Ex Parte Akutsu et al - Page 5

                Appeal 2006-2965                                                                             
                Application 10/320,628                                                                       
                S3) of the winding and the terminal pins (27) to reduce the tensile stress                   
                resulting from temperature changes. (Specification 5).  As depicted in                       
                figures 6 through 8,  the invention joins each of the lead portions of a                     
                conductor wire (30) (i.e. excitation winding 31 and output winding 32),  to                  
                one of the terminal pins (27) of a connector (25) on the surface side of  an                 
                insulator (23) mounted on the sensor core ((21). The lead wire portions (31,                 
                32) are joined to the terminal pins (27) in such a way to create a                           
                predetermined amount of slack based on differences in thermal expansion                      
                between the conductor wire (30) and the insulator (23). (Specification 12,                   
                18-20).                                                                                      
                      Ohshita discloses a stator winding structure (figure 3) that allows                    
                windings to resist vibration, impact and possible breakage following changes                 
                in the stator temperature.  (col. 1, ll. 5 through 1). As depicted in figure 2,              
                Ohshita teaches inserting and positioning  a longitudinal rod (10) between                   
                the teeth (2) of the stator (1)  and the terminal (6) before  joining the end                
                portions (4a) of the winding (4) to terminal pins (6) of the terminal plate (5)              
                disposed in the stator (col. 2, lines 21-26).  Additionally, Ohshita teaches                 
                removing the longitudinal rod member subsequently to joining the winding                     
                ends (4a) to the terminal pins (6) to form the slack portions (4aA) to the                   
                winding ends (4a).  (col. 2, ll. 30-33).                                                     

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