Patent ID: 8373326

Claim:
An axial gap motor comprising: a stator including a stator tooth; and a rotor being opposed to the stator with a gap in the axial direction of the stator; wherein the stator tooth includes at least two parts, each of the at least two parts made of a material different from another of the at least two parts; wherein the stator tooth includes: a stator tooth body, a stator tooth end joined to at least one axial-direction end of the stator tooth body, and a stator coil disposed around the stator tooth body; wherein the stator tooth body is formed by a compact including a powder magnetic core; wherein the stator tooth end includes a surface opposed to the rotor; wherein a portion of the stator tooth end including the surface opposed is formed by disposing a wound core comprised of a multi-layered amorphous foil strip winding; wherein a portion of the stator tooth end joined to the stator tooth body is formed by a compact including a powder magnetic core; and wherein a cross-sectional area of the stator tooth end perpendicular to an axis of the amorphous foil strip winding is larger than a cross-sectional area of the stator tooth body perpendicular to the axis of the amorphous foil strip winding.