Molded transformer with grounded electrically conductive layer

A molded transformer comprising:

• a core;
• an inner low-voltage coil and an outer high-voltage coil wound around said core;
• winding support members fixing said inner low-voltage coil and said outer high-voltage coil to said core;
• an insulating layer formed of cast resin enclosing said outer high-voltage coil;
• and
• a tubular, electrically conductive layer buried in said insulating layer;
• said outer high-voltage coil having an upper end face and a lower end face at respective opposite ends of said outer high-voltage coil, and an inner periphery between said upper and lower end faces facing said inner low-voltage coil;
• upper and lower end parts of said tubular conductive layer being bent outward so as to oppose said upper and lower end faces of said outer high-voltage coil, respectively;
• a vertically extending body part of said tubular conductive layer being opposed to said inner periphery of said outer high-voltage coil;
• said conductive layer being grounded;
• said transformer further comprising means, including upper and lower conductive rings respectively connected to the outermost ends of said upper and lower end parts, for limiting electric fields crowding, thereby to prevent cracks in said insulating layer.