Coil component and its manufacturing method

A method of manufacturing a coil component, the method comprising:

• preparing a drum-shaped core including a flange part and a winding core part;
• fixing a terminal fitting having a positioning part and a welding part to the flange part such that the positioning part and the welding part are disposed on an outer surface of the flange part on aside opposite to the winding core part;
• winding the wire around the winding core part and positioning an end portion of the wire to the welding part using the positioning part;
• and
• heating the welding part to weld the end portion of the wire to the welding part to thereby form a weld bead,
• wherein the welding part has a protruding part that does not overlap the flange part, whereby a part of the weld bead protrudes from the flange part.

A coil component comprising:

• a first core including a flange part and a winding core part extending in a first direction;
• first and second terminal fittings fixed to the flange part and arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction;
• a first wire wound around the winding core part and having an end portion connected to the first terminal fitting by a first weld bead;
• and
• a second wire wound around the winding core part and having an end portion connected to the second terminal fitting by a second weld bead,
• wherein a width of the flange part in the second direction is smaller than a distance between outer edges of the first and second weld beads.