Patent ID: 6714110
Filing Date: 2004-03-30
Classification: H01F,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus suitable for automatic insertion of toroidal inductors onto circuit boards, comprising:a case having one or more holes in a floor of said case; a sleeve around at least one of said holes, said sleeve protruding up into said case a variable height above said floor; a toroidal inductor mounted in said case and having a secondary coil, said secondary coil having electrical leads for connection to said circuit board, at least one of said leads being routed down through said sleeved hole, said toroidal inductor having a creepage distance and being subject to a creepage clearance limit for safe operation on said circuit board, said creepage distance increasing with increases in said sleeve height, wherein said variable sleeve height is set at least high enough so that said creepage distance meets or exceeds said creepage clearance limit.