Abstract:
Disclosed is an armature coil that constitutes a stator of an X-axis linear motor and that generates a magnetic field by passing a current therethrough, the armature coil comprising: a band-shaped electroconductive layer that is made of copper and that is wound around a predetermined winding axis; a band-shaped insulating layer that is provided between opposing surfaces of the electroconductive layer, and that electrically insulates the opposing electroconductive layers from one another; and bonding layer that bonds together the opposing surfaces of the electroconductive layer with the insulating layer therebetween.