IP Library Granted Patent US 10,256,026
Granted Patent B2
US 10,256,026 · App. 15/039,120 · Granted Apr 9, 2019

Transformer component with setting of an inductance

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Patent No.
US 10,256,026
App. No.
15/039,120
Granted
Apr 9, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A transformer component for setting an inductance and method for manufacturing a transformer component are disclosed. In an embodiment, the transformer component includes a first core part with a middle limb and a second core part with a middle limb, an end side of the middle limb of the first core part and an end side of the middle limb of the second core part being opposite one another. The first core part and the second core part respectively have a bearing area with a respective slope. A width of a gap between the end side of the middle limb of the first core part and the end side of the middle limb of the second core part depends on a position in which the bearing area of the first core part bears against the bearing area of the second core part.

Claims (41)

1. A transformer component for setting an inductance, the transformer component comprising:

a first core part with a middle limb; and

a second core part with a middle limb;

wherein the first core part and the second core part respectively have a bearing area with a respective slope, wherein the bearing area of the first core part bears against the bearing area of the second core part,

wherein an end side of the middle limb of the first core part and an end side of the middle limb of the second core part being opposite one another;

wherein a width of a gap between the end side of the middle limb of the first core part and the end side of the middle limb of the second core part being dependent on a position in which the bearing area of the first core part bears against the bearing area of the second core part;

wherein the first core part has a raised structure protruding from a first area of the first core part;

wherein the bearing area of the first core part is a surface of the raised structure;

wherein the raised structure has at least a first projection and a second projection, and wherein each of the first projection and the second projection protrude from the first area of the first core part on two opposite sides of the middle limb;

wherein a first part of the bearing area of the first core part is a surface of the first projection and a second part of the bearing area of the first core part is a surface of the second projection;

wherein the first part of the bearing area of the first core part and the second part of the bearing area of the first core part are each shaped in a form of a segment of a circular ring,

wherein the bearing area of the second core part has a first inclined plane and a second inclined plane which are respectively inclined with respect to a plane of an end face of the middle limb of the second core part;

wherein the surface of the first projection of the first core part bears against a surface of the first inclined plane of the second core part, wherein the surface of the first projection is smaller than the surface of the first inclined plane; and

wherein the surface of the second projection of the first core part bears against a surface of the second inclined plane of the second core part, wherein the surface of the second projection is smaller than the surface of the second inclined plane.

2. The transformer component according to claim 1 , wherein the respective slope of the bearing area of the first and second core parts are between 0.1° and 5°, respectively.

3. The transformer component according to claim 1 , wherein the middle limb of the first core part and the middle limb of the second core part respectively have an end face on their respective end side, wherein the end face of the middle limb of the first core part and the end face of the middle limb of the second core part are opposite one another, wherein the bearing area of the first core part is formed as an inclined plane with the slope with respect to the end face of the middle limb of the first core part, and wherein the bearing area of the second core part is formed as an inclined plane with the slope with respect to the end face of the middle limb of the second core part.

4. The transformer component according to claim 1 , wherein the first core part has an area shaped in a form of a circular ring, from which the middle limb of the first core part protrudes, and wherein the area shaped in the form of a circular ring is formed as a depression in the area of the first core part.

5. The transformer component according to claim 1 , wherein the second core part has a bottom part and at least one side wall, which is arranged on an area of the bottom part, wherein the middle limb of the second core part is arranged on the area of the bottom part of the second core part and is at least partially surrounded by the side wall, wherein the bearing area of the second core part is arranged on a side of the at least one side wall that is opposite from the bottom part, and wherein the bearing area has at least two surfaces of the at least one side wall that are respectively shaped as segments of a circular ring.

6. The transformer component according to claim 5 , wherein the second core part is formed as a hollow body that is open to one side, with a cavity which is bounded by the bottom part and the at least one side wall.

7. The transformer component according to claim 1 , wherein the bearing area of the second core part has a first and a second offset, wherein the first inclined plane of the bearing area of the second core part is shaped as a first segment of a circular ring and rises up from the first offset to the second offset, and wherein the second inclined plane of the bearing area of the second core part is shaped as a second segment of the circular ring and rising up from the second offset to the first offset.

8. The transformer component according to claim 1 , wherein an adhesive layer is arranged between the bearing area of the first core part and the bearing area of the second core part.

9. The transformer component according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a coil former with a wire winding; and

the coil former being arranged on the middle limb of the first core part and the middle limb of the second core part.

10. A transformer component for setting an inductance, the transformer component comprising:

a first core part with a middle limb;

a second core part with a middle limb; and

a coil former with a wire winding,

wherein the first core part and the second core part each have a bearing area with a respective slope;

wherein the bearing area of the first core part bears against the bearing area of the second core part;

wherein an end side of the middle limb of the first core part and an end side of the middle limb of the second core part being opposite one another;

wherein a width of a gap between the end side of the middle limb of the first core part and the end side of the middle limb of the second core part being dependent on a position in which the bearing area of the first core part bears against the bearing area of the second core part;

wherein the coil former is arranged on the middle limb of the first core part and the middle limb of the second core part;

wherein the first core part has a raised structure protruding from a first area of the first core part;

wherein the bearing area of the first core part is a surface of the raised structure;

wherein the raised structure has at least a first projection and a second projection, and wherein each of the first projection and the second projection protrude from the first area of the first core part on two opposite sides of the middle limb;

wherein a first part of the bearing area of the first core part is a surface of the first projection and a second part of the bearing area of the first core part is a surface of the second projection;

wherein the first part of the bearing area of the first core part and the second part of the bearing area of the first core part are each shaped in a form of a segment of a circular ring;

wherein the bearing area of the second core part has a first inclined plane and a second inclined plane which are respectively inclined with respect to a plane of an end face of the middle limb of the second core part;

wherein the surface of the first projection of the first core part bears against a surface of the first inclined plane of the second core part, wherein the surface of the first projection is smaller than the surface of the first inclined plane; and

wherein the surface of the second projection of the first core part bears against a surface of the second inclined plane of the second core part, wherein the surface of the second projection is smaller than the surface of the second inclined plane.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 15, 2023
From: EPCOS AG
To: TDK ELECTRONICS AG
Reel/Frame 063101/0709 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 18, 2016
From: FREY, JÜRGEN; HAUBNER, MATTHIAS; FEIST, GÜNTER
To: EPCOS AG
Reel/Frame 039479/0069 →