Patent ID: 6495936
Filing Date: 2002-12-17
Classification: H02K

Abstract:
A rotating electric machine comprising:a rotor; a stator including a stator core having teeth, a coil being wound around each of the teeth, a slot formed between adjacent teeth, and an end plate being disposed on the end of the stator core and made from a material which is different from the magnetic material constituting the stator core; the end plate being integrally joined with the stator core by winding the coil through the outer side of the end plate; a case for housing the rotor and the stator; and a cylindrical member which projects along the inner peripheral surface of the stator from the end plate; the cylindrical member being formed by a resinous material to be integrated with a section of the end plate; wherein a cooling passage is formed in the slot by a closing plate for closing the slot opening and a ring-shaped space for introducing a cooling medium is defined by the outer peripheral side of the cylindrical member, an end face of the stator, and the case; the ring-shaped space being connected to the cooling passage.