US4497701A
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Humidity sensitive device
Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd
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Filing: 1983-02-22
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Granted: 1985-02-05
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Expires: 2003-02-22
Abstract
Abstract A humidity sensitive device, including opposing electrodes formed on an insulating substrate, and a humidity sensitive film formed on the surface of the insulating substrate and at least between the opposing electrodes. The humidity sensitive film is obtained by coating on the surface of the insulating substrate a mixture including a conductive or semiconductive powder, a solid electrolyte powder and an organic polymer cross-linked by a zirconium compound and heating the same.
Inventors
- 👤 Michihiro Murata
- 👤 Akira Kumada
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 05:24
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N27/00; G01N27/02; G01N27/04; G01N27/12; G01N27/121
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
93 words
A humidity sensitive device comprising an insulating substrate, first and second electrodes formed on the surface of said insulating substrate and spaced from each other, and a humidity sensitive film formed on the surface of said insulating substrate and covering at least the position of said surface located between said electrodes, characterized in that said humidity sensitive film comprises: (a) at least one of a conductive powder and a semiconductive powder; (b) a solid electrolyte powder; and (c) an organic polymer at least a part of which is cross-linked by a zirconium compound.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
93 words
A humidity sensitive device comprising an insulating substrate, first and second electrodes formed on the surface of said insulating substrate and spaced from each other, and a humidity sensitive film formed on the surface of said insulating substrate and covering at least the position of said surface located between said electrodes, characterized in that said humidity sensitive film comprises: (a) at least one of a conductive powder and a semiconductive powder; (b) a solid electrolyte powder; and (c) an organic polymer at least a part of which is cross-linked by a zirconium compound.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A humidity sensitive device in accordance with claim 1, wherein said solid electrolyte powder is powder of at least one of a proton conductor and an alkaline ion conductor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
221 words
A humidity sensitive device in accordance with claim 2 wherein said proton conductor is selected from the group consisting of: H 3 Mo 12 PO 40 .29H 2 O, H 3 W 12 PO 40 .29H 2 O, H 8 UO 2 PO 4 .4H 2 O, hydrated H 3 O + β-Al 2 O 3 , hydrated H 3 O + β"-Al 2 O 3 , NH 4 + /H(H 2 O) x + β"-Al 2 O 3 , H + exchange montmorillonite, Sb 2 O 5 .4H 2 O, and SnO 2 .3H 2 O, and wherein said alkaline conductor is selected from the group consisting of: Na + -βAl 2 O 3 , Na + -β"Al 2 O 3 , Na 3 Zr 2 PSi 2 O 12 , Li 14 Zn(GeO 4 ) 4 , Li 5 AlO 4 , Li 4 B 7 O 12 Cl, LiI+40 mol % Al 2 O 3 , Li + -βAl 2 O 3 , Li + -β"Al.sub. 2 O 3 , K + -βAl 2 O 3 , K + -β"Al 2 O 3 , K 1 .6 Mg 0 .8 Ti 7 .2 O 6 , K 1 .76 Al 1 .76 Ti 7 .12 O 16 , Li 3 VO 4 and Li 4 GeO 4 .
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
A humidity sensitive device in accordance with claim 4, wherein said zirconium compound is at least one member selected from the group consisting of zirconium oxychloride and zirconium acetate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
56 words
A humidity sensitive device in accordance with claim 5 wherein said conductive powder is selected from the group consisting of carbon and palladium powders and wherein said semi-conductive powder is selected from the group consisting of CrO 2 , NiO 2 , Fe 3 O 4 , ZnO, SnO 2 , MnO 2 and titanate powder.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
A humidity sensitive device in accordance with claim 6 in which said organic polymer is selected from the group consisting of epoxy resin, ethyl cellulose, polyvinyl alcohol, silicone resin and fluoric resin.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
A humidity sensitive device in accordance with claim 2, wherein said zirconium compound is at least one member selected from the group consisting of zirconium oxychloride and zirconium acetate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
A humidity sensitive device in accordance with claim 1, wherein said zirconium compound is at least one member selected from the group consisting of zirconium oxychloride, zirconium acetate, and those zirconium compounds denatured by hydration.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
A humidity sensitive device in accordance with claim 1, containing MnO 2 semi-conductive powder.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
34 words
A humidity sensitive device in accordance with claim 9 containing H 3 O + -βAl 2 O 3 as said solid electrolyte powder and an epoxy resin or polyvinyl alcohol crosslinked by zirconium oxychloride.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
A humidity sensitive device in accordance with claim 9 containing Li + -βAl 2 O 3 as said solid electrolyte powder and ethyl cellulose crosslinked by zirconium oxychloride or zirconium acetate.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
29 words
A humidity sensitive device in accordance with claim 9 containing Na + -βAl 2 O 3 as said solid electrolyte powder and an epoxy resin crosslinked by zirconium oxychloride.
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