Spindles for a spinning machine with individual drives

A spindle drive apparatus for a spinning machine of the type having a bobbin supporting spindle rotatably supported on a spindle bank of the spinning machine, comprising:

• a rotor fixedly coaxially mounted to the spindle;
• a stator for rotating said rotor to thereby rotate the spindle, said stator having a plurality of plates of generally square configuration arranged in stacked relation with their respective edges in alignment to form a plate stack of generally square configuration;
• means, extending in only one axial direction with respect to said stator, for rotatably supporting the spindle within said stator for driving rotation of the spindle by the cooperative operation of said stator and said rotor, said spindle supporting means including a bearing housing mounted to the spindle bank and extending into said stator;
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• means for supporting said stator solely from one axial end thereof in a fixed disposition relative to the spindle bank and said bearing housing, said stator supporting means including an interconnecting member fixedly mounted to said bearing housing and a plurality of brackets for fixedly mounting said plate stack to said interconnecting member, said brackets engaging said plate stack in the corner regions thereof.