Electronic component
AssigneeCoilcraft, Incorporated
InventorsAndrzej Klesyk, Scott D. Hess, Lawrence B. Lestarge
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Abstract
An electronic component includes a wire winding wound around a central axis. The wire winding having first and second ends, and first and second terminals are connected to or formed by the first and second ends. The terminals provide electrical contacts for connecting the component into a circuit. The component has a wet press molded body made of a mixture of magnetic and non-magnetic material that is heated and pressed about the wire winding. The wet press molded body leaves at least a portion of the terminals exposed for mounting the component to the circuit.
Claims18
-23. (canceled)
An electronic component comprising:
- a core having a flange portion and a post extending from the flange portion;
- a first terminal;
- a second terminal;
- a coil of wire about the post of the core, the coil of wire having a first end portion bent around the flange portion and a second end portion bent around the flange portion;
- and
- an overmolded body encasing at least a portion of the coil of wire such that the overmolded body contacts and conforms to a radially outer portion of the coil of wire.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.