Printed circuit terminal for interconnecting stator coils

Claim 1

In a motor stator having a cylindrical core of magnetic material defining a plurality of radial poles on which are wound coils of conductive wire, apparatus for interconnecting the coils and connecting external electrical leads to the coils comprising: an annular printed circuit board having a plurality of radial notches around the outer periphery, the notches being V-shaped and having an enlarged round opening at the inner converging end of the V-shaped portion of the notches, a portion of the printed circuit forming a plurality of conductive terminals on the surface of the board, with one conductive terminal being adjacent each notch, there being two terminals and associated notches for each coil, adhesive means holding the circuit board against the coils adjacent one end of the core and coaxial with the core, each coil having a portion of the wire wedged into the enlarged openings in said notches and electrically connected to the associated conductive terminals, the wedged wire of the coil anchoring the board against the coils, and a plurality of external electrical leads connected to selected ones of said terminals, the printed circuit board electrically interconnecting the external leads and the coils.