Patent ID: 8736129
Filing Date: 2014-05-27
Classification: H02K

Abstract:
1. An end cap for a stator segment of a segmented stator assembly suitable for use in an electric machine, the end cap comprising: an inboard wall configured to couple the end cap to the stator segment adjacent a tooth of the stator segment, the inboard wall having an identifier configured to indicate a wire winding gauge to be used with the stator segment; a body configured to couple the end cap to the stator segment adjacent a yoke of the stator segment; and a bridge disposed generally between the body and the inboard wall of the end cap, the bridge configured to receive at least part of the wire winding between the body and the inboard wall; wherein the body includes at least one rib formed on an inner surface thereof generally facing the inboard wall, and wherein the inboard wall includes at least one rib formed on an inner surface thereof generally facing the body.