Patent ID: 8120218

Claim:
A stator comprising: a stator core having a plurality of teeth extending radially, the stator core defining an axial direction and a radial direction; a plurality of coils, each of the coils being formed by winding a corresponding one of a plurality of wires around the corresponding one of the teeth; and a partition plate from which a plurality of connector pins project, each of the wires having a wire connection portion drawn out from the corresponding one of the coils, wherein the wire connection portion of each wire is wound about the corresponding connector pins, such that the wire is electrically connected to the connector pins, wherein each of the connector pins has a base portion engaged with the partition plate, and wherein the partition plate has a plurality of through holes each engaged with one of the base portions, the through holes extending through the partition plate, each base portion being engaged with the partition plate while partially inserted into the corresponding through hole.