Method for aligning conductors of coil members
AssigneeATOP S.p.A.
InventorsRubino Corbinelli, Massimo Ponzio
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Abstract
Embodiments of disclosure include, for example, a method for aligning wire conductors of coil members of a core of an electric motor or generator for welding the ends thereof. Such methods may include providing a plurality of circumferentially arranged first passages and a plurality of circumferentially arranged second passages, where each first passage is overlapped with a second passage to form a pair, each pair of passages form a combined third passage. Such methods may further include moving at least one of the first plurality of passages and the second plurality of passages relative to one another to cause radial sides of the passages to engage and move the end portions of the wire conductors in the circumferential direction.
Claims12
A method for aligning wire conductors of coil members of a core of an electric motor or generator for welding the ends thereof, the method comprising:
- providing a plurality of circumferentially arranged first passages and a plurality of circumferentially arranged second passages, wherein:
- each first passage is overlapped with a second passage to form a pair,
- each pair of passages form a combined third passage, and
- each third passage is configured to receive at least one end portion of at least two wire conductors of a coil member of the electric motor or generator;
- and
- moving at least one of the first plurality of passages and the second plurality of passages relative to one another in the circumferential direction of the core of the electric motor or generator to cause radial sides of the passages to engage and move the end portions of the wire conductors in the circumferential direction.
A wire conductor alignment method for aligning wire conductors of coil members provided in a core of an electric motor or generator for welding the ends thereof, the method comprising:
- providing a first member having a plurality of passages and a second member having a plurality of passages, wherein:
- the first member and second member are assembled adjacent to each other to align in pairs the passages of the first member with the passages of the second member;
- and
- each pair of aligned passages together forming a third passage capable of receiving the end portions of at least two wire conductors;
- relatively moving the first member with respect to the second member in the circumferential direction of the core of the electric motor or generator to cause the sides of the passages to engage and move the end portions of the wire conductors in the circumferential direction;
- and
- forcing, in a radial direction of the core, at least a portion of the wire conductors to cause the end portions of wire conductors present in the third passage to engage each other in the radial direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.