Patent ID: 7763999

Claim:
A stator for rotary electric machines, comprising: a stator core which includes a plurality of magnetic pole sections, the magnetic pole sections being disposed integrally with an annular yoke and on an inner circumferential portion of the annular yoke at intervals in a circumferential direction of the annular yoke, and protruding toward a centerline of the annular yoke, a plurality of winding portions respectively formed of a winding conductor wound around the plurality of magnetic pole sections of the stator core, and a slot insulator made of an insulating resin, which is mounted on the stator core in order to provide electrical insulation between the stator core and the winding portions, the slot insulator including a plurality of connecting wire engaging hooks at one of ends thereof located in one extending direction where the centerline of the annular yoke extends, the connecting wire engaging hook being integrally formed with the slot insulator and disposed on the one end of the slot insulator at intervals in the circumferential direction, for engaging with the connecting wire formed of a part of the winding conductor extending from the winding portion, the plurality of connecting wire engaging hooks being respectively disposed in the vicinity of border portions between the magnetic pole sections and the yoke, corresponding to the plurality of magnetic pole sections, the one end of the slot insulator including a cylindrical outer wall portion protruding in the one extending direction, the plurality of connecting wire engaging hooks being respectively formed inside of and spaced from the cylindrical outer wall portion, wherein a circuit substrate which includes a wiring pattern electrically connected to the plurality of winding portions is supported at the one end of the slot insulator, and the circuit substrate is opposed to the plurality of winding portions; a connector is mounted on a front surface of the circuit substrate, the front surface being located in the one extending direction; a plurality of terminal conductors of the connector penetrate the circuit substrate in a thickness direction thereof, and protruding toward the winding portions; ends of the plurality of terminal conductors protruding from the circuit substrate are soldered and connected to electrodes disposed on a rear surface of the circuit substrate, opposed to the front surface of the circuit substrate; a mounting location of the connector on the circuit substrate is determined so that all of the ends of the plurality of terminal conductors may be located between adjoining two of the connecting wire engaging hooks; a plurality of through holes are formed in the circuit substrate, piercing the circuit substrate in the thickness direction and being fitted with ends of the plurality of connecting wire engaging hooks; and the ends of the plurality of connecting wire engaging hooks being fitted into the plurality of through holes.