Coil device
11610713 · 2023-03-21
Assignee
Inventors
Cpc classification
H01F17/045
ELECTRICITY
International classification
Abstract
A coil device comprising, the core body having a coil core part and a core bottom face, and a coil part forming spiral conductive pathway around the coil core part. A metal electrode is formed at the core bottom face, and the wire ends which are the conductive pathway of the coil part are formed at the metal electrode, and a part of the surface of the metal electrode is covered by the conductive resin electrode.
Claims
1. A coil device comprising: a core body having a coil core part and a core outer face; a mounting face that is a part of the core outer face; a coil part forming a spiral conductive pathway around the coil core part; a metal electrode disposed at the mounting face; a conductive resin electrode that covers at least part of a surface of the metal electrode; a depression part disposed on the conductive resin electrode, the depression part being formed on the conductive resin electrode; and a lead part of the spiral conductive pathway, the lead part being connected to the metal electrode and wedged into the conductive resin electrode covering the surface of the metal electrode, and connected to the surface of the metal electrode at the depression part, the lead part being wedged into the conductive resin electrode covering the surface of the metal electrode, and connected to the surface of the metal electrode at the depression part.
2. The coil device as set forth in claim 1, wherein a part of the lead part is connected also to the surface of the metal electrode not covered by the conductive resin electrode.
3. The coil device as set forth in claim 1, wherein almost an entire surface of the metal electrode is covered by the conductive resin electrode.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING
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DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
(11) Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on the embodiment shown in the figure.
First Embodiment
(12) As shown in
(13) The coil device 10 has the outer size of for example (a length of X axis direction of 2.0 to 7.0 mm×a height of Z axis direction of 1.0 to 5.0 mm×a width of Y axis direction of 1.0 to 6.0 mm); however the size of the coil device 10 is not limited thereto.
(14) As shown in
(15) In the present embodiment, the outer shape of the first flange part 24 and the second flange part 25 are approximately rectangular parallelepiped shape which is long in Y axis direction, and these flange parts 24 and 25 are placed so that these are approximately parallel against each other while taking a predetermined space apart in X axis direction. The coil core part 22 is connected at approximately center part of plane facing each other in a pair of the flange parts 24 and 25.
(16) The first flange part 24 and the second flange part 25 comprise outer end faces 24a and 25a respectively as the core outer face. These outer end faces 24a and 25a respectively comprise approximately perpendicular faces to X axis, these face towards the outside of X axis direction. The first flange part 24 and second flange part 25 comprise the inner end faces 24b and 25b respectively as the core outer face. These inner end faces 24b and 25b respectively comprise approximately perpendicular faces against X axis, and these face to the inside of X axis direction (the direction of the coil core part 22).
(17) Also, the first flange part 24 and the second flange part 25 respectively comprise bottom faces 24c and 25c as the core outer face. These bottom faces 24c and 25c respectively comprise approximately perpendicular faces to Z axis direction, and these are facing down in Z axis direction, and constitute the mounting face. The first flange part 24 and the second flange part 25 respectively comprise the upper faces 24d and 25d as the core outer face. These upper faces 24c and 25c respectively comprise approximately perpendicular face to Z axis, and faces upper side of Z axis (the opposite of mounting face).
(18) Further, the first flange part 24 and the second flange part 25 respectively comprise the side faces 24e and 25e. These side faces 24e and 25e respectively comprise approximately perpendicular face to Y axis, and these faces towards outside of Y axis.
(19) At the outer peripheral of the coil core part 22, a pair of wires 41 and 42 is wrapped around to form the spiral conductive pathway, thereby constitutes the coil part 40. The wires 41 and 42 are for example constituted by a coated wire wherein a core material made of a good conductor is coated by a coating film. In the present embodiment, the transverse cross section area of the conductor part in each wire 41 and 42 are same, but it may differ.
(20) As shown in
(21) The terminal electrodes 51 and 52 are formed in approximately L shape and are continuous from the lower part in Z axis direction of the outer end face 24a to the bottom face 24c which is the mounting face. In the terminal electrode 51 and 52, the metal electrode 60 is formed in approximately L shape and are continuous from the lower part in Z axis direction of the outer end face 24a to the bottom face 24c which is the mounting face; and at the bottom face 24c, it is formed to almost entire length in X axis direction of the bottom face 24c.
(22) At the outer end face 24a of the terminal electrodes 51 and 52, the conductive resin electrode 62 covers almost all of the outer surface of the metal electrode 60; and at the bottom face 24c, as shown in
(23) In the bottom face 24c (the same applies to the bottom face 25c/hereinafter the same), the length x0 in X axis direction of the non-covered part 60a is determined based on the X axis direction length x1 of the wire ends 41a and 42a (the same applies to 41b and 42b/hereinafter the same) of the wires 41 and 42 connecting to the surface of metal electrode. Preferably, x1/x0 is 0.3 to 2.0, and more preferably 0.6 to 1.2. Note that, as shown in
(24) Note that, the boundary between the conductive resin electrode 62 and the non-covered part 60a does not necessarily have to be a straight line along Y axis, and it may be diagonal line, or straight or curved line having a depression shape so to avoid the wire ends 41a and 42a along X axis direction. Further, it may be a straight or curved line having projection shape so to overlap with the wire ends 41a and 42a. Also, the wire ends 41a and 42a, for example as shown in the figure, are aligned in straight line parallel against X axis, however it may be inclined with respect to X axis, and it does not need to be a straight line and may be a curved line as well.
(25) The metal electrode 60 is formed by metals such as Ag, Cu and Ni or so (and also includes alloy). The metal electrode 60 is formed by printing the conductive paste including such metals. Alternatively, the metal electrode 60 may be sheet form metal member such as metal plate, metal foil, and metal sheet or so, and the sheet form metal member may be adhered to the terminal electrodes 51 and 52. The metal electrode 60 may be formed to the terminal electrodes 51 and 52 by other means such as for example spattering or so. The thickness of the metal electrode 60 is not particularly limited, but it is usually 1 to 100 μm.
(26) At the surface of the metal electrode 60, the first coating film (not shown in the figure) may be formed. As the first coating film, the metal film of Ni, Ag, Cu and Au or so (including alloy) are preferable. The first coating film is formed to the surface of the metal electrode 60 by plating or spattering or so. The metal type of the first coating film may be selected considering the adhesiveness between the resin. The thickness of the first coating film is preferably 0.1 to 10 μm.
(27) Even if the first coating film is not formed, a good adhesiveness between the metal electrode 60 and the conductive resin electrode 62 is obtained, however by forming the first coating film to the surface of the metal electrode 60, the adhesiveness between the metal electrode 60 and the conductive resin electrode 62 will be further enhanced.
(28) The conductive resin electrode 62 is the electrode wherein the conductive filler is dispersed in the resin. As the resin, epoxy resin, acrylic resin, urethane resin or so may be used. As the metal constituting the conductive filler, metals such as Ag, Cu, Au, and Ni or so (including mixture and alloy) may be used.
(29) The conductive resin electrode 62 preferably includes 50 to 90 wt % of resin. On the other hand, the metal electrode 60 does not substantially include the resin. Note that, “substantially does not include” means that the content of the resin is 3 wt % or less. The thickness of the conductive resin electrode 62 is preferably 1 to 100 μm, and more preferably 10 to 100 μm.
(30) The method for forming the conductive resin electrode 62 within the predetermined range of the surface of the metal electrode 60 is not particularly limited, but the method of coating and drying the conductive paste including the resin, or the method of coating and curing (ultraviolet ray curing and heat curing or so) may be mentioned as example. Note that, when coating, the non-covered part 60a on the surface of the metal electrode 60 may be masked.
(31) At the surface of the conductive resin electrode 62, the second coating film (not shown in the figure) may be formed. As the second coating film, the metal film of Au, Sn, Ni—Sn (including alloy) or so may be mentioned. The second coating film may be a multilayered film, and at the outer most layer, Sn film having excellent wettability with solder may be formed. The second coating film can be formed by plating or spattering to the surface of the conductive resin electrode 62. Also, the second coating film may be formed by spreading to the surface of the metal electrode 60.
(32) Note that, by having Ni at the outer most layer of the second coating film, Sn can be prevented from moving to the resin electrode. Also, in case the conductive resin electrode as the conductive paste is mounted on the substrate, Au plating film may be formed at the outer most layer of the second coating film.
(33) As shown in
(34) In order to connect the wire ends 41a, 41b, 42a and 42b as the lead part to the surface of the metal electrode 60 by a thermocompression bonding, a pressure strong enough to press down the wire ends 41a, 41b, 42a and 42b is applied, while applying the heat of 350 to 700° C., and preferably 400 to 500° C. In case the first coating film is formed to the surface of the metal electrode 60, the wire ends 41a, 41b, 42a and 42b are connected against the first coating film constituted by plating film or so.
(35) As shown in
(36) For the production of the coil device 10, the plate core 30, the wires 41 and 42, and the drum core 20 installed with the terminal electrodes 51 to 54 are prepared. The drum core 20 and the plate core 30 are respectively constituted by separate magnetic member, and these are preferably made of same material, but it may be constituted by different magnetic material.
(37) As the magnetic material, for example, the magnetic material having relatively high magnetic permeability such as Ni—Zn based ferrite and Mn—Zn based ferrite, or metal magnetic material or so may be mentioned. The powder of these magnetic materials is molded and sintered; thereby the drum core 20 and the plate core 30 are produced. Alternatively, the drum core 20 and the plate core 30 may be respectively formed by powder compression molding between the resin, and the ferrite powder or metal magnetic powder. The drum core 20 is molded with the coil core part 22, and the flange parts 24 and 25 as one body. Also, the surface of the drum core 20 and the plate core 30 may be treated with glass coating or resin coating.
(38) The metal electrode 60 of the terminal electrodes 51 to 54 may be fixed to the flange parts 24 and 25 of the drum core 20 by adhesion. The conductive film is formed to the drum core 20 by printing and plating or so, and then the conductive film thereof is fired, thereby the flange parts 24 and 25 may be provided. Alternatively, the metal electrode 60 may be formed by a spattering or a vapor deposition. The film forming method of the conductive resin electrode 62 formed in a predetermined pattern to the surface of the metal electrode 60 is as already discussed in above.
(39) As the wires 41 and 42, the core material made of a good conductor such as copper (Cu) is covered by the insulating material such as imide modified polyurethane, then the outer most layer is covered by thin resin film such as polyester or so. The drum core 20 provided with the terminal electrodes 51 to 54, and the wires 41 and 42 are set to a winding machine, then the wires 41 and 42 are wrapped around the coil core parts 22a and 22b of the drum core 20 in a predetermined order.
(40) In the coil device 10 according to the present embodiment, a part of the surface of the metal electrode 60 is covered by the conductive resin electrode 62, hence as shown in
(41) As a result, the releasing and the breaking of the terminal electrodes 51 to 54 are decreased, and also the drum core (core body) 20 is unlikely to break. That is, the coil device 10 of the present invention has improved heat stress resistance and impact resistance. Therefore, the coil device 10 of the present embodiment can be used with in the environment temperature range of −55 to 150° C., and also it can withstand the particularly harsh environment such as being applied with constant vibration or so, thus the present invention can be suitably used as the vehicle installation parts.
(42) The conventional coil device had a crack on the terminal electrode at the heat cycle of 1000 cycles, but for the coil device of the present embodiment, the terminal electrode does not have a crack even at the heat cycle of 1000 cycles.
(43) Also, the wire ends 41a, 41b, 42a and 42b as the lead parts can be connected to the surface of the metal electrode 60 by a thermocompression bonding. As shown in
(44) That is, at the position where the wire ends 41a, 41b, 42a and 42b overlaps with the conductive resin electrode 62, the depression part (a pressure releasing part) is formed at the conductive resin electrode 62; and also at that part, the wire ends 41a, 41b, 42a and 42b are directly bonded to the surface of the metal electrode 60.
(45) Note that, the wire ends 41a, 41b, 42a and 42b are pressed down to the surface of the metal electrode 60 by a thermocompression bonding in order to connect, but at that part, the bonding member such as solder (hereinafter, it may be referred as “solder or so”) rarely adheres. However, at the surface of the conductive resin electrode 62 not connected with the wire ends 41a, 41b, 42a and 42b, the bonding members such as the solder or so easily adheres; hence the coil device can be mounted on the substrate 70. The melting temperature of the solder is about 260° C., and the heat resistance temperature of the conductive resin electrode 62 is higher than that, and it has the heat resistance of about 300° C. or so.
(46) If the conductive resin electrode 62 is weak against the heat (higher than 300° C.), and the connection of the wire ends 41a, 41b, 42a and 42b are carried out only by resin electrode 62, the electrode 62 is damaged due to the heat during the thermocompression bonding (higher than 400° C.), thus stable quality cannot be obtained. In the present embodiment, by carrying out the connection of the wire ends 41a, 41b, 42a and 42b by the metal electrode 60, a stable quality can be obtained.
(47) In the present embodiment, the bottom faces 24c and 25c which are part of the core outer face constitutes the mounting face, and at the bottom faces 24c and 25c, the metal electrode 60 is formed, and also a part of the surface of the metal electrode 60 is covered by the conductive resin electrode 62. At the surface of the metal electrode 60 not covered by the conductive resin electrode 62, the wire ends 41a, 41b, 42a and 42b are connected.
(48) When the wire ends 41a, 41b, 42a and 42b are connected to the surface of the metal electrode 60 positioned on the mounting face (the bottom faces 24c and 25c), then the wettability with the solder 72 or so declines at the position where these wire ends are connected. However, the conductive resin electrode 62 positioned on the mounting face is connected in good condition with the bonding member such as solder 72 or so. Note that, the bonding member such as solder 72 or so may be connected also to the surface of the metal electrode 60 besides the parts where the wire ends are connected (two dot-dash lines shown in
(49) The coil device according to the present invention can be suitably used for example as pulse trance, common mode filter, and choke coil or so.
(50) Note that, in the embodiment shown in
(51) The coil device according to the present invention is not limited thereto, and as shown in
(52) In the embodiment shown in
(53) Note that, after the wire ends 41a, 41b, 42a and 42b are connected to the surface of the metal electrode 60 by holding over from the conductive resin electrode 62 using thermocompression bonding, a plating layer may be formed to the wire ends 41a, 41b, 42a and 42b, and to the surface of the conductive resin electrode 62.
Second Embodiment
(54) As shown in
(55) In this embodiment, at the bottom face 24c of the drum core 20 shown in
(56) In the present embodiment, the step form depression parts 24c2 and 25c2 are formed at the inside of X axis direction (the side closer to the coil core part 22) of the bottom faces 24c and 25c of the drum core 20, and are formed at the upper side in Z axis direction by being dented in. The height of difference between the step form depression parts 24c2 and 25c2 and the step form projection parts 24c1 and 25c1 are not particularly limited, but preferably it is 0.05 to 0.2 mm.
(57) In the present embodiment, the wire ends 41a, 41b, 42a and 42b are connected to the surface of the metal electrode 60 positioned at the step form depression parts 24c2 and 25c2. The surface of the metal electrode 60 positioned at the step form projection parts 24c1 and 25c1 is covered by the conductive resin electrode 62.
(58) By constituting as such, the bonding member such as the solder 72 for mounting the coil device 10a becomes difficult to enter into the step form depression parts 24c2 and 25c2, and will be securely connected to the conductive resin electrode 62 formed at the surface of the step form projection parts 24c1 and 25c1. As a result, the coil device 10a is securely mounted on the substrate 70 via the conductive resin electrode 72; hence the stress relieving function is improved. Other constitutions and the effects are as same as the first embodiment.
(59) Note that, in the embodiment shown in
Third Embodiment
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(61) In the present embodiment, each metal electrode 60 of the terminal electrodes 51 and 52 spaced apart in Y axis direction extends from the bottom face 24c of the flange part 24 to the upper face 24d by passing through the outer end face 24a. Then, at the surface of the metal electrode 60 positioned at the upper face 24c, the wire ends 41a and 42a are respectively directly connected.
(62) Also, the surface of the metal electrode 60 positioned at the bottom face 24c is almost entirely covered by the conductive resin electrode 62. The conductive resin electrode 62 extends to the lower part in Z axis direction of the outer end face 24a, but the surface of the metal electrode 60 positioned at the upper face 24d is not covered.
(63) Also, similarly, each metal electrode 60 of the terminal electrodes 53 and 54 spaced apart in Y axis direction extends from the bottom face 25c of the flange part 25 to the upper face 25d by passing through the outer end face 25a. Then, at the surface of the metal electrode 60 positioned at the upper face 25d, the wire ends 41b and 42b are directly connected respectively.
(64) Also, the surface of the metal electrode 60 positioned at the bottom face 25c is almost entirely covered by the conductive resin electrode 62. The conductive resin electrode 62 extends to the lower part in Z axis direction of the outer end face 25a, but the surface of the metal electrode 60 positioned at the upper face 25d is not covered.
(65) In the present embodiment, the conductive resin electrode 62 can be formed to the entire length in X axis direction of the bottom face 24c of the flange parts 24 and 25, and at that part, the bonding member such as solder or so is adhered. Other constitutions and the effects are as same as the first embodiment and the second embodiment.
(66) Note that, the present invention is not limited to the aforementioned embodiments, and it can be modified variously within the scope of the present invention. For example, the shape and the structure of the core body is not limited to the drum core, and it may be other core, and it may be a pressure powder molding core wherein the coil part is embedded inside. In such case, the spiral conductive pathway does not need to be formed to the wire, but it may be formed to the plate material of the lead flame form, or it may be formed to the combination thereof. The lead part may be constituted by other member connected to the spiral conductive pathway. Note that, in the above mentioned embodiment, the spiral conductive pathway is constituted by wire, and the lead part is constituted in one body with the wire by the wire end.
(67) Also, as the bonding member other solder, the conductive adhesive agent may be mentioned.
REFERENCES OF NUMERICALS
(68) 10, 10a, 10b . . . Coil device 20, 20a . . . Drum core 22 . . . Coil core part 24, 25 . . . Flange part 24a, 25a . . . Outer end face (core outer face) 24b, 25b . . . Inner end face (core outer face) 24c, 25c . . . Bottom face (core outer face/mounting face) 24c1, 25c1 . . . Step form projection part 24c2, 25c2 . . . Step form depression part 24d, 25d . . . Upper face (core outer face) 24e, 25e . . . Side face (core outer face) 30 . . . Plate core 40 . . . Coil part 41, 42 . . . Wire 41a to 41b, 42a to 42b . . . Wire end (lead part) 51 to 54 . . . Terminal electrode 60 . . . Metal electrode 60a . . . Non-covered part 62 . . . Conductive resin electrode 62a . . . Depression part (pressure releasing part) 70 . . . Circuit substrate 72 . . . Solder bonding part