Stator for an electric motor of a washing machine and method of manufacturing the same

A stator for an electric motor, comprising:

• a plurality of stacked laminations, comprising:
• a first lamination including (i) a first annular plate and (ii) a plurality of notches defining a plurality of segments in the first annular plate, each segment having a tooth extending therefrom and a slot defined therein,
• a second lamination positioned on the first lamination, the second lamination including (i) a second annular plate and (ii) a plurality of notches defining a plurality of segments in the second annular plate, each segment having a tooth extending therefrom and a slot defined therein, each slot of the second annular plate being aligned with at least one slot of the first annular plate to define a plurality of passageways through the first and the second laminations, and
• a plurality of support beams positioned in the plurality of passageways,
• wherein (i) each passageway is positioned between a pair of planes extending through the first and the second laminations, (ii) a first plane of each pair of planes is defined by a notch of the first lamination and a second plane of each pair of planes is defined by a notch of the second lamination, and (iii) the first plane and the second plane intersect and an acute angle is defined therebetween.

A stator for an electric motor, comprising:

• a plurality of stacked laminations, each lamination comprising:
• an annular plate including (i) a first side wall, (ii) a second side wall positioned opposite the first side wall, and (iii) a plurality of notches defined therein, each notch having a first end positioned between the first side wall and the second side wall and a second end defined in the first side wall, and
• a plurality of teeth extending from the second side wall of the annular plate, and
• a polymeric shell coupled to the plurality of laminations,
• wherein (i) each lamination includes a first slot defined at the first end of each notch and a second slot spaced apart from the first slot, (ii) the first slots of the laminations are aligned to define a first plurality of passageways, (iii) the second slots of the laminations are aligned to define a second plurality of passageways, and (iv) the polymeric shell includes a plurality of support beams that extend through the first plurality of passageways and the second plurality of passageways,
• wherein an oblique angle is defined between a central axis of each notch and the second side wall, and each second slot is positioned between the first side wall and each notch.