Patent ID: 6985062
Filing Date: 2006-01-10
Classification: H01F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A coil component, comprising: a coil section having a through hole, the coil section comprising a plurality of ring sections formed of a metallic flat plate disposed in a plane and connected to each other at ring connecting sections, the ring sections being bent at the ring connecting sections and placed one on top of another to form the coil section; terminals connected to the coil section; and a package member covering the coil section and having the terminals projecting therefrom, wherein each of the ring sections comprises an arc-shaped portion having a slit formed by cutting a part of the ring section, the ring connecting sections being formed at end sections of the arc-shaped portions of the ring sections where the ring sections are connected to each other, the terminals being formed at end sections of the arc-shaped portions of the ring sections where the ring sections are not connected to each other, the plurality of ring sections being disposed in a plane and connected to each other through ring-connecting sections to be disposed in a shape of a triangle, and a sum of one or two angles formed by center lines each connecting centers of the ring sections adjacent to each other, and angles each formed by the center line and an extension line extending from the center of the ring section toward the end section of the ring section is approximately 180°, the end section being connected to a terminal.