Electromagnetic device and high-voltage generating device and method of producing electromagnetic device

• US 7,142,082 B2
• Filed: 09/14/2001
• Issued: 11/28/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Panasonic Electric Works Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Asahi Matsushita Electric Works Ltd. (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Kinutani, Kazuhiko, Kanbara, Takashi, Kakehashi, Hidenori, Miyai, Takao, Nakano, Tomoyuki, Fujiwara, Toru, Satou, Masaki, Takamatsu, Kenichi, Chuzawa, Takaaki
• Primary Examiner(s): MAI, ANH T
• Application Number:
  US10/129,105
• Publication Number:
  US 20020180572A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,901 Days
• Field of Search: 336/174, 336/192, 336/198, 336/65, 336/83, 336/96, 336/223, 336180-182, 315/276, 315/278, 296/021, 296/05
• US Class Current: 336/182
• CPC Class Codes: C12N 15/101 by chromatography, e.g. electrophoresis, ion-exchange, reverse phase
• CPC Class Codes: C12Q 1/6827 for detection of mutation or polymorphism
• CPC Class Codes: C12Q 2527/107 Temperature of melting, i.e. Tm
• CPC Class Codes: C12Q 2565/137 Chromatographic separation
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 17/045 with core of cylindric geometry and coil wound along its longitudinal axis, i.e. rod or drum core
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 2017/046 helical coil made of flat wire, e.g. with smaller extension of wire cross section in the direction of the longitudinal axis
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 27/2823 Wires H01F27/2866 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 30/06 characterised by the structure
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 38/10 Ballasts, e.g. for discharge lamps
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 41/082 Devices for guiding or positioning the winding material on the former
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 41/042 using semiconductor devices
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49071 by winding or coiling

Abstract

An electromagnetic device and a high-voltage generating device which are thin with improved characteristics includes a magnetic core of a cylindrical form of a ferrite material having a high intrinsic resistance. A winding is provided by winding a flat rectangular wire conductor in an edge-wise winding directly on substantially the entire length of the magnetic core. As an insulator, such as a coil bobbin, is not needed between the flat rectangular wire conductor and the magnetic core, the winding can be decreased in the overall size or thickness thus contributing to the reduction in dimension of the electromagnetic device. Also, as its flat rectangular wire conductor is wound directly on the magnetic core, the winding can be minimized in the length and thus the overall resistance.

Claims

1. An electromagnetic device comprising a magnetic core having a curved side and a flat rectangular wire conductor wound in an edge-wise winding form directly on the curved side of the magnetic core, wherein the magnetic core comprises a bottomed hole provided in each end thereof, the hole having a tapered shape which becomes gradually smaller in diameter from the opening to the bottom, and

wherein an insulation coated wire is joined with a welding joiner which comprises a flat base portion extending in one direction and a folded portion extending from one side along the one direction of the base portion substantially at a right angle to the one direction, where the folded portion is folded down along the one side to face the base portion, and the base portion has a tab portion extending from a side other than the one side thereof and bent upright to form a positional error inhibitor.

2. An electromagnetic device according to claim 1, wherein a length of the positional error inhibitor from the base portion is equal to or slightly greater than a diameter of the insulation coated wire.

3. An electromagnetic device according to claim 2, wherein the positional error inhibitor is spaced apart from the folded portion.

4. A method for making an electromagnetic device with the use of a winding jig for holding one end of a magnetic core, a center shaft for supporting the center axis of the magnetic core, a hold-down jig arranged slidably on the magnetic core and the center shaft, a hold-down spring urging a stress against the hold-down jig, and a spring holder arranged slidably in response to a width of winding, the method comprising:

coupling one end of a flat rectangular wire conductor to the winding jig joined to the magnetic core and rotating the winding jig;

winding the flat rectangular wire conductor on the magnetic core which is rotated by the rotating action of the winding jig; and

allowing the hold-down jig and the spring holder to slide to protect the flat rectangular wire conductor from tilting down as the width of winding increases during the edge-wise winding of the flat rectangular wire conductor on the magnetic core between the winding jig and the hold-down jig.