Inductive Component with Annular Cores and SMD Connections

An inductive component, comprising:

• a ring-shaped magnetic core;
• at least two windings wound around the ring-shaped magnetic core;
• and
• a plurality of contact feet having openings for insertion of wire ends of the windings,
• wherein the contact feet each have a contact surface for surface mounting of the inductive component and the contact surfaces lie in a terminal surface with defined flatness,
• wherein the openings in the contact feet are spaced from the terminal surface and are configured such that position and angular deviations of the wire ends with respect to the terminal surface are compensated by the respective contact feet,
• wherein each contact foot is materially connected to the wire end inserted into the opening of the respective contact foot.

A method of manufacturing an inductive component, the method comprising:

• producing at least two windings around a magnetic core;
• placing contact feet, each having a contact surface for surface mounting of the inductive component such that the contact surfaces of the contact feet lie in a terminal surface with defined flatness;
• inserting wire ends of the windings into corresponding openings in the contact feet, the openings in the contact feet being spaced apart from the terminal surface and designed such that position and angular deviations of the wire ends with respect to the terminal surface are compensated for by the respective contact feet;
• and
• materially connecting the contact feet with the respective wire ends.

An inductive component comprising:

• a ring-shaped magnetic core;
• at least one winding wound around the ring-shaped magnetic core and comprising a winding wire with a round cross-section;
• and
• exactly three terminal carriers with one or more terminal elements,
• wherein wire ends of the winding wires are guided to undersides of the corresponding terminal elements,
• wherein the undersides of the terminal elements lie in a terminal plane for surface mounting.