Patent ID: 6879081

Claim:
A stator support system for supporting a stator coil assembly, the stator support system comprising: an inner support tube having an outer surface; a plurality of spaced windings supported on the outer surface of the inner support tube, spaces between adjacent windings defining a plurality of gaps; a plurality of wedges, each disposed within one of the plurality of gaps and having an upper edge and a lower edge, the lower edge configured to mechanically engage the outer surface of the inner support tube; and a plurality of cross support members positioned over the plurality of spaced windings and positioned perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the stator coil assembly, each of the cross support members having a first edge configured to mechanically engage the upper edge of the plurality of wedges, wherein at least two of the plurality of cross support members are spaced apart to define a channel oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the radial opening.