The present invention relates to a manufacturing method of a coil component and a mold apparatus for manufacturing the coil component.
There have been proposed various kinds of coil components each of which includes a magnetic core and a winding-wire coil. Among such coil components, there exists a component in which a coil formed by winding a rectangular wire or the like is attaching onto a magnetic-body core formed by a magnetic-body and which is further provided with a magnetic cover portion which covers those members (see Patent-document 1: Chinese unexamined patent publication No. 104051129). This magnetic cover portion is formed by filling the inside of a mold with a slurry-like or putty-like admixture which is obtained by mixing metal-made magnetic powders and a resin and by adding a solvent, and then, by employing a mold-forming using a magnetic material.
Meanwhile, it is required for the constitution as mentioned above that filling defect of the admixture would not occur at the periphery or the like of the coil on an occasion of mass-producing the coil components. For that reason, it is conceivable to pressurize the admixture. However, the admixture mentioned above is inferior in the fluidity and therefore, even if the admixture thereof is pressurized, there is a fear that a place which is not sufficiently filled with the admixture (filling defect) may be caused in the inside of the mold. In that case, it becomes a situation in which quality fluctuation of the coil components is caused.
The present invention was invented in view of such a problem and is addressed to providing a manufacturing method of a coil component and a mold apparatus for manufacturing the coil component in which it is possible to decrease the filling defect of the admixture.
The present invention is characterized by a manufacturing method of a coil component including the steps of: assembling and forming a coil assembly body in which a coil is attached to a magnetic-body core; and inputting the coil assembly body and a putty-like admixture including magnetic powders and a thermosetting resin into an inner cylindrical portion of a die, further including the steps of: pressing the admixture which is inputted into the inner cylindrical portion, applying vibration for giving shear force with respect to the admixture which is inputted into the inner cylindrical portion for decreasing the viscosity of the aforesaid admixture, and thermosetting and forming the magnetic cover portion by heating an integrated object comprised of the admixture which was applied with the vibration and the coil assembly body and by thermally-curing the thermosetting resin included in the admixture.
Also, for another aspect of the manufacturing method of a coil component of the present invention, it is preferable, in addition to the invention mentioned above, to employ a configuration in which in the step of applying vibration, the vibration is applied to the admixture by an operation of a vibration generating mechanism which applies vibration to the die directly or indirectly.
Further, for another aspect of the manufacturing method of a coil component of the present invention, it is preferable, further in addition to the inventions mentioned above, to employ a configuration in which in the step of applying vibration, the vibration is applied to the admixture by an operation of a percussion mechanism which applies periodic impact to the admixture.
Also, for another aspect of the manufacturing method of a coil component of the present invention, it is preferable, further in addition to the inventions mentioned above, to employ a configuration in which the step of pressing is carried out earlier than the step of applying vibration, and concurrently, the step of pressing is carried out concurrently also in the step of applying vibration.
Further, for another aspect of the manufacturing method of a coil component of the present invention, it is preferable, further in addition to the inventions mentioned above, to employ a configuration in which in the step of applying vibration, the vibration is applied to the admixture by the operation of the vibration generating mechanism which applies vibration to the die directly or indirectly, and concurrently, before or after the vibration application to the admixture by the vibration generating mechanism, the vibration is applied to the admixture by the operation of the percussion mechanism which applies periodic impact to the admixture.
Also, for another aspect of the manufacturing method of a coil component of the present invention, it is preferable, further in addition to the inventions mentioned above, to employ a configuration in which after the step of inputting, a lid member is placed at an upper portion of the admixture, further, a press member is placed at an upper portion of the lid member, in the step of pressing, the admixture is pressurized by operating a pressurizing mechanism which pressurizes the press member, and concurrently, prior to the step of thermosetting and forming, there is carried out a step of ejecting the integrated object from the inner cylindrical portion while maintaining the state in which the upper surface of the integrated object is in close contact with the lid member.
In addition, according to a second viewpoint of the present invention, the present invention is characterized by a mold apparatus for manufacturing a coil component formed by covering a coil assembly body, in which a coil is attached to a magnetic-body core, with a magnetic cover portion, the mold apparatus including: a die provided with an inner cylindrical portion into which the coil assembly body and a putty-like admixture including magnetic powders and a thermosetting resin are inputted; a press member which presses the admixture from the upward side of the die; a pressurizing mechanism which pressurizes the press member; a vibration applying member which applies vibration for giving shear force with respect to the admixture inputted into the inner cylindrical portion; and a control unit which controls the operation of the pressurizing mechanism and the vibration applying member.
According to the present invention, it becomes possible to decrease the filling defect of the admixture.
Hereinafter, there will be explained a manufacturing method of a coil component 10 and the coil component 10 relating to a first exemplified embodiment of the present invention with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that in the following explanation, the explanation will be done by using the XYZ orthogonal coordinate system if it is necessary. In the XYZ orthogonal coordinate system, “X direction” indicates a direction toward which terminals 43a, 43b are aligned in line in
The coil component 10 in the present exemplified embodiment is formed as an electronic component such as an inductor, a transformer, a choke coil or the like. This coil component 10 is formed by including the coil assembly body 20 and the magnetic cover portion 50 as main constituent elements. The coil assembly body 20 includes a magnetic-body core 30 and a coil 40.
The magnetic-body core 30 is provided with a flange portion 31 and a pillar-shaped core portion 32 in which they are provided integrally. Such a magnetic-body core 30 is formed by a material of a ferrite core which is obtained by burning ferrite or of a dust core which is obtained by compression-molding magnetic powders. Here, for the magnetic powders of the dust core, it is possible to use magnetic powders whose main component is iron (Fe) and for which each of silicon (Si) and chromium (Cr) is added by a ratio of 1 wt % or more and also by a ratio of 10 wt % or less. Such magnetic powders are excellent in the aspects of rust-prevention property, relative permeability and the like. From the viewpoint of decreasing the core loss, it is allowed to use metal magnetic powders which are obtained by mixing the above-mentioned magnetic powders with an amorphous metal. For the amorphous metal, it is possible to use a carbon-contained amorphous metal whose main component is iron (Fe), for which each of silicon (Si) and chromium (Cr) is contained by a ratio of 1 wt % or more and also by a ratio of 10 wt % or less, and further, for which carbon (C) is contained by a ratio of 0.1 wt % or more and also by a ratio of 5 wt % or less. In addition, it is also allowed for manganese (Mn) to be contained therein.
The flange portion 31 is provided in a plate shape and according to the constitution shown in
In addition, for the coil 40, there is used a rectangular wire 41 (corresponding to conductive wire) whose width size is sufficiently larger than the thickness size thereof in which a winding wire portion 42 is formed by winding this rectangular wire 41 and the coil hole 42a is provided on the inner circumferential side of that winding wire portion 42. Into this coil hole 42a, the pillar-shaped core portion 32 mentioned above is plugged. It should be noted that according to the constitution shown in
In addition, one terminal 43a of the rectangular wire extends from the upper surface side of the winding wire portion 42 toward a direction (Y1 side) in parallel with the upper surface 31A of the flange portion 31 of the magnetic-body core 30 and thereafter, abuts against a side surface 31B on the Y1 side of the flange portion 31 in
Similarly, the other terminal 43b of the rectangular wire 41 extends from the lower surface side of the winding wire portion 42 toward a direction (Y1 side) in parallel with the upper surface of the flange portion 31 and thereafter, abuts against a side surface 31B on the Y1 side of the flange portion 31 in
It should be noted that on the lower bottom surface 31C of the flange portion 31, there are provided groove portions (not shown) so as to rise upward for inducing the terminal units 44a, 44b to enter thereinto. Each of these groove portions has a shallower depth compared with the thickness of the rectangular wire 41 and each electrode groove houses a portion of the thickness of the terminal unit 44a (44b). For that reason, it becomes a state in which the downward sides of the terminal units 44a, 44b protrude downward from the lower bottom surface 31C. It should be noted that it is allowed for the upper surface sides of the terminal units 44a, 44b to be adhesively fixed onto the wall surfaces of the groove portions by using an adhesive agent.
It should be noted that it is allowed for the conductive wire to use a round wire having a circular cross-section shape instead of the rectangular wire 41 mentioned above. In that case, it is allowed for the terminal units 44a, 44b to be formed by being crushed in flat shapes.
It should be noted that on the side surface 31D on the Y2 side of the flange portion 31, there are formed side-surface concave portions (not shown) for positioning the terminals 43a, 43b. For that reason, a portion or all of each thickness of the terminals 43a, 43b is housed in each of the side-surface concave portions and it becomes possible to prevent the terminals 43a, 43b from protruding out of the side surface of the flange portion 31. It should be noted that it is allowed to employ a constitution in which with respect to the wall surfaces of the side-surface concave portions, the terminals 43a, 43b are to be bonded.
Next, there will be explained the magnetic cover portion 50. The magnetic cover portion 50 is formed by a material including magnetic powders and a thermosetting resin. For such a magnetic powder, it is allowed to use the same kind of material as that of the magnetic-body core 30 mentioned above or it is also allowed to use a different material. In addition, it is possible for the thermosetting resin to cite an epoxy resin, a phenol resin and a silicone resin.
This magnetic cover portion 50 is provided so as to cover the coil assembly body 20 totally except the terminal units 44a, 44b mentioned above. It should be noted that it is allowed also for the lower bottom surface 31C of the flange portion 31 to be exposed and in addition, it is also allowed for another portion other than the lower bottom surface 31C and the terminal units 44a, 44b within the coil assembly body 20 to be exposed. As shown in
Next, there will be explained a constitution of a mold apparatus 100, which is used in order to manufacture the coil component 10, with reference to
The base plate portion 110 is a portion which becomes a base of the mold apparatus 100 and is a portion for supporting the lower-side support plate 120 and the die 130. In addition, the base plate portion 110 is a portion which is applied with vibration by the vibration generating mechanism 170 which will be mentioned later. Caused by the application of vibration to such a base plate portion 110, the vibration is applied to the admixture 200 which is filled in an inner cylindrical portion 132 of the die 130. It should be noted in the constitution shown in
The lower-side support plate 120 is a sheet-shaped or thin plate-shaped member and is a portion for sealing the opening portion on the lower side of the inner cylindrical portion 132 of the die 130. This lower-side support plate 120 is provided with positioning concave-portions 121 which are recessed compared with the upper surface of that lower-side support plate 120 and the terminal units 44a, 44b of the coil assembly body 20 enter into those positioning concave-portions 121. Thus, the position of the coil assembly body 20 with respect to the inner cylindrical portion 132 of the die 130 will be determined.
In addition, the lower-side support plate 120 is provided with the insertion hole 122 and this insertion hole 122 communicates with the exhaust hole 111 mentioned above. For that reason, in a case of pressing the admixture 200 in the inner cylindrical portion 132 of the die 130, it is possible to exhaust the air which exists in the inner cylindrical portion 132 toward the outside through the exhaust hole 111 and the insertion hole 122.
In addition, the die 130 is a member which includes a cylindrical outer cylindrical portion 131 and the portion surrounded by that outer cylindrical portion 131 (portion surrounded by an inner wall 131a of the outer cylindrical portion 131) becomes the inner cylindrical portion 132. Then, it becomes a state in which it is possible to place the coil assembly body 20 in this inner cylindrical portion 132, to fill the admixture 200 therein and so on.
It should be noted that the die 130 is positioned with respect to the lower-side support plate 120 through a positioning member which is not shown. For such a positioning member, it is possible to cite, for example, a configuration in which a protrusion is provided at either one of the lower-side support plate 120 and the die 130 and a concave portion fitting into that protrusion is provided at the other one thereof, but it is allowed to use another configuration for the positioning member. In addition, it is preferable for the inner wall 131a to be coated with a release agent beforehand. In a case of coating the release agent, it is possible, when carrying out a ejecting-process S50 mentioned later, to easily eject an integrated object formed by molding the admixture 200 and the coil assembly body 20 from the inner cylindrical portion 132.
The lid member 140 is a member which is placed so as to cover the admixture 200 from the upward side (Z1 side) of the inner cylindrical portion 132 after the admixture 200 is filled in the inner cylindrical portion 132. It is preferable for this lid member 140 to be formed by a resin material having excellent mold-release characteristics. For one example of such a resin material, it is possible to use a fluorine resin material such as polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) or the like. It should be noted that there is no limitation for the thickness of the lid member 140 in particular, in which it is allowed to employ a member having a so-called sheet shape and other than this shape, a plate shape, a block shape or the like. In addition, the lid member 140 is provided to be approximately the same as the shape of the inner cylindrical portion 132 when planarly viewed and it is possible to press the admixture 200 which is filled in the inner cylindrical portion 132 excellently while preventing the admixture 200 from leaking from the gap between the lid member 140 and the inner wall 131a of the outer cylindrical portion 131.
The press member 150 is a member for pressing the lid member 140 from the upward side thereof and is provided to have a smaller diameter than that of the lid member 140. For that reason, it becomes a state in which it is possible to prevent the press member 150 from colliding with the outer cylindrical portion 131. In addition, it is preferable for the press member 150 to be provided to have a larger thickness than that of the lid member 140. It is possible for the press member 150 to use, for example, a block-shaped member.
The pressurizing mechanism 160 is a mechanism for applying a pressing force onto the press member 150 from the upward side of the press member 150. Owing to such a pressurizing mechanism 160, it becomes possible to pressurize the admixture 200 which exists in the inside of the inner cylindrical portion 132. It should be noted that it is allowed to employ a pressurizing mechanism 160 which applies a predetermined pressing force continuously and it is also allowed to employ a pressurizing mechanism which applies a predetermined pressing force periodically.
In addition, the vibration generating mechanism 170 is a mechanism which is attached to the base plate portion 110 and is a mechanism for applying a vibration with respect to that base plate portion 110. The vibration generating mechanism 170 corresponds to the vibration applying member. It is possible for such a vibration generating mechanism 170 to employ, for example, a mechanism using a ball vibrator 171 and a compressor (not shown). The ball vibrator 171 is provided with an iron-steel-made iron ball and a cylindrical case for rotating that iron ball in which there is supplied a compressed air into the inside of the cylindrical case from a compressor. Then, the ball vibrator is an apparatus in which the iron ball rotates high-speedily caused by the pressure of the compressed air which is supplied into the inside of the cylindrical case and caused by that action, the vibration is applied to the base plate portion 110.
In this manner, the vibration applied to the base plate portion 110 is applied also to the lower-side support plate 120 and the die 130 and is applied also to the admixture 200. For that reason, the admixture 200 is applied with a shear force and the viscosity thereof will decrease. Caused by that action, it is possible to fill the admixture 200 also into the air gap in the inside of the inner cylindrical portion 132 in which the admixture 200 is not filled.
Here, there is employed a mechanism for the ball vibrator 171 in which the iron ball does not move in a linear direction one-dimensionally but rotates, as mentioned above, in a circle shape in the inside of the cylindrical case. For that reason, the base plate portion 110 is applied with a vibration which is not linear but planar (two-dimensional) caused by the ball vibrator 171. Therefore, the admixture 200 can be filled into the air gap more excellently. It should be noted that it is allowed for the rotational surface formed by the rotation of the iron ball to be set in parallel with the XY plane or it is allowed to employ a situation in which the Z direction is made to become in parallel with the rotational surface such as in a case of XZ plane or ZX plane. In addition, it is also allowed for the ball vibrator to be mounted so as to be inclined with respect to the XY plane, the YZ plane or the ZX plane with a predetermined angle in which there is no limitation for the mounting method thereof.
It should be noted that the vibration generating mechanism 170 is not to be limited by a mechanism which uses the ball vibrator 171. For example, it is allowed for the vibration generating mechanism 170 to use a driving device of such a type in which the vibration is generated by mounting a rotational body onto a motor in an eccentric state and by rotating that rotational body. Besides, it is possible for the vibration generating mechanism 170 to use various types of driving devices such as driving devices of ultrasonic methods, driving devices of such types using electromagnets and the like.
Here, in a case of employing the mounting in a state in which the rotational surface is in parallel with the XY plane or nearly in parallel therewith, the force for vibrating the admixture 200 relatively in the up and down direction will be reduced. For that reason, it is possible to reduce the force in the up and down direction with respect to the admixture 200 which is already pressed toward the up and down direction by the pressurizing mechanism 160.
In addition, the control unit 180 is a portion for controlling the operations of the pressurizing mechanism 160 and the vibration generating mechanism 170.
It should be noted that the lower-side support plate 120 is not limited by the constitution shown in
In the constitution shown in
In a case of manufacturing the coil component 10 by using the lower-side support plate 120A and the die 130 such as shown in
In addition,
Here, as mentioned above, in the constitution shown in
It should be noted that in the constitution shown in
In addition, the die 130 is not limited by a constitution which includes a single inner cylindrical portion 132. For example, as shown in
Next, there will be explained, hereinafter, a manufacturing method of the coil component 10 having a constitution as mentioned above. It should be noted that the coil component 10 is manufactured by using the above-mentioned mold apparatus 100. In addition, with regard to each of the processes which will be explained hereinafter, there is no limitation for the sequence or timing thereof by which a plurality of processes are carried out. More specifically, when carrying out the manufacturing method of the coil component 10 of the present exemplified embodiment, it is possible to change the sequence of the plurality of processes thereof within a range in which there is caused no trouble for the content thereof and in addition, it is allowed for a portion or all of the execution timings of a plurality of processes to be overlapped each other.
The assembling-process S10 is a process for assembling the coil assembly body 20. In order to carry out such an assembling-process S10, first, the winding wire portion 42 is formed by employing an edgewise bending for the rectangular wire or by bending the rectangular wire 41. Then, the pillar-shaped core portion 32 is inserted with respect to the coil hole 42a of the winding wire portion 42. At that time, it is preferable for the lower surface of the winding wire portion 42 to be bonded with the upper surface 31A of the flange portion 31. In addition, the terminals 43a, 43b of the rectangular wire 41 are bent such as mentioned above. Thus, there will be formed the terminal units 44a, 44b, in which the insulating coatings of the terminal units 44a, 44b will be removed if necessary. Thus, also the coil assembly body 20 will be formed.
Next, the input-process S20 is carried out. In this input-process S20, the coil assembly body 20 is placed on the lower-side support plate 120 in the inside of the inner cylindrical portion 132, and concurrently, the admixture 200 is inputted into the inside of the inner cylindrical portion 132. At that time, caused by a configuration in which the terminal units 44a, 44b are made to enter into the positioning concave-portions 121, the coil assembly body 20 is positioned in the inside of the inner cylindrical portion 132.
Here, the admixture 200 is a putty-like admixture obtained by mixing metal-made magnetic powders and a resin and by adding a solvent thereto. For that reason, for example, in a case of forming the admixture 200 to have a certain shape, it becomes a state in which the viscosity thereof becomes an identical or similar viscosity as that of clay and in which the shape thereof can be maintained. It should be noted that the magnetic cover portion 50 is formed by the admixture 200 and therefore, the magnetic powders and the resin have the same material properties as those of the above-mentioned magnetic cover portion 50. In addition, it is possible for the solvent to arbitrarily utilize a well-known organic solvent such as acetone, MEK (methyl ethyl ketone), ethanol, α-Terpineol, IPA (isopropyl alcohol) or the like.
It should be noted that it is possible to obtain a specific admixture 200 by mixing the metal magnetic powders and the epoxy resin under a condition in which the composition ratio there-between is selected as 91:9 to 95:5 (including both of the end-values) by mass-ratio. Further, it is possible to prepare the admixture by adding the solvent selectively. For one example of the metal magnetic powders, it is possible to cite powders in which amorphous metal magnetic powders containing at least iron, silicon, chromium and carbon are mixed with iron-silicon chromium based alloy powders by mass-ratio 1:1.
In addition, it is possible to use a terpineol for the solvent which is added to the admixture 200 in which the additive amount of the solvent is made to be less than 2 wt % with respect to the mass of the admixture 200. Thus, it is possible to set the admixture 200 in a putty state having low fluidity. At that time, the viscosity of the admixture 200 becomes within a range of 30 Pa·s to 3000 Pa·s.
In addition, in a case of inputting the admixture 20 into the cylindrical portion 132, a block body of the admixture 200 is formed beforehand so as to obtain a proper amount of the admixture 200 and, in addition, so as to form a shape which is easily inputted to the inner cylindrical portion 132. Then, after placing the coil assembly body 20 on the lower-side support plate 120, the block body of the admixture 200 is placed on the upper portion of the coil assembly body 20.
Next, the press-process S30 is carried out. In this press-process S30, the lid member 140 is placed on the upper portion of the admixture 200 and further, after placing the press member 150 on the upper portion of the lid member 140, the pressurizing mechanism 160 is activated. Thus, the admixture 200 is made to enter into the gap existing in the inside of the inner cylindrical portion 132.
It should be noted that the press-process S30 of the present exemplified embodiment means a process in which the inner cylindrical portion 132 is filled with the admixture 200 without changing the volume of the admixture 200 eliminating the air gap thereof. For that reason, the press-process S30 is designed to be different from a well-known compression-process in which the processed-object such as ferrite or the like is compressed by high pressure and the volume thereof is reduced significantly. While a high pressing force of around 0.5 tons to a few tons is generally loaded onto the processed-object in such a well-known compression-process, it is enough in the press-process S30 of the present exemplified embodiment if a low pressing pressure of, for example, around 0.5 kg to 50 kg is to be loaded onto the admixture 200. Therefore, also the damage to the die 130 becomes less and due to this effect, there can be obtained such a merit that the selective range of the material for the die 130 will be widened.
The vibration application-process S40 is a process for applying vibration to the admixture 200. It should be noted that in this vibration application-process S40, the pressurizing mechanism 160 maintains the state in which the press member 150 and the lid member 140 are pressurized. Here, it is allowed to comprehend that the continuation of this pressurized state is a continuation of the press-process S30 and it is also allowed to comprehend that the continuation is a portion of the vibration application-process S40. In this pressurized state, the vibration generating mechanism 170 is controlled so as to be activated by the control unit 180. Then, the vibration is applied to the base plate portion 110 and that vibration is also transmitted to the admixture 200.
It should be noted with regard to the vibration applied by such a vibration generating mechanism 170 that the amplitude thereof is designed to be within a range of 0.1 μm to 1 cm. In addition, the frequency of the applied vibration is designed to be within a range of 2 Hz to 500 Hz. Further, the time period for exciting the vibration generating mechanism 170 is designed to be within a range of 1 second to 100 seconds. In addition, the exciting period is not to be limited by the above-mentioned range either and it is allowed to design the exciting period to be, for example, more than 100 seconds.
Here, when adding the vibration to the admixture 200, the viscosity thereof decreases rapidly. For that reason, it is possible to fill also the air gap, which is not filled with the admixture 200 inside the inner cylindrical portion 132, with the admixture 200 by pressurizing the admixture 200 under such a condition as mentioned above in a state in which the viscosity of the admixture 200 is made to decrease rapidly.
Next, the ejecting-process S50 is carried out. In this ejecting-process S50, the integrated object of the admixture 200 and the coil assembly body 20 is ejected from the inside of the inner cylindrical portion 132. At that time, the top surface portion of the admixture 200 is in close contact with the lid member 140 and therefore, it is possible to eject the integrated object in a state in which the upper surface of the integrated object is in close contact with the lid member 140 by pushing the integrated object upward, for example, by inserting a pin shaped push-up member into the positioning concave-portion 121.
Next, the thermosetting-process S60 is carried out. In this thermosetting-process S60, the admixture 200 in the ejected integrated object is thermally-cured by being heated up to the thermosetting temperature or more. At that time, the solvent included in the admixture 200 is removed by being volatilized. Then, after a state in which the admixture 200 is cured sufficiently and becomes a magnetic cover portion 50, the lid member 140 is removed from the upper surface of the integrated object. Thus, the coil component 10 is formed.
It should be noted with regard to the ejecting-process S50 and the thermosetting-process S60 that it is allowed to employ the following configurations. More specifically, it is allowed, before carrying out the ejecting-process S50, to carry out the thermosetting-process S60 in a state in which the integrated object is filled in the inner cylindrical portion 132. Then, it is allowed, after curing the integrated object completely in the thermosetting-process S60, to carry out the ejecting-process S50.
In addition, it is allowed to employ the following processes. More specifically, the thermosetting-process S60 of a first stage is carried out by a first temperature before carrying out the ejecting-process S50, in which the admixture 200 of the integrated object is to be semi-cured. At that time, while the first temperature is selected to be less than the thermosetting temperature of the thermosetting resin, the first temperature is made to be a temperature by which the solvent included in the admixture 200 is volatilized so as to semi-cure the integrated object. Thereafter, the ejecting-process S50 is carried out and the integrated object including the semi-cured admixture 200 is ejected from the inner cylindrical portion 132. Then, the thermosetting-process S60 of a second stage is carried out at a second temperature which is higher than the first temperature. At that time, the second temperature is made to be equal to the thermal-cure temperature of the thermosetting resin or more. Here, it is allowed to set the first temperature to be equal to the curing start temperature of the thermosetting resin or more and also to be less than the completely cured temperature.
In addition, it is allowed to carry out a post-treatment process after carrying out the thermosetting-process S60. For the post-treatment process, there can be cited such as a polishing process of the surface of the magnetic cover portion 50, a coating-formation process by using a thermosetting resin, or the like.
According to the manufacturing method of the coil component 10 as described above, it becomes possible to prevent the portion such as an air gap which is not filled with the admixture 200 from being formed in the inner cylindrical portion 132 of the die 130. More specifically, the putty-like admixture 200 has a high viscosity and is inferior in fluidity, so that even if the admixture 200 inputted into the inner cylindrical portion 132 is pressurized, there is a fear that a place which is not sufficiently filled with the admixture 200 sufficiently (filling defect) is caused in the inside of the inner cylindrical portion 132.
However, in the present exemplified embodiment, after the admixture 200 is inputted into the inner cylindrical portion 132 in the press-process S30, there is applied a vibration for applying such a shear force which decreases the viscosity of the admixture 200 by carrying out the vibration application-process S40. For that reason, the viscosity of the putty-like admixture 200 is decreased and the fluidity thereof is improved. Thus, it becomes possible to prevent the place which is not filled with admixture 200 (filling defect) in the inside of the inner cylindrical portion 132 from being formed. Therefore, it becomes possible to prevent from occurring quality fluctuation (fluctuation in an aspect of characteristics) of the coil component 10 which was formed passing through the ejecting-process S50, the thermosetting-process S60 and like, thereafter.
In addition, in the vibration application-process S40 of the present exemplified embodiment, the vibration is applied to the putty-like admixture 200 by an operation of the vibration generating mechanism 170 which applies the vibration with respect to the die 130 directly or indirectly. For this reason, it becomes possible to apply the vibration to the putty-like admixture 200 excellently and it becomes possible to prevent the place which is not filled with the admixture 200 (filling defect) in the inside of the inner cylindrical portion 132 from being formed more reliably.
In addition, in the present exemplified embodiment, the press-process S30 is carried out earlier than the vibration application-process S40 and at the same time, it is possible, also in the vibration application-process S40, to carry out the press-process S30 concurrently. In a case of employing such a procedure, the vibration is added to the putty-like admixture 200 in a pressurized state, so that it becomes possible to prevent the place which is not filled with the admixture 200 (filling defect) in the inside of the inner cylindrical portion 132 from being formed more reliably.
In addition, in the present exemplified embodiment, after the input-process S20, the lid member 140 is placed at an upper portion of the admixture 200, further, the press member 150 is placed at an upper portion of the lid member 140. Then, in the press-process S30, the admixture 200 is pressurized by operating the pressurizing mechanism 160 which pressurizes the press member 150, and concurrently, prior to the thermosetting-process S60, there is employed a configuration in which the ejecting-process S50 of ejecting the integrated object from the inner cylindrical portion 132 is to be carried out while maintaining the state in which the upper surface of the integrated object is in close contact with the lid member 140.
For this reason, it is possible in the ejecting-process S50 to carry out the ejection which uses the lid member 140 without taking out the integrated object directly and therefore, after that ejection, it is possible also when conveying the integrated object to carry out the conveyance which uses the lid member 140. In addition, it is possible also when thermosetting the admixture 200 in the thermosetting-process S60 to carry out the thermosetting which uses the lid member 140. Therefore, the handling of the integrated object becomes easy. In addition, in each process after the ejection of the integrated object, it becomes unnecessary to hold the integrated object directly and, therefore, it becomes possible to prevent the outer surface of the integrated object (admixture 200) from being damaged.
In addition, in the present embodiment, the mold apparatus 100 which is used for manufacturing the coil component 10 includes the press member 150 which presses the admixture 200 from the upward side of the die 130 and the pressurizing mechanism 160 which pressurizes that press member 150; and concurrently, includes the vibration generating mechanism 170 which applies vibration for giving shear force with respect to the admixture 200 inputted into the inner cylindrical portion 132. Further, the operations of the vibration generating mechanism 170 and the pressurizing mechanism 160 are controlled by the control unit 180. For this reason, it becomes possible to activate the vibration generating mechanism 170 under a suitable condition and, similarly, it is also possible to activate the pressurizing mechanism 160 under a suitable condition. For that reason, it becomes possible to prevent the place which is not filled with the admixture 200 (filling defect) in the inside of the inner cylindrical portion 132 from being formed more reliably.
Next, there will be explained a second exemplified embodiment of the present invention.
The mold apparatus 100 of the present exemplified embodiment includes a percussion mechanism 190 instead of the pressurizing mechanism 160. The percussion mechanism 190 corresponds to the vibration applying member. The percussion mechanism 190 is a mechanism which includes a percussion member for applying a percussion to the press member 150 and a drive member for driving that percussion member, and is a mechanism which applies a periodic percussion to the admixture 200 through the press member 150 and the lid member 140. In addition, with respect to the percussion mechanism 190, the drive thereof is controlled by the control unit 180.
It should be noted that the term “percussion” used here means that the percussion member will repeat actions of getting-away, colliding and the like with respect to the press member 150. On the other hand, the vibration generating mechanism 170 mentioned above is a mechanism which applies a vibration in a state of being attached without being apart from the base plate portion 110. For that reason, there is a difference between the percussion mechanism 190 and the vibration generating mechanism 170 in such an aspect of whether or not the mechanism will get-away periodically with respect to the target object to which a periodic vibration is applied.
In addition, in a case of applying the percussion to the press member 150 by activating the percussion mechanism 190 as shown in
In addition, in the mold apparatus 100 shown in
Meanwhile, when an impact such as a percussion is applied to a target object including the press member 150, a vibration in response to the natural vibration frequency of that target object continues for a short period while being attenuated. When such an impact is applied periodically, it becomes a state in which the vibration is applied to the admixture 200 and it becomes possible to decrease the viscosity thereof.
The percussion frequency which is applied by the percussion mechanism 190 is made to be within a range of 2 Hz to 500 Hz similarly as that of the above-mentioned vibration mechanism 170. Further, the period for which the percussion is applied to the percussion mechanism 190 is made to be within a range of one-second to one-hundred seconds. However, if it is possible to decrease the viscosity of the admixture 200, there is no limitation for such a range and it is allowed to employ another range.
In a case of manufacturing the coil component 10 by using the mold apparatus 100 as shown in
In a case of manufacturing the coil component 10 by using the mold apparatus 100 having a constitution as described above, in the vibration application-process S40, the vibration is applied to the admixture 200 by an operation of the percussion mechanism 190 which applies periodic impact to the admixture 200. Even if employing such a procedure, it becomes possible to decrease the viscosity of the admixture 200 and due to this fact, it becomes possible to prevent the place which is not filled with the admixture 200 (filling defect) in the inside of the inner cylindrical portion 132 from being formed.
In addition, in the present exemplified embodiment, for the vibration application-process S40, it is allowed to employ a constitution in which the vibration is applied to the admixture 200 by the operation of the vibration generating mechanism 170 which applies vibration to the die 130 directly or indirectly, and concurrently before or after the vibration application to the admixture 200 by the vibration generating mechanism 170, the vibration is applied to the admixture 200 by the operation of the percussion mechanism 190 which applies periodic impact to the admixture 200.
In a case of employing such a constitution, it becomes possible to apply two kinds of vibrations, whose vibration modes are different, with respect to the admixture 200 and due to this fact, it becomes possible to prevent the place which is not filled with the admixture 200 (filling defect) in the inside of the inner cylindrical portion 132 from being formed more reliably. In particular, even if there occurs a filling defect which cannot be prevented by a single kind of vibration mode, it becomes possible by applying another kind of vibration mode to prevent the air gap in the putty-like admixture 200 from being caused more reliably.
As described above, there were explained respective exemplified embodiments of the present invention, but it becomes possible for the present invention to be modified variously departing from those embodiments above. Hereinafter, there will be explained certain of those modifications.
In each of the above-mentioned exemplified embodiments, the multi-dies 130B are formed as a single integrated object in which a plurality of inner cylindrical portions 132 are formed. However, it is allowed for the multi-dies to employ an object which is divided, for example, into two pieces.
In addition, in the above-mentioned each exemplified embodiment, it is made to have a constitution in which the vibration generating mechanism 170 shown in
In addition, in the above-mentioned second exemplified embodiment, there is employed a constitution in which the percussion mechanism 190 applies the impact to the press member 150 and in which short periodic vibrations caused by that impact are applied to the admixture 200. However, it is allowed for the percussion mechanism 190 to employ a constitution in which the viscosity of the admixture 200 is decreased by applying the impact, for example, to the base plate portion 110 or to another portion.
In addition, in the above-mentioned each exemplified embodiment, it is allowed for the vibration which is applied to the admixture 200 by the vibration generating mechanism 170 or the percussion mechanism 190 to make the frequency, the amplitude or the vibration period thereof variable. For example, it is allowed not to employ a constitution in which a constant frequency or amplitude is applied during the execution of the application-process S40 but to employ a constitution in which the frequency or the amplitude is changed appropriately during the period of executing the vibration application-process S40. For example, it is also allowed for the control unit 180 to control the operation of the vibration generating mechanism 170 and/or the percussion mechanism 190 such that the vibration having a low frequency is applied in the beginning and thereafter, the vibration having a higher frequency than that in the beginning is applied to the admixture 200.
In addition, in a case of vibrating the admixture 200, the energy applied to the admixture becomes maximum when a resonance is caused and therefore, it is allowed to employ a constitution in which there is provided a separate vibration sensor for detecting vibration or a sound sensor such as a microphone in a case of generating vibration sound on an occasion of vibration and, based on the detection results by those sensors, the operation of the vibration generating mechanism 170 and/or the percussion mechanism 190 is to be controlled in the control unit 180. In addition, it is also allowed to employ such a constitution in which the control unit 180 will control the operation period of the vibration generating mechanism 170 and/or the percussion mechanism 190 in response to the ambient temperature, the humidity or the like.
Having described preferred embodiments of the invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to those precise embodiments and that various changes and modifications could be effected therein by one skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.
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201510512779.X | Aug 2015 | CN | national |
This is a divisional patent application of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/238,843, filed on Aug. 17, 2016, and claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201510512779.X, filed on Aug. 19, 2015, which are both expressly incorporated by reference herein in their entireties.
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Parent | 15238843 | Aug 2016 | US |
Child | 15988686 | US |