One up, one down connection structure for piezoelectric device in tire patch
First Claim
1. A tire mountable apparatus comprising a substrate, the substrate comprising:
- a first piezoelectric component arranged between a first insulating layer of the substrate and a second insulating layer of the substrate, the first piezoelectric component comprising first and second conductive layers and a first piezoelectric layer arranged between the first and second conductive layers;
a conductive terminal structure, the conductive terminal structure comprising a plurality of conductive terminals, the plurality of conductive terminals comprising a first conductive terminal electrically coupled to the first conductive layer and a second conductive terminal electrically coupled to the second conductive layer;
wherein the first conductive terminal is exposed through the first insulating layer of the substrate, the second conductive terminal is exposed through the second insulating layer of the substrate, and the first conductive terminal and the second conductive terminal are alternately exposed with respect to each other.
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Abstract
A conductive terminal structure for a piezoelectric device used as part of a tire mountable apparatus is provided. Unlike known electrical connection structures which include a plurality of conductive terminals that are all exposed through a single insulating layer of the piezoelectric device, such as a top layer of the piezoelectric device, the electrical connection structure can be arranged in a one up, one down configuration. In this configuration, at least one conductive terminal is exposed through a top insulating layer of the piezoelectric device. In addition, at least one conductive terminal of a piezoelectric component is exposed through a bottom insulating layer of the piezoelectric device. The electrical connection structure can be used in combination with a connector assembly design to preserve the integrity of the electrical connection between the electrical and mechanical connection structure and a printed circuit board.
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1. A tire mountable apparatus comprising a substrate, the substrate comprising:
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a first piezoelectric component arranged between a first insulating layer of the substrate and a second insulating layer of the substrate, the first piezoelectric component comprising first and second conductive layers and a first piezoelectric layer arranged between the first and second conductive layers; a conductive terminal structure, the conductive terminal structure comprising a plurality of conductive terminals, the plurality of conductive terminals comprising a first conductive terminal electrically coupled to the first conductive layer and a second conductive terminal electrically coupled to the second conductive layer; wherein the first conductive terminal is exposed through the first insulating layer of the substrate, the second conductive terminal is exposed through the second insulating layer of the substrate, and the first conductive terminal and the second conductive terminal are alternately exposed with respect to each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of manufacturing a tire mountable apparatus, comprising:
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aligning a first support bar with a plurality of conductive terminals formed in a substrate, the substrate comprising a piezoelectric component arranged between a first insulating layer and a second insulating layer, the piezoelectric component comprising first and second conductive layers and a piezoelectric layer arranged between the first and second conductive layers, the plurality of conductive terminals comprising a first conductive terminal and a second conductive terminal, the first conductive terminal electrically coupled to the first conductive layer and exposed through the first insulating layer of the substrate, the second conductive terminal electrically coupled to the second conductive layer and exposed through the second insulating layer of the substrate, the first conductive terminal and the second conductive terminal alternately exposed with respect to each other; providing solder in a second solder well formed in the second insulating layer of the substrate, the second solder well associated with the second conductive terminal; and soldering an electrical connector located in the first support bar with the second conductive terminal. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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