Interconnecting ring and wire guide

An interconnecting ring and wire guide for a segmented stator electric machine having multiple phase wires that form windings about stator teeth, comprising:

• an annular radial ring that is disposed adjacent to said windings and that has a radially inner edge and a radially outer edge;
• an axial ring that projects axially from said radially inner edge of said annular radial ring and that includes radially inner and outer surfaces;
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• wire dividers that are located on said radially outer surface of said axial ring and that separate said multiple phase wires.

An interconnecting ring and wire guide for a segmented stator electric machine having multiple phase wires that form windings about stator teeth, comprising:

• an annular radial ring that is disposed adjacent to said windings and that has a radially inner edge and a radially outer edge and that engages said multiple phase wires to guide said multiple phase wires;
• an axial ring that projects axially from said radially inner edge of said annular radial ring and that includes radially inner and outer surfaces;
• indicia on an outer surface of said annular radial ring that identify at least one of a mounting position of said interconnecting ring and wire guide and a wiring schematic for phase wiring of said electric machine;
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• wire dividers that are located on said radially outer surface of said axial ring and that separate said multiple phase wires.

An interconnecting ring and wire guide for an electric machine having multiple phase wires that form windings about stator teeth, comprising:

• an annular radial ring that is disposed adjacent to said windings and that has a radially inner edge and a radially outer edge;
• a plurality of wire guides that are located adjacent to a radially outer edge of said annular radial ring for positioning and guiding said multiple phase wires of said electric machine;
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• an axial ring that projects axially from said radially inner edge of said annular radial ring.

An interconnecting ring and wire guide for supporting and guiding multiple phase wires that form windings about stator teeth of an electric machine with a stator, comprising:

• an annular ring that is disposed adjacent to said windings and that has radially inner and outer surfaces and axially inner and outer surfaces and that engages said multiple phase wires to guide said multiple phase wires;
• a mating surface formed by at least one of said axially inner surface and said radially outer surface for engaging said stator;
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• a guide positioner that positions said annular ring relative to said electric machine.

An interconnecting ring and wire guide for supporting and guiding multiple phase wires that form windings about stator teeth of an electric machine with a stator, comprising:

• an annular ring that is disposed adjacent to said windings and that has radially inner and outer surfaces and axially inner and outer surfaces;
• phase wire grooves formed in said radially outer surface of said annular ring for guiding said multiple phase wires;
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• a guide positioner that positions said annular ring relative to said electric machine.

An interconnecting ring and wire guide for supporting and guiding multiple phase wires that form windings about stator teeth of an electric machine with a segmented stator that includes stator segment assemblies with an end cap assembly and a stator core, comprising:

• an annular ring that is disposed adjacent to said windings and that has radially inner and outer surfaces and axially inner and outer surfaces and that engages and guides said multiple phase wires;
• a notched surface that receives radially inner edges of said end cap assemblies of said stator segment assemblies;
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• a guide positioner that positions said annular ring relative to said electric machine.