Abstract: First retention member 40 and second retention member 42 are disposed so as to be separately arrayed along a direction orthogonal to a drawing direction, in which the first retention member 40 and the second retention member 42 are drawn from paper sheet storing unit. Upper opening of paper sheet storing bag 50 is sealed when the first retention member 40 moves toward and abuts on the second retention member 42. The first retention member 40 and the second retention member 42 is drawable to outside from the paper sheet storing unit only when the first retention member 40 and the second retention member 42 abut each other.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a stator for a rotary electric machine by disposing coils in a plurality of phases on a plurality of teeth of a stator core, one coil on one tooth, wherein in sequentially disposing the coils in the plurality of phases on the teeth, one coil on one tooth, toward one side in the circumferential direction of the stator core, the one end portion of each of the coils in each phase is inserted from the one side in the axial direction of the stator core, or from a direction that is orthogonal to the axial direction of the stator core, to be disposed between the one end portion and the other end portion of the immediately preceding coil in a separate phase disposed on the tooth so as to be aligned with the other end portion of the coil in the same phase.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a stator for manufacturing a stator by mounting a concentrated winding coil wound with a square wire conductor on each of a plurality of teeth in a stator core and welding end of the concentrated winding coil to corresponding end of another concentrated winding coil, characterized in that a first set of concentrated winding coils and a second set of concentrated winding coils are mounted on the teeth, and the welding of each end in the first set of concentrated winding coils and corresponding end in the second set of concentrated winding coils is started while a third set of concentrated winding coils is mounted on the teeth.

Abstract: A method for forming a concentric winding coil in which a coil end portion protruding from an axial end face of a stator core has a plurality of different nonlinear shapes, from a rectangular conductor wound in a predetermined number of turns, the method including forming the coil end portion into the plurality of different nonlinear shapes in one step by causing a die to make a stroke movement in a predetermined direction with respect to the rectangular conductor being set.

Abstract: A stator including a stator core having an annular yoke, a plurality of teeth protruding in a radial direction from a radial side surface of the yoke, and slots each formed between two of the teeth which are adjacent to each other in a circumferential direction; and a plurality of stator coils disposed in the circumferential direction in the stator core, formed by a rectangular conductor having a quadrilateral section, and each having two slot portions that are accommodated in different ones of the slots, and coil end portions that protrude outward in an axial direction from axial end faces of the stator core to connect the two slot portions.

Abstract: Provided is a motor comprising: a stator equipped with a coil basket, which is a distributed winding coil that uses flat wire, and a stator core; and a rotor with a central shaft. The motor is characterized in that: the coil end at one end of the coil basket has bent sections that are bent on the rotor side in relation to wire sections inside slots of the stator core; and a lower-side concentric section and horizontal sections, which comprise the coil end at the other end, are positioned further toward the shaft center side of the rotor than the inner peripheral surface of the teeth; and the coil end at one end and the coil end at the other end comprise five flat wires that are lap wound in a flatwise direction.

Abstract: First retention member 40 and second retention member 42 are disposed so as to be separately arrayed along a direction orthogonal to a drawing direction, in which the first retention member 40 and the second retention member 42 are drawn from paper sheet storing unit. Upper opening of paper sheet storing bag 50 is sealed when the first retention member 40 moves toward and abuts on the second retention member 42. The first retention member 40 and the second retention member 42 is drawable to outside from the paper sheet storing unit only when the first retention member 40 and the second retention member 42 abut each other.

Abstract: A remote control device for remotely controlling a toilet device is provided. The remote control device includes a casing, a power generation device, buttons, and a link mechanism. The casing forms a contour of the remote control device. The power generation device is housed in the casing and is capable of generating a power by being pressed. The buttons is provided on a surface of the casing and each is configured to activate a function of the toilet device. The link mechanism is configured to move so as to press the power generation device when one of the buttons is pressed. The buttons is supported on the casing by an elastic member so that, when one of the buttons is pressed to cause motion of the link mechanism, one other of the buttons not pressed is not affected by the motion of the link mechanism.

Abstract: A plate attachment device and a method for attaching and removing printing plates, wherein the positioning accuracy in the circumferential direction relative to a plate cylinder is increased and attachment and removal of the printing plate is easy, are provided. The plate attachment device 1 is equipped with a plate cylinder 11 secured to the outer periphery of a plate drive shaft 31 and having a cylindrical plate attaching surface 12 to which a printing plate 2 is to be attached from the tip end side of the plate drive shaft 31. The plate attaching surface 12 is provided with a plurality of plate securing members 121 which are formed to be movable to both the outer side and inner side in the radial direction of the plate cylinder 11, abut the printing plate 2 attached to the plate attaching surface 12 and expand in the radial direction so as to adhere and secure the printing plate 2 to the plate attaching surface 12.

Abstract: A method of making a cylindrical magnetic circuit which is able to prevent deformation of a cylindrical yoke for holding two or more magnets without increasing the thickness of the yoke more than required, A method of producing a cylindrical magnetic circuit (1) for generating a magnetic field in a space inside of plural annularly placed magnets (2), including: a cylindrical yoke (3) which is placed radially outside the magnets (2) and is fixed to the magnets directly or via an intermediate member or substance; and at least one nonmagnetic member (4) existing between pairs of circumferentially adjacent magnets.

Abstract: A coil end shaping apparatus shapes a plurality of edgewise bent portions that are bent in the edgewise direction in a lead wire portion extending from one end of a coil, and includes first and second shaping dies capable of approaching each other to shape the edgewise bent portions provided on the base end side with respect to the edgewise bent portion e4 that is the closest to the free end side among the plurality of edgewise bent portions, and a third shaping die capable of cooperating with the second shaping die to shape the edgewise bent portion that is the closest to the free end side.

Abstract: A stator configured with an annular stator core, and a plurality of coils mounted on the stator core. The bus bar portion being connected to the terminal portion of a different one of the coils of the same phase. The coil is a multi-layer coil that is formed by winding the conductor in a plurality of layers in an inside-outside direction of loops in the winding portion, and that includes on inner and outer peripheral sides of a coil end portion of the coil a plurality of lane change portions formed by the conductor. The bus bar portion is embedded in a clearance between the lane change portions of the coil of a different phase placed between the coils of the same phase which are connected to each other.

Abstract: A three phase stator configured with phases that are U-phase, V-phase, and W-phase. The stator is configured such that a bus bar portion includes a joint that is formed at an end and is joined to a terminal portion of a different one of the coils. A connecting portion is formed between the joint portion and the winding portion. In the coils, a first coil and a second coil serve as the two coils joined to each other by the joint portion of the bus bar portion of the first coil and the terminal portion of the second coil, and ends of the terminal portions of middle coils are the coils disposed between the first coil and the second coil are located at a height closer to the stator core than the connecting portion of the first coil in a direction of a central axis of the stator core.

Abstract: First retention member 40 and second retention member 42 are disposed so as to be separately arrayed along a direction orthogonal to a drawing direction, in which the first retention member 40 and the second retention member 42 are drawn from paper sheet storing unit. Upper opening of paper sheet storing bag 50 is sealed when the first retention member 40 moves toward and abuts on the second retention member 42. The first retention member 40 and the second retention member 42 is drawable to outside from the paper sheet storing unit only when the first retention member 40 and the second retention member 42 abut each other.

Abstract: A stator configured with an annular stator core, and a plurality of coils mounted on the stator core and each including a winding portion formed by winding a rectangular conductor in a loop shape, a bus bar portion extended from one end in a radial direction of the stator core in the winding portion, and a terminal portion extended from the other end in the radial direction of the stator core in the winding portion. A bus bar portion is formed so that a longitudinal direction extends perpendicularly to a direction of a central axis of the stator core. The terminal portion is formed so that the longitudinal direction extends perpendicularly to the direction of the central axis of the stator core. The bus bar portion is joined to the terminal portion of a different one of the coils.

Abstract: A cylindrical magnetic circuit which is able to prevent deformation of a cylindrical yoke for holding two or more magnets without increasing the thickness of the yoke more than required, and a method of producing such a circuit. A cylindrical magnetic circuit (1) for generating a magnetic field in a space inside of plural annularly placed magnets (2), including: a cylindrical yoke (3) which is placed radially outside the magnets (2) and is fixed to the magnets directly or via an intermediate member or substance; and at least one nonmagnetic member 4 existing between pairs of circumferentially adjacent magnets, and a method for producing the cylindrical magnetic circuit (1).

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a coil that is formed by winding a conductor in a loop shape and stacking loops of the conductor and that includes a slot placement portion to be placed in a slot of a stator core, and a coil end placement portion to be placed outside the slot. The method preferably involves a winding step, a protrusion forming step, a crank forming step, an opening step, and an arc forming step. The winding step forms a winding having slot placement and coil end placement portions. The protrusion forming step forms a protruding shape that protrudes in a radially outward direction of the winding. In the crank forming step a stepped portion. The opening step of forming the winding so that an interval between the pair of expected slot placement portions gradually increases. The arc forming step forms an arc-shaped portion curved in the stacking direction.

Abstract: A flat conductor wire in a U-phase first slot of a first group block and a flat conductor wire in a U-phase second slot of a second group block form an outer circumference base unit. A flat conductor wire in a U-phase second slot of the first group block and a flat conductor wire in the U-phase first slot of the second group block form an inner circumference base unit. The inner circumference base unit is located inside the outer circumference base unit. A coil end portion at one end of the inner circumference base unit and a coil end portion side at one end of the outer circumference base unit are bent toward the rotor side with respect to an in-slot conductor portion in the stator core. The coil end portion side at one end of the inner circumference base unit and the coil end portion side at one end of the outer circumference base unit are located further toward the axis of the rotor than an inner peripheral surface of the stator core.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for manufacturing a stator is disclosed. The stator includes a stator core having slots formed along an axial direction at a plurality of locations in a circumferential direction, and a coil formed by combining a plurality of rectangular wires that have a plurality of straight portions being disposed in the slots and arranged side by side in the circumferential direction and in a radial direction. A restriction jig having a number of restriction pieces is disposed on a first-end side of the coil in the axial direction. The coil is inserted into the stator core from the first-end side in the axial direction to dispose the straight portions in the slots. Circumferential positions of the straight portions are restricted along the axial direction through contact with the restriction pieces by relatively moving the restriction jig and the coil in the axial direction.

Abstract: In a segment coil manufacturing method for manufacturing a segmented coil by bending a flat rectangular conductor using a forming die so that the segmented coil has a circular arc section, a crank section, and a protrusion-shaped section, the forming die includes an outer peripheral surface forming upper die, an inner peripheral surface forming upper die, an inner peripheral surface forming lower die, and an outer peripheral surface forming lower die, and the method includes forming the circular arc section, the crank section, and the protrusion-shaped section while holding at least two surfaces of the outer peripheral surfaces of the flat rectangular conductor by the outer peripheral surface forming upper die, the inner peripheral surface forming upper die, the inner peripheral surface forming lower die, and the outer peripheral surface forming lower die.