Patent ID: 7974077

Claim:
A solid electrolytic capacitor, comprising: a capacitor element having an anode portion and a cathode portion; a mold resin portion sealing said capacitor element; an anode lead frame connected to said anode portion from below said anode portion of said capacitor element, inside said mold resin portion; and a cathode lead frame connected to said cathode portion; said anode lead frame including a catching recess having an opening facing upward, for receiving said anode portion, holding portions formed at said opening of said catching recess, said holding portions being spaced apart by a prescribed distance that prevents passage of said anode portion except when said anode portion is pressed from above causing the distance between the holding portions to widen and allow passage of said anode portion, and holds said anode portion once said anode portion is received in said catching recess, and a slit extending downward from said catching recess.