US20140125190A1 - Stator of an electric motor - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a stator of an electric motor and to a method for manufacturing the same.
- Stators of conventional motors which have an inner rotor and a wound outer stator, are typically made of single piece iron laminations stacked along the axial direction of the motor. Such constructions have a low number of pieces and high stator stability.
- winding of coils on a stator core made of single-piece laminations is difficult and time-consuming due to the narrow opening remaining between the inner ends of adjacent teeth or poles of the stator core.
- the limited possibilities for wire guidance does not allow optimization of the copper fill factor.
- the copper fill factor relates to the percentage of the area for the windings within the stator core which is actually occupied by the windings. Generally, a higher fill factor, means better motor performance.
- free space is required for the winding machine. The less free space there is the more difficult and time consuming the winding process.
- Segmented stators have been used to overcome the above problems.
- the coils are wound on individual stator segments prior to assembling them together to form the stator core.
- one problem with segmented stators is how to combine the segments together and to fix the segments to the housing of the stator.
- the present invention provides a method of manufacturing a stator of an electric motor, comprising: providing a stator core comprising a yoke and a plurality of inwardly extending poles; forming a stator winding by winding coils about the poles; placing the stator core within a housing that has a cross sectional area defined by an inner circumferential surface of the housing surrounding the yoke, slightly greater than the cross sectional area of the stator core defined by the yoke; and deforming portions of the housing to reduce the cross sectional area of the housing to cause the housing to grip the stator core to prevent rotational movement of the stator core relative to the housing.
- the method further comprises: providing a plurality of spaces between the housing and the yoke when placing the stator core within the housing, and deforming the portions of the housing to at least partly fill the spaces.
- the method further comprises: forming each individual stator segment by stamping laminations from sheet material, each lamination having a rim section and a pole section, and stacking and fixing together a predetermined number of laminations, the rim sections of the stacked laminations forming the rim and the poles sections of the stacked laminations forming the pole of the stator segment.
- the method further comprises: forming a flat section in the outer edge of the rim section of at least some of the laminations before the laminations are stacked together to create the spaces between the yoke and the housing.
- the method further comprises: arranging the segments with coils wound thereon around a mandrel before placing the segments into the housing; deforming the housing; and removing the mandrel after the housing has been deformed.
- the method further comprises: forming the recesses as continuous axially extending slots and deforming the portions of the housing into ridges that extend radially into the recesses, thereby reducing the cross sectional area of the housing and causing the housing to grip the stator core.
- the present invention provides a stator of an electric motor, comprising: a stator core comprising a yoke and a plurality of poles extending inwardly from the yoke; a winding formed by coils wound about the poles of the stator core; and a housing enclosing the stator core, wherein the housing grips the stator core and has at least one inwardly deformed portion that retains the stator core in the housing without rotational movement of the stator core relative to the housing.
- a number of recesses are formed in an outer surface of the yoke, and the at least one deformed portion comprises protrusions extending inwardly from an inner surface of the housing and engaging respective recesses.
- the stator core comprises a plurality of individual stator segments coupled to each other in a circumferential direction of the stator.
- each stator segment forms a respective one of the recesses.
- the recesses are slots, and the protrusions are continuous or discontinuous ridges.
- each stator segment comprises a plurality of laminations stacked together, each lamination comprises a rim section and a pole section extending inwardly from the rim section, the stacked rim sections forming a rim of the segment, the rims of adjacent segments being arranged to form the yoke of the stator core, and the stacked pole sections of each segment forming one of the poles of the stator core.
- each rim section has a notch in an outer edge thereof, the notches of each segment cooperatively forming one of the recesses of the yoke.
- an interlock structure is formed between adjacent ends of adjacent segments.
- the interlock structure comprises a coupling projection on one end of the rim of one segment and a coupling recess in the adjacent end of the rim of an adjacent segment, the coupling projection engaging with the coupling recess.
- FIG. 1 is a cross sectional view of a stator of an electric motor in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a plan view of a segment of the stator of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 3 shows two segments of the stator, insulated and wound, ready to be assembled
- FIG. 4 shows six wound segments placed about a mandrel, ready to be assembled
- FIG. 5 shows the assembly of FIG. 4 being fixed to a stator housing
- FIG. 6 illustrates an assembled stator
- FIG. 7 is a view similar to FIG. 5 , of a stator of an electric motor in accordance with an alternative embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 1 to 6 illustrate a stator for an electric motor in accordance with a first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 shows the completed stator while
- FIG. 1 shows a schematic plan view of the stator core 10 fitted inside a stator housing 60 .
- the stator windings have been omitted for ease of understanding the construction of the stator.
- FIGS. 2 to 5 schematically show different stages in the manufacture of the stator.
- the stator comprises a stator core 10 , a winding 40 wound on the stator core 10 , and a housing 60 enclosing the stator core 10 and winding 40 .
- the stator core 10 comprises a cylindrical yoke 12 and a plurality of poles 14 extending inwardly from the yoke 12 .
- the inner ends of the poles 14 are disposed on a common circumference which surrounds a central hole.
- the central hole is coaxial with the yoke 12 .
- the housing 60 is made of magnetically conductive material, such as soft-magnetic iron, which allows the housing 60 to be a part of the magnetic circuit of the motor.
- the stator core 10 is formed from a plurality of split individual segments 20 coupled in series in the circumferential direction thereof.
- One segment is shown in FIG. 2 .
- Each segment comprises a stack of a predetermined number of laminations 21 , fixed together by known means.
- Each lamination 21 is stamped from sheet material such as sheet electrical steel, and comprises a rim section 22 and a pole section 24 extending inwardly from the rim section 22 .
- the stacked rim sections 22 from a rim of the segment and the rim of adjacent segments 20 are coupled to each other to form the yoke 12 of the stator core 10 .
- the stacked pole sections 24 of each segment 20 form one of the poles 14 of the stator core 10 .
- a number of corresponding protrusions 18 are formed on the inner surface of the housing 60 and engage with a corresponding recess 16 , to thereby prevent the stator core 10 from rotating relative to the housing 60 in the circumferential direction of the housing 60 .
- the recesses 16 are slots, and the protrusions 18 are ridges.
- the protrusions 18 are formed by deforming the housing, in particular, by pressing the housing with tools to form grooves 64 in the side of the housing, as will be described in detail hereinafter.
- the recesses 16 may be continuous or comprise a plurality of discontinuous sections.
- the protrusions 18 may be continuous or discontinuous ridges to match the recesses or otherwise. The discontinuous ridges may resemble discrete bumps.
- a dielectric frame 30 covers or partially covers the stacked pole sections 24 (poles 14 ) of each segment to insulate coils of the winding 40 from the stator core 10 .
- Each pole has one coil wound over the dielectric frame.
- the stator core 10 comprises six segments and the coils are connected into 3 phases with the two coils of each phase being connected in series as shown in FIG. 3 .
- the two segments of each phase are arranged diametrically opposed. Alternative embodiments with a different number of segments are envisioned and possible.
- the interface between adjacent segments may be a simple flat surface extending in a radial plane
- the preferred embodiment has an interlock structure formed between adjacent ends of adjacent segments.
- the interlock structure is a coupling projection 224 provided on one end of the stacked rim section 22 of one segment 20 and a coupling recess 226 formed in the adjacent end of the stacked rim section of the adjacent segment.
- the projection 224 fits into and engages with the recess 226 .
- each segment has a coupling projection 224 and a coupling recess 226 .
- the interlock structure assists assembly.
- the method of manufacturing the stator comprises the following steps. Providing a plurality of individual stator segments 20 , as shown in FIG. 2 . Placing a dielectric frame 30 on the pole of each segment 20 . Winding coils around the frame 30 on the pole of each segment. Where the coils of a phase are to be connected in series, the coils may be wound in phase lots meaning that the coils of a single phase are wound one after the other such that the coils are formed from a single continuous piece of wire.
- the segments are coupled together or arranged about a mandrel 70 to form a cylindrical stator core 10 , as shown in FIG. 4 .
- the segments may be fastened to a dedicated support (not shown) to keep the segments on the mandrel and axially aligned with each other.
- the mandrel and segments are then placed inside a cylindrical housing 60 .
- the housing has an inside diameter or cross sectional area slightly larger that the outside diameter or the cross sectional area of the stator core so that the stator core is easily placed into the mandrel.
- the recesses 16 form spaces between the housing and the yoke.
- the housing is then deformed by radially pressing tools into the housing at locations corresponding to the spaces. This forms grooves 64 in the outer surface of the housing and projections on the inner surface of the housing.
- the projections 18 extend into the recesses and lock the housing to the stator core to prevent relative rotational movement.
- the deforming step actually reduces the diameter of the housing causing the housing to grip the yoke of the stator core, thus fixing the stator core to the housing.
- the housing now prevents the segments from separating from each other. After the stator is formed, the support and the mandrel 70 are removed.
- the cross section of the housing 60 is not limited to a circle.
- the cross section of the housing 60 may be polygonal, for example hexagonal.
- the yoke of the stator core 10 has a shape substantially matching with the housing 60 .
- the recesses 16 are replaced by flat sections 16 ′ formed in the otherwise arcuate outer surface of the segments.
- portions of the housing 60 facing the spaces 17 are inwardly pressed to at least partly fill the corresponding spaces 17 and the cross sectional area of the housing 60 is reduced, which results in the housing 60 firmly gripping and retaining the stator core 10 therein without rotation movement relative to each other.
- the inwardly deformed portions of the housing 60 become protrusions 18 which partly fill the corresponding spaces 17 and make contact with the corresponding flat sections 16 ′ of the yoke 12 .
- the inwardly deformed portions of the housing 60 may fully fill the corresponding spaces.
- the method of enclosing a wound stator core by a housing and then inwardly deforming portions of the housing to reduce the cross sectional area of the housing to cause the housing to firmly grip and retain the stator core therein as described above may also be used to make a stator having a stator core made of single-piece laminations.
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Abstract
A stator for an electric motor has a stator core, a winding and a housing enclosing the stator core and winding. The stator core has a yoke and a plurality of poles extending inwardly from the yoke. The winding formed by coils wound about the poles of the stator core. The housing grips the stator core and has at least one inwardly deformed portion that retains the stator core in the housing and prevents rotational movement of the stator core relative to the housing.
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- This application is a divisional of co-pending application Ser. No. 12/986,603, filed on Jan. 7, 2011, for which priority is claimed under 35 U.S.C. §120; and this application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a) from Patent Application No. 201010002570.6 filed in The People's Republic of China on Jan. 8, 2010.
- The present invention relates to a stator of an electric motor and to a method for manufacturing the same.
- Stators of conventional motors which have an inner rotor and a wound outer stator, are typically made of single piece iron laminations stacked along the axial direction of the motor. Such constructions have a low number of pieces and high stator stability. However, winding of coils on a stator core made of single-piece laminations is difficult and time-consuming due to the narrow opening remaining between the inner ends of adjacent teeth or poles of the stator core. Furthermore, the limited possibilities for wire guidance does not allow optimization of the copper fill factor. The copper fill factor relates to the percentage of the area for the windings within the stator core which is actually occupied by the windings. Generally, a higher fill factor, means better motor performance. However, free space is required for the winding machine. The less free space there is the more difficult and time consuming the winding process.
- Segmented stators have been used to overcome the above problems. In segmented stators, the coils are wound on individual stator segments prior to assembling them together to form the stator core. However, besides the task of handling a larger number of stator segments, one problem with segmented stators is how to combine the segments together and to fix the segments to the housing of the stator.
- The present invention aims to solve the above problem.
- Accordingly, in one aspect thereof, the present invention provides a method of manufacturing a stator of an electric motor, comprising: providing a stator core comprising a yoke and a plurality of inwardly extending poles; forming a stator winding by winding coils about the poles; placing the stator core within a housing that has a cross sectional area defined by an inner circumferential surface of the housing surrounding the yoke, slightly greater than the cross sectional area of the stator core defined by the yoke; and deforming portions of the housing to reduce the cross sectional area of the housing to cause the housing to grip the stator core to prevent rotational movement of the stator core relative to the housing.
- Preferably, the method further comprises: providing a plurality of spaces between the housing and the yoke when placing the stator core within the housing, and deforming the portions of the housing to at least partly fill the spaces.
- Preferably, the method further comprises: forming a plurality of axially extending recesses in an outer surface of the yoke to create the spaces; deforming the portions of the housing by radially pressing the housing to form inwardly extending projections; and engaging the projections with the recesses.
- Preferably, the method further comprises: forming the stator core from a plurality of individual stator segments, each segment having a rim forming a part of the yoke and a pole forming one of the poles of the stator; placing a dielectric frame on each pole; and winding the respective coil about the pole over the dielectric frame.
- Preferably, the method further comprises: forming each individual stator segment by stamping laminations from sheet material, each lamination having a rim section and a pole section, and stacking and fixing together a predetermined number of laminations, the rim sections of the stacked laminations forming the rim and the poles sections of the stacked laminations forming the pole of the stator segment.
- Preferably, the method further comprises: forming notches in the rim section of at least some of the laminations before the laminations are stacked together, to form the recesses in the yoke.
- Alternatively, the method further comprises: forming a flat section in the outer edge of the rim section of at least some of the laminations before the laminations are stacked together to create the spaces between the yoke and the housing.
- Preferably, the method further comprises: arranging the segments with coils wound thereon around a mandrel before placing the segments into the housing; deforming the housing; and removing the mandrel after the housing has been deformed.
- Preferably, the method further comprises: forming the recesses as continuous axially extending slots and deforming the portions of the housing into ridges that extend radially into the recesses, thereby reducing the cross sectional area of the housing and causing the housing to grip the stator core.
- According to a second aspect, the present invention provides a stator of an electric motor, comprising: a stator core comprising a yoke and a plurality of poles extending inwardly from the yoke; a winding formed by coils wound about the poles of the stator core; and a housing enclosing the stator core, wherein the housing grips the stator core and has at least one inwardly deformed portion that retains the stator core in the housing without rotational movement of the stator core relative to the housing.
- Preferably, a number of recesses are formed in an outer surface of the yoke, and the at least one deformed portion comprises protrusions extending inwardly from an inner surface of the housing and engaging respective recesses.
- Preferably, the stator core comprises a plurality of individual stator segments coupled to each other in a circumferential direction of the stator.
- Preferably, each stator segment forms a respective one of the recesses.
- Preferably, the recesses are slots, and the protrusions are continuous or discontinuous ridges.
- Preferably, each stator segment comprises a plurality of laminations stacked together, each lamination comprises a rim section and a pole section extending inwardly from the rim section, the stacked rim sections forming a rim of the segment, the rims of adjacent segments being arranged to form the yoke of the stator core, and the stacked pole sections of each segment forming one of the poles of the stator core.
- Preferably, each rim section has a notch in an outer edge thereof, the notches of each segment cooperatively forming one of the recesses of the yoke.
- Preferably, an interlock structure is formed between adjacent ends of adjacent segments.
- Preferably, the interlock structure comprises a coupling projection on one end of the rim of one segment and a coupling recess in the adjacent end of the rim of an adjacent segment, the coupling projection engaging with the coupling recess.
- A preferred embodiment of the invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to figures of the accompanying drawings. In the figures, identical structures, elements or parts that appear in more than one figure are generally labeled with a same reference numeral in all the figures in which they appear. Dimensions of components and features shown in the figures are generally chosen for convenience and clarity of presentation and are not necessarily shown to scale. The figures are listed below.
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FIG. 1 is a cross sectional view of a stator of an electric motor in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is a plan view of a segment of the stator ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3 shows two segments of the stator, insulated and wound, ready to be assembled; -
FIG. 4 shows six wound segments placed about a mandrel, ready to be assembled; -
FIG. 5 shows the assembly ofFIG. 4 being fixed to a stator housing; -
FIG. 6 illustrates an assembled stator; and -
FIG. 7 is a view similar toFIG. 5 , of a stator of an electric motor in accordance with an alternative embodiment of the present invention. -
FIGS. 1 to 6 illustrate a stator for an electric motor in accordance with a first preferred embodiment of the present invention.FIG. 6 shows the completed stator whileFIG. 1 shows a schematic plan view of thestator core 10 fitted inside astator housing 60. The stator windings have been omitted for ease of understanding the construction of the stator.FIGS. 2 to 5 schematically show different stages in the manufacture of the stator. - The stator comprises a
stator core 10, a winding 40 wound on thestator core 10, and ahousing 60 enclosing thestator core 10 and winding 40. Thestator core 10 comprises acylindrical yoke 12 and a plurality ofpoles 14 extending inwardly from theyoke 12. The inner ends of thepoles 14 are disposed on a common circumference which surrounds a central hole. The central hole is coaxial with theyoke 12. Thehousing 60 is made of magnetically conductive material, such as soft-magnetic iron, which allows thehousing 60 to be a part of the magnetic circuit of the motor. - The
stator core 10 is formed from a plurality of splitindividual segments 20 coupled in series in the circumferential direction thereof. One segment is shown inFIG. 2 . Each segment comprises a stack of a predetermined number of laminations 21, fixed together by known means. Each lamination 21 is stamped from sheet material such as sheet electrical steel, and comprises arim section 22 and apole section 24 extending inwardly from therim section 22. The stackedrim sections 22 from a rim of the segment and the rim ofadjacent segments 20 are coupled to each other to form theyoke 12 of thestator core 10. The stackedpole sections 24 of eachsegment 20 form one of thepoles 14 of thestator core 10. In this embodiment, therim section 22 of the lamination 21 has an arcuate outer edge extending in the circumferential direction of theyoke 12 of thestator core 10, to give the yoke a circular circumference. Eachrim section 22 has a notch 222 in the outer edge, aligned with thecorresponding pole section 24 in the radial direction of theyoke 12. The notches 222 of the laminations 21, when stacked to form thesegment 20, cooperatively form arecess 16 extending axially along the outer surface of the yoke. - A number of
corresponding protrusions 18 are formed on the inner surface of thehousing 60 and engage with acorresponding recess 16, to thereby prevent thestator core 10 from rotating relative to thehousing 60 in the circumferential direction of thehousing 60. In this embodiment, therecesses 16 are slots, and theprotrusions 18 are ridges. Preferably theprotrusions 18 are formed by deforming the housing, in particular, by pressing the housing with tools to formgrooves 64 in the side of the housing, as will be described in detail hereinafter. Therecesses 16 may be continuous or comprise a plurality of discontinuous sections. Theprotrusions 18 may be continuous or discontinuous ridges to match the recesses or otherwise. The discontinuous ridges may resemble discrete bumps. - A
dielectric frame 30 covers or partially covers the stacked pole sections 24 (poles 14) of each segment to insulate coils of the winding 40 from thestator core 10. Each pole has one coil wound over the dielectric frame. In this embodiment, thestator core 10 comprises six segments and the coils are connected into 3 phases with the two coils of each phase being connected in series as shown inFIG. 3 . The two segments of each phase are arranged diametrically opposed. Alternative embodiments with a different number of segments are envisioned and possible. - While the interface between adjacent segments may be a simple flat surface extending in a radial plane, the preferred embodiment has an interlock structure formed between adjacent ends of adjacent segments. Preferably, the interlock structure is a
coupling projection 224 provided on one end of thestacked rim section 22 of onesegment 20 and acoupling recess 226 formed in the adjacent end of the stacked rim section of the adjacent segment. Theprojection 224 fits into and engages with therecess 226. As shown inFIG. 2 . preferably, each segment has acoupling projection 224 and acoupling recess 226. The interlock structure assists assembly. - The method of manufacturing the stator comprises the following steps. Providing a plurality of
individual stator segments 20, as shown inFIG. 2 . Placing adielectric frame 30 on the pole of eachsegment 20. Winding coils around theframe 30 on the pole of each segment. Where the coils of a phase are to be connected in series, the coils may be wound in phase lots meaning that the coils of a single phase are wound one after the other such that the coils are formed from a single continuous piece of wire. Once the segments have been wound, they are coupled together or arranged about amandrel 70 to form acylindrical stator core 10, as shown inFIG. 4 . Preferably, the segments may be fastened to a dedicated support (not shown) to keep the segments on the mandrel and axially aligned with each other. The mandrel and segments are then placed inside acylindrical housing 60. - The housing has an inside diameter or cross sectional area slightly larger that the outside diameter or the cross sectional area of the stator core so that the stator core is easily placed into the mandrel. The
recesses 16 form spaces between the housing and the yoke. The housing is then deformed by radially pressing tools into the housing at locations corresponding to the spaces. This formsgrooves 64 in the outer surface of the housing and projections on the inner surface of the housing. Theprojections 18 extend into the recesses and lock the housing to the stator core to prevent relative rotational movement. The deforming step actually reduces the diameter of the housing causing the housing to grip the yoke of the stator core, thus fixing the stator core to the housing. At the same time the housing now prevents the segments from separating from each other. After the stator is formed, the support and themandrel 70 are removed. - Understandably, the cross section of the
housing 60 is not limited to a circle. The cross section of thehousing 60 may be polygonal, for example hexagonal. The yoke of thestator core 10 has a shape substantially matching with thehousing 60. - In the alternative embodiment shown in
FIG. 7 , therecesses 16 are replaced byflat sections 16′ formed in the otherwise arcuate outer surface of the segments. Before the deforming step, there arespaces 17 between theflat sections 16′ of theyoke 12 and the inner circumferential surface of thehousing 60. During deformation, portions of thehousing 60 facing thespaces 17 are inwardly pressed to at least partly fill the correspondingspaces 17 and the cross sectional area of thehousing 60 is reduced, which results in thehousing 60 firmly gripping and retaining thestator core 10 therein without rotation movement relative to each other. Preferably, the inwardly deformed portions of thehousing 60 becomeprotrusions 18 which partly fill the correspondingspaces 17 and make contact with the correspondingflat sections 16′ of theyoke 12. Alternatively, the inwardly deformed portions of thehousing 60 may fully fill the corresponding spaces. - Understandably, the method of enclosing a wound stator core by a housing and then inwardly deforming portions of the housing to reduce the cross sectional area of the housing to cause the housing to firmly grip and retain the stator core therein as described above, may also be used to make a stator having a stator core made of single-piece laminations.
- In the description and claims of the present application, each of the verbs “comprise”, “include”, “contain” and “have”, and variations thereof, are used in an inclusive sense, to specify the presence of the stated item but not to exclude the presence of additional items.
- Although the invention is described with reference to one or more preferred embodiments, it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various modifications are possible. Therefore, the scope of the invention is to be determined by reference to the claims that follow.
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1. A stator of an electric motor, comprising:
a stator core comprising a yoke and a plurality of poles extending inwardly from the yoke;
a winding formed by coils wound about the poles of the stator core; and
a housing enclosing the stator core, wherein the housing grips the stator core and has at least one inwardly deformed portion that retains the stator core in the housing without rotational movement of the stator core relative to the housing.
2. The stator of claim 1 , wherein a number of recesses are formed in an outer surface of the yoke, and the at least one deformed portion comprises protrusions extending inwardly from an inner surface of the housing and engaging respective recesses.
3. The stator of claim 2 , wherein the stator core comprises a plurality of individual stator segments coupled to each other in a circumferential direction of the stator.
4. The stator of claim 3 , wherein each stator segment forms a respective one of the recesses.
5. The stator of claim 4 , wherein the recesses are slots, and the protrusions are continuous or discontinuous ridges.
6. The stator of claim 3 , wherein each stator segment comprises a plurality of laminations stacked together, each lamination comprises a rim section and a pole section extending inwardly from the rim section, the stacked rim sections forming a rim of the segment, the rims of adjacent segments being arranged to form the yoke of the stator core, and the stacked pole sections of each segment forming one of the poles of the stator core.
7. The stator of claim 6 , wherein each rim section has a notch in an outer edge thereof, the notches of each segment cooperatively forming one of the recesses of the yoke.
8. The stator of claim 3 , wherein an interlocking structure is formed between adjacent ends of adjacent segments.
9. The stator of claim 8 , wherein the interlocking structure comprises a coupling projection on one end of the rim of one segment and a coupling recess in the adjacent end of the rim of an adjacent segment, the coupling projection engaging with the coupling recess.
10. A stator of an electric motor, comprising:
a stator core comprising a plurality of individual segments each having a rim and a pole extending inwardly from the rim;
a winding formed by coils wound about the poles of the stator core; and
a housing enclosing and gripping the stator core,
wherein the housing has at least one inwardly deformed portion that retains the stator core in the housing without rotational movement of the stator core relative to the housing, the at least one inwardly deformed portion comprising at least one protrusion extending inwardly from an inner surface of the housing and at least one groove formed in an outer surface of the housing at a position corresponding to the at least one protrusion.
11. The stator of claim 10 , wherein the stator core comprises six segments and the winding comprises six coils each wound on a corresponding segment, the six coils being connected into 3 phases each having two coils connected in series, the two coils of each phase being wound on two segments which are arranged diametrically opposed.
12. The stator of claim 10 , wherein each segment forms a recess in an outer surface of the rim thereof, and the at least one deformed portion comprises a plurality of protrusions engaging respective recesses.
13. The stator of claim 12 , wherein the recesses are slots, and the protrusions are continuous ridges.
14. The stator of claim 12 , wherein the recesses are slots, and the protrusions are discontinuous ridges.
15. The stator of claim 10 , wherein an interlocking structure is formed between adjacent ends of the rims of adjacent segments.
16. The stator of claim 15 , wherein the interlocking structure comprises a coupling projection on one end of the rim of one segment and a coupling recess formed in the adjacent end of the rim of an adjacent segment, the coupling projection engaging with the coupling recess.
17. The stator of claim 10 , wherein the at least one groove has two opposite axial ends each of which is spaced from a corresponding one of two opposite axial ends of the housing.
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