IP Library Granted Patent US 7,692,526
Granted Patent B2
US 7,692,526 · App. 11/752,581 · Granted Apr 6, 2010

Inductive component and method for the manufacture of such a component

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Patent No.
US 7,692,526
App. No.
11/752,581
Granted
Apr 6, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

An inductive component ( 0 ) has a conductor ( 1 ) with a non-rectangular cross section and is used for conducting a current, and at least one planar terminal lead ( 4 ) for feeding or discharging the current to or from the conductor ( 1 ). The conductor ( 1 ) and the terminal lead ( 4 ) are interconnected in the area of a joining section ( 3 ) of the conductor ( 1 ) so as to form a conductor arrangement. The conductor ( 1 ) is provided with a flat cross section in the area of the joining section ( 3 ) while a flat area of the joining section ( 3 ) of the conductor ( 1 ) is connected to a flat area of the terminal lead ( 4 ).

Claims (20)

1. An inductive component comprising a conductor with non-rectangular cross-section for channeling a current, at least one flat line connection for supplying or discharging of a current to and/or from the conductor, wherein the conductor and the line connection are connected to each other in the region of a constituent section of the circuit of the conductor through the construction of a conductor structured order, and wherein the conductor displays a flattened cross-section in the region of the constituent section of the circuit and a flat surface of the constituent section of the circuit of the conductor is joined to a flat surface of the line connection by a cold pressing process in which the material of one of the conductor and the line connection is pressed into an emerging cavity in the other one of the conductor and the line connection to form a mushroom-shaped joining structure.

2. The inductive component according to claim 1 , wherein the cross-section of the conductor is formed on the other side of the constituent section of the circuit with a curved external contour.

3. The inductive component according to claim 2 , wherein the cross-section of the conductor is formed on the other side of the constituent section of the circuit with a rounded external contour.

4. The inductive component according to claim 2 , wherein the cross-section of the conductor is formed on the other side of the constituent section of the circuit with an oval external contour.

5. The inductive component according to claim 1 , comprising two constituent sections of the circuit on the conductor for the purposes of connecting the conductor with two line connections.

6. The inductive component according to claim 1 , wherein the joining is in the form of a press joining.

7. The inductive component according to claim 1 , wherein the joining is in the form of a cold press joining.

8. The inductive component according to claim 6 , wherein the press joining is formed as a clinch joint.

9. The inductive component according to claim 6 , wherein the press joining between the constituent section of the circuit and the line connection is formed twice.

10. The inductive component according to claim 1 , wherein the conductor and the line connection(s) is/are constructed as metallic parts made of copper or a copper alloy.

11. The inductive component according to claim 1 , wherein the inductive component displays a magnetic module with an opening, whereby the conductor is led through the opening.

12. The inductive component according to claim 1 , wherein the magnetic module is constructed as a transformer.

13. The inductive component according to claim 12 , wherein the transformer displays a ring core.

14. The inductive component according to claim 13 , wherein the ring core is constructed as a ring band core.

15. The inductive component according to claim 13 , wherein the ring core is constructed out of an amorphous or nano-crystalline alloy.

16. The inductive component according to claim 1 , wherein the conductor displays a distortion for the purposes of fixing and/or aligning in an opening of the current transformer as opposed to the other cross-section.

17. The inductive component according to claim 16 , wherein the distortion is a grouting under pressure.

18. The inductive component according to claim 1 , wherein contact points in the region of the constituent section of the circuit and/or of the line connection are freed of metallic oxides, are cleansed and/or plasma-activated.

19. The inductive component according to claim 1 , wherein the conductor, the constituent section of the circuit and/or the line connection are annealed by means of heat treatment.

20. The inductive component according to claim 1 , wherein the conductor displays a rectangular cross-section in its flattened section.

Assignments (3)
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS (FIRST LIEN) AT REEL/FRAME 045539/0233 Recorded Oct 6, 2023
From: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: VACUUMSCHMELZE GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 065168/0001 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 8, 2018
From: VACUUMSCHMELZE GMBH & CO. KG
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 045539/0233 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 14, 2007
From: HUNDT, HARALD
To: VACUUMSCHMELZE GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 020107/0383 →