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Magnetic core comprised of low-retentivity amorphous alloy
Assignee: Vacuumschmelze GmbH and Co KG
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Filing: 1979-07-16
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Granted: 1981-05-05
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Expires: 1999-07-16
Abstract
Abstract An amorphous alloy core is converted into a crystalline state at least at one zone along the core body and such zone extends at least over a portion of the core cross-section at such zone. The zone converted into the crystalline state functions as an air gap of prior art crystalline low-retentivity alloy cores, because the permeability in the crystalline state is significantly lower than in the amorphous state. Magnetic cores formed in accordance with the principles of the invention are suitable in applications wherever a sheared hysteresis loop is required.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard Boll
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 17:21
CPC Classifications
C; C21; C21D; C21D6/00; H; H01; H01F; H01F3/00; H01F41/00; H01F41/02; H01F41/0206; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/4902; Y10T29/49021; Y10T29/49032; Y10T29/49034
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
48 words
A magnetic core composed of an at least 50% amorphous low-retentivity metal alloy having at least one continuous zone composed of said alloy in crystalline form extending within said core in the manner of an air gap, over at least a portion of the cross-section of said core.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
48 words
A magnetic core composed of an at least 50% amorphous low-retentivity metal alloy having at least one continuous zone composed of said alloy in crystalline form extending within said core in the manner of an air gap, over at least a portion of the cross-section of said core.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A magnetic core as defined in claim 1 wherein said alloy is completely amorphous, except for said continuous crystalline zone.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
A magnetic core as defined in claim 1 wherein said zone composed of said alloy in crystalline form extends over the entire cross-section of said body.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A magnetic core as defined in claim 3 wherein the width of said zone varies across the cross-section of said body.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
A magnetic core as defined in claim 1 wherein a plurality of zones composed of said alloy in crystalline form are located along said body and spaced apart from one another.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
A magnetic core as defined in claim 5 wherein said plurality of zones are equally spaced apart from one another.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
76 words
A method of producing a magnetic core from a low-retentivity amorphous metal alloy comprising: forming a core body from an at least 50% amorphous low-retentivity metal alloy, and converting at least one select continuous zone within said body into a crystalline state so that such zone extends over at least a portion of the cross-section of said body in the manner of an air gap by heating said zone to the crystallization temperature of said alloy.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
76 words
A method of producing a magnetic core from a low-retentivity amorphous metal alloy comprising: forming a core body from an at least 50% amorphous low-retentivity metal alloy, and converting at least one select continuous zone within said body into a crystalline state so that such zone extends over at least a portion of the cross-section of said body in the manner of an air gap by heating said zone to the crystallization temperature of said alloy.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
138 words
A method of producing a magnetic core from a low-retentivity amorphous metal alloy comprising: producing a plurality of stacking sheets from an at least 50% amorphous low-retentivity metal alloy, said sheets being formable into a uniform core body; converting at least one select continuous zone within each of said sheets into a crystalline zone extending over at least a portion of the cross-section of each of said sheets in the manner of an air gap by heating each of said zones to the crystallization temperature of said alloy; and forming a uniform core body from said sheets so that said crystallization zone in each sheet is aligned with the crystallization zone in each other sheet to define a uniform crystallization zone extending over at least a portion of the body cross-section in the manner of an air gap.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
138 words
A method of producing a magnetic core from a low-retentivity amorphous metal alloy comprising: producing a plurality of stacking sheets from an at least 50% amorphous low-retentivity metal alloy, said sheets being formable into a uniform core body; converting at least one select continuous zone within each of said sheets into a crystalline zone extending over at least a portion of the cross-section of each of said sheets in the manner of an air gap by heating each of said zones to the crystallization temperature of said alloy; and forming a uniform core body from said sheets so that said crystallization zone in each sheet is aligned with the crystallization zone in each other sheet to define a uniform crystallization zone extending over at least a portion of the body cross-section in the manner of an air gap.
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