Patent ID: 7116023
Filing Date: 2006-10-03
Classification: H02K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An end cap for a segment of a segmented stator in an electromagnetic machine, the machine having a plurality of interconnect wires and a central axis, the segment having a yoke portion and having a tooth portion with a winding coil wound thereon, the end cap comprising: a body portion positioned adjacent the yoke portion and having an inboard side; an inboard wall positioned adjacent the tooth portion such that the winding coil wound on the tooth portion is at least partially positioned between the inboard wall and the inboard side of the body portion; and at least one router positioned on the end cap for routing interconnect wires between portions of the stator, the at least one router including a first ledge and a second ledge spaced from the first ledge in the axial direction for separating at least two interconnect wires in the axial direction when the at least two interconnect wires are routed adjacent one another on the at least one router.