# US 2026/0088674 A1 · Stator and method for manufacturing stator

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- Number: US 2026/0088674 A1
- Document ID: US20260088674A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 19/109,566
- Filed: 2023-08-24
- Published: 2026-03-26
- Earliest claimed: 2022-09-14
- Assignees: Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd.; Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.; Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
- Applicants: Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd.; Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.; Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
- Inventors: Kanzo ISHIHARA
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20260088674A1

## CPC

- H02K 3/28: Layout of windings or of connections between windings (windings for pole-changing H02K17/06, H02K17/14, H02K19/12, H02K19/32)
- H02K 3/50: Fastening of winding heads, equalising connectors, or connections thereto
- H02K 1/16: Stator cores with slots for windings
- H02K 3/345: {between conductor and core, e.g. slot insulation}
- H02K 15/026: Wound cores
- H02K 15/122: of windings
- H02K 15/32: Manufacture of terminal arrangements; Connecting the terminals to external circuits
- H02K 15/33: Connecting winding sections; Forming leads; Connecting leads to terminals
- H02K 5/08: Insulating casings
- H02K 2203/09: Machines characterised by wiring elements other than wires, e.g. bus rings, for connecting the winding terminations
- H02K: DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES (dynamo-electric relays H01H53/00; conversion of DC or AC input power into surge output power {H03K3/53})

## Abstract

A stator (1) includes a stator core (10), a coil (20), a conducting portion (60), and an insulating resin (40). The stator core (10) has an annular shape. The coil (20) includes a protruding portion (29) that protrudes to one axial side more than an end portion at the one axial side of the stator core (10). A conducting portion (60) is connected to the protruding portion (29). The insulating resin (40) includes a press-fit groove (50) between the insulating resin (40) and the protruding portion (29). The conducting portion (60) is disposed in a state in which the conducting portion (60) is press-fitted into the press-fit groove (50) and pressed against the protruding portion (29).

## Claims

### Claim 1

A stator comprising:
an annular stator core;
a coil including a protruding portion that protrudes to one axial side more than an end portion at the one axial side of the stator core;
a conducting portion connected to the protruding portion; and
an insulating resin including a press-fit groove between the insulating resin and the protruding portion, wherein
the conducting portion is disposed in a state in which the conducting portion is press-fitted into the press-fit groove and pressed against the protruding portion.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The stator according to claim 1, wherein
a plurality of the protruding portions are provided,
the plurality of protruding portions are regularly arranged in a circumferential direction of the stator core,
the insulating resin includes a plurality of the press-fit grooves regularly arranged in the circumferential direction, the plurality of press-fit grooves being disposed between the insulating resin and the plurality of protruding portions regularly arranged in the circumferential direction,
a plurality of the conducting portions are provided,
the stator further comprises a holding portion that holds the plurality of conducting portions, and
the conducting portions held by the holding portion are disposed in a state in which the respective conducting portions are press-fitted into the respective press-fit grooves and pressed against the respective protruding portions.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The stator according to claim 2, wherein
the plurality of press-fit grooves regularly arranged in the circumferential direction radially extend along a radial direction of the stator core,
each of the press-fit grooves includes an opening portion that opens toward the one axial side, and
each of the conducting portions is removable from each of the press-fit grooves through the opening portion.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The stator according to claim 2, wherein
each of the press-fit grooves includes an outer circumferential opening portion that opens radially outward of the stator core,
the holding portion is disposed at a more radially outward position than the plurality of press-fit grooves regularly arranged in the circumferential direction, and
the respective conducting portions held by the holding portion protrude from a surface at an inner radial side of the holding portion and are disposed in the respective press-fit grooves via the outer circumferential opening portions.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The stator according to claim 4, the stator is a stator used in a motor, the stator comprising:
a terminal portion electrically connected to a drive unit that drives the motor, wherein
the terminal portion has a form in which the terminal portion protrudes from a surface at an outer radial side of the holding portion.

### Claim 6 (depends on 3)

The stator according to claim 3, wherein
each of the press-fit grooves includes an outer circumferential opening portion that opens radially outward of the stator core,
the holding portion is disposed at a more radially outward position than the plurality of press-fit grooves regularly arranged in the circumferential direction,
the respective conducting portions press-fitted into the respective press-fit grooves are coupled to a surface at an inner radial side of the holding portion via the outer circumferential opening portions, and
the opening portion and the outer circumferential opening portion open continuously.

### Claim 7 (depends on 2)

The stator according to claim 2, wherein
the holding portion has a form in which the holding portion extends along the circumferential direction in a circular arc shape, and
each of the plurality of conducting portions is disposed at a side at which a circumferential direction center of the holding portion is located with respect to a corresponding one of the plurality of protruding portions being a connection target.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The stator according to claim 1, wherein
a plurality of the protruding portions are provided,
the plurality of protruding portions are regularly arranged in a circumferential direction of the stator core,
the insulating resin includes a plurality of the press-fit grooves regularly arranged in the circumferential direction, the plurality of press-fit grooves being disposed between the insulating resin and the plurality of protruding portions regularly arranged in the circumferential direction,
a plurality of the conducting portions are provided,
the conducting portions are disposed in a state in which the respective conducting portions are press-fitted into the respective press-fit grooves and pressed against the respective protruding portions,
an entirety in the axial direction of each conducting portion is fitted inside a corresponding press-fit groove, and
a side of the protruding portions opposite to a press-fit groove side is covered by the insulating resin.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The stator according to claim 1, wherein
the stator core includes a plurality of slots regularly arranged in a circumferential direction of the stator core,
the coil includes an insertion portion disposed in each slot,
the insulating resin includes a filling portion that is filled continuously between an inner wall of each slot and the insertion portion, and a forming portion in which the press-fit groove is formed, and
the filling portion and the forming portion are integrally formed.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The stator according to claim 1, wherein
the coil includes two or more protruding portions regularly arranged in a radial direction of the stator core,
one of the press-fit grooves is formed between the two or more protruding portions and the insulating resin, and
one of the conducting portions is disposed in a state in which the one conducting portion is press-fitted into the one press-fit groove and pressed against the two or more protruding portions forming the press-fit groove.

### Claim 11

A method for manufacturing a stator, the method comprising:
a preparation step of preparing a stator body including an annular stator core, a coil including a protruding portion that protrudes to one axial side more than an end portion at the one axial side of the stator core, a conducting portion connected to the protruding portion, and an insulating resin including a press-fit groove between the insulating resin and the protruding portion; and
a press-fitting step of press-fitting the conducting portion into the press-fit groove of the stator body and pressing the conducting portion against the protruding portion.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The method for manufacturing the stator according to claim 11, wherein
the preparation step includes preparing a unit component having a configuration in which a plurality of the conducting portions are held by a holding portion,
a plurality of the protruding portions are provided,
the plurality of protruding portions are regularly arranged in a circumferential direction of the stator core,
the insulating resin includes a plurality of the press-fit grooves regularly arranged in the circumferential direction, the plurality of press-fit grooves being disposed between the insulating resin and the plurality of protruding portions regularly arranged in the circumferential direction,
each of the press-fit grooves includes an opening portion that opens toward the one axial side, and
the press-fitting step includes press-fitting the respective conducting portions into the respective press-fit grooves via the opening portions, by displacing the unit component to an other axial side.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

The method for manufacturing the stator according to claim 11, wherein
the stator core includes a plurality of slots regularly arranged in a circumferential direction of the stator core,
the coil includes an insertion portion disposed in each slot,
the method further comprises a filling step of charging a resin material between an inner wall of each slot and the insertion portion, and
the filling step forms the press-fit groove while charging the resin material between the inner wall of the slot and the insertion portion.
