Winding With Terminals, Taps, Or Coil Conductor End Anchoring Means Patents (Class 336/192)
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Patent number: 10923262Abstract: An inductor includes: a body having a stack of a plurality of insulating layers, each of which has a coil pattern disposed thereon; and first and second external electrodes disposed on an external surface of the body, wherein the plurality of coil patterns are connected to each other by a coil connection portion and form a coil having both end portions connected to the first and second external electrodes through a coil lead portion, and the plurality of coil patterns are composed of coil patterns disposed in outermost positions and coil patterns disposed inwardly of the coil patterns disposed in the outermost positions of the body, a thickness of at least one of the coil patterns disposed inwardly being thicker than that of the coil patterns disposed in the outermost positions.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2018Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sang Soo Park, Young Ghyu Ahn, Hwi Dae Kim
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Patent number: 10902997Abstract: A current transformer includes first and second bobbins, and a secondary winding. The first bobbin includes a first tube defining a first longitudinal axis. First and second flanges are disposed on first and second ends of the first tube. The first tube, the first and second flanges collectively define a first slit along the first longitudinal axis. The first slit allows receipt of a primary conductor into the first tube. The second bobbin includes a second tube rotatably received about the first tube. The second tube defines a second slit along the second longitudinal axis. The second slit allows receipt of the primary conductor into the first and second tubes. The secondary winding is wound about the first bobbin and extends along the first longitudinal axis, passing through the first tube and over the first and second flanges. The second tube rotates about the second longitudinal axis relative to the first tube.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2017Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Karthik Yogeeswaran, James A. Mass
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Patent number: 10902989Abstract: A magnetic device comprising a T-shaped magnetic core made of a material comprising a soft magnetic metal material and having a base and a pillar integrally formed with the base; a coil wound on the pillar; and a unitary magnetic body encapsulating the pillar, the coil and a portion of the base with a bottom surface of the base being not covered by the unitary magnetic body, wherein a contiguous portion of the unitary magnetic body encapsulates a top surface of the pillar and extends into a gap between a side surface of the pillar and an inner surface of the coil, wherein the core loss PBL (mW/cm3) of the unitary magnetic body satisfies: 2×f1.29×Bm2.2?PBL?14.03×f1.29×Bm1.08, where f(kHz) represents a frequency of a magnetic field applied to the T-shaped magnetic core, and Bm (kGauss) represents the operating magnetic flux density of the magnetic field at the frequency.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2018Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: CYNTEC CO., LTD.Inventors: Chun-Tiao Liu, Lan-Chin Hsieh, Tsung-Chan Wu, Chi-Hsun Lee, Chih-Siang Chuang
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Patent number: 10887981Abstract: A substrate includes a primary circuit; a secondary circuit; and a ground (GND) patterns. In a path between the primary circuit and the secondary circuit without passing through the GND pattern, reinforced insulation is provided between the primary circuit and the secondary circuit. In a path between the primary circuit and the secondary circuit through the GND pattern, one of 1) a combination of reinforced insulation and functional insulation and 2) a combination of basic insulation, additional insulation, and functional insulation is provided between the primary circuit and the secondary circuit.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2018Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yukihiro Mitani, Keita Yoshikawa
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Patent number: 10878993Abstract: An inductor includes a core including a columnar shaft and a support on an end portion of the shaft, a terminal electrode disposed on the support, and a wire wound around the shaft and having an end portion connected to the terminal electrode. The terminal electrode includes a bottom surface electrode on a bottom surface of the support and an end surface electrode on an end surface of the support. The end surface electrode includes an end portion in a width direction of the end surface and a central portion in the width direction of the end surface. The central portion is positioned higher than the end portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2018Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akira Tanaka, Tomotaka Gotoda, Sunao Noya, Hiroyuki Ukai
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Patent number: 10878990Abstract: An embedded magnetic component device includes a magnetic core located in a cavity in an insulating substrate. An electrical winding includes inner and outer conductive connectors. An inner solid bonded joint boundary is located between first and second portions of the insulating substrate and extends between the cavity and the inner conductive connectors. An outer solid bonded joint boundary is located between the first and the second portions of the insulating substrate extends between the cavity and the outer conductive connectors. The minimum distance of the inner solid bonded joint boundary between any of the inner conductive connectors and the inner interior wall of the cavity is defined as D1, and the minimum distance of the outer solid bonded joint boundary between any of the outer conductive connectors and the outer interior wall of the cavity is defined as D2. D1 and D2 are about 0.4 mm or more.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2019Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Quinn Robert Kneller, Scott Andrew Parish, Justin Morgan
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Patent number: 10878988Abstract: A coil electronic component includes a body and external terminals. The body includes a winding coil part and a pillar-shaped core part inserted inside of the winding coil part and formed of a magnetic metal. The external terminals are connected to the winding coil part and disposed on an external surface of the body. The body contains the magnetic metal and a resin, and the pillar-shaped core part has magnetic permeability higher than that of a portion of the body disposed outside of the winding coil part.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2019Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyung Ho Kim, Yong Suk Kim, Gun Se Chang, Young Seuck Yoo
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Patent number: 10867736Abstract: A common mode choke coil includes: a shaft part; a pair of flange parts formed on both ends of the shaft part to constitute a drum core together with the shaft part; a sheet core bonded, in a manner connecting the pair of flange parts across the shaft part, to the top faces of the flange parts facing away from the bottom faces of the flange parts to be mounted on a circuit board; a coil-shaped conductor constituted by sheathed conductive wires wound around the shaft part; and electrode terminals formed on the flange parts and electrically connected to the ends of the sheathed conductive wires; wherein the bonding surfaces of each of the flange parts and the sheet core have multiple contact areas where the flange part makes direct contact with the sheet core, as well as adhesive areas between the contact areas where an adhesive is disposed.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2018Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.Inventor: Tsutomu Kojima
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Patent number: 10867738Abstract: An inductor includes a core including a columnar shaft and a pair of supports on respective end portions of the shaft, a terminal electrode disposed on each support, and a wire wound around the shaft and having two end portions connected to the terminal electrodes, corresponding to the two end portions, on the supports. In the inductor, an impedance is approximately 500? or higher with respect to an input signal having a frequency of approximately 3.6 GHz.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2018Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sunao Noya, Akira Tanaka
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Patent number: 10861637Abstract: A coil component includes a support member, an internal coil supported by the support member, and external electrodes connected to the internal coil. The external electrodes may each include a first layer coming into contact with the internal coil and a second layer disposed on a surface of the first layer. The first layer may serve as a buffer layer for improving a contact property between the internal coil and the external electrode. The second layer may be disposed to come into at least partial contact with a first end portion of the support member and a second end portion of the support member.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2017Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hwan Soo Lee, Han Wool Ryu, Hyo Chan Oh, Jin Ho Ku, Byoung Hwa Lee
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Patent number: 10861640Abstract: A magnetic assembly includes a magnetic core, two windings, and a base. The windings are arranged around the magnetic core, and each of the windings has two leading sections. The base carries the magnetic core, and comprises a frame part, a pin base, and two first pins and two second pins disposed on the pin base. The pin base is connected with the frame part, and has four through holes. Two first pins are disposed in two of the through holes, and two second pins are disposed in the other two of the through holes. Each of the first pins and the second pins has two extending parts extended from the first surface and the second surface respectively, and the leading sections of the windings are connected with the first pins and the second pins respectively. Therefore, the advantages of decreasing the production costs and product standardization are achieved.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2017Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventors: Hsien-Chun Peng, Chun-Ching Yen, Kun-Te Chen
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Patent number: 10855152Abstract: A method of manufacturing a compressed coil and a system for holding a wire during the manufacture of a compressed coil are disclosed. The method includes providing a wire including a first lead section, a central section and a second lead section. The central section of the wire is wound around a bobbin to form a coil. A punch top is located over an end of the bobbin such that the end of the bobbin is located at least partially within a through-hole of the punch top. A second lead section of the wire is located within a groove in an outer surface of the punch top or bobbin and pressure is applied to the bobbin and/or punch top to compress the coil.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2015Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: Advanced Electric Machines Group LimitedInventors: Christopher David Manning, James Widmer, Richard Martin
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Patent number: 10847308Abstract: A coil component includes: an internal coil including a coil body and first and second lead portions; and first and second external electrodes electrically connected to the internal coil. At least one of the first and second lead portions may include first and second lead wires and at least one extension wire connected to at least one of the first and second lead wires and directly connected to the external electrode.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2018Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Ji Hyung Jung, Byeong Cheol Moon
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Patent number: 10847309Abstract: A formed body incorporating a coil by using: a coil formed by winding a conductive wire, and a formed body incorporating the coil, the formed body being formed with a sealing material containing a resin and a magnetic material. The coil is formed by winding the conductive wire so that lead-out ends are positioned at an outer periphery of a wound portion. The formed body is formed so that surfaces of the coil are partially exposed on four side surfaces of the formed body which are parallel to a winding axis of the coil, and the area of a portion of the formed body outside the outer periphery of the wound portion is almost equal to or smaller than the area of a portion of the formed body inside an inner periphery of the wound portion of the coil.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2017Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshitoshi Shoda, Kozo Sato, Makoto Murakami, Kunio Sasamori, Naoto Takahashi
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Patent number: 10832855Abstract: An electronic component comprising an element body including opposite first and second end surfaces, and an upper surface connecting the first and second end surfaces; a circuit element embedded in the element body; a first lead-out electrode embedded on the first end surface side and electrically connected to the circuit element; a columnar electrode arranged separately from the first lead-out electrode in a first direction viewed in a direction orthogonal to the first end surface, and embedded in the element body with a portion exposed from the first end surface to the upper surface; and a first via conductor connecting the first lead-out and columnar electrodes. An exposure width of the first via conductor, on the first end surface along a second direction orthogonal to the first direction viewed in the direction orthogonal to the first end surface, is smaller than the exposure width of the columnar electrode.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2018Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ryo Okura, Hayami Kudo, Akinori Hamada
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Patent number: 10832865Abstract: A winding apparatus for a coil component in which wires are wound around a core. The winding apparatus includes a wire position support including wire route holes in which the wires are inserted, a wire feeder that feeds the wires to the wire position support such that tension is applied to the wires, a winding driver that orbitally revolves the wire position support around the core such that the wires are wound around the core while twisted, a rotator that rotates the core, and a controller that controls the winding driver and the rotator. The controller controls a rotation direction of the core with regard to an orbital revolution direction of the wire position support and an orbital revolution speed of the wire position support to prevent generation of a kink of a wire between a wire feeder and the wire position support.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2018Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chihiro Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 10825591Abstract: Provided is a composite material molded article including soft magnetic powder and resin containing the soft magnetic powder in a dispersed state. The composite material molded article includes a parting line corresponding to a parting surface of a mold for molding the composite material molded article, and an inner core portion to be arranged inside a coil. A peripheral surface includes surfaces along a circumferential direction of a magnetic flux excited in the inner core portion by the coil, and the parting line is formed to split a peripheral direction of the peripheral surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2016Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Shintaro Nanbara, Takashi Takada, Kazushi Kusawake
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Patent number: 10796840Abstract: A coil component includes: a body including a support member, a coil, and a magnetic material; and external electrodes disposed on an external surface of the body. The coil may include first and second coils supported by one surface and the other surface of the support member, respectively, and the first and second coils may include first and second seed patterns, respectively. A thickness of the first seed pattern may be thinner than that of the second seed pattern. Warpage properties of the first support member adjacent to the first seed pattern may be greater than those of the second support member adjacent to the second seed pattern.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2018Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Joung Gul Ryu, Boum Seock Kim, Kang Wook Bong, Byeong Cheol Moon
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Patent number: 10784040Abstract: A transmission line includes three wires formed on a substrate. Each of the transmission lines transmits a three-level signal. A common-mode choke coil is inserted into the transmission line. The common-mode choke coil includes three coils coupled to one another and three pairs of outer electrodes, each of the three pairs being connected to the corresponding two ends of the coils. The outer electrodes of the common-mode choke coil are connected to the transmission line such that the three coils are serially inserted into the respective three wires.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2016Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kota Takayama, Yoshihiro Imanishi, Shingo Uda
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Patent number: 10773662Abstract: A routing structure of electrical wires and a wire harness include multi-phase electrical wires and a magnetic core having a ring shape, around which the electrical wires are winded. The magnetic core has a division type in which the first component constituting a part of the ring shape, and the second component constituting a remaining part of the ring shape are connected. The electrical wires with all the phases may be winded around the first component.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2019Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuhiro Yamaguchi, Hayato Iizuka, Takeshi Innan
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Patent number: 10770217Abstract: Mounting kit for a throttle with a toroidal core, wherein an insulating element which passes through the opening in the toroidal core is provided. The mounting kit includes a first half shell and a second half shell for accommodating the toroidal core, a baseplate, and a latching means and/or guide means to connect the first half shell, the second half shell, the insulating element and the baseplate to one another.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2017Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: Würth Elektronik eiSos GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Hassan Aarab
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Patent number: 10770849Abstract: The invention relates to an electric device, especially to a connecting rod, said connecting rod comprises a conductive first column portion that has an interference fit with a busbar, said first column portion axially arranges a conductive second column portion which has an interference fit with said first column portion, said second column portion is located inside of said first column portion, a thermal expansion coefficient of said second column portion is greater than that of said first column portion. Said transformer has such advantageous effects, 1. the same overlapping length increases more conductive surface for reducing a current density to achieve low temperature rising of connecting part; 2. amount of material is reduced and save the social source; 3. the electric clearance or safety distance is increased, an electric safety of device is also increased; 4. a width of a connecting part is reduced, an occupation space of transformer is also reduced.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2019Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Inventor: Gong Zhu
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Patent number: 10763032Abstract: A thin film-type inductor includes a body and a first external electrode and a second external electrode, each disposed on an external surface of the body. The body includes a support member, a first coil, a second coil, a magnetic material surrounding the support member. The first coil is disposed on an upper surface of the support member, and the second coil is disposed on a lower surface of the support member. The support member includes through-hole and a via electrode therein. A portion of one of an upper surface and a lower surface of the via electrode opposes the magnetic material.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2017Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Boum Seock Kim, Byeong Cheol Moon, Kang Wook Bong
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Patent number: 10714255Abstract: A common mode choke coil includes a core and a first winding, a second winding, and a third winding that are wrapped around the core. A number of turns in the third winding is less than a number of turns in the first winding and a number of turns in the second winding.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2015Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventor: Ryota Hashimoto
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Patent number: 10707012Abstract: A chip electronic component includes a magnetic body including magnetic metal powder particles, an internal coil unit embedded in the magnetic body, and a cover unit disposed on at least one of upper and lower surfaces of the magnetic body and including a magnetic metal plate. The magnetic metal plate is cracked and includes a plurality of metal fragments.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2015Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jong Suk Jeong, Kang Heon Hur, Seong Jae Lee, Jung Wook Seo, Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Chul Min Sim, Jong Sik Yoon
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Patent number: 10699841Abstract: A wound coil comprises terminal electrodes. Each of the terminal electrodes includes a bottom portion extending over a bottom surface of a flange from a ridge at which the bottom surface and an outer end surface of the flange cross each other, and an outer portion extending over the outer end surface from the ridge. The flange includes a recess between adjacent ones of the terminal electrodes. An outer end portion of the recess that is closer to the outer end surface is located in the outer end surface. An inner end portion of the recess that is closer to the inner end surface is located in the bottom surface, or located at a portion in the inner end surface closer to the bottom surface, than the outer end portion of the recess.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2018Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventor: Ryota Hashimoto
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Patent number: 10692647Abstract: A coil component includes a non-conductive bobbin and a coil that winds around the bobbin. The coil includes first and second coil members with joining portions in which joining holes are formed. The bobbin includes first and second bobbin members. The first bobbin member includes: first and second positioning portions that position the first and second coil members, respectively, when the first and second coil members are moved onto the first bobbin member; and a support that supports lower portions of the first and second joining portions. The second bobbin member includes a first insulator disposed between the first and second coil members. The first and second coil members and the second bobbin member are attached to the first bobbin member by being moved in a single direction without a further step of rotating.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2018Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Masaki Kan, Han Wu
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Patent number: 10629363Abstract: A coil device includes a winding core with a coil portion wound by a wire, first and second flanges with open magnetic circuit respectively formed on both sides of the winding core in an axial direction, and a first facing surface of the first flange and a second facing surface of the second flange facing each other in the axial direction on an outer circumference side of the coil portion. S1/S2 is 0.2 to 1.0, where S1 is a maximum lateral cross sectional area of the winding core as seen from the axial direction, and S2 is a projected overlapping area overlapped by the first facing surface and the second facing surface as seen from the axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2017Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Syun Ashizawa, Toshio Tomonari, Hirohumi Asou, Emi Ito
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Patent number: 10607766Abstract: A coil component includes a winding core portion; a first flange portion and a second flange portion disposed on both ends of the winding core portion; electrodes disposed on the first flange portion and the second flange portion; a first coil portion and a second coil portion electrically connected between the electrode of the first flange portion and the electrode of the second flange portion and connected to each other in series; and a projection portion disposed on an end surface of the first flange portion on the side opposite to the winding core portion. The first coil portion is disposed on the winding core portion, the second coil portion is disposed on the projection portion, and the first coil portion has an inductance value different from an inductance value of the second coil portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2016Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventor: Noboru Shiokawa
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Patent number: 10608549Abstract: A converter module includes: a system board; and an isolated rectifier unit connected with the system board via at least one pin, the isolated rectifier unit including: a system board; a circuit module; and an isolated rectifier unit arranged adjacent to the circuit module and connected with the system board; wherein the isolated rectifier unit includes: a magnetic core comprising at least one core column parallel to the system board and two cover plates provided at both ends of the core column; and multiple carrier board units provided between the two cover plates and perpendicular to the system board, wherein each of the carrier board units comprises at least one via hole, at least one primary winding, at least one secondary winding and at least one switch connected with the at least one secondary winding.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2019Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: Delta Electronics (Shanghai) CO., LTDInventors: Jianhong Zeng, Xiaoni Xin
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Patent number: 10600559Abstract: A terminal electrode is secured to a flange portion with an adhesive and includes a base disposed on an outer surface of the flange portion and a mounting portion disposed above a bottom surface of the flange portion and extending from a bent portion extending from the base and covering a ridge line along which the outer surface and the bottom surface meet. The mounting portion is not secured to the flange portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2017Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akio Igarashi, Takashi Murakami, Koji Onishi
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Patent number: 10566118Abstract: In an embodiment, a coil component includes a magnetic body, and an internal conductor 21 having a center axis and formed in a spiral shape; wherein the internal conductor 21 is embedded in the magnetic body; in a cross sectional view of a plane that includes the center axis extending in the vertical direction, wherein a conductor region part 11 positioned between the adjacent windings of the spiral shape has a higher oxygen content than that of a core part 12 including the center axis and positioned on the inner side of the windings of the spiral shape. the magnetic body is constituted by iron-based soft magnetic grains and oxide film of at least one type of element that oxidizes more easily than iron, which oxide film bonds at least partly the iron-based soft magnetic grains.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2016Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Shinsuke Takeoka, Akiko Yamaguchi, Kenji Otake
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Patent number: 10559414Abstract: A wire-wound type inductor includes a core containing magnetic powder flakes and including a central portion and an outside portion, and a winding coil disposed in the core and wound around the central portion of the core, wherein the core has a coupling structure including first and second bodies, and the first and second bodies contain magnetic powder flakes having shape magnetic anisotropy, and long axes of the magnetic powder flakes are arranged in parallel with a direction in which a magnetic field of the winding coil is formed.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2017Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Soon Kwang Kwon, Young Seuck Yoo, Jung Wook Seo
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Patent number: 10559416Abstract: An electronic device includes a molded frame, a core, a coil and a plurality of leads. The molded frame includes central winding bobbin and first and second lateral supports extending laterally outward therefrom. Each of the first and second lateral supports includes a top surface and first and second lower surfaces. The core is disposed about the coil and is supported on the top surfaces of the first and second lateral supports. The leads are formed of conductive material and are molded in the first and second lateral supports. Each of the leads includes a first end portion extending downward from the first lower surface a lateral support, and a second end portion extending along a second lower surface the lateral support. The second lower surface is lower than the first lower surface. The coil is wound about the central winding bobbin. A first end of the coil is affixed to the first end portion of a lead, and a second end of the coil is affixed to the first end portion of another lead.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2017Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: XFMRS, Inc.Inventors: Tung Kong Luk, Yu Kun Liao
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Patent number: 10541078Abstract: An electronic component includes: an element body in which a plurality of insulator layers are stacked; a coil in which a plurality of inner conductors installed in the element body are electrically connected to each other; and an outer electrode that is disposed on an outer surface of the element body, is electrically connected to the coil, and includes at least a baked electrode layer. The inner conductor connected to the outer electrode includes a connection conductor that electrically connects the baked electrode layer to the inner conductor. The connection conductor includes a protruding portion that protrudes from the outer surface of the element body to the outer electrode. The protruding portion includes a metal having a smaller diffusion coefficient than a metal of a main component included in the baked electrode layer. The inner conductors have a lower electric resistance value than the metal included in the protruding portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2017Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Shinichi Sato, Yohei Tadaki, Akihiko Oide, Yuma Ishikawa, Hidekazu Sato, Kazuhiro Ebina, Hiroyuki Tanoue
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Patent number: 10535462Abstract: The invention comprises an inductor, such as used in processing transmission of a 3-phase power system. The inductor comprises a flat/rectangular winding with a narrow edge of the flat winding wound around a core, where the width of the winding exceeds three times the height of the inductor facing edge of the winding. The inductor optionally comprises a distributed gap particle core and/or is wound in parallel with multiple windings. Optionally, the inductor is used as part of an equal coupling common mode electrical system for processing the 3-phase transmission and/or a high frequency inverter comprising a switching device, such as a silicon carbide metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2017Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Inventors: Hans Wennerstrom, Grant A. MacLennan, Corey Jones
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Patent number: 10529661Abstract: A conductive element made of magnetic layers each being made of a first magnetic material, a trench is formed in each of the magnetic layer with the bottom surface of the trench being located higher than the bottom surface of the magnetic layer, wherein a second material is disposed in the trench and a conductive layer is disposed over the trench for forming the conductive element.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2017Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: CYNTEC CO., LTDInventor: Chih Hung Wei
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Patent number: 10531573Abstract: An electronic device package includes a molded case and a plurality of leads. The molded case includes integrally formed side walls, end walls, and a top wall, the side walls, end walls and top wall defining an interior for receiving one or more electronic components. Each side wall includes a top portion, an intermediate portion, and a bottom portion. The top portion includes plate-like structure having first and second surfaces extending downward from the top wall. The intermediate portion includes a shelf structure having a shelf surface that extends from the first surface in a direction away from the interior, and a third surface extending downward from the shelf surface. The bottom portion extends downward from the intermediate portion. The leads are molded at least in part of the intermediate portion. Each lead has a first end portion exposed in the interior, and a second end portion extending along a bottom edge of the bottom portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2016Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: XFMRS, Inc.Inventors: Tung Kong Luk, Yu kun Liao
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Patent number: 10522280Abstract: The subject disclosure relates to improved integrated connector module (ICM) designs for Ethernet applications. Some aspects provide an improved integrated connector module transformer (ICMt), including a wafer configured to hold a plurality of toroid elements, wherein the wafer is comprised of two or more mechanically coupled wafer portions. The ICMt can include one or more Electro Magnetic Interference (EMI) fingers that are configured to contact a ground pad of a printed circuit board (PCB) in order to provide a low-inductance connection between the ICMt and the ground pad of the PCB.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2017Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: William F. Edwards, George Edward Curtis, Ki Yuen Chau, Sandeep Arvindkumar Patel, Keith Frank Tharp, Robin Carol Johnson, Yu Liu, Billie Alton Hudson
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Patent number: 10486257Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing welding type power, including a power and control circuit is disclosed. The power circuit provides welding, control and aux power. The control and aux power are provided with a transformer, and secondary windings for control and aux power are wound on a single bobbin, with a winding separator separating them. Air vents, which can be formed by fins on the bobbin or separator allow cooling of the inner winding.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2014Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Nicholas A. Matiash, Brian A. Schwartz, Kenneth C. Altekruse
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Patent number: 10490334Abstract: The invention relates to a coil former (1) for an electrical coil assembly (2), wherein the coil former (1) has a winding-holding region (3) for at least one peripheral segment of a coil winding (4), which winding-holding region (3) is bounded by a winding-holding region inner surface (5) for contact with an innermost winding layer (6) of the coil winding (4) and at least one first end piece (7) protruding from the winding-holding region inner surface (5). According to the invention, an at least partially surrounded fluid-holding reservoir (9) is arranged on a side of the first end piece (7) facing away from the winding-holding region (3), the fluid-holding reservoir (9) is connected to the winding-holding region (3) by a fluid passage opening (10), and the fluid passage opening (10) is arranged adjacent to the winding-holding region inner surface (5).Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2016Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: EGSTON SYSTEM ELECTRONICS EGGENBURG GMBHInventor: Ernst Prand-Stritzko
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Patent number: 10490340Abstract: A reactor includes a core body including an outer peripheral iron core, at least three iron cores contacting to an internal surface of the outer peripheral iron core, and coils wound on the iron cores. A gap is formed between one and another of the iron cores adjacent each other, so as to be magnetically connectable therethrough. The reactor has a terminal base connected to cables through current carrying portions, as well as connected to the coils, and an electrical shock prevention cover for covering the terminal base. The electrical shock prevention cover has openings for passing the cables connected to the terminals therethrough. The terminal base has a plate that blocks at least a part of each opening to prevent a finger from touching the current carrying portion while the cables are connected to the terminals and which is detachable in accordance with the thickness of the cables.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2018Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: FANUC CORPORATIONInventors: Tomokazu Yoshida, Masatomo Shirouzu, Kenichi Tsukada
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Patent number: 10490343Abstract: Three or more of n inductors are arranged inside an insulating member. Inside the insulating member, each of the inductors includes coil conductors that are contained in respective coil conductor layers that are stacked in a first direction and via conductors, each of which connects the coil conductors that are contained in the coil conductor layers adjoining in the first direction. Each of the coil conductor layers contains the n coil conductors of the inductors, and a pattern formed of the coil conductors contained in each of the coil conductor layers has n-fold rotational symmetry.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2017Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kota Takayama, Yoshihiro Imanishi, Yu Ishiwata, Kiyomi Ikemoto
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Patent number: 10476393Abstract: A DC-DC power converter kit includes a body, a plurality of input connectors, and a plurality of output connectors. The body includes a plurality of inputs configured to couple to one another to form a power converter input, a plurality of outputs configured to couple to one another to form a power converter output, and a plurality of transformers. The power converter output is configured to provide a first output voltage when using a first set of the input connectors and a first output connector, and the power converter output is configured to provide a second output voltage different than the first output voltage when using a second set of the input connectors and a second output connector. Additional example power converter kits, power converters, and methods for adjusting an output voltage are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2016Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: Astec International LimitedInventor: James Sigamani
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Patent number: 10460867Abstract: An upright composite common mode coil assembly includes a coil carrier and a seat. The coil carries includes two bobbins with a plurality of coils wounded thereon. The seat includes a base, a bottom portion, a top portion and a separating portion. The base has a back plate on a surface thereof, hollow portions formed at an upper position and a lower position thereof, a wire slot and an indentation are provided at either side of the back plate. The bottom portion and the top portion extend vertically from two sides of the base. A recessed portion is formed at each of the corners of the bottom portion, and a pin is inserted into each of the recessed portions. The top portion has a flat top face. The separating portion extends from another surface of the base and tapered to form a curved surface, and form two receiving slots with the top portion and the bottom portion, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Yujing Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Sen-Tai Yang
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Patent number: 10453600Abstract: Disclosed herein is a differential mode filter including a core including a winding core part, a first wire wound around the winding core part in a first winding direction, and a second wire wound around the winding core part in a second winding direction opposite to the first winding direction. The winding core part includes first and second winding surfaces. A first crossing angle between the first and second wires that cross a plurality of times on the first winding surface is smaller than that a second crossing angle between the first and second wires that cross a plurality of times on the second winding surface.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2017Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Tsutomu Kobayashi, Toshio Tomonari, Emi Ito, Yuma Koyama
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Patent number: 10454380Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a VLSI semiconductor die and one or more output circuits connected to supply power to the die mounted to a package substrate. The output circuit(s), which include a transformer and rectification circuitry, provide current multiplication at an essentially fixed conversion ratio, K, in the semiconductor package, receiving AC power at a relatively high voltage and delivering DC power at a relatively low voltage to the die. The output circuits may be connected in series or parallel as needed. A driver circuit may be provided outside the semiconductor package for receiving power from a source and driving the transformer in the output circuit(s), preferably with sinusoidal currents. The driver circuit may drive a plurality of output circuits. The semiconductor package may require far fewer interface connections for supplying power to the die.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2018Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: VLT, Inc.Inventor: Patrizio Vinciarelli
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Patent number: 10446313Abstract: An electronic component includes; a magnetic-body core having a plate-shaped portion and a core portion which extends from an upper surface of the plate-shaped portion; a winding wire which includes a wound portion wound by a rectangular wire into an Edgewise winding form and two non-wound portions extending from the wound portion to two distal ends, and the core portion is inserted through the wound portion; and a magnetic exterior body which covers at least the wound portion and the core portion. The two non-wound portions are respectively arranged along a bottom surface and at least one of the side surfaces of the plate-shaped portion. Parts of the two non-wound portions arranged along the bottom surface are electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2017Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: SUMIDA CORPORATIONInventors: Mitsugu Kawarai, Satoru Yamada, Kazuyuki Kikuchi, Tomohiro Kajiyama, Juichi Ooki, Motomi Takahashi, Tsutomu Otsuka
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Patent number: 10438737Abstract: An electronic component includes a magnetic core member, a winding and a magnetic exterior body. The magnetic core member has a flat base and a core. The flat base has a top surface, a bottom surface, a first side surface and a second side surface opposite to the first side surface. The core is located on the top surface of the flat base. A winding has an edgewise coil and two non-wound flat wires that extend from the edgewise coil. A magnetic exterior body covers at least the core and the edgewise coil. The two non-wound flat wires continuously extend along the top surface, the first side surface, the bottom surface and the second side surface of the flat base in this order. The two non-wound flat wires located on the bottom surface work as electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2016Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: SUMIDA CORPORATIONInventors: Shinichi Sakamoto, Zhigang Cheng, Fernando Chan Mock, Mitsugu Kawarai
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Patent number: 10438736Abstract: A magnetic component and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The magnetic component includes a magnetic core, a first winding set and a second winding set. The magnetic core is made of a magnetic powder material and includes two connecting portions connected through three magnetic columns to form a first side and a second side opposite to each other. The first winding set and the second winding set are made by a flat conductive body, and spaced apart on the middle magnetic column at a distance. The first winding set includes two first conducting portions connected through a first horizontal portion. The second winding set includes two second conducting portions connected through a second horizontal portion. The first horizontal portion and the second horizontal portion are exposed to the first side, and the two first conducting portions and the two second conducting portions are extended to the second side.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2019Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.Inventors: Jinping Zhou, Zhangnan Xin, Pengkai Ji, Yi-Min Hsieh