Inductive device with improved core properties

1. An inductive component comprising:

a core comprising a center leg and separate outer core parts arranged opposite to one another, the center leg being located between at least two of the separate outer core parts such that the at least two outer core parts are adjacent to face sides of the center leg, the center leg comprising separate areas that contain different magnetic materials; and

a winding located between the center leg and the outer core parts;

wherein each of the different magnetic materials is different from a material of the separate outer core parts.

2. The inductive component according to claim 1 , wherein the different magnetic materials have different magnetic characteristics.

3. The inductive component according to claim 1 , wherein the different magnetic materials comprise a material type with different magnetic parameters.

4. The inductive component according to claim 1 , wherein the inductive component has total magnetic core characteristics that are different than magnetic core characteristics associated with each individual one of the different magnetic materials.

5. The inductive component according to claim 1 , wherein the core comprises a layer sequence of different materials is adhesively bonded or screwed to one another.

6. The inductive component according to claim 1 , wherein the different magnetic materials comprise a sequence of layers.

7. The inductive component according to claim 1 , wherein the center material of the separate outer core parts is a magnetic material that differs from each of the different magnetic materials of the center leg separate areas.

8. The inductive component according to claim 7 , wherein the center leg contains a ferromagnetic powder, and the outer core parts contain ferrite.

9. The inductive component according to claim 7 , wherein the center leg contains a plurality of layers composed of magnetic material.

10. The inductive component according to claim 9 , wherein the layers of the center leg are provided with an insulating coating.

11. The inductive component according to claim 1 , further comprising a flexible material of low or zero permeability arranged between areas of material with higher permeability.

12. The inductive component according to claim 1 , wherein the center leg has two parts.

13. The inductive component according to claim 12 , wherein the center leg has two parts composed of material with higher permeability, between which a disk composed of flexible material with low or zero permeability is arranged.

14. The inductive component according to claim 1 , wherein the center leg has a formed-out area in the form of a flange at an end facing the outer core parts.

15. The inductive component according to claim 9 , wherein the plurality of layers comprise a plurality of disk-shaped layers.