Patent ID: 6851175

Claim:
A method of inserting coils in slots of a stator, comprising: interleaving a first fraction of first phase windings and a first fraction of second phase windings on an insertion tool; activating said insertion tool to radially insert said first fraction of first phase windings and said first fraction of second phase windings in the slots of the stator, wherein interleaving said first fraction of first phase windings and said first fraction of second phase windings on said insertion tool comprises: forming said first fraction of first phase windings in first phase openings defined in said insertion tool; and forming said first fraction of second phase windings in second phase openings defined in said insertion tool; and un-mounting the stator on said insertion tool such that the slots are not in alignment with said first phase openings and said second phase openings prior to interleaving said first fraction of phase windings and said first fraction of second phase windings on said insertion tool.