Patent ID: 6061899
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: H02K,Y10T

Abstract:
A production line for manufacturing stators, each stator having a stator stack and a plurality of wave wound coils which are formed and inserted into said stator stack, said production line comprising:a plurality of pallets, each of said pallets being able to carry at least one said stator stack and having a coding device which stores at least information denoting contents of said pallet and production status of said contents;a plurality of conveyors arranged so that said pallets are transported in a cyclical manner along said production line; anda plurality of forming and insertion workstations wherein each of said forming and insertion workstations, having normal operating conditions, comprises:a forming machine, said forming machine forming at least one of said wave wound coil and placing said at least one coil into an insertion tool;an insertion machine, said insertion machine inserting said formed coil into said stator stack by transferring said formed coil from said insertion tool to said stator stack; anda transfer device, said transfer device transferring said insertion tool containing said formed coil from said forming machine to said insertion machine and for transferring empty insertion tools from said insertion machine to said forming machine.