Patent ID: 8789262

Claim:
A method for manufacturing an inductor comprising: preparing a mold device having a mold cavity formed therein; preparing and disposing and locating a coil member above said mold cavity of said mold device; filling metallic particles into said mold cavity of said mold device; forcing said coil member into said metallic particles to form a base member, in which said coil member is engaged in said base member, said coil member including two terminals; applying two conductive coating members onto said base member and electrically connecting to said terminals of said coil member respectively; attaching two conductive coverings onto said conductive coating members respectively and electrically connecting to said conductive coating members respectively; and preparing and disposing and locating a support device above said mold device for engaging with said coil member and for supporting said coil member above said mold device, and said support device including a frame member having two side fences, said coil member including two end portions coupled to said side fences of said frame member.