Patent ID: 9564272
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: B28B,B29C,B29K,B29L,H01G,H05K,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method for manufacturing a Z-directed component for insertion into a mounting hole in a printed circuit board, comprising: simultaneously extruding a plurality of materials in the cross-sectional shape of the Z-directed component to form an extruded object with the plurality of materials arranged relative to each other in their operative positions for electrical function of the Z-directed component; and curing at least a segment of the extruded object, the cured segment forming the Z-directed component insertable into a mounting hole in a printed circuit board, wherein said extruding the plurality of materials in the cross-sectional shape of the Z-directed component includes forcing the plurality of materials through a chamber of an extrusion die to form the extruded object, a portion of the chamber including a barrier that separates different materials from each other and defines the positions of the materials relative to each other.