Receiving Antenna Coil Segmented Core Design

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing receiving antenna coils face challenges in improving reception characteristics while being miniaturized, as overlapping coil winding leads to insulating film damage, short-circuits, and limited core volume, making it difficult to enhance reception sensitivity and reduce thickness simultaneously.

Innovation Solution

The design features a core with X-axis and Y-axis winding core parts made of magnetic material, formed in multiple bars, allowing the coils to be wound without overlapping, thus balancing winding length and core volume, and incorporating a nonmagnetic Z-axis core to prevent damage and enhance reception sensitivity.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If coils are wound so as to overlap in the crossing direction to improve reception characteristic, then the reception sensitivity is improved, but the insulating film on the coil surface is damaged and short-circuit occurs

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvereception sensitivityVSAvoidinsulating film integrity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The core is divided into multiple cores arranged in a specific pattern (e.g., four cores at the vertices of a rectangle), and coils are wound around each core separately rather than overlapping. This segmentation allows each coil to be wound independently without damaging insulating films while maintaining sufficient reception sensitivity through the distributed core arrangement.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Measurement precision

If X-axis and Y-axis receiving coils are wound so as to overlap each other to improve reception characteristic, then the reception sensitivity is improved, but the height in the Z-axis direction (thickness) cannot be reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvereception sensitivityVSAvoidthickness
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLength of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The coil arrangement transitions from a vertical stacking approach (overlapping in Z-axis) to a horizontal distribution approach (arranged in XY-plane around separate cores). By distributing cores in the XY-plane and winding coils around them without vertical overlap, the thickness in the Z-axis direction is reduced while maintaining reception sensitivity through increased core volume and optimal coil winding around each core.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

3Measurement precision

If the winding core part is set long to increase the number of turns in one direction to improve reception characteristic, then the reception sensitivity is improved, but the width of the winding core part in the other direction has to be decreased

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvereception sensitivityVSAvoidcore cross-sectional area
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSArea of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

Instead of using a single long winding core that requires reducing width in one direction, the invention segments the core into multiple separate cores (e.g., four cores). This allows the total core volume to be distributed in three dimensions, increasing the effective area available for coil winding while maintaining sufficient length for adequate number of turns, thereby improving reception sensitivity without compromising core cross-sectional area.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

This configuration improves reception characteristics by increasing the number of turns and core volume while reducing the thickness of the antenna coil, achieving both enhanced sensitivity and miniaturization without damaging the insulating film.

Implementation Method 1

an X-axis receiving coil wound around the X-axis winding core part and a Y-axis receiving coil wound around the Y-axis winding core part

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectromagnetic induction: Electromagnetic Induction

Implementation Method 2

a core including an X-axis winding core part extending in an X-axis direction and a Y-axis winding core part extending in a Y-axis direction crossing the X-axis direction; the X-axis winding core part and the Y-axis winding core part each made of a magnetic material

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectMagnetic flux guidance: Magnetic Field

Data Source

PatentUS8077106B2Receiving antenna coil
Publication Date: 2011.12.13 SUMIDA CORP
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AI summary

The present invention provides a receiving antenna coil capable of realizing both improvement in the reception characteristic and miniaturization. In a receiving antenna coil, at least one of an X-axis winding core part and a Y-axis winding core part is formed in a plurality of bars. While increasing occupancy of the winding core parts (the X-axis winding core part and the Y-axis winding core part) in a region in the XY plane surrounded by a Z-axis receiving coil, the length of the winding core parts can be assured long. Further, since the X-axis winding core part and the Y-axis winding core part are provided in the same plane, the height of the core is suppressed, and the dimension of the entire receiving antenna coil can be suppressed.