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`Nakahara et al. Nakahara et ai.
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`(10) Patent No.: (10) Patent No.:
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`(45) Date of Patent: (45) Date of Patent:
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`(54) METHOD OF MAKING A ROTARY MOTOR (54) METHOD OF MAKING A ROTARY MOTOR
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`Inventors: Yuji Nakahara; Ken-ichi Azuma; Inventors: Yuji Nakahara; Ken-ichi Azuma;
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`Masaru Matsumoto; Youichi Fujita, Masaru Matsumoto; Youichi Fujita,
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`all of Hyogo; Satoru Akutsu, all of Hyogo; Satoru Akutsu,
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`Fukushima; Akira Hashimoto, Fukushima; Akira Hashimoto,
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`Kanagawa; Yasunori Takai, Hyogo; Kanagawa; Yasunori Takai, Hyogo;
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`Tadashi Hasegawa; Hiroshi Miyazaki, Tadashi Hasegawa; Hiroshi Miyazaki,
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`both of Fukushima; Junji Kawada, both of Fukushima; Junji Kawada,
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`Kanagawa, all of (JP) Kanagawa, all of (JP)
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`(73) (73)
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`Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha,
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`Tokyo (JP) Tokyo (JP)
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`Notice:
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`This patent issued on a continued pros(cid:173)
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`ecution application filed under 37 CFR
`1.53( d), and is subject to the twenty year
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`patent term provisions of 35 U.S.C. patent term provisions of 35 U.S.c.
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`154(a)(2). 154(a)(2).
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`(21) Appl. No.: 08/582,595 (21) Appl. No.: 08/582,595
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`(22) Filed: (22) Filed:
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`(62) Division of application No. 08/333,142, filed on Nov. 1, (62) Division of application No. 08/333,142, filed on Nov. 1,
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`1994, now Pat. No. 5,859,486. 1994, now Pat. No. 5,859,486.
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`Foreign Application Priority Data Foreign Application Priority Data
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`(JP) ................................................... 5-278562
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`Austrian Search Report, Austrian Search Report,
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`* cited by examiner * cited by examiner
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`issued for application No. issued for application No.
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`Primary Examiner-Carl E. Hall Primary Examiner-Carl E. Hall
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`(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks,
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`ABSTRACT ABSTRACT
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`Magnetic materials which are divided into a plurality of Magnetic materials which are divided into a plurality of
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`blocks or divided corresponding to respective magnetic pole blocks or divided corresponding to respective magnetic pole
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`teeth are connected by means of thin portions. The respec(cid:173)teeth are connected by means of thin portions. The respec(cid:173)
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`tive magnetic pole teeth are wound continuously with wire tive magnetic pole teeth are wound continuously with wire
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`without cutting the wire at the positions in which the thin without cutting the wire at the positions in which the thin
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`portions are connected. When a stator is assembled, a portions are connected. When a stator is assembled, a
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`plurality of blocks or magnetic pole teeth are disposed on a plurality of blocks or magnetic pole teeth are disposed on a
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`substrate by separating or bending the thin portions. substrate by separating or bending the thin portions.
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`12 Claims, 107 Drawing Sheets 12 Claims, 107 Drawing Sheets
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`NIDEC and HONDA - Ex. 1004
`Nidec Corporation and American Honda
`Motor Co., Inc. - Petitioners
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