CPC H02K 15/085 (2013.01) [H02K 1/16 (2013.01); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12)] | 20 Claims |
14. A method of manufacturing a solenoid stator core, comprising:
forming a lower wall on a manufacturing supporting structure using an additive manufacturing process;
forming a plurality of outer wall segments upwardly from the lower wall using the additive manufacturing process;
forming a plurality of inner wall segments upwardly from the lower wall using the additive manufacturing process;
wherein forming the plurality of outer wall segments includes forming a plurality of outer slots between adjacent outer wall segments, and forming the plurality of inner wall segments includes forming a plurality of inner slots between adjacent inner wall segments, each of the outer slots being radially aligned with an inner slot relative to a central axis of the stator core; and
removing the solenoid stator core as a single piece from the manufacturing supporting structure on which the solenoid stator core was formed.
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