Patent ID: 7145273

Claim:
An alternator for a motor vehicle comprising: a stator equipped with a body carrying several phases, each phase comprising, an inlet and an outlet installed outside the body of the stator; and electrically conducting elements arranged in a network on either side of the body of the stator so as to form a first bun and a second bun, the electrically conducting elements passing through said body, being linked together to form said network, the electrically conducting elements connecting the inlet of each phase to the outlet of each phase by forming at least one winding, wherein one of the buns, on one side of the body of the stator, carries three inlets and a linking part arranged circumferentially, the linking part connected directly to and over each of the three inlets or portion of each of the three inlets thereof and electrically connecting said inlets to one another, wherein the linking part is arranged axially between an end of each, respective bun and the body of the stator, a width of the linking part being arranged axially relative to a central axis of the stator.