Coil insertion guide device

A coil insertion guide device comprising:

• a plurality of guide portions arranged over each of end faces of a stator core that are opposite in an axial direction, the stator core including insulating members in slots, the guide portions being configured to guide movement of a strip-shaped coil that is insertable into the slots along a radial direction of the stator core,
• wherein the strip-shaped coil includes a plurality of straight portions insertable into the slots and a plurality of coil end portions each connecting adjacent straight portions to each other among the plurality of straight portions, and
• wherein in each of the guide portions, a shoulder portion that comes into contact with the coil end portion of the strip-shaped coil has a convex curved surface that is continuous from a top to a maximum width portion.