Low profile inductive component
AssigneeCoilcraft, Incorporated
InventorsJames G. Boytor, Catalin C. Girbaci, Helen O. Gogny
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Abstract
A low profile inductive component in accordance with the disclosure set forth here comprises a low profile body having spread apart soldering pads for electrically and mechanically attaching the structure to a printed circuit board and defining an aperture between the pads. A magnetic core is disposed in the aperture. A wire is wound around the core having a first and second end connected to the pads. One end of the core is disposed in the aperture of the low profile body and its other end, which is larger than the aperture, is spaced from the body by spacers extending from the body.
Claims24
An inductive component for mounting on a printed circuit board comprising:
- a low profile body having spaced apart legs extending from said body and defining an aperture extending through said body between said legs and soldering pads on the ends of said legs for electrically and mechanically attaching said body to lands on the printed circuit board;
- a core having an end portion disposed in said aperture and an opposite end portion extending from said body between said legs;
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- a wire wound around said core having first and second ends electrically connected to respective soldering pads.
A method of mounting a low profile inductive component on a printed circuit board, comprising the steps of:
- providing a low profile body having spaced apart legs extending from said body and defining an aperture extending through said body between said legs, and soldering pads on the ends of said legs;
- providing a core having an end portion disposed in said aperture and an opposite end portion extending from said body between said legs;
- providing a wire wound around said core and having a first and second end, wherein said wire ends are connected to said soldering pads;
- inserting said low profile inductive component on said printed circuit board such that said soldering pads abut lands on the printed circuit board;
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- soldering said soldering pads to said lands to electrically and mechanically attach said component to the lands.
An inductive component for mounting on a printed circuit board comprising:
- a low profile body having spaced apart soldering pads extending from said body for electrically and mechanically attaching said body to lands on the printed circuit board and defining an aperture extending through said body between said soldering pads;
- a core having first and second flanged ends disposed in said aperture and extending from said body between said soldering pads;
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- a wire wound around said core wherein said wire has a first and second end and wherein said wire ends are connected to said pads such that no portion of said wire is exposed externally when said inductive component is mounted on said printed circuit board.
A method of making a low profile inductive component to be placed on a printed circuit board, wherein the method comprises:
- providing a low profile body defining an aperture extending through said body and providing spaced apart soldering pads on said body adjacent said aperture;
- providing a core;
- wrapping a wire around said core so as to provide first and second ends;
- inserting said core into said aperture;
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- electrically connecting said wire ends to respective soldering pads on said body.
A method of making a low profile inductive component to be placed on a printed circuit board, wherein the method comprises:
- providing a low profile body having spaced apart legs extending from said body and defining an aperture extending through said body between said legs;
- providing soldering pads on the ends of said legs;
- providing a core;
- wrapping a wire around said core so as to provide first and second ends;
- inserting said core into said aperture;
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- electrically connecting said wire ends to respective soldering pads on said legs.
An inductive component for mounting on a printed circuit board comprising:
- a low profile body having spaced apart soldering pads on said body for electrically and mechanically attaching said body to lands on the printed circuit board and defining an aperture extending through said body between said soldering pads;
- a core disposed in said aperture;
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- a wire wound around said core having first and second ends electrically connected to respective soldering pads.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.