Patent ID: 7129608

Claim:
An electric motor comprising: a rotor ( 38 ) having a shaft ( 48 ); a stator ( 8 ) comprising a plurality of stator segments ( 16 ), each of said stator segments ( 16 ) comprising a part of a stator back yoke ( 18 ) and at least one of a plurality of stator poles ( 20 ), said at least one the plurality of stator poles ( 20 ) projecting radially from the stator ( 8 ); and at least two casing elements ( 14 ), each casing element ( 14 ) is defined as an injection molded assembly comprising the casing element ( 14 ) and at least one of the plurality of stator segments ( 16 ) such that said casing element ( 14 ) and said at least one stator segment ( 16 ) form an integrated unit, and each casing element ( 14 ) having coupling means ( 26 , 28 ) for engaging to other casing elements ( 12 ); wherein said stator ( 8 ) is formed by coupling together said at least two casing elements ( 14 ).