Miniature inductor
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1. An inductor, comprising:
- a closed magnetic circuit core comprising an outer core for substantially enclosing a coil space, said outer core having defined therein a plurality of windows;
said closed magnetic circuit core further comprising an inner coil core located in said coil space;
at least one coil in said coil space wound around said inner coil core;
said coil comprising at least one wire having a plurality of lead wires, each lead wire extending out of said coil space through a respective one of said windows; and
a plurality of plates, each plate being mounted to said closed magnetic circuit core and comprising a respective terminal extending outward from a respective one of said windows in said outer core, each said respective terminal having first and second portions and being bendable for holding said respective lead wire between said first and second portions;
each said respective terminal comprising a solder layer on at least one of said first and second portions for being melted when said respective lead wire is held between said first and second portions and for connecting said first and second portions to each other and to said respective lead wire;
said wire of said coil having a heat-meltable coating material for insulating said wire and for melting from said lead wires of said wire when said solder layer of each said terminal is melted.
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Abstract
A miniature inductor used as a boosting coil in a piezoelectric buzzer drive circuit or the like is disclosed. The inductor has a closed magnetic circuit core formed of two cores covering the outer periphery of a coil wound around inner coil-cores. A pair of cutout windows are provided at the outer periphery of each of the cores, and joint plates are disposed on the inner bottom surface of one core. Terminal blocks project outwardly therefrom, so that the terminal blocks are adapted to be folded over each other. The end of each lead wire of the coil is guided through the cutout window and sandwiched between the folded terminal blocks, thereby connecting therewith.
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1. An inductor, comprising:
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a closed magnetic circuit core comprising an outer core for substantially enclosing a coil space, said outer core having defined therein a plurality of windows;
said closed magnetic circuit core further comprising an inner coil core located in said coil space;at least one coil in said coil space wound around said inner coil core;
said coil comprising at least one wire having a plurality of lead wires, each lead wire extending out of said coil space through a respective one of said windows; anda plurality of plates, each plate being mounted to said closed magnetic circuit core and comprising a respective terminal extending outward from a respective one of said windows in said outer core, each said respective terminal having first and second portions and being bendable for holding said respective lead wire between said first and second portions; each said respective terminal comprising a solder layer on at least one of said first and second portions for being melted when said respective lead wire is held between said first and second portions and for connecting said first and second portions to each other and to said respective lead wire; said wire of said coil having a heat-meltable coating material for insulating said wire and for melting from said lead wires of said wire when said solder layer of each said terminal is melted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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