Abstract: An armature manufacturing line includes one or more manufacturing cells, each having a winder facing a fuser and a rotatable armature transfer apparatus that transfers unwound armatures to the winder and wound armature from the winder directly to the fuser. An elevator at the fuser moves wound and fused armatures from the fuser to a conveyor. Different embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Insulating strip material for dynamo-electric machine parts (e.g., for armature core slot liners) is fed out intermittently by a reciprocating assembly which releasably clamps the strip material during at least a portion of the assembly's stroke in one direction. The material that has been fed out is cut off, formed into the desired shape (if necessary), and inserted into the dynamo-electric machine part during further motion of the reciprocating assembly.

Abstract: A machine for driving and variable length cutting of the paper used in the armature of an electric motor rotor. The machine comprises a feed distance covered by the paper between shaping rollers, over which a pressure wheel is located which pushes the paper against a ledge and then slips. A paper cutting blade is inserted between the wheel and the ledge. Transfer devices located between the blade and the ledge transfer the cut paper to a bending fixture, which gives the paper the shape of the rotor slot. The paper is pushed into the rotor slot by inserting devices. The rotor is moved from the conveyor on which it is supplied to a suitable position to receive the paper. Locking elements connected to the ledge vary the length of the cut paper with respect to the height of the rotor slots where the paper is inserted.

Abstract: A proximity switch actuated by a press driven plunger is employed to generate a control signal at a predetermined point in the operating cycle of a high-speed stamping press when a press carried punch is at a precisely predetermined elevation above the die surface. Locating devices are provided for accurately locating the plunger at selected elevations relative to the die surface to establish an initial setting for the triggering of the proximity switch and to enable a resurfacing of the plunger concurrently with the sharpening of the die so that resetting of the proximity switch after a sharpening of the die is not required.

Abstract: An automatic machine for forming induction windings in the axial slots of rotors of dynamo-electric machines, such as electric motors, alternators and the like, comprises a wire-guiding unit for supplying an array of conductor wires to a winding station at which motor-driven take-up means operate to engage the radially innermost ends of the wires, and chuck means for gripping the shaft of the rotor and effecting the operating cycle of forming the windings. The take-up means have associated motor-driven cutting means for cutting the ends of the wires at the end of a cycle, and a member for attachment to the shaft of the rotor to drive the translation and rotation of the take-up means from the chuck means during the forming cycle.

Abstract: A device for the lining of slots of stator or rotor lamination packs for electrical machines with slot liners. The device includes a matrix having two slots therein, a die plate including at least two forming dies, a cutting plate, structure for causing the slot liners to be aligned flush with slots in the lamination pack, and an insertion punch for simultaneously pushing slot liners out of the forming slots and through the forming structure.

Abstract: A device for the lining of slots of stator or rotor lamination packs for electrical machines with slot liners. The device includes a matrix having two slots therein, a die plate including at least two forming dies, a cutting plate, structure for causing the slot liners to be aligned flush with slots in the lamination pack, and an insertion punch for simultaneously pushing slot liners out of the forming slots and through the forming structure.

Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning the slots of newly assembled armatures of chips and burrs. The apparatus includes centrally or radially mounted cylinder means and a plurality of radially aligned blades, with suitable linkage means connected threrebetween for moving the blades laterally through the slots upon reciprocal movement of the respective cylinder rod(s) to thereby clean out the slots.

Abstract: Apparatus has means operable generally between a pair of positions for receiving a magnet material element in one of the positions thereof, and the receiving means includes arcuate means for locating engagement with an arcuate surface of the magnet material element when it is received in the receiving means. Means is operable generally in response to the operation of the receiving means from the one position toward the other of the positions thereof for caging in engagement a pair of opposite marginal edges of the magnet material element thereby to adjustably move the magnet material element generally about the locating engagement between the arcuate surface of the magnet material element and the arcuate means of the receiving means so as to at least generally center the arcuate length of the magnet material element with respect to that of the arcuate means.

Abstract: Elongated thin strip stock is blanked to form interlocking laminas for electric motor or generator rotors or stators at successive blanking stations. At a final assembly station the laminas are stacked and pressed into interlocking relationship. In response to an operator input a predetermined number of reversals, or half turns about the stack axis of the previously stacked lamina are provided in order to compensate for nonuniform strip thickness to obtain a rotor or stator of substantially uniform height. Alternatively the thickness of the strip stock is gauged at transversely spaced points on the strip to determine cross feed thickness variation in the strip whereupon the stacked laminas are automatically provided with a number of reversals about the stack axis in response to a thickness differential that would result in a parallelism error in the stack that exceeds a predetermined amount.

Abstract: Armatures for electric machines of the direct current type conventionally include a slotted core and commutator on a common shaft. This apparatus is for winding coils in the core slots and for connecting the coil leads to the commutator. The commutator is provided with bars and risers and the risers with slots. The apparatus includes a supporting frame and a support on the frame for holding an armature in winding position. Lead-connecting mechanism is mounted on the frame adjacent to the armature support in juxtaposition to the commutator of the armature for locating two coil leads in two riser slots, respectively. The lead-connecting mechanism is further supported for limited rotational movement about the axis of the armature shaft. Coil-winding mechanism is provided on the frame for winding a coil on the core of the armature.

Abstract: A coil winding machine for winding a coil on a cylindrical core having peripheral slots such as the rotor core of an electric motor, particularly suitable for use in the coil winding on a core having small intersecting angle of a pair of the peripheral slots for receiving wires of the same coil. To the lower end of a rotary shaft having the flyer, attached are a former rotatable relatively to the rotary shaft and provided with a guide portion opposing to the end surface of the core, and a pair of winding frames positioned between the end surface of the core and the guide portion of the former. A pair of bending means are disposed to oppose to each other with the winding frames interposed therebetween. The bending means are movable toward and away from said winding frames and also in the up and down directions.

Abstract: The hereinproposed winding machine for the manufacture of the armature winding of electrical machines comprises a device for holding the armature core in place and a mechanism for placing the winding conductor in the armature slots, actuated by air or oil cylinders of reciprocating drives; said conductor installing mechanism is made up of two moving heads, each being arranged coaxially at the butt ends of the armature core and adapted to perform reciprocating motion in respect to said armature core when actuated by the air or oil cylinder common for both the heads; each of said heads has a shell with an annular redical groove on the side facing said armature core, said groove accommodating a set of levers with a rounded front working part for installing the conductor in the armature slots; said levers are positioned in respect to the slots of said armature core by means of a bush moving within the central bore of said shell and embracing a shaft of an oscillatory motion drive; the front part of said bush has

Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming a coreless armature winding for an electric machine, such as a motor, having two or more poles. A source of wire is revolved in a fixed orbit about a rotatable cylinder, the axis of this orbit being inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis of the cylinder. The wire is guided about first and second guide members positioned at opposite spaced apart locations on the surface of the cylinder. These guide members define the opposite ends of the coreless armature winding such that when the wire is wound thereabout, one complete turn is formed on the surface of the cylinder. The cylinder is rotated about its longitudinal axis in synchronism with the revolution of the wire, the cylinder being rotated by a predetermined angle corresponding to the pitch of the winding so that, as the wire continues to revolve, successive skewed turns are formed on the surface of the cylinder.

Abstract: The several machine functions required to feed, cut, and insert insulating wedges into armature slots are accomplished with the use of a single drive motor that drives a control cam and a Scotch yoke mechanism. The machine is of simple construction and capable of high speed operation. By minor modification, the same machine can be used for feeding, cutting and inserting armature cell insulating liners.The machine includes an improved armature index mechanism especially adapted for high speed indexing in which the index pawl enters succeeding armature slots while traveling at zero velocity in the direction of its indexing movement.

Abstract: A machine for driving and variable length cutting of the paper used in the armature of an electric motor rotor. The machine comprises a feed distance covered by the paper between shaping rollers, over which a pressure wheel is located which pushes the paper against a ledge and then slips. A paper cutting blade is inserted between the wheel and the ledge. Transfer devices located between the blade and the ledge transfer the cut paper to a bending fixture, which gives the paper the shape of the rotor slot. The paper is pushed into the rotor slot by inserting devices. The rotor is moved from the conveyor on which it is supplied to a suitable position to receive the paper. Locking elements connected to the ledge vary the length of the cut paper with respect to the height of the rotor slots where the paper is inserted.