Insulated wire with noise-suppressing function

• US 6,054,649 A
• Filed: 08/07/1998
• Issued: 04/25/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co Limited
• Original Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co Limited
• Inventors: Sakamoto, Yukio, Uchida, Katsuyuki, Sugitani, Masami
• Primary Examiner(s): Kincaid, Kristine
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nguyen, Chau N.
• Application Number:
  US09/131,168
• Time in Patent Office: 627 Days
• Field of Search: 174/36, 174/74 R, 333/12, 333/243, 336/90, 336/174, 336/175, 336/98
• US Class Current: 174/36
• CPC Class Codes: H01B 11/16 Cables, e.g. submarine cables, with coils or other devices incorporated during cable manufacture

Abstract

An insulated wire with a noise-suppressing function includes a ring-shaped magnetic core, a coated wire inserted into the hole of the ring-shaped magnetic core, and a securing member for securing the ring-shaped magnetic core to the coated wire. The inner diameter of the ring-shaped magnetic core, namely the diameter of the hole, is set smaller than the outer diameter of the coated wire. The coated wire is formed of a pair of parallel conductive wires, a wire-coating member for coating the pair of conductive wires, and a sheath for covering the wire-coating member. The sheath is removed at one end of the coated wire. A part of the conductive wires which is coated only with the wire-coating member is inserted into the hole of the ring-shaped magnetic core.

Claims

1. An insulated wire with a noise-suppressing function, comprising:

a wire;

an insulating sheath, which has an outer diameter, disposed around said wire, except for at least a portion along the length of said wire at which said sheath is removed;

an insulating wire-coating member between said wire and said sheath;

a ring-shaped magnetic core disposed around said wire at said portion at which said sheath is removed; and

a securing member which secures said ring-shaped magnetic core to said portion;

wherein said ring-shaped magnetic core has an inner diameter which is less than said outer diameter of said sheath;

wherein said securing member includes a magnetic powder dispersed therein.

2. The insulated wire with a noise-suppressing function according to claim 1,

wherein said portion at which said sheath is removed is located at a distal end of said wire.

3. The insulated wire with a noise-suppressing function according to claim 1,

wherein said portion at which said sheath is removed is located between two sections of said wire having said sheath disposed around said wire.

4. The insulated wire with a noise-suppressing function according to claim 1, wherein said wire-coating member is present at said portion at which said sheath is removed.

5. The insulated wire with a noise-suppressing function according to claim 1, wherein said wire-coating member is removed at said portion at which said sheath is removed, wherein said securing member separates said magnetic core from said wire.

6. The insulated wire with a noise-suppressing function according to claim 1, wherein said ring-shaped magnetic core is formed by a plurality of divided core pieces.

7. The insulated wire with a noise-suppressing function according to claim 1, wherein said securing member is structured to serve as a bushing.

8. The insulated wire with a noise-suppressing function according to claim 7, wherein said securing member further includes a U-shaped notch for use in coupling said securing member to a hole in a casing of an electronic unit.

9. The insulated wire with a noise-suppressing function according to claim 1, wherein said securing member is made from at least one of either resin or rubber.

10. The insulated wire with a noise-suppressing function according to claim 1, wherein an average particle diameter of said magnetic powder is about 1 to 100 μ

m and said magnetic powder content ranges from about 20 to 70 percent by volume of said securing member.

11. The insulated wire with a noise-suppressing function according to claim 1, wherein said magnetic powder is composed of a material having high resistivity.

12. The insulated wire with a noise-suppressing function according to claim 11, wherein said material comprises one of either Ni--Zn or Mg--Zn magnetic powder.

13. The insulated wire with a noise-suppressing function according to claim 11, wherein said securing member is directly formed around and in contact with a portion of said wire.

14. The insulated wire with a noise-suppressing function according to claim 1, wherein said magnetic powder is composed of a material having low resistivity.