# US 11,908,633 B2 · Electrolytic capacitor and method for manufacturing same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,908,633 B2 - Document ID: US11908633B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/540,762 - Filed: 2021-12-02 - Published: 2022-03-24 - Granted: 2024-02-20 - Earliest claimed: 2019-06-28 - Assignees: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Shumpei Matsushita; Tomoyuki Tashiro; Kenta Chashiro - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11908633B2 ## CPC - H01G 9/048: characterised by their structure (H01G11/22 takes precedence) - H01G 9/0032: {formation of the dielectric layer} - H01G 9/08: Housing; Encapsulation - H01G 9/145: Liquid electrolytic capacitors (H01G11/00 takes precedence) - H01G 9/008: Terminals - H01G: CAPACITORS; CAPACITORS, RECTIFIERS, DETECTORS, SWITCHING DEVICES, LIGHT-SENSITIVE OR TEMPERATURE-SENSITIVE DEVICES OF THE ELECTROLYTIC TYPE (selection of specified materials as dielectric H01B3/00; capacitors having potential barriers H10D1/62, H10K10/10) ## Abstract An electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element, a first current collector, and a case. The capacitor element includes a wound body in which a first electrode foil and a second electrode foil are wound. The first electrode foil and the second electrode foil face each other. The first current collector is connected to the first electrode foil. The case houses the capacitor element and the first current collector. The first electrode foil includes a first facing portion that faces the second electrode foil and a first non-facing portion that does not face the second electrode foil. The first non-facing portion is located at a first end portion in a winding axis of the wound body. The first current collector is disposed in a vicinity of the first end portion of the wound body to be connected to the first non-facing portion of the first electrode foil. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electrolytic capacitor comprising: a capacitor element including: a wound body in which a first electrode foil and a second electrode foil are wound, the first electrode foil and the second electrode foil facing each other; a first lead terminal connected to the first electrode foil; and a second lead terminal connected to the second electrode foil; a first current collector connected to the first electrode foil; and a case that houses the capacitor element and the first current collector, wherein: the first electrode foil includes a first facing portion that faces the second electrode foil and a first non-facing portion that does not face the second electrode foil, the first non-facing portion being located at a first end portion in a winding axis of the wound body, the first current collector is disposed in a vicinity of the first end portion of the wound body to be connected to the first non-facing portion of the first electrode foil, and the first current collector includes an opening, and the second lead terminal is inserted in the opening. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electrolytic capacitor according to claim 1, wherein the first current collector includes metal foil including a valve metal. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The electrolytic capacitor according to claim 1, further comprising a second current collector connected to the second electrode foil, wherein: the second electrode foil includes a second facing portion that faces the first electrode foil and a second non-facing portion that does not face the first electrode foil, the second non-facing portion being located at a second end portion opposite to the first end portion in the winding axis of the wound body, and the second current collector is disposed in a vicinity of the second end portion of the wound body to be connected to the second non-facing portion of the second electrode foil. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The electrolytic capacitor according to claim 3, wherein the second current collector includes metal foil including a valve metal. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The electrolytic capacitor according to claim 1, wherein the first current collector electrically connects a plurality of portions in the first non-facing portion to each other, the plurality of portions being located at different distances from a center of the wound body. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The electrolytic capacitor according to claim 1, wherein the first electrode foil is anode foil. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The electrolytic capacitor according to claim 1, wherein the first electrode foil is cathode foil. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The electrolytic capacitor according to claim 1, further comprising a conductive polymer, wherein the conductive polymer is interposed between the first electrode foil and the second electrode foil, and is attached to the first current collector. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The electrolytic capacitor according to claim 1, further comprising an electrolytic solution. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The electrolytic capacitor according to claim 1, wherein the first current collector is a plate-like member covering at least a part of the first end portion. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The electrolytic capacitor according to claim 1, wherein the first lead terminal is inserted in the opening of the first current collector, and the first lead terminal is disposed to be away from the first current collector in the opening. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The electrolytic capacitor according to claim 1, wherein the first current collector includes at least one of a plurality of through-holes or a plurality of notches. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The electrolytic capacitor according to claim 1, wherein the first current collector includes a dielectric layer disposed on a surface of the first current collector. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The electrolytic capacitor according to claim 1, wherein the second lead terminal is disposed to be away from the first current collector in the opening.