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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2001
Yoshihiro Matsumoto, Sagamihara, JP;
Tadahiko Matsumoto, Yokohama, JP;
Abstract
An isolated converter with a reduced size is disclosed. A small-sized multilayer sheet transformer includes a multilayer circuit board composed of a plurality of sheet substrates, coil patterns of primary and secondary coils disposed coaxially on the sheet substrates, and a core member disposed in a coil pattern unit formed of the coil patterns. In this multilayer sheet transformer, a coil pattern formed on the outer surface of the top layer and a coil pattern formed on the outer surface of the bottom layer are for the same coil on either the primary or secondary side. In the case where the coil patterns formed on the outer surfaces of the top and bottom layers of the multilayer sheet transformer are for the primary coil, an isolation gap is formed between the multilayer sheet transformer and a circuit on the secondary side to prevent an electrical breakdown between the primary and secondary sides. In the case where the coil patterns formed on the outer surfaces of the top and bottom layers of the multilayer sheet transformer are for the secondary coil, an isolation gap is formed between the multilayer sheet transformer and a circuit on the primary side to prevent an electrical breakdown between the primary and secondary sides.