Stator for electric rotary machine

A stator for an electric rotary machine comprising:

• a stator core which has plural slots;
• and
• segmented coils of a plurality of phases, wherein:
• the stator core is provided with a base plate at least one side thereof in an axial direction;
• the segmented coils of the plurality of phases include plural slot coils which are individually disposed in the plural slots of the stator core and which extend substantially linearly, and plural connection coils which are individually disposed in the base plate and which make up bridge portions by connecting the slot coils of a same phase together;
• the connection coil is accommodated in a connection coil accommodating groove formed on a front surface of the base plate;
• the base plate is provided with a communication portion on an outer circumferential surface thereof for communicating with the connection coil accommodating groove;
• and
• the base plate is provided with a guide portion on the outer circumferential surface thereof integrally with the base plate or separately from the base plate to guide refrigerant to the communication portion.