Solid electrolytic chip capacitor with improved terminals

A solid electrolytic chip capacitor comprising:

• (a) a capacitor element having an anode member with a dielectric oxide film on the surface thereof, an electrolytic layer and a cathode layer both stacked on said anode member one after the other, and an anode lead connected to said anode member and projecting outwardly from the body of said capacitor element;
• (b) a casting made of an insulating synthetic resin for supporting and surrounding said capacitor element, said casting having first and second sides which face each other, and upper and lower surfaces;
• (c) an anode terminal having a flat portion electrically connected to said anode lead at the upper portion of said anode lead, said anode terminal being drawn from said casting via said first side, and bent so that said anode terminal other than said flat portion is situated along said first side and said lower surface of said casting;
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• (d) a cathode terminal having a U-shaped portion at its one end for receiving said capacitor element therein so that said cathode layer is electrically connected to said cathode terminal, and a flat portion connected to said U-shaped portion via a crank-shaped neck portion so that said U-shaped portion, said neck portion and said flat portion constitute a crank-shaped portion, said cathode terminal being drawn from said casting via said second side, and bent so that said cathode terminal other than said crank-shaped portion is situated along said second side and said lower surface of said casting;
• p1 said flat portion of said cathode terminal being flush with said flat portion of said anode terminal, a plane including said flat portions of said cathode and anode terminals is positioned above a center line bisecting the height of the capacitor body, said flat portions being embedded in sid casting such that one end of each of said flat portions is a portion where said cathode or anode terminal is drawn from said casting.