Patent ID: 8922079

Claim:
An electric motor, comprising: a stator comprising multiple phase windings wound around a plurality of teeth arranged annularly; and an annular bus ring arranged concentrically with the stator to supply drive current to the windings, the bus ring being formed of a metal conductor and including a lead-out wire inserting portion with a lead-out wire of the winding inserted therein, the lead-out wire inserting portion being formed by bending the metal conductor such that the lead-out wire inserting portion and metal conductor are one piece, the lead-out wire inserting portion being in a U-shape and including one pair of bent portions, the lead-out wire being inserted in the lead-out wire inserting portion, crimped by both sides of the lead-out wire inserting portion and clamped in the lead-out wire inserting portion, with the one pair of bent portions being not in contact with each other when the lead-out wire inserting portion and the lead-out wire are electrically connected together.