METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POSITIONING AND TRANSFERRING STATOR COIL LEADS

摘要

A method and apparatus for positioning and transferring stator coil leads (74) in a dynamoelectric stator assembling machine. The apparatus includes holding devices (72) for positioning and retaining the stator coil leads (74) after the coils (44) are wound and before they are inserted into the stator core ( 42). The apparatus also includes lead pullers (76) for transferring the leads (74), during insertion of the coils (44) into the stator core (42), from the inserting equipment (10) to a stator carrying pallet (14) having lead retaining devices (104) therein. The apparatus further includes lead catchers (228) for capturing the leads (74) from the stator pallet lead retaining devices (104) and for transferring the leads (74) from the stator pallet (14) to a lead finishing apparatus (204).