Bending device for bending wire ends (34, 34a-34d) projecting from an annular stator for forming the coils of the stator, the device comprising: a first receiving and rotating device with a first receiving and rotating unit for receiving first wire ends and for twisting the first wire ends for the purpose of bending in the circumferential direction, and a first drive element which is rotatably driven and extends in the circumferential direction, wherein the first receiving and rotating unit is connected to the first drive element via a first detachable connection; a second receiving and rotating device with a second receiving and rotating unit for receiving second wire ends radially offset from the first wire ends and for twisting the second wire ends for the purpose of bending in the circumferential direction, and a second drive element which is rotatably driven and extends in the circumferential direction, wherein the second receiving and rotating unit is connected to the second drive element via a second detachable connection; wherein the receiving and rotating units (162a, 162b) are rotatable relative to each other about a common axis of rotation and wherein the first and the second detachable connection (188a, 188b) are axially offset from each other and each have radially extending connecting bridges (190a, 190b), characterized in that the connecting bridges (190a, 190b) each comprise a driven-side bridge element (192a, 192b) on the receiving and rotating unit (162a, 162b) and a driving-side bridge element (194a, 194b) on the drive element (166a, 166b) and at least one connecting element (196a, 196b) for detachably connecting the driven-side and the driving-side bridge elements (192a, 194a; 192b, 194b), wherein passages (198a, 198b) are provided between adjacent driven-side and between adjacent driving-side bridge elements (192a, 194a; 192b, 194b), wherein in a assembling and disassembling relative position of the first and the second receiving and rotating device (160a, 160b), the connecting elements of the second receiving and rotating device are accessible for assembling and disassembling through the passages of the first receiving and rotating device, and wherein the driven-side bridge elements on the second receiving and rotating unit can be passed in the axial direction through the passages between the driving-side bridge elements of the first receiving and rotating device for assembling and disassembling the same. a first receiving and rotating device with a first receiving and rotating unit for receiving first wire ends and for twisting the first wire ends for the purpose of bending in the circumferential direction, and a first drive element which is rotatably driven and extends in the circumferential direction, wherein the first receiving and rotating unit is connected to the first drive element via a first detachable connection; a second receiving and rotating device with a second receiving and rotating unit for receiving second wire ends radially offset from the first wire ends and for twisting the second wire ends for the purpose of bending in the circumferential direction, and a second drive element which is rotatably driven and extends in the circumferential direction, wherein the second receiving and rotating unit is connected to the second drive element via a second detachable connection; wherein the receiving and rotating units (162a, 162b) are rotatable relative to each other about a common axis of rotation and wherein the first and the second detachable connection (188a, 188b) are axially offset from each other and each have radially extending connecting bridges (190a, 190b), characterized in that the connecting bridges (190a, 190b) each comprise a driven-side bridge element (192a, 192b) on the receiving and rotating unit (162a, 162b) and a driving-side bridge element (194a, 194b) on the drive element (166a, 166b) and at least one connecting element (196a, 196b) for detachably connecting the driven-side and the driving-side bridge elements (192a, 194a; 192b, 194b), wherein passages (198a, 198b) are provided between adjacent driven-side and between adjacent driving-side bridge elements (192a, 194a; 192b, 194b), wherein in a assembling and disassembling relative position of the first and the second receiving and rotating device (160a, 160b), the connecting elements of the second receiving and rotating device are accessible for assembling and disassembling through the passages of the first receiving and rotating device, and wherein the driven-side bridge elements on the second receiving and rotating unit can be passed in the axial direction through the passages between the driving-side bridge elements of the first receiving and rotating device for assembling and disassembling the same.