Wire-wound inductor and method for manufacturing the same
A wire-wound inductor includes: a magnetic core; a first coil unit embedded in the magnetic core and formed by winding a conductive wire; a pair of second coil units bent from both ends of the first coil unit and including lead portions exposed to opposing surfaces of the magnetic core; and a pair of external terminals disposed on the opposing surfaces of the magnetic core and electrically connected to the lead portions of the pair of second coil units, respectively.
1. A wire-wound inductor comprising: a magnetic core; a first coil unit embedded in the magnetic core and formed by a wound conductive wire; a pair of second coil units bending from opposite ends of the first coil unit and including lead portions exposed to opposing surfaces of the magnetic core; and a pair of external terminals disposed on the opposing surfaces of the magnetic core and electrically connected to the lead portions of the pair of second coil units, respectively, wherein the pair of second coil units which extend from the opposite ends of the first coil unit are twisted, and a shape of a cross-section of each second coil unit corresponds to a shape of a cross-section of the first coil unit and wherein a ratio of a length of each second coil unit to a length of the magnetic core ranges from 0.1 to 0.14.
2. The wire-wound inductor of claim 1 , wherein the pair of second coil units extend from the opposite ends of the first coil unit to the opposing surfaces of the magnetic core.
3. A wire-wound inductor, comprising:
a magnetic core;
a first coil unit embedded in the magnetic core and formed by a wound conductive wire;
a pair of second coil units bending from opposite ends of the first coil unit and including lead portions exposed to opposing surfaces of the magnetic core; and
a pair of external terminals disposed on the opposing surfaces of the magnetic core and electrically connected to the lead portions of the pair of second coil units, respectively,
wherein a ratio of a length of each second coil unit to a length of the magnetic core ranges from 0.1 to 0.14.
4. The wire-wound inductor of claim 1 , wherein the first coil unit and the pair of second coil units are formed of a conductive wire having a rectangular cross-sectional shape.
5. The wire-wound inductor of claim 3 , wherein the pair of second coil units which extend from the opposite ends of the first coil unit are twisted.
6. The wire-wound inductor of claim 3 , wherein the pair of second coil units extend from the opposite ends of the first coil unit to the opposing surfaces of the magnetic core.
7. The wire-wound inductor of claim 3 , wherein the first coil unit and the pair of second coil units are formed of a conductive wire having a rectangular cross-sectional shape.
8. The wire-wound inductor of claim 3 , wherein the pair of second coil units extend radially from the first coil unit in a direction perpendicular to the opposing surfaces of the magnetic core.
9. The wire-wound inductor of claim 1 , wherein the pair of second coil units extend radially from the first coil unit in a direction perpendicular to the opposing surfaces of the magnetic core.