Apparatus and methods for winding wire coils for dynamo-electric machine components

A method for winding wire coils on a plurality of poles to be assembled to form a dynamo-electric machine component, comprising:

• providing apparatus for winding the wire coils comprising a plurality of holding members that each hold a respective one of the plurality of poles while the wire coils are wound, a plurality of wire dispensing members that each dispense wire onto a respective one of the plurality of poles, and a support structure configured to support the plurality of wire dispensing members;
• rotating each pole of the plurality of poles about a central axis of its respective holding member with its respective holding member such that the wire is dispensed onto each pole;
• and
• simultaneously moving the plurality of wire dispensing members radially with respect to a central axis of the support structure such that the wire is stratified on each pole.

Apparatus for winding wire coils on a plurality of poles to be assembled to form a dynamo-electric machine component, comprising:

• a plurality of holding members that each hold a respective one of the plurality of poles while the wire coils are wound, wherein each holding member of the plurality of holding members is positioned at a first respective position while the wire coils are wound;
• a plurality of wire dispensing members that each dispense wire onto a respective one of the plurality of poles;
• and
• a support structure configured to support the plurality of wire dispensing members, wherein the wire is dispensed onto each pole to wind the wire coils by the movement of the entirety of the support structure, and wherein the plurality of poles are assembled to form the dynamo-electric machine component after the wire coils are wound by moving each holding member of the plurality of holding members to a second respective position.

A method for winding wire coils on a plurality of poles to be assembled to form a dynamo-electric machine component, comprising:

• providing apparatus for winding the wire coils comprising a plurality of holding members that each hold a respective one of the plurality of poles while the wire coils are wound, a plurality of wire dispensing members that each dispense wire onto a respective one of the plurality of poles, and a support structure configured to support the plurality of wire dispensing members;
• positioning each holding member of the plurality of holding members at a first respective position to wind the wire coils;
• moving the entirety of the support structure such that the wire is dispensed onto each pole to wind the wire coils;
• and
• after the wire coils are wound, moving each holding member of the plurality of holding members to a respective second position to assemble the plurality of poles to form the dynamo-electric machine component.