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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8166636 | Apparatus with a centering device for positioning and cutting a laminate A mold houses a least one cutting die that defines a die axis. The mold has at least one punch aligned with the die axis and movable in a reciprocating manner that cooperates with the at least one cutting die to cut the laminate into the laminations by carrying out ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8161630 | Rotor attachment apparatus and rotor attachment method A rotor attachment apparatus for attaching a rotor of a motor coaxially to a crankshaft by inserting the rotor into a rotor housing that is attached to an engine, including: a rotor support member; rotor positioning members that engage some of a plurality of bolt in... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8151447 | Apparatus for loading stator windings into a stator core An apparatus for loading stator windings into a stator core includes an arbor member including a body having a central axis and an outer diametric portion provided with a plurality of slots. An insertion element is rotatably mounted adjacent the arbor member. The in... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8099858 | Winding device for electric motor A winding device for producing a field coil including a double-layer multiple-circuit winding for an electric motor includes a drive. The drive is configured to operate upon a winding mandrel with multiple lamellas arranged to be swung radially outwardly and inwardl... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8096046 | Apparatus for loading stator windings into a stator core An apparatus for loading stator windings into a stator core. The apparatus includes an arbor member including a body having an outer diametric portion including a plurality of slots. The apparatus also includes a first guide track having a first end that is position... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8046906 | Jig for assembling rotor The jig includes an upper jig part, a lower jig part, a support plate, a guide jig part, and a spring. The upper jig part has a pressure protrusion for press-fitting a rotating shaft, and applies pressing force to the rotating shaft. The lower jig part supports a ro... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8020282 | Apparatus for producing a coil winding for stators or rotors of electrical machines An apparatus for producing a coil winding for stators is described, in which each coil turn rests, with one fillet (14) each, in two stator slots, and the two fillets (14) are joined by a head portion (16). A plurality of coil turns are made sim... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7975370 | Apparatus for assembling dynamo-electric machine component in order to clearly describe the invention to which the claims are directed Stator designs have wide-mouth slots between adjacent poles. Wire coils with high slot fill conductivity are formed around the poles. In some designs, the wire coils are wave wound around the poles. Thick bar conductors can be used for making the wire coils. The wir... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7946027 | Apparatus and method for correcting shape of inner surface of stator An apparatus for correcting the shape of an inner surface of a stator includes a deviation sensor for measuring the shape of the inner surface of the stator fixed inside an inner surface of a housing of a rotating electric machine, a personal computer for calculatin... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946028 | Horizontal assembly of stator core using keybar extensions The present invention provides an apparatus for the horizontal stacking of laminations 10 and donuts to form a stator core. A stator generator frame 2 has multiple keybars 6 that run the axial length of the frame. The laminations 10 have ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7886426 | Stator manufacturing apparatus A stator manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing a stator efficiently includes a base plate, a plurality of radially inward displacing jigs disposed radially in an annular pattern on the base plate and which are radially displaceable toward and away from each othe... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7877863 | Apparatus for routing conductors in electro-mechanical machine housings An apparatus for routing conductors, such as signal carrying conductors, from within an electro-mechanical machine housing to a location outside the housing is provided. The apparatus includes a base for fitting in a first opening in the housing and securing a lower... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7870661 | Die machine for manufacturing a laminated iron core A die machine for manufacturing a laminated iron core includes a first working row for punching out iron core pieces from a steel sheet material and a second working row for punching out electrically insulating sheet pieces from an electrically insulating synthetic ... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7854059 | Apparatus for assembling rotor of permanent magnet motor Apparatus for assembling a permanent magnet rotor comprising a rotor fixture configured to slide over a smaller diameter bearing section of the rotor and abutting one end of a center axial section of the rotor and a split compression ring having an inner diameter th... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7827676 | Apparatus and method for the installation of a pre-assembled stator core The present invention comprises a method and apparatus for installing a stator core, or portions thereof, into a power generator frame 2 that comprises assembling the stator core inside of a container 60, and then moving the container to the power gene... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7779536 | Apparatus for wire coil lead placement in machinery for producing dynamo electric machine components Apparatus for forming wire coil leads that depart from wire coils inserted into a dynamo-electric machine component is 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 tool. A wire c... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7770288 | Tool for driving wedges or slides A tool is provided for driving a slide or wedge within a slot of an armature or field of a dynamoelectric machine. The armature or field includes a core, and the core includes one or more vent slots for facilitating ventilation of the armature or field. The tool inc... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7765683 | Rotor to stator temporary interconnection element for bearingless electric machine A temporary interconnection element to be installed between the rotor and the stator of a bearingless electric machine, for example during its transport, storage or assembly is described herein. The interconnection element is so designed that the rotor may be secure... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7752741 | Assembly mechanism for motor stators and assembly method for the same An assembly mechanism is provided to press an inner stator into a receiving space of an outer stator. The assembly mechanism includes a pressing unit and a first positioning plate. The pressing unit includes a supporting device to support the outer stator, and a pre... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7752740 | Apparatus for laying at least one electric line into the grooves of a longitudinal stator The invention relates to a laying vehicle for laying electric lines (8) in the grooves (6) of an inductor (4), for example a longitudinal stator of a maglev railway. The laying vehicle contains a first, preceding vehicle part (11) compris... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7716817 | Indexing apparatus and method for installation of stator bars A stator bar installation fixture and method for installing stator bars into specific stator core slots within a stator core of rotating electrical equipment. The stator bar installation fixture includes rotating mechanisms, rotatingly fixed at each end of the rotat... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7707710 | Tool for driving wedges or slides A tool is disclosed for driving a slide under a wedge within a slot of an armature or field of a dynamoelectric machine. The tool comprises a frame including a pair of elongated rail members; a force application block located between the rail members; a drive connec... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7653986 | Horizontal assembly of stator core using keybar extensions The present invention provides an apparatus for the horizontal stacking of laminations 10 and donuts to form a stator core. A stator generator frame 2 has multiple keybars 6 that run the axial length of the frame. The laminations 10 have ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7644492 | Dynamoelectric winding end portion forming apparatus A holding jig is made into cylindrical body that has a conductor insertion aperture, and a conductor end portion is inserted into the conductor insertion aperture in a loosely-fitted state and held. The holding jig is moved along an arc that has a radius L that is c... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7617594 | Apparatus for fixing a stator of a motor of a reciprocal compressor An apparatus that fixes a stator of a motor of a reciprocal compressor is provided. The apparatus includes a front frame, a cylinder inserted into and coupled to the front frame, an outer stator supported by and contacting the front frame, an inner stator formed in ... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7562439 | Apparatus for making a laminated core structure An apparatus for manufacturing an electric motor having a laminated core structure formed by a plurality of core plates made of rolled material of electromagnetic sheet steel. The core plates are manufactured by punching rolled electromagnetic sheet steel in a die s... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7562438 | Jig for assembling rotor Disclosed herein is a jig for assembling a rotor. The jig includes an upper jig part, a lower jig part, a support plate, a guide jig part, and a spring. The upper jig part has a pressure protrusion for press-fitting a rotating shaft, and applies pressing force to th... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7530161 | Quick-form metal tooling system for generators stator bars A modular “quick-form” tooling system and stator bar form set-up method is provided for reconfigurably mounting various stator bar bending/forming tool modules that are used to produce custom bends and curvatures in a length of stator bar stock. At least one sta... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7421776 | Clamp to attach a stator bar to a clip A clamp for attaching a clip to an end of a stator bar including: an anchor adapted to fit into an open end of the clamp; a bracket having a first leg extending radially from the anchor and a second leg substantially perpendicular to the first leg, wherein the secon... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7415756 | Magnetizing method using a magnetizing jig and method of assembling an electric compressor by using the jig and the magnetizing method In a method for assembling an electric compressor which contains a rotor having built-in magnets, magnets in a pre-magnetization state are inserted into a plurality of slots of a magnetizing jib made with a nonmagnetic material. After magnetizing the magnets, the ma... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7415758 | Device to press the shaft of a rotor into a stator housing A device to press a rotatably supported shaft of a rotor of a spindle motor for a hard disk drive into a shaft receiving portion of an associated stator housing by means of a first pressing tool acting on the rotor and a second pressing tool acting on the stator hou... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7395594 | Apparatus and method for the installation of a stator core into a power generator The present invention comprises a method and apparatus for installing a stator core into a power generator 1 that comprises assembling the stator core inside of a container 60, and then moving the container to the power generator. The container is hori... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7380335 | Stator manufacturing device A stator manufacturing device including a winding unit for forming a winding coil made up of a plurality of unipolar coils formed by winding wire, an insertion unit for receiving the winding coil from the winding unit and inserting the winding coil into a stator cor... | 06/03/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7368842 | Armature windings and dynamo-electric machine using the same An armature winding includes a plurality of strand groups each having strands transposed and bound in at least two rows and multiple tiers, and a main insulator for covering the strand group. The strands belonging to a strand group on one side of a central strand gr... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365470 | Brush holder assemblies including brush holders with handles Brush holder assemblies are detailed. The assemblies permit on-line brush replacement and are interchangeable with devices currently provided by original equipment manufacturers. As well, they allow use of brushes longer than those employed in existing on-line repla... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363696 | Method of assembling a sealed type motor-driven compressor A sealed type motor-driven compressor includes a cylindrical motor housing and an annular stator core fastened to the interior of the motor housing. A method of assembling the compressor includes fastening the stator core to the motor housing by mechanically deformi... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7353586 | Method of horizontally stacking a stator core within a stator frame The present invention provides a method for the horizontal stacking of laminations 10 and donuts to form a stator core. A stator generator frame 2 has multiple keybars 6 that run the axial length of the frame. The laminations 10 have groo... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7343662 | Manufacturing method of stator coil composed of conductor segments In manufacturing a stator coil for a rotary electric machine, a U-shaped segment is deformed at the turn portion thereof so that one of two straight portions thereof moves against the other one in a direction generally perpendicular to a borderline which connects tw... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7340822 | Insulator and manufacturing method thereof, and stator for electric rotating machine A stator for a motor includes a stator core, an insulator, and coils. The stator core includes an annular portion and teeth, which extend radially from the annular portion. The stator core is divided into core segments in the circumferential direction. Each core seg... | 03/11/2008 |
