Apparatus for completing a linear motor stator

Apparatus for providing a multiphase winding into the grooves of a stator of a linear motor, the stator being mounted with open grooves facing down on the underside of a support and carrier plate and being carried in an elevated position, comprising:

• a vehicle including a plurality of stores for separate cable as well as for storing plural fastening elements;
• means for causing said vehicle to run on said carrier plate while paying individual cables from respective ones of said stores;
• assemblying means on the vehicle for assemblying in situ and on a step by step basis a three phase winding package from said cables, the package having ladderlike runs;
• means on the vehicle for providing the windings of the package with holders;
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• means on the vehicle for mounting the winding package to the stator by placing the package with holders attached into the grooves as the vehicle runs along the carrier plate.

Apparatus for providing multiphase winding into grooves of a stator of a linear motor, the stator being mounted with open grooves facing down on the underside of a support and carrier plate being carried and supported in elevated position a vehicle comprising:

• means on the vehicle providing a plurality of individual separate cables;
• means for moving the vehicle on said carrier while withdrawing the cables individually as the vehicle moves along the carrier;
• means for bending the cable individually commensurately with the desired meandering configuration for each cable as becoming thereby a part of a winding package having transverse rung-like portions to be placed into said grooves;
• means on the vehicle for providing a plurality of holders onto the rung-like portion of the package, the holders being paid in steps and being spaced from each other commensurate with the spacing of the grooves;
• means for placing the meander shape cables in superimposed staggering relationship corresponding to the winding pattern to be attained;
• means for providing ribbon connection for interconnecting the cables as well a for placing the holding elements at a fixed distance into portions of the cable which extend transversely to the extension and direction of extension of the stator as a whole to thereby complete the winding package;
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• means for placing said portions with attached holding elements into said grooves, in sequence and pursuant to the propagation of the vehicle on the carrier.