Patent ID: 11955863
Assignee: BLACK & DECKER, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B  F | IPC B  F  H

Claim 15:
16. A motor assembly comprising:
a stator including a stator core, a plurality of stator windings, and a routing insulator configured to electrically insulate the stator core from the plurality of stator windings, the routing insulator including an annular body extending away from the stator core and a plurality of non-conductive axial posts extending from the annular body opposite the stator core;
a rotor rotatably received within the stator and including a rotor shaft extending along a longitudinal axis and a plurality of permanent magnets; and
a circuit board having a plurality of conductive traces facilitating interconnections between the plurality of stator windings,
wherein the circuit board is mounted in contact with the plurality of non-conductive axial posts of the routing insulator such that a portion of the plurality of non-conductive axial posts extends past the circuit board along the longitudinal axis in a direction away from the stator core, the plurality of stator windings is wound from a continuous magnet wire having cross-over portions between the adjacent stator windings, and the cross-over portions extend in contact with the plurality of non-conductive axial posts to make electrical connections directly with metal parts of the circuit board.