Patent ID: 6885274

Claim:
An inductor module comprising: a common inductor core having first and second lateral core portions; and first and second inductor windings, each of which has an input end, an output end, and an inductor winding section disposed between said input and output ends, said inductor winding section of each of said first and second inductor windings being wound on a respective one of said first and second lateral core portions of said common inductor core such that said input end of said first inductor winding and said output end of said second inductor winding form a first distance therebetween and such that said output end of said first inductor winding said input end of said second inductor winding form a second distance therebetween, the second distance being smaller than the first distance, said output end of said first inductor winding being free of an electrical connection with said input end of said second inductor winding, said common inductor core including a first surface, a second surface opposite to said first surface, and a peripheral surface extending between said first and second surfaces, said common inductor core having a pair of through holes extending from said first surface through said second surface, said inductor winding section of said first inductor winding having a first segment extending from said output end of said first inductor winding and into a respective one of said through holes, a second segment extending from said first segment and along said second surface of said common inductor core, and a third segment extending from said second segment and along said peripheral surface of said common inductor core, said inductor winding section of said second inductor winding having a first segment extending from said input end of said second inductor winding and into a respective one of said through holes, a second segment extending from said first segment and along said second surface of said common inductor core, and a third segment extending from said second segment and along said peripheral surface of said common inductor core.