The present invention relates to a coil device that uses a core which is a combination of a plate core and a drum core.
A coil device that uses a core which is a combination of a plate core and a drum core has been proposed as a surface-mountable chip-type coil device. The plate core is bonded with an adhesive or the like to a flange portion of the drum core. The plate core of the related art has a simple plate shape, is connected to two flange portions of the drum core, and forms a closed magnetic circuit together with the drum core (see JP 2002-329618 A).
However, in the core having the shape of the related art, a problematic decline in the bondability between the drum core and the plate core arises due to the material of the core or the like. For example, the bondability tends to decline in a case where the material of the plate core is not ferrite and the plate core is including metal particles, such as a metal core or an alloy core.
The invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the invention is to provide a coil device having satisfactory bondability between a plate core and a drum core.
In order to achieve the above object, a coil device according to the invention includes:
a drum core having a first flange portion, a second flange portion and a winding core portion disposed between the first and second flange portions;
a coil wound around the winding core portion;
a plate core connected to a first flange surface of the first flange portion at a first direction side and a second flange surface of the second flange portion at the first direction side;
a first electrode terminal provided on the first flange portion, one end portion of the coil being electrically connected on the first electrode terminal; and
a second electrode terminal provided on the second flange portion, the other end portion of the coil being electrically connected on the second electrode terminal, wherein
the plate core has a first projecting portion protruding toward the first flange surface and having a first flat surface facing the first flange surface and a second projecting portion protruding toward the second flange surface and having a second flat surface facing the second flange surface, and
the drum core and the plate core are connected by abutting and bonding the first flange surface against the first flat surface and by abutting and bonding the second flange surface against the second flat surface.
The plate core of the coil device according to the invention has the first projecting portion and the second projecting portion. The plate core is bonded to the first flange portion and the second flange portion of the drum core by the first flat surface of the first projecting portion butting against the first flange surface and the second flat surface of the second projecting portion butting against the second flange surface. By the plate core having the first projecting portion and the second projecting portion, a surface suitable for bonding is formed in the first projecting portion and the second projecting portion as compared with a flat plate core of the related art. Accordingly, in the coil device according to the invention, the plate core is bonded to the drum core via the first projecting portion and the second projecting portion, and thus the bondability between the plate core and the drum core is satisfactory.
In addition, for example, a length of the plate core may be shorter than a length of the drum core along a winding axis direction.
By the length of the plate core being shorter than the length of the drum core, an adhesive easily spreads to the part that is outside the first flat surface in the first projecting portion and the part that is outside the second flat surface in the second projecting portion, and thus the coil device has satisfactory bondability between the plate core and the drum core.
In addition, for example, a first cured-adhesive portion bonding the first flange surface and the first flat surface may be also in contact with a first wall surface extending from the first flat surface of the first projecting portion in a direction away from the first flange surface, and
a second cured-adhesive portion bonding the second flange surface and the second flat surface may be also in contact with a second wall surface extending from the second flat surface of the second projecting portion in a direction away from the second flange surface.
The first wall surface in the first projecting portion and the second wall surface in the second projecting portion have a surface denser than the first flat surface and the second flat surface and are satisfactorily bondable to the adhesive. Accordingly, by the cured-adhesive portion being in contact with the first wall surface and the second wall surface, the coil device is capable of improving the bondability between the plate core and the drum core.
In addition, for example, the first wall surface may have a first inner wall surface extending from the first flat surface at a side close to the second flat surface and the first cured-adhesive portion is in contact with the first inner wall surface, and
the second wall surface may have a second inner wall surface extending from the second flat surface at a side close to the first flat surface and the second cured-adhesive portion is in contact with the second inner wall surface.
The first inner wall surface and the second inner wall surface are wall surfaces positioned on the central recessed portion side of the first projecting portion and the second projecting portion, and the wall surfaces in particular tend to form a dense surface in the first projecting portion and the second projecting portion. Accordingly, in the coil device in which the cured-adhesive portion is in contact with the first inner wall surface and the second inner wall surface, the bondability between the plate core and the drum core can be effectively improved. In addition, in the coil device, the cured-adhesive portion spreads to the center side of the plate core with respect to the first projecting portion and the second projecting portion, and thus the external dimension of the coil device is not affected even in the event of adhesion area expansion to such a part. Accordingly, the coil device has little external dimensional manufacturing deviation and it is possible to realize the coil device in which the bondability between the plate core and the drum core is satisfactory.
In addition, for example, the first wall surface may have a first outer wall surface extending from the first flat surface at a side far from the second flat surface and the first cured-adhesive portion is in contact with the first outer wall surface, and
the second wall surface may have a second outer wall surface extending from the second flat surface at a side far from the first flat surface and the second cured-adhesive portion is in contact with the second outer wall surface.
The first outer wall surface and the second outer wall surface are wall surfaces positioned outside the first flat surface and the second flat surface in the first projecting portion and the second projecting portion. The wall surfaces tend to form a surface denser than the first flat surface and the second flat surface. Accordingly, in the coil device in which the cured-adhesive portion is in contact with the first outer wall surface and the second outer wall surface, the bondability between the plate core and the drum core can be effectively improved. In addition, in the coil device in which the cured-adhesive portion is in contact with the first outer wall surface and the second outer wall surface, both end portions of the plate core or the surroundings thereof can be coated with an adhesive, and thus the bondability between the plate core and the drum core is satisfactory.
In addition, for example, the plate core may be including metal particles.
The surface tends to be rougher in a case where the plate core is including metal particles, such as a metal core or an alloy core than in a case where the plate core is a ferrite core. However, even such a plate core has satisfactory bondability with respect to the drum core by having the first projecting portion and the second projecting portion.
In addition, for example, the drum core may be a ferrite core.
In the case of the shape according to the related art, a decline in bondability tends to arise in a case where a metal plate core and a ferrite drum core are bonded. However, the coil device is satisfactory in terms of the bondability between the plate core and the drum core by the plate core having the first projecting portion and the second projecting portion.
Although examples of the adhesive that becomes the first cured-adhesive portion 64 and the second cured-adhesive portion 66 after the hardening include an epoxy-based adhesive, a non-epoxy-based adhesive may also be used. It should be noted that the shapes of the first cured-adhesive portion 64 and the second cured-adhesive portion 66 are schematically illustrated in
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Although the cross section of the winding core portion 22 that is orthogonal to the winding axis direction is rectangular, the cross-sectional shape of the winding core portion 22 is not limited thereto and may be a circular shape, an elliptical shape, or another shape. As in the case of the winding core portion 22, the cross sections of the first flange portion 24 and the second flange portion 26 that are orthogonal to the winding axis direction are rectangular. However, the first flange portion 24 and the second flange portion 26 are larger in cross-sectional area than the winding core portion 22 with regard to the cross sections orthogonal to the winding axis direction. The first flange portion 24 and the second flange portion 26 protrude with respect to the winding core portion 22 with regard to the direction that is orthogonal to the winding axis direction.
The outer shape of the plate core 40 is a substantially rectangular plate shape or a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The plate core 40 is connected to the first flange portion 24 and the second flange portion 26 of the drum core 20. The plate core 40 is connected to a first flange surface 24a and a second flange surface 26a, which are surfaces of the first flange portion 24 and the second flange portion 26. The first flange surface 24a and the second flange surface 26a are on the Z-axis positive direction side, which is a first direction side. The shape of the plate core 40 will be described in detail later.
The first flange portion 24 is provided with the first electrode terminal 74 to which a first end portion 34, which is one end portion of the coil 30, is electrically connected. Although the first electrode terminal 74 is provided on a flange lower surface 24b, which is on the side that is opposite to the first flange surface 24a, as illustrated in
The second flange portion 26 is provided with the second electrode terminal 76 to which a second end portion 36, which is the other end portion of the coil 30, is electrically connected. Although the second electrode terminal 76 is provided on a flange lower surface 26b, which is on the side that is opposite to the second flange surface 26a, as illustrated in
The drum core 20 and the plate core 40 illustrated in
The plate core 40 is made by, for example, soft magnetic metal powder being mixed with a binder or the like, formed, and fired. Since the plate core 40 is a metal core or an alloy core, the magnetic saturation characteristics of the coil device 10 can be improved. It should be noted that the soft magnetic metal particles contained in the plate core 40 preferably form an insulating film of an oxide such as chromium oxide and the plate core 40 has a high resistance value and is capable of reducing core loss although the plate core 40 is a metal core or an alloy core. Alternatively, the plate core 40 may be a ferrite core.
In the coil device 10 according to the embodiment, the drum core 20 is a ferrite core. However, the drum core 20 is not limited to the ferrite core and the drum core 20 may be a metal core or an alloy core as in the case of the plate core 40. The drum core 20 is obtained by, for example, a ferrite sintered body being made by means of ferrite powder such as Mn—Zn-based ferrite and Ni—Zn-based ferrite.
Since the drum core 20 is made of, for example, a ferrite formed body that does not substantially contain a binder, it is possible to prevent a problem such as void generation in the drum core 20. In addition, by the drum core 20 being a ferrite core, it is possible to realize a core having a high resistance value and reduce core loss. In addition, by the plate core 40 being a metal core or an alloy core and the drum core 20 being a ferrite core, it is possible to realize the coil device 10 having satisfactory magnetic saturation characteristics and little core loss.
The first electrode terminal 74 and the second electrode terminal 76 illustrated in
For example, a coated conducting wire or the like constitutes the coil 30 illustrated in
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In addition, the second projecting portion 46 has a second wall surface 46b as well as the second flat surface 46a butting against the second flange surface 26a. The second wall surface 46b extends in an obliquely upward direction or an upward direction (Z-axis positive direction), which is a direction away from the second flange surface 26a from the second flat surface 46a. The second wall surface 46b has a second inner wall surface 46ba and a second outer wall surface 46bb. The second inner wall surface 46ba is connected to the second flat surface 46a on a side close to the first flat surface 44a (X-axis negative direction side). The second outer wall surface 46bb is connected to the second flat surface 46a on a side far from the first flat surface 44a (X-axis positive direction side).
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Here, by the plate core 40 having the first projecting portion 44 and the second projecting portion 46 as illustrated in
In addition, of the first wall surface 44b and the second wall surface 46b, the first inner wall surface 44ba and the second inner wall surface 46ba close to the thin recessed portion 48 tend to be surfaces where the material is densely disposed as compared with the first outer wall surface 44bb and the second outer wall surface 46bb. It is conceivable that the density of such a surface is because the amount of movement of particles in the press mold increases in the direction of movement of the press mold and at a thin part and decreases in the direction perpendicular to the direction of movement of the press mold and at a thick part.
In the coil device 10, the first projecting portion 44 and the second projecting portion 46 are provided at the part of bonding to the drum core 20 in the plate core 40. As a result, a dense surface satisfactorily bondable to the first and second cured-adhesive portions 64 and 66 illustrated in
In addition, the first and second cured-adhesive portions 64 and 66 are in contact with the first wall surface 44b and the second wall surface 46b, where the dense surface formation tendency is particularly strong in the first projecting portion 44 and the second projecting portion 46, and thus the bonding strength between the plate core 40 and the drum core 20 is further improved. It should be noted that providing the first projecting portion 44 and the second projecting portion 46 is particularly effective for bonding strength improvement between the plate core 40 and the drum core 20 in a case where the plate core 40 is a metal core or an alloy core.
In other words, the surface of the metal core or the alloy core tends to be rougher than the surface of a ferrite core such as sintered ferrite due to, for example, a large binder amount of the formed body. Adhesive application to the rough metal or alloy core surface may result in a rapid removal of the solvent component of the adhesive from the surface, and then the strength of bonding by the cured-adhesive portion may be adversely affected. However, in the plate core 40 of the coil device 10, the dense surface is formed on the first projecting portion 44 and the second projecting portion 46, and thus the loss of the solvent component of the adhesive during adhesion is suppressed and the first and second cured-adhesive portions 64 and 66 exhibit suitable bonding strength.
Although the invention has been described with reference to the embodiment as described above, it is a matter of course that the invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment and includes many other embodiments, examples, and modification examples. For example, the first wall surface 44b and the second wall surface 46b of the first projecting portion 44 and the second projecting portion 46 may extend in the upward direction (Z-axis positive direction) perpendicularly to the first flat surface 44a and the second flat surface 46a instead of being inclined surfaces extending obliquely upward from the first flat surface 44a and the second flat surface 46a as illustrated in
In addition, although the length of the plate core 40 along the winding axis direction (X-axis direction) is the same as the length of the drum core 20 along the winding axis direction in the coil device 10 illustrated in
In the coil device 110 illustrated in
In addition, the length L1 of the plate core 140 is shorter than the length L2 of the drum core 20 in the coil device 110. Accordingly, protrusion to the outside of the drum core 20 longer than the plate core 140 is prevented even if the first cured-adhesive portion 164 and the second cured-adhesive portion 166 protrude to the outside of the plate core 140. Accordingly, with the coil device 110, it is possible to improve the bondability between the plate core 140 and the drum core 20 while suppressing external dimensional deviation. The other features and effects of the coil device 110 are similar to those of the coil device 10.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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2019-159038 | Aug 2019 | JP | national |