| CPC H02K 41/031 (2013.01) | 4 Claims |
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1. A linear motor comprising:
a stator having a plurality of salient poles arranged at uniform intervals along a direction of extension; and
a slider provided facing the stator and configured to move along the direction of extension of the stator,
wherein the slider comprises:
a yoke;
a plurality of teeth projecting from the yoke toward the stator and located sequentially along a direction of movement;
permanent magnets provided in respective magnet-receiving cavities located between the teeth;
coil-receiving cavities formed on outer sides of a teeth set composed of the plurality of teeth; and
a coil wound in the coil-receiving cavities, and
wherein the plurality of teeth project radially from the yoke toward the stator, and a width of each of the teeth as measured at a yoke side is narrower than its width as measured at a stator side, and
widths of all of the teeth as measured at their respective ends at the yoke side are equal to each other.
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