A discrete electrical component is disclosed, including a component member having at least one lead; and a base member on which the component member is supported. The electrical component further includes at least one compliant pin member, each compliant pin member having a first end portion configured for press-fit engagement in a printed circuit board and a second end portion electrically connected to the at least one lead of the component member. The at least one compliant pin at least partly extends through or into the base member.

A inductive component is provided, which comprises a magnetic core, an insulation body formed of an electrically insulating material and having the magnetic core accommodated therein, and a coil body having at least one winding wound thereon. The insulation body comprises at least two mechanically connected insulation wall sections, which each face, at least partially, a respective side surface section of the magnetic core. The coil body comprises at least one contact element attached to a side surface section of the coil body and used for establishing an electric connection to the at least one winding, and a magnetic core accommodation in which the magnetic core accommodated in the insulation body is partially accommodated. A side surface section of the magnetic core, which faces the contact element, is covered, at least partially, by an insulation wall section of the insulation body.

A inductive component is provided, which comprises a magnetic core, an insulation body formed of an electrically insulating material and having the magnetic core accommodated therein, and a coil body having at least one winding wound thereon. The insulation body comprises at least two mechanically connected insulation wall sections, which each face, at least partially, a respective side surface section of the magnetic core. The coil body comprises at least one contact element attached to a side surface section of the coil body and used for establishing an electric connection to the at least one winding, and a magnetic core accommodation in which the magnetic core accommodated in the insulation body is partially accommodated. A side surface section of the magnetic core, which faces the contact element, is covered, at least partially, by an insulation wall section of the insulation body.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems and methods, involving: a main magnet configured to generate a magnet field for MRI; a transmit radio frequency (RF) coil assembly configured to transmit an RF pulse into a portion of a subject; an RF coil assembly configured to, in response to the an RF pulse, receive MR signals emitted from the portion of the subject; and a gradient coil assembly having coil windings arranged in a radial layer and a first set of electrical connectors embedded in the radial layer to reduce a radial extent occupied by the gradient coil assembly, an electrical connector in the first set of electrical connectors configured to cross over a portion of the coil windings in the radial layer, the first set of electrical connectors configured to drive the coil windings with a current sufficient to generate a perturbation in the magnet field such that the MR signals encode an MR image based on the perturbation, and the radial layer having a depressed area configured to radially constrain the electrical connector.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems and methods, involving: a main magnet configured to generate a magnet field for MRI; a transmit radio frequency (RF) coil assembly configured to transmit an RF pulse into a portion of a subject; an RF coil assembly configured to, in response to the an RF pulse, receive MR signals emitted from the portion of the subject; and a gradient coil assembly having coil windings arranged in a radial layer and a first set of electrical connectors embedded in the radial layer to reduce a radial extent occupied by the gradient coil assembly, an electrical connector in the first set of electrical connectors configured to cross over a portion of the coil windings in the radial layer, the first set of electrical connectors configured to drive the coil windings with a current sufficient to generate a perturbation in the magnet field such that the MR signals encode an MR image based on the perturbation, and the radial layer having a depressed area configured to radially constrain the electrical connector.

There is provided a solenoid device in which a fixed wall and a supporting wall having a protruding portion are provided in a flange portion of a bobbin, in which a surge absorption device is held in a space between the supporting wall and the fixed wall, and in which the protruding portion presses the surge absorption device; furthermore, a starter having the solenoid device is provided.

An inductive device is provided. The inductive device includes a laminated body and two external electrodes. The laminated body includes an insulator and a plurality of conductive wiring layers stacked in a first direction. The conductive wiring layers are embedded within the insulator, and any two adjacent ones of the conductive wiring layers are electrically connected to each other to form a coiled conductor extending spirally. The external electrodes are disposed on the laminated body and electrically connected to the coiled conductor, and the external electrodes are spaced apart from each other. Each of the external electrodes includes a base plate, a lateral wall, and a plurality of stress dispersing structures extending toward the coiled conductor and protruding from at least one of the base plate and the lateral wall, and the stress dispersing structures are spaced apart from each other and engaged with the laminated body.

Disclosed is a magnetic component. The magnetic component of the disclosure includes a core unit including an upper core and a lower core, a bobbin unit having at least a portion disposed inside the core unit, and a coil unit including primary coils and secondary coils wound around the bobbin unit in a second direction, which is perpendicular to a first direction oriented from the upper core toward the lower core. The bobbin unit includes a first terminal accommodation portion and a second terminal accommodation portion. The first terminal accommodation portion accommodates first terminal pins, connected to at least some of the secondary coils in the second direction and having end portions bent in the first direction. The second terminal accommodation portion accommodates second terminal pins, connected to the remaining ones of the secondary coils in the second direction and having end portions bent in the first direction.

A laminated electronic component includes an element body and a conductor. The element body is formed by laminating a plurality of element-body layers. The element body has a first face, a second face, and a pair of third faces. The conductor is disposed on the element body and has an L shape. The conductor has an exposed face exposed on the first face and the second face. The exposed face includes a plurality of divided regions divided by the element body. The length of each divided region in a dividing direction is longer than a distance with which the plurality of divided regions is separated from each other and longer than a distance with which the exposed face and the pair of third faces are separated from each other.

A laminated electronic component includes an element body and a conductor. The element body is formed by laminating a plurality of element-body layers. The element body has a first face, a second face, and a pair of third faces. The conductor is disposed on the element body and has an L shape. The conductor has an exposed face exposed on the first face and the second face. The exposed face includes a plurality of divided regions divided by the element body. The length of each divided region in a dividing direction is longer than a distance with which the plurality of divided regions is separated from each other and longer than a distance with which the exposed face and the pair of third faces are separated from each other.