Patent ID: 7646130

Claim:
A stator assembly for an electric motor having a longitudinal axis, the stator assembly comprising: at least one stator segment having: a first end member having a stator tooth and at least one of a stator shoe and a back iron; a second end member positioned with respect to said first end member and having a stator tooth and at least one of a stator shoe and a back iron; a winding generally circumscribing said stator tooth of said first end member and said stator tooth of said second end member; at least one intermediate member disposed between said first and second end members such that said first and second end members do not abut one another; wherein said at least one intermediate member extends generally circumferentially about the longitudinal axis of the motor and beyond the first and second end members; and wherein said first and second end members face each other along a parting line generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the motor.