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Granted Patent B2
US 10,622,148 · App. 16/239,206 · Granted Apr 14, 2020

Multi-layer ceramic capacitor

Inventors: Ryo Ono (Tokyo, JP); Tetsuhiko Fukuoka (Tokyo, JP); Shoji Kusumoto (Tokyo, JP); Akihiko Kono (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
H01G4/224H01G4/012H01G4/30H01G4/1227H01G4/1236H01G4/232H01G4/248
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,622,148
App. No.
16/239,206
Granted
Apr 14, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A multi-layer ceramic capacitor includes: a multi-layer unit including a capacitance forming unit including internal electrodes laminated in a first direction, a drawn portion extending from the capacitance forming unit in a second direction, and a cover that covers the capacitance forming unit and the drawn portion in the first direction, the multi-layer unit having a main surface facing in the first direction, an end surface facing in the second direction, and a side surface facing in a third direction; and a side margin provided to the side surface, the side surface including a first straight portion including an outer edge of the main surface and extending in the second direction, a second straight portion including an outer edge of the end surface and extending in the first direction, and a corner portion that connects the first and second straight portions with each other, the corner portion being curved.

Claims (15)

1. A multi-layer ceramic capacitor, comprising:

a multi-layer unit including

a capacitance forming unit that includes internal electrodes laminated in a first direction,

a drawn portion that extends from the capacitance forming unit in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, the internal electrodes being drawn in the drawn portion, and

a cover that covers the capacitance forming unit and the drawn portion in the first direction,

the multi-layer unit having a main surface facing in the first direction, an end surface facing in the second direction, and a side surface facing in a third direction orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction; and

a side margin provided to the side surface,

the side surface including

a first straight portion that includes an outer edge of the main surface and extends in the second direction,

a second straight portion that includes an outer edge of the end surface and extends in the first direction, and

a corner portion that connects the first straight portion and the second straight portion with each other, the corner portion being curved to satisfy conditions where 0.4≤a/b≤2.5, and 10 μm≤a, b≤60 μm, where a represents a distance along the first direction between a first imaginary line extended from the first straight portion in the second direction and an endpoint of the second straight portion on a side of the first imaginary line, and b represents a distance along the second direction between a second imaginary line extended from the second straight portion in the first direction and an end portion of the drawn portion, the end portion being exposed from the side surface and positioned at a boundary between the capacitance forming unit and the cover.

2. The multi-layer ceramic capacitor according to claim 1 , wherein

the corner portion is curved to further satisfy a condition where 0.5≤a/b≤1.5.

3. The multi-layer ceramic capacitor according to claim 1 , wherein

the corner portion is curved to further satisfy conditions where 1.0≤a/b≤1.5, and 10 μm≤b≤30 μm.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 25, 2019
From: ONO, RYO; FUKUOKA, TETSUHIKO; KUSUMOTO, SHOJI; KONO, AKIHIKO
To: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 048428/0513 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-005440 · Jan 17, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190221368A1 · Jul 18, 2019