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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 28, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
James G. Boytor, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Catalin C. Girbaci, Cary, IL (US);
Helen O. Gogny, McHenry, IL (US);
Assignee:
Coilcraft, Incorporated, Cary, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F 2/702 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F 2/702 ;
Abstract
A low profile inductive component in accordance with the disclosure set forth here comprises a low profile body having spread apart soldering pads for electrically and mechanically attaching the structure to a printed circuit board and defining an aperture between the pads. A magnetic core is disposed in the aperture. A wire is wound around the core having a first and second end connected to the pads. One end of the core is disposed in the aperture of the low profile body and its other end, which is larger than the aperture, is spaced from the body by spacers extending from the body.