Support structure with integral retainer tabs for use in spindle motor wire routing

An apparatus comprising:

• a motor including a stator and a rotor;
• a base plate, wherein the stator is mounted on the base plate, wherein the stator includes a plurality of stator teeth with windings on each stator tooth;
• and
• wire routing tabs disposed on said base plate between adjacent stator teeth, wherein said wire routing tabs are separate from said base plate, and are interconnected to said base plate.

An apparatus comprising:

• a motor including a stator and a rotor;
• a base plate, wherein the stator is mounted on the base plate, wherein the stator includes a plurality of stator teeth with windings on each stator tooth;
• and
• wire routing tabs disposed on said base plate between adjacent stator teeth, wherein said wire routing tabs are selectively bendable thereby providing a customizable plate.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a base plate;
• a spindle motor interconnected to said base plate, said spindle motor having a generally circular stator yoke with a plurality of wire coils extending inwardly from said yoke, said wire coils are interconnected in phases by cross over wires;
• and
• first and second tabs located between each pair of adjacent wire coils,
• wherein said first and second tabs secure the cross over wires that interconnect the plurality of wire coils.

A method comprising:

• a. obtaining a support structure;
• b. positioning a multi-phase stator on the support structure, the stator comprising a plurality of stator teeth having a wire coil wound about each of the plurality of stator teeth, the stator further comprising cross over wires extending from one wire coil to another within each phase;
• and
• c. routing the cross over wires around routing tabs disposed between the individual stator teeth of the plurality of stator teeth, said routing tabs disposed on said support structure.

A method comprising:

• a. obtaining a stator core, the stator core comprising a generally circular yoke and a plurality of teeth extending radially inwardly from the yoke, the teeth having a proximate end connected to said yoke and a distal end opposite the proximate end;
• b. winding wire around each of the individual teeth to form a stator coil around each tooth, each stator coil comprising at least one layer of windings;
• c. connecting a first subset of the plurality of teeth with a first wire to form a first phase of a spindle motor, and further including first cross over wire portions extending between the plurality of teeth forming the first phase;
• d. connecting a second subset of the plurality of teeth with a second wire to form a second phase of the spindle motor, and further including second cross over wire portions extending between the plurality of teeth forming the second phase;
• e. positioning the stator core with the stator coils on a support structure;
• and
• f. routing the first and second cross over wire portions around retaining tabs disposed between adjacent stator coils and formed on the support structure.

An apparatus comprising:

• a support structure;
• a stator mounted on said support structure, said stator comprising a substantially circular yoke and a plurality of teeth extending radially inwardly from the yoke, the teeth having a proximate end joined to the yoke and a distal end opposite the proximate end;
• a wire coil wound around each tooth, each coil comprising at least one layer of windings, the coils connected by cross over wires in phases to form a multi-phase stator,
• wherein at least one wire coil has an odd number of winding layers;
• and
• wire routing tabs formed on said support structure and disposed between adjacent teeth, wherein at least portions of the cross over wires are secured by the routing tabs.