Patent ID: 8250747
Filing Date: 2012-08-28
Classification: H01G,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A mounting method of mounting a capacitor array, the capacitor array comprising at least first, second, and third capacitor sections, onto a circuit board formed with a first lead connecting power lines to each other and a second lead for a grounding; wherein the capacitor array is capable of being mounted onto the circuit board by using any connection methods of a first connection method of connecting such that the first and second capacitor sections are parallel to each other while the third capacitor section is in series with the parallel first and second capacitor sections; a second connection method of connecting such that the first, second, and third capacitor sections are in series in sequence; and a third connection method of connecting such that the first and second capacitor sections are in series with each other without using the third capacitor section; the mounting method comprising mounting the capacitor array onto the circuit board by connecting the capacitor array to the first and second leads by using one connection method of the first connection method, the second connection method, and the third connection method; wherein, in the first connection method, one end of each of the first and second capacitor sections on a side unconnected to the third capacitor section is connected to the first lead while the other end of each of the first and second capacitor sections on a side connected to the third capacitor section is connected to the second lead, and one end of the third capacitor section on a side unconnected to the first and second capacitor sections is connected to the first lead while the other end of the third capacitor section on a side connected to the first and second capacitor sections is connected to the second lead; wherein, in the second connection method, one end of the first capacitor section on a side unconnected to second capacitor section is connected to the first lead while one end of the second capacitor section on a side connected to the third capacitor section is connected to the second lead, and one end of the third capacitor section on the side unconnected to the second capacitor section is connected to the first lead while the other end of the third capacitor section on a side connected to the second capacitor section is connected to the second lead; wherein, in third connection method, one end of the first capacitor section on the side unconnected to the second capacitor section is connected to the first lead while the other end of the first capacitor section on the side connected to the second capacitor section is connected to the second lead, and one end of the second capacitor section on a side unconnected to the first capacitor section is connected to the first lead while the other end of the second capacitor section on a side connected to the first capacitor section is connected to the second lead; wherein the capacitor array is a multilayer capacitor array comprising a capacitor element body having first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth inner electrodes; a first terminal electrode disposed on an outer surface of the capacitor element body and connected to the first inner electrode; a second terminal electrode disposed on the outer surface of the capacitor element body and connected to the second inner electrode; a third terminal electrode disposed on the outer surface of the capacitor element body and connected to the third inner electrode; a fourth terminal electrode disposed on the outer surface of the capacitor element body and connected to the fourth inner electrode; a fifth terminal electrode disposed on the outer surface of the capacitor element body and connected to the fifth inner electrode; and a sixth terminal electrode disposed on the outer surface of the capacitor element body and connected to the sixth inner electrode; and wherein, in the capacitor array, the first and second inner electrodes form the first capacitor section, the third and fourth inner electrodes form the second capacitor section, and the fifth and sixth inner electrodes form the third capacitor section.