Method for separating stator windings of an electric motor during manufacture
AssigneeReliance Electric Technologies, LLC
InventorHobart DeHart
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Abstract
A technique for separating the stator leads of an electric motor during the manufacturing process. The technique comprises a system having a lead gathering assembly, a lead separator, and a drive mechanism. The lead gathering assembly is adapted to gather together a plurality of stator windings extending from a stator. The lead separator having a plurality of teeth adapted to separate a stator winding from the plurality of stator windings gathered together by the lead gathering assembly. The drive mechanism is adapted to drive the lead separator into the plurality of stator windings. The lead separator has teeth to separate each of the stator windings gathered together by the lead gathering assembly.
Claims22
A method of manufacturing an electric motor, comprising:
- disposing a stator having a plurality of stator leads into a lead separating assembly;
- gathering the plurality of stator leads together into a bundle;
- and
- driving a lead separator through the stator into engagement with the plurality of stator leads gathered together to separate each of the plurality of stator leads gathered together.
A method of separating stator winding leads of an electric motor during manufacture, comprising:
- operating a rotating lead collector to gather a plurality of stator winding leads extending from a stator into a bundle;
- and
- driving a lead separator through the stator into the bundle of stator winding leads to separate each stator winding lead tooth of the multi-toothed lead separator between a pair of stator winding leads in the bundle of stator winding leads.
A method of manufacturing an electric motor, comprising:
- operating a rotating lead collector to collect a plurality of stator winding leads extending from a stator into a bundle;
- driving a lead separator into the bundle of stator leads to individually separate each of the plurality of stator leads gathered together;
- and
- securing the lead separator to the stator to maintain the plurality of stator leads separated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.