Electric machine with electrical connector

An electric machine comprising:

• a rotor and a stator wherein the stator includes at least one winding;
• a first end of the winding defining a first lead, the first lead of the winding having an exterior layer of an electrically insulative material disposed on an electrically conductive core;
• a conductive member having a projecting terminal wherein the terminal has an exterior surface defined by a conductive material;
• and
• a connector conductively coupled with the conductive member for conductively connecting the conductive member with the first lead, the connector being formed of an electrically conductive material and being crimped to engage the first lead and the terminal, the connector including a plurality of projections wherein the projections pierce the exterior layer of the first lead to engage the conductive core of the first lead and wherein the plurality of projections engage the terminal to thereby conductively couple the terminal with the first lead.

An electric machine comprising:

• a rotor and a stator wherein the stator includes at least one winding;
• a first end of the winding defining a first lead, the first lead of the winding having an exterior layer of an electrically insulative material disposed on an electrically conductive core;
• a conductive member and a connector wherein the conductive member and the connector both formed from a single sheet of conductive metal material;
• and
• wherein the connector conductively connects the conductive member with the first lead, the connector being crimped to engage the first lead, the connector including a plurality of projections wherein the projections pierce the exterior layer of the first lead to engage the conductive core of the first lead.