Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
131 words
An improved method for constructing the stator for an electric polyphase motor, particularly a stepping motor, which includes a closed ring housing and pole piece star inserted therein, the pole piece star having axially integral pole pieces which are arranged in star-like fashion about and inserted into a hollow cylinder, comprising forming the hollow cylinder with axial slots extending through the cylinder and the interior wall thereof to the interior of the cylinder and the pole pieces in the axial slots of the hollow cylinder with their radial inner edges extending into the bore diameter of the hollow cylinder and beyond the inner wall of the hollow cylinder by a predetermined small distance to provide air gaps without requiring further finishing operations of the hollow cylinder after the stator is assembled.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
131 words
An improved method for constructing the stator for an electric polyphase motor, particularly a stepping motor, which includes a closed ring housing and pole piece star inserted therein, the pole piece star having axially integral pole pieces which are arranged in star-like fashion about and inserted into a hollow cylinder, comprising forming the hollow cylinder with axial slots extending through the cylinder and the interior wall thereof to the interior of the cylinder and the pole pieces in the axial slots of the hollow cylinder with their radial inner edges extending into the bore diameter of the hollow cylinder and beyond the inner wall of the hollow cylinder by a predetermined small distance to provide air gaps without requiring further finishing operations of the hollow cylinder after the stator is assembled.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
54 words
The method recited in claim 1 wherein the predetermined small distance is approximately 0.6 mm when the interior diameter of the pole piece star is from about 6 mm to about 20 mm and increases to approximately 1 mm when the interior diameter of the pole piece star is more than about 20 mm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method recited in claim 1 and further comprising forming the pole pieces and the plastic hollow cylinder as a unit by a molding process.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method recited in claim 3, wherein the pole piece/hollow cylinder unit is made by injection molding.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
58 words
The method recited in claim 4 and further comprising disposing the pole pieces in a cylindrical core mold corresponding to the bore of the rotor which has axially extending slots, the widths of which correspond to the thickness of the radial inner edges of the pole pieces and the depths of which correspond to the predetermined small distance.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method recited in claim 1 and further comprising high-energy beam welding the radial outer ends of the pole pieces to the inside of the surrounding ring housing starting from the outer circumference of the ring housing.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method recited in claim 6, wherein radial outer edges are laser-beam welded to the ring housing.