This non-provisional application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a) on Patent Application No. 201711096353.6 filed in P.R. China on Nov. 9, 2017, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
Some references, if any, which may include patents, patent applications and various publications, may be cited and discussed in the description of this invention. The citation and/or discussion of such references, if any, is provided merely to clarify the description of the present invention and is not an admission that any such reference is “prior art” to the invention described herein. All references listed, cited and/or discussed in this specification are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties and to the same extent as if each reference was individually incorporated by reference.
The present invention relates to a magnetic element, a metal annular winding and a method for manufacturing the same, and particularly to a metal annular winding in which a winding space is formed of a flat plate portion and a winding support portion, a method for manufacturing the same, and a magnetic element including the metal annular winding.
Along with development of large current output, a secondary winding in a magnetic element (e.g., a transformer) is usually of a copper sheet structure, such as a copper sheet Q shown in
In order to reduce eddy current losses, the primary and secondary windings in the magnetic element are generally designed as a staggered structure. As shown in
Accordingly, in order to increase the power density of the magnetic element, it is highly demanded in the art to reduce the space occupancy of the bobbin B and to reduce the overall size of the magnetic element.
In order to overcome the above-mentioned problems existing in the prior art, it is an object of the present invention to provide a metal annular winding, including a first flat plate portion; a winding support portion, which is disposed on the first flat plate portion; and a through hole, which is formed in the middle of each of the first flat plate portion and the winding support portion, the first flat plate portion and the winding support portion both enclosing the through hole in a ring shape.
The present invention further provides a magnetic element, comprising the metal annular winding described as above; a magnetic core, including at least one core column; and a second winding, wound around the winding support portion of the metal annular winding. The core column is disposed inside the through hole of the metal annular winding.
The present invention further provides a method for manufacturing a metal annular winding, comprising the following steps:
S1: separating a sheet metal along a closed contour curve with a die to obtain a first shape structure;
S2: setting a first bending line to divide the first shape structure into a first flat plate portion and a winding support portion;
S3: performing a first bending process on the first shape structure along the first bending line to form a second shape structure; and
S4: performing a ring-shaped bending process on the second shape structure to form the metal annular winding, leaving the head and end of the ring shape of the metal annular winding unclosed.
Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following technical effects, all or part of which are beneficial. The metal annular winding according to the present invention can be used both as a winding for providing an electrical function and as a winding support structure for other windings. Therefore, compared with a conventional magnetic element having the bobbin, when the metal annular winding according to the present invention is applied to a magnetic element, the winding space may be saved by about 30%, thereby increasing space utilization of the winding window of the magnetic element and reducing the overall size of the product.
Hereinafter the present invention will be further described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. The embodiments were carried out on the premise of the technical solution of the present invention, and the embodiments and operation processes are given. However, the protection scope of the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments.
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Further, the metal annular winding 108 includes a through hole K. The through hole K passes through the first flat plate portion 108b1 and the winding support portion 108c. That is, both the first flat plate portion 108b1 and the winding support portion 108c have an annular shape, with the through hole K formed in a common central portion of the first flat plate portion 108b1 and the winding support portion 108c. Further, both the first flat plate portion 108b1 and the winding support portion 108c are configured as surrounding the through hole K.
Moreover, in order to prevent short-circuit, the metal annular winding 108 further includes a first opening C1. The first opening C1 extends from the outermost periphery of the first flat plate portion 108b1 to the uppermost end of the winding support portion 108c, wherein the uppermost end of the winding support portion 108c refers to an end away from the first flat plate portion 108b1.
Further, the first flat plate portion 108b1 may be provided with a conductive connecting part 108a for connecting the metal annular winding 108 with other electronic components, such as a printed circuit board. The conductive connecting part 108a may include two terminals 108a1 and 108a2, but the present invention is not limited thereto.
In this embodiment, the first flat plate portion 108b1 and the winding support portion 108c are integrally formed, but the present invention is not limited thereto.
Windings may be wound on the winding support portion 108c. The first flat plate portion 108b1 may at least partially limit the position of the windings. The winding support portion 108c and the first flat plate portion 108b1 together form a winding space.
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In this embodiment, the metal annular winding 108 also includes a through hole K. The through hole K passes through the first flat plate portion 108b1, the winding support portion 108c, and the second flat plate portion 108b2. That is, all the first flat plate portion 108b1, the winding support portion 108c, and the second flat plate portion 108b2 have an annular shape, with the through hole K formed in a common central portion of the first flat plate portion 108b1, the winding support portion 108c, and the second flat plate portion 108b2. Further, all the first flat plate portion 108b1, the winding support portion 108c, and the second flat plate portion 108b2 are configured as surrounding the through hole K.
Moreover, in addition to the first opening C1, the metal annular winding 108 further includes a second opening C2. As shown in
In this embodiment, the conductive connecting part 108a for connecting the metal annular winding 108 with other electronic components, such as a printed circuit board, may also be provided. The conductive connecting part 108a may also include two terminals 108a1 and 108a2. In this embodiment, the two terminals 108a1 and 108a2 may be provided on the first flat plate portion 108b1 and the second flat plate portion 108b2 respectively, which is easier to connect with the printed circuit board, but the present invention is not limited thereto.
In this embodiment, the first flat plate portion 108b1, the winding support portion 108c and the second flat plate portion 108b2 are integrally formed, but the present invention is not limited thereto.
Windings may be wound on the winding support portion 108c. The first flat plate portion 108b1 and the second flat plate portion 108b2 may cooperate to at least partially limit the position of the windings. The winding support portion 108c, the first flat plate portion 108b1, and the second flat plate portion 108b2 together form a winding space.
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In this embodiment, the first flat plate portion 108b1 and the winding support portion 108c are integrally formed, while the second flat plate portion 108b2 is an individual component. Further, in this embodiment, the first flat plate portion 108b1 and the second flat plate portion 108b2 may each include a conductive connecting part 108a, but the present invention is not limited thereto.
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In this embodiment, a first wire passing groove 108d1 is provided on the first flat plate portion 108b1, and a second wire passing groove 108d2 is provided on the second flat plate portion 108b2. As shown in
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In this embodiment, a first wire passing groove 108d1 is provided on the first flat plate portion 108b1, and a second wire passing groove 108d2 is provided on the second flat plate portion 108b2. Unlike the wire passing grooves in
Further, in this embodiment, a pair of fly line locating holes 108e are symmetrically arranged on the first flat plate portion 108b1 and the second flat plate portion 108b2. The fly line locating holes 108e are used for locating a starting line and an ending line of a winding wire. In
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In this embodiment, as shown in
Note that, although the wire passing grooves 108d1 and 108d2, the fly line locating holes 108e, and the pipe wall slots 108f shown in
Referring to
In this embodiment, the magnetic core 102 is composed of two half-magnetic cores symmetric to each other, but the configuration of the magnetic core is not limited thereto. In addition, the number of the core column (s) 104c is not specifically limited in the present invention. In a case where the magnetic core 102 includes several core columns, one or more metal annular windings 108 may be provided on each core column.
In this embodiment, the magnetic core 102 is made of a ferrite material, but not limited thereto. Other magnetic materials may be used as necessary.
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In this embodiment, each of the second windings 107 is formed by winding a three layer insulated wire, so as to ensure the insulation between the second winding 107 and the corresponding metal annular winding 108. However, the type of the second windings 107 and the way of winding are not specifically limited in the present invention. Moreover, the numbers or the turns of the second windings 107 and the metal annular windings 108 may be adjusted according to the design requirement of a magnetic element.
In this embodiment, the magnetic element 100 may be a transformer; the metal annular winding 108 may be the secondary winding of the transformer; the second windings 107 may be the primary winding of the transformer; and the metal annular winding 108 may be a copper annular winding. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.
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The metal annular windings 108 of the magnetic element 100a in
In this embodiment, each of the second windings 107 may be correspondingly disposed on the winding support portions 108c of each metal annular winding 108. The structure of each of the second windings 107 is the same as that shown in
In another embodiment of the present invention, the metal annular windings 108 in
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S1: separating a sheet metal along a closed contour curve with a die to obtain a first shape structure X1 (
S2: setting a first bending line L1 and a second bending line L2 to divide the first shape structure X1 into the first flat plate portion 108b1, the winding support portion 108c, and a second flat plate portion 108b2 (
S3: performing a first bending process on the first shape structure X1 along the first bending line L1 and the second bending line L2 to form a second shape structure X2. The winding support portion 108c may be perpendicular to the first flat plate portion 108b1 and the second flat plate portion 108b2 (
S4: performing a ring-shaped bending process on the second shape structure X2 to form the metal annular winding 108, leaving the head and the end of the ring shape of the metal annular winding 108 unclosed (
Further, the step S1 comprises: punching and shearing the first flat plate portion 108b1 and the second flat plate portion 108b2 to form the conductive connecting part 108a (
Still further, the step S1 comprises: punching and shearing the first flat plate portion 108b1 and the second flat plate portion 108b2 to form wire passing grooves 108d1, 108d2 (
In another embodiment of the present invention, the step S1 further comprises: punching and shearing the first flat plate portion 108b1 and the second flat plate portion 108b2 to form fly line locating holes (
In still another embodiment of the present invention, the step S1 further comprises: punching and shearing the winding support portion 108c to form a plurality of pipe wall slots 108f.
For example, from left to right, in each of
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S1′: separating a sheet metal along a closed contour curve with a die to obtain a first shape structure.
S2′: setting a first bending line to divide the first shape structure into a first flat plate portion and a winding support portion.
S3′: performing a first bending process on the first shape structure along the first bending line to form a second shape structure. The winding support portion may be perpendicular to the first flat plate portion. Here, the first bending process is a L-shaped bending process, but the present invention is not limited thereto; and
S4′: performing a ring-shaped bending process on the second shape structure to form the metal annular winding, leaving the head and the end of the ring shape of the metal annular winding unclosed, wherein the ring-shaped bending process is at least one of a circular-shaped bending process, a square-shaped bending process and a racetrack-shaped bending process.
Similar to the first embodiment of the method for manufacturing the metal annular winding according to the present invention, the step S1′ may further comprise any combination of the following steps: a step of punching and shearing the first flat plate portion to form the conductive connecting part; a step of punching and shearing the first flat plate portion to form wire passing grooves, a step of punching and shearing the first flat plate portion to form fly line locating holes, and a step of punching and shearing the winding support portion to form a plurality of pipe wall slots. With the above manufacturing method according to the present invention, a sheet metal, such as a copper sheet, may be processed into a first flat plate portion, a winding support portion, and a conductive connecting part integrally formed.
In summary, the metal annular winding according to the present invention can be used both as a winding for providing an electrical function and as a winding support structure for other windings. Compared with a conventional magnetic element in which the bobbin has a staggered structure, when the metal annular winding according to the present invention is applied to a magnetic element, the winding space may be saved by about 30%, thereby increasing space utilization of the winding window of the magnetic element and reducing the overall size of the product.
It is to be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the present invention but not to limit the technical solution described in the present invention; moreover, although the present invention is described in detail with reference to the above embodiments in this specification, the ordinary persons skilled in the art should understand that changes or equivalent substitutions can still be made to the present invention; thus, all the technical solutions not departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention and the improvements thereof should be covered by the protection scope of the appended claims of the present invention.
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201711096353.6 | Nov 2017 | CN | national |