Inductor and method for manufacturing inductor

An inductor comprising:

• a magnetic core including a first surface and a second surface connected to the first surface, the magnetic core being provided by pressure molding a mixture of a magnetic material powder and a binder;
• and
• a coil element including:
• an embedded portion embedded in the magnetic core;
• and two end portions that are connected to the embedded portion and protrude outside of the magnetic core at positions at an equal height from the first surface, the coil element being provided using a flat wire that has a rectangular cross section and includes an insulation coating on a surface of the flat wire,
• wherein the embedded portion of the coil element includes:
• a coil provided by winding the flat wire;
• a first pull-out portion connected to the coil and one of the two end portions;
• and a second pull-out portion connected to the coil and another one of the two end portions,
• the first pull-out portion includes two or more bent portions that are bent in an extension direction of the flat wire, each of the two or more bent portions having a valley in the surface of the flat wire,
• one of the two or more bent portions that is located closest to the coil has, in the valley, a notch structure that is dented toward inside of the flat wire, and
• in the notch structure,
• when viewed from an extension direction of the valley of the one of the two or more bent portions that is located closest to the coil, the notch structure is dented in a direction whose angle is greater than 45 degrees when the extension direction of the flat wire on a coil side relative to the one of the two or more bent portions is set to 0 degrees, and
• the valley has a deeper dent depth on one end side where a linear distance from a winding axis of the coil is short when compared to a dent depth on another end side where the linear distance from the winding axis of the coil is long.