Wire winding clamp
AssigneeLebinal Components & Systems, Inc.
InventorJerry C. Burch
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for winding dynamoelectric machine field windings including a winding tool supported for longitudinal and rotational movement relative to a stator supported by a stator nest assembly. Upper and lower wire holders are supported on the winding, tool and are slidably movable relative to the winding tool. The upper and lower wire holders are located on opposite sides of a stator to be wound and are biased by compression springs in a direction toward a respective end of the stator. As the winding tool reciprocates in a longitudinal direction, the upper and lower wire holders alternately engage the upper and lower ends of the stator to alternately clamp upper and lower end loops of field windings being formed by the apparatus.
Claims24
An apparatus for winding dynamoelectric machine field windings, said apparatus comprising:
- a stator support for supporting a stator;
- a winding tool supported for reciprocating movement relative to said stator support;
- a wire feed aperture defined in a side of said winding tool;
- a wire clamp supported for reciprocating movement relative to said stator support for cyclical movement toward and away from engagement with an end of a stator supported in said stator support.
An apparatus for winding dynamoelectric machine field windings, said apparatus comprising
- a stator support for supporting a stator;
- a winding tool supported for reciprocating movement relative to said stator support;
- a wire feed aperture defined in a side of said winding tool;
- a first wire clamp supported for reciprocating movement relative to said stator support for cyclical movement toward and away from engagement with a first end of a stator supported in said stator support;
- a second wire clamp supported for reciprocating movement relative to said stator support for cyclical movement toward and away from engagement with a second end of a stator supported in said stator support;
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- each wire clamp including at least one coil engaging surface for engaging end loops of a wire coil being wound on said stator.
A method of winding dynamoelectric machine field windings said method comprising the steps of:
- positioning a stator on a stator support;
- moving a winding tool in reciprocating movement through said stator;
- distributing wire from said winding tool onto said stator during said reciprocating movement;
- moving at least one wire clamp to and from engagement with an end of said stator in response to said reciprocating movement of said winding tool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.