Patent ID: 6710501
Filing Date: 2004-03-23
Classification: H02K,Y10T

Abstract:
A stator for a dynamo-electric machine comprising:a stator core constructed by laminating steel plate, said stator core being formed with slots which extend in an axial direction, said slots being spaced in a circumferential direction around said stator core; and a winding disposed in said slots, said winding comprising a conductor having a rectangular cross-sectional shape in a direction perpendicular to said axial direction, an overall shape of said conductor being a crank shape when flattened out, said conductor comprising: straight portions laminated within said slots; and bridge portions connecting said straight portions to each other, said bridge portions protruding from both end surfaces of said stator core in said axial direction, and said bridge portions being at an angle perpendicular to the axial direction, wherein said conductor of said winding is of a unitary construction, formed as a single piece.