Integrated lc filter

Abstract

A case has parts storage openings through a top plane. Terminals protrude above the plane and extend downward through the case to a bottom plane, where they are bent to conform to the bottom plane. Interconnections of the terminals in the bottom plane provide the wiring pattern necessary for the creation of an LC filter. LC combination parts are made using a coil wound on a coil support with a capacitor secured to the top surface of the coil support. The coil part of the LC combination parts are inserted into the parts storage openings of the case, to secure the coils rigidly in place. The coils and capacitors are affixed to the terminals above the top plane. The resulting rigid support of the LC combination units provides stable and accurate filter characteristic in a compact package. The interconnections of the terminals in the bottom plane permits observation of the connections to permit manual inspection or the use of pattern recognition hardware and software for robotic sorting and assembly.