Stepping motor

摘要

An electric motor where the stator is positioned between motor end caps. The stator comprises a pair of housings that contain coil windings and one of the housings has a plurality of axially extending tabs bent over the other housing to secure the housings from axial separation. The bent over portion of a tab is compressed against a wall of an end cap when the stator is assembled between the end caps of the motor and is bendable to accommodate variations in axial dimensions of the motor. One of the motor housings has additional axially extending tabs that are received within openings formed in an end wall of the motor housing to prevent radial displacement of the stator relative to the motor housing.