Electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11450461-B2
Application number	US-202016820992-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 17, 2020
Priority date	Mar 22, 2019
Publication date	Sep 20, 2022
Grant date	Sep 20, 2022

Abstract

An electronic device comprising: a body having a first portion and a second portion located below the first portion, wherein a bottom surface of the first portion and a side surface of the second portion forms an opening under the bottom surface of the first portion, wherein at least one portion of an electrode is disposed on the bottom surface of the first portion of the body, and at least one portion of the second portion of the body is disposed in an opening of a circuit board with the electrode being disposed on and electrically connected with the circuit board.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device, comprising:
a magnetic body, wherein a coil formed by a conductive wire is disposed in the magnetic body, wherein the magnetic body comprises a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion of the magnetic body is located above the second portion of the magnetic body, wherein a first bottom surface of the first portion of the magnetic body and a first side surface of the second portion of the magnetic body forms a first opening under the first bottom surface of the first portion of the magnetic body with at least one portion of the coil being disposed inside the second portion of the magnetic body; and
a first electrode, wherein at least one portion of the first electrode is disposed on the first bottom surface of the first portion of the magnetic body and electrically connected to a terminal part of the conductive wire, wherein at least one portion of the second portion of the magnetic body is disposed in an opening of a circuit board with the first electrode being disposed on and electrically connected with the circuit board.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic device is an inductor.

3. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein a ratio of the area of the bottom surface of the first electrode to the area of the bottom surface of the second portion of the magnetic body is 1:5.3˜32 for allowing the vibration resistance of the inductor being greater than 5G.

4. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein an insulating layer is disposed on the magnetic body for isolating with the circuit board.

5. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein the terminal part of the conductive wire forming the coil is extended to the first bottom surface of the first portion of the magnetic body, wherein at least one metal layer is disposed on the terminal part of the conductive wire to form the first electrode.

6. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the first side surface and a vertical line forms an angle of 0-10 degree, wherein the minimum distance between the first electrode and the second electrode is greater than the width of the bottom surface of the second portion of the magnetic body.

7. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein the first side surface of the second portion of the magnetic body has a rectangular shape or a circular shape.

8. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein said opening of a circuit board is a recess formed on the top surface of the circuit board, wherein the second portion of the magnetic body is disposed in said recess with a bottom surface of the second portion of the magnetic body being above a bottom surface of the circuit board.

9. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein said opening of a circuit board is a through-hole of the circuit board, wherein the second portion of the magnetic body is disposed in the through-hole of the circuit board with a bottom surface of the second portion of the magnetic body being below a bottom surface of the circuit board.

10. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein said opening of a circuit board is a through-hole of the circuit board, wherein the second portion of the magnetic body is disposed in said through-hole of the circuit board with a bottom surface of the second portion of the magnetic body being aligned with a bottom surface of the circuit board.

11. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein a first portion of the first electrode is disposed on the first bottom surface of the first portion of the magnetic body and a second portion of the first electrode is disposed on a first lateral surface of the first portion of the magnetic body, wherein a soldering material is overlaid on a top surface of the circuit board to electrically connect the first electrode to the circuit board, wherein said soldering material is extended to the second portion of the first electrode disposed on the first lateral surface of the first portion of the magnetic body.

12. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein a first portion of the first electrode is disposed on the first bottom surface of the first portion of the magnetic body, a second portion of the first electrode is disposed on a first lateral surface of the first portion of the magnetic body, and a third portion of the first electrode is disposed on a top surface of the first portion of the magnetic body, wherein a soldering material is overlaid on a top surface of the circuit board to electrically connect the first electrode to the circuit board, wherein said soldering material is extended to the second portion of the first electrode disposed on the first lateral surface of the first portion of the magnetic body.

13. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein the magnetic body comprises a T core having a base and a pillar disposed on the base, wherein a first portion of the first electrode is disposed on a bottom surface of the base of the T core, a second portion of the first electrode is disposed on a lateral surface of the base of the T core and a third portion of the first electrode is disposed on a top surface of the base of the T core.

14. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein the bottom surface of the first portion has a rectangular shape or a circular shape.

15. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein the first electrode is formed by a lead frame.

16. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein the first electrode is formed by electro-plating.

17. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein the magnetic body is integrally formed with a unitary body.

18. An inductor, comprising:
a magnetic body and a coil disposed in the magnetic body, wherein the coil is formed by a conductive wire, and the magnetic body comprises a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion of the magnetic body is located above the second portion of the magnetic body, wherein a first bottom surface of the first portion of the magnetic body and a first side surface of the second portion of the magnetic body forms a first opening under the first bottom surface of the first portion of the magnetic body with at least one portion of the coil being disposed inside the second portion of the magnetic body; and
a first electrode, wherein a terminal of the conductive wire is electrically connected to the first electrode, and at least one portion of the first electrode is disposed on the first bottom surface of the first portion of the magnetic body, wherein at least one portion of the second portion of the magnetic body is disposed in an opening of a circuit board with the first electrode being disposed on and electrically connected with the circuit board.

19. The inductor according to claim 18 , wherein the magnetic body comprises a T core having a base and a pillar disposed on the base, wherein a first portion of the first electrode is disposed on a first bottom surface of the base of the T core, a second portion of the first electrode is disposed on a lateral surface of the base of the T core and a third portion of the first electrode is disposed on a top surface of the base of the T core.

20. The inductor according to claim 18 , wherein a ratio of the area of the bottom surface of the first electrode to the area of the bottom surface of the second portion of the magnetic body is 1:5.3˜32 for allowing the vibration resistance of the inductor being greater than 5G.

Assignees

• Cyntec Co Ltd

Inventors

• Chen Sen-Huei
• Ma chi-cheng

Classifications

• H05K3/103

  by bonding or embedding conductive wires or strips · CPC title

• H05K1/182

  associated with components mounted in printed circuit boards [PCB], e.g. insert-mounted components [IMC] · CPC title

• H05K2201/1003

  Non-printed inductor · CPC title

• H01F5/04 Primary

  Arrangements of electric connections to coils, e.g. leads · CPC title

• H05K1/118

  specially for flexible printed circuits, e.g. using folded portions · CPC title