Patent ID: 7956716

Claim:
A surface mount variable resistor comprising: an insulating substrate with a variable resistor pattern and a pair of electrode patterns formed on a front surface thereof, wherein the pair of electrode patterns are connected to both ends of the variable resistor pattern; a pair of solderable resistor termination terminal fittings connected to the pair of electrode patterns; an electrically conductive slider that includes a sliding contact, which slides on the variable resistor pattern, and is rotatably disposed on a portion of the front surface of the insulating substrate that is surrounded by the variable resistor pattern; and an intermediate terminal electrically connected to the electrically conductive slider and including a solderable rear intermediate terminal fitting portion on a side opposite to a side of the insulating substrate where the pair of resistor termination terminal fittings are provided; the intermediate terminal further including: a passing-through conductor portion that passes through a through-hole of the insulating substrate; an extended conductor portion that is electrically connected to the passing-through conductor portion and extends along a back surface of the insulating substrate and that is integrally formed with the rear intermediate terminal fitting portion; and a solderable front intermediate terminal fitting portion that is located between the pair of resistor termination terminal fittings and that is integrally formed with the extended conductor portion of the intermediate terminal.