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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7370401 | Apparatus and methods for wire coil lead placement Apparatus and methods for forming wire coil leads that depart from wire coils inserted into a dynamo-electric machine component are provided. A plurality of wire coils may be received on an insertion tool. A wire lead may be anchored at a location on the insertion t... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7185414 | Apparatus for forming wave windings for rotor and stator lamination packets of electrical machines An apparatus in which wave windings with a defined number of waves are cut from a continuously formed wave winding band. In forming with a wire guide, the wave winding band is laid in alternation around the outer side faces of forming protrusions, offset from one an... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7143506 | Rotary electric machine and method for manufacturing the same A method for manufacturing rotary electric machine that has a stator winding to provide a stator winding that has a plurality of conductors wound one over another. The conductors are wound with left and right ends. Therefore, the stator winding on the stator core ha... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7056463 | Method of manufacturing prestressed concrete Pre-tension and post-tension processes for the manufacture of pre-stressed structures in which bonded carbon fiber cables are provided with burial anchors and temporary anchors outward of the burial anchors. The burial anchors are embedded in the structure. The temp... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7051770 | Coil-winding method and coil unit formed by the method A coil-winding method for forming a coil unit includes the steps of winding first and second wires substantially parallel to each other simultaneously around a first layer position of a core to form a first turn, winding the first and second wires simultaneously to ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6930426 | Alternator stator having a multiple filar construction to improve convective cooling A stator for a dynamoelectric machine improves the cooling of the stator winding without increasing the size of the stator winding or the entire stator. The stator is of a unique construction wherein the size, and more specifically the cross sectional area or volume... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6926588 | Band coil The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a band coil by means of a material-removing process performed on the coils so as to obtain a band coil which has a profile in the direction of the coil axis. Such a process may be a discharge process, an etching pro... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6912773 | Method of forming a winding disc for an axial field electrical machine The invention provides a stator coil construction in which the thickness of the stator windings is reduced without the need for interconnections within the stator. The reduction in thickness of the stator windings is accomplished by wire flattening. ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6848479 | Dynamo-electric machine component core winding methods and apparatus The present invention concerns improved methods and apparatus for forming undulated wire coils that are placed into the cores of dynamo electric machine components. In particular, the invention concerns improved methods and apparatus for controlling the direction of... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6718624 | Method for controlling a cable treating device The invention relates to a method for cable preparation, comprising two coupled devices (1, 2) for cable preparation, for example a cable preparation machine (1a) and a coiling device (2a). It furthermore relates to a device for ca... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6564832 | Formation of a multi-lobed electrical winding Methods and apparatus are provided for forming a multi-lobed winding for the stator of an alternator, particularly those for use in the automotive field and of the type comprising turns defining a star-shaped configuration having a plurality of radial lob... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6560854 | Coil-winding method for electric motor, generator and alternator A coil-winding method comprises: winding first coil clockwise around first, counterclockwise around second, and clockwise around third swath along mandrel, hooks grouped into swaths; winding second coil clockwise around between first arid second hooks of ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6386243 | Lead formation in undulated coils for dynamo-electric machine stators Apparatus and methods for reducing the likelihood of damage to wire leads of undulated coils for dynamo-electric machine stators are provided. The invention provides a rotating winding head equipped with a coil former that has a wire gripper and an initia... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6343764 | Method of preventing loosening of wire wound around a reel for fastening reinforcing bars A method of preventing loosening of a wire wound around a reel for fastening reinforcing bars. The method comprises pressurizing an outer circumferential surface of the wire inwardly in the radius directions of the reel so that elastic forces in the direc... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6295720 | Device for producing a coil arrangement Method for manufacturing a coil arrangement with a plurality of winding wire regions (54, 55, 56) constructed in superimposed winding wire planes in a winding tool (28) with the following method steps: fixing of the winding wire (53) in a first wire holding de... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6255756 | Winding arrangement for switched reluctance machine based internal starter generator A stator coil winding arrangement comprises an inner layer and an outer layer, which define the two layers of the coil. A first turn of the inner layer is positioned directly over the outer layer. All subsequent turns of the inner layer return to the inne... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6223784 | Method and device for producing wave windings for a stator of a three-phase generator A method and device for producing wave windings for an electrical machine, especially for a three-phase generator, is described in which each phase has a wave winding (12) divided into two winding halves (12a,12b), which are first deformed into a wavy sta... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6196273 | Method and apparatus for forming a multi-lobed winding for the stator of an alternator A method and apparatus are provided for forming a multi-lobed winding for the stator of an alternator, particularly for use in the automotive field and of the type comprising turns defining a star-shaped configuration having a plurality of radial lobes al... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6105228 | Tip coil winder The present invention comprises a conveying means having a rotator and a chuck positioned on a rim of this rotator, wherein said chuck clasps a tip core, formed with electrodes at both ends, in a direction parallel to the line along which the electrodes l... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6047458 | Rotatable dewiring apparatus An apparatus for severing and removing wires surrounding a bale of pulp are disclosed, as well as a unique severing and coiling head. A bale of pulp is loaded onto a turn conveyor which transports the bale from where it was loaded to the operating positio... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6019141 | Method and apparatus for forming a multi-lobed winding for the stator of an alternator Method and apparatus for forming a multi-lobed winding for the stator of an alternator, particularly for use in the automotive field and of the type comprising turns defining a star-shaped configuration having a plurality of radial lobes alternated with h... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6009618 | Apparatus for producing winding of stator coil A stator coil winding is produced by supplying a wire to a winding frame from a nozzle, holding a terminal end of the wire with a holding device, rotating the winding frame with a driving device to wind the wire around the winding frame while the nozzle i... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5931405 | Method for achieving windings in radial layers The present invention relates to a method for achieving windings in radial layers alternately wound from the outside to the inside and from the inside to the outside. To wind a layer from the outside to the inside, the method includes the steps of forming... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931404 | Electric coil with a low voltage differential between adjacent windings The present invention relates to a coil including a plurality of layers of windings wound around an axis. The layers are radial and alternately wound from the inside to the outside and from the outside to the inside.... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5881778 | Method and apparatus for forming a multi-lobed winding for the stator of an alternator, and winding obtained thereby There are described a method and an apparatus for forming a multi-lobed winding for the stator of an alternator, in which two multi-lobed coils angularly shifted relative to each other are made with a continuous operation, without interrupting the wire be... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5864940 | Method for producing a winding of a stator coil A stator coil winding is produced by supplying a wire to a winding frame with a nozzle, holding a terminal end of the wire by a holding device, rotating the winding frame with a driving device to wind the wire around the winding frame while the nozzle is ... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5678302 | Apparatus for winding a heating wire An apparatus for winding a heating wire on a core for forming the inner periphery of an electric melt-bonding joint which comprises a core in a generally cylindrical shape which is capable of rotating around its axial center, the core being relatively mov... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5676008 | Apparatus and method of forming needle blanks from wire stock There is disclosed an apparatus and method for forming curved and pointed needle blanks from a coiled length of wire needle stock material. The apparatus includes an inner mandrel having a circumferential wire receiving groove and at least one longitudina... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5657942 | Inductors and inductor winding scheme A winding arbor comprises two plates defining a predefined winding gap between them and a center post extending between the two plates. One of the plates has a hole for feeding a wire from one side of the plate to the space between them and a groove for r... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5609187 | Device for forming wave winding, and jigs for forming and holding wave winding A wave winding forming device has a winding jig including inner posts and outer posts mounted on a turntable, a guide jig for guiding an enameled wire, and a displacing mechanism for relatively displacing the winding jig and the guide jig in axial and rad... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5605301 | Coil winding method and apparatus therefor A coil winding jig comprises: a first block having a first flange to which the free end of the wire is fixed; a second block having a second flange and disposed opposite to and coaxially with the first block with the front surface of the second flange fac... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5511733 | Negative radius coil winders A banana shaped coil, including a convex (positive radius) surface and opposite concave (negative radius) surface is wound by applying winding wire against the negative radius surface. The winding apparatus is provided with an apparatus for sequentially e... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5490318 | Method for the manufacture of stator-or-rotor-windings for electrical machines from parallel-wires A method for manufacturing of rotor or stator windings for electrical machines comprises the steps of winding a plurality of parallel wires to form at least two groups of coils on a rotating jig. The plurality of parallel wires are fed from a stationary f... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5460333 | Method apparatus and spool for automated winding A spool (10) where an elongated metal element (25) is to be wound, comprises a core ( 12 ) and two flanges ( 14 ). The core (12) and/or the flanges (14) comprise at least one reference mark (18). The core comprises at least one fixing hole (16). At least ... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5333800 | Apparatus for winding wire into a coil on the inner surface of a cylindrical body A winding apparatus winds wire into a coil in an annular groove of a cylindrical body. The apparatus includes a positioning section at which the cylindrical body is set at a predetermined relative rotary position, a winding section that includes a coil wi... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5316227 | Shaping apparatus for forming a field coil An apparatus for forming a field coil with a low load comprises a rotary table, a reel table to be turned together with the rotary table, six reel bars for guiding and winding a conductor into the coil according to the rotation of the rotary table, and si... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5226460 | Method of producing a bead core for pneumatic tires A bead core for pneumatic vehicle tires, a method of producing same, and a winding reel for carrying out such a method are provided. The bead core comprises a plurality of spirally wound layers, each of which comprises load-carriers that are disposed next... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5141033 | Rubberless tire bead assemblies and methods of making same Rubberless tire bead assemblies are disclosed, containing either a single wire element or multiple wire elements wound about an axis to provide a plurality of convolutions of the single wire or multiple wire elements to provide the bead hoop and shape-ret... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5076508 | Start wire positioning method and apparatus A wire positioning mechanism and method for positioning a start wire of a coil bundle from the bottom of the coil bundle to the top of the coil bundle during winding of the coil. The mechanism includes a pivotable and retractable arm with a clamp assembly... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5072761 | Skeining device In a skeining device for skeining wire fed to a coil winding apparatus, a shuttle member loops the wire around front and rear retaining members and the loops are then twisted to form the skein. The wire is under greatest tension when being pulled from the... | 12/17/1991 |
