# US 9,752,001 B2 · Ion conductive film, polymer element, electronic device, camera module, and imaging device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,752,001 B2 - Document ID: US9752001B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/034,311 - Filed: 2014-11-19 - Published: 2016-10-13 - Granted: 2017-09-05 - Earliest claimed: 2013-12-02 - Assignees: Dexerials Corporation - Applicants: Dexerials Corporation - Inventors: Takehisa Ishida; Kousuke Seki; Nobuyuki Nagai; Yusaku Kato - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9752001B2 ## CPC - C08J 5/225: {containing fluorine} - C08K 3/00: Use of inorganic substances as compounding ingredients - G02B 7/102: {controlled by a microcomputer (cameras with interchangeable lenses G03B17/14)} - G03B 3/10: Power-operated focusing - G03B 5/00: Adjustment of optical system relative to image or object surface other than for focusing - G03B 17/02: Bodies - H01G 11/32: Carbon-based - H01M 4/583: Carbonaceous material, e.g. graphite-intercalation compounds or CFx - H01M 4/60: of organic compounds - H01M 4/624: {Electric conductive fillers} - H01M 50/46: Separators, membranes or diaphragms characterised by their combination with electrodes - H04N 23/55: Optical parts specially adapted for electronic image sensors; Mounting thereof - H04N 23/57: Mechanical or electrical details of cameras or camera modules specially adapted for being embedded in other devices - C08J 2327/24: halogenated - G03B 2205/0084: using other types of actuators - Y02E 60/10: Energy storage using batteries - C08J: WORKING-UP; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H (working, e.g. shaping, of plastics B29) - C08K: Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients (paints, inks, varnishes, dyes, polishes, adhesives C09) - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS - G03B: APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR (optical parts of such apparatus G02B; photosensitive materials or processes for photographic purposes G03C; apparatus for processing exposed photographic materials G03D) - H01G: CAPACITORS; CAPACITORS, RECTIFIERS, DETECTORS, SWITCHING DEVICES, LIGHT-SENSITIVE OR TEMPERATURE-SENSITIVE DEVICES OF THE ELECTROLYTIC TYPE (selection of specified materials as dielectric H01B3/00; capacitors having potential barriers H10D1/62, H10K10/10) - H01M: PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION ## Abstract An ion conductive film contains an ion conductive macromolecular material, a carbon material, and an electrically conductive material different from the carbon material. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An ion conductive film comprising: a single layer that includes: an ion conductive macromolecular material; a carbon material; and an electrically conductive material different from the carbon material, wherein the ion conductive macromolecular material, the carbon material and the electrically conductive material different from the carbon material are intermixed. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The ion conductive film according to claim 1, wherein the carbon material is carbon particles, and the electrically conductive material is present in spaces between the carbon particles. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The ion conductive film according to claim 1, wherein an electric resistivity of the electrically conductive material is lower than an electric resistivity of the carbon material. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The ion conductive film according to claim 1, wherein the electrically conductive material is a metal material. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The ion conductive film according to claim 1, wherein the electrically conductive material is gold or platinum. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The ion conductive film according to claim 1, wherein the electrically conductive material has a fibrous shape. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The ion conductive film according to claim 1, wherein the electrically conductive material has a granular shape. ### Claim 8 (depends on 2) The ion conductive film according to claim 2, wherein the electrically conductive material is shaped into a film form so as to cover surfaces of the carbon particles. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The ion conductive film according to claim 6, wherein the ion conductive film is formed into a rectangular shape having long sides and short sides, and the electrically conductive material extends in a direction crossing the long sides. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The ion conductive film according to claim 6, wherein the electrically conductive material extends in a thickness direction of the ion conductive film. ### Claim 11 A polymer element comprising: a pair of electrode layers; and a macromolecular layer between the pair of electrode layers, wherein at least one of the pair of electrode layers contains a single layer that includes: an ion conductive macromolecular material, a carbon material, and an electrically conductive material different from the carbon material, wherein the ion conductive macromolecular material, the carbon material and the electrically conductive material different from the carbon material are intermixed. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The polymer element according to claim 11, wherein a metal layer is provided on each of surfaces of the pair of electrode layers, the surfaces being opposite to the macromolecular layer. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The polymer element according to claim 11, wherein one end of the polymer element is fixed, and the other end of the polymer element undergoes displacement with respect to the one end, and a concentration of the electrically conductive material is higher at the one end than at the other end. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The polymer element according to claim 11, configured as a polymer actuator element. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The polymer element according to claim 11, configured as a polymer sensor element. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The polymer element according to claim 11, configured as an electric double layer capacitor. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The polymer element according to claim 11, configured as a battery. ### Claim 18 An electronic device comprising a polymer element having a pair of electrode layers and a macromolecular layer between the pair of electrode layers, wherein at least one of the pair of electrode layers contains a single layer that includes: an ion conductive macromolecular material, a carbon material, and an electrically conductive material different from the carbon material, wherein the ion conductive macromolecular material, the carbon material and the electrically conductive material different from the carbon material are intermixed. ### Claim 19 A camera module comprising: a lens; and a driving unit that is configured using a polymer element and drives the lens, wherein the polymer element includes a pair of electrode layers, and a macromolecular layer between the pair of electrode layers, and at least one of the pair of electrode layers contains a single layer that includes: an ion conductive macromolecular material, a carbon material, and an electrically conductive material different from the carbon material, wherein the ion conductive macromolecular material, the carbon material and the electrically conductive material different from the carbon material are intermixed. ### Claim 20 An imaging device comprising: a lens; an imaging element that acquires an imaging signal of an image formed through the lens; and a driving unit that is configured using a polymer element and drives the lens or the imaging element, wherein the polymer element includes a pair of electrode layers, and a macromolecular layer between the pair of electrode layers, and at least one of the pair of electrode layers contains a single layer that includes: an ion conductive macromolecular material, a carbon material, and an electrically conductive material different from the carbon material, wherein the ion conductive macromolecular material, the carbon material and the electrically conductive material different from the carbon material are intermixed.