Patent ID: 8253522

Claim:
A coil component comprising: a bobbin; and at least one wire, wherein: the bobbin includes: a core part formed substantially cylindrical in shape and having an axis of the cylindrical shape and an axial end; a flange having a first surface on a first side and a second surface on a second side opposite to the first side with respect to a first direction, the first surface being attached to the axial end of the core part; a plurality of terminal-mounting members, each of the terminal-mounting members being disposed on the flange and having a metallic terminal; and a wire-supporting member protruding from at least one of the terminal-mounting members in a circumferential direction about the axis; wherein the at least one wire is wound about the core part to form a coil, each of the at least one wire having a first end and a second end, the at least one wire including a particular wire, each of the metallic terminals is in one-to-one correspondence with each of the first and second ends of the at least one wire, and each of the first and second ends of the at least one wire is electrically connected to a corresponding one of the metallic terminals; the flange is formed with a notch at a position near a first one of the terminal-mounting members, the notch extending from a peripheral edge of the flange toward the core part; the wire-supporting member is disposed in the notch at a position closer to the second surface than the first surface in the first direction, and extends in a second direction from the peripheral edge of the flange toward the core part, the wire-supporting member opposing the coil in the first direction; and a first segment of the particular wire near the first end thereof extends from the second side to the first side of the flange through the notch and further to the core part, the first segment being hooked around the wire-supporting member in the notch.