# US 11,908,634 B2 · Electrolytic capacitor and manufacturing method of electrolytic capacitor > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,908,634 B2 - Document ID: US11908634B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/600,481 - Filed: 2020-01-17 - Published: 2022-06-02 - Granted: 2024-02-20 - Earliest claimed: 2019-09-09 - Assignees: Japan Capacitor Industrial Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Japan Capacitor Industrial Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Tomoki Nobuta; Kazumasa Fujimoto - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11908634B2 ## CPC - H01G 9/10: Sealing, e.g. of lead-in wires - H01G 9/012: specially adapted for solid capacitors - H01G 9/052: Sintered electrodes - H01G 9/15: Solid electrolytic capacitors (H01G11/00 takes precedence) - 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 The electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor body, the capacitor body including: a first end surface; a second end surface opposite to the first end surface; a bottom surface adjacent to the first end surface and the second end surface; a capacitor element including an anode line passing therethrough, a dielectric layer, and a cathode layer on the dielectric layer; and a sealing material covering the capacitor element, wherein the anode line has a first end exposed on the first end surface of the capacitor body, the electrolytic capacitor includes an anode external electrode on the first end surface of the capacitor body, the anode external electrode is connected to the first end of the anode line, the cathode layer is electrically led out to the bottom surface of the capacitor body, the electrolytic capacitor includes a cathode external electrode on the bottom surface of the capacitor body, and the cathode external electrode is electrically connected to the cathode layer. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electrolytic capacitor comprising: a capacitor body, the capacitor body comprising: a first end surface; a second end surface opposite to the first end surface; a bottom surface adjacent to the first end surface and the second end surface; a capacitor element including an anode line passing therethrough, a dielectric layer, and a cathode layer on the dielectric layer; and a sealing material covering the capacitor element, wherein the anode line has a first end exposed on the first end surface of the capacitor body, the electrolytic capacitor includes an anode external electrode on the first end surface of the capacitor body, the anode external electrode is connected to the first end of the anode line, the cathode layer is electrically led out to the bottom surface of the capacitor body, the electrolytic capacitor includes a cathode external electrode on the bottom surface of the capacitor body, the cathode external electrode is electrically connected to the cathode layer, and the capacitor element comprises a porous portion made of a metal of the anode line, and the porous portion is an etched layer on a surface of the anode line. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electrolytic capacitor according to claim 1, wherein the capacitor body comprises a base defining the bottom surface of the capacitor body, the cathode layer of the capacitor element is adhered to a first surface of the base with a conductive adhesive, the cathode external electrode is on a second surface of the base, and the cathode layer is electrically connected to the cathode external electrode via the base. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The electrolytic capacitor according to claim 2, wherein the base is a copper clad double-sided board or a metal base. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The electrolytic capacitor according to claim 1, wherein the cathode external electrode is continuously provided on the bottom surface and the second end surface of the capacitor body. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The electrolytic capacitor according to claim 4, wherein the cathode external electrode is further continuously provided on a top surface opposite to the bottom surface of the capacitor body. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The electrolytic capacitor according to claim 1, wherein the anode external electrode is continuously provided on the bottom surface, the first end surface, and a top surface opposite to the bottom surface of the capacitor body. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The electrolytic capacitor according to claim 1, wherein the capacitor element comprises a porous portion made of a valve-action metal, the dielectric layer on a surface of the porous portion, and the cathode layer on the dielectric layer, and the cathode layer comprises a solid electrolyte layer on the dielectric layer and a conductive layer on a surface of the solid electrolyte layer. ### Claim 8 An electrolytic capacitor comprising: a capacitor body, the capacitor body comprising: a first end surface; a second end surface opposite to the first end surface; a bottom surface adjacent to the first end surface and the second end surface; a capacitor element including an anode line passing therethrough, a dielectric layer, and a cathode layer on the dielectric layer; and a sealing material covering the capacitor element, wherein the anode line has a first end exposed on the first end surface of the capacitor body, the electrolytic capacitor includes an anode external electrode on the first end surface of the capacitor body, the anode external electrode is connected to the first end of the anode line, the cathode layer is electrically led out to the bottom surface of the capacitor body, the electrolytic capacitor includes a cathode external electrode on the bottom surface of the capacitor body, the cathode external electrode is electrically connected to the cathode layer, and the sealing material comprises two or more sealing resins, and a difference between the two or more sealing resins is visually recognizable, allowing polarity to be distinguished by visual recognition of the sealing material. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The electrolytic capacitor according to claim 8, wherein the two or more sealing resins comprise a first sealing resin that is a main resin covering a majority of the capacitor element and a second sealing resin different from the first sealing resin, and the second sealing resin is exposed on a top surface opposite to the bottom surface of the capacitor body. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The electrolytic capacitor according to claim 8, wherein the two or more sealing resins comprise a first sealing resin that is a main resin covering a majority of the capacitor element and a second sealing resin different from the first sealing resin, and the second sealing resin is in contact with a second end of the anode line adjacent to the second end surface of the capacitor body. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The electrolytic capacitor according to claim 8, wherein the two or more sealing resins comprise a first sealing resin that is a main resin covering a majority of the capacitor element and a second sealing resin different from the first sealing resin, and the second sealing resin is exposed on the second end surface of the capacitor body. ### Claim 12 An electrolytic capacitor comprising: a capacitor body, the capacitor body comprising: a first end surface; a second end surface opposite to the first end surface; a bottom surface adjacent to the first end surface and the second end surface; a capacitor element including an anode line passing therethrough, a dielectric layer, and a cathode layer on the dielectric layer; and a sealing material covering the capacitor element, wherein the anode line has a first end exposed on the first end surface of the capacitor body, the electrolytic capacitor includes an anode external electrode on the first end surface of the capacitor body, the anode external electrode is connected to the first end of the anode line, the cathode layer is electrically led out to the bottom surface of the capacitor body, the electrolytic capacitor includes a cathode external electrode on the bottom surface of the capacitor body, the cathode external electrode is electrically connected to the cathode layer, the capacitor element comprises a porous portion made of a valve-action metal, the dielectric layer on a surface of the porous portion, and the cathode layer on the dielectric layer, and the cathode layer comprises a solid electrolyte layer on the dielectric layer and a conductive layer on a surface of the solid electrolyte layer, and wherein a second end of the anode line protrudes from the capacitor element at the second end side of the capacitor body, and at a part where the anode line protrudes from the capacitor element at the second end side of the capacitor body, the solid electrolyte layer and the conductive layer are not provided on the surface of the anode line. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The electrolytic capacitor according to claim 12, wherein the capacitor body comprises a base defining the bottom surface of the capacitor body, the cathode layer of the capacitor element is adhered to a first surface of the base with a conductive adhesive, the cathode external electrode is on a second surface of the base, and the cathode layer is electrically connected to the cathode external electrode via the base. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The electrolytic capacitor according to claim 13, wherein the base is a copper clad double-sided board or a metal base. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The electrolytic capacitor according to claim 12, wherein the cathode external electrode is continuously provided on the bottom surface and the second end surface of the capacitor body. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The electrolytic capacitor according to claim 15, wherein the cathode external electrode is further continuously provided on a top surface opposite to the bottom surface of the capacitor body. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The electrolytic capacitor according to claim 12, wherein the anode external electrode is continuously provided on the bottom surface, the first end surface, and a top surface opposite to the bottom surface of the capacitor body. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) The electrolytic capacitor according to claim 12, wherein the capacitor element comprises a porous portion made of a valve-action metal, the dielectric layer on a surface of the porous portion, and the cathode layer on the dielectric layer, and the cathode layer comprises a solid electrolyte layer on the dielectric layer and a conductive layer on a surface of the solid electrolyte layer.