RESISTOR INCLUDING PLANAR RESISTIVE ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To arrange directions of respective lead terminals to be the same direction and to perform miniaturization by adopting a simple method in a twin-shape resistor including lead terminals at both ends and an intermediate part.SOLUTION: A resistor includes a planar resistive element 3, lead terminals 2a and 2b at both ends, a lead terminal 2c at the intermediate part, and an insulating case for housing the planar resistive element 3 and a part of the lead terminals 2a, 2b and 2c. The lead terminals at both ends 2a and 2b and the intermediate part 2c are attached to the planar resistive element 3 by spot welding to form a junction, the planar resistive element 3 has a structure bent into a roughly U shape, and the planar resistive element 3 forming the junction of the lead terminal 2c at the intermediate part has a twist part 6 where a plane thereof is twisted for about 90 degrees. The planar resistive element 3 comprises the roughly U shapes from both ends and a recessed shape connecting the roughly U shapes with each other and the recessed shape forms the twist part 6.