IP Library Granted Patent US 12,217,906
Granted Patent B2
US 12,217,906 · App. 17/201,263 · Granted Feb 4, 2025

Inductive component

Inventors: Matthias Jung (Deining b. Egling, DE); Günter Feist (Gingen, DE)
Assignee: TDK Electronics AG
H01F27/325H01F5/02H01F5/06H01F27/02H01F27/24H01F27/327H01F2005/022H01F2005/025H01F2005/043
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Patent No.
US 12,217,906
App. No.
17/201,263
Granted
Feb 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

In an embodiment, an inductive component includes at least one electrical conductor, a coil former with a hollow-shaped winding former, on a surface of which the at least one electrical conductor is wound around the winding former, a magnetic core arranged in a first cavity of the winding former and a potting material, wherein the at least one electrical conductor is surrounded by the potting material, wherein the potting material has no directly adherent contact with the magnetic core, wherein the magnetic core comprises a first part-body and a second part-body, which are connected to one another, wherein at least one of the first part-body or the second part-body of the magnetic core comprises a leg arranged in the first cavity of the winding former and at least one further leg arranged outside the first cavity of the winding former.

Claims (62)

1. An inductive component comprising:

at least one electrical conductor;

a coil former with a hollow-shaped winding former, on a surface of which the at least one electrical conductor is wound around the winding former;

a magnetic core arranged in a first cavity of the winding former;

a potting material,

wherein the at least one electrical conductor is surrounded by the potting material,

wherein the potting material has no directly adherent contact with the magnetic core,

wherein the magnetic core comprises a first part-body and a second part-body, which are connected to one another,

wherein at least one of the first part-body or the second part-body of the magnetic core comprises a leg arranged in the first cavity of the winding former and at least one further leg arranged outside the first cavity of the winding former, and

wherein the first part-body of the magnetic core is arranged as an U core with the leg, which is arranged in the first cavity of the winding former, and the second part-body of the magnetic core is formed as an I core; and

a protective body with a covering element configured to protect the at least one electrical conductor, wherein the coil former is fastened to the protective body and the at least one electrical conductor is covered by the covering element,

wherein the coil former and the protective body are arranged such that the winding former is fastened in a self-sealing manner to the protective body so that any leaking of the potting material from a second cavity between the at least one electrical conductor and the covering element of the protective body is prevented,

wherein the covering element comprises a bottom part, which lies opposite the at least one electrical conductor, and respectively on both sides of the bottom part a side part,

wherein the winding former has flanges for delimiting a winding region,

wherein either the flanges have in each case a recess and the side parts have in each case a web or the flanges have in each case the web and the side parts have in each case the recess,

wherein the recess is a channel, and

wherein the coil former is fastened to the protective body, in that each of the webs engages in one of the recesses.

2. The inductive component according to claim 1 , wherein the potting material is in contact with the winding former.

3. The inductive component according to claim 1 , wherein the second cavity is at least partially filled by the potting material, and wherein the second cavity is arranged between the at least one electrical conductor and the covering element.

4. The inductive component according to claim 1 , wherein the winding region is wound with the at least one electrical conductor, and wherein the winding former further comprises a fastening region for fastening the coil former to the protective body, and wherein the fastening region is arranged laterally of the winding region.

5. The inductive component according to claim 4 , wherein the fastening region and the protective body are shaped such that a tongue-and-groove connection for fastening the coil former to the winding former is formed between the fastening region and the protective body.

6. The inductive component according to claim 1 , f wherein the coil former has at least one contacting region for contacting the at least one electrical conductor, wherein the protective body has at least one receiving region for receiving the at least one contacting region, and wherein the coil former and the protective body are shaped in such a way that the at least one contacting region is arranged in the at least one receiving region of the protective body and is surrounded by the potting material.

7. An inductive component comprising:

at least one electrical conductor;

a coil former with a hollow-shaped winding former, on a surface of which the at least one electrical conductor is wound around the winding former;

a magnetic core arranged in a first cavity of the winding former;

a potting material,

wherein the at least one electrical conductor is surrounded by the potting material,

wherein the potting material has no directly adherent contact with the magnetic core,

wherein the winding former comprises an inner part-body with a winding region for being wound with a first electrical conductor of the at least one electrical conductor and an outer part-body with a winding region for being wound with a second electrical conductor of the at least one electrical conductor,

wherein the inner part-body comprises the first cavity for receiving the magnetic core, and

wherein the outer part-body comprises a third cavity, in which the inner part-body is arranged; and

a connection between the inner part-body and the outer part-body of the winding former comprising a tongue-and-groove connection in a region of flanges of the inner part-body and the outer part-body of the winding former,

wherein a groove of the tongue-and-groove connection is a channel,

wherein a fourth cavity between the first electrical conductor and the outer part-body is at least partially filled by the potting material,

wherein the magnetic core is formed as a PQ core with an inner leg, which is arranged in the first cavity of the inner part-body of the coil former, and an outer leg, which at least partially surrounds the outer part-body of the coil former.

8. The inductive component according to claim 7 , wherein the potting material is in contact with the winding former.

9. The inductive component according to claim 7 , further comprising a protective body with a covering element configured to protect the at least one electrical conductor, wherein the coil former is fastened to the protective body and the at least one electrical conductor is covered by the covering element.

10. The inductive component according to claim 9 , wherein the winding former has a winding region for being wound with the at least one electrical conductor and a fastening region for fastening the coil former to the protective body, and wherein the fastening region is arranged laterally of the winding region.

11. An inductive component comprising:

at least one electrical conductor;

a coil former with a hollow-shaped winding former, on a surface of which the at least one electrical conductor is wound around the winding former;

a magnetic core arranged in a first cavity of the winding former;

a potting material; and

a protective body with a covering element configured to protect the at least one electrical conductor,

wherein the at least one electrical conductor is surrounded by the potting material,

wherein the potting material has no directly adherent contact with the magnetic core,

wherein the magnetic core comprises a first part-body and a second part-body, which are connected to one another,

wherein at least one of the first part-body or the second part-body of the magnetic core comprises a leg arranged in the first cavity of the winding former and at least one further leg arranged outside the first cavity of the winding former,

wherein both the first part-body and the second part-body of the magnetic core are formed as a U core,

wherein the coil former is fastened to the protective body and the at least one electrical conductor is covered by the covering element,

wherein the winding former has a winding region for being wound with the at least one electrical conductor and a fastening region for fastening the coil former to the protective body, the fastening region arranged laterally of the winding region,

wherein the fastening region and the protective body are shaped such that a tongue-and-groove connection for fastening the coil former to the winding former is formed between the fastening region and the protective body, and

wherein a groove of the tongue-and-groove connection is a channel.

12. The inductive component according to claim 11 , wherein the potting material is in contact with the winding former.

13. The inductive component according to claim 11 , further comprising a second cavity, which is at least partially filled by the potting material, wherein the second cavity is arranged between the at least one electrical conductor and the covering element.

14. The inductive component according to claim 13 , wherein the coil former and the protective body are arranged such that the winding former is fastened in a self-sealing manner to the protective body so that any leaking of the potting material from the second cavity between the at least one electrical conductor and the covering element of the protective body is prevented.

15. The inductive component according to claim 14 ,

wherein the covering element comprises a bottom part, which lies opposite the at least one electrical conductor, and respectively on both sides of the bottom part a side part,

wherein the winding former has flanges for delimiting the winding region,

wherein either the flanges comprise in each case the groove and the side parts have in each case a web or the flanges have in each case the web and the side parts have in each case the groove, and

wherein the coil former is fastened to the protective body, in that each of the webs engages in one of the grooves.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 15, 2023
From: EPCOS AG
To: TDK ELECTRONICS AG
Reel/Frame 063101/0709 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 102014116139.4 · Nov 5, 2014 · national
Continuity (2)
Division 15521565
Related Publication 20210202164A1 · Jul 1, 2021
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