Chip-type inductor
First Claim
1. A chip-type inductor comprising a laminated structure of n magnetic layers, n being a natural number greater than or equal to 4, where linear conductive patterns extending between the magnetic layers are connected successively in a form similar to a coil so as to produce an inductance component, characterized in that:
- of the n magnetic layers, the uppermost first magnetic layer is provided with a conductive pattern formed on the lower surface thereof and the lowermost nth magnetic layer and the adjacent n-1th magnetic layer are provided with respective conductive patterns on the upper surfaces thereof;
each of the second to the n-2th magnetic layers is provided with a respective pair of conductive patterns, one of the pair being located on the upper surface thereof, the other of the pair being located on the lower surface thereof, each of said second to n=2th magnetic layers insulating its respective pair of conductive patterns from one another;
the conductive pattern formed on the lower surface of the first to the n-2th magnetic layers being in direct contact with the conductive pattern formed on the upper surface of the second to n-1th magnetic layers, respectively;
in each of the second to the n-1th magnetic layers, a respective, electrically non-conductive, through-hole is formed in a region where no conductive pattern is formed in the layer;
the conductive pattern formed on the upper surface of the third through nth magnetic layer being connected to the conductive pattern formed on the lower surface of the first through n-2th magnetic layers, respectively, via the through-hole formed in the second through n-1th magnetic layers, respectively; and
lead out electrodes are connected to the conductive layers formed on the first and nth electrodes, respectively.
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Abstract
A present invention is a chip-type inductor comprising a laminated structure (28) of a plurality of magnetic layers (1 to 8) in which linear conductive patterns (9 to 21) extending between the respective magnetic layers are connected successively in a form similar to a coil so as to produce an inductance component. The conductive patterns (12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 11 and 10) formed on the upper surfaces of the magnetic layers and the conductive patterns (9, 13, 15, 17, 19 and 21) formed on the lower surfaces of the magnetic layers are connected with each other in the interfaces of the magnetic layers and are also connected each other via through-holes (22 to 27) formed in the magnetic layers, so that the conductive patterns are continuously connected in a form similar to a coil.
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10 Claims
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1. A chip-type inductor comprising a laminated structure of n magnetic layers, n being a natural number greater than or equal to 4, where linear conductive patterns extending between the magnetic layers are connected successively in a form similar to a coil so as to produce an inductance component, characterized in that:
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of the n magnetic layers, the uppermost first magnetic layer is provided with a conductive pattern formed on the lower surface thereof and the lowermost nth magnetic layer and the adjacent n-1th magnetic layer are provided with respective conductive patterns on the upper surfaces thereof; each of the second to the n-2th magnetic layers is provided with a respective pair of conductive patterns, one of the pair being located on the upper surface thereof, the other of the pair being located on the lower surface thereof, each of said second to n=2th magnetic layers insulating its respective pair of conductive patterns from one another; the conductive pattern formed on the lower surface of the first to the n-2th magnetic layers being in direct contact with the conductive pattern formed on the upper surface of the second to n-1th magnetic layers, respectively; in each of the second to the n-1th magnetic layers, a respective, electrically non-conductive, through-hole is formed in a region where no conductive pattern is formed in the layer;
the conductive pattern formed on the upper surface of the third through nth magnetic layer being connected to the conductive pattern formed on the lower surface of the first through n-2th magnetic layers, respectively, via the through-hole formed in the second through n-1th magnetic layers, respectively; andlead out electrodes are connected to the conductive layers formed on the first and nth electrodes, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A chip-type inductor, comprising:
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n generally planar magnetic layers, n being a natural number greater than or equal to 4, said magnetic layers being stacked one atop the other to form a stack of magnetic layers; a conductive pattern formed on the lower surface of the uppermost first magnetic layer and a respective conductive pattern formed on the upper surfaces of the lowermost nth magnetic layer and the adjacent n-1th magnetic layer, respectively; a respective conductive pattern being formed on the upper surface of the second to n-2th magnetic layers and a respective conductive pattern being formed on the lower surface of each of the second to n-2th magnetic layers, the second to n-2th layers insulating its respective conductive pattern on the upper surface thereof from its respective conductive pattern on the lower surface thereof, the conductive pattern formed on the lower surface of the first to n-2th magnetic layers being in direct contact with the conductive pattern formed on the upper surface of the second to n-1th magnetic layers, respectively; a respective, electrically non-conductive, through-hole formed in each of said second to n-1th magnetic layers in a region where no conductive pattern is formed in the layer in which the through-hole is formed, the relative locations of said conductive patterns formed on said first to nth conductive layers and the relative locations of said through-holes being such that after said magnetic layers are compressed together by a force extending in a direction generally perpendicular to the plane of said magnetic layers, the conductive pattern formed on the upper surface of the third through nth magnetic layer comes into physical contact with the conductive pattern formed on the lower surface of the first through n-2th magnetic layers, respectively, via the through-hole formed in the second through n-1th magnetic layers, respectively, said conductive patterns being so connected to define a continuous conductor in a form similar to a coil so as to produce an inductance component; and lead out electrodes connected to the conductive layers formed on the first and nth electrodes, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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