Patent ID: 8327677

Claim:
An apparatus configured to bend conductors positioned in an electric machine component in a first layer and a second layer, the apparatus comprising: a first conductor coupler including a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the first conductor coupler is designed and dimensioned to engage the first layer of conductors in the electric machine component; a second conductor coupler coaxially positioned within the first conductor coupler, the second conductor coupler configured to rotate independent of the first conductor coupler, the second conductor coupler including a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the second conductor coupler is designed and dimensioned to engage the second layer of conductors in the electric machine component; a first drive member operably connected to the first conductor coupler, the first drive member including a first servomotor operably coupled to a first pivoting arm, the first drive member configured to rotate the first conductor coupler in order to bend the first layer of conductors and simultaneously move the conductor coupler in an axial direction relative to the electric machine component; and a second drive member including a second servomotor operably coupled to a second pivoting arm, the second drive member operably connected to the second conductor coupler, the second drive member configured to rotate the second conductor coupler in order to bend the second layer of conductors and simultaneously move the conductor coupler in an axial direction relative to the electric machine component, wherein the first drive member is configured to rotate and move in the axial direction independent of the second drive member.