Patent ID: 6237213
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: D03C,H02K,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of forming a stator for an electrical rotating device including the steps of:forming a plurality of generally flat armature plates having first and second sections integrally connected by a severable bridge and such that each plate includes a lateral projection extending from said first section adjacent the severable bridge and with semi-circular laterally projecting notches adjacent outermost ends of each of the first and second sections;arranging the plurality of plates in side-by-side aligned relationship with the first section of every other plate being abutted with the second section of every other plate to thereby form a stack of plates having first and second end portions separated by a plurality of severable bridges;winding an electrically conducting wire about said first and second end portions of the stack to form spaced electrical coils; andforming an armature by urging the first and second end portions toward one another about the severable bridges to thereby align the semi-circular notches of the first and second sections to create a tubular housing for receiving a rotor adjacent one end of the armature and to imbricate the lateral projections extending from the first sections of the armature plates adjacent an opposite end of the armature.