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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2016
Avx Corporation, Fountain Inn, SC (US);
Stanislav Zednicek, Lanskroun, CZ;
Jan Petrzilek, Usti nad Orlici, CZ;
AVX Corporation, Fountain Inn, SC (US);
Abstract
An electrolytic capacitor is provided that contains a capacitor element, a case, and anode and cathode terminations having first and second external components. The first external components are perpendicular to a lower surface of the case, while the second external components are parallel to the lower surface of the case and extend outwardly away from the front and rear surfaces of the case, respectively. Further, the second external components are mounted to a circuit board such that at least a portion of the capacitor is embedded in the board and such that the second external components are parallel to and in contact with a mounting surface of the circuit board. The particular arrangement of the external components of the terminations stabilizes the capacitor when it is embedded into the board to minimize flexing against the board and cracking or delamination of the capacitor.