Patent ID: 9287032
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: H01F,H02G,H05K

Claim Text:
1. A method of providing a frame and a core/coil assembly for a transformer, the method comprising the steps of: providing a linear, single piece of metal as a frame having first, second, and third notches disposed in spaced relation, the frame having opposing ends, bending a first portion of the frame about the first notch to define a first wall of the frame, bending a second portion of the frame about the second notch to define a second wall and a third wall of the frame and defining an opened end communicating with an interior space of the frame, moving the frame or the core/coil assembly so that the core/coil assembly is engaged by a surface of the second wall, with the core/coil assembly being disposed in the interior space, and bending a third portion of the frame about the third notch to define a fourth wall of the frame and to close the opened end, thereby defining a generally rectangular enclosure about a portion of the core/coil assembly having open sides, with the opposing ends of the frame being adjacent to each other.