METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WINDING AND FORMING FIELD WINDINGS FOR DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES

摘要

A method of winding stators having skewed slots and an apparatus for performing the method. The method includes the steps of positioning a stator in a stator winding machine wherein the winding machine includes a winding spindle having a wire exit aperture. Wire is fed through the wire exit radially outwardly for placement on the stator while the winding spindle is simultaneously moved in rotating and reciprocating movement to direct wire into the slots and around the ends of the teeth of the stator. The wire is fed at a predetermined rate from a feed mechanism located upstream from and mounted for movement with the winding spindle. The rate at which the wire is fed may be varied depending on the position of the winding spindle in a winding cycle and the desired position for placement of the wire within the stator.