Piezoelectric Resonator Joining Frame Uniform Width

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Solution Overview

Problem

The existing piezoelectric resonator units face issues with hermeticity due to dimensional variations in the joining member, leading to stress concentration and potential damage during thermal expansion or contraction, which can result in cracks and hermeticity defects.

Innovation Solution

A piezoelectric resonator unit design featuring a joining member with a frame shape of uniform width surrounding the resonator, made of metal materials, to reduce voids and stress concentration, and a manufacturing method involving a gold-tin eutectic alloy for improved hermetic sealing.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Quantity of substance

If the joining member has varying width dimensions, then the amount of joining material can be reduced, but hermeticity is compromised due to voids and stress concentration

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveamount of joining materialVSAvoidhermeticity
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by varying the width of the joining member frame: the width is increased at corner portions where stress concentration occurs during thermal expansion/contraction, and maintained at a standard width at straight portions. This localized dimension adjustment ensures adequate joining material volume at critical stress points while avoiding excess material elsewhere, thereby maintaining hermeticity without unnecessary material consumption.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Manufacturing precision

If the joining member has uniform width, then manufacturing precision is improved, but the amount of joining material increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuniformity of joining member widthVSAvoidamount of joining material
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements local quality by introducing width variations in the joining member frame: corner portions have increased width to accommodate stress concentration during thermal cycles, while straight portions maintain a standard uniform width. This selective dimensioning provides adequate joining material volume at critical corners without increasing material consumption across the entire frame, thus resolving the contradiction between manufacturing simplicity and material efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

3Quantity of substance

If the joining member has thin portions at corners, then the amount of joining material is reduced, but hermeticity is compromised due to insufficient sealing

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveamount of joining materialVSAvoidhermeticity
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by increasing the width of the joining member frame at corner portions where stress concentration occurs during thermal expansion and contraction. This localized width increase ensures sufficient joining material volume at critical stress points, preventing void formation and maintaining hermeticity, while the straight portions maintain standard width to avoid excessive material consumption.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

4Strength

If the joining member has varying width, then stress concentration is reduced, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestress distributionVSAvoidcomplexity of joining member geometry
Core Design Contradiction:
StrengthVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements local quality by modifying only the corner portions of the joining member frame with increased width to address stress concentration during thermal cycles. The straight portions maintain a simple standard width. This minimal geometric variation at critical locations reduces stress concentration and improves strength without significantly increasing overall device complexity, as the modification is localized rather than global.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

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 solution effectively reduces hermeticity losses and enhances the reliability of the piezoelectric resonator units by ensuring uniform width in the joining frame, thereby minimizing defects and improving the sealing integrity.

Implementation Method 1

A piezoelectric resonator unit design featuring a joining member with a frame shape of uniform width surrounding the resonator, made of metal materials

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectEutectic alloy:

Implementation Method 2

Dimensional variation in the joining member creates voids or leads to stress concentration caused by thermal expansion or contraction during processing

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectThermal expansion: Thermal Expansion

Data Source

PatentUS11309864B2Piezoelectric resonator unit and method for manufacturing the piezoelectric resonator unit
Publication Date: 2022.04.19 MURATA MFG CO LTD
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  • US11309864B2 patent drawing
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AI summary

A quartz crystal resonator unit that includes a quartz crystal resonator, a lid member and a base member defining an internal space that accommodates the quartz crystal resonator, and a sealing frame and a joining material joining the lid member and the base member to each other. In a plan view of a principal surface of the base member, the sealing frame and the joining material have a frame shape surrounding the quartz crystal resonator, and the frame shape has a uniform width.