A coil electronic component includes a support substrate, a coil pattern disposed on at least a surface of the support substrate and having a core region in the center of the coil pattern, at least one metal thin plate disposed on an upper portion of the coil pattern and having a shape bent toward the core region, an encapsulant sealing at least a portion of the support substrate, the coil pattern, and the at least one metal thin plate, and an external electrode disposed outside of the encapsulant and connected to the coil pattern.

A thin film inductor is disclosed, which includes a thin film magnetic core. The thin film magnetic core includes at least one magnetic thin film. In each magnetic thin film, at least one type-1 gap is provided. A length direction of the type-1 gap is parallel to a direction of hard magnetization of the magnetic thin film. If the thin film magnetic core comprises at least two magnetic thin films, the at least two magnetic thin films are laminated and overlap each other. A sum of widths of all type-1 gaps in each magnetic thin film is the same.

A thin film inductor is disclosed, which includes a thin film magnetic core. The thin film magnetic core includes at least one magnetic thin film. In each magnetic thin film, at least one type-1 gap is provided. A length direction of the type-1 gap is parallel to a direction of hard magnetization of the magnetic thin film. If the thin film magnetic core comprises at least two magnetic thin films, the at least two magnetic thin films are laminated and overlap each other. A sum of widths of all type-1 gaps in each magnetic thin film is the same.

Inductor device comprising a rectangular prismatic electro-insulating support (10) with three pairs of parallel outer faces (11) defining orthogonal axis (X, Y, Z), and defining eight corners; a rectangular prismatic magnetic core (20) supported by said electro-insulating support (10); and three conductor wire windings (DX, DY, DZ) wound around the three axis (X, Y, Z) surrounding the magnetic core (20); wherein the magnetic core (20) is a hollow magnetic core (20) composed by three pairs of sheets (21), each pair of sheets (21) being composed by two parallel sheets (21) facing each other perpendicular to one of said axis (X, Y, Z), and wherein each sheet (21) is made of a magnetic material, said sheet (21) being in contact and attached to the electro-insulating support (10) and being in contact with the surrounding orthogonal sheets (21).

Inductor device comprising a rectangular prismatic electro-insulating support (10) with three pairs of parallel outer faces (11) defining orthogonal axis (X, Y, Z), and defining eight corners; a rectangular prismatic magnetic core (20) supported by said electro-insulating support (10); and three conductor wire windings (DX, DY, DZ) wound around the three axis (X, Y, Z) surrounding the magnetic core (20); wherein the magnetic core (20) is a hollow magnetic core (20) composed by three pairs of sheets (21), each pair of sheets (21) being composed by two parallel sheets (21) facing each other perpendicular to one of said axis (X, Y, Z), and wherein each sheet (21) is made of a magnetic material, said sheet (21) being in contact and attached to the electro-insulating support (10) and being in contact with the surrounding orthogonal sheets (21).

A primary coil former for an ignition coil has a winding carrier surface configured for a primary coil wound thereon. Two primary winding stops limit the winding carrier surface at first and second axial ends of the carrier surface, respectively. Two holders are formed at the first axial end, each configured for holding one end of a winding wire. Two deflection domes are formed at the second axial end, one of the domes configured for guiding a winding wire back to the winding carrier surface for a clockwise winding and the other dome configured for guiding a winding wire back to the winding carrier surface for a counterclockwise winding. A groove in the winding carrier surface receives a winding wire which leads from one of the ends of the winding carrier surface up to a gap between the two deflection domes at the opposite end of the winding carrier surface.

A primary coil former for an ignition coil has a winding carrier surface configured for a primary coil wound thereon. Two primary winding stops limit the winding carrier surface at first and second axial ends of the carrier surface, respectively. Two holders are formed at the first axial end, each configured for holding one end of a winding wire. Two deflection domes are formed at the second axial end, one of the domes configured for guiding a winding wire back to the winding carrier surface for a clockwise winding and the other dome configured for guiding a winding wire back to the winding carrier surface for a counterclockwise winding. A groove in the winding carrier surface receives a winding wire which leads from one of the ends of the winding carrier surface up to a gap between the two deflection domes at the opposite end of the winding carrier surface.

A laminated core (100) has a plurality of legs having an extension direction in a direction perpendicular to a lamination direction of electrical steel sheets and a plurality of yokes having an extension direction in a direction orthogonal to the lamination direction of the electrical steel sheets and the extension direction of the legs, and, in the same position of the electrical steel sheet in the lamination direction, at least a partial region of the legs and at least a partial region of the yokes are configured by the same electrical steel sheet. The electrical steel sheet is disposed such that a first direction of directions of easy magnetization of the electrical steel sheet is along the extension direction of the legs and a second direction of the directions of easy magnetization of the electrical steel sheet is along the extension direction of the yokes.

A laminated core (100) has a plurality of legs having an extension direction in a direction perpendicular to a lamination direction of electrical steel sheets and a plurality of yokes having an extension direction in a direction orthogonal to the lamination direction of the electrical steel sheets and the extension direction of the legs, and, in the same position of the electrical steel sheet in the lamination direction, at least a partial region of the legs and at least a partial region of the yokes are configured by the same electrical steel sheet. The electrical steel sheet is disposed such that a first direction of directions of easy magnetization of the electrical steel sheet is along the extension direction of the legs and a second direction of the directions of easy magnetization of the electrical steel sheet is along the extension direction of the yokes.

An object of the present invention is to provide a coil component in which leakage of magnetic flux from a magnetic gap is reduced. A coil component includes: a drum-shaped core 20 having a winding core part 30 with a gap G formed therein and first and second flange parts 31 and 32; a plate-like core 40 fixed to the first and second flange parts 31 and 32; and wires W1 to W3 wound around the winding core part 30 and each having one end connected to a terminal electrode provided on the first flange part 31 and the other end connected to a terminal electrode provided on the second flange part 32. According to the present invention, the gap G formed in the winding core part 30 functions as a magnetic gap, and magnetic flux leaking from the magnetic gap is shielded by the plate-like core 40. Thus, even when the magnetic gap is provided to reduce a tolerance due to characteristic variation of a magnetic material, it is possible to solve the problem that other electronic components are affected by the leakage magnetic flux.