Patent ID: 6745972
Filing Date: 2004-06-08
Classification: H02K,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of winding the coils of a rotating electric machine comprising a circular core of a magnetic material and a plurality of magnetic pole teeth extending radially from the circular core wherein each of the magnetic pole teeth defining a core and slots formed between adjacent magnetic pole teeth, each of the slots defining a mouth formed between adjacent outer ends of the cores, said pole teeth and said slots being skewed relative to the axis of rotation of the rotating electric machine so that the slots and the pole teeth have the shape of a parallelogram in a developed plan view, said winding method comprising the steps of positioning a threading needle having an opening through which the wire for the winding the coils is fed in proximity to one of the mouths, effecting relative movement of the needle and pole tooth to effect movement of the needle opening in a skewed path relative to the pole tooth having the shape of a parallelogram around one of the pole teeth at one side of slot without moving the needle in any substantial distance along the length of the one pole tooth to form a first winding, and continuing the relative movement of the needle and pole tooth to effect movement of the needle opening in a skewed path around one of the pole teeth at one side of slot without moving the needle in any substantial distance along the length of the one pole tooth to form succeeding windings each of which moves the previous winding along the pole tooth toward the circular core without requiring movement of the needle in any substantial distance along the length of the one pole tooth so that the needle need not be moved any substantial distance into the slot.