Patent ID: 7966717

Claim:
A method of forming a rotor pole crossover connection joint in a rotating electrical machine comprising: providing a rotor pole crossover leg; providing a stack of coil straps including a bottom coil strap and a first coil strap stacked atop said bottom coil strap so as to extend beyond a termination of said bottom coil strap exposing a bottom surface of said first coil strap; providing a single piece connector that couples said termination of said bottom coil strap to said rotor pole crossover leg having: a body member; a coil-side connector arm having a coil end; a first shoulder that couples said body member to said coil-side connector arm; a crossover-side connector arm having a crossover end; and a second shoulder that couples said body member to said crossover-side connector arm so as to space said crossover-side connector arm away from said coil-side connector arm; connecting said coil-side connector arm coil end to said bottom coil strap termination so as to extend generally coplanar with said bottom coil strap such that an arm surface of said coil-side connector arm is positioned adjacent to said exposed bottom surface of said first coil strap; coupling said crossover-side connector arm to said second shoulder; and connecting said crossover-side connector arm crossover end to said crossover leg, wherein said bottom coil strap is located at a radially inner side of said stack of coil straps and a space is defined between a face of said crossover-side connector arm and a radially inwardly facing side of said stack of coil straps.