Patent ID: 8291573
Filing Date: 2012-10-23
Classification: H02K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing a stator of an electric rotating machine, comprising the steps of: preparing a stator core with a plurality of slots disposed along a circumferential direction of the stator core such that each of the slots extends along an axial direction of the stator core; preparing a plurality of conductor segments covered with insulation films, respectively; removing the insulating film of each conductor segment from each of ends of the conductor segment to form a film removal portion having a film removed surface covered with no insulating film at each end of the conductor segment and to form an oblique portion extending from the film removal portion and having a slanting removal surface; disposing a plurality of inserted portions of the conductor segments in the slots of the stator core such that other portions of the conductor segments protrude from the slots and such that the conductor segments form a plurality of layers aligned with one another along a radial direction of the stator core in each of the slots; bending the other portions of the conductor segments toward the circumferential direction to form a slanting portion composed of one film removal portion and one oblique portion from each of the other portions such that two connection portions placed at ends of the film removal portions in each pair are adjacent to each other as an end pair along the radial direction; causing an electrode to make contact with the slanting removal surfaces of the oblique portions of the conductor segments in the innermost and outermost layers of the slots; and welding the connection portions of each end pair together by supplying an arc current to the connection portions and by discharging the arc current from the electrode through the slanting removal surfaces so as to serially connect the conductor segments with one another, wherein the step of welding the connection portions comprises: causing the electrode to make the connection portions of each first end pair, one of which extends from the oblique portion being in contact with the electrode, come in contact with each other; performing a direct-earthed arc welding to weld the connection portions of the first end pair together and to indirectly connect the connection portions of each second end pair, which extend from the respective oblique portions not being in contact with the electrode, with the electrode through two of the connection portions of the first end pairs; and performing an indirect-earthed arc welding to weld the connection portions of the second end pair together.