Patent ID: 8482180

Claim:
A stator for a rotary electric machine comprising: a core having a ring shaped yoke and a plurality of tooth portions protruding inwardly from the yoke, the core including a plurality of core members, each of the core members including a yoke portion which provides a part of the yoke, and the tooth portion integrally formed with the yoke portion; a plurality of windings having a plurality of coil portions wound on the tooth portions, the windings providing a plurality of phase windings; and a plurality of insulators provided for phases of the rotary electric machine respectively, each of the insulators having a plurality of insulator portions disposed between the tooth portions and the coil portions, and a connecting portion which connects the insulator portions and the core members for the same phase, wherein the yoke portions and the coil portions are arranged on a radial outside of the connecting portion which connects the insulator portions and the core members for the same phase.