By Assembling Coil And Core Patents (Class 29/606)
  • Publication number: 20130069475
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electromagnetic coil structure for being mounted on a magnetic core. Such a magnetic core is for instance a part of a rotating electric machine or of a magneto electronic angle sensor. The present invention further relates to a belonging magnetic core and to a magneto electronic angle sensor, in particular a reluctance resolver. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for fabricating such an angle sensor. The coil structure (106) comprises at least one electrically conductive winding formed as a flat conductive track (110), and at least one flexible electrically insulating carrier (112) for carrying said winding. Said coil structure has at least one opening (108) for receiving a magnetic flux guiding element (104) of said core. The circumferential surface of the core whereto said electromagnetic coil structure (106) is mounted has a polygonal shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS BELGIUM EC BVBA
    Inventors: Tom Ocket, Guus Mertens, Jan Van Cauwenberge, Marc Van Tomme
  • Patent number: 8397372
    Abstract: An electrode winding apparatus and method of detecting displacement between a strip-shaped electrode and a strip-shaped separator when stacking and winding the strip-shaped electrode and the strip-shaped separator is described. A winding shaft is configured to wind the strip-shaped electrode and the strip-shaped separator, and a guide member is configured to stack the strip-shaped electrode and the strip-shaped separator before the strip-shaped electrode and the strip-shaped separator are wound around the winding shaft. An imaging device is disposed so as to photograph a portion in which the strip-shaped electrode and the strip-shaped separator are stacked between the guide member and the winding shaft from a side on which the strip-shaped separator is stacked. The imaging device is configured to photograph the strip-shaped separator and the strip-shaped electrode through the strip-shaped separator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideki Hori, Kenji Tsuchiya, Masataka Takeda
  • Patent number: 8397373
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a multilayer polymeric actuator includes the following steps: arranging a rotating winding core; winding a dielectric film of polymeric material around the winding core; during winding, applying a conductive material on the dielectric film exposed face, in which the application occurs intermittently according to a pre-established sequence, and according to a first and a second geometrical application pattern mutually alternated at each winding turn, so as to form a roll; radially cutting the roll at the ends of a circumferentially localized zone; and connecting a conductive material layers having the first geometrical application pattern one to the other and the conductive material layers having the second geometrical application pattern one to the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignees: Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Universita Degli Studi di Genova
    Inventors: Marco Randazzo, Renato Buzio, Giulio Sandini, Ugo Valbusa
  • Patent number: 8397368
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a stator includes the steps of: (1) forming substantially planar electric wires each of which includes in-slot portions to be received in slots of a stator core and turn portions to be located outside the slots to connect adjacent pairs of the in-slot portions; (2) rolling each of the planar electric wires by more than one turn into a spiral shape; (3) forming a stator coil by assembling the rolled electric wires through elastic deformation thereof; and (4) assembling the stator core and the stator coil to form the stator. Further, in the rolling step, each of the planar electric wires is rolled by plastically deforming the turn portions into circumferentially-extending sections each having a predetermined curvature. Furthermore, a curvature ratio of a radially-outermost one of the circumferentially-extending sections is set to be greater than that of a radially-innermost one of the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Akito Akimoto, Noboru Taniguchi, Atsuo Ishizuka
  • Publication number: 20130063234
    Abstract: Described are methods and systems for using a planar inductor that includes a magnetically conductive core, a first planar coil and a second planar coil. The first and second planar coils are attached to a first bridge, located about the core, and are composed of a conductive material. The first and second planar coils have at least one thermally conductive surface exposed to cooling fluid. The first planar coil, the first bridge and the second planar coil are formed from a first unitary section of conductive material. The second planar coil is positioned relative to the first planar coil in a spaced relationship, which is defined by a thickness of the first bridge. An upper surface of the first planar coil is oriented toward a lower surface of the second planar coil to define a first cooling channel between the first planar coil and the second planar coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: HYPERTHERM, INC.
    Inventors: Girish R. Kamath, Norman LeBlanc, Wayne Chin, Paul Tillman
  • Patent number: 8393072
    Abstract: A method of producing a stator for a rotary electrical machine comprising a body in which axial recesses are produced and comprising a plurality of conductors arranged in the recesses, which comprises a step of depositing conductors on a linear support that comprises transverse recesses, comprising a first phase of depositing conductors in the recesses in the support in order to form a first layer of conductors, and a second phase of depositing conductors in the recesses, in order to form a second layer of conductors that is arranged vertically above the first layer; the first deposition phase and the second deposition phase consists of depositing one and the same conductor on the linear support. The invention also proposes an arrangement of a set of conductors on a linear support obtained at the end of the deposition step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Valeo Equipements Electriques Moteur
    Inventors: Denis Bodin, Jean-Pierre Chochoy, Alain Defebvin, Michel Jaze, Denis Even
  • Patent number: 8387234
    Abstract: A multi-turn coil device comprising a flexible circuit board and a plurality of serially electrically coupled coils coupled to both sides of the flexible circuit board. The coils are formed such that when the circuit board is folded in an accordion manner, the coils are substantially aligned and have the same direction of current flow. The coils are serially coupled sequentially from front to back and back to front wherein the coupling of the coils is through a plated through hole in the flexible circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Flextronics AP, LLC
    Inventor: Bruce D. Olson
  • Patent number: 8375566
    Abstract: Methods of providing arc resistant switchgear enclosures for dry-type transformers are provided. The enclosures have one or more arc-resistant features, including arc channels, arc fault dampers, and arc fault plenums. In a preferred embodiment, the method comprises providing a base structure with a dry-type transformer seated thereon, providing walls and a roof, wherein at least the front wall contains at least one longitudinal seam covered by an arc channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: ABB Inc.
    Inventors: Robert C. Ballard, Nathan T. Sigman, Edgar A. Wimmer, Jr., Rafael Gutierrez, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8371020
    Abstract: A plurality of shaped wires, which are obtained by shaping electric wires, are assembled to form a wire assembly 47. The wire assembly 47 is then rolled around a core member 6 with aligning members 7 being inserted into spaces 472 formed between adjacent ones of straight superposed parts 471 of the wire assembly 47.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya Gorohata, Keigo Moriguchi, Akito Akimoto, Masahiro Takada, Masaomi Dobashi, Youichi Kamakura, Shuzo Muraki, Atsuo Ishizuka
  • Publication number: 20130033350
    Abstract: A substrate has a coil that is a choke coil part and, for example, is used for controlling a motor. At the substrate, an electronic component mounting part is formed such that a circuit conductor therein is to be exposed to outside. A portion other than an externally connected portion such as the electronic mounting part is covered with substrate-forming resin to form an injection molded circuit board. The coil arranged at the substrate (the injection molded circuit board) is provided for smoothing current inputted from outside. A core part is formed at the coil by core-forming resin such that the coil part covers at least a center core part of the coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicants: FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC., FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC.
  • Patent number: 8365391
    Abstract: A method for establishing a wind turbine generator with one or more Permanent Magnet (PM) rotors. The method comprises the steps of: manufacturing a generator prepared for taking one or more PM rotors, manufacturing one or more rotors comprising a plurality of holding means prepared for retaining PM material, mounting substantially non-magnetized PM material prepared for magnetization in said holding means before or after said one or more rotors are mounted in said generator, connecting a magnetization system for magnetizing said PM material in the generator, and magnetizing said PM material with said magnetization system. The invention also relates to a wind turbine nacelle, a wind turbine comprising said wind turbine nacelle and use of a wind turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
    Inventors: Lars Helle, Philip Richard Jacobsen Carne Kjaer, Morten Lindholm, Flemming Buus Bendixen, Ion Boldea
  • Publication number: 20130027162
    Abstract: A toroidal current transformer that can be used as a neutral current transformer in a single or three phase system as a result of its compactness is described. The core is made of ferromagnetic material having a primary winding and a secondary winding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventors: Harry James Carlino, Lloyd Allen Maloney, Martha Suryani Bucchi
  • Patent number: 8359730
    Abstract: A surgical navigation system for navigating a region of a patient includes a non-invasive dynamic reference frame and/or fiducial marker, sensor tipped instruments, and isolator circuits. The dynamic reference frame may be repeatably placed on the patient in a precise location for guiding the instruments. The instruments may be precisely guided by positioning sensors near moveable portions of the instruments. Electrical sources may be electrically isolated from the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce M. Burg, John H. Dukesherer, Bradley A. Jascob, Paul Kessman
  • Patent number: 8356400
    Abstract: An improved method for manufacturing a field emission structure is provided that involves receiving magnets from a magnet supplying device and placing each one of the magnets at a corresponding location of a plurality of location of the field emission structure. The corresponding location and a corresponding orientation of each of the magnets relative to each other are defined in accordance with a code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Correlated Magnetics Research, LLC.
    Inventors: Larry W. Fullerton, Mark D. Roberts
  • Patent number: 8347490
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a carrier with a three-dimensional inductor comprises the steps of providing a substrate having a protective layer; forming a first photoresist layer on the protective layer; patterning the first photoresist layer to form a second opening and a plurality of disposing slots; forming a first metal layer in second opening and disposing slots; removing the first photoresist layer; forming a first dielectric layer on the protective layer; forming a second photoresist layer on the first dielectric layer; patterning the second photoresist layer to form a plurality of slots; forming a second metal layer in slots to form a plurality of inductive portions; removing the second photoresist layer; forming a second dielectric layer on the first dielectric layer; forming a third photoresist layer on the second dielectric layer; patterning the third photoresist layer to form a plurality of slots; and forming a third metal layer in slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Chipbond Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Ming Kuo, You-Ming Hsu
  • Publication number: 20130002383
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a method of manufacture for an encased coil body, which is capable of easily manufacturing an encased coil body which is configured so as to be encased in a state where a coil is enclosed within an electrically insulating resin and is also capable of favorably preventing the coil from positional misalignment or deformation at the time of the manufacture, [Means for Solution] The method includes injection-molding a resin covering layer which encases the coil 10 with a thermoplastic resin, in which the injection-molding is carried out such that the injection-molding step is divided into a primary molding step and a secondary molding step, in which the primary molding step includes contacting a primary molding die to an inner circumferential surface of the coil 10 and molding a primary molded body 22-1 which includes an outer circumferential covering portion 46 in a state where the coil 10 is constrained so as to be positioned in a radial direction, and the secondary molding step includes, a
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: Junichi Esaki, Hiroyuki Kato, Yasuhiro Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20130002384
    Abstract: The disclosed reactor has a case and a cylindrical molded coil assembly which is disposed inside of the case and which is formed by covering a coil with a resin, wherein the coil assembly is sealed by an iron powder mixed resin to which iron powder has been admixed. The reactor has a pillar provided as a single body with the case, and one or multiple ring-shaped core members. The ring-shaped core members are disposed outside the outer surface of the pillar such that the pillar is inserted inside the inner surface of said ring-shaped core members, and the assembly coil is disposed outside the outer surface of the ring-shaped core members such that the ring-shaped core members are inserted inside the inner surface of said coil assembly. The ring-shaped core members are sealed by means of the aforementioned iron powder-mixed resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2010
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shuji Tokota, Masaki Sugiyama, Shinjiro Saigusa, Nobuki Shinohara
  • Patent number: 8336486
    Abstract: There is provided a tape core wire manufacturing apparatus that makes it possible to manufacture a large variety of tape core wires in small quantities with ease, and in addition, makes it easy to apply a uniform coating over a broad width. In the tape core wire manufacturing apparatus of the present invention, a coating apparatus that applies a coating material to respective optical fiber core wires has a coating head that moves in the longitudinal direction relatively to the respective optical fiber core wires that have been placed in a row on a coating jig. The coating head has a position adjustment surface that is located in the vicinity of a coating member of the coating head and adjusts the positioning in the thickness direction of the respective optical fiber core wires when these are in the form of a tape. This position adjustment surface is pressed against the respective optical fiber core wires. The coating head is also able to be tilted in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Tomoeagawa Paper Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyoichi Sasaki, Masayoshi Suzuki, Ken Sukegawa
  • Publication number: 20120313740
    Abstract: Provided is a reactor including a core; and a case housing the coil and the core, the core including an inner core portion arranged inside the coil and an outer core portion partly or entirely covering the outside of the coil, the outer core portion being formed of a mixture of a magnetic material and a resin. The coil is arranged such that the axial direction of the coil is substantially parallel to a bottom surface of the case. The difference in concentration of the magnetic material in the outer core portion in the axial direction of the coil is smaller than the difference in concentration of the magnetic material in the outer core portion in a direction along a side wall of the case. With the reactor, even if the outer core portion covering the outside of the coil is formed of the mixture of the magnetic material and the resin, a desirable inductance value can be easily achieved and the reactor can have good heat radiation performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Inaba, Miki Kitajima, Shinichiro Yamamoto, Hajime Kawaguchi
  • Patent number: 8327523
    Abstract: There is provided a method of making two electrically separated inductors using deposition and wet-etching techniques, which inductors are formed by interwinding one of the inductors within the other inductor on the same planar level. In still another aspect of the invention, there is provided a method of making various levels inductors, each level having at least two electrically separated inductors, using deposition and wet-etching techniques. The inductors on each planar level are formed by interwinding one of the inductors within the other inductor, and then stacking these in a preferred manner. In still another aspect, there is provided a manner of connecting together inductors formed according to the above methods in order to achieve various inductor configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC
    Inventors: Adam J. Whitworth, Wenjiang Zeng
  • Patent number: 8327525
    Abstract: A step portion for mounting a row bar is provided at a table stepping down from the face of the table, and by lowering a pair of hooks crossing over the step portion in its width direction, a row bar held by the hooks is mounted on the step portion. While interposing the row bar mounted on the step portion between a pair of hooks and a side face of the step portion, the side in longitudinal direction of the row bar and the bottom face thereof are butted to the bottom face and the standing up side face of the step portion to position two axes of the row bar among XYZ directions, successively, positioning of the row bar in one remaining direction along longitudinal direction of the row bar mounted on the step portion is performed by moving the table in the one remaining axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Teruaki Tokutomi, Yoshinori Kitano
  • Patent number: 8327524
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an inductive component whose soft magnetic core is produced by pouring a casting resin into a mold filled with a soft magnetic alloy powder and by subsequently hardening the casting resin with the alloy powder in order to form a solid soft magnetic core. This technique prevents the surface insulation of the alloy particles from becoming damaged, thereby largely preventing the formation of bulky eddy currents in the resulting soft magnetic cores. This enables a distinct reduction in the electric loss of the inductive component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Vacuumscmelze GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Markus Brunner
  • Patent number: 8322024
    Abstract: There is provided a method of manufacturing a magnetic field generator (10) that includes a pair of plate yokes (12a), (12b) which are opposed to each other, with their opposing faces provided with respective permanent magnet assemblies (14a), (14b) which have faces opposing to each other, to which pole pieces (16a), (16b) are fixed respectively, and include permanent magnets (18). The permanent magnets (18), (28) include R—Fe—B magnets. During manufacturing, the assembled magnetic field generator (10) is heated in its entirety at a temperature not lower than 40° C. and not higher than 70° C., whereby the R—Fe—B magnets are magnetized to a magnetization rate not smaller than 80% and not greater than 99.9%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki Aoki, Tsuyoshi Tsuzaki
  • Publication number: 20120300358
    Abstract: A grounding switch is comprised of a structural frame, at least one first contact, at least one second contact, at least one spacer, and a geared drive assembly. The opening and closing of the grounding switch is controlled by the geared drive assembly. The geared drive assembly is operable to rotate the at least one second contact around the axis of a connecting rod to move the at least one second contact into and out of contact with the at least one first contact. The closing of the grounding switch first and second contacts serve to connect a transformer or other electrical device to ground potential.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventors: Charles W. Johnson, Samuel S. Outten, Claudio Ibarra, Charlie Sarver
  • Patent number: 8316528
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing electrical windings for transformers and electrical apparatus is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Inventor: Sergey Pulnikov
  • Patent number: 8307534
    Abstract: A method of forming an encapsulated coupled coil arrangement. The method includes coupling a first lead of a first coil to a second lead of an electrical circuit device, by soldering or infusion, using a superconductive jointing alloy; and encapsulating the first coil, the electrical circuit device and the jointed leads of the first coil and the electrical circuit device in an encapsulation material. The jointing alloy has a melting point higher than a highest temperature experienced by the encapsulation material having the encapsulation process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Plc
    Inventors: Graham Hutton, M'Hamed Lakrimi, Adrian Mark Thomas
  • Patent number: 8302286
    Abstract: A stator winding is manufactured by a forming step, a winding step, and a expanding step. In the forming step, an S-shaped offset shape is formed on a conductor part corresponding to a coil end part. Thereby, in a coil end part, it is possible to provide an expected shape stably at the coil end part. The conductor is wound around a bobbin in the winding step. In the winding step, a twisted shape is given to the conductor parts to be the inclined part of the coil end and the conductor part to be accommodated in a slot. In the expanding step, a preform product removed from the bobbin is expanded into a shape of the stator winding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventor: Takashi Tokizawa
  • Patent number: 8302287
    Abstract: A multilayer inductor includes a bottom magnetic layer having an external conductive pattern formed on a bottom surface thereof for connection to a substrate such as a printed circuit board. The bottom external conductive pattern includes signal/power contacts and first and second inductor electrodes. A top magnetic layer includes a top external conductive pattern having signal/power contacts and inductor electrode contacts. An inductor conductive pattern formed on the top surfaces of intermediate magnetic layers disposed between the top and bottom magnetic layers are electrically coupled to each other by means of through holes to form a spiral inductor element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Incorporated
    Inventors: Jun Lu, François Hébert
  • Patent number: 8296926
    Abstract: A method for making a wound stator of an automotive generator is provided for replacing the conventional winding technique. The method includes: forming a stator ring provided with a plurality of annularly arranged radial through slots; cutting a copper wire into a plurality of wire units each having a rectangular cross section; inserting the wire units into the through slots in an interlacing manner; and soldering wire ends of the wire units sequentially so as to form a connected loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Victory Industrial Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Yuan Wang, Yu-Tang Guan
  • Patent number: 8299879
    Abstract: A transformer assembly (300) for use with an internal load (307) includes a transformer core (323) having a primary winding (405). A first electrode (303) and second electrode (319) are used for contacting an internal load (307). A secondary circuit is formed that includes the first electrode (303), the second electrode (319) and conductors (301,313, 317) positioned between the first electrode (303) and second electrode (319). The transformer assembly (300) is arranged so that the conductors (301, 313, 317) surround the primary winding (405), transformer core (323), the first electrode (301) and second electrode (319). The transformer assembly (300) may be used in an electrode furnace or other high current and voltage applications requiring high efficiency in a small package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: LECO Corporation
    Inventors: Ted Casper, Gordon Ford, Brad Rush
  • Publication number: 20120266656
    Abstract: A device for generating a magnetic field, the device comprises a coil configured to respond to an electric current, a magnetic core comprising poles configured to generate a magnetic field close to the poles, wherein the magnetic field makes a paramagnetic gas component vibrate and emit an acoustic signal, wherein the magnetic core is surrounded at least partly by the coil, and a substrate at least partly covered by the magnetic core and the coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventor: Pekka Tuomo MERILAINEN
  • Patent number: 8291575
    Abstract: A method for assembling a cylindrical magnet assembly, which includes at least one coil mounted on a former, to a bore tube is provided. The method involves providing a cavity in the former at selected locations. At each of the selected locations, the material of the bore tube is deformed to form a radially-directed protrusion. Each protrusion is brought to bear against a periphery of each corresponding cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Plc
    Inventor: Russell Peter Gore
  • Patent number: 8291573
    Abstract: A stator has conductor segments serially wound on a core. Each segment inserted in one of slots of the core has a slanting portion protruding from the slot and inclined toward circumferential and axial directions of the core. Each slanting portion has an oblique portion with a film removal surface and a film removal portion with a film removed surface to have a slanting removal area covered with no insulation film and extending on the oblique portion. Each film removal portion has a connection portion on an end thereof. The connection portions are aligned along a radial direction of the core to form a plurality of end pairs. The connection portions of each end pair are connected with each other so as to serially connect the segments with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventor: Takashi Tokizawa
  • Publication number: 20120262895
    Abstract: A transformer assembly is disclosed. An example circuit board assembly includes a circuit board. A drum core inductor is also included and has a drum core, a first winding, and first and second terminals extending from a first end of the drum core inductor. A wire of the first winding is wound around an axis of the drum core. The first winding has first and second ends coupled to the first and second terminals of the drum core inductor, respectively. A bobbin has first and second terminals extending from a first end of the bobbin. A wire of a second winding is wound around an axis of the bobbin. The second winding has first and second ends coupled to the first and second terminals of the bobbin, respectively. The first ends of the drum core inductor and the bobbin are attached to a circuit board such that the drum core inductor is positioned on the circuit board inside an opening of the bobbin defined along the axis of the bobbin. The drum core inductor and the bobbin are detached from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: POWER INTEGRATIONS, INC.
    Inventor: Eng Hwee Quek
  • Patent number: 8289117
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a device for energy storage and transformation that allows an increased level of energy storable in an ignition coil, using a coil that has a permanent magnet inside of a primary magnetic core, with a second magnetic core that closes the magnetic path of the primary magnetic core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul Corporation
    Inventors: Massimo Augusto Dal Re, Giuseppe Fulchini, Paolo Pignatti
  • Patent number: 8286335
    Abstract: A thermal expansion compensator is provided and includes a first electrode structure having a first surface, a second electrode structure having a second surface facing the first surface and an elastic element bonded to the first and second surfaces and including a conductive element by which the first and second electrode structures electrically and/or thermally communicate, the conductive element having a length that is not substantially longer than a distance between the first and second surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems International, Inc.
    Inventors: William Determan, Daniel Edward Matejczyk
  • Patent number: 8276259
    Abstract: A method of constructing a differential inductor having a high self-resonance frequency is provided. In general, a ground point is identified. A first coil having a first and second loop is created such that the first loop is electrically further away from the ground point than the second loop. A second coil having a third and fourth loop are created such that the third loop is electrically further away from the ground point than the second loop. The first coil and the second coil are positioned such that the first loop is positioned as a near neighbor to said fourth loop and said second loop is positioned as a near neighbor to said third loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: RF Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Findley, Jon Tao, Gholam-Ali Rezvani
  • Patent number: 8279034
    Abstract: A slim-type high voltage transformer includes a case, and a transformer portion configured by mounting at least primary and secondary winding coils wound in the shape of a rectangular or elliptic track to protruding grooves formed in the interior of the case and then mounting a first copperplate core on the primary and secondary winding coils. In the transformer, the transformer portion further includes an insulating member interposed between the primary and secondary winding coils and the first copperplate core. Accordingly, a bobbin for winding a coil is not used, so that the height of the transformer can be minimized, thereby decreasing the size of products. Also, a winding is divided into two sections to be molded, so that the insulation and heat generation of the winding can be effectively controlled, thereby improving the stability of the transformer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Kolonet
    Inventors: Jongseok Kim, Haksoo Lee, Giju Han, Miae Yun
  • Publication number: 20120235524
    Abstract: A terminal module includes a ring-shaped rail having a groove extending in a circumferential direction, a bus bar fitted into the groove, and a connector portion having a connector terminal connecting the bus bar with an external wire. The rail has a phase determining hole for determining a phase of rotation of the rail about an axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kei SASAKI, Yasumasa GOTO, Norihiko AKAO
  • Publication number: 20120229995
    Abstract: A solenoid for use with a fuel injector, the solenoid comprising a housing able to be attached to an injector; a core able to be located within the housing; a coil able to be located within the core; and an electrical cable electrically connected to the coil wherein at least the coil and the electrical cable connection to the coil is encapsulated by encapsulant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2010
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Inventor: Alan Chapman
  • Patent number: 8256259
    Abstract: A coil forming method, a coil forming die assembly and a coil manufactured by the coil forming method are disclosed. The coil forming method comprises conducting preliminary forming work on a coil under a linear state before conducting bending work on the coil. The preliminary forming work including conducting compression work on the coil under the linear state to compress the coil in a region covering a rounded corner portion formed when bending work is conducted to decrease a dimension of the coil in a widthwise direction. The dimension of the coil is decreased in the widthwise direction by the nearly same dimension as that of the coil bulged in the widthwise direction when bending work is conducted in the absence of the preliminary forming work. This prevents the occurrence of bulging of the coil during bending work with an increase in lamination factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventor: Masahiro Takada
  • Patent number: 8256097
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a coil device comprises a first step of twisting a tip end part of the conductive wire by approximately 90 degrees with respect to a conductive wire portion arranged rearward continuously from the tip end part to form a twist part, and winding the tip end part of the conductive wire around the outer peripheral surface of the core in a lying posture on the outer peripheral surface; a second step of winding the conductive wire arranged rearward continuously from the twist part around the outer periphery surface of the core in a standing posture on the outer peripheral surface; and a third step of transforming the conductive wire on a tip end side with respect to the twist part in a direction apart from the outer periphery surface of the core to form one lead part extending substantially linearly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: SHT Corporation Limited
    Inventor: Hitoshi Yoshimori
  • Patent number: 8250753
    Abstract: In a method for manufacturing active fixation helices for the stimulation and/or sensing of organs, an elongated helix precursor body is produced that has one or more electrical conductors surrounded by an insulating material. This helix precursor body is then shaped into a helix, material removed in predetermined places in order to expose the areas of the conductors which will be used as electrodes in the final product. The body is coated with an electrically conducting biocompatible coating which is subsequently partly removed in continuous loops from around the electrodes in order to electrically insulate them from each other and to ensure that the electrically active areas of the electrodes are of the correct dimensions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical AB
    Inventors: Anna Norlin Weissenrieder, Rolf Hill, Olof Stegfeldt, Marie Herstedt, Mikael Forslund, Susanne Nilsson
  • Patent number: 8250734
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a motor stator including individually mounting second and third coils on second and third teeth that are located on both sides of a first tooth, deforming a first coil with an air core before it is mounted on the first tooth, and inserting a first part of the deformed coil into a slot on one side of the first tooth, and inserting a second part of the deformed coil into the slot on the other side of the first tooth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shingo Fubuki, Kenji Harada
  • Publication number: 20120212312
    Abstract: A dry-type network transformer has a core and coil windings insulated by a combustion-inhibiting gas. The combustion-inhibiting gas, core and coil windings are disposed within a hermetically-sealed enclosure. The combustion-inhibiting gas is air, an inert gas or a mixture of gases. The dry-type network transformer may be connected to a network protector. The network protector is further connected to a secondary network. The network protector prevents power from flowing from a secondary network to the primary side of the transformer. The dry-type network transformer is installed in a vault that is underground or at ground level. The dry-type network transformer may be suspended near the ceiling of the vault or installed at the base of the vault.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: ABB TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventors: Charles W. Johnson, Samuel S. Outten
  • Patent number: 8248198
    Abstract: A variable inductor is provided. The variable inductor includes a dielectric core having a helical thread on an outer surface thereof for receiving the coil, and a non-magnetic element positioned coaxially within the core. The non-magnetic element could be provided in the form of a bushing or a solid rod, and could be manufactured from any suitable, non-magnetic metal, such as copper, brass, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Johanson Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Alan Imbimbo, Ronald Joseph Vecchio
  • Publication number: 20120206229
    Abstract: A transformer assembly (300) for use with an internal load (307) includes a transformer core (323) having a primary winding (405). A first electrode (303) and second electrode (319) are used for contacting an internal load (307). A secondary circuit is formed that includes the first electrode (303), the second electrode (319) and conductors (301,313, 317) positioned between the first electrode (303) and second electrode (319). The transformer assembly (300) is arranged so that the conductors (301, 313, 317) surround the primary winding (405), transformer core (323), the first electrode (301) and second electrode (319). The transformer assembly (300) may be used in an electrode furnace or other high current and voltage applications requiring high efficiency in a small package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventors: Ted Casper, Gordon Ford, Brad Rush
  • Patent number: 8242871
    Abstract: The transformer includes a bobbin, a plurality of terminal electrode, a primary coil, a secondary coil, and a hook part. The bobbin includes a core portion extending in an axial direction, and terminal bases fixed at both ends of the core portion in the axial direction. The plurality of terminal electrode regions is provided on the terminal bases. Each terminal electrode region is provided with a wire connection part. The primary coil comprises a plurality of primary wires. The secondary coil comprises a plurality of secondary wires. The hook part is disposed between the core portion and one of the terminal electrode regions and configured to hook at least one of the primary wires and the secondary wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Katsumi Kobayashi, Yutaka Hatakeyama, Makoto Ono
  • Publication number: 20120200377
    Abstract: A micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) relay includes a switch with a first contact region and a second contact region that are vertically separated from each other by a gap. The MEMS relay requires a small vertical movement to close the gap and therefore is mechanically robust. In addition, the MEMS relay has a small footprint and, therefore, can be formed on top of small integrated circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Inventors: Dok Won Lee, Peter Johnson, Aditi Dutt Chaudhuri
  • Patent number: 8230584
    Abstract: A method for producing a coil, in particular an ignition coil for a motor vehicle, in which a primary winding is wound onto a winding mandrel. Then the winding mandrel is introduced into a housing of the coil and the winding mandrel then is removed from the housing, the primary winding remaining inside the housing. Finally, additional components of the coil, in particular a secondary coil shell onto which a secondary winding has been wound, are introduced into the housing, so that the secondary winding is concentrically disposed within the primary winding while dispensing with a separate primary coil shell. The method allows a design of the coil that is more compact in diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Konstantin Lindenthal, Axel Keib, Thomas Pawlak, Alfred Glatz