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Capacitor element for solid electrolytic capacitor

US5959831A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 26, 1997
Grant dateSep 28, 1999
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Expiry dateSep 26, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01G9/052
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A capacitor element for a solid electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor chip which is a compacted mass of valve metal powder, and an anode wire projecting from an end face of the capacitor chip. The capacitor chip includes a chamfer portion located adjacent to and surrounding the end face. Typically, the capacitor chip is square in cross section, and the chamfer portion includes a quadrilaterally arranged group of chamfer faces.

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