Patent ID: 8151447
Filing Date: 2012-04-10
Classification: H02K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for loading stator windings into a stator core, the apparatus comprising: an arbor member including a body having a central axis and an outer diametric portion provided with a plurality of slots; at least one insertion element rotatably mounted adjacent the outer diametric portion of the arbor member, the at least one insertion element including an outer diametric section provided with a plurality of slot elements that are configured and disposed to register with the plurality of slots; and at least one loading member rotatably mounted adjacent the outer diametric section of the at least one insertion element, the at least one loading member including an outer diametric region provided with a plurality of slot members that are configured and disposed to register with the plurality of slot elements of the at least one insertion element, wherein the at least one loading member is selectively operated to receive a stator winding into one of the plurality of slot members and transfer the stator winding into one of the plurality of slot elements of the at least one insertion element, the at least one insertion element being selectively operated to transfer the stator winding into one of the plurality of slots of the arbor member.