacent wires with a diameter of 0.3 mm each, the chip does not protrude laterally beyond the wires.
- the extent of the chip along a third direction which is perpendicular to the contact surface between chip and wires, ie along the direction of extent of the wires, can be variable, but preferably has a maximum extent of 0.33 mm.
- the chip is a ceramic multi-layer component with internal electrodes.
- the multi-layer component consists of several NTC thermistor ceramic layers between which metallic inner electrodes are provided.
- the electrical resistance of such a multi-layer component can be defined very precisely. In this way, resistance tolerances of less than 1% can be achieved.
- the resistance of the NTC material depends on the temperature. At higher temperatures, the resistance drops (thermistor).
- the behavior of the resistance as a function of temperature is represented by resistance-temperature characteristics.
- the resistance tolerance can be set not to exceed 1% for a nominal temperature.
- the inner electrodes can be electrically contacted by outer electrodes on the surfaces of the chip.
- the outer electrodes are preferably applied to two opposite side faces of the chip.
- the outer electrodes can be designed in the shape of a cap and cover different side surfaces of the chip.
- the internal electrodes stacked in the multilayer component are preferably connected alternately to the two oppositely positioned external electrodes.
- the outer electrodes include metallization layers made of silver, for example, which are applied, for example, using a dipping process with subsequent firing.
- Ni-Sn (nickel-tin) layers can be applied galvanically.
- the Ni—Sn layers are preferably applied on the outside of the silver metallization layers.
- the chip comprises a monolithic NTC thermistor ceramic.
- the ceramic in the chip can thus be formed as a continuous monolith. There are no other components such as internal electrodes inside the ceramic. Such a chip can be provided very easily. To contact the chip are on two opposite surfaces external electrodes present.
- the two wires are arranged in parallel and preferably run next to one another in a straight line.
- the insulating coatings of the wires can be in direct contact with each other.
- adjacent wires When installed in an electronic assembly, adjacent wires require less space than wires arranged at a distance.
- the chip with the dimensions described above can easily be contacted by two adjacent wires.
- a double wire is easier to handle in the manufacturing process than individual wires.
- the end faces of the wires act as pads onto which the chip is placed.
- the end faces of the wires can be designed as blunt ends of the wires.
- a blunt end occurs, for example, when a wire is severed transversely to its longitudinal direction. At this blunt end, the metal, electrically conductive wire is exposed from the insulating sheath.
- the sheath around the end faces at the wire ends can be further removed.
- the sheathing can be removed, for example, by mechanical cutting or by laser ablation.
- the chip whose dimensions do not or only slightly exceed those of the wires, which are preferably also arranged parallel to one another, is applied directly to the end faces of the wires, the chip does not protrude laterally beyond the wires, if at all.
- the chip then represents, as it were, an extension of the wires with dimensions similar to the wires.
- the dimensions of the sensor head that is to say of the chip with the wires attached therein, correspond approximately to the dimensions of the chip.
- the contact points are L-shaped, with the chip being placed on the L-shaped contact points.
- the end faces of the wires preferably function as contact points, which are then formed in an L-shape.
- the previously described blunt ends of the wires can be partially flattened so that the end has a blade shape.
- each wire in the flattened direction is negligible compared to the diameter of the wire.
- the flattened side surfaces of the wire are shaped like airfoils.
- the airfoil shaped surface provides a large contact area that can be attached to the chip. Thus, a stable and secure connection and electrical Contact made with low connection resistance between the chip and the wires.
- the L-shaped surfaces of two wires can be attached to two opposite outer surfaces of the chip.
- the chip can be placed between the wires, which further increases the stability of the sensor.
- the dimensions of the sensor head roughly correspond to the dimensions of the chip in this embodiment as well.
- the sensor head does not or hardly protrudes laterally over the wires and thus forms a kind of extension of the wires with similar dimensions. The sensor head can thus be easily inserted into an assembly with the wires.
- the contact points are formed by exposing designated portions of the wire from an insulating sheath.
- connection between the chip and the wires is made by soldering.
- the contacts are formed using the smallest possible amount of solder.
- the heat required for soldering is provided by the self-heating of the NTC thermistor ceramic when an electrical voltage is applied.
- Solder paste is applied to wire ends of the wires to which the chip is to be soldered.
- the solder paste can consist of different metals such as lead, tin, zinc, silver, copper, gold, antimony and bismuth.
- the solder paste can preferably be lead-free.
- the solder paste can be impregnated with a flux.
- the chip can then be positioned in a horde between the wire ends wetted with solder paste. An electrical voltage is applied across the wires. When the electrical voltage is applied, the NTC thermistor ceramic of the chip heats up.
- solder paste is melted by the self-heating of the chip and solidifies when it cools down. A soldered contact is generated in this way.
- the amount of solder paste per solder connection is preferably so small that the solder connection has little or no influence on the lateral dimension of the sensor.
- the amount of solder paste depends on the dimensions of the chip and the wire and is preferably between 0.1 mg and 10 mg.
- soldered connections produced as described above have a very high strength.
- the strength of the soldered connection can also be adjusted very precisely.
- the soldered connection preferably withstands a maximum tensile force of 6 N (Newtons). More preferably, the soldered joint withstands a tensile force of 8N or less, or 10N or more.
- the contacts between the chip and the contact points of the wires are formed using an electrically conductive adhesive.
- the conductive adhesive comprises, for example, a polymer material in which electrically conductive particles, e.g., metal particles made of silver, are dispersed.
- the contacts are formed using the smallest possible amount of adhesive.
- the amount of adhesive is preferably so small that the adhesive has little or no influence on the lateral dimensions of the sensor.
- the amount of adhesive per contact depends on the dimensions of the chip and the wire and is preferably between 0.1 mg and 10 mg.
- the conductive adhesive is cured by the self-heating of the NTC thermistor ceramic when an electrical voltage is applied.
- the electrical potential can be applied to the chip via the wires and bridges of conductive adhesive that form.
- the application of an electrical voltage causes the NTC thermistor material to heat up.
- a sensor head of the NTC sensor is encased in a polymer material.
- the sensor head includes the chip and the contacts.
- An encapsulation with a polymer material protects the sensor head, i.e. the chip with the connected wires, from external mechanical, chemical or physical influences.
- the covering is preferably electrically insulating and not permeable to moisture.
- the sensor head can comprise the chip, the contact points of the wires applied thereto, the contacts between chip and wires, which are formed by solder or a conductive adhesive, for example, and an encapsulation made of polymeric material.
- the coating can be applied using various technologies such as immersion in a liquid polymer material, by covering a shrink tube or by melting a polymer powder applied to the sensor head in a fluidized bed.
- the encapsulation can also be made by immersing the sensor head in a polymer powder and subsequent self-heating of the chip, similar to soldering or hardening of the glue can be obtained.
- the last-mentioned method enables the formation of a particularly thin casing, which is formed with a minimum of material, but completely encloses the sensor head.
- the encapsulation can be cured after application by the self-heating of the chip and a subsequent thermal treatment in the oven.
- the lateral dimension of the sensor head including the encasing polymeric material in any direction perpendicular to the direction of extension of the wires is no more than twice the total dimension of the two wires in the same direction.
- the lateral dimension of the sensor head including the encasing polymeric material in any direction perpendicular to the direction of extension of the wires is no greater than the total dimension of the two wires in the same direction.
- the diameter of a wire is preferably no more than 0.3 mm and the sum of the two diameters is therefore no more than 0.6 mm.
- the wires preferably run next to one another in a straight line.
- the two wires can be designed as a permanently connected double wire.
- the width of the two wires lying next to one another or of a double wire consisting of two wires lying next to one another and connected in the direction of extent is no more than 0.6 mm.
- the width of the sensor head in the same direction perpendicular to the direction of extension of the wires is preferably not more than 1.3 mm regardless of the diameter of the wires.
- the width of the sensor head is preferably not more than 1.2 mm, more preferably not more than 1 mm, and still more preferably not more than 0.8 mm.
- the sensor head is no wider than the double wire or the two parallel wires.
- the width of the sensor head is approximately 0.6 mm or exactly 0.6 mm or less than 0.6 mm.
- the dimension of the sensor head perpendicular to the direction of extension of the wires and perpendicular to the width is not more than 1.3 mm, and preferably not more than 0.6 mm.
- the specified dimension of the sensor head is particularly preferably not more than the wire diameter of 0.3 mm.
- the need for sensors with very small dimensions that can be used in the miniaturized components is increasing.
- the limiting factor here is usually the sensor head, which naturally has a greater extent than the connecting wires.
- the entire sensor can be used simply by inserting the wires with the sensor head into the electronic components.
- the invention also relates to a method for producing an NTC sensor.
- the NTC sensor produced according to the method can have all or some of the features described above in relation to the NTC sensor. Furthermore, the sensor described above can have all the features described below and have been produced by means of the method described.
- the process of manufacturing an NTC sensor involves several steps.
- two wires having contact pads and a chip comprising an NTC thermistor ceramic are provided.
- the chip is placed at the contact points of the wires such that the maximum lateral dimension of the NTC sensor in any direction perpendicular to the direction of extension of the wires is less than the sum of the lateral dimensions of the chip and the wires.
- the maximum dimension of the NTC sensor is in a
- Embodiment no larger than the dimension of the chip.
- Dimension of the chip is in a preferred embodiment no greater than the dimension of the two wires in the same direction.
- a mechanical connection and an electrical contact between the chip and the wires is formed by soldering or the application of conductive glue.
- connection between the chip and the wires is made by soldering.
- the heat required for soldering is provided by the self-heating of the NTC thermistor ceramic when an electrical voltage is applied.
- the wires, on whose contact points solder paste is applied are brought into contact with the chip, preferably with the outer electrodes of the chip.
- the solder paste can consist of different metals such as lead, tin, zinc, silver, copper, gold, antimony and bismuth.
- the solder paste can preferably be lead-free. Furthermore, the solder paste can be impregnated with a flux.
- solder paste is melted by the self-heating of the chip and solidifies when it cools down.
- solder paste can be applied to the contact points of the wires, preferably by immersing the wires in a reservoir with solder paste be raised.
- a metered amount of solder paste can be applied to the contact points using a dispensing device. The latter is particularly useful when the contact points are not positioned at one end of the wire but, for example, on the side of the wire.
- the soldered connections produced as described above have a very high strength.
- the strength of the brazed joints made by self-heating is higher than that of the conventional brazed joints for which the heat is applied from the outside.
- the strength of the soldered connection can also be adjusted very precisely.
- the soldered connection preferably withstands a maximum tensile force of 6 N (Newtons). More preferably, the soldered joint withstands a tensile force of 8N or less, or 10N or more.
- connection and the electrical contacting between the chip and the contact points of the wires are produced by a conductive adhesive.
- the conductive adhesive comprises a polymeric material in which electrically conductive particles, such as metal particles of silver, are dispersed.
- the conductive adhesive is cured by the self-heating of the NTC thermistor ceramic when an electrical voltage is applied.
- the application of an electrical voltage causes the NTC thermistor material to heat up. Due to the low but locally limited heat input, a firm connection between the chip and the wire can be established with a minimal amount of adhesive.
- the wire ends are preferably briefly dipped into the adhesive so that some adhesive adheres to the contact points of the wires.
- the contact points of the wires are then placed on the outer electrodes or on the outer metallization of the chip and the chip is heated.
- electrical voltage can be applied to the chip via the wires and the material bridge made of conductive adhesive.
- the thermally curable adhesive hardens as a result of the heating and a firm mechanical and electrically conductive connection is established between the wire and the chip.
- the conductive adhesive is cured by exposure to UV light.
- a UV-curable adhesive is used instead of a thermally curable adhesive. Otherwise, the procedure can be followed as in the previously described embodiment. An external source of UV radiation is then required to cure the adhesive.
- the wires are arranged in parallel. There are several along the wires Contact points formed by exposing the respective wire from an insulating sheath.
- a chip is placed on each of the contact points and the wires are then severed between the individual chips so that several NTC sensors are obtained.
- the chip can also be applied laterally to the wires and contacted. This is especially useful for series production of NTC sensors directly from a wire spool.
- the wire coil is unrolled by a defined section.
- the pads are then cut out of the insulating jacket and the chips are placed on the pads.
- the wires between the chips are then cut to obtain the individual sensors.
- two adjacent contact points on the two wires must be uncovered.
- the casing is preferably removed in such a way that the entire chip can be embedded in the remaining casing and rests directly on the two contact points.
- the entire chip can rest directly on the metallic wires.
- the sensor head has dimensions that do not or hardly exceed the dimensions of the chip.
- the wires are preferably arranged next to one another in a straight line.
- a pair of the contact points are arranged side by side along the wires, one on each of the two wires.
- a chip can be placed on each pair of pads.
- Correspondingly designed wires enable series production of the NTC sensors.
- Wires can be two adjacent single wires, a double wire, or a partially unwound coil of wire.
- FIG. 1 shows a first exemplary embodiment of the NTC sensor.
- Fig. 2 shows a first embodiment of the NTC thermistor chip.
- 3 shows a second embodiment of the NTC sensor.
- 5 shows a fourth exemplary embodiment of the NTC sensor.
- 6 shows an exemplary embodiment of an NTC sensor with an encapsulation.
- a first exemplary embodiment of the NTC sensor 100 is shown in FIG.
- the chip 1 comprises an NTC thermistor material.
- NTC stands for Negative Temperature Coefficient. This means that the thermistor material has a lower electrical resistance at higher temperatures (thermistor).
- the chip 1 is shown in FIG. 2 and has a cuboid structure.
- the chip measures a maximum of 0.6 mm in length L and 0.3 mm in width W and 0.33 mm in height H.
- the chip is electrically contacted by external electrodes 3 at the two ends in the longitudinal direction.
- the outer electrodes 3 are preferably placed in the shape of a cap on the two ends in the longitudinal direction.
- the outer electrodes 3 include metallization layers made of silver, for example, which are applied, for example, using a dipping process with subsequent firing.
- Ni-Sn layers can be applied galvanically.
- the chip 1 is designed as a ceramic multi-layer component with internal electrodes.
- a metallic inner electrode is arranged between each two ceramic layers.
- the inner electrodes are preferably alternately electrically contacted by the two outer electrodes 3 .
- the electrical resistance of such a multilayer component can be adjusted very precisely.
- the resistance tolerance i.e. the possible deviation of the resistance from a specified, desired electrical resistance at a nominal temperature, is less than 1%.
- the chip 1 can comprise a monolithic NTC ceramic block in an exemplary embodiment that is not shown here.
- the NTC ceramic block has no internal electrodes and is easy to manufacture.
- External electrodes 3 are applied to the NTC ceramic block on two opposite sides, which preferably each cover the entire side surface of the ceramic block and via which the NTC ceramic block can be electrically contacted.
- the wires 2 are, for example, silver-plated nickel wires, copper wires, stranded copper wires, Ni-Fe or Cr-Ni wires with a Cu, Ag or Pt sheath.
- the wires 2 are preferably encased in an electrically insulating sheath 4 .
- the casing 4 consists of an electrically non-conductive polymer material such as perfluoroalkoxyalkane (PFA), Teflon, polyurethane (PU), polyamide (PA), polyimide (PI), silicone, polyester, polyacrylate, epoxy polymers, resins or epoxy resins.
- PFA perfluoroalkoxyalkane
- PU polyurethane
- PA polyamide
- PI polyimide
- silicone polyester, polyacrylate, epoxy polymers, resins or epoxy resins.
- the two wires 2 have blunt ends 5 at their end faces, at which the electrically conductive wires are exposed.
- the butt ends 5 thus represent contact points to which the chip 1 is attached.
- the blunt ends 5 of the wires 2 are immersed in a solder paste and small amounts of solder paste are thus applied to the blunt ends 5 of the wires 2 .
- the blunt ends 5 of the wires 2 with the applied solder paste are then arranged on the two opposite outer electrodes 3 of the chip 1 .
- the method described enables the application of the smallest amounts of solder paste that are required as a minimum in order to obtain a reliable connection between the chip 1 and the wires 2.
- the dimensions of the sensor head, which includes the chip 1 and the connecting wires 2, can be minimized in this way.
- the chip 1 is glued onto the contact points of the wires 2.
- the blunt ends 5 of the wires 2 are immersed in a thermally curable adhesive.
- the blunt ends 5 of the wires are applied to the outer electrodes 3 of the chip 1 .
- the chip 1 is heated and the thermally curable adhesive is cured.
- the chip 1 is also glued onto the contact points of the wires 2.
- the blunt ends 5 of the wires 2 are immersed in a UV-curable adhesive.
- the blunt ends 5 of the wires 2 are applied to the outer electrodes 3 of the chip 1 .
- the adhesive is then hardened by exposure to UV light.
- the adhesive is electrically conductive.
- examples of such adhesives are polymer-based adhesives that contain electrically conductive metallic particles such as silver particles. The method described allows the application of minimal amounts of adhesive to produce the connection between chip 1 and wires 3, so that the dimensions of the sensor head can be minimized.
- the geometry of the sensor head is optimized by suitably dimensioning the chip 1 and by arranging the chip 1 on the wires 2 in an advantageous manner.
- a chip 1 is used that is no longer than the sum of the two diameters of the two adjacent wires 2 and is no wider than the diameter of a wire 2.
- the length L is understood here and below as the dimension of the chip 1 between the two outer electrodes 3 .
- This direction of expansion corresponds to the direction in which the two wires 2 lie side by side.
- width W of chip 1 the direction of extension of the contact areas between chip 1 and wire 2 perpendicular thereto.
- the height H denotes the direction perpendicular to the contact surface.
- the chip 1 is positioned here on the blunt ends 5 of the two adjacent wires 2 . Due to the dimensions of the chip 1, it does not protrude beyond the wires 2 either in length or in width. The sensor head is therefore no longer or wider than the rest of the double wire 2.
- Figure 3 and Figure 4 show a second and third embodiment of the NTC sensor 100. Features of the second and third embodiment that match the first embodiment are not explicitly described.
- the wires 2 have L-shaped ends 6 in the second and third exemplary embodiment.
- the end faces of the wires are not blunt, but formed into a blade.
- L-shaped here means that the wires 2 are flattened at their ends.
- the flat sections of the wires 2 therefore have a geometry that is similar to an airfoil.
- the L-shaped ends 6 of the wires 2 can be applied laterally to the outer electrodes 3 of the chip 1.
- the L-shaped ends 6 have the advantage over the blunt ends 5 of the wires 2 that the contact surfaces between the wires 2 and the chip 1 are larger.
- the L-shaped ends 6 of the wires 2 can either be placed on the cap-shaped outer electrodes 3 at two opposite ends, as shown in FIG. 3, or contact them from the same side, as shown in FIG.
- both outer electrodes 3 must be present on one side surface of chip 1 .
- the exact arrangement depends primarily on practicality during production.
- the L-shaped ends 6 of the wires 2 have very small dimensions, which are negligible compared to the diameter of the non-remaining, non-flattened portions of the wires 2.
- the sensor head thus has hardly any larger dimensions than the dimensions along the rest of the double wire 2 .
- the contact surfaces between the wires and the chip can be made sufficiently large for reliable contacting with a low connection resistance to be achieved.
- the large contact areas also increase the mechanical stability of the sensor. If the chip is arranged between the wires as shown in FIG. 4, the mechanical stability of the sensor can be further improved.
- FIG. 5 shows a fourth exemplary embodiment of the NTC sensor 100.
- the wires 2 in the fourth exemplary embodiment are not yet cut to their final size, but are present as a complete wire coil 200 .
- a section with a defined length is unwound from the wire coil 200 in each case.
- Contact points 7 are then exposed laterally on the wires 2 by removing the insulating sheathing 4 at the contact points 7 down to the electrically conductive wire 2 . Two adjacent contact points 7 are always exposed on both wires 2 .
- the casing 4 is preferably removed in such a way that the entire chip 1 can be applied directly to the wires 2 and the sensor head comprising the wires 2 and the chip 1 does not have unnecessarily large dimensions.
- the chip 1 can be attached to the wires 2 both by gluing and by soldering.
- small amounts of solder paste or adhesive are preferably applied to the exposed contact points 7 by means of a dispenser device.
- the chips 1 can then be applied to the contact points 7 .
- By applying an electrical voltage the connections to all the chips 1 applied to the wires 2 can then be soldered simultaneously or the adhesive can be hardened simultaneously.
- the double wires 2 with chips 1 are each connected between the chips 1 severed in order to obtain the desired individual sensors 100 .
- the sensor head is encased by a polymer material for protection against external mechanical influences, for protection against dirt, for protection against moisture and for electrical insulation.
- FIG. 6 shows an exemplary NTC sensor with casing 8.
- the dimensions of the sensor shown in FIG. 6 in the direction in which wires HL and CL extend and the dimensions perpendicular thereto are only to be understood as examples and do not necessarily correspond to the dimensions of the NTC sensor according to the invention.
- the dimension HL is the dimension of the sensor head from the wire ends in the extending direction of the wires.
- the dimension CL is the dimension of the entire case 8 around the sensor head and the wires in the direction of extension of the wires.
- the dimension HD is the diameter of the rotationally symmetrical covering in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the wires extend.
- the wrapping is performed after the chip 1 is connected to the wires 2.
- the polymeric material can be applied using various methods.
- the sensor head can be immersed in a reservoir made of polymer powder and then itself be heated by applying an electrical voltage. This melts the polymer powder and forms a thin polymer coating around the sensor head.
- a very thin cover 8 can be formed by this method, and the dimensions of the sensor head can thus be further minimized.
- the lateral dimension of the sensor head HD including the enveloping polymeric material 8 in any direction perpendicular to the direction of extension of the wires is no more than twice the total dimension of the two wires in the same direction, and more preferably no more than the total dimension of the two wires in the same direction .
- thermal post-treatment can be carried out in an oven to increase the degree of curing.
- the sensor heads are immersed in already liquefied polymeric material to form the envelope 8 . After immersion, the cover 8 must be cured.
- a heat-shrinkable tube is slipped over the sensor head and caused to shrink in the oven by supplying heat.
- the shrinkage can be set in such a way that the sensor heads are completely and tightly encased.
- a polymer powder is electrostatically charged and fluidized in a fluidized bed by supplying a gas stream. The electrostatically charged powder particles stick to the sensor head immersed in the fluid bed and can then be heated in the oven, melted and then hardened.
- the polymer coating can be applied around the sensor head in a mass production process before the individual NTC sensors 100 are separated by separating the wires 2 from a wire coil 200 .
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