Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electrode group unit for lithium ion capacitor that allows reliable welding between a current collecting member and an electrode and that provides a welded portion with a low resistance is provided. A lithium ion capacitor is also provided. An unapplied portion 25 of a positive electrode 9 and an unapplied portion 33 of a negative electrode 11 are disposed to project outside of separators 13, 15 in directions opposite to each other. The resulting assembly is wound into a swirling shape in cross section about an axial core 7 to form an electrode group 5. A lithium metal support member 17 is disposed on the negative electrode 11 such that a layer in which the lithium metal support member 17 is wound is located in a radially middle region of the electrode group 5.

Abstract: A present invention provide a lithium ion storage device capable of reliably doping a negative active material of a negative plate with lithium ions generated through dissolution of a lithium metal plate disposed in an electrode group. A conductive shielding member includes a current collecting metal foil and a negative active material layer formed on at least one surface of the current collecting metal foil. The conductive shielding member is provided between a lithium metal plate and a positive plate such that the lithium metal plate is sandwiched between the negative plate and the negative active material layer formed on the current collecting metal foil of the conductive shielding member.

Abstract: An electrochemical capacitor that is resistant to vibration is provided. A positive current collecting member 39 is welded to an unapplied portion 25 of a positive electrode 9 included in a wound electrode group 5. An outer peripheral portion 40 of the positive current collecting member 39 is shaped and sized to extend to a position beyond a top portion 3c of an annular projected portion 3a. An insulating ring member 63 is disposed in a compressed state between the positive current collecting member 39 and the annular projected portion 3a and also between the positive current collecting member 39 and the annular projected portion 3a and an annular wall portion 3d of a peripheral wall portion that is continuous with the annular projected portion. This configuration makes it possible to reliably fix an electrode group unit in a container 3 while preventing a short circuit.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electrode group unit for lithium ion capacitor that allows reliable welding between a current collecting member and an electrode and that provides a welded portion with a low resistance is provided. A lithium ion capacitor is also provided. An unapplied portion 25 of a positive electrode 9 and an unapplied portion 33 of a negative electrode 11 are disposed to project outside of separators 13, 15 in directions opposite to each other. The resulting assembly is wound into a swirling shape in cross section about an axial core 7 to form an electrode group 5. A lithium metal support member 17 is disposed on the negative electrode 11 such that a layer in which the lithium metal support member 17 is wound is located in a radially middle region of the electrode group 5.

Abstract: A mass-producible lithium ion capacitor that allows lithium ions to be easily occluded by a negative electrode in advance is provided. A layered member includes: two copper foils each having a portion in which tabs are formed on one side along the longitudinal direction of the copper foils, and a portion in which a large number of through holes are formed and which is disposed adjacent to the portion with the tabs, and lithium metal having a thin plate shape and sandwiched between the copper foils to contact the portions with the through holes of the copper foils. The tabs are joined to a negative current collector ring, and electrically connected to a negative current collecting member. By leaving the layered member to stand for a predetermined period, it is possible to cause lithium ions to be occluded by a negative active material of the lithium ion capacitor.

Abstract: A present invention provide a lithium ion storage device capable of reliably doping a negative active material of a negative plate with lithium ions generated through dissolution of a lithium metal plate disposed in an electrode group. A conductive shielding member includes a current collecting metal foil and a negative active material layer formed on at least one surface of the current collecting metal foil. The conductive shielding member is provided between a lithium metal plate and a positive plate such that the lithium metal plate is sandwiched between the negative plate and the negative active material layer formed on the current collecting metal foil of the conductive shielding member.

Abstract: In order to provide an inductance part having excellent DC superposition characteristic and core-loss, a magnetically biasing magnet, which is disposed in a magnetic gap of a magnetic core, is a bond magnet comprising magnetic powder and plastic resin with the content of the resin being 20% or more on the base of volumetric ratio and which has a specific resistance of 0.1?·cm or more. The magnetic powder used is rare-earth magnetic powder having an intrinsic coercive force of 5 kOe or more, Curie point of 300° C. or more, and an average particle size of 2.0–50 ?m. A magnetically biasing magnet used in an inductance part that is treated by the reflow soldering method has a resin content of 30% or more and the magnetic powder used therein is Sm—Co magnetic powder having an intrinsic coercive force of 10 kOe or more, Curie point of 500° C. or more, and an average particle size of 2.5–50 ?m. A thin magnet having a thickness of 500 ?m or less can be realized for a small-sized inductance part.

Abstract: An inductor component according to the present invention includes a magnetic core including at least one magnetic gap having a gap length of about 50 to 10,000 ?m in a magnetic path, a magnet for magnetic bias arranged in the neighborhood of the magnetic gap in order to supply magnetic bias from both sides of the magnetic gap, and a coil having at least one turn applied to the magnetic core. The aforementioned magnet for magnetic bias is a bonded magnet containing a resin and a magnet powder dispersed in the resin and having a resistivity of 1 ?·cm or more. The magnet powder includes a rare-earth magnet powder having an intrinsic coercive force of 5 KOe or more, a Curie point of 300° C. or more, the maximum particle diameter of 150 ?m or less, and an average particle diameter of 2.0 to 50 ?m m and coated with inorganic glass, and the rare-earth magnet powder is selected from the group consisting of a Sm—Co magnet powder, Nd—Fe—B magnet powder, and Sm—Fe—N magnet powder.

Abstract: In order to provide an inductance part having excellent DC superposition characteristic and core-loss, a magnetically biasing magnet, which is disposed in a magnetic gap of a magnetic core, is a bond magnet comprising magnetic powder and plastic resin with the content of the resin being 20% or more on the base of volumetric ratio and which has a specific resistance of 0.1 ?·cm or more. The magnetic powder used is rare-earth magnetic powder having an intrinsic coercive force of 5 kOe or more, Curie point of 300° C. or more, and an average particle size of 2.0-50 ?m. A magnetically biasing magnet used in an inductance part that is treated by the reflow soldering method has a resin content of 30% or more and the magnetic powder used therein is Sm—Co magnetic powder having an intrinsic coercive force of 10 kOe or more, Curie point of 500° C. or more, and an average particle size of 2.5-50 ?m. A thin magnet having a thickness of 500 ?m or less can be realized for a small-sized inductance part.

Abstract: In order to provide an inductance part having excellent DC superposition characteristic and core-loss, a magnetically biasing magnet, which is disposed in a magnetic gap of a magnetic core, is a bond magnet comprising magnetic powder and plastic resin with the content of the resin being 20% or more on the base of volumetric ratio and which has a specific resistance of 0.1?•cm or more. The magnetic powder used is rare-earth magnetic powder having an intrinsic coercive force of 5 kOe or more, Curie point of 300° C. or more, and an average particle size of 2.0-50 ?m. A magnetically biasing magnet used in an inductance part that is treated by the reflow soldering method has a resin content of 30% or more and the magnetic powder used therein is Sm—Co magnetic powder having an intrinsic coercive force of 10 kOe or more, Curie point of 500° C. or more, and an average particle size of 2.5-50 ?m. A thin magnet having a thickness of 500 ?m or less can be realized for a small-sized inductance part.

Abstract: An inductor component according to the present invention includes a magnetic core including at least one magnetic gap having a gap length of about 50 to 10,000 &mgr;m in a magnetic path, a magnet for magnetic bias arranged in the neighborhood of the magnetic gap in order to supply magnetic bias from both sides of the magnetic gap, and a coil having at least one turn applied to the magnetic core. The aforementioned magnet for magnetic bias is a bonded magnet containing a resin and a magnet powder dispersed in the resin and having a resistivity of 1 &OHgr;·cm or more. The magnet powder includes a rare-earth magnet powder having an intrinsic coercive force of 5 KOe or more, a Curie point of 300° C. or more, the maximum particle diameter of 150 &mgr;m or less, and an average particle diameter of 2.

Abstract: An inductor component contains a drum magnetic core made of a magnetic material having a structure including integrated flanges at both ends of a columnar material, a coil wound around the columnar material in the drum magnetic core and placed between the flanges, and a permanent magnet placed in the neighborhood of the drum magnetic core with the coil wound around. This inductor component contains a sleeve core fitted to the outside of the drum magnetic core. The permanent magnet is placed in at least one gap in a closed magnetic circuit formed with the drum magnetic core and the sleeve core in order to apply a direct-current magnetic field in the direction opposite to the direction of a magnetic field generated by a magnetomotive force due to the coil.

Abstract: An inductor component according to the present invention includes a magnetic core including at least one magnetic gap having a gap length of about 50 to 10,000 &mgr;m in a magnetic path, a magnet for magnetic bias arranged in the neighborhood of the magnetic gap in order to supply magnetic bias from both sides of the magnetic gap, and a coil having at least one turn applied to the magnetic core. The aforementioned magnet for magnetic bias is a bonded magnet containing a resin and a magnet powder dispersed in the resin and having a resistivity of 1 &OHgr;·cm or more. The magnet powder includes a rare-earth magnet powder having an intrinsic coercive force of 5 KOe or more, a Curie point of 300° C. or more, the maximum particle diameter of 150 &mgr;m or less, and an average particle diameter of 2.

Abstract: A low-profile magnetic core capable of reducing the thickness of an inductor component is provided. The magnetic core includes at least one gap in a magnetic path, and a permanent magnet is inserted in the gap. The magnetic core has an alternating current magnetic permeability at 20 kHz of 45 or more in a magnetic field of 120 Oe under application of direct current, and has a core loss characteristic of 100 kW/m3 or less under the conditions of 20 kHz and the maximum magnetic flux density of 0.1 T. An inductor component is produced by applying at least one turn of coil to the aforementioned magnetic core.

Abstract: An inductor component contains a drum magnetic core made of a magnetic material having a structure including integrated flanges at both ends of a columnar material, a coil wound around the columnar material in the drum magnetic core and placed between the flanges, and a permanent magnet placed in the neighborhood of the drum magnetic core with the coil wound around. This inductor component contains a sleeve core fitted to the outside of the drum magnetic core. The permanent magnet is placed in at least one gap in a closed magnetic circuit formed with the drum magnetic core and the sleeve core in order to apply a direct-current magnetic field in the direction opposite to the direction of a magnetic field generated by a magnetomotive force due to the coil.

Abstract: Disposed in a magnetic gap of a magnetic core, a magnetically biasing permanent magnet is a bond magnet comprising rare-earth magnetic powder and a binder resin. The rare-earth magnetic powder has an intrinsic coercive force of 5 kOe or more, a Curie temperature of 300° C. or more, and an average particle size of 2.0-50 &mgr;m. The rare-earth magnetic power has a surface coated with a metallic layer containing an oxidation-resistant metal. In order to enable a surface-mount to reflow, the rare-earth magnetic powder may have the intrinsic coercive force of 10 kOe or more, the Curie temperature of 500° C. and the average particle size of 2.5-50 &mgr;m. In addition, to prevent specific resistance from degrading, the metallic layer desirably may be coated with a glass layer consisting of low-melting glass having a softening point less than a melting point of the oxidation-resistant metal.

Abstract: A magnetic core having excellent DC superposition characteristics and core-loss characteristics is provided. The magnetic core comprises a magnetically biasing magnet disposed in a magnetic gap thereof to provide a magnetic bias from opposite ends of the magnetic gap to the core. The said magnetically biasing magnet comprises a bond magnet which comprises rare-earth magnetic powder and a binder resin. The rare-earth magnetic powder has an intrinsic coercive force of 5 kOe or more, a Curie temperature Tc of 300° C. or more, specific resistance of 0.1 &OHgr;·cm or more, residual magnetization Br of 1000 to 4000 G and coercive force bHc of a B-H curve of 0.9 kOe or more.

Abstract: An inductor component contains a drum magnetic core made of a magnetic material having a structure including integrated flanges at both ends of a columnar material, a coil wound around the columnar material in the drum magnetic core and placed between the flanges, and a permanent magnet placed in the neighborhood of the drum magnetic core with the coil wound around. This inductor component contains a sleeve core fitted to the outside of the drum magnetic core. The permanent magnet is placed in at least one gap in a closed magnetic circuit formed with the drum magnetic core and the sleeve core in order to apply a direct-current magnetic field in the direction opposite to the direction of a magnetic field generated by a magnetomotive force due to the coil.

Abstract: In order to provide an inductance part having excellent DC superposition characteristic and core-loss, a magnetically biasing magnet, which is disposed in a magnetic gap of a magnetic core, is a bond magnet comprising magnetic powder and plastic resin with the content of the resin being 20% or more on the base of volumetric ratio and which has a specific resistance of 0.1 &OHgr;·cm or more. The magnetic powder used is rare-earth magnetic powder having an intrinsic coercive force of 5 kOe or more, Curie point of 300° C. or more, and an average particle size of 2.0-50 &mgr;m. A magnetically biasing magnet used in an inductance part that is treated by the reflow soldering method has a resin content of 30% or more and the magnetic powder used therein is Sm—Co magnetic powder having an intrinsic coercive force of 10 kOe or more, Curie point of 500° C. or more, and an average particle size of 2.5-50 &mgr;m.

Abstract: Disposed in a magnetic gap of a magnetic core, a magnetically biasing permanent magnet is a bond magnet comprising rare-earth magnetic powder and a binder resin. The rare-earth magnetic powder has an intrinsic coercive force of 5 kOe or more, a Curie temperature of 300° C. or more, and an average particle size of 2.0-50 &mgr;m. The rare-earth magnetic power has a surface coated with a metallic layer containing an oxidation-resistant metal. In order to enable a surface-mount to reflow, the rare-earth magnetic powder may have the intrinsic coercive force of 10 kOe or more, the Curie temperature of 500° C. and the average particle size of 2.5-50 &mgr;m. In addition, to prevent specific resistance from degrading, the metallic layer desirably may be coated with a glass layer consisting of low-melting glass having a softening point less than a melting point of the oxidation-resistant metal.