Improved conveyance and processing of dynamo-electric machine components in resin application systems

摘要

A resin coating system includes a coating station (15) for applying resin to dynamo-electric machine components such as electric motor armatures, one or more other stations (12) adjacent to the coating station, a conveyor (14) for transporting components through the coating station where the components (22) are carried by holders (23) holding at least one end of the components without touching the body portion of the components, another conveyor (10) for transporting components through the other stations (12) where the components are carried by holders supporting the body portion of the components, and a transfer device (13) for transferring uncoated and coated components between the two conveyors. The holders attached to the conveyor in the coating station are capable of rotating the components about the longitudinal axis of each component during the coating operation for an even application of the resin to the component. The holders attached to the conveyor for transporting armatures through the other stations are of simpler and less expensive construction. Prior to resin application, the components may be heated (11) by electrical resistance heating of their coils and by electromagnetic induction heating of their ferromagnetic cores. <IMAGE>