Patent ID: 6222437
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: H01F,H02H

Abstract:
A self-supporting blank formed from a sheet of conductive material and defining a continuous conductive path, said blank being foldable for mounting within a window of an inductive core to magnetically couple the folded blank to the inductive core, said blank having first and second sides and an edge portion extending therebetween, said path including first and second terminal ends and at least three loops disposed along the path, each of said loops forming a respective turn of a winding, said blank being foldable at preselected folding locations on the path to position each of said loops forming a respective turn of a winding in a respective plane and in overlying registration to one another, said folded blank being mountable within the window of the core with each turn extending from a first side of the window on one side of the core to a second side of the window located on an approximately opposite side of the core, and back again through the core from the second side of the window to the first side of the window, to thereby define a turn in the respective plane, and said folding locations being located on one side of the window.