By Assembling Coil And Core Patents (Class 29/606)
  • Patent number: 8056215
    Abstract: A first tool set holds a wire covered with an insulation film at a bending point of the wire to protrude the wire from the first tool set. A second tool set holds the protruded portion of the wire. The second tool set is rotated about the first tool set to bend the wire along a wall of the first tool set and to form a boundary corner in the wire at the same radius of curvature as the wall. The wire is released from the second tool set and is moved to place the first tool set at another bending point while protruding from the first tool set. The second tool set is placed at the protruded portion of the wire. When the wire is bent at a predetermined number of bending points and is rounded, a stator coil formed in a corrugated shape is manufactured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Takada, Kuniharu Teshima, Hideji Shimaoka, Toshiaki Oohara
  • Patent number: 8058764
    Abstract: A winding former with a winding support between a first plate and a second plate for a saddle coil winding made up from a thin layer HTSC, which is destined for a cylindrical armature of an electrical machine, and which has two longitudinal legs parallel to the armature axis between two winding ends, wherein the winding support for each winding end has a bearing surface, which enables the thin layer HTSC to be wound to form a saddle coil without damaging the HTSC thin layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Zenergy Power GmbH
    Inventor: Jan Wiezoreck
  • Publication number: 20110260825
    Abstract: Miniaturized magnetic components for electronic circuit board applications include enhanced magnetic composite sheets facilitating increased direct current capacity and higher inductance values. The components may be manufactured using relatively simple and straightforward lamination processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Inventors: Frank Anthony Doljack, Hundi Panduranga Kamath
  • Publication number: 20110260823
    Abstract: A transmission line impedance transformer may include a printed circuit board (PCB) having a dielectric layer and an electrically conductive layer thereon defining a medial interconnection portion, and first and second lateral loop portions extending laterally outwardly from opposing first and second sides of the medial interconnection portion. The PCB also may have first ferrite body receiving openings therein adjacent the first lateral loop portion and second ferrite body receiving openings therein adjacent the second lateral loop portion. The transmission line impedance transformer may also include a first ferromagnetic body extending through the first ferrite body receiving openings to surround the first lateral loop portion, and a second ferromagnetic body extending through the second ferrite body receiving openings to surround the second lateral loop portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: Harris Corporation
    Inventor: Andrew Mui
  • Publication number: 20110258842
    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: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: John H. Dukesherer, Bruce M. Burg, Bradley A. Jascob, Paul Kessman
  • Publication number: 20110258843
    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: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: John H. Dukesherer, Bruce M. Burg, Bradley A. Jascob, Paul Kessman
  • Publication number: 20110260824
    Abstract: A transformer assembly. In some embodiments, the transformer assembly comprises a transformer, comprising a magnetic core; a primary winding wound around the magnetic core, wherein the primary winding comprises one or two turns of a first conductive material; and a secondary winding wound around the magnetic core, wherein the secondary winding comprises a plurality of turns of a second conductive material, and wherein a diameter of the magnetic core is sized such that the transformer achieves a first inductance with a core loss comparable to a winding loss.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: ENPHASE ENERGY, INC.
    Inventors: MARTIN FORNAGE, DONALD RICHARD ZIMMANCK
  • Patent number: 8042260
    Abstract: The claimed invention pertains to methods of forming one or more inductors on a semiconductor substrate. In one embodiment, a method of forming an array of inductor core elements on a semiconductor substrate that includes integrated circuits is disclosed. A first set of spaced apart metallic core elements are formed over the substrate. Isolation sidewalls are then formed on side surfaces of the core elements. Afterward, a second set of metallic core elements are formed over the substrate. The first and second sets of core elements are substantially co-planar and interleaved such that only the isolation sidewalls separate adjacent core elements. Particular embodiments involve other processing operations, such as the selective electroplating of different types of metal to form core elements and/or the deposition and etching away of an isolation layer to form isolation sidewalls on the core elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: National Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Peter J. Hopper, Peter Johnson, Peter Smeys, Andrei Papou
  • Patent number: 8028396
    Abstract: A method and mechanism for automatic or manual winding of a stator. A fixed arbor serves to support the stator during the winding process, as well as a wire feed point and wire guide. A mechanism moves the stator in a back and forth motion along the major axis of the arbor. Proper axial position of the wire is maintained by the outer surface of the arbor and the axial slot itself. The arbor has a channel that serves to guide the wire, allowing it exit in each of the two possible longitudinal directions along the major axis of the arbor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Inventors: Robert M. Jones, Joseph M. Lisiecki
  • Patent number: 8028398
    Abstract: A method of making a wound field for a brushless direct current motor, direct current generator, alternating current motor or alternating current generator, includes providing a base mold and a press mold. Next, a number of phases is determined. At least one strand of conductive material per phase is formed between the base mold and press mold into a conductive coil that has a shape that indicates the number of poles required. Each conductive coil is inserted into the stator core, and the stator core is installed into one of a brushless direct current motor, direct current generator, alternating current motor or alternating current generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Yeadon Energy Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: William H. Yeadon
  • Patent number: 8020423
    Abstract: An electronic casing and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The method includes the following steps. Step (a): a metal laminate and a die of a predetermined shape are provided. The metal laminate comprises a metal top layer and a metal bottom layer that are bonded by interface atom diffusion. Step (b): the metal laminate is processed to form a casing blank by using the die, and the casing blank has at least one turning portion. Step (c): a profiler of a predetermined shape and an electromagnetic forming device are provided. Step (d): the casing blank is attached to the profiler, and the electromagnetic forming device is disposed at a position corresponding to the turning portion. Step (e): the electromagnetic forming device is activated, so that the casing blank has a shape corresponding to the predetermined shape of the profiler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Metal Industries Research & Development Centre
    Inventors: Chih-Yuan Chen, Chun-Chieh Wang, Tzyy-Ker Sue, Chin-Chuan Huang, Chi-Keung Chung
  • Publication number: 20110215891
    Abstract: An assembly includes a toroidal induction component, a potting cup, and potting material. The toroidal induction component includes a conductive winding, where at least ends of the conductive winding define a lead set of the toroidal induction component. The potting cup is configured to accept the toroidal induction component and its lead set. Techniques for forming the assembly are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2010
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Lance L. Sundstrom, Wiclyff T. Bonga, Michael J. Gillespie
  • Patent number: 8013697
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a solenoidal magnet structure, includes the step of providing a collapsible accurate mold in which to wind the coils winding wire into defined positions in the mold, placing a mechanical support structure over the coils so wound, impregnating the coils and the mechanical support structure with a thermosetting resin, allowing the thermosetting resin to harden, and collapsing the mold and removing the resultant solenoidal magnet structure formed by the resin impregnated coils and the mechanical support structure from the mold as a single solid piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Siemens PLC
    Inventors: Simon James Calvert, Jonathan Noys, Adrian Mark Thomas
  • Publication number: 20110209340
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for combining multiple windings on a magnetic core. An integrated winding structure has a winding base and multiple winding extensions. The multiple winding extensions and the winding base are formed from a single sheet of electrically conductive material. Each of the multiple winding extensions has a base portion that extends from the winding base, a wrapping portion that extends from the base portion, and a connection portion that extends from the wrapping portion. The connection portions and the winding base each have electrical connection surfaces. Each of the multiple winding extensions forms one or more windings on the magnetic core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chu T. Chung, Chien H. Lin, Randhir S. Malik, Robert Wei
  • Patent number: 8006370
    Abstract: A method for sealing a housing includes providing a base plate of the housing with at least one opening; providing an electrical connection that extends through the base plate from an inner side to an outer side of the base plate; and applying a sealing compound into the opening from an outer side of the base plate in order to seal an interface between the base plate and the electrical connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Hoffmann, Alexander Linke, Martin Wieberger, Titus Ziegler
  • Patent number: 8001672
    Abstract: A method for manufacture of a conductor assembly along a curvilinear axis. The assembly may be of the type which, when conducting current, generates a magnetic field or in which, in the presence of a changing magnetic field, a voltage is induced. In one example, the assembly includes a structure having a curved shape extending along the axis. A surface of the structure is positioned for formation of a channel along the curved shape. The structure is rotated about a second axis. While rotating the structure, a channel is formed in the surface that results in a helical shape in the structure. The channel extends both around and along the first axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Advanced Magnet Lab, Inc
    Inventor: Rainer Meinke
  • Patent number: 8004379
    Abstract: A biased gap inductor includes a first ferromagnetic plate, a second ferromagnetic plate, a conductor sandwiched between the first ferromagnetic plate and the second ferromagnetic plate, and an adhesive between the first ferromagnetic plate and the second ferromagnetic plate, the adhesive comprising magnet powder to thereby form at least one magnetic gap. A method of forming an inductor includes providing a first ferromagnetic plate and a second ferromagnetic plate and a conductor, placing the conductor between the first ferromagnetic plate and the second ferromagnetic plate, adhering the first ferromagnetic plate to the second ferromagnetic plate with a composition comprising an adhesive and a magnet powder to form magnetic gaps, and magnetizing the inductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Vishay Dale Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas T. Hansen
  • Patent number: 7996985
    Abstract: A method of making a relay includes: preparing a relay core member; coupling first, second and third terminals to the relay core member by moving the same horizontally relative to the relay core member such that terminal portions of the first, second and third terminals enter notches formed in the relay core member in a horizontal direction; and enclosing the relay core member, the first terminal, the second terminal, and the third terminal within a housing, and sealing the housing with resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Excel Cell Electronic Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Ming-Chang Kuo
  • Publication number: 20110192019
    Abstract: To provide a spool for a coil winding device capable of preventing poor insulation caused by a leakage of coil wires without initially inserted coil wires staying at the vicinity of slot openings. A spool for a coil winding device of this invention includes a plurality of coil winding surfaces increased stepwise in diameter from the bottom upward in a state where the spool is disposed on the coil winding device. The spool includes a front spool part and a rear spool part, which are placed at a distance from each other so that each turn of coil has a length corresponding to arbitrary lamination thickness of the stator core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2008
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke Shijo, Masaya Motogashi, Hiroyuki Akita, Toshio Arai
  • Patent number: 7992284
    Abstract: A method for manufacture of a conductor assembly. The assembly is of the type which, when conducting current, generates a magnetic field or in which, in the presence of a changing magnetic field, a voltage is induced. In an example embodiment one or more first coil rows are formed. The assembly has multiple coil rows about an axis with outer coil rows formed about inner coil rows. A determination is made of deviations from specifications associated with the formed one or more first coil rows. One or more deviations correspond to a magnitude of a multipole field component which departs from a field specification. Based on the deviations, one or more wiring patterns are generated for one or more second coil rows to be formed about the one or more first coil rows. The one or more second coil rows are formed in the assembly. The magnitude of each multipole field component that departs from the field specification is offset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Advanced Magnet Lab, Inc.
    Inventor: Rainer Meinke
  • Patent number: 7971341
    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: March 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: John H. Dukesherer, Bruce M. Burg, Bradley A. Jascob, Paul Kessman
  • Patent number: 7971342
    Abstract: A conductor assembly and method of manufacture. The assembly includes a magnetic coil positioned about a curvilinear axis with one or more coil rows comprising conductive material having an arcuate shape. A generated field is characterized by a dipole component having a first magnitude, a quadrupole component having a second magnitude, a sextupole component having a third magnitude and a decupole component having a fourth magnitude. The third and fourth magnitudes are each 10?3 the first magnitude or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Advanced Magnet Lab, Inc.
    Inventor: Rainer Meinke
  • Publication number: 20110148562
    Abstract: Disclosed is a field coil assembly of an electromagnetic clutch including a bobbin from which lead wires, which are both ends of a coil made of an aluminum-based material, protrude outward, a core that surrounds the bobbin such that the lead wires are exposed, a bobbin terminal installed at the bobbin while being adjacent to the lead wire of the coil, and a connector coupled to the core and including a lead wire terminal. The lead wires of the coil are connected to the bobbin terminal through heating and pressing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Sung-Taeg OH, Seong-Gyu Gong, Suk-Jae Chung, Seung-Kil Kim, Chung-Han Shin, Jong-Myung Seok, Dae-Yong Park
  • Patent number: 7963025
    Abstract: A stator for an inner rotor type motor includes a stator core 1, insulating members 10 and winding wire 3, 4. The stator core 1 includes: four divisional core elements 6 each integrally formed by setting up one tooth 2 to one yoke portion 8; and four divisional yoke elements 7. A rotor opening 11 is formed on top portions of the teeth 2 by arranging the divisional core elements 6 so that the teeth 2 are radially disposed. Four slots 9 are formed by respectively arranging the divisional yoke elements 7 between the yoke portions 8 of the adjacent divisional core elements 6. The winding wire 3, 4 is wound on the teeth 2. An inner surface of each yoke portion 8 is substantially perpendicular to the central axis of the corresponding tooth 2 while the insulating member 10 is provided on side surfaces of each tooth 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shigeki Nishimura
  • Patent number: 7963021
    Abstract: An inductor embedded in a substrate, including a substrate, a coil electrode formed by filling a metal in a spiral hole formed on the substrate, an insulation layer formed on the substrate, and an external connection pad formed on the insulation layer to be connected to the coil electrode. The inductor-embedded substrate can be used as a cap for a micro device package by forming a cavity on its bottom surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Moon-chul Lee, Jong-oh Kwon, Woon-bae Kim, Jea-shik Shin, Jun-sik Hwang, Eun-sung Lee
  • Patent number: 7961072
    Abstract: An inductive element comprises at least two core-parts including a magnetically permeable material and at least one winding of an electrical conductor which can be a foil winding, a stranded wire (litz) winding or a conventional wire winding. Each core-part has an elongated center piece with an outer winding surface. At each of its longitudinal ends, the center piece has a contact element with a lateral contact surface. The winding is wound directly on the core-parts without a bobbin or the-like. The core-parts of the inductive element are arranged with their longitudinal axes essentially in parallel in a manner that the lateral contact surfaces of each contact element abut on a lateral contact surface of another core-part. Such an inductive element can be manufactured by co-axially arranging the core-parts and using them as a roll-shaft. After the windings have been applied to the core-parts, they can be rearranged, i.e. “flipped over,” in a stack-like arrangement in order to form an inductive element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: DET International Holding Limited
    Inventors: Jurgen Pilniak, Peter Wallmeier
  • Patent number: 7956507
    Abstract: In a rotor for a rotating electrical machine, a flange of an insulating bobbin is formed with a first hook portion and a second hook portion. The first hook portion directs a lead of a field coil both against the winding direction of the field coil and radially inward. The first hook portion has a first groove in which is hooked a proximal portion of the lead. The second hook portion directs the lead axially outward. The second hook portion has a second groove which has an open end on a radially inner periphery of the second hook portion, a closed end positioned radially outward of the open end, and a neck between the open and closed ends. The second hook portion has an intermediate portion of the lead hooked in the second groove between the neck and closed end of the second groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventor: Takashi Tokizawa
  • Publication number: 20110128107
    Abstract: To provide a chip inductor, which can make magnetic loss of the inductor element reduced, excellent in electrical property such as high Q etc., and high reliability, which is demanded for use in vehicles. The chip inductor comprises a ferrite core (11) comprising an axial section (11a), flange portions (11b) disposed at both ends of the axial section, and concavities (11c) opened for direction of the axial section on at least one face of the flange section; an internal electrode (13) consisting of metallic plate having a notch portion at axial section side, the internal electrode fixed on the upper face of the flange section having the concavity; and a winding (12) wound around the axial section of the ferrite core; wherein an end portion of the winding (12a) comes in contact to a side of the concavity, which faces to the axial section, comes in contact to the notch portion of the internal electrode, and is fixed on upper face of the internal electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: KOA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki Kitagawa, Yukiko Ohta, Miho Kawasaki
  • Patent number: 7952460
    Abstract: An electronic circuit has an inductor. The inductor comprises a first number of electrically conductive tracks (108, . . . ) in, or on, a substrate (105). The tracks are separated from one another. The inductor comprises a second number of electrically conductive wires (120, . . . ). The ends of each wire contacts two different ones of the tracks. Among the first number of tracks there is at least a specific track that is electrically isolated from the wires upon the wires having been connected. Such an inductor can be made using a standardized track configuration on a substrate, and selectively skipping one or more tracks in order to determine the inductance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Michael Joehren, Horst Roehm
  • Publication number: 20110121935
    Abstract: A composite magnetic core assembly includes an inner magnetic core and an outer magnetic core. The inner magnetic core is made of a high saturation flux density and low permeability material. The outer magnetic core is made of a low saturation flux density and high permeability material. The outer magnetic core includes a ring-shaped wall and a receptacle. The inner magnetic core is accommodated within the receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Jiang Chu, Wei Chen, I-Chi Cheng, Yi-Fan Wu, Zhi Huang
  • Patent number: 7948142
    Abstract: A rotor provided in rotary electric machines comprises a stator core having a radial direction and slots provided with bottomed openings directed in the radial direction. The rotor also comprises a stator coil comprising slot accommodation portions being accommodated in the slots of the stator core and coil end portions each connecting mutually adjacent slot accommodation portions among the slot accommodation portions and respectively protruding from both end faces of the stator core. The stator coil is pre-formed into a cylindrical shape before the slot accommodation portions are accommodated into the slots of the stator core. The slot accommodation portions are formed to respectively have convex parts each protruding toward an opposite way to the slot openings, before the slot accommodation portions are accommodated into the slots. The convex parts are pressed by the stator core toward the openings during accommodation of the slot accommodation portions into the slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Masaomi Dobashi, Akito Akimoto, Yoshinobu Yanagisawa
  • Publication number: 20110095754
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a field sensor including a series of n probes, in which n>=3, each formed of a core of magnetic alloys associated with a coil. According to the invention, the method includes the steps of ensuring the deposit of cores of magnetic alloys onto a non-magnetic substrate, on at least part or the entirety of a surface corresponding to a series of n strips extending along axes (x, y, z) concurrent at an intersection and connected by an intersection region (z), before or after this deposit, cutting out the n strips in the substrate leaving them connected to the substrate by at least one attachment, assembling each strip with a coil, and folding at least one strip along a fold line perpendicular to the axis thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicants: UNIVERSITE CLAUDE BERNARD LYON I, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, ARCELORMITTAL- STAINLESS & NICKEL ALLOYS
    Inventors: Laurent Morel, Jean-Pierre Reyal
  • Patent number: 7930818
    Abstract: In a stator mounting method in which a coil unit is inserted into a stator core and a lead wire protruding from the coil unit is inserted into and mounted on a terminal portion of the stator core, the lead wire is passed through a lead wire pullout portion located at a predetermined position of a coil frame body, a height from an inner peripheral upper face of the coil frame body to the lead wire pullout portion is equalized with a distance from a core upper face of the stator core to a lead wire insertion position inner peripheral lower face of the terminal portion, and the core upper face of the stator core is held in contact with an inner peripheral upper face of the coil frame body after the lead wire is inserted into the terminal portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yasuyuki Hirao
  • Patent number: 7926168
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a coil having a cross section differing from a circular ring cross section. In this method a circular cylindrical coil with a circular ring cross section is first wound and then reshaped into a coil with a cross section differing from the circular ring cross section. At least two axially parallel fingers of an expander are temporarily inserted into the coil interior for reshaping the wound circular cylindrical coil and are displaced in a diverging relative movement after the insertion and while doing so expand the initially circular cylindrical coil into the coil having the different cross section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventor: Heinz Nierlich
  • Patent number: 7924123
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay has a solenoid formed from a wound coil, a movable contact-point block having a movable iron core, an insulation holder integrated with the upper end portion of the movable iron core and a movable contact piece which is biased toward and supported by the insulation holder through a contact pressing spring, and a fixed iron core fitted in a through hole in a yoke. A restoring spring is inserted into an axial hole of the solenoid. The movable iron core of the movable contact-point block is slidably inserted into the axial hole of the solenoid from thereabove. The fixed iron core is inserted into the axial hole from therebelow. The movable iron core is adapted to be slid into the axial hole based on the magnetization force and the demagnetization of the coil to move the movable contact-point block back and forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Keisuke Yano, Masayuki Noda, Hiroshi Ono, Hiroyuki Fujita
  • Patent number: 7921546
    Abstract: A method for making a high current low profile inductor includes forming an inductor element comprising a coil having an open center and an outside surface, the coil also having first and second coil ends, making a dry mixture comprising a dry resin and an insulated dry powdered magnetic powder, and compressing the dry mixture around the outside surface of the coil and within the open center of the coil to create an inductor body without liquefying the dry mixture, whereby the inductor body engages the coil both within the coil open center and also the coil outside surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Vishay Dale Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy M. Shafer, Brett W. Jelkin
  • Patent number: 7921545
    Abstract: Stator coils are retained by an inserting blade and a setting blade. The setting blade is rotated in this state. Then, after rotation, the stator coils are set on the inserting blade. At this time, the stator coils are arranged in the inserting blade in a state where the stator coils overlap one another to form a spiral shape. Thus, the stator coils are arranged uniformly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki
    Inventor: Kazuyuki Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20110074532
    Abstract: A cost effective integrated automotive solution for a charger transformer with minimized fringing flux and core grounding for reducing electromagnetic interference (EMI). The method provides an air gap filled with a mixture of an adhesive and ferrite powder that bonds the ferrite core sections together. In addition, the ground pin of the transformer is exposed through a groove in the pocket of the bobbin on which the core is mounted and an electrical contact is established between the exposed end of the ground pin and the core surface by means of a drop of epoxy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: Astec International Limited
    Inventors: Wo Oi Cheng, Alfredo Grueso
  • Patent number: 7913376
    Abstract: A method of forming an actuating mechanism for a probe storage system includes providing a scanner chip having a main body including first and second outer surfaces and first and second coil mounting cavities. First and second coils are positioned in respective ones of the first and second coil mounting cavities. First and second magnet receiving pockets are formed in a first plate with first and second magnets being positioned in corresponding ones of the first and second magnet receiving pockets. The first plate is arranged relative to one of the first and second outer surfaces of the scanner chip with the first and second magnets registering with respective ones of the first and second coils. The first plate is spaced from the one of the first and second outer surfaces by a gap of less than about 10 microns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mark A. Lantz, Hugo E. Rothuizen
  • Patent number: 7915781
    Abstract: In a stator winding method for winding conductive wires 8 around teeth 4a to 4f of a stator core 4 having 3n teeth 4a to 4f and 3n slots 5a to 5f by use of a bobbin machine 12 having three nozzles 13, the slots 5a to 5f on both sides of the teeth 4a, 4d, 4f in the nth winding process are formed, in respective slot portions on the side of the teeth 4a, 4d, 4f in the nth winding process, so that respective depths “A” are all smaller than respective depths “B” of the remaining portions. At the final stage of the nth winding process, the nozzles 13 are moved from the interior side of the slots 5a to 5f toward the inner circumferential side of the stator core 3 and furthermore, the conductive wires 8 are wound around the teeth 4b, 4d, 4f so that each gap 14 between the conductive wires 8 wound around the teeth 4b, 4d, 4f and the conductive wires 8 wound around the teeth 4a, 4c, 4e is smaller than an outer diameter of the nozzle 13.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Toshiba Carrier Corporation
    Inventor: Toshihiko Futami
  • Patent number: 7905009
    Abstract: A method of forming a transformer coil, wherein first and second fibrous layers are provided. Each of the first and second fibrous layers includes a fabric formed from a plurality of interconnected fibers and a plurality of spacers affixed to the fabric and protruding therefrom. A conductor layer is disposed over the first fibrous layer such that a first side of the conductor layer contacts the spacers of the first fibrous layer. The second fibrous layer is disposed over the conductor layer such that a second side of the conductor layer contacts the spacers of the second fibrous layer. A resin is applied so as to cover the conductor layer and the first and second fibrous layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: William E. Pauley, Jr., Rush Horton, Jr., Charlie H. Sarver, Curtis H. Frye
  • Patent number: 7905008
    Abstract: There is provided a method of manufacturing a coil component, where a first insulation layer is formed on a first magnetic substrate, an insulation film is formed on the first insulation layer, a coil conductor is formed on the insulation film, another insulation film is formed on the coil conductor, and an open region is formed on the inner circumference side and on the outer circumference side of the coil conductor. A magnetic later is embedded, at least partially, in the open region, and a second magnetic substrate is secured on the magnetic layer. Also, a plurality of electrode terminals are formed, where one of the electrode terminals is connected to a terminal portion of the coil conductor, and the electrode terminals are provided across sides of the first and second magnetic substrates. Therefore, the first insulation layer can suitably prevent shorting failures between the electrode terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Yoshida, Nobuyuki Okuzawa, Tomokazu Ito, Takashi Kudo, Makoto Otomo, Akira Sato
  • Patent number: 7900343
    Abstract: A group of magnetic strands are configured into a minimal number of solid magnetized toroidal rings with a conical magnetization direction and then aligned, stacked and assembled into a magic sphere magnetic structure. Each magnetized toroidal ring has predetermined dimensions to form the inner and outer surfaces of a spherical shell. The present invention also encompasses a magic sphere magnetic device with unsegmented solid magnetized toroidal rings and methods for assembling a magic sphere by stacking magnetized toroidal rings with a conical magnetic direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventor: Herbert A. Leupold
  • Publication number: 20110043315
    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: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsumi KOBAYASHI, Yutaka HATAKEYAMA, Makoto ONO
  • Patent number: 7891082
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a coil assembly unit comprises steps of coil forming, weaving, compressing steps. In the forming step, each coil wire is formed which provides linear portions and turn portions each connecting linear portions, during which bent portions are formed at both ends of each linear portion, the bent portions being bent so that mutually adjacent linear portions are deviated from each other. In the weaving step, the coil wires are mutually woven in turn, in which the turn portions intersect in turn. All the coil wires are subjected to the weaving step in turn to produce a woven coil assembly. In the compressing step, the woven coil assembly is compressed by compressing the woven coil so that each bent portion is deformed to be linear to allow the mutually adjacent linear portions to come closer to each other, thus producing the coil assembly unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventor: Akito Akimoto
  • Patent number: 7886425
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a transformer is disclosed. A first bobbin piece, having a first channel and a primary winding section is provided. A second bobbin comprising first and second secondary side plates, plural partition plates, a wall portion, a secondary base having a first pin arranged on a bottom surface of the secondary base, plural secondary winding sections, and a second channel is provided. A second pin is inserted into the second bobbin piece to form a wire-arranging part protruded from the second secondary side plate and an insertion part protruded from the bottom surface of the secondary base. A primary winding coil is wound on the primary winding section, and the first and second terminals of a secondary winding coil are respectively fixed on the first pin and the wire-arranging part. A magnetic core assembly is partially disposed within the first channel and the second channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Tzu-Yang Liu, Ching-Hsien Teng, Hsin-Wei Tsai, Yi-Lin Chen, Bou-Jun Zung, Chia-Hung Pai, Shih-Hsien Chang
  • Patent number: 7882619
    Abstract: Stator coils are inclined with respect to the axial direction of annularly arranged coil holding portions and such that at least parts of the stator coils overlap one another. In setting the stator coils on the coil holder, the stator coils are sequentially set on the coil holder in a predetermined direction, which is a coil setting direction, from the starting stator coil so as to overlap one another. The second section of the ending stator coil is set at the same position as a position where the first section of the starting stator coil is set in the circumferential direction or at a position advanced from the position where the first section of the starting stator coil is set in the circumferential direction. The ending stator coil is set on the coil holder to be further inward than the starting stator coil. Therefore, stator coils are evenly arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Yamaguchi, Tetsuya Koyama, Yusuke Niimi, Kenji Yoshida
  • Patent number: 7882615
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of forming a transformer having a stacked core, which includes upper and lower yokes and first and second outer legs. The core also includes one or more inner legs. Each of the upper and lower yokes is formed from a stack of plates and has a rectangular cross-section. Each inner leg is formed from a stack of plates and has a cruciform cross-section. Each of the first and second outer legs is formed from a stack of plates and may have a cruciform cross-section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: William E. Pauley, Jr., Charlie H. Sarver, Rush B. Horton, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7882614
    Abstract: A method for providing a power inductor comprises forming a first magnetic core material having first and second ends and an inner cavity that extends from the first end to the second end; forming a first notch in the first magnetic core material that projects inwardly towards the inner cavity from one of the first and second ends; and passing a first conductor through the inner cavity that is received by the first notch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Marvell World Trade Ltd.
    Inventor: Sehat Sutardja
  • Publication number: 20110025446
    Abstract: An apparatus for effecting inductive coupling among a plurality of electrical elements includes: (a) an electrically non-conductive core member oriented about an axis; (b) at least one first electrical element of the plurality of electrical elements substantially nestingly surrounding the core member oriented about the axis; each respective first electrical element being in spaced relation vis-à-vis other first electrical elements in an installed orientation; and (c) at least one second electrical element of the plurality of electrical elements disposed in surrounding relation with respect to the core member about the axis sufficiently proximal with at least one selected said first electrical element in the installed orientation to establish the inductive coupling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: Lineage Power Corporation, a Corp. of Nevada
    Inventors: Robert James Catalano, Roger Dale Grandchampt, William Lonzo Woods, JR.