Layered Piezoelectric Film for Smoothness and Thermal Stability

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing piezoelectric films, particularly those made of fluorine-based resins, suffer from surface waviness and reduced smoothness due to stretching or thermal poling treatments, leading to defects in lamination processes and decreased sensitivity.

Innovation Solution

A laminated piezoelectric film structure is developed, where a protective film with specific rigidity and thickness is applied to a piezoelectric film, ensuring a rigidity ratio of 1.0 to 20 times and thickness of 50 to 200 μm, enhancing thermal stability and smoothness.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If stretching treatment or thermal poling treatment is performed to enhance piezoelectricity, then piezoelectric sensitivity is improved, but surface smoothness deteriorates due to large waviness

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepiezoelectric sensitivityVSAvoidsurface smoothness
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The invention divides the piezoelectric film into multiple layers with different functions: a piezoelectric layer for sensitivity and a separate smoothness control layer to maintain surface quality. This segmentation allows each layer to optimize its specific function without compromising the other.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The invention applies different properties to different parts of the film structure. The piezoelectric layer undergoes stretching or thermal poling treatment to enhance local piezoelectric sensitivity, while the smoothness control layer maintains overall surface smoothness, creating local quality differentiation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Manufacturing precision

If protective film with high rigidity is laminated to improve smoothness, then surface smoothness is improved, but thermal stability may deteriorate due to curling

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesurface smoothnessVSAvoidthermal stability
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The invention carefully controls the rigidity parameter of the protective film within a specific range (1.0 to 20 times the rigidity of the piezoelectric film) to achieve the optimal balance between smoothness improvement and thermal stability maintenance, preventing both excessive waviness and heat-induced curling.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Manufacturing precision

If protective film is laminated to improve smoothness, then surface quality is improved, but rigidity may be insufficient if film thickness is not properly controlled

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesurface smoothnessVSAvoidrigidity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSStrength

Solution Approach 1:

The invention optimizes the thickness parameter of the protective film to be within 50-200 μm, which provides sufficient rigidity to maintain surface smoothness and prevent waviness while avoiding excessive thickness that would cause brittleness or difficulty in processing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The laminated film achieves high rigidity, thermal stability, and improved smoothness, reducing defects and maintaining sensitivity.

Implementation Method 1

a rigidity B of the protective film is 1.0 times or more and 20 times or less a rigidity A of the piezoelectric film

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectRigidity:

Implementation Method 2

a method of detecting a change in charge of a piezoelectric material

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectPiezoelectric effect: Piezoelectric Effect

Data Source

PatentUS20250318434A1Layered piezoelectric film
Publication Date: 2025.10.09 KUREHA CORPORATION
  • US20250318434A1 patent drawing

AI summary

A laminated piezoelectric film having high rigidity and excellent thermal stability and smoothness. The laminated piezoelectric film includes a piezoelectric film and a protective film laminated on one surface of the piezoelectric film, in which a rigidity of the protective film is 1.0 times or more and 20 times or less the rigidity of the piezoelectric film, and a thickness of the protective film is 50 μm or more and 200 μm or less.