Core component

Abstract

In an embodiment a core component includes a base plate, a plurality of members arranged on corners of the base plate and delimiting an inner region of the core component and a center piece located in the inner region and having an oval basic shape.

Claims

1. A core component comprising: a base plate; a plurality of members arranged on corners of the base plate and delimiting an inner region of the core component; a center piece located in the inner region and having an oval basic shape; and a plurality of openings comprising two first openings and two second openings, wherein the first openings and the second openings are arranged opposite each other around the base plate, wherein the first openings have a smaller extent in a horizontal direction than the second openings, wherein a respective member is formed in an asymmetrical manner around a respective corner of the base plate, wherein the respective member has two outer faces, which have a different extension along the base plate, wherein the base plate has at least one recess, and wherein the recess is located in the base plate at a location of a respective second opening.

2. The core component according to claim 1, wherein the inner region of the core component is oval.

3. The core component according to claim 1, wherein the core component has an effective magnetic cross-section greater than or equal to 72 mm.sup.2.

4. The core component according to claim 1, wherein each respective member has an inner face facing the center piece, and wherein the inner face is rounded.

5. The core component according to claim 4, wherein the inner face is delimited by two longitudinal edges of the respective member extending from the base plate in a vertical direction, and wherein the longitudinal edges are rounded.

6. The core component according to claim 5, wherein a rounding of a respective longitudinal edge has a radius of more than 4 mm and less than 6 mm.

7. The core component according to claim 1, wherein an opening extends from the base plate in a vertical direction, and wherein the opening is located between two members.

8. The core component according to claim 1, wherein a respective first opening extends in the horizontal direction parallel with a longitudinal axis of the center piece, and wherein the respective second opening extends in the horizontal direction parallel with a transverse axis of the center piece.

9. The core component according to claim 1, wherein the recess has an opening angle, and wherein the opening angle is greater than 35° and less than 40°.

10. The core component according to claim 1, wherein the base plate has a square basic shape.

11. A core component comprising: a base plate; a plurality of members arranged on corners of the base plate and delimiting an inner region of the core component; a center piece constructed in the inner region and having an oval basic shape; and a plurality of openings comprising two first openings and two second openings, wherein the first openings and the second openings are arranged opposite each other around the base plate, wherein the first openings have a smaller extent in a horizontal direction than the second openings, wherein a respective member is formed in an asymmetrical manner around a respective corner of the base plate, wherein the respective member has two outer faces, which have a different extension along the base plate, wherein a respective first opening extends in the horizontal direction parallel with a longitudinal axis of the center piece, and wherein a respective second opening extends in the horizontal direction parallel with a transverse axis of the center piece.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) The drawings described below are not intended to be understood to be true to scale. Instead, for better illustration, individual dimensions may be illustrated in an enlarged, reduced or also distorted manner.

(2) Elements which are identical to each other or which perform the same function are given the same reference numerals.

(3) In the drawings:

(4) FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a core component;

(5) FIG. 2 is a side view of the core component according to FIG. 1;

(6) FIG. 3 is another side view of the core component according to FIG. 1; and

(7) FIG. 4 is a plan view of the core component according to FIG. 1.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF ILLUSTRATIVE EMBODIMENTS

(8) FIGS. 1 to 4 show a core component 1. Preferably, the core component 1 is constructed as a ferrite core. For example, the core component 1 is sintered. The core component 1 is used as an inductivity. The core component 1 may cooperate with another core component. The core component 1 is constructed as a coil core. A winding wire is preferably introduced in the core component 1 (not explicitly illustrated). Preferably, the winding core is wound on a coil member, which is introduced into the core component 1 (not explicitly illustrated). Wires or connections can be guided out of the present core component 1 and electrically connected. The core component 1 is preferably mounted in a printed circuit board.

(9) The core component 1 has a structural shape based on an X core. The core component 1 has a square basic shape. For example, the core component 1 has an outer dimension (length and width) in the range from 15 mm to 25 mm. Preferably, the core component 1 has in each case a length and a width between 18 mm and 20 mm, for example, 19 mm, preferably 19.3 mm. Preferably, the length and width of the core component 1 are identical (square basic shape).

(10) Preferably, the core component 1 has a height H2 (vertical extent, see in this regard FIG. 2) of less than 10 mm. For example, the core component 1 has a height H2 of 9 mm, 8.5 mm, 8 mm or preferably 8.25 mm. Consequently, a very compact core component 1 is provided which is particularly suitable for AC/DC applications and DC/DC applications with the requirement for a very high packing density. The core component 1 has a spatial requirement, which corresponds to that of an equivalent conventional RM8 core.

(11) The core component 1 has a base face or base plate 2. The base plate 2 forms a base or a lower side of the core component 1. The core component 1 has the external shape of a square. In particular, the base plate 2 is constructed to be square. In other words, the base plate 2 has four edges 2a, wherein the edges 2a each have the same length (edge length L, see FIGS. 3 and 4). Preferably, the edge length L of the respective edge 2a is less than 25 mm, for example, 20 mm. Preferably, the edge length L of the edges 2a is 19.3 mm.

(12) Preferably, the base plate 2 has a height H1 (vertical extent, see in this regard FIG. 2) of less than 3 mm. For example, the base plate 2 has a height H2 of 2.5 mm.

(13) The core component 1 further has four members 3. The members 3 are in each case formed around one of the four corners of the base plate 2. The members 3 surround the winding arranged in the core component 1 (not explicitly illustrated). The member 3 and the base plate 2 are preferably constructed in an integral manner. The respective member 3 has the basic shape of a triangle. In particular, the respective member 3 has three corners, of which two corners have a rounded shape, as will be described in detail below.

(14) Each member 3 has a first outer face 3c and a second outer face 3d (see FIGS. 1 and 4). These outer faces 3c, 3d delimit the core component 1 in an outward direction. The outer faces 3c, 3d meet in a vertically extending outer edge 3e (FIG. 4) of the respective member 3. The outer edge 3e is constructed to be pointed or non-curved. The first and second outer faces 3c, 3d are of the same height and thus have the same extent in a vertical direction or in a direction perpendicular to the base plate 2.

(15) The first and the second outer faces 3c, 3d are of different lengths. That is to say, the first and second outer faces 3c, 3d have different extents in a horizontal direction, that is to say, in a direction parallel with the base plate 2. In particular, the first outer face 3c has a larger extent along an edge 2a of the base plate 2 (horizontal extent) than the second outer face 3d. The respective member 3 is consequently formed in an asymmetrical manner around the respective corner of the base plate 2. For example, the ratio of the horizontal edge dimensions of the first outer face 3c and second outer face 3d is greater than 1.0 and less than or equal to 2.0, preferably 1.5.

(16) The respective member 3 has an inner face 3b. The inner face 3b delimits an inner region 8 of the core component 1. The inner face 3b is delimited towards the sides by two longitudinal edges 3a or vertical edges of the member 3. These longitudinal edges 3a extend from the base plate 2 in a vertical direction. The respective longitudinal edge 3a has a rounded shape. A rounding of the respective longitudinal edge 3a has a radius 9 (see FIG. 4) of more than 4 mm and less than 6 mm. Preferably, the rounding has a radius 9 of 5 mm. As a result of the rounding of the longitudinal edges 3a and the different length of the outer faces 3c, 3d, the inner region 8 has an oval shape, as will be explained in greater detail below.

(17) The core component 1 further has openings 5, 6. The core component 1 has two first openings 5 and two second openings 6. The two first openings 5 are arranged opposite each other. The two second openings 6 are also arranged opposite each other. The first openings 5 serve to stabilize the core component 1 and to facilitate the production of the core component 1. The second openings 6 serve to guide winding wire and/or connection elements in and out of the core component 1 and in particular the inner region 8.

(18) An opening 5, 6 is delimited laterally in each case by the longitudinal edges 3a of two different members 3. Consequently, the openings 5, 6, in particular the side edges of the openings formed by the longitudinal edges 3a, are constructed to be rounded. The openings 5, 6 extend from the base plate 2 in a horizontal and vertical direction. The respective first opening 5 has a smaller horizontal extent than the respective second opening 6. In other words, the first opening 5 is smaller than the second opening 6. For example, the horizontal extent of the first opening 5 is ⅓ of the horizontal extent of the second opening 6.

(19) The core component 1 and in particular the base plate 2 further has two recesses 7. The respective recess 7 is formed at the location of the second opening 6 in the base plate 2. The recess 7 has a rounded inner face 7a, as can be seen in FIG. 4. The recess 7 has an opening angle 10 of more than 30° and less than 50°. For example, the recess 7 has an opening angle 10 of 40°, preferably between 380 and 39°, in a particularly preferred manner 38.78°. The respective recess 7 serves to secure the core component 1 to a printed circuit board. In particular, the respective recess 7 serves to receive securing means, for example, pins, on the printed circuit board.

(20) The core component 1 further has a centre piece or centre lug 4. The centre piece 4 is formed in the inner region 8 of the core component 1. The centre piece 4, the members 3 and the base plate 2 are preferably constructed in an integral manner.

(21) A region between the centre piece 4 and the inner face 3b of the respective member 3 forms a winding space of the core component 1. In particular, the inner region 8 and the centre piece 4 are constructed in such a manner that a coil member can be introduced around the centre piece 4 with a winding wire.

(22) The centre piece 4 has an oval shape. The centre piece 4 has a longitudinal axis 11 (see FIG. 4). The centre piece 4 has a transverse axis 12 (see FIG. 4). The longitudinal axis 11 and transverse axis 12 meet at a centre point 13 of the centre piece 4.

(23) Preferably, the longitudinal axis 1 has a length which is from 1.1 to 1.5 times the length of the transverse axis 12. The longitudinal axis 11 has a length of less than 15 mm and more than 10 mm, for example, 12 mm. In a particularly preferred manner, the longitudinal axis 11 has a length of 11.3 mm. The transverse axis 12 has a length of less than 10 mm and more than 6 mm, for example, 8 mm. In a particularly preferred manner, the transverse axis 12 has a length of 8.1 mm.

(24) The above-described first opening 5 of the core component 1 extends in a horizontal direction parallel with the longitudinal axis 11 of the centre piece 4. The above-described second opening 6 extends in a horizontal direction parallel with the transverse axis 12 of the centre piece 4.

(25) As a result of the specific oval shaping of the centre piece 4, the inner region 8 and in particular the winding space are increased in comparison with conventional core components. Preferably, the winding space of the core component 1 has a surface-area of more than 50 mm.sup.2, for example 55 mm.sup.2, preferably 55.2 mm.sup.2. Conventional core components, such as an RM8 core, have in contrast a winding space having a surface-area of less than 50 mm.sup.2. A conventional RM8 core thus has a winding space having a surface-area of 48.95 mm.sup.2.

(26) As a result of the oval shape of the centre piece 4 and the inner region 8 (and consequently the winding space), the power loss of the core component 1 in comparison with conventional core components is further reduced since the core component 1 has a substantially larger effective magnetic cross-section than conventional core components. The above-described core component 1 has a minimum effective magnetic cross-section Ae(min)=72 mm.sup.2. In contrast, a conventional RM8 core has a minimum effective magnetic cross-section Ae(min)=55 mm.sup.2.

(27) As a result of the use of the structural shape based on an X core (square basic shape, four openings), optimum use is made of the space available. Furthermore, the geometric shape of the core component 1 with the square base plate and the four members 3 leads to better shielding with respect to the EMC behavior. The fact that the winding contained in the core component 1 is better surrounded compared with conventional core components also contributes to this. In particular, the free spaces provided by the openings 5, 6 are significantly smaller than in conventional core components.

(28) On the whole, a space-saving geometrically optimized and very effective component is provided and has an optimized EMC behavior.

(29) The description of the aspects of subject-matter set out herein is not limited to the individual specific embodiments. Instead, the features of the individual embodiments—technically advantageous—can be freely combined with each other.

(30) While this invention has been described with reference to illustrative embodiments, this description is not intended to be construed in a limiting sense. Various modifications and combinations of the illustrative embodiments, as well as other embodiments of the invention, will be apparent to persons skilled in the art upon reference to the description. It is therefore intended that the appended claims encompass any such modifications or embodiments.