Patent ID: 7224089

Claim:
A linear motor comprising: a fixed inductor; a moving part comprising: windings; and a stator comprising: a plurality of teeth defining a plurality of slots into which said windings are inserted, said stator being segmented into a first piece and a second piece adjacent to said first piece, wherein a joint is defined between said first piece and said second piece, wherein said stator is formed of a body, a first end piece and a second end piece assembled to either side of said body, wherein said first end piece and said second end piece are identical in shape and have a planar symmetry in a median geometric plane and wherein said plurality of teeth of said body each having an approximately horizontal lower surface, while said first and second end pieces each define a tooth having a non-horizontal lower end surface; and a fastening that fastens said first piece to said second piece, wherein said fastening comprises: a recess disposed in a first lateral surface of said first piece located at said joint, wherein said recess opens exclusively onto said lateral surface and defines at least one locking surface; and a complementary part formed from said second piece and which engages said at least one locking surface so as to hold said first lateral surface and a second lateral surface of said second piece against one another.