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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2021
Tdk Electronics Ag, Munich, DE;
Stephan Bühlmaier, Langenau, DE;
Anneliese Drespling, Heidenheim, DE;
Felipe Jerez Galdeano, Thalfingen-Elchingen, DE;
Joachim Sorg, Schwäbisch Gmünd, DE;
Herbert Lux, Heidenheim, DE;
Gerhard Proks, Steinheim, DE;
TDK Electronics AG, Munich, DE;
Abstract
In an embodiment a coil includes a tube having a tube wall of an electrically conductive material, wherein the tube has an inductive portion in which a gap is arranged in the tube wall which shapes the tube wall in the inductive portion to form a helix, wherein the tube has at least one contact section including a connection region and at least one terminal region, wherein the connection region has the same contour as an adjacent portion of the helix, wherein the terminal region is an electrical terminal of the coil, and wherein the connection region electrically connects the terminal region to the inductive portion.