Patent ID: 11923126
Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A coil component comprising:
a base body;
a conductor wound around a coil axis; and
an external electrode provided on a surface of the base body and electrically connected to an end portion of the conductor,
wherein the external electrode includes an electrode layer containing a plurality of first fillers, a plurality of second fillers, and a resin,
wherein at least a part of the plurality of second fillers is bonded by metallic bond to at least adjacent one of the plurality of first fillers and/or at least adjacent one of the others of the plurality of second fillers,
wherein each of the plurality of second fillers has a flat shape,
wherein the external electrode includes a metal film provided between the electrode layer and the end portion of the conductor, and
wherein one or more of the plurality of second fillers is arranged at an angle with respect to the metal film such that one end of each of said one or more of the plurality of second fillers in a long axis thereof is in direct contact with the metal film and bonded to the metal film by metallic bond.